Ostriches (Struthionidae)
Common Ostrich
Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl (Anatidae)
White-faced Whistling-Duck
Egyptian Goose
South African Shelduck
Spur-winged Goose
African Pygmy-goose
Yellow-billed Duck
Red-billed Duck
Guineafowl (Numididae)
Helmeted Guineafowl
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies (Phasianidae)
Crested Francolin
Red-billed Spurfowl
Swainson's Spurfowl
Flamingos (Phoenicopteridae)
Greater Flamingo
Lesser Flamingo
Grebes (Podicipedidae)
Little Grebe
Great Crested Grebe
Eared Grebe
Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
Mourning Collared-Dove
Laughing Dove
Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove
Namaqua Dove
African Green-Pigeon
Sandgrouse (Pteroclidae)
Double-banded Sandgrouse
Burchell's Sandgrouse
Bustards (Otididae)
Kori Bustard
Red-crested Bustard
White-quilled Bustard
Turacos (Musophagidae)
Gray Go-away-bird
Cuckoos (Cuculidae)
Senegal Coucal
Coppery-tailed Coucal
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots (Rallidae)
Common Gallinule
Red-knobbed Coot
Black Crake
Finfoots (Heliornithidae)
African Finfoot
Cranes (Gruidae)
Wattled Crane
Thick-knees (Burhinidae)
Water Thick-knee
Stilts and Avocets (Recurvirostridae)
Black-winged Stilt
Pied Avocet
Oystercatchers (Haematopodidae)
African Oystercatcher
Plovers and Lapwings (Charadriidae)
Black-bellied Plover
Three-banded Plover
Long-toed Lapwing
Blacksmith Lapwing
White-crowned Lapwing
Crowned Lapwing
Kittlitz's Plover
Chestnut-banded Plover
White-fronted Plover
Painted-Snipes (Rostratulidae)
Greater Painted-snipe
Jacanas (Jacanidae)
African Jacana
Sandpipers and Allies (Scolopacidae)
Whimbrel
Red-necked Phalarope
Marsh Sandpiper
Wood Sandpiper
Ruddy Turnstone
Ruff
Curlew Sandpiper
Pratincoles and Coursers (Glareolidae)
Double-banded Courser
Burchell's Courser
Rock Pratincole
Collared Pratincole
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers (Laridae)
Kelp Gull
African Skimmer
Arctic Tern
Antarctic Tern
Common Tern
Sandwich Tern
Great Crested Tern
Storks (Ciconiidae)
African Openbill
Saddle-billed Stork
Marabou Stork
Yellow-billed Stork
Anhingas (Anhingidae)
Oriental Darter
Cormorants and Shags (Phalacrocoracidae)
Long-tailed Cormorant
Crowned Cormorant
Cape Cormorant
Great Cormorant
Pelicans (Pelecanidae)
Great White Pelican
Pink-backed Pelican
Hamerkop (Scopidae)
Hamerkop
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns (Ardeidae)
Little Bittern
Black-crowned Night Heron
Slaty Egret
Black Heron
Little Egret
Striated Heron
Rufous-bellied Heron
Squacco Heron
Great Egret
Gray Heron
Purple Heron
Goliath Heron
Ibises and Spoonbills (Threskiornithidae)
Glossy Ibis
African Sacred Ibis
Hadada Ibis
African Spoonbill
Secretarybird (Sagittariidae)
Secretarybird
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites (Accipitridae)
Black-shouldered Kite
White-headed Vulture
Lappet-faced Vulture
Hooded Vulture
White-backed Vulture
Bateleur
Banded Snake-Eagle
Martial Eagle
Long-crested Eagle
Tawny Eagle
African Hawk-Eagle
Pale Chanting-Goshawk
African Marsh Harrier
Little Sparrowhawk
Black Kite
African Fish-Eagle
Barn-Owls (Tytonidae)
American Barn Owl
Owls (Strigidae)
African Scops-Owl
Southern White-faced Owl
Verreaux's Eagle-Owl
Pel's Fishing-Owl
Pearl-spotted Owlet
Mousebirds (Coliidae)
Red-faced Mousebird
Hoopoes (Upupidae)
