Mauritania and Senegal bird checklist - Avibase

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Mauritania and Senegal

This checklist includes all bird species found in Mauritania and Senegal , based on the best information available at this time. It is based on a wide variety of sources that I collated over many years. I am pleased to offer these checklists as a service to birdwatchers. If you find any error, please do not hesitate to .

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Country or region: Mauritania and Senegal [map]

Number of species: 809
Number of globally threatened species: 36
Number of introduced species: 2
Last modified: 2024-12-25

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STRUTHIONIFORMES: Struthionidae
Common Ostrich	Struthio camelus
ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
White-faced Whistling-Duck	Dendrocygna viduata
Fulvous Whistling-Duck	Dendrocygna bicolor
White-backed Duck	Thalassornis leuconotus
Greater White-fronted Goose	Anser albifrons
Brant	Branta bernicla
Knob-billed Duck	Sarkidiornis melanotos
Egyptian Goose	Alopochen aegyptiaca
Ruddy Shelduck	Tadorna ferruginea
Common Shelduck	Tadorna tadorna
Spur-winged Goose	Plectropterus gambensis
African Pygmy-Goose	Nettapus auritus
Garganey	Spatula querquedula
Blue-winged Teal	Spatula discors
Northern Shoveler	Spatula clypeata
Gadwall	Mareca strepera
Eurasian Wigeon	Mareca penelope
American Wigeon	Mareca americana
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos
Northern Pintail	Anas acuta
Green-winged Teal	Anas crecca
Marbled Duck	Marmaronetta angustirostris	Near-threatened
Common Pochard	Aythya ferina	Vulnerable
Ferruginous Duck	Aythya nyroca	Near-threatened
Tufted Duck	Aythya fuligula
Common Scoter	Melanitta nigra	Rare/Accidental
GALLIFORMES: Numididae
Helmeted Guineafowl	Numida meleagris
GALLIFORMES: Odontophoridae
Stone Partridge	Ptilopachus petrosus
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae
Coqui Francolin	Campocolinus coqui
White-throated Francolin	Campocolinus albogularis
Common Quail	Coturnix coturnix
Harlequin Quail	Coturnix delegorguei
Barbary Partridge	Alectoris barbara
Ahanta Spurfowl	Pternistis ahantensis
Double-spurred Spurfowl	Pternistis bicalcaratus
Clapperton's Spurfowl	Pternistis clappertoni
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae
Rock Pigeon	Columba livia
Speckled Pigeon	Columba guinea
Common Wood-Pigeon	Columba palumbus
European Turtle-Dove	Streptopelia turtur	Vulnerable
Adamawa Turtle-Dove	Streptopelia hypopyrrha
Eurasian Collared-Dove	Streptopelia decaocto
African Collared-Dove	Streptopelia roseogrisea
Mourning Collared-Dove	Streptopelia decipiens
Red-eyed Dove	Streptopelia semitorquata
Vinaceous Dove	Streptopelia vinacea
Laughing Dove	Spilopelia senegalensis
Black-billed Wood-Dove	Turtur abyssinicus
Blue-spotted Wood-Dove	Turtur afer
Tambourine Dove	Turtur tympanistria
Namaqua Dove	Oena capensis
Bruce's Green-Pigeon	Treron waalia
African Green-Pigeon	Treron calvus
PTEROCLIFORMES: Pteroclidae
Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse	Pterocles exustus
Spotted Sandgrouse	Pterocles senegallus
Crowned Sandgrouse	Pterocles coronatus
Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse	Pterocles lichtensteinii
Four-banded Sandgrouse	Pterocles quadricinctus
OTIDIFORMES: Otididae
Arabian Bustard	Ardeotis arabs	Near-threatened
African Houbara	Chlamydotis undulata	Vulnerable
Denham's Bustard	Neotis denhami	Near-threatened
Nubian Bustard	Neotis nuba	Near-threatened
White-bellied Bustard	Eupodotis senegalensis
Savile's Bustard	Lophotis savilei
Black-bellied Bustard	Lissotis melanogaster
MUSOPHAGIFORMES: Musophagidae
Western Plantain-eater	Crinifer piscator
Violet Turaco	Tauraco violaceus
Guinea Turaco	Tauraco persa
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae
Black-throated Coucal	Centropus leucogaster
Senegal Coucal	Centropus senegalensis
Blue-headed Coucal	Centropus monachus
Black Coucal	Centropus grillii
Blue Malkoha	Ceuthmochares aereus
Great Spotted Cuckoo	Clamator glandarius
Levaillant's Cuckoo	Clamator levaillantii
Pied Cuckoo	Clamator jacobinus
Dideric Cuckoo	Chrysococcyx caprius
Klaas's Cuckoo	Chrysococcyx klaas
African Emerald Cuckoo	Chrysococcyx cupreus
Black Cuckoo	Cuculus clamosus
Red-chested Cuckoo	Cuculus solitarius
African Cuckoo	Cuculus gularis
Common Cuckoo	Cuculus canorus
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae
Pennant-winged Nightjar	Caprimulgus vexillarius
Standard-winged Nightjar	Caprimulgus longipennis
Red-necked Nightjar	Caprimulgus ruficollis	Near-threatened
Eurasian Nightjar	Caprimulgus europaeus
Egyptian Nightjar	Caprimulgus aegyptius
Golden Nightjar	Caprimulgus eximius
Fiery-necked Nightjar	Caprimulgus pectoralis
Swamp Nightjar	Caprimulgus natalensis
Plain Nightjar	Caprimulgus inornatus
