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1. Korup National Park (4days)
About 425 bird species have
been recorded in Korup. With quite a lot of lowland forest
bird species, its greatest assert is the grey-necked rock
fowl or Pickatartes which attracts bird watchers from
around the globe. Other birding attractions include black
dwarf, white crested hornbill, guinea fowl, black and
yellow casqued, first Robin, Blue throated Roller, red-vented
wood house Antpecker, etc. The park has other attractions
beyond birds as its animal and plant life is unequalled
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2. Kupe Mountain. (4 days)
Said to be the world’s
rarest shrike, the mount Kupe bush is said to have been
seen just twice between 1949 – 1989. It is however
considered critically threatened. This mountain offers
the SERL’S and green-breasted bushrike, green long
tail, Ursula sunbird, and white throated babbler. To glimpse
these endemic species trail on Mt. Kupe above Nyasoso
and the Bakossi forest. |
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3. Bird watching in Buea and Limbe (4 days)
Offering the highest point
in West and Central Africa, Buea (Fako) Mountain has a
catalogue of forest birds including the Mt. Cameroon Francolin,
Cameroon speriop found nowhere else in the world. The
Mountain sawing, white-tailed warbler, the brown backed
cisticola, Cameroon pipit and Bats weavers happen to be
endemic. Ursula’s sunbird, yellow long bill, etc.
In limbe, the botanic garden, located in the heart of
the beach town of Limbe harbors wide and interesting specie
of birds. Going through the village of Mapanja, one would
encounter among others the African blue-headed sunbird,
etc.
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4. The Bamenda highlands (4 days)
In spite of its cultural attraction
to thousand of tourist in the country, this area can equally
be considered abode for several endemic birds. Two of
such come to prominence: Bannerman’s turaco, Banded
wattle-eye and the near endemic Bannerman’s weaver.
These can be found near Lake Awing. Other species include
the grey-chested Illadopsis, black collared apalis, yellow-brested
and mountain boubou, etc.
Birding could equally be interesting in Mt. Oku and the
Kilum Mountain forest project.
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NB.
Selecting a choice of
any 2 sites from the above list will make an 8 day tour
package. However, an entire trip covering all 4 sites
(South Birding) could be arranged giving a 16 nights (17
days) tour package |
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