© GW - monacoeye • All rights reserved • Gambia, Feb 2013

Bird name: Fine-spotted Woodpecker
Latin: Campethera punctuligera
Other: Pic à taches noires
Family: Picidae • Woodpeckers
Range: Central and West Africa, incl Gambia, Senegal
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I saw Fine-spotted Woodpecker outside Farakunku Lodge and again a few times upriver. Female, above, black moustachial stripe. Male, below, red stripe.

Thanks to Danielle for the shot of a pair of Fine-spotted Woodpeckers in Senegal, further below.

Below, male Fine-spotted Woodpecker on termite nest, Gambia, Mar 2013.


Danielle J • female and male Fine-spotted Woodpeckers • Senegal
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Bird name: African Grey Woodpecker
Latin: Dendropicos goertae
Other: Pic goertan (Fr)
Family: Picidae • Woodpeckers
Range: Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia to W Ethiopia to NW Tanzania, S Gabon, NW Angola & SC Zaire
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The female African Grey Woodpecker has a plain grey head - the male has a red crest. Plain shoulders and chest. Several seen at Farakunku Lodge.

Below, female African Grey Woodpecker, Gambia, Feb 2013


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Bird name: Yellow-crowned Gonolek
Latin: Laniarius barbarus
Other: Gonolek de Barbarie (Fr)
Family: Malaconotidae - Bushshrikes
Range: West Africa
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The Yellow-crowned Gonolek was often seen and heard - very loud call and bright red colouring make it very distinctive. Even seen at lodge in Janjanbureh - tapping on my window! But kept its distance for photos.

Below, Yellow-crowned Gonolek on massive Baobab tree, Gambia, March 2013
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Bird name: Rose Ringed Parakeet
Latin: Psittacula krameri
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Family: Psittacidae - Parrots, Parakeets
Range: W, C, E Africa, Pakistan to Burma. UK etc
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The male Rose-ringed Parakeet has a neck ring and light-greyish tint to the back of the head. The female is all green. Both have a rose bill. Thanks to Danielle J for the Senegal photo.

I saw them both near the coast and up river in Gambia on quite a few occasions.

There are now many populations of Rose-ringed Parakeet populations in London and other European cities, from escaped and released birds. Someone told me it was the 12th most common bird in London in 2012.

Below, Danielle J’s Rose-ringed Parakeets in Senegal
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Bird name: Western Red Billed Hornbill
Latin: Tockus kempi
Other: Tockus erythrorhynchus, Red-billed Hornbill, Calao occidental (Fr)
Family: Bucerotidae - Hornbills
Range: Senegal, Gambia, S Mauritania, W Mali. Africa
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Western Red Billed Hornbill is a new taxon split from Red-billed Hornbill. Frequently seen in Gambia.

Below, Western Red-billed Hornbill
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