RWANDA BIRD CHECKLIST

Accessible Species

AFRICA RWANDA

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

OTHER COUNTRIES IN AFRICA

Angola
Botswana
Egypt
Ethiopia
Kenya
Madagascar
Malawi
Morocco
Namibia
Rwanda
South Africa
Tanzania
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe

BIRDING LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

Code	Description	##
//	Boreal Visitor	66
\\	Austral Visitor	3
\|\|	Transient	11
##	Non-breeding Dispersal	6
<>	Erratic/Irregular	2
()	Breeding Season Only	0
{}	Casual/Vagrant	6
[]	Accidental	8

STATUS CODES

Code	Description	##
NT	Near Threatened	16
V	Vulnerable	8
EN	Endangered	6
CR	Critically Endangered	4

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 in the country occurring in locales typically visited by birding tours. 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
1	White-faced Whistling-Duck	Dendrocygna viduata	ANP,NR
2	Fulvous Whistling-Duck	Dendrocygna bicolor	ANP,NR
3	White-backed Duck	Thalassornis leuconotus	ANP
4	Knob-billed Duck	Sarkidiornis melanotos	ANP,NR
5	Egyptian Goose	Alopochen aegyptiaca	ANP,NR
6	Spur-winged Goose	Plectropterus gambensis	ANP,NR
7	African Pygmy-Goose	Nettapus auritus	ANP
8	Blue-billed Teal	Spatula hottentota	ANP,NR
9	African Black Duck	Anas sparsa	NFNP
10	Yellow-billed Duck	Anas undulata	ANP,NR
11	Red-billed Duck	Anas erythrorhyncha	ANP
12	{Green-winged Teal}	Anas crecca
Guineafowl: Numididae
13	Helmeted Guineafowl	Numida meleagris	ANP
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae
14	{Crested Francolin}	Ortygornis sephaena	ANP
15	Coqui Francolin	Campocolinus coqui	ANP
16	Red-winged Francolin	Scleroptera levaillantii	ANP
17	Ring-necked Francolin	Scleroptera streptophorus	ANP
18	Shelley's Francolin	Scleroptera shelleyi	ANP
19	Blue Quail	Synoicus adansonii	ANP
20	Harlequin Quail	Coturnix delegorguei	ANP
21	Handsome Spurfowl	Pternistis nobilis	NFNP
22	Scaly Spurfowl	Pternistis squamatus	ANP
23	Hildebrandt's Spurfowl	Pternistis hildebrandti	ANP
24	Red-necked Spurfowl	Pternistis afer	ANP,NR
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae
25	Rock Pigeon	Columba livia	ANP,NR
26	Speckled Pigeon	Columba guinea	ANP,NFNP,NR
27	Rameron Pigeon	Columba arquatrix	NFNP
28	Lemon Dove	Aplopelia larvata	NFNP
29	Dusky Turtle-Dove	Streptopelia lugens	NFNP
30	Mourning Collared-Dove	Streptopelia decipiens	ANP
31	Red-eyed Dove	Streptopelia semitorquata	ANP,NFNP,NR
32	Ring-necked Dove	Streptopelia capicola	ANP,NFNP,NR
33	Laughing Dove	Spilopelia senegalensis	ANP,NFNP,NR
34	Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove	Turtur chalcospilos	ANP,NR
35	Blue-spotted Wood-Dove	Turtur afer	ANP,NR
36	Tambourine Dove	Turtur tympanistria	ANP,NFNP,NR
37	African Green-Pigeon	Treron calvus	ANP,NFNP,NR
Bustards: Otididae
38	Denham's Bustard	Neotis denhami	ANP
39	Black-bellied Bustard	Lissotis melanogaster	ANP
Turacos: Musophagidae
40	Great Blue Turaco	Corythaeola cristata	NFNP
41	Bare-faced Go-away-bird	Crinifer personatus	ANP
42	Eastern Plantain-eater	Crinifer zonurus	ANP,NR
43	Purple-crested Turaco	Gallirex porphyreolophus	ANP
44	Rwenzori Turaco	Gallirex johnstoni	NFNP
45	Ross's Turaco	Tauraco rossae	ANP,NFNP,NR
46	White-crested Turaco	Tauraco leucolophus	ANP
47	Black-billed Turaco	Tauraco schuettii	NFNP
Cuckoos: Cuculidae
48	Red-chested Cuckoo	Cuculus solitarius	ANP,NFNP,NR
49	Black Cuckoo	Cuculus clamosus	ANP,NFNP
50	/Common Cuckoo/	Cuculus canorus	ANP,NFNP,NR
51	African Cuckoo	Cuculus gularis	ANP
52	\Madagascar Cuckoo\	Cuculus rochii	ANP
53	Black Coucal	Centropus grillii	ANP
54	Blue-headed Coucal	Centropus monachus	ANP,NFNP,NR
55	White-browed Coucal	Centropus superciliosus	ANP,NR
56	Blue Malkoha	Ceuthmochares aereus	ANP,NFNP
57	Pied Cuckoo	Clamator jacobinus	ANP
58	Levaillant's Cuckoo	Clamator levaillantii	ANP,NR
59	Great Spotted Cuckoo	Clamator glandarius	ANP
60	Thick-billed Cuckoo	Pachycoccyx audeberti	ANP
61	Klaas's Cuckoo	Chrysococcyx klaas	ANP,NFNP,NR
62	African Emerald Cuckoo	Chrysococcyx cupreus	ANP,NFNP
63	Dideric Cuckoo	Chrysococcyx caprius	ANP,NFNP,NR
64	Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo	Cercococcyx montanus	NFNP
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae
65	Pennant-winged Nightjar	Caprimulgus vexillarius	ANP
66	/Eurasian Nightjar/	Caprimulgus europaeus	ANP
