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Systematic list ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae 1. White-faced Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna viduata [common at all wetlands] 2. Comb Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos melanotos [~15 Kaur] 3. Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis gambensis [a few at Tendaba and Janjanbureh] 4. African Pygmy Goose Nettapus auritus [2 Jakhaly rice fields] GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae 5. Double-spurred Francolin Francolinus bicalcaratus bicalcaratus [commonly heard and a few seen] 6. Stone Partridge Ptilopachus petrosus petrosus [4 Faraba banta track] PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae 7. Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis capensis [1 Kotu pools] PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Phoenicopteridae 8. Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus [~40 Pirang] PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae 9. Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus [Sanyang, Pirang & many at Tendaba] 10. Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens [Sanyang, Pirang & many at Tendaba] PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae 11. Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo lucidus [1 Kotu, Tendaba, Illiassa] 12. Long-tailed Cormorant Phalacrocorax africanus africanus [common at wetlands]

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  • Systematic list ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae

    1. White-faced Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna viduata [common at all wetlands]

    2. Comb Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos melanotos [~15 Kaur]

    3. Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis gambensis [a few at Tendaba and Janjanbureh]

    4. African Pygmy Goose Nettapus auritus [2 Jakhaly rice fields]

    GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae

    5. Double-spurred Francolin Francolinus bicalcaratus bicalcaratus [commonly heard and a few seen]

    6. Stone Partridge Ptilopachus petrosus petrosus [4 Faraba banta track]

    PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae

    7. Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis capensis [1 Kotu pools]

    PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Phoenicopteridae

    8. Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus [~40 Pirang]

    PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae

    9. Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus [Sanyang, Pirang & many at Tendaba]

    10. Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens [Sanyang, Pirang & many at Tendaba]

    PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae

    11. Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo lucidus [1 Kotu, Tendaba, Illiassa]

    12. Long-tailed Cormorant Phalacrocorax africanus africanus [common at wetlands]

  • PELECANIFORMES: Anhingidae

    13. Darter Anhinga melanogaster rufa [a few at wetland sites]

    CICONIIFORMES: Ardeidae

    14. Grey Heron Ardea cinerea cinerea/monicae [common throughout]

    15. Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala [common at wetlands]

    16. Goliath Heron Ardea goliath [1 Baobolong wetlands]

    17. Purple Heron Ardea purpurea purpurea [1 Pirang, Baobolong, Jakhaly]

    18. Great Egret Ardea alba melanorhyncha [common at wetland sites]

    19. Intermediate Egret Mesophoyx intermedian brachyrhyncha [a few at Baobolong]

    20. Little Egret Egretta garzetta garzetta [a few at Baobolong and Jakhaly]

    21. Western Reef-Heron Egretta gularis gularis [common throughout]

    22. Black Heron Egretta ardesiaca [a few at Kotu and Pirang]

    23. Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis ibis [abundant throughout]

    24. Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides [common at all wetland sites]

    25. Striated Heron Butorides striata atricapillus [common at all wetland sites]

    26. Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax nycticorax [1 or 2 Abuko, Baobolong & Marakissa]

    27. White-backed Night-Heron Gorsachius leuconotus [poor view at Abuko, 2 Baobolong]

    CICONIIFORMES: Threskiornithidae

    28. Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash brevirostris [2 Janjanbureh river]

  • 29. African Spoonbill Platalea alba [5 Pirang]

    CICONIIFORMES: Scopidae

    30. Hamerkop Scopus umbretta umbretta [common throughout]

    CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae

    31. Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus [2 Kalagi, 4 Baobolong, 1 Pakali Ba]

    32. Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumeniferus [15 Fula Bantang colony]

    33. Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis [~3 Pirang and Baobolong]

    FALCONIFORMES: Pandionidae

    34. Osprey Pandion haliaetus haliaetus [a few at wetland sites]

    FALCONIFORMES: Accipitridae

    35. Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus caeruleus [1 near airport, 1 Essau]

