| Scientific name |
English name |
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Ostriches |
| Struthio camelus, Struthio camelus massaicus |
ostrich, Massai ostrich |
| Struthio molybdophanes, Struthio camelus molybdophanes |
Somali ostrich |
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Frigatebirds |
| Fregata ariel |
lesser frigatebird |
| Fregata minor |
greater frigatebird |
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Albatrosses, shearwaters, storm-petrels, prions |
| Anous stolidus |
brown noddy |
| Anous tenuirostris |
lesser noddy |
| Bulweria fallax |
Jouanin's petrel |
| Daption capense |
Cape petrel
|
| Diomedea cauta, Thalassarche cauta |
shy albatross |
| Diomedea melanophris, Thalassarche melanophris |
black-browed albatross |
| Fregetta tropica |
Black-bellied storm-petrel |
| Macronectes giganteus |
southern giant-petrel, Antarctic giant-petrel |
| Macronectes halli |
northern giant-petrel, Hall's giant-petrel |
| Oceanodroma leucorhoa |
Leach's storm-petrel |
| Oceanodroma matsudairae |
Matsudaira's storm-petrel |
| Oceanites oceanicus |
Wilson's storm-petrel
|
| Pachyptila belcheri |
slender-billed prion |
| Pachyptila desolata |
Antarctic prion |
| Phaethon lepturus |
white-tailed tropicbird |
| Phaethon rubricauda |
red-tailed tropicbird |
| Procellaria aequinoctialis |
white-chinned petrel |
| Puffinus lherminieri |
Audubon's shearwater |
| Puffinus pacificus |
wedge-tailed shearwater |
| |
Terns |
| Chlidonias hybridus, Chlidonias hybrida |
whiskered tern |
| Chlidonias leucopterus |
white-winged black tern, white-winged tern |
| Chlidonias niger |
black tern |
| Sterna albifrons |
little tern |
| Sterna anaethetus antarctica |
bridled tern |
| Sterna bengalensis |
lesser crested tern |
| Sterna bergii |
great crested tern |
| Sterna caspia |
Caspian tern |
| Sterna dougallii |
roseate tern |
| Sterna fuscata |
sooty tern |
| Sterna hirundo |
common tern |
| Sterna nilotica |
gull-billed tern |
| Sterna repressa |
white-cheeked tern |
| Sterna sandvicensis |
Sandwich tern |
| Sterna saundersi, Sterna albifrons |
Saunders's tern |
| Sterna sumatrana |
black-naped tern |
| |
Skimmers |
| Rynchops flavirostris |
African skimmer |
| |
Gulls,
skuas/jaegers |
| Catharacta antarctica, Stercorarius antarcticus |
brown skua |
| Larus cirrocephalus |
grey-headed gull |
| Larus dominicanus |
kelp gull |
| Larus fuscus |
lesser black-backed gull |
| Larus genei |
slender-billed gull |
| Larus hemprichii |
sooty gull |
| Larus heuglini |
Heuglin's gull, west-Siberian gull |
| Larus ichthyaetus |
great black-headed gull |
| Larus leucophthalmus |
white-eyed gull |
| Larus ridibundus |
black-headed gull |
| Stercorarius longicaudus |
long-tailed skua, long-tailed jaeger |
| Stercorarius parasiticus |
Arctic skua, Arctic jaeger, parasitic jaeger |
| Stercorarius pomarinus |
pomarine skua, pomarine jaeger |
| |
Pelicans |
| Pelecanus onocrotalus |
great white pelican |
| Pelecanus rufescens |
pink-backed pelican |
| |
Boobies and gannets |
| Morus capensis |
Cape gannet |
| Sula dactylatra |
masked booby |
| Sula leucogaster |
brown booby |
| Sula sula rubripes |
red-footed booby |
| |
Grebes |
| Podiceps cristatus |
great crested grebe |
| Podiceps nigricollis |
black-necked grebe, eared grebe |
| Tachybaptus ruficollis |
little grebe, dabchick |
| |
Cormorants |
| Phalacrocorax africanus |
long-tailed cormorant, reed cormorant |
| Phalacrocorax carbo |
great cormorant |
| |
Darters |
| Anhinga rufa |
African darter |
| |
Herons |
| Ardea cinerea |
grey heron |
| Ardea goliath |
Goliath heron |
| Ardea melanocephala |
black-headed heron |
| Ardea purpurea |
purple heron |
| Ardea rufiventris, Ardeola rufiventris |
rufous-bellied heron |
| Ardeola idae |
Madagascar squacco heron, Malagasy pond heron |
| Ardeola ralloides |
squacco heron, common squacco heron |
| Bubulcus ibis |
cattle egret |
| Butorides striatus |
green-backed heron, striated heron |
| Casmerodius albus |
great egret |
| Egretta ardesiaca |
black heron, black egret |
| Egretta dimorpha |
dimorphic egret |
| Egretta garzetta |
little egret |
| Egretta gularis |
western reef heron, western reef egret |
| Gorsachius leuconotus |
white-backed night-heron |
| Mesophoyx intermedia, egretta intermedia |
yellow-billed egret, intermediate egret |
| Nycticorax nycticorax |
black-crowned night-heron |
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Bitterns |
| Botaurus stellaris |
Eurasian bittern, great bittern |
| Ixobrychus minutus |
little bittern |
| Ixobrychus sturmii |
dwarf bittern |
| |
Hammerkop |
| Scopus umbretta |
hammerkop, hamerkop |
| |
Storks |
| Anastomus lamelligerus |
African open-billed stork |
| Ciconia abdimii |
Abdim's stork |
| Ciconia ciconia |
white stork |
| Ciconia episcopus |
wooly-necked stork |
| Ciconia nigra |
black stork |
| Ephippiorchynchus senegalensis |
saddle-billed stork |
| Leptoptilos crumeniferus |
marabou stork |
| Mycteria ibis |
yellow-billed stork |
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Shoebill |
| Balaeniceps rex |
shoebill |
| |
Spoonbills |
| Platalea alba |
African spoonbill |
| Platalea leucorodia |
Eurasian spoonbill |
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Ibis |
| Bostrychia hagedash |
hadada ibis |
| Bostrychia olivacea |
African green ibis, olive ibis |
| Bostrychia rara |
spot-breasted Ibis |
| Mesembrinibis cayennensis |
green ibis |
| Plegadis falcinellus |
glossy ibis |
| Threskiornis aethiopicus |
sacred ibis |
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Flamingo |
| Phoeniconaias minor, Phoenicopterus minor |
lesser flamingo |
| Phoenicopterus ruber, Phoenicopterus roseus |
greater flamingo |
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Duck and geese |
| Anas acuta |
Northern pintail |
| Alopochen aegyptiacus |
Egyptian goose |
| Anas capensis |
Cape teal |
| Anas clypeata |
Northern shoveler |
| Anas crecca |
common teal |
| Anas erythrorhyncha |
red-billed teal |
| Anas hottentota |
hottentot teal |
| Anas penelope |
Eurasian wigeon |
| Anas platyrhynchos |
mallard |
| Anas querquedula |
garganey |
| Anas sparsa |
African black duck |
| Anas strepera |
gadwall |
| Anas undulata |
yellow-billed duck |
| Aythya ferina |
common pochard |
| Aythya fuligula |
tufted duck |
| Aythya nyroca |
ferruginous duck, ferruginous pochard |
| Dendrocygna bicolor |
fulvous whistling duck |
| Dendrocygna viduata |
white-faced whistling-duck |
| Netta erythrophthalma |
Southern pochard |
| Nettapus auritus |
African pygmy goose |
| Oxyura maccoa |
Maccoa duck |
| Plectropterus gambensis |
spur-winged goose |
| Pteronetta hartlaubii |
Hartlaub's duck |
| Sarkidiornis melanotos |
comb duck, knob-billed duck |
| Thalassornis leuconotus |
white-backed duck |
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Vultures |
| Gypaetus barbatus |
lammergeier, lammergeyer, bearded vulture |
| Gypohierax angolensis |
palm-nut vulture |
| Gyps africanus |
African white-backed vulture |
| Gyps rueppelli |
Rüppel's griffon vulture |
| Necrosyrtes monachus |
hooded vulture |
| Neophron percnopterus |
Egyptian vulture |
| Torgos tracheliotus |
lappet-faced vulture, Nubian vulture |
| Trigonoceps occipitalis |
white-headed vulture |
| |
Eagles |
| Auila clanga |
greater spotted eagle |
| Aquila heliaca |
eastern imperial eagle, imperial eagle |
| Aquila nipalensis |
steppe eagle |
| Aquila pomarina |
lesser spotted eagle |
| Aquila rapax |
tawny eagle |
| Aquila wahlbergi |
Wahlberg's eagle |
| Aquila verreauxii |
Verreaux's eagle, black eagle |
| Circaetus cinerascens |
banded snake eagle, western banded snake eagle |
| Circaetus cinereus |
brown snake-eagle |
| Circaetus fasciolatus |
southern banded snake eagle, fasciated snake eagle |
| Circaetus gallicus |
short-toed snake eagle |
| Circaetus pectoralis |
black-chested snake eagle, black-breasted snake eagle |
| Haliaeetus vocifer |
African fish-eagle |
| Hieraaetus ayresii |
Ayres' hawk-eagle, Ayres' eagle |
| Hieraaetus pennatus |
booted eagle |
| Hieraaetus spilogaster |
African hawk-eagle |
| Lophaetus occipitalis |
long-crested eagle |
| Polemaetus bellicosus |
martial eagle |
| Spizaetus africanus |
Cassin's hawk-eagle |
| Stephanoaetus coronatus |
African crowned eagle, crowned hawk-eagle |
| Terathopius ecaudatus |
bateleur |
| |
Kites |
| Chelictinia riocourii |
African swallow-tailed kite |
| Elanus caeruleus |
black-shouldered kite |
| Macheiramphus alcinus |
bat hawk |
| Milvus migrans |
black kite |
| |
Hawks |
| Accipiter badius |
little banded goshawk, shikra |
| Accipiter brevipes |
Levant sparrowhawk |
| Accipiter castanilius |
chestnut-flanked sparrowhawk |
| Accipiter erythropus |
red-thighed sparrowhawk |
| Accipiter melanoleucus |
great sparrowhawk, black sparrowhawk |
| Accipiter minullus |
African little sparrowhawk, little sparrowhawk |
| Accipiter nisus |
Eurasian sparrowhawk |
| Accipiter ovampensis |
Ovambo sparrowhawk |
| Accipiter rufiventris |
rufous-breasted sparrow-hawk, rufous-chested sparrowhawk, red-breasted sparrowhawk |
| Accipiter tachiro |
African goshawk |
| Aviceda cuculoides |
African cuckoo hawk |
| Circus aeruginosus |
Eurasian marsh harrier |
| Circus macrourus |
pallid harrier |
| Circus pygargus |
Montagu's harrier |
| Circus ranivorus |
African marsh harrier |
| Melierax metabates |
dark chanting goshawk |
| Melierax poliopterus |
eastern pale chanting goshawk, eastern chanting goshawk |
| Micronisus gabar |
Gabar goshawk |
| Polyboroides typus |
African harrier-hawk, gymnogene |
| Urotriorchis macrourus |
long-tailed hawk |
| |
Buzzards |
| Butastur rufipennis |
grasshopper buzzard |
| Buteo augur |
augur buzzard |
| Buteo auguralis |
red-necked buzzard |
