Country or region: African Islands Description: Cape Verde, Bioko, Sao Tome and Principe,, St. Helena, Madagascar, Comoros, Mayotte, Seychelles, Mauritius, Reunion, Chagos ArchipelagoNumber of species: 844 Number of endemics: 36 Number of globally threatened species: 88 Number of extinct species: 10 Number of introduced species: 26
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STRUTHIONIFORMES: Struthionidae
Common Ostrich Struthio camelus Introduced species GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae
Chukar Alectoris chukar Introduced species Rock Partridge Alectoris graeca Chinese Francolin Francolinus pintadeanus Introduced species Grey Francolin Francolinus pondicerianus Double-spurred Francolin Pternistis bicalcaratus Cape Francolin Pternistis capensis Introduced species Scaly Francolin Pternistis squamatus Red-necked Spurfowl Pternistis afer Madagascar Partridge Margaroperdix madagarensis Common Quail Coturnix coturnix Harlequin Quail Coturnix delegorguei Blue Quail Coturnix adansonii Introduced species Jungle Bush-Quail Perdicula asiatica Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus Introduced species Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Introduced species Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus Introduced species GALLIFORMES: Numididae
Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris ANSERIFORMES: Dendrocygnidae
Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor White-faced Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna viduata White-backed Duck Thalassornis leuconotus ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
Greylag Goose Anser anser Introduced species Comb Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea African Pygmy-goose Nettapus auritus Gadwall Anas strepera Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Meller's Duck Anas melleri Endangered Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata Rare/Accidental Bernier's Teal Anas bernieri Endangered Red-billed Duck Anas erythrorhyncha Northern Pintail Anas acuta Garganey Anas querquedula Common Teal Anas crecca Hottentot Teal Anas hottentota Marbled Teal Marmaronetta angustirostris Vulnerable Common Pochard Aythya ferina Ferruginous Pochard Aythya nyroca Near-threatened Madagascar Pochard Aythya innotata Critically endangered Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula TURNICIFORMES: Turnicidae
Madagascar Buttonquail Turnix nigricollis PICIFORMES: Indicatoridae
Least Honeyguide Indicator exilis PICIFORMES: Picidae
Tullberg's Woodpecker Campethera tullbergi Buff-spotted Woodpecker Campethera nivosa Elliot's Woodpecker Dendropicos elliotii PICIFORMES: Lybiidae
Speckled Tinkerbird Pogoniulus scolopaceus Yellow-throated Tinkerbird Pogoniulus subsulphureus Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird Pogoniulus bilineatus BUCEROTIFORMES: Bucerotidae
Black-casqued Hornbill Ceratogymna atrata UPUPIFORMES: Upupidae
Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops African Hoopoe Upupa africana Madagascar Hoopoe Upupa marginata TROGONIFORMES: Trogonidae
Bar-tailed Trogon Apaloderma vittatum CORACIIFORMES: Coraciidae
European Roller Coracias garrulus Near-threatened Abyssinian Roller Coracias abyssinica Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus Blue-throated Roller Eurystomus gularis CORACIIFORMES: Brachypteraciidae
Short-legged Ground-Roller Brachypteracias leptosomus Vulnerable Scaly Ground-Roller Brachypteracias squamigera Vulnerable Pitta-like Ground-Roller Atelornis pittoides Rufous-headed Ground-Roller Atelornis crossleyi Near-threatened Long-tailed Ground-Roller Uratelornis chimaera Vulnerable CORACIIFORMES: Leptosomidae
Cuckoo Roller Leptosomus discolor CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae
Malachite Kingfisher Alcedo cristata Malagasy Kingfisher Alcedo vintsioides Sao Tome Kingfisher Alcedo thomensis Principe Kingfisher Alcedo nais White-bellied Kingfisher Alcedo leucogaster Madagascar Pygmy-Kingfisher Ispidina madagascariensis CORACIIFORMES: Halcyonidae
Chocolate-backed Kingfisher Halcyon badia Grey-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis Blue-breasted Kingfisher Halcyon malimbica CORACIIFORMES: Cerylidae
Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maxima Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis CORACIIFORMES: Meropidae
Blue-headed Bee-eater Merops muelleri Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus Madagascar Bee-eater Merops superciliosus European Bee-eater Merops apiaster CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae
