| Ostriches: Struthionidae |
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| Common Ostrich |
Struthio camelus |
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| Grebes: Podicipedidea |
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| Little Grebe |
Tachybaptus ruficollis |
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| Pelicans: Pelecanidae |
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| Great White Pelican |
Pelecanus onocrotalus |
| Pink-backed Pelican |
Pelecanus rufescens |
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| Cormorants: Phalacrocoraciidae |
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| Long-tailed Cormorant |
Phalacrocorax africanus |
| Great Cormorant |
Phalacrocorax carbo |
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| Darters: Anhingidae |
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| African Darter |
Anhinga rufa |
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| Herons: Ardeidae |
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| Little Bittern |
Ixobrychus minutus |
| Dwarf Bittern |
Ixobrychus sturmii |
| Grey Heron |
Ardea cinerea |
| Goliath Heron |
Ardea goliath |
| Black-headed Heron |
Ardea melanocephala |
| Purple Heron |
Ardea purpurea |
| Common Squacco Heron |
Ardeola ralloides |
| Rufous-bellied Heron |
Ardeola rufiventris |
| Cattle Egret |
Bubulcus ibis |
| Green-backed Heron |
Butorides striatus |
| Great White Egret |
Egretta albus |
| Black Heron |
Egretta ardesiaca |
| Little Egret |
Egretta garzetta |
| Yellow-billed Egret |
Egretta intermedia |
| White-backed Night Heron |
Gorsachius leuconotus |
| Black-crowned Night Heron |
Nycticorax nycticorax |
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| Hammerkop: Scopidea |
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| Hammerkop |
Scopus umbretta |
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| Storks: Ciconiidae |
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| African Open-billed Stork |
Anastomus lamelligerus |
| Abdim's Stork |
Ciconia abdimii |
| White Stork |
Ciconia cinconia |
| Woolly-necked Stork |
Ciconia episcopus |
| Black Stork |
Ciconia nigra |
| Saddle-billed Stork |
Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis |
| Marabou Stork |
Leptoptilos crumeniferus |
| Yellow-billed Stork |
Mycteria ibis |
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| Ibises, Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae |
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| Hadada Ibis |
Bostrychia hagedash |
| Glossy Ibis |
Plegadis falcinellus |
| Sacred Ibis |
Threskiornis aethiopica |
| African Spoonbill |
Platalea alba |
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| Ducks: Anatidae |
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| Fulvous Whistling Duck |
Dendrocygna bicolor |
| White-faced Whistling Duck |
Dendrocygna viduata |
| Egyptian Goose |
Alopochen aegyptiacus |
| Northern Pintail |
Anas acuta |
| Cape Teal |
Anas capensis |
| Hottentot Teal |
Anas hottentota |
| Yellow-billed Duck |
Anas undulata |
| Southern Pochard |
Netta erythrophthalma |
| Garganey |
Anas querquedula |
| Pygmy Goose |
Nettapus auritus |
| Spur-winged Goose |
Plectopterus gambensis |
| Knob-billed Duck |
Sarkidioris melanotos |
| White-backed Duck |
Thalassornis leuconotus |
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| Secretary Bird: Sagittariidae |
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| Secretary Bird |
Sagittarius serpentarius |
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| Vultures, Eagles, Hawks etc: Accipitridae |
| Palmnut Vulture |
Gypohierax angolensis |
| African White-backed Vulture |
Gyps africanus |
| Ruppell's Griffon Vulture |
Gyps rueppellii |
| Hooded Vulture |
Necrosyrtes monachus |
| Egyptian Vulture |
Neophron percnopterus |
| Lappet-faced Vulture |
Torgos tracheliotus |
| White-headed Vulture |
Trigonoceps occipitalis |
| Eurasian Marsh Harrier |
Circus aeruginosus |
| Pallid Harrier |
Circus macrourus |
