DR Congo bird checklist
1053 bird species in 98 families have been recorded in DR Congo, according to eBird; about 511 of them are seen regularly, and the rest are rarities, vagrants and escaped or introduced birds. Download the full list as a PDF, or tick birds off on your phone, with counts and notes, even without signal.
Species data: eBird.org, updated · How these lists are made
The most common birds in DR Congo right now
1Great Cormorant
2Little Egret
3Common Waxbill
4Pied Crow
5Pied Kingfisher
6African Openbill
7Black Kite
8Reed Cormorant
9Barn Swallow
10African Green-Pigeon
DR Congo bird checklist
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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- White-faced Whistling-Duck
- Fulvous Whistling-Duck
- White-backed Duck
- Knob-billed Duck
- Hartlaub's Duck
- Egyptian Goose
- Spur-winged Goose
- African Pygmy-Goose
- Garganey
- Blue-billed Teal
- African Black Duck
- Yellow-billed Duck
- Red-billed Duck
- Northern Pintail
- Southern Pochard
Guineafowl
- Helmeted Guineafowl
- Black Guineafowl
- Plumed Guineafowl
- Western Crested Guineafowl
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Congo Peacock
- Latham's Francolin
- Crested Francolin
- Coqui Francolin
- Red-winged Francolin
- Finsch's Francolin
- Whyte's Francolin
- Blue Quail
- Common Quail
- Harlequin Quail
- Handsome Spurfowl
- Hildebrandt's Spurfowl
- Scaly Spurfowl
- Heuglin's Spurfowl
- Red-necked Spurfowl
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Speckled Pigeon
- Afep Pigeon
- Rameron Pigeon
- Western Bronze-naped Pigeon
- White-naped Pigeon
- Lemon Dove
- Dusky Turtle-Dove
- Mourning Collared-Dove
- Red-eyed Dove
- Ring-necked Dove
- Vinaceous Dove
- Laughing Dove
- Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove
- Blue-spotted Wood-Dove
- Tambourine Dove
- Blue-headed Wood-Dove
- Namaqua Dove
- Bruce's Green-Pigeon
- African Green-Pigeon
Bustards
- Denham's Bustard
- Black-bellied Bustard
Turacos
- Great Blue Turaco
- Bare-faced Go-away-bird
- Western Plantain-eater
- Eastern Plantain-eater
- Rwenzori Turaco
- Ross's Turaco
- Yellow-billed Turaco
- White-crested Turaco
- Black-billed Turaco
- Schalow's Turaco
- Guinea Turaco
Cuckoos
- Gabon Coucal
- Black-throated Coucal
- Senegal Coucal
- Blue-headed Coucal
- Coppery-tailed Coucal
- White-browed Coucal
- Black Coucal
- Blue Malkoha
- Great Spotted Cuckoo
- Levaillant's Cuckoo
- Pied Cuckoo
- Thick-billed Cuckoo
- Dideric Cuckoo
- Klaas's Cuckoo
- Yellow-throated Cuckoo
- African Emerald Cuckoo
- Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo
- Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo
- Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo
- Black Cuckoo
- Red-chested Cuckoo
- Lesser Cuckoo
- African Cuckoo
- Madagascar Cuckoo
- Common Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Brown Nightjar
- Pennant-winged Nightjar
- Standard-winged Nightjar
- Rufous-cheeked Nightjar
- Fiery-necked Nightjar
- Swamp Nightjar
- Plain Nightjar
- Freckled Nightjar
- Bates's Nightjar
- Long-tailed Nightjar
- Slender-tailed Nightjar
- Square-tailed Nightjar
Swifts
- Mottled Spinetail
- Black Spinetail
- Sabine's Spinetail
- Cassin's Spinetail
- Bat-like Spinetail
- Scarce Swift
- Alpine Swift
- Mottled Swift
- Common Swift
- African Swift
- Little Swift
- Horus Swift
- White-rumped Swift
- Bates's Swift
- African Palm Swift
Flufftails
- White-spotted Flufftail
- Buff-spotted Flufftail
- Red-chested Flufftail
- Streaky-breasted Flufftail
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- African Rail
