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Number of species: 525
Number of globally threatened species: 3
Date last reviewed: 2005-01-27
STRUTHIONIFORMES: Struthionidae
Ostrich	*Struthio camelus*
PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae
Little Grebe	*Tachybaptus ruficollis*
Great Crested Grebe	*Podiceps cristatus*	Rare/Accidental
Eared Grebe	*Podiceps nigricollis*	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae
Little Grebe	*Pelecanus onocrotalus*
Great Crested Grebe	*Pelecanus rufescens*
PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
Great Cormorant	*Phalacrocorax carbo*	Rare/Accidental
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*
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*	Rare/Accidental
Little Bittern	*Ixobrychus minutus*
Dwarf Bittern	*Ixobrychus sturmii*	Rare/Accidental
Great Bittern	*Botaurus stellaris*
CICONIIFORMES: Scopidae
Hamerkop	*Scopus umbretta*
CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae
Yellow-billed Stork	*Mycteria ibis*
African Openbill	*Anastomus lamelligerus*
Black Stork	*Ciconia nigra*	Rare/Accidental
Abdim's Stork	*Ciconia abdimii*
Woolly-necked Stork	*Ciconia episcopus*
White Stork	*Ciconia ciconia*
Saddle-billed Stork	*Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis*
Marabou Stork	*Leptoptilos crumeniferus*
CICONIIFORMES: Threskiornithidae
Sacred Ibis	*Threskiornis aethiopicus*
Hadada Ibis	*Bostrychia hagedash*
Glossy Ibis	*Plegadis falcinellus*
Eurasian Spoonbill	*Platalea leucorodia*	Rare/Accidental
African Spoonbill	*Platalea alba*
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Phoenicopteridae
Greater Flamingo	*Phoenicopterus roseus*
Lesser Flamingo	*Phoenicopterus minor*	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
Fulvous Whistling-Duck	*Dendrocygna bicolor*
White-faced Whistling-Duck	*Dendrocygna viduata*
White-backed Duck	*Thalassornis leuconotus*
Greater White-fronted Goose	*Anser albifrons*	Rare/Accidental
Egyptian Goose	*Alopochen aegyptiaca*
Common Shelduck	*Tadorna tadorna*	Rare/Accidental
Spur-winged Goose	*Plectropterus gambensis*
Comb Duck	*Sarkidiornis melanotos*
African Pygmy-goose	*Nettapus auritus*
Eurasian Wigeon	*Anas penelope*
Gadwall	*Anas strepera*	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Tea	*Anas crecca*
Cape Teal	*Anas capensis*
Marbled Teal	*Anas platyrhynchos*	Rare/Accidental
Northern Pintail	*Anas acuta*
Hottentot Teal	*Anas hottentota*
Garganey	*Anas querquedula*
Northern Shoveler	*Anas clypeata*
Common Pochard	*Aythya ferina*	Rare/Accidental
Ferruginous Pochard	*Aythya nyroca*	Near-threatened
Tufted Duck	*Aythya fuligula*	Rare/Accidental
FALCONIFORMES: Pandionidae
Osprey	*Pandion haliaetus*
FALCONIFORMES: Accipitridae
European Honey-buzzard	*Pernis apivorus*
Bat Hawk	*Macheiramphus alcinus*
Black-shouldered Kite	*Elanus caeruleus*
Scissor-tailed Kite	*Chelictinia riocourii*
Red Kite	*Milvus milvus*	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Black Kite	*Milvus migrans*
African Fish-Eagle	*Haliaeetus vocifer*
Palm-nut Vulture	*Gypohierax angolensis*	Rare/Accidental
Hooded Vulture	*Necrosyrtes monachus*
Egyptian Vulture	*Neophron percnopterus*
White-backed Vulture	*Gyps africanus*
Rueppell's Griffon	*Gyps rueppellii*
