Birding Factoids

511 species
in 66 families

No endemic species
10 speciality species
3 endangered species

Niger
Hotspots

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Niger Specialities Spotted-back (Village) Weaver - Photo copyright Birdlife On-Line Magazine

Photo copyright Birdlife On-Line Magazine

Photo copyright Eric Van Poppel

....Aïr and Ténéré Natural Reserves - The resident

avifauna (165 species) of the region consists of Saharan, Saharo-Sahelian and Saharo-Montane residents. The reserve is visited by some 85 species of Palaearctic passage and overwintering migrants, particularly herons, birds of prey, waders, thrushes and warblers. During the wet season there is an influx of various Afro-tropical local migrants from the south.

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....W'W' National Park - Approximately 350 bird species

are found. Migratory aquatic birds are common between February and May.

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....Niger - Directory of Wetlands of International Importance - includes

information on all Niger's Ramsar designated sites, including:

Parc national du "W"

Factoids taken from Where to Watch Birds in Africa - by Nigel Wheatley.

Tours and Guides

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Photo copyright Zoo in the Wild

"If visiting the Aïr and Ténéré Natural Reserves, all the tracks

in this region are obscure and it is easy to get lost, so officially all birders must travel with a guide. These can be hired at the tourist office opposite the post office in Agadez." - taken from Where to Watch Birds in Africa - by Nigel Wheatley.

Eco-Lodges

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Endemics and Specialities

in Niger

Information on endemics and specialities is derived from Sibley & Monroe checklists and bird distribution lists in Thayer's Birder's Diary - Version 2.05, supplemented by material found in Where to Watch Birds in Africa - by Nigel Wheatley. African speciality birds, while not endemic, are those that can only be found in three or less countries of Africa. Information on endangered birds is derived from the IUCN Red List, Birdlife International. The endemic, endangered and speciality birds may be uncommon, extremely rare vagrants, may be extirpated in the country now or may only be present in migration. However, documented sightings of each species noted below have been made in Niger.

Endemics in Niger
None

Endangered Birds in Niger (endemics are printed in *bold italic*)
Breeding Birds	Non-Breeding Birds
___ River Prinia	___ Ferruginous Pochard	___ Lesser Kestrel

Other Speciality and Spectacular Birds in Niger (adapted from *Where to Watch Birds in Africa* - by Nigel Wheatley.)
___ Arabian Bustard ___ Black-crowned Crane ___ Cricket Longtail ___ Egyptian Plover	___ Grey Pratincole ___ Kordofan Lark ___ Lesser Jacana	___ Nubian Bustard ___ River Prinia ___ Sudan Golden-Plover