The Gambia - Bird List, 28th January to 11th February 2005

GREBES
Little Grebe
  Tachybaptus ruficollis

PELICANS
Great White Pelican
  Pelecanus onocrotalus
Pink-backed Pelican
  Pelecanus rufescens

CORMORANTS
Great Cormorant
  Phalacrocorax carbo
Long-tailed Cormorant
  Phalacrocorax africanus

DARTERS
African Darter
  Anhinga melanogaster

HERONS & EGRETS
Grey Heron
  Ardea cinerea
Black-headed Heron
  Ardea melanocephala
Goliath Heron
  Ardea goliath
Purple Heron
  Ardea purpurea
Great White Egret
  Casmerodius albus
Black Heron
  Egretta ardesiaca
Intermediate Egret
  Egretta intermedia
Little Egret
  Egretta garzetta
Western Reef Heron
  Egretta gularis
Squacco Heron
  Ardeola ralloides
Cattle Egret
  Bubulcus ibis
Striated Heron
  Butorides striatus
Black-crowned Night Heron
  Nycticorax nycticorax
White-backed Night Heron
  Gorsachius leuconotus

HAMERKOP
Hamerkop
  Scopus umbretta

STORKS
Yellow-billed Stork
  Mycteria ibis
Woolly-necked Stork
  Ciconia episcopus
Marabou Stork
  Leptoptilos crumeniferus

IBISES & SPOONBILLS
Sacred Ibis
  Threskiornis aethiopicus
Hadada Ibis
  Bostrychia hagedash
Eurasian Spoonbill
  Platalea leucorodia
African Spoonbill
  Platalea alba

FLAMINGOS
Greater Flamingo
  Phoenicopterus ruber

DUCKS & GEESE
White-faced Whistling Duck
  Dendrocygna viduata

OSPREY
Osprey
  Pandion haliaetus

ACCIPITRIDAE
Black-shouldered Kite
  Elanus caeruleus
Black Kite
  Milvus migrans
African Fish Eagle
  Haliaeetus vocifer
Palm-nut Vulture
  Gypohierax angolensis
Hooded Vulture
  Necrosyrtes monachus
African White-backed Vulture
  Gyps africanus
Rüppell's Griffon
  Gyps rueppellii
Eurasian Griffon
  Gyps fulvus
Short-toed Eagle
  Circaetus gallicus
Beaudouin's Snake Eagle
  Circaetus beaudouini
Brown Snake Eagle
  Circaetus cinereus
Bateleur
  Terathopius ecaudatus
Eurasian Marsh Harrier
  Circus aeruginosus
Montagu's Harrier
  Circus pygargus
African Harrier-Hawk
  Polyboroides typus
Lizard Buzzard
  Kaupifalco monogrammicus
Dark Chanting Goshawk
  Melierax metabates
Gabar Goshawk
  Micronisus gabar
Shikra
  Accipiter badius
Grasshopper Buzzard
  Butastur rufipennis
Tawny Eagle
  Aquila rapax
Wahlberg's Eagle
  Aquila wahlbergi
African Hawk Eagle
  Aquila spilogaster
Booted Eagle
  Aquila pennatus
Martial Eagle
  Polemaetus bellicosus
Long-crested Eagle
  Lophaetus occipitalis

FALCONS
Eurasian Kestrel
  Falco tinnunculus
Grey Kestrel
  Falco ardosiaceus
Red-necked Falcon
  Falco chicquera
African Hobby
  Falco cuvierii
Lanner Falcon
  Falco biarmicus

FRANCOLINS & PARTRIDGES
Double-spurred Francolin
  Francolinus bicalcaratus
Stone Partridge
  Ptilopachus petrosus

CRANES
Black Crowned Crane
  Balearica pavonina

CRAKES & RAILS
Black Crake
  Amaurornis flavirostris
Spotted Crake
  Porzana porzana
Purple Swamp-hen
  Porphyrio porphyrio
Allen's Gallinule
  Porphyrio alleni
Common Moorhen
  Gallinula chloropus

