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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
20White-collared PigeonColumba albitorquesNE ETH
21Madagascar Green-PigeonTreron australisE MAD
22Pemba Green-PigeonTreron pembaensisEVTZ
23Madagascar Blue-PigeonAlectroenas madagascariensisE MAD
24White-breasted MesiteMesitornis variegatusEVMAD
25Brown MesiteMesitornis unicolorEVMAD
26Subdesert MesiteMonias benschiEVMAD
27Madagascar SandgrousePterocles personatusE MAD
28Blue BustardEupodotis caerulescensENTSAF
29Karoo BustardHeterotetrax vigorsiiNE NB,SAF
30Rueppell's BustardHeterotetrax rueppeliiNE AG,NB
31Black BustardAfrotis afraE SAF
32Rwenzori TuracoGallirex johnstoniNE RW,UG
33White-cheeked TuracoMenelikkornis leucotisNE ETH
34Prince Ruspoli's TuracoMenelikkornis ruspoliiENTETH
35Red-crested TuracoTauraco erythrolophusE AG
36Knysna TuracoTauraco corythaixE SAF
37Giant CouaCoua gigasE MAD
38Coquerel's CouaCoua coquereliE MAD
39Red-breasted CouaCoua serrianaE MAD
40Red-fronted CouaCoua reynaudiiE MAD
41Red-capped CouaCoua ruficepsE MAD
42Olive-capped CouaCoua olivaceicepsE MAD
43Running CouaCoua cursorE MAD
44Crested CouaCoua cristataE MAD
45Verreaux's CouaCoua verreauxiE MAD
46Blue CouaCoua caeruleaE MAD
47Collared NightjarGactornis enarratusE MAD
48Madagascar NightjarCaprimulgus madagascariensisE MAD
49Nechisar NightjarCaprimulgus solalaEVETH
50Malagasy Palm SwiftCypsiurus gracilisE MAD
51Madagascar RailRallus madagascariensisEVMAD
52Rouget's RailRougetius rougetiiNENTETH
53Sakalava RailZapornia olivieriEENMAD
54Madagascar Forest RailMentocrex kioloidesE MAD
55Tsingy Forest RailMentocrex beankaensisEVMAD
56Madagascar FlufftailSarothrura insularisE MAD
57White-winged FlufftailSarothrura ayresiNECRETH,SAF
58Slender-billed FlufftailSarothrura watersiENTMAD
59Spot-breasted LapwingVanellus melanocephalusE ETH
60Madagascar PloverAnarhynchus thoracicusEVMAD
61Madagascar JacanaActophilornis albinuchaEENMAD
62Madagascar SnipeGallinago macrodactylaEVMAD
63Madagascar ButtonquailTurnix nigricollisE MAD
64Fynbos ButtonquailTurnix hottentottusE SAF
65Hartlaub's GullChroicocephalus hartlaubiiNE NB,SAF
66Madagascar GrebeTachybaptus pelzelniiEENMAD
67Bank CormorantPhalacrocorax neglectusNEENNB,SAF
68Madagascar IbisLophotibis cristataENTMAD
69Malagasy Sacred IbisThreskiornis bernieriEENMAD
70Southern Bald IbisGeronticus calvusEVSAF
71Wattled IbisBostrychia carunculataNE ETH
72Humblot's HeronArdea humblotiEENMAD
73Madagascar Harrier-HawkPolyboroides radiatusE MAD
74Madagascar Serpent-EagleEutriorchis asturEENMAD
75Madagascar Cuckoo-HawkAviceda madagascariensisE MAD
76Frances's SparrowhawkTachyspiza francesiaeE MAD
77Madagascar SparrowhawkAccipiter madagascariensisENTMAD
78Henst's GoshawkAstur henstiiEVMAD
79Malagasy HarrierCircus macroscelesEENMAD
80Madagascar Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vociferoidesECRMAD
81Forest BuzzardButeo trizonatusENTSAF
82Madagascar BuzzardButeo brachypterusE MAD
83Red OwlTyto soumagneiEVMAD
84Sokoke Scops-OwlOtus ireneaeNEENKY,TZ
85Pemba Scops-OwlOtus pembaensisEVTZ
86Madagascar Scops-OwlOtus rutilusE MAD
87Albertine OwletGlaucidium albertinumNENTRW
88White-browed OwlAthene superciliarisE MAD
89Madagascar OwlAsio madagascariensisE MAD
