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Shikra Accipiter badius
Black Sparrowhawk Accipiter melanoleucus
Little Sparrowhawk Accipiter minullus
Ovambo Sparrowhawk Accipiter ovampensis
Rufous-chested Sparrowhawk Accipiter rufiventris
African Goshawk Accipiter tachiro
Rockrunner Achaetops pycnopygius
Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
Great Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
African Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus baeticatus
Lesser Swamp-Warbler Acrocephalus gracilirostris
Basra Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus griseldis
Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris
Greater Swamp-Warbler Acrocephalus rufescens
Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Eurasian Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
African Jacana Actophilornis africanus
White-headed Vulture Aegypius occipitalis
Lappet-faced Vulture Aegypius tracheliotus
Striped Crake Aenigmatolimnas marginalis
Southern Black Korhaan Afrotis afra
Northern Black Korhaan Afrotis afraoides
Lilian's Lovebird Agapornis lilianae
Black-cheeked Lovebird Agapornis nigrigenis
Rosy-faced Lovebird Agapornis roseicollis
Malachite Kingfisher Alcedo cristata
Half-collared Kingfisher Alcedo semitorquata
Chukar Partridge Alectoris chukar
Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
Red-headed Finch Amadina erythrocephala
Cut-throat Finch Amadina fasciata
Black Crake Amaurornis flavirostris
Thick-billed Weaver Amblyospiza albifrons
Gray's Lark Ammomanopsis grayi
Red-headed Weaver Anaplectes melanotis
Northern Pintail Anas acuta
Cape Teal Anas capensis
Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata
Red-billed Teal Anas erythrorhyncha
Hottentot Teal Anas hottentota
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
Garganey Anas querquedula
Cape Shoveler Anas smithii
African Black Duck Anas sparsa
Yellow-billed Duck Anas undulata
African Openbill Anastomus lamelligerus
Sombre Greenbul Andropadus importunus
Stripe-cheeked Greenbul Andropadus milanjensis
African Darter Anhinga rufa
Cuckoo Finch Anomalospiza imberbis
Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
Lesser Noddy Anous tenuirostris
Orange-breasted Sunbird Anthobaphes violacea
Grey Penduline-Tit Anthoscopus caroli
Cape Penduline-Tit Anthoscopus minutus
Western Violet-backed Sunbird Anthreptes longuemarei
Plain-backed Sunbird Anthreptes reichenowi
Blue Crane Anthropoides paradiseus
Short-tailed Pipit Anthus brachyurus
Bushveld Pipit Anthus caffer
Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
Yellow-breasted Pipit Anthus chloris
African Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus
African Rock Pipit Anthus crenatus
Mountain Pipit Anthus hoeschi
Plain-backed Pipit Anthus leucophrys
Striped Pipit Anthus lineiventris
Long-tailed Pipit Anthus longicaudatus
Wood Pipit Anthus nyassae
Kimberley Pipit Anthus pseudosimilis
Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis
Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
Buffy Pipit Anthus vaalensis
Anchieta's Tchagra Antichromus anchietae
Chirinda Apalis Apalis chirindensis
Yellow-breasted Apalis Apalis flavida
Black-headed Apalis Apalis melanocephala
Rudd's Apalis Apalis ruddi
Bar-throated Apalis Apalis thoracica
Narina Trogon Apaloderma narina
Lemon Dove Aplopelia larvata
King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus
Little Swift Apus affinis
Common Swift Apus apus
African Black Swift Apus barbatus
Bradfield's Swift Apus bradfieldi
White-rumped Swift Apus caffer
Horus Swift Apus horus
Pallid Swift Apus pallidus
Ayres's Hawk-Eagle Aquila ayresii
Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis
Booted Eagle Aquila pennatus
Lesser Spotted Eagle Aquila pomarina
Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax
African Hawk-Eagle Aquila spilogaster
Verreauxs' Eagle Aquila verreauxii
Wahlberg's Eagle Aquila wahlbergi
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
Goliath Heron Ardea goliath
Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
Malagasy Pond-Heron Ardeola idae
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
Rufous-bellied Heron Ardeola rufiventris
Kori Bustard Ardeotis kori
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Marsh Owl Asio capensis
African Cuckoo Hawk Aviceda cuculoides
 
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Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum
Cape Batis Batis capensis
Woodwards' Batis Batis fratrum
Chinspot Batis Batis molitor
Pririt Batis Batis pririt
Pale Batis Batis soror
Black-and-white Flycatcher Bias musicus
Hadeda Ibis Bostrychia hagedash
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris
Chat Flycatcher Bradornis infuscatus
Marico Flycatcher Bradornis mariquensis
Pale Flycatcher Bradornis pallidus
Little Rush-Warbler Bradypterus baboecala
Barratt's Warbler Bradypterus barratti
Knysna Warbler Bradypterus sylvaticus
Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver Bubalornis niger
Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus
Cape Eagle-Owl Bubo capensis
Verreaux's Eagle-Owl Bubo lacteus
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Southern Ground-Hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri
Wattled Crane Bugeranus carunculatus
Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii
Jouanin's Petrel Bulweria fallax
Yellow-billed Oxpecker Buphagus africanus
Red-billed Oxpecker Buphagus erythrorhynchus
Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus capensis
Water Thick-knee Burhinus vermiculatus
Augur Buzzard Buteo augur
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
Jackal Buzzard Buteo rufofuscus
Forest Buzzard Buteo trizonatus
Steppe Buzzard Buteo vulpinus
Green-backed Heron Butorides striata
Silvery-cheeked Hornbill Bycanistes brevis
Trumpeter Hornbill Bycanistes bucinator
 
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Barred Wren-Warbler Calamonastes fasciolatus
Stierling's Wren-Warbler Calamonastes stierlingi
Red-capped Lark Calandrella cinerea
Fawn-coloured Lark Calendulauda africanoides
Karoo Lark Calendulauda albescens
Barlow's Lark Calendulauda barlowi
Red Lark Calendulauda burra
Dune Lark Calendulauda erythrochlamys
Sabota Lark Calendulauda sabota
Sanderling Calidris alba
Dunlin Calidris alpina
Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
Red Knot Calidris canutus
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
Little Stint Calidris minuta
Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta
Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris
Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea
Streaked Shearwater Calonectris leucomelas
Green-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brachyura
Grey-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brevicaudata
Black Cuckooshrike Campephaga flava
Golden-tailed Woodpecker Campethera abingoni
Bennett's Woodpecker Campethera bennettii
Green-backed Woodpecker Campethera cailliautii
Knysna Woodpecker Campethera notata
Speckle-throated Woodpecker Campethera scriptoricauda
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
Square-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus fossii
Swamp Nightjar Caprimulgus natalensis
Fiery-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus pectoralis
Rufous-cheeked Nightjar Caprimulgus rufigena
Freckled Nightjar Caprimulgus tristigma
Subantarctic Skua Catharacta antarctica
South Polar Skua Catharacta maccormicki
Burchell's Coucal Centropus burchellii
Coppery-tailed Coucal Centropus cupreicaudus
Black Coucal Centropus grillii
Senegal Coucal Centropus senegalensis
White-browed Coucal Centropus superciliosus
Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo Cercococcyx montanus
Familiar Chat Cercomela familiaris
Karoo Chat Cercomela schlegelii
Sickle-winged Chat Cercomela sinuata
Tractrac Chat Cercomela tractrac
Karoo Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas coryphoeus
White-browed Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas leucophrys
Kalahari Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas paena
Bearded Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas quadrivirgata
Brown Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas signata
Benguela Long-billed Lark Certhilauda benguelensis
Agulhas Long-billed Lark Certhilauda brevirostris
Short-clawed Lark Certhilauda chuana
Cape Long-billed Lark Certhilauda curvirostris
Eastern Long-billed Lark Certhilauda semitorquata
Karoo Long-billed Lark Certhilauda subcoronata
Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
Green Malkoha Ceuthmochares aereus
Drakensberg Rock-jumper Chaetops aurantius
Cape Rock-jumper Chaetops frenatus
Amethyst Sunbird Chalcomitra amethystina
Scarlet-chested Sunbird Chalcomitra senegalensis
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus
Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii
White-fronted Plover Charadrius marginatus
Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus
Chestnut-banded Plover Charadrius pallidus
Kittlitz's Plover Charadrius pecuarius
Three-banded Plover Charadrius tricollaris
Spike-heeled Lark Chersomanes albofasciata
Greater Sheathbill Chionis albus
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
Black Tern Chlidonias niger
Yellow-bellied Greenbul Chlorocichla flaviventris
Dark-capped Yellow Warbler Chloropeta natalensis
Diderick Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius
African Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx cupreus
Klaas's Cuckoo Chrysococcyx klaas
Collared Palm-Thrush Cichladusa arquata
Rufous-tailed Palm-Thrush Cichladusa ruficauda
Abdim's Stork Ciconia abdimii
White Stork Ciconia ciconia
Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus
Black Stork Ciconia nigra
Violet-backed Starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
Greater Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris afer
