Rwanda is widely known as a birders’ heaven and the best place in Africa for montane birding, with over 703 species. The classic bird-watching tour in Rwanda is enhanced by a proper road network, safety, and security. At night, street nights are clear and available for night travelers. The several rolling Hills provide the best sites for viewing and access to the desirable, colorful birds in the sky. On top of the 703species, many birds migrate to this country due to the green slopes of the hills, making it the best choice for birding in Rwanda.

Birding in Rwanda is often overlooked because of the country’s famous gorilla trekking! However, for birders who prefer a classic bird-watching tour in Rwanda, they mainly do so from Nyungwe, Volcanoes National Park, and Akagera National Park, located in the east. Birding is also done around Kigali City, Volcanoes National Park, and wetlands.

Birding in Nyungwe National Park

Nyungwe National Park is home to tropical montane rainforest and over 322 bird species. On this classic bird-watching tour in Rwanda, you enjoy 13 species of primates and numerous endemic plant species. The greatest attraction in this park is the stunning bird, the Red-collared Babbler. Well, as others include: Rwenzori Turaco, Handsome Francolin, Rwenzori Nightjar, Grauer’s Warbler, Regal, Blue-headed and Purple-breasted Sunbirds, Grauer’s Swamp Warbler, and Neumann’s Warbler, it is also possible to observe Kungwe Apalis, Kivu Ground Thrush, and Willard’s Sooty Boubou.

Akagera National Park

In Akagera National Park, night walks are available to observe the park’s exclusive nocturnal animals. It’s located in the savannah region, covered by rolling grassland and a few broad-leaved and acacia woodlands. The common bird species include:- Red-faced Barbet, Sousa’s Shrike, White-collared Oliveback. The park has amazing views of wetlands and lakes along the course of the Akagera River and along its eastern boundary. Some of the sought-after species in the wetland areas are Carruthers ’ Cisticola, Papyrus Canary, Papyrus Gonolek, and the Shoebill.

Volcanoes National Park.

Birding begins with a morning briefing on how the trained guide will conduct the tour. The bamboo, grassland, Afro-alpine, and bushland vegetation attract many birds for habitation. Some of the birds include: African Green Broadbill, Lagden’s Bush-shrike, and Kivu Ground Thrush, and animals like African Elephant and Golden Cercopithecus mitis kandti, Hippo, Giraffe, among others.