Lappet-faced Vulture	*Torgos tracheliotus*
White-headed Vulture	*Trigonoceps occipitalis*
Short-toed-Eagle	*Circaetus gallicus*
Beaudouin's Snake-Eagle	*Circaetus beaudouini*	Rare/Accidental
Brown Snake-Eagle	*Circaetus cinereus*
Banded Snake-Eagle	*Circaetus cinerascens*
Bateleur	*Terathopius ecaudatus*
Western Marsh-Harrier	*Circus aeruginosus*
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*
Gabar Goshawk	*Micronisus gabar*
Red-chested Goshawk	*Accipiter toussenelii*
Shikra	*Accipiter badius*
Black Goshawk	*Accipiter melanoleucus*	Rare/Accidental
Grasshopper Buzzard	*Butastur rufipennis*
Long-legged Buzzard	*Buteo rufinus*
Red-necked Buzzard	*Buteo auguralis*
Lesser Spotted Eagle	*Aquila pomarina*	Rare/Accidental
Tawny Eagle	*Aquila rapax*
Steppe Eagle	*Aquila nipalensis*	Rare/Accidental
Wahlberg's Eagle	*Aquila wahlbergi*
Golden Eagle	*Aquila chrysaetos*
Verreaux's Eagle	*Aquila verreauxii*
African Hawk-Eagle	*Aquila spilogaster*
Booted Eagle	*Aquila pennata*
Ayres' Hawk-Eagle	*Aquila ayresii*	Rare/Accidental
Martial Eagle	*Polemaetus bellicosus*
Long-crested Eagle	*Lophaetus occipitalis*
FALCONIFORMES: Sagittariidae
Secretary-bird	*Sagittarius serpentarius*
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
Lesser Kestrel	*Falco naumanni*	Vulnerable
Eurasian Kestrel	*Falco tinnunculus*
Fox Kestrel	*Falco alopex*
Grey Kestrel	*Falco ardosiaceus*
Red-necked Falcon	*Falco chicquera*
Red-footed Falcon	*Falco vespertinus*	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Sooty Falcon	*Falco concolor*	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Hobby	*Falco subbuteo*
African Hobby	*Falco cuvierii*	Rare/Accidental
Lanner Falcon	*Falco biarmicus*
Barbary Falcon	*Falco pelegrinoides*	Rare/Accidental
Peregrine Falcon	*Falco peregrinus*
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae
Coqui Francolin	*Francolinus coqui*
White-throated Francolin	*Francolinus albogularis*	Rare/Accidental
Double-spurred Francolin	*Francolinus bicalcaratus*
Clapperton's Francolin	*Francolinus clappertoni*
Common Quail	*Coturnix coturnix*
Blue Quail	*Coturnix adansonii*	Rare/Accidental
Stone Partridge	*Ptilopachus petrosus*
GALLIFORMES: Numididae
Helmeted Guineafowl	*Numida meleagris*
GRUIFORMES: Turnicidae
Small Buttonquail	*Turnix sylvaticus*
Quail-plover	*Ortyxelos meiffrenii*
GRUIFORMES: Gruidae
Black Crowned-Crane	*Balearica pavonina*	Near-threatened
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
African Crake	*Crecopsis egregia*	Rare/Accidental
Corn Crake	*Crex crex*	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Black Crake	*Amaurornis flavirostra*
Little Crake	*Porzana parva*	Rare/Accidental
Baillon's Crake	*Porzana pusilla*
Spotted Crake	*Porzana porzana*	Rare/Accidental
Purple Swamphen	*Porphyrio porphyrio*
Allen's Gallinule	*Porphyrio alleni*
Common Moorhen	*Gallinula chloropus*
Lesser Moorhen	*Gallinula angulata*
Eurasian Coot	*Fulica atra*
GRUIFORMES: Heliornithidae
African Finfoot	*Podica senegalensis*
GRUIFORMES: Otididae
Arabian Bustard	*Ardeotis arabs*
Stanley Bustard	*Neotis denhami*	Near-threatened
Nubian Bustard	*Neotis nuba*	Near-threatened
White-bellied Bustard	*Eupodotis senegalensis*
Savile's Bustard	*Eupodotis savilei*
