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1 Struthionidae Ostriches Struthio camelus Common Ostrich Ostriches Struthio molybdophanes Somali Ostrich 2 Podicipedidae Grebes Podiceps cristatus Great Crested Grebe Grebes Podiceps nigricollis Black-necked Grebe Grebes Tachybaptus ruficollis Little Grebe 3 Diomedeidae Albatrosses Diomedea melanophris Black-browed Albatross Albatrosses Diomedea cauta Shy Albatross 4 Procellariidae Petrels and Shearwaters Daption capense Pintado Petrel Petrels and Shearwaters Procellaria aequinoctialis White-chinned Petrel Petrels and Shearwaters Puffinus pacificus Wedge-tailed Shearwater Petrels and Shearwaters Puffinus lherminieri Audubon's Shearwater Petrels and Shearwaters Pachyptila desolata Antarctic Prion Petrels and Shearwaters Pachyptila belcheri Slender-billed Prion Petrels and Shearwaters Bulweria fallax Jouanin's Petrel 5 Hydrobatidae Storm Petrels Oceanites oceanicus Wilson's Storm-petrel Storm Petrels Oceanodroma leucorhoa Leach's Storm-petrel Storm Petrels Oceanodroma matsudairae Matsudaira's Storm-Petrel Storm Petrels Fregetta tropica Black-bellied Storm-petrel 6 Phaethontidae Tropicbirds Phaethon lepturus White-tailed Tropicbird 7 Pelecanidae Pelicans Pelecanus onocrotalus Great White Pelican Pelicans Pelecanus rufescens Pink-backed Pelican 8 Sulidae Boobies Sula dactylatra Masked Booby Boobies Sula leucogaster Brown Booby Boobies Sula sula Red-footed Booby 9 Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants Phalacrocorax carbo Great Cormorant Cormorants Phalacrocorax africanus Long-tailed Cormorant 10 Anhingidae Darters Anhinga rufa African Darter 11 Fregatidae Frigatebirds Fregata minor Greater Frigatebird Frigatebirds Fregata ariel Lesser Frigatebird 12 Balaencipitidae Shoebill Balaeniceps rex Shoebill 13 Ardeidae Herons, Egrets and Bitterns Ixobrychus minutus Little Bittern Herons, Egrets and Bitterns Ixobrychus sturmii Dwarf Bittern Herons, Egrets and Bitterns Gorsachius leuconotus White-backed Night Heron Herons, Egrets and Bitterns Nycticorax nycticorax Black-crowned Night Heron Herons, Egrets and Bitterns Bubulcus ibis Cattle Egret Herons, Egrets and Bitterns Egretta garzetta Little Egret Herons, Egrets and Bitterns Egretta dimorpha Dimorphic Egret Herons, Egrets and Bitterns Egretta gularis Western Reef Heron Herons, Egrets and Bitterns Egretta ardesiaca Black Heron Herons, Egrets and Bitterns Ardeola ralloides Squacco Heron Herons, Egrets and Bitterns Ardeola idae Madagascar Squacco Heron Herons, Egrets and Bitterns Ardeola rufiventris Rufous-bellied Heron Herons, Egrets and Bitterns Butorides striatus Green-backed Heron Herons, Egrets and Bitterns Mesophoyx intermedia Yellow-billed Egret Herons, Egrets and Bitterns Casmerodius albus Great Egret Herons, Egrets and Bitterns Ardea cinerea Grey Heron Herons, Egrets and Bitterns Ardea purpurea Purple Heron Herons, Egrets and Bitterns Ardea goliath Goliath Heron Herons, Egrets and Bitterns Ardea melanocephala Black-headed Heron 14 Scopidae Hamerkop Scopus umbretta Hamerkop 15 Ciconiidae Storks Ciconia ciconia White Stork Storks Ciconia nigra Black Stork Storks Ciconia abdimii Abdim's Stork Storks Ciconia episcopus Woolly-necked Stork Storks Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis Saddle-billed Stork Storks Leptoptilos crumeniferus Marabou Stork Storks Mycteria ibis Yellow-billed Stork Storks Anastomus lamelligerus African Open-billed Stork 16 Threskiornithidae Ibises and Spoonbills Threskiornis aethiopicus Sacred Ibis Ibises and Spoonbills Bostrychia hagedash Hadada Ibis Ibises and Spoonbills Bostrychia olivacea African Green Ibis Ibises and Spoonbills Plegadis falcinellus Glossy Ibis Ibises and Spoonbills Platalea leucorodia Eurasian Spoonbill Ibises and Spoonbills Platalea alba African Spoonbill 17 Phoenicopteridae Flamingoes Phoenicopterus roseus Greater Flamingo Flamingoes Phoeniconaias