Freckled Nightjar	Caprimulgus tristigma
Long-tailed Nightjar	Caprimulgus climacurus
APODIFORMES: Apodidae
Mottled Spinetail	Telacanthura ussheri
Alpine Swift	Tachymarptis melba
Mottled Swift	Tachymarptis aequatorialis
Common Swift	Apus apus
Plain Swift	Apus unicolor
Pallid Swift	Apus pallidus
Little Swift	Apus affinis
Horus Swift	Apus horus	Rare/Accidental
White-rumped Swift	Apus caffer
African Palm Swift	Cypsiurus parvus
GRUIFORMES: Sarothruridae
White-spotted Flufftail	Sarothrura pulchra
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
Water Rail	Rallus aquaticus	Rare/Accidental
African Rail	Rallus caerulescens	Rare/Accidental
Corn Crake	Crex crex
African Crake	Crecopsis egregia
Spotted Crake	Porzana porzana
Lesser Moorhen	Paragallinula angulata
Eurasian Moorhen	Gallinula chloropus
Eurasian Coot	Fulica atra
Allen's Gallinule	Porphyrio alleni
African Swamphen	Porphyrio madagascariensis
Black Crake	Zapornia flavirostra
Little Crake	Zapornia parva
Baillon's Crake	Zapornia pusilla
GRUIFORMES: Heliornithidae
African Finfoot	Podica senegalensis
GRUIFORMES: Gruidae
Black Crowned-Crane	Balearica pavonina	Vulnerable
Common Crane	Grus grus
CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae
Spotted Thick-knee	Burhinus capensis
Water Thick-knee	Burhinus vermiculatus
Eurasian Thick-knee	Burhinus oedicnemus
Senegal Thick-knee	Burhinus senegalensis
CHARADRIIFORMES: Pluvianidae
Egyptian Plover	Pluvianus aegyptius
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae
Black-winged Stilt	Himantopus himantopus
Pied Avocet	Recurvirostra avosetta
CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae
Eurasian Oystercatcher	Haematopus ostralegus	Near-threatened
African Oystercatcher	Haematopus moquini	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
Black-bellied Plover	Pluvialis squatarola	Vulnerable
European Golden-Plover	Pluvialis apricaria
American Golden-Plover	Pluvialis dominica
Pacific Golden-Plover	Pluvialis fulva
Eurasian Dotterel	Eudromias morinellus
Common Ringed Plover	Charadrius hiaticula
Forbes's Plover	Thinornis forbesi
Little Ringed Plover	Thinornis dubius
Northern Lapwing	Vanellus vanellus	Near-threatened
Spur-winged Lapwing	Vanellus spinosus
Black-headed Lapwing	Vanellus tectus
White-crowned Lapwing	Vanellus albiceps
Senegal Lapwing	Vanellus lugubris
Wattled Lapwing	Vanellus senegallus
Brown-chested Lapwing	Vanellus superciliosus
Caspian Plover	Anarhynchus asiaticus
Greater Sand-Plover	Anarhynchus leschenaultii
Kittlitz's Plover	Anarhynchus pecuarius
White-fronted Plover	Anarhynchus marginatus
Kentish Plover	Anarhynchus alexandrinus
CHARADRIIFORMES: Rostratulidae
Greater Painted-Snipe	Rostratula benghalensis
CHARADRIIFORMES: Jacanidae
Lesser Jacana	Microparra capensis	Rare/Accidental
African Jacana	Actophilornis africanus
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
Upland Sandpiper	Bartramia longicauda	Rare/Accidental
Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus
Eurasian Curlew	Numenius arquata	Near-threatened
Bar-tailed Godwit	Limosa lapponica	Near-threatened
Black-tailed Godwit	Limosa limosa	Near-threatened
Long-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus scolopaceus	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Jack Snipe	Lymnocryptes minimus
Great Snipe	Gallinago media	Near-threatened
Common Snipe	Gallinago gallinago
Red Phalarope	Phalaropus fulicarius
Red-necked Phalarope	Phalaropus lobatus
Terek Sandpiper	Xenus cinereus	Rare/Accidental
Common Sandpiper	Actitis hypoleucos
Spotted Sandpiper	Actitis macularius	Rare/Accidental
Green Sandpiper	Tringa ochropus
Solitary Sandpiper	Tringa solitaria	Rare/Accidental
Marsh Sandpiper	Tringa stagnatilis
Wood Sandpiper	Tringa glareola
Common Redshank	Tringa totanus
Lesser Yellowlegs	Tringa flavipes	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Spotted Redshank	Tringa erythropus
Common Greenshank	Tringa nebularia
Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaria interpres	Near-threatened
Red Knot	Calidris canutus	Near-threatened
Ruff	Calidris pugnax
Broad-billed Sandpiper	Calidris falcinellus	Vulnerable
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper	Calidris acuminata	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Curlew Sandpiper	Calidris ferruginea	Vulnerable
Temminck's Stint	Calidris temminckii
Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Calidris subruficollis	Vulnerable
Sanderling	Calidris alba
Dunlin	Calidris alpina	Near-threatened
Purple Sandpiper	Calidris maritima
Baird's Sandpiper	Calidris bairdii	Rare/Accidental
Little Stint	Calidris minuta
Least Sandpiper	Calidris minutilla	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Pectoral Sandpiper	Calidris melanotos
Western Sandpiper	Calidris mauri	Rare/Accidental
Semipalmated Sandpiper	Calidris pusilla	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
