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AWASA AREA

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# Species:505
# Excl Vagrants:505
# Endemics:8
# Near Endemics:17

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 Quail>Coturnix delegorguei
28Chestnut-naped SpurfowlPternistis castaneicollis
29Scaly SpurfowlPternistis squamatus
30Clapperton's SpurfowlPternistis clappertoni
31Yellow-necked SpurfowlPternistis leucoscepus

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

32/Greater Flamingo/Phoenicopterus roseus
33/Lesser Flamingo/Phoenicoparrus minor

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

34Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
35Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
36Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

37Rock PigeonColumba livia
38Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
39White-collared PigeonColumba albitorques
40Rameron PigeonColumba arquatrix
41Lemon DoveAplopelia larvata
42/European Turtle-Dove/Streptopelia turtur
43Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugens
44African Collared-DoveStreptopelia roseogrisea
45Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiens
46Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
47Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
48Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
49Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilos
50Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur afer
51Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistria
52Namaqua DoveOena capensis
53Bruce's Green-PigeonTreron waalia

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

54Chestnut-bellied SandgrousePterocles exustus

 
Bustards: Otididae

55Kori BustardArdeotis kori
56Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogaster

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

57White-cheeked TuracoMenelikkornis leucotis
58Bare-faced Go-away-birdCrinifer personatus
59White-bellied Go-away-birdCrinifer leucogaster

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

60Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitarius
61/Common Cuckoo/Cuculus canorus
62African CuckooCuculus gularis
63Blue-headed CoucalCentropus monachus
64Senegal CoucalCentropus senegalensis
65White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosus
66Green MalkohaCeuthmochares australis
67Great Spotted CuckooClamator glandarius
68Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaas
69African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreus
70\Dideric Cuckoo\Chrysococcyx caprius

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

71Donaldson Smith's NightjarCaprimulgus donaldsoni
72Slender-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus clarus

 
Swifts: Apodidae

73Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
74Mottled SwiftTachymarptis aequatorialis
75/Common Swift/Apus apus
76Nyanza SwiftApus niansae
77Little SwiftApus affinis
78Horus SwiftApus horus
79(White-rumped Swift)Apus caffer

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

80African RailRallus caerulescens
81Rouget's RailRougetius rougetii
82Lesser MoorhenGallinula angulata
83Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
84Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata
85Allen's GallinulePorphyrio alleni
86African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensis
87Black CrakeZapornia flavirostra

 
Cranes: Gruidae

88Black Crowned-CraneBalearica pavonina
89Wattled CraneBugeranus carunculatus
90/Common Crane/Grus grus

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

91Senegal Thick-kneeBurhinus senegalensis

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

92/Black-winged Stilt/Himantopus himantopus
93/Pied Avocet/Recurvirostra avosetta

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

94/Pacific Golden-Plover/Pluvialis fulva
95/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticula
96Three-banded PloverCharadrius tricollaris
97/Little Ringed Plover/Charadrius dubius
98Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
99Black-winged LapwingVanellus melanopterus
100Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatus
101Spot-breasted LapwingVanellus melanocephalus
102Kittlitz's PloverAnarhynchus pecuarius

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

103<Greater Painted-Snipe>Rostratula benghalensis

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

104Lesser JacanaMicroparra capensis
105African JacanaActophilornis africanus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

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

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

120Temminck's CourserCursorius temminckii
121/Collared Pratincole/Glareola pratincola

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

122/Black-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus ridibundus
123/Gray-hooded Gull/Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
124Pallas's GullIchthyaetus ichthyaetus
125/Lesser Black-backed Gull/Larus fuscus
126/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon nilotica
127/Caspian Tern/Hydroprogne caspia
128/Whiskered Tern/Chlidonias hybrida
129/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterus

 
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

139Long-tailed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
140Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

141Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
142Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescens

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

143ShoebillBalaeniceps rex

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

144HamerkopScopus umbretta

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

145Great BitternBotaurus stellaris
146Little BitternIxobrychus minutus
147Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
148/Black Heron/Egretta ardesiaca
149Little EgretEgretta garzetta
150#Western Reef-Heron#Egretta gularis
151Striated HeronButorides striata
152Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
153Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
154Great EgretArdea alba
155Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhyncha
156/Gray Heron/Ardea cinerea
157Purple HeronArdea purpurea
158Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala
159Goliath HeronArdea goliath

