Liberia

	Liberia
National Bird of Liberia June 20, 2007 Photo by ruslou all rights reserved
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Bird Checklist photos and data Liberia
Number of species: 696
Number of endemics: 1
Number of globally threatened species: 11
Number of introduced species: 2
PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae
Little Grebe	*Tachybaptus ruficollis*
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae
Soft-plumaged Petrel	*Pterodroma mollis*
Cape Verde Petrel	*Pterodroma feae*	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Bulwer's Petrel	*Bulweria bulwerii*	Rare/Accidental
Cory's Shearwater	*Calonectris diomedea*
Greater Shearwater	*Puffinus gravis*	Rare/Accidental
Sooty Shearwater	*Puffinus griseus*	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Manx Shearwater	*Puffinus puffinus*
Balearic Shearwater	*Puffinus mauretanicus*	Critically endangered
Little Shearwater	*Puffinus assimilis*
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae
Wilson's Storm-Petrel	*Oceanites oceanicus*
White-faced Storm-Petrel	*Pelagodroma marina*
Black-bellied Storm-Petrel	*Fregetta tropica*	Rare/Accidental
White-bellied Storm-Petrel	*Fregetta grallaria*
European Storm-Petrel	*Hydrobates pelagicus*
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel	*Oceanodroma castro*	Rare/Accidental
Leach's Storm-Petrel	*Oceanodroma leucorhoa*
PELECANIFORMES: Phaethontidae
Red-billed Tropicbird	*Phaethon aethereus*
White-tailed Tropicbird	*Phaethon lepturus*	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae
Pink-backed Pelican	*Pelecanus rufescens*
PELECANIFORMES: Sulidae
Masked Booby	*Sula dactylatra*
Brown Booby	*Sula leucogaster*	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
Great Cormorant	*Phalacrocorax carbo*	Rare/Accidental
Long-tailed Cormorant	*Phalacrocorax africanus*
PELECANIFORMES: Anhingidae
Darter	*Anhinga melanogaster*
PELECANIFORMES: Fregatidae
Ascension Island Frigatebird	*Fregata aquila*	Vulnerable
CICONIIFORMES: Ardeidae
Grey Heron	*Ardea cinerea*
Black-headed Heron	*Ardea melanocephala*
Goliath Heron	*Ardea goliath*	Rare/Accidental
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*
CICONIIFORMES: Scopidae
Hamerkop	*Scopus umbretta*
CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae
Yellow-billed Stork	*Mycteria ibis*
African Openbill	*Anastomus lamelligerus*
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*	Rare/Accidental
CICONIIFORMES: Threskiornithidae
Sacred Ibis	*Threskiornis aethiopicus*
Olive Ibis	*Bostrychia olivacea*
Spot-breasted Ibis	*Bostrychia rara*
Hadada Ibis	*Bostrychia hagedash*
Glossy Ibis	*Plegadis falcinellus*	Rare/Accidental
African Spoonbill	*Platalea alba*
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Phoenicopteridae
Greater Flamingo	*Phoenicopterus roseus*
Lesser Flamingo	*Phoenicopterus minor*	Near-threatened
ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
White-faced Whistling-Duck	*Dendrocygna viduata*
Egyptian Goose	*Alopochen aegyptiaca*
Spur-winged Goose	*Plectropterus gambensis*
Comb Duck	*Sarkidiornis melanotos*
Hartlaub's Duck	*Pteronetta hartlaubii*
African Pygmy-goose	*Nettapus auritus*
Northern Pintail	*Anas acuta*	Rare/Accidental
Garganey	*Anas querquedula*
Northern Shoveler	*Anas clypeata*	Rare/Accidental
Common Pochard	*Aythya ferina*	Rare/Accidental
FALCONIFORMES: Pandionidae
Osprey	*Pandion haliaetus*
FALCONIFORMES: Accipitridae
African Cuckoo-Hawk	*Aviceda cuculoides*
European Honey-buzzard	*Pernis apivorus*
Bat Hawk	*Macheiramphus alcinus*
Black-shouldered Kite	*Elanus caeruleus*
Scissor-tailed Kite	*Chelictinia riocourii*	Rare/Accidental
Black Kite	*Milvus migrans*
African Fish-Eagle	*Haliaeetus vocifer*
Palm-nut Vulture	*Gypohierax angolensis*
Hooded Vulture	*Necrosyrtes monachus*
White-backed Vulture	*Gyps africanus*	Rare/Accidental
Beaudouin's Snake-Eagle	*Circaetus beaudouini*
Brown Snake-Eagle	*Circaetus cinereus*
Bateleur	*Terathopius ecaudatus*	Rare/Accidental
Congo Serpent-Eagle	*Dryotriorchis spectabilis*
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*
Gabar Goshawk	*Micronisus gabar*
