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ETHIOPIA BIRD CHECKLIST

AFRICA
ETHIOPIA

# Species:881
# Excl Vagrants:848
# Endemics:20
# Near Endemics:24

OTHER COUNTRIES
IN AFRICA

BIRDING LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor154
\\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/Eurasian 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 Quail>Synoicus adansonii 
38Common QuailCoturnix coturnixMany
39<Harlequin Quail>Coturnix 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

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

46/Greater Flamingo/Phoenicopterus roseusMany
47/Lesser Flamingo/Phoenicoparrus minorMany

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

48Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisMany
49Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusMany
50Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollisMany

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

51Rock PigeonColumba liviaMany
52Speckled PigeonColumba guineaMany
53White-collared PigeonColumba albitorquesMany
54Rameron PigeonColumba arquatrixMany
55[Bronze-naped Pigeon]Columba iriditorques 
56Lemon DoveAplopelia larvataMany
57/European Turtle-Dove/Streptopelia turturMany
58Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugensMany
59African Collared-DoveStreptopelia roseogriseaMany
60White-winged Collared-DoveStreptopelia reichenowiADS,HF,LPNA,YA,ZKA
61Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiensMany
62Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquataMany
63Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicolaMany
64Vinaceous DoveStreptopelia vinaceaMany
65Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensisMany
66Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilosMany
67Black-billed Wood-DoveTurtur abyssinicusANP,ASNP,GVNP,MJ
YA
68Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur aferMany
69Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistriaMany
70Namaqua DoveOena capensisMany
71Bruce's Green-PigeonTreron waaliaMany
72African Green-PigeonTreron calvusGVNP,WG

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

73Chestnut-bellied SandgrousePterocles exustusMany
74Spotted SandgrousePterocles senegallusYA
75Yellow-throated SandgrousePterocles gutturalisANP,AWR,GVNP,MJ
76Black-faced SandgrousePterocles decoratusANP,YA
77Lichtenstein's SandgrousePterocles lichtensteiniiMany
78Four-banded SandgrousePterocles quadricinctusANP,ASNP,GVNP

 
Bustards: Otididae

79Arabian BustardArdeotis arabsADS,ANP,ASNP,AWR
ZKA
80Kori BustardArdeotis koriMany
81#Denham's Bustard#Neotis denhami 
82Heuglin's BustardNeotis heugliniiMS
83White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensisMany
84Little Brown BustardEupodotis humilis 
85Buff-crested BustardEupodotis gindianaMany
86Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogasterAA,ANP,ASNP,AWR
GVNP
87Hartlaub's BustardLissotis hartlaubiiANP,ASNP,AWR,LPNA
ZKA

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

88Fischer's TuracoTauraco fischeri 
89White-cheeked TuracoTauraco leucotisMany
90Prince Ruspoli's TuracoTauraco ruspoliiHF,LPNA,WG,YA
91Bare-faced Go-away-birdCorythaixoides personatusMany
92White-bellied Go-away-birdCorythaixoides leucogasterMany
93Eastern Plantain-eaterCrinifer zonurusMany

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

94Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitariusMany
95Black CuckooCuculus clamosusGVNP,WG,YA
96/Common Cuckoo/Cuculus canorusMany
97African CuckooCuculus gularisAA,ANP,ASNP,YA
98(Black Coucal)Centropus grillii 
99Blue-headed CoucalCentropus monachusMany
100Senegal CoucalCentropus senegalensisAA,GVNP,WG
101White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosusMany
102{Blue Malkoha}Ceuthmochares aereus 
103Green MalkohaCeuthmochares australisAA,ASNP,HF
104Pied CuckooClamator jacobinusMany
105Levaillant's CuckooClamator levaillantiiMany
106Great Spotted CuckooClamator glandariusMany
107Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaasMany
108African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreusAA,ANP,BMNP,HF,WG
109\Dideric Cuckoo\Chrysococcyx capriusMany

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

110\Standard-winged Nightjar\Caprimulgus longipennis 
111/Eurasian Nightjar/Caprimulgus europaeusANP,YA
112Sombre NightjarCaprimulgus fraenatusANP,AWR,YA
113/Egyptian Nightjar/Caprimulgus aegyptiusANP,AWR
114Nubian NightjarCaprimulgus nubicusANP,YA
115Donaldson-Smith's NightjarCaprimulgus donaldsoniAA,ANP,LPNA,WG,YA
116Montane NightjarCaprimulgus poliocephalusMany
117\Swamp Nightjar\Caprimulgus natalensis 
118Plain NightjarCaprimulgus inornatusANP,AWR,WG
119Star-spotted NightjarCaprimulgus stellatusANP,AWR,MS
120Nechisar NightjarCaprimulgus solala 
121Freckled NightjarCaprimulgus tristigmaANP,ASNP,GVNP,YA
122Long-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus climacurusYA
123Slender-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus clarusMany

 
Swifts: Apodidae

124\Scarce Swift\Schoutedenapus myoptilusBMNP,HF,WG
125Alpine SwiftApus melbaMany
126Mottled SwiftApus aequatorialisMany
127/Common Swift/Apus apusMany
128Nyanza SwiftApus niansaeMany
129[Pallid Swift]Apus pallidus 
130African SwiftApus barbatus 
131Little SwiftApus affinisMany
132Horus SwiftApus horusMany
133(White-rumped Swift)Apus cafferMany
134African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvusMany

