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STRUTHIONIDAE (Ostrich) Ostrich ...... Autruche d'Afrique ...... Struthio camelus ...... RB ...... 71 ...... ssp. camelus ANATIDAE (Ducks & Geese) Fulvous Whistling Duck ...... Dendrocygne fauve ...... Dendrocygna bicolor ...... RB ...... 82 White-faced Whistling Duck ...... Dendrocygne veuf ...... Dendrocygna viduata ...... RB ...... 82 Greater White-fronted Goose ...... Oie rieuse ...... Anser albifrons ...... PV ...... 82 Egyptian Goose ...... Ouette d'Egypte ...... Alopochen aegyptiaca ...... RB ...... 82 Hartlaub's Duck ...... Canard de Hartlaub ...... Pteronetta hartlaubii ...... R...... 83 Marbled Duck ...... Sarcelle marbrée ...... Marmaronetta angustirostris ...... PV ...... 86 Tufted Duck ...... Fuligule morillon ...... Aythya fuligula ...... PW ...... 86 Ferruginous Duck ...... Fuligule nyroca ...... Aythya nyroca ...... PW ...... 86 Common Pochard ...... Fuligule milouin ...... Aythya ferina ...... PW ...... 86 Northern Shoveler ...... Canard souchet ...... Spatula clypeata ...... PW ...... 86 Garganey ...... Sarcelle d'été ...... Spatula querquedula ...... PW ...... 85 Hottentot Teal ...... Sarcelle hottentote ...... Spatula hottentota ...... RB ...... 85 Eurasian Wigeon ...... Canard siffleur ...... Mareca penelope ...... PW ...... 84 Gadwall ...... Canard chipeau ...... Mareca strepera ...... PV ...... 84 Mallard ...... Canard colvert ...... Anas platyrhynchos ...... PV ...... 84,265 African Black Duck ...... Canard noirâtre ...... Anas sparsa ...... R...... 85 ...... ssp. leucostigma Yellow-billed Duck ...... Canard à bec jaune ...... Anas undulata ...... AV ...... 85 ...... ssp. ruppelli Cape Teal ...... Sarcelle du Cap ...... Anas capensis ...... R...... 84 Common Teal ...... Sarcelle d'hiver ...... Anas crecca ...... PW ...... 84 ...... ssp. crecca Northern Pintail ...... Canard pilet ...... Anas acuta ...... PW ...... 85 White-backed Duck ...... Dendrocygne à dos blanc ...... Thalassornis leuconotus ...... RB ...... 82 ...... ssp. leuconotus Spur-winged Goose ...... Oie-armée de Gambie ...... Plectropterus gambensis ...... RB ...... 83 ...... ssp. gambensis Knob-billed Duck ...... Canard à bosse ...... Sarkidiornis melanotos ...... RB ...... 83 African Pygmy Goose ...... Anserelle naine ...... Nettapus auritus ...... RB ...... 83 NUMIDIDAE (Guineafowl) Helmeted Guineafowl ...... Pintade de Numidie ...... Numida meleagris ...... RB ...... 100 ...... ssp. galeatus Black Guineafowl ...... Pintade noire ...... Agelastes niger ...... R...... 100 Crested Guineafowl ...... Pintade de Pucheran ...... Guttera pucherani ...... RB ...... 100 ...... ssp. verreauxi, sclateri ODONTOPHORIDAE (Stone Partridge & New World Quails) Stone Partridge ...... Poulette de rocher ...... Ptilopachus petrosus ...... RB ...... 101 ...... ssp. petrosus PHASIANIDAE (Francolins & Quails) Common Quail ...... Caille des blés ...... Coturnix coturnix ...... PW ...... 101 ...... ssp. coturnix Harlequin Quail ...... Caille arlequin ...... Coturnix delegorguei ...... AM ...... 101 ...... ssp. delegorguei Blue Quail ...... Caille bleue ...... Synoicus adansonii ...... RB ...... 101 Double-spurred Francolin ...... Francolin à double éperon ...... Pternistis bicalcaratus ...... RB ...... 103 ...... ssp. bicalcaratus Clapperton's Francolin ...... Francolin de Clapperton ...... Pternistis clappertoni ...... RB ...... 103 ...... ssp. clappertoni Ahanta Francolin ...... Francolin d'Ahanta ...... Pternistis ahantensis ...... RB ...... 102 ...... ssp. ahantensis Checklist -2- [email protected] (rev. Apr. 2018) English (BOWA) ...... French (BOWA) ...... Scientific (H&M) ...... Status ...... Ref.1 page ....Notes/Subspecies

PHASIANIDAE (Francolins & Quails) Scaly Francolin ...... Francolin écaillé ...... Pternistis squamatus ...... RB ...... 102 ...... ssp. squamatus Latham's Forest Francolin ...... Francolin de Latham ...... Peliperdix lathami ...... RB ...... 102 ...... ssp. lathami Coqui Francolin ...... Francolin coqui ...... Peliperdix coqui ...... RB ...... 102 ...... ssp. spinetorum White-throated Francolin ...... Francolin à gorge blanche ...... Peliperdix albogularis ...... RB ...... 102 ...... ssp. buckleyi PHOENICOPTERIDAE (Flamingos) Lesser Flamingo ...... Flamant nain ...... Phoeniconaias minor ...... AM ...... 81 PODICIPEDIDAE (Grebes) Little Grebe ...... Grèbe castagneux ...... Tachybaptus ruficollis ...... RB ...... 72 ...... ssp. capensis Black-necked Grebe ...... Grèbe à cou noir ...... Podiceps nigricollis ...... PV ...... 72 ...... ssp. nigricollis COLUMBIDAE (Pigeons & Doves) Speckled Pigeon ...... Pigeon roussard ...... Columba guinea ...... RB ...... 133 ...... ssp. guinea Afep Pigeon ...... Pigeon gris ...... Columba unicincta ...... R...... 132 Olive Pigeon ...... Pigeon du Cameroun ...... Columba sjostedti ...... R...... 132 Western Bronze-naped Pigeon ...... Pigeon à nuque bronzée ...... Columba iriditorques ...... R...... 132 ...... ex-delegorguei Lemon Dove ...... Pigeon à masque blanc ...... Aplopelia larvata ...... R...... 132 ...... ssp. inornata African Collared Dove ...... Tourterelle rieuse ...... Streptopelia roseogrisea ...... AM/R ...... 134 ...... ssp. roseogrisea Vinaceous Dove ...... Tourterelle vineuse ...... Streptopelia vinacea ...... RB ...... 133 African Mourning Dove ...... Tourterelle pleureuse ...... Streptopelia decipiens ...... RB ...... 133 ...... ssp. shelleyi, logonensis European Turtle Dove ...... Tourterelle des bois ...... Streptopelia turtur ...... PW ...... 134 ...... ssp. turtur Adamawa Turtle Dove ...... Tourterelle de l'Adamaoua ...... Streptopelia hypopyrrha ...... RB ...... 134 Red-eyed Dove ...... Tourterelle à collier ...... Streptopelia semitorquata ...... RB ...... 133 Laughing Dove ...... Tourterelle maillée ...... Streptopelia senegalensis ...... RB ...... 134 Bruce's Green Pigeon ...... Colombar waalia ...... Treron waalia ...... RB ...... 131 African Green Pigeon ...... Colombar à front nu ...... Treron calvus ...... RB ...... 130 ...... ex-australis; ssp. calvus, sharpei Blue-spotted Wood Dove ...... Tourtelette améthystine ...... Turtur afer ...... RB ...... 131 Black-billed Wood Dove ...... Tourtelette d'Abyssinie ...... Turtur abyssinicus ...... RB ...... 132 Tambourine Dove ...... Tourtelette tambourette ...... Turtur tympanistria ...... RB ...... 131 Blue-headed Wood Dove ...... Tourtelette demoiselle ...... Turtur brehmeri ...... RB ...... 131 ...... ssp. infelix Namaqua Dove ...... Tourterelle masquée ...... Oena capensis ...... AB ...... 132 ...... ssp. capensis PTEROCLIDAE (Sandgrouse) Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse ...... Ganga à ventre brun ...... Pterocles exustus ...... AB ...... 130 ...... ssp. exustus Four-banded Sandgrouse ...... Ganga quadribande ...... Pterocles quadricinctus ...... AB ...... 130 CAPRIMULGIDAE (Nightjars) European Nightjar ...... Engoulevent d'Europe ...... Caprimulgus europaeus ...... PW ...... 146 ...... ssp. europaeus Red-necked Nightjar ...... Engoulevent à collier roux ...... Caprimulgus ruficollis ...... PV ...... Ref.10 ...... ssp. uncertain Rufous-cheeked Nightjar ...... Engoulevent à joues rousses ...... Caprimulgus rufigena ...... AV ...... 146 ...... ssp. uncertain Egyptian Nightjar ...... Engoulevent du désert ...... Caprimulgus aegyptius ...... PV ...... 146 ...... ssp. saharae Freckled Nightjar ...... Engoulevent pointillé ...... Caprimulgus tristigma ...... RB ...... 146 ...... ssp. pallidogriseus Fiery-necked Nightjar ...... Engoulevent à épaulettes noires ...... Caprimulgus pectoralis ...... R...... 145 ...... ssp. nigriscapularis NIGERIA Checklist -3- [email protected] (rev. Apr. 2018) English (BOWA) ...... French (BOWA) ...... Scientific (H&M) ...... Status ...... Ref.1 page ....Notes/Subspecies

CAPRIMULGIDAE (Nightjars) Golden Nightjar ...... Engoulevent doré ...... Caprimulgus eximius ...... AV ...... Ref.10 ...... ssp. simplicior Plain Nightjar ...... Engoulevent terne ...... Caprimulgus inornatus ...... RB ...... 145 Long-tailed Nightjar ...... Engoulevent à longue queue ...... Caprimulgus climacurus ...... RB ...... 145 ...... ssp. climacurus, sclateri Swamp Nightjar ...... Engoulevent du Natal ...... Caprimulgus natalensis ...... RB ...... 145 ...... ssp. accrae Standard-winged Nightjar ...... Engoulevent à balanciers ...... Caprimulgus longipennis ...... AB ...... 146 Pennant-winged Nightjar ...... Engoulevent porte-étendard ...... Caprimulgus vexillarius ...... AW ...... 147 APODIDAE (Swifts) Mottled Spinetail ...... Martinet d'Ussher ...... Telacanthura ussheri ...... RB ...... 147 ...... ssp. ussheri Black Spinetail ...... Martinet de Chapin ...... Telacanthura melanopygia ...... R...... 147 Sabine's Spinetail ...... Martinet de Sabine ...... Rhaphidura sabini ...... R...... 147 Cassin's Spinetail ...... Martinet de Cassin ...... Neafrapus cassini ...... R...... 147 African Palm Swift ...... Martinet des palmes ...... Cypsiurus parvus ...... R...... 148 ...... ssp. parvus, brachypterus Alpine Swift ...... Martinet à ventre blanc ...... Tachymarptis melba ...... PW ...... 150 ...... ssp. melba Mottled Swift ...... Martinet marbré ...... Tachymarptis aequatorialis ...... AW ...... 150 ...... ssp. lowei Common Swift ...... Martinet noir ...... Apus apus ...... P ...... 148 ...... ssp. apus Plain Swift ...... Martinet unicolore ...... Apus unicolor ...... X...... 148 ...... Unproven, unlikely African Black Swift ...... Martinet du Cap ...... Apus barbatus ...... ? ...... 148 ...... Probably = A. sladeniae Fernando Po Swift ...... Martinet de Fernando Po ...... Apus barbatus (sladeniae) ...... AV ...... 148 ...... One specimen is sladeniae Pallid Swift ...... Martinet pâle ...... Apus pallidus ...... PW ...... 148 ...... ssp. uncertain Little Swift ...... Martinet des maisons ...... Apus affinis ...... RB ...... 149 ...... ssp. aerobates, galilejensis Horus Swift ...... Martinet horus ...... Apus horus ...... R...... 149 ...... ssp. horus White-rumped Swift ...... Martinet cafre ...... Apus caffer ...... AB ...... 149 Bates's Swift ...... Martinet de Bates ...... Apus batesi ...... R...... 149 CUCULIDAE (Cuckoos & Coucals) Senegal Coucal ...... Coucal du Sénégal ...... Centropus senegalensis ...... RB ...... 141 ...... ssp. senegalensis Blue-headed Coucal ...... Coucal à nuque bleue ...... Centropus monachus ...... RB ...... 141 ...... ssp. occidentalis Black-throated Coucal ...... Coucal à ventre blanc ...... Centropus leucogaster ...... RB ...... 141 ...... ssp. leucogaster Black Coucal ...... Coucal noir ...... Centropus grillii ...... RB ...... 141 Yellowbill ...... Malcoha à bec jaune ...... Ceuthmochares aereus ...... RB ...... 140 ...... ssp. aereus, flavirostris Great Spotted Cuckoo ...... Coucou geai ...... Clamator glandarius ...... AB/P? ...... 138 Jacobin Cuckoo ...... Coucou jacobin ...... Clamator jacobinus ...... AB ...... 137 ...... ssp. pica Levaillant's Cuckoo ...... Coucou de Levaillant ...... Clamator levaillantii ...... AB ...... 138 Thick-billed Cuckoo ...... Coucou d'Audebert ...... Pachycoccyx audeberti ...... RB ...... 138 ...... ssp. brazzae African Emerald Cuckoo ...... Coucou foliotocol ...... Chrysococcyx cupreus ...... RB ...... 140 Yellow-throated Cuckoo ...... Coucou à gorge jaune ...... Chrysococcyx flavigularis ...... R...... 140 Klaas's Cuckoo ...... Coucou de Klaas ...... Chrysococcyx klaas ...... RB ...... 140 Didric Cuckoo ...... Coucou didric ...... Chrysococcyx caprius ...... RB ...... 140 Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo ...... Coucou de Mechow ...... Cercococcyx mechowi ...... R...... 139 NIGERIA Checklist -4- [email protected] (rev. Apr. 2018) English (BOWA) ...... French (BOWA) ...... Scientific (H&M) ...... Status ...... Ref.1 page ....Notes/Subspecies

CUCULIDAE (Cuckoos & Coucals) Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo ...... Coucou olivâtre ...... Cercococcyx olivinus ...... R...... 139 Common Cuckoo ...... Coucou gris ...... Cuculus canorus ...... P ...... 139 ...... ssp. canorus African Cuckoo ...... Coucou africain ...... Cuculus gularis ...... A...... 139 Black Cuckoo ...... Coucou criard ...... Cuculus clamosus ...... R...... 138 ...... ssp. clamosus, gabonensis Red-chested Cuckoo ...... Coucou solitaire ...... Cuculus solitarius ...... R...... 138 RALLIDAE (Crakes & Rails) Nkulengu Rail ...... Râle à pieds rouges ...... Himantornis haematopus ...... R...... 104 Grey-throated Rail ...... Râle à gorge grise ...... Canirallus oculeus ...... R...... 104 ...... ssp. oculeus, batesi Corn Crake ...... Râle des genêts ...... Crex crex ...... P ...... 106 African Crake ...... Râle des prés ...... Crex egregia ...... RB ...... 105 Spotted Crake ...... Marouette ponctuée ...... Porzana porzana ...... PW ...... 106 Little Crake ...... Marouette poussin ...... Zapornia parva ...... PV ...... 106 Black Crake ...... Râle à bec jaune ...... Zapornia flavirostra ...... RB ...... 106 Striped Crake ...... Marouette rayée ...... Amaurornis marginalis ...... MB ...... 106 Purple Swamphen ...... Talève sultane ...... Porphyrio porphyrio ...... RB ...... 107 ...... ssp. madagascariensis Allen's Gallinule ...... Talève d'Allen ...... Porphyrio alleni ...... AB ...... 107 Common Moorhen ...... Gallinule poule-d'eau ...... Gallinula chloropus ...... RB/P ...... 107 ...... ssp. chloropus, meridionalis Lesser Moorhen ...... Gallinule africaine ...... Gallinula angulata ...... AB ...... 107 Eurasian Coot ...... Foulque macroule ...... Fulica atra ...... PW ...... 108 SAROTHRURIDAE (Flufftails) White-spotted Flufftail ...... Râle perlé ...... Sarothrura pulchra ...... RB ...... 105 ...... ssp. pulchra, zenkeri Buff-spotted Flufftail ...... Râle ponctué ...... Sarothrura elegans ...... R...... 105 ...... ssp. reichenovi Red-chested Flufftail ...... Râle à camail ...... Sarothrura rufa ...... RB ...... 105 ...... ssp. bonapartii Chestnut-headed Flufftail ...... Râle à tête rousse ...... Sarothrura lugens ...... X...... Insufficiently proven Streaky-breasted Flufftail ...... Râle de Böhm ...... Sarothrura boehmi ...... AV ...... 105 HELIORNITHIDAE (Finfoot) African Finfoot ...... Grébifoulque d'Afrique ...... Podica senegalensis ...... RB ...... 108 ...... ssp. senegalensis GRUIDAE (Cranes) Common Crane ...... Grue cendrée ...... Grus grus ...... PV ...... 108 Demoiselle Crane ...... Grue demoiselle ...... Grus virgo ...... PW/E? ....108 Black Crowned Crane ...... Grue couronnée ...... Balearica pavonina ...... RB ...... 108 ...... ssp. pavonina OTIDIDAE (Bustards) Black-bellied Bustard ...... Outarde à ventre noire ...... Lissotis melanogaster ...... RB ...... 110 ...... ssp. melanogaster Arabian Bustard ...... Outarde arabe ...... Ardeotis arabs ...... AW ...... 109 ...... ssp. stieberi Denham's Bustard ...... Outarde de Denham ...... Ardeotis denhami ...... AB ...... 109 ...... ssp. denhami Nubian Bustard ...... Outarde nubienne ...... Ardeotis nuba ...... AV ...... 109 Savile's Bustard ...... Outarde de Savile ...... Lophotis savilei ...... R...... 109 ...... ex-ruficrista White-bellied Bustard ...... Outarde du Sénégal ...... Eupodotis senegalensis ...... RB ...... 110 ...... ssp. senegalensis NIGERIA Checklist -5- [email protected] (rev. Apr. 2018) English (BOWA) ...... French (BOWA) ...... Scientific (H&M) ...... Status ...... Ref.1 page ....Notes/Subspecies