Black-bellied Bustard	*Lissotis melanogaster*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Jacanidae
Lesser Jacana	*Microparra capensis*
African Jacana	*Actophilornis africanus*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Rostratulidae
Greater Painted-snipe	*Rostratula benghalensis*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae
Black-winged Stilt	*Himantopus himantopus*
Pied Avocet	*Recurvirostra avosetta*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae
Water Thick-knee	*Burhinus vermiculatus*
Eurasian Thick-knee	*Burhinus oedicnemus*	Rare/Accidental
Senegal Thick-knee	*Burhinus senegalensis*
Spotted Thick-knee	*Burhinus capensis*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae
Egyptian plover	*Pluvianus aegyptius*
Cream-colored Courser	*Cursorius cursor*
Temminck's Courser	*Cursorius temminckii*
Bronze-winged Courser	*Rhinoptilus chalcopterus*
Collared Pratincole	*Glareola pratincola*
Rock Pratincole	*Glareola nuchalis*
Grey Pratincole	*Glareola cinerea*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
Spur-winged Lapwing	*Vanellus spinosus*
Black-headed Lapwing	*Vanellus tectus*
White-headed Lapwing	*Vanellus albiceps*
Wattled Lapwing	*Vanellus senegallus*
White-tailed Lapwing	*Vanellus leucurus*	Rare/Accidental
Black-bellied Plover	*Pluvialis squatarola*	Rare/Accidental
Common Ringed Plover	*Charadrius hiaticula*
Little Ringed Plover	*Charadrius dubius*
Kittlitz's Plover	*Charadrius pecuarius*
Forbes's Plover	*Charadrius forbesi*	Rare/Accidental
White-fronted Plover	*Charadrius marginatus*
Snowy Plover	*Charadrius alexandrinus*	Rare/Accidental
Caspian Plover	*Charadrius asiaticus*	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
Jack Snipe	*Lymnocryptes minimus*	Rare/Accidental
Great Snipe	*Gallinago media*	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Common Snipe	*Gallinago gallinago*
Black-tailed Godwit	*Limosa limosa*	Near-threatened
Eurasian Curlew	*Numenius arquata*	Rare/Accidental
Common Sandpiper	*Actitis hypoleucos*
Green Sandpiper	*Tringa ochropus*
Spotted Redshank	*Tringa erythropus*
Common Greenshank	*Tringa nebularia*
Marsh Sandpiper	*Tringa stagnatilis*
Wood Sandpiper	*Tringa glareola*
Common Redshank	*Tringa totanus*
Sanderling	*Calidris alba*	Rare/Accidental
Little Stint	*Calidris minuta*
Temminck's Stint	*Calidris temminckii*
Curlew Sandpiper	*Calidris ferruginea*
Dunlin	*Calidris alpina*	Rare/Accidental
Ruff	*Philomachus pugnax*
Red-necked Phalarope	*Phalaropus lobatus*	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
Lesser Black-backed Gull	*Larus fuscus*
Grey-headed Gull	*Larus cirrocephalus*
Black-headed Gull	*Larus ridibundus*
Slender-billed Gull	*Larus genei*	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Sternidae
Little Tern	*Sternula albifrons*
Gull-billed Tern	*Gelochelidon nilotica*
Caspian Tern	*Hydroprogne caspia*
Black Tern	*Chlidonias niger*	Rare/Accidental
White-winged Tern	*Chlidonias leucopterus*
Whiskered Tern	*Chlidonias hybrida*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Rynchopidae
African Skimmer	*Rynchops flavirostris*	Near-threatened
PTEROCLIFORMES: Pteroclidae
Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse	*Pterocles exustus*
Spotted Sandgrouse	*Pterocles senegallus*
Crowned Sandgrouse	*Pterocles coronatus*