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RWANDA BIRD CHECKLIST

AFRICA
RWANDA

# Species:707
# Excl Vagrants:693
# Endemics:1
# Near Endemics:6

OTHER COUNTRIESIN AFRICA

BIRDING LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor79
\\Austral Visitor4
||Transient11
##Non-breeding Dispersal7
<>Erratic/Irregular2
()Breeding Season Only1
{}Casual/Vagrant6
[]Accidental8

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened17
VVulnerable12
ENEndangered10
CRCritically Endangered4

Species counts in code tables depend on completeness of the data. For some countries or locales, data may not include all species or information on species presence may be incomplete.

List of all species known to occur in the country. Table indicates whether each species is globally threatened or endangered according to the IUCN and also whether it is migratory, very rare, or accidental in the country. See sidebar for meaning of location codes and symbols associated with common names.*

color codes

 
Ducks: Anatidae

1White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduataANP,NR
2Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorANP,NR
3White-backed DuckThalassornis leuconotusANP
4Knob-billed DuckSarkidiornis melanotosANP,NR
5Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaANP,NR
6Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisANP,NR
7African Pygmy-GooseNettapus auritusANP
8/Garganey/Spatula querquedula 
9Blue-billed TealSpatula hottentotaANP,NR
10/Northern Shoveler/Spatula clypeata 
11African Black DuckAnas sparsaNFNP
12Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulataANP,NR
13Red-billed DuckAnas erythrorhynchaANP
14/Northern Pintail/Anas acuta 
15{Green-winged Teal}Anas crecca 
16Southern PochardNetta erythrophthalma 
17Maccoa DuckOxyura maccoa 

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

18Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisANP

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

19{Crested Francolin}Ortygornis sephaenaANP
20Coqui FrancolinCampocolinus coquiANP
21Red-winged FrancolinScleroptera levaillantiiANP
22Ring-necked FrancolinScleroptera streptophorusANP
23Shelley's FrancolinScleroptera shelleyiANP
24Blue QuailSynoicus adansoniiANP
25(Common Quail)Coturnix coturnix 
26Harlequin QuailCoturnix delegorgueiANP
27Handsome SpurfowlPternistis nobilisNFNP
28Scaly SpurfowlPternistis squamatusANP
29Hildebrandt's SpurfowlPternistis hildebrandtiANP
30Red-necked SpurfowlPternistis aferANP,NR

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

31Rock PigeonColumba liviaANP,NR
32Speckled PigeonColumba guineaANP,NFNP,NR
33Afep PigeonColumba unicincta 
34Rameron PigeonColumba arquatrixNFNP
35Western Bronze-naped PigeonColumba iriditorques 
36Lemon DoveAplopelia larvataNFNP
37Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugensNFNP
38Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiensANP
39Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquataANP,NFNP,NR
40Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicolaANP,NFNP,NR
41Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensisANP,NFNP,NR
42Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilosANP,NR
43Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur aferANP,NR
44Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistriaANP,NFNP,NR
45#Namaqua Dove#Oena capensis 
46African Green-PigeonTreron calvusANP,NFNP,NR

 
Bustards: Otididae

47Denham's BustardNeotis denhamiANP
48Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogasterANP

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

49Great Blue TuracoCorythaeola cristataNFNP
50Bare-faced Go-away-birdCrinifer personatusANP
51Eastern Plantain-eaterCrinifer zonurusANP,NR
52Purple-crested TuracoGallirex porphyreolophusANP
53Rwenzori TuracoGallirex johnstoniNFNP
54Ross's TuracoTauraco rossaeANP,NFNP,NR
55White-crested TuracoTauraco leucolophusANP
56Black-billed TuracoTauraco schuettiiNFNP

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

57Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitariusANP,NFNP,NR
58Black CuckooCuculus clamosusANP,NFNP
59/Common Cuckoo/Cuculus canorusANP,NFNP,NR
60African CuckooCuculus gularisANP
61\Madagascar Cuckoo\Cuculus rochiiANP
62Black CoucalCentropus grilliiANP
63Blue-headed CoucalCentropus monachusANP,NFNP,NR
64White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosusANP,NR
65Blue MalkohaCeuthmochares aereusANP,NFNP
66Pied CuckooClamator jacobinusANP
67Levaillant's CuckooClamator levaillantiiANP,NR
68Great Spotted CuckooClamator glandariusANP
69Thick-billed CuckooPachycoccyx audebertiANP
70Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaasANP,NFNP,NR
71African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreusANP,NFNP
72Dideric CuckooChrysococcyx capriusANP,NFNP,NR
73Barred Long-tailed CuckooCercococcyx montanusNFNP

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

74Pennant-winged NightjarCaprimulgus vexillariusANP
75/Eurasian Nightjar/Caprimulgus europaeusANP
76Fiery-necked NightjarCaprimulgus pectoralisANP
77Montane NightjarCaprimulgus poliocephalusNFNP
78Swamp NightjarCaprimulgus natalensisANP
79Freckled NightjarCaprimulgus tristigmaANP
80Bates's NightjarCaprimulgus batesi 
81#Square-tailed Nightjar#Caprimulgus fossiiANP

