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Col Location Date Start time Duration Distance Avibase - Checklists of the World 1 Country or region: 2 Number of : 773 3 Number of endemics: 0 4 Number of breeding endemics: 0 5 Number of globally : 26 6 Number of extinct species: 0 7 Number of introduced species: 1 8 Date last reviewed: 2019-11-10 9 10

Recommended citation: Lepage, D. 2021. Checklist of the of Ghana. Avibase, the world bird database. Retrieved from .https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/checklist.jsp?lang=EN®ion=gh [26/09/2021]. Make your observations count! Submit your data to .org - Legend: [x] accidental [ex] extirpated [EX] extinct [EW] extinct in the wild [E] endemic [e] endemic (country/region)

Common name Scientific name Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Procellariidae Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea Rare/Accidental Great Shearwater Puffinus gravis Rare/Accidental Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus Rare/Accidental Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus Rare/Accidental

Hydrobatidae Wilson's Storm-petrel Oceanites oceanicus Rare/Accidental European Storm-petrel Hydrobates pelagicus Rare/Accidental Madeiran Storm-petrel Oceanodroma castro Rare/Accidental Leach's Storm-petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa Rare/Accidental

Podicipedidae Little Tachybaptus ruficollis

Phaethontidae White-tailed Phaethon lepturus Rare/Accidental

Sulidae Cape Gannet capensis Rare/Accidental Brown Booby Sula leucogaster Rare/Accidental

Phalacrocoracidae Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Rare/Accidental Reed Cormorant Phalacrocorax africanus Avibase Page 2of 24

Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Anhingidae African Darter Anhinga rufa

Pelecanidae Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens Rare/Accidental

Fregatidae Ascension Frigatebird Fregata aquila Rare/Accidental

Ardeidae Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris Rare/Accidental Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus Dwarf Bittern Ixobrychus sturmii White-crested Tiger Heron Tigriornis leucolopha White-backed Night Heron Gorsachius leuconotus Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides Bubulcus ibis Striated Heron Butorides striata Black Heron Egretta ardesiaca Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis Little Egret Egretta garzetta Intermediate Egret Egretta intermedia Great Egret Egretta alba Purple Heron Ardea purpurea Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala Goliath Heron Ardea goliath

Scopidae Scopus umbretta

Ciconiidae Yellow-billed Mycteria ibis African Openbill Anastomus lamelligerus Black Stork Ciconia nigra Abdim's Stork Ciconia abdimii Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus White Stork Ciconia ciconia Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumeniferus Avibase Page 3of 24

Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Threskiornithidae Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash Spot-breasted Ibis Bostrychia rara Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus African Spoonbill Platalea alba Rare/Accidental

Phoenicopteridae Lesser Phoeniconaias minor Rare/Accidental

Anatidae Fulvous Whistling Dendrocygna bicolor Rare/Accidental White-faced Dendrocygna viduata Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Rare/Accidental Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Rare/Accidental Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis Hartlaub's Duck Pteronetta hartlaubii Comb Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos African Pygmy Goose Nettapus auritus Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope Rare/Accidental Common Teal Anas crecca Rare/Accidental Cape Teal Anas capensis Rare/Accidental Northern Pintail Anas acuta Garganey Anas querquedula Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata Rare/Accidental Common Pochard Aythya ferina Rare/Accidental Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca Rare/Accidental Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Rare/Accidental

Accipitridae Osprey Pandion haliaetus African Hawk Aviceda cuculoides European Buzzard Pernis apivorus Bat Hawk Macheiramphus alcinus Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus African -tailed Kite Chelictinia riocourii Milvus migrans African Haliaeetus vocifer Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus Rüppell's Vulture Gyps rueppellii White-headed Vulture Trigonoceps occipitalis Avibase Page 4of 24

Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Short-toed Eagle gallicus Beaudouin's Snake Eagle Circaetus beaudouini Brown Snake Eagle Circaetus cinereus Western Banded Snake Eagle Circaetus cinerascens Terathopius ecaudatus Congo Serpent Eagle Dryotriorchis spectabilis African Harrier Hawk Polyboroides typus Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar Melierax metabates Red-chested Goshawk toussenelii Shikra Accipiter badius Red-thighed Sparrowhawk Accipiter erythropus Ovampo Sparrowhawk Accipiter ovampensis Black Sparrowhawk Accipiter melanoleucus Long-tailed Hawk Urotriorchis macrourus Buzzard Butastur rufipennis Lizard Buzzard Kaupifalco monogrammicus Common Buzzard Buteo buteo Rare/Accidental Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus Rare/Accidental Red-necked Buzzard Buteo auguralis Aquila rapax Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca Rare/Accidental Wahlberg's Eagle Aquila wahlbergi African Hawk Eagle Hieraaetus spilogaster Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus Ayres's Hawk Eagle Hieraaetus ayresii Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis Cassin's Hawk Eagle Spizaetus africanus Stephanoaetus coronatus Polemaetus bellicosus

Sagittariidae Secretary Bird Sagittarius serpentarius

Falconidae Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni Rare/Accidental Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Fox Kestrel Falco alopex Grey Kestrel Falco ardosiaceus Red-necked Falco chicquera Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus Rare/Accidental Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae Rare/Accidental Avibase Page 5of 24

Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Eurasian Falco subbuteo Rare/Accidental African Hobby Falco cuvierii Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus

Numididae White-breasted meleagrides Crested Guineafowl pucherani Numida meleagris

Phasianidae Common coturnix Blue Quail Coturnix adansonii Harlequin Quail Coturnix delegorguei Rare/Accidental Stone Ptilopachus petrosus Francolinus lathami Coqui Francolin Francolinus coqui White-throated Francolin Francolinus albogularis Ahanta Francolin Francolinus ahantensis Double-spurred Francolin Francolinus bicalcaratus

Turnicidae Quail-plover Ortyxelos meiffrenii Kurrichane Buttonquail Turnix sylvaticus

Rallidae Nkulengu Himantornis haematopus Grey-throated Rail Canirallus oculeus White-spotted Flufftail Sarothrura pulchra Buff-spotted Flufftail Sarothrura elegans Red-chested Flufftail Sarothrura rufa Rare/Accidental Streaky-breasted Flufftail Sarothrura boehmi Crex egregia Corncrake Crex crex Rare/Accidental Little Crake parva Baillon's Crake Porzana pusilla Spotted Crake Porzana porzana Aenigmatolimnas marginalis Black Crake flavirostra Allen's Gallinule Porphyrio alleni Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio Common Gallinula chloropus Lesser Moorhen Gallinula angulata Avibase Page 6of 24

Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Gruidae Black Crowned pavonina Extirpated

Heliornithidae African Finfoot Podica senegalensis

Otididae Denham's denhami arabs Extirpated White-bellied Bustard senegalensis Black-bellied Bustard melanogaster

Jacanidae African Jacana Actophilornis africanus Lesser Jacana Microparra capensis Rare/Accidental

Rostratulidae Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis

Haematopodidae Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus

Recurvirostridae Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta

Burhinidae Eurasian Thick-knee oedicnemus Rare/Accidental Thick-knee Burhinus senegalensis Water Thick-knee Burhinus vermiculatus Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus capensis

Glareolidae Pluvianus aegyptius Temminck's temminckii Bronze-winged Courser chalcopterus Collared Glareola pratincola Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni Rare/Accidental Rock Pratincole Glareola nuchalis Grey Pratincole Glareola cinerea Rare/Accidental

Charadriidae Avibase Page 7of 24

Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Kittlitz's Plover Charadrius pecuarius Three-banded Plover Charadrius tricollaris Rare/Accidental Forbes's Plover Charadrius forbesi Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus White-fronted Plover Charadrius marginatus American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica Rare/Accidental Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva Rare/Accidental Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola African Wattled Lapwing Vanellus senegallus White-headed Lapwing Vanellus albiceps Black-headed Lapwing Vanellus tectus Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus Brown-chested Lapwing Vanellus superciliosus Rare/Accidental Senegal Lapwing Vanellus lugubris

