List of species that are endemic (E), near-endemic (NE), have restricted ranges in the country (RR), or 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.*

1	Somali Ostrich	Struthio molybdophanes		V
2	Blue-winged Goose	Cyanochen cyanoptera	E	NT
3	/Common Pochard/	Aythya ferina		V
4	/Ferruginous Duck/	Aythya nyroca		NT
5	Maccoa Duck	Oxyura maccoa		EN
6	Coqui Francolin	Campocolinus coqui	RR
7	Orange River Francolin	Scleroptera levaillantoides	RR
8	Moorland Francolin	Scleroptera psilolaemus	E	NT
9	<Blue Quail>	Synoicus adansonii	E
10	Chestnut-naped Spurfowl	Pternistis castaneicollis	RR
11	Erckel's Spurfowl	Pternistis erckelii	RR
12	Scaly Spurfowl	Pternistis squamatus	RR
13	Harwood's Spurfowl	Pternistis harwoodi	E	NT
14	White-collared Pigeon	Columba albitorques	NE
15	/European Turtle-Dove/	Streptopelia turtur		V
16	African Collared-Dove	Streptopelia roseogrisea	RR
17	White-winged Collared-Dove	Streptopelia reichenowi	RR	NT
18	Black-billed Wood-Dove	Turtur abyssinicus	RR
19	African Green-Pigeon	Treron calvus	RR
20	Spotted Sandgrouse	Pterocles senegallus	RR
21	Arabian Bustard	Ardeotis arabs		NT
22	Kori Bustard	Ardeotis kori		NT
23	#Denham's Bustard#	Neotis denhami	RR	NT
24	Little Brown Bustard	Heterotetrax humilis		NT
25	Hartlaub's Bustard	Lissotis hartlaubii	RR
26	White-cheeked Turaco	Menelikkornis leucotis	NE
27	Prince Ruspoli's Turaco	Menelikkornis ruspolii	E	NT
28	Fischer's Turaco	Tauraco fischeri	LC	NT
29	(Black Coucal)	Centropus grillii	RR
30	Long-tailed Nightjar	Hydropsalis climacurus	RR
31	Nubian Nightjar	Caprimulgus nubicus	RR
32	Donaldson Smith's Nightjar	Caprimulgus donaldsoni	RR
33	\Swamp Nightjar\	Caprimulgus natalensis	RR
34	Nechisar Nightjar	Caprimulgus solala	E	V
35	Rouget's Rail	Rougetius rougetii	NE	NT
36	White-winged Flufftail	Sarothrura ayresi	NE	CR
37	Black Crowned-Crane	Balearica pavonina		V
38	Wattled Crane	Grus carunculatus		V
39	Water Thick-knee	Burhinus vermiculatus	RR
40	Long-toed Lapwing	Vanellus crassirostris	LC
41	Spot-breasted Lapwing	Vanellus melanocephalus	E
42	/Sociable Lapwing/	Vanellus gregarius	RR	CR
43	/Eurasian Curlew/	Numenius arquata		NT
44	/Black-tailed Godwit/	Limosa limosa		NT
45	/Great Snipe/	Gallinago media		NT
46	/Curlew Sandpiper/	Calidris ferruginea		NT
47	/Cream-colored Courser/	Cursorius cursor	RR
48	|Black-winged Pratincole|	Glareola nordmanni		NT
49	/Lesser Flamingo/	Phoenicoparrus minor		V
50	African Woolly-necked Stork	Ciconia microscelis		NT
51	/Northern Bald Ibis/	Geronticus eremita	RR	EN
52	Wattled Ibis	Bostrychia carunculata	NE
53	/White-backed Night Heron/	Calherodius leuconotus	LC
54	Shoebill	Balaeniceps rex		V
55	Secretarybird	Sagittarius serpentarius		EN
56	Scissor-tailed Kite	Chelictinia riocourii		V
57	Bearded Vulture	Gypaetus barbatus		NT
58	Egyptian Vulture	Neophron percnopterus		EN
59	African Cuckoo-Hawk	Aviceda cuculoides	RR
60	White-headed Vulture	Trigonoceps occipitalis		CR
61	Lappet-faced Vulture	Torgos tracheliotos		EN
62	Hooded Vulture	Necrosyrtes monachus		CR