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

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

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

165/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

166Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
167Scissor-tailed KiteChelictinia riocourii
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
177/Short-toed Snake-Eagle/Circaetus gallicus
178Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralis
179Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereus
180Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascens
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
192Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicus
193Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabates
194Eastern Chanting-GoshawkMelierax poliopterus
195Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabar
196/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosus
197/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus
198/Montagu's Harrier/Circus pygargus
199ShikraAccipiter badius
200Little SparrowhawkAccipiter minullus
201Ovambo SparrowhawkAccipiter ovampensis
202/Eurasian Sparrowhawk/Accipiter nisus
203Black GoshawkAccipiter melanoleucus
204/Black Kite/Milvus migrans
205Yellow-billed Kite**Milvus aegyptius
206African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vocifer
207/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteo
208Mountain BuzzardButeo oreophilus
209Augur BuzzardButeo augur

 
Owls: Strigidae

210African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensis
211Northern White-faced OwlPtilopsis leucotis
212Cape Eagle-OwlBubo capensis
213Grayish Eagle-OwlBubo cinerascens
214Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lactea
215Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatum
216African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordii
217Abyssinian OwlAsio abyssinicus

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

218Speckled MousebirdColius striatus
219Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourus

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

220Narina TrogonApaloderma narina

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

221Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

222Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureus
223Black-billed WoodhoopoePhoeniculus somaliensis
224Black ScimitarbillRhinopomastus aterrimus
225Abyssinian ScimitarbillRhinopomastus minor

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

226Abyssinian Ground-HornbillBucorvus abyssinicus
227Hemprich's HornbillLophoceros hemprichii
228African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutus
229Northern Red-billed HornbillTockus erythrorhynchus
230Von der Decken's HornbillTockus deckeni
231Silvery-cheeked HornbillBycanistes brevis

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

232Half-collared KingfisherAlcedo semitorquata
233Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
234African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina picta
235Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephala
236(Woodland Kingfisher)Halcyon senegalensis
237Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicuti
238Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maxima
239Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

240Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
241Ethiopian Bee-eaterMerops lafresnayii
242/European Bee-eater/Merops apiaster
243Northern Carmine Bee-eaterMerops nubicus

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

244/European Roller/Coracias garrulus
245Abyssinian RollerCoracias abyssinicus
246Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatus
247Rufous-crowned RollerCoracias naevius

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

248Yellow-breasted BarbetTrachyphonus margaritatus
249D'Arnaud's BarbetTrachyphonus darnaudii
250Red-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus pusillus
251Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconus
252Red-fronted BarbetTricholaema diademata
253Banded BarbetLybius undatus
254Black-billed BarbetLybius guifsobalito
255Double-toothed BarbetPogonornis bidentatus

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

256Green-backed HoneyguideProdotiscus zambesiae
257Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minor
258Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicator

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

259/Eurasian Wryneck/Jynx torquilla
260Rufous-necked WryneckJynx ruficollis
261Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescens
262Brown-backed WoodpeckerDendropicos obsoletus
263African Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos goertae
264Mountain Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos spodocephalus
265Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquus
266Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubica

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

267Pygmy FalconPolihierax semitorquatus
268/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanni
269Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculus
270Gray KestrelFalco ardosiaceus
271|Eurasian Hobby|Falco subbuteo
272African HobbyFalco cuvierii
273Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus
274Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

275Black-winged LovebirdAgapornis taranta

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

276Red-bellied ParrotPoicephalus rufiventris
277Yellow-fronted ParrotPoicephalus flavifrons

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

278Gray CuckooshrikeCoracina caesia
279White-breasted CuckooshrikeCoracina pectoralis
280Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flava
281Red-shouldered CuckooshrikeCampephaga phoenicea

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

282|Eurasian Golden Oriole|Oriolus oriolus
283Ethiopian Black-headed OrioleOriolus monacha
284African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatus

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

285Brown-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira cyanea
286Gray-headed BatisBatis orientalis
287Western Black-headed BatisBatis erlangeri

