Far North Province, Cameroon
Far North Province
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List of the videos, photographs and sound recordings taken in Far North Province
Materials recorded in Far North Province
List of all the materials recorded in Far North Province, sorted by rating.21 Videos
Lark Buttonquail (Ortyxelos meiffrenii)
adult walking on ground with characteristic 'chameleon-like rocking motion' - surely an attempt at moving camouflage
LocalityMaroua, Far North Province, Cameroon (Monotypic species) Martin Kennewell 09 March 2009 41 sec 4.7
Clapperton's Francolin (Francolinus clappertoni)
A bird drinking from a waterhole
LocalityWaza National Park, Far North Province, Cameroon (Monotypic species) Christian Boix Hinzen 06 March 2006 33 sec 4.4
Lark Buttonquail (Ortyxelos meiffrenii)
adult walking on ground with characteristic 'chameleon-like rocking motion' - surely an attempt at moving camouflage - and melti
LocalityMaroua, Far North Province, Cameroon (Monotypic species) Martin Kennewell 09 March 2009 30 sec 4.4
Gabar Goshawk (Micronisus gabar)
A bird of the grey morph and another of the black melanistic morph drinking together at one of the water holes in Waza
LocalityWaza National Park, Far North Province, Cameroon (ssp niger) Ian Fulton 15 March 2006 10 sec 4.4
Lark Buttonquail (Ortyxelos meiffrenii)
adult on ground
LocalityMaroua, Far North Province, Cameroon (Monotypic species) Martin Kennewell 09 March 2009 38 sec 4.3
Lark Buttonquail (Ortyxelos meiffrenii)
close up of adult
LocalityMaroua, Far North Province, Cameroon (Monotypic species) Martin Kennewell 09 March 2009 4 sec 4
White-bellied Bustard (Eupodotis senegalensis)
male calling
LocalityWaza National Park, Far North Province, Cameroon (ssp senegalensis) Martin Kennewell 09 March 2009 32 sec 4
Black Crowned Crane (Balearica pavonina)
Several birds walking and two individuals flying away
LocalityWaza National Park, Far North Province, Cameroon (ssp ceciliae) Ian Fulton 06 March 2006 38 sec 3.7
Cricket Warbler (Spiloptila clamans)
Maroua, Far North Province, Cameroon
LocalityMaroua, Far North Province, Cameroon Kim Tarsey 04 April 2006 48 sec 3.5
White-bellied Bustard (Eupodotis senegalensis)
front view of a calling male
LocalityWaza National Park, Far North Province, Cameroon (ssp senegalensis) Martin Kennewell 09 March 2009 18 sec 3.5
African Swallow-tailed Kite (Chelictinia riocourii)
soaring
LocalityMaroua, Far North Province, Cameroon (Monotypic species) Martin Kennewell 09 March 2009 30 sec 3.2
Cricket Warbler (Spiloptila clamans)
rear view of one (maybe male - bold head pattern, grey nape) on a thorn bush, flies off
LocalityMaroua, Far North Province, Cameroon (Monotypic species) Martin Kennewell 09 March 2009 30 sec 3
Speckle-fronted Weaver (Sporopipes frontalis)
feeding on the ground
LocalityMaroua, Far North Province, Cameroon (ssp frontalis) Martin Kennewell 09 March 2009 16 sec 3
Abyssinian Roller (Coracias abyssinicus)
adult perched on dead stem, then flies
LocalityWaza National Park, Far North Province, Cameroon (Monotypic species) Martin Kennewell 09 March 2009 16 sec 3
23 Photographs
Abyssinian Roller (Coracias abyssinicus)
Among savannah bush
LocalityWaza National Park, Far North Province, Cameroon Marco Valentini 08 January 2011 4.6
Greater Blue-eared Starling (Lamprotornis chalybaeus)
perching among braches of Acacia seyal
LocalityWaza National Park, Far North Province, Cameroon (ssp chalybaeus) Marco Valentini 05 January 2011 4.5
Lark Buttonquail (Ortyxelos meiffrenii)
Adult perched
LocalityFar North Province, Cameroon (Monotypic species) Nik Borrow 10 April 2006 4.3
Golden Nightjar (Caprimulgus eximius)
Adult male at day roost.
