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List Of Birds Of The Gambia560 bird species have occurred in The Gambia. None are endemic, since this small country is surrounded by Senegal, but two are globally threatened. Podicipediformes: Podicipedidae Procellariiformes: Procellariidae Procellariiformes: Hydrobatidae Pelecaniformes: Pelecanidae Pelecaniformes: Sulidae Pelecaniformes: Phalacrocoracidae Pelecaniformes: Anhingidae Pelecaniformes: Fregatidae Ciconiiformes: Ardeidae - Grey Heron, Ardea cinerea
- Black-headed Heron, Ardea melanocephala
- Goliath Heron, Ardea goliath
- Purple Heron, Ardea purpurea
- Great Egret, Ardea alba
- Black Heron, Egretta ardesiaca
- Intermediate Egret, Egretta intermedia
- Western Reef-Heron, Egretta gularis
- Little Egret, Egretta garzetta
- Squacco Heron, Ardeola ralloides
- Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis
- Striated Heron, Butorides striata
- Black-crowned Night-Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax
- White-backed Night-Heron, Gorsachius leuconotus Rare/Accidental
- Little Bittern, Ixobrychus minutus Rare/Accidental
- Dwarf Bittern, Ixobrychus sturmii
- Great Bittern, Botaurus stellaris Rare/Accidental
Ciconiiformes: Scopidae Ciconiiformes: Ciconiidae Ciconiiformes: Threskiornithidae Phoenicopteriformes: Phoenicopteridae Anseriformes: Anatidae - Fulvous Whistling-Duck, Dendrocygna bicolor Rare/Accidental
- White-faced Whistling-Duck, Dendrocygna viduata
- Egyptian Goose, Alopochen aegyptiacus Rare/Accidental
- Spur-winged Goose, Plectropterus gambensis
- Comb Duck, Sarkidiornis melanotos
- African Pygmy Goose, Nettapus auritus
- Common Teal, Anas crecca
- Northern Pintail, Anas acuta
- Garganey, Anas querquedula
- Northern Shoveler, Anas clypeata Rare/Accidental
- Common Pochard, Aythya ferina Rare/Accidental
- Ferruginous Duck, Aythya nyroca Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
- Tufted Duck, Aythya fuligula Rare/Accidental
Falconiformes: Pandionidae Falconiformes: Accipitridae - African Cuckoo-Hawk, Aviceda cuculoides Rare/Accidental
- European Honey-buzzard, Pernis apivorus Rare/Accidental
- Bat Hawk, Macheiramphus alcinus Rare/Accidental
- Black-shouldered Kite, Elanus caeruleus
- Scissor-tailed Kite, Chelictinia riocourii
- Red Kite, Milvus milvus Rare/Accidental
- Black Kite, Milvus migrans
- African Fish Eagle, Haliaeetus vocifer
- Palm-nut Vulture, Gypohierax angolensis
- Hooded Vulture, Necrosyrtes monachus
- Egyptian Vulture, Neophron percnopterus Rare/Accidental
- White-backed Vulture, Gyps africanus
- Rppell's Vulture, Gyps rueppellii
- Lappet-faced Vulture, Torgos tracheliotus Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
- White-headed Vulture, Trigonoceps occipitalis
- Short-toed Eagle, Circaetus gallicus
- Beaudouin's Snake-Eagle, Circaetus beaudouini
- Brown Snake-Eagle, Circaetus cinereus
- Banded Snake-Eagle, Circaetus cinerascens
- Bateleur, Terathopius ecaudatus
- Western Marsh Harrier, Circus aeruginosus
- Pallid Harrier, Circus macrourus Near-threatened
- Montagu's Harrier, Circus pygargus Rare/Accidental
- African Harrier Hawk, Polyboroides typus
- Madagascar Harrier Hawk, Polyboroides radiatus
- Lizard Buzzard, Kaupifalco monogrammicus
- Dark Chanting Goshawk, Melierax metabates
- Gabar Goshawk, Micronisus gabar Rare/Accidental
- Red-chested Goshawk, Accipiter toussenelii
- African Goshawk, Accipiter tachiro
- Shikra, Accipiter badius
- Red-thighed Sparrowhawk, Accipiter erythropus Rare/Accidental
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus Rare/Accidental
- Black Goshawk, Accipiter melanoleucus Rare/Accidental
- Grasshopper Buzzard, Butastur rufipennis
