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GIBE VALLEY NATIONAL PARK

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# Species:493
# Excl Vagrants:493
# Endemics:10
# Near Endemics:19

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

2/Fulvous Whistling-Duck/Dendrocygna bicolor
3White-backed DuckThalassornis leuconotus
4Blue-winged GooseCyanochen cyanoptera
5/Knob-billed Duck/Sarkidiornis melanotos
6Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
7Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensis
8/African Pygmy-Goose/Nettapus auritus
9/Garganey/Spatula querquedula
10/Blue-billed Teal/Spatula hottentota
11/Northern Shoveler/Spatula clypeata
12African Black DuckAnas sparsa
13Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulata
14Red-billed DuckAnas erythrorhyncha

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

15Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris
16Vulturine GuineafowlAcryllium vulturinum

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

17Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaena
18Moorland FrancolinScleroptera psilolaemus
19Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
20Erckel's SpurfowlPternistis erckelii
21Clapperton's SpurfowlPternistis clappertoni
22Harwood's SpurfowlPternistis harwoodi
23Yellow-necked SpurfowlPternistis leucoscepus

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

24Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
25Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

26Rock PigeonColumba livia
27Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
28White-collared PigeonColumba albitorques
29Rameron PigeonColumba arquatrix
30Lemon DoveAplopelia larvata
31/European Turtle-Dove/Streptopelia turtur
32Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugens
33African Collared-DoveStreptopelia roseogrisea
34Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiens
35Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
36Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
37Vinaceous DoveStreptopelia vinacea
38Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
39Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilos
40Black-billed Wood-DoveTurtur abyssinicus
41Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur afer
42Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistria
43Namaqua DoveOena capensis
44Bruce's Green-PigeonTreron waalia
45African Green-PigeonTreron calvus

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

46Yellow-throated SandgrousePterocles gutturalis
47Four-banded SandgrousePterocles quadricinctus

 
Bustards: Otididae

48White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensis
49Buff-crested BustardLophotis gindiana
50Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogaster

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

51White-cheeked TuracoMenelikkornis leucotis
52Bare-faced Go-away-birdCrinifer personatus
53White-bellied Go-away-birdCrinifer leucogaster
54Eastern Plantain-eaterCrinifer zonurus

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

55Black CuckooCuculus clamosus
56/Common Cuckoo/Cuculus canorus
57Blue-headed CoucalCentropus monachus
58Senegal CoucalCentropus senegalensis
59White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosus
60Pied CuckooClamator jacobinus
61Levaillant's CuckooClamator levaillantii
62Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaas
63\Dideric Cuckoo\Chrysococcyx caprius

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

64Montane NightjarCaprimulgus poliocephalus
65Freckled NightjarCaprimulgus tristigma

 
Swifts: Apodidae

66Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
67Mottled SwiftTachymarptis aequatorialis
68/Common Swift/Apus apus
69Nyanza SwiftApus niansae
70Little SwiftApus affinis
71Horus SwiftApus horus
72(White-rumped Swift)Apus caffer
73African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

74Rouget's RailRougetius rougetii
75Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata

 
Cranes: Gruidae

76Black Crowned-CraneBalearica pavonina
77/Common Crane/Grus grus

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

78Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensis
79Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatus
80Senegal Thick-kneeBurhinus senegalensis

 
Egyptian Plover: Pluvianidae

81Egyptian PloverPluvianus aegyptius

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

82/Black-winged Stilt/Himantopus himantopus

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

83Three-banded PloverCharadrius tricollaris
84Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
85Black-winged LapwingVanellus melanopterus
86Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatus
87Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallus
88Spot-breasted LapwingVanellus melanocephalus

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

89African JacanaActophilornis africanus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

90/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosa
91African SnipeGallinago nigripennis
92/Common Snipe/Gallinago gallinago
93/Terek Sandpiper/Xenus cinereus
94/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
95/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropus
96/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilis
97/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareola
98/Common Redshank/Tringa totanus
99/Spotted Redshank/Tringa erythropus
100/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia
101/Ruff/Calidris pugnax
102/Temminck's Stint/Calidris temminckii
103/Little Stint/Calidris minuta

