Most Sought-After Bird Species in Nyungwe Forest National Park.
This most sought-after bird species blog in Nyungwe Forest National Park will highlight the unique bird species found in the park, reflecting the park’s status as a true haven for bird watching in East Africa. Nyungwe Forest is an important birding area classified by BirdLife International. It is hosts up to 310 bird species such as 27 Albertine Rift endemics, forest birds, water birds, park’s endemic species and migratory bird species. Bird watching in the park is best done in the morning or late afternoon hours when birds are most active. The park has various birding trails which caters to all levels of birders, whether you are a beginner or an experienced birder, Nyugwe Forest National Park should be added to your bucket list.
Most Sought After Bird Species in Nyungwe Forest National Park.
- Neumann’s Warbler
- African Hill Babbler
- Black-and-white Casqued Hornbill
- Crowned Hornbill
- Kungwe Apalis
- Great Blue Turaco
- African Green Pigeon
- Olive Pigeon
- Rwenzori Apalis
- Yellow-eyed Black Flycatcher
- African Emerald Cuckoo
- Red-faced Woodland Warbler
- Mountain Masked Apalis
- Red-collared Babbler
- Purple-breasted Sunbird
- Rwenzori Double-collared Sunbird
- Stuhlmann’s Sunbird
- Collared Sunbird
- Grauer’s Swamp Warbler
- Stripe-breasted Tit
- Rwenzori Batis
- Collared Apalis
- Black-faced Apalis
- Rwenzori Turaco
- Black-billed Turaco
- Ross’s Turaco
- Afep Pigeon
- Rameron Pigeon
- Lemon Dove
- Blue-spotted Wood Dove
- Tambourine Dove
- Emerald-spotted Wood Dove
- Red-eyed 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
- Handsome Francolin
- 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
- 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
- Regal Sunbird
- Rockefeller’s Sunbird
- Blue-headed Sunbird
- Chapin’s Flycatcher
- Red-throated Alethe
- White-starred Robin
- Archer’s Robin-Chat
- Kivu Ground Thrush
- Olive Thrush
- Equatorial Akalat
- Strange Weaver
- Black-headed Waxbill
- Dusky Crimsonwing
- Shelley’s Crimsonwing
- Red-faced Crimsonwing
- Dusky Twinspot
- Congo Bay Owl
- Mountain Wagtail
- Cape Wagtail
- Elliot’s Woodpecker
- Dwarf Honeyguide
- White-headed Wood Hoopoe
- Slender-billed Starling
- White-necked Raven
- African Saw-wing
- Black Saw-wing
- Paradise Flycatcher
- Doherty’s Bushshrike
- White-headed Wood Hoopoe
- White-tailed Blue Flycatcher
- Fraser’s Forest Flycatcher
- Grey-throated Barbet
- Yellow-billed Barbet
Other most sought after birds in Nyungwe Forest National Park include, Variable Sunbird, Copper Sunbird, White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher, Sharpe’s Starling, Holub’s Golden Weaver, Red-chested Cuckoo, African Emerald Cuckoo, Olive Woodpecker, Yellow-crested Woodpecker, Golden-crowned Woodpecker, Ashy Flycatcher, Red-headed Malimbe, Little Greenbul, Slender-billed Greenbul, Rwenzori Double- Collared Sunbird, Blue-headed Sunbird, Back-faced Apalis, Malachite Sunbird, Baglafecht Weaver, Snowy-headed Robin-chat, Vieillot’s Black Weaver, Black-necked Weaver, Stranger Weaver, Waller’s Starling, Bronze-naped Pigeon, African Scops Owl.
