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Bird Checklist photos and data Congo
Number of species: 716
Number of globally threatened species: 8
SPHENISCIFORMES: Spheniscidae
Jackass Penguin	*Spheniscus demersus*	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae
Little Grebe	*Tachybaptus ruficollis*
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae
Antarctic Giant Petrel	*Macronectes giganteus*	Vulnerable
Sooty Shearwater	*Puffinus griseus*	Near-threatened
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae
Wilson's Storm-Petrel	*Oceanites oceanicus*
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel	*Oceanodroma castro*	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae
Great White Pelican	*Pelecanus onocrotalus*
Pink-backed Pelican	*Pelecanus rufescens*
PELECANIFORMES: Sulidae
Cape Gannet	*Morus capensis*	Vulnerable
PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
Great Cormorant	*Phalacrocorax carbo*
Long-tailed Cormorant	*Phalacrocorax africanus*
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*
Black Heron	*Egretta ardesiaca*	Rare/Accidental
Intermediate Egret	*Egretta intermedia*
Little Egret	*Egretta garzetta*
Squacco Heron	*Ardeola ralloides*
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*
CICONIIFORMES: Scopidae
Hamerkop	*Scopus umbretta*
CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae
Yellow-billed Stork	*Mycteria ibis*
African Openbill	*Anastomus lamelligerus*
Abdim's Stork	*Ciconia abdimii*
Woolly-necked Stork	*Ciconia episcopus*
White Stork	*Ciconia ciconia*	Rare/Accidental
Saddle-billed Stork	*Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis*
Marabou Stork	*Leptoptilos crumeniferus*
CICONIIFORMES: Threskiornithidae
Sacred Ibis	*Threskiornis aethiopicus*
Olive Ibis	*Bostrychia olivacea*
Spot-breasted Ibis	*Bostrychia rara*
Hadada Ibis	*Bostrychia hagedash*
Glossy Ibis	*Plegadis falcinellus*
African Spoonbill	*Platalea alba*
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Phoenicopteridae
Greater Flamingo	*Phoenicopterus roseus*
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*	Rare/Accidental
Yellow-billed Duck	*Anas undulata*
Northern Shoveler	*Anas clypeata*
Common Pochard	*Aythya ferina*	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*
Scissor-tailed Kite	*Chelictinia riocourii*
Black Kite	*Milvus migrans*
African Fish-Eagle	*Haliaeetus vocifer*
Palm-nut Vulture	*Gypohierax angolensis*
Beaudouin's Snake-Eagle	*Circaetus beaudouini*
Black-breasted Snake-Eagle	*Circaetus pectoralis*
Bateleur	*Terathopius ecaudatus*
Congo Serpent-Eagle	*Dryotriorchis spectabilis*
Western Marsh-Harrier	*Circus aeruginosus*	Rare/Accidental
African Marsh-Harrier	*Circus ranivorus*
Montagu's Harrier	*Circus pygargus*	Rare/Accidental
African Harrier-Hawk	*Polyboroides typus*
Madagascar Harrier-Hawk	*Polyboroides radiatus*
Lizard Buzzard	*Kaupifalco monogrammicus*
Dark Chanting-Goshawk	*Melierax metabates*
Red-chested Goshawk	*Accipiter toussenelii*
Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk	*Accipiter castanilius*
Shikra	*Accipiter badius*
Red-thighed Sparrowhawk	*Accipiter erythropus*
Little Sparrowhawk	*Accipiter minullus*
Black Goshawk	*Accipiter melanoleucus*
Long-tailed Hawk	*Urotriorchis macrourus*
Eurasian Buzzard	*Buteo buteo*
Red-necked Buzzard	*Buteo auguralis*
Lesser Spotted Eagle	*Aquila pomarina*
Tawny Eagle	*Aquila rapax*
Steppe Eagle	*Aquila nipalensis*	Rare/Accidental
Wahlberg's Eagle	*Aquila wahlbergi*	Rare/Accidental
African Hawk-Eagle	*Aquila spilogaster*
Booted Eagle	*Aquila pennata*
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
Lesser Kestrel	*Falco naumanni*	Vulnerable
Eurasian Kestrel	*Falco tinnunculus*
Grey Kestrel	*Falco ardosiaceus*
Eurasian Hobby	*Falco subbuteo*	Rare/Accidental
African Hobby	*Falco cuvierii*
Lanner Falcon	*Falco biarmicus*	Rare/Accidental
Peregrine Falcon	*Falco peregrinus*	Rare/Accidental
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae
Coqui Francolin	*Francolinus coqui*
White-throated Francolin	*Francolinus albogularis*
Forest Francolin	*Francolinus lathami*
Finsch's Francolin	*Francolinus finschi*
Scaly Francolin	*Francolinus squamatus*
Heuglin's Francolin	*Francolinus icterorhynchus*
Red-necked Francolin	*Francolinus afer*
Harlequin Quail	*Coturnix delegorguei*
Blue Quail	*Coturnix adansonii*	Rare/Accidental
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: 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*
