Birding Checklist for Nyabarongo Swamp in Rwanda: Nyabarongo Swamp is one of the most notable destinations for travelers interested in birding in Rwanda. The wetland is found in the southeastern part of Rwanda, the wetland comprises a number of swamps, and also the Nyabarongo River which is the longest river in Rwanda. The swamp comprises of a number of different vegetation which also attracts a number of different bird species for travelers interested in the birding experience in Rwanda. Among the different bird species that can be seen include;
| 1 | White-faced Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna viduata |
| 2 | Fulvous Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna bicolor |
| 3 | Knob-billed Duck | Sarkidiornis melanotos |
| 4 | Egyptian Goose | Alopochen aegyptiaca |
| 5 | Spur-winged Goose | Plectropterus gambensis |
| 6 | Blue-billed Teal | Spatula hottentota |
| 7 | Yellow-billed Duck | Anas undulata |
| 8 | Red-necked Spurfowl | Pternistis afer |
| 9 | Little Grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis |
| 10 | Rock Pigeon | Columba livia |
| 11 | Speckled Pigeon | Columba guinea |
| 12 | Red-eyed Dove | Streptopelia semitorquata |
| 13 | Ring-necked Dove | Streptopelia capicola |
| 14 | Laughing Dove | Spilopelia senegalensis |
| 15 | Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove | Turtur chalcospilos |
| 16 | Blue-spotted Wood-Dove | Turtur afer |
| 17 | Tambourine Dove | Turtur tympanistria |
| 18 | African Green-Pigeon | Treron calvus |
| 19 | Ross’s Turaco | Musophaga rossae |
| 20 | Eastern Plantain-eater | Crinifer zonurus |
| 21 | Red-chested Cuckoo | Cuculus solitarius |
| 22 | /Common Cuckoo/ | Cuculus canorus |
| 23 | Blue-headed Coucal | Centropus monachus |
| 24 | White-browed Coucal | Centropus superciliosus |
| 25 | Levaillant’s Cuckoo | Clamator levaillantii |
| 26 | Klaas’s Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx klaas |
| 27 | Dideric Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx caprius |
| 28 | Common Swift | Apus apus |
| 29 | Little Swift | Apus affinis |
| 30 | White-rumped Swift | Apus caffer |
| 31 | African Palm Swift | Cypsiurus parvus |
| 32 | Eurasian Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus |
| 33 | Red-knobbed Coot | Fulica cristata |
| 34 | African Swamphen | Porphyrio madagascariensis |
| 35 | Black Crake | Zapornia flavirostra |
| 36 | Gray Crowned-Crane | Balearica regulorum |
| 37 | Water Thick-knee | Burhinus vermiculatus |
| 38 | Three-banded Plover | Charadrius tricollaris |
| 39 | Long-toed Lapwing | Vanellus crassirostris |
| 40 | Spur-winged Lapwing | Vanellus spinosus |
| 41 | Wattled Lapwing | Vanellus senegallus |
| Jacanas: Jacanidae | ||
| 42 | Lesser Jacana | Microparra capensis |
| 43 | African Jacana | Actophilornis africanus |
| 44 | /Common Snipe/ | Gallinago gallinago |
| 45 | /Common Sandpiper/ | Actitis hypoleucos |
| 46 | /Green Sandpiper/ | Tringa ochropus |
| 47 | /Marsh Sandpiper/ | Tringa stagnatilis |
| 48 | /Wood Sandpiper/ | Tringa glareola |
| 49 | /Curlew Sandpiper/ | Calidris ferruginea |
| 50 | African Openbill | Anastomus lamelligerus |