| Buteo buteo |
steppe buzzard, common buzzard |
| Buteo oreophilus |
mountain buzzard, forest buzzard |
| Bbuteo rufinus |
long-legged buzzard |
| Kaupifalco monogrammicus |
lizard buzzard |
| Pernis apivorus |
Eurasian honey buzzard |
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Falcons |
| Falco alopex |
fox kestrel |
| Falco amurensis |
amur falcon, eastern red-footed falcon |
| Falco ardosiaceus |
grey kestrel |
| Falco biarmicus |
Lanner falcon |
| Falco cherrug |
Saker falcon |
| Falco chicquera |
red-necked falcon |
| Falco concolor |
sooty falcon |
| Falco cuvieri, Falco cuvierii |
African hobby |
| Falco dickinsoni |
Dickinson's kestrel |
| Falco eleonorae |
Eleonora's falcon |
| Falco fasciinucha |
Taita falcon |
| Falco naumanni |
lesser kestrel |
| Falco pelegrinoides |
Barbary falcon |
| Falco peregrinus |
peregrine falcon |
| Falco rupicoloides |
greater kestrel |
| Falco subbuteo |
Eurasian hobby |
| Falco tinnunculus |
common kestrel, rock kestrel, European kestrel |
| Falco vespertinus |
western red-footed falcon, red-footed falcon |
| Polihierax semitorquatus |
African pygmy falcon |
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Osprey |
| Pandion haliaetus |
osprey |
| |
Secretarybird |
| Sagittarius serpentarius |
secretarybird |
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Partridges |
| Francolinus afer, Pternistis afer |
red-necked spurfowl, red-necked francolin |
| Francolinus castaneicollis, Pternistis castaneicollis |
chestnut-naped francolin |
| Francolinus clappertoni, Pternistis clappertoni |
Clapperton's francolin |
| Francolinus coqui, Peliperdix coqui |
coqui francolin |
| Francolinus hildebrandti, Pternistis hildebrandti |
Hildebrandt's francolin |
| Francolinus icterorhynchus, Pternistis icterorhynchus |
Heuglin's francolin |
| Francolinus jacksoni, Pternistis jacksoni |
Jackson's francolin |
| Francolinus lathami, Peliperdix lathami |
forest francolin |
| Francolinus leucoscepus, Pternistis leucoscepus |
yellow-necked spurfowl, yellow-necked francolin |
| Francolinus levaillantii, Scleroptila levaillantii |
red-winged francolin |
| Francolinus levaillantoides, Scleroptila levaillantoides |
Orange River francolin |
| Francolinus nahani, Pternistis nahani |
Nahan's francolin |
| Francolinus nobilis, Pternistis nobilis |
handsome francolin |
| Francolinus psilolaemus, Scleroptila psilolaemus |
moorland francolin |
| Francolinus rufopictus, Pternistis rufopictus |
grey-breasted spurfowl, grey-breasted francolin |
| Francolinus shelleyi, Scleroptila shelleyi |
Shelley's francolin |
| Francolinus sephaena, Peliperdix sephaena |
crested francolin |
| Francolinus squamatus, Pternistis squamatus |
scaly francolin |
| Francolinus streptophorus, Scleroptila streptophorus |
ring-necked francolin |
| Ptilopachus petrosus |
stone partridge |
| Xenoperdix udzungwensis |
Udzungwa forest partridge |
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Guineafowl |
| Acryllium vulturinum |
vulturine guineafowl |
| Guttera pucherani |
crested guineafowl |
| Numida meleagris |
helmeted guineafowl |
| |
Quails |
| Coturnix adansonii |
blue quail |
| Coturnix coturnix |
common quail |
| Coturnix delegorguei |
harlequin quail |
| |
Button-quails |
| Ortyxelos meiffrenii |
quail-plover |
| Turnix hottentotta, Turnix hottentottus |
black-rumped button-quail, hottentott button-quail |
| Turnix sylvatica, Turnix sylvaticus |
striped button-quail |
| |
Flufftails |
| Sarothrura affinis |
striped flufftail |
| Sarothrura boehmi |
streaky-breasted flufftail, Boehm's flufftail |
| Sarothrura elegans |
buff-spotted flufftail |
| Sarothrura lugens |
chestnut-headed flufftail |
| Sarothrura pulchra |
white-spotted flufftail |
| Sarothrura rufa |
red-chested flufftail |
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Rails |
| Aenigmatolimnas marginalis |
striped crake |
| Amaurornis flavirostris |
African black crake |
| Crecopsis egregia |
African crake |
| Crex crex |
corncrake |
| Himantornis haematopus |
Nkulengu rail |
| Porphyrio alleni |
Allen's gallinule |
| Porphyrio porphyrio |
purple swamphen, purple gallinule |
| Porzana parva |
little crake |
| Porzana porzana |
spotted crake |
| Porzana pusilla |
Baillon's crake |
| Rallus caerulescens |
African water rail |
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Finfoots |
| Podica senegalensis |
African finfoot |
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Coots and moorhens |
| Fulica cristata |
red-knobbed coot |
| Gallinula angulata |
lesser moorhen |
| Gallinula chloropus |
common moorhen |
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Jacanas |
| Actophilornis africanus |
African jacana |
| Microparra capensis |
lesser jacana |
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Cranes |
| Anthropoides virgo, Grus virgo |
demoiselle crane |
| Balearica pavonina |
black crowned crane |
| Balearica regulorum |
grey crowned crane |
| Bugeranus carunculatus, Grus carunculata |
wattled crane |
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Bustards |
| Ardeotis arabs |
Arabian bustard |
| Ardeotis kori |
kori bustard |
| Eupodotis gindiana, Lophotis gindiana |
crested bustard, buff-crested bustard |
| Eupodotis hartlaubii, Lissotis hartlaubii |
Hartlaub's bustard |
| Eupodotis melanogaster, Lissotis melanogaster |
black-bellied bustard |
| Eupodotis senegalensis |
white-bellied bustard |
| Neotis denhami |
Denham's bustard |
| Neotis heuglinii |
Heuglin's bustard |
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Stilt,
avocet,
crab-plover, oystercatcher, painted-snipe |
| Dromas ardeola |
crab plover |
| Haematopus ostralegus |
Eurasian oystercatcher |
| Himantopus himantopus |
black-winged stilt |
| Recurvirostra avosetta |
pied avocet, black-capped avocet |
| Rostratula benghalensis |
greater painted-snipe |
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Thick-knees |
| Burhinus capensis |
spotted thick-knee |
| Burhinus oedicnemus |
Eurasian thick-knee, stone-curlew |
| Burhinus senegalensis |
Senegal thick-knee |
| Burhinus vermiculatus |
water thick-knee |
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Coursers |
| Cursorius cursor |
cream-coloured courser |
| Cursorius somalensis |
Somali courser |
| Cursorius temminckii |
Temminck's courser |
| Rhinoptilus africanus |
two-banded courser, double-banded courser |
| Rhinoptilus chalcopterus |
violet-tipped courser, bronze-winged courser |
| Rhinoptilus cinctus |
Heuglin's courser, three-banded courser |
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Pratincoles |
| Glareola cinerea |
grey Pratincole |
| Glareola nordmanni |
black-winged pratincole |
| Glareola nuchalis |
rock pratincole |
| Glareola ocularis |
Madagascar pratincole |
| Glareola pratincola |
collared pratincole |
| Pluvianus aegyptius |
Egyptian plover, crocodile-bird |
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Plovers |
| Charadrius alexandrinus |
Kentish plover |
| Charadrius asiaticus |
caspian plover |
| Charadrius dubius |
little ringed plover |
| Charadrius forbesi |
Forbes' plover |
| Charadrius hiaticula |
ringed plover, common ringed plover |
| Charadrius leschenaultii |
greater sandplover |
| Charadrius marginatus |
white-fronted plover |
| Charadrius mongolus |
lesser sandplover, Mongolian sandplover |
| Charadrius pallidus |
chestnut-banded plover |
| Charadrius pecuarius |
Kittlitz's plover |
| Charadrius tricollaris |
three-banded plover |
| Pluvialis fulva |
Pacific golden plover, Senegal lapwing |
| Pluvialis squatarola |
grey plover |
| Vanellus albiceps |
white-crowned lapwing, white-headed lapwing |
| Vanellus armatus |
blacksmith plover, blacksmith lapwing |
| Vanellus coronatus |
crowned plover, crowned lapwing |
| Vanellus crassirostris |
long-toed plover, long-toed lapwing |
| Vanellus lugubris |
Senegal plover, Senegal lapwing |
| Vanellus melanopterus |
black-winged plover |
| Vanellus senegallus |
African wattled plover, wattled lapwing |
| Vanellus spinosus |
spur-winged plover, spur-winged lapwing |
| Vanellus superciliosus |
brown-chested plover, brown-chested lapwing |
| Vanellus tectus |
black-headed plover, black-headed lapwing |
| Vanellus vanellus |
northern lapwing |
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Sandpipers |
| Actitis hypoleucos |
common sandpiper |
| Arenaria interpres |
ruddy turnstone |
| Calidris alba |
sanderling |
| Calidris alpina |
dunlin |
| Calidris canutus |
red knot |
| Calidris ferruginea |
curlew sandpiper |
| Calidris fuscicollis |
white-rumped sandpiper |
| Calidris melanotos |
pectoral sandpiper |
| Calidris minuta |
little stint |
| Calidris ruficollis |
red-necked stint, rufous-necked stint |
| Calidris subminuta |
long-toed stint |
| Calidris temminckii |
Temminck's stint |
| Gallinago gallinago |
common snipe |
| Gallinago media |
great snipe |
| Gallinago nigripennis |
African snipe |
| Gallinago stenura |
pintail snipe |
| Limicola falcinellus |
broad-billed sandpiper |
| Limosa lapponica |
bar-tailed godwit |
| Limosa limosa |
black-tailed godwit |
| Lymnocryptes minimus |
jack snipe |
| Numenius arquata |
Eurasian curlew |
| Numenius phaeopus |
whimbrel |
| Phalaropus fulicarius |
grey phalarope, red phalarope |
| Phalaropus lobatus |
red-necked phalarope |
| Philomachus pugnax |
ruff |
| Tringa erythropus |
spotted redshank |
| Tringa glareola |
wood sandpiper |
| Tringa nebularia |
common greenshank |
| Tringa ochropus |
green sandpiper |
| Tringa stagnatilis |
marsh sandpiper |
| Tringa totanus |
common redshank |
| Tryngites subruficollis |
buff-breasted sandpiper |
| Xenus cinereus |
Terek sandpiper |
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Sandgrouse |
| Pterocles decoratus |