 
Swifts: Apodidae

82Cassin's SpinetailNeafrapus cassini 
83Scarce SwiftSchoutedenapus myoptilusNFNP
84/Alpine Swift/Tachymarptis melba 
85/Mottled Swift/Tachymarptis aequatorialisANP
86Common SwiftApus apusANP,NR
87African SwiftApus barbatusANP,NFNP
88Little SwiftApus affinisANP,NFNP,NR
89Horus SwiftApus horusNFNP
90White-rumped SwiftApus cafferANP,NFNP,NR
91African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvusANP,NR

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

92African RailRallus caerulescens 
93|Corn Crake|Crex crexANP
94African CrakeCrecopsis egregiaANP
95/Spotted Crake/Porzana porzana 
96Lesser MoorhenGallinula angulata 
97Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropusANP,NR
98Red-knobbed CootFulica cristataANP,NR
99Allen's GallinulePorphyrio alleni 
100African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensisNR
101\Striped Crake\Aenigmatolimnas marginalisANP
102Black CrakeZapornia flavirostraANP,NR
103Baillon's CrakeZapornia pusillaANP

 
Flufftails: Sarothruridae

104White-spotted FlufftailSarothrura pulchra 
105Buff-spotted FlufftailSarothrura elegans 
106Red-chested FlufftailSarothrura rufaNFNP
107\Streaky-breasted Flufftail\Sarothrura boehmi 

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

108African FinfootPodica senegalensisANP

 
Cranes: Gruidae

109Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorumANP,NFNP,NR

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

110Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensis 
111Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatusANP,NR

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

112Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopusANP
113Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta 

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

114{Black-bellied Plover}Pluvialis squatarolaANP
115[Pacific Golden-Plover]Pluvialis fulva 
116/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticulaANP
117Forbes's PloverThinornis forbesi 
118Three-banded PloverThinornis tricollarisANP,NR
119/Little Ringed Plover/Thinornis dubius 
120Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostrisANP,NR
121Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosusANP,NR
122White-crowned LapwingVanellus albiceps 
123Senegal LapwingVanellus lugubrisANP
124Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatusANP
125Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallusANP,NR
126#Brown-chested Lapwing#Vanellus superciliosusANP
127/Caspian Plover/Anarhynchus asiaticus 
128Tibetan Sand-PloverAnarhynchus atrifrons 
129[Greater Sand-Plover]Anarhynchus leschenaultii 
130Kittlitz's PloverAnarhynchus pecuariusANP
131White-fronted PloverAnarhynchus marginatus 

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

132Greater Painted-SnipeRostratula benghalensisANP

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

133Lesser JacanaMicroparra capensisANP,NR
134African JacanaActophilornis africanusANP,NR

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

135/Whimbrel/Numenius phaeopus 
136/Eurasian Curlew/Numenius arquata 
137/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosa 
138/Great Snipe/Gallinago media 
139African SnipeGallinago nigripennis 
140/Common Snipe/Gallinago gallinagoANP,NR
141[Terek Sandpiper]Xenus cinereus 
142/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucosANP,NR
143/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropusANP,NR
144/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilisANP,NR
145/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareolaANP,NR
146/Common Redshank/Tringa totanus 
147/Spotted Redshank/Tringa erythropus 
148/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebulariaANP
149/Ruddy Turnstone/Arenaria interpres 
150/Ruff/Calidris pugnaxANP
151[Broad-billed Sandpiper]Calidris falcinellus 
152/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferrugineaANP,NR
153/Temminck's Stint/Calidris temminckii 
154/Sanderling/Calidris alba 
155/Little Stint/Calidris minuta 

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

156Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticusANP
157Black-rumped ButtonquailTurnix nanus 

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

158Bronze-winged CourserRhinoptilus chalcopterusANP
159Three-banded CourserRhinoptilus cinctus 
160Temminck's CourserCursorius temminckiiANP
161[Rock Pratincole]Glareola nuchalis 
162|Black-winged Pratincole|Glareola nordmanni 
163/Collared Pratincole/Glareola pratincolaANP

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

164/Black-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus ridibundus 
165Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalus 
166/Lesser Black-backed Gull/Larus fuscus 
167#African Skimmer#Rynchops flavirostris 
168/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon nilotica 
169Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia 
170Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida 
171{Black Tern}Chlidonias niger 
172/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterus 
173[Lesser Crested Tern]Thalasseus bengalensis 

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

174Lesser FlamingoPhoenicoparrus minor 

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

175Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisANP,NFNP,NR
176Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus 

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

177African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerusANP,NR
178/Black Stork/Ciconia nigra 
179/Abdim's Stork/Ciconia abdimiiANP,NR
180African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelisANP
181/White Stork/Ciconia ciconiaANP
182Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensisANP
183Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumeniferANP,NFNP,NR
184Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibisANP,NFNP,NR