Purple-banded Sunbird Cinnyris bifasciatus
Southern Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris chalybeus
Copper Sunbird Cinnyris cupreus
Dusky Sunbird Cinnyris fuscus
Miombo Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris manoensis
Marico Sunbird Cinnyris mariquensis
Neergaard's Sunbird Cinnyris neergaardi
Shelley's Sunbird Cinnyris shelleyi
White-bellied Sunbird Cinnyris talatala
Variable Sunbird Cinnyris venustus
Western Banded Snake-Eagle Circaetus cinerascens
Brown Snake-Eagle Circaetus cinereus
Southern Banded Snake-Eagle Circaetus fasciolatus
Black-chested Snake-Eagle Circaetus pectoralis
Western Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
Black Harrier Circus maurus
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
African Marsh-Harrier Circus ranivorus
Lazy Cisticola Cisticola aberrans
Desert Cisticola Cisticola aridulus
Wing-snapping Cisticola Cisticola ayresii
Short-winged Cisticola Cisticola brachypterus
Singing Cisticola Cisticola cantans
Rattling Cisticola Cisticola chiniana
Pale-crowned Cisticola Cisticola cinnamomeus
Red-faced Cisticola Cisticola erythrops
Neddicky Cisticola fulvicapilla
Rufous-winged Cisticola Cisticola galactotes
Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
Wailing Cisticola Cisticola lais
Luapula Cisticola Cisticola luapula
Croaking Cisticola Cisticola natalensis
Chirping Cisticola Cisticola pipiens
Tinkling Cisticola Cisticola rufilatus
Grey-backed Cisticola Cisticola subruficapilla
Cloud Cisticola Cisticola textrix
Levaillant's Cisticola Cisticola tinniens
Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius
Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
Levaillant's Cuckoo Clamator levaillantii
Swee Waxbill Coccopygia melanotis
Yellow-bellied Waxbill Coccopygia quartinia
White-backed Mousebird Colius colius
Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus
African Olive-Pigeon Columba arquatrix
Eastern Bronze-naped Pigeon Columba delegorguei
Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea
Rock Dove Columba livia
Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus
European Roller Coracias garrulus
Purple Roller Coracias naevius
Racket-tailed Roller Coracias spatulatus
Grey Cuckooshrike Coracina caesia
White-breasted Cuckooshrike Coracina pectoralis
Magpie Shrike Corvinella melanoleuca
White-necked Raven Corvus albicollis
Pied Crow Corvus albus
Cape Crow Corvus capensis
House Crow Corvus splendens
Grey Go-away-bird Corythaixoides concolor
Cape Robin-Chat Cossypha caffra
Chorister Robin-Chat Cossypha dichroa
White-browed Robin-Chat Cossypha heuglini
White-throated Robin-Chat Cossypha humeralis
Red-capped Robin-Chat Cossypha natalensis
Blue Quail Coturnix adansonii
Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
Harlequin Quail Coturnix delegorguei
Wattled Starling Creatophora cinerea
African Crake Crecopsis egregia
Corn Crake Crex crex
White-throated Canary Crithagra albogularis
Black-throated Canary Crithagra atrogularis
Lemon-breasted Canary Crithagra citrinipectus
Yellow Canary Crithagra flaviventris
Streaky-headed Seedeater Crithagra gularis
Protea Seedeater Crithagra leucopterus
Black-eared Seedeater Crithagra mennelli
Yellow-fronted Canary Crithagra mozambicus
Forest Canary Crithagra scotops
Brimstone Canary Crithagra sulphuratus
Drakensberg Siskin Crithagra symonsi
Cape Siskin Crithagra totta
Victorin's Warbler Cryptillas victorini
Red-faced Crimsonwing Cryptospiza reichenovii
Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
Black Cuckoo Cuculus clamosus
African Cuckoo Cuculus gularis
Lesser Cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus
Madagascar Cuckoo Cuculus rochii
Red-chested Cuckoo Cuculus solitarius
Burchell's Courser Cursorius rufus
Temminck's Courser Cursorius temminckii
Olive Sunbird Cyanomitra olivacea
Grey Sunbird Cyanomitra veroxii
African Palm-Swift Cypsiurus parvus
 
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Pintado Petrel Daption capense
Common House-Martin Delichon urbicum
Fulvous Duck Dendrocygna bicolor
White-faced Duck Dendrocygna viduata
Crested Francolin Dendroperdix sephaena
Cardinal Woodpecker Dendropicos fuscescens
Olive Woodpecker Dendropicos griseocephalus
Bearded Woodpecker Dendropicos namaquus
Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis
Square-tailed Drongo Dicrurus ludwigii
Tristan Albatross Diomedea dabbenena
Southern Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora
Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans
Northern Royal Albatross Diomedea sanfordi
Crab Plover Dromas ardeola
Black-backed Puffback Dryoscopus cubla
 
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Great Egret Egretta alba
Black Heron Egretta ardesiaca
Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis
Yellow-billed Egret Egretta intermedia
Snowy Egret Egretta thula
Slaty Egret Egretta vinaceigula
Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus
White-tailed Crested Flycatcher Elminia albonotata