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

104/Black-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus ridibundus
105/Gray-hooded Gull/Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
106/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterus

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

107African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerus
108/Black Stork/Ciconia nigra
109Abdim's StorkCiconia abdimii
110African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelis
111/White Stork/Ciconia ciconia
112Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumenifer
113Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibis

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

114African DarterAnhinga rufa

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

115Long-tailed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
116Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

117Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

118ShoebillBalaeniceps rex

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

119HamerkopScopus umbretta

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

120Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
121/Black Heron/Egretta ardesiaca
122Little EgretEgretta garzetta
123#Western Reef-Heron#Egretta gularis
124Striated HeronButorides striata
125Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
126Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
127Great EgretArdea alba
128Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhyncha
129/Gray Heron/Ardea cinerea
130Purple HeronArdea purpurea
131Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala
132Goliath HeronArdea goliath

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

133/Glossy Ibis/Plegadis falcinellus
134African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
135Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash
136Wattled IbisBostrychia carunculata
137African SpoonbillPlatalea alba

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

138/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

139Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
140African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typus
141Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatus
142Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterus
143White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalis
144Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotos
145Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus
146White-backed VultureGyps africanus
147Rueppell's GriffonGyps rueppelli
148/Eurasian Griffon/Gyps fulvus
149BateleurTerathopius ecaudatus
150/Short-toed Snake-Eagle/Circaetus gallicus
151Beaudouin's Snake-EagleCircaetus beaudouini
152Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralis
153Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereus
154Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascens
155Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosus
156Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalis
157/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarina
158/Greater Spotted Eagle/Clanga clanga
159/Wahlberg's Eagle/Hieraaetus wahlbergi
160/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatus
161Ayres's Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresii
162Tawny EagleAquila rapax
163/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensis
164/Imperial Eagle/Aquila heliaca
165Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
166Verreaux's EagleAquila verreauxii
167African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogaster
168Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabates
169Eastern Chanting-GoshawkMelierax poliopterus
170Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabar
171/Grasshopper Buzzard/Butastur rufipennis
172/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosus
173/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus
174/Montagu's Harrier/Circus pygargus
175African GoshawkAccipiter toussenelii
176ShikraAccipiter badius
177Little SparrowhawkAccipiter minullus
178Ovambo SparrowhawkAccipiter ovampensis
179/Eurasian Sparrowhawk/Accipiter nisus
180Rufous-chested SparrowhawkAccipiter rufiventris
181Black GoshawkAccipiter melanoleucus
182/Black Kite/Milvus migrans
183Yellow-billed Kite**Milvus aegyptius
184African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vocifer
185/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteo
186Mountain BuzzardButeo oreophilus
187/Long-legged Buzzard/Buteo rufinus
188Red-necked BuzzardButeo auguralis
189Augur BuzzardButeo augur

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

190Barn OwlTyto alba

 
Owls: Strigidae

191African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensis
192Cape Eagle-OwlBubo capensis
193Grayish Eagle-OwlBubo cinerascens
194Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lactea

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

195Speckled MousebirdColius striatus
196Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourus

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

197Narina TrogonApaloderma narina

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

198Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

199Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureus
200Black-billed WoodhoopoePhoeniculus somaliensis
201Black ScimitarbillRhinopomastus aterrimus

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

202Abyssinian Ground-HornbillBucorvus abyssinicus
203Hemprich's HornbillLophoceros hemprichii
204African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutus
205Northern Red-billed HornbillTockus erythrorhynchus
206Eastern Yellow-billed HornbillTockus flavirostris
207Von der Decken's HornbillTockus deckeni
208Silvery-cheeked HornbillBycanistes brevis

