Western Division, The Gambia
Western Division
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List of the videos, photographs and sound recordings taken in Western Division
Materials recorded in Western Division
List of all the materials recorded in Western Division, sorted by rating.375 Videos
Red-bellied Paradise-flycatcher (Terpsiphone rufiventer)
one calling bird
LocalityAbuko Nature Reserve, Abuko, Western Division, The Gambia (ssp rufiventer) Daniêl Jimenez 01 January 2012 82 sec 4.9
Long-tailed Nightjar (Caprimulgus climacurus)
A male roosting on the ground
LocalityBrufut, Western Division, The Gambia (ssp climacurus) Alex García · Videoaves 18 April 2011 29 sec 4.8
Yellow-billed Oxpecker (Buphagus africanus)
perching
LocalityMandinaba, Western Division, The Gambia (ssp africanus) Daniêl Jimenez 24 December 2011 111 sec 4.7
Grey-headed Bristlebill (Bleda canicapillus)
bird coming to drink and later taking a bath
LocalityAbuko Nature Reserve, Abuko, Western Division, The Gambia (ssp morelorum) Daniêl Jimenez 01 January 2012 120 sec 4.7
Piapiac (Ptilostomus afer)
the red-billed bird is a immature
LocalityMarakissa, Western Division, The Gambia (Monotypic species) Daniêl Jimenez 03 January 2012 31 sec 4.7
Ahanta Francolin (Francolinus ahantensis)
bird preening and later a 2 bird pass by
LocalityAbuko Nature Reserve, Abuko, Western Division, The Gambia (Monotypic species) Daniêl Jimenez 01 January 2012 166 sec 4.7
Red-bellied Paradise-flycatcher (Terpsiphone rufiventer)
I think this bird is a hybryd, African Paradise-flycatcher x Red-bellied Paradise-flycatcher.
LocalityAbuko Nature Reserve, Abuko, Western Division, The Gambia (ssp rufiventer) Daniêl Jimenez 01 January 2012 49 sec 4.7
Blue-bellied Roller (Coracias cyanogaster)
An adult perched
LocalityBrufut, Western Division, The Gambia (Monotypic species) Alex García · Videoaves 18 April 2011 28 sec 4.7
Speckled Pigeon (Columba guinea)
An adult bird perched on a rock
LocalitySenegambia Hotel, Kololi, Western Division, The Gambia (ssp guinea) Dave Jackson 19 November 2006 12 sec 4.7
Purple Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis purpureus)
perching on a branch
LocalityMarakissa, Western Division, The Gambia (Monotypic species) Daniêl Jimenez 03 January 2012 27 sec 4.7
Blue-spotted Wood-dove (Turtur afer)
A bird walking to a small puddle of water to drink.
LocalityAbuko Nature Reserve, Abuko, Western Division, The Gambia (Monotypic species) Pieter de Groot Boersma 31 October 2008 24 sec 4.7
Lesser Blue-eared Starling (Lamprotornis chloropterus)
bird perching
LocalityMarakissa, Western Division, The Gambia (ssp chloropterus) Daniêl Jimenez 03 January 2012 16 sec 4.6
Purple Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis purpureus)
looking around
LocalityMarakissa, Western Division, The Gambia (Monotypic species) Daniêl Jimenez 03 January 2012 51 sec 4.6
Red-billed Firefinch (Lagonosticta senegala)
A male perched
LocalityAbuko Nature Reserve, Abuko, Western Division, The Gambia (ssp senegala) Alex García · Videoaves 17 April 2011 18 sec 4.6
205 Photographs
Red-bellied Paradise-flycatcher (Terpsiphone rufiventer)
A young adult male with incomplete tail streamers.
LocalityAbuko Nature Reserve, Abuko, Western Division, The Gambia (ssp rufiventer) Steve Garvie 07 December 2009 4.7
African Quailfinch (Ortygospiza atricollis)
An adult male crossing between adjacent patches of grassland.
