Rwanda
2014 Birdlist Column A: Number of days this species was seen on the 2014 tour. Column B: Maximum daily count for this species on the 2014 tour. Column C: H= Heard only; (H) = Mostly heard but some seen
A B C
Little Grebe 2 50 Tachybaptus ruficollis
Great Cormorant 6 200 Phalacrocorax carbo
Reed Cormorant 4 12 Phalacrocorax africanus
African Darter 4 30 Anhinga rufa
Pink-backed Pelican 3 6 Pelecanus rufescens
Little Bittern 2 1 Ixobrychus minutus
Black-crowned Night Heron 2 20 Nycticorax nycticorax
Squacco Heron 4 12 Ardeola ralloides
Rufous-bellied Heron 1 1 Ardeola rufiventris
Cattle Egret 7 300 Bubulcus ibis
Striated Heron 3 6 Butorides striata
Little Egret 5 6 Egretta garzetta
Intermediate Egret 1 15 Egretta intermedia
Great Egret 6 20 Egretta alba
Purple Heron 2 4 Ardea purpurea
Grey Heron 3 4 Ardea cinerea
Black-headed Heron 7 8 Ardea melanocephala
Goliath Heron 3 4 Ardea goliath
Hamerkop 9 6 Scopus umbretta
Yellow-billed Stork 4 8 Mycteria ibis
African Openbill 2 30 Anastomus lamelligerus
Marabou Stork 4 2 Leptoptilos crumeniferus
Glossy Ibis 1 2 Plegadis falcinellus
Hadada Ibis 9 6 Bostrychia hagedash
Sacred Ibis 6 20 Threskiornis aethiopicus
African Spoonbill 3 3 Platalea alba
Fulvous Whistling Duck 1 2 Dendrocygna bicolor
White-faced Whistling Duck 4 200 Dendrocygna viduata
Egyptian Goose 3 6 Alopochen aegyptiaca
Spur-winged Goose 4 6 Plectropterus gambensis
Yellow-billed Duck 4 8 Anas undulata
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Rwanda 2014 Birdlist… 2
Red-billed Duck 1 15 Anas erythrorhyncha
Hottentot Teal 1 30 Anas hottentota
Black-shouldered Kite 1 1 Elanus caeruleus
Black Kite 6 20 Milvus migrans
Osprey 1 1 Pandion haliaetus
African Fish Eagle 6 20 Haliaeetus vocifer
Palm Nut Vulture 1 1 Gypohierax angolensis
Hooded Vulture 4 5 Necrosyrtes monachus
Lappet-faced Vulture 1 4 Torgos tracheliotus
White-headed Vulture 1 2 Trigonoceps occipitalis
Black-chested Snake Eagle 2 2 Circaetus pectoralis
Brown Snake Eagle 2 4 Circaetus cinereus
Western Banded Snake Eagle 1 1 Circaetus cinerascens
Bateleur 4 2 Terathopius ecaudatus
African Harrier Hawk 6 3 Polyboroides typus
African Marsh Harrier 3 1 Circus ranivorus
Western Marsh Harrier 3 4 Circus aeruginosus
Little Sparowhawk 2 1 Accipiter minullus
Black Sparrowhawk 3 2 Accipiter melanoleucus
Lizard Buzzard 1 1 Kaupifalco monogrammicus
European Honey Buzzard 2 4 Pernis apivorus
Common Buzzard 2 1 Buteo buteo
Mountain Buzzard 3 2 Buteo oreophilus
Augur Buzzard 7 10 Buteo augur
Lesser Spotted Eagle 1 1 Aquila pomarina
Wahlberg's Eagle 6 3 Aquila wahlbergi
African Hawk Eagle 2 1 Hieraaetus spilogaster
Long-crested Eagle 8 6 Lophaetus occipitalis
Cassin's Hawk Eagle 1 1 Spizaetus africanus
Martial Eagle 1 2 Polemaetus bellicosus
Common Kestrel 2 1 Falco tinnunculus
Grey Kestrel 3 1 Falco ardosiaceus
Eurasian Hobby 2 2 Falco subbuteo
African Hobby 2 2 Falco cuvierii
Lanner Falcon 2 3 Falco biarmicus
Helmeted Guineafowl 4 20 Numida meleagris
Hildebrandt's Francolin 3 6 Francolinus hildebrandti
Handsome Francolin 1 1 Francolinus nobilis
Red-necked Spurfowl 3 40 Francolinus afer
Black Crake 4 10 Amaurornis flavirostris
