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# Species:302
# Excl Vagrants:302
# Endemics:6
# Near Endemics:13

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
7Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensis
8/African Pygmy-Goose/Nettapus auritus
9/Garganey/Spatula querquedula
10/Blue-billed Teal/Spatula hottentota
11/Northern Shoveler/Spatula clypeata
12African Black DuckAnas sparsa
13Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulata
14Red-billed DuckAnas erythrorhyncha
15/Northern Pintail/Anas acuta
16/Eurasian Teal/Anas crecca
17Southern PochardNetta erythrophthalma
18/Ferruginous Duck/Aythya nyroca
19/Tufted Duck/Aythya fuligula
20Maccoa DuckOxyura maccoa

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

21Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

22/Greater Flamingo/Phoenicopterus roseus
23/Lesser Flamingo/Phoenicoparrus minor

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

24Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
25Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
26Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

27Rock PigeonColumba livia
28Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
29White-collared PigeonColumba albitorques
30Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugens
31Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiens
32Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
33Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
34Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
35Namaqua DoveOena capensis
36Bruce's Green-PigeonTreron waalia

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

37Chestnut-bellied SandgrousePterocles exustus

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

38White-bellied Go-away-birdCorythaixoides leucogaster

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

39Levaillant's CuckooClamator levaillantii
40Great Spotted CuckooClamator glandarius

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

41Montane NightjarCaprimulgus poliocephalus

 
Swifts: Apodidae

42Nyanza SwiftApus niansae
43Little SwiftApus affinis
44Horus SwiftApus horus
45(White-rumped Swift)Apus caffer

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

46Green IncaCoeligena conradii

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

47Rouget's RailRougetius rougetii
48Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
49Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata

 
Cranes: Gruidae

50Black Crowned-CraneBalearica pavonina
51/Common Crane/Grus grus

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

52/Black-winged Stilt/Himantopus himantopus
53/Pied Avocet/Recurvirostra avosetta

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

54Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
55Black-winged LapwingVanellus melanopterus
56Kittlitz's PloverCharadrius pecuarius
57/Kentish Plover/Charadrius alexandrinus
58/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticula
59/Little Ringed Plover/Charadrius dubius
60Three-banded PloverCharadrius tricollaris

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

61African JacanaActophilornis africanus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

62/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosa
63/Ruff/Calidris pugnax
64/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferruginea
65/Temminck's Stint/Calidris temminckii
66/Little Stint/Calidris minuta
67/Common Snipe/Gallinago gallinago
68African SnipeGallinago nigripennis
69/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
70/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropus
71/Spotted Redshank/Tringa erythropus
72/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia
73/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilis
74/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareola
75/Common Redshank/Tringa totanus

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

76/Gray-hooded Gull/Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
77/Black-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus ridibundus
78/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon nilotica
79/Black Tern/Chlidonias niger
80/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterus
81/Whiskered Tern/Chlidonias hybrida

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

82/Black Stork/Ciconia nigra
83Abdim's StorkCiconia abdimii
84/White Stork/Ciconia ciconia
85Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensis
86Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumenifer
87Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibis

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

88African DarterAnhinga rufa

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

89Long-tailed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
90Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

91Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
92Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescens

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

93ShoebillBalaeniceps rex

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

94HamerkopScopus umbretta

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

95/Gray Heron/Ardea cinerea
96Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala
97Purple HeronArdea purpurea
98Great EgretArdea alba
99Intermediate EgretArdea intermedia
100Little EgretEgretta garzetta
101/Black Heron/Egretta ardesiaca
102Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
103Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
104Striated HeronButorides striata
105Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

106/Glossy Ibis/Plegadis falcinellus
107African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
108Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash
109Wattled IbisBostrychia carunculata
110African SpoonbillPlatalea alba

