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ABIDJATA SHALA NATIONAL PARK

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# Species:473
# Excl Vagrants:473
# Endemics:6
# Near Endemics:14

BIRD CHECKLIST

The table below lists species recorded at this locale but does not indicate frequency of occurrence there. It does indicate whether each species is globally threatened or endangered according to the IUCN and also whether it is migratory, very rare, or accidental in the country. The list is based on available data and may be incomplete.*

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Ostriches: Struthionidae

1Common OstrichStruthio camelus
2Somali OstrichStruthio molybdophanes

 
Ducks: Anatidae

3White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduata
4/Fulvous Whistling-Duck/Dendrocygna bicolor
5White-backed DuckThalassornis leuconotus
6/Knob-billed Duck/Sarkidiornis melanotos
7Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
8Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensis
9/African Pygmy-Goose/Nettapus auritus
10/Garganey/Spatula querquedula
11/Blue-billed Teal/Spatula hottentota
12/Northern Shoveler/Spatula clypeata
13/Eurasian Wigeon/Mareca penelope
14Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulata
15Cape TealAnas capensis
16Red-billed DuckAnas erythrorhyncha
17/Northern Pintail/Anas acuta
18/Eurasian Teal/Anas crecca
19Southern PochardNetta erythrophthalma
20Maccoa DuckOxyura maccoa

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

21Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

22Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaena
23Chestnut-naped SpurfowlPternistis castaneicollis
24Scaly SpurfowlPternistis squamatus
25Clapperton's SpurfowlPternistis clappertoni

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

26/Greater Flamingo/Phoenicopterus roseus
27/Lesser Flamingo/Phoenicoparrus minor

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

28Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
29Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
30Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

31Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
32White-collared PigeonColumba albitorques
33Rameron PigeonColumba arquatrix
34Lemon DoveAplopelia larvata
35/European Turtle-Dove/Streptopelia turtur
36Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugens
37African Collared-DoveStreptopelia roseogrisea
38Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiens
39Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
40Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
41Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
42Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilos
43Black-billed Wood-DoveTurtur abyssinicus
44Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur afer
45Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistria
46Namaqua DoveOena capensis
47Bruce's Green-PigeonTreron waalia

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

48Chestnut-bellied SandgrousePterocles exustus
49Lichtenstein's SandgrousePterocles lichtensteinii
50Four-banded SandgrousePterocles quadricinctus

 
Bustards: Otididae

51Arabian BustardArdeotis arabs
52Kori BustardArdeotis kori
53White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensis
54Buff-crested BustardEupodotis gindiana
55Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogaster
56Hartlaub's BustardLissotis hartlaubii

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

57White-cheeked TuracoTauraco leucotis
58Bare-faced Go-away-birdCorythaixoides personatus
59White-bellied Go-away-birdCorythaixoides leucogaster
60Eastern Plantain-eaterCrinifer zonurus

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

61Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitarius
62/Common Cuckoo/Cuculus canorus
63African CuckooCuculus gularis
64Blue-headed CoucalCentropus monachus
65White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosus
66Green MalkohaCeuthmochares australis
67Pied CuckooClamator jacobinus
68Levaillant's CuckooClamator levaillantii
69Great Spotted CuckooClamator glandarius
70Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaas
71\Dideric Cuckoo\Chrysococcyx caprius

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

72Freckled NightjarCaprimulgus tristigma
73Slender-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus clarus

 
Swifts: Apodidae

74Alpine SwiftApus melba
75/Common Swift/Apus apus
76Horus SwiftApus horus
77African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

78Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
79Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata
80Black CrakeZapornia flavirostra

 
Cranes: Gruidae

81Black Crowned-CraneBalearica pavonina
82Wattled CraneBugeranus carunculatus
83/Common Crane/Grus grus

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

84/Eurasian Thick-knee/Burhinus oedicnemus
85Senegal Thick-kneeBurhinus senegalensis

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

86/Black-winged Stilt/Himantopus himantopus
87/Pied Avocet/Recurvirostra avosetta

