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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 ↓

Northern Ground Hornbill 1
Bucorvus abyssinicus
Stone Partridge 2
Ptilopachus petrosus
Helmeted Guineafowl 3
Numida meleagris
Coturnix Quails 4
Coturnix
Double-spurred Francolin 5
Pternistis bicalcaratus
Coqui Francolin 6
Francolinus coqui
Common Buttonquail 7
Turnix sylvaticus
Quail-plover 8
Ortyxelos meiffrenii
Egyptian Plover 9
Pluvianus aegyptius
Curlew Sandpiper 3
Calidris ferruginea
Little Stint 3
Calidris minuta
Ruff 10
Calidris pugnax
Spotted Redshank 11
Tringa erythropus
Wood Sandpiper 12
Tringa glareola
Common Greenshank 13
Tringa nebularia
Green Sandpiper 14
Tringa ochropus
Marsh Sandpiper 15
Tringa stagnatilis
Common Redshank 16
Tringa totanus
Eurasian Curlew 17
Numenius arquata
Whimbrel 18
Numenius phaeopus
Common Snipe 19
Gallinago gallinago
Black-tailed Godwit 20
Limosa limosa
Common Sandpiper 21
Actitis hypoleucos
Greater Painted-snipe 22
Rostratula benghalensis
Little Tern 23
Sternula albifrons
Gull-billed Tern 17
Gelochelidon nilotica
Caspian Tern 24
Hydroprogne caspia
Royal Tern 25
Thalasseus maximus
Sandwich Tern 5
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Common Tern 26
Sterna hirundo
Whiskered Tern 20
Chlidonias hybrida
White-winged Tern 27
Chlidonias leucopterus
Black Tern 28
Chlidonias niger
Grey-hooded Gull 15
Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
African Skimmer 29
Rynchops flavirostris
African Jacana 30
Actophilornis africanus
Lesser Jacana 31
Microparra capensis
Temminck's Courser 32
Cursorius temminckii
Gray Pratincole 33
Glareola cinerea
Rock Pratincole 34
Glareola nuchalis
Collared Pratincole 12
Glareola pratincola
Bronze-winged Courser 35
Rhinoptilus chalcopterus
Common Ringed Plover 36
Charadrius hiaticula
White-headed Lapwing 30
Vanellus albiceps
African Wattled Lapwing 30
Vanellus senegallus
Spur-winged Lapwing 37
Vanellus spinosus
Black-headed Lapwing 38
Vanellus tectus
Spotted Thick-knee 12
Burhinus capensis
Senegal Thick-knee 20
Burhinus senegalensis
Water Thick-knee 39
Burhinus vermiculatus
Eurasian Oystercatcher 20
Haematopus ostralegus
Black-winged Stilt 40
Himantopus himantopus
African Spoonbill 20
Platalea alba
Sacred Ibis 41
Threskiornis aethiopicus
Hadada Ibis 42
Bostrychia hagedash
Glossy Ibis 3
Plegadis falcinellus
Hamerkop 20
Scopus umbretta
Great White Pelican 43
Pelecanus onocrotalus
Pink-backed Pelican 44
Pelecanus rufescens
Little Bittern 45
Ixobrychus minutus
Dwarf Bittern 35
Ixobrychus sturmii
Little Egret 20
Egretta garzetta
Western Reef-Heron 20
Egretta gularis
Great Egret 46
Ardea alba
Grey Heron 47
Ardea cinerea
Goliath Heron 30
Ardea goliath
Intermediate Egret 48
Ardea intermedia
Black-headed Heron 6
Ardea melanocephala
Purple Heron 32
Ardea purpurea
Black-crowned Night-Heron 49
Nycticorax nycticorax
Squacco Heron 35
Ardeola ralloides
Cattle Egret 50
Bubulcus ibis
Striated Heron 30
Butorides striata
White-backed Night-heron 51
Gorsachius leuconotus
Fox Kestrel 52
Falco alopex
Amur Falcon 32
Falco amurensis
Grey Kestrel 9
Falco ardosiaceus
Lanner Falcon 43
Falco biarmicus
Red-necked Falcon 53
Falco chicquera
African Hobby 54
Falco cuvierii
Lesser Kestrel 32
Falco naumanni
Peregrine Falcon 55
Falco peregrinus
Eurasian Kestrel 56
Falco tinnunculus
Red-footed Falcon 15
Falco vespertinus
Long-tailed Nightjar 57
Caprimulgus climacurus
Plain Nightjar 58
Caprimulgus inornatus
Standard-winged Nightjar 20
Caprimulgus longipennis
Freckled Nightjar 59
Caprimulgus tristigma
Pennant-winged Nightjar 60
Caprimulgus vexillarius
Little Swift 15
Apus affinis
Common Swift 23
Apus apus
White-rumped Swift 23
Apus caffer
Alpine Swift 20
Apus melba
Pallid Swift 5
Apus pallidus
African Palm-Swift 20
Cypsiurus parvus
Mottled Spinetail 61
Telacanthura ussheri
Garganey 62
Spatula querquedula
Northern Pintail 63
Anas acuta
Green-winged Teal 36
Anas crecca
Gadwall 64
Anas strepera

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