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Appendix A (Table A1). Bird species observed during the survey, with numbers of records (detections), total number of observed individuals, and feeding guild information. See Notes at end of table for details.

Family	Common Name	Scientific Name	Records	Individuals	Guild				Visitor	Biome restricted
Accipitridae	Black Kite	Milvus migrans	4	4	C
	Beaudouin's Snake-eagle	Circaetus beaudouini	1	1	C
	African Harrier Hawk	Polyboroides typus	1	1	C
	African Goshawk	Accipiter tachiro	2	2	C
	Black Sparrowhawk	Accipiter melanoleucus	1	1	C
	Long-tailed Hawk	Urotriorchis macrourus	4	4	C					BR
	Lizard Buzzard	Kaupifalco monogrammicus	5	6	C
	African Hobby	Falco cuvierii	2	3	C				V
Phasianidae	Latham's Forest Francolin	Francolinus lathami	1	1	I	T				BR
	Scaly Francolin	Francolinus squamatus	10	19	G
Rallidae	White-spotted Flufftail	Sarothrura pulchra	52	55	AQ					BR
Columbidae	African Green Pigeon	Treron calva	102	508	F
	Blue-headed Wood Dove	Turtur brehmeri	100	152	G					BR
	Tambourine dove	Turtur tympanistria	56	64	G
	Blue-spotted Wood Dove	Turtur afer	69	98	G
	Western Bronze-naped Pigeon	Columba iriditorques	14	16	F					BR
	Afep Pigeon	Columba unicincta	9	9	F					BR
	Lemon Dove	Aplopelia larvata	12	12	G				V	BR
Psittacidae	Grey Parrot	Psittacus erithacus	70	265	F					BR
	Red-fronted Parrot	Poicephalus gulielmi	16	58	G
Musophagidae	Great Blue Turaco	Corythaeola cristata	31	60	F
	Green Turaco	Tauraco persa	58	127	F					BR
	Yellow-billed Turaco	Tauraco macrorhynchus	60	85	F					BR
Cuculidae	Levaillant's Cuckoo	Oxylophus levaillantii	2	3	I	AFG	L		V
	Thick-billed Cuckoo	Pachycoccyx audebertii	1	1	I	AFG	L
	Red-chested Cuckoo	Cuculus solitarius	7	7	I	AFG	L
	Black Cuckoo	Cuculus clamosus	23	23	I	AFG	L
	Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo	Cercococcyx olivinus	7	7	I	AFG	L			BR
	Emerald Cuckoo	Chrysococcyx cupreus	85	85	I	AFG	M
	Klaas' Cuckoo	Chrysococcyx klaas	5	6	I	AFG	M
	Yellowbill	Ceuthmochares aereus	21	22	I	AFG	L
	Senegal Coucal	Centropus senegalensis	8	10	I	T
	Blue-headed Coucal	Centropus monachus	6	10	I	T
Strigidae	African Wood Owl	Strix woodfordii	2	2	C
Apodidae	Sabine's Spinetail	Raphidura sabini	1	1	A					BR
	Black Spinetail	Telacanthura melanopygia	1	2	A					BR
	Cassin's Spinetail	Neafrapus cassini	1	1	A					BR
	European Swift	Apus apus	17	75	A				V
Trogonidae	Narina Trogon	Apaloderma narina	5	6	I	SFG
	Bare-cheeked Trogon	Apaloderma aequatoriale	2	2	I	SFG				BR
Alcedinidae	Chocolate-backed Kingfisher	Halcyon badia	6	6	I	MISC		Ant		BR
	Grey-headed Kingfisher	Halcyon leucocephala	10	13	I	MISC			V
	Blue-breasted Kingfisher	Halcyon malimbica	1	1	I	MISC
	Woodland Kingfisher	Halcyon senegalensis	6	7	I	MISC
	Dwarf Kingfisher	Ceyx lecontei	2	2	I	MISC		Ant		BR
	Pigmy Kingfisher	Ceyx picta	4	4	I	MISC
Meropidae	Black Bee-eater	Merops gularis	1	1	A					BR
	Little Bee-eater	Merops pusillus	1	4	A
	White-throated Bee-eater	Merops albicollis	25	233	A				V
