This list of African birds is a listing of all the bird species known from the continent of Africa

Africa

Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...

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Ostrich

Ostrich

The Ostrich is one or two species of large flightless birds native to Africa, the only living member of the genus Struthio. Some analyses indicate that the Somali Ostrich may be better considered a full species apart from the Common Ostrich, but most taxonomists consider it to be a...

Order: Struthioniformes. Family: Struthionidae

• Ostrich
  Ostrich
  The Ostrich is one or two species of large flightless birds native to Africa, the only living member of the genus Struthio. Some analyses indicate that the Somali Ostrich may be better considered a full species apart from the Common Ostrich, but most taxonomists consider it to be a...
  
  , Struthio camelus

Penguin

Penguin

Penguins are a group of aquatic, flightless birds living almost exclusively in the southern hemisphere, especially in Antarctica. Highly adapted for life in the water, penguins have countershaded dark and white plumage, and their wings have become flippers...

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Order: Sphenisciformes. Family: Spheniscidae

• African Penguin
  African Penguin
  The African Penguin , also known as the Black-footed Penguin is a species of penguin, confined to southern African waters. It is known as Brilpikkewyn in Afrikaans, Inguza or Unombombiya in Xhosa, Manchot Du Cap in French and Pingüino Del Cabo in Spanish...
  
  , Spheniscus demersus
• Gentoo Penguin
  Gentoo penguin
  The Gentoo Penguin , Pygoscelis papua, is easily recognized by the wide white stripe extending like a bonnet across the top of its head and its bright orange-red bill. The gentoo penguin has pale whitish-pink webbed feet and a fairly long tail - the most prominent tail of all penguins. Chicks have...
  
  , Pygoscelis papua
• King Penguin
  King Penguin
  The King Penguin is the second largest species of penguin at about , second only to the Emperor Penguin. There are two subspecies—A. p. patagonicus and A. p...
  
  , Aptenodytes patagonicus
• Macaroni Penguin
  Macaroni Penguin
  The Macaroni Penguin is a species of penguin found from the Subantarctic to the Antarctic Peninsula. One of six species of crested penguin, it is very closely related to the Royal Penguin, and some authorities consider the two to be a single species...
  
  , Eudyptes chrysolophus
• Rockhopper Penguin
  Rockhopper penguin
  The rockhopper penguins are three closely related taxa of crested penguins that have been traditionally treated as a single species and are sometimes split into two or three species. Not all experts agree on the classification of these penguins...
  
  , Eudyptes chrysocome

Loon

Loon

The loons or divers are a group of aquatic birds found in many parts of North America and northern Eurasia...

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Order: Gaviiformes

Gaviiformes

Gaviiformes is an order of aquatic birds containing the loons or divers and their closest extinct relatives. Modern gaviiformes are found in many parts of North America and northern Eurasia , though prehistoric species were more widespread.-Classification and evolution:There are five living...

. Family: Gaviidae

• African Loon, Gavia arctica
• Common Loon, Gavia immer
• Red-throated Loon, Gavia stellata

Grebe

Grebe

A grebe is a member of the Podicipediformes order, a widely distributed order of freshwater diving birds, some of which visit the sea when migrating and in winter...

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Order: Podicipediformes. Family: Podicipedidae

• Little Grebe
  Little Grebe
  The Little Grebe , also known as Dabchick, member of the grebe family of water birds. At 23 to 29 cm in length it is the smallest European member of its family. It is commonly found in open bodies of water across most of its range.-Description:The Little Grebe is a small water bird with a pointed...
  
  , Tachybaptus ruficollis
• Pied-billed Grebe
  Pied-billed Grebe
  The Pied-billed Grebe is a species of the grebe family of water birds. Since the Atitlán Grebe, Podilymbus gigas, has become extinct, it is the sole extant member of the genus Podilymbus.-Description:...
  
  , Podilymbus podiceps
• Red-necked Grebe
  Red-necked Grebe
  The Red-necked Grebe is a migratory aquatic bird found in the temperate regions of the northern hemisphere. Its wintering habitat is largely restricted to calm waters just beyond the waves around ocean coasts, although some birds may winter on large lakes...
  
  , Podiceps grisegena
• Great Crested Grebe
  Great Crested Grebe
  The Great Crested Grebe is a member of the grebe family of water birds.- Description :The Great Crested Grebe is long with a wingspan. It is an excellent swimmer and diver, and pursues its fish prey underwater. The adults are unmistakable in summer with head and neck decorations...
  
  , Podiceps cristatus
• Horned Grebe, Podiceps auritus
• Eared Grebe, Podiceps nigricollis

Albatross

Albatross

Albatrosses, of the biological family Diomedeidae, are large seabirds allied to the procellariids, storm-petrels and diving-petrels in the order Procellariiformes . They range widely in the Southern Ocean and the North Pacific...

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Order: Procellariiformes

Procellariiformes

Procellariiformes is an order of seabirds that comprises four families: the albatrosses, petrels and shearwaters, storm petrels, and diving petrels...

. Family: Diomedeidae

• Black-browed Albatross
  Black-browed Albatross
  The Black-browed Albatross or Black-browed Mollymawk, Thalassarche melanophrys, is a large seabird of the albatross family Diomedeidae, and it is the most widespread and common albatross.-Taxonomy:...
  
  , Thalassarche melanophris
• Buller's Albatross
  Buller's Albatross
  Buller's Albatross or Buller's Mollymawk, Thalassarche bulleri, is a small mollymawk in the albatross family. It breeds on islands around New Zealand, and feeds in the seas off Australia and the South Pacific.-Taxonomy:...
  
  , Thalassarche bulleri
• Grey-headed Albatross
  Grey-headed Albatross
  The Grey-headed Albatross, Thalassarche chrysostoma, also known as the Grey-headed Mollymawk, is a large seabird from the albatross family. It has a circumpolar distribution, nesting on isolated islands in the Southern Ocean and feeding at high latitudes, further south than any of the other...
  
  , Thalassarche chrysostoma
• Laysan Albatross
  Laysan Albatross
  The Laysan Albatross, Phoebastria immutabilis, is a large seabird that ranges across the North Pacific. This small two-tone gull-like albatross is the second most common seabird in the Hawaiian Islands, with an estimated population of 2.5 million birds, and is currently expanding its range to new...
  
  , Phoebastria immutabilis
• Light-mantled Albatross
  Light-mantled Albatross
  The Light-mantled Albatross, Phoebetria palpebrata, also known as the Grey-mantled Albatross or the Light-mantled Sooty Albatross, is a small albatross in the genus Phoebetria, which it shares with the Sooty Albatross...
  
  , Phoebetria palpebrata
• Royal Albatross
  Royal Albatross
  Royal Albatross may refer to:* Northern Royal Albatross* Southern Royal AlbatrossNote: Some authorities have yet to split this species such as the SACC or James Clements, in that case, Royal Albatross refers to both Species....
  
  , Diomedea epomophora
• Shy Albatross
  Shy Albatross
  The Shy Albatross or Shy Mollymawk, Thalassarche cauta, is a medium sized albatross that breeds off Australia and New Zealand's sub-Antarctic islands and ranges extensively across the Southern Ocean...
  
  , Thalassarche cauta
• Sooty Albatross
  Sooty Albatross
  The Sooty Albatross, Dark-mantled Sooty Albatross or Dark-mantled Albatross, Phoebetria fusca, is a species of bird in the albatross family...
  
  , Phoebetria fusca
• Yellow-nosed Albatross
  Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross
  The Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross, Thalassarche chlororhynchos, is a large seabird in the albatross family. This small mollymawk was once considered conspecific with the Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross and known as the Yellow-nosed Albatross...
  
  , Thalassarche chlororhynchos
• Wandering Albatross
  Wandering Albatross
  The Wandering Albatross, Snowy Albatross or White-winged Albatross, Diomedea exulans, is a large seabird from the family Diomedeidae, which has a circumpolar range in the Southern Ocean. It was the first species of albatross to be described, and was long considered the same species as the Tristan...
  
  , Diomedea exulans

Shearwater

Shearwater

Shearwaters are medium-sized long-winged seabirds. There are more than 30 species of shearwaters, a few larger ones in the genus Calonectris and many smaller species in the genus Puffinus...

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Petrel

Petrels are tube-nosed seabirds in the bird order Procellariiformes. The common name does not indicate relationship beyond that point, as "petrels" occur in three of the four families within that group...

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Order: Procellariiformes

Procellariiformes

Procellariiformes is an order of seabirds that comprises four families: the albatrosses, petrels and shearwaters, storm petrels, and diving petrels...

. Family: Procellariidae

Procellariidae

The family Procellariidae is a group of seabirds that comprises the fulmarine petrels, the gadfly petrels, the prions, and the shearwaters. This family is part of the bird order Procellariiformes , which also includes the albatrosses, the storm-petrels, and the diving petrels.The procellariids are...

• Antarctic Giant Petrel, Macronectes giganteus
• Hall's Giant Petrel, Macronectes halli
• Northern Fulmar
  Northern Fulmar
  The Northern Fulmar, Fulmarus glacialis, Fulmar, or Arctic Fulmar is a highly abundant sea bird found primarily in subarctic regions of the north Atlantic and north Pacific oceans. Fulmars come in one of two color morphs: a light one which is almost entirely white, and a dark one which is...
  
  , Fulmarus glacialis
• Southern Fulmar
  Southern Fulmar
  The Southern Fulmar, Fulmarus glacialoides, is a seabird of the Southern Hemisphere. Along with the Northern Fulmar, F. glacialis, it belongs to the fulmar genus Fulmarus in the family Procellariidae, the true petrels...
  
  , Fulmarus glacialoides
• Antarctic Petrel
  Antarctic Petrel
  The Antarctic Petrel is a boldly marked dark brown and white petrel, found in Antarctica, most commonly in the Ross and Weddell seas. They eat Antarctic krill, fish, and small squid...
  
  , Thalassoica antarctica
• Cape Petrel
  Cape Petrel
  The Cape Petrel also called Cape Pigeon or Pintado Petrel, is a common seabird of the Southern Ocean from the family Procellariidae. It is the only member of the genus Daption, and is allied to the fulmarine petrels, and the Giant Petrels. It is also sometimes known as the Cape Fulmar...
  
  , Daption capense
• Great-winged Petrel
  Great-winged Petrel
  The Great-winged Petrel or Grey-faced Petrel, Pterodroma macroptera, is a petrel. In New Zealand it is also known by its Māori name oi and as a muttonbird.- Taxonomy :...
  
  , Pterodroma macroptera
• White-headed Petrel
  White-headed Petrel
  The White-headed Petrel , also known as the White-headed Fulmar is a species of seabird in the petrel family, or Procellariidae. Its length is about 400 mm....
  
  , Pterodroma lessonii
• Atlantic Petrel
  Atlantic Petrel
  The Atlantic Petrel is a gadfly petrel endemic to the South Atlantic Ocean. It breeds in enormous colonies on Tristan da Cunha and Gough Island, and ranges at sea from Brazil to Namibia, with most records at sea being to the west of the breeding islands, and along the subtropical convergence.The...
  
  , Pterodroma incerta
• Soft-plumaged Petrel
  Soft-plumaged Petrel
  The Soft-plumaged Petrel is a species of seabird in the Procellariidae family.-Distribution:It breeds on islands in the Southern Hemisphere, nesting on Tristan da Cunha, Gough Island, the Prince Edward Islands, Crozet Islands, Macquarie Island, and on the Antipodes Islands of New Zealand. Small...
  
  , Pterodroma mollis
• Cape Verde Petrel, Pterodroma feae
• Blue Petrel
  Blue Petrel
  The Blue Petrel is a small seabird in the family Procellariidae. This small petrel is the only member of the genus Halobaena but is closely allied to the prions.-Taxonomy:...
  
  , Halobaena caerulea
• Broad-billed Prion
  Broad-billed Prion
  The Broad-billed Prion, Pachyptila vittata, is a small seabird, but the largest Prion, with grey upperparts plumage, and white underparts. It has many other names that have been used such as Blue-billed Dove-petrel, Broad-billed Dove-petrel, Long-billed Prion, Common Prion, Icebird, and...
  
  , Pachyptila vittata
• Salvin's Prion, Pachyptila salvini
• Antarctic Prion
  Antarctic Prion
  The Antarctic Prion, Pachyptila desolata, also known as the Dove Prion, or Totorore in Maori, is the largest of the prions, a genus of small petrels of the Southern Ocean.-Taxonomy:...
  
  , Pachyptila desolata
• Slender-billed Prion
  Slender-billed Prion
  The Slender-billed Prion or Thin-billed Prion, Pachyptila belcheri, is a species of seabird in the Procellariidae family.It is found in the southern oceans.-Taxonomy:...
  
  , Pachyptila belcheri
• Fairy Prion
  Fairy Prion
  The Fairy Prion is a small seabird with the standard prion plumage of black upperparts and white underneath with an "M" wing marking.-Taxonomy:...
  
  , Pachyptila turtur
• Bulwer's Petrel
  Bulwer's Petrel
  The Bulwer's Petrel is a small petrel in the family Procellariidae, and is one of two species in the genus Bulweria . This bird is named after the Scottish naturalist James Bulwer.- Description :...
  
  , Bulweria bulwerii
• Jouanin's Petrel
  Jouanin's Petrel
  Jouanin's Petrel is a species of seabird in the Procellariidae family.It is found in Djibouti, Indonesia, Pakistan, Kenya, Maldives, Mozambique, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Somalia, and Yemen....
  
  , Bulweria fallax
• Grey Petrel
  Grey Petrel
  The Grey Petrel , also called the Brown Petrel, Pediunker or Grey Shearwater is a species of seabird in the Procellariidae, or petrel family...
  
  , Procellaria cinerea
• White-chinned Petrel
  White-chinned Petrel
  The White-chinned Petrel or Cape Hen, Procellaria aequinoctialis, is a large shearwater in the family Procellariidae. It ranges around the Southern Oceans as far north as South Australia, Peru and Namibia, and breeds colonially on scattered islands....
  
  , Procellaria aequinoctialis
• Kerguelen Petrel
  Kerguelen Petrel
  The Kerguelen Petrel is a small slate-grey seabird in the family Procellariidae. The species has been described as a "taxonomic oddball", being placed for a long time in Pterodroma before being split out in 1942 into its own genus Lugensa...
  
  , Aphrodroma brevirostris
• Streaked Shearwater
  Streaked Shearwater
  The Streaked Shearwater, Calonectris leucomelas is a species of seabird. The bird is 48 cm in size, with a 122 cm wingspan. This species is pelagic, but also occurs in inshore waters. It occurs in the Pacific Ocean, nesting in Japan and many of its offshore islands. After breeding, the Streaked...
  
  , Calonectris leucomelas
• Cory's Shearwater
  Cory's Shearwater
  The Cory's Shearwater is a large shearwater in the seabird family Procellariidae.This species breeds on islands and cliffs in the Mediterranean, with the odd outpost on the Atlantic coast of Iberia. The nest is on open ground or among rocks or less often in a burrow where one white egg is laid,...
  
  , Calonectris diomedea
• Cape Verde Shearwater
  Cape Verde Shearwater
  The Cape Verde Shearwater , or Cagarra locally, is a medium-large shearwater, a seabird in the petrel family Procellariidae. It is a breeding endemic of the Cape Verde archipelago of Macaronesia in the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of West Africa.-Taxonomy:The Cape Verde Shearwater was originally...
  
  , Calonectris edwardsii
• Flesh-footed Shearwater
  Flesh-footed Shearwater
  The Flesh-footed Shearwater, Puffinus carneipes, is a small shearwater. Its plumage is black. It has pale pinkish feet, and a pale bill with a black tip. Together with the equally light-billed Pink-footed Shearwater, it forms the Hemipuffinus group, a superspecies which may or may not have an...
  
  , Puffinus carneipes
• Greater Shearwater, Puffinus gravis
• Wedge-tailed Shearwater
  Wedge-tailed Shearwater
  The Wedge-tailed Shearwater, Puffinus pacificus is a medium-large shearwater in the seabird family Procellariidae. It is one of the shearwater species that is sometimes referred to as a Muttonbird, like the Sooty Shearwater of New Zealand and the Short-tailed Shearwater of Australia...
  
  , Puffinus pacificus
• Sooty Shearwater
  Sooty Shearwater
  The Sooty Shearwater is a medium-large shearwater in the seabird family Procellariidae. In New Zealand it is also known by its Māori name tītī and as "muttonbird", like its relatives the Wedge-tailed Shearwater and the Australian Short-tailed Shearwater The Sooty Shearwater (Puffinus griseus) is...
  
  , Puffinus griseus
• Manx Shearwater
  Manx Shearwater
  The Manx Shearwater is a medium-sized shearwater in the seabird family Procellariidae. The scientific name of this species records a name shift: Manx Shearwaters were called Manks Puffins in the 17th century. Puffin is an Anglo-Norman word for the cured carcasses of nestling shearwaters...
  
  , Puffinus puffinus
• Balearic Shearwater
  Balearic Shearwater
  The Balearic Shearwater is a medium-sized shearwater in the seabird family Procellariidae. It was long regarded a subspecies of the Manx Shearwater; see there for more on the Puffinus puffinus superspecies; following an initial split it was held to be a subspecies of the "Mediterranean Shearwater"...
  
  , Puffinus mauretanicus
• Levantine Shearwater, Puffinus yelkouan
• Little Shearwater
  Little Shearwater
  The Little Shearwater is a small shearwater in the seabird family Procellariidae.mtDNA cytochrome b sequence data indicates that the former North Atlantic Little Shearwater group is closer to Audubon's Shearwater , and myrtae being closer to the Newell's and possibly Townsend's Shearwater...
  
  , Puffinus assimilis
• Audubon's Shearwater
  Audubon's Shearwater
  Audubon's Shearwater, Puffinus lherminieri, is a common tropical seabird from the family Procellariidae. Sometimes called Dusky-backed Shearwater, the scientific name of this species commemorates the French naturalist Félix Louis L'Herminier....
  
  , Puffinus lherminieri
• Persian Shearwater, Puffinus persicus

Storm-petrel

Storm-petrel

Storm petrels are seabirds in the family Hydrobatidae, part of the order Procellariiformes. These smallest of seabirds feed on planktonic crustaceans and small fish picked from the surface, typically while hovering. The flight is fluttering and sometimes bat-like.Storm petrels have a cosmopolitan...

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Order: Procellariiformes

Procellariiformes

Procellariiformes is an order of seabirds that comprises four families: the albatrosses, petrels and shearwaters, storm petrels, and diving petrels...

. Family: Hydrobatidae

• Band-rumped Storm Petrel, Oceanodroma castro
• Black-bellied Storm Petrel, Fregetta tropica
• European Storm Petrel, Hydrobates pelagicus
• Leach's Storm Petrel, Oceanodroma leucorhoa
• Matsudaira's Storm Petrel, Oceanodroma matsudairae
• Swinhoe's Storm Petrel, Oceanodroma monorhis
• White-bellied Storm Petrel, Fregetta grallaria
• White-faced Storm Petrel, Pelagodroma marina
• Wilson's Storm Petrel, Oceanites oceanicus

Tropicbird

Tropicbird

Tropicbirds are a family, Phaethontidae, of tropical pelagic seabirds now classified in their own order Phaethontiformes. Their relationship to other living birds is unclear, and they appear to have no close relatives. There are three species in one genus, Phaethon...

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Order: Pelecaniformes

Pelecaniformes

The Pelecaniformes is a order of medium-sized and large waterbirds found worldwide. As traditionally—but erroneously—defined, they encompass all birds that have feet with all four toes webbed. Hence, they were formerly also known by such names as totipalmates or steganopodes...

. Family: Phaethontidae

• Red-billed Tropicbird
  Red-billed Tropicbird
  The Red-billed Tropicbird, Phaethon aethereus, also known as the Boatswain Bird is a tropicbird, one of three closely related seabirds of tropical oceans.-Distribution and habitat:...
  
  , Phaethon aethereus
• Red-tailed Tropicbird
  Red-tailed Tropicbird
  The Red-tailed Tropicbird, Phaethon rubricauda, is a seabird that nests across the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the rarest of the tropicbirds, yet is still a widespread bird that is not considered threatened. It nests in colonies on oceanic islands....
  
  , Phaethon rubricauda
• White-tailed Tropicbird
  White-tailed Tropicbird
  The White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus, is a tropicbird, smallest of three closely related seabirds of the tropical oceans and smallest member of the order Phaethontiformes. It occurs in the tropical Atlantic, western Pacific and Indian Oceans...
  
  , Phaethon lepturus

Pelican

Pelican

A pelican, derived from the Greek word πελεκυς pelekys is a large water bird with a large throat pouch, belonging to the bird family Pelecanidae....

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Order: Pelecaniformes

Pelecaniformes

The Pelecaniformes is a order of medium-sized and large waterbirds found worldwide. As traditionally—but erroneously—defined, they encompass all birds that have feet with all four toes webbed. Hence, they were formerly also known by such names as totipalmates or steganopodes...

. Family: Pelecanidae

• Dalmatian Pelican
  Dalmatian Pelican
  The Dalmatian Pelican is a member of the pelican family. It breeds from southeastern Europe to India and China in swamps and shallow lakes. The nest is a crude heap of vegetation....
  
  , Pelecanus crispus
• Great White Pelican, Pelecanus onocrotalus
• Pink-backed Pelican
  Pink-backed Pelican
  The Pink-backed Pelican is a member of the pelican family of birds. It is a resident breeder in Africa, southern Arabia and apparently extinct in Madagascar in swamps and shallow lakes.-Description:...
  
  , Pelecanus rufescens

Gannet

Gannet

Gannets are seabirds comprising the genus Morus, in the family Sulidae, closely related to the boobies.The gannets are large black and white birds with yellow heads. They have long pointed wings and long bills. Northern gannets are the largest seabirds in the North Atlantic, with a wingspan of up...

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Booby

A booby is a seabird in the genus Sula, part of the Sulidae family. Boobies are closely related to the gannets , which were formerly included in Sula.-Description:...

Order: Pelecaniformes

Pelecaniformes

The Pelecaniformes is a order of medium-sized and large waterbirds found worldwide. As traditionally—but erroneously—defined, they encompass all birds that have feet with all four toes webbed. Hence, they were formerly also known by such names as totipalmates or steganopodes...

. Family: Sulidae

Sulidae

The bird family Sulidae comprises the gannets and boobies. Collectively called sulidas, they are medium-large coastal seabirds that plunge-dive for fish and similar prey. The ten species in this family are often considered congeneric in older sources, placing all in the genus Sula...

• Australian Gannet
  Australian Gannet
  The Australasian Gannet is a large seabird of the gannet family Sulidae....
  
  , Morus serrator
• Brown Booby
  Brown Booby
  The Brown Booby is a large seabird of the booby family, Sulidae. The adult brown booby reaches about in length. Its head and upper body are covered in dark brown, with the remainder being a contrasting white. The juvenile form is gray-brown with darkening on the head, wings and tail...
  
  , Sula leucogaster
• Cape Gannet
  Cape Gannet
  The Cape Gannet, Morus capensis, originally Sula capensis, is a large seabird of the gannet family, Sulidae.They are easily identified by their large size, black and white plumage and distinctive yellow crown and hindneck...
  
  , Morus capensis
• Masked Booby
  Masked Booby
  The Masked Booby, Sula dactylatra, is a large seabird of the booby family, Sulidae. This species breeds on islands in tropical oceans, except in the eastern Atlantic; in the eastern Pacific it is replaced by the Nazca Booby, Sula granti, which was formerly regarded as a subspecies of Masked Booby...
  
  , Sula dactylatra
• Northern Gannet
  Northern Gannet
  The Northern Gannet is a seabird and is the largest member of the gannet family, Sulidae.- Description :Young birds are dark brown in their first year, and gradually acquire more white in subsequent seasons until they reach maturity after five years.Adults are long, weigh and have a wingspan...
  
  , Morus bassanus
• Red-footed Booby
  Red-footed Booby
  The Red-footed Booby, Sula sula, is a large seabird of the booby family, Sulidae. As suggested by the name, adults always have red feet, but the colour of the plumage varies. They are powerful and agile fliers, but they are clumsy in takeoffs and landings...
  
  , Sula sula

Cormorant

Cormorant

The bird family Phalacrocoracidae is represented by some 40 species of cormorants and shags. Several different classifications of the family have been proposed recently, and the number of genera is disputed.- Names :...

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Order: Pelecaniformes

Pelecaniformes

The Pelecaniformes is a order of medium-sized and large waterbirds found worldwide. As traditionally—but erroneously—defined, they encompass all birds that have feet with all four toes webbed. Hence, they were formerly also known by such names as totipalmates or steganopodes...

. Family: Phalacrocoracidae

• Great Cormorant
  Great Cormorant
  The Great Cormorant , known as the Great Black Cormorant across the Northern Hemisphere, the Black Cormorant in Australia and the Black Shag further south in New Zealand, is a widespread member of the cormorant family of seabirds...
  
  , Phalacrocorax carbo
• Cape Cormorant
  Cape Cormorant
  The Cape Cormorant or Cape Shag, Phalacrocorax capensis, is a bird endemic to the southwestern coasts of Africa.It breeds from Namibia south to southern Cape Province. In the nonbreeding season, it may be found as far north as the mouth of the Congo, and also extends up the east coast of South...
  
  , Phalacrocorax capensis
• Socotra Cormorant
  Socotra Cormorant
  The Socotra Cormorant, Phalacrocorax nigrogularis, is a threatened species of cormorant that is endemic to the Persian Gulf and the south-east coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It is also sometimes known as the Socotran Cormorant or, more rarely, as the Socotra Shag. Individuals occasionally...
  
  , Phalacrocorax nigrogularis
• Bank Cormorant
  Bank Cormorant
  The Bank Cormorant, Phalacrocorax neglectus, also known as Wahlberg's Cormorant is a medium-sized cormorant that is endemic to Namibia and the western seaboard of South Africa, living in and around coastal waters; it is rarely recorded more than 15 km offshore.The Bank Cormorant is a...
  
  , Phalacrocorax neglectus
• European Shag, Phalacrocorax aristotelis
• Long-tailed Cormorant
  Long-tailed Cormorant
  The Reed Cormorant , also known as the Long-tailed Cormorant, is a bird in the cormorant family Phalacrocoracidae. It breeds in much of Africa south of the Sahara, and Madagascar. It is resident but undertakes some seasonal movements.This is a common and widespread species, and is not considered to...
  
  , Phalacrocorax africanus
• Crowned Cormorant
  Crowned Cormorant
  The Crowned Cormorant, Microcarbo coronatus, is a small cormorant that is endemic to the waters of the cold Benguela Current of southern Africa. It is an exclusively coastal species and is always found at least 10 km away from land...
  
  , Phalacrocorax coronatus
• Pygmy Cormorant
  Pygmy Cormorant
  The Pygmy Cormorant is a member of the cormorant family of seabirds. It breeds in southeastern Europe and southwestern Asia. It is partially migratory, with northern populations wintering further south, mostly within in its breeding range...
  
  , Phalacrocorax pygmaeus

Darter

Darter

The darters or snakebirds are mainly tropical waterbirds in the family Anhingidae. There are four living species, three of which are very common and widespread while the fourth is rarer and classified as near-threatened by the IUCN. The term "snakebird" is usually used without any additions to...

Order: Pelecaniformes

Pelecaniformes

The Pelecaniformes is a order of medium-sized and large waterbirds found worldwide. As traditionally—but erroneously—defined, they encompass all birds that have feet with all four toes webbed. Hence, they were formerly also known by such names as totipalmates or steganopodes...

. Family: Anhingidae

• Darter
  Darter
  The darters or snakebirds are mainly tropical waterbirds in the family Anhingidae. There are four living species, three of which are very common and widespread while the fourth is rarer and classified as near-threatened by the IUCN. The term "snakebird" is usually used without any additions to...
  
  , Anhinga melanogaster

Frigatebird

Frigatebird

The frigatebirds are a family, Fregatidae, of seabirds. There are five species in the single genus Fregata. They are also sometimes called Man of War birds or Pirate birds. Since they are related to the pelicans, the term "frigate pelican" is also a name applied to them...

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Order: Pelecaniformes

Pelecaniformes

The Pelecaniformes is a order of medium-sized and large waterbirds found worldwide. As traditionally—but erroneously—defined, they encompass all birds that have feet with all four toes webbed. Hence, they were formerly also known by such names as totipalmates or steganopodes...

. Family: Fregatidae

• Magnificent Frigatebird
  Magnificent Frigatebird
  The Magnificent Frigatebird was sometimes previously known as Man O'War, reflecting its rakish lines, speed, and aerial piracy of other birds....
  
  , Fregata magnificens
• Great Frigatebird
  Great Frigatebird
  The Great Frigatebird is a large dispersive seabird in the frigatebird family. Major nesting populations are found in the Pacific and Indian Oceans, as well as a population in the South Atlantic....
  
  , Fregata minor
• Lesser Frigatebird
  Lesser Frigatebird
  The Lesser Frigatebird, Fregata ariel, is a species of frigatebird.It nests in Australia, among other locations.There is a single record from the Western Palearctic, from Eilat in the Gulf of Aqaba....
  
  , Fregata ariel

Heron

Heron

The herons are long-legged freshwater and coastal birds in the family Ardeidae. There are 64 recognised species in this family. Some are called "egrets" or "bitterns" instead of "heron"....

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Egret

An egret is any of several herons, most of which are white or buff, and several of which develop fine plumes during the breeding season. Many egrets are members of the genera Egretta or Ardea which contain other species named as herons rather than egrets...

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Bittern

Bitterns are a classification of birds in the heron family, Ardeidae, a family of wading birds. Species named bitterns tend to be the shorter-necked, often more secretive members of this family...

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Order: Ciconiiformes

Ciconiiformes

Traditionally, the order Ciconiiformes has included a variety of large, long-legged wading birds with large bills: storks, herons, egrets, ibises, spoonbills, and several others. Ciconiiformes are known from the Late Eocene...

. Family: Ardeidae

• Grey Heron
  Grey Heron
  The Grey Heron , is a wading bird of the heron family Ardeidae, native throughout temperate Europe and Asia and also parts of Africa. It is resident in the milder south and west, but many birds retreat in winter from the ice in colder regions...
  
  , Ardea cinerea
• Great Blue Heron
  Great Blue Heron
  The Great Blue Heron is a large wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae, common near the shores of open water and in wetlands over most of North and Central America as well as the West Indies and the Galápagos Islands. It is a rare vagrant to Europe, with records from Spain, the Azores and England...
  
  , Ardea herodias
• Black-headed Heron
  Black-headed Heron
  The Black-headed Heron is a wading bird of the heron family Ardeidae, common throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. It is mainly resident but some west African birds move further north in the rainy season....
  
  , Ardea melanocephala
• Goliath Heron
  Goliath Heron
  The Goliath Heron is a very large wading bird of the heron family Ardeidae. It is found in sub-Saharan Africa, with smaller numbers in Southwest and South Asia.-Description:This is the world's largest heron...
  
  , Ardea goliath
• Purple Heron
  Purple Heron
  The Purple Heron is a wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae, breeding in Africa, central and southern Europe, and southern and eastern Asia. The European populations are migratory, wintering in tropical Africa; the more northerly Asian populations also migrate further south within Asia...
  
  , Ardea purpurea
• Great Egret
  Great Egret
  The Great Egret , also known as the Great White Egret or Common Egret, White Heron, or Great White Heron, is a large, widely-distributed egret. Distributed across most of the tropical and warmer temperate regions of the world, in southern Europe it is rather localized...
  
  , Ardea alba
• Slaty Egret
  Slaty Egret
  The Slaty Egret, Egretta vinaceigula, is a small, dark egret. It breeds in Zambia, Botswana, Namibia and Mozambique. It is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds applies...
  
  , Egretta vinaceigula
• Black Heron
  Black Heron
  The Black Heron also known as the Black Egret, is an African heron. It is a medium-sized , black-plumaged heron with yellow legs and feet. It is found south of the Sahara Desert, including Madagascar, and prefers shallow open waters, such as the edges of freshwater lakes and ponds...
  
  , Egretta ardesiaca
• Intermediate Egret
  Intermediate Egret
  The Intermediate Egret, Median Egret, or Yellow-billed Egret is a medium-sized heron. It is a resident breeder from east Africa across tropical southern Asia to Australia. It often nests in colonies with other herons, usually on platforms of sticks in trees or shrubs...
  
  , Egretta intermedia
• Little Blue Heron
  Little Blue Heron
  The Little Blue Heron, Egretta caerulea, is a small heron. It breeds from the Gulf states of the USA through Central America and the Caribbean south to Peru and Uruguay. It is a resident breeder in most of its range, but some northern breeders migrate to the southeastern USA or beyond in winter...
  
  , Egretta caerulea
• Little Egret
  Little Egret
  The Little Egret is a small white heron. It is the Old World counterpart to the very similar New World Snowy Egret.-Subspecies:Depending on authority, two or three subspecies of Little Egret are currently accepted....
  
  , Egretta garzetta
• Western Reef Heron
  Western Reef Heron
  The Western Reef Heron, Egretta gularis, also known as the Western Reef Egret, is a medium-sized heron. It occurs mainly on the coasts in tropical west Africa, the Red Sea, the Persian Gulf and east to India...
  
  , Egretta gularis
• Squacco Heron
  Squacco Heron
  The Squacco Heron, Ardeola ralloides, is a small heron, long, of which the body is , with wingspan. It is of Old World origins, breeding in southern Europe and the Greater Middle East.-Behaviour:...
  
  , Ardeola ralloides
• Indian Pond Heron
  Indian Pond Heron
  The Indian Pond Heron or Paddybird is a small heron. It is of Old World origins, breeding in southern Iran and east to India, Burma, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. They are widespread and common but can be easily missed when they stalk prey at the edge of small water-bodies or even when they roost...
  
  , Ardeola grayii
• Madagascar Pond Heron, Ardeola idae
• Rufous-bellied Heron
  Rufous-bellied Heron
  The Rufous-bellied Heron is a species of heron in the Ardeidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe....
  
  , Ardeola rufiventris
• Cattle Egret
  Cattle Egret
  The Cattle Egret is a cosmopolitan species of heron found in the tropics, subtropics and warm temperate zones. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Bubulcus, although some authorities regard its two subspecies as full species, the Western Cattle Egret and the Eastern Cattle Egret...
  
  , Bubulcus ibis
• Striated Heron
  Striated Heron
  The Striated Heron, Butorides striata, also known as Mangrove Heron, Little Heron or Green-backed Heron, is a small heron. Striated Herons are mostly non-migratory and noted for some interesting behavioral traits. Their breeding habitat is small wetlands in the Old World tropics from west Africa to...
  
  , Butorides striata
• Black-crowned Night Heron
  Black-crowned Night Heron
  The Black-crowned Night Heron commonly abbreviated to just Night Heron in Eurasia, is a medium-sized heron found throughout a large part of the world, except in the coldest regions and Australasia .-Description:Adults are...
  
  , Nycticorax nycticorax
• White-backed Night Heron, Gorsachius leuconotus
• White-crested Bittern
  White-crested Bittern
  The White-crested Tiger Heron , also known as the White-crested Bittern, is a species of heron in the Ardeidae family. It is in the monotypic genus Tigriornis...
  
  , Tigriornis leucolopha
• Little Bittern
  Little Bittern
  The Little Bittern is a wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae, native to the Old World, breeding in Africa, central and southern Europe, western and southern Asia, and Madagascar. Birds from temperate regions in Europe and western Asia are migratory, wintering in Africa and further south in...
  
  , Ixobrychus minutus
• Dwarf Bittern
  Dwarf Bittern
  The Dwarf Bittern is a species of heron in the Ardeidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea,...
  
  , Ixobrychus sturmii
• American Bittern
  American Bittern
  The American Bittern is a wading bird of the heron family Ardeidae. New evidence has led the American Ornithologists' Union to move the heron family into the order Pelecaniformes .-Description:...
  
  , Botaurus lentiginosus
• Great Bittern
  Great Bittern
  The Eurasian Bittern or Great Bittern is a wading bird of the heron family Ardeidae. It is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds applies.-Etymology:...
  
  , Botaurus stellaris

Stork

Stork

Storks are large, long-legged, long-necked wading birds with long, stout bills. They belong to the family Ciconiidae. They are the only family in the biological order Ciconiiformes, which was once much larger and held a number of families....

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Order: Ciconiiformes

Ciconiiformes

Traditionally, the order Ciconiiformes has included a variety of large, long-legged wading birds with large bills: storks, herons, egrets, ibises, spoonbills, and several others. Ciconiiformes are known from the Late Eocene...

. Family: Ciconiidae

• Yellow-billed Stork
  Yellow-billed Stork
  The Yellow-billed Stork, Mycteria ibis, is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. It occurs in Africa south of the Sahara and in Madagascar....
  
  , Mycteria ibis
• African Openbill, Anastomus lamelligerus
• Black Stork
  Black Stork
  The Black Stork Ciconia nigra is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. It is a widespread, but rare, species that breeds in the warmer parts of Europe, predominantly in central and eastern regions. This is a shy and wary species, unlike the closely related White Stork. It is seen in...
  
  , Ciconia nigra
• Abdim's Stork
  Abdim's Stork
  The Abdim's Stork, also known as White-bellied Stork, is a black stork with grey legs, red knees and feet, grey bill and white underparts. It has red facial skin in front of eye and blue skin near the bill in breeding season...
  
  , Ciconia abdimii
• Woolly-necked Stork
  Woolly-necked Stork
  The Woolly-necked Stork or White necked stork , Ciconia episcopus, is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. It can also be known as the Espiscopos....
  
  , Ciconia episcopus
• White Stork
  White Stork
  The White Stork is a large bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. Its plumage is mainly white, with black on its wings. Adults have long red legs and long pointed red beaks, and measure on average from beak tip to end of tail, with a wingspan...
  
  , Ciconia ciconia
• Saddle-billed Stork
  Saddle-billed Stork
  The Saddle-billed Stork is a large wading bird in the stork family, Ciconiidae. It is a widespread species which is a resident breeder in sub-Saharan Africa from Sudan, Ethiopia and Kenya south to South Africa, and in The Gambia, Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire and Chad in west Africa.This is a close...
  
  , Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
• Marabou Stork
  Marabou Stork
  The Marabou Stork, Leptoptilos crumeniferus, is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. It breeds in Africa south of the Sahara, occurring in both wet and arid habitats, often near human habitation, especially waste tips...
  
  , Leptoptilos crumeniferus

Shoebill

Shoebill

The Shoebill also known as Whalehead or Shoe-billed Stork, is a very large stork-like bird. It derives its name from its massive shoe-shaped bill. The adult bird is tall, long, across the wingspan and weighs . Their beaks have an average length of length of . The adult is mainly grey while the...

Order: Ciconiiformes

Ciconiiformes

Traditionally, the order Ciconiiformes has included a variety of large, long-legged wading birds with large bills: storks, herons, egrets, ibises, spoonbills, and several others. Ciconiiformes are known from the Late Eocene...

. Family: Balaenicipitidae

• Shoebill
  Shoebill
  The Shoebill also known as Whalehead or Shoe-billed Stork, is a very large stork-like bird. It derives its name from its massive shoe-shaped bill. The adult bird is tall, long, across the wingspan and weighs . Their beaks have an average length of length of . The adult is mainly grey while the...
  
  , Balaeniceps rex

Ibis

Ibis

The ibises are a group of long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae....

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Spoonbill

Spoonbills are a group of large, long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae, which also includes the Ibises.All have large, flat, spatulate bills and feed by wading through shallow water, sweeping the partly opened bill from side to side...

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Order: Ciconiiformes

Ciconiiformes

Traditionally, the order Ciconiiformes has included a variety of large, long-legged wading birds with large bills: storks, herons, egrets, ibises, spoonbills, and several others. Ciconiiformes are known from the Late Eocene...

. Family: Threskiornithidae

Threskiornithidae

The family Threskiornithidae includes 34 species of large terrestrial and wading birds, falling into two subfamilies, the ibises and the spoonbills. It was formerly known as Plataleidae. The spoonbills and ibises were once thought to be related to other groups of long-legged wading birds in the...

• Sacred Ibis
  Sacred Ibis
  The African Sacred Ibis is a species of ibis.-Description:An adult individual is 68 cm long with all-white body plumage apart from dark plumes on the rump. The bald head and neck, thick curved bill and legs are black. The white wings show a black rear border in flight...
  
  , Threskiornis aethiopicus
• Waldrapp, Geronticus eremita
• Bald Ibis
  Southern Bald Ibis
  The Southern Bald Ibis is a large bird found in open grassland or semi-desert in the mountains of southern Africa.This large, glossy, blue-black ibis has an unfeathered red face and head, and a long, decurved red bill. It breeds colonially on and amongst rocks and on cliffs, laying 2-3 eggs which...
  
  , Geronticus calvus
• Olive Ibis
  Olive Ibis
  The Olive Ibis is a species of bird in the Threskiornithidae family.It is found in Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, São Tomé and Príncipe, Sierra Leone, and Tanzania.- References : Database entry includes...
  
  , Bostrychia olivacea
• Spot-breasted Ibis
  Spot-breasted Ibis
  The Spot-breasted Ibis is a species of bird and is a member of the order Ciconiiformes and the family Threskiornithidae. It is a wading bird that lives is swampy forested areas and is found in tropical regions...
  
  , Bostrychia rara
• Hadada Ibis
  Hadada Ibis
  The Hadada or Hadeda Ibis, Bostrychia hagedash, is an ibis found in Sub-Saharan Africa.-Appearance:The Hadeda is a large , dark brown ibis with a white "moustache", glossy greenish purple wings, a large black bill with a red stripe on the upper mandible, and blackish legs.-Call:It has a...
  
  , Bostrychia hagedash
• Wattled Ibis
  Wattled Ibis
  The Wattled Ibis is a species of bird in the Threskiornithidae family. It is endemic to the Ethiopian highlands and is found only in Ethiopia and Eritrea.-Description:...
  
  , Bostrychia carunculata
• Glossy Ibis
  Glossy Ibis
  The Glossy Ibis is a wading bird in the ibis family Threskiornithidae.This is the most widespread ibis species, breeding in scattered sites in warm regions of Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Atlantic and Caribbean region of the Americas...
  
  , Plegadis falcinellus
• Eurasian Spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia
• African Spoonbill
  African Spoonbill
  The African Spoonbill is a long-legged wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family Threskiornithidae. The species is widespread across Africa and Madagascar, including Botswana, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. It lives in marshy wetlands with some open shallow water and...
  
  , Platalea alba

Flamingo

Flamingo

Flamingos or flamingoes are gregarious wading birds in the genus Phoenicopterus , the only genus in the family Phoenicopteridae...

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Order: Phoenicopteriformes. Family: Phoenicopteridae

• Greater Flamingo
  Greater Flamingo
  The Greater Flamingo is the most widespread species of the flamingo family. It is found in parts of Africa, southern Asia , and southern Europe...
  
  , Phoenicopterus roseus
• Lesser Flamingo
  Lesser Flamingo
  The Lesser Flamingo is a species in the flamingo family of birds that resides in Africa and in southern Asia...
  
  , Phoenicopterus minor

Duck

Duck

Duck is the common name for a large number of species in the Anatidae family of birds, which also includes swans and geese. The ducks are divided among several subfamilies in the Anatidae family; they do not represent a monophyletic group but a form taxon, since swans and geese are not considered...

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Goose

The word goose is the English name for a group of waterfowl, belonging to the family Anatidae. This family also includes swans, most of which are larger than true geese, and ducks, which are smaller....

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Swan

Swans, genus Cygnus, are birds of the family Anatidae, which also includes geese and ducks. Swans are grouped with the closely related geese in the subfamily Anserinae where they form the tribe Cygnini. Sometimes, they are considered a distinct subfamily, Cygninae...

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Order: Anseriformes

Anseriformes

The order Anseriformes contains about 150 living species of birds in three extant families: the Anhimidae , Anseranatidae , and the Anatidae, which includes over 140 species of waterfowl, among them the ducks, geese, and swans.All species in the order are highly adapted for an aquatic existence at...

. Family: Anatidae

Anatidae

Anatidae is the biological family of birds that includes ducks, geese and swans. The family has a cosmopolitan distribution, occurring on all the world's continents except Antarctica and on most of the world's islands and island groups...

• Fulvous Whistling Duck
  Fulvous Whistling Duck
  The Fulvous Whistling Duck, Dendrocygna bicolor, is a whistling duck which breeds across the world's tropical regions in much of Central and South America, Sub-Saharan Africa, the Indian subcontinent, and the Gulf Coast of the United States....
  
  , Dendrocygna bicolor
• White-faced Whistling Duck
  White-faced Whistling Duck
  The White-faced Whistling Duck, Dendrocygna viduata, is a whistling duck which breeds in sub-Saharan Africa and much of South America.This species is gregarious, and at favoured sites, the flocks of a thousand or more birds arriving at dawn are an impressive sight...
  
  , Dendrocygna viduata
• White-backed Duck
  White-backed Duck
  The White-backed Duck is a waterbird of the family Anatidae. It is distinct from all other ducks, but most closely related to the whistling ducks in the subfamily Dendrocygninae, though also showing some similarities to the stiff-tailed ducks in the subfamily Oxyurinae...
  
  , Thalassornis leuconotus
• Mute Swan
  Mute Swan
  The Mute Swan is a species of swan, and thus a member of the duck, goose and swan family Anatidae. It is native to much of Europe and Asia, and the far north of Africa. It is also an introduced species in North America, Australasia and southern Africa. The name 'mute' derives from it being less...
  
  , Cygnus olor
• Whooper Swan
  Whooper Swan
  The Whooper Swan , Cygnus cygnus, is a large Northern Hemisphere swan. It is the Eurasian counterpart of the North American Trumpeter Swan. An old name for the Whooper Swan is Elk; it is so called in Francis Willughby and John Ray's Ornithology of 1676.-Description:The Whooper Swan is similar in...
  
  , Cygnus cygnus
• Tundra Swan, Cygnus columbianus
• Bean Goose
  Bean Goose
  The Bean Goose is a medium to large goose breeding in northern Europe and Asia. It was split into two species by the American Ornithologists' Union in 2007, however it is still regarded as a single species by the British Ornithologists' Union – see below...
  
  , Anser fabalis
• Pink-footed Goose
  Pink-footed Goose
  The Pink-footed Goose is a goose which breeds in eastern Greenland, Iceland and Svalbard. It is migratory, wintering in northwest Europe, especially Great Britain, the Netherlands, and western Denmark...
  
  , Anser brachyrhynchus
• Greater White-fronted Goose, Anser albifrons
• Lesser White-fronted Goose
  Lesser White-fronted Goose
  The Lesser White-fronted Goose is a goose closely related to the larger White-fronted Goose .It breeds in northernmost Asia, but it is a scarce breeder in Europe. There is a re-introduction scheme in Fennoscandia....
  
  , Anser erythropus
• Greylag Goose
  Greylag Goose
  The Greylag Goose , Anser anser, is a bird with a wide range in the Old World. It is the type species of the genus Anser....
  
  , Anser anser
• Snow Goose
  Snow Goose
  The Snow Goose , also known as the Blue Goose, is a North American species of goose. Its name derives from the typically white plumage. The genus of this bird is disputed...
  
  , Chen caerulescens
• Barnacle Goose
  Barnacle Goose
  The Barnacle Goose belongs to the genus Branta of black geese, which contains species with largely black plumage, distinguishing them from the grey Anser species...
  
  , Branta leucopsis
• Brent Goose
  Brent Goose
  The Brant or Brent Goose, Branta bernicla, is a species of goose of the genus Branta. The Black Brant is an American subspecies. The specific descriptor bernicla is from the same source as "barnacle" in Barnacle Goose, which looks similar but is not a close relation.-Appearance:The Brant Goose is...
  
  , Branta bernicla
• Red-breasted Goose
  Red-breasted Goose
  The Red-breasted Goose is an endangered species of goose in the genus Branta. It is sometimes separated in Rufibrenta but appears close enough to the Brent Goose to make this unnecessary, despite its distinct appearance.- Description :All the species of the Branta genus are distinguished by their...
  
  , Branta ruficollis
• Blue-winged Goose
  Blue-winged Goose
  The Blue-winged Goose is a waterfowl species which is endemic to Ethiopia. It is the only member of the genus Cyanochen.- Relations :...
  
  , Cyanochen cyanoptera
• Egyptian Goose
  Egyptian Goose
  The Egyptian Goose is a member of the duck, goose and swan family Anatidae. It is in the shelduck subfamily Tadorninae, and is the only extant member of the genus Alopochen...
  
  , Alopochen aegyptiaca
• Ruddy Shelduck
  Ruddy Shelduck
  The Ruddy Shelduck, Tadorna ferruginea, is a member of the duck, goose and swan family Anatidae. It is in the shelduck subfamily Tadorninae...
  
  , Tadorna ferruginea
• South African Shelduck, Tadorna cana
• Common Shelduck
  Common Shelduck
  The Common Shelduck is a waterfowl species shelduck genus Tadorna. It is widespread and common in Eurasia, mainly breeding in temperate and wintering in subtropical regions; in winter, it can also be found in the Maghreb...
  
  , Tadorna tadorna
• Spur-winged Goose
  Spur-winged Goose
  The Spur-winged Goose is a large bird in the family Anatidae, related to the geese and the shelducks, but distinct from both of these in a number of anatomical features, and therefore treated in its own subfamily, the Plectropterinae...
  
  , Plectropterus gambensis
• Comb Duck
  Comb Duck
  The Knob-billed Duck , or Comb Duck, is an unusual, pan-tropical duck, found in tropical wetlands in sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar and south Asia from Pakistan to Laos and extreme southern China...
  
  , Sarkidiornis melanotos
• Hartlaub's Duck
  Hartlaub's Duck
  The Hartlaub's Duck is a dark chestnut-coloured duck of African forests. Formerly included in the paraphyletic "perching duck" assemblage, it was later moved to the dabbling duck assemblage...
  
  , Pteronetta hartlaubii
• Cotton Pygmy-goose, Nettapus coromandelianus
• African Pygmy-goose, Nettapus auritus
• Wood Duck
  Wood Duck
  The Wood Duck or Carolina Duck is a species of duck found in North America. It is one of the most colourful of North American waterfowl.-Description:...
  
  , Aix sponsa
• Mandarin Duck
  Mandarin Duck
  The Mandarin Duck , or just Mandarin, is a medium-sized perching duck, closely related to the North American Wood Duck. It is 41–49 cm long with a 65–75 cm wingspan.-Description:...
  
  , Aix galericulata
• African Black Duck
  African Black Duck
  The African Black Duck is a species of duck of the genus Anas. It is genetically closest to the mallard group , but shows some peculiarities in its behavior and plumage; it is accordingly placed in the subgenus Melananas pending further research.The African Black Duck is an...
  
  , Anas sparsa
• Eurasian Wigeon, Anas penelope
• American Wigeon
  American Wigeon
  The American Wigeon, also American Widgeon or Baldpate, is a species of wigeon in the dabbling duck genus Anas. If this is split up, all wigeons will go into their old genus Mareca again...
  
  , Anas americana
• Gadwall
  Gadwall
  The Gadwall is a common and widespread duck of the family Anatidae.- Description :The Gadwall is 46–56 cm long with a 78–90 cm wingspan. The male is slightly larger than the female, weighing on average 990 g against her 850 g...
  
  , Anas strepera
• Green-winged Teal
  Green-winged Teal
  The Green-winged Teal is a common and widespread duck that breeds in the northern areas of North America except on the Aleutian Islands. It was considered conspecific with the Common Teal The Green-winged Teal (Anas carolinensis) is a common and widespread duck that breeds in the northern areas of...
  
  , Anas carolinensis
• Eurasian Teal, Anas crecca
• Cape Teal
  Cape Teal
  The Cape Teal is a 44-46 cm long dabbling duck of open wetlands in sub-Saharan Africa.This species is essentially non-migratory, although it moves opportunistically with the rains. Like many southern ducks, the sexes are similar. It is very pale and mainly grey, with a browner back and pink...
  
  , Anas capensis
• Mallard
  Mallard
  The Mallard , or Wild Duck , is a dabbling duck which breeds throughout the temperate and subtropical Americas, Europe, Asia, and North Africa, and has been introduced to New Zealand and Australia....
  
  , Anas platyrhynchos
• Yellow-billed Duck
  Yellow-billed Duck
  The Yellow-billed Duck, Anas undulata, is a 51–58 cm long dabbling duck which is an abundant resident breeder in southern and eastern Africa.This duck is not migratory, but will wander in the dry season to find suitable waters...
  
  , Anas undulata
• Northern Pintail
  Northern Pintail
  The Pintail or Northern Pintail is a widely occurring duck which breeds in the northern areas of Europe, Asia and North America. It is strongly migratory and winters south of its breeding range to the equator...
  
  , Anas acuta
• Red-billed Duck, Anas erythrorhyncha
• Hottentot Teal
  Hottentot Teal
  The Hottentot Teal is a species of dabbling duck of the genus Anas. It is migratory resident in eastern and southern Africa, from Sudan and Ethiopia west to Niger and Nigeria and south to South Africa and Namibia. In west Africa and Madagascar it is sedentary.The Hottentot Teal breed year round,...
  
  , Anas hottentota
• Garganey
  Garganey
  The Garganey is a small dabbling duck. It breeds in much of Europe and western Asia, but is strictly migratory, with the entire population moving to southern Africa, India Santragachi and Australasia in winter, where large flocks can occur. This species was first described by Linnaeus in 1758...
  
  , Anas querquedula
• Blue-winged Teal
  Blue-winged Teal
  The Blue-winged Teal is a small dabbling duck from North America.-Description:The Blue-winged Teal is long, with a wingspan of , and a weight of . The adult male has a greyish blue head with a white facial crescent, a light brown body with a white patch near the rear and a black tail. The adult...
  
  , Anas discors
• Cape Shoveler
  Cape Shoveler
  The Cape Shoveler Anas smithii formerly known as Cape Shoveller is a species of dabbling duck of the genus Anas. It is resident in South Africa, and uncommon further north in Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, southern Angola, Lesotho, Mozambique, and Zambia.This 51–53 cm long duck is non-migratory,...
  
  , Anas smithii
• Northern Shoveler
  Northern Shoveler
  The Northern Shoveler , Northern Shoveller in British English, sometimes known simply as the Shoveler, is a common and widespread duck. It breeds in northern areas of Europe and Asia and across most of North America, and is a rare vagrant to Australia...
  
  , Anas clypeata
• Marbled Teal, Marmaronetta angustirostris
• Red-crested Pochard
  Red-crested Pochard
  The Red-crested Pochard is a large diving duck.Their breeding habitat is lowland marshes and lakes in southern Europe and southern and central Asia. They are somewhat migratory, and northern birds winter further south and into north Africa.The adult male is unmistakable. It has a rounded orange...
  
  , Netta rufina
• Southern Pochard
  Southern Pochard
  The Southern Pochard is a duck.There are two subspecies, the South American Pochard N. e. erythrophthalma and the African Pochard N. e...
  
  , Netta erythrophthalma
• Common Pochard, Aythya ferina
• Ring-necked Duck
  Ring-necked Duck
  The Ring-necked Duck is a smaller diving duck from North America.The adult male is similar in color pattern to the Eurasian Tufted Duck, its relative. It has a grey bill with a white band, a shiny purple head, a white breast, yellow eyes and a dark grey back...
  
  , Aythya collaris
• Ferruginous Pochard, Aythya nyroca
• Tufted Duck
  Tufted Duck
  The Tufted Duck, Aythya fuligula, is a medium-sized diving duck with a population of close to one million birds.- Description :The adult male is all black except for white flanks and a blue-grey bill. It has an obvious head tuft that gives the species its name.The adult female is brown with paler...
  
  , Aythya fuligula
• Greater Scaup
  Greater Scaup
  The Greater Scaup , just Scaup in Europe, or colloquially known as "Bluebill", for its bright blue bill, is small compared to other diving ducks, however it is larger than the closely related Lesser Scaup...
  
  , Aythya marila
• Lesser Scaup
  Lesser Scaup
  The Lesser Scaup is a small North American diving duck that migrates south as far as Central America in winter. It is colloquially known as the Little Bluebill or Broadbill because of its distinctive blue bill...
  
  , Aythya affinis
• Black Scoter
  Black Scoter
  The Black or American Scoter is a large sea duck, 43 to 49 centimeters in length. Together with the Common Scoter M. nigra, it forms the subgenus Oidemia; the two are sometimes considered conspecific, the Black Scoter then being referred to as M. nigra americana...
  
  , Melanitta nigra
• White-winged Scoter
  White-winged Scoter
  The White-winged Scoter is a large sea duck.-Description:It is characterised by its bulky shape and large bill. This is the largest species of scoter. Females range from 950-1950 grams and 48–56 cm , averaging 1180 grams and 52.3 cm . She is brown with pale head patches...
  
  , Melanitta fusca
• Common Goldeneye
  Common Goldeneye
  The Common Goldeneye is a medium-sized sea duck of the genus Bucephala, the goldeneyes. Their closest relative is the similar Barrow's Goldeneye....
  
  , Bucephala clangula
• Smew
  Smew
  The Smew is a small duck, which is somewhat intermediate between the typical mergansers and the goldeneyes . It is the only member of the genus Mergellus; sometimes included in Mergus, this genus is distinct and might actually be a bit closer to the goldeneyes...
  
  , Mergellus albellus
• Red-breasted Merganser
  Red-breasted Merganser
  The Red-breasted Merganser is a diving duck.-Taxonomy:The Red-breasted Merganser was one of the many species originally described by Linnaeus in his 18th-century work, Systema Naturae.-Description:...
  
  , Mergus serrator
• Common Merganser
  Common Merganser
  The Common Merganser or Goosander Mergus merganser is a large duck, of rivers and lakes of forested areas of Europe, northern and central Asia, and North America. It eats fish and nests in holes in trees...
  
  , Mergus merganser
• Ruddy Duck
  Ruddy Duck
  The Ruddy Duck is a small stiff-tailed duck.Their breeding habitat is marshy lakes and ponds throughout much of North America, and in South America in the Andes. They nest in dense marsh vegetation near water. The female builds her nest out of grass, locating it in tall vegetation to hide it from...
  
  , Oxyura jamaicensis
• White-headed Duck
  White-headed Duck
  The White-headed Duck is a small stiff-tailed duck.Adult males have a grey and reddish body, a blue bill and a largely white head with a black cap and neck. Adult females have a grey-brown body with a white face and a darker bill, cap and a cheek stripe.This duck breeds in Spain and North Africa,...
  
  , Oxyura leucocephala
• Maccoa Duck
  Maccoa Duck
  The Maccoa Duck is a small long African stiff-tailed duck.Adult males have a chestnut body, a blue bill and a black head...
  
  , Oxyura maccoa

Osprey

Osprey

The Osprey , sometimes known as the sea hawk or fish eagle, is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey. It is a large raptor, reaching more than in length and across the wings...

Order: Falconiformes

Falconiformes

The order Falconiformes is a group of about 290 species of birds that comprises the diurnal birds of prey. Raptor classification is difficult and the order is treated in several ways.- Classification problems :...

. Family: Pandionidae

• Osprey
  Osprey
  The Osprey , sometimes known as the sea hawk or fish eagle, is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey. It is a large raptor, reaching more than in length and across the wings...
  
  , Pandion haliaetus

Hawk

Hawk

The term hawk can be used in several ways:* In strict usage in Australia and Africa, to mean any of the species in the subfamily Accipitrinae, which comprises the genera Accipiter, Micronisus, Melierax, Urotriorchis and Megatriorchis. The large and widespread Accipiter genus includes goshawks,...

s, eagle

Eagle

Eagles are members of the bird family Accipitridae, and belong to several genera which are not necessarily closely related to each other. Most of the more than 60 species occur in Eurasia and Africa. Outside this area, just two species can be found in the United States and Canada, nine more in...

s and kite

Kite (bird)

Kites are raptors with long wings and weak legs which spend a great deal of time soaring. Most feed mainly on carrion but some take various amounts of live prey.They are birds of prey which, along with hawks and eagles, are from the family Accipitridae....

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Order: Falconiformes

Falconiformes

The order Falconiformes is a group of about 290 species of birds that comprises the diurnal birds of prey. Raptor classification is difficult and the order is treated in several ways.- Classification problems :...

. Family: Accipitridae

Accipitridae

The Accipitridae, one of the two major families within the order Accipitriformes , are a family of small to large birds with strongly hooked bills and variable morphology based on diet. They feed on a range of prey items from insects to medium-sized mammals, with a number feeding on carrion and a...

• African Cuckoo Hawk, Aviceda cuculoides
• European Honey Buzzard, Pernis apivorus
• Crested Honey Buzzard, Pernis ptilorhynchus
• Bat Hawk
  Bat Hawk
  The Bat Hawk is a raptor found in sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia to New Guinea. It is named for its diet, which consists mainly of bats. It requires open space in which to hunt, but will live anywhere from dense rainforest to semi-arid veld.-Description:The Bat Hawk is a slender, medium-sized...
  
  , Macheiramphus alcinus
• Black-shouldered Kite
  Black-shouldered Kite
  The Black-shouldered Kite or Australian Black-shouldered Kite is a small raptor found in open habitat throughout Australia and resembles similar species found in Eurasia and North America, which have in the past also been named as Black-shouldered Kites...
  
  , Elanus caeruleus
• Scissor-tailed Kite, Chelictinia riocourii
• Red Kite
  Red Kite
  The Red Kite is a medium-large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as eagles, buzzards, and harriers. The species is currently endemic to the Western Palearctic region in Europe and northwest Africa, though formerly also occurred just...
  
  , Milvus milvus
• Black Kite
  Black Kite
  The Black Kite is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors. Unlike others of the group, they are opportunistic hunters and are more likely to scavenge. They spend a lot of time soaring and gliding in thermals in search of food. Their...
  
  , Milvus migrans
• African Fish Eagle
  African Fish Eagle
  The African Fish Eagle or – to distinguish it from the true fish eagles , the African Sea Eagle – is a large species of eagle that is found throughout sub-Saharan Africa wherever large bodies of open water occur that have an abundant food supply. As a result of its large range, it is known in many...
  
  , Haliaeetus vocifer
• White-tailed Eagle
  White-tailed Eagle
  The White-tailed Eagle , also known as the Sea Eagle, Erne , or White-tailed Sea-eagle, is a large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae which includes other raptors such as hawks, kites, and harriers...
  
  , Haliaeetus albicilla
• Palm-nut Vulture
  Palm-nut Vulture
  The Palm-nut Vulture or Vulturine Fish Eagle, is a very large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as kites, buzzards and harriers, vultures, and eagles. It is the only member of the genus Gypohierax...
  
  , Gypohierax angolensis
• Hooded Vulture
  Hooded Vulture
  The Hooded Vulture is an Old World vulture in the order Accipitriformes, which also includes eagles, kites, buzzards and hawks. It is the only member of the genus Necrosyrtes....
  
