User:Sabon Harshe/Animals
The Ewe animal names in this page are from Aziaku (2016).[1]
Data in Aziaku (2016) is from Aziaku's fieldwork and is also compiled from these secondary sources:
- Borrow and Demey (2010)
- Irvine (1947)
- Kwei and Ofori-Adu (2005)
- fishbase.org
- File Number 32 of Kalakpa Game Reserve
Categories
[trɔ asi le eŋu | trɔ asi le etsoƒe ŋu]The animal classes (Category:Lã) listed are:
| Eŋlisigbe | Eʋegbe | Category |
|---|---|---|
| mammals | lãdziviwo | Category:Lãwo/Category:Lãdziviwo |
| amphibians | lãnɔgodzikpletɔmewo | Category:Lãnɔgodzikpletɔmewo |
| fishes | tɔmelãwo | Category:Tɔmelãwo |
| reptiles | lãtatawo | Category:Lãtatawo |
| birds | xewo/xeviwo | Category:Xewo/Category:Xeviwo |
"Genera" in Ewe folk taxonomy:
| Eʋegbe | Eŋlisigbe |
|---|---|
| akpa | tilapia |
| adɔ | squirrel |
| xɔ / kpli | grasscutter |
| dadi | cat |
| ha | pig |
| nyi | cow |
| afi | mouse |
| klo | tortoise |
| da | snake |
| ve | monitor lizard |
| avu | dog |
| kpakpaxe | duck |
| koklo | fowl |
| aʋako | hawk |
| tsui | sunbird |
| agama | chameleon |
Ewe animal names that cannot be etymologically analyzed further:
| Eʋegbe | Eŋlisigbe |
|---|---|
| ha | pig |
| avu | dog |
| gbɔ̃ | goat |
| akpa | tilapia |
| lo | crocodile |
| da | snake |
| age | lungfish |
| adi / adzi | frog |
| ehe / he | surgeonfish |
| nyi | cow |
| alẽ | sheep |
| agbo | ram |
| xe | bird |
| kpɔ̃ | leopard |
| akpo | African harrier hawk |
| ako | parrot |
| ako | hogfish |
Mammals
[trɔ asi le eŋu | trɔ asi le etsoƒe ŋu]| No. | Latin ŋkɔ | Eŋlisigbe | Eʋegbe | Notes | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panthera leo | Lion | dzata | Descriptive | Felidae |
| 2 | Panthera pardus | Leopard | kpɔ̃ | Designation | Felidae |
| 3 | Profelis aurata | African Golden Cat | sisiblisi | Descriptive | Felidae |
| 4 | Leptailurus serval | Serval | agbali / gbɔli | Designation | Felidae |
| 5 | Felis catus | Domestic Cat | dadi / todzo / amegbɔnui | Designation | Felidae |
| 6 | Orycteropus afer haussanus | Aardvark | hoteklolo / hetekloloo / gligo | Descriptive | Orycteropodidae |
| 7 | Civettictis civetta/Vivera civetta | African Civet | dzogolo | Designation | Viverridae |
| 8 | Genetta maculata | Large Forest Genet | dudɔ / gbedadi | Designation/Descriptive | Viverridae |
| 9 | Genetta tigrina fieldiana | Bush Genet | dudɔ | Viverridae | |
| 10 | Nandinia binotata | Palm Civet | dedzitodzo / dedzidadi | Descriptive | Nandiniidae |
| 11 | Galerella sanguinea melanura | Dwarf Mongoose | kɔkɔbo | Descriptive | Herpestidae |
| 12 | Crocuta crocuta | Spotted Hyaena | gbete / agbotoe | Descriptive | Hyaenidae |
| 13 | Lycaon pictus | Hunting Dog | gbevu | Descriptive | Canidae |
| 14 | Vulpes pallida | Pale Fox | abei / yelegbeme | Eponym/Descriptive | Canidae |
| 15 | Manatus senegalensis | African Manatee | nyo / lale / mamiwata | Descriptive | Trichechidae |
| 16 | Loxodonta africana | Elephant | atiglinyi | Descriptive | Proboscidea |
| 17 | Equus ferus caballus | Horse | sɔ | Designation | Equidae |
| 18 | Giraffa Camelopardalis | Giraffe | sɔveda | Descriptive | Giraffidae |
| 19 | Camelus bactrianus | Camel | kposɔ | Descriptive | Camelidae |
| 20 | Dendrohyrax dorsalis | Tree Hyrax | awua | Designation | Proviidae |
| 21 | Pan troglodytes | Common Chimpanzee | amekese / kese | Descriptive | Hominidae |
| 22 | Colobus badius waldronae | Red Colobus | kese | Designation | Cercopithecidae |
| 23 | Colobus polykomos/vellerosus | Colobus Monkey | atakpa / klaya | Designation | Cercopithecidae |
| 24 | Cercopithecus aethiops sabaeus | Green Monkey | fio / fie | Designation | Cercopithecidae |
| 25 | Cercopithecus diana roloway | Diana Monkey | alɔkpayibɔ / fievi | Descriptive | Cercopithecidae |
| 26 | Cercopithecus nictitans petaurista | White-Nosed Monkey | hehema / fiesrɔe | Designation | Cercopithecidae |
| 27 | Cercopithecus mona lowei | Mona Monkey | fie | Designation | Cercopithecidae |
| 28 | Erthrocebus patas | Patas Monkey | ablazɨ̃ | Designation | Cercopithecidae |
| 29 | Papio anubis choras | Baboon | kese / kabli | Designation | Cercopithecidae |
| 30 | Atelerix albiventris | African Pygmy Hedgehog | hlɔ̃made | Descriptive | Erinaceidae |
| 31 | Soricidae | Shrew Mouse | atɔ / atɔe | Designation | Soricidae |
| 32 | Galago demidovi | Lesser Bush Baby | ŋkuli / kposɔ | Designation/Descriptive | Galagonidae |
| 33 | Galago senegalensis | Senegal Bush Baby | gbɔevi | Designation | Galagonidae |
| 34 | Perodicticus potto | Potto | anyɔŋɔnɔe / lefielenui / gbadogoe | Descriptive | Lorisidae |
| 35 | Aethalops alecto | Grey Fruit Bat | awi / druivi / adri | Designation | Cynopterinae |
| 36 | Cynopterus brachyotis | Short-nosed Fruit Bat | agutɔ / awoe / agbaŋɔ | Designation/Descriptive | Cynopterinae |
| 37 | Scotonycteris ophiodon | Pohle's Fruit Bat | agutɔ | Descriptive | Pteropodidae |
| 38 | Eidolon helvum | Straw-coloured Fruit Bat | agbaŋɔ | Descriptive | Pteropodidae |
| 39 | Syncerus caffer beddingtoni | Buffalo | to | Designation | Bovidae |
| 40 | Bos taurus taurus | Bovine/Domestic Cattle | nyi / nyitata | Designation/Descriptive | Bovidae |
| 41 | Acephalus buselaphus major | Western Hartebeest | lu | Designation | Bovidae |
| 42 | Cephalophus rufilatus | Red-Flanked Duiker | sade / sadedzi | Designation | Bovidae |
| 43 | Cephalophus ogilbyi brookei | Red Duiker | kodzoe | Designation | Bovidae |
| 44 | Capra aegagrus hircus | Domestic Goat | gbɔ̃ | Designation | Bovidae |
| 45 | Guevei maxwelli | Maxwell's Duiker | avegbɔ̃e / avɔgbɔ̃e / avugbɔ̃e | Descriptive | Bovidae |
| 46 | Sylvicapra grimmia | Grey Duiker | ahlɔ̃e | Descriptive | Bovidae |
| 47 | Ourebia nigri caudata | Oribi | dzɔki | Descriptive | Bovidae |
| 48 | Neotragus pygmaeus | Royal Antelope | adowɔ / avegbɔ̃e | Designation/Descriptive | Bovidae |
| 49 | Kobus ellipsiprymnus | Waterbuck | afia / fia | Designation | Bovidae |
| 50 | Kobus kob | Kob | ezi / zi | Designation | Bovidae |
| 51 | Tragelaphus sylvaticus | Bush Buck | se / klatsa / bitsa | Descriptive | Bovidae |
| 52 | Boocercus euryceros | Bongo | avenyi / trɔme | Descriptive | Bovidae |
