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Species

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2,565

Species documented

224

Countries with recorded wildlife

1,337

Parks connected

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Apex predators187speciesGiants of nature57speciesThreatened species515speciesNight life768speciesBig cats39speciesPolar wildlife74speciesEndemic species6speciesThe Big Five6species

Conservation

Showing 55 species · Djoudj Bird Sanctuary

Showing 55 species · Djoudj Bird Sanctuary

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Glossy IbisLeast Concern

Glossy Ibis

Plegadis falcinellus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Marabou StorkLeast Concern

Marabou Stork

Leptoptilos crumenifer

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
American White PelicanLeast Concern

American White Pelican

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
Golden JackalLeast Concern

Golden Jackal

Canis aureus

OmnivoreVariable activityIn pairs
Grey HeronLeast Concern

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
64 countries
Vulnerable

Tarpon

Megalops atlanticus

CarnivoreVulnerableFish
Least Concern

African Catfish

Clarias gariepinus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Common Greenshank

Tringa nebularia

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Kentish Plover

Charadrius alexandrinus

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Black-winged Stilt

Himantopus himantopus

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Ruff

Calidris pugnax

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Larus fuscus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Senegal Parrot

Poicephalus senegalus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Willow Warbler

Phylloscopus trochilus

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Endangered

African Spurred Tortoise

Centrochelys sulcata

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Least Concern

Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopus

OmnivoreDiurnalBird
Least Concern

Montagu's Harrier

Circus pygargus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Cream-coloured Courser

Cursorius cursor

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Red-Knobbed Coot

Fulica cristata

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Black Tern

Chlidonias niger

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Egyptian Goose

Alopochen aegyptiaca

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Not Evaluated

Desert Locust

Schistocerca gregaria

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Cattle Egret

Bubulcus ibis

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Sandwich Tern

Thalasseus sandvicensis

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Royal Tern

Thalasseus maximus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Common Ringed Plover

Charadrius hiaticula

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Grey Plover

Pluvialis squatarola

InsectivoreVariable activitySolitary
Least Concern

Isabelline Wheatear

Oenanthe isabellina

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Sanderling

Calidris alba

InsectivoreDiurnalVariable activity
Critically Endangered

Pancake Tortoise

Malacochersus tornieri

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
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Lesser FlamingoNear Threatened

Lesser Flamingo

Phoeniconaias minor

DiurnalColonialNear Threatened
47 countries11 parks
Nile CrocodileLeast Concern

Nile Crocodile

Crocodylus niloticus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
45 countries57 parks2 dive sites
Greater FlamingoLeast Concern

Greater Flamingo

Phoenicopterus roseus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
82 countries13 parks1 dive site
Bull SharkNear Threatened

Bull Shark

Carcharhinus leucas

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
32 countries14 parks15 dive sites
Great White PelicanLeast Concern

Great White Pelican

Pelecanus onocrotalus

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
72 countries22 parks
Long-tailed CormorantLeast Concern

Long-tailed Cormorant

Microcarbo africanus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
14 countries46 parks1 dive site
African ManateeVulnerable

African Manatee

Trichechus senegalensis

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
19 countries7 parks1 dive site
African Sacred IbisLeast Concern

African Sacred Ibis

Threskiornis aethiopicus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
58 countries72 parks
African Fish-EagleLeast Concern

African Fish-Eagle

Haliaeetus vocifer

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
45 countries21 parks1 dive site
Cocoi HeronLeast Concern

Cocoi Heron

Ardea cocoi

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
58 countries71 parks
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Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
112 countries
71 parks
43 countries
66 parks
44 countries
10 parks
51 countries
18 parks
7 parks
50 countries29 parks24 dive sites
57 countries69 parks1 dive site
97 countries61 parks
37 countries61 parks
77 countries70 parks
70 countries37 parks
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50 countries167 parks
43 countries17 parks
37 countries24 parks
62 countries76 parks
18 countries21 parks
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13 countries16 parks
44 countries27 parks
71 countries29 parks
161 countries90 parks
56 countries30 parks
13 countries17 parks
92 countries47 parks
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29 countries23 parks
24 countries14 parks