Grey-necked Rockfowl
Picathartes oreas
NTNear Threatened
- Family
- Rockfowl (Picathartidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
The grey-necked rockfowl (Picathartes oreas) is a medium-sized bird in the family Picathartidae with a long neck and tail. Also known as the grey-necked picathartes, this passerine is mainly found in rocky areas of close-canopied rainforest from south-west Nigeria through Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and south-west Gabon. It additionally lives on the island of Bioko. Its distribution is patchy, with populations often isolated from each other.
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Range and habitat
Forest of southeastern Nigeria to southern Cameroon and northeastern Gabon; Bioko.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Continents
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Grey-necked rockfowl
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
