Birds in Volcanoes National Park.

volcanoes National Park is one of the most visited national parks in Rwanda, situated in the northwestern region of the country. The park is famously known for hosting the endangered Mountain Gorillas. It is a premier high altitude bird watching destination in East Africa, attracting bird enthusiasts to come and watch the unique species that call this awesome park home. It hosts up to 237 bird species according to Avibase, and birds in Volcanoes National Park include Albertine Rift endemic species, migratory birds, forest birds, water birds, birds of prey, and the park’s residents. Bird watching in the park is best done in the morning hours and late afternoon when birds are most active. Volcanoes National Park has well maintained bird watching trails, which cater to all levels of birders, whether you are experienced or a beginner, the park offers excellent chances of spotting various bird species.

Birds in Volcanoes National Park.

Archer’s Ground Robin,Red-faced Woodland Warbler, Collared Apalis, Stranger Weaver, Dusky Crimsonwing, Rwenzori Double- collared Sunbird, Hottentot Teal, African Black Duck, Yellow-billed Duck, Handsome Francolin, Little Grebe, Speckled Pigeon, African Olive Pigeon, Dusky Turtle Dove, Mourning Collared Dove, Red-eyed Dove, Ring-necked Dove, Laughing Dove, African Green Pigeon, Tambourine Dove, Scarce Swift, African Palm Swift, Alpine Swift, White-rumped Swift, Little Swift, African Swift, Blue-headed Coucal, Levaillant’s Cuckoo, Klaas’s Cuckoo, African Emerald Cuckoo, Diederick Cuckoo, Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo, Red-chested Cuckoo, Black Crake, Red-knobbed Coot, Grey Crowned Crane, Ruwenzori Turaco, Black-billed Turaco, Ross’s Turaco, Marabou, Yellow-billed Stork, European White Stork, Pink-backed Pelican, Hamerkop, Cattle Egret, Grey Heron, Black-headed Heron, Goliath Heron, Purple Heron, Little Egret, African Sacred Ibis, Hadada Ibis, Great Cormorant, Three-banded Plover, African Snipe, Gray-hooded Gull, White-winged Tern, Black-winged Kite, European Honey Buzzard, African Harrier Hawk, Palm-nut Vulture, Brown Snake Eagle, White-headed Vulture, Hooded Vulture, Crowned Eagle, Martial Eagle, Long-crested Eagle, Tawny Eagle, African Hawk Eagle, Lizard Buzzard, African Marsh Harrier, Lizard Buzzard, Little Sparrowhawk, Ovambo Sparrowhawk, Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk, Black Sparrowhawk, Black Kite, Augur Buzzard, Eurasian Buzzard, Mountain Buzzard, Common Barn Owl, African Long-eared Owl, Speckled Mousebird, Crowned Hornbill, Cardinal Woodpecker, Olive Woodpecker, Western Green Tinkerbird, Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird, Spot-flanked Barbet, Double-toothed Barbet, European Bee-eater, Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater, Little Bee-eater, African Pygmy Kingfisher, Pied Kingfisher, Common Kestrel, African Hobby, Eurasian Hobby, Peregrine Falcon, Brown-necked Parrot, Ruwenzori Batis, Chinspot Batis, Chinspot Batis, Brown-throated Wattle-eye, Black-throated Wattle-eye, Lagden’s Bush-shrike, Northern Puffback, Brown-crowned Tchagra, Albertine Sooty Boubou, Mountain Sooty Boubou, Doherty’s Bush-shrike, Lühder’s Bush-shrike, Fork-tailed Drongo.

Other  birds in Volcanoes National Park include Mackinnon’s Shrike, Grey-backed Fiscal, Northern Fiscal, African Paradise-flycatcher, White-necked Raven, Pied Crow, Green-headed Sunbird, Collared Sunbird, Blue-headed Sunbird, Olive Sunbird, Scarlet-chested Sunbird, Bronzy Sunbird, Malachite Sunbird, Olive-bellied Sunbird, Scarlet-tufted Sunbird, Regal Sunbird, Northern Double-collared Sunbird, Red-chested Sunbird, Variable Sunbird, Copper Sunbird, Yellow Bishop, Fan-tailed Widowbird, Spectacled Weaver, Black-necked Weaver, Strange Weaver, Slender-billed Weaver, Baglafecht Weaver, Holub’s Weaver, Village Weaver, Black-headed Weaver, Brown-capped Weaver, Dark-backed Weaver, African Firefinch, Red-billed Firefinch, Fawn-breasted Waxbill, Common Waxbill, Red-headed Bluebill, Red-faced Crimson-wing, Shelley’s Crimson-wing, Zebra Waxbill, Bronze Mannikin, Northern Grey-headed Sparrow, House Sparrow, Cape Wagtail, Mountain Wagtail, Oriole Finch, Black-throated Canary, Papyrus Canary, Yellow-crowned Canary, Yellow-fronted Canary, Streaky Canary, Golden-breasted Bunting, White-bellied Crested-flycatcher, Blue-and-white Crested-flycatcher, Stripe-breasted Tit, White-browed Crombec, Mountain Apalis, Chestnut-throated Apalis, Black-faced Rufous Warbler, Tawny-flanked Prinia, Grey-capped Warbler, Grey-backed Camaroptera, Black-throated Apalis, Grauer’s Swamp Warbler, Evergreen-forest Warbler, Bracken Warbler, Dark-capped Yellow Warbler, Bracken Warbler, Dark-capped Yellow Warbler, Mountain Yellow Warbler, Wire-tailed Swallow, Red-rumped Swallow, Angolan Swallow, Rock Martin, White-headed Saw-wing, Lesser Striped Swallow, Sand Martin, Yellow-whiskered Greenbul, Eastern Mountain Greenbul, Common Chiffchaff, Red-faced Woodland Warbler, Brown Woodland Warbler, Eurasian Blackcap, African Yellow White-eye, Mountain Thrush Babbler, Arrow-marked Babbler, Abyssinian Thrush, White-browed Robin Chat, White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher, Ethiopian Thrush, Amethyst Starling, White-browed Scrub Robin, African Dusky Flycatcher, Red-capped Robin Chat, Familiar Chat.