LocalityPirang, Western Division, The Gambia (ssp atricollis) Steve Garvie 05 December 2009 4.7
African Pygmy-kingfisher (Ceyx pictus)
A perched adult above a small forest pool.
LocalityAbuko Nature Reserve, Abuko, Western Division, The Gambia (ssp ferrugineus) Steve Garvie 07 December 2009 4.7
Woodland Kingfisher (Halcyon senegalensis)
An adult bird feeding in open woodland with scattered damp hollows.
LocalityKololi, Western Division, The Gambia (ssp senegalensis) Steve Garvie 11 October 2008 4.7
Red-bellied Paradise-flycatcher (Terpsiphone rufiventer)
An adult female perched in the subcanopy.
LocalityAbuko Nature Reserve, Abuko, Western Division, The Gambia (ssp rufiventer) Steve Garvie 07 December 2009 4.7
African Pygmy-kingfisher (Ceyx pictus)
an adult male
LocalityGunjur, Western Division, The Gambia M P Goodey 01 October 2007 4.6
African Pygmy-kingfisher (Ceyx pictus)
Perched adult bird feeding over a small forest pool.
LocalityAbuko Nature Reserve, Abuko, Western Division, The Gambia (ssp ferrugineus) Steve Garvie 07 December 2009 4.6
Orange-cheeked Waxbill (Estrilda melpoda)
The least often seen of the Estrildid finches around Gunjur.
LocalityGunjur, Western Division, The Gambia M P Goodey 01 October 2007 4.6
Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis)
An adult male (double breast-band) fishing over a brackish mangrove channel.
LocalityMakasutu Nature Forest, Western Division, The Gambia (ssp rudis) Steve Garvie 06 March 2005 4.6
Grey Woodpecker (Dendropicos goertae)
A male.
LocalityBalaba Nature Camp, Gunjur, Western Division, The Gambia M P Goodey 01 October 2007 4.6
Snowy-crowned Robin-chat (Cossypha niveicapilla)
An adult bird collecting Termites to feed to young.
LocalityBalaba Nature Camp, Gunjur, Western Division, The Gambia M P Goodey 01 October 2007 4.5
Beaudouin's Snake-eagle (Circaetus beaudouini)
A perched Beaudouin's Snake-Eagle.
LocalityMakasutu Nature Forest, Western Division, The Gambia (Monotypic species) Steve Garvie 13 October 2008 4.5
Black Crowned Crane (Balearica pavonina)
Adult in flight. Note the prominent hind-toe (for a crane!) which gives these cranes the ability to perch.
LocalityPirang, Western Division, The Gambia (ssp pavonina) Steve Garvie 19 November 2005 4.5
Giant Kingfisher (Megaceryle maxima)
A headshot of a male bird.
LocalityAbuko Nature Reserve, Abuko, Western Division, The Gambia (ssp maxima) Steve Garvie 14 March 2005 4.5
5 Sounds
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Western Bluebill (Spermophaga haematina)
A male reacting to playback.
Locality:Tanji, Western Division, The Gambia herve jacob 16 February 2010 4
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Green Crombec (Sylvietta virens)
A bird reacting to playback.
Locality:Brufut, Western Division, The Gambia herve jacob 18 February 2010 4
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Western Bluebill (Spermophaga haematina)
A male reacting to playback.
Locality:Tanji, Western Division, The Gambia herve jacob 16 February 2010 3.5
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Green-headed Sunbird (Cyanomitra verticalis)
A female singing on a branch.
Locality:Brufut, Western Division, The Gambia herve jacob 18 February 2010 3
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Little Greenbul (Andropadus virens)
A bird singing on a branch.