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

209Half-collared KingfisherAlcedo semitorquata
210Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
211African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina picta
212Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephala
213(Woodland Kingfisher)Halcyon senegalensis
214Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicuti
215Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maxima
216Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

217Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
218Ethiopian Bee-eaterMerops lafresnayii
219Somali Bee-eaterMerops revoilii
220\White-throated Bee-eater\Merops albicollis
221/Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/Merops persicus
222/European Bee-eater/Merops apiaster
223Northern Carmine Bee-eaterMerops nubicus

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

224/European Roller/Coracias garrulus
225Abyssinian RollerCoracias abyssinicus
226Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatus
227Rufous-crowned RollerCoracias naevius

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

228Red-and-yellow BarbetTrachyphonus erythrocephalus
229Yellow-breasted BarbetTrachyphonus margaritatus
230D'Arnaud's BarbetTrachyphonus darnaudii
231Red-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus pusillus
232Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconus
233Red-fronted BarbetTricholaema diademata
234Black-throated BarbetTricholaema melanocephala
235Banded BarbetLybius undatus
236Black-billed BarbetLybius guifsobalito
237Double-toothed BarbetPogonornis bidentatus

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

238Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minor
239Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicator

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

240/Eurasian Wryneck/Jynx torquilla
241Abyssinian WoodpeckerDendropicos abyssinicus
242Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescens
243African Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos goertae
244Mountain Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos spodocephalus
245Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquus
246Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubica

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

247/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanni
248Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculus
249Greater KestrelFalco rupicoloides
250Gray KestrelFalco ardosiaceus
251Red-necked FalconFalco chicquera
252|Sooty Falcon|Falco concolor
253African HobbyFalco cuvierii
254Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus
255Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

256Black-winged LovebirdAgapornis taranta

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

257Red-bellied ParrotPoicephalus rufiventris

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

258Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flava
259Red-shouldered CuckooshrikeCampephaga phoenicea

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

260|Eurasian Golden Oriole|Oriolus oriolus
261Ethiopian Black-headed OrioleOriolus monacha
262African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatus

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

263Brown-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira cyanea
264Gray-headed BatisBatis orientalis
265Western Black-headed BatisBatis erlangeri

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

266BrubruNilaus afer
267Northern PuffbackDryoscopus gambensis
268Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalus
269Ethiopian BoubouLaniarius aethiopicus
270Black-headed GonolekLaniarius erythrogaster
271Slate-colored BoubouLaniarius funebris
272Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeTelophorus sulfureopectus
273Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchoti

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

274Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

275African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

276|Red-backed Shrike|Lanius collurio
277/Red-tailed Shrike/Lanius phoenicuroides
278/Isabelline Shrike/Lanius isabellinus
279Gray-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroides
280Northern FiscalLanius humeralis
281/Masked Shrike/Lanius nubicus
282/Woodchat Shrike/Lanius senator
283White-rumped ShrikeEurocephalus ruppelli

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

284Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
285Cape CrowCorvus capensis
286Pied CrowCorvus albus
287Somali CrowCorvus edithae
288Fan-tailed RavenCorvus rhipidurus
289Thick-billed RavenCorvus crassirostris

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

290White-winged Black-TitMelaniparus leucomelas
291White-backed Black-TitMelaniparus leuconotus

 
Larks: Alaudidae

292Chestnut-backed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucotis
293Chestnut-headed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix signatus
294Blanford's LarkCalandrella blanfordi
295Thekla's LarkGalerida theklae

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

296Northern CrombecSylvietta brachyura
297Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytii
298Moustached Grass-WarblerMelocichla mentalis

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

299Green-backed EremomelaEremomela canescens
300Gray Wren-WarblerCalamonastes simplex
301Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
302Buff-bellied WarblerPhyllolais pulchella
303Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
304Pale PriniaPrinia somalica
305Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythrops
306Singing CisticolaCisticola cantans
307Boran CisticolaCisticola bodessa
308Rattling CisticolaCisticola chiniana
309Ashy CisticolaCisticola cinereolus
310Ethiopian CisticolaCisticola lugubris
311Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatus
312Stout CisticolaCisticola robustus
313Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensis
314Siffling CisticolaCisticola brachypterus
315Foxy CisticolaCisticola troglodytes
316Tiny CisticolaCisticola nana
317Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
318Pectoral-patch CisticolaCisticola brunnescens

