Birds of West Africa recorded in Casamance
Field guide · Casamance
The birds of West Africa, recorded in Casamance
This page brings together the species I have been photographing and showing to visitors in Casamance for twenty-six years, family by family.
Casamance is among the richest regions in West Africa for birdwatching. The reason lies in its geography: within a few dozen kilometres you pass from mangrove and its bolongs to dense forest, wooded savanna, rice fields and the coast. Each habitat brings its own set of species, and you move from one to the next in a single morning.
I present the families here one by one, beginning with the most colourful. Every species is photographed in the field, at the sites we work during our tours: the Kassel mangrove, Lake Sitokoto, the Abéné marine reserve, the edges of the Kafountine forest. Further families will be added as the seasons go by.
Reference work
For nomenclature and identification I rely on Birds of Western Africa by Nik Borrow and Ron Demey. It is the book to bring — no other covers the region in this level of detail.
Two tours we organised have been written up in the ornithological press: one in L'Oiseau Magazine, published by the LPO, the other in L'Épeichette, the bulletin of the Paris ornithological society. Both can be read below, in French, and give a concrete idea of how a week in the field unfolds.
Let us begin with the most colourful families.
Contents
The families covered on this page
Forty species documented so far, photographed at our sites in Casamance. Further families will be added as the seasons go by.
Around 500 species have been recorded in Casamance. This page covers those we photograph in the field, family by family.
West Africa · Casamance
Sunbirds
Nine species occur in Casamance. They are Africa's answer to the hummingbirds, with one difference: they do not hover. They perch to feed — which is what makes them photographable.
The best window is January and February, when Bombax costatum comes into flower. A single tree in bloom can draw several species at once, a few metres from where you stand.
01
Splendid Sunbird
Cinnyris coccinigastrus
The largest sunbird in the region, and arguably the most spectacular. Violet crown, metallic green back, scarlet breast: three colours that shift with the angle of the light.
02
Scarlet-chested Sunbird
Chalcomitra senegalensis
Dark brown body, blood-red breast, emerald forehead and chin. It readily works flowering shrubs and allows a closer approach than the others.
03
Beautiful Sunbird
Cinnyris pulchellus
Brilliant green over the whole body, with a red breast band and two long central tail feathers that almost double its length. The male loses those streamers outside the breeding season.
04
Copper Sunbird
Cinnyris cupreus
Almost black in shade, copper and purple the moment the light reaches it. This is a species that only really photographs in raking light, early in the morning or late in the day.
05
Variable Sunbird
Cinnyris venustus
Metallic green head, a narrow violet band across the breast, pale underparts. A regular in flowering acacias, where it moves from cluster to cluster without staying put.
06
Green-headed Sunbird
Cyanomitra verticalis
Metallic blue-green head and throat set against an olive-yellow body. Its bill, longer and more curved than that of its relatives, is noticeable straight away.
07
Pygmy Sunbird
Hedydipna platura
The smallest of the family, and yet the one with the longest tail: a fine black streamer extending well beyond the body. Green back, bright yellow underparts.
08
Western Violet-backed Sunbird, female
Anthreptes longuemarei
Nothing like the male with his metallic violet back. The female is grey and white, washed yellow below, with a clear pale brow. A useful reminder: among sunbirds, identifying females takes more care than identifying males.
09
Mangrove Sunbird
Anthreptes gabonicus
The plain one of the family: no metallic sheen at all, a brown and cream plumage, a well-marked white brow. It is found above all in mangrove, where it replaces its colourful relatives.
Watching sunbirds in Casamance
All nine species can be seen around the lodge throughout the year, but January and February remain the best window: this is when the red-flowered silk cotton trees bloom and gather a remarkable number of birds in a single tree. The males are then in full breeding plumage, and the morning light brings out the iridescence.
A word for photographers. Sunbirds are among the most accessible birds on this page: they are approached without particular difficulty and often allow observation at only a few metres. The challenge is not distance but angle — their colours only exist at a precise incidence, and the same bird will look black or brilliant depending on where you stand. Work around the light rather than moving closer.
West Africa · Casamance
Kingfishers
Nine species in Casamance, falling into two groups that are often confused. The water kingfishers live near water and dive for fish and crustaceans. The wood kingfishers hunt on land, taking insects and small reptiles, and move readily away from the banks.
The mangrove and the bolongs hold the first group. The second is met everywhere, right into the lodge garden.
The water kingfishers
Five species tied to water. All hunt by diving from a perch or, in the case of the Pied Kingfisher, from a hover.
01
Shining-blue Kingfisher
Alcedo quadribrachys
The hardest of the nine. It is usually described as tied to forest watercourses, but I also find it in mangrove — very close to the landing stage at Kassel. It stays motionless for long minutes, which makes it as unobtrusive as it is spectacular. Ultramarine above, bright orange below, entirely black bill.
02
Giant Kingfisher
Megaceryle maxima
The largest kingfisher in Africa, almost the size of a crow. Plumage speckled black and white, ruffled crest, rufous breast in the male. It often announces itself with a sharp call before you see it. It feeds mainly on fish, but its size opens up a wider menu: I have watched one take large water bugs in the flooded sand quarry close to the lodge.
03
Malachite Kingfisher
Corythornis cristatus
Thirteen centimetres of concentrated colour. Cobalt crown finely barred, violet-blue back, orange underparts, coral-red bill. It is the most frequently seen of the group, on low branches over the water. It looks above all for creeping water bugs — those flat oval insects of a centimetre or two that resemble tiny cockroaches. In the dry season, when the freshwater pools disappear, it shifts to the mangrove.
04
African Pygmy Kingfisher
Ispidina picta
Smaller still than the Malachite, and often well away from water: it readily hunts insects along forest edges. It is told by the violet patch behind the eye and by its wholly rufous cheeks.
05
Pied Kingfisher
Ceryle rudis
The only one of the group entirely black and white, and the only one to hover over the water before diving. That behaviour makes it easy to pick out at a distance, including deep in the mangrove.
The wood kingfishers
Four land-hunting species, with red or two-toned bills. They hunt from a low perch and drop onto their prey on the ground.
06
Blue-breasted Kingfisher
Halcyon malimbica
The largest of the four. Turquoise breast, black shoulders, red and black bill. It frequents damp wooded ground and often sits motionless high up, which makes the approach easier. Like the other large wood kingfishers it takes mostly insects, but will not turn down amphibians or small lizards.
07
Grey-headed Kingfisher
Halcyon leucocephala
Pale grey head, chestnut belly, bright orange bill of a single colour, black and blue wings visible in flight. It is an intra-African migrant: its presence varies with the rains.
08
Woodland Kingfisher
Halcyon senegalensis
Two-toned bill, red above and black below — the detail that separates it from the previous species. Pale grey head and breast, bright blue wings barred with black. Its diet is not limited to insects: it also takes small vertebrates, such as this frog.
09
Striped Kingfisher
Halcyon chelicuti
The smallest and the most unobtrusive. Crown and breast finely streaked brown, red and black bill. With no bright colours to give it away, you find it above all by its repetitive call, delivered from an exposed perch. I find it in dry savanna and in rice fields dotted with acacias.
Watching kingfishers in Casamance
The five water kingfishers are met on a boat trip through the bolongs, or from the hides set up at the water's edge. The wood kingfishers are seen in the bush, from the lodge surroundings onwards and along the tracks.
A word for photographers. None of the nine species is especially shy, but none of them will let you approach carelessly either. These are perch-and-wait birds, motionless for long minutes and then suddenly gone: it is movement that flushes them, not distance. Approach slowly, with no vertical gesture, and give them time to file you away as part of the scenery. The Shining-blue Kingfisher is the most demanding of the group and calls for real patience; the Malachite and the Pied are the most tolerant.
West Africa · Casamance
Bee-eaters
Eight species between Casamance and neighbouring Gambia. All hunt in the same way: posted on an exposed perch, they sally out after an insect in flight, then return to the same spot to beat it against the branch. That return to the perch makes them predictable — which is what allows you to photograph them in action.
Their name is misleading. Here their diet consists above all of bees, butterflies and dragonflies; wasps play only a marginal part in it.
