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STRUTHIONIDAE (Ostrich) Ostrich ...... Autruche d'Afrique ...... Struthio camelus ...... RB ...... 26 ...... ssp. camelus ANATIDAE (Ducks & Geese) Fulvous Whistling Duck ...... Dendrocygne fauve ...... Dendrocygna bicolor ...... R...... 36 White-faced Whistling Duck ...... Dendrocygne veuf ...... Dendrocygna viduata ...... RB ...... 36 Greater White-fronted Goose ...... Oie rieuse ...... Anser albifrons ...... PV ...... Ref.13 Common Shelduck ...... Tadorne de Belon ...... Tadorna tadorna ...... X...... Ref.13 ...... Unconfirmed report Egyptian Goose ...... Ouette d'Egypte ...... Alopochen aegyptiaca ...... R...... 36 Hartlaub's Duck ...... Canard de Hartlaub ...... Pteronetta hartlaubii ...... R...... 37 Marbled Duck ...... Sarcelle marbrée ...... Marmaronetta angustirostris ...... PV ...... 38 Tufted Duck ...... Fuligule morillon ...... Aythya fuligula ...... PV ...... Ref.12 Ferruginous Duck ...... Fuligule nyroca ...... Aythya nyroca ...... PW ...... 39 Northern Shoveler ...... Canard souchet ...... Spatula clypeata ...... PW ...... Ref.6 Garganey ...... Sarcelle d'été ...... Spatula querquedula ...... PW ...... 38 Hottentot Teal ...... Sarcelle hottentote ...... Spatula hottentota ...... AV ...... 38 Eurasian Wigeon ...... Canard siffleur ...... Mareca penelope ...... PV ...... 37 Gadwall ...... Canard chipeau ...... Mareca strepera ...... PV ...... 37 Mallard ...... Canard colvert ...... Anas platyrhynchos ...... PV ...... Ref.21 African Black Duck ...... Canard noirâtre ...... Anas sparsa ...... R...... 37 ...... ssp. leucostigma Yellow-billed Duck ...... Canard à bec jaune ...... Anas undulata ...... R...... 38 ...... ssp. ruppelli Cape Teal ...... Sarcelle du Cap ...... Anas capensis ...... X...... 38 ...... Unconfirmed report Common Teal ...... Sarcelle d'hiver ...... Anas crecca ...... P ...... 37 ...... ssp. crecca Northern Pintail ...... Canard pilet ...... Anas acuta ...... PW ...... 38 White-backed Duck ...... Dendrocygne à dos blanc ...... Thalassornis leuconotus ...... R...... 39; Ref.8 ...... ssp. leuconotus Spur-winged Goose ...... Oie-armée de Gambie ...... Plectropterus gambensis ...... RB ...... 36 ...... ssp. gambensis Knob-billed Duck ...... Canard à bosse ...... Sarkidiornis melanotos ...... R...... 37 African Pygmy Goose ...... Anserelle naine ...... Nettapus auritus ...... R...... 37 NUMIDIDAE (Guineafowl) Helmeted Guineafowl ...... Pintade de Numidie ...... Numida meleagris ...... R...... 51 ...... ssp. galeatus Black Guineafowl ...... Pintade noire ...... Agelastes niger ...... R...... 50 Crested Guineafowl ...... Pintade de Pucheran ...... Guttera pucherani ...... R...... 51 ...... ex-edouardi; ssp. verreauxi, sclateri Plumed Guineafowl ...... Pintade plumifère ...... Guttera plumifera ...... R...... 51 ...... ssp. plumifera ODONTOPHORIDAE (Stone Partridge & New World Quails) Stone Partridge ...... Poulette de rocher ...... Ptilopachus petrosus ...... R...... 50 ...... ssp. petrosus PHASIANIDAE (Francolins & Quails) Common Quail ...... Caille des blés ...... Coturnix coturnix ...... PW ...... Ref.9 ...... ssp. coturnix Harlequin Quail ...... Caille arlequin ...... Coturnix delegorguei ...... A...... 50 ...... ssp. delegorguei Blue Quail ...... Caille bleue ...... Synoicus adansonii ...... RB ...... 50 Double-spurred Francolin ...... Francolin à double éperon ...... Pternistis bicalcaratus ...... RB ...... 49 ...... ssp. ogilviegranti Heuglin's Francolin ...... Francolin à bec jaune ...... Pternistis icterorhynchus ...... ? ...... Full details unpublished CAMEROON Checklist -2- [email protected] (rev. Apr. 2018) English (BOWA) ...... French (BOWA) ...... Scientific (H&M) ...... Status ...... Ref.1 page ....Notes/Subspecies
PHASIANIDAE (Francolins & Quails) Clapperton's Francolin ...... Francolin de Clapperton ...... Pternistis clappertoni ...... RB ...... 49 ...... ssp. clappertoni Scaly Francolin ...... Francolin écaillé ...... Pternistis squamatus ...... RB ...... 50 ...... ssp. squamatus Mount Cameroon Francolin ...... Francolin du Cameroun ...... Pternistis camerunensis ...... RB ...... 50 Latham's Forest Francolin ...... Francolin de Latham ...... Peliperdix lathami ...... RB ...... 48 ...... ssp. lathami White-throated Francolin ...... Francolin à gorge blanche ...... Peliperdix albogularis ...... R...... 48 ...... ssp. buckleyi Schlegel's Francolin ...... Francolin de Schlegel ...... Peliperdix schlegelii ...... R...... 48 Ring-necked Francolin ...... Francolin à collier ...... Scleroptila streptophora ...... RB ...... 49 PHOENICOPTERIDAE (Flamingos) Greater Flamingo ...... Flamant rose ...... Phoenicopterus roseus ...... PV ...... Ref.9 Lesser Flamingo ...... Flamant nain ...... Phoeniconaias minor ...... AM ...... 36 PODICIPEDIDAE (Grebes) Little Grebe ...... Grèbe castagneux ...... Tachybaptus ruficollis ...... RB ...... 26 ...... ssp. capensis Black-necked Grebe ...... Grèbe à cou noir ...... Podiceps nigricollis ...... PV ...... Ref.3 ...... ssp. nigricollis COLUMBIDAE (Pigeons & Doves) White-naped Pigeon ...... Pigeon à nuque blanche ...... Columba albinucha ...... RB ...... 66 Speckled Pigeon ...... Pigeon roussard ...... Columba guinea ...... RB ...... 65 ...... ssp. guinea Afep Pigeon ...... Pigeon gris ...... Columba unicincta ...... RB ...... 65 Cameroon Olive Pigeon ...... Pigeon du Cameroun ...... Columba sjostedti ...... RB ...... 65 Western Bronze-naped Pigeon ...... Pigeon à nuque bronzée ...... Columba iriditorques ...... R...... 66 ...... ex-delegorguei Lemon Dove ...... Pigeon à masque blanc ...... Aplopelia larvata ...... RB ...... 69 ...... ssp. inornata African Collared Dove ...... Tourterelle rieuse ...... Streptopelia roseogrisea ...... R...... 67 ...... ssp. roseogrisea Vinaceous Dove ...... Tourterelle vineuse ...... Streptopelia vinacea ...... RB ...... 67 African Mourning Dove ...... Tourterelle pleureuse ...... Streptopelia decipiens ...... RB ...... 67 ...... ssp. logonensis European Turtle Dove ...... Tourterelle des bois ...... Streptopelia turtur ...... PW ...... 66 ...... ssp. turtur Adamawa Turtle Dove ...... Tourterelle de l'Adamaoua ...... Streptopelia hypopyrrha ...... RB ...... 66 Red-eyed Dove ...... Tourterelle à collier ...... Streptopelia semitorquata ...... RB ...... 66 Laughing Dove ...... Tourterelle maillée ...... Streptopelia senegalensis ...... R...... 67 Bruce's Green Pigeon ...... Colombar waalia ...... Treron waalia ...... R...... 69 African Green Pigeon ...... Colombar à front nu ...... Treron calvus ...... RB ...... 69 ...... ex-australis; ssp. calvus Blue-spotted Wood Dove ...... Tourtelette améthystine ...... Turtur afer ...... RB ...... 68 Black-billed Wood Dove ...... Tourtelette d'Abyssinie ...... Turtur abyssinicus ...... R...... 68 Tambourine Dove ...... Tourtelette tambourette ...... Turtur tympanistria ...... RB ...... 68 Blue-headed Wood Dove ...... Tourtelette demoiselle ...... Turtur brehmeri ...... RB ...... 68 ...... ssp. brehmeri, infelix Namaqua Dove ...... Tourterelle masquée ...... Oena capensis ...... RB ...... 68 ...... ssp. capensis PTEROCLIDAE (Sandgrouse) Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse ...... Ganga à ventre brun ...... Pterocles exustus ...... AB ...... 64 ...... ssp. exustus Four-banded Sandgrouse ...... Ganga quadribande ...... Pterocles quadricinctus ...... AB ...... 65 PHAETHONTIDAE (Tropicbirds) White-tailed Tropicbird ...... Phaéton à bec jaune ...... Phaethon lepturus ...... AV ...... Ref.12 ...... ssp. ascensionis CAMEROON Checklist -3- [email protected] (rev. Apr. 2018) English (BOWA) ...... French (BOWA) ...... Scientific (H&M) ...... Status ...... Ref.1 page ....Notes/Subspecies
CAPRIMULGIDAE (Nightjars) European Nightjar ...... Engoulevent d'Europe ...... Caprimulgus europaeus ...... PW ...... 79 ...... ssp. meridionalis Rufous-cheeked Nightjar ...... Engoulevent à joues rousses ...... Caprimulgus rufigena ...... AV ...... 79 ...... ssp. rufigena Freckled Nightjar ...... Engoulevent pointillé ...... Caprimulgus tristigma ...... R...... 79 ...... ssp. sharpei Bates's Nightjar ...... Engoulevent de Bates ...... Caprimulgus batesi ...... R...... 79 Fiery-necked Nightjar ...... Engoulevent à épaulettes noires ...... Caprimulgus pectoralis ...... RB ...... 79 ...... ssp. nigriscapularis Golden Nightjar ...... Engoulevent doré ...... Caprimulgus eximius ...... AV ...... Ref.12 ...... ssp. simplicior Plain Nightjar ...... Engoulevent terne ...... Caprimulgus inornatus ...... R...... 79 Long-tailed Nightjar ...... Engoulevent à longue queue ...... Caprimulgus climacurus ...... RB ...... 80 ...... ssp. climacurus, sclateri Square-tailed Nightjar ...... Engoulevent du Mozambique ...... Caprimulgus fossii ...... ? ...... 80 ...... Full published documentation nee ded Swamp Nightjar ...... Engoulevent du Natal ...... Caprimulgus natalensis ...... R...... 79 ...... ssp. natalensis, accrae Prigogine's Nightjar ...... Engoulevent de Prigogine ...... Caprimulgus prigoginei ...... ? ...... Ref.9 ...... Identity needs confirmation Standard-winged Nightjar ...... Engoulevent à balanciers ...... Caprimulgus longipennis ...... AM ...... 80 Pennant-winged Nightjar ...... Engoulevent porte-étendard ...... Caprimulgus vexillarius ...... AW ...... 80 Brown Nightjar ...... Engoulevent à deux taches ...... Veles binotatus ...... R...... 78 APODIDAE (Swifts) Mottled Spinetail ...... Martinet d'Ussher ...... Telacanthura ussheri ...... RB ...... 83 ...... ssp. sharpei Black Spinetail ...... Martinet de Chapin ...... Telacanthura melanopygia ...... R...... 83 Sabine's Spinetail ...... Martinet de Sabine ...... Rhaphidura sabini ...... RB ...... 82 Cassin's Spinetail ...... Martinet de Cassin ...... Neafrapus cassini ...... R...... 83 Scarce Swift ...... Martinet de Shoa ...... Schoutedenapus myoptilus ...... R...... Ref.9 ...... ssp. poensis? African Palm Swift ...... Martinet des palmes ...... Cypsiurus parvus ...... RB ...... 82 ...... ssp. parvus, brachypterus Alpine Swift ...... Martinet à ventre blanc ...... Tachymarptis melba ...... PW ...... Ref.9 ...... ssp. melba Mottled Swift ...... Martinet marbré ...... Tachymarptis aequatorialis ...... R...... 81 ...... ssp. bamendae Common Swift ...... Martinet noir ...... Apus apus ...... P ...... 81 ...... ssp. apus African Black Swift ...... Martinet du Cap ...... Apus barbatus ...... RB ...... 81 ...... ssp. serlei Fernando Po Swift ...... Martinet de Fernando Po ...... Apus barbatus (sladeniae )...... AV? ...... 81 ...... Identity unproven Pallid Swift ...... Martinet pâle ...... Apus pallidus ...... PV ...... Ref.9 ...... ssp. uncertain Little Swift ...... Martinet des maisons ...... Apus affinis ...... RB ...... 82 ...... ssp. aerobates Horus Swift ...... Martinet horus ...... Apus horus ...... RB ...... 82, Ref.7 ...... ssp. horus White-rumped Swift ...... Martinet cafre ...... Apus caffer ...... RB ...... 82 Bates's Swift ...... Martinet de Bates ...... Apus batesi ...... R...... 82 CUCULIDAE (Cuckoos & Coucals) Senegal Coucal ...... Coucal du Sénégal ...... Centropus senegalensis ...... R...... 76 ...... ssp. senegalensis Blue-headed Coucal ...... Coucal à nuque bleue ...... Centropus monachus ...... RB ...... 75 ...... ssp. occidentalis Black-throated Coucal ...... Coucal à ventre blanc ...... Centropus leucogaster ...... R...... 75 ...... ssp. efulenensis Gabon Coucal ...... Coucal du Gabon ...... Centropus anselli ...... R...... 75 Black Coucal ...... Coucal noir ...... Centropus grillii ...... R...... 75 Yellowbill ...... Malcoha à bec jaune ...... Ceuthmochares aereus ...... RB ...... 75 ...... ssp. aereus Great Spotted Cuckoo ...... Coucou geai ...... Clamator glandarius ...... R...... 72 CAMEROON Checklist -4- [email protected] (rev. Apr. 2018) English (BOWA) ...... French (BOWA) ...... Scientific (H&M) ...... Status ...... Ref.1 page ....Notes/Subspecies
CUCULIDAE (Cuckoos & Coucals) Jacobin Cuckoo ...... Coucou jacobin ...... Clamator jacobinus ...... AM ...... 72 ...... ssp. pica Levaillant's Cuckoo ...... Coucou de Levaillant ...... Clamator levaillantii ...... AM ...... 73 Thick-billed Cuckoo ...... Coucou d'Audebert ...... Pachycoccyx audeberti ...... R...... 74 ...... ssp. brazzae African Emerald Cuckoo ...... Coucou foliotocol ...... Chrysococcyx cupreus ...... RB ...... 75 Yellow-throated Cuckoo ...... Coucou à gorge jaune ...... Chrysococcyx flavigularis ...... R...... 74 Klaas's Cuckoo ...... Coucou de Klaas ...... Chrysococcyx klaas ...... RB ...... 74 Didric Cuckoo ...... Coucou didric ...... Chrysococcyx caprius ...... AB ...... 75 Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo ...... Coucou de Mechow ...... Cercococcyx mechowi ...... R...... 74 Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo ...... Coucou olivâtre ...... Cercococcyx olivinus ...... R...... 74 Common Cuckoo ...... Coucou gris ...... Cuculus canorus ...... P ...... 74 ...... ssp. canorus, bangsi African Cuckoo ...... Coucou africain ...... Cuculus gularis ...... AM ...... 74 Black Cuckoo ...... Coucou criard ...... Cuculus clamosus ...... RB ...... 73 ...... ssp. clamosus, gabonensis Red-chested Cuckoo ...... Coucou solitaire ...... Cuculus solitarius ...... R...... 73 RALLIDAE (Crakes & Rails) Nkulengu Rail ...... Râle à pieds rouges ...... Himantornis haematopus ...... R...... 53 Grey-throated Rail ...... Râle à gorge grise ...... Canirallus oculeus ...... R...... 51 ...... ssp. batesi African Water Rail ...... Râle bleuâtre ...... Rallus caerulescens ...... R...... 51 Corn Crake ...... Râle des genêts ...... Crex crex ...... PV ...... 51 African Crake ...... Râle des prés ...... Crex egregia ...... AM ...... 52 Spotted Crake ...... Marouette ponctuée ...... Porzana porzana ...... PV ...... Ref.9 Little Crake ...... Marouette poussin ...... Zapornia parva ...... PV ...... Ref.12 Baillon's Crake ...... Marouette de Baillon ...... Zapornia pusilla ...... X...... Misidentified, = Z. parva Black Crake ...... Râle à bec jaune ...... Zapornia flavirostra ...... RB ...... 52 Striped Crake ...... Marouette rayée ...... Amaurornis marginalis ...... AM ...... 52 Purple Swamphen ...... Talève sultane ...... Porphyrio porphyrio ...... RB ...... 53, Ref.8 ...... ssp. madagascariensis Allen's Gallinule ...... Talève d'Allen ...... Porphyrio alleni ...... AM ...... 53 Common Moorhen ...... Gallinule poule-d'eau ...... Gallinula chloropus ...... R...... 53 ...... ssp. meridionalis Lesser Moorhen ...... Gallinule africaine ...... Gallinula angulata ...... AM ...... 53 SAROTHRURIDAE (Flufftails) White-spotted Flufftail ...... Râle perlé ...... Sarothrura pulchra ...... RB ...... 52 ...... ssp. pulchra, zenkeri, batesi? Buff-spotted Flufftail ...... Râle ponctué ...... Sarothrura elegans ...... AM ...... 52 ...... ssp. reichenovi Red-chested Flufftail ...... Râle à camail ...... Sarothrura rufa ...... RB ...... 52 ...... ssp. bonapartii Chestnut-headed Flufftail ...... Râle à tête rousse ...... Sarothrura lugens ...... RB ...... 52 ...... ssp. lugens Streaky-breasted Flufftail ...... Râle de Böhm ...... Sarothrura boehmi ...... AV ...... 52 HELIORNITHIDAE (Finfoot) African Finfoot ...... Grébifoulque d'Afrique ...... Podica senegalensis ...... RB ...... 53 ...... ssp. senegalensis GRUIDAE (Cranes) Black Crowned Crane ...... Grue couronnée ...... Balearica pavonina ...... RB ...... 54 ...... ssp. pavonina CAMEROON Checklist -5- [email protected] (rev. Apr. 2018) English (BOWA) ...... French (BOWA) ...... Scientific (H&M) ...... Status ...... Ref.1 page ....Notes/Subspecies
