The highlight of the wildlife in Mali are the birds. There are lots of them, especially along the Niger River.
Nature pictures of Mali and other bird pages are linked:
Nature Page for Mali
Bird Pages
All pictures are © Dr. Günther Eichhorn, unless otherwise noted.
Birds in Mali
Bird feather. (1129k)
Weaver bird nests. (908k)
Birds nests. (844k)
Flock of birds. They fly in a very coordinated fashion. (959k)
Various shore birds. (629k)
Great Grey Shrike (Lanius excubitor, german: Raubwürger, french: Pie-grièche grise). (541k)
Male Sahel Paradise Whydah (Vidua orientalis). (457k)
Female Copper Sunbird (Cinnyris cupreus, french: Souimanga cuivré). (528k)
Female Copper Sunbird. (530k)
Male Red-billed Firefinch (also called Senegal Firefinch) (Lagonosticta senegala, german: Senegalamarant, french: Amarante du Sénégal). (443k)
Speckled Pigeon (Columba guinea, german: Guineataube, french: Pigeon roussard). (611k)
African Collared Dove (Streptopelia roseogrisea, german: Nordafrikanische Lachtaube, french: Tourterelle rieuse). (973k)
Collared Pratincole (Glareola pratincola, german: Rotflügel-Brachschwalbe, french: Glaréole à collier). (232k)
White-billed Buffalo Weaver (Bubalornis albirostris, german: Alektoweber, french: Alecto à bec blanc). (605k)
Northern Carmine Bee-eaters (Merops nubicus, french: Guêpier écarlate). (594k)
African Green Bee-eater ssp. viridissimus (Merops viridissimus viridissimus). (664k)
Abyssinian Roller (Coracias abyssinicus, german: Senegalracke, french: Rollier d'Abyssinie). (794k)
Abyssinian Roller (Coracias abyssinicus, german: Senegalracke, french: Rollier d'Abyssinie). (503k)
Female Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri, german: Halsbandsittich, french: Perruche à collier). (752k)
Parakeets in flight. (512k)
Senegal Parrot (Poicephalus senegalus, german: Mohrenkopfpapagei, french: Perroquet youyou). (772k)
Pied Crow (Corvus albus, german: Schildrabe, french: Corbeau pie). (524k)
Tern (Sterninae gen., german: Seeschwalben). (398k)
Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida, german: Weißbart-Seeschwalbe, french: Guifette moustac) in flight. (494k)
Whiskered Tern in flight. (469k)
Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia, german: Raubseeschwalbe, french: Sterne caspienne) in flight. (528k)
Senegal Thick-knee (Burhinus senegalensis, german: Senegaltriel, french: Œdicnème du Sénégal). (576k)
Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia, german: Grünschenkel, french: Chevalier aboyeur). (584k)
Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus, german: Stelzenläufer, french: Échasse blanche). (625k)
Spur-winged Lapwing (Vanellus spinosus, german: Spornkiebitz, french: Vanneau à éperons). (755k)
African Pied Kingfishers (Ceryle rudis rudis, german: Graufischer, french: Martin-pêcheur pie). female on top, male below. (646k)
Male African Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis rudis, german: Graufischer, french: Martin-pêcheur pie). (889k)
African Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis rudis, german: Graufischer, french: Martin-pêcheur pie). (576k)
African Pied Kingfisher in flight. (792k)
Fishing male African Pied Kingfisher. (503k)
African Pied Kingfisher with fish. (502k)
Male African Grey Hornbill (Lophoceros nasutus, german: Grautoko, french: Calao à bec noir). (530k)
Flock of White-faced Whistling Ducks (Dendrocygna viduata, german: Witwenpfeifgans, french: Dendrocygne veuf) in flight. (518k)
Flock of White-faced Whistling Ducks in flight. (504k)
Flock of Knob-billed Ducks (Sarkidiornis melanotos, german: Höckerglanzgans, french: Canard à bosse) in flight. (421k)
Ibis in flight. (376k)
African Reed Cormorant (Microcarbo africanus africanus, german: Riedscharbe, french: Cormoran africain). (812k)
African Reed Cormorant taking off from the river. (568k)
African Reed Cormorant in flight. (506k)
African Reed Cormorant in low flight. (731k)
Perched African Reed Cormorant (Microcarbo africanus africanus, german: Riedscharbe, french: Cormoran africain), right, and Western Little Egret (Egretta garzetta garzetta, german: Seidenreiher, french: Aigrette garzette). (596k)
Cormorants in flight over a Western Little Egret. (719k)
Egrets taking off in all directions. (764k)
Black sheep leading the flock (a cormorant and a flock of egrets). (455k)
Flying over the moon. (406k)
Flock of egrets on their way to their night roost. (530k)
Night roost of egrets and cormorants. (711k)
Flock of African Great Egrets over the Niger River. (542k)
Perched African Great Egrets (Ardea alba melanorhynchos, german: Silberreiher, french: Grande Aigrette). (767k)
Western Little Egret (Egretta garzetta garzetta, german: Seidenreiher, french: Aigrette garzette), left, and African Great Egret (Ardea alba melanorhynchos, german: Silberreiher, french: Grande Aigrette), right. (1164k)
Western Cattle Egrets (Bubulcus ibis ibis, german: Kuhreiher, french: Héron garde-bœufs). (930k)
Western Cattle Egret taking off over a cow. (709k)
Western Cattle Egret and a herd of sheep. (680k)
Western Cattle Egrets (Bubulcus ibis ibis, german: Kuhreiher, french: Héron garde-bœufs) feeding around a cow carcass. (722k)
Western Little Egret (Egretta garzetta garzetta, german: Seidenreiher, french: Aigrette garzette). (1388k)
Western Little Egret (Egretta garzetta garzetta, german: Seidenreiher, french: Aigrette garzette) taking off. (691k)
Western Little Egret just after take-off. (790k)
Western Little Egrets in flight. (475k)
Western Little Egret in flight. (503k)
Western Little Egret in flight. (775k)
Western Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea cinerea, german: Graureiher, french: Héron cendré). (642k)
Western Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea cinerea, german: Graureiher, french: Héron cendré) taking off. (612k)
Western Grey Heron in flight. (550k)
Western Grey Heron in flight. (500k)
Western Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea purpurea, german: Purpurreiher, french: Héron pourpré). (691k)
Western Purple Heron in flight. (568k)
Yellow-billed Kite ssp. parasitus (Milvus aegyptius parasitus, french: Milan à bec jaune) looking for fish. (472k)
Yellow-billed Kite ssp. parasitus (Milvus aegyptius parasitus, french: Milan à bec jaune) looking for fish. (492k)
Yellow-billed Kite ssp. parasitus talons down in preparation for striking a fish. (476k)
Black Kite (Milvus migrans, german: Schwarzmilan, french: Milan noir) looking for prey. (474k)
This page contains 75 pictures of 33 bird species
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