- African Crake
- Gray-throated Rail
- Lesser Moorhen
- Eurasian Moorhen
- Red-knobbed Coot
- Allen's Gallinule
- African Swamphen
- Nkulengu Rail
- Striped Crake
- Black Crake
Finfoots
- African Finfoot
Cranes
- Gray Crowned-Crane
- Wattled Crane
Thick-knees
- Spotted Thick-knee
- Water Thick-knee
- Eurasian Thick-knee
- Senegal Thick-knee
Egyptian Plover
- Egyptian Plover
Stilts and Avocets
- Black-winged Stilt
- Pied Avocet
Plovers and Lapwings
- Black-bellied Plover
- Common Ringed Plover
- Forbes's Plover
- Three-banded Plover
- Little Ringed Plover
- Long-toed Lapwing
- Blacksmith Lapwing
- Spur-winged Lapwing
- White-crowned Lapwing
- Senegal Lapwing
- Crowned Lapwing
- Wattled Lapwing
- Brown-chested Lapwing
- Caspian Plover
- Tibetan Sand-Plover
- Greater Sand-Plover
- Kittlitz's Plover
- White-fronted Plover
Painted-Snipes
- Greater Painted-Snipe
Jacanas
- Lesser Jacana
- African Jacana
Sandpipers and Allies
- Eurasian Whimbrel
- Eurasian Curlew
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Great Snipe
- African Snipe
- Common Snipe
- Common Sandpiper
- Green Sandpiper
- Marsh Sandpiper
- Wood Sandpiper
- Common Redshank
- Spotted Redshank
- Common Greenshank
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Ruff
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Temminck's Stint
- Sanderling
- Little Stint
Buttonquail
- Small Buttonquail
- Black-rumped Buttonquail
Pratincoles and Coursers
- Bronze-winged Courser
- Temminck's Courser
- Rock Pratincole
- Gray Pratincole
- Collared Pratincole
- Black-winged Pratincole
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Black-headed Gull
- Gray-hooded Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- African Skimmer
- Little Tern
- Damara Tern
- Gull-billed Tern
- Whiskered Tern
- White-winged Tern
- Common Tern
- Sandwich Tern
- West African Crested Tern
Flamingos
- Greater Flamingo
Grebes
- Little Grebe
Storks
- African Openbill
- Black Stork
- Abdim's Stork
- African Woolly-necked Stork
- White Stork
- Saddle-billed Stork
- Marabou Stork
- Yellow-billed Stork
Anhingas
- African Darter
Cormorants and Shags
- Reed Cormorant
- Cape Cormorant
- Great Cormorant
Ibises and Spoonbills
- Glossy Ibis
- African Sacred Ibis
- Spot-breasted Ibis
- Hadada Ibis
- African Spoonbill
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- White-crested Tiger-Heron
- Dwarf Bittern
- Little Bittern
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Slaty Egret
- Black Heron
- Little Egret
- White-backed Night Heron
- Little Heron
- Rufous-bellied Heron
- Squacco Heron
- Western Cattle-Egret
- Great Egret
- Yellow-billed Egret
- Gray Heron
- Purple Heron
- Black-headed Heron
- Goliath Heron
Hamerkop
- Hamerkop
Shoebill
- Shoebill
Pelicans
- Great White Pelican
- Pink-backed Pelican
Secretarybird
- Secretarybird
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Black-winged Kite
- African Harrier-Hawk
- Palm-nut Vulture
- African Cuckoo-Hawk
- European Honey-buzzard
- White-headed Vulture
- Lappet-faced Vulture
- Hooded Vulture
- White-backed Vulture
- Rüppell's Griffon
- Bateleur
- Western Banded Snake-Eagle
- Congo Snake-Eagle
- Beaudouin's Snake-Eagle
- Black-chested Snake-Eagle
- Brown Snake-Eagle
- Crowned Eagle
- Martial Eagle
- Long-crested Eagle
- Lesser Spotted Eagle
- Wahlberg's Eagle
- Ayres's Hawk-Eagle
- Booted Eagle
- Tawny Eagle
- Cassin's Hawk-Eagle
- African Hawk-Eagle
- Bat Hawk
- Gabar Goshawk
- Long-tailed Hawk
- Dark Chanting-Goshawk
- Lizard Buzzard
- African Goshawk
- Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk
- Red-thighed Sparrowhawk
- Little Sparrowhawk
- Shikra
- Ovambo Sparrowhawk
- Black Goshawk
- Western Marsh Harrier
- African Marsh Harrier
- Pallid Harrier
- Montagu's Harrier
- Black Kite
- African Fish-Eagle
- Grasshopper Buzzard
- Red-necked Buzzard
- Augur Buzzard
- Mountain Buzzard
- Common Buzzard
Barn-Owls
- Itombwe Owl
- African Grass-Owl
- Western Barn Owl
Owls
- African Scops-Owl
- Northern White-faced Owl
- Southern White-faced Owl
- Maned Owl
- Grayish Eagle-Owl
- Spotted Eagle-Owl
- Fraser's Eagle-Owl
- Verreaux's Eagle-Owl
- Shelley's Eagle-Owl
- Pel's Fishing-Owl
- Vermiculated Fishing-Owl
- Pearl-spotted Owlet
- Red-chested Owlet
- Sjöstedt's Owlet
- African Barred Owlet
- Albertine Owlet
- African Wood-Owl
- Marsh Owl
Mousebirds
- Speckled Mousebird
- Blue-naped Mousebird
- Red-faced Mousebird
Trogons
- Narina Trogon
- Bare-cheeked Trogon
- Bar-tailed Trogon
Hoopoes
- Common Hoopoe
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills
- Green Woodhoopoe
- White-headed Woodhoopoe
- Forest Scimitarbill
- Black Scimitarbill
- Common Scimitarbill
Hornbills
- Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill
- Southern Ground-Hornbill
- Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill
- Crowned Hornbill
- Congo Pied Hornbill
- African Gray Hornbill
- Pale-billed Hornbill
- Eastern Long-tailed Hornbill
- Western Dwarf Hornbill
- Eastern Dwarf Hornbill
- Black-casqued Hornbill
- Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill
- White-thighed Hornbill
- Trumpeter Hornbill
- Piping Hornbill
Bee-eaters
- Black Bee-eater
- Blue-headed Bee-eater
- Red-throated Bee-eater
- White-fronted Bee-eater
- Little Bee-eater
- Blue-breasted Bee-eater
- Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater
- Swallow-tailed Bee-eater
- Black-headed Bee-eater
- White-throated Bee-eater
- Böhm's Bee-eater
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
- Olive Bee-eater
- European Bee-eater
- Rosy Bee-eater
- Northern Carmine Bee-eater
- Southern Carmine Bee-eater
Kingfishers
- Half-collared Kingfisher
- Shining-blue Kingfisher
- Malachite Kingfisher
- White-bellied Kingfisher
- African Pygmy Kingfisher
- African Dwarf Kingfisher
- Chocolate-backed Kingfisher
- Gray-headed Kingfisher
- Woodland Kingfisher
- Blue-breasted Kingfisher
- Brown-hooded Kingfisher
- Striped Kingfisher
- Giant Kingfisher
- Pied Kingfisher
Rollers
- European Roller
- Abyssinian Roller
- Lilac-breasted Roller
- Racket-tailed Roller
- Purple Roller
- Blue-bellied Roller
- Broad-billed Roller
- Blue-throated Roller
African Barbets
- Eastern Yellow-billed Barbet
- Crested Barbet
- Gray-throated Barbet
- Sladen's Barbet
- Bristle-nosed Barbet
- Naked-faced Barbet
- Whyte's Barbet
- Anchieta's Barbet
- Speckled Tinkerbird
- Western Tinkerbird
- Red-rumped Tinkerbird
- Yellow-throated Tinkerbird
- Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
- Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
- Yellow-spotted Barbet
- Hairy-breasted Barbet
- Miombo Barbet
- Spot-flanked Barbet
- White-headed Barbet
- Black-billed Barbet
- Black-collared Barbet
- Black-backed Barbet
- Double-toothed Barbet
Honeyguides
- Cassin's Honeybird
- Green-backed Honeybird
- Brown-backed Honeybird
- Zenker's Honeyguide
- Dwarf Honeyguide
- Willcocks's Honeyguide
- Pallid Honeyguide
- Least Honeyguide
- Lesser Honeyguide
- Spotted Honeyguide
- Scaly-throated Honeyguide
- Greater Honeyguide
- Lyre-tailed Honeyguide
Woodpeckers
- Red-throated Wryneck
- African Piculet
- Golden-crowned Woodpecker
- Bearded Woodpecker