01
Northern Carmine Bee-eater
Merops nubicus
The most spectacular of the family, carmine over the whole body with a sky-blue rump. I record it from December to February and March, along the Gambian border towards Niafarang, and sometimes in mangrove when individuals disperse. It also comes down to drink at the Abéné airstrip, where the hide gives fine opportunities.
02
Swallow-tailed Bee-eater
Merops hirundineus
Told from all the others by its bright blue forked tail, which gives it its name. Green above, yellow throat edged with a blue collar. It is found in the woods around Abéné and Kafountine, often in small groups on the same dead branch. Always a fine sight.
03
Red-throated Bee-eater
Merops bulocki
Green wings, buff breast and scarlet throat. It is seen above all on the Gambian side, during the combined Gambia–Casamance tours, where large colonies dig their burrows into the walls of sand quarries. Best avoided during the rainy months, when it becomes distinctly scarcer.
04
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Merops persicus
Clean green, black mask outlined in turquoise, chestnut throat and long tapering central tail feathers. I meet it above all in mangrove, with fine colonies in our Karone Islands — that is where it is watched in the best conditions, from the boat.
05
White-throated Bee-eater
Merops albicollis
A clean white throat framed by two black bands, and a long filamentous tail. It is a migrant: I record it at Kabiline, and on our trips down to Pointe Saint-Georges, where a fine colony settles in winter.
06
African Green Bee-eater
Merops viridissimus
Brilliant green from head to tail, with a fine blue line below the eye and two much-elongated central tail feathers. Like the Red-throated, it is met mainly on the Gambian side during the combined tours, in colonies that are sometimes substantial.
07
Little Bee-eater
Merops pusillus
The smallest of the eight, barely larger than a sparrow. Yellow throat underlined by a chestnut crescent, bright red eye. It is most often seen in dry grasses and small shrubs, not far from the rice fields, where it hunts at low level.
08
European Bee-eater
Merops apiaster
The only one of the family that European visitors already know: the bird that breeds in France and Spain, and comes to spend the winter with us. Chestnut and gold back, yellow throat edged with black, turquoise underparts. You often hear it before you see it, from the liquid rolling call given in flight. I meet it above all in the Kafountine forest, and sometimes in mangrove, where it shares the same perches as the Blue-cheeked.
Watching bee-eaters in Casamance and The Gambia
Five species are seen from the lodge and its surroundings: the Swallow-tailed in the woods, the Little near the rice fields, the Blue-cheeked in mangrove, the White-throated and the European in winter. The two Gambian species and the Northern Carmine call for a journey — which the combined circuit covers.
A word for photographers. Of all the families on this page, bee-eaters are the easiest to work. The Blue-cheeked is photographed at a few metres from the boat without showing the slightest concern; the Little tolerates us just as well. Their habit of returning to the same perch after each capture does the rest: once you have found the post, you can settle in and wait.
There is one exception, and it is telling: the European Bee-eater, a winter visitor from the north, is markedly warier than its African relatives. I read that as the effect of longer-standing human pressure on its breeding grounds — a flight distance written into its behaviour, which it carries all the way down here.
West Africa · Casamance
Rollers
Four species, of which only three are true rollers. The three Coracias rollers hunt from an exposed perch and drop to the ground onto their prey. The Broad-billed Roller belongs to another genus and hunts on the wing, in the manner of a swift.
The first three favour open country: forest edges, savanna, rice fields. At rest they look dull; it is in flight that the wings open onto blues no perched photograph could suggest. Hence the two views for each species.
01
Blue-bellied Roller
Coracias cyanogaster
Cream head and breast, midnight-blue belly, long tapering tail feathers. Perched, what you notice is the pale-and-dark contrast. In flight the wings open onto three layered blues — ultramarine, cobalt, turquoise — and it becomes another bird entirely. It favours forest edges and large isolated trees.
In this image it is carrying an oil-palm seed — from the tree that is tapped here for palm wine. The fact is worth noting: several species reputed to be insectivorous feed on it in our area, a sign that this fruit is particularly nourishing.
02
Abyssinian Roller
Coracias abyssinicus
The most widespread of the four, and the easiest to identify: two long filamentous streamers extend well beyond the tail. Turquoise head and breast, tawny back. It perches conspicuously on a post or a dead branch, which makes it an excellent subject in raking light.
03
Purple Roller
Coracias naevius
The most subdued in colour: rufous finely streaked with white, with a cream brow and nape. The blues stay hidden under the wing until it takes off. It has a marked preference for power lines — you see more of them along the roads than in the bush, which often makes it the first roller of the trip.
04
Broad-billed Roller
Eurystomus glaucurus
Another genus, and an entirely different way of living. Wine-red plumage, short bright yellow bill, stocky outline. It prefers more wooded country than its relatives and hunts insects on the wing, without coming back to perch between captures.
From five in the afternoon onwards you can watch dozens of them hunting above the lodge, and that all year round. It is the end-of-day spectacle at Abéné, visible from the terrace.
Watching rollers in Casamance
The three Coracias require open country: the Kassel road, the Kabiline rice fields and the edges of the Kafountine forest produce them regularly. The Broad-billed Roller calls for no travel at all — you need only look up from the lodge in the late afternoon.
A word for photographers. The four species do not allow the same approach. The Abyssinian Roller and the Broad-billed are relatively unconcerned and tolerate an approach at reasonable range. The Blue-bellied and the Rufous-crowned, on the other hand, flush much sooner: with them it takes patience, a slow advance and often the use of the vehicle as a hide.
West Africa · Casamance
Turacos
Three species in Casamance, from a strictly African family. Turacos have one peculiarity nobody else shares: their pigments belong to them alone. The red of the wings and the green of the plumage come from two copper-based compounds, turacin and turacoverdin, found in no other bird in the world. Everywhere else green is an optical effect; in a turaco it is genuinely in the feather.
These are canopy birds, frugivorous, that move by running along the branches more than by flying. You almost always hear them before you see them.
01
Violet Turaco
Musophaga violacea
The most spectacular of the three. Deep blue-violet plumage, carmine crown, bright yellow frontal shield and coral-red bill. In flight the flight feathers open onto a brilliant red that nothing suggests when the bird is perched.
It frequents large fruiting trees and gallery forest. Seeing a pair perched side by side remains a rare moment: they almost always move out of step, one following the other from branch to branch.
02
Guinea Turaco
Tauraco persa
Soft green over the whole body, pointed crest edged with white, bright red eye-ring underlined by a white line. This is the forest species par excellence, the bird of Kafountine and of dense edges.
The two images say everything about the difficulty: perched, it merges into the foliage to the point of disappearing at three metres. In flight, it becomes one of the finest birds in West Africa.
03
Western Plantain-eater
Crinifer piscator
The only member of the family to carry no colour at all: ash grey finely streaked, long black tail, heavy lemon-yellow bill. It makes up for it with its voice — a nasal braying that carries for hundreds of metres.
It is also the commonest and the most tolerant. You find it everywhere, right into the villages and around the lodge, often perched conspicuously at the top of a tree.
Watching turacos in Casamance
All three species are present year-round. The plantain-eater is seen without any particular effort; the Guinea and the Violet have to be sought out in forest, at Abéné or Kafountine.
A word for photographers. While the Western Plantain-eater is fairly easy to get onto, the same cannot be said of its two relatives: the Violet and the Guinea are restless and unpredictable, always on the move in the canopy — which is exactly what makes a successful photograph worth having. To catch them, work the first hours of the day, when they are most active. That is also the best time to locate them: they start calling then, and their voice is one you will not confuse with anything else.
West Africa · Casamance
Bushshrikes and their relatives
A strictly African family, the Malaconotidae — gonoleks, bushshrikes, tchagras, puffbacks and brubrus. Arboreal, resident birds, among the most vividly coloured on the continent, and yet among the hardest to see. They live inside the foliage, move under cover, and rarely cross open ground.
You pick them up by voice long before you catch sight of them. In several of them male and female sing in duet, so precisely synchronised that you believe you are hearing a single bird. It is often that song that stops you, and sends you searching the branches for long minutes.
01
Yellow-crowned Gonolek
Laniarius barbarus
Golden-yellow crown, black mask and back, scarlet breast: three clean colours with no gradation, almost graphic in their sharpness. It is the commonest of the seven, and the only one met regularly in gardens.