Common Moorhen 2 6 Gallinula chloropus
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Rwanda 2014 Birdlist… 3
Red-knobbed Coot 2 40 Fulica cristata
Grey Crowned Crane 5 12 Balearica regulorum
Black-bellied Bustard 3 3 Lissotis melanogaster
African Jacana 5 12 Actophilornis africanus
Black-winged Stilt 2 1 Himantopus himantopus
Water Thick-knee 2 15 Burhinus vermiculatus
Three-banded Plover 1 2 Charadrius tricollaris
African Wattled Plover 5 15 Vanellus senegallus
Spur-winged Lapwing 3 6 Vanellus spinosus
Senegal Lapwing 3 40 Vanellus lugubris
Crowned Lapwing 1 3 Vanellus coronatus
Long-toed Lapwing 4 3 Vanellus crassirostris
Common Snipe 1 2 Gallinago gallinago
Greenshank 1 1 Tringa nebularia
Wood Sandpiper 5 6 Tringa glareola
Common Sandpiper 6 12 Actitis hypoleucos
Grey-headed Gull 1 30 Larus cirrocephalus
African Green Pigeon 2 2 Treron calvus
Tambourine Dove 1 2 Turtur tympanistria
Emerald-spotted Wood Dove 4 20 Turtur chalcospilos
Speckled Pigeon 2 40 Columba guinea
Red-eyed Dove 7 4 Streptopelia semitorquata
Ring-necked Dove 5 30 Streptopelia capicola
Dusky Turtle Dove 3 14 Streptopelia lugens
Laughing Dove 3 20 Streptopelia senegalensis
Brown Parrot 3 4 Poicephalus meyeri
Great Blue Turaco 3 5 Corythaeola cristata
Black-billed Turaco 3 3 (H) Tauraco schuetti Rwenzori Turaco 3 4 Ruwenzorornis johnstoni
Ross's Turaco 3 3 Musophaga rossae
Bare-faced Go-away Bird 4 2 Corythaixoides personatus
Eastern Grey Plantain-eater 1 2 Crinifer zonurus
Jacobin Cuckoo 1 1 Clamator jacobinus
Levaillant's Cuckoo 1 1 Clamator levaillantii
Red-chested Cuckoo 5 6 (H) Cuculus solitarius Black Cuckoo 1 1 H Cuculus clamosus Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo 2 3 Cercococcyx montanus
African Emerald Cuckoo 1 1 H Chrysococcyx cupreus Dideric Cuckoo 1 1 Chrysococcyx caprius
Klaas's Cuckoo 2 3 Chrysococcyx klaas
Yellowbill 1 1 H Ceuthmochares aereus
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Rwanda 2014 Birdlist… 4
White-browed Coucal 4 3 Centropus superciliosus
Blue-headed Coucal 2 4 Centropus monachus
White-rumped Swift 7 20 Apus caffer
Little Swift 4 20 Apus affinis
Blue-naped Mousebird 2 8 Urocolius macrourus
Speckled Mousebird 9 8 Colius striatus
Bar-tailed Trogon 1 1 Apaloderma vittatum
Narina's Trogon 3 2 Apaloderma narina
Woodland Kingfisher 2 3 Halcyon senegalensis
Grey-headed Kingfisher 1 1 Halcyon leucocephala
Striped Kingfisher 1 1 Halcyon chelicuti
Malachite Kingfisher 6 2 Alcedo cristata
Giant Kingfisher 4 1 Megaceryle maxima
Pied Kingfisher 8 30 Ceryle rudis
Little Bee-eater 4 3 Merops pusillus
Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater 5 24 Merops oreobates
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater 4 200 Merops persicus
European Bee-eater 6 15 Merops apiaster
European Roller 1 1 Coracias garrulus
Lilac-breasted Roller 4 10 Coracias caudatus
Broad-billed Roller 1 2 Eurystomus glaucurus
White-headed Wood-hoopoe 2 4 Phoeniculus bollei
Green Wood-hoopoe 3 6 Phoeniculus purpureus
Common Scimitarbill 2 2 Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
Crowned Hornbill 1 2 Tockus alboterminatus
African Grey Hornbill 3 4 Tockus nasutus
Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill 3 2 Bycanistes subcylindricus
Western Green Tinkerbird 1 1 Pogoniulus coryphaeus
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird 3 2 Pogoniulus bilineatus
Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird 1 1 Pogoniulus chrysoconus
Spot-flanked Barbet 3 4 Tricholaema lacrymosa
Red-faced Barbet 3 4 Lybius rubrifacies
Black-collared Barbet 1 2 Lybius torquatus
Double-toothed Barbet 1 2 Lybius bidentatus
Crested Barbet 1 2 Trachyphonus vaillantii
Greater Honeyguide 1 1 Indicator indicator
Lesser Honeyguide 2 1 Indicator minor
Red-throated Wryneck 1 1 Jynx ruficollis
Green-backed Woodpecker 1 1 Campethera cailliautii
Dwarf Honeyguide 1 1 Indicator pumilio
Nubian Woodpecker 1 1 Campethera nubica
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Rwanda 2014 Birdlist… 5
Tullberg's Woodpecker 1 1 Campethera tullbergi
Cardinal Woodpecker 2 2 Dendropicos fuscescens
Bearded Woodpecker 2 3 Dendropicos namaquus
Grey Woodpecker 2 1 Dendropicos goertae
Olive Woodpecker 2 1 Dendropicos griseocephalus
Rufous-naped Lark 1 1 Mirafra africana
Flappet Lark 3 2 Mirafra rufocinnamomea
Black Saw-wing 7 20 Psalidoprocne pristoptera
White-headed Saw-wing 6 20 Psalidoprocne albiceps
Plain Martin 2 4 Riparia paludicola
Common Sand Martin 5 20 Riparia riparia
Mosque Swallow 4 6 Hirundo senegalensis
Lesser Striped Swallow 6 6 Hirundo abyssinica
Red-rumped Swallow 4 12 Hirundo daurica
Rock Martin 2 4 Ptyonoprogne fuligula
Wire-tailed Swallow 1 2 Hirundo smithii
Angola Swallow 7 6 Hirundo angolensis
Barn Swallow 7 ‘000s Hirundo rustica
Yellow Wagtail 4 20 Motacilla flava
Cape Wagtail 1 1 Motacilla capensis
African Pied Wagtail 8 12 Motacilla aguimp
Tree Pipit 2 1 Anthus trivialis
Plain-backed Pipit 1 1 Anthus leucophrys
Yellow-throated Longclaw 3 6 Macronyx croceus
Black Cuckoo-Shrike 2 2 Campephaga flava
Grey Cuckoo-Shrike 2 3 Coracina caesia
Shelley's Greenbul 1 1 Andropadus masukuensis
Eastern Mountain Greenbul 1 6 Andropadus nigriceps
Yellow-whiskered Greenbul 2 2 Andropadus latirostris
Yellow-throated Leaf-love 1 1 Chlorocichla flavicollis
Yellow-streaked Greenbul 2 5 Phyllastrephus flavostriatus
Common Bulbul 10 10 Pycnonotus barbatus
White-starred Robin 2 3 Pogonocichla stellata
Equatorial Akalat 1 1 Sheppardia aequatorialis
Cape Robin-Chat 3 4 Cossypha caffra
White-browed Robin-Chat 5 2 Cossypha heuglini
Brown-backed Scrub Robin 1 1 Cercotrichas hartlaubi
Common Stonechat 5 4 Saxicola torquatus
Whinchat 4 1 Saxicola rubetra
Sooty Chat 4 30 Myrmecocichla nigra
White-headed Black Chat 1 6 Myrmecocichla arnotti
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Rwanda 2014 Birdlist… 6
Mocking Cliff Chat 2 1 Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
Red-throated Alethe 1 2 Alethe poliophrys
Olive Thrush 9 2 Turdus olivaceus
African Thrush 2 1 Turdus pelios
White-winged Swamp Warbler 1 1 H Bradypterus carpalis Grauer's Swamp Warbler 1 5 Bradypterus graueri
Cinnamon Bracken Warbler 3 4 Bradypterus cinnamomeus
Moustached Grass Warbler 1 2 Melocichla mentalis
Fan-tailed Grassbird 1 1 Schoenicola brevirostris
Greater Swamp Warbler 2 1 Acrocephalus rufescens
