MELKA GHEBDU

# Species:	338
# Excl Vagrants:	338
# Endemics:	10
# Near Endemics:	17

SPECIALTY BIRDS LIST

List of species at this locale that are endemic (E), near endemic (NE), have restricted ranges in the country (RR), or that occur only locally (LC) in the country excluding vagrants and accidentals. Table also shows species with globally threatened or endangered status according to the IUCN.*

color codes

1	Blue-winged Goose	Cyanochen cyanoptera	E	NT
2	Moorland Francolin	Scleroptera psilolaemus	E	NT
3	Erckel's Spurfowl	Pternistis erckelii	RR
4	White-collared Pigeon	Columba albitorques	NE
5	African Collared-Dove	Streptopelia roseogrisea	RR
6	Black-billed Wood-Dove	Turtur abyssinicus	RR
7	White-cheeked Turaco	Menelikkornis leucotis	NE
8	Shoebill	Balaeniceps rex		V
9	Wattled Ibis	Bostrychia carunculata	NE
10	Bearded Vulture	Gypaetus barbatus		NT
11	Egyptian Vulture	Neophron percnopterus		EN
12	Lappet-faced Vulture	Torgos tracheliotos		EN
13	Hooded Vulture	Necrosyrtes monachus		CR
14	White-backed Vulture	Gyps africanus		CR
15	Rueppell's Griffon	Gyps rueppelli		CR
16	Martial Eagle	Polemaetus bellicosus		EN
17	Tawny Eagle	Aquila rapax		V
18	/Steppe Eagle/	Aquila nipalensis		EN
19	/Pallid Harrier/	Circus macrourus		NT
20	Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill	Bucorvus abyssinicus		V
21	Ethiopian Bee-eater	Merops lafresnayii	E
22	Yellow-breasted Barbet	Trachyphonus margaritatus	RR
23	Banded Barbet	Lybius undatus	NE
24	Abyssinian Woodpecker	Dendropicos abyssinicus	NE
25	Black-winged Lovebird	Agapornis taranta	NE
26	Ethiopian Black-headed Oriole	Oriolus monacha	NE
27	Thick-billed Raven	Corvus crassirostris	NE
28	Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark	Eremopterix nigriceps	RR
29	Blanford's Lark	Calandrella blanfordi	NE
30	Boran Cisticola	Cisticola bodessa	LC
31	Ethiopian Cisticola	Cisticola lugubris	NE
32	Abyssinian Catbird	Sylvia galinieri	E
33	Heuglin's White-eye	Zosterops poliogastrus	NE
34	Cretzschmar's Babbler	Turdoides leucocephala	RR
35	White-billed Starling	Onychognathus albirostris	NE
36	Somali Starling	Onychognathus blythii	RR
37	Ethiopian Thrush	Turdus simensis	E
38	Abyssinian Slaty-Flycatcher	Melaenornis chocolatinus	NE
39	/Black Scrub-Robin/	Cercotrichas podobe	RR
40	/Black Redstart/	Phoenicurus ochruros	RR
41	White-winged Cliff-Chat	Monticola semirufa	NE
42	Rueppell's Chat	Myrmecocichla melaena	NE
43	Sombre Rock Chat	Oenanthe dubia	E
44	Brown-tailed Chat	Oenanthe scotocerca	RR
45	Nile Valley Sunbird	Hedydipna metallica	RR
46	Black-and-white Mannikin	Spermestes bicolor	RR
47	Black-faced Waxbill	Brunhilda erythronotos	RR
48	Blue-capped Cordonbleu	Uraeginthus cyanocephalus	RR
49	Red-billed Pytilia	Pytilia lineata	NE
50	Exclamatory Paradise-Whydah	Vidua interjecta	RR
51	/Pale Rockfinch/	Carpospiza brachydactyla	RR
52	Abyssinian Longclaw	Macronyx flavicollis	E	NT
53	White-rumped Seedeater	Crithagra leucopygius	RR
54	Yellow-rumped Serin	Crithagra xanthopygius	NE
55	Yellow-throated Serin	Crithagra flavigula	E	EN
56	Ankober Serin	Crithagra ankoberensis	E	V
57	Ethiopian Siskin	Serinus nigriceps	E

*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

Code	Description	##
//	Boreal Visitor	28
\\	Austral Visitor	2
\|\|	Transient	5
##	Non-breeding Dispersal	2
<>	Erratic/Irregular	2
()	Breeding Season Only	1
{}	Casual/Vagrant	2
[]	Accidental	2

DISTRIBUTION CODES

Code	Description	##
E	Endemic	21
LC	Local	19
NE	Near Endemic	25
RR	Restricted Range	125

STATUS CODES

Code	Description	##
NT	Near Threatened	5
V	Vulnerable	4
EN	Endangered	5
CR	Critically Endangered	3

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.