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Sudan

Red-throated Bee-eater Merops bulocki ŠNigel Blake http://www.nigelblake.co.uk/

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:1022

numbers

Number of endemics:1
Cinnamon Weaver Ploceus badius

useful reading

Birds of South Sudan

G Nikolaus Series: A SCOPUS SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT 3 123 pages, 2 maps, 1 b/w illus. Nature Kenya 1989
ISBN: 13483
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Distribution Atlas of Sudan's Birds with Notes on Habitat and Status

G Nikolaus Series: BONNER ZOOLOGISCHE MONOGRAPHIEN 25 322 pages, b/w illus, maps. Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koeni 1987
ISBN: 3925382259
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Field Guide to Birds of East Africa

Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi Terry Stevenson and John Fanshawe Series: HELM FIELD GUIDES 604 pages, 287 col plates, distrib maps. Christopher Helm
ISBN: 0713673478
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useful information

Proact

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clubs

African Bird Club

http://www.africanbirdclub.org/countries/Sudan/introduction.html
There is plenty to attract the keen birdwatcher to Sudan were it not for major concerns over safety. One can only hope that the situation improves sufficiently to allow greater travel in this country. Sudan is not a country where you will see the huge range of species on offer in East Africa but the Nile which flows through the capital Khartoum is a major migration corridor and birdwatching in this area will provide a good range of species and some surprises.

reserves

IBAs

http://www.africanbirdclub.org/countries/Sudan/ibas.html
The enormous range of latitudes supports portions of 6 biomes: Saharan-Sindian in the north; Sahel; much of the south is within Sudan-Guinea Savanna; Guinea-Congo Forests in the south-west; Somali-Masai in the south-east; the southern mountains lie within the Afrotropical Highlands biome. Inland wetlands dominated by the Sudd are significant for large numbers of waterbirds and some of Sudans Red Sea islands support breeding colonies of seabirds...

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!