SUB-REGION
West Africa
SIZE
56,790 km²
BIRDS AND BIRDING
SPECIES
Diversity
Afrotropical avifauna
Approximately 610 recorded species
Proposed new species or splits not yet accepted by IOC
Etchécopar’s Owlet
Togo Yellow-billed Barbet
Western Yellow-spotted Barbet
Other taxa of interest
Red-billed Helmetshrike
Puvel’s Illadopsis
Baumann’s Olive Greenbul
Pied-winged Swallow
Buff-throated Sunbird
Western Bluebill (togoensis)
Togo Paradise Whydah
MAIN HABITATS
Moist savanna, lowland forest, Guinea woodland
BIRD AREAS
4 Important Bird Areas
BIRDING SITES
Kéran National Park for savanna species
Misahöhe Forest Reserve for forest species
TIMING (Nov–Dec, Mar)
Best during the dry season when access is easier (Nov–Apr)
Avoid the main rains (May–Sep)
RESOURCES
Apps
Birds of Africa (iOS or Android)
Field guides
Birds of Western Africa by Nik Borrow & Ron Demey (2014)
Sounds
African Bird Sounds Vol 2: West and Central Africa by Claude Chappuis
Further reading
The Birds of Benin and Togo: an Atlas and Handbook by Françoise Dowsett-Lemaire & Robert J Dowsett (2019)
Togo by R A Cheke in Important Bird Areas in Africa and Associated Islands: Priority Sites for Conservation edited by Lincoln D C Fishpool & Michael I Evans (2001)
The Birds of Togo: an Annotated Checklist by Robert A Cheke & J Frank Walsh (1996)
Articles in Malimbus, Bull. ABC, etc.
Websites
Togo Tours – Ashanti African Tours
ORGANISATIONS
There is currently no BirdLife Partner in Togo
Bird or conservation organisations active in Togo include –
Société Togolaise pour la Conservation de la Nature (AGBO-ZEGUE ONG)
Case Togo – Amis de la Nature
Les Amis de la Terre-Togo
Les Compagnons Ruraux (LCR)
Jeunes Volontaires pour l’Environnement Togo (JVE)
Alliance Nationale des Consommateurs et de l’Environnement au Togo (ANCE Togo)
Centre de Développement des Actions Communautaires (CDAC-ONG)
Action Environnementale pour le Développement Durable (AE2D)
The International Bird Conservation Partnership (IBCP)