Algeria Ramsar wetland
Tonga Lake
123 bird species recorded; the most in July and in October.
Hichemcky91 · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
33 species in January.17 species in February.8 species in March.6 species in April.9 species in May.59 species in June.62 species in July.40 species in August.4 species in September.66 species in October.23 species in November.7 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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- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
123 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).
- 123Speciesrecorded more than once
- 44Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 1ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 1,313Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 13Raptors
- 1Owls
- 20Waders
- 12Gulls & seabirds
- 7Ducks & geese
- 13Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 2Flamingos
- 41Songbirds
- 13Other 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 123 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
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Long-legged BuzzardButeo rufinus
- Lesser spotted eagleAquila pomarina
- Greater spotted eagleAquila clanga
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- LannerFalco biarmicus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
Waders20 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- RedshankTringa totanus
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
Gulls & seabirds12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Scopoli's ShearwaterCalonectris diomedea
- Audouin's GullIchthyaetus audouinii
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
Ducks & geese7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- White-headed duckOxyura leucocephala
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
Herons, ibises & grebes13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Western Reef HeronEgretta gularis
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Flamingos2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
- Caribbean FlamingoPhoenicopterus ruber
Songbirds41 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- African ChaffinchFringilla spodiogenys
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Iberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus ibericus
- African Blue TitCyanistes teneriffae
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Great titParus major
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- Western Subalpine WarblerCurruca iberiae
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Western Olivaceous WarblerIduna opaca
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalus
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
Other birds13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CootFulica atra
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Maghreb Green WoodpeckerPicus vaillantii
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 July and in October.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan14°/9°109 mm
- Feb14°/9°90 mm
- Mar16°/10°82 mm
- Apr19°/12°65 mm
- May22°/15°41 mm
- Jun27°/19°15 mm
- Jul30°/22°5 mm
- Aug30°/22°21 mm
- Sep27°/20°56 mm
- Oct24°/17°69 mm
- Nov19°/13°96 mm
- Dec15°/10°111 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Tonga Lake.
Lake in Algeria
Tonga Lake is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Algeria.
123 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 1,313 open records.
The most recorded are the Eurasian Reed Warbler, the Common Tern and the Collared Pratincole.
24 species come for the summer, 15 for the winter and 5 only pass through.
1 are threatened worldwide, including European Turtle Dove.
The most species are recorded in July and in October.
Get there and watch
- family vacation centers Tonga Lake Sosc Sonelgaz (Fosc) مراكز العطلات العائلية بplace to stay · 2.6 km · 21 within 10 km
- El Kalanearest town · 6.3 km in a straight line
- Tabarka-Aïn Draham International Airport (TBJ)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 36 km in a straight lineCar hire at TUN airport (Tunis)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
- 2viewpoints within 5 kmطونقة, بحيرة الطونقة
- 4car parks within 3 km
- 1restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 21places to stay within 10 kmfamily vacation centers Tonga Lake Sosc Sonelgaz (Fosc) مراكز العطلات العائلية ب, نزل الشباب طونقة, RÉSIDENCE SOPHIA إقامة صوفيا and 18 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 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 Tonga Lake.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas133 mountains within 25 kmDjebel Zouâya · 8.0 kmKef Trebich · 10 kmDjebel Seglêb · 11 kmJabal Tegma · 21 kmHadjar es Sîh · 21 kmKoudiat Ghorf Dbeïa · 21 kmKoudiat Ghar Ahmed · 22 kmRocher du Schiavone · 23 km
Coastya2 beaches within 10 kmAnse de l’Est · 5.9 kmAnse du Moulin · 9.9 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.
Tonga Lake
Algeria
- 53Birdyas Score
- 123Species
- 44Migrants
- 1Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q12196899) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 1,313 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, Coastya, Lakeyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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