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Species List Birds Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 001 Little Grebe.mp3 (Also known as Dabchick) White-breasted Cormorant Phalacrocorax lucidus 002 Wht-breasted Cormorant.mp3 African Darter Anhinga rufa 003 African Darter.mp3 Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus 004 Little Bittern.mp3 Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 005 Black-crowned Night-Heron.mp3 White-backed Night-Heron Gorsachius leuconotus 006 Wht-Bckd Night-Heron.mp3 Rufous-bellied Heron Ardeola rufiventris 007 Rufous-bellied Heron.mp3 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 008 Cattle Egret.mp3 Green-backed Heron Butorides striata 009 Green-Bckd Heron.mp3 Great White Egret Egretta alba 010 Great Wht Egret.mp3 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 011 Purple Heron.mp3 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 012 Grey Heron.mp3 Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala 013 Black-headed Heron.mp3 Goliath Heron Ardea goliath 014 Goliath Heron.mp3 Hamerkop Scopus umbretta 015 Hamerkop.mp3 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 016 Glossy Ibis.mp3 Hadeda Ibis Bostrychia hagedash 017 Hadeda Ibis.mp3 African Spoonbill Platalea alba 018 African Spoonbill.mp3 Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber 019 Gtr Flamingo.mp3 Lesser Flamingo Phoenicopterus minor 020 Lssr Flamingo.mp3 Fulvous Duck Dendrocygna bicolor 021 Fulvous Duck.mp3 White-faced Duck Dendrocygna viduata 022 Wht-faced Duck.mp3 White-backed Duck Thalassornis leuconotus 023 Wht-Bckd Duck.mp3 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 024 Egyptian Goose.mp3 Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis 025 Spur-winged Goose.mp3 Comb Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos 026 Comb Duck.mp3 (Also known as Knob-billed Duck) African Pygmy Goose Nettapus auritus 027 African Pygmy Goose.mp3 Yellow-billed Duck Anas undulata 028 Yellow-billed Duck.mp3 Hottentot Teal Anas hottentota 029 Hottentot Teal.mp3 African Cuckoo Hawk Aviceda cuculoides 030 African Cuck Hawk.mp3 European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus 031 Euro Honey Buzzard.mp3 Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus 032 Black-shouldered Kite.mp3 Elanus caeruleus 033 Black-shouldered Kite.mp3 African Harrier-hawk being mobbed by Black-shouldered Kite Black Kite Milvus migrans 034 Black Kite.mp3 Yellow-billed Kite Milvus aegyptius 035 Yellow-billed Kite.mp3 African Fish-Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer 036 African Fish-Eagle.mp3 Black-chested Snake-Eagle Circaetus pectoralis 037 Blk-chstd Snake-Eagle.mp3 1 Use sounds responsibly. 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Western Banded Snake-Eagle Circaetus cinerascens 038 West Band Snake-Eagle.mp3 Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus 039 Bateleur.mp3 Recorded by Claude Chappuis Dark Chanting Goshawk Melierax metabates 040 Dark Chanting Goshawk.mp3 African Harrier Hawk Polyboroides typus 041 African Harrier Hawk.mp3 (Also known as Gymnogene) Gabar Goshawk Melierax gabar 042 Gabar Goshawk.mp3 African Goshawk Accipiter tachiro 043 African Goshawk.mp3 Shikra Accipiter badius 044 Shikra.mp3 (Also known as Little Banded Goshawk) Lizard Buzzard Kaupifalco monogrammicus 045 Lizard Buzzard.mp3 Steppe Buzzard Buteo vulpinus 046 Steppe Buzzard.mp3 Augur Buzzard Buteo augur 047 Augur Buzzard.mp3 Wahlberg’s Eagle Aquila