Data Zone
| Scientific name | English name | Family | Global IUCN Red List Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dendrocygna viduata | White-faced Whistling-duck | Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans) | LC |
| Dendrocygna bicolor | Fulvous Whistling-duck | Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans) | LC |
| Thalassornis leuconotus | White-backed Duck | Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans) | LC |
| Alopochen aegyptiaca | Egyptian Goose | Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans) | LC |
| Plectropterus gambensis | Spur-winged Goose | Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans) | LC |
| Sarkidiornis melanotos | African Comb Duck | Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans) | LC |
| Nettapus auritus | African Pygmy-goose | Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans) | LC |
| Marmaronetta angustirostris | Marbled Teal | Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans) | NT |
| Aythya ferina | Common Pochard | Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans) | VU |
| Aythya nyroca | Ferruginous Duck | Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans) | NT |
| Aythya fuligula | Tufted Duck | Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans) | LC |
| Spatula querquedula | Garganey | Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans) | LC |
| Spatula clypeata | Northern Shoveler | Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans) | LC |
| Mareca strepera | Gadwall | Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans) | LC |
| Mareca penelope | Eurasian Wigeon | Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans) | LC |
| Anas acuta | Northern Pintail | Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans) | LC |
| Anas crecca | Common Teal | Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans) | LC |
| Tachybaptus ruficollis | Little Grebe | Podicipedidae (Grebes) | LC |
| Podiceps nigricollis | Black-necked Grebe | Podicipedidae (Grebes) | LC |
| Phoenicopterus roseus | Greater Flamingo | Phoenicopteridae (Flamingos) | LC |
| Phoeniconaias minor | Lesser Flamingo | Phoenicopteridae (Flamingos) | NT |
| Podica senegalensis | African Finfoot | Heliornithidae (Finfoots) | LC |
| Sarothrura pulchra | White-spotted Flufftail | Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, Coots) | LC |
| Porzana porzana | Spotted Crake | Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, Coots) | LC |
| Zapornia flavirostra | Black Crake | Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, Coots) | LC |
| Zapornia parva | Little Crake | Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, Coots) | LC |
| Zapornia pusilla | Baillon's Crake | Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, Coots) | LC |
| Porphyrio porphyrio | Purple Swamphen | Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, Coots) | LC |
| Porphyrio alleni | Allen's Gallinule | Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, Coots) | LC |
| Gallinula chloropus | Common Moorhen | Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, Coots) | LC |
| Paragallinula angulata | Lesser Moorhen | Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, Coots) | LC |
| Fulica atra | Common Coot | Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, Coots) | LC |
| Balearica pavonina | Black Crowned Crane | Gruidae (Cranes) | VU |
| Leptoptilos crumenifer | Marabou | Ciconiidae (Storks) | LC |
| Mycteria ibis | Yellow-billed Stork | Ciconiidae (Storks) | LC |
| Anastomus lamelligerus | African Openbill | Ciconiidae (Storks) | LC |
| Ciconia nigra | Black Stork | Ciconiidae (Storks) | LC |
| Ciconia abdimii | Abdim's Stork | Ciconiidae (Storks) | LC |
| Ciconia microscelis | African Woollyneck | Ciconiidae (Storks) | LC |
| Ciconia ciconia | White Stork | Ciconiidae (Storks) | LC |
| Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis | Saddlebill | Ciconiidae (Storks) | LC |
| Platalea alba | African Spoonbill | Threskiornithidae (Ibises, Spoonbills) | LC |
