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All species seen in Gambia

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Currently the Gambia collection contains photos of 265 species, of which 242 birds, 15 mammals, 0 insects, 3 plants and 0 mushrooms. Below you will find a photo of all these species, organized by classification. That means grouped by family, just like guidebooks do.

Uca tangeri

Ptilopachus petrosus

Stone partridge

Rotspatrijs

Pternistis bicalcaratus

Double-spurred francolin

Barbarijse frankolijn

Plectropterus gambensis

Spur-winged goose

Spoorwiekgans

Mycteria ibis

Yellow-billed stork

Afrikaanse nimmerzat

Bostrychia hagedash

Hadada ibis

Hadada-ibis

Platalea alba

African spoonbill

Afrikaanse lepelaar

Threskiornis aethiopicus

African sacred ibis

Heilige ibis

Ardea goliath

Goliath heron

Reuzenreiger

Ardea melanocephala

Black-headed heron

Zwartkopreiger

Ardeola ralloides

Squacco heron

Ralreiger

Bubulcus ibis

Western cattle egret

Koereiger

Butorides striata

Striated heron

Mangrovereiger

Egretta ardesiaca

Black heron

Zwarte reiger

Egretta gularis

Western reef heron

Westelijke rifreiger

Egretta intermedia

Intermediate egret

Middelste zilverreiger

Ixobrychus sturmii

Dwarf bittern

Afrikaanse woudaap

Nycticorax nycticorax

Black-crowned night heron

Kwak

Scopus umbretta

Hamerkop

Hamerkop

Pelecanus onocrotalus

Great white pelican

Roze pelikaan

Pelecanus rufescens

Pink-backed pelican

Kleine pelikaan

Microcarbo africanus

Reed cormorant

Afrikaanse dwergaalscholver

Anhinga rufa

African darter

Afrikaanse slangenhalsvogel

Accipiter tachiro

African goshawk

Afrikaanse havik

Aquila rapax

Tawny eagle

Savannearend

Aquila spilogaster

African hawk-eagle

Afrikaanse havikarend

Butastur rufipennis

Grasshopper buzzard

Sprinkhaanbuizerd

Circaetus beaudouini

Beaudouin's snake eagle

Beaudouins slangenarend

Circaetus cinereus

Brown snake eagle

Bruine slangenarend

Circus macrourus

Pallid harrier

Steppekiekendief

Gypohierax angolensis

Palm-nut vulture

Palmgier

Gyps africanus

White-backed vulture

Witruggier

Haliaeetus vocifer

African fish eagle

Afrikaanse zeearend

Hieraaetus wahlbergi

Wahlberg's eagle

Wahlbergs arend

Kaupifalco monogrammicus

Lizard buzzard

Hagedisbuizerd

Lophaetus occipitalis

Long-crested eagle

Afrikaanse zwarte kuifarend

Melierax metabates

Dark chanting goshawk

Donkere zanghavik

Micronisus gabar

Gabar goshawk

Gabarhavik

Milvus aegyptius

Yellow-billed kite

Geelsnavelwouw

Necrosyrtes monachus

Hooded vulture

Kapgier

Polemaetus bellicosus

Martial eagle

Vechtarend

Polyboroides typus

African harrier-hawk

Kaalkopkiekendief

Falco ardosiaceus

Grey kestrel

Grijze torenvalk

Falco biarmicus

Lanner falcon

Lannervalk

Falco chicquera

Red-necked falcon

Roodkopsmelleken

Podica senegalensis

African finfoot

Watertrapper

Amaurornis flavirostra

Black crake

Zwart porseleinhoen

Porphyrio madagascariensis

African swamphen

Smaragdpurperkoet

Burhinus capensis

Spotted thick-knee

Kaapse griel

Burhinus senegalensis

Senegal thick-knee

Senegalese griel

Charadrius marginatus

White-fronted plover

Vale strandplevier

Vanellus senegallus

African wattled lapwing

Lelkievit

Vanellus spinosus

Spur-winged lapwing

Sporenkievit

Vanellus tectus

Black-headed lapwing

Zwartkopkievit

Rostratula benghalensis

Greater painted-snipe

Goudsnip

Actophilornis africanus

