References
Includes all the references mentioned in this document on the birds of Niger, plus a number of others that may be of interest.
AMBAGIS, J., BROUWER, J.and JAMESON, C. (2003) Seasonal waterbird and raptor fluctuations on the Niger and Mékrou Rivers in Niger. Malimbus 25 pp 39-51.
BANNERMAN, D.A. (1931) Liste des oiseaux obtenus en 1928 par M.G.L. Bates pendant son voyage du nord de la Nigeria au Sénégal à travers le Soudan français et les territoires du Haut-Niger et de la Haute Volta. L'Oiseau et R.F.O. 12 pp 594-617.
BATES, G.L. (1933) Birds of the southern Sahara and adjoining countries in French West Africa: part I, Ibis 13(3) pp 752-780.
BATES, G.L. (1934) Birds of the southern Sahara and adjoining countries in French West Africa. Ibis 13(4) pp 61-79, 213-239, 439-466, 685-717.
BROUWER, J. and MULLIE, W. C. (1994) The potential of wetlands in Niger for agriculture, livestock, fisheries, natural products and hunting. pp 27-51 in KRISTENSEN, P. (ed.), Atelier sur les zones humides du Niger. Proceedings of a workshop, 2-5 November 1994, La Tapoa / Parc du 'W', Niger. Niamey, Niger: IUCN. (In French and English)
BROUWER, J. and MULLIE, W. C. (1995) The need for an integrated approach towards the management of small scattered wetlands in the Central Sahel. Annex 1 to the report on Workshop D: Conservation of the White Stork in its winter quarters. pp 296-297 in BIBER, O., ENGGIST, P., MARTI, C. & SALATHE T. (eds.), Conservation of the White Stork western population. Proceedings of the International Symposium on the White Stork (Western Population), Basel (Switzerland), 7-10 April 1994. Sempach, Switzerland: Schweizerische Vogelwarte.
BROUWER, J. and MULLIE, W. C. (1996) Conservation status of cranes in Niger. pp 119-126 in BEILFUSS, R.D., TARBOTON, W.R. and GICHUKI, N.N. (eds) Proceedings of the African Crane and Wetland Training Workshop, Botswana 1993. Baraboo, Wisconsin, USA: International Crane Foundation.
BROUWER, J. and MULLIE, W. C. (2001) A method for making whole country waterbird population estimates, applied to annual waterbird census data from Niger. Ostrich Suppl. 15 pp 73-82.
BROUWER, J., CODJO, S.F. & MULLIE, W.C. (2001) Niger. pp 661-672 in FISHPOOL, L.D.C. & EVANS, M.E. (eds), Important Bird Areas of Africa and Associated Islands. Conservation Series 10, BirdLife International, Cambridge.
CHAPPUIS, C. (1974) Illustration sonore de problèmes bioacoustiques posés par les oiseaux de la zone éthiopienne, deuxième partie. Alauda 42 pp 467-500.
CHRISTENSEN K. D., TØTTRUP A. P., RAHNER M. C., BROUWER J., (2005)
First records for Niger of Red-chested Cuckoo Cuculus solitarius, Grassland Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus, Buff-bellied Warbler Phyllolais pulchella and Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus. ABC Bulletin 12 (2) pp 162-164.
CHRISTENSEN, K. D., TØTTRUP, A. P. and JENSEN, Fl. P. (2006) First records of Mottled Swift Tachymarptis aequatorialis and Alpine Swift T. melba for Niger. ABC Bulletin 13(1) pp 82-83.
CRISLER, T., JAMESON, C. & BROUWER, J. (2003) An updated overview of the birds of Park W, southwest Niger. Malimbus 25 pp 4–30.
DOWSETT, R.J. and DOWSETT-LEMAIRE (1993) A Contribution to the Distribution and Taxonomy of Afrotropical and Malagasy Birds. Tauraco Research Report No. 5. Tauraco Press, Liège, Belgium.
DOWSETT, R.J. and FORBES-WATSON, A.D. (1993) Checklist of Birds of Afrotropical and Malagasy Regions. Volume 1: Species limits and distribution. Tauraco Press, Liège, Belgium.
GIRAUDOUX, P., DEGAUQUIER. R., JONES, P. J., WEIGEL, J. and ISENMANN, P. (1988) Avifaune du Niger: état des connaissances en 1986. Malimbus 10 pp 1-140.
HARTERT, E. (1921) The birds collected by Capt. Angus Buchanan during his journey from Kano to Aïr or Asben. Novitates Zoologicae 1921 pp 78-141.
HARTERT, E. (1924) Ornithological results of Capt. Buchanan’s second Sahara expedition. Novitates Zoologicae 1924 pp 1-48.
HOLYOAK, D.T. and SEDDON, M.B. (1991) Notes sur la répartition des oiseaux du Niger. Alauda 59 pp 55–57.
IUCN (1993) Niger: environmental synopsis (1993) Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN - The World Conservation Union. 37 pp.
JAMESON, C. M. and CRISLER, T. E. C. (1996) Guide book to Park 'W' National Park, Niger. Niamey, Niger: Peace Corps. 103 pp. + app.
