Fauna of Niger - Birds of Niger, Mammals of Niger, Ostrich, List of Birds of Niger, African Buffalo, Common Waxbill, West African Giraffe (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 34. Chapters: Birds of Niger, Mammals of Niger, Ostrich, List of birds of Niger, African buffalo, Common Waxbill, West African Giraffe, Lesser Flamingo, African Silverbill, African Fish Eagle, Menetries's Warbler, Orange-cheeked Waxbill, Dunn's Lark, Goliath Heron, Bayad, Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu, House Bunting, Cut-throat Finch, Bronze Mannikin, African Quailfinch, Swee Waxbill, Winding Cisticola, Siffling Cisticola, Spotted-necked Otter, Black-rumped Waxbill, Singing Cisticola, Bar-breasted Firefinch, Black-throated Firefinch, Lavender Waxbill, Red-winged Pytilia, Desert Cisticola, Red-faced Crimson-wing. Excerpt: This is a list of the bird species recorded in Niger. The avifauna of Niger includes a total of 529 species, of which 1 has been introduced by humans, and 32 are rare or accidental. 3 species are globally threatened. This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families, and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of Clements's 5th edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflects this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Introduced and accidental species are included in the total counts for Niger. The following tags have been used to highlight certain relevant categories. The commonly occurring, native, species do not fall into any of these categories. Order: Struthioniformes. Family: Struthionidae The Ostrich is a flightless bird native to Africa. It is the largest living species of bird. It is distinctive in its appearance, with a long neck and legs and the ability to run at high speeds. Order: Podicipediformes. Family: Podicipedidae Grebes are small to medium-large sized freshwater diving birds. They have lobed toes, and are excellent swimmers and divers. However, they have their feet placed far back on t...