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AWASH NATIONAL PARK

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# Species:542
# Excl Vagrants:542
# Endemics:6
# 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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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
6Blue-winged GooseCyanochen cyanoptera
7/Knob-billed Duck/Sarkidiornis melanotos
8Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
9Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensis
10/Garganey/Spatula querquedula
11/Blue-billed Teal/Spatula hottentota
12/Northern Shoveler/Spatula clypeata
13/Tufted Duck/Aythya fuligula
14Maccoa DuckOxyura maccoa

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

15Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

16Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaena
17Orange River FrancolinScleroptera levaillantoides
18Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
19<Harlequin Quail>Coturnix delegorguei
20Chestnut-naped SpurfowlPternistis castaneicollis
21Erckel's SpurfowlPternistis erckelii
22Scaly SpurfowlPternistis squamatus
23Yellow-necked SpurfowlPternistis leucoscepus

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

24/Greater Flamingo/Phoenicopterus roseus
25/Lesser Flamingo/Phoenicoparrus minor

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

26Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

27Rock PigeonColumba livia
28Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
29White-collared PigeonColumba albitorques
30Rameron PigeonColumba arquatrix
31Lemon DoveAplopelia larvata
32/European Turtle-Dove/Streptopelia turtur
33Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugens
34African Collared-DoveStreptopelia roseogrisea
35Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiens
36Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
37Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
38Vinaceous DoveStreptopelia vinacea
39Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
40Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilos
41Black-billed Wood-DoveTurtur abyssinicus
42Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur afer
43Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistria
44Namaqua DoveOena capensis
45Bruce's Green-PigeonTreron waalia

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

46Chestnut-bellied SandgrousePterocles exustus
47Yellow-throated SandgrousePterocles gutturalis
48Black-faced SandgrousePterocles decoratus
49Lichtenstein's SandgrousePterocles lichtensteinii
50Four-banded SandgrousePterocles quadricinctus

 
Bustards: Otididae

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

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

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

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

61/Common Cuckoo/Cuculus canorus
62African CuckooCuculus gularis
63White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosus
64Pied CuckooClamator jacobinus
65Great Spotted CuckooClamator glandarius
66Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaas
67African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreus
68\Dideric Cuckoo\Chrysococcyx caprius

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

69/Eurasian Nightjar/Caprimulgus europaeus
70Sombre NightjarCaprimulgus fraenatus
71/Egyptian Nightjar/Caprimulgus aegyptius
72Nubian NightjarCaprimulgus nubicus
73Donaldson Smith's NightjarCaprimulgus donaldsoni
74Plain NightjarCaprimulgus inornatus
75Star-spotted NightjarCaprimulgus stellatus
76Freckled NightjarCaprimulgus tristigma
77Slender-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus clarus

 
Swifts: Apodidae

78Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
79Nyanza SwiftApus niansae
80Little SwiftApus affinis
81Horus SwiftApus horus
82(White-rumped Swift)Apus caffer
83African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

84Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
85Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata
86Black CrakeZapornia flavirostra

 
Flufftails: Sarothruridae

87Red-chested FlufftailSarothrura rufa

 
Cranes: Gruidae

88Black Crowned-CraneBalearica pavonina
89/Common Crane/Grus grus

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

90Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensis
91Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatus
92/Eurasian Thick-knee/Burhinus oedicnemus
93Senegal Thick-kneeBurhinus senegalensis

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

94/Black-winged Stilt/Himantopus himantopus
95/Pied Avocet/Recurvirostra avosetta

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

96/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticula
97Three-banded PloverCharadrius tricollaris
98/Little Ringed Plover/Charadrius dubius
99Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
100Black-headed LapwingVanellus tectus
101Black-winged LapwingVanellus melanopterus
102Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatus
103Kittlitz's PloverAnarhynchus pecuarius
104/Kentish Plover/Anarhynchus alexandrinus

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

105African JacanaActophilornis africanus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

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

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

122Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticus

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

123Three-banded CourserRhinoptilus cinctus
124Double-banded CourserSmutsornis africanus
125Temminck's CourserCursorius temminckii

