Having birded extensively in eastern Africa 16 yrs ago, we decided that it was time to come back and try and catch up with some of the West African forest endemics. Ghana had plenty going for it – interesting birds, positive trip reports, reasonable infrastructure and the potential to see some of our more wanted species such as three new waders (Egyptian Plover, Forbes’ Plover, Spotted Thicknee), nine new Hornbills and the Picathartes (of course). I had contacted Ashanti Tours but found their prices well above our budget. A friend, Steve Blaber had travelled with Kalu Afusi from Malimbe Tours (www.malimbetours.com) in late 2009. He highly recommended him and we were certainly glad we took Steve’s advice. I found Kalu to be the best birding guide I had experienced, with exceptional hearing, knowledge of bird calls as well as extremely sharp eyes. His prices were much more reasonable than the competition and also gave us greater flexibility in our travel plans.
Costs: For independent birders such as us, cost was a major consideration in our travel plans. Kalu offered to charge us the same rate he gave Steve in 2009, which I thought was very reasonable. As we planned a longer trip than most to maximize our birding, Kalu hired a 4WD for the trip at the same rate as he gave Steve (US$70/d) and we paid for the car fuel as well as the accommodation and food costs for four people. This amounted to about 85 Cedis/d (1$US = 1.46 Cedis at the time). Only other costs were park entrance fees and tips to local guides. We felt the National Park fees were surprisingly high and they costed about 400 C for the trip. We spent $US3000 in total for the 25 day trip. This was 50% cheaper than the price quoted me by Ashanti tours for a trip of the same length.
Logistics: Despite Ghana being quite a large country and our plans to cover large areas, we managed to only lose one day completely to travel. Most days that required some travel usually had morning and evening birding with travel in the heat of the day. This worked quite well as the weather was quite hot and humid in the latter part of the trip and bird activity declined after about 10:00.
There appears to be active competition between the two main groups guiding birders in Ghana. We had originally planned to start the trip by heading west to the rainforests of Kakum and Ankasa NPs, but Kalu knew Ashanti had a tour group in that region at the same time, potentially causing conflicts at sites, so we reversed the route. This meant birding the savannah and drier habitats first and finishing with the more closed forest habitats. I think this turned out to be a good plan as we could focus on the forest species we had missed when we eventually reached Kakum and Ankasa NPs.
We stayed in reasonable hotels and guesthouses throughout the trip (25 – 40 C/nt) except at Mole and Kakum where we splurged and paid about $US55/nt (80 C) for the best accommodation available. We have travelled extensively in Asia without stomach problems and so wanted to eat local food as part of our travel experience. Kalu was very concerned about our health as he did not want us risking getting sick from poorly prepared food at local eateries (chop shops). So in the end, we compromised by eating local dishes at the more upmarket food outlets in the areas we birded. We had no health problems throughout the trip and felt that the hygiene standards were high in all the places we ate or slept.
Itinerary (am/pm):
Day 1: Arrival and local birding SW Accra around De Mod hotel
Day 2: Salt pans W Accra / Sakumono lagoon
Day 3: Shah Hills
Day 4: Rice fields, Pram Pram / Songor Lagoon
Day 5: Aburi Botanical Gardens / Atewa
Day 6: Atewa
Day 7: Apapam / Bonso Arboretum
Day 8: Bonso waterworks / Bobiri
Day 9: Bobiri
Day 10: Bobiri / Mole
Day 11 – 12: Mole
Day 13: Mole / Tamale
Day 14: Tamale / Tong Hills
Day 15: Tono Dam
Day 16: Travel to Kumasi
Day 17: Bobiri / Picathartes site
Day 18: Aboabo / Brimsu water storage
Day 19: Kakum (canopy walk)
Day 20: Natilla / Cape Coast
Day 21: Antikwaa / Palm plantation
Day 22: Kakum boundary / Ankasa NP
Day 23: Ankasa NP
Day 24: Ankasa / Brenu beach
Day 25: Brenu beach / depart
Highlights:
We saw 407 species and Kalu identified another 10 species that we saw but could not identify. There were another 25 species that were heard only. Like most other birders, stunning views of the Picathartes was a highlight, along with excellent views of Dwarf Bittern, Egyptian Plover, Forbes’ Plover and Spotted Thicknee. Other highlights included 8 spp of kingfisher, 7 spp of hornbills and 4 spp of Illadopsis babblers. Our major dips were the owls – no Pel’s Fishing-Owl had been seen this dry season (Nov 2010 – Jan 11) in Mole NP as the extensive wet season had provided too much habitat, with wetlands everywhere. We tried for Fraser’s Eagle-Owl on several occasions and had one calling within 10 m on the entrance road in Ankasa NP. This was very frustrating as was the lack of any owls on the Mole airstrip during our stay. Kalu heard a Greyish Eagle-Owl calling around 2 am near the resort at Mole, but we failed to find it.
