page_title: Wildlife of Liberia
section_title: Birds
hierarchical_section_title: Wildlife of Liberia / Fauna / Birds
caption_attribution_description: English: White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus, Etosha National Park, Namibia
context_page_description: The wildlife of Liberia consists of the flora and fauna of the Republic of Liberia. This West African nation has a long Atlantic coastline and a range of habitat types, with a corresponding diversity of plants and animals. Liberia is considered a biodiversity hotspot and has more intact forests characteristic of the Upper Guinea Massif than do neighbouring countries. There are 2000 species of vascular plants, approximately 140 species of mammals, and over 600 species of birds.
context_section_description: As of 2016, the number of bird species recorded in Liberia is 695, some resident and some migratory, with 21 of them being globally threatened. These rare species include the white-backed vulture, the hooded vulture and the Balearic shearwater. Lake Piso, a coastal lagoon, is one of five wetland sites in the country which have been designated as Ramsar sites.
  Some of the larger birds found in the rainforest are parrots, woodpeckers and hornbills. Flamingoes are found in the coastal swamps and lagoons. Other resident species are the black-collared lovebird, the blue-headed wood-dove, the white-breasted guineafowl and the white-necked rockfowl.  The pepper bird (Pycnonotus barbatus) is the national bird.
  Around 590 species of bird have been recorded in Sapo National Park. These include the white-breasted guineafowl and white-necked rockfowl, the African fish eagle, the African grey parrot, the great blue turaco, the woodland kingfisher, egrets, hornbills, bee-eaters, rollers and sunbirds.
caption: White-backed vulture
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