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

126/Gray-hooded Gull/Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
127/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon nilotica
128/Whiskered Tern/Chlidonias hybrida
129/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterus

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

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

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

137African DarterAnhinga rufa

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

138Long-tailed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
139Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

140Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
141Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescens

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

142ShoebillBalaeniceps rex

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

143HamerkopScopus umbretta

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

144Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
145/Black Heron/Egretta ardesiaca
146Little EgretEgretta garzetta
147#Western Reef-Heron#Egretta gularis
148Striated HeronButorides striata
149Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
150Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
151Great EgretArdea alba
152Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhyncha
153/Gray Heron/Ardea cinerea
154Purple HeronArdea purpurea
155Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala
156Goliath HeronArdea goliath

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

157/Glossy Ibis/Plegadis falcinellus
158African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
159Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash
160Wattled IbisBostrychia carunculata
161African SpoonbillPlatalea alba

 
Secretary-bird: Sagittariidae

162SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentarius

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

163/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

164Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
165Scissor-tailed KiteChelictinia riocourii
166African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typus
167Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterus
168|European Honey-buzzard|Pernis apivorus
169White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalis
170Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotos
171Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus
172White-backed VultureGyps africanus
173Rueppell's GriffonGyps rueppelli
174BateleurTerathopius ecaudatus
175/Short-toed Snake-Eagle/Circaetus gallicus
176Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralis
177Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereus
178Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosus
179Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalis
180/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarina
181/Greater Spotted Eagle/Clanga clanga
182/Wahlberg's Eagle/Hieraaetus wahlbergi
183/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatus
184Tawny EagleAquila rapax
185/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensis
186/Imperial Eagle/Aquila heliaca
187Verreaux's EagleAquila verreauxii
188African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogaster
189Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabates
190Eastern Chanting-GoshawkMelierax poliopterus
191Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabar
192/Grasshopper Buzzard/Butastur rufipennis
193/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosus
194/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus
195/Montagu's Harrier/Circus pygargus
196African GoshawkAccipiter toussenelii
197ShikraAccipiter badius
198Little SparrowhawkAccipiter minullus
199Ovambo SparrowhawkAccipiter ovampensis
200/Eurasian Sparrowhawk/Accipiter nisus
201Rufous-chested SparrowhawkAccipiter rufiventris
202/Black Kite/Milvus migrans
203Yellow-billed Kite**Milvus aegyptius
204African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vocifer
205/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteo
206Mountain BuzzardButeo oreophilus
207/Long-legged Buzzard/Buteo rufinus
208Augur BuzzardButeo augur

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

209Barn OwlTyto alba

 
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

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

216Speckled MousebirdColius striatus
217Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourus

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

218Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
219African Hoopoe**Upupa africana

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

220Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureus
221Black-billed WoodhoopoePhoeniculus somaliensis
222Black ScimitarbillRhinopomastus aterrimus
223Abyssinian ScimitarbillRhinopomastus minor

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

224Abyssinian Ground-HornbillBucorvus abyssinicus
225Hemprich's HornbillLophoceros hemprichii
226African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutus
227Northern Red-billed HornbillTockus erythrorhynchus
228Eastern Yellow-billed HornbillTockus flavirostris
229Von der Decken's HornbillTockus deckeni
230Silvery-cheeked HornbillBycanistes brevis

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

231Half-collared KingfisherAlcedo semitorquata
232Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
233African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina picta
234Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephala
235(Woodland Kingfisher)Halcyon senegalensis
236Blue-breasted KingfisherHalcyon malimbica
237Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicuti
238Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

239Red-throated Bee-eaterMerops bulocki
240Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
241Ethiopian Bee-eaterMerops lafresnayii
242Somali Bee-eaterMerops revoilii
243\White-throated Bee-eater\Merops albicollis
244#African Green Bee-eater#Merops viridissimus
245/Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/Merops persicus
246(Madagascar Bee-eater)Merops superciliosus
247/European Bee-eater/Merops apiaster
248Northern Carmine Bee-eaterMerops nubicus

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

249/European Roller/Coracias garrulus
250Abyssinian RollerCoracias abyssinicus
251Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatus
252Rufous-crowned RollerCoracias naevius
253(Broad-billed Roller)Eurystomus glaucurus

