Resident, semi-arid and arid bushland: SE Ethiopia, W Somalia through NE Uganda - N Tanzania.
Afrotis afra Black Bustard Outarde korhaan
Southern Black Korhaan*
(BoA + afra; afraoides; etoschae; kalaharica; all but afra are here considered as a separate species)
BoA, DFW, CMT, SAM, BL (+SL, SS) Eupodotis afra
Resident, coastal fynbos, semi-arid scrub: W and S Cape Province.
Afrotis afraoides White-quilled Bustard Outarde à miroir blanc
Northern Black Korhaan*
afraoides; etoschae; damarensis (incl kalaharica)
CMT, SAM, BL (+SL, SS) Eupodotis afraoides
BoA, DFW subsume into Afrotis (Eupodotis) afra
Resident, grassland and open savanna: C Namibia, Botswana, South Africa away from coastal areas and much of E side.
Eupodotis vigorsii Karoo Bustard Outarde de Vigors
Vigors' Bustard; Karoo Korhaan*
vigorsii; namaqua
Resident, flat arid plains with some bushes: Cape Province - S Namibia, Orange Free State.
Eupodotis rueppellii Rüppell's Bustard Outarde de Rüppell
Ruppell’s Korhaan*
rueppellii; fitzsimonsi (ROB fitzsimonsii)
Resident, flat desert plains: SW Angola - central Namibia.
Eupodotis humilis Little Brown Bustard Outarde somalienne
Resident, dry sandy grassland with bushes: E Ethiopia, N Somalia.
Eupodotis caerulescens Blue Bustard Outarde plombée
Blue Korhaan*
Resident, grassland above 1500m asl: E South Africa.
Eupodotis senegalensis White-bellied Bustard Outarde du Sénégal
senegalensis; barrowii; canicollis; erlangeri; mackenziei
IOC (+SL, SS) raise Eupodotis barrowii Barrow’s Bustard (Southern White-bellied Bustard)
Resident, grassland and open woodland: Senegal - W Ethiopia (senegalensis); Somalia, E Ethiopia, E Uganda, Kenya, N Tanzania (canicollis, erlangeri); E Gabon - NW Zambia (mackenziei); E South Africa, C and SE Botswana (barrowii).
Lissotis melanogaster Black-bellied Bustard Outarde à ventre noir
melanogaster; notophila
BoA, DFW, SAM, BL, ZTP, BD (+SF, SL, SS) Eupodotis melanogaster
Resident, tall dense grassland and savanna woodland: S of Sahel zone to S Angola and extending south in E South Africa, excluding forest area and much of NE Africa north of Kenya.
Lissotis hartlaubii Hartlaub's Bustard Outarde de Hartlaub
BoA, DFW, SAM, BL, ZTP (+SF, SS) Eupodotis hartlaubii
Resident, open tall grassland: E Sudan, N Somalia south to N Tanzania.
JACANIDAE
Actophilornis africanus African Jacana Jacana à poitrine dorée
BoA, SAM, BD Actophilornis africana
Resident, wetlands, floating vegetation: all S of Sahara except some of forest area and drier NE and SW.
Actophilornis albinucha Madagascar Jacana Jacana malgache
Jacana à nuque blanche
Resident, floating vegetation in freshwater: Madagascar except S and SE.
Microparra capensis Lesser Jacana Jacana nain
Resident, shallow waters: Mali - Ethiopia patchily distributed south to E Angola, E South Africa excluding forest area.
(Hydrophasianus chirurgus Pheasant-tailed Jacana Jacana à longue queue)
Vagrant: Socotra.
ROSTRATULIDAE
Rostratula benghalensis Greater Painted-snipe Rhynchée peinte
Painted-snipe
benghalensis; (CMT monotypic)
Resident, wetlands: scattered through all S of Sahara, Nile Delta area and Madagascar; rare or absent in forest area and NE and SW.
DROMADIDAE (SAM subsumes into Glareolidae)
Dromas ardeola Crab-plover Drome ardéole
Resident and visitor, sandy and other coasts: breeds NW Indian Ocean, Red Sea; disperses south to Tanzania (rarely to KZ-Natal), Madagascar and other Indian Ocean islands.
HAEMATOPODIDAE (SAM subsumes into Charadriidae)
Haematopus ostralegus Eurasian Oystercatcher Huîtrier pie
European Oystercatcher
ostralegus; longipes
Palearctic winter visitor, coasts: all around coast except Cameroon to Namibia; vagrant inland in East Africa.
Haematopus moquini African Black Oystercatcher Huîtrier de Moquin
African Oystercatcher*
Resident, coastal areas: N Namibia - E Cape Province.
[Haematopus meadewaldoi Canary Islands Oystercatcher Huîtrier des Canaries]
Canarian Black Oystercatcher
Resident, coasts: E Canary Is (extinct).
RECURVIROSTRIDAE (SAM subsumes into Charadriidae)
Himantopus himantopus Black-winged Stilt Echasse blanche
himantopus; CMT monotypic
Resident and visitor, shallow wetlands: all S of Sahara except forest area; all around coast and up Nile Valley; Madagascar.
Recurvirostra avosetta Pied Avocet Avocette élégante
**Eurasian Avocet; Avocet
Resident and visitor, shallow saline water, also tidal flats when non-breeding: breeds N Somalia - South Africa on eastern side and to N Namibia away from coast; winters all around coasts.
BURHINIDAE
Burhinus oedicnemus Eurasian Thick-knee Oedicnème criard
Stone-curlew; Eurasian Stone-curlew*
oedicnemus; saharae; distinctus; insularum; indicus (not in BoA)
Resident and visitor, semi-desert and grassland: breeds all North Africa (saharae); Canary Is (W distinctus, E insularum); scattering of winter records Sahel zone and to N Uganda, N Kenya (oedicnemus).
Burhinus senegalensis Senegal Thick-knee Oedicnème du Sénégal
(ZTP + inornatus)
Resident, sandy and muddy areas near water: Senegal - Ethiopia, NW Kenya and down Nile to Delta.
Burhinus vermiculatus Water Thick-knee Oedicnème vermiculé
Water Dikkop
vermiculatus; buettikoferi (BoA buttikoferi)
Resident, riverbanks preferably with some bushes: much of area between equator and Tropic of Capricorn outside forest area; extends west to Sierra Leone and south to coast of South Africa.
Burhinus capensis Spotted Thick-knee Oedicnème tachard
Spotted Dikkop
capensis; damarensis; maculosus; dodsoni
Resident, open woodland, savanna not near water: all S of Sahara except forest area and adjacent parts.
GLAREOLIDAE
Pluvianus aegyptius Egyptian Plover Pluvian fluviatile
Pluvian d'Egypte
IOC places in Pluvianidae
Resident, sand bars in large rivers: Senegal - W Ethiopia south to N Uganda and narrowly into lower Congo basin reaching N Angola.
Cursorius cursor Cream-coloured Courser Courvite isabelle
cursor; exsul; somalensis; littoralis
HM, IOC, ZTP (+SF, SS, RSF) raise Cursor somalensis Somali Courser (races littoralis; somalensis)
Resident and Palearctic winter visitor, desert and semi-desert plains: breeds North Africa, Canary Is, Socotra wintering Sahel zone south to N Kenya (cursor); Eritrea, E Ethiopia, Somalia (somalensis); SE Sudan, N Kenya, S Somalia (littoralis); Cape Verde Is (exsul).
Cursorius rufus Burchell's Courser Courvite de Burchell
Resident, open plains: SW Angola, Namibia, Botswana, South Africa (not E side).
Cursorius temminckii Temminck's Courser Courvite de Temminck
(ROB + temminckii; ruvanensis; aridus)
Resident and wanderer, savannas: Mauritania - N Cameroon, S Chad; Ethiopia - DRC and south excluding much of Somalia and NE Kenya and S South Africa and W Namibia.
