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SPENISCIDAE
Spheniscus demersus	African Penguin
GAVIIDAE
Gavia stellata	Red-throated Diver
Gavia arctica	Black-throated Diver
Gavia immer	Great Northern Diver
Gavia adamsii	White-billed Diver
PODICIPEDIDAE
Tachybaptus ruficollis	Little Grebe
Podiceps cristatus	Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps grisegena	Red-necked Grebe
Podiceps auritus	Slavonian Grebe
Podiceps nigricollis	Black-necked Grebe
PELECANIDAE
Pelecanus onocrotalus	Great White Pelican
Pelecanus rufescens	Pink-backed Pelican
Pelecanus crispus	Dalmatian Pelican
SULIDAE
Sula (Morus) capensis	Cape Gannet
PHALACROCORACIDAE
Phalacrocorax coronatus	Crowned Cormorant
Phalacrocorax pygmaeus	Pygmy Cormorant
Phalacrocorax neglectus	Bank Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo	Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax nigrogularis	Socotra Cormorant
Phalacrocorax capensis	Cape Cormorant
ARDEIDAE
Egretta ardesiaca	Black Heron
Egretta vinaceigula	Slaty Egret
Egretta garzetta	Little Egret
Egretta gularis	Western Reef Egret
Egretta dimorpha	Mascarene Reef Egret
Ardea cinerea	Grey Heron
Ardea melanocephala	Black-headed Heron
Ardea purpurea	Purple Heron
Casmerodius albus	Great Egret
Mesophoyx intermedia	Intermediate Egret
Bubulcus ibis	Cattle Egret
Ardeola ralloides	Squacco Heron
Ardeola idae	Madagascar Pond-Heron
Ardeola rufiventris	Rufous-bellied Heron
Nycticorqx nycticorax	Black-crowned Night-Heron
Ixobrychus minutus	Little Bittern
Ixobrychus sturmii	Dwarf Bittern
Botaurus stellaris	Great Bittern
CICONIIDAE
Mycteria ibis	Yellow-billed Stork
Anastomus lamelligerus	African Openbill
Ciconia nigra	Black Stork
Ciconia abdimii	Abdim's Stork
Ciconia episcopus	Woolly-necked Stork
Ciconia ciconia	White Stork
Leptioptilos crumeniferus	Marabou Stork
BALAENICIPITIDAE
Balaeniceps rex	Shoebill
THRESKIORNITHIDAE
Plegadis falcinellus	Glossy Ibis
Geronticus eremita	Waldrapp
Threskiornis aethiopicus	Sacred Ibis
Platalea leucorodia	Eurasian Spoonbill
Platalea alba	African Spoonbill
PHOENICOPTERIDAE
Phoenicopterus ruber	Greater Flamingo
Phoenicopterus minor	Lesser Flamingo
ANATIDAE
Dendrocygna bicolor	Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna viduata	White-faced Whistling-Duck
Thalassornis leuconotus	White-backed Duck
Oxyura leucocephala	White-headed Duck
Oxyura maccoa	Maccoa Duck
Cygnus olor	Mute Swan
Cygnus cygnus	Whooper Swan
Cygnus columbianus	Bewick's Swan
Anser brachyrhynchus	Pink-footed Goose
Anser fabalis	Bean Goose
Anser albifrons	Greater White-fronted Goose
Anser erythropus	Lesser White-fronted Goose
Anser anser	Greylag Goose
Branta leucopsis	Barnacle Goose
Branta bernicla	Brent Goose
Branta ruficollis	Red-breasted Goose
Alopochen aegyptiacus	Egyptian Goose
Tadorna ferruginea	Ruddy Shelduck
Tadorna cana	South African Shelduck
Tadorna tadorna	Common Shelduck
Plectropterus gambensis	Spur-winged Goose
Sarkidiornis melanotos	Comb Duck
Nettapus auritus	African Pygmy-goose
Anas penelope	Eurasian Wigeon
Anas strepera	Gadwall
Anas crecca	Common Teal
Anas capensis	Cape Teal
Anas platyrhynchos	Mallard
Anas undulata	Yellow-billed Duck
Anas acuta	Northern Pintail
Anas erythrorhyncha	Red-billed Duck
Anas hottentota	Hottentot Teal
Anas querquedula	Garganey
Anas clypeata	Northern Shoveler
Marmaronetta angustirostris (Anas Angustirostis)	Marbled Teal
Netta rufina	Red-crested Pochard
Netta erythrophthalma	Southern Pochard
Aythya ferina	Common Pochard
Aythya nyroca	Ferruginous Pochard
Aythya fuligula	Tufted Duck
Aythya marila	Greater Scaup
Somateria mollissima	Common Eider
Somateria spectabilis	King Eider
Polysticta stelleri	Steller's Eider
Clangula hyemalis	Long-tailed Duck
Melanitta nigra	Common Scoter
Melanitta fusca	Velvet Scoter
Bucephala clangula	Common Goldeneye
Mergellus albellus	Smew
Mergus serrator	Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus merganser	Goosander
GRUIDAE
Balearica pavonina	Black Crowned Crane
Balearica regulorum	Grey Crowned Crane
Grus leucogeranus	Siberian Crane
Grus virgo	Demoiselle Crane
Grus paradisea	Blue Crane
Grus carunculatus	Wattled Crane
Grus grus	Common Crane
RALLIDAE
Sarothrura elegans	Buff-spotted Flufftail
Sarothrura boehmi	Streaky-breasted Flufftail
Sarothrura ayresi	White-winged Flufftail
Rallus aquaticus	Water Rail
Rallus caerulescens	African Rail
Crecopsis egregia	African Crake
Crex crex	Corncrake
Amaurornis flavirostris	Black Crake