CHARADRIIFORMES: Turnicidae
Small Buttonquail	Turnix sylvaticus
Black-rumped Buttonquail	Turnix nanus
Quail-plover	Ortyxelos meiffrenii
CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae
Bronze-winged Courser	Rhinoptilus chalcopterus
Temminck's Courser	Cursorius temminckii
Cream-colored Courser	Cursorius cursor
Rock Pratincole	Glareola nuchalis
Collared Pratincole	Glareola pratincola
Black-winged Pratincole	Glareola nordmanni	Near-threatened
CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae
Long-tailed Jaeger	Stercorarius longicaudus
Parasitic Jaeger	Stercorarius parasiticus
Pomarine Jaeger	Stercorarius pomarinus
Great Skua	Stercorarius skua
South Polar Skua	Stercorarius maccormicki	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Alcidae
Razorbill	Alca torda
Common Murre	Uria aalge
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
Little Gull	Hydrocoloeus minutus
Black-legged Kittiwake	Rissa tridactyla	Vulnerable
Sabine's Gull	Xema sabini
Slender-billed Gull	Chroicocephalus genei
Bonaparte's Gull	Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Black-headed Gull	Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Gray-hooded Gull	Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
Laughing Gull	Leucophaeus atricilla
Franklin's Gull	Leucophaeus pipixcan
Audouin's Gull	Ichthyaetus audouinii	Vulnerable
Mediterranean Gull	Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
Common Gull	Larus canus
Ring-billed Gull	Larus delawarensis
Caspian Gull	Larus cachinnans
Kelp Gull	Larus dominicanus
European Herring Gull	Larus argentatus	Rare/Accidental
Yellow-legged Gull	Larus michahellis	Rare/Accidental
Great Black-backed Gull	Larus marinus
Lesser Black-backed Gull	Larus fuscus
Iceland Gull	Larus glaucoides	Rare/Accidental
African Skimmer	Rynchops flavirostris
Brown Noddy	Anous stolidus
Black Noddy	Anous minutus
Sooty Tern	Onychoprion fuscatus
Bridled Tern	Onychoprion anaethetus
Little Tern	Sternula albifrons
Gull-billed Tern	Gelochelidon nilotica
Caspian Tern	Hydroprogne caspia
Whiskered Tern	Chlidonias hybrida
Black Tern	Chlidonias niger
White-winged Tern	Chlidonias leucopterus
Arctic Tern	Sterna paradisaea
Common Tern	Sterna hirundo
Roseate Tern	Sterna dougallii
Sandwich Tern	Thalasseus sandvicensis
Lesser Crested Tern	Thalasseus bengalensis
West African Crested Tern	Thalasseus albididorsalis
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Phoenicopteridae
Greater Flamingo	Phoenicopterus roseus
Lesser Flamingo	Phoeniconaias minor	Near-threatened
PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae
Little Grebe	Tachybaptus ruficollis
Great Crested Grebe	Podiceps cristatus
Eared Grebe	Podiceps nigricollis
PHAETHONTIFORMES: Phaethontidae
Red-billed Tropicbird	Phaethon aethereus
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Oceanitidae
Wilson's Storm-Petrel	Oceanites oceanicus
White-faced Storm-Petrel	Pelagodroma marina
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae
European Storm-Petrel	Hydrobates pelagicus
Leach's Storm-Petrel	Hydrobates leucorhous	Vulnerable
Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel	Hydrobates monorhis	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel	Hydrobates castro
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae
Northern Fulmar	Fulmarus glacialis	Rare/Accidental
Zino's Petrel	Pterodroma madeira	Endangered
Fea's Petrel	Pterodroma feae
Bulwer's Petrel	Bulweria bulwerii
Cory's Shearwater	Calonectris borealis
Scopoli's Shearwater	Calonectris diomedea
Cape Verde Shearwater	Calonectris edwardsii	Near-threatened
Great Shearwater	Ardenna gravis
Sooty Shearwater	Ardenna grisea	Near-threatened
Manx Shearwater	Puffinus puffinus
Yelkouan Shearwater	Puffinus yelkouan	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Balearic Shearwater	Puffinus mauretanicus	Critically endangered
Barolo Shearwater	Puffinus baroli	Rare/Accidental
Boyd's Shearwater	Puffinus boydi	Rare/Accidental
CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae
African Openbill	Anastomus lamelligerus
Black Stork	Ciconia nigra
Abdim's Stork	Ciconia abdimii
African Woolly-necked Stork	Ciconia microscelis
White Stork	Ciconia ciconia
Saddle-billed Stork	Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
Marabou Stork	Leptoptilos crumenifer
Yellow-billed Stork	Mycteria ibis
SULIFORMES: Fregatidae
Magnificent Frigatebird	Fregata magnificens
SULIFORMES: Sulidae
Northern Gannet	Morus bassanus
Red-footed Booby	Sula sula	Rare/Accidental
Brown Booby	Sula leucogaster
SULIFORMES: Anhingidae
African Darter	Anhinga rufa
SULIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
Reed Cormorant	Microcarbo africanus
Great Cormorant	Phalacrocorax carbo
PELECANIFORMES: Threskiornithidae
Glossy Ibis	Plegadis falcinellus
African Sacred Ibis	Threskiornis aethiopicus