Rhinoptilus africanus Double-banded Courser Courvite à double collier
Courvite à double bande
africanus; granti; bisignatus; traylori; gracilis; hartingi; raffertyi; sharpei (HM = synonym of africanus); (HM + erlangeri)
BoA Cursorius africanus; CMT, HBW Smutsornis africanus
Resident, semi-desert, grassland, bushed grassland: E Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia; S Kenya, N Tanzania; SW Angola - Botswana, Namibia, W and C South Africa.
Rhinoptilus cinctus Three-banded Courser Courvite à triple collier
Heuglin’s Courser*
seebohmi; cinctus; emini; (HM (+ROB presumed) + mayaudi; balsaci)
BoA Cursorius cinctus
Resident, open scrub and woodland: on eastern side SE Ethiopia through Kenya, C Tanzania, E Zambia - N Namibia, Zimbabwe.
Rhinoptilus chalcopterus Bronze-winged Courser Courvite à ailes bronzées
Violet-tipped Courser Courvite à ailes violettes
BoA Cursorius chalcopterus
Resident, dry savanna woodland and thick bush: Senegal - W Ethiopia south through Uganda to SW Kenya, around S of forest area to C Namibia - NE South Africa.
Glareola pratincola Collared Pratincole Glaréole à collier
Common Pratincole
pratincola; erlangeri; fuelleborni; (BoA monotypic; HM + riparia)
Resident and Palearctic winter visitor, flat areas usually near water: scattered breeding S Somalia, N Kenya, parts of West Africa, Angola, E South Africa; visitor Sahara - equator and south on eastern side to E South Africa.
Glareola nordmanni Black-winged Pratincole Glaréole à ailes noires
Palearctic winter visitor, open high altitude grassland or mudflats: NE Namibia, Botswana, central South Africa; scattered irregularly in West Africa.
(Glareola maldivarum Oriental Pratincole Glaréole orientale)
Vagrant: Mauritius, Seychelles.
Glareola ocularis Madagascar Pratincole Glaréole malgache
Migrant, breeds rocky islets in rivers and coastal areas: Madagascar except S and W; non-breeding mainly coastal flats but also grassland: coastal East Africa, N Kenya - N Mozambique inland to L. Victoria.
Glareola nuchalis Rock Pratincole Glaréole aureolée
nuchalis; liberiae; (HM + torrens)
Resident, dispersing in non-breeding season, mainly rivers, breeding on rocks and sandbars: Sierra Leone - W Kenya south to C Angola - Zimbabwe - C Mozambique; along Blue Nile in W Ethiopia, E Sudan.
Glareola cinerea Grey Pratincole Glaréole grise
Resident, sandbanks in rivers and coastal areas: Mali, Niger, CAR south to extreme NW Angola.
CHARADRIIDAE
Most Charadrius spp are also known as Gravelot …
Charadrius sanctaehelenae St Helena Plover Pluvier de Sainte-Hélène
Resident, especially moderate altitude grassland and around edges of island: St Helena.
Charadrius dubius Little Ringed Plover Pluvier petit-gravelot
Petit Gravelot
curonicus
Breeding visitor and Palearctic winter visitor, inland water: breeds Morocco, N Algeria; winters rest of North Africa, S of Sahara south to forest area and to equator in east.
Charadrius hiaticula Common Ringed Plover Pluvier grand-gravelot Ringed Plover* Grand Gravelot
hiaticula; tundrae; (HM + psammodromus)
Palearctic winter visitor, coastal areas, less common inland: all around coast and islands, all S of Sahara, less common in forest area.
(Charadrius semipalmatus Semipalmated Plover Pluvier semipalmé)
Vagrant: Azores, Madeira, Cape Verde Is.
Charadrius pecuarius Kittlitz's Plover Pluvier pâtre
Kittlitz's Sand-plover
(BoA + pecuarius)
Resident, primarily inland, open areas usually near water: patchily scattered all S of Sahara except forest and more wooded areas; Nile Delta; Madagascar.
Charadrius tricollaris Three-banded Plover Pluvier à triple collier
tricollaris; bifrontatus
Resident and wanderer, near water: most of S of equator extending north to Ethiopia, W Somalia; non-breeding visitor to L. Chad area; Madagascar (bifrontatus).
Charadrius forbesi Forbes's Plover Pluvier de Forbes
Resident and wanderer, bare ground and rocky uplands: Ghana - SW Sudan and south through W Uganda to NW Zambia; non-breeding west to Senegal.
Charadrius thoracicus Madagascar Plover Pluvier à bandeau noir
Black-banded Plover Gravelot de Madagascar
Resident, coastal grazed grasslands: SW coast of Madagascar.
Charadrius alexandrinus Kentish Plover Pluvier à collier interrompu
[Snowy Plover]
alexandrinus
Resident and Palearctic winter visitor, usually sand or mud and mainly coastal: resident Senegal - N Somalia around N coast, N Atlantic Is; visitor to Sahel zone and along coast south to Kenya.
Charadrius marginatus White-fronted Plover Pluvier à front blanc
marginatus; arenaceus; mechowi; tenellus
Resident, sandy shores at coast, lakes and along rivers: around coast S of Sahara except N Somalia and to north; inland along main rivers and W Rift Valley; coastal Madagascar.
Charadrius pallidus Chestnut-banded Plover Pluvier élégant
pallidus; venustus
Resident, salt pans, lagoons and coast, rarely on freshwater: Rift Valley soda lakes (venustus); SW Angola around south coast to Mozambique and inland N Namibia, N Botswana, N South Africa (pallidus).
Charadrius mongolus Lesser Sand Plover Pluvier de Mongolie
Mongolian Plover Pluvier mongol
pamirensis
Palearctic winter visitor, coastal habitats: coastal Sudan to Cape, uncommon inland.
Charadrius leschenaultii Greater Sand Plover Pluvier de Leschenault
columbinus; crassirostris
Palearctic winter visitor, coastal habitats: E Tunisia around E coast to Cape, Madagascar, Indian Ocean islands; rare inland.
Charadrius asiaticus Caspian Plover Pluvier asiatique
Palearctic winter visitor, recently burnt and heavily grazed grassland: to the south and east of E Egypt - S Angola; vagrant West Africa.
Charadrius morinellus Eurasian Dotterel Pluvier guignard
Dotterel
SAM, BL (+SS) Eudromias morinellus
Palearctic winter visitor, stony steppe, semi-desert, marginal cultivation: all across North Africa and to N Sudan in Red Sea area.
(Charadrius veredus Oriental Plover Pluvier oriental)
Vagrant: Seychelles.
(Charadrius vociferus Killdeer Pluvier kildir)
Vagrant: Azores.
(Charadrius modestus South American Dotterel Pluvier d’Urville)
Vagrant: Tristan.
Pluvialis dominica American Golden Plover Pluvier bronzé
Pluvier doré américain; [Pluvier fauve]
(BoA + fulva; dominica here considered separate species)
Vagrant: West Africa, South Africa, N Atlantic Is.
Pluvialis fulva Pacific Golden Plover Pluvier doré oriental
[Pluvier fauve]
BoA subsumes into Pluvialis dominica
Vagrant: mainly coast: E half of continent Sudan - South Africa.
Pluvialis apricaria Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvier doré
European Golden Plover*; Golden Plover;
**Greater Golden Plover
altifrons; apricaria; (BoA monotypic)
Palearctic winter visitor, agricultural fields and intertidal flats: all of North Africa Morocco - Egypt; vagrant south to Senegal, São Tomé.
Pluvialis squatarola Grey Plover Pluvier argenté
Black-bellied Plover
(HM + squatarola)
Palearctic winter visitor, intertidal mudflats, saltmarshes: all around coast and on Indian and Atlantic Ocean islands; rare inland.
The English name of all Vanellus spp (except V. vanellus) can be … Plover as well as … Lapwing.