OTIDIDAE (Bustards) Black-bellied Bustard ...... Outarde à ventre noire ...... Lissotis melanogaster ...... R...... 54 ...... ssp. melanogaster Arabian Bustard ...... Outarde arabe ...... Ardeotis arabs ...... R...... 54 ...... ssp. stieberi Denham's Bustard ...... Outarde de Denham ...... Ardeotis denhami ...... AM ...... 54 ...... ssp. denhami Nubian Bustard ...... Outarde nubienne ...... Ardeotis nuba ...... AV ...... Ref.9 Savile's Bustard ...... Outarde de Savile ...... Lophotis savilei ...... R...... Ref.9 White-bellied Bustard ...... Outarde du Sénégal ...... Eupodotis senegalensis ...... R...... 54 ...... ssp. senegalensis MUSOPHAGIDAE (Turacos) Great Blue Turaco ...... Touraco géant ...... Corythaeola cristata ...... RB ...... 72 Western Grey Plantain-eater ...... Touraco gris ...... Crinifer piscator ...... R...... 72 Green Turaco ...... Touraco vert ...... Tauraco persa ...... RB ...... 71 ...... ssp. persa, zenkeri Red-crested Turaco ...... Touraco pauline ...... Tauraco erythrolophus ...... X...... Ref.9 ...... No confirmed record Bannerman's Turaco ...... Touraco doré ...... Tauraco bannermani ...... RB ...... 71 Yellow-billed Turaco ...... Touraco à gros bec ...... Tauraco macrorhynchus ...... RB ...... 71 ...... ssp. verreauxii White-crested Turaco ...... Touraco à huppe blanche ...... Tauraco leucolophus ...... R...... 71 Violet Turaco ...... Touraco violet ...... Tauraco violaceus ...... R...... 72 Ross's Turaco ...... Touraco de Lady Ross ...... Tauraco rossae ...... R...... 72 OCEANITIDAE (Southern Storm-Petrels) Wilson's Storm-Petrel ...... Océanite de Wilson ...... Oceanites oceanicus ...... NV ...... 27 ...... ssp. uncertain CICONIIDAE (Storks) Marabou Stork ...... Marabout d'Afrique ...... Leptoptilos crumenifer ...... RB ...... 34 Yellow-billed Stork ...... Tantale ibis ...... Mycteria ibis ...... RB ...... 34 African Openbill Stork ...... Bec-ouvert africain ...... Anastomus lamelligerus ...... R...... 34 ...... ssp. lamelligerus White Stork ...... Cigogne blanche ...... Ciconia ciconia ...... PW ...... 33 Black Stork ...... Cigogne noire ...... Ciconia nigra ...... PW ...... Ref.8 Abdim's Stork ...... Cigogne d'Abdim ...... Ciconia abdimii ...... AM ...... 34 Woolly-necked Stork ...... Cigogne épiscopale ...... Ciconia episcopus ...... R...... 34 ...... ssp. microscelis Saddle-billed Stork ...... Jabiru d'Afrique ...... Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis .....R...... 34 PELECANIDAE (Pelicans) Great White Pelican ...... Pélican blanc ...... Pelecanus onocrotalus ...... RB ...... 27 Pink-backed Pelican ...... Pélican gris ...... Pelecanus rufescens ...... RB ...... 28 SCOPIDAE (Hamerkop) Hamerkop ...... Ombrette africaine ...... Scopus umbretta ...... RB ...... 32 ...... ssp. umbretta BALAENICIPITIDAE (Shoebill) Shoebill ...... Bec-en-sabot ...... Balaeniceps rex ...... AV ...... 32 ARDEIDAE (Herons & Egrets) White-crested Tiger Heron ...... Onoré à huppe blanche ...... Tigriornis leucolopha ...... RB ...... 29 Great Bittern ...... Butor étoilé ...... Botaurus stellaris ...... PW ...... 29 ...... ssp. stellaris Little Bittern ...... Blongios nain ...... Ixobrychus minutus ...... PW/R ...... 29 ...... ssp. minutus, payesii Dwarf Bittern ...... Blongios de Stürm ...... Ixobrychus sturmii ...... AM ...... 29 CAMEROON Checklist -6- [email protected] (rev. Apr. 2018) English (BOWA) ...... French (BOWA) ...... Scientific (H&M) ...... Status ...... Ref.1 page ....Notes/Subspecies
ARDEIDAE (Herons & Egrets) White-backed Night Heron ...... Bihoreau à dos blanc ...... Gorsachius leuconotus ...... R...... 30 ...... ssp. natalensis Black-crowned Night Heron ...... Bihoreau gris ...... Nycticorax nycticorax ...... PW/R ...... 29 Green-backed Heron ...... Héron strié ...... Butorides striata ...... RB ...... 30 ...... ssp. atricapilla Squacco Heron ...... Crabier chevelu ...... Ardeola ralloides ...... PW/R ...... 30 ...... ssp. ralloides Cattle Egret ...... Héron gardebœufs ...... Bubulcus ibis ...... AB ...... 30 Grey Heron ...... Héron cendré ...... Ardea cinerea ...... R...... 31 ...... ssp. cinerea Black-headed Heron ...... Héron mélanocéphale ...... Ardea melanocephala ...... RB ...... 32 Goliath Heron ...... Héron goliath ...... Ardea goliath ...... R...... 32 Purple Heron ...... Héron pourpré ...... Ardea purpurea ...... PW/R ...... 32 ...... ssp. purpurea Great Egret ...... Grande aigrette ...... Ardea alba ...... R/P? ...... 31 ...... ssp. melanorhynchos Intermediate Egret ...... Aigrette intermédiaire ...... Ardea intermedia ...... RB ...... 31 ...... ssp. brachyrhyncha Little Egret ...... Aigrette garzette ...... Egretta garzetta ...... RB/PW ....31 ...... ssp. garzetta Western Reef Egret ...... Aigrette des récifs ...... Egretta gularis ...... RB ...... 31 ...... ssp. gularis Black Heron ...... Aigrette ardoisée ...... Egretta ardesiaca ...... R...... 31 THRESKIORNITHIDAE (Ibises) African Sacred Ibis ...... Ibis sacré ...... Threskiornis aethiopicus ...... RB ...... 35 European Spoonbill ...... Spatule blanche ...... Platalea leucorodia ...... PV ...... Ref.9 ...... ssp. leucorodia African Spoonbill ...... Spatule d'Afrique ...... Platalea alba ...... R...... 35 Hadada Ibis ...... Ibis hagedash ...... Bostrychia hagedash ...... R...... 35 ...... ssp. brevirostris Olive Ibis ...... Ibis olive ...... Bostrychia olivacea ...... R...... 35 ...... ssp. cupreipennis Spot-breasted Ibis ...... Ibis vermiculé ...... Bostrychia rara ...... R...... 35 Glossy Ibis ...... Ibis falcinelle ...... Plegadis falcinellus ...... PW ...... 35 SULIDAE (Gannets) Cape Gannet ...... Fou du Cap ...... Morus capensis ...... AW ...... 28 Brown Booby ...... Fou brun ...... Sula leucogaster ...... AM ...... Ref.12 ...... ssp. leucogaster PHALACROCORACIDAE (Cormorants) Long-tailed Cormorant ...... Cormoran africain ...... Microcarbo africanus ...... RB ...... 28 ...... ssp. africanus White-breasted Cormorant ...... Cormoran à poitrine blanche ...... Phalacrocorax carbo ...... AM ...... 28 ...... ssp. lucidus ANHINGIDAE (Darter) African Darter ...... Anhinga d'Afrique ...... Anhinga rufa ...... R...... 29 ...... ssp. rufa BURHINIDAE (Thick-knees) Senegal Thick-knee ...... Œdicnème du Sénégal ...... Burhinus senegalensis ...... R...... 55 Water Thick-knee ...... Œdicnème vermiculé ...... Burhinus vermiculatus ...... X...... 55 ...... No confirmed record Spotted Thick-knee ...... Œdicnème tachard ...... Burhinus capensis ...... R...... 55 ...... ssp. maculosus PLUVIANIDAE (Egyptian Plover) Egyptian Plover ...... Pluvian fluviatile ...... Pluvianus aegyptius ...... RB ...... 60 HAEMATOPODIDAE (Oystercatchers) Eurasian Oystercatcher ...... Huîtrier pie ...... Haematopus ostralegus ...... PV ...... 55, Ref.12 ....ssp. ostralegus CAMEROON Checklist -7- [email protected] (rev. Apr. 2018) English (BOWA) ...... French (BOWA) ...... Scientific (H&M) ...... Status ...... Ref.1 page ....Notes/Subspecies
RECURVIROSTRIDAE (Avocet & Stilts) Black-winged Stilt ...... Échasse blanche ...... Himantopus himantopus ...... R/P? ...... 60 Pied Avocet ...... Avocette élégante ...... Recurvirostra avosetta ...... P ...... 60 CHARADRIIDAE (Plovers) American Golden Plover ...... Pluvier bronzé ...... Pluvialis dominica ...... X...... Sighting lacks confirmation Grey Plover ...... Pluvier argenté ...... Pluvialis squatarola ...... PW ...... 56 Common Ringed Plover ...... Grand Gravelot ...... Charadrius hiaticula ...... PW ...... 56 ...... ssp. tundrae, psammodromus? Little Ringed Plover ...... Petit Gravelot ...... Charadrius dubius ...... PW ...... 56 ...... ssp. curonicus Kittlitz's Plover ...... Gravelot pâtre ...... Charadrius pecuarius ...... R...... 57 Three-banded Plover ...... Gravelot à triple collier ...... Charadrius tricollaris ...... R...... 57 ...... ssp. tricollaris Forbes's Plover ...... Gravelot de Forbes ...... Charadrius forbesi ...... R...... 57 Kentish Plover ...... Gravelot à collier interrompu ...... Charadrius alexandrinus ...... PW ...... 57 ...... ssp. alexandrinus White-fronted Plover ...... Gravelot à front blanc ...... Charadrius marginatus ...... RB ...... 57 ...... ssp. hesperius Caspian Plover ...... Pluvier asiatique ...... Charadrius asiaticus ...... PV ...... 57 Long-toed Lapwing ...... Vanneau à ailes blanches ...... Vanellus crassirostris ...... R...... 55 ...... ssp. crassirostris African Wattled Lapwing ...... Vanneau du Sénégal ...... Vanellus senegallus ...... R...... 56 ...... ssp. senegallus White-headed Lapwing ...... Vanneau à tête blanche ...... Vanellus albiceps ...... RB ...... 56 Black-headed Lapwing ...... Vanneau à tête noire ...... Vanellus tectus ...... RB ...... 56 ...... ssp. tectus Spur-winged Lapwing ...... Vanneau éperonné ...... Vanellus spinosus ...... RB ...... 55 Brown-chested Lapwing ...... Vanneau à poitrine châtaine ...... Vanellus superciliosus ...... AB ...... 56 Lesser Black-winged Lapwing ...... Vanneau terne ...... Vanellus lugubris ...... AV ...... Ref.9 Sociable Lapwing ...... Vanneau sociable ...... Vanellus gregarius ...... PV ...... Ref.12 ROSTRATULIDAE (Painted-snipe) Greater Painted-snipe ...... Rhynchée peinte ...... Rostratula benghalensis ...... RB ...... 60 JACANIDAE (Jacanas) African Jacana ...... Jacana à poitrine dorée ...... Actophilornis africanus ...... RB ...... 55 Lesser Jacana ...... Jacana nain ...... Microparra capensis ...... RB ...... 55 SCOLOPACIDAE (Sandpipers) Eurasian Curlew ...... Courlis cendré ...... Numenius arquata ...... PW ...... 58 ...... ssp. arquata Whimbrel ...... Courlis corlieu ...... Numenius phaeopus ...... PW ...... 57 ...... ssp. islandicus Black-tailed Godwit ...... Barge à queue noire ...... Limosa limosa ...... PW ...... 58 Bar-tailed Godwit ...... Barge rousse ...... Limosa lapponica ...... PW ...... 58 ...... ssp. lapponica Ruddy Turnstone ...... Tournepierre à collier ...... Arenaria interpres ...... PW ...... 59 Red Knot ...... Bécasseau maubèche ...... Calidris canutus ...... PV ...... 59 ...... ssp. canutus Ruff ...... Combattant varié ...... Calidris pugnax ...... PW ...... 60 Broad-billed Sandpiper ...... Bécasseau falcinelle ...... Calidris falcinellus ...... PV ...... Ref.9 Curlew Sandpiper ...... Bécasseau cocorli ...... Calidris ferruginea ...... P ...... 59 Temminck's Stint ...... Bécasseau de Temminck ...... Calidris temminckii ...... PW ...... 59 Sanderling ...... Bécasseau sanderling ...... Calidris alba ...... PW ...... 60 Dunlin ...... Bécasseau variable ...... Calidris alpina ...... PV ...... Ref.8 ...... ssp. uncertain CAMEROON Checklist -8- [email protected] (rev. Apr. 2018) English (BOWA) ...... French (BOWA) ...... Scientific (H&M) ...... Status ...... Ref.1 page ....Notes/Subspecies
SCOLOPACIDAE (Sandpipers) Little Stint ...... Bécasseau minute ...... Calidris minuta ...... PW ...... 59 Pectoral Sandpiper ...... Bécasseau tacheté ...... Calidris melanotos ...... PV ...... Ref.17 Common Snipe ...... Bécassine des marais ...... Gallinago gallinago ...... PW ...... 59 Great Snipe ...... Bécassine double ...... Gallinago media ...... P ...... 59 Jack Snipe ...... Bécassine sourde ...... Lymnocryptes minimus ...... PW ...... 59 Terek Sandpiper ...... Chevalier bargette ...... Xenus cinereus ...... PV ...... Ref.9 Common Sandpiper ...... Chevalier guignette ...... Actitis hypoleucos ...... PW ...... 58 Spotted Sandpiper ...... Chevalier grivelé ...... Actitis macularius ...... NV ...... Ref.10 Green Sandpiper ...... Chevalier culblanc ...... Tringa ochropus ...... PW ...... 58 Spotted Redshank ...... Chevalier arlequin ...... Tringa erythropus ...... PW ...... 58 Common Greenshank ...... Chevalier aboyeur ...... Tringa nebularia ...... PW ...... 58 Common Redshank ...... Chevalier gambette ...... Tringa totanus ...... PW ...... 58 ...... ssp. totanus Wood Sandpiper ...... Chevalier sylvain ...... Tringa glareola ...... PW ...... 58 Marsh Sandpiper ...... Chevalier stagnatile ...... Tringa stagnatilis ...... PW ...... 58 Red Phalarope ...... Phalarope à bec large ...... Phalaropus fulicarius ...... PV ...... 60 TURNICIDAE (Buttonquails) Common Buttonquail ...... Turnix mugissant ...... Turnix sylvaticus ...... AM? ...... Ref.9 ...... ssp. lepurana Black-rumped Buttonquail ...... Turnix hottentot ...... Turnix hottentottus ...... AV ...... 65 ...... ssp. nanus Quail-plover ...... Turnix à ailes blanches ...... Ortyxelos meiffrenii ...... RB ...... 65 GLAREOLIDAE (Coursers & Pratincoles) Temminck's Courser ...... Courvite de Temminck ...... Cursorius temminckii ...... R...... 61 ...... ssp. temminckii Bronze-winged Courser ...... Courvite à ailes bronzées ...... Rhinoptilus chalcopterus ...... AM ...... 61 Collared Pratincole ...... Glaréole à collier ...... Glareola pratincola ...... RB/P? ...... 61 ...... fuelleborni, pratincola? Black-winged Pratincole ...... Glaréole à ailes noires ...... Glareola nordmanni ...... PV ...... 61 Rock Pratincole ...... Glaréole auréolée ...... Glareola nuchalis ...... RB ...... 61 ...... ssp. nuchalis, liberiae Grey Pratincole ...... Glaréole grise ...... Glareola cinerea ...... RB ...... 62 STERCORARIIDAE (Skuas) Arctic Skua ...... Labbe parasite ...... Stercorarius parasiticus ...... PV ...... 62 LARIDAE (Gulls & Terns) Brown Noddy ...... Noddi brun ...... Anous stolidus ...... AM ...... 63 ...... ssp. stolidus African Skimmer ...... Bec-en-ciseaux d'Afrique ...... Rynchops flavirostris ...... R...... 62 Sabine's Gull ...... Mouette de Sabine ...... Xema sabini ...... NV ...... 62 Black-headed Gull ...... Mouette rieuse ...... Chroicocephalus ridibundus ...... PW ...... Ref.8 Grey-headed Gull ...... Mouette à tête grise ...... Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus .....R...... 62 ...... ssp. poiocephalus Little Gull ...... Mouette pygmée ...... Hydrocoloeus minutus ...... PV ...... Ref.9 Yellow-legged Gull ...... Goéland leucophée ...... Larus cachinnans ...... ? ...... Detailed publication needed Lesser Black-backed Gull ...... Goéland brun ...... Larus fuscus ...... PW ...... 62 ...... ssp. fuscus, intermedius Sooty Tern ...... Sterne fuligineuse ...... Onychoprion fuscatus ...... A/NV ...... 64 ...... ssp. fuscatus Little Tern ...... Sterne naine ...... Sternula albifrons ...... R...... 64 ...... ssp. guineae CAMEROON Checklist -9- [email protected] (rev. Apr. 2018) English (BOWA) ...... French (BOWA) ...... Scientific (H&M) ...... Status ...... Ref.1 page ....Notes/Subspecies
