Birds of Benin

Birds of Benin is a list of the most common birds observed in the country. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.

Location

Benin

Benin

Africa

Africa

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Benin

Benin

Africa

Africa

List of Common Birds

52% Common Bulbul (Pycnonotus barbatus) - Adult Common Bulbul

Pycnonotus barbatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

46% Laughing Dove (Spilopelia senegalensis) - Adult Laughing Dove

Spilopelia senegalensis

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

38% Senegal Coucal

Centropus senegalensis

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

35% Black Kite (Milvus migrans) - Adult Black Kite

Milvus migrans

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

35% African Palm Swift

Cypsiurus parvus

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

33% Village Weaver

Ploceus cucullatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

33% Western Cattle-Egret (Ardea ibis) - Breeding adult Western Cattle-Egret

Ardea ibis

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

30% Bronze Mannikin

Spermestes cucullata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

29% African Thrush

Turdus pelios

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

28% Red-eyed Dove

Streptopelia semitorquata

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

25% Western Plantain-eater (Crinifer piscator) - Adult Western Plantain-eater

Crinifer piscator

Order: Musophagiformes

Family: Musophagidae

24% Pied Kingfisher

Ceryle rudis

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

23% Woodland Kingfisher

Halcyon senegalensis

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

22% African Jacana

Actophilornis africanus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Jacanidae

21% Vinaceous Dove

Streptopelia vinacea

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

21% Blue-spotted Wood-Dove

Turtur afer

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

21% White-throated Bee-eater

Merops albicollis

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

21% Reed Cormorant

Microcarbo africanus

Order: Suliformes

Family: Phalacrocoracidae

19% Piapiac

Ptilostomus afer

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

19% Pied Crow

Corvus albus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

19% Ethiopian Swallow

Hirundo aethiopica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

18% Malachite Kingfisher

Corythornis cristatus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

18% African Gray Hornbill

Lophoceros nasutus

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

18% Black Crake

Zapornia flavirostra

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

16% Black-winged Kite

Elanus caeruleus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

16% Little Heron

Butorides atricapilla

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

16% Yellow-crowned Gonolek

Laniarius barbarus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

16% Winding Cisticola

Cisticola marginatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

15% Purple Heron

Ardea purpurea

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

15% Shikra

Tachyspiza badia

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

15% Fork-tailed Drongo

Dicrurus adsimilis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Dicruridae

14% Spur-winged Lapwing

Vanellus spinosus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

14% Lizard Buzzard

Kaupifalco monogrammicus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

14% White-faced Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna viduata) - Adult White-faced Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna viduata

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

14% Yellow-billed Shrike

Corvinella corvina

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Laniidae

14% Dideric Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx caprius

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

14% Pin-tailed Whydah

Vidua macroura

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Viduidae

14% Little Swift

Apus affinis

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

13% Great Egret (Ardea alba) - Adult Great Egret

Ardea alba

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

13% Northern Gray-headed Sparrow

Passer griseus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passeridae

13% Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) - Adult Little Egret

Egretta garzetta

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

12% Gray Heron (Ardea cinerea) - Adult Gray Heron

Ardea cinerea

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

12% Northern Fiscal

Lanius humeralis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Laniidae

11% Double-spurred Spurfowl

Pternistis bicalcaratus

Order: Galliformes

Family: Phasianidae

11% Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) - Breeding adult Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

11% Brown-throated Wattle-eye

Platysteira cyanea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Platysteiridae

11% Squacco Heron

Ardeola ralloides

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

11% Variable Sunbird

Cinnyris venustus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

10% Chestnut-and-black Weaver

Ploceus castaneofuscus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

10% Green-backed Camaroptera

Camaroptera brachyura

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

10% African Paradise-Flycatcher

Terpsiphone viridis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Monarchidae

9.9% West African Pied Hornbill

Lophoceros semifasciatus

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

9.8% Black-crowned Tchagra

Tchagra senegalus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

9.8% Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) - Adult Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

9.8% Copper Sunbird

Cinnyris cupreus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

9.5% Western Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava) - Adult Western Yellow Wagtail

Motacilla flava

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

9.4% Northern Red Bishop (Euplectes franciscanus) - Adult male Northern Red Bishop

