Most Sought- After Birds in Akagera National Park.
Akagera National Park is an incredible bird watching site in Rwanda, celebrated for hosting the highest number of bird species in the country. It’s located in the eastern part of Rwanda, along the border with Tanzania. It’s the only savannah national park in Rwanda, suitable for bird enthusiasts seeking savannah birds. This blog will list some of the most sought-after birds in Akagera National Park that bird lovers shouldn’t miss on their bird checklist. The park is home to over 500 bird species, making it a top birding destination in the country with various unique bird species. These birds include water birds, savannah birds, migratory birds, birds of prey and the park’s endemic species. Birding is best done while on game drives, nature walks and boat cruises.
Most Sought- After Birds in Akagera National Park.
- Red- faced Barbet
- Sooty Falcon
- African Openbill Stork
- Black- headed Gonolek
- Hamerkop
- Giant Kingfisher
- Woodland Kingfisher
- Purple-crested Turaco
- Blue-shouldered Robin-chat
- Northern Brown-throated Weaver
- Village Weaver
- Tabora Cisticola
- Helmeted Guineafowl
- Grey Crowned Crane
- African Wattled Lapwing
- Marabou Stork
- African Woolly-necked Stork
- Goliath Heron
- Purple Heron
- Squacco Heron
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Dimorphic Egret
- Great Egret
- African Jacana
- Lesser Jacana
- White-faced Whistling Duck
- Red-faced barbet
- Shoebill Stork
- Saddle-billed Stork
- African Fish Eagle
- Martial Eagle
- Long-crested Eagle
- Denham’s Bustard
- Red-winged Francolin
- Ring-necked Francolin
- Brown-chested Lapwing
- Crowned Lapwing
- Striped Pipit
- Short-tailed Pipit
- Grey Heron
- Little Egret
- Western Reef Heron
- Spur-winged Goose
- Egyptian Goose
- Booted Eagle
- Beaudouin’s Snake Eagle
- Brown Snake Eagle
- Grasshopper Buzzard
- Augur Buzzard
- Palm-nut Vulture
- Hooded Vulture
- Lappet-faced Vulture
- Bateleur
- African Harrier Hawk
- Osprey
- Eleonora’s Falcon
- Amur Falcon
- Lesser Kestrel
- Verreaux’s Eagle Owl
- Marsh Owl
- African Pied Wagtail
- Pied Crow
- Malachite Kingfisher
- Pied Kingfisher
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
- Little Bee-eater
- White-fronted Bee-eater
- European Bee-eater
- Lilac-breasted Roller
- Ross’s Turaco
- White-crested Turaco
- Heuglin’s Robin-chat
- Crested Barbet
- Double-toothed Barbet
- Cardinal Woodpecker
- Nubian Woodpecker
- Winding Cisticola
- Zitting Cisticola
- Vieillot’s Black Weaver
- Golden-backed Weaver
- Pin-tailed Whydah
- Red-billed Quelea
- Cabanis’s Bunting
- Yellow-bellied Eremomela
- Carruthers’s Cisticola
- Fork-tailed Drongo
- Grey-backed Fiscal
- Souza’s Shrike
- Black-headed Gonolek
- Papyrus Gonolek
- Slate-colored Boubou
- Northern Puffback
- Tropical Boubou
- African Pygmy Kingfisher
Other most sought after birds in Akagera National Park include Pink-backed Pelican, Bateleur, Common Ringed Plover, Senegal Lapwing, Spur-winged Lapwing, Lesser Jacana, African Jacana, Bar-tailed Godwit, Common Sandpiper, Common Snipe, African Snipe, African Skimmer, Little Grebe, Saddle-billed Stork, African Darter, Greater Painted-Snipe, Hooded Vulture, Lappet-faced Vulture, European Honey-buzzard, Western Banded Snake-Eagle, Bat Hawk, Martial Eagle, Dark Chanting-Goshawk, Booted Eagle, Green Woodhoopoe, Red-headed Weaver, African Gray Hornbill, White-throated Bee-eater, European Bee-eater, Little Bee-eater, Western Barn Owl, Verreaux’s Eagle-Owl, African Barred Owlet, Spotted Eagle-Owl, African Harrier-Hawk, Marsh Owl, Speckled Mouse bird, Narina Trogon, Common Hoopoe.