63	White-backed Vulture	Gyps africanus		CR
64	Rueppell's Griffon	Gyps rueppelli		CR
65	Bateleur	Terathopius ecaudatus		EN
66	Crowned Eagle	Stephanoaetus coronatus		NT
67	Martial Eagle	Polemaetus bellicosus		EN
68	/Greater Spotted Eagle/	Clanga clanga		V
69	Tawny Eagle	Aquila rapax		V
70	/Steppe Eagle/	Aquila nipalensis		EN
71	/Imperial Eagle/	Aquila heliaca		V
72	Golden Eagle	Aquila chrysaetos	LC
73	/Pallid Harrier/	Circus macrourus		NT
74	Mountain Buzzard	Buteo oreophilus		NT
75	Pharaoh Eagle-Owl	Bubo ascalaphus	RR
76	White-headed Mousebird	Colius leucocephalus	RR
77	Green Woodhoopoe	Phoeniculus purpureus	RR
78	Violet Woodhoopoe	Phoeniculus damarensis	RR
79	Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill	Bucorvus abyssinicus		V
80	Crowned Hornbill	Lophoceros alboterminatus	RR
81	Red-throated Bee-eater	Merops bulocki	RR
82	Ethiopian Bee-eater	Merops lafresnayii	E
83	Swallow-tailed Bee-eater	Merops hirundineus	RR
84	#African Green Bee-eater#	Merops viridissimus	RR
85	Blue-breasted Kingfisher	Halcyon malimbica	LC
86	Yellow-breasted Barbet	Trachyphonus margaritatus	RR
87	Banded Barbet	Lybius undatus	NE
88	Green-backed Honeybird	Prodotiscus zambesiae	RR
89	Scaly-throated Honeyguide	Indicator variegatus	RR
90	Abyssinian Woodpecker	Dendropicos abyssinicus	NE
91	Brown-backed Woodpecker	Dendropicos obsoletus	RR
92	African Gray Woodpecker	Dendropicos goertae	RR
93	Green-backed Woodpecker	Campethera cailliautii	RR
94	Red-necked Falcon	Falco chicquera		NT
95	|Red-footed Falcon|	Falco vespertinus		V
96	|Eleonora's Falcon|	Falco eleonorae	LC
97	|Sooty Falcon|	Falco concolor		V
98	/Saker Falcon/	Falco cherrug		EN
99	Taita Falcon	Falco fasciinucha		V
100	Rose-ringed Parakeet	Psittacula krameri	RR
101	Red-headed Lovebird	Agapornis pullarius	RR
102	Black-winged Lovebird	Agapornis taranta	NE
103	Meyer's Parrot	Poicephalus meyeri	RR
104	Yellow-fronted Parrot	Poicephalus flavifrons	E
105	Ethiopian Black-headed Oriole	Oriolus monacha	NE
106	Marsh Tchagra	Tchagra minutus	RR
107	Red-naped Bushshrike	Laniarius ruficeps	NE
108	Black-headed Gonolek	Laniarius erythrogaster	RR
109	/Woodchat Shrike/	Lanius senator		NT
110	Ethiopian Bush-Crow	Zavattariornis stresemanni	E	EN
111	Piapiac	Ptilostomus afer	RR
112	Brown-necked Raven	Corvus ruficollis	RR
113	Thick-billed Raven	Corvus crassirostris	NE
114	Yellow-bellied Hyliota	Hyliota flavigaster	RR
115	White-backed Black-Tit	Melaniparus leuconotus	NE
116	Greater Hoopoe-Lark	Alaemon alaudipes	RR
117	Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark	Eremopterix nigriceps	RR
118	Gillett's Lark	Calendulauda gilletti	NE
119	Liben Lark	Heteromirafra archeri	E	CR
120	Singing Bushlark	Mirafra javanica	RR
121	White-tailed Lark	Mirafra albicauda	RR
122	<Friedmann's Lark>	Mirafra pulpa	RR
123	Collared Lark	Amirafra collaris	NE
124	Red-winged Lark	Corypha hypermetra	RR
125	Masked Lark	Spizocorys personata	NE
126	Crested Lark	Galerida cristata	RR
127	/Greater Short-toed Lark/	Calandrella brachydactyla	RR
