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Bird Checklist photos and data The Gambia Number of species: 576
Number of globally threatened species: 2
Number of introduced species: 1
PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae
Little Grebe	*Tachybaptus ruficollis*
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae
Cape Verde Petrel	*Pterodroma feae*	Near-threatened
Cory's Shearwater	*Calonectris diomedea*
Manx Shearwater	*Puffinus puffinus*
Balearic Shearwater	*Puffinus mauretanicus*	Critically endangered
Little Shearwater	*Puffinus assimilis*	Rare/Accidental
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae
Wilson's Storm-Petrel	*Oceanites oceanicus*	Rare/Accidental
European Storm-Petrel	*Hydrobates pelagicus*	Rare/Accidental
Leach's Storm-Petrel	*Oceanodroma leucorhoa*	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Phaethontidae
Red-billed Tropicbird	*Phaethon aethereus*
PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae
Great White Pelican	*Pelecanus onocrotalus*
Pink-backed Pelican	*Pelecanus rufescens*
PELECANIFORMES: Sulidae
Northern Gannet	*Morus bassanus*
Brown Booby	*Sula leucogaster*	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
Great Cormorant	*Phalacrocorax carbo*
Long-tailed Cormorant	*Phalacrocorax africanus*
PELECANIFORMES: Anhingidae
Darter	*Anhinga melanogaster*
PELECANIFORMES: Fregatidae
Magnificent Frigatebird	*Fregata magnificens*	Rare/Accidental
CICONIIFORMES: Ardeidae
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*
Little Egret	*Egretta garzetta*
Western Reef-Heron	*Egretta gularis*
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 leucolopha*
Little Bittern	*Ixobrychus minutus*
Dwarf Bittern	*Ixobrychus sturmii*
Great Bittern	*Botaurus stellaris*	Rare/Accidental
CICONIIFORMES: Scopidae
Hamerkop	*Scopus umbretta*
CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae
Yellow-billed Stork	*Mycteria ibis*
Black Stork	*Ciconia nigra*	Rare/Accidental
Abdim's Stork	*Ciconia abdimii*	Rare/Accidental
Woolly-necked Stork	*Ciconia episcopus*
White Stork	*Ciconia ciconia*	Rare/Accidental
Saddle-billed Stork	*Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis*
Marabou Stork	*Leptoptilos crumeniferus*
CICONIIFORMES: Threskiornithidae
Sacred Ibis	*Threskiornis aethiopicus*
Hadada Ibis	*Bostrychia hagedash*
Glossy Ibis	*Plegadis falcinellus*
Eurasian Spoonbill	*Platalea leucorodia*	Rare/Accidental
African Spoonbill	*Platalea alba*	Rare/Accidental
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Phoenicopteridae
Greater Flamingo	*Phoenicopterus roseus*
Lesser Flamingo	*Phoenicopterus minor*	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
Fulvous Whistling-Duck	*Dendrocygna bicolor*	Rare/Accidental
White-faced Whistling-Duck	*Dendrocygna viduata*
Egyptian Goose	*Alopochen aegyptiaca*	Rare/Accidental
Spur-winged Goose	*Plectropterus gambensis*
Comb Duck	*Sarkidiornis melanotos*
African Pygmy-goose	*Nettapus auritus*
Eurasian Teal	*Anas crecca*
Northern Pintail	*Anas acuta*
Garganey	*Anas querquedula*
Northern Shoveler	*Anas clypeata*	Rare/Accidental
Common Pochard	*Aythya ferina*	Rare/Accidental
Ferruginous Pochard	*Aythya nyroca*	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Tufted Duck	*Aythya fuligula*	Rare/Accidental
FALCONIFORMES: Pandionidae
Osprey	*Pandion haliaetus*
FALCONIFORMES: Accipitridae
African Cuckoo-Hawk	*Aviceda cuculoides*	Rare/Accidental
European Honey-buzzard	*Pernis apivorus*	Rare/Accidental
Bat Hawk	*Macheiramphus alcinus*	Rare/Accidental
Black-shouldered Kite	*Elanus caeruleus*
Scissor-tailed Kite	*Chelictinia riocourii*
Red Kite	*Milvus milvus*	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Black Kite	*Milvus migrans*
African Fish-Eagle	*Haliaeetus vocifer*
Palm-nut Vulture	*Gypohierax angolensis*
Hooded Vulture	*Necrosyrtes monachus*
Egyptian Vulture	*Neophron percnopterus*	Rare/Accidental
White-backed Vulture	*Gyps africanus*
Rueppell's Griffon	*Gyps rueppellii*
Eurasian Griffon	*Gyps fulvus*	Rare/Accidental
Lappet-faced Vulture	*Torgos tracheliotus*	Rare/Accidental
White-headed Vulture	*Trigonoceps occipitalis*
Short-toed Eagle	*Circaetus gallicus*
Beaudouin's Snake-Eagle	*Circaetus beaudouini*
Brown Snake-Eagle	*Circaetus cinereus*
Banded Snake-Eagle	*Circaetus cinerascens*
Bateleur	*Terathopius ecaudatus*
Western Marsh-Harrier	*Circus aeruginosus*
Pallid Harrier	*Circus macrourus*	Near-threatened
Montagu's Harrier	*Circus pygargus*	Rare/Accidental
African Harrier-Hawk	*Polyboroides typus*
Lizard Buzzard	*Kaupifalco monogrammicus*
Dark Chanting-Goshawk	*Melierax metabates*
Gabar Goshawk	*Micronisus gabar*
Red-chested Goshawk	*Accipiter toussenelii*
Shikra	*Accipiter badius*
Red-thighed Sparrowhawk	*Accipiter erythropus*
Ovampo Sparrowhawk	*Accipiter ovampensis*
Eurasian Sparrowhawk	*Accipiter nisus*	Rare/Accidental
Black Goshawk	*Accipiter melanoleucus*	Rare/Accidental
Grasshopper Buzzard	*Butastur rufipennis*
Eurasian Buzzard	*Buteo buteo*	Rare/Accidental
Long-legged Buzzard	*Buteo rufinus*	Rare/Accidental
Red-necked Buzzard	*Buteo auguralis*	Rare/Accidental
Augur Buzzard	*Buteo augur*
Tawny Eagle	*Aquila rapax*
Wahlberg's Eagle	*Aquila wahlbergi*
Bonelli's Eagle	*Aquila fasciatus*	Rare/Accidental
African Hawk-Eagle	*Aquila spilogaster*
Booted Eagle	*Aquila pennatus*	Rare/Accidental
Ayres' Hawk-Eagle	*Aquila ayresii*	Rare/Accidental
Martial Eagle	*Polemaetus bellicosus*
Long-crested Eagle	*Lophaetus occipitalis*
Crowned Hawk-Eagle	*Stephanoaetus coronatus*	Rare/Accidental
FALCONIFORMES: Sagittariidae
Secretary-bird	*Sagittarius serpentarius*	Rare/Accidental
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
Lesser Kestrel	*Falco naumanni*	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Eurasian Kestrel	*Falco tinnunculus*
Fox Kestrel	*Falco alopex*	Rare/Accidental
Grey Kestrel	*Falco ardosiaceus*
Red-necked Falcon	*Falco chicquera*
Red-footed Falcon	*Falco vespertinus*	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Eurasian Hobby	*Falco subbuteo*	Rare/Accidental
African Hobby	*Falco cuvierii*
Lanner Falcon	*Falco biarmicus*	Rare/Accidental
Peregrine Falcon	*Falco peregrinus*	Rare/Accidental
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae
White-throated Francolin	*Francolinus albogularis*
Ahanta Francolin	*Francolinus ahantensis*
Double-spurred Francolin	*Francolinus bicalcaratus*
Stone Partridge	*Ptilopachus petrosus*
GALLIFORMES: Numididae
Helmeted Guineafowl	*Numida meleagris*
GRUIFORMES: Turnicidae
Small Buttonquail	*Turnix sylvaticus*
Quail-plover	*Ortyxelos meiffrenii*	Rare/Accidental
GRUIFORMES: Gruidae
Black Crowned-Crane	*Balearica pavonina*	Near-threatened
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
White-spotted Flufftail	*Sarothrura pulchra*
African Rail	*Rallus caerulescens*	Rare/Accidental
African Crake	*Crecopsis egregia*
Black Crake	*Amaurornis flavirostra*
Little Crake	*Porzana parva*	Rare/Accidental
Baillon's Crake	*Porzana pusilla*	Rare/Accidental
Purple Swamphen	*Porphyrio porphyrio*	Rare/Accidental
Allen's Gallinule	*Porphyrio alleni*	Rare/Accidental
Common Moorhen	*Gallinula chloropus*
Lesser Moorhen	*Gallinula angulata*
Eurasian Coot	*Fulica atra*	Rare/Accidental
GRUIFORMES: Heliornithidae
African Finfoot	*Podica senegalensis*
GRUIFORMES: Otididae
Arabian Bustard	*Ardeotis arabs*	Rare/Accidental
Stanley Bustard	*Neotis denhami*	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
White-bellied Bustard	*Eupodotis senegalensis*	Rare/Accidental
Savile's Bustard	*Eupodotis savilei*
Black-bellied Bustard	*Lissotis melanogaster*	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Jacanidae
African Jacana	*Actophilornis africanus*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae
Eurasian Oystercatcher	*Haematopus ostralegus*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae
Black-winged Stilt	*Himantopus himantopus*
Pied Avocet	*Recurvirostra avosetta*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae
Senegal Thick-knee	*Burhinus senegalensis*
Spotted Thick-knee	*Burhinus capensis*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae
Egyptian plover	*Pluvianus aegyptius*
Cream-colored Courser	*Cursorius cursor*	Rare/Accidental
Temminck's Courser	*Cursorius temminckii*
Bronze-winged Courser	*Rhinoptilus chalcopterus*
Collared Pratincole	*Glareola pratincola*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
Northern Lapwing	*Vanellus vanellus*	Rare/Accidental
Spur-winged Lapwing	*Vanellus spinosus*
Black-headed Lapwing	*Vanellus tectus*
White-headed Lapwing	*Vanellus albiceps*	Rare/Accidental
Senegal Lapwing	*Vanellus lugubris*	Rare/Accidental
Wattled Lapwing	*Vanellus senegallus*
American Golden-Plover	*Pluvialis dominica*	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Golden-Plover	*Pluvialis apricaria*	Rare/Accidental
Black-bellied Plover	*Pluvialis squatarola*
Common Ringed Plover	*Charadrius hiaticula*
Little Ringed Plover	*Charadrius dubius*
Kittlitz's Plover	*Charadrius pecuarius*	Rare/Accidental
Forbes's Plover	*Charadrius forbesi*	Rare/Accidental
White-fronted Plover	*Charadrius marginatus*
Snowy Plover	*Charadrius alexandrinus*
Eurasian Dotterel	*Charadrius morinellus*	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
Jack Snipe	*Lymnocryptes minimus*	Rare/Accidental
Great Snipe	*Gallinago media*	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Common Snipe	*Gallinago gallinago*
Long-billed Dowitcher	*Limnodromus scolopaceus*	Rare/Accidental
Black-tailed Godwit	*Limosa limosa*	Near-threatened
Bar-tailed Godwit	*Limosa lapponica*
Whimbrel	*Numenius phaeopus*
Eurasian Curlew	*Numenius arquata*
Terek Sandpiper	*Xenus cinereus*	Rare/Accidental
Common Sandpiper	*Actitis hypoleucos*
Green Sandpiper	*Tringa ochropus*
Spotted Redshank	*Tringa erythropus*
Common Greenshank	*Tringa nebularia*
Lesser Yellowlegs	*Tringa flavipes*	Rare/Accidental
Marsh Sandpiper	*Tringa stagnatilis*
Wood Sandpiper	*Tringa glareola*
Common Redshank	*Tringa totanus*
Ruddy Turnstone	*Arenaria interpres*
Red Knot	*Calidris canutus*
Sanderling	*Calidris alba*
Little Stint	*Calidris minuta*
Temminck's Stint	*Calidris temminckii*	Rare/Accidental
Baird's Sandpiper	*Calidris bairdii*	Rare/Accidental
Curlew Sandpiper	*Calidris ferruginea*
Dunlin	*Calidris alpina*
Purple Sandpiper	*Calidris maritima*
Ruff	*Philomachus pugnax*
Red-necked Phalarope	*Phalaropus lobatus*	Rare/Accidental
Red Phalarope	*Phalaropus fulicarius*	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
Mew Gull	*Larus canus*	Rare/Accidental
Audouin's Gull	*Larus audouinii*	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Kelp Gull	*Larus dominicanus*
European Herring Gull	*Larus argentatus*	Rare/Accidental
Lesser Black-backed Gull	*Larus fuscus*
Caspian Gull	*Larus cachinnans*
Grey-headed Gull	*Larus cirrocephalus*
Black-headed Gull	*Larus ridibundus*
Slender-billed Gull	*Larus genei*
Mediterranean Gull	*Larus melanocephalus*	Rare/Accidental
Laughing Gull	*Larus atricilla*	Rare/Accidental
Franklin's Gull	*Larus pipixcan*	Rare/Accidental
Little Gull	*Larus minutus*	Rare/Accidental
Black-legged Kittiwake	*Rissa tridactyla*	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Sternidae
Brown Noddy	*Anous stolidus*	Rare/Accidental
Black Noddy	*Anous minutus*	Rare/Accidental