| 53 | Ovis aries | Sheep | alẽ | Designation | Bovidae |
| 54 | Ovis aries | Tup/Ram | agbo | Designation | Bovidae |
| 55 | Equus africanus asinus | Donkey | tedzi | Designation | Equidae |
| 56 | Equuszebra | Zebra | zibra | Adopted | Equidae |
| 57 | Hyemoschus aquaticus | Water Chevrotain | tsimese / tɔmeklatsa | Descriptive | Tragulidae |
| 58 | Choiropotamus porcus | Bush Pig | gbeha | Descriptive | Suidae |
| 59 | Sus scrofa | Wild Boar | gbeha | Descriptive | Suidae |
| 60 | Sus scrofa domestica | Domestic Pig | ha | Designation | Suidae |
| 61 | Hippopotamus amphibius | Hippotamus | tɔmenyi | Descriptive | Hippopotamidae |
| 62 | Lepuszechi | Hare | fɔmizi / alɔgɔ | Designation | Leporidae |
| 63 | Xerus erythropus | Ground Squirrel | adɔ | Designation | Sciuridae |
| 64 | Funiscirus leucostigma | Side-Striped Squirrel | kadzidɔe | Descriptive | Sciuridae |
| 65 | Cavia porcellus | Guinea Pig | yevukpli / kplivi / xɔvi | Descriptive | Caviidae |
| 66 | Thryonomys swinderianus | Great Rat Cane | xɔtsukpli / nukpui | Descriptive | Thryonomyidae |
| 67 | Anomalurus pelii | Peel's Flying Squirrel | pro / tsatsɔe | Designation | Anomaluridae |
| 68 | Hystrix spp. | Porcupine | kotoko / dzridza | Designation | Hystricidae |
| 69 | Atherurus africanus | Brush-Tailed Porcupine | xɔfie / xɔfia | Descriptive | Hystricidae |
| 70 | Cricetomys gambianus | Giant Rat | alegeli / kisi / botoe / gboloyawoe / agada | Designation/Descriptive | Nesomyidae |
| 71 | Mus musculus | House Mouse | aƒefi | Descriptive | Muridae |
| 72 | Lemniscomys striatus | Striped Mouse | gbaxle / bela | Designation | Muridae |
| 73 | Hybomys trivigatus | Three-Striped Mouse | gbefi | Descriptive | Muridae |
| 74 | Arvicanthis rufinus | Rufous Bush Mouse Gerbil | di / dzi | Designation | Muridae |
| 75 | Claviglis spurrelli | Small Mouse | sade | Designation | Muridae |
Amphibians
[trɔ asi le eŋu | trɔ asi le etsoƒe ŋu]| No. | Latin ŋkɔ | Eŋlisigbe | Eʋegbe | Notes | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | Amietophrynus regularis | African Common Toad | akpɔkplɔ / akotso / akpakpla | Descriptive | Bufonidae |
| 77 | Hoplobatrachus occipitalis | African Tiger Frog | adi / adzi | Descriptive | Arthroleptidae |
| 78 | Pipa pipa | Leaf-Brown Toad | akotsovi | Descriptive | Pipidae |
| 79 | Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis | Purple Frog | matsimazufia / tomekotso / poplovi | Descriptive | Sooglosidae |
| 80 | Phrynobatrachus ghanensis | River Frog | tɔmekotso | Descriptive | Phrynobatrachidae |
| 81 | Dermophiidae | Caecilian | tomeda | Descriptive | Dermophiidae |
Fishes
[trɔ asi le eŋu | trɔ asi le etsoƒe ŋu]| No. | Latin ŋkɔ | Eŋlisigbe | Eʋegbe | Notes | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Acanthurus monroviae | Monrovia Doctorfish | hɛ / he | Descriptive | Acanthuridae |
| 83 | Albula vulpes | Bonefish | aminoe | Descriptive | Acanthuridae |
| 84 | Carlarius heudelotii | Smooth-Mouth Sea Catfish | kɔkɔtɛ | Adopted | Ariidae/Tachysuridae |
| 85 | Batistes punctatus | Blue-Spotted Triggerfish | akpangba | Descriptive | Balistidae |
| 86 | Batistes capricus | Grey Triggerfish | akpangba / agbo | Descriptive | Balistidae |
| 87 | Canthidermis maculata | Rough Triggerfish | kpangba-dzoɖeke / dayogbla | Descriptive | Balistidae |
| 88 | Ablennes hians | Garfish/Flat Needlefish | dayogbla | Designation | Belonidae |
| 89 | Scyacium micrurum | Rock Sole/Flounder | asiƒome | Descriptive | Bothidae |
| 90 | Bothus podas africanus | African Wide-Eyed Flounder | asiƒome | Descriptive | Bothidae |
| 91 | Latilus semifasciatus | Blanquillo/Zebra Tilefish | koliko | Descriptive | Latilidae |
| 92 | Alectis alexandrina | Alexandria Pompano/African Threadfish | fɔfɔe / ŋgogba | Descriptive | Carangidae |
| 93 | Caranx crysos | Blue Runner | kpetometsiyi | Descriptive | Carangidae |
| 94 | Trachurus symmetricus | Jack Mackerel | ƒaƒa / glamata | Descriptive | Carangidae |
| 95 | Chloroscombrus chrysurus | Atlantic Bumper | dzodzoe | Descriptive | Carangidae |
| 96 | Decapterus punctatus | Round Scad | tsiyivi | Descriptive | Carangidae |
| 97 | Decapterus rhonchus | False Scad/Mackerel Scad | tsiyi / bleye | Designation | Carangidae |
| 98 | Elagatis bipinnulata | Rainbow Runner/Doctorfish | kpetame / bleɣe | Designation | Carangidae |
| 99 | Lichia amia | Leerfish | dogovaɖumi / asiabi | Descriptive | Carangidae |
| 100 | Selene dorsalis/Vomer gibbiceps | African Moonfish/African Lookdown | ŋgogba / gbadzɛgbadzɛ | Descriptive | Carangidae |
| 101 | Seriola dumerili | Greater Ambeŋack | kpetomefiayi | Descriptive | Carangidae |
| 102 | Uraspis cadenati | Cotton-Mouth Jack | kpetomefiayi | Descriptive | Carangidae |
| 103 | Trachinotus teraia | Terai Pompano | kobi / kpala | Designation | Carangidae |
| 104 | Trachurus trachurus | Atlantic Horse Mackerel | kpala | Designation | Carangidae |
| 105 | Rhizoprionodon acutus | Milk Shark | blekponamu | Descriptive | Carcharhinidae |
| 106 | Galeocerdo arcticus/cuvieri | Common Tiger Shark | ƒumedadi | Descriptive | Carcharhinidae |
| 107 | Prionace glauca | Blue Shark | anatave / toŋkuɖeaʋalame / blekponamu | Descriptive | Carcharhinidae |
| 108 | Sardinella aurita | Round Sardinella | ʋetsimu | Descriptive | Clupeidae |
| 109 | Sardinella eba | Flat Sardinella | adruku | Designation | Clupeidae |
| 110 | Harengula rouxi/Sardinella rouxi | Yellow-Tail Sardinella | deyigokpi | Descriptive | Clupeidae |
| 111 | Ilisha africana | Long-Finned Herring | kafla | Descriptive | Clupeidae |
| 112 | Ethmalosa dorsalis | Shad/Bonga | eflo / fafasia | Designation | Clupeidae |
| 113 | Engraulis encrasicolus | Anchovy | abɔbi | Descriptive | Clupeidae |
| 114 | Odaxothrissa ansorgii | Ansorge's Fangtooth Pellonuline | ɣedzoe | Designation | Clupeidae |
| 115 | Odaxothrissa mento | Nigerian Fangtooth Pellonuline | deyi | Designation | Clupeidae |
| 116 | Coryphaena equiselis | Pompano Dolphinfish/Sailors Dolphinfish | tɔƒlesi / yɔ / fefle / blɔ | Descriptive | Coryphaenidae |
| 117 | Coryphaena hippurus | Common Dolphinfish | tɔƒlesi | Descriptive | Coryphaenidae |
| 118 | Cynoglossus senegalensis | Senegalese Tongue-Sole | afɔƒome | Descriptive | Cynoglossidae |