 
Hummingbirds: Trochilidae

135Green IncaCoeligena conradiiAWR,BL,MJ

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

136African RailRallus caerulescensAA,ZKA
137|Corn Crake|Crex crexLPNA
138African CrakeCrex egregia 
139Rouget's RailRougetius rougetiiMany
140|Spotted Crake|Porzana porzana 
141Lesser MoorhenGallinula angulataAA,ZKA
142Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropusMany
143Red-knobbed CootFulica cristataMany
144Allen's GallinulePorphyrio alleniAA,LH,ZKA
145African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensisAA,WG,ZKA
146Black CrakeZapornia flavirostraMany
147/Little Crake/Zapornia parva 
148Baillon's CrakeZapornia pusillaWG

 
Flufftails: Sarothruridae

149Buff-spotted FlufftailSarothrura elegansWG
150Red-chested FlufftailSarothrura rufaANP
151White-winged FlufftailSarothrura ayresi 

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

152African FinfootPodica senegalensis 

 
Cranes: Gruidae

153Black Crowned-CraneBalearica pavoninaMany
154Demoiselle CraneAnthropoides virgo 
155Wattled CraneBugeranus carunculatusMany
156/Common Crane/Grus grusMany

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

157Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatusANP,GVNP,YA,ZKA
158/Eurasian Thick-knee/Burhinus oedicnemusANP,ASNP
159Indian Thick-kneeBurhinus indicus 
160Senegal Thick-kneeBurhinus senegalensisMany
161Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensisMany

 
Egyptian Plover: Pluvianidae

162Egyptian PloverPluvianus aegyptiusDL,GVNP

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

163/Black-winged Stilt/Himantopus himantopusMany
164/Pied Avocet/Recurvirostra avosettaMany

 
Oystercatchers: Haematopodidae

165{Eurasian Oystercatcher}Haematopus ostralegus 

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

166/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarolaASNP,SP,WG,ZKA
167/Pacific Golden-Plover/Pluvialis fulvaAA,ASNP,LPNA
168Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostris 
169Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosusMany
170Black-headed LapwingVanellus tectusMany
171Black-winged LapwingVanellus melanopterusMany
172Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatusMany
173Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallusMany
174Spot-breasted LapwingVanellus melanocephalusMany
175/Sociable Lapwing/Vanellus gregarius 
176{White-tailed Lapwing}Vanellus leucurus 
177Lesser Sand-PloverCharadrius mongolusASNP,ZKA
178/Greater Sand-Plover/Charadrius leschenaultiiASNP
179/Caspian Plover/Charadrius asiaticusASNP,AWR,LPNA
180Kittlitz's PloverCharadrius pecuariusMany
181/Kentish Plover/Charadrius alexandrinusMany
182/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticulaMany
183/Little Ringed Plover/Charadrius dubiusMany
184Three-banded PloverCharadrius tricollarisMany

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

185<Greater Painted-Snipe>Rostratula benghalensisAA,ZKA

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

186Lesser JacanaMicroparra capensisAA,ASNP,ZKA
187African JacanaActophilornis africanusMany

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

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

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

215Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticusANP,LPNA
216Quail-ploverOrtyxelos meiffrenii 

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

217/Cream-colored Courser/Cursorius cursor 
218Somali CourserCursorius somalensisLPNA,MS,YA
219Temminck's CourserCursorius temminckiiMany
220Double-banded CourserSmutsornis africanusANP,ASNP,AWR,YA
221Three-banded CourserRhinoptilus cinctusMany
222Bronze-winged CourserRhinoptilus chalcopterus 
223/Collared Pratincole/Glareola pratincolaMany
224|Black-winged Pratincole|Glareola nordmanniZKA
225[Madagascar Pratincole]Glareola ocularis 
226Rock PratincoleGlareola nuchalis 

 
Skuas and Jaegers: Stercorariidae

227{Parasitic Jaeger}Stercorarius parasiticus 

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

228/Slender-billed Gull/Chroicocephalus geneiZKA
229/Gray-hooded Gull/Chroicocephalus cirrocephalusMany
230/Black-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus ridibundusMany
231Pallas's GullIchthyaetus ichthyaetusAA,ASNP,ZKA
232[Herring Gull]Larus argentatus 
233{Caspian Gull}Larus cachinnansASNP
234/Lesser Black-backed Gull/Larus fuscusAA,ASNP,WG,ZKA
235{Sooty Tern}Onychoprion fuscatus 
236Little TernSternula albifronsZKA
237Saunders's TernSternula saundersi 
238/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon niloticaMany
239/Caspian Tern/Hydroprogne caspiaAA,ZKA
240/Black Tern/Chlidonias nigerBL,SP
241/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterusMany
242/Whiskered Tern/Chlidonias hybridaMany
243[Arctic Tern]Sterna paradisaea 
244{Sandwich Tern}Thalasseus sandvicensisSP
245African SkimmerRynchops flavirostris 

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

246African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerusMany
247/Black Stork/Ciconia nigraMany
248Abdim's StorkCiconia abdimiiMany
249African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelisMany
250/White Stork/Ciconia ciconiaMany
251Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensisMany
252Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumeniferMany
253Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibisMany

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

254African DarterAnhinga rufaMany

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

255Long-tailed CormorantMicrocarbo africanusMany
256Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboMany

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

257Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalusMany
258Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescensMany

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

259ShoebillBalaeniceps rexMany

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

260HamerkopScopus umbrettaMany

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

261Great BitternBotaurus stellarisAA
262Little BitternIxobrychus minutusAA,ASNP,LH
263/Dwarf Bittern/Ixobrychus sturmiiLPNA,MS,YA
264/Gray Heron/Ardea cinereaMany
265Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephalaMany
266Goliath HeronArdea goliathMany
267Purple HeronArdea purpureaMany
268Great EgretArdea albaMany
269Intermediate EgretArdea intermediaMany
270Little EgretEgretta garzettaMany
271#Western Reef-Heron#Egretta gularisMany
272/Black Heron/Egretta ardesiacaMany
273Cattle EgretBubulcus ibisMany
274Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesMany
275Striated HeronButorides striataMany
276Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticoraxMany
277/White-backed Night-Heron/Gorsachius leuconotus 

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

278/Glossy Ibis/Plegadis falcinellusMany
279African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicusMany
280/Northern Bald Ibis/Geronticus eremita 
281Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedashMany
282Wattled IbisBostrychia carunculataMany
283/Eurasian Spoonbill/Platalea leucorodiaBMNP,ZKA
284African SpoonbillPlatalea albaMany

 
Secretary-bird: Sagittariidae

285SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentariusMany

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

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

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

287Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleusMany
288Scissor-tailed KiteChelictinia riocouriiMany
289African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typusMany
290Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatusMany
291Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterusMany
292|European Honey-buzzard|Pernis apivorusMany
293African Cuckoo-HawkAviceda cuculoidesASNP,BMNP,WG,YA
294White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalisMany
295Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotosMany
296Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachusMany
297White-backed VultureGyps africanusMany
298Rueppell's GriffonGyps rueppelliMany
299/Eurasian Griffon/Gyps fulvusDL,GVNP
300BateleurTerathopius ecaudatusMany
301/Short-toed Snake-Eagle/Circaetus gallicusMany
302{Beaudouin's Snake-Eagle}Circaetus beaudouiniGVNP
303Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralisMany
304Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereusMany
305Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascensMany
306Bat HawkMacheiramphus alcinusLPNA
307Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatusAA,ASNP,BMNP,HF,WG
308Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosusMany
309Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalisMany
310/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarinaMany
311/Greater Spotted Eagle/Clanga clangaMany
312/Wahlberg's Eagle/Hieraaetus wahlbergiMany
313/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatusMany
314Ayres's Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresiiMany
315Tawny EagleAquila rapaxMany
316/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensisMany
317/Imperial Eagle/Aquila heliacaMany
318Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosBMNP,DL,GVNP
319Verreaux's EagleAquila verreauxiiMany
320African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogasterMany
321Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicusAA
322Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabatesMany
323Eastern Chanting-GoshawkMelierax poliopterusMany
324Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabarMany
325/Grasshopper Buzzard/Butastur rufipennisANP,AWR,GVNP,YA
326/Eurasian Marsh-Harrier/Circus aeruginosusMany
327{African Marsh-Harrier}Circus ranivorusASNP,BMNP
328/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourusMany
329/Montagu's Harrier/Circus pygargusMany
330African GoshawkAccipiter tachiroMany
331ShikraAccipiter badiusMany
332{Levant Sparrowhawk}Accipiter brevipesYA
333Little SparrowhawkAccipiter minullusMany
334Ovambo SparrowhawkAccipiter ovampensisAA,ANP,GVNP,HF,WG
335/Eurasian Sparrowhawk/Accipiter nisusMany
336Rufous-chested SparrowhawkAccipiter rufiventrisMany
337Black GoshawkAccipiter melanoleucusMany
338/Black Kite/Milvus migransMany
339Yellow-billed Kite**Milvus aegyptiusMany
340African Fish-EagleHaliaeetus vociferMany
341/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteoMany
342Mountain BuzzardButeo oreophilusMany
343/Long-legged Buzzard/Buteo rufinusMany
344Red-necked BuzzardButeo auguralisDL,GVNP,WG
345Augur BuzzardButeo augurMany

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

346{African Grass-Owl}Tyto capensis 
347Barn OwlTyto albaANP,ASNP,AWR,GVNP
WG

 
Owls: Strigidae

348/Eurasian Scops-Owl/Otus scopsASNP
349African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensisMany
350Northern White-faced OwlPtilopsis leucotisAA,ANP,ASNP,YA
351Pharaoh Eagle-OwlBubo ascalaphus 
352Cape Eagle-OwlBubo capensisMany
353Grayish Eagle-OwlBubo cinerascensMany
354Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lacteusMany
355Pel's Fishing-OwlScotopelia peli 
356Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatumMany
357Little OwlAthene noctua 
358African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordiiAA,BMNP,WG
359Abyssinian OwlAsio abyssinicusAA,BMNP,WG
360/Short-eared Owl/Asio flammeusAWR
361Marsh OwlAsio capensisBMNP

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

362Speckled MousebirdColius striatusMany
363White-headed MousebirdColius leucocephalus 
364Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourusMany

