Country

Sierra Leone

Republic of Sierra Leone

Scientific name Common name Classes Order Family Appendix(App. I/App. II)
Ixobrychus sturmii Dwarf Bittern Aves Ciconiiformes Ardeidae /
Mycteria ibis Yellow-billed Stork Aves Ciconiiformes Ciconiidae /
Ciconia nigra Black Stork Aves Ciconiiformes Ciconiidae /
Ciconia microscelis African Woollyneck Aves Ciconiiformes Ciconiidae /
Platalea alba African Spoonbill Aves Ciconiiformes Threskiornithidae /
Dendrocygna viduata White-Faced Whistling-Duck Aves Anseriformes Anatidae /
Nettapus auritus African Pygmy-goose Aves Anseriformes Anatidae /
Anas acuta Northern Pintail Aves Anseriformes Anatidae /
Aythya ferina Common Pochard Aves Anseriformes Anatidae /
Aythya nyroca Ferruginous Duck Aves Anseriformes Anatidae /
Aythya fuligula Tufted Duck Aves Anseriformes Anatidae /
Crex crex Corncrake Aves Gruiformes Rallidae /
Recurvirostra avosetta Pied Avocet Aves Charadriiformes Recurvirostridae /
Pluvialis squatarola Grey Plover Aves Charadriiformes Charadriidae /
Charadrius dubius Little Ringed Plover Aves Charadriiformes Charadriidae /
Charadrius forbesi Forbes's Plover Aves Charadriiformes Charadriidae /
Charadrius marginatus White-fronted Plover Aves Charadriiformes Charadriidae /
Vanellus spinosus Spur-winged Lapwing Aves Charadriiformes Charadriidae /
Vanellus albiceps White-headed Lapwing Aves Charadriiformes Charadriidae /
Vanellus senegallus Wattled Lapwing Aves Charadriiformes Charadriidae /
Vanellus lugubris Senegal Lapwing Aves Charadriiformes Charadriidae /
Gallinago media Great Snipe Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Lymnocryptes minimus Jack Snipe Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Tringa erythropus Spotted Redshank Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Tringa stagnatilis Marsh Sandpiper Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Tringa nebularia Common Greenshank Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Tringa ochropus Green Sandpiper Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Tringa glareola Wood Sandpiper Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Calidris alba Sanderling Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Calidris minuta Little Stint Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Calidris temminckii Temminck's Stint Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Calidris ferruginea Curlew Sandpiper Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Larus genei Slender-billed Gull Aves Charadriiformes Laridae /
Sterna paradisaea Arctic Tern Aves Charadriiformes Laridae /
Chlidonias leucopterus White-winged Tern Aves Charadriiformes Laridae /
Charadrius pecuarius Kittlitz's Plover Aves Charadriiformes Charadriidae /
Himantopus himantopus Black-Winged Stilt Aves Charadriiformes Recurvirostridae /
Calidris canutus Red Knot Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Arenaria interpres Ruddy Turnstone Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Threskiornis aethiopicus African Sacred Ibis Aves Ciconiiformes Threskiornithidae /
Charadrius hiaticula Common Ringed Plover Aves Charadriiformes Charadriidae /
Sternula albifrons Little Tern Aves Charadriiformes Laridae /
Limosa limosa Black-tailed Godwit Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Hydroprogne caspia Caspian Tern Aves Charadriiformes Laridae /
Charadrius alexandrinus Kentish Plover Aves Charadriiformes Charadriidae /
Limosa lapponica Bar-Tailed Godwit Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Zapornia parva Little Crake Aves Gruiformes Rallidae /
Ciconia ciconia White Stork Aves Ciconiiformes Ciconiidae /
Numenius arquata Eurasian Curlew Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Gallinago gallinago Common Snipe Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Sarkidiornis melanotos African Comb Duck Aves Anseriformes Anatidae /
Sterna dougallii Roseate Tern Aves Charadriiformes Laridae /
Glareola nuchalis Rock Pratincole Aves Charadriiformes Glareolidae /
Plectropterus gambensis Spur-winged Goose Aves Anseriformes Anatidae /
Numenius phaeopus Whimbrel Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Tringa totanus Common Redshank Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Glareola pratincola Collared Pratincole Aves Charadriiformes Glareolidae /
Coturnix coturnix coturnix Quail Aves Galliformes Phasianidae /
Chelonia mydas Green Turtle Reptilia Testudinata Cheloniidae /
Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon Aves Falconiformes Falconidae /
Sterna hirundo hirundo Common Tern Aves Charadriiformes Laridae /
Butastur rufipennis Grasshopper Buzzard Aves Accipitriformes Accipitridae /
