GULF OF GUINEA CONSERVATION GROUP
GULF OF GUINEA ISLANDS' BIODIVERSITY NETWORK
Checklist of the Avifauna of the Gulf of Guinea islands
This checklist is taken from the forthcoming British Ornithologists' Union checklist The Birds of the Gulf of Guinea by P. J. Jones and A. Tye. The GGCG wishes to thank the BOU and the authors for permission to reproduce the list.
R= resident (R*= endemic
subspecies; R**= endemic species; R***= endemic genus); B= breeds (seabirds
only); M= migrant (Afrotropical or Palearctic); V= vagrant / regular migrant in
small numbers; E= extinct; I=
introduced; ?= status uncertain.
Offshore records shown only where the species is not certainly
associated with a particular island. Data for Bioko from Perez del Val (1996,
1997).
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Príncipe |
São Tomé |
Annobón |
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PROCELLARIIDAE |
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Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii |
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- |
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? |
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Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea |
V |
- |
- |
- |
? |
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Great Shearwater Puffinus gravis |
- |
- |
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- |
? |
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Sooty Shearwater P. griseus |
V |
- |
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V |
? |
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HYDROBATIDAE |
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Wilson's Storm-Petrel Oceanites
oceanicus |
- |
- |
- |
- |
V |
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Black-bellied Storm-Petrel Fregetta
tropica |
- |
- |
- |
- |
V |
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British Storm-Petrel Hydrobates
pelagicus |
V |
? |
? |
- |
? |
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Madeiran Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma castro |
- |
B |
B? |
? |
M |
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Leach's Storm-Petrel O. leucorhoa |
- |
- |
- |
- |
V |
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PODICIPEDIDAE |
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Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis |
R |
- |
- |
- |
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PHAETHONTIDAE |
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Red-billed Tropicbird P. aethereus |
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? |
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White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon
lepturus |
V |
B |
B |
B |
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SULIDAE |
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Cape Gannet Sula capensis |
M |
? |
? |
- |
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Masked Booby S. dactylatra |
- |
V? |
- |
V? |
V |
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Red-footed Booby S. sula |
- |
? |
- |
- |
? |
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Brown Booby S.leucogaster |
V |
B |
B |
B? |
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PHALACROCORACIDAE |
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White-breasted Comorant Phalacrocorax
carbo |
- |
? |
? |
- |
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Reed Cormorant P. africanus |
V |
- |
R |
- |
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ANHINGIDAE |
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Darter Anhinga rufa |
V |
- |
- |
- |
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FREGATIDAE |
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Ascension Frigatebird Fregata aquila |
- |
? |
- |
- |
? |
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ARDEIDAE |
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Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus |
- |
R? |
- |
- |
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Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax
nycticorax |
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? |
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Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides |
V |
? |
- |
- |
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Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis |
M |
R |
R |
M? |
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Green-backed Heron Butorides striatus |
R |
R |
R |
V |
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Black Heron Egretta ardesiaca |
- |
- |
V |
- |
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Western Reef Heron E. gularis |
R |
R |
R |
R |
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Little Egret E. garzetta |
M |
? |
? |
- |
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Great White Egret E. alba |
- |
- |
? |
- |
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Purple Heron Ardea purpurea |
- |
- |
V |
- |
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Grey Heron A. cinerea |
V |
V |
V |
- |
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CICONIIDAE |
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Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis |
- |
- |
V |
- |
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White Stork Ciconia ciconia |
- |
- |
V |
- |
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THRESKIORNITHIDAE |
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Hadada Bostrychia hagedash |
R |
- |
- |
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Olive Ibis B. olivacea |
- |
R* |
- |
- |
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Dwarf Ibis B. bocagei |
- |
- |
R** |
- |
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PHOENICOPTERIDAE |
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Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber |
- |
- |
? |
- |
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Lesser Flamingo P. minor |
- |
V |
- |
- |
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ANATIDAE |
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Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos |
- |
- |
V |
- |
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ACCIPITRIDAE |
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Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus |
V |
- |
- |
- |
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Black Kite Milvus migrans |
M |
R |
R |
V |
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African Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer |
V |
- |
- |
- |
