Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae
Grebes are small to medium-sized diving birds. They breed on fresh water, but often visit the sea whilst migrating and in winter. They have lobed toes and are excellent swimmers and divers; however, their feet are placed far back on their bodies, making them quite ungainly on land. There are 19 species worldwide. Of these, one species has been recorded in the Gambia.
Little grebe, Tachybaptus ruficollis
Order: Procellariiformes Family: Procellariidae
Shearwaters are medium-sized, long-winged seabirds. Highly pelagic, they come ashore only to breed, nesting on islands and rocky cliffs. They generally glide low above the water on stiff wings, and feed on fish, squid and similar oceanic food. There are 23–27 species worldwide. (Some experts split Audubon's shearwater into several distinct species, while others consider those distinctive forms to be subspecies.)
Manx shearwater, Puffinus puffinus (A)
Barolo shearwater, Puffinus baroli (A)
Order: Procellariiformes Family: Hydrobatidae
The storm petrels are relatives of the petrels and are the smallest seabirds. They feed on planktonic crustaceans and small fish picked from the surface, typically while hovering. The flight is fluttering and sometimes bat-like. There are 21 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in the Gambia.
Wilson's storm petrel, Oceanites oceanicus
European storm petrel, Hydrobates pelagicus
Leach's storm petrel, Oceanodroma leucorhoa (A)
Order: Phaethontiformes Family: Phaethontidae
Tropicbirds are slender white birds of tropical oceans, with exceptionally long central tail feathers. Their heads and long wings have black markings.
Red-billed tropicbird, Phaethon aethereus (A)
Gannets and boobies
Order: Suliformes Family: Sulidae
Gannets and boobies are large seabirds with long beaks and long, pointed wings. They eat fish, which they hunt by plunge-diving from heights of up to 30 m and chasing their prey underwater. They nest colonially on islands and along coasts, either on the ground or in trees.
Northern gannet, Morus bassanus
Brown booby, Sula leucogaster (A)
Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae
Cormorants are medium to large seabirds, found primarily along the coast, but occasionally ranging some way inland in aquatic environments. Their plumage is generally dark, though most species have areas of brightly coloured skin on the face. They are primarily fish eaters. Their bills are long, thin and sharply hooked, and their four-toed feet are webbed. Because their plumage is only semi-waterproof, they often stand out of the water with their wings outstretched to dry out their feathers.
Great cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo
Long-tailed cormorant, Microcarbo africanus
Order: Suliformes Family: Anhingidae
Darters are large waterbirds, found primarily in fresh and brackish water habitats. Because their plumage is not entirely waterproof, they often stand out of the water with their wings outstretched, drying off. Darters are strongly sexually dimorphic; males generally have much darker plumage than do females. They eat primarily fish, which they catch by diving from the water's surface.
African darter, Anhinga rufa
Order: Suliformes Family: Fregatidae
Frigatebirds are large seabirds typically found soaring over tropical oceans. They have long wings and a deeply forked tail; their plumage is either black (males) or black-and-white (females and young). Males have coloured inflatable throat pouches, which are used in courtship. Frigatebirds spend most of their time in the air. They are kleptoparasites and often chase other seabirds to get them to drop their catches of fish; they also scoop fish from the water's surface.
Magnificent frigatebird, Fregata magnificens (A)
Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae
Pelicans are large water birds with a distinctive pouch under their beak. As with other members of the order Pelecaniformes, they have webbed feet with four toes.
Great white pelican, Pelecanus onocrotalus
Pink-backed pelican, Pelecanus rufescens
Herons, egrets and bitterns
Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae
Herons, egrets and bitterns are long-legged birds typically associated with wetlands; herons and egrets are long-necked, while bitterns tend to be shorter-necked and quite secretive. Birds in this family often wade in shallow waters, preying on various aquatic organisms (including fish and frogs) as well as reptiles, amphibians and the occasional small bird. In flight, they hold their neck retracted in a gentle S-curve.
