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AFRICA ENDEMIC BIRD LIST

List of endemic and near-endemic species in parts of Africa (currently, Angola, Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe are included). Table also shows species with globally threatened or endangered status according to the IUCN.*

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1Blue-winged GooseCyanochen cyanopteraENTETH
2Meller's DuckAnas melleriEENMAD
3Bernier's TealAnas bernieriEENMAD
4Madagascar PochardAythya innotataECRMAD
5Eastern Crested GuineafowlGuttera pucheraniNE KY,TZ
6Nahan's PartridgePtilopachus nahaniNEVUG
7Udzungwa PartridgeXenoperdix udzungwensisEENTZ
8Gray-winged FrancolinScleroptera africanusE SAF
9Moorland FrancolinScleroptera psilolaemusENTETH
10Elgon FrancolinScleroptera elgonensisNENTKY,UG
11Blue QuailSynoicus adansoniiE ETH
12Madagascar PartridgeMargaroperdix madagarensisE MAD
13Hartlaub's SpurfowlPternistis hartlaubiNE AG,NB
14Gray-striped SpurfowlPternistis griseostriatusE AG
15Cape SpurfowlPternistis capensisNE NB,SAF
16Jackson's SpurfowlPternistis jacksoniNE KY
17Swierstra's SpurfowlPternistis swierstraiEENAG
18Harwood's SpurfowlPternistis harwoodiENTETH
19Gray-breasted SpurfowlPternistis rufopictusE TZ
20Madagascar GrebeTachybaptus pelzelniiEENMAD
21White-collared PigeonColumba albitorquesNE ETH
22Madagascar Green-PigeonTreron australisE MAD
23Pemba Green-PigeonTreron pembaensisEVTZ
24Madagascar Blue-PigeonAlectroenas madagascariensisE MAD
25White-breasted MesiteMesitornis variegatusEVMAD
26Brown MesiteMesitornis unicolorEVMAD
27Subdesert MesiteMonias benschiEVMAD
28Madagascar SandgrousePterocles personatusE MAD
29Blue BustardEupodotis caerulescensENTSAF
30Karoo BustardHeterotetrax vigorsiiNE NB,SAF
31Rueppell's BustardHeterotetrax rueppeliiNE AG,NB
32Black BustardAfrotis afraE SAF
33Knysna TuracoTauraco corythaixE SAF
34Red-crested TuracoTauraco erythrolophusE AG
35White-cheeked TuracoMenelikkornis leucotisNE ETH
36Prince Ruspoli's TuracoMenelikkornis ruspoliiENTETH
37Rwenzori TuracoGallirex johnstoniNE RW,UG
38Giant CouaCoua gigasE MAD
39Coquerel's CouaCoua coquereliE MAD
40Red-breasted CouaCoua serrianaE MAD
41Red-fronted CouaCoua reynaudiiE MAD
42Red-capped CouaCoua ruficepsE MAD
43Green-capped Coua**Coua olivaceicepsE MAD
44Running CouaCoua cursorE MAD
45Crested CouaCoua cristataE MAD
46Verreaux's CouaCoua verreauxiE MAD
47Blue CouaCoua caeruleaE MAD
48Collared NightjarGactornis enarratusE MAD
49Madagascar NightjarCaprimulgus madagascariensisE MAD
50Nechisar NightjarCaprimulgus solalaEVETH
51Malagasy Palm SwiftCypsiurus gracilisE MAD
52Madagascar RailRallus madagascariensisEVMAD
53Rouget's RailRougetius rougetiiNENTETH
54Sakalava RailZapornia olivieriEENMAD
55Madagascar Forest RailMentocrex kioloidesE MAD
56Tsingy Forest RailMentocrex beankaensisEVMAD
57Madagascar FlufftailSarothrura insularisE MAD
58White-winged FlufftailSarothrura ayresiNECRETH,SAF