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Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis |
R |
- |
- |
- |
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African Goshawk Accipiter tachiro |
R* |
- |
- |
- |
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FALCONIDAE |
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Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus |
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? |
- |
- |
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Western Red-footed Falcon F. vespertinus |
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V |
- |
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Peregrine Falcon F. peregrinus |
V |
- |
V |
- |
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PHASIANIDAE |
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Feral Chicken Gallus gallus |
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- |
R |
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Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris |
E |
? |
R |
R |
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Harlequin Quail Coturnix delegorguei |
- |
- |
R* |
- |
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Red-necked Spurfowl Francolinus afer |
- |
- |
R |
- |
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RALLIDAE |
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Buff-spotted Flufftail Sarothrura
elegans |
R |
- |
- |
- |
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African Crake Crex egregia |
V |
V |
V |
- |
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African Water Rail Rallus caerulescens |
- |
- |
V |
- |
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Allen=s
Gallinule Porphyrio alleni |
M |
V |
V? |
V |
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Moorhen Gallinula chloropus |
- |
R |
R |
E |
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Lesser Moorhen G. angulata |
V |
V |
R? |
- |
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HELIORNITHIDAE |
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African Finfoot Podica senegalensis |
R? |
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- |
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GLAREOLIDAE |
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Black-winged Pratincole Glareola
nordmanni |
- |
V |
- |
V |
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Rock Pratincole G. nuchalis |
V |
- |
- |
- |
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CHARADRIIDAE |
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Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius |
V |
- |
? |
- |
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Ringed Plover C. hiaticula |
M |
- |
? |
- |
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White-fronted Sand Plover C. marginatus |
V |
- |
V |
- |
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Lesser Golden Plover P. dominica |
- |
- |
V |
- |
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Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis
apricaria |
- |
- |
? |
- |
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Grey Plover P. squatarola |
V |
- |
V |
- |
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SCOLOPACIDAE |
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Sanderling Calidris alba |
- |
- |
- |
M |
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[Little] Stint C.[minuta] |
- |
? |
- |
- |
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Pectoral Sandpiper C. melanotos |
- |
V |
- |
- |
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Curlew Sandpiper C.ferruginea |
V |
V |
V |
- |
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Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago |
V |
- |
- |
- |
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Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica |
- |
V |
V |
- |
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Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus |
V |
M |
M |
M |
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Curlew N. arquata |
- |
V |
V |
- |
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Common Redshank Tringa totanus |
V |
- |
- |
- |
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Marsh Sandpiper T. stagnatilis |
M |
- |
- |
- |
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Greenshank T. nebularia |
V |
M |
M |
- |
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Green Sandpiper T. ochropus |
V |
- |
? |
- |
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Wood Sandpiper T. glareola |
V |
- |
M |
- |
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Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos |
M |
M |
M |
- |
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Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres |
- |
V |
V |
- |
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STERCORARIIDAE |
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Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus |
- |
- |
V |
- |
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Arctic Skua S. parasiticus |
- |
- |
- |
? |
? |
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Long-tailed Skua S. longicaudus |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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LARIDAE |
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Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Sabine's Gull Larus sabini |
- |
- |
- |
- |
? |
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Royal Tern Sterna maxima |
V |
- |
- |
- |
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Sandwich Tern S. sandvicensis |
- |
- |
M |
- |
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Common Tern S. hirundo |
V |
? |
? |
- |
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Arctic Tern S. paradisaea |
V |
? |
? |
- |
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Bridled Tern S. anaethetus |
- |
B? |
B? |
B |
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Sooty Tern S. fuscata |
V |
B |
- |
B? |
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Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybridus |
V |
- |
- |
- |
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Black Tern C. niger |
M |
- |
? |
- |
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White-winged Black Tern C. leucopterus |
- |
- |
- |
V |
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Black Noddy Anous minutus |
- |
B |
B? |
B |
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Common Noddy A. stolidus |
V |
B |
B |
B |
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COLUMBIDAE |
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African Green Pigeon Treron calva |
