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26 Gruidae Cranes Anthropoides virgo Demoiselle Crane Cranes Balearica regulorum Grey Crowned Crane Cranes Balearica pavonina Black Crowned-Crane 27 Heliornithidae Finfoot Podica senegalensis African Finfoot 28 Otididae Bustards Neotis denhami Denham's Bustard Bustards Neotis heuglinii Heuglin's Bustard Bustards Ardeotis kori Kori Bustard Bustards Ardeotis arabs Arabian Bustard Bustards Eupodotis ruficrista Crested Bustard Bustards Eupodotis senegalensis White-bellied Bustard Bustards Eupodotis melanogaster Black-bellied Bustard Bustards Eupodotis hartlaubii Hartlaub's Bustard 29 Jacanidae Jacanas Actophilornis africanus African Jacana Jacanas Microparra capensis Lesser Jacana 30 Rostratulidae Painted-snipes Rostratula benghalensis Greater Painted Snipe 31 Dromadidae Crab-plover Dromas ardeola Crab-Plover 32 Haematopodidae Oystercatchers Haematopus ostralegus Eurasian Oystercatcher 33 Recurvirostridae Avocets and Stilts Recurvirostra avosetta Pied Avocet Avocets and Stilts Himantopus himantopus Black-winged Stilt 34 Burhinidae Thick-knees Burhinus oedicnemus Stone Curlew Thick-knees Burhinus senegalensis Senegal Thick-knee Thick-knees Burhinus vermiculatus Water Thick-knee Thick-knees Burhinus capensis Spotted Thick-knee 35 Glareolidae Coursers and Pratincoles Pluvianus aegyptius Egyptian-plover Coursers and Pratincoles Rhinoptilus africanus Two-banded Courser Coursers and Pratincoles Rhinoptilus cinctus Heuglin's Courser Coursers and Pratincoles Rhinoptilus chalcopterus Violet-tipped Courser Coursers and Pratincoles Cursorius somalensis Somali Courser Coursers and Pratincoles Cursorius cursor Cream-colored Courser Coursers and Pratincoles Cursorius temminckii Temminck's Courser Coursers and Pratincoles Glareola pratincola Collared Pratincole Coursers and Pratincoles Glareola nordmanni Black-winged Pratincole Coursers and Pratincoles Glareola ocularis Madagascar Pratincole Coursers and Pratincoles Glareola nuchalis Rock Pratincole 36 Charadriidae Plovers Vanellus vanellus Northern Lapwing Plovers Vanellus crassirostris Long-toed Plover Plovers Vanellus armatus Blacksmith Plover Plovers Vanellus spinosus Spur-winged Plover Plovers Vanellus tectus Black-headed Plover Plovers Vanellus lugubris Senegal Plover Plovers Vanellus melanopterus Black-winged Plover Plovers Vanellus coronatus Crowned Plover Plovers Vanellus senegallus African Wattled Plover Plovers Vanellus superciliosus Brown-chested Plover Plovers Pluvialis fulva Pacific Golden Plover Plovers Pluvialis squatarola Grey Plover Plovers Charadrius hiaticula Ringed Plover Plovers Charadrius dubius Little Ringed Plover Plovers Charadrius pecuarius Kittlitz's Plover Plovers Charadrius tricollaris Three-banded Plover Plovers Charadrius alexandrinus Kentish Plover Plovers Charadrius marginatus White-fronted Plover Plovers Charadrius pallidus Chestnut-banded Plover Plovers Charadrius mongolus Mongolian Sandplover Plovers Charadrius leschenaultii Greater Sandplover Plovers Charadrius asiaticus Caspian Plover 37 Scolopacidae Sandpipers, Phalaropes and Snipes Calidris minuta Little Stint Sandpipers, Phalaropes and Snipes Calidris ruficollis Red-necked Stint Sandpipers, Phalaropes and Snipes Calidris temminckii Temminck's Stint Sandpipers, Phalaropes and Snipes Calidris subminuta Long-toed Stint Sandpipers, Phalaropes and Snipes Calidris melanotos Pectoral Sandpiper Sandpipers, Phalaropes and Snipes Calidris alpina Dunlin Sandpipers, Phalaropes and Snipes Calidris ferruginea Curlew Sandpiper Sandpipers, Phalaropes and Snipes Calidris alba Sanderling Sandpipers, Phalaropes and Snipes Calidris canutus Red Knot Sandpipers, Phalaropes and Snipes Limicola falcinellus Broad-billed Sandpiper Sandpipers, Phalaropes and Snipes Tryngites subruficollis Buff-breasted Sandpiper Sandpipers, Phalaropes and Snipes Philomachus pugnax Ruff Sandpipers, Phalaropes and Snipes Lymnocryptes minimus Jack Snipe Sandpipers, Phalaropes and Snipes Gallinago gallinago Common Snipe