59Slender-billed FlufftailSarothrura watersiENTMAD
60Madagascar Three-banded Plover**Charadrius bifrontatusE MAD
61Spot-breasted LapwingVanellus melanocephalusE ETH
62Madagascar PloverAnarhynchus thoracicusEVMAD
63Madagascar JacanaActophilornis albinuchaEENMAD
64Madagascar SnipeGallinago macrodactylaEVMAD
65Madagascar ButtonquailTurnix nigricollisE MAD
66Fynbos ButtonquailTurnix hottentottusE SAF
67Hartlaub's GullChroicocephalus hartlaubiiNE NB,SAF
68Bank CormorantPhalacrocorax neglectusNEENNB,SAF
69Humblot's HeronArdea humblotiEENMAD
70Madagascar IbisLophotibis cristataENTMAD
71Malagasy Sacred IbisThreskiornis bernieriEENMAD
72Southern Bald IbisGeronticus calvusEVSAF
73Wattled IbisBostrychia carunculataNE ETH
74Madagascar Harrier-HawkPolyboroides radiatusE MAD
75Madagascar Serpent-EagleEutriorchis asturEENMAD
76Madagascar Cuckoo-HawkAviceda madagascariensisE MAD
77Malagasy HarrierCircus macroscelesEENMAD
78Frances's SparrowhawkAccipiter francesiaeE MAD
79Madagascar SparrowhawkAccipiter madagascariensisENTMAD
80Henst's GoshawkAccipiter henstiiEVMAD
81Madagascar Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vociferoidesECRMAD
82Forest BuzzardButeo trizonatusENTSAF
83Madagascar BuzzardButeo brachypterusE MAD
84Red OwlTyto soumagneiEVMAD
85Sokoke Scops-OwlOtus ireneaeNEENKY,TZ
86Pemba Scops-OwlOtus pembaensisEVTZ
87Madagascar Scops-OwlOtus rutilusE MAD
88Albertine OwletGlaucidium albertinumNENTRW
89White-browed OwlAthene superciliarisE MAD
90Madagascar OwlAsio madagascariensisE MAD
91Red-backed MousebirdColius castanotusE AG
92Madagascar HoopoeUpupa marginataE MAD
93Monteiro's HornbillTockus monteiriNE AG,NB
94Tanzanian Red-billed HornbillTockus ruahaeE TZ
95Damara Red-billed HornbillTockus damarensisE NB
96Madagascar Pygmy KingfisherCorythornis madagascariensisE MAD
97Ethiopian Bee-eaterMerops lafresnayiiE ETH
98Scaly Ground-RollerGeobiastes squamigerEVMAD
99Short-legged Ground-RollerBrachypteracias leptosomusEVMAD
100Long-tailed Ground-RollerUratelornis chimaeraEVMAD
101Pitta-like Ground-RollerAtelornis pittoidesE MAD
102Rufous-headed Ground-RollerAtelornis crossleyiENTMAD
103Usambiro Barbet**Trachyphonus usambiroNE KY,TZ
104Banded BarbetLybius undatusNE ETH
105Chaplin's BarbetLybius chapliniEVZA
106Dwarf HoneyguideIndicator pumilioNE RW,UG
107Abyssinian WoodpeckerDendropicos abyssinicusNE ETH
108Ground WoodpeckerGeocolaptes olivaceusENTSAF
109Knysna WoodpeckerCampethera notataENTSAF
110Malagasy KestrelFalco newtoniE MAD
111Banded KestrelFalco zoniventrisE MAD
112Greater Vasa ParrotMascarinus vasaNE MAD
113Comoro Black ParrotMascarinus sibilansE MAD
114Gray-headed LovebirdAgapornis canusE MAD
115Black-winged LovebirdAgapornis tarantaNE ETH
116Yellow-collared LovebirdAgapornis personatusE TZ
117Cape ParrotPoicephalus robustusEVSAF
118Rueppell's ParrotPoicephalus rueppelliiNE AG,NB
119Yellow-fronted ParrotPoicephalus flavifronsE ETH
120Velvet AsityPhilepitta castaneaE MAD
