Birds of Eritrea

Birds of Eritrea is a list of the most common birds observed in the country. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.

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Africa

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List of Common Birds

42% Speckled Pigeon

Columba guinea

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

42% Laughing Dove (Spilopelia senegalensis) - Adult Laughing Dove

Spilopelia senegalensis

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

38% Common Bulbul (Pycnonotus barbatus) - Adult Common Bulbul

Pycnonotus barbatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

34% Baglafecht Weaver

Ploceus baglafecht

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

34% Variable Sunbird

Cinnyris venustus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

31% Northern Fiscal

Lanius humeralis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Laniidae

31% Speckled Mousebird

Colius striatus

Order: Coliiformes

Family: Coliidae

29% Fan-tailed Raven

Corvus rhipidurus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

29% Red-cheeked Cordonbleu (Uraeginthus bengalus) - Adult male Red-cheeked Cordonbleu

Uraeginthus bengalus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

28% Swainson's Sparrow

Passer swainsonii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passeridae

25% Greater Blue-eared Starling

Lamprotornis chalybaeus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

24% Ethiopian Bee-eater

Merops lafresnayii

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

24% Mocking Cliff-Chat

Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

24% Western Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava) - Adult Western Yellow Wagtail

Motacilla flava

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

24% Brown-rumped Seedeater

Crithagra tristriata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

24% Dusky Turtle-Dove

Streptopelia lugens

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

24% Streaky Seedeater

Crithagra striolata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

22% Red-eyed Dove

Streptopelia semitorquata

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

21% Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca) - Adult Egyptian Goose

Alopochen aegyptiaca

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

21% Hemprich's Hornbill

Lophoceros hemprichii

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

21% Three-banded Plover

Thinornis tricollaris

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

21% Common Hoopoe (Upupa epops) - Adult Common Hoopoe

Upupa epops

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Upupidae

20% Thekla's Lark

Galerida theklae

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Alaudidae

20% Ethiopian Boubou

Laniarius aethiopicus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

19% Cinnamon-breasted Bunting

Emberiza tahapisi

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Emberizidae

19% Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) - Breeding adult Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

18% Abyssinian Wheatear

Oenanthe lugubris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

18% Tacazze Sunbird

Nectarinia tacazze

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

18% Banded Barbet

Lybius undatus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

17% Black-crowned Tchagra

Tchagra senegalus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

17% Green-backed Camaroptera

Camaroptera brachyura

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

17% Isabelline Wheatear

Oenanthe isabellina

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

17% Augur Buzzard

Buteo augur

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

16% Red-billed Firefinch

Lagonosticta senegala

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

16% Yellow-breasted Barbet

Trachyphonus margaritatus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

16% African Paradise-Flycatcher

Terpsiphone viridis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Monarchidae

16% Abyssinian White-eye

Zosterops abyssinicus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Zosteropidae

16% Black Kite (Milvus migrans) - Adult Black Kite

Milvus migrans

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

16% Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) - Adult Green Sandpiper

Tringa ochropus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

16% Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) - Breeding adult Little Grebe

Tachybaptus ruficollis

Order: Podicipediformes

Family: Podicipedidae

16% Tawny Eagle

Aquila rapax

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

16% Common Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus) - Adult male Common Redstart

Phoenicurus phoenicurus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

16% Rüppell's Weaver

Ploceus galbula

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

16% Abdim's Stork

Ciconia abdimii

Order: Ciconiiformes

Family: Ciconiidae

15% Lanner Falcon

Falco biarmicus

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

15% Cape Crow

Corvus capensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

15% Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) - Adult Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

15% Pink-backed Pelican

Pelecanus rufescens

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Pelecanidae

14% Erckel's Spurfowl

Pternistis erckelii

Order: Galliformes

Family: Phasianidae

14% Gray Heron (Ardea cinerea) - Adult Gray Heron

Ardea cinerea

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

14% Red-knobbed Coot

Fulica cristata

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

14% White-rumped Babbler

Turdoides leucopygia

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Leiothrichidae

14% European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) - Adult European Bee-eater