Cabanis's Bunting Emberiza cabanisi
Cape Bunting Emberiza capensis
Golden-breasted Bunting Emberiza flaviventris
Lark-like Bunting Emberiza impetuani
Cinnamon-breasted Bunting Emberiza tahapisi
Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
Karoo Eremomela Eremomela gregalis
Yellow-bellied Eremomela Eremomela icteropygialis
Green-capped Eremomela Eremomela scotops
Burnt-necked Eremomela Eremomela usticollis
Black-eared Sparrowlark Eremopterix australis
Chestnut-backed Sparrowlark Eremopterix leucotis
Grey-backed Sparrowlark Eremopterix verticalis
Livingstone's Flycatcher Erythrocercus livingstonei
Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
Black-faced Waxbill Estrilda erythronotos
Grey Waxbill Estrilda perreini
Cinderella Waxbill Estrilda thomensis
Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome
Macaroni Penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus
Yellow-crowned Bishop Euplectes afer
White-winged Widowbird Euplectes albonotatus
Red-collared Widowbird Euplectes ardens
Fan-tailed Widowbird Euplectes axillaris
Yellow Bishop Euplectes capensis
Black-winged Bishop Euplectes hordeaceus
Yellow-mantled Widowbird Euplectes macrourus
Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix
Long-tailed Widowbird Euplectes progne
Blue Korhaan Eupodotis caerulescens
Rüppell's Korhaan Eupodotis rueppellii
White-bellied Korhaan Eupodotis senegalensis
Karoo Korhaan Eupodotis vigorsii
Southern White-crowned Shrike Eurocephalus anguitimens
Cinnamon-breasted Warbler Euryptila subcinnamomea
Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus
 
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Amur Falcon Falco amurensis
Grey Kestrel Falco ardosiaceus
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus
Red-necked Falcon Falco chicquera
Sooty Falcon Falco concolor
African Hobby Falco cuvierii
Dickinson's Kestrel Falco dickinsoni
Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae
Taita Falcon Falco fasciinucha
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
Greater Kestrel Falco rupicoloides
Rock Kestrel Falco rupicolus
Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus
Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis
Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel
Greater Frigatebird Fregata minor
White-bellied Storm-Petrel Fregetta grallaria
Black-bellied Storm-Petrel Fregetta tropica
Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata
Southern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialoides
 
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Large-billed Lark Galerida magnirostris
Great Snipe Gallinago media
African Snipe Gallinago nigripennis
Lesser Moorhen Gallinula angulata
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
Purple-crested Turaco Gallirex porphyreolophus
Ground Woodpecker Geocolaptes olivaceus
Southern Bald Ibis Geronticus calvus
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni
Rock Pratincole Glareola nuchalis
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
African Barred Owlet Glaucidium capense
Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum
White-backed Night-Heron Gorsachius leuconotus
Violet-eared Waxbill Granatina granatina
Crested Guineafowl Guttera edouardi
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus
Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis
White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus
Cape Vulture Gyps coprotheres
Rüppell's Vulture Gyps rueppellii
 
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African Black Oystercatcher Haematopus moquini
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
Brown-hooded Kingfisher Halcyon albiventris
Striped Kingfisher Halcyon chelicuti
Grey-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala
Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis
Mangrove Kingfisher Halcyon senegaloides
African Fish-Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer
Blue Petrel Halobaena caerulea
Collared Sunbird Hedydipna collaris
Red-winged Warbler Heliolais erythropterus
Rudd's Lark Heteromirafra ruddi
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina
Olive-tree Warbler Hippolais olivetorum
Lesser Striped Swallow Hirundo abyssinica
White-throated Swallow Hirundo albigularis
Angola Swallow Hirundo angolensis
Blue Swallow Hirundo atrocaerulea
Greater Striped Swallow Hirundo cucullata
Red-rumped Swallow Hirundo daurica
Pearl-breasted Swallow Hirundo dimidiata
Rock Martin Hirundo fuligula
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Red-breasted Swallow Hirundo semirufa
Mosque Swallow Hirundo senegalensis
Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii
South African Cliff-Swallow Hirundo spilodera
European Storm-Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus
Southern Hyliota Hyliota australis
Yellow-bellied Hyliota Hyliota flavigaster
Pink-throated Twinspot Hypargos margaritatus
Red-throated Twinspot Hypargos niveoguttatus
 