Grey heron, Ardea cinerea
Black-headed heron, Ardea melanocephala
Goliath heron, Ardea goliath
Purple heron, Ardea purpurea
Great egret, Ardea alba
Black heron, Egretta ardesiaca
Intermediate egret, Egretta intermedia
Western reef heron, Egretta gularis
Little egret, Egretta garzetta
Squacco heron, Ardeola ralloides
Cattle egret, Bubulcus ibis
Striated heron, Butorides striata
Black-crowned night heron, Nycticorax nycticorax
White-backed night heron, Gorsachius leuconotus
White-crested bittern, Tigriornis leucolophus
Little bittern, Ixobrychus minutus
Dwarf bittern, Ixobrychus sturmii
Great bittern, Botaurus stellaris (A)
Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Scopidae
Hamerkops are medium-sized, all-brown wading birds named for their hammer-headed appearance, which is created by the combination of their shaggy backwards-pointing crests and their heavy black bills. Typically found in wetland areas, they forage in shallow water for amphibians, small fish, crustaceans, insects, worms and small mammals. They build enormous, complex nests—which they generally use for only a matter of months—and occupy their territories year-round.
Hamerkop, Scopus umbretta
Ibises and spoonbills
Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae
Sacred ibis, Threskiornis aethiopicus
Hadada ibis, Bostrychia hagedash
Glossy ibis, Plegadis falcinellus
Eurasian spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia
African spoonbill, Platalea alba
Order: Ciconiiformes Family: Ciconiidae
Storks are large, long-legged, long-necked wading birds with long stout bills. They occur in most of the world's warmer regions and tend to live in drier habitats than herons, to which they're closely related. They build large stick nests and sometimes nest colonially. Many species are migratory. Most storks eat a variety of small vertebrates and invertebrates; some eat carrion. Seven species have been recorded in the Gambia.
Yellow-billed stork, Mycteria ibis
Black stork, Ciconia nigra (A)
Abdim's stork, Ciconia abdimii (A)
Woolly-necked stork, Ciconia episcopus
White stork, Ciconia ciconia (A)
Saddle-billed stork, Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
Marabou stork, Leptoptilos crumenifer
Order: Phoenicopteriformes Family: Phoenicopteridae
Greater flamingo, Phoenicopterus roseus
Lesser flamingo, Phoenicopterus minor Near-threatened
Ducks and geese
Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae
Fulvous whistling duck, Dendrocygna bicolor
White-faced whistling duck, Dendrocygna viduata
Egyptian goose, Alopochen aegyptiacus
Spur-winged goose, Plectropterus gambensis
Comb duck, Sarkidiornis melanotos
African pygmy goose, Nettapus auritus
Common teal, Anas crecca
Northern pintail, Anas acuta
Garganey, Anas querquedula
Northern shoveler, Anas clypeata
Common pochard, Aythya ferina
Ferruginous duck, Aythya nyroca (A) Near-threatened
Tufted duck, Aythya fuligula (A)
Order: Accipitriformes Family: Pandionidae
Osprey, Pandion haliaetus
Kites, vultures, hawks and eagles
Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae
African cuckoo-hawk, Aviceda cuculoides
European honey buzzard, Pernis apivorus
Bat hawk, Macheiramphus alcinus
Black-winged kite, Elanus caeruleus
African swallow-tailed kite, Chelictinia riocourii
Red kite, Milvus milvus (A)
Black kite, Milvus migrans
Yellow-billed kite, Milvus aegyptius
African fish eagle, Haliaeetus vocifer
Palm-nut vulture, Gypohierax angolensis
Hooded vulture, Necrosyrtes monachus
Egyptian vulture, Neophron percnopterus
White-backed vulture, Gyps africanus
Rüppell's vulture, Gyps rueppelli
Eurasian griffon, Gyps fulvus
Lappet-faced vulture, Torgos tracheliotos Vulnerable
White-headed vulture, Trigonoceps occipitalis
Short-toed snake eagle, Circaetus gallicus
Beaudouin's snake eagle, Circaetus beaudouini
Brown snake eagle, Circaetus cinereus
Western banded snake eagle, Circaetus cinerascens
Bateleur, Terathopius ecaudatus
Western marsh harrier, Circus aeruginosus
Pallid harrier, Circus macrourus Near-threatened
Montagu's harrier, Circus pygargus