Locality:Abuko Nature Reserve, Abuko, Western Division, The Gambia herve jacob 17 February 2010 3
List of the species with videos, photos and sounds taken in Western Division
Species with materials recorded in Western Division
List of species with materials recorded in Western Division. Species that occur in Western Division but that do not have materials recorded there will not be included in the list.- Grebes (Podicipedidae)
- Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
- Pelicans (Pelecanidae)
- Pink-backed Pelican (Pelecanus rufescens)
- Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae)
- Long-tailed Cormorant (Phalacrocorax africanus)
- Herons (Ardeidae)
- Black-headed Heron (Ardea melanocephala)
- Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea)
- Black Heron (Egretta ardesiaca)
- Intermediate Egret (Egretta intermedia)
- Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
- Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)
- Green-backed Heron (Butorides striatus)
- Black-crowned Night-heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
- Hamerkop (Scopidae)
- Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta)
- Flamingos (Phoenicopteridae)
- Lesser Flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor)
- Osprey (Pandionidae)
- Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
- Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
- Common Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus caeruleus)
- Black Kite (Milvus migrans)
- Palm-nut Vulture (Gypohierax angolensis)
- Hooded Vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus)
- Short-toed Snake-eagle (Circaetus gallicus)
- Beaudouin's Snake-eagle (Circaetus beaudouini)
- African Harrier-hawk (Polyboroides typus)
- Lizard Buzzard (Kaupifalco monogrammicus)
- Dark Chanting-goshawk (Melierax metabates)
- Gabar Goshawk (Micronisus gabar)
- Shikra (Accipiter badius)
- Ovambo Sparrowhawk (Accipiter ovampensis)
- Grasshopper Buzzard (Butastur rufipennis)
- Wahlberg's Eagle (Aquila wahlbergi)
- Falcons and Caracaras (Falconidae)
- Grey Kestrel (Falco ardosiaceus)
- Pheasants and Partridges (Phasianidae)
- Ahanta Francolin (Francolinus ahantensis)
- Double-spurred Francolin (Francolinus bicalcaratus)
- Stone Partridge (Ptilopachus petrosus)
- Cranes (Gruidae)
- Black Crowned Crane (Balearica pavonina)
- Rails, Gallinules and Coots (Rallidae)
- Black Crake (Amaurornis flavirostris)
- Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio)
- Allen's Gallinule (Porphyrio alleni)
- Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
- Jacanas (Jacanidae)
- African Jacana (Actophilornis africanus)
- Painted-snipes (Rostratulidae)
- Greater Painted-snipe (Rostratula benghalensis)
- Stilts and Avocets (Recurvirostridae)
- Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
- Thick-knees (Burhinidae)
- Senegal Thick-knee (Burhinus senegalensis)
- Plovers (Charadriidae)
- Spur-winged Lapwing (Vanellus spinosus)
- African Wattled Lapwing (Vanellus senegallus)
- Sandpipers, Snipes and Phalaropes (Scolopacidae)
- Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
- Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
- Gulls (Laridae)
- Grey-headed Gull (Larus cirrocephalus)
- Terns (Sternidae)
- Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)
- Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus)
- Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
- Sandgrouse (Pteroclidae)
- Four-banded Sandgrouse (Pterocles quadricinctus)
- Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
- Speckled Pigeon (Columba guinea)
- 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)
- Parrots (Psittacidae)
