Travel Guide To Bird Watching Safari in Nyungwe Forest in Rwanda

Travel Guide To Bird Watching Safari  in Nyungwe Forest  in Rwanda 

Nyungwe Forest National Park is a stunning birding destination. Casual birders will be amazed at the variety of colorful species fluttering around, while dedicated bird watchers have an opportunity to mark off many lifers. It pays to ask for a specialist birding guide at the park’s headquarters as they can identify many species by call. Of specific interest are the many Albertine Rift endemics and birds unique to the highland forest habitat. Three birds unrecorded elsewhere on the eastern side of the Albertine Rift are the Albertine owlet, red-collared babbler, and Rockefeller’s sunbird.

Nyungwe forest is probably one of the most important bird-watching destinations in Rwanda. The Nyungwe rainforest is highly one of the best-preserved montane rainforests in Africa situated in the watershed between the basin of the river Congo to the west and the basin of the river Nile to the east and from the east side of the Nyungwe forest comes also one of the branches of the Nile source.

The forest is home to over 310 bird species with 27 Albertine rift endemics, 16 endemics, and 121 forest species. Some of the birds found in Nyungwe forest include Rwenzori Batis, White-tailed Blue-flycatcher, Great blue turaco, White-headed Wood-headed hoopoe, Stripe-breasted tit, Chapin’s flycatcher, Red-collared babbler, Chestnut owlet, Olive and Elliot’s woodpeckers and others all good to see for any bird lover.

Birdwatching in the Nyungwe forest is best done in Butare up to the Cyangugu route and can be done in all year round but the best time is probably from January to June.

The Nyungwe forest is covered with an extensive network of well-maintained walking ways and hiking trails to various viewing points in the forest, and also the forest is also perfect for trekking and spotting, hiking the mountainous points of the forest canopy, walking through the forest, and birding and Nyungwe forest is worth a visit for any bird lover.

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