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Number of species: 980
Number of endemics: 14
Number of globally threatened species: 19
Number of introduced species: 1
STRUTHIONIFORMES: Struthionidae
Ostrich	*Struthio camelus*
SPHENISCIFORMES: Spheniscidae
Jackass Penguin	*Spheniscus demersus*	Vulnerable
PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae
Little Grebe	*Tachybaptus ruficollis*
Great Crested Grebe	*Podiceps cristatus*
Eared Grebe	*Podiceps nigricollis*	Rare/Accidental
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Diomedeidae
Wandering Albatross	*Diomedea exulans*
Grey-headed Albatross	*Thalassarche chrysostoma*	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Black-browed Albatross	*Thalassarche melanophris*	Rare/Accidental
Shy Albatross	*Thalassarche cauta*
Yellow-nosed Albatross	*Thalassarche chlororhynchos*	Rare/Accidental
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae
Antarctic Giant-Petrel	*Macronectes giganteus*	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Hall's Giant-Petrel	*Macronectes halli*	Near-threatened
Cape Petrel	*Daption capense*
Great-winged Petrel	*Pterodroma macroptera*	Rare/Accidental
Soft-plumaged Petrel	*Pterodroma mollis*	Rare/Accidental
Antarctic Prion	*Pachyptila desolata*
Cory's Shearwater	*Procellaria aequinoctialis*
Cory's Shearwater	*Calonectris diomedea*
Greater Shearwater	*Puffinus gravis*	Rare/Accidental
Sooty Shearwater	*Puffinus griseus*	Near-threatened
Manx Shearwater	*Puffinus puffinus*
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae
Wilson's Storm-Petrel	*Oceanites oceanicus*
European Storm-Petrel	*Hydrobates pelagicus*
Leach's Storm-Petrel	*Oceanodroma leucorhoa*
PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae
Great White Pelican	*Pelecanus onocrotalus*
Pink-backed Pelican	*Pelecanus rufescens*
PELECANIFORMES: Sulidae
Northern Gannet	*Morus bassanus*
Cape Gannet	*Morus capensis*	Vulnerable
Brown Booby	*Sula leucogaster*	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
Great Cormorant	*Phalacrocorax carbo*
Cape Cormorant	*Phalacrocorax capensis*	Near-threatened
Long-tailed Cormorant	*Phalacrocorax africanus*
Crowned Cormorant	*Phalacrocorax coronatus*	Near-threatened
PELECANIFORMES: Anhingidae
Darter	*Anhinga melanogaster*
CICONIIFORMES: Ardeidae
Grey Heron	*Ardea cinerea*
Black-headed Heron	*Ardea melanocephala*
Goliath Heron	*Ardea goliath*
Purple Heron	*Ardea purpurea*
Great Egret	*Ardea alba*
Slaty Egret	*Egretta vinaceigula*	Vulnerable
Black Heron	*Egretta ardesiaca*
Intermediate Egret	*Egretta intermedia*
Little Egret	*Egretta garzetta*
Squacco Heron	*Ardeola ralloides*
Madagascar Pond-Heron	*Ardeola idae*	Rare/Accidental Endangered
Rufous-bellied Heron	*Ardeola rufiventris*
Cattle Egret	*Bubulcus ibis*
Striated Heron	*Butorides striata*
Black-crowned Night-Heron	*Nycticorax nycticorax*
White-backed Night-Heron	*Gorsachius leuconotus*
White-crested Bittern	*Tigriornis leucolopha*
Little Bittern	*Ixobrychus minutus*
Dwarf Bittern	*Ixobrychus sturmii*
Great Bittern	*Botaurus stellaris*
CICONIIFORMES: Scopidae
Hamerkop	*Scopus umbretta*
CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae
Yellow-billed Stork	*Mycteria ibis*
African Openbill	*Anastomus lamelligerus*
Black Stork	*Ciconia nigra*
Abdim's Stork	*Ciconia abdimii*
Woolly-necked Stork	*Ciconia episcopus*
White Stork	*Ciconia ciconia*
Saddle-billed Stork	*Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis*
Marabou Stork	*Leptoptilos crumeniferus*
CICONIIFORMES: Balaenicipididae