| 119 | Dactylopterus/Cephalacanthus volitans | Flying Gurnard | adoglo | Descriptive | Dactyloperidae |
| 120 | Dasyatis margarita | Daisy Sting Ray | adado / dado | Designation | Dasyatidae |
| 121 | Diodon holocanthus | Porcupine Fish/Spiny Puffer | hlɔ̃madze | Culture | Diodontidae |
| 122 | Drepane africana | African Sicklefish/Common Spadefish | gbadzagbadza / gbagbladza / du | Descriptive | Drepanidae |
| 123 | Chaetodipterus/Ephippus goreensis | Black Spadefish | gbadzagbadza / gbagbladza / du | Descriptive | Ephippidae |
| 124 | Chaetodipterus lipei | West African Spadefish | kpeŋkpa | Description | Ephippidae |
| 125 | Elops lacerta | West African Ladyfish/Ten-Pounders | getsu / aminoe / gbɔnyevi / gbalavi / gbavi | Descriptive | Eeopidae |
| 126 | Aetobatus narinari | Spotted Eagle Ray | avoka / ababu | Descriptive | Myliobatidae |
| 127 | Myliobatis aquila | Common Eagle Ray | avoka / ababu | Designation | Myliobatidae |
| 128 | Fodiator acutus | Sharp-Chin Flying Fish | dzodzodrui | Descriptive | Exocoetidae |
| 129 | Ruvettus pretiosus | Oilfish | ʋemaɖui / vemaɖui | Culture | Gempylidae |
| 130 | Hemiramphus brasiliensis | Ballyhoo | daɣinuɖeke / daɣidɔɖeke | Descriptive | Hemiramphidae |
| 131 | Istiophorus albicans/Histiophorus americanus | Atlantic Sailfish | hatali kofi | Descriptive | Istiophoridae |
| 132 | Istiompax indica | Black Marlin | hatali kofi | Descriptive | Istiophoridae |
| 133 | Makaira nigricans | Blue Marlin | hatali kofi | Descriptive | Istiophoridae |
| 134 | Makaira albidus | White Marlin | hatali kofi | Descriptive | Istiophoridae |
| 135 | Bodianus scrofa | Barred Hogfish | ako | Designation | Labridae |
| 136 | Coris julis | Rainbow Wrasse | ɖuinaƒonu | Culture | Labridae |
| 137 | Xyrichthys novacula | Pearly Razorfish | dzatavi | Descriptive | Labridae |
| 138 | Lethrinus atlanticus | Grey Snapper/Atlantic Emperor | shikple | Adopted | Lethrinidae |
| 139 | Apsilus fuscus | African Fork-Tail Snapper | egbo | Designation | Lutjanidae |
| 140 | Lutjanus fulgens | Golden African Snapper | tɔmeha | Descriptive | Lutjanidae |
| 141 | Lutjanus agennes | African Red Snapper | tɔmeha dzea | Descriptive | Lutjanidae |
| 142 | Lutjanus goreensis | Gorean Lagoon Snapper | tɔmeha | Descriptive | Lutjanidae |
| 143 | Manta birostris | Giant Atlantic Manta | tɔmeʋako | Descriptive | Myliobatidae |
| 144 | Mobula tarapacana | Greater Guinean Mobula | tɔmeʋako / akpɔlɔe | Descriptive/Designation | Myliobatidae |
| 145 | Mugil cephalus | Flat-Head Grey Mullet | akpɔlɔe (young) / getsu (adult) | Designation | Mugilidae |
| 146 | Pseudupeneus prayensis | West African Goatfish | gekoe | Designation | Mullidae |
| 147 | Chromis lineata | Lined Chromis | ƒumekpa | Descriptive | Pomacentridae |
| 148 | Brachydeuterus auritus | Bigeye Grunt | hawui | Designation | Haemulidae |
| 149 | Pomadasys incisus | Roncador/Bastard Grunt | kaatui | Designation | Haemulidae |
| 150 | Pomadasys jubelini | Spotted Burro/Sompat Grunt | akplɔtsu | Descriptive | Haemulidae |
| 151 | Galeoides decadactylus | Lesser African Threadfin | nukpɔtse / nukpatse / tsukui | Designation | Polynemidae |
| 152 | Priacanthus arenatus | Atlantic Bigeye/Glasseye | za kofi | Descriptive | Priacanthidae |
| 153 | Pentanemus quinquarius | Royal Threadfin | gefia | Descriptive | Priacanthidae |
| 154 | Polydactylus quadrifilis | Giant African Threadfin | sikɔ | Designation | Priacanthidae |
| 155 | Psettodes belcheri | Spot-Tail Spiny Turbot/Black Sole | adzemenyi | Designation | Psettodidae |
| 156 | Raja miraletus | Brown or Peacock Ray | kpetomedado | Descriptive | Rajidae |
| 157 | Raja straeleni | Spotted Skate | asiƒome | Descriptive | Rajidae |
| 158 | Rhinobatos rhinobatos | Common Guitarfish | afla | Designation | Rhinobatidae |
| 159 | Rhinobatos albomaculatus | White-Spotted Guitarfish | afla | Designation | Rhinobatidae |
| 160 | Argyrosomus regius | Meagre | lẽsi | Designation | Sciaenidae |
| 161 | Pseudotolithus brachygathus | Law Croaker/Small-Mouth Croaker/Cassavafish | ŋɔtsa | Designation | Sciaenidae |
| 162 | Pseudotolithus typus | Cassava Croaker/Long-Neck Croaker | ŋɔtsa | Designation | Sciaenidae |
| 163 | Pseudotolithus senegalensis | Cassava Croaker | ŋɔtsa | Designation | Sciaenidae |
| 164 | Pteroscion peli | Boe Drum | kpetami | Descriptive | Sciaenidae |
| 165 | Umbrina canariensis | Canary Drum | kpetome ŋɔtsa | Descriptive | Sciaenidae |
| 166 | Acanthocybium solandri | Wahoo | tɔgbɔdzadu | Descriptive | Scombridae |
| 167 | Auxis thazard | Frigate Tuna | kpokpoku | Designation | Scombridae |
| 168 | Euthynnus alletteratus | Atlantic Little Tunny/Tuna | kpokpoku | Designation | Scombridae |
| 169 | Katsuwonus pelamis | Skipjack Tuna | danla kpokpoku | Descriptive | Scombridae |
| 170 | Orcynopsis unicolor | Plain Bonito | adzalu | Designation | Scombridae |
| 171 | Sarda sarda | Atlantic Bonito/Belted Bonito | kpokpoku / tɔdu | Descriptive | Scombridae |
| 172 | Thunnus albacares/Neothunnus albacares | Yellowfin Tuna | geku | Designation | Scombridae |
| 173 | Thunnus obesus | Bigeye Tuna | geku | Designation | Scombridae |
| 174 | Scomberomorus tritor | West African Spanish Mackerel | dadzu | Designation | Scombridae |
| 175 | Scomber japonicus | Chub Mackerel | ablotsi kpokpokuvi | Descriptive | Scombridae |
| 176 | Anthias anthias | Swallow-Tail Sea Perch | sankumadzi | Adopted | Serranidae |
| 177 | Cephalopholis taeniops | Blue-Spotted Sea Bass | kɔekɔe | Adopted | Serranidae |
| 178 | Epinephelus aeneus | Common White Grouper/Seaperch | logo / afiba | Designation | Serranidae |
| 179 | Epinephelus goreensis | Dungat Gorean Grouper | fieyu | Designation | Serranidae |
| 180 | Bathysolea lactea | Rock Sole | asiƒome | Descriptive | Serranidae |
| 181 | Synaptura cadenati | Guinea Sole | afɔƒome | Descriptive | Serranidae |
| 182 | Dicologoglossa hexophthalma | Ocellated Wedge Sole | asiƒome | Descriptive | Serranidae |
| 183 | Dentex angolensis | Angolan Dentex | sikasika | Descriptive | Sparidae |
| 184 | Dentex canariensis | Canary Dentex/Sea Bream | sikasika | Descriptive | Sparidae |