Merops apiaster

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

14% Speckle-fronted Weaver

Sporopipes frontalis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

14% Rüppell's Chat

Myrmecocichla melaena

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

14% Ethiopian Thrush

Turdus simensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

14% Little Swift

Apus affinis

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

14% Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta) - Adult Hamerkop

Scopus umbretta

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Scopidae

13% Ruff (Calidris pugnax) - Nonbreeding adult Ruff

Calidris pugnax

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

13% White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) - Adult White Wagtail

Motacilla alba

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

13% Gray Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) - Adult Gray Wagtail

Motacilla cinerea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

13% Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) - Adult Northern Wheatear

Oenanthe oenanthe

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

13% Northern Crombec

Sylvietta brachyura

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Macrosphenidae

13% Spur-winged Lapwing

Vanellus spinosus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

12% Little Rock-Thrush

Monticola rufocinereus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

12% Marico Sunbird

Cinnyris mariquensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

12% Blanford's Lark

Calandrella blanfordi

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Alaudidae

12% Namaqua Dove

Oena capensis

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

12% Eastern Black-eared Wheatear

Oenanthe melanoleuca

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

12% Northern Red-billed Hornbill

Tockus erythrorhynchus

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

12% Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) - Adult Black-winged Stilt

Himantopus himantopus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Recurvirostridae

11% Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) - Breeding adult Common Ringed Plover

Charadrius hiaticula

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

11% Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) - Adult Wood Sandpiper

Tringa glareola

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

11% Pied Crow

Corvus albus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

11% Eurasian Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) - Adult male and female Eurasian Blackcap

Sylvia atricapilla

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sylviidae

11% Wattled Ibis

Bostrychia carunculata

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Threskiornithidae

10% Fork-tailed Drongo

Dicrurus adsimilis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Dicruridae

9.8% Black-billed Barbet

Lybius guifsobalito

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

9.7% Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) - Adult male Northern Shoveler

Spatula clypeata

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

9.6% Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) - Adult Bank Swallow

Riparia riparia

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

9.6% Squacco Heron

Ardeola ralloides

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

9.6% African Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus) - Adult African Sacred Ibis

Threskiornis aethiopicus

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Threskiornithidae

9.4% Ethiopian Swallow

Hirundo aethiopica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

9.4% Red-billed Oxpecker (Buphagus erythroryncha) - Adult Red-billed Oxpecker

Buphagus erythroryncha

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Buphagidae

9.4% Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) - Adult Rock Pigeon

Columba livia

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

9.3% Eurasian Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) - Adult male Eurasian Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

9.2% Little Stint

Calidris minuta

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

9.0% Red-throated Pipit

Anthus cervinus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

9.0% White-winged Tern

Chlidonias leucopterus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

8.9% Maccoa Duck

Oxyura maccoa

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

8.9% White-billed Starling

Onychognathus albirostris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

8.8% Northern Gray-headed Sparrow

Passer griseus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passeridae

8.7% Ortolan Bunting

Emberiza hortulana

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Emberizidae

8.7% Yellow-bellied Waxbill

Coccopygia quartinia

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

8.7% Ethiopian Cisticola

Cisticola lugubris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

8.6% Garganey (Spatula querquedula) - Breeding male Garganey

Spatula querquedula

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

8.5% Yellow-mantled Widowbird

Euplectes macroura

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

8.5% Pied Wheatear

Oenanthe pleschanka

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

8.5% Black-billed Woodhoopoe

Phoeniculus somaliensis

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Phoeniculidae

8.4% Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) - Adult (common) Willow Warbler

Phylloscopus trochilus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Phylloscopidae

8.3% Black-headed Heron

Ardea melanocephala

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

8.3% Village Indigobird

Vidua chalybeata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Viduidae

8.2% Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) - Adult Common Snipe

Gallinago gallinago

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

8.1% Crimson-rumped Waxbill

Estrilda rhodopyga

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

7.9% African Pipit

Anthus cinnamomeus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

7.9% Chestnut-bellied Starling

Lamprotornis pulcher

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

7.8% Pin-tailed Whydah

Vidua macroura

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Viduidae

7.6% Siberian Stonechat

Saxicola maurus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

7.6% House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) - Breeding male House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passeridae

