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179 species found for “shy” in Africa
Northern Shoveler
Anas clypeata
Wood Harrier
Circus dossenus
African Marsh-Harrier
Circus ranivorus
Palm-nut Vulture
Gypohierax angolensis
Pale Chanting Goshawk
Melierax canorus
Lappet-faced Vulture
Torgos tracheliotos
Lappet-Faced Vulture
Torgos tracheliotus
White-headed Vulture
Trigonoceps occipitalis
Red-billed Duck
Anas erythrorhyncha
Madagascar Teal
Anas pyrrhogastra
Malagasy Sheldgoose
Centrornis majori
Maccoa Duck
Oxyura maccoa
Hartlaub's Duck
Pteronetta hartlaubii
Garganey
Querquedula circia
Catarractes affinis
Catarractes affinis
Long-toed Lapwing
Vanellus crassirostris
Boutersemia belgica
Boutersemia belgica
Madagascar Jacana
Actophilornis albinucha
Lesser Jacana
Microparra capensis
Greater Painted-Snipe
Rostratula benghalensis
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
Temminck's Stint
Calidris temminckii
Elorius limosoides
Elorius limosoides
Madagascar Snipe
Gallinago macrodactyla
Great Snipe
Gallinago media
African Snipe
Gallinago nigripennis
Jack Snipe
Lymnocryptes minimus
Lesser Redshank
Totanus minor
Strolling Redshank
Totanus pedestris
Speckled Mousebird
Colius striatus
Red-faced Mousebird
Urocolius indicus
Blue-naped Mousebird
Urocolius macrourus
White-naped Pigeon
Columba albinucha
Adamawa Turtle-Dove
Streptopelia hypopyrrha
Madagascar Green-Pigeon
Treron australis
Black-billed Wood-Dove
Turtur abyssinicus
Green-headed Kingfisher
Alcedo chlorocephala
Coracias caffra
Coracias caffra
Lilac-breasted Roller
Coracias caudatus
Blue-headed Coucal
Centropus monachus
Green Malkoha
Ceuthmochares australis
White-breasted Guineafowl
Agelastes meleagrides
Plumed Guineafowl
Guttera plumifera
Blue Crane
Anthropoides paradiseus
Striped Crake
Aenigmatolimnas marginalis
Red Rail
Apterornis bonasia
Gray-throated Rail
Canirallus oculeus
African Crake
Crex egregia
White-throated Rail
Dryolimnas cuvieri
Eocrex primus
Eocrex primus
Eurasian Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
Christy's Rail
Rallus christyi
Reunion Gallinule
Porphyrio caerulescens
Spotted Crake
Porzana porzana
Quercyrallus Ludianus
Quercyrallus ludianus
Rallus arenarius
Rallus arenarius
Water Rail
Rallus aquaticus
Rallus minutus
Rallus minutus
Rouget's Rail
Rougetius rougetii
Chestnut-headed Flufftail
Sarothrura lugens
White-spotted Flufftail
Sarothrura pulchra
Red-chested Flufftail
Sarothrura rufa
White-crested Turaco
Tauraco leucolophus
Black Bustard
Otis cafra
Lesser Swamp Warbler
Acrocephalus gracilirostris
Moustached Warbler
Acrocephalus melanopogon
Marsh Warbler
Acrocephalus palustris
Sedge Warbler
Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Hippolais italica
Hippolais italica
Chloropeta icterina
Chloropeta icterina
African Yellow-Warbler
Iduna natalensis
Subdesert Brush-Warbler
Nesillas lantzii
Gray Cuckooshrike
Coracina caesia
Ashy Cuckooshrike
Coracina cinerea
Boran Cisticola
Cisticola bodessa
Carruthers's Cisticola
Cisticola carruthersi
Ashy Cisticola
Cisticola cinereolus
Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
Luapula Cisticola
Cisticola luapula
Croaking Cisticola
Cisticola natalensis
Senegal Eremomela
Eremomela pusilla
Kopje Warbler
Euryptila subcinnamomea
Buff-bellied Warbler
Phyllolais pulchella
River Prinia
Prinia fluviatilis
Graceful Prinia
Prinia gracilis
Sierra Leone Prinia
Schistolais leontica
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclus
Estrilda coerulescens