| 185 | Dentex congoensis | Congo Dentex | sikasika | Descriptive | Sparidae |
| 186 | Dentex gibbosus/Dentex filosus | Pink Dentex/Sea Bream | tsile | Adopted | Sparidae |
| 187 | Pagellus bellotti/Pagellus coupei | Red Pandora | sikasikavi | Descriptive | Sparidae |
| 188 | Sparus caeruleostictus/Pagrus ehrenbergi | Blue-Spotted Sea Bream | sikasika | Descriptive | Sparidae |
| 189 | Sphyraena sphraena | Barracuda | lidzi / aledzi / lidzitsu / agɔ | Designation | Sphyrmdae |
| 190 | Sphyrna zygaena | Smooth Hammer-Headed Shark | anantave | Descriptive | Sphyrmdae |
| 191 | Squatina oculata | Smoothback Angel Shark | dodotsu / dzakpata | Designation | Squatinidae |
| 192 | Stromateus fiatola | Butterfish | zoʋle | Designation | Stromateidae |
| 193 | Lagocephalus laevigatus | Smooth Puffer/Globefish | agede / sakovi | Designation | Tetraodontidae |
| 194 | Ephippion guttifer | Prickly Puffer | agede / sakovi | Designation | Tetraodontidae |
| 195 | Trichiurus lepturus | Largehead Hairtail | anipaɣe / ŋɔpaye | Adopted | Trichiuridae |
| 196 | Trigla lyra | Piper Gumard/Sea Robin | adoglo | Descriptive | Triglidae |
| 197 | Lepidotrigla carolae | Carol's Gurnard | adoglo | Descriptive | Triglidae |
| 198 | Xiphias gladius | Swordfish | hatali kofi | Descriptive | Xiphiidae |
| 199 | Zeus faber | John Dory | ehe | Descriptive | Zeidae |
| 200 | Glyphisodon saxatilis | Sergeant Major | ƒumekpa | Descriptive | Pomacentridae |
| 201 | Lepidarchus adonis | Jellybean Tetra | asentiwoe | Adopted | Alestidae |
| 202 | Alestes baremoze | Silversides | akpɔlɔ / asentiwoe | Designation | Alestidae |
| 203 | Alestes dentex | Characin | asɔtiklakpa | Designation | Alestidae |
| 204 | Brycinus longipinnis | Longfm Tetra | mɔganutewoe | Designation | Alestidae |
| 205 | Brycinus macrolepidotus | True Big-Scale Tetra | dzafafla | Designation | Alestidae |
| 206 | Brycinus nurse | Nurse Tetra | atewoe | Designation | Alestidae |
| 207 | Hydrocynus brevis | Tiger-Fish | tsinuvuwo | Descriptive | Alestidae |
| 208 | Hydrocynus vittatus | Tiger-Fish | avuwo / xatsexatse / xatsaxatsa | Designation | Alestidae |
| 209 | Arius gigas | Giant Sea Catfish | kɔkɔtɛ | Adopted | Ariidae |
| 210 | Auchenoglanis occidentalis | Giraffe Catfish | kpo | Designation | Claroteidae |
| 211 | Awaous lateristriga | West African Freshwater Goby | kemegbe | Designation | Gobiidae |
| 212 | Periophthalmus koelreuteria pallas | Mudskipper | atramecjekakpui | Descriptive | Gobiidae |
| 213 | Bagrus bajad | Bayad | avadzame blolo | Descriptive | Bagridae |
| 214 | Bagrus docmak | Semutundu | yalefo | Adopted | Bagridae |
| 215 | Raiamas nigeriensis | Nigeriensis | nɔgbe / fɔfɔe | Designation | Cyprinidae |
| 216 | Raiamas senegalensis | Silver Fish | tɔmesakisi | Descriptive | Cyprinidae |
| 217 | Labeo coubie | African Carp | gbogbo / agbogbo | Designation | Cyprinidae |
| 218 | Barbus bynni occidentalis | Niger Barb | aƒume gbogbo | Descriptive | Cyprinidae |
| 219 | Distichodus engycephalus | Perch | gbasra | Designation | Dishchodontidae |
| 220 | Distichodus rostratus | Grass-Eater | gbasra | Designation | Dishchodontidae |
| 221 | Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus | Bagrid Catfish | tsiko / kpolo / blolo | Designation | Claroteidae |
| 222 | Chrysichthys walker | Catfish | yalefo | Adopted | Claroteidae |
| 223 | Clarotes laticeps | Widehead Catfish | blolo | Adopted | Claroteidae |
| 224 | Clarias agboyiensis | African Sharptooth Catfish | adewu / adeɣe | Designation | Clariidae |
| 225 | Clarias anguillaris | Mudfish | adewuɣie | Descriptive | Clariidae |
| 226 | Clarias ebriensis | Mudfish | adewudza | Descriptive | Clariidae |
| 227 | Clarias gariepinus | North African Catfish | adewuŋɔŋɔe | Descriptive | Clariidae |
| 228 | Clarias batrachus | Walking Catfish | adewuyibɔ | Descriptive | Clariidae |
| 229 | Ctenopoma kingsleyae | Tailspot Ctenopoma | klefɔe | Designation | Anabantidae |
| 230 | Ctenopoma petherici | Spotted Ctenopoma | klefɔe | Designation | Anabantidae |
| 231 | Eleotris vittata | Spinycheek Sleeper | assemblyman (aseblima) / okulo | Adopted/Designation | Eleotridae |
| 232 | Gymnarchus niloticus | African Knifefish | yɔ | Designation | Gymnarchidae |
| 233 | Hepsetus odoe | Kafue Pike | akao | Designation | Hepsetidae |
| 234 | Heterobranchus bidorsalis | African Catfish | adewu dza | Descriptive | Clariidae |
| 235 | Heterobranchus longifilis | Vundu | wonyi | Designation | Clariidae |
| 236 | Heterotis niloticus | Heterotis | ƒa | Descriptive | Arapaimidae |
| 237 | Irvineia voltae | Butterfish | agbeho | Designation | Schilbeidae |
| 238 | Lates niloticus | Nile Perch | ŋuƒesi | Designation | Latidae |
| 239 | Lutjanus dentatus | African Brown Snapper | tɔmeha dza | Descriptive | Lutjanidae |
| 240 | Malapterurus electricus | Electric Catfish | ani / dzidzi / tsitsi | Descriptive | Malapteruridae |
| 241 | Hippopotamyrus psittacus | Psittacus | ʋakanɛvi | Designation | Mormyridae |
| 242 | Hyperopisus bebe bebe | Bebe Bebe | liwoe gokpo | Descriptive | Mormyridae |
| 243 | Gnathonemus petersii | Elephant Nose | liwoe nukpui | Descriptive | Mormyridae |
| 244 | Mormyrops anguilloides | Cornish Jack | liwoe nɔgbe | Descriptive | Mormyridae |
| 245 | Mormyrus hasselquistii | Elephant Snout | liwoe gɔdɔgɔ | Descriptive | Mormyridae |
| 246 | Mormyrus macrophthalmus | Mormyrids | liwoe atimeku | Descriptive | Mormyridae |
| 247 | Mormyrus rume rume | Mormyrids | aʋakali / liwoe gɔdɔgɔ | Descriptive | Mormyridae |
| 248 | Marcusenius abadii | Ray-Finned Fish | liwoe | Designation | Mormyridae |
| 249 | Campylomormyrus tamandua | Worm-Jawed Mormyrid | lelovemasadine | Designation | Mormyridae |
| 250 | Brycinus imberi | Spot-Tail | dzogladzevui / kpɔlɔtsu | Descriptive/Designation | Atestidae |
| 251 | Brycinus leuciscus | Luciscus | simegbogbo | Descriptive | Atestidae |
| 252 | Nannaethiops unitaeniatus | Tetra | agbogbokɔnfua | Designation | Distichodontidae |
| 253 | Oreochromis macrochir | Longfin Tilapia | akpa kpo | Descriptive | Distichodontidae |
| 254 | Oreochromis niloticus niloticus | Nile Tilapia | akpafiatsi | Descriptive | Distichodontidae |
