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Welcome to the West African Bird DataBase, WABDaB, a not-for-profit effort that aims to further the knowledge about, and conservation of, birds in West Africa. Read more...

 
January 2022: Change of the use of Google maps
26 Jan 2022 [ULi]
In December we saw an increased number of page views on the WABDaB. The increase was so high that Google started billing us for the use of Google maps. We are pleased about the increased interest in the WABDaB of course, but it is still a not-for-profit effort that we finance out of our own pocke... Read more...
November 2021: fourth Griffon Vulture for Niger
14 Nov 2021 [JBr]
A Griffon Vulture fitted with a satellite transmitter in Navarra, northern Spain, is presently (9 November 2021) north of Tahoua.  See https://www.wabdab.org/db/viewobservation?id=6365490  Note that among the three earlier records for Niger one was of a Griffon Vulture wing-marked in Croat... Read more...
October 2020: New species for Niger: Eurasian Oystercatcher
15 Oct 2020 [JBr]
On 12 September 2020 a Eurasian Oystercatcher was discovered at Goudel ricefields by Benoit Forget.  See the pictures at https://www.wabdab.org/db/species?79082.  This is the first record of this species for Niger and probably for entire inland West Africa!  The bird was still there t... Read more...
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Coverage

113,835 observations
of
585 species
in
507 half-degree blocks.
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6400 photos of 472 species.
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247 breeding species.
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(As of 2024-03-28)

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241 items found, displaying 51 to 100.[First/Prev] 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 [Next/Last]
Date Year Name Nr Remarks Location Country Source Entered by
04 Dec 2023 Brown-tailed Rock Chat 4 Four birds feeding together over low rocks and... Chad Tim Wacher Tim Wacher info receipt_long
06 Mar 2024 Cattle Egret PN de Zakouma, general Chad Zarek Cockar info
06 Mar 2024 Chestnut-backed Sparrow Lark PN de Zakouma, general Chad Zarek Cockar info
29 Feb 2024 Chestnut-bellied Starling Ennedi, general Chad Zarek Cockar info
04 Dec 2023 Chestnut-bellied Starling 1 Chad Tim Wacher Tim Wacher info
04 Dec 2023 Chestnut-bellied Starling 2 Chad Tim Wacher Tim Wacher info
27 Nov 2023 Chestnut-bellied Starling 1 Chad Tim Wacher Tim Wacher info
27 Nov 2023 Chestnut-bellied Starling 11 Chad Tim Wacher Tim Wacher info
04 Dec 2023 Cinnamon-breasted Rock Bunting 5 Clear view and photo - Grey throat... Chad Tim Wacher Tim Wacher info receipt_long
06 Mar 2024 Clapperton's Francolin PN de Zakouma, general Chad Zarek Cockar info
06 Mar 2024 Collared Pratincole PN de Zakouma, general Chad Zarek Cockar info
26 Feb 2024 Common Bulbul Ennedi, general Chad Zarek Cockar info
22 Nov 2023 Common Buttonquail 1 Chad Tim Wacher Tim Wacher info
06 Mar 2024 Common Greenshank PN de Zakouma, general Chad Zarek Cockar info
28 Nov 2023 Common Kestrel 1 Chad Tim Wacher Tim Wacher info
28 Nov 2023 Common Kestrel 2 Chad Tim Wacher Tim Wacher info
30 Nov 2023 Common Kestrel 1 Chad Tim Wacher Tim Wacher info
04 Dec 2023 Common Kestrel 1 Chad Tim Wacher Tim Wacher info
27 Nov 2023 Common Kestrel 1 Chad Tim Wacher Tim Wacher info
02 Mar 2024 Common Quail route Arada - Campement d'Oryx Chad Zarek Cockar info
28 Nov 2023 Common Quail 1 Chad Tim Wacher Tim Wacher info
06 Mar 2024 Copper Sunbird PN de Zakouma, general Chad Zarek Cockar info
28 Nov 2023 Cream-coloured Courser 1 Chad Tim Wacher Tim Wacher info
30 Nov 2023 Cream-coloured Courser 6 Chad Tim Wacher Tim Wacher info
30 Nov 2023 Cream-coloured Courser 1 Chad Tim Wacher Tim Wacher info
30 Nov 2023 Cream-coloured Courser 1 Chad Tim Wacher Tim Wacher info
30 Nov 2023 Cream-coloured Courser 6 Chad Tim Wacher Tim Wacher info
30 Nov 2023 Cream-coloured Courser 2 Chad Tim Wacher Tim Wacher info
30 Nov 2023 Cream-coloured Courser 2 Chad Tim Wacher Tim Wacher info
04 Dec 2023 Cream-coloured Courser 1 Chad Tim Wacher Tim Wacher info
29 Feb 2024 Crested Lark Ennedi, general Chad Zarek Cockar info
27 Nov 2023 Crested Lark 1 Chad Tim Wacher Tim Wacher info
04 Dec 2023 Crested Lark 1 Chad Tim Wacher Tim Wacher info
04 Dec 2023 Crested Lark 1 Chad Tim Wacher Tim Wacher info
02 Mar 2024 Cricket Warbler Arada, 5 km W of Chad Zarek Cockar info
27 Nov 2023 Cricket Warbler 5 Chad Tim Wacher Tim Wacher info
02 Mar 2024 Dark Chanting Goshawk route Arada - Campement d'Oryx Chad Zarek Cockar info
26 Feb 2024 Desert Cisticola Ennedi, general Chad Zarek Cockar info
27 Nov 2023 Desert Cisticola 1 Chad Tim Wacher Tim Wacher info
02 Mar 2024 Desert Eagle Owl route Arada - Campement d'Oryx Chad Zarek Cockar info
26 Feb 2024 Desert Lark Ennedi, general Chad Zarek Cockar info
26 Feb 2024 Dunn's Lark Ennedi, general Chad Zarek Cockar info
20 Nov 2023 Dunn's Lark 1 Chad Tim Wacher Tim Wacher info
27 Nov 2023 Dunn's Lark 2 Singing male in season &habitat - Chad Tim Wacher Tim Wacher info
06 Mar 2024 Egyptian Goose PN de Zakouma, general Chad Zarek Cockar info
06 Mar 2024 Egyptian Plover PN de Zakouma, general Chad Zarek Cockar info
26 Feb 2024 European Turtle Dove Ennedi, general Chad Zarek Cockar info
26 Feb 2024 Fan-tailed Raven Ennedi, general Chad Zarek Cockar info
06 Mar 2024 Fork-tailed Drongo PN de Zakouma, general Chad Zarek Cockar info
06 Mar 2024 Four-banded Sandgrouse PN de Zakouma, general Chad Zarek Cockar info
241 items found, displaying 51 to 100.[First/Prev] 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 [Next/Last]
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