Birds of Benin

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Ducks and relatives / Anseriformes Ducks and relatives
- Ducks, Geese, Swans / Anatidae Ducks, Geese, Swans
Сhickens and relatives / Galliformes Сhickens and relatives
- Guineafowl / Numididae Guineafowl
  - Helmeted Guineafowl / Numida meleagris Helmeted Guineafowl
    LC
  - Western Crested Guineafowl / Guttera verreauxi Western Crested Guineafowl
    LC
- New World Quail / Odontophoridae New World Quail
  - Stone Partridge / Ptilopachus petrosus Stone Partridge
    LC
- Pheasants & Allies / Phasianidae Pheasants & Allies
Nightjars and relatives / Caprimulgiformes Nightjars and relatives
- Nightjars / Caprimulgidae Nightjars
Swifts and hummingbirds / Apodiformes Swifts and hummingbirds
- Swifts / Apodidae Swifts
Turacos / Musophagiformes Turacos
- Turacos / Musophagidae Turacos
Bustards / Otidiformes Bustards
- Bustards / Otididae Bustards
Cuckoos and relatives / Cuculiformes Cuckoos and relatives
- Cuckoos / Cuculidae Cuckoos
Sandgrouses / Pterocliformes Sandgrouses
- Sandgrouse / Pteroclidae Sandgrouse
  - Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse / Pterocles exustus Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse
    LC
  - Four-banded Sandgrouse / Pterocles quadricinctus Four-banded Sandgrouse
    LC
Pigeons and doves / Columbiformes Pigeons and doves
- Pigeons, Doves / Columbidae Pigeons, Doves
Cranes, rails and relatives / Gruiformes Cranes, rails and relatives
- Finfoots / Heliornithidae Finfoots
  - African Finfoot / Podica senegalensis African Finfoot
    LC
- Flufftails & Forest Rails / Sarothruridae Flufftails & Forest Rails
- Rails, Crakes & Coots / Rallidae Rails, Crakes & Coots
- Cranes / Gruidae Cranes
  - Black Crowned Crane / Balearica pavonina Black Crowned Crane
    VU
Grebes / Podicipediformes Grebes
- Grebes / Podicipedidae Grebes
  - Little Grebe / Tachybaptus ruficollis Little Grebe
    LC
Shorebirds / Charadriiformes Shorebirds
- Buttonquail / Turnicidae Buttonquail
  - Common Buttonquail / Turnix sylvaticus Common Buttonquail
    LC
- Stone-curlews, Thick-knees / Burhinidae Stone-curlews, Thick-knees
- Stilts, Avocets / Recurvirostridae Stilts, Avocets
  - Black-winged Stilt / Himantopus himantopus Black-winged Stilt
    LC
  - Pied Avocet / Recurvirostra avosetta Pied Avocet
    LC
- Plovers / Charadriidae Plovers
- Egyptian Plover / Pluvianidae Egyptian Plover
  - Egyptian Plover / Pluvianus aegyptius Egyptian Plover
    LC
- Painted-snipes / Rostratulidae Painted-snipes
  - Greater Painted-snipe / Rostratula benghalensis Greater Painted-snipe
    LC
- Jacanas / Jacanidae Jacanas
  - Lesser Jacana / Microparra capensis Lesser Jacana
    LC
  - African Jacana / Actophilornis africanus African Jacana
    LC
- Sandpipers, Snipes / Scolopacidae Sandpipers, Snipes
- Coursers, Pratincoles / Glareolidae Coursers, Pratincoles
- Gulls, Terns, Skimmers / Laridae Gulls, Terns, Skimmers
- Skuas / Stercorariidae Skuas
  - Parasitic Jaeger / Stercorarius parasiticus Parasitic Jaeger
    LC
Albatrosses and petrels / Procellariiformes Albatrosses and petrels
- Austral Storm Petrels / Oceanitidae Austral Storm Petrels
  - Wilson's Storm Petrel / Oceanites oceanicus Wilson's Storm Petrel
    LC
Herons, storks and relatives / Ciconiiformes Herons, storks and relatives
- Storks / Ciconiidae Storks
Gannets and relatives / Suliformes Gannets and relatives
- Gannets, Boobies / Sulidae Gannets, Boobies
  - Brown Booby / Sula leucogaster Brown Booby
    LC
- Anhingas, Darters / Anhingidae Anhingas, Darters
  - African Darter / Anhinga rufa African Darter
    LC
- Cormorants, Shags / Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants, Shags
