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).

 

 

Bioko

Príncipe

 São Tomé

Annobón

Offshore

 

 

 

 

 

 

 PROCELLARIIDAE

 

 

 

 

 

 Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii

-

-

-

-

?

 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea

V

-

-

-

?

 Great Shearwater Puffinus gravis

-

-

-

-

?

 Sooty Shearwater P. griseus

V

-

?

V

?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 HYDROBATIDAE

 

 

 

 

 

 Wilson's Storm-Petrel Oceanites oceanicus

-

-

-

-

V

 Black-bellied Storm-Petrel Fregetta tropica

-

-

-

-

V

 British Storm-Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus

V

?

?

-

?

 Madeiran Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma castro

-

B

B?

?

M

 Leach's Storm-Petrel O. leucorhoa

-

-

-

-

V

 

 

 

 

 

 

 PODICIPEDIDAE

-

-

-

-

 

 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis

R

-

-

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 PHAETHONTIDAE

 

 

 

 

 

 Red-billed Tropicbird P. aethereus

 

?

?

 

 

 White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus

V

B

B

B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 SULIDAE

 

 

 

 

 

 Cape Gannet Sula capensis

M

?

?

-

 

 Masked Booby S. dactylatra

-

V?

-

V?

V

 Red-footed Booby S. sula

-

?

-

-

?

 Brown Booby S.leucogaster

V

B

B

B?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 PHALACROCORACIDAE

 

 

 

 

 

 White-breasted Comorant Phalacrocorax carbo

-

?

?

-

 

 Reed Cormorant P. africanus    

V

-

R

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 ANHINGIDAE

 

 

 

 

 

 Darter Anhinga rufa

V

-

-

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 FREGATIDAE

 

 

 

 

 

 Ascension Frigatebird Fregata aquila

-

?

-

-

?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 ARDEIDAE

 

 

 

 

 

 Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus

-

R?

-

-

 

 Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax

 

 

?

 

 

 Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides

V

?

-

-

 

 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis

M

R

R

M?

 

 Green-backed Heron Butorides striatus

R

R

R

V

 

 Black Heron Egretta ardesiaca

-

-

V

-

 

 Western Reef Heron E. gularis

R

R

R

R

 

 Little Egret E. garzetta

M

?

?

-

 

 Great White Egret E. alba

-

-

?

-

 

 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea

-

-

V

-

 

 Grey Heron A. cinerea

V

V

V

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 CICONIIDAE

 

 

 

 

 

 Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis

-

-

V

-

 

 White Stork Ciconia ciconia

-

-

V

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 THRESKIORNITHIDAE

 

 

 

 

 

 Hadada Bostrychia hagedash

R

-

-

-

 

 Olive Ibis B. olivacea

-

R*

-

-

 

 Dwarf Ibis B. bocagei

-

-

R**

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 PHOENICOPTERIDAE

 

 

 

 

 

 Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber

-

-

?

-

 

 Lesser Flamingo P. minor

-

V

-

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 ANATIDAE

 

 

 

 

 

 Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos

-

-

V

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 ACCIPITRIDAE

 

 

 

 

 

 Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus

V

-

-

-

 

 Black Kite Milvus migrans

M

R

R

V

 

 African Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer

V

-

-

-

 

 Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis

R

-

-

-

 

 African Goshawk Accipiter tachiro

R*

-

-

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 FALCONIDAE

 

 

 

 

 

 Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus

-

?

-

-

 

 Western Red-footed Falcon F. vespertinus

 

-

V

-

 

 Peregrine Falcon F. peregrinus

V

-

V

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 PHASIANIDAE

 

 

 

 

 

 Feral Chicken Gallus gallus

 

-

-

R

 

 Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris

E

?

R

R

 

 Harlequin Quail Coturnix delegorguei

-

-

R*

-

 

 Red-necked Spurfowl Francolinus afer

-

-

R

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 RALLIDAE

 

 

 

 

 

 Buff-spotted Flufftail Sarothrura elegans

R

-

-

-

 

 African Crake Crex egregia

V

V

V

-

 

 African Water Rail Rallus caerulescens

-

-

V

-

 

 Allen=s Gallinule Porphyrio alleni

M

V

V?

V

 

 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus

-

R

R

E

 

 Lesser Moorhen G. angulata

V

V

R?

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 HELIORNITHIDAE

 

 

 

 

 

 African Finfoot Podica senegalensis

R?

-

-

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 GLAREOLIDAE

 

 

 

 

 

 Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni

-

V

-

V

 

 Rock Pratincole G. nuchalis

V

-

-

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 CHARADRIIDAE

 

 

 

 

 

 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius

V

-

?

-

 

 Ringed Plover C. hiaticula

M

-

?

-

 

 White-fronted Sand Plover C. marginatus

V

-

V

-

 

 Lesser Golden Plover P. dominica

-

-

V

-

 

 Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria

-

-

?

-

 

 Grey Plover P. squatarola

V

-

V

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 SCOLOPACIDAE

 

 

 

 

 

 Sanderling Calidris alba

-

-

-

M

 

 [Little] Stint C.[minuta]

-

?

-

-

 

 Pectoral Sandpiper C. melanotos

-

V

-

-

 

 Curlew Sandpiper C.ferruginea

V

V

V

-

 

 Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago

V

-

-

-

 

 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica

-

V

V

-

 

 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus

V

M

M

M

 

 Curlew N. arquata

-

V

V

-

 

 Common Redshank Tringa totanus

V

-

-

-

 

 Marsh Sandpiper T. stagnatilis

M

-

-

-

 

 Greenshank T. nebularia

V

M

M

-

 

 Green Sandpiper T. ochropus

V

-

?