black-faced sandgrouse |
| Pterocles exustus |
chestnut-bellied sandgrouse |
| Pterocles gutturalis |
yellow-throated sandgrouse |
| Pterocles lichtensteinii |
Lichtenstein's sandgrouse |
| Pterocles quadricinctus |
four-banded sandgrouse |
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Pigeons |
| Aplopelia larvata, Columba larvata |
lemon dove, cinnamon dove |
| Columba albinucha |
white-naped pigeon |
| Columba arquatrix |
olive pigeon |
| Columba delegorguei |
eastern bronze-naped pigeon |
| Columba guinea |
speckled pigeon |
| Columba iriditorques |
western bronze-naped pigeon |
| Columba livia |
rock dove, feral pigeon |
| Columba unicincta |
Afep pigeon |
| Oena capensis |
Namaqua dove |
| Streptopelia capicola |
ring-necked dove |
| Streptopelia decipiens |
African mourning dove |
| Streptopelia lugens |
dusky turtle dove |
| Streptopelia reichenowi |
African white-winged dove, white-winged collared dove |
| Streptopelia semitorquata |
red-eyed dove |
| Streptopelia senegalensis |
laughing dove, palm dove |
| Streptopelia turtur |
European turtle dove |
| Streptopelia vinacea |
vinaceous dove |
| Treron calva, Treron calvus |
African green-pigeon |
| Treron pembaensis |
Pemba green-pigeon |
| Treron waalia |
Bruce's green-pigeon |
| Turtur abyssinicus |
black-billed wood-dove |
| Turtur afer |
blue-spotted wood dove |
| Turtur chalcospilos |
emerald-spotted wood-dove |
| Turtur tympanistria |
tambourine dove |
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Parrots |
| Agapornis fischeri |
Fisher's lovebird |
| Agapornis fischeri X Agapornis personatus |
hybrid lovebird |
| Agapornis lilianae |
Lilian's Lovebird |
| Agapornis personatus |
yellow-collared lovebird |
| Agapornis pullarius |
red-headed lovebird |
| Agapornis swinderianus |
black-collared lovebird |
| Poicephalus cryptoxanthus |
brown-headed parrot |
| Poicephalus gulielmi |
red-fronted parrot, red-headed parrot |
| Poicephalus meyeri |
brown parrot, Meyer's parrot |
| Poicephalus rufiventris |
African orange-bellied parrot |
| Poicephalus suahelicus |
brown-necked parrot, grey-headed parrot |
| Psittacula krameri |
rose-ringed parakeet |
| Psittacus erithacus |
grey parrot |
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Turacos |
| Corythaeola cristata |
great blue turaco |
| Corythaixoides concolor |
grey go-away-bird |
| Corythaixoides leucogaster, Criniferoides leucogaster |
white-bellied go-away-bird |
| Corythaixoides personatus, Corythaixoides personata |
bare-faced go-away-bird |
| Crinifer zonurus |
eastern grey plantain-eater |
| Musophaga rossae |
Ross's turaco |
| Tauraco fischeri |
Fischer's turaco |
| Tauraco hartlaubi |
Hartlaub's turaco |
| Tauraco johnstoni, Ruwenzorornis johnstoni |
Ruwenzori turaco |
| Tauraco leucolophus |
white-crested turaco |
| Tauraco persa |
green turaco, Guinea turaco |
| Tauraco persa livingstonei, Tauraco livingstonii |
Livingstone's turaco |
| Tauraco porphyreolophus |
purple-crested turaco |
| Tauraco schalowi |
Schalow's turaco |
| Tauraco schuettii |
black-billed turaco |
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Cuckoos and coucals |
| Centropus burchellii |
Burchell's Coucal |
| Centropus cupreicaudus |
coppery-tailed coucal |
| Centropus grillii |
black coucal |
| Centropus monachus |
blue-headed coucal |
| Centropus senegalensis |
Senegal coucal |
| Centropus superciliosus |
white-browed coucal |
| Ceuthmochares aereus |
yellowbill, blue malkoa |
| Chrysococcyx caprius |
Diedrik cuckoo |
| Chrysococcyx cupreus |
African emerald cuckoo |
| Chrysococcyx flavigularis |
yellow-throated cuckoo |
| Chrysococcyx klaas |
Klaas' cuckoo |
| Cercococcyx mechowi |
dusky long-tailed cuckoo |
| Cercococcyx montanus |
barred long-tailed cuckoo |
| Cercococcyx oivinus |
olive long-tailed cuckoo |
| Clamator glandarius |
great spotted cuckoo |
| Cuculus canorus |
Eurasian cuckoo, common cuckoo |
| Cuculus clamosus |
black cuckoo |
| Cuculus gularis |
African cuckoo |
| Cuculus poliocephalus |
Asian lesser cuckoo, lesser cuckoo |
| Cuculus rochii |
Madagascar lesser cuckoo |
| Cuculus solitarius |
red-chested cuckoo |
| Oxylophus jacobinus, Clamator jacobinus |
black and white cuckoo, pied cuckoo, Jacobin cuckoo |
| Oxylophus levaillantii, Clamator levaillantii |
Levaillant's cuckoo |
| Pachycoccyx audeberti |
thick-billed cuckoo |
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Barn owls |
| Tyto alba |
barn owl |
| Tyto capensis |
African grass-owl, Cape grass owl |
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Owls |
| Asio abyssinicus |
African long-eared owl, Abyssinian owl |
| Asio capensis |
African marsh owl |
| Asio flammeus |
short-eared owl |
| Bubo africanus |
spotted eagle-owl |
| Bubo capensis |
Cape eagle owl |
| Bubo lacteus |
Verreaux's eagle-owl, giant eagle-owl |
| Bubo poensis |
Fraser's eagle-owl |
| Bubo vosseleri |
Usambara eagle-owl, Nduk eagle-owl |
| Glaucidium albertinum |
albertine owlet |
| Glaucidium capense |
African barred owl, African barred owlet |
| Glaucidium perlatum |
pearl-spotted owlet |
| Glaucidium tephronotum |
red-chested owlet |
| Otus ireneae |
Sokoke scops-owl |
| Otus leucotis, Ptilopsis leucotis |
white-faced scops-owl, northern white-faced owl |
| Otus pembaensis |
Pemba scops-owl |
| Otus scops |
Eurasian scops owl, common scops owl |
| Otus senegalensis |
African scops owl |
| Scotopelia peli |
Pel's fishing-owl |
| Strix woodfordii |
African wood owl |
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Nightjars |
| Caprimulgus batesi |
Bates's nightjar |
| Caprimulgus clarus |
slender-tailed nightjar |
| Caprimulgus climacurus |
long-tailed nightjar |
| Caprimulgus donaldsoni |
Donaldson-Smith's nightjar |
| Caprimulgus europaeus |
Eurasian nightjar |
| Caprimulgus fossii |
Gabon nightjar, Mozambique nightjar, square-tailed nightjar |
| Caprimulgus fraenatus |
dusky nightjar, sombre nightjar |
| Caprimulgus guttifer |
Usambara nightjar |
| Caprimulgus inornatus |
plain nightjar |
| Caprimulgus natalensis |
African white-tailed nightjar, Natal nightjar, swamp nightjar |
| Caprimulgus nigriscapularis |
black-shouldered nightjar |
| Caprimulgus nubicus |
Nubian nightjar |
| Caprimulgus pectoralis |
fiery-necked nightjar |
| Caprimulgus poliocephalus |
montane nightjar, Abyssinian nightjar |
| Caprimulgus ruwenzorii |
Rwenzori nightjar, montane nightjar |
| Caprimulgus stellatus |
star-spotted nightjar |
| Caprimulgus tristigma |
freckled nightjar |
| Macrodipteryx longipennis |
standard-winged nightjar |
| Macrodipteryx vexillarius |
pennant-winged nightjar |
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Swifts |
| Apus aequatorialis, Tachymarptis aequatorialis |
mottled swift |
| Apus affinis |
little swift |
| Apus apus |
common swift, Eurasian swift |
| Apus barbatus |
African black swift, African swift |
| Apus berliozi |
Forbes-Watson's swift |
| Apus caffer |
white-rumped swift |
| Apus horus |
horus swift |
| Apus melba, Tachymarptis melba |
alpine swift |
| Apus niansae |
Nyanza swift |
| Apus pallidus |
pallid swift |
| Cypsiurus parvus |
African palm swift |
| Neafrapus boehmi |
Böhm's spinetail, bat-like spinetail |
| Neafrapus cassini |
Cassin's spinetail |
| Rhaphidura sabini |
Sabine's spinetail |
| Schoutedenapus myoptilus |
scarce swift |
| Telacanthura ussheri |
mottled spinetail |
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Mousebirds |
| Colius leucocephalus |
white-headed mousebird |
| Colius striatus |
speckled mousebird |
| Urocolius indicus |
red-faced mousebird |
| Urocolius macrourus |
blue-naped mousebird |
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Trogons |
| Apaloderma narina |
Narina's trogon |
| Apaloderma vittatum |
bar-tailed trogon |
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Kingfishers |
| Alcedo cristata |
malachite kingfisher |
| Alcedo leucogaster |
white-bellied kingfisher |
| Alcedo quadribrachys |
shining-blue kingfisher |
| Alcedo semitorquata |
half-collared kingfisher |
| Ceryle rudis |
pied kingfisher |
| Halcyon albiventris |
brown-hooded kingfisher |
| Halcyon badia |
chocolate-backed kingfisher |
| Halcyon chelicuti |
striped kingfisher |
| Halcyon leucocephala |
grey-headed kingfisher |
| Halcyon malimbica |
blue-breasted kingfisher |
| Halcyon senegalensis |
woodland kingfisher |
| Halcyon senegaloides |
mangrove kingfisher |
| Ispidina lecontei, Ceyx lecontei |
African dwarf kingfisher |
| Ispidina picta, Ceyx pictus |
African pygmy kingfisher |
| Megaceryle maxima |
giant kingfisher |
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Bee-eaters |
| Merops albicollis |
white-throated bee-eater |
| Merops apiaster |
Eurasian bee-eater |
| Merops boehmi |
Boehm's bee-eater |
| Merops bullockoides |
white-fronted bee-eater |
| Merops bulocki |
red-throated bee-eater |
| Merops gularis |
black bee-eater |
| Merops hirundineus |
swallow-tailed bee-eater |
| Merops muelleri |
blue-headed bee-eater |
| Merops nubicoides |
southern carmine bee-eater |
| Merops nubicus |
northern carmine bee-eater |
| Merops oreobates |
cinnamon-chested bee-eater |
| Merops orientalis |
little green bee-eater |
| Merops persicus |
blue-cheeked bee-eater |
| Merops pusillus |
little bee-eater |
| Merops revoilii |
Somali bee-eater |
| Merops superciliosus |
Madagascar bee-eater |
| Merops variegatus |
blue-breasted bee-eater |
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Rollers |
| Coracias abyssinica, Coracias abyssinicus |
Abyssinian roller |
| Coracias caudata, Coracias caudatus |
lilac-breasted roller |
| Coracias garrulus |
Eurasian roller |
| Coracias naevia, Coracias naevius |
purple roller, rufous-crowned roller |
| Coracias spatulata, Coracias spatulatus |