  , Necrosyrtes monachus
• Lammergeier
  Lammergeier
  The Lammergeier, Lammergeyer, or Bearded Vulture, Gypaetus barbatus , is the only member of the genus Gypaetus. Traditionally considered an Old World vulture, it actually forms a minor lineage of Accipitridae together with the Egyptian Vulture , its closest living relative...
  
  , Gypaetus barbatus
• Egyptian Vulture
  Egyptian Vulture
  The Egyptian Vulture is a small Old World vulture, found widely distributed from southwestern Europe and northern Africa to southern Asia. It is the only living member of the genus Neophron. It has sometimes also been known as the White Scavenger Vulture or Pharaoh's Chicken...
  
  , Neophron percnopterus
• White-backed Vulture
  White-backed Vulture
  The White-backed Vulture is an Old World vulture in the family Accipitridae, which also includes eagles, kites, buzzards and hawks. It is closely related to the European Griffon Vulture, G. fulvus...
  
  , Gyps africanus
• Rüppell's Vulture
  Rüppell's Vulture
  Rüppell's Vulture is a large vulture that occurs throughout the Sahel region of central Africa. The current population of 30,000 is in decline due to ongoing loss of habitat and other pressures...
  
  , Gyps rueppellii
• Eurasian Griffon, Gyps fulvus
• Cape Griffon, Gyps coprotheres
• Cinereous Vulture, Aegypius monachus
• Lappet-faced Vulture
  Lappet-faced Vulture
  The Lappet-faced Vulture or Nubian Vulture is a mostly African Old World vulture belonging to the bird order Accipitriformes, which also includes eagles, kites, buzzards and hawks. It is the only member of the genus Torgos. A distinct subspecies T. t. negevensis occurs in the Sinai, the Negev...
  
  , Torgos tracheliotus
• White-headed Vulture
  White-headed Vulture
  The White-headed Vulture is an Old World vulture endemic to Africa. It has a pink beak and a white crest, and the featherless areas on its head are pale. Its has dark brown upper parts and black tail feathers. The feathers on its lower parts and legs are white. It has a wing span of 2 m and spends...
  
  , Trigonoceps occipitalis
• Short-toed Snake Eagle, Circaetus gallicus
• Beaudouin's Snake Eagle, Circaetus beaudouini
• Black-breasted Snake Eagle, Circaetus pectoralis
• Brown Snake Eagle, Circaetus cinereus
• Fasciated Snake Eagle, Circaetus fasciolatus
• Banded Snake Eagle, Circaetus cinerascens
• Bateleur
  Bateleur
  The Bateleur is a medium-sized eagle in the bird family Accipitridae which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as buzzards, kites and harriers...
  
  , Terathopius ecaudatus
• Congo Serpent Eagle, Dryotriorchis spectabilis
• Western Marsh Harrier
  Western Marsh Harrier
  The Western Marsh-harrier is a mid-sized harrier, a bird of prey from temperate and subtropical western Eurasia and adjacent Africa. It is also known as the Eurasian Marsh-harrier....
  
  , Circus aeruginosus
• African Marsh Harrier
  African Marsh Harrier
  The African Marsh Harrier is a bird of prey belonging to the harrier genus Circus. It is found in southern, central and eastern Africa from South Africa north to Sudan with a vagrant record from Nigeria. It is particularly common in the Okavango Delta in Botswana...
  
  , Circus ranivorus
• Black Harrier
  Black Harrier
  The Black Harrier, Circus maurus, is a medium-sized African harrier of South Africa, Botswana and Namibia.When perched, this bird appears all black. However, in flight a white rump and flight feathers become visible. Its morphology is comparable to that of other harriers, with a slim body, narrow...
  
  , Circus maurus
• Northern Harrier, Circus cyaneus
• Pallid Harrier
  Pallid Harrier
  The Pale or Pallid Harrier is a migratory bird of prey of the harrier family. It breeds in southern parts of eastern Europe and central Asia and winters mainly in India and southeast Asia...
  
  , Circus macrourus
• Montagu's Harrier
  Montagu's Harrier
  The Montagu's Harrier is a migratory bird of prey of the harrier family. Its common name commemorates the British naturalist George Montagu.-Plumage:...
  
  , Circus pygargus
• African Harrier Hawk, Polyboroides typus
• Lizard Buzzard
  Lizard Buzzard
  The Lizard Buzzard is a bird of prey. It belongs to the family Accipitridae. Despite its name, it may be more closely related to the Accipiter hawks than the Buteo buzzards....
  
  , Kaupifalco monogrammicus
• Dark Chanting Goshawk
  Dark Chanting Goshawk
  The Dark Chanting Goshawk is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. The Accipitridae also include many other diurnal raptors such as kites, eagles and harriers....
  
  , Melierax metabates
• Eastern Chanting Goshawk
  Eastern Chanting Goshawk
  The Eastern Chanting Goshawk or Somali Chanting Goshawk is a bird of prey of East Africa.-Taxonomy:...
  
  , Melierax poliopterus
• Pale Chanting Goshawk
  Pale Chanting Goshawk
  The Pale Chanting Goshawk is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae.This hawk breeds in southern Africa. It is a resident species of dry, open semi-desert with 75 cm or less annual rainfall. It is commonly seen perched on roadside telephone poles.This species is 56–65 cm long. The...
  
  , Melierax canorus
• Gabar Goshawk
  Gabar Goshawk
  The Gabar Goshawk is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana,...
  
  , Micronisus gabar
• Red-chested Goshawk
  Red-chested Goshawk
  The Red-chested Goshawk is a hawk of West Africa. It is often considered conspecific with the African Goshawk.-Range and habitat:...
  
  , Accipiter toussenelii
• African Goshawk
  African Goshawk
  The African Goshawk is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family.As defined here following the Handbook of the Birds of the World, it is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique,...
  
  , Accipiter tachiro
• Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk
  Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk
  The Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria, and Uganda....
  
  , Accipiter castanilius
• Shikra
  Shikra
  The Shikra is a small bird of prey in the family Accipitridae found widely distributed in Asia and Africa where it is also called the Little Banded Goshawk. The African forms may represent a separate species but have usually been considered as subspecies of the Shikra...
  
  , Accipiter badius
• Levant Sparrowhawk
  Levant Sparrowhawk
  The Levant Sparrowhawk is a small bird of prey in the family Accipitridae which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as eagles, buzzards and harriers....
  
  , Accipiter brevipes
• Red-thighed Sparrowhawk
  Red-thighed Sparrowhawk
  The Red-thighed Sparrowhawk is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria,...
  
  , Accipiter erythropus
• Little Sparrowhawk
  Little Sparrowhawk
  The Little Sparrowhawk is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda,...
  
  , Accipiter minullus
• Ovampo Sparrowhawk
  Ovampo Sparrowhawk
  The Ovambo or Ovampo Sparrowhawk is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia,...
  
  , Accipiter ovampensis
• Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus
• Rufous-chested Sparrowhawk
  Rufous-chested Sparrowhawk
  The Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk , also known as the Rufous-chested Sparrowhawk, is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family...
  
  , Accipiter rufiventris
• Black Goshawk
  Black Goshawk
  The Black Sparrowhawk , sometimes known as the Black Goshawk or Great Sparrowhawk, is the largest African member of the genus Accipiter . Downloaded on 06 October 2011....
  
  , Accipiter melanoleucus
• Northern Goshawk, Accipiter gentilis
• Long-tailed Hawk
  Long-tailed Hawk
  The Long-tailed Hawk is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as kites, eagles and harriers. It is the only member of the genus Urotriorchis....
  
  , Urotriorchis macrourus
• Grasshopper Buzzard
  Grasshopper Buzzard
  The Grasshopper Buzzard is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali,...
  
  , Butastur rufipennis
• Eurasian Buzzard, Buteo buteo
• Mountain Buzzard
  Mountain Buzzard
  The Mountain Buzzard is a bird of prey that lives in montane forests in East Africa and forests and plantations in South Africa. The latter population is sometimes considered a separate species, the Forest Buzzard The Mountain Buzzard (Buteo oreophilus) is a bird of prey that lives in montane...
  
  , Buteo oreophilus
• Long-legged Buzzard
  Long-legged Buzzard
  The Long-legged Buzzard is a bird of prey.-Description:It is similar in appearance to the Rough-legged Buzzard , but larger and more robust. There are many different colour forms, but usually Long-leggeds have a clear orange tint to the plumage, red or orange tail, pale head and largely white...
  
  , Buteo rufinus
• Rough-legged Hawk, Buteo lagopus
• Red-necked Buzzard
  Red-necked Buzzard
  The Red-necked Buzzard is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea,...
  
  , Buteo auguralis
• Augur Buzzard
  Augur Buzzard
  The Augur Buzzard is a 55–60 cm long African bird of prey. The taxonomy on this species is confusing, with some taxonomists considering this species, the Jackal Buzzard, and the Archer's Buzzard to be the same superspecies. Many taxonomists consider them all to be distinct, having...
  
  , Buteo augur
• Archer's Buzzard
  Archer's Buzzard
  The Archer's Buzzard is a 50–55 cm long African bird of prey. The taxonomy on this species is confusing, with some taxonomists considering this species, the Jackal Buzzard, and the Augur Buzzard to be the same superspecies. Many taxonomists consider them all to be distinct, having different...
  
  , Buteo archeri
• Jackal Buzzard
  Jackal Buzzard
  The Jackal Buzzard is a 45–55 cm long African bird of prey. The taxonomy on this species is confusing, with some taxonomists considering this species, the Archer's Buzzard, and the Augur Buzzard to be the same superspecies. Many taxonomists consider them all to be distinct, having different...
  
  , Buteo rufofuscus
• Lesser Spotted Eagle
  Lesser Spotted Eagle
  The Lesser Spotted Eagle is a large Eastern European bird of prey. Like all typical eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae...
  
  , Aquila pomarina
• Greater Spotted Eagle
  Greater Spotted Eagle
  The Greater Spotted Eagle , occasionally just called the spotted eagle, is a large bird of prey. Like all typical eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae...
  
  , Aquila clanga
• Tawny Eagle
  Tawny Eagle
  The Tawny Eagle is a large bird of prey. Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae. It was once considered to be closely related to the migratory Steppe Eagle, Aquila nipalensis, and the two forms have previously been treated as conspecific...
  
  , Aquila rapax
• Steppe Eagle
  Steppe Eagle
  The Steppe Eagle is a bird of prey. It is about in length and has a wingspan of . Females, weighing 2.3–4.9 kg , are slightly larger than males, at 2–3.5 kg . Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae...
  
  , Aquila nipalensis
• Spanish Eagle, Aquila adalberti
• Imperial Eagle
  Eastern Imperial Eagle
  The Eastern Imperial Eagle is a large species of bird of prey that breeds from southeastern Europe to central Asia. Most populations are migratory and winter in northeastern Africa, and southern and eastern Asia. The Spanish Imperial Eagle, found in Spain and Portugal, was formerly lumped with...
  
  , Aquila heliaca
• Wahlberg's Eagle
  Wahlberg's Eagle
  The Wahlberg's Eagle is a bird of prey. It is about 55–60 cm in length and has a wingspan of 130–160 cm. Body mass is 1.04 kg for males and 1.3 kg for females on average. Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae.Wahlberg's Eagle breeds in most of Africa south of...
  
  , Aquila wahlbergi
• Golden Eagle
  Golden Eagle
  The Golden Eagle is one of the best known birds of prey in the Northern Hemisphere. Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae. Once widespread across the Holarctic, it has disappeared from many of the more heavily populated areas...
  
  , Aquila chrysaetos
• Verreaux's Eagle
  Verreaux's Eagle
  Verreaux's Eagle , alternatively known as the Black Eagle , is a large bird of prey. This eagle lives in hilly and mountaineous regions of southern and eastern Africa , and very locally in Western Asia.- Description :It is long. Males weigh and females weigh...
  
  , Aquila verreauxii
• Bonelli's Eagle
  Bonelli's Eagle
  The Bonelli's Eagle is a large bird of prey. Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae.It breeds in southern Europe, Africa both north and south of the Sahara Desert and across southern Asia to Indonesia...
  
  , Aquila fasciatus
• African Hawk-Eagle, Aquila spilogaster
• Booted Eagle
  Booted Eagle
  The Booted Eagle is a medium-sized bird of prey. It is about in length and has a wingspan of . Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae....
  
  , Aquila pennatus
• Ayres's Hawk-Eagle
  Ayres's Hawk-eagle
  Ayres's Hawk-Eagle is a species of bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. It is found throughout Sub-Saharan Africa. Its name honours South African ornithologist Thomas Ayres.-References:...
  
  , Aquila ayresii
• Martial Eagle
  Martial Eagle
  The Martial Eagle , is a very large eagle found in open and semi-open habitats of sub-Saharan Africa. It is the only member of the genus Polemaetus.-Description:...
  
  , Polemaetus bellicosus
• Long-crested Eagle
  Long-crested Eagle
  The Long-crested Eagle is a bird of prey. Like all eagles, it is in the family Accipitridae. It is currently placed in a monotypic genus Lophaetus....
  
  , Lophaetus occipitalis
• Cassin's Hawk-Eagle
  Cassin's Hawk-eagle
  The Cassin's Hawk-eagle is a bird of prey in the Accipitridae family. It is found in western, central and eastern Africa. They prefer dense, humid forests....
  
  , Spizaetus africanus
• Crowned Hawk Eagle, Stephanoaetus coronatus

Secretary-bird

Order: Falconiformes

Falconiformes

The order Falconiformes is a group of about 290 species of birds that comprises the diurnal birds of prey. Raptor classification is difficult and the order is treated in several ways.- Classification problems :...

. Family: Sagittariidae

• Secretary-bird, Sagittarius serpentarius

Falcon

Falcon

A falcon is any species of raptor in the genus Falco. The genus contains 37 species, widely distributed throughout Europe, Asia, and North America....

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Order: Falconiformes

Falconiformes

The order Falconiformes is a group of about 290 species of birds that comprises the diurnal birds of prey. Raptor classification is difficult and the order is treated in several ways.- Classification problems :...

. Family: Falconidae

Falconidae

The falcons and caracaras are around 60 species of diurnal birds of prey that make up the family Falconidae. The family is divided into two subfamiles, Polyborinae, which includes the caracaras and forest falcons, and Falconinae, the falcons, kestrels and falconets.-Description:Falcons and...

• Pygmy Falcon, Polihierax semitorquatus
• Lesser Kestrel
  Lesser Kestrel
  The Lesser Kestrel is a small falcon. This species breeds from the Mediterranean across southern central Asia to China and Mongolia. It is a summer migrant, wintering in Africa and Pakistan and sometimes even to India and Iraq. It is rare north of its breeding range, and declining in its European...
  
  , Falco naumanni
• Eurasian Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus
• Greater Kestrel
  Greater Kestrel
  The Greater Kestrel or White-eyed Kestrel is a bird of prey belonging to the falcon family Falconidae. It is one of the largest kestrels and is found in open country in southern and eastern Africa.-Description:...
  
  , Falco rupicoloides
• Fox Kestrel
  Fox Kestrel
  The Fox Kestrel is a bird of prey belonging to the falcon family Falconidae. It is found in arid, open country in Africa.-Description:...
  
  , Falco alopex
• Grey Kestrel
  Grey Kestrel
  The Grey Kestrel is an African bird of prey belonging to the falcon family Falconidae. Its closest relatives are the Banded Kestrel and Dickinson's Kestrel and the three are sometimes placed in the subgenus Dissodectes....
  
  , Falco ardosiaceus
• Dickinson's Kestrel
  Dickinson's Kestrel
  Dickinson's Kestrel is a bird of prey of southern and eastern Africa belonging to the falcon family Falconidae. It is named after John Dickinson, an English physician and missionary who collected the type specimen. It is also known as the White-rumped Kestrel...
  
  , Falco dickinsoni
• Red-necked Falcon
  Red-necked Falcon
  The Red-necked Falcon or Red-headed Merlin is a bird of prey in the falcon family. This bird is a widespread resident in India and adjacent regions as well as sub-Saharan Africa. It is sometimes called Turumti locally....
  
  , Falco chicquera
• Red-footed Falcon
  Red-footed Falcon
  The Red-footed Falcon , formerly Western Red-footed Falcon, is a bird of prey. It belongs to the family Falconidae, the falcons. This bird is found in eastern Europe and Asia although its numbers are dwindling rapidly due to habitat loss and hunting. It is migratory, wintering in Africa...
  
  , Falco vespertinus
• Amur Falcon
  Amur Falcon
  The Amur Falcon , formerly Eastern Red-footed Falcon, is a small raptor of the falcon family. It breeds in south-eastern Siberia and Northern China, wintering in Southern Africa...
  
  , Falco amurensis
• Eleonora's Falcon
  Eleonora's Falcon
  Eleonora's Falcon is a medium-sized falcon. It belongs to the hobby group, a rather close-knit number of similar falcons often considered a subgenus Hypotriorchis. The Sooty Falcon is sometimes considered its closest relative, but while they certainly belong to the same lineage, they do not seem...
  
  , Falco eleonorae
• Sooty Falcon
  Sooty Falcon
  The Sooty Falcon is a medium-sized falcon breeding from northeastern Africa to the southern Persian Gulf region. It belongs to the hobby group, a rather close-knit number of similar falcons often considered a subgenus Hypotriorchis...
  
  , Falco concolor
• Merlin
  Merlin (bird)
  The Merlin is a small species of falcon from the Northern Hemisphere. A bird of prey once known colloquially as a pigeon hawk in North America, the Merlin breeds in the northern Holarctic; some migrate to subtropical and northern tropical regions in winter.-European and North American...
  
  , Falco columbarius
• Eurasian Hobby
  Eurasian Hobby
  The Eurasian Hobby , or just simply Hobby, is a small slim falcon. It belongs to a rather close-knit group of similar falcons often considered a subgenus Hypotriorchis.-Description:...
  
  , Falco subbuteo
• African Hobby
  African Hobby
  The African Hobby is a species of bird of prey in the Falconidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea,...
  
  , Falco cuvierii
• Lanner Falcon
  Lanner Falcon
  The Lanner Falcon is a large bird of prey that breeds in Africa, southeast Europe and just into Asia. It is mainly resident, but some birds disperse more widely after the breeding season.-Description:...
  
  , Falco biarmicus
• Saker Falcon
  Saker Falcon
  The Saker Falcon is a very large falcon. This species breeds from eastern Europe eastwards across Asia to Manchuria. It is mainly migratory except in the southernmost parts of its range, wintering in Ethiopia, the Arabian peninsula, northern Pakistan and western China...
  
  , Falco cherrug
• Barbary Falcon
  Barbary Falcon
  The Barbary Falcon is a medium-sized falcon about the size of a crow. This bird of prey breeds in the Canary Islands and on the coasts of north Africa. It is mainly resident.-Description:...
  
  , Falco pelegrinoides
• Taita Falcon
  Taita Falcon
  The Taita Falcon is one of the smallest falcons in the Southern African Sub-region. It was first described from the Taita Hills of Kenya from which it derives its name. It is spread throughout the eastern portion of subsaharan Africa but is mostly found in Kenya...
  
  , Falco fasciinucha
• Peregrine Falcon
  Peregrine Falcon
  The Peregrine Falcon , also known as the Peregrine, and historically as the Duck Hawk in North America, is a widespread bird of prey in the family Falconidae. A large, crow-sized falcon, it has a blue-gray back, barred white underparts, and a black head and "moustache"...
  
  , Falco peregrinus

Pheasant

Pheasant

Pheasants refer to some members of the Phasianinae subfamily of Phasianidae in the order Galliformes.Pheasants are characterised by strong sexual dimorphism, males being highly ornate with bright colours and adornments such as wattles and long tails. Males are usually larger than females and have...

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Partridge

Partridges are birds in the pheasant family, Phasianidae. They are a non-migratory Old World group.These are medium-sized birds, intermediate between the larger pheasants and the smaller quails. Partridges are native to Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East...

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Order: Galliformes

Galliformes

Galliformes are an order of heavy-bodied ground-feeding domestic or game bird, containing turkey, grouse, chicken, New and Old World Quail, ptarmigan, partridge, pheasant, and the Cracidae. Common names are gamefowl or gamebirds, landfowl, gallinaceous birds or galliforms...

. Family: Phasianidae

Phasianidae

The Phasianidae is a family of birds which consists of the pheasants and partridges, including the junglefowl , Old World Quail, francolins, monals and peafowl. The family is a large one, and is occasionally broken up into two subfamilies, the Phasianinae, and the Perdicinae...

• Chukar
  Chukar
  The Chukar Partridge or Chukar is a Eurasian upland gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae. It has been considered to form a superspecies complex along with the Rock Partridge, Philby's Partridge and Przevalski's Partridge and treated in the past as conspecific particularly with the first...
  
  , Alectoris chukar
• Barbary Partridge
  Barbary Partridge
  The Barbary Partridge , is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds....
  
  , Alectoris barbara
• Red-legged Partridge
  Red-legged Partridge
  The Red-legged Partridge is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds. It is sometimes known as French Partridge, to distinguish it from the Grey or English Partridge....
  
  , Alectoris rufa
• Sand Partridge
  Sand Partridge
  The Sand Partridge, Ammoperdix heyi, is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds.This partridge has its main native range from Egypt and Palestine east to south Arabia...
  
  , Ammoperdix heyi
• Coqui Francolin
  Coqui Francolin
  The Coqui Francolin is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania,...
  
  , Francolinus coqui
• White-throated Francolin
  White-throated Francolin
  The White-throated Francolin is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo, and Zambia.These birds are found in tropical & sub-tropical...
  
  , Francolinus albogularis
• Schlegel's Francolin
  Schlegel's Francolin
  The Schlegel's Francolin is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, and Sudan.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 10 July 2007....
  
  , Francolinus schlegelii
• Forest Francolin
  Forest Francolin
  The Latham's Francolin or Forest Francolin is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone,...
  
  , Francolinus lathami
• Crested Francolin
  Crested Francolin
  The Crested Francolin is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe...
  
  , Francolinus sephaena
• Ring-necked Francolin
  Ring-necked Francolin
  The Ring-necked Francolin is a bird species in the family Phasianidae. It is found in Burundi, Cameroon, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda...
  
  , Francolinus streptophorus
• Finsch's Francolin
  Finsch's Francolin
  The Finsch's Francolin is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.It is found in Angola, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Gabon.-References:...
  
  , Francolinus finschi
• Red-winged Francolin
  Red-winged Francolin
  The Red-winged Francolin is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.Elgon Francolin may be a hybrid between the Red-winged Francolin and...
  
  , Francolinus levaillantii
• Grey-winged Francolin
  Grey-winged Francolin
  The Grey-winged Francolin is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.It is found in Lesotho and South Africa.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 10 July 2007....
  
  , Francolinus africanus
• Moorland Francolin
  Moorland Francolin
  The Moorland Francolin is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.-Distribution:It is found in moorland in the highlands of Ethiopia, Kenya, and Uganda.-Taxonomy:...
  
  , Francolinus psilolaemus
• Shelley's Francolin
  Shelley's Francolin
  Shelley's Francolin is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family. The species is named after Sir Edward Shelley, cousin of George Ernest Shelley.-Distribution and habitat:...
  
  , Francolinus shelleyi
• Orange River Francolin
  Orange River Francolin
  The Orange River Francolin is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family found in grassland and woodland in Africa. In the taxa from the northern part of its distribution , the neck-line does not reach the eye and the belly is whitish...
  
  , Francolinus levaillantoides
• Scaly Francolin
  Scaly Francolin
  The Scaly Francolin is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Sudan,...
  
  , Francolinus squamatus
• Ahanta Francolin
  Ahanta Francolin
  The Ahanta Francolin is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.It is found in Benin, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo....
  
  , Francolinus ahantensis
• Grey-striped Francolin
  Grey-striped Francolin
  The Grey-striped Francolin is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.It is found only in Angola.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.It is threatened by habitat...
  
  , Francolinus griseostriatus
• Nahan's Francolin
  Nahan's Francolin
  The Nahan's Partridge , also known as the Nahan's Francolin, is a bird in the Phasianidae family. This endangered species is found in rainforest in northeastern DR Congo and western Uganda, and it is threatened by habitat loss and hunting...
  
  , Francolinus nahani
• Hartlaub's Francolin
  Hartlaub's Francolin
  The Hartlaub's Spurfowl, or Hartlaub's Francolin, Pternistis hartlaubi is an endemic bird species of the escarpment zone of Namibia and Angola. Its name commemorates the German zoologist Gustav Hartlaub.-Appearance:...
  
  , Francolinus hartlaubi
• Double-spurred Francolin
  Double-spurred Francolin
  The Double-spurred Francolin, Pternistis bicalcaratus, is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds....
  
  , Francolinus bicalcaratus
• Heuglin's Francolin
  Heuglin's Francolin
  The Heuglin's Francolin is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.It is found in Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, and Uganda.-References:...
  
  , Francolinus icterorhynchus
• Clapperton's Francolin
  Clapperton's Francolin
  The Clapperton's Francolin is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, and Uganda.-References:...
  
  , Francolinus clappertoni
• Harwood's Francolin
  Harwood's Francolin
  The Harwood's Francolin is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family. It is a grey-brown bird with red bill and tail, and red bare skin around the eyes...
  
  , Francolinus harwoodi
• Red-billed Francolin
  Red-billed Francolin
  The Red-billed Spurfowl , also known as the Red-billed Francolin, is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.-References:...
  
  , Francolinus adspersus
• Cape Francolin
  Cape Francolin
  The Cape Spurfowl, or Cape Francolin, Pternistis capensis is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae. This francolin is endemic to the southwestern Cape of South Africa....
  
  , Francolinus capensis
• Natal Francolin
  Natal Francolin
  The Natal Spurfowl or Natal Francolin is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.It is found in Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.-References:...
  
  , Francolinus natalensis
• Hildebrandt's Francolin
  Hildebrandt's Francolin
  The Hildebrandt's Francolin is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Zambia. The species is named for Johannes Hildebrandt, who collected the first specimens in Kenya.-References:*...
  
  , Francolinus hildebrandti
• Yellow-necked Francolin, Francolinus leucoscepus
• Grey-breasted Francolin, Francolinus rufopictus
• Red-necked Francolin
  Red-necked Francolin
  The Red-necked Spurfowl or Red-necked Francolin , is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds....
  
  , Francolinus afer
• Swainson's Francolin
  Swainson's Francolin
  The Swainson's Spurfowl or Swainson's Francolin is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.-References:...
  
  , Francolinus swainsonii
• Jackson's Francolin
  Jackson's Francolin
  The Jackson's Francolin is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.It is found in Kenya and Uganda.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 10 July 2007.-External links:*...
  
  , Francolinus jacksoni
• Handsome Francolin
  Handsome Francolin
  The Handsome Francolin, Pternistis nobilis is a large, up to 35 cm long, terrestrial forest francolin with a dark reddish brown plumage, grey head, red bill and legs, brown iris, bare red orbital skin and rufous grey below. Both sexes are similar. The female is slightly smaller than male...
  
  , Francolinus nobilis
• Cameroon Francolin, Francolinus camerunensis
• Swierstra's Francolin
  Swierstra's Francolin
  The Swierstra's Francolin is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.It is found only in Angola.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
  
  , Francolinus swierstrai
• Chestnut-naped Francolin
  Chestnut-naped Francolin
  The Chestnut-naped Francolin is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family. At and , it is a large species of francolin.It is found in Ethiopia, Somalia, and possibly Kenya.-References:...
  
  , Francolinus castaneicollis
• Erckel's Francolin
  Erckel's Francolin
  The Erckel's Francolin is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.It is native to Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Sudan. In 1957 the species was also introduced to the Hawaiian islands.-References:...
  
  , Francolinus erckelii
• Djibouti Francolin
  Djibouti Francolin
  The Djibouti Francolin, Pternistis ochropectus, is one of over forty species of francolins, a group of birds in the Phasianidae family. It is critically endangered and found only in Djibouti, a nation in eastern Africa. This species is grayish-brown overall with white stripes and streaks on its...
  
  , Francolinus ochropectus
• Common Quail
  Common Quail
  The Common Quail, Coturnix coturnix, is a small bird in the pheasant family Phasianidae. It is widespread and is found in parts of Europe, .- Description :It is a small rotund bird, essentially streaked brown with...
  
  , Coturnix coturnix
• Harlequin Quail
  Harlequin Quail
  The Harlequin Quail is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.It is found in Africa.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 10 July 2007....
  
  , Coturnix delegorguei
• Blue Quail
  Blue Quail
  The Blue Quail or African Blue Quail, is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.-Geographic Range:The species ranges from Sierra Leone to Ethiopia, and south to Zambia, and eastward to Kenya, and is migratory...
  
  , Coturnix adansonii
• Udzungwa Partridge, Xenoperdix udzungwensis
• Stone Partridge
  Stone Partridge
  The Stone Partridge, Ptilopachus petrosus, is a bird of the pheasant family. This largely brown bird, which commonly holds its tail raised, is found in scrubland and lightly wooded habitats, often near rocks, from Kenya and Ethiopia to Gambia...
  
  , Ptilopachus petrosus
• Ring-necked Pheasant, Phasianus colchicus
• Congo Peacock, Afropavo congensis

Guineafowl

Guineafowl

The guineafowl are a family of birds in the Galliformes order, although some authorities include the guineafowl as a subfamily, Numidinae, of the family Phasianidae...

Order: Galliformes

Galliformes

Galliformes are an order of heavy-bodied ground-feeding domestic or game bird, containing turkey, grouse, chicken, New and Old World Quail, ptarmigan, partridge, pheasant, and the Cracidae. Common names are gamefowl or gamebirds, landfowl, gallinaceous birds or galliforms...

. Family: Numididae

• White-breasted Guineafowl
  White-breasted Guineafowl
  The White-breasted Guineafowl, Agelastes meleagrides is a medium-sized, up to 45cm long, terrestrial bird of the guineafowl family. It has a black plumage with a small, bare red head, white breast, long black tail, greenish brown bill and greyish feet...
  
  , Agelastes meleagrides
• Black Guineafowl
  Black Guineafowl
  The Black Guineafowl, Agelastes niger, is a member of the guineafowl bird family. It is found in humid forests of Central Africa. It has large toes to grasp the ground, but tiny feet so it can still fly....
  
  , Agelastes niger
• Helmeted Guineafowl
  Helmeted Guineafowl
  The Helmeted Guineafowl is the best known of the guineafowl bird family, Numididae, and the only member of the genus Numida...
  
  , Numida meleagris
• Plumed Guineafowl
  Plumed Guineafowl
  The Plumed Guineafowl is a member of the guineafowl bird family. It is found in humid primary forest in Central Africa. It resembles some subspecies of the Crested Guineafowl, but has a straighter and higher crest, and a relatively long wattle on either side of the bill...
  
  , Guttera plumifera
• Crested Guineafowl
  Crested Guineafowl
  The Crested Guineafowl is a member of the Numididae, the guineafowl bird family. It is found in open forest, woodland and forest-savanna mosaics in sub-Saharan Africa. It has a total length of approximately 50 cm and weighs . The plumage is overall blackish with dense white spots...
  
  , Guttera pucherani
• Vulturine Guineafowl
  Vulturine Guineafowl
  The Vulturine Guineafowl is the largest extant guineafowl species.Systematically, Acryllium are only distantly related to other guineafowl genera. Their closest living relative, the White Breasted Guineafowl, Agelastes meleagrides inhabit primary forests in Central Africa. bird family,...
  
  , Acryllium vulturinum

Buttonquail

Buttonquail

Buttonquail or hemipodes are members of a small family of birds, Turnicidae, which resemble, but are unrelated to, the quails of Phasianidae. They inhabit warm grasslands in Asia, Africa, Europe, and Australia...

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Order: Gruiformes

Gruiformes

The Gruiformes are an order containing a considerable number of living and extinct bird families, with a widespread geographical diversity. Gruiform means "crane-like"....

. Family: Turnicidae

• Small Buttonquail
  Small Buttonquail
  The Kurrichane Buttonquail, Small Buttonquail, Common Buttonquail, or Andalusian Hemipode, Turnix sylvaticus, is a buttonquail, one of a small family of birds which resemble, but are unrelated to, the true quails...
  
  , Turnix sylvaticus
• Hottentot Buttonquail, Turnix hottentottus
• Quail-plover, Ortyxelos meiffrenii

Crane

Crane (bird)

Cranes are a family, Gruidae, of large, long-legged and long-necked birds in the order Gruiformes. There are fifteen species of crane in four genera. Unlike the similar-looking but unrelated herons, cranes fly with necks outstretched, not pulled back...

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Order: Gruiformes

Gruiformes

The Gruiformes are an order containing a considerable number of living and extinct bird families, with a widespread geographical diversity. Gruiform means "crane-like"....

. Family: Gruidae

• Grey Crowned Crane
  Grey Crowned Crane
  The Grey Crowned Crane is a bird in the crane family Gruidae. It occurs in dry savannah in Africa south of the Sahara, although it nests in somewhat wetter habitats. This animal does not migrate....
  
  , Balearica regulorum
• Black Crowned Crane
  Black Crowned Crane
  The Black Crowned Crane is a bird in the crane family Gruidae. It was once called also Kaffir Crane.It occurs in dry savannah in Africa south of the Sahara, although in nests in somewhat wetter habitats. There are two subspecies: B. p. pavonina in the west and the more numerous B. p...
  
  , Balearica pavonina
• Demoiselle Crane
  Demoiselle Crane
  The Demoiselle Crane, Anthropoides virgo, is a species of crane that breeds in Central Asia and winters in India, with a few found in Cyprus and eastern Turkey as well. The crane annually migrates to Africa and South Asia in winter...
  
  , Anthropoides virgo
• Blue Crane
  Blue Crane
  The Blue Crane , also known as the Stanley Crane and the Paradise Crane, is the national bird of South Africa. It is a tall, ground-dwelling bird, but is fairly small by the standards of the crane family. It is 100–120 cm tall and weighs 4.0–6.2 kg...
  
  , Anthropoides paradiseus
• Wattled Crane
  Wattled Crane
  The Wattled Crane, Bugeranus carunculatus is a large bird found in Africa south of the Sahara Desert. It is monotypical for its genus.At a height of up to , it is the largest crane in Africa and is the second tallest species of crane, after the Sarus Crane. The wingspan is , the length is...
  
  , Bugeranus carunculatus
• Common Crane
  Common Crane
  The Common Crane , also known as the Eurasian Crane, is a bird of the family Gruidae, the cranes.It is a large, stately bird and a medium-sized crane at 100–130 cm long, with a 180–240 cm wingspan and a weight of 4.5–6 kg...
  
  , Grus grus

Crakes, gallinule

Rallidae

The rails, or Rallidae, are a large cosmopolitan family of small to medium-sized birds. The family exhibits considerable diversity and the family also includes the crakes, coots, and gallinules...

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Coot

Coots are medium-sized water birds that are members of the rail family Rallidae. They constitute the genus Fulica. Coots have predominantly black plumage, and, unlike many of the rails, they are usually easy to see, often swimming in open water...

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Order: Gruiformes

Gruiformes

The Gruiformes are an order containing a considerable number of living and extinct bird families, with a widespread geographical diversity. Gruiform means "crane-like"....

. Family: Rallidae

Rallidae

The rails, or Rallidae, are a large cosmopolitan family of small to medium-sized birds. The family exhibits considerable diversity and the family also includes the crakes, coots, and gallinules...

• White-spotted Flufftail
  White-spotted Flufftail
  The White-spotted Flufftail is a species of bird in the Rallidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia,...
  
  , Sarothrura pulchra
• Buff-spotted Flufftail
  Buff-spotted Flufftail
  The Buff-spotted Flufftail is a species of bird in the Rallidae family.It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone,...
  
  , Sarothrura elegans
• Red-chested Flufftail
  Red-chested Flufftail
  The Red-chested Flufftail is a species of bird in the Rallidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone,...
  
  , Sarothrura rufa
• Chestnut-headed Flufftail
  Chestnut-headed Flufftail
  The Chestnut-headed Flufftail is a species of bird in the Rallidae family.It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Zambia.-References:...
  
  , Sarothrura lugens
• Streaky-breasted Flufftail
  Streaky-breasted Flufftail
  The Streaky-breasted Flufftail is a species of bird in the Rallidae family.It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.-References:*...
  
  , Sarothrura boehmi
• Striped Flufftail
  Striped Flufftail
  The Striped Flufftail is a species of bird in the Rallidae family.It is found in Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.-References:...
  
  , Sarothrura affinis
• White-winged Flufftail
  White-winged Flufftail
  The White-winged Flufftail is a very rare African bird in the Rallidae family. Its scientific name honours South African ornithologist Thomas Ayres.-Description:...
  
  , Sarothrura ayresi
• Nkulengu Rail
  Nkulengu Rail
  The Nkulengu Rail is a species of bird in the Rallidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Himantornis....
  
  , Himantornis haematopus
• Grey-throated Rail
  Grey-throated Rail
  The Grey-throated Rail is a species of bird in the Rallidae family.It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.-References:* BirdLife...
  
  , Canirallus oculeus
• Water Rail
  Water Rail
  The Water Rail is a bird of the rail family which breeds in well-vegetated wetlands across Europe, Asia and North Africa. Northern and eastern populations are migratory, but this species is a permanent resident in the warmer parts of its breeding range...
  
  , Rallus aquaticus
• African Rail
  African Rail
  The African Rail is a small wetland bird of the rail family.Its breeding habitat is marshes and reedbeds across eastern and southern Africa from Ethiopia to South Africa...
  
  , Rallus caerulescens
• African Crake
  African Crake
  The African Crake is a bird in the rail family that breeds in most of sub-Saharan Africa away from the arid south and southwest. It is seasonally common in most of its range other than the rainforests and areas that have low annual rainfall...
  
  , Crecopsis egregia
• Corn Crake
  Corn Crake
  The Corn Crake, Corncrake or Landrail is a bird in the rail family. It breeds in Europe and Asia as far east as western China, and migrates to Africa for the winter...
  
  , Crex crex
• Rouget's Rail
  Rouget's Rail
  The Rouget's Rail is a species of bird in the Rallidae family. It is the only member of the genus Rougetius...
  
  , Rougetius rougetii
• Black Crake
  Black Crake
  The Black Crake, Amaurornis flavirostra, is a waterbird in the rail and crake family Rallidae. It breeds in most of sub-Saharan Africa except in very arid areas. It undertakes some seasonal movements in those parts of its range which are subject to drought...
  
  , Amaurornis flavirostra
• Little Crake
  Little Crake
  The Little Crake is a very small waterbird of the family Rallidae.Their breeding habitat is reed beds in Europe, mainly in the east, and just into western Asia. They nest in a dry location in reed vegetation, laying 4-7 eggs...
  
  , Porzana parva
• Baillon's Crake
  Baillon's Crake
  The Baillon's Crake is a very small waterbird of the family Rallidae.-Distribution:Their breeding habitat is sedge beds in Europe, mainly in the east, and across Asia. They used to breed in Great Britain up to the mid-19th century, but the western European population declined through drainage....
  
  , Porzana pusilla
• Spotted Crake
  Spotted Crake
  The Spotted Crake is a small waterbird, of the family Rallidae.Their breeding habitat is marshes and sedge beds across temperate Europe into western Asia. They nest in a dry location in marsh vegetation, laying 6-15 eggs...
  
  , Porzana porzana
• Sora
  Sora (crake)
  The Sora is a small waterbird of the family Rallidae, sometimes also referred to as the Sora Rail or Sora Crake.Adults Soras are long, with dark-marked brown upperparts, a blue-grey face and underparts, and black and white barring on the flanks. They have a short thick yellow bill, with black...
  
  , Porzana carolina
• Striped Crake
  Striped Crake
  The Striped Crake is a species of bird in the Rallidae family. It is the only species in the genus Aenigmatolimnas....
  
  , Aenigmatolimnas marginalis
• Purple Swamphen
  Purple Swamphen
  The Purple Swamphen , also known as the African Purple Swamphen, Purple Moorhen, Purple Gallinule, Pūkeko or Purple Coot, is a large bird in the family Rallidae . From its name in French, talève sultane, it is also known as the Sultana Bird...
  
  , Porphyrio porphyrio
• Allen's Gallinule
  Allen's Gallinule
  The Allen's Gallinule , formerly known as the Lesser Gallinule is a small waterbird of the family Rallidae. Its former binomial name is Porphyrula alleni....
  
  , Porphyrio alleni
• Purple Gallinule
  American Purple Gallinule
  The American Purple Gallinule is a "swamp hen" in the rail family Rallidae.A medium-sized rail with big yellow feet, purple-blue plumage with a green back, and red and yellow bill. It has a pale blue forehead shield and white undertail.Juveniles are brown overall with a brownish olive back...
  
  , Porphyrio martinica
• Common Moorhen
  Common Moorhen
  The Common Moorhen is a bird in the Rallidae family with an almost worldwide distribution. The North and South American Committees of the AOU and the IOC have voted on or before July 2011 to split the American forms into a new species Common Gallinule, however, no other committee has voted to...
  
  , Gallinula chloropus
• Lesser Moorhen
  Lesser Moorhen
  The Lesser Moorhen is a species of bird in the Rallidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana,...
  
  , Gallinula angulata
• Red-knobbed Coot
  Red-knobbed Coot
  The Red-knobbed Coot or Crested Coot, , is a member of the rail and crake bird family, the Rallidae.It is a resident breeder across much of Africa and in southernmost Spain on freshwater lakes and ponds. It builds a nest of dead reeds near the water's edge or more commonly afloat, laying about 8...
  
  , Fulica cristata
• Eurasian Coot
  Eurasian Coot
  The Eurasian Coot, Fulica atra, also known as Coot, is a member of the rail and crake bird family, the Rallidae. The Australian subspecies is known as the Australian Coot.-Distribution:...
  
  , Fulica atra

Finfoot

Order: Gruiformes

Gruiformes

The Gruiformes are an order containing a considerable number of living and extinct bird families, with a widespread geographical diversity. Gruiform means "crane-like"....

. Family: Heliornithidae

Heliornithidae

The Heliornithidae are a small family of tropical birds with webbed lobes on their feet like those of grebes and coots. The family overall are known as finfoots, although one species is known as a Sungrebe. The family is composed of three species in three genera.-Description:Finfoots resemble...

• African Finfoot
  African Finfoot
  The African Finfoot is an aquatic bird inhabiting the rivers and lakes of western, central, and southern Africa.-Description:...
  
  , Podica senegalensis

Bustard

Bustard

Bustards, including floricans and korhaans, are large terrestrial birds mainly associated with dry open country and steppes in the Old World...

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Order: Gruiformes

Gruiformes

The Gruiformes are an order containing a considerable number of living and extinct bird families, with a widespread geographical diversity. Gruiform means "crane-like"....

. Family: Otididae

• Great Bustard
  Great Bustard
  The Great Bustard is in the bustard family, the only member of the genus Otis. It breeds in southern and central Europe, where it is the largest species of bird, and across temperate Asia...
  
  , Otis tarda
• Arabian Bustard
  Arabian Bustard
  The Arabian Bustard is a species of bird in the bustard family. It is part of the largest-bodied genus and, though little known, appears to be a fairly typical species in that group. As in all bustards, the male Arabian bustard is much larger than the female. Males have been found to weigh ,...
  
  , Ardeotis arabs
• Kori Bustard
  Kori Bustard
  The Kori Bustard is a large bird native to Africa. It is a member of the bustard family. It may be the heaviest bird capable of flight....
  
  , Ardeotis kori
• Houbara Bustard
  Houbara Bustard
  The Houbara Bustard, Chlamydotis undulata, is a large bird in the bustard family.-Description:The Houbara Bustard is a small to mid-sized bustard. It measures in length and spans across the wings. It is brown above and white below, with a black stripe down the sides of its neck. In flight, the...
  
  , Chlamydotis undulata
• Macqueen's Bustard
  Macqueen's Bustard
  The MacQueen's Bustard, Chlamydotis macqueenii, is a large bird in the bustard family. It breeds in southwestern Asia. It has recently been split as a separate species from the Houbara Bustard, Chlamydotis undulata of the Canary Islands and north Africa...
  
  , Chlamydotis macqueenii
• Ludwig's Bustard
  Ludwig's Bustard
  The Ludwig's Bustard is a species of bird in the bustard family. It is a mid-to-large sized species. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, and South Africa. Its habitats include semi-arid grasslands....
  
  , Neotis ludwigii
• Stanley Bustard
  Stanley Bustard
  Denham's Bustard, Stanley Bustard or Stanley's Bustard, Neotis denhami, is a large bird in the bustard family. It breeds in much of sub-Saharan Africa. It is a species of open ground, including agricultural land, grassland, flood-plains and burnt fynbos...
  
  , Neotis denhami
• Heuglin's Bustard
  Heuglin's Bustard
  Heuglin's Bustard Neotis heuglinii is a species of bird in the bustard family. It is a fairly large species, at up to in length. The males weigh and the much smaller females weigh . It is It is found in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . ...
  
  , Neotis heuglinii
• Nubian Bustard
  Nubian Bustard
  The Nubian Bustard is a species of bird in the bustard family. This is a medium-large bustard found in the sparsely vegetated interface between the southern margins of the Sahara desert and the northern part of the Sahel...
  
  , Neotis nuba
• White-bellied Bustard
  White-bellied Bustard
  The White-bellied Bustard or White-bellied Korhaan is an African species of bustard.-Range and habitat:...
  
  , Eupodotis senegalensis
• Blue Bustard
  Blue Bustard
  The Blue Bustard or Blue Korhaan is a species of bird in the Otididae family, found in Lesotho and South Africa. Its call is a series of frog-like croaks, usually uttered in flight. Its natural habitat is plateau grassland, dry shrubland, arable land and pastureland. It is threatened by habitat...
  
  , Eupodotis caerulescens
• Karoo Bustard
  Karoo Bustard
  The Karoo Bustard , also known as Karoo Korhaan, is a species of bird in the Otididae family.It is found in Lesotho, Namibia, and South Africa.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 24 July 2007....
  
  , Eupodotis vigorsii
• Rüppell's Bustard
  Rüppell's Bustard
  The Rüppell's Bustard is a species of bird in the family Otididae. It is native to southwestern Africa in Angola and Namibia, occurring in semi-desert habitats.It is a small bustard, only 60 cm long...
  
  , Eupodotis rueppellii
• Little Brown Bustard
  Little Brown Bustard
  The Little Brown Bustard, Outarde Somalienne, or Sisón Somalí is a species of bird in the Otididae family.It is found in Ethiopia and Somalia....
  
  , Eupodotis humilis
• Savile's Bustard
  Savile's Bustard
  The Savile's Bustard is a species of bird in the Otididae family.It is found in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sudan.-References:...
  
  , Eupodotis savilei
• Buff-crested Bustard
  Buff-crested Bustard
  The Buff-crested Bustard is a species of bird in the Otididae family.It is found in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 24 July 2007....
  
  , Eupodotis gindiana
• Red-crested Bustard
  Red-crested Bustard
  The Red-crested Bustard or Red-crested Korhaan is a species of bird in the Otididae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.-References:...
  
  , Eupodotis ruficrista
• Black Bustard
  Black Bustard
  The Southern Black Korhaan or Black Bustard is a species of bird in the bustard family Otididae.It is endemic to South Africa.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 24 July 2007....
  
  , Eupodotis afra
• White-quilled Bustard
  White-quilled Bustard
  The Northern Black Korhaan or White-quilled Bustard is a species of bird in the bustard family Otididae.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, and South Africa. Its habitat is primarily open grassland and scrub....
  
  , Eupodotis afraoides
• Black-bellied Bustard
  Black-bellied Bustard
  The Black-bellied Bustard is an African ground-dwelling bird in the bustard family. Some authorities place it in the genus Eupodotis.-Description:...
  
  , Lissotis melanogaster
• Hartlaub's Bustard
  Hartlaub's Bustard
  Hartlaub's Bustard is a species of bird in the Otididae family. Some authorities place it in the genus Eupodotis.It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda....
  
  , Lissotis hartlaubii
• Little Bustard
  Little Bustard
  The Little Bustard is a large bird in the bustard family, the only member of the genus Tetrax. It breeds in southern Europe and in western and central Asia. Southernmost European birds are mainly resident, but other populations migrate further south in winter...
  
  , Tetrax tetrax

Jacana

Jacana

The jaçanas are a group of tropical waders in the family Jacanidae. They are found worldwide within the tropical zone. See Etymology below for pronunciation....

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Order: Charadriiformes

Charadriiformes

Charadriiformes is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. It includes about 350 species and has members in all parts of the world. Most Charadriiformes live near water and eat invertebrates or other small animals; however, some are pelagic , some occupy deserts and a few are found in thick...

. Family: Jacanidae

• Lesser Jacana
  Lesser Jacana
  The Lesser Jacana is a species of bird in the Jacanidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Microparra....
  
  , Microparra capensis
• African Jacana
  African Jacana
  The African Jacana is a jacana. The jacanas are a group of waders in the family Jacanidae, which are identifiable by their huge feet and claws which enable them to walk on floating vegetation in the shallow lakes that are their preferred habitat. They are found worldwide within the tropical...
  
  , Actophilornis africanus
• Pheasant-tailed Jacana
  Pheasant-tailed Jacana
  The Pheasant-tailed Jacana is a jacana in the monotypic genus Hydrophasianus. Jacanas are a group of waders in the family Jacanidae that are identifiable by their huge feet and claws which enable them to walk on floating vegetation in shallow lakes, their preferred habitat...
  
  , Hydrophasianus chirurgus

Painted Snipe

Painted snipe

Painted snipes are three distinctive wader species in the family Rostratulidae. The family is composed to two genera, Rostratula and Nycticryphes. The Australian Painted Snipe is often treated as a subspecies of the Greater Painted Snipe, but morphological and genetic differences have resulted in...

Order: Charadriiformes

Charadriiformes

Charadriiformes is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. It includes about 350 species and has members in all parts of the world. Most Charadriiformes live near water and eat invertebrates or other small animals; however, some are pelagic , some occupy deserts and a few are found in thick...

. Family: Rostratulidae

• Greater Painted Snipe
  Greater Painted Snipe
  The Greater Painted Snipe, Rostratula benghalensis, is a species of wader in the family Rostratulidae. It is found in marshes in Africa, India, Pakistan, and South-east Asia -Description:...
  
  , Rostratula benghalensis

Crab Plover

Crab Plover

The Crab-plover or Crab Plover is a bird related to the waders, but sufficiently distinctive to merit its own family Dromadidae. Its relationship within the Charadriiformes is unclear, some have considered it to be closely related to the thick-knees, or the pratincoles, while others have...

Order: Charadriiformes

Charadriiformes

Charadriiformes is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. It includes about 350 species and has members in all parts of the world. Most Charadriiformes live near water and eat invertebrates or other small animals; however, some are pelagic , some occupy deserts and a few are found in thick...

. Family: Dromadidae

• Crab Plover
  Crab Plover
  The Crab-plover or Crab Plover is a bird related to the waders, but sufficiently distinctive to merit its own family Dromadidae. Its relationship within the Charadriiformes is unclear, some have considered it to be closely related to the thick-knees, or the pratincoles, while others have...
  
  , Dromas ardeola

Oystercatcher

Oystercatcher

The oystercatchers are a group of waders; they form the family Haematopodidae, which has a single genus, Haematopus. They are found on coasts worldwide apart from the polar regions and some tropical regions of Africa and South East Asia...

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Order: Charadriiformes

Charadriiformes

Charadriiformes is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. It includes about 350 species and has members in all parts of the world. Most Charadriiformes live near water and eat invertebrates or other small animals; however, some are pelagic , some occupy deserts and a few are found in thick...

. Family: Haematopodidae

• African Oystercatcher, Haematopus moquini
• Eurasian Oystercatcher
  Eurasian Oystercatcher
  The Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus, also known as the Common Pied Oystercatcher, or just Oystercatcher, is a wader in the oystercatcher bird family Haematopodidae. It is the most widespread of the oystercatchers, with three races breeding in western Europe, central Eurasia,...
  
  , Haematopus ostralegus

Avocet

Avocet

The four species of Avocets are a genus, Recurvirostra, of waders in the same avian family as the stilts.Avocets have long legs and long, thin, upcurved bills which they sweep from side to side when feeding in the brackish or saline wetlands they prefer...

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Stilt

Stilt is a common name for several species of birds in the family Recurvirostridae, which also includes those known as avocets. They are found in brackish or saline wetlands in warm or hot climates....

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Order: Charadriiformes

Charadriiformes

Charadriiformes is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. It includes about 350 species and has members in all parts of the world. Most Charadriiformes live near water and eat invertebrates or other small animals; however, some are pelagic , some occupy deserts and a few are found in thick...

. Family: Recurvirostridae

Recurvirostridae

Recurvirostridae is a family of birds in the wader suborder Charadrii. It contains two distinct groups of birds, the avocets and the stilts .-Description and diet:...

• Black-winged Stilt
  Black-winged Stilt
  The Black-winged Stilt or Common Stilt is a widely distributed very long-legged wader in the avocet and stilt family . Opinions differ as to whether the birds treated under the scientific name H. himantopus ought to be treated as a single species and if not, how many species to recognize...
  
  , Himantopus himantopus
• Pied Avocet
  Pied Avocet
  The Pied Avocet, Recurvirostra avosetta, is a large black and white wader in the avocet and stilt family, Recurvirostridae. They breed in temperate Europe and western and Central Asia. It is a migratory species and most winter in Africa or southern Asia...
  
  , Recurvirostra avosetta

Thick-knees

Order: Charadriiformes

Charadriiformes

Charadriiformes is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. It includes about 350 species and has members in all parts of the world. Most Charadriiformes live near water and eat invertebrates or other small animals; however, some are pelagic , some occupy deserts and a few are found in thick...

. Family: Burhinidae

• Water Thick-knee
  Water Thick-knee
  The Water Thick-knee is a species of bird in the Burhinidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia,...
  
  , Burhinus vermiculatus
• Eurasian Thick-knee, Burhinus oedicnemus
• Senegal Thick-knee
  Senegal Thick-knee
  The Senegal Thick-knee, Burhinus senegalensis, is a Stone-curlew, a group of waders in the family Burhinidae.It is a resident breeder in Africa between the Sahara and the equator, and in the Nile valley....
  
  , Burhinus senegalensis
• Spotted Thick-knee
  Spotted Thick-knee
  The Spotted Thick-knee, Burhinus capensis, also known as the Spotted Dikkop or Cape Thick-knee, is a stone-curlew in the family Burhinidae.- Description :...
  
  , Burhinus capensis

Pratincole

Pratincole

The Pratincoles or Greywaders are a group of birds which together with the coursers and Egyptian Plover make up the family Glareolidae. They have short legs, very long pointed wings and long forked tails....

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Courser

The Coursers are a group of birds which together with the pratincoles make up the family Glareolidae. They have long legs, short wings and long pointed bills which curve downwards...

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Order: Charadriiformes

Charadriiformes

Charadriiformes is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. It includes about 350 species and has members in all parts of the world. Most Charadriiformes live near water and eat invertebrates or other small animals; however, some are pelagic , some occupy deserts and a few are found in thick...

. Family: Glareolidae

Glareolidae

Glareolidae is a family of birds in the wader suborder Charadri. It contains two distinct groups, the pratincoles and the coursers. The coursers include the atypical Egyptian Plover, Pluvianus aegyptius, which has sometimes been placed in its own family...

• Egyptian Plover
  Egyptian Plover
  The Egyptian Plover is a wader, the only member of the genus Pluvianus. Formerly placed in the pratincole and courser family, Glareolidae, it is now regarded as the sole member of its own monotypic family Pluvianidae....
  
  , Pluvianus aegyptius
• Cream-colored Courser, Cursorius cursor
• Burchell's Courser
  Burchell's Courser
  The Burchell's Courser Cursorius rufus is a wader in the pratincole and courser family, Glareolidae.Although classed as waders, these are birds of dry open country, preferably semi-desert, where they typically hunt their insect prey by running on the ground.This is a small bird that lives in the...
  
  , Cursorius rufus
• Temminck's Courser
  Temminck's Courser
  Temminck's Courser, Cursorius temminckii, is a bird in the pratincole and courser family, Glareolidae. It is a wader which lives in sub-Saharan Africa....
  
  , Cursorius temminckii
• Double-banded Courser
  Double-banded Courser
  The Double-banded Courser is a species of bird in the Glareolidae family.It is sometimes classified as the sole member of the genus Smutsornis as Smutsornis africanus....
  
  , Smutsornis africanus
• Three-banded Courser
  Three-banded Courser
  The Three-banded Courser is a species of bird in the Glareolidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Namibia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.-References:...
  
  , Rhinoptilus cinctus
• Bronze-winged Courser
  Bronze-winged Courser
  The Bronze-winged Courser or Violet-tipped Courser is a species of bird in the Glareolidae family. It is found throughout Sub-Saharan Africa.-References:...
  
  , Rhinoptilus chalcopterus
• Collared Pratincole
  Collared Pratincole
  The Collared Pratincole or Common Pratincole, Glareola pratincola, is a wader in the pratincole family, Glareolidae.Pratincoles are unusual among waders in that they typically hunt their insect prey on the wing like swallows, although they can also feed on the ground.The Collared Pratincole is a...
  
  , Glareola pratincola
• Oriental Pratincole
  Oriental Pratincole
  The Oriental Pratincole , also known as the Grasshopper-Bird or Swallow-Plover is a wader in the pratincole family, Glareolidae....
  
  , Glareola maldivarum
• Black-winged Pratincole
  Black-winged Pratincole
  The Black-winged Pratincole, Glareola nordmanni, is a wader in the pratincole bird family, Glareolidae.Their most unusual feature of the pratincoles is that although classed as waders they typically hunt their insect prey on the wing like swallows, although they can also feed on the...
  
  , Glareola nordmanni
• Madagascar Pratincole
  Madagascar Pratincole
  The Madagascar Pratincole is a species of bird in the Glareolidae family.It is found in Comoros, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Somalia, Tanzania, possibly Mauritius, and possibly Réunion....
  
  , Glareola ocularis
• Rock Pratincole
  Rock Pratincole
  The Rock Pratincole is a species of bird in the Glareolidae family.-Distribution and habitat:It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea,...
  
  , Glareola nuchalis
• Grey Pratincole
  Grey Pratincole
  The Grey Pratincole is a species of bird in the Glareolidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, and Togo.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . ...
  
  , Glareola cinerea

Lapwing

Lapwing

Vanellinae are any of various crested plovers, family Charadriidae, noted for its slow, irregular wingbeat in flight and a shrill, wailing cry. Its length is 10-16 inches. They are a subfamily of medium-sized wading birds which also includes the plovers and dotterels. The Vanellinae are...

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Plover

Plovers are a widely distributed group of wading birds belonging to the subfamily Charadriinae. There are about 40 species in the subfamily, most of them called "plover" or "dotterel". The closely related lapwing subfamily, Vanellinae, comprises another 20-odd species.Plovers are found throughout...

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Order: Charadriiformes

Charadriiformes

Charadriiformes is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. It includes about 350 species and has members in all parts of the world. Most Charadriiformes live near water and eat invertebrates or other small animals; however, some are pelagic , some occupy deserts and a few are found in thick...

. Family: Charadriidae

Charadriidae

The bird family Charadriidae includes the plovers, dotterels, and lapwings, about 64 to 66 species in all.- Morphology :They are small to medium-sized birds with compact bodies, short, thick necks and long, usually pointed, wings, but most species of lapwing may have more rounded wings...

• Northern Lapwing
  Northern Lapwing
  The Northern Lapwing , also known as the Peewit, Green Plover or just Lapwing, is a bird in the plover family. It is common through temperate Eurasia....
  
  , Vanellus vanellus
• Long-toed Lapwing
  Long-toed Lapwing
  The Long-toed Lapwing is a species of bird in the Charadriidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.-References:*...
  
  , Vanellus crassirostris
• Blacksmith Plover, Vanellus armatus
• Spur-winged Plover
  Spur-winged Plover
  The Spur-winged Lapwing or Spur-winged Plover is a lapwing species, one of a group of largish waders in the family Charadriidae....
  
  , Vanellus spinosus
• Black-headed Lapwing
  Black-headed Lapwing
  The Black-headed Plover or Black-headed Lapwing is a large lapwing, a group of largish waders in the family Charadriidae. It is a resident breeder across sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to Ethiopia, although it has seasonal movements. It lays two or three eggs on a ground scrape.These are...
  
  , Vanellus tectus
• White-headed Lapwing, Vanellus albiceps
• Senegal Lapwing
  Senegal Lapwing
  The Senegal Lapwing or Lesser Black-winged Lapwing is a species of bird in the Charadriidae family.It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria,...
  
  , Vanellus lugubris
• Black-winged Lapwing
  Black-winged Lapwing
  The Black-winged Lapwing is an east African species that is found from the Ethiopian highlands in the north to central Kenya , and again at middle to coastal elevations in eastern South Africa . It is a habitat specialist of short grass in well-watered temperate grasslands...
  
  , Vanellus melanopterus
• Crowned Lapwing
  Crowned Lapwing
  The Crowned Lapwing , also known as the Crowned Plover, is a bird of the lapwing subfamily that occurs contiguously from the Red Sea coast of Somalia to southern and southwestern Africa. It is an adaptable and numerous species, with bold and noisy habits...
  
  , Vanellus coronatus
• Wattled Lapwing, Vanellus senegallus
• Spot-breasted Lapwing
  Spot-breasted Lapwing
  The Spot-breasted Lapwing is a species of bird in the Charadriidae family. It is endemic to the Ethiopian highlands.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 24 July 2007....
  
  , Vanellus melanocephalus
• Brown-chested Lapwing
  Brown-chested Lapwing
  The Brown-chested Lapwing is a species of bird in the Charadriidae family.It is found in Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritania, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and Zambia.It is a carnivorous bird...
  
  , Vanellus superciliosus
• Sociable Lapwing
  Sociable Lapwing
  The Sociable Lapwing or Sociable Plover is a wader in the lapwing family of birds.It breeds on open grassland in Russia and Kazakhstan. Three to five eggs are laid in a ground nest...
  
  , Vanellus gregarius
• White-tailed Lapwing
  White-tailed Lapwing
  The White-tailed Lapwing or White-tailed Plover is a wader in the lapwing genus.It breeds semi-colonially on inland marshes in Iraq, Iran and southern Russia. Four eggs are laid in a ground nest. The Iraqi and Iranian breeders are mainly residents, but Russian birds migrate south in winter to...
  
  , Vanellus leucurus
• Pacific Golden Plover
  Pacific Golden Plover
  The Pacific Golden Plover is a medium-sized plover.The 23–26 cm long breeding adult is spotted gold and black on the crown, back and wings. Its face and neck are black with a white border and it has a black breast and a dark rump. The legs are black...
  