| 51 | /Abdim’s Stork/ | Ciconia abdimii |
| 52 | Marabou Stork | Leptoptilos crumenifer |
| 53 | Yellow-billed Stork | Mycteria ibis |
| 54 | Long-tailed Cormorant | Microcarbo africanus |
| 55 | Pink-backed Pelican | Pelecanus rufescens |
| 56 | Shoebill | Balaeniceps rex |
| 57 | Hamerkop | Scopus umbretta |
| 58 | Little Bittern | Ixobrychus minutus |
| 59 | Black-crowned Night Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax |
| 60 | Little Egret | Egretta garzetta |
| 61 | Striated Heron | Butorides striata |
| 62 | Rufous-bellied Heron | Ardeola rufiventris |
| 63 | Squacco Heron | Ardeola ralloides |
| 64 | /Malagasy Pond-Heron/ | Ardeola idae |
| 65 | Western Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis |
| 66 | Great Egret | Ardea alba |
| 67 | Yellow-billed Egret | Ardea brachyrhyncha |
| 68 | Gray Heron | Ardea cinerea |
| 69 | Purple Heron | Ardea purpurea |
| 70 | Black-headed Heron | Ardea melanocephala |
| 71 | Glossy Ibis | Plegadis falcinellus |
| 72 | African Sacred Ibis | Threskiornis aethiopicus |
| 73 | Hadada Ibis | Bostrychia hagedash |
| 74 | African Spoonbill | Platalea alba |
| 75 | Black-winged Kite | Elanus caeruleus |
| 76 | African Harrier-Hawk | Polyboroides typus |
| 77 | Palm-nut Vulture | Gypohierax angolensis |
| 78 | Hooded Vulture | Necrosyrtes monachus |
| 79 | Banded Snake-Eagle | Circaetus cinerascens |
| 80 | Bat Hawk | Macheiramphus alcinus |
| 81 | Long-crested Eagle | Lophaetus occipitalis |
| 82 | Wahlberg’s Eagle | Hieraaetus wahlbergi |
| 83 | Gabar Goshawk | Micronisus gabar |
| 84 | African Marsh Harrier | Circus ranivorus |
| 85 | Little Sparrowhawk | Accipiter minullus |
| 86 | Black Goshawk | Accipiter melanoleucus |
| 87 | /Black Kite/ | Milvus migrans |
| 88 | African Fish-Eagle | Icthyophaga vocifer |
| 89 | /Common Buzzard/ | Buteo buteo |
| 90 | Augur Buzzard | Buteo augur |
| 91 | Speckled Mousebird | Colius striatus |
| 92 | Blue-naped Mousebird | Urocolius macrourus |
| 93 | Malachite Kingfisher | Corythornis cristatus |
| 94 | African Pygmy Kingfisher | Ispidina picta |
| 95 | Woodland Kingfisher | Halcyon senegalensis |
| 96 | Giant Kingfisher | Megaceryle maxima |
| 97 | Pied Kingfisher | Ceryle rudis |
| 98 | Little Bee-eater | Merops pusillus |
| 99 | Blue-breasted Bee-eater | Merops variegatus |
| 100 | Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater | Merops oreobates |
| 101 | /European Bee-eater/ | Merops apiaster |
| 102 | Lilac-breasted Roller | Coracias caudatus |
| 103 | Broad-billed Roller | Eurystomus glaucurus |
| 104 | Spot-flanked Barbet | Tricholaema lacrymosa |
| 105 | Wahlberg’s Honeyguide | Prodotiscus regulus |
| 106 | Lesser Honeyguide | Indicator minor |
| 107 | Greater Honeyguide | Indicator indicator |
| 108 | Cardinal Woodpecker | Dendropicos fuscescens |
| 109 | African Gray Woodpecker | Dendropicos goertae |
| 110 | Golden-tailed Woodpecker | Campethera abingoni |
| 111 | /Lesser Kestrel/ | Falco naumanni |
| 112 | Eurasian Kestrel | Falco tinnunculus |
| 113 | Gray Kestrel | Falco ardosiaceus |
| 114 | Red-necked Falcon | Falco chicquera |
| 115 | African Hobby | Falco cuvierii |
| 116 | Lanner Falcon | Falco biarmicus |
