Species
Country checklist and status
You can download and print a checklist for Chad.
The total number of species recorded in Chad is 532, including 354 resident and 155 migrants.
Endemic species
There are no endemic species in Chad.
Near endemic species (found in 3 or less African countries)
| Chad Firefinch | Lagonosticta umbrinodorsalis |
Found in an isolated area of south-west Chad and rare in North Cameroon BORROW, N. and DEMEY, R. (2001). Note that some authorities treat this species as a race of Jameson’s Firefinch Lagonosticta rhodopareia.
Threatened species
| Marbled Teal | Marmaronetta angustirostris | Vulnerable |
| Lappet-faced Vulture | Torgos tracheliotus | Vulnerable |
| Greater Spotted Eagle | Aquila clanga | Vulnerable |
| Lesser Kestrel | Falco naumanni | Vulnerable |
| Corncrake | Crex crex | Vulnerable |
These lists have been compiled from a number of sources including the African Bird Club, BirdLife International, and Birds of the World Version 2.0 ® 1994-1996, Dr. Charles Sibley and Thayer Birding Software, Ltd. For further information on Chad’s threatened species, see BirdLife International.
Last page update 1st March 2007
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