Confused by all the species of birds you're seeing on safari in Africa? Here's your cut-out-and-keep guide to the most common ones. Shout 'Bingo!' when you've crossed them all off...but not too loudly!
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![Abdim's stork](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517173956803-R1ZTXFA36WQFQ5FV08GF/Abdim+stork+on+termite+mound+facing+right.jpg)
Abdim's stork
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![African darter](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517173969219-H2H6ZTIHJCLC6XLP9DPM/African+darter+with+wings+spread+beside+lake.jpg)
African darter
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![African fish eagle](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517170472865-G18BI9UFO473DYHAR1FE/African+fish+eagle+in+afternoon+light+on+branch.jpg)
African fish eagle
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![African hoopoe](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517173999089-JTVZRZBB1RUS5H2N8MAG/African+hoopoe+walking+on+grass+lifts+foot.jpg)
African hoopoe
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![African jacana](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517174047371-NU9UP1O9I10HJHZ4YSIC/African+jacana+walks+among+water+hyacinth+leaves.jpg)
African jacana
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![African wattled lapwing](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517174058122-QODH8CEEZTJ9GNMMAMXK/African+wattled+lapwing+on+muddy+river+bank.jpg)
African wattled lapwing
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![Ashy starling](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517174080877-D5N2KBQUKZ9PDQ1FTD61/Ashy+starling+on+branch+with+head+turned.jpg)
Ashy starling
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![Augur buzzard](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517174112189-4H4LF0Y4YRS04NTU857L/Augur+buzzard+in+thorny+tree+looks+left.jpg)
Augur buzzard
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![Bateleur eagle](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517174995913-SV68IEJVP13442EOOP03/Bateleur+eagle+on+thick+branch+staring+out.jpg)
Bateleur eagle
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![Black kite](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517175530287-7NSV97G4E8XG6BZ3Q4AZ/Black+kite+perched+in+thorny+acacia+tree.jpg)
Black kite
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![Black-bellied bustard](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517175566225-3QK10YH97TN9RE2NMWZB/Black-bellied+bustard+with+open+beak+in+grass.jpg)
Black-bellied bustard
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![Black-headed heron](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517170616964-J8HXWE73C2LARCRB8GAG/Black-headed+heron+perched+on+dead+tree+stump.jpg)
Black-headed heron
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![Blacksmith plover](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517175582519-312UCHERFX3J2XLOL9R7/Blacksmith+plover+with+cocked+head+on+gravel.jpg)
Blacksmith plover
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![Burchell's sand grouse](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517175696163-8PL1JWWP0TPSGHGAO6YF/Burchell%27s+sand+grouse+on+sand+with+footprints.jpg)
Burchell's sand grouse
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![Burchell's starling](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517175767764-X9CIH5OWDDNKN72OEWXX/Burchell%27s+starling+perched+in+tree+facing+camera.jpg)
Burchell's starling
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![Cape turtle dove](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517175801583-SIMIWKZWIZFCVJGDKKAU/Cape+turtle+dove+on+dead+tree+branch.jpg)
Cape turtle dove
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![Cape wagtail](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517175818485-K4G9QCHJZ2AUD0N2B307/Cape+wagtail+perched+on+wall+beside+railing.jpg)
Cape wagtail
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![Cattle egret](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517175838861-KI0K7BNME5WRSU3A6SJE/Cattle+egret+on+dead+branch+opening+beak.jpg)
Cattle egret
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![Cocoi heron](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517214151674-DBKA1X84HB5XPT3YZTW5/Cocoi+heron+walks+past+bushes+in+forest.jpg)
Cocoi heron
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![Crowned eagle](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517213587785-29ZVPTSGNKZ090XC5FUV/Crowned+eagle+flying+overhead+with+wings+spread.jpg)
Crowned eagle
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![Eastern chanting goshawk](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517213460526-85Z78QQQM0UUTWQBO1U5/Eastern+chanting+goshawk+on+branches+turning+head.jpg)
Eastern chanting goshawk
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![Egyptian goose](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517213547159-DL8CAUIVM3QKZ9YK0VM0/Egyptian+goose+on+river+bank+facing+camera.jpg)
Egyptian goose
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![Elephant stork](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517213574204-E5BQFF27P1ZH40Y0HOBN/Elephant+stork+in+profile+looking+at+camera.jpg)
Elephant stork