LARIDAE (Gulls & Terns) Damara Tern ...... Sterne des baleiniers ...... Sternula balaenarum ...... AM ...... 63 Gull-billed Tern ...... Sterne hansel ...... Gelochelidon nilotica ...... PW ...... 63 Caspian Tern ...... Sterne caspienne ...... Hydroprogne caspia ...... PW ...... 63 ...... ex-tschegrava Black Tern ...... Guifette noire ...... Chlidonias niger ...... PW ...... 64 White-winged Tern ...... Guifette leucoptère ...... Chlidonias leucopterus ...... PW ...... 64 Whiskered Tern ...... Guifette moustac ...... Chlidonias hybrida ...... PW ...... Ref.9 ...... ssp. hybrida Common Tern ...... Sterne pierregarin ...... Sterna hirundo ...... PW ...... 63 ...... ssp. hirundo Arctic Tern ...... Sterne arctique ...... Sterna paradisaea ...... P ...... 63 Sandwich Tern ...... Sterne caugek ...... Thalasseus sandvicensis ...... PW ...... 63 Royal Tern ...... Sterne royale ...... Thalasseus maximus ...... AW ...... 63 ...... ssp. albididorsalis SAGITTARIIDAE (Secretary-bird) Secretary-bird ...... Messager sagittaire ...... Sagittarius serpentarius ...... R...... 48 PANDIONIDAE (Osprey) Osprey ...... Balbuzard pêcheur ...... Pandion haliaetus ...... PW ...... 46 ACCIPITRIDAE (Diurnal Raptors) Black-shouldered Kite ...... Élanion blanc ...... Elanus caeruleus ...... R...... 46 African Swallow-tailed Kite ...... Élanion naucler ...... Chelictinia riocourii ...... AM ...... 46 European Honey Buzzard ...... Bondrée apivore ...... Pernis apivorus ...... PW ...... 46 African Cuckoo Hawk ...... Baza coucou ...... Aviceda cuculoides ...... R...... 46 ...... ssp. batesi African Harrier Hawk ...... Gymnogène d'Afrique ...... Polyboroides typus ...... RB ...... 40 ...... ssp. pectoralis Palm-nut Vulture ...... Palmiste africain ...... Gypohierax angolensis ...... RB ...... 40 Egyptian Vulture ...... Vautour percnoptère ...... Neophron percnopterus ...... R/P ...... 39 ...... ssp. percnopterus Congo Serpent Eagle ...... Serpentaire du Congo ...... Dryotriorchis spectabilis ...... R...... 41 ...... ssp. batesi, spectabilis? Bateleur ...... Bateleur des savannes ...... Terathopius ecaudatus ...... R...... 41 Short-toed Snake Eagle ...... Circaète Jean-le-Blanc ...... Circaetus gallicus ...... PW ...... 41 Beaudouin's Snake Eagle ...... Circaète de Beaudouin ...... Circaetus beaudouini ...... AM ...... 41 ...... ex-C. gallicus Brown Snake Eagle ...... Circaète brun ...... Circaetus cinereus ...... R...... 41 Western Banded Snake Eagle ...... Circaète cendré ...... Circaetus cinerascens ...... R...... 41 White-headed Vulture ...... Vautour à tête blanche ...... Trigonoceps occipitalis ...... R...... 39 Hooded Vulture ...... Vautour charognard ...... Necrosyrtes monachus ...... RB ...... 40 ...... ssp. monachus Griffon Vulture ...... Vautour fauve ...... Gyps fulvus ...... PV ...... Details ought to be published White-backed Vulture ...... Vautour africain ...... Gyps africanus ...... RB ...... 39 Rüppell's Vulture ...... Vautour de Rüppell ...... Gyps rueppelli ...... RB ...... 39 ...... ssp. rueppelli Lappet-faced Vulture ...... Vautour oricou ...... Torgos tracheliotos ...... RB ...... 39 ...... ssp. tracheliotos Bat Hawk ...... Milan des chauves-souris ...... Macheiramphus alcinus ...... R...... 46 ...... ssp. anderssoni Crowned Eagle ...... Aigle couronné ...... Stephanoaetus coronatus ...... R...... 44 Martial Eagle ...... Aigle martial ...... Polemaetus bellicosus ...... RB ...... 44 Long-crested Eagle ...... Aigle huppard ...... Lophaetus occipitalis ...... RB ...... 44 Greater Spotted Eagle ...... Aigle criard ...... Clanga clanga ...... PV ...... 45 CAMEROON Checklist -10 - [email protected] (rev. Apr. 2018) English (BOWA) ...... French (BOWA) ...... Scientific (H&M) ...... Status ...... Ref.1 page ....Notes/Subspecies
ACCIPITRIDAE (Diurnal Raptors) Lesser Spotted Eagle ...... Aigle pomarin ...... Clanga pomarina ...... PV ...... 45 Tawny Eagle ...... Aigle ravisseur ...... Aquila rapax ...... RB ...... 45 ...... ssp. belisarius Steppe Eagle ...... Aigle des steppes ...... Aquila nipalensis ...... PW ...... 45 ...... ssp. orientalis Eastern Imperial Eagle ...... Aigle impérial ...... Aquila heliaca ...... PV ...... Ref.9 Verreaux's Eagle ...... Aigle de Verreaux ...... Aquila verreauxii ...... ? ...... Ref.14 ...... Unconfirmed (no photo) African Hawk Eagle ...... Aigle fascié ...... Aquila spilogaster ...... RB ...... 44 Cassin's Hawk Eagle ...... Aigle de Cassin ...... Aquila africana ...... RB ...... 44 Booted Eagle ...... Aigle botté ...... Hieraaetus pennatus ...... PW ...... 44 Ayres's Hawk Eagle ...... Aigle d'Ayres ...... Hieraaetus ayresii ...... R...... 45; Ref.9 Wahlberg's Eagle ...... Aigle de Wahlberg ...... Hieraaetus wahlbergi ...... RB/A ...... 45 Lizard Buzzard ...... Autour unibande ...... Kaupifalco monogrammicus ...... RB ...... 43 Dark Chanting Goshawk ...... Autour sombre ...... Melierax metabates ...... RB ...... 43 ...... ssp. metabates Gabar Goshawk ...... Autour gabar ...... Micronisus gabar ...... RB ...... 43 ...... ssp. niger Western Marsh Harrier ...... Busard des roseaux ...... Circus aeruginosus ...... PW ...... 40 ...... ssp. aeruginosus Pallid Harrier ...... Busard pâle ...... Circus macrourus ...... PW ...... 40 Montagu's Harrier ...... Busard cendré ...... Circus pygargus ...... PW ...... 40 Red-thighed Sparrowhawk ...... Épervier de Hartlaub ...... Accipiter erythropus ...... R...... 43 ...... ssp. zenkeri Ovambo Sparrowhawk ...... Épervier de l'Ovampo ...... Accipiter ovampensis ...... RB ...... 43 Levant Sparrowhawk ...... Épervier à pieds courts ...... Accipiter brevipes ...... PV ...... §§ Shikra ...... Épervier shikra ...... Accipiter badius ...... RB ...... 42 ...... ssp. sphenurus Black Sparrowhawk ...... Autour noir ...... Accipiter melanoleucus ...... R...... 42 ...... ssp. temminckii Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk ...... Autour à flancs roux ...... Accipiter castanilius ...... RB ...... 42 African Goshawk ...... Autour tachiro ...... Accipiter tachiro ...... RB ...... 42 ...... ssp. toussenelii, macroscelides Long-tailed Hawk ...... Autour à longue queue ...... Urotriorchis macrourus ...... R...... 43 African Fish Eagle ...... Pygargue vocifère ...... Haliaeetus vocifer ...... R...... 45 Red Kite ...... Milan royal ...... Milvus milvus ...... ? ...... §§ ...... Confirmation desirable Black Kite ...... Milan noir ...... Milvus migrans ...... AB/PW ....45 ...... ssp. migrans, parasitus Grasshopper Buzzard ...... Busautour des sauterelles ...... Butastur rufipennis ...... AM ...... 43 Common Buzzard ...... Buse variable ...... Buteo buteo ...... P ...... Ref.9 ...... ssp. vulpinus Long-legged Buzzard ...... Buse féroce ...... Buteo rufinus ...... PW ...... 44 ...... ssp. rufinus Red-necked Buzzard ...... Buse d'Afrique ...... Buteo auguralis ...... RB ...... 44 Augur Buzzard ...... Buse augure ...... Buteo augur ...... ? ...... Ref.9 ...... Unconfirmed (no photo) TYTONIDAE (Barn Owls) Barn Owl ...... Effraie des clochers ...... Tyto alba ...... RB ...... 76 ...... ssp. poensis African Grass Owl ...... Effraie du Cap ...... Tyto capensis ...... R...... 76 ...... ssp. cameroonensis STRIGIDAE (Owls) Pearl-spotted Owlet ...... Chevêchette perlée ...... Glaucidium perlatum ...... R...... 78 ...... ssp. perlatum Red-chested Owlet ...... Chevêchette à pieds jaunes ...... Glaucidium tephronotum ...... R...... 78 ...... ssp. pycrafti Sjöstedt's Owlet ...... Chevêchette à queue barrée ...... Glaucidium sjostedti ...... R...... 78 CAMEROON Checklist -11 - [email protected] (rev. Apr. 2018) English (BOWA) ...... French (BOWA) ...... Scientific (H&M) ...... Status ...... Ref.1 page ....Notes/Subspecies
STRIGIDAE (Owls) African Barred Owlet ...... Chevêchette du Cap ...... Glaucidium capense ...... R...... Ref.9 ...... ssp. castaneum? Sandy Scops Owl ...... Petit-duc à bec jaune ...... Otus icterorhynchus ...... R...... 76 ...... ssp. holerythrus European Scops Owl ...... Petit-duc scops ...... Otus scops ...... PW ...... 76 ...... ssp. scops African Scops Owl ...... Petit-duc africain ...... Otus senegalensis ...... R...... 77 ...... ssp. senegalensis Northern White-faced Owl ...... Petit-duc à face blanche ...... Ptilopsis leucotis ...... R...... 77 Short-eared Owl ...... Hibou des marais ...... Asio flammeus ...... PV ...... Full details unpublished Marsh Owl ...... Hibou du Cap ...... Asio capensis ...... R...... 78 ...... ssp. capensis African Wood Owl ...... Chouette africaine ...... Strix woodfordii ...... RB ...... 78 ...... ssp. nuchalis Maned Owl ...... Duc à crinière ...... Jubula lettii ...... RB ...... 77 Spotted Eagle Owl ...... Grand-duc africain ...... Bubo africanus ...... RB ...... 77 ...... ssp. cinerascens Fraser's Eagle Owl ...... Grand-duc à aigrettes ...... Bubo poensis ...... RB ...... 77 ...... ssp. poensis Shelley's Eagle Owl ...... Grand-duc de Shelley ...... Bubo shelleyi ...... R...... 77 Verreaux's Eagle Owl ...... Grand-duc de Verreaux ...... Bubo lacteus ...... R...... 77 Akun Eagle Owl ...... Grand-duc tacheté ...... Bubo leucostictus ...... R...... 77 Pel's Fishing Owl ...... Chouette-pêcheuse de Pel ...... Scotopelia peli ...... R...... 77 Vermiculated Fishing Owl ...... Chouette-pêcheuse de Bouvier ...... Scotopelia bouvieri ...... RB ...... 77 COLIIDAE (Mousebirds) Speckled Mousebird ...... Coliou rayé ...... Colius striatus ...... RB ...... 83 ...... ssp. nigricollis Blue-naped Mousebird ...... Coliou huppé ...... Urocolius macrourus ...... R...... 83 ...... ssp. macrourus TROGONIDAE (Trogons) Narina's Trogon ...... Trogon narina ...... Apaloderma narina ...... R...... 83 ...... ssp. brachyurum Bare-cheeked Trogon ...... Trogon à joues jaunes ...... Apaloderma aequatoriale ...... RB ...... 84 Bar-tailed Trogon ...... Trogon à queue barrée ...... Apaloderma vittatum ...... RB ...... 84 BUCEROTIDAE (Hornbills) Abyssinian Ground Hornbill ...... Bucorve d'Abyssinie ...... Bucorvus abyssinicus ...... R...... 93 Black Dwarf Hornbill ...... Calao de Hartlaub ...... Horizocerus hartlaubi ...... RB ...... 92 ...... ssp. hartlaubi White-crested Hornbill ...... Calao à huppe blanche ...... Horizocerus albocristatus ...... R...... 92 ...... ssp. cassini Red-billed Hornbill ...... Calao à bec rouge ...... Tockus erythrorhynchus ...... R...... 92 ...... ssp. erythrorhynchus African Grey Hornbill ...... Calao à bec noir ...... Lophoceros nasutus ...... R...... 92 ...... ssp. nasutus African Pied Hornbill ...... Calao longibande ...... Lophoceros fasciatus ...... RB ...... 92 ...... ssp. fasciatus Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill ...... Calao pygmée ...... Lophoceros camurus ...... R...... 92 ...... ssp. camurus Yellow-casqued Hornbill ...... Calao à casque jaune ...... Ceratogymna elata ...... R...... 93 Black-casqued Hornbill ...... Calao à casque noir ...... Ceratogymna atrata ...... R...... 93 Piping Hornbill ...... Calao siffleur ...... Bycanistes fistulator ...... RB ...... 93 ...... ssp. sharpii White-thighed Hornbill ...... Calao à cuisses blanches ...... Bycanistes albotibialis ...... RB ...... 93 ...... ex-cylindricus Black-and-white-Casqued Hornbill Calao à joues grises ...... Bycanistes subcylindricus ...... R...... 93 ...... spp. subquadratus UPUPIDAE (Hoopoe) Hoopoe ...... Huppe fasciée ...... Upupa epops ...... RB/PW ....91 ...... ssp. epops, senegalensis, waibeli CAMEROON Checklist -12 - [email protected] (rev. Apr. 2018) English (BOWA) ...... French (BOWA) ...... Scientific (H&M) ...... Status ...... Ref.1 page ....Notes/Subspecies
PHOENICULIDAE (Wood-hoopoes) Green Wood-hoopoe ...... Irrisor moqueur ...... Phoeniculus purpureus ...... RB ...... 91 ...... ssp. guineensis White-headed Wood-hoopoe ...... Irrisor à tête blanche ...... Phoeniculus bollei ...... R...... 91 ...... ssp. bollei, okuensis Forest Wood-hoopoe ...... Irrisor à tête brune ...... Rhinopomastus castaneiceps ...... R...... 91 ...... ssp. bruneiceps Black Scimitarbill ...... Irrisor noir ...... Rhinopomastus aterrimus ...... R...... 91 ...... ssp. aterrimus INDICATORIDAE (Honeyguides) Wahlberg's Honeybird ...... Indicateur de Wahlberg ...... Prodotiscus regulus ...... R...... 98 ...... ssp. camerunensis Cassin's Honeybird ...... Indicateur pygmée ...... Prodotiscus insignis ...... RB ...... 98 ...... ssp. insignis Zenker's Honeyguide ...... Indicateur de Zenker ...... Melignomon zenkeri ...... RB ...... 98 Yellow-footed Honeyguide ...... Indicateur d'Eisentraut ...... Melignomon eisentrauti ...... R...... 98 Greater Honeyguide ...... Grand Indicateur ...... Indicator indicator ...... R...... 97 Spotted Honeyguide ...... Indicateur tacheté ...... Indicator maculatus ...... RB ...... 97 ...... ssp. stictithorax Lesser Honeyguide ...... Petit Indicateur ...... Indicator minor ...... RB ...... 97 ...... ssp. conirostris, senegalensis, rig genbachi Least Honeyguide ...... Indicateur menu ...... Indicator exilis ...... RB ...... 97 ...... ssp. exilis Willcocks's Honeyguide ...... Indicateur de Willcocks ...... Indicator willcocksi ...... R...... 98 ...... ssp. hutsoni Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ...... Indicateur à queue-en-lyre ...... Melichneutes robustus ...... R...... 98 PICIDAE (Woodpeckers) Eurasian Wryneck ...... Torcol fourmilier ...... Jynx torquilla ...... PW ...... 99 ...... ssp. torquilla Red-throated Wryneck ...... Torcol à gorge rousse ...... Jynx ruficollis ...... R...... 99 ...... ssp. thorbeckei African Piculet ...... Picumne de Verreaux ...... Verreauxia africana ...... RB ...... 99 Green-backed Woodpecker ...... Pic de Cailliaut ...... Campethera maculosa ...... RB ...... 100 ...... ex-cailliautii; ssp. permista Fine-spotted Woodpecker ...... Pic à taches noires ...... Campethera punctuligera ...... R...... 99 ...... ssp. punctuligera Golden-tailed Woodpecker ...... Pic à queue dorée ...... Campethera abingoni ...... R...... Ref.9 ...... ssp. chrysura Tullberg's Woodpecker ...... Pic de Tullberg ...... Campethera tullbergi ...... RB ...... 100 ...... ssp. tullbergi Buff-spotted Woodpecker ...... Pic tacheté ...... Pardipicus nivosus ...... RB ...... 100 ...... ssp. nivosus Brown-eared Woodpecker ...... Pic à oreillons bruns ...... Pardipicus caroli ...... R...... 100 ...... ssp. caroli Cardinal Woodpecker ...... Pic cardinal ...... Dendropicos fuscescens ...... RB ...... 100 ...... ssp. sharpii Gabon Woodpecker ...... Pic du Gabon ...... Dendropicos gabonensis ...... RB ...... 101 ...... ssp. reichenowi Little Grey Woodpecker ...... Petit Pic gris ...... Dendropicos elachus ...... R...... 100 Speckle-breasted Woodpecker ...... Pic à poitrine tachetée ...... Dendropicos poecilolaemus ...... RB ...... 101 Fire-bellied Woodpecker ...... Pic à ventre de feu ...... Chloropicus pyrrhogaster ...... R...... 102 Yellow-crested Woodpecker ...... Pic à couronne d'or ...... Chloropicus xantholophus ...... RB ...... 101 Grey Woodpecker ...... Pic goertan ...... Mesopicos goertae ...... R...... 101 ...... ssp. centralis Elliot's Woodpecker ...... Pic d'Elliot ...... Mesopicos elliotii ...... RB ...... 102 ...... ssp. elliotii, johnstoni, kupeensis Brown-backed Woodpecker ...... Pic à dos brun ...... Ipophilus obsoletus ...... R...... 101 ...... ssp. obsoletus RAMPHASTIDAE (Barbets) Yellow-spotted Barbet ...... Barbican à taches jaunes ...... Buccanodon duchaillui ...... RB ...... 95 Naked-faced Barbet ...... Barbican chauve ...... Gymnobucco calvus ...... RB ...... 95 ...... ssp. calvus Bristle-nosed Barbet ...... Barbican à narines emplumées ...... Gymnobucco peli ...... R...... 95 Grey-throated Barbet ...... Barbican à gorge grise ...... Gymnobucco bonapartei ...... RB ...... 95 ...... ssp. bonapartei CAMEROON Checklist -13 - [email protected] (rev. Apr. 2018) English (BOWA) ...... French (BOWA) ...... Scientific (H&M) ...... Status ...... Ref.1 page ....Notes/Subspecies
