Location:
498 km via Mbarara-Masaka-Kabale – Kisoro Road.
Air: 375.60 km (233.39 mi) South West of Kampala.
61 km from Lake Bunyonyi via Kabale Kisoro Road.
Coordinates: -1.3642357, 29.6315002
Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, at 434 km2 is the smallest of all Uganda’s parks. The park is 14km south of Kisoro town and sits high in the clouds at an altitude of between 2,227m and 4,127m in Kisoro district in the South Western corner of Uganda, bordering Rwanda and the Democratic republic of Congo.
Mgahinga is a beautiful place that offers one of Uganda’s richest biodiversity experiences – from rare bird species to endangered primates and volcanic adventures.
It’s most striking features are three conical, extinct volcanoes that are part of the Virunga Range. Mgahinga Gorilla National Park covers the northern slopes of the three northern most Virunga Volcanoes of Mt. Muhavura (4,127m), Mt. Sabyinyo (3,645m), and Mt. Gahinga (3,474m).
The park forms part of the much larger Virunga Conservation Area which includes adjacent parks in Rwanda and the RDC. The volcanoes’ slopes contain various ecosystems and are biologically diverse. The park has only one habituated trans- boundary gorilla group.
Mgahinga Gorilla National Park was first declared a game sanctuary in 1930 and was gazzeted a National Park in 1991.
Birding
The Park hosts about 441 bird species according to Avibase including several species prevalent to the East Congo Montane region. For the Virunga Conservation Area as a whole, over 295 species are prevalent to the Albertine Rift Afromontane.
For avid birders, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park is a must-visit. The park is a hotspot for Albertine Rift montane endemics like the Rwenzori Turaco (Gallirex johnstoni kivuensis) and the radiant Rwenzori Double-collared Sunbird (Cinnyris stuhlmanni graueri).
More interesting are the 39 species from the Afro-tropical highlands biome which make Mgahinga an unparalleled birding destination.
Bird list for in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park and surrounding areas
- Fulvous Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna bicolor)
- Knob-billed Duck (Sarkidiornis melanotos)
- Spur-winged Goose (Plectropterus gambensis)
- African Pygmy-Goose (Nettapus auritus)
- Blue-billed Teal (Spatula hottentota)
- Yellow-billed Duck (Anas undulata)
- Red-billed Duck (Anas erythrorhyncha)
- Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris)
- Crested Francolin (Ortygornis sephaena)
- Coqui Francolin (Campocolinus coqui)
- Red-winged Francolin (Scleroptila levaillantii)
- Harlequin Quail (Coturnix delegorguei)
- Handsome Spurfowl (Pternistis nobilis)
- Red-necked Spurfowl (Pternistis afer)
- Speckled Pigeon (Columba guinea)
- Rameron Pigeon (Columba arquatrix)
- Western Bronze-naped Pigeon (Columba iriditorques)
- Dusky Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia lugens )
- Red-eyed Dove (Streptopelia semitorquata)
- Ring-necked Dove (Streptopelia capicola)
- Laughing Dove (Spilopelia senegalensis)
- Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove (Turtur chalcospilos)
- Blue-spotted Wood-Dove (Turtur afer)
- Tambourine Dove (Turtur tympanistria)
- African Green-Pigeon (Treron calvus)
- Great Blue Turaco (Corythaeola cristata )
- Bare-faced Go-away-bird (Crinifer personatus)
- Rwenzori Turaco (Gallirex johnstoni)
- Purple-crested Turaco (Gallirex porphyreolophus)
- Ross’s Turaco (Tauraco rossae)
- Black-billed Turaco (Tauraco schuettii)
- Blue-headed Coucal (Centropus monachus)
- White-browed Couca (Centropus superciliosus)
- Levaillant’s Cuckoo (Clamator levaillantii)
- Pied Cuckoo (Clamator jacobinus)
- Dideric Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx caprius)
- Klaas’s Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx klaas)
