Detailed List of Bird Species

English Name Scientific Name Notes ORDER GALLIFORMES Guineafowl Family Numididae Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris A couple of flocks in the north New World Quail Family Odontophoridae Stone Partridge Ptilopachus petrosus Good looks at Benoue and in the Garoua area Pheasants, Fowl & Allies Family Phasianidae Latham's Francolin Peliperdix lathami Heard at Campo White-throated Francolin Peliperdix albogularis Two pairs seen very well at Benoue Scaly Francolin Pternistis squamatus A mother and chick seen well on the road between Nyassoso and Kodmin Double-spurred Francolin Pternistis bicalcaratus Seen well in the north Harlequin Quail Coturnix delegorguei Three flushed near Garoua ORDER ANSERIFORMES Ducks, Geese & Swans Family Anatidae White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata Seen at Dschang Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis Seen at Ngaoundaba and Lake Dang Hartlaub's Duck Pteronetta hartlaubii Seen at the Duck Pond and Ngaoundaba Yellow-billed Duck Anas undulata First seen at Dschang ORDER PODICIPEDIFORMES Grebes Family Podicipedidae Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Several scattered sightings ORDER CICONIIFORMES Storks Family Ciconiidae African Openbill Anastomus lamelligerus Seen at Garoua and near Kribi Abdim's Stork Ciconia abdimii Seen in the Benoue/Poli area Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus Seen in Benoue ORDER PELECANIFORMES Ibises, Spoonbills Family Threskiornithidae African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus Seen near Garoua Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash Seen at Benoue and Ngaoundaba Herons, Bitterns Family Ardeidae Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus Heard at Garoua White-backed Night Heron Gorsachius leuconotus Seen at Benoue (NL) Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Seen in the north Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides Seen in the north Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Widespread and common Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Seen near Garoua Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala Seen several times Purple Heron Ardea purpurea Seen at Lake Dang and Ngaoundaba Great Egret Ardea alba A few scattered sightings Intermediate Egret Egretta intermedia Seen near Garoua Little Egret Egretta garzetta Seen on the Sanaga River Hamerkop Family Scopidae Hamerkop Scopus umbretta Seen most often in the north ORDER SULIFORMES Cormorants, shags Family Phalacrocoracidae Reed Cormorant Microcarbo africanus Seen on several days Anhingas, darters Family Anhingidae African Darter Anhinga rufa Seen on the Nyong River ORDER ACCIPITRIFORMES Western Osprey Pandion haliaetus One at Lake Awing Kites, Hawks & Eagles Family Accipitridae European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus A few seen in the south Bat Hawk Macheiramphus alcinus Seen at Benoue Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus Several sightings in open areas Yellow-billed Kite Milvus aegyptius Common and widespread African Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer Seen at Benoue Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis Most common in the southern lowlands Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus First seen at Garoua White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus Seen at Benoue White-headed Vulture Trigonoceps occipitalis Seen at Benoue Brown Snake Eagle Circaetus cinereus Seen between Ngaoundere and Garoua Western Banded Snake Eagle Circaetus cinerascens Seen on the Adamawa Escarpment Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus Seen at Benoue Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus Seen in the north Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus Two females seen in the north African Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides typus Widespread and common Dark Chanting Goshawk Melierax metabates One seen near Poli Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar Seen in the north Red-chested Goshawk Accipiter toussenelii Seen briefly in the south Shikra Accipiter badius Several sightings from Bamenda northwards Red-thighed Sparrowhawk Accipiter erythropus A surprise; one seen on three occasions at Ngaoundaba, where it may have been nesting Black Sparrowhawk Accipiter melanoleucus A couple seen in the south Lizard Buzzard Kaupifalco monogrammicus Several sightings Grasshopper Buzzard Butastur rufipennis Seen in the north Common [Steppe] Buzzard Buteo [buteo] vulpinus One in the Bamenda highlands Red-necked Buzzard Buteo auguralis Several sightings Lesser Spotted Eagle Aquila pomarina Two seen at Benoue, a rarity in Cameroon Cassin's Hawk-Eagle Aquila africana Great looks in flight and perched in the Bakossi Mts, and two at Mt Kupe Wahlberg's Eagle Hieraaetus wahlbergi Seen at Ngaoundaba Ayres's Hawk-Eagle Hieraaetus ayresii Two excellent sightings in the north Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis Several sightings ORDER FALCONIFORMES Falcons Family Falconidae Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Seen in the Bamenda highlands Fox Kestrel Falco alopex Several excellent sightings, from Garoua to Bamenda Grey Kestrel Falco ardosiaceus Seen in the north African Hobby Falco cuvierii Great views at Lake