121Schlegel's AsityPhilepitta schlegeliENTMAD
122Common Sunbird-AsityNeodrepanis coruscansE MAD
123Yellow-bellied Sunbird-AsityNeodrepanis hypoxanthaEVMAD
124Madagascar CuckooshrikeCoracina cinereaE MAD
125Grauer's CuckooshrikeCoracina graueriNE UG
126Ethiopian Black-headed OrioleOriolus monachaNE ETH
127White-tailed ShrikeLanioturdus torquatusNE AG,NB
128White-fronted Wattle-eyePlatysteira albifronsENTAG
129Short-tailed BatisBatis mixtaNE KY,TZ
130Dark BatisBatis cryptaE ML,TZ
131Malawi BatisBatis dimorphaNE ML,ZA
132Gray-crested HelmetshrikePrionops poliolophusNENTKY,TZ
133Yellow-crested HelmetshrikePrionops albertiNEVUG
134Angola HelmetshrikePrionops gabelaEENAG
135Archbold's NewtoniaNewtonia archboldiE MAD
136Common NewtoniaNewtonia brunneicaudaE MAD
137Dark NewtoniaNewtonia amphichroaE MAD
138Red-tailed NewtoniaNewtonia fanovanaeEVMAD
139Tylas VangaTylas eduardiE MAD
140Red-tailed VangaCalicalicus madagascariensisE MAD
141Red-shouldered VangaCalicalicus rufocarpalisEVMAD
142Nuthatch-VangaHypositta corallirostrisE MAD
143Chabert VangaLeptopterus chabertE MAD
144Crossley's BabblerMystacornis crossleyiE MAD
145Madagascar Blue VangaCyanolanius madagascarinusE MAD
146Hook-billed VangaVanga curvirostrisE MAD
147Ward's FlycatcherPseudobias wardiE MAD
148Rufous VangaSchetba rufaE MAD
149Helmet VangaEuryceros prevostiiEENMAD
150Bernier's VangaOriolia bernieriEENMAD
151Sickle-billed VangaFalculea palliataE MAD
152White-headed VangaArtamella viridisE MAD
153Pollen's VangaXenopirostris polleniENTMAD
154Lafresnaye's VangaXenopirostris xenopirostrisENTMAD
155Van Dam's VangaXenopirostris damiiEENMAD
156Southern TchagraTchagra tchagraE SAF
157Red-naped BushshrikeLaniarius ruficepsNE ETH,KY
158Braun's BushshrikeLaniarius brauniEENAG
159Gabela BushshrikeLaniarius amboimensisEENAG
160Zanzibar BoubouLaniarius sublacteusNE KY,TZ
161Monteiro's BushshrikeMalaconotus monteiriENTAG
162Uluguru BushshrikeMalaconotus aliusEENTZ
163Usambara Drongo**Dicrurus sp.E TZ
164Stresemann's Bush-CrowZavattariornis stresemanniEENETH
165Thick-billed RavenCorvus crassirostrisNE ETH
166Cape RockjumperChaetops frenatusENTSAF
167Drakensberg RockjumperChaetops aurantiusENTSAF
168Usambara HyliotaHyliota usambaraEENTZ
169Carp's TitMelaniparus carpiNE AG,NB
170White-backed Black-TitMelaniparus leuconotusNE ETH
171Red-throated TitMelaniparus fringillinusNE KY,TZ
172Gray TitMelaniparus aferNE NB,SAF
173Beesley's Lark**Chersomanes beesleyiE TZ
174Gray's LarkAmmomanopsis grayiNE AG,NB
175Cape LarkCerthilauda curvirostrisNE NB,SAF
176Eastern Long-billed LarkCerthilauda semitorquataE SAF
177Karoo Long-billed LarkCerthilauda subcoronataNE NB,SAF
178Benguela Lark**Certhilauda benguelensisNE AG,NB
179Short-clawed LarkCerthilauda chuanaNE BWA,SAF
180Red LarkCalendulauda burraEVSAF
181Karoo LarkCalendulauda albescensE SAF
182Dune LarkCalendulauda erythrochlamysNE NB,SAF
183Liben LarkHeteromirafra archeriECRETH