- Yellow-throated Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx flavigularis)
- African Emerald Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx cupreus)
- Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo (Cercococcyx montanus)
- Red-chested Cuckoo (Cuculus solitarius )
- African Cuckoo (Cuculus gularis)
- Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
- Pennant-winged Nightjar ( Caprimulgus vexillarius)
- Montane Nightjar (Caprimulgus poliocephalus)
- Scarce Swift (Schoutedenapus myoptilus)
- Alpine Swift (Tachymarptis melba)
- Common Swift (Apus apus )
- African Swift (Apus barbatus)
- Little Swift (Apus affinis)
- Horus Swift (Apus horus)
- White-rumped Swift (Apus caffer )
- African Palm Swift (Cypsiurus parvus)
- Red-chested Flufftail (Sarothrura rufa)
- Eurasian Moorhen ( Gallinula chloropus)
- Red-knobbed Coot (Fulica cristata)
- African Swamphen (Porphyrio madagascariensis)
- Black Crake (Zapornia flavirostra )
- Gray Crowned-Crane (Balearica regulorum) Endangered
- Black-winged Stilt ( Himantopus himantopus)
- Senegal Lapwing (Vanellus lugubris)
- Wattled Lapwing (Vanellus senegallus)
- African Jacana (Actophilornis africanus)
- Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
- Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
- African Openbill (Anastomus lamelligerus)
- Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer)
- Yellow-billed Stork (Mycteria ibis)
- Reed Cormorant (Microcarbo africanus)
- Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
- African Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
- Hadada Ibis (Bostrychia hagedash)
- African Spoonbill (Platalea alba)
- Pink-backed Pelican (Pelecanus rufescens)
- Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta)
- Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
- Striated Heron (Butorides striata)
- Rufous-bellied Heron (Ardeola rufiventris)
- Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides )
- Western Cattle-Egret (Ardea ibis)
- Grey Heron ( Ardea cinerea)
- Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea)
- Black-headed Heron (Ardea melanocephala)
- Goliath Heron (Ardea goliath)
- Black-winged Kite (Elanus caeruleus)
- African Harrier-Hawk (Polyboroides typus)
- Palm-nut Vulture (Gypohierax angolensis)
- Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus) Endangered
- African Cuckoo-Hawk (Aviceda cuculoides)
- European Honey-buzzard (Pernis apivorus)
- Lappet-faced Vulture (Torgos tracheliotos) Endangered
- Hooded Vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus) Critically endangered
- White-backed Vulture (Gyps africanus) Critically endangered
- Bateleur (Terathopius ecaudatus) Endangered
- Brown Snake-Eagle (Circaetus cinereus )
- Crowned Eagle (Stephanoaetus coronatus) Near-threatened
- Martial Eagle (Polemaetus bellicosus) Endangered
- Long-crested Eagle (Lophaetus occipitalis)
- Wahlberg’s Eagle (Hieraaetus wahlbergi )
- Ayres’s Hawk-Eagle (Hieraaetus ayresii)
- Booted Eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus)
- Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis) Endangered
- Tawny Eagle (Aquila rapax) Vulnerable
- Cassin’s Hawk-Eagle (Aquila africana)
- African Hawk-Eagle (Aquila spilogaster)
- Dark Chanting-Goshawk (Melierax metabates)
- Lizard Buzzard (Kaupifalco monogrammicus)
- African Goshawk (Aerospiza tachiro)
- Little Sparrowhawk (Tachyspiza minulla)
- Shikra (Tachyspiza badia)
- Ovambo Sparrowhawk (Accipiter ovampensis)
- Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk (Accipiter rufiventris)
- Black Goshawk (Astur melanoleucus)
- African Marsh Harrier (Circus ranivorus)
- Black Kite (Milvus migrans)
- African Fish-Eagle (Icthyophaga vocifer)
- Augur Buzzard (Buteo augur)
- Mountain Buzzard (Buteo oreophilus) Near-threatened
- Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
- Western Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