90Red-backed MousebirdColius castanotusE AG
91Madagascar HoopoeUpupa marginataE MAD
92Monteiro's HornbillTockus monteiriNE AG,NB
93Tanzanian Red-billed HornbillTockus ruahaeE TZ
94Damara Red-billed HornbillTockus damarensisE NB
95Ethiopian Bee-eaterMerops lafresnayiiE ETH
96Madagascar Pygmy KingfisherCorythornis madagascariensisE MAD
97Scaly Ground-RollerGeobiastes squamigerEVMAD
98Short-legged Ground-RollerBrachypteracias leptosomusEVMAD
99Long-tailed Ground-RollerUratelornis chimaeraEVMAD
100Pitta-like Ground-RollerAtelornis pittoidesE MAD
101Rufous-headed Ground-RollerAtelornis crossleyiENTMAD
102Southern Red-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus pusillusNE SAF
103Banded BarbetLybius undatusNE ETH
104Chaplin's BarbetLybius chapliniEVZA
105Dwarf HoneyguideIndicator pumilioNE RW,UG
106Abyssinian WoodpeckerDendropicos abyssinicusNE ETH
107Ground WoodpeckerGeocolaptes olivaceusENTSAF
108Knysna WoodpeckerCampethera notataENTSAF
109Malagasy KestrelFalco newtoniE MAD
110Banded KestrelFalco zoniventrisE MAD
111Greater Vasa ParrotMascarinus vasaNE MAD
112Gray-headed LovebirdAgapornis canusE MAD
113Black-winged LovebirdAgapornis tarantaNE ETH
114Yellow-collared LovebirdAgapornis personatusE TZ
115Cape ParrotPoicephalus robustusEVSAF
116Rueppell's ParrotPoicephalus rueppelliiNE AG,NB
117Yellow-fronted ParrotPoicephalus flavifronsE ETH
118Velvet AsityPhilepitta castaneaE MAD
119Schlegel's AsityPhilepitta schlegeliENTMAD
120Common Sunbird-AsityNeodrepanis coruscansE MAD
121Yellow-bellied Sunbird-AsityNeodrepanis hypoxanthaEVMAD
122Madagascar CuckooshrikeCeblepyris cinereaE MAD
123Grauer's CuckooshrikeCoracina graueriNE UG
124Ethiopian Black-headed OrioleOriolus monachaNE ETH
125White-tailed ShrikeLanioturdus torquatusNE AG,NB
126White-fronted Wattle-eyePlatysteira albifronsENTAG
127Short-tailed BatisBatis mixtaNE KY,TZ
128Dark BatisBatis cryptaE ML,TZ
129Malawi BatisBatis dimorphaNE ML,ZA
130Gray-crested HelmetshrikePrionops poliolophusNENTKY,TZ
131Yellow-crested HelmetshrikePrionops albertiNEVUG
132Angola HelmetshrikePrionops gabelaEENAG
133Archbold's NewtoniaNewtonia archboldiE MAD
134Common NewtoniaNewtonia brunneicaudaE MAD
135Dark NewtoniaNewtonia amphichroaE MAD
136Red-tailed NewtoniaNewtonia fanovanaeEVMAD
137Tylas VangaTylas eduardiE MAD
138Red-tailed VangaCalicalicus madagascariensisE MAD
139Red-shouldered VangaCalicalicus rufocarpalisEVMAD
140Nuthatch-VangaHypositta corallirostrisE MAD
141Chabert VangaLeptopterus chabertE MAD
142Crossley's VangaMystacornis crossleyiE MAD
143Madagascar Blue VangaCyanolanius madagascarinusE MAD
144Hook-billed VangaVanga curvirostrisE MAD
145Ward's VangaPseudobias wardiE MAD
146Rufous VangaSchetba rufaE MAD
147Helmet VangaEuryceros prevostiiEENMAD
148Bernier's VangaOriolia bernieriEENMAD
149Sickle-billed VangaFalculea palliataE MAD
150White-headed VangaArtamella viridisE MAD
151Pollen's VangaXenopirostris polleniENTMAD
152Lafresnaye's VangaXenopirostris xenopirostrisENTMAD
153Van Dam's VangaXenopirostris damiiEENMAD
154Southern TchagraTchagra tchagraE SAF
155Red-naped BushshrikeLaniarius ruficepsNE ETH,KY
156Braun's BushshrikeLaniarius brauniEENAG
157Gabela BushshrikeLaniarius amboimensisEENAG
158Zanzibar BoubouLaniarius sublacteusNE KY,TZ