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Greater Honeyguide Indicator indicator
Pallid Honeyguide Indicator meliphilus
Lesser Honeyguide Indicator minor
Scaly-throated Honeyguide Indicator variegatus
African Pygmy-Kingfisher Ispidina picta
Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus
Dwarf Bittern Ixobrychus sturmii
 
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Red-throated Wryneck Jynx ruficollis
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Lizard Buzzard Kaupifalco monogrammicus
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Brown Firefinch Lagonosticta nitidula
Jameson's Firefinch Lagonosticta rhodopareia
African Firefinch Lagonosticta rubricata
Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala
Sharp-tailed Starling Lamprotornis acuticaudus
Burchell's Starling Lamprotornis australis
Greater Blue-eared Starling Lamprotornis chalybaeus
Black-bellied Starling Lamprotornis corruscus
Miombo Blue-eared Starling Lamprotornis elisabeth
Meves's Starling Lamprotornis mevesii
Cape Glossy Starling Lamprotornis nitens
Tropical Boubou Laniarius aethiopicus
Crimson-breasted Shrike Laniarius atrococcineus
Swamp Boubou Laniarius bicolor
Southern Boubou Laniarius ferrugineus
White-tailed Shrike Lanioturdus torquatus
Common Fiscal Lanius collaris
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor
Souza's Shrike Lanius souzae
Grey-headed Gull Larus cirrocephalus
Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
Slender-billed Gull Larus genei
Hartlaub's Gull Larus hartlaubii
Heuglin's Gull Larus heuglini
Franklin's Gull Larus pipixcan
Common Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus
Sabine's Gull Larus sabini
Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumeniferus
Broad-billed Sandpiper Limicola falcinellus
Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
Bush Blackcap Lioptilus nigricapillus
Black-bellied Bustard Lissotis melanogaster
River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis
Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis
Red-crested Korhaan Lophotis ruficrista
Kerguelen Petrel Lugensa brevirostris
Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia
Black-collared Barbet Lybius torquatus
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Bat Hawk Macheiramphus alcinus
Pennant-winged Nightjar Macrodipteryx vexillarius
Southern Giant-Petrel Macronectes giganteus
Northern Giant-Petrel Macronectes halli
Rosy-throated Longclaw Macronyx ameliae
Cape Longclaw Macronyx capensis
Yellow-throated Longclaw Macronyx croceus
Grey-headed Bush-Shrike Malaconotus blanchoti
Rufous-eared Warbler Malcorus pectoralis
Green Twinspot Mandingoa nitidula
Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maximus
Southern Black Flycatcher Melaenornis pammelaina
Southern Pale Chanting Goshawk Melierax canorus
Gabar Goshawk Melierax gabar
Dark Chanting Goshawk Melierax metabates
Moustached Grass-Warbler Melocichla mentalis
White-throated Bee-eater Merops albicollis
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
Böhm's Bee-eater Merops boehmi
White-fronted Bee-eater Merops bullockoides
Swallow-tailed Bee-eater Merops hirundineus
Southern Carmine Bee-eater Merops nubicoides
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus
Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus
Madagascar Bee-eater Merops superciliosus
Lesser Jacana Microparra capensis
Black Kite Milvus migrans
Rufous-naped Lark Mirafra africana
Cape Clapper Lark Mirafra apiata
Melodious Lark Mirafra cheniana
Eastern Clapper Lark Mirafra fasciolata
Monotonous Lark Mirafra passerina
Flappet Lark Mirafra rufocinnamomea
Miombo Rock-Thrush Monticola angolensis
Short-toed Rock-Thrush Monticola brevipes
Sentinel Rock-Thrush Monticola explorator
Cape Rock-Thrush Monticola rupestris
Cape Gannet Morus capensis
Australian Gannet Morus serrator
African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp
Cape Wagtail Motacilla capensis
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
Mountain Wagtail Motacilla clara
Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
African Dusky Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta
Ashy Flycatcher Muscicapa caerulescens
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
Ross's Turaco Musophaga rossae
Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis
Grey Tit-Flycatcher Myioparus plumbeus
Arnot's Chat Myrmecocichla arnoti
Ant-eating Chat Myrmecocichla formicivora
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Herero Chat Namibornis herero
Böhm's Spinetail Neafrapus boehmi
Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus
Malachite Sunbird Nectarinia famosa
Bronzy Sunbird Nectarinia kilimensis
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus
Denham's Bustard Neotis denhami
Ludwig's Bustard Neotis ludwigii
Southern Pochard Netta erythrophthalma
African Pygmy-Goose Nettapus auritus
Eastern Nicator Nicator gularis
Brubru Nilaus afer
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
