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Welcome to the WABDaB!

Welcome to the West African Bird DataBase, WABDaB, a not-for-profit effort that aims to further the knowledge about, and conservation of, birds in West Africa. Read more...

 
January 2022: Change of the use of Google maps
26 Jan 2022 [ULi]
In December we saw an increased number of page views on the WABDaB. The increase was so high that Google started billing us for the use of Google maps. We are pleased about the increased interest in the WABDaB of course, but it is still a not-for-profit effort that we finance out of our own pocke... Read more...
November 2021: fourth Griffon Vulture for Niger
14 Nov 2021 [JBr]
A Griffon Vulture fitted with a satellite transmitter in Navarra, northern Spain, is presently (9 November 2021) north of Tahoua.  See https://www.wabdab.org/db/viewobservation?id=6365490  Note that among the three earlier records for Niger one was of a Griffon Vulture wing-marked in Croat... Read more...
October 2020: New species for Niger: Eurasian Oystercatcher
15 Oct 2020 [JBr]
On 12 September 2020 a Eurasian Oystercatcher was discovered at Goudel ricefields by Benoit Forget.  See the pictures at https://www.wabdab.org/db/species?79082.  This is the first record of this species for Niger and probably for entire inland West Africa!  The bird was still there t... Read more...
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Coverage

117,889 observations
of
587 species
in
518 half-degree blocks.
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6550 photos of 476 species.
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247 breeding species.
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(As of 2024-12-14)