R |
R* |
- |
- |
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São Tomé Green Pigeon T. sanctithomae |
- |
- |
R** |
- |
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Tambourine Dove Turtur tympanistria |
R |
- |
- |
- |
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Sao Tomé Bronze-naped Pigeon Columba
malherbii |
- |
R** |
R** |
R** |
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Lemon Dove C. larvata |
R* |
R* |
R* |
R* |
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Olive (Rameron) Pigeon C. arquatrix |
R |
- |
- |
- |
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Maroon Pigeon C. thomensis |
- |
- |
R** |
- |
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Feral Pigeon C. livia |
- |
R |
R |
- |
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Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata |
R |
- |
- |
- |
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Laughing Dove S. senegalensis |
- |
R |
R |
- |
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PSITTACIDAE |
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Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus |
R |
R |
R? |
- |
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Red-headed Lovebird Agapornis pullaria |
E/I? |
E |
R |
- |
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MUSOPHAGIDAE |
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Great Blue Turaco Corythaeola cristata |
R |
- |
- |
- |
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Verreaux's Turaco Turaco macrorhynchus |
R |
- |
- |
- |
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CUCULIDAE |
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Jacobin Cuckoo Oxylophus jacobinus |
- |
V |
V |
- |
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Striped Cuckoo O. levaillantii |
V |
- |
- |
- |
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Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius |
- |
? |
- |
V |
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Cuckoo Cuculus canorus/gularis |
- |
- |
V |
- |
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Red-chested Cuckoo Cuculus solitarius |
R(*) |
- |
- |
- |
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Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx cupreus |
R |
R* |
R* |
R(*?) |
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Klaas's Cuckoo C. klaas |
R |
- |
R? |
- |
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Didric Cuckoo C. caprius |
R |
- |
- |
- |
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Green Coucal Ceuthmochares aereus |
R |
- |
- |
- |
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TYTONIDAE |
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Barn Owl Tyto alba |
R |
- |
R* |
- |
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STRIGIDAE |
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African Scops Owl Otus senegalensis |
- |
- |
- |
R* |
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Príncipe Scops Owl Otus sp. |
- |
? |
- |
- |
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São Tomé Scops Owl O. hartlaubi |
- |
- |
R** |
- |
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Fraser's Eagle Owl Bubo poensis |
R |
- |
- |
- |
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Wood Owl Strix woodfordii |
R |
- |
- |
- |
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CAPRIMULGIDAE |
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Pennant-winged Nightjar Macrodipteryx
vexillaria |
M |
- |
- |
- |
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APODIDAE |
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São Tomé Spinetail Zoonavena thomensis |
- |
R** |
R** |
- |
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Sabine's Spinetail Rhaphidura sabini |
R |
- |
- |
- |
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Mottled Spinetail Telacanthura ussheri |
V |
- |
- |
- |
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Cassin's Spinetail Neafrapus cassini |
R? |
- |
- |
- |
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Scarce Swift Schoutedenapus myoptilus |
R* |
- |
- |
- |
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Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvus |
R |
R |
R |
- |
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Black Swift Apus barbatus) |
V? |
? |
? |
- |
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Common Swift A. apus |
- |
- |
? |
- |
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Little Swift A. affinis |
R* |
R* |
R* |
- |
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Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba |
- |
- |
- |
M? |
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TROGONIDAE |
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Bar-tailed Trogon Apaloderma vittatum |
R |
- |
- |
- |
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ALCEDINIDAE |
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Chocolate-backed Kingfisher Halcyon
badia |
R |
- |
- |
- |
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Blue-breasted Kingfisher H. malimbica |
- |
R* |
- |
- |
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Senegal Kingfisher H. senegalensis |
M |
- |
- |
- |
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White-bellied Kingfisher Corythornis
leucogaster |
R* |
R* |
- |
- |
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Malachite Kingfisher C. cristata |
- |
- |
R* |
- |
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Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maxima |
V |
- |
- |
- |
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Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis |
R |
?(B) |
V |
- |
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MEROPIDAE |
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Blue-headed Bee-eater Merops muelleri |
R* |
- |
- |
- |
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CORACIIDAE |
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European Roller Coracius garrulus |
- |
V |
V |
- |
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Blue-throated Roller Eurystomus gularis |
R |
- |
- |
- |
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BUCEROTIDAE |
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Black-casqued Wattled Hornbill Ceratogymna
atrata |
R |
- |
- |
- |
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CAPITONIDAE |
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Speckled Tinkerbird Pogoniulus
scolopaceus |
R* |
- |
- |
- |
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Yellow-throated Tinkerbird P.
subsulphureus |
R* |
- |
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