| Platalea leucorodia | Eurasian Spoonbill | Threskiornithidae (Ibises, Spoonbills) | LC |
| Threskiornis aethiopicus | African Sacred Ibis | Threskiornithidae (Ibises, Spoonbills) | LC |
| Geronticus eremita | Northern Bald Ibis | Threskiornithidae (Ibises, Spoonbills) | EN |
| Bostrychia hagedash | Hadada Ibis | Threskiornithidae (Ibises, Spoonbills) | LC |
| Plegadis falcinellus | Glossy Ibis | Threskiornithidae (Ibises, Spoonbills) | LC |
| Tigriornis leucolopha | White-crested Tiger-heron | Ardeidae (Herons) | LC |
| Ixobrychus minutus | Common Little Bittern | Ardeidae (Herons) | LC |
| Ixobrychus sturmii | Dwarf Bittern | Ardeidae (Herons) | LC |
| Calherodius leuconotus | White-backed Night-heron | Ardeidae (Herons) | LC |
| Nycticorax nycticorax | Black-crowned Night-heron | Ardeidae (Herons) | LC |
| Butorides striata | Green-backed Heron | Ardeidae (Herons) | LC |
| Ardeola ralloides | Squacco Heron | Ardeidae (Herons) | LC |
| Bubulcus ibis | Cattle Egret | Ardeidae (Herons) | LC |
| Ardea cinerea | Grey Heron | Ardeidae (Herons) | LC |
| Ardea melanocephala | Black-headed Heron | Ardeidae (Herons) | LC |
| Ardea goliath | Goliath Heron | Ardeidae (Herons) | LC |
| Ardea purpurea | Purple Heron | Ardeidae (Herons) | LC |
| Ardea alba | Great White Egret | Ardeidae (Herons) | LC |
| Ardea brachyrhyncha | Yellow-billed Egret | Ardeidae (Herons) | LC |
| Egretta ardesiaca | Black Heron | Ardeidae (Herons) | LC |
| Egretta garzetta | Little Egret | Ardeidae (Herons) | LC |
| Egretta gularis | Western Reef-egret | Ardeidae (Herons) | LC |
| Scopus umbretta | Hamerkop | Scopidae (Hamerkop) | LC |
| Pelecanus rufescens | Pink-backed Pelican | Pelecanidae (Pelicans) | LC |
| Pelecanus onocrotalus | Great White Pelican | Pelecanidae (Pelicans) | LC |
| Microcarbo africanus | Long-tailed Cormorant | Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants) | LC |
| Phalacrocorax carbo | Great Cormorant | Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants) | LC |
| Anhinga rufa | African Darter | Anhingidae (Darters) | LC |
| Burhinus oedicnemus | Eurasian Thick-knee | Burhinidae (Thick-knees) | LC |
| Burhinus senegalensis | Senegal Thick-knee | Burhinidae (Thick-knees) | LC |
| Burhinus vermiculatus | Water Thick-knee | Burhinidae (Thick-knees) | LC |
| Burhinus capensis | Spotted Thick-knee | Burhinidae (Thick-knees) | LC |
| Pluvianus aegyptius | Egyptian Plover | Pluvianidae (Egyptian Plover) | LC |
| Haematopus ostralegus | Eurasian Oystercatcher | Haematopodidae (Oystercatchers) | NT |
| Recurvirostra avosetta | Pied Avocet | Recurvirostridae (Avocets, Stilts) | LC |
| Himantopus himantopus | Black-winged Stilt | Recurvirostridae (Avocets, Stilts) | LC |
| Pluvialis squatarola | Grey Plover | Charadriidae (Plovers) | LC |
| Charadrius hiaticula | Common Ringed Plover | Charadriidae (Plovers) | LC |
| Charadrius dubius | Little Ringed Plover | Charadriidae (Plovers) | LC |
| Charadrius pecuarius | Kittlitz's Plover | Charadriidae (Plovers) | LC |
| Charadrius forbesi | Forbes's Plover | Charadriidae (Plovers) | LC |
| Charadrius marginatus | White-fronted Plover | Charadriidae (Plovers) | LC |
| Charadrius alexandrinus | Kentish Plover | Charadriidae (Plovers) | LC |
| Vanellus spinosus | Spur-winged Lapwing | Charadriidae (Plovers) | LC |
| Vanellus tectus | Black-headed Lapwing | Charadriidae (Plovers) | LC |
| Vanellus albiceps | White-headed Lapwing | Charadriidae (Plovers) | LC |
| Vanellus senegallus | Wattled Lapwing | Charadriidae (Plovers) | LC |
| Rostratula benghalensis | Greater Painted-snipe | Rostratulidae (Painted-snipes) | LC |
| Actophilornis africanus | African Jacana | Jacanidae (Jacanas) | LC |
| Numenius phaeopus | Whimbrel | Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Snipes, Phalaropes) | LC |
| Numenius arquata | Eurasian Curlew | Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Snipes, Phalaropes) | NT |
| Limosa lapponica | Bar-tailed Godwit | Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Snipes, Phalaropes) | NT |