Euplectes franciscanus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

8.7% Eurasian Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) - Adult male Eurasian Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

8.7% Speckled Pigeon

Columba guinea

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

8.6% Oriole Warbler

Hypergerus atriceps

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

8.6% Broad-billed Roller

Eurystomus glaucurus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Coraciidae

8.5% Yellow-billed Egret

Ardea brachyrhyncha

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

8.4% Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) - Adult Black-winged Stilt

Himantopus himantopus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Recurvirostridae

8.3% Gray-headed Kingfisher

Halcyon leucocephala

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

8.3% Black-billed Wood-Dove

Turtur abyssinicus

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

8.2% Blue-headed Coucal

Centropus monachus

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

8.1% Black Heron

Egretta ardesiaca

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

7.9% Yellow-mantled Widowbird

Euplectes macroura

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

7.8% Splendid Sunbird

Cinnyris coccinigastrus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

7.8% Slender-billed Weaver

Ploceus pelzelni

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

7.8% Yellow-crowned Bishop

Euplectes afer

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

7.8% Black Coucal

Centropus grillii

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

7.8% African Openbill (Anastomus lamelligerus) - Adult African Openbill

Anastomus lamelligerus

Order: Ciconiiformes

Family: Ciconiidae

7.7% Scarlet-chested Sunbird

Chalcomitra senegalensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

7.3% Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) - Adult Wood Sandpiper

Tringa glareola

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

7.2% Red-cheeked Cordonbleu (Uraeginthus bengalus) - Adult male Red-cheeked Cordonbleu

Uraeginthus bengalus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

7.2% Yellow-fronted Canary (Crithagra mozambica) - Adult Yellow-fronted Canary

Crithagra mozambica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

7.1% African Gray Woodpecker

Dendropicos goertae

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

7.1% African Pygmy Kingfisher

Ispidina picta

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

7.1% African Golden Oriole (Oriolus auratus) - Adult African Golden Oriole

Oriolus auratus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Oriolidae

6.9% Long-tailed Glossy Starling

Lamprotornis caudatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

6.8% Green Woodhoopoe (Phoeniculus purpureus) - Adult Green Woodhoopoe

Phoeniculus purpureus

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Phoeniculidae

6.8% African Harrier-Hawk

Polyboroides typus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

6.7% Orange-cheeked Waxbill

Estrilda melpoda

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

6.7% Brown Babbler

Turdoides plebejus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Leiothrichidae

6.7% Collared Pratincole

Glareola pratincola

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Glareolidae

6.6% Western Reef-Heron

Egretta gularis

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

6.4% Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) - Adult Rock Pigeon

Columba livia

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

6.4% Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) - Adult Common Greenshank

Tringa nebularia

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

6.3% Senegal Parrot

Poicephalus senegalus

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittacidae

6.3% Gray Kestrel

Falco ardosiaceus

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

6.1% Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus chrysoconus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

6.1% Little Bittern

Botaurus minutus

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

6.1% Bar-breasted Firefinch

Lagonosticta rufopicta

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

6.0% Blue-bellied Roller (Coracias cyanogaster) - Adult Blue-bellied Roller

Coracias cyanogaster

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Coraciidae

6.0% African Green-Pigeon

Treron calvus

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

6.0% Collared Sunbird

Hedydipna collaris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

5.9% Tawny-flanked Prinia

Prinia subflava

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

5.9% Allen's Gallinule

Porphyrio alleni

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

5.8% Western Nicator

Nicator chloris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nicatoridae

5.7% Red-billed Firefinch

Lagonosticta senegala

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

5.7% Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri) - Adult Rose-ringed Parakeet

Psittacula krameri

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittaculidae

5.6% Western Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) - Adult male Western Marsh Harrier

Circus aeruginosus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

5.6% Violet Turaco

Tauraco violaceus

Order: Musophagiformes

Family: Musophagidae

5.5% Rufous-chested Swallow

Cecropis semirufa

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

5.5% Splendid Starling

Lamprotornis splendidus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

5.5% Levaillant's Cuckoo

Clamator levaillantii

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

5.4% Rufous Cisticola

Cisticola rufus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

5.4% Northern Puffback

Dryoscopus gambensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

5.4% Little Greenbul

Eurillas virens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

5.4% Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta) - Adult Hamerkop

Scopus umbretta

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Scopidae

5.3% Senegal Eremomela

Eremomela pusilla

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

5.2% Abyssinian Roller

Coracias abyssinicus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Coraciidae