	Blue-throated Roller	Eurystomus gularis	1	2	I	SA				BR
Bucerotidae	White-crested Hornbill	Tropicranus albocristatus	6	9	I	SFG				BR
	Black Dwarf Hornbill	Tockus hartlaubi	1	1	I	SFG				BR
	Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill	Tockus camurus	22	66	I	SFG		Ant		BR
	Pied Hornbill	Tockus fasciatus	31	81	F					BR
	Piping Hornbill	Bycanistes fistulator	36	64	F					BR
	Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill	Bycanistes subcylindricus	9	16	F					BR
	White-thighed Hornbill	Bycanistes albotibialis	18	34	F					BR
	Wattled Hornbills (2 spp.)	Ceratogymna atrata/elata	66	158	F					BR
Capitonidae	Bristle-nosed Barbet	Gymnobucco peli	43	147	F					BR
	Naked-faced Barbet	Gymnobucco calvus	15	74	F					BR
	Speckled Tinkerbird	Pogoniulus scolopaceus	27	29	F					BR
	Red-rumped Tinkerbird	Pogoniulus atroflavus	56	56	F					BR
	Yellow-throated Tinkerbird	Pogoniulus subsulphureus	21	22	F					BR
	Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird	Pogoniulus bilineatus	88	102	F
	Yellow-spotted Barbet	Buccanodon duchaillui	97	102	F					BR
	Hairy-breasted Barbet	Tricholaema hirsuta	76	86	F					BR
	Yellow-billed Barbet	Trachylaemus purpuratus	72	79	F					BR
Picidae	Green-backed Woodpecker	Campethera cailliautii	1	1	I	BG
	Brown-eared Woodpecker	Campethera caroli	1	1	I	BG				BR
	Gabon Woodpecker	Dendropicos gabonensis	13	19	I	BG				BR
	Fire-bellied Woodpecker	Dendropicos pyrrhogaster	22	45	I	BG				BR
	Yellow-crested Woodpecker	Dendropicos xantholophus	4	8	I	BG				BR
Eurylaimidae	Rufous-sided Broadbill	Smithornis rufolateralis	14	14	I	SA				BR
Hirundinidae	European Swallow	Hirundo rustica	3	8	A				V
Motacillidae	Long-legged Pipit	Anthus pallidiventris	3	6	I	T
Campephagidae	Red-shouldered Cuckoo Shrike	Campephaga phoenicea	3	6	I	AFG	M		V
	Blue Cuckoo-Shrike	Coracina azurea	37	37	I	AFG	L			BR
Pycnonotidae	Little Greenbul	Andropadus virens	282	769	O
	Little Grey Greenbul	Andropadus gracilis	19	27	I	AFG	M			BR
	Ansorge's Greenbul	Andropadus ansorgei	20	29	I	AFG	M			BR
	Cameroon Sombre Greenbul	Andropadus curvirostris	11	12	O					BR
	Slender-billed Greenbul	Andropadus gracilirostris	25	43	O
	Yellow-whiskered Greenbul	Andropadus latirostris	105	181	O
	Golden Greenbul	Calyptocichla serina	3	9	O					BR
	Honeyguide Greenbul	Baeopogon indicator	48	66	O					BR
	Spotted Greenbul	Ixonotus guttatus	72	322	O					BR
	Simple Leaflove	Chlorocichla simplex	34	101	O					BR
	Swamp Palm Bulbul	Thescelocichla leucopleura	16	56	O					BR
	Icterine Greenbul	Phyllastrephus icterinus	19	55	I	AFG	M	Ant		BR
	Xavier's Greenbul	Phyllastrephus xavieri	27	71	I	AFG	M			BR
	White-throated Greenbul	Phyllastrephus albigularis	3	13	I	BG				BR
	Red-tailed Bristlebill	Bleda syndactyla	9	9	I	T		Ant		BR
	Lesser Bristlebill	Bleda notata	42	130	I	T		Ant		BR
	Eastern-bearded Greenbul	Criniger chloronotus	40	45	I	AFG	L	Ant		BR
	Red-tailed Greenbul	Criniger calurus	73	266	I	AFG	M	Ant		BR
	White-bearded Greenbul	Criniger ndussumensis	8	13	I	BG				BR
