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1,722 species found for “ground bird” in Africa
Northern Shoveler
Anas clypeata
Gadwall
Mareca strepera

Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Red Knot
Calidris canutus
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Red Phalarope
Phalaropus fulicarius
Sabine's Gull
Xema sabini
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Little Gull
Hydrocoloeus minutus
Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus
Bridled Tern
Onychoprion anaethetus
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaea
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Cory's Shearwater
Calonectris diomedea
Manx Shearwater
Puffinus puffinus
Great Shearwater
Ardenna gravis
Wilson's Storm-Petrel
Oceanites oceanicus
Leach's Storm-Petrel
Hydrobates leucorhous
Masked Booby
Sula dactylatra
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
Barn Owl
Tyto alba
Long-eared Owl
Asio otus
Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeus
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanus
Shikra
Accipiter badius
Levant Sparrowhawk
Accipiter brevipes
Frances's Goshawk
Accipiter francesiae
Little Sparrowhawk
Accipiter minullus

Small Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nanus
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisus

Apatosagittarius terrenus
Apatosagittarius terrenus
Aquila braccata
Aquila braccata

Greater Spotted Eagle
Aquila clanga

Bonelli's Eagle
Aquila fasciata
Steppe Eagle
Aquila nipalensis
Lesser Spotted Eagle
Aquila pomarina
Tawny Eagle
Aquila rapax
Verreaux's Eagle
Aquila verreauxii
Aquila corroyi
Aquila corroyi
Lydekkeri Eagle
Aquila lydekkeri
Aquila Pennatoides
Aquila pennatoides
African Cuckoo-Hawk
Aviceda cuculoides
Grasshopper Buzzard
Butastur rufipennis
Archer's Buzzard
Buteo archeri
Augur Buzzard
Buteo augur
Red-necked Buzzard
Buteo auguralis
Buteo conterminus
Buteo conterminus
Long-legged Buzzard
Buteo rufinus

Socotra Buzzard
Buteo socotraensis

African Swallow-tailed Kite
Chelictinia riocourii

Beaudouin's Snake-Eagle
Circaetus beaudouini
Banded Snake-Eagle
Circaetus cinerascens
Brown Snake-Eagle
Circaetus cinereus

Circaetus fasciolatus
Circaetus fasciolatus
Short-toed Snake-Eagle
Circaetus gallicus
Black-breasted Snake-Eagle
Circaetus pectoralis
Hen Harrier
Circus cyaneus
Wood Harrier
Circus dossenus
Pallid Harrier
Circus macrourus
Pallid Harrier x Montagu's Harrier
Circus macrourus x pygargus

Black Harrier
Circus maurus
Montagu's Harrier
Circus pygargus
Pallid Harrier
Falco macrourus
Lesser x Greater Spotted Eagle (hybrid)
Clanga pomarina x clanga
Cape Griffon
Gyps coprotheres
Rüppell's Griffon
Gyps rueppellii
Madagascar Fish-Eagle
Haliaeetus vociferoides

Booted Eagle
Hieraaetus pennatus
Lizard Buzzard
Kaupifalco monogrammicus
Bat Hawk
Macheiramphus alcinus
Pale Chanting Goshawk
Melierax canorus
Dark Chanting-Goshawk
Melierax metabates
Eastern Chanting-Goshawk
Melierax poliopterus