  - Reed Cormorant / Microcarbo africanus Reed Cormorant
    LC
  - White-breasted Cormorant / Phalacrocorax lucidus White-breasted Cormorant
    NE
Pelicans and relatives / Pelecaniformes Pelicans and relatives
- Ibises, Spoonbills / Threskiornithidae Ibises, Spoonbills
- Herons, Bitterns / Ardeidae Herons, Bitterns
- Hamerkop / Scopidae Hamerkop
  - Hamerkop / Scopus umbretta Hamerkop
    LC
- Pelicans / Pelecanidae Pelicans
  - Great White Pelican / Pelecanus onocrotalus Great White Pelican
    LC
  - Pink-backed Pelican / Pelecanus rufescens Pink-backed Pelican
    LC
Hawks and relatives / Accipitriformes Hawks and relatives
- Secretarybird / Sagittariidae Secretarybird
  - Secretarybird / Sagittarius serpentarius Secretarybird
    EN
- Ospreys / Pandionidae Ospreys
  - Osprey / Pandion haliaetus Osprey
    LC
- Kites, Hawks, Eagles / Accipitridae Kites, Hawks, Eagles
Owls / Strigiformes Owls
- Barn Owls / Tytonidae Barn Owls
  - Western Barn Owl / Tyto alba Western Barn Owl
    LC
- Owls / Strigidae Owls
Mousebird / Coliiformes Mousebird
- Mousebirds / Coliidae Mousebirds
  - Blue-naped Mousebird / Urocolius macrourus Blue-naped Mousebird
    LC
Trogons, quetzals / Trogoniformes Trogons, quetzals
- Trogons / Trogonidae Trogons
  - Narina Trogon / Apaloderma narina Narina Trogon
    LC
Hornbills and relatives / Bucerotiformes Hornbills and relatives
- Hoopoes / Upupidae Hoopoes
  - Eurasian Hoopoe / Upupa epops Eurasian Hoopoe
    LC
- Wood Hoopoes / Phoeniculidae Wood Hoopoes
  - Green Wood Hoopoe / Phoeniculus purpureus Green Wood Hoopoe
    LC
  - Black Scimitarbill / Rhinopomastus aterrimus Black Scimitarbill
    LC
- Ground Hornbills / Bucorvidae Ground Hornbills
  - Abyssinian Ground Hornbill / Bucorvus abyssinicus Abyssinian Ground Hornbill
    VU
- Hornbills / Bucerotidae Hornbills
Kingfishers and relatives / Coraciiformes Kingfishers and relatives
- Rollers / Coraciidae Rollers
- Kingfishers / Alcedinidae Kingfishers
- Bee-eaters / Meropidae Bee-eaters
Woodpeckers, toucans and relatives / Piciformes Woodpeckers, toucans and relatives
- African Barbets / Lybiidae African Barbets
- Honeyguides / Indicatoridae Honeyguides
- Woodpeckers / Picidae Woodpeckers
Falcons / Falconiformes Falcons
- Caracaras, Falcons / Falconidae Caracaras, Falcons
Parrots / Psittaciformes Parrots
- African & New World Parrots / Psittacidae African & New World Parrots
  - Senegal Parrot / Poicephalus senegalus Senegal Parrot
    LC
- Old World Parrots / Psittaculidae Old World Parrots
  - Rose-ringed Parakeet / Psittacula krameri Rose-ringed Parakeet
    LC
  - Red-headed Lovebird / Agapornis pullarius Red-headed Lovebird
    LC
Perching birds / Passeriformes Perching birds
- Wattle-eyes, Batises / Platysteiridae Wattle-eyes, Batises
  - Senegal Batis / Batis senegalensis Senegal Batis
    LC
  - West African Batis / Batis occulta West African Batis
    LC
  - West African Wattle-eye / Platysteira hormophora West African Wattle-eye
    LC
  - Chestnut Wattle-eye / Platysteira castanea Chestnut Wattle-eye
    LC
  - Brown-throated Wattle-eye / Platysteira cyanea Brown-throated Wattle-eye
    LC
  - Red-cheeked Wattle-eye / Platysteira blissetti Red-cheeked Wattle-eye
    LC
- Bushshrikes / Malaconotidae Bushshrikes
  - Grey-headed Bushshrike / Malaconotus blanchoti Grey-headed Bushshrike
    LC
  - Orange-breasted Bushshrike / Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus Orange-breasted Bushshrike
    LC
  - Marsh Tchagra / Bocagia minuta Marsh Tchagra
    LC
  - Black-crowned Tchagra / Tchagra senegalus Black-crowned Tchagra
    LC
  - Sabine's Puffback / Dryoscopus sabini Sabine's Puffback
