Birds of Burkina Faso

Number of displayed species: 516

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Ostrichs / Struthioniformes Ostrichs
- Ostriches / Struthionidae Ostriches
  - Common Ostrich / Struthio camelus Common Ostrich
    LC
Ducks and relatives / Anseriformes Ducks and relatives
- Ducks, Geese, Swans / Anatidae Ducks, Geese, Swans
Сhickens and relatives / Galliformes Сhickens and relatives
- Guineafowl / Numididae Guineafowl
  - Helmeted Guineafowl / Numida meleagris Helmeted Guineafowl
    LC
- New World Quail / Odontophoridae New World Quail
  - Stone Partridge / Ptilopachus petrosus Stone Partridge
    LC
- Pheasants & Allies / Phasianidae Pheasants & Allies
Nightjars and relatives / Caprimulgiformes Nightjars and relatives
- Nightjars / Caprimulgidae Nightjars
Swifts and hummingbirds / Apodiformes Swifts and hummingbirds
- Swifts / Apodidae Swifts
Turacos / Musophagiformes Turacos
- Turacos / Musophagidae Turacos
  - Western Plantain-eater / Crinifer piscator Western Plantain-eater
    LC
  - Violet Turaco / Tauraco violaceus Violet Turaco
    LC
Bustards / Otidiformes Bustards
- Bustards / Otididae Bustards
Cuckoos and relatives / Cuculiformes Cuckoos and relatives
- Cuckoos / Cuculidae Cuckoos
Sandgrouses / Pterocliformes Sandgrouses
- Sandgrouse / Pteroclidae Sandgrouse
  - Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse / Pterocles exustus Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse
    LC
  - Four-banded Sandgrouse / Pterocles quadricinctus Four-banded Sandgrouse
    LC
Pigeons and doves / Columbiformes Pigeons and doves
- Pigeons, Doves / Columbidae Pigeons, Doves
Cranes, rails and relatives / Gruiformes Cranes, rails and relatives
- Finfoots / Heliornithidae Finfoots
  - African Finfoot / Podica senegalensis African Finfoot
    LC
- Flufftails & Forest Rails / Sarothruridae Flufftails & Forest Rails
  - Red-chested Flufftail / Sarothrura rufa Red-chested Flufftail
    LC
- Rails, Crakes & Coots / Rallidae Rails, Crakes & Coots
- Cranes / Gruidae Cranes
  - Black Crowned Crane / Balearica pavonina Black Crowned Crane
    VU
Grebes / Podicipediformes Grebes
- Grebes / Podicipedidae Grebes
  - Little Grebe / Tachybaptus ruficollis Little Grebe
    LC
Shorebirds / Charadriiformes Shorebirds
- Buttonquail / Turnicidae Buttonquail
  - Common Buttonquail / Turnix sylvaticus Common Buttonquail
    LC
  - Quail-plover / Ortyxelos meiffrenii Quail-plover
    LC
- Stone-curlews, Thick-knees / Burhinidae Stone-curlews, Thick-knees
- Stilts, Avocets / Recurvirostridae Stilts, Avocets
  - Black-winged Stilt / Himantopus himantopus Black-winged Stilt
    LC
  - Pied Avocet / Recurvirostra avosetta Pied Avocet
    LC
- Plovers / Charadriidae Plovers
- Egyptian Plover / Pluvianidae Egyptian Plover
  - Egyptian Plover / Pluvianus aegyptius Egyptian Plover
    LC
- Painted-snipes / Rostratulidae Painted-snipes
  - Greater Painted-snipe / Rostratula benghalensis Greater Painted-snipe
    LC
- Jacanas / Jacanidae Jacanas
  - Lesser Jacana / Microparra capensis Lesser Jacana
    LC
  - African Jacana / Actophilornis africanus African Jacana
    LC
- Sandpipers, Snipes / Scolopacidae Sandpipers, Snipes
- Coursers, Pratincoles / Glareolidae Coursers, Pratincoles
- Gulls, Terns, Skimmers / Laridae Gulls, Terns, Skimmers