Eurasian Hoopoe
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills (Phoeniculidae)
Green Woodhoopoe
Common Scimitarbill
Hornbills (Bucerotidae)
Bradfield's Hornbill
African Gray Hornbill
Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill
Monteiro's Hornbill
Northern Red-billed Hornbill
Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
Malachite Kingfisher
Brown-hooded Kingfisher
Striped Kingfisher
Giant Kingfisher
Pied Kingfisher
Bee-eaters (Meropidae)
White-fronted Bee-eater
Little Bee-eater
Swallow-tailed Bee-eater
Southern Carmine Bee-eater
Rollers (Coraciidae)
Lilac-breasted Roller
Rufous-crowned Roller
African Barbets (Lybiidae)
Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
Black-collared Barbet
Woodpeckers (Picidae)
Bennett's Woodpecker
Falcons and Caracaras (Falconidae)
Pygmy Falcon
Greater Kestrel
Dickinson's Kestrel
Old World Parrots (Psittaculidae)
Rosy-faced Lovebird
Wattle-eyes and Batises (Platysteiridae)
White-tailed Shrike
Vangas, Helmetshrikes, and Allies (Vangidae)
White Helmetshrike
Bushshrikes and Allies (Malaconotidae)
Black-backed Puffback
Black-crowned Tchagra
Brown-crowned Tchagra
Gabon Boubou
Crimson-breasted Gonolek
Shrikes (Laniidae)
Magpie Shrike
Southern Fiscal
White-crowned Shrike
Crows, Jays, and Magpies (Corvidae)
Cape Crow
Pied Crow
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice (Paridae)
Ashy Tit
Larks (Alaudidae)
Spike-heeled Lark
Gray's Lark
Sabota Lark
Fawn-colored Lark
Red-capped Lark
Stark's Lark
African Warblers (Macrosphenidae)
Cape Crombec
Cisticolas and Allies (Cisticolidae)
Barred Wren-Warbler
Green-backed Camaroptera
Tawny-flanked Prinia
Rufous-eared Warbler
Chirping Cisticola
Swallows (Hirundinidae)
Banded Martin
Plain Martin
Pearl-breasted Swallow
Wire-tailed Swallow
Lesser Striped Swallow
Rufous-chested Swallow
Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae)
Common Bulbul
Black-fronted Bulbul
Laughingthrushes and Allies (Leiothrichidae)
Arrow-marked Babbler
Bare-cheeked Babbler
Southern Pied-Babbler
Oxpeckers (Buphagidae)
Red-billed Oxpecker
Yellow-billed Oxpecker
Starlings (Sturnidae)
Pale-winged Starling
Burchell's Starling
Greater Blue-eared Starling
Cape Starling
Thrushes and Allies (Turdidae)
Groundscraper Thrush
Old World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae)
Marico Flycatcher
Pale Flycatcher
Chat Flycatcher
Southern Black-Flycatcher
Kalahari Scrub-Robin
Red-backed Scrub-Robin
Collared Palm-Thrush
African Stonechat
Southern Anteater-Chat
Arnot's Chat
Familiar Chat
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters (Nectariniidae)
Marico Sunbird
Dusky Sunbird
Weavers and Allies (Ploceidae)
Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
Scaly Weaver
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Sociable Weaver
Holub's Golden-Weaver
Lesser Masked-Weaver
Southern Masked-Weaver
Chestnut Weaver
Red-billed Quelea
Waxbills and Allies (Estrildidae)
Red-headed Finch
Green-winged Pytilia
Red-billed Firefinch
Brown Firefinch
Old World Sparrows (Passeridae)
Great Rufous Sparrow
Southern Gray-headed Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits (Motacillidae)
Cape Wagtail
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies (Fringillidae)
Black-throated Canary
Old World Buntings (Emberizidae)
Cape Bunting
Cinnamon-breasted Bunting
221 species