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

254Red-and-yellow BarbetTrachyphonus erythrocephalus
255Yellow-breasted BarbetTrachyphonus margaritatus
256D'Arnaud's BarbetTrachyphonus darnaudii
257Red-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus pusillus
258Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconus
259Red-fronted BarbetTricholaema diademata
260Black-throated BarbetTricholaema melanocephala
261Banded BarbetLybius undatus
262Black-billed BarbetLybius guifsobalito
263Double-toothed BarbetPogonornis bidentatus

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

264Wahlberg's HoneyguideProdotiscus regulus
265Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minor
266Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicator

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

267/Eurasian Wryneck/Jynx torquilla
268Abyssinian WoodpeckerDendropicos abyssinicus
269Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescens
270African Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos goertae
271Mountain Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos spodocephalus
272Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquus
273Green-backed WoodpeckerCampethera cailliautii
274Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubica

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

275Pygmy FalconPolihierax semitorquatus
276/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanni
277Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculus
278Greater KestrelFalco rupicoloides
279Fox KestrelFalco alopex
280Gray KestrelFalco ardosiaceus
281|Amur Falcon|Falco amurensis
282|Sooty Falcon|Falco concolor
283|Eurasian Hobby|Falco subbuteo
284African HobbyFalco cuvierii
285Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus
286Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

287Black-winged LovebirdAgapornis taranta

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

288Red-bellied ParrotPoicephalus rufiventris

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

289|Eurasian Golden Oriole|Oriolus oriolus
290Ethiopian Black-headed OrioleOriolus monacha
291African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatus

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

292Brown-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira cyanea
293Gray-headed BatisBatis orientalis
294Western Black-headed BatisBatis erlangeri
295Pygmy BatisBatis perkeo

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

296White HelmetshrikePrionops plumatus

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

297BrubruNilaus afer
298Northern PuffbackDryoscopus gambensis
299Marsh TchagraTchagra minutus
300Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalus
301Three-streaked TchagraTchagra jamesi
302Red-naped BushshrikeLaniarius ruficeps
303Ethiopian BoubouLaniarius aethiopicus
304Black-headed GonolekLaniarius erythrogaster
305Slate-colored BoubouLaniarius funebris
306Rosy-patched BushshrikeRhodophoneus cruentus
307Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeTelophorus sulfureopectus
308Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchoti

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

309Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

310African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

311|Red-backed Shrike|Lanius collurio
312/Red-tailed Shrike/Lanius phoenicuroides
313/Isabelline Shrike/Lanius isabellinus
314Great Gray ShrikeLanius excubitor
315|Lesser Gray Shrike|Lanius minor
316Gray-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroides
317Somali FiscalLanius somalicus
318Northern FiscalLanius humeralis
319/Masked Shrike/Lanius nubicus
320/Woodchat Shrike/Lanius senator
321White-rumped ShrikeEurocephalus ruppelli

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

322Cape CrowCorvus capensis
323Pied CrowCorvus albus
324Somali CrowCorvus edithae
325Fan-tailed RavenCorvus rhipidurus
326Thick-billed RavenCorvus crassirostris

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

327White-winged Black-TitMelaniparus leucomelas

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

328Mouse-colored Penduline-TitAnthoscopus musculus

 
Larks: Alaudidae

329Desert LarkAmmomanes deserti
330Chestnut-backed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucotis
331Black-crowned Sparrow-LarkEremopterix nigriceps
332Chestnut-headed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix signatus
333Fawn-colored LarkCalendulauda africanoides
334Singing BushlarkMirafra javanica
335Red-winged LarkMirafra hypermetra
336Flappet LarkMirafra rufocinnamomea
337Gillett's LarkMirafra gilletti
338/Greater Short-toed Lark/Calandrella brachydactyla
339Blanford's LarkCalandrella blanfordi
340Thekla's LarkGalerida theklae

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

341Northern CrombecSylvietta brachyura
342Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytii
343Somali CrombecSylvietta isabellina