Herons, storks and relatives / Ciconiiformes Herons, storks and relatives
- Storks / Ciconiidae Storks
Gannets and relatives / Suliformes Gannets and relatives
- Anhingas, Darters / Anhingidae Anhingas, Darters
  - African Darter / Anhinga rufa African Darter
    LC
- Cormorants, Shags / Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants, Shags
  - Reed Cormorant / Microcarbo africanus Reed Cormorant
    LC
  - White-breasted Cormorant / Phalacrocorax lucidus White-breasted Cormorant
    NE
Pelicans and relatives / Pelecaniformes Pelicans and relatives
- Ibises, Spoonbills / Threskiornithidae Ibises, Spoonbills
- Herons, Bitterns / Ardeidae Herons, Bitterns
- Hamerkop / Scopidae Hamerkop
  - Hamerkop / Scopus umbretta Hamerkop
    LC
- Pelicans / Pelecanidae Pelicans
  - Great White Pelican / Pelecanus onocrotalus Great White Pelican
    LC
Hawks and relatives / Accipitriformes Hawks and relatives
- Secretarybird / Sagittariidae Secretarybird
  - Secretarybird / Sagittarius serpentarius Secretarybird
    EN
- Ospreys / Pandionidae Ospreys
  - Osprey / Pandion haliaetus Osprey
    LC
- Kites, Hawks, Eagles / Accipitridae Kites, Hawks, Eagles
Owls / Strigiformes Owls
- Barn Owls / Tytonidae Barn Owls
  - Western Barn Owl / Tyto alba Western Barn Owl
    LC
- Owls / Strigidae Owls
Mousebird / Coliiformes Mousebird
- Mousebirds / Coliidae Mousebirds
  - Blue-naped Mousebird / Urocolius macrourus Blue-naped Mousebird
    LC
Trogons, quetzals / Trogoniformes Trogons, quetzals
- Trogons / Trogonidae Trogons
  - Narina Trogon / Apaloderma narina Narina Trogon
    LC
Hornbills and relatives / Bucerotiformes Hornbills and relatives
- Hoopoes / Upupidae Hoopoes
  - Eurasian Hoopoe / Upupa epops Eurasian Hoopoe
    LC
  - African Hoopoe / Upupa africana African Hoopoe
    NE
- Wood Hoopoes / Phoeniculidae Wood Hoopoes
  - Green Wood Hoopoe / Phoeniculus purpureus Green Wood Hoopoe
    LC
  - Black Scimitarbill / Rhinopomastus aterrimus Black Scimitarbill
    LC
- Ground Hornbills / Bucorvidae Ground Hornbills
  - Abyssinian Ground Hornbill / Bucorvus abyssinicus Abyssinian Ground Hornbill
    VU
- Hornbills / Bucerotidae Hornbills
Kingfishers and relatives / Coraciiformes Kingfishers and relatives
- Rollers / Coraciidae Rollers
- Kingfishers / Alcedinidae Kingfishers
- Bee-eaters / Meropidae Bee-eaters
Woodpeckers, toucans and relatives / Piciformes Woodpeckers, toucans and relatives
- African Barbets / Lybiidae African Barbets
- Honeyguides / Indicatoridae Honeyguides
  - Lesser Honeyguide / Indicator minor Lesser Honeyguide
    LC
  - Greater Honeyguide / Indicator indicator Greater Honeyguide
    LC
- Woodpeckers / Picidae Woodpeckers
Falcons / Falconiformes Falcons
- Caracaras, Falcons / Falconidae Caracaras, Falcons
Parrots / Psittaciformes Parrots
- African & New World Parrots / Psittacidae African & New World Parrots
  - Senegal Parrot / Poicephalus senegalus Senegal Parrot
    LC
- Old World Parrots / Psittaculidae Old World Parrots
  - Rose-ringed Parakeet / Psittacula krameri Rose-ringed Parakeet
    LC
Perching birds / Passeriformes Perching birds
- Wattle-eyes, Batises / Platysteiridae Wattle-eyes, Batises
  - Senegal Batis / Batis senegalensis Senegal Batis
    LC