Northern Bald Ibis	Geronticus eremita	Endangered
Hadada Ibis	Bostrychia hagedash
Eurasian Spoonbill	Platalea leucorodia
African Spoonbill	Platalea alba
PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae
Great White Pelican	Pelecanus onocrotalus
Pink-backed Pelican	Pelecanus rufescens
PELECANIFORMES: Scopidae
Hamerkop	Scopus umbretta
PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae
White-crested Tiger-Heron	Tigriornis leucolopha
Eurasian Bittern	Botaurus stellaris
Dwarf Bittern	Botaurus sturmii
Little Bittern	Botaurus minutus
Black-crowned Night Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax
Black Heron	Egretta ardesiaca
Little Egret	Egretta garzetta
Western Reef-Heron	Egretta gularis
White-backed Night Heron	Calherodius leuconotus
Striated Heron	Butorides striata
Squacco Heron	Ardeola ralloides
Western Cattle-Egret	Ardea ibis
Great Egret	Ardea alba
Yellow-billed Egret	Ardea brachyrhyncha
Gray Heron	Ardea cinerea
Purple Heron	Ardea purpurea
Black-headed Heron	Ardea melanocephala
Goliath Heron	Ardea goliath
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Sagittariidae
Secretarybird	Sagittarius serpentarius	Endangered
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Pandionidae
Osprey	Pandion haliaetus
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae
Scissor-tailed Kite	Chelictinia riocourii	Vulnerable
Black-winged Kite	Elanus caeruleus
African Harrier-Hawk	Polyboroides typus
Palm-nut Vulture	Gypohierax angolensis
Bearded Vulture	Gypaetus barbatus	Near-threatened
Egyptian Vulture	Neophron percnopterus	Endangered
African Cuckoo-Hawk	Aviceda cuculoides
European Honey-buzzard	Pernis apivorus
White-headed Vulture	Trigonoceps occipitalis	Critically endangered
Cinereous Vulture	Aegypius monachus	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Lappet-faced Vulture	Torgos tracheliotos	Endangered
Hooded Vulture	Necrosyrtes monachus	Critically endangered
White-backed Vulture	Gyps africanus	Critically endangered
Rüppell's Griffon	Gyps rueppelli	Critically endangered
Eurasian Griffon	Gyps fulvus
Bateleur	Terathopius ecaudatus	Endangered
Western Banded Snake-Eagle	Circaetus cinerascens
Beaudouin's Snake-Eagle	Circaetus beaudouini	Vulnerable
Short-toed Snake-Eagle	Circaetus gallicus
Brown Snake-Eagle	Circaetus cinereus
Crowned Eagle	Stephanoaetus coronatus	Near-threatened
Martial Eagle	Polemaetus bellicosus	Endangered
Long-crested Eagle	Lophaetus occipitalis
Wahlberg's Eagle	Hieraaetus wahlbergi
Ayres's Hawk-Eagle	Hieraaetus ayresii
Booted Eagle	Hieraaetus pennatus
Steppe Eagle	Aquila nipalensis	Rare/Accidental Endangered
Spanish Eagle	Aquila adalberti	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Tawny Eagle	Aquila rapax	Vulnerable
Golden Eagle	Aquila chrysaetos
Verreaux's Eagle	Aquila verreauxii
Bonelli's Eagle	Aquila fasciata
African Hawk-Eagle	Aquila spilogaster
Bat Hawk	Macheiramphus alcinus
Gabar Goshawk	Micronisus gabar
Dark Chanting-Goshawk	Melierax metabates
Lizard Buzzard	Kaupifalco monogrammicus
African Goshawk	Aerospiza tachiro
Red-thighed Sparrowhawk	Tachyspiza erythropus
Shikra	Tachyspiza badia
Ovambo Sparrowhawk	Accipiter ovampensis
Eurasian Sparrowhawk	Accipiter nisus
Black Goshawk	Astur melanoleucus
Western Marsh Harrier	Circus aeruginosus
Hen Harrier	Circus cyaneus
Pallid Harrier	Circus macrourus	Near-threatened
Montagu's Harrier	Circus pygargus
Red Kite	Milvus milvus
Black Kite	Milvus migrans
African Fish-Eagle	Icthyophaga vocifer
Grasshopper Buzzard	Butastur rufipennis
Red-necked Buzzard	Buteo auguralis
Augur Buzzard	Buteo augur
Common Buzzard	Buteo buteo
Long-legged Buzzard	Buteo rufinus
STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae
Western Barn Owl	Tyto alba
STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae
Eurasian Scops-Owl	Otus scops
African Scops-Owl	Otus senegalensis
Northern White-faced Owl	Ptilopsis leucotis
Grayish Eagle-Owl	Bubo cinerascens
Pharaoh Eagle-Owl	Bubo ascalaphus
Verreaux's Eagle-Owl	Ketupa lactea
Pel's Fishing-Owl	Scotopelia peli
Pearl-spotted Owlet	Glaucidium perlatum
Little Owl	Athene noctua
African Wood-Owl	Strix woodfordii
Short-eared Owl	Asio flammeus
Marsh Owl	Asio capensis
COLIIFORMES: Coliidae
Blue-naped Mousebird	Urocolius macrourus
TROGONIFORMES: Trogonidae
Narina Trogon	Apaloderma narina	Rare/Accidental
BUCEROTIFORMES: Upupidae
Eurasian Hoopoe	Upupa epops
BUCEROTIFORMES: Phoeniculidae
Green Woodhoopoe	Phoeniculus purpureus
White-headed Woodhoopoe	Phoeniculus bollei
Black Scimitarbill	Rhinopomastus aterrimus
BUCEROTIFORMES: Bucorvidae
Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill	Bucorvus abyssinicus	Vulnerable
BUCEROTIFORMES: Bucerotidae
West African Pied Hornbill	Lophoceros semifasciatus
African Gray Hornbill	Lophoceros nasutus
Western Red-billed Hornbill	Tockus kempi