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

319/Eastern Olivaceous Warbler/Iduna pallida
320African Yellow-WarblerIduna natalensis
321/Sedge Warbler/Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
322/Common Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus scirpaceus

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

323Cinnamon Bracken-WarblerBradypterus cinnamomeus

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

324Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristoptera
325Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopyga
326Banded MartinNeophedina cincta
327Plain MartinRiparia paludicola
328/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia
329/Eurasian Crag-Martin/Ptyonoprogne rupestris
330Rock MartinPtyonoprogne fuligula
331White-tailed SwallowHirundo megaensis
332/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
333Red-chested SwallowHirundo lucida
334Ethiopian SwallowHirundo aethiopica
335Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
336/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicum
337Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
338Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica
339Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensis

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

340Northern BrownbulPhyllastrephus strepitans
341Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

342|Willow Warbler|Phylloscopus trochilus
343/Common Chiffchaff/Phylloscopus collybita
344Brown Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus umbrovirens

 
Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, and Allies: Sylviidae

345/Eurasian Blackcap/Sylvia atricapilla
346|Garden Warbler|Sylvia borin
347African Hill BabblerSylvia abyssinica
348/Lesser Whitethroat/Curruca curruca
349Brown ParisomaCurruca lugens
350/Greater Whitethroat/Curruca communis

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

351Abyssinian White-eyeZosterops abyssinicus
352Heuglin's White-eyeZosterops poliogastrus

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

353White-rumped BabblerTurdoides leucopygia
354Cretzschmar's BabblerTurdoides leucocephala

 
Treecreepers: Certhiidae

355African Spotted CreeperSalpornis salvadori

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

356Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorynchus

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

357<Wattled Starling>Creatophora cinerea
358<Violet-backed Starling>Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
359Slender-billed StarlingOnychognathus tenuirostris
360Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morio
361White-billed StarlingOnychognathus albirostris
362Rueppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuroptera
363Superb StarlingLamprotornis superbus
364White-crowned StarlingLamprotornis albicapillus
365Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterus
366Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

367Abyssinian Ground-ThrushGeokichla piaggiae
368Ethiopian ThrushTurdus simensis
369Abyssinian ThrushTurdus abyssinicus
370African Bare-eyed ThrushTurdus tephronotus
371African ThrushTurdus pelios

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

372African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adusta
373|Spotted Flycatcher|Muscicapa striata
374Gambaga FlycatcherMuscicapa gambagae
375African Gray FlycatcherBradornis microrhynchus
376Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidus
377Gray Tit-FlycatcherFraseria plumbeus
378SilverbirdMelaenornis semipartitus
379Northern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis edolioides
380Abyssinian Slaty-FlycatcherMelaenornis chocolatinus
381Rueppell's Robin-ChatCossypha semirufa
382White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heuglini
383Snowy-crowned Robin-ChatCossypha niveicapilla
384|Thrush Nightingale|Luscinia luscinia
385/Common Nightingale/Luscinia megarhynchos
386/Common Redstart/Phoenicurus phoenicurus
387Little Rock-ThrushMonticola rufocinereus
388/Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush/Monticola saxatilis
389/Blue Rock-Thrush/Monticola solitarius
390White-winged Cliff-ChatMonticola semirufa
391/Whinchat/Saxicola rubetra
392/Siberian Stonechat/Saxicola maurus
393African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
394Moorland ChatPinarochroa sordida
395Mocking Cliff-ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
396Rueppell's ChatMyrmecocichla melaena
397/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenanthe
398Rusty-breasted WheatearOenanthe frenata
399/Isabelline Wheatear/Oenanthe isabellina
400Eastern Black-eared WheatearOenanthe melanoleuca
401/Pied Wheatear/Oenanthe pleschanka
402BlackstartOenanthe melanura
403Familiar ChatOenanthe familiaris
404Abyssinian WheatearOenanthe lugubris