- African Scops-Owl (Otus senegalensis)
- Spotted Eagle-Owl (Bubo africanus)
- Verreaux’s Eagle-Owl (Ketupa lacteal)
- African Wood-Owl (Strix woodfordii)
- Speckled Mousebird (Colius striatus)
- Blue-naped Mousebird (Urocolius macrourus)
- Narina Trogon (Apaloderma narina)
- Bar-tailed Trogon (Apaloderma vittatum)
- Green Woodhoopoe (Phoeniculus purpureus)
- White-headed Woodhoopoe (Phoeniculus bollei)
- Crowned Hornbill (Lophoceros alboterminatus)
- African Gray Hornbill (Lophoceros nasutus)
- Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill (Bycanistes subcylindricus)
- Little Bee-eater (Merops pusillus)
- Blue-breasted Bee-eater (Merops variegatus)
- Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater (Merops oreobates)
- Swallow-tailed Bee-eater (Merops hirundineus)
- White-throated Bee-eater (Merops albicollis)
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (Merops persicus)
- Olive Bee-eater (Merops superciliosus)
- European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster)
- Shining-blue Kingfisher (Alcedo quadribrachys)
- Malachite Kingfisher (Corythornis cristatus)
- African Pygmy Kingfisher (Ispidina picta)
- Woodland Kingfisher (Halcyon senegalensis)
- Striped Kingfisher (Halcyon chelicuti)
- Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis)
- Broad-billed Roller (Eurystomus glaucurus)
- Eastern Yellow-billed Barbet (Trachylaemus purpuratus)
- Crested Barbet (Trachyphonus vaillantii)
- Gray-throated Barbet (Gymnobucco bonapartei )
- Speckled Tinkerbird (Pogoniulus scolopaceus)
- Green Tinkerbird (Pogoniulus simplex)
- Western Tinkerbird (Pogoniulus coryphaei)
- Red-rumped Tinkerbird (Pogoniulus atroflavus)
- Yellow-throated Tinkerbird (Pogoniulus subsulphureus)
- Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird (Pogoniulus bilineatus)
- Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird (Pogoniulus chrysoconus)
- Spot-flanked Barbet (Tricholaema lacrymosa)
- White-headed Barbet (Lybius leucocephalus)
- Double-toothed Barbet (Pogonornis bidentatus )
- Brown-backed Honeybird (Prodotiscus regulus)
- Dwarf Honeyguide (Indicator pumilio)
- Willcocks’s Honeyguide (Indicator willcocksi)
- Lesser Honeyguide (Indicator minor)
- Scaly-throated Honeyguide (Indicator variegatus)
- Greater Honeyguide (Indicator indicator)
- Red-throated Wryneck (Jynx ruficollis)
- Elliot’s Woodpecker (Dendropicos elliotii)
- Cardinal Woodpecker (Dendropicos fuscescens)
- African Gray Woodpecker (Dendropicos goertae)
- Olive Woodpecker (Dendropicos griseocephalus)
- Buff-spotted Woodpecker (Pardipicus nivosus)
- Fine-banded Woodpecker (Campethera taeniolaema)
- Nubian Woodpecker (Campethera nubica)
- Eurasian Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
- Gray Kestrel (Falco ardosiaceus)
- Eurasian Hobby (Falco Subbuteo)
- African Hobby (Falco cuvierii)
- Lanner Falcon (Falco biarmicus)
- Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
- Grauer’s Broadbill (Pseudocalyptomena graueri) Vulnerable
- Gray Cuckooshrike (Ceblepyris caesius)
- Black Cuckooshrike (Campephaga flava)
- Petit’s Cuckooshrike (Campephaga petiti)
- Red-shouldered Cuckooshrike (Campephaga phoenicea)
- African Golden Oriole (Oriolus auratus)
- Black-tailed Oriole (Oriolus percivali)
- Brown-throated Wattle-eye (Platysteira cyanea )
- Rwenzori Batis (Batis diops)
- Chinspot Batis (Batis molitor)
- Western Black-headed Batis (Batis erlangeri)
- Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher (Bias musicus)
- Brubru (Nilaus afer)
- Northern Puffback (Dryoscopus gambensis)
- Pink-footed Puffback (Dryoscopus angolensis)
- Black-crowned Tchagra (Tchagra senegalus)
- Brown-crowned Tchagra (Tchagra australis)
- Lühder’s Bushshrike (Laniarius luehderi)
- Tropical Boubou (Laniarius major)
- Black-headed Gonolek (Laniarius erythrogaster )
