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Bat Hawk

Bat Hawk

Bat Hawk, a raptor found in sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia to New Guinea
Barn Swallow

Barn Swallow

Barn Swallow, a small migratory passerine bird found in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas
Barn Owl

Barn Owl

Barn Owl or, to distinguish it from relatives, Common Barn Owl, an owl in the barn owl family Tytonidae
Bar-tailed Godwit

Bar-tailed Godwit

Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, a large wader in the family Scolopacidae, which breeds on Arctic coasts and tundra mainly in the Old World, and winters on coasts in temperate and tropical regions of the Old World
Black Crake

Black Crake

Black Crake
Black Crake, Amaurornis flavirostra, a waterbird in the rail and crake family Rallidae
Black Harrier

Black Harrier

Black Harrier
Black Harrier, Circus maurus, a medium-sized, up to 53cm long, African harrier that can be seen in South Africa, Botswana and Namibia
Black Noddy

Black Noddy

Black Noddy Anous minutus, a seabird from the tern family
Black Kite

Black Kite

Black Kite, a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as eagles, buzzards and harriers
Black Heron

Black Heron

Black Heron
Black Heron, Egretta ardesiaca, also known as the Black Egret, an African heron
Bank Cormorant

Bank Cormorant

Bank Cormorant
Bank Cormorant, Phalacrocorax neglectus, also known as Wahlberg's Cormorant, a medium-sized cormorant that is endemic to Namibia and the western seaboard of South Africa
Balearic Shearwater

Balearic Shearwater

Balearic Shearwater
Balearic Shearwater, a medium-sized shearwater in the seabird family Procellariidae
Arctic Tern

Arctic Tern

Arctic Tern, a seabird of the tern family Sternidae
Arctic Skua

Arctic Skua

Arctic Skua
Arctic Skua, Stercorarius parasiticus, known as the Parasitic Jaeger in North America, and referred to as the Parasitic Skua in some publications, a seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae
Antarctic Tern

Antarctic Tern

Antarctic Tern, a typical tern
Abdim's Stork

Abdim's Stork

Abdim's Stork
Abdim's Stork, also known as White-bellied Stork, a black stork with grey legs, red knees and feet, grey bill and white underparts
Audubon's Shearwater

Audubon's Shearwater

Audubon's Shearwater
Audubon's Shearwater, Puffinus lherminieri, also known as the Tropical Shearwater, a common seabird of the tropics from the family Procellariidae
Baird's Sandpiper

Baird's Sandpiper

Baird's Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper, Calidris bairdii, a small shorebird
Baillon's Crake

Baillon's Crake

Baillon's Crake
Baillon's Crake, a very small waterbird of the family Rallidae
Australasian Gannet

Australasian Gannet

Australasian Gannet, a large seabird of the gannet family Sulidae
Black Stork

Black Stork

Black Stork
Black Stork, a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae
Black Tern

Black Tern

Black Tern, Chlidonias niger, a small tern generally found in or near inland water in Europe and North America
Black-naped Tern

Black-naped Tern

Black-naped Tern
Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana, an oceanic tern mostly found in tropical and subtropical areas of the Pacific and Indian Oceans
Black-headed Waxbill

Black-headed Waxbill

Black-headed Waxbill
Black-headed Waxbill Estrilda atricapilla, a common species of estrildid finch found in central Africa
Black-headed Oriole

Black-headed Oriole

Black-headed Oriole
Black-headed Oriole, an African passerine
Black-necked Grebe

Black-necked Grebe

Black-necked Grebe, Podiceps nigricollis, a member of the grebe family of waterbirds
Black-rumped Waxbill

Black-rumped Waxbill

Black-rumped Waxbill
Black-rumped Waxbill Estrilda troglodytes, a common species of estrildid finch found in Southern Africa
Lammergeier

Lammergeier

Lammergeier or Bearded Vulture, Gypaetus barbatus, an Old World vulture, an only member of the genus Gypaetus
Broad-billed Parrot

Broad-billed Parrot

Broad-billed Parrot, a parrot endemic to the island of Mauritius that became extinct
Black-shouldered Kite

Black-shouldered Kite

Black-shouldered Kite or Australian Black-shouldered Kite, a small raptor found in open habitat throughout Australia and should not be confused with the Black-winged Kite, which is also called Black-shouldered Kite
Black-headed Lapwing

Black-headed Lapwing

Black-headed Lapwing
Black-headed Plover or Black-headed Lapwing, a large lapwing, a group of largish waders in the family Charadriidae
Black-headed Heron

Black-headed Heron

Black-headed Heron, a wading bird of the heron family Ardeidae, common throughout much of Africa south of the Sahara, and Madagascar
Black-browed Albatross

Black-browed Albatross

Black-browed Albatross, Thalassarche melanophrys, a large seabird of the albatross family Diomedeidae
Black-billed Turaco

