Bird AlbumAngola · Luanda Province
Saco dos Flamingos
136 species and 1,026 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: October, with up to 39 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Kittlitz's PloverAnarhynchus pecuarius
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Palm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
Pied CrowCorvus albus
Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
White-fronted PloverAnarhynchus marginatus
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquata
Long-legged PipitAnthus pallidiventris
African SpoonbillPlatalea alba
SanderlingCalidris albaSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Kwanza Lodge33 km172 species
All 136 species recorded here
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- White-fronted Plover Anarhynchus marginatus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Kittlitz's Plover Anarhynchus pecuarius
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Long-legged Pipit Anthus pallidiventris
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- African Spoonbill Platalea alba
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Purple-banded Sunbird Cinnyris bifasciatus
- West African Crested Tern Thalasseus albididorsalis
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Bubbling Cisticola Cisticola bulliens
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
- African Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvus
- Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola
- Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
- Three-banded Plover Thinornis tricollaris
- Pied Crow Corvus albus
- Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Namaqua Dove Oena capensis
- Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Angola Swallow Hirundo angolensis
- Reed Cormorant Microcarbo africanus
- Striped Kingfisher Halcyon chelicuti
- Cape Teal Anas capensis
- Desert Cisticola Cisticola aridulus
- White-browed Coucal Centropus superciliosus
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Swamp Boubou Laniarius bicolor
- Olive Bee-eater Merops superciliosus
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Red-faced Mousebird Urocolius indicus
- Water Thick-knee Burhinus vermiculatus
- Banded Martin Neophedina cincta
- Cape Gannet Morus capensis
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata
- Spectacled Weaver Ploceus ocularis
- Lesser Masked Weaver Ploceus intermedius
- Holub's Golden Weaver Ploceus xanthops
- Diederik Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Black Heron Egretta ardesiaca
- Red-billed Teal Anas erythrorhyncha
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala
- Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Little Bittern Botaurus minutus
- Red-backed Mousebird Colius castanotus
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- African Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Rufous-tailed Palm Thrush Cichladusa ruficauda
- Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
- Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
- Rock Kestrel Falco rupicolus
- African Fish Eagle Icthyophaga vocifer
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Grey Go-away-bird Crinifer concolor
- Grey-headed Gull Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
- Greater Swamp Warbler Acrocephalus rufescens
- Wilson's Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus
- Senegal Coucal Centropus senegalensis
- Golden-backed Bishop Euplectes aureus
- Blue Waxbill Uraeginthus angolensis
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Cape Starling Lamprotornis nitens
- African Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia microscelis
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Northern Grey-headed Sparrow Passer griseus
- Tambourine Dove Turtur tympanistria
- Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Yellow-bellied Greenbul Chlorocichla flaviventris
- African Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides typus
- Lesser Striped Swallow Cecropis abyssinica
- Black Coucal Centropus grillii
- Plain-backed Pipit Anthus leucophrys
- Copper Sunbird Cinnyris cupreus
- Purple Roller Coracias naevius
- Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens
- Red-headed Finch Amadina erythrocephala
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Blue-breasted Bee-eater Merops variegatus
- Familiar Chat Oenanthe familiaris
- Emerald-spotted Wood Dove Turtur chalcospilos
- Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus
- Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura
- Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus capensis
- Hartert's Camaroptera Camaroptera harterti
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Cape Cormorant Phalacrocorax capensis
- African Openbill Anastomus lamelligerus
- Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
- Lesser Swamp Warbler Acrocephalus gracilirostris
- Black Sparrowhawk Astur melanoleucus
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Bank Cormorant Phalacrocorax neglectus
- White-throated Swallow Hirundo albigularis
- Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus
- Brown-throated Martin Riparia paludicola
- Damara Tern Sternula balaenarum
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Acacia Pied Barbet Tricholaema leucomelas
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Karoo Long-billed Lark Certhilauda subcoronata
- Yellow-throated Longclaw Macronyx croceus
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Black Crake Zapornia flavirostra
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Saco dos Flamingos?
October. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 39 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Saco dos Flamingos?
136 species, from 1,026 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Saco dos Flamingos in November?
The most recorded in November: Kittlitz's Plover, Little Egret, Palm-nut Vulture, Grey Heron and Black-winged Stilt.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.