Birding Paradise

Your fantastic journey through Rwanda will undoubtedly feature some of the vibrant birds that call the nation home. The estimated 650 species of birds that call Rwanda home are an incredible number given that the entire nation is only 26,338 square kilometers (10,169 square miles). Additionally, because of the variety of habitats, the visitors can observe a wide variety of avian life, including the second-highest number of endemic species to the Albertine Rift.

13 species and 16 subspecies that are indigenous to the Rwenzoris and Virungas can be found in Volcanoes National Park's forest canopy. Some of the birds that can be found in the park are black-and-white mannikins, red-throated wrynecks, white-tailed blue flycatchers, and cinnamon bracken warblers. At Nyungwe National Park, 310 bird species have been identified, and almost twice as many species are present. Albertine Rift endemics are plainly seen from the road that runs along the park, even though many of the species are known to occur in uncharted areas of the park.

When you go birding in Akagera National Park, you can see some of the park's 500 bird species, including lappet-faced and white-headed vultures, bearded woodpeckers, martial eagles, magnificent starlings, western banded snake eagles, and African hawk eagles. The beaches of Lake Kivu, which are home to 60 different kinds of birds from Rwanda, are a great place to do a little birdwatching.