⇧ ⇩ In Benin I visited one nature reserve, the Parc National de la Pendjari. I saw various birds, antelopes, and elephants. In Ganvie and on the south shore I saw some birds, that was it as far as nature was concerned.
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All pictures are © Dr. Günther Eichhorn, unless otherwise noted.
Birds in Benin
Large flock of birds. A flock of birds flying past you makes a lot of noise, just from their wing beat. These flocks were very active in the Pendjari National Park. (821k)
Western Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava Schafstelze , french: Bergeronnette printanière ). (577k)
Senegal Coucal (Centropus senegalensis Spornkuckuck , french: Coucal du Sénégal ). (749k)
Northern Carmine Bee-eater (Merops nubicus Guêpier écarlate ). (825k)
Abyssinian Roller (Coracias abyssinicus Senegalracke , french: Rollier d'Abyssinie ). (760k)
Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus Stelzenläufer , french: Échasse blanche ). (567k)
Male African Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis rudis Graufischer , french: Martin-pêcheur pie ). (616k)
Blue-breasted Kingfisher (Halcyon malimbica Zügelliest , french: Martin-chasseur à poitrine bleue ). (663k)
African Wattled Lapwing also called Senegal Wattled Lapwing (Vanellus senegallus Senegalkiebitz , french: Vanneau du Sénégal ). (1068k)
Double-spurred Francolins (Pternistis bicalcaratus Doppelspornfrankolin , french: Francolin à double éperon ). (807k)
West African Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris galeatus Helmperlhuhn , french: Pintade de Numidie ). (940k)
Northern Red-billed Hornbill (Tockus erythrorhynchus Rotschnabeltoko , french: Calao à bec rouge ). (877k)
Male African Grey Hornbill (Lophoceros nasutus Grautoko , french: Calao à bec noir ). (723k)
Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta Hammerkopf , french: Ombrette africaine ). (1033k)
African Reed Cormorant (Microcarbo africanus africanus Riedscharbe , french: Cormoran africain ). (632k)
Western Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis ibis Kuhreiher , french: Héron garde-bœufs ). (955k)
Western Little Egret (Egretta garzetta garzetta Seidenreiher , french: Aigrette garzette ). (781k)
Western Reef Heron (Egretta gularis Küstenreiher , french: Aigrette à gorge blanche ). (612k)
Western Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea cinerea Graureiher , french: Héron cendré ). (708k)
Western Grey Heron taking off (Ardea cinerea cinerea Graureiher , french: Héron cendré ). (703k)
Western Grey Heron in flight. (518k)
Colony of Marabou Storks (Leptoptilos crumenifer Marabu , french: Marabout d'Afrique ) in a tree. (835k)
Denham's Bustard (Neotis denhami Outarde de Denham ). (768k)
Gabar Goshawk (Micronisus gabar Autour gabar ). (610k)
Gabar Goshawk (Micronisus gabar Autour gabar ). (575k)
Grasshopper Buzzard (Butastur rufipennis Heuschreckenbussard , french: Busautour des sauterelles ). (445k)
Black Kite (Milvus migrans Schwarzmilan , french: Milan noir ). (533k)
African Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer Schreiseeadler , french: Pygargue vocifer ). (650k)
White-backed Vulture (Gyps africanus Weißrückengeier , french: Vautour africain ). (630k)
White-headed Vulture (Trigonoceps occipitalis Wollkopfgeier , french: Vautour à tête blanche ). (499k)
This page contains 30 pictures of 26 bird species
Page last updated on Thu Nov 11 11:07:17 2021 (Mountain Standard Time)
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