Vanellus senegallus African Wattled Lapwing Vanneau du Sénégal
Wattled Lapwing
lateralis; senegallus; major (not in BoA)
Resident, open areas often near water: all S of Sahara except forest area, NE and SW and areas east of L. Victoria - L. Malawi.
Vanellus albiceps White-headed Lapwing Vanneau à tête blanche
White-crowned Lapwing*
Resident, sandy riverbanks in open country and forests: Senegal - S Sudan, DRC (not east), south to NW Angola; SE Tanzania; along Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers.
Vanellus melanocephalus Spot-breasted Lapwing Vanneau d'Abyssinie
Resident, damp grassland, moorland over 1800m asl: Ethiopian highlands.
Vanellus tectus Black-headed Lapwing Vanneau à tête noire
Vanneau à coiffe noire; Vanneau coiffé
tectus; latifrons
Resident, dry plains: Sahel zone extending south to N Uganda - NE Tanzania.
Vanellus armatus Blacksmith Lapwing Vanneau armé
Resident, dry areas usually near water: Angola - SW Kenya and south but only to west of L. Malawi.
Vanellus spinosus Spur-winged Lapwing Vanneau à éperons
Vanneau éperonné
Resident, dry areas near water: Sahara Desert to S Mauritania - N Tanzania; down Nile to Mediterranean coast, excluding NE Somalia.
Vanellus superciliosus Brown-chested Lapwing Vanneau à poitrine châtain
Brown-chested Wattled Lapwing Vanneau caronculé
Resident and wanderer, open savannas: breeds Togo - N DRC; disperses E Ghana - L. Victoria, W Tanzania and into most of DRC.
Vanellus lugubris Senegal Lapwing Vanneau terne
Lesser Black-winged Lapwing Vanneau demi-deuil
Resident, dry open areas: scattered S Mali - SW Nigeria; Gabon - Kenya and south down eastern side to NE South Africa west to extreme E Zambia.
Vanellus melanopterus Black-winged Lapwing Vanneau à ailes noires
Greater Black-winged Plover
minor; melanopterus
Resident, highland plains: Ethiopia; SW Kenya, N Tanzania; E and S South Africa.
Vanellus coronatus Crowned Lapwing Vanneau couronné
coronatus; demissus; xerophilus (not in CMT, HBW)
Resident, savannas: Ethiopia, Somalia - S Angola and south excluding E of L. Malawi and much of Mozambique.
Vanellus gregarius Sociable Lapwing Vanneau sociable
Palearctic winter visitor, open savanna usually near water: Eritrea, Sudan.
Vanellus leucurus White-tailed Lapwing Vanneau à queue blanche
Palearctic winter visitor, lake shores and river valleys: Nile Valley south to C Sudan.
Vanellus crassirostris Long-toed Lapwing Vanneau à ailes blanches
crassirostris; leucopterus (BoA, ROB leucoptera)
Resident, all wetlands: S Sudan, SW Kenya - E Angola, N Botswana and south in east to C Mozambique; NE Nigeria; W Angola.
Vanellus vanellus Northern Lapwing Vanneau huppé
Lapwing
In the past this species was sometimes known as Green Plover but is otherwise always Lapwing not Plover
Breeding visitor and Palearctic winter visitor, fields and mudflats: few breed Morocco; winters North Africa; vagrant Mauritania and in Sahara of Algeria, Libya.
SCOLOPACIDAE
Calidris tenuirostris Great Knot Bécasseau de l’Anadyr
Grand bécasseau maubèche
Vagrant: Morocco, South Africa, Seychelles.
Calidris canutus Red Knot Bécasseau maubèche
canutus
Palearctic winter visitor, coastal areas: Tunisia round W side to South Africa; vagrant E coast.
Calidris alba Sanderling Bécasseau sanderling
(HM, ROB + alba)
Palearctic winter visitor, coastal areas: all around coast of continent and islands; vagrant inland.
Calidris pusilla Semipalmated Sandpiper Bécasseau semipalmé
Vagrant: Morocco, Mauritania, N Atlantic Is.
Calidris ruficollis Red-necked Stint Bécasseau à col roux
Vagrant: Somalia, South Africa, Mozambique.
Calidris minuta Little Stint Bécasseau minute
Palearctic winter visitor, all wetlands: all S of Sahara except forest area; Nile Valley; scattered along North Africa.
(Calidris mauri Western Sandpiper Bécasseau d’Alaska)
Vagrant: Azores, Madeira.
Calidris temminckii Temminck's Stint Bécasseau de Temminck
Palearctic winter visitor, prefers inland waters: Senegal - Somalia; Nile Delta, vagrant to the south.
Calidris subminuta Long-toed Stint Bécasseau à longs doigts
Vagrant: Ethiopia - South Africa, Seychelles.
(Calidris minutilla Least Sandpiper Bécasseau minuscule)
Vagrant: Azores, Cape Verde Is.
Calidris fuscicollis White-rumped Sandpiper Bécasseau à croupion blanc
Bécasseau de Bonaparte
Vagrant: Namibia, South Africa, N Atlantic Is.
Calidris bairdii Baird's Sandpiper Bécasseau de Baird
Vagrant: Senegal, Namibia, South Africa, Azores, Canary Is.
Calidris melanotos Pectoral Sandpiper Bécasseau à poitrine cendrée
Bécasseau tachète
Vagrant: scattered records, Morocco to Kenya to South Africa, N Atlantic Is, Seychelles.
(Calidris acuminata Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Bécasseau à queue pointue)
Vagrant: Seychelles, Azores.
Calidris ferruginea Curlew Sandpiper Bécasseau cocorli
Palearctic winter visitor, all waters: scattered West Africa; all eastern Africa Kenya to South Africa; Madagascar and islands.
Calidris alpina Dunlin Bécasseau variable
alpina; schinzii; arctica
Palearctic winter visitor, mainly coastal mudflats: all coast north of equator; vagrant inland.
Calidris maritima Purple Sandpiper Bécasseau violet
(HM + maritima)
Vagrant: Morocco, Azores.
(Calidris himantopus Stilt Sandpiper Bécasseau échasses)
HBW, SAM Micropalama himantopus
Vagrant: 1 record Azores.
Limicola falcinellus Broad-billed Sandpiper Bécasseau falcinelle
falcinellus; (BoA monotypic)
Palearctic winter visitor, mainly coastal mudflats: scattered Ethiopia to South Africa; occasional West Africa.
Tryngites subruficollis Buff-breasted Sandpiper Bécasseau roussâtre
Bécasseau rousset
Vagrant: Egypt, Tunisia, Sierra Leone, Kenya, South Africa, Namibia, Seychelles, Azores, Canary Is.
Philomachus pugnax Ruff Combattant varié
Reeve Chevalier combattant
Palearctic winter visitor, mainly muddy inland waters: all S of Sahara except forest area; North Africa coast, Nile Valley.
Lymnocryptes minimus Jack Snipe Bécassine sourde
Palearctic winter visitor, brackish and freshwater habitats: North Africa; between Sahara and forest area Senegal - W Ethiopia and south to L. Victoria.
Gallinago gallinago Common Snipe Bécassine des marais
gallinago; delicata
CMT, IOC raise Gallinago delicata Wilson's Snipe
Palearctic winter visitor, all marshland, water areas with vegetation: all around Sahara south to forest area and L. Victoria (gallinago); delicata vagrant Tenerife.
Gallinago nigripennis African Snipe Bécassine africaine
Ethiopian Snipe
aequatorialis; nigripennis; angolensis
Resident, highland bogs, wet moorland, flooded grassland: E and S of forest area extending to Ethiopian highlands; not in Somalia, E Tanzania or much of Namibia, Botswana.
Gallinago macrodactyla Madagascar Snipe Bécassine malgache
Resident, grassy and sedge filled swamps, rice paddies: E Madagascar.
Gallinago media Great Snipe Bécassine double
Palearctic winter visitor, marshland, flooded areas but drier parts than Common Snipe: all S of Sahara except NE and SW.