184Rudd's LarkHeteromirafra ruddiEENSAF
185Madagascar LarkMirafra hovaE MAD
186Williams's LarkMirafra williamsiE KY
187Melodious LarkMirafra chenianaNE SAF,ZW
188Cape Clapper LarkMirafra apiataNE NB,SAF
189Collared LarkMirafra collarisNE ETH
190Gillett's LarkMirafra gillettiNE ETH,KY
191Blanford's LarkCalandrella blanfordiNE ETH
192Botha's LarkSpizocorys fringillarisEENSAF
193Masked LarkSpizocorys personataNE ETH,KY
194Sclater's LarkSpizocorys sclateriNENTNB,SAF
195Large-billed LarkGalerida magnirostrisNE NB,SAF
196Short-billed CrombecSylvietta philippaeE ETH
197RockrunnerAchaetops pycnopygiusNE AG,NB
198Victorin's WarblerCryptillas victoriniE SAF
199Pulitzer's LongbillMacrosphenus pulitzeriEENAG
200Common JeryNeomixis tenellaE MAD
201Green JeryNeomixis viridisE MAD
202Stripe-throated JeryNeomixis striatigulaE MAD
203Subdesert Jery**Neomixis pallidiorE MAD
204Yellow-rumped EremomelaEremomela gregalisNE NB,SAF
205Roberts's WarblerOreophilais robertsiNE ZW
206Namaqua WarblerPhragmacia substriataNE NB,SAF
207African TailorbirdArtisornis metopiasNE TZ
208Long-billed TailorbirdArtisornis moreauiNECRTZ
209Hartert's CamaropteraCamaroptera hertertiNE AG
210Taita ApalisApalis fuscigularisECRKY
211Yellow-throated ApalisApalis flavigularisNEENML
212Chirinda ApalisApalis chirindensisNEVZW
213Karoo PriniaPrinia maculosaNE NB,SAF
214Drakensberg PriniaPrinia hypoxanthaE SAF
215Kopje WarblerEuryptila subcinnamomeaNE NB,SAF
216Mrs. Moreau's WarblerScepomycter winifredaeENTTZ
217Kilombero CisticolaCisticola baerorumE TZ
218Tana River CisticolaCisticola restrictusE KY
219White-tailed CisticolaCisticola anderseniE TZ
220Ethiopian CisticolaCisticola lugubrisNE ETH
221Aberdare CisticolaCisticola aberdareEVKY
222Slender-tailed CisticolaCisticola melanurusE AG
223Madagascar CisticolaCisticola cherinaE MAD
224Malagasy Brush-WarblerNesillas typicaNE MAD
225Subdesert Brush-WarblerNesillas lantziiE MAD
226Madagascar Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus newtoniE MAD
227Knysna WarblerBradypterus sylvaticusEVSAF
228Gray EmutailBradypterus seebohmiE MAD
229Brown EmutailBradypterus brunneusE MAD
230White-throated OxylabesOxylabes madagascariensisE MAD
231Long-billed BernieriaBernieria madagascariensisE MAD
232Cryptic WarblerCryptosylvicola randrianasoloiE MAD
233Wedge-tailed JeryHartertula flavoviridisENTMAD
234ThamnornisThamnornis chloropetoidesE MAD
235Yellow-browed OxylabesCrossleyia xanthophrysE MAD
236Spectacled TetrakaXanthomixis zosteropsE MAD
237Appert's TetrakaXanthomixis appertiEVMAD
238Dusky TetrakaXanthomixis tenebrosaE MAD
239Gray-crowned TetrakaXanthomixis cinereicepsENTMAD
240Rand's WarblerRandia pseudozosteropsE MAD
241Madagascar MartinRiparia cowaniE MAD
242White-tailed SwallowHirundo megaensisEVETH
243Uluguru Mountain GreenbulArizelocichla neumanniE TZ
244Yellow-throated Mountain GreenbulArizelocichla chlorigulaE TZ
245Cape BulbulPycnonotus capensisE SAF
246Abyssinian CatbirdSylvia galinieriE ETH
