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This is a list of the bird species recorded in Nigeria. The avifauna of Nigeria include a total of 975 species, of which one is endemic. Thirty-one species are ...
The wildlife of Nigeria consists of the flora and fauna of this country in West Africa. Nigeria has a wide variety of habitats, ranging from mangrove swamps and tropical rainforest to savanna with scattered clumps of trees. About 290 mammal species and 940 bird species have been recorded in the country.
Ricebird is a name for a number of different birds, especially those that feed on paddy fields or on various grains (not necessarily just rice). Most commonly, it refers to the: Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) Java sparrow (Lonchura oryzivora) Mannikins (Lonchura), a genus; Yellow-breasted bunting (Emberiza aureola)
The following is a list of the bird species recorded in Rivers State, Nigeria. [1] [2] [3] The avifauna of Rivers State include a total of 442 species.This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2022 edition.
Approximately 2,600 of the more than 9,600 bird species in existence are subject to trade, [2]: 3 and 20% of these species belong to the order Psittaciformes (parrots). [2]: 3 In 2009, 3.9% of households in the United States owned birds, which equated to 11,199,000 pet birds in total, [3] and 75% of these belonged to the Psittaciforme order.
Important Bird Areas of Nigeria (2 P) Pages in category "Birdwatching sites in Nigeria" This category contains only the following page.
Dagona Birds Sanctuary is a waterfowl sanctuary and a tourist centre located in Bade, an LGA in Yobe State, Northeastern Nigeria. It is one of the important regions marked for conservation of avifauna species in Sub-Saharan Africa .
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