Red-chested Goshawk	*Accipiter toussenelii*
Shikra	*Accipiter badius*
Red-thighed Sparrowhawk	*Accipiter erythropus*
Black Goshawk	*Accipiter melanoleucus*
Long-tailed Hawk	*Urotriorchis macrourus*
Grasshopper Buzzard	*Butastur rufipennis*	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Buzzard	*Buteo buteo*
Red-necked Buzzard	*Buteo auguralis*
Tawny Eagle	*Aquila rapax*	Rare/Accidental
Wahlberg's Eagle	*Aquila wahlbergi*
Booted Eagle	*Aquila pennata*	Rare/Accidental
Ayres' Hawk-Eagle	*Aquila ayresii*
Martial Eagle	*Polemaetus bellicosus*
Long-crested Eagle	*Lophaetus occipitalis*
Cassin's Hawk-Eagle	*Spizaetus africanus*
Crowned Hawk-Eagle	*Stephanoaetus coronatus*
FALCONIFORMES: Sagittariidae
Secretary-bird	*Sagittarius serpentarius*
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
Lesser Kestrel	*Falco naumanni*	Vulnerable
Eurasian Kestrel	*Falco tinnunculus*
Fox Kestrel	*Falco alopex*
Grey Kestrel	*Falco ardosiaceus*
Red-footed Falcon	*Falco vespertinus*	Near-threatened
Eurasian Hobby	*Falco subbuteo*
African Hobby	*Falco cuvierii*
Lanner Falcon	*Falco biarmicus*	Rare/Accidental
Peregrine Falcon	*Falco peregrinus*
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae
Forest Francolin	*Francolinus lathami*
Ahanta Francolin	*Francolinus ahantensis*
Double-spurred Francolin	*Francolinus bicalcaratus*
Harlequin Quail	*Coturnix delegorguei*
Blue Quail	*Coturnix adansonii*
GALLIFORMES: Numididae
White-breasted Guineafowl	*Agelastes meleagrides*	Vulnerable
Helmeted Guineafowl	*Numida meleagris*
Crested Guineafowl	*Guttera pucherani*
GRUIFORMES: Turnicidae
Small Buttonquail	*Turnix sylvaticus*
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
White-spotted Flufftail	*Sarothrura pulchra*
Buff-spotted Flufftail	*Sarothrura elegans*
Red-chested Flufftail	*Sarothrura rufa*
Nkulengu Rail	*Himantornis haematopus*
Gray-throated Rail	*Canirallus oculeus*
African Rail	*Rallus caerulescens*
African Crake	*Crecopsis egregia*
Black Crake	*Amaurornis flavirostra*
Little Crake	*Porzana parva*	Rare/Accidental
Spotted Crake	*Porzana porzana*
Striped Crake	*Aenigmatolimnas marginalis*
Purple Swamphen	*Porphyrio porphyrio*
Allen's Gallinule	*Porphyrio alleni*
Common Moorhen	*Porphyrio martinica*	Rare/Accidental
Lesser Moorhen	*Gallinula chloropus*
Lesser Moorhen	*Gallinula angulata*
GRUIFORMES: Heliornithidae
African Finfoot	*Podica senegalensis*
GRUIFORMES: Otididae
Stanley Bustard	*Neotis denhami*	Near-threatened
Black-bellied Bustard	*Lissotis melanogaster*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Jacanidae
African Jacana	*Actophilornis africanus*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Rostratulidae
Greater Painted-snipe	*Rostratula benghalensis*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae
Eurasian Oystercatcher	*Haematopus ostralegus*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae
Black-winged Stilt	*Himantopus himantopus*
Pied Avocet	*Recurvirostra avosetta*	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae
Water Thick-knee	*Burhinus vermiculatus*
Senegal Thick-knee	*Burhinus senegalensis*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae
Egyptian plover	*Pluvianus aegyptius*
Collared Pratincole	*Glareola pratincola*
Rock Pratincole	*Glareola nuchalis*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
Spur-winged Lapwing	*Vanellus spinosus*	Rare/Accidental
White-headed Lapwing	*Vanellus albiceps*
Senegal Lapwing	*Vanellus lugubris*
Wattled Lapwing	*Vanellus senegallus*
Eurasian Golden-Plover	*Pluvialis apricaria*
Black-bellied Plover	*Pluvialis squatarola*
Common Ringed Plover	*Charadrius hiaticula*
Little Ringed Plover	*Charadrius dubius*
Kittlitz's Plover	*Charadrius pecuarius*
Forbes's Plover	*Charadrius forbesi*
White-fronted Plover	*Charadrius marginatus*
Snowy Plover	*Charadrius alexandrinus*
Greater Sandplover	*Charadrius leschenaultii*	Rare/Accidental
Caspian Plover	*Charadrius asiaticus*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
Jack Snipe	*Lymnocryptes minimus*
Great Snipe	*Gallinago media*	Near-threatened
Common Snipe	*Gallinago gallinago*
