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Faglar Ostafrika.Pdf Latin Svenska Engelska Strutsar Ostriches Struthio camelus, Struthio camelus massaicus massajstruts ostrich, Massai ostrich Struthio molybdophanes, Struthio camelus somalistruts Somali ostrich molybdophanes Fregattfåglar Frigatebirds Fregata ariel mindre fregattfågel lesser frigatebird Fregata minor större fregattfågel greater frigatebird Albatrosser, liror, stormsvalor, valfåglar Albatrosses, shearwaters, storm-petrels, Anous stolidus brun noddy brown noddy Anous tenuirostris mindre noddy lesser noddy Bulweria fallax arabpetrell Jouanin's petrel Daption capense brokpetrell Cape petrel Diomedea cauta, Thalassarche cauta gråkindad albatross shy albatross Diomedea melanophris, Thalassarche svartbrynad albatross black-browed albatross Fregetta tropica svartmagad stormsvala Black-bellied storm-petrel Macronectes giganteus sydlig jättestormfågel southern giant-petrel, Antarctic giant-petrel Macronectes halli nordlig jättestormfågel northern giant-petrel, Hall's giant-petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa klykstjärtad stormsvala Leach's storm-petrel Oceanodroma matsudairae Matsudairas stormsvala Matsudaira's storm-petrel Oceanites oceanicus havslöpare Wilson's storm-petrel Pachyptila belcheri smalnäbbad valfågel slender-billed prion Pachyptila desolata antarktisk valfågel Antarctic prion Phaethon lepturus vitstjärtad tropikfågel white-tailed tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda rödstjärtad tropikfågel red-tailed tropicbird Procellaria aequinoctialis vithakad petrell white-chinned petrel Puffinus lherminieri Audubonlira Audubon's shearwater Puffinus pacificus kilstjärtslira wedge-tailed shearwater Tärnor Terns Chlidonias hybridus, Chlidonias hybrida skäggtärna whiskered tern Chlidonias leucopterus vitvingad tärna white-winged black tern, white-winged tern Chlidonias niger svarttärna black tern Sterna albifrons småtärna little tern Sterna anaethetus antarctica tygeltärna bridled tern Sterna bengalensis iltärna lesser crested tern Sterna bergii tofstärna great crested tern Sterna caspia skräntärna Caspian tern Sterna dougallii rosentärna roseate tern Sterna fuscata sottärna sooty tern Sterna hirundo fisktärna common tern Sterna nilotica sandtärna gull-billed tern Sterna repressa vitkindad tärna white-cheeked tern Sterna sandvicensis kentsk tärna Sandwich tern Sterna saundersi, Sterna albifrons persisk småtärna Saunders's tern Sterna sumatrana svartnackad tärna black-naped tern Saxnäbbar Skimmers Rynchops flavirostris afrikansk saxnäbb African skimmer Måsar, labbar Gulls,skuas/jaegers Catharacta antarctica, Stercorarius antarcticus Antarktislabb brown skua Larus cirrocephalus gråhuvad mås grey-headed gull Larus dominicanus dominikanertrut kelp gull Larus fuscus silltrut lesser black-backed gull Larus genei långnäbbad mås slender-billed gull Larus hemprichii sotmås sooty gull Larus heuglini sibirisk trut Heuglin's gull, west-Siberian gull Larus ichthyaetus svarthuvad trut great black-headed gull Larus leucophthalmus vitögd mås white-eyed gull Larus ridibundus skrattmås black-headed gull Stercorarius longicaudus fjällabb long-tailed skua, long-tailed jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus kustlabb Arctic skua, Arctic jaeger, parasitic jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus bredstjärtad labb pomarine skua, pomarine jaeger Pelikaner Pelicans Pelecanus onocrotalus vit pelikan great white pelican Pelecanus rufescens afrikansk pelikan pink-backed pelican Sulor Boobies and gannets Morus capensis kapsula Cape gannet Sula dactylatra masksula masked booby Sula leucogaster brun sula brown booby Sula sula rubripes rödfotad sula red-footed booby Doppingar Grebes Podiceps cristatus skäggdopping great crested grebe Podiceps nigricollis svarthalsad dopping black-necked grebe, eared grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis smådopping little grebe, dabchick Skarvar Cormorants Phalacrocorax africanus långstjärtad skarv long-tailed cormorant, reed cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo storskarv great cormorant Ormhalsfåglar Darters Anhinga rufa afrikansk ormhalsfågel African darter Hägrar Herons Ardea cinerea gråhäger grey heron Ardea goliath Goliathäger Goliath heron Ardea melanocephala svarthuvad häger black-headed heron Ardea purpurea purpurhäger purple heron Ardea rufiventris, Ardeola rufiventris sammetshäger rufous-bellied heron Ardeola idae madagaskarrallhäger Madagascar squacco heron, Malagasy pond heron Ardeola ralloides rallhäger squacco heron, common squacco heron Bubulcus ibis kohäger cattle egret Butorides striatus mangrovehäger green-backed heron, striated heron Casmerodius albus ägretthäger great egret Egretta ardesiaca svarthäger black heron, black egret Egretta dimorpha Madagaskarrevhäger dimorphic egret Egretta garzetta silkeshäger little egret Egretta gularis revhäger western reef heron, western reef egret Gorsachius leuconotus vitryggad