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White-bellied Pangolin (Manis tricuspis), Tiwai Island, Sierra Leone Seeing two of these amazing, delightfully strange animals was the highlight of my trip to Sierra Leone. The eight species of pangolins […]
White-bellied Pangolin (Manis tricuspis), Tiwai Island, Sierra Leone Seeing two of these amazing, delightfully strange animals was the highlight of my trip to Sierra Leone. The eight species of pangolins […]
Silk Moth (Aurivillius sp), Gola Central, Sierra Leone
Diana Monkey (Cercopithecus diana), Tiwai Island, Sierra Leone
Rufous Fishing Owl (Scotopelia ussheri), Tiwai Island, Sierra Leone IMO, these are the best photos of this rare and poorly known species.
Pohle’s Fruit Bat (Scotonycteris ophiodon), Tiwai Island, Sierra Leone A beautiful, but very rare and poorly known species. This bat has a suckling infant tucked under its wing.
Gecko (Hemidactylus sp), Tiwai Island, Sierra Leone Perhaps Hemidactylus muriceus, or a closely related taxon.
Yellow-casqued Hornbill (Ceratogymna elata), Tiwai Island, Sierra Leone These impressive, range-restricted birds were delightfully common at both Tiwai and Gola.
West African Potto (Perodicticus potto potto), Tiwai Island, Sierra Leone
White-crested Bittern (Tigriornis leucolopha), Tiwai Island, Sierra Leone This bird was performing a display wherein it raised and lowered its crest while calling repeatedly.
Rock Pratincole (Glareola nuchalis), Tiwai Island, Sierra Leone
Snake sp (Dispsadoboa sp), Tiwai Island, Sierra Leone
African Pitta (Pitta angolensis pulih), Tiwai Island, Sierra Leone These were surprising easy to find when roosting – I had five in one night! They are much harder to locate […]
Büttikofer’s Epauletted Bat (Epomops buettikoferi), Tiwai Island, Sierra Leone
White-throated Bee-eater (Merops albicollis), Tiwai Island, Sierra Leone
Finsch’s Flycatcher-thrush (Neocossyphus finschi), Tiwai Island, Sierra Leone