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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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Secretary Bird ¹
Sagittarius serpentarius

Osprey ²
Pandion haliaetus

Gabar Goshawk ³
Micronisus gabar

Tawny Eagle ⁴
Aquila rapax

African Hawk-Eagle ⁵
Aquila spilogaster

Shikra ⁶
Accipiter badius

Red-thighed Sparrowhawk ⁷
Accipiter erythropus

Black Goshawk ⁸
Accipiter melanoleucus

Little Sparrowhawk ⁵
Accipiter minullus

Ayres's Hawk-Eagle ⁹
Hieraaetus ayresii

Booted Eagle ¹⁰
Hieraaetus pennatus

Wahlberg's Eagle ¹¹
Hieraaetus wahlbergi

Western Marsh-Harrier ¹²
Circus aeruginosus

Pallid Harrier ¹³
Circus macrourus

Montagu's Harrier ¹⁴
Circus pygargus

Red-necked Buzzard ¹⁵
Buteo auguralis

Long-legged Buzzard ¹⁶
Buteo rufinus

Bateleur ¹⁷
Terathopius ecaudatus

Beaudouin's Snake-Eagle ¹⁸
Circaetus beaudouini

Banded Snake-Eagle ¹⁹
Circaetus cinerascens

Brown Snake-Eagle ⁴
Circaetus cinereus

Short-toed Snake-Eagle ²⁰
Circaetus gallicus

African Harrier-Hawk ²¹
Polyboroides typus

Black Kite ²²
Milvus migrans

Red Kite ²³
Milvus milvus

Black-winged Kite ²⁴
Elanus caeruleus

African Fish-Eagle ¹
Haliaeetus vocifer

European Honey-buzzard ²⁵
Pernis apivorus

Long-crested Eagle ⁴
Lophaetus occipitalis

Dark Chanting-Goshawk ²⁶
Melierax metabates

Martial Eagle ²⁷
Polemaetus bellicosus

Egyptian Vulture ²⁸
Neophron percnopterus

White-backed Vulture ¹
Gyps africanus

Rueppell's Griffon ²⁴
Gyps rueppelli

Grasshopper Buzzard ²⁹
Butastur rufipennis

White-headed Vulture ³⁰
Trigonoceps occipitalis

Lappet-faced Vulture ¹
Torgos tracheliotos

Bat Hawk ³¹
Macheiramphus alcinus

Palm-nut Vulture ³²
Gypohierax angolensis

Hooded Vulture ¹⁰
Necrosyrtes monachus

Scissor-tailed Kite ³³
Chelictinia riocourii

Lizard Buzzard ³⁴
Kaupifalco monogrammicus

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Birds of the WAP complex

Secretary Bird 1 Sagittarius serpentarius

Osprey 2 Pandion haliaetus

Gabar Goshawk 3 Micronisus gabar

Tawny Eagle 4 Aquila rapax

African Hawk-Eagle 5 Aquila spilogaster

Shikra 6 Accipiter badius

Red-thighed Sparrowhawk 7 Accipiter erythropus

Black Goshawk 8 Accipiter melanoleucus

Little Sparrowhawk 5 Accipiter minullus

Ayres's Hawk-Eagle 9 Hieraaetus ayresii

Booted Eagle 10 Hieraaetus pennatus

Wahlberg's Eagle 11 Hieraaetus wahlbergi

Western Marsh-Harrier 12 Circus aeruginosus

Pallid Harrier 13 Circus macrourus

Montagu's Harrier 14 Circus pygargus

Red-necked Buzzard 15 Buteo auguralis

Long-legged Buzzard 16 Buteo rufinus

Bateleur 17 Terathopius ecaudatus

Beaudouin's Snake-Eagle 18 Circaetus beaudouini

Banded Snake-Eagle 19 Circaetus cinerascens

Brown Snake-Eagle 4 Circaetus cinereus

Short-toed Snake-Eagle 20 Circaetus gallicus

African Harrier-Hawk 21 Polyboroides typus

Black Kite 22 Milvus migrans

Red Kite 23 Milvus milvus

Black-winged Kite 24 Elanus caeruleus

African Fish-Eagle 1 Haliaeetus vocifer

European Honey-buzzard 25 Pernis apivorus

Long-crested Eagle 4 Lophaetus occipitalis

Dark Chanting-Goshawk 26 Melierax metabates

Martial Eagle 27 Polemaetus bellicosus

Egyptian Vulture 28 Neophron percnopterus

White-backed Vulture 1 Gyps africanus

Rueppell's Griffon 24 Gyps rueppelli

Grasshopper Buzzard 29 Butastur rufipennis

White-headed Vulture 30 Trigonoceps occipitalis

Lappet-faced Vulture 1 Torgos tracheliotos

Bat Hawk 31 Macheiramphus alcinus

Palm-nut Vulture 32 Gypohierax angolensis

Hooded Vulture 10 Necrosyrtes monachus

Scissor-tailed Kite 33 Chelictinia riocourii

Lizard Buzzard 34 Kaupifalco monogrammicus