Dang Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus Seen on three days Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus A couple of good sightings ORDER GRUIFORMES Flufftails Family Sarothruridae White-spotted Flufftail Sarothrura pulchra Brilliant views of a pair at Ngaoundaba Buff-spotted Flufftail Sarothrura elegans Amazing views of a male on its call post at Nyasoso Red-chested Flufftail Sarothrura rufa A male was seen brilliantly at Mt Cameroon Rails, Crakes & Coots Family Rallidae African Rail Rallus caerulescens Heard at Ngoundaba Black Crake Amaurornis flavirostra Seen in the north African Swamphen Porphyrio madagascariensis Seen at Lake Dang Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus A couple of sightings ORDER CHARADRIIFORMES Stone-curlews, Thick-knees Family Burhinidae Senegal Thick-knee Burhinus senegalensis Seen on the Benoue River Plovers Family Charadriidae Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus Several sightings White-crowned Lapwing Vanellus albiceps Seen on the Benoue and Sanaga Rivers African Wattled Lapwing Vanellus senegallus Seen at Ngaoundaba Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Seen in the Garoua area Kittlitz's Plover Charadrius pecuarius Seen in the Garoua area Three-banded Plover Charadrius tricollaris Seen in the north White-fronted Plover Charadrius marginatus Seen on the Sanaga River Egyptian Plover Family Pluvianidae Egyptian Plover Pluvianus aegyptius Brilliant views of a brilliant bird; first at the Sanaga River and again on the Benoue River Jacanas Family Jacanidae African Jacana Actophilornis africanus Several sightings Sandpipers, Snipes Family Scolopacidae Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago One at Lake Dang (NL) Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia Seen on the Sanaga River Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Several sightings Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola Several sightings Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Several sightings Ruff Philomachus pugnax Seen at Lake Dang Coursers, Pratincoles Family Glareolidae Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola Fantastic views at Garoua Rock Pratincole Glareola nuchalis Seen well on the Nyong River Grey Pratincole Glareola cinerea Seen at the Sanaga River Gulls, Terns & Skimmers Family Laridae African Skimmer Rynchops flavirostris Many at the Sanaga River ORDER PTEROCLIFORMES Sandgrouse Family Pteroclidae Four-banded Sandgrouse Pterocles quadricinctus A few seen drinking at Benoue ORDER COLUMBIFORMES Pigeons, Doves Family Columbidae Feral Pigeon Columba livia Seen Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea Common in the northern areas Cameroon Olive Pigeon Columba sjostedti Good perched views in the Bamenda highlands Lemon Dove Columba larvata Seen on Mt Cameroon Adamawa Turtle Dove Streptopelia hypopyrrha Good looks at two at Benoue Mourning Collared Dove Streptopelia decipiens Seen at Garoua Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata Many sightings Vinaceous Dove Streptopelia vinacea Common in the north Laughing Dove Stigmatopelia senegalensis Common in the north Black-billed Wood Dove Turtur abyssinicus Seen at Benoue Blue-spotted Wood Dove Turtur afer Several sightings Tambourine Dove Turtur tympanistria Several sightings Blue-headed Wood Dove Turtur brehmeri Heard and seen briefly near Kribi Namaqua Dove Oena capensis Seen in the north Bruce's Green Pigeon Treron waalia Several sightings in the north African Green Pigeon Treron calvus Several sightings from Ngaoundaba southwards ORDER PSITTACIFORMES Parrots Family Psittacidae Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri Seen well in the north Red-headed Lovebird Agapornis pullarius Good perched views at Ngaoundaba Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus Common in the southern lowlands Senegal Parrot Poicephalus senegalus Seen daily in the north ORDER MUSOPHAGIFORMES Turacos Family Musophagidae Great Blue Turaco Corythaeola cristata Seen at Campo Guinea Turaco Tauraco persa Seen at Mt Kupe Yellow-billed Turaco Tauraco macrorhynchus Several sightings in the south White-crested Turaco Tauraco leucolophus Seen well at Benoue and Ngaoundaba Bannerman's Turaco Tauraco bannermani Great looks in the Bamenda Highlands Violet Turaco Musophaga violacea Nice views at Benoue Ross's Turaco Musophaga rossae Seen well at Ngaoundaba Western Plantain-eater Crinifer piscator Common in the north ORDER CUCULIFORMES Cuckoos Family Cuculidae Gabon Coucal Centropus anselli Brief views at Campo where at least two were heard Senegal Coucal Centropus senegalensis Many sightings in the north Blue-headed Coucal Centropus monachus Seen in the south Blue Malkoha Ceuthmochares aereus Several sightings from Ngaoundaba southwards Levaillant's Cuckoo Clamator levaillantii Seen at Ngaoundaba and Mt Kupe Diederik Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius A couple of sightings Klaas's Cuckoo Chrysococcyx klaas Heard regularly and seen on a couple of occasions Yellow-throated Cuckoo Chrysococcyx flavigularis Great looks at a calling male in Campo African Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx cupreus Seen in the south Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo Cercococcyx olivinus Heard in the Kupe/Bakossi area Black Cuckoo Cuculus clamosus Heard to Nyassoso Red-chested Cuckoo Cuculus