5.2% Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris) - Adult Helmeted Guineafowl

Numida meleagris

Order: Galliformes

Family: Numididae

5.1% Purple Starling

Lamprotornis purpureus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

5.1% Senegal Thick-knee

Burhinus senegalensis

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Burhinidae

4.9% Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra) - Adult male Whinchat

Saxicola rubetra

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

4.9% Plain-backed Pipit

Anthus leucophrys

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

4.8% Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) - Adult (American) Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

4.7% Purple Roller

Coracias naevius

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Coraciidae

4.7% Guinea Turaco (Tauraco persa) - Adult Guinea Turaco

Tauraco persa

Order: Musophagiformes

Family: Musophagidae

4.6% Blue Malkoha

Ceuthmochares aereus

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

4.5% Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher

Terpsiphone rufiventer

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Monarchidae

4.4% Black-headed Weaver

Ploceus melanocephalus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

4.3% Swamp Greenbul

Thescelocichla leucopleura

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

4.3% Blue-breasted Kingfisher

Halcyon malimbica

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

4.2% African Pied Wagtail

Motacilla aguimp

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

4.2% Senegal Batis

Batis senegalensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Platysteiridae

4.2% Northern Red-billed Hornbill

Tockus erythrorhynchus

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

4.2% Klaas's Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx klaas

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

4.2% Red-throated Bee-eater (Merops bulocki) - Adult Red-throated Bee-eater

Merops bulocki

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

4.1% Bearded Barbet (Pogonornis dubius) - Adult Bearded Barbet

Pogonornis dubius

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

4.1% Wattled Lapwing

Vanellus senegallus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

4.0% Red-headed Malimbe

Malimbus rubricollis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

3.9% Spur-winged Goose (Plectropterus gambensis) - Adult Spur-winged Goose

Plectropterus gambensis

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

3.9% Black-winged Bishop

Euplectes hordeaceus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

3.9% Hadada Ibis (Bostrychia hagedash) - Adult Hadada Ibis

Bostrychia hagedash

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Threskiornithidae

3.9% Eurasian Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) - Adult Eurasian Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

3.9% Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) - Breeding adult Common Ringed Plover

Charadrius hiaticula

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

3.9% Tambourine Dove

Turtur tympanistria

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

3.7% Saddle-billed Stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) - Adult Saddle-billed Stork

Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis

Order: Ciconiiformes

Family: Ciconiidae

3.7% Carmelite Sunbird

Chalcomitra fuliginosa

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

3.7% African Woolly-necked Stork

Ciconia microscelis

Order: Ciconiiformes

Family: Ciconiidae

3.7% Black-faced Firefinch

Lagonosticta larvata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

3.7% Sahel Bush Sparrow

Gymnoris dentata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passeridae

3.7% Hooded Vulture

Necrosyrtes monachus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

3.5% Northern Carmine Bee-eater

Merops nubicus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

3.5% Simple Greenbul

Chlorocichla simplex

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

3.5% Black-and-white Mannikin

Spermestes bicolor

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

3.5% Bateleur

Terathopius ecaudatus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

3.4% Black-throated Coucal

Centropus leucogaster

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

3.3% African Fish-Eagle

Icthyophaga vocifer

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

3.3% Eurasian Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) - Adult Eurasian Moorhen

Gallinula chloropus

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

3.3% Mottled Spinetail

Telacanthura ussheri

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

3.3% Olive-bellied Sunbird

Cinnyris chloropygius

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

3.2% Mourning Collared-Dove

Streptopelia decipiens

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

3.2% Lanner Falcon

Falco biarmicus

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

3.2% Green-headed Sunbird

Cyanomitra verticalis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

3.2% African Cuckoo

Cuculus gularis

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

3.2% Northern Yellow White-eye

Zosterops senegalensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Zosteropidae

