ETHIOPIA BIRD CHECKLIST

Accessible Species

AFRICA ETHIOPIA

# Species:880
# Excl Vagrants:847
# Endemics:22
# Near Endemics:25

BIRDING LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor141
\\Austral Visitor4
||Transient24
##Non-breeding Dispersal2
<>Erratic/Irregular5
()Breeding Season Only4
{}Casual/Vagrant21
[]Accidental12

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened24
VVulnerable17
ENEndangered12
CRCritically Endangered6

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.

List of all species in the country occurring in locales typically visited by birding tours. Table indicates 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. See sidebar for meaning of location codes and symbols associated with common names.*

color codes

 
Ostriches: Struthionidae

1Common OstrichStruthio camelusMany
2Somali OstrichStruthio molybdophanesMany

 
Ducks: Anatidae

3White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduataMany
4/Fulvous Whistling-Duck/Dendrocygna bicolorMany
5White-backed DuckThalassornis leuconotusMany
6Blue-winged GooseCyanochen cyanopteraMany
7/Knob-billed Duck/Sarkidiornis melanotosMany
8Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaMany
9/Ruddy Shelduck/Tadorna ferrugineaAA,BMNP,HF,ZKA
10Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisMany
11/African Pygmy-Goose/Nettapus auritusMany
12/Garganey/Spatula querquedulaMany
13/Blue-billed Teal/Spatula hottentotaMany
14/Northern Shoveler/Spatula clypeataMany
15/Gadwall/Mareca streperaZKA
16/Eurasian Wigeon/Mareca penelopeMany
17African Black DuckAnas sparsaMany
18Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulataMany
19/Mallard/Anas platyrhynchosZKA
20Cape TealAnas capensisAA,ASNP,LH,ZKA
21Red-billed DuckAnas erythrorhynchaMany
22/Northern Pintail/Anas acutaMany
23/Green-winged Teal/Anas creccaMany
24Southern PochardNetta erythrophthalmaMany
25/Common Pochard/Aythya ferinaAA,BMNP,ZKA
26/Ferruginous Duck/Aythya nyrocaAA,BL,LH,WG,ZKA
27/Tufted Duck/Aythya fuligulaMany
28Maccoa DuckOxyura maccoaMany

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

29Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisMany
30Vulturine GuineafowlAcryllium vulturinumDL,GVNP,LPNA,MS,YA

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

31Stone PartridgePtilopachus petrosusYA

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

32Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaenaMany
33Coqui FrancolinCampocolinus coquiLPNA,MS,YA,ZKA
34Orange River FrancolinScleroptera levaillantoidesANP
35Moorland FrancolinScleroptera psilolaemusMany
36Common QuailCoturnix coturnixMany
37<Harlequin Quail>Coturnix delegorgueiAA,ANP,AWR,LPNA,YA
38Chestnut-naped SpurfowlPternistis castaneicollisMany
39Erckel's SpurfowlPternistis erckeliiMany
40Scaly SpurfowlPternistis squamatusMany
41Clapperton's SpurfowlPternistis clappertoniMany
42Harwood's SpurfowlPternistis harwoodiADS,DL,GVNP,SP,WG
43Yellow-necked SpurfowlPternistis leucoscepusMany

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

44Rock PigeonColumba liviaMany
45Speckled PigeonColumba guineaMany
46White-collared PigeonColumba albitorquesMany
47Rameron PigeonColumba arquatrixMany
48[Western Bronze-naped Pigeon]Columba iriditorques 
49Lemon DoveAplopelia larvataMany
50/European Turtle-Dove/Streptopelia turturMany
51Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugensMany
52African Collared-DoveStreptopelia roseogriseaMany
53White-winged Collared-DoveStreptopelia reichenowiADS,HF,LPNA,YA,ZKA
54Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiensMany
55Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquataMany
56Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicolaMany
57Vinaceous DoveStreptopelia vinaceaMany
58Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensisMany
59Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilosMany
60Black-billed Wood-DoveTurtur abyssinicusANP,ASNP,GVNP,MJ
YA
61Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur aferMany
62Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistriaMany
63Namaqua DoveOena capensisMany
64Bruce's Green-PigeonTreron waaliaMany
65African Green-PigeonTreron calvusGVNP,WG

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

66Chestnut-bellied SandgrousePterocles exustusMany
67Spotted SandgrousePterocles senegallusYA
68Yellow-throated SandgrousePterocles gutturalisANP,AWR,GVNP,MJ
69Black-faced SandgrousePterocles decoratusANP,YA
70Lichtenstein's SandgrousePterocles lichtensteiniiMany
71Four-banded SandgrousePterocles quadricinctusANP,ASNP,GVNP

 
Bustards: Otididae

72Arabian BustardArdeotis arabsADS,ANP,ASNP,AWR
ZKA
73Kori BustardArdeotis koriMany
74Heuglin's BustardNeotis heugliniiMS
75White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensisMany
76Buff-crested BustardLophotis gindianaMany
77Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogasterAA,ANP,ASNP,AWR
GVNP
78Hartlaub's BustardLissotis hartlaubiiANP,ASNP,AWR,LPNA
ZKA

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

79Bare-faced Go-away-birdCrinifer personatusMany
80White-bellied Go-away-birdCrinifer leucogasterMany
81Eastern Plantain-eaterCrinifer zonurusMany
82White-cheeked TuracoMenelikkornis leucotisMany
83Prince Ruspoli's TuracoMenelikkornis ruspoliiHF,LPNA,WG,YA

