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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Birds of Niger, Ostrich, List of Birds of Niger, African Buffalo, West African Giraffe, Common Waxbill, Lesser Flamingo, African Fish Eagle, African Silverbill, Menetries's Warbler, Orange-Cheeked Waxbill, Dunn's Lark, Goliath Heron, Bayad, House Bunting, Red-Cheeked Cordon-Bleu, Bronze Mannikin, Swee Waxbill, African Quailfinch, Cut-Throat Finch, Winding Cisticola, Siffling Cisticola, Black-Rumped Waxbill, Spotted-Necked Otter, Singing Cisticola, Bar-Breasted Firefinch, Black-Throated Firefinch, Lavender Waxbill, Desert Cisticola, Red-Winged Pytilia, Red-Faced Crimson-Wing. Excerpt: This is a list of the bird species recorded in Niger. The avifauna of Niger includes a total of 529 species, of which 1 has been introduced by humans, and 32 are rare or accidental. 3 species are globally threatened. This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families, and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of Clements's 5th edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflects this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Introduced and accidental species are included in the total counts for Niger. The following tags have been used to highlight certain relevant categories. It must be noted that not all species fall into one of these categories. Those that do not are commonly occurring, native species. Order: Struthioniformes Family: Struthionidae The Ostrich is a flightless bird native to Africa. It is the largest living species of bird. It is distinctive in its appearance, with a long neck and legs and the ability to run at high speeds. Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae Grebes are small to medium-large sized freshwater diving birds. They... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=10929498