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# Species:504
# Excl Vagrants:504
# Endemics:9
# Near Endemics:16

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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Ducks: Anatidae

1White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduata
2/Fulvous Whistling-Duck/Dendrocygna bicolor
3White-backed DuckThalassornis leuconotus
4Blue-winged GooseCyanochen cyanoptera
5/Knob-billed Duck/Sarkidiornis melanotos
6Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
7/Ruddy Shelduck/Tadorna ferruginea
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
14African Black DuckAnas sparsa
15Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulata
16Cape TealAnas capensis
17Red-billed DuckAnas erythrorhyncha
18/Northern Pintail/Anas acuta
19/Green-winged Teal/Anas crecca
20Southern PochardNetta erythrophthalma
21/Common Pochard/Aythya ferina
22/Ferruginous Duck/Aythya nyroca
23/Tufted Duck/Aythya fuligula
24Maccoa DuckOxyura maccoa

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

25Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

26Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaena
27&Harlequin QuaillCoturnix delegorguei
28Chestnut-naped SpurfowlPternistis castaneicollis
29Scaly SpurfowlPternistis squamatus
30Clapperton's SpurfowlPternistis clappertoni
31Yellow-necked SpurfowlPternistis leucoscepus

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

32Rock PigeonColumba livia
33Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
34White-collared PigeonColumba albitorques
35Rameron PigeonColumba arquatrix
36Lemon DoveAplopelia larvata
37/European Turtle-Dove/Streptopelia turtur
38Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugens
39African Collared-DoveStreptopelia roseogrisea
40Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiens
41Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
42Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
43Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
44Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilos
45Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur afer
46Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistria
47Namaqua DoveOena capensis
48Bruce's Green-PigeonTreron waalia

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

49Chestnut-bellied SandgrousePterocles exustus

 
Bustards: Otididae

50Kori BustardArdeotis kori
51Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogaster

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

52Bare-faced Go-away-birdCrinifer personatus
53White-bellied Go-away-birdCrinifer leucogaster
54White-cheeked TuracoMenelikkornis leucotis

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

55Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitarius
56/Common Cuckoo/Cuculus canorus
57African CuckooCuculus gularis
58Blue-headed CoucalCentropus monachus
59Senegal CoucalCentropus senegalensis
60White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosus
61Green MalkohaCeuthmochares australis
62Great Spotted CuckooClamator glandarius
63Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaas
64African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreus
65\Dideric Cuckoo\Chrysococcyx caprius

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

66Donaldson Smith's NightjarCaprimulgus donaldsoni
67Slender-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus clarus

 
Swifts: Apodidae

68Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
69Mottled SwiftTachymarptis aequatorialis
70/Common Swift/Apus apus
71Nyanza SwiftApus niansae
72Little SwiftApus affinis
73Horus SwiftApus horus
74(White-rumped Swift)Apus caffer

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

75African RailRallus caerulescens
76Rouget's RailRougetius rougetii
77Lesser MoorhenGallinula angulata
78Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
79Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata
80Allen's GallinulePorphyrio alleni
81African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensis
82Black CrakeZapornia flavirostra

 
Cranes: Gruidae

83Black Crowned-CraneBalearica pavonina
84Wattled CraneGrus carunculatus
85/Common Crane/Grus grus

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

86Senegal Thick-kneeBurhinus senegalensis

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

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

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

89/Pacific Golden-Plover/Pluvialis fulva
90/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticula
91Three-banded PloverThinornis tricollaris
92/Little Ringed Plover/Thinornis dubius
93Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
94Black-winged LapwingVanellus melanopterus
95Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatus
96Spot-breasted LapwingVanellus melanocephalus
97Kittlitz's PloverAnarhynchus pecuarius

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

98&Greater Painted-SnipelRostratula benghalensis

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

99Lesser JacanaMicroparra capensis
100African JacanaActophilornis africanus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

