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Rwanda

Snapshot-backed wildlife sound archive overview for Rwanda, including species representation, weekly growth, community contributors, and recorded localities.

Current to 20 Sept 2026#6 of 9 · 1.5% regional share
Sound recordings
423
Published records0
Cataloged species
178
Across all groups0 spp
Regional share
1.5%
#6 of 9 · 27,926 total

Weekly pulse

Compared with its predecessor
20 Sept 2026
Recording changesince 13 Sept 2026
0
Species changecataloged species
0

Snapshot history (6)

Every captured publication, newest first
CutoffRecordingsChange
20 Sept 2026Current4230
13 Sept 20264230
6 Sept 2026423
30 Aug 20264230
23 Aug 2026423+3
16 Aug 2026420

Cumulative archive growth

Field dates from 2000 onward.

Sound recordings by group

Distribution across cataloged wildlife groups.

Recent annual coverage (16)

Field year, latest twelve shown
YearSounds
2010135
201211
201327
201420
20151
20171
201811
20228
202333
20242
2025123
20265

Top localities (10)

Recorded places ranked by sound count
LocalitySounds
Nyungwe NP30
Colline Ruvumbu, Nyamasheke, Intara y'Uburengerazuba29
Nyungwe Forest, Rwanda25
Nyarutarama Lake, Kigali City22
Kibungo area21
Gashora, Bugesera14
Ruhondo, Musanze, Northern Province14
Kageyo, Kayonza, Eastern Province13
Golf Club, Kigali12
Sabinyo Silverback Lodge, Kinigi11

Top recordists (10)

Community contributors within Rwanda
RecordistSounds
Alain Malengreau119
Marcell Claassen85
Jason Anderson70
Ding Li Yong30
Rolf A. De By27
Pritam Baruah20
Bram Piot13
Charles Davies9
Magnus Wadstein8
David C. Moyer7

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Authoritative sound archive

Xeno-canto hosts the full audio files, sonograms, and field notes for all 423 cataloged recordings from Rwanda. This page reports the catalogue; the recordings themselves are not mirrored here.

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Source data through 20 Sept 2026 · published as a weekly snapshot

Metadata and taxonomy courtesy of Xeno-canto.org