Research Article
Environmental Determinants Influencing Seasonal Variations of Bird Diversity and Abundance in Wetlands, Northern Region (Ghana)
Table 1
List of bird species detected and their status, with respect to the IUCN global “Red List” database.
| Family | Scientific name | Bird group | Common name | IUNC status |
| Jacanidae | Actophilornis africana | Coots | African jacana | LC | Anatidae | Nettapus auritus | Bitterns and herons | African pygmy goose | LC | Lybiidae | Lybius dubius | Woodpeckers | Bearded barbet | LC | Columbidae | Turtur abyssinicus | Pigeons and doves | Black-billed dove | LC | Malaconotidae | Tchagra australis | Shricks | Black-crowned tchagra | LC | Charadriidae | Vanellus tectus | Plovers and lampings | Black headed plover | LC | Ardeidae | Bubulcus ibis | Bitterns and heron | Cattle egret | LC | Nectariniidae | Anthreptes collaris | Tree creepers | Collared sunbird | LC | Phasianidae | Pternistis bicalcaratus | Pheasants and patridges | Double spurred francolin | LC | Muscicapidae | Muscicapa gambagae | Flycatchers | Gambaga flycatcher | LC | Falconidae | Falco biarmicus | Falcons | Lanner falcon | LC | Meropidae | Merops pusillus | Bee eaters | Little bee-eater | LC | Acrocephalidae | Acrocephalus palustris | Warblers | Marsh warbler | LC | Ploceidae | Euplectes franciscanus | Finches | Northern red bishop | LC | Bucerotidae | Tockus erythrorhynchus | Hornbills | Northern red hornbill | LC | Alcedinidae | Ceryle rudis | Kingfishers | Pied kingfisher | LC | Ploceidae | Quelea quelea | Weavers | Red-billed quelea | LC | Certhiidae | Salpornis spilonotus | Tree creepers | Spotted creeper | LC | Ardeidae | Ardeola ralloides | Waders | Squacco heron | LC | Columbidae | Streptopelia vinacea | Pigeons and doves | Vinaceous dove | LC | Sturnidae | Cinnyricinclus leucogaster | Terns | Violet backed starling | LC | Musophagidae | Crinifer piscator | Touracos | Western gray plantain eater | LC | Ciconiidae | Ciconia episcopus | Waders | Wooly necked stock | LC | Accipitridae | Milvus aegyptius | Swallows | Yellow-billed kite | LC | Ploceidae | Ploceus megarhrynchus | Finches | Yellow weaver bird | VU |
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The status abbreviations are as follows: least concern (LC); vulnerable (VU); threatened (T); near threatened (NT); critical (CR); extinct (EX).
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