Long-tailed Cormorant Phalacrocorax africanus
Gray Heron Ardea cinerea
Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
Great Egret Ardea alba
Black Heron Egretta ardesiaca
Intermediate Egret Egretta intermedia
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Western Reef-Heron Egretta gularis
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Striated Heron Butorides striata
Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
Dwarf Bittern Ixobrychus sturmii 5 sightings of 2 separate birds
@ Ankasa NP
Hamerkop Scopus umbretta
Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus
Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash
White-faced Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna viduata
Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis
Hartlaub's Duck Pteronetta hartlaubii 4 birds Ankasa NP
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus
Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus
Black Kite Milvus migrans
Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis
Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus
White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus
White-headed Vulture Trigonoceps occipitalis
Beaudouin's Snake-Eagle Circaetus beaudouini pr in Mole NP
Banded Snake-Eagle Circaetus cinerascens
Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus
Western Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus
African Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides typus
Lizard Buzzard Kaupifalco monogrammicus
Dark Chanting-Goshawk Melierax metabates
Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar
Red-chested Goshawk Accipiter toussenelii Atewa and Antikwaa
Shikra Accipiter badius
Black Goshawk Accipiter melanoleucus
Long-tailed Hawk Urotriorchis macrourus Atewa
Grasshopper Buzzard Butastur rufipennis Mole NP
Red-necked Buzzard Buteo auguralis
African Hawk-Eagle Aquila spilogaster
Ayres' Hawk-Eagle Aquila ayresii
Gray Kestrel Falco ardosiaceus
African Hobby Falco cuvierii
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus
Ahanta Francolin Francolinus ahantensis flight views Kakum
Double-spurred Francolin Francolinus bicalcaratus
Stone Partridge Ptilopachus petrosus
Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
White-spotted Flufftail Sarothrura pulchra Aboabo
Black Crake Amaurornis flavirostra
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
African Finfoot Podica senegalensis Brimso Dam
African Jacana Actophilornis africanus
Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis mole
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
Water Thick-knee Burhinus vermiculatus Navrongo
Senegal Thick-knee Burhinus senegalensis
Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus capensis Navrongo
Egyptian Plover Pluvianus aegyptius on white Volta R
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
Rock Pratincole Glareola nuchalis Pra R
Spur-winged Plover Vanellus spinosus
White-headed Lapwing Vanellus albiceps
Wattled Lapwing Vanellus senegallus
Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius
Kittlitz's Plover Charadrius pecuarius
Forbes' Plover Charadrius forbesi Mole NP in burnt claypan
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
Common Redshank Tringa totanus
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
Red Knot Calidris canutus
Sanderling Calidris alba
Little Stint Calidris minuta
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
Dunlin Calidris alpina
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis
Royal Tern Sterna maxima
Common Tern Sterna hirundo
Little Tern Sterna albifrons
