Birds of Gabon

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

Location

Gabon

Gabon

Africa

Africa

Location
Gabon

Gabon

Africa

Africa

List of Common Birds

47% Common Bulbul (Pycnonotus barbatus) - Adult Common Bulbul

Pycnonotus barbatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

36% Red-eyed Dove

Streptopelia semitorquata

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

31% Woodland Kingfisher

Halcyon senegalensis

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

27% Palm-nut Vulture

Gypohierax angolensis

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

27% African Palm Swift

Cypsiurus parvus

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

27% African Thrush

Turdus pelios

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

27% Village Weaver

Ploceus cucullatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

25% Little Swift

Apus affinis

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

22% Bronze Mannikin

Spermestes cucullata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

22% Congo Pied Hornbill

Lophoceros fasciatus

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

21% Lesser Striped Swallow

Cecropis abyssinica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

21% Western Cattle-Egret (Ardea ibis) - Breeding adult Western Cattle-Egret

Ardea ibis

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

20% Gray Parrot (Psittacus erithacus) - Adult Gray Parrot

Psittacus erithacus

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittacidae

18% Reichenbach's Sunbird

Anabathmis reichenbachii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

16% African Green-Pigeon

Treron calvus

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

16% Rosy Bee-eater

Merops malimbicus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

16% Long-legged Pipit

Anthus pallidiventris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

15% Piping Hornbill

Bycanistes fistulator

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

15% Blue-spotted Wood-Dove

Turtur afer

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

15% Northern Gray-headed Sparrow

Passer griseus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passeridae

15% Blue-breasted Bee-eater

Merops variegatus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

14% Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) - Breeding adult Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

14% Pied Crow

Corvus albus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

13% Vieillot's Black Weaver

Ploceus nigerrimus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

12% Black-casqued Hornbill (Ceratogymna atrata) - Adult Black-casqued Hornbill

Ceratogymna atrata

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

12% Orange-cheeked Waxbill

Estrilda melpoda

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

12% Carmelite Sunbird

Chalcomitra fuliginosa

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

11% Little Heron

Butorides atricapilla

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

11% Black-and-white Mannikin

Spermestes bicolor

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

11% Splendid Starling

Lamprotornis splendidus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

11% White-throated Blue Swallow

Hirundo nigrita

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

11% Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta) - Adult Hamerkop

Scopus umbretta

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Scopidae

10% Chattering Cisticola

Cisticola anonymus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

10% Hadada Ibis (Bostrychia hagedash) - Adult Hadada Ibis

Bostrychia hagedash

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Threskiornithidae

10% Great Blue Turaco

Corythaeola cristata

Order: Musophagiformes

Family: Musophagidae

10% Giant Kingfisher

Megaceryle maxima

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

10% Green-headed Sunbird

Cyanomitra verticalis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

10.0% Pied Kingfisher

Ceryle rudis

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

9.8% African Darter (Anhinga rufa) - Adult African Darter

Anhinga rufa

Order: Suliformes

Family: Anhingidae

9.7% Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) - Adult Little Egret

Egretta garzetta

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

9.7% Olive-bellied Sunbird

Cinnyris chloropygius

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

9.7% Black-necked Weaver

Ploceus nigricollis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

9.6% African Harrier-Hawk

Polyboroides typus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

9.5% Great Egret (Ardea alba) - Adult Great Egret

Ardea alba

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

9.4% Brown-throated Wattle-eye

Platysteira cyanea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Platysteiridae

9.2% Swamp Greenbul

Thescelocichla leucopleura

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

8.9% Olive Sunbird

Cyanomitra olivacea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

8.8% Pin-tailed Whydah

Vidua macroura

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Viduidae

8.8% Malachite Kingfisher

Corythornis cristatus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

8.7% Green-backed Camaroptera

Camaroptera brachyura

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

8.7% Reed Cormorant

Microcarbo africanus

Order: Suliformes

Family: Phalacrocoracidae

8.6% Little Greenbul

Eurillas virens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

8.2% Copper Sunbird

Cinnyris cupreus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

7.9% Blue-breasted Kingfisher

Halcyon malimbica

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

7.9% Yellow-throated Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus subsulphureus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

7.8% Blue-headed Coucal

Centropus monachus

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

7.6% Cassin's Flycatcher

Muscicapa cassini

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

7.5% Water Thick-knee

Burhinus vermiculatus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Burhinidae

