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ETHIOPIALOCALE

# Species:381
# Excl Vagrants:381
# Endemics:10
# Near Endemics:18

BIRD CHECKLIST

The table below lists species recorded at this locale but does not indicate frequency of occurrence there. It does indicate whether each species is globally threatened or endangered according to the IUCN and also whether it is migratory, very rare, or accidental in the country. The list is based on available data and may be incomplete.*

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Ostriches: Struthionidae

1Common OstrichStruthio camelus

 
Ducks: Anatidae

2Blue-winged GooseCyanochen cyanoptera
3Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
4Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensis
5/African Pygmy-Goose/Nettapus auritus
6/Garganey/Spatula querquedula
7/Blue-billed Teal/Spatula hottentota
8/Northern Shoveler/Spatula clypeata
9African Black DuckAnas sparsa
10Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulata
11Red-billed DuckAnas erythrorhyncha

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

12Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris
13Vulturine GuineafowlAcryllium vulturinum

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

14Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaena
15Moorland FrancolinScleroptera psilolaemus
16Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
17Erckel's SpurfowlPternistis erckelii
18Clapperton's SpurfowlPternistis clappertoni
19Harwood's SpurfowlPternistis harwoodi
20Yellow-necked SpurfowlPternistis leucoscepus

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

21Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
22Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

23Rock PigeonColumba livia
24Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
25White-collared PigeonColumba albitorques
26Rameron PigeonColumba arquatrix
27Lemon DoveAplopelia larvata
28/European Turtle-Dove/Streptopelia turtur
29Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugens
30African Collared-DoveStreptopelia roseogrisea
31Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiens
32Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
33Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
34Vinaceous DoveStreptopelia vinacea
35Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
36Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilos
37Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur afer
38Namaqua DoveOena capensis
39Bruce's Green-PigeonTreron waalia

 
Bustards: Otididae

40White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensis
41Buff-crested BustardLophotis gindiana

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

42White-cheeked TuracoMenelikkornis leucotis
43Bare-faced Go-away-birdCrinifer personatus
44White-bellied Go-away-birdCrinifer leucogaster

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

45Blue-headed CoucalCentropus monachus
46White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosus
47Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaas

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

48Montane NightjarCaprimulgus poliocephalus

 
Swifts: Apodidae

49Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
50Mottled SwiftTachymarptis aequatorialis
51/Common Swift/Apus apus
52Nyanza SwiftApus niansae
53Little SwiftApus affinis
54(White-rumped Swift)Apus caffer
55African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

56Rouget's RailRougetius rougetii
57Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata

 
Cranes: Gruidae

58/Common Crane/Grus grus

 
Egyptian Plover: Pluvianidae

59Egyptian PloverPluvianus aegyptius

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

60/Black-winged Stilt/Himantopus himantopus

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

61Three-banded PloverCharadrius tricollaris
62Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
63Black-winged LapwingVanellus melanopterus
64Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatus
65Spot-breasted LapwingVanellus melanocephalus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

66/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosa
67African SnipeGallinago nigripennis
68/Terek Sandpiper/Xenus cinereus
69/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
70/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropus
71/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilis
72/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareola
73/Common Redshank/Tringa totanus
74/Spotted Redshank/Tringa erythropus
75/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia
76/Ruff/Calidris pugnax
77/Temminck's Stint/Calidris temminckii
78/Little Stint/Calidris minuta

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

79/Gray-hooded Gull/Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
80/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterus

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

81African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerus
82/Black Stork/Ciconia nigra
83Abdim's StorkCiconia abdimii
84African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelis
85/White Stork/Ciconia ciconia
86Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumenifer
87Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibis

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

88Long-tailed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
89Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

90ShoebillBalaeniceps rex

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

91HamerkopScopus umbretta

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

92Little EgretEgretta garzetta
93Striated HeronButorides striata
94Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
95Great EgretArdea alba
96Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhyncha
97/Gray Heron/Ardea cinerea
98Purple HeronArdea purpurea
99Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala
100Goliath HeronArdea goliath

