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Col Location Date Start time Duration Distance Avibase - Bird Checklists of the World 1 Country or region: Ghana 2 Number of species: 773 3 Number of endemics: 0 4 Number of breeding endemics: 0 5 Number of globally threatened species: 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 birds 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 ebird.org - Legend: [x] accidental [ex] extirpated [EX] extinct [EW] extinct in the wild [E] endemic [e] endemic (country/region)
Common name Scientific name Synonym 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 Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
Phaethontidae White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus Rare/Accidental
Sulidae Cape Gannet Morus 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 Cattle Egret 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 Hamerkop Scopus umbretta
Ciconiidae Yellow-billed Stork 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 Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor Rare/Accidental
Anatidae Fulvous Whistling Duck Dendrocygna bicolor Rare/Accidental White-faced Whistling Duck 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 Cuckoo Hawk Aviceda cuculoides European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus Bat Hawk Macheiramphus alcinus Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus African Swallow-tailed Kite Chelictinia riocourii Black Kite Milvus migrans African Fish Eagle 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 Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus Beaudouin's Snake Eagle Circaetus beaudouini Brown Snake Eagle Circaetus cinereus Western Banded Snake Eagle Circaetus cinerascens Bateleur 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 Dark Chanting Goshawk Melierax metabates Red-chested Goshawk Accipiter toussenelii Shikra Accipiter badius Red-thighed Sparrowhawk Accipiter erythropus Ovampo Sparrowhawk Accipiter ovampensis Black Sparrowhawk Accipiter melanoleucus Long-tailed Hawk Urotriorchis macrourus Grasshopper 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 Tawny Eagle 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 Crowned Eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus Martial Eagle 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 Falcon 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 Hobby Falco subbuteo Rare/Accidental African Hobby Falco cuvierii Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
Numididae White-breasted Guineafowl Agelastes meleagrides Crested Guineafowl Guttera pucherani Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
Phasianidae Common Quail Coturnix coturnix Blue Quail Coturnix adansonii Harlequin Quail Coturnix delegorguei Rare/Accidental Stone Partridge Ptilopachus petrosus Forest Francolin 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 Rail 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 African Crake Crex egregia Corncrake Crex crex Rare/Accidental Little Crake Porzana parva Baillon's Crake Porzana pusilla Spotted Crake Porzana porzana Striped Crake Aenigmatolimnas marginalis Black Crake Amaurornis flavirostra Allen's Gallinule Porphyrio alleni Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio Common Moorhen 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 Crane Balearica pavonina Extirpated
Heliornithidae African Finfoot Podica senegalensis
Otididae Denham's Bustard Neotis denhami Arabian Bustard Ardeotis arabs Extirpated White-bellied Bustard Eupodotis senegalensis Black-bellied Bustard Lissotis 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 Burhinus oedicnemus Rare/Accidental Senegal Thick-knee Burhinus senegalensis Water Thick-knee Burhinus vermiculatus Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus capensis
Glareolidae Egyptian Plover Pluvianus aegyptius Temminck's Courser Cursorius temminckii Bronze-winged Courser Rhinoptilus chalcopterus Collared Pratincole 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 Tern 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 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 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 niger 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 Sandgrouse Pterocles exustus Four-banded Sandgrouse Pterocles quadricinctus
Columbidae African Green Pigeon 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 guinea 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 Parrot 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 Turaco Corythaeola cristata Green Turaco Tauraco persa Yellow-billed Turaco Tauraco macrorhynchus Violet Turaco Musophaga violacea Western Grey Plantain-eater Crinifer piscator
Cuculidae Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus Levaillant's Cuckoo Clamator levaillantii Great Spotted Cuckoo 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 Cuculus solitarius Black Cuckoo Cuculus clamosus Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus African Cuckoo Cuculus gularis Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo Cercococcyx mechowi Olive 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 Coucal Centropus leucogaster Black Coucal Centropus grillii Senegal Coucal Centropus senegalensis Blue-headed Coucal Centropus monachus
Tytonidae Barn Owl Tyto alba
Strigidae Sandy Scops Owl 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 Nightjar Caprimulgus 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 Telacanthura melanopygia Mottled Spinetail Telacanthura ussheri Cassin's Spinetail Neafrapus cassini African Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvus African Black Swift Apus barbatus Pallid Swift Apus pallidus Rare/Accidental Common Swift Apus apus Bates's Swift Apus batesi White-rumped Swift Apus caffer Horus Swift Apus horus Little Swift Apus affinis Mottled Swift Tachymarptis aequatorialis Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
Trogonidae Narina's Trogon Apaloderma narina
Alcedinidae Chocolate-backed Kingfisher Halcyon badia Grey-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala Blue-breasted Kingfisher Halcyon malimbica Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis Striped Kingfisher 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 Bee-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 Coracias naevius Blue-bellied Roller Coracias cyanogaster Abyssinian Roller Coracias abyssinicus European Roller Coracias garrulus Rare/Accidental Blue-throated Roller Eurystomus gularis Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus
Phoeniculidae Forest Wood-hoopoe Phoeniculus castaneiceps White-headed Wood-hoopoe Phoeniculus bollei Green Wood-hoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus Black Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus aterrimus
Upupidae Hoopoe Upupa epops
Bucerotidae Abyssinian Ground Hornbill Bucorvus abyssinicus White-crested Hornbill Tropicranus albocristatus Black Dwarf Hornbill Tockus hartlaubi Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill Tockus camurus Red-billed Hornbill Tockus erythrorhynchus African Pied Hornbill Tockus fasciatus African Grey Hornbill Tockus nasutus Piping Hornbill Bycanistes fistulator Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill Bycanistes subcylindricus Brown-cheeked Hornbill Bycanistes cylindricus Black-casqued Hornbill Ceratogymna 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 Honeyguide Melignomon eisentrauti Spotted Honeyguide Indicator maculatus Greater Honeyguide 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 Sasia africana Fine-spotted Woodpecker Campethera 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 Smithornis 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 Riparia paludicola Common Sand Martin Riparia riparia Banded Martin Riparia cincta Grey-rumped Swallow Pseudhirundo griseopyga Red-breasted Swallow Cecropis semirufa Mosque Swallow Cecropis senegalensis Lesser Striped Swallow Cecropis abyssinica Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica Preuss's Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon preussi Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne fuligula Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii White-throated Blue Swallow Hirundo nigrita Pied-winged Swallow Hirundo leucosoma Ethiopian Swallow Hirundo aethiopica Red-chested Swallow Hirundo lucida Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Common House Martin Delichon 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-Shrike 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 Greenbul 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 Baeopogon indicator Spotted Greenbul Ixonotus guttatus Simple Greenbul Chlorocichla simplex Yellow-throated Leaf-love Chlorocichla flavicollis Swamp Palm Bulbul Thescelocichla leucopleura Leaf-love Pyrrhurus scandens Baumann's Greenbul Phyllastrephus 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 Criniger barbatus Red-tailed Greenbul Criniger calurus Yellow-bearded Greenbul Criniger olivaceus Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus
Incertae Sedis Western Nicator Nicator chloris
Turdidae Forest Robin Stiphrornis erythrothorax Lowland Akalat Sheppardia cyornithopsis Common Nightingale 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 Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Whinchat 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 Thrush Monticola saxatilis Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius Fire-crested Alethe Alethe diademata Brown-chested Alethe Alethe poliocephala White-tailed Ant 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 Warbler 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 Acrocephalus 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 Eremomela pusilla Rufous-crowned Eremomela Eremomela badiceps Northern Crombec Sylvietta brachyura Green Crombec Sylvietta virens Lemon-bellied Crombec Sylvietta denti Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Iberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ibericus Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Western Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Common Whitethroat 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 Hyliota flavigaster Violet-backed Hyliota Hyliota violacea Green Hylia Hylia prasina
Cisticolidae Red-faced Cisticola 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 Melaenornis annamarulae Rare/Accidental Northern Black Flycatcher Melaenornis edolioides Pale Flycatcher Bradornis pallidus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa 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 European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
Monarchidae Chestnut-capped Flycatcher Erythrocercus mccallii African Blue Flycatcher Elminia 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 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 Turdoides plebejus Blackcap Babbler Turdoides reinwardtii Capuchin Babbler Phyllanthus atripennis
Paridae Dusky Tit Parus funereus White-shouldered Black Tit Parus guineensis
Remizidae Forest Penduline Tit Anthoscopus flavifrons Yellow Penduline Tit Anthoscopus parvulus Tit Hylia 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 Sunbird Anthreptes 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 Hedydipna collaris Pygmy Sunbird Hedydipna platura Olive-bellied Sunbird Cinnyris 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 Malaconotus cruentus Grey-headed Bush-Shrike Malaconotus blanchoti Lagden's Bush-Shrike Malaconotus lagdeni Many-coloured Bush-Shrike Telophorus multicolor Orange-breasted Bush-Shrike Telophorus sulfureopectus Marsh Tchagra 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 Dryoscopus sabini Northern Puffback Dryoscopus gambensis Sooty Boubou Laniarius leucorhynchus Tropical Boubou Laniarius aethiopicus Yellow-crowned Gonolek Laniarius barbarus Brubru 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 Starling 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 Bubalornis albirostris Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser superciliosus Speckle-fronted Weaver Sporopipes frontalis Red-vented Malimbe Malimbus scutatus Crested Malimbe Malimbus malimbicus Blue-billed Malimbe Malimbus nitens Red-headed Malimbe Malimbus rubricollis Red-headed Weaver Anaplectes rubriceps Little Weaver Ploceus luteolus Slender-billed Weaver Ploceus pelzelni Black-necked Weaver Ploceus nigricollis Orange Weaver Ploceus aurantius Vitelline Masked Weaver Ploceus vitellinus Heuglin's Masked Weaver Ploceus heuglini Vieillot's Black Weaver Ploceus nigerrimus Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus Black-headed Weaver Ploceus melanocephalus Yellow-mantled Weaver Ploceus tricolor Maxwell's Black Weaver Ploceus albinucha Preuss's Weaver Ploceus preussi Compact Weaver Ploceus superciliosus Grosbeak Weaver Amblyospiza albifrons Red-headed Quelea Quelea erythrops Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea Northern Red Bishop Euplectes 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 Vidua macroura Exclamatory Paradise Whydah Vidua interjecta Togo Paradise Whydah Vidua togoensis Village Indigobird Vidua chalybeata Wilson's Indigobird Vidua wilsoni Jambandu Indigobird Vidua raricola Barka Indigobird Vidua larvaticola Cameroon 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