    36. Yellow-billed Kite Milvus aegyptius parasites [very common throughout]

    37. African Fish-Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer [1 Tendaba, pair near Janjanbureh]

  • 38. Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis [fairly common in land]

    39. Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus monachus [very common]

    40. White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus [~3 inland]

    41. White-headed Vulture Trigonoceps occipitalis [1 male near Panchang]

    42. Beaudouin's Snake-Eagle Circaetus beaudouini [1 Kalagi, Bansang, near Soma]

    43. Brown Snake-Eagle Circaetus cinereus [2 Faraba banta, 1 Kalagi]

    44. Banded Snake-Eagle Circaetus cinerascens [1 Faraba banta, 1 Tendaba]

    45. Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus [1 adult Faraba, 2 juv. Soma]

  • 46. Eurasian Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus aeruginosus [1 Pirang, 1 Kaur]

    47. African Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides typus pectoralis [common throughout]

    48. Lizard Buzzard Kaupifalco monogrammicus monogrammicus [1 Marakissa, Mandina Ba, Kotu]

    49. Dark Chanting Goshawk Melierax metabates metabates [common roadside hawk]

    50. Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar niger [2 Soma, 1 Janjanbureh]

    51. Shikra Accipiter badius [common throughout]

    52. Grasshopper Buzzard Butastur rufipennis [1 Kalagi, Tendaba, Panchang]

    53. Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax Belisarius [1 Kampanti]

    54. African Hawk-Eagle Aquila spilogaster [2 Faraba banta]

    55. Wahlberg's Eagle Hieraaetus wahlbergi [2 Kampanti]

    56. Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus [1 Kampanti, 1 Baobolong]

    57. Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis [1 Kampanti, Faraba & Marakissa]

    FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae

    58. Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus rufescens [1 Wassu]

    59. Grey Kestrel Falco ardosiaceus [a few throughout]

    60. Red-necked Falcon Falco chicquera ruficollis [1 Bansang]

    61. African Hobby Falco cuvierii [2 Tendaba, 1 Marakissa]

    62. Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus abyssinicus [2 near Soma]

    GRUIFORMES: Rallidae

    63. Black Crake Amaurornis flavirostra [1 Janjanbureh, a few Panchang]

    64. Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio madagascariensis [1 Panchang]

    65. Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus meridionalis [1 Panchang]

    GRUIFORMES: Heliornithidae

  • 66. African Finfoot Podica senegalensis senegalensis [1 male near Janjanbureh]

    CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae

    67. Senegal Thick-knee Burhinus senegalensis [common throughout]

    CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae

    68. Spur-winged Plover Vanellus spinosus [very common throughout]

    69. Black-headed Lapwing Vanellus tectus tectus [4 Fajara golf course]

    70. Wattled Lapwing Vanellus senegallus senegallus [2 Kotu and Abuko]

    71. Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola [1 Kotu]

    72. Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus alexandrines [1 Pirang]

    73. Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula hiaticula [1 Tanji, a few at Pirang]

    CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae

    74. Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus himantopus [~10 Kotu pools, Pirang, Baobolong]

    75. Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta [1 Pirang]

    CHARADRIIFORMES: Jacanidae

    76. African Jacana Actophilornis africanus [common at all wetlands]

    CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae

    77. Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos [1 or 2 most wetlands]

    78. Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus [1 Kaur]

    79. Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia nebularia [1 or 2 most wetlands]

    80. Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola [1 Kotu pools]

    81. Common Redshank Tringa totanus totanus/ussuriensis [1 Kotu and Baobolong]

  • 82. Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus phaeopus [common at wetland sites]

    83. Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica lapponica [common at Tanji and Pirang]

    84. Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres interpres [~20 Tanji and Kartong]

    85. Sanderling Calidris alba [common on coast]

    86. Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea [4 Pirang]

    87. Ruff Philomachus pugnax [~25 Kaur]

    CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae

    88. Egyptian Plover Pluvianus aegyptius [1 Soma & Panchang, 3 Kaur]

    89. Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola [~30 Kaur]

    CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae

    90. Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei [1 Illiassa]

    91. Grey-headed Gull Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus poiocephalus [common on coast]

    92. Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus graellsii/intermedius [~7 Tanji]

    93. Little Tern Sternula albifrons albifrons [2 Pirang]

    94. Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica nilotica [a few at some wetlands]

    95. Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia [common on coast]

    96. Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis [common on coast]

    97. Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis sandvicensis [few at Kartong and Lamin lodge]

    COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae

    98. Rock Pigeon Columba livia [some around villages]

    99. Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea guinea [common throughout]

    100. African Mourning Dove Streptopelia decipiens shelleyi [common inland near water]

  • 101. Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata [very common throughout]

    102. Vinaceous Dove Streptopelia vinacea [very common throughout]

    103. Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis senegalensis [very common throughout]

    104. Black-billed Wood-Dove Turtur abyssinicus [common throughout]

    105. Blue-spotted Wood-Dove Turtur afer afer [2 or 3 Brufut and Abuko]

    106. Namaqua Dove Oena capensis capensis [1 Soma, 2 Kaur, 5 near Farafenni]

    107. Bruce's Green Pigeon Treron waalia [2 Tendaba]

    108. African Green Pigeon Treron calvus nudirostris [2 Brufut, 3 or 4 Mandina Ba]

    PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae

    109. Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri krameri [common throughout]

    110. Senegal Parrot Poicephalus senegalus [very common throughout]

    CUCULIFORMES: Musophagidae

    111. Green Turaco Tauraco persa buffoni [~7 Abuko]

    112. Violet Turaco Musophaga violacea [a few a Abuko, Janjanbureh, Marakissa]

    113. Western Plantain-eater Crinifer piscator [common throughout]

    CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae

    114. Levaillant's Cuckoo Clamator levaillantii [1 Kotu, 3 near Mandina Ba]

  • 115. African Cuckoo Cuculus gularis [1 juv Batelling, 1 near Soma]

    116. Dideric Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius [1 Batelling, 1 Gunjur]

    117. Senegal Coucal Centropus senegalensis senegalensis [common throughout]

    STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae

    118. Northern White-faced Owl Ptilopsis leucotis leucotis [2 Faraba Banta]

    119. Greyish Eagle-Owl Bubo cinerascens [pair at Faraba Banta]

    120. Verreaux's Eagle-Owl Bubo lacteus [1 between Soma and Janjanbureh]

  • 121. Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum perlatum [1 Tendaba, heard elsewhere]

    APODIFORMES: Apodidae

    122. Mottled Spinetail Telacanthura ussheri ussheri [1 or 2 Bansang]

    123. Little Swift Apus affinis aerobates [common throughout]

    124. White-rumped Swift Apus caffer [1 Kampanti]

    125. African Palm-Swift Cypsiurus parvus parvus [common throughout]

    CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae

    126. Malachite Kingfisher Alcedo cristata galerita [few at most wetland sites]

    127. African Pygmy Kingfisher Ispidina picta picta [1 Brufut, 2 Markissa]

    128. Grey-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala leucocephala [1 Baobolong, 2 or 3 Janjanbureh]

    129. Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis senegalensis [2 Kotu and Mandina Ba, 3 Janjanbureh]

  • 130. Blue-breasted Kingfisher Halcyon malimbica torquata [2 Baobolong, 1 Marakissa]

    131. Striped Kingfisher Halcyon chelicuti chelicuti [1 Faraba Banta]

    132. Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maximus maximus [2 Marakissa]

    133. Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis rudis [common at all wetlands]

    CORACIIFORMES: Meropidae

    134. Red-throated Bee-eater Merops bulocki bulocki [~10 Janjanbureh, ~200 Bansang]

  • 135. Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus pusillus [a few throughout]

    136. Swallow-tailed Bee-eater Merops hirundineus chrysolaimus [2 Abuko]

    137. White-throated Bee-eater Merops albicollis [~4 Baobolong, ~30 near Janjanbureh]

    138. Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis viridissimus [1 near Janjanbureh]

    139. Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus chrysocercus [flying over at Tendaba]

    140. European Bee-eater Merops apiaster [in flight over Tendaba and Farafenni]

    141. Northern Carmine Bee-eater Merops nubicus [~25 Wassu]

    CORACIIFORMES: Coraciidae

    142. Abyssinian Roller Coracias abyssinicus [common especially inland]

    143. Rufous-crowned Roller Coracias naevius naevius [1 Faraba Banta, 2 Janjanbureh]

    144. Blue-bellied Roller Coracias cyanogaster [a few at most places visited]

  • 145. Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurusm afer [~4 Bakau, Janjanbureh and others]

    CORACIIFORMES: Phoeniculidae

    146. Green Woodhoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus senegalensis [a few at most places]

    CORACIIFORMES: Bucerotidae

    147. Western Red-billed Hornbill Tockus kempi [common throughout]

    148. African Pied Hornbill Tockus fasciatus semifasciatus [2 or 3 Abuko, Brufut & Mandina Ba]

    149. African Grey Hornbill Tockus nasutus nasutus [common throughout]

    150. Northern Ground-Hornbill Bucorvus abyssinicus [1 male between Farafenni & Illiassa]

    PICIFORMES: Lybiidae

    151. Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus chrysoconus chrysoconus [1 Faraba Banta and Brufut + heard]

    152. Bearded Barbet Lybius dubius [1 or 2 at a few sites en route]

    PICIFORMES: Indicatoridae

    153. Greater Honeyguide Indicator indicator senegalensis [1 male Marakissa]

  • PICIFORMES: Picidae

    154. Fine-spotted Woodpecker Campethera punctuligera punctuligera [1 Lamin fields, 2 Janjanbureh]

    155. Grey Woodpecker Dendropicos goertae goertae [a few throughout]

    PASSERIFORMES: Platysteiridae

    156. Brown-throated Wattle-eye Platysteira cyanea cyanea [commonly heard and 2 seen]

    PASSERIFORMES: Prionopidae

    157. White Helmetshrike Prionops plumatus plumatus [parties at Faraba banta, South bank road]

    PASSERIFORMES: Malaconotidae

    158. Northern Puffback Dryoscopus gambensis gambensis [pair at Faraba banta]

    159. Common Gonolek Laniarius barbarus barbarous [a few throughout]

    PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae

    160. Yellow-billed Shrike Corvinella corvina corvine [common in countryside]

  • PASSERIFORMES: Oriolidae

    161. African Golden Oriole Oriolus auratus auratus [1 Faraba, Soma, south bank road]

    PASSERIFORMES: Dicruridae

    162. Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis divaricatus [common throughout]

    PASSERIFORMES: Monarchidae

    163. Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone rufiventer rufiventer [1 Brufut and Sifoe]

    PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae

    164. Piapiac Ptilostomus afer [common in countryside]

    165. Pied Crow Corvus albus [abundant at coast]

    PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae

    166. Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix leucotis melanocephala [4 Panchang, ~5 Farafenni]

    167. Crested Lark Galerida cristata senegalensis [1 Tanji beach, 2 Pirang]

    PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae

  • 168. Sand Martin Riparia riparia riparia [~50 Bansang Quarry]

    169. Red-chested Swallow Hirundo lucida lucida [common throughout]

    170. Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii smithii [a few at Kotu, Pirang etc.]

    171. Pied-winged Swallow Hirundo leucosoma [1 possible Farafenni water hole]

    172. West African Swallow Cecropis domicella [a few around villages]

    173. Mosque Swallow Cecropis senegalensis senegalensis [2 Pirang and again up-river]

    174. Fanti Sawwing Psalidoprocne obscura [a few at Abuko and Brufut]

    PASSERIFORMES: Pycnonotidae

    175. Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus inornatus [abundant everywhere]

    176. Little Greenbul Andropadus virens erythropterus [1 or 2 Abuko, more heard]

    177. Yellow-throated Greenbul Chlorocichla flavicollis flavicollis [a few at Kampanti, Janjanbureh]

    PASSERIFORMES: Phylloscopidae

    178. Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus trochilus [a few migrants at Marakissa & up-river]