  - Brown-throated Wattle-eye / Platysteira cyanea Brown-throated Wattle-eye
    LC
- Bushshrikes / Malaconotidae Bushshrikes
  - Fiery-breasted Bushshrike / Malaconotus cruentus Fiery-breasted Bushshrike
    LC
  - Grey-headed Bushshrike / Malaconotus blanchoti Grey-headed Bushshrike
    LC
  - Many-colored Bushshrike / Chlorophoneus multicolor Many-colored Bushshrike
    LC
  - Orange-breasted Bushshrike / Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus Orange-breasted Bushshrike
    LC
  - Brown-crowned Tchagra / Tchagra australis Brown-crowned Tchagra
    LC
  - Black-crowned Tchagra / Tchagra senegalus Black-crowned Tchagra
    LC
  - Northern Puffback / Dryoscopus gambensis Northern Puffback
    LC
  - Yellow-crowned Gonolek / Laniarius barbarus Yellow-crowned Gonolek
    LC
  - Brubru / Nilaus afer Brubru
    LC
- Vangas & Allies / Vangidae Vangas & Allies
  - White-crested Helmetshrike / Prionops plumatus White-crested Helmetshrike
    LC
  - Red-billed Helmetshrike / Prionops caniceps Red-billed Helmetshrike
    LC
  - African Shrike-flycatcher / Megabyas flammulatus African Shrike-flycatcher
    LC
- Cuckooshrikes / Campephagidae Cuckooshrikes
  - White-breasted Cuckooshrike / Ceblepyris pectoralis White-breasted Cuckooshrike
    LC
  - Red-shouldered Cuckooshrike / Campephaga phoenicea Red-shouldered Cuckooshrike
    LC
- Figbirds, Old World Orioles, Piopios / Oriolidae Figbirds, Old World Orioles, Piopios
  - African Golden Oriole / Oriolus auratus African Golden Oriole
    LC
  - Eurasian Golden Oriole / Oriolus oriolus Eurasian Golden Oriole
    LC
- Drongos / Dicruridae Drongos
  - Fork-tailed Drongo / Dicrurus adsimilis Fork-tailed Drongo
    LC
  - Shining Drongo / Dicrurus atripennis Shining Drongo
    LC
  - Sharpe's Drongo / Dicrurus sharpei Sharpe's Drongo
    NE
- Monarchs / Monarchidae Monarchs
  - Red-bellied Paradise Flycatcher / Terpsiphone rufiventer Red-bellied Paradise Flycatcher
    LC
  - African Paradise Flycatcher / Terpsiphone viridis African Paradise Flycatcher
    LC
- Shrikes / Laniidae Shrikes
  - Yellow-billed Shrike / Lanius corvinus Yellow-billed Shrike
    LC
  - Great Grey Shrike / Lanius excubitor Great Grey Shrike
    LC
  - Northern Fiscal / Lanius humeralis Northern Fiscal
    NE
  - Emin's Shrike / Lanius gubernator Emin's Shrike
    LC
  - Woodchat Shrike / Lanius senator Woodchat Shrike
    NT
  - Isabelline Shrike / Lanius isabellinus Isabelline Shrike
    LC
  - Red-tailed Shrike / Lanius phoenicuroides Red-tailed Shrike
    LC
- Crows, Jays / Corvidae Crows, Jays
  - Piapiac / Ptilostomus afer Piapiac
    LC
  - Pied Crow / Corvus albus Pied Crow
    LC
  - Brown-necked Raven / Corvus ruficollis Brown-necked Raven
    LC
- Fairy Flycatchers / Stenostiridae Fairy Flycatchers
  - African Blue Flycatcher / Elminia longicauda African Blue Flycatcher
    LC
- Tits, Chickadees / Paridae Tits, Chickadees
  - White-shouldered Black Tit / Melaniparus guineensis White-shouldered Black Tit
    LC
- Penduline Tits / Remizidae Penduline Tits
  - Sennar Penduline Tit / Anthoscopus punctifrons Sennar Penduline Tit
    LC
  - Yellow Penduline Tit / Anthoscopus parvulus Yellow Penduline Tit
    LC
- Nicators / Nicatoridae Nicators
  - Western Nicator / Nicator chloris Western Nicator
    LC
