Birds of Guinea-Bissau

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

Location

Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau

Africa

Africa

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Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau

Africa

Africa

List of Common Birds

57% Common Bulbul (Pycnonotus barbatus) - Adult Common Bulbul

Pycnonotus barbatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

51% Village Weaver

Ploceus cucullatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

49% Red-eyed Dove

Streptopelia semitorquata

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

47% Hooded Vulture

Necrosyrtes monachus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

39% Pied Crow

Corvus albus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

37% Blue-spotted Wood-Dove

Turtur afer

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

35% Senegal Coucal

Centropus senegalensis

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

34% Red-chested Swallow

Hirundo lucida

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

30% Vinaceous Dove

Streptopelia vinacea

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

30% Western Cattle-Egret (Ardea ibis) - Breeding adult Western Cattle-Egret

Ardea ibis

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

29% African Palm Swift

Cypsiurus parvus

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

28% Western Reef-Heron

Egretta gularis

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

27% Yellow-crowned Gonolek

Laniarius barbarus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

26% Eurasian Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) - Adult Eurasian Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

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

Milvus migrans

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

25% Great Egret (Ardea alba) - Adult Great Egret

Ardea alba

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

24% Blue-breasted Kingfisher

Halcyon malimbica

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

23% Blue-cheeked Bee-eater

Merops persicus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

22% Laughing Dove (Spilopelia senegalensis) - Adult Laughing Dove

Spilopelia senegalensis

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

22% Palm-nut Vulture

Gypohierax angolensis

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

22% Pied Kingfisher

Ceryle rudis

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

21% Reed Cormorant

Microcarbo africanus

Order: Suliformes

Family: Phalacrocoracidae

21% Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) - Breeding adult Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

20% Little Swift

Apus affinis

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

20% Red-billed Firefinch

Lagonosticta senegala

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

20% Bronze Mannikin

Spermestes cucullata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

20% Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri) - Adult Rose-ringed Parakeet

Psittacula krameri

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittaculidae

20% Spur-winged Lapwing

Vanellus spinosus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

20% Little Heron

Butorides atricapilla

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

20% Western Plantain-eater (Crinifer piscator) - Adult Western Plantain-eater

Crinifer piscator

Order: Musophagiformes

Family: Musophagidae

19% Brown-throated Wattle-eye

Platysteira cyanea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Platysteiridae

18% African Green-Pigeon

Treron calvus

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

18% Long-tailed Glossy Starling

Lamprotornis caudatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

18% Fork-tailed Drongo

Dicrurus adsimilis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Dicruridae

18% Beautiful Sunbird

Cinnyris pulchellus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

18% Red-cheeked Cordonbleu (Uraeginthus bengalus) - Adult male Red-cheeked Cordonbleu

Uraeginthus bengalus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

18% Green-backed Camaroptera

Camaroptera brachyura

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

18% West African Pied Hornbill

Lophoceros semifasciatus

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

17% Tawny-flanked Prinia

Prinia subflava

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

16% African Thrush

Turdus pelios

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

16% Double-spurred Spurfowl

Pternistis bicalcaratus

Order: Galliformes

Family: Phasianidae

15% Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta) - Adult Hamerkop

Scopus umbretta

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Scopidae

15% Senegal Parrot

Poicephalus senegalus

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittacidae

15% Squacco Heron

Ardeola ralloides

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

14% Wire-tailed Swallow

Hirundo smithii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

14% Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) - Adult Common Greenshank

Tringa nebularia

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

14% Yellow-billed Shrike

Corvinella corvina

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Laniidae

14% Wattled Lapwing

Vanellus senegallus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

13% Pink-backed Pelican

Pelecanus rufescens

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Pelecanidae

13% Northern Gray-headed Sparrow

Passer griseus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passeridae

13% Klaas's Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx klaas

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

12% Common Redshank (Tringa totanus) - Breeding adult Common Redshank

Tringa totanus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

12% Yellow-gorgeted Greenbul

Atimastillas flavicollis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

12% African Darter (Anhinga rufa) - Adult African Darter

Anhinga rufa

Order: Suliformes

Family: Anhingidae

12% Variable Sunbird

Cinnyris venustus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

12% Splendid Sunbird

Cinnyris coccinigastrus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

12% Green Woodhoopoe (Phoeniculus purpureus) - Adult Green Woodhoopoe

Phoeniculus purpureus

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Phoeniculidae

12% African Golden Oriole (Oriolus auratus) - Adult African Golden Oriole

Oriolus auratus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Oriolidae

12% African Jacana

Actophilornis africanus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Jacanidae