solitarius Several heard and one seen briefly African Cuckoo Cuculus gularis Seen in the northern woodlands ORDER STRIGIFORMES Barn Owls Family Tytonidae Owls Family Strigidae African Scops Owl Otus senegalensis Great looks at Ngaoundaba Greyish Eagle-Owl Bubo cinerascens Seen during the day in the Bamenda highlands Fraser's Eagle-Owl Bubo poensis Heard at Nyassoso Pel's Fishing Owl Scotopelia peli Wonderful day-time views at Benoue Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum Seen at Benoue Red-chested Owlet Glaucidium tephronotum Heard in the Bakossi Mts Sjostedt's Barred Owlet Glaucidium sjostedti Heard on Mt Kupe ORDER CAPRIMULGIFORMES Nightjars Family Caprimulgidae Black-shouldered Nightjar Caprimulgus nigriscapularis Nice views at Ngaoundaba Freckled Nightjar Caprimulgus tristigma Heard at Benoue Long-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus climacurus Wonderful views at Ngaoundaba Standard-winged Nightjar Macrodipteryx longipennis A mesmerising display at Ngaoundaba; also seen at Benoue Pennant-winged Nightjar Macrodipteryx vexillarius Females seen at Benoue and perhaps also at Ngaoundaba ORDER APODIFORMES Swifts Family Apodidae Sabine's Spinetail Rhaphidura sabini Seen at Mt Kupe and the Sanaga River African Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvus Common and widespread Mottled Swift Tachymarptis aequatorialis Seen in the Bamenda highlands Common Swift Apus apus Seen in good numbers Little Swift Apus affinis Common and widespread White-rumped Swift Apus caffer Just one sighting (NL) Bates's Swift Apus batesi Seen well near Kribi ORDER COLIIFORMES Mousebirds Family Coliidae Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus Common and widespread Blue-naped Mousebird Urocolius macrourus Seen north of Garoua only ORDER TROGONIFORMES Trogons Family Trogonidae Bar-tailed Trogon Apaloderma vittatum Nice looks in the Bakossi Mts ORDER CORACIIFORMES Rollers Family Coraciidae Purple [Rufous-crowned] Roller Coracias naevius A couple of sightings in the north Abyssinian Roller Coracias abyssinicus Common in the north Blue-bellied Roller Coracias cyanogaster Great views at Ngaoundaba Blue-throated Roller Eurystomus gularis Poor flight views near Kribi Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus First seen at Benoue Kingfishers Family Alcedinidae Chocolate-backed Kingfisher Halcyon badia Heard and seen briefly at Mt Kupe; not a usual locality Grey-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala Many sightings Striped Kingfisher Halcyon chelicuti Several sightings in the north Blue-breasted Kingfisher Halcyon malimbica Seen well at Poli and Ngaoundaba Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis First seen in Douala African Pygmy Kingfisher Ispidina picta A few of scattered sightings Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristata A few scattered sightings Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maxima Seen on four dates Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis Most common in the north Bee-eaters Family Meropidae Black Bee-eater Merops gularis Seen in the Bakossi Mts and at the Sanaga River Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus Seen a the Sanaga River Blue-breasted Bee-eater Merops variegatus Seen in the Bamenda highlands Red-throated Bee-eater Merops bulocki Our best views were in Benoue White-throated Bee-eater Merops albicollis Good numbers seen in the south Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis Seen near Garoua European Bee-eater Merops apiaster Heard quite often and seen a couple of times Northern Carmine Bee-eater Merops nubicus Good looks in the north ORDER BUCEROTIFORMES Hoopoes Family Upupidae Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops Several sightings in the north Wood Hoopoes Family Phoeniculidae Green Wood Hoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus Seen in the north Black Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus aterrimus Seen at Ngaoundaba Hornbills Family Bucerotidae African Pied Hornbill Tockus fasciatus Common in the southern lowlands African Grey Hornbill Tockus nasutus Regularly seen in the north Northern Red-billed Hornbill Tockus erythrorhynchus Seen in the Garoua area Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill Tockus camurus Good sightings near Kribi and in Campo White-crested Hornbill Tropicranus albocristatus Heard in Campo Piping Hornbill Bycanistes fistulator Common in the southern lowlands White-thighed Hornbill Bycanistes albotibialis Nice views in the Campo area Black-casqued Wattled Hornbill Ceratogymna atrata Seen well near Kribi and in Campo Ground Hornbills Family Bucorvidae Abyssinian Ground Hornbill Bucorvus abyssinicus Good looks at Benoue and Ngaoundaba ORDER PICIFORMES African barbets Family Lybiidae Grey-throated Barbet Gymnobucco bonapartei Seen near Yaounde and in Campo Naked-faced Barbet Gymnobucco calvus Conspicuous at Mt Kupe and Mt Cameroon Speckled Tinkerbird Pogoniulus scolopaceus Seen well in the south Western Tinkerbird Pogoniulus coryphaeus Great looks in the Bakossi Mts and again on Mt Cameroon Red-rumped Tinkerbird Pogoniulus atroflavus Seen at Mt Kupe and near Yaounde Yellow-throated Tinkerbird Pogoniulus subsulphureus A few good looks in the south Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird Pogoniulus bilineatus Seen from Ngaoundaba