Birds of Sierra Leone

411 species recorded at 10 public birding hotspots.

Most recorded in November

Tambourine DoveTambourine DoveTurtur tympanistriaCommon BulbulCommon BulbulPycnonotus barbatusWhite-throated Bee-eaterWhite-throated Bee-eaterMerops albicollisCongo Pied HornbillCongo Pied HornbillLophoceros fasciatusGreen HyliaGreen HyliaHylia prasinaGreat Blue TuracoGreat Blue TuracoCorythaeola cristataYellow-billed TuracoYellow-billed TuracoTauraco macrorhynchusLittle GreenbulLittle GreenbulEurillas virensYellow-casqued HornbillYellow-casqued HornbillCeratogymna elataCollared SunbirdCollared SunbirdHedydipna collarisGrey-headed BristlebillGrey-headed BristlebillBleda canicapillusRed-bellied Paradise FlycatcherRed-bellied Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone rufiventerWestern Bronze-naped PigeonWestern Bronze-naped PigeonColumba iriditorquesSlender-billed GreenbulSlender-billed GreenbulStelgidillas gracilirostris

Most recorded

Palm-nut VulturePalm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensisAfrican Harrier-HawkAfrican Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typusRed-eyed DoveRed-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquataOlive SunbirdOlive SunbirdCyanomitra olivaceaWestern OrioleWestern OrioleOriolus brachyrynchusPied CrowPied CrowCorvus albusPiping HornbillPiping HornbillBycanistes fistulatorWhite-tailed AletheWhite-tailed AletheAlethe diademataSharpe's ApalisSharpe's ApalisApalis sharpiiFinsch's Rufous ThrushFinsch's Rufous ThrushStizorhina finschiVillage WeaverVillage WeaverPloceus cucullatusBlack KiteBlack KiteMilvus migransWestern NicatorWestern NicatorNicator chlorisAfrican Palm SwiftAfrican Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus

Hotspots with the most records

  1. Tiwai Island Wildlife SanctuarySouthern Province262 species
  2. Gola Rainforest NP – NorthEastern Province285 species
  3. Gola Rainforest NP – EastEastern Province209 species
  4. Freetown Golf CourseWestern Area127 species
  5. Kambui Hills Forest Reserve – NorthEastern Province162 species
  6. Congo DamWestern Area155 species
  7. River No. 2 BeachWestern Area112 species
  8. Loma Mountains Forest ReserveNorthern Province165 species
  9. KenemaEastern Province111 species
  10. Mount AureolWestern Area80 species

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All species recorded · 411