12% Black-headed Weaver

Ploceus melanocephalus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

11% African Harrier-Hawk

Polyboroides typus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

11% Black-headed Heron

Ardea melanocephala

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

11% Gray Heron (Ardea cinerea) - Adult Gray Heron

Ardea cinerea

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

11% Little Greenbul

Eurillas virens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

11% Olive-naped Weaver

Ploceus brachypterus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

11% African Gray Hornbill

Lophoceros nasutus

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

11% African Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus) - Adult African Sacred Ibis

Threskiornis aethiopicus

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Threskiornithidae

11% Singing Cisticola

Cisticola cantans

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

11% Lizard Buzzard

Kaupifalco monogrammicus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

10% Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher

Terpsiphone rufiventer

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Monarchidae

10% Guinea Turaco (Tauraco persa) - Adult Guinea Turaco

Tauraco persa

Order: Musophagiformes

Family: Musophagidae

10% Splendid Starling

Lamprotornis splendidus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

10% Brown Babbler

Turdoides plebejus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Leiothrichidae

10% White-throated Bee-eater

Merops albicollis

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

10.0% Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica) - Breeding adult Gull-billed Tern

Gelochelidon nilotica

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

9.9% Yellow-crowned Bishop

Euplectes afer

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

9.9% Abyssinian Roller

Coracias abyssinicus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Coraciidae

9.8% Northern Black-Flycatcher

Melaenornis edolioides

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

9.6% Violet-backed Starling

Cinnyricinclus leucogaster

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

9.6% White-crowned Robin-Chat (Cossypha albicapillus) - Adult White-crowned Robin-Chat

Cossypha albicapillus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

9.5% Piapiac

Ptilostomus afer

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

9.3% Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis) - Adult Sandwich Tern

Thalasseus sandvicensis

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

9.1% White-faced Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna viduata) - Adult White-faced Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna viduata

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

9.1% Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) - Breeding adult Common Ringed Plover

Charadrius hiaticula

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

9.0% Yellow-billed Egret

Ardea brachyrhyncha

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

8.7% Malachite Kingfisher

Corythornis cristatus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

8.5% Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus chrysoconus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

8.3% Broad-billed Roller

Eurystomus glaucurus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Coraciidae

8.3% Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) - Breeding adult Black-bellied Plover

Pluvialis squatarola

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

8.1% Black Heron

Egretta ardesiaca

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

8.1% Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike

Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

8.0% Blue-bellied Roller (Coracias cyanogaster) - Adult Blue-bellied Roller

Coracias cyanogaster

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Coraciidae

7.8% Zitting Cisticola (Cisticola juncidis) - Adult Zitting Cisticola

Cisticola juncidis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

7.8% Hadada Ibis (Bostrychia hagedash) - Adult Hadada Ibis

Bostrychia hagedash

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Threskiornithidae

7.7% Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) - Breeding adult Caspian Tern

Hydroprogne caspia

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

7.6% Senegal Thick-knee

Burhinus senegalensis

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Burhinidae

7.5% Senegal Eremomela

Eremomela pusilla

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

7.5% Violet Turaco

Tauraco violaceus

Order: Musophagiformes

Family: Musophagidae

7.5% Purple Starling

Lamprotornis purpureus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

7.3% Northern Red Bishop (Euplectes franciscanus) - Adult male Northern Red Bishop

Euplectes franciscanus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

7.3% Northern Puffback

Dryoscopus gambensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

7.3% Gray-hooded Gull

Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

7.2% Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) - Adult (American) Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

7.1% Leaf-love

Phyllastrephus scandens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

7.1% Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) - Adult Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Pandionidae