    LC
  - Northern Puffback / Dryoscopus gambensis Northern Puffback
    LC
  - Tropical Boubou / Laniarius major Tropical Boubou
    NE
  - Yellow-crowned Gonolek / Laniarius barbarus Yellow-crowned Gonolek
    LC
  - Brubru / Nilaus afer Brubru
    LC
- Vangas & Allies / Vangidae Vangas & Allies
  - White-crested Helmetshrike / Prionops plumatus White-crested Helmetshrike
    LC
  - Red-billed Helmetshrike / Prionops caniceps Red-billed Helmetshrike
    LC
  - African Shrike-flycatcher / Megabyas flammulatus African Shrike-flycatcher
    LC
  - Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher / Bias musicus Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher
    LC
- Cuckooshrikes / Campephagidae Cuckooshrikes
  - White-breasted Cuckooshrike / Ceblepyris pectoralis White-breasted Cuckooshrike
    LC
  - Red-shouldered Cuckooshrike / Campephaga phoenicea Red-shouldered Cuckooshrike
    LC
  - Purple-throated Cuckooshrike / Campephaga quiscalina Purple-throated Cuckooshrike
    LC
- Figbirds, Old World Orioles, Piopios / Oriolidae Figbirds, Old World Orioles, Piopios
  - Black-winged Oriole / Oriolus nigripennis Black-winged Oriole
    LC
  - African Golden Oriole / Oriolus auratus African Golden Oriole
    LC
  - Eurasian Golden Oriole / Oriolus oriolus Eurasian Golden Oriole
    LC
- Drongos / Dicruridae Drongos
  - Velvet-mantled Drongo / Dicrurus modestus Velvet-mantled Drongo
    LC
  - Fork-tailed Drongo / Dicrurus adsimilis Fork-tailed Drongo
    LC
  - Sharpe's Drongo / Dicrurus sharpei Sharpe's Drongo
    NE
- Monarchs / Monarchidae Monarchs
  - Red-bellied Paradise Flycatcher / Terpsiphone rufiventer Red-bellied Paradise Flycatcher
    LC
  - African Paradise Flycatcher / Terpsiphone viridis African Paradise Flycatcher
    LC
- Shrikes / Laniidae Shrikes
  - Yellow-billed Shrike / Lanius corvinus Yellow-billed Shrike
    LC
  - Great Grey Shrike / Lanius excubitor Great Grey Shrike
    LC
  - Northern Fiscal / Lanius humeralis Northern Fiscal
    NE
  - Emin's Shrike / Lanius gubernator Emin's Shrike
    LC
  - Woodchat Shrike / Lanius senator Woodchat Shrike
    NT
- Crows, Jays / Corvidae Crows, Jays
  - Piapiac / Ptilostomus afer Piapiac
    LC
  - House Crow / Corvus splendens House Crow
    LC
  - Pied Crow / Corvus albus Pied Crow
    LC
- Fairy Flycatchers / Stenostiridae Fairy Flycatchers
  - African Blue Flycatcher / Elminia longicauda African Blue Flycatcher
    LC
- Tits, Chickadees / Paridae Tits, Chickadees
  - White-shouldered Black Tit / Melaniparus guineensis White-shouldered Black Tit
    LC
- Penduline Tits / Remizidae Penduline Tits
  - Yellow Penduline Tit / Anthoscopus parvulus Yellow Penduline Tit
    LC
- Nicators / Nicatoridae Nicators
  - Western Nicator / Nicator chloris Western Nicator
    LC
- Larks / Alaudidae Larks
  - Rufous-rumped Lark / Pinarocorys erythropygia Rufous-rumped Lark
    LC
  - Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark / Eremopterix leucotis Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark
    LC
  - Flappet Lark / Mirafra rufocinnamomea Flappet Lark
    LC
  - Singing Bush Lark / Mirafra javanica Singing Bush Lark
    LC
  - Sun Lark / Galerida modesta Sun Lark
    LC
  - Crested Lark / Galerida cristata Crested Lark
    LC
- Bulbuls / Pycnonotidae Bulbuls
  - Slender-billed Greenbul / Stelgidillas gracilirostris Slender-billed Greenbul
    LC
  - Red-tailed Bristlebill / Bleda syndactylus Red-tailed Bristlebill
    LC
  - Grey-headed Bristlebill / Bleda canicapillus Grey-headed Bristlebill
    LC
  - Yellow-throated Leaflove / Atimastillas flavicollis Yellow-throated Leaflove
    LC
