Bird-wise much remains to be discovered in Niger. Only the area around the capital Niamey, Makalondi district and Parc National du W, all in the south-west of the country, and the Aïr Mountains in the north, have been birded more or less systematically. Even in those areas new species for the country are still found regularly. The country list stands at approximately 530 species at present.
Niger has no endemic or restricted-range species, but it is an excellent country to see Sahara-Sindian, Sahelian and Sudan-Guinea Savanna biome species. The nature of the terrain and the vegetation are such that you actually get to see most birds, rather than only hear them. In many places you can also go off the beaten track quite easily. (Text courtesy African Bird Club)
Little Bee-eater, copyright Rudi Debruyne
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Niger, Park W, January 21-23 2008, author Mary Crickmore (added January 27, 2008)
(Park W, Abyssinian Ground Hornbill, Brown Snake Eagle, Fish Eagle, Four-banded Sandgrouse)
Birding in Niamey, Niger, January 2004, author Surfbirds Admin (added August 28, 2004)
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