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998 species found for “avian in Africa

Green-winged Teal

Green-winged Teal

Anas crecca

Black-bellied Plover

Black-bellied Plover

Pluvialis squatarola

Whimbrel

Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopus

Red Knot

Red Knot

Calidris canutus

Sooty Tern

Sooty Tern

Onychoprion fuscatus

Caspian Tern

Caspian Tern

Hydroprogne caspia

Arctic Tern

Arctic Tern

Sterna paradisaea

Sandwich Tern

Sandwich Tern

Thalasseus sandvicensis

Cory's Shearwater

Cory's Shearwater

Calonectris diomedea

Wilson's Storm-Petrel

Wilson's Storm-Petrel

Oceanites oceanicus

Leach's Storm-Petrel

Leach's Storm-Petrel

Hydrobates leucorhous

Great Cormorant

Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

Osprey

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

Barn Owl

Barn Owl

Tyto alba

Peregrine Falcon

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

Barn Swallow

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Frances's Goshawk

Frances's Goshawk

Accipiter francesiae

Henst's Goshawk

Henst's Goshawk

Accipiter henstii

Madagascar Sparrowhawk

Madagascar Sparrowhawk

Accipiter madagascariensis

Black Goshawk

Black Goshawk

Accipiter melanoleucus

Small Sparrowhawk

Small Sparrowhawk

Accipiter nanus

Eurasian Sparrowhawk

Eurasian Sparrowhawk

Accipiter nisus

Ovambo Sparrowhawk

Ovambo Sparrowhawk

Accipiter ovampensis

Rufous-chested Sparrowhawk

Rufous-chested Sparrowhawk

Accipiter rufiventris

Cassin's Hawk-Eagle

Cassin's Hawk-Eagle

Aquila africana

Aquila braccata

Aquila braccata

Aquila braccata

African Cuckoo-Hawk

African Cuckoo-Hawk

Aviceda cuculoides

Banded Snake-Eagle

Banded Snake-Eagle

Circaetus cinerascens

Brown Snake-Eagle

Brown Snake-Eagle

Circaetus cinereus

Black-breasted Snake-Eagle

Black-breasted Snake-Eagle

Circaetus pectoralis

Pallid Harrier x Montagu's Harrier

Pallid Harrier x Montagu's Harrier

Circus macrourus x pygargus

Reunion Harrier

Reunion Harrier

Circus maillardi

White-backed Vulture

White-backed Vulture

Gyps africanus

Cape Griffon

Cape Griffon

Gyps coprotheres

Eurasian Griffon

Eurasian Griffon

Gyps fulvus

Booted Eagle

Booted Eagle

Hieraaetus pennatus

Lizard Buzzard

Lizard Buzzard

Kaupifalco monogrammicus

Bat Hawk

Bat Hawk

Macheiramphus alcinus

Dark Chanting-Goshawk

Dark Chanting-Goshawk

Melierax metabates

Eastern Chanting-Goshawk

Eastern Chanting-Goshawk

Melierax poliopterus

Gabar Goshawk

Gabar Goshawk

Micronisus gabar

Egyptian Vulture

Egyptian Vulture

Neophron percnopterus

Gervais's Eagle

Gervais's Eagle

Aquila gervaisi

European Honey-buzzard

European Honey-buzzard

Pernis apivorus

Martial Eagle

Martial Eagle

Polemaetus bellicosus

African Harrier-Hawk

African Harrier-Hawk

Polyboroides typus

Crowned Eagle

Crowned Eagle

Stephanoaetus coronatus

Long-tailed Hawk

Long-tailed Hawk

Urotriorchis macrourus

Elliot's Vulture

Elliot's Vulture

Tapinopus ellioti

Malagasy Shelduck

Malagasy Shelduck

Chenalopex sirabensis

Basalt Pintail

Basalt Pintail

Anas basaltica

Bernier's Teal

Bernier's Teal

Anas bernieri

Cape Teal

Cape Teal

Anas capensis

Red-billed Duck

Red-billed Duck

Anas erythrorhyncha

Desert Goose

Desert Goose

Anser arenosus

Common Pochard x Ferruginous Duck (hybrid)

Common Pochard x Ferruginous Duck (hybrid)