128	Short-tailed Lark	Pseudalaemon fremantlii	RR
129	Blanford's Lark	Calandrella blanfordi	NE
130	Somali Short-toed Lark	Alaudala somalica	RR
131	Short-billed Crombec	Sylvietta philippae	E
132	Moustached Grass-Warbler	Melocichla mentalis	RR
133	Graceful Prinia	Prinia gracilis	RR
134	Red-winged Prinia	Prinia erythroptera	RR
135	Boran Cisticola	Cisticola bodessa	LC
136	Red-pate Cisticola	Cisticola ruficeps	RR
137	Ethiopian Cisticola	Cisticola lugubris	NE
138	Winding Cisticola	Cisticola marginatus	RR
139	Desert Cisticola	Cisticola aridulus	RR
140	Black-backed Cisticola	Cisticola eximius	RR
141	|Basra Reed Warbler|	Acrocephalus griseldis		EN
142	Bamboo Warbler	Locustella alfredi	RR
143	White-tailed Swallow	Hirundo megaensis	E	V
144	Pale-throated Greenbul	Atimastillas flavigula	RR
145	Abyssinian Catbird	Sylvia galinieri	E
146	/Eastern Orphean Warbler/	Curruca crassirostris	RR
147	/Menetries's Warbler/	Curruca mystacea	RR
148	Ethiopian White-eye	Zosterops poliogastrus	E
149	Kafa White-eye	Zosterops kaffensis	NE
150	Northern Yellow White-eye	Zosterops senegalensis	RR
151	Brown Babbler	Turdoides plebejus	RR
152	Scaly Babbler	Turdoides squamulata	RR
153	Cretzschmar's Babbler	Turdoides leucocephala	RR
154	Dusky Babbler	Turdoides tenebrosa	RR
155	Yellow-billed Oxpecker	Buphagus africanus	RR
156	White-billed Starling	Onychognathus albirostris	NE
157	Somali Starling	Onychognathus blythii	RR
158	Sharpe's Starling	Pholia sharpii	RR
159	Stuhlmann's Starling	Poeoptera stuhlmanni	RR
160	Splendid Starling	Lamprotornis splendidus	RR
161	Chestnut-bellied Starling	Lamprotornis pulcher	RR
162	Fischer's Starling	Lamprotornis fischeri	RR
163	Ethiopian Thrush	Turdus simensis	E
164	/Song Thrush/	Turdus philomelos	RR
165	Gambaga Flycatcher	Muscicapa gambagae	RR
166	Gray Tit-Flycatcher	Fraseria plumbeus	LC
167	Silverbird	Empidornis semipartitus	RR
168	Abyssinian Slaty-Flycatcher	Melaenornis chocolatinus	NE
169	/Black Scrub-Robin/	Cercotrichas podobe	RR
170	\Red-capped Robin-Chat\	Cossypha natalensis	RR
171	Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat	Cossypha niveicapilla	RR
172	White-crowned Robin-Chat	Cossypha albicapillus	RR
173	/Black Redstart/	Phoenicurus ochruros	RR
174	White-winged Cliff-Chat	Monticola semirufa	NE
175	Rueppell's Chat	Myrmecocichla melaena	NE
176	Heuglin's Wheatear	Oenanthe heuglinii	RR
177	/Western Black-eared Wheatear/	Oenanthe hispanica	RR
178	White-fronted Black-Chat	Oenanthe albifrons	RR
179	Blackstart	Oenanthe melanura	RR
180	Sombre Rock Chat	Oenanthe dubia	E
181	Brown-tailed Chat	Oenanthe scotocerca	RR
182	White-crowned Wheatear	Oenanthe leucopyga	RR
183	/Kurdish Wheatear/	Oenanthe xanthoprymna	RR
184	Pygmy Sunbird	Hedydipna platura	LC
185	Nile Valley Sunbird	Hedydipna metallica	RR
186	Olive Sunbird	Cyanomitra olivacea	RR
187	Olive-bellied Sunbird	Cinnyris chloropygius	RR
188	Black-bellied Sunbird	Cinnyris nectarinioides	RR
189	Purple-banded Sunbird	Cinnyris bifasciatus	RR