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

365Narina TrogonApaloderma narinaMany

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

366Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epopsMany
367African Hoopoe**Upupa africanaANP,KR,LL,YA

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

368Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureusMany
369Violet WoodhoopoePhoeniculus damarensis 
370Black-billed WoodhoopoePhoeniculus somaliensisMany
371Black ScimitarbillRhinopomastus aterrimusMany
372Abyssinian ScimitarbillRhinopomastus minorMany

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

373Abyssinian Ground-HornbillBucorvus abyssinicusMany
374Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatusYA
375Hemprich's HornbillLophoceros hemprichiiMany
376African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutusMany
377Northern Red-billed HornbillTockus erythrorhynchusMany
378Eastern Yellow-billed HornbillTockus flavirostrisMany
379{Jackson's Hornbill}Tockus jacksoni 
380Von der Decken's HornbillTockus deckeniMany
381Silvery-cheeked HornbillBycanistes brevisMany

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

382Half-collared KingfisherAlcedo semitorquataMany
383Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatusMany
384African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina pictaMany
385Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephalaMany
386(Woodland Kingfisher)Halcyon senegalensisMany
387Blue-breasted KingfisherHalcyon malimbicaANP
388Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicutiMany
389Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maximaMany
390Pied KingfisherCeryle rudisMany

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

391Red-throated Bee-eaterMerops bulockiANP,AWR,LPNA
392Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillusMany
393Ethiopian Bee-eaterMerops lafresnayiiMany
394Swallow-tailed Bee-eaterMerops hirundineus 
395Somali Bee-eaterMerops revoiliiANP,DL,GVNP,MS,ZKA
396\White-throated Bee-eater\Merops albicollisMany
397#African Green Bee-eater#Merops viridissimusANP,YA
398/Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/Merops persicusMany
399(Madagascar Bee-eater)Merops superciliosusMany
400/European Bee-eater/Merops apiasterMany
401Northern Carmine Bee-eaterMerops nubicusMany

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

402/European Roller/Coracias garrulusMany
403Abyssinian RollerCoracias abyssinicusMany
404Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatusMany
405Rufous-crowned RollerCoracias naeviusMany
406(Broad-billed Roller)Eurystomus glaucurusMany

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

407Red-and-yellow BarbetTrachyphonus erythrocephalusMany
408Yellow-breasted BarbetTrachyphonus margaritatusMany
409D'Arnaud's BarbetTrachyphonus darnaudiiMany
410Red-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus pusillusMany
411Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconusMany
412Red-fronted BarbetTricholaema diademataMany
413Black-throated BarbetTricholaema melanocephalaMany
414Banded BarbetLybius undatusMany
415[Vieillot's Barbet]Lybius vieilloti 
416Black-billed BarbetLybius guifsobalitoMany
417Double-toothed BarbetLybius bidentatusMany

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

418Green-backed HoneyguideProdotiscus zambesiaeAA,BMNP,HF,LL,WG
419Wahlberg's HoneyguideProdotiscus regulusMany
420Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minorMany
421Scaly-throated HoneyguideIndicator variegatusASNP,BMNP,HF,LL,WG
422Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicatorMany

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

423/Eurasian Wryneck/Jynx torquillaMany
424Rufous-necked WryneckJynx ruficollisMany
425Abyssinian WoodpeckerDendropicos abyssinicusMany
426Cardinal WoodpeckerChloropicus fuscescensMany
427Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquusMany
428Brown-backed WoodpeckerChloropicus obsoletusAA
429African Gray WoodpeckerChloropicus goertaeMany
430Mountain Gray WoodpeckerChloropicus spodocephalusMany
431Green-backed WoodpeckerCampethera cailliautiiANP,YA
432Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubicaMany

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

433Pygmy FalconPolihierax semitorquatusMany
434/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanniMany
435Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculusMany
436Greater KestrelFalco rupicoloidesANP,ASNP,GVNP
437Fox KestrelFalco alopexANP,BMNP,MJ
438Gray KestrelFalco ardosiaceusMany
439Red-necked FalconFalco chicqueraGVNP
440|Red-footed Falcon|Falco vespertinus 
441|Amur Falcon|Falco amurensisANP,BMNP,LPNA
442|Eleonora's Falcon|Falco eleonoraeBMNP,YA
443|Sooty Falcon|Falco concolorMany
444|Eurasian Hobby|Falco subbuteoMany
445African HobbyFalco cuvieriiMany
446Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusMany
447/Saker Falcon/Falco cherrug 
448Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusMany
449Barbary FalconFalco pelegrinoidesBMNP
450Taita FalconFalco fasciinucha 

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

451Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri 
452Red-headed LovebirdAgapornis pullariusWG
453Black-winged LovebirdAgapornis tarantaMany

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

454Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeri 
455Red-bellied ParrotPoicephalus rufiventrisMany
456Yellow-fronted ParrotPoicephalus flavifronsMany

 
Pittas: Pittidae

457{African Pitta}Pitta angolensis 

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

458Gray CuckooshrikeCoracina caesiaMany
459White-breasted CuckooshrikeCoracina pectoralisAA
460Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flavaMany
461Red-shouldered CuckooshrikeCampephaga phoeniceaMany

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

462|Eurasian Golden Oriole|Oriolus oriolusMany
463\African Golden Oriole\Oriolus auratus 
464Ethiopian Black-headed OrioleOriolus monachaMany
465African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatusMany

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

466Brown-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira cyaneaMany
467Gray-headed BatisBatis orientalisMany
468Western Black-headed BatisBatis erlangeriMany
469Pygmy BatisBatis perkeoANP,ASNP,LPNA,MS
YA

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

470White HelmetshrikePrionops plumatusMany

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

471BrubruNilaus aferMany
472Northern PuffbackDryoscopus gambensisMany
473Pringle's PuffbackDryoscopus pringliiLPNA,MS,WG,YA
474Marsh TchagraTchagra minutusANP
475Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalusMany
476Three-streaked TchagraTchagra jamesiANP,LPNA,MS,YA
477Red-naped BushshrikeLaniarius ruficepsAA,ANP,LPNA,MS,YA
478Ethiopian BoubouLaniarius aethiopicusMany
479Tropical BoubouLaniarius majorMJ
480Black-headed GonolekLaniarius erythrogasterANP,DL,GVNP,LH,WG
481Slate-colored BoubouLaniarius funebrisMany
482Rosy-patched BushshrikeRhodophoneus cruentusMany
483Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeTelophorus sulfureopectusMany
484Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchotiMany

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

485Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisMany
486Glossy-backed DrongoDicrurus divaricatusMany

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

487African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridisMany

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

488|Red-backed Shrike|Lanius collurioMany
489/Red-tailed Shrike/Lanius phoenicuroidesMany
490/Isabelline Shrike/Lanius isabellinusMany
491Great Gray ShrikeLanius excubitorMany
492|Lesser Gray Shrike|Lanius minorMany
493Gray-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroidesMany
494Taita FiscalLanius dorsalisMany
495Somali FiscalLanius somalicusMany
496Northern FiscalLanius humeralisMany
497/Masked Shrike/Lanius nubicusMany
498/Woodchat Shrike/Lanius senatorMany
499White-rumped ShrikeEurocephalus ruppelliMany

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

500Stresemann's Bush-CrowZavattariornis stresemanniLPNA,MS,YA
501Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxAA,BMNP,DL,GVNP,WG
502PiapiacPtilostomus afer 
503Cape CrowCorvus capensisMany
504Pied CrowCorvus albusMany
505Brown-necked RavenCorvus ruficollis 
506Somali CrowCorvus edithaeMany
507Fan-tailed RavenCorvus rhipidurusMany
508Thick-billed RavenCorvus crassirostrisMany

 
Hyliotas: Hyliotidae

509Yellow-bellied HyliotaHyliota flavigasterAA

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

510White-winged Black-TitMelaniparus leucomelasMany
511White-shouldered Black-TitMelaniparus guineensisASNP,BL,HF,LH
512White-backed Black-TitMelaniparus leuconotusMany
513Somali TitMelaniparus thruppiASNP,LPNA,YA,ZKA

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

514Mouse-colored Penduline-TitAnthoscopus musculusMany
515Forest Penduline-TitAnthoscopus flavifrons 

 
Larks: Alaudidae

516Greater Hoopoe-LarkAlaemon alaudipes 
517Rufous-rumped LarkPinarocorys erythropygia 
518Desert LarkAmmomanes desertiANP
519Chestnut-backed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucotisMany
520Black-crowned Sparrow-LarkEremopterix nigricepsADS,ANP,AWR,MJ
521Chestnut-headed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix signatusMany
522Pink-breasted LarkCalendulauda poecilosternaMS
523Fawn-colored LarkCalendulauda africanoidesMany
524Liben LarkHeteromirafra archeriLPNA
525Horsfield's BushlarkMirafra javanicaANP,AWR,SP,WG,YA
526White-tailed LarkMirafra albicauda 
527<Friedmann's Lark>Mirafra pulpa 
528Red-winged LarkMirafra hypermetraMany
529[Sharpe's Lark]Mirafra sharpii 
530Rufous-naped LarkMirafra africana 
531Flappet LarkMirafra rufocinnamomeaANP,LPNA,YA
532Collared LarkMirafra collaris 
533Gillett's LarkMirafra gillettiANP,AWR,LPNA,MS,YA
534/Greater Short-toed Lark/Calandrella brachydactylaANP,AWR,LPNA
535Blanford's LarkCalandrella blanfordiMany
536/Bimaculated Lark/Melanocorypha bimaculata 
537Short-tailed LarkPseudalaemon fremantliiAWR,LPNA,MS,WG,YA
538Somali Short-toed LarkAlaudala somalicaLPNA,MS,SP,WG,YA
539Masked LarkSpizocorys personataYA
540Crested LarkGalerida cristata 
541Thekla's LarkGalerida theklaeMany

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

542Northern CrombecSylvietta brachyuraMany
543Short-billed CrombecSylvietta philippae 
544Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytiiMany
545Somali CrombecSylvietta isabellinaANP,LPNA,MS,YA
546Moustached Grass-WarblerMelocichla mentalisGVNP

