World Class Birdwatching

Nyungwe is home to at least 310 bird species, 26 of which are endemic to the Albertine Rift Valley. It is one of the best bird watching destinations in Africa. Some of the birds that can be seen here include the Great Blue Turaco, the Crowned Hornbill and the Blue-Headed Sunbird. Here is a partial list of the birds of Nyungwe.

Great Blue Turaco – Corythaeola cristata

Ruwenzori Turaco – Tauraco johnstoni

Black-billed Turaco – Tauraco schuetti

Ross’s Turaco – Musophago rossae

Black and White Casqued Hornbill – Bycanistes subcylindricus

Crowned Hornbill – Tockus alboterminatus

Crowned Eagle – Stephanoaetus coronatus

Forest Buzzard – Buteo oreophilus

Handsome Francolin – Francolinus nobilis

Olive Pigeon – Columba arquatrix

Cinnamon-breasted Bee-eater – Merops oreobates

White-headed Wood Hoopoes – Phoeniculus bollei

Blue-Headed Sunbird – Nectarinia regia

Stuhlmann's Sunbird – Nectarinia afra stuhlmanni

Black-headed Waxbill – Estrilda atricapilla

Olive Thrush – Turdus olivaceus

Slender-billed Chestnut Wing Starling - Onychognathus tenuirostris theresae

White-necked Raven – Corvus albicollis

African Saw-wing – Psalidoprocne pristoptera

Mountain Wagtail – Motacilla clara

Cape Wagtail – Motacilla capensis

Red-throated Alethe – Alehe poliophrys

White-starred Robin – Pogonocichla stellata

Equatorial Akalata – Sheppardia aequatorialis

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