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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae 1 White-faced Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna viduata) 2 Fulvous Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna bicolor) 3 Comb Duck (Sarkidiornis melanotos) 4 Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca) 5 Spur-winged Goose (Plectropterus gambensis) 6 African Pygmy-Goose (Nettapus auritus) 7 Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) 8 Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) 9 Garganey (Anas querquedula) 10 Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) 11 Common Pochard (Aythya ferina) 12 Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca) 13 Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)

GALLIFORMES: Numididae 14 Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris)

GALLIFORMES: Odontophoridae 15 Stone Partridge (Ptilopachus petrosus)

GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae 16 White-throated Francolin (Francolinus albogularis) 17 Ahanta Francolin (Francolinus ahantensis) 18 Double-spurred Francolin (Francolinus bicalcaratus) 19 Common Quail (Coturnix coturnix)

PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae 20 Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)

PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Phoenicopteridae 21 Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) 22 Lesser Flamingo (Phoenicopterus minor)

PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae 23 Fea's Petrel (Pterodroma feae) 24 Cory's Shearwater (Calonectris diomedea) 25 Manx Shearwater (Puffinus puffinus) 26 Balearic Shearwater (Puffinus mauretanicus) 27 Little Shearwater (Puffinus assimilis)

PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae 28 Wilson's Storm-Petrel (Oceanites oceanicus) 29 European Storm-Petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus) 30 Leach's Storm-Petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa)

PHAETHONTIFORMES: Phaethontidae 31 Red-billed Tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus)

CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae 32 Black Stork (Ciconia nigra) 33 Abdim's Stork (Ciconia abdimii) 34 Woolly-necked Stork (Ciconia episcopus) 35 White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) 36 Saddle-billed Stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) 37 Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer) 38 Yellow-billed Stork (Mycteria ibis)

SULIFORMES: Fregatidae 39 Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens)

SULIFORMES: Sulidae 40 Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) 41 Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus)

SULIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae

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41 Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) 43 Long-tailed Cormorant (Phalacrocorax africanus)

SULIFORMES: Anhingidae 44 African Darter (Anhinga rufa)

PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae 45 Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) 46 Pink-backed Pelican (Pelecanus rufescens)

PELECANIFORMES: Scopidae 47 Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta)

PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae 48 Great Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) 49 Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus) 50 Dwarf Bittern (Ixobrychus sturmii) 51 White-crested Bittern (Tigriornis leucolopha) 52 Gray (Ardea cinerea) 53 Black-headed Heron (Ardea melanocephala) 54 Goliath Heron (Ardea goliath) 55 Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea) 56 Great Egret (Ardea alba) 57 Intermediate Egret (Mesophoyx intermedia) 58 Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) 59 Western Reef-Heron (Egretta gularis) 60 Black Heron (Egretta ardesiaca) 61 Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) 62 Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides) 63 Striated Heron (Butorides striata) 64 Black-crowned Night-Heron ( nycticorax) 65 White-backed Night-Heron (Gorsachius leuconotus)

PELECANIFORMES: Threskiornithidae 66 Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) 67 Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus) 68 Hadada Ibis (Bostrychia hagedash) 69 Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) 70 African Spoonbill (Platalea alba)

ACCIPITRIFORMES: Sagittariidae 71 Secretary- (Sagittarius serpentarius)

ACCIPITRIFORMES: Pandionidae 72 Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae 73 Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus caeruleus) 74 Scissor-tailed Kite (Chelictinia riocourii) 75 African Harrier-Hawk (Polyboroides typus) 76 Palm-nut Vulture (Gypohierax angolensis) 77 Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus) 78 European Honey-buzzard (Pernis apivorus) 79 African Cuckoo-Hawk (Aviceda cuculoides) 80 White-headed Vulture (Trigonoceps occipitalis) 81 Lappet-faced Vulture (Torgos tracheliotos) 82 Hooded Vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus) 83 White-backed Vulture (Gyps africanus) 84 Ruppell's Griffon (Gyps rueppelli) 85 Eurasian Griffon (Gyps fulvus) 86 Bateleur (Terathopius ecaudatus) 87 Short-toed Eagle (Circaetus gallicus) 88 Beaudouin's Snake-Eagle (Circaetus beaudouini) 89 Brown Snake-Eagle (Circaetus cinereus) 90 Banded Snake-Eagle (Circaetus cinerascens) 91 Bat Hawk (Macheiramphus alcinus) 92 Crowned Hawk-Eagle (Stephanoaetus coronatus)

