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

The status abbreviations are as follows: least concern (LC); vulnerable (VU); threatened (T); near threatened (NT); critical (CR); extinct (EX).