Central African Republic bird checklist
650 bird species in 94 families have been recorded in the Central African Republic, according to eBird; about 337 of them are seen regularly, and the rest are rarities, vagrants and escaped or introduced birds. Download the full list as a PDF, or tick birds off on your phone, with counts and notes, even without signal.
Species data: eBird.org, updated · How these lists are made
The most common birds in the Central African Republic right now
1Guinea Turaco
2African Palm Swift
3Gray Parrot
4Green Hylia
5Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher
6Blue Malkoha
7Swamp Greenbul
8Blue-headed Wood-Dove
9African Green-Pigeon
10Spotted Greenbul
Central African Republic bird checklist
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Ostriches
- Common Ostrich
Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- White-faced Whistling-Duck
- Fulvous Whistling-Duck
- Knob-billed Duck
- Hartlaub's Duck
- Egyptian Goose
- Spur-winged Goose
- African Pygmy-Goose
- Northern Pintail
Guineafowl
- Helmeted Guineafowl
- Black Guineafowl
- Plumed Guineafowl
- Western Crested Guineafowl
New World Quail
- Stone Partridge
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Latham's Francolin
- Blue Quail
- Harlequin Quail
- Double-spurred Spurfowl
- Scaly Spurfowl
- Heuglin's Spurfowl
- Clapperton's Spurfowl
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Speckled Pigeon
- Afep Pigeon
- Western Bronze-naped Pigeon
- Mourning Collared-Dove
- Red-eyed Dove
- Vinaceous Dove
- Laughing Dove
- Black-billed Wood-Dove
- Blue-spotted Wood-Dove
- Tambourine Dove
- Blue-headed Wood-Dove
- Namaqua Dove
- Bruce's Green-Pigeon
- African Green-Pigeon
Sandgrouse
- Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse
- Four-banded Sandgrouse
Bustards
- Arabian Bustard
- Denham's Bustard
- Black-bellied Bustard
Turacos
- Great Blue Turaco
- Western Plantain-eater
- Ross's Turaco
- White-crested Turaco
- Guinea Turaco
Cuckoos
- Gabon Coucal
- Senegal Coucal
- Blue-headed Coucal
- Black Coucal
- Blue Malkoha
- Great Spotted Cuckoo
- Levaillant's Cuckoo
- Pied Cuckoo
- Thick-billed Cuckoo
- Dideric Cuckoo
- Klaas's Cuckoo
- Yellow-throated Cuckoo
- African Emerald Cuckoo
- Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo
- Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo
- Black Cuckoo
- Red-chested Cuckoo
- African Cuckoo
- Common Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Brown Nightjar
- Pennant-winged Nightjar
- Standard-winged Nightjar
- Fiery-necked Nightjar
- Plain Nightjar
- Freckled Nightjar
- Bates's Nightjar
- Long-tailed Nightjar
Swifts
- Mottled Spinetail
- Black Spinetail
- Sabine's Spinetail
- Cassin's Spinetail
- Alpine Swift
- Common Swift
- Pallid Swift
- Little Swift
- White-rumped Swift
- Bates's Swift
- African Palm Swift
Flufftails
- White-spotted Flufftail
- Buff-spotted Flufftail
- Red-chested Flufftail
- Chestnut-headed Flufftail
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- African Crake
- Eurasian Moorhen
- Nkulengu Rail
- Black Crake
Finfoots
- African Finfoot
Cranes
- Black Crowned-Crane
Thick-knees
- Spotted Thick-knee
- Water Thick-knee
- Senegal Thick-knee
Egyptian Plover
- Egyptian Plover
Stilts and Avocets
- Black-winged Stilt
Plovers and Lapwings
- Common Ringed Plover
- Forbes's Plover
- Little Ringed Plover