Sandpipers, Phalaropes and Snipes Gallinago nigripennis African Snipe Sandpipers, Phalaropes and Snipes Gallinago media Great Snipe Sandpipers, Phalaropes and Snipes Gallinago stenura Pintail Snipe Sandpipers, Phalaropes and Snipes Limosa limosa Black-tailed Godwit Sandpipers, Phalaropes and Snipes Limosa lapponica Bar-tailed Godwit Sandpipers, Phalaropes and Snipes Numenius phaeopus Whimbrel Sandpipers, Phalaropes and Snipes Numenius arquata Eurasian Curlew Sandpipers, Phalaropes and Snipes Tringa erythropus Spotted Redshank Sandpipers, Phalaropes and Snipes Tringa totanus Common Redshank Sandpipers, Phalaropes and Snipes Tringa stagnatilis Marsh Sandpiper Sandpipers, Phalaropes and Snipes Tringa nebularia Common Greenshank Sandpipers, Phalaropes and Snipes Tringa ochropus Green Sandpiper Sandpipers, Phalaropes and Snipes Tringa glareola Wood Sandpiper Sandpipers, Phalaropes and Snipes Tringa macularia American Spotted Sandpiper Sandpipers, Phalaropes and Snipes Actitis hypoleucos Common Sandpiper Sandpipers, Phalaropes and Snipes Xenus cinereus Terek Sandpiper Sandpipers, Phalaropes and Snipes Arenaria interpres Ruddy Turnstone Sandpipers, Phalaropes and Snipes Phalaropus lobatus Red-necked Phalarope Sandpipers, Phalaropes and Snipes Phalaropus fulicarius Grey Phalarope 38 Stercorariidae Skuas Stercorarius pomarinus Pomarine Skua Skuas Stercorarius parasiticus Arctic Skua Skuas Stercorarius longicaudus Long-tailed Skua 39 Laridae Gulls and Terns Larus hemprichii Sooty Gull Gulls and Terns Larus heuglini Heuglin's Gull Gulls and Terns Larus fuscus Lesser Black-backed Gull Gulls and Terns Larus dominicanus Kelp Gull Gulls and Terns Larus cirrocephalus Grey-headed Gull Gulls and Terns Larus ridibundus Black-headed Gull Gulls and Terns Larus genei Slender-billed Gull Gulls and Terns Larus ichthyaetus Great Black-headed Gull Gulls and Terns Sterna nilotica Gull-billed Tern Gulls and Terns Sterna caspia Caspian Tern Gulls and Terns Sterna bergii Greater Crested Tern Gulls and Terns Sterna bengalensis Lesser Crested Tern Gulls and Terns Sterna sandvicensis Sandwich Tern Gulls and Terns Sterna dougallii Roseate Tern Gulls and Terns Sterna hirundo Common Tern Gulls and Terns Sterna repressa White-cheeked Tern Gulls and Terns Sterna anaethetus Bridled Tern Gulls and Terns Sterna fuscata Sooty Tern Gulls and Terns Sterna saundersi Saunders' Tern Gulls and Terns Sterna albifrons Little Tern Gulls and Terns Chlidonias hybridus Whiskered Tern Gulls and Terns Chlidonias leucopterus White-winged Tern Gulls and Terns Chlidonias niger Black Tern Gulls and Terns Anous stolidus Brown Noddy Gulls and Terns Anous tenuirostris Lesser Noddy 41 Rynchopidae Skimmers Rynchops flavirostris African Skimmer 42 Pteroclidae Sandgrouse Pterocles exustus Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse Sandgrouse Pterocles decoratus Black-faced Sandgrouse Sandgrouse Pterocles lichtensteinii Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse Sandgrouse Pterocles quadricinctus Four-banded Sandgrouse Sandgrouse Pterocles gutturalis Yellow-throated Sandgrouse 43 Columbidae Pigeons and Doves Treron calva African Green Pigeon Pigeons and Doves Treron waalia Bruce's Green Pigeon Pigeons and Doves Turtur tympanistria Tambourine Dove Pigeons and Doves Turtur chalcospilos Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove Pigeons and Doves Turtur afer Blue-spotted Wood-Dove Pigeons and Doves Oena capensis Namaqua Dove Pigeons and Doves Columba delegorguei Eastern Bronze-naped Pigeon Pigeons and Doves Columba arquatrix Olive Pigeon Pigeons and Doves Columba guinea Speckled Pigeon Pigeons and Doves Columba livia Feral Pigeon Pigeons and Doves Aplopelia larvata Lemon Dove Pigeons and Doves Streptopelia semitorquata Red-eyed Dove Pigeons and Doves Streptopelia decipiens African Mourning Dove Pigeons and Doves Streptopelia capicola Ring-necked Dove Pigeons and Doves Streptopelia reichenowi African White-winged Dove Pigeons and Doves Streptopelia turtur European Turtle-Dove Pigeons and Doves Streptopelia