7.5% Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) - Male Tufted Duck

Aythya fuligula

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

7.3% Bruce's Green-Pigeon

Treron waalia

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

7.3% Isabelline Shrike

Lanius isabellinus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Laniidae

7.2% Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) - Breeding adult Great Crested Grebe

Podiceps cristatus

Order: Podicipediformes

Family: Podicipedidae

7.2% Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver

Plocepasser superciliosus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

7.2% African Citril

Crithagra citrinelloides

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

7.1% Black Sawwing

Psalidoprocne pristoptera

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

7.0% Dark Chanting-Goshawk

Melierax metabates

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

7.0% White-collared Pigeon

Columba albitorques

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

6.9% Yellow-rumped Serin

Crithagra xanthopygia

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

6.8% African Silverbill (Euodice cantans) - Adult African Silverbill

Euodice cantans

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

6.8% Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) - Adult Spotted Flycatcher

Muscicapa striata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

6.8% Abyssinian Sunbird

Cinnyris habessinicus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

6.7% Blue-naped Mousebird (Urocolius macrourus) - Adult Blue-naped Mousebird

Urocolius macrourus

Order: Coliiformes

Family: Coliidae

6.7% Common Swift (Apus apus) - Adult Common Swift

Apus apus

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

6.7% Rouget's Rail

Rougetius rougetii

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

6.7% Black-winged Lovebird

Agapornis taranta

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittaculidae

6.6% Rüppell's Robin-Chat

Cossypha semirufa

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

6.6% Rüppell's Griffon (Gyps rueppelli) - Adult Rüppell's Griffon

Gyps rueppelli

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

6.4% Masked Shrike

Lanius nubicus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Laniidae

6.3% Abyssinian Thrush

Turdus abyssinicus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

6.3% Western Cattle-Egret (Ardea ibis) - Breeding adult Western Cattle-Egret

Ardea ibis

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

6.3% Violet-backed Starling

Cinnyricinclus leucogaster

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

6.2% Little Bee-eater

Merops pusillus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

6.2% Tawny-flanked Prinia

Prinia subflava

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

6.1% Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra) - Adult male Whinchat

Saxicola rubetra

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

6.0% Black Scimitarbill

Rhinopomastus aterrimus

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Phoeniculidae

6.0% Common Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) - Adult (common) Common Chiffchaff

Phylloscopus collybita

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Phylloscopidae

6.0% Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris) - Adult Helmeted Guineafowl

Numida meleagris

Order: Galliformes

Family: Numididae

5.9% Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) - Adult Little Egret

Egretta garzetta

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

5.9% Greater Whitethroat (Curruca communis) - Adult male Greater Whitethroat

Curruca communis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sylviidae

5.9% Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) - Adult Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

5.9% Gray-headed Kingfisher

Halcyon leucocephala

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

5.8% Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) - Adult male Green-winged Teal

Anas crecca

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

5.7% Red-winged Starling

Onychognathus morio

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

5.7% Malachite Kingfisher

Corythornis cristatus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

5.7% Common Redshank (Tringa totanus) - Breeding adult Common Redshank

Tringa totanus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

5.7% Purple Heron

Ardea purpurea

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

5.6% Golden-breasted Bunting

Emberiza flaviventris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Emberizidae

5.5% Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis) - Adult Tree Pipit

Anthus trivialis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

5.4% Long-legged Buzzard

Buteo rufinus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

5.4% Yellow-fronted Canary (Crithagra mozambica) - Adult Yellow-fronted Canary

Crithagra mozambica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

5.4% African Gray Hornbill

Lophoceros nasutus

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

5.3% Little Weaver

Ploceus luteolus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

5.3% Gray-headed Batis

Batis orientalis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Platysteiridae

5.2% Long-crested Eagle

Lophaetus occipitalis

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

5.1% Reed Cormorant

Microcarbo africanus

Order: Suliformes

Family: Phalacrocoracidae

5.1% Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus) - Non-breeding adult Spotted Redshank

Tringa erythropus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

5.0% Yellow-crowned Canary

Serinus flavivertex

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

5.0% Marsh Sandpiper

Tringa stagnatilis

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

4.9% Western Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) - Adult male Western Marsh Harrier