Lesser Swamp Warbler 2 4 Acrocephalus gracilirostris
European Marsh Warbler 1 2 Acrocephalus palustris
Sedge Warbler 1 1 Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Mountain Yellow Warbler 2 1 Chloropeta similis
Grauer's Warbler 1 1 Graueria vittata
Green-capped Eremomela 1 1 Eremomela scotops
White-browed Crombec 2 1 Sylvietta leucophrys
Icterine Warbler 1 1 Hipplolais icterina
Willow Warbler 3 4 Phylloscopus trochilus
Brown Woodland Warbler 2 3 Phylloscopus umbrovirens
Red-faced Woodland Warbler 1 6 Phylloscopus laetus
Red-faced Cisticola 1 1 H Cisticola erythrops Trilling Cisticola 3 20 Cisticola woosnami
Chubb's Cisticola 6 6 Cisticola chubbi
Carruthers's Cisticola 5 3 Cisticola carruthersi
Croaking Cisticola 3 4 Cisticola natalensis
Banded Prinia 1 1 Prinia bairdii
White-chinned Prinia 1 2 Schistolais leucopogon
Mountain Masked 3 6 Apalis Apalis personata
Black-throated Apalis 2 2 Apalis jacksoni
Chestnut-throated Apalis 3 3 (H) Apalis porphyrolaema Kungwe Apalis 1 1 Apalis argentea
Collared (Ruwenzori) Apalis 1 2 Apalis argentea
Grey-backed Camaroptera 4 3 Camaroptera brachyura
Grey-capped Warbler 1 1 Eminia lepida
White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher 4 4 Melaenornis fischeri
Pale Flycatcher 2 3 Bradornis pallidus
Spotted Flycatcher 2 1 Muscicapa striata
Swamp Flycatcher 3 12 Muscicapa aquatica
African Dusky Flycatcher 5 12 Muscicapa adusta
White-tailed Blue-flycatcher 3 4 Elminia albicauda
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Rwanda 2014 Birdlist… 7
African Paradise Flycatcher 4 2 Terpsiphone viridis
Brown-throated Wattle-eye 1 1 H Platysteira cyanea Rwenzori Batis 3 2 Batis diops
Mountain Illadopsis 1 1 Illadopsis pyrrhoptera
Black-lored Babbler 3 30 Turdoides sharpei
Stripe-breasted Tit 1 1 Parus fasciiventer
Dusky Tit 1 2 Parus funereus
White-winged Black Tit 3 2 Parus leucomelas
Green-headed Sunbird 2 2 Cyanomitra verticalis
Blue-headed Sunbird 1 1 Cyanomitra alinae
Scarlet-chested Sunbird 6 6 Chalcomitra senegalensis
Purple-breasted Sunbird 4 12 Nectarinia purpureiventris
Bronze Sunbird 3 2 Nectarinia kilimensis
Malachite Sunbird 2 1 Nectarinia famosa
Collared Sunbird 4 8 Hedydipna collaris
Ruwenzori Double-collared Sunbird 2 8 Cinnyris stuhlmanni
Northern Double-collared Sunbird 3 4 Cinnyris reichenowi
Regal Sunbird 7 12 Cinnyris regius
Mariqua Sunbird 2 2 Cinnyris mariquensis
Red-chested Sunbird 2 4 Cinnyris erythrocercus
Variable Sunbird 4 20 Cinnyris venustus
Copper Sunbird 1 1 Cinnyris cupreus
African Yellow White-eye 4 4 Zosterops senegalensis
Common Fiscal 4 1 Lanius collaris
Mackinnon's Shrike 2 3 Lanius mackinnoni
Grey-backed Fiscal 4 20 Lanius excubitorius
Orange-breasted Bush-Shrike 1 1 Telophorus sulfureopectus
Doherty's Bush-Shrike 2 2 Telophorus dohertyi
Black-crowned Tchagra 1 1 Tchagra senegalus
Northern Puffback 3 2 Dryoscopus gambensis
Pink-footed Puffback 1 2 Dryoscopus angolensis
Mountain Sooty Boubou 1 1 Laniarius poensis
Lühder's Bush-Shrike 1 1 H Laniarius luehderi Tropical Boubou 4 2 Laniarius aethiopicus
Papyrus Gonolek 1 2 Laniarius mufumbiri
Black-headed Gonolek 2 4 Laniarius erythrogaster
Mountain Oriole 2 6 Oriolus percivali