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

84Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitariusMany
85Black CuckooCuculus clamosusGVNP,WG,YA
86/Common Cuckoo/Cuculus canorusMany
87African CuckooCuculus gularisAA,ANP,ASNP,YA
88Blue-headed CoucalCentropus monachusMany
89Senegal CoucalCentropus senegalensisAA,GVNP,WG
90White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosusMany
91{Blue Malkoha}Ceuthmochares aereus 
92Green MalkohaCeuthmochares australisAA,ASNP,HF
93Pied CuckooClamator jacobinusMany
94Levaillant's CuckooClamator levaillantiiMany
95Great Spotted CuckooClamator glandariusMany
96Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaasMany
97African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreusAA,ANP,BMNP,HF,WG
98\Dideric Cuckoo\Chrysococcyx capriusMany

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

99Long-tailed NightjarHydropsalis climacurusYA
100/Eurasian Nightjar/Caprimulgus europaeusANP,YA
101Sombre NightjarCaprimulgus fraenatusANP,AWR,YA
102/Egyptian Nightjar/Caprimulgus aegyptiusANP,AWR
103Nubian NightjarCaprimulgus nubicusANP,YA
104Donaldson Smith's NightjarCaprimulgus donaldsoniAA,ANP,LPNA,WG,YA
105Montane NightjarCaprimulgus poliocephalusMany
106Plain NightjarCaprimulgus inornatusANP,AWR,WG
107Star-spotted NightjarCaprimulgus stellatusANP,AWR,MS
108Freckled NightjarCaprimulgus tristigmaANP,ASNP,GVNP,YA
109Slender-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus clarusMany

 
Swifts: Apodidae

110\Scarce Swift\Schoutedenapus myoptilusBMNP,HF,WG
111Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melbaMany
112Mottled SwiftTachymarptis aequatorialisMany
113/Common Swift/Apus apusMany
114Nyanza SwiftApus niansaeMany
115[Pallid Swift]Apus pallidus 
116Little SwiftApus affinisMany
117Horus SwiftApus horusMany
118(White-rumped Swift)Apus cafferMany
119African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvusMany

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

120African RailRallus caerulescensAA,ZKA
121|Corn Crake|Crex crexLPNA
122Rouget's RailRougetius rougetiiMany
123|Spotted Crake|Porzana porzana 
124Lesser MoorhenGallinula angulataAA,ZKA
125Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropusMany
126Red-knobbed CootFulica cristataMany
127Allen's GallinulePorphyrio alleniAA,LH,ZKA
128African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensisAA,WG,ZKA
129Black CrakeZapornia flavirostraMany
130Baillon's CrakeZapornia pusillaWG

 
Flufftails: Sarothruridae

131Buff-spotted FlufftailSarothrura elegansWG
132Red-chested FlufftailSarothrura rufaANP

 
Cranes: Gruidae

133Black Crowned-CraneBalearica pavoninaMany
134Wattled CraneGrus carunculatusMany
135/Common Crane/Grus grusMany

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

136Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensisMany
137Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatusANP,GVNP,YA,ZKA
138/Eurasian Thick-knee/Burhinus oedicnemusANP,ASNP
139Senegal Thick-kneeBurhinus senegalensisMany

 
Egyptian Plover: Pluvianidae

140Egyptian PloverPluvianus aegyptiusDL,GVNP

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

141/Black-winged Stilt/Himantopus himantopusMany
142/Pied Avocet/Recurvirostra avosettaMany

 
Oystercatchers: Haematopodidae

143{Eurasian Oystercatcher}Haematopus ostralegus 

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

144/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarolaASNP,SP,WG,ZKA
145/Pacific Golden-Plover/Pluvialis fulvaAA,ASNP,LPNA
146/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticulaMany
147Three-banded PloverThinornis tricollarisMany
148/Little Ringed Plover/Thinornis dubiusMany
149Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostris 
150Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosusMany
151Black-headed LapwingVanellus tectusMany
152Black-winged LapwingVanellus melanopterusMany
153Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatusMany
154Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallusMany
155Spot-breasted LapwingVanellus melanocephalusMany
156/Sociable Lapwing/Vanellus gregarius 
157{White-tailed Lapwing}Vanellus leucurus 
158/Caspian Plover/Anarhynchus asiaticusASNP,AWR,LPNA
159Tibetan Sand-PloverAnarhynchus atrifronsASNP,ZKA
160/Greater Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus leschenaultiiASNP
161Kittlitz's PloverAnarhynchus pecuariusMany
162/Kentish Plover/Anarhynchus alexandrinusMany

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

163<Greater Painted-Snipe>Rostratula benghalensisAA,ZKA

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

164Lesser JacanaMicroparra capensisAA,ASNP,ZKA
165African JacanaActophilornis africanusMany

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

166/Eurasian Whimbrel/Numenius phaeopusANP
167/Eurasian Curlew/Numenius arquataASNP,LPNA
168/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosaMany
169/Jack Snipe/Lymnocryptes minimus 
170/Great Snipe/Gallinago mediaANP
171African SnipeGallinago nigripennisMany
172/Common Snipe/Gallinago gallinagoMany
173[Red Phalarope]Phalaropus fulicariusSP
174/Red-necked Phalarope/Phalaropus lobatusASNP,SP,ZKA
175/Terek Sandpiper/Xenus cinereusDL,GVNP,ZKA
176/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucosMany
177/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropusMany
178/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilisMany
179/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareolaMany
180/Common Redshank/Tringa totanusMany
181/Spotted Redshank/Tringa erythropusMany
182/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebulariaMany
183/Ruddy Turnstone/Arenaria interpres 
184/Ruff/Calidris pugnaxMany
185{Broad-billed Sandpiper}Calidris falcinellus 
186/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferrugineaMany
187/Temminck's Stint/Calidris temminckiiMany
188[Long-toed Stint]Calidris subminuta 
189{Sanderling}Calidris albaSP
190/Dunlin/Calidris alpinaASNP,SP
191/Little Stint/Calidris minutaMany
192{Pectoral Sandpiper}Calidris melanotosSP

