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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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Gabar Goshawk ¹
Micronisus gabar

Tawny Eagle ²
Aquila rapax

African Hawk-Eagle ³
Aquila spilogaster

Shikra ⁴
Accipiter badius

Red-thighed Sparrowhawk ⁵
Accipiter erythropus

Black Goshawk ⁶
Accipiter melanoleucus

Little Sparrowhawk ³
Accipiter minullus

Ayres's Hawk-Eagle ⁷
Hieraaetus ayresii

Booted Eagle ⁸
Hieraaetus pennatus

Wahlberg's Eagle ⁹
Hieraaetus wahlbergi

Western Marsh-Harrier ¹⁰
Circus aeruginosus

Pallid Harrier ¹¹
Circus macrourus

Montagu's Harrier ¹²
Circus pygargus

Red-necked Buzzard ¹³
Buteo auguralis

Long-legged Buzzard ¹⁴
Buteo rufinus

Bateleur ¹⁵
Terathopius ecaudatus

Beaudouin's Snake-Eagle ¹⁶
Circaetus beaudouini

Banded Snake-Eagle ¹⁷
Circaetus cinerascens

Brown Snake-Eagle ²
Circaetus cinereus

Short-toed Snake-Eagle ¹⁸
Circaetus gallicus

African Harrier-Hawk ¹⁹
Polyboroides typus

Black Kite ²⁰
Milvus migrans

Red Kite ²¹
Milvus milvus

Black-winged Kite ²²
Elanus caeruleus

African Fish-Eagle ²³
Haliaeetus vocifer

European Honey-buzzard ²⁴
Pernis apivorus

Long-crested Eagle ²
Lophaetus occipitalis

Dark Chanting-Goshawk ²⁵
Melierax metabates

Martial Eagle ²⁶
Polemaetus bellicosus

Egyptian Vulture ²⁷
Neophron percnopterus

White-backed Vulture ²³
Gyps africanus

Rueppell's Griffon ²²
Gyps rueppelli

Grasshopper Buzzard ²⁸
Butastur rufipennis

White-headed Vulture ²⁹
Trigonoceps occipitalis

Lappet-faced Vulture ²³
Torgos tracheliotos

Bat Hawk ³⁰
Macheiramphus alcinus

Palm-nut Vulture ³¹
Gypohierax angolensis

Hooded Vulture ⁸
Necrosyrtes monachus

Scissor-tailed Kite ³²
Chelictinia riocourii

Lizard Buzzard ³³
Kaupifalco monogrammicus

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Birds of the WAP complex

Gabar Goshawk 1 Micronisus gabar

Tawny Eagle 2 Aquila rapax

African Hawk-Eagle 3 Aquila spilogaster

Shikra 4 Accipiter badius

Red-thighed Sparrowhawk 5 Accipiter erythropus

Black Goshawk 6 Accipiter melanoleucus

Little Sparrowhawk 3 Accipiter minullus

Ayres's Hawk-Eagle 7 Hieraaetus ayresii

Booted Eagle 8 Hieraaetus pennatus

Wahlberg's Eagle 9 Hieraaetus wahlbergi

Western Marsh-Harrier 10 Circus aeruginosus

Pallid Harrier 11 Circus macrourus

Montagu's Harrier 12 Circus pygargus

Red-necked Buzzard 13 Buteo auguralis

Long-legged Buzzard 14 Buteo rufinus

Bateleur 15 Terathopius ecaudatus

Beaudouin's Snake-Eagle 16 Circaetus beaudouini

Banded Snake-Eagle 17 Circaetus cinerascens

Brown Snake-Eagle 2 Circaetus cinereus

Short-toed Snake-Eagle 18 Circaetus gallicus

African Harrier-Hawk 19 Polyboroides typus

Black Kite 20 Milvus migrans

Red Kite 21 Milvus milvus

Black-winged Kite 22 Elanus caeruleus

African Fish-Eagle 23 Haliaeetus vocifer

European Honey-buzzard 24 Pernis apivorus

Long-crested Eagle 2 Lophaetus occipitalis

Dark Chanting-Goshawk 25 Melierax metabates

Martial Eagle 26 Polemaetus bellicosus

Egyptian Vulture 27 Neophron percnopterus

White-backed Vulture 23 Gyps africanus

Rueppell's Griffon 22 Gyps rueppelli

Grasshopper Buzzard 28 Butastur rufipennis

White-headed Vulture 29 Trigonoceps occipitalis

Lappet-faced Vulture 23 Torgos tracheliotos

Bat Hawk 30 Macheiramphus alcinus

Palm-nut Vulture 31 Gypohierax angolensis

Hooded Vulture 8 Necrosyrtes monachus

Scissor-tailed Kite 32 Chelictinia riocourii

Lizard Buzzard 33 Kaupifalco monogrammicus