Common does not mean easy. It stays inside dense bushes and only comes out briefly. Finally seeing it in full light remains a small wonder, even after years.
02
Orange-breasted Bushshrike
Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus
Grey head, bright yellow brow and forehead, throat washed orange over a sulphur breast. Slimmer than the previous species, with a long olive tail it flicks as it moves.
Found along forest edges and in semi-open country, generally in the middle storey. One of the fine surprises of a morning at Niafarang.
03
Grey-headed Bushshrike
Malaconotus blanchoti
The largest of the family, and the most discreet. Grey head, bright yellow underparts, but above all two details that leave no doubt: a striking orange eye and a massive, hooked, oversized bill — a genuine predator's bill. It takes insects, small reptiles and sometimes nestlings.
It keeps high in the large trees, motionless for long minutes, and gives itself away with a mournful whistle held on a single note. Seeing it takes luck; photographing it, rather more.
04
Black-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra senegalus
Black crown set off by a broad white brow, rufous wings, long black tail tipped white. It is the most terrestrial of the group: it works the leaf litter and low grasses rather than the foliage.
Its song is a series of descending whistled notes, carrying far across wooded savanna. It sometimes climbs to an exposed perch to sing — one of the few chances to photograph it in the clear.
05
Northern Puffback
Dryoscopus gambensis
Both photographs show the same species. The male is black and white with a vivid orange eye; the female is entirely rufous and buff, to the point that she is often taken for another bird altogether. The difference is such that you need to know the species to connect the two.
The male has the habit that gives the group its English name: during display he puffs out the feathers of his rump into a white ball, almost doubling his outline.
06
Brubru
Nilaus afer
The smallest and plainest of the group: back streaked brown and white, broad pale brow, rufous flanks. It makes up for it with a remarkable song — a fluted trill, endlessly repeated, that carries far further than its size would suggest.
It hunts in the canopy of acacias, often in pairs, working methodically from branch to branch.
07
White-crested Helmetshrike
Prionops plumatus
The exception in this section. Technically it belongs to a neighbouring family, the Prionopidae, but above all it contradicts everything above: instead of living hidden, it moves in noisy family parties of five to fifteen birds, in full view, calling to one another constantly.
Ruffled white crest, bright yellow eye-wattle, orange legs. Finding a party is easy; isolating one sharp individual in the foliage, far less so.
Watching bushshrikes in Casamance
All seven species are present year-round. Yellow-crowned Gonolek and Northern Puffback are met in the lodge garden itself; the Orange-breasted Bushshrike, the tchagra and the brubru call for a morning along an edge or in savanna; the Grey-headed Bushshrike is a matter of encounter rather than of programme.
A word for photographers. This is the most demanding family on the page. These birds stay hidden in the branches and will never give you much time to shoot: a few seconds in full light, then they drop back into the foliage. Set your camera beforehand and keep it ready — an exposure you have to correct at the moment is an image lost. With persistence you will bring one back, and it will count among your best.
Checklist
The 543 species recorded in Casamance
The Ziguinchor region holds 543 recorded bird species across 94 families. Open a family to see the species it contains. The 40 names in colour link to the detailed accounts on this page, with our field photographs; the others occur in the region but have not yet been documented by us.
Ducks, geese and whistling ducks
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| White-faced Whistling Duck | Dendrocygna viduata | Dendrocygne veuf |
| Fulvous Whistling Duck | Dendrocygna bicolor | Dendrocygne fauve |
| Spur-winged Goose | Plectropterus gambensis | Oie-armée de Gambie |
| Knob-billed Duck | Sarkidiornis melanotos | Canard à bosse |
| Egyptian Goose | Alopochen aegyptiaca | Ouette d'Égypte |
| African Pygmy Goose | Nettapus auritus | Anserelle naine |
| Garganey | Spatula querquedula | Sarcelle d'été |
| Northern Shoveler | Spatula clypeata | Canard souchet |
| Northern Pintail | Anas acuta | Canard pilet |
| Eurasian Teal | Anas crecca | Sarcelle d'hiver |
| Common Pochard | Aythya ferina | Fuligule milouin |
| Ferruginous Duck | Aythya nyroca | Fuligule nyroca |
| Tufted Duck | Aythya fuligula | Fuligule morillon |
Guineafowl
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Helmeted Guineafowl | Numida meleagris | Pintade de Numidie |
Francolins and quails
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Stone Partridge | Ptilopachus petrosus | Poulette de rochesPoulette de roche |
| White-throated Francolin | Campocolinus albogularis | Francolin à gorge blanche |
| Common Quail | Coturnix coturnix | Caille des blés |
| Ahanta Spurfowl | Pternistis ahantensis | Francolin d'Ahanta |
| Double-spurred Spurfowl | Pternistis bicalcaratus | Francolin à double éperon |
Nightjars
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Red-necked Nightjar | Caprimulgus ruficollis | Engoulevent à collier roux |
| European Nightjar | Caprimulgus europaeus | Engoulevent d'Europe |
| Fiery-necked Nightjar | Caprimulgus pectoralis | Engoulevent musicien |
| Long-tailed Nightjar | Caprimulgus climacurus | Engoulevent à longue queue |
| Standard-winged Nightjar | Caprimulgus longipennis | Engoulevent à balanciers |
Swifts
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Mottled Spinetail | Telacanthura ussheri | Martinet d'Ussher |
| African Palm Swift | Cypsiurus parvus | Martinet des palmes |
| Common Swift | Apus apus | Martinet noir |
| Pallid Swift | Apus pallidus | Martinet pâle |
| Little Swift | Apus affinis | Martinet des maisons |
| White-rumped Swift | Apus caffer | Martinet cafre |
Turacos
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Western Plantain-eater | Crinifer piscator | Touraco gris |
| Violet Turaco | Tauraco violaceus | Touraco violet |
| Guinea Turaco | Tauraco persa | Touraco vert |
Bustards
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Denham's Bustard | Neotis denhami | Outarde de Denham |
| White-bellied Bustard | Eupodotis senegalensis | Outarde du Sénégal |
| Black-bellied Bustard | Lissotis melanogaster | Outarde à ventre noir |
Cuckoos and coucals
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Black-throated Coucal | Centropus leucogaster | Coucal à ventre blanc |
| Senegal Coucal | Centropus senegalensis | Coucal du Sénégal |
| Black Coucal | Centropus grillii | Coucal noir |
| Blue Malkoha | Ceuthmochares aereus | Malcoha à bec jaune |
| Great Spotted Cuckoo | Clamator glandarius | Coucou geai |
| Levaillant's Cuckoo | Clamator levaillantii | Coucou de Levaillant |
| Jacobin Cuckoo | Clamator jacobinus | Coucou jacobin |
| Diederik Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx caprius | Coucou didric |
| Klaas's Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx klaas | Coucou de Klaas |
| African Emerald Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx cupreus | Coucou foliotocol |
| Black Cuckoo | Cuculus clamosus | Coucou criard |
| Red-chested Cuckoo | Cuculus solitarius | Coucou solitaire |
| African Cuckoo | Cuculus gularis | Coucou africain |
| Common Cuckoo | Cuculus canorus | Coucou gris |
Sandgrouse
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse | Pterocles exustus | Ganga à ventre brun |