RAMPHASTIDAE (Barbets) Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird ...... Barbion à front jaune ...... Pogoniulus chrysoconus ...... RB ...... 96 ...... ssp. chrysoconus Western Green Tinkerbird ...... Barbion montagnard ...... Pogoniulus coryphaea ...... RB ...... 95 ...... ssp. coryphaea Yellow-throated Tinkerbird ...... Barbion à gorge jaune ...... Pogoniulus subsulphureus ...... R...... 96 ...... ssp. flavimentum Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird ...... Barbion à croupion jaune ...... Pogoniulus bilineatus ...... RB ...... 96 ...... ssp. leucolaimus Red-rumped Tinkerbird ...... Barbion à croupion rouge ...... Pogoniulus atroflavus ...... RB ...... 96 Speckled Tinkerbird ...... Barbion grivelé ...... Pogoniulus scolopaceus ...... RB ...... 95 ...... ssp. flavisquamatus Hairy-breasted Barbet ...... Barbican hérissé ...... Tricholaema hirsuta ...... RB ...... 94 ...... ssp. flavipunctata, ansorgii Black-billed Barbet ...... Barbican guifsobalito ...... Lybius guifsobalito ...... AV ...... Ref.9 Vieillot's Barbet ...... Barbican de Vieillot ...... Lybius vieilloti ...... RB ...... 94 ...... ssp. rubescens White-headed Barbet ...... Barbican à tête blanche ...... Lybius leucocephalus ...... R...... 94 ...... ssp. adamauae Bearded Barbet ...... Barbican à poitrine rouge ...... Pogonornis dubius ...... R...... 94 Double-toothed Barbet ...... Barbican bidenté ...... Pogonornis bidentatus ...... RB ...... 94 ...... ssp. bidentatus Yellow-billed Barbet ...... Barbican pourpré ...... Trachylaemus purpuratus ...... RB ...... 96 ...... ssp. purpuratus MEROPIDAE (Bee-eaters) European Bee-eater ...... Guêpier d'Europe ...... Merops apiaster ...... P ...... 87 Blue-cheeked Bee-eater ...... Guêpier de Perse ...... Merops persicus ...... AM ...... 87 ...... ssp. chrysocercus Little Bee-eater ...... Guêpier nain ...... Merops pusillus ...... RB ...... 88 ...... ssp. pusillus Blue-breasted Bee-eater ...... Guêpier à collier bleu ...... Merops variegatus ...... RB ...... 88 ...... ssp. loringi Swallow-tailed Bee-eater ...... Guêpier à queue d'aronde ...... Merops hirundineus ...... AM ...... Ref.7 ...... ssp. chrysolaimus White-throated Bee-eater ...... Guêpier à gorge blanche ...... Merops albicollis ...... AB ...... 88 Little Green Bee-eater ...... Guêpier d'Orient ...... Merops orientalis ...... R...... 87 ...... ssp. viridissimus Red-throated Bee-eater ...... Guêpier à gorge rouge ...... Merops bulocki ...... RB ...... 89 ...... ssp. bulocki Rosy Bee-eater ...... Guêpier gris-rose ...... Merops malimbicus ...... AV ...... Ref.12 Northern Carmine Bee-eater ...... Guêpier écarlate ...... Merops nubicus ...... AB ...... 87 Blue-headed Bee-eater ...... Guêpier à tête bleue ...... Merops muelleri ...... R...... 89 Blue-moustached Bee-eater ...... Guêpier à moustaches bleues ...... Merops mentalis ...... RB ...... 89 ...... ex-muelleri Black Bee-eater ...... Guêpier noir ...... Merops gularis ...... RB ...... 89 ...... ssp. australis Black-headed Bee-eater ...... Guêpier à tête noire ...... Merops breweri ...... R...... Full details should be published CORACIIDAE (Rollers) European Roller ...... Rollier d'Europe ...... Coracias garrulus ...... P ...... 90 ...... ssp. garrulus Abyssinian Roller ...... Rollier d'Abyssinie ...... Coracias abyssinicus ...... AM ...... 90 Blue-bellied Roller ...... Rollier à ventre bleu ...... Coracias cyanogaster ...... R...... 90 Rufous-crowned Roller ...... Rollier varié ...... Coracias naevius ...... AM ...... 90 ...... ssp. naevius Broad-billed Roller ...... Rolle violet ...... Eurystomus glaucurus ...... AM ...... 90 ...... ssp. afer Blue-throated Roller ...... Rolle à gorge bleue ...... Eurystomus gularis ...... RB ...... 90 ...... ssp. gularis, neglectus ALCEDINIDAE (Kingfishers) African Pygmy Kingfisher ...... Martin-pêcheur pygmée ...... Ispidina picta ...... RB/A? ....85 ...... ssp. picta, ferrugina African Dwarf Kingfisher ...... Martin-pêcheur à tête rousse ...... Ispidina lecontei ...... R...... 85 ...... ssp. lecontei Malachite Kingfisher ...... Martin-pêcheur huppé ...... Corythornis cristatus ...... RB ...... 85 ...... ssp. galeritus CAMEROON Checklist -14 - [email protected] (rev. Apr. 2018) English (BOWA) ...... French (BOWA) ...... Scientific (H&M) ...... Status ...... Ref.1 page ....Notes/Subspecies
ALCEDINIDAE (Kingfishers) White-bellied Kingfisher ...... Martin-pêcheur à ventre blanc ...... Corythornis leucogaster ...... RB ...... 85 ...... ssp. leucogaster Shining-blue Kingfisher ...... Martin-pêcheur azuré ...... Alcedo quadribrachys ...... R...... 84 ...... ssp. guentheri Giant Kingfisher ...... Martin-pêcheur géant ...... Megaceryle maxima ...... RB ...... 84 ...... ssp. maxima, gigantea Pied Kingfisher ...... Martin-pêcheur pie ...... Ceryle rudis ...... RB ...... 84 Woodland Kingfisher ...... Martin-chasseur du Sénégal ...... Halcyon senegalensis ...... AB ...... 85 ...... ssp. senegalensis, fuscopileus Blue-breasted Kingfisher ...... Martin-chasseur à poitrine bleue ...... Halcyon malimbica ...... RB ...... 86 ...... ssp. malimbica, forbesi Grey-headed Kingfisher ...... Martin-chasseur à tête grise ...... Halcyon leucocephala ...... AB ...... 86 ...... ssp. leucocephala Striped Kingfisher ...... Martin-chasseur strié ...... Halcyon chelicuti ...... R...... 86 ...... ssp. chelicuti Chocolate-backed Kingfisher ...... Martin-chasseur marron ...... Halcyon badia ...... R...... 86 ...... ssp. badia FALCONIDAE (Falcons) Eurasian Hobby ...... Faucon hobereau ...... Falco subbuteo ...... PV ...... 47 African Hobby ...... Faucon de Cuvier ...... Falco cuvierii ...... R...... 47 Eleonora's Falcon ...... Faucon d'Éléonore ...... Falco eleonorae ...... PV ...... Ref.16 Sooty Falcon ...... Faucon concolore ...... Falco concolor ...... PV ...... Ref.20 Peregrine Falcon ...... Faucon pèlerin ...... Falco peregrinus ...... RB/P ...... 47 ...... ssp. minor, calidus Barbary Falcon ...... Faucon de Barbarie ...... Falco pelegrinoides ...... R...... Ref.5 Lanner Falcon ...... Faucon lanier ...... Falco biarmicus ...... RB ...... 46 ...... ssp. abyssinicus Saker Falcon ...... Faucon sacre ...... Falco cherrug ...... PV ...... 46 Red-footed Falcon ...... Faucon kobez ...... Falco vespertinus ...... P ...... 47 Lesser Kestrel ...... Faucon crécerellette ...... Falco naumanni ...... PW ...... Ref.9 Common Kestrel ...... Faucon crécerelle ...... Falco tinnunculus ...... RB/PW ....47 ...... ssp. tinnunculus, rufescens Fox Kestrel ...... Crécerelle renard ...... Falco alopex ...... RB ...... 48 Red-necked Falcon ...... Faucon chicquera ...... Falco chicquera ...... RB ...... 47 ...... ssp. ruficollis Grey Kestrel ...... Faucon ardoisé ...... Falco ardosiaceus ...... RB ...... 47 PSITTACIDAE (Parrots & Lovebirds) Grey Parrot ...... Perroquet jaco ...... Psittacus erithacus ...... RB ...... 70 ...... ssp. erithacus Senegal Parrot ...... Perroquet youyou ...... Poicephalus senegalus ...... R...... 70 ...... ssp. senegalus Brown-necked Parrot ...... Perroquet robuste ...... Poicephalus robustus ...... ? ...... Confirmation lacking Niam-Niam Parrot ...... Perroquet des niam-niam ...... Poicephalus crassus ...... X...... Details unconvincing, rejected Red-fronted Parrot ...... Perroquet à calotte rouge ...... Poicephalus gulielmi ...... R...... 70 ...... ssp. gulielmi Rose-ringed Parakeet ...... Perruche à collier ...... Psittacula krameri ...... R...... 70 ...... ssp. krameri Black-collared Lovebird ...... Inséparable à collier noir ...... Agapornis swindernianus ...... R...... 71 ...... ssp. zenkeri Red-headed Lovebird ...... Inséparable à tête rouge ...... Agapornis pullarius ...... R...... 70 ...... ssp. pullarius PITTIDAE (Pittas) African Pitta ...... Brève de l'Angola ...... Pitta angolensis ...... RB ...... 103 ...... ssp. angolensis, pulih, reichenowi EURYLAIMIDAE (Broadbills) African Broadbill ...... Eurylaime du Cap ...... Smithornis capensis ...... RB ...... 102 ...... ssp. camarunensis Rufous-sided Broadbill ...... Eurylaime à flancs roux ...... Smithornis rufolateralis ...... RB ...... 102 ...... ssp. rufolateralis Grey-headed Broadbill ...... Eurylaime à tête grise ...... Smithornis sharpei ...... RB ...... 103 ...... ssp. zenkeri CAMEROON Checklist -15 - [email protected] (rev. Apr. 2018) English (BOWA) ...... French (BOWA) ...... Scientific (H&M) ...... Status ...... Ref.1 page ....Notes/Subspecies
CAMPEPHAGIDAE (Cuckoo-shrikes) Grey Cuckoo-shrike ...... Échenilleur gris ...... Ceblepyris caesius ...... RB ...... 112 ...... ssp. purus White-breasted Cuckoo-shrike ...... Échenilleur à ventre blanche ...... Ceblepyris pectoralis ...... R...... 112 Red-shouldered Cuckoo-shrike ...... Échenilleur à epaulettes rouges ...... Campephaga phoenicea ...... R...... 113 Petit's Cuckoo-shrike ...... Échenilleur de Petit ...... Campephaga petiti ...... R...... 113 Purple-throated Cuckoo-shrike ...... Échenilleur pourpré ...... Campephaga quiscalina ...... RB ...... 113 ...... ssp. quiscalina Eastern Wattled Cuckoo-shrike ...... Échenilleur loriot ...... Lobotos oriolinus ...... R...... 113 ...... ex-lobatus Blue Cuckoo-shrike ...... Échenilleur bleu ...... Cyanograucalus azureus ...... R...... 112 ORIOLIDAE (Orioles) Western Black-headed Oriole ...... Loriot à tête noire ...... Oriolus brachyrhynchus ...... RB ...... 183 ...... ssp. laetior Black-winged Oriole ...... Loriot à ailes noires ...... Oriolus nigripennis ...... R...... 183 Eurasian Golden Oriole ...... Loriot d'Europe ...... Oriolus oriolus ...... PW ...... 183 African Golden Oriole ...... Loriot doré ...... Oriolus auratus ...... R...... 183 ...... ssp. auratus PLATYSTEIRIDAE (Wattle-eyes & Batises) Senegal Batis ...... Pririt du Sénégal ...... Batis senegalensis ...... RB ...... 152 Grey-headed Batis ...... Pririt à tête grise ...... Batis orientalis ...... R...... 152 ...... ssp. chadensis von Erlanger's Batis ...... Pririt d'Erlanger ...... Batis erlangeri ...... RB ...... 152 ...... ssp. erlangeri Verreaux's Batis ...... Pririt de Verreaux ...... Batis minima ...... R...... Ref.2 Bioko Batis ...... Pririt de Fernando Po ...... Batis poensis ...... RB ...... 152 ...... ssp. occulta Chestnut Wattle-eye ...... Pririt châtain ...... Dyaphorophyia castanea ...... RB ...... 153 ...... ssp. castanea White-spotted Wattle-eye ...... Pririt à taches blanches ...... Dyaphorophyia tonsa ...... R...... 153 Red-cheeked Wattle-eye ...... Pririt de Blissett ...... Dyaphorophyia blissetti ...... R...... 153 Black-necked Wattle-eye ...... Pririt chalybée ...... Dyaphorophyia chalybea ...... RB ...... 153 Yellow-bellied Wattle-eye ...... Pririt à ventre doré ...... Dyaphorophyia concreta ...... RB ...... 153 ...... ssp. graueri Common Wattle-eye ...... Pririt à collier ...... Platysteira cyanea ...... RB ...... 152 ...... ssp. cyanea Banded Wattle-eye ...... Pririt du Bamenda ...... Platysteira laticincta ...... RB ...... 153 VANGIDAE (Vangas & Helmet-shrikes) White Helmet-shrike ...... Bagadais casqué ...... Prionops plumatus ...... R...... 119 ...... ssp. plumatus, concinnatus Red-billed Helmet-shrike ...... Bagadais à bec rouge ...... Prionops caniceps ...... RB ...... 119 ...... ssp. rufiventris, harterti Shrike Flycatcher ...... Bias écorcheur ...... Megabyas flammulatus ...... RB ...... 151 ...... ssp. flammulatus Black-and-white Flycatcher ...... Bias musicien ...... Bias musicus ...... RB ...... 152 ...... ssp. musicus MALACONOTIDAE (Bush-shrikes) Grey-headed Bush-shrike ...... Gladiateur de Blanchot ...... Malaconotus blanchoti ...... RB ...... 123 ...... ssp. blanchoti Monteiro's Bush-shrike ...... Gladiateur de Monteiro ...... Malaconotus monteiri ...... R...... 123 ...... ssp. perspicillatus; species? Green-breasted Bush-shrike ...... Gladiateur à poitrine verte ...... Malaconotus gladiator ...... R...... 123 Fiery-breasted Bush-shrike ...... Gladiateur ensanglanté ...... Malaconotus cruentus ...... RB ...... 123 Sabine's Puffback ...... Cubla à gros bec ...... Dryoscopus sabini ...... RB ...... 120 ...... ssp. melanoleucus Pink-footed Puffback ...... Cubla à pieds roses ...... Dryoscopus angolensis ...... RB ...... 120 ...... ssp. cameroonensis Black-shouldered Puffback ...... Cubla aux yeux rouges ...... Dryoscopus senegalensis ...... RB ...... 120 Northern Puffback ...... Cubla de Gambie ...... Dryoscopus gambensis ...... R...... 119 ...... ssp. gambensis CAMEROON Checklist -16 - [email protected] (rev. Apr. 2018) English (BOWA) ...... French (BOWA) ...... Scientific (H&M) ...... Status ...... Ref.1 page ....Notes/Subspecies