- Spur-winged Lapwing
- Black-headed Lapwing
- White-crowned Lapwing
- Wattled Lapwing
- Brown-chested Lapwing
- Kittlitz's Plover
- White-fronted Plover
Jacanas
- African Jacana
Sandpipers and Allies
- Great Snipe
- Common Snipe
- Terek Sandpiper
- Common Sandpiper
- Green Sandpiper
- Marsh Sandpiper
- Wood Sandpiper
- Common Greenshank
- Ruff
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Little Stint
Pratincoles and Coursers
- Bronze-winged Courser
- Rock Pratincole
- Gray Pratincole
- Collared Pratincole
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- African Skimmer
- White-winged Tern
Grebes
- Little Grebe
Storks
- African Openbill
- Black Stork
- Abdim's Stork
- African Woolly-necked Stork
- White Stork
- Saddle-billed Stork
- Marabou Stork
- Yellow-billed Stork
Anhingas
- African Darter
Cormorants and Shags
- Reed Cormorant
Ibises and Spoonbills
- Glossy Ibis
- African Sacred Ibis
- Spot-breasted Ibis
- Hadada Ibis
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- White-crested Tiger-Heron
- Dwarf Bittern
- Little Bittern
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Little Egret
- White-backed Night Heron
- Little Heron
- Squacco Heron
- Western Cattle-Egret
- Great Egret
- Yellow-billed Egret
- Gray Heron
- Purple Heron
- Black-headed Heron
- Goliath Heron
Hamerkop
- Hamerkop
Secretarybird
- Secretarybird
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Black-winged Kite
- African Harrier-Hawk
- Palm-nut Vulture
- African Cuckoo-Hawk
- European Honey-buzzard
- Hooded Vulture
- White-backed Vulture
- Rüppell's Griffon
- Bateleur
- Western Banded Snake-Eagle
- Congo Snake-Eagle
- Beaudouin's Snake-Eagle
- Brown Snake-Eagle
- Crowned Eagle
- Martial Eagle
- Long-crested Eagle
- Wahlberg's Eagle
- Ayres's Hawk-Eagle
- Tawny Eagle
- Cassin's Hawk-Eagle
- African Hawk-Eagle
- Bat Hawk
- Gabar Goshawk
- Long-tailed Hawk
- Dark Chanting-Goshawk
- Lizard Buzzard
- African Goshawk
- Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk
- Red-thighed Sparrowhawk
- Shikra
- Ovambo Sparrowhawk
- Black Goshawk
- Western Marsh Harrier
- African Marsh Harrier
- Pallid Harrier
- Montagu's Harrier
- Black Kite
- African Fish-Eagle
- Grasshopper Buzzard
- Red-necked Buzzard
- Common Buzzard
Barn-Owls
- Western Barn Owl
Owls
- Sandy Scops-Owl
- Eurasian Scops-Owl
- African Scops-Owl
- Northern White-faced Owl
- Grayish Eagle-Owl
- Fraser's Eagle-Owl
- Verreaux's Eagle-Owl
- Pel's Fishing-Owl
- Vermiculated Fishing-Owl
- Pearl-spotted Owlet
- African Wood-Owl
Mousebirds
- Speckled Mousebird
- Blue-naped Mousebird
Trogons
- Narina Trogon
- Bare-cheeked Trogon
Hoopoes
- Common Hoopoe
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills
- Green Woodhoopoe
- White-headed Woodhoopoe
- Forest Scimitarbill
- Black Scimitarbill
Hornbills
- Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill
- Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill
- Congo Pied Hornbill
- African Gray Hornbill
- Northern Red-billed Hornbill
- Eastern Long-tailed Hornbill
- Western Dwarf Hornbill
- Eastern Dwarf Hornbill
- Black-casqued Hornbill
- Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill
- Brown-cheeked Hornbill
- White-thighed Hornbill
- Piping Hornbill
Bee-eaters
- Black Bee-eater
- Blue-headed Bee-eater
- Red-throated Bee-eater
- Little Bee-eater
- Blue-breasted Bee-eater