  - Swamp Palm Bulbul / Thescelocichla leucopleura Swamp Palm Bulbul
    LC
  - Simple Greenbul / Chlorocichla simplex Simple Greenbul
    LC
  - Honeyguide Greenbul / Baeopogon indicator Honeyguide Greenbul
    LC
  - Western Bearded Greenbul / Criniger barbatus Western Bearded Greenbul
    LC
  - Red-tailed Greenbul / Criniger calurus Red-tailed Greenbul
    LC
  - Little Greenbul / Eurillas virens Little Greenbul
    LC
  - Yellow-whiskered Greenbul / Eurillas latirostris Yellow-whiskered Greenbul
    LC
  - Plain Greenbul / Eurillas curvirostris Plain Greenbul
    LC
  - White-throated Greenbul / Phyllastrephus albigularis White-throated Greenbul
    LC
  - Red-tailed Leaflove / Phyllastrephus scandens Red-tailed Leaflove
    LC
  - Baumann's Olive Greenbul / Phyllastrephus baumanni Baumann's Olive Greenbul
    LC
  - Common Bulbul / Pycnonotus barbatus Common Bulbul
    LC
- Swallows, Martins / Hirundinidae Swallows, Martins
  - Fanti Saw-wing / Psalidoprocne obscura Fanti Saw-wing
    LC
  - Banded Martin / Neophedina cincta Banded Martin
    LC
  - Sand Martin / Riparia riparia Sand Martin
    LC
  - Brown-throated Martin / Riparia paludicola Brown-throated Martin
    LC
  - Grey-rumped Swallow / Pseudhirundo griseopyga Grey-rumped Swallow
    LC
  - Pied-winged Swallow / Hirundo leucosoma Pied-winged Swallow
    LC
  - Wire-tailed Swallow / Hirundo smithii Wire-tailed Swallow
    LC
  - White-bibbed Swallow / Hirundo nigrita White-bibbed Swallow
    LC
  - Barn Swallow / Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow
    LC
  - Red-chested Swallow / Hirundo lucida Red-chested Swallow
    LC
  - Ethiopian Swallow / Hirundo aethiopica Ethiopian Swallow
    LC
  - Western House Martin / Delichon urbicum Western House Martin
    LC
  - Red-breasted Swallow / Cecropis semirufa Red-breasted Swallow
    LC
  - Mosque Swallow / Cecropis senegalensis Mosque Swallow
    LC
  - Lesser Striped Swallow / Cecropis abyssinica Lesser Striped Swallow
    LC
  - Red-rumped Swallow / Cecropis daurica Red-rumped Swallow
    LC
  - West African Swallow / Cecropis domicella West African Swallow
    NE
  - Preuss's Cliff Swallow / Petrochelidon preussi Preuss's Cliff Swallow
    LC
- Crombecs, African Warblers / Macrosphenidae Crombecs, African Warblers
  - Moustached Grass Warbler / Melocichla mentalis Moustached Grass Warbler
    LC
  - Kemp's Longbill / Macrosphenus kempi Kemp's Longbill
    LC
  - Grey Longbill / Macrosphenus concolor Grey Longbill
    LC
  - Northern Crombec / Sylvietta brachyura Northern Crombec
    LC
  - Green Crombec / Sylvietta virens Green Crombec
    LC
- Hylias / Hyliidae Hylias
  - Green Hylia / Hylia prasina Green Hylia
    LC
  - Tit Hylia / Pholidornis rushiae Tit Hylia
    LC
- Leaf Warblers / Phylloscopidae Leaf Warblers
  - Wood Warbler / Phylloscopus sibilatrix Wood Warbler
    LC
  - Western Bonelli's Warbler / Phylloscopus bonelli Western Bonelli's Warbler
    LC
  - Willow Warbler / Phylloscopus trochilus Willow Warbler
    LC
  - Common Chiffchaff / Phylloscopus collybita Common Chiffchaff
    LC
- Reed Warblers & Allies / Acrocephalidae Reed Warblers & Allies
  - Greater Swamp Warbler / Acrocephalus rufescens Greater Swamp Warbler
    LC
  - Great Reed Warbler / Acrocephalus arundinaceus Great Reed Warbler
    LC
  - Sedge Warbler / Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Sedge Warbler
    LC
  - Common Reed Warbler / Acrocephalus scirpaceus Common Reed Warbler
    LC
  - Western Olivaceous Warbler / Iduna opaca Western Olivaceous Warbler
    LC
  - Melodious Warbler / Hippolais polyglotta Melodious Warbler
    LC
  - Icterine Warbler / Hippolais icterina Icterine Warbler