- Senegal Parrot (Poicephalus senegalus)
- Turacos (Musophagidae)
- Green Turaco (Tauraco persa)
- Violet Turaco (Musophaga violacea)
- Western Grey Plantain-eater (Crinifer piscator)
- Cuckoos (Cuculidae)
- Levaillant's Cuckoo (Clamator levaillantii)
- Klaas's Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx klaas)
- Diederik Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx caprius)
- Yellowbill (Ceuthmochares aereus)
- Senegal Coucal (Centropus senegalensis)
- Typical Owls (Strigidae)
- African Scops-owl (Otus senegalensis)
- Northern White-faced Owl (Ptilopsis leucotis)
- Greyish Eagle-owl (Bubo cinerascens)
- Verreaux's Eagle-owl (Bubo lacteus)
- Pearl-spotted Owlet (Glaucidium perlatum)
- Nightjars (Caprimulgidae)
- Long-tailed Nightjar (Caprimulgus climacurus)
- Swifts (Apodidae)
- Mottled Spinetail (Telecanthura ussheri)
- Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
- Grey-headed Kingfisher (Halcyon leucocephala)
- Blue-breasted Kingfisher (Halcyon malimbica)
- Woodland Kingfisher (Halcyon senegalensis)
- African Pygmy-kingfisher (Ceyx pictus)
- Malachite Kingfisher (Alcedo cristata)
- Giant Kingfisher (Megaceryle maxima)
- Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis)
- Bee-eaters (Meropidae)
- Swallow-tailed Bee-eater (Merops hirundineus)
- Little Bee-eater (Merops pusillus)
- White-throated Bee-eater (Merops albicollis)
- Little Green Bee-eater (Merops orientalis)
- Rollers (Coraciidae)
- Purple Roller (Coracias naevius)
- Abyssinian Roller (Coracias abyssinicus)
- Blue-bellied Roller (Coracias cyanogaster)
- Woodhoopoes (Phoeniculidae)
- Green Woodhoopoe (Phoeniculus purpureus)
- Black Woodhoopoe (Rhinopomastus aterrimus)
- Hornbills (Bucerotidae)
- African Pied Hornbill (Tockus fasciatus)
- African Grey Hornbill (Tockus nasutus)
- Red-billed Hornbill (Tockus erythrorhynchus)
- Barbets (Capitonidae)
- Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird (Pogoniulus bilineatus)
- Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird (Pogoniulus chrysoconus)
- Vieillot's Barbet (Lybius vieilloti)
- Bearded Barbet (Lybius dubius)
- Honeyguides (Indicatoridae)
- Lesser Honeyguide (Indicator minor)
- Spotted Honeyguide (Indicator maculatus)
- Greater Honeyguide (Indicator indicator)
- Woodpeckers (Picidae)
- Fine-spotted Woodpecker (Campethera punctuligera)
- Buff-spotted Woodpecker (Campethera nivosa)
- Grey Woodpecker (Dendropicos goertae)
- Swallows and Martins (Hirundinidae)
- Fanti Saw-wing (Psalidoprocne obscura)
- Red-chested Swallow (Hirundo lucida)
- Wire-tailed Swallow (Hirundo smithii)
- Pied-winged Swallow (Hirundo leucosoma)
- Cuckoo-shrikes (Campephagidae)
- White-breasted Cuckoo-shrike (Coracina pectoralis)
- Red-shouldered Cuckoo-shrike (Campephaga phoenicea)
- Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae)
- Common Bulbul (Pycnonotus barbatus)
- Little Greenbul (Andropadus virens)
- Yellow-throated Greenbul (Chlorocichla flavicollis)
- Grey-headed Bristlebill (Bleda canicapillus)
- Thrushes (Turdidae)
- African Thrush (Turdus pelios)
- Snowy-crowned Robin-chat (Cossypha niveicapilla)
- White-crowned Robin-chat (Cossypha albicapillus)
- Old World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae)
- Northern Black-flycatcher (Melaenornis edolioides)
- Batises and Wattle-eyes (Platysteiridae)
- Senegal Batis (Batis senegalensis)
- Brown-throated Wattle-eye (Platysteira cyanea)
- Monarch-flycatchers (Monarchidae)
- Red-bellied Paradise-flycatcher (Terpsiphone rufiventer)
- African Paradise-flycatcher (Terpsiphone viridis)
- Cisticolas and Allies (Cisticolidae)
- Tawny-flanked Prinia (Prinia subflava)