- Swallow-tailed Bee-eater
- Black-headed Bee-eater
- White-throated Bee-eater
- African Green Bee-eater
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
- European Bee-eater
- Northern Carmine Bee-eater
Kingfishers
- Shining-blue Kingfisher
- Malachite Kingfisher
- White-bellied Kingfisher
- African Pygmy Kingfisher
- African Dwarf Kingfisher
- Chocolate-backed Kingfisher
- Gray-headed Kingfisher
- Woodland Kingfisher
- Blue-breasted Kingfisher
- Striped Kingfisher
- Giant Kingfisher
- Pied Kingfisher
Rollers
- European Roller
- Abyssinian Roller
- Purple Roller
- Broad-billed Roller
- Blue-throated Roller
African Barbets
- Eastern Yellow-billed Barbet
- Gray-throated Barbet
- Bristle-nosed Barbet
- Speckled Tinkerbird
- Red-rumped Tinkerbird
- Yellow-throated Tinkerbird
- Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
- Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
- Yellow-spotted Barbet
- Hairy-breasted Barbet
- Vieillot's Barbet
- White-headed Barbet
- Double-toothed Barbet
- Black-breasted Barbet
Honeyguides
- Cassin's Honeybird
- Zenker's Honeyguide
- Least Honeyguide
- Lesser Honeyguide
- Spotted Honeyguide
- Greater Honeyguide
- Lyre-tailed Honeyguide
Woodpeckers
- Eurasian Wryneck
- Red-throated Wryneck
- African Piculet
- Golden-crowned Woodpecker
- Gabon Woodpecker
- Elliot's Woodpecker
- Speckle-breasted Woodpecker
- Cardinal Woodpecker
- Brown-backed Woodpecker
- African Gray Woodpecker
- Brown-eared Woodpecker
- Buff-spotted Woodpecker
- Green-backed Woodpecker
- Fine-spotted Woodpecker
- Golden-tailed Woodpecker
Falcons and Caracaras
- Eurasian Kestrel
- Fox Kestrel
- Gray Kestrel
- Red-necked Falcon
- Eleonora's Falcon
- African Hobby
- Lanner Falcon
- Peregrine Falcon
Old World Parrots
- Black-collared Lovebird
- Red-headed Lovebird
New World and African Parrots
- Gray Parrot
- Red-fronted Parrot
- Meyer's Parrot
- Niam-Niam Parrot
African and Green Broadbills
- African Broadbill
- Rufous-sided Broadbill
Pittas
- African Pitta
- Green-breasted Pitta
Cuckooshrikes
- White-breasted Cuckooshrike
- Red-shouldered Cuckooshrike
- Blue Cuckooshrike
Old World Orioles
- Eurasian Golden Oriole
- African Golden Oriole
- Western Black-headed Oriole
- Black-winged Oriole
Wattle-eyes and Batises
- Chestnut Wattle-eye
- White-spotted Wattle-eye
- Brown-throated Wattle-eye
- Black-necked Wattle-eye
- Yellow-bellied Wattle-eye
- Gray-headed Batis
- Western Black-headed Batis
- Verreaux's Batis
- West African Batis
Vangas, Helmetshrikes, and Allies
- White-crested Helmetshrike
- Rufous-bellied Helmetshrike
- African Shrike-flycatcher
- Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher
Bushshrikes and Allies
- Brubru
- Northern Puffback
- Red-eyed Puffback
- Pink-footed Puffback
- Sabine's Puffback
- Marsh Tchagra
- Black-crowned Tchagra
- Brown-crowned Tchagra
- Tropical Boubou
- Black-headed Gonolek
- Lowland Sooty Boubou
- Gray-green Bushshrike
- Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike
- Fiery-breasted Bushshrike
- Gray-headed Bushshrike
Drongos
- Sharpe's Drongo
- Shining Drongo
- Fork-tailed Drongo
- Velvet-mantled Drongo
Monarch Flycatchers
- Blue-headed Crested Flycatcher
- Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher
- Bates's Paradise-Flycatcher
- African Paradise-Flycatcher
Shrikes
- Yellow-billed Shrike
- Emin's Shrike
- Lesser Gray Shrike
