2006-birds-of-malawi-species-cards
Citation
Safaris W, Chingagwe B T (2022). 2006-birds-of-malawi-species-cards. Version 1.2. Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/losdml accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-10-15.Description
This is a species card for Birds in Malawi that also helps as a reference in the filed during bird watching.Sampling Description
Study Extent
The data concern all the bird species found in MalawiSampling
This resource was consolidated from literature.Method steps
- The species card was developed from New Birds of Malawi by R.J. Dowsett and F. Dowsett-Lemaire 2005; and Checklist of birds of the Afrotropical and Malagasy regions.
Taxonomic Coverages
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Accipiter badiusrank: species
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Accipiter melanoleucusrank: speciesAggregate
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Accipiter minullus
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Accipiter ovampensis
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Accipiter rufiventris
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Accipiter tachiro
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Acrocephalus arundinaceus
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Acrocephalus gracilirostris
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Acrocephalus griseldis
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Acrocephalus palustris
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Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
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Acrocephalus scirpaceus
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Actitis hypoleucos
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Actophilornis africanus
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Aenigmatolimnas marginalis
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Agapornis lilianae
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Alcedo cristata
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Alcedo semitorquata
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Pseudalethe choloensis
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Pseudalethe fuelleborni
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Alopochen aegyptiaca
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Amadina fasciata
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Amaurornis flavirostra
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Anaplectes rubriceps
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Anas acuta
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Anas capensis
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Anas clypeata
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Anas erythrorhyncha
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Anas hottentota
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Anas querquedula
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Anas sparsa
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Anas undulata
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Anastomus lamelligerus
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Andropadus importunus
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Arizelocichla masukuensis
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Arizelocichla milanjensis
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Arizelocichla nigriceps
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Eurillas virens
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Anhinga rufa
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Anomalospiza imberbis
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Anthoscopus caroli
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Anthreptes anchietae
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Hedydipna collaris
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Anthreptes longuemarei
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Anthus caffer
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Anthus leucophrys
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Anthus lineiventris
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Anthus richardi
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Anthus similis
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Anthus trivialis
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Anthus vaalensis
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Apalis chapini
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Apalis chariessa
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Apalis cinerea
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Apalis flavida
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Apalis melanocephala
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Apalis ruddi
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Apalis thoracica
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Apaloderma narina
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Apaloderma vittatum
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Columba larvata
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Tachymarptis aequatorialis
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Apus affinis
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Apus apus
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Apus barbatus
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Apus caffer
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Apus horus
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Apus melba
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Aquila nipalensis
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Aquila pomarina
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Aquila rapax
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Aquila verreauxii
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Hieraaetus wahlbergi
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Ardea cinerea
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Ardea goliath
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Ardea melanocephala
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Ardea purpurea
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Ardeola idae
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Ardeola ralloides
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Ardeola rufiventris
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Arenaria interpres
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Asio capensis
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Aviceda cuculoides
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Aythya fuligula
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Balearica regulorum
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Batis capensis
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Batis fratrum
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Batis mixta
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Batis molitor
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Batis soror
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Bias musicus
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Bostrychia hagedash
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Botaurus stellaris
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Bradornis pallidus
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Bradypterus baboecala
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Bradypterus cinnamomeus
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Bradypterus lopezi
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Bubo africanus
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Bubo capensis
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Bubo lacteus
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Bubulcus ibis
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Buphagus africanus
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Buphagus erythrorhynchus
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Burhinus capensis
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Burhinus vermiculatus
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Buteo augur
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Buteo buteo
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Buteo oreophilus
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Butorides striata
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Bycanistes brevis
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Bycanistes bucinator
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Calamonastes undosus
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Calandrella cinerea
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Calidris alba
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Calidris ferruginea
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Calidris minuta
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Camaroptera brachyura
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Campephaga flava
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Campethera abingoni
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Campethera bennettii
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Campethera cailliautii
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Caprimulgus europaeus
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Caprimulgus fossii
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Caprimulgus pectoralis
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Caprimulgus poliocephalus
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Caprimulgus tristigma
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Centropus cupreicaudus
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Centropus grillii
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Centropus senegalensis
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Centropus superciliosus
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Cercococcyx montanus
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Oenanthe familiaris
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Ceryle rudis
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Ceuthmochares aereus
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Ceyx pictus
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Charadrius asiaticus
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Charadrius hiaticula
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Charadrius leschenaultii
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Charadrius marginatus
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Charadrius pecuarius
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Charadrius tricollaris
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Chlidonias hybrida
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Chlidonias leucopterus
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Chlorocichla flaviventris
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Iduna natalensis
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Iduna similis
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Chrysococcyx caprius
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Chrysococcyx cupreus
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Chrysococcyx klaas
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Cichladusa arquata
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Ciconia abdimii
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Ciconia ciconia