67	Fiery-necked Nightjar	Caprimulgus pectoralis	ANP
68	Montane Nightjar	Caprimulgus poliocephalus	NFNP
69	Swamp Nightjar	Caprimulgus natalensis	ANP
70	Freckled Nightjar	Caprimulgus tristigma	ANP
71	#Square-tailed Nightjar#	Caprimulgus fossii	ANP
Swifts: Apodidae
72	Scarce Swift	Schoutedenapus myoptilus	NFNP
73	/Mottled Swift/	Tachymarptis aequatorialis	ANP
74	Common Swift	Apus apus	ANP,NR
75	African Swift	Apus barbatus	ANP,NFNP
76	Little Swift	Apus affinis	ANP,NFNP,NR
77	Horus Swift	Apus horus	NFNP
78	White-rumped Swift	Apus caffer	ANP,NFNP,NR
79	African Palm Swift	Cypsiurus parvus	ANP,NR
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae
80	\|Corn Crake\|	Crex crex	ANP
81	African Crake	Crecopsis egregia	ANP
82	Eurasian Moorhen	Gallinula chloropus	ANP,NR
83	Red-knobbed Coot	Fulica cristata	ANP,NR
84	African Swamphen	Porphyrio madagascariensis	NR
85	\Striped Crake\	Aenigmatolimnas marginalis	ANP
86	Black Crake	Zapornia flavirostra	ANP,NR
87	Baillon's Crake	Zapornia pusilla	ANP
Flufftails: Sarothruridae
88	Red-chested Flufftail	Sarothrura rufa	NFNP
Finfoots: Heliornithidae
89	African Finfoot	Podica senegalensis	ANP
Cranes: Gruidae
90	Gray Crowned-Crane	Balearica regulorum	ANP,NFNP,NR
Thick-knees: Burhinidae
91	Water Thick-knee	Burhinus vermiculatus	ANP,NR
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae
92	Black-winged Stilt	Himantopus himantopus	ANP
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae
93	{Black-bellied Plover}	Pluvialis squatarola	ANP
94	[Pacific Golden-Plover]	Pluvialis fulva
95	/Common Ringed Plover/	Charadrius hiaticula	ANP
96	Forbes's Plover	Thinornis forbesi
97	Three-banded Plover	Thinornis tricollaris	ANP,NR
98	/Little Ringed Plover/	Thinornis dubius
99	Long-toed Lapwing	Vanellus crassirostris	ANP,NR
100	Spur-winged Lapwing	Vanellus spinosus	ANP,NR
101	White-crowned Lapwing	Vanellus albiceps
102	Senegal Lapwing	Vanellus lugubris	ANP
103	Crowned Lapwing	Vanellus coronatus	ANP
104	Wattled Lapwing	Vanellus senegallus	ANP,NR
105	#Brown-chested Lapwing#	Vanellus superciliosus	ANP
106	/Caspian Plover/	Anarhynchus asiaticus
107	Tibetan Sand-Plover	Anarhynchus atrifrons
108	[Greater Sand-Plover]	Anarhynchus leschenaultii
109	Kittlitz's Plover	Anarhynchus pecuarius	ANP
110	White-fronted Plover	Anarhynchus marginatus
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae
111	Greater Painted-Snipe	Rostratula benghalensis	ANP
Jacanas: Jacanidae
112	Lesser Jacana	Microparra capensis	ANP,NR
113	African Jacana	Actophilornis africanus	ANP,NR
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae
114	/Eurasian Whimbrel/	Numenius phaeopus
115	/Eurasian Curlew/	Numenius arquata
116	/Black-tailed Godwit/	Limosa limosa
117	/Great Snipe/	Gallinago media
118	African Snipe	Gallinago nigripennis
119	/Common Snipe/	Gallinago gallinago	ANP,NR
120	[Terek Sandpiper]	Xenus cinereus
121	/Common Sandpiper/	Actitis hypoleucos	ANP,NR
122	/Green Sandpiper/	Tringa ochropus	ANP,NR
123	/Marsh Sandpiper/	Tringa stagnatilis	ANP,NR
124	/Wood Sandpiper/	Tringa glareola	ANP,NR
125	/Common Redshank/	Tringa totanus
126	/Spotted Redshank/	Tringa erythropus
127	/Common Greenshank/	Tringa nebularia	ANP
128	/Ruddy Turnstone/	Arenaria interpres
129	/Ruff/	Calidris pugnax	ANP
130	[Broad-billed Sandpiper]	Calidris falcinellus
131	/Curlew Sandpiper/	Calidris ferruginea	ANP,NR
132	/Temminck's Stint/	Calidris temminckii
133	/Sanderling/	Calidris alba
134	/Little Stint/	Calidris minuta
Buttonquail: Turnicidae
135	Small Buttonquail	Turnix sylvaticus	ANP
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae
136	Bronze-winged Courser	Rhinoptilus chalcopterus	ANP
137	Temminck's Courser	Cursorius temminckii	ANP
138	[Rock Pratincole]	Glareola nuchalis
139	\|Black-winged Pratincole\|	Glareola nordmanni
140	/Collared Pratincole/	Glareola pratincola	ANP
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae
141	/Black-headed Gull/	Chroicocephalus ridibundus
142	Gray-hooded Gull	Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
143	/Lesser Black-backed Gull/	Larus fuscus
144	#African Skimmer#	Rynchops flavirostris
145	/Gull-billed Tern/	Gelochelidon nilotica
146	Caspian Tern	Hydroprogne caspia
147	Whiskered Tern	Chlidonias hybrida
148	{Black Tern}	Chlidonias niger
149	/White-winged Tern/	Chlidonias leucopterus