Black-billed Turaco

Black-billed Turaco
Black-billed Turaco, Tauraco schuetti, a medium sized turaco, an endemic family to sub-Saharan Africa
Black-bellied Sandgrouse

Black-bellied Sandgrouse

Black-bellied Sandgrouse
Black-bellied Sandgrouse, a medium large bird in the sandgrouse family
Black-cheeked Lovebird

Black-cheeked Lovebird

Black-cheeked Lovebird, a lovebird endemic to southwest Zambia
Black-chested Snake-eagle

Black-chested Snake-eagle

Black-chested Snake-eagle, a large African bird of prey of the Accipitridae family
Black-eared Wheatear

Black-eared Wheatear

Black-eared Wheatear
Black-eared Wheatear, a wheatear, a small migratory passerine bird that, formerly classed as a member of the Thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae
Black-crowned Waxbill

Black-crowned Waxbill

Black-crowned Waxbill
Black-crowned Waxbill Estrilda nonnula, a common species of estrildid finch found in western-central Africa
Black-crowned Night Heron

Black-crowned Night Heron

Black-crowned Night Heron, commonly abbreviated to just Night Heron in Eurasia, a medium-sized heron found throughout a large part of the world, except in the coldest regions and Australasia
Antarctic Prion

Antarctic Prion

Antarctic Prion
Antarctic Prion, Pachyptila desolata, also known as the Totorore in Maori, a largest of the prions, a genus of small petrels of the Southern Ocean
Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross

Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross

Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross
Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross, a large seabird in the albatross family
African Mourning Dove

African Mourning Dove

African Mourning Dove
African Mourning Dove, a pigeon which is a widespread resident breeding bird in Africa south of the Sahara
African Hawk-eagle

African Hawk-eagle

African Hawk-eagle
African Hawk Eagle, a large bird of prey
African ground thrush

African ground thrush

African ground thrush
African ground-thrushes, species of thrush in the genus Zoothera
African Grey Hornbill

African Grey Hornbill

African Grey Hornbill
African Grey Hornbill, Tockus nasutus, a hornbill
African Olive-pigeon

African Olive-pigeon

African Olive-pigeon
African Olive Pigeon or Rameron Pigeon, a pigeon which is a resident breeding bird in much of eastern and southern Africa from Ethiopia to the Cape
African Palm Swift

African Palm Swift

African Palm Swift
African Palm Swift, a small swift
African Pipit

African Pipit

African Pipit
African Pipit, a fairly small passerine bird belonging to the pipit genus Anthus in the family Motacillidae
African Pied Starling

African Pied Starling

African Pied Starling
African Pied Starling, Spreo bicolor, a bird endemic to South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland
African Penguin

African Penguin

African Penguin, also known as the Black-footed Penguin, found on the south-western coast of Africa, living in colonies on 24 islands between Namibia and Algoa Bay, near Port Elizabeth, South Africa, with the largest colony on Dyer Island
African Grey Parrot

African Grey Parrot

African Grey Parrot, a medium-sized parrot of the genus Psittacus, endemic to primary and secondary rainforest of West and Central Africa, and is one of the most intelligent birds
African Fish Eagle

African Fish Eagle

African Fish Eagle or - to distinguish it from the true fish eagles, an African Sea Eagle -, a large species of eagle
African Black Oystercatcher

African Black Oystercatcher

African Black Oystercatcher
African Black Oystercatcher, sometimes known as the African oystercatcher, a large wader which is a resident breeder on the rocky coasts and islands of southern Africa
African Black Duck

African Black Duck

African Black Duck, a species of duck of the genus Anas
Abyssinian Roller

Abyssinian Roller

Abyssinian Roller
Abyssinian Roller, Coracias abyssinica, a member of the roller family of birds which breeds across tropical Africa in a belt south of the Sahara, known as the Sahel
African Crake

African Crake

African Crake
African Crake, Crex egregia, a bird in the rail family that breeds in sub-Saharan Africa, except in the dry south and southwest
African Darter

African Darter

African Darter, sometimes called the Snakebird, a water bird of tropical sub-Saharan Africa
African Firefinch

African Firefinch

African Firefinch, a common species of estrildid finch found in almost all parts of Africa
African Finfoot

African Finfoot

African Finfoot
African Finfoot, an aquatic bird inhabiting the rivers and lakes of western, central, and southern Africa
African Dusky Flycatcher

African Dusky Flycatcher

African Dusky Flycatcher
African Dusky Flycatcher or Dusky Alseonax, Muscicapa adusta, a small passerine bird of the Old World flycatcher family, Muscicapidae
African Pygmy Goose

African Pygmy Goose

African Pygmy Goose, a small perching duck which breeds in sub-Saharan Africa
African Pied Hornbill

African Pied Hornbill

African Pied Hornbill
African Pied Hornbill, Tockus fasciatus, a hornbill
African Spoonbill

