RWANDA SPECIALTY BIRDS LIST
AFRICA
RWANDA
# Species: | 707 |
# Excl Vagrants: | 693 |
# Endemics: | 1 |
# Near Endemics: | 6 |
List of species that are endemic (E), near endemic (NE), have restricted ranges in the country (RR), or occur only locally (LC) in the country excluding vagrants and accidentals. Table also shows species with globally threatened or endangered status according to the IUCN.*
1 | Maccoa Duck | Oxyura maccoa | EN | |
2 | Ring-necked Francolin | Scleroptera streptophorus | NT | |
3 | Afep Pigeon | Columba unicincta | RR | |
4 | Denham's Bustard | Neotis denhami | NT | |
5 | Purple-crested Turaco | Gallirex porphyreolophus | RR | |
6 | Rwenzori Turaco | Gallirex johnstoni | NE | |
7 | White-crested Turaco | Tauraco leucolophus | RR | |
8 | Montane Nightjar | Caprimulgus poliocephalus | RR | |
9 | Cassin's Spinetail | Neafrapus cassini | RR | |
10 | African Swift | Apus barbatus | RR | |
11 | \Streaky-breasted Flufftail\ | Sarothrura boehmi | RR | |
12 | Gray Crowned-Crane | Balearica regulorum | EN | |
13 | Forbes's Plover | Thinornis forbesi | RR | |
14 | /Eurasian Curlew/ | Numenius arquata | NT | |
15 | /Black-tailed Godwit/ | Limosa limosa | NT | |
16 | /Great Snipe/ | Gallinago media | NT | |
17 | /Curlew Sandpiper/ | Calidris ferruginea | NT | |
18 | |Black-winged Pratincole| | Glareola nordmanni | NT | |
19 | Lesser Flamingo | Phoenicoparrus minor | V | |
20 | African Woolly-necked Stork | Ciconia microscelis | NT | |
21 | Spot-breasted Ibis | Bostrychia rara | RR | |
22 | /Malagasy Pond-Heron/ | Ardeola idae | EN | |
23 | Shoebill | Balaeniceps rex | RR | V |
24 | Secretarybird | Sagittarius serpentarius | EN | |
25 | Scissor-tailed Kite | Chelictinia riocourii | V | |
26 | White-headed Vulture | Trigonoceps occipitalis | CR | |
27 | Lappet-faced Vulture | Torgos tracheliotos | EN | |
28 | Hooded Vulture | Necrosyrtes monachus | CR | |
29 | White-backed Vulture | Gyps africanus | CR | |
30 | Rueppell's Griffon | Gyps rueppelli | CR | |
31 | Bateleur | Terathopius ecaudatus | EN | |
32 | Congo Snake-Eagle | Circaetus spectabilis | RR | |
33 | Beaudouin's Snake-Eagle | Circaetus beaudouini | RR | V |
34 | Crowned Eagle | Stephanoaetus coronatus | NT | |
35 | Martial Eagle | Polemaetus bellicosus | EN | |
36 | Tawny Eagle | Aquila rapax | V | |
37 | /Steppe Eagle/ | Aquila nipalensis | EN | |
38 | Cassin's Hawk-Eagle | Aquila africana | RR | |
39 | Black Goshawk | Astur melanoleucus | RR | |
40 | /Pallid Harrier/ | Circus macrourus | NT | |
41 | Mountain Buzzard | Buteo oreophilus | NT | |
42 | Albertine Owlet | Glaucidium albertinum | NE | NT |
43 | Forest Scimitarbill | Rhinopomastus castaneiceps | RR | |
44 | Southern Ground-Hornbill | Bucorvus leadbeateri | LC | V |
45 | Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill | Lophoceros camurus | RR | |
46 | Swallow-tailed Bee-eater | Merops hirundineus | RR | |
47 | Chocolate-backed Kingfisher | Halcyon badia | RR | |
48 | Crested Barbet | Trachyphonus vaillantii | RR | |
49 | Red-faced Barbet | Lybius rubrifacies | RR | NT |
50 | Dwarf Honeyguide | Indicator pumilio | NE | |
51 | Willcocks's Honeyguide | Indicator willcocksi | RR | |
52 | Golden-crowned Woodpecker | Chloropicus xantholophus | RR | |
53 | Buff-spotted Woodpecker | Pardipicus nivosa | RR | |
54 | Nubian Woodpecker | Campethera nubica | RR | |
55 | Bennett's Woodpecker | Campethera bennettii | LC | |
56 | Red-necked Falcon | Falco chicquera | NT | |
57 | |Red-footed Falcon| | Falco vespertinus | V | |
58 | |Sooty Falcon| | Falco concolor | V | |
59 | Lanner Falcon | Falco biarmicus | RR | |
60 | Fischer's Lovebird | Agapornis fischeri | RR | NT |
61 | Gray Parrot | Psittacus erithacus | EN | |
62 | Petit's Cuckooshrike | Campephaga petiti | RR | |
63 | Rwenzori Batis | Batis diops | RR | |
