|
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
|
