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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 ↓

Fulvous Whistling-Duck 1
Dendrocygna bicolor
White-faced Whistling Duck 2
Dendrocygna viduata
White-backed Duck 3
Thalassornis leuconotus
African Pygmy-Goose 4
Nettapus auritus
Egyptian Goose 5
Alopochen aegyptiaca
Spur-winged Goose 6
Plectropterus gambensis
Comb Duck 7
Sarkidiornis melanotos
Secretary Bird 8
Sagittarius serpentarius
Osprey 9
Pandion haliaetus
Gabar Goshawk 10
Micronisus gabar
Tawny Eagle 7
Aquila rapax
African Hawk-Eagle 11
Aquila spilogaster
Shikra 12
Accipiter badius
Red-thighed Sparrowhawk 13
Accipiter erythropus
Black Goshawk 14
Accipiter melanoleucus
Little Sparrowhawk 11
Accipiter minullus
Ayres's Hawk-Eagle 15
Hieraaetus ayresii
Booted Eagle 16
Hieraaetus pennatus
Wahlberg's Eagle 17
Hieraaetus wahlbergi
Western Marsh-Harrier 18
Circus aeruginosus
Pallid Harrier 19
Circus macrourus
Montagu's Harrier 20
Circus pygargus
Red-necked Buzzard 21
Buteo auguralis
Long-legged Buzzard 22
Buteo rufinus
Bateleur 23
Terathopius ecaudatus
Beaudouin's Snake-Eagle 24
Circaetus beaudouini
Banded Snake-Eagle 25
Circaetus cinerascens
Brown Snake-Eagle 7
Circaetus cinereus
Short-toed Snake-Eagle 26
Circaetus gallicus
African Harrier-Hawk 27
Polyboroides typus
Black Kite 28
Milvus migrans
Red Kite 29
Milvus milvus
Black-winged Kite 30
Elanus caeruleus
African Fish-Eagle 8
Haliaeetus vocifer
European Honey-buzzard 6
Pernis apivorus
Long-crested Eagle 7
Lophaetus occipitalis
Dark Chanting-Goshawk 31
Melierax metabates
Martial Eagle 32
Polemaetus bellicosus
Egyptian Vulture 33
Neophron percnopterus
White-backed Vulture 8
Gyps africanus
Rueppell's Griffon 30
Gyps rueppelli
Grasshopper Buzzard 34
Butastur rufipennis
White-headed Vulture 35
Trigonoceps occipitalis
Lappet-faced Vulture 8
Torgos tracheliotos
Bat Hawk 36
Macheiramphus alcinus
Palm-nut Vulture 37
Gypohierax angolensis
Hooded Vulture 16
Necrosyrtes monachus
Scissor-tailed Kite 38
Chelictinia riocourii
Lizard Buzzard 39
Kaupifalco monogrammicus
Arabian Bustard 38
Ardeotis arabs
Black-bellied Bustard 7
Lissotis melanogaster
Denham's Bustard 40
Neotis denhami
Savile's Bustard 41
Eupodotis savilei
White-bellied Bustard 30
Eupodotis senegalensis
Long-tailed Cormorant 42
Microcarbo africanus
Great Cormorant 20
Phalacrocorax carbo
African Darter 43
Anhinga rufa
Preuss's Swallow 21
Petrochelidon preussi
Common House-Martin 44
Delichon urbicum
Ethiopian Swallow 45
Hirundo aethiopica
Pied-winged Swallow 46
Hirundo leucosoma
Red-chested Swallow 31
Hirundo lucida
White-throated Blue Swallow 47
Hirundo nigrita
Barn Swallow 48
Hirundo rustica
Wire-tailed Swallow 8
Hirundo smithii
Plain Martin 11
Riparia paludicola
Bank Swallow 49
Riparia riparia
Fanti Sawwing 6
Psalidoprocne obscura
Rock Martin 50
Ptyonoprogne fuligula
Lesser Striped-Swallow 51
Cecropis abyssinica
Red-rumped Swallow 22
Cecropis daurica
Rufous-chested Swallow 15
Cecropis semirufa
Mosque Swallow 52
Cecropis senegalensis
Gray-rumped Swallow 53
Pseudhirundo griseopyga
Southern Fiscal 8
Lanius collaris
Red-backed Shrike 54
Lanius collurio
Southern Gray Shrike 24
Lanius meridionalis
Woodchat Shrike 20
Lanius senator
Yellow-billed Shrike 55
Corvinella corvina
White-crowned Robin-Chat 56
Cossypha albicapillus
Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat 57
Cossypha niveicapilla
Pale Flycatcher 42
Bradornis pallidus
Red-breasted Wheatear 58
Oenanthe bottae
Black-eared Wheatear 59
Oenanthe hispanica
Northern Wheatear 54
Oenanthe oenanthe
Northern Anteater-Chat 30
Myrmecocichla aethiops
White-fronted Black-Chat 24
Myrmecocichla albifrons
Whinchat 54
Saxicola rubetra
Swamp Flycatcher 60
Muscicapa aquatica
Ashy Flycatcher 61
Muscicapa caerulescens
Cassin's Flycatcher 62
Muscicapa cassini
Spotted Flycatcher 54
Muscicapa striata
Common Redstart 8
Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin 63
Cercotrichas galactotes
Black Scrub-Robin 64
Cercotrichas podobe
Common Nightingale 65
Luscinia megarhynchos
Bluethroat 54
Luscinia svecica
European Pied Flycatcher 66
Ficedula hypoleuca
Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush 67
Monticola saxatilis
Northern Black-Flycatcher 68
Melaenornis edolioides

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