racket-tailed roller |
| Eurystomus glaucurus |
broad-billed roller |
| Eurystomus gularis |
blue-throated roller |
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Hoopoes,
wood-hoopoes |
| Phoeniculus bollei |
white-headed wood-hoopoe |
| Phoeniculus castaneiceps |
forest wood-hoopoe |
| Phoeniculus damarensis |
violet wood-hoopoe |
| Phoeniculus purpureus |
green wood-hoopoe, red-billed wood-hoopoe |
| Phoeniculus somaliensis |
black-billed wood-hoopoe |
| Rhinopomastus aterrimus |
black scimitarbill |
| Rhinopomastus cyanomelas |
common scimitarbill, black-billed scimitarbill |
| Rhinopomastus minor |
Abyssinian scimitarbill, black-billed scimitarbill |
| Upupa africana |
African hoopoe |
| Upupa epops |
Eurasian hoopoe |
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Hornbills |
| Bucorvus abyssinicus |
Abyssinian ground hornbill |
| Bucorvus leadbeateri, Bucorvus cafer |
southern ground hornbill |
| Bycanistes brevis |
silvery-cheeked hornbill |
| Bycanistes bucinator |
trumpeter hornbill |
| Bycanistes cylindricus, Bycanistes albotibialis |
white-thighed hornbill |
| Bycanistes fistulator |
piping hornbill |
| Bycanistes subcylindricus |
black-and-white casqued hornbill |
| Ceratogymna atrata |
black-casqued wattled hornbill, black-casqued hornbill |
| Tockus alboterminatus |
crowned hornbill |
| Tockus camurus |
red-billed dwarf hornbill |
| Tockus deckeni |
von der Decken's hornbill |
| Tockus erythrorhynchus |
red-billed hornbill |
| Tockus fasciatus |
African pied hornbill |
| Tockus flavirostris |
eastern yellow-billed hornbill |
| Tockus hartlaubi |
black dwarf hornbill |
| Tockus hemprichii |
Hemprich's hornbill |
| Tockus jacksoni |
Jackson's hornbill |
| Tockus nasutus |
African grey hornbill |
| Tockus pallidirostris |
pale-billed hornbill |
| Tropicranus albocristatus |
white-crested hornbill |
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Barbets and tinkerbirds |
| Buccanodon duchaillui |
yellow-spotted barbet |
| Gymnobucco bonapartei |
grey-throated barbet |
| Lybius bidentatus |
double-toothed barbet |
| Lybius guifsobalito |
black-billed barbet |
| Lybius leucocephalus |
white-headed barbet |
| Lybius melanopterus |
brown-breasted barbet |
| Lybius minor |
black-backed barbet |
| Lybius rolleti |
black-breasted barbet |
| Lybius rubrifacies |
red-faced barbet |
| Lybius torquatus |
black-collared barbet |
| Pogoniulus atroflavus |
red-rumped tinkerbird |
| Pogoniulus bilineatus |
golden-rumped tinkerbird, yellow-rumped tinkerbird |
| Pogoniulus chrysoconus |
yellow-fronted tinkerbird |
| Pogoniulus coryphaeus |
western green tinkerbird |
| Pogoniulus leucomystax |
moustached green tinkerbird |
| Pogoniulus pusillus |
red-fronted tinkerbird |
| Pogoniulus scolopaceus |
speckled tinkerbird |
| Pogoniulus simplex |
eastern green tinkerbird, African green tinkerbird |
| Pogoniulus subsulphureus |
yellow-throated tinkerbird |
| Gymnobucco bonapartei |
grey-throated barbet |
| Stactolaema leucotis |
white-eared barbet |
| Stactolaema olivacea |
green barbet |
| Stactolaema whytii |
Whyte's barbet |
| Trachyphonus darnaudii |
d'Arnaud's barbet |
| Trachyphonus erythrocephalus |
red-and-yellow barbet |
| Trachyphonus purpuratus, Trachylaemus purpuratus |
yellow-billed barbet |
| Trachyphonus usambiro |
Usambiro barbet |
| Trachyphonus vaillantii |
crested barbet |
| Tricholaema diademata |
red-fronted barbet |
| Tricholaema frontata |
miombo pied barbet, miombo barbet |
| Tricholaema hirsuta |
hairy-brested barbet |
| Tricholaema lacrymosa |
spot-flanked barbet |
| Tricholaema melanocephala |
black-throated barbet |
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Honeyguides |
| Indicator conirostris |
thick-billed honeyguide |
| Indicator exilis |
least honeyguide |
| Indicator indicator |
greater honeyguide, black-throated honeyguide |
| Indicator maculatus |
spotted honeyguide |
| Indicator meliphilus |
pallid honeyguide |
| Indicator minor |
lesser honeyguide |
| Indicator pumilio |
dwarf honeyguide |
| Indicator variegatus |
scaly-throated honeyguide |
| Indicator willcocksi |
Willcocks's honeyguide |
| Melignomon zenkeri |
Zenker's honeyguide |
| Melichneutes robustus |
lyre-tailed honeyguide |
| Prodotiscus insignis |
Cassin's honeybird, Cassin's honeyguide |
| Prodotiscus regulus |
Wahlberg's honeybird, Wahlberg's honeyguide |
| Prodotiscus zambesiae |
Eastern honeybird, green-backed honeybird, green-backed honeyguide |
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Woodpeckers |
| Campethera abingoni |
golden-tailed woodpecker |
| Campethera bennettii |
Bennett's woodpecker |
| Campethera cailliautii |
green-backed woodpecker, little spotted woodpecker |
| Campethera caroli |
brown-eared woodpecker |
| Campethera mombassica |
Mombasa woodpecker |
| Campethera nivosa |
buff-spotted woodpecker |
| Campethera nubica |
Nubian woodpecker |
| Campethera scriptoricauda |
speckle-throated woodpecker, Reichenow's Woodpecker |
| Campethera tullbergi |
fine banded woodpecker, Tullberg's woodpecker |
| Dendropicos elliotii |
Elliot's woodpecker |
| Dendropicos fuscescens |
cardinal woodpecker |
| Dendropicos gabonensis |
Gabon woodpecker |
| Dendropicos goertae |
grey woodpecker |
| Dendropicos griseocephalus |
olive woodpecker |
| Dendropicos namaquus |
bearded woodpecker |
| Dendropicos poecilolaemus |
speckle-breasted woodpecker, Uganda spotted woodpecker |
| Dendropicos stierlingi |
Stierling's woodpecker |
| Dendropicos xantholophus |
yellow-crested woodpecker, golden-crowned woodpecker |
| Jynx ruficollis |
red-throated wryneck, rufous-necked wryneck |
| Jynx torquilla |
Eurasian wryneck |
| Picoides obsoletus, Dendropicos obsoletus |
brown-backed woodpecker |
| Sasia africana |
African Piculet |
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Broadbills |
| Pseudocalyptomena graueri |
African green broadbill |
| Smithornis capensis |
African broadbill |
| Smithornis rufolateralis |
red-sided broadbill |
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Pittas |
| Pitta angolensis |
African pitta |
| Pitta reichenowi |
green-breasted pitta
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| |
Larks |
| Calandrella brachydactyla |
gretaer short-toed lark |
| Calandrella cinerea |
red-capped lark |
| Calandrella somalica |
Somali short-toed lark, rufous short-toed lark |
| Chersomanes albofasciata |
spike-heeled lark |
| Eremopterix leucopareia |
Fischer's sparrow-lark |
| Eremopterix leucotis |
chestnut-backed sparrow-lark |
| Eremopterix signata, Eremopterix signatus |
chestnut-headed sparrow-lark |
| Galerida cristata |
crested lark |
| Galerida modesta |
sun lark |
| Galerida theklae |
Thekla lark, short-crested lark |
| Mirafra africana |
rufous-naped lark |
| Mirafra africanoides, Calendulauda africanoides |
fawn-coloured lark |
| Mirafra albicauda |
white-tailed lark |
| Mirafra angolensis |
Angola lark |
| Mirafra cantillans |
singing bush lark |
| Mirafra collaris |
collared lark |
| Mirafra gilletti |
Gillett's lark |
| Mirafra hypermetra |
red-winged lark |
| Mirafra poecilosterna, Calendulauda poecilosterna |
pink-breasted lark |
| Mirafra pulpa |
Friedmann's lark |
| Mirafra rufocinnamomea |
flappet lark |
| Mirafra williamsi |
William's lark |
| Pinarocorys erythropygia |
rufous-rumped lark |
| Pinarocorys nigricans |
dusky lark |
| Pseudalaemon fremantlii |
short-tailed lark |
| Spizocorys personata |
masked lark |
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Swallows |
| Delichon urbica, Delichon urbicum |
common house martin |
| Hirundo abyssinica, Cecropis abyssinica |
lesser striped swallow |
| Hirundo aethiopica |
Ethiopian swallow |
| Hirundo albigularis |
white-throated swallow |
| Hirundo angolensis |
Angola swallow |
| Hirundo atrocaerulea |
blue swallow |
| Hirundo cucullata, Cecropis cucullata |
greater striped swallow |
| Hirundo daurica, Cecropis daurica |
red-rumped swallow |
| Hirundo dimidiata |
pearl-breasted swallow |
| Hirundo fuligula, Ptyonoprogne fuligula |
African rock martin, rock martin |
| Hirundo nigrita |
white-throated blue swallow |
| Hirundo rustica |
barn swallow |
| Hirundo semirufa, Cecropis semirufa |
rufous-chested swallow |
| Hirundo senegalensis, Cecropis senegalensis |
mosque swallow |
| Hirundo smithii |
wire-tailed swallow |
| Phedina borbonica |
mascarene martin |
| Psalidoprocne albiceps |
white-headed saw-wing, white-headed rough-wing |
| Psalidoprocne holomelas, Psalidoprocne pristoptera |
black saw-wing, black rough-wing |
| Psalidoprocne orientalis |
eastern saw-wing |
| Pseudhirundo griseopyga |
grey-rumped swallow |
| Riparia cincta |
banded martin |
| Riparia paludicola |
plain martin, African sand martin |
| Riparia riparia |
sand martin, bank swallow |
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Pipits and wagtails |
| Anthus brachyurus |
short-tailed pipit |
| Anthus caffer |
bush pipit |
| Anthus campestris |
tawny pipit |
| Anthus cervinus |
red-throated pipit |
| Anthus cinnamomeus |
grassland pipit |
| Anthus leucophrys |
plain-backed pipit |
| Anthus lineiventris |
striped pipit |
| Anthus melindae |
Malindi pipit |
| Anthus richardi |
Richard's pipit |
| Anthus similis |
long-billed pipit |
| Anthus sokokensis |
Sokoke pipit |
| Anthus trivialis |
tree pipit |
| Anthus vaalensis |
buffy pipit |
| Macronyx ameliae |
rosy-breasted longclaw |
| Macronyx aurantiigula |
Pangani longclaw |
| Macronyx croceus |
yellow-throated longclaw |
| Macronyx fuellebornii |
Fuelleborn's longclaw |
| Macronyx sharpei, Hemimacronyx sharpei |
Sharpe's longclaw |
| Motacilla aguimp |
African pied wagtail |
| Motacilla alba |
white wagtail |
| Motacilla capensis |
Cape wagtail |
| Motacilla cinerea |
grey wagtail |