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

547Yellow-vented EremomelaEremomela flavicrissalisANP,ASNP,LPNA,MJ
YA
548Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialisMany
549Green-backed EremomelaEremomela canescensAA,GVNP,LPNA,WG
550Gray Wren-WarblerCalamonastes simplexMany
551Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyuraMany
552Buff-bellied WarblerPhyllolais pulchellaMany
553Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavidaMany
554Graceful PriniaPrinia gracilis 
555Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflavaMany
556Pale PriniaPrinia somalicaMany
557Red-winged PriniaPrinia erythroptera 
558Red-fronted WarblerPrinia rufifronsMany
559Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythropsMany
560Singing CisticolaCisticola cantansMany
561Boran CisticolaCisticola bodessaMany
562Rattling CisticolaCisticola chinianaMany
563Ashy CisticolaCisticola cinereolusMany
564Red-pate CisticolaCisticola ruficeps 
565Ethiopian CisticolaCisticola lugubrisMany
566Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatusASNP,DL,GVNP,SP,WG
567Rufous-winged CisticolaCisticola galactotesBMNP
568Stout CisticolaCisticola robustusMany
569Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensisANP,GVNP,HF,ZKA
570Siffling CisticolaCisticola brachypterusADS,ASNP,GVNP
571Foxy CisticolaCisticola troglodytesDL,GVNP,SP,WG
572Tiny CisticolaCisticola nanaMany
573Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidisMany
574Desert CisticolaCisticola aridulusMany
575Black-backed CisticolaCisticola eximius 
576Pectoral-patch CisticolaCisticola brunnescensMany

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

577/Eastern Olivaceous Warbler/Iduna pallidaMany
578African Yellow-WarblerIduna natalensisMany
579/Upcher's Warbler/Hippolais languidaMany
580/Olive-tree Warbler/Hippolais olivetorumAA
581|Icterine Warbler|Hippolais icterinaAA,YA
582/Sedge Warbler/Acrocephalus schoenobaenusMany
583/Marsh Warbler/Acrocephalus palustrisAA,ANP,BMNP,ZKA
584/Common Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus scirpaceusMany
585|Basra Reed Warbler|Acrocephalus griseldisAA,LPNA
586Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostrisAA,BL,LH,WG,ZKA
587|Great Reed Warbler|Acrocephalus arundinaceusAA,BL,BMNP,ZKA

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

588Bamboo WarblerLocustella alfredi 
589|River Warbler|Locustella fluviatilis 
590/Savi's Warbler/Locustella luscinioides 
591/Common Grasshopper Warbler/Locustella naeviaAA
592Fan-tailed GrassbirdCatriscus brevirostris 
593Cinnamon Bracken-WarblerBradypterus cinnamomeusMany
594Little Rush WarblerBradypterus baboecalaAA
595Highland Rush WarblerBradypterus centralis 

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

596Plain MartinRiparia paludicolaMany
597/Bank Swallow/Riparia ripariaMany
598Banded MartinNeophedina cinctaMany
599/Eurasian Crag-Martin/Ptyonoprogne rupestrisADS,ASNP,DL,GVNP
MJ
600Rock MartinPtyonoprogne fuligulaMany
601Pale Crag-Martin**Ptyonoprogne obsoletaBMNP,JV
602/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rusticaMany
603Red-chested SwallowHirundo lucidaMany
604Ethiopian SwallowHirundo aethiopicaMany
605Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithiiMany
606White-tailed SwallowHirundo megaensisMany
607Red-rumped SwallowCecropis dauricaMany
608Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaMany
609Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensisMany
610Red Sea SwallowPetrochelidon perdita 
611/Common House-Martin/Delichon urbicumMany
612{White-headed Sawwing}Psalidoprocne albicepsZKA
613Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristopteraMany
614Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopygaMany

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

615Sombre GreenbulAndropadus importunus 
616Yellow-throated GreenbulAtimastillas flavicollis 
617Northern BrownbulPhyllastrephus strepitansMany
618Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatusMany

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

619|Wood Warbler|Phylloscopus sibilatrix 
620/Eastern Bonelli's Warbler/Phylloscopus orientalisBMNP
621|Willow Warbler|Phylloscopus trochilusMany
622/Common Chiffchaff/Phylloscopus collybitaMany
623Brown Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus umbrovirensMany

 
Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, and Allies: Sylviidae

624/Eurasian Blackcap/Sylvia atricapillaMany
625|Garden Warbler|Sylvia borinMany
626Abyssinian CatbirdSylvia galinieriADS,BMNP,HF,MJ,WG
627African Hill BabblerSylvia abyssinicaMany
628|Barred Warbler|Curruca nisoriaAA,ANP,AWR,YA
629Banded ParisomaCurruca boehmiMany
630/Lesser Whitethroat/Curruca currucaMany
631Brown ParisomaCurruca lugensMany
632Western Orphean WarblerCurruca hortensis 
633/Eastern Orphean Warbler/Curruca crassirostris 
634Asian Desert WarblerCurruca nana 
635/Menetries's Warbler/Curruca mystaceaANP,AWR
636/Greater Whitethroat/Curruca communisMany

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

637Pale White-eyeZosterops flavilateralisAA,BMNP,LH,LPNA,YA
638Abyssinian White-eyeZosterops abyssinicusMany
639Heuglin's White-eyeZosterops poliogastrusMany
640Northern Yellow White-eyeZosterops senegalensisHF,WG,YA,ZKA

