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74 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
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