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This is a list of the bird species recorded in Equatorial Guinea.The avifauna of Equatorial Guinea include a total of 837 species.. This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2022 edition.
The nesting habit of red-chested cuckoo is to use the nest of another bird (brood parasitism). About fifteen different species of small bird are parasitised but the most common hosts are the Cape robin-chat ( Cossypha caffra ), the Cape wagtail ( Motacilla capensis ) and the white-throated robin-chat ( Cossypha humeralis ). [ 4 ]
The common firecrest is a small plump bird, 9 cm (3.5 in) in length with a wingspan of 13–16 cm (5.1–6.3 in), [2] and weighs 4–7 grams (0.14–0.25 oz). It has bright olive-green upperparts with a bronze-coloured patch on each shoulder, and whitish underparts washed with brownish-grey on the breast and flanks.
The bananaquit is a small bird, although there is some degree of size variation across the various subspecies. Length can range from 10 to 13 cm (3.9 to 5.1 in). [ 18 ] [ 19 ] Weight ranges from 5.5 to 19 g (0.19 to 0.67 oz).
The little eagle is a medium-sized bird of prey, measuring 45–55 cm (17–21.5 inches) in length and weighing 815 g (1.8 lb), roughly the size of a peregrine falcon. [7] It has fully feathered legs and a square-cut, barred tail.
In the southern parts of its range, this bird lays its eggs earlier; for example, from mid-April to mid-May in Costa Rica. [ 6 ] The northern rough-winged swallow lays a single clutch , although sometimes another clutch is laid if the first one fails, [ 6 ] of four to eight [ 5 ] glossy white eggs that measure about 20 by 14 mm (0.79 by 0.55 in ...
The Eurasian sparrowhawk's adaptation for feeding on birds has brought it into conflict with humans; [35] in the 19th century it was described as "the great enemy of small quadrupeds and birds, and often very destructive to young chicks in poultry-yards in the breeding season" [71] and "very destructive to partridges". [72]
The red-faced warbler (Cardellina rubrifrons) is a species of New World warbler.. Mature red-faced warblers are small birds, 14 cm (5 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) long. They are light gray on top with a white rump and a white underside.