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

88/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarola
89/Pacific Golden-Plover/Pluvialis fulva
90Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
91Black-headed LapwingVanellus tectus
92Black-winged LapwingVanellus melanopterus
93Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatus
94Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallus
95Lesser Sand-PloverCharadrius mongolus
96/Greater Sand-Plover/Charadrius leschenaultii
97/Caspian Plover/Charadrius asiaticus
98Kittlitz's PloverCharadrius pecuarius
99/Kentish Plover/Charadrius alexandrinus
100/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticula
101/Little Ringed Plover/Charadrius dubius
102Three-banded PloverCharadrius tricollaris

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

103Lesser JacanaMicroparra capensis
104African JacanaActophilornis africanus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

105/Eurasian Curlew/Numenius arquata
106/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosa
107/Ruff/Calidris pugnax
108/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferruginea
109/Temminck's Stint/Calidris temminckii
110/Dunlin/Calidris alpina
111/Little Stint/Calidris minuta
112/Common Snipe/Gallinago gallinago
113/Red-necked Phalarope/Phalaropus lobatus
114/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
115/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropus
116/Spotted Redshank/Tringa erythropus
117/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia
118/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilis
119/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareola
120/Common Redshank/Tringa totanus

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

121Temminck's CourserCursorius temminckii
122Double-banded CourserSmutsornis africanus
123Three-banded CourserRhinoptilus cinctus
124/Collared Pratincole/Glareola pratincola

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

125/Gray-hooded Gull/Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
126/Black-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus ridibundus
127Pallas's GullIchthyaetus ichthyaetus
128Caspian GullLarus cachinnans
129/Lesser Black-backed Gull/Larus fuscus
130/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon nilotica
131/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterus
132/Whiskered Tern/Chlidonias hybrida

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

133African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerus
134/Black Stork/Ciconia nigra
135Abdim's StorkCiconia abdimii
136African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelis
137/White Stork/Ciconia ciconia
138Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensis
139Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumenifer
140Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibis

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

141African DarterAnhinga rufa

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

142Long-tailed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
143Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

144Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
145Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescens

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

146ShoebillBalaeniceps rex

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

147HamerkopScopus umbretta

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

148Little BitternIxobrychus minutus
149/Gray Heron/Ardea cinerea
150Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala
151Goliath HeronArdea goliath
152Purple HeronArdea purpurea
153Great EgretArdea alba
154Intermediate EgretArdea intermedia
155Little EgretEgretta garzetta
156#Western Reef-Heron#Egretta gularis
157/Black Heron/Egretta ardesiaca
158Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
159Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
160Striated HeronButorides striata

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

161/Glossy Ibis/Plegadis falcinellus
162African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
163Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash
164Wattled IbisBostrychia carunculata
165African SpoonbillPlatalea alba

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

166Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
167Scissor-tailed KiteChelictinia riocourii
168African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typus
169Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterus
170African Cuckoo-HawkAviceda cuculoides
171White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalis
172Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotos
173Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus
174White-backed VultureGyps africanus
175Rueppell's GriffonGyps rueppelli
176BateleurTerathopius ecaudatus
177/Short-toed Snake-Eagle/Circaetus gallicus
178Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralis
179Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascens
180Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatus
181Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalis
182/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarina
183/Greater Spotted Eagle/Clanga clanga
184/Wahlberg's Eagle/Hieraaetus wahlbergi
185/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatus
186Tawny EagleAquila rapax
187/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensis
188/Imperial Eagle/Aquila heliaca
189Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabates
190Eastern Chanting-GoshawkMelierax poliopterus
191Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabar
192/Eurasian Marsh-Harrier/Circus aeruginosus
193African Marsh-HarrierCircus ranivorus
194/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus
195/Montagu's Harrier/Circus pygargus
196African GoshawkAccipiter tachiro
197ShikraAccipiter badius
198Little SparrowhawkAccipiter minullus
199Black GoshawkAccipiter melanoleucus
200/Black Kite/Milvus migrans
201African Fish-EagleHaliaeetus vocifer
202/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteo
203Augur BuzzardButeo augur