150	[Lesser Crested Tern]	Thalasseus bengalensis
Grebes: Podicipedidae
151	Little Grebe	Tachybaptus ruficollis	ANP,NFNP,NR
Storks: Ciconiidae
152	African Openbill	Anastomus lamelligerus	ANP,NR
153	/Abdim's Stork/	Ciconia abdimii	ANP,NR
154	African Woolly-necked Stork	Ciconia microscelis	ANP
155	/White Stork/	Ciconia ciconia	ANP
156	Saddle-billed Stork	Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis	ANP
157	Marabou Stork	Leptoptilos crumenifer	ANP,NFNP,NR
158	Yellow-billed Stork	Mycteria ibis	ANP,NFNP,NR
Anhingas: Anhingidae
159	African Darter	Anhinga rufa	ANP
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae
160	Reed Cormorant	Microcarbo africanus	ANP,NR
161	Great Cormorant	Phalacrocorax carbo	ANP
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae
162	Glossy Ibis	Plegadis falcinellus	ANP,NFNP,NR
163	African Sacred Ibis	Threskiornis aethiopicus	ANP,NFNP,NR
164	Hadada Ibis	Bostrychia hagedash	ANP,NFNP,NR
165	African Spoonbill	Platalea alba	ANP,NFNP,NR
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae
166	Little Bittern	Botaurus minutus	ANP,NR
167	Black-crowned Night Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax	ANP,NR
168	Black Heron	Egretta ardesiaca	ANP
169	Little Egret	Egretta garzetta	ANP,NR
170	Little Heron	Butorides atricapilla	ANP,NR
171	Rufous-bellied Heron	Ardeola rufiventris	ANP,NR
172	Squacco Heron	Ardeola ralloides	ANP,NFNP,NR
173	/Malagasy Pond-Heron/	Ardeola idae	ANP,NR
174	Western Cattle-Egret	Bubulcus ibis	ANP,NR
175	Great Egret	Ardea alba	ANP,NFNP,NR
176	Yellow-billed Egret	Ardea brachyrhyncha	ANP,NR
177	Gray Heron	Ardea cinerea	ANP,NR
178	Purple Heron	Ardea purpurea	ANP,NFNP,NR
179	Black-headed Heron	Ardea melanocephala	ANP,NFNP,NR
180	Goliath Heron	Ardea goliath	ANP
Hamerkop: Scopidae
181	Hamerkop	Scopus umbretta	ANP,NFNP,NR
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae
182	Shoebill	Balaeniceps rex	ANP,NFNP,NR
Pelicans: Pelecanidae
183	#Great White Pelican#	Pelecanus onocrotalus	ANP
184	Pink-backed Pelican	Pelecanus rufescens	ANP,NFNP,NR
Osprey: Pandionidae
185	/Osprey/	Pandion haliaetus	ANP
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae
186	Black-winged Kite	Elanus caeruleus	ANP,NFNP,NR
187	African Harrier-Hawk	Polyboroides typus	ANP,NFNP,NR
188	Palm-nut Vulture	Gypohierax angolensis	ANP,NFNP,NR
189	African Cuckoo-Hawk	Aviceda cuculoides	ANP
190	/European Honey-buzzard/	Pernis apivorus	ANP,NFNP
191	White-headed Vulture	Trigonoceps occipitalis	ANP
192	Lappet-faced Vulture	Torgos tracheliotos	ANP
193	Hooded Vulture	Necrosyrtes monachus	ANP,NFNP,NR
194	White-backed Vulture	Gyps africanus	ANP
195	Rueppell's Griffon	Gyps rueppelli	ANP
196	Bateleur	Terathopius ecaudatus	ANP
197	Western Banded Snake-Eagle	Circaetus cinerascens	ANP,NR
198	Black-chested Snake-Eagle	Circaetus pectoralis	ANP
199	Brown Snake-Eagle	Circaetus cinereus	ANP
200	Crowned Eagle	Stephanoaetus coronatus	ANP,NFNP
201	Martial Eagle	Polemaetus bellicosus	ANP
202	Long-crested Eagle	Lophaetus occipitalis	ANP,NFNP,NR
203	/Lesser Spotted Eagle/	Clanga pomarina	ANP
204	Wahlberg's Eagle	Hieraaetus wahlbergi	ANP,NFNP,NR
205	Tawny Eagle	Aquila rapax	ANP
206	/Steppe Eagle/	Aquila nipalensis	ANP
207	Cassin's Hawk-Eagle	Aquila africana	NFNP
208	African Hawk-Eagle	Aquila spilogaster	ANP
209	Bat Hawk	Macheiramphus alcinus	ANP,NR
210	Gabar Goshawk	Micronisus gabar	ANP,NR
211	{Dark Chanting-Goshawk}	Melierax metabates	ANP
212	Lizard Buzzard	Kaupifalco monogrammicus	ANP
213	African Goshawk	Aerospiza toussenelii	ANP,NFNP
214	Little Sparrowhawk	Tachyspiza minullus	ANP,NFNP,NR
215	Shikra	Tachyspiza badius	ANP
216	Ovambo Sparrowhawk	Accipiter ovampensis	ANP
217	Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk	Accipiter rufiventris	NFNP
218	Black Goshawk	Astur melanoleucus	ANP,NFNP,NR
219	/Western Marsh Harrier/	Circus aeruginosus	ANP
220	African Marsh Harrier	Circus ranivorus	ANP,NR
221	/Pallid Harrier/	Circus macrourus	ANP
222	/Montagu's Harrier/	Circus pygargus	ANP
223	/Black Kite/	Milvus migrans	ANP,NFNP,NR
224	African Fish-Eagle	Icthyophaga vocifer	ANP,NR
225	{Grasshopper Buzzard}	Butastur rufipennis
226	/Common Buzzard/	Buteo buteo	ANP,NFNP,NR
227	Mountain Buzzard	Buteo oreophilus	NFNP
228	Augur Buzzard	Buteo augur	ANP,NFNP,NR
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae
229	African Grass-Owl	Tyto capensis	NFNP
Owls: Strigidae
230	African Scops-Owl	Otus senegalensis	ANP
231	Southern White-faced Owl	Ptilopsis granti	ANP
232	Spotted Eagle-Owl	Bubo africanus	ANP
233	Verreaux's Eagle-Owl	Ketupa lactea	ANP,NFNP
234	Pearl-spotted Owlet	Glaucidium perlatum	ANP
235	Red-chested Owlet	Glaucidium tephronotum	NFNP
236	[African Barred Owlet]	Glaucidium capense
237	Albertine Owlet	Glaucidium albertinum	NFNP
238	African Wood-Owl	Strix woodfordii	ANP,NFNP
239	Marsh Owl	Asio capensis	ANP
Mousebirds: Coliidae
240	Speckled Mousebird	Colius striatus	ANP,NFNP,NR
241	Blue-naped Mousebird	Urocolius macrourus	ANP,NR
Trogons: Trogonidae
242	Narina Trogon	Apaloderma narina	ANP,NFNP
243	Bar-tailed Trogon	Apaloderma vittatum	NFNP
Hoopoes: Upupidae
244	/Common Hoopoe/	Upupa epops	ANP
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae
245	Green Woodhoopoe	Phoeniculus purpureus	ANP,NFNP
246	White-headed Woodhoopoe	Phoeniculus bollei	NFNP
247	Forest Scimitarbill	Rhinopomastus castaneiceps	NFNP
248	Common Scimitarbill	Rhinopomastus cyanomelas	ANP
Hornbills: Bucerotidae
249	Crowned Hornbill	Lophoceros alboterminatus	ANP,NFNP
250	African Gray Hornbill	Lophoceros nasutus	ANP
251	Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill	Bycanistes subcylindrica	NFNP
Bee-eaters: Meropidae
252	Little Bee-eater	Merops pusillus	ANP,NFNP,NR
253	Blue-breasted Bee-eater	Merops variegatus	ANP,NR
254	Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater	Merops oreobates	ANP,NFNP,NR
255	/White-throated Bee-eater/	Merops albicollis	ANP
256	/Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/	Merops persicus	ANP
257	Olive Bee-eater	Merops superciliosus	ANP
258	/European Bee-eater/	Merops apiaster	ANP,NFNP,NR
259	Southern Carmine Bee-eater	Merops nubicoides	ANP
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae
260	Half-collared Kingfisher	Alcedo semitorquata	ANP
261	Malachite Kingfisher	Corythornis cristatus	ANP,NFNP,NR
262	African Pygmy Kingfisher	Ispidina picta	ANP,NR
263	Gray-headed Kingfisher	Halcyon leucocephala	ANP,NFNP
264	Woodland Kingfisher	Halcyon senegalensis	ANP,NFNP,NR
265	Striped Kingfisher	Halcyon chelicuti	ANP
266	Giant Kingfisher	Megaceryle maxima	ANP,NFNP,NR
267	Pied Kingfisher	Ceryle rudis	ANP,NFNP,NR
Rollers: Coraciidae
268	/European Roller/	Coracias garrulus	ANP
269	Lilac-breasted Roller	Coracias caudatus	ANP,NR
270	Broad-billed Roller	Eurystomus glaucurus	ANP,NFNP,NR
African Barbets: Lybiidae
271	Crested Barbet	Trachyphonus vaillantii	ANP
272	Gray-throated Barbet	Gymnobucco bonapartei	NFNP
273	Western Tinkerbird	Pogoniulus coryphaea	NFNP
274	Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird	Pogoniulus bilineatus	ANP,NFNP
275	Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird	Pogoniulus chrysoconus	ANP
276	Spot-flanked Barbet	Tricholaema lacrymosa	ANP,NR
277	White-headed Barbet	Lybius leucocephalus	ANP
278	Red-faced Barbet	Lybius rubrifacies	ANP
279	Black-collared Barbet	Lybius torquatus	ANP
280	Double-toothed Barbet	Pogonornis bidentatus	ANP
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae
281	Brown-backed Honeybird	Prodotiscus regulus	NR
282	Dwarf Honeyguide	Indicator pumilio	NFNP
283	Least Honeyguide	Indicator exilis	NFNP
284	Lesser Honeyguide	Indicator minor	ANP,NR
285	Scaly-throated Honeyguide	Indicator variegatus	ANP
286	Greater Honeyguide	Indicator indicator	ANP,NFNP,NR
Woodpeckers: Picidae
287	Red-throated Wryneck	Jynx ruficollis	NFNP
288	Bearded Woodpecker	Chloropicus namaquus	ANP
289	Elliot's Woodpecker	Dendropicos elliotii	NFNP
290	Cardinal Woodpecker	Dendropicos fuscescens	ANP,NFNP,NR
291	African Gray Woodpecker	Dendropicos goertae	ANP,NR
292	Olive Woodpecker	Dendropicos griseocephalus	NFNP
293	Fine-banded Woodpecker	Campethera taeniolaema	NFNP
294	Green-backed Woodpecker	Campethera cailliautii	ANP
295	Nubian Woodpecker	Campethera nubica	ANP
296	Bennett's Woodpecker	Campethera bennettii	ANP
297	Golden-tailed Woodpecker	Campethera abingoni	ANP,NR
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae
298	/Lesser Kestrel/	Falco naumanni	ANP,NR
299	Eurasian Kestrel	Falco tinnunculus	ANP,NFNP,NR
300	Gray Kestrel	Falco ardosiaceus	ANP,NFNP,NR
301	Red-necked Falcon	Falco chicquera	ANP,NFNP,NR
302	\|Red-footed Falcon\|	Falco vespertinus
