RWANDA SPECIALTY BIRDS LIST
Accessible Species
AFRICA RWANDA
| # Species: | 707 |
| # Excl Vagrants: | 693 |
| # Endemics: | 1 |
| # Near Endemics: | 6 |
OTHER COUNTRIES IN AFRICA
BIRDING LOCALES
DISTRIBUTION CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| E | Endemic | 1 |
| LC | Local | 3 |
| NE | Near Endemic | 6 |
| RR | Restricted Range | 46 |
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 specialty birds in the country occurring in locales typically visited by birding tours. Specialties include endemics and globally threatened, vulnerable or endangered. 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.*
| 1 | Ring-necked Francolin | Scleroptera streptophorus | NT | |
| 2 | Denham's Bustard | Neotis denhami | NT | |
| 3 | Purple-crested Turaco | Gallirex porphyreolophus | RR | |
| 4 | Rwenzori Turaco | Gallirex johnstoni | NE | |
| 5 | White-crested Turaco | Tauraco leucolophus | RR | |
| 6 | Montane Nightjar | Caprimulgus poliocephalus | RR | |
| 7 | African Swift | Apus barbatus | RR | |
| 8 | Gray Crowned-Crane | Balearica regulorum | EN | |
| 9 | Forbes's Plover | Thinornis forbesi | RR | |
| 10 | /Eurasian Curlew/ | Numenius arquata | NT | |
| 11 | /Black-tailed Godwit/ | Limosa limosa | NT | |
| 12 | /Great Snipe/ | Gallinago media | NT | |
| 13 | /Curlew Sandpiper/ | Calidris ferruginea | NT | |
| 14 | |Black-winged Pratincole| | Glareola nordmanni | NT | |
| 15 | African Woolly-necked Stork | Ciconia microscelis | NT | |
| 16 | /Malagasy Pond-Heron/ | Ardeola idae | EN | |
| 17 | Shoebill | Balaeniceps rex | RR | V |
| 18 | White-headed Vulture | Trigonoceps occipitalis | CR | |
| 19 | Lappet-faced Vulture | Torgos tracheliotos | EN | |
| 20 | Hooded Vulture | Necrosyrtes monachus | CR | |
| 21 | White-backed Vulture | Gyps africanus | CR | |
| 22 | Rueppell's Griffon | Gyps rueppelli | CR | |
| 23 | Bateleur | Terathopius ecaudatus | EN | |
| 24 | Crowned Eagle | Stephanoaetus coronatus | NT | |
| 25 | Martial Eagle | Polemaetus bellicosus | EN | |
| 26 | Tawny Eagle | Aquila rapax | V | |
| 27 | /Steppe Eagle/ | Aquila nipalensis | EN | |
| 28 | Cassin's Hawk-Eagle | Aquila africana | RR | |
| 29 | Black Goshawk | Astur melanoleucus | RR | |
| 30 | /Pallid Harrier/ | Circus macrourus | NT | |
| 31 | Mountain Buzzard | Buteo oreophilus | NT | |
| 32 | Albertine Owlet | Glaucidium albertinum | NE | NT |
| 33 | Forest Scimitarbill | Rhinopomastus castaneiceps | RR | |
| 34 | Crested Barbet | Trachyphonus vaillantii | RR | |
| 35 | Red-faced Barbet | Lybius rubrifacies | RR | NT |
| 36 | Dwarf Honeyguide | Indicator pumilio | NE | |
| 37 | Nubian Woodpecker | Campethera nubica | RR | |
| 38 | Bennett's Woodpecker | Campethera bennettii | LC | |
| 39 | Red-necked Falcon | Falco chicquera | NT | |
| 40 | |Red-footed Falcon| | Falco vespertinus | V | |
| 41 | |Sooty Falcon| | Falco concolor | V | |
| 42 | Lanner Falcon | Falco biarmicus | RR | |
| 43 | Petit's Cuckooshrike | Campephaga petiti | RR | |
| 44 | Rwenzori Batis | Batis diops | RR | |
| 45 | Brubru | Nilaus afer | RR | |
| 46 | Papyrus Gonolek | Laniarius mufumbiri | RR | NT |
| 47 | Willard's Sooty Boubou | Laniarius willardi | RR | |
| 48 | Many-colored Bushshrike | Chlorophoneus multicolor | RR | |
| 49 | Lagden's Bushshrike | Malaconotus lagdeni | NT | |
| 50 | Gray-headed Bushshrike | Malaconotus blanchoti | RR | |
| 51 | Velvet-mantled Drongo | Dicrurus modestus | RR | |
| 52 | Souza's Shrike | Lanius souzae | LC | |
| 53 | Violet-backed Hyliota | Hyliota violacea | RR | |
| 54 | Rwenzori Apalis | Oreolais ruwenzorii | RR | |
| 55 | Black-faced Apalis | Apalis personata | RR | |
| 56 | Kungwe Apalis | Apalis argentea | RR | |
| 57 | Papyrus Yellow-Warbler | Calamonastides gracilirostris | V | |
| 58 | Evergreen-forest Warbler | Bradypterus lopezi | RR | |
| 59 | Grauer's Swamp Warbler | Bradypterus graueri | RR | V |
| 60 | |Montane Blue Swallow| | Hirundo atrocaerulea | V | |
| 61 | Shelley's Greenbul | Arizelocichla masukuensis | RR | |
| 62 | Neumann's Warbler | Hemitesia neumanni | RR | |
| 63 | Red-collared Mountain-Babbler | Turdoides rufocinctus | RR | |
| 64 | Red-billed Oxpecker | Buphagus erythroryncha | RR | |
| 65 | Sharpe's Starling | Pholia sharpii | RR | |
| 66 | Splendid Starling | Lamprotornis splendidus | RR | |
| 67 | Ashy Flycatcher | Fraseria caerulescens | RR | |
| 68 | Archer's Robin-Chat | Dessonornis archeri | NE | |
| 69 | Cape Robin-Chat | Dessonornis caffra | RR | |
| 70 | Miombo Rock-Thrush | Monticola angolensis | LC | |
| 71 | Capped Wheatear | Oenanthe pileata | RR | |
| 72 | Blue-throated Brown Sunbird | Cyanomitra cyanolaema | RR | |
| 73 | Blue-headed Sunbird | Cyanomitra alinae | NE | |
| 74 | Stuhlmann's Sunbird | Cinnyris stuhlmanni | RR | |
| 75 | Northern Double-collared Sunbird | Cinnyris reichenowi | RR | |
| 76 | Regal Sunbird | Cinnyris regius | RR | |
| 77 | Red-headed Weaver | Anaplectes rubriceps | RR | |
| 78 | Strange Weaver | Ploceus alienus | NE | |
| 79 | Compact Weaver | Pachyphantes superciliosus | RR | |
| 80 | &Cardinal Queleal | Quelea cardinalis | RR | |
| 81 | Black-faced Waxbill | Brunhilda erythronotos | RR | |
| 82 | Orange-winged Pytilia | Pytilia afra | RR | |
| 83 | 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.