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

288White HelmetshrikePrionops plumatus

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

289BrubruNilaus afer
290Northern PuffbackDryoscopus gambensis
291Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalus
292Red-naped BushshrikeLaniarius ruficeps
293Ethiopian BoubouLaniarius aethiopicus
294Slate-colored BoubouLaniarius funebris
295Rosy-patched BushshrikeRhodophoneus cruentus
296Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeTelophorus sulfureopectus
297Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchoti

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

298Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

299African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

300|Red-backed Shrike|Lanius collurio
301/Red-tailed Shrike/Lanius phoenicuroides
302/Isabelline Shrike/Lanius isabellinus
303Great Gray ShrikeLanius excubitor
304Gray-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroides
305Northern FiscalLanius humeralis
306/Masked Shrike/Lanius nubicus
307/Woodchat Shrike/Lanius senator
308White-rumped ShrikeEurocephalus ruppelli

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

309Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
310Cape CrowCorvus capensis
311Pied CrowCorvus albus
312Somali CrowCorvus edithae
313Fan-tailed RavenCorvus rhipidurus
314Thick-billed RavenCorvus crassirostris

 
Hyliotas: Hyliotidae

315Yellow-bellied HyliotaHyliota flavigaster

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

316White-winged Black-TitMelaniparus leucomelas
317White-backed Black-TitMelaniparus leuconotus

 
Larks: Alaudidae

318Chestnut-backed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucotis
319Red-winged LarkMirafra hypermetra
320Blanford's LarkCalandrella blanfordi
321Thekla's LarkGalerida theklae

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

322Northern CrombecSylvietta brachyura
323Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytii

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

324Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialis
325Green-backed EremomelaEremomela canescens
326Gray Wren-WarblerCalamonastes simplex
327Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
328Buff-bellied WarblerPhyllolais pulchella
329Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
330Pale PriniaPrinia somalica
331Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythrops
332Singing CisticolaCisticola cantans
333Boran CisticolaCisticola bodessa
334Rattling CisticolaCisticola chiniana
335Ethiopian CisticolaCisticola lugubris
336Tiny CisticolaCisticola nana
337Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
338Pectoral-patch CisticolaCisticola brunnescens

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

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

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

350/Common Grasshopper Warbler/Locustella naevia
351Little Rush WarblerBradypterus baboecala

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

352Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristoptera
353Banded MartinNeophedina cincta
354Plain MartinRiparia paludicola
355/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia
356Rock MartinPtyonoprogne fuligula
357White-tailed SwallowHirundo megaensis
358/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
359Ethiopian SwallowHirundo aethiopica
360Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
361Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
362Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica
363Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensis

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

364Northern BrownbulPhyllastrephus strepitans
365Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

366|Willow Warbler|Phylloscopus trochilus
367/Common Chiffchaff/Phylloscopus collybita
368Brown Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus umbrovirens

 
Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, and Allies: Sylviidae

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

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

376Pale White-eyeZosterops flavilateralis
377Abyssinian White-eyeZosterops abyssinicus
378Heuglin's White-eyeZosterops poliogastrus

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

379Rufous ChattererArgya rubiginosa
380Scaly ChattererArgya aylmeri
381White-rumped BabblerTurdoides leucopygia

 
Treecreepers: Certhiidae

382African Spotted CreeperSalpornis salvadori

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

383Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorynchus

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

384<Wattled Starling>Creatophora cinerea
385<Violet-backed Starling>Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
386Slender-billed StarlingOnychognathus tenuirostris
387Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morio
388Sharpe's StarlingPholia sharpii
389Rueppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuroptera
390Golden-breasted StarlingLamprotornis regius
391Superb StarlingLamprotornis superbus
392White-crowned StarlingLamprotornis albicapillus
393Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterus
394Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

395Abyssinian Ground-ThrushGeokichla piaggiae
396Ethiopian ThrushTurdus simensis
397Abyssinian ThrushTurdus abyssinicus
398African Bare-eyed ThrushTurdus tephronotus
399African ThrushTurdus pelios

