All 2 in 3 days here: ~50%
Odzala-Kokoua National Park
🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo
Central Africa, Republic of the Congo 1000 spp. recorded
Odzala-Kokoua is a remote tropical rainforest reserve in the Republic of the Congo, featuring dense jungle canopy, ancient trees, and grassy forest clearings known locally as bais. Visitors walk along muddy forest tracks and narrow paths cut through thick vegetation to reach these open mineral-rich wetlands.
1.073° N 14.898° E
🦜 Nature
476 Species sighted
2,694 Verified sightings From 2019 to 2026
Sep Best month
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
🌙 Most active after dark
+ 1083 more species with insufficient data
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Recent sightings in Odzala-Kokoua National Park
LIVEiNaturalistSighting Calendar
How many species you'd see in a day
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Sighting Zones
Warmer areas are where all species together are recorded most often.
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0.761° N, 15.261° E
Daily sight. prob.vs avg
Palmnut Vulture>90%+40%
Hartlaub's Duck>90%+60%
Grey Parrot>90%+60%
Black Fronted Duiker~60%+30%
grey-mantled grey-cheeked mangabey~60%+30%
African Brush-tailed Porcupine~50%+20%
Putty-nosed Monkey~50%+20%
Mantled Guereza~50%+10%
Moustached Monkey~40%+10%
Speckle-lipped Mabuya~40%+10%
Tropical Mabuya~40%+20%
Nkoelon Half-toed Gecko~40%+10%
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Lango Camp
Daily sight. prob.vs avg -
South park edge
Daily sight. prob.vs avg
Lesser Striped-Swallow>90%+60%
Common Bulbul~70%+30%- Putty-nosed Monkey~60%+30%
- Moustached Monkey~60%+30%
- Speckle-lipped Mabuya~50%+20%
African foam-nest tree frog~50%+30%
Mottled Squeaker~50%+30%- Nkoelon Half-toed Gecko~50%+20%
African Green Pigeon~30%-10%
Red-rumped Tinkerbird~30%≈
Western Gorilla~30%-10%
Makolowodé’s Trachylepis~30%+10%
🏕️ Experience
Essentials
Climate
Temp °C Rain mm
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0.0 Excellent
Wallace's Line Score
How good is this park for seeing wildlife? 🦜
Biodiversity
Very goodHow rich is the wildlife?
4.2
Species by taxon
🦅 Birds 574
🐒 Mammals 195
🦎 Reptiles 149
🐸 Amphibians 82
1000 Total Species
828 Global average across 316 parks
24 Threatened 0 Endemic
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Sighting
Very goodHow likely to see animals?
3.6
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Top-12 Avg Probability
44% 📊
Coverage (404 species at ≥5% of 1000 in the inventory)
40% 🔀
Taxon variety in top 12 (7 mammal, 5 bird)
65% 🔭
Species per 10 outings (distinct species a visitor would meet over 10 outings — effort held equal across parks)
143 🌟
Iconic-group species (≥15%) (every species from the 19 iconic groups — monkeys, cats, toucans, macaws, sloths, crocodilians… — not just the 4 highlighted above)
36 ⭐
High-prob species (>40%)
8 🏕️
Experience
Very goodHow easy and pleasant is the visit?
4.0
Climate Pleasant High
Entrance Not verified Low
Tourism Low High
Trails Easy High
World Heritage Yes Bonus
What visitors say
Still, since we saw no signs of other gorillas moving in the area and no signs of forest elephants or other animals, we decided to pack up and call it a successful visit anyway.
The mouthwatering list of mammals we did not get to see – like potto, Lord Derby’s flying squirrel, elegant galago and long-tailed pangolin (to name a few) – means I will certainly be back.
I found observing the gorillas in their natural habitat to be both humbling and awe-inspiring.
Odzala-Kokoua National Park is the base of our Republic of Congo safaris, a wild, untouched region that is a Central African stronghold for western lowland gorillas and forest elephants.
Before you go
What animals can you see in Odzala-Kokoua National Park?
1,000 species
Odzala-Kokoua National Park has 1,000 recorded vertebrate species. The ones wildlife watchers report most often on a given day are Palmnut Vulture (about 60%), African Buffalo (about 50%), African Forest Elephant (about 50%), Western Gorilla (about 50%) and Hamerkop (about 50%). Among reptiles, the most-seen is Central African slender-snouted crocodile (about 30%); among amphibians, Mottled Squeaker (about 20%).
When is the best time to visit Odzala-Kokoua National Park for wildlife?
July
In that month the park's 12 most-seen species average about 60% on a given day, against about 30% in June and November–February.
Can you see a Western Gorilla in Odzala-Kokoua National Park?
Yes
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Western Gorilla sighting in Odzala-Kokoua National Park on a given day, based on 71 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is September (about 70%).
Can you see an African Forest Elephant in Odzala-Kokoua National Park?
Yes
About 50% of wildlife watchers report an African Forest Elephant sighting in Odzala-Kokoua National Park on a given day, based on 50 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is July and August (about 60%).
Can you see an African Buffalo in Odzala-Kokoua National Park?
Yes
About 50% of wildlife watchers report an African Buffalo sighting in Odzala-Kokoua National Park on a given day, based on 46 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is April–May and July (about 60%).
Can you see an Agile Mangabey in Odzala-Kokoua National Park?
Yes
About 30% of wildlife watchers report an Agile Mangabey sighting in Odzala-Kokoua National Park on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is May (about 50%).
Is Odzala-Kokoua National Park good for wildlife watching?
3.8 out of 5
On the Wallace's Line Score, Odzala-Kokoua National Park rates 3.8/5: 146th of 316 parks worldwide and 53rd in Africa. 15 of its species are reported by about 40% or more of wildlife watchers on a given day.