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

185African DarterAnhinga rufaANP

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

186Reed CormorantMicrocarbo africanusANP,NR
187Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboANP

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

188Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusANP,NFNP,NR
189African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicusANP,NFNP,NR
190Spot-breasted IbisBostrychia rara 
191Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedashANP,NFNP,NR
192African SpoonbillPlatalea albaANP,NFNP,NR

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

193Dwarf BitternBotaurus sturmii 
194Little BitternBotaurus minutusANP,NR
195Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxANP,NR
196Black HeronEgretta ardesiacaANP
197Little EgretEgretta garzettaANP,NR
198Western Reef-HeronEgretta gularis 
199White-backed Night HeronCalherodius leuconotus 
200Striated HeronButorides striataANP,NR
201Rufous-bellied HeronArdeola rufiventrisANP,NR
202Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesANP,NFNP,NR
203/Malagasy Pond-Heron/Ardeola idaeANP,NR
204Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibisANP,NR
205Great EgretArdea albaANP,NFNP,NR
206Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhynchaANP,NR
207Gray HeronArdea cinereaANP,NR
208Purple HeronArdea purpureaANP,NFNP,NR
209Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephalaANP,NFNP,NR
210Goliath HeronArdea goliathANP

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

211HamerkopScopus umbrettaANP,NFNP,NR

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

212ShoebillBalaeniceps rexANP,NFNP,NR

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

213#Great White Pelican#Pelecanus onocrotalusANP
214Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescensANP,NFNP,NR

 
Secretary-bird: Sagittariidae

215SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentarius 

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

216/Osprey/Pandion haliaetusANP

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

217Scissor-tailed KiteChelictinia riocourii 
218Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleusANP,NFNP,NR
219African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typusANP,NFNP,NR
220Palm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensisANP,NFNP,NR
221African Cuckoo-HawkAviceda cuculoidesANP
222/European Honey-buzzard/Pernis apivorusANP,NFNP
223White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalisANP
224Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotosANP
225Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachusANP,NFNP,NR
226White-backed VultureGyps africanusANP
227Rueppell's GriffonGyps rueppelliANP
228BateleurTerathopius ecaudatusANP
229Western Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascensANP,NR
230Congo Snake-EagleCircaetus spectabilis 
231Beaudouin's Snake-EagleCircaetus beaudouini 
232Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralisANP
233Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereusANP
234Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatusANP,NFNP
235Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosusANP
236Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalisANP,NFNP,NR
237/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarinaANP
238Wahlberg's EagleHieraaetus wahlbergiANP,NFNP,NR
239/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatus 
240Ayres's Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresii 
241Tawny EagleAquila rapaxANP
242/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensisANP
243Cassin's Hawk-EagleAquila africanaNFNP
244Verreaux's EagleAquila verreauxii 
245African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogasterANP
246Bat HawkMacheiramphus alcinusANP,NR
247Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabarANP,NR
248{Dark Chanting-Goshawk}Melierax metabatesANP
249Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicusANP
250African GoshawkAerospiza tousseneliiANP,NFNP
251Little SparrowhawkTachyspiza minullusANP,NFNP,NR
252ShikraTachyspiza badiusANP
253Ovambo SparrowhawkAccipiter ovampensisANP
254Rufous-breasted SparrowhawkAccipiter rufiventrisNFNP
255Black GoshawkAstur melanoleucusANP,NFNP,NR
256/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosusANP
257African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusANP,NR
258/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourusANP
259/Montagu's Harrier/Circus pygargusANP
260/Black Kite/Milvus migransANP,NFNP,NR
261African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vociferANP,NR
262{Grasshopper Buzzard}Butastur rufipennis 
263/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteoANP,NFNP,NR
264Mountain BuzzardButeo oreophilusNFNP
265Augur BuzzardButeo augurANP,NFNP,NR

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

266African Grass-OwlTyto capensisNFNP
267Western Barn OwlTyto alba 

 
Owls: Strigidae

268African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensisANP
269Southern White-faced OwlPtilopsis grantiANP
270Spotted Eagle-OwlBubo africanusANP
271Fraser's Eagle-OwlKetupa poensis 
272Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lacteaANP,NFNP
273Pel's Fishing-OwlScotopelia peli 
274Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatumANP
275Red-chested OwletGlaucidium tephronotumNFNP
276[African Barred Owlet]Glaucidium capense 
277Albertine OwletGlaucidium albertinumNFNP
278African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordiiANP,NFNP
279Abyssinian OwlAsio abyssinicus 
280Marsh OwlAsio capensisANP

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

281Speckled MousebirdColius striatusANP,NFNP,NR
282Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourusANP,NR

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

283Narina TrogonApaloderma narinaANP,NFNP
284Bar-tailed TrogonApaloderma vittatumNFNP

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

285/Eurasian Hoopoe/Upupa epopsANP

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

286Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureusANP,NFNP
287White-headed WoodhoopoePhoeniculus bolleiNFNP
288Forest ScimitarbillRhinopomastus castaneicepsNFNP
289Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelasANP

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

290Southern Ground-HornbillBucorvus leadbeateri 
291Red-billed Dwarf HornbillLophoceros camurus 
292Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatusANP,NFNP
293African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutusANP
294Black-and-white-casqued HornbillBycanistes subcylindricaNFNP

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

295White-fronted Bee-eaterMerops bullockoides 
296Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillusANP,NFNP,NR
297Blue-breasted Bee-eaterMerops variegatusANP,NR
298Cinnamon-chested Bee-eaterMerops oreobatesANP,NFNP,NR
299Swallow-tailed Bee-eaterMerops hirundineus 
300/White-throated Bee-eater/Merops albicollisANP
301/Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/Merops persicusANP
302Olive Bee-eaterMerops superciliosusANP
303/European Bee-eater/Merops apiasterANP,NFNP,NR
304Southern Carmine Bee-eaterMerops nubicoidesANP

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

305Half-collared KingfisherAlcedo semitorquataANP
306Shining-blue KingfisherAlcedo quadribrachys 
307Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatusANP,NFNP,NR
308African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina pictaANP,NR
309Chocolate-backed KingfisherHalcyon badia 
310Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephalaANP,NFNP
311Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensisANP,NFNP,NR
312Blue-breasted KingfisherHalcyon malimbica 
313Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicutiANP
314Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maximaANP,NFNP,NR
315Pied KingfisherCeryle rudisANP,NFNP,NR

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

316/European Roller/Coracias garrulusANP
317Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatusANP,NR
318Purple RollerCoracias naevius 
319Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurusANP,NFNP,NR

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

320Eastern Yellow-billed BarbetTrachylaemus purpuratus 
321Crested BarbetTrachyphonus vaillantiiANP
322Gray-throated BarbetGymnobucco bonaparteiNFNP
323Western TinkerbirdPogoniulus coryphaeaNFNP
324Yellow-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus bilineatusANP,NFNP
325Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconusANP
326Spot-flanked BarbetTricholaema lacrymosaANP,NR
327White-headed BarbetLybius leucocephalusANP
328Red-faced BarbetLybius rubrifaciesANP
329Black-collared BarbetLybius torquatusANP
330Double-toothed BarbetPogonornis bidentatusANP

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

331Brown-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus regulusNR
332Dwarf HoneyguideIndicator pumilioNFNP
333Willcocks's HoneyguideIndicator willcocksi 
334Least HoneyguideIndicator exilisNFNP
335Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minorANP,NR
336Scaly-throated HoneyguideIndicator variegatusANP
337Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicatorANP,NFNP,NR

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

338Red-throated WryneckJynx ruficollisNFNP
339Elliot's WoodpeckerDendropicos elliotiiNFNP
340Speckle-breasted WoodpeckerDendropicos poecilolaemus 
341Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescensANP,NFNP,NR
342African Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos goertaeANP,NR
343Olive WoodpeckerDendropicos griseocephalusNFNP
344Golden-crowned WoodpeckerChloropicus xantholophus 
345Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquusANP
346Buff-spotted WoodpeckerPardipicus nivosa 
347Fine-banded WoodpeckerCampethera taeniolaemaNFNP
348Green-backed WoodpeckerCampethera cailliautiiANP
349Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubicaANP
350Bennett's WoodpeckerCampethera bennettiiANP
351Golden-tailed WoodpeckerCampethera abingoniANP,NR

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

352Pygmy FalconPolihierax semitorquatus 
353/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanniANP,NR
354Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculusANP,NFNP,NR
355Gray KestrelFalco ardosiaceusANP,NFNP,NR
356Red-necked FalconFalco chicqueraANP,NFNP,NR
357|Red-footed Falcon|Falco vespertinus 
358|Amur Falcon|Falco amurensisANP
359|Eleonora's Falcon|Falco eleonorae 
360|Sooty Falcon|Falco concolorANP
361/Eurasian Hobby/Falco subbuteoANP
362African HobbyFalco cuvieriiNFNP,NR
363Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusANP,NFNP,NR
364/Peregrine Falcon/Falco peregrinus 

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

365Red-headed LovebirdAgapornis pullarius 
366Fischer's LovebirdAgapornis fischeri 

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

367Gray ParrotPsittacus erithacus 
368Brown-necked ParrotPoicephalus fuscicollis 
369Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeriANP,NR

 
African and Green Broadbill: Calyptomenidae

370African BroadbillSmithornis capensisNFNP

 
Pittas: Pittidae

371\African Pitta\Pitta angolensisANP

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

372Gray CuckooshrikeCeblepyris caesiaNFNP
373White-breasted CuckooshrikeCeblepyris pectoralis 
374Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flavaANP,NFNP,NR
375Petit's CuckooshrikeCampephaga petitiNFNP
376Red-shouldered CuckooshrikeCampephaga phoenicea 

