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Democratic Republic of the Congo

Where bird photos, recordings, and videos are documented in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Snapshot: 20 Sept 2026Metadata onlyNot bird abundance
Catalog media assets
5,132
+12 since previous
Species represented
817
-25 since previous
Audio recordings
1,367
26.6% of country media
Dated records
99.9%
5,127 of 5,132 dated

How the media archive grew

Cumulative catalog metadata for Democratic Republic of the Congo by field year since 2000. A record is counted under the year its subject was observed, not the year it was uploaded.

Media archive over time

Cumulative catalog metadata by observation year
DR Congo
Earliest dated record from 1973. Peak completed field year: 2022 (725 media records).

What’s in the archive?

Catalog media by modality
Photos
3,75773.2%
Audio
1,36726.6%
Video
80.2%

Sound recordings by field year

Annual audio metadata from 2000 onward
Complete field years2026 (partial)
741 sound records in the chart window54.2% of 1,367 country audio records; the remainder predates 2000 or lacks a usable field year · 2026 is partial

Bioacoustic spotlight

#6 of 9 by sound records in East Africa
3.2%
Regional sound share
2.7 : 1
Photo-to-audio ratio

For every sound recording, there are 2.7 photos. Field audio provides vital acoustic documentation.

Latest snapshot through 20 Sept 2026.

Species and field years

Which species the country's catalog covers most, and when those records were made.

Most documented species (5)

Ranked by catalog media records in Democratic Republic of the Congo
  1. 1

    Woodland Kingfisher

    Halcyon senegalensis

    46
  2. 2

    Black Kite (Yellow-billed)

    Milvus migrans aegyptius/parasitus

    43
  3. 3

    bird sp.

    Aves sp.

    42
  4. 4

    Northern Gray-headed Sparrow

    Passer griseus

    38
  5. 5

    Rufous-tailed Palm-Thrush

    Cichladusa ruficauda

    37
Frequently photographed species may dominate. Counts reflect documentation effort, not bird abundance.

Recent field years

Latest 10 field years represented
201770
201851
2019158
202048
2021504
2022725
2023529
2024428
2025319
2026partial25
2026 is incomplete; records counted through 20 Sept 2026.

Who made the recordings

Contributors behind Democratic Republic of the Congo's audio, and where the recordings themselves can be played.

Top audio contributors (8)

Most recordings this snapshot
01PK
Peter Kaestner259 species
602audio
02GJ
Gabriel Jamie103 species
254audio
03MB
Matt Brady82 species
253audio
04GM
Guilherme Melo39 species
65audio
05MA
Mike Andersen30 species
62audio
06RA
Rose Ann Rowlett21 species
23audio
07PK
Paul Kuchenbuch17 species
20audio
08HJ
Harerimana Joachim11 species
12audio

Democratic Republic of the Congo on eBird

The recordings and photographs themselves

This page reports the catalog metadata. The media files live in the Macaulay Library and are browsable by country on eBird.

eBird & Macaulay Library · collected 20 Sept 2026 · metadata only

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