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Birds of Africa

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Common Ostrich
species of large flightless bird
Eurasian Hoopoe
species of bird
Grey Heron
species of bird
Western Barn Owl
species of bird
Northern Pintail
species of duck
Little Grebe
species of bird
Black Stork
species of bird
Common Moorhen
species of bird
Great Crested Grebe
species of bird
Great Egret
species of bird
Western Cattle Egret
species of birds
Great White Pelican
species of bird
Purple Heron
species of bird
Little Egret
species of bird
Eurasian Hobby
species of bird
Sand Martin
species of bird
Glossy Ibis
species of bird
Tufted Duck
species of bird
Black-headed Gull
species of bird
Common Pochard
species of bird
Greater Flamingo
species of bird
Short-toed Snake Eagle
species of bird
Western Marsh Harrier
species of bird
Eurasian Curlew
species of bird
Common House Martin
species of bird
Steppe Eagle
species of bird in the family Accipitridae
Little Ringed Plover
species of bird
Common Greenshank
species of bird
Black-necked Grebe
species of bird
Lesser Kestrel
species of bird
Little Bittern
species of bird
Saker Falcon
species of bird
Larus fuscus
species of bird
Ferruginous Duck
Duck species
Common Chiffchaff
species of bird
Caspian Tern
species of bird
Common Ringed Plover
species of bird
Pallid Harrier
species of bird
Atlantic Canary
species of bird
Red Knot
species of bird
Baillon's crake
species of bird
Grey Parrot
species of parrot
African Sacred Ibis
species of bird
Squacco Heron
species of bird
Whiskered Tern
species of bird
Lesser Spotted Eagle
species of bird
Alpine Swift
species of bird
Egyptian Goose
species of bird
Ortolan Bunting
species of bird
Eurasian Reed Warbler
species of bird
Upupidae
Hoopoes () are colourful birds found across Africa, Asia, and Europe, notable for their distinctive "crown" of feathers which can be raised or lowered at will. Two living and one extinct species are recognized, though for many years both extant species were lumped as a single species—Upupa epops. In fact, some taxonomists still consider the species to be conspecific. On the other hand, some authorities recognize three living species, with the African hoopoe (U. africana) treated as separate from the Eurasian hoopoe (U. epops). The Eurasian hoopoe is common in its range and has a large populati
Little Crake
species of bird
Sandwich Tern
species of bird
Laughing Dove
species of bird
Cisticola juncidis
species of bird
African Openbill
species of bird
Greater Short-toed Lark
species of bird
Pink-backed Pelican
species of bird
Western Reef Heron
species of bird
African Jacana
species of bird