Birds of Congo - Kinshasa

681 species recorded at 10 public birding hotspots.

Most recorded in November

Common BulbulCommon BulbulPycnonotus barbatusAfrican Pied WagtailAfrican Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimpBlack KiteBlack KiteMilvus migransBrown-throated Wattle-eyeBrown-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira cyaneaBaglafecht WeaverBaglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafechtAfrican Paradise FlycatcherAfrican Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridisPied CrowPied CrowCorvus albusAfrican Green PigeonAfrican Green PigeonTreron calvusRed-eyed DoveRed-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquataRed-chested SunbirdRed-chested SunbirdCinnyris erythrocercusGreen-backed CamaropteraGreen-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyuraHadada IbisHadada IbisBostrychia hagedashPied KingfisherPied KingfisherCeryle rudisNorthern FiscalNorthern FiscalLanius humeralis

Most recorded

African Fish EagleAfrican Fish EagleIcthyophaga vociferPale-throated GreenbulPale-throated GreenbulAtimastillas flavigulaCommon WaxbillCommon WaxbillEstrilda astrildWhite-browed Robin-ChatWhite-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heugliniGreat CormorantGreat CormorantPhalacrocorax carboStriated HeronStriated HeronButorides striataReed CormorantReed CormorantMicrocarbo africanusPalm-nut VulturePalm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensisHolub's Golden WeaverHolub's Golden WeaverPloceus xanthopsBrimstone CanaryBrimstone CanaryCrithagra sulphurataCommon KestrelCommon KestrelFalco tinnunculusBlack-headed HeronBlack-headed HeronArdea melanocephalaCommon SandpiperCommon SandpiperActitis hypoleucosAfrican Pygmy KingfisherAfrican Pygmy KingfisherIspidina picta

Hotspots with the most records

  1. Lake Kivu – Tchegera IslandSouth Kivu134 species
  2. Rumangabo ICCN Camp & Mikeno Lodge and trailsSouth Kivu227 species
  3. Virunga NP – Lulimbi stationSouth Kivu327 species
  4. Réserve de Bombo Lumene – Reception andKinshasa275 species
  5. GomaSouth Kivu190 species
  6. Virunga NP – Rwindi and surrounding areaSouth Kivu277 species
  7. Goma AirportSouth Kivu141 species
  8. Kibumba Tented CampSouth Kivu102 species
  9. VirungaNP – Kinyonzo campSouth Kivu170 species
  10. Luki Biosphere ReserveKongo Central190 species

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All species recorded · 681