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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 ↓

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Orange-breasted Bush-Shrike ¹
Telophorus sulfureopectus

Yellow-crowned Gonolek ²
Laniarius barbarus

Sooty Boubou ³
Laniarius leucorhynchus

Gray-headed Bushshrike ⁴
Malaconotus blanchoti

Northern Puffback ⁵
Dryoscopus gambensis

Black-crowned Tchagra ⁶
Tchagra senegalus

Brubru ³
Nilaus afer

African Paradise-Flycatcher ⁷
Terpsiphone viridis

African Pied Wagtail ⁸
Motacilla aguimp

White Wagtail ⁹
Motacilla alba

Western Yellow Wagtail ¹⁰
Motacilla flava

Red-throated Pipit ¹¹
Anthus cervinus

Tree Pipit ¹²
Anthus trivialis

Yellow-throated Longclaw ¹³
Macronyx croceus

African Golden Oriole ¹⁴
Oriolus auratus

Eurasian Golden Oriole ¹⁵
Oriolus oriolus

Village Weaver ¹⁶
Ploceus cucullatus

Heuglin's Masked-Weaver ¹⁷
Ploceus heuglini

Little Weaver ¹⁸
Ploceus luteolus

Black-headed Weaver ¹⁹
Ploceus melanocephalus

Black-necked Weaver ²⁰
Ploceus nigricollis

Southern Masked Weaver ²¹
Ploceus velatus

Speckle-fronted Weaver ²²
Sporopipes frontalis

Gray's Malimbe ²³
Malimbus nitens

Red-vented Malimbe ²⁴
Malimbus scutatus

Yellow-crowned Bishop ⁴
Euplectes afer

Red-collared Widowbird ³
Euplectes ardens

Fan-tailed Widowbird ⁵
Euplectes axillaris

Orange Bishop ¹⁹
Euplectes franciscanus

Black-winged Bishop ²⁵
Euplectes hordeaceus

Yellow-shouldered Widowbird ²⁶
Euplectes macroura

Red Bishop ²⁷
Euplectes orix

Red-headed Quelea ²⁸
Quelea erythrops

Red-billed Quelea ⁸
Quelea quelea

Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver ³
Plocepasser superciliosus

White-billed Buffalo-Weaver ²⁹
Bubalornis albirostris

Compact Weaver ³⁰
Pachyphantes superciliosus

Yellow Penduline-Tit ³¹
Anthoscopus parvulus

White-crested Helmetshrike ⁶
Prionops plumatus

Singing Bushlark ³²
Mirafra cantillans

Australasian Bushlark ³³
Mirafra javanica

Flappet Lark ³⁴
Mirafra rufocinnamomea

Crested Lark ³⁵
Galerida cristata

Sun Lark ³⁶
Galerida modesta

Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark ²⁸
Eremopterix leucotis

Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark ³⁷
Eremopterix nigriceps

