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# Species:352
# Excl Vagrants:352
# Endemics:9
# Near Endemics:15

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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Ducks: Anatidae

1White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduata
2/Fulvous Whistling-Duck/Dendrocygna bicolor
3Blue-winged GooseCyanochen cyanoptera
4/Knob-billed Duck/Sarkidiornis melanotos
5Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
6Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensis
7/Garganey/Spatula querquedula
8/Blue-billed Teal/Spatula hottentota
9/Northern Shoveler/Spatula clypeata
10/Eurasian Wigeon/Mareca penelope
11African Black DuckAnas sparsa
12Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulata
13Red-billed DuckAnas erythrorhyncha
14/Northern Pintail/Anas acuta
15/Green-winged Teal/Anas crecca
16/Tufted Duck/Aythya fuligula
17Maccoa DuckOxyura maccoa

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

18Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

19Moorland FrancolinScleroptera psilolaemus
20Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
21Erckel's SpurfowlPternistis erckelii
22Harwood's SpurfowlPternistis harwoodi

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

23Rock PigeonColumba livia
24Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
25White-collared PigeonColumba albitorques
26Rameron PigeonColumba arquatrix
27/European Turtle-Dove/Streptopelia turtur
28Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugens
29African Collared-DoveStreptopelia roseogrisea
30Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
31Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
32Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
33Namaqua DoveOena capensis

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

34White-cheeked TuracoMenelikkornis leucotis

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

35Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaas

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

36Montane NightjarCaprimulgus poliocephalus

 
Swifts: Apodidae

37Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
38Mottled SwiftTachymarptis aequatorialis
39/Common Swift/Apus apus
40Nyanza SwiftApus niansae
41Little SwiftApus affinis
42(White-rumped Swift)Apus caffer
43African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

44Rouget's RailRougetius rougetii
45Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
46Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata

 
Cranes: Gruidae

47Black Crowned-CraneBalearica pavonina
48Wattled CraneGrus carunculatus
49/Common Crane/Grus grus

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

50Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensis
51Senegal Thick-kneeBurhinus senegalensis

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

52/Black-winged Stilt/Himantopus himantopus
53/Pied Avocet/Recurvirostra avosetta

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

54/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarola
55/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticula
56Three-banded PloverThinornis tricollaris
57/Little Ringed Plover/Thinornis dubius
58Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
59Black-winged LapwingVanellus melanopterus
60Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatus
61Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallus
62Spot-breasted LapwingVanellus melanocephalus
63/Kentish Plover/Anarhynchus alexandrinus

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

64African JacanaActophilornis africanus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

65/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosa
66African SnipeGallinago nigripennis
67/Common Snipe/Gallinago gallinago
68Red PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
69/Red-necked Phalarope/Phalaropus lobatus
70/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
71/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropus
72/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilis
73/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareola
74/Common Redshank/Tringa totanus
75/Spotted Redshank/Tringa erythropus
76/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia
77/Ruff/Calidris pugnax
78/Temminck's Stint/Calidris temminckii
79SanderlingCalidris alba
80/Dunlin/Calidris alpina
81/Little Stint/Calidris minuta
82Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

83Three-banded CourserRhinoptilus cinctus
84/Collared Pratincole/Glareola pratincola

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

85/Black-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus ridibundus
86/Gray-hooded Gull/Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
87/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon nilotica
88/Black Tern/Chlidonias niger
89/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterus
90Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

91/Greater Flamingo/Phoenicopterus roseus
92/Lesser Flamingo/Phoenicoparrus minor

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

93Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
94Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

95African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerus
96/Black Stork/Ciconia nigra
97Abdim's StorkCiconia abdimii
98/White Stork/Ciconia ciconia
99Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumenifer
100Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibis

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

101Reed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
102Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

103/Glossy Ibis/Plegadis falcinellus
104African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
105Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash
106Wattled IbisBostrychia carunculata
107African SpoonbillPlatalea alba

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

108Little EgretEgretta garzetta
109Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
110Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibis
111Great EgretArdea alba
112Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhyncha
113/Gray Heron/Ardea cinerea
114Purple HeronArdea purpurea
115Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala
116Goliath HeronArdea goliath

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

117HamerkopScopus umbretta

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

118ShoebillBalaeniceps rex

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

119Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
120Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescens

 
Secretary-bird: Sagittariidae

121SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentarius

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

122Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
123African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typus
124Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatus
125Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterus
126White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalis
127Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotos
128Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus
129White-backed VultureGyps africanus
130Rueppell's GriffonGyps rueppelli
131BateleurTerathopius ecaudatus
132Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralis
133Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereus
134Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalis
135/Greater Spotted Eagle/Clanga clanga
136/Wahlberg's Eagle/Hieraaetus wahlbergi
137/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatus
138Tawny EagleAquila rapax
139/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensis
140/Imperial Eagle/Aquila heliaca
141Verreaux's EagleAquila verreauxii
142Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabar
143Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabates
144Eastern Chanting-GoshawkMelierax poliopterus
145African GoshawkAerospiza toussenelii
146Little SparrowhawkTachyspiza minullus
147ShikraTachyspiza badius
148/Eurasian Sparrowhawk/Accipiter nisus
149Black GoshawkAstur melanoleucus
150/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosus
151/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus
152/Montagu's Harrier/Circus pygargus
153Black KiteMilvus migrans
154African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vocifer
155/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteo
156/Long-legged Buzzard/Buteo rufinus
157Augur BuzzardButeo augur

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

158Speckled MousebirdColius striatus
159Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourus

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

160Common HoopoeUpupa epops

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

161Abyssinian Ground-HornbillBucorvus abyssinicus
162Hemprich's HornbillLophoceros hemprichii
163African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutus
164Northern Red-billed HornbillTockus erythrorhynchus
165Silvery-cheeked HornbillBycanistes brevis

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

166Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
167Ethiopian Bee-eaterMerops lafresnayii
168(Olive Bee-eater)Merops superciliosus
169/European Bee-eater/Merops apiaster
170Northern Carmine Bee-eaterMerops nubicus

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

171Half-collared KingfisherAlcedo semitorquata
172Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
173African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina picta
174Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

175Yellow-breasted BarbetTrachyphonus margaritatus
176Northern Red-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus uropygialis
177Banded BarbetLybius undatus

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

178Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicator

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

179/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanni
180Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculus
181African HobbyFalco cuvierii
182Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus
183Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

184Black-winged LovebirdAgapornis taranta

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

185Ethiopian Black-headed OrioleOriolus monacha

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

186Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalus
187Ethiopian BoubouLaniarius aethiopicus

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

188Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

189African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

190/Red-tailed Shrike/Lanius phoenicuroides
191/Isabelline Shrike/Lanius isabellinus
192Great Gray ShrikeLanius excubitor
193Gray-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroides
194Taita FiscalLanius dorsalis
195Somali FiscalLanius somalicus
196Northern FiscalLanius humeralis
197/Woodchat Shrike/Lanius senator
198White-rumped ShrikeEurocephalus ruppelli

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

199Cape CrowCorvus capensis
200Pied CrowCorvus albus
201Somali CrowCorvus edithae
202Fan-tailed RavenCorvus rhipidurus
203Thick-billed RavenCorvus crassirostris

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

204White-backed Black-TitMelaniparus leuconotus

 
Larks: Alaudidae

205Chestnut-backed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucotis
206Singing BushlarkMirafra javanica
207Red-winged LarkCorypha hypermetra
208Thekla's LarkGalerida theklae
209Blanford's LarkCalandrella blanfordi
210Somali Short-toed LarkAlaudala somalica

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

211Northern CrombecSylvietta brachyura
212Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytii

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

213Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
214Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
215Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythrops
216Singing CisticolaCisticola cantans
217Boran CisticolaCisticola bodessa
218Rattling CisticolaCisticola chiniana
219Ashy CisticolaCisticola cinereolus
220Ethiopian CisticolaCisticola lugubris
221Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatus
222Stout CisticolaCisticola robustus
223Foxy CisticolaCisticola troglodytes
224Tiny CisticolaCisticola nana
225Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
226Desert CisticolaCisticola aridulus
227Pectoral-patch CisticolaCisticola brunnescens

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

228/Eastern Olivaceous Warbler/Iduna pallida

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

229Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristoptera
230Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopyga
231Banded MartinNeophedina cincta
232Plain MartinRiparia paludicola
233/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia
234Southern Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne fuligula
235/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
236Red-chested SwallowHirundo lucida
237Ethiopian SwallowHirundo aethiopica
238Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
239/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicum
240African Red-rumped SwallowCecropis melanocrissus
241Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica
242Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensis

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

243Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

244|Willow Warbler|Phylloscopus trochilus
245/Common Chiffchaff/Phylloscopus collybita
246Brown Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus umbrovirens

