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255 species found for “freshwater” in Africa
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna bicolor
Northern Shoveler
Anas clypeata
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelope

Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca
Red Phalarope
Phalaropus fulicarius
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Little Gull
Hydrocoloeus minutus
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaea
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
Madagascar Fish-Eagle
Haliaeetus vociferoides
River Osprey
Pandion fluvialis
Afrocygnus chauvireae
Afrocygnus chauvireae
Aldabranas cabri
Aldabranas cabri
Egyptian Goose
Alopochen aegyptiaca

Mauritius Shelduck
Alopochen mauritiana
Malagasy Shelduck
Chenalopex sirabensis
Basalt Pintail
Anas basaltica
Cape Teal
Anas capensis
Red-billed Duck
Anas erythrorhyncha
Anas hornschuchi
Anas hornschuchi
Luederitz Duck
Anas luederitzensis
Anas macroptera
Anas macroptera
Meller's Duck
Anas melleri
Anas meyeri
Anas meyeri
Blue-billed Teal
Anas oxyura
Hottentot Teal
Anas punctata
Madagascar Teal
Anas pyrrhogastra
St. Helena Pintail
Anas sanctaehelenae
Cape Shoveler
Anas schneideri

African Black Duck
Anas sparsa
Mascarene Teal
Anas theodori
Yellow-billed Duck
Anas undulata
Liskun's Goose
Anser liskunae
Scald's Goose
Anser scaldii
Common Pochard
Aythya ferina
Common Pochard x Tufted Duck (hybrid)
Aythya ferina x fuligula
Common Pochard x Ferruginous Duck (hybrid)
Aythya ferina x nyroca
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligula
Madagascar Pochard
Aythya innotata
Ferruginous Duck
Aythya nyroca
Arvernensis Scaup
Fuligula arvernensis
Malagasy Sheldgoose
Centrornis majori
Sansan Duck
Anas sansaniensis
Cygnopterus alphonsi
Cygnopterus alphonsi
Robust Duck
Dendrochen robusta
Dendrocygna eversa
Dendrocygna eversa
White-faced Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna viduata
Ferruginous Duck
Fuligula nyroca
Loxornis clivus
Loxornis clivus
Marbled Teal
Marmaronetta angustirostris
Debilitated Goose
Chenalopex debilis
Southern Pochard
Netta erythrophthalma
Red-crested Pochard
Netta rufina
Anser anatoides
Anser anatoides
African Pygmy-Goose
Nettapus auritus
Eppelsheim's Duck
Anas eppelsheimensis
White-headed Duck
Oxyura leucocephala
Maccoa Duck
Oxyura maccoa
Tedford's Pintail
Pinpanetta tedfordi
Spur-winged Goose
Plectropterus gambensis
Garganey
Querquedula circia
Comb Duck
Sarkidiornis melanotos
Hottentot Teal
Spatula hottentota
Garganey
Spatula querquedula
Cape Shoveler
Spatula smithii
South African Shelduck
Tadorna cana
Teleornis impressus
Teleornis impressus
White-backed Duck
Thalassornis leuconotus
Hantonian Duck
Headonornis hantoniensis
Recurved Avocet
Coltonia recurvirostra
Water Thick-knee
Burhinus vermiculatus
Three-banded Plover
Charadrius tricollaris
White-headed Lapwing
Vanellus albiceps
Long-toed Lapwing
Vanellus crassirostris
Malagasy Lapwing
Vanellus madagascariensis
Spur-winged Lapwing
Vanellus spinosus

Crab-Plover
Dromas ardeola
Gray Pratincole
Glareola cinerea

Black-winged Pratincole
Glareola nordmanni

Rock Pratincole
Glareola nuchalis
Collared Pratincole
Glareola pratincola
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus

Madagascar Jacana
Actophilornis albinucha
Lesser Jacana
Microparra capensis
Nupharanassa bulotorum
Nupharanassa bulotorum
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus
Gray-hooded Gull
Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
Slender-billed Gull
Chroicocephalus genei
Australian Tern
Gelochelidon macrotarsa
Mediterranean Gull
Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
Chalcopterus Gull
Laroides chalcopterus
Caspian Gull
Larus cachinnans
Yellow-legged Gull
Larus flavipes
Great Black-headed Gull
Larus icthyaetus
Lake Gull
Larus lacus
Larus brachytarsus
Larus brachytarsus
Sterna galericulata
Sterna galericulata
Sterna spec
Sterna spec
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Totanus teruelensis
Totanus teruelensis
Actitis balcanica
Actitis balcanica
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Erolia penepusilla
Erolia penepusilla
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
Temminck's Stint
Calidris temminckii
Elorius limosoides
Elorius limosoides
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
Limosa melanura
Limosa melanura
Tringa gracilis
Tringa gracilis
Lesser Redshank
Totanus minor
Greater Redshank
Totanus majori
Scarabelli's Redshank
Totanus scarabellii
Antiquated Tringa
Tringa antiqua
Spotted Redshank
Tringa erythropus
Tringa gambetta
Tringa gambetta
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Tringa ocrophus
Tringa ocrophus
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
Terek Sandpiper
Xenus cinereus
African Openbill
Anastomus lamelligerus
Woolly-necked Stork
Ciconia episcopus
Ciconia gaudryi
Ciconia gaudryi
Ephippiorhynchus tchoufour
Ephippiorhynchus tchoufour
Dissourodes milleri
Dissourodes milleri
Ibis conditus
Ibis conditus
Straelen's Crane
Gallornis straeleni
Mycter Ibis
Xenerodiops mycter
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthis
Alcedo flavicans
Alcedo flavicans
Alcedo galbula
Alcedo galbula
Alcedo gigantea
Alcedo gigantea
Shining-blue Kingfisher
Alcedo quadribrachys
Half-collared Kingfisher
Alcedo semitorquata
Pied Kingfisher
Ceryle rudis
White-bellied Kingfisher
Corythornis leucogaster
Malagasy Kingfisher
Corythornis vintsioides
Giant Kingfisher
Megaceryle maxima
Falco piscator
Falco piscator
African Fish-Eagle
Falco ranivorus
Gray Crowned-Crane
Balearica regulorum

African Finfoot
Podica senegalensis

Black Crake
Amaurornis flavirostra
Sakalava Rail
Amaurornis olivieri
Limnocorax flavirostris
Limnocorax flavirostris
Réunion Rail
Dryolimnas augusti
Eurasian Coot
Fulica atra
Red-knobbed Coot
Fulica cristata
Mascarene Coot
Fulica newtonii
Coot
Fulica podagrica
Lesser Moorhen
Gallinula angulata
Eurasian Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
Hova Gallinule
Tribonyx roberti
Ascension Crake
Mundia elpenor
Allen's Gallinule
Porphyrio alleni
Reunion Gallinule
Porphyrio caerulescens
Western Swamphen
Porphyrio porphyrio
Little Crake
Porzana parva

Spotted Crake
Porzana porzana
Baillon's Crake
Porzana pusilla
Quercyrallus Ludianus
Quercyrallus ludianus

Rallus adolfocaesaris
Rallus adolfocaesaris

African Rail
Rallus caerulescens
Madagascar Rail
Rallus madagascariensis
Red-chested Flufftail
Sarothrura rufa
Slender-billed Flufftail
Sarothrura watersi
Great Reed Warbler
Acrocephalus arundinaceus

Lesser Swamp Warbler
Acrocephalus gracilirostris
Basra Reed-warbler
Acrocephalus griseldis
Madagascar Swamp Warbler
Acrocephalus newtoni
Eurasian Reed Warbler
Acrocephalus scirpaceus
Coastal Cisticola
Cisticola haematocephalus
Aldabra Drongo
Dicrurus aldabranus
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclus
Hirundo fossilis
Hirundo fossilis
Plain Martin
Riparia paludicola
Gray Wagtail
Motacilla cinerea
Mountain Wagtail
Motacilla clara
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla emeria
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla philippensis
Sylvia Wagtail
Motacilla sylvia
Abd al Kuri Sparrow
Passer hemileucus
Taveta Golden-Weaver
Ploceus castaneiceps
Tanganyika Masked-Weaver
Ploceus reichardi

Swamp Greenbul
Thescelocichla leucopleura
Ardea aequinoctialis
Ardea aequinoctialis
Effosa Heron
Ardea effosa
Black Heron
Ardea episcopus

Humblot's Heron
Ardea humbloti
Western Reef Heron
Ardea paloccidentalis
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