Family | English Name | Akan name | Derivative |
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Ploceidae | Red-headed Weaver | Akyem polis | Weaver that have red colour on the head as the olden Ghana police |
Little Weaver | Akyem | - | |
Zitting Cisticola | Akyem-sebo | Weaver which have colour pattern similar to the tiger | |
Maxwell's Black Weaver | Akyem-sibere | Weaver with all black colour | |
Accipitridae | Hooded Vulture | Pete | Ugly |
Hooded Vulture | Kaakaku | Ugly | |
Black Kite | Sansankroma | Hunts small birds | |
Short-toed Snake Eagle | Akromakyekyewa | Bird of prey | |
Falconidae | Yellow-billed Kite | Osansa | Bird of prey |
Black Kite | Sansankroma | Hunts small birds | |
Grey Kestrel | Osansa | Bird of prey | |
African Hobby | Akromaboo | Strongest of the falcon | |
Red-footed Falcon | Osansa | Bird of prey | |
Bat Hawk | Akromaboo | Strongest of the falcons | |
Yellow-billed Kite | Akroma | Bird of prey | |
Fox Kestrel | Osansa | Bird of prey | |
Lanner Falcon | Akromaboo | Strongest of the falcon | |
Strigididae | Shelley's Eagle Owl | Patu-busufo | Owl of bad omen |
Fraser's Eagle Owl | Patu-waben | Owl with horns | |
Sandy Scops Owl | Patu | Owl | |
Tytonidae | Barn owl | Patu | Owl |
Corvidae | Pied Crow | Akonkrain | - |
Pied Crow | Adene | - | |
Pied Crow | Kwaakwaadabi | Daily call of the crow | |
Psittacidae | Grey Parrot | Akoo-papa | The real parrot |
Red-fronted Parrot | Awirekwa | - | |
Red-fronted Parrot | Awirekwa | - | |
Musophagidae | Great Blue Turaco | Kokokyinaka | Bird call |
Yellow-billed Turaco | Aforowa/Brobe | - | |
Anatidae | Egyptian Goose | Nsu-dokodoko | water goose |
Anatidae | Common Shelduck | Nsu-dokodoko | Water goose |
Anatidae | Common Teal | Epo-noma | Sea bird |
White-faced Whistling Duck | Nsu-dokodoko | Water goose | |
Egyptian Goose | Nsu-dokodoko | Water goose | |
Anhingidae | African Darter | Nsu-noma | Water bird |
Phalacrocoracidae | Long-tailed Cormorant | Sukonkon | Surface of water |
Ardeidae | Cattle Egret | Nantwie-noma | Mutualistic association of the bird and the cattle |
Green-backed Heron | Nantwie-noma | Mutualistic association of the bird and the cattle | |
Black Heron | Nantwie-noma | Mutualistic association of the bird and the cattle | |
Goliath Heron | Sohori | Legs of giraffe | |
Ciconiidae | Marabou Stork | Nsu-pete | Water vulture |
Rallidae | Grey-throated Rail | Nsu-noma/Okoto-pue | Water bird/crab come out |
White-spotted Flufftail | 0Koto-pue | crab come out | |
Buff-spotted Flufftail | Nsu-noma | Water bird | |
Nkulengu Rail | Kwakudonsuro | Love does not fear | |
Charadriidae | African Wattled Lapwing | Bakamnoma | sea bird |
White-headed Lapwing | Bakamnoma | Sea bird | |
Apodidae | Mottled Spinetail | Ankadaade | Never lands |
Cassin's Spinetail | Ankadaade | Never lands | |
African Palm Swift | Ankadaade | Never lands | |
Pelecanidae | Great White Pelican | Nsu-noma/Okoto-pue | Water bird/crab come out |
Caprimulgidae | Black-shouldered Nightjar | Santhrofie | Trouble should happen at home |
Plain Nightjar | Santhrofie | Trouble should happen at home | |
Freckled Nightjar | Santhrofe | Trouble should happen at home | |
Brown Nightjar | Santrofie | Trouble should happen at home | |
Red-necked Nightjar | Santhrofie | Trouble should happen at home | |
Passeridae | Northern Grey-headed Sparrow | Bola-noma/Akasanoma | Bird at damp site/ talking bird |
Bush Petronia | Bola-noma | Bird at damp site | |
Bucerotidae | White-crested Hornbill | Asokwaa | - |
White-crested Hornbill | Kokoase akokora | Old man in the cocoa farm | |
Capitonidae | African Pied Hornbill | Akyekyena | |
Red-rumped Tinkerbird | Apiti donko | Slave of the tinkerbird | |
Yellow-throated Tinkerbird | Apiti | - | |
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird | Apiti | - | |
Speckled Tinkerbird | Apiti | - | |
Nectariniidae | Yellow-spotted Tinkerbird | Apiti asafohene | Royal majesty of the tinkerbird |
Scarlet-chested sunbird | Aserewa-ogyadawobo | Sunbird with fire on the chest | |
Aserewa-sika | Sunbird with gold belly | ||
Aserewa-sikansuo | Sunbird with multi-colours like water with minerals | ||
Dicruridae | Fork-tailed Drongo | Kotokosambire | |
Shining Drongo | Mekanmese-kwakye | ||
Phasianidae | Stone Partridge | Aboko | - |
Ahanta Francolin | Akokohwede | Sweet meat | |
Latham's Forest Francolin | Aboko | - | |
White-breasted Guineafowl | Kwaem akokoninpon | Forested guinea fowl | |
Columbidae | Bruce's Green Pigeon | Aboranoma | - |
Tambourine Dove | Abuburo-tawiah | Younger dove | |
Blue-spotted Wood Dove | Abuburo-kwao | Messenger dove | |
Namaqua Dove | Abuburo-somafoo | Messenger dove | |
Black-billed Wood Dove | Abuburo-kwao | Male dove | |
Laughing Dove | Abuburo-fi | Dirty dove | |
Blue-spotted Wood Dove | Abuburo | - | |
Western Bronze-naped Pigeon | Abuburo | - | |
Red-eyed Dove | Agyenkuku | Call of the bird |