African jacana

Lelieloper

Numenius arquata

Eurasian curlew

Wulp

Tringa glareola

Wood sandpiper

Bosruiter

Tringa nebularia

Common greenshank

Groenpootruiter

Tringa stagnatilis

Marsh sandpiper

Poelruiter

Tringa totanus

Common redshank

Tureluur

Rhinoptilus chalcopterus

Bronze-winged courser

Bronsvleugelrenvogel

Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus

Grey-headed gull

Grijskopmeeuw

Chroicocephalus genei

Slender-billed gull

Dunbekmeeuw

Gelochelidon nilotica

Gull-billed tern

Lachstern

Hydroprogne caspia

Caspian tern

Reuzenstern

Thalasseus bengalensis

Lesser crested tern

Bengaalse stern

Pterocles quadricinctus

Four-banded sandgrouse

Vierbandzandhoen

Columba guinea

Speckled pigeon

Gespikkelde duif

Oena capensis

Namaqua dove

Maskerduif

Spilopelia senegalensis

Laughing dove

Palmtortel

Streptopelia decipiens

Mourning collared dove

Treurtortel

Streptopelia semitorquata

Red-eyed dove

Roodoogtortel

Streptopelia turtur

European turtle dove

Zomertortel

Streptopelia vinacea

Vinaceous dove

Wijntortel

Treron calvus

African green pigeon

Afrikaanse papegaaiduif

Treron waalia

Bruce's green pigeon

Waaliaduif

Turtur abyssinicus

Black-billed wood dove

Zwartsnavelduif

Turtur afer

Blue-spotted wood dove

Staalvlekduif

Poicephalus fuscicollis

Brown-necked parrot

Bruinnekpapegaai

Poicephalus senegalus

Senegal parrot

Bonte boertje

Crinifer piscator

Western plantain-eater

Grijze bananeneter

Musophaga violacea

Violet turaco

Violette toerako

Tauraco persa

Guinea turaco

Groene toerako

Centropus senegalensis

Senegal coucal

Senegalese spoorkoekoek

Chrysococcyx klaas

Klaas's cuckoo

Klaas' koekoek

Bubo cinerascens

Greyish eagle-owl

Grijze oehoe

Bubo lacteus

Verreaux's eagle-owl

Verreaux' oehoe

Glaucidium perlatum

Pearl-spotted owlet

Geparelde dwerguil

Ptilopsis leucotis

Northern white-faced owl

Noordelijke witwangdwergooruil

Caprimulgus climacurus

Long-tailed nightjar

Langstaartnachtzwaluw

Cypsiurus parvus

African palm swift

Afrikaanse palmgierzwaluw

Telacanthura ussheri

Mottled spinetail

Baobabgierzwaluw

Coracias abyssinicus

Abyssinian roller

Sahelscharrelaar

Coracias cyanogaster

Blue-bellied roller

Blauwbuikscharrelaar

Coracias naevius

Purple roller

Roodkruinscharrelaar

Eurystomus glaucurus

Broad-billed roller

Breedbekscharrelaar

Ceryle rudis

Pied kingfisher

Bonte ijsvogel

Corythornis cristatus

Malachite kingfisher

Malachietijsvogel

Halcyon leucocephala

Grey-headed kingfisher

Grijskopijsvogel

Halcyon malimbica

Blue-breasted kingfisher

Teugelijsvogel

Ispidina picta

African pygmy kingfisher

Afrikaanse dwergijsvogel

Megaceryle maxima

Giant kingfisher

Afrikaanse reuzenijsvogel

Merops albicollis

White-throated bee-eater

Witkeelbijeneter

Merops bulocki

Red-throated bee-eater

Roodkeelbijeneter

Merops hirundineus

Swallow-tailed bee-eater

Zwaluwstaartbijeneter

Merops persicus

Blue-cheeked bee-eater

Groene bijeneter

Merops pusillus

Little bee-eater

Dwergbijeneter

Merops viridissimus

African green bee-eater

Afrikaanse groene bijeneter

Upupa epops

Eurasian hoopoe

Hop

Phoeniculus purpureus

Green wood hoopoe

Groene kakelaar

Rhinopomastus aterrimus

Black scimitarbill

Zwarte boomhop

Tockus fasciatus

African pied hornbill

Bonte tok

Tockus kempi

Western red-billed hornbill

Westelijke roodsnaveltok

Tockus nasutus

African grey hornbill

Grijze tok