159Monteiro's BushshrikeMalaconotus monteiriENTAG
160Uluguru BushshrikeMalaconotus aliusEENTZ
161Ethiopian Bush-CrowZavattariornis stresemanniEENETH
162Thick-billed RavenCorvus crassirostrisNE ETH
163Cape RockjumperChaetops frenatusENTSAF
164Drakensberg RockjumperChaetops aurantiusENTSAF
165Usambara HyliotaHyliota usambaraEENTZ
166Carp's TitMelaniparus carpiNE AG,NB
167White-backed Black-TitMelaniparus leuconotusNE ETH
168Red-throated TitMelaniparus fringillinusNE KY,TZ
169Gray TitMelaniparus aferNE NB,SAF
170Beesley's LarkChersomanes beesleyiE TZ
171Gray's LarkAmmomanopsis grayiNE AG,NB
172Cape LarkCerthilauda curvirostrisNE NB,SAF
173Eastern Long-billed LarkCerthilauda semitorquataE SAF
174Karoo Long-billed LarkCerthilauda subcoronataNE AG,NB,SAF
175Short-clawed LarkCerthilauda chuanaNE BWA,SAF
176Gillett's LarkCalendulauda gillettiNE ETH,KY
177Karoo LarkCalendulauda albescensE SAF
178Red LarkCalendulauda burraEVSAF
179Dune LarkCalendulauda erythrochlamysNE NB,SAF
180Liben LarkHeteromirafra archeriECRETH
181Rudd's LarkHeteromirafra ruddiEENSAF
182Madagascar LarkMirafra hovaE MAD
183Williams's LarkMirafra williamsiE KY
184Melodious LarkMirafra chenianaNE SAF,ZW
185Collared LarkAmirafra collarisNE ETH
186Cape Clapper LarkCorypha apiataNE NB,SAF
187Plateau LarkCorypha nigrescensNE TZ,ZA
188Sentinel LarkCorypha athiNE KY,TZ
189Botha's LarkSpizocorys fringillarisEENSAF
190Masked LarkSpizocorys personataNE ETH,KY
191Sclater's LarkSpizocorys sclateriNENTNB,SAF
192Large-billed LarkGalerida magnirostrisNE NB,SAF
193Blanford's LarkCalandrella blanfordiNE ETH
194Short-billed CrombecSylvietta philippaeE ETH
195RockrunnerAchaetops pycnopygiusNE AG,NB
196Victorin's WarblerCryptillas victoriniE SAF
197Pulitzer's LongbillMacrosphenus pulitzeriEENAG
198Common JeryNeomixis tenellaE MAD
199Green JeryNeomixis viridisE MAD
200Stripe-throated JeryNeomixis striatigulaE MAD
201Karoo EremomelaEremomela gregalisNE NB,SAF
202Roberts's WarblerOreophilais robertsiNE ZW
203Namaqua WarblerPhragmacia substriataNE NB,SAF
204African TailorbirdArtisornis metopiasNE TZ
205Long-billed TailorbirdArtisornis moreauiNECRTZ
206Hartert's CamaropteraCamaroptera hertertiNE AG
207Taita ApalisApalis fuscigularisECRKY
208Yellow-throated ApalisApalis flavigularisNEENML
209Chirinda ApalisApalis chirindensisNEVZW
210Karamoja ApalisApalis karamojaeEVUG
211Maasai ApalisApalis stronachiNEVTZ
212Karoo PriniaPrinia maculosaNE NB,SAF
213Drakensberg PriniaPrinia hypoxanthaE SAF
214Cinnamon-breasted WarblerEuryptila subcinnamomeaNE NB,SAF
215Mrs. Moreau's WarblerScepomycter winifredaeENTTZ
216Kilombero CisticolaCisticola baerorumE TZ
217Huambo CisticolaCisticola bailunduensisE AG
218Lyne's CisticolaCisticola distinctusNE KY,UG
219Tana River CisticolaCisticola restrictusE KY
220White-tailed CisticolaCisticola anderseniE TZ
221Ethiopian CisticolaCisticola lugubrisNE ETH
222Aberdare CisticolaCisticola aberdareEVKY
223Slender-tailed CisticolaCisticola melanurusE AG
224Madagascar CisticolaCisticola cherinaE MAD
225Malagasy Brush-WarblerNesillas typicaNE MAD
226Subdesert Brush-WarblerNesillas lantziiE MAD
227Madagascar Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus newtoniE MAD
228Knysna WarblerBradypterus sylvaticusEVSAF
