| Common name | Scientific name | Classes | Order | Family | Appendix(App. I/App. II) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| African Penguin | Spheniscus demersus | Aves | Sphenisciformes | Spheniscidae | / |
| Slaty Egret | Egretta vinaceigula | Aves | Ciconiiformes | Ardeidae | / |
| Rufous-bellied Heron | Ardeola rufiventris | Aves | Ciconiiformes | Ardeidae | / |
| Dwarf Bittern | Ixobrychus sturmii | Aves | Ciconiiformes | Ardeidae | / |
| Yellow-billed Stork | Mycteria ibis | Aves | Ciconiiformes | Ciconiidae | / |
| Black Stork | Ciconia nigra | Aves | Ciconiiformes | Ciconiidae | / |
| African Woollyneck | Ciconia microscelis | Aves | Ciconiiformes | Ciconiidae | / |
| African Spoonbill | Platalea alba | Aves | Ciconiiformes | Threskiornithidae | / |
| Fulvous Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna bicolor | Aves | Anseriformes | Anatidae | / |
| White-Faced Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna viduata | Aves | Anseriformes | Anatidae | / |
| Maccoa Duck | Oxyura maccoa | Aves | Anseriformes | Anatidae | / |
| South African Shelduck | Tadorna cana | Aves | Anseriformes | Anatidae | / |
| African Pygmy-goose | Nettapus auritus | Aves | Anseriformes | Anatidae | / |
| Cape Teal | Anas capensis | Aves | Anseriformes | Anatidae | / |
| Red-billed Teal | Anas erythrorhyncha | Aves | Anseriformes | Anatidae | / |
| Southern Pochard | Netta erythrophthalma | Aves | Anseriformes | Anatidae | / |
| Blue Crane | Anthropoides paradiseus | Aves | Gruiformes | Gruidae | / |
| Wattled Crane | Bugeranus carunculatus | Aves | Gruiformes | Gruidae | / |
| Streaky-breasted Flufftail | Sarothrura boehmi | Aves | Gruiformes | Rallidae | / |
| White-winged Flufftail | Sarothrura ayresi | Aves | Gruiformes | Rallidae | / |
| Corncrake | Crex crex | Aves | Gruiformes | Rallidae | / |
| Spotted Crake | Porzana porzana | Aves | Gruiformes | Rallidae | / |
| Striped Crake | Amaurornis marginalis | Aves | Gruiformes | Rallidae | / |
| Crab-plover | Dromas ardeola | Aves | Charadriiformes | Dromadidae | / |
| Pied Avocet | Recurvirostra avosetta | Aves | Charadriiformes | Recurvirostridae | / |
| Black-winged Pratincole | Glareola nordmanni | Aves | Charadriiformes | Glareolidae | / |
| Grey Plover | Pluvialis squatarola | Aves | Charadriiformes | Charadriidae | / |
| White-fronted Plover | Charadrius marginatus | Aves | Charadriiformes | Charadriidae | / |
| Lesser Sandplover | Charadrius mongolus | Aves | Charadriiformes | Charadriidae | / |
| Caspian Plover | Charadrius asiaticus | Aves | Charadriiformes | Charadriidae | / |
| Wattled Lapwing | Vanellus senegallus | Aves | Charadriiformes | Charadriidae | / |
| Senegal Lapwing | Vanellus lugubris | Aves | Charadriiformes | Charadriidae | / |
| Black-winged Lapwing | Vanellus melanopterus | Aves | Charadriiformes | Charadriidae | / |
| Great Snipe | Gallinago media | Aves | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | / |
| Marsh Sandpiper | Tringa stagnatilis | Aves | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | / |
| Common Greenshank | Tringa nebularia | Aves | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | / |
| Green Sandpiper | Tringa ochropus | Aves | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | / |
| Wood Sandpiper | Tringa glareola | Aves | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | / |
| Sanderling | Calidris alba | Aves | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | / |
| Little Stint | Calidris minuta | Aves | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | / |
| Curlew Sandpiper | Calidris ferruginea | Aves | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | / |
| Arctic Tern | Sterna paradisaea | Aves | Charadriiformes | Laridae | / |
| Damara Tern | Sternula balaenarum | Aves | Charadriiformes | Laridae | / |
| White-winged Tern | Chlidonias leucopterus | Aves | Charadriiformes | Laridae | / |
| Kittlitz's Plover | Charadrius pecuarius | Aves | Charadriiformes | Charadriidae | / |
| Black-Winged Stilt | Himantopus himantopus | Aves | Charadriiformes | Recurvirostridae | / |
| Yellow-billed Duck | Anas undulata | Aves | Anseriformes | Anatidae | / |
| African Three-banded Plover | Charadrius tricollaris | Aves | Charadriiformes | Charadriidae | / |
| Red Knot | Calidris canutus | Aves | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | / |
| Crowned Lapwing | Vanellus coronatus | Aves | Charadriiformes | Charadriidae | / |
| Ruddy Turnstone | Arenaria interpres | Aves | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | / |
| African Sacred Ibis | Threskiornis aethiopicus | Aves | Ciconiiformes | Threskiornithidae | / |
| Common Ringed Plover | Charadrius hiaticula | Aves | Charadriiformes | Charadriidae | / |
| Little Tern | Sternula albifrons | Aves | Charadriiformes | Laridae | / |
| Black-tailed Godwit | Limosa limosa | Aves | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | / |
| Greater Crested Tern | Thalasseus bergii | Aves | Charadriiformes | Laridae | / |
| Caspian Tern | Hydroprogne caspia | Aves | Charadriiformes | Laridae | / |
| Bar-Tailed Godwit | Limosa lapponica | Aves | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | / |
| Greater Sandplover | Charadrius leschenaultii | Aves | Charadriiformes | Charadriidae | / |
| White Stork | Ciconia ciconia | Aves | Ciconiiformes | Ciconiidae | / |
| Glossy Ibis | Plegadis falcinellus | Aves | Ciconiiformes | Threskiornithidae | / |
| Eurasian Curlew | Numenius arquata | Aves | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | / |
| Common Snipe | Gallinago gallinago | Aves | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | / |
| African Comb Duck | Sarkidiornis melanotos | Aves | Anseriformes | Anatidae | / |
| White-Backed Duck | Thalassornis leuconotus | Aves | Anseriformes | Anatidae | / |
| Lesser Crested Tern | Thalasseus bengalensis | Aves | Charadriiformes | Laridae | / |
| Spur-winged Goose | Plectropterus gambensis | Aves | Anseriformes | Anatidae | / |
| Whimbrel | Numenius phaeopus | Aves | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | / |
| Chestnut-banded Plover | Charadrius pallidus | Aves | Charadriiformes | Charadriidae | / |
| Common Redshank | Tringa totanus | Aves | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | / |
| Collared Pratincole | Glareola pratincola | Aves | Charadriiformes | Glareolidae | / |
| Quail | Coturnix coturnix coturnix | Aves | Galliformes | Phasianidae | / |
| Green Turtle | Chelonia mydas | Reptilia | Testudinata | Cheloniidae | / |
| White-Chinned Petrel | Procellaria aequinoctialis | Aves | Procellariiformes | Procellaridae | / |
| Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | Aves | Falconiformes | Falconidae | / |
| Spotted Ground Thrush | Geokichla guttata | Aves | Passeriformes | Muscicapidae | / |
| Common Tern | Sterna hirundo hirundo | Aves | Charadriiformes | Laridae | / |
| Northern Giant Petrel | Macronectes halli | Aves | Procellariiformes | Procellaridae | / |
| Antarctic Minke Whale | Balaenoptera bonaerensis | Mammalia | Cetacea | Balaenopteridae | / |