    LC
- Grassbirds & Allies / Locustellidae Grassbirds & Allies
  - Savi's Warbler / Locustella luscinioides Savi's Warbler
    LC
  - Little Rush Warbler / Bradypterus baboecala Little Rush Warbler
    LC
- Cisticolas & Allies / Cisticolidae Cisticolas & Allies
  - Red-faced Cisticola / Cisticola erythrops Red-faced Cisticola
    LC
  - Singing Cisticola / Cisticola cantans Singing Cisticola
    LC
  - Whistling Cisticola / Cisticola lateralis Whistling Cisticola
    LC
  - Lazy Cisticola / Cisticola aberrans Lazy Cisticola
    LC
  - Winding Cisticola / Cisticola marginatus Winding Cisticola
    LC
  - Croaking Cisticola / Cisticola natalensis Croaking Cisticola
    LC
  - Dorst's Cisticola / Cisticola guinea Dorst's Cisticola
    LC
  - Short-winged Cisticola / Cisticola brachypterus Short-winged Cisticola
    LC
  - Rufous Cisticola / Cisticola rufus Rufous Cisticola
    LC
  - Zitting Cisticola / Cisticola juncidis Zitting Cisticola
    LC
  - Black-backed Cisticola / Cisticola eximius Black-backed Cisticola
    LC
  - Tawny-flanked Prinia / Prinia subflava Tawny-flanked Prinia
    LC
  - Red-winged Prinia / Prinia erythroptera Red-winged Prinia
    LC
  - Yellow-breasted Apalis / Apalis flavida Yellow-breasted Apalis
    LC
  - Buff-throated Apalis / Apalis rufogularis Buff-throated Apalis
    LC
  - Oriole Warbler / Hypergerus atriceps Oriole Warbler
    LC
  - Grey-backed Camaroptera / Camaroptera brevicaudata Grey-backed Camaroptera
    NE
  - Yellow-browed Camaroptera / Camaroptera superciliaris Yellow-browed Camaroptera
    LC
  - Olive-green Camaroptera / Camaroptera chloronota Olive-green Camaroptera
    LC
  - Senegal Eremomela / Eremomela pusilla Senegal Eremomela
    LC
  - Rufous-crowned Eremomela / Eremomela badiceps Rufous-crowned Eremomela
    LC
- Sylviid Babblers / Sylviidae Sylviid Babblers
  - Eurasian Blackcap / Sylvia atricapilla Eurasian Blackcap
    LC
  - Garden Warbler / Sylvia borin Garden Warbler
    LC
  - Moltoni's Warbler / Curruca subalpina Moltoni's Warbler
    LC
  - Common Whitethroat / Curruca communis Common Whitethroat
    LC
- White-eyes / Zosteropidae White-eyes
  - Northern Yellow White-eye / Zosterops senegalensis Northern Yellow White-eye
    LC
- Ground Babblers / Pellorneidae Ground Babblers
  - Brown Illadopsis / Illadopsis fulvescens Brown Illadopsis
    LC
  - Pale-breasted Illadopsis / Illadopsis rufipennis Pale-breasted Illadopsis
    LC
  - Puvel's Illadopsis / Illadopsis puveli Puvel's Illadopsis
    LC
- Laughingthrushes & Allies / Leiothrichidae Laughingthrushes & Allies
  - Capuchin Babbler / Turdoides atripennis Capuchin Babbler
    VU
  - Brown Babbler / Turdoides plebejus Brown Babbler
    LC
  - Blackcap Babbler / Turdoides reinwardtii Blackcap Babbler
    LC
- Hyliotas / Hyliotidae Hyliotas
  - Yellow-bellied Hyliota / Hyliota flavigaster Yellow-bellied Hyliota
    LC
  - Violet-backed Hyliota / Hyliota violacea Violet-backed Hyliota
    LC
- Treecreepers / Certhiidae Treecreepers
  - African Spotted Creeper / Salpornis salvadori African Spotted Creeper
    LC
- Starlings, Rhabdornises / Sturnidae Starlings, Rhabdornises
  - Purple-headed Starling / Hylopsar purpureiceps Purple-headed Starling
    LC
  - Greater Blue-eared Starling / Lamprotornis chalybaeus Greater Blue-eared Starling
    LC
  - Lesser Blue-eared Starling / Lamprotornis chloropterus Lesser Blue-eared Starling
    LC
  - Bronze-tailed Starling / Lamprotornis chalcurus Bronze-tailed Starling
    LC
  - Splendid Starling / Lamprotornis splendidus Splendid Starling
    LC
  - Purple Starling / Lamprotornis purpureus Purple Starling
    LC