JENSEN, F.P., CHRISTENSEN, K.D. and PETERSEN, B.S. (2008) The avifauna of southeast Niger. Malimbus 30(1) pp 30-54.
KOSTER, S. H. and GRETTENBERGER, J. F. (1983). A preliminary survey of birds in Park ‘W’, Niger. Malimbus 5 pp 62-72.
MILLINGTON, S. J., TIEGA, A. and NEWBY, J. (1994) La diversité biologique au Niger. pp 57-106 in KABALA, M.D. and Le BERRE, M. ( eds.), Conservation et développement en Afrique soudano-sahélienne: actes du séminaire international dans le cadre de la Convention concernant la protectioin du Patrimoine Mondial naturel et culturel, à Niamey, du 2 au 7 mars 1992. Paris: UNESCO.
MULLIE, W.C. and BROUWER, J. (1994) The importance of wetlands in Niger for afrotropical and palearctic waterbirds. Pp.57-74 in KRISTENSEN, P. ( ed.), Atelier sur les zones humides du Niger. Proceedings of a workshop, 2-5 November 1994, La Tapoa / Parc du ‘W’, Niger. Niamey, Niger: IUCN. (In French and English)
MULLIE, W. C., BROUWER, J., CODJO, S. F. and DECAE, R. (1999) Small isolated wetlands in the Sahel: a shared resource between people and birds. pp 30-38 in BIENTEMA, A. and van VESSEM, J. (eds.), Strategies for conserving migratory waterbirds. Proceedings of Workshop 2 of the 2nd International Conference on Wetlands and Development, Dakar, 8-14 November 1998. Wetlands International Publication 55, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
NEWBY, J. and CANNEY, S. (undated, 1989?) Les oiseaux de l’Aïr et du Ténéré. Séries des Guides Touristiques No.2. Niger: Reserve Naturelle Nationale de l’Aïr et du Ténéré. 29 pp.
NEWBY J., GRETTENBERGER, J. and WATKINS, J. (1987) The birds of the northern Aïr, Niger. Malimbus 9 pp 4-16.
PALUDAN, K. (1936) Report on the birds collected during Professor O. Olufsen’s expedition to French Sudan and Nigeria in the year 1927: with field notes by the collector Mr. Harry Madsen. Vidensk. Medd. fra Danks Naturh. Foren, 100 pp 247-346.
PETERSEN, B.S., CHRISTENSEN, K.D. and JENSEN, F.P. (2007) Bird population densities along two precipitation gradients in Senegal and Niger. Malimbus 29(2) pp 101-121.
POILECOT, P. (1996) La Faune de la Reserve Naturelle Nationale de l’Aïr et du Ténéré. Ch.3 Oiseaux. Pp.241-254 in GIAZZI, F. (ed.), La Reserve Naturelle Nationale de l’Aïr et du Ténéré (Niger): la connaissance des éléments du milieu naturel et humain dans la cadre d’orientations pour un aménagement et une conservation durables. Niamey, Niger: MH/E - WWF - UICN.
PORTIER, B. (2008) First confirmed record of Cardinal Woodpecker Dendropicos fuscecens for Niger. ABC Bulletin 15(1) pp. 93-94.
ROUSSELOT, R. (1947) Notes sur la faune ornithologique des cercles de Maradi et Tanout (Niger français). Bull. I.F.A.N. 1947 pp 99-137.
SHUL, B., GRETTENBERGER, M. and NEWBY, J. (1986) Recent observations of birds in ‘W’ National Park (Niger). Malimbus 8 pp 23-24.
SOUMANA IDRISSA (ed.) (undated) L’Environnement au Niger. Niamey, Niger: RESADEP/Institut Panos. 311 pp.
SOUVAIRAN, P. (1990) Résumé d’observations ornithologiques effectuées dans la région de Makalondi (Niger) 1968-1990. 46+5 pp. (unpublished).
VILLIERS, A. (1950) Oiseaux. Pp.345-385 in CHOPARD, L. and VILLIERS, A. (eds.), Contribution à l’étude de l’Aïr. Mémoires de l’IFAN no. 10. Paris: Librairie Larose; Amsterdam: Swets & Zeitlinger.
BROWN, L.H., URBAN, E.K. and NEWMAN, K. (1982) The Birds of Africa, vol. 1. Academic Press, London.
URBAN, E.K., FRY, C.H. and KEITH, S. (1986) The Birds of Africa, vol. 2. Academic Press, London.
FRY, C.H., KEITH, S. and URBAN, E.K. (1988) The Birds of Africa, vol. 3. Academic Press, London.
KEITH, S., URBAN, E.K. and FRY, C.H. (1992) The Birds of Africa, vol. 4. Academic Press, London.
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FRY, C.H. and KEITH, S. (2000) The Birds of Africa, vol. 6. Academic Press, London.
FRY, C.H. and KEITH, S. (2004) The Birds of Africa, vol. 7. Christopher Helm, London.
Links
The Malimbus website provides free of charge the full text of papers, notes, reports and reviews about the birds of this country that have appeared in the journal prior to the last three years. There are at least ten such articles for most West African countries, and as many as 90 for some. For more recent articles, you can find summaries and abstracts on the site.
Last page update 4th July 2008
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