Northern Red-billed Hornbill	Tockus erythrorhynchus
Yellow-casqued Hornbill	Ceratogymna elata	Vulnerable
Black-casqued Hornbill	Ceratogymna atrata	Rare/Accidental
Piping Hornbill	Bycanistes fistulator
CORACIIFORMES: Meropidae
Red-throated Bee-eater	Merops bulocki
Little Bee-eater	Merops pusillus
Swallow-tailed Bee-eater	Merops hirundineus
White-throated Bee-eater	Merops albicollis
African Green Bee-eater	Merops viridissimus
Asian Green Bee-eater	Merops orientalis
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater	Merops persicus
European Bee-eater	Merops apiaster
Northern Carmine Bee-eater	Merops nubicus
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae
Common Kingfisher	Alcedo atthis
Shining-blue Kingfisher	Alcedo quadribrachys
Malachite Kingfisher	Corythornis cristatus
White-bellied Kingfisher	Corythornis leucogaster
African Pygmy Kingfisher	Ispidina picta
Gray-headed Kingfisher	Halcyon leucocephala
Woodland Kingfisher	Halcyon senegalensis
Blue-breasted Kingfisher	Halcyon malimbica
Striped Kingfisher	Halcyon chelicuti
Giant Kingfisher	Megaceryle maxima
Pied Kingfisher	Ceryle rudis
CORACIIFORMES: Coraciidae
European Roller	Coracias garrulus
Abyssinian Roller	Coracias abyssinicus
Purple Roller	Coracias naevius
Blue-bellied Roller	Coracias cyanogaster
Broad-billed Roller	Eurystomus glaucurus
Blue-throated Roller	Eurystomus gularis
PICIFORMES: Lybiidae
Yellow-breasted Barbet	Trachyphonus margaritatus
Red-rumped Tinkerbird	Pogoniulus atroflavus
Yellow-throated Tinkerbird	Pogoniulus subsulphureus
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird	Pogoniulus bilineatus
Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird	Pogoniulus chrysoconus
Hairy-breasted Barbet	Tricholaema hirsuta
Vieillot's Barbet	Lybius vieilloti
Bearded Barbet	Pogonornis dubius
PICIFORMES: Indicatoridae
Cassin's Honeybird	Prodotiscus insignis
Brown-backed Honeybird	Prodotiscus regulus	Rare/Accidental
Willcocks's Honeyguide	Indicator willcocksi	Rare/Accidental
Least Honeyguide	Indicator exilis
Lesser Honeyguide	Indicator minor
Spotted Honeyguide	Indicator maculatus
Greater Honeyguide	Indicator indicator
PICIFORMES: Picidae
Eurasian Wryneck	Jynx torquilla
Little Gray Woodpecker	Dendropicos elachus
Cardinal Woodpecker	Dendropicos fuscescens
Brown-backed Woodpecker	Dendropicos obsoletus
African Gray Woodpecker	Dendropicos goertae
Buff-spotted Woodpecker	Pardipicus nivosus
Green-backed Woodpecker	Campethera maculosa
Fine-spotted Woodpecker	Campethera punctuligera
Golden-tailed Woodpecker	Campethera abingoni
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
Lesser Kestrel	Falco naumanni
Eurasian Kestrel	Falco tinnunculus
Fox Kestrel	Falco alopex
Gray Kestrel	Falco ardosiaceus
Red-necked Falcon	Falco chicquera
Red-footed Falcon	Falco vespertinus	Vulnerable
Amur Falcon	Falco amurensis	Rare/Accidental
Eleonora's Falcon	Falco eleonorae
Merlin	Falco columbarius
Eurasian Hobby	Falco subbuteo
African Hobby	Falco cuvierii
Lanner Falcon	Falco biarmicus
Saker Falcon	Falco cherrug	Endangered
Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittaculidae
Rose-ringed Parakeet	Psittacula krameri
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae
Brown-necked Parrot	Poicephalus fuscicollis
Senegal Parrot	Poicephalus senegalus
PASSERIFORMES: Campephagidae
White-breasted Cuckooshrike	Ceblepyris pectoralis
Red-shouldered Cuckooshrike	Campephaga phoenicea
PASSERIFORMES: Oriolidae
Eurasian Golden Oriole	Oriolus oriolus
African Golden Oriole	Oriolus auratus
PASSERIFORMES: Platysteiridae
Brown-throated Wattle-eye	Platysteira cyanea
Senegal Batis	Batis senegalensis
PASSERIFORMES: Vangidae
White-crested Helmetshrike	Prionops plumatus
African Shrike-flycatcher	Megabyas flammulatus	Rare/Accidental
Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher	Bias musicus	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Malaconotidae
Brubru	Nilaus afer
Northern Puffback	Dryoscopus gambensis
Red-eyed Puffback	Dryoscopus senegalensis
Black-crowned Tchagra	Tchagra senegalus
Turati's Boubou	Laniarius turatii
Tropical Boubou	Laniarius major
Yellow-crowned Gonolek	Laniarius barbarus
Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike	Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus
Gray-headed Bushshrike	Malaconotus blanchoti
PASSERIFORMES: Dicruridae
Sharpe's Drongo	Dicrurus sharpei
Fork-tailed Drongo	Dicrurus adsimilis
PASSERIFORMES: Monarchidae
Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher	Terpsiphone rufiventer
African Paradise-Flycatcher	Terpsiphone viridis
PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae
Yellow-billed Shrike	Corvinella corvina
Red-backed Shrike	Lanius collurio
Red-tailed Shrike	Lanius phoenicuroides
Isabelline Shrike	Lanius isabellinus
Great Gray Shrike	Lanius excubitor
Lesser Gray Shrike	Lanius minor