Black-tailed Godwit	*Limosa limosa*	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Bar-tailed Godwit	*Limosa lapponica*	Rare/Accidental
Whimbrel	*Numenius phaeopus*
Eurasian Curlew	*Numenius arquata*
Common Sandpiper	*Actitis hypoleucos*
Green Sandpiper	*Tringa ochropus*
Spotted Redshank	*Tringa erythropus*	Rare/Accidental
Common Greenshank	*Tringa nebularia*
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*
Pectoral Sandpiper	*Calidris melanotos*	Rare/Accidental
Curlew Sandpiper	*Calidris ferruginea*
Dunlin	*Calidris alpina*
Ruff	*Philomachus pugnax*
Red Phalarope	*Phalaropus fulicarius*	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
Lesser Black-backed Gull	*Larus fuscus*
Grey-headed Gull	*Larus cirrocephalus*	Rare/Accidental
Black-headed Gull	*Larus ridibundus*	Rare/Accidental
Sabine's Gull	*Xema sabini*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Sternidae
Brown Noddy	*Anous stolidus*	Rare/Accidental
Black Noddy	*Anous minutus*
Lesser Noddy	*Anous tenuirostris*	Rare/Accidental
Sooty Tern	*Onychoprion fuscatus*
Bridled Tern	*Onychoprion anaethetus*	Rare/Accidental
Little Tern	*Sternula albifrons*
Gull-billed Tern	*Gelochelidon nilotica*
Caspian Tern	*Hydroprogne caspia*
Black Tern	*Chlidonias niger*
White-winged Tern	*Chlidonias leucopterus*
Whiskered Tern	*Chlidonias hybrida*
Roseate Tern	*Sterna dougallii*
Arctic Tern	*Sterna paradisaea*
Common Tern	*Sterna hirundo*
Royal Tern	*Thalasseus maximus*
Sandwich Tern	*Thalasseus sandvicensis*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Rynchopidae
African Skimmer	*Rynchops flavirostris*	Near-threatened
CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae
Great Skua	*Stercorarius skua*	Rare/Accidental
Pomarine Jaeger	*Stercorarius pomarinus*
Parasitic Jaeger	*Stercorarius parasiticus*
Long-tailed Jaeger	*Stercorarius longicaudus*	Rare/Accidental
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae
Afep Pigeon	*Columba unicincta*
Bronze-naped Pigeon	*Columba iriditorques*
Lemon Dove	*Columba larvata*
Eurasian Turtle-Dove	*Streptopelia turtur*
Red-eyed Dove	*Streptopelia semitorquata*
Vinaceous Dove	*Streptopelia vinacea*
Laughing Dove	*Streptopelia senegalensis*
Black-billed Wood-Dove	*Turtur abyssinicus*
Blue-spotted Wood-Dove	*Turtur afer*
Tambourine Dove	*Turtur tympanistria*
Blue-headed Wood-Dove	*Turtur brehmeri*
Namaqua Dove	*Oena capensis*
African Green-Pigeon	*Treron calvus*
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae
Rose-ringed Parakeet	*Psittacula krameri*
Red-headed Lovebird	*Agapornis pullarius*	Introduced species
Black-collared Lovebird	*Agapornis swindernianus*
Grey Parrot	*Psittacus erithacus*
Brown-necked Parrot	*Poicephalus robustus*
Red-fronted Parrot	*Poicephalus gulielmi*
Senegal Parrot	*Poicephalus senegalus*	Introduced species
CUCULIFORMES: Musophagidae
Great Blue Turaco	*Corythaeola cristata*
Guinea Turaco	*Tauraco persa*
Yellow-billed Turaco	*Tauraco macrorhynchus*
Violet Turaco	*Musophaga violacea*
Western Plantain-eater	*Crinifer piscator*
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae
Levaillant's Cuckoo	*Clamator levaillantii*
Great Spotted Cuckoo	*Clamator glandarius*
Thick-billed Cuckoo	*Pachycoccyx audeberti*
Red-chested Cuckoo	*Cuculus solitarius*
Black Cuckoo	*Cuculus clamosus*
Common Cuckoo	*Cuculus canorus*
African Cuckoo	*Cuculus gularis*
Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo	*Cercococcyx mechowi*
Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo	*Cercococcyx olivinus*
Yellow-throated Cuckoo	*Chrysococcyx flavigularis*
Klaas's Cuckoo	*Chrysococcyx klaas*
African Emerald Cuckoo	*Chrysococcyx cupreus*
Dideric Cuckoo	*Chrysococcyx caprius*
Yellowbill	*Ceuthmochares aereus*
Black Coucal	*Centropus grillii*
Black-throated Coucal	*Centropus leucogaster*
Blue-headed Coucal	*Centropus monachus*
Senegal Coucal	*Centropus senegalensis*
STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae
Barn Owl	*Tyto alba*
STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae
Sandy Scops-Owl	*Otus icterorhynchus*
African Scops-Owl	*Otus senegalensis*
European Scops-Owl	*Otus scops*