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![Goliath heron](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517213922632-K3MZALVQD3GHBCAXVH3Z/Goliath+heron+perched+in+vegetation+near+lake.jpg)
Goliath heron
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![Great white egret](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517214003849-VZ286QUGQDHY4WK8KA7A/Great+white+egret+on+log+looking+left.jpg)
Great white egret
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![Greater blue-eared starling](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517214029566-U268WADFWQ6G9R5MVMKL/Greater+blue-eared+starling+turning+head+on+branch.jpg)
Greater blue-eared starling
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![Greater white-breasted cormorant](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517214073604-NNS7UH5E0UDFJUF21ZFX/Greater+white-breasted+cormorant+on+branch+in+lake.jpg)
Greater white-breasted cormorant
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![Grey crowned crane](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517214085210-SEHTNER49FLDFJVI22YA/Grey+crowned+crane+on+grass+in+profile.jpg)
Grey crowned crane
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![Grey-capped social weaver](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517214173328-V35870O7RZP74JM9W4VT/Grey-capped+social+weaver+bird+in+thorny+acacia.jpg)
Grey-capped social weaver
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![Hammerkop](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517214243629-ZUOXLX71FGZTWB0ICKDJ/Hammerkop+by+muddy+water+hole+at+dusk.jpg)
Hammerkop
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![Helmeted guineafowl](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517214276197-GC3FECBA3HW0Z2S6MAQN/Helmeted+guineafowl+staring+ahead+from+thick+branch.jpg)
Helmeted guineafowl
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![House sparrow (m)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517215117572-TTT8YD5P9O2ZF1I5L3M6/Male+house+sparrow+on+branch+facing+right.jpg)
House sparrow (m)
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![House sparrow (f)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517213626951-JAC8TSLZTDJLT6T22FKL/Female+house+sparrow+on+branch+facing+left.jpg)
House sparrow (f)
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![Knob-billed duck](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517214333620-IBYOBXVWDP13VFVY6DKA/Knob-billed+duck+lifts+foot+walking+by+water.jpg)
Knob-billed duck
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![Kori bustard](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517213126888-EY657IYUVK4RUYE8F1J8/Kori+bustard+walking+away+on+grassy+plain.jpg)
Kori bustard
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![Lappet-faced vulture](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517214379837-TTK3C4K0EY80Z0ONEWCA/Lappet-faced+vulture+standing+on+riverbank+in+sunshine.jpg)
Lappet-faced vulture
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![Lilac-breasted roller](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517170837897-JEWX9MJNCHPOXUKQIK9N/Lilac-breasted+roller+lands+on+branch+carrying+grasshopper.jpg)
Lilac-breasted roller
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![Little bee-eater](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517214420690-75I99NFDPDOWLC90Y3BA/Little+bee-eater+perched+on+branch+facing+camera.jpg)
Little bee-eater
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![Long-tailed cormorant](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517213261692-DD57PGPE7F721UBZ4ASO/Long-tailed+cormorant+perched+on+branch+against+blue+sky.jpg)
Long-tailed cormorant
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![Magpie shrike](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517214440466-ST7VGLVOTFLHTK8RFUSG/Magpie+shrike+looks+left+on+dead+branch.jpg)
Magpie shrike
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![Malachite kingfisher](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517170960532-IG32OFLVQN2FS8ZIZW5U/Malachite+kingfisher+on+dead+branch+facing+camera.jpg)
Malachite kingfisher
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![Marabou stork](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517215181328-1YHEWTHKDT7V8K02VL3E/Marabou+stork+stretching+wings+in+grassy+clearing.jpg)
Marabou stork
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![Masked weaver](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517215207709-PSBUWWXC2FJIKA111BI3/Masked+weaver+bird+on+branch+in+profile.jpg)
Masked weaver
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![Monotonous lark on termite mound in grassland](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517215294698-S51DPMNMR5ZUOQGS6ULC/Monotonous+lark+on+termite+mound+in+grassland.jpg)
Monotonous lark on termite mound in grassland
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![Northern white-crowned shrike](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517215310169-DOWKS7U41BYNS0FY4CBK/Northern+white-crowned+shrike+on+branch+facing+left.jpg)
Northern white-crowned shrike
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![Ostrich](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517213686121-GLKJ54FSJQARBEXEI83C/Male+ostrich+on+grassland+looks+at+camera.jpg)
Ostrich