- Larks / Alaudidae Larks
  - Rufous-rumped Lark / Pinarocorys erythropygia Rufous-rumped Lark
    LC
  - Desert Lark / Ammomanes deserti Desert Lark
    LC
  - Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark / Eremopterix nigriceps Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark
    LC
  - Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark / Eremopterix leucotis Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark
    LC
  - Flappet Lark / Mirafra rufocinnamomea Flappet Lark
    LC
  - Singing Bush Lark / Mirafra javanica Singing Bush Lark
    LC
  - Kordofan Lark / Mirafra cordofanica Kordofan Lark
    LC
  - Sun Lark / Galerida modesta Sun Lark
    LC
  - Crested Lark / Galerida cristata Crested Lark
    LC
  - Greater Short-toed Lark / Calandrella brachydactyla Greater Short-toed Lark
    LC
- Bulbuls / Pycnonotidae Bulbuls
  - Yellow-throated Leaflove / Atimastillas flavicollis Yellow-throated Leaflove
    LC
  - Common Bulbul / Pycnonotus barbatus Common Bulbul
    LC
- Swallows, Martins / Hirundinidae Swallows, Martins
  - Fanti Saw-wing / Psalidoprocne obscura Fanti Saw-wing
    LC
  - Banded Martin / Neophedina cincta Banded Martin
    LC
  - Sand Martin / Riparia riparia Sand Martin
    LC
  - Brown-throated Martin / Riparia paludicola Brown-throated Martin
    LC
  - Grey-rumped Swallow / Pseudhirundo griseopyga Grey-rumped Swallow
    LC
  - Pied-winged Swallow / Hirundo leucosoma Pied-winged Swallow
    LC
  - Wire-tailed Swallow / Hirundo smithii Wire-tailed Swallow
    LC
  - Barn Swallow / Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow
    LC
  - Red-chested Swallow / Hirundo lucida Red-chested Swallow
    LC
  - Ethiopian Swallow / Hirundo aethiopica Ethiopian Swallow
    LC
  - Western House Martin / Delichon urbicum Western House Martin
    LC
  - Red-breasted Swallow / Cecropis semirufa Red-breasted Swallow
    LC
  - Mosque Swallow / Cecropis senegalensis Mosque Swallow
    LC
  - Lesser Striped Swallow / Cecropis abyssinica Lesser Striped Swallow
    LC
  - Red-rumped Swallow / Cecropis daurica Red-rumped Swallow
    LC
  - West African Swallow / Cecropis domicella West African Swallow
    NE
  - Preuss's Cliff Swallow / Petrochelidon preussi Preuss's Cliff Swallow
    LC
- Crombecs, African Warblers / Macrosphenidae Crombecs, African Warblers
  - Moustached Grass Warbler / Melocichla mentalis Moustached Grass Warbler
    LC
  - Northern Crombec / Sylvietta brachyura Northern Crombec
    LC
- Hylias / Hyliidae Hylias
  - Green Hylia / Hylia prasina Green Hylia
    LC
- Leaf Warblers / Phylloscopidae Leaf Warblers
  - Wood Warbler / Phylloscopus sibilatrix Wood Warbler
    LC
  - Western Bonelli's Warbler / Phylloscopus bonelli Western Bonelli's Warbler
    LC
  - Willow Warbler / Phylloscopus trochilus Willow Warbler
    LC
  - Common Chiffchaff / Phylloscopus collybita Common Chiffchaff
    LC
  - Iberian Chiffchaff / Phylloscopus ibericus Iberian Chiffchaff
    LC
- Reed Warblers & Allies / Acrocephalidae Reed Warblers & Allies
  - Great Reed Warbler / Acrocephalus arundinaceus Great Reed Warbler
    LC
  - Sedge Warbler / Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Sedge Warbler
    LC
  - Common Reed Warbler / Acrocephalus scirpaceus Common Reed Warbler
