Birds of Niger

Niger is a landlocked country in western Africa. Three quarters of the country are in the Sahara, the remaining quarter belongs to the Sahel zone. The eponymous river Niger flows through the southwest of the country. In this region lies the transnational national park 'W', the only national park in Niger; it is also part of the UNESCO World Natural Heritage. The climate is hot and dry, the landscapes are various forms of savannah and desert. The areas in the north are practically devoid of vegetation, the fauna is particularly rich in species in the savannahs of the south. BirdLife International has identified 17 IBAs (Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas) in Niger that are of supra-regional importance for bird life. Niger is one of the poorest countries in the world; recently the country seems to be stabilizing politically and developing democratic structures. The infrastructure has been significantly expanded in recent years.

This E-book bird guide for "Niger" has been built at 23.02.2025, based upon our data base and our image archive using our default settings, and saved in two formats. Thereby it is made sure that the e-book can be displayed on virtually all devices and if applicable be printed out with a compact page size.
A free online-preview to the main section of the bird guide to Niger - of course at today's state of the data base and the archive - is available at Bird guides customized. There you can not only obtain the current edition of "Birds of Niger", but also modify the form in many ways.
Cover image Pharaoh Eagle-Owl, Drawing: J.G.Keulemans

Primary language English, secondary languages German, French, Spanish, Japanese, and Chinese.
All 564 species are illustrated. In addition, links to HD videos of 162 bird species (1h 40m 8s) and audios of 54 bird species (31m 11s) are included. The assessment of the global conservation status of bird species uses the criteria of the Red List (IUCN) 2012.
The scientific system follows Clements et al. 2017.
An index, name registers in all selected languages and a scientific name register, all completely linked.
PDF E-book in page-based format A5: 216 pages, 31.26 MiB.
ePub E-book in flowable format for all devices with ePub reader: 26.91 MiB.

A paperback version of this bird guide is available from Amazon (ISBN: 9798831983098).
Also you can obtain a Kindle edition from Amazon (ASIN: B0B2CWYSTQ).
© Wolfgang J. Daunicht 2025