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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...

 
September 2026: new photos added
29 Sep 2026 [JBr]
New photos of Red-tailed Shrike, White-tailed Lapwing, Rusty Lark and Ortolan Bunting have been added to the WABDaB. The Rusty Lark was seen again at the same location eleven days after the original sighting.
May 2026: first record of Siberian Stonechat for Chad and West Africa
20 May 2026 [JBr]
Recently 4.184 records from joint French-Chadien government fieldwork have been added to the WABDaB. In addition to the Rusty Lark highlighted two months ago, these include the first Siberian Stonechat for West Africa, a Greater Flamingo, 2 Steppe Buzzards (photos of all three species), 3 Eurasian ... Read more...
April 2026: two new articles
13 May 2026 [JBr]
Two articles on birds of Chad have recently been published in Alauda: J. Hering, Siwak berries Salvadora persica as a food source for nesting birds in the Tibesti massif (Chad), Alauda 94 (1), 2026: 72-78. J. Hering, The Sand Martin Riparia riparia, a new breeding species in Chad and in the Afrot... Read more...
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Coverage

132,296 observations
of
593 species
in
546 half-degree blocks.
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6820 photos of 484 species.
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258 breeding species.

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