Ivory Coast Ramsar wetland
Assagny National Park
57 bird species recorded; the most in September.
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH (contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data), CC BY 4.0, with relief shading from Copernicus WorldDEM-30
This month here
21 species in January.13 species in February.18 species in March.0 species in April.0 species in May.0 species in June.1 species in July.0 species in August.43 species in September.0 species in October.0 species in November.30 species in December.
The birds you are most likely to see in the month you choose, those that come for the season first. It opens on today's month.
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- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
57 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 57Speciesrecorded more than once
- 13Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 0ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 226Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 4Raptors
- 1Waders
- 1Gulls & seabirds
- 9Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 22Songbirds
- 19Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 57 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Palm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensis
- African Harrier-hawkPolyboroides typus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Grey KestrelFalco ardosiaceus
Waders1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Gulls & seabirds1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- West African Crested TernThalasseus albididorsalis
Herons, ibises & grebes9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Western Reef HeronEgretta gularis
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Black HeronEgretta ardesiaca
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Long-tailed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
- Great White EgretArdea alba
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelis
Songbirds22 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Hylia prasinaHylia prasina
- Red-vented MalimbeMalimbus scutatus
- Little GreenbulEurillas virens
- Collared SunbirdHedydipna collaris
- Black-headed Paradise-flycatcherTerpsiphone rufiventer
- Yellow-whiskered GreenbulEurillas latirostris
- Plain GreenbulEurillas curvirostris
- Olive-naped WeaverPloceus brachypterus
- Pied CrowCorvus albus
- Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus
- Swamp GreenbulThescelocichla leucopleura
- Splendid StarlingLamprotornis splendidus
- White-tailed AletheAlethe diademata
- Siffling CisticolaCisticola brachypterus
- Bronze MannikinLonchura cucullata
- Blue-billed MalimbeMalimbus nitens
- Yellow-mantled WeaverPloceus tricolor
- Tiny SunbirdCinnyris minullus
- Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivacea
- Reichenbach's SunbirdAnabathmis reichenbachii
- Grey-headed BristlebillBleda canicapillus
- Grey-crowned NegrofinchNigrita canicapillus
Other birds19 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Speckled TinkerbirdPogoniulus scolopaceus
- Piping HornbillBycanistes fistulator
- Black-throated CoucalCentropus leucogaster
- Yellow-billed TuracoTauraco macrorhynchus
- Yellow-throated TinkerbirdPogoniulus subsulphureus
- Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
- African Pied HornbillLophoceros fasciatus
- Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
- Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis
- African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus
- Yellow-spotted BarbetBuccanodon duchaillui
- Black-throated BarbetTricholaema hirsuta
- Red-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus atroflavus
- African Green-pigeonTreron calvus
- Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreus
- Blue MalkohaCeuthmochares aereus
- Little SwiftApus affinis
- Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistria
- White-crested HornbillHorizocerus albocristatus
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species in September.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan29°/25°33 mm
- Feb29°/26°66 mm
- Mar29°/26°110 mm
- Apr29°/26°147 mm
- May28°/26°210 mm
- Jun27°/25°289 mm
- Jul26°/24°105 mm
- Aug26°/23°51 mm
- Sep26°/24°86 mm
- Oct27°/25°131 mm
- Nov28°/26°98 mm
- Dec29°/26°55 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Assagny National Park.
Protected areas of Côte d'Ivoire
Assagny National Park is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Ivory Coast.
57 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 226 open records.
The most recorded are the Palm-nut Vulture, the African Harrier-hawk and the Western Cattle Egret.
1 species come for the summer, 12 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
The most species are recorded in September.
Get there and watch
- Campement Hôtelcampsite · 7.1 km · 1 within 10 km
- Avikam Lodgeplace to stay · 8.5 km · 2 within 10 km
- Nandibo Unnearest town · 10 km in a straight line
- Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (ABJ)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 106 km in a straight lineCar hire at ABJ airport (Abidjan)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- 1campsites within 10 kmCampement Hôtel
- 2places to stay within 10 kmAvikam Lodge, Hôtel Lucia
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- car parks within 3 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
Other places nearby.
Assagny National Park
Ivory Coast
- 38Birdyas Score
- 57Species
- 13Migrants
- 0Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q3091738) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 226 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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