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Scientific Name
Common Name
Accipiter henstii
Henst's goshawk
Aceros comatus
White-crowned hornbill
Aceros narcondami
Narcondam hornbill
Aceros nipalensis
Rufous-necked hornbill
Aceros plicatus
Papuan hornbill
Aceros waldeni
Visayan wrinkled hornbill
Acrocephalus caffer
Tahiti reed-warbler
Acrocephalus familiaris familiaris
Laysan millerbird
Acrocephalus rodericanus
Rodrigues warbler
Acrocephalus sechellensis
Seychelles warbler
Acrocephalus taiti
Henderson reed-warbler
Actenoides hombroni
Blue-capped kingfisher
Actinodura sodangorum
Black-crowned barwing
Afropavo congensis
Congo peafowl
Agapornis fischeri
Fischer's lovebird
Agapornis lilianae
Lilian's lovebird
Agapornis nigrigenis
Black-cheeked lovebird
Agelaius tricolor
Tricoloured blackbird
Aglaiocercus coelestis
Violet-tailed sylph
Alcedo argentata
Silvery kingfisher
Alectrurus risora
Strange-tailed tyrant
Alectrurus tricolor
Cock-tailed tyrant
Alethe choloensis
Thyolo alethe
Amaurornis olivieri
Sakalava rail
Amazona arausiaca
Red-necked Amazon
Amazona brasiliensis
Red-tailed Amazon
Amazona imperialis
Imperial Amazon
Amazona leucocephala
Cuban Amazon
Amazona oratrix
Yellow-headed parrot
Amazona rhodocorytha
Red-browed Amazon
Amazona ventralis
Hispaniolan Amazon
Amazona versicolor
St Lucia parrot
Amazona viridigenalis
Green-cheeked Amazon
Amazona vittata
Puerto Rican Amazon
Ammodramus caudacutus
Saltmarsh sharp-tailed sparrow
Anarhynchus frontalis
Wrybill
Anas aucklandica
Auckland Island teal
Anas bernieri
Madagascar teal
Anas chlorotis
Brown teal
Anas formosa
Baikal teal
Anas laysanensis
Laysan duck
Anas luzonica
Philippine duck
Anas melleri
Meller's duck
Anas nesiotis
Campbell Island teal
Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus
Hyacinth macaw
Anodorhynchus leari
Lear's macaw
Anser cygnoides
Swan goose
Anser erythropus
Lesser white-fronted goose
Anthracoceros marchei
Palawan hornbill
Anthus chloris
Yellow-breasted pipit
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