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93 Martial Eagle (Polemaetus bellicosus) 94 Long-crested Eagle (Lophaetus occipitalis) 95 Wahlberg's Eagle (Hieraaetus wahlbergi) 96 Booted Eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus) 97 Ayres's Hawk-Eagle (Hieraaetus ayresii) 98 Tawny Eagle (Aquila rapax) 99 Bonelli's Eagle (Aquila fasciata) 100 African Hawk-Eagle (Aquila spilogaster) 101 Lizard Buzzard (Kaupifalco monogrammicus) 102 Dark Chanting-Goshawk (Melierax metabates) 103 Gabar Goshawk (Micronisus gabar) 104 Grasshopper Buzzard (Butastur rufipennis) 105 Eurasian Marsh-Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) 106 Pallid Harrier (Circus macrourus) 107 Montagu's Harrier (Circus pygargus) 108 Red-chested Goshawk (Accipiter toussenelii) 109 Shikra (Accipiter badius) 110 Red-thighed Sparrowhawk (Accipiter erythropus) 111 Ovampo Sparrowhawk (Accipiter ovampensis) 112 Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) 113 Black Goshawk (Accipiter melanoleucus) 114 Red Kite (Milvus milvus) 115 Black Kite (Milvus migrans) 116 African Fish-Eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer) 117 Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo) 118 Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus) 119 Red-necked Buzzard (Buteo auguralis) 120 Augur Buzzard (Buteo augur)

OTIDIFORMES: Otididae 121 Arabian Bustard (Ardeotis arabs) 122 Denham's Bustard (Neotis denhami) 123 White-bellied Bustard (Eupodotis senegalensis) 124 Savile's Bustard (Eupodotis savilei) 125 Black-bellied Bustard (Lissotis melanogaster)

GRUIFORMES: Rallidae 126 African Rail (Rallus caerulescens) 127 African Crake (Crecopsis egregia) 128 Black Crake (Amaurornis flavirostra) 129 Little Crake (Porzana parva) 130 Baillon's Crake (Porzana pusilla) 131 Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio) 132 Allen's Gallinule (Porphyrio alleni) 133 Eurasian Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) 134 Lesser Moorhen (Gallinula angulata) 135 Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra)

GRUIFORMES: Sarothruridae 136 White-spotted Flufftail (Sarothrura pulchra)

GRUIFORMES: Heliornithidae 137 African Finfoot (Podica senegalensis)

GRUIFORMES: Gruidae 138 Black Crowned-Crane (Balearica pavonina)

CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae 139 Senegal Thick-knee (Burhinus senegalensis) 140 Spotted Thick-knee (Burhinus capensis)

CHARADRIIFORMES: Pluvianidae 141 Egyptian Plover (Pluvianus aegyptius)

CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae 142 Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) 143 Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)

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CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae 144 Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)

CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae 145 Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) 146 European Golden-Plover (Pluvialis apricaria) 147 American Golden-Plover (Pluvialis dominica) 148 Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) 149 Spur-winged Lapwing (Vanellus spinosus) 150 Black-headed Lapwing (Vanellus tectus) 151 White-headed Lapwing (Vanellus albiceps) 152 Senegal Lapwing (Vanellus lugubris) 153 Wattled Lapwing (Vanellus senegallus) 154 Kittlitz's Plover (Charadrius pecuarius) 155 Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) 156 Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) 157 Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) 158 Forbes's Plover (Charadrius forbesi) 159 White-fronted Plover (Charadrius marginatus) 160 Eurasian Dotterel (Charadrius morinellus)

CHARADRIIFORMES: Rostratulidae 161 Greater Painted-Snipe (Rostratula benghalensis)