| Limosa limosa | Black-tailed Godwit | Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Snipes, Phalaropes) | NT |
| Arenaria interpres | Ruddy Turnstone | Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Snipes, Phalaropes) | LC |
| Calidris canutus | Red Knot | Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Snipes, Phalaropes) | NT |
| Calidris pugnax | Ruff | Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Snipes, Phalaropes) | LC |
| Calidris ferruginea | Curlew Sandpiper | Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Snipes, Phalaropes) | NT |
| Calidris temminckii | Temminck's Stint | Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Snipes, Phalaropes) | LC |
| Calidris alba | Sanderling | Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Snipes, Phalaropes) | LC |
| Calidris alpina | Dunlin | Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Snipes, Phalaropes) | LC |
| Calidris minuta | Little Stint | Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Snipes, Phalaropes) | LC |
| Gallinago media | Great Snipe | Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Snipes, Phalaropes) | NT |
| Gallinago gallinago | Common Snipe | Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Snipes, Phalaropes) | LC |
| Lymnocryptes minimus | Jack Snipe | Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Snipes, Phalaropes) | LC |
| Actitis hypoleucos | Common Sandpiper | Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Snipes, Phalaropes) | LC |
| Tringa ochropus | Green Sandpiper | Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Snipes, Phalaropes) | LC |
| Tringa erythropus | Spotted Redshank | Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Snipes, Phalaropes) | LC |
| Tringa nebularia | Common Greenshank | Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Snipes, Phalaropes) | LC |
| Tringa totanus | Common Redshank | Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Snipes, Phalaropes) | LC |
| Tringa glareola | Wood Sandpiper | Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Snipes, Phalaropes) | LC |
| Tringa stagnatilis | Marsh Sandpiper | Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Snipes, Phalaropes) | LC |
| Rhinoptilus chalcopterus | Bronze-winged Courser | Glareolidae (Coursers, Pratincoles) | LC |
| Cursorius cursor | Cream-coloured Courser | Glareolidae (Coursers, Pratincoles) | LC |
| Cursorius temminckii | Temminck's Courser | Glareolidae (Coursers, Pratincoles) | LC |
| Glareola pratincola | Collared Pratincole | Glareolidae (Coursers, Pratincoles) | LC |
| Rynchops flavirostris | African Skimmer | Laridae (Gulls, Terns, Skimmers) | LC |
| Xema sabini | Sabine's Gull | Laridae (Gulls, Terns, Skimmers) | LC |
| Larus genei | Slender-billed Gull | Laridae (Gulls, Terns, Skimmers) | LC |
| Larus ridibundus | Black-headed Gull | Laridae (Gulls, Terns, Skimmers) | LC |
| Larus cirrocephalus | Grey-headed Gull | Laridae (Gulls, Terns, Skimmers) | LC |
| Larus audouinii | Audouin's Gull | Laridae (Gulls, Terns, Skimmers) | VU |
| Larus dominicanus | Kelp Gull | Laridae (Gulls, Terns, Skimmers) | LC |
| Larus fuscus | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Laridae (Gulls, Terns, Skimmers) | LC |
| Onychoprion fuscatus | Sooty Tern | Laridae (Gulls, Terns, Skimmers) | LC |
| Onychoprion anaethetus | Bridled Tern | Laridae (Gulls, Terns, Skimmers) | LC |
| Sternula albifrons | Little Tern | Laridae (Gulls, Terns, Skimmers) | LC |
| Gelochelidon nilotica | Common Gull-billed Tern | Laridae (Gulls, Terns, Skimmers) | LC |
| Hydroprogne caspia | Caspian Tern | Laridae (Gulls, Terns, Skimmers) | LC |
| Chlidonias hybrida | Whiskered Tern | Laridae (Gulls, Terns, Skimmers) | LC |
| Chlidonias leucopterus | White-winged Tern | Laridae (Gulls, Terns, Skimmers) | LC |
| Chlidonias niger | Black Tern | Laridae (Gulls, Terns, Skimmers) | LC |
| Sterna hirundo | Common Tern | Laridae (Gulls, Terns, Skimmers) | LC |
| Thalasseus sandvicensis | Sandwich Tern | Laridae (Gulls, Terns, Skimmers) | LC |
| Thalasseus maximus | Royal Tern | Laridae (Gulls, Terns, Skimmers) | LC |