7.5% Dideric Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx caprius

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

7.2% Pink-backed Pelican

Pelecanus rufescens

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Pelecanidae

7.1% African Jacana

Actophilornis africanus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Jacanidae

6.9% African Woolly-necked Stork

Ciconia microscelis

Order: Ciconiiformes

Family: Ciconiidae

6.9% Senegal Coucal

Centropus senegalensis

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

6.9% Eurasian Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) - Adult Eurasian Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

6.8% Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) - Adult Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

6.6% Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher

Bias musicus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Vangidae

6.5% African Pied Wagtail

Motacilla aguimp

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

6.4% African Fish-Eagle

Icthyophaga vocifer

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

6.4% White-throated Bee-eater

Merops albicollis

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

6.3% Spotted Greenbul

Ixonotus guttatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

6.2% Zitting Cisticola (Cisticola juncidis) - Adult Zitting Cisticola

Cisticola juncidis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

6.1% Square-tailed Sawwing

Psalidoprocne nitens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

6.0% Yellow-billed Turaco

Tauraco macrorhynchus

Order: Musophagiformes

Family: Musophagidae

5.8% Gray Heron (Ardea cinerea) - Adult Gray Heron

Ardea cinerea

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

5.7% Yellow-billed Oxpecker (Buphagus africanus) - Adult Yellow-billed Oxpecker

Buphagus africanus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Buphagidae

5.7% Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) - Immature Common Tern

Sterna hirundo

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

5.6% Senegal Lapwing

Vanellus lugubris

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

5.5% African Paradise-Flycatcher

Terpsiphone viridis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Monarchidae

5.3% Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill

Lophoceros camurus

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

5.2% White-crowned Lapwing (Vanellus albiceps) - Adult White-crowned Lapwing

Vanellus albiceps

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

5.2% Yellow-throated Longclaw

Macronyx croceus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

5.2% African Pygmy Kingfisher

Ispidina picta

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

5.2% Purple Heron

Ardea purpurea

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

5.1% Black Kite (Milvus migrans) - Adult Black Kite

Milvus migrans

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

5.1% Western Nicator

Nicator chloris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nicatoridae

5.1% Ethiopian Swallow

Hirundo aethiopica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

5.0% Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) - Adult Rock Pigeon

Columba livia

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

5.0% Collared Sunbird

Hedydipna collaris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

5.0% Red-chested Cuckoo

Cuculus solitarius

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

5.0% Speckled Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus scolopaceus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

4.9% African Skimmer

Rynchops flavirostris

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

4.8% Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus bilineatus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

4.8% Yellow-mantled Widowbird

Euplectes macroura

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

4.8% Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) - Adult Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Pandionidae

4.8% Blue Malkoha

Ceuthmochares aereus

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

4.7% White-fronted Plover

Anarhynchus marginatus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

4.7% Green Crombec

Sylvietta virens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Macrosphenidae

4.6% Black-bellied Seedcracker

Pyrenestes ostrinus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

4.6% Rock Pratincole

Glareola nuchalis

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Glareolidae

4.5% Rufous-chested Swallow

Cecropis semirufa

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

4.5% Cassin's Spinetail

Neafrapus cassini

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

4.4% Black Sawwing

Psalidoprocne pristoptera

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

4.4% Gray-rumped Swallow

Pseudhirundo griseopyga

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

4.4% Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher

Terpsiphone rufiventer

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Monarchidae

4.4% Common Swift (Apus apus) - Adult Common Swift

Apus apus

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

4.3% Black Bee-eater

Merops gularis

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

4.3% Shining-blue Kingfisher

Alcedo quadribrachys

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

4.2% Eastern Long-tailed Hornbill

Horizocerus cassini

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

4.2% Cardinal Woodpecker

Dendropicos fuscescens

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

4.2% Green Hylia

Hylia prasina

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hyliidae

4.1% Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) - Adult (American) Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

4.1% Guinea Turaco (Tauraco persa) - Adult Guinea Turaco

Tauraco persa

Order: Musophagiformes

Family: Musophagidae

4.0% Red-eyed Puffback

Dryoscopus senegalensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

4.0% African Stonechat

Saxicola torquatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

4.0% Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) - Adult Common Greenshank

Tringa nebularia

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

3.9% African Emerald Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx cupreus

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

3.9% Shining Drongo

Dicrurus atripennis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Dicruridae

3.9% White-thighed Hornbill

Bycanistes albotibialis

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

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

Charadrius hiaticula

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

3.8% Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) - Breeding adult Black-bellied Plover

