| Kingdom: | Animalia | (Animals) |
| Phylum: | Chordata | (Vertebrates) |
| Class: | Aves | (Birds) |
| Order: | Ciconiiformes |
| Genus - species | Common name | Thumbnail |
|---|---|---|
| Family: Ardeidae | ||
| Ardea cinerea | Grey Heron |  |
| Ardea goliath | Goliath Heron | |
| Ardea melanocephala | Black-headed Heron | |
| Ardea purpurea | Purple Heron |  |
| Ardeola ralloides | Squacco Heron |  |
| Botaurus stellaris | Great Bittern | |
| Bubulcus ibis | Cattle Egret |  |
| Butorides striatus | Striated Heron | |
| Casmerodius albus | Great Egret | |
| Egretta ardesiaca | Black Heron | |
| Egretta garzetta | Little Egret |  |
| Egretta gularis | Western Reef-Egret | |
| Ixobrychus minutus | Little Bittern | |
| Nycticorax nycticorax | Night-Heron | |
| Family: Ciconiidae | ||
| Ciconia ciconia | White Stork |  |
| Ciconia nigra | Black Stork | |
| Leptoptilos crumeniferus | Marabou Stork | |
| Mycteria ibis | Yellow-billed Stork | |
| Family: Threskiornithidae | ||
| Geronticus eremita | Bald Ibis | |
| Platalea leucorodia | Eurasian Spoonbill | |
| Plegadis falcinellus | Glossy Ibis | |
Number of species: 21