southwards Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus chrysoconus Seen in the north Yellow-spotted Barbet Buccanodon duchaillui Good looks in the south Hairy-breasted Barbet Tricholaema hirsuta Seen near Kribi and heard at Mt Kupe Vieillot's Barbet Lybius vieilloti Seen well in the north White-headed Barbet Lybius leucocephalus Good looks in the north Double-toothed Barbet Lybius bidentatus Nice looks at Ngaoundaba Bearded Barbet Lybius dubius Seen well in the Garoua area Yellow-billed Barbet Trachyphonus purpuratus Good looks at Mt Kupe Honeyguides Family Indicatoridae Cassin's Honeybird Prodotiscus insignis Seen near Kribi Willcocks's Honeyguide Indicator willcocksi Seen at Ngoundaba, where calling Thick-billed Honeyguide Indicator conirostris Seen on Mt Cameroon, where calling Lesser Honeyguide Indicator minor Seen in the north Greater Honeyguide Indicator indicator Seen in the north Woodpeckers Family Picidae African Piculet Sasia africana Nice views at Mt Kupe Fine-spotted Woodpecker Campethera punctuligera Seen well at Benoue Green-backed Woodpecker Campethera cailliautii Seen at Mt Kupe and heard elsewhere Tullberg's Woodpecker Campethera tullbergi Seen in the Bakossi Mts and on Mt Cameroon Brown-eared Woodpecker Campethera caroli Seen in Campo Cardinal Woodpecker Dendropicos fuscescens Several scattered sightings Gabon Woodpecker Dendropicos gabonensis Seen at Mt Kupe and Campo Yellow-crested Woodpecker Dendropicos xantholophus Seen at Campo Elliot's Woodpecker Dendropicos elliotii Seen in the Bamenda highlands and Bakossi Mts African Grey Woodpecker Dendropicos goertae Several sightings Brown-backed Woodpecker Picoides obsoletus Seen at Benoue and Ngaoundaba ORDER PASSERIFORMES Broadbills Family Eurylaimidae African Broadbill Smithornis capensis Heard in the Bakossi Mts Grey-headed Broadbill Smithornis sharpei Fantastic views at Mt Kupe, alongside the next species! Rufous-sided Broadbill Smithornis rufolateralis Great looks displaying near the previous species at Mt Kupe Wattle-eyes, Batises Family Platysteiridae African Shrike-flycatcher Megabyas flammulatus Seen at Mt Kupe Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher Bias musicus Good looks at Mt Kupe Senegal Batis Batis senegalensis Seen well in the north Western Black-headed Batis Batis erlangeri Seen well at Ngaoundaba Gabon Batis Batis minima A male and female seen well near Yaounde Fernando Po [West African] Batis Batis poensis (incl. occulta ) Brief views at Mt Kupe and heard at the Sanaga River Brown-throated Wattle-eye Platysteira cyanea Common and widespread Banded Wattle-eye Platysteira laticincta Good looks in the Bamenda Highlands Chestnut Wattle-eye Platysteira castanea Seen at Mt Kupe and near Yaounde and Kribi White-spotted Wattle-eye Platysteira tonsa Good scope views near Kribi Black-necked Wattle-eye Platysteira chalybea Great looks at Mt Kupe Yellow-bellied Wattle-eye Platysteira concreta Great views at Mt Kupe Helmetshrikes Family Prionopidae White-crested Helmetshrike Prionops plumatus Seen at Benoue and Ngaoundaba Bushshrikes Family Malaconotidae Fiery-breasted Bushshrike Malaconotus cruentus Heard and seen briefly at Mt Kupe Grey-headed Bushshrike Malaconotus blanchoti Good views at Ngaoundaba Green-breasted Bushshrike Malaconotus gladiator Fantastic, prolonged views in the Bakossi Mts Bocage's Bushshrike Chlorophoneus bocagei Seen in the Kupe/Bakossi area Orange-breasted Bushshrike Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus Seen in the north Brown-crowned Tchagra Tchagra australis Seen briefly in the Bamenda highlands Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegalus Several sightings in the north Sabine's Puffback Dryoscopus sabini One seen very well near Kribi Pink-footed Puffback Dryoscopus angolensis Seen in the Kupe/Bakossi area Red-eyed Puffback Dryoscopus senegalensis Seen in the Kupe/Bakossi area Northern Puffback Dryoscopus gambensis Seen in the north Mountain Sooty Boubou Laniarius poensis Great looks in the Bakossi Mts and again on Mt Cameroon Luehder's Bushshrike Laniarius luehderi Heard in the Bakossi/Kupe area and on Mt Cameroon Tropical Boubou Laniarius major Seen in the north Yellow-crowned Gonolek Laniarius barbarus Seen in the Garoua area Black-headed Gonolek Laniarius erythrogaster Seen at Benoue and Ngaoundaba Yellow-breasted Boubou Laniarius atroflavus Seen in the Bamenda Highlands and on Mt Cameroon Cuckooshrikes Family Campephagidae Grey Cuckooshrike Coracina caesia Surprisingly common in the Bakossi Mts White-breasted Cuckooshrike Coracina pectoralis Seen well at Ngaoundaba Blue Cuckooshrike Coracina azurea Poor flight views at Campo, although several heard Red-shouldered Cuckooshrike Campephaga phoenicea One smart male at Ngaoundaba Petit's Cuckooshrike Campephaga petiti First seen in the Bamenda highlands and again at Mt Kupe Shrikes Family Laniidae Yellow-billed Shrike Corvinella corvina Conspicuous at Ngaoundaba Mackinnon's Shrike Lanius mackinnoni Seen many times in the southern highlands EŽƌƚŚĞƌŶ&ŝƐĐĂů Lanius humeralis Several sightings Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator Seen at Ngoundaba Orioles Family Oriolidae Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus Seen at Ngaoundaba African Golden Oriole Oriolus auratus Quite common in the north Western Oriole Oriolus brachyrhynchus Seen at Campo Black-winged Oriole Oriolus nigripennis Seen in the Kupe/Bakossi