There are a lot of birds in the forest, but they are difficult to photograph. I did not get as many bird pictures as I was hoping.
Nature pictures of Congo and other bird pages are linked:
![Spider in a peculiar web Nature in the Congo](/images/CONGO/Congo_01067_100x75.gif)
Nature Page for Congo![Bird Pages Bird Pages](/images/MISC/bird_pages_100x67.gif)
Bird Pages
All pictures are © Dr. Günther Eichhorn, unless otherwise noted.
Birds in Congo
![Olive Sunbird (Cyanomitra olivacea) Olive Sunbird (Cyanomitra olivacea)](/images/CONGO/Congo_00443_100x75.gif)
Olive Sunbird (Cyanomitra olivacea, french: Souimanga olivâtre). (850k)
![Yellow-footed Flycatcher (Muscicapa sethsmithi) Yellow-footed Flycatcher (Muscicapa sethsmithi)](/images/CONGO/Congo_00306_100x75.gif)
Yellow-footed Flycatcher (Muscicapa sethsmithi, french: Gobemouche à pattes jaunes). (825k)
![Western Nicator (Nicator chloris) Western Nicator (Nicator chloris)](/images/CONGO/Congo_00330_100x75.gif)
Western Nicator (Nicator chloris, german: Graukehl-Tropfenvogel, french: Nicator à gorge grise). (1034k)
![Rufous Flycatcher-thrush (Stizorhina fraseri) Rufous Flycatcher-thrush (Stizorhina fraseri)](/images/CONGO/Congo_00323_100x75.gif)
Rufous Flycatcher-thrush (Stizorhina fraseri). (889k)
![Grey-headed Nigrita (Nigrita canicapillus) Grey-headed Nigrita (Nigrita canicapillus)](/images/CONGO/Congo_00345_100x75.gif)
Grey-headed Nigrita (Nigrita canicapillus, german: Graunackenschwärzling, french: Nigrette à calotte grise). (143k)
![Orange-cheeked Waxbill (Estrilda melpoda) Orange-cheeked Waxbill (Estrilda melpoda)](/images/CONGO/Congo_03221_100x75.gif)
Orange-cheeked Waxbill (Estrilda melpoda, german: Orangebäckchen, french: Astrild à joues orange). (1062k)
![Fawn-breasted Waxbill (Estrilda paludicola) Fawn-breasted Waxbill (Estrilda paludicola)](/images/CONGO/Congo_03309_100x75.gif)
Fawn-breasted Waxbill (Estrilda paludicola, german: Sumpfastrild, french: Astrild à poitrine fauve). (820k)
![Black-headed Bee-eater (Merops breweri) Black-headed Bee-eater (Merops breweri)](/images/CONGO/Congo_01528_100x75.gif)
Black-headed Bee-eater (Merops breweri, french: Guêpier à tête noire). (594k)
![Blue-breasted Bee-eater (Merops variegatus) Blue-breasted Bee-eater (Merops variegatus)](/images/CONGO/Congo_01605_100x75.gif)
Blue-breasted Bee-eater (Merops variegatus, french: Guêpier à collier bleu). (327k)
![Blue-breasted Bee-eater (Merops variegatus) Blue-breasted Bee-eater (Merops variegatus)](/images/CONGO/Congo_02622_100x75.gif)
Juvenile Blue-breasted Bee-eater (Merops variegatus, french: Guêpier à collier bleu). (719k)
![Lesser Striped Swallow (Cecropis abyssinica) Lesser Striped Swallow (Cecropis abyssinica)](/images/CONGO/Congo_03153_100x75.gif)
Lesser Striped Swallow (Cecropis abyssinica, french: Hirondelle striée). (673k)
![White-throated Blue Swallow (Hirundo nigrita) White-throated Blue Swallow (Hirundo nigrita)](/images/CONGO/Congo_03785_100x75.gif)
White-throated Blue Swallow (Hirundo nigrita, french: Hirondelle à bavette). (621k)
![Village Weaver (Ploceus cucullatus) Village Weaver (Ploceus cucullatus)](/images/CONGO/Congo_01486_100x75.gif)
Male Village Weaver (Ploceus cucullatus, german: Dorfweber, french: Tisserin gendarme). (944k)
![Vieillot's Black Weaver (Ploceus nigerrimus) Vieillot's Black Weaver (Ploceus nigerrimus)](/images/CONGO/Congo_01749_100x75.gif)
Female Vieillot's Black Weaver (Ploceus nigerrimus, german: Mohrenweber, french: Tisserin noir). (489k)
![Vieillot's Black Weaver (Ploceus nigerrimus) Vieillot's Black Weaver (Ploceus nigerrimus)](/images/CONGO/Congo_01824_100x75.gif)
Male Vieillot's Black Weaver (Ploceus nigerrimus, german: Mohrenweber, french: Tisserin noir). (545k)
![Slender-billed Greenbul (Stelgidillas gracilirostris) Slender-billed Greenbul (Stelgidillas gracilirostris)](/images/CONGO/Congo_00411_100x75.gif)
Slender-billed Greenbul (Stelgidillas gracilirostris, french: Bulbul à bec grêle). (898k)
![Little Greenbul (Eurillas virens) Little Greenbul (Eurillas virens)](/images/CONGO/Congo_02200_100x75.gif)