303	\|Amur Falcon\|	Falco amurensis	ANP
304	\|Eleonora's Falcon\|	Falco eleonorae
305	\|Sooty Falcon\|	Falco concolor	ANP
306	/Eurasian Hobby/	Falco subbuteo	ANP
307	African Hobby	Falco cuvierii	NFNP,NR
308	Lanner Falcon	Falco biarmicus	ANP,NFNP,NR
Parrots: Psittacidae
309	Meyer's Parrot	Poicephalus meyeri	ANP,NR
African and Green Broadbill: Calyptomenidae
310	African Broadbill	Smithornis capensis	NFNP
Pittas: Pittidae
311	\African Pitta\	Pitta angolensis	ANP
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae
312	Gray Cuckooshrike	Ceblepyris caesia	NFNP
313	Black Cuckooshrike	Campephaga flava	ANP,NFNP,NR
314	Petit's Cuckooshrike	Campephaga petiti	NFNP
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae
315	/Eurasian Golden Oriole/	Oriolus oriolus	ANP
316	#African Golden Oriole#	Oriolus auratus	ANP,NFNP
317	African Black-headed Oriole	Oriolus larvatus	ANP,NFNP
318	Black-tailed Oriole	Oriolus percivali	NFNP
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae
319	Brown-throated Wattle-eye	Platysteira cyanea	ANP,NFNP
320	Yellow-bellied Wattle-eye	Platysteira concreta	NFNP
321	Rwenzori Batis	Batis diops	NFNP
322	Chinspot Batis	Batis molitor	ANP,NFNP,NR
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae
323	White-crested Helmetshrike	Prionops plumatus	ANP
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae
324	Brubru	Nilaus afer	ANP
325	Northern Puffback	Dryoscopus gambensis	ANP,NFNP
326	Black-backed Puffback	Dryoscopus cubla	ANP
327	Pink-footed Puffback	Dryoscopus angolensis	NFNP
328	Marsh Tchagra	Tchagra minutus	ANP,NR
329	Black-crowned Tchagra	Tchagra senegalus	ANP,NFNP,NR
330	Brown-crowned Tchagra	Tchagra australis	ANP
331	Luehder's Bushshrike	Laniarius luehderi	ANP,NFNP
332	Tropical Boubou	Laniarius major	ANP,NFNP,NR
333	Black-headed Gonolek	Laniarius erythrogaster	ANP,NR
334	Papyrus Gonolek	Laniarius mufumbiri	ANP,NR
335	Slate-colored Boubou	Laniarius funebris	ANP
336	Willard's Sooty Boubou	Laniarius willardi	NFNP
337	Albertine Boubou	Laniarius holomelas	NFNP
338	Doherty's Bushshrike	Telophorus dohertyi	NFNP
339	Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike	Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus	ANP,NFNP,NR
340	Many-colored Bushshrike	Chlorophoneus multicolor	NFNP
341	Lagden's Bushshrike	Malaconotus lagdeni	NFNP
342	Gray-headed Bushshrike	Malaconotus blanchoti	ANP
Drongos: Dicruridae
343	Fork-tailed Drongo	Dicrurus adsimilis	ANP,NR
344	Velvet-mantled Drongo	Dicrurus modestus	NFNP
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae
345	African Paradise-Flycatcher	Terpsiphone viridis	ANP,NFNP,NR
Shrikes: Laniidae
346	/Red-backed Shrike/	Lanius collurio	ANP,NR
347	\|Lesser Gray Shrike\|	Lanius minor	ANP,NFNP
348	Gray-backed Fiscal	Lanius excubitoroides	ANP,NFNP,NR
349	Mackinnon's Shrike	Lanius mackinnoni	ANP,NFNP,NR
350	Northern Fiscal	Lanius humeralis	ANP,NFNP,NR
351	Souza's Shrike	Lanius souzae	ANP
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae
352	Pied Crow	Corvus albus	ANP,NFNP,NR
353	White-necked Raven	Corvus albicollis	NFNP
Hyliotas: Hyliotidae
354	Violet-backed Hyliota	Hyliota violacea	NFNP
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae
355	White-tailed Blue Flycatcher	Elminia albicauda	NFNP
356	White-bellied Crested Flycatcher	Elminia albiventris	NFNP
357	White-tailed Crested Flycatcher	Elminia albonotata	NFNP
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae
358	White-winged Black-Tit	Melaniparus leucomelas	ANP
359	Dusky Tit	Melaniparus funereus	NFNP
360	Stripe-breasted Tit	Melaniparus fasciiventer	NFNP
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae
361	African Penduline-Tit	Anthoscopus caroli	ANP
Larks: Alaudidae
362	Flappet Lark	Amirafra rufocinnamomea	ANP
363	Rufous-naped Lark	Corypha africana	ANP,NR
364	Red-capped Lark	Calandrella cinerea	ANP
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae
365	White-browed Crombec	Sylvietta leucophrys	NFNP
366	Red-faced Crombec	Sylvietta whytii	ANP,NFNP,NR
367	Moustached Grass-Warbler	Melocichla mentalis	ANP
368	Grauer's Warbler	Graueria vittata	NFNP
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae
369	Green-capped Eremomela	Eremomela scotops	ANP
370	White-chinned Prinia	Schistolais leucopogon	ANP,NFNP
371	Rwenzori Apalis	Oreolais ruwenzorii	NFNP
