Species
Bannerman's Turaco Tauraco bannermani
Oku Forest, Bamenda Highlands, Cameroon
Photo: Roger Fotso
Country checklist and status
You can download and print a checklist for Cameroon.
The avifauna of Cameroon stands at 908 species of which 703 are resident (Fotso et al 2001) and (Dowsett & Dowsett-Lemaire 2000).
The country checklist for Cameroon can also be downloaded in a spreadsheet from this link: Cameroon checklist.
Endemic species
| Mount Cameroon Francolin | Francolinus camerunensis |
| Bannerman's Turaco | Tauraco bannermani |
| Bamenda Apalis | Apalis bamendae |
| Mount Cameroon Speirops | Speirops melanocephalus |
| Banded Wattle-eye | Platysteira laticincta |
| Mount Kupé Bush-Shrike | Telophorus kupeensis |
| Bates's Weaver | Ploceus batesi |
Near endemic species (found in 3 or less African countries)
| Cameroon Olive Pigeon | Columba sjostedti |
| Mountain Saw-wing | Psalidoprocne fuliginosa |
| Cameroon Montane Greenbul | Andropadus montanus |
| Western Mountain Greenbul | Andropadus tephrolaemus |
| Cameroon Olive Greenbul | Phyllastrephus poensis |
| Grey-headed Greenbul | Phyllastrephus poliocephalus |
| Mountain Robin-Chat | Cossypha isabellae |
| Dja River Warbler | Bradypterus grandis |
| Bangwa Forest Warbler | Bradypterus bangwaensis |
| Black-capped Woodland-Warbler | Phylloscopus herberti |
| Green Longtail | Urolais epichlorus |
| Verreaux Batis | Batis minima |
| White-throated Mountain-Babbler | Kupeornis gilberti |
| Cameroon Sunbird | Cyanomitra oritis |
| Ursula's Sunbird | Cinnyris ursulae |
| *Green-breasted Bush-Shrike | Malacanotus gladiator |
| *Monteiro's Bush-Shrike | Malaconotus monteiri |
| Yellow-breasted Boubou | Laniarius atroflavus |
| Bannerman's Weaver | Ploceus bannermani |
| Shelley's Oliveback | Nesocharis shelleyi |
*See the ABC feature article Bush-Shrike about these two species in Cameroon.
Threatened species
| Lappet-faced Vulture | Torgos tracheliotus |
Vulnerable |
| Greater Spotted Eagle | Aquila clanga | Vulnerable |
| Lesser Kestrel | Falco naumanni | Vulnerable |
| Mount Cameroon Francolin | Francolinus camerunensis | Endangered |
| Corncrake | Crex crex | Vulnerable |
| Bannerman's Turaco | Tauraco bannermani | Endangered |
| Dja River Warbler | Bradypterus grandis | Vulnerable |
| Grey-necked Picathartes | Picathartes oreas | Vulnerable |
| White-throated Mountain-Babbler | Kupeornis gilberti | Endangered |
| Mount Cameroon Speirops | Speirops melanocephalus | Vulnerable |
| Banded Wattle-eye | Platysteira laticincta | Endangered |
| Mount Kupé Bush-Shrike | Telophorus kupeensis | Endangered |
| Green-breasted Bush-Shrike | Malacanotus gladiator | Vulnerable |
| Bates's Weaver | Ploceus batesi | Endangered |
| Bannerman's Weaver | Ploceus bannermani | Vulnerable |
The lists of endemic, near endemic and threatened species have been compiled from a number of sources including the African Bird Club, BirdLife International, and Birds of the World Version 2.0 ® 1994-1996, Dr. Charles Sibley and Thayer Birding Software, Ltd. For further information on Cameroon's threatened species, see BirdLife International.
Last page update 12th July 2007
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