Nigeria's customs agency says it has seized over 1,600 birds bound for Kuwait, in what it described as the country's "largest" wildlife-trafficking bust.
Ring-necked parrots and green- and yellow-fronted canaries were intercepted at Lagos International Airport, by Nigeria's Customs Service (NCS) on 31 July, the agency said in a statement on Tuesday.
It is the "largest" seizure by number, NCS spokesperson Abdullahi Maiwada told the BBC, in a country where wildlife trafficking is frequent.
Nigeria's porous borders, widespread corruption and weak enforcement have made it a key transit hub for ivory, pangolin scales and other wildlife products.
The NCS said it was able to intercept the birds through routine checks.
