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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 ↓

Preuss's Swallow 1
Petrochelidon preussi
Common House-Martin 2
Delichon urbicum
Ethiopian Swallow 3
Hirundo aethiopica
Pied-winged Swallow 4
Hirundo leucosoma
Red-chested Swallow 5
Hirundo lucida
White-throated Blue Swallow 6
Hirundo nigrita
Barn Swallow 7
Hirundo rustica
Wire-tailed Swallow 8
Hirundo smithii
Plain Martin 9
Riparia paludicola
Bank Swallow 10
Riparia riparia
Fanti Sawwing 11
Psalidoprocne obscura
Rock Martin 12
Ptyonoprogne fuligula
Lesser Striped-Swallow 13
Cecropis abyssinica
Red-rumped Swallow 14
Cecropis daurica
Rufous-chested Swallow 15
Cecropis semirufa
Mosque Swallow 16
Cecropis senegalensis
Gray-rumped Swallow 17
Pseudhirundo griseopyga
Southern Fiscal 8
Lanius collaris
Red-backed Shrike 18
Lanius collurio
Southern Gray Shrike 19
Lanius meridionalis
Woodchat Shrike 20
Lanius senator
Yellow-billed Shrike 21
Corvinella corvina
White-crowned Robin-Chat 22
Cossypha albicapillus
Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat 23
Cossypha niveicapilla
Pale Flycatcher 24
Bradornis pallidus
Red-breasted Wheatear 25
Oenanthe bottae
Black-eared Wheatear 26
Oenanthe hispanica
Northern Wheatear 18
Oenanthe oenanthe
Northern Anteater-Chat 27
Myrmecocichla aethiops
White-fronted Black-Chat 19
Myrmecocichla albifrons
Whinchat 18
Saxicola rubetra
Swamp Flycatcher 28
Muscicapa aquatica
Ashy Flycatcher 29
Muscicapa caerulescens
Cassin's Flycatcher 30
Muscicapa cassini
Spotted Flycatcher 18
Muscicapa striata
Common Redstart 8
Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin 31
Cercotrichas galactotes
Black Scrub-Robin 32
Cercotrichas podobe
Common Nightingale 33
Luscinia megarhynchos
Bluethroat 18
Luscinia svecica
European Pied Flycatcher 34
Ficedula hypoleuca
Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush 35
Monticola saxatilis
Northern Black-Flycatcher 36
Melaenornis edolioides
Gray Tit-Flycatcher 9
Myioparus plumbeus
Familiar Chat 37
Cercomela familiaris
Mocking Cliff-Chat 38
Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
Violet-backed Sunbird 39
Anthreptes longuemarei
Common Rock-thrush 35
Monticola saxatilis
Pygmy Sunbird 1
Hedydipna platura
Olive Sunbird 40
Cyanomitra olivacea
Green-headed Sunbird 12
Cyanomitra verticalis
Green-throated Sunbird 41
Chalcomitra rubescens
Scarlet-chested Sunbird 35
Chalcomitra senegalensis
Splendid Sunbird 42
Cinnyris coccinigastrus
Copper Sunbird 43
Cinnyris cupreus
Beautiful Sunbird 36
Cinnyris pulchellus
Superb Sunbird 24
Cinnyris superbus
White-winged Black Tit 44
Melaniparus leucomelas
Northern Grey-headed Sparrow 45
Passer griseus
Sudan Golden Sparrow 32
Passer luteus
Bush Petronia 46
Petronia dentata
African Blue Flycatcher 5
Elminia longicauda
Northern Crombec 47
Sylvietta brachyura
Green Crombec 48
Sylvietta virens
Moustached Grass-Warbler 49
Melocichla mentalis
Yellow-throated Greenbul 9
Atimastillas flavicollis
White-throated Greenbul 47
Phyllastrephus albigularis
Yellow-streaked Bulbul 9
Phyllastrephus flavostriatus
African Blue Flycatcher 5
Elminia longicauda
Red-tailed Leaflove 50
Phyllastrephus scandens
Common Bulbul 51
Pycnonotus barbatus
Swamp Greenbul 52
Thescelocichla leucopleura
Moustached Grass-Warbler 49
Melocichla mentalis
Simple Greenbul 24
Chlorocichla simplex
Long-tailed Glossy Starling 53
Lamprotornis caudatus
Bronze-tailed Glossy-Starling 1
Lamprotornis chalcurus
Greater Blue-eared Starling 54
Lamprotornis chalybaeus
Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-starling 55
Lamprotornis chloropterus
Chestnut-bellied Starling 11
Lamprotornis pulcher
Purple-headed Glossy-Starling 56
Lamprotornis purpureiceps
Purple Glossy-Starling
Lamprotornis purpureus
Red-winged Starling 57
Onychognathus morio
Neumann's Starling 58
Onychognathus neumanni
Violet-backed Starling 59
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
Eurasian Blackcap 14
Sylvia atricapilla
Subalpine Warbler 11
Sylvia cantillans
Greater Whitethroat 60
Sylvia communis
Spectacled Warbler 43
Sylvia conspicillata
African Thrush 61
Turdus pelios
African Yellow White-eye 49
Zosterops senegalensis
Western Bonelli's Warbler 62
Phylloscopus bonelli
Common Chiffchaff 46
Phylloscopus collybita
Wood Warbler 5
Phylloscopus sibilatrix
Willow Warbler 63
Phylloscopus trochilus
Icterine Warbler 26
Hippolais icterina
Melodious Warbler 64
Hippolais polyglotta
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler 26
Iduna pallida
Great Reed-Warbler 65
Acrocephalus arundinaceus
Sedge Warbler 66
Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Eurasian Reed-Warbler 67
Acrocephalus scirpaceus

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