Birds of AFRICA


The index provides access to every African bird species that is included on this website.
A - M     N - Z

Categories are provided to help identiy a bird. Species are grouped by Order and in some cases further grouped by Family. For example, the Passeriformes are grouped into Covidae, Icteridae, ... . For brevity, not all Orders have been listed.

ANSERIFORMES - Ducks, Geese, Eiders, Swans


CHARADRIIFORMES - Gulls, Terns

                        Plovers, Sandpipers, Red Knots


CICONIIFORMES - Egrets, Herons, Ibises, Storks


GRUIFORMES - Coots, Moorhens, Bustards, Cranes


PELECANIFORMES - Boobies, Cormorants, Frigates, Gannets


PODICIPEDIFORMES - Grebes     PROCELLARIIFORMES Albatross, Petrels


ACCIPITRIFORMES - Hawks, Eagles, Vultures, Ospreys


STRIGIFORMES - Owls


COLUMBIFORMES - Doves, Pigeons              CORACIFORMES - Kingfishers, Bee-eaters


GALLIFORMES - Pheasants, Francolins                



PASSERIFORMES

CORVIDAE - Crows, Ravens, Jays, Magpies

STURNIDAE - Mynas, Starling                              ALAUDIDAE - Larks

ESTRILDIDAE - Waxbills           FRINGILLIDAE - Canaries, Finches, Goldfinches

PARIDAE - Tits                  LANIDAE - Shrikes

HIRUNDINIDAE - Martins, Swallows    

MUSCICAPIDAE - Old World Flycatchers: European Robins, Bluethroats, Wheatears, Robin-Chats

TURDIDAE - Thrushes, Blackbird (Old World)




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