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<p>In this paper we present a report about the birds of the southern part of the Algerian Sahara. A total of 62 species were recorded with direct observations in nine different localities of two regions (from Tamanrasset city to In Guezzam city), belonging to 29 families and 12 orders in 2021. Three species were recorded for the first time in Algeria, White-throated Bee-eater <italic>(Merops albicollis),</italic> Cut-throat Finch <italic>(Amadina fasciata)</italic> and Village Indigobird <italic>(Vidua chalybeata)</italic>. The latter two were probably escaped from captivity. The House Sparrow <italic>(Passer domesticus)</italic> were observed for the first time in this region.</p>
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In this paper we present a report about the birds of the southern part of the Algerian Sahara. A total of 62 species were recorded with direct observations in nine different localities of two regions (from Tamanrasset city to In Guezzam city), belonging to 29 families and 12 orders in 2021. Three species were recorded for the first time in Algeria, White-throated Bee-eater (Merops albicollis), Cut-throat Finch (Amadina fasciata) and Village Indigobird (Vidua chalybeata). The latter two were probably escaped from captivity. The House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) were observed for the first time in this region.

A new species for Algeria, White-throated Bee-eater <italic>(Merops albicollis),</italic> observations of probably escaped individuals of Cutthroat Finch <italic>(Amadina fasciata)</italic> and Village Indigobird <italic>(Vidua chalybeata)</italic> and a checklist of southern Sahara birds

Mohamed El Bachir El Ibrahimi Bordj Bou Arreridj University

Ornis Hungarica

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A new species for Algeria, White-throated Bee-eater  observations of probably escaped individuals of Cutthroat Finch  and Village Indigobird  and a checklist of southern Sahara birds

In this paper we present a report about the birds of the southern part of the Algerian Sahara. A total of 62 species were recorded with direct observations in...

A new species for Algeria, White-throated Bee-eater (Merops albicollis), observations of probably escaped individuals of Cutthroat Finch (Amadina fasciata) and Village Indigobird (Vidua chalybeata) and a checklist of southern Sahara birds

Publié en ligne: 25 nov. 2022

Pages: 195 - 207

Reçu: 23 févr. 2022

Accepté: 20 sept. 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/orhu-2022-0030

Mots clés
Algeria, bird species diversity, North Africa, Palearctic Region, new records

© 2022 Belkacem Aimene Boulaouad et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

A new species for Algeria, White-throated Bee-eater (Merops albicollis), observations of probably escaped individuals of Cutthroat Finch (Amadina fasciata) and Village Indigobird (Vidua chalybeata) and a checklist of southern Sahara birds

Publié en ligne: 25 nov. 2022

Pages: 195 - 207

Reçu: 23 févr. 2022

Accepté: 20 sept. 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/orhu-2022-0030

Mots clésAlgeria, bird species diversity, North Africa, Palearctic Region, new records

© 2022 Belkacem Aimene Boulaouad et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Mots clés
Algeria, bird species diversity, North Africa, Palearctic Region, new records