Rwanda, the "land of a thousand hills", is a landlocked country in the East African rift valley and lies in the altitude range between 1000 m and 4507 m. The watershed between the Nile and the Congo runs through the national territory. There is a temperate tropical highland climate with two dry seasons and two rainy seasons per year. Rwanda has set up 3 national parks to protect nature. Of these, the best known is the Volcano National Park, which belongs to the Virunga Mountains and is considered a biosphere reserve. This is where Dian Fossey did her research on the mountain gorillas. Akagera National Park includes grass-tree savannas as well as swamps and lakes. Nyungwe Forest National Park is evergreen and has significant biodiversity. According to BirdLife International, Rwanda shares 2 EBAs (Endemic Bird Areas) with its neighboring countries. In addition to the 3 national parks, BirdLife International has registered 4 other areas as IBAs (Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas). The country is very poor, but the economic development is extremely positive. Traveling in this country requires some dedication, but the birdlife is fantastic.
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Cover image Ruwenzori Turaco, Drawing: J.G.Keulemans
Primary language English, secondary languages German, French, Spanish, Japanese, and Chinese.
All 728 species are illustrated. In addition, links to HD videos of 151 bird species (1h 27m 8s) and audios of 51 bird species (23m 43s) are included. The assessment of the global conservation status of bird species uses the criteria of the Red List (IUCN) 2012.
The scientific system follows Clements et al. 2017.
An index, name registers in all selected languages and a scientific name register, all completely linked.
PDF E-book in page-based format A5: 265 pages, 36.03 MiB.
ePub E-book in flowable format for all devices with ePub reader: 30.74 MiB.
A paperback version of this bird guide is available from Amazon (ISBN: 9798434890069).
Also you can obtain a Kindle edition from Amazon (ASIN: B09VW92P69).
© Wolfgang J. Daunicht 2024
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