229Gray EmutailBradypterus seebohmiE MAD
230Brown EmutailBradypterus brunneusE MAD
231White-throated OxylabesOxylabes madagascariensisE MAD
232Long-billed BernieriaBernieria madagascariensisE MAD
233Cryptic WarblerCryptosylvicola randrianasoloiE MAD
234Wedge-tailed JeryHartertula flavoviridisENTMAD
235ThamnornisThamnornis chloropetoidesE MAD
236Madagascar YellowbrowCrossleyia xanthophrysE MAD
237Dusky TetrakaCrossleyia tenebrosaE MAD
238Spectacled TetrakaXanthomixis zosteropsE MAD
239Appert's TetrakaXanthomixis appertiEVMAD
240Gray-crowned TetrakaXanthomixis cinereicepsENTMAD
241Rand's WarblerRandia pseudozosteropsE MAD
242Madagascar MartinRiparia cowaniE MAD
243White-tailed SwallowHirundo megaensisEVETH
244Uluguru Mountain GreenbulArizelocichla neumanniE TZ
245Black-headed Mountain GreenbulArizelocichla nigricepsNE KY,TZ
246Yellow-throated Mountain GreenbulArizelocichla chlorigulaE TZ
247Angola GreenbulPhyllastrephus viridicepsE AG
248Cape BulbulPycnonotus capensisE SAF
249Abyssinian CatbirdSylvia galinieriE ETH
250Bush BlackcapSylvia nigricapillusEVSAF
251Layard's WarblerCurruca layardiNE NB,SAF
252Mbulu White-eyeZosterops mbuluensisNE KY,TZ
253Kilimanjaro White-eyeZosterops eurycricotusE TZ
254Ethiopian White-eyeZosterops poliogastrusE ETH
255Kafa White-eyeZosterops kaffensisNE ETH,KY
256Kikuyu White-eyeZosterops kikuyuensisE KY
257Taita White-eyeZosterops silvarnusEENKY
258Angola White-eyeZosterops kasaicusE AG
259Orange River White-eyeZosterops pallidusNE NB,SAF
260South Pare White-eyeZosterops winifredaeENTTZ
261Cape White-eyeZosterops virensNE BWA,SAF
262Pemba White-eyeZosterops vaughaniE TZ
263Tanzanian IlladopsisIlladopsis distansNE KY,TZ
264Hinde's Pied-BabblerTurdoides hindeiEVKY
265Northern Pied-BabblerTurdoides hypoleucaNE KY,TZ
266Madagascar StarlingHartlaubius auratusE MAD
267White-billed StarlingOnychognathus albirostrisNE ETH
268Abbott's StarlingPoeoptera femoralisNEENKY,TZ
269Kenrick's StarlingPoeoptera kenrickiNE KY,TZ
270Hildebrandt's StarlingLamprotornis hildebrandtiNE KY,TZ
271Ashy StarlingLamprotornis unicolorNE KY,TZ
272Oberlaender's Ground-ThrushGeokichla oberlaenderiNENTUG
273Ethiopian ThrushTurdus simensisE ETH
274Taita ThrushTurdus helleriEENKY
275Usambara ThrushTurdus roehliENTTZ
276Chapin's FlycatcherFraseria lenduNEVKY,UG
277Herero ChatNamibornis hereroNE AG,NB
278Angola Slaty-FlycatcherMelaenornis brunneusE AG
279Abyssinian Slaty-FlycatcherMelaenornis chocolatinusNE ETH
280Brown Scrub-RobinTychaedon signataNE SAF
281Madagascar Magpie-RobinCopsychus albospecularisE MAD
282Archer's Robin-ChatDessonornis archeriNE RW,UG
283Chorister Robin-ChatCossypha dichroaE SAF
284White-headed Robin-ChatCossypha heinrichiE AG
285Angola Cave-ChatXenocopsychus ansorgeiNE AG,NB
286Thyolo AletheChamaetylas choloensisNEVML
287Gabela AkalatSheppardia gabelaEENAG
288Usambara AkalatSheppardia montanaEENTZ
289Iringa AkalatSheppardia loweiEVTZ
290Rubeho AkalatSheppardia aurantiithoraxEENTZ
291Sentinel Rock-ThrushMonticola exploratorNENTSAF
292Amber Mountain Rock-ThrushMonticola erythronotusEENMAD
293Cape Rock-ThrushMonticola rupestrisE SAF
294White-winged Cliff-ChatMonticola semirufaNE ETH
295Buff-streaked ChatCampicoloides bifasciatusE SAF
296Rueppell's ChatMyrmecocichla melaenaNE ETH
