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Endemic birds of western and central Africa

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This article is one of a series providing information about endemism among birds in the World's various zoogeographic zones. For an overview of this subject see Endemism in birds.

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Endemic Bird Areas

Birdlife International has defined the following Endemic Bird Areas (EBAs) in the region:

  • São Tomé
  • Principe
  • Upper Guinea forests
  • Cameroon and Gabon lowlands
  • Cameroon mountains
  • Each area has its own set of endemic species, but there are many further species endemic to the region as a whole.

    In addition the following are classified as Secondary areas (areas with at least one restricted-range bird species, but not meeting the criteria to qualify as EBAs):

    List of species

    The following is a list of species endemic to the region:

    References

    Endemic birds of western and central Africa Wikipedia