- Papyrus Gonolek (Laniarius mufumbiri) Near-threatened
- Lowland Sooty Boubou (Laniarius leucorhynchus)
- Willard’s Sooty Boubou (Laniarius willardi)
- Albertine Boubou (Laniarius holomelas)
- Doherty’s Bushshrike (Telophorus dohertyi)
- Gray-green Bushshrike (Chlorophoneus bocagei)
- Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike (Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus)
- Many-colored Bushshrike (Chlorophoneus multicolor)
- Lagden’s Bushshrike (Malaconotus lagdeni) Near-threatened
- Fork-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus adsimilis)
- African Crested Flycatcher (Trochocercus cyanomelas)
- Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher (Terpsiphone rufiventer)
- African Paradise-Flycatcher (Terpsiphone viridis)
- Gray-backed Fiscal (Lanius excubitoroides)
- Mackinnon’s Shrike (Lanius mackinnoni)
- Northern Fiscal (Lanius humeralis)
- White-rumped Shrike (Eurocephalus ruppelli)
- Pied Crow (Corvus albus)
- White-necked Raven (Corvus albicollis)
- African Blue Flycatcher (Elminia longicauda)
- White-tailed Blue Flycatcher (Elminia albicauda)
- Dusky Crested Flycatcher (Elminia nigromitrata)
- White-bellied Crested Flycatcher (Elminia albiventris)
- White-tailed Crested Flycatcher (Elminia albonotata)
- White-winged Black-Tit (Melaniparus leucomelas)
- Dusky Tit (Melaniparus funereus)
- Stripe-breasted Tit (Melaniparus fasciiventer)
- Rufous-naped Lark (Corypha africana)
- Red-capped Lark (Calandrella cinerea)
- Green Crombec (Sylvietta virens)
- White-browed Crombec (Sylvietta leucophrys)
- Northern Crombec (Sylvietta brachyuran)
- White-chinned Prinia (Schistolais leucopogon)
- Rwenzori Apalis (Oreolais ruwenzorii)
- Green-backed Camaroptera (Camaroptera brachyuran)
- Olive-green Camaroptera (Camaroptera chloronota)
- Buff-bellied Warbler (Phyllolais pulchella)
- Black-capped Apalis (Apalis nigriceps)
- Black-throated Apalis (Apalis jacksoni)
- Masked Apalis (Apalis binotata)
- Black-faced Apalis (Apalis personata)
- Yellow-breasted Apalis (Apalis flavida)
- Buff-throated Apalis (Apalis rufogularis)
- Chestnut-throated Apalis (Apalis porphyrolaema)
- Gray Apalis (Apalis cinerea)
- Tawny-flanked Prinia (Prinia subflava)
- Banded Prinia (Prinia bairdii)
- Black-faced Rufous-Warbler (Bathmocercus rufus)
- Gray-capped Warbler (Eminia lepida)
- Red-faced Cisticola (Cisticola erythrops)
- Singing Cisticola (Cisticola cantans)
- Trilling Cisticola (Cisticola woosnami)
- Chubb’s Cisticola (Cisticola chubby)
- Winding Cisticola (Cisticola marginatus)
- Carruthers’s Cisticola (Cisticola carruthersi)
- Grauer’s Warbler (Graueria vittata)
- Papyrus Yellow-Warbler (Calamonastides gracilirostris)
- African Yellow-Warbler (Iduna natalensis)
- Mountain Yellow-Warbler (Iduna similis)
- Icterine Warbler (Hippolais icterina)
- Lesser Swamp Warbler (Acrocephalus gracilirostris)
- Greater Swamp Warbler (Acrocephalus rufescens)
- Bamboo Warbler (Locustella alfredi)
- Fan-tailed Grassbird (Catriscus brevirostris)
- Evergreen-forest Warbler (Bradypterus lopezi)
- Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler (Bradypterus cinnamomeus)
- White-winged Swamp Warbler (Bradypterus carpalis)
- Grauer’s Swamp Warbler (Bradypterus graueri) Vulnerable
- Highland Rush Warbler (Bradypterus centralis)
- White-headed Sawwing (Psalidoprocne albiceps)
- Black Sawwing (Psalidoprocne pristoptera)
- Gray-rumped Swallow (Pseudhirundo griseopyga)
- Banded Martin (Neophedina cincta)
- Plain Martin (Riparia paludicola)
- Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia)
- Red-throated Crag-Martin (Ptyonoprogne rufigula)
- Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
- Angola Swallow (Hirundo angolensis)
- Wire-tailed Swallow (Hirundo smithii)
- Western House-Martin (Delichon urbicum)
- African Red-rumped Swallow (Cecropis melanocrissus)
- Lesser Striped Swallow (Cecropis abyssinica)