Circus aeruginosus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

4.9% African Harrier-Hawk

Polyboroides typus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

4.9% Black Scrub-Robin

Cercotrichas podobe

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

4.8% Lesser Crested Tern

Thalasseus bengalensis

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

4.7% Lesser Striped Swallow

Cecropis abyssinica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

4.7% Abyssinian Slaty-Flycatcher

Melaenornis chocolatinus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

4.7% Eurasian Golden Oriole (Oriolus oriolus) - Adult male Eurasian Golden Oriole

Oriolus oriolus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Oriolidae

4.7% Sooty Gull

Ichthyaetus hemprichii

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

4.7% Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) - Breeding adult Lesser Black-backed Gull

Larus fuscus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

4.6% Klaas's Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx klaas

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

4.6% White-cheeked Turaco

Menelikornis leucotis

Order: Musophagiformes

Family: Musophagidae

4.5% Western House-Martin (Delichon urbicum) - Adult Western House-Martin

Delichon urbicum

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

4.5% Black-winged Kite

Elanus caeruleus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

4.5% Village Weaver

Ploceus cucullatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

4.4% White-fronted Black-Chat

Oenanthe albifrons

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

4.3% Brown Booby

Sula leucogaster

Order: Suliformes

Family: Sulidae

4.2% Brown-tailed Chat

Oenanthe scotocerca

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

4.1% Eastern Plantain-eater

Crinifer zonurus

Order: Musophagiformes

Family: Musophagidae

4.1% Wattled Lapwing

Vanellus senegallus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

4.1% Egyptian Vulture

Neophron percnopterus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

4.1% Blue Rock-Thrush (Monticola solitarius) - Adult male (Philippensis) Blue Rock-Thrush

Monticola solitarius

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

4.1% Tawny Pipit

Anthus campestris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

4.0% Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) - Adult Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Pandionidae

4.0% Blue-spotted Wood-Dove

Turtur afer

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

4.0% Nubian Woodpecker

Campethera nubica

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

3.9% African Thrush

Turdus pelios

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

3.8% Eurasian Wigeon (Mareca penelope) - Adult male Eurasian Wigeon

Mareca penelope

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

3.8% Beautiful Sunbird

Cinnyris pulchellus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

3.8% Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) - Nonbreeding adult Black-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

3.8% Striolated Bunting

Emberiza striolata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Emberizidae

3.7% African Collared-Dove

Streptopelia roseogrisea

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

3.7% Mottled Swift

Tachymarptis aequatorialis

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

3.6% Bearded Vulture

Gypaetus barbatus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

3.6% Northern Red-fronted Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus uropygialis

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

3.6% African Green Bee-eater

Merops viridissimus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

3.6% Purple Roller

Coracias naevius

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Coraciidae

3.6% Cut-throat

Amadina fasciata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

3.6% Yellow-billed Stork

Mycteria ibis

Order: Ciconiiformes

Family: Ciconiidae

3.5% Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin

Cercotrichas galactotes

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

3.5% Woodchat Shrike

Lanius senator

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Laniidae

3.5% Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush

Monticola saxatilis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

3.4% Mourning Collared-Dove

Streptopelia decipiens

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

3.4% Rüppell's Starling

Lamprotornis purpuroptera

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

3.4% Pale Flycatcher

Agricola pallidus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

3.3% Black Stork

Ciconia nigra

Order: Ciconiiformes

Family: Ciconiidae

3.3% Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) - Adult male Northern Pintail

Anas acuta

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

3.3% Crab-Plover (Dromas ardeola) - Adult Crab-Plover

Dromas ardeola

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Dromadidae

3.2% Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark

Eremopterix leucotis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Alaudidae

3.2% African Palm Swift

Cypsiurus parvus

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

3.2% Crested Lark

Galerida cristata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Alaudidae

3.2% Western Reef-Heron

Egretta gularis

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

3.2% Steppe Eagle

Aquila nipalensis

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

3.2% Curlew Sandpiper

Calidris ferruginea

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

3.2% Northern Red Bishop (Euplectes franciscanus) - Adult male Northern Red Bishop