MALACONOTIDAE (Bush-shrikes) Marsh Tchagra ...... Tchagra des marais ...... Bocagia minuta ...... RB ...... 120 ...... ssp. minuta Brown-crowned Tchagra ...... Tchagra à tête brune ...... Tchagra australis ...... R...... 120 ...... ssp. emini Black-crowned Tchagra ...... Tchagra à tête noire ...... Tchagra senegalus ...... R...... 120 ...... ssp. senegalus, armenus Brubru ...... Brubru africain ...... Nilaus afer ...... R...... 119 ...... ssp. camerunensis Bocage's Bush-shrike ...... Gladiateur à front blanc ...... Chlorophoneus bocagei ...... R...... 122 ...... ssp. bocagei Sulphur-breasted Bush-shrike ...... Gladiateur soufré ...... Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus ...... R...... 122 ...... ssp. sulfureopectus Many-coloured Bush-shrike ...... Gladiateur multicolore ...... Chlorophoneus multicolor ...... R...... 122 ...... ssp. multicolor, batesi Mount Kupé Bush-shrike ...... Gladiateur du Kupé ...... Chlorophoneus kupeensis ...... R...... 122 Yellow-crowned Gonolek ...... Gonolek de Barbarie ...... Laniarius barbarus ...... R...... 121 ...... ssp.barbarus Black-headed Gonolek ...... Gonolek à ventre rouge ...... Laniarius erythrogaster ...... R...... 121 Yellow-breasted Boubou ...... Gonolek à ventre jaune ...... Laniarius atroflavus ...... RB ...... 122 Lühder's Bush-shrike ...... Gonolek de Lühder ...... Laniarius luehderi ...... RB ...... 121 ...... ssp. luehderi Tropical Boubou ...... Gonolek d'Abyssinie ...... Laniarius aethiopicus ...... R...... 121 ...... ssp. major Swamp Boubou ...... Gonolek à ventre blanc ...... Laniarius bicolor ...... R...... 121 ...... ex-ferrugineus; ssp. bicolor Mountain Sooty Boubou ...... Gonolek de montagne ...... Laniarius poensis ...... RB ...... 122 ...... ssp. camerunensis Sooty Boubou ...... Gonolek fuligineux ...... Laniarius leucorhynchus ...... R...... 122 DICRURIDAE (Drongos) Northern Square-tailed Drongo ...... Drongo de Sharpe ...... Dicrurus sharpei ...... R...... 184 ...... ex-ludwigii; ssp. sharpei Shining Drongo ...... Drongo de forêt ...... Dicrurus atripennis ...... RB ...... 184 Western Fork-tailed Drongo ...... Drongo brillant ...... Dicrurus divaricatus ...... R...... 184 ...... ex-adsimilis; ssp. lugubris Velvet-mantled Drongo ...... Drongo modeste ...... Dicrurus modestus ...... RB ...... 184 ...... ex-adsimilis; ssp. coracinus LANIIDAE (Shrikes) Yellow-billed Shrike ...... Corvinelle à bec jaune ...... Corvinella corvina ...... RB ...... 123 ...... ssp. togoensis Red-backed Shrike ...... Pie-grièche écorcheur ...... Lanius collurio ...... P ...... 123 Isabelline Shrike ...... Pie-grièche isabelle ...... Lanius isabellinus ...... PW ...... 123 Emin's Shrike ...... Pie-grièche à dos roux ...... Lanius gubernator ...... R...... 123 Northern Fiscal ...... Pie-grièche fiscale ...... Lanius humeralis ...... RB ...... 124 ...... ssp. smithii Grey-backed Fiscal ...... Pie-grièche à dos gris ...... Lanius excubitoroides ...... R...... 124 ...... ex-excubitorius; ssp. excubitoroides Mackinnon's Shrike ...... Pie-grièche de Mackinnon ...... Lanius mackinnoni ...... RB ...... 124 Great Grey Shrike ...... Pie-grièche grise ...... Lanius excubitor ...... R? ...... 124 ...... ssp. leucopygos Lesser Grey Shrike ...... Pie-grièche à poitrine rose ...... Lanius minor ...... PV ...... 124 Woodchat Shrike ...... Pie-grièche à tête rousse ...... Lanius senator ...... PW ...... 124 ...... ssp. senator, badius? Masked Shrike ...... Pie-grièche masqué ...... Lanius nubicus ...... PW ...... 124 CORVIDAE (Crows) Piapiac ...... Piapiac africain ...... Ptilostomus afer ...... R...... 184 Pied Crow ...... Corbeau pie ...... Corvus albus ...... RB ...... 184 MONARCHIDAE (Monarch Flycatchers) Blue-headed Crested Flycatcher ...... Tchitrec noir ...... Trochocercus nitens ...... RB ...... 154 ...... ssp. nitens African Paradise Flycatcher ...... Tchitrec d'Afrique ...... Terpsiphone viridis ...... AB/RB ....155 ...... ssp. ferreti, speciosa, plumbeiceps CAMEROON Checklist -17 - [email protected] (rev. Apr. 2018) English (BOWA) ...... French (BOWA) ...... Scientific (H&M) ...... Status ...... Ref.1 page ....Notes/Subspecies
MONARCHIDAE (Monarch Flycatchers) Rufous-vented Paradise Flycatcher .Tchitrec du Congo ...... Terpsiphone rufocinerea ...... R...... 155 Bates's Paradise Flycatcher ...... Tchitrec de Bates ...... Terpsiphone batesi ...... RB ...... 155 ...... ssp. batesi Red-bellied Paradise Flycatcher ...... Tchitrec à ventre roux ...... Terpsiphone rufiventer ...... RB ...... 154 ...... ssp. schubotzi, neumanni EUPETIDAE (Picathartes) Red-headed Picathartes ...... Picatharte du Cameroun ...... Picathartes oreas ...... RB ...... 133 PROMEROPIDAE (Sugarbirds & allies) Grey-chested Illadopsis ...... Akalat à poitrine grise ...... Kakamega poliothorax ...... RB ...... 131 NECTARINIIDAE (Sunbirds) Fraser's Sunbird ...... Souimanga de Fraser ...... Deleornis fraseri ...... RB ...... 157 ...... ssp. cameroonensis Brown Sunbird ...... Souimanga brun ...... Anthreptes gabonicus ...... RB ...... 156 Western Violet-backed Sunbird ...... Souimanga violet ...... Anthreptes longuemarei ...... RB ...... 157 ...... ssp. longuemarei Violet-tailed Sunbird ...... Souimanga à queue violette ...... Anthreptes aurantius ...... RB ...... 157 Little Green Sunbird ...... Souimanga de Seimund ...... Anthreptes seimundi ...... RB ...... 157 ...... ssp. minor Green Sunbird ...... Souimanga à bec droit ...... Anthreptes rectirostris ...... RB ...... 157 ...... ssp. tephrolaemus Pygmy Sunbird ...... Souimanga pygmée ...... Hedydipna platura ...... AM ...... 157 Collared Sunbird ...... Souimanga à collier ...... Hedydipna collaris ...... RB ...... 157 ...... ssp. somereni Reichenbach's Sunbird ...... Souimanga de Reichenbach ...... Anabathmis reichenbachii ...... RB ...... 158 Green-headed Sunbird ...... Souimanga à tête verte ...... Cyanomitra verticalis ...... RB ...... 159 ...... ssp. bohndorffi Cameroon Sunbird ...... Souimanga à tête bleue ...... Cyanomitra oritis ...... RB ...... 158 ...... ssp. oritis, bansoensis Blue-throated Brown Sunbird ...... Souimanga à gorge bleue ...... Cyanomitra cyanolaema ...... R...... 159 ...... ssp. octaviae Olive Sunbird ...... Souimanga olivâtre ...... Cyanomitra olivacea ...... RB ...... 158 ...... ssp. cephaelis Green-throated Sunbird ...... Souimanga à gorge verte ...... Chalcomitra rubescens ...... RB ...... 159 ...... ssp. rubescens Carmelite Sunbird ...... Souimanga carmélite ...... Chalcomitra fuliginosa ...... RB ...... 159 ...... ssp. fuliginosa Scarlet-chested Sunbird ...... Souimanga à poitrine rouge ...... Chalcomitra senegalensis ...... R...... 160 ...... ssp. acik Buff-throated Sunbird ...... Souimanga à gorge rousse ...... Chalcomitra adelberti ...... R...... 159; Ref.12 ..ssp. eboensis Superb Sunbird ...... Souimanga superbe ...... Cinnyris superbus ...... RB ...... 162 ...... ssp. superbus Johanna's Sunbird ...... Souimanga de Johanna ...... Cinnyris johannae ...... R...... 162 ...... ssp. johannae Bates's Sunbird ...... Souimanga de Bates ...... Cinnyris batesi ...... RB ...... 158 Ursula's Sunbird ...... Souimanga d'Ursula ...... Cinnyris ursulae ...... RB ...... 158 Variable Sunbird ...... Souimanga à ventre jaune ...... Cinnyris venustus ...... R...... 160 ...... ssp. venustus Olive-bellied Sunbird ...... Souimanga à ventre olive ...... Cinnyris chloropygius ...... RB ...... 160 ...... ssp. chloropygius Tiny Sunbird ...... Souimanga minule ...... Cinnyris minullus ...... RB ...... 161 ...... ssp. minullus Northern Double-collared Sunbird ...Souimanga de Preuss ...... Cinnyris reichenowi ...... RB ...... 160 ...... ssp. preussi Orange-tufted Sunbird ...... Souimanga de Bouvier ...... Cinnyris bouvieri ...... RB ...... 161 Palestine Sunbird ...... Souimanga de Palestine ...... Cinnyris osea ...... R...... 161 ...... ssp. decorsei Copper Sunbird ...... Souimanga cuivré ...... Cinnyris cupreus ...... R...... 161 ...... ssp. cupreus Splendid Sunbird ...... Souimanga éclatant ...... Cinnyris coccinigastrus ...... R...... 161 Beautiful Sunbird ...... Souimanga à longue queue ...... Cinnyris pulchellus ...... R...... 162 ...... ssp. pulchellus CAMEROON Checklist -18 - [email protected] (rev. Apr. 2018) English (BOWA) ...... French (BOWA) ...... Scientific (H&M) ...... Status ...... Ref.1 page ....Notes/Subspecies
PLOCEIDAE (Weavers) White-billed Buffalo Weaver ...... Alecto à bec blanc ...... Bubalornis albirostris ...... RB ...... 178 Chestnut-crowned Sparrow Weaver .Mahali à calotte marron ...... Plocepasser superciliosus ...... R...... 178 Speckle-fronted Weaver ...... Sporopipe quadrillé ...... Sporopipes frontalis ...... RB ...... 179 ...... ssp. frontalis Grosbeak Weaver ...... Amblyospize à front blanc ...... Amblyospiza albifrons ...... RB ...... 171 ...... ssp. saturata Red-billed Quelea ...... Travailleur à bec rouge ...... Quelea quelea ...... MB ...... 176 ...... ssp. quelea Red-headed Quelea ...... Travailleur à tête rouge ...... Quelea erythrops ...... RB ...... 176 Northern Red Bishop ...... Euplecte franciscain ...... Euplectes franciscanus ...... R...... 178 ...... ssp. franciscanus Yellow-crowned Bishop ...... Euplecte vorabé ...... Euplectes afer ...... R...... 176 ...... ssp. afer Black Bishop ...... Euplecte de Gierow ...... Euplectes gierowii ...... RB ...... Ref.9 ...... ssp. gierowii Black-winged Bishop ...... Euplecte monseigneur ...... Euplectes hordeaceus ...... RB ...... 177 ...... ssp. hordeaceus Yellow Bishop ...... Euplecte à croupion jaune ...... Euplectes capensis ...... R...... 177 ...... ssp. phoenicomerus Fan-tailed Widowbird ...... Euplecte à épaules orangées ...... Euplectes axillaris ...... R...... 177 ...... ssp. bocagei Yellow-mantled Widowbird ...... Euplecte à dos d'or ...... Euplectes macroura ...... RB ...... 177 ...... ssp. macroura Red-collared Widowbird ...... Euplecte veuve-noire ...... Euplectes ardens ...... RB ...... 176 ...... ssp. concolor Hartlaub's Marsh Widowbird ...... Euplecte des marais ...... Euplectes hartlaubi ...... R...... 177 ...... ssp. humeralis Bob-tailed Weaver ...... Travailleur à queue courte ...... Brachycope anomala ...... RB ...... 176 Baglafecht Weaver ...... Tisserin baglafecht ...... Textor baglafecht ...... RB ...... 171 ...... ssp. neumanni Bannerman's Weaver ...... Tisserin de Bannerman ...... Textor bannermani ...... RB ...... 171 Bates's Weaver ...... Tisserin de Bates ...... Textor batesi ...... R...... 171 Orange Weaver ...... Tisserin orangé ...... Textor aurantius ...... RB ...... 172 ...... ssp. aurantius Vitelline Masked Weaver ...... Tisserin vitellin ...... Textor vitellinus ...... R...... 172 ...... ssp. vitellinus Heuglin's Masked Weaver ...... Tisserin masqué ...... Textor heuglini ...... R...... 172 Vieillot's Black Weaver ...... Tisserin noir ...... Textor nigerrimus ...... RB ...... 173 ...... ssp. nigerrimus Village Weaver ...... Tisserin gendarme ...... Textor cucullatus ...... RB ...... 172 ...... ssp. collaris Black-headed Weaver ...... Tisserin à tête noire ...... Textor melanocephalus ...... R...... 173 ...... ssp. capitalis Black-billed Weaver ...... Tisserin à tête jaune ...... Sitagra melanogaster ...... RB ...... 174 ...... ssp. melanogaster Little Weaver ...... Tisserin minule ...... Sitagra luteola ...... RB ...... 171 ...... ssp. luteola Slender-billed Weaver ...... Tisserin de Pelzeln ...... Sitagra pelzelni ...... RB ...... 172 ...... ssp. monacha Black-necked Weaver ...... Tisserin à cou noir ...... Sitagra nigricollis ...... RB ...... 174 ...... ssp. nigricollis, brachyptera Spectacled Weaver ...... Tisserin à lunettes ...... Sitagra ocularis ...... RB ...... 174 ...... ssp. crocatus Yellow-mantled Weaver ...... Tisserin tricolore ...... Sitagra tricolor ...... RB ...... 174 ...... ssp. tricolor Compact Weaver ...... Tisserin gros-bec ...... Pachyphantes superciliosus ...... R...... 173 Crested Malimbe ...... Malimbe huppé ...... Malimbus malimbicus ...... RB ...... 176 ...... ssp. malimbicus Red-crowned Malimbe ...... Malimbe couronné ...... Malimbus coronatus ...... R...... 175 Cassin's Malimbe ...... Malimbe de Cassin ...... Malimbus cassini ...... RB ...... 175 Red-vented Malimbe ...... Malimbe à queue rouge ...... Malimbus scutatus ...... RB ...... 175 ...... ssp. scutopartitus Rachel's Malimbe ...... Malimbe de Rachel ...... Malimbus racheliae ...... R...... 175 Blue-billed Malimbe ...... Malimbe à bec bleu ...... Malimbus nitens ...... RB ...... 175 Red-headed Malimbe ...... Malimbe à tête rouge ...... Malimbus rubricollis ...... R...... 175 ...... ssp. rubricollis CAMEROON Checklist -19 - [email protected] (rev. Apr. 2018) English (BOWA) ...... French (BOWA) ...... Scientific (H&M) ...... Status ...... Ref.1 page ....Notes/Subspecies