FINFOOT
African Finfoot
  Podica senegalensis

JACANAS
African Jacana
  Actophilornis africanus

SHOREBIRDS
Greater Painted Snipe
  Rostratula benghalensis
Black-winged Stilt
  Himantopus himantopus
Pied Avocet
  Recurvirostra avosetta
Senegal Thick-knee
  Burhinus senegalensis
Spotted Thick-knee
  Burhinus capensis
Egyptian Plover
  Pluvianus aegyptius
Temminck's Courser
  Cursorius temminckii
Collared Pratincole
  Glareola pratincola
Spur-winged Lapwing
  Vanellus spinosus
Black-headed Lapwing
  Vanellus tectus
African Wattled Lapwing
  Vanellus senegallus
Grey Plover
  Pluvialis squatarola
Common Ringed Plover
  Charadrius hiaticula
Little Ringed Plover
  Charadrius dubius
White-fronted Plover
  Charadrius marginatus
Common Snipe
  Gallinago gallinago
Black-tailed Godwit
  Limosa limosa
Bar-tailed Godwit
  Limosa lapponica
Whimbrel
  Numenius phaeopus
Eurasian Curlew
  Numenius arquata
Spotted Redshank
  Tringa erythropus
Common Redshank
  Tringa totanus
Marsh Sandpiper
  Tringa stagnatilis
Common Greenshank
  Tringa nebularia
Green Sandpiper
  Tringa ochropus
Wood Sandpiper
  Tringa glareola
Common Sandpiper
  Actitis hypoleucos
Ruddy Turnstone
  Arenaria interpres
Red Knot
  Calidris canutus
Sanderling
  Calidris alba
Little Stint
  Calidris minuta
Curlew Sandpiper
  Calidris ferruginea
Ruff
  Philomachus pugnax

SKUAS
Arctic Skua
  Stercorarius parasiticus

GULLS
Audouin's Gull
  Larus audouinii
Kelp Gull
  Larus dominicanus
Lesser Black-backed Gull
  Larus fuscus
Grey-headed Gull
  Larus cirrocephalus
Black-headed Gull
  Larus ridibundus
Slender-billed Gull
  Larus genei

TERNS
Gull-billed Tern
  Sterna nilotica
Caspian Tern
  Sterna caspia
Sandwich Tern
  Sterna sandvicensis
Royal Tern
  Sterna maxima
Common Tern
  Sterna hirundo
Little Tern
  Sterna albifrons
White-winged Tern
  Chlidonias leucopterus
Black Tern
  Chlidonias niger

SANDGROUSE
Four-banded Sandgrouse
  Pterocles quadricinctus

PIGEONS & DOVES
Feral Pigeon
  Columba livia
Speckled Pigeon
  Columba guinea
Eurasian Turtle Dove
  Streptopelia turtur
African Mourning Dove
  Streptopelia decipiens
Red-eyed Dove
  Streptopelia semitorquata
Vinaceous Dove
  Streptopelia vinacea
Laughing Dove
  Streptopelia senegalensis
Black-billed Wood Dove
  Turtur abyssinicus
Blue-spotted Wood Dove
  Turtur afer
Namaqua Dove
  Oena capensis
Bruce's Green Pigeon
  Treron waalia
African Green Pigeon
  Treron calva

PARROTS
Rose-ringed Parakeet
  Psittacula krameri
Brown-necked Parrot
  Poicephalus robustus
Senegal Parrot
  Poicephalus senegalus

TURACOS
Green Turaco
  Tauraco persa
Violet Turaco
  Musophaga violacea
Western Plantain-eater
  Crinifer piscator

CUCKOOS
Great Spotted Cuckoo
  Clamator glandarius
Klaas's Cuckoo
  Chrysococcyx klaas
Senegal Coucal
  Centropus senegalensis

OWLS
African Scops Owl
  Otus senegalensis
Northern White-faced Owl
  Ptilopsis leucotis
Verreaux's (Giant) Eagle Owl
  Bubo lacteus
Pearl-spotted Owlet
  Glaucidium perlatum

NIGHTJARS
Long-tailed Nightjar
  Caprimulgus climacurus

SWIFTS
Mottled Spinetail
  Telacanthura ussheri
African Palm-Swift
  Cypsiurus parvus
Little Swift
  Apus affinis

KINGFISHERS
Malachite Kingfisher
  Alcedo cristata
African Pygmy Kingfisher
  Ispidina picta
Woodland Kingfisher
  Halcyon senegalensis
Blue-breasted Kingfisher
  Halcyon malimbica
Striped Kingfisher
  Halcyon chelicuti
Giant Kingfisher
  Megaceryle maxima
Pied Kingfisher
  Ceryle rudis

BEE-EATERS
Red-throated Bee-eater
  Merops bulocki
Little Bee-eater
  Merops pusillus
Swallow-tailed Bee-eater
  Merops hirundineus
White-throated Bee-eater
  Merops albicollis
Little Green Bee-eater
  Merops orientalis
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
  Merops persicus
European Bee-eater
  Merops apiaster
Northern Carmine Bee-eater
  Merops nubicus

ROLLERS
Abyssinian Roller
  Coracias abyssinica
Rufous-crowned Roller
  Coracias naevia
Blue-bellied Roller
  Coracias cyanogaster
Broad-billed Roller
  Eurystomus glaucurus

