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South Africa

Republic of South Africa

Scientific name Common name Classes Order Family Appendix(App. I/App. II)
Spheniscus demersus African Penguin Aves Sphenisciformes Spheniscidae /
Egretta vinaceigula Slaty Egret Aves Ciconiiformes Ardeidae /
Ardeola rufiventris Rufous-bellied Heron Aves Ciconiiformes Ardeidae /
Ixobrychus sturmii Dwarf Bittern Aves Ciconiiformes Ardeidae /
Mycteria ibis Yellow-billed Stork Aves Ciconiiformes Ciconiidae /
Ciconia nigra Black Stork Aves Ciconiiformes Ciconiidae /
Ciconia microscelis African Woollyneck Aves Ciconiiformes Ciconiidae /
Platalea alba African Spoonbill Aves Ciconiiformes Threskiornithidae /
Dendrocygna bicolor Fulvous Whistling-Duck Aves Anseriformes Anatidae /
Dendrocygna viduata White-Faced Whistling-Duck Aves Anseriformes Anatidae /
Oxyura maccoa Maccoa Duck Aves Anseriformes Anatidae /
Tadorna cana South African Shelduck Aves Anseriformes Anatidae /
Nettapus auritus African Pygmy-goose Aves Anseriformes Anatidae /
Anas capensis Cape Teal Aves Anseriformes Anatidae /
Anas erythrorhyncha Red-billed Teal Aves Anseriformes Anatidae /
Netta erythrophthalma Southern Pochard Aves Anseriformes Anatidae /
Anthropoides paradiseus Blue Crane Aves Gruiformes Gruidae /
Bugeranus carunculatus Wattled Crane Aves Gruiformes Gruidae /
Sarothrura boehmi Streaky-breasted Flufftail Aves Gruiformes Rallidae /
Sarothrura ayresi White-winged Flufftail Aves Gruiformes Rallidae /
Crex crex Corncrake Aves Gruiformes Rallidae /
Porzana porzana Spotted Crake Aves Gruiformes Rallidae /
Amaurornis marginalis Striped Crake Aves Gruiformes Rallidae /
Dromas ardeola Crab-plover Aves Charadriiformes Dromadidae /
Recurvirostra avosetta Pied Avocet Aves Charadriiformes Recurvirostridae /
Glareola nordmanni Black-winged Pratincole Aves Charadriiformes Glareolidae /
Pluvialis squatarola Grey Plover Aves Charadriiformes Charadriidae /
Charadrius marginatus White-fronted Plover Aves Charadriiformes Charadriidae /
Charadrius mongolus Lesser Sandplover Aves Charadriiformes Charadriidae /
Charadrius asiaticus Caspian Plover Aves Charadriiformes Charadriidae /
Vanellus senegallus Wattled Lapwing Aves Charadriiformes Charadriidae /
Vanellus lugubris Senegal Lapwing Aves Charadriiformes Charadriidae /
Vanellus melanopterus Black-winged Lapwing Aves Charadriiformes Charadriidae /
Gallinago media Great Snipe Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Tringa stagnatilis Marsh Sandpiper Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Tringa nebularia Common Greenshank Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Tringa ochropus Green Sandpiper Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Tringa glareola Wood Sandpiper Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Calidris alba Sanderling Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Calidris minuta Little Stint Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Calidris ferruginea Curlew Sandpiper Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Sterna paradisaea Arctic Tern Aves Charadriiformes Laridae /
Sternula balaenarum Damara Tern Aves Charadriiformes Laridae /
Chlidonias leucopterus White-winged Tern Aves Charadriiformes Laridae /
Charadrius pecuarius Kittlitz's Plover Aves Charadriiformes Charadriidae /
Himantopus himantopus Black-Winged Stilt Aves Charadriiformes Recurvirostridae /
Anas undulata Yellow-billed Duck Aves Anseriformes Anatidae /
Charadrius tricollaris African Three-banded Plover Aves Charadriiformes Charadriidae /
Calidris canutus Red Knot Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Vanellus coronatus Crowned Lapwing Aves Charadriiformes Charadriidae /
Arenaria interpres Ruddy Turnstone Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Threskiornis aethiopicus African Sacred Ibis Aves Ciconiiformes Threskiornithidae /
Charadrius hiaticula Common Ringed Plover Aves Charadriiformes Charadriidae /
Sternula albifrons Little Tern Aves Charadriiformes Laridae /
Limosa limosa Black-tailed Godwit Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Thalasseus bergii Greater Crested Tern Aves Charadriiformes Laridae /
Hydroprogne caspia Caspian Tern Aves Charadriiformes Laridae /
Limosa lapponica Bar-Tailed Godwit Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Charadrius leschenaultii Greater Sandplover Aves Charadriiformes Charadriidae /
Ciconia ciconia White Stork Aves Ciconiiformes Ciconiidae /
Plegadis falcinellus Glossy Ibis Aves Ciconiiformes Threskiornithidae /
Numenius arquata Eurasian Curlew Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Gallinago gallinago Common Snipe Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Sarkidiornis melanotos African Comb Duck Aves Anseriformes Anatidae /
Thalassornis leuconotus White-Backed Duck Aves Anseriformes Anatidae /
Thalasseus bengalensis Lesser Crested Tern Aves Charadriiformes Laridae /
Plectropterus gambensis Spur-winged Goose Aves Anseriformes Anatidae /
Numenius phaeopus Whimbrel Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Charadrius pallidus Chestnut-banded Plover Aves Charadriiformes Charadriidae /
Tringa totanus Common Redshank Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Glareola pratincola Collared Pratincole Aves Charadriiformes Glareolidae /
Sterna hirundo hirundo Common Tern Aves Charadriiformes Laridae /
Ixobrychus minutus minutus Little Bittern Aves Ciconiiformes Ardeidae /
Gelochelidon nilotica nilotica Common Gull-Billed Tern Aves Charadriiformes Laridae /
Thalasseus sandvicensis sandvicensis Sandwich Tern Aves Charadriiformes Laridae /
Alopochen aegyptiacus Egyptian Goose Aves Anseriformes Anatidae /
Phoenicopterus ruber Greater Flamingo Aves Phoenicopteriformes Phoenicopteridae /
Philomachus pugnax Ruff Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Zapornia pusilla intermedia Baillon's Crake Aves Gruiformes Rallidae /
Anas hottentota Hottentot Teal Aves Anseriformes Anatidae /
Limicola falcinellus Broad-Billed Sandpiper Aves Charadriiformes Scolopacidae /
Chlidonias niger niger Black Tern Aves Charadriiformes Laridae /

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