Gray-throated Rail	*Canirallus oculeus*
African Rail	*Rallus caerulescens*	Rare/Accidental
African Crake	*Crecopsis egregia*
Corn Crake	*Crex crex*	Near-threatened
Black Crake	*Amaurornis flavirostra*
Little Crake	*Porzana parva*
Baillon's Crake	*Porzana pusilla*
Striped Crake	*Aenigmatolimnas marginalis*	Rare/Accidental
Purple Swamphen	*Porphyrio porphyrio*	Rare/Accidental
Allen's Gallinule	*Porphyrio alleni*
Common Moorhen	*Gallinula chloropus*
Lesser Moorhen	*Gallinula angulata*	Rare/Accidental
GRUIFORMES: Heliornithidae
African Finfoot	*Podica senegalensis*
GRUIFORMES: Otididae
Stanley Bustard	*Neotis denhami*	Near-threatened
White-bellied Bustard	*Eupodotis senegalensis*
Black-bellied Bustard	*Lissotis melanogaster*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Jacanidae
African Jacana	*Actophilornis africanus*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Rostratulidae
Greater Painted-snipe	*Rostratula benghalensis*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae
Black-winged Stilt	*Himantopus himantopus*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae
Water Thick-knee	*Burhinus vermiculatus*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae
Egyptian plover	*Pluvianus aegyptius*
Temminck's Courser	*Cursorius temminckii*
Bronze-winged Courser	*Rhinoptilus chalcopterus*
Collared Pratincole	*Glareola pratincola*
Black-winged Pratincole	*Glareola nordmanni*	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Rock Pratincole	*Glareola nuchalis*
Grey Pratincole	*Glareola cinerea*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
White-headed Lapwing	*Vanellus albiceps*
Senegal Lapwing	*Vanellus lugubris*
Wattled Lapwing	*Vanellus senegallus*	Rare/Accidental
Brown-chested Lapwing	*Vanellus superciliosus*
Black-bellied Plover	*Pluvialis squatarola*
Common Ringed Plover	*Charadrius hiaticula*
Little Ringed Plover	*Charadrius dubius*	Rare/Accidental
Kittlitz's Plover	*Charadrius pecuarius*
Three-banded Plover	*Charadrius tricollaris*	Rare/Accidental
Forbes's Plover	*Charadrius forbesi*
White-fronted Plover	*Charadrius marginatus*
Snowy Plover	*Charadrius alexandrinus*	Rare/Accidental
Caspian Plover	*Charadrius asiaticus*	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
Great Snipe	*Gallinago media*	Near-threatened
Common Snipe	*Gallinago gallinago*
Black-tailed Godwit	*Limosa limosa*	Near-threatened
Bar-tailed Godwit	*Limosa lapponica*
Whimbrel	*Numenius phaeopus*
Eurasian Curlew	*Numenius arquata*
Common Sandpiper	*Actitis hypoleucos*
Green Sandpiper	*Tringa ochropus*
Common Greenshank	*Tringa nebularia*
Marsh Sandpiper	*Tringa stagnatilis*
Wood Sandpiper	*Tringa glareola*
Common Redshank	*Tringa totanus*	Rare/Accidental
Ruddy Turnstone	*Arenaria interpres*
Red Knot	*Calidris canutus*
Sanderling	*Calidris alba*
Little Stint	*Calidris minuta*
Long-toed Stint	*Calidris subminuta*	Rare/Accidental
Curlew Sandpiper	*Calidris ferruginea*
Ruff	*Philomachus pugnax*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
Lesser Black-backed Gull	*Larus fuscus*
Grey-headed Gull	*Larus cirrocephalus*
Sabine's Gull	*Xema sabini*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Sternidae
Sooty Tern	*Onychoprion fuscatus*
Little Tern	*Sternula albifrons*
Damara Tern	*Sternula balaenarum*	Near-threatened
Caspian Tern	*Hydroprogne caspia*
Black Tern	*Chlidonias niger*
White-winged Tern	*Chlidonias leucopterus*
Whiskered Tern	*Chlidonias hybrida*
Arctic Tern	*Sterna paradisaea*
Common Tern	*Sterna hirundo*
Royal Tern	*Thalasseus maximus*
Sandwich Tern	*Thalasseus sandvicensis*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Rynchopidae
African Skimmer	*Rynchops flavirostris*	Near-threatened
CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae
Pomarine Jaeger	*Stercorarius pomarinus*	Rare/Accidental
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae
Afep Pigeon	*Columba unicincta*
Bronze-naped Pigeon	*Columba iriditorques*
Lemon Dove	*Columba larvata*
Eurasian Turtle-Dove	*Streptopelia turtur*	Rare/Accidental
Red-eyed Dove	*Streptopelia semitorquata*
Ring-necked Dove	*Streptopelia capicola*
Laughing Dove	*Streptopelia senegalensis*
Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove	*Turtur chalcospilos*
Blue-spotted Wood-Dove	*Turtur afer*
Tambourine Dove	*Turtur tympanistria*
Blue-headed Wood-Dove	*Turtur brehmeri*
Namaqua Dove	*Oena capensis*
African Green-Pigeon	*Treron calvus*
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae
Red-headed Lovebird