Birds of Central Africa
Birds from, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and Congo Republic.
Stone Partridge
The Stone Partridge (Ptilopachus petrosus) is a bird of the pheasant family. This largely brown bird, which commonly holds its tail raised, is found in scrubland and lightly wooded habitats, often near rocks, from Kenya and Ethiopia to Gambia (a large part if its range is in the Sudanian Savanna). As traditionally defined, it is the only member of Ptilopachus, but based ...more ↓
Helmeted Guineafowl
The Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris) is the best known of the guineafowl bird family, Numididae, and the only member of the genus Numida. It breeds in Africa, mainly south of the Sahara, and has been widely introduced into the West Indies, Brazil, Australia and southern France.
Plumed Guineafowl
The Plumed Guineafowl (Guttera plumifera) is a member of the guineafowl bird family. It is found in humid primary forest in Central Africa. It resembles some subspecies of the Crested Guineafowl, but has a straighter (not curled) and higher crest, and a relatively long wattle on either side of the bill. The bare skin on the face and neck is entirely dull grey-blue in the western ...more ↓
Crested Guineafowl
The Crested Guineafowl (Guttera pucherani) is a member of the Numididae, the guineafowl bird family. It is found in open forest, woodland and forest-savanna mosaics in sub-Saharan Africa.
Black Guineafowl
The Black Guineafowl, (Agelastes niger), is a member of the guineafowl bird family. It occurs in humid forests in Central Africa where it is often heard but seldom seen. It is a medium-sized black bird with a bare pink head and upper neck. Little is known of its behaviour.
Clapperton's Francolin
The Clapperton's Francolin (Pternistis clappertoni) is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, and Uganda.
Heuglin's Francolin
The Heuglin's Francolin (Pternistis icterorhynchus) is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family. It is found in Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, and Uganda.
Latham's Forest Francolin
The Latham's Francolin or Forest Francolin (Peliperdix lathami) is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda.
Schlegel's Francolin
The Schlegel's Francolin (Peliperdix schlegelii) is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, and Sudan.
Scaly Francolin
The Scaly Francolin (Pternistis squamatus) is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.
Ring-necked Francolin
The Ring-necked Francolin (Scleroptila streptophorus) is a bird species in the family Phasianidae. It is found in Burundi, Cameroon, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. Rarer than previously believed, it is uplisted from a species of Least Concern to Near Threatened status in the 2007 IUCN Red List.
Blue Quail
The Blue Quail or African Blue Quail, (Coturnix adansonii) is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.
Harlequin Quail
The Harlequin Quail (Coturnix delegorguei) is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family. It is found in Africa.
