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ETHIOPIA BIRD CHECKLIST

AFRICA
ETHIOPIA

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

OTHER COUNTRIESIN AFRICA

BIRDING LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor153
\\Austral Visitor7
||Transient24
##Non-breeding Dispersal4
<>Erratic/Irregular7
()Breeding Season Only5
{}Casual/Vagrant21
[]Accidental12

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened28
VVulnerable19
ENEndangered13
CRCritically Endangered7

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 known to occur in the country. 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
10/Common Shelduck/Tadorna tadorna 
11Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisMany
12/African Pygmy-Goose/Nettapus auritusMany
13/Garganey/Spatula querquedulaMany
14/Blue-billed Teal/Spatula hottentotaMany
15/Northern Shoveler/Spatula clypeataMany
16/Gadwall/Mareca streperaZKA
17/Eurasian Wigeon/Mareca penelopeMany
18African Black DuckAnas sparsaMany
19Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulataMany
20/Mallard/Anas platyrhynchosZKA
21Cape TealAnas capensisAA,ASNP,LH,ZKA
22Red-billed DuckAnas erythrorhynchaMany
23/Northern Pintail/Anas acutaMany
24/Green-winged Teal/Anas creccaMany
25Southern PochardNetta erythrophthalmaMany
26/Common Pochard/Aythya ferinaAA,BMNP,ZKA
27/Ferruginous Duck/Aythya nyrocaAA,BL,LH,WG,ZKA
28/Tufted Duck/Aythya fuligulaMany
29Maccoa DuckOxyura maccoaMany

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

30Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisMany
31Vulturine GuineafowlAcryllium vulturinumDL,GVNP,LPNA,MS,YA

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

32Stone PartridgePtilopachus petrosusYA

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

33Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaenaMany
34Coqui FrancolinCampocolinus coquiLPNA,MS,YA,ZKA
35Orange River FrancolinScleroptera levaillantoidesANP
36Moorland FrancolinScleroptera psilolaemusMany
37&Blue QuaillSynoicus adansonii 
38Common QuailCoturnix coturnixMany
39&Harlequin QuaillCoturnix delegorgueiAA,ANP,AWR,LPNA,YA
40Chestnut-naped SpurfowlPternistis castaneicollisMany
41Erckel's SpurfowlPternistis erckeliiMany
42Scaly SpurfowlPternistis squamatusMany
43Clapperton's SpurfowlPternistis clappertoniMany
44Harwood's SpurfowlPternistis harwoodiADS,DL,GVNP,SP,WG
45Yellow-necked SpurfowlPternistis leucoscepusMany

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

46Rock PigeonColumba liviaMany
47Speckled PigeonColumba guineaMany
48White-collared PigeonColumba albitorquesMany
49Rameron PigeonColumba arquatrixMany
50[Western Bronze-naped Pigeon]Columba iriditorques 
51Lemon DoveAplopelia larvataMany
52/European Turtle-Dove/Streptopelia turturMany
53Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugensMany
54African Collared-DoveStreptopelia roseogriseaMany
55White-winged Collared-DoveStreptopelia reichenowiADS,HF,LPNA,YA,ZKA
56Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiensMany
57Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquataMany
58Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicolaMany
59Vinaceous DoveStreptopelia vinaceaMany
60Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensisMany
61Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilosMany
62Black-billed Wood-DoveTurtur abyssinicusANP,ASNP,GVNP,MJ
YA
63Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur aferMany
64Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistriaMany
65Namaqua DoveOena capensisMany
66Bruce's Green-PigeonTreron waaliaMany
67African Green-PigeonTreron calvusGVNP,WG

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

68Chestnut-bellied SandgrousePterocles exustusMany
69Spotted SandgrousePterocles senegallusYA
70Yellow-throated SandgrousePterocles gutturalisANP,AWR,GVNP,MJ
71Black-faced SandgrousePterocles decoratusANP,YA
72Lichtenstein's SandgrousePterocles lichtensteiniiMany
73Four-banded SandgrousePterocles quadricinctusANP,ASNP,GVNP

 
Bustards: Otididae

74Arabian BustardArdeotis arabsADS,ANP,ASNP,AWR
ZKA
75Kori BustardArdeotis koriMany
76#Denham's Bustard#Neotis denhami 
77Heuglin's BustardNeotis heugliniiMS
78White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensisMany
79Little Brown BustardHeterotetrax humilis 
80Buff-crested BustardLophotis gindianaMany
81Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogasterAA,ANP,ASNP,AWR
GVNP
82Hartlaub's BustardLissotis hartlaubiiANP,ASNP,AWR,LPNA
ZKA

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

83Bare-faced Go-away-birdCrinifer personatusMany
84White-bellied Go-away-birdCrinifer leucogasterMany
85Eastern Plantain-eaterCrinifer zonurusMany
86White-cheeked TuracoMenelikkornis leucotisMany
87Prince Ruspoli's TuracoMenelikkornis ruspoliiHF,LPNA,WG,YA
88Fischer's TuracoTauraco fischeri 

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

89Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitariusMany
90Black CuckooCuculus clamosusGVNP,WG,YA
91/Common Cuckoo/Cuculus canorusMany
92African CuckooCuculus gularisAA,ANP,ASNP,YA
93(Black Coucal)Centropus grillii 
94Blue-headed CoucalCentropus monachusMany
95Senegal CoucalCentropus senegalensisAA,GVNP,WG
96White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosusMany
97{Blue Malkoha}Ceuthmochares aereus 
98Green MalkohaCeuthmochares australisAA,ASNP,HF
99Pied CuckooClamator jacobinusMany
100Levaillant's CuckooClamator levaillantiiMany
101Great Spotted CuckooClamator glandariusMany
102Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaasMany
103African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreusAA,ANP,BMNP,HF,WG
104\Dideric Cuckoo\Chrysococcyx capriusMany