    LC
  - Eastern Olivaceous Warbler / Iduna pallida Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
    LC
  - Western Olivaceous Warbler / Iduna opaca Western Olivaceous Warbler
    LC
  - Melodious Warbler / Hippolais polyglotta Melodious Warbler
    LC
- Cisticolas & Allies / Cisticolidae Cisticolas & Allies
  - Red-faced Cisticola / Cisticola erythrops Red-faced Cisticola
    LC
  - Singing Cisticola / Cisticola cantans Singing Cisticola
    LC
  - Whistling Cisticola / Cisticola lateralis Whistling Cisticola
    LC
  - Lazy Cisticola / Cisticola aberrans Lazy Cisticola
    LC
  - Winding Cisticola / Cisticola marginatus Winding Cisticola
    LC
  - Croaking Cisticola / Cisticola natalensis Croaking Cisticola
    LC
  - Dorst's Cisticola / Cisticola guinea Dorst's Cisticola
    LC
  - Short-winged Cisticola / Cisticola brachypterus Short-winged Cisticola
    LC
  - Rufous Cisticola / Cisticola rufus Rufous Cisticola
    LC
  - Zitting Cisticola / Cisticola juncidis Zitting Cisticola
    LC
  - Desert Cisticola / Cisticola aridulus Desert Cisticola
    LC
  - Black-backed Cisticola / Cisticola eximius Black-backed Cisticola
    LC
  - Tawny-flanked Prinia / Prinia subflava Tawny-flanked Prinia
    LC
  - Red-winged Prinia / Prinia erythroptera Red-winged Prinia
    LC
  - Red-fronted Prinia / Prinia rufifrons Red-fronted Prinia
    LC
  - Cricket Warbler / Spiloptila clamans Cricket Warbler
    LC
  - Yellow-breasted Apalis / Apalis flavida Yellow-breasted Apalis
    LC
  - Oriole Warbler / Hypergerus atriceps Oriole Warbler
    LC
  - Grey-backed Camaroptera / Camaroptera brevicaudata Grey-backed Camaroptera
    NE
  - Yellow-bellied Eremomela / Eremomela icteropygialis Yellow-bellied Eremomela
    LC
  - Senegal Eremomela / Eremomela pusilla Senegal Eremomela
    LC
- Sylviid Babblers / Sylviidae Sylviid Babblers
  - Eurasian Blackcap / Sylvia atricapilla Eurasian Blackcap
    LC
  - Garden Warbler / Sylvia borin Garden Warbler
    LC
  - Western Orphean Warbler / Curruca hortensis Western Orphean Warbler
    LC
  - Western Subalpine Warbler / Curruca iberiae Western Subalpine Warbler
    NE
  - Moltoni's Warbler / Curruca subalpina Moltoni's Warbler
    LC
  - Eastern Subalpine Warbler / Curruca cantillans Eastern Subalpine Warbler
    LC
  - Common Whitethroat / Curruca communis Common Whitethroat
    LC
- White-eyes / Zosteropidae White-eyes
  - Northern Yellow White-eye / Zosterops senegalensis Northern Yellow White-eye
    LC
- Laughingthrushes & Allies / Leiothrichidae Laughingthrushes & Allies
  - Fulvous Babbler / Argya fulva Fulvous Babbler
    LC
  - Brown Babbler / Turdoides plebejus Brown Babbler
    LC
  - Blackcap Babbler / Turdoides reinwardtii Blackcap Babbler
    LC
- Hyliotas / Hyliotidae Hyliotas
  - Yellow-bellied Hyliota / Hyliota flavigaster Yellow-bellied Hyliota
    LC
- Treecreepers / Certhiidae Treecreepers
  - African Spotted Creeper / Salpornis salvadori African Spotted Creeper
    LC
- Starlings, Rhabdornises / Sturnidae Starlings, Rhabdornises
  - Greater Blue-eared Starling / Lamprotornis chalybaeus Greater Blue-eared Starling
    LC
  - Lesser Blue-eared Starling / Lamprotornis chloropterus Lesser Blue-eared Starling
    LC
  - Bronze-tailed Starling / Lamprotornis chalcurus Bronze-tailed Starling