Northern White-faced Owl	*Ptilopsis leucotis*
Greyish Eagle-Owl	*Bubo cinerascens*
Fraser's Eagle-Owl	*Bubo poensis*
Shelley's Eagle-Owl	*Bubo shelleyi*	Near-threatened
Verreaux's Eagle-Owl	*Bubo lacteus*
Akun Eagle-Owl	*Bubo leucostictus*
Pel's Fishing-Owl	*Scotopelia peli*
Rufous Fishing-Owl	*Scotopelia ussheri*	Endangered
African Wood-Owl	*Strix woodfordii*
Maned Owl	*Jubula lettii*	Data deficient
Pearl-spotted Owlet	*Glaucidium perlatum*
Red-chested Owlet	*Glaucidium tephronotum*
African Barred Owlet	*Glaucidium capense*
Chestnut Owlet	*Glaucidium castaneum*
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae
Brown Nightjar	*Caprimulgus binotatus*
Eurasian Nightjar	*Caprimulgus europaeus*	Rare/Accidental
Black-shouldered Nightjar	*Caprimulgus nigriscapularis*	Rare/Accidental
Fiery-necked Nightjar	*Caprimulgus pectoralis*	Rare/Accidental
Swamp Nightjar	*Caprimulgus natalensis*
Plain Nightjar	*Caprimulgus inornatus*
Freckled Nightjar	*Caprimulgus tristigma*
Long-tailed Nightjar	*Caprimulgus climacurus*
Standard-winged Nightjar	*Macrodipteryx longipennis*
APODIFORMES: Apodidae
Mottled Spinetail	*Telacanthura ussheri*
Black Spinetail	*Telacanthura melanopygia*
Sabine's Spinetail	*Rhaphidura sabini*
Cassin's Spinetail	*Neafrapus cassini*
African Palm-Swift	*Cypsiurus parvus*
Alpine Swift	*Tachymarptis melba*
Common Swift	*Apus apus*
African Swift	*Apus barbatus*
Little Swift	*Apus affinis*
White-rumped Swift	*Apus caffer*
Bates' Swift	*Apus batesi*
TROGONIFORMES: Trogonidae
Narina Trogon	*Apaloderma narina*
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae
Shining Blue Kingfisher	*Alcedo quadribrachys*
Malachite Kingfisher	*Alcedo cristata*
White-bellied Kingfisher	*Alcedo leucogaster*
African Pygmy-Kingfisher	*Ispidina picta*
Dwarf Kingfisher	*Ispidina lecontei*
Chocolate-backed Kingfisher	*Halcyon badia*
Grey-headed Kingfisher	*Halcyon leucocephala*
Woodland Kingfisher	*Halcyon senegalensis*
Blue-breasted Kingfisher	*Halcyon malimbica*
Striped Kingfisher	*Halcyon chelicuti*
Giant Kingfisher	*Megaceryle maximus*
Pied Kingfisher	*Ceryle rudis*
CORACIIFORMES: Meropidae
Black Bee-eater	*Merops gularis*
Blue-headed Bee-eater	*Merops muelleri*
Little Bee-eater	*Merops pusillus*
Swallow-tailed Bee-eater	*Merops hirundineus*	Rare/Accidental
White-throated Bee-eater	*Merops albicollis*
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater	*Merops persicus*
European Bee-eater	*Merops apiaster*
Northern Carmine Bee-eater	*Merops nubicus*
CORACIIFORMES: Coraciidae
European Roller	*Coracias garrulus*	Near-threatened
Abyssinian Roller	*Coracias abyssinicus*
Rufous-crowned Roller	*Coracias noevius*
Blue-bellied Roller	*Coracias cyanogaster*
Broad-billed Roller	*Eurystomus glaucurus*
Blue-throated Roller	*Eurystomus gularis*
CORACIIFORMES: Upupidae
Eurasian Hoopoe	*Upupa epops*
CORACIIFORMES: Phoeniculidae
White-headed Woodhoopoe	*Phoeniculus bollei*
Forest Woodhoopoe	*Phoeniculus castaneiceps*
CORACIIFORMES: Bucerotidae
White-crested Hornbill	*Tockus albocristatus*
Black Dwarf Hornbill	*Tockus hartlaubi*
Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill	*Tockus camurus*
African Pied Hornbill	*Tockus fasciatus*
African Grey Hornbill	*Tockus nasutus*
Piping Hornbill	*Ceratogymna fistulator*
Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill	*Ceratogymna subcylindrica*
Brown-cheeked Hornbill	*Ceratogymna cylindrica*	Near-threatened
Black-casqued Hornbill	*Ceratogymna atrata*
Yellow-casqued Hornbill	*Ceratogymna elata*	Near-threatened
PICIFORMES: Capitonidae
Yellow-billed Barbet	*Trachyphonus purpuratus*
Bristle-nosed Barbet	*Gymnobucco peli*
Naked-faced Barbet	*Gymnobucco calvus*
Speckled Tinkerbird	*Pogoniulus scolopaceus*
Red-rumped Tinkerbird	*Pogoniulus atroflavus*
Yellow-throated Tinkerbird	*Pogoniulus subsulphureus*
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird	*Pogoniulus bilineatus*
Yellow-spotted Barbet	*Buccanodon duchaillui*
Hairy-breasted Barbet	*Tricholaema hirsuta*
Vieillot's Barbet	*Lybius vieilloti*
Double-toothed Barbet	*Lybius bidentatus*
PICIFORMES: Indicatoridae
Cassin's Honeyguide	*Prodotiscus insignis*