Pied Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius Thick-billed Cuckoo Pachycoccyx audeberti Red-chested Cuckoo Cuculus solitarius Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Lesser Cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus Madagascar Cuckoo Cuculus rochii Klaas's Cuckoo Chrysococcyx klaas African Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx cupreus Dideric Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius Yellowbill Ceuthmochares aereus Snail-eating Coua Coua delalandei Endemic Extinct Giant Coua Coua gigas Endemic Coquerel's Coua Coua coquereli Endemic Red-breasted Coua Coua serriana Endemic Red-fronted Coua Coua reynaudii Endemic Running Coua Coua cursor Endemic Red-capped Coua Coua ruficeps Endemic Crested Coua Coua cristata Endemic Verreaux's Coua Coua verreauxi Endemic Near-threatened Blue Coua Coua caerulea Endemic CUCULIFORMES: Centropodidae
Madagascar Coucal Centropus toulou White-browed Coucal Centropus superciliosus PSITTACIFORMES: Cacatuidae
Galah Cacatua roseicapilla Introduced species PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae
Mascarene Parrot Mascarinus mascarinus Extinct Vasa Parrot Coracopsis vasa Black Parrot Coracopsis nigra Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus Near-threatened Grey-headed Lovebird Agapornis canus Red-headed Lovebird Agapornis pullarius Seychelles Parakeet Psittacula wardi Endemic Extinct Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri Mauritius Parakeet Psittacula echo Endemic Endangered Newton's Parakeet Psittacula exsul Extinct APODIFORMES: Apodidae
Seychelles Swiftlet Aerodramus elaphrus Endemic Vulnerable Mascarene Swiftlet Aerodramus francicus Near-threatened Malagasy Spinetail Zoonavena grandidieri Sao Tome Spinetail Zoonavena thomensis Mottled Spinetail Telacanthura ussheri Sabine's Spinetail Rhaphidura sabini Cassin's Spinetail Neafrapus cassini White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus Scarce Swift Schoutedenapus myoptilus African Palm-Swift Cypsiurus parvus Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba Alexander's Swift Apus alexandri Endemic Common Swift Apus apus Plain Swift Apus unicolor Rare/Accidental Pallid Swift Apus pallidus Rare/Accidental African Swift Apus barbatus Forbes-Watson's Swift Apus berliozi Fernando Po Swift Apus sladeniae Data deficient Madagascar Swift Apus balstoni Fork-tailed Swift Apus pacificus Little Swift Apus affinis MUSOPHAGIFORMES: Musophagidae
Guinea Turaco Tauraco persa Yellow-billed Turaco Tauraco macrorhynchus Great Blue Turaco Corythaeola cristata STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae
Madagascar Red Owl Tyto soumagnei Endangered Barn Owl Tyto alba Cape Verde Barn Owl Tyto detorta STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae
Sao Tome Scops-Owl Otus hartlaubi Vulnerable African Scops-Owl Otus senegalensis Beccari's Scops-Owl Otus beccarii Endemic Endangered Enggano Scops-Owl Otus enganensis Endemic Near-threatened Seychelles Scops-Owl Otus insularis Endangered Malagasy Scops-Owl Otus rutilus Anjouan Scops Owl Otus capnodes Critically endangered Comoro Scops-Owl Otus pauliani Critically endangered Fraser's Eagle-Owl Bubo poensis Brown Fish-Owl Ketupa zeylonensis Rare/Accidental African Wood-Owl Strix woodfordii White-browed Boobook Ninox superciliaris Madagascar Owl Asio madagascariensis Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Marsh Owl Asio capensis STRIGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae
Red-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus ruficollis Eurasian Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus Nubian Nightjar Caprimulgus nubicus Madagascar Nightjar Caprimulgus madagascariensis Fiery-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus pectoralis Collared Nightjar Caprimulgus enarratus Pennant-winged Nightjar Macrodipteryx vexillarius COLUMBIFORMES: Raphidae
Dodo Raphus cucullatus Endemic Extinct Reunion Solitaire Raphus solitarius Rodriguez Solitaire Pezophaps solitaria Extinct COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae
Rock Dove Columba livia Cameroon Olive-Pigeon Columba sjostedti Sao Tome Olive-Pigeon Columba thomensis Endemic Vulnerable African Olive-Pigeon Columba arquatrix Comoro Olive-Pigeon Columba pollenii Near-threatened Sao Tome Bronze-naped Pigeon Columba malherbii Pink Pigeon Columba mayeri Endangered Lemon Dove Aplopelia larvata Madagascar Turtle-Dove Streptopelia picturata European Turtle-Dove Streptopelia turtur Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata Blue-spotted Wood-Dove Turtur afer Tambourine Dove Turtur tympanistria Namaqua Dove Oena capensis Zebra Dove Geopelia striata Introduced species Bruce's Green-Pigeon Treron waalia African Green-Pigeon Treron calva Sao Tome Green-Pigeon Treron sanctithomae Madagascar Green-Pigeon Treron australis Endemic Madagascar Blue-Pigeon Alectroenas madagascariensis Endemic Comoro Blue-Pigeon Alectroenas sganzini Endemic Mauritius Blue-Pigeon Alectroenas nitidissima Endemic Extinct Seychelles Blue-Pigeon Alectroenas pulcherrima Endemic GRUIFORMES: Heliornithidae