190	Copper Sunbird	Cinnyris cupreus	RR
191	White-billed Buffalo-Weaver	Bubalornis albirostris	RR
192	Speckle-fronted Weaver	Sporopipes frontalis	RR
193	Donaldson Smith's Sparrow-Weaver	Plocepasser donaldsoni	RR
194	Gray-capped Social-Weaver	Pseudonigrita arnaudi	RR
195	Black-capped Social-Weaver	Pseudonigrita cabanisi	RR
196	Black-necked Weaver	Ploceus nigricollis	RR
197	Northern Masked-Weaver	Ploceus taeniopterus	LC
198	Juba Weaver	Ploceus dichrocephalus	NE
199	Black-headed Weaver	Ploceus melanocephalus	RR
200	Compact Weaver	Pachyphantes superciliosus	RR
201	Red-headed Quelea	Quelea erythrops	RR
202	Black Bishop	Euplectes gierowii	RR
203	Black-and-white Mannikin	Spermestes bicolor	RR
204	Magpie Mannikin	Spermestes fringilloides	LC
205	Green-backed Twinspot	Mandingoa nitidula	LC
206	Black-faced Waxbill	Brunhilda erythronotos	RR
207	Black-rumped Waxbill	Estrilda troglodytes	RR
208	Gray-headed Silverbill	Odontospiza griseicapilla	RR
209	Blue-capped Cordonbleu	Uraeginthus cyanocephalus	RR
210	Orange-winged Pytilia	Pytilia afra	RR
211	Red-billed Pytilia	Pytilia lineata	NE
212	Jameson's Firefinch	Lagonosticta rhodopareia	LC
213	Black-faced Firefinch	Lagonosticta larvata	LC
214	Sahel Paradise-Whydah	Vidua orientalis	RR
215	Exclamatory Paradise-Whydah	Vidua interjecta	RR
216	Wilson's Indigobird	Vidua wilsoni	LC
217	Jambandu Indigobird	Vidua raricola	LC
218	Barka Indigobird	Vidua larvaticola	LC
219	Parasitic Weaver	Anomalospiza imberbis	LC
220	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	RR
221	Shelley's Rufous Sparrow	Passer shelleyi	LC
222	Sudan Golden Sparrow	Passer luteus	RR
223	/Pale Rockfinch/	Carpospiza brachydactyla	RR
224	Bush Pipit	Anthus caffer	RR
225	Abyssinian Longclaw	Macronyx flavicollis	E	NT
226	White-rumped Seedeater	Crithagra leucopygius	RR
227	Yellow-rumped Serin	Crithagra xanthopygius	NE
228	White-bellied Canary	Crithagra dorsostriatus	RR
229	Yellow-throated Serin	Crithagra flavigula	E	EN
230	Salvadori's Serin	Crithagra xantholaemus	E
231	Ankober Serin	Crithagra ankoberensis	E	V
232	Ethiopian Siskin	Serinus nigriceps	E
233	/Cinereous Bunting/	Emberiza cineracea	RR	NT
234	Golden-breasted Bunting	Emberiza flaviventris	RR

 

 *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.

BIRDING LOCALES

• Abidjata Shala National Park
• Aledeghi Wildlife Reserve
• Ankober-Debre Sina Escarpment & Gemessa Gedel
• Awasa Area
• Awash National Park
• Bale Mountain National Park
• Debre Libanos & Ethno-German Lodge
• Gibe Valley National Park
• Harenna Forest
• Jemma Valley
• Kesem River
• Lake Hora
• Lake Langano
• Lakes Hora, Chelekleka, and Bishoftu
• Liben Plain and Negele
• Mega-Soda Area
• Melka Ghebdu
• Sululta Plains
• Wondo Genet
• Yabello Area
• Ziway/Koka Lakes Area

DISTRIBUTION CODES

Code	Description	##
E	Endemic	22
LC	Local	19
NE	Near Endemic	25
RR	Restricted Range	124

STATUS CODES

Code	Description	##
NT	Near Threatened	10
V	Vulnerable	3
EN	Endangered	3
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.