MUSOPHAGIDAE (Turacos) Great Blue Turaco ...... Touraco géant ...... Corythaeola cristata ...... RB ...... 136 Western Grey Plantain-eater ...... Touraco gris ...... Crinifer piscator ...... RB ...... 137 Green Turaco ...... Touraco vert ...... Tauraco persa ...... R...... 136 ...... ssp. persa Yellow-billed Turaco ...... Touraco à gros bec ...... Tauraco macrorhynchus ...... R...... 136 ...... ssp. verreauxii White-crested Turaco ...... Touraco à huppe blanche ...... Tauraco leucolophus ...... RB ...... 136 Violet Turaco ...... Touraco violet ...... Tauraco violaceus ...... RB ...... 137 OCEANITIDAE (Southern Storm-Petrels) Wilson's Storm-Petrel ...... Océanite de Wilson ...... Oceanites oceanicus ...... A...... 71 HYDROBATIDAE (Northern Storm-Petrels) Madeiran Storm-Petrel ...... Océanite de Castro ...... Hydrobates castro ...... OV ...... 71 PROCELLARIIDAE (Shearwaters) Sooty Shearwater ...... Puffin fuligineux ...... Ardenna grisea ...... PV ...... 71 Manx Shearwater ...... Puffin des Anglais ...... Puffinus puffinus ...... PV ...... 71 CICONIIDAE (Storks) Marabou Stork ...... Marabout d'Afrique ...... Leptoptilos crumenifer ...... RB ...... 80 Yellow-billed Stork ...... Tantale ibis ...... Mycteria ibis ...... R...... 78 African Openbill Stork ...... Bec-ouvert africain ...... Anastomus lamelligerus ...... A...... 78 ...... ssp. lamelligerus White Stork ...... Cigogne blanche ...... Ciconia ciconia ...... P ...... 79 Black Stork ...... Cigogne noire ...... Ciconia nigra ...... PV ...... 79 Abdim's Stork ...... Cigogne d'Abdim ...... Ciconia abdimii ...... AM ...... 79 Woolly-necked Stork ...... Cigogne épiscopale ...... Ciconia episcopus ...... R...... 79 ...... ssp. microscelis Saddle-billed Stork ...... Jabiru d'Afrique ...... Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis .....R...... 80 PELECANIDAE (Pelicans) Great White Pelican ...... Pélican blanc ...... Pelecanus onocrotalus ...... RB/P? ...... 73 Pink-backed Pelican ...... Pélican gris ...... Pelecanus rufescens ...... RB ...... 73 SCOPIDAE (Hamerkop) Hamerkop ...... Ombrette africaine ...... Scopus umbretta ...... RB ...... 78 ...... ssp. umbretta ARDEIDAE (Herons & Egrets) White-crested Tiger Heron ...... Onoré à huppe blanche ...... Tigriornis leucolopha ...... R...... 74 Great Bittern ...... Butor étoilé ...... Botaurus stellaris ...... PV ...... 74 ...... ssp. stellaris Little Bittern ...... Blongios nain ...... Ixobrychus minutus ...... RB/PW ....74 ...... ssp. minutus, payesii Dwarf Bittern ...... Blongios de Stürm ...... Ixobrychus sturmii ...... AB ...... 74 White-backed Night Heron ...... Bihoreau à dos blanc ...... Gorsachius leuconotus ...... RB ...... 75 ...... ssp. leuconotus Black-crowned Night Heron ...... Bihoreau gris ...... Nycticorax nycticorax ...... PW/RB ....75 Green-backed Heron ...... Héron strié ...... Butorides striata ...... RB ...... 76 ...... ssp. atricapilla Squacco Heron ...... Crabier chevelu ...... Ardeola ralloides ...... PW/RB ....75 ...... ssp. ralloides Rufous-bellied Heron ...... Héron à ventre roux ...... Ardeola rufiventris ...... X...... 75 ...... Misidentification Cattle Egret ...... Héron gardebœufs ...... Bubulcus ibis ...... AB ...... 75 Grey Heron ...... Héron cendré ...... Ardea cinerea ...... RB/PW ....77 ...... ssp. cinerea NIGERIA Checklist -6- [email protected] (rev. Apr. 2018) English (BOWA) ...... French (BOWA) ...... Scientific (H&M) ...... Status ...... Ref.1 page ....Notes/Subspecies

ARDEIDAE (Herons & Egrets) Black-headed Heron ...... Héron mélanocéphale ...... Ardea melanocephala ...... AB ...... 77 Goliath Heron ...... Héron goliath ...... Ardea goliath ...... R...... 78 Purple Heron ...... Héron pourpré ...... Ardea purpurea ...... PW/R? ....77 ...... ssp. purpurea Great Egret ...... Grande aigrette ...... Ardea alba ...... RB ...... 77 ...... ssp. melanorhynchos Intermediate Egret ...... Aigrette intermédiaire ...... Ardea intermedia ...... RB ...... 77 ...... ssp. brachyrhyncha Little Egret ...... Aigrette garzette ...... Egretta garzetta ...... RB/PW ....76 ...... ssp. garzetta Western Reef Egret ...... Aigrette des récifs ...... Egretta gularis ...... RB ...... 76 ...... ssp. gularis Black Heron ...... Aigrette ardoisée ...... Egretta ardesiaca ...... RB ...... 76 THRESKIORNITHIDAE (Ibises) African Sacred Ibis ...... Ibis sacré ...... Threskiornis aethiopicus ...... RB ...... 81 European Spoonbill ...... Spatule blanche ...... Platalea leucorodia ...... PW ...... 81 ...... ssp. leucorodia African Spoonbill ...... Spatule d'Afrique ...... Platalea alba ...... RB ...... 81 Hadada Ibis ...... Ibis hagedash ...... Bostrychia hagedash ...... R...... 80 ...... ssp. brevirostris Olive Ibis ...... Ibis olive ...... Bostrychia olivacea ...... X...... 80; Ref.12 ....No definite record Spot-breasted Ibis ...... Ibis vermiculé ...... Bostrychia rara ...... R...... Ref.12 Glossy Ibis ...... Ibis falcinelle ...... Plegadis falcinellus ...... PW ...... 80 SULIDAE (Gannets) Cape Gannet ...... Fou du Cap ...... Morus capensis ...... AM ...... 72 Brown Booby ...... Fou brun ...... Sula leucogaster ...... AV ...... 72 ...... ssp. leucogaster Red-footed Booby ...... Fou à pieds rouges ...... Sula sula ...... OV ...... Ref.21 ...... ssp. sula PHALACROCORACIDAE (Cormorants) Long-tailed Cormorant ...... Cormoran africain ...... Microcarbo africanus ...... RB ...... 73 ...... ssp. africanus White-breasted Cormorant ...... Cormoran à poitrine blanche ...... Phalacrocorax carbo ...... RB ...... 72 ...... ssp. lucidus ANHINGIDAE (Darter) African Darter ...... Anhinga d'Afrique ...... Anhinga rufa ...... RB ...... 73 ...... ssp. rufa BURHINIDAE (Thick-knees) Stone-curlew ...... Œdicnème criard ...... Burhinus oedicnemus ...... X...... 112 ...... No definite record Senegal Thick-knee ...... Œdicnème du Sénégal ...... Burhinus senegalensis ...... RB ...... 112 Water Thick-knee ...... Œdicnème vermiculé ...... Burhinus vermiculatus ...... R...... 112 ...... ssp. buettikoferi Spotted Thick-knee ...... Œdicnème tachard ...... Burhinus capensis ...... RB ...... 112 ...... ssp. maculosus PLUVIANIDAE (Egyptian Plover) Egyptian Plover ...... Pluvian fluviatile ...... Pluvianus aegyptius ...... RB ...... 113 HAEMATOPODIDAE (Oystercatchers) Eurasian Oystercatcher ...... Huîtrier pie ...... Haematopus ostralegus ...... PW ...... 111 ...... ssp. ostralegus RECURVIROSTRIDAE (Avocet & Stilts) Black-winged Stilt ...... Échasse blanche ...... Himantopus himantopus ...... R/P? ...... 111 Pied Avocet ...... Avocette élégante ...... Recurvirostra avosetta ...... PW ...... 111 CHARADRIIDAE (Plovers) European Golden Plover ...... Pluvier doré ...... Pluvialis apricaria ...... X...... 116 ...... No confirmed record NIGERIA Checklist -7- [email protected] (rev. Apr. 2018) English (BOWA) ...... French (BOWA) ...... Scientific (H&M) ...... Status ...... Ref.1 page ....Notes/Subspecies

CHARADRIIDAE (Plovers) American Golden Plover ...... Pluvier bronzé ...... Pluvialis dominica ...... X...... No confirmed record Pacific Golden Plover ...... Pluvier fauve ...... Pluvialis fulva ...... X...... 116 ...... No confirmed record Grey Plover ...... Pluvier argenté ...... Pluvialis squatarola ...... PW ...... 117 Common Ringed Plover ...... Grand Gravelot ...... Charadrius hiaticula ...... PW ...... 115 ...... ssp. tundrae Little Ringed Plover ...... Petit Gravelot ...... Charadrius dubius ...... PW ...... 115 ...... ssp. curonicus Kittlitz's Plover ...... Gravelot pâtre ...... Charadrius pecuarius ...... RB ...... 115 Three-banded Plover ...... Gravelot à triple collier ...... Charadrius tricollaris ...... R...... 115 Forbes's Plover ...... Gravelot de Forbes ...... Charadrius forbesi ...... RB ...... 115 Kentish Plover ...... Gravelot à collier interrompu ...... Charadrius alexandrinus ...... PW ...... 116 ...... ssp. alexandrinus White-fronted Plover ...... Gravelot à front blanc ...... Charadrius marginatus ...... RB ...... 116 ...... ssp. hesperius Greater Sand Plover ...... Gravelot de Leschenault ...... Charadrius leschenaultii ...... PV ...... 116 ...... ssp. uncertain Caspian Plover ...... Pluvier asiatique ...... Charadrius asiaticus ...... PV ...... 116 Long-toed Lapwing ...... Vanneau à ailes blanches ...... Vanellus crassirostris ...... R...... 118 ...... ssp. crassirostris African Wattled Lapwing ...... Vanneau du Sénégal ...... Vanellus senegallus ...... RB ...... 117 ...... ssp. senegallus White-headed Lapwing ...... Vanneau à tête blanche ...... Vanellus albiceps ...... RB ...... 117 Black-headed Lapwing ...... Vanneau à tête noire ...... Vanellus tectus ...... RB ...... 117 ...... ssp. tectus Spur-winged Lapwing ...... Vanneau éperonné ...... Vanellus spinosus ...... RB ...... 118 Brown-chested Lapwing ...... Vanneau à poitrine châtaine ...... Vanellus superciliosus ...... AB ...... 118 Lesser Black-winged Lapwing ...... Vanneau terne ...... Vanellus lugubris ...... RB ...... 118 White-tailed Lapwing ...... Vanneau à queue blanche ...... Vanellus leucurus ...... PV ...... 118 ROSTRATULIDAE (Painted-snipe) Greater Painted-snipe ...... Rhynchée peinte ...... Rostratula benghalensis ...... RB ...... 111 JACANIDAE (Jacanas) African Jacana ...... Jacana à poitrine dorée ...... Actophilornis africanus ...... RB ...... 110 Lesser Jacana ...... Jacana nain ...... Microparra capensis ...... R...... 110 SCOLOPACIDAE (Sandpipers) Eurasian Curlew ...... Courlis cendré ...... Numenius arquata ...... PW ...... 121 ...... ssp. arquata, orientalis Whimbrel ...... Courlis corlieu ...... Numenius phaeopus ...... PW ...... 121 ...... ssp. phaeopus Black-tailed Godwit ...... Barge à queue noire ...... Limosa limosa ...... PW ...... 121 Bar-tailed Godwit ...... Barge rousse ...... Limosa lapponica ...... PW ...... 121 ...... ssp. lapponica Ruddy Turnstone ...... Tournepierre à collier ...... Arenaria interpres ...... PW ...... 123 Red Knot ...... Bécasseau maubèche ...... Calidris canutus ...... PW ...... 119 ...... ssp. canutus Ruff ...... Combattant varié ...... Calidris pugnax ...... PW ...... 120 Broad-billed Sandpiper ...... Bécasseau falcinelle ...... Calidris falcinellus ...... PV ...... 120 Curlew Sandpiper ...... Bécasseau cocorli ...... Calidris ferruginea ...... PW ...... 119 Temminck's Stint ...... Bécasseau de Temminck ...... Calidris temminckii ...... PW ...... 119 Sanderling ...... Bécasseau sanderling ...... Calidris alba ...... PW ...... 119 Dunlin ...... Bécasseau variable ...... Calidris alpina ...... PW ...... 120 ...... ssp. alpina Little Stint ...... Bécasseau minute ...... Calidris minuta ...... PW ...... 119 NIGERIA Checklist -8- [email protected] (rev. Apr. 2018) English (BOWA) ...... French (BOWA) ...... Scientific (H&M) ...... Status ...... Ref.1 page ....Notes/Subspecies

SCOLOPACIDAE (Sandpipers) Pectoral Sandpiper ...... Bécasseau tacheté ...... Calidris melanotos ...... PV ...... Ref.16 Common Snipe ...... Bécassine des marais ...... Gallinago gallinago ...... PW ...... 120 Great Snipe ...... Bécassine double ...... Gallinago media ...... P ...... 121 Jack Snipe ...... Bécassine sourde ...... Lymnocryptes minimus ...... PW ...... 120 Terek Sandpiper ...... Chevalier bargette ...... Xenus cinereus ...... PV ...... 123 Common Sandpiper ...... Chevalier guignette ...... Actitis hypoleucos ...... P ...... 123 Green Sandpiper ...... Chevalier culblanc ...... Tringa ochropus ...... P ...... 123 Lesser Yellowlegs ...... Chevalier à pattes jaunes ...... Tringa flavipes ...... NV ...... 122 Spotted Redshank ...... Chevalier arlequin ...... Tringa erythropus ...... PW ...... 122 Common Greenshank ...... Chevalier aboyeur ...... Tringa nebularia ...... PW ...... 122 Common Redshank ...... Chevalier gambette ...... Tringa totanus ...... PW ...... 122 ...... ssp. totanus Wood Sandpiper ...... Chevalier sylvain ...... Tringa glareola ...... P ...... 123 Marsh Sandpiper ...... Chevalier stagnatile ...... Tringa stagnatilis ...... PW ...... 122 Red Phalarope ...... Phalarope à bec large ...... Phalaropus fulicarius ...... PV ...... 124 Red-necked Phalarope ...... Phalarope à bec étroit ...... Phalaropus lobatus ...... PV ...... 124 TURNICIDAE (Buttonquails) Common Buttonquail ...... Turnix mugissant ...... Turnix sylvaticus ...... RB ...... 103 ...... ssp. lepurana Black-rumped Buttonquail ...... Turnix hottentot ...... Turnix hottentottus ...... AV ...... 104 ...... ssp. nanus Quail-plover ...... Turnix à ailes blanches ...... Ortyxelos meiffrenii ...... AM ...... 103 GLAREOLIDAE (Coursers & Pratincoles) Cream-coloured Courser ...... Courvite isabelle ...... Cursorius cursor ...... PW ...... 113 ...... ssp. cursor Temminck's Courser ...... Courvite de Temminck ...... Cursorius temminckii ...... RB ...... 113 ...... ssp. temminckii Bronze-winged Courser ...... Courvite à ailes bronzées ...... Rhinoptilus chalcopterus ...... AB ...... 113 Collared Pratincole ...... Glaréole à collier ...... Glareola pratincola ...... RB/P? ...... 114 ...... ssp. fuelleborni Black-winged Pratincole ...... Glaréole à ailes noires ...... Glareola nordmanni ...... P ...... 114 Rock Pratincole ...... Glaréole auréolée ...... Glareola nuchalis ...... RB ...... 114 ...... ssp. nuchalis?, liberiae Grey Pratincole ...... Glaréole grise ...... Glareola cinerea ...... RB ...... 114 STERCORARIIDAE (Skuas) Arctic Skua ...... Labbe parasite ...... Stercorarius parasiticus ...... PV ...... 124 Pomarine Skua ...... Labbe pomarin ...... Stercorarius pomarinus ...... PW ...... 124 Long-tailed Skua ...... Labbe à longue queue ...... Stercorarius longicaudus ...... PV ...... 124 ...... ssp. uncertain Great Skua ...... Grand Labbe ...... Stercorarius skua ...... PV ...... 124 LARIDAE (Gulls & Terns) Brown Noddy ...... Noddi brun ...... Anous stolidus ...... AW ...... 129 ...... ssp. stolidus Black Noddy ...... Noddi noir ...... Anous minutus ...... AV ...... 129 ...... ssp. atlanticus African Skimmer ...... Bec-en-ciseaux d'Afrique ...... Rynchops flavirostris ...... RB ...... 130 Sabine's Gull ...... Mouette de Sabine ...... Xema sabini ...... NV ...... 125 Black-headed Gull ...... Mouette rieuse ...... Chroicocephalus ridibundus ...... PW ...... 125 Grey-headed Gull ...... Mouette à tête grise ...... Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus .....R...... 125 ...... ssp. poiocephalus NIGERIA Checklist -9- [email protected] (rev. Apr. 2018) English (BOWA) ...... French (BOWA) ...... Scientific (H&M) ...... Status ...... Ref.1 page ....Notes/Subspecies