wahlbergi 048 Wahlberg’s Eagle.mp3 Ayres’ Hawk-Eagle Aquila ayresii 049 Ayres’ Hawk-Eagle.mp3 Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis 050 Long-crested Eagle.mp3 African Crowned Eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus 051 African Crowned Eagle.mp3 (Also known as Crowned Hawk-Eagle) Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus 052 Martial Eagle.mp3 Dickinson’s Kestrel Falco dickinsoni 053 Dickinson’s Kestrel.mp3 Grey Kestrel Falco ardosiaceus 054 Grey Kestrel.mp3 Red-necked Falcon Falco chicquera 055 Red-necked Falcon.mp3 Amur Falcon Falco amurensis 056 Amur Falcon.mp3 (Also known as Eastern Red-footed Falcon) African Hobby Falco cuvierii 057 African Hobby.mp3 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus 058 Peregrine Falcon.mp3 Coqui Francolin Peliperdix coqui 059 Coqui Francolin.mp3 White-throated Francolin Peliperdix albogularis 060 Wht-throated Francolin.mp3 Recorded by Claude Chappuis Crested Francolin Dendroperdix sephaena 061 Crested Francolin.mp3 Shelley’s Francolin Scleroptila shelleyi 062 Shelley’s Francolin.mp3 Red-winged Francolin Scleroptila levaillantii 063 Red-winged Francolin.mp3 Red-billed Spurfowl Pternistis adspersus 064 Red-billed Spurfowl.mp3 (Also known as Red-billed Francolin) Natal Spurfowl Pternistis natalensis 065 Natal Spurfowl.mp3 (Also known as Natal Francolin) Hildebrandt’s Spurfowl Pternistis hildebrandti 066 Hildebrandt’s Spurfowl.mp3 (Also known as Hildebrandt’s Francolin) Swainson’s Spurfowl Pternistis swainsonii 067 Swainson’s Spurfowl.mp3 Red-necked Spurfowl Pternistis afer 068 Red-necked Spurfowl.mp3 Common Quail Coturnix coturnix 069 Common Quail.mp3 Harlequin Quail Coturnix delegorguei 070 Harlequin Quail.mp3 2 Crested Guineafowl Guttera pucherani 071 Crested Guineafowl.mp3 Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris 072 Hlmted Guineafowl.mp3 Kurrichane Buttonquail Turnix sylvaticus 073 Kurrichane Buttonquail.mp3 (Also known as Small Buttonquail) Black-rumped Buttonquail Turnix nanus 074 Black-rumped Buttonquail.mp3 White-spotted Flufftail Sarothrura pulchra 075 Wht-spotted Flufftail.mp3 Buff-spotted Flufftail Sarothrura elegans 076 Buff-spotted Flufftail.mp3 Red-chested Flufftail Sarothrura rufa 077 Red-chested Flufftail.mp3 Chestnut-headed Flufftail Sarothrura lugens 078 Chestnut-headed Flufftail.mp3 (Also known as Long-toed Flufftail) Streaky-breasted Flufftail Sarothrura boehmi 079 Streaky-breasted Flufftail.mp3 African Rail Rallus caerulescens 080 African Rail.mp3 African Crake Crecopsis egregia 081 African Crake.mp3 Black Crake Amaurornis flavirostra 082 Black Crake.mp3 Striped Crake Aenigmatolimnas marginalis 083 Striped Crake.mp3 Allen’s Gallinule Porphyrula alleni 084 Allen’s Gallinule.mp3 (Also known as Lesser Gallinule) Wattled Crane Grus carunculatus 085 Wattled Crane.mp3 Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum 086 Grey Crowned Crane.mp3 African Finfoot Podica senegalensis 087 African Finfoot.mp3 Red-crested Korhaan Eupodotis ruficrista 088 Red-crested Korhaan.mp3 White-bellied Bustard Eupodotis senegalensis 089 Wht-bellied Bustard.mp3 (Also known as Northern White-bellied Bustard) Black-bellied Bustard Eupodotis melanogaster 090 Black-bellied Bustard.mp3 African Jacana Actophilornis africanus 091 African Jacana.mp3 Lesser Jacana Microparra capensis 092 Lssr Jacana.mp3 Greater Painted Snipe Rostratula benghalensis 093 Greater Painted Snipe.mp3 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 094 Black-winged