7.0% Speckled Pigeon

Columba guinea

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

7.0% Gray-headed Bristlebill

Bleda canicapillus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

6.9% African Gray Woodpecker

Dendropicos goertae

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

6.9% Olive Sunbird

Cyanomitra olivacea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

6.9% Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat

Cossypha niveicapilla

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

6.8% Fanti Sawwing

Psalidoprocne obscura

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

6.8% African Paradise-Flycatcher

Terpsiphone viridis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Monarchidae

6.6% Woodland Kingfisher

Halcyon senegalensis

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

6.6% Black Crake

Zapornia flavirostra

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

6.5% Shikra

Tachyspiza badia

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

6.4% Moustached Grass-Warbler

Melocichla mentalis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Macrosphenidae

6.3% Pin-tailed Whydah

Vidua macroura

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Viduidae

6.3% Western Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava) - Adult Western Yellow Wagtail

Motacilla flava

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

6.2% White-spotted Flufftail

Sarothrura pulchra

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Sarothruridae

6.1% Ahanta Spurfowl

Pternistis ahantensis

Order: Galliformes

Family: Phasianidae

6.1% Green Hylia

Hylia prasina

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hyliidae

6.0% Orange-cheeked Waxbill

Estrilda melpoda

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

6.0% Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) - Adult Little Egret

Egretta garzetta

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

6.0% Blackcap Babbler

Turdoides reinwardtii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Leiothrichidae

5.9% Collared Sunbird

Hedydipna collaris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

5.8% Turati's Boubou

Laniarius turatii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

5.6% Whistling Cisticola

Cisticola lateralis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

5.6% Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) - Adult Black-winged Stilt

Himantopus himantopus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Recurvirostridae

5.5% West African Crested Tern

Thalasseus albididorsalis

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

5.5% Sharpe's Drongo

Dicrurus sharpei

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Dicruridae

5.5% Western Nicator

Nicator chloris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nicatoridae

5.4% Levaillant's Cuckoo

Clamator levaillantii

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

5.3% Red-chested Cuckoo

Cuculus solitarius

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

5.1% Black-billed Wood-Dove

Turtur abyssinicus

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

5.0% Plain-backed Pipit

Anthus leucophrys

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

5.0% Olive-bellied Sunbird

Cinnyris chloropygius

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

5.0% Little Bee-eater

Merops pusillus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

4.9% Yellow-fronted Canary (Crithagra mozambica) - Adult Yellow-fronted Canary

Crithagra mozambica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

4.7% Yellow-mantled Widowbird

Euplectes macroura

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

4.7% Little Tern

Sternula albifrons

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

4.5% Mottled Spinetail

Telacanthura ussheri

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

4.5% Purple Heron

Ardea purpurea

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

4.5% Bronze-tailed Starling

Lamprotornis chalcurus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

4.5% Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) - Adult Green Sandpiper

Tringa ochropus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

4.5% Western Red-billed Hornbill

Tockus kempi

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

4.4% African Pygmy Kingfisher

Ispidina picta

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

4.4% Black-throated Coucal

Centropus leucogaster

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

4.4% Village Indigobird

Vidua chalybeata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Viduidae

4.4% Western Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) - Adult male Western Marsh Harrier

Circus aeruginosus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

4.4% Black-crowned Tchagra

Tchagra senegalus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

4.4% Bearded Barbet (Pogonornis dubius) - Adult Bearded Barbet

Pogonornis dubius

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

4.3% Dideric Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx caprius

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

4.3% Northern Crombec

Sylvietta brachyura

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Macrosphenidae

4.3% Common Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) - Adult Common Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus scirpaceus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Acrocephalidae

4.3% African Fish-Eagle

Icthyophaga vocifer

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

4.1% Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus bilineatus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

4.1% Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) - Adult Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

Order: Suliformes

Family: Phalacrocoracidae

4.1% Fine-spotted Woodpecker

Campethera punctuligera

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

4.1% House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) - Breeding male House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passeridae

4.1% Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) - Breeding male Bar-tailed Godwit