Gray-backed Fiscal	Lanius excubitoroides
Northern Fiscal	Lanius humeralis
Masked Shrike	Lanius nubicus
Woodchat Shrike	Lanius senator	Near-threatened
PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae
Maghreb Magpie	Pica mauritanica
Piapiac	Ptilostomus afer
Eurasian Jackdaw	Coloeus monedula
Pied Crow	Corvus albus
Brown-necked Raven	Corvus ruficollis
PASSERIFORMES: Hyliotidae
Yellow-bellied Hyliota	Hyliota flavigaster
Southern Hyliota	Hyliota australis
PASSERIFORMES: Stenostiridae
African Blue Flycatcher	Elminia longicauda
PASSERIFORMES: Paridae
White-shouldered Black-Tit	Melaniparus guineensis
PASSERIFORMES: Remizidae
Sennar Penduline-Tit	Anthoscopus punctifrons
Yellow Penduline-Tit	Anthoscopus parvulus
PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae
Greater Hoopoe-Lark	Alaemon alaudipes
Rufous-rumped Lark	Pinarocorys erythropygia
Dusky Lark	Pinarocorys nigricans	Rare/Accidental
Thick-billed Lark	Ramphocoris clotbey
Bar-tailed Lark	Ammomanes cinctura
Desert Lark	Ammomanes deserti
Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark	Eremopterix leucotis
Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark	Eremopterix nigriceps
Kordofan Lark	Mirafra cordofanica
Singing Bushlark	Mirafra javanica
Flappet Lark	Amirafra rufocinnamomea
Eurasian Skylark	Alauda arvensis
Sun Lark	Galerida modesta
Thekla's Lark	Galerida theklae
Crested Lark	Galerida cristata
Temminck's Lark	Eremophila bilopha
Greater Short-toed Lark	Calandrella brachydactyla
Dunn's Lark	Eremalauda dunni
Mediterranean Short-toed Lark	Alaudala rufescens
PASSERIFORMES: Nicatoridae
Western Nicator	Nicator chloris
PASSERIFORMES: Macrosphenidae
Green Crombec	Sylvietta virens
Lemon-bellied Crombec	Sylvietta denti
Northern Crombec	Sylvietta brachyura
Moustached Grass-Warbler	Melocichla mentalis
PASSERIFORMES: Cisticolidae
Yellow-bellied Eremomela	Eremomela icteropygialis
Senegal Eremomela	Eremomela pusilla
Green-backed Camaroptera	Camaroptera brachyura
Olive-green Camaroptera	Camaroptera chloronota
Cricket Longtail	Spiloptila clamans
Yellow-breasted Apalis	Apalis flavida
Tawny-flanked Prinia	Prinia subflava
River Prinia	Prinia fluviatilis
Red-winged Prinia	Prinia erythroptera
Red-fronted Prinia	Prinia rufifrons
Black-capped Rufous-Warbler	Bathmocercus cerviniventris	Data deficient
Oriole Warbler	Hypergerus atriceps
Red-faced Cisticola	Cisticola erythrops
Singing Cisticola	Cisticola cantans
Whistling Cisticola	Cisticola lateralis
Rock-loving Cisticola	Cisticola aberrans
Dorst's Cisticola	Cisticola guinea
Winding Cisticola	Cisticola marginatus
Croaking Cisticola	Cisticola natalensis
Siffling Cisticola	Cisticola brachypterus
Rufous Cisticola	Cisticola rufus
Zitting Cisticola	Cisticola juncidis
Desert Cisticola	Cisticola aridulus
Black-backed Cisticola	Cisticola eximius
PASSERIFORMES: Acrocephalidae
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler	Iduna pallida
Western Olivaceous Warbler	Iduna opaca
Melodious Warbler	Hippolais polyglotta
Icterine Warbler	Hippolais icterina
Aquatic Warbler	Acrocephalus paludicola	Vulnerable
Moustached Warbler	Acrocephalus melanopogon	Rare/Accidental
Sedge Warbler	Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Marsh Warbler	Acrocephalus palustris	Rare/Accidental
Common Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus scirpaceus
Greater Swamp Warbler	Acrocephalus rufescens
Great Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus arundinaceus
PASSERIFORMES: Locustellidae
Savi's Warbler	Locustella luscinioides
Common Grasshopper Warbler	Locustella naevia
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae
Fanti Sawwing	Psalidoprocne obscura
Gray-rumped Swallow	Pseudhirundo griseopyga
Banded Martin	Neophedina cincta	Rare/Accidental
Plain Martin	Riparia paludicola
Bank Swallow	Riparia riparia
Eurasian Crag-Martin	Ptyonoprogne rupestris
Pale Crag-Martin	Ptyonoprogne obsoleta
Red-throated Crag-Martin	Ptyonoprogne rufigula
Pied-winged Swallow	Hirundo leucosoma
Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica
Red-chested Swallow	Hirundo lucida
Ethiopian Swallow	Hirundo aethiopica
Wire-tailed Swallow	Hirundo smithii
Western House-Martin	Delichon urbicum
European Red-rumped Swallow	Cecropis rufula
African Red-rumped Swallow	Cecropis melanocrissus
Lesser Striped Swallow	Cecropis abyssinica
Rufous-chested Swallow	Cecropis semirufa
Mosque Swallow	Cecropis senegalensis
Preuss's Swallow	Petrochelidon preussi	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Pycnonotidae
Slender-billed Greenbul	Stelgidillas gracilirostris
Gray-headed Bristlebill	Bleda canicapillus
Yellow-gorgeted Greenbul	Atimastillas flavicollis
Swamp Greenbul	Thescelocichla leucopleura
Simple Greenbul	Chlorocichla simplex
Sjöstedt's Greenbul	Baeopogon clamans
Red-tailed Greenbul	Criniger calurus
Yellow-bearded Greenbul	Criniger olivaceus	Vulnerable