- Gray-backed Fiscal
- Northern Fiscal
- Masked Shrike
- Woodchat Shrike
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- Piapiac
- Pied Crow
Rockfowl
- Gray-necked Rockfowl
Hyliotas
- Yellow-bellied Hyliota
- Violet-backed Hyliota
Fairy Flycatchers
- African Blue Flycatcher
- Dusky Crested Flycatcher
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
- White-shouldered Black-Tit
Penduline-Tits
- Forest Penduline-Tit
Larks
- Rufous-rumped Lark
- Flappet Lark
- Sun Lark
- Crested Lark
Nicators
- Western Nicator
- Yellow-throated Nicator
African Warblers
- Green Crombec
- Lemon-bellied Crombec
- Northern Crombec
- Moustached Grass-Warbler
- Yellow Longbill
- Gray Longbill
Cisticolas and Allies
- Green-backed Eremomela
- Rufous-crowned Eremomela
- White-chinned Prinia
- Black-collared Apalis
- Green-backed Camaroptera
- Yellow-browed Camaroptera
- Olive-green Camaroptera
- Black-throated Apalis
- Buff-throated Apalis
- Gosling's Apalis
- Tawny-flanked Prinia
- Banded Prinia
- Red-winged Prinia
- Oriole Warbler
- Red-faced Cisticola
- Singing Cisticola
- Whistling Cisticola
- Chattering Cisticola
- Winding Cisticola
- Croaking Cisticola
- Siffling Cisticola
- Foxy Cisticola
- Zitting Cisticola
Reed Warblers and Allies
- Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
- African Yellow-Warbler
- Icterine Warbler
- Sedge Warbler
- Common Reed Warbler
- Great Reed Warbler
Grassbirds and Allies
- Dja River Swamp Warbler
Swallows
- Square-tailed Sawwing
- Black Sawwing
- Gray-rumped Swallow
- Banded Martin
- Bank Swallow
- Barn Swallow
- Red-chested Swallow
- White-throated Blue Swallow
- Wire-tailed Swallow
- Western House-Martin
- African Red-rumped Swallow
- Lesser Striped Swallow
- Rufous-chested Swallow
- Mosque Swallow
- Preuss's Swallow
Bulbuls
- Slender-billed Greenbul
- Golden Greenbul
- Red-tailed Bristlebill
- Yellow-lored Bristlebill
- Yellow-eyed Bristlebill
- Pale-throated Greenbul
- Spotted Greenbul
- Swamp Greenbul
- Simple Greenbul
- Honeyguide Greenbul
- Sjöstedt's Greenbul
- Eastern Bearded-Greenbul
- Red-tailed Greenbul
- White-bearded Greenbul
- Little Greenbul
- Yellow-whiskered Greenbul
- Plain Greenbul
- Gray Greenbul
- Ansorge's Greenbul
- White-throated Greenbul
- Xavier's Greenbul
- Icterine Greenbul
- Leaf-love
- Common Bulbul
Leaf Warblers
- Wood Warbler
- Willow Warbler
Hylias
- Green Hylia
- Tit-hylia
Yellow Flycatchers
- Chestnut-capped Flycatcher
Sylviid Warblers and Allies
- Garden Warbler
- Greater Whitethroat
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies
- Forest White-eye
- Northern Yellow White-eye
Ground Babblers and Allies
- Brown Illadopsis
- Pale-breasted Illadopsis
- Blackcap Illadopsis
- Thrush Babbler
Laughingthrushes and Allies
- Capuchin Babbler
- Brown Babbler
- Blackcap Babbler
Spotted Creepers
- African Spotted Creeper
Oxpeckers
- Yellow-billed Oxpecker
Starlings
- Violet-backed Starling
- Chestnut-winged Starling
- White-collared Starling
- Narrow-tailed Starling
- Purple-headed Starling
- Long-tailed Glossy Starling
- Splendid Starling
- Lesser Blue-eared Starling
- Purple Starling
- Bronze-tailed Starling
Thrushes and Allies
- Rufous Flycatcher-Thrush
- Red-tailed Ant-Thrush
- White-tailed Ant-Thrush
- Gray Ground-Thrush
- Olive Thrush
- African Thrush
Old World Flycatchers
- African Dusky Flycatcher
- Little Flycatcher
- Yellow-footed Flycatcher