| Four-banded Sandgrouse | Pterocles quadricinctus | Ganga quadribande |
Pigeons and doves
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Rock Dove | Columba livia | Pigeon biset |
| Speckled Pigeon | Columba guinea | Pigeon roussard |
| European Turtle Dove | Streptopelia turtur | Tourterelle des bois |
| African Collared Dove | Streptopelia roseogrisea | Tourterelle rieuse |
| Mourning Collared Dove | Streptopelia decipiens | Tourterelle pleureuse |
| Red-eyed Dove | Streptopelia semitorquata | Tourterelle à collier |
| Vinaceous Dove | Streptopelia vinacea | Tourterelle vineuse |
| Laughing Dove | Spilopelia senegalensis | Tourterelle maillée |
| Black-billed Wood Dove | Turtur abyssinicus | Tourtelette d'Abyssinie |
| Blue-spotted Wood Dove | Turtur afer | Tourtelette améthystine |
| Namaqua Dove | Oena capensis | Tourterelle masquéeTourtelette masquée |
| Bruce's Green Pigeon | Treron waalia | Colombar waalia |
| African Green Pigeon | Treron calvus | Colombar à front nu |
Finfoots
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| African Finfoot | Podica senegalensis | Grébifoulque d'Afrique |
Rails, crakes and gallinules
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| White-spotted Flufftail | Sarothrura pulchra | Râle perlé |
| African Crake | Crecopsis egregia | Râle des prés |
| Lesser Moorhen | Paragallinula angulata | Gallinule africaine |
| Common Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus | Gallinule poule-d'eau |
| Allen's Gallinule | Porphyrio alleni | Talève d'Allen |
| African Swamphen | Porphyrio madagascariensis | Talève d'Afrique |
| Black Crake | Zapornia flavirostra | Marouette à bec jauneRâle à bec jaune |
Cranes
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Black Crowned Crane | Balearica pavonina | Grue couronnée |
Grebes
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Little Grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis | Grèbe castagneux |
Flamingos
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Greater Flamingo | Phoenicopterus roseus | Flamant rose |
| Lesser Flamingo | Phoeniconaias minor | Flamant nain |
Buttonquails
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Common Buttonquail | Turnix sylvaticus | Turnix mugissantTurnix d'Andalousie |
Thick-knees
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Spotted Thick-knee | Burhinus capensis | Œdicnème tachard |
| Senegal Thick-knee | Burhinus senegalensis | Œdicnème du Sénégal |
Oystercatchers
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Eurasian Oystercatcher | Haematopus ostralegus | Huîtrier pie |
Stilts and avocets
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Black-winged Stilt | Himantopus himantopus | Échasse blanche |
| Pied Avocet | Recurvirostra avosetta | Avocette élégante |
Plovers and lapwings
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Grey Plover | Pluvialis squatarola | Pluvier argenté |
| European Golden Plover | Pluvialis apricaria | Pluvier doré |
| Common Ringed Plover | Charadrius hiaticula | Grand GravelotPluvier grand-gravelot |
| Forbes's Plover | Charadrius forbesi | Gravelot de ForbesPluvier de Forbes |
| Little Ringed Plover | Charadrius dubius | Petit GravelotPluvier petit-gravelot |
| Spur-winged Lapwing | Vanellus spinosus | Vanneau éperonnéVanneau à éperons |
| Black-headed Lapwing | Vanellus tectus | Vanneau à tête noire |
| White-crowned Lapwing | Vanellus albiceps | Vanneau à tête blanche |
| African Wattled Lapwing | Vanellus senegallus | Vanneau du Sénégal |
| Kittlitz's Plover | Anarhynchus pecuarius | Gravelot pâtrePluvier pâtre |
| White-fronted Plover | Anarhynchus marginatus | Gravelot à front blancPluvier à front blanc |
| Kentish Plover | Anarhynchus alexandrinus | Gravelot à collier interrompuPluvier à collier interrompu |
Egyptian Plover
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Plover | Pluvianus aegyptius | Pluvian fluviatile |
Painted-snipes
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Greater Painted-snipe | Rostratula benghalensis | Rhynchée peinte |
Jacanas
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| African Jacana | Actophilornis africanus | Jacana à poitrine dorée |
Sandpipers, shanks and godwits
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Eurasian Whimbrel | Numenius phaeopus | Courlis corlieu |
| Eurasian Curlew | Numenius arquata | Courlis cendré |
| Bar-tailed Godwit | Limosa lapponica | Barge rousse |
| Black-tailed Godwit | Limosa limosa | Barge à queue noire |
| Jack Snipe | Lymnocryptes minimus | Bécassine sourde |
| Great Snipe | Gallinago media | Bécassine double |
| Common Snipe | Gallinago gallinago | Bécassine des marais |
| Red Phalarope | Phalaropus fulicarius | Phalarope à bec large |
| Common Sandpiper | Actitis hypoleucos | Chevalier guignette |
| Green Sandpiper | Tringa ochropus | Chevalier cul-blancChevalier culblanc |
| Marsh Sandpiper | Tringa stagnatilis | Chevalier stagnatile |
| Wood Sandpiper | Tringa glareola | Chevalier sylvain |
| Common Redshank | Tringa totanus | Chevalier gambette |
| Spotted Redshank | Tringa erythropus | Chevalier arlequin |
| Common Greenshank | Tringa nebularia | Chevalier aboyeur |
| Ruddy Turnstone | Arenaria interpres | Tournepierre à collier |
| Red Knot | Calidris canutus | Bécasseau maubèche |
| Ruff | Calidris pugnax | Combattant varié |
| Curlew Sandpiper | Calidris ferruginea | Bécasseau cocorli |
| Temminck's Stint | Calidris temminckii | Bécasseau de Temminck |
| Sanderling | Calidris alba | Bécasseau sanderling |
| Dunlin | Calidris alpina | Bécasseau variable |
| Little Stint | Calidris minuta | Bécasseau minute |
Coursers and pratincoles
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Bronze-winged Courser | Rhinoptilus chalcopterus | Courvite à ailes bronzées |
| Temminck's Courser | Cursorius temminckii | Courvite de Temminck |
| Collared Pratincole | Glareola pratincola | Glaréole à collier |
Skimmers, terns and gulls
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| African Skimmer | Rynchops flavirostris | Bec-en-ciseaux d'Afrique |
| Sooty Tern | Onychoprion fuscatus | Sterne fuligineuse |
| Bridled Tern | Onychoprion anaethetus | Sterne bridée |
| Little Tern | Sternula albifrons | Sterne naine |
| Gull-billed Tern | Gelochelidon nilotica | Sterne hansel |
| Caspian Tern | Hydroprogne caspia | Sterne caspienne |
| Whiskered Tern | Chlidonias hybrida | Guifette moustac |
| Black Tern | Chlidonias niger | Guifette noire |
| White-winged Tern | Chlidonias leucopterus | Guifette leucoptère |
| Arctic Tern | Sterna paradisaea | Sterne arctique |
| Common Tern | Sterna hirundo | Sterne pierregarin |
| Roseate Tern | Sterna dougallii | Sterne de Dougall |
| Sandwich Tern | Thalasseus sandvicensis | Sterne caugek |
| Lesser Crested Tern | Thalasseus bengalensis | Sterne voyageuse |
| West African Crested Tern | Thalasseus albididorsalis | Sterne à dos pâleSterne d'Afrique |
| Sabine's Gull | Xema sabini | Mouette de Sabine |
| Slender-billed Gull | Chroicocephalus genei | Goéland railleur |
| Black-headed Gull | Chroicocephalus ridibundus | Mouette rieuse |
| Grey-headed Gull | Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus | Mouette à tête grise |
| Audouin's Gull | Ichthyaetus audouinii | Goéland d'Audouin |
| Mediterranean Gull | Ichthyaetus melanocephalus | Mouette mélanocéphale |
| Kelp Gull | Larus dominicanus | Goéland dominicain |
| Yellow-legged Gull | Larus michahellis | Goéland leucophée |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull | Larus fuscus | Goéland brun |
Skuas and jaegers
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Parasitic Jaeger | Stercorarius parasiticus | Labbe parasite |
| Pomarine Jaeger | Stercorarius pomarinus | Labbe pomarin |
