Birds to See in Rwanda in April
38 bird species on our list for Rwanda are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are Pied Crow, Lesser Striped Swallow, Cattle Egret, Grey Heron and Fork-tailed Drongo. New this month: Fulvous Whistling-Duck and House Martin.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprAt their peak
From Rwanda’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
Other months
All 38 birds in April
38 birds
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 1.60% in Apr
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaResidentCommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Apr
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Apr
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Apr
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Apr
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Apr
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.34% in Apr
European Bee-eaterMerops apiasterSummer visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.33% in Apr
African JacanaActophilornis africanusResidentCommon23–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Apr
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Apr
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Apr
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Apr
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisResidentCommon75–115 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Apr
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.22% in Apr
Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourusResidentUncommon33–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Apr
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentUncommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Apr
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.17% in Apr
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentUncommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Apr
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Apr
African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusResidentUncommon44–52 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 0.13% in Apr
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Apr
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorUncommon51–57 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.11% in Apr
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentUncommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Apr
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusPassage migrantUncommon43–50 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.09% in Apr
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Apr
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentUncommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Apr
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.07% in Apr
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Apr
European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorusPassage migrantUncommon52–60 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.07% in Apr
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.07% in Apr
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.05% in Apr
Little BitternIxobrychus minutusWinter visitorUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.04% in Apr
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusPassage migrantRare20–27 cmRegularly Jan–Apr · 0.03% in Apr
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorSummer visitorUncommon45–53 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.03% in Apr
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.03% in Apr
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.02% in Apr
House MartinDelichon urbicumPassage migrantRare13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.02% in Apr
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made