  , Pluvialis fulva
• American Golden Plover
  American Golden Plover
  The American Golden Plover is a medium-sized plover.Adults are spotted gold and black on the crown, back and wings. Their face and neck are black with a white border; they have a black breast and a dark rump. The legs are black....
  
  , Pluvialis dominica
• European Golden Plover, Pluvialis apricaria
• Black-bellied Plover, Pluvialis squatarola
• Common Ringed Plover, Charadrius hiaticula
• Little Ringed Plover
  Little Ringed Plover
  The Little Ringed Plover is a small plover. Adults have a grey-brown back and wings, a white belly, and a white breast with one black neckband. They have a brown cap, a white forehead, a black mask around the eyes with white above and a short dark bill...
  
  , Charadrius dubius
• Kittlitz's Plover
  Kittlitz's Plover
  The Kittlitz’s Plover is a small plover found in much of Sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, and the Nile delta. Some birds, especially in coastal areas, are resident, other populations are migratory or nomadic.-Description:...
  
  , Charadrius pecuarius
• Three-banded Plover
  Three-banded Plover
  The Three-banded Plover or Three-banded Sandplover, Charadrius tricollaris, is a small wader. This plover is resident in much of eastern and southern Africa and Madagascar, mainly on inland rivers, pools and lakes. Its nest is a bare scrape on shingle.The adult Three-banded Plover is 18 cm in...
  
  , Charadrius tricollaris
• Forbes' Plover, Charadrius forbesi
• White-fronted Plover
  White-fronted Plover
  The White-fronted Plover or White-fronted Sandplover, Charadrius marginatus, is a small wader. This plover is resident in much of Africa south of the Sahara on rocky, sandy or muddy coasts and large inland rivers and lakes....
  
  , Charadrius marginatus
• Chestnut-banded Plover
  Chestnut-banded Plover
  The Chestnut-banded Plover is a species of bird in the Charadriidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe....
  
  , Charadrius pallidus
• Snowy Plover
  Snowy Plover
  The Snowy Plover is a small wader in the plover bird family. It breeds in Ecuador, Peru, Chile, the southern and western USA and the Caribbean...
  
  , Charadrius alexandrinus
• Lesser Sandplover, Charadrius mongolus
• Greater Sandplover, Charadrius leschenaultii
• Caspian Plover
  Caspian Plover
  The Caspian Plover is a wader in the plover family of birds.It breeds on open grassland in central Asia, mainly to the north and east of the Caspian Sea. This bird breeds in loose colonies, with three eggs being laid in a ground nest. These birds migrate south in winter to east Africa, usually...
  
  , Charadrius asiaticus
• Eurasian Dotterel
  Eurasian Dotterel
  The Eurasian Dotterel , or in Europe just Dotterel, is a small wader in the plover family of birds.It breeds in the Arctic tundra of northern Eurasia, from Norway to eastern Siberia, and on suitable mountain plateaus such as the Scottish highlands and the Alps...
  
  , Charadrius morinellus

Sandpipers

Order: Charadriiformes

Charadriiformes

Charadriiformes is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. It includes about 350 species and has members in all parts of the world. Most Charadriiformes live near water and eat invertebrates or other small animals; however, some are pelagic , some occupy deserts and a few are found in thick...

. Family: Scolopacidae

Scolopacidae

The sandpipers are a large family, Scolopacidae, of waders or shorebirds. They include many species called sandpipers, as well as those called by names such as curlew and snipe. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil...

• Eurasian Woodcock
  Eurasian Woodcock
  The Eurasian Woodcock, Scolopax rusticola, is a medium-small wading bird found in temperate and subarctic Eurasia. It has cryptic camouflage to suit its woodland habitat, with reddish-brown upperparts and buff-coloured underparts...
  
  , Scolopax rusticola
• Jack Snipe
  Jack Snipe
  The Jack Snipe, Lymnocryptes minimus is a small stocky wader. It is the smallest snipe, and the only member of the genus Lymnocryptes...
  
  , Lymnocryptes minimus
• Pintail Snipe
  Pintail Snipe
  The Pin-tailed Snipe, Gallinago stenura, also known as the Pintail Snipe, is a small stocky wader. It breeds in northern Russia and migrates to spend the non-breeding season in southern Asia from Pakistan to Indonesia. It is the most common migrant snipe in southern India, Sri Lanka and much of...
  
  , Gallinago stenura
• African Snipe
  African Snipe
  The African Snipe, Gallinago nigripennis, also known as the Ethiopian Snipe, is a small stocky wader. It breeds in eastern and southern Africa in wet mountain moorland and swamps at altitudes of 1700 - 4000m. When not breeding it disperses widely, including into coastal lowlands.-Description:This...
  
  , Gallinago nigripennis
• Great Snipe
  Great Snipe
  The Great Snipe, Gallinago media is a small stocky wader in the genus Gallinago.This bird's breeding habitat is marshes and wet meadows with short vegetation in north-eastern Europe including north-western Russia. Great Snipes are migratory, wintering in Africa...
  
  , Gallinago media
• Common Snipe
  Common Snipe
  The Common Snipe is a small, stocky wader native to the Old World. The breeding habitat is marshes, bogs, tundra and wet meadows throughout northern Europe and northern Asia...
  
  , Gallinago gallinago
• Short-billed Dowitcher
  Short-billed Dowitcher
  The Short-billed Dowitcher like its congener the Long-billed Dowitcher, is a medium-sized, stocky, long-billed shorebird in the family Scolopacidae. It is an inhabitant of North America, Middle America, and northern South America. It is strongly migratory; it completely vacates in breeding areas...
  
  , Limnodromus griseus
• Long-billed Dowitcher
  Long-billed Dowitcher
  The Long-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus scolopaceus, is a medium-sized shorebird.Adults have yellowish legs and a long straight dark bill. The body is dark brown on top and reddish underneath with spotted throat and breast, bars on flanks. The tail has a black and white barred pattern...
  
  , Limnodromus scolopaceus
• Black-tailed Godwit
  Black-tailed Godwit
  The Black-tailed Godwit, Limosa limosa, is a large, long-legged, long-billed shorebird first described by Carolus Linnaeus in 1758. It is a member of the Limosa genus, the godwits...
  
  , Limosa limosa
• Hudsonian Godwit
  Hudsonian Godwit
  The Hudsonian Godwit, Limosa haemastica, is a large shorebird.-Identification:Adults have long dark legs and a long pink bill with a slight upward curve and dark at the tip. The upper parts are mottled brown and the underparts are chestnut. The tail is black and the rump is white...
  
  , Limosa haemastica
• Bar-tailed Godwit
  Bar-tailed Godwit
  The Bar-tailed Godwit is a large wader in the family Scolopacidae, which breeds on Arctic coasts and tundra mainly in the Old World, and winters on coasts in temperate and tropical regions of the Old World...
  
  , Limosa lapponica
• Whimbrel
  Whimbrel
  The Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus, is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae. It is one of the mostwidespread of the curlews, breeding across much of subarctic North America, Europe and Asia as far south as Scotland....
  
  , Numenius phaeopus
• Slender-billed Curlew
  Slender-billed Curlew
  The Slender-billed Curlew, Numenius tenuirostris, is a bird in the wader family Scolopacidae. It breeds in marshes and peat bogs in the taiga of Siberia, and is migratory, formerly wintering in shallow freshwater habitats around the Mediterranean...
  
  , Numenius tenuirostris
• Eurasian Curlew
  Eurasian Curlew
  The Eurasian Curlew, Numenius arquata, is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae. It is one of the most widespread of the curlews, breeding across temperate Europe and Asia...
  
  , Numenius arquata
• Upland Sandpiper
  Upland Sandpiper
  The Upland Sandpiper is a large shorebird, closely related to the curlews . Older names are the Upland Plover and Bartram's Sandpiper. It is the only member of the genus Bartramia. The genus name and the old common name Bartram's Sandpiper commemorate the American naturalist William Bartram...
  
  , Bartramia longicauda
• Spotted Redshank
  Spotted Redshank
  The Spotted Redshank, Tringa erythropus, is a wader in the large bird family Scolopacidae. It breeds across northern Scandinavia and northern Asia and migrates south to the Mediterranean, the southern British Isles, France, tropical Africa, and tropical Asia for the winter...
  
  , Tringa erythropus
• Common Redshank
  Common Redshank
  The Common Redshank or simply Redshank is an Eurasian wader in the large family Scolopacidae.- Description and systematics :...
  
  , Tringa totanus
• Marsh Sandpiper
  Marsh Sandpiper
  The Marsh Sandpiper, Tringa stagnatilis, is a small wader. It is a rather small shank, and breeds in open grassy steppe and taiga wetlands from easternmost Europe to central Asia....
  
  , Tringa stagnatilis
• Common Greenshank, Tringa nebularia
• Lesser Yellowlegs
  Lesser Yellowlegs
  The Lesser Yellowlegs is a medium-sized shorebird similar in appearance to the larger Greater Yellowlegs. It is not closely related to this bird, however, but instead to the much larger and quite dissimilar Willet; merely the fine, clear and dense pattern of the neck shown in breeding plumage...
  
  , Tringa flavipes
• Green Sandpiper
  Green Sandpiper
  The Green Sandpiper is a small wader of the Old World. It represents an ancient lineage of the genus Tringa; its only close living relative is the Solitary Sandpiper . They both have brown wings with little light dots and a delicate but contrasting neck and chest pattern...
  
  , Tringa ochropus
• Solitary Sandpiper
  Solitary Sandpiper
  The Solitary Sandpiper is a small wader .-Description:This species measures long, with a wingspan up to and a body mass of . It is a dumpy wader with a dark green back, greyish head and breast and otherwise white underparts. It is obvious in flight, with wings dark above and below, and a dark...
  
  , Tringa solitaria
• Wood Sandpiper
  Wood Sandpiper
  The Wood Sandpiper, Tringa glareola, is a small wader. This Eurasian species is the smallest of the shanks, which are mid-sized long-legged waders of the family Scolopacidae.- Description and systematics :...
  
  , Tringa glareola
• Terek Sandpiper
  Terek Sandpiper
  The Terek Sandpiper is a small migratory Palearctic wader species, the only member of the genus Xenus.- Description and systematics :...
  
  , Xenus cinereus
• Common Sandpiper
  Common Sandpiper
  The Common Sandpiper is a small Palearctic wader. This bird and its American sister species, the Spotted Sandpiper , make up the genus Actitis. They are parapatric and replace each other geographically; stray birds of either species may settle down with breeders of the other and hybridize...
  
  , Actitis hypoleucos
• Spotted Sandpiper
  Spotted Sandpiper
  The Spotted Sandpiper is a small shorebird, 18–20 cm long. Together with its sister species, the Common Sandpiper they make up the genus Actitis...
  
  , Actitis macularius
• Ruddy Turnstone
  Ruddy Turnstone
  The Ruddy Turnstone is a small wading bird, one of two species of turnstone in the genus Arenaria. It is now classified in the sandpiper family Scolopacidae but was formerly sometimes placed in the plover family Charadriidae...
  
  , Arenaria interpres
• Great Knot
  Great Knot
  The Great Knot, Calidris tenuirostris, is a small wader. It is the largest of the calidrid species.Their breeding habitat is tundra in northeast Siberia. They nest on the ground laying about four eggs in a ground scrape. They are strongly migratory wintering on coasts in southern Asia through to...
  
  , Calidris tenuirostris
• Red Knot
  Red Knot
  The Red Knot, Calidris canutus , is a medium sized shorebird which breeds in tundra and the Arctic Cordillera in the far north of Canada, Europe, and Russia. It is a large member of the Calidris sandpipers, second only to the Great Knot...
  
  , Calidris canutus
• Sanderling
  Sanderling
  The Sanderling is a small wader. It is a circumpolar Arctic breeder, and is a long-distance migrant, wintering south to South America, South Europe, Africa, and Australia...
  
  , Calidris alba
• Semipalmated Sandpiper
  Semipalmated Sandpiper
  The Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla, is a very small shorebird. It is sometimes separated with other "stints" in Erolia but although these apparently form a monophyletic group, the present species' old genus Ereunetes had been proposed before Erolia.Adults have black legs and a short stout...
  
  , Calidris pusilla
• Western Sandpiper
  Western Sandpiper
  The Western Sandpiper, Calidris or Erolia mauri, is a small shorebird.Adults have dark legs and a short thin dark bill, thinner at the tip. The body is brown on top and white underneath. They are reddish-brown on the crown. This bird can be difficult to distinguish from other similar tiny...
  
  , Calidris mauri
• Red-necked Stint
  Red-necked Stint
  The Red-necked Stint is a small migratory wader.- Description :These birds are among the smallest of waders, very similar to the Little Stint, Calidris minuta, with which they were once considered conspecific...
  
  , Calidris ruficollis
• Little Stint
  Little Stint
  The Little Stint, Calidris minuta , is a very small wader. It breeds in arctic Europe and Asia, and is a long-distance migrant, wintering south to Africa and south Asia...
  
  , Calidris minuta
• Temminck's Stint
  Temminck's Stint
  Temminck's Stint, Calidris or Erolia temminckii, is a small wader.This stint's breeding habitat is bogs and marshes in the taiga of Arctic northern Europe and Asia. It will breed in southern Scandinavia and occasionally Scotland. It has a distinctive hovering display flight. It nests in a scrape...
  
  , Calidris temminckii
• Long-toed Stint
  Long-toed Stint
  The Long-toed Stint, Calidris or Erolia subminuta, is a small wader bird. It breeds across northern Asia and is strongly migratory, wintering in south and south east Asia and Australasia...
  
  , Calidris subminuta
• White-rumped Sandpiper
  White-rumped Sandpiper
  The White-rumped Sandpiper is a small shorebird.Adults have black legs and a small thin dark bill. The body is dark brown on top and mainly white underneath, with brown streaks on the breast and a white rump. They have a white stripe over their eyes. This bird shows long wings in flight. In winter...
  
  , Calidris fuscicollis
• Baird's Sandpiper
  Baird's Sandpiper
  The Baird's Sandpiper is a small shorebird. It is among those calidrids sometimes separated in Erolia.Adults have black legs and a short thin dark bill. They are dark brown on top and mainly white underneath with a black patch on the rump. The head and breast are light brown with dark streaks. In...
  
  , Calidris bairdii
• Pectoral Sandpiper
  Pectoral Sandpiper
  The Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos, is a small wader. It is sometimes separated with the "stint" sandpipers in Erolia. This may or may not represent a good monophyletic group, depending on the placement of the phylogenetically enigmatic Curlew Sandpiper , the type species of Erolia...
  
  , Calidris melanotos
• Curlew Sandpiper
  Curlew Sandpiper
  The Curlew Sandpiper is a small wader that breeds on the tundra of Arctic Siberia. It is strongly migratory, wintering mainly in Africa, but also in south and southeast Asia and in Australasia...
  
  , Calidris ferruginea
• Dunlin
  Dunlin
  The Dunlin, Calidris alpina, is a small wader, sometimes separated with the other "stints" in Erolia. It is a circumpolar breeder in Arctic or subarctic regions. Birds that breed in northern Europe and Asia are long-distance migrants, wintering south to Africa, southeast Asia and the Middle East...
  
  , Calidris alpina
• Purple Sandpiper
  Purple Sandpiper
  The Purple Sandpiper, Calidris, Arquatella or Erolia maritima is a small shorebird.Adults have short yellow legs and a medium thin dark bill with a yellow base. The body is dark on top with a slight purplish gloss and mainly white underneath. The breast is smeared with grey and the rump is black...
  
  , Calidris maritima
• Stilt Sandpiper
  Stilt Sandpiper
  The Stilt Sandpiper, Calidris himantopus or Micropalama himantopus, is a small shorebird; it bears some resemblance to the smaller calidrid sandpipers or "stints". DNA sequence information is incapable of determining whether it should be placed in Calidris or in the monotypic genus Micropalama...
  
  , Calidris himantopus
• Broad-billed Sandpiper
  Broad-billed Sandpiper
  The Broad-billed Sandpiper is a small wading bird. It is the only member of the genus Limicola; some have proposed that it should be placed in the genus Erolia with the "stint" sandpipers, but more recent research suggests that it is should rather go into the genus Philomachus with the ruff and...
  
  , Limicola falcinellus
• Buff-breasted Sandpiper
  Buff-breasted Sandpiper
  The Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Tryngites subruficollis, is a small shorebird. It is a calidrid sandpipers and currently considered to be the only member of the genus Tryngites. Indeed, it probably belongs in the genus Calidris itself, or more precisely with the small species thereof which should be...
  
  , Tryngites subruficollis
• Ruff, Philomachus pugnax
• Wilson's Phalarope
  Wilson's Phalarope
  The Wilson's Phalarope, Phalaropus tricolor, is a small wader. This bird, the largest of the phalaropes, breeds in the prairies of North America in western Canada and the western United States. It is migratory, wintering around the central Andes in South America. They are passage migrants through...
  
  , Phalaropus tricolor
• Red-necked Phalarope
  Red-necked Phalarope
  The Red-necked Phalarope, Phalaropus lobatus, is a small wader. This phalarope breeds in the Arctic regions of North America and Eurasia. It is migratory, and, unusually for a wader, winters at sea on tropical oceans....
  
  , Phalaropus lobatus
• Red Phalarope
  Red Phalarope
  The Red Phalarope , Phalaropus fulicarius, is a small wader. This phalarope breeds in the Arctic regions of North America and Eurasia...
  
  , Phalaropus fulicarius

Sheathbill

Sheathbill

The sheathbills are a family of birds, Chionidae. Classified in the wader order Charadriiformes, the family contains one genus, Chionis, with only two species...

Order: Charadriiformes

Charadriiformes

Charadriiformes is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. It includes about 350 species and has members in all parts of the world. Most Charadriiformes live near water and eat invertebrates or other small animals; however, some are pelagic , some occupy deserts and a few are found in thick...

. Family: Chionididae

• Snowy Sheathbill
  Snowy Sheathbill
  The Snowy Sheathbill also known as a Pale-faced sheathbill or Paddy is one of two species of sheathbill. It is usually found on the ground. It is Antarctica's only permanently land-based bird.- Description :...
  
  , Chionis albus

Skua

Skua

The skuas are a group of seabirds with about seven species forming the family Stercorariidae and the genus Stercorarius. The three smaller skuas are called jaegers in North America....

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Order: Charadriiformes

Charadriiformes

Charadriiformes is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. It includes about 350 species and has members in all parts of the world. Most Charadriiformes live near water and eat invertebrates or other small animals; however, some are pelagic , some occupy deserts and a few are found in thick...

. Family: Stercorariidae

• South Polar Skua
  South Polar Skua
  The South Polar Skua, Stercorarius maccormicki, is a large seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae. An older name for the bird is MacCormick’s Skua, after explorer and naval surgeon Robert McCormick, who first collected the type specimen...
  
  , Stercorarius maccormicki
• Brown Skua
  Brown Skua
  The Brown Skua , also known as the Antarctic Skua, Southern Great Skua, Southern Skua, or Hākoakoa , is a large seabird that breeds in the subantarctic and Antarctic zones and moves further north when not breeding...
  
  , Stercorarius antarcticus
• Great Skua
  Great Skua
  The Great Skua, Stercorarius skua, is a large seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae. In Britain, it is sometimes known by the name Bonxie, a Shetland name of unknown origin.-Description:...
  
  , Stercorarius skua
• Pomarine Jaeger
  Pomarine Skua
  The Pomarine Skua, Stercorarius pomarinus, known as Pomarine Jaeger in North America, is a seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae. It is a migrant, wintering at sea in the tropical oceans.- Taxonomy :...
  
  , Stercorarius pomarinus (Pomarine Skua)
• Parasitic Jaeger
  Arctic Skua
  The Parasitic Jaeger, also known as the Arctic Skua or Parasitic Skua, is a seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae....
  
  , Stercorarius parasiticus (Arctic Skua)
• Long-tailed Jaeger
  Long-tailed Skua
  The Long-tailed Skua, Stercorarius longicaudus is a seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae....
  
  , Stercorarius longicaudus (Long-tailed Skua)

Gull

Gull

Gulls are birds in the family Laridae. They are most closely related to the terns and only distantly related to auks, skimmers, and more distantly to the waders...

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Order: Charadriiformes

Charadriiformes

Charadriiformes is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. It includes about 350 species and has members in all parts of the world. Most Charadriiformes live near water and eat invertebrates or other small animals; however, some are pelagic , some occupy deserts and a few are found in thick...

. Family: Laridae

• White-eyed Gull
  White-eyed Gull
  The White-eyed Gull is a small gull which is endemic to the Red Sea. Its closest relative is the Sooty Gull. It is one of the world's rarest gulls, with a population of just 4,000 - 6,500 pairs. The species is classed as Near Threatened by the IUCN; human pressure and oil pollution are deemed the...
  
  , Larus leucophthalmus
• Sooty Gull
  Sooty Gull
  The Sooty Gull is a species of gull in the Laridae family.It is found in Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, India, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Maldives, Mozambique, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen...
  
  , Larus hemprichii
• Mew Gull
  Common Gull
  The Common Gull or Mew Gull Larus canus is a medium-sized gull which breeds in northern Asia, northern Europe and northwestern North America. It migrates further south in winter...
  
  , Larus canus
• Audouin's Gull
  Audouin's Gull
  The Audouin's Gull is a large gull restricted to the Mediterranean and the western coast of Saharan Africa. It breeds on small islands colonially or alone, laying 2-3 eggs on a ground nest...
  
  , Larus audouinii
• Ring-billed Gull
  Ring-billed Gull
  The Ring-billed Gull is a medium-sized gull.Adults are length and with a wingspan. The head, neck and underparts are white; the relatively short bill is yellow with a dark ring; the back and wings are silver gray; and the legs are yellow. The eyes are yellow with red rims...
  
  , Larus delawarensis
• Kelp Gull
  Kelp Gull
  The Kelp Gull , also known as the Dominican Gull, breeds on coasts and islands through much of the southern hemisphere. The race L. d. vetula occurs around southern Africa, and nominate L. d...
  
  , Larus dominicanus
• Great Black-backed Gull
  Great Black-backed Gull
  The Great Black-backed Gull is the largest gull in the world, which breeds on the European and North American coasts and islands of the North Atlantic...
  
  , Larus marinus
• Glaucous-winged Gull
  Glaucous-winged Gull
  The Glaucous-winged Gull, Larus glaucescens, is a large, white-headed gull residing from the western coast of Alaska to the coast of Washington. It also breeds on the northwest coast of Alaska. During non-breeding seasons they can be found along the coast of California...
  
  , Larus glaucescens
• Glaucous Gull
  Glaucous Gull
  The Glaucous Gull is a large gull which breeds in the Arctic regions of the northern hemisphere and the Atlantic coasts of Europe. It is migratory, wintering from in the North Atlantic and North Pacific oceans as far south as the British Isles and northernmost states of the USA, also on the Great...
  
  , Larus hyperboreus
• Iceland Gull
  Iceland Gull
  The Iceland Gull, Larus glaucoides, is a large gull which breeds in the Arctic regions of Canada and Greenland, but not Iceland, where it is only seen in the winter. It is migratory, wintering from in the North Atlantic as far south as the British Isles and northernmost states of the eastern USA,...
  
  , Larus glaucoides
• European Herring Gull, Larus argentatus
• Lesser Black-backed Gull
  Lesser Black-backed Gull
  The Lesser Black-backed Gull is a large gull that breeds on the Atlantic coasts of Europe. It is migratory, wintering from the British Isles south to West Africa...
  
  , Larus fuscus
• Heuglin's Gull
  Heuglin's Gull
  Heuglin's Gull or Siberian Gull, Larus heuglini, is a seabird in the genus Larus. It is closely related to the Lesser Black-backed Gull, Larus fuscus, and is often classified as a subspecies of it...
  
  , Larus heuglini
• Caspian Gull
  Caspian Gull
  Caspian Gull is a name applied to the gull taxon Larus cachinnans, a member of the Herring Gull/Lesser Black-backed Gull complex.- Description :...
  
  , Larus cachinnans
• Armenian Gull
  Armenian Gull
  The Armenian Gull is a large gull found in the Caucasus and Middle East. It was formerly classified as a subspecies of the Herring Gull but is now generally considered to be a separate species although BirdLife International lumps it with the Yellow-legged Gull The Armenian Gull (Larus armenicus)...
  
  , Larus armenicus
• Steppe Gull, Larus barabensis
• Yellow-legged Gull
  Yellow-legged Gull
  The Yellow-legged Gull , sometimes referred to as Western Yellow-legged Gull , is a large gull of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, which has only recently achieved wide recognition as a distinct species...
  
  , Larus michahellis
• Great Black-headed Gull
  Great Black-headed Gull
  The Pallas's Gull or Great Black-headed Gull, Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus, is a large gull. As is the case with many gulls, it has traditionally been placed in the genus Larus....
  
  , Larus ichthyaetus
• Grey-headed Gull
  Grey-headed Gull
  The Grey-headed Gull is a small gull which breeds patchily in South America and Africa south of the Sahara. It is not truly migratory, but is more widespread in winter. This species has occurred as a rare vagrant to North America and Spain. It is also known as the Grey-hooded Gull...
  
  , Larus cirrocephalus
• Hartlaub's Gull
  Hartlaub's Gull
  The Hartlaub's Gull or King Gull, is a small gull, which is a non-migratory breeding resident endemic to the Atlantic Ocean coastline of South Africa and Namibia. Although it is predominantly coastal or estuarine, it is not a pelagic species, and is rarely seen at sea far from land...
  
  , Larus hartlaubii
• Black-headed Gull
  Black-headed Gull
  The Black-headed Gull is a small gull which breeds in much of Europe and Asia, and also in coastal eastern Canada. Most of the population is migratory, wintering further south, but some birds in the milder westernmost areas of Europe are resident...
  
  , Larus ridibundus
• Slender-billed Gull
  Slender-billed Gull
  The Slender-billed Gull, Chroicocephalus genei, is a mid-sized gull which breeds very locally around the Mediterranean and the north of the western Indian Ocean on islands and coastal lagoons. Most of the population is somewhat migratory, wintering further south to north Africa and India, and a...
  
  , Larus genei
• Bonaparte's Gull
  Bonaparte's Gull
  The Bonaparte's Gull is a small gull.The Bonaparte's Gull is a small species, larger only than the Little Gull and the Saunders's Gull among all gull species. Adults are long with a wingspan and a body mass of . They have a black hood and a short thin dark bill. The body is mainly white with...
  
  , Larus philadelphia
• Mediterranean Gull
  Mediterranean Gull
  The Mediterranean Gull, Ichthyaetus melanocephalus, is a small gull which breeds almost entirely in Europe, mainly in the south east, especially around the Black Sea, and in central Turkey. There are colonies elsewhere in southern Europe, and this species has undergone a dramatic range expansion in...
  
  , Larus melanocephalus
• Laughing Gull
  Laughing Gull
  The Laughing Gull, Leucophaeus atricilla, is a medium-sized gull of North and South America. It breeds on the Atlantic coast of North America, the Caribbean, and northern South America. Northernmost populations migrate further south in winter, and this species occurs as a rare vagrant to western...
  
  , Larus atricilla
• Franklin's Gull
  Franklin's Gull
  The Franklin's Gull is a small gull.-Description:It breeds in central provinces of Canada and adjacent states of the northern United States...
  
  , Larus pipixcan
• Little Gull
  Little Gull
  The Little Gull, Hydrocoloeus minutus or Larus minutus, is a small gull which breeds in northern Europe and Asia. It also has small colonies in parts of southern Canada. It is migratory, wintering on coasts in western Europe, the Mediterranean and the northeast USA. As is the case with many gulls,...
  
  , Larus minutus
• Sabine's Gull
  Sabine's Gull
  The Sabine's Gull is a small gull. Its generic placement is disputed; some authors treat it as the sole species in the genus Xema as Xema sabini, while others retain it in the genus Larus as Larus sabini. It breeds in the arctic and has a circumpolar distribution through northernmost North America...
  
  , Xema sabini
• Black-legged Kittiwake
  Black-legged Kittiwake
  The Black-legged Kittiwake is a seabird species in the gull family Laridae.This species was first described by Linnaeus in his Systema naturae in 1758 as Larus tridactylus....
  
  , Rissa tridactyla

Tern

Tern

Terns are seabirds in the family Sternidae, previously considered a subfamily of the gull family Laridae . They form a lineage with the gulls and skimmers which in turn is related to skuas and auks...

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Order: Charadriiformes

Charadriiformes

Charadriiformes is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. It includes about 350 species and has members in all parts of the world. Most Charadriiformes live near water and eat invertebrates or other small animals; however, some are pelagic , some occupy deserts and a few are found in thick...

. Family: Sternidae

• Gull-billed Tern
  Gull-billed Tern
  The Gull-billed Tern formerly Sterna nilotica , is a seabird of the tern family Sternidae...
  
  , Gelochelidon nilotica
• Caspian Tern
  Caspian Tern
  The Caspian Tern is a species of tern, with a subcosmopolitan but scattered distribution. Despite its extensive range, it is monotypic of its genus, and has no subspecies accepted either...
  
  , Hydroprogne caspia
• Lesser Crested Tern
  Lesser Crested Tern
  The Lesser Crested Tern is a seabird of the tern family Sternidae...
  
  , Sterna bengalensis
• Sandwich Tern, Sterna sandvicensis
• Royal Tern
  Royal Tern
  The Royal Tern is a seabird in the tern family Sternidae. This bird has two distinctive subspecies. T. m. maximus breeds on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the southern USA and Mexico into the Caribbean. The slightly smaller T. m. albididorsalis breeds in coastal west Africa...
  
  , Sterna maxima
• Great Crested Tern, Sterna bergii
• Roseate Tern
  Roseate Tern
  The Roseate Tern is a seabird of the tern family Sternidae. This bird has a number of geographical races, differing mainly in bill colour and minor plumage details....
  
  , Sterna dougallii
• Black-naped Tern
  Black-naped Tern
  The Black-naped Tern is an oceanic tern mostly found in tropical and subtropical areas of the Pacific and Indian Oceans. It is rarely found inland....
  
  , Sterna sumatrana
• Common Tern
  Common Tern
  The Common Tern is a seabird of the tern family Sternidae. This bird has a circumpolar distribution, breeding in temperate and sub-Arctic regions of Europe, Asia and east and central North America. It is strongly migratory, wintering in coastal tropical and subtropical regions. It is sometimes...
  
  , Sterna hirundo
• Arctic Tern
  Arctic Tern
  The Arctic Tern is a seabird of the tern family Sternidae. This bird has a circumpolar breeding distribution covering the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions of Europe, Asia, and North America...
  
  , Sterna paradisaea
• Antarctic Tern
  Antarctic Tern
  The Antarctic Tern is a typical tern. It ranges throughout the southern oceans. It is very similar in appearance to the closely related Arctic Tern, but is stockier, and the wing tips are grey instead of blackish in flight...
  
  , Sterna vittata
• Damara Tern
  Damara Tern
  The Damara Tern is a species of tern in the Sternidae family.It breeds in western South Africa, Namibia and Angola...
  
  , Sterna balaenarum
• White-cheeked Tern
  White-cheeked Tern
  The White-cheeked Tern is a species of tern in the Sternidae family.It is found in Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Maldives, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, United Arab Emirates, and...
  
  , Sterna repressa
• Little Tern
  Little Tern
  The Little Tern, Sternula albifrons or Sterna albifrons, is a seabird of the tern family Sternidae. It was formerly placed into the genus Sterna, which now is restricted to the large white terns . The former North American and Red Sea S. a...
  
  , Sternula albifrons
• Saunders' Tern, Sternula saundersi
• Bridled Tern
  Bridled Tern
  The Bridled Tern is a seabird of the tern family Sternidae. It is a bird of the tropical oceans.-Description:...
  
  , Onychoprion anaethetus
• Sooty Tern
  Sooty Tern
  The Sooty Tern, Onychoprion fuscatus , is a seabird of the tern family . It is a bird of the tropical oceans, breeding on islands throughout the equatorial zone. Colloquially, it is known as the Wideawake Tern or just wideawake...
  
  , Onychoprion fuscata
• Whiskered Tern
  Whiskered Tern
  The Whiskered Tern is a seabird of the tern family Sternidae. This bird has a number of geographical races, differing mainly in size and minor plumage details....
  
  , Chlidonias hybrida
• White-winged Tern
  White-winged Tern
  The White-winged Tern, or White-winged Black Tern, Chlidonias leucopterus, is a small tern generally found in or near bodies of fresh water across from Southeastern Europe east to Australia....
  
  , Chlidonias leucopterus
• Black Tern
  Black Tern
  The Black Tern, Chlidonias niger, is a small tern generally found in or near inland water in Europe and North America. As its name suggests, it has predominantly dark plumage.- Description :...
  
  , Chlidonias niger
• Lesser Noddy
  Lesser Noddy
  The Lesser Noddy , also known as the Sooty Noddy, is a species of tern in the Sternidae family.It is found in Comoros, Kenya, Liberia, Mauritius, Seychelles, South Africa, and United Arab Emirates.- References :...
  
  , Anous tenuirostris
• Black Noddy
  Black Noddy
  The Black Noddy or White-capped Noddy is a seabird from the tern family. It resembles the closely related Brown or Common Noddy , but is smaller with darker plumage, a whiter cap, a longer, straighter beak and shorter tail...
  
  , Anous minutus
• Brown Noddy
  Brown Noddy
  The Brown Noddy or Common Noddy is a seabird from the tern family. The largest of the noddies, it can be told from the closely related Black Noddy by its larger size and plumage, which is dark brown rather than black...
  
  , Anous stolidus

Skimmer

Skimmer

The Skimmers, Rynchopidae, are a small family of tern-like birds in the order Charadriiformes, which also includes the waders, gulls and auks. The family comprises three species found in South Asia, Africa, and the Americas....

Order: Charadriiformes

Charadriiformes

Charadriiformes is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. It includes about 350 species and has members in all parts of the world. Most Charadriiformes live near water and eat invertebrates or other small animals; however, some are pelagic , some occupy deserts and a few are found in thick...

. Family: Rynchopidae

• African Skimmer
  African Skimmer
  The African Skimmer is a skimmer that lives in Senegal to northern Congo River and southern Nile Valley, southern Tanzania to the Zambezi Valley, and then to Natal and Angola.- Appearance :...
  
  , Rynchops flavirostris

Auk

Auk

An auk is a bird of the family Alcidae in the order Charadriiformes. Auks are superficially similar to penguins due to their black-and-white colours, their upright posture and some of their habits...

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Puffin

Puffins are any of three small species of auk in the bird genus Fratercula with a brightly coloured beak during the breeding season. These are pelagic seabirds that feed primarily by diving in the water. They breed in large colonies on coastal cliffs or offshore islands, nesting in crevices among...

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Order: Charadriiformes

Charadriiformes

Charadriiformes is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. It includes about 350 species and has members in all parts of the world. Most Charadriiformes live near water and eat invertebrates or other small animals; however, some are pelagic , some occupy deserts and a few are found in thick...

. Family: Alcidae

• Dovekie, Alle alle
• Common Murre, Uria aalge
• Razorbill
  Razorbill
  The Razorbill is colonial seabird that will only come to land in order to breed. It is the largest living member of the Auk family. This agile bird will choose only one partner for life and females will lay one egg per year. Razorbills will nest along coastal cliffs in enclosed or slightly exposed...
  
  , Alca torda
• Atlantic Puffin
  Atlantic Puffin
  The Atlantic Puffin is a seabird species in the auk family. It is a pelagic bird that feeds primarily by diving for fish, but also eats other sea creatures, such as squid and crustaceans. Its most obvious characteristic during the breeding season is its brightly coloured bill...
  
  , Fratercula arctica

Sandgrouse

Sandgrouse

The sandgrouse are a family, Pteroclididae, of 16 bird species, the only living members of the order Pteroclidiformes. They are restricted to treeless open country in the Old World, such as plains and semi-deserts. They are distributed across northern, southern and eastern Africa as well as...

Order: Pterocliformes. Family: Pteroclididae

• Pin-tailed Sandgrouse
  Pin-tailed Sandgrouse
  The Pin-tailed Sandgrouse is a medium large bird in the sandgrouse family.The nominate race breeds in Iberia and southern France, and the eastern form P. a. caudacutus is found in northwest Africa, and from southeast Turkey east to Kazakhstan...
  
  , Pterocles alchata
• Namaqua Sandgrouse
  Namaqua Sandgrouse
  The Namaqua Sandgrouse is a species of bird in the Pteroclididae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 24 July 2007....
  
  , Pterocles namaqua
• Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse
  Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse
  The Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse, Pterocles exustus, is a species of sandgrouse. They are found in sparse, bushy, arid land which is common in central and northern Africa, and southern Asia. Though they live in hot, arid climates, they are highly reliant on water. They have been known to travel up...
  
  , Pterocles exustus
• Spotted Sandgrouse
  Spotted Sandgrouse
  The Spotted Sandgrouse is a species of bird in the Pteroclididae family.It is found in Afghanistan, Algeria, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia,...
  
  , Pterocles senegallus
• Black-bellied Sandgrouse
  Black-bellied Sandgrouse
  The Black-bellied Sandgrouse is a medium large bird in the sandgrouse family.The nominate race breeds in Iberia, northwest Africa, the Canary Islands, Turkey, Iran, Cyprus and Israel. The eastern form P. o. arenarius is found in Kazakhstan, western China and northern Pakistan...
  
  , Pterocles orientalis
• Yellow-throated Sandgrouse
  Yellow-throated Sandgrouse
  The Yellow-throated Sandgrouse is a species of bird in the Pteroclididae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.-References:...
  
  , Pterocles gutturalis
• Crowned Sandgrouse
  Crowned Sandgrouse
  The Crowned Sandgrouse is a species of bird in the Pteroclididae family.It is found in Afghanistan, Algeria, Chad, Egypt, India, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Western Sahara, and...
  
  , Pterocles coronatus
• Black-faced Sandgrouse
  Black-faced Sandgrouse
  The Black-faced Sandgrouse is a species of bird in the Pteroclididae family.It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, and Uganda.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 24 July 2007....
  
  , Pterocles decoratus
• Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse
  Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse
  The Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse is a species of bird in the Pteroclididae family, which is named after Martin Lichtenstein. They are nomadic, mostly nocturnal birds, which drink before dawn and after dusk....
  
  , Pterocles lichtensteinii
• Double-banded Sandgrouse
  Double-banded Sandgrouse
  The Double-banded Sandgrouse is a species of bird in the Pteroclididae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.-References:...
  
  , Pterocles bicinctus
• Four-banded Sandgrouse
  Four-banded Sandgrouse
  The Four-banded Sandgrouse is a medium-sized bird in the sandgrouse family.It breeds in a belt across Africa from Mauritania and Cameroon east to Sudan and Uganda. It is much more common in the west of its range...
  
  , Pterocles quadricinctus
• Burchell's Sandgrouse
  Burchell's Sandgrouse
  The Burchell's Sandgrouse is a species of bird in the Pteroclididae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe....
  
  , Pterocles burchelli

Pigeons and dove

Dove

Pigeons and doves constitute the bird family Columbidae within the order Columbiformes, which include some 300 species of near passerines. In general terms "dove" and "pigeon" are used somewhat interchangeably...

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Order: Columbiformes

Columbiformes

Columbiformes are an avian order that includes the very widespread and successful doves and pigeons, classified in the family Columbidae, and the extinct Dodo and the Rodrigues Solitaire, long classified as a second family Raphidae. 313 species, found worldwide, comprise the Columbiformes order....

. Family: Columbidae

• Rock Pigeon
  Rock Pigeon
  The Rock Dove or Rock Pigeon, is a member of the bird family Columbidae . In common usage, this bird is often simply referred to as the "pigeon"....
  
  , Columba livia
• Speckled Pigeon
  Speckled Pigeon
  The Speckled Pigeon or Rock Pigeon is a pigeon which is a resident breeding bird in much of Africa south of the Sahara. It is a common and widespread species in open habitats over a good deal of its range, although there are sizeable gaps in its distribution.This species builds a large stick nest...
  
  , Columba guinea
• White-collared Pigeon
  White-collared Pigeon
  The White-collared Pigeon is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.The species is endemic to the Ethiopian highlands in Eritrea and Ethiopia. It occupies countryside surrounding rocky cliffs and gorges. Also common in town centres-Description: long. This large grey-brown pigeon has an obvious...
  
  , Columba albitorques
• Stock Dove, Columba oenas
• Somali Pigeon
  Somali Pigeon
  The Somali Pigeon is a species of bird in the Columbidae family. It is endemic to Somalia.Its natural habitat is temperate grassland.-References:* BirdLife International 2008. . Downloaded on 25 May 2010....
  
  , Columba oliviae
• Common Wood Pigeon, Columba palumbus
• Bolle's Pigeon
  Bolle's Pigeon
  The Bolle's Pigeon is a species of Columba genus of the family Columbidae, of doves and pigeons, which is endemic to the Canary Islands, Spain. This bird is named after the German naturalist Carl Bolle, who was the first to distinguish it from the Laurel Pigeon...
  
  , Columba bollii
• Afep Pigeon
  Afep Pigeon
  The Afep Pigeon also known as the African Wood-Pigeon, or Gray Wood-Pigeon is a member of the Columbidae family which lives in Africa.Like many other pigeons, it mainly feeds on grain and seeds....
  
  , Columba unicincta
• Laurel Pigeon
  Laurel Pigeon
  The Laurel Pigeon, White-tailed Laurel Pigeon, Paloma rabiche, is a species of bird in the Columba genus in the Columbidae family. It is a member of the family Columbidae of doves and pigeons, which is endemic to the Canary Islands, Spain...
  
  , Columba junoniae
• Rameron Pigeon, Columba arquatrix
• Cameroon Pigeon, Columba sjostedti
• Maroon Pigeon, Columba thomensis
• White-naped Pigeon
  White-naped Pigeon
  The White-naped Pigeon is a species of bird in the Columbidae family. It is found in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, and Uganda....
  
  , Columba albinucha
• Delegorgue's Pigeon, Columba delegorguei
• Western Bronze-naped Pigeon
  Western Bronze-naped Pigeon
  The Western Bronze-naped Pigeon is a species of bird in the Columbidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan,...
  
  , Columba iriditorques
• São Tomé Pigeon, Columba malherbii
• Lemon Dove, Columba larvata
• Forest Dove, Columba simplex
• Eurasian Turtle Dove, Streptopelia turtur
• Dusky Turtle Dove, Streptopelia lugens
• Adamawa Turtle Dove, Streptopelia hypopyrrha
• Eurasian Collared Dove
  Eurasian Collared Dove
  The Eurasian Collared Dove most often simply called the Collared Dove, also sometimes hyphenated as Eurasian Collared-dove is a species of dove native to Asia and Europe, and also recently introduced in North America....
  
  , Streptopelia decaocto
• African Collared Dove
  African Collared Dove
  The African Collared Dove is a small dove found in Africa in the arid region south of the Sahara. Its range extends in a band right across the continent, and into southern Arabia. Although it lives in arid lands, it is found around water sources.This bird is typically around 26 cm in length...
  
  , Streptopelia roseogrisea
• White-winged Collared Dove, Streptopelia reichenowi
• Mourning Collared Dove, Streptopelia decipiens
• Red-eyed Dove
  Red-eyed Dove
  The Red-eyed Dove is a pigeon which is a widespread resident breeding bird in Africa south of the Sahara. It is a common, if not abundant, species in most habitats other than desert....
  
  , Streptopelia semitorquata
• Ring-necked Dove
  Ring-necked Dove
  The Ring-necked Dove , also known as the Cape Turtle Dove and the Half-Collared Dove, is a widespread and abundant bird in the bush, savannah, farmlands, and woodlands of southern and eastern Africa. Their name comes from a black patch of feathers on the back of their necks...
  
  , Streptopelia capicola
• Vinaceous Dove
  Vinaceous Dove
  The Vinaceous Dove is a pigeon which is a widespread resident breeding bird in a belt across Africa just south of the Sahara Desert....
  
  , Streptopelia vinacea
• Laughing Dove
  Laughing Dove
  The Laughing Dove is a small pigeon which is a resident breeding bird in the tropics in Africa south of the Sahara, the Middle East and southern Asia east to India. In India it is also known as the Little Brown Dove...
  
  , Streptopelia senegalensis
• Emerald-spotted Wood Dove
  Emerald-spotted Wood Dove
  The Emerald-spotted Wood Dove, Turtur chalcospilos, is a pigeon which is a widespread and often abundant resident breeding bird in eastern Africa from Ethiopia to South Africa. It also occurs in a belt from northern Botswana west to northern Namibia, and in a narrow coastal strip through Angola to...
  
  , Turtur chalcospilos
• Black-billed Wood Dove
  Black-billed Wood Dove
  The Black-billed Wood Dove is a pigeon which is a widespread resident breeding bird in a belt across Africa just south of the Sahara Desert....
  
  , Turtur abyssinicus
• Blue-spotted Wood Dove, Turtur afer
• Tambourine Dove
  Tambourine Dove
  The Tambourine Dove is a pigeon which is a widespread resident breeding bird in woodlands and other thick vegetation in Africa south of the Sahara Desert. Its range extends from Senegal east to Ethiopia and Kenya and southwards through eastern Africa to south-eastern South Africa, but it is absent...
  
  , Turtur tympanistria
• Blue-headed Wood Dove, Turtur brehmeri
• Namaqua Dove
  Namaqua Dove
  The Namaqua Dove is a small pigeon. It is the only species in the genus Oena. .-Description:The Namaqua Dove is a tiny sparrow-sized pigeon, typically 22 cm in length with a 28–33 cm wingspan, and weighing 40g. It has a very long black tapered tail, and the size and shape have led to...
  
  , Oena capensis
• Bruce's Green Pigeon, Treron waalia
• Pemba Green Pigeon, Treron pembaensis
• São Tomé Green Pigeon, Treron sanctithomae
• African Green Pigeon, Treron calvus

Parrot

Parrot

Parrots, also known as psittacines , are birds of the roughly 372 species in 86 genera that make up the order Psittaciformes, found in most tropical and subtropical regions. The order is subdivided into three families: the Psittacidae , the Cacatuidae and the Strigopidae...

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Order: Psittaciformes. Family: Psittacidae

• Rose-ringed Parakeet
  Rose-ringed Parakeet
  The Rose-ringed Parakeet , also known as the Ringnecked Parakeet, is a gregarious tropical parakeet species that has an extremely large range. Since the trend of the population appears to be increasing, the species has been evaluated as Least Concern by IUCN in 2009.Rose-ringed parakeets are...
  
  , Psittacula krameri
• Red-headed Lovebird
  Red-headed Lovebird
  The Red-headed Lovebird also known as the Red-faced Lovebird is a member of the genus Agapornis, a group commonly known as Lovebirds. Like other lovebirds it is native to Africa.-Description:...
  
  , Agapornis pullarius
• Black-winged Lovebird, Agapornis taranta
• Black-collared Lovebird
  Black-collared Lovebird
  The Black-collared Lovebird, Agapornis swindernianus also known as Swindern's Lovebird is a small, 13.5 cm long, African parrot in the genus Agapornis. It is a mostly green parrot with black band on the back of its neck, and a dark greyish-black bill. Both sexes are similar...
  
  , Agapornis swindernianus
• Peach-faced Lovebird, Agapornis roseicollis
• Fischer's Lovebird
  Fischer's Lovebird
  The Fischer's Lovebird is a small parrot species of the Agapornis genus. They were originally discovered in the late 19th century, and were first bred in the United States in 1926. They are named after German explorer Gustav Fischer.- Description :The Fischer's Lovebird has a green back, chest,...
  
  , Agapornis fischeri
• Yellow-collared Lovebird, Agapornis personatus
• Lilian's Lovebird
  Lilian's Lovebird
  The Lilian's Lovebird , also known as Nyasa Lovebird, is a small African parrot species of the lovebird genus. It is mainly green and has orange on its upper chest and head. It is 13 cm long and is the smallest parrot on mainland Africa...
  
  , Agapornis lilianae
• Black-cheeked Lovebird
  Black-cheeked Lovebird
  The Black-cheeked Lovebird is a small monotypic parrot species of the lovebird genus. It is mainly green and has a brown head, red beak, and white eyerings...
  
  , Agapornis nigrigenis
• Grey Parrot, Psittacus erithacus
• Cape Parrot
  Cape Parrot
  The Cape Parrot or Levaillant's Parrot is a large, temperate forest dwelling Poicephalus parrot endemic to South Africa. It has 2 subspecies which may be considered distinct species, the savanna dwelling Brown-necked Parrot and Grey-headed Parrot The Cape Parrot (Poicephalus robustus) or...
  
  , Poicephalus robustus
• Red-fronted Parrot
  Jardine's Parrot
  The Red-fronted Parrot , also known as the Jardine's Parrot, is a medium-sized mainly green parrot endemic across wide areas of Africa. It has three subspecies...
  
  , Poicephalus gulielmi
• Meyer's Parrot
  Meyer's Parrot
  The Meyer's Parrot is a small , stocky African parrot. Meyer's parrots display a dull brown head, back and tail, green or blue-green abdomen, blue rump and bright yellow markings on the carpal joint of the wings. Most subspecies have some yellow on the top of the head as well. Forshaw recognizes...
  
  , Poicephalus meyeri
• Rüppell's Parrot, Poicephalus rueppellii
• Brown-headed Parrot
  Brown-headed Parrot
  The Brown-headed Parrot is a mostly green African parrot with a greyish-brown head and yellow under its wings. The adult birds have yellow irises and juvenile birds have brown irises....
  
  , Poicephalus cryptoxanthus
• Niam-niam Parrot
  Niam-niam Parrot
  The Niam-niam Parrot is a parrot endemic in Central Africa . It is a mostly green parrot with a brown head and a red iris. It lives in woodlands and is not known in captivity.-External links:...
  
  , Poicephalus crassus
• Red-bellied Parrot
  Red-bellied Parrot
  The Red-bellied Parrot is a small African parrot about 23 cm long of the Poicephalus genus. It is a mostly greenish and grey parrot. Males have a bright orange belly and females have a greenish belly....
  
  , Poicephalus rufiventris
• Senegal Parrot
  Senegal Parrot
  The Senegal Parrot is a Poicephalus parrot which is a resident breeder across a wide range of west Africa. It makes migrations within west Africa, according to the availability of the fruit, seeds and blossoms which make up its diet. It is considered a farm pest in Africa, often feeding on...
  
  , Poicephalus senegalus
• Yellow-fronted Parrot
  Yellow-fronted Parrot
  The Yellow-fronted Parrot is endemic to the Ethiopian Highlands. It is a mostly green parrot with a yellow head. Relatively little is known about this bird.-Taxonomy:...
  
  , Poicephalus flavifrons

Turaco

Turaco

The turacos make up the bird family Musophagidae , which includes plantain-eaters and go-away-birds. In southern Africa both turacos and go-away-birds are commonly known as louries. They are semi-zygodactylous - the fourth toe can be switched back and forth...

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Order: Cuculiformes

Cuculiformes

The near passerine bird order Cuculiformes traditionally included three families as below:* Musophagidae - turacos and allies* Cuculidae - cuckoos, coucals, roadrunners and anis* Opisthocomidae - Hoatzin...

. Family: Musophagidae

• Great Blue Turaco
  Great Blue Turaco
  The Great Blue Turaco is a turaco, a group of African near-passerines. It is not only the largest turaco but the largest species in the diverse Cuculiformes order . Generally, the Great Blue Turaco is in length with a mass of...
  
  , Corythaeola cristata
• Guinea Turaco, Tauraco persa
• Livingstone's Turaco
  Livingstone's Turaco
  The Livingstone's Turaco is a species of bird in the Musophagidae family, which was named for Charles Livingstone, the brother of David Livingstone.It is distributed through the subtropical lowlands of southeastern Africa....
  
  , Tauraco livingstonii
• Schalow's Turaco
  Schalow's Turaco
  The Schalow's Turaco is a frugivorous bird in the Musophagidae family. It is named after Herman Schalow. Mature birds have, on average, the longest crests of any turaco species....
  
  , Tauraco schalowi
• Knysna Turaco
  Knysna Turaco
  The Knysna Turaco , or, in South Africa, Knysna Lourie, is a large turaco, one of a group of African near-passerine birds. It is a resident breeder in the mature evergreen forests of southern and eastern South Africa, and Swaziland. It was formerly sometimes considered to be a subspecies of the...
  
  , Tauraco corythaix
• Black-billed Turaco
  Black-billed Turaco
  The Black-billed Turaco, Tauraco schuetti, is a medium sized turaco, an endemic family to sub-Saharan Africa. It is a resident breeder in the forests of central Africa, found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, West Kenya, Burundi, Rwanda and southern Sudan.-Description:40 cm; ranging...
  
  , Tauraco schuettii
• White-crested Turaco
  White-crested Turaco
  The White-crested Turaco, Tauraco leucolophus, is a turaco, a group of near-passerines. The White-crested Turaco is native to riverine forest and woodland in a belt between eastern Nigeria and western Kenya.-References:...
  
  , Tauraco leucolophus
• Fischer's Turaco
  Fischer's Turaco
  Fischer's Turaco is a species of bird in the Musophagidae family.It is found in Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and arable land.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:*...
  
  , Tauraco fischeri
• Yellow-billed Turaco
  Yellow-billed Turaco
  The Yellow-billed Turaco is a species of bird in the Musophagidae family. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. ....
  
  , Tauraco macrorhynchus
• Bannerman's Turaco
  Bannerman's Turaco
  Bannerman's Turaco is a species of bird in the Musophagidae family. It is endemic to Cameroon. In French it is known as touraco de Bannerman or touraco doré. Its scientific and common names honor the ornithologist David Armitage Bannerman.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist...
  
  , Tauraco bannermani
• Red-crested Turaco
  Red-crested Turaco
  The Red-crested Turaco, Tauraco erythrolophus, is a turaco, a group of African near-passerines. It is a fruit-eating bird endemic to western Angola...
  
  , Tauraco erythrolophus
• Hartlaub's Turaco
  Hartlaub's Turaco
  The Hartlaub's Turaco is a species of bird in the Musophagidae family.It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 24 July 2007....
  
  , Tauraco hartlaubi
• White-cheeked Turaco
  White-cheeked Turaco
  The White-cheeked Turaco is a species of bird in the Musophagidae family.It is found in Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Sudan. A mid-sized species is measures in length, including a tail of , and weighs .-References:...
  
  , Tauraco leucotis
• Prince Ruspoli's Turaco
  Prince Ruspoli's Turaco
  The Ruspoli's Turaco , also known as Prince Ruspoli's Turaco or Touraco De Ruspoli, is a species of bird in the Musophagidae family. It is endemic to southern Ethiopia where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests...
  
  , Tauraco ruspolii
• Purple-crested Turaco
  Purple-crested Turaco
  The Purple-crested Turaco is a species of bird in the Musophagidae family.It is found in Burundi, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe....
  
  , Tauraco porphyreolophus
• Ruwenzori Turaco
  Ruwenzori Turaco
  The Ruwenzori Turaco is a species of bird in the Musophagidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Ruwenzorornis.It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda.-References:...
  
  , Ruwenzorornis johnstoni
• Violet Turaco
  Violet Turaco
  The Violet Turaco is a large turaco, a group of African near-passerines. It is a resident breeder in the forests of tropical west Africa. It lays two eggs in a tree platform nest....
  
  , Musophaga violacea
• Ross' Turaco, Musophaga rossae
• Bare-faced Go-away-bird
  Bare-faced Go-away-bird
  The Bare-faced Go-away bird is a species of bird in the Musophagidae family.It is found in two areas of Africa: one in southern Ethiopia, and the other in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. It is named after its distinctive "go-away"...
  
  , Corythaixoides personatus
• Grey Go-away-bird
  Grey Go-away-bird
  The Grey Go-away-bird , also known as Grey Lourie, Grey Loerie, or Kwêvoël, is a southern African bird of uniform grey with black beak and strikingly pink gape. It is widespread in savanna woodland, a clumsy flier though extremely agile in clambering through tree crowns. It has a distinctive loud...
  
  , Corythaixoides concolor
• White-bellied Go-away-bird
  White-bellied Go-away-bird
  The White-bellied Go-away-bird, Corythaixoides leucogaster, is a widespread bird of Africa in the turaco family.- Description :This species averages 51 cm in length. Its long, pointed grey and black tail with a white median band is distinctive. A white wing patch is conspicuous in flight...
  
  , Corythaixoides leucogaster
• Western Plantain-eater, Crinifer piscator
• Eastern Plantain-eater, Crinifer zonurus

Cuckoo

Cuckoo

The cuckoos are a family, Cuculidae, of near passerine birds. The order Cuculiformes, in addition to the cuckoos, also includes the turacos . Some zoologists and taxonomists have also included the unique Hoatzin in the Cuculiformes, but its taxonomy remains in dispute...

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Order: Cuculiformes

Cuculiformes

The near passerine bird order Cuculiformes traditionally included three families as below:* Musophagidae - turacos and allies* Cuculidae - cuckoos, coucals, roadrunners and anis* Opisthocomidae - Hoatzin...

. Family: Cuculidae

• Pied Cuckoo
  Pied Cuckoo
  The Jacobin Cuckoo, Pied Cuckoo, or Pied Crested Cuckoo is a member of the cuckoo order of birds that is found in Africa and Asia. It is partially migratory and in India, it has been considered a harbinger of the Monsoon rains due to the timing of its arrival...
  
  , Clamator jacobinus
• Levaillant's Cuckoo
  Levaillant's Cuckoo
  Levaillant's Cuckoo, Clamator levaillantii is a cuckoo which is a resident breeding species in Africa south of the Sahara. It is found in bushy habitats. It is a brood parasite, using the nests of bulbuls and babblers...
  
  , Clamator levaillantii
• Great Spotted Cuckoo
  Great Spotted Cuckoo
  The Great Spotted Cuckoo is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, which also includes the roadrunners, the anis and the coucals....
  
  , Clamator glandarius
• Thick-billed Cuckoo
  Thick-billed Cuckoo
  The Thick-billed Cuckoo is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Pachycoccyx....
  
  , Pachycoccyx audeberti
• Red-chested Cuckoo
  Red-chested Cuckoo
  The Red-chested Cuckoo is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family. It is a medium-sized bird , found in Africa south of the Sahara.-Distribution and habitat:...
  
  , Cuculus solitarius
• Black Cuckoo
  Black Cuckoo
  The Black Cuckoo is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family. The species is distributed widely across sub-Saharan Africa...
  
  , Cuculus clamosus
• Common Cuckoo
  Common Cuckoo
  The Common Cuckoo is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, Cuculiformes, which includes the roadrunners, the anis and the coucals....
  
  , Cuculus canorus
• African Cuckoo
  African Cuckoo
  The African Cuckoo is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana,...
  
  , Cuculus gularis
• Lesser Cuckoo
  Lesser Cuckoo
  The Lesser Cuckoo is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family.It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Kenya, North Korea, South Korea, Laos, Malawi, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka,...
  
  , Cuculus poliocephalus
• Madagascar Cuckoo
  Madagascar Cuckoo
  The Madagascar Cuckoo , also known as the Madagascar Lesser Cuckoo, is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family. Though it breeds only in Madagascar, it spends the non-breeding season in a number of East African countries: Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Madagascar, Malawi, Rwanda,...
  
  , Cuculus rochii
• Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo
  Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo
  The Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family.It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, and...
  
  , Cercococcyx mechowi
• Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo
  Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo
  The Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family.It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Uganda, and...
  
  , Cercococcyx olivinus
• Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo
  Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo
  The Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family.It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.-References:...
  
  , Cercococcyx montanus
• Yellow-throated Cuckoo
  Yellow-throated Cuckoo
  The Yellow-throated Cuckoo is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family.It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, and Uganda.-References:*...
  
  , Chrysococcyx flavigularis
• Klaas' Cuckoo, Chrysococcyx klaas
• African Emerald Cuckoo
  African Emerald Cuckoo
  The African Emerald Cuckoo is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea,...
  
  , Chrysococcyx cupreus
• Dideric Cuckoo
  Dideric Cuckoo
  The Diederik Cuckoo , formerly Dideric Cuckoo or Didric Cuckoo, is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, which also includes the roadrunners, the anis, and the Hoatzin....
  
  , Chrysococcyx caprius
• Yellowbill
  Yellowbill
  The Yellowbill is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family. The species is sometimes known as the Green Malkoha. It is monotypic within the genus Ceuthmochares. There are three subspecies that display some differences in plumage colouration; all subspecies have a greyish belly, head and throat...
  
  , Ceuthmochares aereus
• Black Coucal
  Black Coucal
  The Black Coucal is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau,...
  
  , Centropus grillii
• Black-throated Coucal
  Black-throated Coucal
  The Black-throated Coucal is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family. It is found in west Africain dense second growth along forest edge and grassy swamps. The subspecies found in northern and central Zaire is sometimes split as Neumann's Coucal,Centropus neumanni.-References:* BirdLife...
  
  , Centropus leucogaster
• Gabon Coucal
  Gabon Coucal
  The Gabon Coucal is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family.It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon.-References:...
  
  , Centropus anselli
• Blue-headed Coucal
  Blue-headed Coucal
  The Blue-headed Coucal is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau,...
  
  , Centropus monachus
• Coppery-tailed Coucal
  Coppery-tailed Coucal
  The Coppery-tailed Coucal is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.-References:...
  
  , Centropus cupreicaudus
• Senegal Coucal
  Senegal Coucal
  The Senegal Coucal, Centropus senegalensis, is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, which also includes the roadrunners, the anis, and the Hoatzin....
  
  , Centropus senegalensis
• White-browed Coucal
  White-browed Coucal
  The White-browed Coucal is a species of cuckoo in the Cuculidae family.It is found in sub-Saharan Africa.The southern subspecies is sometimes split as Burchell's Coucal, Centropus burchelli...
  
  , Centropus superciliosus
• Yellow-billed Cuckoo
  Yellow-billed Cuckoo
  The Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Coccyzus americanus, is a cuckoo. Common folk-names for this bird in the southern United States are Rain Crow and Storm Crow...
  
  , Coccyzus americanus

Barn-Owls

Order: Strigiformes. Family: Tytonidae

Tytonidae

Barn-owls are one of the two families of owls, the other being the true owls, Strigidae. They are medium to large sized owls with large heads and characteristic heart-shaped faces. They have long, strong legs with powerful talons...

• African Grass Owl, Tyto capensis
• Barn Owl
  Barn Owl
  The Barn Owl is the most widely distributed species of owl, and one of the most widespread of all birds. It is also referred to as Common Barn Owl, to distinguish it from other species in the barn-owl family Tytonidae. These form one of two main lineages of living owls, the other being the typical...
  
  , Tyto alba

Owl

Owl

Owls are a group of birds that belong to the order Strigiformes, constituting 200 bird of prey species. Most are solitary and nocturnal, with some exceptions . Owls hunt mostly small mammals, insects, and other birds, although a few species specialize in hunting fish...