- common Buzzard, Buteo buteo Rare/Accidental
- Long-legged Buzzard, Buteo rufinus Rare/Accidental
- Red-necked Buzzard, Buteo auguralis Rare/Accidental
- Augur Buzzard, Buteo augur
- Tawny Eagle, Aquila rapax Rare/Accidental
- Wahlberg's Eagle, Aquila wahlbergi
- Bonelli's Eagle, Aquila fasciatus Rare/Accidental
- African Hawk Eagle, Aquila spilogaster
- Booted Eagle, Aquila pennatus Rare/Accidental
- Martial Eagle, Polemaetus bellicosus Rare/Accidental
- Long-crested Eagle, Lophaetus occipitalis
Falconiformes: Sagittariidae Falconiformes: Falconidae - Lesser Kestrel, Falco naumanni Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
- Common Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus
- Fox Kestrel, Falco alopex Rare/Accidental
- Grey Kestrel, Falco ardosiaceus
- Red-necked Falcon, Falco chicquera Rare/Accidental
- Eurasian Hobby, Falco subbuteo Rare/Accidental
- African Hobby, Falco cuvierii Rare/Accidental
- Lanner Falcon, Falco biarmicus Rare/Accidental
- Barbary Falcon, Falco pelegrinoides
- Peregrine Falcon, Falco peregrinus Rare/Accidental
Galliformes: Phasianidae Galliformes: Numididae Gruiformes: Turnicidae Gruiformes: Gruidae Gruiformes: Rallidae - White-spotted Flufftail, Sarothrura pulchra Rare/Accidental
- African Crake, Crecopsis egregia
- Black Crake, Amaurornis flavirostris
- Little Crake, Porzana parva
- Baillon's Crake, Porzana pusilla
- Spotted Crake, Porzana porzana Rare/Accidental
- Purple Swamphen, Porphyrio porphyrio Rare/Accidental
- Allen's Gallinule, Porphyrio alleni Rare/Accidental
- Common Moorhen, Gallinula chloropus
- Lesser Moorhen, Gallinula angulata Rare/Accidental
- Eurasian Coot, Fulica atra
Gruiformes: Heliornithidae Gruiformes: Otidae Charadriiformes: Jacanidae Charadriiformes: Rostratulidae Charadriiformes: Haematopodidae Charadriiformes: Recurvirostridae Charadriiformes: Burhinidae Charadriiformes: Glareolidae Charadriiformes: Charadriidae - Northern Lapwing, Vanellus vanellus Rare/Accidental
- Spur-winged Plover, Vanellus spinosus
- Black-headed Plover, Vanellus tectus
- White-headed Plover, Vanellus albiceps Rare/Accidental
- Wattled Lapwing, Vanellus senegallus
- American Golden Plover, Pluvialis dominica Rare/Accidental
- Eurasian Golden Plover, Pluvialis apricaria Rare/Accidental
- Grey Plover, Pluvialis squatarola
- Ringed Plover, Charadrius hiaticula
- Little Ringed Plover, Charadrius dubius
- Kittlitz's Plover, Charadrius pecuarius Rare/Accidental
- Forbes's Plover, Charadrius forbesi Rare/Accidental
- White-fronted Plover, Charadrius marginatus Rare/Accidental
- Kentish Plover, Charadrius alexandrinus
- Eurasian Dotterel, Charadrius morinellus Rare/Accidental
Charadriiformes: Scolopacidae - Jack Snipe, Lymnocryptes minimus Rare/Accidental
- Great Snipe, Gallinago media Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
- Common Snipe, Gallinago gallinago
- Short-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus Rare/Accidental
- Long-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus scolopaceus Rare/Accidental
- Black-tailed Godwit, Limosa limosa
- Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica
- Whimbrel, Numenius phaeopus
- Eurasian Curlew, Numenius arquata
- Spotted Redshank, Tringa erythropus
- Common Redshank, Tringa totanus
- Marsh Sandpiper, Tringa stagnatilis
- Common Greenshank, Tringa nebularia
- Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes Rare/Accidental
- Green Sandpiper, Tringa ochropus
- Wood Sandpiper, Tringa glareola
- Terek Sandpiper, Xenus cinereus Rare/Accidental
- Common Sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos
- Ruddy Turnstone, Arenaria interpres
- Red Knot, Calidris canutus
- Sanderling, Calidris alba