LARIDAE (Gulls & Terns) Slender-billed Gull ...... Goéland railleur ...... Chroicocephalus genei ...... PV ...... 126 Little Gull ...... Mouette pygmée ...... Hydrocoloeus minutus ...... PV ...... 125 Yellow-legged Gull ...... Goéland leucophée ...... Larus cachinnans ...... PV ...... 126 ...... ex-L. argentatus Lesser Black-backed Gull ...... Goéland brun ...... Larus fuscus ...... PW ...... 126 ...... ssp. intermedius Sooty Tern ...... Sterne fuligineuse ...... Onychoprion fuscatus ...... NV ...... 128 ...... ssp. fuscatus Bridled Tern ...... Sterne bridée ...... Onychoprion anaethetus ...... AV ...... 128 ...... ssp. melanopterus Little Tern ...... Sterne naine ...... Sternula albifrons ...... RB/P? ...... 128 ...... ssp. guineae Damara Tern ...... Sterne des baleiniers ...... Sternula balaenarum ...... AW ...... 128 Gull-billed Tern ...... Sterne hansel ...... Gelochelidon nilotica ...... PW ...... 126 Caspian Tern ...... Sterne caspienne ...... Hydroprogne caspia ...... PW ...... 126 Black Tern ...... Guifette noire ...... Chlidonias niger ...... PW ...... 129 White-winged Tern ...... Guifette leucoptère ...... Chlidonias leucopterus ...... PW ...... 129 Whiskered Tern ...... Guifette moustac ...... Chlidonias hybrida ...... PW/R? ....129 ...... ssp. hybrida Common Tern ...... Sterne pierregarin ...... Sterna hirundo ...... PW ...... 127 ...... ssp. hirundo Roseate Tern ...... Sterne de Dougall ...... Sterna dougallii ...... PW ...... 127 ...... ssp. dougallii Arctic Tern ...... Sterne arctique ...... Sterna paradisaea ...... PW ...... 128 Sandwich Tern ...... Sterne caugek ...... Thalasseus sandvicensis ...... PW ...... 127 Lesser Crested Tern ...... Sterne voyageuse ...... Thalasseus bengalensis ...... PV ...... Ref.24 ...... ssp. emigratus Greater Crested Tern ...... Sterne huppée ...... Thalasseus bergii ...... X...... 127 ...... Unproven, unlikely Royal Tern ...... Sterne royale ...... Thalasseus maximus ...... AM ...... 127 ...... ssp. albididorsalis SAGITTARIIDAE (Secretary-) Secretary-bird ...... Messager sagittaire ...... Sagittarius serpentarius ...... R...... 97 PANDIONIDAE (Osprey) Osprey ...... Balbuzard pêcheur ...... Pandion haliaetus ...... PW ...... 87 ACCIPITRIDAE (Diurnal Raptors) Black-shouldered Kite ...... Élanion blanc ...... Elanus caeruleus ...... RB ...... 88 African Swallow-tailed Kite ...... Élanion naucler ...... Chelictinia riocourii ...... AM ...... 88 European Honey Buzzard ...... Bondrée apivore ...... Pernis apivorus ...... PW ...... 87 African Cuckoo Hawk ...... Baza coucou ...... Aviceda cuculoides ...... RB ...... 87 ...... ssp. cuculoides, batesi African Harrier Hawk ...... Gymnogène d'Afrique ...... Polyboroides typus ...... RB ...... 91 ...... ssp. pectoralis Palm-nut Vulture ...... Palmiste africain ...... Gypohierax angolensis ...... RB ...... 88 Egyptian Vulture ...... Vautour percnoptère ...... Neophron percnopterus ...... RB?/P? ....89 ...... ssp. percnopterus Congo Serpent Eagle ...... Serpentaire du Congo ...... Dryotriorchis spectabilis ...... R...... 91 ...... ssp. spectabilis Bateleur ...... Bateleur des savannes ...... Terathopius ecaudatus ...... RB ...... 91 Short-toed Snake Eagle ...... Circaète Jean-le-Blanc ...... Circaetus gallicus ...... PW ...... 90 Beaudouin's Snake Eagle ...... Circaète de Beaudouin ...... Circaetus beaudouini ...... RB ...... 90 ...... ex-C. gallicus; confirmation needed Brown Snake Eagle ...... Circaète brun ...... Circaetus cinereus ...... R...... 90 Western Banded Snake Eagle ...... Circaète cendré ...... Circaetus cinerascens ...... R...... 91 White-headed Vulture ...... Vautour à tête blanche ...... Trigonoceps occipitalis ...... RB ...... 90 NIGERIA Checklist -10 - [email protected] (rev. Apr. 2018) English (BOWA) ...... French (BOWA) ...... Scientific (H&M) ...... Status ...... Ref.1 page ....Notes/Subspecies

ACCIPITRIDAE (Diurnal Raptors) Hooded Vulture ...... Vautour charognard ...... Necrosyrtes monachus ...... RB ...... 89 ...... ssp. monachus Griffon Vulture ...... Vautour fauve ...... Gyps fulvus ...... PV ...... Ref.14 White-backed Vulture ...... Vautour africain ...... Gyps africanus ...... RB ...... 89 Rüppell's Vulture ...... Vautour de Rüppell ...... Gyps rueppelli ...... RB ...... 89 ...... ssp. rueppelli Lappet-faced Vulture ...... Vautour oricou ...... Torgos tracheliotos ...... RB ...... 90 ...... ssp. tracheliotus Bat Hawk ...... Milan des chauves-souris ...... Macheiramphus alcinus ...... RB ...... 87 ...... ssp. anderssoni Crowned Eagle ...... Aigle couronné ...... Stephanoaetus coronatus ...... RB ...... 97 Martial Eagle ...... Aigle martial ...... Polemaetus bellicosus ...... RB ...... 97 Long-crested Eagle ...... Aigle huppard ...... Lophaetus occipitalis ...... RB ...... 96 Lesser Spotted Eagle ...... Aigle pomarin ...... Clanga pomarina ...... PV? ...... 95 Tawny Eagle ...... Aigle ravisseur ...... Aquila rapax ...... RB ...... 95 ...... ssp. belisarius Steppe Eagle ...... Aigle des steppes ...... Aquila nipalensis ...... PV ...... Ref.10 ...... ssp. orientalis Eastern Imperial Eagle ...... Aigle impérial ...... Aquila heliaca ...... PV ...... Ref.11 African Hawk Eagle ...... Aigle fascié ...... Aquila spilogaster ...... RB ...... 96 Cassin's Hawk Eagle ...... Aigle de Cassin ...... Aquila africana ...... R...... 97 Booted Eagle ...... Aigle botté ...... Hieraaetus pennatus ...... PW ...... 96 Ayres's Hawk Eagle ...... Aigle d'Ayres ...... Hieraaetus ayresii ...... R...... 96 ...... ex-dubius Wahlberg's Eagle ...... Aigle de Wahlberg ...... Hieraaetus wahlbergi ...... RB ...... 96 Lizard Buzzard ...... Autour unibande ...... Kaupifalco monogrammicus ...... RB ...... 94 Dark Chanting Goshawk ...... Autour sombre ...... Melierax metabates ...... RB ...... 92 ...... ssp. metabates Gabar Goshawk ...... Autour gabar ...... Micronisus gabar ...... RB ...... 92 ...... ssp. niger Western Marsh Harrier ...... Busard des roseaux ...... Circus aeruginosus ...... PW ...... 92 ...... ssp. aeruginosus Pallid Harrier ...... Busard pâle ...... Circus macrourus ...... PW ...... 92 Montagu's Harrier ...... Busard cendré ...... Circus pygargus ...... PW ...... 92 Red-thighed Sparrowhawk ...... Épervier de Hartlaub ...... Accipiter erythropus ...... R...... 93 ...... ssp. erythropus Ovambo Sparrowhawk ...... Épervier de l'Ovampo ...... Accipiter ovampensis ...... R...... 93 Shikra ...... Épervier shikra ...... Accipiter badius ...... RB ...... 93 ...... ssp. sphenurus Black Sparrowhawk ...... Autour noir ...... Accipiter melanoleucus ...... RB ...... 94 ...... ssp. temminckii Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk ...... Autour à flancs roux ...... Accipiter castanilius ...... R...... 93 African Goshawk ...... Autour tachiro ...... Accipiter tachiro ...... RB ...... 93 ...... ssp. macroscelides Long-tailed Hawk ...... Autour à longue queue ...... Urotriorchis macrourus ...... R...... 94 African Fish Eagle ...... Pygargue vocifère ...... Haliaeetus vocifer ...... RB ...... 88 Black Kite ...... Milan noir ...... Milvus migrans ...... AB/PW ....88 ...... ssp. migrans, parasitus Grasshopper Buzzard ...... Busautour des sauterelles ...... Butastur rufipennis ...... AB ...... 94 Common Buzzard ...... Buse variable ...... Buteo buteo ...... PV ...... 94 ...... ssp. vulpinus Long-legged Buzzard ...... Buse féroce ...... Buteo rufinus ...... PV ...... 95 ...... ssp. uncertain Red-necked Buzzard ...... Buse d'Afrique ...... Buteo auguralis ...... AB ...... 95 TYTONIDAE (Barn Owls) Barn Owl ...... Effraie des clochers ...... Tyto alba ...... RB ...... 142 ...... ssp. poensis NIGERIA Checklist -11 - [email protected] (rev. Apr. 2018) English (BOWA) ...... French (BOWA) ...... Scientific (H&M) ...... Status ...... Ref.1 page ....Notes/Subspecies

STRIGIDAE (Owls) Pearl-spotted Owlet ...... Chevêchette perlée ...... Glaucidium perlatum ...... RB ...... 144 ...... ssp. perlatum Sjöstedt's Owlet ...... Chevêchette à queue barrée ...... Glaucidium sjostedti ...... R...... 144 European Scops Owl ...... Petit-duc scops ...... Otus scops ...... PW ...... 142 ...... ssp. scops African Scops Owl ...... Petit-duc africain ...... Otus senegalensis ...... RB ...... 142 ...... ex-scops; ssp. senegalensis Northern White-faced Owl ...... Petit-duc à face blanche ...... Ptilopsis leucotis ...... RB ...... 142 Short-eared Owl ...... Hibou des marais ...... Asio flammeus ...... X...... 144 ...... No proven record Marsh Owl ...... Hibou du Cap ...... Asio capensis ...... RB ...... 144 ...... ssp. capensis African Wood Owl ...... Chouette africaine ...... Strix woodfordii ...... RB ...... 144 ...... ssp. nuchalis Spotted Eagle Owl ...... Grand-duc africain ...... Bubo africanus ...... RB ...... 142 ...... incl. cinerascens Fraser's Eagle Owl ...... Grand-duc à aigrettes ...... Bubo poensis ...... RB ...... 143 ...... ssp. poensis Shelley's Eagle Owl ...... Grand-duc de Shelley ...... Bubo shelleyi ...... X ...... No proven record Verreaux's Eagle Owl ...... Grand-duc de Verreaux ...... Bubo lacteus ...... RB ...... 143 Akun Eagle Owl ...... Grand-duc tacheté ...... Bubo leucostictus ...... R...... 143 Pel's Fishing Owl ...... Chouette-pêcheuse de Pel ...... Scotopelia peli ...... RB ...... 143 Vermiculated Fishing Owl ...... Chouette-pêcheuse de Bouvier ...... Scotopelia bouvieri ...... R...... 143 COLIIDAE (Mousebirds) Speckled Mousebird ...... Coliou rayé ...... Colius striatus ...... RB ...... 150 ...... ssp. nigricollis Blue-naped Mousebird ...... Coliou huppé ...... Urocolius macrourus ...... RB ...... 150 ...... ssp. macrourus TROGONIDAE (Trogons) Narina's Trogon ...... Trogon narina ...... Apaloderma narina ...... R...... 151 ...... ssp. constantia Bare-cheeked Trogon ...... Trogon à joues jaunes ...... Apaloderma aequatoriale ...... R...... 151 Bar-tailed Trogon ...... Trogon à queue barrée ...... Apaloderma vittatum ...... R...... 151 BUCEROTIDAE (Hornbills) Abyssinian Ground Hornbill ...... Bucorve d'Abyssinie ...... Bucorvus abyssinicus ...... RB ...... 159 Black Dwarf Hornbill ...... Calao de Hartlaub ...... Horizocerus hartlaubi ...... RB ...... 160 ...... ssp. hartlaubi White-crested Hornbill ...... Calao à huppe blanche ...... Horizocerus albocristatus ...... R...... 160 ...... ssp. cassini Red-billed Hornbill ...... Calao à bec rouge ...... Tockus erythrorhynchus ...... RB ...... 160 ...... ssp. erythrorhynchus African Grey Hornbill ...... Calao à bec noir ...... Lophoceros nasutus ...... AB ...... 160 ...... ssp. nasutus African Pied Hornbill ...... Calao longibande ...... Lophoceros fasciatus ...... RB ...... 160 ...... ssp. fasciatus, semifasciatus Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill ...... Calao pygmée ...... Lophoceros camurus ...... RB ...... 160 ...... ssp. camurus?, pulchirostris Yellow-casqued Hornbill ...... Calao à casque jaune ...... Ceratogymna elata ...... R...... 162 Black-casqued Hornbill ...... Calao à casque noir ...... Ceratogymna atrata ...... R...... 161 Piping Hornbill ...... Calao siffleur ...... Bycanistes fistulator ...... RB ...... 161 ...... ssp. fistulator, sharpii White-thighed Hornbill ...... Calao à cuisses blanches ...... Bycanistes albotibialis ...... RB ...... 161 ...... ex-cylindricus Black-and-white-Casqued Hornbill Calao à joues grises ...... Bycanistes subcylindricus ...... R...... 161 ...... spp. subcylindricus, subquadratus UPUPIDAE (Hoopoe) Hoopoe ...... Huppe fasciée ...... Upupa epops ...... RB/PW ....159 ...... ssp. epops, senegalensis PHOENICULIDAE (Wood-hoopoes) Green Wood-hoopoe ...... Irrisor moqueur ...... Phoeniculus purpureus ...... RB ...... 159 ...... ssp. guineensis NIGERIA Checklist -12 - [email protected] (rev. Apr. 2018) English (BOWA) ...... French (BOWA) ...... Scientific (H&M) ...... Status ...... Ref.1 page ....Notes/Subspecies