minor Lesser Flamingo 18 Anatidae Ducks and Geese Dendrocygna bicolor Fulvous Whistling Duck Ducks and Geese Dendrocygna viduata White-faced Whistling Duck Ducks and Geese Thalassornis leuconotus White-backed Duck Ducks and Geese Plectropterus gambensis Spur-winged Goose Ducks and Geese Alopochen aegyptiacus Egyptian Goose Ducks and Geese Sarkidiornis melanotos Knob-billed Duck Ducks and Geese Nettapus auritus African Pygmy Goose Ducks and Geese Anas platyrhynchos Mallard Ducks and Geese Anas sparsa African Black Duck Ducks and Geese Anas capensis Cape Teal Ducks and Geese Anas penelope Eurasian Wigeon Ducks and Geese Anas strepera Gadwall Ducks and Geese Anas crecca Common Teal Ducks and Geese Anas querquedula Garganey Ducks and Geese Anas undulata Yellow-billed Duck Ducks and Geese Anas acuta Northern Pintail Ducks and Geese Anas erythrorhyncha Red-billed Teal Ducks and Geese Anas hottentota Hottentot Teal Ducks and Geese Anas clypeata Northern Shoveler Ducks and Geese Netta erythrophthalma Southern Pochard Ducks and Geese Aythya ferina Common Pochard Ducks and Geese Aythya nyroca Ferruginous Duck Ducks and Geese Aythya fuligula Tufted Duck Ducks and Geese Oxyura maccoa Maccoa Duck 19 Sagittariidae Secretarybird Sagittarius serpentarius Secretary Bird 20 Accipitridae Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, Kites, Buzzards and Osprey Pandion haliaetus Osprey Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, Kites, Buzzards and Osprey Aviceda cuculoides African Cuckoo-hawk Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, Kites, Buzzards and Osprey Pernis apivorus Eurasian Honey-buzzard Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, Kites, Buzzards and Osprey Macheiramphus alcinus Bat Hawk Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, Kites, Buzzards and Osprey Elanus caeruleus Black-shouldered Kite Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, Kites, Buzzards and Osprey Chelictinia riocourii African Swallow-tailed Kite Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, Kites, Buzzards and Osprey Milvus migrans Black Kite Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, Kites, Buzzards and Osprey Gypaetus barbatus Lammergeier Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, Kites, Buzzards and Osprey Neophron percnopterus Egyptian Vulture Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, Kites, Buzzards and Osprey Necrosyrtes monachus Hooded Vulture Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, Kites, Buzzards and Osprey Gyps africanus African White-backed Vulture Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, Kites, Buzzards and Osprey Gyps rueppellii Rüppell's Griffon Vulture Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, Kites, Buzzards and Osprey Gyps fulvus Eurasian Griffon Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, Kites, Buzzards and Osprey Torgos tracheliotus Lappet-faced Vulture Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, Kites, Buzzards and Osprey Trigonoceps occipitalis White-headed Vulture Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, Kites, Buzzards and Osprey Circaetus gallicus Short-toed Snake Eagle Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, Kites, Buzzards and Osprey Circaetus beaudouini Beaudouin's Snake Eagle Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, Kites, Buzzards and Osprey Circaetus pectoralis Black-chested Snake Eagle Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, Kites, Buzzards and Osprey Circaetus cinereus Brown Snake Eagle Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, Kites, Buzzards and Osprey Circaetus fasciolatus Southern Banded Snake Eagle Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, Kites, Buzzards and Osprey Circaetus cinerascens Banded Snake Eagle Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, Kites, Buzzards and Osprey