Eastern Black-headed Oriole 2 3 Oriolus larvatus
Fork-tailed Drongo 3 4 Dicrurus adsimilis
Pied Crow 7 20 Corvus albus
White-necked Raven 6 3 Corvus albicollis
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Rwanda 2014 Birdlist… 8
Waller's Starling 1 30 Onychognathus walleri
Greater Blue-eared Starling 4 6 Lamprotornis chalybaeus
Splendid Starling 1 2 Lamprotornis splendidus
Rüppell's Starling 4 30 Lamprotornis purpuropterus
Violet-backed Starling 1 1 Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
Red-billed Oxpecker 1 1 Buphagus erythrorhynchus
Yellow-billed Oxpecker 3 6 Buphagus africanus
Northern Grey-headed Sparrow 9 20 Passer griseus
Baglafecht Weaver 4 10 Ploceus baglafecht
Slender-billed Weaver 4 6 Ploceus pelzelni
Spectacled Weaver 1 2 Ploceus ocularis
Holub's Golden Weaver 3 4 Ploceus xanthops
Vieillot's Black Weaver 2 12 Ploceus nigerrimus
Village Weaver 6 100 Ploceus cucullatus
Black-headed Weaver 5 100 Ploceus melanocephalus
Dark-backed Weaver 2 2 Ploceus bicolor
Grosbeak Weaver 3 6 Amblyospiza albifrons
Cardinal Quelea 2 4 Quelea cardinalis
Red-billed Quelea 3 00s Quelea quelea
Yellow Bishop 3 10 Euplectes capensis
White-winged Widowbird 3 40 Euplectes albonotatus
Fan-tailed Widowbird 6 200 Euplectes axillaris
Grey-headed Negrofinch 1 1 Nigrita canicapillus
Dusky Crimsonwing 1 1 Cryptopsiza jacksoni
Common Waxbill 7 100 Estrilda astrild
Black-crowned Waxbill 4 4 Estrilda nonnula
Black-headed Waxbill 1 2 Estrilda atricapilla
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu 4 10 Uraeginthus bengalus
Green-winged Pytilia 2 2 Pytilia melba
Red-billed Firefinch 5 6 Lagonosticta senegala
Bronze Mannikin 5 6 Lonchura cucullata
Pin-tailed Whydah 6 25 Vidua macroura
Village Indigobird 1 2 Vidua chalybeata
Western Citril 3 2 Serinus frontalis
Papyrus Canary 1 4 Serinus koliensis
Yellow-fronted Canary 6 4 Serinus mozambicus
Streaky Seedeater 5 12 Serinus striolatus
Thick-billed Seedeater 3 3 Serinus burtoni
Cape Canary 2 2 Serinus canicollis
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Rwanda 2014 Birdlist… 9
Mammals:
Mountain Gorilla 1 40 Gorilla gorilla beringei
Olive Baboon 4 300 Papio anubis
Vervet Monkey 4 20 Chlorocebus pygerythrus
L'Hoest's Monkey 2 12 Cercopithecus lhoesti
Straw-coloured Fruit Bat 1 40 Eidolon helvum
Cape Hare 1 1 Lepus capensis
Ruwenzori Sun Squirrel 1 2 Heliosciurus ruwenzorii
Boehm's Squirrel 3 10 Paraxerus boehmi
Four-toed Elephant Shrew 1 1 Petrodromus tetradactylus
Side-striped Jackal 1 5 Canis adustus
Dwarf Mongoose 1 2 Helogale parvula
African Clawless Otter 1 2 Aonyx capensis
African Elephant 2 5 Loxodonta africana
Burchell's Zebra 2 50 Equus burchellii
Hippopotamus 4 100 Hippopotamus amphibius
Common Warthog 3 100 Phacochoerus africanus
Giraffe 4 20 Giraffa camelopardilis
African Buffalo 2 200 Syncerus caffer
Bushbuck 3 1 Tragelaphus scriptus
Common Eland 2 20 Tragelaphus oryx
Common Duiker 3 2 Sylvicapra grimmia
Bohor Reedbuck 1 4 Redunca redunca
Waterbuck 3 66 Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Impala 3 500 Aepyceros melampus
Topi 1 50 Damaliscus lunatus
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