| 255 | Hemichromis bimaculatus | Jewelfish | bɔyi | Designation | Distichodontidae |
| 256 | Hemichromis fasciatus | Banded Jewelfish | bɔyi | Designation | Distichodontidae |
| 257 | Pelmatochromis guentheri | Guenther's Mouthbrooder | akpatsu | Descriptive | Distichodontidae |
| 258 | Sarotherodon galilaeus | Mango Tilapia | logo-kpa / akpaɣie | Descriptive | Distichodontidae |
| 259 | Sarotherodon melanotheron | Blackchin Tilapia | akpanɔe | Descriptive | Distichodontidae |
| 260 | Tilapia busumana | - | akpasila | Descriptive | Distichodontidae |
| 261 | Tilapia dageti | - | akpasila | Descriptive | Distichodontidae |
| 262 | Tilapia guineensis | Guinean Tilapia | akpasila | Descriptive | Distichodontidae |
| 263 | Tilapia mariae | Spotted Tilapia | akpaŋɔye | Descriptive | Distichodontidae |
| 264 | Tilapia zillii | Redbelly Tilapia | akpasila | Descriptive | Distichodontidae |
| 265 | Schilbe intermedius | Silver Catfish | tasaa | Designation | Schilbeidae |
| 266 | Schilbe micropogon | Micropogon | gada | Designation | Schilbeidae |
| 267 | Schilbe mystus | African Butter Catfish | tasaa | Designation | Schilbeidae |
| 268 | Synodontis clarias | Mandi | adeɣe / adewu | Designation | Mochokidae |
| 269 | Synodontis schall | Wahrindi | kpo | Designation | Mochokidae |
| 270 | Tetraodon lineatus | Globe Fish | ʋuʋluye / poplowoe | Descriptive | Tetraodontidae |
| 271 | Cephalopholis nigri | Niger Hind | srẽ / tɔnɔtsi | Designation | Serranidae |
| 272 | Rypticus saponaceus | Greater Soapfish | lẽsi bleɣe | Descriptive | Serranidae |
| 273 | Eucinostomus melanopterus | Flagfin Mojarra | edzi | Designation | Gerreidae |
| 274 | Monodactylus sebae | Seba Mono | kpɛkplɛmite | Adopted | Monodactylidae |
| 275 | Uranoscopus scaber | Stargazer | tsetsegoɣi / kpotokui | Descriptive | Uranoscopidae |
Reptiles
[trɔ asi le eŋu | trɔ asi le etsoƒe ŋu]| No. | Latin ŋkɔ | Eŋlisigbe | Eʋegbe | Notes | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 276 | Crocodylus cataphractus | Slender-Snouted Crocodile | tɔmelo / lo | Designation | Crocodylidae |
| 277 | Osteolaemus tetraspis | Broad-Fronted Crocodile | lo / tamelo / bamelo | Designation/Descriptive | Crocodylidae |
| 278 | Chamaeleo calyptratus | Veiled Chameleon | agama / kpɔku | Designation | Chamaeleonidae |
| 279 | Trioceros jacksonii | Jackson's Chameleon | agama / kpɔku | Designation | Chamaeleonidae |
| 280 | Rieppeleon brevicaudatus | Bearded Pygmy Chameleon | agama / kpɔku | Designation | Chamaeleonidae |
| 281 | Varanus exanthematicus | Bosc's Monitor | agbloloe / lohoe | Descriptive | Varanidae |
| 282 | Varanus niloticus | Nile Monitor | ve | Descriptive | Varanidae |
| 283 | Agama aculeata | Ground Agama | ʋa | Designation | Agamidae |
| 284 | Agama Lizard (Male) | adoglo / agetsu / anakrara | Designation | Agamidae | |
| 285 | Gehyra mutilata | Stump-Toed Gecko | xɔmeŋini / xɔmenyatri | Descriptive | Gekkonidae |
| 286 | Lepidodactylus lugubris | Mourning Gecko | xɔmenyatri / xɔmeŋini | Descriptive | Gekkonidae |
| 287 | Smutsia gigantea | Giant Pangolin | luʋuluʋu / luʋuiluʋui / luʋuluʋui | Descriptive | Manidae |
| 288 | Phataginus tetradactyla | Long-Tailed Pangolin | luʋuluʋu / luʋuluʋui / luʋuiluʋui | Descriptive | Manidae |
| 289 | Typhlops punctatus | Spotted Blind Snake | tɔmeda | Descriptive | Typhlopidae |
| 290 | Python sebae | African Python | ʋɔ | Designation | Pythonidae |
| 291 | Python regius | Royal Python | tɔgbui / nyɔgbɔ / adekpe | Culture/Designation/Descriptive | Pythonidae |
| 292 | Calabaria reinhardtii | Burrowing Snake | fakpui | Descriptive | Boidae |
| 293 | Grayia smithi | Water Snake | tɔmeda | Descriptive | Colubridae |
| 294 | Dasypeltis spp. | African Egg-Eating Snake | fa | Descriptive | Colubridae |
| 295 | Boiga blandingii | Blanding's Snake | gle / abrodzima | Designation | Colubridae |
| 296 | Psammophis sibilans | African Sand Snake | tɔmeda | Descriptive | Lamprophiidae |
| 297 | Lamprophis fuliginosus | African House Snake | gbedzro / gbedru | Descriptive | Lamprophiidae |
| 298 | Naja melanoleuca | Black Cobra | dzakpata | Designation | Elapidae |
| 299 | Naja nigri | Spitting Cobra | ƒlibo / ƒli | Designation | Elapidae |
| 300 | Dendroaspis virdis | Green Mamba | amakpamui / aŋkpamuida | Descriptive | Elapidae |
| 301 | Dendroaspis polylepis | Black Mamba | gletsu / gledza | Designation | Elapidae |
| 302 | Bitis nasicornis | Rhinoceros Viper | avoliwɔ | Designation | Viperidae |
| 303 | Bitis arietans | Puff Adder | fa | Descriptive | Viperidae |
| 304 | Causus rhombeatus | Night Viper | Descriptive | Viperidae | |
| 305 | Echis carinatus | Carpet Viper | adekpui | Descriptive | Viperidae |
| 306 | Dermochelys coriacea | Leatherback Sea Turtle | klo | Designation | Dermochelyidae |
| 307 | Testudo graeca | Tortoise | klo | Designation | Testudinidae |
| 308 | Chelonia mydas | Green Turtle | ƒumeklo | Descriptive | Cheloniidae |
| 309 | Lepidochelys | Olive Ridley Turtle | ƒumeklo | Descriptive | Cheloniidae |
| 310 | Eretmochelys imbricata | Hawksbill Turtle | ƒumeklo | Descriptive | Cheloniidae |
| 311 | Caretta caretta | Loggerhead Turtle | ƒumeklo | Descriptive | Cheloniidae |
Birds
[trɔ asi le eŋu | trɔ asi le etsoƒe ŋu]| No. | Latin ŋkɔ | Eŋlisigbe | Eʋegbe | Notes | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 312 | Tachybaptus ruficollis | Little Grebe | tɔmekpakpaxe | Descriptive | Podicipedidae |
| 313 | Pelecanus onocrotalus | Great White Pelican | atramegbo | Descriptive | Pelecanidae |
| 314 | Botaurus stellaris | Great Bittern | tegli / hoho | Designation | Ardeidae |
| 315 | Ixobrychus minutus | Little Bittern | tegli / hoho | Designation | Ardeidae |
| 316 | Ixobrychus sturmii | Dwarf Bittern | tegli / hoho | Designation | Ardeidae |
| 317 | Tigriornis leucolopha | White-Crested Tiger Heron | tegli / hoho | Designation | Ardeidae |
| 318 | Gorsachius leuconotus | White-Backed Night Heron | tegli / hoho | Designation | Ardeidae |
| 319 | Nycticorax nycticorax | Black-Crowned Night Heron | tegli / hoho | Designation | Ardeidae |
| 320 | Ardeola ralloides | Squacco Heron | akpo | Designation | Ardeidae |