Limosa lapponica

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

4.1% Green-headed Sunbird

Cyanomitra verticalis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

4.0% Great Blue Turaco

Corythaeola cristata

Order: Musophagiformes

Family: Musophagidae

3.9% Blue Malkoha

Ceuthmochares aereus

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

3.9% White-tailed Alethe

Alethe diademata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

3.8% Yellow-billed Stork

Mycteria ibis

Order: Ciconiiformes

Family: Ciconiidae

3.8% Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) - Non-breeding adult Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpres

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

3.8% Oriole Warbler

Hypergerus atriceps

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

3.7% Sanderling (Calidris alba) - Nonbreeding adult Sanderling

Calidris alba

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

3.7% Pallid Swift

Apus pallidus

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

3.7% Spur-winged Goose (Plectropterus gambensis) - Adult Spur-winged Goose

Plectropterus gambensis

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

3.6% Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) - Immature Common Tern

Sterna hirundo

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

3.5% Gray Kestrel

Falco ardosiaceus

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

3.4% Quailfinch

Ortygospiza atricollis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

3.4% Red-billed Quelea

Quelea quelea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

3.4% African Woolly-necked Stork

Ciconia microscelis

Order: Ciconiiformes

Family: Ciconiidae

3.4% Piping Hornbill

Bycanistes fistulator

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

3.4% Mouse-brown Sunbird

Anthreptes gabonicus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

3.3% Mosque Swallow

Cecropis senegalensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

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

Phylloscopus trochilus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Phylloscopidae

3.3% Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) - Adult Rock Pigeon

Columba livia

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

3.3% Winding Cisticola

Cisticola marginatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

3.3% African Swamphen

Porphyrio madagascariensis

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

3.3% Curlew Sandpiper

Calidris ferruginea

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

3.2% African Goshawk

Aerospiza tachiro

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

3.1% African Red-rumped Swallow

Cecropis melanocrissus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

3.1% Striped Kingfisher

Halcyon chelicuti

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

3.0% Stone Partridge

Ptilopachus petrosus

Order: Galliformes

Family: Odontophoridae

3.0% Goliath Heron

Ardea goliath

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

3.0% White-billed Buffalo-Weaver

Bubalornis albirostris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

3.0% Black-winged Kite

Elanus caeruleus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

2.9% Northern Yellow White-eye

Zosterops senegalensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Zosteropidae

2.9% Green-backed Woodpecker

Campethera maculosa

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

2.9% Swamp Greenbul

Thescelocichla leucopleura

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

2.9% Gray-headed Bushshrike

Malaconotus blanchoti

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

2.8% Mourning Collared-Dove

Streptopelia decipiens

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

2.8% Puvel's Illadopsis

Illadopsis puveli

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pellorneidae

2.7% African Spoonbill (Platalea alba) - Adult African Spoonbill

Platalea alba

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Threskiornithidae

2.7% White-backed Vulture

Gyps africanus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

2.7% Gray-headed Kingfisher

Halcyon leucocephala

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

2.7% European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) - Adult European Bee-eater

Merops apiaster

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

2.6% Western House-Martin (Delichon urbicum) - Adult Western House-Martin

Delichon urbicum

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

2.5% Black-winged Bishop

Euplectes hordeaceus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

2.5% Lavender Waxbill (Glaucestrilda caerulescens) - Adult Lavender Waxbill

Glaucestrilda caerulescens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

2.5% Slender-billed Greenbul

Stelgidillas gracilirostris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

2.4% Lesser Crested Tern

Thalasseus bengalensis

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

2.4% Copper Sunbird

Cinnyris cupreus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

2.4% African Emerald Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx cupreus

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

2.4% Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) - Adult Wood Sandpiper

Tringa glareola

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

2.4% White-browed Forest-Flycatcher

Fraseria cinerascens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

2.4% Melodious Warbler

Hippolais polyglotta

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Acrocephalidae

2.3% Collared Pratincole

Glareola pratincola

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Glareolidae

2.3% Yellow-casqued Hornbill

Ceratogymna elata

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

2.2% Beaudouin's Snake-Eagle

Circaetus beaudouini

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

2.2% Black-and-white Mannikin

Spermestes bicolor

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

2.1% Red-winged Prinia

Prinia erythroptera

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

2.1% Rock Pratincole

Glareola nuchalis

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Glareolidae

2.1% Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher

Bias musicus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Vangidae

2.1% Spotted Honeyguide

Indicator maculatus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Indicatoridae

