Gallery
Southern Africa
Birds in focus
Avocet
Pied avocet
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Recurvirostra avosetta
Babbler
Arrow-Marked babbler
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Turdoides jardineii
Barbet
Acacia pied barbet
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Tricholaema leucomelas
Black-collared barbet
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Lybius torquatus
Crested barbet
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Trachyphonus vaillantii
Bateleur
Bateleur
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Terathopius ecaudatus
Bee-eater
European bee-eater
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Merops apiaster
Little bee-eater
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Merops pusillus
Swallow-tailed bee-eater
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Merops hirundineus
White-fronted bee-eater
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Merops bullockoides
Bishop
Southern red bishop
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Euplectes orix
Yellow bishop
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Euplectes capensis
Bittern
Dwarf bittern
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Ixobrychus sturmii
Bokmakierie
Bokmakierie
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Telophorus zeylonus
Boubou
Southern boubou
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Laniarius ferrugineus
Brubru
Brubru
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Nilaus afer
Buffalo-weaver
Red-billed buffalo-weaver
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Bubalornis niger
Bulbul
African red-Eyed bulbul
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Pycnonotus nigricans
Cape bulbul
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Pycnonotus capensis
Dark-capped bulbul
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Pycnonotus tricolor
Bunting
Cape bunting
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Emberiza capensis
Cinnamon-breasted bunting
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Emberiza tahapisi
Golden-breasted bunting
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Emberiza flaviventris
Lark-like bunting
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Emberiza impetuani
Bustard
Black-bellied bustard
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Eupodotis melanogaster
Denham's bustard
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Neotis denhami
Kori bustard
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Ardeotis kori
Ludwig's bustard
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Neotis ludwigii
Buzzard
Jackal buzzard
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Buteo rufofuscus
Lizard buzzard
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Kaupifalco monogrammicus
Steppe buzzard
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Buteo buteo
Camaroptera
Green-backed camaroptera
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Camaroptera brachyura
Canary
Black-throated canary
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Crithagra atrogularis
White-throated canary
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Crithagra albogularis
Yellow canary
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Crithagra flaviventris
Yellow-fronted canary
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Crithagra mozambica
Chat
Ant-eating chat
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Myrmecocichla formicivora
Buff-streaked chat
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Campicoloides bifasciata
Familiar chat
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Cercomela familiaris
Mocking cliff-chat
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Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
Cisticola
Croaking cisticola
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Cisticola natalensis
Levaillant's cisticola
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Cisticola tinniens
Rattling cisticola
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Cisticola chiniana
Coot
Red-knobbed coot
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Fulica cristata
Cormorant
Crowned cormorant
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Microcarbo coronatus
Reed cormorant
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Microcarbo africanus
White-breasted cormorant
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Phalacrocorax lucidus
Coucal
Burchell's coucal
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Centropus burchellii
Senegal coucal
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Centropus senegalensis
Courser
Double-banded courser
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Rhinoptilus africanus
Crake
Black crake
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Amaurornis flavirostra
Crane
Blue crane
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Anthropoides paradiseus
Crow
Cape crow
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Corvus capensis
Pied crow
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Corvus albus
Cuckoo
African cuckoo
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Cuculus gularis
Diderick cuckoo
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Chrysococcyx caprius
Great spotted cuckoo
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Clamator glandarius
Jacobin cuckoo
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Clamator jacobinus
Levaillant's cuckoo
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Clamator levaillantii
Red-chested cuckoo
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Cuculus solitarius
Darter
African darter
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Anhinga rufa
Dove
African mourning dove
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Streptopelia decipiens
Emerald-spotted wood-dove
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Turtur chalcospilos
Laughing dove
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Spilopelia senegalensis
Namaqua dove
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Oena capensis
Ring-necked dove
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Streptopelia capicola
Drongo
Fork-tailed drongo
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Dicrurus adsimilis
Square-tailed drongo
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Dicrurus ludwigii
Duck
Comb duck
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Sarkidiornis melanotos
Fulvous whistling duck
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Dendrocygna bicolor
White-faced duck
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Dendrocygna viduata
Yellow-billed duck
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Anas undulata
Eagle
African fish eagle
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Haliaeetus vocifer
African hawk-eagle
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Aquila spilogaster
Black-chested snake-eagle
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Circaetus pectoralis
Booted eagle
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Hieraaetus pennatus
Brown snake-eagle
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Circaetus cinereus