Porzana parva	Little Crake
Porzana pusilla	Baillon's Crake
Porzana porzana	Spotted Crake
Aenigmatolimnas marginalis	Striped Crake
Porphyrio alleni	Allen's Gallinule
Gallinula chloropus	Common Moorhen
Gallinula angulata	Lesser Moorhen
Fulica cristata	Red-knobbed Coot
Fulica atra (Black Sea/Mediterranean)	Common Coot
DROMADIDAE
Dromas ardeola	Crab Plover
HAEMATOPODIDAE
Haematopus ostralegus	Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus moquini	African Black Oystercatcher
RECURVIROSTRIDAE
Himantopus himantopus	Black-winged Stilt
Recurvirostra avosetta	Pied Avocet
BURHINIDAE
Burhinus senegalensis	Senegal Thick-knee
GLAREOLIDAE
Pluvianus aegyptius	Egyptian Plover
Glareola pratincola	Collared Pratincole
Glareola nordmanni	Black-winged Pratincole
Glareola ocularis	Madagascar Pratincole
Gareola nuchalis	Rock Pratincole
Glareola cinerea	Grey Praincole
CHARADRIIDAE
Pluvialis apricaria	Eurasian Golden Plover
Pluvialis fulva	Pacific Golden Plover
Pluvialis squatarola	Grey Plover
Charadrius hiaticula	Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius dubius	Little Ringed Plover
Charadrius pecuarius	Kittlitz's Plover
Charadrius tricollaris	Three-banded Plover
Charadrius forbesi	Forbes' Plover
Charadrius pallidus	Chestnut-banded Plover
Charadrius alexandrinus	Kentish Plover
Charadrius marginatus	White-fronted Plover
Charadrius mongolus	Mongolian Plover
Charadrius leschenaultii	Greater Sandplover
Charadrius asiaticus	Caspian Plover
Eudromias morinellus	Eurasian Dotterel
Vanellus vanellus	Northern Lapwing
Vanellus spinosus	Spur-winged Plover
Vanellus albiceps	White-headed Lapwing
Vanellus senegallus	Senegal Lapwing
Vanellus lugubris	Wattled Lapwing
Vanellus melanopterus	Black-winged Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus	Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus superciliosus	Brown-chested Lapwing
Vanellus gregarius	Sociable Plover
Vanellus leucurus	White-tailed Plover
SCOLOPACIDAE
Scolopax rusticola	Eurasian Woodcock
Gallinago stenura	Pintail Snipe
Gallinago media	Great Snipe
Gallinago gallinago	Common Snipe
Lymnocryptes minimus	Jack Snipe
Limosa limosa	Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica	Bar-tailed Godwit
Numenius phaeopus	Whimbrel
Numenius tenuirostris	Slender-billed Curlew
Numenius arquata	Eurasian Curlew
Tringa erythropus	Spotted Redshank
Tringa totanus	Common Redshank
Tringa stagnatilis	Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa nebularia	Common Greenshank
Tringa ochropus	Green Sandpiper
Tringa glareola	Wood Sandpiper
Tringa cinerea	Terek Sandpiper
Tringa hypoleucos	Common Sandpiper
Arenaria interpres	Ruddy Turnstone
Calidris tenuirostris	Great Knot
Calidris canutus	Red Knot
Calidris alba	Sanderling
Calidris minuta	Little Stint
Calidris temminckii	Temminck's Stint
Calidris maritima	Purple Sandpiper
Calidris alpina	Dunlin
Calidris ferruginea	Curlew Sandpiper
Limicola falcinellus	Broad-billed Sandpiper
Philomachus pugnax	Ruff
Phalaropus lobatus	Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus fulicaria	Grey Phalarope
LARIDAE
Larus leucopthalmus	White-eyed Gull
Larus hemprichii	Sooty Gull
Larus canus	Common Gull
Larus audouinii	Audouin's Gull
Larus marinus	Great Black-backed Gull
Larus dominicanus	Kelp Gull
Larus hyperboreus	Glaucous Gull
Larus glaucoides	Iceland Gull
Larus argentatus	Herring Gull
Larus heuglini	Heuglin's Gull
Larus armenicus	Armenian Gull
Larus cachinnans	Yellow-legged Gull
Larus fuscus	Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus ichthyaetus	Great Black-headed Gull
Larus cirrocephalus	Grey-headed Gull
Larus hartlaubii	Hartlaub's Gull
Larus ridibundus	Common Black-headed Gull
Larus genei	Slender-billed Gull
Larus melanocephalus	Mediterranean Gull
Larus minutus	Little Gull
Xema sabini	Sabine's Gull
Sterna nilotica	Gull-billed Tern
Sterna caspia	Caspian Tern
Sterna maxima	Royal Tern
Sterna bengalensis	Lesser Crested Tern
Sterna bergii	Great Crested Tern
Sterna sandvicensis	Sandwich Tern
Sterna dougallii	Roseate Tern
Sterna vittata	Antarctic Tern
Sterna hirundo	Common Tern
Sterna paradisaea	Arctic Tern
Sterna albifrons	Little Tern
Sterna saundersi	Saunders' Tern
Sterna balaenarum	Damara Tern
Sterna repressa	White-cheeked Tern
Chlidonias hybridus	Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus	White-winged Tern
Chlidonias niger	Black Tern
RYNCHOPIDAE
Rynchops flavirostris	African Skimmer