Birds of Mauritania

Birds of Mauritania is a list of the most common birds observed in the country. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.

Location

Mauritania

Mauritania

Africa

Africa

Location
Mauritania

Mauritania

Africa

Africa

List of Common Birds

46% Laughing Dove (Spilopelia senegalensis) - Adult Laughing Dove

Spilopelia senegalensis

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

39% House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) - Breeding male House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passeridae

33% Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) - Adult Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

31% Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) - Breeding adult Common Ringed Plover

Charadrius hiaticula

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

28% Sudan Golden Sparrow

Passer luteus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passeridae

28% Namaqua Dove

Oena capensis

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

26% Crested Lark

Galerida cristata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Alaudidae

25% Little Stint

Calidris minuta

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

24% Blue-cheeked Bee-eater

Merops persicus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

24% Spur-winged Lapwing

Vanellus spinosus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

22% Great Gray Shrike

Lanius excubitor

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Laniidae

22% Gray Heron (Ardea cinerea) - Adult Gray Heron

Ardea cinerea

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

21% Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) - Breeding adult Caspian Tern

Hydroprogne caspia

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

20% Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) - Breeding adult Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

20% Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) - Breeding adult Lesser Black-backed Gull

Larus fuscus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

20% Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) - Adult Great White Pelican

Pelecanus onocrotalus

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Pelecanidae

19% Sanderling (Calidris alba) - Nonbreeding adult Sanderling

Calidris alba

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

18% Woodchat Shrike

Lanius senator

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Laniidae

18% Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) - Adult Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

Order: Suliformes

Family: Phalacrocoracidae

18% Western Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava) - Adult Western Yellow Wagtail

Motacilla flava

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

18% Eurasian Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) - Adult Eurasian Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

17% White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) - Adult White Wagtail

Motacilla alba

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

17% Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) - Adult Northern Wheatear

Oenanthe oenanthe

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

17% Western Cattle-Egret (Ardea ibis) - Breeding adult Western Cattle-Egret

Ardea ibis

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

16% Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) - Adult Wood Sandpiper

Tringa glareola

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

16% Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) - Adult Little Egret

Egretta garzetta

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

16% Common Hoopoe (Upupa epops) - Adult Common Hoopoe

Upupa epops

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Upupidae

16% Speckled Pigeon

Columba guinea

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

16% Slender-billed Gull

Chroicocephalus genei

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

15% Dunlin (Calidris alpina) - Breeding adult Dunlin

Calidris alpina

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

15% Common Redshank (Tringa totanus) - Breeding adult Common Redshank

Tringa totanus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

15% Kentish Plover (Anarhynchus alexandrinus) - Breeding male Kentish Plover

Anarhynchus alexandrinus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

15% Brown-necked Raven

Corvus ruficollis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

15% Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) - Adult (common) Willow Warbler

Phylloscopus trochilus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Phylloscopidae

15% Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) - Adult Common Greenshank

Tringa nebularia

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

14% Little Swift

Apus affinis

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

14% Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) - Non-breeding adult Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpres

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

14% Blue-naped Mousebird (Urocolius macrourus) - Adult Blue-naped Mousebird

Urocolius macrourus

Order: Coliiformes

Family: Coliidae

13% Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) - Adult Black-winged Stilt

Himantopus himantopus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Recurvirostridae

13% Common Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) - Adult (common) Common Chiffchaff

Phylloscopus collybita

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Phylloscopidae

13% Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark

Eremopterix nigriceps

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Alaudidae

13% Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) - Breeding adult Eurasian Spoonbill

Platalea leucorodia

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Threskiornithidae

13% Western Reef-Heron

Egretta gularis

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

12% West African Crested Tern

Thalasseus albididorsalis

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

12% Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) - Adult Greater Flamingo

Phoenicopterus roseus

Order: Phoenicopteriformes

Family: Phoenicopteridae

12% Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis) - Adult Sandwich Tern

Thalasseus sandvicensis

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

11% Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) - Breeding adult Black-bellied Plover

Pluvialis squatarola

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

11% Western Olivaceous Warbler

Iduna opaca

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Acrocephalidae

11% Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica) - Breeding adult Gull-billed Tern

Gelochelidon nilotica

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

11% White-crowned Wheatear

Oenanthe leucopyga

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

11% Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) - Breeding male Bar-tailed Godwit

Limosa lapponica

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

11% Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) - Adult Spotted Flycatcher

Muscicapa striata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

10% Black Kite (Milvus migrans) - Adult Black Kite

Milvus migrans

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

10% Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) - Nonbreeding adult Black-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

9.8% Reed Cormorant

Microcarbo africanus

Order: Suliformes

Family: Phalacrocoracidae

9.6% Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) - Adult Green Sandpiper