Little Greenbul (Eurillas virens, french: Bulbul verdâtre). (767k)
![Little Greenbul (Eurillas virens) Little Greenbul (Eurillas virens)](/images/CONGO/Congo_02207_100x75.gif)
Little Greenbul (Eurillas virens, french: Bulbul verdâtre). (731k)
![Spotted Greenbul (Ixonotus guttatus) Spotted Greenbul (Ixonotus guttatus)](/images/CONGO/Congo_02405_100x75.gif)
Spotted Greenbul (Ixonotus guttatus, french: Bulbul tacheté). (816k)
![Lowland Sooty Boubou (Laniarius leucorhynchus) Lowland Sooty Boubou (Laniarius leucorhynchus)](/images/CONGO/Congo_02173_100x75.gif)
Lowland Sooty Boubou (Laniarius leucorhynchus, german: Schwarzwürger). (889k)
![Sooty Chat (Myrmecocichla nigra) Sooty Chat (Myrmecocichla nigra)](/images/CONGO/Congo_02481_100x75.gif)
Female Sooty Chat (Myrmecocichla nigra, french: Traquet commandeur). (617k)
![Sooty Chat (Myrmecocichla nigra) Sooty Chat (Myrmecocichla nigra)](/images/CONGO/Congo_03016_100x75.gif)
Male Sooty Chat (Myrmecocichla nigra, french: Traquet commandeur). (498k)
![Yellow-mantled Widowbird (Euplectes macroura) Yellow-mantled Widowbird (Euplectes macroura)](/images/CONGO/Congo_03055_100x75.gif)
Yellow-mantled Widowbird (Euplectes macroura, german: Gelbschulterwida, french: Euplecte à dos d'or). (453k)
![Red-eyed Puffback (Dryoscopus senegalensis) Red-eyed Puffback (Dryoscopus senegalensis)](/images/CONGO/Congo_00423_100x75.gif)
Red-eyed Puffback (Dryoscopus senegalensis). (977k)
![Yellow-billed Oxpecker (Buphagus africanus) Yellow-billed Oxpecker (Buphagus africanus)](/images/CONGO/Congo_02078_100x75.gif)
Yellow-billed Oxpeckers (Buphagus africanus, german: Gelbschnabel-Madenhacker, french: Piquebœuf à bec jaune) on an African Forest Buffalo (Syncerus caffer nanus, german: Rotbüffel, french: Buffle nain). (719k)
![Yellow-billed Oxpecker (Buphagus africanus) Yellow-billed Oxpecker (Buphagus africanus)](/images/CONGO/Congo_02105_100x75.gif)
Yellow-billed Oxpecker (Buphagus africanus, german: Gelbschnabel-Madenhacker, french: Piquebœuf à bec jaune). (740k)
![Yellow-throated Longclaw (Macronyx croceus) Yellow-throated Longclaw (Macronyx croceus)](/images/CONGO/Congo_03257_100x75.gif)
Yellow-throated Longclaw (Macronyx croceus, french: Sentinelle à gorge jaune). (953k)
![Pipit (Anthus sp.) Pipit (Anthus sp.)](/images/CONGO/Congo_02742_100x75.gif)
Pipit (Anthus sp., german: Pieper:Genus, french: Pipits). (883k)
![Long-legged Pipit (Anthus pallidiventris) Long-legged Pipit (Anthus pallidiventris)](/images/CONGO/Congo_03286_100x75.gif)
Long-legged Pipit (Anthus pallidiventris, french: Pipit à longues pattes). (913k)
![Long-legged Pipit (Anthus pallidiventris) Long-legged Pipit (Anthus pallidiventris)](/images/CONGO/Congo_04025_100x75.gif)
Juvenile Long-legged Pipit (Anthus pallidiventris, french: Pipit à longues pattes). (974k)
![Shining-blue Kingfisher (Alcedo quadribrachys) Shining-blue Kingfisher (Alcedo quadribrachys)](/images/CONGO/Congo_03853_100x75.gif)
Shining-blue Kingfisher (Alcedo quadribrachys, german: Schillereisvogel, french: Martin-pêcheur azuré). (805k)
![Red-eyed Dove (Streptopelia semitorquata) Red-eyed Dove (Streptopelia semitorquata)](/images/CONGO/Congo_02949_100x75.gif)
Red-eyed Dove (Streptopelia semitorquata, german: Halbmondtaube, french: Tourterelle à collier). (1113k)
![African Green Pigeon (Treron calvus) African Green Pigeon (Treron calvus)](/images/CONGO/Congo_02958_100x75.gif)
Tree with a flock of African Green Pigeons (Treron calvus, german: Rotnasen-Grüntaube, french: Colombar à front nu). (567k)
![Narina Trogon (Apaloderma narina) Narina Trogon (Apaloderma narina)](/images/CONGO/Congo_00511_100x133.gif)
Male Narina Trogon (Apaloderma narina, german: Narinatrogon, french: Trogon narina). (919k)
![Congo Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus erithacus) Congo Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus erithacus)](/images/CONGO/Congo_02781_100x75.gif)
Tree with Congo Grey Parrots (Psittacus erithacus erithacus, german: Graupapagei, french: Perroquet jaco). (708k)
