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Guinea Bissau

Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax � Jim Rose

The Republic of Guinea-Bissau is a country in western Africa, and one of the smallest nations in continental Africa. It is bordered by Senegal to the north, and Guinea to the south and east, with the Atlantic Ocean to its west. Its size is nearly 37,000 km� with an estimated population of almost 1,600,000. Formerly the Portuguese colony of Portuguese Guinea, upon independence, the name of its capital, Bissau, was added to the country's name to prevent confusion with the Republic of Guinea.

At 13,945 sq mi. (36,120 km�), Guinea-Bissau is nearly identical in size to Taiwan, and somewhat larger than the US state of Maryland. This small, tropical country lies at a low altitude; its highest point is 984 feet (300 m). The interior is savanna, and the coastline is swampy plain. Its monsoon-like rainy season alternates with periods of hot, dry harmattan winds blowing from the Sahara. The Bijagos Archipelago extends out to sea.

Guinea-Bissau is warm all year around and there is little temperature fluctuation; it averages 26.3 degrees Celsius. The average rainfall for Bissau is 2024 mm although this is almost entirely accounted for during the rainy season which falls between June and September/October. During the months of December, January, February, March and April, the country experiences drought.

contributor

Wikipedia
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinea-Bissau

numbers

Number of bird species: 444

useful reading

Birds of Western Africa: An Identification Guide

Nik Borrow and Ron Demey Series: CHRISTOPHER HELM IDENTIFICATION GUIDE SERIES 832 pages, 147 col plates, 1100 dist maps. Christopher Helm
ISBN: 0713639598
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Field Guide to the Birds of Western Africa

Nik Borrow and Ron Demey Series: HELM FIELD GUIDES 496 pages, 150 col plates, 1300 maps. Christopher Helm See Fatbirder Review
ISBN: 0713666927
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Important Bird Areas in Guinea-Bissau

Zonas Importantes para as Aves na Guine-Bissau Tim Dodman, Clive Barlow, Joaozinho Sa and Peter Robertson 130 pages, tabs, illus, maps, col photos. Wetlands International Distributed by NHBS
ISBN: 9058820238
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Waterbird Monitoring in the Bijagos Archipelago, Guinea-Bissau

Tim Dodman & Joaozinho Sa - Wetlands International 2005
ISBN: 9058829596
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clubs

African Bird Club

http://www.africanbirdclub.org/countries/GuineaBissau/introduction.html
Guinea-Bissau is a small country in West Africa with a bird list of over 500 species. Although it has no endemic species, birding can begin near the capital Bissau and it is a rewarding destination as there is undoubtedly much that remains to be discovered. Much of the country�s coastal areas and inland forests are still in relatively good condition, and development has not affected the country as much as in other areas of West Africa...

West African Ornithological Society

http://malimbus.free.fr/Country%20pages/GuineaB.htm
The West African Ornithological Society grew out of the Nigerian Ornithologists� Society, which was founded in February 1964. Its object is to promote scientific interest in the birds of West Africa and to further the region�s ornithology, mainly by means of its journal Malimbus (formerly the Bulletin of the Nigerian Ornithologists� Society). This journal is biannual and bilingual, a unique feature in Africa.The West African Ornithological Society grew out of the Nigerian Ornithologists� Society, which was founded in February 1964. Its object is to promote scientific interest in the birds of West Africa and to further the region�s ornithology, mainly by means of its journal Malimbus (formerly the Bulletin of the Nigerian Ornithologists� Society). This journal is biannual and bilingual, a unique feature in Africa.

reserves

IBAs

http://www.africanbirdclub.org/countries/GuineaBissau/ibas.html
Information on Guinea-Bissau�s Important Bird Areas (IBAs) can be found in DODMAN, T., BARLOW, C., S�, J. & ROBERTSON, P. (2004)...

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