PHOENICULIDAE (Wood-hoopoes) White-headed Wood-hoopoe ...... Irrisor à tête blanche ...... Phoeniculus bollei ...... RB ...... 158 ...... ssp. bollei Forest Wood-hoopoe ...... Irrisor à tête brune ...... Rhinopomastus castaneiceps ...... R...... 158 ...... ssp. castaneiceps Black Scimitarbill ...... Irrisor noir ...... Rhinopomastus aterrimus ...... RB ...... 159 ...... ssp. aterrimus INDICATORIDAE (Honeyguides) Wahlberg's Honeybird ...... Indicateur de Wahlberg ...... Prodotiscus regulus ...... RB ...... 165 ...... ssp. camerunensis Cassin's Honeybird ...... Indicateur pygmée ...... Prodotiscus insignis ...... R...... 165 ...... ssp. insignis, flavodorsalis Yellow-footed Honeyguide ...... Indicateur d'Eisentraut ...... Melignomon eisentrauti ...... ? ...... No published confirmation Greater Honeyguide ...... Grand Indicateur ...... Indicator indicator ...... RB ...... 166 Spotted Honeyguide ...... Indicateur tacheté ...... Indicator maculatus ...... R...... 166 ...... ssp. maculatus Lesser Honeyguide ...... Petit Indicateur ...... Indicator minor ...... RB ...... 166 ...... ssp. senegalensis, conirostris Least Honeyguide ...... Indicateur menu ...... Indicator exilis ...... RB ...... 166 ...... ssp. exilis Willcocks's Honeyguide ...... Indicateur de Willcocks ...... Indicator willcocksi ...... RB ...... 167 ...... ssp. willcocksi, hutsoni Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ...... Indicateur à queue-en-lyre ...... Melichneutes robustus ...... R...... 165 PICIDAE (Woodpeckers) Eurasian Wryneck ...... Torcol fourmilier ...... Jynx torquilla ...... PW ...... 167 ...... ssp. torquilla Red-throated Wryneck ...... Torcol à gorge rousse ...... Jynx ruficollis ...... R...... 167 ...... ssp. thorbeckei African Piculet ...... Picumne de Verreaux ...... Verreauxia africana ...... R...... 167; Ref.12 Green-backed Woodpecker ...... Pic de Cailliaut ...... Campethera maculosa ...... R...... 168 ...... ex-cailliautii; ssp. permista Fine-spotted Woodpecker ...... Pic à taches noires ...... Campethera punctuligera ...... RB ...... 168 ...... ssp. punctuligera Tullberg's Woodpecker ...... Pic de Tullberg ...... Campethera tullbergi ...... R...... 168 ...... ssp. tullbergi Buff-spotted Woodpecker ...... Pic tacheté ...... Pardipicus nivosus ...... RB ...... 168 ...... ssp. nivosus Brown-eared Woodpecker ...... Pic à oreillons bruns ...... Pardipicus caroli ...... R...... 168 ...... ssp. caroli Cardinal Woodpecker ...... Pic cardinal ...... Dendropicos fuscescens ...... RB ...... 169 ...... ssp. lafresnayi Woodpecker ...... Pic du Gabon ...... Dendropicos gabonensis ...... RB ...... 169 ...... ssp. lugubris, reichenowi Little Grey Woodpecker ...... Petit Pic gris ...... Dendropicos elachus ...... R...... 169 Speckle-breasted Woodpecker ...... Pic à poitrine tachetée ...... Dendropicos poecilolaemus ...... R...... 169 Fire-bellied Woodpecker ...... Pic à ventre de feu ...... Chloropicus pyrrhogaster ...... RB ...... 169 Yellow-crested Woodpecker ...... Pic à couronne d'or ...... Chloropicus xantholophus ...... R...... 170 Grey Woodpecker ...... Pic goertan ...... Mesopicos goertae ...... RB ...... 170 ...... ssp. centralis Elliot's Woodpecker ...... Pic d'Elliot ...... Mesopicos elliotii ...... RB ...... 170 ...... ssp. johnstoni Brown-backed Woodpecker ...... Pic à dos brun ...... Ipophilus obsoletus ...... RB ...... 170 ...... ssp. obsoletus RAMPHASTIDAE (Barbets) Yellow-breasted Barbet ...... Barbican perlé ...... Trachyphonus margaritatus ...... RB ...... 165 ...... ssp. margaritatus Yellow-spotted Barbet ...... Barbican à taches jaunes ...... Buccanodon duchaillui ...... RB ...... 163 Naked-faced Barbet ...... Barbican chauve ...... Gymnobucco calvus ...... RB ...... 162 ...... ssp. calvus Bristle-nosed Barbet ...... Barbican à narines emplumées ...... Gymnobucco peli ...... RB ...... 162 Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird ...... Barbion à front jaune ...... Pogoniulus chrysoconus ...... RB ...... 163 ...... ssp. chrysoconus Western Green Tinkerbird ...... Barbion montagnard ...... Pogoniulus coryphaea ...... R...... 162 ...... ssp. coryphaea Yellow-throated Tinkerbird ...... Barbion à gorge jaune ...... Pogoniulus subsulphureus ...... RB ...... 163 ...... ssp. flavimentum NIGERIA Checklist -13 - [email protected] (rev. Apr. 2018) English (BOWA) ...... French (BOWA) ...... Scientific (H&M) ...... Status ...... Ref.1 page ....Notes/Subspecies

RAMPHASTIDAE (Barbets) Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird ...... Barbion à croupion jaune ...... Pogoniulus bilineatus ...... RB ...... 163 ...... ssp. leucolaimus Red-rumped Tinkerbird ...... Barbion à croupion rouge ...... Pogoniulus atroflavus ...... RB ...... 163 Speckled Tinkerbird ...... Barbion grivelé ...... Pogoniulus scolopaceus ...... RB ...... 162 ...... ssp. scolopaceus Hairy-breasted Barbet ...... Barbican hérissé ...... Tricholaema hirsuta ...... RB ...... 164 ...... ssp. hirsuta, flavipunctata Vieillot's Barbet ...... Barbican de Vieillot ...... Lybius vieilloti ...... RB ...... 164 ...... ssp. rubescens White-headed Barbet ...... Barbican à tête blanche ...... Lybius leucocephalus ...... RB ...... 164 ...... ssp. adamauae Bearded Barbet ...... Barbican à poitrine rouge ...... Pogonornis dubius ...... RB ...... 164 Double-toothed Barbet ...... Barbican bidenté ...... Pogonornis bidentatus ...... RB ...... 164 ...... ssp. bidentatus Yellow-billed Barbet ...... Barbican pourpré ...... Trachylaemus purpuratus ...... RB ...... 165 ...... ssp. purpuratus, togoensis MEROPIDAE (Bee-eaters) European Bee-eater ...... Guêpier d'Europe ...... Merops apiaster ...... B...... 156 Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ...... Guêpier de Perse ...... Merops persicus ...... PB ...... 156 ...... ssp. chrysocercus Little Bee-eater ...... Guêpier nain ...... Merops pusillus ...... RB ...... 155 ...... ssp. pusillus Blue-breasted Bee-eater ...... Guêpier à collier bleu ...... Merops variegatus ...... R...... 155 ...... ssp. loringi Swallow-tailed Bee-eater ...... Guêpier à queue d'aronde ...... Merops hirundineus ...... RB ...... 155 ...... ssp. chrysolaimus White-throated Bee-eater ...... Guêpier à gorge blanche ...... Merops albicollis ...... AB ...... 155 Little Green Bee-eater ...... Guêpier d'Orient ...... Merops orientalis ...... R...... 156 ...... ssp. viridissimus Red-throated Bee-eater ...... Guêpier à gorge rouge ...... Merops bulocki ...... RB ...... 155 ...... ssp. bulocki Rosy Bee-eater ...... Guêpier gris-rose ...... Merops malimbicus ...... AB ...... 156 Northern Carmine Bee-eater ...... Guêpier écarlate ...... Merops nubicus ...... RB ...... 156 Blue-moustached Bee-eater ...... Guêpier à moustaches bleues ...... Merops mentalis ...... RB ...... 154 ...... ex-muelleri Black Bee-eater ...... Guêpier noir ...... Merops gularis ...... RB ...... 154 ...... ssp. gularis, australis Black-headed Bee-eater ...... Guêpier à tête noire ...... Merops breweri ...... RB ...... 154 CORACIIDAE (Rollers) European Roller ...... Rollier d'Europe ...... Coracias garrulus ...... P ...... 157 ...... ssp. garrulus Abyssinian Roller ...... Rollier d'Abyssinie ...... Coracias abyssinicus ...... AB ...... 157 Blue-bellied Roller ...... Rollier à ventre bleu ...... Coracias cyanogaster ...... R...... 157 Rufous-crowned Roller ...... Rollier varié ...... Coracias naevius ...... RB ...... 157 ...... ssp. naevius Broad-billed Roller ...... Rolle violet ...... Eurystomus glaucurus ...... AB ...... 158 ...... ssp. afer Blue-throated Roller ...... Rolle à gorge bleue ...... Eurystomus gularis ...... RB ...... 158 ...... ssp. gularis ALCEDINIDAE (Kingfishers) African Pygmy Kingfisher ...... Martin-pêcheur pygmée ...... Ispidina picta ...... RB/AB ....153 ...... ssp. picta, ferrugina? African Dwarf Kingfisher ...... Martin-pêcheur à tête rousse ...... Ispidina lecontei ...... R...... 152 ...... ssp. lecontei Malachite Kingfisher ...... Martin-pêcheur huppé ...... Corythornis cristatus ...... RB ...... 153 ...... ssp. galeritus White-bellied Kingfisher ...... Martin-pêcheur à ventre blanc ...... Corythornis leucogaster ...... R...... 153 ...... ssp. leucogaster Shining-blue Kingfisher ...... Martin-pêcheur azuré ...... Alcedo quadribrachys ...... RB ...... 153 ...... ssp. quadribrachys, guentheri Giant Kingfisher ...... Martin-pêcheur géant ...... Megaceryle maxima ...... R...... 153 ...... ssp. maxima, gigantea Pied Kingfisher ...... Martin-pêcheur pie ...... Ceryle rudis ...... RB ...... 154 Woodland Kingfisher ...... Martin-chasseur du Sénégal ...... Halcyon senegalensis ...... AB ...... 152 ...... ssp. senegalensis, fuscopileus NIGERIA Checklist -14 - [email protected] (rev. Apr. 2018) English (BOWA) ...... French (BOWA) ...... Scientific (H&M) ...... Status ...... Ref.1 page ....Notes/Subspecies

ALCEDINIDAE (Kingfishers) Blue-breasted Kingfisher ...... Martin-chasseur à poitrine bleue ...... Halcyon malimbica ...... RB ...... 152 ...... ssp. forbesi Grey-headed Kingfisher ...... Martin-chasseur à tête grise ...... Halcyon leucocephala ...... AB ...... 151 ...... ssp. leucocephala Striped Kingfisher ...... Martin-chasseur strié ...... Halcyon chelicuti ...... RB ...... 152 ...... ssp. chelicuti, eremogiton Chocolate-backed Kingfisher ...... Martin-chasseur marron ...... Halcyon badia ...... RB ...... 151 ...... ssp. badia FALCONIDAE (Falcons) Eurasian Hobby ...... Faucon hobereau ...... Falco subbuteo ...... PW ...... 99 African Hobby ...... Faucon de Cuvier ...... Falco cuvierii ...... RB ...... 99 Eleonora's Falcon ...... Faucon d'Éléonore ...... Falco eleonorae ...... PV ...... Ref.15 Peregrine Falcon ...... Faucon pèlerin ...... Falco peregrinus ...... R/P ...... 100 ...... ssp. calidus, minor? Barbary Falcon ...... Faucon de Barbarie ...... Falco pelegrinoides ...... PV ...... Ref.11 Lanner Falcon ...... Faucon lanier ...... Falco biarmicus ...... RB ...... 99 ...... ssp. abyssinicus, erlangeri? Red-footed Falcon ...... Faucon kobez ...... Falco vespertinus ...... P ...... 99 Lesser Kestrel ...... Faucon crécerellette ...... Falco naumanni ...... PW ...... 98 Common Kestrel ...... Faucon crécerelle ...... Falco tinnunculus ...... RB/PW ....98 ...... ssp. tinnunculus, rufescens Fox Kestrel ...... Crécerelle renard ...... Falco alopex ...... RB ...... 98 Red-necked Falcon ...... Faucon chicquera ...... Falco chicquera ...... RB ...... 99 ...... ssp. ruficollis Grey Kestrel ...... Faucon ardoisé ...... Falco ardosiaceus ...... RB ...... 98 PSITTACIDAE (Parrots & Lovebirds) Grey Parrot ...... Perroquet jaco ...... Psittacus erithacus ...... RB ...... 134 ...... ssp. erithacus Senegal Parrot ...... Perroquet youyou ...... Poicephalus senegalus ...... RB ...... 135 ...... ssp. senegalus, versteri Brown-necked Parrot ...... Perroquet robuste ...... Poicephalus robustus ...... R? ...... 135 ...... ssp. fuscicollis Red-fronted Parrot ...... Perroquet à calotte rouge ...... Poicephalus gulielmi ...... R...... Ref.8 ...... ssp. gulielmi Rose-ringed Parakeet ...... Perruche à collier ...... Psittacula krameri ...... RB ...... 135 ...... ssp. krameri Red-headed Lovebird ...... Inséparable à tête rouge ...... Agapornis pullarius ...... RB ...... 135 ...... ssp. pullarius PITTIDAE (Pittas) African Pitta ...... Brève de l' ...... Pitta angolensis ...... R...... 171 ...... ssp. pulih EURYLAIMIDAE (Broadbills) African Broadbill ...... Eurylaime du Cap ...... Smithornis capensis ...... R...... 171 ...... ssp. camarunensis Rufous-sided Broadbill ...... Eurylaime à flancs roux ...... Smithornis rufolateralis ...... R...... 171 ...... ssp. rufolateralis Grey-headed Broadbill ...... Eurylaime à tête grise ...... Smithornis sharpei ...... R...... Ref.3 ...... ssp. zenkeri CAMPEPHAGIDAE (Cuckoo-shrikes) Grey Cuckoo-shrike ...... Échenilleur gris ...... Ceblepyris caesius ...... R...... 182 ...... ssp. purus White-breasted Cuckoo-shrike ...... Échenilleur à ventre blanche ...... Ceblepyris pectoralis ...... R...... 183 Red-shouldered Cuckoo-shrike ...... Échenilleur à epaulettes rouges ...... Campephaga phoenicea ...... AB ...... 182 Petit's Cuckoo-shrike ...... Échenilleur de Petit ...... Campephaga petiti ...... R...... 182 Purple-throated Cuckoo-shrike ...... Échenilleur pourpré ...... Campephaga quiscalina ...... R...... 182 ...... ssp. quiscalina Eastern Wattled Cuckoo-shrike ...... Échenilleur loriot ...... Lobotos oriolinus ...... R...... 182 ...... ex. lobatus Blue Cuckoo-shrike ...... Échenilleur bleu ...... Cyanograucalus azureus ...... R...... 183 NIGERIA Checklist -15 - [email protected] (rev. Apr. 2018) English (BOWA) ...... French (BOWA) ...... Scientific (H&M) ...... Status ...... Ref.1 page ....Notes/Subspecies

ORIOLIDAE (Orioles) Western Black-headed Oriole ...... Loriot à tête noire ...... Oriolus brachyrhynchus ...... RB ...... 240 ...... ssp. laetior Black-winged Oriole ...... Loriot à ailes noires ...... Oriolus nigripennis ...... RB ...... 240 Eurasian Golden Oriole ...... Loriot d'Europe ...... Oriolus oriolus ...... P ...... 240 African Golden Oriole ...... Loriot doré ...... Oriolus auratus ...... AB ...... 240 ...... ssp. auratus PLATYSTEIRIDAE (Wattle-eyes & Batises) Senegal Batis ...... Pririt du Sénégal ...... Batis senegalensis ...... RB ...... 218 Grey-headed Batis ...... Pririt à tête grise ...... Batis orientalis ...... R...... 218 ...... ssp. chadensis von Erlanger's Batis ...... Pririt d'Erlanger ...... Batis erlangeri ...... R...... Ref.23 ...... ssp. erlangeri Bioko Batis ...... Pririt de Fernando Po ...... Batis poensis ...... RB ...... 219 ...... ssp. occulta Chestnut Wattle-eye ...... Pririt châtain ...... Dyaphorophyia castanea ...... RB ...... 219 ...... ssp. castanea White-spotted Wattle-eye ...... Pririt à taches blanches ...... Dyaphorophyia tonsa ...... RB ...... 219 Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ...... Pririt de Blissett ...... Dyaphorophyia blissetti ...... RB ...... 220 Yellow-bellied Wattle-eye ...... Pririt à ventre doré ...... Dyaphorophyia concreta ...... R...... 220 ...... ssp. graueri Common Wattle-eye ...... Pririt à collier ...... Platysteira cyanea ...... RB ...... 219 ...... ssp. cyanea VANGIDAE (Vangas & Helmet-shrikes) White Helmet-shrike ...... Bagadais casqué ...... Prionops plumatus ...... RB ...... 238 ...... ssp. plumatus Red-billed Helmet-shrike ...... Bagadais à bec rouge ...... Prionops caniceps ...... RB ...... 238 ...... ssp. harterti Shrike Flycatcher ...... Bias écorcheur ...... Megabyas flammulatus ...... RB ...... 218 ...... ssp. flammulatus Black-and-white Flycatcher ...... Bias musicien ...... Bias musicus ...... RB ...... 218 ...... ssp. musicus MALACONOTIDAE (Bush-shrikes) Grey-headed Bush-shrike ...... Gladiateur de Blanchot ...... Malaconotus blanchoti ...... RB ...... 237 ...... ssp. blanchoti Green-breasted Bush-shrike ...... Gladiateur à poitrine verte ...... Malaconotus gladiator ...... R...... 237 Fiery-breasted Bush-shrike ...... Gladiateur ensanglanté ...... Malaconotus cruentus ...... R...... 237 Sabine's Puffback ...... Cubla à gros bec ...... Dryoscopus sabini ...... R...... 234 ...... ssp. sabini Pink-footed Puffback ...... Cubla à pieds roses ...... Dryoscopus angolensis ...... R...... 234 ...... ssp. cameroonensis Black-shouldered Puffback ...... Cubla aux yeux rouges ...... Dryoscopus senegalensis ...... R...... 234 Northern Puffback ...... Cubla de Gambie ...... Dryoscopus gambensis ...... RB ...... 234 ...... ssp. gambensis Marsh Tchagra ...... Tchagra des marais ...... Bocagia minuta ...... RB ...... 234 ...... ex-Tchagra; ssp. minuta Brown-crowned Tchagra ...... Tchagra à tête brune ...... Tchagra australis ...... R...... 235 ...... ssp. ussheri, emini Black-crowned Tchagra ...... Tchagra à tête noire ...... Tchagra senegalus ...... RB ...... 235 ...... ssp. senegalus Brubru ...... Brubru africain ...... Nilaus afer ...... RB ...... 233 ...... ssp. afer Bocage's Bush-shrike ...... Gladiateur à front blanc ...... Chlorophoneus bocagei ...... ? ...... No published confirmation Sulphur-breasted Bush-shrike ...... Gladiateur soufré ...... Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus ...... RB ...... 237 ...... ssp. sulfureopectus Many-coloured Bush-shrike ...... Gladiateur multicolore ...... Chlorophoneus multicolor ...... R...... 237 ...... ssp. multicolor Mount Kupé Bush-shrike ...... Gladiateur du Kupé ...... Chlorophoneus kupeensis ...... R...... Ref.19 Yellow-crowned Gonolek ...... Gonolek de Barbarie ...... Laniarius barbarus ...... R...... 236 ...... ssp. barbarus Black-headed Gonolek ...... Gonolek à ventre rouge ...... Laniarius erythrogaster ...... R...... 236 Yellow-breasted Boubou ...... Gonolek à ventre jaune ...... Laniarius atroflavus ...... R...... 236 Lühder's Bush-shrike ...... Gonolek de Lühder ...... Laniarius luehderi ...... RB ...... 235 ...... ssp. luehderi NIGERIA Checklist -16 - [email protected] (rev. Apr. 2018) English (BOWA) ...... French (BOWA) ...... Scientific (H&M) ...... Status ...... Ref.1 page ....Notes/Subspecies