  - Long-tailed Glossy Starling / Lamprotornis caudatus Long-tailed Glossy Starling
    LC
  - Chestnut-bellied Starling / Lamprotornis pulcher Chestnut-bellied Starling
    LC
  - Violet-backed Starling / Cinnyricinclus leucogaster Violet-backed Starling
    LC
  - Chestnut-winged Starling / Onychognathus fulgidus Chestnut-winged Starling
    LC
  - Neumann's Starling / Onychognathus neumanni Neumann's Starling
    LC
- Oxpeckers / Buphagidae Oxpeckers
  - Yellow-billed Oxpecker / Buphagus africanus Yellow-billed Oxpecker
    LC
- Thrushes / Turdidae Thrushes
  - Finsch's Rufous Thrush / Stizorhina finschi Finsch's Rufous Thrush
    LC
  - White-tailed Ant Thrush / Neocossyphus poensis White-tailed Ant Thrush
    LC
  - African Thrush / Turdus pelios African Thrush
    LC
- Chats, Old World Flycatchers / Muscicapidae Chats, Old World Flycatchers
  - Black Scrub Robin / Cercotrichas podobe Black Scrub Robin
    LC
  - Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin / Cercotrichas galactotes Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin
    LC
  - Pale Flycatcher / Agricola pallidus Pale Flycatcher
    LC
  - White-browed Forest Flycatcher / Fraseria cinerascens White-browed Forest Flycatcher
    LC
  - Fraser's Forest Flycatcher / Fraseria ocreata Fraser's Forest Flycatcher
    LC
  - Grey Tit-Flycatcher / Fraseria plumbea Grey Tit-Flycatcher
    LC
  - Ashy Flycatcher / Fraseria caerulescens Ashy Flycatcher
    LC
  - Northern Black Flycatcher / Melaenornis edolioides Northern Black Flycatcher
    LC
  - Spotted Flycatcher / Muscicapa striata Spotted Flycatcher
    LC
  - Swamp Flycatcher / Muscicapa aquatica Swamp Flycatcher
    LC
  - Forest Robin / Stiphrornis erythrothorax Forest Robin
    LC
  - White-crowned Robin-Chat / Cossypha albicapillus White-crowned Robin-Chat
    LC
  - Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat / Cossypha niveicapilla Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat
    LC
  - Common Nightingale / Luscinia megarhynchos Common Nightingale
    LC
  - European Pied Flycatcher / Ficedula hypoleuca European Pied Flycatcher
    LC
  - Common Redstart / Phoenicurus phoenicurus Common Redstart
    LC
  - Common Rock Thrush / Monticola saxatilis Common Rock Thrush
    LC
  - Whinchat / Saxicola rubetra Whinchat
    LC
  - African Stonechat / Saxicola torquatus African Stonechat
    LC
  - Northern Wheatear / Oenanthe oenanthe Northern Wheatear
    LC
  - Heuglin's Wheatear / Oenanthe heuglinii Heuglin's Wheatear
    LC
  - White-fronted Black Chat / Oenanthe albifrons White-fronted Black Chat
    LC
  - Familiar Chat / Oenanthe familiaris Familiar Chat
    LC
- Sunbirds / Nectariniidae Sunbirds
  - Mangrove Sunbird / Anthreptes gabonicus Mangrove Sunbird
    LC
  - Western Violet-backed Sunbird / Anthreptes longuemarei Western Violet-backed Sunbird
    LC
  - Little Green Sunbird / Anthreptes seimundi Little Green Sunbird
    LC
  - Grey-chinned Sunbird / Anthreptes tephrolaemus Grey-chinned Sunbird
    LC
  - Collared Sunbird / Hedydipna collaris Collared Sunbird
    LC
  - Pygmy Sunbird / Hedydipna platura Pygmy Sunbird
    LC
  - Green-headed Sunbird / Cyanomitra verticalis Green-headed Sunbird
    LC
  - Olive Sunbird / Cyanomitra olivacea Olive Sunbird
    LC
  - Buff-throated Sunbird / Chalcomitra adelberti Buff-throated Sunbird
    LC
  - Carmelite Sunbird / Chalcomitra fuliginosa Carmelite Sunbird
    LC
  - Scarlet-chested Sunbird / Chalcomitra senegalensis Scarlet-chested Sunbird
    LC
  - Olive-bellied Sunbird / Cinnyris chloropygius Olive-bellied Sunbird
    LC
  - Tiny Sunbird / Cinnyris minullus Tiny Sunbird
    LC