HOOPOE
Hoopoe
  Upupa epops

WOOD HOOPOES
Green Wood Hoopoe
  Phoeniculus purpureus
Black Wood Hoopoe
  Rhinopomastus aterrimus

TINKERBIRDS & BARBETS
Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
  Pogoniulus chrysoconus
Vieillot's Barbet
  Lybius vieilloti
Bearded Barbet
  Lybius dubius

HORNBILLS
Red-billed Hornbill
  Tockus erythrorhynchus
African Pied Hornbill
  Tockus fasciatus
African Grey Hornbill
  Tockus nasutus
Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill
  Bucorvus abyssinicus

HONEYGUIDES
Greater Honeyguide
  Indicator indicator

WOODPECKERS
Eurasian Wryneck
  Jynx torquilla
Fine-spotted Woodpecker
  Campethera punctuligera
Buff-spotted Woodpecker
  Campethera nivosa
Cardinal Woodpecker
  Dendropicos fuscescens
Grey Woodpecker
  Dendropicos goertae

LARKS
Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark
  Eremopterix leucotis
Crested Lark
  Galerida cristata

SWALLOWS & MARTINS
Sand Martin
  Riparia riparia
Barn Swallow
  Hirundo rustica
Red-chested Swallow
  Hirundo lucida
Wire-tailed Swallow
  Hirundo smithii
Pied-winged Swallow
  Hirundo leucosoma
Rufous-chested Swallow
  Hirundo semirufa
Mosque Swallow
  Hirundo senegalensis
Red-rumped Swallow
  Hirundo daurica
Common House Martin
  Delichon urbica
Fanti Saw-wing
  Psalidoprocne obscura

WAGTAILS & PIPITS
White Wagtail
  Motacilla alba
Yellow Wagtail
  Motacilla flava
Yellow-throated Longclaw
  Macronyx croceus
Plain-backed Pipit
  Anthus leucophrys
Red-throated Pipit
  Anthus cervinus

CUCKOO-SHRIKES
Red-shouldered Cuckoo-Shrike
  Campephaga phoenicea

BULBULS
Common Bulbul
  Pycnonotus barbatus
Little Greenbul
  Andropadus virens
Yellow-throated Leaflove
  Chlorocichla flavicollis
Grey-headed Bristlebill
  Bleda canicapilla

THRUSHES & CHATS
Blue Rock-Thrush
  Monticola solitarius
African Thrush
  Turdus pelios
Common Nightingale
  Luscinia megarhynchos
Bluethroat
  Luscinia svecica
Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat
  Cossypha niveicapilla
White-crowned Robin-Chat
  Cossypha albicapilla
Rufous Scrub Robin
  Cercotrichas galactotes
Common Redstart
  Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Whinchat
  Saxicola rubetra
Northern Wheatear
  Oenanthe oenanthe
Northern Anteater-Chat
  Myrmecocichla aethiops
White-fronted Black-Chat
  Myrmecocichla albifrons

WARBLERS
Singing Cisticola
  Cisticola cantans
Whistling Cisticola
  Cisticola lateralis
Plaintive Cisticola
  Cisticola dorsti
Winding Cisticola
  Cisticola galactotes
Rufous Cisticola
  Cisticola rufus
Zitting Cisticola
  Cisticola juncidis
Tawny-flanked Prinia
  Prinia subflava
Red-winged Warbler
  Prinia erythroptera
Yellow-breasted Apalis
  Apalis flavida
Oriole Warbler
  Hypergerus atriceps
Grey-backed Camaroptera
  Camaroptera brachyura
Sedge Warbler
  Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Eurasian Reed Warbler
  Acrocephalus scirpaceus
Western Olivaceous Warbler
  Hippolais opaca
Melodious Warbler
  Hippolais polyglotta
Senegal Eremomela
  Eremomela pusilla
Northern Crombec
  Sylvietta brachyura
Willow Warbler
  Phylloscopus trochilus
Common Chiffchaff
  Phylloscopus collybita
Western Bonelli's Warbler
  Phylloscopus bonelli
Common Whitethroat
  Sylvia communis
Subalpine Warbler
  Sylvia cantillans

FLYCATCHERS & WATTLE-EYES
Pale Flycatcher
  Bradornis pallidus
Northern Black Flycatcher
  Melaenornis edolioides
Swamp Flycatcher
  Muscicapa aquatica
Common Wattle-eye
  Platysteira cyanea
Senegal Batis
  Batis senegalensis
African Blue Flycatcher
  Elminia longicauda
Red-bellied Paradise Flycatcher
  Terpsiphone rufiventer
African Paradise Flycatcher
  Terpsiphone viridis