- Little Stint, Calidris minuta
- Temminck's Stint, Calidris temminckii Rare/Accidental
- Baird's Sandpiper, Calidris bairdii Rare/Accidental
- Curlew Sandpiper, Calidris ferruginea
- Dunlin, Calidris alpina
- Purple Sandpiper, Calidris maritima
- Ruff, Philomachus pugnax
- Red-necked Phalarope, Phalaropus lobatus
- Grey Phalarope, Phalaropus fulicarius Rare/Accidental
Charadriiformes: Stercorariidae Charadriiformes: Laridae - Common Gull, Larus canus Rare/Accidental
- Audouin's Gull, Larus audouinii Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
- Kelp Gull, Larus dominicanus
- Herring Gull, Larus argentatus Rare/Accidental
- Lesser Black-backed Gull, Larus fuscus
- Caspian Gull, Larus cachinnans
- Grey-headed Gull, Larus cirrocephalus
- Black-headed Gull, Larus ridibundus
- Slender-billed Gull, Larus genei
- Mediterranean Gull, Larus melanocephalus Rare/Accidental
- Laughing Gull, Larus atricilla Rare/Accidental
- Franklin's Gull, Larus pipixcan Rare/Accidental
- Little Gull, Larus minutus Rare/Accidental
- Black-legged Kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla Rare/Accidental
Charadriiformes: Sternidae - Gull-billed Tern, Sterna nilotica
- Caspian Tern, Sterna caspia
- Lesser Crested Tern, Sterna bengalensis
- Sandwich Tern, Sterna sandvicensis
- Royal Tern, Sterna maxima
- Roseate Tern, Sterna dougallii Rare/Accidental
- Common Tern, Sterna hirundo
- Arctic Tern, Sterna paradisaea Rare/Accidental
- Little Tern, Sterna albifrons
- Whiskered Tern, Chlidonias hybridus
- White-winged Black Tern, Chlidonias leucopterus
- Black Tern, Chlidonias niger
- Black Noddy, Anous minutus Rare/Accidental
- Brown Noddy, Anous stolidus Rare/Accidental
Charadriiformes: Rynchopidae Pterocliformes: Pteroclidae Columbiformes: Columbidae - Rock Dove, Columba livia
- Speckled Pigeon, Columba guinea
- Eurasian Turtle Dove, Streptopelia turtur
- Adamawa Turtle Dove, Streptopelia hypopyrrha
- African Collared Dove, Streptopelia roseogrisea Rare/Accidental
- African Mourning Dove, Streptopelia decipiens
- Red-eyed Dove, Streptopelia semitorquata
- Vinaceous Dove, Streptopelia vinacea
- Laughing Dove, Streptopelia senegalensis
- Black-billed Wood Dove, Turtur abyssinicus
- Blue-spotted Wood Dove, Turtur afer
- Namaqua Dove, Oena capensis
- Bruce's Green-Pigeon, Treron waalia
- African Green-Pigeon, Treron calva
Psittaciformes: Psittacidae Cuculiformes: Musophagidae Cuculiformes: Cuculidae - Pied Cuckoo, Clamator jacobinus Rare/Accidental
- Levaillant's Cuckoo, Clamator levaillantii
- Great Spotted Cuckoo, Clamator glandarius
- Red-chested Cuckoo, Cuculus solitarius Rare/Accidental
- Black Cuckoo, Cuculus clamosus Rare/Accidental
- Common Cuckoo, Cuculus canorus
- African Cuckoo, Cuculus gularis
- Klaas's Cuckoo, Chrysococcyx klaas
- African Emerald Cuckoo, Chrysococcyx cupreus Rare/Accidental
- Dideric Cuckoo, Chrysococcyx caprius
- Yellowbill, Ceuthmochares aereus Rare/Accidental
- Madagascar Coucal, Centropus toulou Rare/Accidental
- Black Coucal, Centropus grillii
- Senegal Coucal, Centropus senegalensis
Strigiformes: Tytonidae Strigiformes: Strigidae Caprimulgiformes: Caprimulgidae Apodiformes: Apodidae Coliiformes: Coliidae Coraciiformes: Alcedinidae Coraciiformes: Meropidae Coraciiformes: Coraciidae Coraciiformes: Upupidae Coraciiformes: Phoeniculidae Coraciiformes: Bucerotidae Piciformes: Capitonidae Piciformes: Indicatoridae Piciformes: Picidae Passeriformes: Alaudidae Passeriformes: Hirundinidae - Sand Martin, Riparia riparia
- Plain Martin, Riparia paludicola Rare/Accidental
- Banded Martin, Riparia cincta Rare/Accidental
- Grey-rumped Swallow, Hirundo griseopyga Rare/Accidental
- Crag Martin, Hirundo rupestris