| 321 | Bubulcus ibis | Cattle Egret | amudzixe / aŋɔyi | Descriptive | Ardeidae |
| 322 | Butorides striata | Green-Backed Heron | aŋɔyi / amudzixe | Descriptive | Ardeidae |
| 323 | Egretta ardesiaca | Black Heron | aŋɔyi / amudzixe | Descriptive | Ardeidae |
| 324 | Egretta gularis | Western Reef Egret | aŋɔyi / amudzixe | Descriptive | Ardeidae |
| 325 | Egretta garzetta | Little Egret | tɔsixevi / amudzixe | Descriptive | Ardeidae |
| 326 | Egretta intermedia | Intermediate Egret | tɔsixevi / amudzixe | Descriptive | Ardeidae |
| 327 | Egretta alba | Great Egret | aŋɔyi / amudzixe | Descriptive | Ardeidae |
| 328 | Ardea purpurea | Purple Heron | ankra | Designation | Ardeidae |
| 329 | Ardea cinerea | Grey Heron | ankra | Designation | Ardeidae |
| 330 | Ardea goliath | Goliath Heron | akpaklo / legle | Designation | Ardeidae |
| 331 | Struthio camelus | Ostrich | golo / tsatsaboli | Descriptive | Struthionidae |
| 332 | Mycteria ibis | Yellow-Billed Stork | golo / kpaklo | Designation | Ciconiidae |
| 333 | Ciconia episcopus | Woolly-Necked Stork | golo / kpaklo | Designation | Ciconiidae |
| 334 | Ciconia ciconia | White Stork | golo / kpaklo | Designation | Ciconiidae |
| 335 | Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis | Saddle-Billed Stork | golo / kpaklo | Designation | Ciconiidae |
| 336 | Leptoptilos crumeniferus | Marabou Stork | golo / kpaklo | Designation | Ciconiidae |
| 337 | Cairina moschata | Duck | kpakpaxe | Descriptive | Anatidae |
| 338 | Dendrocygna bicolor | Fulvous Whistling Duck | mavividetsi | Culture | Anatidae |
| 339 | Dendrocygna viduata | White-Faced Whistling Duck | mavividetsi | Culture | Anatidae |
| 340 | Alopochen aegyptiaca | Egyptian Goose | mavividetsi | Culture | Anatidae |
| 341 | Tadorna tadorna | Common Shelduck | kpaakpaa / tɔmekoklo | Designation/Descriptive | Anatidae |
| 342 | Plectropterus gambensis | Spur-Winged Goose | gbekpakpaxe | Descriptive | Anatidae |
| 343 | Pteronetta hartlaubii | Hartlaub's Duck | gbekpakpaxe | Descriptive | Anatidae |
| 344 | Sarkidiornis melanotos | Knob-billed Duck | gbekpakpaxe | Descriptive | Anatidae |
| 345 | Nettapus auritus | African Pygmy Poose | mavividetsi | Descriptive | Anatidae |
| 346 | Anas crecca | Common Teal | mavividetsi | Descriptive | Anatidae |
| 347 | Anas capensis | Cape Teal | tɔmekpakpaxe | Descriptive | Anatidae |
| 348 | Aythya ferina | Common Pochard | yovitsi | Designation | Anatidae |
| 349 | Aviceda cuculoides | African Cuckoo Hawk | kpoku / ayisu | Designation | Accipitridae |
| 350 | Elanus caeruleus | Black-Shouldered Kite | kpoku / ayisu | Designation | Accipitridae |
| 351 | Milvus migrans | Black Kite | aʋako | Designation | Accipitridae |
| 352 | Haliaeetus vocifer | African Fish Eagle | yitsui | Designation | Accipitridae |
| 353 | Gypohierax angolensis | Palm-Nut Vulture | akanga / glu / pete | Designation | Accipitridae |
| 354 | Neophron percnopterus | Egyptian Vulture | akanga / glu | Designation | Accipitridae |
| 355 | Necrosyrtereds monachus | Hooded Vulture | akanga / glu / gbetakpɔxe | Designation/Descriptive | Accipitridae |
| 356 | Circaetus gallicus | Short-Toed Snake Eagle | akpo / aʋako | Designation | Accipitridae |
| 357 | Circaetus cinerascens | Western Banded Snake Eagle | akpo / aʋako | Designation | Accipitridae |
| 358 | Polyboroides typus | African Harrier Hawk | akpo / aʋako | Designation | Accipitridae |
| 359 | Circus macrourus | Pallid Harrier | akpo / aʋako | Designation | Accipitridae |
| 360 | Circus aeruginosus | Eurasian Marsh Harrier | akpo / aʋako | Designation | Accipitridae |
| 361 | Accipiter tachiro | African Goshawk | antsui / ntsui / adrufe | Designation | Accipitridae |
| 362 | Accipiter badius | Shikra | toto | Designation | Accipitridae |
| 363 | Accipiter erythropus | Red-Thighed Sparrowhawk | toto | Designation | Accipitridae |
| 364 | Urotriorchis macrourus | Long-Tailed Hawk | toto | Designation | Accipitridae |
| 365 | Aquila rapax | Tawny Eagle | aho | Designation | Accipitridae |
| 366 | Aquila wahlbergi | Wahlberg's Eagle | aho | Designation | Accipitridae |
| 367 | Hieraaetus spilogaster | African Hawk Eagle | aho | Designation | Accipitridae |
| 368 | Hieraaetus pennatus | Booted Eagle | aho | Designation | Accipitridae |
| 369 | Hieraaetus ayresii | Ayres's Hawk Eagle | aho | Designation | Accipitridae |
| 370 | Lophaetus occipitalis | Long-Crested Eagle | aho | Designation | Accipitridae |
| 371 | Spizaetus africanus | Cassin's Hawk Eagle | aho | Designation | Accipitridae |
| 372 | Stephanoaetus coronatus | Crowned Eagle | aho | Designation | Accipitridae |
| 373 | Polemaetus bellicosus | Martial Eagle | aho | Designation | Accipitridae |
| 374 | Falco alopex | Fox Kestrel | yitsui | Designation | Falconidae |
| 375 | Falco ardosiaceus | Grey Kestrel | yitsui | Designation | Falconidae |
| 376 | Falco chicquera | Red-Necked Falcon | yitsui | Designation | Falconidae |
| 377 | Falco vespertinus | Red-Footed Falcon | yitsui | Designation | Falconidae |
| 378 | Falco cuvierii | African Hobby | kpoku | Designation | Falconidae |
| 379 | Falco biarmicus | Lanner Falcon | kpoku | Designation | Falconidae |
| 380 | Falco peregrines | Peregrine Falcon | kpoku | Designation | Falconidae |
| 381 | Coturnix delegorguei | Harlequin Quail | tegbeti | Descriptive | Phasianidae |
| 382 | Ptilopachus petrosus | Stone Partridge | tegbeti | Descriptive | Phasianidae |
| 383 | Francolinus lathami | Latham's Forest Francolin | avetegli | Descriptive | Phasianidae |
| 384 | Francolinus ahantensis | Ahanta Francolin | avetegli / dedi | Descriptive/Designation | Phasianidae |
| 385 | Francolinus bicalcaratus | Double-Spurred Francolin | avetegli / dedi | Descriptive/Designation | Phasianidae |
| 386 | Agelastes meleagrides | White-Breasted Guineafowl | gbetsaxe | Descriptive/Designation | Numididae |
| 387 | Guttera pucherani | Crested Guineafowl | gbetsaxe | Descriptive | Numididae |
| 388 | Numida meleagris | Helmeted Guineafowl | gbetsaxe | Descriptive | Numididae |
| 389 | Himantornis haematopus | Nkulengu Rail | agbetim | Descriptive | Rallidae |
| 390 | Canirallus oculeus | Grey-Throated Rail | tɔkɔkokuli | Descriptive | Rallidae |