| Montegu's Harrier |
Circus pygargus |
| African Marsh Harrier |
Circus ranivorous |
| African Harrier Hawk |
Polyboroides typus |
| Banded Snake Eagle |
Circaetus cinerascens |
| Brown Snake Eagle |
Circaetus cinereus |
| Black-chested Snake Eagle |
Circaetus pectoralis |
| Bateleur |
Terathopius ecaudatus |
| Shikra |
Accipiter badius |
| Little Sparrow Hawk |
Accipiter minullus |
| Ovambo Sparrow Hawk |
Accipiter ovampensis |
| Great Sparrow Hawk |
Accipiter melanoleucus |
| African Goshawk |
Accipiter tachiro |
| Steppe Eagle |
Aquila nipalensis |
| Lesser Spotted Eagle |
Aquila pomarina |
| Tawny Eagle |
Aquila rapax |
| Verreaux's Eagle |
Aquila verreaux |
| Wahlberg's Eagle |
Aquila wahlbergi |
| Grasshopper Buzzard |
Butastur rufipennis |
| Augur Buzzard |
Buteo augur |
| Common (Steppe) Buzzard |
Buteo buteo |
| Ayres Hawk Eagle |
Hieraaetus ayressi |
| Booted Eagle |
Hieraaetus pennatus |
| African Hawk Eagle |
Hieraaetus spilogaster |
| Lizard Buzzard |
Kaupifalco monogrammicus |
| Long-crested Eagle |
Lophaetus occipitalis |
| Gabar Goshawk |
Micronisus gabar |
| Dark Chanting Goshawk |
Melierax metabates |
| Eastern Pale Chanting Goshawk |
Melierax poliopterus |
| Martial Eagle |
Polemaetus bellicosus |
| Crowned Eagle |
Stephanoaetus coronatus |
| African Fish Eagle |
Haliaeetus vocifer |
| Black Kite |
Milvus migrans |
| Yellow-billed Kite |
Milvus migrans (parasiticus) |
| African Cuckoo Hawk |
Avecida cuculoides |
| European Honey-buzzard |
Pernis apivorus |
| Black-shouldered Kite |
Elanus caeruleus |
| Bat Hawk |
Macheiramphus alcinus |
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| Osprey: Pandioninae |
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| Osprey |
Pandion haliaetus |
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| Falcons: Falconidae |
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| Amur (Eastern red-footed) Falcon |
Falco amurensis |
| Grey Kestrel |
Falco ardosiacus |
| Saker Falcon |
Falco cherrug |
| Lanner Falcon |
Falco biarmicus |
| Red-necked Falcon |
Falco chicquera |
| Sooty Falcon |
Falco concolor |
| Dickinson's Kestrel |
Falco dickinsoni |
| Eleonora's Falcon |
Falco eleonorae |
| Lesser Kestrel |
Falco naumanni |
| Pergrine Falcon |
Falco peregrinus |
| Eurasian Hobby |
Falco subbuteo |
| Red-footed Falcon |
Falco vespertinus |
| Common Kestrel |
Falco tinnunculus |
| Pygmy Falcon |
Polihierax semitorquatus |
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| Quails, Francolins: Phasianidae |
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| Blue Quail |
Coturnix adansonii |
| Common Quail |
Coturnix coturnix |
| Harlequin Quail |
Coturnix delegorguei |
| Red-necked Spurfowl |
Francolinus afer |
| Coqui Francolin |
Francolinus coqui |
| Hildebrandt's Francolin |
Francolinus hildebrandti |
| Yellow-necked Spurfowl |
Francolinus leucoscepus |
| Crested Francolin |
Francolinus sephaena |
| Shelly's Francolin |
Francolinus shellyi |
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| Guineafowls: Numididae |
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| Crested Guineafowl |
Guttera pucherani |
| Helmeted Guineafowl |
Numida meleagris |
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| Button-quails: Turnicdae |
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| Common-button Quail |
Turnix sylvatica |
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| Cranes: Gruidae |
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| Grey Crowned Crane |
Balearica regulorum |
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| Rails, Crakes: Rallidae |
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| Corn crake |
Crex crex |
| Baillon's crake |
Porzana pusila |
| African Crake |
Crex egregia |
| Lesser Moorhen |
Gallinula angulata |
| Common Moorhen |
Gallinula chloropus |
| Black Crake |
Amaurornis flavirostris |
| Allen's Gallinule |
Porphyrio alleni |
| Purple Swamphen (Gallinule) |
Porphyrio porphyrio |
| Striped Crake |
Aenigmatolimnas marginalis |
