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Struthioniformes
Struthionidae
Anseriformes
Anatidae
Galliformes
Numididae
Phasianidae
Phoenicopteriformes
Phoenicopteridae
Podicipediformes
Podicipedidae
Columbiformes
Columbidae
Pterocliformes
Pteroclidae
Otidiformes
Otididae
Musophagiformes
Musophagidae
Cuculiformes
Cuculidae
Caprimulgiformes 
Caprimulgidae
Apodidae
Gruiformes
Sarothruridae
Rallidae
Heliornithidae
Gruidae
Charadriiformes
Burhinidae
Recurvirostridae
Haematopodidae
Charadriidae
Rostratulidae
Jacanidae
Scolopacidae
Turnicidae
Dromadidae
Glareolidae
Stercorariidae
Laridae
Phaethontiformes
Phaethontidae
Procellariiformes
Diomedeidae
Procellariidae
Ciconiiformes
Ciconiidae
Suliformes
Fregatidae
Sulidae
Anhingidae
Phalacrocoracidae
Pelecaniformes
Pelecanidae
Balaenicipididae
Scopidae
Ardeidae
Threskiornithidae
Accipitriformes
Sagittariidae
Pandionidae
Accipitridae
Strigiformes
Tytonidae
Strigidae
Coliiformes
Coliidae
Trogoniformes
Trogonidae
Bucerotiformes
Upupidae
Phoeniculidae
Bucorvidae
Bucerotidae
Coraciiformes
Alcedinidae
Meropidae
Coraciidae
Piciformes
Lybiidae
Indicatoridae
Picidae
Falconiformes
Falconidae
Psittaciformes
Psittaculidae
Psittacidae
Passeriformes
Eurylaimidae
Pittidae
Campephagidae
Oriolidae
Platysteiridae
Vangidae
Malaconotidae
Dicruridae
Monarchidae
Laniidae
Corvidae
Hyliotidae
Stenostiridae
Paridae
Remizidae
Alaudidae
Nicatoridae
Macrosphenidae
Cisticolidae
Acrocephalidae
Locustellidae
Hirundinidae
Pycnonotidae
Phylloscopidae
Erythrocercidae
Sylviidae
Zosteropidae
Pellorneidae
Leiothrichidae
Certhiidae
Buphagidae
Sturnidae
Turdidae
Muscicapidae
Modulatricidae
Nectariniidae
Ploceidae
Estrildidae
Viduidae
Passeridae
Motacillidae
Fringillidae
Emberizidae

Charadriiformes

Rostratulidae | Painted-snipes

Greater painted-snipe (Rostratula benghalensis)

Jacanidae | Jacanas

Lesser jacana (Microparra capensis)

African jacana

Scolopacidae | Sandpipers and allies

Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata)
Bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica)
Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa)
Ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Red knot (Calidris canutus)
Ruff (Calidris pugnax)
Broad-billed sandpiper (Calidris falcinellus)
Curlew sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)
Temminck's stint (Calidris temminckii)
Sanderling (Calidris alba)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Little stint (Calidris minuta)
Jack snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus)
Great snipe (Gallinago media)
Common snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
African snipe (Gallinago nigripennis)
Terek sandpiper (Xenus cinereus)
Red-necked phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)
Common sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Green sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)
Spotted redshank (Tringa erythropus)
Common greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
Marsh sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis)
Wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola)
Common redshank (Tringa totanus)

Turnicidae | Buttonquails

Small buttonquail (Turnix sylvaticus)
Black-rumped buttonquail (Turnix nanus)
Quail-plover (Ortyxelos meiffrenii)

Dromadidae | Crab-plover

Crab-plover (Dromas ardeola)

Glareolidae | Pratincoles and coursers

Temminck's courser (Cursorius temminckii)
Double-banded courser (Smutsornis africanus)
Three-banded courser (Rhinoptilus cinctus)
Bronze-winged courser (Rhinoptilus chalcopterus)
Black-winged pratincole (Glareola nordmanni)
Madagascar pratincole (Glareola ocularis)
Rock pratincole (Glareola nuchalis)

Collared pratincole

Stercorariidae | Skuas and jaegers

Pomarine jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus)
Long-tailed jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus)

Laridae | Gulls, terns, and skimmers

Slender-billed gull (Chroicocephalus genei)
Gray-hooded gull (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)
Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Sooty gull (Ichthyaetus hemprichii)
Lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus)
Brown noddy (Anous stolidus)
Sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscatus)
Bridled tern (Onychoprion anaethetus)
Little tern (Sternula albifrons)
Saunders's tern (Sternula saundersi)
Gull-billed tern (Gelochelidon nilotica)
Caspian tern (Hydroprogne caspia)
Black tern (Chlidonias niger)
White-winged tern (Chlidonias leucopterus)
Whiskered tern (Chlidonias hybrida)
Roseate tern (Sterna dougallii)
Black-naped tern (Sterna sumatrana)
Common tern (Sterna hirundo)
White-cheeked tern (Sterna repressa)
Great crested tern (Thalasseus bergii)
Sandwich tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
Lesser crested tern (Thalasseus bengalensis)
African skimmer (Rynchops flavirostris)

Phaethontiformes

Phaethontidae | Tropicbirds

White-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus)

Procellariiformes

Diomedeidae | Albatrosses

White-capped albatross (Thalassarche cauta)

Procellariidae | Shearwaters and petrels

Southern giant-petrel (Macronectes giganteus)
Tropical shearwater (Puffinus bailloni)
Persian shearwater (Puffinus persicus)

Ciconiiformes

Ciconiidae | Storks

African openbill (Anastomus lamelligerus)
Black stork (Ciconia nigra)
Abdim's stork (Ciconia abdimii)
Woolly-necked stork (Ciconia episcopus)
White stork (Ciconia ciconia)

Saddle-billed stork

Marabou stork

Yellow-billed stork

Suliformes

Fregatidae | Frigatebirds

Lesser frigatebird (Fregata ariel)
Great frigatebird (Fregata minor)

Sulidae | Boobies and gannets

Masked booby (Sula dactylatra)
Brown booby (Sula leucogaster)
Red-footed booby (Sula sula)
Cape gannet (Morus capensis)

Anhingidae | Anhingas

African darter (Anhinga melanogaster)

Phalacrocoracidae | Cormorants and shags

Long-tailed cormorant (Microcarbo africanus)

Great cormorant