Common Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
  O
Wilson's Storm-Petrel Oceanites oceanicus
Leach's Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa
Matsudaira's Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma matsudairae
Namaqua Dove Oena capensis
Buff-streaked Chat Oenanthe bifasciata
Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
Mountain Wheatear Oenanthe monticola
Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
Capped Wheatear Oenanthe pileata
Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka
Red-winged Starling Onychognathus morio
Pale-winged Starling Onychognathus nabouroup
Roberts's Warbler Oreophilais robertsi
African Golden Oriole Oriolus auratus
Green-headed Oriole Oriolus chlorocephalus
Black-headed Oriole Oriolus larvatus
Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
African Quailfinch Ortygospiza atricollis
African Scops-Owl Otus senegalensis
Maccoa Duck Oxyura maccoa
  P
Thick-billed Cuckoo Pachycoccyx audeberti
Slender-billed Prion Pachyptila belcheri
Antarctic Prion Pachyptila desolata
Salvin's Prion Pachyptila salvini
Fairy Prion Pachyptila turtur
Broad-billed Prion Pachyptila vittata
Locustfinch Paludipasser locustella
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
Layard's Tit-Babbler Parisoma layardi
Chestnut-vented Tit-Babbler Parisoma subcaeruleum
Grey Tit Parus afer
Carp's Tit Parus carpi
Ashy Tit Parus cinerascens
Miombo Tit Parus griseiventris
Southern Black Tit Parus niger
Rufous-bellied Tit Parus rufiventris
Southern Grey-headed Sparrow Passer diffusus
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Northern Grey-headed Sparrow Passer griseus
Cape Sparrow Passer melanurus
Great Sparrow Passer motitensis
Common Peacock Pavo cristatus
White-faced Storm-Petrel Pelagodroma marina
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus
Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens
Coqui Francolin Peliperdix coqui
European Honey-Buzzard Pernis apivorus
Yellow-throated Petronia Petronia superciliaris
Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus
White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda
Reed Cormorant Phalacrocorax africanus
Cape Cormorant Phalacrocorax capensis
Crowned Cormorant Phalacrocorax coronatus
White-breasted Cormorant Phalacrocorax lucidus
Bank Cormorant Phalacrocorax neglectus
Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicaria
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
Mascarene Martin Phedina borbonica
Sociable Weaver Philetairus socius
Ruff Philomachus pugnax
Laysan Albatross Phoebastria immutabilis
Sooty Albatross Phoebetria fusca
Light-mantled Albatross Phoebetria palpebrata
Lesser Flamingo Phoenicopterus minor
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
Violet Wood-Hoopoe Phoeniculus damarensis
Green Wood-Hoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus
Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Namaqua Warbler Phragmacia substriata
Tiny Greenbul Phyllastrephus debilis
Yellow-streaked Greenbul Phyllastrephus flavostriatus
Terrestrial Brownbul Phyllastrephus terrestris
Yellow-throated Woodland-Warbler Phylloscopus ruficapilla
Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
Dusky Lark Pinarocorys nigricans
Boulder Chat Pinarornis plumosus
African Pitta Pitta angolensis
African Spoonbill Platalea alba
Black-throated Wattle-eye Platysteira peltata
Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser mahali
Dark-backed Weaver Ploceus bicolor
Cape Weaver Ploceus capensis
Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus
Lesser Masked-Weaver Ploceus intermedius
Spectacled Weaver Ploceus ocularis
Olive-headed Weaver Ploceus olivaceiceps
Chestnut Weaver Ploceus rubiginosus
Yellow Weaver Ploceus subaureus
Southern Masked-Weaver Ploceus velatus
Golden Weaver Ploceus xanthops
Southern Brown-throated Weaver Ploceus xanthopterus
American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica
Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola
African Finfoot Podica senegalensis
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird Pogoniulus bilineatus
Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus chrysoconus
Red-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus pusillus
Green Tinkerbird Pogoniulus simplex
White-starred Robin Pogonocichla stellata
Brown-headed Parrot Poicephalus cryptoxanthus
Grey-headed Parrot Poicephalus fuscicollis
Meyer's Parrot Poicephalus meyeri
Cape Parrot Poicephalus robustus
Rüppell's Parrot Poicephalus rueppellii
Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus
Pygmy Falcon Polihierax semitorquatus
African Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides typus
Allen's Gallinule Porphyrio alleni
African Purple Swamphen Porphyrio madagascariensis
American Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinicus
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana
Baillon's Crake Porzana pusilla