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

204Barn OwlTyto alba

 
Owls: Strigidae

205/Eurasian Scops-Owl/Otus scops
206Northern White-faced OwlPtilopsis leucotis
207Grayish Eagle-OwlBubo cinerascens
208Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lacteus
209Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatum

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

210Speckled MousebirdColius striatus
211Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourus

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

212Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

213Black-billed WoodhoopoePhoeniculus somaliensis
214Black ScimitarbillRhinopomastus aterrimus
215Abyssinian ScimitarbillRhinopomastus minor

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

216Abyssinian Ground-HornbillBucorvus abyssinicus
217Hemprich's HornbillLophoceros hemprichii
218African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutus
219Northern Red-billed HornbillTockus erythrorhynchus
220Eastern Yellow-billed HornbillTockus flavirostris
221Von der Decken's HornbillTockus deckeni
222Silvery-cheeked HornbillBycanistes brevis

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

223Half-collared KingfisherAlcedo semitorquata
224Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
225African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina picta
226Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephala
227(Woodland Kingfisher)Halcyon senegalensis
228Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicuti
229Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maxima
230Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

231Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
232Ethiopian Bee-eaterMerops lafresnayii
233\White-throated Bee-eater\Merops albicollis
234/European Bee-eater/Merops apiaster
235Northern Carmine Bee-eaterMerops nubicus

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

236/European Roller/Coracias garrulus
237Abyssinian RollerCoracias abyssinicus
238Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatus
239Rufous-crowned RollerCoracias naevius
240(Broad-billed Roller)Eurystomus glaucurus

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

241D'Arnaud's BarbetTrachyphonus darnaudii
242Red-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus pusillus
243Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconus
244Red-fronted BarbetTricholaema diademata
245Black-throated BarbetTricholaema melanocephala
246Banded BarbetLybius undatus
247Black-billed BarbetLybius guifsobalito
248Double-toothed BarbetLybius bidentatus

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

249Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minor
250Scaly-throated HoneyguideIndicator variegatus
251Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicator

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

252/Eurasian Wryneck/Jynx torquilla
253Rufous-necked WryneckJynx ruficollis
254Abyssinian WoodpeckerDendropicos abyssinicus
255Cardinal WoodpeckerChloropicus fuscescens
256Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquus
257African Gray WoodpeckerChloropicus goertae
258Mountain Gray WoodpeckerChloropicus spodocephalus
259Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubica

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

260Pygmy FalconPolihierax semitorquatus
261/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanni
262Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculus
263Greater KestrelFalco rupicoloides
264Gray KestrelFalco ardosiaceus
265|Eurasian Hobby|Falco subbuteo
266African HobbyFalco cuvierii
267Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus
268Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

269Black-winged LovebirdAgapornis taranta

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

270Red-bellied ParrotPoicephalus rufiventris
271Yellow-fronted ParrotPoicephalus flavifrons

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

272Gray CuckooshrikeCoracina caesia
273Red-shouldered CuckooshrikeCampephaga phoenicea

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

274|Eurasian Golden Oriole|Oriolus oriolus
275Ethiopian Black-headed OrioleOriolus monacha
276African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatus

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

277Brown-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira cyanea
278Gray-headed BatisBatis orientalis
279Western Black-headed BatisBatis erlangeri
280Pygmy BatisBatis perkeo

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

281White HelmetshrikePrionops plumatus

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

282BrubruNilaus afer
283Northern PuffbackDryoscopus gambensis
284Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalus
285Ethiopian BoubouLaniarius aethiopicus
286Slate-colored BoubouLaniarius funebris
287Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeTelophorus sulfureopectus
288Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchoti

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

289Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis
290Glossy-backed DrongoDicrurus divaricatus

