If you had asked me a couple of years to visualise a kingfisher, my mind would have conjured up an image of beautiful little bird with a long beak perched next to water. However, I now know this image fails to appreciate the diverse range of birds that make up the kingfisher family. Of the …
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Rwanda is home to 25 different species of Sunbird. Some like the Red-chested Sunbird and Scarlet-chested Sunbird can be found across the country in our gardens, urban centres, wooded areas, hedgerows, and thornbush savanna. Whereas others, like the Regal Sunbird and Purple-breasted Sunbird are endemic to the Albertine Rift and are best seen in Nyungwe …
The start of the short rainy season triggers a second breeding season for many of Rwanda’s resident birds. Food sources become abundant, which is exactly what is needed to raise healthy young. This is the case for the many different species of weavers. The weaver family is not only compromised of the well-known yellow and …