Birding Factoids

571 species
in 70 families

No endemic species
10 speciality species
4 endangered species

Mauritania
Hotspots

Mauritanian Specialities Slender-billed Gull - Photo copyright Eric Kleyheeg

Photo copyright Eric Kleyheeg

White-tailed Alethe (Fire-crested subspecies) - Photo copyright Brian Schmidt

Photo copyright Brian Schmidt

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....Banc d'Arguin National Park - Fringing the

Atlantic coast, the park is made up of sand dunes, coastal swamps, small islands and shallow coastal waters. Of the estimated seven million wading birds which use the Atlantic flyway, approximately 30% spends the winter at Banc d'Arguin, which hosts the largest concentration of wintering waders in the world and one of the most diversified communities of nesting piscivorous birds in the world. At least 108 bird species have been recorded, representing both Palaearctic and Afrotropical realms.

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....Mauritania - Directory of Wetlands of International Importance -

includes

information on all Mauritania's Ramsar designated sites, including:

Banc d'Arguin

Factoids taken from Where to Watch Birds in Africa - by Nigel Wheatley.

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Endemics and Specialities

in Mauritania

Information on endemics and specialities is derived from Sibley & Monroe checklists and bird distribution lists in Thayer's Birder's Diary - Version 2.05, supplemented by material found in Where to Watch Birds in Africa - by Nigel Wheatley. African speciality birds, while not endemic, are those that can only be found in three or less countries of Africa. Information on endangered birds is derived from the IUCN Red List, Birdlife International. The endemic, endangered and speciality birds may be uncommon, extremely rare vagrants, may be extirpated in the country now or may only be present in migration. However, documented sightings of each species noted below have been made in Mauritania.

Endemics in Mauritania
None

Endangered Birds in Mauritania (endemics are printed in *bold italic*)
Breeding Birds	Non-Breeding Birds
None	___ Aquatic Warbler ___ Auduoin's Gull	___ Corn Crake ___ Lesser Kestrel

Other Speciality and Spectacular Birds in Mauritania (adapted from *Where to Watch Birds in Africa* - by Nigel Wheatley.)
___ Arabian Bustard ___ Chestnut-bellied Starling ___ Cricket Longtail ___ Egyptian Plover	___ Golden Nightjar ___ Houbara Bustard ___ Kordofan Lark	___ Nubian Bustard ___ Scissor-tailed Kite ___ Sudan Golden-Sparrow