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

377/Eurasian Golden Oriole/Oriolus oriolusANP
378#African Golden Oriole#Oriolus auratusANP,NFNP
379African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatusANP,NFNP
380Black-tailed OrioleOriolus percivaliNFNP

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

381Brown-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira cyaneaANP,NFNP
382Yellow-bellied Wattle-eyePlatysteira concretaNFNP
383Rwenzori BatisBatis diopsNFNP
384Chinspot BatisBatis molitorANP,NFNP,NR

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

385White-crested HelmetshrikePrionops plumatusANP
386African Shrike-flycatcherMegabyas flammulatus 
387Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcherBias musicus 

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

388BrubruNilaus aferANP
389Northern PuffbackDryoscopus gambensisANP,NFNP
390Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cublaANP
391Red-eyed PuffbackDryoscopus senegalensis 
392Pink-footed PuffbackDryoscopus angolensisNFNP
393Marsh TchagraTchagra minutusANP,NR
394Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalusANP,NFNP,NR
395Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australisANP
396Luehder's BushshrikeLaniarius luehderiANP,NFNP
397Tropical BoubouLaniarius majorANP,NFNP,NR
398Black-headed GonolekLaniarius erythrogasterANP,NR
399Papyrus GonolekLaniarius mufumbiriANP,NR
400Slate-colored BoubouLaniarius funebrisANP
401Willard's Sooty BoubouLaniarius willardiNFNP
402Albertine BoubouLaniarius holomelasNFNP
403Doherty's BushshrikeTelophorus dohertyiNFNP
404Gray-green BushshrikeChlorophoneus bocagei 
405Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeChlorophoneus sulfureopectusANP,NFNP,NR
406Many-colored BushshrikeChlorophoneus multicolorNFNP
407Lagden's BushshrikeMalaconotus lagdeniNFNP
408Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchotiANP

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

409Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisANP,NR
410Velvet-mantled DrongoDicrurus modestusNFNP

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

411African Crested FlycatcherTrochocercus cyanomelas 
412African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridisANP,NFNP,NR

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

413/Red-backed Shrike/Lanius collurioANP,NR
414/Red-tailed Shrike/Lanius phoenicuroides 
415/Isabelline Shrike/Lanius isabellinus 
416|Lesser Gray Shrike|Lanius minorANP,NFNP
417Gray-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroidesANP,NFNP,NR
418Mackinnon's ShrikeLanius mackinnoniANP,NFNP,NR
419Northern FiscalLanius humeralisANP,NFNP,NR
420Souza's ShrikeLanius souzaeANP

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

421Pied CrowCorvus albusANP,NFNP,NR
422White-necked RavenCorvus albicollisNFNP

 
Hyliotas: Hyliotidae

423Yellow-bellied HyliotaHyliota flavigaster 
424Violet-backed HyliotaHyliota violaceaNFNP

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

425White-tailed Blue FlycatcherElminia albicaudaNFNP
426White-bellied Crested FlycatcherElminia albiventrisNFNP
427White-tailed Crested FlycatcherElminia albonotataNFNP

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

428White-winged Black-TitMelaniparus leucomelasANP
429Dusky TitMelaniparus funereusNFNP
430Stripe-breasted TitMelaniparus fasciiventerNFNP

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

431African Penduline-TitAnthoscopus caroliANP

 
Larks: Alaudidae

432Fischer's Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucopareia 
433Flappet LarkAmirafra rufocinnamomeaANP
434Rufous-naped LarkCorypha africanaANP,NR
435Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinereaANP

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

436Green CrombecSylvietta virens 
437White-browed CrombecSylvietta leucophrysNFNP
438Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytiiANP,NFNP,NR
439Moustached Grass-WarblerMelocichla mentalisANP
440Grauer's WarblerGraueria vittataNFNP

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

441Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialis 
442Green-capped EremomelaEremomela scotopsANP
443White-chinned PriniaSchistolais leucopogonANP,NFNP
444Rwenzori ApalisOreolais ruwenzoriiNFNP
445Miombo Wren-WarblerCalamonastes undosusANP
446Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyuraANP,NFNP,NR
447Olive-green CamaropteraCamaroptera chloronota 
448Buff-bellied WarblerPhyllolais pulchellaANP,NR
449Black-throated ApalisApalis jacksoniNFNP
450Black-faced ApalisApalis personataNFNP
451Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavidaANP,NR
452Kungwe ApalisApalis argenteaNFNP
453Chestnut-throated ApalisApalis porphyrolaemaNFNP
454Gray ApalisApalis cinereaANP,NFNP,NR
455Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflavaANP,NFNP,NR
456Banded PriniaPrinia bairdiiNFNP
457Black-faced Rufous-WarblerBathmocercus rufusNFNP
458Gray-capped WarblerEminia lepidaANP,NFNP,NR
459Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythropsANP,NFNP,NR
460Singing CisticolaCisticola cantansANP,NFNP,NR
461Trilling CisticolaCisticola woosnamiANP,NR
462Chubb's CisticolaCisticola chubbiANP,NFNP,NR
463Rock-loving CisticolaCisticola aberrans 
464Rattling CisticolaCisticola chiniana 
465Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatusANP,NR
466Carruthers's CisticolaCisticola carruthersiANP,NR
467Stout CisticolaCisticola robustusANP
468Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensisANP
469Tabora CisticolaCisticola angusticaudaANP
470Siffling CisticolaCisticola brachypterusANP,NFNP,NR
471Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidisANP
472Wing-snapping CisticolaCisticola ayresiiANP,NFNP