372	Miombo Wren-Warbler	Calamonastes undosus	ANP
373	Green-backed Camaroptera	Camaroptera brachyura	ANP,NFNP,NR
374	Buff-bellied Warbler	Phyllolais pulchella	ANP,NR
375	Black-throated Apalis	Apalis jacksoni	NFNP
376	Black-faced Apalis	Apalis personata	NFNP
377	Yellow-breasted Apalis	Apalis flavida	ANP,NR
378	Kungwe Apalis	Apalis argentea	NFNP
379	Chestnut-throated Apalis	Apalis porphyrolaema	NFNP
380	Gray Apalis	Apalis cinerea	ANP,NFNP,NR
381	Tawny-flanked Prinia	Prinia subflava	ANP,NFNP,NR
382	Banded Prinia	Prinia bairdii	NFNP
383	Black-faced Rufous-Warbler	Bathmocercus rufus	NFNP
384	Gray-capped Warbler	Eminia lepida	ANP,NFNP,NR
385	Red-faced Cisticola	Cisticola erythrops	ANP,NFNP,NR
386	Singing Cisticola	Cisticola cantans	ANP,NFNP,NR
387	Trilling Cisticola	Cisticola woosnami	ANP,NR
388	Chubb's Cisticola	Cisticola chubbi	ANP,NFNP,NR
389	Winding Cisticola	Cisticola marginatus	ANP,NR
390	Carruthers's Cisticola	Cisticola carruthersi	ANP,NR
391	Stout Cisticola	Cisticola robustus	ANP
392	Croaking Cisticola	Cisticola natalensis	ANP
393	Tabora Cisticola	Cisticola angusticauda	ANP
394	Siffling Cisticola	Cisticola brachypterus	ANP,NFNP,NR
395	Zitting Cisticola	Cisticola juncidis	ANP
396	Wing-snapping Cisticola	Cisticola ayresii	ANP,NFNP
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae
397	Papyrus Yellow-Warbler	Calamonastides gracilirostris	NR
398	African Yellow-Warbler	Iduna natalensis	NR
399	Mountain Yellow-Warbler	Iduna similis	NFNP
400	/Icterine Warbler/	Hippolais icterina	ANP,NFNP
401	/Sedge Warbler/	Acrocephalus schoenobaenus	ANP,NR
402	\|Marsh Warbler\|	Acrocephalus palustris
403	Common Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus scirpaceus	ANP,NR
404	Lesser Swamp Warbler	Acrocephalus gracilirostris	ANP,NFNP,NR
405	Greater Swamp Warbler	Acrocephalus rufescens	ANP,NR
406	/Great Reed Warbler/	Acrocephalus arundinaceus	ANP,NR
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae
407	\|River Warbler\|	Locustella fluviatilis
408	Fan-tailed Grassbird	Catriscus brevirostris	ANP
409	Evergreen-forest Warbler	Bradypterus lopezi	NFNP
410	Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler	Bradypterus cinnamomeus	NFNP
411	White-winged Swamp Warbler	Bradypterus carpalis	ANP,NR
412	Grauer's Swamp Warbler	Bradypterus graueri	NFNP
413	Highland Rush Warbler	Bradypterus centralis	NFNP,NR
Swallows: Hirundinidae
414	White-headed Sawwing	Psalidoprocne albiceps	ANP,NFNP,NR
415	Black Sawwing	Psalidoprocne pristoptera	NFNP
416	Gray-rumped Swallow	Pseudhirundo griseopyga	ANP
417	Banded Martin	Neophedina cincta	ANP,NR
418	Plain Martin	Riparia paludicola	NFNP
419	/Bank Swallow/	Riparia riparia	ANP
420	Southern Crag-Martin	Ptyonoprogne fuligula	ANP,NFNP,NR
421	\|Montane Blue Swallow\|	Hirundo atrocaerulea
422	/Barn Swallow/	Hirundo rustica	ANP,NFNP,NR
423	Angola Swallow	Hirundo angolensis	ANP,NFNP,NR
424	Wire-tailed Swallow	Hirundo smithii	ANP,NR
425	/Western House-Martin/	Delichon urbicum	NFNP
426	African Red-rumped Swallow	Cecropis melanocrissus	ANP,NFNP,NR
427	Lesser Striped Swallow	Cecropis abyssinica	ANP,NFNP,NR
428	Rufous-chested Swallow	Cecropis semirufa	ANP
429	Mosque Swallow	Cecropis senegalensis	ANP,NFNP
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae
430	Slender-billed Greenbul	Stelgidillas gracilirostris	NFNP
431	Pale-throated Greenbul	Atimastillas flavigula	ANP,NFNP,NR
432	Shelley's Greenbul	Arizelocichla masukuensis	NFNP
433	Kikuyu Mountain Greenbul	Arizelocichla kikuyuensis	NFNP
434	Yellow-whiskered Greenbul	Eurillas latirostris	NFNP,NR
435	Plain Greenbul	Eurillas curvirostris	NFNP
436	Yellow-streaked Greenbul	Phyllastrephus flavostriatus	NFNP
437	Cabanis's Greenbul	Phyllastrephus cabanisi	NFNP
438	Common Bulbul	Pycnonotus barbatus	ANP,NFNP,NR
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae
439	/Willow Warbler/	Phylloscopus trochilus	ANP,NFNP,NR
440	Brown Woodland-Warbler	Phylloscopus umbrovirens	NFNP
441	Red-faced Woodland-Warbler	Phylloscopus laetus	NFNP
Bush Warblers and Allies: Cettiidae
442	Neumann's Warbler	Hemitesia neumanni	NFNP
Sylviid Warblers and Allies: Sylviidae
443	/Eurasian Blackcap/	Sylvia atricapilla	NFNP
444	/Garden Warbler/	Sylvia borin	ANP
445	Rwenzori Hill Babbler	Sylvia atriceps	NFNP
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae
