Bird AlbumBenin · Atakora Department
Tanagou Falls
87 species and 246 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Seen here in November
Violet TuracoTauraco violaceus
Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconus
Blue-breasted KingfisherHalcyon malimbica
Stone PartridgePtilopachus petrosus
Red-chested SwallowHirundo lucida
Red-throated Bee-eaterMerops bulocki
Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalus
Four-banded SandgrousePterocles quadricinctus
Purple RollerCoracias naevius
Yellow-crowned BishopEuplectes afer
Northern Red BishopEuplectes franciscanus
African Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallus
Congo Pied HornbillLophoceros fasciatusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Park Pendjari – Mare Bali45 km110 species
- Natitingou57 km36 species
- Park Pendjari58 km272 species
All 87 species recorded here
- Violet Turaco Tauraco violaceus
- Blue-breasted Kingfisher Halcyon malimbica
- Scarlet-chested Sunbird Chalcomitra senegalensis
- Bearded Barbet Pogonornis dubius
- Northern Black Flycatcher Melaenornis edolioides
- African Blue Flycatcher Elminia longicauda
- Yellow-gorgeted Greenbul Atimastillas flavicollis
- White-crowned Robin-Chat Cossypha albicapillus
- Brown-throated Wattle-eye Platysteira cyanea
- Northern Yellow White-eye Zosterops senegalensis
- African Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis
- Senegal Parrot Poicephalus senegalus
- African Thrush Turdus pelios
- Northern Puffback Dryoscopus gambensis
- Vieillot's Barbet Lybius vieilloti
- Moustached Grass Warbler Melocichla mentalis
- Northern Grey-headed Sparrow Passer griseus
- Yellow-throated Tinkerbird Pogoniulus subsulphureus
- Bruce's Green Pigeon Treron waalia
- Splendid Sunbird Cinnyris coccinigastrus
- Violet-backed Starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
- Bronze Mannikin Spermestes cucullata
- Stone Partridge Ptilopachus petrosus
- African Grey Woodpecker Dendropicos goertae
- Black-faced Firefinch Lagonosticta larvata
- Green-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brachyura
- Orange-breasted Bushshrike Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus
- Senegal Eremomela Eremomela pusilla
- Sahel Bush Sparrow Gymnoris dentata
- Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata
- Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu Uraeginthus bengalus
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus chrysoconus
- Brown Snake Eagle Circaetus cinereus
- Lavender Waxbill Glaucestrilda caerulescens
- Orange-cheeked Waxbill Estrilda melpoda
- Grey Kestrel Falco ardosiaceus
- Pygmy Sunbird Hedydipna platura
- Lizard Buzzard Kaupifalco monogrammicus
- Black-bellied Firefinch Lagonosticta rara
- Grey-headed Bushshrike Malaconotus blanchoti
- Familiar Chat Oenanthe familiaris
- African Finfoot Podica senegalensis
- Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava
- Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus
- Hamerkop Scopus umbretta
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Blue-spotted Wood Dove Turtur afer
- Beautiful Sunbird Cinnyris pulchellus
- Yellow-fronted Canary Crithagra mozambica
- European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
- Vinaceous Dove Streptopelia vinacea
- Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus
- African Grey Hornbill Lophoceros nasutus
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Senegal Coucal Centropus senegalensis
- Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat Cossypha niveicapilla
- Western Plantain-eater Crinifer piscator
- Red-chested Swallow Hirundo lucida
- Red-throated Bee-eater Merops bulocki
- Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus
- Black-headed Weaver Ploceus melanocephalus
- Four-banded Sandgrouse Pterocles quadricinctus
- Purple Roller Coracias naevius
- Yellow-crowned Bishop Euplectes afer
- Northern Red Bishop Euplectes franciscanus
- African Wattled Lapwing Vanellus senegallus
- Congo Pied Hornbill Lophoceros fasciatus
- Western Banded Snake Eagle Circaetus cinerascens
- Wahlberg's Eagle Hieraaetus wahlbergi
- Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar
- Black-billed Wood Dove Turtur abyssinicus
- Northern Crombec Sylvietta brachyura
- Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maxima
- Shining-blue Kingfisher Alcedo quadribrachys
- Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis
- Red-bellied Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone rufiventer
- Gosling's Bunting Emberiza goslingi
- Brown Babbler Turdoides plebejus
- Senegal Batis Batis senegalensis
- African Goshawk Aerospiza tachiro
- Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea
- Green-headed Sunbird Cyanomitra verticalis
- Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta
- Lesser Honeyguide Indicator minor
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Red-winged Pytilia Pytilia phoenicoptera
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
How many bird species have been seen at Tanagou Falls?
87 species, from 246 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Tanagou Falls in November?
The most recorded in November: Violet Turaco, Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird, Blue-breasted Kingfisher, Stone Partridge and Red-chested Swallow.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.