2.0% Namaqua Dove

Oena capensis

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

2.0% Western Bluebill

Spermophaga haematina

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

2.0% Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) - Adult Great White Pelican

Pelecanus onocrotalus

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Pelecanidae

2.0% Greater Honeyguide

Indicator indicator

Order: Piciformes

Family: Indicatoridae

2.0% African Cuckoo

Cuculus gularis

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

1.9% Giant Kingfisher

Megaceryle maxima

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

1.9% Lanner Falcon

Falco biarmicus

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

1.9% Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) - Adult Sedge Warbler

Acrocephalus schoenobaenus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Acrocephalidae

1.9% Red-faced Cisticola

Cisticola erythrops

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

1.9% White-crested Helmetshrike

Prionops plumatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Vangidae

1.8% Red-shouldered Cuckooshrike

Campephaga phoenicea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Campephagidae

1.8% Little Bittern

Botaurus minutus

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

1.7% Long-crested Eagle

Lophaetus occipitalis

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.7% Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra) - Adult male Whinchat

Saxicola rubetra

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.7% Eurasian Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) - Adult Eurasian Moorhen

Gallinula chloropus

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

1.6% Yellow-breasted Apalis

Apalis flavida

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

1.6% Cardinal Woodpecker

Dendropicos fuscescens

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

1.6% Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca) - Adult Egyptian Goose

Alopochen aegyptiaca

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

1.5% Pied-winged Swallow

Hirundo leucosoma

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

1.5% Vieillot's Barbet

Lybius vieilloti

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

1.5% Greater Painted-Snipe

Rostratula benghalensis

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Rostratulidae

1.5% Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) - Adult Greater Flamingo

Phoenicopterus roseus

Order: Phoenicopteriformes

Family: Phoenicopteridae

1.4% Crested Lark

Galerida cristata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Alaudidae

1.4% Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) - Adult Eurasian Oystercatcher

Haematopus ostralegus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Haematopodidae

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

Ficedula hypoleuca

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.4% Yellow-billed Oxpecker (Buphagus africanus) - Adult Yellow-billed Oxpecker

Buphagus africanus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Buphagidae

1.4% Red-necked Falcon

Falco chicquera

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

1.4% Capuchin Babbler

Turdoides atripennis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Leiothrichidae

1.4% Green Crombec

Sylvietta virens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Macrosphenidae

1.4% Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) - Adult Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

1.4% Woodchat Shrike

Lanius senator

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Laniidae

1.4% Brown Illadopsis

Illadopsis fulvescens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pellorneidae

1.4% Yellow-throated Longclaw

Macronyx croceus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

1.3% Long-tailed Nightjar

Caprimulgus climacurus

Order: Caprimulgiformes

Family: Caprimulgidae

1.3% Chestnut-breasted Nigrita

Nigrita bicolor

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

1.2% African Finfoot

Podica senegalensis

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Heliornithidae

1.2% African Scops-Owl

Otus senegalensis

Order: Strigiformes

Family: Strigidae

1.1% Black Crowned-Crane (Balearica pavonina) - Adult Black Crowned-Crane

Balearica pavonina

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Gruidae

1.1% Simple Greenbul

Chlorocichla simplex

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

1.1% Black Goshawk

Astur melanoleucus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.1% Western Olivaceous Warbler

Iduna opaca

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Acrocephalidae

1.1% White-fronted Plover

Anarhynchus marginatus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

1.1% Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata) - Adult Eurasian Curlew

Numenius arquata

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

1.1% Slender-billed Gull

Chroicocephalus genei

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

1.1% Swallow-tailed Bee-eater

Merops hirundineus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

1.1% Pearl-spotted Owlet

Glaucidium perlatum

Order: Strigiformes

Family: Strigidae

1.0% Preuss's Swallow

Petrochelidon preussi

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae