Birds of Ghana

652 species recorded at 25 public birding hotspots.

Most recorded in November

Common BulbulCommon BulbulPycnonotus barbatusCongo Pied HornbillCongo Pied HornbillLophoceros fasciatusBlack KiteBlack KiteMilvus migransPied CrowPied CrowCorvus albusRed-eyed DoveRed-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquataAfrican Green PigeonAfrican Green PigeonTreron calvusBarn SwallowBarn SwallowHirundo rusticaWhite-throated Bee-eaterWhite-throated Bee-eaterMerops albicollisCollared SunbirdCollared SunbirdHedydipna collarisWestern Cattle EgretWestern Cattle EgretArdea ibisLaughing DoveLaughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensisSplendid StarlingSplendid StarlingLamprotornis splendidusAfrican Harrier-HawkAfrican Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typusVelvet-mantled DrongoVelvet-mantled DrongoDicrurus modestus

Most recorded

Grey-headed NigritaGrey-headed NigritaNigrita canicapillusTambourine DoveTambourine DoveTurtur tympanistriaRed-bellied Paradise FlycatcherRed-bellied Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone rufiventerYellow-billed TuracoYellow-billed TuracoTauraco macrorhynchusGreen HyliaGreen HyliaHylia prasinaOlive SunbirdOlive SunbirdCyanomitra olivaceaWestern Plantain-eaterWestern Plantain-eaterCrinifer piscatorBronze MannikinBronze MannikinSpermestes cucullataAfrican Palm SwiftAfrican Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvusBlue MalkohaBlue MalkohaCeuthmochares aereusSpeckled TinkerbirdSpeckled TinkerbirdPogoniulus scolopaceusLittle GreenbulLittle GreenbulEurillas virensSlender-billed GreenbulSlender-billed GreenbulStelgidillas gracilirostrisSenegal CoucalSenegal CoucalCentropus senegalensis

Hotspots with the most records

  1. Ankasa NPWestern Region375 species
  2. Atewa Range – upland forest & ridgeEastern Region365 species
  3. Mole NP – Mole Hotel & waterholeNorthern Region384 species
  4. Shai Hills Resource ReserveGreater Accra Region449 species
  5. Bobiri Butterfly SanctuaryAshanti Region399 species
  6. Mole NPNorthern Region445 species
  7. Kakum NP – CanopyCentral Region296 species
  8. Mole NP – Samole Loop & waterholeNorthern Region330 species
  9. Kakum National ParkCentral Region402 species
  10. Kakum NP – Canopy Walkway & vicinityCentral Region384 species
  11. Antwikwaa – forest edge & farm scrubCentral Region337 species
  12. Atewa – farm scrub and degraded forestEastern Region337 species
All 25 hotspots
  1. Sakumono LagoonGreater Accra Region291 species
  2. Ebekawopa (Abrafo) – 'farm scrub' habitatCentral Region331 species
  3. Brenu Beach – grasslandsCentral Region275 species
  4. Ebekawopa (Abrafo) Forest ReserveCentral Region326 species
  5. Shai Hills RR – Kandra RouteGreater Accra Region297 species
  6. Nsuta ForestWestern Region294 species
  7. Mole NP – Asibey Loop/Haraba track vicinityNorthern Region290 species
  8. Tono Dam & vicinityUpper East Region299 species
  9. Kwabena Sam ForestAshanti Region263 species
  10. Bonkro VillageAshanti Region312 species
  11. Mole NP – Samole loopNorthern Region309 species
  12. Winneba LagoonCentral Region191 species
  13. Ankasa NP – entrance vicinityWestern Region314 species

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All species recorded · 652