natthäger white-backed night-heron Mesophoyx intermedia, egretta intermedia mellanhäger yellow-billed egret, intermediate egret Nycticorax nycticorax natthäger black-crowned night-heron Rördrommar Bitterns Botaurus stellaris rördrom Eurasian bittern, great bittern Ixobrychus minutus dvärgrördrom little bittern Ixobrychus sturmii pygmérördrom dwarf bittern Skuggstork Hammerkop Scopus umbretta skuggstork hammerkop, hamerkop Storkar Storks Anastomus lamelligerus afrikansk gapnäbbstork African open-billed stork Ciconia abdimii abdimstork Abdim's stork Ciconia ciconia vit stork white stork Ciconia episcopus ullhalsstork wooly-necked stork Ciconia nigra svart stork black stork Ephippiorchynchus senegalensis sadelnäbbstork saddle-billed stork Leptoptilos crumeniferus maraboustork marabou stork Mycteria ibis afrikansk ibisstork yellow-billed stork Träskonäbb Shoebill Balaeniceps rex träskonäbb shoebill Skedstorkar Spoonbills Platalea alba afrikansk skedstork African spoonbill Platalea leucorodia skedstork Eurasian spoonbill Ibisar Ibis Bostrychia hagedash hagedashibis hadada ibis Bostrychia olivacea olivibis African green ibis, olive ibis Bostrychia rara fläckbröstad ibis spot-breasted Ibis Mesembrinibis cayennensis grön ibis green ibis Plegadis falcinellus bronsibis glossy ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus helig ibis sacred ibis Flamingor Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor, Phoenicopterus minor mindre flamingo lesser flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber, Phoenicopterus roseus större flamingo greater flamingo Änder och gäss Duck and geese Anas acuta stjärtand Northern pintail Alopochen aegyptiacus nilgås Egyptian goose Anas capensis kapand Cape teal Anas clypeata skedand Northern shoveler Anas crecca kricka common teal Anas erythrorhyncha rödnäbbad and red-billed teal Anas hottentota hottentotkricka hottentot teal Anas penelope bläsand Eurasian wigeon Anas platyrhynchos gräsand mallard Anas querquedula årta garganey Anas sparsa afrikansk svartand African black duck Anas strepera snatterand gadwall Anas undulata gulnäbbad and yellow-billed duck Aythya ferina brunand common pochard Aythya fuligula vigg tufted duck Aythya nyroca vitögd dykand ferruginous duck, ferruginous pochard Dendrocygna bicolor brun visseland fulvous whistling duck Dendrocygna viduata vithuvad visseland white-faced whistling-duck Netta erythrophthalma sydlig brunand Southern pochard Nettapus auritus afrikansk dvärgand African pygmy goose Oxyura maccoa afrikansk kopparand Maccoa duck Plectropterus gambensis sporrgås spur-winged goose Pteronetta hartlaubii Hartlaubs and Hartlaub's duck Sarkidiornis melanotos knöland comb duck, knob-billed duck Thalassornis leuconotus vitryggad and white-backed duck Gamar Vultures Gypaetus barbatus lammgam lammergeier, lammergeyer, bearded vulture Gypohierax angolensis palmgam palm-nut vulture Gyps africanus afrikansk vitryggad gam African white-backed vulture Gyps rueppelli Rüppelgam Rüppel's griffon vulture Necrosyrtes monachus kappgam hooded vulture Neophron percnopterus smutsgam Egyptian vulture Torgos tracheliotus örongam lappet-faced vulture, Nubian vulture Trigonoceps occipitalis vithövdad gam white-headed vulture Örnar Eagles Auila clanga större skrikörn greater spotted eagle Aquila heliaca kejsarörn eastern imperial eagle, imperial eagle Aquila nipalensis stäppörn steppe eagle Aquila pomarina mindre skrikörn lesser spotted eagle Aquila rapax savannörn tawny eagle Aquila wahlbergi Wahlbergs örn Wahlberg's eagle Aquila verreauxii klippörn Verreaux's eagle, black eagle Circaetus cinerascens mindre bandad ormörn banded snake eagle, western banded snake Circaetus cinereus brun ormörn brown snake-eagle Circaetus fasciolatus sydlig bandad ormörn southern banded snake eagle, fasciated snake Circaetus gallicus ormörn short-toed snake eagle Circaetus pectoralis svartbröstad ormörn black-chested snake eagle, black-breasted snake Haliaeetus vocifer skrikhavsörn African fish-eagle Hieraaetus ayresii Ayres hökörn Ayres' hawk-eagle, Ayres' eagle Hieraaetus pennatus dvärgörn booted eagle Hieraaetus spilogaster afrikansk hökörn African hawk-eagle Lophaetus occipitalis afrikansk tofsörn long-crested eagle Polemaetus bellicosus stridsörn martial eagle Spizaetus africanus Cassins tofsörn Cassin's hawk-eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus kronörn African crowned eagle, crowned hawk-eagle Terathopius ecaudatus gycklarörn bateleur Glador Kites Chelictinia riocourii svalglada African swallow-tailed kite Elanus caeruleus svartvingad glada black-shouldered kite Macheiramphus alcinus fladdermusvråk bat hawk Milvus migrans brun glada black kite Hökar Hawks Accipiter badius shikrahök little banded goshawk, shikra Accipiter brevipes Balkanhök Levant sparrowhawk Accipiter castanilius rödsidig hök chestnut-flanked sparrowhawk Accipiter erythropus broksparvhök red-thighed sparrowhawk Accipiter melanoleucus
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