Pluvialis squatarola

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

3.8% Banded Martin

Neophedina cincta

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

3.7% Square-tailed Nightjar

Caprimulgus fossii

Order: Caprimulgiformes

Family: Caprimulgidae

3.7% Chestnut Wattle-eye

Dyaphorophyia castanea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Platysteiridae

3.6% West African Crested Tern

Thalasseus albididorsalis

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

3.6% Sabine's Spinetail

Rhaphidura sabini

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

3.6% House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) - Breeding male House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passeridae

3.6% Black Crake

Zapornia flavirostra

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

3.6% Speckled Mousebird

Colius striatus

Order: Coliiformes

Family: Coliidae

3.6% Velvet-mantled Drongo

Dicrurus modestus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Dicruridae

3.6% Rufous Flycatcher-Thrush

Stizorhina fraseri

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

3.5% African Finfoot

Podica senegalensis

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Heliornithidae

3.5% Hartlaub's Duck

Pteronetta hartlaubii

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

3.4% Icterine Greenbul

Phyllastrephus icterinus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

3.4% Tiny Sunbird

Cinnyris minullus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

3.3% Common Waxbill (Estrilda astrild) - Adult Common Waxbill

Estrilda astrild

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

3.3% Superb Sunbird

Cinnyris superbus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

3.3% Tambourine Dove

Turtur tympanistria

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

3.3% Double-toothed Barbet

Pogonornis bidentatus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

3.3% Chocolate-backed Kingfisher

Halcyon badia

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

3.3% Western Reef-Heron

Egretta gularis

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

3.3% Green-backed Woodpecker

Campethera maculosa

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

3.2% Yellow-whiskered Greenbul

Eurillas latirostris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

3.2% Olive-green Camaroptera

Camaroptera chloronota

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

3.2% Klaas's Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx klaas

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

3.2% African Forest-Flycatcher

Fraseria ocreata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

3.2% Goliath Heron

Ardea goliath

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

3.1% Lizard Buzzard

Kaupifalco monogrammicus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

3.1% Yellow-lored Bristlebill

Bleda notatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

3.1% Orange Weaver

Ploceus aurantius

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

3.1% Whistling Cisticola

Cisticola lateralis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

3.0% Rufous-vented Paradise-Flycatcher

Terpsiphone rufocinerea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Monarchidae

2.9% Pale-throated Greenbul

Atimastillas flavigula

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

2.9% Forbes's Plover

Thinornis forbesi

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

2.9% Broad-billed Roller

Eurystomus glaucurus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Coraciidae

2.8% Afep Pigeon

Columba unicincta

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

2.8% Western Black-headed Oriole

Oriolus brachyrynchus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Oriolidae

2.8% Lühder's Bushshrike

Laniarius luehderi

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

2.8% Little Bee-eater

Merops pusillus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

2.8% Eastern Bearded-Greenbul

Criniger chloronotus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

2.7% Slender-billed Weaver

Ploceus pelzelni

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

2.7% White-faced Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna viduata) - Adult White-faced Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna viduata

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

2.7% Yellow-billed Stork

Mycteria ibis

Order: Ciconiiformes

Family: Ciconiidae

2.7% Black-headed Bee-eater

Merops breweri

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

2.7% Blue-headed Wood-Dove (Turtur brehmeri) - Adult Blue-headed Wood-Dove

Turtur brehmeri

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

2.6% Brown Illadopsis

Illadopsis fulvescens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pellorneidae

2.6% Gabon Boubou

Laniarius bicolor

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

2.6% Red-necked Buzzard

Buteo auguralis

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

2.6% White-fronted Bee-eater

Merops bullockoides

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

2.6% Rufous-bellied Helmetshrike

Prionops rufiventris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Vangidae

2.5% Eastern Yellow-billed Barbet

Trachylaemus purpuratus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

2.5% Northern Fiscal

Lanius humeralis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Laniidae

2.5% Purple-headed Starling

Hylopsar purpureiceps

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

2.5% Black Cuckoo

Cuculus clamosus

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

2.5% Gray-throated Barbet

Gymnobucco bonapartei

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

2.5% Gray Pratincole

Glareola cinerea

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Glareolidae

2.5% Yellow-billed Egret

Ardea brachyrhyncha

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

2.5% Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) - Adult Wood Sandpiper

Tringa glareola

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

2.4% Sanderling (Calidris alba) - Nonbreeding adult Sanderling

Calidris alba

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

2.4% Squacco Heron

Ardeola ralloides

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

2.4% European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) - Adult European Bee-eater

