Birding Factoids

785 species
in 70 families

No endemic species
16 speciality species
2 endangered species

Central African Republic
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Central African Republic Specialities Yellow-throated Longclaw - Photo copyright Birdlife On-Line Magazine

Photo copyright Birdlife On-Line Magazine

....Manovo-Gounda-St Floris National Park -

Some 320 species of birds have been identified, with at least 25 species of raptor. The park may be fairly important for both waterbirds and shorebirds, particularly the flood plains to the north.

Factoids taken from Where to Watch Birds in Africa - by Nigel Wheatley.

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Endemics and Specialities

in the Central African Republic

Information on endemics and specialities is derived from Sibley & Monroe checklists and bird distribution lists in Thayer's Birder's Diary - Version 2.05, supplemented by material found in Where to Watch Birds in Africa - by Nigel Wheatley. African speciality birds, while not endemic, are those that can only be found in three or less countries of Africa. Information on endangered birds is derived from the IUCN Red List, Birdlife International. The endemic, endangered and speciality birds may be uncommon, extremely rare vagrants, may be extirpated in the country now or may only be present in migration. However, documented sightings of each species noted below have been made in the Central African Republic.

No Endemics in the Central African Republic

Endangered Birds in the Central African Republic (endemics are printed in *bold italic*)
Breeding Birds	Non-Breeding Birds
None	___ Ferruginous Pochard	___ Lesser Kestrel

Other Speciality and Spectacular Birds in the Central African Republic (adapted from *Where to Watch Birds in Africa* - by Nigel Wheatley.)
___ African Pitta ___ Black-collared Lovebird ___ Black-headed Bee-eater ___ Blue-headed Bee-eater ___ Brown-chested Lapwing ___ Chocolate-backed Kingfisher	___ Dusky Babbler ___ Egyptian Plover ___ Forbes Plover ___ Green-breasted Pitta ___ Grey Pratincole	___ Long-tailed Hawk ___ Niam-niam Parrot ___ Schlegel's Francolin ___ Shoebill ___ Woodhouse's Antpecker

Weather and Best Birding

Information obtained from

and
from Where to Watch Birds in Africa - by Nigel Wheatley.

Month	Birding Conditions	Bangui
Month	Birding Conditions	Temperature F / C	Rainfall (inches)
January	Good Birding	77.5 / 25.3	0.8
February	Good Birding	80.2 / 26.8	1.5
March	Good Birding	81.0 / 27.2	4.2
April		80.6 / 27.0	5.2
May		79.3 / 26.3	6.4
June		77.9 / 25.5	5.6
July		76.6 / 24.8	7.1
August		76.6 / 24.8	8.8
September		77.0 / 25.0	7.5
October		77.2 / 25.1	7.9
November		77.5 / 25.3	3.6
December	Good Birding	77.4 / 25.2	1.1

Average Temperature

The monthly mean of the daily (24 hour) temperature.

Average Rainfall

This is the mean monthly precipitation, including rain, snow, hail etc.