Rufous-rumped Lark ³⁸
Pinarocorys erythropygia

Dusky Lark ⁶
Pinarocorys nigricans

Yellow-bellied Eremomela ⁶
Eremomela icteropygialis

Senegal Eremomela ³¹
Eremomela pusilla

Rock-loving Cisticola ³⁹
Cisticola aberrans

Siffling Cisticola ⁴⁰
Cisticola brachypterus

Singing Cisticola ³
Cisticola cantans

Red-faced Cisticola ²⁹
Cisticola erythrops

Winding Cisticola ⁴¹
Cisticola galactotes

Zitting Cisticola ¹⁴
Cisticola juncidis

Croaking Cisticola ³
Cisticola natalensis

Rufous Cisticola ⁴²
Cisticola rufus

Oriole Warbler ⁴³
Hypergerus atriceps

River Prinia ³⁶
Prinia fluviatilis

Tawny-flanked Prinia ³¹
Prinia subflava

Green-backed Camaroptera ⁴⁴
Camaroptera brachyura

Yellow-breasted Apalis ³⁹
Apalis flavida

Cricket Longtail ⁴⁵
Spiloptila clamans

Pied Crow ⁴
Corvus albus

Piapiac ⁴⁴
Ptilostomus afer

Yellow-fronted Canary ⁴⁶
Crithagra mozambica

Streaky-headed Seedeater ⁶
Serinus gularis

White-rumped Seedeater ⁴⁷
Serinus leucopygius

Yellow-fronted Canary ⁴⁶
Serinus mozambicus

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Birds of the WAP complex

Orange-breasted Bush-Shrike 1 Telophorus sulfureopectus

Yellow-crowned Gonolek 2 Laniarius barbarus

Sooty Boubou 3 Laniarius leucorhynchus

Gray-headed Bushshrike 4 Malaconotus blanchoti

Northern Puffback 5 Dryoscopus gambensis

Black-crowned Tchagra 6 Tchagra senegalus

Brubru 3 Nilaus afer

African Paradise-Flycatcher 7 Terpsiphone viridis

African Pied Wagtail 8 Motacilla aguimp

White Wagtail 9 Motacilla alba

Western Yellow Wagtail 10 Motacilla flava

Red-throated Pipit 11 Anthus cervinus

Tree Pipit 12 Anthus trivialis

Yellow-throated Longclaw 13 Macronyx croceus

African Golden Oriole 14 Oriolus auratus

Eurasian Golden Oriole 15 Oriolus oriolus

Village Weaver 16 Ploceus cucullatus

Heuglin's Masked-Weaver 17 Ploceus heuglini

Little Weaver 18 Ploceus luteolus

Black-headed Weaver 19 Ploceus melanocephalus

Black-necked Weaver 20 Ploceus nigricollis

Southern Masked Weaver 21 Ploceus velatus

Speckle-fronted Weaver 22 Sporopipes frontalis

Gray's Malimbe 23 Malimbus nitens

Red-vented Malimbe 24 Malimbus scutatus

Yellow-crowned Bishop 4 Euplectes afer

Red-collared Widowbird 3 Euplectes ardens

Fan-tailed Widowbird 5 Euplectes axillaris

Orange Bishop 19 Euplectes franciscanus

Black-winged Bishop 25 Euplectes hordeaceus

Yellow-shouldered Widowbird 26 Euplectes macroura

Red Bishop 27 Euplectes orix

Red-headed Quelea 28 Quelea erythrops

Red-billed Quelea 8 Quelea quelea

Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver 3 Plocepasser superciliosus

White-billed Buffalo-Weaver 29 Bubalornis albirostris

Compact Weaver 30 Pachyphantes superciliosus

Yellow Penduline-Tit 31 Anthoscopus parvulus

White-crested Helmetshrike 6 Prionops plumatus

Singing Bushlark 32 Mirafra cantillans

Australasian Bushlark 33 Mirafra javanica

Flappet Lark 34 Mirafra rufocinnamomea

Crested Lark 35 Galerida cristata

Sun Lark 36 Galerida modesta

Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark 28 Eremopterix leucotis

Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark 37 Eremopterix nigriceps

Rufous-rumped Lark 38 Pinarocorys erythropygia

Dusky Lark 6 Pinarocorys nigricans

Yellow-bellied Eremomela 6 Eremomela icteropygialis

Senegal Eremomela 31 Eremomela pusilla

Rock-loving Cisticola 39 Cisticola aberrans

Siffling Cisticola 40 Cisticola brachypterus

Singing Cisticola 3 Cisticola cantans

Red-faced Cisticola 29 Cisticola erythrops

Winding Cisticola 41 Cisticola galactotes

Zitting Cisticola 14 Cisticola juncidis

Croaking Cisticola 3 Cisticola natalensis

Rufous Cisticola 42 Cisticola rufus

Oriole Warbler 43 Hypergerus atriceps

River Prinia 36 Prinia fluviatilis

Tawny-flanked Prinia 31 Prinia subflava

Green-backed Camaroptera 44 Camaroptera brachyura

Yellow-breasted Apalis 39 Apalis flavida

Cricket Longtail 45 Spiloptila clamans

Pied Crow 4 Corvus albus

Piapiac 44 Ptilostomus afer

Yellow-fronted Canary 46 Crithagra mozambica

Streaky-headed Seedeater 6 Serinus gularis

White-rumped Seedeater 47 Serinus leucopygius

Yellow-fronted Canary 46 Serinus mozambicus