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Order: Strigiformes. Family: Strigidae

• Congo Bay Owl
  Congo Bay Owl
  The Congo Bay-owl is a species of owl in the Tytonidae family. It is restricted to a small area in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo with possible records from Burundi and Rwanda....
  
  , Phodilus prigoginei
• Sandy Scops Owl, Otus icterorhynchus
• Sokoke Scops Owl
  Sokoke Scops Owl
  The Sokoke Scops Owl, Otus ireneae, is an owl found in Kenya and Tanzania. The greatest population of this species of owl is in the Cynometra-Manilkara forest, which is less than one-third of the Sokoke forest. It is also found in the Afzelia-Cynometra forest.The Sokoke Scops Owl can grow up to ,...
  
  , Otus ireneae
• Pallid Scops Owl, Otus brucei
• African Scops Owl
  African Scops Owl
  The African Scops Owl is a small owl endemic to sub-Saharan Africa.-Identification:The African Scops Owl has a distinctive "prrrp" call which occurs around every 5 seconds:-External links:...
  
  , Otus senegalensis
• European Scops Owl
  European Scops Owl
  The European Scops Owl , also known as the Eurasian Scops Owl or just Scops Owl, is a small owl. This species is a part of the larger grouping of owls known as typical owls, Strigidae, which contains most species of owl. The other grouping is the barn owls, Tytonidae.This bird breeds in southern...
  
  , Otus scops
• Pemba Scops Owl
  Pemba Scops Owl
  The Pemba Scops-owl, Petit-duc De Pemba, or Autillo De Pemba is a species of owl in the Strigidae family.It is endemic to Tanzania....
  
  , Otus pembaensis
• São Tomé Scops Owl, Otus hartlaubi
• Northern White-faced Owl
  Northern White-faced Owl
  The Northern White-faced Owl is a species of owl in the Strigidae family. The Southern White-faced Owl was formerly included in this species and the two were known as the White-faced Scops-Owl....
  
  , Ptilopsis leucotis
• Southern White-faced Owl
  Southern White-faced Owl
  The Southern White-faced Owl is a fairly small owl in the family Strigidae. It is native to the southern half of Africa. It was formerly regarded as a subspecies of the Northern White-faced Owl but the two are now commonly treated as separate species.It is 22-28 centimetres long and weighs...
  
  , Ptilopsis granti
• Eurasian Eagle Owl
  Eurasian Eagle Owl
  The Eurasian Eagle-Owl is a species of eagle owl resident in much of Eurasia. It is also one of the largest types of owls.-Description:The Eagle Owl is a large and powerful bird, smaller than the Golden Eagle but larger than the Snowy Owl...
  
  , Bubo bubo
• Pharaoh Eagle Owl, Bubo ascalaphus
• Cape Eagle Owl, Bubo capensis
• Spotted Eagle Owl
  Spotted Eagle Owl
  The Spotted Eagle-Owl is a medium-sized species of owl, one of the smallest of the Eagle owls. Its height is forty-five cm and its weight is from 480 to 850g . It has a to wingspan. The facial disk is off white to pale ochre and the eyes are yellow...
  
  , Bubo africanus
• Greyish Eagle Owl, Bubo cinerascens
• Fraser's Eagle Owl, Bubo poensis
• Usambara Eagle Owl, Bubo vosseleri
• Shelley's Eagle Owl, Bubo shelleyi
• Verreaux's Eagle Owl
  Verreaux's Eagle Owl
  Verreaux's Eagle-Owl, Bubo lacteus , is a member of the family Strigidae and is the largest African owl. This owl is claimed to be the world's third largest owl; after the Blakiston's Fish Owl and Eurasian Eagle-Owl.- Description :Verreaux's Eagle-Owl ranges from 66–75 cm in length...
  
  , Bubo lacteus
• Akun Eagle Owl, Bubo leucostictus
• Pel's Fishing Owl, Scotopelia peli
• Rufous Fishing Owl, Scotopelia ussheri
• Vermiculated Fishing Owl, Scotopelia bouvieri
• Tawny Owl
  Tawny Owl
  The Tawny Owl or Brown Owl is a stocky, medium-sized owl commonly found in woodlands across much of Eurasia. Its underparts are pale with dark streaks, and the upperparts are either brown or grey. Several of the eleven recognised subspecies have both variants...
  
  , Strix aluco
• Hume's Owl
  Hume's Owl
  The Hume’s Owl or Hume’s Tawny Owl is a species of owl. As its alternative name implies, it is closely related to the more widespread Tawny Owl....
  
  , Strix butleri
• African Wood Owl, Strix woodfordii
• Maned Owl
  Maned Owl
  The Maned Owl is a species of owl in the Strigidae family that is endemic to Africa. It is the only species in genus Jubula....
  
  , Jubula lettii
• Northern Hawk-Owl, Surnia ulula
• Pearl-spotted Owlet
  Pearl-spotted Owlet
  The Pearl-spotted Owlet is an owl which breeds in Africa south of the Sahara. This species is a part of the larger grouping of owls known as typical owls, Strigidae, which contains most species of owl. The other grouping is the barn owls, Tytonidae.Pearl-spotted Owlet is a common and easily seen...
  
  , Glaucidium perlatum
• Red-chested Owlet
  Red-chested Owlet
  The Red-chested Owlet is a species of owl in the Strigidae family. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, and Uganda.Very small owlet...
  
  , Glaucidium tephronotum
• Sjostedt's Owlet
  Sjostedt's Owlet
  Sjostedt's Barred Owlet , also known as Sjostedt's Owlet, is a species of owl in the Strigidae family. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Nigeria...
  
  , Glaucidium sjostedti
• African Barred Owlet
  African Barred Owlet
  The African Barred Owlet is a species of owl in the Strigidae family. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and...
  
  , Glaucidium capense
• Chestnut Owlet
  Chestnut Owlet
  The Chestnut Owlet is a species of owl in the Strigidae family.It is found in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Liberia, and Uganda.-References:...
  
  , Glaucidium castaneum
• Albertine Owlet
  Albertine Owlet
  The Albertine Owlet, Glaucidium albertinum, is a species of owl in the Strigidae family. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss....
  
  , Glaucidium albertinum
• Little Owl
  Little Owl
  The Little Owl is a bird which is resident in much of the temperate and warmer parts of Europe, Asia east to Korea, and north Africa. It is not native to Great Britain, but was first introduced in 1842, and is now naturalised there...
  
  , Athene noctua
• Long-eared Owl
  Long-eared Owl
  The Long-eared Owl - Asio otus is a species of owl which breeds in Europe, Asia, and North America. This species is a part of the larger grouping of owls known as typical owls, family Strigidae, which contains most species of owl...
  
  , Asio otus
• Abyssinian Owl, Asio abyssinicus
• Short-eared Owl
  Short-eared Owl
  The Short-eared Owl is a species of typical owl . In Scotland this species of owl is often referred to as a cataface, grass owl or short-horned hootlet. Owls belonging to genus Asio are known as the eared owls, as they have tufts of feathers resembling mammalian ears. These "ear" tufts may or may...
  
  , Asio flammeus
• Marsh Owl
  Marsh Owl
  The Marsh Owl, Asio capensis, is a species of owl which is a mainly resident breeder in Africa and Madagascar.This species is a part of the larger grouping of owls known as typical owls, Strigidae, which contains most species of owl...
  
  , Asio capensis

Nightjar

Nightjar

Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal or crepuscular birds with long wings, short legs and very short bills. They are sometimes referred to as goatsuckers from the mistaken belief that they suck milk from goats . Some New World species are named as nighthawks...

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Order: Caprimulgiformes

Caprimulgiformes

The Caprimulgiformes is an order of birds that includes a number of birds with global distribution . They are generally insectivorous and nocturnal...

. Family: Caprimulgidae

• Brown Nightjar
  Brown Nightjar
  The Brown Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, and Liberia....
  
  , Caprimulgus binotatus
• Red-necked Nightjar
  Red-necked Nightjar
  The Red-necked Nightjar, Caprimulgus ruficollis, is the largest of the nightjars occurring in Europe. It breeds in Iberia and north Africa, and winters in tropical west Africa.-Habitat:...
  
  , Caprimulgus ruficollis
• Eurasian Nightjar
  European Nightjar
  The European Nightjar, or just Nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus, is the only representative of the nightjar family of birds in most of Europe and temperate Asia.- Habitat and distribution :...
  
  , Caprimulgus europaeus
• Sombre Nightjar
  Sombre Nightjar
  The Sombre Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . ...
  
  , Caprimulgus fraenatus
• Rufous-cheeked Nightjar
  Rufous-cheeked Nightjar
  The Rufous-cheeked Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.-References:* BirdLife International...
  
  , Caprimulgus rufigena
• Egyptian Nightjar
  Egyptian Nightjar
  The Egyptian Nightjar, Caprimulgus aegyptius, is a medium-small nightjar which occurs in south west Asia and north Africa, and winters in tropical Africa. It is a late migrant, seldom appearing before the end of April or beginning of May...
  
  , Caprimulgus aegyptius
• Nubian Nightjar
  Nubian Nightjar
  The Nubian Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family. It is found in Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Israel, Kenya, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen.-References:...
  
  , Caprimulgus nubicus
• Golden Nightjar
  Golden Nightjar
  The Golden Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sudan.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 24 July 2007....
  
  , Caprimulgus eximius
• Donaldson Smith's Nightjar, Caprimulgus donaldsoni
• Black-shouldered Nightjar
  Black-shouldered Nightjar
  The Black-shouldered Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya,...
  
  , Caprimulgus nigriscapularis
• Fiery-necked Nightjar
  Fiery-necked Nightjar
  The Fiery-necked Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . ...
  
  , Caprimulgus pectoralis
• Abyssinian Nightjar, Caprimulgus poliocephalus
• Montane Nightjar
  Montane Nightjar
  The Montane Nightjar or Mountain Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded...
  
  , Caprimulgus ruwenzorii
• Swamp Nightjar
  Swamp Nightjar
  The Swamp Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone,...
  
  , Caprimulgus natalensis
• Plain Nightjar
  Plain Nightjar
  The Plain Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger,...
  
  , Caprimulgus inornatus
• Star-spotted Nightjar
  Star-spotted Nightjar
  The Star-spotted Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Sudan.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 24 July 2007....
  
  , Caprimulgus stellatus
• Nechisar Nightjar
  Nechisar Nightjar
  The Nechisar Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family. It is endemic to Ethiopia.The species was first discovered in 1990 when researchers discovered a decomposing specimen in the Nechisar National Park...
  
  , Caprimulgus solala
• Freckled Nightjar
  Freckled Nightjar
  The Freckled Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia,...
  
  , Caprimulgus tristigma
• Itombwe Nightjar, Caprimulgus prigoginei
• Bates' Nightjar, Caprimulgus batesi
• Long-tailed Nightjar
  Long-tailed Nightjar
  The Long-tailed Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau,...
  
  , Caprimulgus climacurus
• Slender-tailed Nightjar
  Slender-tailed Nightjar
  The Slender-tailed Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.-References:...
  
  , Caprimulgus clarus
• Square-tailed Nightjar
  Square-tailed Nightjar
  The Square-tailed Nightjar is a species of nightjar in the Caprimulgidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania,...
  
  , Caprimulgus fossii
• Pennant-winged Nightjar
  Pennant-winged Nightjar
  The Pennant-winged Nightjar, Macrodipteryx vexillarius, is an intra-African migrant that occurs from Nigeria to northern South Africa. The male is characteristic in having a broad white band over the otherwise black primaries. In addition the males acquire a striking 9th primary feather during the...
  
  , Macrodipteryx vexillarius
• Standard-winged Nightjar
  Standard-winged Nightjar
  The Standard-winged Nightjar, Macrodipteryx longipennis, is a bird in the nightjar family.-Distribution and habitat:It is a resident breeder in Africa from Senegal east to Ethiopia...
  
  , Macrodipteryx longipennis

Swift

Swift

The swifts are a family, Apodidae, of highly aerial birds. They are superficially similar to swallows, but are actually not closely related to passerine species at all; swifts are in the separate order Apodiformes, which they share with hummingbirds...

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Order: Apodiformes

Apodiformes

Traditionally, the bird order Apodiformes contained three living families: the swifts , the tree swifts , and the hummingbirds . In the Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy, this order is raised to a superorder Apodimorphae in which hummingbirds are separated as a new order, Trochiliformes...

. Family: Apodidae

• Scarce Swift
  Scarce Swift
  The Scarce Swift is a species of swift in the Apodidae family.It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . ...
  
  , Schoutedenapus myoptilus
• Schouteden's Swift
  Schouteden's Swift
  The Schouteden's Swift is a species of swift in the Apodidae family.It is endemic to Democratic Republic of the Congo....
  
  , Schoutedenapus schoutedeni
• São Tomé Spinetail
  São Tomé Spinetail
  The São Tomé Spinetail is a species of swift in the Apodidae family.It is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 24 July 2007....
  
  , Zoonavena thomensis
• Mottled Spinetail
  Mottled Spinetail
  The Mottled Spinetail is a species of swift in the Apodidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia,...
  
  , Telacanthura ussheri
• Black Spinetail
  Black Spinetail
  The Black Spinetail is a species of swift in the Apodidae family.It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . ...
  
  , Telacanthura melanopygia
• Sabine's Spinetail
  Sabine's Spinetail
  The Sabine's Spinetail is a species of swift in the Apodidae family.It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, and...
  
  , Rhaphidura sabini
• Cassin's Spinetail
  Cassin's Spinetail
  The Cassin's Spinetail is a species of swift in the Apodidae family.It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Uganda.-References:* BirdLife...
  
  , Neafrapus cassini
• Bat-like Spinetail
  Bat-like Spinetail
  The Böhm's Spinetail or Bat-like Spinetail is a species of swift in the Apodidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . ...
  
  , Neafrapus boehmi
• Chimney Swift
  Chimney Swift
  The Chimney Swift is a small bird .-Physical description:In flight, this bird looks like a flying cigar with long slender curved wings. The plumage is a sooty grey-brown; the throat, breast, underwings and rump are paler. They have short tails.-Reproduction:The breeding season of Chimney Swifts is...
  
  , Chaetura pelagica
• African Palm Swift
  African Palm Swift
  The African Palm Swift is a small swift. It is very similar to the Asian Palm Swift, Cypsiurus balasiensis, and was formerly considered to be the same species....
  
  , Cypsiurus parvus
• Alpine Swift
  Alpine Swift
  The Alpine Swift syn. is a species of Swift. The bird is superficially similar to a large Barn Swallow or House Martin. It is, however, completely unrelated to those passerine species, since swifts are in the order Apodiformes...
  
  , Tachymarptis melba
• Mottled Swift
  Mottled Swift
  The Mottled Swift is a species of bird in the swift family, Apodidae. It is one of two species in the genus Tachymarptis together with the Alpine Swift . It occurs widely in eastern Africa and locally in western Africa...
  
  , Tachymarptis aequatorialis
• Common Swift
  Common Swift
  The Common Swift is a small bird, superficially similar to the Barn Swallow or House Martin. It is, however, completely unrelated to those passerine species, since swifts are in the separate order Apodiformes...
  
  , Apus apus
• Plain Swift
  Plain Swift
  The Plain Swift is a medium-sized swift. Although this bird is superficially similar to a Barn Swallow or House Martin, it is not related to those passerine species. The resemblances between the groups are due to convergent evolution reflecting similar life styles.Swifts have very short legs that...
  
  , Apus unicolor
• Nyanza Swift
  Nyanza Swift
  The Nyanza Swift is a species of swift in the Apodidae family.It is found in Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, and Uganda.-References:...
  
  , Apus niansae
• Pallid Swift
  Pallid Swift
  The Pallid Swift is a small bird, superficially similar to a Barn Swallow or House Martin. It is, however, completely unrelated to those passerine species, since the swifts are in the order Apodiformes...
  
  , Apus pallidus
• African Swift
  African Swift
  The African Black Swift or African Swift, Apus barbatus, is a small bird in the swift family. It breeds in Africa discontinuously from Liberia, Cameroon, Zaire, Uganda and Kenya south to South Africa, and on Madagascar. The breeding habitat is damp mountains, typically between 1,600 - 2,400 m,...
  
  , Apus barbatus
• Forbes-Watson's Swift
  Forbes-Watson's Swift
  The Forbes-Watson's Swift is a species of swift in the Apodidae family.It is found in Kenya, Somalia, and Yemen.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 24 July 2007....
  
  , Apus berliozi
• Bradfield's Swift
  Bradfield's Swift
  The Bradfield's Swift is a species of swift in the Apodidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 24 July 2007....
  
  , Apus bradfieldi
• Little Swift
  Little Swift
  The Little Swift , is a small bird, superficially similar to a Barn Swallow or House Martin. It is, however, completely unrelated to those passerine species, since swifts are in the order Apodiformes. The resemblances between the groups are due to convergent evolution reflecting similar life styles...
  
  , Apus affinis
• Horus Swift
  Horus Swift
  The Horus Swift, Apus horus, is a small bird in the swift family. It breeds in sub-Saharan Africa. It has an extensive continuous distribution from eastern and southern South Africa north to southern Zambia and central Mozambique, and has recently colonised the De Hoop Nature Reserve area of the...
  
  , Apus horus
• White-rumped Swift
  White-rumped Swift
  The White-rumped Swift is a small swift. Although this bird is superficially similar to a House Martin, it is completely unrelated to that passerine species. The resemblances between the swallows and swifts are due to convergent evolution reflecting similar life styles.Swifts have very short legs...
  
  , Apus caffer
• Bates' Swift, Apus batesi

Mousebird

Mousebird

The mousebirds are a small group of birds which have no known close affinities to other groups, though they and the parrots and cockatoos may be closer to each other than to other birds. The mousebirds are therefore given order status as Coliiformes...

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Order: Coliiformes. Family: Coliidae

• Speckled Mousebird
  Speckled Mousebird
  The Speckled Mousebird is the largest species of mousebird, as well as one of the most common.- Description :This bird is about 35 cm long, with the tail comprising approximately half the length, and weighs about 57 grams...
  
  , Colius striatus
• White-headed Mousebird
  White-headed Mousebird
  The White-headed Mousebird is a bird belonging to the mousebird family, Coliidae. It is found only in east Africa where it occurs in southern Somalia and parts of Kenya with its range just extending into southern Ethiopia and northern Tanzania...
  
  , Colius leucocephalus
• Red-backed Mousebird
  Red-backed Mousebird
  The Red-backed Mousebird is a species of bird in the Coliidae family.It is found in Angola and Democratic Republic of the Congo.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 28 July 2007.-External links:*...
  
  , Colius castanotus
• White-backed Mousebird
  White-backed Mousebird
  The White-backed Mousebird is a large species of mousebird. It is distributed in western and central regions of southern Africa from Namibia and southern Botswana eastwards to Central Transvaal and the eastern Cape....
  
  , Colius colius
• Blue-naped Mousebird
  Blue-naped Mousebird
  The Blue-naped Mousebird, Urocolius macrourus, is a bird found in the drier parts of eastern Africa. It has also been known as the "Blue-naped Coly" under binomial Colius macrourus.- Physical characteristics :...
  
  , Urocolius macrourus
• Red-faced Mousebird
  Red-faced Mousebird
  The Red-faced Mousebird is a species of mousebird or coly. It is a common in southern Africa from Zaire, Zambia and Tanzania south to the Cape. Its habitat is savanna with thickets, fynbos scrub, other open woodland, gardens and orchards.This bird is about 34 cm long, with the tail...
  
  , Urocolius indicus

Trogon

Trogon

The trogons and quetzals are birds in the order Trogoniformes which contains only one family, the Trogonidae. The family contains 39 species in eight genera. The fossil record of the trogons dates back 49 million years to the mid-Eocene. They might constitute a member of the basal radiation of...

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Order: Trogoniformes. Family: Trogonidae

• Narina Trogon
  Narina Trogon
  The Narina Trogon, Apaloderma narina, is a medium-sized , largely green forest bird in the Trogonidae family, the most widespread and catholic in habitat choice of three Apaloderma trogons...
  
  , Apaloderma narina
• Bare-cheeked Trogon
  Bare-cheeked Trogon
  The Bare-cheeked Trogon is a species of bird in the Trogonidae family.It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Nigeria....
  
  , Apaloderma aequatoriale
• Bar-tailed Trogon
  Bar-tailed Trogon
  The Bar-tailed Trogon is a species of bird in the Trogonidae family.-Distribution and habitat:It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia...
  
  , Apaloderma vittatum

Kingfisher

Kingfisher

Kingfishers are a group of small to medium sized brightly coloured birds in the order Coraciiformes. They have a cosmopolitan distribution, with most species being found in the Old World and Australia...

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Order: Coraciiformes

Coraciiformes

The Coraciiformes are a group of usually colorful near passerine birds including the kingfishers, the Hoopoe, the bee-eaters, the rollers, and the hornbills...

. Family: Alcedinidae, Halcyonidae, Cerylidae

• Common Kingfisher, Alcedo atthis
• Half-collared Kingfisher
  Half-collared Kingfisher
  The Half-collared Kingfisher Alcedo semitorquata is a species of kingfisher that feeds almost exclusively on fish and can be found near water at all times. It can be found on shores and around larger bodies of water in southern and eastern Africa....
  
  , Alcedo semitorquata
• Shining-blue Kingfisher, Alcedo quadribrachys
• Malachite Kingfisher
  Malachite Kingfisher
  The Malachite Kingfisher is a river kingfisher which is widely distributed in Africa south of the Sahara. It is largely resident except for seasonal climate related movements....
  
  , Alcedo cristata
• White-bellied Kingfisher
  White-bellied Kingfisher
  The White-bellied Kingfisher is a species of bird in the Alcedinidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, São Tomé and...
  
  , Alcedo leucogaster
• African Pygmy Kingfisher, Ispidina picta
• Dwarf Kingfisher
  Dwarf Kingfisher
  The African Dwarf Kingfisher is a species of bird in the Alcedinidae family.It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan, and Uganda...
  
  , Ispidina lecontei
• Chocolate-backed Kingfisher
  Chocolate-backed Kingfisher
  The Chocolate-backed Kingfisher is a species of bird in the Halcyonidae family.It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan, and...
  
  , Halcyon badia
• White-throated Kingfisher
  White-throated Kingfisher
  The White-throated Kingfisher also known as the White-breasted Kingfisher or Smyrna Kingfisher, is a tree kingfisher, widely distributed in Eurasia from Bulgaria, Turkey, east through South Asia to the Philippines. This kingfisher is a resident over much of its range, although some populations...
  
  , Halcyon smyrnensis
• Grey-headed Kingfisher
  Grey-headed Kingfisher
  The Grey-headed Kingfisher has a wide distribution from the Cape Verde Islands off the north-west coast of Africa to Mauritania, Senegal and Gambia, east to Ethiopia, Somalia and southern Arabia and south to South Africa....
  
  , Halcyon leucocephala
• Woodland Kingfisher
  Woodland Kingfisher
  The Woodland Kingfisher is a tree kingfisher.-Description:This is a medium-sized kingfisher, 20–23 cm in length. The adult has a bright blue back, wing panel and tail. Its head, neck and underparts are white, and its shoulders are black. The flight of the Woodland Kingfisher is rapid and direct...
  
  , Halcyon senegalensis
• Mangrove Kingfisher
  Mangrove Kingfisher
  The Mangrove Kingfisher is a kingfisher in the genus Halcyon. It has a large global range and is not threatened....
  
  , Halcyon senegaloides
• Blue-breasted Kingfisher
  Blue-breasted Kingfisher
  The Blue-breasted Kingfisher, Halcyon malimbica, is a tree kingfisher which is widely distributed in tropical west Africa. This kingfisher is essentially resident, but retreats from drier savanna areas to wetter habitats in the dry season....
  
  , Halcyon malimbica
• Brown-hooded Kingfisher
  Brown-hooded Kingfisher
  The Brown-hooded Kingfisher is a species of bird in the Halcyonidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.-References:* BirdLife...
  
  , Halcyon albiventris
• Striped Kingfisher
  Striped Kingfisher
  The Striped Kingfisher is a species of bird in the tree kingfisher family. It was first described by Edward, Lord Stanley, in Salt's Voyage to Abyssinia in 1814 as "Chelicut Kingfisher" Alaudo Chelicuti....
  
  , Halcyon chelicuti
• Collared Kingfisher
  Collared Kingfisher
  The Collared Kingfisher is a medium-sized kingfisher belonging to the family Halcyonidae, the tree kingfishers. It is also known as the White-collared Kingfisher or Mangrove Kingfisher. It has a wide range extending from the Red Sea across southern Asia and Australasia to Polynesia...
  
  , Todiramphus chloris
• Giant Kingfisher
  Giant Kingfisher
  The Giant Kingfisher is the largest kingfisher in Africa, where it is a resident breeding bird over most of the continent south of the Sahara Desert other than the arid southwest....
  
  , Megaceryle maximus
• Pied Kingfisher
  Pied Kingfisher
  The Pied Kingfisher is a water kingfisher and is found widely distributed across Africa and Asia. Their black and white plumage, crest and the habit of hovering over clear lakes and rivers before diving for fish makes it distinctive. Males have a double band across the breast while females have a...
  
  , Ceryle rudis

Bee-eater

Bee-eater

The bee-eaters are a group of near-passerine birds in the family Meropidae. Most species are found in Africa and Asia but others occur in southern Europe, Australia, and New Guinea. They are characterised by richly coloured plumage, slender bodies, and usually elongated central tail feathers...

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Order: Coraciiformes

Coraciiformes

The Coraciiformes are a group of usually colorful near passerine birds including the kingfishers, the Hoopoe, the bee-eaters, the rollers, and the hornbills...

. Family: Meropidae

• Black Bee-eater
  Black Bee-eater
  The Black Bee-eater is a species of bird in the Meropidae family.-Description:Black with scarlet chin and throat, streaked breast, pale blue eyebrow, belly, undertail-coverts and rump, rufous primaries.-Distribution:...
  
  , Merops gularis
• Blue-headed Bee-eater
  Blue-headed Bee-eater
  The blue-headed bee-eater is a species of bird in the Meropidae family.It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.The blue-headed...
  
  , Merops muelleri
• Red-throated Bee-eater
  Red-throated Bee-eater
  The Red-throated Bee-eater is a species of bird in the Meropidae family.This species has a large range, and is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania,...
  
  , Merops bulocki
• White-fronted Bee-eater
  White-fronted Bee-eater
  The White-fronted Bee-eater, Merops bullockoides, is a species of bee-eater widely distributed in sub-equatorial Africa.They have a distinctive white forehead, a square tail and a bright red patch on their throat...
  
  , Merops bullockoides
• Little Bee-eater
  Little Bee-eater
  The little Bee-eater, Merops pusillus is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae. It is resident in much of sub-Saharan Africa. It should not be confused with the Little Green Bee-eater, Merops orientalis. Migration is limited to seasonal movements depending on rainfall...
  
  , Merops pusillus
• Blue-breasted Bee-eater
  Blue-breasted Bee-eater
  The Blue-breasted Bee-eater is a species of bird in the Meropidae family.It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and...
  
  , Merops variegatus
• Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater
  Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater
  The cinnamon-chested bee-eater is a species of bird in the Meropidae family.It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda....
  
  , Merops oreobates
• Swallow-tailed Bee-eater
  Swallow-tailed Bee-eater
  The Swallow-tailed Bee-eater is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae. It breeds in savannah woodlands of sub-Saharan Africa. It is partially migratory, moving in response to rainfall patterns....
  
  , Merops hirundineus
• Black-headed Bee-eater
  Black-headed Bee-eater
  The Black-headed Bee-eater is a species of bird in the Meropidae family.It is found in Angola, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, Nigeria, and Sudan....
  
  , Merops breweri
• Somali Bee-eater
  Somali Bee-eater
  The somali bee-eater is a species of bird in the Meropidae family.It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, Somalia and Tanzania....
  
  , Merops revoilii
• White-throated Bee-eater
  White-throated Bee-eater
  The White-throated Bee-eater, Merops albicollis is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae. It breeds in semi-desert along the southern edge of the Sahara, Africa...
  
  , Merops albicollis
• Green Bee-eater, Merops orientalis
• Boehm's Bee-eater
  Boehm's Bee-eater
  The Böhm's Bee-eater is a species of bird in the Meropidae family.It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zambia.-References:...
  
  , Merops boehmi
• Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
  Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
  The Blue-cheeked Bee-eater, Merops persicus, is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family, Meropidae. It breeds in Northern Africa, and the Middle East from eastern Turkey to Kazakhstan and India. It is generally strongly migratory, wintering in tropical Africa, although some populations breed...
  
  , Merops persicus
• Madagascar Bee-eater
  Madagascar Bee-eater
  The Olive Bee-eater, is a near passerine bee-eater species in the genus Merops.-References: Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern...
  
  , Merops superciliosus
• European Bee-eater
  European Bee-eater
  The European Bee-eater, Merops apiaster, is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae. It breeds in southern Europe and in parts of north Africa and western Asia. It is strongly migratory, wintering in tropical Africa, India and Sri Lanka...
  
  , Merops apiaster
• Rosy Bee-eater
  Rosy Bee-eater
  The Rosy Bee-eater is a species of bird in the Meropidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Nigeria, and Togo....
  
  , Merops malimbicus
• Northern Carmine Bee-eater
  Northern Carmine Bee-eater
  The Northern Carmine Bee-eater Merops nubicus is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae. Alternative common names include the Carmine Bee-eater or the Nubian Bee-eater.-Distribution:...
  
  , Merops nubicus
• Southern Carmine Bee-eater
  Southern Carmine Bee-eater
  The Southern Carmine Bee-eater occurs across sub-equatorial Africa, ranging from KwaZulu-Natal and Namibia to Gabon, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and Kenya....
  
  , Merops nubicoides

Roller

Roller

The rollers are an Old World family, Coraciidae, of near passerine birds. The group gets its name from the aerial acrobatics some of these birds perform during courtship or territorial flights. Rollers resemble crows in size and build, and share the colourful appearance of kingfishers and...

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Order: Coraciiformes

Coraciiformes

The Coraciiformes are a group of usually colorful near passerine birds including the kingfishers, the Hoopoe, the bee-eaters, the rollers, and the hornbills...

. Family: Coraciidae

• European Roller
  European Roller
  The European Roller, Coracias garrulus, is the only member of the roller family of birds to breed in Europe. Its overall range extends into the Middle East and Central Asia and Morocco....
  
  , Coracias garrulus
• Abyssinian Roller
  Abyssinian Roller
  The Abyssinian Roller, Coracias abyssinicus, is a member of the roller family of birds which breeds across tropical Africa in a belt south of the Sahara, known as the Sahel...
  
  , Coracias abyssinicus
• Lilac-breasted Roller
  Lilac-breasted Roller
  The Lilac-breasted Roller is a member of the roller family of birds. It is widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa and the southern Arabian Peninsula, preferring open woodland and savanna; it is largely absent from treeless places...
  
  , Coracias caudatus
• Racket-tailed Roller
  Racket-tailed Roller
  The Racket-tailed Roller is a species of bird in the Coraciidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe....
  
  , Coracias spatulatus
• Rufous-crowned Roller
  Rufous-crowned Roller
  The Purple Roller , also called the Rufous-crowned Roller, is found over sub-Saharan Africa to as far south as Namibia and the Transvaal. Compared with other rollers its colours are rather dull and its voice rather harsh and grating...
  
  , Coracias noevius
• Indian Roller
  Indian Roller
  The Indian Roller , also called the Blue Jay in former times is a member of the roller family of birds. They are found in southern Asia from Iraq to Thailand and are best known for the aerobatic displays of the male during the breeding season...
  
  , Coracias benghalensis
• Blue-bellied Roller
  Blue-bellied Roller
  The Blue-bellied Roller, Coracias cyanogaster is a member of the roller family of birds which breeds across Africa in a narrow belt from Senegal to northeast Zaire. It is resident, apart from some local seasonal movements, in mature moist savannah dominated by Isoberlinia trees.The Blue-bellied...
  
  , Coracias cyanogaster
• Broad-billed Roller
  Broad-billed Roller
  The Broad-billed Roller, Eurystomus glaucurus, is a member of the roller family of birds which breeds across tropical Africa and Madagascar in all but the driest regions. It is a wet season breeder, which migrates from the northern and southern areas of its range towards the moister equatorial...
  
  , Eurystomus glaucurus
• Blue-throated Roller
  Blue-throated Roller
  The Blue-throated Roller is a species of bird in the Coraciidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Sierra...
  
  , Eurystomus gularis

Hoopoe

Hoopoe

The Hoopoe is a colourful bird that is found across Afro-Eurasia, notable for its distinctive 'crown' of feathers. It is the only extant species in the family Upupidae. One insular species, the Giant Hoopoe of Saint Helena, is extinct, and the Madagascar subspecies of the Hoopoe is sometimes...

Order: Coraciiformes

Coraciiformes

The Coraciiformes are a group of usually colorful near passerine birds including the kingfishers, the Hoopoe, the bee-eaters, the rollers, and the hornbills...

. Family: Upupidae

• Eurasian Hoopoe, Upupa epops

Woodhoopoe

Woodhoopoe

The Wood hoopoes and scimitarbills are a small African family, Phoeniculidae, of near passerine birds. They live south of the Sahara Desert and are not migratory. While the family is now restricted to sub-Saharan Africa, fossil evidence shows that the family once had a larger distribution...

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Order: Coraciiformes

Coraciiformes

The Coraciiformes are a group of usually colorful near passerine birds including the kingfishers, the Hoopoe, the bee-eaters, the rollers, and the hornbills...

. Family: Phoeniculidae

• Green Woodhoopoe, Phoeniculus purpureus
• Violet Woodhoopoe
  Violet Woodhoopoe
  The Violet Wood Hoopoe is a species of bird in the Phoeniculidae family. It is found in Angola, Kenya, Namibia, and Tanzania.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 24 July 2007....
  
  , Phoeniculus damarensis
• Black-billed Woodhoopoe
  Black-billed Woodhoopoe
  The Black-billed Wood Hoopoe is a species of bird in the Phoeniculidae family. It is found in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan, Kenya and Tanzania.-References:...
  
  , Phoeniculus somaliensis
• White-headed Woodhoopoe
  White-headed Woodhoopoe
  The White-headed Wood Hoopoe is a species of bird in the Phoeniculidae family. It is found in Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.-References:* BirdLife...
  
  , Phoeniculus bollei
• Forest Woodhoopoe
  Forest Woodhoopoe
  The Forest Wood Hoopoe is a species of bird in the Phoeniculidae family. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, and Uganda.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . ...
  
  , Phoeniculus castaneiceps
• Black Scimitar-bill, Rhinopomastus aterrimus
• Common Scimitar-bill, Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
• Abyssinian Scimitar-bill, Rhinopomastus minor

Hornbill

Hornbill

Hornbills are a family of bird found in tropical and subtropical Africa, Asia and Melanesia. They are characterized by a long, down-curved bill which is frequently brightly-colored and sometimes has a casque on the upper mandible. Both the common English and the scientific name of the family...

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Order: Coraciiformes

Coraciiformes

The Coraciiformes are a group of usually colorful near passerine birds including the kingfishers, the Hoopoe, the bee-eaters, the rollers, and the hornbills...

. Family: Bucerotidae

• White-crested Hornbill
  White-crested Hornbill
  The White-crested Hornbill , also known as the Long-tailed Hornbill, is a species of hornbill found in humid forests of Central and West Africa...
  
  , Tockus albocristatus
• Black Dwarf Hornbill
  Black Dwarf Hornbill
  The Black Dwarf Hornbill is a species of hornbill in the Bucerotidae family.It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, and...
  
  , Tockus hartlaubi
• Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill
  Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill
  The Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill is a species of hornbill in the Bucerotidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan,...
  
  , Tockus camurus
• Monteiro's Hornbill
  Monteiro's Hornbill
  The Monteiro's Hornbill, Tockus monteiri, is an African Hornbill. It is a medium sized bird, with a length between 54 to 58 cm, characterized by a white belly, black back, with white spots on the wings and secondary flight feathers coloured white. The outer feathers of the long tail are also...
  
  , Tockus monteiri
• Red-billed Hornbill
  Red-billed Hornbill
  Red-billed Hornbill is a relatively small species of hornbill found in savanna and woodland of sub-Saharan Africa. It is sometimes split into five species, the Northern Red-billed Hornbill , Western Red-billed Hornbill , Tanzania Red-billed Hornbill , Southern Red-billed Hornbill Red-billed...
  
  , Tockus erythrorhynchus
• Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill
  Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill
  The Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill , formerly Northern Yellow-billed Hornbill, is a species of hornbill in the Bucerotidae family. It is found in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. It resembles the Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill, but has blackish skin around...
  
  , Tockus flavirostris
• Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill
  Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill
  The Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill is a Hornbill found in southern Africa. It is a medium sized bird, with length between 48 to 60 cm, characterized by a long yellow beak with a casque . The skin around the eyes and in the malar stripe is pinkish...
  
  , Tockus leucomelas
• Jackson's Hornbill
  Jackson's Hornbill
  The Jackson's Hornbill is a species of hornbill in the Bucerotidae family. It is found in Kenya, Sudan, and Uganda. Except for the dense white spots to the wing-coverts, it resembles, and is often considered a subspecies of, Von der Decken's Hornbill.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . ...
  
  , Tockus jacksoni
• Von der Decken's Hornbill
  Von der Decken's Hornbill
  Von der Decken's Hornbill is a hornbill. Hornbills are a family of tropical near-passerine birds found in East Africa, especially to the east of the Rift Valley, from Ethiopia south to Tanzania. It is mainly found in thorn scrub and similar arid habitats. It often includes Jackson's Hornbill as...
  
  , Tockus deckeni
• Crowned Hornbill
  Crowned Hornbill
  The Crowned Hornbill, Tockus alboterminatus, is an African hornbill. It is a medium-sized bird, with a length between 50 and 54 cm, and it is characterized by its white belly and black back and wings. The tips of the long tail feathers are white. The eyes are yellow; the beak is red and...
  
  , Tockus alboterminatus
• Bradfield's Hornbill
  Bradfield's Hornbill
  The Bradfield's Hornbill, Tockus bradfieldi, is an African Hornbill. It is a medium sized bird, with length between 50 to 57 cm, characterized by white belly, black back and wings. The tip feathers of the long tail are white....
  
  , Tockus bradfieldi
• African Pied Hornbill
  African Pied Hornbill
  African Pied Hornbill, Tockus fasciatus, is a hornbill. Hornbills are a family of tropical near-passerine birds found in the Old World.African Pied Hornbill is a common resident breeder in much of equatorial Africa from The Gambia to western Uganda and northern Angola. This is a bird mainly of...
  
  , Tockus fasciatus
• Hemprich's Hornbill
  Hemprich's Hornbill
  The Hemprich's Hornbill is a species of hornbill in the Bucerotidae family.It is found in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, and Uganda.-References:...
  
  , Tockus hemprichii
• African Grey Hornbill
  African Grey Hornbill
  The African Grey Hornbill, Tockus nasutus, is a hornbill. Hornbills are a family of tropical near-passerine birds found in the Old World.The African Grey Hornbill is a widespread and common resident breeder in much of sub-Saharan Africa and into Arabia....
  
  , Tockus nasutus
• Pale-billed Hornbill
  Pale-billed Hornbill
  The Pale-billed Hornbill is a species of hornbill in the Bucerotidae family.It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zambia.-References:...
  
  , Tockus pallidirostris
• Trumpeter Hornbill
  Trumpeter Hornbill
  The Trumpeter Hornbill, Bycanistes bucinator, is a medium-sized hornbill, with length between , characterized by a large grey casque on the bill, smaller in females. The eyes are brown or red, with pink surrounding skin. Body mass is reported between . They are similar to Silvery-cheeked Hornbill...
  
  , Ceratogymna bucinator
• Piping Hornbill
  Piping Hornbill
  The Piping Hornbill is a hornbill in the Bucerotidae family. This black-and-white species is found in humid forest and second growth in Central and West Africa, ranging from Senegal east to Uganda and south to Angola. At about in length, it is the smallest member of the genus...
  
  , Ceratogymna fistulator
• Silvery-cheeked Hornbill
  Silvery-cheeked Hornbill
  The Silvery-cheeked Hornbill is a large bird at in length with a very large creamy casque on the beak. The female has a smaller casque and reddish skin around the eyes. The head is silver-grey and the rest of the plumage is iridescent black, except for the white rump, lower back, thighs, vent and...
  
  , Ceratogymna brevis
• Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill
  Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill
  The Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill, Bycanistes subcylindricus, also known as Grey-cheeked Hornbill, is a large, approximately 70 cm long, black and white hornbill. It has an over-sized blackish bill with large casque on top...
  
  , Ceratogymna subcylindrica
• Brown-cheeked Hornbill
  Brown-cheeked Hornbill
  The Brown-cheeked Hornbill is a species of hornbill in the Bucerotidae family.It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Togo....
  
  , Ceratogymna cylindrica
• White-thighed Hornbill
  White-thighed Hornbill
  The White-thighed Hornbill is a species of hornbill in the Bucerotidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria, Sudan, and Uganda...
  
  , Ceratogymna albotibialis
• Black-casqued Hornbill
  Black-casqued Hornbill
  The Black-casqued Wattled Hornbill or Black-casqued Hornbill is a species of hornbill in the Bucerotidae family....
  
  , Ceratogymna atrata
• Yellow-casqued Hornbill
  Yellow-casqued Hornbill
  The Yellow-casqued Wattled Hornbill , also known as the Yellow-casqued Hornbill, is found in the rainforest of coastal regions of West Africa, for example in Côte d'Ivoire....
  
  , Ceratogymna elata
• Abyssinian Ground Hornbill, Bucorvus abyssinicus
• Southern Ground Hornbill, Bucorvus leadbeateri

Barbets

Order: Piciformes

Piciformes

Nine families of largely arboreal birds make up the order Piciformes, the best-known of them being the Picidae, which includes the woodpeckers and close relatives...

. Family: Capitonidae

• Naked-faced Barbet
  Naked-faced Barbet
  The Naked-faced Barbet is a bird species in the family Lybiidae. It used to be placed in the family Bucconidae which has been split up; alternatively, it may be included in a vastly expanded Ramphastidae....
  
  , Gymnobucco calvus
• Bristle-nosed Barbet
  Bristle-nosed Barbet
  The Bristle-nosed Barbet is a bird species in the family Lybiidae. It used to be placed in the family Bucconidae which has been split up; alternatively, it may be included in a vastly expanded Ramphastidae....
  
  , Gymnobucco peli
• Sladen's Barbet
  Sladen's Barbet
  The Sladen's Barbet is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family.It is found in Central African Republic and Democratic Republic of the Congo.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 27 July 2007....
  
  , Gymnobucco sladeni
• Grey-throated Barbet
  Grey-throated Barbet
  The Grey-throated Barbet is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family.It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. ...
  
  , Gymnobucco bonapartei
• White-eared Barbet
  White-eared Barbet
  The White-eared Barbet is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family.It is found in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe.-References:...
  
  , Stactolaema leucotis
• Anchieta's Barbet
  Anchieta's Barbet
  The Anchieta's Barbet is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family.It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zambia.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 27 July 2007....
  
  , Stactolaema anchietae
• Whyte's Barbet
  Whyte's Barbet
  The Whyte's Barbet is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family.It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 27 July 2007....
  
  , Stactolaema whytii
• Green Barbet
  Green Barbet
  The Green Barbet is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique and South Africa....
  
  , Stactolaema olivacea
• Speckled Tinkerbird
  Speckled Tinkerbird
  The Speckled Tinkerbird is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, and...
  
  , Pogoniulus scolopaceus
• Western Tinkerbird, Pogoniulus coryphaeus
• Moustached Tinkerbird, Pogoniulus leucomystax
• Green Tinkerbird, Pogoniulus simplex
• Red-rumped Tinkerbird
  Red-rumped Tinkerbird
  The Red-rumped Tinkerbird is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family.It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and...
  
  , Pogoniulus atroflavus
• Yellow-throated Tinkerbird
  Yellow-throated Tinkerbird
  The Yellow-throated Tinkerbird is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family. It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and...
  
  , Pogoniulus subsulphureus
• Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
  Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
  The Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird is a bird species in the family Lybiidae. It used to be placed in the family Bucconidae which has been split up; alternatively, it may be included in a vastly expanded Ramphastidae....
  
  , Pogoniulus bilineatus
• Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
  Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
  The Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird, Pogoniulus chrysoconus, is a small African barbet formerly known as Yellow-fronted Tinker Barbet. Barbets are near passerine birds with bristles around the base of the bill and a world-wide tropical distribution....
  
  , Pogoniulus chrysoconus
• Red-fronted Tinkerbird
  Red-fronted Tinkerbird
  The Red-fronted Tinkerbird, Pogoniulus pusillus formerly known as Red-fronted Tinker Barbet is a small African barbet. Barbets are near passerine birds with bristles around the base of the bill...
  
  , Pogoniulus pusillus
• Yellow-spotted Barbet
  Yellow-spotted Barbet
  The Yellow-spotted Barbet is a bird species in the monotypic genus Buccanodon. It belongs to the African barbet family which was formerly included in the Capitonidae and sometimes in the Ramphastidae....
  
  , Buccanodon duchaillui
• Hairy-breasted Barbet
  Hairy-breasted Barbet
  The Hairy-breasted Barbet is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family.It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone,...
  
  , Tricholaema hirsuta
• Red-fronted Barbet
  Red-fronted Barbet
  The Red-fronted Barbet is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family.It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 27 July 2007....
  
  , Tricholaema diademata
• Miombo Barbet
  Miombo Barbet
  The Miombo Pied Barbet is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family.It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 27 July 2007....
  
  , Tricholaema frontata
• Pied Barbet
  Pied Barbet
  The Acacia Pied Barbet or Pied Barbet is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.-References:...
  
  , Tricholaema leucomelas
• Spot-flanked Barbet
  Spot-flanked Barbet
  The Spot-flanked Barbet is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family.It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.-References:...
  
  , Tricholaema lachrymosa
• Black-throated Barbet
  Black-throated Barbet
  The Black-throated Barbet is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family. It is found in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.-References:...
  
  , Tricholaema melanocephala
• Banded Barbet
  Banded Barbet
  The Banded Barbet is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family.It is found in Eritrea and Ethiopia.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 27 July 2007....
  
  , Lybius undatus
• Vieillot's Barbet
  Vieillot's Barbet
  The Vieillot's Barbet, Lybius vieilloti, is a small African barbet. Barbets and toucans are a group of near passerine birds with a world-wide tropical distribution. The barbets get their name from the bristles which fringe their heavy bills....
  
  , Lybius vieilloti
• White-headed Barbet
  White-headed Barbet
  The White-headed Barbet is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family.It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.-References:...
  
  , Lybius leucocephalus
• Chaplin's Barbet
  Chaplin's Barbet
  The Zambian Barbet or Chaplin's Barbet is a bird species in the family Lybiidae, which was until recently united with the other barbets in the Capitonidae. It is endemic to Zambia....
  
  , Lybius chaplini
• Red-faced Barbet
  Red-faced Barbet
  The Red-faced Barbet is a species of bird in the African barbet family Lybiidae.It is found in Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda.Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna, and arable land....
  
  , Lybius rubrifacies
• Black-billed Barbet
  Black-billed Barbet
  The Black-billed Barbet is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family.It is found in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.-References:...
  
  , Lybius guifsobalito
• Black-collared Barbet
  Black-collared Barbet
  The Black-collared Barbet is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family.It is found in sub-Saharan Africa through Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.Readily...
  
  , Lybius torquatus
• Brown-breasted Barbet
  Brown-breasted Barbet
  The Brown-breasted Barbet is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family.It is found in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Somalia, and Tanzania.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 27 July 2007....
  
  , Lybius melanopterus
• Black-backed Barbet
  Black-backed Barbet
  The Black-backed Barbet is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family.It is found in Angola, Burundi, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia.-References:...
  
  , Lybius minor
• Double-toothed Barbet
  Double-toothed Barbet
  The Double-toothed Barbet is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia,...
  
  , Lybius bidentatus
• Bearded Barbet
  Bearded Barbet
  The Bearded Barbet is an African barbet. Barbets and toucans are a group of near passerine birds with a worldwide tropical distribution. The barbets get their name from the bristles which fringe their heavy bills....
  
  , Lybius dubius
• Black-breasted Barbet
  Black-breasted Barbet
  The Black-breasted Barbet is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family.It is found in Central African Republic, Chad, Sudan, and Uganda.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 27 July 2007....
  
  , Lybius rolleti
• Yellow-billed Barbet
  Yellow-billed Barbet
  The Yellow-billed Barbet is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra...
  
  , Trachyphonus purpuratus
• Crested Barbet
  Crested Barbet
  The Crested Barbet is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family.-Appearance:With its thick bill and very colourful plumage the Crested Barbet is unmistakable. This small bird has a speckled yellow and red face with a small black crest. The belly is yellow with red speckles, wings are black with...
  
  , Trachyphonus vaillantii
• Yellow-breasted Barbet
  Yellow-breasted Barbet
  The Yellow-breasted Barbet is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family.It is found in Burkina Faso, Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Somalia, and Sudan.-References:...
  
  , Trachyphonus margaritatus
• Red-and-yellow Barbet
  Red-and-yellow Barbet
  The Red-and-yellow Barbet is a species of African barbet found in eastern Africa. The males of the species have distinctive black , red and yellow plumage, while youngsters and females are similar, but a little more dull. The species lives in broken terrain and both nests and roosts in burrows...
  
  , Trachyphonus erythrocephalus
• D'Arnaud's Barbet
  D'Arnaud's Barbet
  D'Arnaud's Barbet is an African barbet. Barbets and toucans are a group of near passerine birds with a worldwide tropical distribution. The barbets get their name from the bristles which fringe their heavy bills...
  
  , Trachyphonus darnaudii

Honeyguide

Honeyguide

Honeyguides are near passerine bird species of the order Piciformes. They are also known as indicator birds, or honey birds, although the latter term is also used more narrowly to refer to species of the genus Prodotiscus. They have an Old World tropical distribution, with the greatest number of...

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Order: Piciformes

Piciformes

Nine families of largely arboreal birds make up the order Piciformes, the best-known of them being the Picidae, which includes the woodpeckers and close relatives...

. Family: Indicatoridae

• Spotted Honeyguide
  Spotted Honeyguide
  The Spotted Honeyguide is a species of bird in the Indicatoridae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria,...
  
  , Indicator maculatus
• Scaly-throated Honeyguide
  Scaly-throated Honeyguide
  The Scaly-throated Honeyguide is a species of bird in the Indicatoridae family.It is found in Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.-References:* BirdLife...
  
  , Indicator variegatus
• Greater Honeyguide
  Greater Honeyguide
  The Greater Honeyguide is a bird in the family Indicatoridae, paleotropical near passerine birds related to the woodpeckers. Its English and scientific names refer to its habit of guiding people to bee colonies....
  
  , Indicator indicator
• Lesser Honeyguide
  Lesser Honeyguide
  The Lesser Honeyguide is a species of bird in the Indicatoridae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia,...
  
  , Indicator minor
• Thick-billed Honeyguide
  Thick-billed Honeyguide
  The Thick-billed Honeyguide is a bird of the honeyguide family Indicatoridae. It has been reported interbreeding with the related Lesser Honeyguide and the two are sometimes treated as a single species....
  
  , Indicator conirostris
• Willcock's Honeyguide, Indicator willcocksi
• Least Honeyguide
  Least Honeyguide
  The Least Honeyguide is a species of bird in the Indicatoridae family.It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra...
  
  , Indicator exilis
• Dwarf Honeyguide
  Dwarf Honeyguide
  The Dwarf Honeyguide is a species of bird in the Indicatoridae family.It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Uganda, and possibly Burundi.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes....
  
  , Indicator pumilio
• Pallid Honeyguide
  Pallid Honeyguide
  The Pallid Honeyguide is a species of bird in the Indicatoridae family.It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.-References:...
  
  , Indicator meliphilus
• Lyre-tailed Honeyguide
  Lyre-tailed Honeyguide
  The Lyre-tailed Honeyguide is a species of bird in the Indicatoridae family. It is monotypic within the genus Melichneutes....
  
  , Melichneutes robustus
• Yellow-footed Honeyguide
  Yellow-footed Honeyguide
  The Yellow-footed Honeyguide is a species of bird in the Indicatoridae family.It is found in Cameroon, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, possibly Ivory Coast, and possibly Ghana....
  
  , Melignomon eisentrauti
• Zenker's Honeyguide
  Zenker's Honeyguide
  The Zenker's Honeyguide is a species of bird in the Indicatoridae family.It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Uganda....
  
  , Melignomon zenkeri
• Cassin's Honeyguide
  Cassin's Honeyguide
  The Cassin's Honeybird , also known as the Cassin's Honeyguide, is a species of bird in the Indicatoridae family....
  
  , Prodotiscus insignis
• Green-backed Honeyguide
  Green-backed Honeyguide
  The Green-backed Honeybird , also known as the Eastern Green-backed Honeyguide or Green-backed Honeyguide, is a species of bird in the Indicatoridae family....
  
  , Prodotiscus zambesiae
• Wahlberg's Honeyguide
  Wahlberg's Honeyguide
  The Brown-backed Honeybird , also known as the Wahlberg's Honeybird or Wahlberg's Honeyguide, is a species of bird in the Indicatoridae family....
  
  , Prodotiscus regulus

Woodpecker

Woodpecker

Woodpeckers are near passerine birds of the order Piciformes. They are one subfamily in the family Picidae, which also includes the piculets and wrynecks. They are found worldwide and include about 180 species....

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Order: Piciformes

Piciformes

Nine families of largely arboreal birds make up the order Piciformes, the best-known of them being the Picidae, which includes the woodpeckers and close relatives...

. Family: Picidae

Picidae

The woodpeckers, piculets and wrynecks are a family, Picidae, of near-passerine birds. Members of this family are found worldwide, except for Australia and New Zealand, Madagascar, and the extreme polar regions...

• Eurasian Wryneck
  Eurasian Wryneck
  The Eurasian Wryneck, Jynx torquilla, is a species of wryneck in the family of woodpeckers.This species breeds in temperate regions of Europe and Asia. It is migratory, wintering in tropical Africa and southern Asia. It is a bird of open woodland and orchards...
  
  , Jynx torquilla
• Rufous-necked Wryneck
  Rufous-necked Wryneck
  The Red-throated Wryneck, Jynx ruficollis, is a species of wryneck in the woodpecker family. It is also known as the Rufous-necked Wryneck, Red-breasted Wryneck, African Wryneck or Rufous-throated Wryneck....
  
  , Jynx ruficollis
• African Piculet
  African Piculet
  The African Piculet , sometimes placed in the monotypic genus Verreauxia, is a species of bird in the Picidae family....
  
  , Sasia africana
• Fine-spotted Woodpecker
  Fine-spotted Woodpecker
  The Fine-spotted Woodpecker, Campethera punctuligera, is a bird. It is a widespread and frequently common resident breeder in much of west and central tropical Africa.It is a species associated with open forest and bush...
  
  , Campethera punctuligera
• Nubian Woodpecker
  Nubian Woodpecker
  The Nubian Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is distributed widely in Central and Eastern Africa, from Chad in west to Somalia in east and Tanzania in south.-References:...
  
  , Campethera nubica
• Bennett's Woodpecker
  Bennett's Woodpecker
  The Bennett's Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded...
  
  , Campethera bennettii
• Reichenow's Woodpecker
  Reichenow's Woodpecker
  The Speckle-throated Woodpecker , also known as Reichenow's Woodpecker, is an East African woodpecker often considered a subspecies of Bennett's Woodpecker.-Description:...
  
  , Campethera scriptoricauda
• Golden-tailed Woodpecker
  Golden-tailed Woodpecker
  The Golden-tailed Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Canada, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Malawi, Mali,...
  
  , Campethera abingoni
• Mombasa Woodpecker
  Mombasa Woodpecker
  The Mombasa Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 27 July 2007....
  
  , Campethera mombassica
• Knysna Woodpecker
  Knysna Woodpecker
  The Knysna Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is endemic to South Africa.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, moist savanna, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland....
  
  , Campethera notata
• Little Green Woodpecker
  Little Green Woodpecker
  The Little Green Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo.-References:...
  
  , Campethera maculosa
• Green-backed Woodpecker
  Green-backed Woodpecker
  The Green-backed Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan,...
  
  , Campethera cailliautii
• Tullberg's Woodpecker
  Tullberg's Woodpecker
  Tullberg's Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Burundi, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda.-References:...
  
  , Campethera tullbergi
• Buff-spotted Woodpecker
  Buff-spotted Woodpecker
  The Buff-spotted Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania,...
  
  , Campethera nivosa
• Brown-eared Woodpecker
  Brown-eared Woodpecker
  The Brown-eared Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania,...
  
  , Campethera caroli
• Ground Woodpecker
  Ground Woodpecker
  The Ground Woodpecker is one of only three ground-dwelling woodpeckers in the world . It inhabits rather barren, steep, boulder-strewn slopes in relatively cool hilly and mountainous areas of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland and has yet to be recorded outside of Southern Africa...
  
  , Geocolaptes olivaceus
• Little Grey Woodpecker
  Little Grey Woodpecker
  The Little Grey Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Cameroon, Chad, Gambia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sudan.-References:...
  
  , Dendropicos elachus
• Speckle-breasted Woodpecker
  Speckle-breasted Woodpecker
  The Speckle-breasted Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, and Uganda....
  
  , Dendropicos poecilolaemus
• Abyssinian Woodpecker
  Abyssinian Woodpecker
  The Abyssinian Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Eritrea and Ethiopia.- References :* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 27 July 2007....
  
  , Dendropicos abyssinicus
• Cardinal Woodpecker
  Cardinal Woodpecker
  The Cardinal Woodpecker, Dendropicos fuscescens, is a widespread and common resident breeder in much of sub-Saharan Africa. It is a species found in a wide range of habitats from dense forest to thornbush...
  
  , Dendropicos fuscescens
• Gabon Woodpecker
  Gabon Woodpecker
  The Gabon Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, and...
  
  , Dendropicos gabonensis
• Melancholy Woodpecker
  Melancholy Woodpecker
  The Melancholy Woodpecker, Dendropicos lugubris, is a species of woodpecker. It is found in Africa from Sierra Leone east to Nigeria. It is often considered to be a subspecies of Gabon Woodpecker, Dendropicos gabonensis, but here it is treated as a separate species following the Handbook of the...
  
  , Dendropicos lugubris
• Stierling's Woodpecker
  Stierling's Woodpecker
  The Stierling's Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests in the Eastern Miombo woodlands ecoregion....
  
  , Dendropicos stierlingi
• Bearded Woodpecker
  Bearded Woodpecker
  The Bearded Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and...
  
  , Dendropicos namaquus
• Fire-bellied Woodpecker
  Fire-bellied Woodpecker
  The Fire-bellied Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Togo.-References:...
  
  , Dendropicos pyrrhogaster
• Golden-crowned Woodpecker
  Golden-crowned Woodpecker
  The Yellow-crested Woodpecker , also known as the Golden-crowned Woodpecker, is a species of bird in the Picidae family....
  
  , Dendropicos xantholophus
• Elliot's Woodpecker
  Elliot's Woodpecker
  Elliot's Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria, Rwanda, and Uganda.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on...
  
  , Dendropicos elliotii
• Grey Woodpecker
  Grey Woodpecker
  The Grey Woodpecker, Mesopicos goertae, is a widespread and frequently common resident breeder in much of Sub-Saharan and equatorial Africa...
  
  , Dendropicos goertae
• Grey-headed Woodpecker
  Grey-headed Woodpecker
  The Grey-headed Woodpecker , also known as the Grey-faced Woodpecker, is a Eurasian member of the woodpecker family Piciformes....
  
  , Dendropicos spodocephalus
• Olive Woodpecker
  Olive Woodpecker
  The Olive Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family.It is found in Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 27...
  
  , Dendropicos griseocephalus
• Brown-backed Woodpecker
  Brown-backed Woodpecker
  The Brown-backed Woodpecker is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria,...
  
  , Dendropicos obsoletus
• Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
  Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
  The Lesser Spotted Woodpecker is a member of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is assigned to the genus Dendrocopos ....
  
  , Dendrocopos minor
• Great Spotted Woodpecker
  Great Spotted Woodpecker
  The Great Spotted Woodpecker , Dendrocopos major, is a bird species of the woodpecker family . It is distributed throughout Europe and northern Asia, and usually resident year-round except in the colder parts of its range...
  
  , Dendrocopos major
• Syrian Woodpecker
  Syrian Woodpecker
  The Syrian Woodpecker is a member of the woodpecker family, the Picidae.-Distribution and habitat:The woodpecker is a resident breeding bird from southeastern Europe east to Iran. Its range has expanded further northwest into Europe in recent years...
  
  , Dendrocopos syriacus
• Levaillant's Woodpecker
  Levaillant's Woodpecker
  The Levaillant’s Woodpecker or Levaillant’s Green Woodpecker is a large member of the woodpecker family Piciformes. It occurs as a resident breeder in the three Maghreb countries Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia in northwest Africa....
  
  , Picus vaillantii

Broadbill

Broadbill

The broadbills are a family of small passerine birds, Eurylaimidae. The Smithornis and Pseudocalyptomena species occur in sub-Saharan Africa; the rest extend from the eastern Himalayas to Sumatra and Borneo. The family possibly also includes the Sapayoa from the Neotropics and the asities from...

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Order: Passeriformes. Family: Eurylaimidae

• African Broadbill
  African Broadbill
  The African Broadbill, Smithornis capensis, is a species of bird in the Eurylaimidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria,...
  
  , Smithornis capensis
• Grey-headed Broadbill
  Grey-headed Broadbill
  The Grey-headed Broadbill, Smithornis sharpei, is a species of bird in the Eurylaimidae family.It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Nigeria....
  
  , Smithornis sharpei
• Rufous-sided Broadbill
  Rufous-sided Broadbill
  The Rufous-sided Broadbill, Smithornis rufolateralis, is a species of bird in the Eurylaimidae family.It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone,...
  
  , Smithornis rufolateralis
• Grauer's Broadbill, Pseudocalyptomena graueri

Lark

Lark

Larks are passerine birds of the family Alaudidae. All species occur in the Old World, and in northern and eastern Australia; only one, the Shore Lark, has spread to North America, where it is called the Horned Lark...

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Order: Passeriformes. Family: Alaudidae

• Monotonous Lark
  Monotonous Lark
  The Monotonous Lark is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family.- Range :The range of M. Passerina is quite broad, extending over six countries in Africa; Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe...
  
  , Mirafra passerina
• Singing Bushlark
  Singing Bushlark
  The Singing Bush Lark is a species of lark found in Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia.- Range and population :The range of M. cantillans is quite extensive, with an estimated global Extent of Occurrence of 10,000,000 km2; and its global population is thought to be large, though it has...
  
  , Mirafra cantillans
• Latakoo Lark
  Latakoo Lark
  The Latakoo Lark or Melodious Lark is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family, that is currently threatened by habitat loss.- Range and population :...
  