Little Greenbul	Eurillas virens
Yellow-whiskered Greenbul	Eurillas latirostris
White-throated Greenbul	Phyllastrephus albigularis
Leaf-love	Phyllastrephus scandens
Common Bulbul	Pycnonotus barbatus
PASSERIFORMES: Phylloscopidae
Wood Warbler	Phylloscopus sibilatrix
Western Bonelli's Warbler	Phylloscopus bonelli
Yellow-browed Warbler	Phylloscopus inornatus	Rare/Accidental
Willow Warbler	Phylloscopus trochilus
Common Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus collybita
Iberian Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus ibericus
PASSERIFORMES: Hyliidae
Green Hylia	Hylia prasina
PASSERIFORMES: Scotocercidae
Scrub Warbler	Scotocerca inquieta
PASSERIFORMES: Sylviidae
Eurasian Blackcap	Sylvia atricapilla
Garden Warbler	Sylvia borin
Barred Warbler	Curruca nisoria
Lesser Whitethroat	Curruca curruca
Western Orphean Warbler	Curruca hortensis
African Desert Warbler	Curruca deserti
Tristram's Warbler	Curruca deserticola
Rüppell's Warbler	Curruca ruppeli	Rare/Accidental
Sardinian Warbler	Curruca melanocephala
Moltoni's Warbler	Curruca subalpina
Western Subalpine Warbler	Curruca iberiae
Eastern Subalpine Warbler	Curruca cantillans
Greater Whitethroat	Curruca communis
Spectacled Warbler	Curruca conspicillata
PASSERIFORMES: Zosteropidae
Northern Yellow White-eye	Zosterops senegalensis
PASSERIFORMES: Pellorneidae
Brown Illadopsis	Illadopsis fulvescens
Puvel's Illadopsis	Illadopsis puveli
Rufous-winged Illadopsis	Illadopsis rufescens	Near-threatened
PASSERIFORMES: Leiothrichidae
Fulvous Chatterer	Argya fulva
Capuchin Babbler	Turdoides atripennis
Brown Babbler	Turdoides plebejus
Blackcap Babbler	Turdoides reinwardtii
PASSERIFORMES: Salpornithidae
African Spotted Creeper	Salpornis salvadori
PASSERIFORMES: Buphagidae
Yellow-billed Oxpecker	Buphagus africanus
PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae
European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris
Wattled Starling	Creatophora cinerea	Rare/Accidental
Violet-backed Starling	Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
Neumann's Starling	Onychognathus neumanni
Long-tailed Glossy Starling	Lamprotornis caudatus
Splendid Starling	Lamprotornis splendidus
Chestnut-bellied Starling	Lamprotornis pulcher
Lesser Blue-eared Starling	Lamprotornis chloropterus
Greater Blue-eared Starling	Lamprotornis chalybaeus
Purple Starling	Lamprotornis purpureus
Bronze-tailed Starling	Lamprotornis chalcurus
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae
Song Thrush	Turdus philomelos
Eurasian Blackbird	Turdus merula
African Thrush	Turdus pelios
Eyebrowed Thrush	Turdus obscurus	Rare/Accidental
Ring Ouzel	Turdus torquatus
PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae
Spotted Flycatcher	Muscicapa striata
Swamp Flycatcher	Muscicapa aquatica
Ussher's Flycatcher	Artomyias ussheri
Pale Flycatcher	Agricola pallidus
White-browed Forest-Flycatcher	Fraseria cinerascens
Gray Tit-Flycatcher	Fraseria plumbea
Northern Black-Flycatcher	Melaenornis edolioides
White-tailed Alethe	Alethe diademata
Black Scrub-Robin	Cercotrichas podobe
Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin	Cercotrichas galactotes
Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat	Cossypha niveicapilla
White-crowned Robin-Chat	Cossypha albicapillus
European Robin	Erithacus rubecula
Common Nightingale	Luscinia megarhynchos
Bluethroat	Luscinia svecica
Red-breasted Flycatcher	Ficedula parva
European Pied Flycatcher	Ficedula hypoleuca
Atlas Flycatcher	Ficedula speculigera
Collared Flycatcher	Ficedula albicollis
Moussier's Redstart	Phoenicurus moussieri	Rare/Accidental
Common Redstart	Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Black Redstart	Phoenicurus ochruros
Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush	Monticola saxatilis
Blue Rock-Thrush	Monticola solitarius
Whinchat	Saxicola rubetra
European Stonechat	Saxicola rubicola
African Stonechat	Saxicola torquatus
Mocking Cliff-Chat	Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
Sooty Chat	Myrmecocichla nigra
Northern Anteater-Chat	Myrmecocichla aethiops
Northern Wheatear	Oenanthe oenanthe
Atlas Wheatear	Oenanthe seebohmi
Isabelline Wheatear	Oenanthe isabellina
Heuglin's Wheatear	Oenanthe heuglinii	Rare/Accidental
Desert Wheatear	Oenanthe deserti
Western Black-eared Wheatear	Oenanthe hispanica	Rare/Accidental
Eastern Black-eared Wheatear	Oenanthe melanoleuca
White-fronted Black-Chat	Oenanthe albifrons
Red-rumped Wheatear	Oenanthe moesta
Blackstart	Oenanthe melanura	Rare/Accidental
Familiar Chat	Oenanthe familiaris
Black Wheatear	Oenanthe leucura
White-crowned Wheatear	Oenanthe leucopyga
Mourning Wheatear	Oenanthe lugens
PASSERIFORMES: Nectariniidae
Mouse-brown Sunbird	Anthreptes gabonicus
Western Violet-backed Sunbird	Anthreptes longuemarei
Collared Sunbird	Hedydipna collaris
