🇷🇼Animals recorded in Rwanda

Which animals have been recorded in Rwanda? 7,800 occurrence records cover 786 species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one. 212 is the most-recorded animal class; the leading species records include Common Bulbul, Variable Sunbird, western honey bee.

• 7,800 records
• 786 species
• 16 classes

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The most-recorded species in this dataset include Common Bulbul, Variable Sunbird, western honey bee. Use the country list as evidence of recorded wildlife, then open a species to compare its records across other countries and months. It is not a complete habitat or population census.

Most-recorded animals in Rwanda

	Animal	Group	Records
	Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus	Aves Pycnonotidae	140
	Variable Sunbird Cinnyris venustus	Aves Nectariniidae	95
	western honey bee Apis mellifera	Insecta Apidae	85
	Egyptian rousette Rousettus aegyptiacus	Mammalia Pteropodidae	82
	Banded Scarlet Tip Colotis danae	Insecta Pieridae	82
	Yellow-whiskered Greenbul Eurillas latirostris	Aves Pycnonotidae	81
	Common Citril Ceriagrion glabrum	Insecta Coenagrionidae	65
	Chubb's Cisticola Cisticola chubbi	Aves Cisticolidae	64
	Eastern Mountain-Greenbul Arizelocichla nigriceps	Aves Pycnonotidae	58
	Sundevall's Roundleaf Bat Hipposideros caffer	Mammalia Hipposideridae	56
	African Black Widow Palpopleura lucia	Insecta Libellulidae	53
	Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata	Aves Columbidae	50
	Chestnut-throated Apalis Apalis porphyrolaema	Aves Cisticolidae	50
	Mycalesis rhacotis	Insecta Nymphalidae	49
	Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus	Aves Coliidae	49
	Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash	Aves Threskiornithidae	46
	Hill's Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hilli	Mammalia Rhinolophidae	46
	Fan-tailed Widowbird Euplectes axillaris	Aves Ploceidae	45
	Scarlet-chested Sunbird Chalcomitra senegalensis	Aves Nectariniidae	45
	Angolan rousette Myonycteris angolensis	Mammalia Pteropodidae	44
	Pied Crow Corvus albus	Aves Corvidae	44
	Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird Pogoniulus bilineatus	Aves Lybiidae	44
	Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola	Aves Columbidae	44
	Coarse Chameleon Trioceros rudis	Squamata Chamaeleonidae	43
	Geoffroy's Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus clivosus	Mammalia Rhinolophidae	42
	Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus	Aves Ploceidae	41
	Blue-spot Pansy Junonia oenone	Insecta Nymphalidae	41
	Bronze Sunbird Nectarinia kilimensis	Aves Nectariniidae	40
	White-browed Robin-Chat Cossypha heuglini	Aves Muscicapidae	38
	Broad-bordered Grass Yellow Eurema brigitta	Insecta Pieridae	38
	Ethiopian Boubou Laniarius aethiopicus	Aves Malaconotidae	37
	Streaky Seedeater Crithagra striolata	Aves Fringillidae	37
	Lander's horseshoe bat Rhinolophus landeri	Mammalia Rhinolophidae	36
	Winding Cisticola Cisticola marginatus	Aves Cisticolidae	36
	Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis	Aves Ardeidae	35
	Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler Bradypterus cinnamomeus	Aves Locustellidae	35
	Plain Tiger Danaus chrysippus	Insecta Nymphalidae	35
	Tambourine Dove Turtur tympanistria	Aves Columbidae	35
	Black Kite Milvus migrans	Aves Accipitridae	34
	Karissimbi Tree Frog Leptopelis karissimbensis	Amphibia Arthroleptidae	34
	Montane Side-striped Chameleon Trioceros ellioti	Squamata Chamaeleonidae	33
	Pale-faced Widow Palpopleura albifrons	Insecta Libellulidae	32
	mountain gorilla Gorilla beringei	Mammalia Hominidae	31
	Long-haired rousette Stenonycteris lanosus	Mammalia Pteropodidae	30
	Mountain Yellow-Warbler Iduna similis	Aves Acrocephalidae	30
	African Thrush Turdus pelios	Aves Turdidae	29
	Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala	Aves Ardeidae	28
	Grauer's Swamp Warbler Bradypterus graueri	Aves Locustellidae	28
	Swamp Groundling Brachythemis wilsoni	Insecta Libellulidae	27
	Baglafecht Weaver Ploceus baglafecht	Aves Ploceidae	27
	Black-headed Weaver Ploceus melanocephalus	Aves Ploceidae	27
	Blue-headed Coucal Centropus monachus	Aves Cuculidae	27
	Squinting Bush Brown Mycalesis anynana	Insecta Nymphalidae	26
	Black-faced Apalis Apalis personata	Aves Cisticolidae	26
	Rwenzori Apalis Oreolais ruwenzorii	Aves Cisticolidae	26
	European Bee-eater Merops apiaster	Aves Meropidae	25
	Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis	Aves Alcedinidae	25
	White-necked Raven Corvus albicollis	Aves Corvidae	25
	Gray-backed Fiscal Lanius excubitoroides	Aves Laniidae	25
	Stout Pintail Acisoma inflatum	Insecta Libellulidae	24