Wildlife of Eritrea explained

The wildlife of Eritrea is composed of its flora and fauna. Eritrea has 96 species of mammals and a rich avifauna of 566 species of birds.

Fauna

Mammals

See main article: List of mammals of Eritrea.

Birds

See main article: List of birds of Eritrea.

References

• Web site: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Mammals of Eritrea . IUCN . 2001 . 22 May 2007 .
• Web site: Mammal Species of the World. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. 2005. 22 May 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070427043030/http://nmnhgoph.si.edu/msw/ . 27 April 2007.
• Web site: Animal Diversity Web. University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. 1995–2006. 22 May 2007.
• Web site: Lepage . Denis . Checklist of birds of Eritrea . Bird Checklists of the World . Avibase . 27 April 2007.
• Book: Clements , James F. . Birds of the World: a Checklist . Cornell University Press . 2000 . 0-934797-16-1 . 880 .

External links

• Eastern Africa: Ethiopia, extending into Eritrea,
• Eritrean coastal desert
• Eastern Africa: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Sudan