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Ciconia episcopus
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Ciconia nigra
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Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
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Circaetus cinerascens
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Circaetus cinereus
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Circaetus pectoralis
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Circus aeruginosus
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Circus macrourus
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Circus pygargus
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Circus ranivorus
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Cisticola aberrans
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Cisticola ayresii
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Cisticola brachypterus
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Cisticola cantans
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Cisticola chiniana
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Cisticola erythrops
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Cisticola fulvicapilla
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Cisticola galactotes
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Cisticola juncidis
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Cisticola lais
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Cisticola natalensis
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Cisticola nigriloris
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Cisticola njombe
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Cisticola rufilatus
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Cisticola woosnami
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Clamator glandarius
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Clamator jacobinus
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Clamator levaillantii
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Colius striatus
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Columba delegorguei
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Coracias caudatus
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Coracias garrulus
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Coracias naevius
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Coracias spatulatus
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Coracina caesia
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Coracina pectoralis
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Corvus albus
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Corythaixoides concolor
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Corythaixoides personatus
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Cossypha anomala
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Cossypha caffra
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Cossypha heuglini
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Cossypha natalensis
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Coturnix chinensis
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Coturnix coturnix
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Coturnix delegorguei
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Creatophora cinerea
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Crex egregia
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Crex crex
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Cryptospiza reichenovii
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Cuculus canorus
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Cuculus clamosus
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Cuculus gularis
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Cuculus rochii
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Cuculus solitarius
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Cursorius temminckii
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Cypsiurus parvus
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Delichon urbicum
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Dendrocygna bicolor
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Dendrocygna viduata
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Dendropicos fuscescens
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Dendropicos stierlingi
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Dicrurus adsimilis
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Dicrurus ludwigii
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Dryoscopus cubla
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Ardea alba
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Egretta ardesiaca
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Egretta garzetta
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Elanus caeruleus
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Elminia albicauda
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Elminia albonotata
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Emberiza cabanisi
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Emberiza capensis
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Emberiza flaviventris
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Emberiza tahapisi
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Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
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Eremomela icteropygialis
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Eremomela scotops
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Eremomela usticollis
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Eremopterix leucopareia
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Eremopterix leucotis
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Erythrocercus livingstonei
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Erythropygia barbata
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Erythropygia galactotes
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Erythropygia leucophrys
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Erythropygia quadrivirgata
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Estrilda astrild
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Coccopygia melanotis
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Estrilda perreini
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Estrilda rhodopyga
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Euplectes albonotatus
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Euplectes ardens
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Euplectes axillaris
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Ploceus capensis
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Euplectes hordeaceus
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Euplectes macroura
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Euplectes orix
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Euplectes psammacromius
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Lissotis melanogaster
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Eurystomus glaucurus
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Falco amurensis
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Falco ardosiaceus
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Falco biarmicus
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Falco chicquera
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Falco concolor
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Falco dickinsoni
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Falco fasciinucha
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Falco naumanni
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Falco peregrinus
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Falco subbuteo
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Falco tinnunculus
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Falco vespertinus
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Ficedula albicollis
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Francolinus afer
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Francolinus coqui
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Francolinus hildebrandti
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Francolinus levaillantii
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Francolinus sephaena
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Francolinus shelleyi
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Francolinus squamatus
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Francolinus swainsonii
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Fulica cristata
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Gallinago gallinago
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Capella media
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Gallinago nigripennis
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Gallinula angulata
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Gallinula chloropus
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Glareola nordmanni
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Glareola nuchalis
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Glareola pratincola
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Glaucidium capense
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Glaucidium perlatum
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Gorsachius leuconotus
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Bugeranus carunculatus
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Guttera pucherani
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Gypohierax angolensis
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Gyps africanus
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Halcyon albiventris
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Halcyon chelicuti
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Halcyon senegalensis
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Haliaeetus vocifer
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Heliolais erythropterus
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Hieraaetus ayresii
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Hieraaetus pennatus
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Aquila spilogaster
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Himantopus himantopus
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Hippolais icterina
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Hippolais olivetorum
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Cecropis abyssinica
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Hirundo albigularis
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Hirundo angolensis
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Hirundo atrocaerulea
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Cecropis cucullata
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Cecropis daurica
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Hirundo dimidiata
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Ptyonoprogne fuligula
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Hirundo rustica
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Cecropis semirufa
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Cecropis senegalensis
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Hirundo smithii
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Petrochelidon spilodera