| Motacilla clara |
mountain wagtail |
| Motacilla flava |
yellow wagtail |
| Tmetothylacus tenellus |
golden pipit |
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Cuckoo-shrikes |
| Campephaga flava |
black cuckoo-shrike |
| Campephaga petiti |
Petit's cuckoo-shrike |
| Campephaga phoenicea |
red-shouldered cuckoo-shrike |
| Campephaga quiscalina |
purple-throated cuckoo-shrike |
| Coracina caesia |
grey cuckoo-shrike |
| Coracina pectoralis |
white-breasted cuckoo-shrike |
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Bulbuls |
| Andropadus ansorgei |
Ansorge's greenbul |
| Andropadus curvirostris |
Cameroon sombre greenbul, plain greenbul |
| Andropadus gracilirostris |
slender-billed greenbul |
| Andropadus gracilis |
little grey greenbul, grey greenbul |
| Andropadus importunus |
Zanzibar sombre greenbul |
| Andropadus latirostris |
yellow-whiskered greenbul |
| Andropadus masukuensis |
Shelley's greenbul |
| Andropadus milanjensis |
stripe-cheeked greenbul |
| Andropadus tephrolaemus, Andropadus nigriceps |
grey-throated greenbul, mountain greenbul |
| Andropadus virens |
little greenbul |
| Baeopogon indicator |
honeyguide greenbul |
| Bleda eximia, Bleda eximius |
green-tailed bristlebill |
| Bleda syndactyla, Bleda syndactylus |
red-tailed bristlebill, common bristlebill |
| Chlorocichla flavicollis |
yellow-throated leaf-love, yellow-throated greenbul |
| Chlorocichla flaviventris |
yellow-bellied greenbul |
| Chlorocichla laetissima |
joyful greenbul |
| Chlorocichla simplex |
simple greenbul |
| Criniger calurus |
red-tailed greenbul |
| Criniger chloronotus |
green-backed bulbul |
| Ixonotus guttatus |
spotted greenbul |
| Nicator chloris |
western nicator, yellow-spotted nicator |
| Nicator gularis |
eastern nicator |
| Nicator vireo |
yellow-throated nicator |
| Phyllastrephus albigularis |
white-throated greenbul |
| Phyllastrephus cabanisi |
Cabanis's greenbul |
| Phyllastrephus cerviniventris |
grey-olive greenbul |
| Phyllastrephus debilis |
tiny greenbul |
| Phyllastrephus fischeri |
Fischer's greenbul |
| Phyllastrephus flavostriatus |
yellow-streaked greenbul |
| Phyllastrephus hypochloris |
Toro olive greenbul |
| Phyllastrephus icterinus |
icterine greenbul |
| Phyllastrephus lorenzi |
Sassi's olive greenbul, Sassi's greenbul |
| Phyllastrephus strepitans |
northern brownbul |
| Phyllastrephus terrestris |
terrestrial brownbul |
| Phyllastrephus xavieri |
Xavier's greenbul |
| Pycnonotus barbatus |
garden bulbul, common bulbul, yellow-vented bulbul |
| Pyrrhurus scandens |
leaf-love |
| Thescelocichla leucopleura |
swamp palm bulbul, swamp greenbul |
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Bush-shrikes |
| Dryoscopus angolensis |
pink-footed puffback |
| Dryoscopus cubla |
black-backed puffback |
| Dryoscopus gambensis |
northern puffback |
| Dryoscopus pringlii |
Pringle's puffback |
| Dryoscopus senegalensis |
red-eyed puffback |
| Laniarius aethiopicus |
tropical boubou |
| Laniarius erythrogaster |
black-headed gonolek |
| Laniarius fuelleborni |
Fülleborn's black boubou |
| Laniarius funebris |
slate-colored boubou |
| Laniarius leucorhynchus |
sooty boubou |
| Laniarius luehderi |
Lühder's bush-shrike |
| Laniarius mufumbiri |
papyrus gonolek |
| Laniarius poensis |
mountain boubou |
| Laniarius ruficeps |
red-naped bush-shrike |
| Malaconotus alius |
Uluguru bush-shrike |
| Malaconotus blanchoti |
grey-headed bush-shrike |
| Malaconotus bocagei, Telophorus bocagei, Chlorophoneus bocagei |
Bocage's bush-shrike, grey-green bush-shrike |
| Malaconotus cruentus |
fiery-breasted bush-shrike |
| Malaconotus dohertyi, Telophorus dohertyi, Chlorophoneus dohertyi |
Doherty's bush-shrike |
| Malaconotus lagdeni |
Lagden's bush-shrike |
| Malaconotus multicolor, Chlorophoneus multicolor |
many-coloured bush-shrike |
| Malaconotus nigrifrons, Telophorus nigrifrons, Chlorophoneus nigrifrons |
black-fronted bush-shrike |
| Malaconotus quadricolor, Telophorus quadricolor, Chlorophoneus quadricolor |
four-coloured bush-shrike |
| Malaconotus sulfureopectus, Telophorus sulfureopectus, Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus |
sulphur-breasted bush-shrike |
| Nilaus afer |
brubru, brubru bush-shrike |
| Rhodophoneus cruentus |
rosy-patched bush-shrike |
| Tchagra australis |
brown-crowned tchagra |
| Tchagra jamesi |
three-streaked tchagra |
| Tchagra minuta, Bocagia minuta |
marsh tchagra |
| Tchagra senegala, Tchagra senegalus |
black-crowned tchagra, black-headed tchagra |
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Shrikes |
| Corvinella corvina |
yellow-billed shrike |
| Lanius cabanisi |
long-tailed fiscal |
| Lanius collaris |
common fiscal |
| Lanius collurio |
red-backed shrike |
| Lanius dorsalis |
Taita fiscal |
| Lanius excubitoroides |
grey-backed fiscal |
| Lanius gubernator |
Emin's shrike |
| Lanius isabellinus |
red-tailed shrike, rufous-tailed shrike, isabelline shrike |
| Lanius mackinnoni |
Mackinnon's fiscal, Mackinnon's shrike |
| Lanius minor |
lesser grey shrike |
| Lanius nubicus |
masked shrike |
| Lanius senator |
woodchat shrike |
| Lanius somalicus |
Somali fiscal |
| Lanius souzae |
Souza's shrike |
| Urolestes melanoleucus, Corvinella melanoleuca |
magpie shrike, long-tailed shrike |
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Helmet-shrikes |
| Eurocephalus rueppelli |
northern white-crowned helmet-shrike, white-rumped helmet-shrike |
| Prionops caniceps |
chestnut-bellied helmet-shrike |
| Prionops plumatus |
white-crested helmet-shrike, white helmet-shrike |
| Prionops poliolophus, Prionops poliolopha |
grey-crested helmet-shrike |
| Prionops retzii |
Retz's helmet-shrike |
| Prionops scopifrons |
chestnut-fronted helmet-shrike |
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Thrushes |
| Alethe diademata |
fire-crested alethe |
| Alethe fuelleborni, Pseudalethe fuelleborni |
white-chested alethe |
| Alethe poliocephalus, Alethe poliocephala, Pseudalethe poliocephala |
brown-chested alethe |
| Alethe poliophrys, Pseudalethe poliophrys |
red-throated alethe |
| Cercomela familiaris |
red-tailed chat, familiar chat |
| Cercomela scotocerca |
brown-tailed rock chat |
| Cercomela sordida |
alpine chat, moorland chat |
| Cercotrichas barbata |
miombo bearded scrub-robin, miombo scrub-robin |
| Cercotrichas galactotes |
rufous bush chat, rufous-tailed scrub robin |
| Cercotrichas hartlaubi |
brown-backed scrub robin |
| Cercotrichas leucophrys |
white-browed scrub-robin/red-backed scrub-robin |
| Cercotrichas leucosticta |
northern bearded scrub-robin, forest scrub-Robin |
| Cercotrichas quadrivirgata |
eastern bearded scrub robin |
| Cichladusa arquata |
collared palm-thrush |
| Cichladusa guttata |
spotted morning thrush |
| Cossypha anomala |
olive-flanked robin-chat |
| Cossypha archeri |
Archer's Robin-Chat |
| Cossypha caffra |
Cape robin-chat |
| Cossypha cyanocampter |
blue-shouldered robin-chat |
| Cossypha heuglini |
white-browed robin-chat |
| Cossypha natalensis |
red-capped robin-chat |
| Cossypha niveicapilla |
snowy-headed robin-chat, snowy-crowned robin-chat |
| Cossypha polioptera |
grey-winged robin-chat |
| Cossypha semirufa |
Rüppell's robin-chat |
| Cossyphicula roberti |
white-bellied robin-chat |
| Irania gutturalis |
white-throated robin, irania |
| Luscinia luscinia |
thrush-nightingale, sprosser |
| Luscinia megarhynchos |
nightingale |
| Modulatrix orostruthus, Arcanator orostruthus |
dappled mountain-robin, dapple-throat |
| Modulatrix stictigula |
spot-throat |
| Monticola angolensis |
miombo rock-thrush |
| Monticola rufocinereus |
little rock thrush |
| Monticola saxatilis |
common rock thrush, rufous-tailed rock thrush |
| Myrmecocichla aethiops |
northern anteater chat |
| Myrmecocichla albifrons |
white-fronted black chat |
| Myrmecocichla arnoti, Myrmecocichla arnotti |
white-headed black chat |
| Myrmecocichla nigra |
sooty chat |
| Neocossyphus poensis |
white-tailed ant-thrush |
| Neocossyphus rufus |
red-tailed ant-thrush |
| Oenanthe deserti |
desert wheatear |
| Oenanthe heuglini |
Heuglin's wheatear |
| Oenanthe hispanica |
black-eared wheatear |
| Oenanthe isabellina |
isabelline wheatear |
| Oenanthe lugubris |
Abyssinian black wheatear |
| Oenanthe oenanthe |
northern wheatear |
| Oenanthe pileata |
capped wheatear |
| Oenanthe pleschanka |
pied wheatear |
| Oenanthe schalowi |
Schalow's wheatear |
| Phoenicurus phoenicurus |
common redstart |
| Pogonocichla stellata |
white-starred robin |
| Psophocichla litsitsirupa |
groundscraper thrush |
| Saxicola rubetra |
whinchat |
| Saxicola torquata |
common stone chat |
| Sheppardia aequatorialis |
equatorial akalat, Jackson's akalat |
| Sheppardia bocagei |
Bocage's akalat |
| Sheppardia cyornithopsis |
lowland akalat |
| Sheppardia gunningi |
east coast akalat |
| Sheppardia lowei |
Iringa akalat |
| Sheppardia montana |
Usambara ground robin, Usambara akalat |
| Sheppardia polioptera, Cossypha polioptera |
grey-winged robin |
| Sheppardia sharpei |
Sharpe's akalat |
| Stiphrornis erythrothorax |
forest robin |
| Stizorhina fraseri |
rufous flycatcher-thrush, Fraser's rufous thrush |
| Swynnertonia swynnertoni |
Swynnerton's robin |
| Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris, Myrmecocichla cinnamomeiventris |
cliff chat, mocking cliff chat |
| Turdus helleri |
Taita thrush |
| Turdus libonyanus |
kurrichane thrush |
| Turdus olivaceus |
olive thrush |
| Turdus pelios |
African thrush |
| Turdus tephronotus |
African bare-eyed thrush |
| Zoothera camaronensis |
black-eared ground-thrush |
| Zoothera gurneyi |
orange ground thrush |
| Zoothera guttata |
spotted ground thrush |
| Zoothera oberlaenderi |
Oberlaender's ground-thrush |
