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Guinea Bissau

Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax ŠJim Rose http://mysite.freeserve.com/birdingtrips/trip_report_2003.htm

You will notice that there is no introduction to this section yet.

I would like to fill this gap with an introduction from a local birder [or someone who is a frequent visitor] for every on of the geographical pages. The many thousands of birders now regularly using these pages prefer to read something written by someone who can see the place from an insider's point of view. They know the best spots, not just the ones that first time overseas visitors usually visit or that are on the normal birding trip itineraries.

Each introduction carries the e-mail address of the contributor so that birders can get in touch with them if, for example, they are planning a trip [unless the contributor is unable to do this].

Please get in touch if you feel you can contribute an introduction to this page - you don't have to be an expert; I'm not!

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
Buy this book from NHBS.com

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
Buy this book from NHBS.com

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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useful information

Proact

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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 countrys 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 regions 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 regions 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-Bissaus Important Bird Areas (IBAs) can be found in DODMAN, T., BARLOW, C., SÁ, J. & ROBERTSON, P. (2004)...

trip reports

Travelling Birder
http://www.travellingbirder.com
The Travellingbirder.com birding trip report search engine guides you to 7,000+ birding trip reports on the Internet. You can search for trip reports from a specific country and time of year. Not all these reports are in English. So, if you cant find the trip report you want on this Fatbirder page give them a try!