πΈπ±What animals live in Sierra Leone?
72,772 animal records from Sierra Leone cover 1,200+ species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one.
- 72,772 records
- 1,200+ species
- 0 classes
Most-recorded animals in Sierra Leone
| Animal | Group | Records | |
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Coucha Rat
Mastomys natalensis |
Mammalia Muridae |
775 |
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Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus |
Aves Pycnonotidae |
748 |
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Pied Crow
Corvus albus |
Aves Corvidae |
581 |
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Black Kite
Milvus migrans |
Aves Accipitridae |
520 |
| Leptelmis amoena | Insecta Elmidae |
508 | |
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Red-eyed Dove
Streptopelia semitorquata |
Aves Columbidae |
470 |
| Village Weaver
Ploceus cucullatus |
Aves Ploceidae |
423 | |
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Hooded Vulture
Necrosyrtes monachus |
Aves Accipitridae |
399 |
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African Pied Hornbill
Lophoceros fasciatus |
Aves Bucerotidae |
389 |
| Reddish-white Mastomys
Mastomys erythroleucus |
Mammalia Muridae |
384 | |
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Eurasian Marsh-Harrier
Circus aeruginosus |
Aves Accipitridae |
381 |
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African Harrier-Hawk
Polyboroides typus |
Aves Accipitridae |
354 |
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White-throated Bee-eater
Merops albicollis |
Aves Meropidae |
346 |
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Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis |
Aves Ardeidae |
336 |
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African Palm-Swift
Cypsiurus parvus |
Aves Apodidae |
325 |
| Yellow-casqued Hornbill
Ceratogymna elata |
Aves Bucerotidae |
305 | |
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Palm-nut Vulture
Gypohierax angolensis |
Aves Accipitridae |
300 |
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Blue-spotted Wood-Dove
Turtur afer |
Aves Columbidae |
300 |
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Variable Sunbird
Cinnyris venustus |
Aves Nectariniidae |
292 |
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Northern Gray-headed Sparrow
Passer griseus |
Aves Passeridae |
283 |
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Little Greenbul
Eurillas virens |
Aves Pycnonotidae |
282 |
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Laughing Dove
Spilopelia senegalensis |
Aves Columbidae |
275 |
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Great Blue Turaco
Corythaeola cristata |
Aves Musophagidae |
267 |
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Bronze mannikin
Lonchura cucullata |
Aves Estrildidae |
258 |
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Little Swift
Apus affinis |
Aves Apodidae |
243 |
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Senegal Coucal
Centropus senegalensis |
Aves Cuculidae |
240 |
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African Thrush
Turdus pelios |
Aves Turdidae |
230 |
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Western Plantain-eater
Crinifer piscator |
Aves Musophagidae |
230 |
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Tambourine Dove
Turtur tympanistria |
Aves Columbidae |
228 |
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Green Hylia
Hylia prasina |
Aves Cettiidae |
225 |
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Collared Sunbird
Hedydipna collaris |
Aves Nectariniidae |
220 |
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Olive Sunbird
Cyanomitra olivacea |
Aves Nectariniidae |
206 |
| Blue-cheeked/Blue-tailed Bee-eater
Merops persicus |
Aves Meropidae |
198 | |
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Long-tailed Cormorant
Microcarbo africanus |
Aves Phalacrocoracidae |
190 |
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Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica |
Aves Hirundinidae |
189 |
| Fanti Sawwing
Psalidoprocne obscura |
Aves Hirundinidae |
186 | |
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Woodland Kingfisher
Halcyon senegalensis |
Aves Alcedinidae |
182 |
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Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos |
Aves Scolopacidae |
179 |
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Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone rufiventer |
Aves Monarchidae |
178 |
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Western Nicator
Nicator chloris |
Aves Nicatoridae |
177 |
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Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura |
Aves Cisticolidae |
177 |
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Western Black-headed Oriole
Oriolus brachyrynchus |
Aves Oriolidae |
167 |
| Tullberg's Praomys
Praomys tullbergi |
Mammalia Muridae |
165 | |
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African Green-Pigeon
Treron calvus |
Aves Columbidae |
163 |
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Western Reef-Heron
Egretta gularis |
Aves Ardeidae |
161 |
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Yellow-whiskered Greenbul
Eurillas latirostris |
Aves Pycnonotidae |
160 |
| African woollyneck
Ciconia microscelis |
Aves Ciconiidae |
158 | |
| Blue-breasted Kingfisher
Halcyon malimbica |
Aves Alcedinidae |
156 | |
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Lizard Buzzard
Kaupifalco monogrammicus |
Aves Accipitridae |
156 |
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Tawny-flanked Prinia
Prinia subflava |
Aves Cisticolidae |
153 |
| Onthophagus fuscatus | Insecta Scarabaeidae |
151 | |
| Rainbow Runner
Elagatis bipinnulata |
β Carangidae |
150 | |
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Finsch's Rufous Thrush
Stizorhina finschi |
Aves Turdidae |
148 |
| house mouse
Mus musculus |
Mammalia Muridae |
145 | |
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black rat
Rattus rattus |
Mammalia Muridae |
143 |
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Olive-naped Weaver
Ploceus brachypterus |
Aves Ploceidae |
139 |
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Piping Hornbill
Bycanistes fistulator |
Aves Bucerotidae |
136 |
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Northern Fiscal
Lanius humeralis |
Aves Laniidae |
134 |
| Honeyguide Greenbul
Baeopogon indicator |
Aves Pycnonotidae |
134 | |
| Simple Greenbul
Chlorocichla simplex |
Aves Pycnonotidae |
134 |
How to read this. These are records, not a census. A high count can mean a
common animal or simply a well-watched one, and rare visitors appear alongside residents. Open an animal to see
whether its records suggest it is resident, seasonal or just passing through.













