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Hyliota australis
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Hyliota flavigaster
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Hypargos niveoguttatus
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Illadopsis pyrrhoptera
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Indicator indicator
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Indicator meliphilus
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Indicator minor
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Indicator variegatus
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Ixobrychus minutus
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Ixobrychus sturmii
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Kaupifalco monogrammicus
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Lagonosticta rhodopareia
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Lagonosticta rubricata
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Lagonosticta senegala
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Lamprotornis chalybaeus
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Lamprotornis chloropterus
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Lamprotornis mevesii
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Laniarius aethiopicus
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Laniarius fuelleborni
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Lanius collaris
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Lanius collurio
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Lanius isabellinus
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Lanius minor
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Lanius souzae
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Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
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Larus fuscus
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Chroicocephalus ridibundus
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Leptoptilos crumeniferus
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Limicola falcinellus
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Limosa lapponica
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Limosa limosa
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Linurgus olivaceus
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Locustella fluviatilis
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Lophaetus occipitalis
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Luscinia luscinia
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Lybius melanopterus
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Lybius minor
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Lybius torquatus
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Macheiramphus alcinus
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Macrodipteryx vexillarius
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Macronyx ameliae
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Macronyx croceus
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Malaconotus blanchoti
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Lagonosticta nitidula
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Megaceryle maxima
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Dioptrornis chocolatinus
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Melaenornis pammelaina
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Melierax metabates
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Melocichla mentalis
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Merops apiaster
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Merops boehmi
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Merops bullockoides
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Merops hirundineus
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Merops nubicus
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Merops persicus
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Merops pusillus
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Merops superciliosus
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Mesopicos griseocephalus
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Microparra capensis
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Milvus migrans
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Mirafra africana
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Mirafra rufocinnamomea
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Modulatrix stictigula
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Monticola angolensis
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Motacilla aguimp
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Motacilla cinerea
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Motacilla clara
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Motacilla flava
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Muscicapa adusta
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Muscicapa boehmi
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Muscicapa caerulescens
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Setophaga striata
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Mycteria ibis
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Myioparus plumbeus
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Pentholaea arnotti
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Neafrapus boehmi
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Necrosyrtes monachus
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Cinnyris afer
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Chalcomitra amethystina
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Cinnyris bifasciatus
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Cinnyris cupreus
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Nectarinia famosa
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Nectarinia johnstoni
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Nectarinia kilimensis
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Cinnyris manoensis
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Cinnyris mediocris
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Cyanomitra olivacea
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Cinnyris oustaleti
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Chalcomitra senegalensis
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Cinnyris shelleyi
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Cinnyris talatala
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Cinnyris venustus
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Cyanomitra veroxii
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Cyanomitra verticalis
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Neocichla gutturalis
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Neotis denhami
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Netta erythrophthalma
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Nettapus auritus
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Nicator gularis
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Nilaus afer
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Numenius arquata
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Numenius phaeopus
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Numida meleagris
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Nycticorax nycticorax
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Oenanthe oenanthe
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Oenanthe pileata
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Onychognathus morio
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Onychognathus tenuirostris
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Onychognathus walleri
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Oriolus auratus
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Oriolus chlorocephalus
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Oriolus larvatus
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Oriolus oriolus
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Ortygospiza atricollis
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Paludipasser locustella
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Ptilopsis leucotis
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Otus senegalensis
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Oxyura maccoa
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Pachycoccyx audeberti
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Pandion haliaetus
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Parus griseiventris
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Parus leucomelas
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Parus niger
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Parus rufiventris
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Passer diffusus
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Passer domesticus
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Passer griseus
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Pelecanus onocrotalus
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Pelecanus rufescens
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Pernis apivorus
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Gymnoris superciliaris
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Microcarbo africanus
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Phalacrocorax carbo
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Phedina borbonica
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Philomachus pugnax
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Phoeniconaias minor
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Phoenicopterus ruber
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Phoeniculus purpureus
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Phyllastrephus cabanisi
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Phyllastrephus cerviniventris
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Phyllastrephus flavostriatus
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Phyllastrephus terrestris
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Phylloscopus ruficapilla
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Phylloscopus trochilus
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Pinarocorys nigricans
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Pinarornis plumosus
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Pitta angolensis
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Platalea alba
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Platysteira peltata
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Plectropterus gambensis
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Plegadis falcinellus
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Plocepasser mahali
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Plocepasser rufoscapulatus
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Ploceus baglafecht
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Ploceus bertrandi
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Ploceus bicolor
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Ploceus cucullatus
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Ploceus intermedius
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Ploceus ocularis
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Ploceus olivaceiceps
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Ploceus subaureus