3.1% White-crested Helmetshrike

Prionops plumatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Vangidae

3.1% Mouse-brown Sunbird

Anthreptes gabonicus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

3.1% Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) - Adult Bank Swallow

Riparia riparia

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

3.1% Denham's Bustard

Neotis denhami

Order: Otidiformes

Family: Otididae

2.9% Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill

Bucorvus abyssinicus

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

2.9% Greater Swamp Warbler

Acrocephalus rufescens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Acrocephalidae

2.9% Olive-naped Weaver

Ploceus brachypterus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

2.9% African Crake

Crecopsis egregia

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

2.8% Namaqua Dove

Oena capensis

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

2.8% Red-headed Quelea

Quelea erythrops

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

2.8% West African Crested Tern

Thalasseus albididorsalis

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

2.7% Forbes's Plover

Thinornis forbesi

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

2.7% Village Indigobird

Vidua chalybeata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Viduidae

2.7% Olive Sunbird

Cyanomitra olivacea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

2.7% Stone Partridge

Ptilopachus petrosus

Order: Galliformes

Family: Odontophoridae

2.5% Fine-spotted Woodpecker

Campethera punctuligera

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

2.5% Little Bee-eater

Merops pusillus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

2.5% Yellow-billed Oxpecker (Buphagus africanus) - Adult Yellow-billed Oxpecker

Buphagus africanus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Buphagidae

2.5% Grasshopper Buzzard

Butastur rufipennis

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

2.4% Black Scimitarbill

Rhinopomastus aterrimus

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Phoeniculidae

2.4% Red-shouldered Cuckooshrike

Campephaga phoenicea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Campephagidae

2.3% Woodchat Shrike

Lanius senator

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Laniidae

2.2% Superb Sunbird

Cinnyris superbus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

2.2% Long-crested Eagle

Lophaetus occipitalis

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

2.1% Yellow-gorgeted Greenbul

Atimastillas flavicollis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

2.1% Red-chested Swallow

Hirundo lucida

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

2.1% Black Goshawk

Astur melanoleucus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

2.1% White-backed Vulture

Gyps africanus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

2.1% Long-tailed Nightjar

Caprimulgus climacurus

Order: Caprimulgiformes

Family: Caprimulgidae

2.1% Bruce's Green-Pigeon

Treron waalia

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

2.1% Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer) - Adult Marabou Stork

Leptoptilos crumenifer

Order: Ciconiiformes

Family: Ciconiidae

2.1% Lesser Striped Swallow

Cecropis abyssinica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

2.0% Great Snipe

Gallinago media

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

2.0% White-headed Vulture

Trigonoceps occipitalis

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

2.0% Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus bilineatus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

2.0% Whistling Cisticola

Cisticola lateralis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

2.0% African Cuckoo-Hawk

Aviceda cuculoides

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

2.0% Northern Black-Flycatcher

Melaenornis edolioides

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

2.0% Siffling Cisticola

Cisticola brachypterus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

2.0% Red-billed Quelea

Quelea quelea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

2.0% Beautiful Sunbird

Cinnyris pulchellus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

2.0% Pale Flycatcher

Agricola pallidus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.9% Black-headed Heron

Ardea melanocephala

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

1.9% Moustached Grass-Warbler

Melocichla mentalis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Macrosphenidae

1.9% Northern Crombec

Sylvietta brachyura

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Macrosphenidae

1.9% Red-winged Prinia

Prinia erythroptera

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

1.9% Gray-headed Nigrita

Nigrita canicapillus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

1.9% Red-necked Falcon

Falco chicquera

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

1.9% Blue-billed Malimbe

Malimbus nitens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

1.8% African Blue Flycatcher

Elminia longicauda

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Stenostiridae

1.8% Green Crombec

Sylvietta virens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Macrosphenidae

1.8% Pied Cuckoo

Clamator jacobinus

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

1.8% Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark

Eremopterix leucotis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Alaudidae