Wahlberg's Honeyguide	*Prodotiscus regulus*
Yellow-footed Honeyguide	*Melignomon eisentrauti*	Data deficient
Willcock's Honeyguide	*Indicator willcocksi*
Least Honeyguide	*Indicator exilis*
Thick-billed Honeyguide	*Indicator conirostris*
Lesser Honeyguide	*Indicator minor*
Spotted Honeyguide	*Indicator maculatus*
Greater Honeyguide	*Indicator indicator*
Lyre-tailed Honeyguide	*Melichneutes robustus*
PICIFORMES: Picidae
Eurasian Wryneck	*Jynx torquilla*
African Piculet	*Sasia africana*
Fine-spotted Woodpecker	*Campethera punctuligera*
Little Green Woodpecker	*Campethera maculosa*
Buff-spotted Woodpecker	*Campethera nivosa*
Brown-eared Woodpecker	*Campethera caroli*
Cardinal Woodpecker	*Dendropicos fuscescens*
Gabon Woodpecker	*Dendropicos gabonensis*
Fire-bellied Woodpecker	*Dendropicos pyrrhogaster*
Grey Woodpecker	*Dendropicos goertae*
Brown-backed Woodpecker	*Dendropicos obsoletus*
PASSERIFORMES: Eurylaimidae
African Broadbill	*Smithornis capensis*
Rufous-sided Broadbill	*Smithornis rufolateralis*
PASSERIFORMES: Pittidae
African Pitta	*Pitta angolensis*
PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae
Rufous-naped Lark	*Mirafra africana*
Flappet Lark	*Mirafra rufocinnamomea*
Rufous-rumped Lark	*Pinarocorys erythropygia*
Sun Lark	*Galerida modesta*
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae
Square-tailed Sawwing	*Psalidoprocne nitens*
Fanti Sawwing	*Psalidoprocne obscura*
Gray-rumped Swallow	*Pseudhirundo griseopyga*
Bank Swallow	*Riparia riparia*
Barn Swallow	*Hirundo rustica*
Red-chested Swallow	*Hirundo lucida*	Rare/Accidental
Wire-tailed Swallow	*Hirundo smithii*	Rare/Accidental
White-throated Blue Swallow	*Hirundo nigrita*
Rock Martin	*Ptyonoprogne fuligula*
House-Martin	*Delichon urbicum*
Lesser Striped-Swallow	*Cecropis abyssinica*
Rufous-chested Swallow	*Cecropis semirufa*
Mosque Swallow	*Cecropis senegalensis*	Rare/Accidental
Red-rumped Swallow	*Cecropis daurica*
Preuss' Swallow	*Petrochelidon preussi*
PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae
Long-billed Pipit	*Anthus similis*
Tawny Pipit	*Anthus campestris*
Plain-backed Pipit	*Anthus leucophrys*
Red-throated Pipit	*Anthus cervinus*
Tree Pipit	*Anthus trivialis*
Yellow-throated Longclaw	*Macronyx croceus*
African Pied Wagtail	*Motacilla aguimp*
Yellow Wagtail	*Motacilla flava*
Mountain Wagtail	*Motacilla clara*
PASSERIFORMES: Campephagidae
Blue Cuckoo-shrike	*Coracina azurea*
Red-shouldered Cuckoo-shrike	*Campephaga phoenicea*
Purple-throated Cuckoo-shrike	*Campephaga quiscalina*
Ghana Cuckoo-shrike	*Campephaga lobata*	Vulnerable
PASSERIFORMES: Pycnonotidae
Common Bulbul	*Pycnonotus barbatus*
Little Greenbul	*Andropadus virens*
Gray Greenbul	*Andropadus gracilis*
Ansorge's Greenbul	*Andropadus ansorgei*
Plain Greenbul	*Andropadus curvirostris*
Slender-billed Greenbul	*Andropadus gracilirostris*
Yellow-whiskered Greenbul	*Andropadus latirostris*
Golden Greenbul	*Calyptocichla serina*
Honeyguide Greenbul	*Baeopogon indicator*
Spotted Greenbul	*Ixonotus guttatus*
Simple Greenbul	*Chlorocichla simplex*
Swamp Greenbul	*Thescelocichla leucopleura*
Leaf-love	*Phyllastrephus scandens*
Baumann's Greenbul	*Phyllastrephus baumanni*	Data deficient
White-throated Greenbul	*Phyllastrephus albigularis*
Icterine Greenbul	*Phyllastrephus icterinus*
Liberian Greenbul	*Phyllastrephus leucolepis*	Endemic Critically endangered
Common Bristlebill	*Bleda syndactylus*
Green-tailed Bristlebill	*Bleda eximius*	Vulnerable
Gray-headed Bristlebill	*Bleda canicapillus*
Yellow-spotted Nicator	*Nicator chloris*
Red-tailed Greenbul	*Criniger calurus*
Western Bearded-Greenbul	*Criniger barbatus*
Yellow-bearded Greenbul	*Criniger olivaceus*	Vulnerable
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae
Rufous Flycatcher-Thrush	*Neocossyphus fraseri*
Finsch's Flycatcher-Thrush	*Neocossyphus finschii*
White-tailed Ant-Thrush	*Neocossyphus poensis*
Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush	*Monticola saxatilis*
Blue Rock-Thrush	*Monticola solitarius*
Gray Ground-Thrush	*Zoothera princei*
Olive Thrush	*Turdus olivaceus*
African Thrush	*Turdus pelios*
