White-necked Rockfowl
Picathartes gymnocephalus
VUVulnerable
- Family
- Rockfowl (Picathartidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
The white-necked rockfowl (Picathartes gymnocephalus) is a medium-sized bird in the family Picathartidae, with a long neck and tail. Also known as the white-necked picathartes, this passerine is mainly found in rocky forested areas at higher altitudes in West Africa from Guinea to Ghana. Its distribution is patchy, with populations often being isolated from each other. The rockfowl typically chooses to live near streams and inselbergs.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to see it
Destination guides featuring this bird
Range and habitat
Locally in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, and Ghana.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Continents
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: White-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.
