Country checklist and status
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The annotated checklist published in 1997 in Birds of Liberia (see visiting - field guides) included 610 species. At present there are about 617 species known from the country.
Endemic species
| Liberian Greenbul | Phyllastrephus leucolepis |
Near endemic species (found in 3 or less African countries)
| Nimba Flycatcher | Melaenornis annamarulae |
| Gola Malimbe | Malimbus ballmanni |
The following species of the Upper Guinea forests Endemic Bird Area are also found in Liberia.
| White-breasted Guineafowl | Agelastes meleagrides |
| Rufous Fishing-owl | Scotopelia ussheri |
| Brown-cheeked Hornbill | Bycanistes cylindricus |
| Western Wattled Cuckoo-Shrike | Lobotos lobatus |
| Green-tailed Bristlebill | Bleda eximius |
| Yellow-bearded Greenbul | Criniger olivaceus |
| Black-headed Rufous Warbler | Bathmocercus cerviniventris |
| Sierra Leone Prinia | Prinia leontica |
| Sharpe's Apalis | Apalis sharpii |
| White-necked Picathartes | Picathartes gymnocephalus |
| Rufous-winged Illadopsis | Illadopsis rufescens |
| Copper-tailed Starling | Lamprotornis cupreocauda |
Threatened species
| Lesser Kestrel | Falco naumanni | Vulnerable |
| White-breasted Guineafowl | Agelastes meleagrides | Vulnerable |
| Rufous Fishing-owl | Scotopelia ussheri | Endangered |
| Western Wattled Cuckoo-Shrike | Lobotos lobatus | Vulnerable |
| Liberian Greenbul | Phyllastrephus leucolepis | Critical |
| Green-tailed Bristlebill | Bleda eximius | Vulnerable |
| Yellow-bearded Greenbul | Criniger olivaceus | Vulnerable |
| White-necked Picathartes | Picathartes gymnocephalus | Vulnerable |
| Sierra Leone Prinia | Prinia leontica | Vulnerable |
| Nimba Flycatcher | Melaenornis annamarulae | Vulnerable |
| Gola Malimbe | Malimbus ballmanni | Endangered |
The lists of endemic, near endemic and threatened species have been compiled from a number of sources including the African Bird Club, BirdLife International 2000, and Birds of the World Version 2.0 ® 1994-1996, Dr. Charles Sibley and Thayer Birding Software, Ltd.
