AFRICAN PARKS. 2018. https://www.africanparks.org/the-parks/akagera Accessed 12 November 2018
ANDERSON, J. (2012) First records of Green-backed Eremomela Eremomela canescens and Amethyst Sunbird Chalcomitra amethystina for Rwanda. ABC Bulletin 19(1) pp 73-74.
ANDERSON, J. (2012) Fiery-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus pectoralis and Black-shouldered Nightjar C. nigriscapularis in Rwanda. ABC Bulletin 19(2) pp 194-199.
BirdLife International (2000) Threatened Birds of the World. Barcelona and Cambridge, UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International.
BYARUHANGA, A.and ØSTERGAARD, K. (2008) First records of Dimorphic Egronline.ets Egretta dimorpha for Uganda and Rwanda. ABC Bulletin 15(2) pp 253-254.
CLEMENTS, J. F., T. S. SCHULENBERG, M. J. ILIFF, D. ROBERSON, T. A. FREDERICKS, B. L. SULLIVAN, AND C. L. WOOD. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/ Retrieved 12 November 2018.
COHEN, C., RYAN, P., CLAASEN, M. and NTOYINKA Cl. (2010) Birding Rwanda - in search of Red-collared Babbler Kupeornis rufocinctus, Albertine Rift endemics and more. ABC Bulletin 17(2) pp 229-237. You can read this online.
DOWSETT, R.J. editor (1990) Survey of the Fauna and Flora of Nyungwe Forest, Rwanda. Tauraco Research Report No.3. Download this paper*. Please note that this paper is 11 mb and may take some minutes to download depending on your connection speed. Please contact the websmaster if you are having problems downloading the file.
GATALI, C. and WALLIN, K. 2015. Bird diversity in the savannah habitats of Akagera National Park, Rwanda, in the post-war recovery period. Ostrich 83: 267–276.
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HOGG, J. (2017) First Records of Eastern Paradise Whydah Vidua paradisaea for Rwanda. ABC Bulletin 24(2) pp 219-220.
HOGG, J.W.T. and VANDE WEGHE. G.R. (2017): A response to Gatali and Wallin (2015) Bird diversity in the savanna habitats of Akagera National Park, Rwanda, in the post- war recovery period, Ostrich, DOI: 10.2989/00306525.2017.1290704
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Latest page update January 2019.
A complete species index and table of contents by author for Scopus volumes 1-25 (1977-2005) are now available in pdf format at scopus.
The Malimbus website provides free of charge the full text of papers, notes, reports and reviews about the birds of this country that have appeared in the journal prior to the last three years. There are at least ten such articles for most West African countries, and as many as 90 for some. For more recent articles, you can find summaries and abstracts on the site.
We are delighted that our Corporate Sponsor iGoTerra has made its country checklists, including subspecies (IOC or Clements) as well as all other species groups like mammals, butterflies etc. available through the ABC website. The only thing required is a Basic membership / registration which is free of charge. Go to Rwanda checklists. If you are already a member of iGoTerra, you will be taken directly to the country page. In case you are not a member, you will be redirected automatically to the registration form and from there can go straight to the country page.
Rwanda Birding Club
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This group posts pictures and discusses aspects of birding in Rwanda. Under the files section of the page there are up to date bird lists for Rwanda. These lists very usefully show occurrence by major birding areas. The lists are available in PDF or Excel. These lists are updated versions of “Birds in Rwanda, An Atlas and Handbook – Vande weghe and Vande weghe – 2011” which is available at the Rwanda Development Board offices, National Park Receptions and bookshops in Rwanda, it is a very informative book and the best source of information on birds in Rwanda.