MALACONOTIDAE (Bush-shrikes) Tropical Boubou ...... Gonolek d'Abyssinie ...... Laniarius aethiopicus ...... RB ...... 235 ...... ex -ferrugineus; ssp. major Mountain Sooty Boubou ...... Gonolek de montagne ...... Laniarius poensis ...... R...... 236 ...... ssp. camerunensis Sooty Boubou ...... Gonolek fuligineux ...... Laniarius leucorhynchus ...... R...... 236 DICRURIDAE (Drongos) Northern Square-tailed Drongo ...... Drongo de Sharpe ...... Dicrurus sharpei ...... RB ...... 238 ...... ex-ludwigii Shining Drongo ...... Drongo de forêt ...... Dicrurus atripennis ...... RB ...... 239 Northern Fork-tailed Drongo ...... Drongo brillant ...... Dicrurus divaricatus ...... RB ...... 239 ...... ex-adsimilis; ssp. divaricatus, lugu bris Velvet-mantled Drongo ...... Drongo modeste ...... Dicrurus modestus ...... RB ...... 239 ...... ex-adsimilis; ssp. coracinus Velvet-mantled Drongo ...... Drongo modeste ...... Dicrurus atactus ...... RB ...... 239 ...... ex-adsimilis LANIIDAE (Shrikes) Yellow-billed Shrike ...... Corvinelle à bec jaune ...... Corvinella corvina ...... RB ...... 233 ...... ssp. togoensis Red-backed Shrike ...... Pie-grièche écorcheur ...... Lanius collurio ...... PV ...... 231 Isabelline Shrike ...... Pie-grièche isabelle ...... Lanius isabellinus ...... PW ...... 231 Emin's Shrike ...... Pie-grièche à dos roux ...... Lanius gubernator ...... RB ...... 232 Northern Fiscal ...... Pie-grièche fiscale ...... Lanius humeralis ...... RB ...... 233 ...... ex-collaris; ssp. smithii Grey-backed Fiscal ...... Pie-grièche à dos gris ...... Lanius excubitoroides ...... R...... 232 ...... ex-excubitorius; ssp. excubitoroides Mackinnon's Shrike ...... Pie-grièche de Mackinnon ...... Lanius mackinnoni ...... R...... 232 Great Grey Shrike ...... Pie-grièche grise ...... Lanius excubitor ...... RB ...... 232 ...... ssp. excubitor Lesser Grey Shrike ...... Pie-grièche à poitrine rose ...... Lanius minor ...... PV ...... 232 Woodchat Shrike ...... Pie-grièche à tête rousse ...... Lanius senator ...... PW ...... 233 ...... ssp. senator, badius Masked Shrike ...... Pie-grièche masqué ...... Lanius nubicus ...... PV ...... 233 CORVIDAE (Crows) Piapiac ...... Piapiac africain ...... Ptilostomus afer ...... RB ...... 239 Pied Crow ...... Corbeau pie ...... Corvus albus ...... RB ...... 239 Brown-necked Raven ...... Corbeau brun ...... Corvus ruficollis ...... R...... 240 MONARCHIDAE (Monarch Flycatchers) Blue-headed Crested Flycatcher ...... Tchitrec noir ...... Trochocercus nitens ...... R...... 221 ...... ssp. nitens African Paradise Flycatcher ...... Tchitrec d'Afrique ...... Terpsiphone viridis ...... AB/RB ....221 ...... ssp. ferreti Red-bellied Paradise Flycatcher ...... Tchitrec à ventre roux ...... Terpsiphone rufiventer ...... RB ...... 221 ...... ssp. fagani, neumanni EUPETIDAE (Picathartes) Red-headed Picathartes ...... Picatharte du Cameroun ...... Picathartes oreas ...... RB ...... 224 PROMEROPIDAE (Sugarbirds & allies) Grey-chested Illadopsis ...... Akalat à poitrine grise ...... Kakamega poliothorax ...... R...... 223 NECTARINIIDAE () Fraser's ...... Souimanga de Fraser ...... Deleornis fraseri ...... RB ...... 225 ...... ssp. cameroonensis Brown Sunbird ...... Souimanga brun ...... Anthreptes gabonicus ...... RB ...... 226 Western Violet-backed Sunbird ...... Souimanga violet ...... Anthreptes longuemarei ...... RB ...... 226 ...... ssp. longuemarei Violet-tailed Sunbird ...... Souimanga à queue violette ...... Anthreptes aurantius ...... X...... 227 ...... Rejected Little Green Sunbird ...... Souimanga de Seimund ...... Anthreptes seimundi ...... R...... 227 ...... ssp. minor NIGERIA Checklist -17 - [email protected] (rev. Apr. 2018) English (BOWA) ...... French (BOWA) ...... Scientific (H&M) ...... Status ...... Ref.1 page ....Notes/Subspecies

NECTARINIIDAE (Sunbirds) Green Sunbird ...... Souimanga à bec droit ...... Anthreptes rectirostris ...... RB ...... 226 ...... ssp. tephrolaemus Pygmy Sunbird ...... Souimanga pygmée ...... Hedydipna platura ...... AB ...... 226 Collared Sunbird ...... Souimanga à collier ...... Hedydipna collaris ...... RB ...... 226 ...... ssp. subcollaris, somereni Reichenbach's Sunbird ...... Souimanga de Reichenbach ...... Anabathmis reichenbachii ...... R...... 228 Green-headed Sunbird ...... Souimanga à tête verte ...... Cyanomitra verticalis ...... RB ...... 228 ...... ssp. verticalis Cameroon Sunbird ...... Souimanga à tête bleue ...... Cyanomitra oritis ...... RB ...... 228 ...... ssp. bansoensis Blue-throated Brown Sunbird ...... Souimanga à gorge bleue ...... Cyanomitra cyanolaema ...... RB ...... 228 ...... ssp. octaviae Olive Sunbird ...... Souimanga olivâtre ...... Cyanomitra olivacea ...... RB ...... 227 ...... ssp. cephaelis Green-throated Sunbird ...... Souimanga à gorge verte ...... Chalcomitra rubescens ...... R...... Ref.7 ...... ssp. crossensis Carmelite Sunbird ...... Souimanga carmélite ...... Chalcomitra fuliginosa ...... RB ...... 228 ...... ssp. aurea Scarlet-chested Sunbird ...... Souimanga à poitrine rouge ...... Chalcomitra senegalensis ...... RB ...... 229 ...... ssp. senegalensis Buff-throated Sunbird ...... Souimanga à gorge rousse ...... Chalcomitra adelberti ...... RB ...... 229 ...... ssp. eboensis Superb Sunbird ...... Souimanga superbe ...... Cinnyris superbus ...... RB ...... 231 ...... ssp. nigeriae Johanna's Sunbird ...... Souimanga de Johanna ...... Cinnyris johannae ...... R...... 230 ...... ssp. johannae Bates's Sunbird ...... Souimanga de Bates ...... Cinnyris batesi ...... RB ...... 227 Ursula's Sunbird ...... Souimanga d'Ursula ...... Cinnyris ursulae ...... ? ...... No published confirmation Variable Sunbird ...... Souimanga à ventre jaune ...... Cinnyris venustus ...... RB ...... 229 ...... ssp. venustus Olive-bellied Sunbird ...... Souimanga à ventre olive ...... Cinnyris chloropygius ...... RB ...... 230 ...... ssp. chloropygius, kempi Tiny Sunbird ...... Souimanga minule ...... Cinnyris minullus ...... R...... 230 ...... ssp. minullus Northern Double-collared Sunbird ...Souimanga de Preuss ...... Cinnyris reichenowi ...... RB ...... 229 ...... ssp. preussi Orange-tufted Sunbird ...... Souimanga de Bouvier ...... Cinnyris bouvieri ...... R...... 229 Copper Sunbird ...... Souimanga cuivré ...... Cinnyris cupreus ...... RB ...... 230 ...... ssp. cupreus Splendid Sunbird ...... Souimanga éclatant ...... Cinnyris coccinigastrus ...... RB ...... 230 Beautiful Sunbird ...... Souimanga à longue queue ...... Cinnyris pulchellus ...... RB ...... 231 ...... ssp. pulchellus (Weavers) White-billed Buffalo Weaver ...... Alecto à bec blanc ...... albirostris ...... RB ...... 245 Chestnut-crowned Sparrow Weaver .Mahali à calotte marron ...... Plocepasser superciliosus ...... RB ...... 245 Speckle-fronted Weaver ...... Sporopipe quadrillé ...... frontalis ...... RB ...... 245 ...... ssp. frontalis Grosbeak Weaver ...... Amblyospize à front blanc ...... Amblyospiza albifrons ...... RB ...... 253 ...... ssp. capitalba, saturata Red-billed ...... Travailleur à bec rouge ...... Quelea quelea ...... RB ...... 251 ...... ssp. quelea Red-headed Quelea ...... Travailleur à tête rouge ...... Quelea erythrops ...... RB ...... 251 ...... Euplecte franciscain ...... franciscanus ...... RB ...... 252 ...... ex-orix; ssp. franciscanus Yellow-crowned Bishop ...... Euplecte vorabé ...... Euplectes afer ...... RB ...... 251 ...... ssp. afer Black-winged Bishop ...... Euplecte monseigneur ...... Euplectes hordeaceus ...... RB ...... 252 ...... ssp. hordeaceus ...... Euplecte à croupion jaune ...... Euplectes capensis ...... R...... 252 ...... ssp. phoenicomerus Fan-tailed Widowbird ...... Euplecte à épaules orangées ...... Euplectes axillaris ...... R...... 252 ...... ssp. bocagei Yellow-mantled Widowbird ...... Euplecte à dos d'or ...... Euplectes macroura ...... RB ...... 252 ...... ssp. macroura Red-collared Widowbird ...... Euplecte veuve-noire ...... Euplectes ardens ...... RB ...... 253 ...... ssp. concolor Hartlaub's ...... Euplecte des marais ...... Euplectes hartlaubi ...... R...... 253 ...... ssp. humeralis NIGERIA Checklist -18 - [email protected] (rev. Apr. 2018) English (BOWA) ...... French (BOWA) ...... Scientific (H&M) ...... Status ...... Ref.1 page ....Notes/Subspecies

PLOCEIDAE (Weavers) ...... Tisserin baglafecht ...... Textor baglafecht ...... R...... 245 ...... ssp. neumanni Bannerman's Weaver ...... Tisserin de Bannerman ...... Textor bannermani ...... RB ...... 245 ...... Tisserin orangé ...... Textor aurantius ...... RB ...... 247 ...... ssp. aurantius ...... Tisserin vitellin ...... Textor vitellinus ...... RB ...... 247 ...... ex-velatus; ssp. vitellinus Heuglin's Masked Weaver ...... Tisserin masqué ...... Textor heuglini ...... RB ...... 247 Vieillot's Black Weaver ...... Tisserin noir ...... Textor nigerrimus ...... RB ...... 248 ...... ssp. nigerrimus, castaneofuscus ...... Tisserin gendarme ...... Textor cucullatus ...... RB ...... 247 ...... ssp. cucullatus Black-headed Weaver ...... Tisserin à tête noire ...... Textor melanocephalus ...... RB ...... 248 ...... ssp. capitalis Black-billed Weaver ...... Tisserin à tête jaune ...... Sitagra melanogaster ...... RB ...... 247 ...... ssp. melanogaster ...... Tisserin minule ...... Sitagra luteola ...... RB ...... 246 ...... ssp. luteola Slender-billed Weaver ...... Tisserin de Pelzeln ...... Sitagra pelzelni ...... RB ...... 246 ...... ssp. monacha Black-necked Weaver ...... Tisserin à cou noir ...... Sitagra nigricollis ...... RB ...... 246 ...... ssp. brachyptera ...... Tisserin à lunettes ...... Sitagra ocularis ...... R...... 246 ...... ssp. crocata Yellow-mantled Weaver ...... Tisserin tricolore ...... Sitagra tricolor ...... RB ...... 248 ...... ssp. tricolor ...... Tisserin gros-bec ...... Pachyphantes superciliosus ...... RB ...... 249 ...... Malimbe huppé ...... malimbicus ...... RB ...... 250 ...... ssp. malimbicus, nigrifrons Ibadan Malimbe ...... Malimbe d'Ibadan ...... Malimbus ibadanensis ...... RB ...... 250 Red-vented Malimbe ...... Malimbe à queue rouge ...... Malimbus scutatus ...... RB ...... 250 ...... ssp. scutopartitus Rachel's Malimbe ...... Malimbe de Rachel ...... Malimbus racheliae ...... RB ...... 249 Blue-billed Malimbe ...... Malimbe à bec bleu ...... Malimbus nitens ...... RB ...... 250 Red-headed Malimbe ...... Malimbe à tête rouge ...... Malimbus rubricollis ...... RB ...... 251 ...... ssp. rubricollis, nigeriae Red-bellied Malimbe ...... Malimbe à ventre rouge ...... Malimbus erythrogaster ...... RB ...... 250 Red-headed Weaver ...... Tisserin écarlate ...... Malimbus rubriceps ...... RB ...... 251 ...... ssp. leuconotos Dark-backed Weaver ...... Tisserin bicolore ...... Malimbus bicolor ...... R...... 249 ...... ssp. tephronotus Brown-capped Weaver ...... Tisserin à cape brune ...... Malimbus insignis ...... R...... 249 Preuss's Weaver ...... Tisserin de Preuss ...... Malimbus preussi ...... X...... 249 ...... Doubtfully correct Maxwell's Black Weaver ...... Tisserin de Maxwell ...... Malimbus albinucha ...... R...... 248 ...... ssp. holomelas (Waxbills) Blue-billed Firefinch ...... Amarante foncé ...... Lagonosticta rubricata ...... RB ...... 258 ...... ssp. polionota Rock Firefinch ...... Amarante de roche ...... Lagonosticta sanguinodorsalis ...... RB ...... Ref.5 Bar-breasted Firefinch ...... Amarante pointé ...... Lagonosticta rufopicta ...... RB ...... 257 ...... ssp. rufopicta Red-billed Firefinch ...... Amarante du Sénégal ...... Lagonosticta senegala ...... RB ...... 257 ...... ssp. senegala, rhodopsis Black-bellied Firefinch ...... Amarante à ventre noir ...... Lagonosticta rara ...... RB ...... 257 ...... ssp. forbesi Black-faced Firefinch ...... Amarante masqué ...... Lagonosticta larvata ...... R...... 258 ...... ssp. togoensis Brown Twinspot ...... Sénégali brun ...... Clytospiza monteiri ...... R...... 257 Red-winged Pytilia ...... Beaumarquet aurore ...... Pytilia phoenicoptera ...... RB ...... 255 Yellow-winged Pytilia ...... Beaumarquet à ailes jaunes ...... Pytilia hypogrammica ...... RB ...... 256 Green-winged Pytilia ...... Beaumarquet melba ...... Pytilia melba ...... RB ...... 255 ...... ssp. citerior Dybowski's Twinspot ...... Sénégali à ventre noir ...... Euschistospiza dybowskii ...... RB ...... 257 NIGERIA Checklist -19 - [email protected] (rev. Apr. 2018) English (BOWA) ...... French (BOWA) ...... Scientific (H&M) ...... Status ...... Ref.1 page ....Notes/Subspecies