African Finfoot Podica senegalensis GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
Kioloides Rail Canirallus kioloides Buff-spotted Flufftail Sarothrura elegans Madagascar Flufftail Sarothrura insularis Slender-billed Flufftail Sarothrura watersi Endemic Endangered Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Kaffir Rail Rallus caerulescens Madagascar Rail Rallus madagascariensis Vulnerable White-throated Rail Dryolimnas cuvieri African Crake Crecopsis egregia Corn Crake Crex crex Near-threatened White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus Sakalava Rail Amaurornis olivieri Endemic Endangered Little Crake Porzana parva Baillon's Crake Porzana pusilla Spotted Crake Porzana porzana Striped Crake Aenigmatolimnas marginalis Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio Allen's Gallinule Porphyrio alleni Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinicus Rare/Accidental Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Lesser Moorhen Gallinula angulata Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata GRUIFORMES: Mesitornithidae
White-breasted Mesite Mesitornis variegata Vulnerable Brown Mesite Mesitornis unicolor Vulnerable Subdesert Mesite Monias benschi Vulnerable CICONIIFORMES: Pteroclidae
Madagascar Sandgrouse Pterocles personatus Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse Pterocles lichtensteinii CICONIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Pintail Snipe Gallinago stenura Great Snipe Gallinago media Near-threatened Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago Madagascar Snipe Gallinago macrodactyla Near-threatened Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus Rare/Accidental Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Near-threatened Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Little Curlew Numenius minutus Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris Critically endangered Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata Near-threatened Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda Rare/Accidental Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus Common Redshank Tringa totanus Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca Rare/Accidental Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Rare/Accidental Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria Rare/Accidental Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola Terek Sandpiper Tringa cinerea Common Sandpiper Tringa hypoleucos Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris Rare/Accidental Red Knot Calidris canutus Sanderling Calidris alba Little Stint Calidris minuta Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla Rare/Accidental Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata Rare/Accidental Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima Dunlin Calidris alpina Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis Rare/Accidental Near-threatened Broad-billed Sandpiper Limicola falcinellus Ruff Philomachus pugnax Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicaria CICONIIFORMES: Rostratulidae
Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis CICONIIFORMES: Jacanidae
African Jacana Actophilornis africanus Madagascar Jacana Actophilornis albinucha CICONIIFORMES: Chionidae
Snowy Sheathbill Chionis alba Rare/Accidental CICONIIFORMES: Charadriidae
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta European Golden-Plover Pluvialis apricaria Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva American Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominica Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus Rare/Accidental Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Madagascar Plover Charadrius thoracicus Endemic Vulnerable St. Helena Plover Charadrius sanctaehelenae Endemic Critically endangered Kittlitz's Plover Charadrius pecuarius Three-banded Plover Charadrius tricollaris Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus White-fronted Plover Charadrius marginatus Mongolian Plover Charadrius mongolus Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus Oriental Plover Charadrius veredus Rare/Accidental Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Blacksmith Lapwing Vanellus armatus White-headed Lapwing Vanellus albiceps Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius Rare/Accidental Critically endangered CICONIIFORMES: Glareolidae
Crab Plover Dromas ardeola Cream-colored Courser Cursorius cursor Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni Near-threatened Madagascar Pratincole Glareola ocularis Vulnerable Rock Pratincole Glareola nuchalis CICONIIFORMES: Laridae
Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus Great Skua Stercorarius skua South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki Rare/Accidental Southern Skua Stercorarius antarctica Brown Skua Stercorarius lonnbergi White-eyed Gull Larus leucophthalmus Near-threatened Sooty Gull Larus hemprichii Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus Yellow-legged Gull Larus cachinnans Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Brown-headed Gull Larus brunnicephalus Grey-headed Gull Larus cirrocephalus Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus Slender-billed Gull Larus genei Rare/Accidental Franklin's Gull Larus pipixcan Rare/Accidental Sabine's Gull Xema sabini Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Gull-billed Tern Sterna nilotica Caspian Tern Sterna caspia Royal Tern Sterna maxima Rare/Accidental Great Crested-Tern Sterna bergii Lesser Crested-Tern Sterna bengalensis Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana Common Tern Sterna hirundo Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Antarctic Tern Sterna vittata Little Tern Sterna albifrons Saunders's Tern Sterna saundersi Damara Tern Sterna balaenarum Near-threatened White-cheeked Tern Sterna repressa Bridled Tern Sterna anaethetus Sooty Tern Sterna fuscata Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybridus White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus Black Tern Chlidonias niger Brown Noddy Anous stolidus Black Noddy Anous minutus Lesser Noddy Anous tenuirostris Common White-Tern Gygis alba Common Murre Uria aalge CICONIIFORMES: Accipitridae
Osprey Pandion haliaetus Madagascar Baza Aviceda madagascariensis European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus Bat Hawk Macheiramphus alcinus Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus Red Kite Milvus milvus Cape Verde Kite Milvus fasciicauda Endemic Black Kite Milvus migrans Yellow-billed Kite Milvus parasitus Madagascar Fish-Eagle Haliaeetus vociferoides Critically endangered Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus Endangered White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus Near-threatened Madagascar Serpent-Eagle Eutriorchis astur Endangered Western Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus Reunion Marsh-Harrier Circus maillardi Endangered Madagascar Marsh-Harrier Circus macrosceles Vulnerable Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus Rare/Accidental Near-threatened Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus Madagascar Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides radiatus African Goshawk Accipiter tachiro Frances's Goshawk Accipiter francesiae Madagascar Sparrowhawk Accipiter madagascariensis Near-threatened Henst's Goshawk Accipiter henstii Near-threatened Common Buzzard Buteo buteo Cape Verde Buzzard Buteo bannermani Endemic Madagascar Buzzard Buteo brachypterus Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus CICONIIFORMES: Falconidae
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni Rare/Accidental Vulnerable Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Lesser Cape Verde Kestrel Falco neglectus Endemic Greater Cape Verde Kestrel Falco alexandri Endemic Madagascar Kestrel Falco newtoni Mauritius Kestrel Falco punctatus Endemic Vulnerable Seychelles Kestrel Falco araea Endemic Vulnerable Banded Kestrel Falco zoniventris Endemic Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus Near-threatened Amur Falcon Falco amurensis Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae Sooty Falcon Falco concolor Near-threatened Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo Saker Falcon Falco cherrug Rare/Accidental Endangered Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Cape Verde Peregrine Falcon Falco madens Endemic CICONIIFORMES: Podicipedidae
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Alaotra Grebe Tachybaptus rufolavatus Critically endangered Madagascar Grebe Tachybaptus pelzelnii Vulnerable Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis Rare/Accidental CICONIIFORMES: Phaethontidae
Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus CICONIIFORMES: Sulidae
Abbott's Booby Papasula abbotti Endangered Northern Gannet Morus bassanus Cape Gannet Morus capensis Vulnerable Masked Booby Sula dactylatra Red-footed Booby Sula sula Brown Booby Sula leucogaster CICONIIFORMES: Anhingidae
African Darter Anhinga rufa Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster Near-threatened CICONIIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
Long-tailed Cormorant Phalacrocorax africanus Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Socotra Cormorant Phalacrocorax nigrogularis Vulnerable CICONIIFORMES: Ardeidae
Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis Cinnamon Bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus Rare/Accidental Great Bittern Botaurus stellaris Rare/Accidental Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Black Heron Egretta ardesiaca Little Egret Egretta garzetta Western Reef-Egret Egretta gularis Dimorphic Egret Egretta dimorpha Snowy Egret Egretta thula Rare/Accidental Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias Rare/Accidental Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala Humblot's Heron Ardea humbloti Endangered Goliath Heron Ardea goliath Purple Heron Ardea purpurea Cape Verde Purple Heron Ardea bournei Great Egret Ardea alba Intermediate Egret Ardea intermedia Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides Indian Pond-Heron Ardeola grayii Madagascar Pond-Heron Ardeola idae Endangered Striated Heron Butorides striatus CICONIIFORMES: Scopidae
Hamerkop Scopus umbretta CICONIIFORMES: Phoenicopteridae
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber Lesser Flamingo Phoenicopterus minor Near-threatened CICONIIFORMES: Threskiornithidae
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash Olive Ibis Bostrychia olivacea Dwarf Olive Ibis Bostrychia bocagei Critically endangered Waldrapp Geronticus eremita Critically endangered White-winged Ibis Lophotibis cristata Near-threatened Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia African Spoonbill Platalea alba CICONIIFORMES: Pelecanidae
Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae
Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis African Openbill Anastomus lamelligerus White Stork Ciconia ciconia CICONIIFORMES: Fregatidae
Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens Ascension Frigatebird Fregata aquila Vulnerable Great Frigatebird Fregata minor Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel CICONIIFORMES: Spheniscidae
Rockhopper Penguin Eudyptes chrysocome Jackass Penguin Spheniscus demersus Vulnerable CICONIIFORMES: Procellariidae
Antarctic Giant-Petrel Macronectes giganteus Near-threatened Hall's Giant-Petrel Macronectes halli Near-threatened Southern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialoides Cape Petrel Daption capense Mascarene Petrel Pterodroma aterrima Critically endangered Trindade Petrel Pterodroma arminjoniana Herald Petrel Pterodroma heraldica Kermadec Petrel Pterodroma neglecta Rare/Accidental Barau's Petrel Pterodroma baraui Endangered Murphy's Petrel Pterodroma ultima Rare/Accidental Near-threatened Great-winged Petrel Pterodroma macroptera Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae Near-threatened Soft-plumaged Petrel Pterodroma mollis Atlantic Petrel Pterodroma incerta Endangered Broad-billed Prion Pachyptila vittata Medium-billed Prion Pachyptila salvini Antarctic Prion Pachyptila desolata Slender-billed Prion Pachyptila belcheri Fairy Prion Pachyptila turtur Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii Jouanin's Petrel Bulweria fallax Near-threatened White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis Grey Petrel Procellaria cinerea Near-threatened Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea Cape Verde Shearwater Calonectris edwardsii Near-threatened Wedge-tailed Shearwater Puffinus pacificus Flesh-footed Shearwater Puffinus carneipes Rare/Accidental Great Shearwater Puffinus gravis Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus Near-threatened Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus Critically endangered Mascarene Shearwater Puffinus atrodorsalis Little Shearwater Puffinus assimilis Rare/Accidental Cape Verde Little Shearwater Puffinus boydi Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans Black-browed Albatross Diomedea melanophris Shy Albatross Diomedea cauta Yellow-nosed Albatross Diomedea chlororhynchos Sooty Albatross Phoebetria fusca Endangered Light-mantled Albatross Phoebetria palpebrata Near-threatened Wilson's Storm-Petrel Oceanites oceanicus White-faced Storm-Petrel Pelagodroma marina Black-bellied Storm-Petrel Fregetta tropica White-bellied Storm-Petrel Fregetta grallaria European Storm-Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus Band-rumped Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma castro Leach's Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma monorhis Rare/Accidental Matsudaira's Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma matsudairae Data deficient PASSERIFORMES: Eurylaimidae
Grey-headed Broadbill Smithornis sharpei PASSERIFORMES: Philepittidae
Velvet Asity Philepitta castanea Schlegel's Asity Philepitta schlegeli Near-threatened Sunbird Asity Neodrepanis coruscans Yellow-bellied Asity Neodrepanis hypoxantha Vulnerable PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor Southern Grey Shrike Lanius meridionalis Common Fiscal Lanius collaris Newton's Fiscal Lanius newtoni Critically endangered Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae
House Crow Corvus splendens Pied Crow Corvus albus Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis Eurasian Golden-Oriole Oriolus oriolus Sao Tome Oriole Oriolus crassirostris Vulnerable Black-winged Oriole Oriolus nigripennis Grey Cuckooshrike Coracina caesia Blue Cuckooshrike Coracina azurea Ashy Cuckooshrike Coracina cinerea Mauritius Cuckooshrike Coracina typica Vulnerable Reunion Cuckooshrike Coracina newtoni Critically endangered Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis Velvet-mantled Drongo Dicrurus modestus Aldabra Drongo Dicrurus aldabranus Near-threatened Comoro Drongo Dicrurus fuscipennis Endangered Crested Drongo Dicrurus forficatus Mayotte Drongo Dicrurus waldenii Endangered White-bellied Crested-Flycatcher Elminia albiventris Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone rufiventer Annobon Paradise-flycatcher Terpsiphone smithii Sao Tome Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone atrochalybeia Madagascar Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone mutata Seychelles Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone corvina Critically endangered Mascarene Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone bourbonnensis Mountain Boubou Laniarius poensis Fuelleborn's Boubou Laniarius fuelleborni African Shrike-flycatcher Bias flammulatus Ward's Shrike-flycatcher Pseudobias wardi West African Batis Batis occulta Fernando Po Batis Batis poensis Chestnut Wattle-eye Platysteira castanea Black-necked Wattle-eye Platysteira chalybea Red-tailed Vanga Calicalicus madagascariensis Rufous Vanga Schetba rufa Hook-billed Vanga Vanga curvirostris Lafresnaye's Vanga Xenopirostris xenopirostris Van Dam's Vanga Xenopirostris damii Endangered Pollen's Vanga Xenopirostris polleni Near-threatened Sickle-billed Vanga Falculea palliata White-headed Vanga Artamella viridis Chabert's Vanga Leptopterus chabert Blue Vanga Cyanolanius madagascarinus Bernier's Vanga Oriolia bernieri Vulnerable Helmetbird Euryceros prevostii Vulnerable Tylas Vanga Tylas eduardi Coral-billed Nuthatch Hypositta corallirostris PASSERIFORMES: Picathartidae
Grey-necked Rockfowl Picathartes oreas Vulnerable PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae
Rufous Flycatcher-Thrush Neocossyphus fraseri White-tailed Ant-Thrush Neocossyphus poensis Forest Rock-Thrush Pseudocossyphus sharpei Benson's Rock-Thrush Pseudocossyphus bensoni Littoral Rock-Thrush Pseudocossyphus imerinus Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush Monticola saxatilis African Thrush Turdus pelios Olivaceous Thrush Turdus olivaceofuscus Near-threatened Comoro Thrush Turdus bewsheri Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Brown-chested Alethe Alethe poliocephala White-tailed Alethe Alethe diademata African Forest-Flycatcher Fraseria ocreata Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata African Dusky Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta Yellow-footed Flycatcher Muscicapa sethsmithi Humblot's Flycatcher Humblotia flavirostris Endangered European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Dohrn's Flycatcher Horizorhinus dohrni Forest Robin Stiphrornis erythrothorax Alexander's Akalat Sheppardia poensis Bocage's Akalat Sheppardia bocagei European Robin Erithacus rubecula Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos White-bellied Robin-Chat Cossyphicula roberti Seychelles Magpie-Robin Copsychus sechellarum Endangered Madagascar Magpie-Robin Copsychus albospecularis Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Whinchat Saxicola rubetra African Stonechat Saxicola axillaris Reunion Stonechat Saxicola tectes Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae
Narrow-tailed Starling Poeoptera lugubris Waller's Starling Onychognathus walleri Somali Starling Onychognathus blythii Socotra Starling Onychognathus frater Chestnut-winged Starling Onychognathus fulgidus Splendid Glossy-Starling Lamprotornis splendidus Principe Glossy-Starling Lamprotornis ornatus Madagascar Starling Saroglossa aurata Wattled Starling Creatophora cinerea Rare/Accidental Rodriguez Starling Necropsar rodericanus Extinct Reunion Starling Fregilupus varius Extinct Rosy Starling Sturnus roseus Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris Common Myna Acridotheres tristis Hill Myna Gracula religiosa Introduced species PASSERIFORMES: Paridae
Tit-hylia Pholidornis rushiae PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae
Sand Martin Riparia riparia Plain Martin Riparia paludicola Banded Martin Riparia cincta Mascarene Martin Phedina borbonica Rock Martin Hirundo fuligula Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Lesser Striped-Swallow Hirundo abyssinica Red-rumped Swallow Hirundo daurica Rare/Accidental Northern House-Martin Delichon urbica Mountain Sawwing Psalidoprocne fuliginosa PASSERIFORMES: Pycnonotidae
Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus Cameroon Greenbul Andropadus montanus Near-threatened Little Greenbul Andropadus virens Plain Greenbul Andropadus curvirostris Slender-billed Greenbul Andropadus gracilirostris Yellow-whiskered Greenbul Andropadus latirostris Grey-throated Greenbul Andropadus tephrolaemus Golden Greenbul Calyptocichla serina Leaf-love Pyrrhurus scandens Cameroon Olive-Greenbul Phyllastrephus poensis Icterine Greenbul Phyllastrephus icterinus Long-billed Greenbul Phyllastrephus madagascariensis Spectacled Greenbul Phyllastrephus zosterops Appert's Greenbul Phyllastrephus apperti Vulnerable Dusky Greenbul Phyllastrephus tenebrosus Vulnerable Grey-crowned Greenbul Phyllastrephus cinereiceps Near-threatened Lesser Bristlebill Bleda notata Green-backed Bulbul Criniger chloronotus Red-tailed Bulbul Criniger calurus Madagascar Bulbul Hypsipetes madagascariensis Seychelles Bulbul Hypsipetes crassirostris Comoro Bulbul Hypsipetes parvirostris Reunion Black Bulbul Hypsipetes borbonicus Mauritius Black Bulbul Hypsipetes olivaceus Vulnerable PASSERIFORMES: Sylviidae
Cryptic Warbler Cryptosylvicola randrianasoloi PASSERIFORMES: Priniidae
Island Cisticola Cisticola haesitatus Near-threatened Madagascar Cisticola Cisticola cherinus Socotra Warbler Incana incana Sao Tome Prinia Prinia molleri Green Longtail Urolais epichlora Black-capped Apalis Apalis nigriceps Buff-throated Apalis Apalis rufogularis Grey Apalis Apalis cinerea Yellow-browed Camaroptera Camaroptera superciliaris Olive-green Camaroptera Camaroptera chloronota PASSERIFORMES: Sylviidae
White-tailed Warbler Poliolais lopezi Near-threatened PASSERIFORMES: Zosteropidae
Black-capped Speirops Speirops lugubris Fernando Po Speirops Speirops brunneus Vulnerable Principe Speirops Speirops leucophoeus Near-threatened African Yellow White-eye Zosterops senegalensis Chestnut-sided White-eye Zosterops mayottensis White-breasted White-eye Zosterops abyssinicus Pale White-eye Zosterops pallidus Malagasy White-eye Zosterops maderaspatanus Comoro White-eye Zosterops mouroniensis Vulnerable Principe White-eye Zosterops ficedulinus Vulnerable Annobon White-eye Zosterops griseovirescens Vulnerable Mascarene Grey White-eye Zosterops borbonicus Reunion Olive White-eye Zosterops olivaceus Mauritius Olive White-eye Zosterops chloronothos Critically endangered Seychelles Grey White-eye Zosterops modestus Endangered PASSERIFORMES: Sylviidae
Evergreen Forest-Warbler Bradypterus lopezi Brown Emu-tail Dromaeocercus brunneus Grey Emu-tail Dromaeocercus seebohmi Aldabra Brush-Warbler Nesillas aldabrana Extinct Anjouan Brush-Warbler Nesillas longicaudata Malagasy Brush-Warbler Nesillas typica Moheli Brush-Warbler Nesillas moheliensis Grand Comoro Brush-Warbler Nesillas brevicaudata Mrs. Benson's Brush-Warbler Nesillas mariae Thamnornis Warbler Thamnornis chloropetoides Common Grasshopper-Warbler Locustella naevia Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Greater Swamp-Warbler Acrocephalus rufescens Cape Verde Swamp-Warbler Acrocephalus brevipennis Endangered Madagascar Swamp-Warbler Acrocephalus newtoni Rodriguez Brush-Warbler Acrocephalus rodericanus Endangered Seychelles Brush-Warbler Acrocephalus sechellensis Vulnerable Booted Warbler Hippolais caligata Olivaceous Warbler Hippolais pallida Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina Rufous-crowned Eremomela Eremomela badiceps Rand's Warbler Randia pseudozosterops Dark Newtonia Newtonia amphichroa Common Newtonia Newtonia brunneicauda Archbold's Newtonia Newtonia archboldi Red-tailed Newtonia Newtonia fanovanae Vulnerable Yellow Longbill Macrosphenus flavicans Grey Longbill Macrosphenus concolor Bocage's Longbill Amaurocichla bocagii Vulnerable Green Hylia Hylia prasina Black-capped Woodland-Warbler Phylloscopus herberti Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Eurasian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Blackcap Illadopsis Illadopsis cleaveri Pale-breasted Illadopsis Illadopsis rufipennis Abyssinian Hill-Babbler Pseudoalcippe abyssinica Grey-chested Illadopsis Kakamega poliothorax Common Jery Neomixis tenella Green Jery Neomixis viridis Stripe-throated Jery Neomixis striatigula Wedge-tailed Jery Neomixis flavoviridis Near-threatened White-throated Oxylabes Oxylabes madagascariensis Yellow-browed Oxylabes Crossleyia xanthophrys Near-threatened Crossley's Babbler Mystacornis crossleyi Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Greater Whitethroat Sylvia communis Desert Warbler Sylvia nana Subalpine Warbler Sylvia cantillans Spectacled Warbler Sylvia conspicillata PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae
Madagascar Lark Mirafra hova Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix nigriceps Bar-tailed Desert Lark Ammomanes cincturus Greater Hoopoe-Lark Alaemon alaudipes Bimaculated Lark Melanocorypha bimaculata Rare/Accidental Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla Sky Lark Alauda arvensis Razo Lark Alauda razae Critically endangered PASSERIFORMES: Nectariniidae