- Barn Swallow, Hirundo rustica
- Red-chested Swallow, Hirundo lucida
- Wire-tailed Swallow, Hirundo smithii
- Pied-winged Swallow, Hirundo leucosoma
- Lesser Striped-Swallow, Hirundo abyssinica Rare/Accidental
- Rufous-chested Swallow, Hirundo semirufa Rare/Accidental
- Mosque Swallow, Hirundo senegalensis
- Red-rumped Swallow, Hirundo daurica
- House Martin, Delichon urbica
- Fanti Sawwing, Psalidoprocne obscura
Passeriformes: Motacillidae Passeriformes: Campephagidae Passeriformes: Pycnonotidae Passeriformes: Turdidae Passeriformes: Cisticolidae - Red-faced Cisticola, Cisticola erythrops
- Singing Cisticola, Cisticola cantans
- Whistling Cisticola, Cisticola lateralis
- Red-pate Cisticola, Cisticola ruficeps Rare/Accidental
- Winding Cisticola, Cisticola galactotes
- Croaking Cisticola, Cisticola natalensis
- Siffling Cisticola, Cisticola brachypterus
- Rufous Cisticola, Cisticola rufus Rare/Accidental
- Zitting Cisticola, Cisticola juncidis
- Desert Cisticola, Cisticola aridulus
- Black-necked Cisticola, Cisticola eximius
- Tawny-flanked Prinia, Prinia subflava
- Red-winged Prinia, Prinia erythroptera
- Yellow-breasted Apalis, Apalis flavida
- Oriole Warbler, Hypergerus atriceps
- Green-backed Camaroptera, Camaroptera brachyura Rare/Accidental
- Olive-green Camaroptera, Camaroptera chloronota
Passeriformes: Sylviidae - Moustached Grass-Warbler, Melocichla mentalis
- Grasshopper Warbler, Locustella naevia Rare/Accidental
- Moustached Warbler, Acrocephalus melanopogon Rare/Accidental
- Sedge Warbler, Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Reed Warbler, Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- African Reed Warbler, Acrocephalus baeticatus Rare/Accidental
- Marsh Warbler, Acrocephalus palustris Rare/Accidental
- Great Reed Warbler, Acrocephalus arundinaceus Rare/Accidental
- Greater Swamp-Warbler, Acrocephalus rufescens
- Eastern Olivaceous Warbler, Hippolais pallida
- Melodious Warbler, Hippolais polyglotta
- Senegal Eremomela, Eremomela pusilla
- Green-backed Eremomela, Eremomela canescens
- Green Crombec, Sylvietta virens
- Lemon-bellied Crombec, Sylvietta denti Rare/Accidental
- Northern Crombec, Sylvietta brachyura
- Green Hylia, Hylia prasina
- Willow Warbler, Phylloscopus trochilus
- Common Chiffchaff, Phylloscopus collybita
- Western Bonelli's Warbler, Phylloscopus bonelli Rare/Accidental
- Wood Warbler, Phylloscopus sibilatrix Rare/Accidental
- Yellow-bellied Hyliota, Hyliota flavigaster
- Blackcap, Sylvia atricapilla
- Garden Warbler, Sylvia borin
- Whitethroat, Sylvia communis
- Lesser Whitethroat, Sylvia curruca
- Western Orphean Warbler, Sylvia hortensis Rare/Accidental
- Subalpine Warbler, Sylvia cantillans
Passeriformes: Muscicapidae - Pale Flycatcher, Bradornis pallidus Rare/Accidental
- Northern Black Flycatcher, Melaenornis edolioides
- Spotted Flycatcher, Muscicapa striata
- Swamp Flycatcher, Muscicapa aquatica
- Grey Tit-Flycatcher, Myioparus plumbeus
- European Pied Flycatcher, Ficedula hypoleuca
- Nightingale, Luscinia megarhynchos
- Bluethroat, Luscinia svecica Rare/Accidental
- Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat, Cossypha niveicapilla
- White-crowned Robin-Chat, Cossypha albicapilla
- Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin, Cercotrichas galactotes Rare/Accidental
- Common Redstart, Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Whinchat, Saxicola rubetra
- Northern Wheatear, Oenanthe oenanthe
- Black-eared Wheatear, Oenanthe hispanica Rare/Accidental
- Isabelline Wheatear, Oenanthe isabellina Rare/Accidental
- Blackstart, Cercomela melanura Rare/Accidental
- Northern Anteater-Chat, Myrmecocichla aethiops
- White-fronted Black-Chat, Myrmecocichla albifrons