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![Pale flycatcher](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517215366415-0ARQGP0XJ2VF3N9NCKPI/Pale+flycatcher+perched+on+sunshade+facing+right.jpg)
Pale flycatcher
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![Peacock](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517213184709-ZJEKXKJQWSTNOYG4IED4/Close-up+of+peacock+head+looking+at+camera.jpg)
Peacock
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![Pelican](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517215797349-ZBBIQ9QHF9QOMEKBIY1W/Two+pelicans+perched+one+behind+the+other.jpg)
Pelican
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![Purple grenadier](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517215400676-WCP0WH98KTSIXYHEJORR/Purple+grenadier+on+leafy+branch+turning+head.jpg)
Purple grenadier
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![Red-and-yellow barbet](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517215448064-D18C2K05ZSGXG48H1K02/Red-and-yellow+barbet+perched+on+branch+in+sunshine.jpg)
Red-and-yellow barbet
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![Red-billed hornbill](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517215467446-QXEE7L263L0SQNYVBQBQ/Red-billed+hornbill+on+tree+stump+looking+left.jpg)
Red-billed hornbill
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![Red-cheeked cordon-bleu](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517215493125-W4T932JNUITR8B2TQ5QF/Red-cheeked+cordon-bleu+perched+on+stones+in+sunshine.jpg)
Red-cheeked cordon-bleu
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![Ruppell's griffon vulture](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517215524758-MLXHE16D5MLQ1CAFCPDY/Ruppels+griffon+vulture+on+ground+faces+right.jpg)
Ruppell's griffon vulture
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![Saddle-billed stork](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517215541671-GADXMWH7H7E3IAVR7EAQ/Saddle-billed+stork+flying+along+with+wings+raised.jpg)
Saddle-billed stork
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![Secretary bird](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517215570776-AAIK8E30H4NAREVCDFNK/Secretary+bird+stands+in+grassy+meadow+staring.jpg)
Secretary bird
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![Southern ground hornbill](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517215584020-668FM6JOBTHJKPBEQQQ7/Southern+ground+hornbill+in+profile+on+branch.jpg)
Southern ground hornbill
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![Southern red bishop](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517215145355-6PPRCLAOPJ5BDQB969Q3/Male+southern+red+bishop+with+transition+plumage.jpg)
Southern red bishop
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![Speckled mousebird](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517215331621-LWTPCENRXLGRPM0TAT3B/Pair+of+speckled+mousebirds+on+same+branch.jpg)
Speckled mousebird
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![Speke's weaver bird](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517215598750-XVS9PZX571UYS2ZOOIYU/Speke%27s+weaver+bird.jpg)
Speke's weaver bird
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![Spotted eagle owl](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517215647255-P55E9TKU0XY685UKDSDD/Spotted+eagle+owl+in+tree+facing+camera.jpg)
Spotted eagle owl
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![Spur-winged goose](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517215672682-U5FHMA5Y5Z3VJ2M046LN/Spur-winged+goose+standing+in+grass+facing+camera.jpg)
Spur-winged goose
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![Superb starling](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517215688035-JRNGJUP5OHSK4OZI5F3D/Superb+starling+standing+on+dead+tree+branch.jpg)
Superb starling
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![Tawny eagle](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517215726631-JOHZQONUNZUME1W5J98W/Tawny+eagle+perched+on+dead+tree+stump.jpg)
Tawny eagle
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![Three-banded plover](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517215762511-HFR3AFRJOZ2X5E4KJC5Z/Three-banded+plover+in+profile+walking+along+riverbank.jpg)
Three-banded plover
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![White-backed vulture on grass with wings folded](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517215269946-500ISQ44710QZD1VBJTK/White-backed+vulture+on+grass+with+wings+folded.jpg)
White-backed vulture on grass with wings folded
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![White-browed robin chat](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517215833664-AJBQRBGR0C1M0FN568BD/White-browed+robin+chat+on+branch+beside+bank.jpg)
White-browed robin chat
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![White-crowned plover](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517215860984-JUN1ZR3PA3PTLDYAH2KB/White-crowned+plover+on+bare+earth+in+profile.jpg)
White-crowned plover
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![Yellow-collared lovebird](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55408447e4b0543265612fa6/1517215929293-GYB6QPQTLQ3NGS6YYUTN/Yellow-collared+lovebird+at+nest+entrance+in+tree.jpg)
Yellow-collared lovebird