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AFRICA ETHIOPIA

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

OTHER COUNTRIESIN AFRICA

BIRDING LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor142
\\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 QuaillCoturnix 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-SnipelRostratula 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
493/Bimaculated Lark/Melanocorypha bimaculata 
494Somali Short-toed LarkAlaudala somalicaLPNA,MS,SP,WG,YA

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

495Northern CrombecSylvietta brachyuraMany
496Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytiiMany
497Somali CrombecSylvietta isabellinaANP,LPNA,MS,YA
498Moustached Grass-WarblerMelocichla mentalisGVNP

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

499Yellow-vented EremomelaEremomela flavicrissalisANP,ASNP,LPNA,MJ
YA
500Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialisMany
501Green-backed EremomelaEremomela canescensAA,GVNP,LPNA,WG
502Gray Wren-WarblerCalamonastes simplexMany
503Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyuraMany
504Buff-bellied WarblerPhyllolais pulchellaMany
505Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavidaMany
506Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflavaMany
507Pale PriniaPrinia somalicaMany
508Red-fronted WarblerPrinia rufifronsMany
509Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythropsMany
510Singing CisticolaCisticola cantansMany
511Boran CisticolaCisticola bodessaMany
512Rattling CisticolaCisticola chinianaMany
513Ashy CisticolaCisticola cinereolusMany
514Ethiopian CisticolaCisticola lugubrisMany
515Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatusASNP,DL,GVNP,SP,WG
516Rufous-winged CisticolaCisticola galactotesBMNP
517Stout CisticolaCisticola robustusMany
518Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensisANP,GVNP,HF,ZKA
519Siffling CisticolaCisticola brachypterusADS,ASNP,GVNP
520Foxy CisticolaCisticola troglodytesDL,GVNP,SP,WG
521Tiny CisticolaCisticola nanaMany
522Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidisMany
523Desert CisticolaCisticola aridulusMany
524Pectoral-patch CisticolaCisticola brunnescensMany

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

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

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

536|River Warbler|Locustella fluviatilis 
537/Common Grasshopper Warbler/Locustella naeviaAA
538Cinnamon Bracken-WarblerBradypterus cinnamomeusMany
539Little Rush WarblerBradypterus baboecalaAA

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

540{White-headed Sawwing}Psalidoprocne albicepsZKA
541Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristopteraMany
542Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopygaMany
543Banded MartinNeophedina cinctaMany
544Plain MartinRiparia paludicolaMany
545/Bank Swallow/Riparia ripariaMany
546/Eurasian Crag-Martin/Ptyonoprogne rupestrisADS,ASNP,DL,GVNP
MJ
547Red-throated Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne rufigulaBMNP,JV
548Southern Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne fuligulaMany
549White-tailed SwallowHirundo megaensisMany
550/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rusticaMany
551Red-chested SwallowHirundo lucidaMany
552Ethiopian SwallowHirundo aethiopicaMany
553Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithiiMany
554/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicumMany
555African Red-rumped SwallowCecropis melanocrissusMany
556Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaMany
557Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensisMany

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

558Northern BrownbulPhyllastrephus strepitansMany
559Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatusMany

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

560|Wood Warbler|Phylloscopus sibilatrix 
561/Eastern Bonelli's Warbler/Phylloscopus orientalisBMNP
562|Willow Warbler|Phylloscopus trochilusMany
563/Common Chiffchaff/Phylloscopus collybitaMany
564Brown Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus umbrovirensMany

 
Sylviid Warblers and Allies: Sylviidae

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

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

575Pale White-eyeZosterops flavilateralisAA,BMNP,LH,LPNA,YA
576Abyssinian White-eyeZosterops abyssinicusMany
577Ethiopian White-eyeZosterops poliogastrusMany
578Northern Yellow White-eyeZosterops senegalensisHF,WG,YA,ZKA

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

579Rufous ChattererArgya rubiginosaMany
580Scaly ChattererArgya aylmeriAA,ANP,AWR,YA
581Brown BabblerTurdoides plebejusMS
582White-rumped BabblerTurdoides leucopygiaMany
583Cretzschmar's BabblerTurdoides leucocephalaAWR,DL,GVNP,MJ,WG