| 391 | Crex egregia | African Crake | tɔmekoklo | Descriptive | Rallidae |
| 392 | Amaurornis flavirostra | Black Crake | gbekoklo | Descriptive | Rallidae |
| 393 | Porphyrio porphyria | Purple Swamphen | avese / gbatami | Designation | Rallidae |
| 394 | Gallinula angulate | Lesser Moorhen | avemexe | Descriptive | Rallidae |
| 395 | Sarothrura pulchra | White-Spotted Flufftail | tɔkɔkokuli | Descriptive | Sarothruridae |
| 396 | Sarothrura elegans | Buff-Spotted Flufftail | tɔkɔkokuli / tɔmekoklo | Descriptive | Sarothruridae |
| 397 | Balearica pavonina | Black Crowned Crane | gbetsahe / gbetsyaxe | Descriptive | Gruidae |
| 398 | Podica senegalensis | African Finfoot | doridori | Designation | Heliornithidae |
| 399 | Eupodotis melanogaster | Black-Bellied Bustard | akla | Designation | Otididae |
| 400 | Actophilornis africanus | African Jacana | agudzixe | Descriptive | Jacanidae |
| 401 | Burhinus senegalensis | Senegal Thick-Knee | gbotale / gbaxle | Designation | Burhinidae |
| 402 | Cursorius temminckii | Temminck's Courser | aka | Designation | Glareolidae |
| 403 | Calidris ferruginea | Curlew Sandpiper | tokontsui / holi | Designation | Scolopacidae |
| 404 | Gallinago gallinago | Common Snipe | vanga | Designation | Scolopacidae |
| 405 | Gallinago media | Great Snipe | agudzixe | Descriptive | Scolopacidae |
| 406 | Limnodromus griseus | Short-Billed Dowitcher | vanga | Designation | Scolopacidae |
| 407 | Numenius arquata | Eurasian Curlew | holi / vanga | Designation | Scolopacidae |
| 408 | Tringa erythropus | Spotted Redshank | gbanyi | Designation | Scolopacidae |
| 409 | Tringa tetanus | Common Redshank | tagbaxevi | Descriptive | Scolopacidae |
| 410 | Actitis hypoleucos | Common Sandpiper | kodogoli | Descriptive | Scolopacidae |
| 411 | Phalaropus fulicarius | Red Phalarope | tsotso | Descriptive | Scolopacidae |
| 412 | Gelochelidon nilotica | Gull-Billed Tern | gbagblaxetsu | Descriptive | Sternidae |
| 413 | Sterna caspia | Caspian Tern | gbagblaxetsu | Descriptive | Sternidae |
| 414 | Sterna maxima | Royal Tern | gbagblaxetsu | Descriptive | Sternidae |
| 415 | Sterna bengalensis | Lesser Crested Tern | gbagblaxetsu | Descriptive | Sternidae |
| 416 | Sterna sandvicensis | Sandwich Tern | gbagblaxetsu | Descriptive | Sternidae |
| 417 | Sterna dougallii | Roseate Tern | gbagblaxetsu | Descriptive | Sternidae |
| 418 | Sterna hirundo | Common Tern | gbagblaxetsu | Descriptive | Sternidae |
| 419 | Sterna paradisaea | Arctic Tern | gbagblaxetsu | Descriptive | Sternidae |
| 420 | Sterna anaethetus | Bridled Tern | tsale | Designation | Sternidae |
| 421 | Sterna fuscata | Sooty Tern | tsale | Designation | Sternidae |
| 422 | Sterna balaenarum | Damara Tern | tsale | Designation | Sternidae |
| 423 | Sterna albifrons | Little Tern | tsale | Designation | Sternidae |
| 424 | Chlidonias hybrid | Whiskered Tern | tsale | Designation | Sternidae |
| 425 | Chlidonias niger | Black Tern | tsale | Designation | Sternidae |
| 426 | Chlidonias leucopterus | White-Winged Tern | tsale | Designation | Sternidae |
| 427 | Treron calvus | African Green Pigeon | toto | Designation | Columbidae |
| 428 | Treron waalia | Bmce's Green Pigeon | toto | Designation | Columbidae |
| 429 | Turtur tympanistria | Tambourine Dove | volui | Designation | Columbidae |
| 430 | Turtur afer | Blue-Spotted Wood Dove | volui | Designation | Columbidae |
| 431 | Turtur abyssinicus | Black-Billed Wood Dove | volui | Designation | Columbidae |
| 432 | Oena capensis | Namaqua Dove | volui | Designation | Columbidae |
| 433 | Columba iriditorques | Western Bronze-Naped Pigeon | volui | Designation | Columbidae |
| 434 | Streptopelia semitorquata | Red-Eyed Dove | kpakpa | Designation | Columbidae |
| 435 | Streptopelia decipiens | African Mourning Dove | kpakpa | Designation | Columbidae |
| 436 | Streptopelia vinacea | Vinaceous Dove | kpakpa | Designation | Columbidae |
| 437 | Streptopelia roseogrisea | African Collared Dove | kpakpa | Designation | Columbidae |
| 438 | Streptopelia turtur | European Turtle Dove | kpakpa | Designation | Columbidae |
| 439 | Streptopelia senegalensis | Laughing Dove | kpakpa | Designation | Columbidae |
| 440 | Psittacus erithacus | Grey Parrot | akoo | Designation | Psittacidae |
| 441 | Poicephalus robustus | Brown-Necked Parrot | akoo | Designation | Psittacidae |
| 442 | Poicephalus gulielmi | Red-Fronted Parrot | akoo | Designation | Psittacidae |
| 443 | Poicephalus senegalus | Senegal Parrot | akoo | Designation | Psittacidae |
| 444 | Agapornis pullarius | Red-Headed Lovebird | akoo | Designation | Psittacidae |
| 445 | Agapornis swindernianus | Black-Collared Lovebird | akoo | Designation | Psittacidae |
| 446 | Psittacula krameri | Rose-Ringed Parakeet | akoo | Designation | Psittacidae |
| 447 | Corythaeola cristata | Great Blue Turaco | atsrima | Designation | Musophagidae |
| 448 | Tauraco persa | Green Turaco | avese | Designation | Musophagidae |
| 449 | Tauraco macrorhynchus | Yellow-Billed Turaco | avese | Designation | Musophagidae |
| 450 | Crinifer piscator | Western Grey Plantain-Eater | agodigo / dzogbetsri ma | Descriptive | Musophagidae |
| 451 | Oxylophus levaillantii | Levaillant's Cuckoo | tɔlcm | Descriptive | Cuculidae |
| 452 | Cuculus solitaries | Red-Chested Cuckoo | tɔlem | Descriptive | Cuculidae |
| 453 | Chrysococcyx cupreus | African Emerald Cuckoo | tsɔyiatsuƒe | Culture | Cuculidae |
| 454 | Chrysococcyx klaas | Klaas's Cuckoo | twentwere / ayiɖɔe | Designation/Descriptive | Cuculidae |
| 455 | Chrysococcyx caprius | Didric Cuckoo | agblendindi | Descriptive | Cuculidae |
| 456 | Centropus senegalensis | Senegal Coucal | dzrikuku / dzinetutu / wlukuku / adzeyitutu / dzetutu | Descriptive | Cuculidae |
| 457 | Centropus monachus | Blue-Headed Coucal | dzrikuku / dzinetutu / wlukuku / adzeyitutu / dzetutu | Descriptive | Cuculidae |
| 458 | Tyto alba | Bam Owl | adzexe | Culture | Tytonidae |
| 459 | Otus icterorhynchus | Sandy Scops Owl | adzexe | Culture | Strigidae |
| 460 | Otus senegalensis | African Scops Owl | adzexe | Culture | Strigidae |