- Spotted Flycatcher
- Gambaga Flycatcher
- Swamp Flycatcher
- Cassin's Flycatcher
- Sooty Flycatcher
- Dusky-blue Flycatcher
- Pale Flycatcher
- White-browed Forest-Flycatcher
- African Forest-Flycatcher
- Gray-throated Tit-Flycatcher
- Gray Tit-Flycatcher
- Olivaceous Flycatcher
- Ashy Flycatcher
- Northern Black-Flycatcher
- Fire-crested Alethe
- Forest Scrub-Robin
- Brown-backed Scrub-Robin
- White-browed Scrub-Robin
- Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat
- White-browed Robin-Chat
- Red-capped Robin-Chat
- Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat
- White-crowned Robin-Chat
- Rufous-tailed Palm-Thrush
- Brown-chested Alethe
- Yellow-breasted Forest Robin
- Lowland Akalat
- Common Nightingale
- European Pied Flycatcher
- Collared Flycatcher
- Common Redstart
- Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush
- Whinchat
- Mocking Cliff-Chat
- Sooty Chat
- Northern Wheatear
- Isabelline Wheatear
- Heuglin's Wheatear
- White-fronted Black-Chat
- Familiar Chat
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters
- Fraser's Sunbird
- Western Violet-backed Sunbird
- Violet-tailed Sunbird
- Little Green Sunbird
- Gray-chinned Sunbird
- Collared Sunbird
- Pygmy Sunbird
- Reichenbach's Sunbird
- Green-headed Sunbird
- Blue-throated Brown Sunbird
- Olive Sunbird
- Green-throated Sunbird
- Scarlet-chested Sunbird
- Olive-bellied Sunbird
- Tiny Sunbird
- Northern Double-collared Sunbird
- Beautiful Sunbird
- Purple-banded Sunbird
- Orange-tufted Sunbird
- Palestine Sunbird
- Splendid Sunbird
- Johanna's Sunbird
- Superb Sunbird
- Variable Sunbird
- Bates's Sunbird
- Copper Sunbird
Weavers and Allies
- Speckle-fronted Weaver
- Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver
- Red-crowned Malimbe
- Black-throated Malimbe
- Red-bellied Malimbe
- Blue-billed Malimbe
- Crested Malimbe
- Red-headed Malimbe
- Red-headed Weaver
- Baglafecht Weaver
- Little Weaver
- Black-necked Weaver
- Spectacled Weaver
- Orange Weaver
- Vitelline Masked-Weaver
- Heuglin's Masked-Weaver
- Vieillot's Black Weaver
- Village Weaver
- Black-headed Weaver
- Yellow-mantled Weaver
- Maxwell's Black Weaver
- Preuss's Weaver
- Compact Weaver
- Red-headed Quelea
- Red-billed Quelea
- Bob-tailed Weaver
- Northern Red Bishop
- Black-winged Bishop
- Black Bishop
- Yellow-crowned Bishop
- White-winged Widowbird
- Yellow-mantled Widowbird
- Red-collared Widowbird
- Fan-tailed Widowbird
Waxbills and Allies
- Bronze Mannikin
- Magpie Mannikin
- Black-and-white Mannikin
- Green-backed Twinspot
- Woodhouse's Antpecker
- White-breasted Nigrita
- Chestnut-breasted Nigrita
- Gray-headed Nigrita
- Pale-fronted Nigrita
- Gray-headed Oliveback
- Lavender Waxbill
- Black-crowned Waxbill
- Black-headed Waxbill
- Orange-cheeked Waxbill
- Fawn-breasted Waxbill
- Common Waxbill
- Black-rumped Waxbill
- Zebra Waxbill
- Red-cheeked Cordonbleu
- Grant's Bluebill
- Western Bluebill
- Red-headed Bluebill
- Black-bellied Seedcracker
- Red-winged Pytilia
- Red-faced Pytilia
- Dybowski's Twinspot
- Brown Twinspot
- Red-billed Firefinch
- African Firefinch
- Black-bellied Firefinch
- Bar-breasted Firefinch
- Black-faced Firefinch
Whydahs and Indigobirds
- Pin-tailed Whydah
- Sahel Paradise-Whydah
- Exclamatory Paradise-Whydah
- Village Indigobird
- Wilson's Indigobird
- Cameroon Indigobird
Old World Sparrows
