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This is a list of the bird species recorded in Benin. The avifauna of Benin include a total of 592 species, of which two are rare or accidental. This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of ''The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World'', 5th edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflect this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Accidental species are included in the total species count for Benin. The following tag has been used to highlight accidentals. The commonly occurring native species are untagged. * (A) Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Benin __NOTOC__ ==Grebes== Order: PodicipediformesFamily: Podicipedidae Grebes are small to medium-large freshwater diving birds. They have lobed toes and are excellent swimmers and divers. However, they have their feet placed far back on the body, making them quite ungainly on land. There are 20 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Benin. *Little grebe, ''Tachybaptus ruficollis'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of birds of Benin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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