Scolopacidae Red Knot Calidris canutus Sanderling Calidris alba Little Stint Calidris minuta Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis Rare/Accidental Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii Rare/Accidental Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos Rare/Accidental Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Dunlin Calidris alpina Rare/Accidental Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis Rare/Accidental Ruff Philomachus pugnax Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus Rare/Accidental Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago Great Snipe Gallinago media Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus Rare/Accidental Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus Common Redshank Tringa totanus Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Rare/Accidental Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus Rare/Accidental Avibase Page 8of 24

Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus Rare/Accidental Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius Rare/Accidental

Stercorariidae Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus Rare/Accidental Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus Great Skua Catharacta skua Rare/Accidental South Polar Skua Catharacta maccormicki Rare/Accidental

Laridae Franklin's Gull Larus pipixcan Rare/Accidental Little Gull Larus minutus Rare/Accidental Grey-headed Gull Larus cirrocephalus Rare/Accidental Common Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus Slender-billed Gull Larus genei Rare/Accidental Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii Rare/Accidental Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Sabine's Gull Xema sabini Rare/Accidental

Sternidae Gull-billed Sterna nilotica Caspian Tern Sterna caspia Royal Tern Sterna maxima Lesser Crested Tern Sterna bengalensis Rare/Accidental Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii Sterna Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Bridled Tern Sterna anaethetus Rare/Accidental Sooty Tern Sterna fuscata Rare/Accidental Damara Tern Sterna balaenarum Little Tern Sterna albifrons Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida Black Tern Chlidonias White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus Black Noddy Anous minutus Rare/Accidental Brown Noddy Anous stolidus Rare/Accidental

Rynchopidae African Skimmer Rynchops flavirostris Avibase Page 9of 24

Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Pteroclidae Chestnut-bellied Pterocles exustus Four-banded Sandgrouse Pterocles quadricinctus

Columbidae African Treron calvus Bruce's Green Pigeon Treron waalia Blue-headed Wood Dove Turtur brehmeri Tambourine Dove Turtur tympanistria Blue-spotted Wood Dove Turtur afer Black-billed Wood Dove Turtur abyssinicus Namaqua Dove Oena capensis Western Bronze-naped Pigeon Columba iriditorques Afep Pigeon Columba unicincta Speckled Pigeon Columba Rock Dove/Feral Pigeon Columba livia Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata African Mourning Dove Streptopelia decipiens Rare/Accidental Vinaceous Dove Streptopelia vinacea African Collared Dove Streptopelia roseogrisea Rare/Accidental European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis

Psittacidae Grey Psittacus erithacus Brown-necked Parrot Poicephalus robustus Red-fronted Parrot Poicephalus gulielmi Senegal Parrot Poicephalus senegalus Red-headed Lovebird Agapornis pullarius Black-collared Lovebird Agapornis swindernianus Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri

Musophagidae Great Blue Corythaeola cristata Green Turaco persa Yellow-billed Turaco Tauraco macrorhynchus Musophaga violacea Western Grey Plantain-eater piscator

Cuculidae jacobinus Levaillant's Cuckoo Clamator levaillantii Clamator glandarius Avibase Page 10of 24

Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Thick-billed Cuckoo Pachycoccyx audeberti Red-chested Cuckoo solitarius Cuculus clamosus Cuculus canorus African Cuckoo Cuculus gularis Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo Cercococcyx mechowi Long-tailed Cuckoo Cercococcyx olivinus African Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx cupreus Yellow-throated Cuckoo Chrysococcyx flavigularis Klaas's Cuckoo Chrysococcyx klaas Dideric Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius Yellowbill Ceuthmochares aereus Black-throated Centropus leucogaster Black Coucal Centropus grillii Senegal Coucal Centropus senegalensis Blue-headed Coucal Centropus monachus