- Red-winged Warbler (Heliolais erythropterus)
- Singing Cisticola (Cisticola cantans)
- Whistling Cisticola (Cisticola lateralis)
- Short-winged Cisticola (Cisticola brachypterus)
- Rufous Cisticola (Cisticola rufus)
- Oriole Warbler (Hypergerus atriceps)
- Yellow-breasted Apalis (Apalis flavida)
- Grey-backed Camaroptera (Camaroptera brachyura)
- Old World Warblers (Sylviidae)
- Senegal Eremomela (Eremomela pusilla)
- Northern Crombec (Sylvietta brachyura)
- Green Crombec (Sylvietta virens)
- Greater Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
- Spectacled Warbler (Sylvia conspicillata)
- Babblers (Timaliidae)
- Reinward's Babbler (Turdoides reinwardtii)
- Brown Babbler (Turdoides plebejus)
- Tits and Chickadees (Paridae)
- White-shouldered Black Tit (Parus guineensis)
- Sunbirds (Nectariniidae)
- Mouse-brown Sunbird (Anthreptes gabonicus)
- Western Violet-backed Sunbird (Anthreptes longuemarei)
- Collared Sunbird (Anthodiaeta collaris)
- Green-headed Sunbird (Cyanomitra verticalis)
- Beautiful Sunbird (Cinnyris pulchellus)
- Splendid Sunbird (Cinnyris coccinigastrus)
- Variable Sunbird (Cinnyris venustus)
- White-eyes (Zosteropidae)
- African Yellow White-eye (Zosterops senegalensis)
- Orioles (Oriolidae)
- African Golden Oriole (Oriolus auratus)
- Shrikes (Laniidae)
- Yellow-billed Shrike (Corvinella corvina)
- Bush-shrikes (Malaconotidae)
- Black-crowned Tchagra (Tchagra senegalus)
- Yellow-crowned Gonolek (Laniarius barbarus)
- Orange-breasted Bush-shrike (Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus)
- Brubru (Nilaus afer)
- Helmet-shrikes (Prionopidae)
- White-crested Helmet-shrike (Prionops plumatus)
- Crows (Corvidae)
- Piapiac (Ptilostomus afer)
- Pied Crow (Corvus albus)
- Oxpeckers (Buphagidae)
- Yellow-billed Oxpecker (Buphagus africanus)
- Starlings (Sturnidae)
- Long-tailed Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis caudatus)
- Splendid Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis splendidus)
- Lesser Blue-eared Starling (Lamprotornis chloropterus)
- Purple Glossy Starling (Lamprotornis purpureus)
- Greater Blue-eared Starling (Lamprotornis chalybaeus)
- Old World Sparrows (Passeridae)
- Common Grey-headed Sparrow (Passer griseus)
- Weavers (Ploceidae)
- White-billed Buffalo-weaver (Bubalornis albirostris)
- Yellow-crowned Bishop (Euplectes afer)
- Northern Red Bishop (Euplectes franciscanus)
- Black-winged Bishop (Euplectes hordeaceus)
- Black-headed Weaver (Ploceus melanocephalus)
- Village Weaver (Ploceus cucullatus)
- Little Weaver (Ploceus luteolus)
- Black-necked Weaver (Ploceus nigricollis)
- Whydahs and Indigobirds (Viduidae)
- Pin-tailed Whydah (Vidua macroura)
- Village Indigobird (Vidua chalybeata)
- Waxbills (Estrildidae)
- African Quailfinch (Ortygospiza atricollis)
- Lavender Waxbill (Estrilda caerulescens)
- Orange-cheeked Waxbill (Estrilda melpoda)
- Black-rumped Waxbill (Estrilda troglodytes)
- Western Bluebill (Spermophaga haematina)
- Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu (Uraeginthus bengalus)
- Black-faced Firefinch (Lagonosticta larvata)
- Red-billed Firefinch (Lagonosticta senegala)
- African Firefinch (Lagonosticta rubricata)
- African Silverbill (Euodice cantans)
- Bronze Mannikin (Spermestes cucullata)
Contributors
- Daniêl Jimenez ·
- Pieter de Groot Boersma ·
- Steve Garvie ·
- Eldert Groenewoud ·
- Paul Clarke ·
- M P Goodey ·
- Frank Derriks ·
- Juan José Bazán Hiraldo ·
- Yoel Jimenez ·
- Dave Jackson ·
- David Lingard ·
- Alex García · Videoaves ·
- Photo-ay ·
- Fran Trabalon ·
- herve jacob ·
- Rainer Mönke ·
- Michael Van Bosch ·
- Jack Piper ·
- Dc.Owl ·
- Nik Borrow ·
- Aat Bender ·
- Jan Dolphijn ·