Merops apiaster

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

2.4% Gray-headed Nigrita

Nigrita canicapillus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

2.4% African Crake

Crecopsis egregia

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

2.4% Narina Trogon

Apaloderma narina

Order: Trogoniformes

Family: Trogonidae

2.4% Blue-throated Brown Sunbird

Cyanomitra cyanolaema

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

2.3% Western Bluebill

Spermophaga haematina

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

2.3% Swamp Nightjar

Caprimulgus natalensis

Order: Caprimulgiformes

Family: Caprimulgidae

2.3% Simple Greenbul

Chlorocichla simplex

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

2.3% Pectoral-patch Cisticola

Cisticola brunnescens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

2.3% Golden Greenbul

Calyptocichla serinus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

2.2% Red-rumped Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus atroflavus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

2.2% Red-headed Quelea

Quelea erythrops

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

2.2% Slender-billed Greenbul

Stelgidillas gracilirostris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

2.1% Gray-chinned Sunbird

Anthreptes tephrolaemus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

2.1% Gabon Woodpecker

Dendropicos gabonensis

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

2.1% Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) - Non-breeding adult Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpres

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

2.1% Mottled Spinetail

Telacanthura ussheri

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

2.1% Western Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava) - Adult Western Yellow Wagtail

Motacilla flava

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

2.0% Brown-eared Woodpecker

Pardipicus caroli

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

2.0% Flappet Lark

Amirafra rufocinnamomea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Alaudidae

2.0% Black-winged Oriole

Oriolus nigripennis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Oriolidae

2.0% White-breasted Nigrita

Nigrita fusconotus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

2.0% Blue-throated Roller

Eurystomus gularis

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Coraciidae

2.0% European Honey-buzzard

Pernis apivorus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

2.0% Black-throated Malimbe

Malimbus cassini

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

2.0% Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat

Cossypha niveicapilla

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

2.0% Black-headed Waxbill

Estrilda atricapilla

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

2.0% Little Tern

Sternula albifrons

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

2.0% Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) - Breeding adult Caspian Tern

Hydroprogne caspia

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

2.0% White-chinned Prinia

Schistolais leucopogon

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

2.0% Banded Prinia

Prinia bairdii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

2.0% Winding Cisticola

Cisticola marginatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

2.0% Johanna's Sunbird

Cinnyris johannae

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

1.9% Blue-billed Malimbe

Malimbus nitens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

1.9% Sooty Flycatcher

Artomyias fuliginosa

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.9% Fraser's Sunbird

Deleornis fraseri

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

1.9% Gabon Coucal

Centropus anselli

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

1.9% Quailfinch

Ortygospiza atricollis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

1.9% Tawny-flanked Prinia

Prinia subflava

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

1.9% Red-throated Swallow

Petrochelidon rufigula

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

1.8% African River Martin

Pseudochelidon eurystomina

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

1.8% Western Bronze-naped Pigeon

Columba iriditorques

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

1.8% Fire-crested Alethe

Alethe castanea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.8% Sooty Chat

Myrmecocichla nigra

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.8% Golden-crowned Woodpecker

Chloropicus xantholophus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

1.8% Violet-tailed Sunbird

Anthreptes aurantius

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

1.8% Green-throated Sunbird

Chalcomitra rubescens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

1.8% Gray Greenbul

Eurillas gracilis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

1.7% Bates's Swift

Apus batesi

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

1.7% White-browed Forest-Flycatcher

Fraseria cinerascens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.7% Hairy-breasted Barbet

Tricholaema hirsuta

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

1.7% Red-tailed Greenbul

Criniger calurus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

1.7% Croaking Cisticola

Cisticola natalensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

1.7% Yellow-browed Camaroptera

Camaroptera superciliaris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

1.7% Leaf-love

Phyllastrephus scandens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

1.6% Magpie Mannikin (Spermestes fringilloides) - Adult Magpie Mannikin

Spermestes fringilloides

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

1.6% Scaly Spurfowl

Pternistis squamatus

Order: Galliformes

Family: Phasianidae

1.6% Loango Weaver

Ploceus subpersonatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

1.5% Yellow-throated Nicator

Nicator vireo

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nicatoridae

1.5% Blue-headed Crested Flycatcher

Trochocercus nitens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Monarchidae

1.5% Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis) - Adult Sandwich Tern