| Bohm's Flufftail |
Sarothrura boehmi |
| Chestnut-headed Flufftail |
Sarothrura lugens |
| Red-chested Flufftail |
Sarothrura rufa |
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| Finfoot: Heliornithidae |
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| African Finfoot |
Podica senegalensis |
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| Bustards: Otididae |
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| Black-bellied Bustard |
Eupodotis melanogaster |
| Buff-crested Bustard |
Eupodotis gindiana |
| White-bellied Bustard |
Eupodotis senegalensis |
| Denham's Bustard |
Neotis denhami |
| Kori Bustard |
Ardeotis kori |
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| Jacanas: Jacanidae |
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| African Jacana |
Actophilornis africanus |
| Lesser Jacana |
Microparra capensis |
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| Painted Snipes: Rostratulidae |
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| Greater Painted-snipe |
Rostratula benghalensis |
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| Plovers: Charadriidae |
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| Ringed Plover |
Charadrius hyaticula |
| White-fronted sandplover |
Charadrius marginatus |
| Kittlitz's Plover |
Charadrius pecuarius |
| Three-banded Plover |
Charadrius tricollaris |
| Blacksmith Plover |
Vanellus armatus |
| White-crowned Plover |
Vanellus albiceps |
| Crowned Plover |
Vanellus coronatus |
| Long-toed Plover |
Vanellus crassirostris |
| Senegal Plover |
Vanellus lugubris |
| Wattled Plover |
Vanellus senegallus |
| Spur-winged Plover |
Vanellus spinosus |
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| Sandpipers etc: Scolopacidae |
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| Common Sandpiper |
Acitis hypoleucos |
| Wood Sandpiper |
Tringa glareola |
| Common Greenshank |
Tringa nebularia |
| Green Sandpiper |
Tringa ochropus |
| Marsh Sandpiper |
Tringa stagnatilis |
| Common snipe |
Gallinago galiinago |
| African Snipe |
Gallinago nigripennis |
| Little Stint |
Calidris minuta |
| Ruff |
Philomachus pugnax |
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| Stilts, Avocets: Recurvirostridae |
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| Black-winged Stilt |
Himantopus himantopus |
| Pied Avocet |
Recurvirostra avosetta |
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| Thicknees: Burhinidae |
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| Spotted Thicknee |
Burhinus capenis |
| Water Thicknee |
Burhinus vermiculatus |
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| Coursers, Pratincoles: Glareolidae |
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| Temminck's Courser |
Cursorius temminckii |
| Two-banded Courser |
Rhinoptilus africanus |
| Violet-tipped Courser |
Rhinoptilus chalcopterus |
| Heuglin's Courser |
Rhinoptilus cinctus |
| Black-winged Pratincole |
Glareola nordmanni |
| Common Pratincole |
Glareola pratincola |
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| Gulls: Laridae |
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| Grey-headed Gull |
Larus cirrocephalus |
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| Terns: Sternidae |
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| Whiskered Tern |
Chlidonias hybridus |
| White-winged Black Tern |
Chlidonias leucopterus |
| Gull-billed Tern |
Sterna nilotica |
| Lesser Crested Tern |
Sterna bengalensis |
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| Skimmers: Rynchopidae |
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| African Skimmer |
Rynchops flavirostris |
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| Sandgrouse: Pteroclididae |
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| Black-faced Sandgrouse |
Pterocles decoratus |
| Yellow-throated Sandgrouse |
Pterocles gutturalis |
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| Pigeons, Doves: Columbidae |
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| Lemon Dove |