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

193Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticusANP,LPNA

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

194Double-banded CourserSmutsornis africanusANP,ASNP,AWR,YA
195Three-banded CourserRhinoptilus cinctusMany
196Somali CourserCursorius somalensisLPNA,MS,YA
197Temminck's CourserCursorius temminckiiMany
198|Black-winged Pratincole|Glareola nordmanniZKA
199/Collared Pratincole/Glareola pratincolaMany
200[Madagascar Pratincole]Glareola ocularis 

 
Skuas and Jaegers: Stercorariidae

201{Parasitic Jaeger}Stercorarius parasiticus 

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

202/Slender-billed Gull/Chroicocephalus geneiZKA
203/Black-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus ridibundusMany
204/Gray-hooded Gull/Chroicocephalus cirrocephalusMany
205Pallas's GullIchthyaetus ichthyaetusAA,ASNP,ZKA
206{Caspian Gull}Larus cachinnansASNP
207[European Gull]Larus argentatus 
208/Lesser Black-backed Gull/Larus fuscusAA,ASNP,WG,ZKA
209African SkimmerRynchops flavirostris 
210{Sooty Tern}Onychoprion fuscatus 
211Little TernSternula albifronsZKA
212Saunders's TernSternula saundersi 
213/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon niloticaMany
214/Caspian Tern/Hydroprogne caspiaAA,ZKA
215/Whiskered Tern/Chlidonias hybridaMany
216/Black Tern/Chlidonias nigerBL,SP
217/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterusMany
218[Arctic Tern]Sterna paradisaea 
219{Sandwich Tern}Thalasseus sandvicensisSP

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

220/Greater Flamingo/Phoenicopterus roseusMany
221/Lesser Flamingo/Phoenicoparrus minorMany

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

222Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisMany
223Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusMany
224Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollisMany

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

225African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerusMany
226/Black Stork/Ciconia nigraMany
227Abdim's StorkCiconia abdimiiMany
228African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelisMany
229/White Stork/Ciconia ciconiaMany
230Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensisMany
231Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumeniferMany
232Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibisMany

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

233African DarterAnhinga rufaMany

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

234Reed CormorantMicrocarbo africanusMany
235Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboMany

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

236/Glossy Ibis/Plegadis falcinellusMany
237African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicusMany
238Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedashMany
239Wattled IbisBostrychia carunculataMany
240/Eurasian Spoonbill/Platalea leucorodiaBMNP,ZKA
241African SpoonbillPlatalea albaMany

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

242Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellarisAA
243/Dwarf Bittern/Botaurus sturmiiLPNA,MS,YA
244Little BitternBotaurus minutusAA,ASNP,LH
245Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxMany
246/Black Heron/Egretta ardesiacaMany
247Little EgretEgretta garzettaMany
248#Western Reef-Heron#Egretta gularisMany
249Little HeronButorides atricapillaMany
250Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesMany
251Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibisMany
252Great EgretArdea albaMany
253Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhynchaMany
254/Gray Heron/Ardea cinereaMany
255Purple HeronArdea purpureaMany
256Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephalaMany
257Goliath HeronArdea goliathMany

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

258HamerkopScopus umbrettaMany

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

259ShoebillBalaeniceps rexMany

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

260Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalusMany
261Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescensMany

 
Secretary-bird: Sagittariidae

262SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentariusMany

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

263/Osprey/Pandion haliaetusAA,ANP,GVNP,ZKA

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

264Scissor-tailed KiteChelictinia riocouriiMany
265Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleusMany
266African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typusMany
267Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatusMany
268Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterusMany
269African Cuckoo-HawkAviceda cuculoidesASNP,BMNP,WG,YA
270|European Honey-buzzard|Pernis apivorusMany
271White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalisMany
272Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotosMany
273Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachusMany
274White-backed VultureGyps africanusMany
275Rueppell's GriffonGyps rueppelliMany
276/Eurasian Griffon/Gyps fulvusDL,GVNP
277BateleurTerathopius ecaudatusMany
278Western Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascensMany
279{Beaudouin's Snake-Eagle}Circaetus beaudouiniGVNP
280Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralisMany
281/Short-toed Snake-Eagle/Circaetus gallicusMany
282Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereusMany
283Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatusAA,ASNP,BMNP,HF,WG
284Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosusMany
285Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalisMany
286/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarinaMany
287/Greater Spotted Eagle/Clanga clangaMany
288/Wahlberg's Eagle/Hieraaetus wahlbergiMany
289/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatusMany
290Ayres's Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresiiMany
291Tawny EagleAquila rapaxMany
292/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensisMany
293/Imperial Eagle/Aquila heliacaMany
294Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosBMNP,DL,GVNP
295Verreaux's EagleAquila verreauxiiMany
296African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogasterMany
297Bat HawkMacheiramphus alcinusLPNA
298Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabarMany
299Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabatesMany
300Eastern Chanting-GoshawkMelierax poliopterusMany
301Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicusAA
302African GoshawkAerospiza tousseneliiMany
303Little SparrowhawkTachyspiza minullusMany
304ShikraTachyspiza badiusMany
305{Levant Sparrowhawk}Tachyspiza brevipesYA
306Ovambo SparrowhawkAccipiter ovampensisAA,ANP,GVNP,HF,WG
307/Eurasian Sparrowhawk/Accipiter nisusMany
308Rufous-breasted SparrowhawkAccipiter rufiventrisMany
309Black GoshawkAstur melanoleucusMany
310/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosusMany
311{African Marsh Harrier}Circus ranivorusASNP,BMNP
312/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourusMany
313/Montagu's Harrier/Circus pygargusMany
314Black KiteMilvus migransMany
315African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vociferMany
316/Grasshopper Buzzard/Butastur rufipennisANP,AWR,GVNP,YA
317/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteoMany
318Mountain BuzzardButeo oreophilusMany
319/Long-legged Buzzard/Buteo rufinusMany
320Red-necked BuzzardButeo auguralisDL,GVNP,WG
321Augur BuzzardButeo augurMany