Euplectes franciscanus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

3.1% Brubru

Nilaus afer

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

3.1% Green-backed Eremomela

Eremomela canescens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

3.1% White-throated Robin

Irania gutturalis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

3.1% Great Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii) - Adult Great Crested Tern

Thalasseus bergii

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

3.1% Buff-bellied Warbler

Phyllolais pulchella

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

3.1% Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) - Adult Greater Flamingo

Phoenicopterus roseus

Order: Phoenicopteriformes

Family: Phoenicopteridae

3.0% Marsh Warbler (Acrocephalus palustris) - Adult Marsh Warbler

Acrocephalus palustris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Acrocephalidae

3.0% Little Heron

Butorides atricapilla

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

3.0% Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) - Adult Common Greenshank

Tringa nebularia

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

2.9% Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) - Breeding adult Caspian Tern

Hydroprogne caspia

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

2.9% Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) - Adult Glossy Ibis

Plegadis falcinellus

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Threskiornithidae

2.9% Verreaux's Eagle

Aquila verreauxii

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

2.9% African Firefinch

Lagonosticta rubricata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

2.9% Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri) - Adult Rose-ringed Parakeet

Psittacula krameri

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittaculidae

2.9% Black-winged Lapwing

Vanellus melanopterus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

2.8% Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin) - Adult Garden Warbler

Sylvia borin

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sylviidae

2.8% Common Quail

Coturnix coturnix

Order: Galliformes

Family: Phasianidae

2.8% Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio) - Adult male Red-backed Shrike

Lanius collurio

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Laniidae

2.8% Eurasian Wryneck

Jynx torquilla

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

2.8% Collared Pratincole

Glareola pratincola

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Glareolidae

2.8% Little Bittern

Botaurus minutus

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

2.8% Bridled Tern

Onychoprion anaethetus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

2.7% Clapperton's Spurfowl

Pternistis clappertoni

Order: Galliformes

Family: Phasianidae

2.7% Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) - Adult (American) Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

2.7% House Crow (Corvus splendens) - Adult House Crow

Corvus splendens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

2.6% Brown Woodland-Warbler

Phylloscopus umbrovirens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Phylloscopidae

2.6% African Hawk-Eagle

Aquila spilogaster

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

2.6% Meyer's Parrot

Poicephalus meyeri

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittacidae

2.6% Brown-backed Woodpecker

Dendropicos obsoletus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

2.6% Eastern Olivaceous Warbler

Iduna pallida

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Acrocephalidae

2.6% Eurasian Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) - Adult Eurasian Moorhen

Gallinula chloropus

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

2.5% Eurasian Griffon

Gyps fulvus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

2.5% Pale Rockfinch

Carpospiza brachydactyla

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passeridae

2.4% Scarlet-chested Sunbird

Chalcomitra senegalensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

2.4% Gabar Goshawk

Micronisus gabar

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

2.4% Great Gray Shrike

Lanius excubitor

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Laniidae

2.4% Red-billed Quelea

Quelea quelea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

2.4% Yellow-bellied Eremomela

Eremomela icteropygialis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

2.3% Greater Sand-Plover

Anarhynchus leschenaultii

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

2.3% White-backed Black-Tit

Melaniparus leuconotus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Paridae

2.3% Gadwall (Mareca strepera) - Adult male Gadwall

Mareca strepera

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

2.3% Lesser Spotted Eagle

Clanga pomarina

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

2.3% Senegal Thick-knee

Burhinus senegalensis

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Burhinidae

2.3% Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) - Breeding adult Eurasian Spoonbill

Platalea leucorodia

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Threskiornithidae

2.3% Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica) - Breeding adult Gull-billed Tern

Gelochelidon nilotica

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

2.3% Wire-tailed Swallow

Hirundo smithii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

2.2% Nile Valley Sunbird

Hedydipna metallica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

2.2% Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) - Breeding adult Black-bellied Plover

Pluvialis squatarola

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

2.2% Greater Short-toed Lark

Calandrella brachydactyla

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Alaudidae

2.2% Black-billed Wood-Dove

Turtur abyssinicus

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

2.2% Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark

Eremopterix nigriceps

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Alaudidae

2.2% White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) - Adult White Stork