- Gabon Woodpecker
- Elliot's Woodpecker
- Speckle-breasted Woodpecker
- Cardinal Woodpecker
- Brown-backed Woodpecker
- African Gray Woodpecker
- Olive Woodpecker
- Brown-eared Woodpecker
- Buff-spotted Woodpecker
- Tullberg's Woodpecker
- Fine-banded Woodpecker
- Green-backed Woodpecker
- Nubian Woodpecker
- Fine-spotted Woodpecker
- Bennett's Woodpecker
- Golden-tailed Woodpecker
Falcons and Caracaras
- Lesser Kestrel
- Eurasian Kestrel
- Rock Kestrel
- Fox Kestrel
- Gray Kestrel
- Dickinson's Kestrel
- Red-necked Falcon
- Red-footed Falcon
- Amur Falcon
- Eurasian Hobby
- African Hobby
- Lanner Falcon
- Peregrine Falcon
Old World Parrots
- Black-collared Lovebird
- Red-headed Lovebird
New World and African Parrots
- Gray Parrot
- Brown-necked Parrot
- Red-fronted Parrot
- Meyer's Parrot
African and Green Broadbills
- African Broadbill
- Rufous-sided Broadbill
Asian and Grauer's Broadbills
- Grauer's Broadbill
Pittas
- African Pitta
- Green-breasted Pitta
Cuckooshrikes
- Grauer's Cuckooshrike
- Gray Cuckooshrike
- White-breasted Cuckooshrike
- Oriole Cuckooshrike
- Black Cuckooshrike
- Petit's Cuckooshrike
- Red-shouldered Cuckooshrike
- Purple-throated Cuckooshrike
- Blue Cuckooshrike
Old World Orioles
- Eurasian Golden Oriole
- African Golden Oriole
- Western Black-headed Oriole
- African Black-headed Oriole
- Black-tailed Oriole
- Black-winged Oriole
Wattle-eyes and Batises
- Chestnut Wattle-eye
- White-spotted Wattle-eye
- Brown-throated Wattle-eye
- Black-throated Wattle-eye
- Jameson's Wattle-eye
- Yellow-bellied Wattle-eye
- Boulton's Batis
- Rwenzori Batis
- Chinspot Batis
- Western Black-headed Batis
- Ituri Batis
- Angola Batis
Vangas, Helmetshrikes, and Allies
- White-crested Helmetshrike
- Yellow-crested Helmetshrike
- Rufous-bellied Helmetshrike
- Retz's Helmetshrike
- African Shrike-flycatcher
- Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher
Bushshrikes and Allies
- Brubru
- Northern Puffback
- Black-backed Puffback
- Red-eyed Puffback
- Pink-footed Puffback
- Sabine's Puffback
- Marsh Tchagra
- Black-crowned Tchagra
- Brown-crowned Tchagra
- Lühder's Bushshrike
- Tropical Boubou
- Gabon Boubou
- Black-headed Gonolek
- Papyrus Gonolek
- Lowland Sooty Boubou
- Willard's Sooty Boubou
- Albertine Boubou
- Four-colored Bushshrike
- Doherty's Bushshrike
- Gray-green Bushshrike
- Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike
- Many-colored Bushshrike
- Black-fronted Bushshrike
- Lagden's Bushshrike
- Gray-headed Bushshrike
Drongos
- Sharpe's Drongo
- Square-tailed Drongo
- Shining Drongo
- Fork-tailed Drongo
- Velvet-mantled Drongo
Monarch Flycatchers
- Blue-headed Crested Flycatcher
- African Crested Flycatcher
- Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher
- Bedford's Paradise-Flycatcher
- Rufous-vented Paradise-Flycatcher
- Bates's Paradise-Flycatcher
- African Paradise-Flycatcher
Shrikes
- Red-backed Shrike
- Red-tailed Shrike
- Isabelline Shrike
- Emin's Shrike
- Lesser Gray Shrike
- Gray-backed Fiscal
- Mackinnon's Shrike
- Northern Fiscal
- Souza's Shrike
- Woodchat Shrike
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- Piapiac
- Pied Crow
- White-necked Raven
Hyliotas
- Yellow-bellied Hyliota
- Southern Hyliota
- Violet-backed Hyliota
Fairy Flycatchers
- African Blue Flycatcher
- White-tailed Blue Flycatcher
- Dusky Crested Flycatcher
- White-bellied Crested Flycatcher
- White-tailed Crested Flycatcher
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
- White-shouldered Black-Tit
- White-winged Black-Tit
- Rufous-bellied Tit
- Dusky Tit
- Miombo Tit
