Country

Niger

the Republic of the Niger

Common name Scientific name Classes Order Family Appendix(App. I/App. II)
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus Aves Pelecaniformes Pelecanidae /
Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis Aves Ciconiiformes Ciconiidae /
Black Stork Ciconia nigra Aves Ciconiiformes Ciconiidae /
African Woollyneck Ciconia microscelis Aves Ciconiiformes Ciconiidae /
Northern Bald Ibis Geronticus eremita Aves Ciconiiformes Threskiornithidae /
African Spoonbill Platalea alba Aves Ciconiiformes Threskiornithidae /
Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor Aves Anseriformes Anatidae /
White-Faced Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna viduata Aves Anseriformes Anatidae /
African Pygmy-goose Nettapus auritus Aves Anseriformes Anatidae /
Common Teal Anas crecca Aves Anseriformes Anatidae /
Cape Teal Anas capensis Aves Anseriformes Anatidae /
Northern Pintail Anas acuta Aves Anseriformes Anatidae /
Marbled Teal Marmaronetta angustirostris Aves Anseriformes Anatidae /
Common Pochard Aythya ferina Aves Anseriformes Anatidae /
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca Aves Anseriformes Anatidae /
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Aves Anseriformes Anatidae /
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo Aves Gruiformes Gruidae /
Common Crane Grus grus Aves Gruiformes Gruidae /
Corncrake Crex crex Aves Gruiformes Rallidae /
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana Aves Gruiformes Rallidae /
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Aves Charadriiformes Recurvirostridae /
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni Aves Charadriiformes Glareolidae /
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Aves Charadriiformes Charadriidae /
White-fronted Plover Charadrius marginatus Aves Charadriiformes Charadriidae /
Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus Aves Charadriiformes Charadriidae /
White-headed Lapwing Vanellus albiceps Aves Charadriiformes Charadriidae /
Wattled Lapwing Vanellus senegallus Aves Charadriiformes Charadriidae /
Great Snipe Gallinago media Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Sanderling Calidris alba Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Little Stint Calidris minuta Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus Aves Charadriiformes Laridae /
African Skimmer Rynchops flavirostris Aves Charadriiformes Laridae /
Kittlitz's Plover Charadrius pecuarius Aves Charadriiformes Charadriidae /
Black-Winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus Aves Charadriiformes Recurvirostridae /
African Three-banded Plover Charadrius tricollaris Aves Charadriiformes Charadriidae /
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus Aves Ciconiiformes Threskiornithidae /
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Aves Charadriiformes Charadriidae /
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia Aves Charadriiformes Laridae /
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus Aves Charadriiformes Charadriidae /
Little Crake Zapornia parva Aves Gruiformes Rallidae /
White Stork Ciconia ciconia Aves Ciconiiformes Ciconiidae /
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus Aves Ciconiiformes Threskiornithidae /
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
African Comb Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos Aves Anseriformes Anatidae /
White-Backed Duck Thalassornis leuconotus Aves Anseriformes Anatidae /
Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis Aves Anseriformes Anatidae /
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia Aves Ciconiiformes Threskiornithidae /
Common Redshank Tringa totanus Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola Aves Charadriiformes Glareolidae /
Quail Coturnix coturnix coturnix Aves Galliformes Phasianidae /
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Aves Falconiformes Falconidae /
Grasshopper Buzzard Butastur rufipennis Aves Accipitriformes Accipitridae /
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus Aves Accipitriformes Accipitridae /
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus Aves Falconiformes Falconidae /
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea purpurea Aves Ciconiiformes Ardeidae /
Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus minutus Aves Ciconiiformes Ardeidae /
Common Gull-Billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica nilotica Aves Charadriiformes Laridae /
Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus Mammalia Carnivora Felidae /
Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiacus Aves Anseriformes Anatidae /
Straw-Coloured Fruit Bat Eidolon helvum Mammalia Chiroptera Pteropodidae /
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus Aves Accipitriformes Accipitridae /
Barbary Sheep Ammotragus lervia Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae /
Short-Toed Snake-Eagle Circaetus gallicus Aves Accipitriformes Accipitridae /
African Wild Dog, Painted Wolf, Cape hunting dog Lycaon pictus Mammalia Carnivora Canidae /
Scissor-tailed Kite Chelictinia riocourii Aves Accipitriformes Accipitridae /
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni Aves Falconiformes Falconidae /
Common Sandpiper Tringa hypoleucos Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Roller Coracias garrulus Aves Coraciiformes Coraciidae /
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus Aves Accipitriformes Accipitridae /
Bee-Eater Merops apiaster Aves Coraciiformes Meropidae /
Western Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus Aves Accipitriformes Accipitridae /
Scimitar-Horned Oryx Oryx dammah Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae /
West African Manatee Trichechus senegalensis Mammalia Sirenia Trichechidae /
Ruff Philomachus pugnax Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla intermedia Aves Gruiformes Rallidae /
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus Aves Accipitriformes Accipitridae /
Sooty Falcon Falco concolor Aves Falconiformes Falconidae /
African Elephant Loxodonta africana Mammalia Proboscidea Elephantidae /
Hottentot Teal Anas hottentota Aves Anseriformes Anatidae /
Shikra Accipiter badius Aves Accipitriformes Accipitridae /
European Honey-Buzzard Pernis apivorus Aves Accipitriformes Accipitridae /
Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope Aves Anseriformes Anatidae /
Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur turtur Aves Columbiformes Columbidae /
Black Kite Milvus migrans Aves Accipitriformes Accipitridae /
Fox Kestrel Falco alopex Aves Falconiformes Falconidae /
Dama Gazelle Nanger dama Mammalia Cetartiodactyla Bovidae /
Lesser Flamingo Phoenicopterus minor Aves Phoenicopteriformes Phoenicopteridae /
Slender-Horned Gazelle, Rhim Gazella leptoceros Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae /
Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata Aves Anseriformes Anatidae /
Stone Curlew Burhinus oedicnemus Aves Charadriiformes Burhinidae /
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus Aves Accipitriformes Accipitridae /
Wahlberg's Eagle Hieraaetus wahlbergi Aves Accipitriformes Accipitridae /
Addax Addax nasomaculatus Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae /
Barbary Falcon Falco pelegrinoides Aves Falconiformes Falconidae /
Long-Legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus Aves Accipitriformes Accipitridae /
Dorcas Gazelle Gazella dorcas Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae /
Garganey Anas querquedula Aves Anseriformes Anatidae /
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug Aves Falconiformes Falconidae /
Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax Aves Accipitriformes Accipitridae /
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Aves Falconiformes Falconidae /
Red-Necked Buzzard Buteo auguralis Aves Accipitriformes Accipitridae /
Red-fronted Gazelle Eudorcas rufifrons Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae /
Lion Panthera leo Mammalia Carnivora Felidae /
Leopard, Panther Panthera pardus Mammalia Carnivora Felidae /
Giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis Mammalia Artiodactyla Giraffidae /
Striped hyena Hyaena hyaena Mammalia Carnivora Hyaenidae /

CMS Ratification Status

Instrument Status Country ratification date Text
CMS Party
CMS Party
AEWA Party
West African Elephants MOU Signatory
West African Elephants MOU Signatory
Western African Aquatic Mammals MOU Signatory
Western African Aquatic Mammals MOU Signatory
Birds of Prey (Raptors) MOU Signatory
Sahelo-Saharan Megafauna Initiative Range State
Sahelo-Saharan Megafauna Initiative Range State
African Carnivores Initiative Range State
African Carnivores Initiative Range State
Joint CITES/CMS/IUCN Lion Web Portal Range State
Joint CITES/CMS/IUCN Lion Web Portal Range State
AEWA Party
No data present.
Name Role Position Institution
Ms. Samaila Sahailou Focal Point, Contracting Party Directrice de la Faune, de la Chasse et des Aires Protégées Ministère de l'Environnement, de la Salubrité Urbaine, et du Développement Durable (MESU/DD)
For any inquiries or to reach out to these focal points, kindly contact the Secretariat.

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