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Ploceus velatus
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Ploceus xanthops
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Ploceus xanthopterus
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Pluvialis fulva
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Pluvialis squatarola
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Podica senegalensis
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Pogoniulus bilineatus
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Pogoniulus chrysoconus
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Pogoniulus leucomystax
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Pogoniulus simplex
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Pogonocichla stellata
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Poicephalus cryptoxanthus
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Poicephalus meyeri
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Poicephalus robustus
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Polemaetus bellicosus
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Polyboroides typus
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Porphyrio alleni
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Porphyrio porphyrio
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Porzana porzana
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Porzana pusilla
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Prinia subflava
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Prionops plumatus
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Prionops retzii
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Prodotiscus regulus
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Prodotiscus zambesiae
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Psalidoprocne albiceps
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Psalidoprocne pristoptera
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Pseudhirundo griseopyga
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Pseudoalcippe abyssinica
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Psophocichla litsitsirupa
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Pterocles bicinctus
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Pyrenestes minor
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Pytilia afra
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Pytilia melba
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Quelea cardinalis
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Quelea erythrops
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Quelea quelea
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Rallus caerulescens
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Recurvirostra avosetta
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Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
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Rhinoptilus chalcopterus
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Riparia cincta
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Riparia paludicola
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Riparia riparia
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Rostratula benghalensis
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Rynchops flavirostris
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Sagittarius serpentarius
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Salpornis spilonotus
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Sarothrura affinis
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Sarothrura boehmi
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Sarothrura elegans
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Sarothrura lugens
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Sarothrura rufa
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Saxicola rubetra
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Saxicola torquatus
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Schoenicola brevirostris
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Schoutedenapus myoptilus
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Scopus umbretta
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Scotopelia peli
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Serinus canicollis
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Crithagra citrinelloides
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Crithagra citrinipectus
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Crithagra mennelli
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Crithagra mozambica
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Crithagra reichardi
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Crithagra striolata
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Crithagra sulphurata
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Sheppardia gunningi
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Sheppardia sharpei
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Smithornis capensis
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Spermestes bicolor
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Lonchura cucullata
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Sporaeginthus subflavus
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Stactolaema leucotis
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Stactolaema olivacea
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Stactolaema whytii
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Stephanoaetus coronatus
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Sterna fuscata
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Sterna hirundo
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Sterna nilotica
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Streptopelia capicola
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Streptopelia decipiens
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Streptopelia lugens
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Streptopelia semitorquata
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Streptopelia senegalensis
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Strix woodfordii
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Sylvia atricapilla
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Sylvia borin
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Sylvia communis
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Sylvia nisoria
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Sylvietta rufescens
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Sylvietta ruficapilla
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Sylvietta whytii
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Tachybaptus ruficollis
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Tauraco livingstonii
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Tauraco porphyreolophus
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Tauraco schalowi
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Tchagra australis
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Bocagia minuta
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Telacanthura ussheri
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Terathopius ecaudatus
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Terpsiphone viridis
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Thalassornis leuconotus
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Threskiornis aethiopicus
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Tmetothylacus tenellus
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Tockus alboterminatus
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Tockus erythrorhynchus
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Tockus leucomelas
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Tockus nasutus
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Tockus pallidirostris
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Torgos tracheliotus
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Trachyphonus vaillantii
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Treron calvus
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Tricholaema frontata
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Tringa erythropus
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Tringa glareola
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Tringa nebularia
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Tringa ochropus
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Tringa stagnatilis
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Tringa totanus
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Trochocercus cyanomelas
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Turdoides jardineii
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Turdus libonyana
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Turdus olivaceus
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Turnix hottentottus
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Turnix sylvaticus
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Turtur afer
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Turtur chalcospilos
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Turtur tympanistria
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Tyto alba
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Tyto capensis
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Upupa epops
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Uraeginthus angolensis
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Urocolius indicus
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Urolestes melanoleucus
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Vanellus albiceps
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Vanellus armatus
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Vanellus coronatus
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Vanellus crassirostris
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Vanellus lugubris
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Vanellus senegallus
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Vanellus spinosus
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Vidua chalybeata
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Vidua funerea
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Vidua macroura
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Vidua obtusa
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Vidua paradisaea
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Vidua purpurascens
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Xenus cinereus
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Geokichla gurneyi
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Geokichla guttata
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Zosterops senegalensis
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position: Environmental Education Officer
Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi
Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi
Lilongwe
30293
Malawi
Telephone: +265994024124
email: blechingagwe@gmail.com
homepage: http://www.wesm.mw
Blessings Tionge Chingagwe
administrative point of contact
position: Environmental Education Officer
Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi
Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi
Lilongwe
30293
Malawi
Telephone: +265994024124
email: blechingagwe@gmail.com
homepage: http://www.wesm.mw