101/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosa
102African SnipeGallinago nigripennis
103/Common Snipe/Gallinago gallinago
104/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
105/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropus
106/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilis
107/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareola
108/Common Redshank/Tringa totanus
109/Spotted Redshank/Tringa erythropus
110/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia
111/Ruff/Calidris pugnax
112/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferruginea
113/Temminck's Stint/Calidris temminckii
114/Little Stint/Calidris minuta

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

115Temminck's CourserCursorius temminckii
116/Collared Pratincole/Glareola pratincola

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

117/Black-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus ridibundus
118/Gray-hooded Gull/Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
119Pallas's GullIchthyaetus ichthyaetus
120/Lesser Black-backed Gull/Larus fuscus
121/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon nilotica
122/Caspian Tern/Hydroprogne caspia
123/Whiskered Tern/Chlidonias hybrida
124/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterus

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

125/Greater Flamingo/Phoenicopterus roseus
126/Lesser Flamingo/Phoenicoparrus minor

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

127Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
128Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
129Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

130African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerus
131/Black Stork/Ciconia nigra
132Abdim's StorkCiconia abdimii
133African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelis
134/White Stork/Ciconia ciconia
135Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensis
136Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumenifer
137Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibis

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

138African DarterAnhinga rufa

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

139Reed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
140Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

141/Glossy Ibis/Plegadis falcinellus
142African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
143Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash
144Wattled IbisBostrychia carunculata
145African SpoonbillPlatalea alba

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

146Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
147Little BitternBotaurus minutus
148Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
149/Black Heron/Egretta ardesiaca
150Little EgretEgretta garzetta
151#Western Reef-Heron#Egretta gularis
152Little HeronButorides atricapilla
153Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
154Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibis
155Great EgretArdea alba
156Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhyncha
157/Gray Heron/Ardea cinerea
158Purple HeronArdea purpurea
159Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala
160Goliath HeronArdea goliath

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

161HamerkopScopus umbretta

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

162ShoebillBalaeniceps rex

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

163Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
164Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescens

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

165/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

166Scissor-tailed KiteChelictinia riocourii
167Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
168African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typus
169Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatus
170Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterus
171|European Honey-buzzard|Pernis apivorus
172White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalis
173Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotos
174Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus
175White-backed VultureGyps africanus
176Rueppell's GriffonGyps rueppelli
177Western Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascens
178Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralis
179/Short-toed Snake-Eagle/Circaetus gallicus
180Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereus
181Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatus
182Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosus
183Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalis
184/Greater Spotted Eagle/Clanga clanga
185/Wahlberg's Eagle/Hieraaetus wahlbergi
186/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatus
187Ayres's Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresii
188Tawny EagleAquila rapax
189/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensis
190/Imperial Eagle/Aquila heliaca
191African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogaster
192Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabar
193Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabates
194Eastern Chanting-GoshawkMelierax poliopterus
195Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicus
196Little SparrowhawkTachyspiza minullus
197ShikraTachyspiza badius
198Ovambo SparrowhawkAccipiter ovampensis
199/Eurasian Sparrowhawk/Accipiter nisus
200Black GoshawkAstur melanoleucus
201/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosus
202/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus
203/Montagu's Harrier/Circus pygargus
204Black KiteMilvus migrans
205African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vocifer
206/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteo
207Mountain BuzzardButeo oreophilus
208Augur BuzzardButeo augur

 
Owls: Strigidae

209African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensis
210Northern White-faced OwlPtilopsis leucotis
211Cape Eagle-OwlBubo capensis
212Grayish Eagle-OwlBubo cinerascens
213Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lactea
214Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatum
215African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordii
216Abyssinian OwlAsio abyssinicus

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

217Speckled MousebirdColius striatus
218Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourus

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

219Narina TrogonApaloderma narina

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

220Common HoopoeUpupa epops

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

221Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureus
222Black-billed WoodhoopoePhoeniculus somaliensis
223Black ScimitarbillRhinopomastus aterrimus
224Abyssinian ScimitarbillRhinopomastus minor

