Anambra Waxbill Estrilda poliopareia, Nigeria
Bannerman’s Weaver Ploceus bannermani Nigeria
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The following lists are in the process of being revised.
Endemic species
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Anambra Waxbill |
Estrilda poliopareia |
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Ibadan Malimbe |
Malimbus ibadanensis |
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Rock Firefinch |
Lagonosticta sanguinodorsalis |
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Plateau Indigobird |
Vidua maryae |
Near-endemic species (found in 3 or less African countries)
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Cameroon Olive Pigeon |
Columba sjostedti |
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Mountain Saw-wing |
Psalidoprocne fuliginosa |
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Cameroon Montane Greenbul |
Andropadus montanus |
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Grey-headed Greenbul |
Phyllastrephus poliocephalus |
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Mountain Robin-Chat |
Cossypha isabellae |
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Black-capped Woodland-Warbler |
Phylloscopus herberti |
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Green Longtail |
Urolais epichlorus |
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White-throated Mountain-Babbler |
Kupeornis gilberti |
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Cameroon Sunbird |
Cyanomitra oritis |
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Green-breasted Bush-Shrike |
Malacanotus gladiator |
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Yellow-breasted Boubou |
Laniarius atroflavus |
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Rachel’s Malimbe |
Malimbus racheliae |
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Bannerman’s Weaver |
Ploceus bannermani |
Threatened species
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Cape Gannet |
Sula capensis |
Vulnerable |
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Marbled Teal |
Marmaronetta angustirostris |
Vulnerable |
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Lappet-faced Vulture |
Torgos tracheliotus |
Vulnerable |
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Lesser Kestrel |
Falco naumanni |
Vulnerable |
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White-throated Mountain-Babbler |
Kupeornis gilberti |
Endangered |
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Grey-necked Picathartes |
Picathartes oreas |
Vulnerable |
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Green-breasted Bush-Shrike |
Malacanotus gladiator |
Vulnerable |
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Anambra Waxbill |
Estrilda poliopareia |
Vulnerable |
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Ibadan Malimbe |
Malimbus ibadanensis |
Endangered |
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Bannerman’s Weaver |
Ploceus bannermani |
Vulnerable |
The lists of endemic, near endemic and threatened species 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 Nigeria’s threatened species, see BirdLife International.