Aythya ferina x nyroca

Arvernensis Scaup

Arvernensis Scaup

Fuligula arvernensis

Malagasy Sheldgoose

Malagasy Sheldgoose

Centrornis majori

Marbled Teal

Marbled Teal

Marmaronetta angustirostris

Debilitated Goose

Debilitated Goose

Chenalopex debilis

Maccoa Duck

Maccoa Duck

Oxyura maccoa

Tedford's Pintail

Tedford's Pintail

Pinpanetta tedfordi

Garganey

Garganey

Querquedula circia

South African Shelduck

South African Shelduck

Tadorna cana

Seychelles Swiftlet

Seychelles Swiftlet

Aerodramus elaphrus

Mascarene Swiftlet

Mascarene Swiftlet

Aerodramus francicus

Common Swift

Common Swift

Apus apus

Madagascar Swift

Madagascar Swift

Apus balstoni

African Swift

African Swift

Apus barbatus

Bates's Swift

Bates's Swift

Apus batesi

Bradfield's Swift

Bradfield's Swift

Apus bradfieldi

Horus Swift

Horus Swift

Apus horus

Plain Swift

Plain Swift

Apus unicolor

African Palm-Swift

African Palm-Swift

Cypsiurus parvus

Sabine's Spinetail

Sabine's Spinetail

Rhaphidura sabini

Scarce Swift

Scarce Swift

Schoutedenapus myoptilus

Alpine Swift

Alpine Swift

Tachymarptis melba

Malagasy Spinetail

Malagasy Spinetail

Zoonavena grandidieri

Trochilus afer

Trochilus afer

Trochilus afer

Piping Hornbill

Piping Hornbill

Bycanistes fistulator

White-crested Hornbill

White-crested Hornbill

Horizocerus albocristatus

Hemprich's Hornbill

Hemprich's Hornbill

Lophoceros hemprichii

African Gray Hornbill

African Gray Hornbill

Lophoceros nasutus

Pale-billed Hornbill

Pale-billed Hornbill

Lophoceros pallidirostris

Western Red-billed Hornbill

Western Red-billed Hornbill

Tockus kempi

Southern Red-billed Hornbill

Southern Red-billed Hornbill

Tockus rufirostris

Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill

Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill

Bucorvus abyssinicus

Southern Ground-Hornbill

Southern Ground-Hornbill

Bucorvus leadbeateri

Green Woodhoopoe

Green Woodhoopoe

Phoeniculus purpureus

Black-billed Woodhoopoe

Black-billed Woodhoopoe

Phoeniculus somaliensis

Black Scimitarbill

Black Scimitarbill

Rhinopomastus aterrimus

Abyssinian Scimitarbill

Abyssinian Scimitarbill

Rhinopomastus minor

Madagascar Hoopoe

Madagascar Hoopoe

Upupa marginata

Caprimulgus aegypius

Caprimulgus aegypius

Caprimulgus aegypius

Egyptian Nightjar

Egyptian Nightjar

Caprimulgus aegyptius

Bates's Nightjar

Bates's Nightjar

Caprimulgus batesi

Slender-tailed Nightjar

Slender-tailed Nightjar

Caprimulgus clarus

Eurasian Nightjar

Eurasian Nightjar

Caprimulgus europaeus

Golden Nightjar

Golden Nightjar

Caprimulgus eximius

Standard-winged Nightjar

Standard-winged Nightjar

Caprimulgus longipennis

Fiery-necked Nightjar

Fiery-necked Nightjar

Caprimulgus pectoralis

Red-necked Nightjar

Red-necked Nightjar

Caprimulgus ruficollis

Nechisar Nightjar

Nechisar Nightjar

Caprimulgus solala

Senegal Thick-knee

Senegal Thick-knee

Burhinus senegalensis

Caspian Plover

Caspian Plover

Charadrius asiaticus

Eurasian Dotterel

Eurasian Dotterel

Charadrius morinellus

Chestnut-banded Plover

Chestnut-banded Plover

Charadrius pallidus

Madagascar Plover

Madagascar Plover

Charadrius thoracicus

Lapwing

Lapwing

Dorypaltus prophatus

European Golden-Plover

European Golden-Plover

Pluvialis apricaria

White-tailed Lapwing

White-tailed Lapwing

Vanellus leucurus

Brown-chested Lapwing

Brown-chested Lapwing

Vanellus superciliosus

Oriental Pratincole

Oriental Pratincole

Glareola maldivarum

Rock Pratincole

Rock Pratincole

Glareola nuchalis

Madagascar Pratincole

Madagascar Pratincole

Glareola ocularis

Precursor litorum

Precursor litorum

Precursor magnus

Precursor magnus

Precursor magnus

Precursor parvus

Precursor parvus

Precursor parvus

Haematopus spec

Haematopus spec

Haematopus spec

African Jacana

African Jacana

Actophilornis africanus

Nupharanassa bulotorum

Nupharanassa bulotorum

White-winged Tern

White-winged Tern

Chlidonias leucopterus

Australian Tern

Australian Tern

Gelochelidon macrotarsa

White Tern

White Tern

Gygis alba

Audouin's Gull

Audouin's Gull

Ichthyaetus audouinii

Yellow-legged Gull

Yellow-legged Gull

Larus flavipes

Pristine Gull

Pristine Gull

Larus pristinus

Roseate Tern

Roseate Tern

Sterna dougallii

Little Tern