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

111Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
112Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatus
113Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterus
114Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus
115White-backed VultureGyps africanus
116Rueppell's GriffonGyps rueppelli
117Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalis
118/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarina
119/Greater Spotted Eagle/Clanga clanga
120/Wahlberg's Eagle/Hieraaetus wahlbergi
121/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatus
122Tawny EagleAquila rapax
123/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensis
124/Imperial Eagle/Aquila heliaca
125Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabates
126/Eurasian Marsh-Harrier/Circus aeruginosus
127/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus
128/Montagu's Harrier/Circus pygargus
129Little SparrowhawkAccipiter minullus
130/Black Kite/Milvus migrans
131Yellow-billed Kite**Milvus aegyptius
132African Fish-EagleHaliaeetus vocifer
133/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteo
134Augur BuzzardButeo augur

 
Owls: Strigidae

135Grayish Eagle-OwlBubo cinerascens

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

136Speckled MousebirdColius striatus

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

137Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

138Abyssinian Ground-HornbillBucorvus abyssinicus
139Hemprich's HornbillLophoceros hemprichii

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

140Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
141Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephala
142(Woodland Kingfisher)Halcyon senegalensis
143Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

144Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
145Ethiopian Bee-eaterMerops lafresnayii
146/European Bee-eater/Merops apiaster
147Northern Carmine Bee-eaterMerops nubicus

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

148/European Roller/Coracias garrulus
149Abyssinian RollerCoracias abyssinicus
150Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatus
151Rufous-crowned RollerCoracias naevius

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

152Yellow-breasted BarbetTrachyphonus margaritatus
153Red-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus pusillus
154Banded BarbetLybius undatus
155Black-billed BarbetLybius guifsobalito

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

156Wahlberg's HoneyguideProdotiscus regulus
157Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minor

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

158Rufous-necked WryneckJynx ruficollis
159Mountain Gray WoodpeckerChloropicus spodocephalus

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

160/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanni
161Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculus
162African HobbyFalco cuvierii
163Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus
164Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

165Black-winged LovebirdAgapornis taranta

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

166Gray-headed BatisBatis orientalis
167Western Black-headed BatisBatis erlangeri

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

168Northern PuffbackDryoscopus gambensis
169Ethiopian BoubouLaniarius aethiopicus

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

170Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

171African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

172/Isabelline Shrike/Lanius isabellinus
173Great Gray ShrikeLanius excubitor
174Gray-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroides
175Northern FiscalLanius humeralis
176/Woodchat Shrike/Lanius senator

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

177Cape CrowCorvus capensis
178Pied CrowCorvus albus
179Fan-tailed RavenCorvus rhipidurus
180Thick-billed RavenCorvus crassirostris

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

181White-shouldered Black-TitMelaniparus guineensis

 
Larks: Alaudidae

182Chestnut-backed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucotis
183Chestnut-headed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix signatus
184Blanford's LarkCalandrella blanfordi
185Thekla's LarkGalerida theklae

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

186Northern CrombecSylvietta brachyura
187Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytii

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

188Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialis
189Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
190Buff-bellied WarblerPhyllolais pulchella
191Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
192Singing CisticolaCisticola cantans
193Ethiopian CisticolaCisticola lugubris
194Pectoral-patch CisticolaCisticola brunnescens

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

195/Eastern Olivaceous Warbler/Iduna pallida
196African Yellow-WarblerIduna natalensis
197/Sedge Warbler/Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
198/Common Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus scirpaceus
199Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostris
200|Great Reed Warbler|Acrocephalus arundinaceus

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

201Plain MartinRiparia paludicola
202/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia
203Rock MartinPtyonoprogne fuligula
204/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
205Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
206White-tailed SwallowHirundo megaensis
207Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
208/Common House-Martin/Delichon urbicum
209Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristoptera

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

210Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

211|Willow Warbler|Phylloscopus trochilus
212/Common Chiffchaff/Phylloscopus collybita