| 461 | Bubo poensis | Fraser's Eagle Owl | adzexe | Culture | Strigidae |
| 462 | Bubo shelleyi | Shelley's Eagle Owl | adzexe | Culture | Strigidae |
| 463 | Bubo lacteus | Verreaux's Eagle Owl | adzexe | Culture | Strigidae |
| 464 | Bubo leucostictus | Akun Eagle Owl | adzexe | Culture | Strigidae |
| 465 | Scotopelia peli | Pel's Fishing Owl | favievuto | Designation | Strigidae |
| 466 | Glaucidium tephronotum | Red-Chested Owlet | adzexe | Culture | Strigidae |
| 467 | Strix woodfordii | African Wood Owl | hɔdemeku / xedoameku | Culture | Strigidae |
| 468 | Veles/Caprimulgus binotatus | Brown Nightjar | aʋaluƒui / ahɔliƒe | Descriptive | Caprimulgidae |
| 469 | Caprimulgus natalensis | Swamp Nightjar | aʋaluƒui / ahɔliƒc | Descriptive | Caprimulgidae |
| 470 | Caprimulgus climacurus | Long-Tailed Nightjar | aʋaluƒui / ahɔliƒe | Descriptive | Caprimulgidae |
| 471 | Caprimulgus nigriscapularis | Black-Shouldered Nightjar | aʋaluƒui / ahɔliƒe | Descriptive | Caprimulgidae |
| 472 | Caprimulgus inornatus | Plain Nightjar | aʋaluƒui / ahɔliƒe | Descriptive | Caprimulgidae |
| 473 | Caprimulgus tristigma | Freckled Nightjar | aʋaluƒui / ahɔliƒe | Descriptive | Caprimulgidae |
| 474 | Caprimulgus ruficollis | Red-Necked Nightjar | aʋaluƒui / ahɔliƒe | Descriptive | Caprimulgidae |
| 475 | Caprimulgus europaeus | European Nightjar | aʋaluƒui / ahɔliƒe | Descriptive | Caprimulgidae |
| 476 | Macrodipteryx longipennis | Standard-Winged Nightjar | aʋaluƒui / ahɔliƒe | Descriptive | Caprimulgidae |
| 477 | Rhaphidura sabini | Sabine's Spinetail | sagbadre | Descriptive | Apodidae |
| 478 | Telacanthura melanopygia | Black Spinetail | sagbadre | Descriptive | Apodidae |
| 479 | Telacanthura ussheri | Mottled Spinetail | sagbadre | Descriptive | Apodidae |
| 480 | Neafrapus cassini | Cassin's Spinetail | sagbadre | Descriptive | Apodidae |
| 481 | Cypsiurus parvus | African Palm Swift | sagbadre | Descriptive | Apodidae |
| 482 | Apus pallidus | Pallid Swift | sagbadre | Descriptive | Apodidae |
| 483 | Apus apus | Common Swift | sagbadre | Descriptive | Apodidae |
| 484 | Apus caffer | White-Rumped Swift | sagbadre | Descriptive | Apodidae |
| 485 | Apus affinis | Little Swift | sagbadre | Descriptive | Apodidae |
| 486 | Tachymarptis aequatorialis | Mottled Swift | sagbadre | Descriptive | Apodidae |
| 487 | Tachymarptis melba | Alpine Swift | sagbadre | Descriptive | Apodidae |
| 488 | Halcyon malimbica | Blue-Breasted Kingfisher | agbotimexevi | Descriptive | Alcedinidae |
| 489 | Halcyon senegalensis | Woodland Kingfisher | agbotimexevi | Descriptive | Alcedinidae |
| 490 | Ceyx lecontei | African Dwarf Kingfisher | agbotimexevi | Descriptive | Alcedinidae |
| 491 | Alcedo leucogaster | White-Bcllied Kingfisher | agbotimexevi / milɔ | Descriptive | Alcedinidae |
| 492 | Alcedo quadribrachys | Shining-Blue Kingfisher | agbotimexevi | Descriptive | Alcedinidae |
| 493 | Megaceryle maxima | Giant Kingfisher | agbotimexevi | Descriptive | Alcedinidae |
| 494 | Ceryle rudis | Pied Kingfisher | agbotimexevi | Descriptive | Alcedinidae |
| 495 | Phoeniculus purpureus | Green Wood-Hoopoe | aditsi / deduxe | Descriptive | Phoeniculidae |
| 496 | Tropicranus albocristatus | White-Crested Hornbill | fieyomexe | Descriptive | Bucerotidae |
| 497 | Tockus hartlaubi | Black Dwarf Hornbill | akyankpoli | Designation | Bucerotidae |
| 498 | Tockus camurus | Red-Billed Dwarf Hornbill | akyankpoli | Designation | Bucerotidae |
| 499 | Tockus erythrorhynchus | Red-Billed Hornbill | akyankpoli | Designation | Bucerotidae |
| 500 | Tockus fasciatus | African Pied Hornbill | akyankpoli | Designation | Bucerotidae |
| 501 | Tockus nasutus | African Grey Hornbill | akyankpoli | Designation | Bucerotidae |
| 502 | Bycanistes fistulator | Piping Hornbill | akyankpoli | Designation | Bucerotidae |
| 503 | Bycanistes subcylindricus | Black-and-White-Casqued Hornbill | ŋatiŋati / ŋɔtiŋɔti | Descriptive | Bucerotidae |
| 504 | Bycanistes cylindricus | Brown-Cheeked Hornbill | ŋatiŋati / ŋɔtiŋɔti | Descriptive | Bucerotidae |
| 505 | Ceratogymna atrata | Black-Casqued Hornbill | ŋatiŋati / ŋɔtiŋɔti | Descriptive | Bucerotidae |
| 506 | Ceratogymna elata | Yellow-Casqued Hornbill | ŋatiŋati / ŋɔtiŋɔti | Descriptive | Bucerotidae |
| 507 | Gymnobucco peli | Bristle-Nosed Barbet | kpei | Designation | Lybiidae |
| 508 | Gymnobucco calvus | Naked-Faced Barbet | kpei | Designation | Lybiidae |
| 509 | Pogoniulus scolopaceus | Speckled Tinkerbird | kotokro | Designation | Lybiidae |
| 510 | Pogoniulus subsulphureus | Yellow-Throated Tinkerbird | gbede | Descriptive | Lybiidae |
| 511 | Pogoniulus bilineatus | Yellow-Rumped Tinkerbird | gbede | Descriptive | Lybiidae |
| 512 | Lybius bidentatus | Double-Toothed Barbet | egutadze | Designation | Lybiidae |
| 513 | Lybius dubius | Bearded Barbet | egutadze | Designation | Lybiidae |
| 514 | Trachylaemus purpuratus | Yellow-Billed Barbet | egutadze | Designation | Lybiidae |
| 515 | Vidua macroura | Pin-Tailed Whydah | blemakɔtɔtsi | Descriptive | Viduidae |
| 516 | Bubulcus ibis | Cattle Egret | totaxe / totamexe / nyiyomexe | Descriptive | Ardeidae/Egretta |
| 517 | Camaroptera brevicaudata | Grey-Backed Camaroptera | bleamedegbe / kplɔamedegbe | Descriptive | Cisticolidae |
| 518 | Ploceus vitellinus | Vitelline Masked-Weaver | asɔsɔ | Descriptive | Ploceidae |
| 519 | Upupa africana | African Hoopoe | ŋɔlixevi | Culture | Upupidae |
| 520 | Pycnonotus bulbul | Black-Eyed Bulbul | klɔbɔe / akrɔbɔe | Designation | Pycnonotidae |
| 521 | Ant hrepte rectirostris | Green-Chinned Sunbird | etsui / tsintsin | Designation | Nectariniidae |
| 522 | Campethera abingoni | Golden-Tailed Woodpecker | tɔatitɔati / lɔatilɔati | Descriptive | Picidae |
| 523 | Phylloscopus sibilatrix | Wood Warbler | avemekɔlɔ | Descriptive | Phylloscopidae |
| 524 | Acrocephalus baeticatus | African Reed Warbler | degbɔgbɔe | Descriptive | Acrocephalidae |
Nyasiawo ƒe tsoƒe
[trɔ asi le eŋu | trɔ asi le etsoƒe ŋu]- ↑ Aziaku, Vincent Erskine. 2016. A Linguistic Analysis of Ewe Animal Names among the Ewe of Ghana. Köln: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag. ISBN 978-3-89645-474-4.