Birds to See in Rwanda in November
48 bird species on our list for Rwanda are recorded regularly in November
Of these, the most often recorded are Pied Crow, Spur-winged Goose, Common Sandpiper, Fork-tailed Drongo and Grey Heron. New this month: African Marsh Harrier, Green Sandpiper, Whinchat and Booted Eagle.
On the move in November
GBIF · NovArriving
At 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 48 birds in November
48 birds
Pied CrowCorvus albusResidentCommon46–52 cmRecorded all year · 1.29% in Nov
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisResidentCommon75–115 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Nov
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSummer visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.65% in Nov
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.64% in Nov
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Nov
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Nov
African JacanaActophilornis africanusResidentCommon23–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.54% in Nov
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.52% in Nov
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.46% in Nov
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaResidentCommon15–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Nov
European Bee-eaterMerops apiasterSummer visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.40% in Nov
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Nov
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentUncommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Nov
Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurioPassage migrantUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Oct–Nov · 0.28% in Nov
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Nov
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentUncommon53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Nov
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusSummer visitorUncommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.27% in Nov
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorUncommon51–57 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.23% in Nov
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Nov
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentUncommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Nov
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentUncommon63–73 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Nov
Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourusResidentUncommon33–36 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Nov
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.19% in Nov
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Nov
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaSummer visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.17% in Nov
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.15% in Nov
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesResidentUncommon40–49 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Nov
African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusResidentUncommon44–52 cmRegularly Nov–Sep · 0.12% in Nov
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Nov
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Nov
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusResidentUncommon48–66 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.11% in Nov
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusSummer visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.09% in Nov
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Nov
HobbyFalco subbuteoPassage migrantUncommon28–35 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.07% in Nov
Little BitternIxobrychus minutusWinter visitorUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.07% in Nov
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.07% in Nov
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.06% in Nov
Garden WarblerSylvia borinSummer visitorRare14–15 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.05% in Nov
GreenshankTringa nebulariaSummer visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.05% in Nov
OspreyPandion haliaetusPassage migrantUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.05% in Nov
Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatusWinter visitorUncommon80–99 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.04% in Nov
CuckooCuculus canorusPassage migrantUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.03% in Nov
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorSummer visitorUncommon45–53 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.03% in Nov
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusPassage migrantUncommon43–50 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.03% in Nov
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusPassage migrantRare42–51 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.02% in Nov
European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorusPassage migrantUncommon52–60 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.02% in Nov
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaSummer visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.02% in Nov
HoopoeUpupa epopsSummer visitorRare25–32 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.01% in Nov
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