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176 species found for “hovering” in Africa
Sabine's Gull
Xema sabini
Bridled Tern
Onychoprion anaethetus
Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaea
Royal Tern
Thalasseus maximus
Wilson's Storm-Petrel
Oceanites oceanicus
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisus
Black-shouldered Kite
Elanus caeruleus
Elanus caesius
Elanus caesius
Milvus cenchris
Milvus cenchris
European Honey-buzzard
Pernis apivorus
River Osprey
Pandion fluvialis
Trochilus afer
Trochilus afer
Lesser Noddy
Anous tenuirostris
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus
Australian Tern
Gelochelidon macrotarsa
White Tern
Gygis alba
Chalcopterus Gull
Laroides chalcopterus
White-cheeked Tern
Sterna repressa
Antarctic Tern
Sterna vittata
Little Tern
Sternula albifrons
Saunders's Tern
Sternula saundersi
Pied Kingfisher
Ceryle rudis
Brown-hooded Kingfisher
Halcyon albiventris
Fox Kestrel
Falco alopex
Réunion Kestrel
Falco duboisi
Lesser Kestrel
Falco naumanni
Madagascar Kestrel
Falco newtoni
Falco piscator
Falco piscator
Mauritius Kestrel
Falco punctatus
Greater Kestrel
Falco rupicoloides
Rock Kestrel
Falco rupicolus
Eurasian Kestrel
Falco tinnunculus
Marsh Warbler
Acrocephalus palustris
Icterine Warbler
Hippolais icterina
Olive-tree Warbler
Hippolais olivetorum
Melodious Warbler
Hippolais polyglotta
Western Olivaceous Warbler
Iduna opaca
Yelton Lark
Alauda yeltonensis
Black-headed Apalis
Apalis melanocephala
Buff-throated Apalis
Apalis rufogularis
Barred Wren-Warbler
Calamonastes fasciolatus
Red-headed Cisticola
Cisticola subruficapilla
Yellow-rumped Eremomela
Eremomela gregalis
Yellow-bellied Eremomela
Eremomela icteropygialis
Subdesert Jery
Neomixis pallidior
Roberts's Warbler
Oreophilais robertsi
White-tailed Warbler
Poliolais lopezi
Sierra Leone Prinia
Schistolais leontica
White-breasted Nigrita
Nigrita fusconotus
African Broadbill
Smithornis capensis
Usambara Hyliota
Hyliota usambara
Lemon-bellied Crombec
Sylvietta denti
Red-capped Crombec
Sylvietta ruficapilla
Pink-footed Puffback
Dryoscopus angolensis
Black-backed Puffback
Dryoscopus cubla
Water Pipit
Anthus spinoletta
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla emeria
Angola Slaty Flycatcher
Dioptrornis brunneus
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
Pogonocichla margaritata
Pogonocichla margaritata
Principe Sunbird
Anabathmis hartlaubii
Newton's Sunbird
Anabathmis newtonii
Reichenbach's Sunbird
Anabathmis reichenbachii
Orange-breasted Sunbird
Anthobaphes violacea
Anchieta's Sunbird
Anthreptes anchietae
Violet-tailed Sunbird
Anthreptes aurantius
Uluguru Violet-backed Sunbird
Anthreptes neglectus
Kenya Violet-backed Sunbird
Anthreptes orientalis
Green Sunbird
Anthreptes rectirostris
Plain-backed Sunbird
Anthreptes reichenowi
Seimund's Sunbird
Anthreptes seimundi
Buff-throated Sunbird
Chalcomitra adelberti
Socotra Sunbird
Chalcomitra balfouri
Carmelite Sunbird
Chalcomitra fuliginosa
Green-throated Sunbird
Chalcomitra rubescens
Scarlet-chested Sunbird
Chalcomitra senegalensis
Cinnyris abbotti
Cinnyris abbotti
Bates's Sunbird
Cinnyris batesi
Purple-banded Sunbird
Cinnyris bifasciatus
Orange-tufted Sunbird
Cinnyris bouvieri
Violet-breasted Sunbird
Cinnyris chalcomelas
Olive-bellied Sunbird
Cinnyris chloropygius
Splendid Sunbird
Cinnyris coccinigastrus
Congo Sunbird
Cinnyris congensis
Mayotte Sunbird
Cinnyris coquerellii
Copper Sunbird
Cinnyris cupreus
Seychelles Sunbird
Cinnyris dussumieri
Red-chested Sunbird
Cinnyris erythrocercus
Western Miombo Sunbird
Cinnyris gertrudis
Humblot's Sunbird
Cinnyris humbloti
Johanna's Sunbird
Cinnyris johannae
Eastern Double-collared Sunbird
Cinnyris mediocris
Tiny Sunbird
Cinnyris minullus
Black-bellied Sunbird
Cinnyris nectarinioides
Neergaard's Sunbird
Cinnyris neergaardi
Palestine Sunbird
Cinnyris osea
Prigogine's Sunbird
Cinnyris prigoginei
Beautiful Sunbird
Cinnyris pulchellus
Regal Sunbird
Cinnyris regius
Northern Double-collared Sunbird
Cinnyris reichenowi
Rockefeller's Sunbird
Cinnyris rockefelleri
Souimanga Sunbird
Cinnyris sovimanga
Stuhlmann's Sunbird
Cinnyris stuhlmanni
Superb Sunbird
Cinnyris superbus
Tsavo Sunbird
Cinnyris tsavoensis
Usambara Double-collared Sunbird
Cinnyris usambaricus
Variable Sunbird
Cinnyris venustus
Whyte's Double-collared Sunbird
Cinnyris whytei
Bannerman's Sunbird
Cyanomitra bannermani
Blue-throated Brown Sunbird
Cyanomitra cyanolaema
Olive Sunbird
Cyanomitra olivacea
Cameroon Sunbird
Cyanomitra oritis
Mouse-colored Sunbird
Cyanomitra veroxii
Grey Sunbird
Cyanomitra verreauxii
Green-headed Sunbird
Cyanomitra verticalis
Gray-headed Sunbird
Deleornis axillaris
Fraser's Sunbird
Deleornis fraseri
Golden-winged Sunbird
Drepanorhynchus reichenowi
Collared Sunbird
Hedydipna collaris
Nile Valley Sunbird
Hedydipna metallica
Amani Sunbird
Hedydipna pallidigaster
Bocage's Sunbird
Nectarinia bocagii
Malachite Sunbird
Nectarinia famosa
Red-tufted Sunbird
Nectarinia johnstoni
Bronze Sunbird
Nectarinia kilimensis
Oriolus africanus
Oriolus africanus
Oriolus cothurnix
Oriolus cothurnix
African Black-headed Oriole
Oriolus larvatus
African Blue Tit
Cyanistes teneriffae
Grey Tit
Parus afer
White-bellied Tit
Parus albiventris
Red-throated Tit
Parus fringillinus
Cinnamon-breasted Tit
Parus pallidiventris
Sunbird Asity
Neodrepanis coruscans
Velvet Asity
Philepitta castanea
Western Bonelli's Warbler
Phylloscopus bonelli
Red-faced Woodland-Warbler
Phylloscopus laetus
Willow Warbler x Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus trochilus x collybita
Chestnut Wattle-eye
Dyaphorophyia castanea
Platystira peltata
Platystira peltata
Marsh Widowbird
Euplectes hartlaubi
Reunion Fody
Foudia delloni
Forest Weaver
Ploceus bicolor
Spectacled Weaver
Ploceus ocularis
African Golden-Weaver
Ploceus subaureus
Yellow-mantled Weaver
Ploceus tricolor
Cape Sugarbird
Promerops cafer
Promerops fastosus
Promerops fastosus
Mauritius Bulbul
Hypsipetes olivaceus
Dark-capped Bulbul
Pycnonotus tricolor
Copper-tailed Starling
Hylopsar cupreocauda
Curruca subalpina
Curruca subalpina
Black-headed Warbler
Sylvia baeticata
Subalpine Warbler
Sylvia cantillans
Spectacled Warbler
Sylvia conspicillata
Sylvia domestica
Sylvia domestica
Loveridge's Sunbird
Cinnyris loveridgei
Montane Double-collared Sunbird
Cinnyris ludovicensis
Miombo Sunbird
Cinnyris manoensis
Mariqua Sunbird
Cinnyris mariquensis
Firecrest
Regulus ignicapilla
Common Newtonia
Newtonia brunneicauda
Reunion Gray White-eye
Zosterops borbonicus
Layard's White-eye
Zosterops explorator
Annobon White-eye
Zosterops griseovirescens
Kikuyu White-eye
Zosterops kikuyuensis
Mayotte White-eye
Zosterops mayottensis
Seychelles White-eye
Zosterops modestus
Orange River White-eye
Zosterops pallidus
White-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon lepturus
European Storm-Petrel
Hydrobates pelagicus