Tytonidae Barn Tyto alba

Strigidae Sandy Otus icterorhynchus Eurasian Scops Owl Otus scops Rare/Accidental African Scops Owl Otus senegalensis Northern White-faced Owl Ptilopsis leucotis Maned Owl Jubula lettii Greyish Eagle Owl Bubo cinerascens Fraser's Eagle Owl Bubo poensis Shelley's Eagle Owl Bubo shelleyi Verreaux's Eagle Owl Bubo lacteus Akun Eagle Owl Bubo leucostictus Pel's Fishing-owl Scotopelia peli Rufous Fishing-owl Scotopelia ussheri Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum Red-chested Owlet Glaucidium tephronotum Chestnut Owlet Glaucidium castaneum African Wood Owl Strix woodfordii Marsh Owl Asio capensis

Caprimulgidae Brown binotatus Swamp Nightjar Caprimulgus natalensis Long-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus climacurus Black-shouldered Nightjar Caprimulgus nigriscapularis Plain Nightjar Caprimulgus inornatus Avibase Page 11of 24

Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Freckled Nightjar Caprimulgus tristigma Red-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus ruficollis Rare/Accidental European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus Rare/Accidental Standard-winged Nightjar Macrodipteryx longipennis Pennant-winged Nightjar Macrodipteryx vexillarius Rare/Accidental

Apodidae Sabine's Spinetail Rhaphidura sabini Black Spinetail melanopygia Mottled Spinetail Telacanthura ussheri Cassin's Spinetail Neafrapus cassini African Palm Cypsiurus parvus African Black Swift barbatus Pallid Swift Apus pallidus Rare/Accidental Common Swift Apus apus Bates's Swift Apus batesi White-rumped Swift Apus caffer Apus horus Apus affinis Mottled Swift aequatorialis Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba

Trogonidae Narina's Apaloderma narina

Alcedinidae Chocolate-backed Halcyon badia Grey-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala Blue-breasted Kingfisher Halcyon malimbica Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis Halcyon chelicuti African Dwarf Kingfisher Ceyx lecontei African Pygmy Kingfisher Ceyx pictus White-bellied Kingfisher Alcedo leucogaster Malachite Kingfisher Alcedo cristata Shining-blue Kingfisher Alcedo quadribrachys Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maxima Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis

Meropidae Black-headed -eater Merops breweri Blue-headed Bee-eater Merops muelleri Black Bee-eater Merops gularis Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus Avibase Page 12of 24

Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Swallow-tailed Bee-eater Merops hirundineus Red-throated Bee-eater Merops bulocki White-throated Bee-eater Merops albicollis Little Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis Rare/Accidental Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus European Bee-eater Merops apiaster Rosy Bee-eater Merops malimbicus Northern Carmine Bee-eater Merops nubicus

Coraciidae Rufous-crowned Roller naevius Blue-bellied Roller Coracias cyanogaster Abyssinian Roller Coracias abyssinicus Coracias garrulus Rare/Accidental Blue-throated Roller Eurystomus gularis Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus

Phoeniculidae Forest Wood- Phoeniculus castaneiceps White-headed Wood-hoopoe Phoeniculus bollei Green Wood-hoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus Black Rhinopomastus aterrimus

Upupidae Hoopoe Upupa epops

Bucerotidae Abyssinian Ground Bucorvus abyssinicus White-crested Hornbill Tropicranus albocristatus hartlaubi Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill Tockus camurus Red-billed Hornbill Tockus erythrorhynchus Tockus fasciatus Tockus nasutus fistulator Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill Bycanistes subcylindricus Brown-cheeked Hornbill Bycanistes cylindricus Black-casqued Hornbill atrata Yellow-casqued Hornbill Ceratogymna elata

Capitonidae Bristle-nosed Barbet Gymnobucco peli Naked-faced Barbet Gymnobucco calvus Avibase Page 13of 24

Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Speckled Tinkerbird Pogoniulus scolopaceus Red-rumped Tinkerbird Pogoniulus atroflavus Yellow-throated Tinkerbird Pogoniulus subsulphureus Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird Pogoniulus bilineatus Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus chrysoconus Yellow-spotted Barbet Buccanodon duchaillui Hairy-breasted Barbet Tricholaema hirsuta Vieillot's Barbet Lybius vieilloti Double-toothed Barbet Lybius bidentatus Bearded Barbet Lybius dubius Yellow-billed Barbet Trachyphonus purpuratus