Gallinago stenura Pintail Snipe Bécassine à queue pointue
Pin-tailed Snipe* Bécassine à queue peinte
Vagrant: Kenya, Somalia.
Limnodromus semipalmatus Asiatic Dowitcher Bécassin d’Asie
Asian Dowitcher* Limnodrome semipalmé
Vagrant: Kenya, South Africa.
(Limnodromus griseus Short-billed Dowitcher Bécassin roux )
Limnodrome à bec court; Bécassin à bec court
Vagrant: Azores.
Limnodromus scolopaceus Long-billed Dowitcher Bécassin à long bec
Vagrant: Morocco, 1 record Azores.
Scolopax rusticola Eurasian Woodcock Bécasse des bois
Bécassine des bois
Resident and Palearctic winter visitor, mosaic of forest and open ground: resident Azores, Madeira, W Canary Is; winters across North Africa.
Limosa limosa Black-tailed Godwit Barge à queue noire
limosa
Palearctic winter visitor, coastal areas and inland wetlands: all around Sahara and in E south to L. Victoria, W Kenya; rare to south.
Limosa haemastica Hudsonian Godwit Barge hudsonienne
Vagrant: South Africa.
Limosa lapponica Bar-tailed Godwit Barge rousse
lapponica; baueri (not in BoA); menzbieri (not in BoA); (HM, ROB + taymyrensis)
Palearctic winter visitor, mainly coastal estuaries: Tunisia round W coast to W South Africa; S Red Sea; coastal Kenya; S Madagascar; rare rest of coast and inland; baueri vagrant Seychelles.
Bartramia longicauda Upland Sandpiper Maubèche des champs
Bratramie des champs
Vagrant: Mauritania, Gabon, N Atlantic Is.
Numenius phaeopus Whimbrel Courlis corlieu
phaeopus; variegatus; hudsonicus; alboaxillaris (BoA incl in phaeopus); (HM + islandicus)
Palearctic winter visitor, mainly coastal: all around coast of continent and islands; rarer inland (Niger Delta, L. Victoria area, Zambia).
Numenius tenuirostris Slender-billed Curlew Courlis à bec grêle
Long-billed Curlew
Palearctic winter visitor, coastal areas: Morocco, Tunisia.
Numenius arquata Eurasian Curlew Courlis cendré
Curlew
orientalis; arquata; (HM + suschkini)
Palearctic winter visitor, mainly coastal but also muddy shores of lakes: all around coast of continent and islands; scattered inland (Niger Delta, L. Victoria area).
(Numenius minutus Little Curlew Courlis nain)
Vagrant: Seychelles.
Tringa erythropus Spotted Redshank Chevalier arlequin
Palearctic winter visitor, inland and coastal waters: all around Sahara south to Cameroon - C Tanzania.
Tringa totanus Common Redshank Chevalier gambette
totanus; ussuriensis; robusta
Resident and Palearctic winter visitor, mainly coastal: breeds North Africa; winters all around coast; scarce south of equator on west side and S of Tanzania on east.
Tringa stagnatilis Marsh Sandpiper Chevalier stagnatile
Palearctic winter visitor, margins of inland and brackish wetlands: all S of Sahara.
Tringa nebularia Common Greenshank Chevalier aboyeur
(CMT + nebularia)
Palearctic winter visitor, most wetlands inland and coast: everywhere except Sahara desert, and including islands.
Tringa melanoleuca Greater Yellowlegs Grand chevalier
Grand chevalier à pattes jaunes; Chevalier criard
Vagrant: South Africa, N Atlantic Is.
Tringa flavipes Lesser Yellowlegs Petit chevalier
(Petit) chevalier à pattes jaunes
Vagrant: Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Zambia, South Africa, N Atlantic Is.
(Tringa solitaria Solitary Sandpiper Chevalier solitaire)
Vagrant: Azores, Cape Verde Is, unsubstantiated record in Angola.
Tringa ochropus Green Sandpiper Chevalier culblanc
Palearctic winter visitor, mainly inland water: North Africa; south of Sahara to N Angola, N Mozambique; rarer to south.
Tringa glareola Wood Sandpiper Chevalier sylvain
Palearctic winter visitor, mainly inland pools: all S of Sahara and Nile Valley.
Xenus cinereus Terek Sandpiper Chevalier bargette
Bargette de Terek
SAM Tringa cinerea; IOC (+SS) Xenus cinerea
Palearctic winter visitor, coastal areas: Eritrea round S coast to SE Nigeria; inland (scarce) on eastern side of continent.
Actitis hypoleucos Common Sandpiper Chevalier guignette
SAM Tringa hypoleucos
Palearctic winter visitor, all wetlands: all S of Sahara, Nile Valley, North Africa, Madagascar.
Actitis macularius Spotted Sandpiper Chevalier grivelé
HM notes often incorrectly spelt A. macularia
SAM Tringa macularia
Vagrant: Morocco, Senegal, Cameroon, N Atlantic Is, Tristan.
(Heteroscelus brevipes Grey-tailed Tattler Chevalier de Sibérie)
CMT, SAM, IOC Tringa brevipes
Vagrant: Seychelles.
(Catoptrophorus semipalmatus Willet Chevalier semipalmé)
CMT, IOC Tringa semipalmata
Vagrant: Azores.
Arenaria interpres Ruddy Turnstone Tournepierre à collier
interpres
Palearctic winter visitor, coastal areas: all around coast of continent and islands; rare inland.
Phalaropus tricolor Wilson's Phalarope Phalarope de Wilson
DFW, SAM, HBW, BL, ROB (+SL, SS) Steganopus tricolor
Vagrant: Morocco, Namibia, South Africa, N Atlantic Is.
Phalaropus lobatus Red-necked Phalarope Phalarope à bec étroit
Palearctic winter visitor, mainly on sea: off coast of Somalia; scarce inland East Africa; vagrant SW Africa, Cape Verde Is.
Phalaropus fulicarius Red Phalarope Phalarope à bec large
Grey Phalarope
HM notes often incorrectly spelt P. fulicaria
Palearctic winter visitor, sea: off Mauritania to Ghana, and Namibia; rare inland (records Kenya to South Africa).
CHIONIDAE
Chionis minor Black-faced Sheathbill Petit Chiornis
marionensis; crozettensis; minor
Resident; Marion, Prince Edward (marionensis); Crozet (crozettensis); Kerguelen (minor).
Chionis albus Snowy Sheathbill Chionis blanc
Greater Sheathbill; Pale-faced Sheathbill
HM notes often incorrectly spelt C. alba
Vagrant (ship assisted): Cape Town area, South Africa, mostly May - July.
STERCORARIIDAE (SAM, ROB subsume into Laridae)
Stercorarius pomarinus Pomarine Skua Labbe pomarine
Pomarine Jaeger
Palearctic winter visitor, sea: mainly Tropic of Cancer to equator in both east and west, some further south to Cape on west coast.
Stercorarius parasiticus Arctic Skua Labbe parasite
Parasitic Jaeger*
Palearctic winter visitor, sea: mainly Angola to S Mozambique around south coast; few records all around.
Stercorarius longicaudus Long-tailed Skua Labbe à longue queue
Long-tailed Jaeger*
(HM, CMT, HBW + longicaudus; pallescens)
Palearctic winter visitor, sea: off South Africa, Namibia; rare elsewhere.
HM, CMT, IOC place Catharacta spp as Stercorarius spp.
Catharacta skua Great Skua Grande Labbe
(BoA + skua; lonnbergi (=madagascariensis); the latter is here considered a race of C. antarctica (not in BoA))
Palearctic winter visitor, sea: off NW Africa south to Cape Verde Is, east in Mediterranean to Algeria.
Catharacta maccormicki South Polar Skua Labbe de McCormick
Skua de McCormick
Vagrant: South Africa, Somalia, Seychelles.