LocalityFar North Province, Cameroon (ssp simplicior) Nik Borrow 09 March 2012 4.3
Red-billed Hornbill (Tockus erythrorhynchus)
A juvenile specimen
LocalityWaza National Park, Far North Province, Cameroon Marco Valentini 05 January 2011 4.3
Black-headed Heron (Ardea melanocephala)
Perching on trees in a huge flock
LocalityWaza National Park, Far North Province, Cameroon Marco Valentini 05 January 2011 4.3
African Grey Hornbill (Tockus nasutus)
on a bush in open savannah
LocalityWaza National Park, Far North Province, Cameroon Marco Valentini 04 January 2011 4.2
Black-headed Lapwing (Vanellus tectus)
adult in dry savannah, in couple
LocalityWaza National Park, Far North Province, Cameroon Marco Valentini 05 January 2011 4
Greater Blue-eared Starling (Lamprotornis chalybaeus)
Perching on Acacia seyal
LocalityWaza National Park, Far North Province, Cameroon Marco Valentini 05 January 2011 4
Gabar Goshawk (Micronisus gabar)
A dark morph bird and a pale morph bird drinking together at a waterhole.
LocalityWaza National Park, Far North Province, Cameroon (ssp niger) Ian Fulton 06 March 2006 4
Crested Lark (Galerida cristata)
Along the road
LocalityWaza National Park, Far North Province, Cameroon Marco Valentini 05 January 2011 4
Greater Blue-eared Starling (Lamprotornis chalybaeus)
Perching on Acacia seyal and singing
LocalityWaza National Park, Far North Province, Cameroon (ssp chalybaeus) Marco Valentini 05 January 2011 4
Golden Nightjar (Caprimulgus eximius)
Adult male at day roost.
LocalityFar North Province, Cameroon (ssp simplicior) Nik Borrow 09 March 2012 3.9
Little Grey Woodpecker (Dendropicos elachus)
Adult male perched
LocalityFar North Province, Cameroon (Monotypic species) Nik Borrow 10 March 2008 3.8
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List of the species with videos, photos and sounds taken in Far North Province
Species with materials recorded in Far North Province
List of species with materials recorded in Far North Province. Species that occur in Far North Province but that do not have materials recorded there will not be included in the list.- Herons (Ardeidae)
- Black-headed Heron (Ardea melanocephala)
- Hamerkop (Scopidae)
- Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta)
- Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
- African Swallow-tailed Kite (Chelictinia riocourii)
- Gabar Goshawk (Micronisus gabar)
- Tawny Eagle (Aquila rapax)
- Pheasants and Partridges (Phasianidae)
- Clapperton's Francolin (Francolinus clappertoni)
- Buttonquails (Turnicidae)
- Lark Buttonquail (Ortyxelos meiffrenii)
- Cranes (Gruidae)
- Black Crowned Crane (Balearica pavonina)
- Bustards (Otididae)
- White-bellied Bustard (Eupodotis senegalensis)
- Plovers (Charadriidae)
- Black-headed Lapwing (Vanellus tectus)
- Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
- African Collared-dove (Streptopelia roseogrisea)
- Nightjars (Caprimulgidae)
- Golden Nightjar (Caprimulgus eximius)
- Rollers (Coraciidae)
- Abyssinian Roller (Coracias abyssinicus)
- Hornbills (Bucerotidae)
- African Grey Hornbill (Tockus nasutus)
- Red-billed Hornbill (Tockus erythrorhynchus)
- Woodpeckers (Picidae)
- Little Grey Woodpecker (Dendropicos elachus)
- Larks (Alaudidae)
- Chestnut-backed Sparrow-lark (Eremopterix leucotis)
- Crested Lark (Galerida cristata)
- Cisticolas and Allies (Cisticolidae)
- River Prinia (Prinia fluviatilis)
- Red-pate Cisticola (Cisticola ruficeps)
- Cricket Warbler (Spiloptila clamans)
- Penduline-tits (Remizidae)
- Sennar Penduline-tit (Anthoscopus punctifrons)
- Starlings (Sturnidae)
- Greater Blue-eared Starling (Lamprotornis chalybaeus)
- Weavers (Ploceidae)
- Speckle-fronted Weaver (Sporopipes frontalis)
- Waxbills (Estrildidae)
- Red-billed Firefinch (Lagonosticta senegala)
- African Silverbill (Euodice cantans)
- Buntings and New World Sparrows (Emberizidae)
- Cinnamon-breasted Bunting (Emberiza tahapisi)