Brown-chested Alethe	*Alethe poliocephala*
Fire-crested Alethe	*Alethe diademata*
PASSERIFORMES: Cisticolidae
Red-faced Cisticola	*Cisticola erythrops*
Singing Cisticola	*Cisticola cantans*
Whistling Cisticola	*Cisticola lateralis*
Chattering Cisticola	*Cisticola anonymus*
Rock-loving Cisticola	*Cisticola aberrans*
Winding Cisticola	*Cisticola galactotes*
Croaking Cisticola	*Cisticola natalensis*
Siffling Cisticola	*Cisticola brachypterus*
Zitting Cisticola	*Cisticola juncidis*
Black-necked Cisticola	*Cisticola eximius*
Tawny-flanked Prinia	*Prinia subflava*
Red-winged Prinia	*Prinia erythroptera*
Sierra Leone Prinia	*Schistolais leontica*	Vulnerable
Red-winged Gray Warbler	*Drymocichla incana*
Black-capped Apalis	*Apalis nigriceps*
Sharpe's Apalis	*Apalis sharpii*
Oriole Warbler	*Hypergerus atriceps*
Grey-capped Warbler	*Eminia lepida*
Green-backed Camaroptera	*Camaroptera brachyura*
Yellow-browed Camaroptera	*Camaroptera superciliaris*
Olive-green Camaroptera	*Camaroptera chloronota*
PASSERIFORMES: Sylviidae
Black-capped Rufous-Warbler	*Bathmocercus cerviniventris*	Near-threatened
Moustached Grass-Warbler	*Melocichla mentalis*
Grasshopper-Warbler	*Locustella naevia*	Rare/Accidental
Sedge Warbler	*Acrocephalus schoenobaenus*
Eurasian Reed-Warbler	*Acrocephalus scirpaceus*
Great Reed-Warbler	*Acrocephalus arundinaceus*
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler	*Hippolais pallida*
Western Olivaceous Warbler	*Hippolais opaca*
Melodious Warbler	*Hippolais polyglotta*
Senegal Eremomela	*Eremomela pusilla*
Rufous-crowned Eremomela	*Eremomela badiceps*
Green Crombec	*Sylvietta virens*
Lemon-bellied Crombec	*Sylvietta denti*
Northern Crombec	*Sylvietta brachyura*
Kemp's Longbill	*Macrosphenus kempi*
Gray Longbill	*Macrosphenus concolor*
Green Hylia	*Hylia prasina*
Willow Warbler	*Phylloscopus trochilus*
Common Chiffchaff	*Phylloscopus collybita*
Western Bonelli's Warbler	*Phylloscopus bonelli*
Wood Warbler	*Phylloscopus sibilatrix*
Yellow-bellied Hyliota	*Hyliota flavigaster*
Violet-backed Hyliota	*Hyliota violacea*
Fan-tailed Grassbird	*Schoenicola brevirostris*
Blackcap	*Sylvia atricapilla*
Garden Warbler	*Sylvia borin*
Greater Whitethroat	*Sylvia communis*
PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae
Pale Flycatcher	*Bradornis pallidus*
Northern Black-Flycatcher	*Melaenornis edolioides*
Nimba Flycatcher	*Melaenornis annamarulae*	Vulnerable
African Forest-Flycatcher	*Fraseria ocreata*
White-browed Forest-Flycatcher	*Fraseria cinerascens*
Spotted Flycatcher	*Muscicapa striata*
Gambaga Flycatcher	*Muscicapa gambagae*
Ussher's Flycatcher	*Muscicapa ussheri*
Olivaceous Flycatcher	*Muscicapa olivascens*
Little Gray Flycatcher	*Muscicapa epulata*
Dusky-blue Flycatcher	*Muscicapa comitata*
Tessmann's Flycatcher	*Muscicapa tessmanni*	Data deficient
Cassin's Flycatcher	*Muscicapa cassini*
Ashy Flycatcher	*Muscicapa caerulescens*
Gray-throated Tit-Flycatcher	*Myioparus griseigularis*
Grey Tit-Flycatcher	*Myioparus plumbeus*
European Pied Flycatcher	*Ficedula hypoleuca*
Forest Robin	*Stiphrornis erythrothorax*
Lowland Akalat	*Sheppardia cyornithopsis*
Common Nightingale	*Luscinia megarhynchos*
Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat	*Cossypha cyanocampter*
Gray-winged Robin-Chat	*Cossypha polioptera*
Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat	*Cossypha niveicapilla*
Forest Scrub-Robin	*Cercotrichas leucosticta*
Common Redstart	*Phoenicurus phoenicurus*
Whinchat	*Saxicola rubetra*
Northern Wheatear	*Oenanthe oenanthe*
Sooty Chat	*Myrmecocichla nigra*	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Platysteiridae
African Shrike-flycatcher	*Megabyas flammulatus*
Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher	*Bias musicus*
Brown-throated Wattle-eye	*Platysteira cyanea*
Chestnut Wattle-eye	*Platysteira castanea*
Red-cheeked Wattle-eye	*Platysteira blissetti*
Yellow-bellied Wattle-eye	*Platysteira concreta*
Senegal Batis	*Batis senegalensis*	Rare/Accidental
Fernando Po Batis	*Batis poensis*
West African Batis	*Batis occulta*
PASSERIFORMES: Monarchidae
Chestnut-capped Flycatcher	*Erythrocercus mccallii*