CHARADRIIFORMES: Jacanidae 162 African Jacana (Actophilornis africanus)

CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae 163 Terek Sandpiper (Xenus cinereus) 164 Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) 165 Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) 166 Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) 167 Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus) 168 Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) 169 Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) 170 Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis) 171 Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) 172 Common Redshank (Tringa totanus) 173 Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) 174 Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata) 175 Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa) 176 Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) 177 Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) 178 Red Knot (Calidris canutus) 179 Ruff (Calidris pugnax) 180 Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) 181 Temminck's Stint (Calidris temminckii) 182 Sanderling (Calidris alba) 183 Dunlin (Calidris alpina) 184 Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima) 185 Baird's Sandpiper (Calidris bairdii) 186 Little Stint (Calidris minuta) 187 Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) 188 Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus) 189 Great Snipe (Gallinago media) 190 Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) 191 Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) 192 Red Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius)

CHARADRIIFORMES: Turnicidae 192 Small Buttonquail (Turnix sylvaticus) 193 Quail-plover (Ortyxelos meiffrenii)

CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae 194 Cream-colored Courser (Cursorius cursor) 195 Temminck's Courser (Cursorius temminckii)

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196 Bronze-winged Courser (Rhinoptilus chalcopterus) 197 Collared Pratincole (Glareola pratincola)

CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae 198 Pomarine Jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus) 199 Parasitic Jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus)

CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae 200 Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) 201 Slender-billed Gull (Chroicocephalus genei) 202 Gray-hooded Gull (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus) 203 Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) 204 Little Gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus) 205 Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) 206 Franklin's Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) 207 Mediterranean Gull (Ichthyaetus melanocephalus) 208 Audouin's Gull (Ichthyaetus audouinii) 209 Mew Gull (Larus canus) 210 Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 211 Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis) 212 Caspian Gull (Larus cachinnans) 213 Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) 214 Kelp Gull (Larus dominicanus) 215 Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus) 216 Black Noddy (Anous minutus) 217 Bridled Tern (Onychoprion anaethetus) 218 Little Tern (Sternula albifrons) 219 Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica) 220 Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) 221 Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) 222 White-winged Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus) 223 Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida) 224 Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii) 225 Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) 226 Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) 227 Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus) 228 Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis) 229 Lesser Crested Tern (Thalasseus bengalensis) 230 African Skimmer (Rynchops flavirostris)

PTEROCLIFORMES: Pteroclidae 231 Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse (Pterocles exustus) 232 Four-banded Sandgrouse (Pterocles quadricinctus)

COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae 233 Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) 234 Speckled Pigeon (Columba guinea) 235 European Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia turtur) 236 Adamawa Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia hypopyrrha) 237 African Collared-Dove (Streptopelia roseogrisea) 238 Mourning Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decipiens) 239 Red-eyed Dove (Streptopelia semitorquata) 240 Vinaceous Dove (Streptopelia vinacea) 241 Laughing Dove (Streptopelia senegalensis) 242 Black-billed Wood-Dove (Turtur abyssinicus) 243 Blue-spotted Wood-Dove (Turtur afer) 244 Tambourine Dove (Turtur tympanistria) 245 Namaqua Dove (Oena capensis) 246 Bruce's Green-Pigeon (Treron waalia) 247 African Green-Pigeon (Treron calvus)

CUCULIFORMES: Musophagidae 248 Guinea Turaco (Tauraco persa) 249 Violet Turaco (Musophaga violacea) 250 Western Plantain-eater (Crinifer piscator)

CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae

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251 Pied Cuckoo (Clamator jacobinus) 252 Levaillant's Cuckoo (Clamator levaillantii) 253 Great Spotted Cuckoo (Clamator glandarius) 254 Red-chested Cuckoo (Cuculus solitarius) 255 Black Cuckoo (Cuculus clamosus) 256 Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) 257 African Cuckoo (Cuculus gularis) 258 Klaas's Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx klaas) 259 African Emerald Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx cupreus) 260 Dideric Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx caprius) 261 Yellowbill (Ceuthmochares aereus) 262 Black Coucal (Centropus grillii) 263 Senegal Coucal (Centropus senegalensis)

STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae 264 Barn Owl (Tyto alba)

STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae 265 European Scops-Owl (Otus scops) 266 African Scops-Owl (Otus senegalensis) 267 Northern White-faced Owl (Ptilopsis leucotis) 268 Grayish Eagle-Owl (Bubo cinerascens) 269 Verreaux's Eagle-Owl (Bubo lacteus) 270 Pel's Fishing-Owl (Scotopelia peli) 271 Pearl-spotted Owlet (Glaucidium perlatum) 272 African Wood-Owl (Strix woodfordii) 273 Marsh Owl (Asio capensis)

CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae 274 Pennant-winged Nightjar (Caprimulgus vexillarius) 275 Standard-winged Nightjar (Caprimulgus longipennis) 276 Red-necked Nightjar (Caprimulgus ruficollis) 277 Eurasian Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus) 278 Egyptian Nightjar (Caprimulgus aegyptius) 279 Black-shouldered Nightjar (Caprimulgus nigriscapularis) 280 Swamp Nightjar (Caprimulgus natalensis) 281 Plain Nightjar (Caprimulgus inornatus) 282 Long-tailed Nightjar (Caprimulgus climacurus)

APODIFORMES: Apodidae 283 Mottled Spinetail (Telacanthura ussheri) 284 Alpine Swift (Apus melba) 285 Common Swift (Apus apus) 286 Pallid Swift (Apus pallidus) 287 Little Swift (Apus affinis) 288 White-rumped Swift (Apus caffer) 289 African Palm-Swift (Cypsiurus parvus)

COLIIFORMES: Coliidae 290 Blue-naped Mousebird (Urocolius macrourus)

CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae 291 Shining-blue Kingfisher (Alcedo quadribrachys) 292 Malachite Kingfisher (Corythornis cristatus) 293 African Pygmy-Kingfisher (Ispidina picta) 294 Gray-headed Kingfisher (Halcyon leucocephala) 295 Woodland Kingfisher (Halcyon senegalensis) 296 Blue-breasted Kingfisher (Halcyon malimbica) 297 Striped Kingfisher (Halcyon chelicuti) 298 Giant Kingfisher (Megaceryle maxima) 299 Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis)

CORACIIFORMES: Meropidae 300 Red-throated Bee-eater (Merops bulocki) 301 Little Bee-eater (Merops pusillus) 302 Swallow-tailed Bee-eater (Merops hirundineus) 303 White-throated Bee-eater (Merops albicollis)

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304 Green Bee-eater (Merops orientalis) 305 Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (Merops persicus) 306 European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) 307 Northern Carmine Bee-eater (Merops nubicus)

CORACIIFORMES: Coraciidae 308 European Roller (Coracias garrulus) 309 Abyssinian Roller (Coracias abyssinicus) 310 Rufous-crowned Roller (Coracias naevius) 311 Blue-bellied Roller (Coracias cyanogaster) 312 Broad-billed Roller (Eurystomus glaucurus)

CORACIIFORMES: Upupidae 313 Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops)

CORACIIFORMES: Phoeniculidae 314 Green Woodhoopoe (Phoeniculus purpureus) 315 Black Scimitar-bill (Rhinopomastus aterrimus)

CORACIIFORMES: Bucorvidae 316 Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill (Bucorvus abyssinicus)

CORACIIFORMES: Bucerotidae 317 Western Red-billed Hornbill (Tockus kempi) 318 African Pied Hornbill (Tockus fasciatus) 319 African Gray Hornbill (Tockus nasutus) 320 Piping Hornbill (Ceratogymna fistulator) 321 Yellow-casqued Hornbill (Ceratogymna elata)

PICIFORMES: Lybiidae 322 Red-rumped Tinkerbird (Pogoniulus atroflavus) 323 Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird (Pogoniulus bilineatus) 324 Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird (Pogoniulus chrysoconus) 325 Vieillot's Barbet (Lybius vieilloti) 326 Bearded Barbet (Lybius dubius)

