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Birds of the WAP complex

The species list is based on (1) research grade records from the "Biota of the WAP complex" project, (2) BirdLife checklists from Singou-Arly-W, Pendjari, W-Niger and W-Benin, (3) the bird list from Plan d’Aménagement Participatif et de Gestion de la Réserve de Biosphère de la Pendjari, ...more ↓

Black Coucal 1
Centropus grillii
Senegal Coucal 2
Centropus senegalensis
Dideric Cuckoo 3
Chrysococcyx caprius
Klaas's Cuckoo 4
Chrysococcyx klaas
Great Spotted Cuckoo 5
Clamator glandarius
Jacobin Cuckoo 6
Clamator jacobinus
Levaillant's Cuckoo 5
Clamator levaillantii
Common Cuckoo 7
Cuculus canorus
African Cuckoo 8
Cuculus gularis
Red-chested Cuckoo 5
Cuculus solitarius
Blue Malkoha 9
Ceuthmochares aereus
Western Grey Plantain-eater 10
Crinifer piscator
Green Turaco 11
Tauraco persa
Violet Turaco 12
Musophaga violacea
Greater Honeyguide 13
Indicator indicator
Lesser Honeyguide 5
Indicator minor
Cassin's Honeyguide 14
Prodotiscus insignis
Golden-tailed Woodpecker 15
Campethera abingoni
Green-backed Woodpecker 16
Campethera cailliautii
Fine-spotted Woodpecker 17
Campethera punctuligera
Cardinal Woodpecker 18
Dendropicos fuscescens
African Grey Woodpecker 2
Dendropicos goertae
Brown-backed Woodpecker 17
Dendropicos obsoletus
Eurasian Wryneck 19
Jynx torquilla
Bearded Barbet 20
Lybius dubius
Vieillot's Barbet 21
Lybius vieilloti
Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird 22
Pogoniulus chrysoconus
Hairy-breasted Barbet 9
Tricholaema hirsuta
Senegal parrot 23
Poicephalus senegalus
Rose-ringed Parakeet 24
Psittacula krameri
Northern White-faced Owl 25
Ptilopsis leucotis
Pearl-spotted Owlet 26
Glaucidium perlatum
Pel's Fishing-Owl 16
Scotopelia peli
Spotted Eagle-Owl 27
Bubo africanus
Verreaux's Eagle-Owl 28
Bubo lacteus
European Scops-Owl 29
Otus scops
African Scops-Owl 26
Otus senegalensis
Marsh Owl 30
Asio capensis
Barn Owl
Tyto alba
White-throated Bee-eater 31
Merops albicollis
European Bee-Eater 17
Merops apiaster
Red-throated Bee-eater 17
Merops bulocki
Swallow-tailed Bee-eater 17
Merops hirundineus
Rosy Bee-eater 9
Merops malimbicus
Northern Carmine Bee-eater 32
Merops nubicus
Green Bee-eater 33
Merops orientalis
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater 17
Merops persicus
Little Bee-eater 34
Merops pusillus
Abyssinian Roller 17
Coracias abyssinicus
Blue-bellied Roller 35
Coracias cyanogaster
European Roller 17
Coracias garrulus
Rufous-crowned Roller 5
Coracias naevius
Broad-billed Roller 36
Eurystomus glaucurus
Malachite Kingfisher 37
Corythornis cristatus
African Pygmy-Kingfisher 38
Ispidina picta
Striped Kingfisher 17
Halcyon chelicuti
Gray-headed Kingfisher 39
Halcyon leucocephala
Blue-breasted Kingfisher 17
Halcyon malimbica
Woodland Kingfisher 26
Halcyon senegalensis
Giant Kingfisher 40
Megaceryle maxima
Shining-blue Kingfisher 41
Alcedo quadribrachys
Pied Kingfisher 42
Ceryle rudis
Mourning Collared-Dove 17
Streptopelia decipiens
African Collared-Dove 43
Streptopelia roseogrisea
Red-eyed Dove 44
Streptopelia semitorquata
Laughing Dove 44
Streptopelia senegalensis
European Turtle-Dove 17
Streptopelia turtur
Vinaceous Dove 45
Streptopelia vinacea
Speckled Pigeon 17
Columba guinea
Black-billed Wood-Dove 17
Turtur abyssinicus
Blue-spotted Wood-Dove 8
Turtur afer
Tambourine Dove 46
Turtur tympanistria
African Green Pigeon 47
Treron calvus
Bruce's Green-Pigeon 48
Treron waalia
Namaqua Dove 24
Oena capensis
Blue-naped Mousebird 49
Urocolius macrourus
Abdim's Stork 50
Ciconia abdimii
White Stork 51
Ciconia ciconia
Woolly-necked Stork 24
Ciconia episcopus
Black Stork 52
Ciconia nigra
Yellow-billed Stork 22
Mycteria ibis
Marabou Stork 17
Leptoptilos crumenifer
Saddle-billed Stork 53
Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
African Openbill 54
Anastomus lamelligerus
Spotted Crake 6
Porzana porzana
Lesser Moorhen 5
Gallinula angulata
Eurasian Moorhen 55
Gallinula chloropus
Allen's Gallinule 56
Porphyrio alleni
Black Crake 5
Zapornia flavirostra
Little Crake 57
Zapornia parva
African Crake 5
Crecopsis egregia
Black Crowned-Crane 58
Balearica pavonina
African Finfoot 21
Podica senegalensis
Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse 19
Pterocles exustus
Four-banded Sandgrouse 59
Pterocles quadricinctus
Green Woodhoopoe 60
Phoeniculus purpureus
Black Scimitarbill 13
Rhinopomastus aterrimus
Common Hoopoe 61
Upupa epops
African Grey Hornbill 62
Lophoceros nasutus
Northern Red-billed Hornbill 63
Tockus erythrorhynchus

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