- Rufous-chested Swallow (Cecropis semirufa)
- Mosque Swallow (Cecropis senegalensis)
- Slender-billed Greenbul (Stelgidillas gracilirostris)
- Pale-throated Greenbul (Atimastillas flavigula)
- Joyful Greenbul (Chlorocichla laetissima )
- Shelley’s Greenbu (Arizelocichla masukuensis)
- Kikuyu Mountain Greenbul (Arizelocichla kikuyuensis)
- Eastern Bearded-Greenbul (Criniger chloronotus)
- Little Greenbul (Eurillas virens)
- Yellow-whiskered Greenbul (Eurillas latirostris)
- Plain Greenbul (Eurillas curvirostris)
- White-throated Greenbul (Phyllastrephus albigularis)
- Yellow-streaked Greenbul (Phyllastrephus flavostriatus)
- Leaf-love (Phyllastrephus scandens)
- Toro Olive-Greenbul (Phyllastrephus hypochloris)
- Common Bulbul (Pycnonotus barbatus)
- Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
- Brown Woodland-Warbler (Phylloscopus umbrovirens)
- Red-faced Woodland-Warbler (Phylloscopus laetus)
- Green Hylia (Hylia prasina)
- Eurasian Blackcap ( Sylvia atricapilla)
- Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
- Rwenzori Hill Babbler (Sylvia atriceps)
- Green White-eye (Zosterops stuhlmanni )
- Northern Yellow White-eye (Zosterops senegalensis)
- Mountain Illadopsis (Illadopsis pyrrhoptera)
- Arrow-marked Babbler (Turdoides jardineii)
- Black-lored Babbler (Turdoides sharpei)
- Yellow-billed Oxpecker (Buphagus africanus)
- Wattled Starling (Creatophora cinerea)
- Violet-backed Starling (Cinnyricinclus leucogaster)
- Slender-billed Starling (Onychognathus tenuirostris)
- Waller’s Starling (Onychognathus walleri )
- Sharpe’s Starling (Pholia sharpie)
- Stuhlmann’s Starling (Poeoptera stuhlmanni)
- Rüppell’s Starling (Lamprotornis purpuroptera)
- White-tailed Ant-Thrush (Neocossyphus poensis)
- Oberländer’s Ground-Thrush (Geokichla oberlaenderi) Near-threatened
- Abyssinian Ground-Thrush (Geokichla piaggiae)
- Abyssinian Thrush (Turdus abyssinicus)
- African Thrush (Turdus pelios)
- African Dusky Flycatcher (Muscicapa adusta)
- Swamp Flycatcher (Muscicapa aquatic)
- Cassin’s Flycatcher (Muscicapa cassini)
- Dusky-blue Flycatcher (Bradornis comitatus)
- Pale Flycatcher (Agricola pallidus)
- Gray-throated Tit-Flycatcher (Fraseria griseigularis)
- Gray Tit-Flycatcher (Fraseria plumbea)
- Ashy Flycatcher (Fraseria caerulescens)
- Yellow-eyed Black-Flycatcher (Melaenornis ardesiacus)
- Northern Black-Flycatcher (Melaenornis edolioides)
- White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher (Melaenornis fischeri)
- Brown-backed Scrub-Robin (Cercotrichas hartlaubi)
- White-browed Scrub-Robin (Cercotrichas leucophrys)
- White-bellied Robin-Chat (Cossyphicula roberti )
- Archer’s Robin-Chat (Dessonornis archeri)
- Cape Robin-Chat (Dessonornis caffer)
- Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat (Cossypha cyanocampter)
- White-browed Robin-Chat (Cossypha heuglini)
- Red-capped Robin-Chat (Cossypha natalensis)
- Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat (Cossypha niveicapilla)
- White-starred Robin (Pogonocichla stellate)
- Red-throated Alethe (Chamaetylas poliophrys)
- Yellow-breasted Forest Robin (Stiphrornis mabirae)
- Gray-winged Robin-Chat (Sheppardia polioptera)
- Equatorial Akalat (Sheppardia aequatorialis) Introduced species
- Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)
- African Stonechat (Saxicola torquatus)
- Sooty Chat (Myrmecocichla nigra)
- Familiar Chat (Oenanthe familiaris)
- Gray-chested Babbler (Kakamega poliothorax)
- Western Violet-backed Sunbird (Anthreptes longuemarei)
- Little Green Sunbird (Anthreptes seimundi)
- Gray-chinned Sunbird (Anthreptes tephrolaemus)
- Collared Sunbird (Hedydipna collaris)
- Green-headed Sunbird (Cyanomitra verticalis)
- Blue-throated Brown Sunbird (Cyanomitra cyanolaema)
- Blue-headed Sunbird (Cyanomitra alinae)
- Olive Sunbird (Cyanomitra olivacea)
- Green-throated Sunbird (Chalcomitra rubescens)