	Common Garden Bulbul	Pycnonotus barbatus	60	204	O
	Western Nicator	Nicator chloris	179	189	I	AFG	L			BR
Turdidae	Forest Robin	Stiphrornis erythrothorax	54	54	I	T		Ant		BR
	Lowland Akalat	Sheppardia cyornithopsis	1	1	I	T				BR
	Fire-crested Alethe	Alethe diademata	47	50	I	T		Ant		BR
	Brown-chested Alethe	Alethe popliocephala	1	3	I	T		Ant
	Red-tailed Ant-Thrush	Neocossyphus rufus	1	1	I	T		Ant
	White-tailed Ant-Thrush	Neocossyphus poensis	4	4	I	T		Ant		BR
	Rufous Flycatcher Thrush	Stizorhina fraseri	17	17	I	SA		Ant		BR
	Whinchat	Saxicola rubetra	8	14	I	SW			V
	Grey Ground Thrush	Zoothera princei	1	1	I	T				BR
Sylviidae	Chattering Cisticola	Cisticola anonymus	32	112	I	MISC				BR
	Black-capped Apalis	Apalis nigriceps	33	59	I	AFG	S			BR
	Buff-throated Apalis	Apalis rufogularis	27	51	I	AFG	S			BR
	Grey-backed Camaroptera	Camaroptera brachyura	38	40	I	MISC
	Yellow-browed Camaroptera	Camaroptera superciliaris	56	57	I	MISC				BR
	Olive-green Camaroptera	Camaroptera chloronota	69	73	I	AFG	S			BR
	Yellow Longbill	Macrosphenus flavicans	33	34	I	AFG	S			BR
	Grey Longbill	Macrosphenus concolor	52	53	I	AFG	S			BR
	Rufous-crowned Eremomela	Eremomela badiceps	5	26	I	AFG	S			BR
	Green Crombec	Sylvietta virens	42	42	I	AFG	S			BR
	Lemon-bellied Crombec	Sylvietta denti	37	37	I	AFG	S			BR
	Wood Warbler	Phylloscopus sibilatrix	17	39	I	AFG	S		V
	Violet-backed Hyliota	Hyliota violacea	1	1	I	AFG	S			BR
	Green Hylia	Hylia prasina	100	104	I	AFG	S			BR
Muscicapidae	Cassin's Flycatcher	Muscicapa cassini	1	2	I	SA				BR
	Yellow-footed Flycatcher	Muscicapa sethsmithi	1	1	I	SA				BR
	Sooty Flycatcher	Muscicapa infuscata	6	23	I	SA				BR
	Grey Tit-Flycatcher	Myioparus plumbeus	29	31	I	AFG	S
Monarchidae	Chestnut-capped Flycatcher	Erythrocercus mccallii	16	107	I	AFG	S			BR
	Dusky-crested Flycatcher	Elminia nigromitrata	1	4	I	AFG	S			BR
	Blue-headed Crested Flycatcher	Trochocercus nitens	59	64	I	AFG	S			BR
	African Paradise Flycatcher	Terpsiphone viridis	2	2	I	SFG
	Rufous-vented Paradise Flycatcher	Terpsiphone rufocinerea	14	17	I	SFG				BR
	Red-bellied Paradise Flycatcher	Terpsiphone rufiventer	47	65	I	SFG				BR
Platysteiridae	Chestnut Wattle Eye	Diaphorophyia castanea	24	48	I	SA				BR
	Red-checked Wattle-eye	Diaphorophyia blissetti	1	1	I	SA				BR
	Common Wattle-eye	Platysteira cyanea	9	20	I	SA
Timaliidae	Pale-breasted Illadopsis	Illadopsis rufipennis	18	27	I	T		Ant
	Brown Illadopsis	Illadopsis fulvescens	39	42	I	AFG	M	Ant		BR
	Blackcap Illadopsis	Illadopsis cleaveri	23	29	I	T		Ant		BR
	Capuchin Babbler	Phyllanthus atripennis	1	4	I	AFG	L			BR
Nectariniidae	Green Sunbird	Anthreptes rectirostris	2	3	N					BR
	Little Green Sunbird	Anthreptes seimundi	13	37	N					BR
	Fraser's Sunbird	Deleornis fraseri	8	47	I	AFG	S			BR
	Green-headed Sunbird	Cyanomitra verticalis	13	27	N					BR
	Blue-throated Brown Sunbird	Cyanomitra cyanolaema	39	74	N					BR
	Western Olive Sunbird	Cyanomitra obscura	152	195	N
	Green-throated Sunbird	Chalcomitra rubescens	2	2	N					BR