| Great Skua | Stercorarius skua | Grand Labbe |
| South Polar Skua | Stercorarius maccormicki | Labbe de McCormick |
Tropicbirds
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Red-billed Tropicbird | Phaethon aethereus | Phaéton à bec rouge |
Storm petrels
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Wilson's Storm Petrel | Oceanites oceanicus | Océanite de Wilson |
| White-faced Storm Petrel | Pelagodroma marina | Océanite frégate |
| European Storm Petrel | Hydrobates pelagicus | Océanite tempête |
| Leach's Storm Petrel | Hydrobates leucorhous | Océanite culblancOcéanite cul-blanc |
| Band-rumped Storm Petrel | Hydrobates castro | Océanite de Castro |
Shearwaters and petrels
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Cory's Shearwater | Calonectris borealis | Puffin boréalPuffin cendré |
| Scopoli's Shearwater | Calonectris diomedea | Puffin de Scopoli |
| Cape Verde Shearwater | Calonectris edwardsii | Puffin du Cap-Vert |
| Sooty Shearwater | Ardenna grisea | Puffin fuligineux |
| Great Shearwater | Ardenna gravis | Puffin majeur |
| Manx Shearwater | Puffinus puffinus | Puffin des Anglais |
| Bulwer's Petrel | Bulweria bulwerii | Pétrel de Bulwer |
Storks
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Marabou Stork | Leptoptilos crumenifer | Marabout d'Afrique |
| Yellow-billed Stork | Mycteria ibis | Tantale ibis |
| Saddle-billed Stork | Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis | Jabiru d'Afrique |
| Abdim's Stork | Ciconia abdimii | Cigogne d'Abdim |
| African Woolly-necked Stork | Ciconia microscelis | Cigogne à pattes noires |
| Asian Woolly-necked Stork | Ciconia episcopus | Cigogne épiscopale |
| Black Stork | Ciconia nigra | Cigogne noire |
| White Stork | Ciconia ciconia | Cigogne blanche |
Gannets and boobies
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Gannet | Morus bassanus | Fou de Bassan |
| Red-footed Booby | Sula sula | Fou à pieds rouges |
| Brown Booby | Sula leucogaster | Fou brun |
Darters
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| African Darter | Anhinga rufa | Anhinga d'Afrique |
Cormorants
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Reed Cormorant | Microcarbo africanus | Cormoran africain |
| Great Cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo | Grand Cormoran |
Ibises and spoonbills
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| African Sacred Ibis | Threskiornis aethiopicus | Ibis sacré |
| Hadada Ibis | Bostrychia hagedash | Ibis hagedash |
| Glossy Ibis | Plegadis falcinellus | Ibis falcinelle |
| Eurasian Spoonbill | Platalea leucorodia | Spatule blanche |
| African Spoonbill | Platalea alba | Spatule d'Afrique |
Herons, egrets and bitterns
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| White-crested Tiger Heron | Tigriornis leucolopha | Onoré à huppe blanche |
| Eurasian Bittern | Botaurus stellaris | Butor étoilé |
| Dwarf Bittern | Botaurus sturmii | Blongios de Sturm |
| Little Bittern | Botaurus minutus | Blongios nain |
| Black-crowned Night Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax | Bihoreau gris |
| Black Heron | Egretta ardesiaca | Aigrette ardoisée |
| Little Egret | Egretta garzetta | Aigrette garzette |
| Western Reef Heron | Egretta gularis | Aigrette des récifsAigrette à gorge blanche |
| White-backed Night Heron | Calherodius leuconotus | Bihoreau à dos blanc |
| Striated Heron | Butorides striata | Héron strié |
| Squacco Heron | Ardeola ralloides | Crabier chevelu |
| Great Egret | Ardea alba | Grande Aigrette |
| Yellow-billed Egret | Ardea brachyrhyncha | Héron à bec jaune |
| Medium Egret | Ardea intermedia | Héron intermédiaire |
| Western Cattle Egret | Ardea ibis | Héron garde-bœufs |
| Grey Heron | Ardea cinerea | Héron cendré |
| Purple Heron | Ardea purpurea | Héron pourpré |
| Black-headed Heron | Ardea melanocephala | Héron mélanocéphale |
| Goliath Heron | Ardea goliath | Héron goliath |
Hamerkop
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Hamerkop | Scopus umbretta | Ombrette africaine |
Pelicans
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Great White Pelican | Pelecanus onocrotalus | Pélican blanc |
| Pink-backed Pelican | Pelecanus rufescens | Pélican gris |
Osprey
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | Balbuzard pêcheur |
Raptors, vultures and kites
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Scissor-tailed Kite | Chelictinia riocourii | Élanion naucler |
| Black-winged Kite | Elanus caeruleus | Élanion blanc |
| African Harrier-Hawk | Polyboroides typus | Gymnogène d'Afrique |
| Palm-nut Vulture | Gypohierax angolensis | Palmiste africain |
| Egyptian Vulture | Neophron percnopterus | Percnoptère d'ÉgypteVautour percnoptère |
| African Cuckoo-Hawk | Aviceda cuculoides | Baza coucou |
| European Honey Buzzard | Pernis apivorus | Bondrée apivore |
| White-headed Vulture | Trigonoceps occipitalis | Vautour à tête blanche |
| Lappet-faced Vulture | Torgos tracheliotos | Vautour oricou |
| Hooded Vulture | Necrosyrtes monachus | Vautour charognard |
| White-backed Vulture | Gyps africanus | Vautour africain |
| Rüppell's Vulture | Gyps rueppelli | Vautour de Rüppell |
| Griffon Vulture | Gyps fulvus | Vautour fauve |
| Bateleur | Terathopius ecaudatus | Bateleur des savanes |
| Western Banded Snake Eagle | Circaetus cinerascens | Circaète cendré |
| Beaudouin's Snake Eagle | Circaetus beaudouini | Circaète de Beaudouin |
| Short-toed Snake Eagle | Circaetus gallicus | Circaète Jean-le-Blanc |
| Brown Snake Eagle | Circaetus cinereus | Circaète brun |
| Bat Hawk | Macheiramphus alcinus | Alcin des chauves-sourisMilan des chauves-souris |
| Crowned Eagle | Stephanoaetus coronatus | Aigle couronné |
| Martial Eagle | Polemaetus bellicosus | Aigle martial |
| Long-crested Eagle | Lophaetus occipitalis | Aigle huppard |
| Wahlberg's Eagle | Hieraaetus wahlbergi | Aigle de Wahlberg |
| Booted Eagle | Hieraaetus pennatus | Aigle botté |
| Tawny Eagle | Aquila rapax | Aigle ravisseur |
| African Hawk-Eagle | Aquila spilogaster | Aigle fascié |
| Gabar Goshawk | Micronisus gabar | Autour gabar |
| Dark Chanting Goshawk | Melierax metabates | Autour sombre |
| Lizard Buzzard | Kaupifalco monogrammicus | Autour unibande |
| African Goshawk | Aerospiza tachiro | Autour tachiro |
| Red-thighed Sparrowhawk | Tachyspiza erythropus | Épervier de Hartlaub |
| Shikra | Tachyspiza badia | Épervier shikra |
| Ovambo Sparrowhawk | Accipiter ovampensis | Épervier des OvamposÉpervier de l'Ovampo |
| Black Sparrowhawk | Astur melanoleucus | Autour noir |
| Pallid Harrier | Circus macrourus | Busard pâle |
| Montagu's Harrier | Circus pygargus | Busard cendré |
| Western Marsh Harrier | Circus aeruginosus | Busard des roseaux |
| Black Kite | Milvus migrans | Milan noir |
| Yellow-billed Kite | Milvus aegyptius | Milan à bec jauneMilan d'Afrique |
| African Fish Eagle | Icthyophaga vocifer | Pygargue vocifèrePygargue vocifer |
| Grasshopper Buzzard | Butastur rufipennis | Busautour des sauterelles |
| Red-necked Buzzard | Buteo auguralis | Buse d'Afrique |
| Common Buzzard | Buteo buteo | Buse variable |
Barn owls
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Western Barn Owl | Tyto alba | Effraie des clochersChouette effraie |
Owls and eagle-owls
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Pearl-spotted Owlet | Glaucidium perlatum | Chevêchette perlée |
| Eurasian Scops Owl | Otus scops | Petit-duc scops |
| African Scops Owl | Otus senegalensis | Petit-duc africain |
| Northern White-faced Owl | Ptilopsis leucotis | Petit-duc à face blanche |
| Marsh Owl | Asio capensis | Hibou du Cap |
| Greyish Eagle-Owl | Bubo cinerascens | Grand-duc du SahelGrand-duc vermiculé |
| Verreaux's Eagle-Owl | Ketupa lactea | Grand-duc de Verreaux |
