Africa - Ghana
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Ghana covers a variety of habitats from coastal wetland lagoons, through primary upper guinea tropical rainforest with an amazing canopy walkway, north guinea woodland and Sahelian Savannah plains. A birdwatching tour of Ghana, gives you good coverage of the key West African habitats, a diverse bird list and the most reliable and accessible picathartes site in West Africa
Since the rediscovery of the Yellow-headed Picathartes in 2003, Ghana has become the new hot destination for birders. With the most developed tourism infrastructure and friendliest people in West Africa, there has never been a better time to discover Ghana's amazing birdlife. The following species are just a selection of achievable targets for a birdwatching tour of Ghana: Yellow-headed Picathartes, Olive Ibis, Dwarf Bittern, Akun, Frasers and Shelley's Eagle Owls, Pels Fishing Owl, African Finfoot, Egyptian Plover, Blue-headed, Black, Rosy and Northern Carmine Bee–eaters, Nkulengu Rail, Standard-winged and Brown Nightjars, Forest Scrub Robin, Hartlaub's Duck, Congo Serpent Eagle, Long-tailed Hawk, White-spotted Flufftail, African Piculet and Yellow-footed Honeyguide.
Text supplied by Ashanti African Tours - specialists in Ghanaian birding - contact Robert Ntakor at info@ashantiafricantours.com or visit the Ashanti African Birding Tours website http://www.ashantiafricantours.com/birdwatching_tours.php
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Yellow-headed Picathartes © Nik Borrow
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Trip Reports
Ashanti African Birding Tours - Recommended bird guides in Ghana, author Mark Williams (added March 26, 2009)
Six Days in Ghana, April, 2008, author Mark Gawn (added July 21, 2008)
(Ghana, Shia Hills, Kakum, White-necked Picathates) More birding by bus in Ghana - 16th January to 5th February 2009, author Mike Bowman (added February 18, 2009)
(Birding by bus, Kakum, Mole, Aboabo, Antwikaa) Ghana - March 1st - 16th 2008 - with Ashanti African Tours, author Robert Ntakor (added February 10, 2009)
(Yellow-headed Picathartes, Pels Fishing Owl, Chocolate-backed Kingfisher, Standard-winged Nightjar, Brown Nightjar, Black Bee-eater, African Finfoot, Long-tailed Hawk, Congo Serpent Eagle.) Ghana - with Ashanti African Tours led by Robert Ntakor, author Robert Ntakor (added February 10, 2009)
(Yellow Headed Picathartes, Blue Headed Bee Eater, Congo Serpent Eagle, Black Bee Eater, White Spotted Flufftail, Long Tailed Hawk, Yellow Footed Honeyguide, African Piculet, Frasers Eagle Owl, African Finfoot, Brown Nightjar) The Forests of Ghana - 15th - 25th April 2009, author Pete Morris (link created August 15, 2009)
(This Birdquest trip focused on the Upper Guinea forest endemic birds - some 300+ species seen) Ghana: Pel's and Picathartes... by Tropical Birding, author Sam Woods/Tropical Birding (added April 20, 2008)
(White-necked Rockfowl (Yellow-headed Picathartes))
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