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Laridae - Gulls (19 species)

Ichthyaetus audouinii (Audouin's Gull)
Larus argentatus (Herring Gull)
Larus canus (Common Gull)
Larus delawarensis (Ring-billed Gull)
Larus furcatus (Swallow-tailed Gull)
Larus fuscus (Lesser Black-backed Gull)
Larus glaucescens (Glaucous-winged Gull)
Larus heermanni (Heermann's Gull)
Larus hyperboreus (Glaucous Gull)
Larus marinus (Greater Black-backed Gull)
Larus melanocephalus (Mediterranean Gull)
Larus michahellis (Yellow-legged Gull)
Larus novaehollandiae (Silver Gull)
Larus occidentalis (Western Gull)
Larus ridibundus (Black-headed Gull)
Larus smithsonianus (American Herring Gull)
Leucophaeus atricilla (Laughing Gull)
Rynchops niger (Black Skimmer)
Rissa tridactyla (Kittiwake)

Lybiidae - African Barbets (1 species)

Trachyphonus vaillantii (Crested Barbet)

Malaconotidae - Bushshrikes (2 species)

Laniarius bicolor (Swamp Boubou)
Laniarius atrococcineus (Crimson-breasted Shrike)

Maluridae - Australian Wrens (1 species)

Malurus cyaneus (Superb Fairy-wren)

Megapodiidae - Megapodes

Megapodius reinwardt (Orange-footed Scrubfowl)

Meliphagidae - Honeyeaters (4 species)

Anthochaera carunculata (Red Wattlebird)
Manorina melanocephala (Noisy Miner)
Phylidonyris nigra (White-cheeked Honeyeater)
Manorina melanophrys (Bell Miner)

Meropidae - Bee-eaters (5 species)

Merops apiaster (European Bee-eater)
Merops hirundineus (Swallow-tailed Bee-eater)
Merops nubicoides (Southern Carmine Bee-eater)
Merops persicus (Blue-cheeked Bee-eater)
Merops pusillus (Little Bee-eater)

Mimidae - Thrashers and Mockingbirds (4 species)

Dumetella carolinensis (Gray Catbird)
Mimus gilvus (Tropical Mockingbird)
Mimus polyglottos (Northern Mockingbird)
Toxostoma redivivum (California Thrasher)

Monarchidae - Monarchs (1 species)

Grallina cyanoleuca (Magpie-Lark)

Motacillidae - Wagtails and Pipits (8 species)

Anthus campestris (Tawny Pipit)
Anthus petrosus (Rock Pipit)
Anthus pratensis (Meadow Pipit)
Anthus Rubescens (Buff-bellied Pipit)
Anthus trivialis (Tree Pipit)
Motacilla alba (Pied Wagtail)
Motacilla cinerea (Grey Wagtail)
Motacilla flava (Yellow Wagtail)

Muscicapidae - Old World Flycatchers (7 species)

Cossypha heuglini (White-browed Robin-chat)
Muscicapa striata (Spotted Flycatcher)
Oenanthe cypriaca (Cyprus Pied Wheatear)
Oenanthe hispanica (Black-eared Wheatear)
Oenanthe oenanthe (Wheatear)
Phoenicurus ochruros (Black Redstart)
Phoenicurus phoenicurus (Redstart)

Musophagidae - Turacos (1 species)

Corythaixoides concolor (Grey Go-away-bird)

Nectariniidae - Sunbirds (1 species)

Nectarinia jugularis (Olive-backed Sunbird)

Numididae - Guineafowl (1 species)

Numida meleagris (Helmeted Guineafowl)

Odontophoridae - Quails (1 species)

Callipepla californica (California Quail)

Opisthocomidae - Hoatzin (1 species)

Ophisthocomus hoazin (Hoatzin)

Otididae - Bustards (3 species)

Afrotis afraoides (Northern Black Korhaan)
Ardeotis kori (Kori Bustard)
Lissotis melanogaster (Black-bellied Bustard)

Pachycephalidae  - Whistlers (1 species)

Colluricincla harmonica (Grey Shrike-thrush)

Pandionidae - Ospreys (1 species)

Pandion haliaetus (Osprey)

Paridae - Tits and Chickadees (7 species)

Parus major (Great Tit)
Periparus ater (Coal Tit)
Cyanistes caeruleus (Bluetit)
Parus palustris (Marsh Tit)
Poecile atricapillus (Black-capped Chickadee)
Baeolophus inornatus (Oak Titmouse)
Poecile carolinensis (Carolina Chickadee)
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