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

473Papyrus Yellow-WarblerCalamonastides gracilirostrisNR
474/Eastern Olivaceous Warbler/Iduna pallida 
475African Yellow-WarblerIduna natalensisNR
476Mountain Yellow-WarblerIduna similisNFNP
477/Icterine Warbler/Hippolais icterinaANP,NFNP
478/Sedge Warbler/Acrocephalus schoenobaenusANP,NR
479|Marsh Warbler|Acrocephalus palustris 
480Common Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusANP,NR
481Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostrisANP,NFNP,NR
482Greater Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus rufescensANP,NR
483/Great Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus arundinaceusANP,NR

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

484Bamboo WarblerLocustella alfredi 
485|River Warbler|Locustella fluviatilis 
486Fan-tailed GrassbirdCatriscus brevirostrisANP
487Evergreen-forest WarblerBradypterus lopeziNFNP
488Cinnamon Bracken-WarblerBradypterus cinnamomeusNFNP
489White-winged Swamp WarblerBradypterus carpalisANP,NR
490Grauer's Swamp WarblerBradypterus graueriNFNP
491Highland Rush WarblerBradypterus centralisNFNP,NR

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

492White-headed SawwingPsalidoprocne albicepsANP,NFNP,NR
493Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristopteraNFNP
494Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopygaANP
495Banded MartinNeophedina cinctaANP,NR
496Plain MartinRiparia paludicolaNFNP
497/Bank Swallow/Riparia ripariaANP
498Southern Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne fuligulaANP,NFNP,NR
499|Montane Blue Swallow|Hirundo atrocaerulea 
500/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rusticaANP,NFNP,NR
501Angola SwallowHirundo angolensisANP,NFNP,NR
502Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithiiANP,NR
503/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicumNFNP
504African Red-rumped SwallowCecropis melanocrissusANP,NFNP,NR
505Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaANP,NFNP,NR
506Rufous-chested SwallowCecropis semirufaANP
507Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensisANP,NFNP

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

508Slender-billed GreenbulStelgidillas gracilirostrisNFNP
509Black-collared BulbulNeolestes torquatus 
510Red-tailed BristlebillBleda syndactylus 
511Pale-throated GreenbulAtimastillas flavigulaANP,NFNP,NR
512Shelley's GreenbulArizelocichla masukuensisNFNP
513Kikuyu Mountain GreenbulArizelocichla kikuyuensisNFNP
514Little GreenbulEurillas virens 
515Yellow-whiskered GreenbulEurillas latirostrisNFNP,NR
516Plain GreenbulEurillas curvirostrisNFNP
517Yellow-streaked GreenbulPhyllastrephus flavostriatusNFNP
518Cabanis's GreenbulPhyllastrephus cabanisiNFNP
519Leaf-lovePhyllastrephus scandens 
520Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatusANP,NFNP,NR

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

521/Wood Warbler/Phylloscopus sibilatrix 
522/Willow Warbler/Phylloscopus trochilusANP,NFNP,NR
523Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita 
524Brown Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus umbrovirensNFNP
525Red-faced Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus laetusNFNP

 
Bush Warblers and Allies: Scotocercidae

526Neumann's WarblerHemitesia neumanniNFNP

 
Sylviid Warblers and Allies: Sylviidae

527/Eurasian Blackcap/Sylvia atricapillaNFNP
528/Garden Warbler/Sylvia borinANP
529African Hill BabblerSylvia abyssinica 
530Rwenzori Hill BabblerSylvia atricepsNFNP
531Greater WhitethroatCurruca communis 

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

532Green White-eyeZosterops stuhlmanniANP,NFNP,NR
533Northern Yellow White-eyeZosterops senegalensis 

 
Fulvetta and Ground Babblers: Pellorneidae

534Brown IlladopsisIlladopsis fulvescens 
535Mountain IlladopsisIlladopsis pyrrhopteraNFNP

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

536Red-collared Mountain-BabblerTurdoides rufocinctusNFNP
537Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineiiANP,NFNP,NR
538Hartlaub's BabblerTurdoides hartlaubii 
539Black-lored BabblerTurdoides sharpeiANP,NFNP,NR

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

540Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorynchaANP
541Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanusANP

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

542Wattled StarlingCreatophora cinereaANP
543#Violet-backed Starling#Cinnyricinclus leucogasterANP,NFNP,NR
544Slender-billed StarlingOnychognathus tenuirostrisNFNP
545Waller's StarlingOnychognathus walleriNFNP
546Sharpe's StarlingPholia sharpiiNFNP
547Stuhlmann's StarlingPoeoptera stuhlmanniNFNP
548Rueppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuropteraANP,NR
549Splendid StarlingLamprotornis splendidusANP
550Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeusANP

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

551White-tailed Ant-ThrushNeocossyphus poensisNFNP
552Abyssinian Ground-ThrushGeokichla piaggiaeNFNP
553Abyssinian ThrushTurdus abyssinicusNFNP
554African ThrushTurdus peliosANP,NFNP,NR

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

555African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adustaANP,NFNP
556/Spotted Flycatcher/Muscicapa striataANP,NFNP
557Swamp FlycatcherMuscicapa aquaticaANP,NR
558Cassin's FlycatcherMuscicapa cassini 
559Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidusANP,NFNP
560Gray Tit-FlycatcherFraseria plumbeus 
561Ashy FlycatcherFraseria caerulescensNFNP
562Yellow-eyed Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis ardesiacusNFNP
563Southern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelainaANP,NFNP,NR
564White-eyed Slaty-FlycatcherMelaenornis fischeriANP,NFNP,NR
565Brown-backed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas hartlaubiANP,NR
566White-browed Scrub RobinCercotrichas leucophrysANP,NR
567White-bellied Robin-ChatCossyphicula robertiNFNP
568Archer's Robin-ChatDessonornis archeriNFNP
569Cape Robin-ChatDessonornis caffraNFNP
570White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heugliniANP,NFNP,NR
571Red-capped Robin-ChatCossypha natalensisANP,NFNP,NR
572Snowy-crowned Robin-ChatCossypha niveicapillaANP,NFNP
573Collared Palm-ThrushCichladusa arquata 
574White-starred RobinPogonocichla stellataNFNP
575Brown-chested AletheChamaetylas poliocephala 
576Red-throated AletheChamaetylas poliophrysNFNP
577Yellow-breasted Forest RobinStiphrornis mabirae 
578Gray-winged Robin-ChatSheppardia poliopteraANP
579Equatorial AkalatSheppardia aequatorialisNFNP
580/Semicollared Flycatcher/Ficedula semitorquataANP
581|Collared Flycatcher|Ficedula albicollisANP
582/Common Redstart/Phoenicurus phoenicurus 
583Rufous-tailed Rock-ThrushMonticola saxatilis 
584Miombo Rock-ThrushMonticola angolensisNFNP
585/Whinchat/Saxicola rubetraANP,NR
586African StonechatSaxicola torquatusANP,NFNP,NR
587Mocking Cliff-ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventrisANP
588Sooty ChatMyrmecocichla nigraANP,NFNP,NR
589Arnot's ChatMyrmecocichla arnottiANP,NFNP,NR
590/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenantheANP
591Capped WheatearOenanthe pileataANP
592Isabelline WheatearOenanthe isabellinaANP
593Familiar ChatOenanthe familiarisANP,NFNP

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

594Western Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes longuemarei 
595Little Green SunbirdAnthreptes seimundi 
596Collared SunbirdHedydipna collarisANP,NFNP,NR
597Green-headed SunbirdCyanomitra verticalisANP,NFNP,NR
598Blue-throated Brown SunbirdCyanomitra cyanolaemaNFNP
599Blue-headed SunbirdCyanomitra alinaeNFNP
600Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivaceaNFNP
601Green-throated SunbirdChalcomitra rubescens 
602Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensisANP,NFNP,NR
603Purple-breasted SunbirdNectarinia purpureiventrisNFNP
604Bronze SunbirdNectarinia kilimensisANP,NFNP,NR
605Malachite SunbirdNectarinia famosaNFNP
606Red-tufted SunbirdNectarinia johnstoni 
607Olive-bellied SunbirdCinnyris chloropygiusANP,NFNP
608Stuhlmann's SunbirdCinnyris stuhlmanniNFNP
609Northern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris reichenowiNFNP
610Regal SunbirdCinnyris regiusNFNP
611[Rockefeller's Sunbird]Cinnyris rockefelleriNFNP
612Gorgeous SunbirdCinnyris melanogastrus 
613Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensisANP,NR
614Red-chested SunbirdCinnyris erythrocercusANP,NFNP,NR
615Purple-banded SunbirdCinnyris bifasciatusANP,NFNP
616Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustusANP,NFNP,NR
617Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreusANP,NR

