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NYABARONGO RIVER

RWANDALOCALE

# Species:238
# Excl Vagrants:238
# Endemics:0
# Near Endemics:0

BIRD CHECKLIST

The table below lists species recorded at this locale but does not indicate frequency of occurrence there. It does indicate 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. The list is based on available data and may be incomplete.*

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Ducks: Anatidae

1White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduata
2Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolor
3Knob-billed DuckSarkidiornis melanotos
4Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
5Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensis
6Blue-billed TealSpatula hottentota
7Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulata

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

8Red-necked SpurfowlPternistis afer

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

9Rock PigeonColumba livia
10Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
11Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
12Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
13Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
14Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilos
15Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur afer
16Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistria
17African Green-PigeonTreron calvus

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

18Eastern Plantain-eaterCrinifer zonurus
19Ross's TuracoTauraco rossae

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

20Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitarius
21/Common Cuckoo/Cuculus canorus
22Blue-headed CoucalCentropus monachus
23White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosus
24Levaillant's CuckooClamator levaillantii
25Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaas
26Dideric CuckooChrysococcyx caprius

 
Swifts: Apodidae

27Common SwiftApus apus
28Little SwiftApus affinis
29White-rumped SwiftApus caffer
30African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

31Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
32Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata
33African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensis
34Black CrakeZapornia flavirostra

 
Cranes: Gruidae

35Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorum

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

36Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatus

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

37Three-banded PloverThinornis tricollaris
38Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostris
39Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
40Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallus

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

41Lesser JacanaMicroparra capensis
42African JacanaActophilornis africanus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

43/Common Snipe/Gallinago gallinago
44/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
45/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropus
46/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilis
47/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareola
48/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferruginea

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

49Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

50African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerus
51/Abdim's Stork/Ciconia abdimii
52Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumenifer
53Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibis

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

54Reed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

55Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
56African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
57Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash
58African SpoonbillPlatalea alba

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

59Little BitternBotaurus minutus
60Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
61Little EgretEgretta garzetta
62Striated HeronButorides striata
63Rufous-bellied HeronArdeola rufiventris
64Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
65/Malagasy Pond-Heron/Ardeola idae
66Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibis
67Great EgretArdea alba
68Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhyncha
69Gray HeronArdea cinerea
70Purple HeronArdea purpurea
71Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

72HamerkopScopus umbretta

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

73ShoebillBalaeniceps rex

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

74Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescens

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

75Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
76African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typus
77Palm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensis
78Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus
79Western Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascens
80Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalis
81Wahlberg's EagleHieraaetus wahlbergi
82Bat HawkMacheiramphus alcinus
83Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabar
84Little SparrowhawkTachyspiza minullus
85Black GoshawkAstur melanoleucus
86African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorus
87/Black Kite/Milvus migrans
88African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vocifer
89/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteo
90Augur BuzzardButeo augur

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

91Speckled MousebirdColius striatus
92Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourus

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

93Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
94Blue-breasted Bee-eaterMerops variegatus
95Cinnamon-chested Bee-eaterMerops oreobates
96/European Bee-eater/Merops apiaster

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

97Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
98African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina picta
99Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensis
100Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maxima
101Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

102Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatus
103Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurus

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

104Spot-flanked BarbetTricholaema lacrymosa

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

105Brown-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus regulus
106Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minor
107Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicator

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

108Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescens
109African Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos goertae
110Golden-tailed WoodpeckerCampethera abingoni

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

111/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanni
112Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculus
113Gray KestrelFalco ardosiaceus
114Red-necked FalconFalco chicquera
115African HobbyFalco cuvierii
116Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

117Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeri

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

118Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flava

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

119Chinspot BatisBatis molitor

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

120Marsh TchagraTchagra minutus
121Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalus
122Tropical BoubouLaniarius major
123Black-headed GonolekLaniarius erythrogaster
124Papyrus GonolekLaniarius mufumbiri
125Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeChlorophoneus sulfureopectus

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

126Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

127African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

128/Red-backed Shrike/Lanius collurio
129Gray-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroides
130Mackinnon's ShrikeLanius mackinnoni
131Northern FiscalLanius humeralis