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

105Long-tailed NightjarHydropsalis climacurusYA
106\Standard-winged Nightjar\Caprimulgus longipennis 
107/Eurasian Nightjar/Caprimulgus europaeusANP,YA
108Sombre NightjarCaprimulgus fraenatusANP,AWR,YA
109/Egyptian Nightjar/Caprimulgus aegyptiusANP,AWR
110Nubian NightjarCaprimulgus nubicusANP,YA
111Donaldson Smith's NightjarCaprimulgus donaldsoniAA,ANP,LPNA,WG,YA
112Montane NightjarCaprimulgus poliocephalusMany
113\Swamp Nightjar\Caprimulgus natalensis 
114Plain NightjarCaprimulgus inornatusANP,AWR,WG
115Star-spotted NightjarCaprimulgus stellatusANP,AWR,MS
116Nechisar NightjarCaprimulgus solala 
117Freckled NightjarCaprimulgus tristigmaANP,ASNP,GVNP,YA
118Slender-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus clarusMany

 
Swifts: Apodidae

119\Scarce Swift\Schoutedenapus myoptilusBMNP,HF,WG
120Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melbaMany
121Mottled SwiftTachymarptis aequatorialisMany
122/Common Swift/Apus apusMany
123Nyanza SwiftApus niansaeMany
124[Pallid Swift]Apus pallidus 
125African SwiftApus barbatus 
126Little SwiftApus affinisMany
127Horus SwiftApus horusMany
128(White-rumped Swift)Apus cafferMany
129African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvusMany

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

130African RailRallus caerulescensAA,ZKA
131|Corn Crake|Crex crexLPNA
132African CrakeCrecopsis egregia 
133Rouget's RailRougetius rougetiiMany
134|Spotted Crake|Porzana porzana 
135Lesser MoorhenGallinula angulataAA,ZKA
136Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropusMany
137Red-knobbed CootFulica cristataMany
138Allen's GallinulePorphyrio alleniAA,LH,ZKA
139African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensisAA,WG,ZKA
140Black CrakeZapornia flavirostraMany
141/Little Crake/Zapornia parva 
142Baillon's CrakeZapornia pusillaWG

 
Flufftails: Sarothruridae

143Buff-spotted FlufftailSarothrura elegansWG
144Red-chested FlufftailSarothrura rufaANP
145White-winged FlufftailSarothrura ayresi 

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

146African FinfootPodica senegalensis 

 
Cranes: Gruidae

147Black Crowned-CraneBalearica pavoninaMany
148Wattled CraneGrus carunculatusMany
149Demoiselle CraneGrus virgo 
150/Common Crane/Grus grusMany

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

151Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensisMany
152Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatusANP,GVNP,YA,ZKA
153/Eurasian Thick-knee/Burhinus oedicnemusANP,ASNP
154Indian Thick-kneeBurhinus indicus 
155Senegal Thick-kneeBurhinus senegalensisMany

 
Egyptian Plover: Pluvianidae

156Egyptian PloverPluvianus aegyptiusDL,GVNP

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

157/Black-winged Stilt/Himantopus himantopusMany
158/Pied Avocet/Recurvirostra avosettaMany

 
Oystercatchers: Haematopodidae

159{Eurasian Oystercatcher}Haematopus ostralegus 

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

160/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarolaASNP,SP,WG,ZKA
161/Pacific Golden-Plover/Pluvialis fulvaAA,ASNP,LPNA
162/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticulaMany
163Three-banded PloverThinornis tricollarisMany
164/Little Ringed Plover/Thinornis dubiusMany
165Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostris 
166Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosusMany
167Black-headed LapwingVanellus tectusMany
168Black-winged LapwingVanellus melanopterusMany
169Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatusMany
170Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallusMany
171Spot-breasted LapwingVanellus melanocephalusMany
172/Sociable Lapwing/Vanellus gregarius 
173{White-tailed Lapwing}Vanellus leucurus 
174/Caspian Plover/Anarhynchus asiaticusASNP,AWR,LPNA
175Tibetan Sand-PloverAnarhynchus atrifronsASNP,ZKA
176/Greater Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus leschenaultiiASNP
177Kittlitz's PloverAnarhynchus pecuariusMany
178/Kentish Plover/Anarhynchus alexandrinusMany

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

179&Greater Painted-SnipelRostratula benghalensisAA,ZKA

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

180Lesser JacanaMicroparra capensisAA,ASNP,ZKA
181African JacanaActophilornis africanusMany

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

182/Eurasian Whimbrel/Numenius phaeopusANP
183/Eurasian Curlew/Numenius arquataASNP,LPNA
184/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosaMany
185/Jack Snipe/Lymnocryptes minimus 
186/Great Snipe/Gallinago mediaANP
187African SnipeGallinago nigripennisMany
188/Common Snipe/Gallinago gallinagoMany
189[Red Phalarope]Phalaropus fulicariusSP
190/Red-necked Phalarope/Phalaropus lobatusASNP,SP,ZKA
191/Terek Sandpiper/Xenus cinereusDL,GVNP,ZKA
192/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucosMany
193/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropusMany
194/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilisMany
195/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareolaMany
196/Common Redshank/Tringa totanusMany
197/Spotted Redshank/Tringa erythropusMany
198/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebulariaMany
199/Ruddy Turnstone/Arenaria interpres 
200/Ruff/Calidris pugnaxMany
201{Broad-billed Sandpiper}Calidris falcinellus 
202/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferrugineaMany
203/Temminck's Stint/Calidris temminckiiMany
204[Long-toed Stint]Calidris subminuta 
205{Sanderling}Calidris albaSP
206/Dunlin/Calidris alpinaASNP,SP
207/Little Stint/Calidris minutaMany
208{Pectoral Sandpiper}Calidris melanotosSP

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

209Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticusANP,LPNA
210Quail-ploverOrtyxelos meiffrenii 

