Savile’s bustard – Lophotis savilei – is found as a resident African bustard of Type – landfowl, Family Otididae and Order Otidiformes. It is distributed discontinuously across the Sahel Belt and in the AWB Region it is found as resident in Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Chad and Sudan.
Type - landfowl - Typical Habitat - sahel, Order: Otidiformes Family: Otididae Genus: Lophotis Species - Lophotis savilei Savile's bustard - Species - ebird.org Savile's bustard - Species sheet - wikipedia.org Savile's bustard - Species - animalia.bio Savile's bustard - Database - avibase Savile's bustard - Sounds & Maps - xeno-canto.org Additional Material... Savile's bustard - Images - google.com Savile's bustard - Video - youtube.com Savile's bustard - Datazone - birdlife.orgRead More »
Four-banded sandgrouse – Pterocles quadricinctus – is an African sandgrouse of Type – landfowl, Family Pteroclidae and Order Pterocliformes. It is native to s s Africa and in the AWB Region it is found as resident and partially migratory in the Sahel Belt and open woodland to the S, coast to coast from Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Chad, Sudan, and to Eritrea.
Type - landfowl - mostly nocturnal, flocking to watering holes at the end of the day, Typical Habitat - Sahel Belt and nearby open wooded areas, Order: Pterocliformes Family: Pteroclidae Genus: Pterocles Species - Pterocles quadricinctus Four-banded sandgrouse - Species - ebird.org Four-banded sandgrouse - Species sheet - wikipedia.org Four-banded sandgrouse - Species - animalia.bio Four-banded sandgrouse - Database - avibase Four-banded sandgrouse - Sounds & Maps - xeno-canto.org Additional Material... Four-banded sandgrouse - Images - google.com Four-banded sandgrouse - Video - youtube.com Four-banded sandgrouse - Datazone - birdlife.orgRead More »
Vinaceous dove – Streptopelia vinacea – is a small African dove of Type – landfowl, Family Columbidae and Order Columbiformes. It is native to s s Africa and in the AWB Region it is resident in the Sahel Belt and into the open woodland to the S, in a broad band from coast to coast from Mauritania to Eritrea.
Type - landfowl - Typical Habitat - Sahel Belt, open woodlands, Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae Genus: Streptopelia Species - Streptopelia vinacea Vinaceous dove - Species - ebird.org Vinaceous dove - Species sheet - wikipedia.org Vinaceous dove - Species - animalia.bio Vinaceous dove - Species - beautyofbirds.com Vinaceous dove - Sounds & Maps - xeno-canto.org Additional Material... Vinaceous dove - Images - google.com Vinaceous dove - Video - youtube.com Vinaceous dove - Datazone - birdlife.orgRead More »
Coqui francolin – Campocolinus coqui – is a resident African gamebird of Type – landfowl, Family Phasianidae and Order Galliformes. It is native to s s Africa and in the AWB Region it is found as resident in Mauritania, Mali and Niger.
Type - landfowl - Typical Habitat - dry scrub, savannas, open wooded areas, agricultural land, Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae Genus: Campocolinus Species - Campocolinus coqui Coqui francolin - Species - ebird.org Coqui francolin - Species sheet - wikipedia.org Coqui francolin - Species - namibian.org Coqui francolin - Database - avibase Coqui francolin - Sounds & Maps - xeno-cato.org Additional Material... Coqui francolin - Images - google.com Coqui francolin - Video - youtube.com Coqui francolin - Datazone - birdlife.orgRead More »
Odontophoridae – New World Quails+ is a Family of gamebirds but despite the name the sole representative in the AWB Region is native to s s Africa. It is the Stone partridge and widely found in the Sahel Belt and Sudanian savanna. The Family is of Type landfowl, is in the Order Galliformes and currently contains the Categories as shown below…
Odontophoridae - New World Quails+ contains the categories... New World Quails New World Quails+ Stone partridge Stone partridge - youtube.comRead More »
Stone partridge – Ptilopachus petrosus – is an African gamebird of Type – landfowl, Family Odontophoridae and Order Galliformes. It is found over the Sahel Belt and Sudanian Savanna S of the Sahara Desert. In the AWB Region it is found as resident in Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Chad, Sudan and Eritrea.
Type - landfowl - Typical Habitat - Sahel, Sudanian Savanna, Order: Galliformes Family: Odontophoridae Genus: Ptilopachus Species - Ptilopachus petrosus Stone partridge - Species - ebird.org Stone partridge - Species sheet - wikipedia.org Stone partridge - Species - animalia.bio Stone partridge - Species - africanbirdclub.org Stone partridge - Sounds & Maps - xeno-canti.org Additional Material... Stone partridge - Images - google.com Stone partridge - Video - youtube.com Stone partridge - Datazone - birdlife.orgRead More »
African pygmy-goose – Nettapus auritus – is a small resident African perching duck of Type – waterbird, Family Anatidae and Order Anseriformes. It is the smallest of African waterfowl and is widely found over s s Africa. In the AWB Region it is also widely resident across the Sahel Belt and more in Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Chad, Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, and Somalia.
Type - waterbird - Typical Habitat - slow and stagnant wetlands with a cover of water lilies, Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae Genus: Nettapus Species: Nettapus auritus African pygmy-goose - Species - ebird.org African pygmy-goose - Species sheet - wikipedia.org African pygmy-goose - Species - animalia.bio African pygmy-goose - Species - inaturalist.org African pygmy-goose - Sounds & Maps - xeno-canto.org Additional Material... African pygmy-goose - Images - google.com African pygmy-goose - Video - youtube.com African pygmy-goose - Datazone - birdlife.orgRead More »
White-backed duck – Thalassornis leuconotus – is a smallish resident African diving duck of Type – waterbird, Family Anatidae and Order Anseriformes. It is native to s s Africa and in the AWB Region it is resident in Mali, Niger, Chad, Sudan, and S Somalia.
Type - waterbird - crepuscular, Typical habitat - varied wetlands, waterholes, lakes, marshes, Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae Genus: Thalassornis Species: Thalassornis leuconotus White-backed duck - Species - ebird.org White-backed duck - Species sheet - wikipedia.org White-backed duck - Species - slim-bridge.co.uk White-backed duck - Database - avibase White-backed duck - Sounds & Maps - xeno-canto.org Additional Material... White-backed duck - Images - google.com White-backed duck - Video - youtube.com White-backed duck - Datazone - birdlife.orgRead More »
Common reed-warbler – Acrocephalus scirpaceus – also on this site called – Eurasian reed-warbler –
Read More »Zino’s petrel – Pterodroma madeira – is a small resident N Atlantic petrel of Type – seabird, Family Procellariidae and Order Procellariiformes. It is Endemic to the N Atlantic island of Madeira, but its status is now threatened and it is classified as Endangered. In the AWB Region it is found in the offshore waters of Morocco, where it breeds nocturnally only in burrows on a few ledges in the high mountains of central Madeira, where its evocative call can be heard at night.
Type - seabird - nests in burrows high in the mountains of Madeira, Summer Habitat - restricted to waters surrounding Madeira, Winter Habitat - more widely pelagic in the N Atlantic, Order: Procellariiformes Family: Procellariidae Genus: Pterodroma Species - Pterodroma madeira Zino's petrel - Species - ebird.org Zino's petrel - Species sheet - wikipedia.org Zino's petrel - Species - madeirabirds.com Zino's petrel - Species - soundapproach.co.uk Zino's petrel - Sounds & Maps - xeno-canto.org Additional Material... Zino's petrel - Images - google.com Zino's petrel - Video - youtube.com Zino's petrel - Datazone - birdlife.orgRead More »