Four-banded Sandgrouse Pterocles quadricinctus
Rock Pigeon Columba livia
Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea
Bronze-naped Pigeon Columba iriditorques
Afep Pigeon Columba unicincta Antikwaa
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
Blue-headed Wood-Dove Turtur brehmeri Bobiri
Tambourine Dove Turtur tympanistria
Namaqua Dove Oena capensis
Bruce's Green-Pigeon Treron waalia Navrongo
African Green-Pigeon Treron calvus
Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
Red-headed Lovebird Agapornis pullarius Atewa
Gray Parrot Psittacus erithacus Kakum NP
Red-fronted Parrot Poicephalus gulielmi
Senegal Parrot Poicephalus senegalus
Great Blue Turaco Corythaeola cristata Ankasa NP
Guinea Turaco Tauraco persa
Yellow-billed Turaco Tauraco macrorhynchus Ankasa NP
Violet Turaco Musophaga violacea
Western Plantain-eater Crinifer piscator
Pied Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
Levaillant's Cuckoo Clamator levaillantii
Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius Mole NP
Black Cuckoo Cuculus clamosus
African Cuckoo Cuculus gularis Bonso arboretum
Klaas' Cuckoo Chrysococcyx klaas
African Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx cupreus
Dideric Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius
Yellowbill Ceuthmochares aereus
Black Coucal Centropus grillii Accra
Black-throated Coucal Centropus leucogaster Bobiri
Senegal Coucal Centropus senegalensis
Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum
Brown Nightjar Caprimulgus binotatus Bobiri
Plain Nightjar Caprimulgus inornatus Mole NP
Long-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus climacurus mole
Standard-winged Nightjar Macrodipteryx longipennis mole
Mottled Spinetail Telacanthura ussheri
Sabine's Spinetail Rhaphidura sabini Bobiri
Cassin's Spinetail Neafrapus cassini Ankasa NP
African Palm-Swift Cypsiurus parvus
Common Swift Apus apus
Little Swift Apus affinis
Shining-blue Kingfisher Alcedo quadribrachys
Malachite Kingfisher Alcedo cristata
White-bellied Kingfisher Alcedo leucogaster Ankasa NP
African Pygmy-Kingfisher Ispidina picta
Chocolate-backed Kingfisher Halcyon badia Atewa
Gray-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala
Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis
Blue-breasted Kingfisher Halcyon malimbica
Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maximus
Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
Black Bee-eater Merops gularis Aboabo
Blue-headed Bee-eater Merops muelleri Atewa
Red-throated Bee-eater Merops bulocki Mole NP
Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus
White-throated Bee-eater Merops albicollis
Rosy Bee-eater Merops malimbicus Kakum NP
Abyssinian Roller Coracias abyssinicus
Rufous-crowned Roller Coracias noevius
Blue-bellied Roller Coracias cyanogaster
Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus
Blue-throated Roller Eurystomus gularis Atewa
Green Woodhoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus
Black Scimitar-bill Rhinopomastus aterrimus Mole NP
White-crested Hornbill Tockus albocristatus Atewa
Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill Tockus camurus Ankasa NP
Red-billed Hornbill Tockus erythrorhynchus
African Pied Hornbill Tockus fasciatus
African Gray Hornbill Tockus nasutus
Piping Hornbill Ceratogymna fistulator Antikwaa
Brown-cheeked Hornbill Ceratogymna cylindrica Kakum NP
Black-casqued Hornbill Ceratogymna atrata Kakum NP
Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill Bucorvus abyssinicus Mole NP
Naked-faced Barbet Gymnobucco calvus Atewa
Bristle-nosed Barbet Gymnobucco peli Aboabo
Speckled Tinkerbird Pogoniulus scolopaceus Aburi Botanical Gardens