Isurus oxyrinchus Shortfin Mako Shark Chondrichthyes Lamniformes Lamnidae /
Sousa teuszii Atlantic Humpback Dolphin, Cameroon Dolphin Mammalia Cetacea Delphinidae /
Hieraaetus pennatus Booted Eagle Aves Accipitriformes Accipitridae /
Falco biarmicus Lanner Falcon Aves Falconiformes Falconidae /
Ardea purpurea purpurea Purple Heron Aves Ciconiiformes Ardeidae /
Ixobrychus minutus minutus Little Bittern Aves Ciconiiformes Ardeidae /
Gelochelidon nilotica nilotica Common Gull-Billed Tern Aves Charadriiformes Laridae /
Thalasseus sandvicensis sandvicensis Sandwich Tern Aves Charadriiformes Laridae /
Stenella clymene Clymene Dolphin Mammalia Cetacea Delphinidae /
Lycaon pictus African Wild Dog, Painted Wolf, Cape hunting dog Mammalia Carnivora Canidae /
Phoenicopterus ruber Greater Flamingo Aves Phoenicopteriformes Phoenicopteridae /
Rhincodon typus Whale Shark Chondrichthyes Orectolobiformes Rhincodontidae /
Falco naumanni Lesser Kestrel Aves Falconiformes Falconidae /
Lepidochelys olivacea Ridley Turtle, Olive Ridley Turtle Reptilia Testudinata Cheloniidae /
Tringa hypoleucos Common Sandpiper Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Circus macrourus Pallid Harrier Aves Accipitriformes Accipitridae /
Merops apiaster Bee-Eater Aves Coraciiformes Meropidae /
Dermochelys coriacea Leatherback Turtle, Leathery Turtle Reptilia Testudinata Dermochelidae /
Circus aeruginosus Western Marsh-Harrier Aves Accipitriformes Accipitridae /
Megaptera novaeangliae Humpback Whale Mammalia Cetacea Balaenopteridae /
Trichechus senegalensis West African Manatee Mammalia Sirenia Trichechidae /
Philomachus pugnax Ruff Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Zapornia pusilla intermedia Baillon's Crake Aves Gruiformes Rallidae /
Balaenoptera musculus Blue Whale Mammalia Cetacea Balaenopteridae /
Caretta caretta Loggerhead Turtle Reptilia Testudinata Cheloniidae /
Aviceda cuculoides African Cuckoo-hawk Aves Accipitriformes Accipitridae /
Circus pygargus Montagu's Harrier Aves Accipitriformes Accipitridae /
Loxodonta africana African Elephant Mammalia Proboscidea Elephantidae /
Accipiter badius Shikra Aves Accipitriformes Accipitridae /
Pernis apivorus European Honey-Buzzard Aves Accipitriformes Accipitridae /
Thalasseus maximus albididorsalis Royal Tern Aves Charadriiformes Laridae /
Milvus migrans Black Kite Aves Accipitriformes Accipitridae /
Falco alopex Fox Kestrel Aves Falconiformes Falconidae /
Eretmochelys imbricata Hawksbill Turtle Reptilia Testudinata Cheloniidae /
Phoenicopterus minor Lesser Flamingo Aves Phoenicopteriformes Phoenicopteridae /
Anas clypeata Northern Shoveler Aves Anseriformes Anatidae /
Hieraaetus wahlbergi Wahlberg's Eagle Aves Accipitriformes Accipitridae /
Chlidonias niger niger Black Tern Aves Charadriiformes Laridae /
Falco tinnunculus Common Kestrel Aves Falconiformes Falconidae /
Buteo auguralis Red-Necked Buzzard Aves Accipitriformes Accipitridae /
Alopias superciliosus Bigeye Thresher Shark Chondrichthyes Lamniformes Alopiidae /
Alopias vulpinus Common Thresher Shark Chondrichthyes Lamniformes Alopiidae /
Sphyrna lewini Scalloped hammerhead shark Chondrichthyes Carcharhiniformes Sphyrnidae /
Carcharhinus falciformis Silky Shark Chondrichthyes Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae /
Pristis pectinata Smalltooth Sawfish Chondrichthyes Rhinopristiformes Pristidae /
Pristis pristis Largetooth Sawfish Chondrichthyes Rhinopristiformes Pristidae /
Panthera pardus Leopard, Panther Mammalia Carnivora Felidae /
No data present.

CMS Ratification Status

Instrument Status Country ratification date Text
Atlantic Turtles MOU Signatory
Atlantic Turtles MOU Signatory
West African Elephants MOU Signatory
West African Elephants MOU Signatory
Western African Aquatic Mammals Range State
Western African Aquatic Mammals Range State
Birds of Prey (Raptors) Range State
AEWA Range State
AEWA Range State
Sharks Range State
Sharks Range State
CMS Non-Party
CMS Non-Party
African Carnivores Initiative Range State
African Carnivores Initiative Range State
AEWA Non-Party
AEWA Non-Party
No data present.
No data present.
No data present.

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Steppe eagle fact sheet
Fact Sheet on the Steppe Eagle
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Global Action Plan for the Conservation of the Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis) (2026-2035)
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The Vulture Emergency: Non Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) Risks to Health and Biodiversity
Giraffe Fact Sheet
Fact Sheets on Giraffes

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