Tringa ochropus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

9.4% Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) - Adult Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Pandionidae

9.3% Common Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus) - Adult male Common Redstart

Phoenicurus phoenicurus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

9.3% Greater Hoopoe-Lark

Alaemon alaudipes

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Alaudidae

9.3% Eurasian Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) - Adult male Eurasian Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

9.1% Curlew Sandpiper

Calidris ferruginea

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

9.0% European Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) - Adult European Pied Flycatcher

Ficedula hypoleuca

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

8.9% Eurasian Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) - Adult Eurasian Moorhen

Gallinula chloropus

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

8.6% Ruff (Calidris pugnax) - Nonbreeding adult Ruff

Calidris pugnax

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

8.6% Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata) - Adult Eurasian Curlew

Numenius arquata

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

8.5% Black Scrub-Robin

Cercotrichas podobe

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

8.5% Western Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) - Adult male Western Marsh Harrier

Circus aeruginosus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

8.4% Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) - Adult Glossy Ibis

Plegadis falcinellus

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Threskiornithidae

8.1% African Swamphen

Porphyrio madagascariensis

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

8.0% Red Knot (Calidris canutus) - Adult Red Knot

Calidris canutus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

8.0% Common Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) - Adult Common Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus scirpaceus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Acrocephalidae

7.9% Western Subalpine Warbler

Curruca iberiae

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sylviidae

7.9% Red-billed Quelea

Quelea quelea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

7.8% Squacco Heron

Ardeola ralloides

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

7.8% Greater Blue-eared Starling

Lamprotornis chalybaeus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

7.7% Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) - Adult Eurasian Collared-Dove

Streptopelia decaocto

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

7.6% Little Tern

Sternula albifrons

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

7.5% Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) - Adult Bank Swallow

Riparia riparia

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

7.5% Abyssinian Roller

Coracias abyssinicus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Coraciidae

7.5% Western Bonelli's Warbler

Phylloscopus bonelli

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Phylloscopidae

7.2% Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) - Breeding adult Little Grebe

Tachybaptus ruficollis

Order: Podicipediformes

Family: Podicipedidae

7.2% Desert Sparrow

Passer simplex

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passeridae

6.9% Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) - Immature Common Tern

Sterna hirundo

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

6.9% Western Orphean Warbler

Curruca hortensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sylviidae

6.8% Chestnut-bellied Starling

Lamprotornis pulcher

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

6.6% Kittlitz's Plover

Anarhynchus pecuarius

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

6.4% Audouin's Gull

Ichthyaetus audouinii

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

6.2% White-throated Bee-eater

Merops albicollis

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

6.2% Melodious Warbler

Hippolais polyglotta

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Acrocephalidae

5.9% Gray-hooded Gull

Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

5.8% White-faced Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna viduata) - Adult White-faced Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna viduata

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

5.8% Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) - Adult Sedge Warbler

Acrocephalus schoenobaenus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Acrocephalidae

5.7% Western House-Martin (Delichon urbicum) - Adult Western House-Martin

Delichon urbicum

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

5.6% Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin

Cercotrichas galactotes

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

5.6% Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) - Adult Black Tern

Chlidonias niger

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

5.5% Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra) - Adult Eurasian Coot

Fulica atra

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

5.4% Purple Heron

Ardea purpurea

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

5.4% Fulvous Chatterer

Argya fulva

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Leiothrichidae

5.3% African Collared-Dove

Streptopelia roseogrisea

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

5.3% Great Egret (Ardea alba) - Adult Great Egret

Ardea alba

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

5.2% Cricket Longtail

Spiloptila clamans

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

5.1% Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) - Adult male Northern Pintail

Anas acuta

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

5.1% Pied Crow

Corvus albus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

5.0% Mediterranean Gull (Ichthyaetus melanocephalus) - Breeding adult Mediterranean Gull

Ichthyaetus melanocephalus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

4.9% Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) - Adult Rock Pigeon

Columba livia

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

4.7% Beautiful Sunbird

Cinnyris pulchellus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

4.6% Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa) - Breeding adult Black-tailed Godwit

Limosa limosa

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

4.5% Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) - Adult Eurasian Oystercatcher

Haematopus ostralegus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Haematopodidae

4.4% Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) - Adult Common Snipe

Gallinago gallinago

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

4.4% Black-headed Weaver

Ploceus melanocephalus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

4.2% Common Swift (Apus apus) - Adult Common Swift

Apus apus

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

4.1% Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) - Adult male Bluethroat