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

211Double-banded CourserSmutsornis africanusANP,ASNP,AWR,YA
212Bronze-winged CourserRhinoptilus chalcopterus 
213Three-banded CourserRhinoptilus cinctusMany
214/Cream-colored Courser/Cursorius cursor 
215Somali CourserCursorius somalensisLPNA,MS,YA
216Temminck's CourserCursorius temminckiiMany
217Rock PratincoleGlareola nuchalis 
218|Black-winged Pratincole|Glareola nordmanniZKA
219/Collared Pratincole/Glareola pratincolaMany
220[Madagascar Pratincole]Glareola ocularis 

 
Skuas and Jaegers: Stercorariidae

221{Parasitic Jaeger}Stercorarius parasiticus 

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

222/Slender-billed Gull/Chroicocephalus geneiZKA
223/Black-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus ridibundusMany
224/Gray-hooded Gull/Chroicocephalus cirrocephalusMany
225Pallas's GullIchthyaetus ichthyaetusAA,ASNP,ZKA
226{Caspian Gull}Larus cachinnansASNP
227[European Gull]Larus argentatus 
228/Lesser Black-backed Gull/Larus fuscusAA,ASNP,WG,ZKA
229African SkimmerRynchops flavirostris 
230{Sooty Tern}Onychoprion fuscatus 
231Little TernSternula albifronsZKA
232Saunders's TernSternula saundersi 
233/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon niloticaMany
234/Caspian Tern/Hydroprogne caspiaAA,ZKA
235/Whiskered Tern/Chlidonias hybridaMany
236/Black Tern/Chlidonias nigerBL,SP
237/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterusMany
238[Arctic Tern]Sterna paradisaea 
239{Sandwich Tern}Thalasseus sandvicensisSP

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

240/Greater Flamingo/Phoenicopterus roseusMany
241/Lesser Flamingo/Phoenicoparrus minorMany

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

242Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisMany
243Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusMany
244Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollisMany

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

245African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerusMany
246/Black Stork/Ciconia nigraMany
247Abdim's StorkCiconia abdimiiMany
248African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelisMany
249/White Stork/Ciconia ciconiaMany
250Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensisMany
251Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumeniferMany
252Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibisMany

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

253African DarterAnhinga rufaMany

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

254Reed CormorantMicrocarbo africanusMany
255Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboMany

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

256/Glossy Ibis/Plegadis falcinellusMany
257African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicusMany
258/Northern Bald Ibis/Geronticus eremita 
259Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedashMany
260Wattled IbisBostrychia carunculataMany
261/Eurasian Spoonbill/Platalea leucorodiaBMNP,ZKA
262African SpoonbillPlatalea albaMany

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

263Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellarisAA
264/Dwarf Bittern/Botaurus sturmiiLPNA,MS,YA
265Little BitternBotaurus minutusAA,ASNP,LH
266Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxMany
267/Black Heron/Egretta ardesiacaMany
268Little EgretEgretta garzettaMany
269#Western Reef-Heron#Egretta gularisMany
270/White-backed Night Heron/Calherodius leuconotus 
271Little HeronButorides atricapillaMany
272Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesMany
273Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibisMany
274Great EgretArdea albaMany
275Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhynchaMany
276/Gray Heron/Ardea cinereaMany
277Purple HeronArdea purpureaMany
278Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephalaMany
279Goliath HeronArdea goliathMany

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

280HamerkopScopus umbrettaMany

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

281ShoebillBalaeniceps rexMany

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

282Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalusMany
283Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescensMany

 
Secretary-bird: Sagittariidae

284SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentariusMany

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

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

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

286Scissor-tailed KiteChelictinia riocouriiMany
287Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleusMany
288African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typusMany
289Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatusMany
290Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterusMany
291African Cuckoo-HawkAviceda cuculoidesASNP,BMNP,WG,YA
292|European Honey-buzzard|Pernis apivorusMany
293White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalisMany
294Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotosMany
295Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachusMany
296White-backed VultureGyps africanusMany
297Rueppell's GriffonGyps rueppelliMany
298/Eurasian Griffon/Gyps fulvusDL,GVNP
299BateleurTerathopius ecaudatusMany
300Western Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascensMany
301{Beaudouin's Snake-Eagle}Circaetus beaudouiniGVNP
302Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralisMany
303/Short-toed Snake-Eagle/Circaetus gallicusMany
304Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereusMany
305Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatusAA,ASNP,BMNP,HF,WG
306Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosusMany
307Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalisMany
308/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarinaMany
309/Greater Spotted Eagle/Clanga clangaMany
310/Wahlberg's Eagle/Hieraaetus wahlbergiMany
311/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatusMany
312Ayres's Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresiiMany
313Tawny EagleAquila rapaxMany
314/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensisMany
315/Imperial Eagle/Aquila heliacaMany
316Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosBMNP,DL,GVNP
317Verreaux's EagleAquila verreauxiiMany
318African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogasterMany
319Bat HawkMacheiramphus alcinusLPNA
320Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabarMany
321Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabatesMany
322Eastern Chanting-GoshawkMelierax poliopterusMany
323Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicusAA
324African GoshawkAerospiza tousseneliiMany
325Little SparrowhawkTachyspiza minullusMany
326ShikraTachyspiza badiusMany
327{Levant Sparrowhawk}Tachyspiza brevipesYA
328Ovambo SparrowhawkAccipiter ovampensisAA,ANP,GVNP,HF,WG
329/Eurasian Sparrowhawk/Accipiter nisusMany
330Rufous-breasted SparrowhawkAccipiter rufiventrisMany
331Black GoshawkAstur melanoleucusMany
332/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosusMany
333{African Marsh Harrier}Circus ranivorusASNP,BMNP
334/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourusMany
335/Montagu's Harrier/Circus pygargusMany
336Black KiteMilvus migransMany
337African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vociferMany
338/Grasshopper Buzzard/Butastur rufipennisANP,AWR,GVNP,YA
339/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteoMany
340Mountain BuzzardButeo oreophilusMany
341/Long-legged Buzzard/Buteo rufinusMany
342Red-necked BuzzardButeo auguralisDL,GVNP,WG
343Augur BuzzardButeo augurMany

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

344{African Grass-Owl}Tyto capensis 
345Western Barn OwlTyto albaANP,ASNP,AWR,GVNP
WG