Shoebill	*Balaeniceps rex*	Vulnerable
CICONIIFORMES: Threskiornithidae
Sacred Ibis	*Threskiornis aethiopicus*
Spot-breasted Ibis	*Bostrychia rara*
Hadada Ibis	*Bostrychia hagedash*
Glossy Ibis	*Plegadis falcinellus*
African Spoonbill	*Platalea alba*
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Phoenicopteridae
Greater Flamingo	*Phoenicopterus roseus*
Lesser Flamingo	*Phoenicopterus minor*	Near-threatened
ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
Fulvous Whistling-Duck	*Dendrocygna bicolor*
White-faced Whistling-Duck	*Dendrocygna viduata*
White-backed Duck	*Thalassornis leuconotus*
Egyptian Goose	*Alopochen aegyptiaca*
Spur-winged Goose	*Plectropterus gambensis*
Comb Duck	*Sarkidiornis melanotos*
Hartlaub's Duck	*Pteronetta hartlaubii*
African Pygmy-goose	*Nettapus auritus*
African Black Duck	*Anas sparsa*
Cape Teal	*Anas capensis*
Yellow-billed Duck	*Anas undulata*
Red-billed Duck	*Anas erythrorhyncha*
Hottentot Teal	*Anas hottentota*
Cape Shoveler	*Anas smithii*	Rare/Accidental
Northern Shoveler	*Anas clypeata*
Southern Pochard	*Netta erythrophthalma*
Maccoa Duck	*Oxyura maccoa*	Rare/Accidental
FALCONIFORMES: Pandionidae
Osprey	*Pandion haliaetus*
FALCONIFORMES: Accipitridae
African Cuckoo-Hawk	*Aviceda cuculoides*
European Honey-buzzard	*Pernis apivorus*
Bat Hawk	*Macheiramphus alcinus*
Black-shouldered Kite	*Elanus caeruleus*
Black Kite	*Milvus migrans*
African Fish-Eagle	*Haliaeetus vocifer*
Palm-nut Vulture	*Gypohierax angolensis*
Hooded Vulture	*Necrosyrtes monachus*
Egyptian Vulture	*Neophron percnopterus*
White-backed Vulture	*Gyps africanus*
Lappet-faced Vulture	*Torgos tracheliotus*
White-headed Vulture	*Trigonoceps occipitalis*
Black-breasted Snake-Eagle	*Circaetus pectoralis*
Brown Snake-Eagle	*Circaetus cinereus*
Banded Snake-Eagle	*Circaetus cinerascens*
Bateleur	*Terathopius ecaudatus*
Congo Serpent-Eagle	*Dryotriorchis spectabilis*
Western Marsh-Harrier	*Circus aeruginosus*
African Marsh-Harrier	*Circus ranivorus*
Pallid Harrier	*Circus macrourus*	Near-threatened
Montagu's Harrier	*Circus pygargus*
African Harrier-Hawk	*Polyboroides typus*
Lizard Buzzard	*Kaupifalco monogrammicus*
Dark Chanting-Goshawk	*Melierax metabates*
Pale Chanting-Goshawk	*Melierax canorus*
Gabar Goshawk	*Micronisus gabar*
Red-chested Goshawk	*Accipiter toussenelii*
African Goshawk	*Accipiter tachiro*
Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk	*Accipiter castanilius*
Shikra	*Accipiter badius*
Red-thighed Sparrowhawk	*Accipiter erythropus*
Little Sparrowhawk	*Accipiter minullus*
Ovampo Sparrowhawk	*Accipiter ovampensis*
Rufous-chested Sparrowhawk	*Accipiter rufiventris*
Black Goshawk	*Accipiter melanoleucus*
Long-tailed Hawk	*Urotriorchis macrourus*
Eurasian Buzzard	*Buteo buteo*
Red-necked Buzzard	*Buteo auguralis*
Augur Buzzard	*Buteo augur*
Lesser Spotted Eagle	*Aquila pomarina*
Tawny Eagle	*Aquila rapax*
Steppe Eagle	*Aquila nipalensis*	Rare/Accidental
Wahlberg's Eagle	*Aquila wahlbergi*
Verreaux's Eagle	*Aquila verreauxii*
African Hawk-Eagle	*Aquila spilogaster*
Booted Eagle	*Aquila pennata*	Rare/Accidental
Ayres' Hawk-Eagle	*Aquila ayresii*
Martial Eagle	*Polemaetus bellicosus*
Long-crested Eagle	*Lophaetus occipitalis*
Cassin's Hawk-Eagle	*Spizaetus africanus*
Crowned Hawk-Eagle	*Stephanoaetus coronatus*
FALCONIFORMES: Sagittariidae
Secretary-bird	*Sagittarius serpentarius*
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
Pygmy Falcon	*Polihierax semitorquatus*
Lesser Kestrel	*Falco naumanni*	Vulnerable
