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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...

 
February 2025: WABDaB still very much alive!
25 Feb 2025 [JBr]
Don't look at the blogs to see what is new on the WABDaB, look at the most recently uploaded observations and images on the home page! Recently added are 654 observations, from Zakouma NP, N'Djamena and the road between the two. Including first records for Chad of Pacific Golden Plover and Gadwall... 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...
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Coverage

119,192 observations
of
589 species
in
521 half-degree blocks.
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6638 photos of 479 species.
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247 breeding species.
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(As of 2025-03-21)

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284 items found, displaying 1 to 50.[First/Prev] 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 [Next/Last]
Date Year Name Nr Remarks Location Country Source Entered by
19 Mar 2025 Verreaux's Eagle Owl 1 crédit photo Lucien Burniaux Machtour Chad Annabelle Honorez info
01 Mar 2025 Secretarybird 1 to Kackacka Chad Annabelle Honorez info
08 Mar 2025 Secretarybird 1 crédit photo Lucien Burniaux axe Abeche-Biltine Chad Annabelle Honorez info receipt_long
07 Feb 2025 Greater Spotted Eagle 1 PN de Zakouma, Am Kreko Chad Bruno Portier info
13 Feb 2025 Dark Chanting Goshawk 1 Chad Bruno Portier info group
13 Feb 2025 Fan-tailed Raven 1 Chad Bruno Portier info group
13 Feb 2025 African Woolly-necked Stork 1 Chad Bruno Portier info group
13 Feb 2025 Knob-billed Duck 7 Chad Bruno Portier info group
13 Feb 2025 Black-winged Kite 1 Chad Bruno Portier info group
13 Feb 2025 Chestnut-bellied Starling 1 Chad Bruno Portier info group
13 Feb 2025 Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark 2 Chad Bruno Portier info group
13 Feb 2025 African Silverbill 2 Chad Bruno Portier info group
13 Feb 2025 Glossy Ibis 50 Chad Bruno Portier info group
13 Feb 2025 African Spoonbill 1 Chad Bruno Portier info group
14 Feb 2025 Yellow-billed Egret 4 NDjamena, Hotel La Tchadienne-Chez Wou-Irrisor Chad Bruno Portier info group
14 Feb 2025 Gabar Goshawk 3 NDjamena, Hotel La Tchadienne-Chez Wou-Irrisor Chad Bruno Portier info group
14 Feb 2025 Eastern Olivaceous Warbler 1 also heard NDjamena, Hotel La Tchadienne-Chez Wou-Irrisor Chad Bruno Portier info group
10 Feb 2025 Marsh Sandpiper 1 PN de Zakouma, mare Am... Chad Bruno Portier, Pierre Defos du Rau, Julien Birard, Clemence Deschamps and Abakar S. Wachoum Bruno Portier info group
10 Feb 2025 Wood Sandpiper 1 PN de Zakouma, mare Am... Chad Bruno Portier, Pierre Defos du Rau, Julien Birard, Clemence Deschamps and Abakar S. Wachoum Bruno Portier info group
10 Feb 2025 African Wattled Lapwing 2 PN de Zakouma, mare Am... Chad Bruno Portier, Pierre Defos du Rau, Julien Birard, Clemence Deschamps and Abakar S. Wachoum Bruno Portier info group
10 Feb 2025 African Spoonbill 3 PN de Zakouma, mare Am... Chad Bruno Portier, Pierre Defos du Rau, Julien Birard, Clemence Deschamps and Abakar S. Wachoum Bruno Portier info group
10 Feb 2025 Collared Pratincole 2 PN de Zakouma, Bahr Robich... Chad Bruno Portier, Pierre Defos du Rau, Julien Birard, Clemence Deschamps and Abakar S. Wachoum Bruno Portier info group
10 Feb 2025 Barn Swallow 25 PN de Zakouma, Bahr Robich... Chad Bruno Portier, Pierre Defos du Rau, Julien Birard, Clemence Deschamps and Abakar S. Wachoum Bruno Portier info group
10 Feb 2025 Temminck's Stint 1 PN de Zakouma, Bahr Robich... Chad Bruno Portier, Pierre Defos du Rau, Julien Birard, Clemence Deschamps and Abakar S. Wachoum Bruno Portier info group
10 Feb 2025 Marabou Stork 1 PN de Zakouma, Bahr Robich... Chad Bruno Portier, Pierre Defos du Rau, Julien Birard, Clemence Deschamps and Abakar S. Wachoum Bruno Portier info group
10 Feb 2025 Great White Pelican 450 PN de Zakouma, Bahr Robich... Chad Bruno Portier, Pierre Defos du Rau, Julien Birard, Clemence Deschamps and Abakar S. Wachoum Bruno Portier info group
10 Feb 2025 Little Swift 50 PN de Zakouma, mare Am... Chad Bruno Portier, Pierre Defos du Rau, Julien Birard, Clemence Deschamps and Abakar S. Wachoum Bruno Portier info group