| 117 | Meyer’s Parrot | Poicephalus meyeri |
| 118 | Black Cuckooshrike | Campephaga flava |
| 119 | Chinspot Batis | Batis molitor |
| 120 | Marsh Tchagra | Tchagra minutus |
| 121 | Black-crowned Tchagra | Tchagra senegalus |
| 122 | Tropical Boubou | Laniarius major |
| 123 | Black-headed Gonolek | Laniarius erythrogaster |
| 124 | Papyrus Gonolek | Laniarius mufumbiri |
| 125 | Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike | Telophorus sulfureopectus |
| 126 | Fork-tailed Drongo | Dicrurus adsimilis |
| 127 | African Paradise-Flycatcher | Terpsiphone viridis |
| 128 | /Red-backed Shrike/ | Lanius collurio |
| 129 | Gray-backed Fiscal | Lanius excubitoroides |
| 130 | Mackinnon’s Shrike | Lanius mackinnoni |
| 131 | Northern Fiscal | Lanius humeralis |
| 132 | Pied Crow | Corvus albus |
| 133 | Rufous-naped Lark | Mirafra africana |
| 134 | Red-faced Crombec | Sylvietta whytii |
| 135 | Green-backed Camaroptera | Camaroptera brachyura |
| 136 | Buff-bellied Warbler | Phyllolais pulchella |
| 137 | Yellow-breasted Apalis | Apalis flavida |
| 138 | Gray Apalis | Apalis cinerea |
| 139 | Tawny-flanked Prinia | Prinia subflava |
| 140 | Gray-capped Warbler | Eminia lepida |
| 141 | Red-faced Cisticola | Cisticola erythrops |
| 142 | Singing Cisticola | Cisticola cantans |
| 143 | Trilling Cisticola | Cisticola woosnami |
| 144 | Chubb’s Cisticola | Cisticola chubbi |
| 145 | Winding Cisticola | Cisticola marginatus |
| 146 | Carruthers’s Cisticola | Cisticola carruthersi |
| 147 | Siffling Cisticola | Cisticola brachypterus |
| 148 | Papyrus Yellow-Warbler | Calamonastides gracilirostris |
| 149 | African Yellow-Warbler | Iduna natalensis |
| 150 | /Sedge Warbler/ | Acrocephalus schoenobaenus |
| 151 | Common Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus scirpaceus |
| 152 | Lesser Swamp Warbler | Acrocephalus gracilirostris |
| 153 | Greater Swamp Warbler | Acrocephalus rufescens |
| 154 | /Great Reed Warbler/ | Acrocephalus arundinaceus |
| 155 | White-winged Swamp Warbler | Bradypterus carpalis |
| 156 | Highland Rush Warbler | Bradypterus centralis |
| 157 | White-headed Sawwing | Psalidoprocne albiceps |
| 158 | Banded Martin | Neophedina cincta |
| 159 | Rock Martin | Ptyonoprogne fuligula |
| 160 | /Barn Swallow/ | Hirundo rustica |
| 161 | Angola Swallow | Hirundo angolensis |
| 162 | Wire-tailed Swallow | Hirundo smithii |
| 163 | Red-rumped Swallow | Cecropis daurica |
| 164 | Lesser Striped Swallow | Cecropis abyssinica |
| 165 | Yellow-throated Greenbul | Atimastillas flavicollis |
| 166 | Yellow-whiskered Greenbul | Eurillas latirostris |
| 167 | Common Bulbul | Pycnonotus barbatus |
| 168 | Willow Warbler/ | Phylloscopus trochilus |
| 169 | Green White-eye | Zosterops stuhlmanni |
| 170 | Arrow-marked Babbler | Turdoides jardineii |
| 171 | Black-lored Babbler | Turdoides sharpei |
| 172 | Violet-backed Starling | Cinnyricinclus leucogaster |
| 173 | Rueppell’s Starling | Lamprotornis purpuroptera |
| 174 | African Thrush | Turdus pelios |
| 175 | Swamp Flycatcher | Muscicapa aquatica |
| 176 | Southern Black-Flycatcher | Melaenornis pammelaina |