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

344Yellow-vented EremomelaEremomela flavicrissalis
345Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialis
346Gray Wren-WarblerCalamonastes simplex
347Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
348Buff-bellied WarblerPhyllolais pulchella
349Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavida
350Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
351Pale PriniaPrinia somalica
352Red-fronted WarblerPrinia rufifrons
353Singing CisticolaCisticola cantans
354Boran CisticolaCisticola bodessa
355Rattling CisticolaCisticola chiniana
356Ashy CisticolaCisticola cinereolus
357Stout CisticolaCisticola robustus
358Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensis
359Tiny CisticolaCisticola nana
360Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
361Desert CisticolaCisticola aridulus
362Pectoral-patch CisticolaCisticola brunnescens

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

363/Eastern Olivaceous Warbler/Iduna pallida
364/Upcher's Warbler/Hippolais languida
365/Sedge Warbler/Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
366/Marsh Warbler/Acrocephalus palustris

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

367Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristoptera
368Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopyga
369Banded MartinNeophedina cincta
370Plain MartinRiparia paludicola
371/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia
372Rock MartinPtyonoprogne fuligula
373/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
374Ethiopian SwallowHirundo aethiopica
375Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
376/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicum
377Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
378Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica
379Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensis

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

380Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

381|Willow Warbler|Phylloscopus trochilus
382/Common Chiffchaff/Phylloscopus collybita

 
Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, and Allies: Sylviidae

383/Eurasian Blackcap/Sylvia atricapilla
384|Barred Warbler|Curruca nisoria
385/Lesser Whitethroat/Curruca curruca
386/Menetries's Warbler/Curruca mystacea
387/Greater Whitethroat/Curruca communis

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

388Abyssinian White-eyeZosterops abyssinicus

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

389Rufous ChattererArgya rubiginosa
390Scaly ChattererArgya aylmeri
391White-rumped BabblerTurdoides leucopygia

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

392Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorynchus

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

393<Wattled Starling>Creatophora cinerea
394<Violet-backed Starling>Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
395Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morio
396White-billed StarlingOnychognathus albirostris
397Bristle-crowned StarlingOnychognathus salvadorii
398Somali StarlingOnychognathus blythii
399Shelley's StarlingLamprotornis shelleyi
400Rueppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuroptera
401Splendid StarlingLamprotornis splendidus
402Golden-breasted StarlingLamprotornis regius
403Superb StarlingLamprotornis superbus
404White-crowned StarlingLamprotornis albicapillus
405Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterus
406Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

407Abyssinian Ground-ThrushGeokichla piaggiae
408Ethiopian ThrushTurdus simensis
409Abyssinian ThrushTurdus abyssinicus
410African ThrushTurdus pelios

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

411African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adusta
412|Spotted Flycatcher|Muscicapa striata
413African Gray FlycatcherBradornis microrhynchus
414Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidus
415SilverbirdMelaenornis semipartitus
416Northern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis edolioides
417/Black Scrub-Robin/Cercotrichas podobe
418Rufous-tailed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas galactotes
419Red-backed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas leucophrys
420Rueppell's Robin-ChatCossypha semirufa
421White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heuglini
422/White-throated Robin/Irania gutturalis
423|Thrush Nightingale|Luscinia luscinia
424/Common Nightingale/Luscinia megarhynchos
425/Common Redstart/Phoenicurus phoenicurus
426/Black Redstart/Phoenicurus ochruros
427Little Rock-ThrushMonticola rufocinereus
428/Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush/Monticola saxatilis
429/Blue Rock-Thrush/Monticola solitarius
430White-winged Cliff-ChatMonticola semirufa
431/Whinchat/Saxicola rubetra
432/Siberian Stonechat/Saxicola maurus
433African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
434Moorland ChatPinarochroa sordida
435Mocking Cliff-ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
436Rueppell's ChatMyrmecocichla melaena
437/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenanthe
438Rusty-breasted WheatearOenanthe frenata
439/Isabelline Wheatear/Oenanthe isabellina
440/Desert Wheatear/Oenanthe deserti
441/Cyprus Wheatear/Oenanthe cypriaca
442Eastern Black-eared WheatearOenanthe melanoleuca
443/Pied Wheatear/Oenanthe pleschanka
444BlackstartOenanthe melanura
445Familiar ChatOenanthe familiaris
446Sombre Rock ChatOenanthe dubia
447Brown-tailed ChatOenanthe scotocerca
448Abyssinian WheatearOenanthe lugubris

