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195 species found for “uncommon” in Africa
Manx Shearwater
Puffinus puffinus
Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeus
Red-thighed Sparrowhawk
Accipiter erythropus
Black Goshawk
Accipiter melanoleucus
Little Sparrowhawk
Accipiter minullus
Madagascar Buzzard
Buteo brachypterus
Beaudouin's Snake-Eagle
Circaetus beaudouini
Short-toed Snake-Eagle
Circaetus gallicus
Gypaetus grandis
Gypaetus grandis
White-backed Vulture
Gyps africanus
Stock's Falcon
Miohierax stocki
Secretarybird
Sagittarius serpentarius
St. Helena Pintail
Anas sanctaehelenae
African Black Duck
Anas sparsa
Madagascar Pochard
Aythya innotata
Malagasy Palm Swift
Cypsiurus gracilis
Scarce Swift
Schoutedenapus myoptilus
Black Dwarf Hornbill
Horizocerus hartlaubi
Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill
Bucorvus abyssinicus
Abyssinian Scimitarbill
Rhinopomastus minor
African Hoopoe
Upupa africana
Plain Nightjar
Caprimulgus inornatus
Swamp Nightjar
Caprimulgus natalensis
Forbes's Plover
Charadrius forbesi
Charadrius pluvialis
Charadrius pluvialis
White-headed Lapwing
Vanellus albiceps
Boutersemia parvula
Boutersemia parvula
White-cheeked Tern
Sterna repressa
Great Snipe
Gallinago media
Long-tailed Jaeger
Stercorarius longicaudus
Cacicirostris Mousebird
Chascacocolius cacicirostris
Lemon Dove
Columba larvata
Falco pisanus
Falco pisanus
Madagascar Turtle-Dove
Nesoenas picturatus
Dusky Turtle-Dove
Streptopelia lugens
Blue-breasted Kingfisher
Halcyon malimbica
Long-tailed Ground-Roller
Uratelornis chimaera
Black-throated Coucal
Centropus leucogaster
Senegal Coucal
Centropus senegalensis
Red-capped Coua
Coua ruficeps
Red-breasted Coua
Coua serriana
Madagascar Cuckoo
Cuculus madagascariensis
Thick-billed Cuckoo
Pachycoccyx audeberti
Red-necked Falcon
Falco chicquera
Lanner Falcon
Falco lanarius
Dark Falcon
Falco melanaetus
Little Falcon
Falco minullus
Falco piscator
Falco piscator
Sooty Falcon
Falco ptilorhyncus
Falco torquatus
Falco torquatus
Heuglin's Francolin
Pternistis icterorhynchus
Scaly Francolin
Pternistis squamatus
Moorland Francolin
Scleroptila psilolaema
Senuta's Rail
Namibiavis senutae
Gray-throated Rail
Canirallus oculeus
Eurasian Coot
Fulica atra
Chestnut-headed Flufftail
Sarothrura lugens
Western Plantain-eater
Crinifer piscator
Blue Bustard
Eupodotis caerulescens
Red-crested Korhaan
Lophotis ruficrista
Savile's Bustard
Lophotis savilei
Cape Verde Swamp Warbler
Acrocephalus brevipennis
Madagascar Swamp Warbler
Acrocephalus newtoni
Cape Lark
Alauda capensis
Bar-tailed Lark
Ammomanes cinctura
Beesley's Lark
Chersomanes beesleyi
Campephaga nigra
Campephaga nigra
Short-toed Treecreeper
Certhia brachydactyla
African Treecreeper
Certhia senegalensis
Namuli Apalis
Apalis lynesi
Aberdare Cisticola
Cisticola aberdare
Black-backed Cisticola
Cisticola eximius
Black-lored Cisticola
Cisticola nigriloris
Churring Cisticola
Cisticola njombe
Tana River Cisticola
Cisticola restrictus
River Prinia
Prinia fluviatilis
Sao Tome Prinia
Prinia molleri
Rubeho Warbler
Scepomycter rubehoensis
Cricket Warbler
Spiloptila clamans
Red-fronted Warbler
Urorhipis rufifrons
Dicrurus elgonensis
Dicrurus elgonensis
Brown-rumped Bunting
Emberiza affinis
House Bunting
Emberiza sahari
Striolated Bunting
Emberiza striolata
Red-headed Finch
Amadina erythrocephala
Black-headed Waxbill
Estrilda atricapilla
Black-crowned Waxbill
Estrilda nonnula
Parmoptila ansorgei
Parmoptila ansorgei
Woodhouse's Antpecker
Parmoptila woodhousei
Southern Cordonbleu
Uraeginthus angolensis
African Citril
Crithagra citrinelloides
Black-and-rufous Swallow
Hirundo nigrorufa
Preuss's Swallow
Petrochelidon preussi
Black Sawwing
Psalidoprocne pristoptera
African River Martin
Pseudochelidon eurystomina
Banded Martin
Riparia cincta
Congo Martin
Riparia congica
Yellow-bellied Hyliota
Hyliota flavigaster
Violet-backed Hyliota
Hyliota violacea
Yellow-billed Shrike