Luscinia svecica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

4.1% Spur-winged Goose (Plectropterus gambensis) - Adult Spur-winged Goose

Plectropterus gambensis

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

4.0% Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis) - Adult Tree Pipit

Anthus trivialis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

4.0% Pied Kingfisher

Ceryle rudis

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

3.9% Eurasian Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) - Adult male and female Eurasian Blackcap

Sylvia atricapilla

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sylviidae

3.9% Mourning Collared-Dove

Streptopelia decipiens

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

3.9% European Turtle-Dove

Streptopelia turtur

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

3.8% Spectacled Warbler

Curruca conspicillata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sylviidae

3.8% Little Ringed Plover (Thinornis dubius) - Breeding adult Little Ringed Plover

Thinornis dubius

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

3.8% Common Bulbul (Pycnonotus barbatus) - Adult Common Bulbul

Pycnonotus barbatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

3.7% Desert Wheatear

Oenanthe deserti

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

3.5% Lanner Falcon

Falco biarmicus

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

3.5% Cream-colored Courser

Cursorius cursor

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Glareolidae

3.4% Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) - Adult male Northern Shoveler

Spatula clypeata

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

3.4% Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark

Eremopterix leucotis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Alaudidae

3.4% African Silverbill (Euodice cantans) - Adult African Silverbill

Euodice cantans

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

3.4% Common Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos) - Adult Common Nightingale

Luscinia megarhynchos

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

3.3% Vieillot's Barbet

Lybius vieilloti

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

3.2% Bar-tailed Lark

Ammomanes cinctura

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Alaudidae

3.2% African Jacana

Actophilornis africanus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Jacanidae

3.1% Northern Gray-headed Sparrow

Passer griseus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passeridae

3.1% Pale Crag-Martin

Ptyonoprogne obsoleta

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

3.1% Marsh Sandpiper

Tringa stagnatilis

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

3.1% Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) - Adult Northern Gannet

Morus bassanus

Order: Suliformes

Family: Sulidae

3.1% European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) - Adult European Bee-eater

Merops apiaster

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

3.1% Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra) - Adult male Whinchat

Saxicola rubetra

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

3.0% Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) - Adult (American) Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

3.0% Lesser Crested Tern

Thalasseus bengalensis

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

2.9% Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis) - Breeding adult Yellow-legged Gull

Larus michahellis

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

2.9% Collared Pratincole

Glareola pratincola

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Glareolidae

2.8% Sardinian Warbler

Curruca melanocephala

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sylviidae

2.8% House Bunting

Emberiza sahari

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Emberizidae

2.7% Senegal Coucal

Centropus senegalensis

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

2.7% African Fish-Eagle

Icthyophaga vocifer

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

2.6% Red-billed Firefinch

Lagonosticta senegala

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

2.5% Western Red-billed Hornbill

Tockus kempi

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

2.5% Senegal Thick-knee

Burhinus senegalensis

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Burhinidae

2.4% Western Black-eared Wheatear

Oenanthe hispanica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

2.4% Little Weaver

Ploceus luteolus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

2.4% Long-tailed Glossy Starling

Lamprotornis caudatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

2.4% African Gray Hornbill

Lophoceros nasutus

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

2.4% Yellow-billed Stork

Mycteria ibis

Order: Ciconiiformes

Family: Ciconiidae

2.3% Little Bee-eater

Merops pusillus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

2.3% Vitelline Masked-Weaver

Ploceus vitellinus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

2.3% Greater Whitethroat (Curruca communis) - Adult male Greater Whitethroat

Curruca communis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sylviidae

2.3% Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) - Adult male Green-winged Teal

Anas crecca

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

2.3% Eurasian Wryneck

Jynx torquilla

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

2.2% Garganey (Spatula querquedula) - Breeding male Garganey

Spatula querquedula

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

2.2% Little Heron

Butorides atricapilla

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

2.2% African Palm Swift

Cypsiurus parvus

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

2.2% Whiskered Tern

Chlidonias hybrida

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

2.2% Greater Short-toed Lark

Calandrella brachydactyla

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Alaudidae

2.1% Pallid Swift

Apus pallidus

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

2.0% Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin) - Adult Garden Warbler

Sylvia borin

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sylviidae

2.0% Northern Red Bishop (Euplectes franciscanus) - Adult male Northern Red Bishop

Euplectes franciscanus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

2.0% Eurasian Thick-knee

Burhinus oedicnemus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Burhinidae

2.0% Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus) - Non-breeding adult Spotted Redshank

Tringa erythropus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

2.0% Dideric Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx caprius

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

1.9% Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca) - Adult Egyptian Goose

Alopochen aegyptiaca

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

1.9% Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) - Adult male Common Cuckoo