PLOCEIDAE (Weavers) Red-bellied Malimbe ...... Malimbe à ventre rouge ...... Malimbus erythrogaster ...... R...... 175 Red-headed Weaver ...... Tisserin écarlate ...... Malimbus rubriceps ...... R...... 176 ...... ssp. leuconotos Dark-backed Weaver ...... Tisserin bicolore ...... Malimbus bicolor ...... RB ...... 173 ...... ssp. tephronotus Brown-capped Weaver ...... Tisserin à cape brune ...... Malimbus insignis ...... RB ...... 175 Preuss's Weaver ...... Tisserin de Preuss ...... Malimbus preussi ...... R...... 174 Yellow-capped Weaver ...... Tisserin à cape jaune ...... Malimbus dorsomaculatus ...... R...... 175 Maxwell's Black Weaver ...... Tisserin de Maxwell ...... Malimbus albinucha ...... RB ...... 174 ...... ssp. holomelas ESTRILDIDAE (Waxbills) Blue-billed Firefinch ...... Amarante foncé ...... Lagonosticta rubricata ...... R...... 169 ...... ssp. congica Chad Firefinch ...... Amarante de Reichenow ...... Lagonosticta umbrinodorsalis ...... R...... Ref.9 Rock Firefinch ...... Amarante de roche ...... Lagonosticta sanguinodorsalis ...... R...... Ref.18 Bar-breasted Firefinch ...... Amarante pointé ...... Lagonosticta rufopicta ...... R...... 169 ...... ssp. rufopicta Red-billed Firefinch ...... Amarante du Sénégal ...... Lagonosticta senegala ...... R...... 169 ...... ssp. rhodopsis Black-bellied Firefinch ...... Amarante à ventre noir ...... Lagonosticta rara ...... R...... 169 ...... ssp. rara Black-faced Firefinch ...... Amarante masqué ...... Lagonosticta larvata ...... R...... 168 ...... ssp. nigricollis, togoensis? Brown Twinspot ...... Sénégali brun ...... Clytospiza monteiri ...... RB ...... 164 Red-winged Pytilia ...... Beaumarquet aurore ...... Pytilia phoenicoptera ...... R...... 167 Yellow-winged Pytilia ...... Beaumarquet à ailes jaunes ...... Pytilia hypogrammica ...... R...... 167 Orange-winged Pytilia ...... Beaumarquet à dos jaune ...... Pytilia afra ...... X...... Unproven claim, unlikely Green-winged Pytilia ...... Beaumarquet melba ...... Pytilia melba ...... R...... 167 ...... ssp. citerior Dybowski's Twinspot ...... Sénégali à ventre noir ...... Euschistospiza dybowskii ...... R...... 165 Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu ...... Cordonbleu à joues rouges ...... Uraeginthus bengalus ...... R...... 168 ...... ssp. bengalus Western Bluebill ...... Sénégali sanguin ...... Spermophaga haematina ...... RB ...... 166 ...... ssp. pustulata Grant's Bluebill ...... Sénégali à bec bleu ...... Spermophaga poliogenys ...... R...... Ref.12 Black-bellied Seedcracker ...... Pyréneste ponceau ...... Pyrenestes ostrinus ...... R...... 165 ...... incl. frommi Common Waxbill ...... Astrild ondulé ...... Estrilda astrild ...... R...... 168 ...... ssp. occidentalis Black-rumped Waxbill ...... Astrild cendré ...... Estrilda troglodytes ...... R...... 168 Lavender Waxbill ...... Astrild queue-de-vinaigre ...... Estrilda caerulescens ...... R...... 168 Fawn-breasted Waxbill ...... Astrild à poitrine fauve ...... Estrilda paludicola ...... R...... Full details to be published; ssp. ruthae Orange-cheeked Waxbill ...... Astrild à joues oranges ...... Estrilda melpoda ...... RB ...... 167 ...... ssp. melpoda, tschadensis Black-crowned Waxbill ...... Astrild nonnette ...... Estrilda nonnula ...... RB ...... 167 ...... ssp. nonnula, elizae Black-headed Waxbill ...... Astrild à tête noire ...... Estrilda atricapilla ...... RB ...... 168 ...... ssp. atricapilla Green Twinspot ...... Sénégali vert ...... Mandingoa nitidula ...... RB ...... 165 ...... ssp. schlegeli Red-faced Crimsonwing ...... Sénégali de Reichenow ...... Cryptospiza reichenovii ...... RB ...... 165 ...... ssp. reichenovii Shelley's Oliveback ...... Dos-vert à tête noire ...... Nesocharis shelleyi ...... RB ...... 166 ...... ssp. shelleyi, bansoensis Grey-headed Oliveback ...... Dos-vert à joues blanches ...... Nesocharis capistrata ...... RB ...... 166 ...... ex-ansorgei Grey-headed Negrofinch ...... Nigrette à calotte grise ...... Nigrita canicapillus ...... RB ...... 165 ...... ssp. canicapillus Pale-fronted Negrofinch ...... Nigrette à front jaune ...... Nigrita luteifrons ...... RB ...... 165 ...... ssp. luteifrons White-breasted Negrofinch ...... Nigrette à ventre blanc ...... Nigrita fusconotus ...... R...... 166 ...... ssp. fusconotus CAMEROON Checklist -20 - [email protected] (rev. Apr. 2018) English (BOWA) ...... French (BOWA) ...... Scientific (H&M) ...... Status ...... Ref.1 page ....Notes/Subspecies
ESTRILDIDAE (Waxbills) Chestnut-breasted Negrofinch ...... Nigrette à ventre roux ...... Nigrita bicolor ...... RB ...... 165 ...... ssp. brunnescens Woodhouse's Antpecker ...... Parmoptile à gorge rousse ...... Parmoptila woodhousei ...... RB ...... 166 ...... ssp. woodhousei Cut-throat Finch ...... Amadine cou-coupé ...... Amadina fasciata ...... R...... 166 ...... ssp. fasciata Black-faced Quailfinch ...... Astrild-caille à face noire ...... Ortygospiza atricollis ...... R...... 170 ...... ssp. atricollis Zebra Waxbill ...... Bengali zébré ...... Amandava subflava ...... R...... 170 ...... ssp. subflava Locust Finch ...... Astrild-caille à gorge rouge ...... Paludipasser locustella ...... R...... Ref.9 ...... ssp. uelensis Bronze Mannikin ...... Capucin nonnette ...... Spermestes cucullata ...... RB ...... 170 ...... ssp. cucullata Black-and-white Mannikin ...... Capucin bicolore ...... Spermestes bicolor ...... RB ...... 170 ...... ssp. bicolor Magpie Mannikin ...... Capucin pie ...... Spermestes fringilloides ...... RB ...... 170 African Silverbill ...... Capucin bec-d'argent ...... Euodice cantans ...... RB ...... 170 ...... ssp. cantans VIDUIDAE (Indigobirds) Pin-tailed Whydah ...... Veuve dominicaine ...... Vidua macroura ...... RB ...... 179 Sahel Paradise Whydah ...... Veuve à collier d'or ...... Vidua orientalis ...... R...... 180 ...... ssp. orientalis Exclamatory Paradise Whydah ...... Veuve nigérienne ...... Vidua interjecta ...... R...... 180 Togo Paradise Whydah ...... Veuve du Togo ...... Vidua togoensis ...... X ...... No confirmed record Wilson's Indigobird ...... Combassou de Wilson ...... Vidua wilsoni ...... R...... 179 Jos Plateau Indigobird ...... Combassou de Jos ...... Vidua maryae ...... R...... Ref.18 Barka Indigobird ...... Combassou de Barka ...... Vidua larvaticola ...... R...... Ref.4 Cameroon Indigobird ...... Combassou du Cameroun ...... Vidua camerunensis ...... R...... 180 Quailfinch Indigobird ...... Combassou du Nigeria ...... Vidua nigeriae ...... R...... Ref.4 Jambandu Indigobird ...... Combassou de Jambandu ...... Vidua raricola ...... R...... Ref.4 Variable Indigobird ...... Combassou variable ...... Vidua funerea ...... X...... 179 ...... Misidentified Village Indigobird ...... Combassou du Sénégal ...... Vidua chalybeata ...... R...... 179 ...... ssp. neumanni Cuckoo Finch ...... Anomalospize parasite ...... Anomalospiza imberbis ...... R...... 178 PASSERIDAE (Sparrows) House Sparrow ...... Moineau domestique ...... Passer domesticus ...... R...... Full details to be published; ssp. tingitanus? Northern Grey-headed Sparrow ...... Moineau gris ...... Passer griseus ...... RB ...... 178 ...... ssp. ugandae, laeneni? Sudan Golden Sparrow ...... Moineau doré ...... Passer luteus ...... AM ...... 178 Bush Petronia ...... Petit Moineau ...... Gymnoris dentata ...... RB ...... 179 MOTACILLIDAE (Pipits & Wagtails) Tree Pipit ...... Pipit des arbres ...... Anthus trivialis ...... PW ...... 112 Red-throated Pipit ...... Pipit à gorge rousse ...... Anthus cervinus ...... PW ...... 112 Richard's Pipit ...... Pipit de Richard ...... Anthus richardi ...... X...... Identity uncertain, ex-novaeseelandiae Tawny Pipit ...... Pipit rousseline ...... Anthus campestris ...... PW ...... Ref.8 Plain-backed Pipit ...... Pipit à dos uni ...... Anthus leucophrys ...... RB ...... 111 ...... ssp. zenkeri Grassland Pipit ...... Pipit africain ...... Anthus cinnamomeus ...... RB ...... 111 ...... ssp. camaroonensis, lynesi Long-billed Pipit ...... Pipit à long bec ...... Anthus similis ...... RB ...... 111 ...... ssp. bannermani Long-legged Pipit ...... Pipit à longues pattes ...... Anthus pallidiventris ...... R...... 112 ...... ssp. pallidiventris Yellow-throated Longclaw ...... Sentinelle à gorge jaune ...... Macronyx croceus ...... R...... 112 ...... ssp. hygricus CAMEROON Checklist -21 - [email protected] (rev. Apr. 2018) English (BOWA) ...... French (BOWA) ...... Scientific (H&M) ...... Status ...... Ref.1 page ....Notes/Subspecies
MOTACILLIDAE (Pipits & Wagtails) Mountain Wagtail ...... Bergeronnette à longue queue ...... Motacilla clara ...... RB ...... 110 ...... ssp. chapini Yellow Wagtail ...... Bergeronnette printanière ...... Motacilla flava ...... PW ...... 110 ...... ssp. flava, thunbergi, fel degg White Wagtail ...... Bergeronnette grise ...... Motacilla alba ...... PW ...... 110 ...... ssp.alba African Pied Wagtail ...... Bergeronnette pie ...... Motacilla aguimp ...... R...... 110 ...... ssp. vidua Grey Wagtail ...... Bergeronnette des ruisseaux ...... Motacilla cinerea ...... PV ...... Ref.9 FRINGILLIDAE (Canaries) Oriole Finch ...... Linurge loriot ...... Linurgus olivaceus ...... RB ...... 164 ...... ssp. olivaceus White-rumped Seedeater ...... Serin à croupion blanc ...... Crithagra leucopygia ...... RB ...... 164 ...... ssp. riggenbachi Yellow-fronted Canary ...... Serin du Mozambique ...... Crithagra mozambica ...... RB ...... 163 ...... ssp. caniceps, punctigula Northern Streaky-headed Seedeater Serin gris ...... Crithagra canicapilla ...... R...... 164 ...... ssp. canicapilla, montanorum Thick-billed Seedeater ...... Serin de Burton ...... Crithagra burtoni ...... RB ...... 164 ...... ssp. burtoni EMBERIZIDAE (Buntings) Cabanis's Bunting ...... Bruant de Cabanis ...... Fringillaria cabanisi ...... R...... 163 ...... ssp. cabanisi Brown-rumped Bunting ...... Bruant à ventre jaune ...... Fringillaria affinis ...... R...... 163 ...... ssp. vulpecula, nigeriae African Golden-breasted Bunting .....Bruant à poitrine dorée ...... Fringillaria flaviventris ...... R...... 163 ...... ssp. flavigaster Cinnamon-breasted Rock Bunting ...Bruant cannelle ...... Fringillaria tahapisi ...... RB ...... 163 ...... ssp. goslingi Ortolan Bunting ...... Bruant ortolan ...... Emberiza hortulana ...... PV ...... Full details should be published HYLIOTIDAE (Hyliotas) Yellow-bellied Hyliota ...... Hyliote à ventre jaune ...... Hyliota flavigaster ...... R...... 151 ...... ssp. flavigaster Southern Hyliota ...... Hyliote australe ...... Hyliota australis ...... R...... 151 ...... Specific identity uncertain Violet-backed Hyliota ...... Hyliote à dos violet ...... Hyliota violacea ...... R...... 151 ...... ssp. violacea STENOSTIRIDAE (Crested Flycatchers) Dusky Crested Flycatcher ...... Tchitrec à tête noire ...... Elminia nigromitrata ...... RB ...... 154 ...... ssp. nigromitrata White-bellied Crested Flycatcher ....Tchitrec à ventre blanc ...... Elminia albiventris ...... RB ...... 154 ...... ssp. albiventris African Blue Flycatcher ...... Tchitrec bleu ...... Elminia longicauda ...... RB ...... 154 ...... ssp. teresita PARIDAE (Tits) White-bellied Tit ...... Mésange à ventre blanc ...... Melaniparus albiventris ...... R...... 156 White-winged Black Tit ...... Mésange à epaulettes ...... Melaniparus leucomelas ...... RB ...... 156 ...... ssp. guineensis Dusky Tit ...... Mésange enfumée ...... Melaniparus funereus ...... R...... 156 ...... ssp. funereus REMIZIDAE (Penduline Tits) Sennar Penduline Tit ...... Rémiz du Soudan ...... Anthoscopus punctifrons ...... R...... 155 Yellow Penduline Tit ...... Rémiz à ventre jaune ...... Anthoscopus parvulus ...... R...... 156 Forest Penduline Tit ...... Rémiz à front jaune ...... Anthoscopus flavifrons ...... R...... 156 ...... ssp. flavifrons NICATORIDAE (Nicators) Western Nicator ...... Nicator à gorge grise ...... Nicator chloris ...... RB ...... 118 Yellow-throated Nicator ...... Nicator à gorge jaune ...... Nicator vireo ...... R...... 118 ALAUDIDAE (Larks) Rufous-rumped Lark ...... Alouette à queue rousse ...... Pinarocorys erythropygia ...... AM ...... 104 Chestnut-backed Sparrow Lark ...... Moinelette à oreillons blancs ...... Eremopterix leucotis ...... R...... 105 ...... ssp. melanocephalus CAMEROON Checklist -22 - [email protected] (rev. Apr. 2018) English (BOWA) ...... French (BOWA) ...... Scientific (H&M) ...... Status ...... Ref.1 page ....Notes/Subspecies
ALAUDIDAE (Larks) Rufous-naped Lark ...... Alouette à nuque rousse ...... Mirafra africana ...... R...... 103 ...... ssp. stresemanni, bamendae Flappet Lark ...... Alouette bourdonnante ...... Mirafra rufocinnamomea ...... R...... 104 ...... ssp. buckleyi, tigrina Singing Bush Lark ...... Alouette chanteuse ...... Mirafra cantillans ...... AM ...... 103 ...... ex-javanica; ssp. chadensis Greater Short-toed Lark ...... Alouette calandrelle ...... Calandrella brachydactyla ...... PV ...... 105 ...... ssp. brachydactyla Sun Lark ...... Cochevis modeste ...... Galerida modesta ...... R...... 105 ...... ssp. modesta, struempelli Crested Lark ...... Cochevis huppé ...... Galerida cristata ...... R...... 105 ...... ssp. alexanderi MACROSPHENIDAE (Crombecs & Longbills) Northern Crombec ...... Crombec sittelle ...... Sylvietta brachyura ...... R...... 147 ...... ssp. carnapi Green Crombec ...... Crombec vert ...... Sylvietta virens ...... RB ...... 147 ...... ssp. virens Lemon-bellied Crombec ...... Crombec à gorge tachetée ...... Sylvietta denti ...... R...... 147 ...... ssp. denti African Moustached Warbler ...... Mélocichle à moustaches ...... Melocichla mentalis ...... R...... 135 ...... ssp. mentalis Yellow Longbill ...... Nasique jaune ...... Macrosphenus flavicans ...... RB ...... 147 ...... ssp. flavicans Kemp's Longbill ...... Nasique de Kemp ...... Macrosphenus kempi ...... R...... Ref.9 ...... ssp. flammeus Grey Longbill ...... Nasique grise ...... Macrosphenus concolor ...... RB ...... 147 CISTICOLIDAE (Cisticolas & Apalises) Yellow-bellied Eremomela ...... Érémomèle à croupion jaune ...... Eremomela icteropygialis ...... ? ...... 146 ...... Full details to be published Senegal Eremomela ...... Érémomèle à dos vert ...... Eremomela pusilla ...... RB ...... 146 ...... ssp. pusilla, canescens Rufous-crowned Eremomela ...... Érémomèle à tête brune ...... Eremomela badiceps ...... RB ...... 147 ...... ssp. badiceps Red-winged Grey Warbler ...... Prinia grise ...... Drymocichla incana ...... R...... 144 White-chinned Prinia ...... Prinia à gorge blanche ...... Schistolais leucopogon ...... RB ...... 142 ...... ssp. leucopogon Green Longtail ...... Prinia verte ...... Urolais epichlorus ...... RB ...... 142 ...... ssp. epichlorus Black-collared Apalis ...... Apalis à col noir ...... Oreolais pulcher ...... R...... 143 ...... ssp. pulcher Yellow-breasted Apalis ...... Apalis à gorge jaune ...... Apalis flavida ...... R...... Ref.9 ...... ssp. caniceps Masked Apalis ...... Apalis masquée ...... Apalis binotata ...... R...... 143 Black-throated Apalis ...... Apalis à gorge noire ...... Apalis jacksoni ...... R...... 143 ...... ssp. minor, bambuluensis Black-capped Apalis ...... Apalis à calotte noire ...... Apalis nigriceps ...... RB ...... 143 ...... ssp. nigriceps Buff-throated Apalis ...... Apalis à gorge rousse ...... Apalis rufogularis ...... RB ...... 144 ...... ssp. rufogularis Bamenda Apalis ...... Apalis du Bamenda ...... Apalis bamendae ...... R...... 144 ...... ex-sharpii Gosling's Apalis ...... Apalis de Gosling ...... Apalis goslingi ...... R...... 144 ...... ex-sharpii Grey Apalis ...... Apalis cendrée ...... Apalis cinerea ...... RB ...... 144 ...... ssp. funebris Buff-bellied Warbler ...... Phyllolaïs à ventre fauve ...... Phyllolais pulchella ...... R...... 144 Cricket Warbler ...... Prinia à front écailleux ...... Spiloptila clamans ...... R...... Ref.9 White-tailed Warbler ...... Poliolaïs à queue blanche ...... Poliolais lopezi ...... RB ...... 146 ...... ssp. alexanderi, manengubae Grey-backed Camaroptera ...... Camaroptère à tête grise ...... Camaroptera brachyura ...... RB ...... 145 ...... ssp. brevicaudata, tincta Yellow-browed Camaroptera ...... Camaroptère à sourcils jaunes ...... Camaroptera superciliaris ...... RB ...... 145 Olive-green Camaroptera ...... Camaroptère à dos vert ...... Camaroptera chloronota ...... RB ...... 145 ...... ssp. chloronota Oriole Warbler ...... Noircap loriot ...... Hypergerus atriceps ...... RB ...... 145 Red-faced Cisticola ...... Cisticole à face rousse ...... Cisticola erythrops ...... RB ...... 138 ...... ssp. erythrops Singing Cisticola ...... Cisticole chanteuse ...... Cisticola cantans ...... R...... 138 ...... ssp. concolor CAMEROON Checklist -23 - [email protected] (rev. Apr. 2018) English (BOWA) ...... French (BOWA) ...... Scientific (H&M) ...... Status ...... Ref.1 page ....Notes/Subspecies
