Bird Species to See in Gishwati- Mukura National Park.
Gishwati- Mukura National Park is a prominent birdwatching destination in Rwanda, found in the western region of the country within the Albertine Rift. It attracts hundreds of bird lovers to explore the park’s unique bird species. Travellers planning their birdwatching safaris often ask about the bird species to see in Gishwati- Mukura National Park. This blog will list some of the birds to encounter on your safari. The park is blessed with more than 230 bird species in Gishwati Forest and 163 birds in Mukura Forest, making it one of the most rewarding birding destinations in the country. These birds include forest birds, Albertine Rift endemics, water birds, park’s resident and migratory bird species. The presence of the rich avian life is supported by its diverse natural systems such as wetlands, grasslands, tropical rainforests, and montane forests, which provide habitats to various bird species. Bird watching in Gishwati- Mukura National Park provides exceptional experiences to all birders, whether you are an experienced birder or simply a beginner.
Bird Species to See in Gishwati- Mukura National Park.
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, 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, 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, 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, Little Swift, Red-chested Flufftail, Black Crake, Gray Crowned-Crane, Black-headed Heron, Hadada Ibis.
Other Bird Species to see in Gishwati- Mukura National Park 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, Gray-chested Babbler, Dusky-brown Flycatcher, Yellow-eyed Black-Flycatcher, White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher, Archer’s Robin-Chat , 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, 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, Cape Robin-Chat, White-browed Robin-Chat, Red-capped Robin-Chat, White-starred Robin, Red-throated Alethe.
