10,000 Birds

APRIL 15, 2015

My connection with Ghana began rather unexpectedly (and as it turned out, rather humorously) more than ten years ago. We already had South Africa, Zambia and Uganda under our belts, but my clients’ request for the next year came right out of the blue: Ghana! What makes Ghana so special?

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Ghana Hunters Guinea Gambia 196

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The British then posthumously named a fort after him (Ussher Fort in Ghana) – not a great consolidation when you are already dead, but then, not many things are. Sadly, according to the HBW, this pitta is also frequently caught and sold in the cage bird trade in Indonesia despite having protected status.

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Ghana Malaysia Indonesia Singapore 130

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 10, 2012

White-necked or Yellow-headed Picathartes, Bonkro, Ghana. Photo by Keith Valentine (Rockjumper Birding Tours) This past December I visited Ghana specifically to search for White-necked Picathartes. Then a few years ago the news broke that picathartes had been rediscovered in Ghana at a community forest reserve!

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Sierra Leone Ghana Cameroon Equatorial Guinea 271

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 9, 2012

Image taken by Adam Riley in Ghana. Photo taken by Adam Riley in Ghana. Each male builds numerous nests, most of which are rejected by the female, who will eventually select a nest she is happy with, allow the proud architect who usually hangs under his masterpiece to mate with her and then begins the breeding process.

Tanzania 228

Tanzania Buffalo Kenya Namibia 228