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

101/Glossy Ibis/Plegadis falcinellus
102African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
103Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash
104Wattled IbisBostrychia carunculata
105African SpoonbillPlatalea alba

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

106Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
107African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typus
108Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatus
109Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterus
110White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalis
111Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotos
112Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus
113White-backed VultureGyps africanus
114Rueppell's GriffonGyps rueppelli
115/Eurasian Griffon/Gyps fulvus
116BateleurTerathopius ecaudatus
117Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralis
118Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosus
119Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalis
120/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarina
121/Wahlberg's Eagle/Hieraaetus wahlbergi
122/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatus
123Ayres's Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresii
124Tawny EagleAquila rapax
125/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensis
126/Imperial Eagle/Aquila heliaca
127Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
128Verreaux's EagleAquila verreauxii
129African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogaster
130Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabates
131Eastern Chanting-GoshawkMelierax poliopterus
132Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabar
133/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosus
134/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus
135/Montagu's Harrier/Circus pygargus
136African GoshawkAccipiter toussenelii
137ShikraAccipiter badius
138Little SparrowhawkAccipiter minullus
139/Eurasian Sparrowhawk/Accipiter nisus
140Rufous-chested SparrowhawkAccipiter rufiventris
141Black GoshawkAccipiter melanoleucus
142/Black Kite/Milvus migrans
143African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vocifer
144/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteo
145Mountain BuzzardButeo oreophilus
146/Long-legged Buzzard/Buteo rufinus
147Red-necked BuzzardButeo auguralis
148Augur BuzzardButeo augur

 
Owls: Strigidae

149African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensis
150Cape Eagle-OwlBubo capensis

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

151Speckled MousebirdColius striatus
152Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourus

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

153Narina TrogonApaloderma narina

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

154Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

155Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureus
156Black ScimitarbillRhinopomastus aterrimus

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

157Abyssinian Ground-HornbillBucorvus abyssinicus
158Hemprich's HornbillLophoceros hemprichii
159African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutus
160Eastern Yellow-billed HornbillTockus flavirostris
161Von der Decken's HornbillTockus deckeni
162Silvery-cheeked HornbillBycanistes brevis

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

163Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
164African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina picta
165Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephala
166(Woodland Kingfisher)Halcyon senegalensis
167Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

168Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
169Ethiopian Bee-eaterMerops lafresnayii
170Somali Bee-eaterMerops revoilii
171\White-throated Bee-eater\Merops albicollis
172/Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/Merops persicus
173/European Bee-eater/Merops apiaster
174Northern Carmine Bee-eaterMerops nubicus

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

175/European Roller/Coracias garrulus
176Abyssinian RollerCoracias abyssinicus
177Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatus
178Rufous-crowned RollerCoracias naevius

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

179Red-and-yellow BarbetTrachyphonus erythrocephalus
180Yellow-breasted BarbetTrachyphonus margaritatus
181D'Arnaud's BarbetTrachyphonus darnaudii
182Red-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus pusillus
183Red-fronted BarbetTricholaema diademata
184Banded BarbetLybius undatus

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

185Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicator

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

186/Eurasian Wryneck/Jynx torquilla
187Abyssinian WoodpeckerDendropicos abyssinicus
188African Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos goertae
189Mountain Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos spodocephalus
190Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquus
191Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubica

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

192/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanni
193Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculus
194Gray KestrelFalco ardosiaceus
195|Sooty Falcon|Falco concolor
196African HobbyFalco cuvierii
197Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus
198Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

199Black-winged LovebirdAgapornis taranta

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

200Red-bellied ParrotPoicephalus rufiventris

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

201Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flava

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

202|Eurasian Golden Oriole|Oriolus oriolus
203Ethiopian Black-headed OrioleOriolus monacha
204African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatus

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

205Brown-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira cyanea

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

206Northern PuffbackDryoscopus gambensis
207Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalus
208Ethiopian BoubouLaniarius aethiopicus
209Black-headed GonolekLaniarius erythrogaster
210Slate-colored BoubouLaniarius funebris

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

211Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

212African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

213|Red-backed Shrike|Lanius collurio
214/Red-tailed Shrike/Lanius phoenicuroides
215Gray-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroides
216Northern FiscalLanius humeralis
217/Masked Shrike/Lanius nubicus
218/Woodchat Shrike/Lanius senator

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

219Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
220Cape CrowCorvus capensis
221Pied CrowCorvus albus
222Somali CrowCorvus edithae
223Fan-tailed RavenCorvus rhipidurus
224Thick-billed RavenCorvus crassirostris

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

225White-winged Black-TitMelaniparus leucomelas
226White-backed Black-TitMelaniparus leuconotus

 
Larks: Alaudidae

227Chestnut-headed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix signatus
228Blanford's LarkCalandrella blanfordi
229Thekla's LarkGalerida theklae

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

230Northern CrombecSylvietta brachyura
231Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytii

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

232Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
233Buff-bellied WarblerPhyllolais pulchella
234Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
235Pale PriniaPrinia somalica
236Singing CisticolaCisticola cantans
237Rattling CisticolaCisticola chiniana
238Ashy CisticolaCisticola cinereolus
239Ethiopian CisticolaCisticola lugubris
240Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatus
241Stout CisticolaCisticola robustus
242Foxy CisticolaCisticola troglodytes
243Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
244Pectoral-patch CisticolaCisticola brunnescens

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

245/Sedge Warbler/Acrocephalus schoenobaenus

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

246Cinnamon Bracken-WarblerBradypterus cinnamomeus

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

247Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristoptera
248Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopyga
249Banded MartinNeophedina cincta
250Plain MartinRiparia paludicola
251/Eurasian Crag-Martin/Ptyonoprogne rupestris
252Rock MartinPtyonoprogne fuligula
253White-tailed SwallowHirundo megaensis
254/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
255Red-chested SwallowHirundo lucida
256Ethiopian SwallowHirundo aethiopica
257Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
258/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicum
259Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
260Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica
261Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensis

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

262Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

263|Willow Warbler|Phylloscopus trochilus
264/Common Chiffchaff/Phylloscopus collybita
265Brown Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus umbrovirens

 
Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, and Allies: Sylviidae

266/Eurasian Blackcap/Sylvia atricapilla
267African Hill BabblerSylvia abyssinica
268/Lesser Whitethroat/Curruca curruca
269Brown ParisomaCurruca lugens
270/Greater Whitethroat/Curruca communis

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

271Abyssinian White-eyeZosterops abyssinicus
272Heuglin's White-eyeZosterops poliogastrus

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

273White-rumped BabblerTurdoides leucopygia
274Cretzschmar's BabblerTurdoides leucocephala

 
Treecreepers: Certhiidae

275African Spotted CreeperSalpornis salvadori

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

276Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorynchus

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

277&Violet-backed StarlinglCinnyricinclus leucogaster
278Slender-billed StarlingOnychognathus tenuirostris
279Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morio
280White-billed StarlingOnychognathus albirostris
281Rueppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuroptera
282Superb StarlingLamprotornis superbus
283White-crowned StarlingLamprotornis albicapillus
284Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterus
285Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

286Abyssinian Ground-ThrushGeokichla piaggiae
287Ethiopian ThrushTurdus simensis
288Abyssinian ThrushTurdus abyssinicus
289African ThrushTurdus pelios