ESTRILDIDAE (Waxbills) Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu ...... Cordonbleu à joues rouges ...... Uraeginthus bengalus ...... RB ...... 258 ...... ssp. bengalus Western Bluebill ...... Sénégali sanguin ...... Spermophaga haematina ...... RB ...... 256 ...... ssp. togoensis, pustulata Black-bellied Seedcracker ...... Pyréneste ponceau ...... Pyrenestes ostrinus ...... RB ...... 256 ...... incl. frommi Common Waxbill ...... Astrild ondulé ...... Estrilda astrild ...... R...... 259 ...... ssp. occidentalis Black-rumped Waxbill ...... Astrild cendré ...... Estrilda troglodytes ...... RB ...... 259 Lavender Waxbill ...... Astrild queue-de-vinaigre ...... Estrilda caerulescens ...... RB ...... 258 Anambra Waxbill ...... Astrild du Niger ...... Estrilda poliopareia ...... RB ...... 258 Orange-cheeked Waxbill ...... Astrild à joues oranges ...... Estrilda melpoda ...... RB ...... 259 ...... ssp. melpoda Black-crowned Waxbill ...... Astrild nonnette ...... Estrilda nonnula ...... R...... 259 ...... ssp. nonnula Green Twinspot ...... Sénégali vert ...... Mandingoa nitidula ...... RB ...... 256 ...... ssp. schlegeli Red-faced Crimsonwing ...... Sénégali de Reichenow ...... Cryptospiza reichenovii ...... RB ...... 256 ...... ssp. reichenovii Shelley's Oliveback ...... Dos-vert à tête noire ...... Nesocharis shelleyi ...... R...... 255 ...... ssp. bansoensis Grey-headed Oliveback ...... Dos-vert à joues blanches ...... Nesocharis capistrata ...... RB ...... 255 Grey-headed Negrofinch ...... Nigrette à calotte grise ...... Nigrita canicapillus ...... RB ...... 255 ...... ssp. canicapillus Pale-fronted Negrofinch ...... Nigrette à front jaune ...... Nigrita luteifrons ...... R...... 254 ...... ssp. luteifrons White-breasted Negrofinch ...... Nigrette à ventre blanc ...... Nigrita fusconotus ...... RB ...... 254 ...... ssp. fusconotus, uropygialis Chestnut-breasted Negrofinch ...... Nigrette à ventre roux ...... Nigrita bicolor ...... RB ...... 254 ...... ssp. brunnescens Woodhouse's Antpecker ...... Parmoptile à gorge rousse ...... Parmoptila woodhousei ...... RB ...... 254 ...... ssp. woodhousei Cut-throat Finch ...... Amadine cou-coupé ...... Amadina fasciata ...... RB ...... 261 ...... ssp. fasciata Black-faced Quailfinch ...... Astrild-caille à face noire ...... Ortygospiza atricollis ...... RB ...... 260 ...... ssp. atricollis Zebra Waxbill ...... Bengali zébré ...... Amandava subflava ...... RB ...... 260 ...... ssp. subflava Locust Finch ...... Astrild-caille à gorge rouge ...... Paludipasser locustella ...... R...... Ref.13 ...... ssp. uelensis Bronze Mannikin ...... Capucin nonnette ...... Spermestes cucullata ...... RB ...... 260 ...... ssp. cucullata Black-and-white Mannikin ...... Capucin bicolore ...... Spermestes bicolor ...... RB ...... 260 ...... ssp. bicolor Magpie Mannikin ...... Capucin pie ...... Spermestes fringilloides ...... RB ...... 261 African Silverbill ...... Capucin bec-d'argent ...... Euodice cantans ...... RB ...... 260 ...... ex-malabarica; ssp. cantans VIDUIDAE (Indigobirds) Pin-tailed Whydah ...... Veuve dominicaine ...... Vidua macroura ...... R...... 262 Sahel Paradise Whydah ...... Veuve à collier d'or ...... Vidua orientalis ...... R...... 263 ...... ssp. aucupum Exclamatory Paradise Whydah ...... Veuve nigérienne ...... Vidua interjecta ...... R...... 263 ...... ex-paradisaea Togo Paradise Whydah ...... Veuve du Togo ...... Vidua togoensis ...... ? ...... AMNH ...... Confirmation needed Wilson's Indigobird ...... Combassou de Wilson ...... Vidua wilsoni ...... RB ...... 262 Barka Indigobird ...... Combassou de Barka ...... Vidua larvaticola ...... R...... 261 Jos Plateau Indigobird ...... Combassou de Jos ...... Vidua maryae ...... R...... 262 ...... ex-funerea Cameroon Indigobird ...... Combassou du Cameroun ...... Vidua camerunensis ...... R...... 261; Ref.2 Quailfinch Indigobird ...... Combassou du Nigeria ...... Vidua nigeriae ...... R...... 261; Ref.2 Jambandu Indigobird ...... Combassou de Jambandu ...... Vidua raricola ...... RB ...... 262 Village Indigobird ...... Combassou du Sénégal ...... Vidua chalybeata ...... RB ...... 262 ...... ssp. neumanni Cuckoo Finch ...... Anomalospize parasite ...... Anomalospiza imberbis ...... R...... 253 NIGERIA Checklist -20 - [email protected] (rev. Apr. 2018) English (BOWA) ...... French (BOWA) ...... Scientific (H&M) ...... Status ...... Ref.1 page ....Notes/Subspecies

PASSERIDAE (Sparrows) House Sparrow ...... Moineau domestique ...... Passer domesticus ...... R...... Ref.9 ...... ssp. tingitanus? Northern Grey-headed Sparrow ...... Moineau gris ...... Passer griseus ...... RB ...... 244 ...... ssp. griseus, ugandae Sudan Golden Sparrow ...... Moineau doré ...... Passer luteus ...... AM ...... 244 Bush Petronia ...... Petit Moineau ...... Gymnoris dentata ...... AB ...... 244 MOTACILLIDAE (Pipits & Wagtails) Tree Pipit ...... Pipit des arbres ...... Anthus trivialis ...... PW ...... 181 Red-throated Pipit ...... Pipit à gorge rousse ...... Anthus cervinus ...... PW ...... 181 Richard's Pipit ...... Pipit de Richard ...... Anthus richardi ...... X...... 180; Ref.23 ..No certain record Tawny Pipit ...... Pipit rousseline ...... Anthus campestris ...... PW ...... 180 Plain-backed Pipit ...... Pipit à dos uni ...... Anthus leucophrys ...... RB ...... 181 ...... ssp. zenkeri Pipit ...... Pipit africain ...... Anthus cinnamomeus ...... R...... 180 ...... ssp. camaroonensis Long-billed Pipit ...... Pipit à long bec ...... Anthus similis ...... R...... 181 ...... ssp. bannermani Long-legged Pipit ...... Pipit à longues pattes ...... Anthus pallidiventris ...... R...... Ref.20 ...... ssp. pallidiventris Yellow-throated Longclaw ...... Sentinelle à gorge jaune ...... Macronyx croceus ...... RB ...... 181 ...... ssp. hygricus Mountain Wagtail ...... Bergeronnette à longue queue ...... Motacilla clara ...... R...... 179 ...... ssp. chapini Yellow Wagtail ...... Bergeronnette printanière ...... Motacilla flava ...... PW ...... 179 ...... ssp. flava, thunbergi, fel degg etc. White Wagtail ...... Bergeronnette grise ...... Motacilla alba ...... PW ...... 180 ...... ssp. alba African Pied Wagtail ...... Bergeronnette pie ...... Motacilla aguimp ...... RB ...... 180 ...... ssp. vidua FRINGILLIDAE (Canaries) Oriole Finch ...... Linurge loriot ...... Linurgus olivaceus ...... R...... 264 ...... ssp. olivaceus White-rumped Seedeater ...... Serin à croupion blanc ...... Crithagra leucopygia ...... RB ...... 263 ...... ssp. riggenbachi Yellow-fronted Canary ...... Serin du Mozambique ...... Crithagra mozambica ...... RB ...... 264 ...... ssp. caniceps Northern Streaky-headed Seedeater Serin gris ...... Crithagra canicapilla ...... RB ...... 264 ...... ex-gularis; ssp. canicapilla Thick-billed Seedeater ...... Serin de Burton ...... Crithagra burtoni ...... RB ...... 264 ...... ssp. burtoni EMBERIZIDAE (Buntings) Cabanis's Bunting ...... Bruant de Cabanis ...... Fringillaria cabanisi ...... RB ...... 265 ...... ssp. cabanisi Brown-rumped Bunting ...... Bruant à ventre jaune ...... Fringillaria affinis ...... R...... 265 ...... ssp. nigeriae African Golden-breasted Bunting .....Bruant à poitrine dorée ...... Fringillaria flaviventris ...... RB ...... 265 ...... ssp. flavigaster Cinnamon-breasted Rock Bunting ...Bruant cannelle ...... Fringillaria tahapisi ...... AB ...... 265 ...... ssp. goslingi Ortolan Bunting ...... Bruant ortolan ...... Emberiza hortulana ...... PW ...... 264 HYLIOTIDAE (Hyliotas) Yellow-bellied Hyliota ...... Hyliote à ventre jaune ...... Hyliota flavigaster ...... RB ...... 210 ...... ssp. flavigaster Violet-backed Hyliota ...... Hyliote à dos violet ...... Hyliota violacea ...... R...... 211 ...... ssp. violacea STENOSTIRIDAE (Crested Flycatchers) Dusky Crested Flycatcher ...... Tchitrec à tête noire ...... Elminia nigromitrata ...... RB ...... 221 ...... ssp. colstoni, nigromitrata White-bellied Crested Flycatcher ....Tchitrec à ventre blanc ...... Elminia albiventris ...... RB ...... 221 ...... ssp. albiventris African Blue Flycatcher ...... Tchitrec bleu ...... Elminia longicauda ...... RB ...... 220 ...... ssp. longicauda PARIDAE (Tits) White-bellied Tit ...... Mésange à ventre blanc ...... Melaniparus albiventris ...... R...... 224 NIGERIA Checklist -21 - [email protected] (rev. Apr. 2018) English (BOWA) ...... French (BOWA) ...... Scientific (H&M) ...... Status ...... Ref.1 page ....Notes/Subspecies

PARIDAE (Tits) White-winged Black Tit ...... Mésange à epaulettes ...... Melaniparus leucomelas ...... RB ...... 224 ...... ssp. guineensis REMIZIDAE (Penduline Tits) Sennar ...... Rémiz du Soudan ...... Anthoscopus punctifrons ...... R...... 224 Yellow Penduline Tit ...... Rémiz à ventre jaune ...... Anthoscopus parvulus ...... RB ...... 225 Forest Penduline Tit ...... Rémiz à front jaune ...... Anthoscopus flavifrons ...... R...... 225 ...... ssp. flavifrons NICATORIDAE (Nicators) Western Nicator ...... Nicator à gorge grise ...... Nicator chloris ...... RB ...... 238 ALAUDIDAE (Larks) Rufous-rumped Lark ...... Alouette à queue rousse ...... Pinarocorys erythropygia ...... AB ...... 172 Desert Lark ...... Ammomane isabelline ...... Ammomanes deserti ...... X...... 172 ...... Rejected Chestnut-backed Sparrow Lark ...... Moinelette à oreillons blancs ...... Eremopterix leucotis ...... AB ...... 174 ...... ssp. melanocephalus Black-crowned Sparrow Lark ...... Moinelette à front blanc ...... Eremopterix nigriceps ...... AV ...... 174 ...... ssp. albifrons Rufous-naped Lark ...... Alouette à nuque rousse ...... Mirafra africana ...... R...... 171 ...... ssp. batesi Flappet Lark ...... Alouette bourdonnante ...... Mirafra rufocinnamomea ...... RB ...... 172 ...... ssp. buckleyi White-tailed Lark ...... Alouette à queue blanche ...... Mirafra albicauda ...... R?/AV? ....Ref.23 Singing Bush Lark ...... Alouette chanteuse ...... Mirafra cantillans ...... AW ...... 171 ...... ssp. chadensis Rusty Bush Lark ...... Alouette rousse ...... Mirafra rufa ...... X...... 172 ...... Unproven, unlikely Lesser Short-toed Lark ...... Alouette pispolette ...... Alaudala rufescens ...... X...... 173; Ref.23 ..Error for C. cinerea Red-capped Lark ...... Alouette cendrille ...... Calandrella cinerea ...... RB ...... 173 ...... ssp. saturatior Greater Short-toed Lark ...... Alouette calandrelle ...... Calandrella brachydactyla ...... PW ...... 173 ...... ssp. brachydactyla Sun Lark ...... Cochevis modeste ...... Galerida modesta ...... RB ...... 173 ...... ssp. modesta Crested Lark ...... Cochevis huppé ...... Galerida cristata ...... RB ...... 173 ...... ssp. alexanderi MACROSPHENIDAE (Crombecs & Longbills) Northern Crombec ...... Crombec sittelle ...... Sylvietta brachyura ...... RB ...... 209 ...... ssp. brachyura Green Crombec ...... Crombec vert ...... Sylvietta virens ...... RB ...... 209 ...... ssp. virens, flaviventris Lemon-bellied Crombec ...... Crombec à gorge tachetée ...... Sylvietta denti ...... R...... 209 ...... ssp. denti African Moustached ...... Mélocichle à moustaches ...... Melocichla mentalis ...... RB ...... 198 ...... ssp. mentalis Yellow Longbill ...... Nasique jaune ...... Macrosphenus flavicans ...... RB ...... 210 ...... ssp. flavicans Kemp's Longbill ...... Nasique de Kemp ...... Macrosphenus kempi ...... R...... 210 ...... ssp. kempi, flammeus Grey Longbill ...... Nasique grise ...... Macrosphenus concolor ...... RB ...... 210 ( & Apalises) Yellow-bellied Eremomela ...... Érémomèle à croupion jaune ...... Eremomela icteropygialis ...... RB ...... 208 ...... ssp. alexanderi Senegal Eremomela ...... Érémomèle à dos vert ...... Eremomela pusilla ...... RB ...... 209 ...... ssp. pusilla Rufous-crowned Eremomela ...... Érémomèle à tête brune ...... Eremomela badiceps ...... RB ...... 209 ...... ssp. badiceps Red-winged Grey Warbler ...... grise ...... Drymocichla incana ...... R...... 206 White-chinned Prinia ...... Prinia à gorge blanche ...... Schistolais leucopogon ...... R...... 205 ...... ssp. leucopogon Green Longtail ...... Prinia verte ...... Urolais epichlorus ...... RB ...... 206 ...... ssp. epichlorus Black-collared Apalis ...... Apalis à col noir ...... Oreolais pulcher ...... R...... 206 ...... ssp. pulcher Yellow-breasted Apalis ...... Apalis à gorge jaune ...... Apalis flavida ...... RB ...... 207 ...... ssp. caniceps NIGERIA Checklist -22 - [email protected] (rev. Apr. 2018) English (BOWA) ...... French (BOWA) ...... Scientific (H&M) ...... Status ...... Ref.1 page ....Notes/Subspecies

CISTICOLIDAE (Cisticolas & Apalises) Black-throated Apalis ...... Apalis à gorge noire ...... Apalis jacksoni ...... R...... 207 ...... ssp. bambuluensis Black-capped Apalis ...... Apalis à calotte noire ...... Apalis nigriceps ...... R...... 206 ...... ssp. nigriceps Buff-throated Apalis ...... Apalis à gorge rousse ...... Apalis rufogularis ...... RB ...... 207 ...... ssp. rufogularis, sanderi Bamenda Apalis ...... Apalis du Bamenda ...... Apalis bamendae ...... R...... Ref.22 Grey Apalis ...... Apalis cendrée ...... Apalis cinerea ...... R...... 207 ...... ssp. funebris Buff-bellied Warbler ...... Phyllolaïs à ventre fauve ...... Phyllolais pulchella ...... R...... 207 Cricket Warbler ...... Prinia à front écailleux ...... Spiloptila clamans ...... R...... 206 White-tailed Warbler ...... Poliolaïs à queue blanche ...... Poliolais lopezi ...... R...... 208 ...... ssp. manengubae Grey-backed Camaroptera ...... Camaroptère à tête grise ...... Camaroptera brachyura ...... RB ...... 208 ...... ssp. tincta, brevicaudata Yellow-browed Camaroptera ...... Camaroptère à sourcils jaunes ...... Camaroptera superciliaris ...... R...... 208 Olive-green Camaroptera ...... Camaroptère à dos vert ...... Camaroptera chloronota ...... RB ...... 208 ...... ssp. chloronota Oriole Warbler ...... Noircap loriot ...... Hypergerus atriceps ...... RB ...... 210 Red-faced ...... Cisticole à face rousse ...... Cisticola erythrops ...... RB ...... 201 ...... ssp. erythrops Singing Cisticola ...... Cisticole chanteuse ...... Cisticola cantans ...... RB ...... 202 ...... ssp. cantans, swanzii Whistling Cisticola ...... Cisticole siffleuse ...... Cisticola lateralis ...... RB ...... 202 ...... ssp. lateralis Chattering Cisticola ...... Cisticole babillarde ...... Cisticola anonymus ...... R...... 202 Chubb's Cisticola ...... Cisticole de Chubb ...... Cisticola chubbi ...... RB ...... 202 ...... ssp. adametzi Rock-loving Cisticola ...... Cisticole paresseuse ...... Cisticola aberrans ...... RB ...... 203 ...... ssp. petrophilus Winding Cisticola ...... Cisticole roussâtre ...... Cisticola galactotes ...... RB ...... 203 ...... ssp. amphilectus Stout Cisticola ...... Cisticole robuste ...... Cisticola robustus ...... R...... 203 ...... ssp. santae Croaking Cisticola ...... Cisticole striée ...... Cisticola natalensis ...... RB ...... 204 ...... ssp. strangei Red-pate Cisticola ...... Cisticole à tête rousse ...... Cisticola ruficeps ...... R...... 203 ...... ssp. ruficeps Dorst's Cisticola ...... Cisticole de Dorst ...... Cisticola guinea ...... RB ...... 203 ...... ex-dorsti Short-winged Cisticola ...... Cisticole à ailes courtes ...... Cisticola brachypterus ...... RB ...... 204 ...... ssp. brachypterus Rufous Cisticola ...... Cisticole rousse ...... Cisticola rufus ...... R...... 204 Foxy Cisticola ...... Cisticole russule ...... Cisticola troglodytes ...... X...... 204 ...... No definite record Zitting Cisticola ...... Cisticole des joncs ...... Cisticola juncidis ...... RB ...... 204 ...... ssp. uropygialis Desert Cisticola ...... Cisticole du désert ...... Cisticola aridulus ...... R...... 205 ...... ssp. aridulus Black-backed Cisticola ...... Cisticole à dos noir ...... Cisticola eximius ...... RB ...... 205 ...... ssp. occidens Tawny-flanked Prinia ...... Prinia modeste ...... Prinia subflava ...... RB ...... 205 ...... ssp. subflava, melanorhyncha River Prinia ...... Prinia aquatique ...... Prinia fluviatilis ...... R...... Ref.10 Banded Prinia ...... Prinia rayée ...... Prinia bairdii ...... R...... 205 ...... ssp. bairdii Red-winged Warbler ...... Prinia à ailes rousses ...... Prinia erythroptera ...... RB ...... 205 ...... ssp. erythroptera LOCUSTELLIDAE (Bush ) Savi's Warbler ...... Locustelle luscinioïde ...... Locustella luscinioides ...... PW ...... 198 ...... ssp. luscinioides Grasshopper Warbler ...... Locustelle tachetée ...... Locustella naevia ...... X...... 198 ...... Insufficiently documented Broad-tailed Warbler ...... Graminicole à queue large ...... Schoenicola brevirostris ...... R...... 198 ...... ssp. alexinae Little Rush Warbler ...... Bouscarle caqueteuse ...... Bradypterus baboecala ...... RB ...... 197 ...... ssp. chadensis, msiri? Bangwa Forest Warbler ...... Bouscarle de Bangwa ...... Bradypterus bangwaensis ...... R...... 198 ...... ex-lopezi NIGERIA Checklist -23 - [email protected] (rev. Apr. 2018) English (BOWA) ...... French (BOWA) ...... Scientific (H&M) ...... Status ...... Ref.1 page ....Notes/Subspecies