- Stripe-breasted Tit
- Gray Tit
Penduline-Tits
- African Penduline-Tit
Larks
- Rufous-rumped Lark
- Dusky Lark
- Gray-backed Sparrow-Lark
- Fischer's Sparrow-Lark
- White-tailed Lark
- Flappet Lark
- Angola Lark
- Plains Lark
- Rufous-naped Lark
- Sun Lark
- Red-capped Lark
Nicators
- Western Nicator
- Yellow-throated Nicator
African Warblers
- Green Crombec
- Lemon-bellied Crombec
- White-browed Crombec
- Northern Crombec
- Red-capped Crombec
- Red-faced Crombec
- Long-billed Crombec
- Moustached Grass-Warbler
- Yellow Longbill
- Gray Longbill
Cisticolas and Allies
- Yellow-bellied Eremomela
- Green-backed Eremomela
- Green-capped Eremomela
- Rufous-crowned Eremomela
- Black-necked Eremomela
- Red-winged Gray Warbler
- White-chinned Prinia
- Black-collared Apalis
- Rwenzori Apalis
- Miombo Wren-Warbler
- Stierling's Wren-Warbler
- Green-backed Camaroptera
- Yellow-browed Camaroptera
- Olive-green Camaroptera
- Buff-bellied Warbler
- Black-capped Apalis
- Black-throated Apalis
- Masked Apalis
- Black-faced Apalis
- Yellow-breasted Apalis
- Buff-throated Apalis
- Gosling's Apalis
- Kabobo Apalis
- Chestnut-throated Apalis
- Gray Apalis
- Brown-headed Apalis
- Tawny-flanked Prinia
- Banded Prinia
- Red-winged Prinia
- Black-faced Rufous-Warbler
- Gray-capped Warbler
- Red-faced Cisticola
- Singing Cisticola
- Whistling Cisticola
- Chattering Cisticola
- Trilling Cisticola
- Bubbling Cisticola
- Chubb's Cisticola
- Rock-loving Cisticola
- Rattling Cisticola
- Tinkling Cisticola
- Chirping Cisticola
- Winding Cisticola
- Carruthers's Cisticola
- Stout Cisticola
- Croaking Cisticola
- Piping Cisticola
- Tabora Cisticola
- Slender-tailed Cisticola
- Siffling Cisticola
- Zitting Cisticola
- Dambo Cisticola
- Pectoral-patch Cisticola
- Wing-snapping Cisticola
Reed Warblers and Allies
- Grauer's Warbler
- Papyrus Yellow-Warbler
- Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
- African Yellow-Warbler
- Mountain Yellow-Warbler
- Icterine Warbler
- Sedge Warbler
- Marsh Warbler
- Common Reed Warbler
- Lesser Swamp Warbler
- Greater Swamp Warbler
- Great Reed Warbler
Grassbirds and Allies
- Bamboo Warbler
- Fan-tailed Grassbird
- Evergreen-forest Warbler
- Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler
- Little Rush Warbler
- Grauer's Swamp Warbler
- Highland Rush Warbler
Swallows
- African River Martin
- Square-tailed Sawwing
- White-headed Sawwing
- Black Sawwing
- Gray-rumped Swallow
- Banded Martin
- Brazza's Martin
- Plain Martin
- Congo Martin
- Bank Swallow
- Red-throated Crag-Martin
- Montane Blue Swallow
- Black-and-rufous Swallow
- Pearl-breasted Swallow
- Barn Swallow
- Red-chested Swallow
- Angola Swallow
- White-throated Blue Swallow
- White-throated Swallow
- Wire-tailed Swallow
- Western House-Martin
- Greater Striped Swallow
- African Red-rumped Swallow
- Lesser Striped Swallow
- Rufous-chested Swallow
- Mosque Swallow
- Red-throated Swallow
- Preuss's Swallow
- South African Swallow
Bulbuls
- Slender-billed Greenbul
- Golden Greenbul
- Black-collared Bulbul
- Red-tailed Bristlebill
- Yellow-lored Bristlebill
- Yellow-eyed Bristlebill
- Pale-throated Greenbul
- Spotted Greenbul
- Swamp Greenbul
- Joyful Greenbul
- Prigogine's Greenbul
- Yellow-necked Greenbul
- Yellow-bellied Greenbul
- Simple Greenbul
- Honeyguide Greenbul
- Sjöstedt's Greenbul
- Shelley's Greenbul
- Kikuyu Mountain Greenbul
- Eastern Bearded-Greenbul
- Red-tailed Greenbul
- White-bearded Greenbul
- Little Greenbul
- Yellow-whiskered Greenbul
- Plain Greenbul
- Gray Greenbul
- Ansorge's Greenbul
- White-throated Greenbul
