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200 species found for “backyard” in Africa
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanus
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisus
Damara Red-billed Hornbill
Tockus damarensis
Cacicirostris Mousebird
Chascacocolius cacicirostris
White-backed Mousebird
Colius colius
Speckled Mousebird
Colius striatus
Primocolius sigei
Primocolius sigei
Seychelles Blue-Pigeon
Alectroenas pulcherrimus
Delegorgue's Pigeon
Columba delegorguei
Columba domestica
Columba domestica
Columba pallida
Columba pallida
Common Wood-Pigeon
Columba palumbus
Parnasiensis Pigeon
Eimeria parnasiensis
Ring-necked Dove
Streptopelia capicola
Mourning Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decipiens
Dusky Turtle-Dove
Streptopelia lugens
African Collared-Dove
Streptopelia roseogrisea
Red-eyed Dove
Streptopelia semitorquata
European Turtle-Dove
Streptopelia turtur
Alcedo galbula
Alcedo galbula
Coracias caffra
Coracias caffra
Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo
Cercococcyx mechowi
Klaas's Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx klaas
Bertha's coua
Coua berthae
Sulphur-breasted Cuckoo
Cuculus sulphuratus
Black Guineafowl
Agelastes niger
Livingstone's Turaco
Tauraco livingstonii
Guinea Turaco
Tauraco persa
Schalow's Turaco
Tauraco schalowi
Basra Reed-warbler
Acrocephalus griseldis
African Yellow-Warbler
Iduna natalensis
Rand's Warbler
Randia pseudozosterops
Olive-green Camaroptera
Camaroptera chloronota
Madagascar Cisticola
Cisticola cherina
Pale-crowned Cisticola
Cisticola cinnamomeus
Cisticola naevia
Cisticola naevia
Heliolais erythropterus
Heliolais erythropterus
Western Jackdaw
Coloeus monedula
House Crow
Corvus splendens
Maghreb Magpie
Pica mauritanica
Square-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus ludwigii
Cape Bunting
Emberiza capensis
Somali Bunting
Emberiza poliopleura
Cinnamon-breasted Bunting
Emberiza tahapisi
Red-headed Finch
Amadina erythrocephala
Abyssinian Crimsonwing
Cryptospiza salvadorii
Black-headed Waxbill
Estrilda atricapilla
Black-faced Waxbill
Estrilda erythronotos
Black-lored Waxbill
Estrilda nigriloris
Peters's Twinspot
Hypargos niveoguttatus
Hypargus monteiri
Hypargus monteiri
Bar-breasted Firefinch
Lagonosticta rufopicta
Green-backed Twinspot
Mandingoa nitidula
Gray-headed Nigrita
Nigrita canicapillus
Black-bellied Seedcracker
Pyrenestes ostrinus
Red-winged Pytilia
Pytilia phoenicoptera
Zebra Waxbill
Sporaeginthus subflavus
Southern Cordonbleu
Uraeginthus angolensis
Red-cheeked Cordonbleu
Uraeginthus bengalus
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis
European Greenfinch
Chloris chloris
White-throated Canary
Crithagra albogularis
Yellow Canary
Crithagra flaviventris
Western Citril
Crithagra frontalis
Olive-rumped Serin
Crithagra rothschildi
Brimstone Canary
Crithagra sulphurata
Common Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
Common Chaffinch
Fringilla fringilla
Luli Finch
Fringilla lulensis
Melba Finch
Fringilla melba
Sparrow
Palaeostruthus eurius
Island Canary
Serinus canaria
Serinus meridionalis
Serinus meridionalis
European Serin
Serinus serinus
Violet-backed Hyliota
Hyliota violacea
Arrow-marked Babbler
Turdoides jardineii
Yellow Longbill
Macrosphenus flavicans
Red-capped Crombec
Sylvietta ruficapilla
Yellow-crowned Gonolek
Laniarius barbarus
Braun's Bushshrike
Laniarius brauni
Southern Boubou
Laniarius ferrugineus
Coastal Boubou
Laniarius nigerrimus
Brown-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra australis
African Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone viridis
Motacilla acredula
Motacilla acredula
Motacilla cinereocapilla
Motacilla cinereocapilla
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla emeria
White Wagtail
Motacilla samamisica
Buff-streaked Chat
Campicoloides bifasciatus
Rufous-tailed Palm-Thrush
Cichladusa ruficauda
Cape Robin-Chat
Cossypha caffra
White-headed Robin-Chat
Cossypha heinrichi
White-browed Robin-Chat
Cossypha heuglini
Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat
Cossypha niveicapilla
Cape Robin-Chat
Dessonornis caffer
European Robin
Erithacus rubecula
Karoo Scrub Robin