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

132Pied CrowCorvus albus

 
Larks: Alaudidae

133Rufous-naped LarkCorypha africana

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

134Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytii

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

135Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
136Buff-bellied WarblerPhyllolais pulchella
137Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavida
138Gray ApalisApalis cinerea
139Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
140Gray-capped WarblerEminia lepida
141Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythrops
142Singing CisticolaCisticola cantans
143Trilling CisticolaCisticola woosnami
144Chubb's CisticolaCisticola chubbi
145Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatus
146Carruthers's CisticolaCisticola carruthersi
147Siffling CisticolaCisticola brachypterus

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

148Papyrus Yellow-WarblerCalamonastides gracilirostris
149African Yellow-WarblerIduna natalensis
150/Sedge Warbler/Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
151Common Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
152Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostris
153Greater Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus rufescens
154/Great Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus arundinaceus

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

155White-winged Swamp WarblerBradypterus carpalis
156Highland Rush WarblerBradypterus centralis

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

157White-headed SawwingPsalidoprocne albiceps
158Banded MartinNeophedina cincta
159Southern Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne fuligula
160/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
161Angola SwallowHirundo angolensis
162Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
163African Red-rumped SwallowCecropis melanocrissus
164Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

165Pale-throated GreenbulAtimastillas flavigula
166Yellow-whiskered GreenbulEurillas latirostris
167Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

168/Willow Warbler/Phylloscopus trochilus

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

169Green White-eyeZosterops stuhlmanni

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

170Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineii
171Black-lored BabblerTurdoides sharpei

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

172#Violet-backed Starling#Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
173Rueppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuroptera

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

174African ThrushTurdus pelios

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

175Swamp FlycatcherMuscicapa aquatica
176Southern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelaina
177White-eyed Slaty-FlycatcherMelaenornis fischeri
178Brown-backed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas hartlaubi
179White-browed Scrub RobinCercotrichas leucophrys
180White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heuglini
181Red-capped Robin-ChatCossypha natalensis
182/Whinchat/Saxicola rubetra
183African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
184Sooty ChatMyrmecocichla nigra
185Arnot's ChatMyrmecocichla arnotti

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

186Collared SunbirdHedydipna collaris
187Green-headed SunbirdCyanomitra verticalis
188Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
189Bronze SunbirdNectarinia kilimensis
190Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensis
191Red-chested SunbirdCinnyris erythrocercus
192Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus
193Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

194Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubriceps
195Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafecht
196Slender-billed WeaverPloceus pelzelni
197Black-necked WeaverPloceus nigricollis
198Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis
199Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthops
200Northern Brown-throated WeaverPloceus castanops
201Vieillot's Black WeaverPloceus nigerrimus
202Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
203Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalus
204&Cardinal QuelealQuelea cardinalis
205&Red-billed QuelealQuelea quelea
206Southern Red BishopEuplectes orix
207Red-collared WidowbirdEuplectes ardens
208Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillaris
209Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifrons

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

210Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
211Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolor
212White-collared OlivebackNesocharis ansorgei
213Black-faced WaxbillBrunhilda erythronotos
214Black-crowned WaxbillEstrilda nonnula
215Fawn-breasted WaxbillEstrilda paludicola
216Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
217Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopyga
218Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalus
219Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melba
220Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

221Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
222Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeata

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

223House SparrowPasser domesticus
224Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseus

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

225Cape WagtailMotacilla capensis
226/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flava
227African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp
228African PipitAnthus cinnamomeus
229Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrys
230Yellow-throated LongclawMacronyx croceus

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

231Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicus
232Western CitrilCrithagra frontalis
233Papyrus CanaryCrithagra koliensis
234Black-throated CanaryCrithagra atrogularis
235Brimstone CanaryCrithagra sulphuratus
236Streaky SeedeaterCrithagra striolatus
237Thick-billed SeedeaterCrithagra burtoni

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

238Golden-breasted BuntingEmberiza flaviventris

 

 *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.

OTHER LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor20
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient0
##Non-breeding Dispersal1
<>Erratic/Irregular2
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened3
VVulnerable2
ENEndangered2
CRCritically Endangered1

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.