Birds of Africa

A guide to the strange and wonderful birds that live in Africa

Common Crane 1
Grus grus
Black Crowned Crane 2
Balearica pavonina
Grey Crowned Crane 3
Balearica regulorum
African Finfoot 4
Podica senegalensis
Brown Mesite 5
Mesitornis unicolor
White-breasted Mesite 5
Mesitornis variegatus
Subdesert Mesite 6
Monias benschi
Denham's Bustard 7
Neotis denhami
Nubian Bustard
Neotis nuba
Heuglin's Bustard 8
Neotis heuglinii
Ludwig's Bustard 9
Neotis ludwigii
Little Brown Bustard 10
Eupodotis humilis
Blue Bustard 11
Eupodotis caerulescens
White-bellied Bustard 12
Eupodotis senegalensis
Karoo Bustard 13
Eupodotis vigorsii
Arabian Bustard 15
Ardeotis arabs
Kori Bustard 16
Ardeotis kori
Spotted Crake 17
Porzana porzana
African Rail 18
Rallus caerulescens
Madagascar Rail 19
Rallus madagascariensis
White-spotted Flufftail
Sarothrura pulchra
Striped Flufftail
Sarothrura affinis
Madagascar Flufftail
Sarothrura insularis
Streaky-breasted Flufftail 20
Sarothrura boehmi
Buff-spotted Flufftail 8
Sarothrura elegans
Red-chested Flufftail
Sarothrura rufa
Tristan Moorhen
Gallinula nesiotis
Common Moorhen 21
Gallinula chloropus
Corn Crake 22
Crex crex
Gray-throated Rail 23
Canirallus oculeus
Eurasian Coot 24
Fulica atra
Red-knobbed Coot 25
Fulica cristata
White-throated Rail 26
Dryolimnas cuvieri
Allen's Gallinule 27
Porphyrio alleni
Rouget's Rail 28
Rougetius rougetii
Nkulengu Rail 29
Himantornis haematopus
Gray Francolin 30
Francolinus pondicerianus
Common Quail 31
Coturnix coturnix
Harlequin Quail 32
Coturnix delegorguei
Gray Partridge 33
Perdix perdix
Chukar 34
Alectoris chukar
Red-legged Partridge 35
Alectoris rufa
Barbary Partridge 36
Alectoris barbara
Red Junglefowl 37
Gallus gallus
Wild Turkey 38
Meleagris gallopavo
Ring-necked Pheasant 39
Phasianus colchicus
Indian Peafowl 40
Pavo cristatus
Stone Partridge 41
Ptilopachus petrosus
Congo Peafowl 42
Afropavo congensis
Crested Bobwhite 43
Colinus cristatus
Helmeted Guineafowl 44
Numida meleagris
Crested Guineafowl 45
Guttera pucherani
Plumed Guineafowl 46
Guttera plumifera
Vulturine Guineafowl 47
Acryllium vulturinum
Black Guineafowl 48
Agelastes niger
White-browed Coucal 49
Centropus superciliosus
Black-throated Coucal 13
Centropus leucogaster
Blue-headed Coucal 50
Centropus monachus
Madagascar Coucal 5
Centropus toulou
Senegal Coucal 51
Centropus senegalensis
Black Coucal 52
Centropus grillii
Gabon Coucal
Centropus anselli
Coppery-tailed Coucal 26
Centropus cupreicaudus
Klaas's Cuckoo 53
Chrysococcyx klaas
Yellow-throated Cuckoo 54
Chrysococcyx flavigularis
African Emerald Cuckoo 55
Chrysococcyx cupreus
Dideric Cuckoo 56
Chrysococcyx caprius
Great Spotted Cuckoo 49
Clamator glandarius
Pied Cuckoo 57
Clamator jacobinus
Levaillant's Cuckoo 49
Clamator levaillantii
Red-capped Coua 26
Coua ruficeps
Crested Coua 58
Coua cristata
Blue Coua 59
Coua caerulea
Red-fronted Coua 60
Coua reynaudii
Red-breasted Coua 61
Coua serriana
Verreaux's Coua 62
Coua verreauxi
Running Coua 63
Coua cursor
Coquerel's Coua 26
Coua coquereli
Giant Coua 26
Coua gigas
Red-chested Cuckoo 11
Cuculus solitarius
Common Cuckoo 64
Cuculus canorus
Black Cuckoo 65
Cuculus clamosus
African Cuckoo 66
Cuculus gularis
Madagascar Cuckoo 26
Cuculus rochii
Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo 67
Cercococcyx mechowi
Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo
Cercococcyx olivinus
Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo 13
Cercococcyx montanus
Thick-billed Cuckoo 13
Pachycoccyx audeberti
Little Bee-eater 68
Merops pusillus
European Bee-eater 4
Merops apiaster
Blue-breasted Bee-eater 13
Merops variegatus
Blue-headed Bee-eater 16
Merops muelleri
Somali Bee-eater 69
Merops revoilii
Rosy Bee-eater 13
Merops malimbicus
Black-headed Bee-eater 46
Merops breweri
Swallow-tailed Bee-eater 44
Merops hirundineus
Red-throated Bee-eater 71
Merops bulocki
Madagascar Bee-eater 72
Merops superciliosus

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