African Spoonbill

African Spoonbill, a wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family Threskiornithidae
African Silverbill

African Silverbill

African Silverbill
African Silverbill Lonchura cantans, a small passerine bird formerly considered conspecific with the Asian species Indian Silverbill, Lonchura malabarica
African Stonechat

African Stonechat

African Stonechat
African Stonechat, a member of the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae
African Swift

African Swift

African Swift
African Swift or African Black Swift, Apus barbatus, a small bird in the swift family
Alpine Swift

Alpine Swift

Alpine Swift
Alpine Swift, a small bird, superficially similar to a large Barn Swallow or House Martin
Allen's Gallinule

Allen's Gallinule

Allen's Gallinule
Allen's Gallinule, formerly known as the Lesser Gallinule, a small waterbird of the family Rallidae
African Rail

African Rail

African Rail
African Rail, a small wetland bird of the rail family
African Scops Owl

African Scops Owl

African Scops Owl, a small owl endemic to sub-Saharan Africa
African Pygmy-falcon

African Pygmy-falcon

African Pygmy-falcon
African Pygmy-falcon, a falcon that lives in eastern and southern Africa
African Quailfinch

African Quailfinch

African Quailfinch
African Quailfinch Ortygospiza atricollis, a common species of estrildid finch found in almost all parts of Africa except at far north of Africa
Algulhas Long-billed Lark
Agulhas Long-billed Lark, a small passerine bird
Bates's Paradise-flycatcher
Bates's Paradise-flycatcher, a passerine bird belonging to the genus Terpsiphone in the monarch-flycatcher family, Monarchidae
Alaotra Grebe, also known as Delacour's Little Grebe or Rusty Grebe, is or, a grebe found only on Lake Alaotra and surrounding lakes in Madagascar
Black-fronted Bushshrike
Black-fronted Bushshrike, a passerine bird of the bushshrike family, Malaconotidae
Black-lored Waxbill
Black-lored Waxbill Estrilda nigriloris, a species of estrildid finch found around the Lualaba River and Lake Upemba in the southern of The Democratic Republic of the Congo
Atlantic Petrel
Atlantic Petrel, a gadfly petrel endemic to the South Atlantic Ocean
African Broadbill
African Broadbill, a species of bird in the Eurylaimidae family
Annobón Paradise-flycatcher
Annobón Paradise-flycatcher, a medium-sized passerine bird
Abyssinian Crimson-wing
Abyssinian Crimson-wing, a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa
Annobón White-eye
Annobón White-eye, a species of bird in the Zosteropidae family
Anambra Waxbill
Anambra Waxbill Estrilda poliopareia, a species of estrildid finch found in wetter land of southern Nigeria
Bedford's Paradise-flycatcher
Bedford's Paradise-flycatcher, a species of bird in the Monarchidae family
Black-necked Weaver
Black-necked Weaver, a resident breeding bird species in much of tropical Africa from Senegal and northern Angola east to southern Sudan and Tanzania
Bateleur, a medium-sized eagle in the bird family Accipitridae which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as buzzards, kites and harriers
Benguela Long-billed Lark
Benguela Long-billed Lark, also known as the Benguela Lark, a species of lark in the Alaudidae family
Black-and-white Mannikin
Black-and-white Mannikin or Black-and-white Munia Lonchura bicolor, a species of estrildid finch found in southern and central Africa
Black-bellied Firefinch
Black-bellied Firefinch, a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa
African Reed-warbler
African Reed Warbler or African Marsh Warbler, Acrocephalus baeticatus, an Old World warbler in the genus Acrocephalus
Bar-breasted Firefinch
Bar-breasted Firefinch, a common species of estrildid finch found in central Africa
African Paradise-flycatcher
African Paradise Flycatcher, a medium-sized passerine bird
Banded Martin
Banded Martin or Banded Sand Martin, Riparia cincta, a small passerine bird in the swallow family
Black-bellied Seedcracker
Black-bellied Seedcracker, a common species of estrildid finch found in Africa
Bimaculated Lark
Bimaculated Lark, Melanocorypha bimaculata, breeds in warm temperate countries eastwards from Turkey into Central Asia
Angola Lark
Angola Lark, a species of lark in the Alaudidae family
Black-cheeked Waxbill
Black-cheeked Waxbill Estrilda erythronotos, a common species of estrildid finch found in southern Africa
Basra Reed-warbler
Basra Reed Warbler, a "warbler" of the genus Acrocephalus
African Marsh Harrier
African Marsh Harrier, a bird of prey belonging to the harrier genus Circus
African Golden Oriole
African Golden Oriole, a member of the oriole family of passerine birds which is a resident breeder in Africa south of the Sahara
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List types of Bird (Birds, bipedal, endothermic, vertebrate animals that lay eggs) frequently found in Africa (the continent)
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