- Northern Gray-headed Sparrow
- Sahel Bush Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
- Gray Wagtail
- Western Yellow Wagtail
- African Pied Wagtail
- White Wagtail
- Plain-backed Pipit
- Long-legged Pipit
- Tree Pipit
- Red-throated Pipit
- Yellow-throated Longclaw
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Yellow-fronted Canary
- West African Seedeater
Old World Buntings
- Brown-rumped Bunting
- Cabanis's Bunting
- Golden-breasted Bunting
- Gosling's Bunting
Most common birds in Central African Republic
Ranked by how recently and how widely each was reported to eBird in the 30 days to 2026-10-13, and whether it is one of Central African Republic’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- Guinea TuracoTauraco persa
- African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus
- Gray ParrotPsittacus erithacus
- Green HyliaHylia prasina
- Black-headed Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone rufiventer
- Blue MalkohaCeuthmochares aereus
- Swamp GreenbulThescelocichla leucopleura
- Blue-headed Wood-DoveTurtur brehmeri
- African Green-PigeonTreron calvus
- Spotted GreenbulIxonotus guttatus
- African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typus
- Sabine's SpinetailRhaphidura sabini
- Cassin's SpinetailNeafrapus cassini
- Yellow-whiskered GreenbulEurillas latirostris
- African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp
- Fire-crested AletheAlethe castanea
- Red-tailed GreenbulCriniger calurus
- Little GreenbulEurillas virens
- White-spotted FlufftailSarothrura pulchra
- Great Blue TuracoCorythaeola cristata
Largest bird families in Central African Republic
Among its regular birds.
- Bulbuls19
- Old World Flycatchers19
- Waxbills and Allies19
- Cisticolas and Allies15
- Sunbirds and Spiderhunters15
- Weavers and Allies15
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites14
- Cuckoos13
Reported in the last 30 days
119 species reported to eBird in Central African Republic in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Sabine's Puffback, Honeyguide Greenbul, Guinea Turaco, Gray Parrot, Elliot's Woodpecker, Fire-crested Alethe, Green Hylia, Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird, Ansorge's Greenbul, Blue Malkoha, Yellow Longbill, African Harrier-Hawk, Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher, Blue-headed Wood-Dove, White-spotted Flufftail, West African Batis, Yellow-throated Nicator, Yellow-throated Cuckoo, Blue Cuckooshrike, African Palm Swift, Swamp Greenbul, Spotted Greenbul, Sjöstedt's Greenbul, Sabine's Spinetail, Red-tailed Greenbul, Buff-throated Apalis, Cassin's Spinetail, Red-rumped Tinkerbird, Chocolate-backed Kingfisher, African Pied Wagtail, Red-eyed Puffback, African Green-Pigeon, Yellow-whiskered Greenbul, Blue-headed Crested Flycatcher, Black-casqued Hornbill, Blue-throated Roller, Brown Illadopsis, Chestnut Wattle-eye, Red-tailed Bristlebill, Golden-crowned Woodpecker, …
Get to know some of them
Common Bulbul
Village Weaver
Barn Swallow
Western Cattle-Egret
Black Kite
Wood Sandpiper
Little Swift
Western House-Martin
Bank Swallow
Reed Cormorant
Rock Pigeon
Little Egret
Pied Crow
Western Yellow Wagtail
Bronze Mannikin
Common Ringed Plover
Common Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper
Great Egret
Squacco Heron
Red-eyed Dove
Little Ringed Plover
Common Greenshank