CISTICOLIDAE (Cisticolas & Apalises) Whistling Cisticola ...... Cisticole siffleuse ...... Cisticola lateralis ...... R...... 138 ...... ssp. lateralis Chattering Cisticola ...... Cisticole babillarde ...... Cisticola anonymus ...... RB ...... 138 Chubb's Cisticola ...... Cisticole de Chubb ...... Cisticola chubbi ...... RB ...... 139 ...... ex-hunteri; ssp. discolor, adametzi Rock-loving Cisticola ...... Cisticole paresseuse ...... Cisticola aberrans ...... R...... 139 ...... ssp. petrophilus Winding Cisticola ...... Cisticole roussâtre ...... Cisticola galactotes ...... R...... 139 ...... ssp. amphilectus Stout Cisticola ...... Cisticole robuste ...... Cisticola robustus ...... R...... 139 ...... ssp. santae Croaking Cisticola ...... Cisticole striée ...... Cisticola natalensis ...... R...... 139 ...... ssp. strangei Red-pate Cisticola ...... Cisticole à tête rousse ...... Cisticola ruficeps ...... R...... 139, 140 ...... ssp. ruficeps Dorst's Cisticola ...... Cisticole de Dorst ...... Cisticola guinea ...... R...... 18.01 Short-winged Cisticola ...... Cisticole à ailes courtes ...... Cisticola brachypterus ...... R...... 140 ...... ssp. brachypterus Rufous Cisticola ...... Cisticole rousse ...... Cisticola rufus ...... R...... 140 Zitting Cisticola ...... Cisticole des joncs ...... Cisticola juncidis ...... RB ...... 140 ...... ssp. uropygialis Desert Cisticola ...... Cisticole du désert ...... Cisticola aridulus ...... R...... Full details should be published Black-backed Cisticola ...... Cisticole à dos noir ...... Cisticola eximius ...... R...... Full details should be published Pectoral-patch Cisticola ...... Cisticole brune ...... Cisticola brunnescens ...... R...... 141 ...... ssp. lynesi, mbangensis Black-faced Rufous Warbler ...... Bathmocerque à face noire ...... Bathmocercus rufus ...... RB ...... 145 ...... ssp. rufus Tawny-flanked Prinia ...... Prinia modeste ...... Prinia subflava ...... RB ...... 141 ...... ssp. melanorhyncha River Prinia ...... Prinia aquatique ...... Prinia fluviatilis ...... R...... 142 Banded Prinia ...... Prinia rayée ...... Prinia bairdii ...... RB ...... 143 ...... ssp. bairdii Red-winged Warbler ...... Prinia à ailes rousses ...... Prinia erythroptera ...... R...... 141 ...... ssp. erythroptera, jodoptera LOCUSTELLIDAE (Bush Warblers) Savi's Warbler ...... Locustelle luscinioïde ...... Locustella luscinioides ...... PV ...... Ref.9 ...... ssp. luscinioides Broad-tailed Warbler ...... Graminicole à queue large ...... Schoenicola brevirostris ...... R...... 134 ...... ssp. alexinae Dja River Warbler ...... Bouscarle géante ...... Bradypterus grandis ...... R...... 133 Little Rush Warbler ...... Bouscarle caqueteuse ...... Bradypterus baboecala ...... RB ...... 133 ...... ssp. msiri Bangwa Forest Warbler ...... Bouscarle de Bangwa ...... Bradypterus bangwaensis ...... R...... 134 Evergreen Forest Warbler ...... Bouscarle de Lopes ...... Bradypterus lopezi ...... RB ...... 134 ...... ssp. camerunensis, manengubae ACROCEPHALIDAE (Reed Warblers) Eastern Olivaceous Warbler ...... Hypolaïs pâle ...... Iduna pallida ...... PW/R ...... 136 ...... ssp. laeneni, elaeica Western Olivaceous Warbler ...... Hypolaïs obscure ...... Iduna opaca ...... PV ...... 136 African Yellow Warbler ...... Chloropète jaune ...... Iduna natalensis ...... R...... 135 ...... ssp. batesi Olive-tree Warbler ...... Hypolaïs des oliviers ...... Hippolais olivetorum ...... X...... Unconfirmed, undocumened report Melodious Warbler ...... Hypolaïs polyglotte ...... Hippolais polyglotta ...... PW ...... 136 Icterine Warbler ...... Hypolaïs ictérine ...... Hippolais icterina ...... P ...... 135 Sedge Warbler ...... Phragmite des joncs ...... Acrocephalus schoenobaenus ...... PW ...... 134 European Reed Warbler ...... Rousserolle effarvatte ...... Acrocephalus scirpaceus ...... PW/R ...... 134,135 ...... ssp. scirpaceus, cinnamomeus Lesser Swamp Warbler ...... Rousserolle à bec fin ...... Acrocephalus gracilirostris ...... X...... No confirmed record Greater Swamp Warbler ...... Rousserolle des cannes ...... Acrocephalus rufescens ...... RB ...... 135 ...... ssp. rufescens Great Reed Warbler ...... Rousserolle turdoïde ...... Acrocephalus arundinaceus ...... PW ...... 134 ...... ssp. arundinaceus CAMEROON Checklist -24 - [email protected] (rev. Apr. 2018) English (BOWA) ...... French (BOWA) ...... Scientific (H&M) ...... Status ...... Ref.1 page ....Notes/Subspecies
HIRUNDINIDAE (Swallows) Grey-rumped Swallow ...... Hirondelle à croupion gris ...... Pseudhirundo griseopyga ...... R...... 108 ...... ssp. melbina Square-tailed Saw-wing ...... Hirondelle à queue courte ...... Psalidoprocne nitens ...... R...... 109 ...... ssp. nitens Mountain Saw-wing ...... Hirondelle brune ...... Psalidoprocne fuliginosa ...... RB ...... 110 Black Saw-wing ...... Hirondelle hérissée ...... Psalidoprocne pristoptera ...... R...... 109 ...... ssp. petiti, chalybea Fanti Saw-wing ...... Hirondelle fanti ...... Psalidoprocne obscura ...... R...... 109 Common House Martin ...... Hirondelle de fenêtre ...... Delichon urbicum ...... PW ...... 109 Preuss's Cliff Swallow ...... Hirondelle de Preuss ...... Petrochelidon preussi ...... RB ...... 108 Forest Swallow ...... Hirondelle de forêt ...... Petrochelidon fuliginosa ...... RB ...... 108 Lesser Striped Swallow ...... Hirondelle striée ...... Cecropis abyssinica ...... RB ...... 108 ...... ssp. puella, maxima Rufous-chested Swallow ...... Hirondelle à ventre roux ...... Cecropis semirufa ...... AB ...... 107 ...... ssp. gordoni Mosque Swallow ...... Hirondelle des mosquées ...... Cecropis senegalensis ...... RB ...... 107 ...... ssp. senegalensis, saturatior Red-rumped Swallow ...... Hirondelle rousseline ...... Cecropis daurica ...... RB ...... 107 ...... ssp. domicella, kumboensis White-throated Swallow ...... Hirondelle à gorge blanche ...... Hirundo albigularis ...... X...... Ref.9 ...... No confirmed record Wire-tailed Swallow ...... Hirondelle à longs brins ...... Hirundo smithii ...... R...... 107 White-throated Blue Swallow ...... Hirondelle à bavette ...... Hirundo nigrita ...... RB ...... 106 Barn Swallow ...... Hirondelle rustique ...... Hirundo rustica ...... PW ...... 106 ...... ssp. rustica Red-chested Swallow ...... Hirondelle de Guinée ...... Hirundo lucida ...... X...... No confirmed record Ethiopian Swallow ...... Hirondelle d'Ethiopie ...... Hirundo aethiopica ...... RB ...... 107 ...... ssp. aethiopica Pied-winged Swallow ...... Hirondelle à ailes tachetées ...... Hirundo leucosoma ...... AV ...... 107 Rock Martin ...... Hirondelle isabelline ...... Ptyonoprogne fuligula ...... RB ...... 109 ...... ssp. fuligula, bansoensis Banded Martin ...... Hirondelle à collier ...... Neophedina cincta ...... AM ...... 106 ...... ssp. cincta?, parvula? Plain Martin ...... Hirondelle paludicole ...... Riparia paludicola ...... R...... 106 ...... ssp. minor, newtoni Common Sand Martin ...... Hirondelle de rivage ...... Riparia riparia ...... PW ...... 106 ...... ssp. riparia PYCNONOTIDAE (Bulbuls) Slender-billed Greenbul ...... Bulbul à bec grêle ...... Stelgidillas gracilirostris ...... RB ...... 114 ...... ssp. gracilirostris Golden Greenbul ...... Bulbul doré ...... Calyptocichla serinus ...... RB ...... 115 Red-tailed Bristlebill ...... Bulbul moustac ...... Bleda syndactylus ...... R...... 118 ...... ssp. multicolor Lesser Bristlebill ...... Bulbul jaunelore ...... Bleda notatus ...... RB ...... 118 ...... ex-eximius Yellow-lored Britlebill ...... Bulbul de l'Ouganda ...... Bleda ugandae ...... R...... Full details to be published; ex-notatus Grey-headed Bristlebill ...... Bulbul fourmilier ...... Bleda canicapillus ...... R...... Ref.12 Yellow-throated Leaflove ...... Bulbul à gorge claire ...... Atimastillas flavicollis ...... RB ...... 116 ...... ssp. flavicollis, soror Spotted Greenbul ...... Bulbul tacheté ...... Ixonotus guttatus ...... RB ...... 116 Swamp Palm Bulbul ...... Bulbul des raphias ...... Thescelocichla leucopleura ...... RB ...... 116 Honeyguide Greenbul ...... Bulbul à queue blanche ...... Baeopogon indicator ...... R...... 115 ...... ssp. indicator Sjöstedt's Honeyguide Greenbul ...... Bulbul bruyant ...... Baeopogon clamans ...... R...... 115 Yellow-necked Greenbul ...... Bulbul de Falkenstein ...... Chlorocichla falkensteini ...... RB ...... 116 Simple Leaflove ...... Bulbul modeste ...... Chlorocichla simplex ...... RB ...... 116 Cameroon Montane Greenbul ...... Bulbul concolore ...... Arizelocichla montana ...... RB ...... 115 Western Mountain Greenbul ...... Bulbul à gorge grise ...... Arizelocichla tephrolaema ...... RB ...... 115 ...... ssp. tephrolaema, bamendae CAMEROON Checklist -25 - [email protected] (rev. Apr. 2018) English (BOWA) ...... French (BOWA) ...... Scientific (H&M) ...... Status ...... Ref.1 page ....Notes/Subspecies
PYCNONOTIDAE (Bulbuls) Yellow-whiskered Greenbul ...... Bulbul à moustaches jaunes ...... Eurillas latirostris ...... RB ...... 115 ...... ssp. latirostris Little Greenbul ...... Bulbul verdâtre ...... Eurillas virens ...... RB ...... 114 ...... ssp. virens Little Grey Greenbul ...... Bulbul gracile ...... Eurillas gracilis ...... RB ...... 114 ...... ssp. gracilis Ansorge's Greenbul ...... Bulbul d'Ansorge ...... Eurillas ansorgei ...... RB ...... 114 ...... ssp. ansorgei Cameroon Sombre Greenbul ...... Bulbul curvirostre ...... Eurillas curvirostris ...... RB ...... 114 ...... ssp. curvirostris Eastern Bearded Greenbul ...... Bulbul à dos vert ...... Criniger chloronotus ...... RB ...... 118 ...... ex-barbatus Red-tailed Greenbul ...... Bulbul à barbe blanche ...... Criniger calurus ...... RB ...... 118 ...... ssp. calurus White-bearded Greenbul ...... Bulbul de Reichenow ...... Criniger ndussumensis ...... R...... 118 ...... ex-olivaceus Xavier's Greenbul ...... Bulbul de Xavier ...... Phyllastrephus xavieri ...... RB ...... 117 Icterine Greenbul ...... Bulbul ictérin ...... Phyllastrephus icterinus ...... RB ...... 117 White-throated Greenbul ...... Bulbul à gorge blanche ...... Phyllastrephus albigularis ...... R...... 117 ...... ssp. albigularis Grey-headed Greenbul ...... Bulbul à ventre jaune ...... Phyllastrephus poliocephalus ...... RB ...... 118 Baumann's Greenbul ...... Bulbul de Baumann ...... Phyllastrephus baumanni ...... R...... Ref.15 Cameroon Olive Greenbul ...... Bulbul olivâtre ...... Phyllastrephus poensis ...... RB ...... 117 Leaflove ...... Bulbul à queue rousse ...... Phyllastrephus scandens ...... R...... 116 ...... ssp. scandens, orientalis Common Bulbul ...... Bulbul des jardins ...... Pycnonotus barbatus ...... RB ...... 113 ...... ssp. inornatus, tricolor, gabonensis PHYLLOSCOPIDAE (Leaf Warblers) Western Bonelli's Warbler ...... Pouillot de Bonelli ...... Rhadina bonelli ...... PW ...... 137 Wood Warbler ...... Pouillot siffleur ...... Rhadina sibilatrix ...... PW ...... 137 Willow Warbler ...... Pouillot fitis ...... Phylloscopus trochilus ...... PW ...... 137 ...... ssp. trochilus, acredula Common Chiffchaff ...... Pouillot véloce ...... Phylloscopus collybita ...... PV ...... 137 ...... ssp. uncertain Uganda Woodland Warbler ...... Pouillot de l'Ouganda ...... Seicercus budongoensis ...... R...... Ref.9 Black-capped Woodland Warbler ....Pouillot à tête noire ...... Seicercus herberti ...... RB ...... 137 ...... ssp. camerunensis SCOTOCERCIDAE (Flycatcher Warblers) Chestnut-capped Flycatcher ...... Érythrocerque à tête rousse ...... Erythrocercus mccallii ...... R...... 153 ...... ssp. mccallii Green Hylia ...... Hylia verte ...... Hylia prasina ...... RB ...... 148 ...... ssp. prasina Tit-hylia ...... Mésangette rayée ...... Pholidornis rushiae ...... RB ...... 148 ...... ssp. rushiae SYLVIIDAE (Sylvia Warblers) Blackcap ...... Fauvette à tête noire ...... Sylvia atricapilla ...... PW ...... 136 ...... ssp. atricapilla Garden Warbler ...... Fauvette des jardins ...... Sylvia borin ...... PW ...... 136 ...... ssp. borin African Hill Babbler ...... Akalat à tête sombre ...... Sylvia abyssinica ...... RB ...... 131 ...... ssp. monachus, atriceps Western Orphean Warbler ...... Fauvette orphée ...... Curruca hortensis ...... X...... 136 ...... No confirmed record Lesser Whitethroat ...... Fauvette babillarde ...... Curruca curruca ...... PW ...... 136 ...... ssp. curruca Subalpine Warbler ...... Fauvette passerinette ...... Curruca cantillans ...... PW ...... 137 ...... ssp. uncertain Moltoni's Warbler ...... Fauvette passerinette de Moltoni ...... Curruca subalpina ...... PW ...... MNHN, Lars Svensson in litt. (201 7) Common Whitethroat ...... Fauvette grisette ...... Curruca communis ...... PW ...... 136 ...... ssp. communis ZOSTEROPIDAE (White-eyes) Yellow White-eye ...... Zostérops jaune ...... Zosterops senegalensis ...... R...... 162 ...... ssp. senegalensis Forest White-eye ...... Zostérops de forêt ...... Zosterops stenocricotus ...... RB ...... 162 ...... ex-senegalensis CAMEROON Checklist -26 - [email protected] (rev. Apr. 2018) English (BOWA) ...... French (BOWA) ...... Scientific (H&M) ...... Status ...... Ref.1 page ....Notes/Subspecies