Indicatoridae Cassin's Honeybird Prodotiscus insignis Brown-backed Honeybird Prodotiscus regulus Rare/Accidental Yellow-footed Melignomon eisentrauti Spotted Honeyguide maculatus Indicator indicator Lesser Honeyguide Indicator minor Thick-billed Honeyguide Indicator conirostris Least Honeyguide Indicator exilis Willcocks's Honeyguide Indicator willcocksi

Picidae Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla African Piculet africana Fine-spotted punctuligera Golden-tailed Woodpecker Campethera abingoni Little Green Woodpecker Campethera maculosa Green-backed Woodpecker Campethera cailliautii Buff-spotted Woodpecker Campethera nivosa Brown-eared Woodpecker Campethera caroli Melancholy Woodpecker Dendropicos lugubris Cardinal Woodpecker Dendropicos fuscescens Fire-bellied Woodpecker Dendropicos pyrrhogaster Grey Woodpecker Dendropicos goertae Brown-backed Woodpecker Picoides obsoletus

Eurylaimidae Rufous-sided Broadbill rufolateralis African Broadbill Smithornis capensis

Pittidae African Pitta Pitta angolensis Avibase Page 14of 24

Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Alaudidae Singing Bush Lark Mirafra cantillans Flappet Lark Mirafra rufocinnamomea Rufous-rumped Lark Pinarocorys erythropygia Sun Lark Galerida modesta Chestnut-backed Sparrow Lark Eremopterix leucotis

Hirundinidae Square-tailed Saw-wing Psalidoprocne nitens Fanti Saw-wing Psalidoprocne obscura Plain Martin paludicola Common Riparia riparia Riparia cincta Grey-rumped Swallow Pseudhirundo griseopyga Red-breasted Swallow semirufa Cecropis senegalensis Cecropis abyssinica Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica Preuss's preussi Ptyonoprogne fuligula Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii White-throated Hirundo nigrita Pied-winged Swallow Hirundo leucosoma Hirundo aethiopica Red-chested Swallow Hirundo lucida Hirundo rustica urbicum

Motacillidae Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Mountain Wagtail Motacilla clara White Wagtail Motacilla alba African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis Plain-backed Pipit Anthus leucophrys Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus Yellow-throated Longclaw Macronyx croceus

Campephagidae Red-shouldered Cuckoo- Campephaga phoenicea Avibase Page 15of 24

Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Purple-throated Cuckoo-Shrike Campephaga quiscalina Western Wattled Cuckoo-Shrike Lobotos lobatus White-breasted Cuckoo-Shrike Coracina pectoralis Blue Cuckoo-Shrike Coracina azurea

Pycnonotidae Little Andropadus virens Little Grey Greenbul Andropadus gracilis Ansorge's Greenbul Andropadus ansorgei Plain Greenbul Andropadus curvirostris Slender-billed Greenbul Andropadus gracilirostris Yellow-whiskered Greenbul Andropadus latirostris Golden Greenbul Calyptocichla serina Honeyguide Greenbul indicator Spotted Greenbul Ixonotus guttatus Simple Greenbul simplex Yellow-throated -love Chlorocichla flavicollis Swamp Palm Thescelocichla leucopleura Leaf-love Pyrrhurus scandens Baumann's Greenbul baumanni Icterine Greenbul Phyllastrephus icterinus White-throated Greenbul Phyllastrephus albigularis Red-tailed Bristlebill Bleda syndactylus Green-tailed Bristlebill Bleda eximius Grey-headed Bristlebill Bleda canicapillus Western Bearded Greenbul barbatus Red-tailed Greenbul Criniger calurus Yellow-bearded Greenbul Criniger olivaceus Common Bulbul barbatus

Incertae Sedis Western Nicator chloris

Turdidae Forest Robin Stiphrornis erythrothorax Lowland Sheppardia cyornithopsis Luscinia megarhynchos Bluethroat Luscinia svecica Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat Cossypha cyanocampter Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat Cossypha niveicapilla White-crowned Robin-Chat Cossypha albicapillus Forest Scrub Robin Cercotrichas leucosticta Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas galactotes Rare/Accidental Phoenicurus phoenicurus Saxicola rubetra Avibase Page 16of 24

Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Heuglin's Wheatear Oenanthe heuglini Rare/Accidental Familiar Chat Cercomela familiaris White-fronted Black Chat Myrmecocichla albifrons Mocking Cliff Chat Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris Rufous-tailed Rock Monticola saxatilis Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius Fire-crested Alethe Alethe diademata Brown-chested Alethe Alethe poliocephala White-tailed Thrush Neocossyphus poensis Finsch's Flycatcher-Thrush Stizorhina finschi Grey Ground Thrush Zoothera princei Olive Thrush Turdus olivaceus African Thrush Turdus pelios

Sylviidae Little Rush Bradypterus baboecala Black-headed Rufous Warbler Bathmocercus cerviniventris Moustached Grass-Warbler Melocichla mentalis Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Rare/Accidental Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides Aquatic Warbler paludicola Rare/Accidental Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Eurasian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus African Reed Warbler Acrocephalus baeticatus Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus Greater Swamp Warbler Acrocephalus rufescens Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Hippolais pallida Western Olivaceous Warbler Hippolais opaca Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina Rare/Accidental Senegal Eremomela pusilla Rufous-crowned Eremomela Eremomela badiceps Northern Sylvietta brachyura Sylvietta virens Lemon-bellied Crombec Sylvietta denti Phylloscopus trochilus Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Phylloscopus ibericus Phylloscopus sibilatrix Western Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli Sylvia borin Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Sylvia communis Kemp's Longbill Macrosphenus kempi Avibase Page 17of 24

Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Grey Longbill Macrosphenus concolor Yellow-bellied Hyliota flavigaster Violet-backed Hyliota Hyliota violacea Green Hylia Hylia prasina

Cisticolidae Red-faced Cisticola erythrops Singing Cisticola Cisticola cantans Whistling Cisticola Cisticola lateralis Lazy Cisticola Cisticola aberrans Winding Cisticola Cisticola galactotes Croaking Cisticola Cisticola natalensis Dorst's Cisticola Cisticola guinea Short-winged Cisticola Cisticola brachypterus Rufous Cisticola Cisticola rufus Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis Black-backed Cisticola Cisticola eximius Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava Red-winged Warbler Heliolais erythropterus Yellow-breasted Apalis Apalis flavida Black-capped Apalis Apalis nigriceps Sharpe's Apalis Apalis sharpii Green-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brachyura Yellow-browed Camaroptera Camaroptera superciliaris Olive-green Camaroptera Camaroptera chloronota Oriole Warbler Hypergerus atriceps

Muscicapidae Fraser's Forest Flycatcher Fraseria ocreata White-browed Forest Flycatcher Fraseria cinerascens Nimba Flycatcher annamarulae Rare/Accidental Northern Black Flycatcher Melaenornis edolioides Pale Flycatcher Bradornis pallidus striata Gambaga Flycatcher Muscicapa gambagae Ashy Flycatcher Muscicapa caerulescens Swamp Flycatcher Muscicapa aquatica Cassin's Flycatcher Muscicapa cassini Olivaceous Flycatcher Muscicapa olivascens Little Grey Flycatcher Muscicapa epulata Dusky-blue Flycatcher Muscicapa comitata Tessmann's Flycatcher Muscicapa tessmanni Ussher's Flycatcher Muscicapa ussheri Grey-throated Tit-Flycatcher Myioparus griseigularis Grey Tit-Flycatcher Myioparus plumbeus Avibase Page 18of 24

Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 hypoleuca

Monarchidae Chestnut-capped Flycatcher mccallii African Blue Flycatcher longicauda Dusky Crested Flycatcher Elminia nigromitrata Blue-headed Crested Flycatcher Trochocercus nitens African Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis Red-bellied Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone rufiventer