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

322{African Grass-Owl}Tyto capensis 
323Western Barn OwlTyto albaANP,ASNP,AWR,GVNP
WG

 
Owls: Strigidae

324/Eurasian Scops-Owl/Otus scopsASNP
325African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensisMany
326Northern White-faced OwlPtilopsis leucotisAA,ANP,ASNP,YA
327Cape Eagle-OwlBubo capensisMany
328Grayish Eagle-OwlBubo cinerascensMany
329Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lacteaMany
330Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatumMany
331African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordiiAA,BMNP,WG
332Abyssinian OwlAsio abyssinicusAA,BMNP,WG
333/Short-eared Owl/Asio flammeusAWR
334Marsh OwlAsio capensisBMNP

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

335Speckled MousebirdColius striatusMany
336Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourusMany

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

337Narina TrogonApaloderma narinaMany

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

338Common HoopoeUpupa epopsMany

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

339Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureusMany
340Black-billed WoodhoopoePhoeniculus somaliensisMany
341Black ScimitarbillRhinopomastus aterrimusMany
342Abyssinian ScimitarbillRhinopomastus minorMany

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

343Abyssinian Ground-HornbillBucorvus abyssinicusMany
344Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatusYA
345Hemprich's HornbillLophoceros hemprichiiMany
346African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutusMany
347Northern Red-billed HornbillTockus erythrorhynchusMany
348Eastern Yellow-billed HornbillTockus flavirostrisMany
349{Jackson's Hornbill}Tockus jacksoni 
350Von der Decken's HornbillTockus deckeniMany
351Silvery-cheeked HornbillBycanistes brevisMany

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

352Red-throated Bee-eaterMerops bulockiANP,AWR,LPNA
353Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillusMany
354Ethiopian Bee-eaterMerops lafresnayiiMany
355Somali Bee-eaterMerops revoiliiANP,DL,GVNP,MS,ZKA
356\White-throated Bee-eater\Merops albicollisMany
357#African Green Bee-eater#Merops viridissimusANP,YA
358/Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/Merops persicusMany
359(Olive Bee-eater)Merops superciliosusMany
360/European Bee-eater/Merops apiasterMany
361Northern Carmine Bee-eaterMerops nubicusMany

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

362Half-collared KingfisherAlcedo semitorquataMany
363Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatusMany
364African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina pictaMany
365Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephalaMany
366(Woodland Kingfisher)Halcyon senegalensisMany
367Blue-breasted KingfisherHalcyon malimbicaANP
368Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicutiMany
369Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maximaMany
370Pied KingfisherCeryle rudisMany

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

371/European Roller/Coracias garrulusMany
372Abyssinian RollerCoracias abyssinicusMany
373Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatusMany
374Purple RollerCoracias naeviusMany
375(Broad-billed Roller)Eurystomus glaucurusMany

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

376Red-and-yellow BarbetTrachyphonus erythrocephalusMany
377Yellow-breasted BarbetTrachyphonus margaritatusMany
378D'Arnaud's BarbetTrachyphonus darnaudiiMany
379Northern Red-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus uropygialisMany
380Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconusMany
381Red-fronted BarbetTricholaema diademataMany
382Black-throated BarbetTricholaema melanocephalaMany
383Banded BarbetLybius undatusMany
384[Vieillot's Barbet]Lybius vieilloti 
385Black-billed BarbetLybius guifsobalitoMany
386Double-toothed BarbetPogonornis bidentatusMany

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

387Green-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus zambesiaeAA,BMNP,HF,LL,WG
388Brown-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus regulusMany
389Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minorMany
390Scaly-throated HoneyguideIndicator variegatusASNP,BMNP,HF,LL,WG
391Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicatorMany

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

392/Eurasian Wryneck/Jynx torquillaMany
393Red-throated WryneckJynx ruficollisMany
394Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquusMany
395Abyssinian WoodpeckerDendropicos abyssinicusMany
396Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescensMany
397Brown-backed WoodpeckerDendropicos obsoletusAA
398African Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos goertaeMany
399Mountain Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos spodocephalusMany
400Green-backed WoodpeckerCampethera cailliautiiANP,YA
401Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubicaMany

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

402Pygmy FalconPolihierax semitorquatusMany
403/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanniMany
404Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculusMany
405Greater KestrelFalco rupicoloidesANP,ASNP,GVNP
406Fox KestrelFalco alopexANP,BMNP,MJ
407Gray KestrelFalco ardosiaceusMany
408Red-necked FalconFalco chicqueraGVNP
409|Red-footed Falcon|Falco vespertinus 
410|Amur Falcon|Falco amurensisANP,BMNP,LPNA
411|Eleonora's Falcon|Falco eleonoraeBMNP,YA
412|Sooty Falcon|Falco concolorMany
413|Eurasian Hobby|Falco subbuteoMany
414African HobbyFalco cuvieriiMany
415Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusMany
416/Saker Falcon/Falco cherrug 
417Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusMany

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

418Red-headed LovebirdAgapornis pullariusWG
419Black-winged LovebirdAgapornis tarantaMany