Catharacta antarctica Subantarctic Skua Labbe antarctique
Southern Skua
hamiltoni; lonnbergi (BoA places in C. skua)
IOC Stercorarius antarcticus
SAM raises Stercorarius (Catharacta) lonnbergi Brown Skua
Breeds Tristan group (hamiltoni) and S Indian Ocean Is (lonnbergi); disperses in South Atlantic.
LARIDAE
IOC, CMT split the Larus spp gulls into several genera: Chroicocephalus (genei, philadelphia, cirrocephalus, hartlaubii and ridibundus); Hydrocoloeus (minutus); Leucophaeus (atricilla, pipixcan); Ichthyaetus (melanocephalus, leucophthalmus, hemprichii, ichthyaetus, audouinii). The remainder stay in Larus.
Larus hemprichii Sooty Gull Goéland d'Hemprich
Hemprich’s Gull
Resident: breeds Red Sea, coast of Kenya; disperses between these and south to Tanzania.
Larus leucophthalmus White-eyed Gull Goéland à iris blanc
Resident, coasts: all of Red Sea, 1 record Kenya.
Larus ichthyaetus Great Black-headed Gull Goéland ichthyaète
Pallas’s Gull*
Palearctic winter visitor, mainly sea: all of Red Sea, Ethiopian Rift Valley lakes.
Larus melanocephalus Mediterranean Gull Mouette mélanocéphale
Palearctic winter visitor, sea and coasts: N Mauritania - Egypt mainly in Mediterranean.
Larus atricilla Laughing Gull Mouette atricille
Goéland atricille
atricilla; (BoA monotypic)
Vagrant: Morocco, Gambia, Azores.
Larus pipixcan Franklin's Gull Mouette de Franklin
Vagrant: Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia, Morocco, Senegambia, some islands.
Larus minutus Little Gull Mouette pygmée
Palearctic winter visitor, coasts: North Africa, N Atlantic islands; vagrant to south.
Larus hartlaubii Hartlaub's Gull Mouette de Hartlaub
King Gull
Resident, coasts: C Namibia - SW Cape Province.
Larus cirrocephalus Grey-headed Gull Mouette à tête grise
Grey-hooded Gull*
poiocephalus
Resident and visitor, all wetlands: breeds coast and inland rivers West Africa, Sudan, W Ethiopia - Malawi and parts of South Africa; Madagascar; disperses to all S of Sahara; vagrant Morocco, Canary Is.
Larus ridibundus Common Black-headed Gull Mouette rieuse
Black-headed Gull*
Palearctic winter visitor, mainly coast: all around coast N of equator and to S Tanzania in east; also Niger Delta, Nile Valley and Rift Valley to Tanzania.
Larus genei Slender-billed Gull Goéland railleur
Resident and visitor, coasts: breeds scattered Senegal - Egypt; disperses all along Red Sea.
Larus philadelphia Bonaparte’s Gull Mouette de Bonaparte
Vagrant: Morocco, Senegal, Azores, Canary Is.
Larus audouinii Audouin's Gull Goéland de Audouin
Resident and disperses, coasts: breeds Mediterranean Morocco - Tunisia; disperses rest of Mediterranean to Egypt and south to Senegal.
Larus delawarensis Ring-billed Gull Goéland à bec cerclé
Vagrant: Morocco, N Atlantic Is.
Larus canus Mew Gull Goéland cendré
Common Gull
canus
Palearctic winter visitor, coasts, rare inland: all of North Africa.
Larus dominicanus Kelp Gull Goéland dominicain
vetula; dominicanus; (CMT, ROB + judithae; melisandae; HBW monotypic)
(SL, SS raise Larus vetula Cape Gull)
Resident, coasts: South Africa, Namibia; S Madagascar ('melisandae'); S Indian Ocean islands ('judithae'); non-breeders to N Angola and Mozambique.
The Larus argentatus/fuscus/michahellis/cachinnans/heuglini complex is currently subject to several interpretations. BoA recognise only argentatus (includes races michahellis, cachinnans, heuglini, argentatus, taimyrensis) and fuscus (includes races fuscus, graellsii) as species. Most recent authors recognise these 2 and cachinnans, and some others also raise michahellis (eg CMT and several outside of the remit of this list) and heuglini (eg ROB, ZTP (+SF, SS)). For the present the most widely used seems to be 3 species (fuscus, argentatus and cachinnans) with the various forms as noted below
Larus fuscus Lesser Black-backed Gull Goéland brun
fuscus; graellsii; intermedius; heuglini (incl taimyrensis) (SAM places in L. argentatus)
CMT, ROB, ZTP (+SF, SS, RSF) raise Larus heuglini Heuglin’s Gull Goéland de Heuglin
Palearctic winter visitor, mainly sea: mainly south to Mauritania and N Mozambique, N Zimbabwe, but rare south to Nigeria in W; also Nile and Rift Valley to L. Malawi; (heuglini winters south to East Africa).
Larus argentatus Herring Gull Goéland argenté
European Herring Gull*
argentatus; argenteus; smithsonianus; (SAM + heuglini from L. fuscus)
CMT, IOC raise Larus smithsonianus American Herring Gull (hence IOC English name)
Vagrant: Morocco, Madeira, Azores.
Larus cachinnans Yellow-legged Gull Goéland leucophée
Caspian Gull*
cachinnans; michahellis; atlantis; barabensis
CMT, IOC (+RSF) raises Larus michahellis Yellow-legged Gull (races michahellis; atlantis) (L. cachinnans becomes Caspian
Gull)
Resident and winter visitor, coasts: breeds Morocco - Algeria, Madeira, Canary Is (michahellis); Azores (atlantis); both disperse to Mauritania; winters Red Sea - Somalia (cachinnans); (barabensis rare visitor Socotra).
Larus armenicus Armenian Gull Goéland d’Arménie
Palearctic winter visitor, coasts: Egypt (Mediterranean and Red Sea).
Larus hyperboreus Glaucous Gull Goéland bourgmestre
hyperboreus
Vagrant: Morocco, N Atlantic Is.
(Larus glaucoides Iceland Gull Goéland arctique)
probably glaucoides
Vagrant: Azores, Madeira.
Larus glaucescens Glaucous-winged Gull Goéland à ailes grises
Vagrant: Morocco, 1 record El Hierro (Canary Is).
Larus marinus Great Black-backed Gull Goéland marin
Vagrant: Morocco, N Atlantic Is.
Xema sabini Sabine's Gull Mouette de Sabine
(CMT, HBW + sabini)
BoA, DFW, BD, ROB (+SL) Larus sabini
Palearctic winter visitor, coasts: Namibia to Cape, passage all along west coast.
Rissa tridactyla Black-legged Kittiwake Mouette tridactyle
(HBW + tridactyla)
Palearctic winter visitor coasts and sea: Senegal - Morocco and just into Mediterranean.
STERNIDAE (HM, SAM, IOC, BL, ROB subsume into Laridae)
Sterna nilotica Gull-billed Tern Sterne hansel
nilotica
BoA, CMT, HBW, IOC, BD Gelochelidon nilotica
Resident and Palearctic winter visitor, estuaries and lakes: breeds Tunisia - Senegal; winters all of West Africa, Rift Valley lakes, coast south to Kenya, Tanzania.
Sterna caspia Caspian Tern Sterne caspienne
CMT, HBW, IOC Hydroprogne caspia
Resident and visitor, coasts and larger lakes: resident Mauritania, Senegal, much of east coast, Madagascar and other Indian Ocean islands; disperses all around Africa coast, up Nile Valley and much of West Africa.
Sterna maxima Royal Tern Sterne royale
albididorsalis
CMT, HBW, IOC Thalasseus maximus
Resident and visitor, coastal areas: breeds Mauritania to Guinea; disperses north to Morocco and south to Namibia
Sterna bergii Greater Crested Tern Sterne huppée
Swift Tern*; Great Crested Tern
bergii; thalassina; velox; enigma (ROB incl in bergii)
CMT, HBW, IOC Thalasseus bergii (and races thalassinus, enigmus)
Resident and visitor, coasts and islands: breeds Namibia - S Tanzania, Red Sea, most Indian Ocean Is; disperses to parts of east coast in between breeding areas.