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

225Abyssinian Ground-HornbillBucorvus abyssinicus
226Hemprich's HornbillLophoceros hemprichii
227African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutus
228Northern Red-billed HornbillTockus erythrorhynchus
229Von der Decken's HornbillTockus deckeni
230Silvery-cheeked HornbillBycanistes brevis

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

231Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
232Ethiopian Bee-eaterMerops lafresnayii
233/European Bee-eater/Merops apiaster
234Northern Carmine Bee-eaterMerops nubicus

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

235Half-collared KingfisherAlcedo semitorquata
236Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
237African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina picta
238Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephala
239(Woodland Kingfisher)Halcyon senegalensis
240Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicuti
241Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maxima
242Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

243/European Roller/Coracias garrulus
244Abyssinian RollerCoracias abyssinicus
245Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatus
246Purple RollerCoracias naevius

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

247Yellow-breasted BarbetTrachyphonus margaritatus
248D'Arnaud's BarbetTrachyphonus darnaudii
249Northern Red-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus uropygialis
250Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconus
251Red-fronted BarbetTricholaema diademata
252Banded BarbetLybius undatus
253Black-billed BarbetLybius guifsobalito
254Double-toothed BarbetPogonornis bidentatus

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

255Green-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus zambesiae
256Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minor
257Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicator

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

258/Eurasian Wryneck/Jynx torquilla
259Red-throated WryneckJynx ruficollis
260Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquus
261Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescens
262Brown-backed WoodpeckerDendropicos obsoletus
263African Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos goertae
264Mountain Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos spodocephalus
265Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubica

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

266Pygmy FalconPolihierax semitorquatus
267/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanni
268Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculus
269Gray KestrelFalco ardosiaceus
270|Eurasian Hobby|Falco subbuteo
271African HobbyFalco cuvierii
272Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus
273Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

274Black-winged LovebirdAgapornis taranta

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

275Red-bellied ParrotPoicephalus rufiventris
276Yellow-fronted ParrotPoicephalus flavifrons

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

277Gray CuckooshrikeCeblepyris caesia
278White-breasted CuckooshrikeCeblepyris pectoralis
279Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flava
280Red-shouldered CuckooshrikeCampephaga phoenicea

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

281|Eurasian Golden Oriole|Oriolus oriolus
282Ethiopian Black-headed OrioleOriolus monacha
283African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatus

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

284Brown-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira cyanea
285Gray-headed BatisBatis orientalis
286Western Black-headed BatisBatis erlangeri

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

287White-crested HelmetshrikePrionops plumatus

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

288BrubruNilaus afer
289Northern PuffbackDryoscopus gambensis
290Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalus
291Red-naped BushshrikeLaniarius ruficeps
292Ethiopian BoubouLaniarius aethiopicus
293Slate-colored BoubouLaniarius funebris
294Rosy-patched BushshrikeRhodophoneus cruentus
295Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeChlorophoneus sulfureopectus
296Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchoti

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

297Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

298African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

299|Red-backed Shrike|Lanius collurio
300/Red-tailed Shrike/Lanius phoenicuroides
301/Isabelline Shrike/Lanius isabellinus
302Great Gray ShrikeLanius excubitor
303Gray-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroides
304Northern FiscalLanius humeralis
305/Masked Shrike/Lanius nubicus
306/Woodchat Shrike/Lanius senator
307White-rumped ShrikeEurocephalus ruppelli

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

308Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
309Cape CrowCorvus capensis
310Pied CrowCorvus albus
311Somali CrowCorvus edithae
312Fan-tailed RavenCorvus rhipidurus
313Thick-billed RavenCorvus crassirostris

 
Hyliotas: Hyliotidae

314Yellow-bellied HyliotaHyliota flavigaster

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

315White-winged Black-TitMelaniparus leucomelas
316White-backed Black-TitMelaniparus leuconotus

 
Larks: Alaudidae

317Chestnut-backed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucotis
318Red-winged LarkCorypha hypermetra
319Thekla's LarkGalerida theklae
320Blanford's LarkCalandrella blanfordi

