Ghana Ramsar wetland
Densu River
167 bird species recorded; the most in February and in November.
Abubakar Umar · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
97 species in January.124 species in February.114 species in March.78 species in April.85 species in May.98 species in June.94 species in July.93 species in August.99 species in September.102 species in October.121 species in November.91 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.
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
167 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).
- 167Speciesrecorded more than once
- 43Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 3ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 4,748Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 13Raptors
- 29Waders
- 12Gulls & seabirds
- 1Ducks & geese
- 16Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 58Songbirds
- 36Other 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 167 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- African hobbyFalco cuvierii
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachusCR
- Grey KestrelFalco ardosiaceus
- LannerFalco biarmicus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabar
- Palm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensis
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicus
Waders29 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- African Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallus
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
- African JacanaActophilornis africanus
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Senegal Thick-kneeBurhinus senegalensis
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Greater Painted-snipeRostratula benghalensis
Gulls & seabirds12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- West African Crested TernThalasseus albididorsalis
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Roseate TernSterna dougallii
- African SkimmerRynchops flavirostris
Ducks & geese1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-faced Whistling-duckDendrocygna viduata
Herons, ibises & grebes16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Long-tailed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Western Reef HeronEgretta gularis
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Striated HeronButorides striata
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Black HeronEgretta ardesiaca
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Egretta intermediaEgretta intermedia
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala
- DarterAnhinga rufa
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- HamerkopScopus umbretta
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Openbill StorkAnastomus lamelligerus
- Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibis
Songbirds58 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Pied CrowCorvus albus
- Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus
- Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatus
- Northern Grey-headed SparrowPasser griseus
- Ethiopian SwallowHirundo aethiopica
- Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
- Bronze MannikinLonchura cucullata
- Orange BishopEuplectes franciscanus
- Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreus
- Motacilla aguimpMotacilla aguimp
- Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
- Bar-breasted FirefinchLagonosticta rufopicta
- Turdus peliosTurdus pelios
- Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythrops
- Slender-billed WeaverPloceus pelzelni
- Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensis
- Splendid StarlingLamprotornis splendidus
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifrons
- Black-winged Red BishopEuplectes hordeaceus
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Pale-winged IndigobirdVidua wilsoni
- Yellow-billed ShrikeCorvinella corvina
- Splendid SunbirdCinnyris coccinigastrus
- Purple Glossy-starlingLamprotornis purpureus
- Orange-cheeked WaxbillEstrilda melpoda
- Greater Swamp-WarblerAcrocephalus rufescens
- Olive-naped WeaverPloceus brachypterus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Yellow-crowned BishopEuplectes afer
- Yellow-throated LongclawMacronyx croceus
- Yellow-crowned GonolekLaniarius barbarus
- PiapiacPtilostomus afer
- Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrys
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Red-headed QueleaQuelea erythrops
- Chestnut-and-black WeaverPloceus castaneofuscus
- Bronze-tailed Glossy-StarlingLamprotornis chalcurus
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
- Yellow-mantled WhydahEuplectes macroura
- Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
- Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensis
- Black-backed CisticolaCisticola eximius
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Black-rumped WaxbillEstrilda troglodytes
- Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
- Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica
- Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalus
- Long-tailed Glossy-StarlingLamprotornis caudatus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- African Moustached WarblerMelocichla mentalis
- Preuss's Cliff SwallowPetrochelidon preussi
- Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambica
- Olive-bellied SunbirdCinnyris chloropygius
- Collared SunbirdHedydipna collaris
- Red-breasted SwallowCecropis semirufa
Other birds36 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
- Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis
- Little SwiftApus affinis
- Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
- Western Grey Plantain-eaterCrinifer piscator
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensis
- African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus
- Diederik CuckooChrysococcyx caprius
- Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
- Senegal CoucalCentropus senegalensis
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
- Blue-headed CoucalCentropus monachus
- White-throated Bee-eaterMerops albicollis
- Black CrakeAmaurornis flavirostra
- Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureus
- Mottled SpinetailTelacanthura ussheri
- African Grey HornbillLophoceros nasutus
- African Black CoucalCentropus grillii
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- African Pied HornbillLophoceros fasciatus
- Double-toothed BarbetLybius bidentatus
- Senegal ParrotPoicephalus senegalus
- Vinaceous DoveStreptopelia vinacea
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaas
- Striped CuckooClamator levaillantii
- Purple RollerCoracias naevius
- Black Bee-eaterMerops gularis
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maxima
- Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconus
- Long-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus climacurus
- Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurus
- White-rumped SwiftApus caffer
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 and in November.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan31°/23°25 mm
- Feb31°/24°51 mm
- Mar30°/25°116 mm
- Apr30°/25°136 mm
- May29°/25°198 mm
- Jun27°/24°219 mm
- Jul27°/22°102 mm
- Aug27°/21°49 mm
- Sep28°/22°118 mm
- Oct28°/23°180 mm
- Nov29°/24°86 mm
- Dec30°/24°27 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Densu River.
River in Ghana
Densu River is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Ghana.
167 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 4,748 open records.
The most recorded are the Pied Crow, the Laughing Dove and the Long-tailed Cormorant.
14 species come for the summer, 29 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
3 are threatened worldwide, including Curlew Sandpiper, Grey Plover and Hooded Vulture.
The most species are recorded in February and in November.
Get there and watch
- Muuston Beach Resortplace to stay · 2.1 km · 62 within 10 km
- Mandelanearest town · 5.5 km in a straight line
- Kotoka International Airport (ACC)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 22 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
- 5restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 62places to stay within 10 kmMuuston Beach Resort, The Sea Gateway Lodge, Big Milly's Backyard and 59 more
- 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
- campsites 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 Densu River.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas9 mountains within 25 kmAsofa · 16 kmLegon Hill · 20 kmBosumabina · 20 kmOboefi · 22 kmOdunkom · 23 kmKokobin · 23 kmOpoku · 23 kmObosonkuafu · 25 km
Lakeyas2 lakes within 15 kmSakumo Lagoon (lagun, lat 5,52, long -0,27)7.3 km² · 7.3 kmWeija Reservoir20 km² · 8.8 km
Darkskyas1 dark-sky places within 30 kmGhana Satellite Earth StationBortle 7 · 28 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Other places nearby.
Densu River
Ghana
- 59Birdyas Score
- 167Species
- 43Migrants
- 3Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q635220) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 4,748 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, Lakeyas, Darkskyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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