Major Bird Species to See in Nyungwe Forest National Park.
Nyungwe Forest National Park is one of Africa’s oldest and most biodiverse rainforests, making it a premier destination for birdwatching enthusiasts. It is home to over 320 bird species including numerous Albertine Rift endemics, forest birds, water birds, and migratory species. This rich biodiversity is supported by the park’s unique natural systems like swamps, tropical rainforest, woodland and waterfalls that provide habitats to unique bird species. Nyungwe Forest National Park offers a unique opportunity to encounter rate and powerful birds in their natural montane forest habitats. This blog will outline some of the major bird species to see in Nyungwe Forest National Park on your bird watching safaris.
Major Bird Species to See in Nyungwe Forest National Park
- Red-collared Babbler
- Regal Sunbird
- Rockefeller’s Sunbird
- Blue-headed Sunbird
- Chapin’s Flycatcher
- Red-throated Alethe
- White-starred Robin
- Archer’s Robin-Chat
- Kivu Ground Thrush
- Handsome Francolin
- Kungwe Apalis
- Rwenzori Apalis
- Yellow-eyed Black Flycatcher
- Tambourine Dove
- Emerald-spotted Wood Dove
- Red-eyed Dove
- Neumann’s Warbler
- Red-faced Woodland Warbler
- Mountain Masked Apalis
- Purple-breasted Sunbird
- Rwenzori Double-collared Sunbird
- Stuhlmann’s Sunbird
- Collared Sunbird
- Grauer’s Swamp Warbler
- Black-faced Apalis
- Great Blue Turaco
- Rwenzori Turaco
- Black-billed Turaco
- Ross’s Turaco
- Black-and-white Casqued Hornbill
- Crowned Hornbill
- African Green Pigeon
- Olive Pigeon
- Afep Pigeon
- Rameron Pigeon
- Lemon Dove
- Blue-spotted Wood Dove
- Crowned Eagle
- Forest Buzzard
- African Goshawk
- Cassin’s Hawk-Eagle
- Mountain Buzzard
- African Wood Owl
- Albertine Owlet
- Chestnut Owlet
- Verreaux’s Eagle-Owl
- African Crowned Eagle
- Scaly Spurfowl
- Red-chested Flufftail
- Spur-winged Goose
- African Black Duck
- Yellow-billed Duck
- Little Grebe
- Blue-headed Coucal
- White-browed Coucal
- Dideric Cuckoo
- Klaas’s Cuckoo
- African Emerald Cuckoo
- Red-chested Cuckoo
- Black Cuckoo
- Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo
- Montane Nightjar
- Square-tailed Nightjar
- African Swift
- Little Swift
- White-rumped Swift
- Bar-tailed Trogon
- Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater
- African Emerald Cuckoo (forest type)
- Woodland Kingfisher
- African Pygmy Kingfisher
- Olive Thrush
- Equatorial Akalat
- Strange Weaver
- Black-headed Waxbill
- Dusky Crimsonwing
- Shelley’s Crimsonwing
- Red-faced Crimsonwing
- Dusky Twinspot
- Slender-billed Starling
- White-necked Raven
- African Saw-wing
- Black Saw-wing
- Paradise Flycatcher
- Dwarf Honeyguide
- White-headed Wood Hoopoe
- African Hill Babbler
- Stripe-breasted Tit
- Rwenzori Batis
- Collared Apalis
- Doherty’s Bushshrike
- Congo Bay Owl
- Mountain Wagtail
- Cape Wagtail
- White-headed Wood Hoopoe
- White-tailed Blue Flycatcher
- Fraser’s Forest Flycatcher
- Grey-throated Barbet
- Yellow-billed Barbet
- Elliot’s Woodpecker
Other major bird species to see in Nyungwe Forest National Park include, African Emerald Cuckoo, Olive Woodpecker, Yellow-crested Woodpecker, Ashy Flycatcher, Holub’s Golden Weaver, Black-necked Weaver, Stranger Weaver, Bronze-naped Pigeon, African Scops Owl, Red-chested Cuckoo, Golden-crowned Woodpecker, Copper Sunbird, Malachite Sunbird, Baglafecht Weaver, Snowy-headed Robin-chat, Vieillot’s Black Weaver, Blue-headed Sunbird, Back-faced Apalis, Waller’s Starling, Red-headed Malimbe, Little Greenbul, Slender-billed Greenbul, Variable Sunbird, White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher, Sharpe’s Starling, Rwenzori Double- Collared Sunbird.