| Pel's Fishing Owl | Scotopelia peli | Chouette-pêcheuse de Pel |
| African Wood Owl | Strix woodfordii | Chouette africaine |
Mousebirds
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Blue-naped Mousebird | Urocolius macrourus | Coliou huppé |
Hoopoes
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Eurasian Hoopoe | Upupa epops | Huppe fasciée |
Wood hoopoes and scimitarbills
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Green Wood Hoopoe | Phoeniculus purpureus | Irrisor moqueur |
| Black Scimitarbill | Rhinopomastus aterrimus | Irrisor noir |
Ground hornbills
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Abyssinian Ground Hornbill | Bucorvus abyssinicus | Bucorve d'Abyssinie |
Hornbills
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Western Red-billed Hornbill | Tockus kempi | Calao de KempCalao occidental |
| West African Pied Hornbill | Lophoceros semifasciatus | Calao brévibande |
| Congo Pied Hornbill | Lophoceros fasciatus | Calao longibande |
| African Grey Hornbill | Lophoceros nasutus | Calao à bec noir |
| Piping Hornbill | Bycanistes fistulator | Calao siffleur |
| Yellow-casqued Hornbill | Ceratogymna elata | Calao à casque jaune |
Rollers
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Purple Roller | Coracias naevius | Rollier varié |
| Abyssinian Roller | Coracias abyssinicus | Rollier d'Abyssinie |
| European Roller | Coracias garrulus | Rollier d'Europe |
| Blue-bellied Roller | Coracias cyanogaster | Rollier à ventre bleu |
| Broad-billed Roller | Eurystomus glaucurus | Rolle violet |
Kingfishers
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Grey-headed Kingfisher | Halcyon leucocephala | Martin-chasseur à tête grise |
| Striped Kingfisher | Halcyon chelicuti | Martin-chasseur strié |
| Blue-breasted Kingfisher | Halcyon malimbica | Martin-chasseur à poitrine bleue |
| Woodland Kingfisher | Halcyon senegalensis | Martin-chasseur du Sénégal |
| African Pygmy Kingfisher | Ispidina picta | Martin-pêcheur pygmée |
| Malachite Kingfisher | Corythornis cristatus | Martin-pêcheur huppé |
| Shining-blue Kingfisher | Alcedo quadribrachys | Martin-pêcheur azuré |
| Giant Kingfisher | Megaceryle maxima | Martin-pêcheur géant |
| Pied Kingfisher | Ceryle rudis | Martin-pêcheur pieAlcyon pie |
Bee-eaters
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Swallow-tailed Bee-eater | Merops hirundineus | Guêpier à queue d'aronde |
| Little Bee-eater | Merops pusillus | Guêpier nain |
| Red-throated Bee-eater | Merops bulocki | Guêpier à gorge rouge |
| White-throated Bee-eater | Merops albicollis | Guêpier à gorge blanche |
| African Green Bee-eater | Merops viridissimus | Guêpier vert |
| Asian Green Bee-eater | Merops orientalis | Guêpier d'Orient |
| Blue-cheeked Bee-eater | Merops persicus | Guêpier de Perse |
| European Bee-eater | Merops apiaster | Guêpier d'Europe |
| Northern Carmine Bee-eater | Merops nubicus | Guêpier écarlate |
Tinkerbirds and barbets
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Red-rumped Tinkerbird | Pogoniulus atroflavus | Barbion à croupion rouge |
| Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird | Pogoniulus bilineatus | Barbion à croupion jaune |
| Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird | Pogoniulus chrysoconus | Barbion à front jaune |
| Hairy-breasted Barbet | Tricholaema hirsuta | Barbican hérissé |
| Vieillot's Barbet | Lybius vieilloti | Barbican de Vieillot |
| Bearded Barbet | Pogonornis dubius | Barbican à poitrine rouge |
Honeyguides
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Least Honeyguide | Indicator exilis | Indicateur menu |
| Lesser Honeyguide | Indicator minor | Petit Indicateur |
| Spotted Honeyguide | Indicator maculatus | Indicateur tacheté |
| Greater Honeyguide | Indicator indicator | Grand Indicateur |
Woodpeckers and wrynecks
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Eurasian Wryneck | Jynx torquilla | Torcol fourmilier |
| Buff-spotted Woodpecker | Pardipicus nivosus | Pic tacheté |
| Fine-spotted Woodpecker | Campethera punctuligera | Pic à taches noires |
| Golden-tailed Woodpecker | Campethera abingoni | Pic à queue dorée |
| Little Green Woodpecker | Campethera maculosa | Pic barré |
| Little Grey Woodpecker | Dendropicos elachus | Pic gris |
| Cardinal Woodpecker | Dendropicos fuscescens | Pic cardinal |
| African Grey Woodpecker | Dendropicos goertae | Pic goertan |
| Brown-backed Woodpecker | Dendropicos obsoletus | Pic à dos brun |
Falcons and kestrels
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Lesser Kestrel | Falco naumanni | Faucon crécerellette |
| Common Kestrel | Falco tinnunculus | Faucon crécerelle |
| Fox Kestrel | Falco alopex | Crécerelle renard |
| Grey Kestrel | Falco ardosiaceus | Faucon ardoisé |
| Red-necked Falcon | Falco chicquera | Faucon chicquera |
| Red-footed Falcon | Falco vespertinus | Faucon kobez |
| Eurasian Hobby | Falco subbuteo | Faucon hobereau |
| African Hobby | Falco cuvierii | Faucon de Cuvier |
| Lanner Falcon | Falco biarmicus | Faucon lanier |
| Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | Faucon pèlerin |
Parrots and parakeets
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Brown-necked Parrot | Poicephalus fuscicollis | Perroquet à cou brun |
| Senegal Parrot | Poicephalus senegalus | Perroquet youyou |
| Rose-ringed Parakeet | Psittacula krameri | Perruche à collier |
Batises and wattle-eyes
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Senegal Batis | Batis senegalensis | Pririt du Sénégal |
| Brown-throated Wattle-eye | Platysteira cyanea | Pririt à collier |
Bushshrikes, tchagras and puffbacks
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Grey-headed Bushshrike | Malaconotus blanchoti | Gladiateur de Blanchot |
| Orange-breasted Bushshrike | Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus | Gonolek soufréGladiateur soufré |
| Black-crowned Tchagra | Tchagra senegalus | Tchagra à tête noire |
| Northern Puffback | Dryoscopus gambensis | Cubla de Gambie |
| Tropical Boubou | Laniarius major | Grand Gonolek |
| Turati's Boubou | Laniarius turatii | Gonolek de Turati |
| Yellow-crowned Gonolek | Laniarius barbarus | Gonolek de Barbarie |
| Brubru | Nilaus afer | Brubru africain |
Helmetshrikes
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| White-crested Helmetshrike | Prionops plumatus | Bagadais casqué |
Cuckooshrikes
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| White-breasted Cuckooshrike | Ceblepyris pectoralis | Échenilleur à ventre blanc |
| Red-shouldered Cuckooshrike | Campephaga phoenicea | Échenilleur à épaulettes rouges |
Orioles
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| African Golden Oriole | Oriolus auratus | Loriot doré |
| Eurasian Golden Oriole | Oriolus oriolus | Loriot d'EuropeLoriot jaune |
Drongos
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Fork-tailed Drongo | Dicrurus adsimilis | Drongo brillant |
| Sharpe's Drongo | Dicrurus sharpei | Drongo de Sharpe |
Paradise flycatchers
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Red-bellied Paradise Flycatcher | Terpsiphone rufiventer | Tchitrec à ventre roux |
| African Paradise Flycatcher | Terpsiphone viridis | Tchitrec d'Afrique |
Shrikes
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow-billed Shrike | Lanius corvinus | Corvinelle à bec jaune |
| Woodchat Shrike | Lanius senator | Pie-grièche à tête rousse |
| Isabelline Shrike | Lanius isabellinus | Pie-grièche isabelle |
Crows and piapiac
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Piapiac | Ptilostomus afer | Piapiac africain |
| Pied Crow | Corvus albus | Corbeau pie |
| Brown-necked Raven | Corvus ruficollis | Corbeau brun |
Fairy flycatchers
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| African Blue Flycatcher | Elminia longicauda | Tchitrec bleuElminie bleue |