Sterna bengalensis Lesser Crested Tern Sterne voyageuse
(HM, HBW + emigrata (ROB incl in bengalensis); HM, HBW, ROB + bengalensis (also ZTP))
CMT, HBW, IOC Thalasseus bengalensis
Breeds lowlying islands, disperses to coastal areas: breeds Libya, all of Red Sea; disperses all North Africa - Mauritania and all down east coast to E South Africa and to Indian Ocean islands.
Sterna sandvicensis Sandwich Tern Sterne caugek
sandvicensis
CMT, HBW, IOC Thalasseus sandvicensis
Palearctic winter visitor, coastal areas: Egypt along N and W coasts to C South Africa; Gulf of Aden; rarer east coast; breeds rarely Tunisia.
Sterna elegans Elegant Tern Sterne élégante
CMT, IOC Thalasseus elegans
Vagrant: South Africa.
Sterna sumatrana Black-naped Tern Sterne diamant
(HM, HBW + matthewsi)
Breeds Aldabra, Amirantes; disperses mainly to coastal water Somalia - Mozambique.
Sterna dougallii Roseate Tern Sterne de Dougall
dougallii; bangsi; arideensis
Resident and visitor, coasts and islands: resident S Somalia - Tanzania; S and E South Africa; Madagascar and many Indian Ocean Is (arideensis); breeding visitor Azores; non-breeding visitor Senegal - Gulf of Guinea.
Sterna hirundo Common Tern Sterne pierregarin
hirundo; tibetana; longipennis
Resident and visitor, coastal areas: breeds N Atlantic Is, North Africa (Tunisia) and Mauritania, Senegal; winters south of Tropic of Cancer all along coasts.
Sterna paradisaea Arctic Tern Sterne arctique
Palearctic winter visitor, open sea and coastal areas: mainly off South Africa; passage along west coast.
Sterna vittata Antarctic Tern Sterne couronnée
tristanensis; georgiae; vittata; (ROB + sanctipauli (CMT, HM incl in tristanensis))
Breeds S Indian Ocean Is (vittata), Tristan group, St Paul, Amsterdam (tristanensis); disperses to S South Africa (all races).
Sterna repressa White-cheeked Tern Sterne à joues blanches
Resident and breeding visitor, coasts: resident Somalia - N Tanzania; breeding visitor to N Red Sea.
(Sterna forsteri Forster’s Tern Sterne de Forster)
Vagrant: 2 records Azores.
Sterna anaethetus Bridled Tern Sterne bridée
melanoptera; antarctica; fuligula (HM incl in antarctica); (BoA, BD monotypic)
CMT, IOC Onychoprion anaethetus (and races melanopterus, fuligulus)
Resident and visitor, coasts and sea: breeds Mauritania (melanoptera); Red Sea (fuligula); Madagascar and other Indian Ocean Is (antarctica); disperses to Gulf of Guinea and most of East African coast.
Sterna fuscata Sooty Tern Sterne fuligineuse
fuscata; nubilosa
CMT, IOC Onychoprion fuscatus (and races fuscatus, nubilosus)
Resident and visitor, seas and coasts: breeds Gulf of Guinea Is dispersing Senegal - Angola (fuscata); breeds S Red Sea, Indian Ocean Is dispersing Somalia - N South Africa (nubilosa).
Sterna balaenarum Damara Tern Sterne des baleiniers
CMT, IOC Sternula balaenarum
Resident and visitor, coasts: breeds Namibia - Cape Province; disperses north to Ghana.
Sterna albifrons Little Tern Sterne naine
albifrons; guineae; sinensis
CMT, IOC Sternula albifrons
Resident and visitor, mainly coastal areas: breeds North Africa and along W coast to Gulf of Guinea (mainly Ghana - Gabon), along Niger River; Seychelles, Comoro Is, Kenya (L. Turkana); disperses all around coast.
Sterna saundersi Saunders's Tern Sterne de Saunders
(BoA + saundersi)
CMT, IOC Sternula saundersi
Resident and visitor, coastal areas: breeds Red Sea, coast of S Somalia; disperses to S Tanzania and S Madagascar.
Sterna virgata Kerguelen Tern Sterne de Kerguelen
mercuri; virgata; (CMT, HBW monotypic)
Resident, Crozet, Marion, Kerguelen, Prince Edward Is.
Chlidonias hybrida Whiskered Tern Guifette moustac
hybrida; delalandii; (CMT, HBW + sclateri (HM incl in delalandii, ROB implies = delandii (sic)))
HM notes often incorrectly spelt C. hybridus (and race)
Resident and Palearctic winter visitor, vegetated lakes: resident Kenya, Tanzania, much of South Africa, W Madagascar; visitor to Africa between Sahara and DRC - S Tanzania, and Nile Valley.
Chlidonias niger Black Tern Guifette noire
niger
Palearctic winter visitor, coasts and lakes: Egypt around N and W coasts to E South Africa; Nile Valley.
Chlidonias leucopterus White-winged Tern Guifette leucoptère
White-winged Black Tern
Palearctic winter visitor, lakes and coasts: all S of Sahara except forest areas and NE and SW desert areas; North Africa.
Anous minutus Black Noddy Noddi noir
atlanticus
Resident and visitor, seas: breeds Gulf of Guinea Is, Ascension, St Helena; disperses throughout whole Gulf of Guinea.
Anous tenuirostris Lesser Noddy Noddi marianne
Sooty Noddy*
tenuirostris
Resident and visitor, seas: breeds Seychelles, Mascarenes; disperses to Madagascar and coast of Kenya, Tanzania.
Anous stolidus Brown Noddy Noddi brun
Common Noddy
stolidus; pileatus; plumbeigularis (HM incl in pileatus)
Resident and visitor, coasts and seas: S Red Sea, many Indian Ocean Is (plumbeigularis, pileatus), Gulf of Guinea and S Atlantic Is (stolidus); disperses Senegal - Angola and south to N South Africa on east coast.
Gygis alba White Tern Gygis blanche
Fairy Tern; Common White Tern; Angel Tern*
alba; candida
Resident around breeding islands: Ascension, St Helena (alba); Seychelles, Aldabra, Mascarenes (candida).
RYNCHOPIDAE (HM, SAM, IOC, BL, ROB subsume into Laridae)
Rynchops flavirostris African Skimmer Bec-en-ciseaux d'Afrique
Resident, rivers at low water, open marshes, less common at coast: Senegal - Ethiopia south through W and S Kenya to Tropic of Capricorn.
ALCIDAE (SAM subsumes into Laridae)
Uria aalge Common Murre Guillemot marmette
Common Guillemot Guillemot de Troil
albionis
Palearctic winter visitor, seas off coast: S Morocco - Algeria.
(Uria lomvia Thick-billed Murre Guillemot de Brunnich)
Thick-billed Guillemot; Brunnich’s Guillemot
Vagrant: Azores.
Alca torda Razorbill Petit Pingouin
islandica
Palearctic winter visitor, seas off coast: S Morocco - E Algeria.
Alle alle Little Auk Mergule nain
Dovekie
alle
Vagrant: Morocco, Azores.
Fratercula arctica Atlantic Puffin Macareux moine
grabae
Palearctic winter visitor, seas off coast: S Morocco - Algeria, N Atlantic Is.
PTEROCLIDAE (DFW, HM, IOC, BL Pteroclididae)
Pterocles alchata Pin-tailed Sandgrouse Ganga cata
caudacutus
Resident, steppes and semi-desert: C Morocco - NW Libya.