  , Mirafra cheniana
• White-tailed Lark
  White-tailed Lark
  The White-tailed Lark is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family.- Range :The range of M. albicauda is quite large, with an estimated global Extent of Occurrence of 430,000 square km., endemic in Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.- Habitat :The...
  
  , Mirafra albicauda
• Kordofan Lark
  Kordofan Lark
  The Kordofan Lark is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family.- Range :The Kordofan Lark has a range that is quite large spanning seven African nations; Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, and Sudan...
  
  , Mirafra cordofanica
• Williams' Lark, Mirafra williamsi
• Friedmann's Lark
  Friedmann's Lark
  The Friedmann's Lark is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family.- Range & population :Friedmann's Lark is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania, but its population and real range is very poorly known....
  
  , Mirafra pulpa
• Red-winged Lark
  Red-winged Lark
  The Red-winged Lark is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family.- Population and range :The range of Red-winged Lark is quite extensive within Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda, with an estimated global Extent of Occurrence of 660,000 km2.Its total population has yet to...
  
  , Mirafra hypermetra
• Somali Long-billed Lark, Mirafra somalica
• Ash's Lark
  Ash's Lark
  The Ash's Lark is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family.It is endemic to Somalia.- Identification :In the case of some lark species, as with Ash's Lark it is hard to describe definitively without having to compare its characters with those of some of its close relatives...
  
  , Mirafra ashi
• Angola Lark
  Angola Lark
  The Angola Lark is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family.-Range and population:The range of Mirafra angolensis is sizable, within Angola, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia...
  
  , Mirafra angolensis
• Rufous-naped Lark
  Rufous-naped Lark
  The Rufous-naped Lark is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family.- Range :The Rufous-naped lark's range is very large, with an estimated global Extent of Occurrence of 5,600,000 square km...
  
  , Mirafra africana
• Flappet Lark
  Flappet Lark
  The Flappet Lark is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family.- Range and population :Mirafra rufocinnamomea has a large range covering much of the African continent with an estimated global Extent of Occurrence of 10,000,000 square km...
  
  , Mirafra rufocinnamomea
• Cape Clapper Lark, Mirafra apiata
• Eastern Clapper Lark, Mirafra fasciolata
• Collared Lark
  Collared Lark
  The Collared Lark is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family.- Range and population :Mirafra collaris has a considerable range, with an estimated global Extent of Occurrence of 530,000 square km. over Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia....
  
  , Mirafra collaris
• Gillett's Lark
  Gillett's Lark
  The Gillett's Lark is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family.- Range :Mirafra gilletti has a somewhat wide range, with an estimated global Extent of Occurrence of 690,000 square km. over Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia....
  
  , Mirafra gilletti
• Degodi Lark
  Degodi Lark
  The Degodi Lark is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family endemic to Ethiopia.- Identification :A small , slender lark, with abundant streaking, very similar to a pipit, Anthus. Markings on breast faint on light, buff underbelly...
  
  , Mirafra degodiensis
• Rusty Lark
  Rusty Lark
  The Rusty Bush Lark , also known as the Rusty Lark is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family.-Distribution and habitat:...
  
  , Mirafra rufa
• Fawn-colored Lark, Calendulauda africanoides
• Foxy Lark, Calendulauda alopex
• Pink-breasted Lark
  Pink-breasted Lark
  The pink-breasted lark is a species of passerine bird in the Alaudidae family.- Range :M. poecilosterna is estimated to have a global Extent of Occurrence of 560,000 km2...
  
  , Calendulauda poecilosterna
• Dune Lark
  Dune Lark
  The Dune Lark is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family.It is endemic to Namibia.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.-References:...
  
  , Calendulauda erythrochlamys
• Karoo Lark
  Karoo Lark
  The Karoo Lark is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family.It is endemic to South Africa.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.-References:...
  
  , Calendulauda albescens
• Barlow's Lark
  Barlow's Lark
  The Barlow's Lark is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family.It is found in Namibia and South Africa.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
  
  , Calendulauda barlowi
• Ferruginous Lark, Calendulauda burra
• Sabota Lark
  Sabota Lark
  The Sabota Lark is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family.- Range :M. sabota has a vast range spanning the countries of Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, and Zimbabwe...
  
  , Calendulauda sabota
• Rufous-rumped Lark
  Rufous-rumped Lark
  The Rufous-rumped Lark is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family.It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, and Uganda.Its natural...
  
  , Pinarocorys erythropygia
• Dusky Lark
  Dusky Lark
  The Dusky Lark is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe....
  
  , Pinarocorys nigricans
• Archer's Lark
  Archer's Lark
  The Archer's Lark is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. It is endemic to Somalia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* BirdLife International 2005. . Downloaded...
  
  , Heteromirafra archeri
• Sidamo Lark
  Sidamo Lark
  The Sidamo Lark , also known as Liben Lark, is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. It is endemic to Ethiopia. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss and unlike previously believed its population is rapidly...
  
  , Heteromirafra sidamoensis
• Rudd's Lark
  Rudd's Lark
  The Rudd's Lark is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. It is endemic to South Africa.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
  
  , Heteromirafra ruddi
• Cape Lark, Certhilauda curvirostris
• Algulhas Lark, Certhilauda brevirostris
• Eastern Long-billed Lark
  Eastern Long-billed Lark
  The Eastern Long-billed Lark is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family.It is found in Lesotho, South Africa, and Swaziland.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.-References:...
  
  , Certhilauda semitorquata
• Karoo Long-billed Lark
  Karoo Long-billed Lark
  The Karoo Long-billed Lark is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family.It is found in Namibia and South Africa.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.-References:...
  
  , Certhilauda subcoronata
• Benguela Lark, Certhilauda benguelensis
• Short-clawed Lark
  Short-clawed Lark
  The Short-clawed Lark is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family.It is found in Botswana and South Africa.Its natural habitat is dry savanna....
  
  , Certhilauda chuana
• Spike-heeled Lark
  Spike-heeled Lark
  The Spike-heeled Lark is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Chersomanes....
  
  , Chersomanes albofasciata
• Beesley's Lark, Chersomanes beesleyi
• Black-eared Sparrow Lark, Eremopterix australis
• Chestnut-backed Sparrow Lark, Eremopterix leucotis
• Black-crowned Sparrow Lark, Eremopterix nigriceps
• Grey-backed Sparrow Lark, Eremopterix verticalis
• Chestnut-headed Sparrow Lark, Eremopterix signatus
• Fischer's Sparrow Lark, Eremopterix leucopareia
• Bar-tailed Lark
  Bar-tailed Lark
  The Bar-tailed Lark is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family.It is found in Afghanistan, Algeria, Cape Verde, Chad, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel and Palestine, Italy, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia,and...
  
  , Ammomanes cinctura
• Desert Lark
  Desert Lark
  The Desert Lark, Ammomanes deserti, breeds in deserts and semi-deserts from the Sahara east through the Arabian peninsula and the Middle East to Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan....
  
  , Ammomanes deserti
• Gray's Lark
  Gray's Lark
  The Gray's Lark is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family.It is found in Angola and Namibia.Its natural habitat is hot deserts.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 24 July 2007....
  
  , Ammomanopsis grayi
• Greater Hoopoe Lark, Alaemon alaudipes
• Lesser Hoopoe Lark, Alaemon hamertoni
• Thick-billed Lark
  Thick-billed Lark
  The Thick-billed Lark is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Rhamphocoris...
  
  , Ramphocoris clotbey
• Calandra Lark
  Calandra Lark
  The Calandra Lark, Melanocorypha calandra, breeds in warm temperate countries around the Mediterranean and eastwards through Turkey into northern Iran and southern Russia...
  
  , Melanocorypha calandra
• Bimaculated Lark
  Bimaculated Lark
  The Bimaculated Lark, Melanocorypha bimaculata, breeds in warm temperate countries eastwards from Turkey into Central Asia. It is the eastern counterpart of its relative, the Calandra Lark....
  
  , Melanocorypha bimaculata
• Greater Short-toed Lark
  Greater Short-toed Lark
  The Greater Short-toed Lark or sometimes just Short-toed Lark is a small passerine bird. It breeds in southern Europe, northwest Africa, and across temperate Asia from Turkey and southern Russia to Mongolia. It is sometimes considered conspecific with Calandrella cinerea...
  
  , Calandrella brachydactyla
• Blanford's Lark
  Blanford's Lark
  Blanford's Lark or Blanford's Short-toed Lark is a small passerine bird of the lark family, Alaudidae. It occurs in north-east Africa and Arabia. Its name commemorates the English zoologist William Thomas Blanford. It was formerly included in either the Greater Short-toed Lark or the Red-capped...
  
  , Calandrella blanfordi
• Erlanger's Lark
  Erlanger's Lark
  Erlanger’s Lark is a small passerine bird of the lark family. It occurs in Africa in the highlands of Ethiopia.It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of Blanford's Lark, Calandrella blanfordi, but Clements splits this form as a separate species-References:*...
  
  , Calandrella erlangeri
• Lesser Short-toed Lark
  Lesser Short-toed Lark
  The Lesser Short-toed Lark is a small passerine bird. It breeds in Spain, north Africa, also including Turkey eastwards across the semi-deserts of central Asia to Mongolia and China....
  
  , Calandrella rufescens
• Red-capped Lark
  Red-capped Lark
  The Red-capped Lark, Calandrella cinerea, is a small passerine bird. This lark breeds in the highlands of eastern Africa southwards from Ethiopia and northern Somalia. In the south, its range stretches across the continent to Angola and south to the Cape in South Africa.This is a species of short...
  
  , Calandrella cinerea
• Somali Short-toed Lark, Calandrella somalica
• Pink-billed Lark
  Pink-billed Lark
  The Pink-billed Lark is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family.It is found in Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, and Zambia.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.-References:...
  
  , Spizocorys conirostris
• Stark's Lark
  Stark's Lark
  The Stark's Lark is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. Captain George Shelley named the species in honor of Arthur Stark.-References:* BirdLife...
  
  , Spizocorys starki
• Botha's Lark
  Botha's Lark
  The Botha's Lark is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family.It is endemic to South Africa.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland and pastureland.It is threatened by habitat loss....
  
  , Spizocorys fringillaris
• Sclater's Lark
  Sclater's Lark
  The Sclater's Lark is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family.It is found in Namibia and South Africa.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
  
  , Spizocorys sclateri
• Obbia Lark
  Obbia Lark
  The Obbia Lark is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. It is endemic to Somalia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.-References:...
  
  , Spizocorys obbiensis
• Masked Lark
  Masked Lark
  The Masked Lark is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family.It is found in Ethiopia and Kenya.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.-References:...
  
  , Spizocorys personata
• Dunn's Lark
  Dunn's Lark
  Dunn's Lark is a small passerine bird of the lark family. It is a desert bird which is found across parts of the Sahara and Arabia. There are two subspecies: E. d. dunni in the Sahara and E. d. eremodites in Arabia...
  
  , Eremalauda dunni
• Dupont's Lark
  Dupont's Lark
  The Dupont's Lark is the only lark in the genus Chersophilus.-Description:Like most other larks, Dupont's Lark is an undistinguished looking species on the ground. It is 17–18 cm long, slim, with a long neck, long legs and a fine slightly curved bill...
  
  , Chersophilus duponti
• Crested Lark
  Crested Lark
  The Crested Lark, Galerida cristata, breeds across most of temperate Eurasia from Portugal to northeast China and eastern India, and in Africa south to Niger...
  
  , Galerida cristata
• Thekla Lark
  Thekla Lark
  The Thekla Lark, Galerida theklae, breeds in Iberia, northern Africa, and sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to Somalia. It is a sedentary species....
  
  , Galerida theklae
• Sun Lark
  Sun Lark
  The Sun Lark is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family.It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, and Uganda.Its...
  
  , Galerida modesta
• Large-billed Lark
  Large-billed Lark
  The Large-billed Lark or Southern Thick-billed Lark, Galerida magnirostris is a small passerine bird. It is a resident breeder in southern South Africa, Lesotho and southernmost Namibia.-Habitat and breeding:...
  
  , Galerida magnirostris
• Short-tailed Lark
  Short-tailed Lark
  The Short-tailed Lark is a species of lark in the Alaudidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Pseudalaemon. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania....
  
  , Pseudalaemon fremantlii
• Wood Lark, Lullula arborea
• Sky Lark, Alauda arvensis
• Oriental Skylark
  Oriental Skylark
  The Oriental Skylark , also known as the Oriental Lark or Small Skylark, is a species of skylark found in South Asia and Southeast Asia...
  
  , Alauda gulgula
• Horned Lark, Eremophila alpestris
• Temminck's Lark
  Temminck's Lark
  The Temminck’s Lark or Temminck’s Horned Lark , breeds across much of north Africa, through northern Saudi Arabia to western Iraq. It is mainly resident, but some populations of this passerine bird are partially migratory, moving further south in winter.This lark is a bird of open stony...
  
  , Eremophila bilopha

Swallow

Swallow

The swallows and martins are a group of passerine birds in the family Hirundinidae which are characterised by their adaptation to aerial feeding...

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Order: Passeriformes. Family: Hirundinidae

Swallow

The swallows and martins are a group of passerine birds in the family Hirundinidae which are characterised by their adaptation to aerial feeding...

• African River Martin
  African River Martin
  The African River Martin is a passerine bird, one of two members of the river martin subfamily of the swallow family Hirundinidae. It is a medium-sized, mainly black-plumaged species with red eyes, a broad orange-red bill and a square tail...
  
  , Pseudochelidon eurystomina
• Bank Swallow, Riparia riparia
• Plain Martin, Riparia paludicola
• Congo Martin, Riparia congica
• Banded Martin
  Banded Martin
  The Banded Martin or Banded Sand Martin, Riparia cincta, is a small passerine bird in the swallow family.The Banded Martin is found in open habitats such as farmland, grassland and savannah, usually near water...
  
  , Riparia cincta
• Mascarene Martin
  Mascarene Martin
  The Mascarene Martin is a species of bird in the Hirundinidae family.It is found in Comoros, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Réunion, Seychelles, and Tanzania.-References:...
  
  , Phedina borbonica
• Brazza's Martin
  Brazza's Martin
  Brazza's Martin is a songbird species in the family Hirundinidae. It is found in Angola, Republic of the Congo, and Democratic Republic of the Congo....
  
  , Phedina brazzae
• Red Sea Swallow
  Red Sea Swallow
  The Red Sea Cliff Swallow , also known as the Red Sea Swallow, is a species of bird in the Hirundinidae family.-Distribution and habitat:...
  
  , Petrochelidon perdita
• Preuss's Swallow
  Preuss's Swallow
  Preuss's Cliff Swallow , also known as Preuss's Swallow, is a species of bird in the Hirundinidae family.-Distribution and habitat:...
  
  , Hirundo preussi
• Red-throated Swallow
  Red-throated Swallow
  The Red-throated Cliff Swallow , also known as the Red-throated Swallow, is a species of bird in the Hirundinidae family. It is found in Angola, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, and Zambia....
  
  , Petrochelidon rufigula
• South African Swallow
  South African Swallow
  The South African Cliff Swallow , also known as the South African Swallow, is a species of bird in the Hirundinidae family...
  
  , Petrochelidon spilodera
• Forest Swallow
  Forest Swallow
  The Forest Swallow is a species of bird in the Hirundinidae family.It is found in Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Nigeria.-References:...
  
  , Petrochelidon fuliginosa
• Grey-rumped Swallow
  Grey-rumped Swallow
  The Grey-rumped Swallow is a species of bird in the Hirundinidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana,...
  
  , Pseudhirundo griseopyga
• Eurasian Crag Martin, Ptyonoprogne rupestris
• Rock Martin, Ptyonoprogne fuligula
• Barn Swallow
  Barn Swallow
  The Barn Swallow is the most widespread species of swallow in the world. It is a distinctive passerine bird with blue upperparts, a long, deeply forked tail and curved, pointed wings. It is found in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas...
  
  , Hirundo rustica
• Red-chested Swallow
  Red-chested Swallow
  The Red-chested Swallow is a small non-migratory passerine bird found in Africa in West Africa, the Congo basin and Ethiopia. It has a long, deeply forked tail and curved, pointed wings....
  
  , Hirundo lucida
• Ethiopian Swallow
  Ethiopian Swallow
  The Ethiopian Swallow is a species of bird in the Hirundinidae family.It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Israel, Kenya, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan,...
  
  , Hirundo aethiopica
• Angola Swallow
  Angola Swallow
  The Angola Swallow is a species of bird in the Hirundinidae family.It is found in Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.-References:...
  
  , Hirundo angolensis
• White-throated Swallow
  White-throated Swallow
  The White-throated Swallow is a small bird in the swallow family. It is a common species, found in southern Africa, which has benefited from the increased nesting opportunities presented by the construction of bridges and dams....
  
  , Hirundo albigularis
• Wire-tailed Swallow
  Wire-tailed Swallow
  The Wire-tailed Swallow is a small passerine bird in the swallow family. Swallows are somewhat similar in habits and appearance to other aerial insectivores, such as the related martins and the unrelated swifts ....
  
  , Hirundo smithii
• White-throated Blue Swallow
  White-throated Blue Swallow
  The White-bibbed Swallow , also known as the White-throated Blue Swallow, is a species of bird in the Hirundinidae family...
  
  , Hirundo nigrita
• Black-and-rufous Swallow
  Black-and-rufous Swallow
  The Black-and-rufous Swallow is a species of bird in the Hirundinidae family.It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zambia.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 26 July 2007....
  
  , Hirundo nigrorufa
• Blue Swallow
  Blue Swallow (bird)
  The Blue Swallow is a small passerine bird in the swallow family. Swallows are somewhat similar in habits and appearance to other aerial insectivores, such as the related martins and the unrelated swifts...
  
  , Hirundo atrocaerulea
• Pied-winged Swallow
  Pied-winged Swallow
  The Pied-winged Swallow is a species of bird in the Hirundinidae family.It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo....
  
  , Hirundo leucosoma
• White-tailed Swallow
  White-tailed Swallow
  The White-tailed Swallow is a species of bird in the Hirundinidae family.It is endemic to Ethiopia.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.It is threatened by habitat loss....
  
  , Hirundo megaensis
• Pearl-breasted Swallow
  Pearl-breasted Swallow
  The Pearl-breasted Swallow is a small swallow. It breeds in southern Africa from Angola, southern Zaire and Tanzania southwards. It is partially migratory with many birds from the south west of South Africa wintering further north....
  
  , Hirundo dimidiata
• Greater Striped Swallow
  Greater Striped Swallow
  The Greater Striped Swallow is a large swallow. It breeds in southern Africa, mainly in South Africa, Namibia and southern Zimbabwe. It is migratory wintering further north in Angola, Tanzania and southern Zaire.This is a bird of dry open country, such as grassland, and has a preference for hills...
  
  , Cecropis cucullata
• Lesser Striped Swallow
  Lesser Striped Swallow
  The Lesser Striped Swallow is a large swallow. It breeds in sub-Saharan Africa from Sierra Leone and southern Sudan south into eastern South Africa. It is partially migratory with South African birds wintering further north...
  
  , Cecropis abyssinica
• Rufous-chested Swallow
  Rufous-chested Swallow
  The Rufous-chested Swallow , also known as the Red-breasted Swallow, is a large swallow. It breeds in equatorial Africa, although most common in the east. It is partially migratory, following the rains beyond the breeding range in the wet season.This is a bird of dry open country...
  
  , Cecropis semirufa
• Mosque Swallow
  Mosque Swallow
  The Mosque Swallow is a large swallow. It is a resident breeder in much of sub-Saharan Africa, although most common in the west. It does not migrate, but will follow the rains to some extent....
  
  , Cecropis senegalensis
• Red-rumped Swallow
  Red-rumped Swallow
  The Red-rumped Swallow is a small passerine bird in the swallow family. It breeds in open hilly country of temperate southern Europe and Asia from Portugal and Spain to Japan, India and tropical Africa. The Indian and African birds are resident, but European and other Asian birds are migratory...
  
  , Cecropis daurica
• House Martin
  House Martin
  The Common House Martin , sometimes called the Northern House Martin or, particularly in Europe, just House Martin, is a migratory passerine bird of the swallow family which breeds in Europe, north Africa and temperate Asia; and winters in sub-Saharan Africa and tropical Asia...
  
  , Delichon urbicum
• Square-tailed Sawwing
  Square-tailed Sawwing
  The Square-tailed Saw-wing , also known as the Square-tailed Rough-winged Swallow is a species of bird in the Hirundinidae family....
  
  , Psalidoprocne nitens
• Mountain Sawwing
  Mountain Sawwing
  The Mountain Saw-wing , also known as the Mountain Rough-winged Swallow or the Cameroon Mountain Rough-winged Swallow is a species of bird in the Hirundinidae family....
  
  , Psalidoprocne fuliginosa
• White-headed Sawwing
  White-headed Sawwing
  The White-headed Saw-wing , also known as the White-headed Rough-winged Swallow is a species of bird in the Hirundinidae family....
  
  , Psalidoprocne albiceps
• Black Sawwing, Psalidoprocne pristoptera
• Fanti Sawwing, Psalidoprocne obscura

Wagtail

Wagtail

The wagtails form the passerine bird genus Motacilla. They are small birds with long tails which they wag frequently. Motacilla, the root of the family and genus name, means moving tail...

s and pipit

Pipit

The pipits are a cosmopolitan genus, Anthus, of small passerine birds with medium to long tails. Along with the wagtails and longclaws, the pipits make up the family Motacillidae...

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Order: Passeriformes. Family: Motacillidae

Motacillidae

The Motacillidae are a family of small passerine birds with medium to long tails. There are around 65 species in 6 genera and they include the wagtails, longclaws and pipits. The longclaws are entirely restricted to the Afrotropics, and the wagtails are predominately found in Europe, Africa and...

• White Wagtail
  White Wagtail
  "Pied Wagtail" redirects here. For the related African bird, see African Pied Wagtail.The White Wagtail is a small passerine bird in the wagtail family Motacillidae, which also includes the pipits and longclaws. This species breeds in much of Europe and Asia and parts of north Africa...
  
  , Motacilla alba
• African Pied Wagtail
  African Pied Wagtail
  The African Pied Wagtail is a species of bird in the Motacillidae family.-Habitat and distribution:It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Equatorial...
  
  , Motacilla aguimp
• Cape Wagtail
  Cape Wagtail
  The Cape Wagtail is a small passerine bird in the family Motacillidae, which includes the wagtails, pipits and longclaws....
  
  , Motacilla capensis
• Citrine Wagtail
  Citrine Wagtail
  The Citrine Wagtail or Yellow-headed Wagtail is a small songbird in the family Motacillidae. The term citrine refers to its yellowish colouration. Its systematics, phylogeny and taxonomy are subject of considerable debate in the early 21st century. This is because this bird forms a cryptic...
  
  , Motacilla citreola
• Yellow Wagtail, Motacilla flava
• Grey Wagtail
  Grey Wagtail
  The Grey Wagtail is a small member of the wagtail family, Motacillidae. The species looks similar to the Yellow Wagtail but has the yellow on its underside restricted to the throat and vent. Breeding males have a black throat...
  
  , Motacilla cinerea
• Mountain Wagtail
  Mountain Wagtail
  The Mountain Wagtail , also known as the Long-tailed Wagtail, is a species of bird in the Motacillidae family....
  
  , Motacilla clara
• Golden Pipit
  Golden Pipit
  The Golden Pipit is a distinctive pipit of dry country grassland, savanna and shrubland in eastern Africa. It is native to Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda, and has occurred as a vagrant to Oman, South Africa and Zimbabwe.The adult male, unlike most pipits, is very easy to...
  
  , Tmetothylacus tenellus
• Yellow-throated Longclaw
  Yellow-throated Longclaw
  The Yellow-throated Longclaw is a species of bird in the Motacillidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya,...
  
  , Macronyx croceus
• Fuelleborn's Longclaw
  Fuelleborn's Longclaw
  The Fülleborn's Longclaw , also spelled Fuelleborn's Longclaw is a species of bird in the Motacillidae family...
  
  , Macronyx fuelleborni
• Abyssinian Longclaw
  Abyssinian Longclaw
  The Abyssinian Longclaw, Macronyx flavicollis, is a species of bird in the Motacillidae family. It is endemic to Ethiopia.-Habitat:Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland and arable land.The Abyssinian Longclaw is very similar in both appearance and behavior to the...
  
  , Macronyx flavicollis
• Orange-throated Longclaw, Macronyx capensis
• Rosy-throated Longclaw
  Rosy-throated Longclaw
  The Rosy-throated Longclaw, also known as the Rosy-breasted Longclaw, Macronyx ameliae, is a species of bird in the Motacillidae family....
  
  , Macronyx ameliae
• Pangani Longclaw
  Pangani Longclaw
  The Pangani Longclaw is a species of bird in the Motacillidae family, which includes the pipits and wagtails.It is found in Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania....
  
  , Macronyx aurantiigula
• Grimwood's Longclaw
  Grimwood's Longclaw
  The Grimwood's Longclaw is a species of bird in the Motacillidae family.It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zambia....
  
  , Macronyx grimwoodi
• Sharpe's Longclaw
  Sharpe's Longclaw
  The Sharpe's Longclaw, Hemimacronyx sharpei, is a passerine bird in the longclaw family Motacillidae, which also includes the pipits and wagtails...
  
  , Hemimacronyx sharpei
• Yellow-breasted Pipit
  Yellow-breasted Pipit
  The Yellow-breasted Pipit is a species of bird in the Motacillidae family.It is found in Lesotho and South Africa.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, arable land, and pastureland....
  
  , Hemimacronyx chloris
• Striped Pipit
  Striped Pipit
  The Striped Pipit is a species of bird in the Motacillidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.Its natural habitat is dry savanna.-References:* BirdLife...
  
  , Anthus lineiventris
• Yellow-tufted Pipit
  Yellow-tufted Pipit
  The Yellow-tufted Pipit , also known as the African Rock Pipit, is a species of bird in the Motacillidae family.It is found in Lesotho and South Africa.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland....
  
  , Anthus crenatus
• Mountain Pipit
  Mountain Pipit
  The Mountain Pipit is a species of bird in the Motacillidae family.It is found in Lesotho, South Africa, possibly Botswana, possibly Democratic Republic of the Congo, possibly Namibia, and possibly Zambia....
  
  , Anthus hoeschi
• Jackson's Pipit
  Jackson's Pipit
  Jackson's Pipit is a rare and little-known African bird of the pipit and wagtail family.It occurs in montane grasslands, migrating to lower altitudes, in the east-central part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in southern Uganda. Van Perlo shows an isolated population around the...
  
  , Anthus latistriatus
• Plain-backed Pipit, Anthus leucophrys
• Long-tailed Pipit
  Long-tailed Pipit
  The Long-tailed Pipit is a species of bird in the Motacillidae family.It is found in Botswana, South Africa and Zambia.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 25 July 2007....
  
  , Anthus longicaudatus
• Richard's Pipit
  Richard's Pipit
  The Richard's Pipit is a medium-sized passerine bird which breeds in open grasslands in northern Asia. It is a long-distance migrant moving to open lowlands in southern Asia. It is a rare but regular vagrant to western Europe...
  
  , Anthus richardi
• Buffy Pipit
  Buffy Pipit
  The Buffy Pipit is a species of bird in the Motacillidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe....
  
  , Anthus vaalensis
• African Pipit
  African Pipit
  The African Pipit is a fairly small passerine bird belonging to the pipit genus Anthus in the family Motacillidae. It is also known as the Grassveld Pipit or Grassland Pipit...
  
  , Anthus cinnamomeus
• Long-legged Pipit
  Long-legged Pipit
  The Long-legged Pipit is a species of bird in the Motacillidae family.It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon....
  
  , Anthus pallidiventris
• Malindi Pipit
  Malindi Pipit
  The Malindi Pipit is a species of bird in the Motacillidae family.It is found in Kenya and Somalia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland and subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* BirdLife...
  
  , Anthus melindae
• Kimberley Pipit
  Kimberley Pipit
  The Kimberly Pipit, Anthus pseudosimilis, is a small bird found in savanna grasslands in South Africa and Namibia.This recently described pipit is 18 cms long and weighs around 32 gms. Its plumage is mainly brown....
  
  , Anthus pseudosimilis
• Tawny Pipit
  Tawny Pipit
  The Tawny Pipit, Anthus campestris, is a medium-large passerine bird which breeds in much of temperate Europe and Asia, and northwest Africa. It is a migrant moving in winter to tropical Africa and the Indian subcontinent....
  
  , Anthus campestris
• Long-billed Pipit
  Long-billed Pipit
  The Long-billed Pipit or Brown Rock Pipit is a passerine bird which has a wide distribution. A number of subspecies have been created for the populations in Africa, through the Arabian peninsula and South Asia. The systematics of this complex is yet to be clarified...
  
  , Anthus similis
• Woodland Pipit
  Woodland Pipit
  The Wood Pipit or Woodland Pipit is a small passerine bird belonging to the pipit genus Anthus in the family Motacillidae. It was formerly included in the Long-billed Pipit but is now frequently treated as a separate species...
  
  , Anthus nyassae
• Berthelot's Pipit
  Berthelot's Pipit
  The Berthelot’s Pipit is a small passerine bird which breeds in Madeira and the Canary Islands. It is a common resident in both archipelagos....
  
  , Anthus berthelotii
• Short-tailed Pipit
  Short-tailed Pipit
  The Short-tailed Pipit is a species of bird in the Motacillidae family.It is found in Angola, Burundi, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical...
  
  , Anthus brachyurus
• Bush Pipit
  Bush Pipit
  The Bush Pipit or Bushveld Pipit is a species of bird in the pipit and wagtail family Motacillidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and dry...
  
  , Anthus caffer
• Sokoke Pipit
  Sokoke Pipit
  The Sokoke Pipit is a species of bird in the Motacillidae family.It is found in Kenya and Tanzania.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
  
  , Anthus sokokensis
• Tree Pipit
  Tree Pipit
  Tree Pipit, Anthus trivialis, is a small passerine bird which breeds across most of Europe and temperate western and central Asia. It is a long-distance migrant moving in winter to Africa and southern Asia....
  
  , Anthus trivialis
• Olive-backed Pipit
  Olive-backed Pipit
  The Olive-backed Pipit, Anthus hodgsoni, is a small passerine bird of the pipit genus, which breeds across South, north Central and East Asia, as well as in the northeast of European Russia. It is a long-distance migrant moving in winter to southern Asia and Indonesia...
  
  , Anthus hodgsoni
• Meadow Pipit
  Meadow Pipit
  The Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis, is a small passerine bird which breeds in much of the northern half of Europe and also northwestern Asia, from southeastern Greenland and Iceland east to just east of the Ural Mountains in Russia, and south to central France and Romania; there is also an isolated...
  
  , Anthus pratensis
• Red-throated Pipit
  Red-throated Pipit
  The Red-throated Pipit is a small passerine bird which breeds in the far north of Europe and Asia, with a foothold in northern Alaska. It is a long-distance migrant moving in winter to Africa, south and east Asia and west coast USA...
  
  , Anthus cervinus
• Rock Pipit
  Rock Pipit
  The Rock Pipit, Anthus petrosus, is a small passerine bird species which breeds on rocky coasts of western Europe northwards from Brittany. It is mainly resident in Ireland, Great Britain and France, in the west of its range, but the Scandinavian and Russian populations migrate south in winter;...
  
  , Anthus petrosus
• Water Pipit
  Water Pipit
  The Water Pipit, Anthus spinoletta, is a small passerine bird which breeds in the mountains of southern Europe and southern temperate Asia across to China. It is a short-distance migrant moving to wet open lowlands such as marshes and flooded fields in winter...
  
  , Anthus spinoletta
• American Pipit, Anthus rubescens

Cuckoo-shrike

Cuckoo-shrike

The cuckooshrikes and allies in the Campephagidae family are small to medium-sized passerine bird species found in the subtropical and tropical Africa, Asia and Australasia...

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Order: Passeriformes. Family: Campephagidae

• White-breasted Cuckoo-shrike
  White-breasted Cuckoo-shrike
  The White-breasted Cuckooshrike is a species of bird in the Campephagidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Malawi, Mali,...
  
  , Coracina pectoralis
• Blue Cuckoo-shrike
  Blue Cuckoo-shrike
  The Blue Cuckooshrike is a species of bird in the Campephagidae family.It is found in Angola, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, and...
  
  , Coracina azurea
• Grey Cuckoo-shrike
  Grey Cuckoo-shrike
  The Grey Cuckooshrike is a species of bird in the Campephagidae family. It is found in Burundi, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zimbabwe.Its natural habitats...
  
  , Coracina caesia
• Grauer's Cuckoo-shrike
  Grauer's Cuckoo-shrike
  The Grauer's Cuckooshrike is a species of bird in the Campephagidae family.It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes....
  
  , Coracina graueri
• Petit's Cuckoo-shrike
  Petit's Cuckoo-shrike
  The Petit's Cuckooshrike is a species of bird in the Campephagidae family.It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Kenya, Nigeria, and Uganda....
  
  , Campephaga petiti
• Black Cuckoo-shrike
  Black Cuckoo-shrike
  The Black Cuckooshrike is a species of bird in the Campephagidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.Its natural...
  
  , Campephaga flava
• Red-shouldered Cuckoo-shrike
  Red-shouldered Cuckoo-shrike
  The Red-shouldered Cuckooshrike is a species of bird in the Campephagidae family.It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya,...
  
  , Campephaga phoenicea
• Purple-throated Cuckoo-shrike
  Purple-throated Cuckoo-shrike
  The Purple-throated Cuckooshrike is a species of bird in the Campephagidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Sierra...
  
  , Campephaga quiscalina
• Ghana Cuckoo-shrike, Campephaga lobata
• Oriole Cuckoo-shrike, Campephaga oriolina

Bulbul

Bulbul

Bulbuls are a family, Pycnonotidae, of medium-sized passerine songbirds. Many forest species are known as greenbuls. The family is distributed across most of Africa and into the Middle East, tropical Asia to Indonesia, and north as far as Japan. A few insular species occur on the tropical islands...

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Order: Passeriformes. Family: Pycnonotidae

Bulbul

Bulbuls are a family, Pycnonotidae, of medium-sized passerine songbirds. Many forest species are known as greenbuls. The family is distributed across most of Africa and into the Middle East, tropical Asia to Indonesia, and north as far as Japan. A few insular species occur on the tropical islands...

• Common Bulbul
  Common Bulbul
  The Common Bulbul is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is a ubiquitous resident breeder throughout Africa...
  
  , Pycnonotus barbatus
• Black-fronted Bulbul
  Black-fronted Bulbul
  The Black-fronted Bulbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe....
  
  , Pycnonotus nigricans
• Cape Bulbul
  Cape Bulbul
  The Cape Bulbul, Pycnonotus capensis, is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is an endemic resident breeder in coastal bush, open forest, gardens and fynbos in southern South Africa. This species nests mainly in the southern spring from September to November...
  
  , Pycnonotus capensis
• White-spectacled Bulbul
  White-spectacled Bulbul
  The White-spectacled Bulbul also known as the Yellow-vented Bulbul, Pycnonotus xanthopygos, is a small bird, a bit bigger than a sparrow. It is 19–21 centimeters in length, and its wingspan is 20–25 centimeters. A stable bird that lives in fruit plantations, gardens, cities etc. It is the most...
  
  , Pycnonotus xanthopygos
• Cameroon Mountain Greenbul, Andropadus montanus
• Shelley's Greenbul
  Shelley's Greenbul
  The Shelley's Greenbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.The...
  
  , Andropadus masukuensis
• Little Greenbul
  Little Greenbul
  The Little Greenbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya,...
  
  , Andropadus virens
• Grey Greenbul
  Grey Greenbul
  The Grey Greenbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family.It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, and...
  
  , Andropadus gracilis
• Ansorge's Greenbul
  Ansorge's Greenbul
  The Ansorge's Greenbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family.It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Uganda.Its natural...
  
  , Andropadus ansorgei
• Plain Greenbul
  Plain Greenbul
  The Plain Greenbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone,...
  
  , Andropadus curvirostris
• Slender-billed Greenbul
  Slender-billed Greenbul
  The Slender-billed Greenbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia,...
  
  , Andropadus gracilirostris
• Sombre Greenbul
  Sombre Greenbul
  The Sombre Greenbul, Andropadus importunus, is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is a resident breeder in coastal bush, evergreen forest and dry shrub land in eastern Africa from Ethiopia to the Cape in South Africa.-Identification:...
  
  , Andropadus importunus
• Yellow-whiskered Bulbul, Andropadus latirostris
• Western Mountain Greenbul, Andropadus tephrolaemus
• Eastern Mountain Greenbul, Andropadus nigriceps
• Stripe-cheeked Bulbul, Andropadus milanjensis
• Golden Greenbul
  Golden Greenbul
  The Golden Greenbul is the only member of the Calyptocichla genus of greenbuls. It is not closely related to any of the other greenbul species, forming a separate clade from the two main clades which make up the bulbul family Pycnonotidae.-Physical description:The Golden Greenbul is brightly...
  
  , Calyptocichla serina
• Honeyguide Greenbul
  Honeyguide Greenbul
  The Honeyguide Greenbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria,...
  
  , Baeopogon indicator
• Sjostedt's Greenbul, Baeopogon clamans
• Spotted Greenbul
  Spotted Greenbul
  The Spotted Greenbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Ixonotus....
  
  , Ixonotus guttatus
• Simple Greenbul
  Simple Greenbul
  The Simple Greenbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone,...
  
  , Chlorocichla simplex
• Yellow-throated Greenbul
  Yellow-throated Greenbul
  The Yellow-throated Greenbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau,...
  
  , Chlorocichla flavicollis
• Yellow-necked Greenbul
  Yellow-necked Greenbul
  The Yellow-necked Greenbul also known as Falkenstein's Greenbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family....
  
  , Chlorocichla falkensteini
• Yellow-bellied Greenbul
  Yellow-bellied Greenbul
  The Yellow-bellied Greenbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family. It is found in Africa south from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Kenya to South Africa...
  
  , Chlorocichla flaviventris
• Joyful Greenbul
  Joyful Greenbul
  The Joyful Greenbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family.It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia....
  
  , Chlorocichla laetissima
• Prigogine's Greenbul
  Prigogine's Greenbul
  The Prigogine's Greenbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family.It is endemic to Democratic Republic of the Congo.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes....
  
  , Chlorocichla prigoginei
• Swamp Greenbul
  Swamp Greenbul
  The Swamp Palm Bulbul , also known as the Swamp Greenbul, is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family...
  
  , Thescelocichla leucopleura
• Leaf-love
  Leaf-love
  The Red-tailed Leaf-love, Pyrrhurus scandens, is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Pyrrhurus.-Distribution and habitat:...
  
  , Phyllastrephus scandens
• Cabanis' Greenbul, Phyllastrephus cabanisi
• Fischer's Greenbul
  Fischer's Greenbul
  The Fischer's Greenbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family.It is found in Kenya, Mozambique, Somalia, and Tanzania....
  
  , Phyllastrephus fischeri
• Terrestrial Brownbul
  Terrestrial Brownbul
  The Terrestrial Brownbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry...
  
  , Phyllastrephus terrestris
• Northern Brownbul
  Northern Brownbul
  The Northern Brownbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family.It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda....
  
  , Phyllastrephus strepitans
• Pale-olive Greenbul
  Pale-olive Greenbul
  The Pale-olive Bulbul , also known as the Pale-olive Greenbul, is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family.-Distribution and habitat:It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Gabon...
  
  , Phyllastrephus fulviventris
• Grey-olive Greenbul
  Grey-olive Greenbul
  The Grey-olive Bulbul , also known as the Grey-olive Greenbul, is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family. It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zambia...
  
  , Phyllastrephus cerviniventris
• Baumann's Greenbul
  Baumann's Greenbul
  Baumann's Olive Greenbul or Baumann's Greenbul is a songbird species in the family Pycnonotidae. It is found in the Ivory Coast, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Togo....
  
  , Phyllastrephus baumanni
• Toro Olive Greenbul, Phyllastrephus hypochloris
• Cameroon Olive Greenbul
  Cameroon Olive Greenbul
  The Cameroon Olive Greenbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family.It is found in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and Nigeria. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:...
  
  , Phyllastrephus poensis
• Sassi's Greenbul
  Sassi's Greenbul
  Sassi's Olive Greenbul , also known as Sassi's Greenbul, is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests...
  
  , Phyllastrephus lorenzi
• Yellow-streaked Bulbul
  Yellow-streaked Bulbul
  The Yellow-streaked Greenbul or Yellow-streaked Bulbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe...
  
  , Phyllastrephus flavostriatus
• Grey-headed Greenbul
  Grey-headed Greenbul
  The Grey-headed Greenbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family. It is found in Cameroon and Nigeria....
  
  , Phyllastrephus poliocephalus
• Tiny Greenbul
  Tiny Greenbul
  The Lowlad Tiny Greenbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family.It is found in Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe....
  
  , Phyllastrephus debilis
• White-throated Greenbul
  White-throated Greenbul
  The White-throated Greenbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family.-Distribution and habitat:...
  
  , Phyllastrephus albigularis
• Icterine Greenbul
  Icterine Greenbul
  The Icterine Greenbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family.It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and Uganda...
  
  , Phyllastrephus icterinus
• Liberian Greenbul
  Liberian Greenbul
  The Liberian Greenbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family.It is endemic to Liberia.Its natural habitat is subtropical and tropical moist lowland forests.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
  
  , Phyllastrephus leucolepis
• Xavier's Greenbul
  Xavier's Greenbul
  The Xavier's Greenbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family.It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Uganda.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests...
  
  , Phyllastrephus xavieri
• Common Bristlebill
  Common Bristlebill
  The Common Bristlebill is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan,...
  
  , Bleda syndactylus
• Green-tailed Bristlebill
  Green-tailed Bristlebill
  The Green-tailed Bristlebill is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family.It is found in West Africa in south-west Ghana, southern Ivory Coast, Liberia, southern Guinea and southern Sierra Leone....
  
  , Bleda eximius
• Lesser Bristlebill
  Lesser Bristlebill
  The Lesser Bristlebill or Yellow-lored Bristlebill is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family. It was formerly lumped with the Green-tailed Bristlebill but is now often considered to be a separate species.The western form B. n...
  
  , Bleda notatus
• Grey-headed Bristlebill
  Grey-headed Bristlebill
  The Grey-headed Bristlebill is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family.It is found in Benin, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo....
  
  , Bleda canicapillus
• Yellow-spotted Nicator
  Yellow-spotted Nicator
  The Western Nicator is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family.-Distribution:It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia,...
  
  , Nicator chloris
• Eastern Nicator
  Eastern Nicator
  The Eastern Nicator is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family.It is found in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe....
  
  , Nicator gularis
• Yellow-throated Nicator
  Yellow-throated Nicator
  The Yellow-throated Nicator is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family.It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Uganda....
  
  , Nicator vireo
• Red-tailed Greenbul, Criniger calurus
• Western Bearded Greenbul, Criniger barbatus
• Eastern Bearded Greenbul, Criniger chloronotus
• Yellow-bearded Greenbul, Criniger olivaceus
• White-bearded Greenbul, Criniger ndussumensis
• Black-collared Bulbul
  Black-collared Bulbul
  The Black-collared Bulbul is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Neolestes....
  
  , Neolestes torquatus

Kinglet

Kinglet

The kinglets or crests are a small group of birds sometimes included in the Old World warblers, but are frequently given family status because they also resemble the titmice. The scientific name Regulidae is derived from the Latin word regulus for "petty king" or prince, and comes from the...

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Order: Passeriformes. Family: Regulidae

• Goldcrest
  Goldcrest
  The Goldcrest, Regulus regulus, is a very small passerine bird in the kinglet family. Its colourful golden crest feathers gives rise to its English and scientific names, and possibly to it being called the "king of the birds" in European folklore. Several subspecies are recognised across the very...
  
  , Regulus regulus
• Canary Islands Kinglet, Regulus teneriffae
• Common Firecrest, Regulus ignicapilla

Waxwing

Waxwing

The waxwings form the genus Bombycilla of passerine birds. According to most authorities, this is the only genus placed in the family Bombycillidae.-Description:Waxwings are characterised by soft silky plumage...

Order: Passeriformes. Family: Bombycillidae

• Bohemian Waxwing
  Bohemian Waxwing
  The Bohemian Waxwing is a member of the waxwing family of passerines. A sleek bird, 18–21 cm long with a pointed crest, it travels in large, nomadic groups with a strong, direct flight. It breeds in coniferous forests throughout the most northern parts of Europe, Asia and western North America...
  
  , Bombycilla garrulus

Hypocolius

Hypocolius

The Grey Hypocolius or simply Hypocolius is a small passerine bird species. It is the sole member of the genus Hypocolius and it is placed in a family of its own, the Hypocoliidae. This slender and long tailed bird is found in the dry semi-desert region of northern Africa, Arabia, Afghanistan,...

Order: Passeriformes. Family: Hypocoliidae

• Hypocolius
  Hypocolius
  The Grey Hypocolius or simply Hypocolius is a small passerine bird species. It is the sole member of the genus Hypocolius and it is placed in a family of its own, the Hypocoliidae. This slender and long tailed bird is found in the dry semi-desert region of northern Africa, Arabia, Afghanistan,...
  
  , Hypocolius ampelinus

Dipper

Dipper

Dippers are members of the genus Cinclus in the bird family Cinclidae, named for their bobbing or dipping movements. They are unique among passerines for their ability to dive and swim underwater.-Description:...

Order: Passeriformes. Family: Cinclidae

• White-throated Dipper
  White-throated Dipper
  The White-throated Dipper , also known as the European Dipper or just Dipper is an aquatic passerine bird found in Europe, Middle East, Central Asia and the Indian Subcontinent. The species is divided into several subspecies, based primarily on colour differences, particularly of the pectoral band...
  
  , Cinclus cinclus

Wren

Wren

The wrens are passerine birds in the mainly New World family Troglodytidae. There are approximately 80 species of true wrens in approximately 20 genera....

Order: Passeriformes. Family: Troglodytidae

• Winter Wren
  Winter Wren
  The Winter Wren is a very small North American bird and a member of the mainly New World wren family Troglodytidae. It was once lumped with Troglodytes pacificus of western North America and Troglodytes troglodytes of Eurasia under the name Winter Wren.It breeds in coniferous forests from British...
  
  , Troglodytes troglodytes

Accentor

Accentor

The accentors are in the only bird family, the Prunellidae, which is completely endemic to the Palearctic. This small group of closely related passerines are all in a single genus Prunella...

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Order: Passeriformes. Family: Prunellidae

• Alpine Accentor
  Alpine Accentor
  The Alpine Accentor, Prunella collaris, is a small passerine bird found throughout the mountains of southern temperate Europe and Asia at heights above 2000 m. It is mainly resident, wintering more widely at lower latitudes, but some birds wander as rare vagrants as far as Great Britain.It is...
  
  , Prunella collaris
• Dunnock
  Dunnock
  The Dunnock, Prunella modularis, is a small passerine bird found throughout temperate Europe and into Asia. It is by far the most widespread member of the accentor family, which otherwise consists of mountain species...
  
  , Prunella modularis

Thrush

Thrush (bird)

The thrushes, family Turdidae, are a group of passerine birds that occur worldwide.-Characteristics:Thrushes are plump, soft-plumaged, small to medium-sized birds, inhabiting wooded areas, and often feed on the ground or eat small fruit. The smallest thrush may be the Forest Rock-thrush, at and...

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Order: Passeriformes. Family: Turdidae

• Rufous Flycatcher Thrush, Neocossyphus fraseri
• Finsch's Flycatcher Thrush, Neocossyphus finschii
• Red-tailed Ant Thrush, Neocossyphus rufus
• White-tailed Ant Thrush, Neocossyphus poensis
• Cape Rock Thrush, Monticola rupestris
• Sentinel Rock Thrush, Monticola explorator
• Short-toed Rock Thrush, Monticola brevipes
• Miombo Rock Thrush, Monticola angolensis
• Common Rock Thrush, Monticola saxatilis
• Little Rock Thrush, Monticola rufocinereus
• Blue Rock Thrush
  Blue Rock Thrush
  The Blue Rock Thrush is a species of chat. This thrush-like Old World flycatcher was formerly placed in the family Turdidae....
  
  , Monticola solitarius
• Abyssinian Ground Thrush, Zoothera piaggiae
• Kivu Ground Thrush, Zoothera tanganjicae
• Crossley's Ground Thrush, Zoothera crossleyi
• Orange Ground Thrush, Zoothera gurneyi
• Black-eared Ground Thrush, Zoothera cameronensis
• Grey Ground Thrush, Zoothera princei
• Oberlaender's Ground Thrush, Zoothera oberlaenderi
• Spotted Ground Thrush, Zoothera guttata
• Groundscraper Thrush
  Groundscraper Thrush
  The Groundscraper Thrush is a passerine bird of southern and eastern Africa belonging to the thrush family Turdidae. It is the only member of the genus Psophocichla....
  
  , Psophocichla litsipsirupa
• Olive Thrush
  Olive Thrush
  The Olive Thrush is, in its range, one of the most common members of the thrush family . It occurs in east African highlands from Eritrea and Ethiopia in north to the Cape of Good Hope in south...
  
  , Turdus olivaceus
• Olivaceous Thrush, Turdus olivaceofuscus
• Kurrichane Thrush
  Kurrichane Thrush
  The Kurrichane Thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe....
  
  , Turdus libonyanus
• African Thrush
  African Thrush
  The African Thrush is a passerine bird in the thrush family Turdidae. It is common in well-wooded areas over much of sub-Saharan Africa. Populations are resident....
  
  , Turdus pelios
• African Bare-eyed Thrush
  African Bare-eyed Thrush
  The African Bare-eyed Thrush is a species of bird in the Turdidae family.It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania.Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.-References:...
  
  , Turdus tephronotus
• Ring Ouzel
  Ring Ouzel
  The Ring Ouzel is a European member of the thrush family Turdidae.It is the mountain equivalent of the closely related Common Blackbird, and breeds in gullies, rocky areas or scree slopes....
  
  , Turdus torquatus
• Eurasian Blackbird, Turdus merula
• Dark-throated Thrush
  Dark-throated Thrush
  The Dark-throated Thrush is a passerine bird in the thrush family. It has two races: T. r. atrogularis, the Black-throated Thrush, and T. r. ruficollis, the Red-throated Thrush. These are sometimes considered different species...
  
  , Turdus ruficollis
• Fieldfare
  Fieldfare
  The Fieldfare is a member of the thrush family Turdidae. It breeds in woodland and scrub in northern Europe and Asia. It is strongly migratory, with many northern birds moving south during the winter. It is a very rare breeder in Great Britain and Ireland, but winters in large numbers in these...
  
  , Turdus pilaris
• Redwing
  Redwing
  The Redwing is a bird in the thrush family Turdidae, native to Europe and Asia, slightly smaller than the related Song Thrush.-Taxonomy:...
  
  , Turdus iliacus
• Song Thrush
  Song Thrush
  The Song Thrush is a thrush that breeds across much of Eurasia. It is also known in English dialects as throstle or mavis. It has brown upperparts and black-spotted cream or buff underparts and has three recognised subspecies...
  
  , Turdus philomelos
• Mistle Thrush
  Mistle Thrush
  The Mistle Thrush is a member of the thrush family Turdidae.It is found in open woods and cultivated land over all of Europe and much of Asia...
  
  , Turdus viscivorus
• Brown-chested Alethe
  Brown-chested Alethe
  The Brown-chested Alethe is a species of bird in the Turdidae family. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone,...
  
  , Alethe poliocephala
• Red-throated Alethe
  Red-throated Alethe
  The Red-throated Alethe is a species of bird in the Turdidae family.It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...
  
  , Alethe poliophrys
• Cholo Alethe, Alethe choloensis
• White-chested Alethe
  White-chested Alethe
  The White-chested Alethe is a species of bird in the Turdidae family. It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zambia.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
  
  , Alethe fuelleborni
• Fire-crested Alethe
  Fire-crested Alethe
  The Fire-crested Alethe is a species of bird in the Turdidae family. It is found in western and central Africa, from Nigeria to Uganda. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
  
  , Alethe diademata

Cisticola

Cisticola

Cisticolas are a genus of very small insectivorous birds formerly classified in the Old World warbler family Sylviidae, but now usually considered to be in the separate family Cisticolidae, along with other southern warbler genera. They are believed to be quite closely related to the swallows and...

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Order: Passeriformes. Family: Cisticolidae

Cisticolidae

The Cisticolidae family of small passerine birds is a group of about 110 warblers found mainly in warmer southern regions of the Old World. They are often included within the Old World warbler family Sylviidae....

• Red-faced Cisticola
  Red-faced Cisticola
  The Red-faced Cisticola is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family. It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia,...
  
  , Cisticola erythrops
• Singing Cisticola
  Singing Cisticola
  The Singing Cisticola is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family.It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali,...
  
  , Cisticola cantans
• Whistling Cisticola
  Whistling Cisticola
  The Whistling Cisticola is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria,...
  
  , Cisticola lateralis
• Chattering Cisticola
  Chattering Cisticola
  The Chattering Cisticola is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family.It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.Its natural habitats are dry savanna and...
  
  , Cisticola anonymus
• Trilling Cisticola
  Trilling Cisticola
  The Trilling Cisticola is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family.It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia....
  
  , Cisticola woosnami
• Bubbling Cisticola
  Bubbling Cisticola
  The Bubbling Cisticola is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family.It is found in Angola and Democratic Republic of the Congo.Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland....
  
  , Cisticola bulliens
• Chubb's Cisticola
  Chubb's Cisticola
  The Chubb's Cisticola is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family.It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda.-References:...
  
  , Cisticola chubbi
• Hunter's Cisticola
  Hunter's Cisticola
  The Hunter's Cisticola is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family.It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.Its natural habitats are tropical moist montane and high-altitude shrubland. It is a dueting species....
  
  , Cisticola hunteri
• Black-lored Cisticola
  Black-lored Cisticola
  The Black-lored Cisticola is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family.It is found in Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.-References:...
  
  , Cisticola nigriloris
• Rock-loving Cisticola, Cisticola aberrans
• Boran Cisticola
  Boran Cisticola
  The Boran Cisticola is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family.It is found in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Sudan....
  
  , Cisticola bodessa
• Rattling Cisticola
  Rattling Cisticola
  The Rattling Cisticola is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and...
  
  , Cisticola chiniana
• Ashy Cisticola
  Ashy Cisticola
  The Ashy Cisticola is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family.It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, and Tanzania....
  
  , Cisticola cinereolus
• Red-pate Cisticola
  Red-pate Cisticola
  The Red-pate Cisticola is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family.It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, and Uganda.Its natural...
  
  , Cisticola ruficeps
• Dorst's Cisticola
  Dorst's Cisticola
  Dorst's Cisticola, also known as the Plaintive Cisticola, is a bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Cameroon, Chad, Ivory Coast, Gambia, and Nigeria....
  
  , Cisticola dorsti
• Grey Cisticola
  Grey Cisticola
  The Grey Cisticola or Tinkling Cisticola is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is dry savanna.-References:* BirdLife...
  
  , Cisticola rufilatus
• Red-headed Cisticola
  Red-headed Cisticola
  The Red-headed Cisticola or Grey-backed Cisticola is a small passerine bird. This cisticola is a resident breeder in southernmost Angola, Namibia and western South Africa....
  
  , Cisticola subruficapilla
• Wailing Cisticola
  Wailing Cisticola
  The Wailing Cisticola is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family. It is found in Angola, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.The northern subspecies C. l...
  
  , Cisticola lais
• Tana River Cisticola
  Tana River Cisticola
  The Tana River Cisticola is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family. It is found in Kenya and there is speculation that it may also be found in Somalia.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist shrubland....
  
  , Cisticola restrictus
• Churring Cisticola
  Churring Cisticola
  The Churring Cisticola is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family.It is found in Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.-References:...
  
  , Cisticola njombe
• Winding Cisticola
  Winding Cisticola
  The Winding Cisticola is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family. It has a scattered distribution across Africa south of the Sahara.-Taxonomy:...
  
  , Cisticola galactotes
• Chirping Cisticola
  Chirping Cisticola
  The Chirping Cisticola is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe....
  
  , Cisticola pipiens
• Carruthers' Cisticola, Cisticola carruthersi
• Tinkling Cisticola
  Levaillant's Cisticola
  Levaillant's Cisticola or Tinkling Cisticola, Cisticola tinniens, is a small passerine bird Levaillant's Cisticola or Tinkling Cisticola, Cisticola tinniens, is a small passerine bird Levaillant's Cisticola or Tinkling Cisticola, Cisticola tinniens, is a small passerine bird (though Tinkling...
  
  , Cisticola tinniens
• Stout Cisticola
  Stout Cisticola
  The Stout Cisticola is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia...
  
  , Cisticola robustus
• Croaking Cisticola
  Croaking Cisticola
  The Croaking Cisticola, Cisticola natalensis, is an Old World warbler in the genus Cisticola. This genus is sometimes split off with various other southern warbler genera and given family status as the Cisticolidae....
  
  , Cisticola natalensis
• Piping Cisticola
  Piping Cisticola
  The Piping Cisticola, Cisticola fulvicapillus, is a small passerine bird. In South Africa it is known as the Neddicky from the Afrikaans name for the species....
  
  , Cisticola fulvicapilla
• Aberdare Cisticola
  Aberdare Cisticola
  The Aberdare Cisticola is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family.It is endemic to Kenya.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
  
  , Cisticola aberdare
• Tabora Cisticola
  Tabora Cisticola
  The Tabora Cisticola is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family.It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.Its natural habitat is dry savanna....
  
  , Cisticola angusticauda
• Slender-tailed Cisticola, Cisticola melanurus
• Siffling Cisticola
  Siffling Cisticola
  The Short-winged Cisticola , also known as the Siffling Cisticola, is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family...
  
  , Cisticola brachypterus
• Rufous Cisticola
  Rufous Cisticola
  The Rufous Cisticola is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family.It is found in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo....
  
  , Cisticola rufus
• Foxy Cisticola
  Foxy Cisticola
  The Foxy Cisticola is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family.It is native to Central African Republic The Foxy Cisticola (Cisticola troglodytes) is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family.It is native to Central African Republic The Foxy Cisticola (Cisticola troglodytes) is a species of...
  
  , Cisticola troglodytes
• Tiny Cisticola
  Tiny Cisticola
  The Tiny Cisticola is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family.It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, and Tanzania....
  
  , Cisticola nanus
• Zitting Cisticola
  Zitting Cisticola
  The Zitting Cisticola or Streaked Fantail Warbler , is widely distributed Old World warbler whose breeding range includes southern Europe, Africa outside the deserts and rainforest, and southern Asia down to northern Australia...
  
  , Cisticola juncidis
• Socotra Cisticola, Cisticola haesitatus
• Desert Cisticola
  Desert Cisticola
  The Desert Cisticola is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.Its...
  
  , Cisticola aridulus
• Cloud Cisticola, Cisticola textrix
• Black-necked Cisticola
  Black-necked Cisticola
  The Black-necked Cisticola is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family.It is found in Burkina Faso, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo,...
  
  , Cisticola eximius
• Cloud-scraping Cisticola
  Cloud-scraping Cisticola
  The Dambo Cisticola or Cloud-scraping Cisticola is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family. It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland.-References:* BirdLife International...
  
  , Cisticola dambo
• Pectoral-patch Cisticola
  Pectoral-patch Cisticola
  The Pectoral-patch Cisticola is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family. It is found in Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Somalia and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are damp or wet areas in upland grassland.-Description:At 9-10cm...
  
  , Cisticola brunnescens
• Pale-crowned Cisticola
  Pale-crowned Cisticola
  The Pale-crowned Cisticola is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Gabon, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.Its natural habitats are damp or marshy areas in upland...
  
  , Cisticola cinnamomeus
• Wing-snapping Cisticola
  Wing-snapping Cisticola
  The Wing-snapping Cisticola , also known as Ayres' Cisticola, is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family. Its scientific name honours South African ornithologist Thomas Ayres.-Distribution and habitat:...
  
  , Cisticola ayresii
• Socotra Warbler
  Socotra Warbler
  The Socotra Warbler is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Incana. It is endemic to Socotra....
  
  , Incana incanus
• Streaked Scrub Warbler, Scotocerca inquieta
• Graceful Prinia
  Graceful Prinia
  The Graceful Prinia, Prinia gracilis, is a small warbler . This prinia is a resident breeder in Northeast Africa and Southwest Asia, from Egypt and Somalia east to Pakistan and North India, where it is sometimes called Streaked Wren-Warbler.This active passerine bird is typically found in shrub or...
  
  , Prinia gracilis
• Tawny-flanked Prinia
  Tawny-flanked Prinia
  The Tawny-flanked Prinia is a small passerine bird belonging to the genus Prinia in the family Cisticolidae, a family of Old World warblers. It is widespread and common in most parts of Africa south of the Sahara. The Plain Prinia The Tawny-flanked Prinia (Prinia subflava) is a small passerine...
  
  , Prinia subflava
• Pale Prinia
  Pale Prinia
  The Pale Prinia is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family.It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Sudan.Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.-References:...
  
  , Prinia somalica
• River Prinia
  River Prinia
  The River Prinia is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family.It is found in Cameroon, Chad, Mali, Niger, and Senegal.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland and swamps.-References:...
  
  , Prinia fluviatilis
• Black-chested Prinia
  Black-chested Prinia
  The Black-chested Prinia is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.Its natural habitat is dry savanna.-References:...
  
  , Prinia flavicans
• Karoo Prinia
  Karoo Prinia
  The Karoo Prinia or Spotted Prinia, Prinia maculosa, is a small passerine bird. This prinia is a southern African endemic resident breeder in Namibia, South Africa, Lesotho, and Swaziland....
  
  , Prinia maculosa
• Drakensberg Prinia
  Drakensberg Prinia
  The Drakensberg Prinia or Saffron-breasted Prinia, Prinia hypoxantha, is a small passerine bird. This prinia is an endemic resident breeder South Africa....
  
  , Prinia hypoxantha
• Namaqua Prinia
  Namaqua Prinia
  The Namaqua Prinia , also known as the Namaqua Warbler or White-breasted Prinia, is a small passerine bird, a cisticolid warbler and the sole member of the genus Phragmacia...
  
  , Prinia substriata
• São Tomé Prinia
  São Tomé Prinia
  The São Tomé Prinia is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family.It is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.-References:...
  
  , Prinia molleri
• Roberts' Prinia, Prinia robertsi
• Banded Prinia
  Banded Prinia
  The Banded Prinia is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family.It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, and Uganda...
  
  , Prinia bairdii
• Red-winged Prinia, Prinia erythroptera
• Sierra Leone Prinia, Schistolais leontica
• White-chinned Prinia
  White-chinned Prinia
  The White-chinned Prinia , also known as the White-chinned Warbler, is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family.-Distribution and habitat:...
  