Red-rumped Tinkerbird Pogoniulus atroflavus Apapam
Yellow-throated Tinkerbird Pogoniulus subsulphureus Atewa
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird Pogoniulus bilineatus
Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus chrysoconus
Yellow-spotted Barbet Buccanodon duchaillui Ankasa NP
Hairy-breasted Barbet Tricholaema hirsuta Atewa
Vieillot's Barbet Lybius vieilloti Shah Hills NR
Double-toothed Barbet Lybius bidentatus
Bearded Barbet Lybius dubius
Yellow-billed Barbet Trachyphonus purpuratus Atewa
Greater Honeyguide Indicator indicator
Thick-billed Honeyguide Indicator conirostris Aboabo
Cassin's Honeyguide Prodotiscus insignis Apapam
Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
African Piculet Sasia africana Bobiri
Little Green Woodpecker Campethera maculosa Atewa
Buff-spotted Woodpecker Campethera nivosa
Cardinal Woodpecker Dendropicos fuscescens
Melancholy Woodpecker Dendropicos lugubris Atewa
Fire-bellied Woodpecker Dendropicos pyrrhogaster Atewa
Gray Woodpecker Dendropicos goertae
Rufous-sided Broadbill Smithornis rufolateralis Picathartes site
Sun Lark Galerida modesta Mole NP
Preuss' Swallow Petrochelidon preussi Kakum NP
Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne fuligula
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Ethiopian Swallow Hirundo aethiopica Accra
Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii
White-throated Blue Swallow Hirundo nigrita Pra R
Lesser Striped-Swallow Cecropis abyssinica
Mosque Swallow Cecropis senegalensis
Red-chested Swallow Hirundo lucida
Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
House Martin Delichon urbicum
Square-tailed Sawwing Psalidoprocne nitens Atewa
Fanti Sawwing Psalidoprocne obscura Kakum NP
African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp
Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
Yellow-throated Longclaw Macronyx croceus
Plain-backed Pipit Anthus leucophrys
White-breasted Cuckoo-shrike Coracina pectoralis Mole NP
Blue Cuckoo-shrike Coracina azurea Bobiri
Red-shouldered Cuckoo-shrike Campephaga phoenicea Shah Hills NR
Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus
Little Greenbul Andropadus virens
Ansorge's Greenbul Andropadus ansorgei
Plain Greenbul Andropadus curvirostris
Slender-billed Greenbul Andropadus gracilirostris
Yellow-whiskered Bulbul Andropadus latirostris
Golden Greenbul Calyptocichla serina Bobiri
Honeyguide Greenbul Baeopogon indicator
Spotted Greenbul Ixonotus guttatus Ankasa NP
Simple Greenbul Chlorocichla simplex Atewa
Swamp Greenbul Thescelocichla leucopleura Atewa
Icterine Greenbul Phyllastrephus icterinus Bobiri
Common Bristlebill Bleda syndactylus
Gray-headed Bristlebill Bleda canicapillus
Yellow-spotted Nicator Nicator chloris Atewa
Red-tailed Greenbul Criniger calurus Atewa
Western Bearded-Greenbul Criniger barbatus Atewa
Yellow-bearded Greenbul Criniger olivaceus Ankasa NP
Finsch's Flycatcher-Thrush Neocossyphus finschii Apapam
White-tailed Ant-Thrush Neocossyphus poensis
African Thrush Turdus pelios
Fire-crested Alethe Alethe diademata Atewa
Red-faced Cisticola Cisticola erythrops
Whistling Cisticola Cisticola lateralis Apapam
Rock-loving Cisticola Cisticola aberrans
Red-pate Cisticola Cisticola ruficeps Tono Dam
Winding Cisticola Cisticola galactotes
Croaking Cisticola Cisticola natalensis
Siffling Cisticola Cisticola brachypterus
Rufous Cisticola Cisticola rufus Tono Dam
Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava
Red-winged Prinia Prinia erythroptera Brenu beach
Black-capped Apalis Apalis nigriceps Atewa
Yellow-breasted Apalis Apalis flavida
Sharpe's Apalis Apalis sharpii Atewa
Oriole Warbler Hypergerus atriceps Mole NP
Green-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brachyura
Yellow-browed Camaroptera Camaroptera superciliaris Atewa
Olive-green Camaroptera Camaroptera chloronota
Moustached Grass-Warbler Melocichla mentalis Shah Hills NR
Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides
Western Olivaceous Warbler Hippolais opaca Tono Dam
Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta
Senegal Eremomela Eremomela pusilla
Rufous-crowned Eremomela Eremomela badiceps Atewa
Green Crombec Sylvietta virens Aboabo
Lemon-bellied Crombec Sylvietta denti Atewa
Northern Crombec Sylvietta brachyura
Kemp's Longbill Macrosphenus kempi Aboabo
Gray Longbill Macrosphenus concolor Apapam
Green Hylia Hylia prasina
Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
Western Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli
Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
Violet-backed Hyliota Hyliota violacea Kakum NP
Northern Black-Flycatcher Melaenornis edolioides
African Forest-Flycatcher Fraseria ocreata Apapam
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
Gambaga Flycatcher Muscicapa gambagae
Ussher's Flycatcher Muscicapa ussheri Atewa
Swamp Flycatcher Muscicapa aquatica
Little Gray Flycatcher Muscicapa epulata Kakum NP
Dusky-blue Flycatcher Muscicapa comitata Atewa
Cassin's Flycatcher Muscicapa cassini Ankasa NP
Ashy Flycatcher Muscicapa caerulescens Apapam
Gray-throated Tit-Flycatcher Myioparus griseigularis Aboabo
Gray Tit-Flycatcher Myioparus plumbeus
European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat Cossypha niveicapilla
White-crowned Robin-Chat Cossypha albicapilla
Forest Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas leucosticta Ankasa NP
Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
Familiar Chat Cercomela familiaris
White-fronted Black-Chat Myrmecocichla albifrons Mole NP
Mocking Cliff-Chat Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris Shah Hills NR
African Shrike-flycatcher Megabyas flammulatus
Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher Bias musicus
Brown-throated Wattle-eye Platysteira cyanea
Chestnut Wattle-eye Platysteira castanea
Red-cheeked Wattle-eye Platysteira blissetti Kakum NP
Senegal Batis Batis senegalensis
Chestnut-capped Flycatcher Erythrocercus mccallii Atewa
African Blue-Flycatcher Elminia longicauda Mole NP
Dusky Crested-Flycatcher Elminia nigromitrata
Blue-headed Crested-Flycatcher Trochocercus nitens Atewa
African Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis
Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone rufiventer
White-necked Rockfowl Picathartes gymnocephalus one bird at nest site
Puvel's Illadopsis Illadopsis puveli Kakum NP
Pale-breasted Illadopsis Illadopsis rufipennis Ankasa NP
Brown Illadopsis Illadopsis fulvescens Kakum NP
Blackcap Babbler Turdoides reinwardtii
Brown Babbler Turdoides plebejus
White-shouldered Black-Tit Melaniparus guineensis Mole NP
Forest Penduline-Tit Anthoscopus flavifrons Kakum NP
Tit-hylia Pholidornis rushiae Atewa
Scarlet-tufted Sunbird Deleornis fraseri Ankasa NP
Little Green Sunbird Anthreptes seimundi Atewa
Green Sunbird Anthreptes rectirostris
Collared Sunbird Hedydipna collaris
Pygmy Sunbird Hedydipna platura Mole NP
Reichenbach's Sunbird Anabathmis reichenbachii Accra
Green-headed Sunbird Cyanomitra verticalis
Blue-throated Brown Sunbird Cyanomitra cyanolaema Atewa
Western Olive Sunbird Cyanomitra obscura Atewa
Buff-throated Sunbird Chalcomitra adelberti Atewa
Scarlet-chested Sunbird Chalcomitra senegalensis
Olive-bellied Sunbird Cinnyris chloropygius Atewa