Tits and penduline tits
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| White-shouldered Black Tit | Melaniparus guineensis | Mésange galonnée |
| Yellow Penduline Tit | Anthoscopus parvulus | Rémiz à ventre jaune |
Nicators
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Western Nicator | Nicator chloris | Bulbul nicatorNicator du Sénégal |
Larks and sparrow-larks
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark | Eremopterix leucotis | Moinelette à oreillons blancs |
| Singing Bush Lark | Mirafra javanica | Alouette de Java |
| Flappet Lark | Amirafra rufocinnamomea | Alouette bourdonnante |
| Crested Lark | Galerida cristata | Cochevis huppé |
Bulbuls and greenbuls
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Slender-billed Greenbul | Stelgidillas gracilirostris | Bulbul à bec grêle |
| Grey-headed Bristlebill | Bleda canicapillus | Bulbul fourmilier |
| Yellow-gorgeted Greenbul | Atimastillas flavicollis | Bulbul à gorge claire |
| Swamp Palm Bulbul | Thescelocichla leucopleura | Bulbul des raphias |
| Simple Greenbul | Chlorocichla simplex | Bulbul modeste |
| Red-tailed Greenbul | Criniger calurus | Bulbul à barbe blanche |
| Yellow-bearded Greenbul | Criniger olivaceus | Bulbul à barbe jaune |
| Little Greenbul | Eurillas virens | Bulbul verdâtre |
| Yellow-whiskered Greenbul | Eurillas latirostris | Bulbul à moustaches jaunes |
| White-throated Greenbul | Phyllastrephus albigularis | Bulbul à gorge blanche |
| Leaf-love | Phyllastrephus scandens | Bulbul à queue rousse |
| Common Bulbul | Pycnonotus barbatus | Bulbul des jardins |
Swallows and martins
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Fanti Saw-wing | Psalidoprocne obscura | Hirondelle fanti |
| Grey-rumped Swallow | Pseudhirundo griseopyga | Hirondelle à croupion gris |
| Brown-throated Martin | Riparia paludicola | Hirondelle paludicole |
| Sand Martin | Riparia riparia | Hirondelle de rivage |
| Pied-winged Swallow | Hirundo leucosoma | Hirondelle à ailes tachetées |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | Hirondelle rustiqueHirondelle de cheminée |
| Red-chested Swallow | Hirundo lucida | Hirondelle de Guinée |
| Wire-tailed Swallow | Hirundo smithii | Hirondelle à longs brins |
| Western House Martin | Delichon urbicum | Hirondelle de fenêtre |
| European Red-rumped Swallow | Cecropis rufula | Hirondelle rousseline |
| African Red-rumped Swallow | Cecropis melanocrissus | Hirondelle de Rüppell |
| Red-breasted Swallow | Cecropis semirufa | Hirondelle à ventre roux |
| Mosque Swallow | Cecropis senegalensis | Hirondelle des mosquées |
Crombecs and grass warblers
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Moustached Grass Warbler | Melocichla mentalis | Mélocichle à moustaches |
| Northern Crombec | Sylvietta brachyura | Crombec sittelle |
| Green Crombec | Sylvietta virens | Crombec vert |
Hylias
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Green Hylia | Hylia prasina | Hylia verte |
Leaf warblers
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Wood Warbler | Phylloscopus sibilatrix | Pouillot siffleur |
| Western Bonelli's Warbler | Phylloscopus bonelli | Pouillot de Bonelli |
| Yellow-browed Warbler | Phylloscopus inornatus | Pouillot à grands sourcils |
| Willow Warbler | Phylloscopus trochilus | Pouillot fitis |
| Common Chiffchaff | Phylloscopus collybita | Pouillot véloce |
| Iberian Chiffchaff | Phylloscopus ibericus | Pouillot ibérique |
Reed and olivaceous warblers
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Great Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus arundinaceus | Rousserolle turdoïde |
| Sedge Warbler | Acrocephalus schoenobaenus | Phragmite des joncs |
| Common Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus scirpaceus | Rousserolle effarvatte |
| Eastern Olivaceous Warbler | Iduna pallida | Hypolaïs pâle |
| Western Olivaceous Warbler | Iduna opaca | Hypolaïs obscure |
| Melodious Warbler | Hippolais polyglotta | Hypolaïs polyglotte |
Grassbird warblers
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Common Grasshopper Warbler | Locustella naevia | Locustelle tachetée |
Cisticolas, prinias and apalises
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Red-faced Cisticola | Cisticola erythrops | Cisticole à face rousse |
| Singing Cisticola | Cisticola cantans | Cisticole chanteuse |
| Whistling Cisticola | Cisticola lateralis | Cisticole siffleuse |
| Winding Cisticola | Cisticola marginatus | Cisticole du Nil |
| Croaking Cisticola | Cisticola natalensis | Cisticole striée |
| Short-winged Cisticola | Cisticola brachypterus | Cisticole à ailes courtes |
| Rufous Cisticola | Cisticola rufus | Cisticole rousse |
| Zitting Cisticola | Cisticola juncidis | Cisticole des joncs |
| Desert Cisticola | Cisticola aridulus | Cisticole du désert |
| Black-backed Cisticola | Cisticola eximius | Cisticole à dos noir |
| Tawny-flanked Prinia | Prinia subflava | Prinia modeste |
| River Prinia | Prinia fluviatilis | Prinia aquatique |
| Red-winged Prinia | Prinia erythroptera | Prinia à ailes rousses |
| Yellow-breasted Apalis | Apalis flavida | Apalis à gorge jaune |
| Oriole Warbler | Hypergerus atriceps | Noircap loriot |
| Grey-backed Camaroptera | Camaroptera brevicaudata | Camaroptère à dos gris |
| Olive-green Camaroptera | Camaroptera chloronota | Camaroptère à dos vert |
| Yellow-bellied Eremomela | Eremomela icteropygialis | Érémomèle à croupion jaune |
| Senegal Eremomela | Eremomela pusilla | Érémomèle à dos vert |
Sylvia warblers
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Eurasian Blackcap | Sylvia atricapilla | Fauvette à tête noire |
| Garden Warbler | Sylvia borin | Fauvette des jardins |
| Western Orphean Warbler | Curruca hortensis | Fauvette orphée |
| Sardinian Warbler | Curruca melanocephala | Fauvette mélanocéphale |
| Western Subalpine Warbler | Curruca iberiae | Fauvette passerinette |
| Common Whitethroat | Curruca communis | Fauvette grisette |
White-eyes
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Yellow White-eye | Zosterops senegalensis | Zostérops jaune |
Illadopses
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Brown Illadopsis | Illadopsis fulvescens | Akalat brun |
| Puvel's Illadopsis | Illadopsis puveli | Akalat de Puvel |
| Rufous-winged Illadopsis | Illadopsis rufescens | Akalat à ailes rousses |
Babblers
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Capuchin Babbler | Turdoides atripennis | Phyllanthe capucinCratérope capucin |
| Brown Babbler | Turdoides plebejus | Cratérope brun |
| Blackcap Babbler | Turdoides reinwardtii | Cratérope à tête noire |
Hyliotas
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow-bellied Hyliota | Hyliota flavigaster | Hyliote à ventre jaune |
African creepers
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| African Spotted Creeper | Salpornis salvadori | Grimpereau de SalvadorSalpornis de Salvadori |
Glossy starlings and oxpeckers
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Greater Blue-eared Starling | Lamprotornis chalybaeus | Choucador à oreillons bleus |
| Lesser Blue-eared Starling | Lamprotornis chloropterus | Choucador de Swainson |
| Bronze-tailed Starling | Lamprotornis chalcurus | Choucador à queue violette |
| Splendid Starling | Lamprotornis splendidus | Choucador splendide |
| Purple Starling | Lamprotornis purpureus | Choucador pourpré |
| Long-tailed Glossy Starling | Lamprotornis caudatus | Choucador à longue queue |
| Chestnut-bellied Starling | Lamprotornis pulcher | Choucador à ventre roux |
| Violet-backed Starling | Cinnyricinclus leucogaster | Spréo améthysteÉtourneau améthyste |
| Yellow-billed Oxpecker | Buphagus africanus | Piquebœuf à bec jaune |
Thrushes and alethes