 
Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, and Allies: Sylviidae

213/Eurasian Blackcap/Sylvia atricapilla
214African Hill BabblerSylvia abyssinica
215/Lesser Whitethroat/Curruca curruca
216Brown ParisomaCurruca lugens

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

217Abyssinian White-eyeZosterops abyssinicus
218Heuglin's White-eyeZosterops poliogastrus

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

219Rufous ChattererArgya rubiginosa
220White-rumped BabblerTurdoides leucopygia

 
Treecreepers: Certhiidae

221African Spotted CreeperSalpornis salvadori

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

222Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorynchus

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

223<Wattled Starling>Creatophora cinerea
224Slender-billed StarlingOnychognathus tenuirostris
225Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morio
226White-billed StarlingOnychognathus albirostris
227Bristle-crowned StarlingOnychognathus salvadorii
228Rueppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuroptera
229Superb StarlingLamprotornis superbus
230Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterus
231Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

232Ethiopian ThrushTurdus simensis
233Abyssinian ThrushTurdus abyssinicus
234African ThrushTurdus pelios

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

235African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adusta
236African Gray FlycatcherBradornis microrhynchus
237Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidus
238Northern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis edolioides
239Abyssinian Slaty-FlycatcherMelaenornis chocolatinus
240Rueppell's Robin-ChatCossypha semirufa
241White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heuglini
242/Common Redstart/Phoenicurus phoenicurus
243Little Rock-ThrushMonticola rufocinereus
244/Blue Rock-Thrush/Monticola solitarius
245African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
246Moorland ChatPinarochroa sordida
247Mocking Cliff-ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
248White-winged Cliff-ChatThamnolaea semirufa
249Rueppell's ChatMyrmecocichla melaena
250/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenanthe
251Rusty-breasted WheatearOenanthe frenata
252/Isabelline Wheatear/Oenanthe isabellina
253Eastern Black-eared WheatearOenanthe melanoleuca
254/Pied Wheatear/Oenanthe pleschanka

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

255Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
256Hunter's SunbirdChalcomitra hunteri
257Tacazze SunbirdNectarinia tacazze
258Bronze SunbirdNectarinia kilimensis
259Beautiful SunbirdCinnyris pulchellus
260Mariqua SunbirdCinnyris mariquensis
261Shining SunbirdCinnyris habessinicus
262Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

263White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahali
264Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafecht
265Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis
266Northern Masked-WeaverPloceus taeniopterus
267Vitelline Masked-WeaverPloceus vitellinus
268Rueppell's WeaverPloceus galbula
269Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
270Chestnut WeaverPloceus rubiginosus
271Red-billed QueleaQuelea quelea
272Northern Red BishopEuplectes franciscanus
273Yellow BishopEuplectes capensis

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

274Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
275African SilverbillEuodice cantans
276Yellow-bellied WaxbillCoccopygia quartinia
277Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopyga
278QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollis
279Cut-throatAmadina fasciata
280Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalus
281Blue-capped CordonbleuUraeginthus cyanocephalus
282Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala
283African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricata

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

284Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
285Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeata

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

286Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseus
287Swainson's SparrowPasser swainsonii
288Chestnut SparrowPasser eminibey

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

289/Gray Wagtail/Motacilla cinerea
290/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flava
291/White Wagtail/Motacilla alba
292African PipitAnthus cinnamomeus
293/Tawny Pipit/Anthus campestris
294/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialis
295/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinus
296Abyssinian LongclawMacronyx flavicollis

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

297African CitrilCrithagra citrinelloides
298Reichenow's SeedeaterCrithagra reichenowi
299Streaky SeedeaterCrithagra striolatus
300Brown-rumped SeedeaterCrithagra tristriatus
301Ethiopian SiskinSerinus nigriceps

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

302Cinnamon-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 Visitor78
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient2
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular1
()Breeding Season Only2
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened9
VVulnerable8
ENEndangered3
CRCritically Endangered3

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.