Black-chested Prinia Prinia flavicans
Drakensberg Prinia Prinia hypoxantha
Karoo Prinia Prinia maculosa
Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava
White-crested Helmet-Shrike Prionops plumatus
Retz's Helmet-Shrike Prionops retzii
Chestnut-fronted Helmet-Shrike Prionops scopifrons
White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis
Grey Petrel Procellaria cinerea
Spectacled Petrel Procellaria conspicillata
Brown-backed Honeybird Prodotiscus regulus
Green-backed Honeybird Prodotiscus zambesiae
Cape Sugarbird Promerops cafer
Gurney's Sugarbird Promerops gurneyi
White-headed Saw-wing Psalidoprocne albiceps
Black Saw-wing Psalidoprocne holomelaena
Eastern Saw-wing Psalidoprocne orientalis
White-chested Alethe Pseudalethe fuelleborni
Grey-rumped Swallow Pseudhirundo griseopyga
Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
Groundscraper Thrush Psophocichla litsitsirupa
Red-billed Spurfowl Pternistis adspersus
Red-necked Spurfowl Pternistis afer
Cape Spurfowl Pternistis capensis
Hartlaub's Spurfowl Pternistis hartlaubi
Natal Spurfowl Pternistis natalensis
Swainson's Spurfowl Pternistis swainsonii
Double-banded Sandgrouse Pterocles bicinctus
Burchell's Sandgrouse Pterocles burchelli
Yellow-throated Sandgrouse Pterocles gutturalis
Namaqua Sandgrouse Pterocles namaqua
Barau’s Petrel Pterodroma baraui
Atlantic Petrel Pterodroma incerta
White-headed Petrel Pterodroma lessonii
Great-winged Petrel Pterodroma macroptera
Soft-plumaged Petrel Pterodroma mollis
Southern White-faced Scops-Owl Ptilopsis granti
Little Shearwater Puffinus assimilis
Tropical Shearwater Puffinus bailloni
Flesh-footed Shearwater Puffinus carneipes
Great Shearwater Puffinus gravis
Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus
Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus
Wedge-tailed Shearwater Puffinus pacificus
Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus
Cape Bulbul Pycnonotus capensis
African Red-eyed Bulbul Pycnonotus nigricans
Dark-capped Bulbul Pycnonotus tricolor
Gentoo Penguin Pygoscelis papua
Lesser Seedcracker Pyrenestes minor
Orange-winged Pytilia Pytilia afra
Green-winged Pytilia Pytilia melba
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Cardinal Quelea Quelea cardinalis
Red-headed Quelea Quelea erythrops
Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea
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African Rail Rallus caerulescens
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
Common Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
Double-banded Courser Rhinoptilus africanus
Bronze-winged Courser Rhinoptilus chalcopterus
Three-banded Courser Rhinoptilus cinctus
Banded Martin Riparia cincta
Brown-throated Martin Riparia paludicola
Sand Martin Riparia riparia
Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla
Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
African Skimmer Rynchops flavirostris
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Secretarybird Sagittarius serpentarius
Spotted Creeper Salpornis spilonotus
Comb Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos
Striped Flufftail Sarothrura affinis
White-winged Flufftail Sarothrura ayresi
Streaky-breasted Flufftail Sarothrura boehmi
Buff-spotted Flufftail Sarothrura elegans
Red-chested Flufftail Sarothrura rufa
Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
African Stonechat Saxicola torquatus
Broad-tailed Warbler Schoenicola brevirostris
Scarce Swift Schoutedenapus myoptilus
Grey-winged Francolin Scleroptila africanus
Red-winged Francolin Scleroptila levaillantii
Orange River Francolin Scleroptila levaillantoides
Shelley's Francolin Scleroptila shelleyi
Hamerkop Scopus umbretta
Pel's Fishing-Owl Scotopelia peli
Black-headed Canary Serinus alario
Cape Canary Serinus canicollis
East Coast Akalat Sheppardia gunningi
Fiscal Flycatcher Sigelus silens
African Broadbill Smithornis capensis
Red-backed Mannikin Spermestes bicolor
Bronze Mannikin Spermestes cucullatus
Magpie Mannikin Spermestes fringilloides
African Penguin Spheniscus demersus
Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus
Cape Grassbird Sphenoeacus afer
Pink-billed Lark Spizocorys conirostris
Botha's Lark Spizocorys fringillaris
Sclater's Lark Spizocorys sclateri
Stark's Lark Spizocorys starki
Orange-breasted Waxbill Sporaeginthus subflavus
Scaly-feathered Finch Sporopipes squamifrons
Pied Starling Spreo bicolor
White-eared Barbet Stactolaema leucotis
Green Barbet Stactolaema olivacea
Whyte's Barbet Stactolaema whytii
Wilson's Phalarope Steganopus tricolor
Fairy Flycatcher Stenostira scita
African Crowned Eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus
Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus
Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
Little Tern Sterna albifrons
Bridled Tern Sterna anaethetus
Damara Tern Sterna balaenarum
Lesser Crested Tern Sterna bengalensis
Swift Tern Sterna bergii
Caspian Tern Sterna caspia
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