Red Kite
Milvus milvus
Red Kite x Black Kite
Milvus milvus x migrans
Hooded Vulture
Necrosyrtes monachus
Egyptian Vulture
Neophron percnopterus
Cuvier's Falcon
Palaeocircus cuvieri
Palaetus rapax
Palaetus rapax
European Honey-buzzard
Pernis apivorus
Madagascar Harrier-Hawk
Polyboroides radiatus
Proictinia gilmorei
Proictinia gilmorei
Spizaetus tanneri
Spizaetus tanneri
Crowned Eagle
Stephanoaetus coronatus
Lappet-faced Vulture
Torgos tracheliotos
White-headed Vulture
Trigonoceps occipitalis
European Vulture
Plesiocathartes europaeus
River Osprey
Pandion fluvialis
Secretarybird
Amphiserpentarius schlosseri
Secretarybird
Serpentarius robustus
Secretarybird
Sagittarius serpentarius
Afrocygnus chauvireae
Afrocygnus chauvireae
Egyptian Goose
Alopochen aegyptiaca
Basalt Pintail
Anas basaltica
Bernier's Teal
Anas bernieri
Cape Teal
Anas capensis
Luederitz Duck
Anas luederitzensis
Anas macroptera
Anas macroptera
Mascarene Teal
Anas theodori
Graylag Goose
Anser anser
Pink-footed Goose
Anser brachyrhynchus
Desert Goose
Anser arenosus
Liskun's Goose
Anser liskunae
Scald's Goose
Anser scaldii
Common Pochard x Ferruginous Duck (hybrid)
Aythya ferina x nyroca
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligula
Ferruginous Duck
Aythya nyroca
Arvernensis Scaup
Fuligula arvernensis
Malagasy Sheldgoose
Centrornis majori
Sansan Duck
Anas sansaniensis
Desert Goose
Chenoanas deserta
Cygnopterus alphonsi
Cygnopterus alphonsi
Ferruginous Duck
Fuligula nyroca

Amsterdam Wigeon
Mareca marecula
Marbled Teal
Marmaronetta angustirostris
Chenalopex pugil
Chenalopex pugil
Red-crested Pochard
Netta rufina
Anser anatoides
Anser anatoides
White-headed Duck
Oxyura leucocephala
Maccoa Duck
Oxyura maccoa
Spur-winged Goose
Plectropterus gambensis
Garganey
Querquedula circia
Comb Duck
Sarkidiornis melanotos
Garganey
Spatula querquedula
South African Shelduck
Tadorna cana
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadorna
Hantonian Duck
Headonornis hantoniensis
Intermediate Swift
Cypselavus intermedius
Common Swift
Apus apus

African Swift
Apus barbatus

Bates's Swift
Apus batesi
Apus ignotus
Apus ignotus
Nyanza Swift
Apus niansae
Pallid Swift
Apus pallidus
Fernando Po Swift
Apus sladeniae
African Palm-Swift
Cypsiurus parvus

Scarce Swift
Schoutedenapus myoptilus
Alpine Swift
Tachymarptis melba
Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill
Bycanistes subcylindricus

Bradfield's Hornbill
Lophoceros bradfieldi
Hemprich's Hornbill
Lophoceros hemprichii
African Gray Hornbill
Lophoceros nasutus
Damara Red-billed Hornbill
Tockus damarensis

Von der Decken's Hornbill
Tockus deckeni
Northern Red-billed Hornbill
Tockus erythrorhynchus
Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill
Tockus flavirostris
Jackson's Hornbill
Tockus jacksoni
Western Red-billed Hornbill
Tockus kempi
Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill
Tockus leucomelas
Monteiro's Hornbill
Tockus monteiri

Tanzanian Red-billed Hornbill
Tockus ruahae
Southern Red-billed Hornbill
Tockus rufirostris
Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill
Bucorvus abyssinicus
Southern Ground-Hornbill
Bucorvus leadbeateri
Forest Woodhoopoe
Phoeniculus castaneiceps

Violet Woodhoopoe
Phoeniculus damarensis

Grant's Wood Hoopoe
Phoeniculus granti
Black-billed Woodhoopoe
Phoeniculus somaliensis

Black Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus aterrimus

Common Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
African Hoopoe
Upupa africana
Saint Helena Hoopoe
Upupa antaios
Eurasian Hoopoe
Upupa epops
Upupa erythrorhynchos
Upupa erythrorhynchos
Madagascar Hoopoe
Upupa marginata
Upupa spec
Upupa spec
Asio spilogaster
Asio spilogaster
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
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