  , Schistolais leucopogon
• Rufous-eared Warbler
  Rufous-eared Warbler
  The Rufous-eared Warbler is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family. It is found in Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa. It is the only species in the genus Malcorus....
  
  , Malcorus pectoralis
• Red-winged Grey Warbler
  Red-winged Grey Warbler
  The Red-winged Grey Warbler is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Drymocichla.It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, and Uganda....
  
  , Drymocichla incana
• Green Longtail
  Green Longtail
  The Green Longtail is a bird species of the Cisticolidae family, in the monotypic genus Urolais.It is found in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and Nigeria. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and dry savanna.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . ...
  
  , Urolais epichlorus
• Cricket Longtail
  Cricket Longtail
  The Cricket Warbler or Cricket Longtail is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family. It belongs to the genus Spiloptila; it is often the only species included in the genus but sometimes the Red-fronted Warbler is placed there as well.It is found in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Eritrea,...
  
  , Spiloptila clamans
• Black-collared Apalis
  Black-collared Apalis
  The Black-collared Apalis is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family. Formerly in genus Apalis, Nguembock et al. moved species to a new genus, Oreolais. It is found in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Nigeria, Sudan, and Uganda.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . ...
  
  , Apalis pulchra
• Ruwenzori Apalis, Apalis ruwenzorii
• Bar-throated Apalis
  Bar-throated Apalis
  The Bar-throated Apalis is a small African passerine bird belonging to the genus Apalis of the family Cisticolidae.It inhabits forest and scrub in Southern and East Africa from southern and eastern parts of South Africa north as far as the Chyulu Hills in Kenya...
  
  , Apalis thoracica
• Black-capped Apalis
  Black-capped Apalis
  The Black-capped Apalis is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family.It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Uganda.Its natural habitat...
  
  , Apalis nigriceps
• Black-throated Apalis
  Black-throated Apalis
  The Black-throated Apalis is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family.It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.Its natural habitat...
  
  , Apalis jacksoni
• White-winged Apalis
  White-winged Apalis
  The White-winged Apalis is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family.It is found in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania....
  
  , Apalis chariessa
• Masked Apalis
  Masked Apalis
  The Lowland Masked Apalis , also known as the Masked Apalis, is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Tanzania, and Uganda...
  
  , Apalis binotata
• Black-faced Apalis
  Black-faced Apalis
  The Mountain Masked Apalis , also known as the Black-faced Apalis, is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:* BirdLife International...
  
  , Apalis personata
• Yellow-breasted Apalis
  Yellow-breasted Apalis
  The Yellow-breasted Apalis is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea,...
  
  , Apalis flavida
• Rudd's Apalis
  Rudd's Apalis
  The Rudd's Apalis is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family.It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, and South Africa.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland....
  
  , Apalis ruddi
• Sharpe's Apalis
  Sharpe's Apalis
  The Sharpe's Apalis is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family.It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone....
  
  , Apalis sharpii
• Buff-throated Apalis
  Buff-throated Apalis
  The Buff-throated Apalis is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and...
  
  , Apalis rufogularis
• Bamenda Apalis
  Bamenda Apalis
  The Bamenda Apalis is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family.It is endemic to Cameroon.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and dry savanna.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
  
  , Apalis bamendae
• Gosling's Apalis
  Gosling's Apalis
  The Gosling's Apalis is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family.It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Gabon....
  
  , Apalis goslingi
• Chestnut-throated Apalis
  Chestnut-throated Apalis
  The Chestnut-throated Apalis is a species of bird in the cisticola family Cisticolidae. The Kabobo Apalis, originally described as a distinct species, is usually treated as a subspecies A. p. kaboboensis of the Chestnut-throated Apalis today. It is itself sometimes considered to be the same...
  
  , Apalis porphyrolaema
• Chapin's Apalis
  Chapin's Apalis
  The Chapin's Apalis is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family. It is found in Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...
  
  , Apalis chapini
• Black-headed Apalis
  Black-headed Apalis
  The Black-headed Apalis is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family.It is found in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Somalia, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe....
  
  , Apalis melanocephala
• Chirinda Apalis
  Chirinda Apalis
  The Chirinda Apalis is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family.It is found in Mozambique and Zimbabwe.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes....
  
  , Apalis chirindensis
• Grey Apalis
  Grey Apalis
  The Grey Apalis is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family.It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia...
  
  , Apalis cinerea
• Brown-headed Apalis
  Brown-headed Apalis
  The Brown-headed Apalis is a small passerine bird belonging to the genus Apalis in the family Cisticolidae. It is sometimes included within the Grey Apalis but is now commonly considered to be a separate species. It has two subspecies: A. a. alticola and A. a. dowsettiIt is 12-13 cm long with a...
  
  , Apalis alticola
• Karamoja Apalis
  Karamoja Apalis
  The Karamoja Apalis is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family. It is found in Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya....
  
  , Apalis karamojae
• Red-fronted Warbler
  Red-fronted Warbler
  The Red-fronted Warbler or Red-faced Apalis is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family.It is found in Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.Its natural habitat is dry savanna....
  
  , Urorhipis rufifrons
• Oriole Warbler
  Oriole Warbler
  The Oriole Warbler is a small warbler, the only member of the genus Hypergerus. This bird is a resident breeder in west Africa from southern Senegal to Cameroon and north Zaire....
  
  , Hypergerus atriceps
• Grey-capped Warbler
  Grey-capped Warbler
  The Grey-capped Warbler is a species of bird in the Cisticola family Cisticolidae. It is the only species in the genus Eminia. The Grey-capped warbler is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical...
  
  , Eminia lepida
• Green-backed Camaroptera, Camaroptera brachyura
• Yellow-browed Camaroptera
  Yellow-browed Camaroptera
  The Yellow-browed Camaroptera is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, and...
  
  , Camaroptera superciliaris
• Olive-green Camaroptera
  Olive-green Camaroptera
  The Olive-green Camaroptera is a bird species in the family Cisticolidae.It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal,...
  
  , Camaroptera chloronota
• Miombo Wren-Warbler, Calamonastes undosus
• Grey Wren Warbler
  Grey Wren Warbler
  The grey wren warbler is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family.It is found in Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia....
  
  , Calamonastes simplex
• Southern Barred Warbler
  Southern Barred Warbler
  The Southern Barred Warbler is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family. It is sometimes placed in Calamonastes.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe....
  
  , Calamonastes fasciolatus
• Kopje Warbler
  Kopje Warbler
  The Kopje Warbler or Cinnamon-breasted Warbler is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Euryptila. It is found in Namibia and South Africa. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.-Source:* BirdLife International 2004....
  
  , Euryptila subcinnamomea

Old World warbler

Old World warbler

The "Old World Warblers" is the name used to describe a large group of birds formerly grouped together in the bird family Sylviidae. The family held over 400 species in over 70 genera, and were the source of much taxonomic confusion. Two families were split out initially, the cisticolas into...

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Order: Passeriformes. Family: Sylviidae

Sylviidae

Sylviidae is a family of passerine birds that was part of an assemblage known as the Old World warblers. The family was formerly a wastebin taxon with over 400 species of bird in over 70 genera. The family was poorly defined with many characteristics shared with other families...

• Cetti's Warbler
  Cetti's Warbler
  Cetti's Warbler , Cettia cetti, is an Old World warbler which breeds in Europe, northwest Africa and east southern temperate Asia as far as Afghanistan and NW Pakistan. It is the only bush warbler to occur outside Asia...
  
  , Cettia cetti
• African Bush Warbler, Bradypterus baboecala
• Ja River Scrub Warbler, Bradypterus grandis
• White-winged Scrub Warbler, Bradypterus carpalis
• Grauer's Scrub Warbler, Bradypterus graueri
• Bamboo Scrub Warbler, Bradypterus alfredi
• Knysna Scrub Warbler
  Knysna Scrub Warbler
  The Knysna Scrub Warbler Bradypterus sylvaticus is a very cryptic warbler, endemic to South Africa. Population small and probably declining. Has a distinctive call which can be used to call it into sight with. A small population of about 40 pairs exists on the eastern slopes of Table Mountain, Cape...
  
  , Bradypterus sylvaticus
• Cameroon Scrub Warbler, Bradypterus lopezi
• African Scrub Warbler, Bradypterus barratti
• Bangwa Scrub Warbler, Bradypterus bangwaensis
• Cinnamon Bracken Warbler, Bradypterus cinnamomeus
• Victorin's Scrub Warbler, Bradypterus victorini
• Black-capped Rufous Warbler, Bathmocercus cerviniventris
• Black-faced Rufous Warbler, Bathmocercus rufus
• Mrs. Moreau's Warbler, Sceptomycter winifredae
• Moustached Grass Warbler, Melocichla mentalis
• Cape Grassbird
  Cape Grassbird
  The Cape Grassbird or Cape Grass Warbler is an African warbler found in southern Africa.-Taxonomy:It was formerly placed in the Sylviidae family and is the only member of the genus Sphenoeacus...
  
  , Sphenoeacus afer
• Grasshopper Warbler
  Grasshopper Warbler
  The Grasshopper Warbler, Locustella naevia, is an Old World warbler in the grass warbler genus Locustella. It breeds across much of temperate Europe and Asia. It is migratory, wintering from northwest Africa to India....
  
  , Locustella naevia
• Eurasian River Warbler, Locustella fluviatilis
• Savi's Warbler
  Savi's Warbler
  The Savi's Warbler, Locustella luscinioides, is an Old World warbler in the grass warbler genus Locustella. It breeds in southern Europe into temperate western Asia. It is migratory, wintering in sub-Saharan Africa....
  
  , Locustella luscinioides
• Moustached Warbler
  Moustached Warbler
  The Moustached Warbler, Acrocephalus melanopogon, is an Old World warbler in the genus Acrocephalus. It breeds in southern Europe and southern temperate Asia with a few in north-west Africa. It is partially migratory...
  
  , Acrocephalus melanopogon
• Aquatic Warbler
  Aquatic Warbler
  The Aquatic Warbler, Acrocephalus paludicola, is an Old World warbler in the genus Acrocephalus. It breeds in temperate eastern Europe and western Asia, with an estimated population of 15,000 pairs. It is migratory, wintering in west Africa...
  
  , Acrocephalus paludicola
• Sedge Warbler
  Sedge Warbler
  The Sedge Warbler is an Old World warbler in the genus Acrocephalus. It is a medium-sized warbler with a brown, streaked back and wings and a distinct pale supercilium. Sedge Warblers are migratory, crossing the Sahara to get from their European and Asian breeding grounds to spend winter in Africa...
  
  , Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
• Eurasian Reed Warbler, Acrocephalus scirpaceus
• African Reed Warbler, Acrocephalus baeticatus
• Marsh Warbler
  Marsh Warbler
  The Marsh Warbler, Acrocephalus palustris, is an Old World warbler currently classified in the family Acrocephalidae. It breeds in temperate Europe and western Asia and winters mainly in south east Africa...
  
  , Acrocephalus palustris
• Great Reed Warbler
  Great Reed Warbler
  The Great Reed Warbler, Acrocephalus arundinaceus, is an Eurasiaan songbird in the genus Acrocephalus. It used to be placed in the "Old World warbler" assemblage, but nowadays is recognized to be part of the marsh- and tree-warbler family .-Description:This is a large thrush-sized warbler,...
  
  , Acrocephalus arundinaceus
• Clamorous Reed Warbler, Acrocephalus stentoreus
• Basra Reed Warbler, Acrocephalus griseldis
• Greater Swamp Warbler, Acrocephalus rufescens
• Lesser Swamp Warbler, Acrocephalus gracilirostris
• Thick-billed Warbler
  Thick-billed Warbler
  The Thick-billed Warbler is an Old World warbler that breeds in temperate east Asia. It is migratory, wintering in tropical south east Asia. It is a very rare vagrant to western Europe....
  
  , Acrocephalus aedon
• Booted Warbler
  Booted Warbler
  The Booted Warbler is an Old World warbler in the tree warbler group. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with Sykes' Warbler, but the two are now usually both afforded species status...
  
  , Hippolais caligata
• Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
  Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
  The Eastern Olivaceous Warbler is a "warbler", formerly placed in the Old World warblers when these were a paraphyletic wastebin taxon. It is now considered a member of the acrocephaline warbelrs, Acrocephalidae, in the tree warbler genus Hippolais ...
  
  , Hippolais pallida
• Western Olivaceous Warbler
  Western Olivaceous Warbler
  The Western Olivaceous Warbler, also known as Isabelline Warbler, is a "warbler", formerly placed in the Old World warblers when these were a paraphyletic wastebin taxon. It is now considered a member of the acrocephaline warblers, Acrocephalidae, in the tree warbler genus Hippolais ...
  
  , Hippolais opaca
• Upcher's Warbler
  Upcher's Warbler
  The Upcher's Warbler, , is an Old World warbler in the tree warbler genus Hippolais. It breeds in an area from Turkey south and east to Pakistan...
  
  , Hippolais languida
• Olive-tree Warbler
  Olive-tree Warbler
  The Olive-tree Warbler is an Old World warbler in the tree warbler genus Hippolais. It breeds in southeast Europe and the near east. It is migratory, wintering in eastern and southern Africa, from Kenya south to South Africa.This small passerine bird is a species found in open-canopy oakwoods,...
  
  , Hippolais olivetorum
• Melodious Warbler
  Melodious Warbler
  The Melodious Warbler is an Old World warbler in the tree warbler genus Hippolais. It breeds in southwest Europe and northwest Africa. It is migratory, wintering in sub-Saharan Africa....
  
  , Hippolais polyglotta
• Icterine Warbler
  Icterine Warbler
  The Icterine Warbler is an Old World warbler in the tree warbler genus Hippolais . It breeds in mainland Europe except the southwest, where it is replaced by its western counterpart, Melodious Warbler. It is migratory, wintering in sub-Saharan Africa...
  
  , Hippolais icterina
• African Yellow Warbler, Chloropeta natalensis
• Mountain Yellow Warbler, Chloropeta similis
• Papyrus Yellow Warbler, Chloropeta gracilirostris
• Buff-bellied Warbler
  Buff-bellied Warbler
  The Buff-bellied Warbler is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Phyllolais....
  
  , Phyllolais pulchella
• African Tailorbird
  African Tailorbird
  The Red-capped Forest Warbler , also known as the African Tailorbird, is a songbird of the family Cisticolidae, formerly part of the "Old World warbler" assemblage. It is found in Mozambique and Tanzania. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:* BirdLife...
  
  , Orthotomus metopias
• Long-billed Tailorbird
  Long-billed Tailorbird
  The Long-billed Forest Warbler , also known as the Long-billed Tailorbird, is a songbird of the family Cisticolidae, formerly part of the "Old World warbler" assemblage. It is found in Mozambique and Tanzania. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened...
  
  , Orthotomus moreaui
• White-tailed Warbler
  White-tailed Warbler
  The White-tailed Warbler is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family, the only of its genus Poliolais. It is found in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and Nigeria....
  
  , Poliolais lopezi
• Grauer's Warbler
  Grauer's Warbler
  Grauer's Warbler is a species of Old World warbler in the Sylviidae family.It is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests....
  
  , Graueria vittata
• Salvadori's Eremomela, Eremomela salvadorii
• Yellow-vented Eremomela
  Yellow-vented Eremomela
  The Yellow-Vented Eremomela, Eremomela flavicrissalis, is a species of Old World warbler in the Sylviidae family. It is found in dry savannas in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, and Uganda....
  
  , Eremomela flavicrissalis
• Yellow-bellied Eremomela
  Yellow-bellied Eremomela
  The Yellow-bellied Eremomela is an Old World warbler. However, the taxonomy of the "African warblers", an assemblage of usually species-poor and apparently rather ancient "odd warblers" from Africa is currently in a state of flux.The Yellow-bellied Eremomela is a common breeding species in Africa...
  
  , Eremomela icteropygialis
• Senegal Eremomela
  Senegal Eremomela
  The Senegal Eremomela, Eremomela pusilla, is a warbler.These 10.5 cm long warblers have olive upperparts and yellow underparts. The throat is white. The sexes are similar in appearance.Like most warblers, the Green-backed Eremomela is insectivorous...
  
  , Eremomela pusilla
• Green-backed Eremomela
  Green-backed Eremomela
  The Green-backed Eremomela, Eremomela canescens, is a small warbler. This bird is a common resident breeder in tropical Africa from Kenya to The Green-backed Eremomela, Eremomela canescens, is a small [[Old World warbler|warbler]]...
  
  , Eremomela canescens
• Greencap Eremomela
  Greencap Eremomela
  The Greencap Eremomela is a species of Old World warbler in the Sylviidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.Its...
  
  , Eremomela scotops
• Yellow-rumped Eremomela
  Yellow-rumped Eremomela
  The Yellow-rumped Eremomela , also known as the Karoo Eremomela, is a species of Old World warbler in the Sylviidae family.It is found in Namibia and South Africa....
  
  , Eremomela gregalis
• Rufous-crowned Eremomela
  Rufous-crowned Eremomela
  The Rufous-Crowned Eremomela is a species of Old World warbler in the Sylviidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone,...
  
  , Eremomela badiceps
• Turner's Eremomela
  Turner's Eremomela
  The Turner's Eremomela is a species of Old World warbler in the Sylviidae family.It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, and Uganda....
  
  , Eremomela turneri
• Black-necked Eremomela
  Black-necked Eremomela
  The Black-Necked Eremomela is a species of Old World warbler in the Sylviidae family.It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zambia....
  
  , Eremomela atricollis
• Burnt-neck Eremomela
  Burnt-neck Eremomela
  The Burnt-necked Eremomela is a species of Old World warbler in the Sylviidae family. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, and subtropical or tropical...
  
  , Eremomela usticollis
• Green Crombec
  Green Crombec
  The Green Crombec is a species of African warbler, formerly placed in the family Sylviidae.It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mali,...
  
  , Sylvietta virens
• Lemon-bellied Crombec
  Lemon-bellied Crombec
  The Lemon-bellied Crombec is a species of African warbler, formerly placed in the family Sylviidae.It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria,...
  
  , Sylvietta denti
• White-browed Crombec
  White-browed Crombec
  The White-browed Crombec is a species of African warbler, formerly placed in the family Sylviidae. The enigmatic Chapin's Crombec might be a distinct species, or a subspecies Sylvietta leucophrys chapini of the present species.The White-browed Crombec is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of...
  
  , Sylvietta leucophrys
• Northern Crombec
  Northern Crombec
  The Northern Crombec is a species of African warbler, formerly placed in the family Sylviidae.It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali,...
  
  , Sylvietta brachyura
• Short-billed Crombec
  Short-billed Crombec
  Philippa's Crombec , also known as the Short-billed Crombec, is a species of African warbler, formerly placed in the family Sylviidae. It is found in Ethiopia and Somalia. Its natural habitat is dry savanna.-References:...
  
  , Sylvietta philippae
• Red-capped Crombec
  Red-capped Crombec
  The Red-capped Crombec is a species of African warbler, formerly placed in the family Sylviidae.It is found in Angola, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Botswana.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry...
  
  , Sylvietta ruficapilla
• Red-faced Crombec
  Red-faced Crombec
  The Red-faced Crombec is a species of African warbler, formerly placed in the family Sylviidae.It is found in Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zimbabwe....
  
  , Sylvietta whytii
• Somali Crombec
  Somali Crombec
  The Somali Crombec is a species of African warbler, formerly placed in the family Sylviidae.It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.-References:...
  
  , Sylvietta isabellina
• Cape Crombec
  Cape Crombec
  The Cape Crombec or Long-billed Crombec, Sylvietta rufescens, is an African warbler.The Cape Crombec breeds in southern Africa from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia and Tanzania southwards to South Africa....
  
  , Sylvietta rufescens
• Neumann's Warbler
  Neumann's Warbler
  The Neumann's Warbler is a species of Old World warbler in the Sylviidae family.It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes....
  
  , Hemitesia neumanni
• Kemp's Longbill
  Kemp's Longbill
  The Kemp's Longbill is a species of Old World warbler in the Macrosphenidae family.It is found in Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone....
  
  , Macrosphenus kempi
• Yellow Longbill
  Yellow Longbill
  The Yellow Longbill is a species of Old World warbler in the Macrosphenidae family.It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.Its natural habitats are subtropical...
  
  , Macrosphenus flavicans
• Grey Longbill
  Grey Longbill
  The Grey Longbill is a species of Old World warbler in the Macrosphenidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone,...
  
  , Macrosphenus concolor
• Pulitzer's Longbill
  Pulitzer's Longbill
  Pulitzer's Longbill is a species of bird. Formerly considered an "Old World warbler" and placed in the family Sylviidae, it is now considered to belong to an group of enigmatic African warblers in the family Macrosphenidae. It is found only in Angola.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical...
  
  , Macrosphenus pulitzeri
• Kretschmer's Longbill
  Kretschmer's Longbill
  The Kretschmer's Longbill is a species of Old World warbler in the Macrosphenidae family.It is found in Kenya, Mozambique, and Tanzania....
  
  , Macrosphenus kretschmeri
• Bocage's Longbill
  Bocage's Longbill
  The São Tomé Shorttail , also known as Bocage's Longbill, is a species of passerine bird in the superfamily Passeroidea. It is the only member of the genus Amaurocichla. Formerly placed in the family Sylviidae, appears to be close to the Motacillidae, though its relationships currently are unclear...
  
   or São Tomé Short-tail, Amaurocichla bocagei
• Green Hylia
  Green Hylia
  The Green Hylia is a songbird species traditionally included in the "Old World warbler" assemblage, but probably belonging to the bush-warbler family...
  
  , Hylia prasina
• Red-faced Woodland Warbler, Phylloscopus laetus
• Laura's Woodland-warbler
  Laura's Woodland-warbler
  The Laura's Woodland-warbler is a species of Old World warbler in the Phylloscopidae family.It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia....
  
  , Phylloscopus laurae
• Yellow-throated Wood Warbler, Phylloscopus ruficapilla
• Uganda Woodland-warbler
  Uganda Woodland-warbler
  The Uganda Woodland-warbler is a species of Old World warbler in the Phylloscopidae family.It is found in Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Kenya, and Uganda....
  
  , Phylloscopus budongoensis
• Brown Woodland Warbler, Phylloscopus umbrovirens
• Black-capped Woodland Warbler, Phylloscopus herberti
• Willow Warbler
  Willow Warbler
  The Willow Warbler is a very common and widespread leaf warbler which breeds throughout northern and temperate Europe and Asia, from Ireland east to the Anadyr River basin in eastern Siberia...
  
  , Phylloscopus trochilus
• Canary Islands Chiffchaff
  Canary Islands Chiffchaff
  The Canary Islands Chiffchaff is a species of leaf warbler endemic to the Canary Islands, Spain. Sometimes the English name is spelled Canary Island Chiffchaff .- Taxonomy :...
  
  , Phylloscopus canariensis
• Common Chiffchaff, Phylloscopus collybita
• Iberian Chiffchaff, Phylloscopus ibericus
• Western Bonelli's Warbler
  Western Bonelli's Warbler
  Western Bonelli's Warbler is a "warbler" in the leaf warbler genus Phylloscopus. It was formerly regarded as the western subspecies of a wider "Bonelli's Warbler" species, but as a result of modern taxonomic developments, this species is now usually considered to be two species :* Western Bonelli's...
  
  , Phylloscopus bonelli
• Eastern Bonelli's Warbler
  Eastern Bonelli's Warbler
  Eastern Bonelli's Warbler is a "warbler" in the leaf warbler genus Phylloscopus. It was formerly regarded as the eastern subspecies of a wider "Bonelli's Warbler" species, but as a result of modern taxonomic developments, this species is now usually considered to be two species :* Western Bonelli's...
  
  , Phylloscopus orientalis
• Wood Warbler
  Wood Warbler
  The Wood Warbler is a common and widespread leaf warbler which breeds throughout northern and temperate Europe, and just into the extreme west of Asia in the southern Ural Mountains...
  
  , Phylloscopus sibilatrix
• Dusky Warbler
  Dusky Warbler
  The Dusky Warbler, Phylloscopus fuscatus, is a leaf warbler which breeds in east Asia. This warbler is strongly migratory and winters in southeast Asia. It has a foothold in North America in Alaska, and has also occurred in California...
  
  , Phylloscopus fuscatus
• Lemon-rumped Warbler, Phylloscopus proregulus
• Yellow-browed Warbler
  Yellow-browed Warbler
  The Yellow-browed Warbler is a leaf warbler which breeds in temperate Asia. This warbler is strongly migratory and winters mainly in tropical southeast Asia, but also in small numbers in western Europe...
  
  , Phylloscopus inornatus
• Hume's Warbler, Phylloscopus humei
• Yellow-bellied Hyliota
  Yellow-bellied Hyliota
  The Yellow-Bellied Hyliota is a species of Old World warbler in the Sylviidae family.It is found in Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya,...
  
  , Hyliota flavigaster
• Southern Hyliota
  Southern Hyliota
  The Southern Hyliota is a species of Old World warbler in the Sylviidae family.It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe....
  
  , Hyliota australis
• Usambara Hyliota
  Usambara Hyliota
  The Usambara Hyliota is a species of Old World warbler in the Sylviidae family.It is found only in Tanzania.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and plantations.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* BirdLife...
  
  , Hyliota usambarae
• Violet-backed Hyliota
  Violet-backed Hyliota
  The Violet-Backed Hyliota is a species of Old World warbler in the Sylviidae family.It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, and...
  
  , Hyliota violacea
• Fan-tailed Grassbird
  Fan-tailed Grassbird
  The Fan-tailed Grassbird or Broad-tailed Warbler is a species of Old World warbler in the Locustellidae family....
  
  , Schoenicola brevirostris
• Blackcap
  Blackcap
  The Blackcap is a common and widespread sylviid warbler which breeds throughout temperate Europe, western Asia and northwestern Africa, and winters from northwestern Europe south to tropical Africa...
  
  , Sylvia atricapilla
• Garden Warbler
  Garden Warbler
  The Garden Warbler, Sylvia borin, is a common and widespread typical warbler which breeds throughout northern and temperate Europe into western Asia. This small passerine bird is strongly migratory, and winters in central and southern Africa...
  
  , Sylvia borin
• Greater Whitethroat, Sylvia communis
• Lesser Whitethroat
  Lesser Whitethroat
  The Lesser Whitethroat is a common and widespread typical warbler which breeds in temperate Europe, except the southwest, and in western and central Asia. This small passerine bird is strongly migratory, wintering in Africa just south of the Sahara, Arabia and India.Unlike many typical warblers,...
  
  , Sylvia curruca
• Asian Desert Warbler
  Asian Desert Warbler
  The Asian Desert Warbler Sylvia nana is a typical warbler which breeds in the deserts of central and western Asia and the extreme east of Europe , and migrating to similar habitats in southwestern Asia and the far northeast of Africa in winter...
  
  , Sylvia nana
• African Desert Warbler
  African Desert Warbler
  The African Desert Warbler Sylvia deserti is a typical warbler which breeds in the deserts of northwestern Africa south of the Atlas Mountains from southern Morocco east to western Libya and south to Mali and Niger. It winters in the same area, and does not migrate other than short distances...
  
  , Sylvia deserti
• Barred Warbler
  Barred Warbler
  The Barred Warbler is a typical warbler which breeds across temperate regions of central and eastern Europe and western and central Asia. This passerine bird is strongly migratory, and winters in tropical eastern Africa....
  
  , Sylvia nisoria
• Western Orphean Warbler, Sylvia hortensis
• Eastern Orphean Warbler
  Eastern Orphean Warbler
  The Eastern Orphean Warbler, Sylvia hortensis crassirostris, is a typical warbler of the genus Sylvia. This species occurs in summer around the Mediterranean, through the Balkans via Turkey, the Caucasus and surrounding regions to Central Asia. It is migratory, wintering in sub-Saharan Africa...
  
  , Sylvia crassirostris
• Arabian Warbler, Sylvia leucomelaena
• Rüppell's Warbler
  Rüppell's Warbler
  The Rüppell's Warbler is a typical warbler of the genus Sylvia. It breeds in Greece, Turkey and neighbouring islands. It is migratory, wintering in north east Africa. This is a rare vagrant to western Europe. The name is occasionally cited as "Rueppell's Warbler".It is a typical "sylvia" warbler,...
  
  , Sylvia rueppelli
• Subalpine Warbler
  Subalpine Warbler
  The Subalpine Warbler, Sylvia cantillans, is a small typical warbler which breeds in the southernmost areas of Europe and northwest Africa. This small passerine bird is migratory, and winters along the southern edge of the Sahara...
  
  , Sylvia cantillans
• Sardinian Warbler
  Sardinian Warbler
  The Sardinian Warbler, Sylvia melanocephala, is a common and widespread typical warbler from the Mediterranean region.-Description:...
  
  , Sylvia melanocephala
• Cyprus Warbler
  Cyprus Warbler
  The Cyprus Warbler, Sylvia melanothorax, is a typical warbler which breeds on Cyprus. This small passerine bird is a short-distance migrant, and winters in Israel, Jordan and Egypt....
  
  , Sylvia melanothorax
• Menetries' Warbler, Sylvia mystacea
• Spectacled Warbler
  Spectacled Warbler
  The Spectacled Warbler is a species in the typical warbler genus Sylvia. It breeds in north west Africa, southwest Europe from Iberia to Italy, and then further east on the eastern Mediterranean islands and coastal regions. It is mainly resident in Africa, but other populations migrate to winter...
  
  , Sylvia conspicillata
• Tristram's Warbler
  Tristram's Warbler
  The Tristram's Warbler is a species of Old World warbler in the Sylviidae family.It is found in Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia, and Western Sahara.Its natural habitat is subtropical dry shrubland.-References:...
  
  , Sylvia deserticola
• Dartford Warbler
  Dartford Warbler
  The Dartford Warbler, Sylvia undata, is a typical warbler from the warmer parts of western Europe, and northwestern Africa. Its breeding range lies west of a line from southern England to the heel of Italy...
  
  , Sylvia undata
• Marmora's Warbler
  Marmora's Warbler
  Marmora's Warbler, Sylvia sarda, is a typical warbler, genus Sylvia. It breeds on Mediterranean islands, typically including Corsica and Sardinia. The smaller Balearic Islands subspecies is increasingly given specific status as Balearic Warbler, Sylvia balearica...
  
  , Sylvia sarda
• Layard's Warbler
  Layard's Warbler
  The Layard's Warbler or Layard's Tit-Babbler is a species of Old World warbler in the Sylviidae family. It is found in Lesotho, Namibia, and South Africa. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland....
  
  , Parisoma layardi
• Rufous-vented Warbler
  Rufous-vented Warbler
  The Chestnut-vented Warbler , Parisoma subcaeruleum, is an Old World warbler...
  
  , Parisoma subcaeruleum
• Brown Warbler
  Brown Warbler
  The Brown Parisoma or Brown Warbler is a typical warbler found in Africa....
  
  , Parisoma lugens
• Banded Warbler
  Banded Warbler
  The Banded Parisoma, Banded Tit Warbler, or Banded Warbler is a species of Old World warbler in the Sylviidae family.It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania.Its natural habitat is dry savanna.Length:...
  
  , Parisoma boehmi

Old World flycatcher

Old World flycatcher

The Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae is a large family of small passerine birds mostly restricted to the Old World. These are mainly small arboreal insectivores, many of which, as the name implies, take their prey on the wing.-Characteristics:...

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Order: Passeriformes. Family: Muscicapidae

• Silverbird
  Silverbird (bird)
  The Silverbird is a long passerine bird native to Eastern Africa.- Description :The Silverbird is a stunning flycatcher of open areas west of the Rift Valley, silvery grey above and tawny orange below...
  
  , Empidornis semipartitus
• Pale Flycatcher
  Pale Flycatcher
  The Pale Flycatcher is a bird species of the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae, found in Africa.- Range :It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea,...
  
  , Bradornis pallidus
• Chat Flycatcher
  Chat Flycatcher
  The Chat Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.-See also:*African Grey Flycatcher, Bradornis microrhynchus*Chat Flycatcher, Bradornis infuscatus*Mariqua Flycatcher, Bradornis mariquensis...
  
  , Bradornis infuscatus
• Mariqua Flycatcher
  Mariqua Flycatcher
  The Mariqua Flycatcher or Marico Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.- Range :It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe.-References:...
  
  , Bradornis mariquensis
• African Grey Flycatcher, Bradornis microrhynchus
• Angola Slaty Flycatcher
  Angola Slaty Flycatcher
  The Angola Slaty Flycatcher, Melaenornis brunneus , is a small passerine bird in the flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is sometimes placed in the genus Dioptrornis instead of Melaenornis. As suggested by its common name, it is endemic to Angola....
  
  , Melaenornis brunneus
• White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher
  White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher
  The White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher, Melaenornis fischeri , is a small passerine bird of the genus Melaenornis in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae....
  
  , Melaenornis fischeri
• Abyssinian Slaty Flycatcher, Melaenornis chocolatinus
• Northern Black Flycatcher
  Northern Black Flycatcher
  The Northern Black Flycatcher is a small passerine bird in the flycatcher family Muscicapidae.- Range :This is an insectivorous species which is a resident breeder in tropical Africa from Senegal to Ethiopia and south to Zaire and Tanzania.- Habitat :The Northern Black Flycatcher is found in moist...
  
  , Melaenornis edolioides
• Southern Black Flycatcher
  Southern Black Flycatcher
  The Southern Black Flycatcher, Melaenornis pammelaina, is a small passerine bird of the genus Melaenornis in the flycatcher family Muscicapidae native to Africa....
  
  , Melaenornis pammelaina
• Yellow-eyed Black Flycatcher
  Yellow-eyed Black Flycatcher
  The Yellow-eyed Black Flycatcher, Melaenornis ardesiacus, is a small passerine bird of the genus Melaenornis in the flycatcher family Muscicapidae native to Africa....
  
  , Melaenornis ardesiacus
• Nimba Flycatcher
  Nimba Flycatcher
  The Nimba Flycatcher, Melaenornis annamarulae , is a small passerine bird of the genus Melaenornis in the flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is native to the West African countries of Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone....
  
  , Melaenornis annamarulae
• African Forest Flycatcher, Fraseria ocreata
• White-browed Forest Flycatcher, Fraseria cinerascens
• Fiscal Flycatcher
  Fiscal Flycatcher
  The Fiscal Flycatcher, Sigelus silens, is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. It is a resident breeder in Botswana, South Africa, Lesotho, Mozambique and Swaziland, and a vagrant to Namibia...
  
  , Sigelus silens
• Spotted Flycatcher
  Spotted Flycatcher
  The Spotted Flycatcher, Muscicapa striata, is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. It breeds in most of Europe and western Asia, and is migratory, wintering in Africa and south western Asia. It is declining in parts of its range....
  
  , Muscicapa striata
• Gambaga Flycatcher
  Gambaga Flycatcher
  The Gambaga Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.It is found in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Togo, Uganda,...
  
  , Muscicapa gambagae
• Ussher's Flycatcher
  Ussher's Flycatcher
  The Ussher's Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone...
  
  , Muscicapa ussheri
• Sooty Flycatcher
  Sooty Flycatcher
  The Sooty Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia...
  
  , Muscicapa infuscata
• Boehm's Flycatcher
  Boehm's Flycatcher
  The Boehm's Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.-References:...
  
  , Muscicapa boehmi
• Swamp Flycatcher
  Swamp Flycatcher
  The Swamp Flycatcher or Swamp Alseonax is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal,...
  
  , Muscicapa aquatica
• Olivaceous Flycatcher
  Olivaceous Flycatcher
  The Olivaceous Flycatcher or Olivaceous Alseonax is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae.It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.Its...
  
  , Muscicapa olivascens
• Chapin's Flycatcher
  Chapin's Flycatcher
  Chapin's Flycatcher is a bird species in the Old World flycatcher family . It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Uganda, and possibly Rwanda. The subspecies itombwensis may constitute a separate species.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests...
  
  , Muscicapa lendu
• African Dusky Flycatcher
  African Dusky Flycatcher
  The African Dusky Flycatcher or Dusky Alseonax, Muscicapa adusta, is a small passerine bird of the Old World flycatcher family, Muscicapidae. It is a resident breeder in Africa from Nigeria, the Central African Republic, Sudan and Ethiopia south to South Africa...
  
  , Muscicapa adusta
• Little Grey Flycatcher
  Little Grey Flycatcher
  The Little Grey Flycatcher or Little Grey Alseonax is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra...
  
  , Muscicapa epulata
• Yellow-footed Flycatcher
  Yellow-footed Flycatcher
  The Yellow-footed Flycatcher or Yellow-footed Alseonax is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family....
  
  , Muscicapa sethsmithi
• Dusky-blue Flycatcher
  Dusky-blue Flycatcher
  The Dusky-blue Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, and...
  
  , Muscicapa comitata
• Tessmann's Flycatcher
  Tessmann's Flycatcher
  The Tessmann's Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.It is found in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone....
  
  , Muscicapa tessmanni
• Cassin's Flycatcher
  Cassin's Flycatcher
  Cassin's Flycatcher or Cassin's Alseonax is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda,...
  
  , Muscicapa cassini
• Ashy Flycatcher
  Ashy Flycatcher
  The Ashy Flycatcher or Ashy Alseonax is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea,...
  
  , Muscicapa caerulescens
• Grey-throated Tit-flycatcher
  Grey-throated Tit-flycatcher
  The Grey-throated Tit-flycatcher is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and...
  
  , Myioparus griseigularis
• Grey Tit-flycatcher
  Grey Tit-flycatcher
  The Grey Tit-flycatcher is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau,...
  
  , Myioparus plumbeus
• Fairy Flycatcher, Stenostira scita
• European Pied Flycatcher
  European Pied Flycatcher
  The Pied Flycatcher, Ficedula hypoleuca, is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family, one of the four species of Western Palearctic black-and-white flycatchers. It breeds in most of Europe and western Asia. It is migratory, wintering mainly in western Africa. It hybridizes with...
  
  , Ficedula hypoleuca
• Atlas Flycatcher
  Atlas Flycatcher
  Atlas Pied Flycatcher or Atlas Flycatcher is a bird in the an Old World flycatcher family, one of the four species of Western Palearctic black-and-white flycatchers; it is endemic as a breeding species to North-west Africa....
  
  , Ficedula speculigera
• Collared Flycatcher
  Collared Flycatcher
  The Collared Flycatcher, Ficedula albicollis, is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family, one of the four species of Western Palearctic black-and-white flycatchers. It breeds in southeast Europe and southwest Asia and is migratory, wintering in sub Sahara Africa...
  
  , Ficedula albicollis
• Semicollared Flycatcher, Ficedula semitorquata
• Red-breasted Flycatcher
  Red-breasted Flycatcher
  The Red-breasted Flycatcher is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. It breeds in eastern Europe and across central Asia and is migratory, wintering in south Asia. It is a regular passage migrant in western Europe, whereas the Collared Flycatcher which breeds further west is...
  
  , Ficedula parva
• Taiga Flycatcher, Ficedula albicilla
• Dohrn's Flycatcher, Horizorhinus dohrni
• White-starred Robin
  White-starred Robin
  The White-starred Robin is a species of bird in the Old World flycatcher and chat family Muscicapidae. It is also sometimes more simply called the Starred Robin. It is monotypic within the genus Pogonocichla. There are around twelve subspecies. The species is found in East and Southern Africa...
  
  , Pogonocichla stellata
• Swynnerton's Robin
  Swynnerton's Robin
  Swynnerton's Robin is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Swynnertonia.It is found in Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe....
  
  , Swynnertonia swynnertoni
• Forest Robin
  Forest robin
  The forest robins are small Central and West African birds from the genus Stiphrornis. They have been placed in the family Turdidae, but are now generally placed in Muscicapidae in the group popularly known as chats. Traditionally, only a single species, the Forest Robin , has been recognized, but...
  
  , Stiphrornis erythrothorax
• Bocage's Akalat
  Bocage's Akalat
  The Bocage's Akalat is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Zambia...
  
  , Sheppardia bocagei
• Lowland Akalat
  Lowland Akalat
  The Lowland Akalat is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and Uganda.Its natural habitats...
  
  , Sheppardia cyornithopsis
• Equatorial Akalat
  Equatorial Akalat
  The Equatorial Akalat is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, and Uganda....
  
  , Sheppardia aequatorialis
• Sharpe's Akalat
  Sharpe's Akalat
  The Sharpe's Akalat is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.It is found in Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia.Its natural habitats are boreal forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...
  
  , Sheppardia sharpei
• East Coast Akalat
  East Coast Akalat
  The East Coast Akalat or Gunning's Robin is a small passerine bird which can be found in the east of Africa from Kenya to Mozambique, and is named after J. W. B...
  
  , Sheppardia gunningi
• Gabela Akalat
  Gabela Akalat
  The Gabela Akalat is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is endemic to Angola. The name is, in part, derived from the town, Gabela, where they were first observed....
  
  , Sheppardia gabela
• Usambara Akalat
  Usambara Akalat
  The Usambara Akalat , also known as the Usambara Alethe or Usambara Robin-chat, is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.It is endemic to Tanzania....
  
  , Sheppardia montana
• Iringa Akalat
  Iringa Akalat
  The Iringa Akalat is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.It is endemic to Tanzania.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
  
  , Sheppardia lowei
• Rubeho Akalat
  Rubeho Akalat
  The Rubeho Akalat, Sheppardia aurantiithorax, is a member of the Old World flycatcher family , known from the Eastern Arc of Tanzania. Akalats trapped in 1989 here were assumed to be an isolated population of Iringa Akalat which occurs c. 150 km to the south, but further specimens collected in...
  
  , Sheppardia aurantiithorax
• European Robin
  European Robin
  The European Robin , most commonly known in Anglophone Europe simply as the Robin, is a small insectivorous passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family , but is now considered to be an Old World flycatcher...
  
  , Erithacus rubecula
• Thrush Nightingale
  Thrush Nightingale
  The Thrush Nightingale, Luscinia luscinia , is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae...
  
  , Luscinia luscinia
• Common Nightingale, Luscinia megarhynchos
• Siberian Rubythroat
  Siberian Rubythroat
  The Siberian Rubythroat, Luscinia calliope, is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae...
  
  , Luscinia calliope
• Bluethroat
  Bluethroat
  The Bluethroat is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae...
  
  , Luscinia svecica
• White-throated Robin
  White-throated Robin
  The White-throated Robin is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, family Muscicapidae...
  
  , Irania gutturalis
• White-bellied Robin-chat
  White-bellied Robin-chat
  The White-bellied Robin-chat is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Cossyphicula....
  
  , Cossyphicula roberti
• Mountain Robin-chat
  Mountain Robin-chat
  The Mountain Robin-chat is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.It is found in Cameroon and Nigeria. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.-References:...
  
  , Cossypha isabellae
• Archer's Robin-chat
  Archer's Robin-chat
  The Archer's Robin-chat is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda....
  
  , Cossypha archeri
• Olive-flanked Robin-chat
  Olive-flanked Robin-chat
  The Olive-flanked Ground Robin , also known as the Olive-flanked Robin-chat, is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . ...
  
  , Cossypha anomala
• Cape Robin-chat
  Cape Robin-Chat
  The Cape Robin-Chat, Cossypha caffra, is a small passerine bird of the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.It is a mainly resident breeder in southern and eastern Africa from Kenya south to Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Lesotho, and Swaziland...
  
  , Cossypha caffra
• White-throated Robin-chat
  White-throated Robin-chat
  The White-throated Robin-chat is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.It is found in Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, and Zimbabwe....
  
  , Cossypha humeralis
• Blue-shouldered Robin-chat
  Blue-shouldered Robin-chat
  The Blue-shouldered Robin-chat is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan,...
  
  , Cossypha cyanocampter
• Grey-winged Robin-chat
  Grey-winged Robin-chat
  The Grey-winged Robin-chat is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.Its natural...
  
  , Cossypha polioptera
• Rueppell's Robin-chat
  Rueppell's Robin-chat
  The Rueppell's Robin-chat is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.It is found in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, and Tanzania....
  
  , Cossypha semirufa
• White-browed Robin-chat
  White-browed Robin-chat
  The White-browed Robin-chat is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Somalia, South...
  
  , Cossypha heuglini
• Red-capped Robin-chat
  Red-capped Robin-chat
  The Red-capped Robin-chat is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Somalia, South...
  
  , Cossypha natalensis
• Chorister Robin-chat
  Chorister Robin-chat
  The Chorister Robin-chat is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.It is found in South Africa and Swaziland...
  
  , Cossypha dichroa
• White-headed Robin-chat
  White-headed Robin-chat
  The White-headed Robin-chat is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.It is found in Angola and Democratic Republic of the Congo.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and dry savanna....
  
  , Cossypha heinrichi
• Snowy-crowned Robin-chat
  Snowy-crowned Robin-chat
  The Snowy-crowned Robin-chat is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is also known as the Snowy-headed Robin-chat....
  
  , Cossypha niveicapilla
• White-crowned Robin-chat
  White-crowned Robin-chat
  The White-crowned Robin-chat is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, and Togo.Its natural habitats are...
  
  , Cossypha albicapilla
• Angola Cave Chat, Xenocopsychus ansorgei
• Collared Palm Thrush, Cichladusa arquata
• Rufous-tailed Palm Thrush, Cichladusa ruficauda
• Spotted Morning Thrush, Cichladusa guttata
• Forest Scrub Robin, Cercotrichas leucosticta
• Bearded Scrub Robin, Cercotrichas quadrivirgata
• Miombo Scrub Robin, Cercotrichas barbata
• Brown Scrub Robin, Cercotrichas signata
• Brown-backed Scrub Robin, Cercotrichas hartlaubi
• Red-backed Scrub Robin, Cercotrichas leucophrys
• Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin, Cercotrichas galactotes
• Kalahari Scrub Robin, Cercotrichas paena
• Rufous Scrub Robin, Cercotrichas minor
• Karoo Scrub Robin, Cercotrichas coryphaeus
• Black Scrub Robin, Cercotrichas podobe
• Herero Chat
  Herero Chat
  The Herero Chat is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Namibornis. It is found in Angola and Namibia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.-References:...
  
  , Namibornis herero
• Black Redstart
  Black Redstart
  The Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros is a small passerine bird in the redstart genus Phoenicurus. Like its relatives, it was formerly classed as a member of the Thrush family , but is now known to be an Old World flycatcher .-Description:The Black Redstart is 13–14.5 cm in length and 12–20...
  
  , Phoenicurus ochruros
• Common Redstart
  Common Redstart
  The Common Redstart , or often simply Redstart, is a small passerine bird in the redstart genus Phoenicurus...
  
  , Phoenicurus phoenicurus
• Moussier's Redstart
  Moussier's Redstart
  The Moussier's Redstart is a small passerine bird in the genus Phoenicurus , formerly classed as a member of the thrush family , but is now classified as an Old World flycatcher . It is an endemic resident breeder in the Atlas Mountains of northwest Africa...
  
  , Phoenicurus moussieri
• White-winged Redstart
  White-winged Redstart
  The Güldenstädt's Redstart Phoenicurus erythrogastrus, also sometimes called the White-winged Redstart, is a species of bird in the genus Phoenicurus, family Muscicapidae...
  
  , Phoenicurus erythrogastrus
• Whinchat
  Whinchat
  The Whinchat Saxicola rubetra is a small migratory passerine bird breeding in Europe and western Asia and wintering in Africa.Its scientific name means "small rock-dweller", in reference to its habitat...
  
  , Saxicola rubetra
• Canary Islands Stonechat, Saxicola dacotiae
• European Stonechat
  European Stonechat
  The European Stonechat is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a subspecies of the Common Stonechat. Long considered a member of the thrush family Turdidae, genetic evidence has placed it and its relatives in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.It is 11.5–13 cm long and...
  
  , Saxicola rubicola
• African Stonechat
  African Stonechat
  The African Stonechat is a species of the Old World flycatcher family , inhabiting sub-Saharan Africa and adjacent regions. Like the other chats, it was long assigned to the thrush family , to which the chats are convergent...
  
  , Saxicola torquatus
• Buff-streaked Bushchat, Saxicola bifasciatus
• White-tailed Wheatear, Oenanthe leucopyga
• Hooded Wheatear
  Hooded Wheatear
  The Hooded Wheatear, Oenanthe monacha, is a wheatear, a small insectivorous passerine that was formerly classed as a member of the Thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae....
  
  , Oenanthe monacha
• Black Wheatear
  Black Wheatear
  The Black Wheatear, Oenanthe leucura, is a wheatear, a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the Thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae....
  
  , Oenanthe leucura
• Mountain Wheatear
  Mountain Wheatear
  The Mountain Wheatear or Mountain Chat, Oenanthe monticola, is a small insectivorous passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae....
  
  , Oenanthe monticola
• Somali Wheatear
  Somali Wheatear
  The Somali Wheatear is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is found in Ethiopia and Somalia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland....
  
  , Oenanthe phillipsi
• Northern Wheatear
  Northern Wheatear
  The Northern Wheatear or Wheatear is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae...
  
  , Oenanthe oenanthe
• Mourning Wheatear
  Mourning Wheatear
  The Mourning Wheatear is a bird, one of 14 species of wheatear found in the Palearctic region. It is a small passerine in a group formerly classed as members of the Thrush family Turdidae, but now more generally considered to be part of the Old World Flycatcher family Muscicapidae.The Mourning...
  
  , Oenanthe lugens
• Finsch's Wheatear
  Finsch's Wheatear
  The Finsch's Wheatear, Oenanthe finschii , is a wheatear, a small insectivorous passerine that was formerly classed as a member of the Thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae....
  
  , Oenanthe finschii
• Red-rumped Wheatear
  Red-rumped Wheatear
  The Red-rumped Wheatear or Buff-rumped Wheatear is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is found in Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia,and Yemen.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry...
  
  , Oenanthe moesta
• Pied Wheatear
  Pied Wheatear
  The Pied Wheatear, Oenanthe pleschanka, is a wheatear, a small insectivorous passerine that was formerly classed as a member of the Thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae....
  
  , Oenanthe pleschanka
• Cyprus Wheatear
  Cyprus Wheatear
  The Cyprus Wheatear or Cyprus Pied Wheatear is a small, 14–15 cm long passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae...
  
  , Oenanthe cypriaca
• Black-eared Wheatear
  Black-eared Wheatear
  The Black-eared Wheatear is a wheatear, a small migratory passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the Thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae....
  
  , Oenanthe hispanica
• Red-tailed Wheatear
  Red-tailed Wheatear
  The Red-tailed Wheatear , also known as the Rusty-tailed Wheatear, Persian Wheatear or Afghan Wheatear, is a small passerine bird breeding in mountainous areas of south-west and central Asia...
  
  , Oenanthe xanthoprymna
• Desert Wheatear
  Desert Wheatear
  The Desert Wheatear is a wheatear, a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the Thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae....
  
  , Oenanthe deserti
• Capped Wheatear
  Capped Wheatear
  The Capped Wheatear, Oenanthe pileata, is a small insectivorous passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae....
  
  , Oenanthe pileata
• Isabelline Wheatear
  Isabelline Wheatear
  The Isabelline Wheatear, Oenanthe isabellina, is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the Thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae....
  
  , Oenanthe isabellina
• Red-breasted Wheatear, Oenanthe bottae
• Heuglin's Wheatear
  Heuglin's Wheatear
  Heuglin's Wheatear is a small passerine bird in the wheatear genus Oenanthe. It occurs in a band across Africa to the south of the Sahara. It was formerly classified as a subspecies of Botta's Wheatear of the Ethiopian Highlands and Arabia but is now usually regarded as a separate species...
  
  , Oenanthe heuglini
• Sicklewing Chat, Cercomela sinuata
• Karoo Chat
  Karoo Chat
  The Karoo Chat, Cercomela schlegelii, is a small passerine bird of the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is a common resident breeder in southwesternmost Angola, western Namibia and western South Africa...
  
  , Cercomela schlegelii
• Tractrac Chat
  Tractrac Chat
  The Tractrac Chat, Cercomela tractrac, is a small passerine bird of the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is a common resident breeder in southernmost Angola, western Namibia and western South Africa....
  
  , Cercomela tractrac
• Familiar Chat
  Familiar Chat
  The Familiar Chat, Cercomela familiaris, is a small passerine bird of the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is a common resident breeder in Africa south of the Sahara in rocky and mountainous habitat and around human habitation.-Description:...
  
  , Cercomela familiaris
• Brown-tailed Chat
  Brown-tailed Chat
  The Brown-tailed Rock Chat is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.It is found in Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, and Uganda....
  
  , Cercomela scotocerca
• Sombre Chat
  Sombre Chat
  The Sombre Rock Chat is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.It is found in Ethiopia and Somalia.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.-References:...
  
  , Cercomela dubia
• Blackstart
  Blackstart
  The Blackstart, Cercomela melanura, is a chat found in desert regions in North Africa, the Middle East and the Arabian Peninsula.It is a 14–16 cm long bird named for its black tail, which is frequently fanned; the rest of its plumage is bluish-grey or grey-brown...
  
  , Cercomela melanura
• Moorland Chat
  Moorland Chat
  The Moorland Chat , also known as the Alpine Chat or Hill Chat, is a species of songbird in the Old World Flycatcher family. It is endemic to north-east Africa where it is common in its habitat. It lives at high altitudes on moors and grassland, usually above 3,400 m , but can live as low as...
  
  , Cercomela sordida
• Congo Moorchat, Myrmecocichla tholloni
• Northern Anteater Chat, Myrmecocichla aethiops
• Southern Anteater Chat, Myrmecocichla formicivora
• Sooty Chat
  Sooty Chat
  The Sooty Chat is an African songbird of the chat subfamily.It is 15 to 16 cm long, stocky and relatively short-tailed for a chat. The adult male's plumage is glossy black except for white patches on the upper wings that are usually visible or only partly concealed when the bird is at rest...
  
  , Myrmecocichla nigra
• Rueppell's Chat
  Rueppell's Chat
  Rüppell's Black Chat is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is found in Eritrea and Ethiopia.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 26 July 2007....
  
  , Myrmecocichla melaena
• White-fronted Black Chat, Myrmecocichla albifrons
• White-headed Black Chat, Myrmecocichla arnotti
• Mocking Cliff Chat, Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
• White-winged Cliff Chat, Thamnolaea semirufa
• Boulder Chat
  Boulder Chat
  The Boulder Chat is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Pinarornis. It is found in Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, where its natural habitat is dry savanna....
  
  , Pinarornis plumosus

Wattle-eye

Wattle-eye

Platysteiridae is a family of small stout passerine birds of the African tropics. The family contains the wattle-eyes, batises and shrike-flycatchers. They were previously classed as a subfamily of the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae.These insect-eating birds are found in usually open...

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Order: Passeriformes. Family: Platysteiridae

• African Shrike-flycatcher
  African Shrike-flycatcher
  The African Shrike-flycatcher is a species of bird in the Platysteiridae family. It is monotypic within the genus Megabyas....
  
  , Megabyas flammulatus
• Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher
  Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher
  The Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher , also known as the Black-and-white Flycatcher or Vanga Flycatcher, is a species of passerine bird found in Africa...
  
  , Bias musicus
• Brown-throated Wattle-eye, Platysteira cyanea
• White-fronted Wattle-eye
  White-fronted Wattle-eye
  The White-fronted Wattle-eye is a species of bird in the Platysteiridae family.It is endemic to Angola.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:*...
  
  , Platysteira albifrons
• Black-throated Wattle-eye
  Black-throated Wattle-eye
  The Black-throated Wattle-eye is a species of bird in the Platysteiridae family.It is found in Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . ...
  
  , Platysteira peltata
• Banded Wattle-eye
  Banded Wattle-eye
  The Banded Wattle-eye is a species of bird in the Platysteiridae family. It is endemic to the Bamenda Highlands in western Cameroon. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* BirdLife International 2006. . Downloaded...
  
  , Platysteira laticincta
• Chestnut Wattle-eye
  Chestnut Wattle-eye
  The Chestnut Wattle-eye is a species of bird in the Platysteiridae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan,...
  
  , Platysteira castanea
• White-spotted Wattle-eye
  White-spotted Wattle-eye
  The White-spotted Wattle-eye is a species of bird in the Platysteiridae family. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Nigeria...
  
  , Platysteira tonsa
• Red-cheeked Wattle-eye
  Red-cheeked Wattle-eye
  The Red-cheeked Wattle-eye is a species of bird in the Platysteiridae family.It is found in Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Togo....
  
  , Platysteira blissetti
• Black-necked Wattle-eye
  Black-necked Wattle-eye
  The Black-necked Wattle-eye is a species of bird in the Platysteiridae family. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, and subtropical or tropical moist montane...
  
  , Platysteira chalybea
• Jameson's Wattle-eye
  Jameson's Wattle-eye
  The Jameson's Wattle-eye is a species of bird in the Platysteiridae family.It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda....
  
  , Platysteira jamesoni
• Yellow-bellied Wattle-eye
  Yellow-bellied Wattle-eye
  The Yellow-bellied Wattle-eye is a species of bird in the Platysteiridae family.It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra...
  
  , Platysteira concreta
• Boulton's Batis
  Boulton's Batis
  Margaret's Batis or Boulton's Batis is a species of bird in the Platysteiridae family. It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.-References:...
  
  , Batis margaritae
• Short-tailed Batis
  Short-tailed Batis
  The Forest Batis or Short-tailed Batis is a species of bird in the wattle-eye family, Platysteiridae. It is found in tropical moist forests in southern Kenya and northern Tanzania. It mainly occurs in montane forest but in south-east Kenya it is found in lowland forest near the coast.The Dark...
  
  , Batis mixta
• Ruwenzori Batis
  Ruwenzori Batis
  The Ruwenzori Batis is a species of bird in the Platysteiridae family. It is found in the Albertine Rift in Burundi, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is montane forests above 1,400 m.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded...
  
  , Batis diops
• Cape Batis
  Cape Batis
  The Cape Batis, Batis capensis, is a small passerine bird in the wattle-eye family. It is resident in the highlands of southern and eastern South Africa and Zimbabwe....
  
  , Batis capensis
• Woodward's Batis, Batis fratrum
• Chinspot Batis
  Chinspot Batis
  The chinspot batis is a species of bird in the Platysteiridae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and...
  
  , Batis molitor
• Pale Batis
  Pale Batis
  The Pale Batis is a species of bird in the Platysteiridae family.It is found in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and dry savanna.-References:...
  
  , Batis soror
• Pririt Batis
  Pririt Batis
  The Pririt Batis also known as the Pririt Puff-back Flycatcher or Pririt Puffback, is a small passerine bird in the wattle-eye family. It is resident in western and central southern Africa....
  
  , Batis pririt
• Senegal Batis
  Senegal Batis
  The Senegal Batis is a species of bird in the Platysteiridae family.It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo.Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or...
  
  , Batis senegalensis
• Grey-headed Batis
  Grey-headed Batis
  The Grey-headed Batis is a species of bird in the Platysteiridae family.It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Niger, Nigeria, Somalia, Sudan, and Uganda....
  
  , Batis orientalis
• Black-headed Batis
  Black-headed Batis
  The Black-headed Batis is a species of bird in the Platysteiridae family. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda...
  
  , Batis minor
• Pygmy Batis
  Pygmy Batis
  The pygmy batis is a species of bird in the Platysteiridae family.It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.Its natural habitat is dry savanna....
  
  , Batis perkeo
• Verreaux's Batis, Batis minima
• Ituri Batis
  Ituri Batis
  The Ituri Batis is a species of bird in the Platysteiridae family.It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:...
  
  , Batis ituriensis
• Fernando Po Batis
  Fernando Po Batis
  The Fernando Po Batis is a species of bird in the Platysteiridae family.It is endemic to Equatorial Guinea.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 25 July 2007....
  
  , Batis poensis
• West African Batis
  West African Batis
  The West African Batis is a species of bird in the Platysteiridae family.It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone....
  
  , Batis occulta
• Angola Batis
  Angola Batis
  The Angola Batis is a species of bird in the Platysteiridae family.It is found in Angola, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Gabon.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.-References:...
  
  , Batis minulla
• White-tailed Shrike
  White-tailed Shrike
  The White-tailed Shrike is a small passerine bird from the family Platysteiridae. It is also commonly known as a Chatshrike. It occurs only in western Angola and Namibia in thorn scrub. It forages from ground level, where it hops about in large bounds and upright posture, to 25m above ground,...
  
  , Lanioturdus torquatus

Monarch flycatchers

Order: Passeriformes. Family: Monarchidae

• Chestnut-capped Flycatcher
  Chestnut-capped Flycatcher
  The Chestnut-capped Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Monarchidae family.-Distribution and habitat:It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria,...
  
  , Erythrocercus mccallii
• Yellow Flycatcher
  Yellow Flycatcher
  The Yellow Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Monarchidae family.It is found in Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania....
  
  , Erythrocercus holochlorus
• Livingstone's Flycatcher
  Livingstone's Flycatcher
  The Livingstone's Flycatcher is a species of bird in the Monarchidae family.It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe....
  
  , Erythrocercus livingstonei
• African Blue Flycatcher, Elminia longicauda
• White-tailed Blue Flycatcher, Elminia albicauda
• Dusky Crested Flycatcher, Elminia nigromitrata
• White-bellied Crested Flycatcher, Elminia albiventris
• White-tailed Crested Flycatcher, Elminia albonotata
• Blue-headed Crested Flycatcher, Trochocercus nitens
• African Crested Flycatcher, Trochocercus cyanomelas
• Black-headed Paradise Flycatcher, Terpsiphone rufiventer
• Bedford's Paradise Flycatcher, Terpsiphone bedfordi
• Rufous-vented Paradise Flycatcher, Terpsiphone rufocinerea
• Bates' Paradise Flycatcher, Terpsiphone batesi
• African Paradise Flycatcher
  African Paradise Flycatcher
  The African Paradise Flycatcher is a medium-sized passerine bird.The African Paradise Flycatcher is a common resident breeder in Africa south of the Sahara Desert. This species is usually found in open forests and savannah habitats...
  
  , Terpsiphone viridis
• São Tomé Paradise Flycatcher, Terpsiphone atrochalybeia

Rockfowl

Order: Passeriformes. Family: Picathartidae

• White-necked Rockfowl
  White-necked Rockfowl
  The White-necked Rockfowl is a medium-sized bird in the family Picathartidae with a long neck and tail. Also known as the White-necked Picathartes, this passerine is mainly found in rocky forested areas at higher altitudes in West Africa from Guinea to Ghana. Its distribution is patchy, with...
  
  , Picathartes gymnocephalus
• Grey-necked Rockfowl
  Grey-necked Rockfowl
  The Grey-necked Rockfowl is a medium-sized bird in the family Picathartidae with a long neck and tail. Also known as the Grey-necked Picathartes, this passerine is mainly found in rocky areas of close-canopied rainforest from southwest Nigeria through Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and southwest...
  
