Birds of Central African Republic

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

Location

Central African Republic

Central African Republic

Africa

Africa

Location
Central African Republic

Central African Republic

Africa

Africa

List of Common Birds

37% Common Bulbul (Pycnonotus barbatus) - Adult Common Bulbul

Pycnonotus barbatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

26% Black Kite (Milvus migrans) - Adult Black Kite

Milvus migrans

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

21% Blue-spotted Wood-Dove

Turtur afer

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

19% Pied Crow

Corvus albus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

18% African Palm Swift

Cypsiurus parvus

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

18% Green-backed Camaroptera

Camaroptera brachyura

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

18% African Green-Pigeon

Treron calvus

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

18% Gray Parrot (Psittacus erithacus) - Adult Gray Parrot

Psittacus erithacus

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittacidae

17% Olive-bellied Sunbird

Cinnyris chloropygius

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

16% Northern Gray-headed Sparrow

Passer griseus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passeridae

15% Square-tailed Sawwing

Psalidoprocne nitens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

15% African Thrush

Turdus pelios

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

14% Yellow-fronted Canary (Crithagra mozambica) - Adult Yellow-fronted Canary

Crithagra mozambica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

14% African Paradise-Flycatcher

Terpsiphone viridis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Monarchidae

14% Bronze Mannikin

Spermestes cucullata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

14% Congo Pied Hornbill

Lophoceros fasciatus

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

14% Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus bilineatus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

14% Olive Sunbird

Cyanomitra olivacea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

13% Great Blue Turaco

Corythaeola cristata

Order: Musophagiformes

Family: Musophagidae

13% White-thighed Hornbill

Bycanistes albotibialis

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

13% Western Cattle-Egret (Ardea ibis) - Breeding adult Western Cattle-Egret

Ardea ibis

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

13% Woodland Kingfisher

Halcyon senegalensis

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

13% Palm-nut Vulture

Gypohierax angolensis

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

13% Red-cheeked Cordonbleu (Uraeginthus bengalus) - Adult male Red-cheeked Cordonbleu

Uraeginthus bengalus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

12% Senegal Coucal

Centropus senegalensis

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

12% Collared Sunbird

Hedydipna collaris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

12% Tawny-flanked Prinia

Prinia subflava

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

11% Little Greenbul

Eurillas virens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

11% Hartlaub's Duck

Pteronetta hartlaubii

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

11% Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra) - Adult male Whinchat

Saxicola rubetra

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

11% Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta) - Adult Hamerkop

Scopus umbretta

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Scopidae

11% Vinaceous Dove

Streptopelia vinacea

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

11% Village Weaver

Ploceus cucullatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

11% Black-casqued Hornbill (Ceratogymna atrata) - Adult Black-casqued Hornbill

Ceratogymna atrata

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

10% Sooty Chat

Myrmecocichla nigra

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

10% Sabine's Spinetail

Rhaphidura sabini

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

10% African Pied Wagtail

Motacilla aguimp

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

10% African Harrier-Hawk

Polyboroides typus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

10% African Pygmy Kingfisher

Ispidina picta

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

10% Speckled Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus scolopaceus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

9.6% Sahel Bush Sparrow

Gymnoris dentata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passeridae

9.6% Yellow-whiskered Greenbul

Eurillas latirostris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

9.5% Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis) - Adult Tree Pipit

Anthus trivialis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

9.5% Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher

Terpsiphone rufiventer

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Monarchidae

9.3% Chestnut Wattle-eye

Dyaphorophyia castanea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Platysteiridae

9.3% Green Crombec

Sylvietta virens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Macrosphenidae

9.2% African Emerald Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx cupreus

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

9.0% Blue-headed Wood-Dove (Turtur brehmeri) - Adult Blue-headed Wood-Dove

Turtur brehmeri

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

8.9% Western Black-headed Oriole

Oriolus brachyrynchus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Oriolidae

8.8% Green Hylia

Hylia prasina

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hyliidae

8.8% Yellow-mantled Widowbird

Euplectes macroura

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

8.8% Heuglin's Spurfowl

Pternistis icterorhynchus

Order: Galliformes

Family: Phasianidae

8.5% Blue-breasted Kingfisher

Halcyon malimbica

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

8.5% Red-eyed Puffback

Dryoscopus senegalensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

8.3% Yellow-breasted Forest Robin

Stiphrornis mabirae

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

8.2% Yellow-browed Camaroptera

Camaroptera superciliaris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

8.1% Hadada Ibis (Bostrychia hagedash) - Adult Hadada Ibis

Bostrychia hagedash

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Threskiornithidae

8.1% Chocolate-backed Kingfisher

Halcyon badia

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

8.0% Red-tailed Bristlebill

Bleda syndactylus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

7.9% Fire-crested Alethe

Alethe castanea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

7.9% Klaas's Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx klaas

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

7.9% Fork-tailed Drongo

Dicrurus adsimilis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Dicruridae