Bucorvus abyssinicus

Abyssinian ground hornbill

Noordelijke hoornraaf

Lybius dubius

Bearded barbet

Zwartbandbaardvogel

Pogoniulus chrysoconus

Yellow-fronted tinkerbird

Geelvoorhoofdketellapper

Indicator indicator

Greater honeyguide

Grote honingspeurder

Indicator maculatus

Spotted honeyguide

Gevlekte honingspeurder

Indicator minor

Lesser honeyguide

Kleine honingspeurder

Campethera abingoni

Golden-tailed woodpecker

Goudstaartspecht

Campethera punctuligera

Fine-spotted woodpecker

Stippelspecht

Dendropicos fuscescens

Cardinal woodpecker

Kardinaalspecht

Dendropicos goertae

African grey woodpecker

Grijsgroene specht

Batis senegalensis

Senegal batis

Senegalese vliegenvanger

Platysteira cyanea

Brown-throated wattle-eye

Bruinkeellelvliegenvanger

Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus

Orange-breasted bushshrike

Oranje bosklauwier

Dryoscopus gambensis

Northern puffback

Gambiapoederdonsklauwier

Laniarius barbarus

Yellow-crowned gonolek

Goudkapfiskaal

Malaconotus blanchoti

Grey-headed bushshrike

Spookklauwier

Nilaus afer

Brubru

Broebroe

Tchagra senegalus

Black-crowned tchagra

Zwartkruintsjagra

Corvinella corvina

Yellow-billed shrike

Geelsnavelklauwier

Lanius phoenicuroides

Red-tailed shrike

Turkestaanse klauwier

Oriolus auratus

African golden oriole

Afrikaanse wielewaal

Dicrurus adsimilis

Fork-tailed drongo

Treurdrongo

Terpsiphone rufiventer

Red-bellied paradise flycatcher

Roodbuikparadijsmonarch

Terpsiphone viridis

African paradise flycatcher

Afrikaanse paradijsmonarch

Corvus albus

Pied crow

Schildraaf

Ptilostomus afer

Piapiac

Piapiac

Elminia longicauda

African blue flycatcher

Turkooiskuifvliegenvanger

Eremopterix leucotis

Chestnut-backed sparrow-lark

Bruinrugvinkleeuwerik

Galerida cristata

Crested lark

Kuifleeuwerik

Eurillas virens

Little greenbul

Groene buulbuul

Phyllastrephus scandens

Red-tailed leaflove

Zingende gabonloofbuulbuul

Pycnonotus barbatus

Common bulbul

Grauwe buulbuul

Hirundo leucosoma

Pied-winged swallow

Bontvleugelzwaluw

Hirundo lucida

Red-chested swallow

Roodkeelzwaluw

Hirundo smithii

Wire-tailed swallow

Roodkruinzwaluw

Sylvietta brachyura

Northern crombec

Senegalese krombek

Phylloscopus collybita

Common chiffchaff

Tjiftjaf

Phylloscopus sibilatrix

Wood warbler

Fluiter

Iduna opaca

Western olivaceous warbler

Westelijke vale spotvogel

Iduna pallida

Eastern olivaceous warbler

Oostelijke vale spotvogel

Camaroptera brachyura

Green-backed camaroptera

Mekkercamaroptera

Cisticola cantans

Singing cisticola

Witbrauwgraszanger

Cisticola juncidis

Zitting cisticola

Graszanger

Cisticola marginatus

Winding cisticola

Heuglins graszanger

Heliolais erythropterus

Red-winged warbler

Roodvleugelprinia

Hypergerus atriceps

Oriole warbler

Wielewaalzanger

Prinia subflava

Tawny-flanked prinia

Roestflankprinia

Turdoides plebejus

Brown babbler

Sahelbabbelaar

Turdoides reinwardtii

Blackcap babbler

Zwartkapbabbelaar

Sylvia cantillans

Subalpine warbler

Baardgrasmus

Zosterops senegalensis

African yellow white-eye

Afrikaanse brilvogel

Lamprotornis caudatus

Long-tailed glossy starling

Groene langstaartglansspreeuw

Lamprotornis chalcurus

Bronze-tailed starling

Bronsstaartglansspreeuw

Lamprotornis chalybaeus

Greater blue-eared starling

Groenstaartglansspreeuw

Lamprotornis chloropterus

Lesser blue-eared starling

Noordelijke blauwoorglansspreeuw