- Scarlet-chested Sunbird (Chalcomitra senegalensis)
- Purple-breasted Sunbird (Nectarinia purpureiventris)
- Bronze Sunbird (Nectarinia kilimensis)
- Malachite Sunbird (Nectarinia famosa)
- Red-tufted Sunbird (Nectarinia johnstoni)
- Golden-winged Sunbird (Drepanorhynchus reichenowi)
- Olive-bellied Sunbird (Cinnyris chloropygius)
- Tiny Sunbird (Cinnyris minullus)
- Stuhlmann’s Sunbird (Cinnyris stuhlmanni)
- Northern Double-collared Sunbird (Cinnyris reichenowi)
- Regal Sunbird (Cinnyris regius)
- Marico Sunbird (Cinnyris mariquensis)
- Red-chested Sunbird (Cinnyris erythrocercus)
- Purple-banded Sunbird (Cinnyris bifasciatus)
- Superb Sunbird (Cinnyris superbus)
- Variable Sunbird (Cinnyris venustus)
- Copper Sunbird (Cinnyris cupreus)
- Baglafecht Weaver (Ploceus baglafecht)
- Slender-billed Weaver (Ploceus pelzelni)
- Black-necked Weaver (Ploceus nigricollis)
- Black-billed Weaver (Ploceus melanogaster)
- Strange Weaver (Ploceus alienus)
- Holub’s Golden-Weaver (Ploceus xanthops)
- Northern Brown-throated Weaver (Ploceus castanops)
- Village Weaver (Ploceus cucullatus)
- Black-headed Weaver (Ploceus melanocephalus)
- Golden-backed Weaver (Ploceus jacksoni)
- Yellow-mantled Weaver (Ploceus tricolor)
- Dark-backed Weaver (Ploceus bicolor)
- Brown-capped Weaver (Ploceus insignis )
- Compact Weaver (Pachyphantes superciliosus)
- Cardinal Quelea (Quelea cardinalis)
- Red-billed Quelea (Quelea quelea)
- Yellow Bishop (Euplectes capensis)
- Yellow-mantled Widowbird (Euplectes macroura)
- Fan-tailed Widowbird (Euplectes axillaris)
- Grosbeak Weaver (Amblyospiza albifrons)
- Bronze Mannikin (Spermestes cucullata)
- Black-and-white Mannikin (Spermestes bicolor)
- White-collared Oliveback (Nesocharis ansorgei)
- Yellow-bellied Waxbill (Coccopygia quartinia)
- Dusky Crimsonwing (Cryptospiza jacksoni)
- Abyssinian Crimsonwing (Cryptospiza salvadorii)
- Red-faced Crimsonwing (Cryptospiza reichenovii)
- Gray-headed Nigrita (Nigrita canicapillus )
- Black-faced Waxbill (Brunhilda erythronotos)
- Black-crowned Waxbill (Estrilda nonnula)
- Kandt’s Waxbill (Estrilda kandti)
- Fawn-breasted Waxbill (Estrilda paludicola)
- Common Waxbill (Estrilda astrild)
- Green-winged Pytilia (Pytilia melba)
- Dusky Twinspot (Euschistospiza cinereovinacea)
- Red-billed Firefinch (Lagonosticta senegala)
- African Firefinch (Lagonosticta rubricata )
- Pin-tailed Whydah (Vidua macroura)
- Village Indigobird (Vidua chalybeate)
- Northern Gray-headed Sparrow (Passer griseus)
- Cape Wagtail (Motacilla capensis)
- Mountain Wagtail (Motacilla clara)
- Gray Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
- African Pied Wagtail (Motacilla aguimp)
- White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
- African Pipit (Anthus cinnamomeus)
- Long-billed Pipit (Anthus similis)
- Plain-backed Pipit (Anthus leucophrys)
- Yellow-throated Longclaw (Macronyx croceus)
- Oriole Finch (Linurgus olivaceus)
- Yellow-fronted Canary (Crithagra mozambica)
- Western Citril (Crithagra frontalis)
- Papyrus Canary (Crithagra koliensis)
- Black-throated Canary (Crithagra atrogularis)
- Reichenow’s Seedeater (Crithagra reichenowi)
- Brimstone Canary (Crithagra sulphurata)
- Streaky Seedeater (Crithagra striolata)
- Thick-billed Seedeater (Crithagra burtoni)
- Yellow-crowned Canary (Serinus flavivertex)
- Golden-breasted Bunting (Emberiza flaviventris)
- Cinnamon-breasted Bunting (Emberiza tahapisi)
Source: Avibase – Bird Checklists of the World
Best time for Birding in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
Bird watching in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park can be done all year round though the best time is during the wet/rainy season in the months of April to May and October to November because that’s the best period where bird lovers will be able to view colourful and migratory bird species.