- Yellow-streaked Greenbul
- Xavier's Greenbul
- Icterine Greenbul
- Terrestrial Brownbul
- Gray-olive Greenbul
- Cabanis's Greenbul
- Leaf-love
- Toro Olive-Greenbul
- Pale-olive Greenbul
- Common Bulbul
Leaf Warblers
- Wood Warbler
- Willow Warbler
- Common Chiffchaff
- Brown Woodland-Warbler
- Red-faced Woodland-Warbler
- Laura's Woodland-Warbler
- Uganda Woodland-Warbler
Hylias
- Green Hylia
- Tit-hylia
Yellow Flycatchers
- Chestnut-capped Flycatcher
Bush Warblers and Allies
- Neumann's Warbler
Sylviid Warblers and Allies
- Eurasian Blackcap
- Garden Warbler
- African Hill Babbler
- Rwenzori Hill Babbler
- Greater Whitethroat
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies
- Green White-eye
- Northern Yellow White-eye
- Angola White-eye
- Southern Yellow White-eye
Ground Babblers and Allies
- Brown Illadopsis
- Pale-breasted Illadopsis
- Mountain Illadopsis
- Blackcap Illadopsis
- Scaly-breasted Illadopsis
Laughingthrushes and Allies
- Capuchin Babbler
- Red-collared Mountain-Babbler
- Brown Babbler
- Arrow-marked Babbler
- Dusky Babbler
- Hartlaub's Babbler
- Black-lored Babbler
Spotted Creepers
- African Spotted Creeper
Oxpeckers
- Red-billed Oxpecker
- Yellow-billed Oxpecker
Starlings
- Wattled Starling
- Violet-backed Starling
- Slender-billed Starling
- Red-winged Starling
- Chestnut-winged Starling
- Waller's Starling
- White-collared Starling
- Sharpe's Starling
- Narrow-tailed Starling
- Stuhlmann's Starling
- Purple-headed Starling
- Rüppell's Starling
- Splendid Starling
- Lesser Blue-eared Starling
- Sharp-tailed Starling
- Greater Blue-eared Starling
- Purple Starling
- Cape Starling
Thrushes and Allies
- Rufous Flycatcher-Thrush
- Red-tailed Ant-Thrush
- White-tailed Ant-Thrush
- Black-eared Ground-Thrush
- Gray Ground-Thrush
- Abyssinian Ground-Thrush
- Groundscraper Thrush
- Kurrichane Thrush
- Olive Thrush
- Abyssinian Thrush
- African Thrush
Old World Flycatchers
- African Dusky Flycatcher
- Little Flycatcher
- Yellow-footed Flycatcher
- Spotted Flycatcher
- Swamp Flycatcher
- Cassin's Flycatcher
- Böhm's Flycatcher
- Sooty Flycatcher
- Dusky-blue Flycatcher
- Pale Flycatcher
- White-browed Forest-Flycatcher
- African Forest-Flycatcher
- Gray-throated Tit-Flycatcher
- Gray Tit-Flycatcher
- Olivaceous Flycatcher
- Chapin's Flycatcher
- Tessmann's Flycatcher
- Ashy Flycatcher
- Yellow-eyed Black-Flycatcher
- Northern Black-Flycatcher
- Southern Black-Flycatcher
- White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher
- Fire-crested Alethe
- Forest Scrub-Robin
- Miombo Scrub-Robin
- Brown-backed Scrub-Robin
- White-browed Scrub-Robin
- White-bellied Robin-Chat
- Archer's Robin-Chat
- Cape Robin-Chat
- Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat
- White-browed Robin-Chat
- Red-capped Robin-Chat
- White-headed Robin-Chat
- Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat
- Collared Palm-Thrush
- Rufous-tailed Palm-Thrush
- Spotted Morning-Thrush
- White-starred Robin
- Brown-chested Alethe
- Red-throated Alethe
- Yellow-breasted Forest Robin
- Gray-winged Robin-Chat
- Short-tailed Akalat
- Bocage's Akalat
- Lowland Akalat
- Equatorial Akalat
- Thrush Nightingale
- Common Nightingale
- Semicollared Flycatcher
- European Pied Flycatcher
- Collared Flycatcher
- Common Redstart
- Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush
- Miombo Rock-Thrush
- Whinchat
- African Stonechat
- Sooty Chat
- Arnot's Chat
- Northern Wheatear
- Capped Wheatear
- Isabelline Wheatear
- White-fronted Black-Chat
- Familiar Chat
Dapple-throat and Allies
- Gray-chested Babbler
