Ghana Ramsar wetland
Bomfobiri Wildlife Sanctuary
41 bird species recorded; the most in February.
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
0 species in January.41 species in February.4 species in March.0 species in April.0 species in May.0 species in June.0 species in July.0 species in August.0 species in September.0 species in October.0 species in November.0 species in December.
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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
41 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).
- 41Speciesrecorded more than once
- 0Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 0ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 100Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 268 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 4Raptors
- 1Herons, ibises & grebes
- 20Songbirds
- 16Other 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 41 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors4 species
- Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicus
- Palm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensis
- Grey KestrelFalco ardosiaceus
- African hobbyFalco cuvierii
Herons, ibises & grebes1 species
- HamerkopScopus umbretta
Songbirds20 species
- Collared SunbirdHedydipna collaris
- Pied CrowCorvus albus
- Grey-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchoti
- Northern PuffbackDryoscopus gambensis
- Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus
- Splendid StarlingLamprotornis splendidus
- Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrys
- Brown-rumped BuntingEmberiza affinis
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensis
- Green-backed EremomelaEremomela pusilla
- Velvet-mantled DrongoDicrurus modestus
- Red-headed MalimbeMalimbus rubricollis
- Blue-billed MalimbeMalimbus nitens
- Western Bearded GreenbulCriniger barbatus
- Red-tailed GreenbulCriniger calurus
- Senegal BatisBatis senegalensis
- Orange-breasted BushshrikeChlorophoneus sulfureopectus
- Yellow-mantled WhydahEuplectes macroura
- Turdus peliosTurdus pelios
Other birds16 species
- African Grey HornbillLophoceros nasutus
- Great Blue TuracoCorythaeola cristata
- White-throated Bee-eaterMerops albicollis
- Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
- Piping HornbillBycanistes fistulator
- Stone PartridgePtilopachus petrosus
- Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescens
- Vieillot's BarbetLybius vieilloti
- Vinaceous DoveStreptopelia vinacea
- African Green-pigeonTreron calvus
- Great spotted cuckooClamator glandarius
- Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureus
- Blue-throated RollerEurystomus gularis
- Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurus
- Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minor
- African Pied HornbillLophoceros fasciatus
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 February.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan33°/19°14 mm
- Feb34°/22°41 mm
- Mar33°/23°94 mm
- Apr32°/23°107 mm
- May31°/23°145 mm
- Jun29°/22°189 mm
- Jul28°/21°143 mm
- Aug29°/21°92 mm
- Sep29°/21°172 mm
- Oct29°/22°189 mm
- Nov30°/21°68 mm
- Dec32°/20°15 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Bomfobiri Wildlife Sanctuary.
Park in Ghana
Bomfobiri Wildlife Sanctuary is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Ghana, 268 m above the sea.
41 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 100 open records.
The most recorded are the Lizard Buzzard, the Collared Sunbird and the African Grey Hornbill.
The most species are recorded in February.
Get there and watch
- Agogonearest town · 24 km in a straight line
- Prempeh I International Airport (KMS)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 55 km in a straight lineCar hire at ACC airport (Accra)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
- 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
- campsites within 10 km
- places to stay within 10 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Bomfobiri Wildlife Sanctuary.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas38 mountains within 25 kmFigures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Bomfobiri Wildlife Sanctuary
Ghana
- 35Birdyas Score
- 41Species
- 0Migrants
- 0Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q891947) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 100 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 |
| Sister atlases | Peakyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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