  - Beautiful Sunbird / Cinnyris pulchellus Beautiful Sunbird
    LC
  - Splendid Sunbird / Cinnyris coccinigastrus Splendid Sunbird
    LC
  - Superb Sunbird / Cinnyris superbus Superb Sunbird
    LC
  - Variable Sunbird / Cinnyris venustus Variable Sunbird
    LC
  - Copper Sunbird / Cinnyris cupreus Copper Sunbird
    LC
- Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches / Passeridae Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches
  - Sahel Bush Sparrow / Gymnoris dentata Sahel Bush Sparrow
    LC
  - Northern Grey-headed Sparrow / Passer griseus Northern Grey-headed Sparrow
    LC
- Weavers, Widowbirds / Ploceidae Weavers, Widowbirds
  - White-billed Buffalo Weaver / Bubalornis albirostris White-billed Buffalo Weaver
    LC
  - Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver / Plocepasser superciliosus Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver
    LC
  - Speckle-fronted Weaver / Sporopipes frontalis Speckle-fronted Weaver
    LC
  - Thick-billed Weaver / Amblyospiza albifrons Thick-billed Weaver
    LC
  - Slender-billed Weaver / Ploceus pelzelni Slender-billed Weaver
    LC
  - Little Weaver / Ploceus luteolus Little Weaver
    LC
  - Olive-naped Weaver / Ploceus brachypterus Olive-naped Weaver
    LC
  - Orange Weaver / Ploceus aurantius Orange Weaver
    LC
  - Heuglin's Masked Weaver / Ploceus heuglini Heuglin's Masked Weaver
    LC
  - Vitelline Masked Weaver / Ploceus vitellinus Vitelline Masked Weaver
    LC
  - Village Weaver / Ploceus cucullatus Village Weaver
    LC
  - Chestnut-and-black Weaver / Ploceus castaneofuscus Chestnut-and-black Weaver
    LC
  - Black-headed Weaver / Ploceus melanocephalus Black-headed Weaver
    LC
  - Yellow-mantled Weaver / Ploceus tricolor Yellow-mantled Weaver
    LC
  - Compact Weaver / Ploceus superciliosus Compact Weaver
    LC
  - Red-vented Malimbe / Malimbus scutatus Red-vented Malimbe
    LC
  - Blue-billed Malimbe / Malimbus nitens Blue-billed Malimbe
    LC
  - Red-headed Malimbe / Malimbus rubricollis Red-headed Malimbe
    LC
  - Red-headed Weaver / Anaplectes rubriceps Red-headed Weaver
    LC
  - Red-headed Quelea / Quelea erythrops Red-headed Quelea
    LC
  - Red-billed Quelea / Quelea quelea Red-billed Quelea
    LC
  - Yellow-crowned Bishop / Euplectes afer Yellow-crowned Bishop
    LC
  - Black-winged Red Bishop / Euplectes hordeaceus Black-winged Red Bishop
    LC
  - Northern Red Bishop / Euplectes franciscanus Northern Red Bishop
    LC
  - Fan-tailed Widowbird / Euplectes axillaris Fan-tailed Widowbird
    LC
  - Yellow-mantled Widowbird / Euplectes macroura Yellow-mantled Widowbird
    LC
  - Red-collared Widowbird / Euplectes ardens Red-collared Widowbird
    LC
- Waxbills, Munias & Allies / Estrildidae Waxbills, Munias & Allies
  - Bronze Mannikin / Spermestes cucullata Bronze Mannikin
    LC
  - Magpie Mannikin / Spermestes fringilloides Magpie Mannikin
    LC
  - Black-and-white Mannikin / Spermestes bicolor Black-and-white Mannikin
    LC
  - African Silverbill / Euodice cantans African Silverbill
    LC
  - Chestnut-breasted Nigrita / Nigrita bicolor Chestnut-breasted Nigrita
    LC
  - Grey-headed Nigrita / Nigrita canicapillus Grey-headed Nigrita
    LC
  - Pale-fronted Nigrita / Nigrita luteifrons Pale-fronted Nigrita
    LC
  - Grey-headed Oliveback / Delacourella capistrata Grey-headed Oliveback
    LC
  - Lavender Waxbill / Glaucestrilda caerulescens Lavender Waxbill
    LC
  - Orange-cheeked Waxbill / Estrilda melpoda Orange-cheeked Waxbill
    LC
  - Anambra Waxbill / Estrilda poliopareia Anambra Waxbill
    NT
  - Black-rumped Waxbill / Estrilda troglodytes Black-rumped Waxbill
    LC