Platysteiridae African Shrike-Flycatcher Megabyas flammulatus Black-and-white Shrike-Flycatcher Bias musicus Chestnut Wattle-eye Dyaphorophyia castanea Red-cheeked Wattle-eye Dyaphorophyia blissetti Brown-throated Wattle-eye Platysteira cyanea Senegal Batis senegalensis Bioko Batis Batis poensis

Picathartidae White-necked Picathartes Picathartes gymnocephalus

Timaliidae Pale-breasted Illadopsis Illadopsis rufipennis Brown Illadopsis Illadopsis fulvescens Blackcap Illadopsis Illadopsis cleaveri Rufous-winged Illadopsis Illadopsis rufescens Puvel's Illadopsis Illadopsis puveli Brown Babbler plebejus Blackcap Babbler Turdoides reinwardtii Capuchin Babbler Phyllanthus atripennis

Paridae Dusky Tit Parus funereus White-shouldered Black Tit Parus guineensis

Remizidae Forest flavifrons Yellow Penduline Tit Anthoscopus parvulus Pholidornis rushiae

Certhiidae Spotted Creeper Salpornis spilonotus Avibase Page 19of 24

Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Nectariniidae Western Violet-backed longuemarei Mouse-brown Sunbird Anthreptes gabonicus Green Sunbird Anthreptes rectirostris Little Green Sunbird Anthreptes seimundi Fraser's Sunbird Deleornis fraseri Reichenbach's Sunbird Anabathmis reichenbachii Green-headed Sunbird Cyanomitra verticalis Blue-throated Brown Sunbird Cyanomitra cyanolaema Western Olive Sunbird Cyanomitra obscura Buff-throated Sunbird Chalcomitra adelberti Carmelite Sunbird Chalcomitra fuliginosa Scarlet-chested Sunbird Chalcomitra senegalensis Collared Sunbird collaris Pygmy Sunbird Hedydipna platura Olive-bellied Sunbird chloropygius Tiny Sunbird Cinnyris minullus Beautiful Sunbird Cinnyris pulchellus Variable Sunbird Cinnyris venustus Johanna's Sunbird Cinnyris johannae Superb Sunbird Cinnyris superbus Splendid Sunbird Cinnyris coccinigastrus Bates's Sunbird Cinnyris batesi Copper Sunbird Cinnyris cupreus

Zosteropidae African Yellow White-eye Zosterops senegalensis

Laniidae Common Fiscal Lanius collaris Southern Grey Shrike Lanius meridionalis Rare/Accidental Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio Rare/Accidental Emin's Shrike Lanius gubernator Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator Yellow-billed Shrike Corvinella corvina

Malaconotidae Fiery-breasted Bush-Shrike cruentus Grey-headed Bush-Shrike Malaconotus blanchoti Lagden's Bush-Shrike Malaconotus lagdeni Many-coloured Bush-Shrike multicolor Orange-breasted Bush-Shrike Telophorus sulfureopectus Marsh Tchagra minutus Avibase Page 20of 24

Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Brown-crowned Tchagra Tchagra australis Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegalus Sabine's Puffback sabini Dryoscopus gambensis Sooty Boubou leucorhynchus Laniarius aethiopicus Yellow-crowned Gonolek Laniarius barbarus Nilaus afer

Prionopidae White Helmet-Shrike Prionops plumatus Red-billed Helmet-Shrike Prionops caniceps

Oriolidae Black-winged Oriole Oriolus nigripennis Western Black-headed Oriole Oriolus brachyrhynchus African Golden Oriole Oriolus auratus Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus Rare/Accidental

Dicruridae Square-tailed Drongo Dicrurus ludwigii Shining Drongo Dicrurus atripennis Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis Velvet-mantled Drongo Dicrurus modestus