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

420Red-bellied ParrotPoicephalus rufiventrisMany
421Yellow-fronted ParrotPoicephalus flavifronsMany

 
Pittas: Pittidae

422{African Pitta}Pitta angolensis 

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

423Gray CuckooshrikeCeblepyris caesiaMany
424White-breasted CuckooshrikeCeblepyris pectoralisAA
425Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flavaMany
426Red-shouldered CuckooshrikeCampephaga phoeniceaMany

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

427|Eurasian Golden Oriole|Oriolus oriolusMany
428Ethiopian Black-headed OrioleOriolus monachaMany
429African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatusMany

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

430Brown-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira cyaneaMany
431Gray-headed BatisBatis orientalisMany
432Western Black-headed BatisBatis erlangeriMany
433Pygmy BatisBatis perkeoANP,ASNP,LPNA,MS
YA

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

434White-crested HelmetshrikePrionops plumatusMany

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

435BrubruNilaus aferMany
436Northern PuffbackDryoscopus gambensisMany
437Pringle's PuffbackDryoscopus pringliiLPNA,MS,WG,YA
438Marsh TchagraTchagra minutusANP
439Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalusMany
440Three-streaked TchagraTchagra jamesiANP,LPNA,MS,YA
441Red-naped BushshrikeLaniarius ruficepsAA,ANP,LPNA,MS,YA
442Ethiopian BoubouLaniarius aethiopicusMany
443Tropical BoubouLaniarius majorMJ
444Black-headed GonolekLaniarius erythrogasterANP,DL,GVNP,LH,WG
445Slate-colored BoubouLaniarius funebrisMany
446Rosy-patched BushshrikeRhodophoneus cruentusMany
447Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeChlorophoneus sulfureopectusMany
448Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchotiMany

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

449Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisMany

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

450African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridisMany

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

451|Red-backed Shrike|Lanius collurioMany
452/Red-tailed Shrike/Lanius phoenicuroidesMany
453/Isabelline Shrike/Lanius isabellinusMany
454Great Gray ShrikeLanius excubitorMany
455|Lesser Gray Shrike|Lanius minorMany
456Gray-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroidesMany
457Taita FiscalLanius dorsalisMany
458Somali FiscalLanius somalicusMany
459Northern FiscalLanius humeralisMany
460/Masked Shrike/Lanius nubicusMany
461/Woodchat Shrike/Lanius senatorMany
462White-rumped ShrikeEurocephalus ruppelliMany

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

463Ethiopian Bush-CrowZavattariornis stresemanniLPNA,MS,YA
464Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxAA,BMNP,DL,GVNP,WG
465Cape CrowCorvus capensisMany
466Pied CrowCorvus albusMany
467Somali CrowCorvus edithaeMany
468Fan-tailed RavenCorvus rhipidurusMany
469Thick-billed RavenCorvus crassirostrisMany

 
Hyliotas: Hyliotidae

470Yellow-bellied HyliotaHyliota flavigasterAA

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

471White-winged Black-TitMelaniparus leucomelasMany
472White-shouldered Black-TitMelaniparus guineensisASNP,BL,HF,LH
473White-backed Black-TitMelaniparus leuconotusMany
474Somali TitMelaniparus thruppiASNP,LPNA,YA,ZKA

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

475Mouse-colored Penduline-TitAnthoscopus musculusMany

 
Larks: Alaudidae

476Desert LarkAmmomanes desertiANP
477Chestnut-backed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucotisMany
478Black-crowned Sparrow-LarkEremopterix nigricepsADS,ANP,AWR,MJ
479Chestnut-headed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix signatusMany
480Gillett's LarkCalendulauda gillettiANP,AWR,LPNA,MS,YA
481Pink-breasted LarkCalendulauda poecilosternaMS
482Fawn-colored LarkCalendulauda africanoidesMany
483Liben LarkHeteromirafra archeriLPNA
484Singing BushlarkMirafra javanicaANP,AWR,SP,WG,YA
485Flappet LarkAmirafra rufocinnamomeaANP,LPNA,YA
486Red-winged LarkCorypha hypermetraMany
487[Russet Lark]Corypha sharpii 
488Masked LarkSpizocorys personataYA
489Thekla's LarkGalerida theklaeMany
490/Greater Short-toed Lark/Calandrella brachydactylaANP,AWR,LPNA
491Short-tailed LarkPseudalaemon fremantliiAWR,LPNA,MS,WG,YA
492Blanford's LarkCalandrella blanfordiMany
493Somali Short-toed LarkAlaudala somalicaLPNA,MS,SP,WG,YA

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

494Northern CrombecSylvietta brachyuraMany
495Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytiiMany
496Somali CrombecSylvietta isabellinaANP,LPNA,MS,YA
497Moustached Grass-WarblerMelocichla mentalisGVNP

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

498Yellow-vented EremomelaEremomela flavicrissalisANP,ASNP,LPNA,MJ
YA
499Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialisMany
500Green-backed EremomelaEremomela canescensAA,GVNP,LPNA,WG
501Gray Wren-WarblerCalamonastes simplexMany
502Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyuraMany
503Buff-bellied WarblerPhyllolais pulchellaMany
504Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavidaMany
505Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflavaMany
506Pale PriniaPrinia somalicaMany
507Red-fronted WarblerPrinia rufifronsMany
508Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythropsMany
509Singing CisticolaCisticola cantansMany
510Boran CisticolaCisticola bodessaMany
511Rattling CisticolaCisticola chinianaMany
512Ashy CisticolaCisticola cinereolusMany
513Ethiopian CisticolaCisticola lugubrisMany
514Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatusASNP,DL,GVNP,SP,WG
515Rufous-winged CisticolaCisticola galactotesBMNP
516Stout CisticolaCisticola robustusMany
517Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensisANP,GVNP,HF,ZKA
518Siffling CisticolaCisticola brachypterusADS,ASNP,GVNP
519Foxy CisticolaCisticola troglodytesDL,GVNP,SP,WG
520Tiny CisticolaCisticola nanaMany
521Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidisMany
522Desert CisticolaCisticola aridulusMany
523Pectoral-patch CisticolaCisticola brunnescensMany