| Zoothera piaggiae |
Abyssinian ground-thrush |
| Zoothera princei |
grey ground-thrush |
| Zoothera tanganjicae |
Kivu ground-thrush |
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Illadopses, babblers, chatterers |
| Illadopsis albipectus |
scaly-breasted illadopsis |
| Illadopsis fulvescens |
brown illadopsis |
| Illadopsis puveli |
Puvel's illadopsis |
| Illadopsis pyrrhoptera |
mountain illadopsis |
| Illadopsis rufipennis |
pale-breasted illadopsis |
| Kakamega poliothorax |
grey-chested illadopsis |
| Kupeornis rufocinctus |
red-collared mountain-babbler |
| Phyllanthus atripennis |
capuchin babbler |
| Pseudoalcippe abyssinica, Illadopsis abyssinica |
African hill babbler, Abyssinian hill babbler |
| Turdoides aylmeri |
scaly chatterer |
| Turdoides hartlaubii |
Hartlaub's babbler |
| Turdoides hindei |
Hinde's babbler, Hinde's pied babbler |
| Turdoides hypoleucus, Turdoides hypoleuca |
northern pied babbler |
| Turdoides jardineii |
arrow-marked babbler |
| Turdoides plebejus |
brown babbler |
| Turdoides rubiginosus, Turdoides rubiginosa |
rufous chatterer |
| Turdoides sharpei |
black-lored babbler, Sharpe's pied babbler |
| Turdoides squamulatus, Turdoides squamulata |
scaly babbler |
| Turdoides tenebrosus, Turdoides tenebrosa |
dusky babbler |
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Warblers |
| Acrocephalus arundinaceus |
great reed warbler |
| Acrocephalus baeticatus |
African reed warbler |
| Acrocephalus gracilirostris |
lesser swamp warbler |
| Acrocephalus griseldis |
Basra reed warbler |
| Acrocephalus palustris |
marsh warbler |
| Acrocephalus rufescens |
greater swamp warbler |
| Acrocephalus schoenobaenus |
sedge warbler |
| Acrocephalus scirpaceus |
Eurasian reed warbler |
| Apalis alticola |
brown-headed apalis |
| Apalis argentea |
Kungwe apalis |
| Apalis binotata |
masked apalis |
| Apalis chapini |
Chapin's apalis |
| Apalis chariessa |
white-winged apalis |
| Apalis cinerea |
Grey apalis |
| Apalis flavida |
yellow-breasted apalis |
| Apalis jacksoni |
black-throated apalis |
| Apalis karamojae |
Karamoja apalis |
| Apalis melanocephala |
black-headed apalis |
| Apalis moreaui, Artisornis moreaui |
long-billed apalis, Moreau's tailorbird |
| Apalis nigriceps |
black-capped apalis |
| Apalis personata |
mountain masked apalis, black-faced apalis |
| Apalis porphyrolaema |
chestnut-throated apalis |
| Apalis pulchra |
black-collared apalis |
| Apalis rufogularis |
buff-throated apalis, black-backed apalis |
| Apalis ruwenzorii |
collared apalis |
| Apalis thoracica |
bar-throated apalis |
| Bathmocercus rufus |
black-faced rufous warbler |
| Bathmocercus winifredae |
Mrs Moreau's warbler |
| Bradypterus alfredi |
bamboo warbler |
| Bradypterus baboecala |
little rush warbler, African bush warbler |
| Bradypterus carpalis |
white-winged warbler, white-winged scrub warbler |
| Bradypterus cinnamomeus |
cinnamon bracken warbler |
| Bradypterus graueri |
Grauer's rush warbler, Grauer's swamp warbler |
| Bradypterus lopezi |
evergreen forest warbler, Cameroon scrub warbler |
| Calamonastes simplex |
grey wren-warbler |
| Calamonastes undosus |
pale wren-warbler |
| Camaroptera brachyura |
grey-backed camaroptera, bleating warbler |
| Camaroptera chloronota |
olive-green camaroptera |
| Camaroptera superciliaris |
yellow-browed camaroptera |
| Chloropeta gracilirostris |
papyrus yellow warbler, thin-billed flycatcher-warbler, papyrus flycatcher-warbler |
| Chloropeta natalensis |
dark-capped yellow warbler, yellow flycatcher-warbler |
| Chloropeta similis |
mountain yellow warbler, mountain flycatcher-warbler |
| Cisticola aberdare |
Aberdare cisticola |
| Cisticola aberrans |
rock cisticola, lazy cisticola |
| Cisticola angusticaudus |
long-tailed cisticola, Tabora cisticola |
| Cisticola aridulus |
desert cisticola |
| Cisticola ayresii |
wing-snapping cisticola |
| Cisticola bodessa |
boran cisticola |
| Cisticola brachypterus |
siffling cisticola, short-winged cisticola |
| Cisticola brunnescens |
pectoral-patch cisticola |
| Cisticola cantans |
singing cisticola |
| Cisticola carruthersi |
Carruthers's cisticola |
| Cisticola chiniana |
rattling cisticola |
| Cisticola chubbi |
Chubb's cisticola |
| Cisticola cinereolus |
ashy cisticola |
| Cisticola distinctus |
Lynes's cisticola |
| Cisticola erythrops |
red-faced cisticola |
| Cisticola eximius |
black-backed cisticola, black-necked cisticola |
| Cisticola fulvicapillus, Cisticola fulvicapilla |
piping cisticola |
| Cisticola galactotes |
winding cisticola |
| Cisticola hunteri |
Hunter's cisticola |
| Cisticola juncidis |
zitting cisticola, fan-tailed warbler |
| Cisticola lais |
wailing cisticola |
| Cisticola lateralis |
whistling cisticola |
| Cisticola nanus |
tiny cisticola |
| Cisticola natalensis |
croaking cisticola |
| Cisticola nigriloris |
black-lored cisticola |
| Cisticola njombe |
churring cisticola |
| Cisticola pipiens |
chirping cisticola |
| Cisticola restrictus |
Tana River cisticola |
| Cisticola robustus |
stout cisticola |
| Cisticola ruficeps |
red-pate cisticola |
| Cisticola tinniens |
Levaillant's cisticola |
| Cisticola troglodytes |
foxy cisticola |
| Cisticola woosnami |
trilling cisticola |
| Drymocichla incana |
red-winged grey warbler |
| Eminia lepida |
grey-capped warbler |
| Eremomela badiceps |
rufous-crowned eremomela |
| Eremomela flavicrissalis |
yellow-vented eremomela |
| Eremomela icteropygialis |
yellow-bellied eremomela |
| Eremomela pusilla |
green-backed eremomela, Senegal eremomela |
| Eremomela scotops |
green-capped eremomela |
| Eremomela turneri |
Turner's eremomela |
| Graueria vittata |
Grauer's warbler |
| Heliolais erythroptera, Heliolais erythropterus |
red-winged warbler |
| Hemitesia neumanni |
short-tailed warbler, Neumann's warbler |
| Hippolais icterina |
icterine warbler |
| Hippolais languida |
Upcher's warbler |
| Hippolais olivetorum |
olive-tree warbler |
| Hippolais pallida |
olivaceous warbler |
| Hippolais polyglotta |
melodious warbler |
| Hylia prasina |
green hylia |
| Hyliota australis |
southern hyliota |
| Hyliota flavigaster |
yellow-bellied hyliota |
| Hyliota violacea |
violet-backed hyliota |
| Locustella fluviatilis |
river warbler, Eurasian river warbler |
| Locustella luscinioides |
Savi's warbler |
| Locustella naevia |
grasshopper warbler |
| Macrosphenus concolor |
grey longbill |
| Macrosphenus flavicans |
yellow longbill |
| Macrosphenus kretschmeri |
Kretschmer's longbill |
| Melocichla mentalis |
African moustached warbler, moustached grass-warbler |
| Orthotomus metopias, Artisornis metopias |
red-capped forest warbler, African tailorbird |
| Orthotomus moreaui, Artisornis moreaui |
long-billed tailorbird, Moreau's tailorbird |
| Parisoma boehmi |
banded parisoma |
| Parisoma lugens |
brown parisoma |
| Phyllolais pulchella |
buff-bellied warbler |
| Phylloscopus budongoensis |
Uganda woodland warbler |
| Phylloscopus collybita |
chiffchaff |
| Phylloscopus laetus |
red-faced woodland warbler |
| Phylloscopus laurae |
Laura's woodland warbler, Laura's warbler |
| Phylloscopus ruficapillus |
yellow-throated woodland warbler |
| Phylloscopus sibilatrix |
wood warbler |
| Phylloscopus trochilus |
willow warbler |
| Phylloscopus umbrovirens |
brown woodland warbler |
| Prinia bairdii |
banded prinia |
| Prinia leucopogon, Schistolais leucopogon |
white-chinned prinia |
| Prinia somalica |
pale prinia |
| Prinia subflava |
tawny-flanked prinia |
| Schoenicola brevirostris |
broad-tailed warbler, fan-tailed grassbird |
| Spiloptila rufifrons, Urorhipis rufifrons |
red-fronted warbler |
| Sylvia atricapilla |
blackcap |
| Sylvia borin |
garden warbler |
| Sylvia communis |
common whitethroat |
| Sylvia nisoria |
barred warbler |
| Sylvietta brachyura |
northern crombec |
| Sylvietta denti |
lemon-bellied crombec |
| Sylvietta isabellina |
Somali long-billed crombec |
| Sylvietta leucophrys |
white-browed crombec |
| Sylvietta rufescens |
long-billed crombec |
| Sylvietta ruficapilla |
red-capped crombec |
| Sylvietta whytii |
red-faced crombec |
| Sylvietta virens |
green crombec |
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Fly-catchers |
| Bradornis microrhynchus |
African grey flycatcher, large flycatcher |
| Bradornis pallidus |
pale flycatcher |
| Empidornis semipartitus |
silverbird |
| Erythrocercus holochlorus? |
little yellow flycatcher |
| Ficedula albicollis |
collared flycatcher |
| Ficedula hypoleuca |
pied flycatcher |
| Ficedula semitorquata |
semi-collared flycatcher |
| Fraseria ocreata |
forest flycatcher, African forest-flycatcher |
| Melaenornis ardesiacus |
yellow-eyed black flycatcher |
| Melaenornis edolioides |
northern black flycatcher |
| Melaenornis fischeri, Dioptrornis fischeri |
white-eyed slaty flycatcher |
| Melaenornis pammelaina |
southern black flycatcher |
| Muscicapa adusta |
African dusky flycatcher, dusky alseonax |
| Muscicapa aquatica |
swamp flycatcher, swamp alseonax |
| Muscicapa boehmi |
Boehm's flycatcher |
| Muscicapa caerulescens |
ashy flycatcher, ashy alseonax |
| Muscicapa cassini |
Cassin's grey flycatcher, Cassin's alseonax |
| Muscicapa comitata |
dusky-blue flycatcher |
| Muscicapa gambagae |
gambaga flycatcher |
| Muscicapa infuscata |
sooty flycatcher |
| Muscicapa lendu |
Chapin's flycatcher, Chapin's alseonax |
| Muscicapa sethsmithi |
yellow-footed flycatcher, yellow-footed alseonax |
| Muscicapa striata |
spotted flycatcher |
| Myioparus griseigularis |
grey-throated tit-flycatcher |
| Myioparus plumbeus |
lead-coloured flycatcher, grey tit-flycatcher |
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Batises,
monarch-flycatchers |
| Batis capensis |
Cape batis |