  - Quailfinch / Ortygospiza atricollis Quailfinch
    LC
  - Cut-throat Finch / Amadina fasciata Cut-throat Finch
    LC
  - Orange-breasted Waxbill / Amandava subflava Orange-breasted Waxbill
    LC
  - Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu / Uraeginthus bengalus Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
    LC
  - Western Bluebill / Spermophaga haematina Western Bluebill
    LC
  - Black-bellied Seedcracker / Pyrenestes ostrinus Black-bellied Seedcracker
    LC
  - Green-winged Pytilia / Pytilia melba Green-winged Pytilia
    LC
  - Red-winged Pytilia / Pytilia phoenicoptera Red-winged Pytilia
    LC
  - Yellow-winged Pytilia / Pytilia hypogrammica Yellow-winged Pytilia
    LC
  - Red-billed Firefinch / Lagonosticta senegala Red-billed Firefinch
    LC
  - African Firefinch / Lagonosticta rubricata African Firefinch
    LC
  - Black-bellied Firefinch / Lagonosticta rara Black-bellied Firefinch
    LC
  - Bar-breasted Firefinch / Lagonosticta rufopicta Bar-breasted Firefinch
    LC
  - Black-faced Firefinch / Lagonosticta larvata Black-faced Firefinch
    LC
- Indigobirds, Whydahs / Viduidae Indigobirds, Whydahs
  - Village Indigobird / Vidua chalybeata Village Indigobird
    LC
  - Barka Indigobird / Vidua larvaticola Barka Indigobird
    LC
  - Wilson's Indigobird / Vidua wilsoni Wilson's Indigobird
    LC
  - Quailfinch Indigobird / Vidua nigeriae Quailfinch Indigobird
    LC
  - Cameroon Indigobird / Vidua camerunensis Cameroon Indigobird
    LC
  - Pin-tailed Whydah / Vidua macroura Pin-tailed Whydah
    LC
  - Sahel Paradise Whydah / Vidua orientalis Sahel Paradise Whydah
    LC
  - Exclamatory Paradise Whydah / Vidua interjecta Exclamatory Paradise Whydah
    LC
  - Cuckoo-finch / Anomalospiza imberbis Cuckoo-finch
    LC
- Wagtails, Pipits / Motacillidae Wagtails, Pipits
  - Western Yellow Wagtail / Motacilla flava Western Yellow Wagtail
    LC
  - White Wagtail / Motacilla alba White Wagtail
    LC
  - African Pied Wagtail / Motacilla aguimp African Pied Wagtail
    LC
  - Yellow-throated Longclaw / Macronyx croceus Yellow-throated Longclaw
    LC
  - Tawny Pipit / Anthus campestris Tawny Pipit
    LC
  - Plain-backed Pipit / Anthus leucophrys Plain-backed Pipit
    LC
  - Long-legged Pipit / Anthus pallidiventris Long-legged Pipit
    LC
  - Tree Pipit / Anthus trivialis Tree Pipit
    LC
  - Red-throated Pipit / Anthus cervinus Red-throated Pipit
    LC
- Finches, Euphonias / Fringillidae Finches, Euphonias
  - White-rumped Seedeater / Crithagra leucopygia White-rumped Seedeater
    LC
  - Yellow-fronted Canary / Crithagra mozambica Yellow-fronted Canary
    LC
  - West African Seedeater / Crithagra canicapilla West African Seedeater
    LC
- Buntings / Emberizidae Buntings
  - Ortolan Bunting / Emberiza hortulana Ortolan Bunting
    LC
  - Gosling's Bunting / Emberiza goslingi Gosling's Bunting
    LC
  - Golden-breasted Bunting / Emberiza flaviventris Golden-breasted Bunting
    LC
  - Brown-rumped Bunting / Emberiza affinis Brown-rumped Bunting
    LC
  - Cabanis's Bunting / Emberiza cabanisi Cabanis's Bunting
    LC

Species names

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Benin types of birds

26 orders

96 families

312 genera

601 species

Benin

This West African nation on the Gulf of Guinea, between Togo on the west and Nigeria on the east, is about the size of Tennessee. It is bounded by Burkina Faso and Niger on the north. The land consists of a narrow coastal strip that rises to a swampy, forested plateau and then to highlands in the north. A hot and humid climate blankets the entire country.

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