| Shortfin Mako Shark | Isurus oxyrinchus | Chondrichthyes | Lamniformes | Lamnidae | / |
| Indo-Pacific Hump-Backed Dolphin, Chinese White Dolphin | Sousa chinensis | Mammalia | Cetacea | Delphinidae | / |
| Booted Eagle | Hieraaetus pennatus | Aves | Accipitriformes | Accipitridae | / |
| Lanner Falcon | Falco biarmicus | Aves | Falconiformes | Falconidae | / |
| Steppe Eagle | Aquila nipalensis | Aves | Accipitriformes | Accipitridae | / |
| Little Bittern | Ixobrychus minutus minutus | Aves | Ciconiiformes | Ardeidae | / |
| Basking Shark, (Traditionally Sunfish Or Sailfish, Hoe Mother) | Cetorhinus maximus | Chondrichthyes | Lamniformes | Cetorhinidae | / |
| Sei Whale, Coalfish Whale, Pollack Whale, Rudolph's Rorqual | Balaenoptera borealis | Mammalia | Cetacea | Balaenopteridae | / |
| Light-Mantled Sooty Albatross | Phoebetria palpebrata | Aves | Procellariiformes | Diomedeidae | / |
| Black-Browed Albatross | Thalassarche melanophris | Aves | Procellariiformes | Diomedeidae | / |
| Common Gull-Billed Tern | Gelochelidon nilotica nilotica | Aves | Charadriiformes | Laridae | / |
| Sandwich Tern | Thalasseus sandvicensis sandvicensis | Aves | Charadriiformes | Laridae | / |
| Cheetah | Acinonyx jubatus | Mammalia | Carnivora | Felidae | / |
| Southern Giant Petrel | Macronectes giganteus | Aves | Procellariiformes | Procellaridae | / |
| Egyptian Goose | Alopochen aegyptiacus | Aves | Anseriformes | Anatidae | / |
| Manta Ray | Mobula birostris | Chondrichthyes | Myliobatiformes | Mobulidae | / |
| Blue Swallow | Hirundo atrocaerulea | Aves | Passeriformes | Hirundinidae | / |
| Straw-Coloured Fruit Bat | Eidolon helvum | Mammalia | Chiroptera | Pteropodidae | / |
| Yellow-Nosed Albatross | Thalassarche chlororhynchos | Aves | Procellariiformes | Diomedeidae | / |
| Sooty Albatross | Phoebetria fusca | Aves | Procellariiformes | Diomedeidae | / |
| Egyptian Vulture | Neophron percnopterus | Aves | Accipitriformes | Accipitridae | / |
| Bryde's Whale, Tropical Whale | Balaenoptera edeni | Mammalia | Cetacea | Balaenopteridae | / |
| Amur Falcon | Falco amurensis | Aves | Falconiformes | Falconidae | / |
| African Wild Dog, Painted Wolf, Cape hunting dog | Lycaon pictus | Mammalia | Carnivora | Canidae | / |
| Greater Flamingo | Phoenicopterus ruber | Aves | Phoenicopteriformes | Phoenicopteridae | / |
| Whale Shark | Rhincodon typus | Chondrichthyes | Orectolobiformes | Rhincodontidae | / |
| Lesser Kestrel | Falco naumanni | Aves | Falconiformes | Falconidae | / |
| Ridley Turtle, Olive Ridley Turtle | Lepidochelys olivacea | Reptilia | Testudinata | Cheloniidae | / |
| Common Sandpiper | Tringa hypoleucos | Aves | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | / |
| Roller | Coracias garrulus | Aves | Coraciiformes | Coraciidae | / |
| Pallid Harrier | Circus macrourus | Aves | Accipitriformes | Accipitridae | / |
| Bee-Eater | Merops apiaster | Aves | Coraciiformes | Meropidae | / |
| Leatherback Turtle, Leathery Turtle | Dermochelys coriacea | Reptilia | Testudinata | Dermochelidae | / |
| Western Marsh-Harrier | Circus aeruginosus | Aves | Accipitriformes | Accipitridae | / |
| Humpback Whale | Megaptera novaeangliae | Mammalia | Cetacea | Balaenopteridae | / |
| Sperm Whale | Physeter macrocephalus | Mammalia | Cetacea | Physeteridae | / |
| Grey-Headed Albatross | Thalassarche chrysostoma | Aves | Procellariiformes | Diomedeidae | / |
| Ruff | Philomachus pugnax | Aves | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | / |
| Baillon's Crake | Zapornia pusilla intermedia | Aves | Gruiformes | Rallidae | / |