Little Tern

Sterna minuta

Sterna spec

Sterna spec

Sterna spec

Little Tern

Little Tern

Sternula albifrons

Saunders's Tern

Saunders's Tern

Sternula saundersi

Pied Avocet

Pied Avocet

Recurvirostra avosetta

Recurvirostra spec

Recurvirostra spec

Recurvirostra spec

Totanus teruelensis

Totanus teruelensis

Ruff

Ruff

Calidris pugnax

Temminck's Stint

Temminck's Stint

Calidris temminckii

Madagascar Snipe

Madagascar Snipe

Gallinago macrodactyla

Great Snipe

Great Snipe

Gallinago media

Jack Snipe

Jack Snipe

Lymnocryptes minimus

Green Sandpiper

Green Sandpiper

Tringa ochropus

Marsh Sandpiper

Marsh Sandpiper

Tringa stagnatilis

Terek Sandpiper

Terek Sandpiper

Xenus cinereus

Long-tailed Jaeger

Long-tailed Jaeger

Stercorarius longicaudus

Stercorarius shufeldti

Stercorarius shufeldti

Stercorarius shufeldti

Hottentot Buttonquail

Hottentot Buttonquail

Turnix hottentottus

Small Buttonquail

Small Buttonquail

Turnix sylvaticus

Abdim's Stork

Abdim's Stork

Ciconia abdimii

Ibis conditus

Ibis conditus

Ibis conditus

Palaeoephippiorhynchus dietrichi

Palaeoephippiorhynchus dietrichi

Mycter Ibis

Mycter Ibis

Xenerodiops mycter

Swift Mousebird

Swift Mousebird

Celericolius acriala

Cacicirostris Mousebird

Chascacocolius cacicirostris

Chascacocolius oscitans

Chascacocolius oscitans

White-headed Mousebird

White-headed Mousebird

Colius leucocephalus

Short-toed Mousebird

Short-toed Mousebird

Masillacolius brevidactylus

Short-legged Mousebird

Short-legged Mousebird

Oligocolius brevitarsus

Parrot-headed Mousebird

Parrot-headed Mousebird

Oligocolius psittacocephalon

Lesser Mousebird

Lesser Mousebird

Primocolius minor

Red-faced Mousebird

Red-faced Mousebird

Urocolius indicus

Blue-naped Mousebird

Blue-naped Mousebird

Urocolius macrourus

Madagascar Blue-Pigeon

Madagascar Blue-Pigeon

Alectroenas madagascariensis

Rodrigues Blue-Pigeon

Rodrigues Blue-Pigeon

Alectroenas payandeei

Columba afra

Columba afra

Columba afra

White-naped Pigeon

White-naped Pigeon

Columba albinucha

Rameron Pigeon

Rameron Pigeon

Columba arquatrix

Columba domestica

Columba domestica

Columba domestica

Columba monticola

Columba monticola

Columba monticola

Stock Dove

Stock Dove

Columba oenas

Columba omnisanctorum

Columba omnisanctorum

Columba pallida

Columba pallida

Columba pallida

Maroon Pigeon

Maroon Pigeon

Columba thomensis

Falco pisanus

Falco pisanus

Falco pisanus

Short-tailed Quail

Short-tailed Quail

Coturnix alabrevis

Madagascar Turtle-Dove

Madagascar Turtle-Dove

Nesoenas picturatus

Namaqua Dove

Namaqua Dove

Oena capensis

Crossophthalmus reichenbachi

Crossophthalmus reichenbachi

Crossophthalmus reichenbachi

Rodrigues Solitaire

Rodrigues Solitaire

Didus apterornis

Dodo

Dodo

Raphus cucullatus

Adamawa Turtle-Dove

Adamawa Turtle-Dove

Streptopelia hypopyrrha

White-winged Collared-Dove

White-winged Collared-Dove

Streptopelia reichenowi

Red-eyed Dove

Red-eyed Dove

Streptopelia semitorquata

Vinaceous Dove

Vinaceous Dove

Streptopelia vinacea

African Green-Pigeon

African Green-Pigeon

Treron calvus

Comoro Green Pigeon

Comoro Green Pigeon

Treron griveaudi

Sao Tome Green-Pigeon

Sao Tome Green-Pigeon

Treron sanctithomae

Bruce's Green-Pigeon

Bruce's Green-Pigeon

Treron waalia

Blue-headed Wood-Dove

Blue-headed Wood-Dove

Turtur brehmeri

Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove

Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove

Turtur chalcospilos

Blue-headed Kingfisher

Blue-headed Kingfisher

Alcedo caeruleocephala

Alcedo flavicans

Alcedo flavicans

Alcedo flavicans

Alcedo galbula

Alcedo galbula

Alcedo galbula

Madagascar Pygmy-Kingfisher

Madagascar Pygmy-Kingfisher

Corythornis madagascariensis

Malagasy Kingfisher

Malagasy Kingfisher

Corythornis vintsioides

Gray-headed Kingfisher

Gray-headed Kingfisher

Halcyon leucocephala

Mangrove Kingfisher

Mangrove Kingfisher

Halcyon senegaloides

Giant Kingfisher

Giant Kingfisher

Megaceryle maxima

Pitta-like Ground-Roller

Pitta-like Ground-Roller

Atelornis pittoides

Short-legged Ground-Roller

Short-legged Ground-Roller

Brachypteracias leptosomus

Scaly Ground Roller

Scaly Ground Roller

Geobiastes squamiger

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