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters
- Fraser's Sunbird
- Gray-headed Sunbird
- Anchieta's Sunbird
- Mouse-brown Sunbird
- Western Violet-backed Sunbird
- Violet-tailed Sunbird
- Little Green Sunbird
- Gray-chinned Sunbird
- Collared Sunbird
- Pygmy Sunbird
- Reichenbach's Sunbird
- Green-headed Sunbird
- Bannerman's Sunbird
- Blue-throated Brown Sunbird
- Blue-headed Sunbird
- Olive Sunbird
- Carmelite Sunbird
- Green-throated Sunbird
- Amethyst Sunbird
- Scarlet-chested Sunbird
- Purple-breasted Sunbird
- Bronze Sunbird
- Malachite Sunbird
- Red-tufted Sunbird
- Golden-winged Sunbird
- Olive-bellied Sunbird
- Tiny Sunbird
- Western Miombo Sunbird
- Stuhlmann's Sunbird
- Northern Double-collared Sunbird
- Greater Double-collared Sunbird
- Regal Sunbird
- Rockefeller's Sunbird
- Marico Sunbird
- Congo Sunbird
- Red-chested Sunbird
- Purple-banded Sunbird
- Orange-tufted Sunbird
- Palestine Sunbird
- Splendid Sunbird
- Johanna's Sunbird
- Superb Sunbird
- White-bellied Sunbird
- Variable Sunbird
- Bates's Sunbird
- Copper Sunbird
Weavers and Allies
- White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
- Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver
- Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Weaver
- Red-crowned Malimbe
- Black-throated Malimbe
- Red-bellied Malimbe
- Blue-billed Malimbe
- Crested Malimbe
- Red-headed Malimbe
- Red-headed Weaver
- Baglafecht Weaver
- Black-chinned Weaver
- Little Weaver
- Slender-billed Weaver
- Black-necked Weaver
- Spectacled Weaver
- Black-billed Weaver
- Strange Weaver
- Holub's Golden-Weaver
- Orange Weaver
- Northern Brown-throated Weaver
- Northern Masked-Weaver
- Lesser Masked-Weaver
- Vitelline Masked-Weaver
- Lake Lufira Masked-Weaver
- Heuglin's Masked-Weaver
- Vieillot's Black Weaver
- Village Weaver
- Black-headed Weaver
- Golden-naped Weaver
- Yellow-mantled Weaver
- Dark-backed Weaver
- Brown-capped Weaver
- Yellow-capped Weaver
- Preuss's Weaver
- Bar-winged Weaver
- Compact Weaver
- Cardinal Quelea
- Red-headed Quelea
- Red-billed Quelea
- Bob-tailed Weaver
- Northern Red Bishop
- Southern Red Bishop
- Black-winged Bishop
- Black Bishop
- Yellow-crowned Bishop
- Yellow Bishop
- White-winged Widowbird
- Yellow-mantled Widowbird
- Red-collared Widowbird
- Fan-tailed Widowbird
- Marsh Widowbird
- Long-tailed Widowbird
- Grosbeak Weaver
Waxbills and Allies
- Bronze Mannikin
- Magpie Mannikin
- Black-and-white Mannikin
- White-collared Oliveback
- Yellow-bellied Waxbill
- Green-backed Twinspot
- Shelley's Crimsonwing
- Dusky Crimsonwing
- Abyssinian Crimsonwing
- Red-faced Crimsonwing
- Woodhouse's Antpecker
- Jameson's Antpecker
- White-breasted Nigrita
- Chestnut-breasted Nigrita
- Gray-headed Nigrita
- Pale-fronted Nigrita
- Gray-headed Oliveback
- Black-tailed Waxbill
- Black-crowned Waxbill
- Black-headed Waxbill
- Kandt's Waxbill
- Orange-cheeked Waxbill
- Fawn-breasted Waxbill
- Common Waxbill
- Black-lored Waxbill
- Black-rumped Waxbill
- Crimson-rumped Waxbill
- Quailfinch
- Locustfinch
- Zebra Waxbill
- Southern Cordonbleu
- Red-cheeked Cordonbleu
- Grant's Bluebill
- Western Bluebill
- Red-headed Bluebill
- Black-bellied Seedcracker
- Green-winged Pytilia
- Orange-winged Pytilia
- Red-winged Pytilia
- Dybowski's Twinspot
- Dusky Twinspot
- Red-throated Twinspot
- Brown Twinspot
- Red-billed Firefinch
- African Firefinch
- Jameson's Firefinch
- Black-bellied Firefinch
- Bar-breasted Firefinch
- Brown Firefinch
Whydahs and Indigobirds
- Pin-tailed Whydah
- Exclamatory Paradise-Whydah
- Broad-tailed Paradise-Whydah
- Eastern Paradise-Whydah
- Village Indigobird
- Cameroon Indigobird
- Dusky Indigobird
- Purple Indigobird
- Green Indigobird
- Parasitic Weaver
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
- Northern Gray-headed Sparrow
- Yellow-throated Bush Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
- Cape Wagtail
- Mountain Wagtail
- Gray Wagtail
- Western Yellow Wagtail
- African Pied Wagtail
- White Wagtail
- African Pipit
- Woodland Pipit
- Long-billed Pipit
- Plain-backed Pipit
- Buffy Pipit
- Long-legged Pipit
- Striped Pipit
- Tree Pipit
- Short-tailed Pipit
- Yellow-throated Longclaw
- Fülleborn's Longclaw
- Rosy-throated Longclaw
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Oriole Finch
- White-rumped Seedeater
- Yellow-fronted Canary
- Western Citril
- Black-faced Canary
- Black-throated Canary
- Brimstone Canary
- Streaky Seedeater
- Thick-billed Seedeater
- Black-eared Seedeater
- West African Seedeater
- Streaky-headed Seedeater
- Reichard's Seedeater
- Yellow-crowned Canary
- Cape Canary
Old World Buntings
- Cabanis's Bunting
- Golden-breasted Bunting
- Lark-like Bunting
- Cinnamon-breasted Bunting
Most common birds in DR Congo
Ranked by how recently and how widely each was reported to eBird in the 30 days to 2026-10-13, and whether it is one of DR Congo’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
- Pied CrowCorvus albus
- Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis
- African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Reed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
- African Green-PigeonTreron calvus
- Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash
- Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
- Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorum
- Red-billed QueleaQuelea quelea
- Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifrons
- Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumenifer
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Banded MartinNeophedina cincta
- Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis
- Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
Largest bird families in DR Congo
Among its regular birds.
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites29
- Weavers and Allies28
- Old World Flycatchers26
- Cisticolas and Allies25
- Swallows23
- Waxbills and Allies22
- Sunbirds and Spiderhunters21
- Cuckoos16
Reported in the last 30 days
390 species reported to eBird in DR Congo in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Red-capped Robin-Chat, Spectacled Weaver, Gray Parrot, Tambourine Dove, Northern Fiscal, Brimstone Canary, Pied Kingfisher, Palm-nut Vulture, Pied Crow, Pennant-winged Nightjar, Pale-throated Greenbul, Great Cormorant, Hadada Ibis, Gray Crowned-Crane, African Pied Wagtail, Hamerkop, Brown-throated Wattle-eye, Copper Sunbird, Common Waxbill, Common Sandpiper, Holub's Golden-Weaver, Lesser Swamp Warbler, Little Heron, African Green-Pigeon, Little Egret, Bronze Sunbird, African Openbill, Reed Cormorant, Grosbeak Weaver, White-browed Robin-Chat, Malachite Kingfisher, Black Kite, Marabou Stork, Black-winged Kite, Red-faced Cisticola, Red-eyed Dove, Angola Swallow, African Fish-Eagle, Red-chested Sunbird, Eurasian Kestrel, …
Get to know some of them
Red-eyed Dove
Common Sandpiper
Bronze Mannikin
Western Yellow Wagtail
House Sparrow
Common Bulbul
Laughing Dove
Little Swift
Western Cattle-Egret
African Palm Swift
Wire-tailed Swallow
Village Weaver
Wood Sandpiper
Squacco Heron
Eurasian Kestrel
Bank Swallow
Western House-Martin
Osprey