  , Picathartes oreas

Babbler

Old World babbler

The Old World babblers or timaliids are a large family of mostly Old World passerine birds. They are rather diverse in size and coloration, but are characterised by soft fluffy plumage. These are birds of tropical areas, with the greatest variety in Southeast Asia and the Indian Subcontinent...

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Order: Passeriformes. Family: Timaliidae

• Spot-throat
  Spot-throat
  The Spot-throat is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...
  
  , Modulatrix stictigula
• Dapple-throat
  Dapple-throat
  The Dappled Mountain-robin or Dapple-throat is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.It is found in Mozambique and Tanzania.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests....
  
  , Arcanator orostruthus
• Damara Rockjumper, Chaetops pycnopygius
• Rufous Rockjumper, Chaetops frenatus
• Drakensberg Rockjumper, Chaetops aurantius
• Blackcap Illadopsis
  Blackcap Illadopsis
  The Blackcap Illadopsis is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family.It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland...
  
  , Illadopsis cleaveri
• Scaly-breasted Illadopsis
  Scaly-breasted Illadopsis
  The Scaly-breasted Illadopsis is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family.It is found in Angola, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda....
  
  , Illadopsis albipectus
• Rufous-winged Illadopsis
  Rufous-winged Illadopsis
  The Rufous-winged Illadopsis is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family.It is found in Benin, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo....
  
  , Illadopsis rufescens
• Puvel's Illadopsis
  Puvel's Illadopsis
  The Puvel's Illadopsis is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family.It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, and Uganda.Its natural habitats are subtropical or...
  
  , Illadopsis puveli
• Pale-breasted Illadopsis
  Pale-breasted Illadopsis
  The Pale-breasted Illadopsis is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family.It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and...
  
  , Illadopsis rufipennis
• Brown Illadopsis
  Brown Illadopsis
  The Brown Illadopsis is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria,...
  
  , Illadopsis fulvescens
• Mountain Illadopsis
  Mountain Illadopsis
  The Mountain Illadopsis is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family.It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda....
  
  , Illadopsis pyrrhoptera
• African Hill Babbler
  African Hill Babbler
  The African Hill Babbler is a species of bird in the Sylviidae family, in the monotypic genus Pseudoalcippe....
  
  , Pseudoalcippe abyssinica
• Grey-chested Illadopsis
  Grey-chested Illadopsis
  The Grey-chested Babbler , also known as the Grey-chested Illadopsis, is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family. It is the only species in its genus. It is found in Burundi, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, and Uganda...
  
  , Kakamega poliothorax
• Thrush Babbler
  Thrush Babbler
  The Spotted Thrush-Babbler, Ptyrticus turdinus, also known as the Thrush Babbler, is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Ptyrticus. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, and Zambia...
  
  , Ptyrticus turdinus
• Arabian Babbler
  Arabian Babbler
  The Arabian Babbler is a passerine bird belonging to the genus Turdoides, a genus of Old World babblers.It is 26–29 cm long with a wingspan of 31-33.5 cm and a weight of 64-83 grams. It has a fairly long curved bill, a long tail, rounded wings and strong legs and feet. The plumage...
  
  , Turdoides squamiceps
• Fulvous Chatterer, Turdoides fulva
• Scaly Chatterer
  Scaly Chatterer
  The Scaly Chatterer is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family.It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.-References:...
  
  , Turdoides aylmeri
• Rufous Chatterer
  Rufous Chatterer
  The Rufous Chatterer is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family.It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland....
  
  , Turdoides rubiginosa
• Blackcap Babbler
  Blackcap Babbler
  The Blackcap Babbler, Turdoides reinwardtii, is an Old World babbler. The Old World babblers are a large family of Old World passerine birds characterised by soft fluffy plumage. These are birds of tropical areas, with the greatest variety in southeast Asia.The Blackcap Babbler is a common resident...
  
  , Turdoides reinwardtii
• Dusky Babbler
  Dusky Babbler
  The Dusky Babbler is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family.It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Sudan, and Uganda.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.-References:...
  
  , Turdoides tenebrosa
• Black-faced Babbler, Turdoides melanops
• Black-lored Babbler
  Black-lored Babbler
  The Black-lored Babbler is a species of songbird in the Timaliidae familyAs defined here, it consists of two populations with widely separated ranges, one in northwestern Botswana, northern Namibia, and Angola; the other in southwestern Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda, and the part of the...
  
  , Turdoides sharpei
• Scaly Babbler
  Scaly Babbler
  The Scaly Babbler is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family.It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.-References:...
  
  , Turdoides squamulata
• White-rumped Babbler
  White-rumped Babbler
  The White-rumped Babbler is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family.It is found in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, and Sudan.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 27 July 2007....
  
  , Turdoides leucopygia
• Hartlaub's Babbler, Turdoides hartlaubii
• Southern Pied Babbler, Turdoides bicolor
• Northern Pied Babbler, Turdoides hypoleuca
• Hinde's Pied Babbler, Turdoides hindei
• Cretzschmar's Babbler, Turdoides leucocephala
• Brown Babbler
  Brown Babbler
  The Brown Babbler is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family.It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra...
  
  , Turdoides plebejus
• Arrow-marked Babbler
  Arrow-marked Babbler
  The Arrow-marked Babbler is a species of bird in the babbler family Timaliidae.-Distribution and habitat:It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda,...
  
  , Turdoides jardineii
• Bare-cheeked Babbler
  Bare-cheeked Babbler
  The Bare-cheeked Babbler is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family. It is found in Angola and Namibia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.-References:...
  
  , Turdoides gymnogenys
• Bush Blackcap
  Bush Blackcap
  The Bush Blackcap is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Lioptilus.It is found in South Africa and Swaziland....
  
  , Lioptilus nigricapillus
• White-throated Mountain Babbler, Kupeornis gilberti
• Red-collared Mountain Babbler, Kupeornis rufocinctus
• Chapin's Mountain Babbler, Kupeornis chapini
• Abyssinian Catbird
  Abyssinian Catbird
  The Abyssinian Catbird is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Parophasma.It is endemic to Ethiopia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.-References:...
  
  , Parophasma galinieri
• Capuchin Babbler
  Capuchin Babbler
  The Capuchin Babbler is a species of bird in the Timaliidae family.-Distribution and habitat:It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, and Uganda...
  
  , Phyllanthus atripennis

Parrotbill

Parrotbill

The parrotbills are a group of peculiar birds native to East and Southeast Asia, though feral populations are known from elsewhere. They are generally small, long-tailed birds which inhabit reedbeds and similar habitat. They feed mainly on seeds, e.g. of grasses, to which their bill, as the name...

Order: Passeriformes. Family: Paradoxornithidae

• Bearded Reedling, Panurus biarmicus

Long-tailed tit

Long-tailed Tit

The Long-tailed Tit or Long-tailed Bushtit is a common bird found throughout Europe and Asia. There are several extensive accounts of this species, most notably Cramp and Perrins, 1993; Gaston, 1973; and Harrap and Quinn, 1996...

Order: Passeriformes. Family: Aegithalidae

• Long-tailed Tit
  Long-tailed Tit
  The Long-tailed Tit or Long-tailed Bushtit is a common bird found throughout Europe and Asia. There are several extensive accounts of this species, most notably Cramp and Perrins, 1993; Gaston, 1973; and Harrap and Quinn, 1996...
  
  , Aegithalos caudatus

Tits

Order: Passeriformes. Family: Paridae

• Coal Tit
  Coal Tit
  The Coal Tit, Periparus ater, is a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae. It is a widespread and common resident breeder throughout temperate to subtropical Eurasia and northern Africa. The Spot-winged Tit The Coal Tit, Periparus ater, is a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae. It is a...
  
  , Periparus ater
• Crested Tit
  Crested Tit
  The Crested Tit, Lophophanes cristatus , is a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae. It is a widespread and common resident breeder in coniferous forests throughout central and northern Europe and in deciduous woodland in France and the Iberian peninsula...
  
  , Lophophanes cristatus
• White-winged Black Tit
  White-winged Black Tit
  The White-winged Black Tit Parus leucomelas, also known as the White-winged Tit, is a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae. It is found in central Africa, from Angola in the west to Ethiopia in the east....
  
  , Melaniparus leucomelas
• White-shouldered Tit
  White-shouldered Tit
  The White-shouldered Black Tit , also known as the White-shouldered Tit, is a passerine bird in the tit family. It breeds in a belt across Africa from Senegal in the west to Kenya and Ethiopia in the east...
  
  , Melaniparus guineensis
• Southern Black Tit, Melaniparus niger
• Carp's Tit
  Carp's Tit
  The Carp's Tit or Carp's Black Tit is a species of bird in the family Paridae. Some authors consider it a subspecies of the Black Tit. It is found in Angola and Namibia....
  
  , Melaniparus carpi
• White-bellied Tit
  White-bellied Tit
  The White-bellied Tit is a species of bird in the Paridae family.It is found in Cameroon, Kenya, Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda....
  
  , Melaniparus albiventris
• White-backed Black Tit, Melaniparus leuconotus
• Rufous-bellied Tit
  Rufous-bellied Tit
  The Rufous-bellied Tit is a species of bird in the tit family.It is found in Africa from the Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo and northern Namibia east to Tanzania and northern Mozambique....
  
  , Melaniparus rufiventris
• Dusky Tit
  Dusky Tit
  The Dusky Tit is a species of bird in the tit family Paridae.It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, and Uganda.Its natural habitat is...
  
  , Melaniparus funereus
• Red-throated Tit
  Red-throated Tit
  The Red-throated Tit is a species of bird in the Paridae family.It is found in Kenya and Tanzania.Its natural habitat is dry savanna.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 26 July 2007....
  
  , Melaniparus fringillinus
• Stripe-breasted Tit
  Stripe-breasted Tit
  The Stripe-breasted Tit is a species of bird in the Paridae family.It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda.Its natural habitats are boreal forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes....
  
  , Melaniparus fasciiventer
• Somali Tit
  Somali Tit
  The Somali Tit , also known as the Acacia Tit, is a species of bird in the Paridae family.It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, and Uganda....
  
  , Melaniparus thruppi
• Miombo Tit
  Miombo Tit
  The Miombo Tit is a species of bird in the Paridae family.It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests....
  
  , Melaniparus griseiventris
• Ashy Tit
  Ashy Tit
  The Ashy Tit is a species of bird in the Paridae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and dry savanna.-References:...
  
  , Melaniparus cinerascens
• Grey Tit
  Grey Tit
  The Grey Tit is a species of bird in the Paridae family.It is found in Lesotho and South Africa.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation.-References:...
  
  , Melaniparus afer
• Great Tit
  Great Tit
  The Great Tit is a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae. It is a widespread and common species throughout Europe, the Middle East, Central and Northern Asia, and parts of North Africa in any sort of woodland. It is generally resident, and most Great Tits do not migrate except in extremely...
  
  , Parus major
• African Blue Tit, Cyanistes teneriffae

Nuthatch

Nuthatch

The nuthatches are a genus, Sitta, of small passerine birds belonging to the family Sittidae. Characterised by large heads, short tails, and powerful bills and feet, nuthatches advertise their territory using loud, simple songs...

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Order: Passeriformes. Family: Sittidae

Sittidae

Sittidae is a family of small passerine birds which contains the single genus Sitta containing about 24 species of nuthatches, which are found across Eurasia and North America....

• Eurasian Nuthatch
  Eurasian Nuthatch
  The Eurasian Nuthatch, Sitta europaea, is a small passerine found throughout temperate Europe and Asia, although not in Ireland. It belongs to the nuthatch family Sittidae....
  
  , Sitta europaea
• Algerian Nuthatch
  Algerian Nuthatch
  The Algerian Nuthatch, Sitta ledanti, is a small passerine bird which is the only bird species endemic to Algeria, where it is also the only nuthatch. It was first discovered in 1973....
  
  , Sitta ledanti

Wallcreeper

Wallcreeper

The Wallcreeper is a small passerine bird found throughout the high mountains of Eurasia. It is the only member of the genus Tichodroma.-Taxonomy and etymology:...

Order: Passeriformes. Family: Tichodromidae

• Wallcreeper
  Wallcreeper
  The Wallcreeper is a small passerine bird found throughout the high mountains of Eurasia. It is the only member of the genus Tichodroma.-Taxonomy and etymology:...
  
  , Tichodroma muraria

Creepers

Order: Passeriformes. Family: Certhiidae

• Short-toed Treecreeper
  Short-toed Treecreeper
  The Short-toed Treecreeper, Certhia brachydactyla, is a small passerine bird found in woodlands through much of the warmer regions of Europe and into north Africa. It has a generally more southerly distribution than the other European treecreeper species, the Common Treecreeper, with which it is...
  
  , Certhia brachydactyla
• Spotted Creeper
  Spotted Creeper
  The Spotted Creeper is a small passerine bird, which is the only member of the subfamily Salpornithinae of the treecreeper family Certhiidae. It is found in sub-Saharan Africa and northern India in open deciduous forest and mango groves...
  
  , Salpornis spilonotus

Penduline tit

Penduline tit

The penduline tits are a family of small passerine birds, related to the true tits. All but the Verdin and Fire-capped Tit make elaborate bag nests hanging from trees , usually over water; inclusion of the Fire-capped Tit in this family is disputed by some authorities.-Characteristics:Penduline...

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Order: Passeriformes. Family: Remizidae

• Eurasian Penduline Tit, Remiz pendulinus
• Sennar Penduline Tit, Anthoscopus punctifrons
• Mouse-colored Penduline Tit, Anthoscopus musculus
• Yellow Penduline Tit, Anthoscopus parvulus
• Forest Penduline Tit, Anthoscopus flavifrons
• African Penduline Tit, Anthoscopus caroli
• Southern Penduline Tit, Anthoscopus minutus
• Tit-hylia
  Tit-hylia
  The Tit Hylia is a species of bird in the Remizidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Pholidornis....
  
  , Pholidornis rushiae

Sunbird

Sunbird

The sunbirds and spiderhunters are a family, Nectariniidae, of very small passerine birds. There are 132 species in 15 genera. The family is distributed throughout Africa, southern Asia and just reaches northern Australia. Most sunbirds feed largely on nectar, but also take insects and spiders,...

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Order: Passeriformes. Family: Nectarinidae

• Scarlet-tufted Sunbird
  Scarlet-tufted Sunbird
  The Fraser's Sunbird or Scarlet-tufted Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Sierra...
  
  , Deleornis fraseri
• Grey-headed Sunbird
  Grey-headed Sunbird
  The Grey-headed Sunbird, Anthreptes axillaris, is a small passerine bird which breeds in mixed forest in Zaire, Uganda and Tanzania.This sunbird is often treated as a subspecies of Scarlet-tufted Sunbird, Anthreptes fraseri, but is not known to intergrade. Both taxa are often placed in Deleornis....
  
  , Deleornis axillaris
• Plain-backed Sunbird
  Plain-backed Sunbird
  The Plain-backed Sunbird, Anthreptes reichenowi, is a sunbird. The sunbirds are a group of very small Old World passerine birds which feed largely on nectar, although they will also take insects, especially when feeding young. Flight is fast and direct on their short wings...
  
  , Anthreptes reichenowi
• Anchieta's Sunbird
  Anchieta's Sunbird
  The Anchieta's Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zambia, and is named after José Alberto de Oliveira Anchieta....
  
  , Anthreptes anchietae
• Mouse-brown Sunbird
  Mouse-brown Sunbird
  The Mouse-brown Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.It is found in Angola, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sierra...
  
  , Anthreptes gabonicus
• Western Violet-backed Sunbird
  Western Violet-backed Sunbird
  The Western Violet-backed Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family. It is the most widely ranging species in the violet-backed sunbird superspecies, ranging throughout a large part of tropical mainland sub-Saharan Africa not inhabited by other members of the superspecies...
  
  , Anthreptes longuemarei
• Kenya Violet-backed Sunbird
  Kenya Violet-backed Sunbird
  The Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird , also known as the Kenya Violet-backed Sunbird, is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family....
  
  , Anthreptes orientalis
• Uluguru Violet-backed Sunbird
  Uluguru Violet-backed Sunbird
  The Uluguru Violet-backed Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family. It is found in forests in eastern Kenya, eastern Tanzania and north-eastern Mozambique. It is part of the violet-backed sunbird superspecies.-References:* BirdLife International 2004....
  
  , Anthreptes neglectus
• Violet-tailed Sunbird
  Violet-tailed Sunbird
  The Violet-tailed Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family. It is found near water in forest, scrub and mangrove in the Central African countries of Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Gabon...
  
  , Anthreptes aurantium
• Little Green Sunbird
  Little Green Sunbird
  The Little Green Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family. It is sometimes placed in Anthreptes....
  
  , Anthreptes seimundi
• Green Sunbird
  Green Sunbird
  The Grey-chinned Sunbird or Green Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia,...
  
  , Anthreptes rectirostris
• Banded Sunbird
  Banded Sunbird
  The Banded Green Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.It is endemic to Tanzania.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, plantations, and rural gardens.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* BirdLife...
  
  , Anthreptes rubritorques
• Collared Sunbird
  Collared Sunbird
  The Collared Sunbird, Hedydipna collaris , is a sunbird. The sunbirds are a group of very small Old World passerine birds which feed largely on nectar, although they will also take insects, especially when feeding young. Collared Sunbird is in fact mainly insectivorous.Sunbird flight is fast and...
  
  , Hedydipna collaris
• Pygmy Sunbird
  Pygmy Sunbird
  The Pygmy Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra...
  
  , Hedydipna platura
• Nile Valley Sunbird
  Nile Valley Sunbird
  The Nile Valley Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family. It is found in Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen....
  
  , Hedydipna metallica
• Amani Sunbird
  Amani Sunbird
  The Amani Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.It is found in Kenya and Tanzania.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests....
  
  , Hedydipna pallidigaster
• Reichenbach's Sunbird
  Reichenbach's Sunbird
  The Reichenbach's Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, and Nigeria.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . ...
  
  , Anabathmis reichenbachii
• Principe Sunbird
  Príncipe Sunbird
  The Príncipe Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.It is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 26 July 2007....
  
  , Anabathmis hartlaubii
• Newton's Sunbird
  Newton's Sunbird
  The Newton's Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.It is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe. It is one of the smallest sunbirds....
  
  , Anabathmis newtonii
• São Tomé Sunbird, Dreptes thomensis
• Orange-breasted Sunbird
  Orange-breasted Sunbird
  The Orange-breasted Sunbird, Anthobaphes violacea, is the only member of the bird genus Anthobaphes although it is sometimes placed in the genus Nectarinia...
  
  , Anthobaphes violacea
• Green-headed Sunbird
  Green-headed Sunbird
  The Green-headed Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau,...
  
  , Cyanomitra verticalis
• Blue-throated Brown Sunbird
  Blue-throated Brown Sunbird
  The Blue-throated Brown Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone,...
  
  , Cyanomitra cyanolaema
• Blue-headed Sunbird
  Blue-headed Sunbird
  The Blue-headed Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 26 July 2007....
  
  , Cyanomitra alinae
• Cameroon Sunbird
  Cameroon Sunbird
  The Cameroon Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.It is found in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and Nigeria.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 26 July 2007....
  
  , Cyanomitra oritis
• Bannerman's Sunbird
  Bannerman's Sunbird
  The Bannerman's Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zambia.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 26 July 2007....
  
  , Cyanomitra bannermani
• Eastern Olive Sunbird, Cyanomitra olivacea
• Western Olive Sunbird, Cyanomitra obscura
• Mouse-colored Sunbird, Cyanomitra veroxii
• Buff-throated Sunbird
  Buff-throated Sunbird
  The Buff-throated Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family. It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Togo.-References:...
  
  , Chalcomitra adelberti
• Carmelite Sunbird
  Carmelite Sunbird
  The Carmelite Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Togo.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. ...
  
  , Chalcomitra fuliginosa
• Green-throated Sunbird
  Green-throated Sunbird
  The Green-throated Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and...
  
  , Chalcomitra rubescens
• Amethyst Sunbird
  Amethyst Sunbird
  The Amethyst Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and...
  
  , Chalcomitra amethystina
• Scarlet-chested Sunbird
  Scarlet-chested Sunbird
  The Scarlet-chested Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family. It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya,...
  
  , Chalcomitra senegalensis
• Hunter's Sunbird
  Hunter's Sunbird
  Hunter's Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 26 July 2007....
  
  , Chalcomitra hunteri
• Socotra Sunbird
  Socotra Sunbird
  The Socotra Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family. It is endemic to Socotra.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is threatened by habitat...
  
  , Chalcomitra balfouri
• Bocage's Sunbird
  Bocage's Sunbird
  The Bocage's Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.It is found in Angola and Democratic Republic of the Congo.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 26 July 2007....
  
  , Nectarinia bocagii
• Purple-breasted Sunbird
  Purple-breasted Sunbird
  The Purple-breasted Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda.-References:...
  
  , Nectarinia purpureiventris
• Tacazze Sunbird
  Tacazze Sunbird
  The Tacazze Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.It is found in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 26 July 2007....
  
  , Nectarinia tacazze
• Bronze Sunbird
  Bronze Sunbird
  The Bronze Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.It is found in Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe....
  
  , Nectarinia kilimensis
• Red-tufted Sunbird
  Red-tufted Sunbird
  The Red-tufted Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.-References:...
  
  , Nectarinia johnstoni
• Malachite Sunbird
  Malachite Sunbird
  The Malachite Sunbird, Nectarinia famosa is a small nectivorous bird found in the southern part of the Southern African region.- Taxonomy :...
  
  , Nectarinia famosa
• Golden-winged Sunbird
  Golden-winged Sunbird
  The Golden-winged Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. It is sometimes placed in the monotypic genus Drepanorhynchus....
  
  , Drepanorhynchus reichenowi
• Olive-bellied Sunbird
  Olive-bellied Sunbird
  The Olive-bellied Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea,...
  
  , Cinnyris chloropygius
• Tiny Sunbird
  Tiny Sunbird
  The Tiny Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Uganda.-References:* BirdLife...
  
  , Cinnyris minullus
• Miombo Sunbird, Cinnyris manoensis
• Southern Double-collared Sunbird
  Southern Double-collared Sunbird
  The Southern Double-collared Sunbird or Lesser Double-collared Sunbird, Cinnyris chalybeus , is a small passerine bird which breeds in southern South Africa. It is mainly resident, but partially migratory in the north-east of its range.-Habitat:This sunbird is common in gardens, fynbos, forests and...
  
  , Cinnyris chalybeus
• Neergaard's Sunbird
  Neergaard's Sunbird
  The Neergaard's Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.It is found in Mozambique and South Africa.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
  
  , Cinnyris neergaardi
• Stuhlmann's Sunbird, Cinnyris stuhlmanni
• Prigogine's Sunbird, Cinnyris prigoginei
• Montane Double-collared Sunbird
  Montane Double-collared Sunbird
  The Ludwig’s Double-collared Sunbird or Montane Double-collared Sunbird, Cinnyris ludovicensis , is a small passerine bird which breeds in forested mountains above 1800 m in western Angola....
  
  , Cinnyris ludovicensis
• Northern Double-collared Sunbird
  Northern Double-collared Sunbird
  The Northern Double-collared Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.It is found in Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, and Uganda.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . ...
  
  , Cinnyris reichenowi
• Greater Double-collared Sunbird
  Greater Double-collared Sunbird
  The Greater Double-collared Sunbird , is a small bird in the sunbird family.-Taxonomy:The subspecies C. a. stuhlmanni and C. a...
  
  , Cinnyris afer
• Regal Sunbird
  Regal Sunbird
  The Regal Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda.-References:...
  
  , Cinnyris regius
• Rockefeller's Sunbird
  Rockefeller's Sunbird
  The Rockefeller's Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, possibly Burundi, and possibly Rwanda....
  
  , Cinnyris rockefelleri
• Eastern Double-collared Sunbird
  Eastern Double-collared Sunbird
  The Eastern Double-collared Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zambia.-References:...
  
  , Cinnyris mediocris
• Moreau's Sunbird
  Moreau's Sunbird
  The Moreau's Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.It is endemic to Tanzania.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
  
  , Cinnyris moreaui
• Beautiful Sunbird
  Beautiful Sunbird
  The Beautiful Sunbird, Cinnyris pulchella , is a sunbird. The sunbirds are a group of very small Old World passerine birds which feed largely on nectar, although they will also take insects, especially when feeding young. Flight is fast and direct on their short wings...
  
  , Cinnyris pulchellus
• Loveridge's Sunbird
  Loveridge's Sunbird
  The Loveridge's Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.It is endemic to Tanzania.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
  
  , Cinnyris loveridgei
• Mariqua Sunbird
  Mariqua Sunbird
  The Mariqua Sunbird or Marico Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.-References:* BirdLife...
  
  , Cinnyris mariquensis
• Shelley's Sunbird
  Shelley's Sunbird
  The Shelley's Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The species is named after George Ernest Shelley....
  
  , Cinnyris shelleyi
• Congo Sunbird
  Congo Sunbird
  The Congo Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.It is found in Republic of the Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 26 July 2007....
  
  , Cinnyris congensis
• Red-chested Sunbird
  Red-chested Sunbird
  The Red-chested Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.-References:...
  
  , Cinnyris erythrocercus
• Black-bellied Sunbird
  Black-bellied Sunbird
  The Black-bellied Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania. At an average weight of around 5 grams, this is the smallest known species of sunbird....
  
  , Cinnyris nectarinioides
• Purple-banded Sunbird
  Purple-banded Sunbird
  The Purple-banded Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family....
  
  , Cinnyris bifasciatus
• Tsavo Sunbird
  Tsavo Sunbird
  The Tsavo Sunbird, Nectarinia tsavoensis, is a small passerine bird of Kenya and Tanzania. It is sometimes lumped with the Purple-banded Sunbird.-Range and habitat:...
  
  , Cinnyris tsavoensis
• Violet-breasted Sunbird
  Violet-breasted Sunbird
  The Violet-breasted Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.It is found in Kenya and Somalia.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 26 July 2007....
  
  , Cinnyris chalcomelas
• Pemba Sunbird
  Pemba Sunbird
  The Pemba Sunbird is a species of bird in the sunbird family. It is endemic to Pemba Island, in Tanzania.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 26 July 2007....
  
  , Cinnyris pembae
• Orange-tufted Sunbird
  Orange-tufted Sunbird
  The Orange-tufted Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda, and Zambia.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . ...
  
  , Cinnyris bouvieri
• Palestine Sunbird
  Palestine Sunbird
  The Palestine Sunbird or Northern Orange-tufted Sunbird is a small passerine bird of the sunbird family which is found in parts of the Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa...
  
  , Cinnyris osea
• Shining Sunbird
  Shining Sunbird
  The Shining Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.It is found in Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda, and Yemen.-References:...
  
  , Cinnyris habessinicus
• Splendid Sunbird
  Splendid Sunbird
  The Splendid Sunbird, Cinnyris coccinigaster , is a sunbird. The sunbirds are a group of very small Old World passerine birds which feed largely on nectar, although they will also take insects, especially when feeding young.Their flight is fast and direct on short wings...
  
  , Cinnyris coccinigastrus
• Johanna's Sunbird
  Johanna's Sunbird
  The Johanna's Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and...
  
  , Cinnyris johannae
• Superb Sunbird
  Superb Sunbird
  The Superb Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Sierra...
  
  , Cinnyris superbus
• Rufous-winged Sunbird
  Rufous-winged Sunbird
  The Rufous-winged Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.It is endemic to Tanzania.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
  
  , Cinnyris rufipennis
• Oustalet's Sunbird
  Oustalet's Sunbird
  The Oustalet's Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.It is found in Angola, Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 26 July 2007....
  
  , Cinnyris oustaleti
• White-breasted Sunbird
  White-breasted Sunbird
  The White-breasted Sunbird , also known as the White-bellied Sunbird, is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family....
  
  , Cinnyris talatala
• Variable Sunbird
  Variable Sunbird
  The Variable Sunbird, Cinnyris venustus , is a sunbird. The sunbirds are a group of very small Old World passerine birds which feed largely on nectar, although they will also take insects, especially when feeding young. Flight is fast and direct on their short wings...
  
  , Cinnyris venustus
• Dusky Sunbird
  Dusky Sunbird
  The Dusky Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family. This relatively dull sunbird is found in arid savanna, thickets and shrubland in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa.-References:...
  
  , Cinnyris fuscus
• Ursula's Sunbird
  Ursula's Sunbird
  Ursula's Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family. It is found in Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss....
  
  , Cinnyris ursulae
• Bates' Sunbird, Cinnyris batesi
• Copper Sunbird
  Copper Sunbird
  The Copper Sunbird is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau,...
  
  , Cinnyris cupreus

White-eye

White-eye

White-eye can refer to:*White-eye , a large family of birds.*White-eye , a species of fish.*White-eye mutation, a mutation in Drosophila melanogaster linked to the X chromosome, found by reciprocal cross breeding experiments in 1906.*A lioness member of the Marsh Pride of lions that have featured...

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Order: Passeriformes. Family: Zosteropidae

White-eye

White-eye can refer to:*White-eye , a large family of birds.*White-eye , a species of fish.*White-eye mutation, a mutation in Drosophila melanogaster linked to the X chromosome, found by reciprocal cross breeding experiments in 1906.*A lioness member of the Marsh Pride of lions that have featured...

• Black-capped Speirops
  Black-capped Speirops
  The Black-capped Speirops is a species of bird in the Zosteropidae family.It is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 27 July 2007....
  
  , Speirops lugubris
• Cameroon Speirops, Speirops melanocephalus
• Fernando Po Speirops
  Fernando Po Speirops
  The Fernando Po Speirops is a species of bird in the Zosteropidae family.It is endemic to Equatorial Guinea.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland....
  
  , Speirops brunneus
• Principe Speirops
  Príncipe Speirops
  The Príncipe Speirops is a species of bird in the Zosteropidae family.It is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and plantations ....
  
  , Speirops leucophoeus
• African Yellow White-eye
  African Yellow White-eye
  The African Yellow White-eye is a species of bird in the Zosteropidae family.-Taxonomy:The taxa stenocricotus from Central Africa and kirki from the Comoros, by most authorities considered subspecies of the African Yellow White-eye, are occasionally considered separate species, the Cameroon Green...
  
  , Zosterops senegalensis
• Broad-ringed White-eye, Zosterops poliogastrus
• White-breasted White-eye
  White-breasted White-eye
  The Abyssinian White-eye or White-breasted White-eye is a small passerine bird belonging to the genus Zosterops in the white-eye family Zosteropidae. It is native to north-east Africa and southern Arabia....
  
  , Zosterops abyssinicus
• Cape White-eye
  Cape White-eye
  The Cape White-eye, Zosterops pallidus, is a small passerine bird in the white-eye family. It is native to southern Africa.-Taxonomy:There are six subspecies. Traditionally, the western nominate group and the eastern capensis group have been treated as separate species; the Orange River White-eye ...
  
  , Zosterops pallidus
• Pemba White-eye
  Pemba White-eye
  The Pemba White-eye is a species of bird in the Zosteropidae family.It is endemic to Tanzania.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and dry savanna.-References:* BirdLife International...
  
  , Zosterops vaughani
• São Tomé White-eye
  São Tomé White-eye
  The São Tomé White-eye is a species of bird in the Zosteropidae family. It is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* BirdLife International...
  
  , Zosterops ficedulinus
• Annobon White-eye
  Annobón White-eye
  The Annobón White-eye is a species of bird in the Zosteropidae family.It is endemic to the island of Annobón, part of Equatorial Guinea....
  
  , Zosterops griseovirescens

Sugarbird

Sugarbird

The sugarbirds are a small family, Promeropidae, of passerine birds which are restricted to southern Africa. The two species of sugarbird make up one of only two bird families restricted entirely to southern Africa, the other being the rock-jumpers Chaetopidae...

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Order: Passeriformes. Family: Promeropidae

• Gurney's Sugarbird
  Gurney's Sugarbird
  The Gurney's Sugarbird is a species of bird in the Promeropidae family.It is found in Lesotho, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, and Zimbabwe....
  
  , Promerops gurneyi
• Cape Sugarbird
  Cape Sugarbird
  The Cape Sugarbird, Promerops cafer, is one of the six bird species endemic to the Fynbos biome of the Western Cape and Eastern Cape provinces of South Africa.-Description:...
  
  , Promerops cafer

Old World orioles

Order: Passeriformes. Family: Oriolidae

• Eurasian Golden Oriole, Oriolus oriolus
• African Golden Oriole
  African Golden Oriole
  The African Golden Oriole is a member of the oriole family of passerine birds which is a resident breeder in Africa south of the Sahara....
  
  , Oriolus auratus
• Green-headed Oriole
  Green-headed Oriole
  The Green-headed Oriole is a species of bird in the Oriolidae family. It is found in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania....
  
  , Oriolus chlorocephalus
• São Tomé Oriole
  São Tomé Oriole
  The São Tomé Oriole is a species of bird in the Oriolidae family. It is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. ...
  
  , Oriolus crassirostris
• Western Black-headed Oriole
  Western Black-headed Oriole
  The Western Oriole , also known as the Western Black-headed Oriole, is a species of bird in the Oriolidae family that is native to Africa.-Distribution and habitat:...
  
  , Oriolus brachyrhynchus
• Dark-headed Oriole
  Dark-headed Oriole
  The Ethiopian, Dark-headed or Forest Oriole is a species of bird in the Oriolidae family.It is found in Eritrea and Ethiopia.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.-References:...
  
  , Oriolus monacha
• African Black-headed Oriole, Oriolus larvatus
• Black-tailed Oriole
  Black-tailed Oriole
  The Mountain Oriole , also known as the Black-tailed Oriole, is a species of bird in the Oriolidae family. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda...
  
  , Oriolus percivali
• Black-winged Oriole
  Black-winged Oriole
  The Black-winged Oriole is a species of bird in the Oriolidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone,...
  
  , Oriolus nigripennis

Shrike

Shrike

Shrikes are passerine birds of the family Laniidae. The family is composed of thirty-one species in three genera. The family name, and that of the largest genus, Lanius, is derived from the Latin word for "butcher", and some shrikes were also known as "butcher birds" because of their feeding habits...

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Order: Passeriformes. Family: Laniidae

• Red-backed Shrike
  Red-backed Shrike
  The Red-backed Shrike is a carnivorous passerine bird and member of the shrike family Laniidae.English common names include 'Wariangle' and 'worrier'.-Description:...
  
  , Lanius collurio
• Rufous-tailed Shrike, Lanius isabellinus
• Emin's Shrike
  Emin's Shrike
  The Emin's Shrike is a species of bird in the Laniidae family.It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Nigeria, Sudan, and Uganda....
  
  , Lanius gubernator
• Souza's Shrike
  Souza's Shrike
  The Souza's Shrike is a species of bird in the Laniidae family. It was named after J.A. de Souza, a 19th century Portuguese zoologist....
  
  , Lanius souzae
• Northern Shrike, Lanius excubitor
• Southern Grey Shrike
  Southern Grey Shrike
  The Southern Grey Shrike, Lanius meridionalis, is a member of the shrike family.It is closely related to the Great Grey Shrike, Lanius excubitor, with which it used to be considered conspecific; where they co-occur, they do not interbreed and are separated by choice of habitat.The race L. m....
  
  , Lanius meridionalis
• Lesser Grey Shrike
  Lesser Grey Shrike
  The Lesser Grey Shrike is a member of the shrike family Laniidae.It is similar in appearance to the Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor and the Southern Grey Shrike L. meridionalis...
  
  , Lanius minor
• Grey-backed Fiscal
  Grey-backed Fiscal
  The Grey-backed Fiscal is a species of bird in the Laniidae family.It is found in Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.Its natural habitats are dry savanna and...
  
  , Lanius excubitoroides
• Long-tailed Fiscal
  Long-tailed Fiscal
  The Long-tailed Fiscal is a species of bird in the shrike family Laniidae. The species is closely related to the more widespread Grey-backed Fiscal and is sometimes placed in a separate subgenus, Neolanius, with that species...
  
  , Lanius cabanisi
• Taita Fiscal
  Taita Fiscal
  The Taita Fiscal, Lanius dorsalis, is a member of the shrike family found in east Africa, from southeastern Sudan and southern Ethiopia to northeastern Tanzania. Its habitat is dry open thornbush and acacia and other dry open woodland.-Description:...
  
  , Lanius dorsalis
• Somali Fiscal
  Somali Fiscal
  The Somali Fiscal is a species of bird in the Laniidae family.It is found in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.-References:...
  
  , Lanius somalicus
• Mackinnon's Shrike
  Mackinnon's Shrike
  Mackinnon's Shrike , also called Mackinnon's Fiscal, is a songbird species of the family Laniidae.It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda.Its natural habitats are...
  
  , Lanius mackinnoni
• Common Fiscal
  Common Fiscal
  The Common Fiscal is a member of the shrike family found through most of Sub-Saharan Africa. It is also sometimes named Fiscal Shrike, as well as Jackie Hangman or Butcher Bird due to its habit of impaling its prey on acacia thorns to store the food for later consumption. It is sometimes split...
  
  , Lanius collaris
• Newton's Fiscal, Lanius newtoni
• Masked Shrike
  Masked Shrike
  The Masked Shrike, Lanius nubicus, is a member of the shrike family Laniidae. It breeds in southeastern Europe and the eastern end of the Mediterranean, with a separate population in western Iran. It is a common species in Turkey, Cyprus, Israel and Syria...
  
  , Lanius nubicus
• Woodchat Shrike
  Woodchat Shrike
  The Woodchat Shrike is a member of the shrike family Laniidae.The Woodchat breeds in southern Europe, the Middle East and northwest Africa, and winters in tropical Africa. It breeds in open cultivated country, preferably with orchard trees and some bare or sandy ground.This migratory medium-sized...
  
  , Lanius senator
• Yellow-billed Shrike
  Yellow-billed Shrike
  The Yellow-billed Shrike is a small passerine bird in the shrike family. It is sometimes known as Long-tailed Shrike but this is to be discouraged since it invites confusion with the Long-tailed Shrike, Lanius schach, of tropical southern Asia.The Yellow-billed Shrike is a common resident breeding...
  
  , Corvinella corvina
• Magpie Shrike
  Magpie Shrike
  The Magpie Shrike , also known as the African Long-tailed Shrike, is a species of bird in the Laniidae family...
  
  , Corvinella melanoleuca
• White-rumped Shrike
  Northern White-crowned Shrike
  The Northern White-crowned Shrike or White-rumped Shrike, Eurocephalus rueppelli, is a shrike found in dry thornbush, semi-desert, and open acacia woodland in east Africa from southeastern Sudan and southern Ethiopia to Tanzania...
  
  , Eurocephalus rueppelli
• Southern White-crowned Shrike
  Southern White-crowned Shrike
  The Southern White-crowned Shrike is a species of bird in the Laniidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe....
  
  , Eurocephalus anguitimens

Bushshrike

Bushshrike

The bushshrikes are smallish passerine bird species. They were formerly classed with the true shrikes in the family Laniidae, but are now considered sufficiently distinctive to be separated from that group as the family Malaconotidae....

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Order: Passeriformes. Family: Malaconotidae

• Brubru
  Brubru
  The Brubru is a member of the bushshrike family found in much of sub-Saharan Africa apart from the western rainforests and southern South Africa. It is the only member of the genus Nilaus.-Distribution and habitat:...
  
  , Nilaus afer
• Northern Puffback
  Northern Puffback
  The Northern Puffback is a species of bird in the Malaconotidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana,...
  
  , Dryoscopus gambensis
• Pringle's Puffback
  Pringle's Puffback
  The Pringle's Puffback is a species of bird in the Malaconotidae family.It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania.Its natural habitat is dry savanna.-References:...
  
  , Dryoscopus pringlii
• Black-backed Puffback
  Black-backed Puffback
  The Black-backed Puffback is a species of bird in the Malaconotidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.Its natural habitats are...
  
  , Dryoscopus cubla
• Red-eyed Puffback
  Red-eyed Puffback
  The Red-eyed Puffback is a species of bird in the Malaconotidae family.It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria, Rwanda, and Uganda.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist...
  
  , Dryoscopus senegalensis
• Pink-footed Puffback
  Pink-footed Puffback
  The Pink-footed Puffback is a species of bird in the Malaconotidae family.It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane...
  
  , Dryoscopus angolensis
• Large-billed Puffback
  Large-billed Puffback
  Sabine's Puffback , also known as the Large-billed Puffback, is a species of bird in the Malaconotidae family. It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia,...
  
  , Dryoscopus sabini
• Marsh Tchagra
  Marsh Tchagra
  The Marsh Tchagra is a species of bird in the Malaconotidae family.It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra...
  
  , Tchagra minutus
• Black-crowned Tchagra
  Black-crowned Tchagra
  The Black-crowned Tchagra is a bushshrike. This family of passerine birds is closely related to the true shrikes in the family Laniidae, and was once included in that group....
  
  , Tchagra senegalus
• Brown-crowned Tchagra
  Brown-crowned Tchagra
  The Brown-crowned Tchagra is a species of bird in the Malaconotidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique,...
  
  , Tchagra australis
• Three-streaked Tchagra
  Three-streaked Tchagra
  The Three-streaked Tchagra is a species of bird in the Malaconotidae family.It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland....
  
  , Tchagra jamesi
• Southern Tchagra
  Southern Tchagra
  The Southern Tchagra is a passerine bird found in dense scrub and coastal bush in southern and south-eastern South Africa and Swaziland....
  
  , Tchagra tchagra
• Red-naped Bushshrike, Laniarius ruficeps
• Luehder's Bushshrike, Laniarius luehderi
• Braun's Bushshrike, Laniarius brauni
• Gabela Bushshrike, Laniarius amboimensis
• Bulo Burti Boubou
  Bulo Burti Boubou
  The Somali Boubou is a medium-size bushshrike. It was split from the Tropical Boubou as a result of DNA sequence analysis, and this change in status was recognized by the International Ornithological Committee in 2008...
  
  , Laniarius liberatus
• Turati's Boubou
  Turati's Boubou
  The Turati's Boubou is a species of bird in the Malaconotidae family.It is found in Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, and Sierra Leone.Its natural habitat is moist savanna.-References:...
  
  , Laniarius turatii
• Tropical Boubou
  Tropical Boubou
  The Tropical Boubou or Bell Shrike is a medium-sized passerine bird of sub-Saharan Africa. This very diverse "species" with its numerous subspecies and morphs has since long posed a taxonomic problem, and recent research suggests it is a cryptic species complex that ought to be split into several...
  
  , Laniarius aethiopicus
• Gabon Boubou
  Gabon Boubou
  The Gabon Boubou , also known as the Swamp Boubou, is a species of bird in the Malaconotidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical mangrove...
  
  , Laniarius bicolor
• Southern Boubou
  Southern Boubou
  The Southern Boubou is a bushshrike. This family of passerine birds is closely related to the true shrikes in the family Laniidae, and were once included in that group....
  
  , Laniarius ferrugineus
• Common Gonolek, Laniarius barbarus
• Black-headed Gonolek
  Black-headed Gonolek
  The black-headed gonolek is a species of bird in the Malaconotidae family. It is found in Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or...
  
  , Laniarius erythrogaster
• Crimson-breasted Gonolek
  Crimson-breasted Gonolek
  The Crimson-breasted Gonolek , Laniarius atrococcineus, formerly called the Crimson-breasted Shrike, is a southern African bird occurring in a broad swathe from southern Angola to the Free State province in South Africa. This species was first collected by ‎William John Burchell in 1811 near the...
  
  , Laniarius atrococcineus
• Papyrus Gonolek
  Papyrus Gonolek
  The Papyrus Gonolek is a species of bird in the Malaconotidae family.It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda....
  
  , Laniarius mufumbiri
• Yellow-breasted Boubou
  Yellow-breasted Boubou
  The Yellow-breasted Boubou is a species of bird in the Malaconotidae family. It is found in Cameroon and Nigeria....
  
  , Laniarius atroflavus
• Slate-colored Boubou, Laniarius funebris
• Sooty Boubou
  Sooty Boubou
  The Lowland Sooty Boubou , also known as the Sooty Boubou, is a species of bird in the Malaconotidae family...
  
  , Laniarius leucorhynchus
• Fuelleborn's Boubou
  Fuelleborn's Boubou
  The Fuelleborn's Boubou is a species of bird in the Malaconotidae family.It is found in Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia.The name of this bird commemorates the German physician Friedrich Fülleborn.-References:...
  
  , Laniarius fuelleborni
• Mountain Sooty Boubou, Laniarius poensis
• Rosy-patched Bushshrike
  Rosy-patched Bushshrike
  The Rosy-patched Bushshrike is a species of bird in the Malaconotidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Rhodophoneus.It is found in Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, and Tanzania....
  
  , Rhodophoneus cruentus
• Bokmakierie
  Bokmakierie
  The Bokmakierie is a bushshrike. This family of passerine birds is closely related to the true shrikes in the family Laniidae, and was once included in that group...
  
  , Telophorus zeylonus
• Grey-green Bushshrike
  Grey-green Bushshrike
  The Bocage's Bushshrike , also known as the Grey-green Bushshrike, is a species of bird in the Malaconotidae family. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda...
  
  , Telophorus bocagei
• Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike
  Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike
  The Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike or Orange-breasted Bush-Shrike is a species of bird in the Malaconotidae family....
  
  , Telophorus sulfureopectus
• Olive Bushshrike
  Olive Bushshrike
  The Olive Bushshrike is a species of bird in the Malaconotidae family.It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, and Zimbabwe....
  
  , Telophorus olivaceus
• Many-colored Bushshrike, Telophorus multicolor
• Black-fronted Bushshrike
  Black-fronted Bushshrike
  The Black-fronted Bushshrike is a passerine bird of the bushshrike family, Malaconotidae. It inhabits forests in Southern and Eastern Africa. It forms a superspecies with the Many-coloured Bushshrike and the two are sometimes considered to be a single species.-Description:It is 18-19 centimetres...
  
  , Telophorus nigrifrons
• Mt. Kupe Bushshrike, Telophorus kupeensis
• Four-colored Bushshrike, Telophorus viridis
• Doherty's Bushshrike
  Doherty's Bushshrike
  The Doherty's Bushshrike is a species of bird in the Malaconotidae family.It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda....
  
  , Telophorus dohertyi
• Fiery-breasted Bushshrike, Malaconotus cruentus
• Lagden's Bushshrike, Malaconotus lagdeni
• Green-breasted Bushshrike, Malaconotus gladiator
• Grey-headed Bushshrike, Malaconotus blanchoti
• Monteiro's Bushshrike, Malaconotus monteiri
• Uluguru Bushshrike
  Uluguru Bushshrike
  The Uluguru Bushshrike, Malaconotus alius, is a species of rare birds occurring only in the Uluguru Mountains in Tanzania. It was discovered in 1926 and was known to be confined to a single site in the Uluguru North Forest Reserve of about 84 km²...
  
  , Malaconotus alius

Helmetshrike

Helmetshrike

The helmetshrikes are smallish passerine bird species. These birds were included with the true shrikes in the family Laniidae, later on split between several presumably closely related groups such as bushshrikes and cuckoo-shrikes , but are now considered sufficiently distinctive to be separated...

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Order: Passeriformes. Family: Prionopidae

• White Helmetshrike
  White Helmetshrike
  The White-crested Helmetshrike , also known as the White Helmetshrike, is a species of passerine bird in the helmetshrike family Prionopidae, formerly usually included in the Malaconotidae.-Distribution and habitat:...
  
  , Prionops plumatus
• Grey-crested Helmetshrike, Prionops poliolophus
• Yellow-crested Helmetshrike, Prionops alberti
• Chestnut-bellied Helmetshrike
  Chestnut-bellied Helmetshrike
  The Chestnut-bellied Helmetshrike or Red-billed Helmetshrike is a species of bird in the helmetshrike family Prionopidae, formerly usually included in the Malaconotidae....
  
  , Prionops caniceps
• Rufous-bellied Helmetshrike
  Rufous-bellied Helmetshrike
  The Rufous-bellied Helmetshrike or Gabon Helmetshrike is a passerine bird belonging to the helmetshrike family, Prionopidae. It inhabits tropical forest in Central Africa. It is sometimes included within the Chestnut-bellied Helmetshrike of West Africa.-Description:It is 20-22 cm long...
  
  , Prionops rufiventris
• Retz's Helmetshrike
  Retz's Helmetshrike
  The Retz's Helmetshrike is a species of bird in the helmetshrike family Prionopidae, formerly usually included in the Malaconotidae....
  
  , Prionops retzii
• Angola Helmetshrike, Prionops gabela
• Chestnut-fronted Helmetshrike
  Chestnut-fronted Helmetshrike
  The Chestnut-fronted Helmetshrike is a species of bird in the helmetshrike family Prionopidae, formerly usually included in the Malaconotidae.It is found in Kenya, Mozambique, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe....
  
  , Prionops scopifrons

Drongo

Drongo

The drongos are a family of small passerine birds of the Old World tropics, the Dicruridae. This family was sometimes much enlarged to include a number of largely Australasian groups, such as the Australasian fantails, monarchs and paradise flycatchers...

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Order: Passeriformes. Family: Dicruridae

• Square-tailed Drongo
  Square-tailed Drongo
  The Square-tailed Drongo, Dicrurus ludwigii, is a drongo. The drongos are small passerine birds of the Old World tropics. They were previously classed as the family Dicruridae, but that has been much enlarged to include a number of largely Australasian groups, such as the Australasian fantails,...
  
  , Dicrurus ludwigii
• Shining Drongo
  Shining Drongo
  The Shining Drongo is a species of bird in the Dicruridae family.It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Togo.Its natural habitat is...
  
  , Dicrurus atripennis
• Fork-tailed Drongo
  Fork-tailed Drongo
  The Fork-tailed Drongo, Dicrurus adsimilis, also called the Common Drongo, African Drongo or Savanna Drongo, is a drongo, a type of small passerine bird of the Old World tropics. The species was earlier considered to cover Asia, but the Asian species is now called the Black Drongo...
  
  , Dicrurus adsimilis
• Velvet-mantled Drongo, Dicrurus modestus

Crow

Crow

Crows form the genus Corvus in the family Corvidae. Ranging in size from the relatively small pigeon-size jackdaws to the Common Raven of the Holarctic region and Thick-billed Raven of the highlands of Ethiopia, the 40 or so members of this genus occur on all temperate continents and several...

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Jay

The jays are several species of medium-sized, usually colorful and noisy, passerine birds in the crow family Corvidae. The names jay and magpie are somewhat interchangeable, and the evolutionary relationships are rather complex...

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Magpie

Magpies are passerine birds of the crow family, Corvidae.In Europe, "magpie" is often used by English speakers as a synonym for the European Magpie, as there are no other magpies in Europe outside Iberia...

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Order: Passeriformes. Family: Corvidae

Corvidae

Corvidae is a cosmopolitan family of oscine passerine birds that contains the crows, ravens, rooks, jackdaws, jays, magpies, treepies, choughs and nutcrackers. The common English names used are corvids or the crow family , and there are over 120 species...

• Eurasian Jay
  Eurasian Jay
  The Eurasian Jay is a species of bird occurring over a vast region from Western Europe and north-west Africa to the Indian Subcontinent and further to the eastern seaboard of Asia and down into south-east Asia...
  
  , Garrulus glandarius
• Eurasian Magpie, Pica pica
• Stresemann's Bush Crow
  Stresemann's Bush Crow
  The Stresemann's Bushcrow , also known as Abyssinian Pie, Bush Crow, Ethiopian Bushcrow, or by its generic name Zavattariornis, is a rather starling-like bird, which is currently thought to be member of the crow family, Corvidae, though this is uncertain...
  
  , Zavattariornis stresemanni
• Red-billed Chough
  Red-billed Chough
  The Red-billed Chough or Chough , Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax, is a bird in the crow family; it is one of only two species in the genus Pyrrhocorax...
  
  , Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
• Yellow-billed Chough, Pyrrhocorax graculus
• Piapiac
  Piapiac
  The Piapiac is a member of the crow family, and is the only member of the genus Ptilostomus. According to recent findings, it is most closely related to the Central Asian ground jays .-Description:...
  
  , Ptilostomus afer
• Eurasian Jackdaw, Corvus monedula
• House Crow
  House Crow
  thumb|300px|Bangalore, IndiaThe House Crow , also known as the Colombo Crow is a common bird of the Crow family that is of Asian origin but now found in many parts of the world, where they arrived assisted by shipping. It is between the Jackdaw and the Carrion Crow in size but is relatively...
  
  , Corvus splendens
• Cape Crow
  Cape Crow
  The Cape Crow or Black Crow is slightly larger than the Carrion Crow and is completely black with a slight gloss of purple in the feathers. It has proportionately longer legs, wings and tail too and has a much longer, slimmer bill that seems to be designed for probing into the ground for...
  
  , Corvus capensis
• Rook
  Rook (bird)
  The Rook is a member of the Corvidae family in the passerine order of birds. Named by Carl Linnaeus in 1758, the species name frugilegus is Latin for "food-gathering"....
  
  , Corvus frugilegus
• Carrion Crow
  Carrion Crow
  The Carrion Crow is a member of the passerine order of birds and the crow family which is native to western Europe and eastern Asia.-Taxonomy:...
  
  , Corvus corone
• Hooded Crow
  Hooded Crow
  The Hooded Crow is a Eurasian bird species in the crow genus. Widely distributed, it is also known locally as Scotch Crow, Danish Crow, and Corbie or Grey Crow in Ireland, which is what its Welsh name, Brân Lwyd, translates as...
  
  , Corvus cornix
• Pied Crow
  Pied Crow
  The Pied Crow is a widely distributed African bird species in the crow genus.Structurally, the Pied Crow is better thought of as a small crow-sized Raven, especially as it can hybridise with the Somali Crow where their ranges meet in the Horn of Africa...
  
  , Corvus albus
• Brown-necked Raven
  Brown-necked Raven
  The Brown-necked Raven is a larger bird than the Carrion Crow though not as large as the Common Raven. It has similar proportions to the common raven but the bill is not so large or deep and the wings tend to be a little more pointed in profile...
  
  , Corvus ruficollis
• Somali Crow
  Somali Crow
  The Somali Crow or Dwarf Raven, Corvus edithae is approximately the size of the Carrion Crow, Corvus corone but with longer bill and somewhat more brownish cast to the feathers especially when worn....
  
  , Corvus edithae
• Fan-tailed Raven
  Fan-tailed Raven
  The Fan-tailed Raven is a passerine bird of the crow family native to Eastern Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. Like the Chihuahuan Raven it is one of the smaller species , in fact it is about the same size as a Carrion Crow but with a much thicker bill, shorter tail and much larger...
  
  , Corvus rhipidurus
• White-necked Raven
  White-necked Raven
  The White-necked Raven, Corvus albicollis, is somewhat smaller than the Common Raven or indeed its nearest relative, the Thick-billed Raven C. crassirostris.-Description:...
  
  , Corvus albicollis
• Thick-billed Raven
  Thick-billed Raven
  The Thick-billed Raven , a Corvid from the Horn of Africa, shares with the Common Raven the distinction of being the largest in the Corvid family, and indeed the largest of the bird order Passeriformes . They measure 60-64 cm in length and weigh 1.5 kg...
  
  , Corvus crassirostris
• Common Raven
  Common Raven
  The Common Raven , also known as the Northern Raven, is a large, all-black passerine bird. Found across the northern hemisphere, it is the most widely distributed of all corvids...
  
  , Corvus corax

Starling

Starling

Starlings are small to medium-sized passerine birds in the family Sturnidae. The name "Sturnidae" comes from the Latin word for starling, sturnus. Many Asian species, particularly the larger ones, are called mynas, and many African species are known as glossy starlings because of their iridescent...

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Order: Passeriformes. Family: Sturnidae

• Common Myna
  Common Myna
  The Common Myna or Indian Myna also sometimes spelled Mynah, is a member of family Sturnidae native to Asia. An omnivorous open woodland bird with a strong territorial instinct, the Myna has adapted extremely well to urban environments...
  
  , Acridotheres tristis
• Rosy Starling
  Rosy Starling
  The Rosy Starling or Rose-coloured Starling is a passerine bird in the starling family Sturnidae. It is sometimes given its own, monotypic genus Pastor...
  
  , Pastor roseus
• European Starling
  European Starling
  The Common Starling , also known as the European Starling or just Starling, is a passerine bird in the family Sturnidae.This species of starling is native to most of temperate Europe and western Asia...
  
  , Sturnus vulgaris
• Spotless Starling
  Spotless Starling
  The Spotless Starling Sturnus unicolor is a passerine bird in the starling family Sturnidae. It is closely related to the Common Starling S. vulgaris, but has a much more restricted range, confined to the Iberian Peninsula, northwest Africa, southernmost France, and on the islands of Sicily,...
  
  , Sturnus unicolor
• Wattled Starling
  Wattled Starling
  The Wattled Starling is a nomadic resident in eastern and southern Africa. It is a species of grassland, open woodland and cultivation....
  
  , Creatophora cinerea
• Cape Glossy Starling, Lamprotornis nitens
• Greater Blue-eared Glossy Starling, Lamprotornis chalybaeus
• Lesser Blue-eared Glossy Starling, Lamprotornis chloropterus
• Bronze-tailed Glossy Starling, Lamprotornis chalcurus
• Splendid Glossy Starling, Lamprotornis splendidus
• Principe Glossy Starling, Lamprotornis ornatus
• Emerald Starling, Lamprotornis iris
• Purple Glossy Starling
  Purple Glossy Starling
  The Purple Starling , also known as the Purple Glossy Starling, is a member of the starling family of birds.-Distribution and habitat:...
  
  , Lamprotornis purpureus
• Rueppell's Glossy Starling, Lamprotornis purpuroptera
• Long-tailed Glossy Starling
  Long-tailed Glossy Starling
  The Long-tailed Glossy Starling, Lamprotornis caudatus, is a member of the starling family of birds. It is a resident breeder in tropical Africa from Senegal east to Sudan....
  
  , Lamprotornis caudatus
• Golden-breasted Starling
  Golden-breasted Starling
  The Golden-breasted Starling, Cosmopsarus regius also known as Royal Starling is a medium-sized, up to 35cm long, passerine in the starling family. The adult has a metallic green head and upperback, bright golden yellow breast and belly, dark bill and legs, white iris and metallic violet blue on...
  
  , Lamprotornis regius
• Meves's Glossy-starling
  Meves's Glossy-starling
  The Meves's Glossy-starling is a species of starling in the Sturnidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.-References:...
  
  , Lamprotornis mevesii
• Burchell's Glossy Starling, Lamprotornis australis
• Sharp-tailed Glossy Starling, Lamprotornis acuticaudus
• Black-bellied Glossy Starling, Lamprotornis corruscus
• Superb Starling
  Superb Starling
  The Superb Starling is a member of the starling family of birds. It can commonly be found in East Africa, including Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. Used to be known as Spreo superbus .-Description:...
  
  , Lamprotornis superbus
• Hildebrandt's Starling
  Hildebrandt's Starling
  Hildebrandt's Starling is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It forms a superspecies with and has previously been included in the same species as Shelley's Starling, which is a migratory species ranging from Ethiopia and Somalia to Kenya...
  
  , Lamprotornis hildebrandti
• Shelley's Starling
  Shelley's Starling
  The Shelley's Starling is a species of starling in the Sturnidae family.It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, and Tanzania.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 24 July 2007....
  
  , Lamprotornis shelleyi
• Chestnut-bellied Starling
  Chestnut-bellied Starling
  The Chestnut-bellied Starling is a species of starling in the Sturnidae family.It is found in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, and Togo.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. ....
  
  , Lamprotornis pulcher
• Purple-headed Glossy Starling, Lamprotornis purpureiceps
• Copper-tailed Glossy Starling, Lamprotornis cupreocauda
• Violet-backed Starling
  Violet-backed Starling
  The Violet-backed Starling , also known as the Plum-coloured Starling or Amethyst Starling, is a relatively small species of starling in the Sturnidae family. This strongly sexually dimorphic species is found widely in woodland of mainland sub-Saharan Africa.-References:* BirdLife International 2004....
  
  , Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
• African Pied Starling
  African Pied Starling
  The African Pied Starling, Lamprotornis bicolor, is a bird endemic to South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. It is common in most of its range, but largely absent from the arid northwest and the eastern lowlands of South Africa...
  
  , Spreo bicolor
• Fischer's Starling
  Fischer's Starling
  The Fischer's Starling, Spreo fischeri, is a bird which is an uncommon resident breeder from southern Ethiopia and Somalia to eastern Kenya and Tanzania...
  
  , Spreo fischeri
• Ashy Starling
  Ashy Starling
  The Ashy Starling is a species of starling in the Sturnidae family.It is found in Kenya and Tanzania.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 24 July 2007....
  
  , Spreo unicolor
• White-crowned Starling
  White-crowned Starling
  The White-crowned Starling is a species of starling in the Sturnidae family.It is found in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 24 July 2007....
  
  , Spreo albicapillus
• Red-winged Starling
  Red-winged Starling
  The Red-winged Starling, Onychognathus morio, is a bird of the starling family Sturnidae native to eastern Africa from Ethiopia to the Cape in South Africa. It is known in Afrikaans as the Rooivlerkspreeu.-Taxonomy:...
  
  , Onychognathus morio
• Slender-billed Starling
  Slender-billed Starling
  The Slender-billed Starling is a species of starling in the Sturnidae family.It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.-References:...
  
  , Onychognathus tenuirostris
• Chestnut-winged Starling
  Chestnut-winged Starling
  The Chestnut-winged Starling is a species of starling in the Sturnidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, São Tomé and Príncipe,...
  
  , Onychognathus fulgidus
• Waller's Starling
  Waller's Starling
  The Waller's Starling is a species of starling in the Sturnidae family.It is found in Burundi, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia....
  
  , Onychognathus walleri
• Somali Starling
  Somali Starling
  The Somali Starling is a species of starling in the Sturnidae family.It is found in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, and Yemen.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 24 July 2007....
  
  , Onychognathus blythii
• Socotra Starling
  Socotra Starling
  The Socotra Starling is a species of starling in the Sturnidae family.It is endemic to Yemen.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and...
  
  , Onychognathus frater
• Tristram's Starling, Onychognathus tristramii
• Pale-winged Starling
  Pale-winged Starling
  The Pale-winged Starling is a species of starling in the Sturnidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 24 July 2007....
  
  , Onychognathus nabouroup
• Bristle-crowned Starling
  Bristle-crowned Starling
  The Bristle-crowned Starling is a species of starling in the Sturnidae family.It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Uganda.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 24 July 2007....
  
  , Onychognathus salvadorii
• White-billed Starling
  White-billed Starling
  The White-billed Starling is a species of starling in the Sturnidae family.It is found in Eritrea and Ethiopia.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 24 July 2007....
  
  , Onychognathus albirostris
• Neumann's Starling
  Neumann's Starling
  Neumann's Starling, or Neumann's Red-winged Starling Onychognathus neumanni, is a bird native to Africa. This starling breeds on rocky cliffs, outcrops and gorges mainly in the Sahel from Mauretania and Equatorial Guinea to western Sudan...
  
