City
Brazzaville
🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo
Africa, Republic of the Congo 154 spp. recorded
Brazzaville is the capital and largest city of the Republic of the Congo. Wikipedia
4.239° S 15.242° E
🦜 Nature
154 Species sighted
2,658 Verified sightings From 2019 to 2026
Dec Best month
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
LC
Tropical House Gecko
Hemidactylus mabouia
LC
African Redhead Agama
Agama picticauda
LC
Rainbow Agama
Agama agama
LC
Smith's African Water Snake
Grayia smithii
LC
Peri-Forest House Snake
Boaedon perisilvestris
LC
Striped Green Snake
Philothamnus dorsalis
LC
Western Congo Worm Lizard
Monopeltis guentheri
📊 Most Spotted
🌙 Most active after dark
LC
Tropical House Gecko
Hemidactylus mabouia
Recent sightings in Brazzaville
LIVEiNaturalistSighting Calendar
How many species you'd see in a day
20Jan
20Feb
28Mar
28Apr
28May
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No data
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24Aug
27Sep
28Oct
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29Dec
🏙️ City
Essentials
Green cover
Medium
Protected land
6%
Protected sea
—
Protected areas
2
areasWildlife spots
0
spotsZoos & centres
1
placesClimate
Tropical savanna
World Heritage
No
Climate
Temp °C Rain mm
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Zoos & rescue centres
0.0 Excellent
Wallace's Line Score
How good is this city for seeing wildlife? 🦜
Biodiversity
Very goodHow rich is the wildlife?
4.2
Species by taxon
🦅 Birds 532
🐒 Mammals 148
🦎 Reptiles 147
🐸 Amphibians 37
864 Total Species
679 Global average across 380 cities
16 Threatened 0 Endemic
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Sighting
ExcellentHow likely to see animals?
4.6
🎯
Top-12 Avg Probability
80% 📊
Coverage (91 species at ≥5% of 864 in the inventory)
11% 🔀
Taxon variety in top 12 (12 bird)
0% 🌟
Iconic-group species (≥15%) (every species from the 19 iconic groups — monkeys, cats, toucans, macaws, sloths, crocodilians… — not just the 4 highlighted above)
2 ⭐
High-prob species (>40%)
23 🏕️
Experience
ExcellentHow easy and pleasant is the visit?
4.3
Climate Pleasant High
Green cover Medium Medium
Protected land & sea 6% land High
Protected areas 2 Medium
Wildlife spots 0 Low
Zoos & centres 1 Medium
What visitors say
Before you go
What animals can you see in Brazzaville?
154 species
Brazzaville's urban area has 154 recorded vertebrate species. The ones wildlife watchers report most often on a given day are Cattle Egret (about 90%), Pied Crow (about 90%), African Palm-Swift (about 90%), Rufous-tailed Palm-Thrush (about 80%) and Common Bulbul (about 80%).
When is the best time to see wildlife in Brazzaville?
March–May and July–December
In those months the city's 12 most-seen species average about 80% on a given day, against about 60% in January.
Can you see a Rufous-tailed Palm-Thrush in Brazzaville?
Yes
About 80% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-tailed Palm-Thrush sighting in Brazzaville on a given day, based on 93 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is January, March, May, August and October (about 90%).
Can you see a Slender-billed Weaver in Brazzaville?
Yes
About 70% of wildlife watchers report a Slender-billed Weaver sighting in Brazzaville on a given day, based on 65 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is May and October (about 80%).
Can you see a Speckled Mousebird in Brazzaville?
Yes
About 80% of wildlife watchers report a Speckled Mousebird sighting in Brazzaville on a given day, based on 85 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is April–May and August (about 90%).
Is Brazzaville good for wildlife watching?
4.5 out of 5
On the Wallace's Line Score, which rates each city against other cities, Brazzaville gets 4.5/5: 100th of 380 cities worldwide and 11th in Africa. 27 of its species are reported by about 40% or more of wildlife watchers on a given day.
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Sources: urban area GHSL Urban Centre Database R2024A, European Commission JRC (CC BY 4.0) · protected land WDPA, UNEP-WCMC & IUCN (via GHSL) · climate NASA POWER · wildlife GBIF.org citizen-science data