area Drongos Family Dicruridae Square-tailed Drongo Dicrurus ludwigii Seen at Ngoundaba Shining Drongo Dicrurus atripennis Seen at the Bakossi Mts and Campo Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis Seen in the north Monarchs Family Monarchidae Blue-headed Crested Flycatcher Trochocercus nitens Heard in the Bakossi/Kupe area Rufous-vented Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone rufocinerea Good views at the Sanaga River Red-bellied Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone rufiventer Several sightings in the south Bates's Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone batesi Seen well at Mt Kupe African Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis Common and widespread Crows Family Corvidae Piapiac Ptilostomus afer Some good looks in the north Pied Crow Corvus albus Common and widespread Rockfowl Family Picathartidae Grey-necked Rockfowl Picathartes oreas Good views of a pair around their breeding cave in Campo Fairy Flycatchers Family Stenostiridae African Blue Flycatcher Elminia longicauda Many sightings White-bellied Crested Flycatcher Elminia albiventris Seen in the Bakossi Mts and on Mt Cameroon Tits Family Paridae White-shouldered Black Tit Parus guineensis Seen at Ngaoundaba White-bellied Tit Parus albiventris Seen at the Adamawa Escarpment Penduline Tits Family Remizidae Yellow Penduline Tit Anthoscopus parvulus Two great sightings in the Garoua area Nicators Family Nicatoridae Western Nicator Nicator chloris First seen at Mt Kupe but our best views were near Kribi Larks Family Alaudidae Crested Lark Galerida cristata Seen at Garoua Sun Lark Galerida modesta Good views at Ngaoundaba Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix leucotis Seen in the north Bulbuls Family Pycnonotidae Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus Common and widespread Dark-capped Bulbul Pycnonotus tricolor The bulbul at Ngaoundaba Cameroon Greenbul Arizelocichla montana Seen in all the highland forests Western Greenbul Arizelocichla tephrolaema Seen in all the highland forests Slender-billed Greenbul Stelgidillas gracilirostris Several sightings in the south Little Greenbul Eurillas virens Heard much more often than seen Plain Greenbul Eurillas curvirostris Several sightings in the south Yellow-whiskered Greenbul Eurillas latirostris A couple of sightings in the south Golden Greenbul Calyptocichla serinus Seen near Yaounde Honeyguide Greenbul Baeopogon indicator Heard at Mt Kupe Sjostedt's Greenbul Baeopogon clamans Great views in Campo Spotted Greenbul Ixonotus guttatus Good looks in the southern lowlands Simple Greenbul Chlorocichla simplex Heard in the south Yellow-throated Leaflove Atimastillas flavicollis Seen at Ngaoundaba Swamp Palm Bulbul Thescelocichla leucopleura Seen in the Bakossi Mts Red-tailed Leaflove Phyllastrephus scandens Seen well at Ngaoundaba Cameroon Olive Greenbul Phyllastrephus poensis Seen in the Bakossi Mts and on Mt Cameroon Icterine Greenbul Phyllastrephus icterinus Seen at Campo Xavier's Greenbul Phyllastrephus xavieri Good views at Campo Grey-headed Greenbul Phyllastrephus poliocephalus Many sightings in the Bakossi Mts Red-tailed Bristlebill Bleda syndactylus Heard in the Bakossi Mts Yellow-lored Bristlebill Bleda notatus Seen at Campo Red-tailed Greenbul Criniger calurus Seen at Mt Kupe and Campo Swallows, martins Family Hirundinidae Square-tailed Saw-wing Psalidoprocne nitens Easy to see at Campo Mountain Saw-wing Psalidoprocne fuliginosa Several seen on Mt Cameroon Black Saw-wing Psalidoprocne pristoptera Seen from Ngaoundaba southwards Grey-rumped Swallow Pseudhirundo griseopyga Seen well at Benoue Sand Martin Riparia riparia Seen at Garoua Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Widespread Ethiopian Swallow Hirundo aethiopica First seen at Loum and again in the north Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii Several sightings White-bibbed [Wh-thr Blue] Swallow Hirundo nigrita Great views near Kribi Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne fuligula First seen in the Bamenda highlands Common House Martin Delichon urbicum Seen in the north Lesser Striped Swallow Cecropis abyssinica Widespread Red-breasted Swallow Cecropis semirufa Seen at the Sanaga River Mosque Swallow Cecropis senegalensis Seen near Garoua Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica The resident kumbaensis subspecies seen at Loum and Dschang West African Swallow Cecropis domicella Seen at Garoua Preuss's Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon preussi Many good views Forest Swallow Petrochelidon fuliginosa Seen well at Mt Kupe and the Bakossi Mts Crombecs, African warblers Family Macrosphenidae Moustached Grass Warbler Melocichla mentalis Seen at Benoue Yellow Longbill Macrosphenus flavicans Heard in the Bakossi Mts and at Campo Grey Longbill Macrosphenus concolor Seen briefly at Mt Kupe and heard at Campo Northern Crombec Sylvietta brachyura Seen in the north Green Crombec Sylvietta virens Seen at the Sanaga River Lemon-bellied Crombec Sylvietta denti Scoped near Kribi Uncertain relationships Insertae cedis Chestnut-capped Flycatcher Erythrocercus mccallii Good views in the Kupe/Bakossi area Green Hylia Hylia prasina Point-blank views at Mt Kupe Tit Hylia Pholidornis rushiae Wonderful eye-level views at Mt Kupe Leaf warblers and allies Family Phylloscopidae Black-capped Woodland