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

291African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

292/Red-tailed Shrike/Lanius phoenicuroides
293/Isabelline Shrike/Lanius isabellinus
294Great Gray ShrikeLanius excubitor
295Gray-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroides
296Somali FiscalLanius somalicus
297Northern FiscalLanius humeralis
298/Masked Shrike/Lanius nubicus
299/Woodchat Shrike/Lanius senator
300White-rumped ShrikeEurocephalus ruppelli

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

301Cape CrowCorvus capensis
302Pied CrowCorvus albus
303Somali CrowCorvus edithae
304Fan-tailed RavenCorvus rhipidurus
305Thick-billed RavenCorvus crassirostris

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

306White-winged Black-TitMelaniparus leucomelas
307White-shouldered Black-TitMelaniparus guineensis
308White-backed Black-TitMelaniparus leuconotus
309Somali TitMelaniparus thruppi

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

310Mouse-colored Penduline-TitAnthoscopus musculus

 
Larks: Alaudidae

311Chestnut-backed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucotis
312Fawn-colored LarkCalendulauda africanoides

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

313Northern CrombecSylvietta brachyura
314Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytii

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

315Yellow-vented EremomelaEremomela flavicrissalis
316Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialis
317Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
318Buff-bellied WarblerPhyllolais pulchella
319Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavida
320Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
321Pale PriniaPrinia somalica
322Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythrops
323Singing CisticolaCisticola cantans
324Boran CisticolaCisticola bodessa
325Rattling CisticolaCisticola chiniana
326Ashy CisticolaCisticola cinereolus
327Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatus
328Stout CisticolaCisticola robustus
329Siffling CisticolaCisticola brachypterus

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

330/Eastern Olivaceous Warbler/Iduna pallida
331/Upcher's Warbler/Hippolais languida
332/Sedge Warbler/Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
333/Common Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus scirpaceus

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

334Plain MartinRiparia paludicola
335/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia
336/Eurasian Crag-Martin/Ptyonoprogne rupestris
337Rock MartinPtyonoprogne fuligula
338/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
339Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
340White-tailed SwallowHirundo megaensis
341Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
342Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensis
343/Common House-Martin/Delichon urbicum
344Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristoptera

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

345Northern BrownbulPhyllastrephus strepitans
346Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

347|Willow Warbler|Phylloscopus trochilus
348/Common Chiffchaff/Phylloscopus collybita
349Brown Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus umbrovirens

 
Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, and Allies: Sylviidae

350/Eurasian Blackcap/Sylvia atricapilla
351|Garden Warbler|Sylvia borin
352Banded ParisomaCurruca boehmi
353/Lesser Whitethroat/Curruca curruca
354Brown ParisomaCurruca lugens
355/Greater Whitethroat/Curruca communis

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

356Abyssinian White-eyeZosterops abyssinicus
357Heuglin's White-eyeZosterops poliogastrus

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

358Rufous ChattererArgya rubiginosa
359White-rumped BabblerTurdoides leucopygia

 
Treecreepers: Certhiidae

360African Spotted CreeperSalpornis salvadori

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

361Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorynchus

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

362<Wattled Starling>Creatophora cinerea
363<Violet-backed Starling>Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
364Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morio
365White-billed StarlingOnychognathus albirostris
366Sharpe's StarlingPholia sharpii
367Shelley's StarlingLamprotornis shelleyi
368Rueppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuroptera
369Splendid StarlingLamprotornis splendidus
370Superb StarlingLamprotornis superbus
371Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterus
372Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

373Abyssinian Ground-ThrushGeokichla piaggiae
374Ethiopian ThrushTurdus simensis
375Abyssinian ThrushTurdus abyssinicus
376African Bare-eyed ThrushTurdus tephronotus
377African ThrushTurdus pelios