BABBLERS
Blackcap Babbler
  Turdoides reinwardtii
Brown Babbler
  Turdoides plebejus

TITS & PENDULINE TITS
White-shouldered Black Tit
  Parus (leucomelas) guineensis
Yellow Penduline Tit
  Anthoscopus parvulus

SUNBIRDS
Mouse-brown Sunbird
  Anthreptes gabonicus
Western Violet-backed Sunbird
  Anthreptes longuemarei
Collared Sunbird
  Hedydipna collaris
Pygmy Sunbird
  Hedydipna platura
Green-headed Sunbird
  Cyanomitra verticalis
Scarlet-chested Sunbird
  Chalcomitra senegalensis
Beautiful Sunbird
  Cinnyris pulchellus
Splendid Sunbird
  Cinnyris coccinigaster
Variable Sunbird
  Cinnyris venustus
Copper Sunbird
  Cinnyris cupreus

WHITE-EYES
African Yellow White-eye
  Zosterops senegalensis

SHRIKES
Southern Grey Shrike
  Lanius meridionalis
Woodchat Shrike
  Lanius senator
Yellow-billed Shrike
  Corvinella corvina

BUSH SHRIKES, ETC
Brubru
  Nilaus afer
Northern Puffback
  Dryoscopus gambensis
Black-crowned Tchagra
  Tchagra senegala
Yellow-crowned Gonolek
  Laniarius barbarus
Grey-headed Bush Shrike
  Malaconotus blanchoti
White-crested Helmet Shrike
  Prionops plumatus

DRONGOS
Fork-tailed Drongo
  Dicrurus adsimilis

CROWS
Piapiac
  Ptilostomus afer
Pied Crow
  Corvus albus

STARLINGS
Greater Blue-eared Glossy Starling
  Lamprotornis chalybaeus
Lesser Blue-eared Glossy Starling
  Lamprotornis chloropterus
Bronze-tailed Glossy Starling
  Lamprotornis chalcurus
Purple Glossy Starling
  Lamprotornis purpureus
Long-tailed Glossy Starling
  Lamprotornis caudatus
Yellow-billed Oxpecker
  Buphagus africanus

WEAVERS
White-billed Buffalo-Weaver
  Bubalornis albirostris
Speckle-fronted Weaver
  Sporopipes frontalis
Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver
  Plocepasser superciliosus
Little Weaver
  Ploceus luteolus
Black-necked Weaver
  Ploceus nigricollis
Vitelline Masked Weaver
  Ploceus velatus
Village Weaver
  Ploceus cucullatus
Red-billed Quelea
  Quelea quelea
Yellow-crowned Bishop
  Euplectes afer
Black-winged Bishop
  Euplectes hordeaceus
Northern Red Bishop
  Euplectes franciscanus

WAXBILLS, FIREFINCHES, ETC
Red-winged Pytilia
  Pytilia phoenicoptera
Green-winged Pytilia
  Pytilia melba
Western Bluebill
  Spermophaga haematina
Red-billed Firefinch
  Lagonosticta senegala
Red-cheeked Cordonbleu
  Uraeginthus bengalus
Lavender Waxbill
  Estrilda caerulescens
Orange-cheeked Waxbill
  Estrilda melpoda
Black-rumped Waxbill
  Estrilda troglodytes
Black-faced Quailfinch
  Ortygospiza atricollis
African Silverbill
  Lonchura cantans
Bronze Mannikin
  Lonchura cucullata
Cut-throat
  Amadina fasciata

INDIGOBIRDS
Village Indigobird
  Vidua chalybeata
Pin-tailed Whydah
  Vidua macroura
Exclamatory Paradise Whydah
  Vidua interjecta

BUNTINGS
Cinnamon-breasted Bunting
  Emberiza tahapisi
Brown-rumped Bunting
  Emberiza affinis
House Bunting
  Emberiza striolata

FINCHES
Yellow-fronted Canary
  Serinus mozambicus

SPARROWS
House Sparrow
  Passer domesticus
Grey-headed Sparrow
  Passer griseus
Sudan Golden Sparrow
  Passer luteus
Bush Petronia
  Petronia dentata

Mammals

Western Red Colobus
  Colobus Badius
Guinea Baboon
  Papio Papio
Patas Monkey
  Erythrocebus patus
Green Veret Monkey
  Cercopithecus aethiops Sabaeus
Gambian fruit Bat
  Epomorphorus Gambianus
Scrub Hare
  Lepus saxatilis
Striped Ground Squirrel
  Xerus erythropus
Gambian Sun Squirrel
  Heliosciurus gambianus
Bushbuck
  Tragelaphus scriptus
Red-flanked Duiker
  Cephalophus rufilatus