African Blue-Flycatcher	*Elminia longicauda*
Dusky Crested-Flycatcher	*Elminia nigromitrata*
Blue-headed Crested-Flycatcher	*Trochocercus nitens*
Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher	*Terpsiphone rufiventer*
African Paradise-Flycatcher	*Terpsiphone viridis*
PASSERIFORMES: Picathartidae
White-necked Rockfowl	*Picathartes gymnocephalus*	Vulnerable
PASSERIFORMES: Timaliidae
Blackcap Illadopsis	*Illadopsis cleaveri*
Rufous-winged Illadopsis	*Illadopsis rufescens*	Near-threatened
Puvel's Illadopsis	*Illadopsis puveli*
Pale-breasted Illadopsis	*Illadopsis rufipennis*
Brown Illadopsis	*Illadopsis fulvescens*
Blackcap Babbler	*Turdoides reinwardtii*
Capuchin Babbler	*Phyllanthus atripennis*
PASSERIFORMES: Paridae
White-shouldered Black-Tit	*Melaniparus guineensis*
Dusky Tit	*Melaniparus funereus*
PASSERIFORMES: Certhiidae
Spotted Creeper	*Salpornis spilonotus*
PASSERIFORMES: Remizidae
Forest Penduline-Tit	*Anthoscopus flavifrons*
Tit-hylia	*Pholidornis rushiae*
PASSERIFORMES: Nectariniidae
Scarlet-tufted Sunbird	*Deleornis fraseri*
Mouse-brown Sunbird	*Anthreptes gabonicus*
Western Violet-backed Sunbird	*Anthreptes longuemarei*
Little Green Sunbird	*Anthreptes seimundi*
Green Sunbird	*Anthreptes rectirostris*
Collared Sunbird	*Hedydipna collaris*
Pygmy Sunbird	*Hedydipna platura*
Reichenbach's Sunbird	*Anabathmis reichenbachii*
Green-headed Sunbird	*Cyanomitra verticalis*
Blue-throated Brown Sunbird	*Cyanomitra cyanolaema*
Eastern Olive Sunbird	*Cyanomitra olivacea*
Buff-throated Sunbird	*Chalcomitra adelberti*
Carmelite Sunbird	*Chalcomitra fuliginosa*
Scarlet-chested Sunbird	*Chalcomitra senegalensis*
Olive-bellied Sunbird	*Cinnyris chloropygius*
Tiny Sunbird	*Cinnyris minullus*
Beautiful Sunbird	*Cinnyris pulchellus*
Splendid Sunbird	*Cinnyris coccinigastrus*
Johanna's Sunbird	*Cinnyris johannae*
Superb Sunbird	*Cinnyris superbus*
Variable Sunbird	*Cinnyris venustus*
Bates's Sunbird	*Cinnyris batesi*
Copper Sunbird	*Cinnyris cupreus*
PASSERIFORMES: Zosteropidae
African Yellow White-eye	*Zosterops senegalensis*
PASSERIFORMES: Oriolidae
Eurasian Golden-Oriole	*Oriolus oriolus*
African Golden-Oriole	*Oriolus auratus*
Western Black-headed Oriole	*Oriolus brachyrhynchus*
Black-winged Oriole	*Oriolus nigripennis*
PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae
Common Fiscal	*Lanius collaris*
Woodchat Shrike	*Lanius senator*
PASSERIFORMES: Malaconotidae
Brubru	*Nilaus afer*	Rare/Accidental
Northern Puffback	*Dryoscopus gambensis*
Large-billed Puffback	*Dryoscopus sabini*
Marsh Tchagra	*Tchagra minutus*
Black-crowned Tchagra	*Tchagra senegalus*
Brown-crowned Tchagra	*Tchagra australis*
Tropical Boubou	*Laniarius aethiopicus*
Southern Boubou	*Laniarius ferrugineus*
Common Gonolek	*Laniarius barbarus*
Sooty Boubou	*Laniarius leucorhynchus*
Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike	*Telophorus sulfureopectus*
Many-colored Bushshrike	*Telophorus multicolor*
Fiery-breasted Bushshrike	*Malaconotus cruentus*
Lagden's Bushshrike	*Malaconotus lagdeni*	Near-threatened
Grey-headed Bushshrike	*Malaconotus blanchoti*
PASSERIFORMES: Prionopidae
White Helmetshrike	*Prionops plumatus*
Chestnut-bellied Helmetshrike	*Prionops caniceps*
PASSERIFORMES: Dicruridae
Square-tailed Drongo	*Dicrurus ludwigii*
Shining Drongo	*Dicrurus atripennis*
Fork-tailed Drongo	*Dicrurus adsimilis*
Velvet-mantled Drongo	*Dicrurus modestus*
PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae
Pied Crow	*Corvus albus*
PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae
Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-Starling	*Lamprotornis chloropterus*
Bronze-tailed Glossy-Starling	*Lamprotornis chalcurus*
Splendid Glossy-Starling	*Lamprotornis splendidus*
Emerald Starling	*Lamprotornis iris*	Data deficient
Purple Glossy-Starling	*Lamprotornis purpureus*
Long-tailed Glossy-Starling	*Lamprotornis caudatus*
Copper-tailed Glossy-Starling	*Lamprotornis cupreocauda*	Near-threatened
Violet-backed Starling	*Cinnyricinclus leucogaster*
Chestnut-winged Starling	*Onychognathus fulgidus*
Narrow-tailed Starling	*Poeoptera lugubris*
Yellow-billed Oxpecker	*Buphagus africanus*
PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae
House Sparrow	*Passer domesticus*
Grey-headed Sparrow	*Passer griseus*
PASSERIFORMES: Ploceidae
White-billed Buffalo-Weaver	*Bubalornis albirostris*
Speckle-fronted Weaver	*Sporopipes frontalis*
Ballman's Malimbe	*Malimbus ballmanni*	Endangered
Red-vented Malimbe	*Malimbus scutatus*
Gray's Malimbe	*Malimbus nitens*
Crested Malimbe	*Malimbus malimbicus*
Red-headed Malimbe	*Malimbus rubricollis*
Slender-billed Weaver	*Ploceus pelzelni*
Black-necked Weaver	*Ploceus nigricollis*
Orange Weaver	*Ploceus aurantius*
Heuglin's Masked-Weaver	*Ploceus heuglini*
Vieillot's Weaver	*Ploceus nigerrimus*
Village Weaver	*Ploceus cucullatus*
Yellow-mantled Weaver	*Ploceus tricolor*
Maxwell's Black Weaver	*Ploceus albinucha*
Preuss' Weaver	*Ploceus preussi*
Compact Weaver	*Pachyphantes superciliosus*
Red-headed Quelea	*Quelea erythrops*
Red-billed Quelea	*Quelea quelea*
Orange Bishop	*Euplectes franciscanus*
Black-winged Bishop	*Euplectes hordeaceus*
Yellow-crowned Bishop	*Euplectes afer*
Yellow-shouldered Widowbird	*Euplectes macroura*
Red-collared Widowbird	*Euplectes ardens*
Grosbeak Weaver	*Amblyospiza albifrons*
PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae
Pale-fronted Negrofinch	*Nigrita luteifrons*
Gray-headed Negrofinch	*Nigrita canicapillus*
Chestnut-breasted Negrofinch	*Nigrita bicolor*
White-breasted Negrofinch	*Nigrita fusconotus*
Red-fronted Antpecker	*Parmoptila rubrifrons*
Grey-headed Oliveback	*Nesocharis capistrata*
Swee Waxbill	*Coccopygia melanotis*
Green-backed Twinspot	*Mandingoa nitidula*
Red-faced Crimson-wing	*Cryptospiza reichenovii*
Lavender Waxbill	*Estrilda caerulescens*	Rare/Accidental
Black-tailed Waxbill	*Estrilda perreini*
Orange-cheeked Waxbill	*Estrilda melpoda*
Crimson-rumped Waxbill	*Estrilda rhodopyga*
Black-rumped Waxbill	*Estrilda troglodytes*
Common Waxbill	*Estrilda astrild*
Western Bluebill	*Spermophaga haematina*
Crimson Seedcracker	*Pyrenestes sanguineus*
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu	*Uraeginthus angolensis*
Red-cheeked Cordonbleu	*Uraeginthus bengalus*
Dybowski's Twinspot	*Euschistospiza dybowskii*
Peters's Twinspot	*Hypargos niveoguttatus*
Red-faced Pytilia	*Pytilia hypogrammica*
Red-winged Pytilia	*Pytilia phoenicoptera*
Green-winged Pytilia	*Pytilia melba*
Orange-winged Pytilia	*Pytilia afra*
Red-billed Firefinch	*Lagonosticta senegala*
Bar-breasted Firefinch	*Lagonosticta rufopicta*
Black-bellied Firefinch	*Lagonosticta rara*
African Firefinch	*Lagonosticta rubricata*
Jameson's Firefinch	*Lagonosticta rhodopareia*
Cut-throat	*Amadina fasciata*
Zebra Waxbill	*Sporaeginthus subflavus*
Black-faced Quailfinch	*Ortygospiza atricollis*
Locustfinch	*Paludipasser locustella*
Bronze Mannikin	*Spermestes cucullatus*
Black-and-white Mannikin	*Spermestes bicolor*
Magpie Mannikin	*Spermestes fringilloides*
PASSERIFORMES: Viduidae
Pin-tailed Whydah	*Vidua macroura*
Long-tailed Paradise-Whydah	*Vidua interjecta*
Togo Paradise-Whydah	*Vidua togoensis*
Village Indigobird	*Vidua chalybeata*
Pale-winged Indigobird	*Vidua wilsoni*
Jambandu Indigobird	*Vidua raricola*
Baka Indigobird	*Vidua larvaticola*
Cameroon Indigobird	*Vidua camerunensis*
Variable Indigobird	*Vidua funerea*
Purple Indigobird	*Vidua purpurascens*
Green Indigobird	*Vidua codringtoni*
Parasitic Weaver	*Anomalospiza imberbis*
PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae
Oriole Finch	*Linurgus olivaceus*
Cape Canary	*Serinus canicollis*
White-rumped Seedeater	*Serinus leucopygius*
Lemon-breasted Seedeater	*Serinus citrinipectus*
Yellow-fronted Canary	*Serinus mozambicus*
Brimstone Canary	*Serinus sulphuratus*
Streaky Seedeater	*Serinus striolatus*
Black-eared Seedeater	*Serinus mennelli*
Reichard's Seedeater	*Serinus reichardi*
PASSERIFORMES: Emberizidae
Ortolan Bunting	*Emberiza hortulana*
Cinnamon-breasted Bunting	*Emberiza tahapisi*
Cape Bunting	*Emberiza capensis*
Golden-breasted Bunting	*Emberiza flaviventris*
Cabanis' Bunting	*Emberiza cabanisi*

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