Republic of the Congo Ramsar wetland
Odzala National Park
116 bird species recorded; the most in February, in May and in September.
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This month here
0 species in January.93 species in February.0 species in March.0 species in April.89 species in May.7 species in June.10 species in July.0 species in August.92 species in September.0 species in October.0 species in November.1 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
116 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).
- 116Speciesrecorded more than once
- 14Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 0ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 502Recordsopen records within 15 km
- 513 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 2Raptors
- 1Waders
- 1Ducks & geese
- 5Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 63Songbirds
- 43Other 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 116 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Palm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensis
- African Fish EagleHaliaeetus vocifer
Waders1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- African JacanaActophilornis africanus
Ducks & geese1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Hartlaub's DuckPteronetta hartlaubii
Herons, ibises & grebes5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- HadadaBostrychia hagedash
- HamerkopScopus umbretta
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Great White EgretArdea alba
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelis
Songbirds63 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanus
- Black Rough-winged Swallow or Black Saw-wingPsalidoprocne pristoptera
- Long-legged PipitAnthus pallidiventris
- Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus
- Orange-cheeked WaxbillEstrilda melpoda
- Yellow-mantled WhydahEuplectes macroura
- Sooty ChatMyrmecocichla nigra
- White-bibbed SwallowHirundo nigrita
- Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
- Spotted GreenbulIxonotus guttatus
- Siffling CisticolaCisticola brachypterus
- Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
- Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatus
- Swamp GreenbulThescelocichla leucopleura
- Whistling CisticolaCisticola lateralis
- Bronze MannikinLonchura cucullata
- Vieillot's Black WeaverPloceus nigerrimus
- Banded MartinRiparia cincta
- Yellow-throated LongclawMacronyx croceus
- Red-breasted SwallowCecropis semirufa
- Estrilda paludicolaEstrilda paludicola
- Grey-chinned SunbirdAnthreptes rectirostris
- Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcherBias musicus
- Cassin's AlseonaxMuscicapa cassini
- Snowy-headed Robin-ChatCossypha niveicapilla
- Banded PriniaPrinia bairdii
- Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensis
- Green CrombecSylvietta virens
- Black-necked WeaverPloceus nigricollis
- Northern Grey-headed SparrowPasser griseus
- Fraser's Forest FlycatcherFraseria ocreata
- Olive-green CamaropteraCamaroptera chloronota
- Compact WeaverPloceus superciliosus
- Marsh TchagraBocagia minuta
- Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivacea
- Lanius humeralisLanius humeralis
- Rufous-bellied HelmetshrikePrionops rufiventris
- Red-tailed LeaflovePhyllastrephus scandens
- Simple GreenbulChlorocichla simplex
- Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisi
- Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
- Chattering CisticolaCisticola anonymus
- Black-backed CisticolaCisticola eximius
- Illadopsis fulvescensIlladopsis fulvescens
- Illadopsis cleaveriIlladopsis cleaveri
- Grey LongbillMacrosphenus concolor
- Hylia prasinaHylia prasina
- Black-and-white MuniaLonchura bicolor
- Black-bellied SeedcrackerPyrenestes ostrinus
- Velvet-mantled DrongoDicrurus modestus
- Blue-billed MalimbeMalimbus nitens
- Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
- Marsh WidowbirdEuplectes hartlaubi
- Fan-tailed GrassbirdSchoenicola brevirostris
- Chestnut Wattle-eyeDyaphorophyia castanea
- Tiny SunbirdCinnyris minullus
- Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica
- Violet-tailed SunbirdAnthreptes aurantius
- Little GreenbulEurillas virens
- Bates's Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone batesi
- Yellow-lored BristlebillBleda notatus
- Superb SunbirdCinnyris superbus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
Other birds43 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Blue-breasted Bee-eaterMerops variegatus
- Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
- Great Blue TuracoCorythaeola cristata
- Yellow-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus bilineatus
- Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreus
- White-thighed HornbillBycanistes albotibialis
- Red-necked SpurfowlPternistis afer
- Black Bee-eaterMerops gularis
- White-throated Bee-eaterMerops albicollis
- Yellow-spotted BarbetBuccanodon duchaillui
- African Green-pigeonTreron calvus
- Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensis
- Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistria
- Senegal CoucalCentropus senegalensis
- Green TuracoTauraco persa
- Black-headed Bee-eaterMerops breweri
- Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maxima
- African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina picta
- Speckled TinkerbirdPogoniulus scolopaceus
- Yellow-throated TinkerbirdPogoniulus subsulphureus
- Grey ParrotPsittacus erithacus
- Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaas
- Blue MalkohaCeuthmochares aereus
- African CrakeCrex egregia
- White-spotted FlufftailSarothrura pulchra
- Chocolate-backed KingfisherHalcyon badia
- Little SwiftApus affinis
- Speckled MousebirdColius striatus
- Blue-spotted Wood-doveTurtur afer
- Afep PigeonColumba unicincta
- Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitarius
- White-crested HornbillHorizocerus albocristatus
- African Pied HornbillLophoceros fasciatus
- African FinfootPodica senegalensis
- Shining Blue KingfisherAlcedo quadribrachys
- Black-casqued Wattled HornbillCeratogymna atrataNT
- African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus
- Lyre-tailed HoneyguideMelichneutes robustus
- Narina TrogonApaloderma narina
- Sabine's SpinetailRhaphidura sabini
- Gaboon CoucalCentropus anselli
- Blue-headed CoucalCentropus monachus
- Dwarf HornbillLophoceros camurus
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, in May and in September.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan30°/20°55 mm
- Feb30°/21°93 mm
- Mar29°/22°172 mm
- Apr28°/22°156 mm
- May28°/21°151 mm
- Jun28°/21°112 mm
- Jul29°/21°70 mm
- Aug28°/21°112 mm
- Sep27°/21°186 mm
- Oct27°/21°240 mm
- Nov27°/21°182 mm
- Dec29°/21°111 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Odzala National Park.
National park
Odzala National Park is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Republic of the Congo, 513 m above the sea.
116 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 502 open records.
The most recorded are the Palm-nut Vulture, the Yellow-billed Oxpecker and the Black Rough-winged Swallow or Black Saw-wing.
14 species come for the summer, 0 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
The most species are recorded in February, in May and in September.
Get there and watch
- Makokou Airport (MKU)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 225 km in a straight line
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.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q263883) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 502 open bird records within 15 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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