Thalasseus sandvicensis

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

1.5% Yellow-bellied Wattle-eye

Platysteira concreta

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Platysteiridae

1.5% Lyre-tailed Honeyguide

Melichneutes robustus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Indicatoridae

1.5% Eurasian Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) - Adult Eurasian Moorhen

Gallinula chloropus

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

1.5% Yellow-fronted Canary (Crithagra mozambica) - Adult Yellow-fronted Canary

Crithagra mozambica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

1.5% Blackcap Illadopsis

Illadopsis cleaveri

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pellorneidae

1.5% Congo Moor Chat

Myrmecocichla tholloni

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.4% Naked-faced Barbet

Gymnobucco calvus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

1.4% Gray Longbill

Macrosphenus concolor

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Macrosphenidae

1.4% Angola Swallow

Hirundo angolensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

1.4% Honeyguide Greenbul

Baeopogon indicator

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

1.4% Siffling Cisticola

Cisticola brachypterus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

1.4% Little Green Sunbird

Anthreptes seimundi

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

1.4% Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo

Cercococcyx olivinus

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

1.4% Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) - Breeding male Bar-tailed Godwit

Limosa lapponica

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

1.4% Bare-cheeked Trogon

Apaloderma aequatoriale

Order: Trogoniformes

Family: Trogonidae

1.4% Bates's Nightjar

Caprimulgus batesi

Order: Caprimulgiformes

Family: Caprimulgidae

1.4% Pale-fronted Nigrita

Nigrita luteifrons

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

1.4% Kittlitz's Plover

Anarhynchus pecuarius

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

1.3% Chestnut-breasted Nigrita

Nigrita bicolor

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

1.3% Chestnut-capped Flycatcher

Erythrocercus mccallii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Erythrocercidae

1.3% Plain Greenbul

Eurillas curvirostris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

1.3% Bates's Paradise-Flycatcher

Terpsiphone batesi

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Monarchidae

1.3% Ring-necked Dove

Streptopelia capicola

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

1.3% Blue Cuckooshrike

Cyanograucalus azureus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Campephagidae

1.3% Black-headed Heron

Ardea melanocephala

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

1.3% Crested Malimbe

Malimbus malimbicus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

1.3% Buff-throated Apalis

Apalis rufogularis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

1.3% Yellow-spotted Barbet

Buccanodon duchaillui

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

1.3% African Pygmy-Goose

Nettapus auritus

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

1.3% Curlew Sandpiper

Calidris ferruginea

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

1.3% Lowland Sooty Boubou

Laniarius leucorhynchus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

1.3% Bristle-nosed Barbet

Gymnobucco peli

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

1.3% Fiery-breasted Bushshrike

Malaconotus cruentus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

1.2% Red-tailed Bristlebill

Bleda syndactylus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

1.2% Dja River Swamp Warbler

Bradypterus grandis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Locustellidae

1.2% Yellow-footed Flycatcher

Muscicapa sethsmithi

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.2% Red-fronted Parrot

Poicephalus gulielmi

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittacidae

1.2% Western Dwarf Hornbill

Horizocerus hartlaubi

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

1.1% Black-faced Canary

Crithagra capistrata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

1.1% Red-headed Lovebird

Agapornis pullarius

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittaculidae

1.1% Yellow-breasted Apalis

Apalis flavida

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

1.1% Crowned Eagle (Stephanoaetus coronatus) - Adult Crowned Eagle

Stephanoaetus coronatus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.1% Common Redshank (Tringa totanus) - Breeding adult Common Redshank

Tringa totanus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

1.1% Red-chested Swallow

Hirundo lucida

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

1.1% Black-collared Bulbul

Neolestes torquatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

1.1% Cassin's Hawk-Eagle

Aquila africana

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.1% Damara Tern

Sternula balaenarum

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

1.1% Olive-backed Forest Robin

Stiphrornis pyrrholaemus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.1% Vermiculated Fishing-Owl

Scotopelia bouvieri

Order: Strigiformes

Family: Strigidae

1.1% Rufous-sided Broadbill

Smithornis rufolateralis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Calyptomenidae

1.1% White-bearded Greenbul

Criniger ndussumensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

1.0% Gray-headed Kingfisher

Halcyon leucocephala

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

1.0% White-spotted Flufftail

Sarothrura pulchra

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Sarothruridae

1.0% Rufous-crowned Eremomela

Eremomela badiceps

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

1.0% Gray Tit-Flycatcher

Fraseria plumbea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.0% Forest Swallow

Atronanus fuliginosus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

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