Species seen during several daily visits to the Keoladao Ghana Sanctuary. During this time the weather was cold and misty early morning but sunny in the afternoon. We alternated between rented bicycle rides and taking a rickshaw.
The rickshaw drivers can point out species such as owls and Yellow Bittern which would otherwise be hard to spot.
Two Siberian Cranes seen most days but distant. Unfortunately no more.
The naming convention is taken from Wildlife Recorder IOC Taxonomy
| 1 | Grey Francolin | Francolinus pondicerianus interpositus |
| 2 | Indian Peafowl | Pavo cristatus |
| 3 | Lesser Whistling Duck | Dendrocygna javanica |
| 4 | Eastern Greylag Goose | Anser anser rubrirostris |
| 5 | Bar-headed Goose | Anser indicus |
| 6 | Knob-billed Duck | Sarkidiornis melanotos |
| 7 | Ruddy Shelduck | Tadorna ferruginea |
| 8 | Cotton Pygmy Goose | Nettapus coromandelianus coromandelianus |
| 9 | Gadwall | Anas strepera |
| 10 | Eurasian Wigeon | Anas penelope |
| 11 | Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos |
| 12 | Indian Spot-billed Duck | Anas poecilorhyncha poecilorhyncha |
| 13 | Northern Shoveler | Anas clypeata |
| 14 | Northern Pintail | Anas acuta |
| 15 | Eurasian Teal | Anas crecca crecca |
| 16 | Common Pochard | Aythya ferina |
| 17 | Ferruginous Duck | Aythya nyroca |
| 18 | Tufted Duck | Aythya fuligula |
| 19 | Little Grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis albescens |
| 20 | Painted Stork | Mycteria leucocephala |
| 21 | Asian Openbill | Anastomus oscitans |
| 22 | Woolly-necked Stork | Ciconia episcopus episcopus |
| 23 | Black-necked Stork | Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus asiaticus |
| 24 | Lesser Adjutant | Leptoptilos javanicus |
| 25 | Black-headed Ibis | Threskiornis melanocephalus |
| 26 | Glossy Ibis | Plegadis falcinellus |
| 27 | Eurasian Spoonbill | Platalea leucorodia leucorodia |
| 28 | Yellow Bittern | Ixobrychus sinensis |
| 29 | Eurasian Black-crowned Night-heron | Nycticorax nycticorax nycticorax |
| 30 | Indian Pond Heron | Ardeola grayii |
| 31 | Eastern Cattle Egret | Bubulcus coromandus |
| 32 | Grey Heron | Ardea cinerea cinerea |
| 33 | Purple Heron | Ardea purpurea manilensis |
| 34 | Great Egret | Ardea alba |
| 35 | Intermediate Egret | Egretta intermedia intermedia |
| 36 | Little Egret | Egretta garzetta garzetta |
| 37 | Great White Pelican | Pelecanus onocrotalus |
| 38 | Dalmatian Pelican | Pelecanus crispus |
| 39 | Little Cormorant | Microcarbo niger |
| 40 | Indian Cormorant | Phalacrocorax fuscicollis |
| 41 | Continental Cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis |
| 42 | Oriental Darter | Anhinga melanogaster |
| 43 | Black-winged Kite | Elanus caeruleus vociferus |
| 44 | White-rumped Vulture | Gyps bengalensis |
| 45 | Indian Vulture | Gyps indicus |
| 46 | Crested Serpent Eagle | Spilornis cheela melanotis |
| 47 | Western Marsh Harrier | Circus aeruginosus aeruginosus |
| 48 | Eurasian Sparrowhawk | Accipiter nisus nisosimilis |
| 49 | Indian Spotted Eagle | Aquila hastata |
| 50 | Greater Spotted Eagle | Aquila clanga |
| 51 | Steppe Eagle | Aquila nipalensis nipalensis |
| 52 | Brown Crake | Amaurornis akool akool |
| 53 | White-breasted Waterhen | Amaurornis phoenicurus phoenicurus |
| 54 | Indian Swamphen | Porphyrio porphyrio poliocephalus |
| 55 | Common Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus |
| 56 | Eurasian Coot | Fulica atra atra |
| 57 | Siberian Crane | Grus leucogeranus |
| 58 | Sarus Crane | Grus antigone antigone |
| 59 | Common Crane | Grus grus lilfordi |
| 60 | Black-winged Stilt | Himantopus himantopus |
| 61 | Red-wattled Lapwing | Vanellus indicus indicus |
| 62 | White-tailed Lapwing | Vanellus leucurus |
| 63 | Pheasant-tailed Jacana | Hydrophasianus chirurgus |
| 64 | Bronze-winged Jacana | Metopidius indicus |
| 65 | Wood Sandpiper | Tringa glareola |
| 66 | River Tern | Sterna aurantia |
