Birds by region

Africa

2,073 species recorded

Birds of Africa

Blue-winged Goose

Near Threatened

Blue-winged Goose

Cyanochen cyanoptera

Egyptian Goose

Least Concern

Egyptian Goose

Alopochen aegyptiaca

Spur-winged Goose

Least Concern

Spur-winged Goose

Plectropterus gambensis

White-backed Duck

Least Concern

White-backed Duck

Thalassornis leuconotus

White-faced Whistling Duck

Least Concern

White-faced Whistling Duck

Dendrocygna viduata

Fulvous Whistling Duck

Least Concern

Fulvous Whistling Duck

Dendrocygna bicolor

Common Ostrich

Least Concern

Common Ostrich

Struthio camelus

Somali Ostrich

Vulnerable

Somali Ostrich

Struthio molybdophanes

Barn Owl

Least Concern the heart-faced ghost

Barn Owl

Tyto alba