 
Sylviid Warblers and Allies: Sylviidae

247/Eurasian Blackcap/Sylvia atricapilla
248Banded ParisomaCurruca boehmi
249/Lesser Whitethroat/Curruca curruca
250Brown ParisomaCurruca lugens

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

251Abyssinian White-eyeZosterops abyssinicus
252Ethiopian White-eyeZosterops poliogastrus

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

253White-rumped BabblerTurdoides leucopygia

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

254Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythroryncha

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

255Slender-billed StarlingOnychognathus tenuirostris
256Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morio
257White-billed StarlingOnychognathus albirostris
258Somali StarlingOnychognathus blythii
259Superb StarlingLamprotornis superbus
260Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterus
261Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

262Abyssinian Ground-ThrushGeokichla piaggiae
263Ethiopian ThrushTurdus simensis
264Abyssinian ThrushTurdus abyssinicus
265African ThrushTurdus pelios

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

266African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adusta
267|Spotted Flycatcher|Muscicapa striata
268SilverbirdEmpidornis semipartitus
269Abyssinian Slaty-FlycatcherMelaenornis chocolatinus
270Rueppell's Robin-ChatCossypha semirufa
271White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heuglini
272Little Rock-ThrushMonticola rufocinereus
273/Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush/Monticola saxatilis
274/Blue Rock-Thrush/Monticola solitarius
275White-winged Cliff-ChatMonticola semirufa
276/Whinchat/Saxicola rubetra
277/Siberian Stonechat/Saxicola maurus
278African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
279Moorland ChatPinarochroa sordida
280Mocking Cliff-ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
281Rueppell's ChatMyrmecocichla melaena
282/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenanthe
283Rusty-breasted WheatearOenanthe frenata
284/Isabelline Wheatear/Oenanthe isabellina
285Eastern Black-eared WheatearOenanthe melanoleuca
286/Pied Wheatear/Oenanthe pleschanka
287BlackstartOenanthe melanura
288Familiar ChatOenanthe familiaris
289Abyssinian WheatearOenanthe lugubris

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

290Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
291Tacazze SunbirdNectarinia tacazze
292Malachite SunbirdNectarinia famosa
293Beautiful SunbirdCinnyris pulchellus
294Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensis
295Abyssinian SunbirdCinnyris habessinicus
296Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

297Speckle-fronted WeaverSporopipes frontalis
298Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser superciliosus
299Gray-capped Social-WeaverPseudonigrita arnaudi
300Black-capped Social-WeaverPseudonigrita cabanisi
301Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubriceps
302Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafecht
303Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis
304Northern Masked-WeaverPloceus taeniopterus
305Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
306Red-billed QueleaQuelea quelea
307Northern Red BishopEuplectes franciscanus
308Black-winged BishopEuplectes hordeaceus
309Yellow-crowned BishopEuplectes afer
310Yellow BishopEuplectes capensis
311White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatus
312Yellow-mantled WidowbirdEuplectes macroura
313Red-cowled WidowbirdEuplectes laticauda
314Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillaris

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

315Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
316African SilverbillEuodice cantans
317Yellow-bellied WaxbillCoccopygia quartinia
318Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
319Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopyga
320QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollis
321Cut-throatAmadina fasciata
322Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalus
323Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala
324African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricata

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

325Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
326Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaea
327Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeata

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

328Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseus
329Swainson's SparrowPasser swainsonii
330Yellow-spotted Bush SparrowGymnornis pyrgita
331Sahel Bush SparrowGymnornis dentata

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

332Mountain WagtailMotacilla clara
333/Gray Wagtail/Motacilla cinerea
334/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flava
335African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp
336/White Wagtail/Motacilla alba
337African PipitAnthus cinnamomeus
338Long-billed PipitAnthus similis
339/Tawny Pipit/Anthus campestris
340Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrys
341/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialis
342/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinus
343Abyssinian LongclawMacronyx flavicollis

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

344Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicus
345African CitrilCrithagra citrinelloides
346Streaky SeedeaterCrithagra striolatus
347Stripe-breasted SeedeaterCrithagra striatipectus
348Brown-rumped SeedeaterCrithagra tristriatus
349Yellow-crowned CanarySerinus flavivertex
350Ethiopian SiskinSerinus nigriceps

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

351/Ortolan Bunting/Emberiza hortulana
352Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisi

 

 *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 Visitor81
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient2
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular0
()Breeding Season Only2
{}Casual/Vagrant3
[]Accidental1

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened9
VVulnerable9
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.