Sooty Tern Sterna fuscata
Common Tern Sterna hirundo
Royal Tern Sterna maxima
Gull-billed Tern Sterna nilotica
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
White-cheeked Tern Sterna repressa
Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis
Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana
Antarctic Tern Sterna vittata
Cape Turtle-Dove Streptopelia capicola
African Mourning Dove Streptopelia decipiens
Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata
Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis
European Turtle-Dove Streptopelia turtur
African Wood-Owl Strix woodfordii
Common Ostrich Struthio camelus
Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
Red-footed Booby Sula sula
Swynnerton's Robin Swynnertonia swynnertoni
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
Common Whitethroat Sylvia communis
Long-billed Crombec Sylvietta rufescens
Red-capped Crombec Sylvietta ruficapilla
Red-faced Crombec Sylvietta whytii
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Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
Mottled Swift Tachymarptis aequatorialis
Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
South African Shelduck Tadorna cana
Knysna Turaco Tauraco corythaix
Livingstone's Turaco Tauraco livingstonii
Schalow's Turaco Tauraco schalowi
Brown-crowned Tchagra Tchagra australis
Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegalus
Southern Tchagra Tchagra tchagra
Mottled Spinetail Telacanthura ussheri
Black-fronted Bush-Shrike Telophorus nigrifrons
Olive Bush-Shrike Telophorus olivaceus
Orange-breasted Bush-Shrike Telophorus sulfureopectus
Gorgeous Bush-Shrike Telophorus viridis
Bokmakierie Telophorus zeylonus
Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus
African Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis
Buller's Albatross Thalassarche bulleri
Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche carteri
Shy Albatross Thalassarche cauta
Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche chlororhynchos
Grey-headed Albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma
Chatham Albatross Thalassarche eremita
Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophrys
Salvin's Albatross Thalassarche salvini
Antarctic Petrel Thalassoica antarctica
White-backed Duck Thalassornis leuconotus
Mocking Cliff-Chat Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
Golden Pipit Tmetothylacus tenellus
Crowned Hornbill Tockus alboterminatus
Bradfield's Hornbill Tockus bradfieldi
Damara Hornbill Tockus damarensis
Red-billed Hornbill Tockus erythrorhynchus
Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill Tockus leucomelas
Monteiro's Hornbill Tockus monteiri
African Grey Hornbill Tockus nasutus
Crested Barbet Trachyphonus vaillantii
African Green-Pigeon Treron calvus
Acacia Pied Barbet Tricholaema leucomelas
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
Common Redshank Tringa totanus
Blue-mantled Crested-Flycatcher Trochocercus cyanomelas
Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis
Southern Pied Babbler Turdoides bicolor
Bare-cheeked Babbler Turdoides gymnogenys
Hartlaub's Babbler Turdoides hartlaubii
Arrow-marked Babbler Turdoides jardineii
Black-faced Babbler Turdoides melanops
Kurrichane Thrush Turdus libonyanus
Olive Thrush Turdus olivaceus
Karoo Thrush Turdus smithi
Hottentot Buttonquail Turnix hottentottus
Black-rumped Buttonquail Turnix nanus
Kurrichane Buttonquail Turnix sylvaticus
Blue-spotted Wood-Dove Turtur afer
Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove Turtur chalcospilos
Tambourine Dove Turtur tympanistria
Barn Owl Tyto alba
African Grass-Owl Tyto capensis
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African Hoopoe Upupa africana
Blue Waxbill Uraeginthus angolensis
Red-faced Mousebird Urocolius indicus
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White-crowned Lapwing Vanellus albiceps
Blacksmith Lapwing Vanellus armatus
Crowned Lapwing Vanellus coronatus
Long-toed Lapwing Vanellus crassirostris
Senegal Lapwing Vanellus lugubris
Black-winged Lapwing Vanellus melanopterus
African Wattled Lapwing Vanellus senegallus
Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus
Village Indigobird Vidua chalybeata
Twinspot Indigobird Vidua codringtoni
Dusky Indigobird Vidua funerea
Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura
Broad-tailed Paradise-Whydah Vidua obtusa
Long-tailed Paradise-Whydah Vidua paradisaea
Purple Indigobird Vidua purpurascens
Shaft-tailed Whydah Vidua regia
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Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
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Orange Ground-Thrush Zoothera gurneyi
Spotted Ground-Thrush Zoothera guttata
Orange River White-eye Zosterops pallidus
African Yellow White-eye Zosterops senegalensis
Cape White-eye Zosterops virens

 

 

 
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