64 | African Shrike-flycatcher | Megabyas flammulatus | RR | |
65 | Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher | Bias musicus | RR | |
66 | Brubru | Nilaus afer | RR | |
67 | Red-eyed Puffback | Dryoscopus senegalensis | RR | |
68 | Papyrus Gonolek | Laniarius mufumbiri | RR | NT |
69 | Willard's Sooty Boubou | Laniarius willardi | RR | |
70 | Gray-green Bushshrike | Chlorophoneus bocagei | RR | |
71 | Many-colored Bushshrike | Chlorophoneus multicolor | RR | |
72 | Lagden's Bushshrike | Malaconotus lagdeni | NT | |
73 | Gray-headed Bushshrike | Malaconotus blanchoti | RR | |
74 | Velvet-mantled Drongo | Dicrurus modestus | RR | |
75 | Souza's Shrike | Lanius souzae | LC | |
76 | Violet-backed Hyliota | Hyliota violacea | RR | |
77 | Fischer's Sparrow-Lark | Eremopterix leucopareia | RR | |
78 | Green Crombec | Sylvietta virens | RR | |
79 | Rwenzori Apalis | Oreolais ruwenzorii | RR | |
80 | Black-faced Apalis | Apalis personata | RR | |
81 | Kungwe Apalis | Apalis argentea | RR | |
82 | Papyrus Yellow-Warbler | Calamonastides gracilirostris | V | |
83 | Bamboo Warbler | Locustella alfredi | RR | |
84 | Evergreen-forest Warbler | Bradypterus lopezi | RR | |
85 | Grauer's Swamp Warbler | Bradypterus graueri | RR | V |
86 | |Montane Blue Swallow| | Hirundo atrocaerulea | V | |
87 | Black-collared Bulbul | Neolestes torquatus | RR | |
88 | Red-tailed Bristlebill | Bleda syndactylus | RR | |
89 | Shelley's Greenbul | Arizelocichla masukuensis | RR | |
90 | Neumann's Warbler | Hemitesia neumanni | RR | |
91 | Brown Illadopsis | Illadopsis fulvescens | RR | |
92 | Red-collared Mountain-Babbler | Turdoides rufocinctus | RR | |
93 | Hartlaub's Babbler | Turdoides hartlaubii | RR | |
94 | Red-billed Oxpecker | Buphagus erythroryncha | RR | |
95 | Sharpe's Starling | Pholia sharpii | RR | |
96 | Splendid Starling | Lamprotornis splendidus | RR | |
97 | Ashy Flycatcher | Fraseria caerulescens | RR | |
98 | Archer's Robin-Chat | Dessonornis archeri | NE | |
99 | Cape Robin-Chat | Dessonornis caffra | RR | |
100 | Brown-chested Alethe | Chamaetylas poliocephala | RR | |
101 | Yellow-breasted Forest Robin | Stiphrornis mabirae | RR | |
102 | Miombo Rock-Thrush | Monticola angolensis | LC | |
103 | Capped Wheatear | Oenanthe pileata | RR | |
104 | Little Green Sunbird | Anthreptes seimundi | RR | |
105 | Blue-throated Brown Sunbird | Cyanomitra cyanolaema | RR | |
106 | Blue-headed Sunbird | Cyanomitra alinae | NE | |
107 | Red-tufted Sunbird | Nectarinia johnstoni | RR | |
108 | Stuhlmann's Sunbird | Cinnyris stuhlmanni | RR | |
109 | Northern Double-collared Sunbird | Cinnyris reichenowi | RR | |
110 | Regal Sunbird | Cinnyris regius | RR | |
111 | Gorgeous Sunbird | Cinnyris melanogastrus | RR | |
112 | Red-headed Weaver | Anaplectes rubriceps | RR | |
113 | Strange Weaver | Ploceus alienus | NE | |
114 | Compact Weaver | Pachyphantes superciliosus | RR | |
115 | &Cardinal Queleal | Quelea cardinalis | RR | |
116 | Shelley's Crimsonwing | Cryptospiza shelleyi | EN | |
117 | Chestnut-breasted Nigrita | Nigrita bicolor | RR | |
118 | Black-faced Waxbill | Brunhilda erythronotos | RR | |
119 | Orange-cheeked Waxbill | Estrilda melpoda | RR | |
120 | Quailfinch | Ortygospiza atricollis | RR | |
121 | Orange-winged Pytilia | Pytilia afra | RR | |
122 | Yellow-crowned Canary | Serinus flavivertex | RR |
*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.
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DISTRIBUTION CODES
Code | Description | ## |
E | Endemic | 1 |
LC | Local | 4 |
NE | Near Endemic | 6 |
RR | Restricted Range | 78 |
STATUS CODES
Code | Description | ## |
NT | Near Threatened | 4 |
V | Vulnerable | 5 |
EN | Endangered | 0 |
CR | Critically Endangered | 0 |
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.