ACROCEPHALIDAE (Reed Warblers) Eastern Olivaceous Warbler ...... Hypolaïs pâle ...... Iduna pallida ...... RB/PW ....200 ...... ssp. laeneni, elaeica? Western Olivaceous Warbler ...... Hypolaïs obscure ...... Iduna opaca ...... PW ...... 200 ...... ex-pallida African Yellow Warbler ...... Chloropète jaune ...... Iduna natalensis ...... R...... 201 ...... ex-Chloropeta; ssp. batesi Olive-tree Warbler ...... Hypolaïs des oliviers ...... Hippolais olivetorum ...... PV ...... 201 Melodious Warbler ...... Hypolaïs polyglotte ...... Hippolais polyglotta ...... PW ...... 201 Icterine Warbler ...... Hypolaïs ictérine ...... Hippolais icterina ...... P ...... 201 Sedge Warbler ...... Phragmite des joncs ...... Acrocephalus schoenobaenus ...... PW ...... 199 Marsh Warbler ...... Rousserolle verderolle ...... Acrocephalus palustris ...... X...... 200, ...... insufficiently proven European Reed Warbler ...... Rousserolle effarvatte ...... Acrocephalus scirpaceus ...... PW/R ...... 199 ...... incl. baeticatus, "dumetorum"; ...... ssp. cinnamomeus Lesser Swamp Warbler ...... Rousserolle à bec fin ...... Acrocephalus gracilirostris ...... RB ...... 200 ...... ssp. neglectus Greater Swamp Warbler ...... Rousserolle des cannes ...... Acrocephalus rufescens ...... RB ...... 200 ...... ssp. rufescens, chadensis Great Reed Warbler ...... Rousserolle turdoïde ...... Acrocephalus arundinaceus ...... PW ...... 200 ...... ssp. arundinaceus HIRUNDINIDAE (Swallows) Grey-rumped Swallow ...... Hirondelle à croupion gris ...... Pseudhirundo griseopyga ...... AB ...... 176 ...... ssp. melbina Square-tailed Saw-wing ...... Hirondelle à queue courte ...... Psalidoprocne nitens ...... R...... 174 ...... ssp. nitens Mountain Saw-wing ...... Hirondelle brune ...... Psalidoprocne fuliginosa ...... R...... 175 Black Saw-wing ...... Hirondelle hérissée ...... Psalidoprocne pristoptera ...... R...... 174 ...... ssp. petiti Fanti Saw-wing ...... Hirondelle fanti ...... Psalidoprocne obscura ...... AB ...... 174 Common House Martin ...... Hirondelle de fenêtre ...... Delichon urbicum ...... P ...... 179 Preuss's Cliff Swallow ...... Hirondelle de Preuss ...... Petrochelidon preussi ...... RB ...... 177 Forest Swallow ...... Hirondelle de forêt ...... Petrochelidon fuliginosa ...... R...... 177 Lesser Striped Swallow ...... Hirondelle striée ...... Cecropis abyssinica ...... AB ...... 176 ...... ssp. puella, maxima Rufous-chested Swallow ...... Hirondelle à ventre roux ...... Cecropis semirufa ...... AB ...... 176 ...... ssp. gordoni Mosque Swallow ...... Hirondelle des mosquées ...... Cecropis senegalensis ...... RB ...... 176 ...... ssp. senegalensis, saturatior Red-rumped Swallow ...... Hirondelle rousseline ...... Cecropis daurica ...... RB ...... 177 ...... ssp. domicella Wire-tailed Swallow ...... Hirondelle à longs brins ...... Hirundo smithii ...... RB ...... 178 White-throated Blue Swallow ...... Hirondelle à bavette ...... Hirundo nigrita ...... RB ...... 178 Barn Swallow ...... Hirondelle rustique ...... Hirundo rustica ...... PW ...... 179 ...... ssp. rustica Red-chested Swallow ...... Hirondelle de Guinée ...... Hirundo lucida ...... R...... 178 ...... ssp. lucida Ethiopian Swallow ...... Hirondelle d'Ethiopie ...... Hirundo aethiopica ...... RB ...... 178 ...... ssp. aethiopica Pied-winged Swallow ...... Hirondelle à ailes tachetées ...... Hirundo leucosoma ...... RB ...... 178 Rock Martin ...... Hirondelle isabelline ...... Ptyonoprogne fuligula ...... RB ...... 177 ...... ssp. bansoensis Banded Martin ...... Hirondelle à collier ...... Neophedina cincta ...... AM ...... 175 ...... ssp. parvula? Plain Martin ...... Hirondelle paludicole ...... Riparia paludicola ...... RB ...... 175 ...... ssp. minor, newtoni Common Sand Martin ...... Hirondelle de rivage ...... Riparia riparia ...... PW ...... 175 ...... ssp. riparia PYCNONOTIDAE (Bulbuls) Slender-billed Greenbul ...... Bulbul à bec grêle ...... Stelgidillas gracilirostris ...... RB ...... 184 ...... ssp. gracilirostris Golden Greenbul ...... Bulbul doré ...... Calyptocichla serinus ...... RB ...... 185 NIGERIA Checklist -24 - [email protected] (rev. Apr. 2018) English (BOWA) ...... French (BOWA) ...... Scientific (H&M) ...... Status ...... Ref.1 page ....Notes/Subspecies

PYCNONOTIDAE (Bulbuls) Red-tailed Bristlebill ...... Bulbul moustac ...... Bleda syndactylus ...... R...... 187 ...... ssp. syndactylus, multicolor Lesser Bristlebill ...... Bulbul jaunelore ...... Bleda notatus ...... R...... 187 ...... ex-eximius Grey-headed Bristlebill ...... Bulbul fourmilier ...... Bleda canicapillus ...... RB ...... 188 Yellow-throated Leaflove ...... Bulbul à gorge claire ...... Atimastillas flavicollis ...... RB ...... 186 ...... ssp. flavicollis Spotted Greenbul ...... Bulbul tacheté ...... Ixonotus guttatus ...... RB ...... 185 Swamp Palm Bulbul ...... Bulbul des raphias ...... Thescelocichla leucopleura ...... R...... 186 Honeyguide Greenbul ...... Bulbul à queue blanche ...... Baeopogon indicator ...... RB ...... 185 ...... ssp. indicator Sjöstedt's Honeyguide Greenbul ...... Bulbul bruyant ...... Baeopogon clamans ...... R...... 185 Simple Leaflove ...... Bulbul modeste ...... Chlorocichla simplex ...... RB ...... 186 Cameroon Montane Greenbul ...... Bulbul concolore ...... Arizelocichla montana ...... R...... 183 Western Mountain Greenbul ...... Bulbul à gorge grise ...... Arizelocichla tephrolaema ...... R...... 183 ...... ssp. bamendae Yellow-whiskered Greenbul ...... Bulbul à moustaches jaunes ...... Eurillas latirostris ...... RB ...... 185 ...... ssp. latirostris, congener Little Greenbul ...... Bulbul verdâtre ...... Eurillas virens ...... RB ...... 183 ...... ssp. erythroptera Little Grey Greenbul ...... Bulbul gracile ...... Eurillas gracilis ...... RB ...... 184 ...... ssp. gracilis, extrema Ansorge's Greenbul ...... Bulbul d'Ansorge ...... Eurillas ansorgei ...... RB ...... 184 ...... ssp. ansorgei Cameroon Sombre Greenbul ...... Bulbul curvirostre ...... Eurillas curvirostris ...... R...... 184 ...... ssp. curvirostris Western Bearded Greenbul ...... Grand crinon ...... Criniger barbatus ...... RB ...... 188 ...... ssp. ansorgeanus Eastern Bearded Greenbul ...... Bulbul à dos vert ...... Criniger chloronotus ...... R...... 188 ...... ex-barbatus Red-tailed Greenbul ...... Bulbul à barbe blanche ...... Criniger calurus ...... R...... 188 ...... ssp. calurus, verreauxi White-bearded Greenbul ...... Bulbul de Reichenow ...... Criniger ndussumensis ...... R...... 189 Xavier's Greenbul ...... Bulbul de Xavier ...... Phyllastrephus xavieri ...... R...... 187; Ref.6 Icterine Greenbul ...... Bulbul ictérin ...... Phyllastrephus icterinus ...... RB ...... 187 White-throated Greenbul ...... Bulbul à gorge blanche ...... Phyllastrephus albigularis ...... RB ...... 187 ...... ssp. albigularis Grey-headed Greenbul ...... Bulbul à ventre jaune ...... Phyllastrephus poliocephalus ...... R...... 187 Baumann's Greenbul ...... Bulbul de Baumann ...... Phyllastrephus baumanni ...... RB ...... 186; Ref.23 Cameroon Olive Greenbul ...... Bulbul olivâtre ...... Phyllastrephus poensis ...... RB ...... 187 Leaflove ...... Bulbul à queue rousse ...... Phyllastrephus scandens ...... RB ...... 186 ...... ssp. scandens Common Bulbul ...... Bulbul des jardins ...... Pycnonotus barbatus ...... RB ...... 189 ...... ssp. inornatus, gabonensis PHYLLOSCOPIDAE ( Warblers) Western Bonelli's Warbler ...... Pouillot de Bonelli ...... Rhadina bonelli ...... PW ...... 212 Wood Warbler ...... Pouillot siffleur ...... Rhadina sibilatrix ...... PW ...... 212 Willow Warbler ...... Pouillot fitis ...... Phylloscopus trochilus ...... P ...... 211 ...... ssp. trochilus Common Chiffchaff ...... Pouillot véloce ...... Phylloscopus collybita ...... PW ...... 211 ...... ssp. collybita, abietinus Black-capped Woodland Warbler ....Pouillot à tête noire ...... Seicercus herberti ...... RB ...... 211 ...... ssp. camerunensis SCOTOCERCIDAE (Flycatcher Warblers) Chestnut-capped Flycatcher ...... Érythrocerque à tête rousse ...... mccallii ...... R...... 220 ...... ssp. mccallii, nigeriae Cetti's Warbler ...... Bouscarle de Cetti ...... cetti ...... X...... 197 ...... Rejected Green Hylia ...... Hylia verte ...... Hylia prasina ...... RB ...... 211 ...... ssp. prasina Tit-hylia ...... Mésangette rayée ...... Pholidornis rushiae ...... RB ...... 261 ...... ssp. rushiae NIGERIA Checklist -25 - [email protected] (rev. Apr. 2018) English (BOWA) ...... French (BOWA) ...... Scientific (H&M) ...... Status ...... Ref.1 page ....Notes/Subspecies

SYLVIIDAE (Sylvia Warblers) Blackcap ...... Fauvette à tête noire ...... Sylvia atricapilla ...... PW ...... 212 ...... ssp. atricapilla Garden Warbler ...... Fauvette des jardins ...... Sylvia borin ...... PW ...... 212 ...... ssp. borin African Hill Babbler ...... Akalat à tête sombre ...... Sylvia abyssinica ...... RB ...... 222 ...... ex-Illadopsis; ssp. atriceps Barred Warbler ...... Fauvette épervière ...... Curruca nisoria ...... PV ...... 213 ...... ssp. nisoria Western Orphean Warbler ...... Fauvette orphée ...... Curruca hortensis ...... PV ...... 213 ...... ssp. hortensis Lesser Whitethroat ...... Fauvette babillarde ...... Curruca curruca ...... PW ...... 213 ...... ssp. curruca Ménétries's Warbler ...... Fauvette de Ménétries ...... Curruca mystacea ...... PV ...... 213 Subalpine Warbler ...... Fauvette passerinette ...... Curruca cantillans ...... PW ...... 213 ...... incl. C. subalpina, C. inornata Common Whitethroat ...... Fauvette grisette ...... Curruca communis ...... PW ...... 212 ...... ssp. communis ZOSTEROPIDAE (White-eyes) Yellow White-eye ...... Zostérops jaune ...... Zosterops senegalensis ...... RB ...... 225 ...... ssp. senegalensis Forest White-eye ...... Zostérops de forêt ...... Zosterops stenocricotus ...... R...... Ref.18 PELLORNEIDAE (Illadopsis) Brown Illadopsis ...... Akalat brun ...... Illadopsis fulvescens ...... RB ...... 222 ...... ssp. moloneyana, iboensis Pale-breasted Illadopsis ...... Akalat à poitrine blanche ...... Illadopsis rufipennis ...... RB ...... 222 ...... ssp. rufipennis Blackcap Illadopsis ...... Akalat à tête noire ...... Illadopsis cleaveri ...... RB ...... 222 ...... ssp. batesi, marchanti Puvel's Illadopsis ...... Akalat de Puvel ...... Illadopsis puveli ...... R...... 222 ...... ssp. strenuipes LEIOTHRICHIDAE (Babblers) Fulvous Babbler ...... Cratérope fauve ...... Argya fulva ...... AV ...... Ref.10 ...... ssp. buchanani White-throated Mountain Babbler ...Phyllanthe à gorge blanche ...... Kupeornis gilberti ...... RB ...... 223 Capuchin Babbler ...... Phyllanthe capucin ...... Phyllanthus atripennis ...... R...... 223 ...... ssp. rubiginosus Blackcap Babbler ...... Cratérope à tête noire ...... Turdoides reinwardtii ...... RB ...... 223 ...... ssp. stictilaema Brown Babbler ...... Cratérope brun ...... Turdoides plebejus ...... RB ...... 223 ...... ssp. plebejus, platycirca, cinerea SITTIDAE (Spotted Creeper etc.) Spotted Creeper ...... Grimpereau tacheté ...... Salpornis salvadori ...... R...... 225 ...... ssp. emini BUPHAGIDAE (Oxpeckers) Yellow-billed Oxpecker ...... Pique-bœuf à bec jaune ...... Buphagus africanus ...... RB ...... 244 ...... ssp. africanus STURNIDAE (Starlings) Wattled Starling ...... Etourneau caronculé ...... Creatophora cinerea ...... AV ...... Ref.10 Red-winged Starling ...... Rufipenne de Neumann ...... Onychognathus morio ...... RB ...... 241 ...... ssp. neumanni Forest Chestnut-winged Starling ...... Rufipenne de forêt ...... Onychognathus fulgidus ...... RB ...... 241 ...... ssp. hartlaubii Waller's Starling ...... Etourneau de montagne à bec court ...... Onychognathus walleri ...... R...... 241 ...... ssp. preussi Narrow-tailed Starling ...... Rufipenne à queue étroite ...... Poeoptera lugubris ...... RB ...... 241 Long-tailed Glossy Starling ...... Choucador à longue queue ...... Lamprotornis caudatus ...... RB ...... 243 Splendid Glossy Starling ...... Choucador splendide ...... Lamprotornis splendidus ...... RB ...... 243 ...... ssp. splendidus Chestnut-bellied Starling ...... Choucador à ventre roux ...... Lamprotornis pulcher ...... RB ...... 243 Lesser Blue-eared Starling ...... Choucador de Swainson ...... Lamprotornis chloropterus ...... RB ...... 242 ...... ssp. chloropterus Purple Glossy Starling ...... Choucador pourpré ...... Lamprotornis purpureus ...... RB ...... 242 ...... ssp. purpureus Bronze-tailed Glossy Starling ...... Choucador à queue violette ...... Lamprotornis chalcurus ...... RB ...... 242 ...... ssp. chalcurus NIGERIA Checklist -26 - [email protected] (rev. Apr. 2018) English (BOWA) ...... French (BOWA) ...... Scientific (H&M) ...... Status ...... Ref.1 page ....Notes/Subspecies