Pterocles exustus Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse Ganga à ventre brun
exustus; olivascens; floweri; ellioti
Resident, bare semi-desert: narrow belt on S edge Sahara Senegal - Eritrea, south through E Ethiopia, W Somalia, NW Kenya to SC Kenya and extreme N Tanzania; Nile Valley in C Egypt (floweri, probably extinct).
Pterocles namaqua Namaqua Sandgrouse Ganga namaqua
Resident, stony desert and semi-desert: SW Angola - Cape Province east to E Botswana - C South Africa.
Pterocles orientalis Black-bellied Sandgrouse Ganga unibande
orientalis
Resident and Palearctic winter visitor, semi-arid steppe: W Morocco - NW Libya; Fuerteventura; winters Sinai.
Pterocles senegallus Spotted Sandgrouse Ganga tacheté
Resident and nomadic, desert and semi-desert: all of Sahara Desert; NE Ethiopia - NW Somalia.
Pterocles coronatus Crowned Sandgrouse Ganga couronné
coronatus; vastitas (not in BoA)
Resident and nomadic, deserts: North Africa south of Atlas Mts and in desert south to Western Sahara - N Sudan and Red Sea (coronatus); Sinai (vastitas).
Pterocles personatus Madagascar Sandgrouse Ganga masqué
Resident, savannas and open wooded plains: N, W and S Madagascar.
Pterocles decoratus Black-faced Sandgrouse Ganga à face noire
decoratus; ellenbecki; loveridgei (CMT loverridgei)
Resident, dry savanna, semi-desert scrub: NE Uganda - E Ethiopia, SW Somalia south to northern half of Tanzania.
Pterocles lichtensteinii Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse Ganga de Lichtenstein
targius; lichtensteinii; sukensis
Mainly resident, rocky and scrubby areas in desert and semi-desert: patchy Morocco, N Mauritania - C Sudan, SE Egypt, N Somalia and south to C Kenya; Socotra.
Pterocles quadricinctus Four-banded Sandgrouse Ganga quadribande
Resident, dry savannas: Sahel and Guinea savanna zones, Senegal - S and W Ethiopia south to N Uganda.
Pterocles bicinctus Double-banded Sandgrouse Ganga bibande
bicinctus; ansorgei; multicolor
Resident, all wooded savannas, semi-deserts: SW Angola, S Zambia, NW Cape Province to S and W Mozambique excluding E Namibia, W Botswana.
Pterocles gutturalis Yellow-throated Sandgrouse Ganga à gorge jaune
gutturalis; saturatior
Mainly resident, short grass plains near water: patchy Ethiopia to N Zambia (saturatior); S Zambia, N Botswana, NC South Africa (gutturalis).
Pterocles burchelli Burchell's Sandgrouse Ganga de Burchell
Resident and nomadic, red Kalahari sand: extreme SE Angola, Namibia (not coastal), Botswana, NE Cape Province to W Transvaal.
(Syrrhaptes paradoxus Pallas’s Sandgrouse Syrrhapte paradoxal)
Vagrant: ???
COLUMBIDAE
Treron calvus African Green Pigeon Columbar à front nu
Pigeon vert à front nu
nudirostris; sharpei; calvus; virescens (not in CMT, HBW); uellensis; gibberifrons (not in CMT, HBW); brevicera (CMT brevicerus); wakefieldii; schalowi; ansorgei; vylderi; delalandii; granti; (CMT, HBW, HM + poensis; salvadorii; CMT, HBW + granviki (HM incl in gibberifrons); chobiensis (HM incl in schalowi); damarensis (HM incl in schalowi); orientalis (HM incl in delalandii); ROB + glauca (HM incl in delalandii))
HM notes often incorrectly spelt T. calva (and several races …a)
DFW subsumes into Treron australis Green Pigeon Pigeon vert
Resident, forest and dense woodlands: Senegal - N Uganda, S Kenya with a corridor to C Ethiopia south to C Angola - NE South Africa and down east coast of South Africa.
Treron sanctithomae São Tomé Green Pigeon Columbar de São Tomé
Pigeon vert de São Tomé
DFW subsumes into Treron australis Green Pigeon Pigeon vert
Resident, forests and plantations: São Tomé.
Treron pembaensis Pemba Green Pigeon Columbar de Pemba
Pigeon vert de Pemba
DFW subsumes into Treron australis Green Pigeon Pigeon vert
Resident, forests and well-wooded areas: Pemba Is.
Treron australis Madagascar Green Pigeon Columbar maitsou
griveaudi; xenius (HBW xenia); australis
IOC raises Treron griveaudi Comoros Green Pigeon
Resident, all forest types: Mohéli (griveaudi); Madagascar (not higher ground) (xenia in W, australis in E).
Treron waalia Bruce's Green Pigeon Columbar waalia
Pigeon vert waalia; Pigeon à
épaulettes violettes
Resident, dry dense woodland, savannas, riverine forest especially associated with Ficus spp: Senegal - Ethiopia, N Somalia south to C Ghana - C Uganda, N Kenya; Socotra.
Alectroenas madagascariensis Madagascar Blue Pigeon Founingo bleu
Resident, forest including degraded around towns and villages: E half of Madagascar.
Alectroenas sganzini Comoros Blue Pigeon Founingo de Comores
minor; sganzini
Resident, forest including mangroves: Aldabra (minor); Comoro Is (sganzini).
Alectroenas pulcherrima Seychelles Blue Pigeon Founingo rouge-cap
Resident, montane forest: Seychelles.
[Geopelia striata Zebra Dove Géopélie zébrée]
Barred Ground Dove
Introduced to Seychelles.
Turtur brehmeri Blue-headed Wood Dove Tourtelette demoiselle
Tourterelle à tête bleue
brehmeri; infelix
Resident, primary and old secondary forest: Guinea, Sierra Leone - S Cameroon - E DRC south to extreme NW Angola.
Turtur tympanistria Tambourine Dove Tourtelette tambourette
Resident, forest and well wooded areas: Senegal - S Cameroon - S Kenya south to C Angola - E Zimbabwe and south down coast of KZ-Natal; Ethiopian highlands; Bioko.
Turtur afer Blue-spotted Wood Dove Tourtelette améthystine
Emeraudine à bec rouge
Resident, forest edges, thickets, galleries: Senegal - Ethiopia south to S Angola - E Zimbabwe, C Mozambique, Zanzibar, Pemba; sparse in Kenya, Tanzania.
Turtur abyssinicus Black-billed Wood Dove Tourtelette d'Abyssinie
Emeraudine à bec noir
Resident, arid woodland, thickets: Sahel zone Senegal - Eritrea, rather further south in Dahomey Gap and extreme N Uganda.
Turtur chalcospilos Emerald-spotted Wood Dove Tourterelle émeraudine
(ROB + chalcospilos; volkmanni; zambesiensis)
Resident, wooded thickets, savannas: C Ethiopia, W Somalia south to N Botswana, E half South Africa, extends west to N Namibia and up coast of W Angola.
Oena capensis Namaqua Dove Tourtelette masquée
Tourtelette à masque de fer
capensis; aliena; (BoA, BD monotypic; ROB + anonyma)
Resident and intra-African migrant, Acacia savannas, thorn scrub: all S of Sahara except forest area, Socotra (capensis); Madagascar (aliena).
Columba iriditorques Western Bronze-naped Pigeon Pigeon à nuque bronzée
Bronze-naped Pigeon
DFW subsumes into Columba delegorguei
Resident, lowland forest, dense thickets: Sierra Leone, Liberia patchy to S Cameroon and throughout Congo forest area.
Columba malherbii São Tomé Bronze-naped Pigeon Pigeon de Malherbe
São Tomé Pigeon; Island Bronze-naped Pigeon*
DFW subsumes into Columba delegorguei
Resident, forests: São Tomé, Príncipe, Pagalu.
Columba delegorguei Eastern Bronze-naped Pigeon Pigeon de Delegorgue
Delegorgue's Pigeon
delegorguei; sharpei
Resident, forest canopy, dense woodland: very patchy SE Sudan to E South Africa east of Rift Valley.