Scarlet-tufted Sunbird Anthreptes fraseri Green Sunbird Anthreptes rectirostris Collared Sunbird Anthreptes collaris Sao Tome Sunbird Dreptes thomensis Vulnerable Little Green Sunbird Nectarinia seimundi Bates's Sunbird Nectarinia batesi Olive Sunbird Nectarinia olivacea Principe Sunbird Nectarinia hartlaubii Newton's Sunbird Nectarinia newtonii Cameroon Sunbird Nectarinia oritis Blue-throated Brown Sunbird Nectarinia cyanolaema Socotra Sunbird Nectarinia balfouri Seychelles Sunbird Nectarinia dussumieri Carmelite Sunbird Nectarinia fuliginosa Green-throated Sunbird Nectarinia rubescens Souimanga Sunbird Nectarinia sovimanga Humblot's Sunbird Nectarinia humbloti Anjouan Sunbird Nectarinia comorensis Mayotte Sunbird Nectarinia coquerellii Ursula's Sunbird Nectarinia ursulae Near-threatened Northern Double-collared Sunbird Nectarinia preussi Olive-bellied Sunbird Nectarinia chloropygia Tiny Sunbird Nectarinia minulla Long-billed Green Sunbird Nectarinia notata PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Introduced species Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis Iago Sparrow Passer iagoensis Socotra Sparrow Passer insularis Grey-headed Sparrow Passer griseus White Wagtail Motacilla alba African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp Madagascar Wagtail Motacilla flaviventris Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola Rare/Accidental Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Mountain Wagtail Motacilla clara Yellow-throated Longclaw Macronyx croceus Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus Scaly Weaver Sporopipes squamifrons Introduced species Black-necked Weaver Ploceus nigricollis Black-billed Weaver Ploceus melanogaster Principe Golden-Weaver Ploceus princeps Vitelline Masked-Weaver Ploceus vitellinus Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus Giant Weaver Ploceus grandis Black-headed Weaver Ploceus melanocephalus Maxwell's Black Weaver Ploceus albinucha Nelicourvi Weaver Ploceus nelicourvi Sakalava Weaver Ploceus sakalava Forest Weaver Ploceus bicolor Brown-capped Weaver Ploceus insignis Sao Tome Weaver Ploceus sanctithomae Red-headed Malimbe Malimbus rubricollis Red-headed Quelea Quelea erythrops Madagascar Red Fody Foudia madagascariensis Red-headed Fody Foudia eminentissima Endemic Forest Fody Foudia omissa Mauritius Fody Foudia rubra Critically endangered Seychelles Fody Foudia sechellarum Near-threatened Yellow Fody Foudia flavicans Vulnerable Black-winged Bishop Euplectes hordeaceus Red Bishop Euplectes orix Introduced species Golden-backed Bishop Euplectes aureus Yellow Bishop Euplectes capensis White-winged Widowbird Euplectes albonotatus Long-tailed Widowbird Euplectes progne Introduced species White-breasted Negrofinch Nigrita fusconota Chestnut-breasted Negrofinch Nigrita bicolor Pale-fronted Negrofinch Nigrita luteifrons Grey-headed Negrofinch Nigrita canicapilla Fernando Po Oliveback Nesocharis shelleyi Green-winged Pytilia Pytilia melba Introduced species Green-backed Twinspot Mandingoa nitidula Red-faced Crimson-wing Cryptospiza reichenovii Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala Blue-breasted Cordonbleu Uraeginthus angolensis Red-cheeked Cordonbleu Uraeginthus bengalus Common Grenadier Uraeginthus granatina Introduced species Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild Black-crowned Waxbill Estrilda nonnula Black-cheeked Waxbill Estrilda erythronotos Introduced species Red Avadavat Amandava amandava Introduced species Madagascar Munia Lemuresthes nana Bronze Munia Spermestes cucullatus Black-and-white Munia Spermestes bicolor Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata Java Sparrow Lonchura oryzivora Introduced species Vulnerable Queen Whydah Vidua regia Introduced species Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura Eastern Paradise-Whydah Vidua paradisaea Introduced species PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs European Serin Serinus serinus Introduced species Island Canary Serinus canaria Introduced species Cape Canary Serinus canicollis Yellow-fronted Canary Serinus mozambicus Yellow Canary Serinus flaviventris Brimstone Canary Serinus sulphuratus Introduced species Thick-billed Seedeater Serinus burtoni Principe Seedeater Serinus rufobrunneus Sao Tome Grosbeak Neospiza concolor Critically endangered Oriole Finch Linurgus olivaceus Golden-winged Grosbeak Rhynchostruthus socotranus European Greenfinch Carduelis chloris European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Trumpeter Finch Rhodopechys githaginea Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus Rare/Accidental Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana Cinnamon-breasted Bunting Emberiza tahapisi Socotra Bunting Emberiza socotrana Vulnerable
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