| 67 | Black-bellied Tern | Sterna acuticauda |
| 68 | Eurasian Collared Dove | Streptopelia decaocto decaocto |
| 69 | Laughing Dove | Spilopelia senegalensis cambayensis |
| 70 | Yellow-footed Green Pigeon | Treron phoenicopterus chlorigaster |
| 71 | Rose-ringed Parakeet | Psittacula krameri borealis |
| 72 | Greater Coucal | Centropus sinensis sinensis |
| 73 | Indian Scops Owl | Otus bakkamoena gangeticus |
| 74 | Dusky Eagle-owl | Bubo coromandus coromandus |
| 75 | Spotted Owlet | Athene brama indica |
| 76 | Asian Palm Swift | Cypsiurus balasiensis balasiensis |
| 77 | Little Swift | Apus affinis affinis |
| 78 | White-throated Kingfisher | Halcyon smyrnensis fusca |
| 79 | Common Kingfisher | Alcedo atthis |
| 80 | Pied Kingfisher | Ceryle rudis leucomelanurus |
| 81 | Eurasian Hoopoe | Upupa epops ceylonensis |
| 82 | Indian Pygmy Woodpecker | Dendrocopos nanus nanus |
| 83 | Large Woodshrike | Tephrodornis virgatus pelvicus |
| 84 | Bay-backed Shrike | Lanius vittatus vittatus |
| 85 | Long-tailed Shrike | Lanius schach caniceps |
| 86 | Indian Grey Shrike | Lanius meridionalis lahtora |
| 87 | Eurasian Golden Oriole | Oriolus oriolus |
| 88 | Black Drongo | Dicrurus macrocercus albirictus |
| 89 | Rufous Treepie | Dendrocitta vagabunda vagabunda |
| 90 | House Crow | Corvus splendens zugmayeri |
| 91 | Large-billed Crow | Corvus macrorhynchos intermedius |
| 92 | Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher | Culicicapa ceylonensis calochrysea |
| 93 | White-eared Bulbul | Pycnonotus leucotis leucotis |
| 94 | Grey-throated Sand Martin | Riparia chinensis chinensis |
| 95 | European Swallow | Hirundo rustica rustica |
| 96 | Asian Wire-tailed Swallow | Hirundo smithii filifera |
| 97 | Siberian Chiffchaff | Phylloscopus collybita tristis |
| 98 | Brooks's Leaf Warbler | Phylloscopus subviridis |
| 99 | Greenish Warbler | Phylloscopus trochiloides |
| 100 | Great Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus arundinaceus zarudnyi |
| 101 | Indian Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus stentoreus brunnescens |
| 102 | Paddyfield Warbler | Acrocephalus agricola |
| 103 | Booted Warbler | Iduna caligata |
| 104 | Ashy Prinia | Prinia socialis stewarti |
| 105 | Common Tailorbird | Orthotomus sutorius guzuratus |
| 106 | Jungle Babbler | Turdoides striata sindiana |
| 107 | Lesser Whitethroat | Sylvia curruca halimodendri |
| 108 | Oriental White-eye | Zosterops palpebrosus palpebrosus |
| 109 | Bank Myna | Acridotheres ginginianus |
| 110 | Common Myna | Acridotheres tristis tristis |
| 111 | Pied Myna | Gracupica contra contra |
| 112 | Brahminy Starling | Sturnia pagodarum |
| 113 | Tickell's Thrush | Turdus unicolor |
| 114 | Bluethroat | Luscinia svecica |
| 115 | Oriental Magpie-robin | Copsychus saularis saularis |
| 116 | Brown-backed Robin | Saxicoloides fulicatus cambaiensis |
| 117 | Eastern Black Redstart | Phoenicurus ochruros phoenicuroides |
| 118 | Siberian Stonechat | Saxicola maurus maurus |
| 119 | Pied Bush Chat | Saxicola caprata bicolor |
| 120 | Variable Wheatear | Oenanthe picata |
| 121 | Brown Rock Chat | Oenanthe fusca |
| 122 | Red-breasted Flycatcher | Ficedula parva |
| 123 | Purple Sunbird | Cinnyris asiaticus asiaticus |
| 124 | Black-breasted Weaver | Ploceus benghalensis |
| 125 | Streaked Weaver | Ploceus manyar flaviceps |
| 126 | Western Yellow Wagtail | Motacilla flava |
| 127 | Citrine Wagtail | Motacilla citreola |
| 128 | Grey Wagtail | Motacilla cinerea melanope |
| 129 | White Wagtail | Motacilla alba |
| 130 | White-browed Wagtail | Motacilla maderaspatensis |
| 1 | Rhesus Macaque | Macaca mulatta |
| 2 | Indian Grey Mongoose | Herpestes edwardsi |
| 3 | Wild Boar | Sus scrofa |
| 4 | Northern Palm Squirrel | Funambulus pennantii |
| 5 | Chital | Axis axis |
| 6 | Sambar | Rusa unicolor |
| 7 | Nilgai | Boselaphus tragocamelus |
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