Terathopius ecaudatus Bateleur Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, Kites, Buzzards and Osprey Polyboroides typus African Harrier-Hawk Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, Kites, Buzzards and Osprey Circus macrourus Pallid Harrier Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, Kites, Buzzards and Osprey Circus pygargus Montagu's Harrier Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, Kites, Buzzards and Osprey Circus ranivorus African Marsh-Harrier Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, Kites, Buzzards and Osprey Circus aeruginosus Eurasian Marsh Harrier Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, Kites, Buzzards and Osprey Micronisus gabar Gabar Goshawk Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, Kites, Buzzards and Osprey Melierax metabates Dark Chanting Goshawk Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, Kites, Buzzards and Osprey Melierax poliopterus Eastern Pale Chanting Goshawk Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, Kites, Buzzards and Osprey Accipiter tachiro African Goshawk Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, Kites, Buzzards and Osprey Accipiter badius Shikra Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, Kites, Buzzards and Osprey Accipiter brevipes Levant Sparrowhawk Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, Kites, Buzzards and Osprey Accipiter minullus Little Sparrowhawk Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, Kites, Buzzards and Osprey Accipiter ovampensis Ovambo Sparrowhawk Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, Kites, Buzzards and Osprey Accipiter nisus Eurasian Sparrowhawk Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, Kites, Buzzards and Osprey Accipiter rufiventris Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, Kites, Buzzards and Osprey Accipiter melanoleucus Great Sparrowhawk Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, Kites, Buzzards and Osprey Butastur rufipennis Grasshopper Buzzard Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, Kites, Buzzards and Osprey Kaupifalco monogrammicus Lizard Buzzard Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, Kites, Buzzards and Osprey Buteo buteo Common Buzzard Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, Kites, Buzzards and Osprey Buteo oreophilus Mountain Buzzard Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, Kites, Buzzards and Osprey Buteo rufinus Long-legged Buzzard Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, Kites, Buzzards and Osprey Buteo augur Augur Buzzard Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, Kites, Buzzards and Osprey Haliaeetus vocifer African Fish Eagle Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, Kites, Buzzards and Osprey Gypohierax angolensis Palm-nut Vulture Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, Kites, Buzzards and Osprey Aquila pomarina Lesser Spotted Eagle Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, Kites, Buzzards and Osprey Aquila clanga Greater Spotted Eagle Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, Kites, Buzzards and Osprey Aquila rapax Tawny Eagle Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, Kites, Buzzards and Osprey Aquila nipalensis Steppe Eagle Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, Kites, Buzzards and Osprey Aquila heliaca Imperial Eagle Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, Kites, Buzzards and Osprey Aquila wahlbergi Wahlberg's Eagle Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, Kites, Buzzards and Osprey Aquila verreauxii Verreaux's Eagle Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, Kites, Buzzards and Osprey Hieraaetus spilogaster African Hawk-Eagle Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, Kites, Buzzards and Osprey Hieraaetus pennatus Booted