ZOSTEROPIDAE (White-eyes) Mount Cameroon Speirops ...... Zostérops du Cameroun ...... Zosterops melanocephalus ...... R...... 162 ...... ex-lugubris PELLORNEIDAE (Illadopsis) Brown Illadopsis ...... Akalat brun ...... Illadopsis fulvescens ...... RB ...... 131 ...... ssp. fulvescens, iboensis Pale-breasted Illadopsis ...... Akalat à poitrine blanche ...... Illadopsis rufipennis ...... RB ...... 132 ...... ssp. rufipennis Blackcap Illadopsis ...... Akalat à tête noire ...... Illadopsis cleaveri ...... RB ...... 132 ...... ssp. batesi Puvel's Illadopsis ...... Akalat de Puvel ...... Illadopsis puveli ...... R...... 132 ...... ssp. strenuipes Spotted Thrush Babbler ...... Akalat à dos roux ...... Illadopsis turdina ...... R...... 132 ...... ssp. harterti LEIOTHRICHIDAE (Babblers) White-throated Mountain Babbler ...Phyllanthe à gorge blanche ...... Kupeornis gilberti ...... RB ...... 132 LEIOTHRICHIDAE (Babblers) Capuchin Babbler ...... Phyllanthe capucin ...... Phyllanthus atripennis ...... R...... 132 ...... ssp. rubiginosus Blackcap Babbler ...... Cratérope à tête noire ...... Turdoides reinwardtii ...... R...... 133 ...... ssp. stictilaema Brown Babbler ...... Cratérope brun ...... Turdoides plebejus ...... RB ...... 132 ...... ssp. cinerea SITTIDAE (Spotted Creeper etc.) Spotted Creeper ...... Grimpereau tacheté ...... Salpornis salvadori ...... R...... 156 ...... ssp. emini BUPHAGIDAE (Oxpeckers) Yellow-billed Oxpecker ...... Pique-bœuf à bec jaune ...... Buphagus africanus ...... R...... 183 ...... ssp. africanus STURNIDAE (Starlings) Wattled Starling ...... Etourneau caronculé ...... Creatophora cinerea ...... AM ...... Ref.8 Red-winged Starling ...... Rufipenne de Neumann ...... Onychognathus morio ...... RB ...... 181 ...... ssp. neumanni Forest Chestnut-winged Starling ...... Rufipenne de forêt ...... Onychognathus fulgidus ...... RB ...... 181 ...... ssp. hartlaubii Waller's Starling ...... Etourneau de montagne à bec court ...... Onychognathus walleri ...... RB ...... 181 ...... ssp. preussi White-collared Starling ...... Rufipenne à cou blanc ...... Grafisia torquata ...... RB ...... 181 Narrow-tailed Starling ...... Rufipenne à queue étroite ...... Poeoptera lugubris ...... RB ...... 181 Long-tailed Glossy Starling ...... Choucador à longue queue ...... Lamprotornis caudatus ...... R...... 182 Splendid Glossy Starling ...... Choucador splendide ...... Lamprotornis splendidus ...... RB ...... 181 ...... ssp. splendidus Chestnut-bellied Starling ...... Choucador à ventre roux ...... Lamprotornis pulcher ...... R...... 183 Lesser Blue-eared Starling ...... Choucador de Swainson ...... Lamprotornis chloropterus ...... R...... 182 ...... ssp. chloropterus Purple Glossy Starling ...... Choucador pourpré ...... Lamprotornis purpureus ...... R...... 182 ...... ssp. amethystinus Bronze-tailed Glossy Starling ...... Choucador à queue violette ...... Lamprotornis chalcurus ...... R...... 182 ...... ssp. chalcurus Greater Blue-eared Starling ...... Choucador à oreillons bleus ...... Lamprotornis chalybaeus ...... R...... 182 ...... ssp. chalybaeus Violet-backed Starling ...... Spréo améthyste ...... Cinnyricinclus leucogaster ...... MB ...... 183 ...... ssp. leucogaster Purple-headed Glossy Starling ...... Choucador à tête pourprée ...... Hylopsar purpureiceps ...... R...... 181 MUSCICAPIDAE (Chats & Flycatchers) Fire-crested Alethe ...... Alèthe à couronne orangée ...... Alethe castanea ...... RB ...... 127 ...... ex-diademata; ssp. castanea Rufous Scrub Robin ...... Agrobate roux ...... Cercotrichas galactotes ...... R...... 127 ...... ssp. minor Brown-backed Scrub Robin ...... Agrobate à dos brun ...... Cercotrichas hartlaubi ...... R...... 127 Black Scrub Robin ...... Agrobate podobé ...... Cercotrichas podobe ...... R...... 127 ...... ssp. podobe Spotted Flycatcher ...... Gobemouche gris ...... Muscicapa striata ...... PW ...... 148 ...... ssp. striata CAMEROON Checklist -27 - [email protected] (rev. Apr. 2018) English (BOWA) ...... French (BOWA) ...... Scientific (H&M) ...... Status ...... Ref.1 page ....Notes/Subspecies
MUSCICAPIDAE (Chats & Flycatchers) Gambaga Flycatcher ...... Gobemouche de Gambaga ...... Muscicapa gambagae ...... R...... 148 Ashy Flycatcher ...... Gobemouche à lunettes ...... Muscicapa caerulescens ...... R...... 150 ...... ssp. brevicauda Swamp Flycatcher ...... Gobemouche des marais ...... Muscicapa aquatica ...... RB ...... 149 ...... ssp. aquatica Cassin's Flycatcher ...... Gobemouche de Cassin ...... Muscicapa cassini ...... RB ...... 149 Olivaceous Flycatcher ...... Gobemouche olivâtre ...... Muscicapa olivascens ...... R...... 149 ...... ssp. olivascens African Dusky Flycatcher ...... Gobemouche sombre ...... Muscicapa adusta ...... RB ...... 149 ...... ssp. poensis Little Grey Flycatcher ...... Gobemouche cendré ...... Muscicapa epulata ...... RB ...... 149 Yellow-footed Flycatcher ...... Gobemouche à pattes jaunes ...... Muscicapa sethsmithi ...... RB ...... 149 Dusky-blue Flycatcher ...... Gobemouche ardoisé ...... Muscicapa comitata ...... RB ...... 150 ...... ssp. comitata Tessmann's Flycatcher ...... Gobemouche de Tessmann ...... Muscicapa tessmanni ...... R...... 150 Sooty Flycatcher ...... Gobemouche enfumé ...... Muscicapa infuscata ...... R...... 150 ...... ex-Artomyias fuliginosa; ssp. infus cata Ussher's Flycatcher ...... Gobemouche d'Ussher ...... Muscicapa ussheri ...... X...... Ref.12 ...... Misidentification Lead-coloured Flycatcher ...... Gobemouche mésange ...... Myioparus plumbeus ...... R...... 150 ...... ssp. plumbeus Grey-throated Flycatcher ...... Gobemouche à gorge grise ...... Myioparus griseigularis ...... R...... 150 ...... ssp. griseigularis Fraser's Forest Flycatcher ...... Gobemouche forestier ...... Fraseria ocreata ...... RB ...... 150 ...... ssp. ocreata White-browed Forest Flycatcher .....Gobemouche à sourcils blancs ...... Fraseria cinerascens ...... RB ...... 150 ...... ssp. ruthae Pale Flycatcher ...... Gobemouche pâle ...... Bradornis pallidus ...... R...... 151 ...... ssp. modestus Northern Black Flycatcher ...... Gobemouche drongo ...... Melaenornis edolioides ...... RB ...... 151 ...... ssp. edolioides, lugubris Mountain Robin Chat ...... Cossyphe d'Isabelle ...... Cossypha isabellae ...... RB ...... 128 ...... ssp. isabellae, batesi White-browed Robin Chat ...... Cossyphe de Heuglin ...... Cossypha heuglini ...... R...... 129 ...... ssp. heuglini Snowy-crowned Robin Chat ...... Cossyphe à calotte neigeuse ...... Cossypha niveicapilla ...... RB ...... 129 ...... ssp. niveicapilla, melanonota White-crowned Robin Chat ...... Cossyphe à calotte blanche ...... Cossypha albicapillus ...... R...... 129 ...... ssp. giffardi Red-capped Robin Chat ...... Cossyphe à calotte rousse ...... Cossypha natalensis ...... R...... 129 ...... ssp. larischi Blue-shouldered Robin Chat ...... Cossyphe à ailes bleues ...... Cossypha cyanocampter ...... RB ...... 129 ...... ssp. cyanocampter White-bellied Robin Chat ...... Cossyphe à ventre blanc ...... Cossyphicula roberti ...... RB ...... 130 ...... ssp. roberti Brown-chested Alethe ...... Alèthe à poitrine brune ...... Chamaetylas poliocephala ...... RB ...... 127 ...... ssp. compsonota Rufous-tailed Palm Thrush ...... Cichladuse à queue rousse ...... Cichladusa ruficauda ...... R...... Ref.19 Bocage's Akalat ...... Rougegorge de Bocage ...... Sheppardia bocagei ...... RB ...... 128 ...... ssp. granti Lowland Akalat ...... Rougegorge merle ...... Sheppardia cyornithopsis ...... R...... 127 ...... ssp. cyornithopsis Grey-winged Robin Chat ...... Cossyphe à sourcils blancs ...... Sheppardia polioptera ...... R...... 128 ...... ssp. nigriceps, tessmanni Forest Robin ...... Rougegorge de forêt ...... Stiphrornis erythrothorax ...... RB ...... 128 ...... ssp. xanthogaster Common Nightingale ...... Rossignol philomèle ...... Luscinia megarhynchos ...... PW ...... 130 ...... ssp. megarhynchos Pied Flycatcher ...... Gobemouche noir ...... Ficedula hypoleuca ...... PW ...... 150 ...... ssp. hypoleuca Collared Flycatcher ...... Gobemouche à collier ...... Ficedula albicollis ...... PV ...... Ref.9 Common Redstart ...... Rougequeue à front blanc ...... Phoenicurus phoenicurus ...... PW ...... 127 ...... ssp. phoenicurus Common Rock Thrush ...... Monticole de roche ...... Monticola saxatilis ...... PW ...... 126 Blue Rock Thrush ...... Monticole bleu ...... Monticola solitarius ...... PW ...... 127 ...... ssp. solitarius Whinchat ...... Tarier des prés ...... Saxicola rubetra ...... PW ...... 125 African Stonechat ...... Tarier pâtre d'Afrique ...... Saxicola torquatus ...... RB ...... 125 ...... ssp. salax CAMEROON Checklist -28 - [email protected] (rev. Apr. 2018) English (BOWA) ...... French (BOWA) ...... Scientific (H&M) ...... Status ...... Ref.1 page ....Notes/Subspecies
MUSCICAPIDAE (Chats & Flycatchers) Sooty Chat ...... Traquet commandeur ...... Myrmecocichla nigra ...... R...... 126 Northern Anteater Chat ...... Traquet brun ...... Myrmecocichla aethiops ...... RB ...... 126 ...... ssp. aethiops Northern Wheatear ...... Traquet motteux ...... Oenanthe oenanthe ...... PW ...... 125 ...... ssp. oenanthe, seebohmi? Heuglin's Wheatear ...... Traquet de Heuglin ...... Oenanthe heuglini ...... AB ...... 125 ...... ex-bottae Isabelline Wheatear ...... Traquet isabelle ...... Oenanthe isabellina ...... PV ...... Ref.9 Desert Wheatear ...... Traquet du désert ...... Oenanthe deserti ...... PV ...... Details ought to be published Black-eared Wheatear ...... Traquet oreillard ...... Oenanthe hispanica ...... PV ...... Ref.9 ...... ssp. melanoleuca White-fronted Black Chat ...... Traquet à front blanc ...... Oenanthe albifrons ...... R...... 126 ...... ssp. frontalis, limbata Blackstart ...... Traquet de roche à queue noire ...... Oenanthe melanura ...... X...... 125 ...... Insufficiently documented Familiar Chat ...... Traquet familier ...... Oenanthe familiaris ...... RB ...... 126 ...... ssp. falkensteini Cliff Chat ...... Traquet à ventre roux ...... Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris .....R...... 126 ...... ssp. coronata TURDIDAE (Thrushes) Red-tailed Ant Thrush ...... Néocossyphe à queue rousse ...... Neocossyphus rufus ...... RB ...... 130 ...... ssp. gabunensis White-tailed Ant Thrush ...... Néocossyphe à queue blanche ...... Neocossyphus poensis ...... RB ...... 130 ...... ssp. poensis Rufous Flycatcher Thrush ...... Stizorhin de Fraser ...... Stizorhina fraseri ...... RB ...... 130 ...... ssp. rubicunda Crossley's Ground Thrush ...... Grive de Crossley ...... Geokichla crossleyi ...... RB ...... 131 ...... ssp. crossleyi Black-eared Ground Thrush ...... Grive du Cameroun ...... Geokichla camaronensis ...... R...... 131 ...... ssp. camaronensis Grey Ground Thrush ...... Grive olivâtre ...... Geokichla princei ...... R...... 131 ...... ssp. batesi African Thrush ...... Merle africain ...... Turdus pelios ...... RB ...... 130 ...... ssp. pelios, saturatus, nigrilorum
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 Birds of the World . 4th edn., vol. 1. Non-Passerines. (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 species 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.
Abbreviations R = Resident; AM = Afrotropical visitor; P = Palearctic visitor (mostly on passage); N=Neotropical; B = Breeding evidence; W=winters; V = vagrant; ? or X = record needs docu - mentation or is rejected.
References The standard published work at present is Louette (1981). Species not mentioned in that work are indicated usually (though not always) by the first or most documented 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, supported by photos where available). CAMEROON Checklist -29 - [email protected] (rev. Apr. 2018) English (BOWA) ...... French (BOWA) ...... Scientific (H&M) ...... Status ...... Ref.1 page ....Notes/Subspecies
1: Louette M. 1981. Birds of Cameroon An annotated check-list. Verhand. A.W.L.S.K. 163: 1-295. 2: Erard C. & Colston P.R. 1988. Batis minima (Verreaux) new for Cameroon. Bull. Brit. Orn. Club 108: 182-184. 3: Williams E. 1991. Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis, new to Cameroon. Malimbus 13: 40. 4: Payne R.B. 1996. Field identification of the Indigobirds. Bull. Afr. Bird Club 3: 14-25. 5: Sørensen U.G., Bech J. & Krabbe E. 1996. New and unusual records of birds in Cameroon. Bull. Brit. Orn. Club 116: 145-155. 6: Girard O. & Thal J. 1996. Quelques observations ornithologiques dans la région de Garoua, Cameroun. Malimbus 18: 142-148. 7: Dowsett-Lemaire F. & Dowsett R.J. 1999. Etudes ornithologiques et mammalogiques dans les Parcs Nationaux de la Bénoué et du Faro (mars 1999). Dowsett-Lemaire Misc. Rep. 15 (28 pp). 8: Scholte P., de Kort S. & van Weerd M. 1999. The birds of the Waza-Logone area, Far North Province, Cameroon. Malimbus 21: 16-50. 9: Dowsett R.J. & Dowsett-Lemaire F. 2000. New species and amendments to the avifauna of Cameroon. Bull. Brit. Orn. Club 120: 179-185. 10: Languy M. & Lambin X. 2001. First record of Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia for Cameroon and Central Africa. Bull. Afr. Bird Club 8: 49-50. 11: Dowsett-Lemaire F., Borrow N. & Dowsett R.J. 2005. Cisticola dorsti (Dorst's Cisticola) and C. ruficeps guinea are conspecific. Bull. Brit. Orn. Club 125: 305-313. 12: Languy M., Bobo K.S., Njie F.M., Njabo K.Y., Lapios J.M. & Demey R. 2005. New bird records from Cameroon. Malimbus 27: 1-12. 13: Ganzevles W. & Bredenbeek J. 2005. Waders and waterbirds in the floodplains of the Logone, Cameroon and Chad, February 2000. WIWO report no. 82: 53 pp. 14: Steinheimer F.D. & Sammler S. 2007. First record of Verreaux's Eagle Aquila verreauxii in Cameroon. Bull. Brit. Orn. Club 127: 167-168. 15: Bobo K.S., Njie F.M., Mbeng S.E., Mühlenberg M. & Waltert M. 2007. Baumann's Greenbul Phyllastrephus baumanni, new to Cameroon. Malimbus 29: 130-132. 16: 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. 17: Colenutt S. & Mills M.S.L. 2009. First record of Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos for Cameroon. Bull. Afr. Bird Club 16: 219. 18: Mills M.S.L. 2010. Rock Firefinch Lagonosticta sanguinodorsalis and its brood parasite, Jos Plateau Indigobird Vidua maryae, in northern Cameroon. Bull. Afr. Bird Club 17: 86-89. 19: Lambeets K., Beckers G. & Vanermen N. 2011. First record of Rufous-tailed Palm Thrush Cichladusa ruficauda for Cameroon. Bull. Afr. Bird Club 18: 76. 20: Buij R. 2011. Sightings of Sooty Falcon Falco concolor in the far north of Cameroon. Bull. Afr. Bird Club 18: 211-215. 21: Languy M. & van Boekel M. 2014. In Demey R. (ed.) Recent Reports, Cameroon. Bull. Afr. Bird Club 21: 95.
Unpublished specimens are indicated as being in the following collection: MNHN (Paris).
Avifauna : 946 species total; 732 resident (387 with breeding proof, = 53%); 229 species seasonal migrants (163 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 genus 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.
Zosteropidae: Z. stenocricotus is recognized as specifically distinct from Z. senegalensis following 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.
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 CAMEROON Checklist -30 - [email protected] (rev. Apr. 2018) English (BOWA) ...... French (BOWA) ...... Scientific (H&M) ...... Status ...... Ref.1 page ....Notes/Subspecies
Ploceidae: The constituents of the genera Ploceus (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. Acknowledgements Thanks are due to Marc Languy for helpful discussion concerning the Cameroon List.
R.J. Dowsett ([email protected]), 14 April 2018