![Congo Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus erithacus) Congo Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus erithacus)](/images/CONGO/Congo_02906_100x75.gif)
Flock of Congo Grey Parrots (Psittacus erithacus erithacus, german: Graupapagei, french: Perroquet jaco). (959k)
![Congo Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus erithacus) Congo Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus erithacus)](/images/CONGO/Congo_02833_100x75.gif)
Landing Congo Grey Parrots (Psittacus erithacus erithacus, german: Graupapagei, french: Perroquet jaco). (855k)
![Cranch's Red-necked Francolin (Pternistis afer cranchii) Cranch's Red-necked Francolin (Pternistis afer cranchii)](/images/CONGO/Congo_02541_100x75.gif)
Cranch's Red-necked Francolin (Pternistis afer cranchii, german: Rotkehlfrankolin, french: Francolin à gorge rouge). (847k)
![African Pied Hornbill (Lophoceros fasciatus) African Pied Hornbill (Lophoceros fasciatus)](/images/CONGO/Congo_01384_100x75.gif)
African Pied Hornbill (Lophoceros fasciatus, german: Elstertoko, french: Calao longibande). (229k)
![Northern Hadada Ibis (Bostrychia hagedash brevirostris) Northern Hadada Ibis (Bostrychia hagedash brevirostris)](/images/CONGO/Congo_01984_100x75.gif)
Northern Hadada Ibises (Bostrychia hagedash brevirostris, german: Hagedasch, french: Ibis hagedash). (642k)
![Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta) Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta)](/images/CONGO/Congo_02354_100x75.gif)
Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta, german: Hammerkopf, french: Ombrette africaine). (983k)
![Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta) Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta)](/images/CONGO/Congo_03972_100x75.gif)
Hamerkop taking off (Scopus umbretta, german: Hammerkopf, french: Ombrette africaine). (863k)
![Western Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis ibis) Western Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis ibis)](/images/CONGO/Congo_02389_100x150.gif)
Western Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis ibis, german: Kuhreiher, french: Héron garde-bœufs). (745k)
![African Great Egret (Ardea alba melanorhynchos) African Great Egret (Ardea alba melanorhynchos)](/images/CONGO/Congo_02359_100x133.gif)
African Great Egret (Ardea alba melanorhynchos, german: Silberreiher, french: Grande Aigrette). (1009k)
![Palm-nut Vulture (Gypohierax angolensis) Palm-nut Vulture (Gypohierax angolensis)](/images/CONGO/Congo_03816_100x75.gif)
Palm-nut Vulture (Gypohierax angolensis, german: Palmgeier, french: Palmiste africain). (1145k)
![Palm-nut Vulture (Gypohierax angolensis) Palm-nut Vulture (Gypohierax angolensis)](/images/CONGO/Congo_02757_100x75.gif)
Juvenile Palm-nut Vulture (Gypohierax angolensis, german: Palmgeier, french: Palmiste africain). (886k)
![Palm-nut Vulture (Gypohierax angolensis) Palm-nut Vulture (Gypohierax angolensis)](/images/CONGO/Congo_01836_100x133.gif)
Palm-nut Vulture on a termite mound (Gypohierax angolensis, german: Palmgeier, french: Palmiste africain). (456k)
![African Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer) African Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer)](/images/CONGO/Congo_03363_100x75.gif)
African Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer, german: Schreiseeadler, french: Pygargue vocifer). (600k)
![African Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer) African Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer)](/images/CONGO/Congo_03950_100x75.gif)
Immature African Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer, german: Schreiseeadler, french: Pygargue vocifer). (483k)
![Congo Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus erithacus) Congo Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus erithacus)](/images/CONGO/Congo_10044_mov.gif)
Congo Grey Parrots landing and taking off (Psittacus erithacus erithacus, german: Graupapagei, french: Perroquet jaco). (150.6M)
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