Columba larvata Lemon Dove Pigeon à masque blanc
African Lemon Dove Tourterelle à masque blanc
larvata; bronzina; jacksoni (not in CMT); principalis; hypoleuca (BoA=inornata); simplex; (HM, HBW + samalyae (HM samaliyae))
DFW, BL, ZTP, ROB, BD (+SF, SL, SS, RSF) Aplopelia larvata
CMT, HBW raise Columba simplex Forest Dove Pigeon insulaire
Resident, forest, thickets: N Ethiopia to S coast South Africa west to E DRC, NW Zambia; S Cameroon; Gulf of Guinea Is (simplex restricted to São Tomé); Mt Nimba, Liberia.
Columba arquatrix African Olive Pigeon Pigeon rameron
**Olive Pigeon; **Rameron Pigeon
Resident, forest (mostly in canopy) and plantations: patchy Ethiopian highlands south down Rift Valley to coastal South Africa; W Angola.
Columba sjostedti Cameroon Olive Pigeon Pigeon du Cameroun
Cameroon Pigeon
DFW subsumes into Columba arquatrix
Resident, dense misty montane forest: mts of Cameroon, SE Nigeria, Bioko.
Columba thomensis São Tomé Olive Pigeon Pigeon de São Tomé
Maroon Pigeon
DFW subsumes into Columba arquatrix
Resident, primary forest: São Tomé; Rollas Is (extinct).
Columba pollenii Comoros Olive Pigeon Pigeon des Comores
Comoro Pigeon; Comoros Rameron Pigeon
CMT Columba polleni
Resident, evergreen forest especially high altitude: Comoro Is.
Columba albinucha White-naped Pigeon Pigeon à nuque blanche
Resident, dense forest: E DRC and Ruwenzori Mts, W Uganda; 3 records Rumpi Hills, W Cameroon.
Columba unicincta Afep Pigeon Pigeon gris
Resident, forest: patchy in West Africa forests; S Cameroon - SE Uganda south to N Angola, extreme NW Zambia.
Columba palumbus Common Wood Pigeon Pigeon ramier
**Wood Pigeon; Woodpigeon
excelsa; palumbus; azorica; maderensis
Resident and Palearctic winter visitor, woodland: resident (excelsa) and winter visitor (palumbus) Morocco - N Tunisia; resident Azores (azorica); extinct on Madeira (maderensis).
Columba oenas Stock Dove Pigeon colombin
oenas; (BoA monotypic)
Resident, forest and open areas with old trees: Atlas Mts, Morocco; occasional east to Libya.
Columba oliviae Somali Pigeon Pigeon de Somalie
**Somaliland Pigeon; **Somali Stock Dove
Resident, arid hillsides: near coast of N and NE Somalia.
Columba guinea Speckled Pigeon Pigeon roussard
Pigeon de Guinée
guinea; phaeonota (BoA, ROB phaeonotus); (ROB + bradfieldi)
Resident, open habitats, savannas: Senegal - NW Somalia south through E DRC - W Kenya to S Tanzania, SW Angola - E Zimbabwe to South Africa excluding driest parts.
Columba albitorques White-collared Pigeon Pigeon à collier blanc
Resident above 1800m asl in variety of habitats near cliffs and rocks: Ethiopian highlands.
Columba livia Rock Dove/Feral Pigeon Pigeon biset
Common Pigeon*; Rock Pigeon
livia; canariensis; schimperi; dakhlae; targia; gymnocycla (BoA, BD gymnocyclus); atlantis (not in HM); butleri (not in HM); palaestinae; gaddi (HM, HBW, CMT consider this extralimital); also feral populations
Resident, cliffs, deserts, feral in cities: scattered across North Africa and Sahara Desert south to S Mali - C Sudan, Eritrea; Atlantic Is (canariensis, atlantis); many feral populations.
Columba trocaz Trocaz Pigeon Pigeon trocaz
Madeira Laurel Pigeon
Resident, laurel and Erica forest: Madeira.
Columba bollii Dark-tailed Laurel Pigeon Pigeon de Bolle
Bolle’s Pigeon*
Resident, dense laurel forest especially in ravines: Tenerife, Gomera, La Palma, El Hierro (Canary Is).
Columba junoniae Laurel Pigeon Pigeon des lauriers
White-tailed Laurel Pigeon
Resident, laurel forest and scrubby zones at edge: La Palma, Gomera, Tenerife (since 1975) (Canary Is).
Nesoenas mayeri Pink Pigeon Pigeon rose
SAM Columba mayeri
Resident, wet forest: Mauritius.
Streptopelia semitorquata Red-eyed Dove Tourterelle à collier
Resident, wooded areas near water: all S of Sahara except parts of forest area, most of Somalia and N Kenya, and coastal Angola, all Namibia and drier parts of Botswana and W South Africa.
Streptopelia decipiens African Mourning Dove Tourterelle pleureuse
Mourning Collared Dove*
shelleyi; logonensis; decipiens; perspicillata; elegans; ambigua
Resident, savannas within 10km of water: Senegal - Ethiopia, W Somalia and south in east to N Botswana, N South Africa, S Mozambique; patches in S and W Angola.
Streptopelia vinacea Vinaceous Dove Tourterelle vineuse
Resident, dry woodland, cultivation: West Africa outside of forest to W Ethiopia and south in east to N Uganda.
Streptopelia capicola Ring-necked Dove Tourterelle du Cap
Cape Turtle Dove
capicola; tropica; damarensis; onguati; somalica; electa; (ROB does not have 1 of last 2, and + abunda (HM incl in tropica))
Resident, all woodlands and open tree savannas: all to the south and east of S DRC - all of Ethiopia.
Streptopelia roseogrisea African Collared Dove Tourterelle rieuse
Rose-grey Dove
roseogrisea; arabica
Resident and wanderer, thornbush and semi-desert: Sahel zone S Mauritania, Senegal - N Ethiopia, N Somalia and extends further to N and S for breeding; introduced to Canary Is.
Streptopelia decaocto Eurasian Collared Dove Tourterelle turque
decaocto
Resident, Casuarina plantations in desert, towns and cities: NW Mauritania, Morocco, N Egypt (arrived ca 1980), Canary Is, Azores.
Streptopelia reichenowi White-winged Collared Dove Tourterelle de Reichenow
African White-winged Dove Tourterelle à ailes blanches
Resident, riparian woodland with palms: S Sudan, SE Ethiopia, S Somalia.
Streptopelia turtur European Turtle Dove Tourterelle des bois
Eurasian Turtle Dove
turtur; arenicola; hoggara; rufescens (BoA=isabellina)
Breeding visitor and Palearctic winter visitor, open woodland, farmland: breeds North Africa and through N half of Sahara south to Hoggar and Air Mts, Nile Valley; Madeira; Canary Is; winters Sahel zone Senegal - C Ethiopia; occasional further south.
Streptopelia hypopyrrha Adamawa Turtle Dove Tourterelle de l’Adamaoua
Tourterelle à poitrine rose
Resident, edge of dense woods: N Nigeria, N Cameroon.
Streptopelia lugens Dusky Turtle Dove Tourterelle à poitrine rose
Pink-breasted Turtle Dove Tourterelle cendrée
Resident, montane forests and nearby: East African mts, Ethiopia to S Tanzania, N Malawi west to W Uganda.
Streptopelia senegalensis Laughing Dove Tourterelle maillée
senegalensis; phoenicophila; aegyptiaca; sokotrae; (ROB + divergens (HM incl in senegalensis))
IOC, BL Stigmatopelia senegalensis
Resident, wooded savannas: all S of Sahara except forest area and deserts of NE and patchy in SW (senegalensis); scattered across North Africa south of Atlas Mts (phoenicophila); Nile Valley (aegyptiaca); Socotra (sokotrae).
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