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

321Northern CrombecSylvietta brachyura
322Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytii

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

323Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialis
324Green-backed EremomelaEremomela canescens
325Gray Wren-WarblerCalamonastes simplex
326Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
327Buff-bellied WarblerPhyllolais pulchella
328Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
329Pale PriniaPrinia somalica
330Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythrops
331Singing CisticolaCisticola cantans
332Boran CisticolaCisticola bodessa
333Rattling CisticolaCisticola chiniana
334Ethiopian CisticolaCisticola lugubris
335Tiny CisticolaCisticola nana
336Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
337Pectoral-patch CisticolaCisticola brunnescens

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

338/Eastern Olivaceous Warbler/Iduna pallida
339African Yellow-WarblerIduna natalensis
340/Upcher's Warbler/Hippolais languida
341/Olive-tree Warbler/Hippolais olivetorum
342|Icterine Warbler|Hippolais icterina
343/Sedge Warbler/Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
344/Marsh Warbler/Acrocephalus palustris
345/Common Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus scirpaceus
346|Basra Reed Warbler|Acrocephalus griseldis
347Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostris
348|Great Reed Warbler|Acrocephalus arundinaceus

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

349/Common Grasshopper Warbler/Locustella naevia
350Little Rush WarblerBradypterus baboecala

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

351Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristoptera
352Banded MartinNeophedina cincta
353Plain MartinRiparia paludicola
354/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia
355Southern Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne fuligula
356White-tailed SwallowHirundo megaensis
357/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
358Ethiopian SwallowHirundo aethiopica
359Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
360African Red-rumped SwallowCecropis melanocrissus
361Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica
362Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensis

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

363Northern BrownbulPhyllastrephus strepitans
364Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

365|Willow Warbler|Phylloscopus trochilus
366/Common Chiffchaff/Phylloscopus collybita
367Brown Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus umbrovirens

 
Sylviid Warblers and Allies: Sylviidae

368/Eurasian Blackcap/Sylvia atricapilla
369|Garden Warbler|Sylvia borin
370African Hill BabblerSylvia abyssinica
371|Barred Warbler|Curruca nisoria
372/Lesser Whitethroat/Curruca curruca
373Brown ParisomaCurruca lugens
374/Greater Whitethroat/Curruca communis

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

375Pale White-eyeZosterops flavilateralis
376Abyssinian White-eyeZosterops abyssinicus
377Ethiopian White-eyeZosterops poliogastrus

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

378Rufous ChattererArgya rubiginosa
379Scaly ChattererArgya aylmeri
380White-rumped BabblerTurdoides leucopygia

 
Spotted Creepers: Salpornithidae

381African Spotted CreeperSalpornis salvadori

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

382Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythroryncha

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

383&Wattled StarlinglCreatophora cinerea
384&Violet-backed StarlinglCinnyricinclus leucogaster
385Slender-billed StarlingOnychognathus tenuirostris
386Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morio
387Sharpe's StarlingPholia sharpii
388Rueppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuroptera
389Golden-breasted StarlingLamprotornis regius
390Superb StarlingLamprotornis superbus
391White-crowned StarlingLamprotornis albicapillus
392Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterus
393Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

394Abyssinian Ground-ThrushGeokichla piaggiae
395Ethiopian ThrushTurdus simensis
396African Bare-eyed ThrushTurdus tephronotus
397Abyssinian ThrushTurdus abyssinicus
398African ThrushTurdus pelios

