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1,120 species found for “rare” in Africa
Sabine's Gull
Xema sabini
Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus
Bridled Tern
Onychoprion anaethetus
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Cory's Shearwater
Calonectris diomedea
Manx Shearwater
Puffinus puffinus
Great Shearwater
Ardenna gravis
Wilson's Storm-Petrel
Oceanites oceanicus
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel
Hydrobates castro
Masked Booby
Sula dactylatra
Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster
Northern Gannet
Morus bassanus
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Barn Owl
Tyto alba
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus
Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk
Accipiter castanilius
Red-thighed Sparrowhawk
Accipiter erythropus
Henst's Goshawk
Accipiter henstii
Madagascar Sparrowhawk
Accipiter madagascariensis
Rufous-chested Sparrowhawk
Accipiter rufiventris
Cassin's Hawk-Eagle
Aquila africana
Greater Spotted Eagle
Aquila clanga
Bonelli's Eagle
Aquila fasciata
Tawny Eagle
Aquila rapax
Verreaux's Eagle
Aquila verreauxii
Aquila corroyi
Aquila corroyi
Fucosa Eagle
Aquila fucosa
Lydekkeri Eagle
Aquila lydekkeri
Madagascar Cuckoo-Hawk
Aviceda madagascariensis
Cape Verde Buzzard
Buteo bannermani
Mountain Buzzard
Buteo oreophilus
Jackal Buzzard
Buteo rufofuscus
Socotra Buzzard
Buteo socotraensis
Forest Buzzard
Buteo trizonatus
Beaudouin's Snake-Eagle
Circaetus beaudouini
Banded Snake-Eagle
Circaetus cinerascens
Circaetus fasciolatus
Circaetus fasciolatus
Hen Harrier
Circus cyaneus
Wood Harrier
Circus dossenus
Madagascar Marsh-Harrier
Circus macrosceles
Pallid Harrier
Circus macrourus
Pallid Harrier x Montagu's Harrier
Circus macrourus x pygargus
Reunion Harrier
Circus maillardi
Black Harrier
Circus maurus
Montagu's Harrier
Circus pygargus
African Marsh-Harrier
Circus ranivorus
Lesser x Greater Spotted Eagle (hybrid)
Clanga pomarina x clanga
Congo Serpent-Eagle
Dryotriorchis spectabilis
Madagascar Serpent-Eagle
Eutriorchis astur
Bearded Vulture
Gypaetus barbatus
Gypaetus grandis
Gypaetus grandis
White-backed Vulture
Gyps africanus
Gyps melitensis
Gyps melitensis
Madagascar Fish-Eagle
Haliaeetus vociferoides
Ayres's Hawk-Eagle
Hieraaetus ayresii
Bat Hawk
Macheiramphus alcinus
Egyptian Vulture
Neophron percnopterus
Cuvier's Falcon
Palaeocircus cuvieri
Gervais's Eagle
Aquila gervaisi
Madagascar Harrier-Hawk
Polyboroides radiatus
Proictinia gilmorei
Proictinia gilmorei
Spizaetus tanneri
Spizaetus tanneri
Crowned Eagle
Stephanoaetus coronatus
Malagasy Crowned Eagle
Stephanoaetus mahery
Bateleur
Terathopius ecaudatus
Lappet-Faced Vulture
Torgos tracheliotus
White-headed Vulture
Trigonoceps occipitalis
Long-tailed Hawk
Urotriorchis macrourus
Elliot's Vulture
Tapinopus ellioti
Secretarybird
Amphiserpentarius schlosseri
Secretarybird
Serpentarius robustus
Secretarybird
Sagittarius serpentarius
Aldabranas cabri
Aldabranas cabri
Réunion Shelduck
Alopochen kervazoi
Mauritius Shelduck
Alopochen mauritiana
Bernier's Teal
Anas bernieri
Luederitz Duck
Anas luederitzensis
Anas macroptera
Anas macroptera
Meller's Duck
Anas melleri
Madagascar Teal
Anas pyrrhogastra
St. Helena Pintail
Anas sanctaehelenae
African Black Duck
Anas sparsa
Mascarene Teal
Anas theodori
Liskun's Goose
Anser liskunae
Common Pochard x Ferruginous Duck (hybrid)
Aythya ferina x nyroca
Madagascar Pochard
Aythya innotata
Ferruginous Duck
Aythya nyroca
Malagasy Sheldgoose
Centrornis majori
Blue-winged Goose
Cyanochen cyanoptera
Cygnopterus alphonsi
Cygnopterus alphonsi
Marbled Teal
Marmaronetta angustirostris
White-headed Duck
Oxyura leucocephala
Tedford's Pintail
Pinpanetta tedfordi
Hartlaub's Duck
Pteronetta hartlaubii
Garganey
Spatula querquedula
Cape Shoveler
Spatula smithii
Intermediate Swift
Cypselavus intermedius
Mascarene Swiftlet
Aerodramus francicus
Little Swift
Apus affinis
Alexander's Swift
Apus alexandri
Madagascar Swift