-

 

 Wood Sandpiper T. glareola

V

-

M

-

 

 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos

M

M

M

-

 

 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres

-

V

V

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 STERCORARIIDAE

 

 

 

 

 

 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus

-

-

V

-

 

 Arctic Skua S. parasiticus

-

-

-

?

?

 Long-tailed Skua S. longicaudus

-

-

-

-

?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 LARIDAE

 

 

 

 

 

 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus

-

-

-

-

?

 Sabine's Gull Larus sabini

-

-

-

-

?

 Royal Tern Sterna maxima

V

-

-

-

?

 Sandwich Tern S. sandvicensis

-

-

M

-

 

 Common Tern S. hirundo

V

?

?

-

 

 Arctic Tern S. paradisaea

V

?

?

-

 

 Bridled Tern S. anaethetus

-

B?

B?

B

 

 Sooty Tern S. fuscata

V

B

-

B?

 

 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybridus

V

-

-

-

 

 Black Tern C. niger

M

-

?

-

?

 White-winged Black Tern C. leucopterus

-

-

-

V

 

 Black Noddy Anous minutus

-

B

B?

B

 

 Common Noddy A. stolidus

V

B

B

B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 COLUMBIDAE

 

 

 

 

 

 African Green Pigeon Treron calva

R

R*

-

-

 

 São Tomé Green Pigeon T. sanctithomae

-

-

R**

-

 

 Tambourine Dove Turtur tympanistria

R

-

-

-

 

 Sao Tomé Bronze-naped Pigeon Columba malherbii

-

R**

R**

R**

 

 Lemon Dove C. larvata

R*

R*

R*

R*

 

 Olive (Rameron) Pigeon C. arquatrix

R

-

-

-

 

 Maroon Pigeon C. thomensis

-

-

R**

-

 

 Feral Pigeon C. livia

-

R

R

-

 

 Red-eyed Dove  Streptopelia semitorquata

R

-

-

-

 

 Laughing Dove S. senegalensis

-

R

R

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 PSITTACIDAE

 

 

 

 

 

 Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus

R

R

R?

-

 

 Red-headed Lovebird Agapornis pullaria

E/I?

E

R

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 MUSOPHAGIDAE

 

 

 

 

 

 Great Blue Turaco Corythaeola cristata

R

-

-

-

 

 Verreaux's Turaco Turaco macrorhynchus

R

-

-

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 CUCULIDAE

 

 

 

 

 

 Jacobin Cuckoo Oxylophus jacobinus

-

V

V

-

 

 Striped Cuckoo O. levaillantii

V

-

-

-

 

 Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius

-

?

-

V

 

 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus/gularis

-

-

V

-

 

 Red-chested Cuckoo Cuculus solitarius

R(*)

-

-

-

 

 Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx cupreus

R

R*

R*

R(*?)

 

 Klaas's Cuckoo C. klaas

R

-

R?

-

 

 Didric Cuckoo C. caprius

R

-

-

-

 

 Green Coucal Ceuthmochares aereus

R

-

-

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 TYTONIDAE

 

 

 

 

 

 Barn Owl Tyto alba

R

-

R*

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 STRIGIDAE

 

 

 

 

 

 African Scops Owl Otus senegalensis

-

-

-

R*

 

 Príncipe Scops Owl Otus sp.

-

?

-

-

 

 São Tomé Scops Owl O. hartlaubi

-

-

R**

-

 

 Fraser's Eagle Owl Bubo poensis

R

-

-

-

 

 Wood Owl Strix woodfordii

R

-

-

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 CAPRIMULGIDAE

 

 

 

 

 

 Pennant-winged Nightjar Macrodipteryx vexillaria

M

-

-

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 APODIDAE

 

 

 

 

 

 São Tomé Spinetail Zoonavena thomensis

-

R**

R**

-

 

 Sabine's Spinetail Rhaphidura sabini

R

-

-

-

 

 Mottled Spinetail Telacanthura ussheri

V

-

-

-

 

 Cassin's Spinetail Neafrapus cassini

R?

-

-

-

 

 Scarce Swift Schoutedenapus myoptilus

R*

-

-

-

 

 Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvus

R

R

R

-

 

 Black Swift Apus barbatus)

V?

?

?

-

 

 Common Swift A. apus

-

-

?

-

 

 Little Swift A. affinis

R*

R*

R*

-

 

 Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba

-

-

-

M?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 TROGONIDAE

 

 

 

 

 

 Bar-tailed Trogon Apaloderma vittatum

R

-

-

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 ALCEDINIDAE

 

 

 

 

 

 Chocolate-backed Kingfisher Halcyon badia

R

-

-

-

 

 Blue-breasted Kingfisher H. malimbica

-

R*

-

-

 

 Senegal Kingfisher H. senegalensis

M

-

-

-

 

 White-bellied Kingfisher Corythornis leucogaster

R*

R*

-

-

 

 Malachite Kingfisher C. cristata

-

-

R*

-

 

 Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maxima

V

-

-

-

 

 Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis

R

?(B)

V

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 MEROPIDAE

 

 

 

 

 

 Blue-headed Bee-eater Merops muelleri

R*

-

-

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 CORACIIDAE

 

 

 

 

 

 European Roller Coracius garrulus

-

V

V

-

 

 Blue-throated Roller Eurystomus gularis

R

-

-

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 BUCEROTIDAE

 

 

 

 

 

 Black-casqued Wattled Hornbill Ceratogymna atrata

R

-

-

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 CAPITONIDAE

 

 

 

 

 

 Speckled Tinkerbird Pogoniulus scolopaceus

R*

-

-

-

 

 Yellow-throated Tinkerbird P. subsulphureus

R*

-

-

-