Erythropygia coryphoeus
White-browed Scrub Robin
Erythropygia leucophrys
Thrush Nightingale
Luscinia luscinia
Familiar Chat
Oenanthe familiaris
Pentholaea collaris
Pentholaea collaris
Moussier's Redstart
Phoenicurus moussieri
Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurus
East Coast Akalat
Sheppardia gunningi
Western Violet-backed Sunbird
Anthreptes longuemarei
Buff-throated Sunbird
Chalcomitra adelberti
Greater Double-collared Sunbird
Cinnyris afer
Orange-tufted Sunbird
Cinnyris bouvieri
Shining Sunbird
Cinnyris habessinicus
Eastern Double-collared Sunbird
Cinnyris mediocris
Black-bellied Sunbird
Cinnyris nectarinioides
Madagascar Sunbird
Cinnyris notatus
Olive Sunbird
Cyanomitra olivacea
White-winged Black Tit
Parus leucomelas
Great Tit
Parus major
Coal Tit
Periparus ater
Yellow-spotted Bush Sparrow
Gymnoris pyrgita
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Gymnornis superciliaris
Chestnut Sparrow
Passer eminibey
Northern Gray-headed Sparrow
Passer griseus
Spanish Sparrow
Passer hispaniolensis
Sudan Golden Sparrow
Passer luteus
Passer rufidorsalis
Passer rufidorsalis
Kenya Rufous Sparrow
Passer rufocinctus
Pyrgita rupestris
Pyrgita rupestris
Common Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybita
Willow Warbler x Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus trochilus x collybita
Coliuspasser dubiosus
Coliuspasser dubiosus
Yellow Bishop
Euplectes capensis
Mauritius Fody
Foudia rubra
Bar-winged Weaver
Ploceus angolensis
Northern Brown-throated Weaver
Ploceus castanops
Village Weaver
Ploceus cucullatus
Little Weaver
Ploceus luteolus
Black-billed Weaver
Ploceus melanogaster
Olive-headed Weaver
Ploceus olivaceiceps
Principe Golden-Weaver
Ploceus princeps
Cape Sugarbird
Promerops cafer
Yellow-bellied Greenbul
Chlorocichla flaviventris
Simple Greenbul
Chlorocichla simplex
Eastern Bearded-Greenbul
Criniger chloronotus
Ansorge's Greenbul
Eurillas ansorgei
Cape Bulbul
Pycnonotus capensis
Dark-capped Bulbul
Pycnonotus tricolor
White-spectacled Bulbul
Pycnonotus xanthopygos
African Penduline-Tit
Anthoscopus caroli
Mouse-colored Penduline-Tit
Anthoscopus musculus
Violet-backed Starling
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
Greater Blue-eared Starling
Lamprotornis chalybaeus
Hildebrandt's Starling
Lamprotornis hildebrandti
Lesser Whitethroat
Sylvia curruca
Sylvia flava
Sylvia flava
Western Orphean Warbler
Sylvia hortensis
Sylvia ludoviciana
Sylvia ludoviciana
Sardinian Warbler
Sylvia melanocephala
Barred Warbler
Sylvia nisoria
Pale-billed Firefinch
Lagonosticta landanae
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytes
Fire-crested Alethe
Alethe diademata
Turdus capensis
Turdus capensis
Redwing
Turdus iliacus
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
Olive Thrush
Turdus olivaceus
African Thrush
Turdus pelios
Karoo Thrush
Turdus smithi
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorus
Cape White-eye
Zosterops capensis
Kirk's White-eye
Zosterops kirki
Montane White-eye
Zosterops poliogastrus
Cape White-eye
Zosterops virens
South Pare White-eye
Zosterops winifredae
Sladen's Barbet
Gymnobucco sladeni
Chaplin's Barbet
Lybius chaplini
Lybius leucocephalus
Lybius leucocephalus
Western Yellow-billed Barbet
Trachylaemus goffinii
Crested Barbet
Trachyphonus vaillantii
Golden-tailed Woodpecker
Campethera abingoni
Little Green Woodpecker
Campethera maculosa
Nubian Woodpecker
Campethera nubica
Olive Woodpecker
Chloropicus griseocephalus
Brown-backed Woodpecker
Chloropicus obsoletus
Little Gray Woodpecker
Dendropicos elachus
Cardinal Woodpecker
Dendropicos fuscescens
Gabon Woodpecker
Dendropicos gabonensis
Brown-backed Woodpecker
Dendropicos obsoletus
Jynx spec
Jynx spec
Eurasian Wryneck
Jynx torquilla
Gray-headed Lovebird
Agapornis canus
Rosy-faced Lovebird
Agapornis roseicollis
Black-winged Lovebird
Agapornis taranta
Coracopsis niger
Coracopsis niger
Greater Vasa-Parrot
Coracopsis vasa
Lesser Vasa-Parrot
Mascarinus niger
Brown-headed Parrot
Poicephalus cryptoxanthus
Senegal Parrot
Poicephalus senegalus
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Psittacula krameri
Timneh Parrot
Psittacus timneh
European Scops-Owl
Otus scops