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135 species found for “shorebird” in Africa
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
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Little Gull
Hydrocoloeus minutus
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaea
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus
Recurved Avocet
Coltonia recurvirostra
Spotted Thick-knee
Burhinus capensis
Eurasian Thick-knee
Burhinus oedicnemus
Water Thick-knee
Burhinus vermiculatus
Genucrassum bransatensis
Genucrassum bransatensis
Kentish Plover
Charadrius alexandrinus
Caspian Plover
Charadrius asiaticus
Little Ringed Plover
Charadrius dubius
Forbes's Plover
Charadrius forbesi
Kentish Plover
Charadrius gallicus
Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula
Greater Sand-Plover
Charadrius leschenaultii
White-fronted Plover
Charadrius marginatus
Lesser Sand-Plover
Charadrius mongolus
Eurasian Dotterel
Charadrius morinellus
Chestnut-banded Plover
Charadrius pallidus
Kittlitz's Plover
Charadrius pecuarius
Charadrius pluvialis
Charadrius pluvialis
St. Helena Plover
Charadrius sanctaehelenae
Madagascar Plover
Charadrius thoracicus
Three-banded Plover
Charadrius tricollaris
Lapwing
Dorypaltus prophatus
European Golden-Plover
Pluvialis apricaria
White-headed Lapwing
Vanellus albiceps
Blacksmith Lapwing
Vanellus armatus
Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus
Long-toed Lapwing
Vanellus crassirostris
Vanellus gallinaceus
Vanellus gallinaceus
Sociable Lapwing
Vanellus gregarius
White-tailed Lapwing
Vanellus leucurus
Senegal Lapwing
Vanellus lugubris
Malagasy Lapwing
Vanellus madagascariensis
Spot-breasted Lapwing
Vanellus melanocephalus
Black-winged Lapwing
Vanellus melanopterus
Spur-winged Lapwing
Vanellus spinosus
Brown-chested Lapwing
Vanellus superciliosus
Black-headed Lapwing
Vanellus tectus
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellus
Ceramornis major
Ceramornis major
Crab-Plover
Dromas ardeola
Becassius charadriioides
Becassius charadriioides
Boutersemia belgica
Boutersemia belgica
Boutersemia parvula
Boutersemia parvula
Cream-colored Courser
Cursorius cursor
Burchell's Courser
Cursorius rufus
Somali Courser
Cursorius somalensis
Temminck's Courser
Cursorius temminckii
Gray Pratincole
Glareola cinerea
Oriental Pratincole
Glareola maldivarum
Black-winged Pratincole
Glareola nordmanni
Rock Pratincole
Glareola nuchalis
Madagascar Pratincole
Glareola ocularis
Collared Pratincole
Glareola pratincola
Precursor litorum
Precursor litorum
Precursor magnus
Precursor magnus
Precursor parvus
Precursor parvus
Double-banded Courser
Rhinoptilus africanus
Bronze-winged Courser
Rhinoptilus chalcopterus
Three-banded Courser
Rhinoptilus cinctus
Canarian Oystercatcher
Haematopus meadewaldoi
African Oystercatcher
Haematopus moquini
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegus
Haematopus spec
Haematopus spec
Gray-hooded Gull
Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
Elmore's Gull
Larus elmorei
Lake Gull
Larus lacus
African Skimmer
Rynchops flavirostris
Sterna galericulata
Sterna galericulata
Little Tern
Sterna minuta
Little Tern
Sternula albifrons
Damara Tern
Sternula balaenarum
Saunders's Tern
Sternula saundersi
Egyptian Plover
Pluvianus aegyptius
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Pied Avocet
Recurvirostra avosetta
Recurvirostra spec
Recurvirostra spec
Totanus teruelensis
Totanus teruelensis
Greater Painted-Snipe
Rostratula benghalensis
Actitis balcanica
Actitis balcanica
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Erolia penepusilla
Erolia penepusilla
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
Temminck's Stint
Calidris temminckii
Elorius limosoides
Elorius limosoides
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
Madagascar Snipe
Gallinago macrodactyla
Great Snipe
Gallinago media
African Snipe
Gallinago nigripennis
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa
Limosa melanura
Limosa melanura
Jack Snipe
Lymnocryptes minimus
Arabian Curlew
Numenius arabicus
Eurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata
Numenius gendrei
Numenius gendrei
Slender-billed Curlew
Numenius tenuirostris
Parvelorius calidris
Parvelorius calidris
Tringa gracilis
Tringa gracilis
Eurasian Woodcock
Scolopax rusticola
Lesser Redshank
Totanus minor
Strolling Redshank
Totanus pedestris
Greater Redshank
Totanus majori
Common Redshank
Totanus totanus
Antiquated Tringa
Tringa antiqua
Spotted Redshank
Tringa erythropus
Tringa gambetta
Tringa gambetta
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Tringa littorea
Tringa littorea
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Tringa ocrophus
Tringa ocrophus
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
Terek Sandpiper
Xenus cinereus
Brown Skua
Stercorarius antarcticus
Quail-plover
Ortyxelos meiffrenii
Gypsum Curlew
Numenius gypsorum
Pin-tailed Sandgrouse
Pterocles alchata
Black-faced Sandgrouse
Pterocles decoratus
Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse
Pterocles exustus
Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse
Pterocles larvatus
Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse
Pterocles lichtensteinii