7.8% Speckled Mousebird

Colius striatus

Order: Coliiformes

Family: Coliidae

7.7% White-throated Bee-eater

Merops albicollis

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

7.6% Yellow-eyed Bristlebill

Bleda ugandae

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

7.6% Forbes's Plover

Thinornis forbesi

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

7.4% Guinea Turaco (Tauraco persa) - Adult Guinea Turaco

Tauraco persa

Order: Musophagiformes

Family: Musophagidae

7.4% Tropical Boubou

Laniarius major

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

7.3% Piping Hornbill

Bycanistes fistulator

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

7.3% Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris) - Adult Helmeted Guineafowl

Numida meleagris

Order: Galliformes

Family: Numididae

7.3% Little Swift

Apus affinis

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

7.2% Rufous Flycatcher-Thrush

Stizorhina fraseri

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

7.2% Gray-headed Nigrita

Nigrita canicapillus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

7.0% Red-rumped Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus atroflavus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

6.9% Spotted Greenbul

Ixonotus guttatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

6.9% Black-headed Heron

Ardea melanocephala

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

6.8% Splendid Starling

Lamprotornis splendidus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

6.8% Western Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava) - Adult Western Yellow Wagtail

Motacilla flava

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

6.6% African Blue Flycatcher

Elminia longicauda

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Stenostiridae

6.5% Sun Lark

Galerida modesta

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Alaudidae

6.5% Splendid Sunbird

Cinnyris coccinigastrus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

6.4% African Woolly-necked Stork

Ciconia microscelis

Order: Ciconiiformes

Family: Ciconiidae

6.4% Gray Longbill

Macrosphenus concolor

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Macrosphenidae

6.3% Red-chested Cuckoo

Cuculus solitarius

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

6.3% Gray Greenbul

Eurillas gracilis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

6.3% Brown Illadopsis

Illadopsis fulvescens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pellorneidae

6.2% Village Indigobird

Vidua chalybeata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Viduidae

6.2% Cassin's Spinetail

Neafrapus cassini

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

6.1% Green-backed Eremomela

Eremomela canescens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

6.1% Exclamatory Paradise-Whydah

Vidua interjecta

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Viduidae

6.1% Afep Pigeon

Columba unicincta

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

6.0% Red-eyed Dove

Streptopelia semitorquata

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

6.0% Tambourine Dove

Turtur tympanistria

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

6.0% Gray-headed Kingfisher

Halcyon leucocephala

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

5.9% Northern Black-Flycatcher

Melaenornis edolioides

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

5.9% Pale Flycatcher

Agricola pallidus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

5.9% African Gray Hornbill

Lophoceros nasutus

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

5.9% Common Swift (Apus apus) - Adult Common Swift

Apus apus

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

5.8% Banded Prinia

Prinia bairdii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

5.8% Copper Sunbird

Cinnyris cupreus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

5.8% Western Nicator

Nicator chloris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nicatoridae

5.7% Buff-throated Apalis

Apalis rufogularis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

5.6% Blackcap Illadopsis

Illadopsis cleaveri

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pellorneidae

5.5% Gray-rumped Swallow

Pseudhirundo griseopyga

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

5.5% White-spotted Flufftail

Sarothrura pulchra

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Sarothruridae

5.5% Blue Malkoha

Ceuthmochares aereus

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

5.4% Superb Sunbird

Cinnyris superbus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

5.2% Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) - Breeding adult Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

5.2% Yellow-throated Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus subsulphureus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