Warbler Phylloscopus herberti Good looks in the Bakossi/Kupe area Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Several sightings Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Several sightings Reed warblers and allies Family Acrocephalidae Greater Swamp Warbler Acrocephalus rufescens Most easily seen at Ngaoundaba Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus Seen at Garoua Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Seen at Garoua Eurasian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Seen at Garoua Dark-capped Yellow Warbler Iduna natalensis Seen well in the Bamenda highlands Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida Seen in the north Western Olivaceous Warbler Iduna opaca Seen in the north (NL) Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina A singing bird seen at Ngaoundaba Grassbirds and allies Family Locustellidae Fan-tailed Grassbird [Broad-tailed Warbler] Schoenicola brevirostris Seen in the Bakossi Mts by some of the group Little Rush Warbler Bradypterus baboecala Heard at Mt Kupe Evergreen Forest Warbler Bradypterus lopezi Great views on Mt Cameroon Bangwa Forest Warbler Bradypterus bangwaensis Good looks in the Bamenda Highlands Cisticolas and allies Family Cisticolidae Red-faced Cisticola Cisticola erythrops Several sightings Singing Cisticola Cisticola cantans Good looks in the Bamenda Highlands Whistling Cisticola Cisticola lateralis Seen at Ngaoundaba Chattering Cisticola Cisticola anonymus First seen at Mt Kupe Chubb's Cisticola Cisticola chubbi Seen in the southern highlands Rock-loving Cisticola Cisticola emini Seen in the Garoua area Winding Cisticola Cisticola marginatus Seen at Garoua Croaking Cisticola Cisticola natalensis Seen en route to Poli (LO) Red-pate Cisticola Cisticola ruficeps Seen north of Garoua Dorst's Cisticola Cisticola guinea Seen south of Garoua Rufous Cisticola Cisticola rufus Good looks in Benoue Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis Seen at Garoua Pectoral-patch Cisticola Cisticola brunnescens Seen in the Bamenda Highlands Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava Widespread Banded Prinia Prinia bairdii Seen at Mt Kupe White-chinned Prinia Schistolais leucopogon First seen in the Bamenda highlands Red-winged Warbler Heliolais erythropterus Seen at Benoue Green Longtail Urolais epichlorus Seen on Mt Kupe, the Bakossi Mts and Mt Cameroon Black-collared Apalis Oreolais pulcher Seen well in the Bamenda highlands Red-winged Grey Warbler Drymocichla incana Nice views at Benoue and Ngaoundaba Yellow-breasted Apalis Apalis flavida Seen at Ngaoundaba Black-throated Apalis Apalis jacksoni Seen at Mt Kupe Black-capped Apalis Apalis nigriceps Seen at Mt Kupe Buff-throated Apalis Apalis rufogularis Great views near Yaounde and seen in Campo Bamenda Apalis Apalis bamendae Fantastic views at Ngaoundaba Grey Apalis Apalis cinerea Seen in the Bamenda Highlands and on Mt Cameroon Oriole Warbler Hypergerus atriceps Great views at Benoue and again Ngaoundaba Grey-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brevicaudata Widespread Yellow-browed Camaroptera Camaroptera superciliaris Wonderful views at the Sanaga River Olive-green Camaroptera Camaroptera chloronota Seen at Mt Kupe Black-faced Rufous Warbler Bathmocercus rufus A pair seen in the Bakossi Mts White-tailed Warbler Poliolais lopesi Several fantastic looks in the Bakossi Mts Senegal Eremomela Eremomela pusilla Seen in the north Rufous-crowned Eremomela Eremomela badiceps Seen well in the south Ground-Babblers Family Pellorneidae Spotted Thrush-Babbler Ptyrticus turdinus Good looks at Ngouandaba Blackcap Illadopsis Illadopsis cleaveri Great views at Mt Kupe Pale-breasted Illadopsis Illadopsis rufipennis Heard at Campo Brown Illadopsis Illadopsis fulvescens Seen near Kribi Typical Babblers Family Leiothrichidae White-throated Mountain Babbler Kupeornis gilberti Many fantastic looks in the Bakossi Mts Blackcap Babbler Turdoides reinwardtii Seen at Benoue, Ngaoundaba and the Adamawa Escarpment Brown Babbler Turdoides plebejus Regular in the north Sylviid Babblers Family Sylviidae African Hill Babbler Pseudoalcippe abyssinica Seen well on Mt Cameroon Ruwenzori Hill Babbler Pseudoalcippe atriceps Seen well in the Bamenda highlands Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Seen on Mt Cameroon and at Ngaoundaba Common Whitethroat Sylvia communis Seen in the north White-eyes Family Zosteropidae African Yellow White-eye Zosterops senegalensis Seen in the north [Forest White-eye] Zosterops [senegalensis] stenocricotus Seen at Mt Kupe and Mt Cameroon Mount Cameroon Speirops Zosterops melanocephalus Fantastic views on Mt Cameroon Modulatrixes Family Arcanatoridae Grey-chested Babbler Kakamega poliothorax Amazing views in the Bamenda highlands Hyliotas Family Hyliotidae Yellow-bellied Hyliota Hyliota flavigaster Seen at Benoue Southern Hyliota Hyliota australis Seen well at Mt Kupe Starlings Family Sturnidae Purple-headed Starling Hylopsar purpureiceps Seen at Campo Greater Blue-eared Starling Lamprotornis chalybaeus Seen at Benoue Lesser Blue-eared Starling Lamprotornis chloropterus Seen at the Adamawa Escarpment Bronze-tailed Starling Lamprotornis chalcurus Seen at Ngaoundaba Splendid Starling Lamprotornis splendidus Widespread from Ngaoundaba southwards Purple Starling Lamprotornis purpureus Common in the north Long-tailed Glossy