Eagle Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, Kites, Buzzards and Osprey Hieraaetus ayresii Ayres' Hawk-Eagle Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, Kites, Buzzards and Osprey Spizaetus africanus Cassin's Hawk-Eagle Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, Kites, Buzzards and Osprey Lophaetus occipitalis Long-crested Eagle Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, Kites, Buzzards and Osprey Stephanoaetus coronatus African Crowned Eagle Vultures, Eagles, Hawks, Kites, Buzzards and Osprey Polemaetus bellicosus Martial Eagle 21 Falconidae Falcons Polihierax semitorquatus Pygmy Falcon Falcons Falco biarmicus Lanner Falcon Falcons Falco cherrug Saker Falcon Falcons Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon Falcons Falco pelegrinoides Barbary Falcon Falcons Falco fasciinucha Taita Falcon Falcons Falco subbuteo Eurasian Hobby Falcons Falco cuvierii African Hobby Falcons Falco chicquera Red-necked Falcon Falcons Falco amurensis Amur Falcon Falcons Falco vespertinus Red-footed Falcon Falcons Falco dickinsoni Dickinson's Kestrel Falcons Falco eleonorae Eleonora's Falcon Falcons Falco concolor Sooty Falcon Falcons Falco rupicoloides Greater Kestrel Falcons Falco alopex Fox Kestrel Falcons Falco ardosiaceus Grey Kestrel Falcons Falco naumanni Lesser Kestrel Falcons Falco tinnunculus Common Kestrel 22 Phasianidae Quail and Francolins Coturnix coturnix Common Quail Quail and Francolins Coturnix adansonii Blue Quail Quail and Francolins Coturnix delegorguei Harlequin Quail Quail and Francolins Ptilopachus petrosus Stone Partridge Quail and Francolins Francolinus coqui Coqui Francolin Quail and Francolins Francolinus streptophorus Ring-necked Francolin Quail and Francolins Francolinus levaillantii Red-winged Francolin Quail and Francolins Francolinus psilolaemus Moorland Francolin Quail and Francolins Francolinus shelleyi Shelley's Francolin Quail and Francolins Francolinus levaillantoides Orange River Francolin Quail and Francolins Francolinus sephaena Crested Francolin Quail and Francolins Francolinus squamatus Scaly Francolin Quail and Francolins Francolinus hildebrandti Hildebrandt's Francolin Quail and Francolins Francolinus jacksoni Jackson's Francolin Quail and Francolins Francolinus castaneicollis Chestnut-Naped Francolin Quail and Francolins Francolinus afer Red-necked Spurfowl Quail and Francolins Francolinus leucoscepus Yellow-necked Spurfowl 23 Numididae Guineafowl Guttera pucherani Crested Guineafowl Guineafowl Acryllium vulturinum Vulturine Guineafowl Guineafowl Numida meleagris Helmeted Guineafowl 24 Turnicidae Button-quail and Quail-plover Ortyxelos meiffrenii Quail-Plover Button-quail and Quail-plover Turnix sylvatica Common Button-quail Button-quail and Quail-plover Turnix hottentotta Black-rumped Button-quail 25 Rallidae Rails, Coots and Gallinules Sarothrura pulchra White-spotted Flufftail Rails, Coots and Gallinules Sarothrura elegans Buff-spotted Flufftail Rails, Coots and Gallinules Sarothrura rufa Red-chested Flufftail Rails, Coots and Gallinules Sarothrura boehmi Streaky-breasted Flufftail Rails, Coots and Gallinules Sarothrura affinis Striped Flufftail Rails, Coots and Gallinules Crex egregia African Crake Rails, Coots and Gallinules Crex crex Corncrake Rails, Coots and Gallinules Rallus caerulescens African Water Rail Rails, Coots and Gallinules Porzana pusilla Baillon's Crake Rails, Coots and Gallinules Porzana porzana Spotted Crake Rails, Coots and Gallinules Aenigmatolimnas marginalis Striped Crake Rails, Coots and Gallinules Amaurornis flavirostris Black Crake Rails, Coots and Gallinules Porphyrio alleni Allen's Gallinule Rails, Coots and Gallinules Porphyrio porphyrio Purple Swamphen Rails, Coots and Gallinules Gallinula chloropus Common Moorhen Rails, Coots and Gallinules Gallinula angulata Lesser Moorhen Rails, Coots and Gallinules Fulica cristata Red-knobbed Coot