5.2% Gosling's Apalis

Apalis goslingi

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

5.0% Blue-throated Brown Sunbird

Cyanomitra cyanolaema

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

5.0% Black-faced Firefinch

Lagonosticta larvata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

5.0% Pin-tailed Whydah

Vidua macroura

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Viduidae

5.0% Red-throated Bee-eater (Merops bulocki) - Adult Red-throated Bee-eater

Merops bulocki

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

4.9% Blue-billed Malimbe

Malimbus nitens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

4.9% Chestnut-breasted Nigrita

Nigrita bicolor

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

4.8% Black Bee-eater

Merops gularis

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

4.7% African Forest-Flycatcher

Fraseria ocreata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

4.7% Sabine's Puffback

Dryoscopus sabini

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

4.6% Xavier's Greenbul

Phyllastrephus xavieri

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

4.6% Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill

Bycanistes subcylindricus

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

4.6% Reed Cormorant

Microcarbo africanus

Order: Suliformes

Family: Phalacrocoracidae

4.6% Black-and-white Mannikin

Spermestes bicolor

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

4.6% Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) - Adult Little Egret

Egretta garzetta

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

4.5% Icterine Greenbul

Phyllastrephus icterinus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

4.5% Black-crowned Tchagra

Tchagra senegalus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

4.4% Tiny Sunbird

Cinnyris minullus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

4.4% Western Bluebill

Spermophaga haematina

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

4.4% White-shouldered Black-Tit

Melaniparus guineensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Paridae

4.4% Wattled Lapwing

Vanellus senegallus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

4.4% Eastern Bearded-Greenbul

Criniger chloronotus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

4.3% Black-throated Malimbe

Malimbus cassini

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

4.3% Palestine Sunbird

Cinnyris osea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

4.3% Chattering Cisticola

Cisticola anonymus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

4.3% Rufous-tailed Palm-Thrush

Cichladusa ruficauda

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

4.3% Black-bellied Firefinch

Lagonosticta rara

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

4.3% Lowland Sooty Boubou

Laniarius leucorhynchus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

4.2% Eastern Long-tailed Hornbill

Horizocerus cassini

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

4.2% Flappet Lark

Amirafra rufocinnamomea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Alaudidae

4.2% Vieillot's Black Weaver

Ploceus nigerrimus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

4.2% Sooty Flycatcher

Artomyias fuliginosa

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

4.1% Gray Tit-Flycatcher

Fraseria plumbea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

4.1% Rufous-sided Broadbill

Smithornis rufolateralis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Calyptomenidae

4.1% Broad-billed Roller

Eurystomus glaucurus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Coraciidae

4.1% White-bearded Greenbul

Criniger ndussumensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

4.0% Blue-headed Crested Flycatcher

Trochocercus nitens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Monarchidae

4.0% Red-crowned Malimbe

Malimbus coronatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

4.0% Swamp Greenbul

Thescelocichla leucopleura

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

4.0% Western Black-headed Batis

Batis erlangeri

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Platysteiridae

4.0% Shikra

Tachyspiza badia

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

4.0% Honeyguide Greenbul

Baeopogon indicator

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

3.9% Abyssinian Roller

Coracias abyssinicus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Coraciidae

3.9% Yellow-throated Nicator

Nicator vireo

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nicatoridae

3.8% Brown-throated Wattle-eye

Platysteira cyanea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Platysteiridae

3.8% Rufous-chested Swallow

Cecropis semirufa

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

3.8% White-crested Helmetshrike

Prionops plumatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Vangidae

3.8% White-breasted Nigrita

Nigrita fusconotus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

3.8% Leaf-love

Phyllastrephus scandens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

3.8% Cassin's Flycatcher

Muscicapa cassini

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

3.8% Yellow-billed Oxpecker (Buphagus africanus) - Adult Yellow-billed Oxpecker

Buphagus africanus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Buphagidae

3.7% Yellow Longbill

Macrosphenus flavicans

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Macrosphenidae

3.7% Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill

Lophoceros camurus

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

3.7% African Wood-Owl

Strix woodfordii

Order: Strigiformes

Family: Strigidae

3.7% Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo

Cercococcyx mechowi

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

3.6% Brown Babbler

Turdoides plebejus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Leiothrichidae

3.6% Great Egret (Ardea alba) - Adult Great Egret

Ardea alba

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

3.6% White-throated Blue Swallow

Hirundo nigrita

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

3.6% Black Cuckoo

Cuculus clamosus

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

3.5% Blue Cuckooshrike

Cyanograucalus azureus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Campephagidae

3.4% Bare-cheeked Trogon

Apaloderma aequatoriale

Order: Trogoniformes

Family: Trogonidae

3.4% Purple-headed Starling

Hylopsar purpureiceps

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

3.4% White-fronted Black-Chat

Oenanthe albifrons

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

3.3% Shining-blue Kingfisher

Alcedo quadribrachys

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

3.3% Red-tailed Greenbul

Criniger calurus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

3.3% Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) - Adult (common) Willow Warbler

Phylloscopus trochilus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Phylloscopidae