Starling Lamprotornis caudatus Seen at Benoue Chestnut-bellied Starling Lamprotornis pulcher Just one seen in flight north of Garoua (LO) Violet-backed Starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster Seen in the north Chestnut-winged Starling Onychognathus fulgidus One at the Sanaga River seen in flight Waller's Starling Onychognathus walleri Seen in the Bamenda highlands and Bakossi Mts Neumann's Starling Onychognathus neumanni Seen at Bamenda Narrow-tailed Starling Poeoptera lugubris Seen at the Bakossi Mts, Mt Cameroon and near Yaounde White-collared Starling Grafisia torquata Good looks at Ngouandaba Oxpeckers Family Buphagidae Yellow-billed Oxpecker Buphagus africanus Seen in the north Thrushes Family Turdidae White-tailed Ant-thrush Neocossyphus poensis Seen at Mt Kupe Fraser's Rufous Thrush Stizorhina fraseri Seen well at Mt Kupe Crossley's Ground Thrush Geokichla crossleyi Seen in the Bakossi Mts African Thrush Turdus pelios Common and widespread Fire-crested Alethe Alethe castanea Heard in the Bakossi Mts and at Campo Brown-chested Alethe Pseudalethe poliocephala Fantastic views on Mt Cameroon Chats, Old World Flycatchers Family Muscicapidae Forest Robin Stiphrornis erythrothorax Amazing views at Campo Bocage's Akalat Sheppardia bocagei Good looks in the Bakossi/Kupe area Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos Seen at Dschang White-bellied Robin-Chat Cossyphicula roberti Heard in the Bakossi Mts Mountain Robin-Chat Cossypha isabellae Our best views were on Mt Cameroon Grey-winged Robin-Chat Cossypha polioptera Seen at Ngaoundaba Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat Cossypha niveicapilla First seen in the Bamenda highlands and several times thereafter White-crowned Robin-Chat Cossypha albicapillus Great looks at Benoue Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Abundant at Ngaoundaba African Stonechat Saxicola torquatus Seen in the Bamenda highlands Heuglin's Wheatear Oenanthe heuglini Seen in the Poli and Benoue areas Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Seen at Ngouandere (NL) Familiar Chat Oenanthe familiaris Seen at Benoue White-crowned Cliff Chat Thamnolaea coronata Seen at Bemanda and near Garoua Fraser's Forest Flycatcher Fraseria ocreata Poor views at Campo White-browed Forest Flycatcher Fraseria cinerascens Heard near Kribi Northern Black Flycatcher Melaenornis edolioides Seen in the north Pale Flycatcher Bradornis pallidus Seen in the north Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata One seen at Ngaoundaba Gambaga Flycatcher Muscicapa gambagae A pair seen well at Ngaoundaba Ashy Flycatcher Muscicapa caerulescens Heard and seen briefly at Mt Kupe Swamp Flycatcher Muscicapa aquatica Seen at Benoue Cassin's Flycatcher Muscicapa cassini Seen en route to the Bakossi Mts and near Kribi African Dusky Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta Seen in highland areas Yellow-footed Flycatcher Muscicapa sethsmithi Great views at Mt Kupe Dusky-blue Flycatcher Muscicapa comitata Seen at Mt Kupe Sooty Flycatcher Muscicapa infuscata Seen at Mt Kupe Grey Tit-Flycatcher Myioparus plumbeus Seen at Benoue European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Regular in the north Sunbirds Family Nectariniidae Fraser's Sunbird Deleornis fraseri Seen at Campo Western Violet-backed Sunbird Anthreptes longuemarei Seen at Benoue and Ngaoundaba Violet-tailed Sunbird Anthreptes aurantius Fantastic views of males and females near Kribi Little Green Sunbird Anthreptes seimundi Seen near Kribi Grey-chinned Sunbird Anthreptes rectirostris Regular in the south Collared Sunbird Hedydipna collaris Regular in the south Pygmy Sunbird Hedydipna platura Common in the north Reichenbach's Sunbird Anabathmis reichenbachii Seen at the Sanaga River Green-headed Sunbird Cyanomitra verticalis Seen from Ngaoundaba southwards Blue-throated Brown Sunbird Cyanomitra cyanolaema Seen at Mt Kupe Cameroon Sunbird Cyanomitra oritis Seen in the southern highlands Olive Sunbird Cyanomitra olivacea Common in the south Carmelite Sunbird Chalcomitra fuliginosa Great views at the Duck Pond Green-throated Sunbird Chalcomitra rubescens Seen well at Mt Kupe and near Yaounde Scarlet-chested Sunbird Chalcomitra senegalensis Seen in the north Olive-bellied Sunbird Cinnyris chloropygius Seen at Mt Kupe and the Kribi area Tiny Sunbird Cinnyris minullus Seen at Mt Kupe Northern Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris reichenowi Seen in the Bamenda highlands and at Ngaoundaba Beautiful Sunbird Cinnyris pulchellus Seen in the north Splendid Sunbird Cinnyris coccinigastrus Seen in the Bamenda highlands and at Ngaoundaba Johanna's Sunbird Cinnyris johannae One in flight at Mt Kupe and a female near Kribi Superb Sunbird Cinnyris superbus A couple of good sightings in the Kupe and Campo areas Variable Sunbird Cinnyris venustus Seen at Benoue and Ngaoundaba Ursula's Sunbird Cinnyris ursulae Great views on Mt Kupe Bates's Sunbird Cinnyris batesi Great views near Kribi Copper Sunbird Cinnyris cupreus Seen in the Bamenda highlands, Benoue and Ngaoundaba Old World Sparrows Family Passeridae Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser superciliosus Seen in the Garoua area and at Benoue Northern Grey-headed Sparrow Passer griseus Common and widespread Bush Petronia Gymnoris dentata Common in the north Weavers, Widowbirds Family Ploceidae Baglafecht