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Benin

Birds, destinations and field guides for Benin.

Endemic species: 0
Bird species: 523
Destinations: 0
Field guides: 2

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Birds you are likely to see in Benin

Little Tern Sternula albifrons

Black-headed Heron

Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala

Scarlet-chested Sunbird

Scarlet-chested Sunbird Chalcomitra senegalensis

Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus

Crested Lark Galerida cristata

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus

Woodchat Shrike

Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator

Palm-nut Vulture

Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis

Yellow-throated Longclaw

Yellow-throated Longclaw Macronyx croceus

Saddle-billed Stork

Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis

Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash

Hamerkop Scopus umbretta

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Field guides for Benin

Birds of Western Africa

Birds of Western Africa Nik Borrow et al., 2005 Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia and more All levels

Birds of Africa, South of the Sahara

Birds of Africa, South of the Sahara J. C. Sinclair et al., 2004 Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon and more Travelling birders