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

400African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adusta
401|Spotted Flycatcher|Muscicapa striata
402African Gray FlycatcherBradornis microrhynchus
403Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidus
404Northern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis edolioides
405Abyssinian Slaty-FlycatcherMelaenornis chocolatinus
406Red-backed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas leucophrys
407Rueppell's Robin-ChatCossypha semirufa
408White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heuglini
409White-crowned Robin-ChatCossypha albicapillus
410Spotted Morning-ThrushCichladusa guttata
411|Thrush Nightingale|Luscinia luscinia
412/Common Nightingale/Luscinia megarhynchos
413/Bluethroat/Luscinia svecica
414/Common Redstart/Phoenicurus phoenicurus
415/Black Redstart/Phoenicurus ochruros
416Little Rock-ThrushMonticola rufocinereus
417/Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush/Monticola saxatilis
418/Blue Rock-Thrush/Monticola solitarius
419White-winged Cliff-ChatMonticola semirufa
420/Whinchat/Saxicola rubetra
421/Siberian Stonechat/Saxicola maurus
422African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
423Moorland ChatPinarochroa sordida
424Mocking Cliff-ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
425/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenanthe
426/Isabelline Wheatear/Oenanthe isabellina
427Eastern Black-eared WheatearOenanthe melanoleuca
428/Pied Wheatear/Oenanthe pleschanka
429Abyssinian WheatearOenanthe lugubris

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

430Eastern Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes orientalis
431Collared SunbirdHedydipna collaris
432Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
433Hunter's SunbirdChalcomitra hunteri
434Tacazze SunbirdNectarinia tacazze
435Malachite SunbirdNectarinia famosa
436Beautiful SunbirdCinnyris pulchellus
437Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensis
438Shining SunbirdCinnyris habessinicus
439Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

440Red-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis niger
441White-headed Buffalo-WeaverDinemellia dinemelli
442Speckle-fronted WeaverSporopipes frontalis
443White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahali
444Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser superciliosus
445Gray-headed Social-WeaverPseudonigrita arnaudi
446Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubriceps
447Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafecht
448Little WeaverPloceus luteolus
449Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis
450Northern Masked-WeaverPloceus taeniopterus
451Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermedius
452Vitelline Masked-WeaverPloceus vitellinus
453Rueppell's WeaverPloceus galbula
454Speke's WeaverPloceus spekei
455Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
456Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalus
457Chestnut WeaverPloceus rubiginosus
458Red-billed QueleaQuelea quelea
459Northern Red BishopEuplectes franciscanus
460Yellow BishopEuplectes capensis
461Red-cowled WidowbirdEuplectes laticauda
462Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillaris
463Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifrons

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

464Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
465Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolor
466African SilverbillEuodice cantans
467Yellow-bellied WaxbillCoccopygia quartinia
468Green-backed TwinspotMandingoa nitidula
469Fawn-breasted WaxbillEstrilda paludicola
470Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
471Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopyga
472QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollis
473Cut-throatAmadina fasciata
474Purple GrenadierGranatina ianthinogaster
475Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalus
476Red-billed PytiliaPytilia lineata
477Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala
478African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricata
479Jameson's FirefinchLagonosticta rhodopareia

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

480Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
481Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaea
482Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeata

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

483Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseus
484Swainson's SparrowPasser swainsonii
485Parrot-billed SparrowPasser gongonensis
486Chestnut SparrowPasser eminibey

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

487/Gray Wagtail/Motacilla cinerea
488/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flava
489African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp
490/White Wagtail/Motacilla alba
491African PipitAnthus cinnamomeus
492Long-billed PipitAnthus similis
493/Tawny Pipit/Anthus campestris
494/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialis
495/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinus
496Abyssinian LongclawMacronyx flavicollis

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

497African CitrilCrithagra citrinelloides
498Reichenow's SeedeaterCrithagra reichenowi
499Yellow-rumped SerinCrithagra xanthopygius
500White-bellied CanaryCrithagra dorsostriatus
501Northern Grosbeak-CanaryCrithagra donaldsoni
502Streaky SeedeaterCrithagra striolatus
503Brown-rumped SeedeaterCrithagra tristriatus
504Ethiopian SiskinSerinus nigriceps

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

505Somali 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 Visitor101
\\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.