Ciconia ciconia

Order: Ciconiiformes

Family: Ciconiidae

2.1% Vinaceous Dove

Streptopelia vinacea

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

2.1% European Turtle-Dove

Streptopelia turtur

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

2.1% Grayish Eagle-Owl

Bubo cinerascens

Order: Strigiformes

Family: Strigidae

2.1% Broad-billed Roller

Eurystomus glaucurus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Coraciidae

2.1% White-tailed Lapwing

Vanellus leucurus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

2.0% Tibetan Sand-Plover

Anarhynchus atrifrons

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

2.0% Terek Sandpiper

Xenus cinereus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

2.0% Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) - Non-breeding adult Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpres

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

2.0% Abyssinian Roller

Coracias abyssinicus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Coraciidae

2.0% Montagu's Harrier

Circus pygargus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.9% Lesser Gray Shrike

Lanius minor

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Laniidae

1.9% Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata) - Adult Eurasian Curlew

Numenius arquata

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

1.9% Slender-billed Gull

Chroicocephalus genei

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

1.8% Eurasian Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) - Adult Eurasian Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

1.8% Pallid Harrier

Circus macrourus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.7% White-billed Buffalo-Weaver

Bubalornis albirostris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

1.7% Shikra

Tachyspiza badia

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.6% Caspian Gull (Larus cachinnans) - Adult Caspian Gull

Larus cachinnans

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

1.6% Temminck's Stint

Calidris temminckii

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

1.6% Graceful Prinia

Prinia gracilis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

1.6% Sudan Golden Sparrow

Passer luteus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passeridae

1.5% Black-headed Lapwing

Vanellus tectus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

1.5% Kentish Plover (Anarhynchus alexandrinus) - Breeding male Kentish Plover

Anarhynchus alexandrinus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

1.5% Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) - Adult Pied Avocet

Recurvirostra avosetta

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Recurvirostridae

1.4% Barred Warbler

Curruca nisoria

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sylviidae

1.4% Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse

Pterocles exustus

Order: Pterocliformes

Family: Pteroclidae

1.4% Northern Puffback

Dryoscopus gambensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

1.4% White-eyed Gull

Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

1.4% Somali Starling

Onychognathus blythii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

1.4% Nyanza Swift

Apus niansae

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

1.4% Saunders's Tern

Sternula saundersi

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

1.3% Booted Eagle

Hieraaetus pennatus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.3% Abyssinian Woodpecker

Dendropicos abyssinicus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

1.2% Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo) - Adult Common Buzzard

Buteo buteo

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.2% Short-toed Snake-Eagle

Circaetus gallicus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.1% Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) - Adult Eurasian Oystercatcher

Haematopus ostralegus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Haematopodidae

1.1% Ethiopian Black-headed Oriole

Oriolus monacha

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Oriolidae

1.0% Alpine Swift

Tachymarptis melba

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

1.0% Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) - Adult male Common Cuckoo

Cuculus canorus

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

1.0% Pearl-spotted Owlet

Glaucidium perlatum

Order: Strigiformes

Family: Strigidae

1.0% Lesser Blue-eared Starling

Lamprotornis chloropterus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

1.0% Little Crake

Zapornia parva

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

1.0% Sombre Nightjar

Caprimulgus fraenatus

Order: Caprimulgiformes

Family: Caprimulgidae

1.0% Spotted Crake

Porzana porzana

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

1.0% White-throated Bee-eater

Merops albicollis

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

1.0% African Openbill (Anastomus lamelligerus) - Adult African Openbill

Anastomus lamelligerus

Order: Ciconiiformes

Family: Ciconiidae

1.0% Fulvous Chatterer

Argya fulva

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Leiothrichidae

1.0% Pied Cuckoo

Clamator jacobinus

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

1.0% Semicollared Flycatcher

Ficedula semitorquata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.0% Zitting Cisticola (Cisticola juncidis) - Adult Zitting Cisticola

Cisticola juncidis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

1.0% Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa) - Breeding adult Black-tailed Godwit

Limosa limosa

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

1.0% Dunlin (Calidris alpina) - Breeding adult Dunlin

Calidris alpina

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

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