297Sombre Rock ChatOenanthe dubiaE ETH
298Gurney's SugarbirdPromerops gurneyiNENTSAF,ZW
299Cape SugarbirdPromerops caferE SAF
300Banded SunbirdAnthreptes rubritorquesEVTZ
301Amani SunbirdHedydipna pallidigasterNEENKY,TZ
302Orange-breasted SunbirdAnthobaphes violaceaE SAF
303Blue-headed SunbirdCyanomitra alinaeNE RW,UG
304Southern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris chalybeusNE NB,SAF
305Neergaard's SunbirdCinnyris neergaardiNENTSAF
306Eastern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris mediocrisNE KY,TZ
307Usambara Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris usambaricusNENTKY,TZ
308Moreau's SunbirdCinnyris moreauiENTTZ
309Loveridge's SunbirdCinnyris loveridgeiEENTZ
310Gorgeous SunbirdCinnyris melanogastrusNE KY,RW,TZ
311Tsavo SunbirdCinnyris tsavoensisNE KY,TZ
312Pemba SunbirdCinnyris pembaeE TZ
313Rufous-winged SunbirdCinnyris rufipennisEVTZ
314Malagasy SunbirdCinnyris notatusNE MAD
315Rufous-tailed WeaverHisturgops ruficaudaNE TZ
316Red WeaverAnaplectes jubaensisNE KY
317Strange WeaverPloceus alienusNE RW,UG
318Cape WeaverPloceus capensisE SAF
319Ruvu WeaverPloceus holoxanthusE TZ
320Taveta Golden-WeaverPloceus castaneicepsNE KY,TZ
321Kilombero WeaverPloceus burnieriEVTZ
322Tanganyika Masked-WeaverPloceus reichardiNE TZ,ZA
323Fox's WeaverPloceus spekeoidesENTUG
324Kilifi WeaverPloceus golandiEENKY
325Juba WeaverPloceus dichrocephalusNE ETH,KY
326Usambara WeaverPloceus nicolliENTTZ
327Nelicourvi WeaverPloceus nelicourviE MAD
328Sakalava WeaverPloceus sakalavaE MAD
329Forest FodyFoudia omissaE MAD
330Jackson's WidowbirdEuplectes jacksoniNENTKY,TZ
331Madagascar MuniaLepidopygia nanaE MAD
332Angola WaxbillCoccopygia bocageiNE AG,NB
333Cinderella WaxbillGlaucestrilda thomensisNE AG,NB
334Red-billed PytiliaPytilia lineataNE ETH
335Pink-throated TwinspotHypargos margaritatusNE SAF
336Kenya Rufous SparrowPasser rufocinctusNE KY,TZ
337Swahili SparrowPasser suahelicusNE KY,TZ
338Madagascar WagtailMotacilla flaviventrisE MAD
339Malindi PipitAnthus melindaeNE KY
340Yellow-tufted PipitAnthus crenatusENTSAF
341Sokoke PipitAnthus sokokensisNEENKY,TZ
342Yellow-breasted PipitHemimacronyx chlorisEVSAF
343Sharpe's LongclawMacronyx sharpeiEENKY
344Abyssinian LongclawMacronyx flavicollisENTETH
345Forest CanaryCrithagra scotopsE SAF
346Yellow-rumped SerinCrithagra xanthopygiusNE ETH
347Yellow-throated SerinCrithagra flavigulaEENETH
348Salvadori's SerinCrithagra xantholaemusE ETH
349Southern Grosbeak-CanaryCrithagra buchananiNE KY,TZ
350Kipengere SeedeaterCrithagra melanochrousE TZ
351Protea CanaryCrithagra leucopterusENTSAF
352Ankober SerinCrithagra ankoberensisEVETH
353Cape SiskinCrithagra tottaE SAF
354Drakensberg SiskinCrithagra symonsiE SAF
355Ethiopian SiskinSerinus nigricepsE ETH
356Spot-throatModulatrix stictigulaNE ML,TZ
357Dapple-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##
EEndemic235
NENear Endemic124

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened42
VVulnerable42
ENEndangered39
CRCritically Endangered6

 # SPECIES BY COUNTRY

Country:# Species
Angola31
Botswana3
Egypt0
Ethiopia47
Kenya49
Madagascar118
Malawi5
Morocco0
Namibia31
Rwanda7
South Africa63
Tanzania66
Uganda14
Zambia4
Zimbabwe5
Total Species359