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

449Eastern Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes orientalis
450Collared SunbirdHedydipna collaris
451Nile Valley SunbirdHedydipna metallica
452Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
453Hunter's SunbirdChalcomitra hunteri
454Tacazze SunbirdNectarinia tacazze
455Malachite SunbirdNectarinia famosa
456Beautiful SunbirdCinnyris pulchellus
457Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensis
458Black-bellied SunbirdCinnyris nectarinioides
459Shining SunbirdCinnyris habessinicus
460Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

461White-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis albirostris
462Red-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis niger
463White-headed Buffalo-WeaverDinemellia dinemelli
464Speckle-fronted WeaverSporopipes frontalis
465White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahali
466Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser superciliosus
467Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubriceps
468Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafecht
469Little WeaverPloceus luteolus
470Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis
471Northern Masked-WeaverPloceus taeniopterus
472Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermedius
473Vitelline Masked-WeaverPloceus vitellinus
474Rueppell's WeaverPloceus galbula
475Speke's WeaverPloceus spekei
476Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
477Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalus
478Chestnut WeaverPloceus rubiginosus
479Red-headed QueleaQuelea erythrops
480Red-billed QueleaQuelea quelea
481Northern Red BishopEuplectes franciscanus
482Black-winged BishopEuplectes hordeaceus
483White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatus
484Yellow-mantled WidowbirdEuplectes macroura
485Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifrons

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

486Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
487African SilverbillEuodice cantans
488Black-cheeked WaxbillBrunhilda charmosyna
489Fawn-breasted WaxbillEstrilda paludicola
490Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
491Black-rumped WaxbillEstrilda troglodytes
492Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopyga
493Cut-throatAmadina fasciata
494Purple GrenadierGranatina ianthinogaster
495Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalus
496Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melba
497Orange-winged PytiliaPytilia afra
498Red-billed PytiliaPytilia lineata
499Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala
500African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricata
501Jameson's FirefinchLagonosticta rhodopareia
502Bar-breasted FirefinchLagonosticta rufopicta

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

503Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
504Sahel Paradise-WhydahVidua orientalis
505Exclamatory Paradise-WhydahVidua interjecta
506Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaea
507Steel-blue WhydahVidua hypocherina
508Straw-tailed WhydahVidua fischeri
509Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeata

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

510Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseus
511Swainson's SparrowPasser swainsonii
512Chestnut SparrowPasser eminibey
513Yellow-spotted Bush SparrowGymnornis pyrgita
514Sahel Bush SparrowGymnornis dentata
515/Pale Rockfinch/Carpospiza brachydactyla

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

516Mountain WagtailMotacilla clara
517/Gray Wagtail/Motacilla cinerea
518/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flava
519African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp
520/White Wagtail/Motacilla alba
521African PipitAnthus cinnamomeus
522Long-billed PipitAnthus similis
523/Tawny Pipit/Anthus campestris
524Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrys
525/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialis
526/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinus

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

527White-rumped SeedeaterCrithagra leucopygius
528African CitrilCrithagra citrinelloides
529Reichenow's SeedeaterCrithagra reichenowi
530Yellow-rumped SerinCrithagra xanthopygius
531White-bellied CanaryCrithagra dorsostriatus
532Yellow-throated SerinCrithagra flavigula
533Northern Grosbeak-CanaryCrithagra donaldsoni
534Streaky SeedeaterCrithagra striolatus
535Brown-rumped SeedeaterCrithagra tristriatus
536Yellow-crowned CanarySerinus flavivertex
537Ethiopian SiskinSerinus nigriceps

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

538/Ortolan Bunting/Emberiza hortulana
539Striolated BuntingEmberiza striolata
540Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisi
541Golden-breasted BuntingEmberiza flaviventris
542Somali 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 Visitor103
\\Austral Visitor2
||Transient11
##Non-breeding Dispersal2
<>Erratic/Irregular3
()Breeding Season Only4
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened10
VVulnerable11
ENEndangered8
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.