446	Green White-eye	Zosterops stuhlmanni	ANP,NFNP,NR
Fulvetta and Ground Babblers: Pellorneidae
447	Mountain Illadopsis	Illadopsis pyrrhoptera	NFNP
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae
448	Red-collared Mountain-Babbler	Turdoides rufocinctus	NFNP
449	Arrow-marked Babbler	Turdoides jardineii	ANP,NFNP,NR
450	Black-lored Babbler	Turdoides sharpei	ANP,NFNP,NR
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae
451	Red-billed Oxpecker	Buphagus erythroryncha	ANP
452	Yellow-billed Oxpecker	Buphagus africanus	ANP
Starlings: Sturnidae
453	Wattled Starling	Creatophora cinerea	ANP
454	#Violet-backed Starling#	Cinnyricinclus leucogaster	ANP,NFNP,NR
455	Slender-billed Starling	Onychognathus tenuirostris	NFNP
456	Waller's Starling	Onychognathus walleri	NFNP
457	Sharpe's Starling	Pholia sharpii	NFNP
458	Stuhlmann's Starling	Poeoptera stuhlmanni	NFNP
459	Rueppell's Starling	Lamprotornis purpuroptera	ANP,NR
460	Splendid Starling	Lamprotornis splendidus	ANP
461	Greater Blue-eared Starling	Lamprotornis chalybaeus	ANP
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae
462	White-tailed Ant-Thrush	Neocossyphus poensis	NFNP
463	Abyssinian Ground-Thrush	Geokichla piaggiae	NFNP
464	Abyssinian Thrush	Turdus abyssinicus	NFNP
465	African Thrush	Turdus pelios	ANP,NFNP,NR
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae
466	African Dusky Flycatcher	Muscicapa adusta	ANP,NFNP
467	/Spotted Flycatcher/	Muscicapa striata	ANP,NFNP
468	Swamp Flycatcher	Muscicapa aquatica	ANP,NR
469	Pale Flycatcher	Agricola pallidus	ANP,NFNP
470	Ashy Flycatcher	Fraseria caerulescens	NFNP
471	Yellow-eyed Black-Flycatcher	Melaenornis ardesiacus	NFNP
472	Southern Black-Flycatcher	Melaenornis pammelaina	ANP,NFNP,NR
473	White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher	Melaenornis fischeri	ANP,NFNP,NR
474	Brown-backed Scrub-Robin	Cercotrichas hartlaubi	ANP,NR
475	White-browed Scrub Robin	Cercotrichas leucophrys	ANP,NR
476	White-bellied Robin-Chat	Cossyphicula roberti	NFNP
477	Archer's Robin-Chat	Dessonornis archeri	NFNP
478	Cape Robin-Chat	Dessonornis caffra	NFNP
479	White-browed Robin-Chat	Cossypha heuglini	ANP,NFNP,NR
480	Red-capped Robin-Chat	Cossypha natalensis	ANP,NFNP,NR
481	Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat	Cossypha niveicapilla	ANP,NFNP
482	White-starred Robin	Pogonocichla stellata	NFNP
483	Red-throated Alethe	Chamaetylas poliophrys	NFNP
484	Gray-winged Robin-Chat	Sheppardia polioptera	ANP
485	Equatorial Akalat	Sheppardia aequatorialis	NFNP
486	/Semicollared Flycatcher/	Ficedula semitorquata	ANP
487	\|Collared Flycatcher\|	Ficedula albicollis	ANP
488	Miombo Rock-Thrush	Monticola angolensis	NFNP
489	/Whinchat/	Saxicola rubetra	ANP,NR
490	African Stonechat	Saxicola torquatus	ANP,NFNP,NR
491	Mocking Cliff-Chat	Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris	ANP
492	Sooty Chat	Myrmecocichla nigra	ANP,NFNP,NR
493	Arnot's Chat	Myrmecocichla arnotti	ANP,NFNP,NR
494	/Northern Wheatear/	Oenanthe oenanthe	ANP
495	Capped Wheatear	Oenanthe pileata	ANP
496	Isabelline Wheatear	Oenanthe isabellina	ANP
497	Familiar Chat	Oenanthe familiaris	ANP,NFNP
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae
498	Collared Sunbird	Hedydipna collaris	ANP,NFNP,NR
499	Green-headed Sunbird	Cyanomitra verticalis	ANP,NFNP,NR
500	Blue-throated Brown Sunbird	Cyanomitra cyanolaema	NFNP
501	Blue-headed Sunbird	Cyanomitra alinae	NFNP
502	Olive Sunbird	Cyanomitra olivacea	NFNP
503	Scarlet-chested Sunbird	Chalcomitra senegalensis	ANP,NFNP,NR
504	Purple-breasted Sunbird	Nectarinia purpureiventris	NFNP
505	Bronze Sunbird	Nectarinia kilimensis	ANP,NFNP,NR
506	Malachite Sunbird	Nectarinia famosa	NFNP
507	Olive-bellied Sunbird	Cinnyris chloropygius	ANP,NFNP
508	Stuhlmann's Sunbird	Cinnyris stuhlmanni	NFNP
509	Northern Double-collared Sunbird	Cinnyris reichenowi	NFNP
510	Regal Sunbird	Cinnyris regius	NFNP
511	[Rockefeller's Sunbird]	Cinnyris rockefelleri	NFNP
512	Marico Sunbird	Cinnyris mariquensis	ANP,NR
513	Red-chested Sunbird	Cinnyris erythrocercus	ANP,NFNP,NR
514	Purple-banded Sunbird	Cinnyris bifasciatus	ANP,NFNP
515	Variable Sunbird	Cinnyris venustus	ANP,NFNP,NR
516	Copper Sunbird	Cinnyris cupreus	ANP,NR
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae
517	Red-headed Weaver	Anaplectes rubriceps	ANP,NFNP,NR