| Dusky Dolphin | Lagenorhynchus obscurus | Mammalia | Cetacea | Delphinidae | / |
| Blue Whale | Balaenoptera musculus | Mammalia | Cetacea | Balaenopteridae | / |
| Loggerhead Turtle | Caretta caretta | Reptilia | Testudinata | Cheloniidae | / |
| Greater Spotted Eagle | Clanga clanga | Aves | Accipitriformes | Accipitridae | / |
| African Cuckoo-hawk | Aviceda cuculoides | Aves | Accipitriformes | Accipitridae | / |
| Montagu's Harrier | Circus pygargus | Aves | Accipitriformes | Accipitridae | / |
| Sooty Falcon | Falco concolor | Aves | Falconiformes | Falconidae | / |
| African Elephant | Loxodonta africana | Mammalia | Proboscidea | Elephantidae | / |
| Hottentot Teal | Anas hottentota | Aves | Anseriformes | Anatidae | / |
| Terek Sandpiper | Tringa cinerea | Aves | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | / |
| Longfin Mako Shark | Isurus paucus | Chondrichthyes | Lamniformes | Lamnidae | / |
| Shikra | Accipiter badius | Aves | Accipitriformes | Accipitridae | / |
| European Honey-Buzzard | Pernis apivorus | Aves | Accipitriformes | Accipitridae | / |
| Basra Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus griseldis | Aves | Passeriformes | Muscicapidae | / |
| Heaviside's Dolphin | Cephalorhynchus heavisidii | Mammalia | Cetacea | Delphinidae | / |
| Lesser Spotted Eagle | Clanga pomarina | Aves | Accipitriformes | Accipitridae | / |
| Great White Shark, White Shark | Carcharodon carcharias | Chondrichthyes | Lamniformes | Lamnidae | / |
| Black Harrier | Circus maurus | Aves | Accipitriformes | Accipitridae | / |
| Pygmy Right Whale | Caperea marginata | Mammalia | Cetacea | Neobalaenidae | / |
| Fin Whale | Balaenoptera physalus | Mammalia | Cetacea | Balaenopteridae | / |
| Black Kite | Milvus migrans | Aves | Accipitriformes | Accipitridae | / |
| Spectacled Petrel | Procellaria conspicillata | Aves | Procellariiformes | Procellaridae | / |
| Hawksbill Turtle | Eretmochelys imbricata | Reptilia | Testudinata | Cheloniidae | / |
| Ovambo Sparrowhawk | Accipiter ovampensis | Aves | Accipitriformes | Accipitridae | / |
| Eurasian Hobby | Falco subbuteo | Aves | Falconiformes | Falconidae | / |
| Lesser Flamingo | Phoenicopterus minor | Aves | Phoenicopteriformes | Phoenicopteridae | / |
| Eurasian Buzzard | Buteo buteo | Aves | Accipitriformes | Accipitridae | / |
| Large-Eared Free-Tailed Bat, Giant Mastiff Bat | Otomops martiensseni | Mammalia | Chiroptera | Molossidae | / |
| Wahlberg's Eagle | Hieraaetus wahlbergi | Aves | Accipitriformes | Accipitridae | / |
| Mountain Buzzard | Buteo oreophilus | Aves | Accipitriformes | Accipitridae | / |
| Southern Right Whale | Eubalaena australis | Mammalia | Cetacea | Balaenidae | / |
| Wandering Albatross | Diomedea exulans | Aves | Procellariiformes | Diomedeidae | / |
| Red-Footed Falcon | Falco vespertinus | Aves | Falconiformes | Falconidae | / |
| Porbeagle | Lamna nasus | Chondrichthyes | Lamniformes | Lamnidae | / |
| Broad-Billed Sandpiper | Limicola falcinellus | Aves | Charadriiformes | Scolopacidae | / |
| Grey Petrel | Procellaria cinerea | Aves | Procellariiformes | Procellaridae | / |
| Black Tern | Chlidonias niger niger | Aves | Charadriiformes | Laridae | / |
| Royal Albatross | Diomedea epomophora | Aves | Procellariiformes | Diomedeidae | / |
| Tawny Eagle | Aquila rapax | Aves | Accipitriformes | Accipitridae | / |
| Common Kestrel | Falco tinnunculus | Aves | Falconiformes | Falconidae | / |
| Spiny Dogfish | Squalus acanthias | Chondrichthyes | Squaliformes | Squalidae | / |
