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50 Apodidae Swifts Rhaphidura sabini Sabine's Spinetail Swifts Telacanthura ussheri Mottled Spinetail Swifts Neafrapus boehmi Böhm's Spinetail Swifts Schoutedenapus myoptilus Scarce Swift Swifts Cypsiurus parvus African Palm-Swift Swifts Apus apus Eurasian Swift Swifts Apus barbatus African Black Swift Swifts Apus niansae Nyanza Swift Swifts Apus berliozi Forbes-Watson's Swift Swifts Apus aequatorialis Mottled Swift Swifts Apus caffer White-rumped Swift Swifts Apus horus Horus Swift Swifts Apus affinis Little Swift Swifts Apus melba Alpine Swift 51 Coliidae Mousebirds Colius striatus Speckled Mousebird Mousebirds Colius leucocephalus White-headed Mousebird Mousebirds Urocolius macrourus Blue-naped Mousebird 52 Trogonidae Trogons Apaloderma narina Narina Trogon Trogons Apaloderma vittatum Bar-tailed Trogon 53 Alcedinidae Kingfishers Halcyon leucocephala Grey-headed Kingfisher Kingfishers Halcyon albiventris Brown-hooded Kingfisher Kingfishers Halcyon senegalensis Woodland Kingfisher Kingfishers Halcyon malimbica Blue-breasted Kingfisher Kingfishers Halcyon senegaloides Mangrove Kingfisher Kingfishers Halcyon chelicuti Striped Kingfisher Kingfishers Alcedo semitorquata Half-collared Kingfisher Kingfishers Alcedo quadribrachys Shining Blue Kingfisher Kingfishers Alcedo cristata Malachite Kingfisher Kingfishers Ispidina picta African Pygmy Kingfisher Kingfishers Megaceryle maxima Giant Kingfisher Kingfishers Ceryle rudis Pied Kingfisher 54 Meropidae Bee-eaters Merops apiaster Eurasian Bee-eater Bee-eaters Merops superciliosus Madagascar Bee-eater Bee-eaters Merops persicus Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Bee-eaters Merops nubicus Carmine Bee-eater Bee-eaters Merops albicollis White-throated Bee-eater Bee-eaters Merops bullockoides White-fronted Bee-eater Bee-eaters Merops muelleri Blue-headed Bee-eater Bee-eaters Merops pusillus Little Bee-eater Bee-eaters Merops variegatus Blue-breasted Bee-eater Bee-eaters Merops oreobates Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater Bee-eaters Merops hirundineus Swallow-tailed Bee-eater Bee-eaters Merops revoilii Somali Bee-eater 55 Coraciidae Rollers Coracias garrulus Eurasian Roller Rollers Coracias abyssinica Abyssinian Roller Rollers Coracias caudata Lilac-breasted Roller Rollers Coracias naevia Rufous-crowned Roller Rollers Eurystomus glaucurus Broad-billed Roller 56 Upupidae Hoopoe Upupa epops Eurasian Hoopoe Hoopoe Upupa africana African Hoopoe 57 Phoeniculidae Wood-hoopoes and Scimitarbills Phoeniculus bollei White-headed Wood-hoopoe Wood-hoopoes and Scimitarbills Phoeniculus castaneiceps Forest Wood-hoopoe Wood-hoopoes and Scimitarbills Phoeniculus purpureus Green Wood-hoopoe Wood-hoopoes and Scimitarbills Phoeniculus somaliensis Black-billed Wood-hoopoe Wood-hoopoes and Scimitarbills Phoeniculus damarensis Violet Wood Hoopoe Wood-hoopoes and Scimitarbills Rhinopomastus cyanomelas Common Scimitarbill Wood-hoopoes and Scimitarbills Rhinopomastus minor Abyssinian Scimitarbill 58 Bucerotidae Hornbills Bucorvus leadbeateri Southern Ground Hornbill Hornbills Bucorvus