    LC
  - Purple Starling / Lamprotornis purpureus Purple Starling
    LC
  - Long-tailed Glossy Starling / Lamprotornis caudatus Long-tailed Glossy Starling
    LC
  - Chestnut-bellied Starling / Lamprotornis pulcher Chestnut-bellied Starling
    LC
  - Violet-backed Starling / Cinnyricinclus leucogaster Violet-backed Starling
    LC
  - Neumann's Starling / Onychognathus neumanni Neumann's Starling
    LC
  - Narrow-tailed Starling / Poeoptera lugubris Narrow-tailed Starling
    LC
- Oxpeckers / Buphagidae Oxpeckers
  - Yellow-billed Oxpecker / Buphagus africanus Yellow-billed Oxpecker
    LC
- Thrushes / Turdidae Thrushes
  - African Thrush / Turdus pelios African Thrush
    LC
- Chats, Old World Flycatchers / Muscicapidae Chats, Old World Flycatchers
  - Forest Scrub Robin / Cercotrichas leucosticta Forest Scrub Robin
    LC
  - Black Scrub Robin / Cercotrichas podobe Black Scrub Robin
    LC
  - Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin / Cercotrichas galactotes Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin
    LC
  - Pale Flycatcher / Agricola pallidus Pale Flycatcher
    LC
  - Grey Tit-Flycatcher / Fraseria plumbea Grey Tit-Flycatcher
    LC
  - Ashy Flycatcher / Fraseria caerulescens Ashy Flycatcher
    LC
  - Northern Black Flycatcher / Melaenornis edolioides Northern Black Flycatcher
    LC
  - African Dusky Flycatcher / Muscicapa adusta African Dusky Flycatcher
    LC
  - Spotted Flycatcher / Muscicapa striata Spotted Flycatcher
    LC
  - Gambaga Flycatcher / Muscicapa gambagae Gambaga Flycatcher
    LC
  - Swamp Flycatcher / Muscicapa aquatica Swamp Flycatcher
    LC
  - White-crowned Robin-Chat / Cossypha albicapillus White-crowned Robin-Chat
    LC
  - Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat / Cossypha niveicapilla Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat
    LC
  - Common Nightingale / Luscinia megarhynchos Common Nightingale
    LC
  - Bluethroat / Luscinia svecica Bluethroat
    LC
  - European Pied Flycatcher / Ficedula hypoleuca European Pied Flycatcher
    LC
  - Common Redstart / Phoenicurus phoenicurus Common Redstart
    LC
  - Common Rock Thrush / Monticola saxatilis Common Rock Thrush
    LC
  - Whinchat / Saxicola rubetra Whinchat
    LC
  - White-crowned Cliff Chat / Thamnolaea coronata White-crowned Cliff Chat
    NE
  - Anteater Chat / Myrmecocichla aethiops Anteater Chat
    LC
  - Northern Wheatear / Oenanthe oenanthe Northern Wheatear
    LC
  - Atlas Wheatear / Oenanthe seebohmi Atlas Wheatear
    LC
  - Isabelline Wheatear / Oenanthe isabellina Isabelline Wheatear
    LC
  - Heuglin's Wheatear / Oenanthe heuglinii Heuglin's Wheatear
    LC
  - Desert Wheatear / Oenanthe deserti Desert Wheatear
    LC
  - Western Black-eared Wheatear / Oenanthe hispanica Western Black-eared Wheatear
    LC
  - Eastern Black-eared Wheatear / Oenanthe melanoleuca Eastern Black-eared Wheatear
    NE
  - White-fronted Black Chat / Oenanthe albifrons White-fronted Black Chat
    LC
  - Blackstart / Oenanthe melanura Blackstart
    LC
  - Familiar Chat / Oenanthe familiaris Familiar Chat
    LC
- Sunbirds / Nectariniidae Sunbirds
  - Mangrove Sunbird / Anthreptes gabonicus Mangrove Sunbird
    LC