    PASSERIFORMES: Acrocephalidae

    179. Western Olivaceous Warbler Hippolais opaca [commonly heard, a few seen]

    180. Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta [a few heard and seen]

    PASSERIFORMES: Cisticolidae

    181. Yellow-breasted Apalis Apalis flavida caniceps [heard and seen at Abuko]

    182. Grey-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brachyura brevicaudata [a few seen at coast]

    183. Singing Cisticola Cisticola cantans swanzii [1 Marakissa and Gunjur]

    184. Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis uropygialis [common at Pirang, Darsalami etc.]

    185. Oriole Warbler Hypergerus atriceps [2 Kotu, 1 near Janjanbureh]

  • 186. Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava subflava [a fairly common warbler]

    187. Red-winged Prinia Prinia erythroptera [2 pairs at Brufut]

    188. Senegal Eremomela Eremomela pusilla [1 or 2 Brufut and Kiang West]

    PASSERIFORMES: Sylviidae

    189. Subalpine Warbler Sylvia cantillans cantillans [1 Kotu]

    190. Northern Crombec Sylvietta brachyura brachyuran [1 Lamin fields and again up-river]

    PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae

    191. Northern Black Flycatcher Melaenornis edolioides edolioides [a few in coastal woods]

    192. Swamp Flycatcher Muscicapa aquatica aquatica [~4 on river from Janjanbureh]

    193. Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat Cossypha niveicapilla niveicapilla [1 Mandina Ba]

    194. White-crowned Robin-Chat Cossypha albicapilla albicapilla [1 Janjanbureh, 2 Marakissa]

    195. Whinchat Saxicola rubetra [1 male Kiang West]

    196. Northern Anteater-Chat Myrmecocichla aethiops aethiops [1 Illiassa]

    PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae

  • 197. African Thrush Turdus pelios chiguancoides [a few at Kotu and Abuko]

    PASSERIFORMES: Timaliidae

    198. Blackcap Babbler Turdoides reinwardtii reinwardtii [seen at Abuko and Brufut]

    199. Brown Babbler Turdoides plebejus platycircus [very common throughout]

    PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae

    200. Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling Lamprotornis chalybaeus chalybaeus [common all over countryside]

    201. Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-Starling Lamprotornis chloropterus chloropterus [often with other starlings]

    202. Bronze-tailed Glossy-Starling Lamprotornis chalcurus chalcurus [often a few with other starlings]

    203. Purple Glossy-Starling Lamprotornis purpureus purpureus [common throughout]

    204. Long-tailed Glossy-Starling Lamprotornis caudatus [very common throughout]

    PASSERIFORMES: Buphagidae

    205. Yellow-billed Oxpecker Buphagus africanus africanus [~3 Kalagi, ~6 Kwinella]

    PASSERIFORMES: Nectariniidae

    206. Mouse-brown Sunbird Anthreptes gabonicus [a few on the Baobolong trip]

    207. Western Violet-backed Sunbird Anthreptes longuemarei [pair at Brufut woods]

  • 208. Pygmy Sunbird Hedydipna platura [pair Kiang West]

    209. Green-headed Sunbird Cyanomitra verticalis [pair Kampanti rice fields]

    210. Scarlet-chested Sunbird Chalcomitra senegalensis senegalensis [1 or 2 Brufut, Faraba &

    Tendaba]

    211. Beautiful Sunbird Cinnyris pulchellus pulchellus [common]

    212. Splendid Sunbird Cinnyris coccinigastrus [1 Brufut]

    213. Variable Sunbird Cinnyris venustus venustus [pairs at Kotu, Brufut & Kiang West]

    PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae

  • 214. Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava flava/flavissima/iberiae [1 or 2 Pirang, Kaur and Tendaba]