African harrier-hawk, Polyboroides typus
Lizard buzzard, Kaupifalco monogrammicus
Dark chanting goshawk, Melierax metabates
Gabar goshawk, Micronisus gabar
Red-chested goshawk, Accipiter toussenelii
African goshawk, Accipiter tachiro
Shikra, Accipiter badius
Red-thighed sparrowhawk, Accipiter erythropus
Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus (A)
Black goshawk, Accipiter melanoleucus
Grasshopper buzzard, Butastur rufipennis
Common buzzard, Buteo buteo
Long-legged buzzard, Buteo rufinus (A)
Red-necked buzzard, Buteo auguralis
Tawny eagle, Aquila rapax
African hawk-eagle, Aquila spilogaster
Booted eagle, Hieraaetus pennatus
Wahlberg's eagle, Hieraaetus wahlbergi
Martial eagle, Polemaetus bellicosus
Long-crested eagle, Lophaetus occipitalis
Order: Accipitriformes Family: Sagittariidae
Secretarybird, Sagittarius serpentarius (A)
Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae
Lesser kestrel, Falco naumanni Vulnerable
Common kestrel, Falco tinnunculus
Fox kestrel, Falco alopex (A)
Grey kestrel, Falco ardosiaceus
Red-necked falcon, Falco chicquera
Red-footed falcon, Falco vespertinus (A)
Eurasian hobby, Falco subbuteo
African hobby, Falco cuvierii
Lanner falcon, Falco biarmicus
Barbary falcon, Falco pelegrinoides
Peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus
Francolins, quail and pheasants
Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae
Common quail, Coturnix coturnix (A)
White-throated francolin, Peliperdix albogularis
Ahanta francolin, Pternistis ahantensis
Double-spurred francolin, Pternistis bicalcaratus
Order: Galliformes Family: Odontophoridae
Stone partridge, Ptilopachus petrosus
Order: Galliformes Family: Numididae
Helmeted guineafowl, Numida meleagris
Order: Gruiformes Family: Gruidae
Black crowned crane, Balearica pavonina Near-threatened
Order: Gruiformes Family: Sarothruridae
White-spotted flufftail, Sarothrura pulchra
Crakes, gallinules and coots
Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae
African crake, Crecopsis egregia
African water rail, Rallus caerulescens (A)
Black crake, Amaurornis flavirostris
Little crake, Porzana parva (A)
Baillon's crake, Porzana pusilla
Spotted crake, Porzana porzana (A)
African swamphen, Porphyrio madagascariensis
Allen's gallinule, Porphyrio alleni (A)
Common moorhen, Gallinula chloropus
Lesser moorhen, Gallinula angulata
Eurasian coot, Fulica atra (A)
Order: Gruiformes Family: Heliornithidae
African finfoot, Podica senegalensis
Order: Otidiformes Family: Otidae
Arabian bustard, Ardeotis arabs (A)
Denham's bustard, Neotis denhami (A) Near-threatened
White-bellied bustard, Eupodotis senegalensis (A)
Savile's bustard, Lophotis savilei (A)
Black-bellied bustard, Lissotis melanogaster
Order: Charadriiformes Family: Turnicidae
Small buttonquail, Turnix sylvatica
Quail-plover, Ortyxelos meiffrenii (A)
Order: Charadriiformes Family: Jacanidae
African jacana, Actophilornis africanus
Order: Charadriiformes Family: Rostratulidae
Greater painted-snipe, Rostratula benghalensis
Order: Charadriiformes Family: Haematopodidae
Eurasian oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus
Stilts and avocets
Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae
Black-winged stilt, Himantopus himantopus
Pied avocet, Recurvirostra avosetta
Order: Charadriiformes Family: Burhinidae
Senegal thick-knee, Burhinus senegalensis
Spotted thick-knee, Burhinus capensis
Order: Charadriiformes Family: Glareolidae
Egyptian plover, Pluvianus aegyptius
Cream-coloured courser, Cursorius cursor (A)
Temminck's courser, Cursorius temminckii
Bronze-winged courser, Rhinoptilus chalcopterus
Collared pratincole, Glareola pratincola
Lapwings, plovers and dotterel
Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae
Lapwings, plovers and dotterels are small to medium-sized birds with compact bodies, short, thick necks and long, usually pointed, wings. They are found in open country worldwide, generally in habitats near water, although there are some exceptions. There are 66 species worldwide; of these, 33 species have been recorded in Africa and 15 in the Gambia.
Northern lapwing, Vanellus vanellus (A)
Senegal lapwing, Vanellus lugubris (A)
Spur-winged plover, Vanellus spinosus
Black-headed plover, Vanellus tectus
White-headed plover, Vanellus albiceps
Wattled lapwing, Vanellus senegallus
American golden plover, Pluvialis dominica (A)
European golden plover, Pluvialis apricaria
Grey plover, Pluvialis squatarola
Ringed plover, Charadrius hiaticula
Little ringed plover, Charadrius dubius
Kittlitz's plover, Charadrius pecuarius
Forbes's plover, Charadrius forbesi (A)
White-fronted plover, Charadrius marginatus
Kentish plover, Charadrius alexandrinus
Eurasian dotterel, Charadrius morinellus (A)
Sandpipers, curlews, stints, godwits, snipes and phalaropes
Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae
Jack snipe, Lymnocryptes minimus
Great snipe, Gallinago media Near-threatened
Common snipe, Gallinago gallinago
Black-tailed godwit, Limosa limosa
Bar-tailed godwit, Limosa lapponica
Whimbrel, Numenius phaeopus
Eurasian curlew, Numenius arquata
Spotted redshank, Tringa erythropus
Common redshank, Tringa totanus
Marsh sandpiper, Tringa stagnatilis
Common greenshank, Tringa nebularia
Lesser yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes (A)
Green sandpiper, Tringa ochropus
Solitary sandpiper, Tringa solitaria (A)
Wood sandpiper, Tringa glareola
Terek sandpiper, Xenus cinereus (A)
Common sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos
Ruddy turnstone, Arenaria interpres
Red knot, Calidris canutus
Sanderling, Calidris alba
Little stint, Calidris minuta
Temminck's stint, Calidris temminckii
Baird's sandpiper, Calidris bairdii (A)
Curlew sandpiper, Calidris ferruginea
Dunlin, Calidris alpina
Purple sandpiper, Calidris maritima
Ruff, Philomachus pugnax
Red-necked phalarope, Phalaropus lobatus
Grey phalarope, Phalaropus fulicarius
Order: Charadriiformes Family: Stercorariidae
Pomarine skua, Stercorarius pomarinus
Arctic skua, Stercorarius parasiticus
Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae
Audouin's gull, Ichthyaetus audouinii Near-threatened
Mediterranean gull, Ichthyaetus melanocephalus (A)
Common gull, Larus canus (A)
Kelp gull, Larus dominicanus
Lesser black-backed gull, Larus fuscus
Yellow-legged gull, Larus michahellis
Grey-headed gull, Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
Black-headed gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Slender-billed gull, Chroicocephalus genei
Laughing gull, Leucophaeus atricilla (A)
Franklin's gull, Leucophaeus pipixcan (A)
Little gull, Hydrocoloeus minutus (A)
Black-legged kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla (A)
Order: Charadriiformes Family: Sternidae
Gull-billed tern, Gelochelidon nilotica
Caspian tern, Hydroprogne caspia
Lesser crested tern, Thalasseus bengalensis
Sandwich tern, Thalasseus sandvicensis
Royal tern, Thalasseus maximus
Roseate tern, Sterna dougallii (A)
Common tern, Sterna hirundo
Arctic tern, Sterna paradisaea
Little tern, Sternula albifrons
Whiskered tern, Chlidonias hybrida
White-winged tern, Chlidonias leucopterus
Black tern, Chlidonias niger
Bridled tern, Onychoprion anaethetus (A)
Black noddy, Anous minutus (A)
Brown noddy, Anous stolidus (A)
Order: Charadriiformes Family: Rynchopidae
African skimmer, Rynchops flavirostris Near-threatened
Sandgrouse
Order: Pterocliformes Family: Pteroclidae
Chestnut-bellied sandgrouse, Pterocles exustus (A)
Four-banded sandgrouse, Pterocles quadricinctus
Doves and pigeons
Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae
Rock dove, Columba livia
Speckled pigeon, Columba guinea
Eurasian turtle dove, Streptopelia turtur
Adamawa turtle dove, Streptopelia hypopyrrha
African collared dove, Streptopelia roseogrisea
Mourning collared dove, Streptopelia decipiens
Red-eyed dove, Streptopelia semitorquata
Vinaceous dove, Streptopelia vinacea
Laughing dove, Spilopelia senegalensis
Black-billed wood dove, Turtur abyssinicus
Blue-spotted wood dove, Turtur afer
Namaqua dove, Oena capensis
Bruce's green pigeon, Treron waalia
African green pigeon, Treron calva
Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae
Rose-ringed parakeet, Psittacula krameri
African and New World parrots
Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittacidae
Grey-headed parrot, Poicephalus robustus
Senegal parrot, Poicephalus senegalus
Order: Cuculiformes Family: Musophagidae
Guinea turaco, Tauraco persa
Violet turaco, Musophaga violacea
Western grey plantain-eater, Crinifer piscator
Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae
Pied cuckoo, Clamator jacobinus
Levaillant's cuckoo, Clamator levaillantii
Great spotted cuckoo, Clamator glandarius
Red-chested cuckoo, Cuculus solitarius
Black cuckoo, Cuculus clamosus (A)
Common cuckoo, Cuculus canorus
African cuckoo, Cuculus gularis
Klaas's cuckoo, Chrysococcyx klaas
African emerald cuckoo, Chrysococcyx cupreus (A)
Dideric cuckoo, Chrysococcyx caprius
Blue malkoha, Ceuthmochares aereus
Black coucal, Centropus grillii
Senegal coucal, Centropus senegalensis
Order: Strigiformes Family: Tytonidae
Barn owl, Tyto alba
Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae
African scops owl, Otus senegalensis
European scops owl, Otus scops
White-faced scops owl, Ptilopsis leucotis
Greyish eagle-owl, Bubo cinerascens
Verreaux's eagle-owl, Bubo lacteus
Pel's fishing owl, Scotopelia peli
African wood owl, Strix woodfordii
Pearl-spotted owlet, Glaucidium perlatum
Marsh owl, Asio capensis
Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Caprimulgidae
Red-necked nightjar, Caprimulgus ruficollis
European nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus
Swamp nightjar, Caprimulgus natalensis (A)
Plain nightjar, Caprimulgus inornatus
Long-tailed nightjar, Caprimulgus climacurus
Pennant-winged nightjar, Caprimulgus vexillarius (A)
Standard-winged nightjar, Caprimulgus longipennis
Order: Apodiformes Family: Apodidae
Mottled spinetail, Telacanthura ussheri
African palm-swift, Cypsiurus parvus
Alpine swift, Tachymarptis melba
Common swift, Apus apus
Pallid swift, Apus pallidus
Little swift, Apus affinis
White-rumped swift, Apus caffer
Order: Coliiformes Family: Coliidae
Blue-naped mousebird, Urocolius macrourus
Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae
Shining blue kingfisher, Alcedo quadribrachys
Malachite kingfisher, Corythornis cristatus
African pygmy kingfisher, Ispidina picta
Grey-headed kingfisher, Halcyon leucocephala
Woodland kingfisher, Halcyon senegalensis
Blue-breasted kingfisher, Halcyon malimbica
Striped kingfisher, Halcyon chelicuti
Giant kingfisher, Megaceryle maxima
Pied kingfisher, Ceryle rudis
Order: Coraciiformes Family: Meropidae
Red-throated bee-eater, Merops bulocki
Little bee-eater, Merops pusillus
Swallow-tailed bee-eater, Merops hirundineus
White-throated bee-eater, Merops albicollis
Little green bee-eater, Merops orientalis
Blue-cheeked bee-eater, Merops persicus
European bee-eater, Merops apiaster
Northern carmine bee-eater, Merops nubicus
Order: Coraciiformes Family: Coraciidae
European roller, Coracias garrulus
Abyssinian roller, Coracias abyssinica
Rufous-crowned roller, Coracias naevia
Blue-bellied roller, Coracias cyanogaster
Broad-billed roller, Eurystomus glaucurus
Order: Coraciiformes Family: Upupidae
Eurasian hoopoe, Upupa epops
Order: Coraciiformes Family: Phoeniculidae
Green woodhoopoe, Phoeniculus purpureus
Black woodhoopoe, Rhinopomastus aterrimus
Order: Coraciiformes Family: Bucerotidae
Western red-billed hornbill, Tockus kempi
African pied hornbill, Tockus fasciatus
African grey hornbill, Tockus nasutus
Abyssinian ground-hornbill, Bucorvus abyssinicus
Order: Piciformes Family: Lybiidae
Yellow-rumped tinkerbird, Pogoniulus bilineatus
Yellow-fronted tinkerbird, Pogoniulus chrysoconus
Vieillot's barbet, Lybius vieilloti
Bearded barbet, Lybius dubius
Order: Piciformes Family: Indicatoridae
Spotted honeyguide, Indicator maculatus
Greater honeyguide, Indicator indicator
Lesser honeyguide, Indicator minor
Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae
Eurasian wryneck, Jynx torquilla
Fine-spotted woodpecker, Campethera punctuligera
Golden-tailed woodpecker, Campethera abingoni
Buff-spotted woodpecker, Campethera nivosa
Little grey woodpecker, Dendropicos elachus (A)
Cardinal woodpecker, Dendropicos fuscescens
African grey woodpecker, Dendropicos goertae
Brown-backed woodpecker, Dendropicos obsoletus
Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae
Singing bushlark, Mirafra cantillans
Flappet lark, Mirafra rufocinnamomea
Rufous-rumped lark, Pinarocorys erythropygia (A)
Greater short-toed lark, Calandrella brachydactyla (A)
Chestnut-backed sparrow-lark, Eremopterix leucotis
Crested lark, Galerida cristata
Sun lark, Galerida modesta
Temminck's horned lark, Eremophila bilopha (A)
Swallows and martins
Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae
Sand martin, Riparia riparia
Brown-throated martin, Riparia paludicola
Banded martin, Riparia cincta
Grey-rumped swallow, Hirundo griseopyga
Eurasian crag martin, Ptyonoprogne rupestris (A)
Barn swallow, Hirundo rustica
Red-chested swallow, Hirundo lucida
Wire-tailed swallow, Hirundo smithii
Pied-winged swallow, Hirundo leucosoma
Lesser striped swallow, Hirundo abyssinica
Rufous-chested swallow, Hirundo semirufa
Mosque swallow, Hirundo senegalensis
Red-rumped swallow, Hirundo daurica
Common house martin, Delichon urbicum
Fanti sawwing, Psalidoprocne obscura
Wagtails and pipits
Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae
White wagtail, Motacilla alba
African pied wagtail, Motacilla aguimp (A)
Yellow wagtail, Motacilla flava
Yellow-throated longclaw, Macronyx croceus
Plain-backed pipit, Anthus leucophrys
Tawny pipit, Anthus campestris
Tree pipit, Anthus trivialis
Red-throated pipit, Anthus cervinus
Order: Passeriformes Family: Campephagidae
White-breasted cuckooshrike, Coracina pectoralis
Red-shouldered cuckooshrike, Campephaga phoenicea
Bulbuls, greenbuls, bristlebills and nicators
Order: Passeriformes Family: Pycnonotidae
Common bulbul, Pycnonotus barbatus
Little greenbul, Eurillas virens
Yellow-throated leaflove, Atimastillas flavicollis
Swamp palm bulbul, Thescelocichla leucopleura (A)
Red-tailed leaflove, Phyllastrephus scandens
Grey-headed bristlebill, Bleda canicapilla
Western nicator, Nicator chloris (A)
Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae
African thrush, Turdus pelios
Order: Passeriformes Family: Cisticolidae
Red-faced cisticola, Cisticola erythrops
Singing cisticola, Cisticola cantans
Whistling cisticola, Cisticola lateralis
Dorst's cisticola, Cisticola guinea
Winding cisticola, Cisticola galactotes
Croaking cisticola, Cisticola natalensis
Siffling cisticola, Cisticola brachypterus
Rufous cisticola, Cisticola rufus
Zitting cisticola, Cisticola juncidis
Desert cisticola, Cisticola aridulus
Black-backed cisticola, Cisticola eximius
Tawny-flanked prinia, Prinia subflava
River prinia, Prinia fluviatilis (A)
Red-winged prinia, Prinia erythroptera
Yellow-breasted apalis, Apalis flavida
Oriole warbler, Hypergerus atriceps
Grey-backed camaroptera, Camaroptera brachyura
Olive-green camaroptera, Camaroptera chloronota (A)
Senegal eremomela, Eremomela pusilla
Green-backed eremomela, Eremomela canescens
Order: Passeriformes Family: Macrosphenidae
African moustached warbler, Melocichla mentalis (A)
Green crombec, Sylvietta virens
Lemon-bellied crombec, Sylvietta denti (A)
Northern crombec, Sylvietta brachyura
Order: Passeriformes Family: Cettiidae
Green hylia, Hylia prasina
Order: Passeriformes Family: Locustellidae
Common grasshopper warbler, Locustella naevia (A)
Order: Passeriformes Family: Acrocephalidae
Sedge warbler, Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Eurasian reed warbler, Acrocephalus scirpaceus
African reed warbler, Acrocephalus baeticatus
Great reed warbler, Acrocephalus arundinaceus (A)
Greater swamp warbler, Acrocephalus rufescens
Eastern olivaceous warbler, Iduna pallida
Melodious warbler, Hippolais polyglotta
Icterine warbler, Hippolais icterina (A)
Order: Passeriformes Family: Phylloscopidae
Willow warbler, Phylloscopus trochilus
Common chiffchaff, Phylloscopus collybita
Western Bonelli's warbler, Phylloscopus bonelli
Wood warbler, Phylloscopus sibilatrix (A)
Yellow-browed warbler, Phylloscopus inornatus (A)
Order: Passeriformes Family: Hyliotidae
Yellow-bellied hyliota, Hyliota flavigaster
Order: Passeriformes Family: Sylviidae
Eurasian blackcap, Sylvia atricapilla
Garden warbler, Sylvia borin
Whitethroat, Sylvia communis
Lesser whitethroat, Sylvia curruca (A)
Western Orphean warbler, Sylvia hortensis
Subalpine warbler, Sylvia cantillans
Spectacled warbler, Sylvia conspicillata (A)
Rüppell's warbler, Sylvia ruppeli (A)
Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae
Common rock thrush, Monticola saxatilis
Blue rock thrush, Monticola solitarius
Pale flycatcher, Melaenornis pallidus
Northern black flycatcher, Melaenornis edolioides
Spotted flycatcher, Muscicapa striata
Swamp flycatcher, Muscicapa aquatica
Grey tit-flycatcher, Myioparus plumbeus
European pied flycatcher, Ficedula hypoleuca
Nightingale, Luscinia megarhynchos
Bluethroat, Luscinia svecica
Snowy-crowned robin-chat, Cossypha niveicapilla
White-crowned robin-chat, Cossypha albicapilla
Rufous-tailed scrub robin, Cercotrichas galactotes
Common redstart, Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Whinchat, Saxicola rubetra
Northern wheatear, Oenanthe oenanthe
Black-eared wheatear, Oenanthe hispanica (A)
Isabelline wheatear, Oenanthe isabellina (A)
Blackstart, Cercomela melanura (A)
Northern anteater chat, Myrmecocichla aethiops
White-fronted black chat, Myrmecocichla albifrons
Order: Passeriformes Family: Platysteiridae
African shrike-flycatcher, Megabyas flammulatus (A)
Black-and-white shrike-flycatcher, Bias musicus (A)
Brown-throated wattle-eye, Platysteira cyanea
Senegal batis, Batis senegalensis
Order: Passeriformes Family: Stenostiridae
African blue flycatcher, Elminia longicauda
Order: Passeriformes Family: Monarchidae
Black-headed paradise flycatcher, Terpsiphone rufiventer
African paradise flycatcher, Terpsiphone viridis
Order: Passeriformes Family: Pellorneidae
Puvel's illadopsis, Illadopsis puveli
Order: Passeriformes Family: Leiothrichidae
Blackcap babbler, Turdoides reinwardtii
Brown babbler, Turdoides plebejus
Capuchin babbler, Phyllanthus atripennis
Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae
White-winged black tit, Melaniparus leucomelas
Order: Passeriformes Family: Certhiidae
Spotted creeper, Salpornis salvadori (A)
Order: Passeriformes Family: Remizidae
Yellow penduline-tit, Anthoscopus parvulus
Order: Passeriformes Family: Nectariniidae
Mouse-brown sunbird, Anthreptes gabonicus
Western violet-backed sunbird, Anthreptes longuemarei
Collared sunbird, Hedydipna collaris
Pygmy sunbird, Hedydipna platura
Green-headed sunbird, Cyanomitra verticalis
Scarlet-chested sunbird, Chalcomitra senegalensis
Olive-bellied sunbird, Cinnyris chloropygia (A)
Beautiful sunbird, Cinnyris pulchellus
Splendid sunbird, Cinnyris coccinigaster
Variable sunbird, Cinnyris venustus
Copper sunbird, Cinnyris cupreus
Order: Passeriformes Family: Zosteropidae
African yellow white-eye, Zosterops senegalensis
Order: Passeriformes Family: Oriolidae
Eurasian golden oriole, Oriolus oriolus (A)
African golden oriole, Oriolus auratus
Order: Passeriformes Family: Laniidae
Isabelline shrike, Lanius isabellinus (A)
Southern grey shrike, Lanius meridionalis (A)
Woodchat shrike, Lanius senator
Yellow-billed shrike, Corvinella corvina
Order: Passeriformes Family: Malaconotidae
Brubru, Nilaus afer
Northern puffback, Dryoscopus gambensis
Black-crowned tchagra, Tchagra senegala
Yellow-crowned gonolek, Laniarius barbarus
Sulphur-breasted bushshrike, Telophorus sulfureopectus
Grey-headed bushshrike, Malaconotus blanchoti
Order: Passeriformes Family: Prionopidae
White helmetshrike, Prionops plumatus
Order: Passeriformes Family: Dicruridae
Square-tailed drongo, Dicrurus ludwigii
Fork-tailed drongo, Dicrurus adsimilis
Piapiac, crows and ravens
Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae
Piapiac, Ptilostomus afer
Pied crow, Corvus albus
Brown-necked raven, Corvus ruficollis (A)
Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae
Wattled starling, Creatophora cinerea (A)
Greater blue-eared glossy starling, Lamprotornis chalybaeus
Lesser blue-eared glossy-starling, Lamprotornis chloropterus
Bronze-tailed glossy-starling, Lamprotornis chalcurus
Splendid glossy-starling, Lamprotornis splendidus
Purple glossy starling, Lamprotornis purpureus
Long-tailed glossy starling, Lamprotornis caudatus
Chestnut-bellied starling, Lamprotornis pulcher
Violet-backed starling, Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
Yellow-billed oxpecker, Buphagus africanus
Order: Passeriformes Family: Ploceidae
White-billed buffalo weaver, Bubalornis albirostris
Speckle-fronted weaver, Sporopipes frontalis
Chestnut-crowned sparrow-weaver, Plocepasser superciliosus
Little weaver, Ploceus luteolus
Black-necked weaver, Ploceus nigricollis
Heuglin's masked weaver, Ploceus heuglini
Vitelline masked weaver, Ploceus velatus
Village weaver, Ploceus cucullatus
Vieillot's weaver, Ploceus nigerrimus (A)
Yellow-backed weaver, Ploceus melanocephalus
Blue-billed malimbe, Malimbus nitens (A)
Red-headed weaver, Anaplectes rubriceps
Red-headed quelea, Quelea erythrops
Red-billed quelea, Quelea quelea
Yellow-crowned bishop, Euplectes afer
Black-winged bishop, Euplectes hordeaceus
Northern red bishop, Euplectes franciscanus
Yellow-mantled widowbird, Euplectes macroura
Red-collared widowbird, Euplectes ardens
Parasitic weaver, Anomalospiza imberbis (A)
Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae
Chestnut-breasted negrofinch, Nigrita bicolor (A)
Grey-headed oliveback, Nesocharis capistrata (A)
Red-winged pytilia, Pytilia phoenicoptera
Green-winged pytilia, Pytilia melba
Crimson seedcracker, Pyrenestes sanguineus
Western bluebill, Spermophaga haematina
Bar-breasted firefinch, Lagonosticta rufopicta
Red-billed firefinch, Lagonosticta senegala
Black-faced firefinch, Lagonosticta larvata
Red-cheeked cordonbleu, Uraeginthus bengalus
Lavender waxbill, Estrilda caerulescens
Orange-cheeked waxbill, Estrilda melpoda
Black-rumped waxbill, Estrilda troglodytes
Zebra waxbill, Amandava subflava
African quailfinch, Ortygospiza atricollis
African silverbill, Euodice cantans
Bronze mannikin, Lonchura cucullata
Magpie mannikin, Lonchura fringilloides
Cut-throat, Amadina fasciata
Indigobirds and whydahs
Order: Passeriformes Family: Viduidae
Village indigobird, Vidua chalybeata
Baka indigobird, Vidua larvaticola
Quailfinch indigobird, Vidua nigeriae
Cameroon indigobird, Vidua camerunensis
Pin-tailed whydah, Vidua macroura
Exclamatory paradise whydah, Vidua interjecta
Northern paradise whydah, Vidua orientalis
Order: Passeriformes Family: Emberizidae
Ortolan bunting, Emberiza hortulana (A)
House bunting, Emberiza sahari (A)
Gosling's bunting, Emberiza goslingi
Brown-rumped bunting, Emberiza affinis
Canaries and seedeaters
Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae
White-rumped seedeater, Crithagra leucopygius
Yellow-fronted canary, Crithagra mozambicus
Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae
House sparrow, Passer domesticus (I)
Grey-headed sparrow, Passer griseus
Sudan golden sparrow, Passer luteus
Bush petronia, Petronia dentata