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

618Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubricepsANP,NFNP,NR
619Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafechtANP,NFNP,NR
620Slender-billed WeaverPloceus pelzelniANP,NR
621Black-necked WeaverPloceus nigricollisANP,NR
622Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularisANP,NR
623Black-billed WeaverPloceus melanogasterANP,NFNP
624Strange WeaverPloceus alienusNFNP
625Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthopsANP,NFNP,NR
626Northern Brown-throated WeaverPloceus castanopsANP,NR
627Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermediusANP
628Vieillot's Black WeaverPloceus nigerrimusANP,NR
629Village WeaverPloceus cucullatusANP,NFNP,NR
630Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalusANP,NFNP,NR
631Dark-backed WeaverPloceus bicolorNFNP
632Brown-capped WeaverPloceus insignisNFNP
633Compact WeaverPachyphantes superciliosusANP
634&Cardinal QuelealQuelea cardinalisANP,NR
635Red-headed QueleaQuelea erythrops 
636&Red-billed QuelealQuelea queleaANP,NR
637Southern Red BishopEuplectes orixANP,NFNP,NR
638Black-winged BishopEuplectes hordeaceusANP
639Yellow BishopEuplectes capensis 
640White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatusANP
641Red-collared WidowbirdEuplectes ardensANP,NR
642Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillarisANP,NR
643Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifronsANP,NFNP,NR

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

644Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullataANP,NFNP,NR
645Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolorANP,NFNP,NR
646Magpie MannikinSpermestes fringilloides 
647White-collared OlivebackNesocharis ansorgeiNFNP,NR
648Yellow-bellied WaxbillCoccopygia quartiniaNFNP
649Green-backed TwinspotMandingoa nitidula 
650Shelley's CrimsonwingCryptospiza shelleyi 
651Dusky CrimsonwingCryptospiza jacksoniNFNP
652Zebra WaxbillAmandava subflava 
653Abyssinian CrimsonwingCryptospiza salvadoriiNFNP
654Red-faced CrimsonwingCryptospiza reichenoviiNFNP
655Gray-headed NigritaNigrita canicapillusNFNP
656Chestnut-breasted NigritaNigrita bicolor 
657White-breasted NigritaNigrita fusconotusNFNP
658Black-faced WaxbillBrunhilda erythronotosANP,NR
659Black-crowned WaxbillEstrilda nonnulaANP,NFNP,NR
660Black-headed WaxbillEstrilda atricapilla 
661Kandt's WaxbillEstrilda kandtiNFNP
662Orange-cheeked WaxbillEstrilda melpoda 
663Fawn-breasted WaxbillEstrilda paludicolaANP,NFNP,NR
664Common WaxbillEstrilda astrildANP,NFNP,NR
665Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopygaANP,NFNP,NR
666QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollis 
667Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalusANP,NFNP,NR
668Red-headed BluebillSpermophaga ruficapillaNFNP
669Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melbaANP,NR
670Orange-winged PytiliaPytilia afraANP
671Dusky TwinspotEuschistospiza cinereovinaceaNFNP
672Red-throated TwinspotHypargos niveoguttatus 
673Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegalaANP,NFNP,NR
674African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricataANP,NFNP

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

675Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macrouraANP,NFNP,NR
676Broad-tailed Paradise-WhydahVidua obtusaANP
677Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeataANP,NR
678Parasitic WeaverAnomalospiza imberbis 

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

679House SparrowPasser domesticusANP,NFNP,NR
680Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseusANP,NFNP,NR

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

681Cape WagtailMotacilla capensisANP,NFNP,NR
682Mountain WagtailMotacilla claraNFNP
683Gray WagtailMotacilla cinereaNFNP
684/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flavaANP,NR
685African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimpANP,NFNP,NR
686White WagtailMotacilla alba 
687African PipitAnthus cinnamomeusANP,NFNP,NR
688Long-billed PipitAnthus similisANP
689Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrysANP,NR
690Striped PipitAnthus lineiventris 
691/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialisANP,NFNP
692/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinusANP
693Short-tailed PipitAnthus brachyurus 
694Yellow-throated LongclawMacronyx croceusANP,NR

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

695Oriole FinchLinurgus olivaceusNFNP
696Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicusANP,NFNP,NR
697Western CitrilCrithagra frontalisANP,NFNP,NR
698Papyrus CanaryCrithagra koliensisNR
699Black-throated CanaryCrithagra atrogularisANP,NR
700Brimstone CanaryCrithagra sulphuratusANP,NR
701Streaky SeedeaterCrithagra striolatusANP,NFNP,NR
702Thick-billed SeedeaterCrithagra burtoniNFNP,NR
703Yellow-crowned CanarySerinus flavivertexNFNP

 
Thrush-Tanager: Rhodinocichlidae

704Gray-chested BabblerKakamega poliothoraxNFNP

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

705Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisi 
706Golden-breasted BuntingEmberiza flaviventrisANP,NR
707Cabanis's BuntingEmberiza cabanisi 

 

 *Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through 2021 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees. IUCN status may reflect splits not currently recognized by Clements.
**Species not accepted by Clements, AOU, or SACC that we recognize based on the IOC, field observations along with geographical separation, consensus opinions of field guide authors, and other sources. These species are potential splits in future Clements updates.

 # SPECIES BY LOCALE

Locale# Species
Akagera National Park416
Nyabarongo River238
Nyungwa Forest National Park287
Total Species707

Number of species in each locale may be based on incomplete data. Also, some locales are important for specific target species rather than overall bird diversity. Hence, it does not provide an indication of which locales are the best birding sites.