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

290African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adusta
291|Spotted Flycatcher|Muscicapa striata
292African Gray FlycatcherBradornis microrhynchus
293SilverbirdMelaenornis semipartitus
294Northern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis edolioides
295Abyssinian Slaty-FlycatcherMelaenornis chocolatinus
296Rueppell's Robin-ChatCossypha semirufa
297White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heuglini
298/Common Redstart/Phoenicurus phoenicurus
299Little Rock-ThrushMonticola rufocinereus
300/Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush/Monticola saxatilis
301/Blue Rock-Thrush/Monticola solitarius
302White-winged Cliff-ChatMonticola semirufa
303/Whinchat/Saxicola rubetra
304African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
305Moorland ChatPinarochroa sordida
306Mocking Cliff-ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
307Rueppell's ChatMyrmecocichla melaena
308/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenanthe
309Rusty-breasted WheatearOenanthe frenata
310/Isabelline Wheatear/Oenanthe isabellina
311Eastern Black-eared WheatearOenanthe melanoleuca
312/Pied Wheatear/Oenanthe pleschanka
313BlackstartOenanthe melanura
314Familiar ChatOenanthe familiaris
315Abyssinian WheatearOenanthe lugubris

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

316Collared SunbirdHedydipna collaris
317Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
318Tacazze SunbirdNectarinia tacazze
319Malachite SunbirdNectarinia famosa
320Beautiful SunbirdCinnyris pulchellus
321Shining SunbirdCinnyris habessinicus
322Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

323Red-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis niger
324White-headed Buffalo-WeaverDinemellia dinemelli
325Speckle-fronted WeaverSporopipes frontalis
326White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahali
327Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser superciliosus
328Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubriceps
329Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafecht
330Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis
331Vitelline Masked-WeaverPloceus vitellinus
332Speke's WeaverPloceus spekei
333Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
334Chestnut WeaverPloceus rubiginosus
335Red-billed QueleaQuelea quelea
336Black-winged BishopEuplectes hordeaceus
337Yellow-crowned BishopEuplectes afer
338Yellow BishopEuplectes capensis
339Yellow-mantled WidowbirdEuplectes macroura
340Red-cowled WidowbirdEuplectes laticauda
341Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillaris

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

342Yellow-bellied WaxbillCoccopygia quartinia
343Fawn-breasted WaxbillEstrilda paludicola
344Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
345Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopyga
346Cut-throatAmadina fasciata
347Purple GrenadierGranatina ianthinogaster
348Gray-headed SilverbillOdontospiza griseicapilla
349Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalus
350Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melba
351Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala
352African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricata

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

353Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
354Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeata

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

355Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseus
356Swainson's SparrowPasser swainsonii

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

357Mountain WagtailMotacilla clara
358/Gray Wagtail/Motacilla cinerea
359/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flava
360/White Wagtail/Motacilla alba
361African PipitAnthus cinnamomeus
362Long-billed PipitAnthus similis
363/Tawny Pipit/Anthus campestris
364Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrys
365/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialis
366/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinus
367&Golden PipitlTmetothylacus tenellus
368Abyssinian LongclawMacronyx flavicollis

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

369Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicus
370African CitrilCrithagra citrinelloides
371Reichenow's SeedeaterCrithagra reichenowi
372Yellow-rumped SerinCrithagra xanthopygius
373Yellow-throated SerinCrithagra flavigula
374Streaky SeedeaterCrithagra striolatus
375Reichard's SeedeaterCrithagra reichardi
376Brown-rumped SeedeaterCrithagra tristriatus
377Yellow-crowned CanarySerinus flavivertex
378Ethiopian SiskinSerinus nigriceps

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

379/Ortolan Bunting/Emberiza hortulana
380Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisi
381Brown-rumped BuntingEmberiza affinis

 

 *Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through 2021 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees. IUCN status may reflect splits not currently recognized by Clements.
**Species not accepted by Clements, AOU, or SACC that we recognize based on the IOC, field observations along with geographical separation, consensus opinions of field guide authors, and other sources. These species are potential splits in future Clements updates.

OTHER LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor69
\\Austral Visitor1
||Transient5
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular2
()Breeding Season Only2
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened11
VVulnerable7
ENEndangered6
CRCritically Endangered4

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.