	Scarlet-chested Sunbird	Chalcomitra senegalensis	2	4	N				V
	Collared Sunbird	Hedydipna collaris	35	78	N
	Olive-bellied Sunbird	Cinnyris chloropygius	42	81	N
	Tiny Sunbird	Cinnyris minullus	12	25	N					BR
	Johanna's Sunbird	Cinnyris johannae	1	2	N					BR
	Superb Sunbird	Cinnyris superbus	20	34	N					BR
	Splendid Sunbird	Cinnyris coccinigaster	5	9	N
	Bate's Sunbird	Cinnyris batesi	2	6	N					BR
	Copper Sunbird	Cinnyris cupreus	4	7	N
Laniidae	Woodchat Shrike	Lanius senator	4	4	I	SW			V
Malaconotidae	Many-coloured Bush Shrike	Malaconotus multicolor	2	2	I	AFG	L
	Sooty Boubou	Laniarius leucorhynchus	9	9	I	AFG	L			BR
Prionopidae	Red-billed Helmet Shrike	Prionops caniceps	3	8	I	AFG	L			BR
Oriolidae	Black-winged Oriole	Oriolus nigripennis	7	8	I	AFG	L			BR
	Black-headed Oriole	Oriolus brachyrhynchus	109	119	I	AFG	L			BR
Dicruridae	Square-tailed Drongo	Dicrurus ludwigii	3	3	I	SFG
	Shining Drongo	Dicrurus atripennis	4	8	I	SFG		Ant		BR
	Velvet-mantled Drongo	Dicrurus modestus	61	73	I	SFG
Sturnidae	Forest Chestnut-winged Starling	Onychognathus fulgidus	1	3	F					BR
	Purple-headed Glossy Starling	Lamprotornis purpureiceps	4	8	F					BR
	Splendid Glossy Starling	Lamprotornis splendidus	44	127	F
Ploceidae	Black-necked Weaver	Ploceus nigricollis	8	16	I	AFG	M
	Vieillot's Black Weaver	Ploceus nigerrimus	17	76	G					BR
	Village Weaver	Ploceus cucullatus	10	66	G
	Yellow-mantled Weaver	Ploceus tricolor	2	3	I	AFG	M			BR
	Maxwell's Black Weaver	Ploceus albinucha	3	10	I	AFG	M			BR
	Blue-billed Malimbe	Malimbus nitens	8	16	I	AFG	M			BR
	Rachel's Malimbe	Malimbus racheliae	15	37	I	AFG	M			BR
	Red-headed Malimbe	Malimbus rubricollis	10	19	I	AFG	M			BR
Estrildidae	Grey-crowned Negrofinch	Nigrita canicapilla	31	34	I	AFG	S			BR
	Pale-fronted Negrofinch	Nigrita luteifrons	1	1	I	AFG	S			BR
	White-breasted Negrofinch	Nigrita fusconota	30	39	I	AFG	S			BR
	Orange-checked Waxbill	Estrilda melpoda	7	47	G
	Black-and-white Mannikin	Lonchura bicolor	7	56	G

   Notes: Abbreviations for feeding guilds: 1^st column: C – carnivore, A – aerial feeder, AQ – aquatic feeder, F – frugivore, O – omnivore, I – insectivore, N – nectarivorous/flower-visiting, G – granivorous; 2^nd column: AFG – arboreal foliage gleaner, SA – sallyier, SW – sit-and-wait predator, SFG – sallyier-foliage gleaner, T – terrestrial insectivore, Misc – miscellaneous insectivore. 3^rd column: L – large AFG, M – medium-sized AFG, S – small AFG, 4^th column: Ant - ant-follower. Last two columns: nonbreeding visitors and biome restricted species (sensu Fishpool and Evans 2001) are marked with a "V", or "BR", respectively. Sequence and taxonomy follows Borrow and Demey (2001).

LITERATURE CITED

Borrow, N., and R. Demey. 2001. The birds of western Africa. Christopher Helm, London, UK.

Fishpool, L. C. D., and M. I. Evans. 2001. Important bird areas in Africa and associated islands: Priority sites for conservation. Pisces Publications and Birdlife International (Birdlife Conservation Series No. 11), New bury and Cambridge, UK.