Stilt.mp3 Water Thick-knee Burhinus vermiculatus 095 Water Thick-knee.mp3 (Also known as Water Dikkop) Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus capensis 096 Spotted Thick-knee.mp3 (Also known as Spotted Dikkop) Three-banded Courser Rhinoptilus cinctus 097 Three-banded Courser.mp3 (Also known as Heuglin’s Courser) Bronze-winged Courser Rhinoptilus chalcopterus 098 Bronze-winged Courser.mp3 (Also known as Violet-tipped Courser) Temminck’s Courser Cursorius temminckii 099 Temminck’s Courser.mp3 Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola 100 Collared Pratincole.mp3 (Also known as Red-winged Pratincole) Rock Pratincole Glareola nuchalis 101 Rock Pratincole.mp3 Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 102 Common Ringed Plover.mp3 Kittlitz’s Plover Charadrius pecuarius 103 Kittlitz’s Plover.mp3 3 Use sounds responsibly. 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Three-banded Plover Charadrius tricollaris 104 Three-banded Plover.mp3 Forbes’s Plover Charadrius forbesi 105 Forbes’s Plover.mp3 Chestnut-banded Plover Charadrius pallidus 106 Chestnut-banded Plover.mp3 African Wattled Lapwing Vanellus senegallus 107 African Wattled Lapwing.mp3 (Also known as African Wattled Plover) White-headed Lapwing Vanellus albiceps 108 Wht-headed Lapwing.mp3 (Also known as Whited-headed Plover) Blacksmith Lapwing Vanellus armatus 109 Blacksmith Lapwing.mp3 (Also known as Blacksmith Plover) Senegal Lapwing Vanellus lugubris 110 Senegal Lapwing.mp3 (Also known as Lesser Black-winged Lapwing or Senegal Plover) Crowned Lapwing Vanellus coronatus 111 Crowned Lapwing.mp3 (Also known as Crowned Plover) Long-toed Lapwing Vanellus crassirostris 112 Long-toed Lapwing.mp3 (Also known as Long-toed Plover) African Snipe Gallinago nigripennis 113 African Snipe.mp3 (Also known as Ethiopian Snipe) Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 114 Black-tld Godwit.mp3 Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia 115 Common Greenshank.mp3 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 116 Green Sandpiper.mp3 Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria 117 Solitary Sandpiper.mp3 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 118 Wood Sandpiper.mp3 Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinerea 119 Terek Sandpiper.mp3 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 120 Common Sandpiper.mp3 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres 121 Ruddy Turnstone.mp3 Sanderling Calidris alba 122 Sanderling.mp3 Little Stint Calidris minuta 123 Little Stint.mp3 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 124 Curlew Sandpiper.mp3 Grey-headed Gull Larus cirrocephalus 125 Grey-headed Gull.mp3 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida 126 Whiskered Tern.mp3 White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 127 Wht-winged Tern.mp3 African Skimmer Rynchops flavirostris 128 African Skimmer.mp3 Double-banded Sandgrouse Pterocles bicinctus 129 Dbl-banded Sandgrouse.mp3 Yellow-throated Sandgrouse Pterocles gutturalis 130 Yellow-throated Sandgrouse.mp3 Burchell’s Sandgrouse Pterocles burchelli 131 Burchell’s Sandgrouse.mp3 Afep Pigeon Columba unicincta 132 Afep Pigeon.mp3 African Olive-Pigeon Columba arquatrix 133 African Olive-Pigeon.mp3 (Also known as Rameron Pigeon) Western Bronze-naped Pigeon Columba iriditorques 134 Wstrn Bronze-naped Pigeon.mp3 Lemon Dove Aplopelia larvata 135 Lemon Dove.mp3 (Also
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