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Cape Francolin
Pternistis capensis
Ross's Turaco
Musophaga rossae
Mountain Wheatear
Myrmecocichla monticola
African Pitta
Pitta angolensis
Natal Francolin
Pternistis natalensis
African Rail
Rallus caerulescens
Red-chested Flufftail
Sarothrura rufa
African Broadbill
Smithornis capensis
Ring-necked Dove
Streptopelia capicola
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Conservation Status
Percentages are calculated based on 10,824 species in Birds of the World.
Data provided by IUCN (2020) Red List.
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| Least Concern |
68%
|
|---|---|
| Near Threatened |
8.3%
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| Vulnerable |
6.8%
|
| Endangered |
3.8%
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| Critically Endangered |
1.8%
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| Extinct in the Wild |
0%
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| Extinct |
1.4%
|
| Not Evaluated |
0%
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| Data Deficient |
0.4%
|
| Unknown |
9.4%
|
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