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

524/Eastern Olivaceous Warbler/Iduna pallidaMany
525African Yellow-WarblerIduna natalensisMany
526/Upcher's Warbler/Hippolais languidaMany
527/Olive-tree Warbler/Hippolais olivetorumAA
528|Icterine Warbler|Hippolais icterinaAA,YA
529/Sedge Warbler/Acrocephalus schoenobaenusMany
530/Marsh Warbler/Acrocephalus palustrisAA,ANP,BMNP,ZKA
531/Common Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus scirpaceusMany
532|Basra Reed Warbler|Acrocephalus griseldisAA,LPNA
533Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostrisAA,BL,LH,WG,ZKA
534|Great Reed Warbler|Acrocephalus arundinaceusAA,BL,BMNP,ZKA

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

535|River Warbler|Locustella fluviatilis 
536/Common Grasshopper Warbler/Locustella naeviaAA
537Cinnamon Bracken-WarblerBradypterus cinnamomeusMany
538Little Rush WarblerBradypterus baboecalaAA

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

539{White-headed Sawwing}Psalidoprocne albicepsZKA
540Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristopteraMany
541Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopygaMany
542Banded MartinNeophedina cinctaMany
543Plain MartinRiparia paludicolaMany
544/Bank Swallow/Riparia ripariaMany
545/Eurasian Crag-Martin/Ptyonoprogne rupestrisADS,ASNP,DL,GVNP
MJ
546Red-throated Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne rufigulaBMNP,JV
547Southern Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne fuligulaMany
548White-tailed SwallowHirundo megaensisMany
549/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rusticaMany
550Red-chested SwallowHirundo lucidaMany
551Ethiopian SwallowHirundo aethiopicaMany
552Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithiiMany
553/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicumMany
554African Red-rumped SwallowCecropis melanocrissusMany
555Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaMany
556Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensisMany

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

557Northern BrownbulPhyllastrephus strepitansMany
558Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatusMany

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

559|Wood Warbler|Phylloscopus sibilatrix 
560/Eastern Bonelli's Warbler/Phylloscopus orientalisBMNP
561|Willow Warbler|Phylloscopus trochilusMany
562/Common Chiffchaff/Phylloscopus collybitaMany
563Brown Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus umbrovirensMany

 
Sylviid Warblers and Allies: Sylviidae

564/Eurasian Blackcap/Sylvia atricapillaMany
565|Garden Warbler|Sylvia borinMany
566Abyssinian CatbirdSylvia galinieriADS,BMNP,HF,MJ,WG
567African Hill BabblerSylvia abyssinicaMany
568|Barred Warbler|Curruca nisoriaAA,ANP,AWR,YA
569Banded ParisomaCurruca boehmiMany
570/Lesser Whitethroat/Curruca currucaMany
571Brown ParisomaCurruca lugensMany
572/Menetries's Warbler/Curruca mystaceaANP,AWR
573/Greater Whitethroat/Curruca communisMany

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

574Pale White-eyeZosterops flavilateralisAA,BMNP,LH,LPNA,YA
575Abyssinian White-eyeZosterops abyssinicusMany
576Ethiopian White-eyeZosterops poliogastrusMany
577Northern Yellow White-eyeZosterops senegalensisHF,WG,YA,ZKA

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

578Rufous ChattererArgya rubiginosaMany
579Scaly ChattererArgya aylmeriAA,ANP,AWR,YA
580Brown BabblerTurdoides plebejusMS
581White-rumped BabblerTurdoides leucopygiaMany
582Cretzschmar's BabblerTurdoides leucocephalaAWR,DL,GVNP,MJ,WG

 
Spotted Creepers: Salpornithidae

583African Spotted CreeperSalpornis salvadoriMany

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

584Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorynchaMany

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

585[European Starling]Sturnus vulgaris 
586<Wattled Starling>Creatophora cinereaMany
587[Rosy Starling]Pastor roseus 
588<Violet-backed Starling>Cinnyricinclus leucogasterMany
589Slender-billed StarlingOnychognathus tenuirostrisMany
590Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morioMany
591White-billed StarlingOnychognathus albirostrisMany
592Bristle-crowned StarlingOnychognathus salvadoriiMany
593Somali StarlingOnychognathus blythiiMany
594Magpie StarlingSpeculipastor bicolorAWR,YA
595Sharpe's StarlingPholia sharpiiMany
596Shelley's StarlingLamprotornis shelleyiMany
597Rueppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuropteraMany
598Splendid StarlingLamprotornis splendidusANP,ASNP,YA
599Golden-breasted StarlingLamprotornis regiusMany
600Superb StarlingLamprotornis superbusMany
601White-crowned StarlingLamprotornis albicapillusMany
602Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterusMany
603Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeusMany

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

604Abyssinian Ground-ThrushGeokichla piaggiaeMany
605Ethiopian ThrushTurdus simensisMany
606African Bare-eyed ThrushTurdus tephronotusMany
607Abyssinian ThrushTurdus abyssinicusMany
608African ThrushTurdus peliosMany