3.3% Johanna's Sunbird

Cinnyris johannae

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

3.3% Golden-crowned Woodpecker

Chloropicus xantholophus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

3.3% Olive-green Camaroptera

Camaroptera chloronota

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

3.3% White-crowned Lapwing (Vanellus albiceps) - Adult White-crowned Lapwing

Vanellus albiceps

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

3.2% African Golden Oriole (Oriolus auratus) - Adult African Golden Oriole

Oriolus auratus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Oriolidae

3.1% Blue-breasted Bee-eater

Merops variegatus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

3.0% Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) - Adult Wood Sandpiper

Tringa glareola

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

3.0% Greater Honeyguide

Indicator indicator

Order: Piciformes

Family: Indicatoridae

3.0% Grasshopper Buzzard

Butastur rufipennis

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

3.0% Hairy-breasted Barbet

Tricholaema hirsuta

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

3.0% Fraser's Sunbird

Deleornis fraseri

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

3.0% Red-tailed Ant-Thrush

Neocossyphus rufus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

2.9% Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) - Adult Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

2.9% Malachite Kingfisher

Corythornis cristatus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

2.9% Crowned Eagle (Stephanoaetus coronatus) - Adult Crowned Eagle

Stephanoaetus coronatus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

2.8% Gabon Coucal

Centropus anselli

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

2.8% Yellow-spotted Barbet

Buccanodon duchaillui

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

2.8% Slender-billed Greenbul

Stelgidillas gracilirostris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

2.8% Rufous-crowned Eremomela

Eremomela badiceps

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

2.8% Black Sawwing

Psalidoprocne pristoptera

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

2.8% Gray-necked Rockfowl

Picathartes oreas

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Picathartidae

2.8% Familiar Chat

Oenanthe familiaris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

2.7% Pygmy Sunbird

Hedydipna platura

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

2.7% Eurasian Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) - Adult male Eurasian Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

2.7% Velvet-mantled Drongo

Dicrurus modestus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Dicruridae

2.7% White-fronted Plover

Anarhynchus marginatus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

2.7% Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) - Adult Common Greenshank

Tringa nebularia

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

2.7% African Gray Woodpecker

Dendropicos goertae

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

2.7% Little Bee-eater

Merops pusillus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

2.7% Woodchat Shrike

Lanius senator

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Laniidae

2.6% Spot-breasted Ibis

Bostrychia rara

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Threskiornithidae

2.6% Striped Kingfisher

Halcyon chelicuti

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

2.6% Eastern Yellow-billed Barbet

Trachylaemus purpuratus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

2.6% Black-collared Lovebird

Agapornis swindernianus

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittaculidae

2.6% Crested Malimbe

Malimbus malimbicus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

2.6% Yellow-footed Flycatcher

Muscicapa sethsmithi

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

2.6% Northern Yellow White-eye

Zosterops senegalensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Zosteropidae

2.6% Preuss's Swallow

Petrochelidon preussi

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

2.5% Scarlet-chested Sunbird

Chalcomitra senegalensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

2.5% Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo

Cercococcyx olivinus

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

2.5% Brown Twinspot

Clytospiza monteiri

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

2.5% Fawn-breasted Waxbill

Estrilda paludicola

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

2.5% Gray Heron (Ardea cinerea) - Adult Gray Heron

Ardea cinerea

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

2.5% White-throated Greenbul

Phyllastrephus albigularis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

2.5% White-chinned Prinia

Schistolais leucopogon

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

2.4% Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat

Cossypha niveicapilla

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

2.4% Laughing Dove (Spilopelia senegalensis) - Adult Laughing Dove

Spilopelia senegalensis

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

2.4% Blue-throated Roller

Eurystomus gularis

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Coraciidae

2.4% Mottled Spinetail

Telacanthura ussheri

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

2.4% African Jacana

Actophilornis africanus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Jacanidae

2.4% Lizard Buzzard

Kaupifalco monogrammicus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

2.4% Violet-backed Starling

Cinnyricinclus leucogaster

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

2.3% African Spotted Creeper

Salpornis salvadori

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Salpornithidae

2.3% West African Batis

Batis occulta

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Platysteiridae

2.3% Green-backed Woodpecker

Campethera maculosa

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

2.3% White-browed Forest-Flycatcher

Fraseria cinerascens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

2.3% Common Hoopoe (Upupa epops) - Adult Common Hoopoe

Upupa epops

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Upupidae

2.3% Preuss's Weaver

Ploceus preussi

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

2.3% White-crested Turaco

Tauraco leucolophus

Order: Musophagiformes

Family: Musophagidae

2.2% Moustached Grass-Warbler

Melocichla mentalis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Macrosphenidae