Pygmy Sunbird	Hedydipna platura
Green-headed Sunbird	Cyanomitra verticalis
Olive Sunbird	Cyanomitra olivacea
Buff-throated Sunbird	Chalcomitra adelberti
Scarlet-chested Sunbird	Chalcomitra senegalensis
Hunter's Sunbird	Chalcomitra hunteri
Olive-bellied Sunbird	Cinnyris chloropygius
Beautiful Sunbird	Cinnyris pulchellus
Splendid Sunbird	Cinnyris coccinigastrus
Johanna's Sunbird	Cinnyris johannae
Variable Sunbird	Cinnyris venustus
Copper Sunbird	Cinnyris cupreus
PASSERIFORMES: Ploceidae
White-billed Buffalo-Weaver	Bubalornis albirostris
Speckle-fronted Weaver	Sporopipes frontalis
Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver	Plocepasser superciliosus
Blue-billed Malimbe	Malimbus nitens
Red-headed Weaver	Anaplectes rubriceps
Little Weaver	Ploceus luteolus
Slender-billed Weaver	Ploceus pelzelni
Olive-naped Weaver	Ploceus brachypterus
Spectacled Weaver	Ploceus ocularis
Orange Weaver	Ploceus aurantius
Southern Masked-Weaver	Ploceus velatus
Vitelline Masked-Weaver	Ploceus vitellinus
Heuglin's Masked-Weaver	Ploceus heuglini
Chestnut-and-black Weaver	Ploceus castaneofuscus
Village Weaver	Ploceus cucullatus
Black-headed Weaver	Ploceus melanocephalus
Compact Weaver	Pachyphantes superciliosus
Red-headed Quelea	Quelea erythrops
Red-billed Quelea	Quelea quelea
Northern Red Bishop	Euplectes franciscanus
Southern Red Bishop	Euplectes orix
Black-winged Bishop	Euplectes hordeaceus
Yellow-crowned Bishop	Euplectes afer
Yellow-mantled Widowbird	Euplectes macroura
Red-collared Widowbird	Euplectes ardens
Grosbeak Weaver	Amblyospiza albifrons
PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae
Bronze Mannikin	Spermestes cucullata
Magpie Mannikin	Spermestes fringilloides
Black-and-white Mannikin	Spermestes bicolor
African Silverbill	Euodice cantans
Indian Silverbill	Euodice malabarica	Introduced species
Chestnut-breasted Nigrita	Nigrita bicolor
Gray-headed Oliveback	Delacourella capistrata
Lavender Waxbill	Glaucestrilda caerulescens
Orange-cheeked Waxbill	Estrilda melpoda
Black-rumped Waxbill	Estrilda troglodytes
Quailfinch	Ortygospiza atricollis
Cut-throat	Amadina fasciata
Zebra Waxbill	Amandava subflava
Red-cheeked Cordonbleu	Uraeginthus bengalus
Western Bluebill	Spermophaga haematina
Crimson Seedcracker	Pyrenestes sanguineus
Black-bellied Seedcracker	Pyrenestes ostrinus	Rare/Accidental
Green-winged Pytilia	Pytilia melba
Red-winged Pytilia	Pytilia phoenicoptera
Dybowski's Twinspot	Euschistospiza dybowskii
Red-billed Firefinch	Lagonosticta senegala
African Firefinch	Lagonosticta rubricata
Mali Firefinch	Lagonosticta virata
Black-bellied Firefinch	Lagonosticta rara
Bar-breasted Firefinch	Lagonosticta rufopicta
Black-faced Firefinch	Lagonosticta larvata
PASSERIFORMES: Viduidae
Pin-tailed Whydah	Vidua macroura
Sahel Paradise-Whydah	Vidua orientalis
Exclamatory Paradise-Whydah	Vidua interjecta
Village Indigobird	Vidua chalybeata
Wilson's Indigobird	Vidua wilsoni
Quailfinch Indigobird	Vidua nigeriae
Barka Indigobird	Vidua larvaticola
Cameroon Indigobird	Vidua camerunensis
Parasitic Weaver	Anomalospiza imberbis	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	Introduced species
Spanish Sparrow	Passer hispaniolensis
Northern Gray-headed Sparrow	Passer griseus
Desert Sparrow	Passer simplex
Sudan Golden Sparrow	Passer luteus
Yellow-spotted Bush Sparrow	Gymnoris pyrgita
Sahel Bush Sparrow	Gymnoris dentata
PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae
Mountain Wagtail	Motacilla clara
Gray Wagtail	Motacilla cinerea
Western Yellow Wagtail	Motacilla flava
Citrine Wagtail	Motacilla citreola	Rare/Accidental
African Pied Wagtail	Motacilla aguimp
White Wagtail	Motacilla alba
Richard's Pipit	Anthus richardi	Rare/Accidental
Long-billed Pipit	Anthus similis
Tawny Pipit	Anthus campestris
Plain-backed Pipit	Anthus leucophrys
Meadow Pipit	Anthus pratensis
Tree Pipit	Anthus trivialis
Olive-backed Pipit	Anthus hodgsoni	Rare/Accidental
Red-throated Pipit	Anthus cervinus
Yellow-throated Longclaw	Macronyx croceus
PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae
Common Chaffinch	Fringilla coelebs
Brambling	Fringilla montifringilla
Trumpeter Finch	Bucanetes githagineus
European Greenfinch	Chloris chloris
White-rumped Seedeater	Crithagra leucopygia
Yellow-fronted Canary	Crithagra mozambica
West African Seedeater	Crithagra canicapilla
Eurasian Linnet	Linaria cannabina
Eurasian Siskin	Spinus spinus	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Emberizidae
Brown-rumped Bunting	Emberiza affinis
Corn Bunting	Emberiza calandra
Ortolan Bunting	Emberiza hortulana
Cabanis's Bunting	Emberiza cabanisi	Rare/Accidental
Golden-breasted Bunting	Emberiza flaviventris
Gosling's Bunting	Emberiza goslingi
House Bunting	Emberiza sahari
Striolated Bunting	Emberiza striolata
Little Bunting	Emberiza pusilla	Rare/Accidental

References (partial list)