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We share our planet with so many amazing creatures. For me there are few things in life better than being outside and experiencing birds and wildlife in their natural environment. It’s even better when...

Twenty-eight species of the finch family Estrildidae can be found in Rwanda. This family includes nine waxbills, named because of the waxy layers of keratin at the base of their bills. The waxbills are...

Rwanda’s bushshrikes are a broad family of 20 species scientifically known as Malaconotidae. They include six bushshrikes, four puffbacks, four boubous, two gonoleks, three tchagras, and a Brubru! All...

Rwanda is home to sixteen members of the swallow family, which is called Hirundinidae. Nine of these are ‘true swallows’, the remaining seven consist of two saw-wings and five martins. The most common...