518	Baglafecht Weaver	Ploceus baglafecht	ANP,NFNP,NR
519	Slender-billed Weaver	Ploceus pelzelni	ANP,NR
520	Black-necked Weaver	Ploceus nigricollis	ANP,NR
521	Spectacled Weaver	Ploceus ocularis	ANP,NR
522	Black-billed Weaver	Ploceus melanogaster	ANP,NFNP
523	Strange Weaver	Ploceus alienus	NFNP
524	Holub's Golden-Weaver	Ploceus xanthops	ANP,NFNP,NR
525	Northern Brown-throated Weaver	Ploceus castanops	ANP,NR
526	Lesser Masked-Weaver	Ploceus intermedius	ANP
527	Vieillot's Black Weaver	Ploceus nigerrimus	ANP,NR
528	Village Weaver	Ploceus cucullatus	ANP,NFNP,NR
529	Black-headed Weaver	Ploceus melanocephalus	ANP,NFNP,NR
530	Dark-backed Weaver	Ploceus bicolor	NFNP
531	Brown-capped Weaver	Ploceus insignis	NFNP
532	Compact Weaver	Pachyphantes superciliosus	ANP
533	&Cardinal Queleal	Quelea cardinalis	ANP,NR
534	&Red-billed Queleal	Quelea quelea	ANP,NR
535	Southern Red Bishop	Euplectes orix	ANP,NFNP,NR
536	Black-winged Bishop	Euplectes hordeaceus	ANP
537	White-winged Widowbird	Euplectes albonotatus	ANP
538	Red-collared Widowbird	Euplectes ardens	ANP,NR
539	Fan-tailed Widowbird	Euplectes axillaris	ANP,NR
540	Grosbeak Weaver	Amblyospiza albifrons	ANP,NFNP,NR
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae
541	Bronze Mannikin	Spermestes cucullata	ANP,NFNP,NR
542	Black-and-white Mannikin	Spermestes bicolor	ANP,NFNP,NR
543	White-collared Oliveback	Nesocharis ansorgei	NFNP,NR
544	Yellow-bellied Waxbill	Coccopygia quartinia	NFNP
545	Dusky Crimsonwing	Cryptospiza jacksoni	NFNP
546	Abyssinian Crimsonwing	Cryptospiza salvadorii	NFNP
547	Red-faced Crimsonwing	Cryptospiza reichenovii	NFNP
548	Gray-headed Nigrita	Nigrita canicapillus	NFNP
549	White-breasted Nigrita	Nigrita fusconotus	NFNP
550	Black-faced Waxbill	Brunhilda erythronotos	ANP,NR
551	Black-crowned Waxbill	Estrilda nonnula	ANP,NFNP,NR
552	Kandt's Waxbill	Estrilda kandti	NFNP
553	Fawn-breasted Waxbill	Estrilda paludicola	ANP,NFNP,NR
554	Common Waxbill	Estrilda astrild	ANP,NFNP,NR
555	Crimson-rumped Waxbill	Estrilda rhodopyga	ANP,NFNP,NR
556	Red-cheeked Cordonbleu	Uraeginthus bengalus	ANP,NFNP,NR
557	Red-headed Bluebill	Spermophaga ruficapilla	NFNP
558	Green-winged Pytilia	Pytilia melba	ANP,NR
559	Orange-winged Pytilia	Pytilia afra	ANP
560	Dusky Twinspot	Euschistospiza cinereovinacea	NFNP
561	Red-billed Firefinch	Lagonosticta senegala	ANP,NFNP,NR
562	African Firefinch	Lagonosticta rubricata	ANP,NFNP
Indigobirds: Viduidae
563	Pin-tailed Whydah	Vidua macroura	ANP,NFNP,NR
564	Broad-tailed Paradise-Whydah	Vidua obtusa	ANP
565	Village Indigobird	Vidua chalybeata	ANP,NR
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae
566	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	ANP,NFNP,NR
567	Northern Gray-headed Sparrow	Passer griseus	ANP,NFNP,NR
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae
568	Cape Wagtail	Motacilla capensis	ANP,NFNP,NR
569	Mountain Wagtail	Motacilla clara	NFNP
570	Gray Wagtail	Motacilla cinerea	NFNP
571	/Western Yellow Wagtail/	Motacilla flava	ANP,NR
572	African Pied Wagtail	Motacilla aguimp	ANP,NFNP,NR
573	African Pipit	Anthus cinnamomeus	ANP,NFNP,NR
574	Long-billed Pipit	Anthus similis	ANP
575	Plain-backed Pipit	Anthus leucophrys	ANP,NR
576	/Tree Pipit/	Anthus trivialis	ANP,NFNP
577	/Red-throated Pipit/	Anthus cervinus	ANP
578	Yellow-throated Longclaw	Macronyx croceus	ANP,NR
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae
579	Oriole Finch	Linurgus olivaceus	NFNP
580	Yellow-fronted Canary	Crithagra mozambicus	ANP,NFNP,NR
581	Western Citril	Crithagra frontalis	ANP,NFNP,NR
582	Papyrus Canary	Crithagra koliensis	NR
583	Black-throated Canary	Crithagra atrogularis	ANP,NR
584	Brimstone Canary	Crithagra sulphuratus	ANP,NR
585	Streaky Seedeater	Crithagra striolatus	ANP,NFNP,NR
586	Thick-billed Seedeater	Crithagra burtoni	NFNP,NR
587	Yellow-crowned Canary	Serinus flavivertex	NFNP
Thrush-Tanager: Rhodinocichlidae
588	Gray-chested Babbler	Kakamega poliothorax	NFNP
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae
589	Golden-breasted Bunting	Emberiza flaviventris	ANP,NR

*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 Park	416
Nyabarongo River	238
Nyungwa Forest National Park	287
Total Species	589

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.

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