Corvidae Pied Crow Corvus albus Piapiac Ptilostomus afer

Sturnidae Narrow-tailed Poeoptera lugubris Chestnut-winged Starling Onychognathus fulgidus Copper-tailed Starling Lamprotornis cupreocauda Purple Starling Lamprotornis purpureus Bronze-tailed Starling Lamprotornis chalcurus Greater Blue-eared Starling Lamprotornis chalybaeus Lesser Blue-eared Starling Lamprotornis chloropterus Splendid Starling Lamprotornis splendidus Long-tailed Glossy Starling Lamprotornis caudatus Chestnut-bellied Starling Lamprotornis pulcher Violet-backed Starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster Wattled Starling Creatophora cinerea Rare/Accidental Common Myna Acridotheres tristis Rare/Accidental Yellow-billed Oxpecker Buphagus africanus Avibase Page 21of 24

Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Passeridae Northern Grey-headed Sparrow Passer griseus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Introduced species Bush Petronia Petronia dentata

Ploceidae White-billed Buffalo-Weaver albirostris Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser superciliosus Speckle-fronted Weaver frontalis Red-vented Malimbe scutatus Malimbus malimbicus Blue-billed Malimbe Malimbus nitens Red-headed Malimbe Malimbus rubricollis Red-headed Weaver Anaplectes rubriceps luteolus Slender-billed Weaver Ploceus pelzelni Black-necked Weaver Ploceus nigricollis Ploceus aurantius Ploceus vitellinus Heuglin's Masked Weaver Ploceus heuglini Vieillot's Black Weaver Ploceus nigerrimus Ploceus cucullatus Black-headed Weaver Ploceus melanocephalus Yellow-mantled Weaver Ploceus tricolor Maxwell's Black Weaver Ploceus albinucha Preuss's Weaver Ploceus preussi Ploceus superciliosus Grosbeak Weaver Amblyospiza albifrons Red-headed Quelea erythrops Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea franciscanus Black-winged Bishop Euplectes hordeaceus Yellow-crowned Bishop Euplectes afer Yellow-mantled Widowbird Euplectes macroura Red-collared Widowbird Euplectes ardens

Estrildidae Pale-fronted Negrofinch Nigrita luteifrons Grey-headed Negrofinch Nigrita canicapillus Chestnut-breasted Negrofinch Nigrita bicolor White-breasted Negrofinch Nigrita fusconotus Red-fronted Antpecker Parmoptila rubrifrons Grey-headed Oliveback Nesocharis capistrata Green Twinspot Mandingoa nitidula Avibase Page 22of 24

Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Lavender Waxbill Estrilda caerulescens Orange-cheeked Waxbill Estrilda melpoda Black-rumped Waxbill Estrilda troglodytes Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild Western Bluebill Spermophaga haematina Black-bellied Seedcracker Pyrenestes ostrinus Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu Uraeginthus bengalus Yellow-winged Pytilia Pytilia hypogrammica Red-winged Pytilia Pytilia phoenicoptera Green-winged Pytilia Pytilia melba Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala Bar-breasted Firefinch Lagonosticta rufopicta Black-faced Firefinch Lagonosticta larvata Black-bellied Firefinch Lagonosticta rara African Firefinch Lagonosticta rubricata Cut-throat Finch Amadina fasciata Black-faced Quailfinch Ortygospiza atricollis Zebra Waxbill Amandava subflava Bronze Mannikin Lonchura cucullata Black-and-white Mannikin Lonchura bicolor Magpie Mannikin Lonchura fringilloides African Silverbill Lonchura cantans

Viduidae Parasitic Weaver Anomalospiza imberbis Pin-tailed Whydah macroura Exclamatory Paradise Whydah Vidua interjecta Paradise Whydah Vidua togoensis Village Indigobird Vidua chalybeata Wilson's Indigobird Vidua wilsoni Jambandu Indigobird Vidua raricola Barka Indigobird Vidua larvaticola Indigobird Vidua camerunensis Variable Indigobird Vidua funerea

Fringillidae White-rumped Seedeater Serinus leucopygius Yellow-fronted Canary Serinus mozambicus Streaky-headed Seedeater Serinus gularis

Emberizidae Cabanis's Bunting Emberiza cabanisi Golden-breasted Bunting Emberiza flaviventris Brown-rumped Bunting Emberiza affinis Cinnamon-breasted Bunting Emberiza tahapisi Avibase Page 23of 24

Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana Rare/Accidental