PICIFORMES: Indicatoridae 327 Least Honeyguide (Indicator exilis) 328 Lesser Honeyguide (Indicator minor) 329 Spotted Honeyguide (Indicator maculatus) 330 Greater Honeyguide (Indicator indicator)

PICIFORMES: Picidae 331 Eurasian Wryneck (Jynx torquilla) 332 Fine-spotted Woodpecker (Campethera punctuligera) 333 Golden-tailed Woodpecker (Campethera abingoni) 334 Buff-spotted Woodpecker (Campethera nivosa) 335 Little Gray Woodpecker (Dendropicos elachus) 336 Cardinal Woodpecker (Dendropicos fuscescens) 337 African Gray Woodpecker (Dendropicos goertae) 338 Brown-backed Woodpecker (Dendropicos obsoletus)

339 FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae 340 Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni) 341 Eurasian Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) 342 Fox Kestrel (Falco alopex) 343 Gray Kestrel (Falco ardosiaceus) 344 Red-necked Falcon (Falco chicquera) 345 Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus) 346 Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo) 347 African Hobby (Falco cuvierii) 348 Lanner Falcon (Falco biarmicus) 349 Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)

PSITTACIFORMES: Psittaculidae 350 Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri)

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PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae 351 Brown-necked Parrot (Poicephalus robustus) 352 Senegal Parrot (Poicephalus senegalus)

PASSERIFORMES: Platysteiridae 353 Brown-throated Wattle-eye (Platysteira cyanea) 354 Senegal Batis (Batis senegalensis)

PASSERIFORMES: Vangidae 355 White Helmetshrike (Prionops plumatus) 356 African Shrike-flycatcher (Megabyas flammulatus) 357 Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher (Bias musicus)

PASSERIFORMES: Malaconotidae 358 Brubru (Nilaus afer) 359 Northern Puffback (Dryoscopus gambensis) 360 Red-eyed Puffback (Dryoscopus senegalensis) 361 Black-crowned Tchagra (Tchagra senegalus) 362 Yellow-crowned Gonolek (Laniarius barbarus) 363 Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike (Telophorus sulfureopectus) 364 Gray-headed Bushshrike (Malaconotus blanchoti)

PASSERIFORMES: Campephagidae 365 White-breasted Cuckooshrike (Coracina pectoralis) 366 Red-shouldered Cuckooshrike (Campephaga phoenicea)

PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae 367 Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio) 368 Isabelline Shrike (Lanius isabellinus) 369 Southern Gray Shrike (Lanius meridionalis) 370 Woodchat Shrike (Lanius senator) 371 Yellow-billed Shrike (Corvinella corvina)

PASSERIFORMES: Oriolidae 372 Eurasian Golden Oriole (Oriolus oriolus) 373 African Golden Oriole (Oriolus auratus)

PASSERIFORMES: Dicruridae 374 Square-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus ludwigii) 375 Fork-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus adsimilis)

PASSERIFORMES: Monarchidae 376 Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher (Terpsiphone rufiventer) 377 African Paradise-Flycatcher (Terpsiphone viridis)

PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae 378 Piapiac (Ptilostomus afer) 379 Pied Crow (Corvus albus) 380 Brown-necked Raven (Corvus ruficollis)

PASSERIFORMES: Nicatoridae 381 Western Nicator (Nicator chloris)

PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae 382 Singing Bushlark ( cantillans) 383 Kordofan (Mirafra cordofanica) 384 (Mirafra rufocinnamomea) 385 Rufous-rumped Lark (Pinarocorys erythropygia) 386 Dusky Lark (Pinarocorys nigricans) 387 Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark (Eremopterix leucotis) 388 (Galerida cristata) 389 Sun Lark (Galerida modesta) 390 Temminck's Lark (Eremophila bilopha)

PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae 391 Plain Martin (Riparia paludicola) 392 Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia)