1.7% Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) - Adult Common Snipe

Gallinago gallinago

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

1.7% Goliath Heron

Ardea goliath

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

1.7% Gabar Goshawk

Micronisus gabar

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.7% Wire-tailed Swallow

Hirundo smithii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

1.7% Yellow-throated Longclaw

Macronyx croceus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

1.7% Pearl-spotted Owlet

Glaucidium perlatum

Order: Strigiformes

Family: Strigidae

1.7% Mosque Swallow

Cecropis senegalensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

1.7% Four-banded Sandgrouse

Pterocles quadricinctus

Order: Pterocliformes

Family: Pteroclidae

1.6% Dark Chanting-Goshawk

Melierax metabates

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.6% African Pygmy-Goose

Nettapus auritus

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

1.6% Pied-winged Swallow

Hirundo leucosoma

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

1.6% Red-vented Malimbe

Malimbus scutatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

1.6% Black-rumped Waxbill

Estrilda troglodytes

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

1.6% Greater Painted-Snipe

Rostratula benghalensis

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Rostratulidae

1.6% Wilson's Indigobird

Vidua wilsoni

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Viduidae

1.6% Common Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) - Adult Common Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus scirpaceus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Acrocephalidae

1.6% Orange Weaver

Ploceus aurantius

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

1.6% Black-bellied Firefinch

Lagonosticta rara

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

1.6% Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike

Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

1.5% Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) - Adult (common) Willow Warbler

Phylloscopus trochilus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Phylloscopidae

1.5% Pygmy Sunbird

Hedydipna platura

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

1.5% Violet-backed Starling

Cinnyricinclus leucogaster

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

1.5% White-breasted Cuckooshrike

Ceblepyris pectoralis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Campephagidae

1.5% Marsh Tchagra

Bocagia minuta

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

1.4% African Hobby

Falco cuvierii

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

1.4% Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat

Cossypha niveicapilla

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.4% European Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) - Adult European Pied Flycatcher

Ficedula hypoleuca

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.4% Vieillot's Barbet

Lybius vieilloti

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

1.4% Giant Kingfisher

Megaceryle maxima

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

1.3% Red-necked Buzzard

Buteo auguralis

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.3% Red-winged Pytilia

Pytilia phoenicoptera

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

1.3% Lesser Moorhen

Paragallinula angulata

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

1.3% White-shouldered Black-Tit

Melaniparus guineensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Paridae

1.3% Ruff (Calidris pugnax) - Nonbreeding adult Ruff

Calidris pugnax

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

1.3% Grosbeak Weaver

Amblyospiza albifrons

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

1.3% Palm-nut Vulture

Gypohierax angolensis

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.3% Red-headed Lovebird

Agapornis pullarius

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittaculidae

1.3% Rosy Bee-eater

Merops malimbicus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

1.3% Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) - Adult Black Tern

Chlidonias niger

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

1.3% Speckled Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus scolopaceus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

1.3% Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis) - Adult Sandwich Tern

Thalasseus sandvicensis

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

1.2% Western Barn Owl

Tyto alba

Order: Strigiformes

Family: Tytonidae

1.2% Sanderling (Calidris alba) - Nonbreeding adult Sanderling

Calidris alba

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

1.2% Vitelline Masked-Weaver

Ploceus vitellinus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

1.2% Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver

Plocepasser superciliosus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

1.2% Marsh Sandpiper

Tringa stagnatilis

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

1.2% Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) - Adult Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Pandionidae

1.2% Zebra Waxbill (Amandava subflava) - Adult Zebra Waxbill

Amandava subflava

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

1.2% Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa) - Breeding adult Black-tailed Godwit

Limosa limosa

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

1.2% Tropical Boubou

Laniarius major

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

1.2% White-crowned Robin-Chat (Cossypha albicapillus) - Adult White-crowned Robin-Chat

Cossypha albicapillus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.2% Red-billed Helmetshrike

Prionops caniceps

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Vangidae

1.2% Blackcap Babbler

Turdoides reinwardtii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Leiothrichidae

1.2% Gosling's Bunting

Emberiza goslingi

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Emberizidae

1.1% White-fronted Plover

Anarhynchus marginatus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

1.1% Melodious Warbler

Hippolais polyglotta

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Acrocephalidae

1.1% Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) - Adult Green Sandpiper

Tringa ochropus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

1.1% Tawny Eagle

Aquila rapax

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.1% White-throated Greenbul

Phyllastrephus albigularis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

1.1% Brown Snake-Eagle

Circaetus cinereus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.0% Striped Kingfisher

Halcyon chelicuti

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

1.0% Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) - Adult Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

1.0% Gray-headed Bushshrike

Malaconotus blanchoti

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

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