Martial eagle
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Polemaetus bellicosus
Tawny eagle
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Aquila rapax
Wahlberg's eagle
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Hieraaetus wahlbergi
Egret
Cattle egret
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Bubulcus ibis
Great egret
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Ardea alba
Little egret
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Egretta garzetta
Falcon
Lanner falcon
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Falco biarmicus
Pygmy falcon
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Polihierax semitorquatus
Red-necked falcon
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Falco chicquera
Finch
Red-headed finch
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Amadina erythrocephala
Scaly-feathered finch
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Sporopipes squamifrons
Firefinch
African firefinch
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Lagonosticta rubricata
Jameson's firefinch
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Lagonosticta rhodopareia
Red-billed firefinch
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Lagonosticta senegala
Fiscal
Common fiscal
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Lanius collaris
Flamingo
Greater flamingo
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Phoenicopterus roseus
Flycatcher
African paradise-flycatcher
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Terpsiphone viridis
Chat flycatcher
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Bradornis infuscatus
Fiscal flycatcher
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Sigelus silens
Marico flycatcher
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Bradornis mariquensis
Southern black flycatcher
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Melaenornis pammelaina
Spotted flycatcher
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Muscicapa striata
Francolin
Crested francolin
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Dendroperdix sephaena
Go-away-bird
Grey go-away-bird
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Corythaixoides concolor
Goose
Egyptian goose
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Alopochen aegyptiaca
Greylag goose
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Anser anser
Spur-winged goose
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Plectropterus gambensis
Goshawk
Gabar goshawk
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Micronisus gabar
Southern pale chanting goshawk
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Melierax canorus
Grassbird
Cape grassbird
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Sphenoeacus afer
Grebe
Little grebe
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Tachybaptus ruficollis
Greenbul
Sombre greenbul
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Andropadus importunus
Greenshank
Common greenshank
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Tringa nebularia
Guineafowl
Helmeted guineafowl
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Numida meleagris
Gull
Grey-headed gull
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Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
Hartlaub's gull
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Chroicocephalus hartlaubii
Kelp gull
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Larus dominicanus vetula
Hamerkop
Hamerkop
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Scopus umbretta
Harrier
African marsh-harrier
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Circus ranivorus
Black harrier
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Circus maurus
Hawk
African harrier-hawk
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Polyboroides typus
Heron
Black-headed heron
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Ardea melanocephala
Goliath heron
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Ardea goliath
Green-backed heron
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Butorides striata
Grey heron
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Ardea cinerea
Purple heron
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Ardea purpurea
Rufous-bellied heron
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Ardeola rufiventris
Squacco heron
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Ardeola ralloides
Hoopoe
African hoopoe
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Upupa africana
Hornbill
African grey hornbill
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Tockus nasutus
Southern ground-hornbill
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Bucorvus leadbeateri
Southern red-billed hornbill
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Tockus rufirostris
Southern yellow-billed hornbill
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Tockus leucomelas
Ibis
African sacred ibis
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Threskiornis aethiopicus
Glossy ibis
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Plegadis falcinellus
Hadeda ibis
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Bostrychia hagedash
Jacana
African jacana
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Actophilornis africanus
Kestrel
Greater kestrel
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Falco rupicoloides
Lesser kestrel
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Falco naumanni
Rock kestrel
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Falco rupicolus
Kingfisher
African pygmy-kingfisher
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Ispidina picta
Brown-hooded kingfisher
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Halcyon albiventris
Giant kingfisher
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Megaceryle maxima
Half-collared kingfisher
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Alcedo semitorquata
Malachite kingfisher
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Alcedo cristata
Pied kingfisher
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Ceryle rudis
Striped kingfisher
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Halcyon chelicuti
Woodland kingfisher
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Halycon senegalensis
Kite
Black kite
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Milvus migrans
Black-shouldered kite
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Elanus caeruleus
Yellow-billed kite
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Milvus parasitus
Korhaan
Northern black korhaan
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Afrotis afraoides
Red-crested korhaan
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Lophotis ruficrista
Lapwing
African wattled lapwing
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Vanellus senegallus
Blacksmith lapwing
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Vanellus armatus
Crowned lapwing
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Vanellus coronatus
Senegal lapwing
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Vanellus lugubris
White-crowned lapwing