lugens Dusky Turtle-Dove Pigeons and Doves Streptopelia senegalensis Laughing Dove 44 Psittacidae Parrots and Lovebirds Psittacus erithacus Grey Parrot Parrots and Lovebirds Poicephalus gulielmi Red-fronted Parrot Parrots and Lovebirds Poicephalus meyeri Brown Parrot Parrots and Lovebirds Poicephalus cryptoxanthus Brown-headed Parrot Parrots and Lovebirds Poicephalus rufiventris African Orange-bellied Parrot Parrots and Lovebirds Agapornis pullarius Red-headed Lovebird Parrots and Lovebirds Agapornis fischeri Fischer's Lovebird Parrots and Lovebirds Agapornis personatus Yellow-collared Lovebird 45 Musophagidae Turacos Corythaeola cristata Great Blue Turaco Turacos Musophaga rossae Ross's Turaco Turacos Tauraco porphyreolophus Purple-crested Turaco Turacos Tauraco schalowi Schalow's Turaco Turacos Tauraco schuetti Black-billed Turaco Turacos Tauraco fischeri Fischer's Turaco Turacos Tauraco hartlaubi Hartlaub's Turaco Turacos Tauraco leucolophus White-crested Turaco Turacos Corythaixoides personatus Bare-faced Go-away-bird Turacos Criniferoides leucogaster White-bellied Go-away-bird Turacos Crinifer zonurus Eastern Grey Plantain-eater 46 Cuculidae Cuckoos and Coucals Oxylophus jacobinus Black and White Cuckoo Cuckoos and Coucals Oxylophus levaillantii Levaillant's Cuckoo Cuckoos and Coucals Clamator glandarius Great Spotted Cuckoo Cuckoos and Coucals Pachycoccyx audeberti Thick-billed Cuckoo Cuckoos and Coucals Cuculus solitarius Red-chested Cuckoo Cuckoos and Coucals Cuculus clamosus Black Cuckoo Cuckoos and Coucals Cuculus canorus Eurasian Cuckoo Cuckoos and Coucals Cuculus gularis African Cuckoo Cuckoos and Coucals Cuculus poliocephalus Asian Lesser Cuckoo Cuckoos and Coucals Cuculus rochii Madagascar Lesser Cuckoo Cuckoos and Coucals Cercococcyx montanus Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo Cuckoos and Coucals Chrysococcyx cupreus African Emerald Cuckoo Cuckoos and Coucals Chrysococcyx klaas Klaas' Cuckoo Cuckoos and Coucals Chrysococcyx caprius Diederik Cuckoo Cuckoos and Coucals Ceuthmochares aereus Yellowbill Cuckoos and Coucals Centropus superciliosus White-browed Coucal Cuckoos and Coucals Centropus grillii Black Coucal Cuckoos and Coucals Centropus senegalensis Senegal Coucal Cuckoos and Coucals Centropus monachus Blue-headed Coucal 47 Tytonidae Barn Owls Tyto capensis African Grass Owl Barn Owls Tyto alba Barn Owl 48 Strigidae Typical Owls Otus ireneae Sokoke Scops-Owl Typical Owls Otus scops Eurasian Scops-Owl Typical Owls Otus senegalensis African Scops-Owl Typical Owls Ptilopsis leucotis Northern White-faced Owl Typical Owls Ptilopsis Granti Southern White-faced Owl Typical Owls Bubo capensis Cape Eagle-Owl Typical Owls Bubo africanus Spotted Eagle-Owl Typical Owls Bubo Cinerascens Greyish Eagle-Owl Typical Owls Bubo lacteus Verreaux's Eagle-Owl Typical Owls Scotopelia peli Pel's Fishing-Owl Typical Owls Glaucidium perlatum Pearl-spotted Owlet Typical Owls Glaucidium tephronotum Red-chested Owlet Typical Owls Glaucidium capense African Barred Owlet Typical Owls Strix woodfordii African Wood Owl Typical Owls Asio abyssinicus African Long-eared Owl Typical Owls Asio flammeus Short-eared Owl Typical Owls Asio capensis Marsh Owl 49 Caprimulgidae Nightjars Caprimulgus pectoralis Fiery-necked Nightjar Nightjars Caprimulgus poliocephalus Montane Nightjar Nightjars Caprimulgus donaldsoni Donaldson-Smith's Nightjar Nightjars Caprimulgus nubicus Nubian Nightjar Nightjars Caprimulgus tristigma Freckled Nightjar Nightjars Caprimulgus stellatus Star-spotted Nightjar Nightjars Caprimulgus inornatus Plain Nightjar Nightjars Caprimulgus natalensis African White-tailed Nightjar Nightjars Caprimulgus fraenatus Dusky Nightjar Nightjars Caprimulgus europaeus Eurasian Nightjar Nightjars Caprimulgus fossii Gabon Nightjar Nightjars Caprimulgus clarus Slender-tailed Nightjar Nightjars Caprimulgus climacurus Long-tailed Nightjar Nightjars Macrodipteryx longipennis Standard-winged Nightjar Nightjars Macrodipteryx vexillarius Pennant-winged Nightjar