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393 Banded Martin (Riparia cincta) 394 Eurasian Crag-Martin (Ptyonoprogne rupestris) 395 Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 396 Red-chested Swallow (Hirundo lucida) 397 Ethiopian Swallow (Hirundo aethiopica) 398 Wire-tailed Swallow (Hirundo smithii) 399 Pied-winged Swallow (Hirundo leucosoma) 400 Red-rumped Swallow (Cecropis daurica) 401 Lesser Striped-Swallow (Cecropis abyssinica) 402 Rufous-chested Swallow (Cecropis semirufa) 403 Mosque Swallow (Cecropis senegalensis) 404 Common House-Martin (Delichon urbicum) 405 Fanti Sawwing (Psalidoprocne obscura) 406 Gray-rumped Swallow (Pseudhirundo griseopyga)

PASSERIFORMES: Stenostiridae 407 African Blue-Flycatcher (Elminia longicauda)

PASSERIFORMES: Paridae 408 White-shouldered Black-Tit (Melaniparus guineensis)

PASSERIFORMES: Remizidae 409 Yellow Penduline-Tit (Anthoscopus parvulus)

PASSERIFORMES: Certhiidae 410 African Spotted-Creeper (Salpornis salvadori)

PASSERIFORMES: Pycnonotidae 411 Gray-headed Bristlebill (Bleda canicapillus) 412 Sjostedt's Greenbul (Baeopogon clamans) 413 Yellow-throated Greenbul (Atimastillas flavicollis) 414 Swamp Greenbul (Thescelocichla leucopleura) 415 Red-tailed Greenbul (Criniger calurus) 416 Little Greenbul (Eurillas virens) 417 Leaf-love (Phyllastrephus scandens) 418 Common Bulbul (Pycnonotus barbatus)

PASSERIFORMES: Macrosphenidae 419 Green Crombec (Sylvietta virens) 420 Lemon-bellied Crombec (Sylvietta denti) 421 Northern Crombec (Sylvietta brachyura) 422 Green Hylia (Hylia prasina)

PASSERIFORMES: Phylloscopidae 423 Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) 424 Common Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) 425 Western Bonelli's Warbler (Phylloscopus bonelli) 426 Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix) 427 Yellow-browed Warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus)

PASSERIFORMES: Acrocephalidae 428 Eastern Olivaceous Warbler (Iduna pallida) 429 Western Olivaceous Warbler (Iduna opaca) 430 Melodious Warbler (Hippolais polyglotta) 431 Icterine Warbler (Hippolais icterina) 432 Moustached Warbler (Acrocephalus melanopogon) 433 Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) 434 Marsh Warbler (Acrocephalus palustris) 435 Eurasian Reed-Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) 436 African Reed-Warbler (Acrocephalus baeticatus) 437 Greater Swamp-Warbler (Acrocephalus rufescens) 438 Great Reed-Warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus)

PASSERIFORMES: Locustellidae 439 Common Grasshopper-Warbler (Locustella naevia)

PASSERIFORMES: Cisticolidae

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440 Yellow-breasted Apalis (Apalis flavida) 441 Green-backed Camaroptera (Camaroptera brachyura) 442 Olive-green Camaroptera (Camaroptera chloronota) 443 Red-faced Cisticola (Cisticola erythrops) 444 Singing Cisticola (Cisticola cantans) 445 Whistling Cisticola (Cisticola lateralis) 446 Dorst's Cisticola (Cisticola guinea) 447 Winding Cisticola (Cisticola galactotes) 448 Croaking Cisticola (Cisticola natalensis) 449 Siffling Cisticola (Cisticola brachypterus) 450 Rufous Cisticola (Cisticola rufus) 451 Zitting Cisticola (Cisticola juncidis) 452 Desert Cisticola (Cisticola aridulus) 453 Black-necked Cisticola (Cisticola eximius) 454 Oriole Warbler (Hypergerus atriceps) 455 Tawny-flanked Prinia (Prinia subflava) 456 River Prinia (Prinia fluviatilis) 457 Red-winged Prinia (Prinia erythroptera) 458 Yellow-bellied Eremomela (Eremomela icteropygialis) 459 Senegal Eremomela (Eremomela pusilla)