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Vanellus albiceps
Lark
Cape clapper lark
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Mirafra apiata
Fawn-coloured lark
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Calendulauda africanoides
Monotonous lark
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Mirafra passerina
Red-capped lark
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Calandrella cinerea
Sabota lark
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Calendulauda sabota
Spike-heeled lark
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Cheresomanes albofasciata
Longclaw
Cape longclaw
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Macronyx capensis
Martin
Rock martin
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Ptyonoprogne fuligula
Moorhen
Common moorhen
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Gallinula chloropus
Mousebird
Red-faced mousebird
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Urocolius indicus
Speckled mousebird
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Colius striatus
White-backed mousebird
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Colius colius
Openbill
African openbill
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Anastomus lamelligerus
Oriole
Black-headed oriole
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Oriolus larvatus
Ostrich
Common ostrich
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Struthio camelus
Owl
African scops-owl
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Otus senegalensis
Barn owl
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Tyto alba
Southern white-faced owl
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Ptilopsis granti
Spotted eagle-owl
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Bubo africanus
Verreaux's eagle-owl
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Bubo lacteus
Owlet
African barred owlet
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Glaucidium capense
Pearl-spotted owlet
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Glaucidium perlatum
Oxpecker
Red-billed oxpecker
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Buphagus erythrorhynchus
Yellow-billed oxpecker
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Buphagus africanus
Oystercatcher
African black oystercatcher
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Haematopus moquini
Parrot
Brown-headed parrot
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Poicephalus cryptoxanthus
Peacock
Common peacock
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Pavo cristatus
Pelican
Great white pelican
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Pelecanus onocrotalus
Penguin
African penguin
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Spheniscus demersus
Pigeon
African green-pigeon
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Treron calvus
Speckled pigeon
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Columba guinea
Pipit
African pipit
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Anthus cinnamomeus
Buffy pipit
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Anthus vaalensis
Plover
Kittlitz's plover
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Charadrius pecuarius
Three-banded plover
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Charadrius tricollaris
Prinia
Black-chested prinia
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Prinia flavicans
Karoo prinia
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Prinia maculosa
Tawny-flanked prinia
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Prinia subflava
Puffback
Black-backed puffback
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Dryoscopus cubla
Pytilia
Green-winged pytilia
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Pytilia melba
Quelea
Red-billed quelea
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Quelea quelea
Robin
Kalahari scrub-robin
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Erythropygia paena
Karoo scrub-robin
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Erythropygia coryphaeus
White-browed scrub-robin
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Erythropygia leucophrys
Robin-chat
Cape robin-chat
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Cossypha caffra
White-browed robin-chat
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Cossypha heuglini
White-throated robin-chat
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Cossypha humeralis
Roller
Broad-billed roller
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Eurystomus glaucurus
Lilac-breasted roller
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Coracias caudatus
Purple roller
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Coracias naevius
Ruff
Ruff
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Philomachus pugnax
Sandgrouse
Burchell's sandgrouse
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Pterocles burchelli
Double-banded sandgrouse
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Pterocles bicinctus
Namaqua sandgrouse
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Pterocles namaqua
Sandpiper
Common sandpiper
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Actitis hypoleucos
Curlew sandpiper
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Calidris ferruginea
Wood sandpiper
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Tringa glareola
Scimitarbill
Common scimitarbill
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Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
Secretarybird
Secretarybird
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Sagittarius serpentarius
Shelduck
South African shelduck
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Tadorna cana
Shoveler
Cape shoveler
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Anas smithii
Shrike
Crimson-breasted shrike
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Laniarius atrococcineus
Lesser grey shrike
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Lanius minor
Magpie shrike
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Urolestes melanoleucus
Red-backed shrike
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Lanius collurio
Retz's helmet-shrike
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Prionops retzii
Southern white-crowned shrike
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Eurocephalus anguitimens
White-crested helmet-shrike
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Prionops plumatus
Snipe
Greater painted-snipe
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Rostratula benghalensis
Sparrow
Cape sparrow
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Passer melanurus
Great sparrow
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Passer motitensis
House sparrow
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Passer domesticus
Southern grey-headed sparrow
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Passer diffusus
Sparrowlark
Chestnut-backed sparrowlark
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Eremopterix leucotis
Grey-backed sparrowlark
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Eremopterix verticalis
Spoonbill
African spoonbill
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Platalea alba
