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392 species found for “spotted” in Africa

Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Sabine's Gull
Xema sabini
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
Wilson's Storm-Petrel
Oceanites oceanicus
Leach's Storm-Petrel
Hydrobates leucorhous
Red-chested Goshawk
Accipiter toussenelii

Greater Spotted Eagle
Aquila clanga
Lesser Spotted Eagle
Aquila pomarina
Aquila Pennatoides
Aquila pennatoides
Archer's Buzzard
Buteo archeri
Long-legged Buzzard
Buteo rufinus
Banded Snake-Eagle
Circaetus cinerascens

Circaetus fasciolatus
Circaetus fasciolatus
Pallid Harrier x Montagu's Harrier
Circus macrourus x pygargus

Black Harrier
Circus maurus
African Marsh-Harrier
Circus ranivorus
Pallid Harrier
Falco macrourus
Lesser x Greater Spotted Eagle (hybrid)
Clanga pomarina x clanga
Bearded Vulture
Gypaetus barbatus
Eurasian Griffon
Gyps fulvus
Rüppell's Griffon
Gyps rueppellii
Wahlberg's Eagle
Hieraaetus wahlbergi
Yellow-billed Kite
Milvus aegyptius
Egyptian Vulture
Neophron percnopterus
Palaetus rapax
Palaetus rapax
Proictinia gilmorei
Proictinia gilmorei
White-headed Vulture
Trigonoceps occipitalis
Secretarybird
Amphiserpentarius schlosseri
Meller's Duck
Anas melleri
Blue-billed Teal
Anas oxyura
Hottentot Teal
Anas punctata
Liskun's Goose
Anser liskunae
Common Pochard x Ferruginous Duck (hybrid)
Aythya ferina x nyroca
Chenalopex pugil
Chenalopex pugil
Red-crested Pochard
Netta rufina
African Pygmy-Goose
Nettapus auritus
Comb Duck
Sarkidiornis sylvicola
South African Shelduck
Tadorna cana

Bradfield's Swift
Apus bradfieldi
Apus ignotus
Apus ignotus
Trumpeter Hornbill
Bycanistes bucinator
White-crested Hornbill
Horizocerus albocristatus
African Pied Hornbill
Lophoceros fasciatus
Damara Red-billed Hornbill
Tockus damarensis
Western Red-billed Hornbill
Tockus kempi

Common Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
African Hoopoe
Upupa africana
Swamp Nightjar
Caprimulgus natalensis
Star-spotted Nightjar
Caprimulgus stellatus
Spotted Thick-knee
Burhinus capensis
Burhinus lucorum
Burhinus lucorum

Senegal Thick-knee
Burhinus senegalensis
Water Thick-knee
Burhinus vermiculatus
Kentish Plover
Charadrius alexandrinus
Chestnut-banded Plover
Charadrius pallidus
Kittlitz's Plover
Charadrius pecuarius
European Golden-Plover
Pluvialis apricaria
White-headed Lapwing
Vanellus albiceps
White-tailed Lapwing
Vanellus leucurus
Spot-breasted Lapwing
Vanellus melanocephalus
Black-headed Lapwing
Vanellus tectus
African Oystercatcher
Haematopus moquini
Chroicocephalus cucullatus
Chroicocephalus cucullatus
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Elorius limosoides
Elorius limosoides
Tringa gracilis
Tringa gracilis

Eurasian Woodcock
Scolopax rusticola
Lesser Redshank
Totanus minor
Greater Redshank
Totanus majori
Common Redshank
Totanus totanus
Antiquated Tringa
Tringa antiqua
Spotted Redshank
Tringa erythropus
Tringa gambetta
Tringa gambetta
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
Mycter Ibis
Xenerodiops mycter
Swift Mousebird
Celericolius acriala
Cacicirostris Mousebird
Chascacocolius cacicirostris

White-headed Mousebird
Colius leucocephalus
Rameron Pigeon
Columba arquatrix
Columba omnisanctorum
Columba omnisanctorum
Namaqua Dove
Oena capensis

Black-billed Wood-Dove
Turtur abyssinicus
Blue-spotted Wood-Dove
Turtur afer
Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove
Turtur chalcospilos

Tambourine Dove
Turtur tympanistria
Green-headed Kingfisher
Alcedo chlorocephala
Alcedo galbula
Alcedo galbula
Malachite Kingfisher
Corythornis cristatus
Gray-headed Kingfisher
Halcyon leucocephala
Mangrove Kingfisher
Halcyon senegaloides
Giant Kingfisher
Megaceryle maxima
Ampoza Ground Roller
Brachypteracias langrandi
Abyssinian Roller
Coracias abyssinicus
Rufous-crowned Roller
Coracias naevius

Racket-tailed Roller
Coracias spatulatus

Lesser Honeyguide
Indicator minor
Southern Carmine Bee-eater
Merops nubicoides
Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater
Merops oreobates
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Merops persicus