abyssinicus Abyssinian Ground Hornbill Hornbills Tockus erythrorhynchus Red-billed Hornbill Hornbills Tockus flavirostris Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill Hornbills Tockus deckeni Von der Decken's Hornbill Hornbills Tockus jacksoni Jackson's Hornbill Hornbills Tockus hemprichii Hemprich's Hornbill Hornbills Tockus alboterminatus Crowned Hornbill Hornbills Tockus nasutus African Grey Hornbill Hornbills Bycanistes bucinator Trumpeter Hornbill Hornbills Bycanistes brevis Silvery-cheeked Hornbill Hornbills Bycanistes subcylindricus Black-and-White-casqued Hornbill 59 Capitonidae Barbets and Tinkerbirds Gymnobucco bonapartei Grey-throated Barbet Barbets and Tinkerbirds Stactolaema leucotis White-eared Barbet Barbets and Tinkerbirds Stactolaema olivacea Green Barbet Barbets and Tinkerbirds Pogoniulus scolopaceus Speckled Tinkerbird Barbets and Tinkerbirds Pogoniulus simplex Eastern Green Tinkerbird Barbets and Tinkerbirds Pogoniulus leucomystax Moustached Green Tinkerbird Barbets and Tinkerbirds Pogoniulus bilineatus Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird Barbets and Tinkerbirds Pogoniulus pusillus Red-fronted Tinkerbird Barbets and Tinkerbirds Pogoniulus chrysoconus Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird Barbets and Tinkerbirds Buccanodon duchaillui Yellow-spotted Barbet Barbets and Tinkerbirds Tricholaema hirsuta Hairy-breasted Barbet Barbets and Tinkerbirds Tricholaema diademata Red-fronted Barbet Barbets and Tinkerbirds Tricholaema lacrymosa Spot-flanked Barbet Barbets and Tinkerbirds Tricholaema melanocephala Black-throated Barbet Barbets and Tinkerbirds Lybius leucocephalus White-headed Barbet Barbets and Tinkerbirds Lybius guifsobalito Black-billed Barbet Barbets and Tinkerbirds Lybius torquatus Black-collared Barbet Barbets and Tinkerbirds Lybius melanopterus Brown-breasted Barbet Barbets and Tinkerbirds Lybius bidentatus Double-toothed Barbet Barbets and Tinkerbirds Trachylaemus purpuratus Yellow-billed Barbet Barbets and Tinkerbirds Trachyphonus erythrocephalus Red-and-yellow Barbet Barbets and Tinkerbirds Trachyphonus darnaudii D'Arnaud's Barbet 60 Indicatoridae Honeyguides Indicator indicator Greater Honeyguide Honeyguides Indicator variegatus Scaly-throated Honeyguide Honeyguides Indicator minor Lesser Honeyguide Honeyguides Indicator conirostris Thick-billed Honeyguide Honeyguides Indicator exilis Least Honeyguide Honeyguides Indicator meliphilus Pallid Honeyguide Honeyguides Prodotiscus regulus Wahlberg's Honeybird Honeyguides Prodotiscus insignis Cassin's Honeybird Honeyguides Prodotiscus zambesiae Eastern Honeybird 61 Picidae Wrynecks and Woodpeckers Jynx torquilla Eurasian Wryneck Wrynecks and Woodpeckers Jynx ruficollis Red-throated Wryneck Wrynecks and Woodpeckers Campethera nubica Nubian Woodpecker Wrynecks and Woodpeckers Campethera benettii Bennett's Woodpecker Wrynecks and Woodpeckers Campethera mombassica Mombasa Woodpecker Wrynecks and Woodpeckers Campethera abingoni Golden-tailed Woodpecker Wrynecks and Woodpeckers Campethera cailliautii Little Spotted Woodpecker Wrynecks and Woodpeckers Campethera tullbergi