  , Onychognathus neumanni
• Narrow-tailed Starling
  Narrow-tailed Starling
  The Narrow-tailed Starling is a species of starling in the Sturnidae family.It is found in West and Central Africa from Sierra Leone to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.. The male is dark blue and the female is dark gray with chestnut-colored patches on the wings, visible in flight. Both sexes...
  
  , Poeoptera lugubris
• Stuhlmann's Starling
  Stuhlmann's Starling
  The Stuhlmann's Starling is a species of starling in the Sturnidae family.It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.-References:...
  
  , Poeoptera stuhlmanni
• Kenrick's Starling
  Kenrick's Starling
  The Kenrick's Starling is a species of starling in the Sturnidae family.It is found in Kenya and Tanzania.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 24 July 2007.-External links:*...
  
  , Poeoptera kenricki
• Sharpe's Starling
  Sharpe's Starling
  Sharpe's Starling is a species of starling in the Sturnidae family. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.-References:...
  
  , Pholia sharpii
• Abbott's Starling
  Abbott's Starling
  The Abbott's Starling is a species of starling in the Sturnidae family.It is found in Kenya and Tanzania.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.It is threatened by habitat loss....
  
  , Pholia femoralis
• White-collared Starling
  White-collared Starling
  The White-collared Starling is a species of starling in the Sturnidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Grafisia.It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Gabon....
  
  , Grafisia torquata
• Magpie Starling
  Magpie Starling
  The Magpie Starling, Speculipastor bicolor is a member of the starling family from eastern Africa.-Description:The Magpie Starling is about 16–19 cm in length. The white patches at base of primaries are obvious in flight. The male is a shiny blue-black on upperparts, head and upper breast,...
  
  , Speculipastor bicolor
• Babbling Starling
  Babbling Starling
  The Babbling Starling is a species of starling in the Sturnidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Neocichla.It is found in Angola, Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia.-References:...
  
  , Neocichla gutturalis
• Red-billed Oxpecker
  Red-billed Oxpecker
  The Red-billed Oxpecker, Buphagus erythrorhynchus, is a passerine bird in the starling and myna family Sturndidae; some ornithologists regard the oxpeckers to be in a family by themselves, the Buphagidae. It is native to the savannah of sub-Saharan Africa, from the Central African Republic east to...
  
  , Buphagus erythrorhynchus
• Yellow-billed Oxpecker
  Yellow-billed Oxpecker
  The Yellow-billed Oxpecker, Buphagus africanus, is a passerine bird in the starling and myna family Sturnidae; some ornithologists regard the Oxpeckers to be a separate family, the Buphagidae . It is native to the savannah of sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal east to Sudan...
  
  , Buphagus africanus

Old World sparrows

Sparrow

The sparrows are a family of small passerine birds, Passeridae. They are also known as true sparrows, or Old World sparrows, names also used for a genus of the family, Passer...

Order: Passeriformes. Family: Passeridae

Sparrow

The sparrows are a family of small passerine birds, Passeridae. They are also known as true sparrows, or Old World sparrows, names also used for a genus of the family, Passer...

• House Sparrow
  House Sparrow
  The House Sparrow is a bird of the sparrow family Passeridae, found in most parts of the world. One of about 25 species in the genus Passer, the House Sparrow occurs naturally in most of Europe, the Mediterranean region, and much of Asia...
  
  , Passer domesticus
• Spanish Sparrow
  Spanish Sparrow
  The Spanish Sparrow or Willow Sparrow is a passerine bird of the sparrow family Passeridae. It is found in the Mediterranean region and southwest and central Asia...
  
  , Passer hispaniolensis
• Somali Sparrow
  Somali Sparrow
  The Somali Sparrow is a sparrow found in northern Somalia, Djibouti, Ethiopia and Kenya....
  
  , Passer castanopterus
• Dead Sea Sparrow
  Dead Sea Sparrow
  The Dead Sea Sparrow , as its name suggests, is a breeding bird around the River Jordan, Dead Sea, and into Iraq, Iran and western Afghanistan. Breeding recorded in Cyprus but is probably extinct there now...
  
  , Passer moabiticus
• Cape Verde Sparrow, Passer iagoensis
• Socotra Sparrow
  Socotra Sparrow
  The Socotra Sparrow is a passerine bird endemic to the islands of Socotra, Samhah, and Darsah in the Indian Ocean, off the Horn of Africa...
  
  , Passer insularis
• Great Rufous Sparrow, Passer motitensis
• Kenya Rufous Sparrow
  Kenya Rufous Sparrow
  The Kenya Sparrow, also known as the Kenya Rufous Sparrow is a sparrow found in Kenya and Tanzania. It tends to be found in dry wooded savanna and agricultural areas...
  
  , Passer rufocinctus
• Shelley's Rufous Sparrow, Passer shelleyi
• Kordofan Rufous Sparrow, Passer cordofanicus
• Cape Sparrow
  Cape Sparrow
  The Cape Sparrow or Mossie is a bird of the sparrow family Passeridae. Brightly coloured and distinctive, it is coloured grey, brown, and chestnut, with some black and white markings on the male...
  
  , Passer melanurus
• Grey-headed Sparrow
  Grey-headed Sparrow
  The Northern Grey-headed Sparrow , also known as the Grey-headed Sparrow or Common Grey-headed Sparrow, is a resident breeding bird species in much of tropical Africa...
  
  , Passer griseus
• Swainson's Sparrow
  Swainson's Sparrow
  Swainson's Sparrow is a species of bird in the sparrow family Passeridae. It occurs in the highlands of Ethiopia and Somalia, and in some of Sudan, South Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, and Kenya. It is often considered a race of Grey-headed Sparrow, but it tends to be darker, especially on the head and...
  
  , Passer swainsonii
• Parrot-billed Sparrow
  Parrot-billed Sparrow
  The Parrot-billed Sparrow is found in the arid lowlands of east central Africa. At and , it is largest of the sparrows of the family Passeridae. It is often considered a subspecies of the Grey-headed Sparrow.-External links:*...
  
  , Passer gongonensis
• Swahili Sparrow, Passer suahelicus
• Southern Grey-headed Sparrow
  Southern Grey-headed Sparrow
  The Southern Grey-headed Sparrow is a passerine bird of the sparrow family Passeridae. It is sometimes treated as a subspecies of the Grey-headed Sparrow. It is found in savanna and woodland in Angola and Zambia down to South Africa....
  
  , Passer diffusus
• Desert Sparrow
  Desert Sparrow
  The Desert Sparrow is a bird of the sparrow family Passeridae. It is found in desert and sandy areas of northern and central Africa, with a distinct subspecies in areas of Iran, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan sometimes called the Asian Desert Sparrow or Zarudny's Sparrow .The Desert Sparrow is not...
  
  , Passer simplex
• Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Passer montanus
• Sudan Golden Sparrow
  Sudan Golden Sparrow
  The Sudan Golden Sparrow is a small bird in the sparrow family, found to the south of the Sahara Desert in Africa. It is a popular cage bird, and in aviculture it is known as the Golden Song Sparrow...
  
  , Passer luteus
• Arabian Golden Sparrow
  Arabian Golden Sparrow
  The Arabian Golden Sparrow is a sparrow found in south west Arabia and also the coast of Somalia and Djibouti where it occurs in thorn savanna and scrub habitats. It is sometimes considered as a subspecies of the Sudan Golden Sparrow .- External links :*...
  
  , Passer euchlorus
• Chestnut Sparrow
  Chestnut Sparrow
  The Chestnut Sparrow is a species of passerine bird in the sparrow family Passeridae. It is the smallest member of the sparrow family, at about long. The breeding male has deep chestnut plumage and the female and juvenile are duller in appearance...
  
  , Passer eminibey
• Yellow-spotted Petronia
  Yellow-spotted Petronia
  The Yellow-spotted Petronia is a species of bird in the sparrow family Passeridae. It is found in Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland....
  
  , Petronia pyrgita
• Yellow-throated Petronia
  Yellow-throated Petronia
  The Yellow-throated Petronia is a species of bird in the sparrow family Passeridae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe...
  
  , Petronia superciliaris
• Bush Petronia
  Bush Petronia
  The Bush Petronia is a species of bird in the Passeridae family. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, and Yemen...
  
  , Petronia dentata
• Rock Petronia, Petronia petronia
• Pale Rockfinch
  Pale Rockfinch
  The Pale Rockfinch or Pale Rock Sparrow is a small sparrow found in the Middle East and Central Asia. It is the only living member of the genus Carpospiza. Some authorities include it in the genus Petronia...
  
  , Carpospiza brachydactyla
• White-winged Snowfinch
  White-winged Snowfinch
  The White-winged Snowfinch , or just Snowfinch, is a small passerine bird. Despite its name, it is a sparrow rather than a true finch.-Distribution and habitat:...
  
  , Montifringilla nivalis

Weaver

Order: Passeriformes. Family: Ploceidae

• White-billed Buffalo Weaver, Bubalornis albirostris
• Red-billed Buffalo Weaver, Bubalornis niger
• White-headed Buffalo Weaver, Dinemellia dinemelli
• Speckle-fronted Weaver
  Speckle-fronted Weaver
  The Speckle-fronted Weaver is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family.It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.Its natural...
  
  , Sporopipes frontalis
• Scaly-feathered Weaver, Sporopipes squamifrons
• White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
  White-browed Sparrow-weaver
  The White-browed Sparrow-Weaver is a predominantly brown, sparrow-sized weaver found throughout central and northcentral southern Africa. It is found in...
  
  , Plocepasser mahali
• Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver
  Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-weaver
  The Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver is a species of bird in the Passeridae family.It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Niger, Nigeria,...
  
  , Plocepasser superciliosus
• Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Weaver
  Chestnut-backed Sparrow-weaver
  The Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Weaver is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family.It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, and Zambia.-References:...
  
  , Plocepasser rufoscapulatus
• Donaldson Smith's Sparrow-Weaver, Plocepasser donaldsoni
• Rufous-tailed Weaver
  Rufous-tailed Weaver
  The Rufous-tailed Weaver is an East African songbird. Despite its name, it is placed the Old World sparrow family ....
  
  , Histurgops ruficauda
• Grey-headed Social Weaver, Pseudonigrita arnaudi
• Black-capped Social Weaver, Pseudonigrita cabanisi
• Social Weaver
  Sociable Weaver
  The Sociable Weaver or Social Weaver is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family endemic to Southern Africa. It is monotypic within the genus Philetairus. It is found in Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa. but their range is centred around Northern Cape Province and southern Namibia...
  
  , Philetairus socius
• Bannerman's Weaver
  Bannerman's Weaver
  The Bannerman's Weaver is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family.It is found in Cameroon and Nigeria.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.It is threatened by habitat loss....
  
  , Ploceus bannermani
• Bates's Weaver
  Bates's Weaver
  The Bates's Weaver is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family.It is endemic to Cameroon.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.It is threatened by habitat loss.- References :...
  
  , Ploceus batesi
• Black-chinned Weaver
  Black-chinned Weaver
  The Black-chinned Weaver is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family.It is found in the Bailundu Highlands of western Angola, on the Batéké Plateau in Republic of the Congo, and in eastern Gabon.-References:...
  
  , Ploceus nigrimentus
• Baglafecht Weaver
  Baglafecht Weaver
  The Baglafecht Weaver is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family.It is found in Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical...
  
  , Ploceus baglafecht
• Bertram's Weaver
  Bertram's Weaver
  Bertram's Weaver , sometimes called Bertrand's Weaver, is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family. It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zambia. It is named after Bertram Lutley Sclater, a captain in the British army who served in Africa in the late 19th century...
  
  , Ploceus bertrandi
• Slender-billed Weaver
  Slender-billed Weaver
  The Slender-billed Weaver is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family.It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and Zambia.-References:*...
  
  , Ploceus pelzelni
• Loango Weaver
  Loango Weaver
  The Loango Weaver is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family.It is found in Angola, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Gabon....
  
  , Ploceus subpersonatus
• Little Weaver
  Little Weaver
  The Little Weaver is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family.It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan,...
  
  , Ploceus luteolus
• Lesser Masked Weaver
  Lesser Masked Weaver
  The Lesser Masked Weaver is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland,...
  
  , Ploceus intermedius
• Spectacled Weaver
  Spectacled Weaver
  The Spectacled Weaver is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family. It is found widely in woodland, forest edge and gardens of East, Middle and Southern Africa, but is absent from the most arid regions and dense, primary rainforest...
  
  , Ploceus ocularis
• Black-necked Weaver
  Black-necked Weaver
  The Black-necked Weaver is a resident breeding bird species in much of tropical Africa from Senegal and northern Angola, South Sudan and Tanzania.-Distribution and biology:This weaver occurs in forests, especially in wet habitats...
  
  , Ploceus nigricollis
• Black-billed Weaver
  Black-billed Weaver
  The Black-billed Weaver is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family.It is found in Burundi, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.-References:...
  
  , Ploceus melanogaster
• Strange Weaver
  Strange Weaver
  The Strange Weaver is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family.It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda.- References :* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 26 July 2007....
  
  , Ploceus alienus
• Bocage's Weaver
  Bocage's Weaver
  The Bocage's Weaver is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family.It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zambia.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 26 July 2007....
  
  , Ploceus temporalis
• Cape Weaver
  Cape Weaver
  The Cape Weaver is a resident breeding bird species endemic to South Africa.This common species occurs in grassland, agricultural and fynbos habitats, often near rivers...
  
  , Ploceus capensis
• African Golden Weaver, Ploceus subaureus
• Holub's Golden Weaver, Ploceus xanthops
• Príncipe Weaver, Ploceus princeps
• Orange Weaver
  Orange Weaver
  The Orange Weaver Finch is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family.It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda...
  
  , Ploceus aurantius
• Golden Palm Weaver
  Golden Palm Weaver
  The Golden Palm Weaver is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family.It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 26 July 2007....
  
  , Ploceus bojeri
• Taveta Weaver, Ploceus castaneiceps
• Southern Brown-throated Weaver
  Southern Brown-throated Weaver
  The Southern Brown-throated Weaver is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family.It is found in Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.-References:...
  
  , Ploceus xanthopterus
• Northern Brown-throated Weaver
  Northern Brown-throated Weaver
  The Northern Brown-throated Weaver is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family.It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda.-References:...
  
  , Ploceus castanops
• Kilombero Weaver
  Kilombero Weaver
  The Kilombero Weaver is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family.It is endemic to Tanzania.Its natural habitat is swamps.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
  
  , Ploceus burnieri
• Rueppell's Weaver
  Rueppell's Weaver
  The Rüppell's Weaver is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family.It is found in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen.-References:...
  
  , Ploceus galbula
• Heuglin's Masked Weaver, Ploceus heuglini
• Northern Masked Weaver, Ploceus taeniopterus
• Southern Masked Weaver, Ploceus velatus
• Vitelline Masked Weaver, Ploceus vitellinus
• Tanzanian Masked Weaver, Ploceus reichardi
• Katanga Masked Weaver, Ploceus katangae
• Lufira Masked Weaver, Ploceus ruweti
• Village Weaver
  Village Weaver
  The Village Weaver , also known as the Spotted-backed Weaver or Black-headed Weaver , is a species of bird found in much of sub-Saharan Africa...
  
  , Ploceus cucullatus
• Giant Weaver
  Giant Weaver
  The Giant Weaver is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family. It is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe. It can climb trees and branches, rather like a treecreeper or sittella. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
  
  , Ploceus grandis
• Speke's Weaver
  Speke's Weaver
  Speke's Weaver is a familiar East African songbird.The eyes are pale and the bill is on the large side for a weaver. Unlike many weavers, it has the same plumage all year. The adult male is yellow with black throat , face, and bill, and variable black mottling on the back...
  
  , Ploceus spekei
• Fox's Weaver
  Fox's Weaver
  The Fox's Weaver is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family.It is endemic to Uganda.Its natural habitats are moist savanna, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and swamps....
  
  , Ploceus spekeoides
• Vieillot's Weaver, Ploceus nigerrimus
• Weyns' Weaver, Ploceus weynsi
• Clarke's Weaver
  Clarke's Weaver
  The Clarke's Weaver is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family.It is endemic to Kenya.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
  
  , Ploceus golandi
• Black-headed Weaver
  Black-headed Weaver
  The Black-headed Weaver , also known as the Yellow-backed Weaver, is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family. It is found in savanna and similar habitats, typically near water, in West, Central and East Africa. It has also been introduced to Spain and Portugal.-References:* BirdLife International...
  
  , Ploceus melanocephalus
• Juba Weaver, Ploceus dichrocephalus
• Golden-backed Weaver
  Golden-backed Weaver
  The Golden-backed Weaver , also known as Jackson's Weaver, is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family.It is found in Burundi, Kenya, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.-References:...
  
  , Ploceus jacksoni
• Cinnamon Weaver
  Cinnamon Weaver
  The Cinnamon Weaver is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family.It is endemic to Sudan and nearby countries.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 26 July 2007....
  
  , Ploceus badius
• Chestnut Weaver
  Chestnut Weaver
  The Chestnut Weaver is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Namibia, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.-References:...
  
  , Ploceus rubiginosus
• Golden-naped Weaver
  Golden-naped Weaver
  The Golden-naped Weaver is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family.It is endemic to Democratic Republic of the Congo.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.It is threatened by habitat loss....
  
  , Ploceus aureonucha
• Yellow-mantled Weaver
  Yellow-mantled Weaver
  The Yellow-mantled Weaver is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan,...
  
  , Ploceus tricolor
• Maxwell's Black Weaver
  Maxwell's Black Weaver
  The Maxwell's Black Weaver is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family.It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Uganda.-References:*...
  
  , Ploceus albinucha
• Dark-backed Weaver, Ploceus bicolor
• Preuss' Weaver, Ploceus preussi
• Yellow-capped Weaver
  Yellow-capped Weaver
  The Yellow-capped Weaver is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family.It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Gabon.-References:...
  
  , Ploceus dorsomaculatus
• Usambara Weaver
  Usambara Weaver
  The Usambara Weaver is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family.It is endemic to Tanzania.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and plantations .It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
  
  , Ploceus nicolli
• Olive-headed Weaver
  Olive-headed Weaver
  The Olive-headed Weaver is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family.It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zambia.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
  
  , Ploceus olivaceiceps
• Brown-capped Weaver
  Brown-capped Weaver
  The Brown-capped Weaver is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family.It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . ...
  
  , Ploceus insignis
• Bar-winged Weaver
  Bar-winged Weaver
  The Bar-winged Weaver is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family.It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zambia.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 26 July 2007....
  
  , Ploceus angolensis
• São Tomé Weaver
  São Tomé Weaver
  The São Tomé Weaver is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family.It is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:...
  
  , Ploceus sanctithomae
• Yellow-legged Weaver
  Yellow-legged Weaver
  The Yellow-legged Weaver is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family.It is endemic to Democratic Republic of the Congo.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.It is threatened by habitat loss....
  
  , Ploceus flavipes
• Compact Weaver
  Compact Weaver
  The Compact Weaver is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria,...
  
  , Pachyphantes superciliosus
• Red-crowned Malimbe
  Red-crowned Malimbe
  The Red-crowned Malimbe is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family.It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon.-References:...
  
  , Malimbus coronatus
• Cassin's Malimbe, Malimbus cassini
• Ballmann's Malimbe, Malimbus ballmanni
• Rachel's Malimbe
  Rachel's Malimbe
  The Rachel's Malimbe is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family.It is found in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Nigeria.It is also known under the name Rachel's weaver...
  
  , Malimbus racheliae
• Red-vented Malimbe
  Red-vented Malimbe
  The Red-vented Malimbe is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family.It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Togo.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical swamps....
  
  , Malimbus scutatus
• Ibadan Malimbe
  Ibadan Malimbe
  The Ibadan Malimbe is a rare species of bird in the Ploceidae family. It is endemic to Nigeria, where it is known only from the southwestern part of the country. It was first discovered in 1951 and was common at one point. Forest clearing made it rare.The bird is about 20 centimeters long. The...
  
  , Malimbus ibadanensis
• Red-bellied Malimbe
  Red-bellied Malimbe
  The Red-bellied Malimbe is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family.It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria, Sudan, and Uganda....
  
  , Malimbus erythrogaster
• Grey's Malimbe, Malimbus nitens
• Crested Malimbe
  Crested Malimbe
  The Crested Malimbe is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family.It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, and Uganda.Its...
  
  , Malimbus malimbicus
• Red-headed Malimbe
  Red-headed Malimbe
  The Red-headed Malimbe is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Sierra...
  
  , Malimbus rubricollis
• Red-headed Weaver
  Red-headed Weaver
  The Red-headed Weaver is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Anaplectes....
  
  , Anaplectes rubriceps
• Bob-tailed Weaver
  Bob-tailed Weaver
  The Bob-tailed Weaver is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Brachycope.It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, and Democratic Republic of the Congo....
  
  , Brachycope anomala
• Cardinal Quelea
  Cardinal Quelea
  The Cardinal Quelea is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family.It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.-Origin:...
  
  , Quelea cardinalis
• Red-headed Quelea
  Red-headed Quelea
  The Red-headed Quelea is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family.It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana,...
  
  , Quelea erythrops
• Red-billed Quelea
  Red-billed Quelea
  The Red-billed Quelea is the world's most abundant wild bird species, with an estimated adult breeding population of 1.5 billion pairs. Some estimates of the overall population have been as large as 10 billion...
  
  , Quelea quelea
• Yellow-crowned Bishop
  Yellow-crowned Bishop
  The Yellow-crowned Bishop is a species of passerine bird in the family Ploceidae native to Africa south of the Sahara. It is highly sexually dimorphic in its breeding season, during which the male adopts a distinctive yellow and black plumage, contrasting with the female's predominantly brown...
  
  , Euplectes afer
• Fire-fronted Bishop
  Fire-fronted Bishop
  The Fire-fronted Bishop is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family.It is found in Kenya, Somalia, and Tanzania.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 25 July 2007....
  
  , Euplectes diadematus
• Black Bishop
  Black Bishop
  The Black Bishop is a species of passerine bird in the Ploceidae family native to Africa south of the Sahara. Three subspecies are recognised.- Taxonomy :...
  
  , Euplectes gierowii
• Black-winged Bishop, Euplectes hordeaceus
• Orange Bishop, Euplectes franciscanus
• Red Bishop, Euplectes orix
• Zanzibar Red Bishop, Euplectes nigroventris
• Golden-backed Bishop
  Golden-backed Bishop
  The Golden-backed Bishop is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family.It is found in Angola and São Tomé and Príncipe.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 25 July 2007....
  
  , Euplectes aureus
• Yellow Bishop
  Yellow Bishop
  The Yellow Bishop or Yellow-rumped Widow is a resident breeding bird species in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.This common weaver...
  
  , Euplectes capensis
• Fan-tailed Widowbird
  Fan-tailed Widowbird
  The Fan-tailed Widowbird is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda,...
  
  , Euplectes axillaris
• Yellow-mantled Widowbird, Euplectes macroura
• White-winged Widowbird
  White-winged Widowbird
  The White-winged Widowbird is a species of passerine bird in the family Ploceidae native to Africa south of the Sahara. It is highly sexually dimorphic in its breeding season, during which the male's yellow plumage turns dark and he gains more white feathers, contrasting with the female's...
  
  , Euplectes albonotatus
• Red-collared Widowbird
  Red-collared Widowbird
  The Red-collared Widowbird is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau,...
  
  , Euplectes ardens
• Marsh Widowbird
  Marsh Widowbird
  The Marsh Widowbird is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family.It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.-References:...
  
  , Euplectes hartlaubi
• Montane Widowbird, Euplectes psammocromius
• Long-tailed Widowbird
  Long-tailed Widowbird
  The Long-tailed Widowbird is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Lesotho, South Africa, Swaziland, and Zambia.-References:...
  
  , Euplectes progne
• Jackson's Widowbird
  Jackson's Widowbird
  The Jackson's Widowbird is a species of bird in the Ploceidae family.It is found in Kenya and Tanzania.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland and arable land.It is threatened by habitat loss....
  
  , Euplectes jacksoni
• Thick-billed Weaver, Amblyospiza albifrons

Waxbills

Order: Passeriformes. Family: Estrildidae

• Red-fronted Antpecker
  Red-fronted Antpecker
  The Red-fronted Antpecker is a species of songbird found in Western Africa. Like all antpeckers, it is tentatively placed in the of estrildid finch family . It often contains the eastern Jameson's Antpecker The Red-fronted Antpecker (Parmoptila rubrifrons) is a species of songbird found in...
  
  , Parmoptila rubrifrons
• Jameson's Antpecker
  Jameson's Antpecker
  Jameson's Antpecker is a songbird species found in central Africa. Like all antpeckers, it is tentatively placed in the of estrildid finch family . It has traditionally been included as a subspecies of P. rubrifrons and the common name "Jameson's Antpecker" was sometimes used for both taxa...
  
  , Parmoptila jamesoni
• Woodhouse's Antpecker
  Woodhouse's Antpecker
  Woodhouse's Antpecker is a common species of estrildid finch found in wetter land of Central Africa. It has an estimated global Extent of Occurrence of 190,000 km².-Habitat:...
  
  , Parmoptila woodhousei
• White-breasted Negrofinch
  White-breasted Negrofinch
  The White-breasted Negrofinch is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa. It has an estimated global Extent of Occurrence of 2,700,000 km²....
  
  , Nigrita fusconotus
• Chestnut-breasted Negrofinch
  Chestnut-breasted Negrofinch
  The Chestnut-breasted Negrofinch is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 3,000,000 km².-Habitat:...
  
  , Nigrita bicolor
• Pale-fronted Negrofinch
  Pale-fronted Negrofinch
  The Pale-fronted Negrofinch is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 2,500,000 km²....
  
  , Nigrita luteifrons
• Grey-headed Negrofinch
  Grey-headed Negrofinch
  The Grey-headed Negrofinch is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 3,700,000 km²....
  
  , Nigrita canicapillus
• White-collared Oliveback
  White-collared Oliveback
  The White-collared Oliveback is a species of estrildid finch found in Africa. It has an estimated global Extent of Occurrence of 94,000 km²....
  
  , Nesocharis ansorgei
• Fernando Po Oliveback
  Fernando Po Oliveback
  Shelley’s Oliveback , also known as the Fernando Po Oliveback, is a species of estrildid finch found in Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 55,000 km². It is found in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria. The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern.-References:...
  
  , Nesocharis shelleyi
• Grey-headed Oliveback
  Grey-headed Oliveback
  The Grey-headed Oliveback is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 800,000 km²....
  
  , Nesocharis capistrata
• Orange-winged Pytilia
  Orange-winged Pytilia
  The Orange-winged Pytilia is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 2,300,000 km²....
  
  , Pytilia afra
• Red-winged Pytilia
  Red-winged Pytilia
  The Red-winged Pytilia is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 370,000 km²....
  
  , Pytilia phoenicoptera
• Red-winged Pytilia
  Red-winged Pytilia
  The Red-winged Pytilia is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 370,000 km²....
  
  , Pytilia lineata
• Green-winged Pytilia
  Green-winged Pytilia
  The Green-winged Pytilia is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of .It is found in most of Africa south of the Sahara...
  
  , Pytilia melba
• Red-faced Pytilia
  Red-faced Pytilia
  The Yellow-winged Pytilia , also known as the Red-faced Pytilia, is an African estrildid finch. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 250,000 km²....
  
  , Pytilia hypogrammica
• Green-backed Twinspot
  Green-backed Twinspot
  The Green-backed Twinspot is an estrildid finch found in sub-saharan Africa. This species is evaluated as Least Concern.-Subspecies:The Green-backed Twinspot has four sub-species:* Mandingoa nitidula chubbi...
  
  , Mandingoa nitidula
• Red-faced Crimson-wing
  Red-faced Crimson-wing
  The Red-faced Crimson-wing is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 390,000 km²....
  
  , Cryptospiza reichenovii
• Abyssinian Crimson-wing
  Abyssinian Crimson-wing
  The Abyssinian Crimson-wing is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 190,000 km²....
  
  , Cryptospiza salvadorii
• Dusky Crimson-wing
  Dusky Crimson-wing
  The Dusky Crimson-wing is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 78,000 km².It is found in Burundi, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and Uganda....
  
  , Cryptospiza jacksoni
• Shelley's Crimson-wing
  Shelley's Crimson-wing
  Shelley's Crimson-wing Cryptospiza shelleyi is a vulnerable species of estrildid finch found in Burundi, eastern The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and western Uganda in Africa. It has shown population decline over the past few decades, with a current population estimate of 2 500 - 9 999...
  
  , Cryptospiza shelleyi
• Crimson Seedcracker
  Crimson Seedcracker
  The Crimson Seedcracker is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 430,000 km²....
  
  , Pyrenestes sanguineus
• Black-bellied Seedcracker
  Black-bellied Seedcracker
  The Black-bellied Seedcracker is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 4,500,000 km²....
  
  , Pyrenestes ostrinus
• Lesser Seedcracker
  Lesser Seedcracker
  The Lesser Seedcracker is a common species of estrildid finch found in sub-saharan Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 410,000 km²....
  
  , Pyrenestes minor
• Grant's Bluebill
  Grant's Bluebill
  The Grant's Bluebill is a species of estrildid finch found in forests in central Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 350,000 km²....
  
  , Spermophaga poliogenys
• Western Bluebill
  Western Bluebill
  The Western Bluebill is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 1,900,000 km²....
  
  , Spermophaga haematina
• Red-headed Bluebill
  Red-headed Bluebill
  The Red-headed Bluebill is a common species of estrildid finch found in sub-saharan Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 560,000 km²....
  
  , Spermophaga ruficapilla
• Brown Twinspot
  Brown Twinspot
  The Brown Twinspot is a common species of estrildid finch found in sub-saharan Africa. It is the only member of the genus Clytospiza....
  
  , Clytospiza monteiri
• Peters' Twinspot, Hypargos niveoguttatus
• Pink-throated Twinspot
  Pink-throated Twinspot
  The Pink-throated Twinspot is an estrildid finch. It inhabits dry savanna and moist, subtropical/tropical shrubland habitats near the southeast African coast in Mozambique, South Africa and Swaziland...
  
  , Hypargos margaritatus
• Dybowski's Twinspot
  Dybowski's Twinspot
  The Dybowski's Twinspot is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 450,000 km²....
  
  , Euschistospiza dybowskii
• Dusky Twinspot
  Dusky Twinspot
  The Dusky Twinspot is a species of estrildid finch found in Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 130,000 km²....
  
  , Euschistospiza cinereovinacea
• Bar-breasted Firefinch
  Bar-breasted Firefinch
  The Bar-breasted Firefinch is a common species of estrildid finch found in central Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 2,900,000 km²....
  
  , Lagonosticta rufopicta
• Brown Firefinch
  Brown Firefinch
  The Brown Firefinch is a common species of estrildid finch found in Southern Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 1,300,000 km²....
  
  , Lagonosticta nitidula
• Red-billed Firefinch
  Red-billed Firefinch
  The Red-billed Firefinch or Senegal Firefinch is a very small passerine bird. This estrildid finch is a resident breeding bird in almost all parts of sub-Saharan Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 10,000,000 km²...
  
  , Lagonosticta senegala
• Black-bellied Firefinch
  Black-bellied Firefinch
  The Black-bellied Firefinch is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 2,300,000 km²....
  
  , Lagonosticta rara
• African Firefinch
  African Firefinch
  The African Firefinch , also called the Blue-billed Firefinch due to the color of its bill, is a common species of estrildid finch found in almost all parts of Africa...
  
  , Lagonosticta rubricata
• Pale-billed Firefinch
  Pale-billed Firefinch
  The Landana Firefinch , also known as the Pale-billed Firefinch, is a species of estrildid finch found in central Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 100,000 km². It is found in Angola, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The status of the species...
  
  , Lagonosticta landanae
• Jameson's Firefinch
  Jameson's Firefinch
  Jameson's Firefinch is a common species of estrildid finch found in Southern Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 2,600,000 km²....
  
  , Lagonosticta rhodopareia
• Mali Firefinch
  Mali Firefinch
  The Mali Firefinch is a species of estrildid finch found in Western Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 120,000 km². It is found in Mali & Senegal. The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern....
  
  , Lagonosticta virata
• Rock Firefinch
  Rock Firefinch
  The Rock Firefinch is a species of estrildid finch found in northern Nigeria. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 29,000 km².The status of the species is evaluated as Least Concern.-Appearance:...
  
  , Lagonosticta sanguinodorsalis
• Black-faced Firefinch, Lagonosticta larvata
• Reichenow's Firefinch
  Reichenow's Firefinch
  The Chad Firefinch or Reichenow's Firefinch is a small passerine bird belonging to the firefinch genus Lagonosticta in the estrildid finch family Estrildidae. It is restricted to a small area of Central Africa. It was formerly classified as a subspecies of Jameson's Firefinch but is now often...
  
  , Lagonosticta umbrinodorsalis
• African Quailfinch
  African Quailfinch
  The Black-faced Quail-Finch , also known as the African Quail-Finch, is a common species of estrildid finch found in almost all parts of Africa except at far north of Africa...
  
  , Lagonosticta fuscocrissa
• Black-faced Quailfinch, Lagonosticta atricollis
• Blue-breasted Cordonbleu, Uraeginthus angolensis
• Red-cheeked Cordonbleu, Uraeginthus bengalus
• Blue-capped Cordonbleu, Uraeginthus cyanocephalus
• Purple Grenadier
  Purple Grenadier
  The Purple Grenadier is a common species of estrildid finch found in eastern Africa.-Description:The length averages 13.3 cm . All ages and sexes have a black tail, and adults have a red bill. The male has a cinnamon-colored head and neck with a blue patch surrounding the eye...
  
  , Granatina ianthinogaster
• Violet-eared Waxbill, Granatina granatinus
• Lavender Waxbill
  Lavender Waxbill
  The Lavender Waxbill is a common species of estrildid finch native to Central Africa and widely introduced in the USA...
  
  , Estrilda caerulescens
• Black-tailed Waxbill
  Black-tailed Waxbill
  The Black-tailed Waxbill Estrilda perreini is a common species of estrildid finch found in wetter land of Southern Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 670,000 km².-Habitat:...
  
  , Estrilda perreini
• Cinderella Waxbill
  Cinderella Waxbill
  The Cinderella Waxbill is a near-threatened species of estrildid finch found in drier regions of south-western Angola around Namibe Province, north and east to south-west Huila Province and north to Fazenda do Cuito in Huambo and extreme north-western Namibia...
  
  , Estrilda thomensis
• Fawn-breasted Waxbill
  Fawn-breasted Waxbill
  The Fawn-breasted Waxbill is a common species of estrildid finch found in central Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 1,800,000 km². Estrilda paludicola, E. ochrogaster and E. poliopareia have been lumped into E...
  
  , Estrilda paludicola
• Anambra Waxbill
  Anambra Waxbill
  The Anambra Waxbill is a species of estrildid finch found in wetter land of southern Nigeria. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 38,000 km².-Identification:...
  
  , Estrilda poliopareia
• Orange-cheeked Waxbill
  Orange-Cheeked Waxbill
  The Orange-cheeked Waxbill Estrilda melpoda is a common species of estrildid finch native to western and central Africa, with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 3,600,000 km².-Lifestyle:...
  
  , Estrilda melpoda
• Crimson-rumped Waxbill
  Crimson-rumped Waxbill
  The Crimson-rumped Waxbill Estrilda rhodopyga also known as Rosy-rumped Waxbill is a common species of estrildid finch found in north-eastern Africa...
  
  , Estrilda rhodopyga
• Black-rumped Waxbill
  Black-rumped Waxbill
  The Black-rumped Waxbill is a common species of estrildid finch found in Southern Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 2,000,000 km²....
  
  , Estrilda troglodytes
• Common Waxbill
  Common Waxbill
  The Common Waxbill , also known as the St Helena Waxbill, is a small passerine bird belonging to the estrildid finch family. It is native to sub-Saharan Africa but has been introduced to many other regions of the world and now has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 10,000,000 km²...
  
  , Estrilda astrild
• Black-faced Waxbill, Estrilda nigriloris
• Black-crowned Waxbill
  Black-crowned Waxbill
  The Black-crowned Waxbill is a common species of estrildid finch found in western-central Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 1,000,000 km²....
  
  , Estrilda nonnula
• Black-headed Waxbill
  Black-headed Waxbill
  The Black-headed Waxbill is a common species of estrildid finch found in central Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 620,000 km²....
  
  , Estrilda atricapilla
• Kandt's Waxbill, Estrilda kandti
• Black-cheeked Waxbill
  Black-cheeked Waxbill
  The Black-cheeked Waxbill Estrilda erythronotos is a common species of estrildid finch found in southern Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 1,300,000 km²....
  
  , Estrilda erythronotos
• Red-rumped Waxbill
  Red-rumped Waxbill
  The Red-rumped Waxbill is a common species of estrildid finch found in east Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 400,000 km²....
  
  , Estrilda charmosyna
• Yellow-bellied Waxbill, Coccopygia quartinia
• Swee Waxbill
  Swee Waxbill
  The Swee Waxbill Estrilda melanotis also known as Yellow-bellied Waxbill is a common species of estrildid finch found in of Sub-Saharan Africa....
  
  , Coccopygia melanotis
• Red Avadavat, Amandava amandava
• Zebra Waxbill
  Zebra Waxbill
  The Zebra Waxbill or Orange-breasted Waxbill is a small sparrow-like bird with a reddish iris, orange breast, red bill and dark olive-green plumage. The male has a red rump, dark bars on the whitish flank and a scarlet eyebrow stripe...
  
  , Sporaeginthus subflavus
• Red-billed Quailfinch
  Red-billed Quailfinch
  The Black-chinned Quail-Finch Ortygospiza gabonensis, also known as the Red-billed Quailfinch, is a common species of estrildid finch found in central Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 450,000 km². It is found in Angola, Burundi, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic...
  
  , Ortygospiza gabonensis
• Locustfinch
  Locustfinch
  The Locustfinch, Paludipasser locustella, is a species of estrildid finch found in south-east Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Angola, Tanzania, Malawi , Mozambique , Zimbabwe and Botswana...
  
  , Paludipasser locustella
• African Silverbill
  African Silverbill
  The African Silverbill is a small passerine bird formerly considered conspecific with the Asian species Indian Silverbill, . This estrildid finch is a common resident breeding bird in dry savanna habitat, south of the Sahara Desert...
  
  , Euodice cantans
• Bronze Mannikin
  Bronze Mannikin
  The Bronze Mannikin or Bronze Munia Lonchura cucullata is a small passerine bird. This estrildid finch is an abundant resident breeding bird in much of Africa south of the Sahara Desert of dry savanna habitats...
  
  , Spermestes cucullatus
• Black-and-white Mannikin
  Black-and-white Mannikin
  The Black-and-white Mannikin or Black-and-white Munia Lonchura bicolor is a species of estrildid finch found in southern and central Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 4,200,000 km²....
  
  , Spermestes bicolor
• Magpie Mannikin
  Magpie Mannikin
  The Magpie Mannikin or Magpie Munia Lonchura fringilloides is a species of estrildid finch found in southern and central Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 1,400,000 km²....
  
  , Spermestes fringilloides
• Grey-headed Silverbill
  Grey-headed Silverbill
  The Grey-headed Silverbill , also known as Peal-headed Mannikin, is a species of estrildid finch found in eastern Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, and Tanzania. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 400,000 km²...
  
  , Odontospiza griseicapilla
• Java Sparrow
  Java Sparrow
  The Java Sparrow, Padda oryzivora also known as Java Finch, Java Rice Sparrow or Java Rice Bird is a small passerine bird. This estrildid finch is a resident breeding bird in Java, Bali and Bawean in Indonesia. It is a popular cagebird, and has been introduced in a large number of other...
  
  , Padda oryzivora
• Cut-throat
  Cut-throat Finch
  The Cut-throat Finch Amadina fasciata is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa and originated in Africa, also known as the Bearded Finch, the Ribbon Finch, the Cut Throat, or the Weaver Finch....
  
  , Amadina fasciata
• Red-headed Finch
  Red-headed Finch
  The Red-headed Finch, Amadina erythrocephala, is a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 1,600,000 km²...
  
  , Amadina erythrocephala

Indigobird

Indigobird

The indigobirds and whydahs, are a family, Viduidae, of small passerine birds native to Africa.These are finch-like species which usually have black or indigo predominating in their plumage...

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Order: Passeriformes. Family: Viduidae

• Village Indigobird
  Village Indigobird
  The Village Indigobird, Vidua chalybeata, is a small songbird. It is a resident breeding bird in most of Africa south of the Sahara Desert....
  
  , Vidua chalybeata
• Jambandu Indigobird
  Jambandu Indigobird
  The Jambandu Indigobird is a species of bird in the Viduidae family. It is also known as the Goldbreast Indigobird....
  
  , Vidua raricola
• Baka Indigobird
  Baka Indigobird
  The Barka Indigobird is a species of bird in the Viduidae family. It is found in Cameroon, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Nigeria, and Sudan. It is also known as the Baka Indigobird but the spelling "barka" is more correct; the word is a greeting in the Hausa language.-References:* BirdLife...
  
  , Vidua larvaticola
• Jos Plateau Indigobird
  Jos Plateau Indigobird
  The Jos Plateau Indigobird is a species of bird in the Viduidae family. It is endemic to Nigeria. It lays its eggs in the nest of the Rock Firefinch which is also restricted to Nigeria....
  
  , Vidua maryae
• Quailfinch Indigobird
  Quailfinch Indigobird
  The Quailfinch Indigobird, Vidua nigeriae, is a small songbird. It is a resident breeding bird in The Gambia, Nigeria and Cameroon. It occurs in isolated localities, especially on river flood plains....
  
  , Vidua nigeriae
• Variable Indigobird
  Variable Indigobird
  The Dusky Indigobird or Variable Indigobird is a species of bird in the Viduidae family. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea-Bissau, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and...
  
  , Vidua funerea
• Green Indigobird, Vidua codringtoni
• Purple Indigobird, Vidua purpurascens
• Pale-winged Indigobird
  Pale-winged Indigobird
  Wilson's Indigobird or Pale-winged Indigobird is a species of bird in the Viduidae family. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, and Togo.-References:*...
  
  , Vidua wilsoni
• Cameroon Indigobird
  Cameroon Indigobird
  The Cameroon Indigobird is a species of bird in the Viduidae family. It is considered by some authors to be a subspecies of the Variable Indigobird . Range Sierra Leone to east Cameroon, north east Zaire and southern Sudan....
  
  , Vidua camerunensis
• Steel-blue Whydah
  Steel-blue Whydah
  The Steel-blue Whydah is a species of bird in the Viduidae family.It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.Its natural habitat is dry savanna.-References:...
  
  , Vidua hypocherina
• Straw-tailed Whydah
  Straw-tailed Whydah
  The Straw-tailed Whydah is a species of bird in the Viduidae family.It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.Its natural habitat is dry savanna.-References:...
  
  , Vidua fischeri
• Shaft-tailed Whydah, Vidua regia
• Pin-tailed Whydah
  Pin-tailed Whydah
  The Pin-tailed Whydah, Vidua macroura, is a small songbird. It is a resident breeding bird in most of Africa south of the Sahara Desert.This whydah is found in many open habitats including open woodland, scrub and cultivation....
  
  , Vidua macroura
• Togo Paradise Whydah, Vidua togoensis
• Long-tailed Paradise Whydah, Vidua interjecta
• Eastern Paradise Whydah
  Eastern Paradise Whydah
  The Long-tailed Paradise Whydah or Eastern Paradise Whydah, Vidua paradisaea, is a small brown sparrow-like bird of Eastern Africa, from east Sudan to south Angola...
  
  , Vidua paradisaea
• Northern Paradise Whydah, Vidua orientalis
• Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah, Vidua obtusa
• Parasitic Weaver
  Parasitic Weaver
  The Cuckoo Finch , also known as the Parasitic Weaver or Cuckoo Weaver, is a small passerine bird now placed in the family Viduidae with the indigobirds and whydahs. It occurs in grassland in Africa south of the Sahara. The male is mainly yellow and green while the female is buff with dark streaks...
  
  , Anomalospiza imberbis

Finch

Finch

The true finches are passerine birds in the family Fringillidae. They are predominantly seed-eating songbirds. Most are native to the Northern Hemisphere, but one subfamily is endemic to the Neotropics, one to the Hawaiian Islands, and one subfamily – monotypic at genus level – is found...

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Order: Passeriformes. Family: Fringillidae

• Chaffinch
  Chaffinch
  The Chaffinch , also called by a wide variety of other names, is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae.- Description :...
  
  , Fringilla coelebs
• Blue Chaffinch
  Blue Chaffinch
  The Blue Chaffinch, Fringilla teydea, is a species of passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It is endemic to the islands of Tenerife and Gran Canaria in Spain's Canary Islands...
  
  , Fringilla teydea
• Brambling
  Brambling
  The Brambling, Fringilla montifringilla, is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae.- Etymology :The common English name is probably derived from the German "brâma", meaning bramble or a thorny bush. It has also been called the Cock o' the North and the Mountain Finch.- Description...
  
  , Fringilla montifringilla
• São Tomé Grosbeak
  São Tomé Grosbeak
  The São Tomé Grosbeak, Neospiza concolor, is a large, chunky finch with a massive bill. It is endemic to the island of São Tomé.Until recently this bird was known only from three nineteenth century specimens. It was rediscovered in 1991. The current population is estimated at less than 50. The main...
  
  , Neospiza concolor
• Oriole Finch
  Oriole Finch
  The Oriole Finch is species of bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It was classified as monotypic in the genus Linurgus, but now it has been found by molecular phylogeny that it belongs to Genus Serinus. It has a black head and yellow body...
  
  , Linurgus olivaceus
• Golden-winged Grosbeak
  Golden-winged grosbeak
  The genus Rhynchostruthus is a small group of finches in the family Fringillinae. Commonly known as golden-winged grosbeaks, they are attractive, chunky, medium-sized, robust-billed songbirds restricted to the southern Arabian and northern Somalian regions.These elusive birds are typically found...
  
  , Rhynchostruthus socotranus
• Somali Grosbeak
  Somali Grosbeak
  The Somali Grosbeak or Somali Golden-winged Grosbeak is a finch endemic to northern Somalia. It is included as a subspecies in R...
  
  , Rhynchostruthus louisae
• Common Rosefinch
  Common Rosefinch
  The Common Rosefinch is the most widespread and common rosefinch of Europe, where it has spread westward from Asia in recent decades: it has even been recorded breeding in England once...
  
  , Carpodacus erythrinus
• Pale Rosefinch
  Pale Rosefinch
  The Pale Rosefinch is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family.It is found in Afghanistan, China, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia.Its natural habitat is hot deserts.-References:...
  
  , Carpodacus synoicus
• Red Crossbill, Loxia curvirostra
• European Greenfinch
  European Greenfinch
  The European Greenfinch, or just Greenfinch, Carduelis chloris, is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. The genus Carduelis might be split up and in this case, the greenfinches would be separated in their old genus Chloris again.This bird is widespread throughout Europe, north...
  
  , Carduelis chloris
• Common Redpoll
  Common Redpoll
  The Common Redpoll is a species in the finch family. It breeds somewhat further south than the Arctic Redpoll, also in habitats with thickets or shrubs. Nominate C. f. flammea breeds across the northern parts of North America and Eurasia. There is also an Icelandic subspecies, Icelandic Redpoll...
  
  , Carduelis flammea
• Eurasian Siskin
  Eurasian Siskin
  The Eurasian Siskin is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It is also called the European Siskin, Common Siskin or just Siskin. Other names include Black-headed Goldfinch, barley bird and aberdevine. It is very common throughout Europe and Asia...
  
  , Carduelis spinus
• European Goldfinch
  European Goldfinch
  The European Goldfinch or Goldfinch is a small passerine bird in the finch family.-Habitat and range:The goldfinch breeds across Europe, North Africa, and western and central Asia, in open, partially wooded lowlands. It is resident in the milder west of its range, but migrates from colder regions...
  
  , Carduelis carduelis
• Eurasian Linnet, Carduelis cannabina
• Warsangli Linnet
  Warsangli Linnet
  The Warsangli Linnet is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family.It is found only in Somalia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland....
  
  , Carduelis johannis
• Ankober Serin
  Ankober Serin
  The Ankober Serin is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. Recent studies places this bird in Carduelis, another genus of finches...
  
  , Carduelis ankoberensis
• Fire-fronted Serin, Serinus pusillus
• European Serin
  European Serin
  The European Serin, or just Serin is the smallest European species of the family of finches and is closely related to the Canary. Its diet consists mainly of a combination of buds and seeds.-Description:...
  
  , Serinus serinus
• Syrian Serin
  Syrian Serin
  The Syrian Serin is a brightly coloured small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae.- Description :The Syrian Serin is prettily coloured with bright yellow and pale grey feathers. The eyes are large and are surrounded by a bright yellow ring. The beak is grey and the legs are pale...
  
  , Serinus syriacus
• Island Canary, Serinus canaria
• Citril Finch
  Citril Finch
  The Citril Finch is a small songbird, a member of the true finch family Fringillidae. For a long time, this cardueline finch was placed in the genus Serinus, but it is apparently very closely related to the European Goldfinch .This bird is a resident breeder in the mountains of southwestern Europe...
  
  , Serinus citrinella
• Cape Canary
  Cape Canary
  The Cape Canary is a small passerine bird in the finch family. It is a resident breeder in eastern and southern Africa and has been introduced to Mauritius and Réunion....
  
  , Serinus canicollis
• Yellow-crowned Canary, Serinus flavivertex
• Abyssinian Siskin
  Abyssinian Siskin
  The Ethiopian Siskin or Abyssinian Siskin is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. It is found only in Ethiopia usually at altitudes above . Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland....
  
  , Serinus nigriceps
• African Citril
  African Citril
  The African Citril is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family.It is found from Sudan and Eritrea to Zambia and Mozambique. As defined here, it includes the greyish-headed subspecies brittoni and hypostictus, sometimes separated as the Southern Citril, Serinus hypostictus.-References:*...
  
  , Serinus citrinelloides
• Western Citril
  Western Citril
  The Western Citril is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family.It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Putnoe, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.-References:...
  
  , Serinus frontalis
• Southern Citril, Serinus hyposticutus
• Black-faced Canary
  Black-faced Canary
  The Black-Faced Canary is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family.It is found in Angola, Burundi, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, and Zambia....
  
  , Serinus capistratus
• Papyrus Canary
  Papyrus Canary
  The Papyrus Canary, also known as Van Someren's Canary is a species of passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae.It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda...
  
  , Serinus koliensis
• Forest Canary
  Forest Canary
  The Forest Canary is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family.It is found in South Africa and Swaziland.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes....
  
  , Serinus scotops
• White-rumped Seedeater
  White-rumped Seedeater
  The White-Rumped Seedeater is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family.It is found in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, and the United...
  
  , Serinus leucopygius
• Yellow-throated Serin, Serinus flavigula
• Salvadori's Serin
  Salvadori's Serin
  Salvadori's Seedeater or Salvadori's Serin is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. It is found only in Ethiopia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* BirdLife...
  
  , Serinus xantholaemus
• Black-throated Canary
  Black-throated Canary
  The Yellow-rumped Seedeater , also known as the Black-throated Canary, is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family.-Distribution:...
  
  , Serinus atrogularis
• Reichenow's Seedeater, Serinus reichenowi
• Yellow-rumped Serin
  Yellow-rumped Serin
  The Yellow-rumped Serin or Abyssinian Yellow-rumped Seedeater is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family.It is found in Eritrea and Ethiopia.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland....
  
  , Serinus xanthopygius
• Lemon-breasted Seedeater
  Lemon-breasted Seedeater
  The Lemon-Breasted Seedeater , also known as the Lemon-breasted Canary, is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family.It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe....
  
  , Serinus citrinipectus
• Yellow-fronted Canary
  Yellow-fronted Canary
  The Yellow-fronted Canary is a small passerine bird in the finch family. It is known elsewhere and in aviculture as the Green Singing Finch....
  
  , Serinus mozambicus
• Abyssinian Grosbeak Canary
  Abyssinian Grosbeak Canary
  The Northern Grosbeak-Canary or Abyssinian Grosbeak Canary is a species of passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia. Its binomial name commemorates the explorer Arthur Donaldson-Smith.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on...
  
  , Serinus donaldsoni
• Southern Grosbeak-Canary
  Southern Grosbeak-canary
  The Southern Grosbeak-Canary, also known as Kenya Grosbeak-Canary is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.-References:...
  
  , Serinus buchanani
• White-bellied Canary
  White-bellied Canary
  The White-Bellied Canary is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family.It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.Its natural habitat is dry savanna.-References:...
  
  , Serinus dorsostriatus
• Yellow Canary
  Yellow Canary
  The Yellow Canary is a small passerine bird in the finch family. It is a resident breeder in much of the western and central regions of southern Africa and has been introduced to Ascension and St Helena islands....
  
  , Serinus flaviventris
• Brimstone Canary
  Brimstone Canary
  The Brimstone Canary or Bully Canary, Serinus sulphuratus, is a small passerine bird in the finch family. It is a resident breeder in central and southern Africa....
  
  , Serinus sulphuratus
• Reichard's Seedeater
  Reichard's Seedeater
  The Reichard's Seedeater is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family.It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe....
  
  , Serinus reichardi
• White-throated Canary
  White-throated Canary
  The White-throated Canary is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family.-Description:The White-throated Canary is a small bird about 15 cm long with generally dull-coloured plumage and a yellow or yellow-green rump. It has a heavy horn-coloured beak and brown irises. Its legs are brown...
  
  , Serinus albogularis
• Streaky-headed Seedeater
  Streaky-headed Seedeater
  The Streaky-headed Seedeater or Streaky-headed Canary is a small passerine bird in the finch family. It is a common resident breeder in suitable habitat in much of Africa south of the Sahara....
  
  , Serinus gularis
• Black-eared Seedeater
  Black-eared Seedeater
  The Black-eared Seedeater is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe....
  
  , Serinus mennelli
• Brown-rumped Seedeater
  Brown-rumped Seedeater
  The Brown-rumped Seedeater is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family.It is found in the highlands of Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia.It is widespread in towns, villages gardens, plantations and upland heath....
  
  , Serinus tristriatus
• Streaky Seedeater
  Streaky Seedeater
  The Streaky Seedeater is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.-References:...
  
  , Serinus striolatus
• Yellow-browed Seedeater
  Yellow-browed Seedeater
  The Yellow-Browed Seedeater is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family.It is found in Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded on 10 July 2007....
  
  , Serinus whytii
• Thick-billed Seedeater
  Thick-billed Seedeater
  The Thick-Billed Seedeater is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda.-References:...
  
  , Serinus burtoni
• Kipengere Seedeater
  Kipengere Seedeater
  The Kipengere Seedeater is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family.It is found only in Tanzania.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland....
  
  , Serinus melanochrous
• Principe Seedeater
  Principe Seedeater
  The Príncipe Seedeater is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family.It is found only in Sao Tomé and Príncipe.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests....
  
  , Serinus rufobrunneus
• Protea Canary
  Protea Canary
  The Protea Canary, Serinus leucopterus, is a small passerine bird in the finch family.-Distribution and habitat:...
  
  , Serinus leucopterus
• Black-headed Canary
  Black-headed Canary
  The Black-headed Canary is a species of finch found in Lesotho, Namibia and South Africa. It is sometimes placed in genus Alario as Alario alario...
  
  , Alario alario
• Damara Canary
  Damara Canary
  The Damara Canary, Serinus leucolaema, is a small passerine bird in the finch family.-Description:The Damara Canary is 12-15 cm in length. The adult male has rich brown upperparts and tail, a white hind collar and mainly white underparts...
  
  , Alario leucolaemus
• Cape Siskin
  Cape Siskin
  The Cape Siskin, Serinus totta, is a small passerine bird in the finch family. It is an endemic resident breeder in the southern Cape Province of South Africa...
  
  , Pseudochloroptila totta
• Drakensberg Siskin
  Drakensberg Siskin
  The Drakensberg Siskin, Serinus symonsi, is a small passerine bird in the finch family. It is an endemic resident breeder in the eastern Cape Province Transkei and western Natal in South Africa, and in Lesotho...
  
  , Pseudochloroptila symonsi
• Eurasian Bullfinch
  Eurasian Bullfinch
  The Bullfinch, Common Bullfinch or Eurasian Bullfinch is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. In Anglophone Europe it is known simply as Bullfinch, as it is the original bird to bear the name bullfinch.This bird breeds across Europe and temperate Asia...
  
  , Pyrrhula pyrrhula
• Hawfinch
  Hawfinch
  The Hawfinch, Coccothraustes coccothraustes, is a passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. Its closest living relatives are the Evening Grosbeak from North America and the Hooded Grosbeak from Central America especially Mexico.This bird breeds across Europe and temperate Asia...
  
  , Coccothraustes coccothraustes
• Crimson-winged Finch
  Crimson-winged Finch
  The Crimson-winged Finch , is a pale-colored thickset finch with a heavy, dull yellowish bill. The nominate subspecies is found from Turkey to NE Pakistan. Another subspecies, alienus, is found in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco, and may represent a separate species. It has an average length of...
  
  , Rhodopechys sanguineus
• Trumpeter Finch
  Trumpeter Finch
  The Trumpeter Finch is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae.This bird breeds in the Canary Islands, across north Africa, and in the Middle East and into central Asia. There is a small European population in southern Spain...
  
  , Bucanetes githagineus
• Desert Finch
  Desert Finch
  The Desert Finch , sometimes called Lichtenstein's Desert Finch, is a large brown true finch found in southern Eurasia. Its taxonomy is confused, and it has formerly been placed in Fringilla, Bucanetes, Rhodospiza and Rhodopechys.It has an average wingspan of...
  
  , Rhodospiza obsoletus

Buntings

Bunting (bird)

Buntings are a group of Eurasian and African passerine birds of the family Emberizidae.They are seed-eating birds with stubby, conical bills, and are the Old World equivalents of the species known in North America as sparrows...

Order: Passeriformes. Family: Emberizidae

Emberizidae

The Emberizidae are a large family of passerine birds. They are seed-eating birds with a distinctively shaped bill.In Europe, most species are called buntings. In North America, most of the species in this family are known as sparrows, but these birds are not closely related to the sparrows, the...

• Yellowhammer
  Yellowhammer
  The Yellowhammer, Emberiza citrinella, is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae. It is common in all sorts of open areas with some scrub or trees and form small flocks in winter....
  
  , Emberiza citrinella
• Cirl Bunting
  Cirl Bunting
  The Cirl Bunting , Emberiza cirlus, is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a group now separated by most modern authors from the finches, Fringillidae....
  
  , Emberiza cirlus
• Rock Bunting
  Rock Bunting
  The Rock Bunting, Emberiza cia, is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a group now separated by most modern authors from the finches, Fringillidae.- Range :...
  
  , Emberiza cia
• Cinereous Bunting
  Cinereous Bunting
  The Cinereous Bunting, Emberiza cineracea, is a bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a passerine family now separated by most modern authors from the finches Fringillidae. This species was discovered by Hugh Edwin Strickland.- Range :...
  
  , Emberiza cineracea
• Ortolan Bunting
  Ortolan Bunting
  The Ortolan, or Ortolan Bunting, Emberiza hortulana, is a bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a passerine family now separated by most modern authors from the finches, Fringillidae...
  
  , Emberiza hortulana
• Cretzschmar's Bunting
  Cretzschmar's Bunting
  The Cretzschmar's Bunting, Emberiza caesia, is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a group now separated by most modern authors from the finches, Fringillidae....
  
  , Emberiza caesia
• House Bunting
  House Bunting
  The House Bunting, Emberiza sahari, is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae.It is a resident breeder of dry country from northwestern Africa from Morocco south to Mali and east to Chad. The House Bunting breeds around human habitation, laying 2–4 eggs in a nest in a hole in a wall or...
  
  , Emberiza sahari
• Striolated Bunting
  Striolated Bunting
  The Striolated Bunting is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a group now separated by most modern authors from the finches, Fringillidae.- Distribution and habitat :...
  
  , Emberiza striolata
• Lark-like Bunting
  Lark-like Bunting
  The Lark-like Bunting is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe....
  
  , Emberiza impetuani
• Cinnamon-breasted Bunting
  Cinnamon-breasted Bunting
  The Cinnamon-breasted Bunting is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family. It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon,...
  
  , Emberiza tahapisi
• Socotra Bunting
  Socotra Bunting
  The Socotra Bunting is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family. It is endemic to Yemen.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
  
  , Emberiza socotrana
• Cape Bunting
  Cape Bunting
  The Cape Bunting, Emberiza capensis, is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae.-Taxonomy:There are a dozen subspecies, differing in plumage, but all have the distinctive head pattern and rufous in the wings. The northeastern race E. c. vincenti is very dark above, and slaty below. It...
  
  , Emberiza capensis
• Vincent's Bunting
  Cape Bunting
  The Cape Bunting, Emberiza capensis, is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae.-Taxonomy:There are a dozen subspecies, differing in plumage, but all have the distinctive head pattern and rufous in the wings. The northeastern race E. c. vincenti is very dark above, and slaty below. It...
  
  , Emberiza vincenti
• Little Bunting
  Little Bunting
  The Little Bunting, Emberiza pusilla, is a passerine bird. It belongs to the bunting and American sparrow family , a group separated by most modern authors from the true finches .-Description:...
  
  , Emberiza pusilla
• Rustic Bunting
  Rustic Bunting
  The Rustic Bunting, Emberiza rustica, is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a group now separated by most modern authors from the finches, Fringillidae....
  
  , Emberiza rustica
• Yellow-breasted Bunting
  Yellow-breasted Bunting
  The Yellow-breasted Bunting, Emberiza aureola, is an Eurasian passerine bird in the bunting family .This bird is similar in size to a Reed Bunting, but longer-billed...
  
  , Emberiza aureola
• Golden-breasted Bunting
  Golden-breasted Bunting
  The Golden-breasted Bunting, Emberiza flaviventris, is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae. It occurs in dry open woodlands in Africa south of the Sahara, but is absent from the equatorial forest belt.There are three subspecies:...
  
  , Emberiza flaviventris
• Somali Bunting, Emberiza poliopleura
• Brown-rumped Bunting
  Brown-rumped Bunting
  The Brown-rumped Bunting is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family.It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal,...
  
  , Emberiza affinis
• Cabanis' Bunting, Emberiza cabanisi
• Black-headed Bunting
  Black-headed Bunting
  The Black-headed Bunting, Emberiza melanocephala, is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a group now separated by most modern authors from the finches, Fringillidae....
  
  , Emberiza melanocephala
• Reed Bunting
  Reed Bunting
  The Reed Bunting, Emberiza schoeniclus, is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a group now separated by most modern authors from the finches, Fringillidae....
  
  , Emberiza schoeniclus
• Corn Bunting
  Corn Bunting
  The Corn Bunting, Miliaria calandra, is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a group now separated by most modern authors from the finches, Fringillidae...
  
  , Emberiza calandra