Tiny Sunbird Cinnyris minullus Kakum NP
Beautiful Sunbird Cinnyris pulchellus
Splendid Sunbird Cinnyris coccinigastrus
Johanna's Sunbird Cinnyris johannae Atewa
Superb Sunbird Cinnyris superbus Kakum NP
Copper Sunbird Cinnyris cupreus
African Yellow White-eye Zosterops senegalensis
African Golden Oriole Oriolus auratus
Western Black-headed Oriole Oriolus brachyrhynchus Atewa
Black-winged Oriole Oriolus nigripennis Apapam
Common Fiscal Lanius collaris
Yellow-billed Shrike Corvinella corvina
Brubru Nilaus afer
Northern Puffback Dryoscopus gambensis
Large-billed Puffback Dryoscopus sabini Atewa
Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegalus
Brown-crowned Tchagra Tchagra australis
Common Gonolek Laniarius barbarus
Sooty Boubou Laniarius leucorhynchus Kakum
Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike Telophorus sulfureopectus
Gray-headed Bushshrike Malaconotus blanchoti
White Helmetshrike Prionops plumatus
Chestnut-bellied Helmetshrike Prionops caniceps Bobiri
Shining Drongo Dicrurus atripennis Atewa
Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis
Velvet-mantled Drongo Dicrurus modestus Atewa
Piapiac Ptilostomus afer
Pied Crow Corvus albus
Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-Starling Lamprotornis chloropterus
Splendid Glossy-Starling Lamprotornis splendidus Shah Hills NR
Purple Glossy-Starling Lamprotornis purpureus Atewa
Long-tailed Glossy-Starling Lamprotornis caudatus
Chestnut-bellied Starling Lamprotornis pulcher Tono Dam
Copper-tailed Glossy-Starling Lamprotornis cupreocauda Bobiri
Violet-backed Starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
Chestnut-winged Starling Onychognathus fulgidus Aburi Botanical Gardens
Gray-headed Sparrow Passer griseus
Bush Petronia Petronia dentata
Speckle-fronted Weaver Sporopipes frontalis
Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser superciliosus
Slender-billed Weaver Ploceus pelzelni
Little Weaver Ploceus luteolus
Black-necked Weaver Ploceus nigricollis
Orange Weaver Ploceus aurantius
Heuglin's Masked-Weaver Ploceus heuglini Bonso arboretum
Vitelline Masked-Weaver Ploceus vitellinus Tono Dam
Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus
Vieillot's Weaver Ploceus nigerrimus
Yellow-mantled Weaver Ploceus tricolor Kakum NP
Maxwell's Black Weaver Ploceus albinucha Atewa
Preuss' Weaver Ploceus preussi Kakum NP
Compact Weaver Pachyphantes superciliosus
Red-vented Malimbe Malimbus scutatus Apapam
Gray's Malimbe Malimbus nitens Aburi Botanical Gardens
Crested Malimbe Malimbus malimbicus Atewa
Red-headed Malimbe Malimbus rubricollis
Yellow-crowned Bishop Euplectes afer
Black-winged Bishop Euplectes hordeaceus
Orange Bishop Euplectes franciscanus
Yellow-shouldered Widowbird Euplectes macroura
White-breasted Negrofinch Nigrita fusconotus
Chestnut-breasted Negrofinch Nigrita bicolor Atewa
Gray-headed Negrofinch Nigrita canicapillus
Red-winged Pytilia Pytilia phoenicoptera Mole NP
Western Bluebill Spermophaga haematina Atewa
Bar-breasted Firefinch Lagonosticta rufopicta
Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala
Red-cheeked Cordonbleu Uraeginthus bengalus
Orange-cheeked Waxbill Estrilda melpoda
Black-rumped Waxbill Estrilda troglodytes
Bronze Mannikin Spermestes cucullatus
Black-and-white Mannikin Spermestes bicolor Atewa
Magpie Mannikin Spermestes fringilloides
Village Indigobird Vidua chalybeata
Cameroon Indigobird Vidua camerunensis Mole NP
Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura
Long-tailed Paradise-Whydah Vidua interjecta Mole NP
Yellow-fronted Canary Serinus mozambicus
Cinnamon-breasted Bunting Emberiza tahapisi