- Wahlberg's Eagle
- Water Rail
- Water Thick-knee
- West African Crested Tern
- West African Pied Hornbill
- Western Barn Owl
- Western Bluebill
- Western Cattle Egret
- Western House Martin
- Western Jackdaw
- Western Marsh Harrier
- Western Nicator
- Western Orphean Warbler
- Western Plantain-eater
- Western Red-billed Hornbill
- Western Reef Heron
- Western Yellow Wagtail
- Whinchat
- White-backed Vulture
- White-bellied Bustard
- White-billed Buffalo Weaver
- White-breasted Cormorant
- White-crested Helmetshrike
- White-crowned Lapwing
- White-crowned Robin-Chat
- White-faced Whistling Duck
- White-fronted Plover
- White-headed Vulture
- White-rumped Seedeater
- White-throated Bee-eater
- White Stork
- White Wagtail
- White Wagtail (yarrellii)
- Whooper Swan
- Willow Warbler
- Wilson's Indigobird
- Winding Cisticola
- Wire-tailed Swallow
- Wood Sandpiper
- Wood Warbler
- Woodchat Shrike
- Woodland Kingfisher