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218 items found, displaying 1 to 50.[First/Prev] 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 [Next/Last]
Date Year Name Nr Remarks Location Country Source Entered by
17 Jul 2024 White-throated Bee-eater 8 Visiting probable nest site - Chad Habib Ali Tim Wacher info
16 Jul 2024 Singing Bush Lark 15 Singing male in season &habitat - - ... Chad Tim Wacher Tim Wacher info egg
17 Jul 2024 Singing Bush Lark 50 Singing male in season &habitat - - ... Chad Habib Ali Tim Wacher info egg
25 Jul 2024 Red-pate Cisticola 1 Singing male in season &habitat - Chad Tim Wacher Tim Wacher info
23 Jul 2024 Singing Bush Lark 20 Singing male in season &habitat - Chad Tim Wacher Tim Wacher info
20 Jul 2024 Black-crowned Sparrow Lark 5 Singing male in season &habitat - Chad Mahamat Hatcha Tim Wacher info
22 Jul 2024 Singing Bush Lark 12 Singing male in season &habitat - Chad Tim Wacher Tim Wacher info
22 Jul 2024 Cricket Warbler 1 Singing male in season &habitat - Chad Tim Wacher Tim Wacher info
09 Jul 2024 Singing Bush Lark 12 Singing male in season &habitat - Chad Tim Wacher Tim Wacher info
12 Jul 2024 Singing Bush Lark 50 Singing male in season &habitat - Chad Tim Wacher Tim Wacher info
17 Jul 2024 Black-crowned Sparrow Lark 50 Singing male in season &habitat - Chad Habib Ali Tim Wacher info
17 Jul 2024 Singing Bush Lark 6 Singing male in season &habitat - Chad Habib Ali Tim Wacher info
17 Jul 2024 Cricket Warbler 1 Singing male in season &habitat - Chad Habib Ali Tim Wacher info
17 Jul 2024 Dunn's Lark 1 Singing male in season &habitat - Chad Habib Ali Tim Wacher info
25 Jul 2024 Singing Bush Lark 1 Recently fledged young - Chad Tim Wacher Tim Wacher info egg
17 Jul 2024 Chestnut-backed Sparrow Lark 100 Recently fledged young - Chad Habib Ali Tim Wacher info egg
17 Jul 2024 Chestnut-backed Sparrow Lark 15 Recently fledged young - Chad Habib Ali Tim Wacher info egg
25 Jul 2024 White-billed Buffalo Weaver 5 Nest building activity - - Visiting probable... Chad Tim Wacher Tim Wacher info egg
25 Jul 2024 White-billed Buffalo Weaver 6 Nest building activity - - Visiting probable... Chad Tim Wacher Tim Wacher info egg
27 Jul 2024 Village Weaver 6 Nest building NDjamena, Hotel La Tchadienne-Chez Wou-Irrisor Chad Tim Wacher Tim Wacher info receipt_long egg
27 Jul 2024 Senegal Coucal 2 Mating couple. NDjamena, Hotel La Tchadienne-Chez Wou-Irrisor Chad Tim Wacher Tim Wacher info receipt_long egg
13 Jul 2024 White-throated Bee-eater 150 Many guarding holes in the damp sand Chad Tim Wacher Tim Wacher info egg
27 Jul 2024 Klaas's Cuckoo 1 Heard clearly twice but not seen NDjamena, Hotel La Tchadienne-Chez Wou-Irrisor Chad Tim Wacher Tim Wacher info receipt_long
27 Jul 2024 Wahlberg's Eagle 1 Disputing perching site with Black-Headed Herons NDjamena, Hotel La Tchadienne-Chez Wou-Irrisor Chad Tim Wacher Tim Wacher info receipt_long
14 Jul 2024 Desert Cisticola 1 Courtship / Display - - Singing male... Chad Tim Wacher Tim Wacher info
16 Jul 2024 Black-crowned Sparrow Lark 25 Courtship / Display - - Singing male... Chad Habib Ali Tim Wacher info
23 Jul 2024 White-throated Bee-eater 50 Courtship / Display - - Nest building... Chad Tim Wacher Tim Wacher info egg
12 Jul 2024 Pallid Swift 200 Almost certainly Common swift mixed among them -... Chad Tim Wacher Tim Wacher info
26 Sep 2024 Eurasian Golden Oriole 1 RFOROA Oryx base camp Chad Kher Issakha Tim Wacher info
27 Jul 2024 Vieillot's Barbet 2 NDjamena, Hotel La Tchadienne-Chez Wou-Irrisor Chad Tim Wacher Tim Wacher info receipt_long
27 Jul 2024 African Silverbill 12 NDjamena, Hotel La Tchadienne-Chez Wou-Irrisor Chad Tim Wacher Tim Wacher info receipt_long
27 Jul 2024 White-rumped Seedeater 8 NDjamena, Hotel La Tchadienne-Chez Wou-Irrisor Chad Tim Wacher Tim Wacher info receipt_long
27 Jul 2024 Woodland Kingfisher 1 NDjamena, Hotel La Tchadienne-Chez Wou-Irrisor Chad Tim Wacher Tim Wacher info receipt_long
27 Jul 2024 Red-billed Firefinch 2 NDjamena, Hotel La Tchadienne-Chez Wou-Irrisor Chad Tim Wacher Tim Wacher info receipt_long
27 Jul 2024 African Pygmy Kingfisher 1 NDjamena, Hotel La Tchadienne-Chez Wou-Irrisor Chad Tim Wacher Tim Wacher info receipt_long
27 Jul 2024 African Palm Swift 12 NDjamena, Hotel La Tchadienne-Chez Wou-Irrisor Chad Tim Wacher Tim Wacher info receipt_long
27 Jul 2024 Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird 2 NDjamena, Hotel La Tchadienne-Chez Wou-Irrisor Chad Tim Wacher Tim Wacher info receipt_long
27 Jul 2024 Common Bulbul 12 NDjamena, Hotel La Tchadienne-Chez Wou-Irrisor Chad Tim Wacher Tim Wacher info receipt_long
27 Jul 2024 Grey-backed Camaroptera 1 NDjamena, Hotel La Tchadienne-Chez Wou-Irrisor Chad Tim Wacher Tim Wacher info receipt_long
27 Jul 2024 Beautiful Sunbird 4 NDjamena, Hotel La Tchadienne-Chez Wou-Irrisor Chad Tim Wacher Tim Wacher info receipt_long
27 Jul 2024 House Sparrow 20 NDjamena, Hotel La Tchadienne-Chez Wou-Irrisor Chad Tim Wacher Tim Wacher info receipt_long
27 Jul 2024 Northern Grey-headed Sparrow 2 NDjamena, Hotel La Tchadienne-Chez Wou-Irrisor Chad Tim Wacher Tim Wacher info receipt_long
27 Jul 2024 Black-headed Weaver 15 NDjamena, Hotel La Tchadienne-Chez Wou-Irrisor Chad Tim Wacher Tim Wacher info receipt_long
27 Jul 2024 Red-cheeked Cordonbleu 6 NDjamena, Hotel La Tchadienne-Chez Wou-Irrisor Chad Tim Wacher Tim Wacher info receipt_long
27 Jul 2024 White-faced Whistling Duck 8 NDjamena, Hotel La Tchadienne-Chez Wou-Irrisor Chad Tim Wacher Tim Wacher info receipt_long
27 Jul 2024 Green-backed Heron 1 NDjamena, Hotel La Tchadienne-Chez Wou-Irrisor Chad Tim Wacher Tim Wacher info receipt_long
27 Jul 2024 Black-headed Heron 30 NDjamena, Hotel La Tchadienne-Chez Wou-Irrisor Chad Tim Wacher Tim Wacher info receipt_long
27 Jul 2024 Long-tailed Cormorant 30 NDjamena, Hotel La Tchadienne-Chez Wou-Irrisor Chad Tim Wacher Tim Wacher info receipt_long
27 Jul 2024 African Jacana 3 NDjamena, Hotel La Tchadienne-Chez Wou-Irrisor Chad Tim Wacher Tim Wacher info receipt_long
27 Jul 2024 Laughing Dove 12 NDjamena, Hotel La Tchadienne-Chez Wou-Irrisor Chad Tim Wacher Tim Wacher info receipt_long
218 items found, displaying 1 to 50.[First/Prev] 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 [Next/Last]
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