PASSERIFORMES: Sylviidae 460 Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) 461 Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin) 462 Barred Warbler (Sylvia nisoria) 463 Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca) 464 Western Orphean Warbler (Sylvia hortensis) 465 Ruppell's Warbler (Sylvia rueppelli) 466 Subalpine Warbler (Sylvia cantillans) 467 Greater Whitethroat (Sylvia communis) 468 Spectacled Warbler (Sylvia conspicillata)

PASSERIFORMES: Zosteropidae 469 African Yellow White-eye (Zosterops senegalensis)

PASSERIFORMES: Pellorneidae 470 Brown Illadopsis (Illadopsis fulvescens) 471 Puvel's Illadopsis (Illadopsis puveli)

PASSERIFORMES: Leiothrichidae 472 Blackcap Babbler (Turdoides reinwardtii) 473 Brown Babbler (Turdoides plebejus) 474 Capuchin Babbler (Turdoides atripennis)

PASSERIFORMES: Hyliotidae 475 Yellow-bellied Hyliota (Hyliota flavigaster) 476 Southern Hyliota (Hyliota australis)

PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae 477 Pale Flycatcher (Bradornis pallidus) 478 Northern Black-Flycatcher (Melaenornis edolioides) 479 Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) 480 Swamp Flycatcher (Muscicapa aquatica) 481 Gray Tit-Flycatcher (Myioparus plumbeus) 482 Fire-crested Alethe (Alethe diademata) 483 Black Scrub-Robin (Cercotrichas podobe) 484 Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin (Cercotrichas galactotes) 485 African Scrub-Robin (Cercotrichas minor) 486 Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat (Cossypha niveicapilla) 487 White-crowned Robin-Chat (Cossypha albicapillus) 488 Common Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos) 489 Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) 490 European Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) 491 Common Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus) 492 Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush (Monticola saxatilis) 493 Blue Rock-Thrush (Monticola solitarius) 494 Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)

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495 Northern Anteater-Chat (Myrmecocichla aethiops) 496 White-fronted Black-Chat (Myrmecocichla albifrons) 497 Blackstart (Cercomela melanura) 498 Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) 499 Black-eared Wheatear (Oenanthe hispanica) 500 Isabelline Wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina)

PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae 501 Abyssinian Thrush (Turdus abyssinicus) 502 African Thrush (Turdus pelios)

PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae 503 Wattled Starling (Creatophora cinerea) 504 Greater Blue-eared Glossy-Starling (Lamprotornis chalybaeus) 505 Lesser Blue-eared Glossy-Starling (Lamprotornis chloropterus) 506 Bronze-tailed Glossy-Starling (Lamprotornis chalcurus) 507 Splendid Glossy-Starling (Lamprotornis splendidus) 508 Purple Glossy-Starling (Lamprotornis purpureus) 509 Long-tailed Glossy-Starling (Lamprotornis caudatus) 510 Chestnut-bellied Starling (Lamprotornis pulcher) 511 Violet-backed Starling (Cinnyricinclus leucogaster) 512 Neumann's Starling (Onychognathus neumanni)

PASSERIFORMES: Buphagidae 513 Yellow-billed Oxpecker (Buphagus africanus)

PASSERIFORMES: Nectariniidae 514 Mouse-brown Sunbird (Anthreptes gabonicus) 515 Western Violet-backed Sunbird (Anthreptes longuemarei) 516 Collared Sunbird (Hedydipna collaris) 517 Pygmy Sunbird (Hedydipna platura) 518 Green-headed Sunbird (Cyanomitra verticalis) 519 Scarlet-chested Sunbird (Chalcomitra senegalensis) 520 Olive-bellied Sunbird (Cinnyris chloropygius) 521 Beautiful Sunbird (Cinnyris pulchellus) 522 Splendid Sunbird (Cinnyris coccinigastrus) 523 Variable Sunbird (Cinnyris venustus) 524 Copper Sunbird (Cinnyris cupreus)

PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae 525 Western Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava) 526 White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) 527 African Pied Wagtail (Motacilla aguimp) 528 Tawny Pipit (Anthus campestris) 529 Plain-backed Pipit (Anthus leucophrys) 530 Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis) 531 Red-throated Pipit (Anthus cervinus) 532 Yellow-throated Longclaw (Macronyx croceus)

PASSERIFORMES: Emberizidae 533 Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana) 534 Striolated Bunting (Emberiza striolata) 535 Gosling's Bunting (Emberiza goslingi) 536 Brown-rumped Bunting (Emberiza affinis)

PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae 537 White-rumped Seedeater (Serinus leucopygius) 538 Yellow-fronted Canary (Serinus mozambicus)

PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae 539 House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) 540 Northern Gray-headed Sparrow (Passer griseus) 541 Sudan Golden Sparrow (Passer luteus) 542 Bush Petronia (Petronia dentata)

PASSERIFORMES: Ploceidae 543 White-billed Buffalo-Weaver (Bubalornis albirostris)

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544 Speckle-fronted Weaver (Sporopipes frontalis) 545 Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver (Plocepasser superciliosus) 546 Red-headed Weaver (Anaplectes rubriceps) 547 Little Weaver (Ploceus luteolus) 548 Black-necked Weaver (Ploceus nigricollis) 549 Vitelline Masked-Weaver (Ploceus vitellinus) 550 Heuglin's Masked-Weaver (Ploceus heuglini) 551 Vieillot's Weaver (Ploceus nigerrimus) 552 Village Weaver (Ploceus cucullatus) 553 Black-headed Weaver (Ploceus melanocephalus) 554 Red-headed Quelea (Quelea erythrops) 555 Red-billed Quelea (Quelea quelea) 556 Northern Red Bishop (Euplectes franciscanus) 557 Southern Red Bishop (Euplectes orix) 558 Black-winged Bishop (Euplectes hordeaceus) 559 Yellow-crowned Bishop (Euplectes afer) 560 Yellow-shouldered Widowbird (Euplectes macroura) 561 Red-collared Widowbird (Euplectes ardens)

PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae 562 Chestnut-breasted Nigrita (Nigrita bicolor) 563 Gray-headed Oliveback (Nesocharis capistrata) 564 Lavender Waxbill (Estrilda caerulescens) 565 Orange-cheeked Waxbill (Estrilda melpoda) 566 Black-rumped Waxbill (Estrilda troglodytes) 567 Western Bluebill (Spermophaga haematina) 568 Black-bellied Seedcracker (Pyrenestes ostrinus) 569 Crimson Seedcracker (Pyrenestes sanguineus) 570 Red-cheeked Cordonbleu (Uraeginthus bengalus) 571 Dybowski's Twinspot (Euschistospiza dybowskii) 572 Red-winged Pytilia (Pytilia phoenicoptera) 573 Green-winged Pytilia (Pytilia melba) 574 Red-billed Firefinch (Lagonosticta senegala) 575 Bar-breasted Firefinch (Lagonosticta rufopicta) 576 Black-faced Firefinch (Lagonosticta larvata) 577 Cut-throat (Amadina fasciata) 578 Zebra Waxbill (Sporaeginthus subflavus) 579 Black-faced Quailfinch (Ortygospiza atricollis) 580 Bronze Mannikin (Spermestes cucullata) 581 Magpie Mannikin (Spermestes fringilloides) 582 Indian Silverbill (Euodice malabarica) 583 African Silverbill (Euodice cantans)

PASSERIFORMES: Viduidae 584 Pin-tailed Whydah (Vidua macroura) 585 Sahel Paradise-Whydah (Vidua orientalis) 586 Exclamatory Paradise-Whydah (Vidua interjecta) 587 Village Indigobird (Vidua chalybeata) 588 Quailfinch Indigobird (Vidua nigeriae) 589 Baka Indigobird (Vidua larvaticola) 590 Cameroon Indigobird (Vidua camerunensis) 591 Parasitic Weaver (Anomalospiza imberbis)

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