Niger
SUB-REGIONSahel SIZE1,267,000 km² (6th largest country in Africa) BIRDS AND BIRDING SPECIESDiversityAfrotropical avifaunaApproximately 540 recorded species Proposed new species or splits not yet accepted by IOCDesert Grey ShrikeGlossy-backed DrongoSinging Bush LarkAfrican Reed WarblerAfrican Scrub RobinGrey Firefinch Other taxa of interest, including endemic subspecies (ESS)Stone PartridgeDouble-spurred SpurfowlClapperton’s SpurfowlGolden NightjarPlain NightjarWestern Plantain-eaterViolet TuracoNubian BustardSavile’s BustardChestnut-bellied SandgrouseSpotted SandgrouseLichtenstein’s …