Cuculus canorus

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

1.9% African Gray Woodpecker

Dendropicos goertae

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

1.9% Desert Lark

Ammomanes deserti

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Alaudidae

1.9% White-winged Tern

Chlidonias leucopterus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

1.8% Malachite Kingfisher

Corythornis cristatus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

1.8% Striped Kingfisher

Halcyon chelicuti

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

1.8% African Green Bee-eater

Merops viridissimus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

1.8% Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri) - Adult Rose-ringed Parakeet

Psittacula krameri

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittaculidae

1.7% Yellow-billed Egret

Ardea brachyrhyncha

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

1.7% Green-backed Camaroptera

Camaroptera brachyura

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

1.7% African Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus) - Adult African Sacred Ibis

Threskiornis aethiopicus

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Threskiornithidae

1.7% Black-headed Lapwing

Vanellus tectus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

1.7% Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) - Adult Pied Avocet

Recurvirostra avosetta

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Recurvirostridae

1.7% Red-cheeked Cordonbleu (Uraeginthus bengalus) - Adult male Red-cheeked Cordonbleu

Uraeginthus bengalus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

1.7% White-billed Buffalo-Weaver

Bubalornis albirostris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

1.6% Tawny Pipit

Anthus campestris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

1.6% Green Woodhoopoe (Phoeniculus purpureus) - Adult Green Woodhoopoe

Phoeniculus purpureus

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Phoeniculidae

1.6% Ortolan Bunting

Emberiza hortulana

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Emberizidae

1.6% Black Crake

Zapornia flavirostra

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

1.6% Booted Eagle

Hieraaetus pennatus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.6% Knob-billed Duck

Sarkidiornis melanotos

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

1.6% African Spoonbill (Platalea alba) - Adult African Spoonbill

Platalea alba

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Threskiornithidae

1.5% Wattled Lapwing

Vanellus senegallus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

1.5% Black-crowned Tchagra

Tchagra senegalus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

1.4% Village Indigobird

Vidua chalybeata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Viduidae

1.4% Northern Anteater-Chat

Myrmecocichla aethiops

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.4% Eurasian Golden Oriole (Oriolus oriolus) - Adult male Eurasian Golden Oriole

Oriolus oriolus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Oriolidae

1.4% Greater Painted-Snipe

Rostratula benghalensis

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Rostratulidae

1.4% Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) - Adult Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

1.3% Great Spotted Cuckoo

Clamator glandarius

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

1.3% Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta) - Adult Hamerkop

Scopus umbretta

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Scopidae

1.3% Northern Crombec

Sylvietta brachyura

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Macrosphenidae

1.3% Iberian Chiffchaff

Phylloscopus ibericus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Phylloscopidae

1.3% Common Grasshopper Warbler

Locustella naevia

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Locustellidae

1.3% African Stonechat

Saxicola torquatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.3% Trumpeter Finch

Bucanetes githagineus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

1.3% African Darter (Anhinga rufa) - Adult African Darter

Anhinga rufa

Order: Suliformes

Family: Anhingidae

1.3% Yellow-crowned Bishop

Euplectes afer

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

1.3% Zitting Cisticola (Cisticola juncidis) - Adult Zitting Cisticola

Cisticola juncidis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

1.2% Tawny-flanked Prinia

Prinia subflava

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

1.2% Isabelline Wheatear

Oenanthe isabellina

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.2% Pharaoh Eagle-Owl

Bubo ascalaphus

Order: Strigiformes

Family: Strigidae

1.2% European Roller

Coracias garrulus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Coraciidae

1.2% Black Stork

Ciconia nigra

Order: Ciconiiformes

Family: Ciconiidae

1.2% Zebra Waxbill (Amandava subflava) - Adult Zebra Waxbill

Amandava subflava

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

1.2% Brubru

Nilaus afer

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

1.1% Black Heron

Egretta ardesiaca

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

1.1% Gray-headed Kingfisher

Halcyon leucocephala

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

1.1% Blue Rock-Thrush (Monticola solitarius) - Adult male (Philippensis) Blue Rock-Thrush

Monticola solitarius

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.1% Winding Cisticola

Cisticola marginatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

1.1% Senegal Parrot

Poicephalus senegalus

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittacidae

1.1% Black-billed Wood-Dove

Turtur abyssinicus

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

1.1% Yellow-billed Oxpecker (Buphagus africanus) - Adult Yellow-billed Oxpecker

Buphagus africanus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Buphagidae

1.0% Fulvous Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna bicolor) - Adult Fulvous Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna bicolor

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

1.0% Egyptian Vulture

Neophron percnopterus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.0% Vinaceous Dove

Streptopelia vinacea

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

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