Fine-banded Woodpecker Wrynecks and Woodpeckers Campethera nivosa Buff-spotted Woodpecker Wrynecks and Woodpeckers Campethera caroli Brown-eared Woodpecker Wrynecks and Woodpeckers Dendropicos poecilolaemus Speckle-breasted Woodpecker Wrynecks and Woodpeckers Dendropicos fuscescens Cardinal Woodpecker Wrynecks and Woodpeckers Dendropicos namaquus Bearded Woodpecker Wrynecks and Woodpeckers Dendropicos xantholophus Yellow-crested Woodpecker Wrynecks and Woodpeckers Dendropicos goertae Grey Woodpecker Wrynecks and Woodpeckers Picoides obsoletus Brown-backed Woodpecker 62 Eurylaimidae Broadbills Smithornis capensis African Broadbill 63 Pittidae Pittas Pitta angolensis African Pitta 64 Alaudidae Larks Mirafra cantillans Singing Bush Lark Larks Mirafra albicauda White-tailed Lark Larks Mirafra williamsi Williams Lark Larks Mirafra pulpa Friedmann's Lark Larks Mirafra africana Rufous-naped Lark Larks Mirafra hypermetra Red-winged Lark Larks Mirafra rufocinnamomea Flappet Lark Larks Mirafra collaris Collared Lark Larks Mirafra africanoides Fawn-colored Lark Larks Mirafra gilletti Gillett's Lark Larks Mirafra poecilosterna Pink-breasted Lark Larks Calandrella brachydactyla Greater Short-toed Lark Larks Calandrella cinerea Red-capped Lark Larks Calandrella somalica Somali Short-toed Lark Larks Spizocorys personata Masked Lark Larks Pseudalaemon fremantlii Short-tailed Lark Larks Galerida cristata Crested Lark Larks Galerida theklae Thekla Lark Larks Eremopterix leucopareia Fischer's Sparrow-Lark Larks Eremopterix leucotis Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark Larks Eremopterix signata Chestnut-headed Sparrow-Lark 65 Motacillidae Pipits, Wagtails and Longclaws Motacilla aguimp African Pied Wagtail Pipits, Wagtails and Longclaws Motacilla alba White Wagtail Pipits, Wagtails and Longclaws Motacilla cinerea Grey Wagtail Pipits, Wagtails and Longclaws Motacilla clara Mountain Wagtail Pipits, Wagtails and Longclaws Motacilla capensis Cape Wagtail Pipits, Wagtails and Longclaws Motacilla flava Yellow Wagtail Pipits, Wagtails and Longclaws Anthus campestris Tawny Pipit Pipits, Wagtails and Longclaws Anthus cinnamomeus Grassland Pipit Pipits, Wagtails and Longclaws Anthus similis Long-billed Pipit Pipits, Wagtails and Longclaws Anthus leucophrys Plain-backed Pipit Pipits, Wagtails and Longclaws Anthus melindae Malindi Pipit Pipits, Wagtails and Longclaws Anthus trivialis Tree Pipit Pipits, Wagtails and Longclaws Anthus cervinus Red-throated Pipit Pipits, Wagtails and Longclaws Anthus lineiventris Striped Pipit Pipits, Wagtails and Longclaws Anthus caffer Bush Pipit Pipits, Wagtails and Longclaws Anthus sokokensis Sokoke Pipit Pipits, Wagtails and Longclaws Tmetothylacus tenellus Golden Pipit Pipits, Wagtails and Longclaws Macronyx croceus Yellow-throated Longclaw Pipits, Wagtails and Longclaws Macronyx aurantiigula Pangani Longclaw Pipits, Wagtails and Longclaws Macronyx sharpei Sharpe's Longclaw Pipits, Wagtails and Longclaws Macronyx ameliae Rosy-breasted Longclaw 66 Hirundinidae Swallows and Martins Riparia cincta Banded Martin Swallows and Martins Riparia paludicola Plain Martin Swallows