 
Owls: Strigidae

346/Eurasian Scops-Owl/Otus scopsASNP
347African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensisMany
348Northern White-faced OwlPtilopsis leucotisAA,ANP,ASNP,YA
349Pharaoh Eagle-OwlBubo ascalaphus 
350Cape Eagle-OwlBubo capensisMany
351Grayish Eagle-OwlBubo cinerascensMany
352Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lacteaMany
353Pel's Fishing-OwlScotopelia peli 
354Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatumMany
355Little OwlAthene noctua 
356African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordiiAA,BMNP,WG
357Abyssinian OwlAsio abyssinicusAA,BMNP,WG
358/Short-eared Owl/Asio flammeusAWR
359Marsh OwlAsio capensisBMNP

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

360Speckled MousebirdColius striatusMany
361White-headed MousebirdColius leucocephalus 
362Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourusMany

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

363Narina TrogonApaloderma narinaMany

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

364Common HoopoeUpupa epopsMany

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

365Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureusMany
366Violet WoodhoopoePhoeniculus damarensis 
367Black-billed WoodhoopoePhoeniculus somaliensisMany
368Black ScimitarbillRhinopomastus aterrimusMany
369Abyssinian ScimitarbillRhinopomastus minorMany

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

370Abyssinian Ground-HornbillBucorvus abyssinicusMany
371Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatusYA
372Hemprich's HornbillLophoceros hemprichiiMany
373African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutusMany
374Northern Red-billed HornbillTockus erythrorhynchusMany
375Eastern Yellow-billed HornbillTockus flavirostrisMany
376{Jackson's Hornbill}Tockus jacksoni 
377Von der Decken's HornbillTockus deckeniMany
378Silvery-cheeked HornbillBycanistes brevisMany

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

379Red-throated Bee-eaterMerops bulockiANP,AWR,LPNA
380Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillusMany
381Ethiopian Bee-eaterMerops lafresnayiiMany
382Swallow-tailed Bee-eaterMerops hirundineus 
383Somali Bee-eaterMerops revoiliiANP,DL,GVNP,MS,ZKA
384\White-throated Bee-eater\Merops albicollisMany
385#African Green Bee-eater#Merops viridissimusANP,YA
386/Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/Merops persicusMany
387(Olive Bee-eater)Merops superciliosusMany
388/European Bee-eater/Merops apiasterMany
389Northern Carmine Bee-eaterMerops nubicusMany

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

390Half-collared KingfisherAlcedo semitorquataMany
391Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatusMany
392African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina pictaMany
393Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephalaMany
394(Woodland Kingfisher)Halcyon senegalensisMany
395Blue-breasted KingfisherHalcyon malimbicaANP
396Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicutiMany
397Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maximaMany
398Pied KingfisherCeryle rudisMany

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

399/European Roller/Coracias garrulusMany
400Abyssinian RollerCoracias abyssinicusMany
401Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatusMany
402Purple RollerCoracias naeviusMany
403(Broad-billed Roller)Eurystomus glaucurusMany

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

404Red-and-yellow BarbetTrachyphonus erythrocephalusMany
405Yellow-breasted BarbetTrachyphonus margaritatusMany
406D'Arnaud's BarbetTrachyphonus darnaudiiMany
407Northern Red-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus uropygialisMany
408Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconusMany
409Red-fronted BarbetTricholaema diademataMany
410Black-throated BarbetTricholaema melanocephalaMany
411Banded BarbetLybius undatusMany
412[Vieillot's Barbet]Lybius vieilloti 
413Black-billed BarbetLybius guifsobalitoMany
414Double-toothed BarbetPogonornis bidentatusMany

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

415Green-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus zambesiaeAA,BMNP,HF,LL,WG
416Brown-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus regulusMany
417Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minorMany
418Scaly-throated HoneyguideIndicator variegatusASNP,BMNP,HF,LL,WG
419Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicatorMany

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

420/Eurasian Wryneck/Jynx torquillaMany
421Red-throated WryneckJynx ruficollisMany
422Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquusMany
423Abyssinian WoodpeckerDendropicos abyssinicusMany
424Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescensMany
425Brown-backed WoodpeckerDendropicos obsoletusAA
426African Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos goertaeMany
427Mountain Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos spodocephalusMany
428Green-backed WoodpeckerCampethera cailliautiiANP,YA
429Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubicaMany

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

430Pygmy FalconPolihierax semitorquatusMany
431/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanniMany
432Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculusMany
433Greater KestrelFalco rupicoloidesANP,ASNP,GVNP
434Fox KestrelFalco alopexANP,BMNP,MJ
435Gray KestrelFalco ardosiaceusMany
436Red-necked FalconFalco chicqueraGVNP
437|Red-footed Falcon|Falco vespertinus 
438|Amur Falcon|Falco amurensisANP,BMNP,LPNA
439|Eleonora's Falcon|Falco eleonoraeBMNP,YA
440|Sooty Falcon|Falco concolorMany
441|Eurasian Hobby|Falco subbuteoMany
442African HobbyFalco cuvieriiMany
443Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusMany
444/Saker Falcon/Falco cherrug 
445Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusMany
446Taita FalconFalco fasciinucha 

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

447Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri 
448Red-headed LovebirdAgapornis pullariusWG
449Black-winged LovebirdAgapornis tarantaMany

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

450Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeri 
451Red-bellied ParrotPoicephalus rufiventrisMany
452Yellow-fronted ParrotPoicephalus flavifronsMany

 
Pittas: Pittidae

453{African Pitta}Pitta angolensis 

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

454Gray CuckooshrikeCeblepyris caesiaMany
455White-breasted CuckooshrikeCeblepyris pectoralisAA
456Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flavaMany
457Red-shouldered CuckooshrikeCampephaga phoeniceaMany

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

458|Eurasian Golden Oriole|Oriolus oriolusMany
459\African Golden Oriole\Oriolus auratus 
460Ethiopian Black-headed OrioleOriolus monachaMany
461African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatusMany

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

462Brown-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira cyaneaMany
463Gray-headed BatisBatis orientalisMany
464Western Black-headed BatisBatis erlangeriMany
465Pygmy BatisBatis perkeoANP,ASNP,LPNA,MS
YA

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

466White-crested HelmetshrikePrionops plumatusMany

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

467BrubruNilaus aferMany
468Northern PuffbackDryoscopus gambensisMany
469Pringle's PuffbackDryoscopus pringliiLPNA,MS,WG,YA
470Marsh TchagraTchagra minutusANP
471Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalusMany
472Three-streaked TchagraTchagra jamesiANP,LPNA,MS,YA
473Red-naped BushshrikeLaniarius ruficepsAA,ANP,LPNA,MS,YA
474Ethiopian BoubouLaniarius aethiopicusMany
475Tropical BoubouLaniarius majorMJ
476Black-headed GonolekLaniarius erythrogasterANP,DL,GVNP,LH,WG
477Slate-colored BoubouLaniarius funebrisMany
478Rosy-patched BushshrikeRhodophoneus cruentusMany
479Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeChlorophoneus sulfureopectusMany
480Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchotiMany

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

481Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisMany

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

482African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridisMany

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

483|Red-backed Shrike|Lanius collurioMany
484/Red-tailed Shrike/Lanius phoenicuroidesMany
485/Isabelline Shrike/Lanius isabellinusMany
486Great Gray ShrikeLanius excubitorMany
487|Lesser Gray Shrike|Lanius minorMany
488Gray-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroidesMany
489Taita FiscalLanius dorsalisMany
490Somali FiscalLanius somalicusMany
491Northern FiscalLanius humeralisMany
492/Masked Shrike/Lanius nubicusMany
493/Woodchat Shrike/Lanius senatorMany
494White-rumped ShrikeEurocephalus ruppelliMany

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

495Ethiopian Bush-CrowZavattariornis stresemanniLPNA,MS,YA
496Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxAA,BMNP,DL,GVNP,WG
497PiapiacPtilostomus afer 
498Cape CrowCorvus capensisMany
499Pied CrowCorvus albusMany
500Brown-necked RavenCorvus ruficollis 
501Somali CrowCorvus edithaeMany
502Fan-tailed RavenCorvus rhipidurusMany
503Thick-billed RavenCorvus crassirostrisMany

 
Hyliotas: Hyliotidae

504Yellow-bellied HyliotaHyliota flavigasterAA

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

505White-winged Black-TitMelaniparus leucomelasMany
506White-shouldered Black-TitMelaniparus guineensisASNP,BL,HF,LH
507White-backed Black-TitMelaniparus leuconotusMany
508Somali TitMelaniparus thruppiASNP,LPNA,YA,ZKA

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

509Mouse-colored Penduline-TitAnthoscopus musculusMany
510Forest Penduline-TitAnthoscopus flavifrons 

 
Larks: Alaudidae

511Greater Hoopoe-LarkAlaemon alaudipes 
512Rufous-rumped LarkPinarocorys erythropygia 
513Desert LarkAmmomanes desertiANP
514Chestnut-backed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucotisMany
515Black-crowned Sparrow-LarkEremopterix nigricepsADS,ANP,AWR,MJ
516Chestnut-headed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix signatusMany
517Gillett's LarkCalendulauda gillettiANP,AWR,LPNA,MS,YA
518Pink-breasted LarkCalendulauda poecilosternaMS
519Fawn-colored LarkCalendulauda africanoidesMany
520Liben LarkHeteromirafra archeriLPNA
521Singing BushlarkMirafra javanicaANP,AWR,SP,WG,YA
522White-tailed LarkMirafra albicauda 
523&Friedmann's LarklMirafra pulpa 
524Collared LarkAmirafra collaris 
525Flappet LarkAmirafra rufocinnamomeaANP,LPNA,YA
526Rufous-naped LarkCorypha africana 
527Red-winged LarkCorypha hypermetraMany
528Kidepo LarkCorypha kidepoensis 
529[Russet Lark]Corypha sharpii 
530Masked LarkSpizocorys personataYA
531Crested LarkGalerida cristata 
532Thekla's LarkGalerida theklaeMany
533/Greater Short-toed Lark/Calandrella brachydactylaANP,AWR,LPNA
534Short-tailed LarkPseudalaemon fremantliiAWR,LPNA,MS,WG,YA
535Blanford's LarkCalandrella blanfordiMany
536/Bimaculated Lark/Melanocorypha bimaculata 
537Somali Short-toed LarkAlaudala somalicaLPNA,MS,SP,WG,YA

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

538Northern CrombecSylvietta brachyuraMany
539Short-billed CrombecSylvietta philippae 
540Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytiiMany
541Somali CrombecSylvietta isabellinaANP,LPNA,MS,YA
542Moustached Grass-WarblerMelocichla mentalisGVNP

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

543Yellow-vented EremomelaEremomela flavicrissalisANP,ASNP,LPNA,MJ
YA
544Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialisMany
545Green-backed EremomelaEremomela canescensAA,GVNP,LPNA,WG
546Gray Wren-WarblerCalamonastes simplexMany
547Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyuraMany
548Buff-bellied WarblerPhyllolais pulchellaMany
549Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavidaMany
550Graceful PriniaPrinia gracilis 
551Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflavaMany
552Pale PriniaPrinia somalicaMany
553Red-winged PriniaPrinia erythroptera 
554Red-fronted WarblerPrinia rufifronsMany
555Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythropsMany
556Singing CisticolaCisticola cantansMany
557Boran CisticolaCisticola bodessaMany
558Rattling CisticolaCisticola chinianaMany
559Ashy CisticolaCisticola cinereolusMany
560Red-pate CisticolaCisticola ruficeps 
561Ethiopian CisticolaCisticola lugubrisMany
562Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatusASNP,DL,GVNP,SP,WG
563Rufous-winged CisticolaCisticola galactotesBMNP
564Stout CisticolaCisticola robustusMany
565Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensisANP,GVNP,HF,ZKA
566Siffling CisticolaCisticola brachypterusADS,ASNP,GVNP
567Foxy CisticolaCisticola troglodytesDL,GVNP,SP,WG
568Tiny CisticolaCisticola nanaMany
569Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidisMany
570Desert CisticolaCisticola aridulusMany
571Black-backed CisticolaCisticola eximius 
572Pectoral-patch CisticolaCisticola brunnescensMany

