⇧ ⇩ I visited several nature parks in Ghana . In the south I saw Kakum National Park, the Bobiri Forest and Butterfly reserve, the Wli Waterfalls, the Tafi Atome Monkey Sanctuary, and the Shai Hills Game Reserve, in the center I visited the Boabeng Fiema Monkey Sanctuary and the Mole National Park, and in the northern parts I saw the Wechiau Community Hippo Sanctuary, and the Gbelle Resource Reserve. Along the Volta River I saw some birds.
Nature pictures of Ghana and other bird pages are linked:
All pictures are © Dr. Günther Eichhorn, unless otherwise noted.
Birds in Ghana
Male Exclamatory Paradise Whydah (Vidua interjecta
Rufous-crowned Roller (Coracias naevius Strichelracke , french: Rollier varié ). (523k)
Red-throated Bee-eater (Merops bulocki Guêpier à gorge rouge ). (848k)
Burrows of Red-throated Bee-eaters . (1266k)
Female Slender-billed Weaver (Ploceus pelzelni Mönchsweber , french: Tisserin de Pelzeln ). (744k)
Nest of a Slender-billed Weaver. (765k)
Blue-bellied Rollers (Coracias cyanogaster Opalracke , french: Rollier à ventre bleu ). (1113k)
Abyssinian Roller (Coracias abyssinicus Senegalracke , french: Rollier d'Abyssinie ). (632k)
Western Plantain-eater (Crinifer piscator Touraco gris ). (685k)
Stone Partridges (Ptilopachus petrosus Felsenrebhuhn , french: Poulette de roche ). (742k)
White-crowned Lapwing (Vanellus albiceps Weißscheitelkiebitz , french: Vanneau à tête blanche ). (661k)
African Wattled Lapwing (Vanellus senegallus Senegalkiebitz , french: Vanneau du Sénégal ). (716k)
Senegal Thick-knee (Burhinus senegalensis Senegaltriel , french: Œdicnème du Sénégal ), top, and African Jacana, bottom (Actophilornis africanus Blaustirn-Blatthühnchen , french: Jacana à poitrine dorée ). (943k)
Blue-breasted Kingfisher (Halcyon malimbica Zügelliest , french: Martin-chasseur à poitrine bleue ). (588k)
Malachite Kingfisher (Corythornis cristatus Haubenzwergfischer , french: Martin-pêcheur huppé ). (598k)
Grey-headed Kingfisher (Halcyon leucocephala Graukopfliest , french: Martin-chasseur à tête grise ). (631k)
Female Common Giant Kingfisher (Megaceryle maxima maxima Riesenfischer , french: Martin-pêcheur géant ). (930k)
Piapiac (Ptilostomus afer Piapiac africain ). (833k)
Pied Crows (Corvus albus Schildrabe , french: Corbeau pie ). (578k)
Pied Crow landing on a pole. (437k)
Pied Crows harassing a vulture to steal his food. They eventually succeeded. (828k)
White-faced Whistling Ducks (Dendrocygna viduata Witwenpfeifgans , french: Dendrocygne veuf ). (896k)
Northern Red-billed Hornbill (Tockus erythrorhynchus Rotschnabeltoko , french: Calao à bec rouge ). (1010k)
African Grey Hornbill (Lophoceros nasutus Grautoko , french: Calao à bec noir ). (570k)
African Grey Hornbill in flight. (494k)
Juvenile Black-bellied Bustard (Lissotis melanogaster Schwarzbauchtrappe , french: Outarde à ventre noir ). (632k)
Western Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis ibis Kuhreiher , french: Héron garde-bœufs ). (583k)
Western Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea cinerea Graureiher , french: Héron cendré ), with a crocodile in the background. (842k)
Western Grey Heron taking off. (769k)
Pied Crow and Hooded Vultures (Necrosyrtes monachus Kappengeier , french: Vautour charognard ). (506k)
Yellow-billed Kite ssp. parasitus (Milvus aegyptius parasitus Milan à bec jaune ) with prey in his talons. (542k)
White-headed Vulture (Trigonoceps occipitalis Wollkopfgeier , french: Vautour à tête blanche ) in flight. (455k)
Two raptors in a dogfight. (475k)
Black Kite looking for prey. (539k)
Grasshopper Buzzard (Butastur rufipennis Heuschreckenbussard , french: Busautour des sauterelles ). (843k)
Grasshopper Buzzard (Butastur rufipennis Heuschreckenbussard , french: Busautour des sauterelles ) (like people) hanging around the fire, hunting for animals that are flushed out by the fire. (664k)
This page contains 36 pictures of 28 bird species
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