10 Feb 2025 Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin 1 PN de Zakouma, Kobo Chad Bruno Portier, Pierre Defos du Rau, Julien Birard, Clemence Deschamps and Abakar S. Wachoum Bruno Portier info group
10 Feb 2025 Abyssinian Ground Hornbill 2 PN de Zakouma, Kobo Chad Bruno Portier, Pierre Defos du Rau, Julien Birard, Clemence Deschamps and Abakar S. Wachoum Bruno Portier info group
10 Feb 2025 Spotted Redshank 1 PN de Zakouma, Kobo Chad Bruno Portier, Pierre Defos du Rau, Julien Birard, Clemence Deschamps and Abakar S. Wachoum Bruno Portier info group
10 Feb 2025 Marsh Sandpiper 1 PN de Zakouma, Kobo Chad Bruno Portier, Pierre Defos du Rau, Julien Birard, Clemence Deschamps and Abakar S. Wachoum Bruno Portier info group
10 Feb 2025 Hamerkop 6 PN de Zakouma, Kobo Chad Bruno Portier, Pierre Defos du Rau, Julien Birard, Clemence Deschamps and Abakar S. Wachoum Bruno Portier info group
10 Feb 2025 Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin 3 PN de Zakouma, Kobo Chad Bruno Portier, Pierre Defos du Rau, Julien Birard, Clemence Deschamps and Abakar S. Wachoum Bruno Portier info group
10 Feb 2025 Little Grebe 1 PN de Zakouma, Kobo Chad Bruno Portier, Pierre Defos du Rau, Julien Birard, Clemence Deschamps and Abakar S. Wachoum Bruno Portier info group
10 Feb 2025 Secretarybird 2 adultes PN de Zakouma, mare dAntigua Chad Bruno Portier, Pierre Defos du Rau, Julien Birard, Clemence Deschamps and Abakar S. Wachoum Bruno Portier info group
10 Feb 2025 Egyptian Goose 2 adultes PN de Zakouma, mare dAntigua Chad Bruno Portier, Pierre Defos du Rau, Julien Birard, Clemence Deschamps and Abakar S. Wachoum Bruno Portier info group
10 Feb 2025 Grey Heron 1 adulte PN de Zakouma, mare dAntigua Chad Bruno Portier, Pierre Defos du Rau, Julien Birard, Clemence Deschamps and Abakar S. Wachoum Bruno Portier info group
10 Feb 2025 White-faced Whistling Duck 10 PN de Zakouma, mare dAntigua Chad Bruno Portier, Pierre Defos du Rau, Julien Birard, Clemence Deschamps and Abakar S. Wachoum Bruno Portier info group
10 Feb 2025 Black-winged Stilt 1 PN de Zakouma, mare dAntigua Chad Bruno Portier, Pierre Defos du Rau, Julien Birard, Clemence Deschamps and Abakar S. Wachoum Bruno Portier info group
10 Feb 2025 Wood Sandpiper 2 PN de Zakouma, mare dAntigua Chad Bruno Portier, Pierre Defos du Rau, Julien Birard, Clemence Deschamps and Abakar S. Wachoum Bruno Portier info group
10 Feb 2025 Temminck's Stint 1 PN de Zakouma, mare dAntigua Chad Bruno Portier, Pierre Defos du Rau, Julien Birard, Clemence Deschamps and Abakar S. Wachoum Bruno Portier info group
10 Feb 2025 Long-tailed Glossy Starling 4 also heard PN de Zakouma, mare dAntigua Chad Bruno Portier, Pierre Defos du Rau, Julien Birard, Clemence Deschamps and Abakar S. Wachoum Bruno Portier info group
10 Feb 2025 Greater Blue-eared Starling 3 also heard: separated from Lesser Blue-eared by call PN de Zakouma, mare dAntigua Chad Bruno Portier, Pierre Defos du Rau, Julien Birard, Clemence Deschamps and Abakar S. Wachoum Bruno Portier info group
10 Feb 2025 Black-crowned Night Heron 3 juv also heard PN de Zakouma, mare dAntigua Chad Bruno Portier, Pierre Defos du Rau, Julien Birard, Clemence Deschamps and Abakar S. Wachoum Bruno Portier info group
10 Feb 2025 African Spoonbill 1 PN de Zakouma, mare dAntigua Chad Bruno Portier, Pierre Defos du Rau, Julien Birard, Clemence Deschamps and Abakar S. Wachoum Bruno Portier info group
10 Feb 2025 African Fish Eagle 2 PN de Zakouma, mare dAntigua Chad Bruno Portier, Pierre Defos du Rau, Julien Birard, Clemence Deschamps and Abakar S. Wachoum Bruno Portier info group
10 Feb 2025 Knob-billed Duck 1 PN de Zakouma, mare dAntigua Chad Bruno Portier, Pierre Defos du Rau, Julien Birard, Clemence Deschamps and Abakar S. Wachoum Bruno Portier info group
10 Feb 2025 Pallid Harrier 1 M PN de Zakouma, mare dAntigua Chad Bruno Portier, Pierre Defos du Rau, Julien Birard, Clemence Deschamps and Abakar S. Wachoum Bruno Portier info group
10 Feb 2025 Black-crowned Night Heron 2 adultes PN de Zakouma, mare dAntigua Chad Bruno Portier, Pierre Defos du Rau, Julien Birard, Clemence Deschamps and Abakar S. Wachoum Bruno Portier info group
10 Feb 2025 Green Wood Hoopoe 1 adulte PN de Zakouma, mare dAntigua Chad Bruno Portier, Pierre Defos du Rau, Julien Birard, Clemence Deschamps and Abakar S. Wachoum Bruno Portier info group
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