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

378African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adusta
379|Spotted Flycatcher|Muscicapa striata
380African Gray FlycatcherBradornis microrhynchus
381Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidus
382Northern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis edolioides
383Abyssinian Slaty-FlycatcherMelaenornis chocolatinus
384Rueppell's Robin-ChatCossypha semirufa
385\Red-capped Robin-Chat\Cossypha natalensis
386/White-throated Robin/Irania gutturalis
387/Bluethroat/Luscinia svecica
388/Common Redstart/Phoenicurus phoenicurus
389Little Rock-ThrushMonticola rufocinereus
390/Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush/Monticola saxatilis
391/Blue Rock-Thrush/Monticola solitarius
392/Whinchat/Saxicola rubetra
393African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
394Mocking Cliff-ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
395White-winged Cliff-ChatThamnolaea semirufa
396/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenanthe
397Rusty-breasted WheatearOenanthe frenata
398/Isabelline Wheatear/Oenanthe isabellina
399/Desert Wheatear/Oenanthe deserti
400Eastern Black-eared WheatearOenanthe melanoleuca
401/Pied Wheatear/Oenanthe pleschanka
402BlackstartOenanthe melanura
403Familiar ChatOenanthe familiaris
404Sombre Rock ChatOenanthe dubia
405Abyssinian WheatearOenanthe lugubris

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

406Collared SunbirdHedydipna collaris
407Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
408Tacazze SunbirdNectarinia tacazze
409Beautiful SunbirdCinnyris pulchellus
410Mariqua SunbirdCinnyris mariquensis
411Shining SunbirdCinnyris habessinicus
412Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

413White-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis albirostris
414Red-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis niger
415White-headed Buffalo-WeaverDinemellia dinemelli
416White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahali
417Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser superciliosus
418Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubriceps
419Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafecht
420Little WeaverPloceus luteolus
421Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis
422Northern Masked-WeaverPloceus taeniopterus
423Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermedius
424Vitelline Masked-WeaverPloceus vitellinus
425Rueppell's WeaverPloceus galbula
426Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
427Chestnut WeaverPloceus rubiginosus
428Red-billed QueleaQuelea quelea
429Northern Red BishopEuplectes franciscanus
430White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatus
431Red-cowled WidowbirdEuplectes laticauda

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

432Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
433Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolor
434African SilverbillEuodice cantans
435Black-cheeked WaxbillBrunhilda charmosyna
436Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
437Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopyga
438Cut-throatAmadina fasciata
439Purple GrenadierGranatina ianthinogaster
440Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalus
441Blue-capped CordonbleuUraeginthus cyanocephalus
442Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

443Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
444Steel-blue WhydahVidua hypocherina
445Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeata

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

446Shelley's Rufous SparrowPasser shelleyi
447Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseus
448Swainson's SparrowPasser swainsonii
449Chestnut SparrowPasser eminibey
450Yellow-spotted Bush SparrowGymnornis pyrgita
451Sahel Bush SparrowGymnornis dentata

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

452Mountain WagtailMotacilla clara
453/Gray Wagtail/Motacilla cinerea
454/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flava
455African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp
456/White Wagtail/Motacilla alba
457African PipitAnthus cinnamomeus
458Long-billed PipitAnthus similis
459/Tawny Pipit/Anthus campestris
460Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrys
461/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialis
462/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinus
463Abyssinian LongclawMacronyx flavicollis

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

464Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicus
465African CitrilCrithagra citrinelloides
466Reichenow's SeedeaterCrithagra reichenowi
467Yellow-rumped SerinCrithagra xanthopygius
468White-bellied CanaryCrithagra dorsostriatus
469Streaky SeedeaterCrithagra striolatus
470Brown-rumped SeedeaterCrithagra tristriatus
471Yellow-crowned CanarySerinus flavivertex

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

472Striolated BuntingEmberiza striolata
473Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisi

 

 *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.

OTHER LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor102
\\Austral Visitor3
||Transient5
##Non-breeding Dispersal1
<>Erratic/Irregular2
()Breeding Season Only2
{}Casual/Vagrant2
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened10
VVulnerable12
ENEndangered5
CRCritically Endangered4

Species counts in code tables depend on completeness of the data. For some countries or locales, data may not include all species or information on species presence may be incomplete.