| Batis diops |
Ruwenzori batis |
| Batis ituriensis |
Ituri batis |
| Batis minor |
black-headed batis |
| Batis mixta |
forest batis, short-tailed batis |
| Batis molitor |
chin-spot batis, chin-spot flycatcher |
| Batis orientalis |
grey-headed batis |
| Batis perkeo |
pygmy batis |
| Batis soror |
pale batis, east coast batis |
| Bias flammulatus, Megabias flammulatus, Megabyas flammulata |
African shrike-flycatcher |
| Bias musicus |
black-and-white flycatcher, black-and-white shrike-flycatcher |
| Dyaphorophyia castanea |
chestnut wattle-eye |
| Dyaphorophyia concreta, Platysteira concreta |
yellow-bellied wattle-eye |
| Dyaphorophyia jamesoni |
Jameson's wattle-eye |
| Elminia albicauda |
white-tailed blue flycatcher |
| Elminia longicauda |
African blue flycatcher |
| Erythrocercus holochlorus |
little yellow flycatcher, yellow flycatcher |
| Erythrocercus livingstonei |
Livingstone's flycatcher |
| Erythrocercus mccallii |
chestnut-capped flycatcher |
| Platysteira cyanea |
common wattle-eye, brown-throated wattle-eye |
| Platysteira peltata |
black-throated wattle-eye |
| Terpsiphone rufiventer |
red-bellied paradise flycatcher, black-headed paradise flycatcher |
| Terpsiphone viridis |
African paradise flycatcher |
| Trochocercus albiventris, Elminia albiventris |
White-bellied crested flycatcher |
| Trochocercus albonotatus, Elminia albonotata |
white-tailed crested flycatcher |
| Trochocercus cyanomelas |
blue-mantled crested flycatcher, African crested flycatcher |
| Trochocercus nigromitratus, Elminia nigromitrata |
dusky crested flycatcher |
| Trochocercus nitens |
blue-headed crested flycatcher |
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Tits |
| Anthoscopus caroli |
African penduline-tit |
| Anthoscopus musculus |
mouse-coloured penduline-tit |
| Parus albiventris |
white-bellied tit |
| Parus fasciiventer |
stripe-breasted tit |
| Parus fringillinus |
red-throated tit |
| Parus funereus |
dusky tit |
| Parus griseiventris |
miombo grey tit, miombo tit |
| Parus guineensis |
white-shouldered tit |
| Parus leucomelas |
white-winged tit, northern black tit |
| Parus rufiventris |
rufous-bellied tit |
| Parus thruppi |
northern grey tit, Somali tit |
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Creepers |
| Salpornis spilonota, Salpornis spilonotus |
spotted creeper, spotted tree-creeper |
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Sunbirds |
| Anthreptes anchietae |
Anchieta's sunbird |
| Anthreptes collaris, Hedydipna collaris |
collared sunbird |
| Anthreptes longuemarei |
western violet-backed sunbird |
| Anthreptes neglectus |
Uluguru violet-backed sunbird |
| Anthreptes orientalis, Anthreptes orientalis |
eastern violet-backed sunbird, Kenya violet-backed sunbird |
| Anthreptes pallidigaster, Hedydipna pallidigaster |
amani sunbird |
| Anthreptes platurus, Hedydipna platura |
pygmy sunbird, long-tailed sunbird |
| Anthreptes rectirostris |
green sunbird, grey-chinned sunbird |
| Anthreptes reichenowi |
plain-backed sunbird |
| Anthreptes rubritorques |
banded green sunbird, banded sunbird |
| Anthreptes seimundi |
little green sunbird |
| Cinnyris coccinigaster |
splendid sunbird |
| Cinnyris loveridgei |
Loveridge's sunbird |
| Cinnyris manoensis |
miombo double-collared sunbird |
| Cinnyris minulla, Cinnyris minullus |
tiny sunbird |
| Cinnyris osea |
Palestine sunbird |
| Cinnyris oustaleti |
Oustalet's sunbird |
| Cinnyris regia, Cinnyris regius |
regal sunbird |
| Cinnyris rockefelleri |
Rockefeller's sunbird |
| Cinnyris rufipennis |
rufous-winged sunbird |
| Cinnyris shelleyi |
Shelley's sunbird |
| Cinnyris stuhlmanni |
Rwenzori double-collared sunbird, Stuhlmann's double-collared sunbird |
| Cinnyris talatala |
white-breasted sunbird |
| Cyanomitra alinae |
blue-headed sunbird |
| Cyanomitra cyanolaema |
blue-throated brown sunbird |
| Deleornis axillaris |
grey-headed sunbird |
| Nectarinia amethystina, Chalcomitra amethystina |
amethyst sunbird |
| Nectarinia bifasciata, Cinnyris bifasciatus |
purple-banded sunbird |
| Nectarinia bouvieri, Cinnyris bouvieri |
orange-tufted sunbird |
| Nectarinia chalcomelas, Cinnyris chalcomelas |
violet-breasted sunbird |
| Nectarinia chloropygia, Cinnyris chloropygius |
olive-bellied sunbird |
| Nectarinia cuprea, Cinnyris cuprea, Cinnyris cupreus |
copper sunbird |
| Nectarinia erythrocerca, Cinnyris erythrocerius |
red-chested sunbird |
| Nectarinia famosa cupreonitens |
malachite sunbird |
| Nectarinia habessinica, Cinnyris habessinicus |
shining sunbird |
| Nectarinia hunteri, Chalcomitra hunteri |
Hunter's sunbird |
| Nectarinia johnstoni |
scarlet-tufted malachite sunbird |
| Nectarinia kilimensis |
bronze sunbird |
| Nectarinia mariquensis, Cinnyris mariquensis |
marico sunbird, mariqua sunbird |
| Nectarinia mediocris, Cinnyris mediocris |
eastern double-collared sunbird |
| Nectarinia nectarinioides, Cinnyris nectarinioides |
black-bellied sunbird |
| Nectarinia olivacea, Cyanomitra olivacea |
olive sunbird, eastern olive sunbird |
| Nectarinia pembae, Cinnyris pembae |
Pemba sunbird |
| Nectarinia preussi, Cinnyris reichenowi |
northern double-collared sunbird |
| Nectarinia pulchella, Cinnyris pulchella, Cinnyris pulchellus |
beautiful sunbird |
| Nectarinia purpureiventris |
purple-breasted sunbird |
| Nectarinia reichenowi, Drepanorhynchus reichenowi |
golden-winged sunbird |
| Nectarinia rubescens, Chalcomitra rubescens |
green-throated sunbird |
| Nectarinia senegalensis, Chalcomitra senegalensis |
scarlet-chested sunbird |
| Nectarinia superba, Cinnyris superba, Cinnyris superbus |
superb sunbird |
| Nectarinia tacazze |
tacazze sunbird |
| Nectarinia talatala, Cinnyris talatala |
white-bellied sunbird, white-breasted sunbird |
| Nectarinia venusta, Cinnyris venusta, Cinnyris venustus |
variable sunbird, yellow-bellied sunbird |
| Nectarinia veroxii, Cyanomitra veroxii |
mouse-coloured sunbird |
| Nectarinia verticalis, Cyanomitra verticalis |
green-headed sunbird |
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White-eyes |
| Zosterops abyssinicus |
Abyssinian white-eye, white-breasted white-eye |
| Zosterops poliogaster, Zosterops poliogastrus |
montane white-eye, broad-ringed white-eye |
| Zosterops senegalensis |
yellow white-eye, African yellow white-eye |
| Zosterops vaughani |
Pemba white-eye |
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Buntings |
| Emberiza affinis |
brown-rumped bunting |
| Emberiza cabanisi |
Cabanis's bunting |
| Emberiza capensis |
Cape bunting |
| Emberiza flaviventris |
golden-breasted bunting, African golden-breasted bunting |
| Emberiza hortulana |
ortolan bunting |
| Emberiza poliopleura |
Somali golden-breasted bunting |
| Emberiza striolata |
house bunting |
| Emberiza tahapisi |
cinnamon-breasted rock bunting |
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Finches |
| Linurgus olivaceus |
oriole finch |
| Serinus atrogularis |
black-throated seedeater, southern yellow-rumped seedeater |
| Serinus buchanani |
southern grosbeak-canary, Kenya grosbeak-canary |
| Serinus burtoni |
thick-billed seedeater, grosbeak seedeater |
| Serinus canicollis |
yellow-crowned canary, Cape canary |
| Serinus capistratus |
black-faced canary |
| Serinus citrinelloides |
African citril |
| Serinus donaldsoni |
northern grosbeak-canary, Abyssinian grosbeak-canary |
| Serinus dorsostriatus |
white-bellied canary |
| Serinus gularis |
streaky-headed seedeater |
| Serinus koliensis |
papyrus canary |
| Serinus leucopygius |
white-rumped seedeater |
| Serinus melanochrous |
Kipengere seedeater |
| Serinus mennelli |
black-eared seedeater |
| Serinus mozambicus |
yellow-fronted canary |
| Serinus reichenowi |
yellow-rumped seedeater, Kenya yellow-rumped seedeater |
| Serinus reichardi |
stripe-breasted seedeater, Reichard's seedeater |
| Serinus striolatus |
streaky seedeater, streaky canary |
| Serinus sulphuratus |
brimstone canary |
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Waxbills |
| Amadina fasciata |
cut-throat finch, cut-throat waxbill |
| Amandava subflava, Sporaeginthus subflavus |
zebra waxbill |
| Clytospiza monteiri |
brown twinspot |
| Cryptospiza jacksoni |
dusky crimsonwing |
| Cryptospiza reichenovii |
red-faced crimsonwing |
| Cryptospiza salvadorii |
Abyssinian crimsonwing, Ethiopian crimsonwing |
| Cryptospiza shelleyi |
Shelley's crimsonwing |
| Estrilda astrild |
common waxbill |
| Estrilda atricapilla |
black-headed waxbill |
| Estrilda charmosyna |
black-cheeked waxbill, red-rumped waxbill |
Estrilda erythronotus,
Estrilda erythronotos, Estrilda nigriloris |
black-faced waxbill, black-cheeked waxbill |
| Estrilda melpoda |
orange-cheeked waxbill |
| Estrilda nonnula |
black-crowned waxbill |
| Estrilda paludicola |
fawn-breasted waxbill |
| Estrilda perreini |
black-tailed grey waxbill, grey waxbill |
| Estrilda quartinia, Coccopygia quartinia |
yellow-bellied waxbill |
| Estrilda rhodopyga |
crimson-rumped waxbill |
| Estrilda troglodytes |
black-rumped waxbill |
| Euschistospiza cinereovinacea |
dusky twinspot |
| Euschistospiza dybowskii |
Dybowski's twinspot |
| Hypargos niveoguttatus |
Peter's twinspot |
| Lagonosticta larvata |
black-faced firefinch |
| Lagonosticta nitidula |
brown firefinch |
| Lagonosticta rara |
black-bellied firefinch |
| Lagonosticta rhodopareia |
Jameson's firefinch |
| Lagonosticta rubricata |
African firefinch |
| Lagonosticta rufopicta |
bar-breasted firefinch |
| Lagonosticta senegala |
red-billed firefinch |
| Lonchura bicolor, Spermestes bicolor |
black-and-white mannikin, black-and-white munia |
| Lonchura cantans, Euodice cantans |
African silverbill |
| Lonchura cucullata, Spermestes cucullata |
bronze mannikin, bronze munia |