| Reef Manta Ray, Prince Alfred’s Ray, Inshore Manta Ray, Coastal Manta Ray, Resident Manta Ray | Manta alfredi | Chondrichthyes | Myliobatiformes | Mobulidae | / |
| Bigeye Thresher Shark | Alopias superciliosus | Chondrichthyes | Lamniformes | Alopiidae | / |
| Pelagic Thresher Shark | Alopias pelagicus | Chondrichthyes | Lamniformes | Alopiidae | / |
| Common Thresher Shark | Alopias vulpinus | Chondrichthyes | Lamniformes | Alopiidae | / |
| Spinetail Mobula, Spinetail Devil Ray, Japanese Devil Ray | Mobula japanica | Chondrichthyes | Myliobatiformes | Mobulidae | / |
| Bentfin Devil Ray, Lesser Devil Ray, Smoothtail Devil Ray, Smoothtail Mobula, Thurton’s Devil Ray | Mobula thurstoni | Chondrichthyes | Myliobatiformes | Mobulidae | / |
| Box Ray, Chilean Devil Ray, Devil Ray, Greater Guinean Mobula, Sicklefin Devil Ray, Spiny Mobula | Mobula tarapacana | Chondrichthyes | Myliobatiformes | Mobulidae | / |
| Pygmy Devil Ray, Longhorned Devil Ray | Mobula eregoodootenkee | Chondrichthyes | Myliobatiformes | Mobulidae | / |
| Shortfin Devil Ray, Lesser Devil Ray | Mobula kuhlii | Chondrichthyes | Myliobatiformes | Mobulidae | / |
| Scalloped hammerhead shark | Sphyrna lewini | Chondrichthyes | Carcharhiniformes | Sphyrnidae | / |
| Great hammerhead shark | Sphyrna mokarran | Chondrichthyes | Carcharhiniformes | Sphyrnidae | / |
| Green Sawfish | Pristis zijsron | Chondrichthyes | Rhinopristiformes | Pristidae | / |
| Largetooth Sawfish | Pristis pristis | Chondrichthyes | Rhinopristiformes | Pristidae | / |
| Lion | Panthera leo | Mammalia | Carnivora | Felidae | / |
| Leopard, Panther | Panthera pardus | Mammalia | Carnivora | Felidae | / |
| Giraffe | Giraffa camelopardalis | Mammalia | Artiodactyla | Giraffidae | / |
| Smooth Hammerhead Shark | Sphyrna zygaena | Chondrichthyes | Carcharhiniformes | Sphyrnidae | / |
| Tope Shark | Galeorhinus galeus | Chondrichthyes | Carcharhiniformes | Triakidae | / |
| Barau’s petrel | Pterodroma baraui | Aves | Procellariiformes | Procellaridae | / |
| Atlantic petrel; Hooded petrel; Schlegel's Petrel | Pterodroma incerta | Aves | Procellariiformes | Procellaridae | / |
| Trindade petrel; Round Island petrel | Pterodroma arminjoniana | Aves | Procellariiformes | Procellaridae | / |
| Scalloped hammerhead shark | Sphyrna lewini | Chondrichthyes | Carcharhiniformes | Sphyrnidae | / |
| Great hammerhead shark | Sphyrna mokarran | Chondrichthyes | Carcharhiniformes | Sphyrnidae | / |
| Instrument | Status | Country ratification date | Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMS | Party | ||
| CMS | Party | ||
| AEWA | Party | ||
| ACAP | Party | Signature: 06.11.2003 |
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| ACAP | Party | Signature: 06.11.2003 |
|
| Atlantic Turtles | MOU Signatory | ||
| Atlantic Turtles | MOU Signatory | ||
| IOSEA Marine Turtles | MOU Signatory | ||
| IOSEA Marine Turtles | MOU Signatory | ||
| Birds of Prey (Raptors) | MOU Signatory | ||
| Sharks | MOU Signatory | ||
| Sharks | MOU Signatory | ||
| Western African Aquatic Mammals | Range State | ||
| Western African Aquatic Mammals | Range State | ||
| African Carnivores Initiative | Range State | ||
| African Carnivores Initiative | Range State | ||
| Joint CITES/CMS/IUCN Lion Web Portal | Range State | ||
| Joint CITES/CMS/IUCN Lion Web Portal | Range State | ||
| AEWA | Party |
| Name | Role | Position | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms. Mukond Matshusa | Focal Point | Director Biodiversity Conservation | Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Department of Environmental Affairs |
