Bird Species in Gishwati- Mukura National Park.

Gishwati- Mukura National Park is one of the best bird-watching destinations in Rwanda, celebrated for hosting a wide range of bird species. It’s situated in the western region of the country. The park is a paradise for birdwatching, home to over 230 bird species, including Albertine Rift endemics, forest birds, water birds, migratory birds, and the park’s endemic species, which are rare to find anywhere else. The park’s rich avian life is supported by the presence of a mix of ecosystems, which include wetlands, tropical rainforests, grasslands and montane forests which provide habitats for various bird species. This blog will list bird species in Gishwati- Mukura National Park which bird enthusiasts and ornithologists can encounter on their bird safari in the park.

Bird Species in Gishwati- Mukura National Park.

Handsome Francolin, Scaly Francolin, Rameron Pigeon, Dusky Turtle-Dove, Red-eyed Dove, Blue-spotted Wood-Dove, Tambourine Dove, African Green-Pigeon, Great Blue Turaco, Black-billed Turaco, Rwenzori Turaco, Blue-headed Coucal, Blue Malkoha, Klaas’s Cuckoo, African Emerald Cuckoo, Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo, Black Cuckoo, Red-chested Cuckoo, Rwenzori Nightjar, Square-tailed Nightjar, Little Swift, Red-chested Flufftail, Black Crake, Gray Crowned-Crane, Black-headed Heron, Hadada Ibis, African Harrier-Hawk, Hooded Vulture, Tawny Eagle, African Goshawk, Black Goshawk, Black Kite (Yellow-billed), Mountain Buzzard, Augur Buzzard, Verreaux’s Eagle-Ow, Red-chested Owlet, African Wood-Ow, Speckled Mousebird, Narina Trogon, Bar-tailed Trogon, White-headed Woodhoopoe, Crowned Hornbill, Gray-headed Kingfisher, Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater, Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird, Lesser Honeyguide, Scaly-throated Honeyguide, Elliot’s Woodpecker, Cardinal Woodpecker, Bearded Woodpecker, Olive Woodpecker, Tullberg’s Woodpecker, Eurasian Kestrel, Rwenzori Batis, Chinspot Batis, Northern Puffback, Lüdher’s Bushshrike, Tropical Boubou, Willard’s Sooty Boubou, Albertine Boubou, Many-colored Bushshrike, Doherty’s Bushshrike, Lagden’s Bushshrike, Gray Cuckooshrike, Black Cuckooshrike, Mackinnon’s Shrike, Northern Fiscal, African Golden Oriole, Black-tailed Oriole, Common Bulbul (Dark-capped), White-browed Crombec, Grauer’s Warbler, Red-faced Woodland-Warbler, African Yellow-Warbler, Mountain Yellow-Warbler, African Reed Warbler, Evergreen-Forest Warbler, Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler, Grauer’s Swamp Warbler, Rwenzori Apalis, Green-backed Camaroptera, Black-throated Apalis, Black-faced Apalis, Chestnut-throated Apalis , Banded Prinia, Black-faced Rufous-Warbler, Gray-capped Warbler, Chubb’s Cisticola, African Yellow White-eye, Rwenzori Hill Babbler, Mountain Illadopsis.

Other Bird Species to encounter in Gishwati- Mukura National Park. Gray-chested Babbler, Dusky-brown Flycatcher, Yellow-eyed Black-Flycatcher, White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher, Archer’s Robin-Chat , Cape Robin-Chat, White-browed Robin-Chat, Red-capped Robin-Chat, White-starred Robin, Red-throated Alethe, Equatorial Akalat, African Stonechat, Abyssinian Ground-Thrush, Abyssinian Thrush, Slender-billed Starling, Waller’s Starling, Sharpe’s Starling, Stuhlmann’s Starling, Collared Sunbird, Green-headed Sunbird, Blue-headed Sunbird, Olive Sunbird, Scarlet-chested Sunbird, Purple-breasted Sunbird, Bronze Sunbird, Malachite Sunbird, Stuhlmann’s Sunbird, Northern Double-collared Sunbird, Regal Sunbird, Variable Sunbird, Cape Wagtail, Mountain Wagtail, African Pied Wagtail, African Pipit, Yellow-fronted Canary, Western Citril, Streaky Seedeater, Thick-billed Seedeater, Yellow-crowned Canary, Golden-breasted Bunting, Baglafecht Weaver, Strange Weaver, Holub’s Golden Weaver, Brown-capped Weaver, Yellow-bellied Waxbill, Dusky Crimsonwing, Fawn-breasted Waxbill, Crimson-rumped Waxbill, Common Waxbill, Black-crowned Waxbill, Kandt’s Waxbill, African Paradise-Flycatcher, Pied Crow, White-necked Raven, Rock Martin, Angola Swallow, Red-rumped Swallow, White-headed Sawwing, Black Sawwing, White-tailed Blue Flycatcher, Stripe-breasted Tit, Eastern Mountain-Greenbu, Yellow-whiskered Greenbul, Yellow-streaked Greenbu.