Passeriformes: Platysteiridae Passeriformes: Monarchidae Passeriformes: Timaliidae Passeriformes: Paridae Passeriformes: Certhiidae Passeriformes: Remizidae Passeriformes: Nectariniidae - Mouse-brown Sunbird, Anthreptes gabonicus
- Western Violet-backed Sunbird, Anthreptes longuemarei
- Collared Sunbird, Hedydipna collaris
- Pygmy Sunbird, Hedydipna platura
- Green-headed Sunbird, Cyanomitra verticalis Rare/Accidental
- Scarlet-chested Sunbird, Chalcomitra senegalensis
- Beautiful Sunbird, Cinnyris pulchellus
- Splendid Sunbird, Cinnyris coccinigaster
- Variable Sunbird, Cinnyris venustus
- Copper Sunbird, Cinnyris cupreus
Passeriformes: Zosteropidae Passeriformes: Oriolidae Passeriformes: Laniidae Passeriformes: Malaconotidae Passeriformes: Prionopidae Passeriformes: Dicruridae Passeriformes: Corvidae Passeriformes: Sturnidae - Wattled Starling, Creatophora cinerea Rare/Accidental
- Greater Blue-eared Glossy Starling, Lamprotornis chalybaeus
- Lesser Blue-eared Glossy Starling, Lamprotornis chloropterus
- Bronze-tailed Glossy Starling, Lamprotornis chalcurus
- Splendid Glossy Starling, Lamprotornis splendidus
- Purple Glossy Starling, Lamprotornis purpureus
- Long-tailed Glossy Starling, Lamprotornis caudatus
- Chestnut-bellied Starling, Lamprotornis pulcher
- Violet-backed Starling, Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
- Yellow-billed Oxpecker, Buphagus africanus
Passeriformes: Ploceidae - White-billed Buffaloo-Weaver, Bubalornis albirostris
- Speckle-fronted Weaver, Sporopipes frontalis
- Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver, Plocepasser superciliosus
- Little Weaver, Ploceus luteolus
- Spectacled Weaver, Ploceus ocularis
- Black-necked Weaver, Ploceus nigricollis
- Heuglin's Masked-Weaver, Ploceus heuglini Rare/Accidental
- African Masked-Weaver, Ploceus velatus
- Village Weaver, Ploceus cucullatus
- Vieillot's Weaver, Ploceus nigerrimus Rare/Accidental
- Black-headed Weaver, Ploceus melanocephalus
- Grey's Malimbe, Malimbus nitens Rare/Accidental
- Red-headed Weaver, Anaplectes rubriceps Rare/Accidental
- Red-headed Quelea, Quelea erythrops
- Red-billed Quelea, Quelea quelea Rare/Accidental
- Yellow-crowned Bishop, Euplectes afer
- Black-winged Bishop, Euplectes hordeaceus
- Orange Bishop, Euplectes franciscanus
- Red Bishop, Euplectes orix
- Yellow-shouldered Widowbird, Euplectes macrourus
- Red-collared Widowbird, Euplectes ardens Rare/Accidental
Passeriformes: Estrildidae - Chestnut-breasted Negrofinch, Nigrita bicolor Rare/Accidental
- Grey-headed Oliveback, Nesocharis capistrata Rare/Accidental
- Red-winged Pytilia, Pytilia phoenicoptera
- Green-winged Pytilia, Pytilia melba Rare/Accidental
- Crimson Seedcracker, Pyrenestes sanguineus
- Black-bellied Seedcracker, Pyrenestes ostrinus Rare/Accidental
- Western Bluebill, Spermophaga haematina
- Bar-breasted Firefinch, Lagonosticta rufopicta
- Red-billed Firefinch, Lagonosticta senegala
- Black-faced Firefinch, Lagonosticta larvata
- Red-cheeked Cordonbleu, Uraeginthus bengalus
- Lavender Waxbill, Estrilda caerulescens
- Orange-cheeked Waxbill, Estrilda melpoda
- Black-rumped Waxbill, Estrilda troglodytes
- Zebra Waxbill, Amandava subflava Rare/Accidental
- African Quailfinch, Ortygospiza atricollis
- African Silverbill, Lonchura cantans
- White-throated Munia, Lonchura malabarica Introduced species
- Bronze Mannikin, Lonchura cucullata
- Magpie Mannikin, Lonchura fringilloides Rare/Accidental
- Cut-throat, Amadina fasciata
Passeriformes: Viduidae Passeriformes: Ploceidae Passeriformes: Emberizidae Passeriformes: Fringillidae Passeriformes: Passeridae
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