2.2% White-tailed Ant-Thrush

Neocossyphus poensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

2.2% Yellow-billed Egret

Ardea brachyrhyncha

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

2.2% Red-faced Pytilia

Pytilia hypogrammica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

2.2% Green-headed Sunbird

Cyanomitra verticalis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

2.2% Lesser Striped Swallow

Cecropis abyssinica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

2.2% Spotted Honeyguide

Indicator maculatus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Indicatoridae

2.2% Egyptian Plover (Pluvianus aegyptius) - Adult Egyptian Plover

Pluvianus aegyptius

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Pluvianidae

2.2% Stone Partridge

Ptilopachus petrosus

Order: Galliformes

Family: Odontophoridae

2.2% Thrush Babbler

Illadopsis turdina

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pellorneidae

2.1% Giant Kingfisher

Megaceryle maxima

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

2.1% Red-chested Swallow

Hirundo lucida

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

2.1% Plumed Guineafowl

Guttera plumifera

Order: Galliformes

Family: Numididae

2.1% Ansorge's Greenbul

Eurillas ansorgei

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

2.1% Yellow-throated Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx flavigularis

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

2.0% Bateleur

Terathopius ecaudatus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

2.0% Green-throated Sunbird

Chalcomitra rubescens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

2.0% Western Dwarf Hornbill

Horizocerus hartlaubi

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

2.0% Gray-throated Barbet

Gymnobucco bonapartei

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

1.9% Gray Pratincole

Glareola cinerea

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Glareolidae

1.9% Wood Warbler

Phylloscopus sibilatrix

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Phylloscopidae

1.9% African Fish-Eagle

Icthyophaga vocifer

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.9% Pale-breasted Illadopsis

Illadopsis rufipennis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pellorneidae

1.9% Chestnut-capped Flycatcher

Erythrocercus mccallii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Erythrocercidae

1.9% Grayish Eagle-Owl

Bubo cinerascens

Order: Strigiformes

Family: Strigidae

1.9% Orange-cheeked Waxbill

Estrilda melpoda

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

1.9% Compact Weaver

Pachyphantes superciliosus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

1.8% Denham's Bustard

Neotis denhami

Order: Otidiformes

Family: Otididae

1.8% Red-winged Pytilia

Pytilia phoenicoptera

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

1.8% Brown-rumped Bunting

Emberiza affinis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Emberizidae

1.8% Black-headed Waxbill

Estrilda atricapilla

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

1.8% Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush

Monticola saxatilis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.8% Buff-spotted Flufftail

Sarothrura elegans

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Sarothruridae

1.8% Pale-fronted Nigrita

Nigrita luteifrons

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

1.8% Little Stint

Calidris minuta

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

1.7% Brown Nightjar

Veles binotatus

Order: Caprimulgiformes

Family: Caprimulgidae

1.7% Black-headed Weaver

Ploceus melanocephalus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

1.7% Brown-chested Alethe

Chamaetylas poliocephala

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.7% Western Plantain-eater (Crinifer piscator) - Adult Western Plantain-eater

Crinifer piscator

Order: Musophagiformes

Family: Musophagidae

1.7% Whistling Cisticola

Cisticola lateralis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

1.7% Western House-Martin (Delichon urbicum) - Adult Western House-Martin

Delichon urbicum

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

1.7% Black-winged Bishop

Euplectes hordeaceus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

1.7% Western Crested Guineafowl

Guttera verreauxi

Order: Galliformes

Family: Numididae

1.7% Red-fronted Parrot

Poicephalus gulielmi

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittacidae

1.7% Abdim's Stork

Ciconia abdimii

Order: Ciconiiformes

Family: Ciconiidae

1.6% Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) - Adult Northern Wheatear

Oenanthe oenanthe

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.6% Brown-eared Woodpecker

Pardipicus caroli

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

1.6% Black-bellied Seedcracker

Pyrenestes ostrinus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

1.6% Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) - Adult Green Sandpiper

Tringa ochropus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

1.6% Gambaga Flycatcher

Muscicapa gambagae

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.6% European Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) - Adult European Pied Flycatcher