Estrilda coerulescens
Black-faced Waxbill
Estrilda incana
Kandt's Waxbill
Estrilda kandti
Anambra Waxbill
Estrilda poliopareia
African Firefinch
Lagonosticta rubricata
Locustfinch
Paludipasser locustella
Paludipasser uelensis
Paludipasser uelensis
Black-bellied Seedcracker
Pyrenestes ostrinus
Green-winged Pytilia
Pytelia melba
Yellow-winged Pytilia
Pytelia percivali
Southern Grosbeak-Canary
Crithagra buchanani
Serinus pseudobarbatus
Serinus pseudobarbatus
Pied-winged Swallow
Hirundo leucosoma
Yellow-billed Shrike
Corvinella corvina
Northern Fiscal
Lanius humeralis
Lanius phoenicurus
Lanius phoenicurus
Northern Pied-Babbler
Turdoides hypoleuca
Black-faced Babbler
Turdoides melanops
Scaly Babbler
Turdoides squamulata
Little Rush-Warbler
Bradypterus baboecala
Highland Rush Warbler
Bradypterus centralis
Common Grasshopper-Warbler
Locustella naevia
Moustached Grass-Warbler
Melocichla mentalis
Cape Crombec
Sylvietta rufescens
Marsh Tchagra
Bocagia minuta
Crimson-breasted Gonolek
Laniarius atrococcineus
Braun's Bushshrike
Laniarius brauni
Red-naped Bushshrike
Laniarius ruficeps
Brubru
Nilaus afer
Three-streaked Tchagra
Tchagra jamesi
Yellow-tufted Pipit
Anthus crenatus
Sokoke Pipit
Anthus sokokensis
Yellow-throated Longclaw
Macronyx croceus
Cape Robin-Chat
Dessonornis caffer
Luscinia aedon
Luscinia aedon
Bluethroat
Luscinia svecica
Ashy Flycatcher
Muscicapa caerulescens
Sooty Flycatcher
Muscicapa infuscata
Yellow-footed Flycatcher
Muscicapa sethsmithi
Muscicapa theiogaster
Muscicapa theiogaster
Grey Tit-Flycatcher
Myioparus plumbeus
Sooty Chat
Myrmecocichla nigra
African Stonechat
Saxicola torquatus
Palestine Sunbird
Cinnyris osea
Variable Sunbird
Cinnyris venustus
Grey Tit
Parus afer
Ashy Tit
Parus cinerascens
Gray-headed Social-Weaver
Pseudonigrita arnaudi
Mountain Illadopsis
Illadopsis pyrrhoptera
Velvet Asity
Philepitta castanea
African Pitta
Pitta angolensis
Batis mystica
Batis mystica
Grand Comoro Fody
Foudia consobrina
Seychelles Fody
Foudia sechellarum
Orange Weaver
Ploceus aurantius
Chestnut-and-black Weaver
Ploceus castaneofuscus
Ploceus graueri
Ploceus graueri
Preuss's Weaver
Ploceus preussi
Yellow-eyed Bristlebill
Bleda ugandae
Golden Greenbul
Calyptocichla serinus
Eastern Bearded-Greenbul
Criniger chloronotus
Ansorge's Greenbul
Eurillas ansorgei
Black-collared Bulbul
Neolestes torquatus
Violet-backed Starling
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
Copper-tailed Starling
Hylopsar cupreocauda
Ashy Starling
Lamprotornis unicolor
Narrow-tailed Starling
Poeoptera lugubris
Sardinian Warbler
Sylvia melanocephala
Sylvia solitaria
Sylvia solitaria
Jameson's Firefinch
Lagonosticta jamesoni
Spotted Ground-Thrush
Geokichla guttata
Parasitic Weaver
Anomalospiza imberbis
Rufous-bellied Heron
Ardeola rufiventris
Great Bittern
Botaurus stellaris
Dwarf Bittern
Ixobrychus sturmii
Mauritius Night Heron
Nycticorax mauritianus
Shoebill
Balaeniceps rex
Actiornis anglicus
Actiornis anglicus
Wattled Ibis
Bostrychia carunculata
Naked-faced Barbet
Gymnobucco calvus
Black-billed Barbet
Lybius guifsobalito
Yellow-billed Barbet
Trachyphonus purpuratus
White-capped Albatross
Thalassarche cauta
Salvin's Albatross
Thalassarche salvini
Seychelles Black Parrot
Coracopsis barklyi
Greater Vasa-Parrot
Coracopsis vasa
Bourbon Parrot
Psittacus borbonicus
Marsh Owl
Asio capensis
Pharaoh Eagle-Owl
Bubo ascalaphus
Agile Mullerornis
Mullerornis agilis
Bar-tailed Trogon
Apaloderma vittatum
Trogon gallicus
Trogon gallicus