Laridae Lesser Noddy Anous tenuirostris tenuirostris, Indian OceanIslands to E Africa Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus nubilosus, Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, E to Pacific African Skimmer Rynchops flavirostris, Eastern & Southern Africa Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii gracilis, Seychelles & Mascarenes Gruiformes Rallidae African Rail Rallus caerulescens, Southern & Eastern Africa Buff-spotted Flufftail Sarothrura elegans elegans, NE, Eastern & Southern Africa Afrotropic - Southern Anseriformes Anatidae Red-billed Teal Anas erythrorhyncha, Madagascar Charadriiformes Laridae Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii dougallii, Southern Africa and Madagascar Antarctic Tern Sterna vittata tristanensis, Tristan da & Gough/South Africa Gruiformes Rallidae Flufftail Sarothrura ayresi, Southern Africa Afrotropic - Sub-Saharan Charadriiformes Charadriidae Senegal Lapwing Vanellus lugubris, Central & Eastern Africa Ciconiiformes Ardeidae Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus payesii, Sub-Saharan Africa Dwarf Bittern Ixobrychus sturmii, Sub-Saharan Africa Gruiformes Rallidae Striped Crake Amaurornis marginalis, Sub-Saharan Africa African Crake Crex egregia, Sub-Saharan Africa Lesser Moorhen Gallinula angulata, Sub-Saharan Africa Afrotropic - Western and Central Charadriiformes Charadriidae Forbes's Plover Charadrius forbesi, Western & Central Africa White-headed Lapwing Vanellus albiceps, West & Central Africa Crowned Lapwing Vanellus coronatus coronatus, Central Africa Senegal Lapwing Vanellus lugubris, Southern West Africa Wattled Lapwing Vanellus senegallus senegallus, West Africa Brown-chested Lapwing Vanellus superciliosus, West & Central Africa Glareolidae Grey Pratincole Glareola cinerea, SE West Africa & Central Africa
Rock Pratincole Glareola nuchalis liberiae, West Africa Egyptian Plover Pluvianus aegyptius, Congo Basin Laridae Little Tern Sternula albifrons guineae, West Africa (bre) Gruiformes Rallidae Streaky-breasted Flufftail Sarothrura boehmi, Central Africa Buff-spotted Flufftail Sarothrura elegans reichenovi, S West Africa to Central Africa Antarctic Charadriiformes Laridae Antarctic Tern Sterna vittata vittata, P.Edward, Marion, Crozet & Kerguelen/South Africa Central Asian Flyway Charadriiformes Charadriidae White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus, C & SW Asia/NE Africa, SW & S Asia Scolopacidae Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus rogachevae, C Siberia (bre) Gruiformes Gruidae Common Grus grus grus, Western Siberia/South Asia Rallidae Western Water Rail Rallus aquaticus korejewi, Western Siberia/South-west Asia East Atlantic Flyway Charadriiformes Laridae Sabine's Gull Xema sabini sabini, Canada & Greenland/SE Atlantic Scolopacidae Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus islandicus, Iceland, Faroes & Scotland/West Africa West Asian-East African Flyway Charadriiformes Charadriidae Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva, North-central Siberia/South & SW Asia, NE Africa Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius, Central Asia/S, SW Asia, NE Africa Glareolidae Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola pratincola, SW Asia/SW Asia & NE Africa Laridae Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida hybrida, Caspian (bre) Heuglin’s Gull Larus fuscus heuglini, NE Europe & W Siberia/SW Asia & NE Africa Pallas's Gull ichthyaetus, Black Sea & Caspian/South-west Asia
Table 4. List of populations in significant long-term decline by flyways Afrotropic - Eastern Anseriformes Anatidae Maccoa Duck Oxyura maccoa, Eastern Africa Charadriiformes Burhinidae Senegal Thick-knee Burhinus senegalensis, North-east & Eastern Africa Gruiformes Gruidae Black Crowned-crane Balearica pavonina ceciliae, Eastern Africa (Sudan to Uganda) Grey Crowned-crane Balearica regulorum gibbericeps, Eastern Africa (Kenya to Mozambique) Rallidae White-winged Flufftail Sarothrura ayresi, Ethiopia Pelicaniformes Pelecanidae Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus, Eastern Africa Phoecopteriformes Phoenicopteridae Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias Eastern Africa Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus, Eastern Africa Suliformes Sulidae Masked Booby Sula dactylatra melanops, W Indian Ocean Afrotropic - Eastern & Southern Anseriformes Anatidae Fulvous Whistling-duck Dendrocygna bicolor, Eastern & Southern Africa African Comb Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos, Southern & Eastern Africa White-backed Duck Thalassornis leuconotus leuconotus, Eastern & Southern Africa Charadriiformes Charadriidae Crowned Lapwing Vanellus coronatus coronatus, Eastern & Southern Africa Wattled Lapwing Vanellus senegallus lateralis, Eastern & South-east Africa Laridae African Skimmer Rynchops flavirostris Eastern & Southern Africa Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii gracilis, Seychelles & Mascarenes Ciconiiformes Ardeidae Madagascar Pond-heron Ardeola idae, Madagascar & Aldabra/Central & Eastern Africa Balaenicipitidae Shoebill Balaeniceps rex, Central Tropical Africa Afrotropic - Southern Anseriformes Anatidae Red-billed Teal Anas erythrorhyncha, Madagascar
Charadriiformes Laridae Damara Tern Sternula balaenarum, Namibia & Africa/Atlantic coast to Ghana Ciconiiformes Ardeidae Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris capensis, Southern Africa Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis ibis, Southern Africa Slaty Egret Egretta vinaceigula, Central Southern Africa Ciconiidae Black Stork Ciconia nigra, Southern Africa Gruiformes Gruidae Grey Crowned-crane Balearica regulorum regulorum, Southern Africa (N to Angola & S Zimbabwe) Wattled Crane Bugeranus carunculatus, Central & Southern Africa Rallidae White-winged Flufftail Sarothrura ayresi, Southern Africa Pelicaniformes Phalacrocoracidae Cape Cormorant Phalacrocorax capensis, Coastal Southern Africa Bank Cormorant Phalacrocorax neglectus, Coastal South-west Africa Sphenisciformes Spheniscidae African Penguin Spheniscus demersus, Southern Africa Suliformes Sulidae Cape Gannet Morus capensis, Southern Africa Afrotropic - Sub-Saharan Anseriformes Anatidae Southern Pochard Netta erythrophthalma brunnea, Southern & Eastern Africa Ciconiiformes Ciconiidae Stork Ciconia abdimii, Sub-Saharan Africa & SW Arabia Gruiformes Rallidae Striped Crake Amaurornis marginalis, Sub-Saharan Africa Gallinule Porphyrio alleni, Sub-Saharan Africa Afrotropic - Western and Central Anseriformes Anatidae Cape Teal Anas capensis, Lake Chad basin African Nettapus auritus, West Africa African Comb Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos, West Africa Hottentot Teal Spatula hottentota, Lake Chad Duck Thalassornis leuconotus leuconotus, West Africa Charadriiformes