Lamprotornis purpureus

Purple starling

Purperglansspreeuw

Buphagus africanus

Yellow-billed oxpecker

Geelsnavelossenpikker

Turdus pelios

African thrush

Pelioslijster

Cossypha albicapillus

White-crowned robin-chat

Schubkaplawaaimaker

Cossypha heuglini

White-browed robin-chat

Witbrauwlawaaimaker

Ficedula hypoleuca

European pied flycatcher

Bonte vliegenvanger

Melaenornis edolioides

Northern black flycatcher

Senegalese drongovliegenvanger

Muscicapa aquatica

Swamp flycatcher

Moerasvliegenvanger

Myrmecocichla aethiops

Anteater chat

Bruine miertapuit

Saxicola rubetra

Whinchat

Paapje

Anthreptes gabonicus

Mangrove sunbird

Bruine honingzuiger

Anthreptes longuemarei

Western violet-backed sunbird

Violetrughoningzuiger

Chalcomitra senegalensis

Scarlet-chested sunbird

Roodborsthoningzuiger

Cinnyris coccinigastrus

Splendid sunbird

Roodbuikhoningzuiger

Cinnyris cupreus

Copper sunbird

Koperhoningzuiger

Cinnyris pulchellus

Beautiful sunbird

Feeã«nhoningzuiger

Cinnyris venustus

Variable sunbird

Ornaathoningzuiger

Hedydipna collaris

Collared sunbird

Halsbandhoningzuiger

Hedydipna platura

Pygmy sunbird

Kleine honingzuiger

Gymnoris dentata

Bush petronia

Kleine rotsmus

Passer griseus

Northern grey-headed sparrow

Grijskopmus

Bubalornis albirostris

White-billed buffalo weaver

Witsnavelbuffelwever

Euplectes franciscanus

Northern red bishop

Oranje wever

Euplectes hordeaceus

Black-winged red bishop

Roodvoorhoofdwever

Ploceus cucullatus

Village weaver

Grote textorwever

Ploceus luteolus

Little weaver

Dwergmaskerwever

Ploceus nigricollis

Black-necked weaver

Zwartnekwever

Quelea quelea

Red-billed quelea

Roodbekwever

Amadina fasciata

Cut-throat finch

Bandvink

Estrilda caerulescens

Lavender waxbill

Lavendelastrild

Estrilda melpoda

Orange-cheeked waxbill

Oranjekaakje

Estrilda troglodytes

Black-rumped waxbill

Napoleonnetje

Euodice cantans

African silverbill

Zilverbekje

Lagonosticta rufopicta

Bar-breasted firefinch

Stippelamarant

Lagonosticta senegala

Red-billed firefinch

Vuurvinkje

Lonchura cucullata

Bronze mannikin

Gewoon ekstertje

Pytilia phoenicoptera

Red-winged pytilia

Aurora-astrild

Spermophaga haematina

Western bluebill

Roodborstblauwsnavel

Uraeginthus bengalus

Red-cheeked cordon-bleu

Blauwfazantje

Vidua chalybeata

Village indigobird

Staalvink

Vidua interjecta

Exclamatory paradise whydah

Langstaartparadijswida

Vidua macroura

Pin-tailed whydah

Dominicanerwida

Crithagra leucopygia

White-rumped seedeater

Edelzanger

Crithagra mozambica

Yellow-fronted canary

Mozambiquesijs

Crocodylus niloticus

Nile crocodile

Nijl krokodil

Bos primigenius

Domestic cow

Koe

Capra hircus

Domestic goat

Geit

Hippopotamus amphibius

Common hippopotamus

Nijlpaard

Sus domesticus

Wild boar

Wild zwijn

Atilax paludinosus

Marsh mongoose

Tursiops truncatus

Bottlenose dolphin

Tuimelaar

Epomophorus gambianus

Gambian epauletted fruit bat

Equus asinus

Ass

Ezel

Equus ferus

Domesticated horse

Paard

Chlorocebus sabaeus

Green monkey

Erythrocebus patas

Patas monkey

Papio ursinus

Chacma baboon

Baviaan

Homo sapiens

Image

Illustratie

Pan troglodytes

Common chimpanzee

Chimpansee

Heliosciurus gambianus

Gambian sun squirrel

Agama agama

Common agama

Varanus exanthematicus

Savannah monitor

Oryza glaberrima

African rice

Adansonia digitata

Baobab

Anacardium occidentale

Cashew

Acajoeboom