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566 species found for “cryptic” in Africa
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Long-eared Owl
Asio otus
European Honey-buzzard
Pernis apivorus
Bernier's Teal
Anas bernieri
Red-billed Duck
Anas erythrorhyncha
Blue-billed Teal
Anas oxyura
Hottentot Teal
Anas punctata
Desert Goose
Anser arenosus
Marbled Teal
Marmaronetta angustirostris
Hartlaub's Duck
Pteronetta hartlaubii
Hottentot Teal
Spatula hottentota
Garganey
Spatula querquedula
White-backed Duck
Thalassornis leuconotus
Abyssinian Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus minor
African Hoopoe
Upupa africana
Saint Helena Hoopoe
Upupa antaios
Madagascar Hoopoe
Upupa marginata
Caprimulgus aegypius
Caprimulgus aegypius
Egyptian Nightjar
Caprimulgus aegyptius
Bates's Nightjar
Caprimulgus batesi
Slender-tailed Nightjar
Caprimulgus clarus
Long-tailed Nightjar
Caprimulgus climacurus
Donaldson-Smith's Nightjar
Caprimulgus donaldsoni
Eurasian Nightjar
Caprimulgus europaeus
Golden Nightjar
Caprimulgus eximius
Square-tailed Nightjar
Caprimulgus fossii
Sombre Nightjar
Caprimulgus fraenatus
Plain Nightjar
Caprimulgus inornatus
Standard-winged Nightjar
Caprimulgus longipennis
Madagascar Nightjar
Caprimulgus madagascariensis
Swamp Nightjar
Caprimulgus natalensis
Black-shouldered Nightjar
Caprimulgus nigriscapularis
Nubian Nightjar
Caprimulgus nubicus
Fiery-necked Nightjar
Caprimulgus pectoralis
Abyssinian Nightjar
Caprimulgus poliocephalus
Itombwe Nightjar
Caprimulgus prigoginei
Red-necked Nightjar
Caprimulgus ruficollis
Rufous-cheeked Nightjar
Caprimulgus rufigena
Nechisar Nightjar
Caprimulgus solala
Star-spotted Nightjar
Caprimulgus stellatus
Freckled Nightjar
Caprimulgus tristigma
Pennant-winged Nightjar
Caprimulgus vexillarius
Caprimulgus vittatus
Caprimulgus vittatus
Collared Nightjar
Gactornis enarratus
Spotted Thick-knee
Burhinus capensis
Burhinus lucorum
Burhinus lucorum
Eurasian Thick-knee
Burhinus oedicnemus
Senegal Thick-knee
Burhinus senegalensis
Water Thick-knee
Burhinus vermiculatus
Genucrassum bransatensis
Genucrassum bransatensis
Lesser Sand-Plover
Charadrius mongolus
Eurasian Dotterel
Charadrius morinellus
Kittlitz's Plover
Charadrius pecuarius
Madagascar Plover
Charadrius thoracicus
Three-banded Plover
Charadrius tricollaris
European Golden-Plover
Pluvialis apricaria
Burchell's Courser
Cursorius rufus
Bronze-winged Courser
Rhinoptilus chalcopterus
Three-banded Courser
Rhinoptilus cinctus
Madagascar Jacana
Actophilornis albinucha
Greater Painted-Snipe
Rostratula benghalensis
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
Temminck's Stint
Calidris temminckii
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
Madagascar Snipe
Gallinago macrodactyla
Great Snipe
Gallinago media
Jack Snipe
Lymnocryptes minimus
Slender-billed Curlew
Numenius tenuirostris
Eurasian Woodcock
Scolopax rusticola
Antiquated Tringa
Tringa antiqua
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Terek Sandpiper
Xenus cinereus
Stercorarius shufeldti
Stercorarius shufeldti
Hyptiopus caffer
Hyptiopus caffer
Quail-plover
Ortyxelos meiffrenii
Hottentot Buttonquail
Turnix hottentottus
Madagascar Buttonquail
Turnix nigricollis
Small Buttonquail
Turnix sylvaticus
Swamp Mousebird
Limnatornis paludicola
Lesser Mousebird
Primocolius minor
Bolle's Pigeon
Columba bollii
Comoro Pigeon
Columba pollenii
Mauritian Wood Pigeon
Columba thiriouxi
Central Quail
Coturnix centensis
Common Quail
Coturnix livia
Namaqua Dove
Oena capensis
Adamawa Turtle-Dove
Streptopelia hypopyrrha
Pemba Green-Pigeon
Treron pembaensis
Blue-spotted Wood-Dove
Turtur afer
Blue-headed Wood-Dove
Turtur brehmeri
Tambourine Dove
Turtur tympanistria
Mangrove Kingfisher
Halcyon senegaloides
Pitta-like Ground-Roller
Atelornis pittoides
Ampoza Ground Roller
Brachypteracias langrandi
Short-legged Ground-Roller
Brachypteracias leptosomus
Black-throated Coucal
Centropus leucogaster
Madagascar Coucal
Centropus toulou
Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo
Cercococcyx mechowi
Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo
Cercococcyx montanus
Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo
Cercococcyx olivinus
Yellow-throated Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx flavigularis
Levaillant's Cuckoo
Clamator levaillantii
Bertha's coua
Coua berthae
Crested Coua
Coua cristata
Snail-eating Coua
Coua delalandei
Coua primaeva
Coua primaeva
Chestnut-vented Coua
Coua pyropyga
Red-fronted Coua
Coua reynaudii
Verreaux's Coua
Coua verreauxi
Red-chested Cuckoo
Cuculus cafer
Black Cuckoo
Cuculus clamosus
Csarnotan Cuckoo
Cuculus csarnotanus
African Cuckoo
Cuculus gularis
Madagascar Cuckoo
Cuculus madagascariensis
Cuculus persa
Cuculus persa
Red-chested Cuckoo
Cuculus solitarius
Speculative Cuckoo
Cuculus spec
Sulphur-breasted Cuckoo
Cuculus sulphuratus
Saint Helena Cuckoo
Nannococcyx psix
Thick-billed Cuckoo
Pachycoccyx audeberti
Falco regulus
Falco regulus
Nahan's Francolin
Ptilopachus nahani
Stone Partridge
Ptilopachus petrosus
Barbary Partridge
Alectoris barbara
Coqui Francolin
Campocolinus coqui
Harlequin Quail
Coturnix delegorguei
Francolinus capeki
Francolinus capeki
Crested Francolin
Ortygornis sephaena
African Pheasant
Phasianus africanus
Red-billed Francolin
Pternistis adspersus
Red-necked Francolin
Pternistis afer
Black-fronted Francolin
Pternistis atrifrons
Cameroon Francolin
Pternistis camerunensis
Cape Francolin
Pternistis capensis
Clapperton's Francolin
Pternistis clappertoni
Gray-striped Francolin
Pternistis griseostriatus
Hartlaub's Francolin
Pternistis hartlaubi
Harwood's Francolin
Pternistis harwoodi
Yellow-necked Francolin
Pternistis leucoscepus
Gray-breasted Francolin
Pternistis rufopictus
Swierstra's Francolin
Pternistis swierstrai
Gray-winged Francolin
Scleroptila afra
Elgon Francolin
Scleroptila elgonensis
Orange River Francolin
Scleroptila gutturalis
African Finfoot
Podica senegalensis
Striped Crake
Aenigmatolimnas marginalis
Tsingy Wood-Rail
Canirallus beankaensis
Madagascar Wood-Rail
Canirallus kioloides
Corn Crake
Crex crex
African Crake
Crex egregia
White-throated Rail
Dryolimnas cuvieri
Rodrigues Rail
Erythromachus leguati
Gough Moorhen
Gallinula comeri
Nkulengu Rail
Himantornis haematopus
Inaccessible Island Rail
Laterallus insignis
Gypsum Curlew
Numenius gypsorum
Ascension Crake
Mundia elpenor
Christy's Rail
Rallus christyi
Little Crake
Porzana parva
Spotted Crake
Porzana porzana
Baillon's Crake
Porzana pusilla
Rallus arenarius
Rallus arenarius
Rallus adolfocaesaris
Rallus adolfocaesaris
Water Rail
Rallus aquaticus
African Rail
Rallus caerulescens
Rallus minutus
Rallus minutus
Dwarf Rail
Rallus nanus
Striped Flufftail
Sarothrura affinis
White-winged Flufftail
Sarothrura ayresi
Buff-spotted Flufftail
Sarothrura elegans
White-spotted Flufftail
Sarothrura pulchra
Red-chested Flufftail
Sarothrura rufa
Slender-billed Flufftail
Sarothrura watersi
Tsingy Forest Rail
Mentocrex beankaensis
Cuckoo-Roller
Leptosomus discolor
White-breasted Mesite
Mesitornis variegatus
Subdesert Mesite
Monias benschi
Livingstone's Turaco
Tauraco livingstonii
Southern Black Bustard
Afrotis afra
Chlamydotis pliodeserti
Chlamydotis pliodeserti
Houbara Bustard
Chlamydotis undulata
Blue Bustard
Eupodotis caerulescens
Rüppell's Bustard
Eupodotis rueppellii
White-bellied Bustard
Eupodotis senegalensis
Karoo Bustard
Eupodotis vigorsii
Rüppell's Korhaan
Heterotetrax rueppelii
Hartlaub's Bustard
Lissotis hartlaubii
Black-bellied Bustard
Lissotis melanogaster
Red-crested Korhaan
Lophotis ruficrista
Savile's Bustard
Lophotis savilei
Ludwig's Bustard
Neotis ludwigii
Otis bessarabensis
Otis bessarabensis
Little Bustard
Tetrax tetrax
Lesser Swamp Warbler
Acrocephalus gracilirostris
Greater Swamp Warbler
Acrocephalus rufescens
Eurasian Reed Warbler
Acrocephalus scirpaceus
Olive-tree Warbler
Hippolais olivetorum
Western Olivaceous Warbler
Iduna opaca
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