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Site description (2007 baseline):
Site location and context
The forest is complex and includes sometimes trees tallest than 60 metres high rising from a dispersed undergrowth. Species like Haumania libretiana and Aframomum sp are dominant in the herbaceous level.
Large areas along rivers are covered by a flooded forest where species like Hallea ciliata, Pterocarpus osun and Alstonia congonsis are dominant.
The site of Ogooué is covered by two main habitats: a forest/savanna mosaic and forest gallery along the course way of the rivers.
The area is still a natural area with small scale use by the population for bush meat and agriculture
The site is under a process of being gazetted as a Protected Area.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ogooué Leketi National Park (Congo). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ogooué-leketi-national-park-iba-congo on 23/12/2024.