247Bush BlackcapSylvia nigricapillusEVSAF
248Layard's WarblerCurruca layardiNE NB,SAF
249Mbulu White-eyeZosterops mbuluensisNE KY,TZ
250Kilimanjaro White-eyeZosterops eurycricotusE TZ
251Heuglin's White-eyeZosterops poliogastrusNE ETH,KY
252Kikuyu White-eyeZosterops kikuyuensisE KY
253Taita White-eyeZosterops silvarnusEENKY
254Orange River White-eyeZosterops pallidusNE NB,SAF
255South Pare White-eyeZosterops winifredaeENTTZ
256Cape White-eyeZosterops virensNE BWA,SAF
257Pemba White-eyeZosterops vaughaniE TZ
258Tanzanian IlladopsisIlladopsis distansNE KY,TZ
259Hinde's Pied-BabblerTurdoides hindeiEVKY
260Northern Pied-BabblerTurdoides hypoleucaNE KY,TZ
261Madagascar StarlingHartlaubius auratusE MAD
262White-billed StarlingOnychognathus albirostrisNE ETH
263Abbott's StarlingPoeoptera femoralisNEENKY,TZ
264Kenrick's StarlingPoeoptera kenrickiNE KY,TZ
265Hildebrandt's StarlingLamprotornis hildebrandtiNE KY,TZ
266Ashy StarlingLamprotornis unicolorNE KY,TZ
267Oberlaender's Ground-ThrushGeokichla oberlaenderiNENTUG
268Ethiopian ThrushTurdus simensisE ETH
269Taita ThrushTurdus helleriEENKY
270Usambara ThrushTurdus roehliENTTZ
271Chapin's FlycatcherFraseria lenduNEVKY,UG
272Herero ChatMelaenornis hereroNE AG,NB
273Angola Slaty-FlycatcherMelaenornis brunneusE AG
274Abyssinian Slaty-FlycatcherMelaenornis chocolatinusNE ETH
275Brown Scrub-RobinCercotrichas signataNE SAF
276Madagascar Magpie-RobinCopsychus albospecularisE MAD
277Pelzeln's Magpie-Robin**Copsychus picaE MAD
278Archer's Robin-ChatCossypha archeriNE RW,UG
279Chorister Robin-ChatCossypha dichroaE SAF
280White-headed Robin-ChatCossypha heinrichiE AG
281Angola Cave-ChatXenocopsychus ansorgeiNE AG,NB
282Cholo AletheChamaetylas choloensisNEVML
283Gabela AkalatSheppardia gabelaEENAG
284Usambara AkalatSheppardia montanaEENTZ
285Iringa AkalatSheppardia loweiEVTZ
286Rubeho AkalatSheppardia aurantiithoraxEENTZ
287Sentinel Rock-ThrushMonticola exploratorNENTSAF
288Amber Mountain Rock-ThrushMonticola erythronotusEENMAD
289Cape Rock-ThrushMonticola rupestrisE SAF
290White-winged Cliff-ChatMonticola semirufaNE ETH
291Buff-streaked ChatCampicoloides bifasciatusE SAF
292Rueppell's ChatMyrmecocichla melaenaNE ETH
293Sombre Rock ChatOenanthe dubiaE ETH
294Gurney's SugarbirdPromerops gurneyiNENTSAF,ZW
295Cape SugarbirdPromerops caferE SAF
296Banded SunbirdAnthreptes rubritorquesEVTZ
297Amani SunbirdHedydipna pallidigasterNEENKY,TZ
298Orange-breasted SunbirdAnthobaphes violaceaE SAF
299Blue-headed SunbirdCyanomitra alinaeNE RW,UG
300Southern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris chalybeusNE NB,SAF
301Neergaard's SunbirdCinnyris neergaardiNENTSAF
302Eastern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris mediocrisNE KY,TZ
303Usambara Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris usambaricusNENTKY,TZ
304Moreau's SunbirdCinnyris moreauiENTTZ
305Loveridge's SunbirdCinnyris loveridgeiEENTZ