| 177 | White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher | Melaenornis fischeri |
| 178 | Brown-backed Scrub-Robin | Cercotrichas hartlaubi |
| 179 | Red-backed Scrub-Robin | Cercotrichas leucophrys |
| 180 | White-browed Robin-Chat | Cossypha heuglini |
| 181 | Red-capped Robin-Chat | Cossypha natalensis |
| 182 | /Whinchat/ | Saxicola rubetra |
| 183 | African Stonechat | Saxicola torquatus |
| 184 | Sooty Chat | Myrmecocichla nigra |
| 185 | Arnot’s Chat | Myrmecocichla arnotti |
| 186 | Collared Sunbird | Hedydipna collaris |
| 187 | Green-headed Sunbird | Cyanomitra verticalis |
| 188 | Scarlet-chested Sunbird | Chalcomitra senegalensis |
| 189 | Bronze Sunbird | Nectarinia kilimensis |
| 190 | Marico Sunbird | Cinnyris mariquensis |
| 191 | Red-chested Sunbird | Cinnyris erythrocercus |
| 192 | Variable Sunbird | Cinnyris venustus |
| 193 | Copper Sunbird | Cinnyris cupreus |
| 194 | Red-headed Weaver | Anaplectes rubriceps |
| 195 | Baglafecht Weaver | Ploceus baglafecht |
| 196 | Slender-billed Weaver | Ploceus pelzelni |
| 197 | Black-necked Weaver | Ploceus nigricollis |
| 198 | Spectacled Weaver | Ploceus ocularis |
| 199 | Holub’s Golden-Weaver | Ploceus xanthops |
| 200 | Northern Brown-throated Weaver | Ploceus castanops |
| 201 | Vieillot’s Black Weaver | Ploceus nigerrimus |
| 202 | Village Weaver | Ploceus cucullatus |
| 203 | Black-headed Weaver | Ploceus melanocephalus |
| 204 | &Cardinal Queleal | Quelea cardinalis |
| 205 | &Red-billed Queleal | Quelea quelea |
| 206 | Southern Red Bishop | Euplectes orix |
| 207 | Red-collared Widowbird | Euplectes ardens |
| 208 | Fan-tailed Widowbird | Euplectes axillaris |
| 209 | Grosbeak Weaver | Amblyospiza albifrons |
| 210 | Bronze Mannikin | Spermestes cucullata |
| 211 | Black-and-white Mannikin | Spermestes bicolor |
| 212 | White-collared Oliveback | Nesocharis ansorgei |
| 213 | Black-faced Waxbill | Brunhilda erythronotos |
| 214 | Black-crowned Waxbill | Estrilda nonnula |
| 215 | Fawn-breasted Waxbill | Estrilda paludicola |
| 216 | Common Waxbill | Estrilda astrild |
| 217 | Crimson-rumped Waxbill | Estrilda rhodopyga |
| 218 | Red-cheeked Cordonbleu | Uraeginthus bengalus |
| 219 | Green-winged Pytilia | Pytilia melba |
| 220 | Red-billed Firefinch | Lagonosticta senegala |
| 221 | Pin-tailed Whydah | Vidua macroura |
| 222 | Village Indigobird | Vidua chalybeata |
| 223 | House Sparrow | Passer domesticus |
| 224 | Northern Gray-headed Sparrow | Passer griseus |
| 225 | Cape Wagtail | Motacilla capensis |
| 226 | /Western Yellow Wagtail/ | Motacilla flava |
| 227 | African Pied Wagtail | Motacilla aguimp |
| 228 | African Pipit | Anthus cinnamomeus |
| 229 | Plain-backed Pipit | Anthus leucophrys |
| 230 | Yellow-throated Longclaw | Macronyx croceus |
| 231 | Yellow-fronted Canary | Crithagra mozambicus |
| 232 | Western Citril | Crithagra frontalis |
| 233 | Papyrus Canary | Crithagra koliensis |
| 234 | Black-throated Canary | Crithagra atrogularis |
| 235 | Brimstone Canary | Crithagra sulphuratus |
| 236 | Streaky Seedeater | Crithagra striolatus |
| 237 | Thick-billed Seedeater | Crithagra burtoni |
| 238 | Golden-breasted Bunting | Emberiza flaviventris |
