Fauna of Senegal

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 35. Chapters: Birds of Senegal, Mammals of Senegal, Common Chimpanzee, List of birds of Senegal, Four-toed Hedgehog, Lesser Flamingo, African Silverbill, African Fish Eagle, Orange-cheeked Waxbill, Saddle-billed Stork, Red River Hog, White-backed Duck, Goliath Heron, Bayad, Kéwel, Guinea baboon, Heterobranchus, Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu, House Bunting, Cut-throat Finch, Zebra Waxbill, Bronze Mannikin, Pale Fox, Guinea Turaco, African Quailfinch, Winding Cisticola, Red-faced Cisticola, Siffling Cisticola, Black-rumped Waxbill, Singing Cisticola, Standard-winged Nightjar, Bar-breasted Firefinch, Magpie Mannikin, Black-throated Firefinch, Chestnut-breasted Negrofinch, Whistling Cisticola, Red-fronted Gazelle, Senegal Coucal, Long-tailed Glossy-starling, Lavender Waxbill, Red-winged Pytilia, Desert Cisticola, Western Bluebill, Black-bellied Firefinch, Quailfinch Indigobird, Dybowski's Twinspot, Rufous Cisticola, Crimson Seedcracker, Haussa Genet, Mali Firefinch. Excerpt: This is a list of the bird species recorded in Senegal. The avifauna of Senegal includes a total of 664 species, of which one has been introduced by humans, and eight are rare or accidental. One species listed is extirpated in Senegal, and is not included in the species count. Seven species are globally threatened. This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families, and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of Clements's 5th edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflects this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Introduced and accidental species are included in the total counts for Senegal. The following tags have been used to highlight certain relevant categories, but not all species fall into one of these categories. Those that do not are commonly occurring, native species. Order: Struthioniformes. Family: Struthionidae The Ostrich is a flightless bird native to Africa. It is the largest living species of bird. It is distinctive in its appearance, with a long neck and legs and the ability to run at high speeds. Order: Podicipediformes. Family: Podicipedidae Grebes are small to medium-sized diving birds. They breed on fresh water, but often visit the sea whilst migrating and in winter. They have lobed toes and are excellent swimmers and divers; however, their feet are placed far back on their bodies, making them quite ungainly on land. There are 19 species worldwide. Of these, two species have been recorded in Senegal. Order: Procellariiformes. Family: Procellariidae The procellariids are the main group of medium-sized 'true petrels', characterised by united nostrils with a medium septum, and a long outer functional primary. There are 75 species worldwide and 9 species which occur in Senegal. Order: Procellariiformes. Family: Hydrobatidae Storm-petrels are small birds which spend most of their lives at sea, coming ashore only to breed. They feed o