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

609African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adustaMany
610|Spotted Flycatcher|Muscicapa striataMany
611Gambaga FlycatcherMuscicapa gambagaeGVNP,WG,ZKA
612African Gray FlycatcherBradornis microrhynchusMany
613Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidusMany
614Gray Tit-FlycatcherFraseria plumbeusGVNP,LPNA,MS,WG,YA
615SilverbirdEmpidornis semipartitusMany
616Northern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis edolioidesMany
617Abyssinian Slaty-FlycatcherMelaenornis chocolatinusMany
618/Black Scrub-Robin/Cercotrichas podobeANP,AWR,MJ
619Rufous-tailed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas galactotesANP,AWR,MJ,MS,YA
620White-browed Scrub RobinCercotrichas leucophrysMany
621Rueppell's Robin-ChatCossypha semirufaMany
622White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heugliniMany
623\Red-capped Robin-Chat\Cossypha natalensisASNP,LL,WG,YA
624Snowy-crowned Robin-ChatCossypha niveicapillaGVNP
625White-crowned Robin-ChatCossypha albicapillusAA,ZKA
626Spotted Morning-ThrushCichladusa guttataAA,HF,LPNA,MS,YA
627/White-throated Robin/Irania gutturalisADS,ANP,ASNP,AWR
MJ
628|Thrush Nightingale|Luscinia lusciniaMany
629/Common Nightingale/Luscinia megarhynchosMany
630/Bluethroat/Luscinia svecicaAA,ASNP,HF,ZKA
631|Semicollared Flycatcher|Ficedula semitorquataBMNP,ZKA
632|Collared Flycatcher|Ficedula albicollis 
633/Common Redstart/Phoenicurus phoenicurusMany
634/Black Redstart/Phoenicurus ochrurosAA,ANP,MJ
635Little Rock-ThrushMonticola rufocinereusMany
636/Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush/Monticola saxatilisMany
637/Blue Rock-Thrush/Monticola solitariusMany
638White-winged Cliff-ChatMonticola semirufaMany
639/Whinchat/Saxicola rubetraMany
640/Siberian Stonechat/Saxicola maurusMany
641African StonechatSaxicola torquatusMany
642Moorland ChatPinarochroa sordidaMany
643Mocking Cliff-ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventrisMany
644Rueppell's ChatMyrmecocichla melaenaMany
645/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenantheMany
646Rusty-breasted WheatearOenanthe frenataMany
647/Isabelline Wheatear/Oenanthe isabellinaMany
648/Desert Wheatear/Oenanthe desertiANP,ASNP,AWR,LPNA
ZKA
649/Cyprus Wheatear/Oenanthe cypriacaANP,LPNA,WG
650Eastern Black-eared WheatearOenanthe melanoleucaMany
651/Pied Wheatear/Oenanthe pleschankaMany
652White-fronted Black-ChatOenanthe albifronsLH,ZKA
653BlackstartOenanthe melanuraMany
654Familiar ChatOenanthe familiarisMany
655Sombre Rock ChatOenanthe dubiaANP,ASNP,LH,MJ,ZKA
656Brown-tailed ChatOenanthe scotocercaANP,LPNA,MJ,YA
657Abyssinian WheatearOenanthe lugubrisMany
658[Persian Wheatear]Oenanthe chrysophygia 

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

659Eastern Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes orientalisMany
660Collared SunbirdHedydipna collarisMany
661Nile Valley SunbirdHedydipna metallicaMany
662Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivaceaBMNP,HF,WG,YA,ZKA
663Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensisMany
664Hunter's SunbirdChalcomitra hunteriMany
665Tacazze SunbirdNectarinia tacazzeMany
666Bronze SunbirdNectarinia kilimensisBL,LH
667Malachite SunbirdNectarinia famosaMany
668Beautiful SunbirdCinnyris pulchellusMany
669Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensisMany
670Black-bellied SunbirdCinnyris nectarinioidesANP,LPNA,YA,ZKA
671Purple-banded SunbirdCinnyris bifasciatusYA
672Abyssinian SunbirdCinnyris habessinicusMany
673Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustusMany
674Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreusGVNP,LH

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

675White-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis albirostrisMany
676Red-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis nigerMany
677White-headed Buffalo-WeaverDinemellia dinemelliMany
678Speckle-fronted WeaverSporopipes frontalisMany
679White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahaliMany
680Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser superciliosusMany
681Gray-capped Social-WeaverPseudonigrita arnaudiMany
682Black-capped Social-WeaverPseudonigrita cabanisiMS,SP,WG,YA
683Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubricepsMany
684Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafechtMany
685Little WeaverPloceus luteolusMany
686Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularisMany
687{Golden Palm Weaver}Ploceus bojeri 
688Northern Masked-WeaverPloceus taeniopterusMany
689Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermediusMany
690Vitelline Masked-WeaverPloceus vitellinusMany
691Rueppell's WeaverPloceus galbulaMany
692Speke's WeaverPloceus spekeiMany
693Village WeaverPloceus cucullatusMany
694Juba WeaverPloceus dichrocephalusLPNA,YA
695Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalusAA,ANP,BMNP,ZKA
696Chestnut WeaverPloceus rubiginosusMany
697Compact WeaverPachyphantes superciliosusYA
698Red-headed QueleaQuelea erythropsANP
699Red-billed QueleaQuelea queleaMany
700Northern Red BishopEuplectes franciscanusMany
701Black-winged BishopEuplectes hordeaceusMany
702Black BishopEuplectes gierowiiGVNP
703Yellow-crowned BishopEuplectes aferMany
704Yellow BishopEuplectes capensisMany
705White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatusMany
706Yellow-mantled WidowbirdEuplectes macrouraANP,DL,GVNP,SP,WG
707Red-cowled WidowbirdEuplectes laticaudaMany
708Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillarisMany
709Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifronsMany

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

710Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullataMany
711Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolorMany
712African SilverbillEuodice cantansMany
713Yellow-bellied WaxbillCoccopygia quartiniaMany
714Green-backed TwinspotMandingoa nitidulaAA,BMNP,HF,LL,WG
715Zebra WaxbillAmandava subflavaGVNP
716Abyssinian CrimsonwingCryptospiza salvadoriiBMNP,GVNP,HF
717Black-faced WaxbillBrunhilda erythronotosMJ
718Black-cheeked WaxbillBrunhilda charmosynaMany
719Fawn-breasted WaxbillEstrilda paludicolaMany
720Common WaxbillEstrilda astrildMany
721Black-rumped WaxbillEstrilda troglodytesANP
722Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopygaMany
723QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollisMany
724Cut-throatAmadina fasciataMany
725Purple GrenadierGranatina ianthinogasterMany
726Gray-headed SilverbillOdontospiza griseicapillaMany
727Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalusMany
728Blue-capped CordonbleuUraeginthus cyanocephalusASNP,BL,GVNP,MJ
729Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melbaMany
730Orange-winged PytiliaPytilia afraANP,HF,YA,ZKA
731Red-billed PytiliaPytilia lineataMany
732Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegalaMany
733African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricataMany
734Jameson's FirefinchLagonosticta rhodopareiaAA,ANP
735Bar-breasted FirefinchLagonosticta rufopictaANP,GVNP
736Black-faced FirefinchLagonosticta larvataGVNP

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

737Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macrouraMany
738Sahel Paradise-WhydahVidua orientalisANP
739Exclamatory Paradise-WhydahVidua interjectaANP,GVNP,MJ
740Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaeaMany
741Steel-blue WhydahVidua hypocherinaANP,ASNP,AWR,MJ,YA
742Straw-tailed WhydahVidua fischeriMany
743Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeataMany
744Barka IndigobirdVidua larvaticolaGVNP
745Parasitic WeaverAnomalospiza imberbisYA

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

746Somali SparrowPasser castanopterusMS,ZKA
747Shelley's Rufous SparrowPasser shelleyiASNP,LPNA,MS,YA
748Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseusMany
749Swainson's SparrowPasser swainsoniiMany
750Parrot-billed SparrowPasser gongonensisAA,YA
751Chestnut SparrowPasser eminibeyMany
752Yellow-spotted Bush SparrowGymnornis pyrgitaMany
753Sahel Bush SparrowGymnornis dentataMany
754/Pale Rockfinch/Carpospiza brachydactylaANP,AWR,MJ

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

755Mountain WagtailMotacilla claraMany
756/Gray Wagtail/Motacilla cinereaMany
757/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flavaMany
758{Citrine Wagtail}Motacilla citreolaBMNP
759African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimpMany
760/White Wagtail/Motacilla albaMany
761African PipitAnthus cinnamomeusMany
762Long-billed PipitAnthus similisMany
763/Tawny Pipit/Anthus campestrisMany
764Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrysMany
765/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialisMany
766/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinusMany
767Bush PipitAnthus cafferYA
768<Golden Pipit>Tmetothylacus tenellusDL,GVNP,YA,ZKA
769Abyssinian LongclawMacronyx flavicollisMany

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

770White-rumped SeedeaterCrithagra leucopygiusANP,BMNP,GVNP,MJ
771Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicusMany
772African CitrilCrithagra citrinelloidesMany
773{Southern Citril}Crithagra hypostictusLH
774Reichenow's SeedeaterCrithagra reichenowiMany
775Yellow-rumped SerinCrithagra xanthopygiusMany
776White-bellied CanaryCrithagra dorsostriatusMany
777Yellow-throated SerinCrithagra flavigulaMany
778Salvadori's SerinCrithagra xantholaemusLPNA
779Northern Grosbeak-CanaryCrithagra donaldsoniMany
780Streaky SeedeaterCrithagra striolatusMany
781Stripe-breasted SeedeaterCrithagra striatipectusDL,GVNP,KR,SP,WG
782Reichard's SeedeaterCrithagra reichardiYA
783Brown-rumped SeedeaterCrithagra tristriatusMany
784Ankober SerinCrithagra ankoberensisADS,MJ
785Yellow-crowned CanarySerinus flavivertexMany
786Ethiopian SiskinSerinus nigricepsMany

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

787/Ortolan Bunting/Emberiza hortulanaMany
788{Cretzschmar's Bunting}Emberiza caesia 
789Striolated BuntingEmberiza striolataANP,ASNP,MJ,ZKA
790Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisiMany
791Golden-breasted BuntingEmberiza flaviventrisANP,AWR,YA
792Somali BuntingEmberiza poliopleuraMany
793Brown-rumped BuntingEmberiza affinisDL,GVNP,ZKA

 

 *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.

 # SPECIES BY LOCALE

Locale# Species
Abidjata Shala National Park472
Aledeghi Wildlife Reserve354
Ankober-Debre Sina Escarpment & Gemessa Gedel288
Awasa Area504
Awash National Park540
Bale Mountain National Park348
Debre Libanos & Ethno-German Lodge381
Gibe Valley National Park492
Harenna Forest287
Jemma Valley87
Kesem River32
Lake Hora292
Lake Langano71
Lakes Hora, Chelekleka, and Bishoftu300
Liben Plain and Negele348
Mega-Soda Area218
Melka Ghebdu337
Sululta Plains352
Wondo Genet510
Yabello Area463
Ziway/Koka Lakes Area474
Total Species793

Number of species in each locale may be based on incomplete data. Also, some locales are important for specific target species rather than overall bird diversity. Hence, it does not provide an indication of which locales are the best birding sites.