Ficedula hypoleuca

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.5% Dark Chanting-Goshawk

Melierax metabates

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.5% Orange Weaver

Ploceus aurantius

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

1.5% Bar-breasted Firefinch

Lagonosticta rufopicta

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

1.5% Northern Puffback

Dryoscopus gambensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

1.5% Little Green Sunbird

Anthreptes seimundi

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

1.5% Dja River Swamp Warbler

Bradypterus grandis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Locustellidae

1.5% Red-necked Buzzard

Buteo auguralis

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.5% Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) - Breeding adult Common Ringed Plover

Charadrius hiaticula

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

1.5% Common Waxbill (Estrilda astrild) - Adult Common Waxbill

Estrilda astrild

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

1.5% Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) - Adult Spotted Flycatcher

Muscicapa striata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.4% Bristle-nosed Barbet

Gymnobucco peli

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

1.4% Red-faced Cisticola

Cisticola erythrops

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

1.4% Red-headed Weaver

Anaplectes rubriceps

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

1.4% Red-headed Malimbe

Malimbus rubricollis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

1.4% African Dusky Flycatcher

Muscicapa adusta

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.4% Red-winged Prinia

Prinia erythroptera

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

1.4% Golden Greenbul

Calyptocichla serinus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

1.4% Vermiculated Fishing-Owl

Scotopelia bouvieri

Order: Strigiformes

Family: Strigidae

1.4% Plain Greenbul

Eurillas curvirostris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

1.4% Latham's Francolin

Peliperdix lathami

Order: Galliformes

Family: Phasianidae

1.3% Ayres's Hawk-Eagle

Hieraaetus ayresii

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.3% Lemon-bellied Crombec

Sylvietta denti

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Macrosphenidae

1.3% Violet-tailed Sunbird

Anthreptes aurantius

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

1.3% Cassin's Hawk-Eagle

Aquila africana

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.3% Blue-cheeked Bee-eater

Merops persicus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

1.3% White-breasted Cuckooshrike

Ceblepyris pectoralis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Campephagidae

1.3% Bates's Paradise-Flycatcher

Terpsiphone batesi

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Monarchidae

1.3% Bat Hawk

Macheiramphus alcinus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.3% Black Goshawk

Astur melanoleucus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.3% African Piculet

Verreauxia africana

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

1.2% Black-winged Kite

Elanus caeruleus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.2% Red-throated Pipit

Anthus cervinus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

1.2% Yellow-bellied Wattle-eye

Platysteira concreta

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Platysteiridae

1.2% Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus chrysoconus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

1.2% Marsh Sandpiper

Tringa stagnatilis

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

1.2% Tit-hylia

Pholidornis rushiae

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hyliidae

1.2% Violet-backed Hyliota

Hyliota violacea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hyliotidae

1.2% Pied Kingfisher

Ceryle rudis

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

1.2% Dideric Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx caprius

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

1.2% Black-crowned Waxbill

Estrilda nonnula

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

1.2% Forest Penduline-Tit

Anthoscopus flavifrons

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Remizidae

1.2% Yellow-lored Bristlebill

Bleda notatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

1.2% Black-winged Oriole

Oriolus nigripennis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Oriolidae

1.2% Northern Carmine Bee-eater

Merops nubicus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

1.2% Black-necked Weaver

Ploceus nigricollis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

1.2% African Dwarf Kingfisher

Ispidina lecontei

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

1.2% Western Barn Owl

Tyto alba

Order: Strigiformes

Family: Tytonidae

1.1% Swallow-tailed Bee-eater

Merops hirundineus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

1.1% Northern Crombec

Sylvietta brachyura

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Macrosphenidae

1.1% Senegal Thick-knee

Burhinus senegalensis

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Burhinidae

1.1% Blue-headed Coucal

Centropus monachus

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

1.1% Bates's Nightjar

Caprimulgus batesi

Order: Caprimulgiformes

Family: Caprimulgidae

1.1% Little Heron

Butorides atricapilla

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

1.0% Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) - Adult Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Pandionidae

1.0% Red-necked Falcon

Falco chicquera

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

1.0% African Darter (Anhinga rufa) - Adult African Darter

Anhinga rufa

Order: Suliformes

Family: Anhingidae

1.0% Black-throated Apalis

Apalis jacksoni

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

1.0% Fan-tailed Widowbird

Euplectes axillaris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

1.0% Mosque Swallow

Cecropis senegalensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

1.0% Cabanis's Bunting

Emberiza cabanisi

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Emberizidae

1.0% African Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus) - Adult African Sacred Ibis

Threskiornis aethiopicus

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Threskiornithidae

1.0% African Crake

Crecopsis egregia

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae