Birds, birding & bird watching species in Rwanda

Rwanda

Species

Red-collared Babbler Kupeornis rufocinctus in the Nyungwe forest. Photo: John Caddick

Country checklist and status

You can download and print a checklist for Rwanda.

Some 666 species are known to occur in Rwanda of which 475 are presumed to be resident and 117 are regular seasonal migrants.

Endemic species

There are no endemic species in Rwanda.

Near-endemic species (found in 3 or less African countries)

Congo Bay Owl*	Phodilus prigoginei
Albertine Owlet	Glaucidium albertinum
Schouteden’s Swift*	Schoutedenapus myoptilus
Red-collared Babbler	Kupeornis rufocinctus
Rockefeller’s Sunbird*	Cinnyris rockefelleri

* these species require confirmation in Rwanda.

Threatened species

Madagascar Pond Heron	Ardeola idae	Endangered
Shoebill	Balaeniceps rex	Vulnerable
Lappet-faced Vulture	Torgos tracheliotus	Vulnerable
Lesser Kestrel	Falco naumanni	Vulnerable
Congo Bay Owl*	Phodilus prigoginei	Endangered
Albertine Owlet	Glaucidium albertinum	Vulnerable
Kungwe Apalis**	Apalis argentea	Endangered
Grauer's Swamp-Warbler	Bradypterus graueri	Endangered
Papyrus Yellow Warbler	Chloropeta gracilirostris	Vulnerable
Chapin's Flycatcher*	Muscicapa lendu	Vulnerable
Rockefeller's Sunbird*	Nectarinia rockefelleri	Vulnerable
Shelley's Crimsonwing	Cryptospiza shelleyi	Vulnerable

* these species require confirmation in Rwanda.

** Note that this is considered to be a subspecies of Buff-throated Apalis Apalis rufogularis argentea by the African Bird Club.

The lists of endemic, near endemic and threatened species have been compiled from a number of sources including the African Bird Club, BirdLife International, and Birds of the World Version 2.0 ® 1994-1996, Dr. Charles Sibley and Thayer Birding Software, Ltd. For further information on Rwanda’s threatened species, see BirdLife International.

Last page update 1st September 2011

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