 
Spotted Creepers: Salpornithidae

584African Spotted CreeperSalpornis salvadoriMany

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

585Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorynchaMany

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

586[European Starling]Sturnus vulgaris 
587&Wattled StarlinglCreatophora cinereaMany
588[Rosy Starling]Pastor roseus 
589&Violet-backed StarlinglCinnyricinclus leucogasterMany
590Slender-billed StarlingOnychognathus tenuirostrisMany
591Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morioMany
592White-billed StarlingOnychognathus albirostrisMany
593Bristle-crowned StarlingOnychognathus salvadoriiMany
594Somali StarlingOnychognathus blythiiMany
595Magpie StarlingSpeculipastor bicolorAWR,YA
596Sharpe's StarlingPholia sharpiiMany
597Shelley's StarlingLamprotornis shelleyiMany
598Rueppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuropteraMany
599Splendid StarlingLamprotornis splendidusANP,ASNP,YA
600Golden-breasted StarlingLamprotornis regiusMany
601Superb StarlingLamprotornis superbusMany
602White-crowned StarlingLamprotornis albicapillusMany
603Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterusMany
604Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeusMany

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

605Abyssinian Ground-ThrushGeokichla piaggiaeMany
606Ethiopian ThrushTurdus simensisMany
607African Bare-eyed ThrushTurdus tephronotusMany
608Abyssinian ThrushTurdus abyssinicusMany
609African ThrushTurdus peliosMany

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

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

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

660Eastern Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes orientalisMany
661Collared SunbirdHedydipna collarisMany
662Nile Valley SunbirdHedydipna metallicaMany
663Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivaceaBMNP,HF,WG,YA,ZKA
664Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensisMany
665Hunter's SunbirdChalcomitra hunteriMany
666Tacazze SunbirdNectarinia tacazzeMany
667Bronze SunbirdNectarinia kilimensisBL,LH
668Malachite SunbirdNectarinia famosaMany
669Beautiful SunbirdCinnyris pulchellusMany
670Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensisMany
671Black-bellied SunbirdCinnyris nectarinioidesANP,LPNA,YA,ZKA
672Purple-banded SunbirdCinnyris bifasciatusYA
673Abyssinian SunbirdCinnyris habessinicusMany
674Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustusMany
675Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreusGVNP,LH

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

676White-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis albirostrisMany
677Red-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis nigerMany
678White-headed Buffalo-WeaverDinemellia dinemelliMany
679Speckle-fronted WeaverSporopipes frontalisMany
680White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahaliMany
681Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser superciliosusMany
682Gray-capped Social-WeaverPseudonigrita arnaudiMany
683Black-capped Social-WeaverPseudonigrita cabanisiMS,SP,WG,YA
684Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubricepsMany
685Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafechtMany
686Little WeaverPloceus luteolusMany
687Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularisMany
688{Golden Palm Weaver}Ploceus bojeri 
689Northern Masked-WeaverPloceus taeniopterusMany
690Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermediusMany
691Vitelline Masked-WeaverPloceus vitellinusMany
692Rueppell's WeaverPloceus galbulaMany
693Speke's WeaverPloceus spekeiMany
694Village WeaverPloceus cucullatusMany
695Juba WeaverPloceus dichrocephalusLPNA,YA
696Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalusAA,ANP,BMNP,ZKA
697Chestnut WeaverPloceus rubiginosusMany
698Compact WeaverPachyphantes superciliosusYA
699Red-headed QueleaQuelea erythropsANP
700Red-billed QueleaQuelea queleaMany
701Northern Red BishopEuplectes franciscanusMany
702Black-winged BishopEuplectes hordeaceusMany
703Black BishopEuplectes gierowiiGVNP
704Yellow-crowned BishopEuplectes aferMany
705Yellow BishopEuplectes capensisMany
706White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatusMany
707Yellow-mantled WidowbirdEuplectes macrouraANP,DL,GVNP,SP,WG
708Red-cowled WidowbirdEuplectes laticaudaMany
709Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillarisMany
710Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifronsMany

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

711Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullataMany
712Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolorMany
713African SilverbillEuodice cantansMany
714Yellow-bellied WaxbillCoccopygia quartiniaMany
715Green-backed TwinspotMandingoa nitidulaAA,BMNP,HF,LL,WG
716Zebra WaxbillAmandava subflavaGVNP
717Abyssinian CrimsonwingCryptospiza salvadoriiBMNP,GVNP,HF
718Black-faced WaxbillBrunhilda erythronotosMJ
719Black-cheeked WaxbillBrunhilda charmosynaMany
720Fawn-breasted WaxbillEstrilda paludicolaMany
721Common WaxbillEstrilda astrildMany
722Black-rumped WaxbillEstrilda troglodytesANP
723Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopygaMany
724QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollisMany
725Cut-throatAmadina fasciataMany
726Purple GrenadierGranatina ianthinogasterMany
727Gray-headed SilverbillOdontospiza griseicapillaMany
728Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalusMany
729Blue-capped CordonbleuUraeginthus cyanocephalusASNP,BL,GVNP,MJ
730Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melbaMany
731Orange-winged PytiliaPytilia afraANP,HF,YA,ZKA
732Red-billed PytiliaPytilia lineataMany
733Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegalaMany
734African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricataMany
735Jameson's FirefinchLagonosticta rhodopareiaAA,ANP
736Bar-breasted FirefinchLagonosticta rufopictaANP,GVNP
737Black-faced FirefinchLagonosticta larvataGVNP

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

738Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macrouraMany
739Sahel Paradise-WhydahVidua orientalisANP
740Exclamatory Paradise-WhydahVidua interjectaANP,GVNP,MJ
741Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaeaMany
742Steel-blue WhydahVidua hypocherinaANP,ASNP,AWR,MJ,YA
743Straw-tailed WhydahVidua fischeriMany
744Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeataMany
745Barka IndigobirdVidua larvaticolaGVNP
746Parasitic WeaverAnomalospiza imberbisYA

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

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

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

756Mountain WagtailMotacilla claraMany
757/Gray Wagtail/Motacilla cinereaMany
758/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flavaMany
759{Citrine Wagtail}Motacilla citreolaBMNP
760African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimpMany
761/White Wagtail/Motacilla albaMany
762African PipitAnthus cinnamomeusMany
763Long-billed PipitAnthus similisMany
764/Tawny Pipit/Anthus campestrisMany
765Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrysMany
766/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialisMany
767/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinusMany
768Bush PipitAnthus cafferYA
769&Golden PipitlTmetothylacus tenellusDL,GVNP,YA,ZKA
770Abyssinian LongclawMacronyx flavicollisMany

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

771White-rumped SeedeaterCrithagra leucopygiusANP,BMNP,GVNP,MJ
772Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicusMany
773African CitrilCrithagra citrinelloidesMany
774{Southern Citril}Crithagra hypostictusLH
775Reichenow's SeedeaterCrithagra reichenowiMany
776Yellow-rumped SerinCrithagra xanthopygiusMany
777White-bellied CanaryCrithagra dorsostriatusMany
778Yellow-throated SerinCrithagra flavigulaMany
779Salvadori's SerinCrithagra xantholaemusLPNA
780Northern Grosbeak-CanaryCrithagra donaldsoniMany
781Streaky SeedeaterCrithagra striolatusMany
782Stripe-breasted SeedeaterCrithagra striatipectusDL,GVNP,KR,SP,WG
783Reichard's SeedeaterCrithagra reichardiYA
784Brown-rumped SeedeaterCrithagra tristriatusMany
785Ankober SerinCrithagra ankoberensisADS,MJ
786Yellow-crowned CanarySerinus flavivertexMany
787Ethiopian SiskinSerinus nigricepsMany

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

788/Ortolan Bunting/Emberiza hortulanaMany
789{Cretzschmar's Bunting}Emberiza caesia 
790Striolated BuntingEmberiza striolataANP,ASNP,MJ,ZKA
791Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisiMany
792Golden-breasted BuntingEmberiza flaviventrisANP,AWR,YA
793Somali BuntingEmberiza poliopleuraMany
794Brown-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 Species794

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.