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286 species found for “plains” in Africa
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna bicolor
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Barn Owl
Tyto alba
Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeus
Shikra
Accipiter badius

Apatosagittarius terrenus
Apatosagittarius terrenus
Steppe Eagle
Aquila nipalensis
Tawny Eagle
Aquila rapax
Aquila Pennatoides
Aquila pennatoides
Brown Snake-Eagle
Circaetus cinereus
Wood Harrier
Circus dossenus
Pallid Harrier x Montagu's Harrier
Circus macrourus x pygargus
Montagu's Harrier
Circus pygargus
African Marsh-Harrier
Circus ranivorus

Booted Eagle
Hieraaetus pennatus
Stock's Falcon
Miohierax stocki
Proictinia gilmorei
Proictinia gilmorei
Secretarybird
Amphiserpentarius schlosseri
Secretarybird
Serpentarius robustus
Afrocygnus chauvireae
Afrocygnus chauvireae
Egyptian Goose
Alopochen aegyptiaca
Basalt Pintail
Anas basaltica
Cape Teal
Anas capensis
Anas meyeri
Anas meyeri
Blue-billed Teal
Anas oxyura
Robust Duck
Dendrochen robusta
White-faced Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna viduata
Chenalopex pugil
Chenalopex pugil
Red-crested Pochard
Netta rufina
Tedford's Pintail
Pinpanetta tedfordi
Spur-winged Goose
Plectropterus gambensis
Garganey
Querquedula circia
Comb Duck
Sarkidiornis sylvicola
Garganey
Spatula querquedula
Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill
Bucorvus abyssinicus
Abyssinian Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus minor
Caprimulgus aegypius
Caprimulgus aegypius
Golden Nightjar
Caprimulgus eximius
Nubian Nightjar
Caprimulgus nubicus
Nechisar Nightjar
Caprimulgus solala

Senegal Thick-knee
Burhinus senegalensis
Genucrassum bransatensis
Genucrassum bransatensis
Forbes's Plover
Charadrius forbesi
Eurasian Dotterel
Charadrius morinellus
Kittlitz's Plover
Charadrius pecuarius
European Golden-Plover
Pluvialis apricaria
White-headed Lapwing
Vanellus albiceps
Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus armatus
Long-toed Lapwing
Vanellus crassirostris
White-tailed Lapwing
Vanellus leucurus
Senegal Lapwing
Vanellus lugubris
Malagasy Lapwing
Vanellus madagascariensis
Wattled Lapwing
Vanellus senegallus
Brown-chested Lapwing
Vanellus superciliosus
Black-headed Lapwing
Vanellus tectus
Becassius charadriioides
Becassius charadriioides
Boutersemia belgica
Boutersemia belgica
Cream-colored Courser
Cursorius cursor

Burchell's Courser
Cursorius rufus
Temminck's Courser
Cursorius temminckii
Gray Pratincole
Glareola cinerea
Oriental Pratincole
Glareola maldivarum

Black-winged Pratincole
Glareola nordmanni
Collared Pratincole
Glareola pratincola
Lesser Jacana
Microparra capensis
Nupharanassa bulotorum
Nupharanassa bulotorum
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
Greater Painted-Snipe
Rostratula benghalensis
Great Snipe
Gallinago media
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa
Lesser Redshank
Totanus minor
Common Redshank
Totanus totanus
Tringa gambetta
Tringa gambetta
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
Brown Skua
Stercorarius antarcticus
Parasitic Jaeger
Stercorarius parasiticus

Pomarine Jaeger
Stercorarius pomarinus
African Openbill
Anastomus lamelligerus
White Stork
Ciconia ciconia
Woolly-necked Stork
Ciconia episcopus
Ciconia gaudryi
Ciconia gaudryi
Ciconia louisebolesae
Ciconia louisebolesae
African Woollyneck
Ciconia microscelis
Saddle-billed Stork
Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
Ephippiorhynchus tchoufour
Ephippiorhynchus tchoufour
Marabou Stork
Leptoptilos crumeniferus
Dissourodes milleri
Dissourodes milleri
Ibis conditus
Ibis conditus
Yellow-billed Stork
Mycteria ibis
Tantalus breselensis
Tantalus breselensis
Palaeoephippiorhynchus dietrichi
Palaeoephippiorhynchus dietrichi
Lundgren's Stork
Scaniornis lundgreni
Common Wood-Pigeon
Columba palumbus
Common Quail
Coturnix livia
White-winged Collared-Dove
Streptopelia reichenowi
European Turtle-Dove
Streptopelia turtur
Pied Kingfisher
Ceryle rudis
Woodland Kingfisher
Halcyon senegalensis
European Roller
Coracias garrulus
Southern Carmine Bee-eater
Merops nubicoides
Green Bee-eater
Merops orientalis
Coppery-tailed Coucal
Centropus cupreicaudus