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

405Collared SunbirdHedydipna collaris
406Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
407Tacazze SunbirdNectarinia tacazze
408Malachite SunbirdNectarinia famosa
409Beautiful SunbirdCinnyris pulchellus
410Shining SunbirdCinnyris habessinicus
411Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus
412Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

413Red-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis niger
414White-headed Buffalo-WeaverDinemellia dinemelli
415Speckle-fronted WeaverSporopipes frontalis
416White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahali
417Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser superciliosus
418Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubriceps
419Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafecht
420Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis
421Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermedius
422Vitelline Masked-WeaverPloceus vitellinus
423Rueppell's WeaverPloceus galbula
424Speke's WeaverPloceus spekei
425Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
426Chestnut WeaverPloceus rubiginosus
427Red-billed QueleaQuelea quelea
428Northern Red BishopEuplectes franciscanus
429Black-winged BishopEuplectes hordeaceus
430Black BishopEuplectes gierowii
431Yellow-crowned BishopEuplectes afer
432Yellow BishopEuplectes capensis
433White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatus
434Yellow-mantled WidowbirdEuplectes macroura
435Red-cowled WidowbirdEuplectes laticauda
436Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillaris
437Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifrons

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

438Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
439Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolor
440African SilverbillEuodice cantans
441Yellow-bellied WaxbillCoccopygia quartinia
442Zebra WaxbillAmandava subflava
443Abyssinian CrimsonwingCryptospiza salvadorii
444Fawn-breasted WaxbillEstrilda paludicola
445Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
446Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopyga
447Cut-throatAmadina fasciata
448Purple GrenadierGranatina ianthinogaster
449Gray-headed SilverbillOdontospiza griseicapilla
450Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalus
451Blue-capped CordonbleuUraeginthus cyanocephalus
452Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melba
453Red-billed PytiliaPytilia lineata
454Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala
455African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricata
456Bar-breasted FirefinchLagonosticta rufopicta
457Black-faced FirefinchLagonosticta larvata

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

458Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
459Exclamatory Paradise-WhydahVidua interjecta
460Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaea
461Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeata
462Baka IndigobirdVidua larvaticola

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

463Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseus
464Swainson's SparrowPasser swainsonii
465Yellow-spotted Bush SparrowGymnornis pyrgita
466Sahel Bush SparrowGymnornis dentata

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

467Mountain WagtailMotacilla clara
468/Gray Wagtail/Motacilla cinerea
469/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flava
470African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp
471/White Wagtail/Motacilla alba
472African PipitAnthus cinnamomeus
473Long-billed PipitAnthus similis
474/Tawny Pipit/Anthus campestris
475Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrys
476/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialis
477/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinus
478<Golden Pipit>Tmetothylacus tenellus
479Abyssinian LongclawMacronyx flavicollis

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

480White-rumped SeedeaterCrithagra leucopygius
481Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicus
482African CitrilCrithagra citrinelloides
483Reichenow's SeedeaterCrithagra reichenowi
484Yellow-rumped SerinCrithagra xanthopygius
485Yellow-throated SerinCrithagra flavigula
486Streaky SeedeaterCrithagra striolatus
487Reichard's SeedeaterCrithagra reichardi
488Brown-rumped SeedeaterCrithagra tristriatus
489Yellow-crowned CanarySerinus flavivertex
490Ethiopian SiskinSerinus nigriceps

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

491/Ortolan Bunting/Emberiza hortulana
492Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisi
493Brown-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 Visitor85
\\Austral Visitor2
||Transient7
##Non-breeding Dispersal1
<>Erratic/Irregular3
()Breeding Season Only2
{}Casual/Vagrant1
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened12
VVulnerable10
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.