STURNIDAE (Starlings) Greater Blue-eared Starling ...... Choucador à oreillons bleus ...... Lamprotornis chalybaeus ...... RB ...... 242 ...... ssp. chalybaeus Violet-backed Starling ...... Spréo améthyste ...... Cinnyricinclus leucogaster ...... AB ...... 243 ...... ssp. leucogaster Purple-headed Glossy Starling ...... Choucador à tête pourprée ...... Hylopsar purpureiceps ...... R...... 242 MUSCICAPIDAE (Chats & Flycatchers) Fire-crested Alethe ...... Alèthe à couronne orangée ...... Alethe castanea ...... R...... 192 ...... ex-diademata; ssp. castanea Rufous Scrub Robin ...... Agrobate roux ...... Cercotrichas galactotes ...... AB/PV ....193 ...... ssp. minor, galactotes Brown-backed Scrub Robin ...... Agrobate à dos brun ...... Cercotrichas hartlaubi ...... R...... Ref.4 Black Scrub Robin ...... Agrobate podobé ...... Cercotrichas podobe ...... RB ...... 193 ...... ssp. podobe Spotted Flycatcher ...... Gobemouche gris ...... Muscicapa striata ...... P ...... 214 ...... ssp. striata, balearica? Gambaga Flycatcher ...... Gobemouche de Gambaga ...... Muscicapa gambagae ...... R...... 214 Ashy Flycatcher ...... Gobemouche à lunettes ...... Muscicapa caerulescens ...... RB ...... 217 ...... ssp. brevicauda Swamp Flycatcher ...... Gobemouche des marais ...... Muscicapa aquatica ...... RB ...... 215 ...... ssp. aquatica Cassin's Flycatcher ...... Gobemouche de Cassin ...... Muscicapa cassini ...... RB ...... 217 Olivaceous Flycatcher ...... Gobemouche olivâtre ...... Muscicapa olivascens ...... RB ...... 215 ...... ssp. olivascens African Dusky Flycatcher ...... Gobemouche sombre ...... Muscicapa adusta ...... R...... 216 ...... ssp. poensis Little Grey Flycatcher ...... Gobemouche cendré ...... Muscicapa epulata ...... R...... 216 Yellow-footed Flycatcher ...... Gobemouche à pattes jaunes ...... Muscicapa sethsmithi ...... RB ...... 216 Dusky-blue Flycatcher ...... Gobemouche ardoisé ...... Muscicapa comitata ...... RB ...... 216 ...... ssp. aximensis Tessmann's Flycatcher ...... Gobemouche de Tessmann ...... Muscicapa tessmanni ...... R...... 216 Sooty Flycatcher ...... Gobemouche enfumé ...... Muscicapa infuscata ...... RB ...... 215 ...... ex-Artomyias fuliginosa; ssp. infus cata Ussher's Flycatcher ...... Gobemouche d'Ussher ...... Muscicapa ussheri ...... X...... 215; Ref.23 ..Misidentified Lead-coloured Flycatcher ...... Gobemouche mésange ...... Myioparus plumbeus ...... RB ...... 217 ...... ssp. plumbeus Grey-throated Flycatcher ...... Gobemouche à gorge grise ...... Myioparus griseigularis ...... R...... 217 ...... ssp. griseigularis Fraser's Forest Flycatcher ...... Gobemouche forestier ...... Fraseria ocreata ...... RB ...... 214 ...... ssp. ocreata White-browed Forest Flycatcher .....Gobemouche à sourcils blancs ...... Fraseria cinerascens ...... RB ...... 214 ...... ssp. cinerascens Pale Flycatcher ...... Gobemouche pâle ...... Bradornis pallidus ...... RB ...... 213 ...... ssp. pallidus?, modestus Northern Black Flycatcher ...... Gobemouche drongo ...... Melaenornis edolioides ...... RB ...... 214 ...... ssp. edolioides Mountain Robin Chat ...... Cossyphe d'Isabelle ...... Cossypha isabellae ...... RB ...... 190 ...... ssp. batesi White-browed Robin Chat ...... Cossyphe de Heuglin ...... Cossypha heuglini ...... ? ...... 191 ...... Not proven Snowy-crowned Robin Chat ...... Cossyphe à calotte neigeuse ...... Cossypha niveicapilla ...... AB ...... 191 ...... ssp. niveicapilla White-crowned Robin Chat ...... Cossyphe à calotte blanche ...... Cossypha albicapillus ...... RB ...... 192 ...... ssp. giffardi Red-capped Robin Chat ...... Cossyphe à calotte rousse ...... Cossypha natalensis ...... RB ...... 191 ...... ssp. larischi Blue-shouldered Robin Chat ...... Cossyphe à ailes bleues ...... Cossypha cyanocampter ...... R...... 191 ...... ssp. cyanocampter White-bellied Robin Chat ...... Cossyphe à ventre blanc ...... Cossyphicula roberti ...... R...... 190 ...... ssp. roberti Brown-chested Alethe ...... Alèthe à poitrine brune ...... Chamaetylas poliocephala ...... RB ...... 192 ...... ssp. compsonota Bocage's Akalat ...... Rougegorge de Bocage ...... Sheppardia bocagei ...... R...... 189 ...... ssp. granti Lowland Akalat ...... Rougegorge merle ...... Sheppardia cyornithopsis ...... R...... 189 ...... ssp. houghtoni Grey-winged Robin Chat ...... Cossyphe à sourcils blancs ...... Sheppardia polioptera ...... R...... 190 ...... ssp. nigriceps Forest Robin ...... Rougegorge de forêt ...... Stiphrornis erythrothorax ...... RB ...... 189 ...... ssp. erythrothorax NIGERIA Checklist -27 - [email protected] (rev. Apr. 2018) English (BOWA) ...... French (BOWA) ...... Scientific (H&M) ...... Status ...... Ref.1 page ....Notes/Subspecies

MUSCICAPIDAE (Chats & Flycatchers) Thrush Nightingale ...... Rossignol progné ...... Luscinia luscinia ...... PV ...... 190 Common Nightingale ...... Rossignol philomèle ...... Luscinia megarhynchos ...... PW ...... 190 ...... ssp. megarhynchos Bluethroat ...... Gorgebleue à miroir ...... Luscinia svecica ...... PW ...... 190 ...... ssp. svecica, cyanecula Pied Flycatcher ...... Gobemouche noir ...... Ficedula hypoleuca ...... PW ...... 217 ...... ssp. hypoleuca, iberiae? Collared Flycatcher ...... Gobemouche à collier ...... Ficedula albicollis ...... P ...... 218 Common Redstart ...... Rougequeue à front blanc ...... Phoenicurus phoenicurus ...... PW ...... 193 ...... ssp. phoenicurus Common Rock Thrush ...... Monticole de roche ...... Monticola saxatilis ...... PW ...... 196 Blue Rock Thrush ...... Monticole bleu ...... Monticola solitarius ...... PW ...... 196 ...... ssp. solitarius Whinchat ...... Tarier des prés ...... Saxicola rubetra ...... PW ...... 193 African Stonechat ...... Tarier pâtre d'Afrique ...... Saxicola torquatus ...... RB ...... 193 ...... ssp. salax Sooty Chat ...... Traquet commandeur ...... Myrmecocichla nigra ...... R...... 195 Northern Anteater Chat ...... Traquet brun ...... Myrmecocichla aethiops ...... RB ...... 195 ...... ssp. aethiops Northern Wheatear ...... Traquet motteux ...... Oenanthe oenanthe ...... PW ...... 194 ...... ssp. oenanthe Heuglin's Wheatear ...... Traquet de Heuglin ...... Oenanthe heuglinii ...... RB ...... 194 ...... ex-bottae Isabelline Wheatear ...... Traquet isabelle ...... Oenanthe isabellina ...... PV ...... 195 Desert Wheatear ...... Traquet du désert ...... Oenanthe deserti ...... PW ...... 194 ...... ssp. homochroa? Black-eared Wheatear ...... Traquet oreillard ...... Oenanthe hispanica ...... PW ...... 194 ...... ssp. hispanica, melanoleuca White-fronted Black Chat ...... Traquet à front blanc ...... Oenanthe albifrons ...... RB ...... 195 ...... ssp. frontalis Familiar Chat ...... Traquet familier ...... Oenanthe familiaris ...... RB ...... 195 ...... ssp. falkensteini White-crowned Black Wheatear ...... Traquet à tête blanche ...... Oenanthe leucopyga ...... PV ...... 194 ...... ssp. aegra Cliff Chat ...... Traquet à ventre roux ...... Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris .....RB ...... 196 ...... ssp. coronata TURDIDAE (Thrushes) White-tailed Ant Thrush ...... Néocossyphe à queue blanche ...... Neocossyphus poensis ...... RB ...... 192 ...... ssp. poensis Rufous Flycatcher Thrush ...... Stizorhin de Fraser ...... Stizorhina fraseri ...... R...... 192 ...... ssp. rubicunda Finsch's Flycatcher Thrush ...... Stizorhin de Finsch ...... Stizorhina finschi ...... RB ...... 193 Crossley's Ground Thrush ...... Grive de Crossley ...... Geokichla crossleyi ...... RB ...... 196 ...... ssp. crossleyi Grey Ground Thrush ...... Grive olivâtre ...... Geokichla princei ...... RB ...... 197; Ref.17 ..ssp. batesi African Thrush ...... Merle africain ...... Turdus pelios ...... RB ...... 197 ...... ssp. saturatus

Nomenclature The scientific nomenclature and sequence is based on Howard & Moore, with correction of some errors and some adaptations resulting from more recent taxonomic studies: Dickinson E.C. & Remsen J.V. Jr. (eds). 2013. The Howard & Moore Complete Checklist of the of the World . 4th edn., vol. 1. Non-. (pp l, 461) Eastbourne, U.K.: Aves Press. Dickinson E.C. & Christidis L. (eds). 2014. The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World . 4th edn., vol. 2. Passerines. (pp lii, 752) Eastbourne, U.K.: Aves Press. Known or probable subspecies are mentioned for that are not considered monotypic.

The English and French names follow (with a few exceptions) BOWA: Borrow N. & Demey R. 2014. Birds of Western Africa . Helm Field Guides (2nd edn). London: Christopher Helm. NIGERIA Checklist -28 - [email protected] (rev. Apr. 2018) English (BOWA) ...... French (BOWA) ...... Scientific (H&M) ...... Status ...... Ref.1 page ....Notes/Subspecies

Abbreviations R = Resident; AM = Afrotropical visitor; P = Palearctic visitor; N = Neotropcal; O = Oceanic; B = Breeding evidence; W = Most winter; V = vagrant; ? or X = record needs docu - mentation or is rejected.

References The standard work is Elgood et al. (1994 = Ref.1). Species not mentioned in that work are indicated usually (though not always) by the first reference published. These annotated country checklists are drawn up from the published distributional data available for each country, with an indication where a species’ occurrence has not been satisfactorily proven (in the hope that the observers concerned will publish confirmatory details).

1: Elgood J.H., Heigham J.B., Moore A.M., Nason A.M., Sharland R.E. & Skinner N.J. 1994. The birds of Nigeria. B.O.U. Check-list No. 4 (Second Edition). Tring: B.O.U. 2: Payne R.B. 1996. Field identification of the Indigobirds. Bull. Afr. Bird Club 3: 14-25. 3: Payne R.B., Payne L.L. & Hopkins M.T.E. 1997. Grey-headed Broadbill Smithornis sharpei, new to Nigeria. Malimbus 19: 100-101. 4: Manu S.A. & Demey R. 1997. First record of Brown-backed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas hartlaubi in Nigeria. Malimbus 19: 103-104. 5: Payne R.B. 1998. A new species of firefinch Lagonosticta from northern Nigeria and its association with the Jos Plateau Indigobird Vidua maryae. Ibis 140: 368-381. 6: Manu S.A. & Demey R. 1999. First records of Xavier's Greenbul Phyllastrephus xavieri in Nigeria. Malimbus 21: 55-57. 7: Hopkins M.T.E., Demey R. & Barker J.C. 1999. First documented records of Green-throated Sunbird Nectarinia rubescens for Nigeria, with a discussion of the distinctive race crossensis. Malimbus 21: 57-60. 8: Künzel T. & Künzel S. 1999. First Nigerian record of Red-fronted Parrot Poicephalus gulielmi, and other notable records from SE Nigeria. Malimbus 21: 111-113. 9: Wilson, J. M., & R. McGregor. 2002. House Sparrow Passer domesticus in NE Nigeria. Malimbus 24: 40-41. 10: Ottosson U., Bengtsson D., Gustafsson R., Hall P., Hjort C., Leventis A.P., Neumann R., Pettersson J., Rhönnstad P., Rumsey S., Waldenström J. & Velmala W. 2002. New birds for Nigeria observed during the Lake Chad Bird Migration Project. Bull. Afr. Bird Club 9: 52-55. 11: Velmala W. & Gustafsson R. 2003. Two new raptors for Nigeria and other raptor observations at Lake Chad. Malimbus 25: 52-55. 12: Demey R., Dowsett-Lemaire F. & Dowsett R.J. 2003. Notable bird observations from Nigeria, including the first records of Spot-breasted Ibis Bostrychia rara and Yellow Longbill Macrosphenus flavicans. Malimbus 25: 85-94. 13: McGregor R. & Wilson J.M. 2003. A major range extension of Locust Finch Ortygospiza locustella in West Africa. Malimbus 25: 99-101. 14: Strandberg R., Ottosson U., Waldenström J. & Hellgren O. 2007. European Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus at Yankari National Park, Nigeria. Malimbus 29: 122-123. 15: Gschweng M., Kalko E.K.V., Querner U., Fiedler W. & Berthold P. 2008. All across Africa: highly individual migration routes of Eleonora's falcon. Proc. R. Soc., Lond. B275:2887-2896. 16: Hak G. 2008. In Demey R. (ed.) Recent Reports. Nigeria. Bull. Afr. Bird Club 15: 134. 17: Omotoriogun T.C., Temidayo O., Adeyanju T.A., Ottosson U. & Lifjeld J.T. 2013. First photographs of Grey Ground Thrush Zoothera princei for Nigeria, from Omo Forest Reserve. Bull. Afr. Bird Club 20: 208-209. 18: Melo M., Warren B.H. & Jones P.J. 2011. Rapid parallel evolution of aberrant traits in the diversification of the Gulf of Guinea white-eyes (Aves, Zosteropidae). Molecular Ecol. 20: 4953-4967. 19: Cox D.T.C., Shiiwua M., Gartshore M. & Imong I. 2011. The first records of Kupe Bush-Shrike Malaconotus kupeensis at two sites in Nigeria. Malimbus 33: 92-95. 20: Thibault M., Defos du Rau P. & Welch S. 2012. First records of Long-legged Pipit Anthus pallidiventris for Nigeria and Benin. Bull. Afr. Bird Club 19: 206-208. 21: Wallace D.I.M. 2013. Re-identification of a booby Sula sp. at Lagos, Nigeria, in July 1970. Bull. Afr. Bird Club 20: 205-207. 22: Nsor C.A., Nicodemus E. & Bashiru U. 2014. First record of Bamenda Apalis Apalis bamendae for Nigeria. Bull. Afr. Bird Club 21: 85-86. 23: Dowsett R.J. 2015. Comments on the ornithology of Nigeria, including amendments to the national list. Bull. Brit. Orn. Club 135: 154-173. 24: Dowsett R.J. & Isenmann P. 2018. The wintering area of the Libyan breeding population of Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis emigratus. Alauda 86: 65-68. NIGERIA Checklist -29 - [email protected] (rev. Apr. 2018) English (BOWA) ...... French (BOWA) ...... Scientific (H&M) ...... Status ...... Ref.1 page ....Notes/Subspecies

Unpublished specimens are indicated as in the following collections: AMNH (New York).

Avifauna : 921 species total; 648 resident (427 with breeding proof, = 67%); 253 species seasonal migrants (172 of which Palaearctic).

Taxonomic notes Picidae: The generic distictness of the two species included here as Pardipicus is accepted, following the molecular study of Fuchs et al. (2017); but their use of the Stictopicus Malherbe 1861 is incorrect, as the type species of that genus was designated as Campethera nubicus . Pardipicus Malherbe 1861 is the next available name. Fuchs J., Pons J.-M. & Bowie R.C.K. 2017. Biogeography and diversification dynamics of the African woodpeckers. Mol. Phylogen. Evol. 108: 88-100.

Dicruridae: Dicrurus sharpei is considered specificially distinct from D. ludwigii following the detailed study of Fuchs et al (2017). Fuchs J., Fjeldså J. & Bowie R.C.K. 2017. Diversification across major biogeographic breaks in the African Shining/Square-tailed Drongos complex (Passeriformes: Dicruridae). Zoologica Scripta 46 (1): 27–41. D. divaricatus and D. atactus are treated as specifically distinct from D. adsimilis , following : Fuchs J., de Swardt D., Oatley G., Fjeldså J. & Bowie R. 2018. Habitat driven diversification, hybridization and cryptic diversity in the Fork-tailed Drongo (Passeriformes: Dicruridae: Dicrurus adsimilis). Zoologica Scripta

Ploceidae: The constituents of the genera (no longer considered Afrotropical) and Malimbus have been revised, following in large part the molecular conclusions of de Silva et al . (2017). The genus Textor is used here for some species not covered by the molecular analysis, and will probably need to be revised in time. De Silva T.N., Peterson A.T., Bates J.M., Fernando S.W. & Girard M.G. 2017. Phylogenetic relationships of weaverbirds (Aves: Ploceidae): A first robust phylogeny based on mitochondrial and nuclear markers. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 109: 21–32.

R.J. Dowsett ([email protected]), 10 April 2018