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

399African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adusta
400|Spotted Flycatcher|Muscicapa striata
401African Gray FlycatcherBradornis microrhynchus
402Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidus
403Northern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis edolioides
404Abyssinian Slaty-FlycatcherMelaenornis chocolatinus
405White-browed Scrub RobinCercotrichas leucophrys
406Rueppell's Robin-ChatCossypha semirufa
407White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heuglini
408White-crowned Robin-ChatCossypha albicapillus
409Spotted Morning-ThrushCichladusa guttata
410|Thrush Nightingale|Luscinia luscinia
411/Common Nightingale/Luscinia megarhynchos
412/Bluethroat/Luscinia svecica
413/Common Redstart/Phoenicurus phoenicurus
414/Black Redstart/Phoenicurus ochruros
415Little Rock-ThrushMonticola rufocinereus
416/Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush/Monticola saxatilis
417/Blue Rock-Thrush/Monticola solitarius
418White-winged Cliff-ChatMonticola semirufa
419/Whinchat/Saxicola rubetra
420/Siberian Stonechat/Saxicola maurus
421African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
422Moorland ChatPinarochroa sordida
423Mocking Cliff-ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
424/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenanthe
425/Isabelline Wheatear/Oenanthe isabellina
426Eastern Black-eared WheatearOenanthe melanoleuca
427/Pied Wheatear/Oenanthe pleschanka
428Abyssinian WheatearOenanthe lugubris

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

429Eastern Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes orientalis
430Collared SunbirdHedydipna collaris
431Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
432Hunter's SunbirdChalcomitra hunteri
433Tacazze SunbirdNectarinia tacazze
434Malachite SunbirdNectarinia famosa
435Beautiful SunbirdCinnyris pulchellus
436Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensis
437Abyssinian SunbirdCinnyris habessinicus
438Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

439Red-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis niger
440White-headed Buffalo-WeaverDinemellia dinemelli
441Speckle-fronted WeaverSporopipes frontalis
442White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahali
443Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser superciliosus
444Gray-capped Social-WeaverPseudonigrita arnaudi
445Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubriceps
446Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafecht
447Little WeaverPloceus luteolus
448Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis
449Northern Masked-WeaverPloceus taeniopterus
450Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermedius
451Vitelline Masked-WeaverPloceus vitellinus
452Rueppell's WeaverPloceus galbula
453Speke's WeaverPloceus spekei
454Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
455Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalus
456Chestnut WeaverPloceus rubiginosus
457Red-billed QueleaQuelea quelea
458Northern Red BishopEuplectes franciscanus
459Yellow BishopEuplectes capensis
460Red-cowled WidowbirdEuplectes laticauda
461Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillaris
462Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifrons

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

463Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
464Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolor
465African SilverbillEuodice cantans
466Yellow-bellied WaxbillCoccopygia quartinia
467Green-backed TwinspotMandingoa nitidula
468Fawn-breasted WaxbillEstrilda paludicola
469Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
470Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopyga
471QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollis
472Cut-throatAmadina fasciata
473Purple GrenadierGranatina ianthinogaster
474Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalus
475Red-billed PytiliaPytilia lineata
476Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala
477African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricata
478Jameson's FirefinchLagonosticta rhodopareia

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

479Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
480Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaea
481Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeata

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

482Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseus
483Swainson's SparrowPasser swainsonii
484Parrot-billed SparrowPasser gongonensis
485Chestnut SparrowPasser eminibey

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

486/Gray Wagtail/Motacilla cinerea
487/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flava
488African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp
489/White Wagtail/Motacilla alba
490African PipitAnthus cinnamomeus
491Long-billed PipitAnthus similis
492/Tawny Pipit/Anthus campestris
493/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialis
494/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinus
495Abyssinian LongclawMacronyx flavicollis

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

496African CitrilCrithagra citrinelloides
497Reichenow's SeedeaterCrithagra reichenowi
498Yellow-rumped SerinCrithagra xanthopygius
499White-bellied CanaryCrithagra dorsostriatus
500Northern Grosbeak-CanaryCrithagra donaldsoni
501Streaky SeedeaterCrithagra striolatus
502Brown-rumped SeedeaterCrithagra tristriatus
503Ethiopian SiskinSerinus nigriceps

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

504Somali BuntingEmberiza poliopleura

 

 *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 Visitor100
\\Austral Visitor1
||Transient12
##Non-breeding Dispersal1
<>Erratic/Irregular4
()Breeding Season Only2
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened13
VVulnerable12
ENEndangered6
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.