Black-winged Red Bishop
Country checklist and status
iGoTerra
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ABC and other checklists
You can download and print an ABC / Dowsett checklist for Sierra Leone. The ABC lists follow the taxonomic sequence and names of Birds of Africa Volumes I-VII and are kept up to date with published and peer-reviewed records.
You can download and print a checklist for Sierra Leone.
Endemic species
There are no species endemic to Sierra Leone.
Near endemic species (found in 3 or less African countries)
| Turati’s Boubou | Laniarius turatii |
| Emerald Starling | Lamprotornis iris |
The following species of the Upper Guinea forests Endemic Bird Area are found in Sierra Leone.
| 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 |
| Nimba Flycatcher | Melaenornis annamarulae |
| White-necked Picathartes | Picathartes gymnocephalus |
| Rufous-winged Illadopsis | Illadopsis rufescens |
| Copper-tailed Starling | Lamprotornis cupreocauda |
| Gola Malimbe | Malimbus ballmanni |
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 |
| Green-tailed Bristlebill | Bleda eximius | Vulnerable |
| Yellow-bearded Greenbul | Criniger olivaceus | Vulnerable |
| Sierra Leone Pinia | Prinia leontica | Vulnerable |
| Nimba Flycatcher | Melaenornis annamarulae | Vulnerable |
| White-necked Picathartes | Picathartes gymnocephalus | 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, and Birds of the World Version 2.0 ® 1994-1996, Dr. Charles Sibley and Thayer Birding Software, Ltd. For further information on Sierra Leone’s threatened species, see BirdLife International.