Aplopelia larvata |
| Olive Pigeon |
Columba arquatrix |
| Speckled Pigeon |
Columba guinea |
| Namaqua Dove |
Oena capensis |
| Ring-necked Dove |
Streptopelia capicola |
| African Mourning Dove |
Streptopelia decipiens |
| Dusky Turtle Dove |
Streptopelia lugens |
| Red-eyed Dove |
Streptopelia semitorquata |
| Laughing Dove |
Streptopelia senegalensis |
| Blue-spotted Wood Dove |
Turtur afer |
| Emerald-spotted Wood Dove |
Turtur chalcospilos |
| Tambourine Dove |
Turtur tympanistria |
| African Green Pigeon |
Treron calva |
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| Parrots: Psittacidae |
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| Yellow-collared Lovebird |
Agapornis personatus |
| Brown Parrot (Meyer's) |
Poicephalus meyeri |
| Brown-necked Parrot |
Poicephalus suahelicus |
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| Turacos: Musophagidae |
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| White-bellied Go-away Bird |
Corythaixoides leucogaster |
| Bare-faced Go-away Bird |
Corythaixoides personata |
| Schalow's Turaco |
Tauraco schalowi |
| Violet-crested Turaco |
Tauraco porphyreolophus |
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| Cuckoos, Coucals: Cuculidae |
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| Diederik Cuckoo |
Chrysococcyx caprius |
| African Emerald Cuckoo |
Chrysococcyx cupreus |
| Klaas's Cuckoo |
Chrysococcyx klaas |
| Great Spotted Cuckoo |
Clamator glandarius |
| Black and white Cuckoo |
Oxylophus jacobinus |
| Levaillant's Cuckoo |
Oxylophus levaillantii |
| Eurasian Cuckoo |
Cuculus canorus |
| Black Cuckoo |
Cuculus clamosus |
| African Cuckoo |
Cuculus gularis |
| Asian Lesser Cuckoo |
Cuculus poliocephalus |
| Red-chested Cuckoo |
Cuculus solitarius |
| Thick-billed Cuckoo |
Pachycoccyx audeberti |
| Yellowbill |
Ceuthmochares aereus |
| Black Coucal |
Centropus grillii |
| Senegal Coucal |
Centropus senegalensis |
| White-browed Coucal |
Centropus superciliosus |
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| Barn Owl: Tytonidae |
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| Barn Owl |
Tyto alba |
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| True Owls: Strigidae |
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| Marsh Owl |
Asio capenisis |
| Spotted Eagle Owl |
Bubo africanus |
| Verreaux's Eagle Owl |
Bubo lacteus |
| African Wood Owl |
Strix woodfordii |
| African Barred Owlet |
Glaucidium capense |
| Pearl-spotted Owlet |
Glaucidium perlatum |
| White-faced Scops Owl |
Otus leucotis |
| African Scops Owl |
Otus (scops) senegalensis |
| Pel's Fishing Owl |
Scotopelia peli |
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| Nightjars: Caprimulgidae |
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| Eurasian Nightjar |
Caprimulgus europaeus |
| Gabon Nightjar |
Caprimulgus fossii |
| Dusky Nightjar |
Caprimulgus fraenatus |
| Fiery-necked Nightjar |
Caprimulgus pectoralis |
| Freckled Nightjar |
Caprimulgus tristigma |
| Pennant-winged Nightjar |
Macrodipteryx vexillarius |
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| Swifts: Apodidae |
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| Mottled Swift |
Apus aequatorialis |
| Little Swift |
Apus affinis |
| Eurasian Swift |
Apus apus |
| White-rumped Swift |
Apus caffer |
| Horus Swift |
Apus horus |
| Alpine Swift |
Apus melba |
| African Palm Swift |
Cypsiurus parvus |
| Bohm's Spinetail |
Neafrapus boehmi |
| Mottled Spinetail |
Telacanthura ussheri |
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| Mousebirds: Coliidae |
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| Speckled Mousebird |
Colius striatus |
| Blue-naped Mousebird |
Urocolius macrourus |
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| Trogons: Trogonidae |
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| Narina's Trogon |
Apaloderma narina |
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| Kingfishers: Alecdinidae |