Red-throated Bee-eater
Merops rufus
Messelirrisor parvus
Messelirrisor parvus
Madagascar Coucal
Centropus toulou

Dideric Cuckoo
Chrysococcyx caprius

Great Spotted Cuckoo
Clamator glandarius
Red-capped Coua
Coua ruficeps
Red-chested Cuckoo
Cuculus solitarius
Gray Kestrel
Falco ardosiaceus

Lanner Falcon
Falco biarmicus
African Hobby
Falco cuvierii
Insectivorous Falcon
Falco insectivorus
Rock Kestrel
Falco rupicolus
Vulturine Guineafowl
Acryllium vulturinum

Black Guineafowl
Agelastes niger

Crested Guineafowl
Guttera pucherani
Helmeted Guineafowl
Numida meleagris
Barbary Partridge
Alectoris barbara
Cameroon Francolin
Pternistis camerunensis
Natal Francolin
Pternistis natalensis
Djibouti Francolin
Pternistis ochropectus

Gray-winged Francolin
Scleroptila afra

African Finfoot
Podica senegalensis

Black Crake
Amaurornis flavirostra
Tsingy Wood-Rail
Canirallus beankaensis

African Crake
Crex egregia
Gypsum Curlew
Numenius gypsorum
Little Crake
Porzana parva

Spotted Crake
Porzana porzana
Rallus arenarius
Rallus arenarius
Water Rail
Rallus aquaticus
Rallus minutus
Rallus minutus
Striped Flufftail
Sarothrura affinis
Streaky-breasted Flufftail
Sarothrura boehmi
Buff-spotted Flufftail
Sarothrura elegans
White-spotted Flufftail
Sarothrura pulchra
Red-chested Flufftail
Sarothrura rufa
White-cheeked Turaco
Tauraco leucotis

Buff-crested Bustard
Lophotis gindiana
Heuglin's Bustard
Neotis heuglinii
Madagascar Swamp Warbler
Acrocephalus newtoni

Mountain Yellow-Warbler
Iduna similis
Grand Comoro Brush-Warbler
Nesillas brevicaudata
Broad-billed Lark
Alauda rostrocrasso
Desert Lark
Ammomanes deserti
Blanford's Lark
Calandrella blanfordi
Greater Short-toed Lark
Calandrella brachydactyla
Cape Lark
Certhilauda curvirostris

Rufous-naped Lark
Mirafra africana
Cape Clapper Lark
Mirafra apiata
Kordofan Lark
Mirafra cordofanica

Gillett's Lark
Mirafra gilletti
Spot-throat
Modulatrix stictigula
Cryptic Warbler
Cryptosylvicola randrianasoloi
Thamnornis
Thamnornis chloropetoides
Oriole Cuckooshrike
Lobotos oriolinus
African Spotted-Creeper
Salpornis salvadori

Masked Apalis
Apalis binotata

Buff-throated Apalis
Apalis rufogularis

Black-capped Rufous-Warbler
Bathmocercus cerviniventris

Olive-green Camaroptera
Camaroptera chloronota

Siffling Cisticola
Cisticola brachypterus
Coastal Cisticola
Cisticola haematocephalus

Slender-tailed Cisticola
Cisticola melanurus
Foxy Cisticola
Cisticola troglodytes

Greencap Eremomela
Eremomela scotops
Turner's Eremomela
Eremomela turneri

Kopje Warbler
Euryptila subcinnamomea

Oriole Warbler
Hypergerus atriceps
Subdesert Jery
Neomixis pallidior
Rwenzori Apalis
Oreolais ruwenzorii
Cinnamon-breasted Bunting
Emberiza tahapisi
Livingstone's Flycatcher
Erythrocercus livingstonei
Red-headed Finch
Amadina erythrocephala

Orange-breasted Waxbill
Amandava subflava

Brown Twinspot
Clytospiza monteiri
Lavender Waxbill
Estrilda caerulescens
Black-faced Waxbill
Estrilda erythronotos
Abyssinian Waxbill
Estrilda ochrogaster
Dybowski's Twinspot
Euschistospiza dybowskii

Pink-throated Twinspot
Hypargos margaritatus
Peters's Twinspot
Hypargos niveoguttatus
Mali Firefinch
Lagonosticta virata
Red-backed Mannikin
Lonchura nigriceps
Green-backed Twinspot
Mandingoa nitidula
Locustfinch
Paludipasser locustella
Red-billed Pytilia
Pytilia lineata
Black-faced Canary
Crithagra capistrata
African Citril
Crithagra citrinelloides
Fringilla angolensis
Fringilla angolensis
Canary Islands Chaffinch
Fringilla canariensis
Common Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
Cape Crossbill
Loxia capensis
Mascarene Martin
Phedina borbonica
Lanius afer
Lanius afer
Long-tailed Fiscal
Lanius cabanisi
Yellow-billed Shrike
Lanius flavescens
Lanius phoenicurus
Lanius phoenicurus
Lanius senegalus
Lanius senegalus
Chapin's Babbler
Kupeornis chapini
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