  - Western Violet-backed Sunbird / Anthreptes longuemarei Western Violet-backed Sunbird
    LC
  - Collared Sunbird / Hedydipna collaris Collared Sunbird
    LC
  - Pygmy Sunbird / Hedydipna platura Pygmy Sunbird
    LC
  - Green-headed Sunbird / Cyanomitra verticalis Green-headed Sunbird
    LC
  - Olive Sunbird / Cyanomitra olivacea Olive Sunbird
    LC
  - Scarlet-chested Sunbird / Chalcomitra senegalensis Scarlet-chested Sunbird
    LC
  - Beautiful Sunbird / Cinnyris pulchellus Beautiful Sunbird
    LC
  - Splendid Sunbird / Cinnyris coccinigastrus Splendid Sunbird
    LC
  - Johanna's Sunbird / Cinnyris johannae Johanna's Sunbird
    LC
  - Superb Sunbird / Cinnyris superbus Superb Sunbird
    LC
  - Copper Sunbird / Cinnyris cupreus Copper Sunbird
    LC
- Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches / Passeridae Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches
  - Yellow-spotted Bush Sparrow / Gymnoris pyrgita Yellow-spotted Bush Sparrow
    LC
  - Sahel Bush Sparrow / Gymnoris dentata Sahel Bush Sparrow
    LC
  - Northern Grey-headed Sparrow / Passer griseus Northern Grey-headed Sparrow
    LC
  - Sudan Golden Sparrow / Passer luteus Sudan Golden Sparrow
    LC
- Weavers, Widowbirds / Ploceidae Weavers, Widowbirds
  - White-billed Buffalo Weaver / Bubalornis albirostris White-billed Buffalo Weaver
    LC
  - Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver / Plocepasser superciliosus Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver
    LC
  - Speckle-fronted Weaver / Sporopipes frontalis Speckle-fronted Weaver
    LC
  - Little Weaver / Ploceus luteolus Little Weaver
    LC
  - Olive-naped Weaver / Ploceus brachypterus Olive-naped Weaver
    LC
  - Heuglin's Masked Weaver / Ploceus heuglini Heuglin's Masked Weaver
    LC
  - Vitelline Masked Weaver / Ploceus vitellinus Vitelline Masked Weaver
    LC
  - Village Weaver / Ploceus cucullatus Village Weaver
    LC
  - Black-headed Weaver / Ploceus melanocephalus Black-headed Weaver
    LC
  - Compact Weaver / Ploceus superciliosus Compact Weaver
    LC
  - Red-headed Weaver / Anaplectes rubriceps Red-headed Weaver
    LC
  - Red-headed Quelea / Quelea erythrops Red-headed Quelea
    LC
  - Red-billed Quelea / Quelea quelea Red-billed Quelea
    LC
  - Yellow-crowned Bishop / Euplectes afer Yellow-crowned Bishop
    LC
  - Black-winged Red Bishop / Euplectes hordeaceus Black-winged Red Bishop
    LC
  - Southern Red Bishop / Euplectes orix Southern Red Bishop
    LC
  - Northern Red Bishop / Euplectes franciscanus Northern Red Bishop
    LC
  - Fan-tailed Widowbird / Euplectes axillaris Fan-tailed Widowbird
    LC
  - Yellow-mantled Widowbird / Euplectes macroura Yellow-mantled Widowbird
    LC
- Waxbills, Munias & Allies / Estrildidae Waxbills, Munias & Allies
  - Bronze Mannikin / Spermestes cucullata Bronze Mannikin
    LC
  - Magpie Mannikin / Spermestes fringilloides Magpie Mannikin
    LC
  - African Silverbill / Euodice cantans African Silverbill
    LC
  - Grey-headed Oliveback / Delacourella capistrata Grey-headed Oliveback
    LC
  - Lavender Waxbill / Glaucestrilda caerulescens Lavender Waxbill
    LC
  - Orange-cheeked Waxbill / Estrilda melpoda Orange-cheeked Waxbill
    LC
  - Black-rumped Waxbill / Estrilda troglodytes Black-rumped Waxbill
