Rwanda is a Birdwatchers' Paradise with 703 Species with several new species added to the country list since 2010, 29 Albertine Rift endemics with diverse habitats and the best montane birding in Africa. Rwanda contains the highest concentration of birds per square kilometer in Africa, being a small country with an area cover of just 26,338 square kilometers. Rwanda has a diversity of habitats from the mountainous forests of the Albertine Rift, to the many wetlands and the savannah of Akagera National Park. The compact nature of the country, its safety and excellent road network means travel to these different areas is quick and easy. The majority of the country is around 1500 meters above sea level meaning the climate is pleasant year-round.
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Birding Destinations in Rwanda
Birding in Gishwati Mukura National Park
Gishwati-Mukura National Park is located in west Rwanda, in the mountains above Lake Kivu. This is Rwanda's newest national park and currently the focus of extensive rehabilitation efforts. The forests hold good birdlife Gishwati, 232 species and Mukura 163 species including several Albertine Rift Endemics and forest specialists.
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Birding in Lake Kivu
Some 244 bird species are known from this Important Birding Area. The area is important as the southern limit of many Sudan - Guinea Savanna biome birds. The most interesting species known from this little explored region is the submontane sunbird Nectarinia preussi of the Afrotropical Highlands biome.
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Birding in Volcanoes National Park
At least 16 bird species occur in Kakamega but nowhere else in Kenya, and another 30 (such as Psittacus erithacus) are probably now confined to this site. The grassy glades have their own distinctive avifauna, with many moist-grassland species that are now rare elsewhere in western Kenya. Regionally threatened species include Circaetus cinerascens (fairly common resident), Hieraaetus ayresii (relatively abundant),
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Birding in Kigali
This is probably the world stronghold of Macronyx sharpei, a threatened Kenya bird endemic. The species is confined to grassland, preferring short-grass fields with tussocks, and in good habitat occurs at densities of 0.8 individuals/ hactares. Cisticola aberdare is thought to occur in the higher parts of the plateau, close to the Aberdare mountains,
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Birding in Nyungwe Forest National Park
Lake Elementeita is home to 13 globally threatened bird species and some of the highest bird diversities in the world. Due to the assemblage of various birds of conservation concern, such as the threatened, range-restricted Grey-crested Helmet-shrike nearly threatened which occurs in the surrounding woodland where it may be resident.
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Birding in Akagera National Park
The extensive network of tracks within the park allows birders to visit the many lakes, swamps, hills, grasslands and woodlands to search for some of the parks special birds including, Red-faced Barbet (localized to the Lake Victoria Basin), Papyrus Gonolek, White-winged Warbler and African Finfoot. With luck you might also see the enigmatic Shoebill amongst the papyrus.
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Birding in Rwanda Wetlands
Lake Naivasha and its surrounding harbour numerous bird species that include kingfishers, pelicans, great cormorants, fish Eagles, Pelicans, Grey-backed fiscal, hawks, cuckoos, woodpeckers, shrikes, Cape Teal, Pied Avocet, Black Heron, Goliath Heron, Maccoa Duck, Great White Pelican, Common Greenshank, Ruff, Green Sandpiper, Hilderbrandt's Francolin, Arrow-marked Babbler, African Fish Eagle.
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6 days of Rwanda gorilla and bird watching safari
This 6 day Rwanda gorilla and birding safari will lead you to Nyungwe Forest National Park for birdwatching and later go for gorilla trekking in Volcano National Park. This safari will start and end in Kigali, which is the major entry and exists for all visitors heading to Rwanda for safari experiences.
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9 days of Rwanda gorilla and bird watching safari
The 9 day Rwanda gorilla and birding safari will take you to Rwanda's best birdwatching destinations, which include Akagera National Park, Nyungwe Forest National Park, and Volcano National Park. The safari will start and end at Kigali International Airport.