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| Giant Kingfisher |
Megaceryle maxima |
| Pied Kingfisher |
Ceryle rudis |
| Malachite Kingfisher |
Alcedo cristata |
| Half-collared Kingfisher |
Alcedo semitorquata |
| Brown-hooded Kingfisher |
Halcyon albiventris |
| Striped Kingfisher |
Halcyon chelicuti |
| Grey-headed Kingfisher |
Halcyon leucocephala |
| Woodland Kingfisher |
Halcyon senegalensis |
| African Pygmy Kingfisher |
Ispidina picta |
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| Bee-eaters: Meropidae |
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| White-throated Bee-eater |
Merops albicollis |
| Eurasian Bee-eater |
Merops apiaster |
| Swallow-tailed Bee-eater |
Merops hirundineus |
| Carmine Bee-eater |
Merops nubicoides |
| Northern Carmine Bee-eater |
merops nubicus |
| Blue-cheeked Bee-eater |
Merops persicus |
| Little Bee-eater |
Merops pusillus |
| Madagascar Bee-eater |
Merops superciliosus |
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| Rollers: Coraciidae |
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| Eurasian Roller |
Coracias garrulus |
| Lilac-breasted Roller |
Coracias caudata |
| Rufous-crowned Roller |
Coracias naevia |
| Racquet-tailed Roller |
Coracias spatulata |
| Broad-billed Roller |
Eurystomus suahelicus/glaucurus |
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| Hoopoes: Upupidae |
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| (African) Hoopoe |
Upupa africana |
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| Wood-hoopoes: Phoeniculidae |
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| Common Scimitarbill |
Rhinopomastus cyanomelas |
| Abyssinian Scimitarbill |
Rhinopomastus minor |
| Green Wood-hoopoe |
Phoeniculus purpureus |
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| Hornbills: Bucerotidae |
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| Trumpeter Hornbill |
Bycanistes bucinator |
| Crowned Hornbill |
Tockus alboterminatus |
| Von der Decken's Hornbill |
Tockus deckeni |
| Ruaha Red-billed Hornbill |
Tockus ruahae |
| African Grey Hornbill |
Tockus nasustus |
| Southern Ground Hornbill |
Bucorvus leadbeateri (caffer) |
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| Barbets: Capitonidae |
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| Whyte's Barbet |
Stactolaema whytii |
| Miombo Pied Barbet |
Lybius frontatus |
| Spotted-flanked Barbet |
Tricholaema lacrhrymosa |
| Black-backed Barbet |
Lybius minor |
| Black-collared Barbet |
Lybius torquatus |
| Yellow-rumped Tinker Bird |
Pogoniulus bilineatus |
| Yellow-fronted Tinker Bird |
Pogoniulus chrysoconus |
| Red-fronted Tinker Bird |
Pogoniulus pusillus |
| D'Arnaud's Barbet |
Trachyphonus darnaudii |
| Red-and-yellow Barbet |
Trachyphonus eryrocephalus |
| Crested (Levaillant's) Barbet |
Trachyphonus vaillantii |
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| Honey Guides: Indicatoridae |
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| Eastern (Wahlberg's) Honeybird |
Prodotiscus regulus |
| Greater Honeyguide |
Indicator indicator |
| Lesser Honeyguide |
Indicator minor |
| Scaly-throated Honeyguide |
Indicator variegatus |
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| Woodpeckers: Picidae |
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| Golden-tailed Woodpecker |
Campethera abingoni |
| Bennett's Woodpecker |
Campethera bennettii |
| Speckled-throated Woodpecker |
Campethera striptoricauda |
| Green-backed Woodpecker |
Campethera cailliautii |
| Nubian Woodpecker |
Campethera nubica |
| Cardinal Woodpecker |
Dendropicos fuscescens |
| Bearded Woodpecker |
Dendropicos namaquus |
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| Pittas: Pittidae |
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| African Pitta |
Pitta angolensis |
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| Broadbills: Eurylaimidae |
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| African Broadbill |
Smithornis capensis |
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