Weaver Ploceus baglafecht Seen in highland areas Bannerman's Weaver Ploceus bannermani Good views in the Bamenda highlands Little Weaver Ploceus luteolus Breeding-plumage birds seen at Benoue Spectacled Weaver Ploceus ocularis Seen at Ngaoundaba Black-necked Weaver Ploceus nigricollis Several sightings throughout Black-billed Weaver Ploceus melanogaster Seen in the Bakossi Mts and on Mt Cameroon Orange Weaver Ploceus aurantius A male seen at the Sanaga River Heuglin's Masked Weaver Ploceus heuglini Breeding-plumage birds seen at Benoue Vitelline Masked Weaver Ploceus vitellinus Seen in the north Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus Common and widespread Vieillot's Black Weaver Ploceus nigerrimus Common in the south Black-headed (Yellow-b) Weaver Ploceus melanocephalus Non-breeding birds at Benoue Dark-backed Weaver Ploceus bicolor Seen in the Kupe/Bakossi area Preuss's Weaver Ploceus preussi Three sightings in the Kupe/Bakossi area Brown-capped Weaver Ploceus insignis Seen in the Bakossi Mts Cassin's Malimbe Malimbus cassini Seen near Kribi Blue-billed Malimbe Malimbus nitens Seen in Campo Red-headed Weaver Anaplectes rubriceps Seen at Benoue and Ngaoundaba Red-headed Quelea Quelea erythrops Seen at Ngaoundaba in non-breeding plumage Black-winged Red Bishop Euplectes hordeaceus Non-breeding birds seen briefly near Loum (LO) Northern Red Bishop Euplectes franciscanus Seen north of Garoua Yellow Bishop Euplectes capensis Seen in the Bamenda highlands Yellow-mantled Widowbird Euplectes macroura Seen in the Poli area Marsh Widowbird Euplectes hartlaubi Seen at Lake Dang and Ngaoundaba Red-collared Widowbird Euplectes ardens Seen in the Bamenda highlands Waxbills, Munias & Allies Family Estrildidae Woodhouse's Antpecker Parmoptila woodhousei Seen at Mt Kupe White-breasted Nigrita Nigrita fusconotus Good views at Mt Kupe Chestnut-breasted Nigrita Nigrita bicolor Good views at Mt Kupe Pale-fronted Nigrita Nigrita luteifrons Good views at Mt Kupe Grey-headed Nigrita Nigrita canicapillus Good views at Mt Kupe Shelley's Oliveback Nesocharis shelleyi Fantastic views on Mt Cameroon Grey-headed Oliveback Nesocharis capistrata Great looks at Poli Red-winged Pytilia Pytilia phoenicoptera One scoped at Ngaoundaba but dissapeared before everyone could see it Yellow-winged Pytilia Pytilia hypogrammica Great looks at Ngaoundaba Red-faced Crimsonwing Cryptospiza reichenovii Seen in the Bamenda Highlands and on Mt Cameroon Western Bluebill Spermophaga haematina Seen at Mt Kupe Brown Twinspot Clytospiza monteiri Seen at Ngaoundaba and near Ngaoundere Dybowski's Twinspot Euschistospiza dybowskii Great views of a pair at Poli mobbing a Pearl-spotted Owlet Black-bellied Firefinch Lagonosticta rara Seen at Benoue and Ngaoundaba Bar-breasted Firefinch Lagonosticta rufopicta Seen at Benoue Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala Seen in the north Chad Firefinch Lagonosticta umbrinodorsalis Good views at Poli African Firefinch Lagonosticta rubricata Seen in the Bamenda highlands Black-faced Firefinch Lagonosticta larvata Good views at Poli and Benoue Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu Uraeginthus bengalus Common in the north Orange-cheeked Waxbill Estrilda melpoda Common in moister areas Black-rumped Waxbill Estrilda troglodytes Seen in the Garoua area Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild Several sightings Black-crowned Waxbill Estrilda nonnula Common in moister areas Orange-breasted Waxbill Amandava subflava Heard in the Bamenda highlands Black-faced Quailfinch Ortygospiza atricollis Several seen at Garoua African Silverbill Euodice cantans Seen in the Garoua area Bronze Mannikin Lonchura cucullata Widespread Black-and-white Mannikin Lonchura bicolor Several sightings in the south Indigobirds, Whydahs Family Viduidae Cameroon Indigobird Vidua camerunensis Non-breeding birds still singing at Ngaoundaba and mimicking Black-bellied Firefinch Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura A couple of non-breeding birds Wagtails, Pipits Family Motacillidae Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Common African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp Seen at Benoue Yellow-throated Longclaw Macronyx croceus Seen at Poli and Ngaoundaba African Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus "Cameroon Pipit" was seen in the Bamenda Highlands and another subspecies at Garoua Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis "Bannerman's Pipit" was seen in the Bamenda Highlands Plain-backed Pipit Anthus leucophrys Seen at Nyassoso Long-legged Pipit Anthus pallidiventris Seen at Campo Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus Seen at Garoua Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Most common at Ngaoundaba Finches Family Fringillidae White-rumped Seedeater Crithagra leucopygia Seen in the Garoua area Yellow-fronted Canary Crithagra mozambica Quite common and widespread Thick-billed Seedeater Crithagra burtoni Seen in the Bamenda Highlands and on Mt Cameroon Oriole Finch Linurgus olivaceus Great views in the Bamenda Highlands and on Mt Cameroon Buntings Family Emberizidae Cinnamon-breasted Bunting Emberiza tahapisi Seen in the Garoua area Brown-rumped Bunting Emberiza affinis Fantastic views at Ngaoundaba and heard near Poli Cabanis's Bunting Emberiza cabanisi Seen in the Bamenda Highlands and at Poli and Benoue