Corvinella corvina
Barbary Shrike
Lanius barbarus
Southern White-crowned Shrike
Lanius caerulescens
Cape Shrike
Lanius capensis
Yellow-billed Shrike
Lanius flavescens
Somali Crombec
Sylvietta isabellina
Three-streaked Tchagra
Tchagra jamesi
Four-colored Bushshrike
Telophorus quadricolor
Sao Tome Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone atrochalybeia
Eastern Crested-flycatcher
Trochocercus bivittatus
Yellow-tufted Pipit
Anthus crenatus
Chat Flycatcher
Bradornis infuscatus
Pale Flycatcher
Bradornis pallidus
Olive-flanked Robin-Chat
Cossypha anomala
Archer's Robin-Chat
Cossypha archeri
Silverbird
Empidornis semipartitus
Blue Rock-Thrush
Monticola solitarius
Swamp Flycatcher
Muscicapa aquatica
Cape Flycatcher
Muscicapa capensis
Itombwe Flycatcher
Muscicapa itombwensis
Tessmann's Flycatcher
Muscicapa tessmanni
Southern Anteater-Chat
Myrmecocichla formicivora
Rüppell's Chat
Myrmecocichla melaena
Abyssinian Wheatear
Oenanthe lugubris
Pentholaea collaris
Pentholaea collaris
Black Redstart x Common Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros x phoenicurus
Yellow-breasted Forest-robin
Stiphrornis xanthogaster
Mocking Cliff-Chat
Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
Reichenbach's Sunbird
Anabathmis reichenbachii
Seychelles Sunbird
Cinnyris dussumieri
Tiny Sunbird
Cinnyris minullus
Neergaard's Sunbird
Cinnyris neergaardi
Superb Sunbird
Cinnyris superbus
Bannerman's Sunbird
Cyanomitra bannermani
Olive Sunbird
Cyanomitra olivacea
Ethiopian Black-headed Oriole
Oriolus monacha
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Gymnornis superciliaris
Yellow-throated Petronia
Gymnornis xanthocollis
Yellow-bellied Asity
Neodrepanis hypoxantha
Schlegel's Asity
Philepitta schlegeli
African Pitta
Pitta angolensis
Cape Batis
Batis capensis
Yellow-bellied Wattle-eye
Platysteira concreta
Black Bishop
Euplectes gierowii
Ibadan Malimbe
Malimbus ibadanensis
Yellow-throated Greenbul
Arizelocichla chlorigula
Common Myna
Acridotheres tristis
Copper-tailed Starling
Hylopsar cupreocauda
Lamprotornis porphyroplevron
Lamprotornis porphyroplevron
Golden-breasted Starling
Lamprotornis regius
Socotra Starling
Onychognathus frater
Tristram's Starling
Onychognathus tristramii
Dusky Cisticola
Drymoica obscura
Sylvia aequinoctialis
Sylvia aequinoctialis
Banded Warbler
Sylvia boehmi
Asian Desert Warbler
Sylvia cambaiensis
Malaconotus rubiginosus
Malaconotus rubiginosus
Fire-crested Alethe
Alethe diademata
Orange Ground-Thrush
Geokichla gurneyi
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorus
Dark Newtonia
Newtonia amphichroa
Tylas Vanga
Tylas eduardi
Principe Speirops
Zosterops leucophaeus
Black-capped Speirops
Zosterops lugubris
Nycticorax griseus
Nycticorax griseus
Goliathia andrewsi
Goliathia andrewsi
Little Green Woodpecker
Campethera maculosa
Olive Woodpecker
Chloropicus griseocephalus
Mountain Gray Woodpecker
Chloropicus spodocephalus
Stierling's Woodpecker
Dendropicos stierlingi
Eobucco brodkorbi
Eobucco brodkorbi
Jynx spec
Jynx spec
Madagascar Grebe
Tachybaptus pelzelnii
Aldiomedes angustirostris
Aldiomedes angustirostris
Diomedea leptorhyncha
Diomedea leptorhyncha
Diomedea rumana
Diomedea rumana
Gray-headed Albatross
Thalassarche chrysostoma
Gigantornis eaglesomei
Gigantornis eaglesomei
Blue Petrel
Halobaena caerulea
Atlantic Petrel
Pterodroma incerta
Lesser Vasa-Parrot
Mascarinus niger
Pharaoh Eagle-Owl
Bubo ascalaphus
Fraser's Eagle-Owl
Bubo poensis
Bubo poirrieri
Bubo poirrieri
Usambara Eagle-Owl
Bubo vosseleri
Maned Owl
Jubula lettii
Rodrigues Owl
Mascarenotus murivorus
Vermiculated Fishing-Owl
Scotopelia bouvieri
Pel's Fishing-Owl
Scotopelia peli
Palaeoglaux perrierensis
Palaeoglaux perrierensis
Congo Bay-Owl
Phodilus prigoginei
Madagascar Red Owl
Tyto soumagnei
Struthio kakesiensis
Struthio kakesiensis
Ascension Frigatebird
Fregata aquila
White-bellied Cormorant
Carbo albiventor
Trogon gallicus
Trogon gallicus