Apus balstoni
African Swift
Apus barbatus
Bates's Swift
Apus batesi
Forbes-Watson's Swift
Apus berliozi
Bradfield's Swift
Apus bradfieldi
Apus ignotus
Apus ignotus
Pallid Swift
Apus pallidus
Fernando Po Swift
Apus sladeniae
African Palm-Swift
Cypsiurus parvus
Bat-like Spinetail
Neafrapus boehmi
Cassin's Spinetail
Neafrapus cassini
Sabine's Spinetail
Rhaphidura sabini
Scarce Swift
Schoutedenapus myoptilus
Mottled Swift
Tachymarptis aequatorialis
Alpine Swift
Tachymarptis melba
Black Spinetail
Telacanthura melanopygia
Mottled Spinetail
Telacanthura ussheri
Malagasy Spinetail
Zoonavena grandidieri
Sao Tome Spinetail
Zoonavena thomensis
Brown-cheeked Hornbill
Bycanistes cylindricus
Piping Hornbill
Bycanistes fistulator
Black-casqued Hornbill
Ceratogymna atrata
Yellow-casqued Hornbill
Ceratogymna elata
Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill
Lophoceros camurus
Hemprich's Hornbill
Lophoceros hemprichii
African Gray Hornbill
Lophoceros nasutus
Monteiro's Hornbill
Tockus monteiri
Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill
Bucorvus abyssinicus
Saint Helena Hoopoe
Upupa antaios
Asio spilogaster
Asio spilogaster
Egyptian Nightjar
Caprimulgus aegyptius
Bates's Nightjar
Caprimulgus batesi
Donaldson-Smith's Nightjar
Caprimulgus donaldsoni
Golden Nightjar
Caprimulgus eximius
Sombre Nightjar
Caprimulgus fraenatus
Swamp Nightjar
Caprimulgus natalensis
Itombwe Nightjar
Caprimulgus prigoginei
Nechisar Nightjar
Caprimulgus solala
Collared Nightjar
Gactornis enarratus
Catarractes affinis
Catarractes affinis
Eurasian Dotterel
Charadrius morinellus
Chestnut-banded Plover
Charadrius pallidus
Kittlitz's Plover
Charadrius pecuarius
St. Helena Plover
Charadrius sanctaehelenae
Madagascar Plover
Charadrius thoracicus
Long-toed Lapwing
Vanellus crassirostris
Vanellus gallinaceus
Vanellus gallinaceus
Sociable Lapwing
Vanellus gregarius
White-tailed Lapwing
Vanellus leucurus
Senegal Lapwing
Vanellus lugubris
Spot-breasted Lapwing
Vanellus melanocephalus
Cream-colored Courser
Cursorius cursor
Gray Pratincole
Glareola cinerea
Black-winged Pratincole
Glareola nordmanni
Madagascar Pratincole
Glareola ocularis
Precursor litorum
Precursor litorum
Three-banded Courser
Rhinoptilus cinctus
Canarian Oystercatcher
Haematopus meadewaldoi
African Oystercatcher
Haematopus moquini
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegus
African Jacana
Actophilornis africanus
Madagascar Jacana
Actophilornis albinucha
Anous niger
Anous niger
Lesser Noddy
Anous tenuirostris
Australian Tern
Gelochelidon macrotarsa
Audouin's Gull
Ichthyaetus audouinii
White-eyed Gull
Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus
Mediterranean Gull
Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
Elmore's Gull
Larus elmorei
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus medius
Roseate Tern
Sterna dougallii
Sooty Tern
Sterna fuliginosa
White-cheeked Tern
Sterna repressa
Black-naped Tern
Sterna sumatrana
Antarctic Tern
Sterna vittata
Little Tern
Sternula albifrons
Damara Tern
Sternula balaenarum
Saunders's Tern
Sternula saundersi
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
Madagascar Snipe
Gallinago macrodactyla
Great Snipe
Gallinago media
African Snipe
Gallinago nigripennis
Jack Snipe
Lymnocryptes minimus
Arabian Curlew
Numenius arabicus
Slender-billed Curlew
Numenius tenuirostris
Parvelorius calidris
Parvelorius calidris
Antiquated Tringa
Tringa antiqua
Terek Sandpiper
Xenus cinereus
Brown Skua
Stercorarius antarcticus
Long-tailed Jaeger
Stercorarius longicaudus
South Polar Skua
Stercorarius maccormicki
Pomarine Jaeger
Stercorarius pomarinus
Stercorarius shufeldti
Stercorarius shufeldti
Great Skua
Stercorarius skua
Hyptiopus caffer
Hyptiopus caffer
Quail-plover
Ortyxelos meiffrenii
Hottentot Buttonquail
Turnix hottentottus
Madagascar Buttonquail
Turnix nigricollis
Small Buttonquail
Turnix sylvaticus
African Openbill
Anastomus lamelligerus
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