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

573/Eastern Olivaceous Warbler/Iduna pallidaMany
574African Yellow-WarblerIduna natalensisMany
575/Upcher's Warbler/Hippolais languidaMany
576/Olive-tree Warbler/Hippolais olivetorumAA
577|Icterine Warbler|Hippolais icterinaAA,YA
578/Sedge Warbler/Acrocephalus schoenobaenusMany
579/Marsh Warbler/Acrocephalus palustrisAA,ANP,BMNP,ZKA
580/Common Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus scirpaceusMany
581|Basra Reed Warbler|Acrocephalus griseldisAA,LPNA
582Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostrisAA,BL,LH,WG,ZKA
583|Great Reed Warbler|Acrocephalus arundinaceusAA,BL,BMNP,ZKA

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

584Bamboo WarblerLocustella alfredi 
585|River Warbler|Locustella fluviatilis 
586/Savi's Warbler/Locustella luscinioides 
587/Common Grasshopper Warbler/Locustella naeviaAA
588Fan-tailed GrassbirdCatriscus brevirostris 
589Cinnamon Bracken-WarblerBradypterus cinnamomeusMany
590Little Rush WarblerBradypterus baboecalaAA
591Highland Rush WarblerBradypterus centralis 

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

592{White-headed Sawwing}Psalidoprocne albicepsZKA
593Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristopteraMany
594Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopygaMany
595Banded MartinNeophedina cinctaMany
596Plain MartinRiparia paludicolaMany
597/Bank Swallow/Riparia ripariaMany
598/Eurasian Crag-Martin/Ptyonoprogne rupestrisADS,ASNP,DL,GVNP
MJ
599Red-throated Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne rufigulaBMNP,JV
600Southern Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne fuligulaMany
601White-tailed SwallowHirundo megaensisMany
602/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rusticaMany
603Red-chested SwallowHirundo lucidaMany
604Ethiopian SwallowHirundo aethiopicaMany
605Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithiiMany
606/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicumMany
607European Red-rumped SwallowCecropis rufula 
608African Red-rumped SwallowCecropis melanocrissusMany
609Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaMany
610Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensisMany
611Red Sea SwallowPetrochelidon perdita 

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

612Sombre GreenbulAndropadus importunus 
613Pale-throated GreenbulAtimastillas flavigula 
614Northern BrownbulPhyllastrephus strepitansMany
615Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatusMany

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

616|Wood Warbler|Phylloscopus sibilatrix 
617/Eastern Bonelli's Warbler/Phylloscopus orientalisBMNP
618|Willow Warbler|Phylloscopus trochilusMany
619/Common Chiffchaff/Phylloscopus collybitaMany
620Brown Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus umbrovirensMany

 
Sylviid Warblers and Allies: Sylviidae

621/Eurasian Blackcap/Sylvia atricapillaMany
622|Garden Warbler|Sylvia borinMany
623Abyssinian CatbirdSylvia galinieriADS,BMNP,HF,MJ,WG
624African Hill BabblerSylvia abyssinicaMany
625|Barred Warbler|Curruca nisoriaAA,ANP,AWR,YA
626Banded ParisomaCurruca boehmiMany
627/Lesser Whitethroat/Curruca currucaMany
628Brown ParisomaCurruca lugensMany
629Western Orphean WarblerCurruca hortensis 
630/Eastern Orphean Warbler/Curruca crassirostris 
631Asian Desert WarblerCurruca nana 
632/Menetries's Warbler/Curruca mystaceaANP,AWR
633/Greater Whitethroat/Curruca communisMany

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

634Pale White-eyeZosterops flavilateralisAA,BMNP,LH,LPNA,YA
635Abyssinian White-eyeZosterops abyssinicusMany
636Ethiopian White-eyeZosterops poliogastrusMany
637Kafa White-eyeZosterops kaffensis 
638Northern Yellow White-eyeZosterops senegalensisHF,WG,YA,ZKA

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

639Rufous ChattererArgya rubiginosaMany
640Scaly ChattererArgya aylmeriAA,ANP,AWR,YA
641Brown BabblerTurdoides plebejusMS
642White-rumped BabblerTurdoides leucopygiaMany
643Scaly BabblerTurdoides squamulata 
644Cretzschmar's BabblerTurdoides leucocephalaAWR,DL,GVNP,MJ,WG
645Dusky BabblerTurdoides tenebrosa 

 
Spotted Creepers: Salpornithidae

646African Spotted CreeperSalpornis salvadoriMany

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

647Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorynchaMany
648Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanus 

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

649[European Starling]Sturnus vulgaris 
650&Wattled StarlinglCreatophora cinereaMany
651[Rosy Starling]Pastor roseus 
652&Violet-backed StarlinglCinnyricinclus leucogasterMany
653Slender-billed StarlingOnychognathus tenuirostrisMany
654Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morioMany
655White-billed StarlingOnychognathus albirostrisMany
656Bristle-crowned StarlingOnychognathus salvadoriiMany
657Somali StarlingOnychognathus blythiiMany
658Magpie StarlingSpeculipastor bicolorAWR,YA
659Sharpe's StarlingPholia sharpiiMany
660Stuhlmann's StarlingPoeoptera stuhlmanni 
661Shelley's StarlingLamprotornis shelleyiMany
662Rueppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuropteraMany
663Splendid StarlingLamprotornis splendidusANP,ASNP,YA
664Golden-breasted StarlingLamprotornis regiusMany
665Superb StarlingLamprotornis superbusMany
666Chestnut-bellied StarlingLamprotornis pulcher 
667White-crowned StarlingLamprotornis albicapillusMany
668Fischer's StarlingLamprotornis fischeri 
669Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterusMany
670Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeusMany

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

671Abyssinian Ground-ThrushGeokichla piaggiaeMany
672Ethiopian ThrushTurdus simensisMany
673/Song Thrush/Turdus philomelos 
674African Bare-eyed ThrushTurdus tephronotusMany
675Abyssinian ThrushTurdus abyssinicusMany
676African ThrushTurdus peliosMany

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

677African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adustaMany
678|Spotted Flycatcher|Muscicapa striataMany
679Gambaga FlycatcherMuscicapa gambagaeGVNP,WG,ZKA
680African Gray FlycatcherBradornis microrhynchusMany
681Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidusMany
682Gray Tit-FlycatcherFraseria plumbeusGVNP,LPNA,MS,WG,YA
683SilverbirdEmpidornis semipartitusMany
684Northern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis edolioidesMany
685Abyssinian Slaty-FlycatcherMelaenornis chocolatinusMany
686/Black Scrub-Robin/Cercotrichas podobeANP,AWR,MJ
687Rufous-tailed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas galactotesANP,AWR,MJ,MS,YA
688White-browed Scrub RobinCercotrichas leucophrysMany
689Rueppell's Robin-ChatCossypha semirufaMany
690White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heugliniMany
691\Red-capped Robin-Chat\Cossypha natalensisASNP,LL,WG,YA
692Snowy-crowned Robin-ChatCossypha niveicapillaGVNP
693White-crowned Robin-ChatCossypha albicapillusAA,ZKA
694Spotted Morning-ThrushCichladusa guttataAA,HF,LPNA,MS,YA
695/White-throated Robin/Irania gutturalisADS,ANP,ASNP,AWR
MJ
696|Thrush Nightingale|Luscinia lusciniaMany
697/Common Nightingale/Luscinia megarhynchosMany
698/Bluethroat/Luscinia svecicaAA,ASNP,HF,ZKA
699|Semicollared Flycatcher|Ficedula semitorquataBMNP,ZKA
700|Collared Flycatcher|Ficedula albicollis 
701/Common Redstart/Phoenicurus phoenicurusMany
702/Black Redstart/Phoenicurus ochrurosAA,ANP,MJ
703Little Rock-ThrushMonticola rufocinereusMany
704/Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush/Monticola saxatilisMany
705/Blue Rock-Thrush/Monticola solitariusMany
706White-winged Cliff-ChatMonticola semirufaMany
707/Whinchat/Saxicola rubetraMany
708/Siberian Stonechat/Saxicola maurusMany
709African StonechatSaxicola torquatusMany
710Moorland ChatPinarochroa sordidaMany
711Mocking Cliff-ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventrisMany
712Rueppell's ChatMyrmecocichla melaenaMany
713/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenantheMany
714Rusty-breasted WheatearOenanthe frenataMany
715/Isabelline Wheatear/Oenanthe isabellinaMany
716Heuglin's WheatearOenanthe heuglinii 
717/Desert Wheatear/Oenanthe desertiANP,ASNP,AWR,LPNA
ZKA
718/Western Black-eared Wheatear/Oenanthe hispanica 
719/Cyprus Wheatear/Oenanthe cypriacaANP,LPNA,WG
720Eastern Black-eared WheatearOenanthe melanoleucaMany
721/Pied Wheatear/Oenanthe pleschankaMany
722White-fronted Black-ChatOenanthe albifronsLH,ZKA
723Somali WheatearOenanthe phillipsi 
724BlackstartOenanthe melanuraMany
725Familiar ChatOenanthe familiarisMany
726Sombre Rock ChatOenanthe dubiaANP,ASNP,LH,MJ,ZKA
727Brown-tailed ChatOenanthe scotocercaANP,LPNA,MJ,YA
728White-crowned WheatearOenanthe leucopyga 
729Abyssinian WheatearOenanthe lugubrisMany
730Mourning WheatearOenanthe lugens 
731/Kurdish Wheatear/Oenanthe xanthoprymna 
732[Persian Wheatear]Oenanthe chrysophygia 

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

733Eastern Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes orientalisMany
734Collared SunbirdHedydipna collarisMany
735Pygmy SunbirdHedydipna platura 
736Nile Valley SunbirdHedydipna metallicaMany
737Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivaceaBMNP,HF,WG,YA,ZKA
738Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensisMany
739Hunter's SunbirdChalcomitra hunteriMany
740Tacazze SunbirdNectarinia tacazzeMany
741Bronze SunbirdNectarinia kilimensisBL,LH
742Malachite SunbirdNectarinia famosaMany
743Olive-bellied SunbirdCinnyris chloropygius 
744Beautiful SunbirdCinnyris pulchellusMany
745Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensisMany
746Black-bellied SunbirdCinnyris nectarinioidesANP,LPNA,YA,ZKA
747Purple-banded SunbirdCinnyris bifasciatusYA
748Abyssinian SunbirdCinnyris habessinicusMany
749Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustusMany
750Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreusGVNP,LH

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

751White-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis albirostrisMany
752Red-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis nigerMany
753White-headed Buffalo-WeaverDinemellia dinemelliMany
754Speckle-fronted WeaverSporopipes frontalisMany
755White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahaliMany
756Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser superciliosusMany
757Donaldson Smith's Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser donaldsoni 
758Gray-capped Social-WeaverPseudonigrita arnaudiMany
759Black-capped Social-WeaverPseudonigrita cabanisiMS,SP,WG,YA
760Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubricepsMany
761Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafechtMany
762Little WeaverPloceus luteolusMany
763Black-necked WeaverPloceus nigricollis 
764Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularisMany
765{Golden Palm Weaver}Ploceus bojeri 
766Northern Masked-WeaverPloceus taeniopterusMany
767Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermediusMany
768Vitelline Masked-WeaverPloceus vitellinusMany
769Rueppell's WeaverPloceus galbulaMany
770Speke's WeaverPloceus spekeiMany
771Village WeaverPloceus cucullatusMany
772Juba WeaverPloceus dichrocephalusLPNA,YA
773Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalusAA,ANP,BMNP,ZKA
774Chestnut WeaverPloceus rubiginosusMany
775Compact WeaverPachyphantes superciliosusYA
776#Cardinal Quelea#Quelea cardinalis 
777Red-headed QueleaQuelea erythropsANP
778Red-billed QueleaQuelea queleaMany
779Northern Red BishopEuplectes franciscanusMany
780Black-winged BishopEuplectes hordeaceusMany
781Black BishopEuplectes gierowiiGVNP
782Yellow-crowned BishopEuplectes aferMany
783Yellow BishopEuplectes capensisMany
784White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatusMany
785Yellow-mantled WidowbirdEuplectes macrouraANP,DL,GVNP,SP,WG
786Red-cowled WidowbirdEuplectes laticaudaMany
787Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillarisMany
788Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifronsMany

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

789Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullataMany
790Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolorMany
791Magpie MannikinSpermestes fringilloides 
792African SilverbillEuodice cantansMany
793Yellow-bellied WaxbillCoccopygia quartiniaMany
794Green-backed TwinspotMandingoa nitidulaAA,BMNP,HF,LL,WG
795Zebra WaxbillAmandava subflavaGVNP
796Abyssinian CrimsonwingCryptospiza salvadoriiBMNP,GVNP,HF
797Black-faced WaxbillBrunhilda erythronotosMJ
798Black-cheeked WaxbillBrunhilda charmosynaMany
799Fawn-breasted WaxbillEstrilda paludicolaMany
800Common WaxbillEstrilda astrildMany
801Black-rumped WaxbillEstrilda troglodytesANP
802Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopygaMany
803QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollisMany
804Cut-throatAmadina fasciataMany
805Purple GrenadierGranatina ianthinogasterMany
806Gray-headed SilverbillOdontospiza griseicapillaMany
807Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalusMany
808Blue-capped CordonbleuUraeginthus cyanocephalusASNP,BL,GVNP,MJ
809Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melbaMany
810Orange-winged PytiliaPytilia afraANP,HF,YA,ZKA
811Red-billed PytiliaPytilia lineataMany
812Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegalaMany
813African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricataMany
814Jameson's FirefinchLagonosticta rhodopareiaAA,ANP
815Bar-breasted FirefinchLagonosticta rufopictaANP,GVNP
816Black-faced FirefinchLagonosticta larvataGVNP

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

817Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macrouraMany
818Sahel Paradise-WhydahVidua orientalisANP
819Exclamatory Paradise-WhydahVidua interjectaANP,GVNP,MJ
820Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaeaMany
821Steel-blue WhydahVidua hypocherinaANP,ASNP,AWR,MJ,YA
822Straw-tailed WhydahVidua fischeriMany
823Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeataMany
824Wilson's IndigobirdVidua wilsoni 
825Jambandu IndigobirdVidua raricola 
826Barka IndigobirdVidua larvaticolaGVNP
827Purple IndigobirdVidua purpurascens 
828Parasitic WeaverAnomalospiza imberbisYA

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

829House SparrowPasser domesticus 
830Somali SparrowPasser castanopterusMS,ZKA
831Shelley's Rufous SparrowPasser shelleyiASNP,LPNA,MS,YA
832Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseusMany
833Swainson's SparrowPasser swainsoniiMany
834Parrot-billed SparrowPasser gongonensisAA,YA
835Sudan Golden SparrowPasser luteus 
836Chestnut SparrowPasser eminibeyMany
837Yellow-spotted Bush SparrowGymnornis pyrgitaMany
838Sahel Bush SparrowGymnornis dentataMany
839/Pale Rockfinch/Carpospiza brachydactylaANP,AWR,MJ

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

840Mountain WagtailMotacilla claraMany
841/Gray Wagtail/Motacilla cinereaMany
842/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flavaMany
843{Citrine Wagtail}Motacilla citreolaBMNP
844African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimpMany
845/White Wagtail/Motacilla albaMany
846African PipitAnthus cinnamomeusMany
847Long-billed PipitAnthus similisMany
848/Tawny Pipit/Anthus campestrisMany
849Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrysMany
850Buffy PipitAnthus vaalensis 
851/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialisMany
852/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinusMany
853Bush PipitAnthus cafferYA
854&Golden PipitlTmetothylacus tenellusDL,GVNP,YA,ZKA
855Abyssinian LongclawMacronyx flavicollisMany

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

856White-rumped SeedeaterCrithagra leucopygiusANP,BMNP,GVNP,MJ
857Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicusMany
858African CitrilCrithagra citrinelloidesMany
859{Southern Citril}Crithagra hypostictusLH
860Reichenow's SeedeaterCrithagra reichenowiMany
861Yellow-rumped SerinCrithagra xanthopygiusMany
862White-bellied CanaryCrithagra dorsostriatusMany
863Yellow-throated SerinCrithagra flavigulaMany
864Salvadori's SerinCrithagra xantholaemusLPNA
865Northern Grosbeak-CanaryCrithagra donaldsoniMany
866Streaky SeedeaterCrithagra striolatusMany
867Stripe-breasted SeedeaterCrithagra striatipectusDL,GVNP,KR,SP,WG
868Reichard's SeedeaterCrithagra reichardiYA
869Brown-rumped SeedeaterCrithagra tristriatusMany
870Ankober SerinCrithagra ankoberensisADS,MJ
871Yellow-crowned CanarySerinus flavivertexMany
872Ethiopian SiskinSerinus nigricepsMany

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

873/Cinereous Bunting/Emberiza cineracea 
874/Ortolan Bunting/Emberiza hortulanaMany
875{Cretzschmar's Bunting}Emberiza caesia 
876Striolated BuntingEmberiza striolataANP,ASNP,MJ,ZKA
877Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisiMany
878Golden-breasted BuntingEmberiza flaviventrisANP,AWR,YA
879Somali BuntingEmberiza poliopleuraMany
880Brown-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 Species880

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.