African Birds

The species are listed in alphabetical order by common name. They have all been photographed in Africa.  More precise details of the location of individual photographs can be supplied on request.

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Common name	Latin name
Abyssinian Roller	Coracias abyssinica
African Darter	Anhinga melanogaster
African Fish Eagle	Haliaeetus vocifer
Arrow-marked Babbler	Turdoides jardinei
Bennett’s Woodpecker	Campethera bennettii
Black Korhaan	Eupodotis melanogaster
Black-collared Barbet	Lybius torquata
Blacksmith Plover	Vanellus armatus
Black-winged Stilt	Himantopus himantopus
Brown Firefinch	Lagonosticta nitidula
Giant Kingfisher	Ceryle maxima
Golden-tailed Woodpecker	Campethera abingoni
Goliath Heron	Ardea goliath
Greater Blue-eared Glossy Starling	Lamprotornis chloropterus
Greater Kestrel	Falco rupicoloides
Green-backed Heron	Butorides striatus
Grey-headed Bush-shrike	Malaconotus blanchoti
Grey-headed Gull	Larus cirrocephalus
Hammerkop	Scopus umbretta
Helmeted Guineafowl	Numida meleagris
Hill (or Mountain) Chat	Pinarochroa sordida
Hooded Vulture	Necrosyrtes monachus
Hoopoe	Upupa epops africana
Kori Bustard	Ardeotis kori
Kurrichane Thrush	Turdus libonyana
Lesser Jacana	Microparra capensis
Little Bee-eater	Merops pusillus
Little Egret	Egretta garzetta
Long-toed Plover	Vanellus crassirostris
Marabou Stork	Leptoptilos crumeniferus
Open-billed Stork	Anastomus lamelligerus
Pearl-spotted Owl	Glaucidium perlatum
Pied Kingfisher	Ceryle rudis
Red-billed Francolin	Francolinus adspersus
Red-winged Praticole	Glareola pratincola
Reed Cormorant	Phalacrocorax africanus
Rufous-crowned Roller	Coracias naevia
Saddle-billed Stork	Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
Secretary Bird	Sagittarius serpentarius
Senegal Coucal	Centropus senegalensis
Southern Carmine Bee-eater	Merops nubicoides
Spotted-backed Weaver	Ploceus cucullatus
Spur-winged Goose	Plectropterus gambensis
Squacco Heron	Ardeola ralloides
Swallow-tailed Bee-eater	Merops hirundineus
Three-streaked Tchagra	Tchagra australis
Von der Decken’s Hornbill	Tockus deckeni
Water Dikkop	Burhinus vermiculatus
Wattled Crane	Grus carunculatus
White Pelican	Pelecanus onocrotalatus
White-backed Vulture	Gyps bengalensis
White-bellied Bustard	Eupodotis senegalensis
White-crowned Plover	Vanellus albiceps
White-fronted Bee-eater	Merops bullockoides
White-necked Cormorant	Phalacrocorax carbo
Yellow-billed Stork	Mycteria ibis