306Tsavo SunbirdCinnyris tsavoensisNE KY,TZ
307Pemba SunbirdCinnyris pembaeE TZ
308Rufous-winged SunbirdCinnyris rufipennisEVTZ
309Malagasy SunbirdCinnyris notatusNE MAD
310Rufous-tailed WeaverHisturgops ruficaudaNE TZ
311Red WeaverAnaplectes jubaensisNE KY
312Strange WeaverPloceus alienusNE RW,UG
313Cape WeaverPloceus capensisE SAF
314Ruvu WeaverPloceus holoxanthusE TZ
315Taveta Golden-WeaverPloceus castaneicepsNE KY,TZ
316Kilombero WeaverPloceus burnieriEVTZ
317Tanganyika Masked-WeaverPloceus reichardiNE TZ,ZA
318Fox's WeaverPloceus spekeoidesENTUG
319Clarke's WeaverPloceus golandiEENKY
320Salvadori's WeaverPloceus dichrocephalusNE ETH,KY
321Usambara WeaverPloceus nicolliENTTZ
322Nelicourvi WeaverPloceus nelicourviE MAD
323Sakalava WeaverPloceus sakalavaE MAD
324Forest FodyFoudia omissaE MAD
325Jackson's WidowbirdEuplectes jacksoniNENTKY,TZ
326Madagascar MuniaLepidopygia nanaE MAD
327Angola WaxbillCoccopygia bocageiNE AG,NB
328Cinderella WaxbillGlaucestrilda thomensisNE AG,NB
329Red-billed PytiliaPytilia lineataNE ETH
330Pink-throated TwinspotHypargos margaritatusNE SAF
331Kenya Rufous SparrowPasser rufocinctusNE KY,TZ
332Swahili SparrowPasser suahelicusNE KY,TZ
333Madagascar WagtailMotacilla flaviventrisE MAD
334Malindi PipitAnthus melindaeNE KY
335Yellow-tufted PipitAnthus crenatusENTSAF
336Sokoke PipitAnthus sokokensisNEENKY,TZ
337Yellow-breasted PipitHemimacronyx chlorisEVSAF
338Sharpe's LongclawMacronyx sharpeiEENKY
339Abyssinian LongclawMacronyx flavicollisENTETH
340Forest CanaryCrithagra scotopsE SAF
341Yellow-rumped SerinCrithagra xanthopygiusNE ETH
342Yellow-throated SerinCrithagra flavigulaEENETH
343Salvadori's SerinCrithagra xantholaemusE ETH
344Southern Grosbeak-CanaryCrithagra buchananiNE KY,TZ
345Tanzania SeedeaterCrithagra melanochrousE TZ
346Protea CanaryCrithagra leucopterusENTSAF
347Ankober SerinCrithagra ankoberensisEVETH
348Cape SiskinCrithagra tottaE SAF
349Drakensberg SiskinCrithagra symonsiE SAF
350Ethiopian SiskinSerinus nigricepsE ETH
351Spot-throatModulatrix stictigulaNE ML,TZ
352Dapple-throatArcanator orostruthusNENTTZ

 

 *Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through 2021 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees. IUCN status may reflect splits not currently recognized by Clements.
**Species not accepted by Clements, AOU, or SACC that we recognize based on the IOC, field observations along with geographical separation, consensus opinions of field guide authors, and other sources. These species are potential splits in future Clements updates.

COUNTRIES

ENDEMIC CODES

CodeDescription##
EEndemic234
NENear Endemic119

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened42
VVulnerable40
ENEndangered39
CRCritically Endangered6

 # SPECIES BY COUNTRY

Country:# Species
Angola27
Botswana3
Egypt0
Ethiopia46
Kenya44
Madagascar118
Malawi5
Morocco0
Namibia31
Rwanda7
South Africa62
Tanzania59
Uganda12
Zambia3
Zimbabwe5
Total Species353