Common Birds in Rwanda
Our list for Rwanda has 11 common birds recorded regularly there: 8 residents and 3 summer visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Rwanda in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 11, most common first
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year
European Bee-eaterMerops apiasterSummer visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisResidentCommon75–115 cmRecorded all year
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Apr
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–May
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaResidentCommon15–19 cmRecorded all year
African JacanaActophilornis africanusResidentCommon23–31 cmRecorded all year
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Lesser Striped Swallow 15–19 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Fork-tailed Drongo 23–26 cm
- African Jacana 23–31 cm
- European Bee-eater 27–29 cm
- Pied Crow 46–52 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Little Egret 55–65 cm
- Grey Heron 90–98 cm
- Spur-winged Goose 75–115 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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