Spurfowl
Cape spurfowl
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Pternistis capensis
Natal spurfowl
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Pternistis natalensis
Red-billed spurfowl
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Pternistis adspersus
Swainson's spurfowl
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Pternistis swainsonii
Starling
Burchell's starling
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Lamprotornis australis
Cape glossy starling
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Lamprotornis nitens
Greater blue-eared starling
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Lamprotornis chalybaeus
Meves's (longtailed) starling
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Lamprotornis mevesii
Pale-winged starling
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Onychognathus nabouroup
Red-winged starling
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Onychognathus morio
Violet-backed starling
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Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
Wattled starling
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Creatophora cinerea
Stilt
Black-winged stilt
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Himantopus himantopus
Stint
Little stint
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Calidris minuta
Long-toed stint
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Calidris subminuta
Stonechat
African stonechat
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Saxicola torquatus
Stork
Abdim's stork
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Ciconia abdimii
Black stork
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Ciconia nigra
Marabou stork
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Leptoptilos crumeniferus
Saddle-billed stork
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Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
White stork
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Ciconia ciconia
Woolly-necked stork
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Ciconia episcopus
Yellow-billed stork
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Mycteria ibis
Sunbird
Amethyst sunbird
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Chalcomitra amethystina
Malachite sunbird
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Nectarinia famosa
Southern double-collared sunbird
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Cinnyris chalybeus
Swallow
Barn swallow
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Hirundo rustica
Greater striped swallow
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Cecropis cucullata
Lesser striped swallow
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Cecropis abyssinica
Mosque swallow
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Cecropis senegalensis
Red-breasted swallow
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Cecropis semirufa
White-throated swallow
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Hirundo albigularis
Wire-tailed swallow
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Hirundo smithii
Swamphen
African purple swamphen
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Porphyrio madagascariensis
Tchagra
Black-crowned tchagra
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Tchagra senegalus
Teal
Cape teal
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Anas capensis
Hottentot teal
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Anas hottentota
Red-billed teal
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Anas erythrorhyncha
Tern
Caspian tern
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Hydroprogne caspia
Whiskered tern
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Chlidonias hybrida
Thick-knee
Spotted thick-knee
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Burhinus capensis
Water thick-knee
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Burhinus vermilulatus
Thrush
Groundscraper thrush
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Psophocichla litsitsirupa
Kurrichane thrush
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Turdus libonyanus
Short-toed rock-thrush
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Monticola brevipes
Tit
Ashy tit
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Parus cinerascens
Southern black tit
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Parus niger
Tit-babbler
Chestnut-vented tit-babbler
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Sylvia subcaerulea
Vulture
Hooded vulture
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Necrosyrtes monachus
Lappet-faced vulture
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Torgos tracheliotus
White-backed vulture
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Gyps africanus
White-headed vulture
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Trigonoceps occipitalis
Wagtail
African pied wagtail
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Motacilla aguimp
Cape wagtail
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Motacilla capensis
Warbler
Dark-capped yellow warbler
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Iduna natalensis
Willow warbler
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Phylloscopus trochilus
Waxbill
Black-faced waxbill
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Estrilda erythronotos
Blue waxbill
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Uraeginthus angolensis
Common waxbill
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Estrilda astrild
Violet-eared waxbill
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Uraeginthus granatinus
Weaver
Cape weaver
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Ploceus capensis
Lesser masked-weaver
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Ploceus intermedius
Red-headed weaver
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Anaplectes melanotis
Sociable weaver
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Philetairus socius
Southern masked-weaver
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Ploceus velatus
White-browed sparrow-weaver
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Plocepasser mahali
Wheatear
Capped wheatear
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Oenanthe pileata
White-eye
Cape white-eye
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Zosterops capensis
Orange river white-eye
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Zosterops pallidus
Whydah
Pin-tailed whydah
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Vidua macroura
Shaft-tailed whydah
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Vidua regia
Widowbird
Long-tailed widowbird
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Euplectes progne
Wood-hoopoe
Green wood-hoopoe
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Phoeniculus purpureus
Woodpecker
Bearded woodpecker
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Dendropicos namaquus
Bennett's woodpecker
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Campethera bennettii
Cardinal woodpecker
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Dendropicos fuscescens