    LC
  - Quailfinch / Ortygospiza atricollis Quailfinch
    LC
  - Cut-throat Finch / Amadina fasciata Cut-throat Finch
    LC
  - Orange-breasted Waxbill / Amandava subflava Orange-breasted Waxbill
    LC
  - Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu / Uraeginthus bengalus Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
    LC
  - Crimson Seedcracker / Pyrenestes sanguineus Crimson Seedcracker
    LC
  - Green-winged Pytilia / Pytilia melba Green-winged Pytilia
    LC
  - Red-winged Pytilia / Pytilia phoenicoptera Red-winged Pytilia
    LC
  - Yellow-winged Pytilia / Pytilia hypogrammica Yellow-winged Pytilia
    LC
  - Red-billed Firefinch / Lagonosticta senegala Red-billed Firefinch
    LC
  - African Firefinch / Lagonosticta rubricata African Firefinch
    LC
  - Black-bellied Firefinch / Lagonosticta rara Black-bellied Firefinch
    LC
  - Bar-breasted Firefinch / Lagonosticta rufopicta Bar-breasted Firefinch
    LC
  - Black-faced Firefinch / Lagonosticta larvata Black-faced Firefinch
    LC
- Indigobirds, Whydahs / Viduidae Indigobirds, Whydahs
  - Village Indigobird / Vidua chalybeata Village Indigobird
    LC
  - Pin-tailed Whydah / Vidua macroura Pin-tailed Whydah
    LC
  - Sahel Paradise Whydah / Vidua orientalis Sahel Paradise Whydah
    LC
  - Exclamatory Paradise Whydah / Vidua interjecta Exclamatory Paradise Whydah
    LC
  - Togo Paradise Whydah / Vidua togoensis Togo Paradise Whydah
    LC
  - Cuckoo-finch / Anomalospiza imberbis Cuckoo-finch
    LC
- Wagtails, Pipits / Motacillidae Wagtails, Pipits
  - Western Yellow Wagtail / Motacilla flava Western Yellow Wagtail
    LC
  - White Wagtail / Motacilla alba White Wagtail
    LC
  - African Pied Wagtail / Motacilla aguimp African Pied Wagtail
    LC
  - Yellow-throated Longclaw / Macronyx croceus Yellow-throated Longclaw
    LC
  - Tawny Pipit / Anthus campestris Tawny Pipit
    LC
  - Plain-backed Pipit / Anthus leucophrys Plain-backed Pipit
    LC
  - Tree Pipit / Anthus trivialis Tree Pipit
    LC
  - Red-throated Pipit / Anthus cervinus Red-throated Pipit
    LC
- Finches, Euphonias / Fringillidae Finches, Euphonias
  - White-rumped Seedeater / Crithagra leucopygia White-rumped Seedeater
    LC
  - Yellow-fronted Canary / Crithagra mozambica Yellow-fronted Canary
    LC
  - West African Seedeater / Crithagra canicapilla West African Seedeater
    LC
- Buntings / Emberizidae Buntings
  - Gosling's Bunting / Emberiza goslingi Gosling's Bunting
    LC
  - Golden-breasted Bunting / Emberiza flaviventris Golden-breasted Bunting
    LC
  - Brown-rumped Bunting / Emberiza affinis Brown-rumped Bunting
    LC
  - Cabanis's Bunting / Emberiza cabanisi Cabanis's Bunting
    LC

Species names

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Burkina Faso types of birds

26 orders

92 families

279 genera

516 species

Burkina Faso

Slightly larger than Colorado, Burkina Faso, formerly known as Upper Volta, is a landlocked country in West Africa. Its neighbors are Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Niger, Benin, Togo, and Ghana. The country consists of extensive plains, low hills, high savannas, and a desert area in the north.

Burkina Faso on the map of Western Africa
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