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| African Thrush | Turdus pelios | Merle africain |
| White-tailed Alethe | Alethe diademata | Alèthe à huppe rousse |
Flycatchers, robin-chats and chats
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Black Scrub Robin | Cercotrichas podobe | Agrobate podobé |
| Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin | Cercotrichas galactotes | Agrobate roux |
| Pale Flycatcher | Agricola pallidus | Gobemouche pâle |
| White-browed Forest Flycatcher | Fraseria cinerascens | Gobemouche à sourcils blancs |
| Grey Tit-Flycatcher | Fraseria plumbea | Gobemouche mésange |
| Northern Black Flycatcher | Melaenornis edolioides | Gobemouche drongo |
| Spotted Flycatcher | Muscicapa striata | Gobemouche gris |
| Swamp Flycatcher | Muscicapa aquatica | Gobemouche des marais |
| White-crowned Robin-Chat | Cossypha albicapillus | Cossyphe à calotte blanche |
| Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat | Cossypha niveicapilla | Cossyphe à calotte neigeuse |
| Common Nightingale | Luscinia megarhynchos | Rossignol philomèle |
| Bluethroat | Luscinia svecica | Gorgebleue à miroir |
| European Pied Flycatcher | Ficedula hypoleuca | Gobemouche noir |
| Common Redstart | Phoenicurus phoenicurus | Rougequeue à front blanc |
| Common Rock Thrush | Monticola saxatilis | Monticole de roche |
| Blue Rock Thrush | Monticola solitarius | Monticole bleu |
| Whinchat | Saxicola rubetra | Tarier des prés |
| African Stonechat | Saxicola torquatus | Tarier africainTarier d'Afrique |
| Anteater Chat | Myrmecocichla aethiops | Traquet brun |
| Northern Wheatear | Oenanthe oenanthe | Traquet motteux |
| Atlas Wheatear | Oenanthe seebohmi | Traquet de Seebohm |
| White-fronted Black Chat | Oenanthe albifrons | Traquet à front blanc |
Sunbirds
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Mangrove Sunbird | Anthreptes gabonicus | Souimanga brun |
| Western Violet-backed Sunbird | Anthreptes longuemarei | Souimanga violet |
| Collared Sunbird | Hedydipna collaris | Souimanga à collier |
| Pygmy Sunbird | Hedydipna platura | Souimanga pygmée |
| Green-headed Sunbird | Cyanomitra verticalis | Souimanga à tête verte |
| Olive Sunbird | Cyanomitra olivacea | Souimanga olivâtre |
| Scarlet-chested Sunbird | Chalcomitra senegalensis | Souimanga à poitrine rouge |
| Olive-bellied Sunbird | Cinnyris chloropygius | Souimanga à ventre olive |
| Beautiful Sunbird | Cinnyris pulchellus | Souimanga à longue queue |
| Splendid Sunbird | Cinnyris coccinigastrus | Souimanga éclatant |
| Variable Sunbird | Cinnyris venustus | Souimanga à ventre jaune |
| Copper Sunbird | Cinnyris cupreus | Souimanga cuivré |
Sparrows
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow-spotted Bush Sparrow | Gymnoris pyrgita | Moineau à point jaune |
| Sahel Bush Sparrow | Gymnoris dentata | Petit Moineau |
| Northern Grey-headed Sparrow | Passer griseus | Moineau gris |
| House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | Moineau domestique |
| Sudan Golden Sparrow | Passer luteus | Moineau doré |
Buffalo and sparrow-weavers
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| White-billed Buffalo Weaver | Bubalornis albirostris | Alecto à bec blanc |
| Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver | Plocepasser superciliosus | Mahali à calotte marron |
| Speckle-fronted Weaver | Sporopipes frontalis | Sporopipe quadrillé |
Weavers, queleas and bishops
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Thick-billed Weaver | Amblyospiza albifrons | Amblyospize à front blanc |
| Little Weaver | Ploceus luteolus | Tisserin minule |
| Olive-naped Weaver | Ploceus brachypterus | Tisserin pirate |
| Black-necked Weaver | Ploceus nigricollis | Tisserin à cou noir |
| Heuglin's Masked Weaver | Ploceus heuglini | Tisserin masqué |
| Vitelline Masked Weaver | Ploceus vitellinus | Tisserin vitellin |
| Village Weaver | Ploceus cucullatus | Tisserin gendarme |
| Black-headed Weaver | Ploceus melanocephalus | Tisserin à tête noire |
| Compact Weaver | Ploceus superciliosus | Tisserin gros-bec |
| Blue-billed Malimbe | Malimbus nitens | Malimbe à bec bleu |
| Red-headed Weaver | Anaplectes rubriceps | Tisserin écarlateAnaplecte écarlate |
| Red-headed Quelea | Quelea erythrops | Travailleur à tête rouge |
| Red-billed Quelea | Quelea quelea | Travailleur à bec rouge |
| Yellow-crowned Bishop | Euplectes afer | Euplecte vorabé |
| Black-winged Red Bishop | Euplectes hordeaceus | Euplecte monseigneur |
| Northern Red Bishop | Euplectes franciscanus | Euplecte franciscain |
| Yellow-mantled Widowbird | Euplectes macroura | Euplecte à dos d'or |
Mannikins, waxbills and firefinches
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Bronze Mannikin | Spermestes cucullata | Capucin nonnette |
| Magpie Mannikin | Spermestes fringilloides | Capucin pie |
| Black-and-white Mannikin | Spermestes bicolor | Capucin bicolore |
| African Silverbill | Euodice cantans | Capucin bec-d'argent |
| Chestnut-breasted Nigrita | Nigrita bicolor | Nigrette à ventre roux |
| Lavender Waxbill | Glaucestrilda caerulescens | Astrild queue-de-vinaigre |
| Orange-cheeked Waxbill | Estrilda melpoda | Astrild à joues orange |
| Black-rumped Waxbill | Estrilda troglodytes | Astrild cendré |
| Quailfinch | Ortygospiza atricollis | Astrild-caille à lunettes |
| Cut-throat Finch | Amadina fasciata | Amadine cou-coupé |
| Orange-breasted Waxbill | Amandava subflava | Bengali zébré |
| Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu | Uraeginthus bengalus | Cordonbleu à joues rouges |
| Western Bluebill | Spermophaga haematina | Sénégali sanguinBecbleu sanguin |
| Crimson Seedcracker | Pyrenestes sanguineus | Pyréneste gros-bec |
| Green-winged Pytilia | Pytilia melba | Beaumarquet melba |
| Red-winged Pytilia | Pytilia phoenicoptera | Beaumarquet aurore |
| Red-billed Firefinch | Lagonosticta senegala | Amarante du Sénégal |
| African Firefinch | Lagonosticta rubricata | Amarante foncé |
| Black-bellied Firefinch | Lagonosticta rara | Amarante à ventre noir |
| Bar-breasted Firefinch | Lagonosticta rufopicta | Amarante pointé |
Whydahs and indigobirds
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Village Indigobird | Vidua chalybeata | Combassou du Sénégal |
| Wilson's Indigobird | Vidua wilsoni | Combassou de Wilson |
| Quailfinch Indigobird | Vidua nigeriae | Combassou du Nigéria |
| Pin-tailed Whydah | Vidua macroura | Veuve dominicaine |
| Sahel Paradise Whydah | Vidua orientalis | Veuve à collier d'or |
| Exclamatory Paradise Whydah | Vidua interjecta | Veuve nigérienneVeuve nigériane |
Wagtails, pipits and longclaws
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Western Yellow Wagtail | Motacilla flava | Bergeronnette printanière |
| White Wagtail | Motacilla alba | Bergeronnette grise |
| Yellow-throated Longclaw | Macronyx croceus | Sentinelle à gorge jaune |
| Tawny Pipit | Anthus campestris | Pipit rousseline |
| Plain-backed Pipit | Anthus leucophrys | Pipit à dos uni |
| Tree Pipit | Anthus trivialis | Pipit des arbres |
| Red-throated Pipit | Anthus cervinus | Pipit à gorge rousse |
Canaries and seedeaters
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| White-rumped Seedeater | Crithagra leucopygia | Serin à croupion blanc |
| Yellow-fronted Canary | Crithagra mozambica | Serin du Mozambique |
Buntings
| English name | Scientific name | French name |
|---|---|---|
| Ortolan Bunting | Emberiza hortulana | Bruant ortolan |
| Gosling's Bunting | Emberiza goslingi | Bruant d'AlexanderBruant de Gosling |
| Brown-rumped Bunting | Emberiza affinis | Bruant à ventre jaune |
Regional list and nomenclature after the IOC World Bird List and Avibase, via oiseaux.net for the Ziguinchor region. Families follow systematic order.