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

641Rufous ChattererArgya rubiginosaMany
642Scaly ChattererArgya aylmeriAA,ANP,AWR,YA
643Brown BabblerTurdoides plebejusMS
644White-rumped BabblerTurdoides leucopygiaMany
645Scaly BabblerTurdoides squamulata 
646Cretzschmar's BabblerTurdoides leucocephalaAWR,DL,GVNP,MJ,WG
647Dusky BabblerTurdoides tenebrosa 

 
Treecreepers: Certhiidae

648African Spotted CreeperSalpornis salvadoriMany

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

649Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorynchusMany
650Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanus 

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

651[European Starling]Sturnus vulgaris 
652<Wattled Starling>Creatophora cinereaMany
653[Rosy Starling]Pastor roseus 
654<Violet-backed Starling>Cinnyricinclus leucogasterMany
655Slender-billed StarlingOnychognathus tenuirostrisMany
656Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morioMany
657White-billed StarlingOnychognathus albirostrisMany
658Bristle-crowned StarlingOnychognathus salvadoriiMany
659Somali StarlingOnychognathus blythiiMany
660Magpie StarlingSpeculipastor bicolorAWR,YA
661Sharpe's StarlingPholia sharpiiMany
662Stuhlmann's StarlingPoeoptera stuhlmanni 
663Shelley's StarlingLamprotornis shelleyiMany
664Rueppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuropteraMany
665Splendid StarlingLamprotornis splendidusANP,ASNP,YA
666Golden-breasted StarlingLamprotornis regiusMany
667Superb StarlingLamprotornis superbusMany
668Chestnut-bellied StarlingLamprotornis pulcher 
669White-crowned StarlingLamprotornis albicapillusMany
670Fischer's StarlingLamprotornis fischeri 
671Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterusMany
672Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeusMany

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

673Abyssinian Ground-ThrushGeokichla piaggiaeMany
674Ethiopian ThrushTurdus simensisMany
675/Song Thrush/Turdus philomelos 
676Abyssinian ThrushTurdus abyssinicusMany
677African Bare-eyed ThrushTurdus tephronotusMany
678African ThrushTurdus peliosMany

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

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

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

735Eastern Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes orientalisMany
736Collared SunbirdHedydipna collarisMany
737Pygmy SunbirdHedydipna platura 
738Nile Valley SunbirdHedydipna metallicaMany
739Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivaceaBMNP,HF,WG,YA,ZKA
740Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensisMany
741Hunter's SunbirdChalcomitra hunteriMany
742Tacazze SunbirdNectarinia tacazzeMany
743Bronze SunbirdNectarinia kilimensisBL,LH
744Malachite SunbirdNectarinia famosaMany
745Olive-bellied SunbirdCinnyris chloropygius 
746Beautiful SunbirdCinnyris pulchellusMany
747Mariqua SunbirdCinnyris mariquensisMany
748Black-bellied SunbirdCinnyris nectarinioidesANP,LPNA,YA,ZKA
749Purple-banded SunbirdCinnyris bifasciatusYA
750Shining SunbirdCinnyris habessinicusMany
751Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustusMany
752Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreusGVNP,LH

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

753White-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis albirostrisMany
754Red-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis nigerMany
755White-headed Buffalo-WeaverDinemellia dinemelliMany
756Speckle-fronted WeaverSporopipes frontalisMany
757White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahaliMany
758Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser superciliosusMany
759Donaldson-Smith's Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser donaldsoni 
760Gray-headed Social-WeaverPseudonigrita arnaudiMany
761Black-capped Social-WeaverPseudonigrita cabanisiMS,SP,WG,YA
762Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubricepsMany
763Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafechtMany
764Little WeaverPloceus luteolusMany
765Black-necked WeaverPloceus nigricollis 
766Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularisMany
767{Golden Palm Weaver}Ploceus bojeri 
768Northern Masked-WeaverPloceus taeniopterusMany
769Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermediusMany
770Vitelline Masked-WeaverPloceus vitellinusMany
771Rueppell's WeaverPloceus galbulaMany
772Speke's WeaverPloceus spekeiMany
773Village WeaverPloceus cucullatusMany
774Salvadori's WeaverPloceus dichrocephalusLPNA,YA
775Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalusAA,ANP,BMNP,ZKA
776Chestnut WeaverPloceus rubiginosusMany
777Compact WeaverPachyphantes superciliosusYA
778#Cardinal Quelea#Quelea cardinalis 
779Red-headed QueleaQuelea erythropsANP
780Red-billed QueleaQuelea queleaMany
781Northern Red BishopEuplectes franciscanusMany
782Black-winged BishopEuplectes hordeaceusMany
783Black BishopEuplectes gierowiiGVNP
784Yellow-crowned BishopEuplectes aferMany
785Yellow BishopEuplectes capensisMany
786White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatusMany
787Yellow-mantled WidowbirdEuplectes macrouraANP,DL,GVNP,SP,WG
788Red-cowled WidowbirdEuplectes laticaudaMany
789Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillarisMany
790Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifronsMany

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

791Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullataMany
792Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolorMany
793Magpie MannikinSpermestes fringilloides 
794African SilverbillEuodice cantansMany
795Yellow-bellied WaxbillCoccopygia quartiniaMany
796Green-backed TwinspotMandingoa nitidulaAA,BMNP,HF,LL,WG
797Zebra WaxbillAmandava subflavaGVNP
798Abyssinian CrimsonwingCryptospiza salvadoriiBMNP,GVNP,HF
799Black-faced WaxbillBrunhilda erythronotosMJ
800Black-cheeked WaxbillBrunhilda charmosynaMany
801Fawn-breasted WaxbillEstrilda paludicolaMany
802Common WaxbillEstrilda astrildMany
803Black-rumped WaxbillEstrilda troglodytesANP
804Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopygaMany
805QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollisMany
806Cut-throatAmadina fasciataMany
807Purple GrenadierGranatina ianthinogasterMany
808Gray-headed SilverbillOdontospiza griseicapillaMany
809Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalusMany
810Blue-capped CordonbleuUraeginthus cyanocephalusASNP,BL,GVNP,MJ
811Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melbaMany
812Orange-winged PytiliaPytilia afraANP,HF,YA,ZKA
813Red-billed PytiliaPytilia lineataMany
814Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegalaMany
815African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricataMany
816Jameson's FirefinchLagonosticta rhodopareiaAA,ANP
817Bar-breasted FirefinchLagonosticta rufopictaANP,GVNP
818Black-faced FirefinchLagonosticta larvataGVNP

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

819Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macrouraMany
820Sahel Paradise-WhydahVidua orientalisANP
821Exclamatory Paradise-WhydahVidua interjectaANP,GVNP,MJ
822Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaeaMany
823Steel-blue WhydahVidua hypocherinaANP,ASNP,AWR,MJ,YA
824Straw-tailed WhydahVidua fischeriMany
825Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeataMany
826Wilson's IndigobirdVidua wilsoni 
827Jambandu IndigobirdVidua raricola 
828Baka IndigobirdVidua larvaticolaGVNP
829Purple IndigobirdVidua purpurascens 
830Parasitic WeaverAnomalospiza imberbisYA

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

831House SparrowPasser domesticus 
832Somali SparrowPasser castanopterusMS,ZKA
833Shelley's Rufous SparrowPasser shelleyiASNP,LPNA,MS,YA
834Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseusMany
835Swainson's SparrowPasser swainsoniiMany
836Parrot-billed SparrowPasser gongonensisAA,YA
837Sudan Golden SparrowPasser luteus 
838Chestnut SparrowPasser eminibeyMany
839Yellow-spotted Bush SparrowGymnornis pyrgitaMany
840Sahel Bush SparrowGymnornis dentataMany
841/Pale Rockfinch/Carpospiza brachydactylaANP,AWR,MJ

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

842Mountain WagtailMotacilla claraMany
843/Gray Wagtail/Motacilla cinereaMany
844/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flavaMany
845{Citrine Wagtail}Motacilla citreolaBMNP
846African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimpMany
847/White Wagtail/Motacilla albaMany
848African PipitAnthus cinnamomeusMany
849Long-billed PipitAnthus similisMany
850/Tawny Pipit/Anthus campestrisMany
851Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrysMany
852Buffy PipitAnthus vaalensis 
853/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialisMany
854/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinusMany
855Bush PipitAnthus cafferYA
856<Golden Pipit>Tmetothylacus tenellusDL,GVNP,YA,ZKA
857Abyssinian LongclawMacronyx flavicollisMany

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

858White-rumped SeedeaterCrithagra leucopygiusANP,BMNP,GVNP,MJ
859Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicusMany
860African CitrilCrithagra citrinelloidesMany
861{Southern Citril}Crithagra hypostictusLH
862Reichenow's SeedeaterCrithagra reichenowiMany
863Yellow-rumped SerinCrithagra xanthopygiusMany
864White-bellied CanaryCrithagra dorsostriatusMany
865Yellow-throated SerinCrithagra flavigulaMany
866Salvadori's SerinCrithagra xantholaemusLPNA
867Northern Grosbeak-CanaryCrithagra donaldsoniMany
868Streaky SeedeaterCrithagra striolatusMany
869Reichard's SeedeaterCrithagra reichardiMany
870Brown-rumped SeedeaterCrithagra tristriatusMany
871Ankober SerinCrithagra ankoberensisADS,MJ
872Yellow-crowned CanarySerinus flavivertexMany
873Ethiopian SiskinSerinus nigricepsMany

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

874/Cinereous Bunting/Emberiza cineracea 
875/Ortolan Bunting/Emberiza hortulanaMany
876{Cretzschmar's Bunting}Emberiza caesia 
877Striolated BuntingEmberiza striolataANP,ASNP,MJ,ZKA
878Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisiMany
879Golden-breasted BuntingEmberiza flaviventrisANP,AWR,YA
880Somali BuntingEmberiza poliopleuraMany
881Brown-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 Park473
Aledeghi Wildlife Reserve355
Ankober-Debre Sina Escarpment & Gemessa Gedel288
Awasa Area505
Awash National Park540
Bale Mountain National Park348
Debre Libanos & Ethno-German Lodge381
Gibe Valley National Park493
Harenna Forest287
Jemma Valley86
Kesem River30
Lake Hora292
Lake Langano71
Lakes Hora, Chelekleka, and Bishoftu301
Liben Plain and Negele348
Mega-Soda Area218
Melka Ghebdu339
Sululta Plains352
Wondo Genet510
Yabello Area464
Ziway/Koka Lakes Area475
Total Species881

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.