Black Coucal
Centropus grillii

Saker Falcon
Falco cherrug
Falco clarus
Falco clarus
Lesser Kestrel
Falco naumanni
Greater Kestrel
Falco rupicoloides
Arabian Partridge
Alectoris melanocephala
Coqui Francolin
Campocolinus coqui
Coturnix communis
Coturnix communis
Harlequin Quail
Coturnix delegorguei
Harwood's Francolin
Pternistis harwoodi

Wattled Crane
Bugeranus carunculatus
Grus minor
Grus minor
Senuta's Rail
Namibiavis senutae

Red Rail
Apterornis bonasia

African Crake
Crex egregia
Eocrex primus
Eocrex primus
Lesser Moorhen
Gallinula angulata
Baillon's Crake
Porzana pusilla
Red-chested Flufftail
Sarothrura rufa
Kori Bustard
Ardeotis kori
Chlamydotis mesetaria
Chlamydotis mesetaria
Chlamydotis pliodeserti
Chlamydotis pliodeserti
Houbara Bustard
Chlamydotis undulata

Rüppell's Bustard
Eupodotis rueppellii
Karoo Bustard
Eupodotis vigorsii

Rüppell's Korhaan
Heterotetrax rueppelii
Hartlaub's Bustard
Lissotis hartlaubii
Miootis compactus
Miootis compactus
Ludwig's Bustard
Neotis ludwigii
Otis affinis
Otis affinis
Paratetrax Bustard
Otis paratetrax
African Reed Warbler
Acrocephalus baeticatus
Aquatic Warbler
Acrocephalus paludicola

Greater Swamp Warbler
Acrocephalus rufescens
Subdesert Brush-Warbler
Nesillas lantzii
Cape Lark
Alauda capensis
Croceus Lark
Alauda crocea
Speculative Lark
Alauda spec
Yelton Lark
Alauda yeltonensis
Bar-tailed Lark
Ammomanes cinctura
Desert Lark
Ammomanes deserti
Gray's Lark
Ammomanopsis grayi
Athi Short-toed Lark
Calandrella athensis
Greater Short-toed Lark
Calandrella brachydactyla
Red-capped Lark
Calandrella cinerea
Lesser Short-toed Lark
Calandrella rufescens
Somali Short-toed Lark
Calandrella somalica
Barlow's Lark
Calendulauda barlowi

Red Lark
Calendulauda burra
Dune Lark
Calendulauda erythrochlamys
Benguela Lark
Certhilauda benguelensis
Agulhas Lark
Certhilauda brevirostris
Short-clawed Lark
Certhilauda chuana
Spike-heeled Lark
Chersomanes albofasciata
Dunn's Lark
Eremalauda dunni
Temminck's Lark
Eremophila bilopha

Black-eared Sparrow-Lark
Eremopterix australis

Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark
Eremopterix nigriceps
Maghreb Lark
Galerida macrorhyncha
Bimaculated Lark
Melanocorypha bimaculata
Calandra Lark
Melanocorypha calandra
Ash's Lark
Mirafra ashi
Latakoo Lark
Mirafra cheniana
Madagascar Lark
Mirafra hova
Friedmann's Lark
Mirafra pulpa

Short-tailed Lark
Pseudalaemon fremantlii
Stark's Lark
Spizocorys starki
Red-shouldered Cuckooshrike
Campephaga phoenicea
White-tailed Cisticola
Cisticola anderseni

Chattering Cisticola
Cisticola anonymus
Wing-snapping Cisticola
Cisticola ayresii
Kilombero Cisticola
Cisticola bakerorum
Rattling Cisticola
Cisticola chiniana
Red-faced Cisticola
Cisticola erythrops
Coastal Cisticola
Cisticola haematocephalus

Whistling Cisticola
Cisticola lateralis

Luapula Cisticola
Cisticola luapula

Winding Cisticola
Cisticola marginatus

Tiny Cisticola
Cisticola nana
Cloud Cisticola
Cisticola textrix

Levaillant's Cisticola
Cisticola tinniens
Trilling Cisticola
Cisticola woosnami
Karoo Prinia
Prinia maculosa
Corvus adsimilis
Corvus adsimilis
Somali Crow
Corvus edithae
Pied Crow
Corvus hottentottus
Maghreb Magpie
Pica mauritanica

Orange-breasted Waxbill
Amandava subflava
Common Waxbill
Estrilda astrild
Orange-cheeked Waxbill
Estrilda melpoda
Abyssinian Waxbill
Estrilda ochrogaster
Magpie Mannikin
Lonchura fringilloides
African Quailfinch
Ortygospiza fuscocrissa
Locustfinch
Paludipasser locustella
Red-faced Pytilia
Pytilia hypogrammica
West African Swallow
Cecropis domicella
Ethiopian Swallow
Hirundo aethiopica
White-tailed Swallow
Hirundo megaensis
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