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Sentier du Rorota

Cayenne  >  French Guiana

5 km forest loop along the main route. It is more or less hilly and crosses watercourses.

Added* by Valentin Coustal
Most recent update 8 december 2023
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Description

Sentier du Rorota is a trail known to be one of the first places to visit when arriving in Guyana. Most of the path is in the forest, but there also are lookout point where you have views of the coastline and inland bodies of water. It is possible to encounter undergrowth and coastal birds. For example Little Hermit, Crane Hawk, Black Vulture, American Pygmy Kingfisher, Cream-colored Woodpecker, Guianan Toucanet, Channel-billed Toucan, Blue-backed Manakin, Spectacled Owl, Northern Slaty-Antshrike, Black-necked Aracari, Double-toothed Kite, Bright-rumped Attila, Lineated Woodpecker, Red-rumped Cacique, Forest Elaenia, Yellow-bellied Elaenia, Silver-beaked Tanager, Blue-gray Tanager, White-tailed Trogon, Yellow-rumped Cacique, Orange-winged Parrot, Plain-brown Woodcreeper, Wedge-billed Woodcreeper, Least Grebe and Muscovy Duck. You can also spot several species of mammals, reptiles and insects.

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Français: La zone est une boucle en forêt de 5 km par le parcours principal. Elle est plus ou moins vallonée et traverse des cours d'eaux. Le sentier est connu pour être un des premiers lieux à visiter lors de son arrivée en Guyane. la majeure partie du chemin est en forêt, mais donne sur des points de vue notament sur le litoral et des plans d'eau intérieurs. Il est possible de rencontrer un certain nombre d'oiseaux de sous bois et du littoral. Mais aussi plusieurs espèces de mamifères, reptiles et enthomofaune.

Details

Access

Sentier du Rorota is accessible by bike, on foot from the beach road. There is parking at the foot of the trail. It is a 5 km loop that is more or less hilly depending on the direction in which you start it.

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Français: Le sentier est accessible en vélo, à pied depuis la route des plage, un parking permet de se garer au pied du sentier. C'est une boucle de 5 km plus ou moins vallonée suivant le sens par lequel on le commence.

Terrain and Habitat

Forest

Conditions

Hilly

Circular trail

Yes

Is a telescope useful?

No

Good birding season

All year round

Best time to visit

Summer , Winter

Route

Wide path

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot , Bicycle

Birdwatching hide / platform

No

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Top 5 birds

Green-tailed Jacamar
1. Green-tailed Jacamar
(Galbula galbula)
Guianan Toucanet
2. Guianan Toucanet
(Selenidera piperivora)
Channel-billed Toucan
3. Channel-billed Toucan
(Ramphastos vitellinus)
Cream-colored Woodpecker
4. Cream-colored Woodpecker
(Celeus flavus)
Blue-backed Manakin
5. Blue-backed Manakin
(Chiroxiphia pareola)

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