Eurasian Kestrel	*Falco tinnunculus*
Greater Kestrel	*Falco rupicoloides*
Grey Kestrel	*Falco ardosiaceus*
Dickinson's Kestrel	*Falco dickinsoni*
Red-necked Falcon	*Falco chicquera*
Red-footed Falcon	*Falco vespertinus*	Near-threatened
Amur Falcon	*Falco amurensis*
Eurasian Hobby	*Falco subbuteo*
African Hobby	*Falco cuvierii*
Lanner Falcon	*Falco biarmicus*
Peregrine Falcon	*Falco peregrinus*
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae
Coqui Francolin	*Francolinus coqui*
White-throated Francolin	*Francolinus albogularis*
Forest Francolin	*Francolinus lathami*
Crested Francolin	*Francolinus sephaena*
Finsch's Francolin	*Francolinus finschi*
Red-winged Francolin	*Francolinus levaillantii*
Orange River Francolin	*Francolinus levaillantoides*
Scaly Francolin	*Francolinus squamatus*
Gray-striped Francolin	*Francolinus griseostriatus*	Endemic Near-threatened
Hartlaub's Francolin	*Francolinus hartlaubi*
Red-billed Francolin	*Francolinus adspersus*
Red-necked Francolin	*Francolinus afer*
Swainson's Francolin	*Francolinus swainsonii*
Swierstra's Francolin	*Francolinus swierstrai*	Endemic Vulnerable
Common Quail	*Coturnix coturnix*
Harlequin Quail	*Coturnix delegorguei*
Blue Quail	*Coturnix adansonii*
GALLIFORMES: Numididae
Black Guineafowl	*Agelastes niger*
Helmeted Guineafowl	*Numida meleagris*
Plumed Guineafowl	*Guttera plumifera*
Crested Guineafowl	*Guttera pucherani*
GRUIFORMES: Turnicidae
Small Buttonquail	*Turnix sylvaticus*
Hottentot Buttonquail	*Turnix hottentottus*
GRUIFORMES: Gruidae
Grey Crowned-Crane	*Balearica regulorum*
Black Crowned-Crane	*Balearica pavonina*	Near-threatened
Wattled Crane	*Bugeranus carunculatus*	Vulnerable
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
White-spotted Flufftail	*Sarothrura pulchra*
Buff-spotted Flufftail	*Sarothrura elegans*
Red-chested Flufftail	*Sarothrura rufa*
Chestnut-headed Flufftail	*Sarothrura lugens*
Streaky-breasted Flufftail	*Sarothrura boehmi*
Nkulengu Rail	*Himantornis haematopus*
African Rail	*Rallus caerulescens*
African Crake	*Crecopsis egregia*
Corn Crake	*Crex crex*	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Black Crake	*Amaurornis flavirostra*
Baillon's Crake	*Porzana pusilla*
Spotted Crake	*Porzana porzana*
Striped Crake	*Aenigmatolimnas marginalis*
Purple Swamphen	*Porphyrio porphyrio*
Allen's Gallinule	*Porphyrio alleni*
Common Moorhen	*Gallinula chloropus*
Lesser Moorhen	*Gallinula angulata*
Red-knobbed Coot	*Fulica cristata*
GRUIFORMES: Heliornithidae
African Finfoot	*Podica senegalensis*
GRUIFORMES: Otididae
Kori Bustard	*Ardeotis kori*
Ludwig's Bustard	*Neotis ludwigii*
Stanley Bustard	*Neotis denhami*	Near-threatened
White-bellied Bustard	*Eupodotis senegalensis*
Rueppell's Bustard	*Eupodotis rueppellii*
Red-crested Bustard	*Eupodotis ruficrista*
White-quilled Bustard	*Eupodotis afraoides*
Black-bellied Bustard	*Lissotis melanogaster*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Jacanidae
Lesser Jacana	*Microparra capensis*
African Jacana	*Actophilornis africanus*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Rostratulidae
Greater Painted-snipe	*Rostratula benghalensis*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae
African Oystercatcher	*Haematopus moquini*
Eurasian Oystercatcher	*Haematopus ostralegus*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae
Black-winged Stilt	*Himantopus himantopus*
Pied Avocet	*Recurvirostra avosetta*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae
Water Thick-knee	*Burhinus vermiculatus*