and Martins Riparia riparia Sand Martin Swallows and Martins Pseudhirundo griseopyga Grey-rumped Swallow Swallows and Martins Hirundo atrocaerulea Blue Swallow Swallows and Martins Hirundo smithii Wire-tailed Swallow Swallows and Martins Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow Swallows and Martins Hirundo aethiopica Ethiopian Swallow Swallows and Martins Hirundo angolensis Angola Swallow Swallows and Martins Hirundo daurica Red-rumped Swallow Swallows and Martins Hirundo senegalensis Mosque Swallow Swallows and Martins Hirundo semirufa Rufous-chested Swallow Swallows and Martins Hirundo abyssinica Lesser Striped Swallow Swallows and Martins Hirundo fuligula Rock Martin Swallows and Martins Delichon urbica Common House-Martin Swallows and Martins Phedina borbonica Mascarene Martin Swallows and Martins Psalidoprocne holomelas Black Roughwing Swallows and Martins Psalidoprocne albiceps White-headed Saw-wing 67 Pycnonotidae Bulbuls Andropadus curvirostris Cameroon Sombre Greenbul Bulbuls Andropadus gracilis Little Grey Greenbul Bulbuls Andropadus ansorgei Ansorge's Greenbul Bulbuls Andropadus virens Little Greenbul Bulbuls Andropadus latirostris Yellow-whiskered Greenbul Bulbuls Andropadus gracilirostris Slender-billed Greenbul Bulbuls Andropadus masukuensis Shelley's Greenbul Bulbuls Andropadus nigriceps Mountain Greenbul Bulbuls Andropadus milanjensis Stripe-cheeked Greenbul Bulbuls Andropadus importunus Zanzibar Sombre Greenbul Bulbuls Phyllastrephus cerviniventris Grey-Olive Greenbul Bulbuls Phyllastrephus hypochloris Toro Olive Greenbul Bulbuls Phyllastrephus cabanisi Cabanis's Greenbul Bulbuls Phyllastrephus fischeri Fischer's Greenbul Bulbuls Phyllastrephus strepitans Northern Brownbul Bulbuls Phyllastrephus terrestris Terrestrial Brownbul Bulbuls Phyllastrephus flavostriatus Yellow-streaked Greenbul Bulbuls Phyllastrephus debilis Tiny Greenbul Bulbuls Baeopogon indicator Honeyguide Greenbul Bulbuls Chlorocichla flaviventris Yellow-bellied Greenbul Bulbuls Chlorocichla laetissima Joyful Greenbul Bulbuls Chlorocichla flavicollis Yellow-throated Leaf-love Bulbuls Pycnonotus barbatus Dark-capped Bulbul Bulbuls Bleda syndactyla Red-tailed Bristlebill 68 Timaliidae Chatterers and Illadopses Turdoides sharpei Black-lored Babbler Chatterers and Illadopses Turdoides jardineii Arrow-marked Babbler Chatterers and Illadopses Turdoides plebejus Brown Babbler Chatterers and Illadopses Turdoides squamulatus Scaly Babbler Chatterers and Illadopses Turdoides hindei Hinde's Babbler Chatterers and Illadopses Turdoides hypoleucus Northern Pied Babbler Chatterers and Illadopses Turdoides rubiginosus Rufous Chatterer Chatterers and Illadopses Turdoides aylmeri Scaly Chatterer Chatterers and Illadopses Pseudoalcippe abyssinica African Hill Babbler Chatterers and Illadopses Kakamega poliothorax Grey-chested Illadopsis Chatterers and Illadopses Illadopsis fulvescens Brown Illadopsis Chatterers and Illadopses Illadopsis pyrrhoptera Mountain Illadopsis Chatterers and Illadopses Illadopsis rufipennis Pale-breasted Illadopsis Chatterers and Illadopses Illadopsis albipectus Scaly-breasted Illadopsis