    215. White Wagtail Motacilla alba alba [a few at Tendaba and Kaur]

    PASSERIFORMES: Emberizidae

    216. Cinnamon-breasted Bunting Emberiza tahapisi goslingi [2 Janjanbureh, 1 or 2 Bansang]

    PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae

    217. White-rumped Seedeater Serinus leucopygius riggenbachi [~3 Panchang]

    218. Yellow-fronted Canary Serinus mozambicus caniceps [2 Sanyang, common upriver]

    PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae

    219. House Sparrow Passer domesticus indicus [fairly common in villages]

    220. Grey-headed Sparrow Passer griseus griseus [very common all over country]

    221. Sudan Golden Sparrow Passer luteus [2 Panchang]

    222. Bush Petronia Petronia dentata dentate [a few up-river: Panchang, Bansang]

    PASSERIFORMES: Ploceidae

    223. White-billed Buffalo-Weaver Bubalornis albirostris [common in colonies]

    224. Little Weaver Ploceus luteolus luteolus [pair building nest at Brufut]

    225. Black-necked Weaver Ploceus nigricollis brachypterus [males at Brufut and Abuko]

    226. Vitelline Masked-Weaver Ploceus vitellinus [males at Faraba and Kiang West]

  • 227. Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus cucullatus [abundant and in breeding plumage]

    228. Northern Red Bishop Euplectes franciscanus franciscanus [very common]

    229. Black-winged Bishop Euplectes hordeaceus hordeaceus [2 at roadside stops near Pirang]

    230. Yellow-crowned Bishop Euplectes afer afer [1 male Pirang]

    PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae

    231. Lavender Waxbill Estrilda caerulescens [a few throughout e.g. at Brufut]

    232. Orange-cheeked Waxbill Estrilda melpoda melpoda [pair Abuko]

    233. Black-rumped Waxbill Estrilda troglodytes [Pirang, then common at Janjanbureh]

    234. Red-cheeked Cordonbleu Uraeginthus bengalus bengalus [very common throughout]

    235. Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala senegala [abundant]

    236. Black-faced Quailfinch Ortygospiza atricollis atricollis [2+ Pirang, 2 Kalagi]

  • 237. Bronze Mannikin Spermestes cucullatus [common in cultivated areas]

    238. African Silverbill Euodice cantans cantans [1+ Panchang]

    PASSERIFORMES: Viduidae

    239. Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura [only 1 non-breeding at Janjanbureh]

    240. Sahel Paradise-Whydah Vidua orientalis [2 males at waterholes near Farafenni]

    241. Exclamatory Paradise-Whydah Vidua interjecta [2 males Kiang West and Bansang]

    242. Village Indigobird Vidua chalybeata chalybeata [a few at Kartong, Janjanbureh etc.]

    Mammals, Reptiles & Butterflies Gambian Sun Squirrel Heliosciurus gambianus [1 or 2 Abuko, Kotu] Striped Ground Squirrel Xerus erythropus [1 Marakissa] Gambian Epauleted Fruit-bat Epomophorus gambianus [15 at Janjanbureh roosting, Bakau] Common Warthog Phacochoerus africanus [1 male at Tendaba scrub] Hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius [~5 Janjanbureh river trip] Red Colobus Monkey Colobus badius [20 Abuko, Janjanbureh] Green Vervet Monkey Cercopithecus aethiops [common] Patas Monkey Erythrocebus patas [~10 North bank road]

  • Guinea Baboon Papio papio [3 near Bansang] Nile Monitor Lizard Varanus niloticus [common Marakissa, Janjanbureh] Nile Crocodile Crocodilus niloticus [a few Baobolong, Marakissa] Agama Lizard Agama agama [very common] White lady Swallowtail Graphium angolanus baronis African Emigrant Catopsilia florella Common Grass Yellow Eurema hecabe Caper white Belenois aurota African Caper White Belenois creona Common Zebra Blue Leptotes pirithous African Grass Blue Zizeeria knysna African Tiger Danatus chrysippus Darker commodore Precis antilope Blue Pansy Junonia orithya Little commodore Junonia sophia Guineafowl Hamanumida daedalus