| Lonchura fringilloides, Spermestes fringilloides |
magpie-mannikin, magpie munia |
| Lonchura griseicapilla, Odontospiza caniceps |
grey-headed silverbill |
| Mandingoa nitidula |
green-backed twinspot |
| Nesocharis ansorgei |
white-collared olive-back |
| Nesocharis capistriata |
grey-headed olive-back |
| Nigrita bicolor |
chestnut-breasted negrofinch |
| Nigrita canicapilla, Nigrita canicapillus |
grey-headed negrofinch |
| Nigrita fusconota, Nigrita fusconotus |
white-breasted negrofinch |
| Nigrita luteifrons |
pale-fronted negrofinch |
| Ortygospiza atricollis |
quail-finch, black-chinned quail-finch |
| Ortygospiza gabonensis |
black-chinned quailfinch |
| Ortygospiza locustella, Paludipasser locustella |
locust-finch |
| Padda oryzivora, Lonchura oryzivora |
Java sparrow |
| Parmoptila woodhousei |
Woodhouse's antpecker |
| Pholidornis rushiae |
Meshylia |
| Pyrenestes minor |
lesser seedcracker |
| Pyrenestes ostrinus |
black-bellied seed-cracker |
| Pytilia afra |
orange-winged pytilia |
| Pytilia melba |
green-winged pytilia |
| Pytilia phoenicoptera |
red-winged pytilia |
| Spermophaga poliogenys |
Grant's bluebill |
| Spermophaga ruficapilla |
red-headed bluebill |
| Uraeginthus angolensis |
southern cordon-bleu, blue-breasted cordon-bleu, blue waxbill |
| Uraeginthus bengalus |
red-cheeked cordon-bleu |
| Uraeginthus cyanocephalus |
blue-capped cordon-bleu |
| Uraeginthus ianthinogaster, Granatina ianthinogaster |
purple grenadier |
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Weavers |
| Amblyospiza albifrons |
grosbeak weaver |
| Anaplectes rubriceps |
red-headed weaver |
| Anomalospiza imberbis |
parasitiv weaver |
| Bubalornis albirostris |
white-billed buffalo-weaver |
| Bubalornis niger |
red-billed buffalo-weaver |
| Dinemellia dinemelli |
white-headed buffalo-weaver |
| Euplectes afer |
yellow-crowned bishop |
| Euplectes albonotatus |
white-winged widowbird |
| Euplectes ardens |
red-collared widowbird |
| Euplectes axillaris |
fan-tailed widowbird |
| Euplectes capensis |
yellow bishop |
| Euplectes diadematus |
fire-fronted bishop |
| Euplectes franciscanus |
northern red bishop, orange bishop |
| Euplectes gierowii |
black bishop, Gierow's bishop |
| Euplectes hartlaubi |
Hartlaub's marsh widowbird |
| Euplectes hordeaceus |
black-winged red bishop, black-winged bishop |
| Euplectes jacksoni |
Jackson's widowbird |
| Euplectes macrourus |
yellow-mantled widowbird, yellow-shouldered widowbird |
| Euplectes orix |
southern red bishop, red bishop |
| Euplectes nigroventris |
Zanzibar red bishop, Zanzibar bishop, Black-vented widowbird |
| Euplectes progne |
long-tailed widowbird |
| Euplectes psammocromius |
montane marsh widowbird, buff-shouldered widowbird |
| Histurgops ruficauda, Histurgops ruficaudus |
rufous-tailed weaver |
| Malimbus erythrogaster |
red-bellied malimbe |
| Malimbus malimbicus |
crested malimbe |
| Malimbus nitens |
Gray's malimbe |
| Malimbus rubricollis |
red-headed malimbe |
| Passer castanopterus |
Somali sparrow |
| Passer diffusus |
southern grey-headed sparrow, Cape sparrow |
| Passer domesticus |
house sparrow |
| Passer eminibey |
chestnut sparrow |
| Passer gongonensis |
parrot-billed sparrow |
| Passer griseus |
grey-headed sparrow, northern grey-headed sparrow |
| Passer rufocinctus |
rufous sparrow, great sparrow |
| Passer suahelicus |
Swahili sparrow |
| Passer swainsonii |
Swainson's sparrow |
| Petronia pyrgita, Gymnoris pyrgita |
yellow-spotted petronia |
| Petronia superciliaris, Gymnoris superciliaris |
yellow-throated petronia |
| Plocepasser donaldsoni |
Donaldson-Smith's sparrow weaver |
| Plocepasser mahali |
white-browed sparrow-weaver |
| Plocepasser superciliosus |
chestnut-crowned sparrow weaver |
| Ploceus albinucha |
Maxwell's black weaver |
| Ploceus alienus |
strange weaver |
| Ploceus aurantius |
orange weaver |
| Ploceus baglafecht |
Baglafecht weaver, Reichenow's weaver |
| Ploceus bertrandi |
Bertram's weaver |
| Ploceus bicolor |
dark-backed weaver, forest weaver |
| Ploceus bojeri |
golden palm weaver |
| Ploceus burnieri |
Kilombero weaver |
| Ploceus castaneiceps |
taveta golden weaver |
| Ploceus castanops |
northern brown-throated weaver |
| Ploceus cucullatus |
village weaver, black-headed weaver |
| Ploceus dichrocephalus |
Juba weaver, Jubaland weaver |
| Ploceus galbula |
Rüppel's weaver |
| Ploceus golandi |
Clarke's weaver |
| Ploceus heuglini |
Heuglin's masked weaver |
| Ploceus insignis |
brown-capped weaver |
| Ploceus intermedius |
lesser masked weaver |
| Ploceus jacksoni |
Jackson's golden-backed weaver |
| Ploceus luteolus |
little weaver |
| Ploceus melanocephalus |
yellow-backed weaver, black-headed weaver |
| Ploceus melanogaster |
black-billed weaver, black mountain weaver |
| Ploceus nicolli |
Usambara weaver |
| Ploceus nigerrimus |
vieillot's black weaver |
| Ploceus nigricollis |
black-necked weaver |
| Ploceus ocularis |
spectacled weaver |
| Ploceus olivaceiceps |
olive-headed weaver |
| Ploceus pelzelni |
slender-billed weaver |
| Ploceus reichardi |
Tanzania masked weaver |
| Ploceus rubiginosus |
chestnut weaver |
| Ploceus spekei |
Speke's weaver |
| Ploceus spekeoides |
Fox's weaver |
| Ploceus subaureus |
African golden weaver |
| Ploceus superciliosus, Pachyphantes superciliosus |
compact weaver |
| Ploceus taeniopterus |
northern masked weaver |
| Ploceus tricolor |
yellow-mantled weaver |
| Ploceus velatus |
vitelline masked weaver, southern masked weaver |
| Ploceus weynsi |
Weyns's weaver |
| Ploceus xanthops |
Holub's golden weaver |
| Ploceus xanthopterus |
southern brown-throated weaver |
| Pseudonigrita arnaudi |
grey-capped social weaver, grey-headed social weaver |
| Pseudonigrita cabanisi |
black-capped social weaver |
| Quelea cardinalis |
cardinal quelea |
| Quelea erythrops |
red-headed quelea |
| Quelea quelea |
red-billed quelea |
| Sporopipes frontalis |
speckle-fronted weaver |
| Vidua chalybeata |
village indigobird, common indigobird |
| Vidua codringtoni |
twinspot indigobird, Zambezi indigobird |
| Vidua fischeri |
straw-tailed whydah, Fischer's whydah |
| Vidua funerea |
variable indigobird, dusky indigobird |
| Vidua hypocherina |
steel-blue whydah |
| Vidua macroura |
pin-tailed whydah |
| Vidua obtusa |
broad-tailed paradise whydah |
| Vidua paradisaea |
paradise whydah, eastern paradise whydah |
| Vidua purpurascens |
purple indigobird, dusky indigobird |
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Starlings and oxpeckers |
| Buphagus africanus |
yellow-billed oxpecker |
| Buphagus erythrorhynchus |
red-billed oxpecker |
| Cinnyricinclus femoralis |
Abbott's starling |
| Cinnyricinclus leucogaster |
violet-backed starling, plum-coloured starling, Amethyst starling |
| Cinnyricinclus sharpii, Pholia sharpii |
Sharpe's starling |
| Creatophora cinerea |
wattled starling |
| Lamprotornis acuticaudus |
sharp-tailed glossy starling |
| Lamprotornis chalcurus |
bronze-tailed starling, bronze-tailed glossy starling |
| Lamprotornis chalybaeus |
greater blue-eared starling, greater blue-eared glossy starling |
| Lamprotornis chloropterus |
lesser blue-eared starling, lesser blue-eared glossy starling, Swainson's glossy starling |
| Lamprotornis corruscus |
black-bellied starling, black-bellied glossy starling, black-breasted glossy starling |
| Lamprotornis elisabeth |
southern blue-eared starling, miombo blue-eared glossy starling |
| Lamprotornis hildebrandti, Spreo hildebrandti |
Hildebrandt's starling |
| Lamprotornis purpureiceps |
purple-headed starling, purple-headed glossy-starling |
| Lamprotornis purpureus |
purple starling, purple glossy starling |
| Lamprotornis purpuropterus |
Rüppel's long-tailed starling, Rüppel's glossy starling |
| Lamprotornis regius, Cosmopsarus regius |
golden-breasted starling |
| Lamprotornis shelleyi |
Shelley's starling |
| Lamprotornis splendidus |
splendid glossy starling |
| Lamprotornis superbus, Spreo superbus |
superb starling |
| Lamprotornis unicolor, Cosmopsarus unicolor |
ashy starling |
| Neocichla gutturalis |
white-winged starling, babbling starling |
| Onychognathus fulgidus |
chestnut-winged starling, São Tomé chestnut-winged starling |
| Onychognathus morio |
red-winged starling |
| Onychognathus salvadorii |
bristle-crowned starling |
| Onychognathus tenuirostris |
slender-billed starling |
| Onychognathus walleri |
Waller's starling |
| Poeoptera kenricki |
Kenrick's starling |
| Poeoptera lugubris |
narrow-tailed starling |
| Poeoptera stuhlmanni |
Stuhlmann's starling |
| Speculipastor bicolor |
magpie starling |
| Spreo albicapillus |
white-crowned starling |
| Spreo fischeri, Lamprotornis fischeri |
Fischer's starling |
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Orioles |
| Oriolus auratus |
African golden oriole |
| Oriolus brachyrhynchus |
western black-headed oriole |
| Oriolus chlorocephalus |
green-headed oriole |
| Oriolus larvatus |
black-headed oriole, African black-headed oriole |
| Oriolus nigripennis |
black-winged oriole |
| Oriolus oriolus |
Eurasian golden oriole |
| Oriolus percivali |
montane oriole, black-tailed oriole |
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Drongos |
| Dicrurus adsimilis |
African drongo, fork-tailed drongo |
| Dicrurus ludwigii |
square-tailed drongo |
| Dicrurus modestus |
velvet-mantled drongo |
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Corvids |
| Corvus albicollis |
white-naped raven, white-necked raven |
| Corvus albus |
pied crow |
| Corvus capensis |
Cape rook, African black crow |
| Corvus edithae |
brown-necked raven, dwarf raven |
| Corvus rhipidurus |
fan-tailed raven |
| Corvus splendens |
house crow |
| Ptilostomus afer |
piapiac |
