ETHIOPIA TARGET BIRDS LIST
AFRICA
ETHIOPIA
# Species: | 879 |
# Excl Vagrants: | 846 |
# Endemics: | 21 |
# Near Endemics: | 25 |
List of target birds found in the country broken down by locations. Target birds are those that are endemic, near endemic, critically endangered or endangered according to the IUCN, best seen in this country, or always considered by us to be a target. Only countries for which we have data are used to determine if the species is best seen in this country. Hence, species listed as best seen in this country may also be seen in other countries for which we don't have any data. If no locale code is given, the species is only present in remote areas not included in our list of locales but is only in remote locales of other countries as well. A separate target list can be viewed for each location by clicking its sidebar link.*
1 | Blue-winged Goose | Cyanochen cyanoptera | Many | E |
2 | Maccoa Duck | Oxyura maccoa | Many | EN |
3 | Moorland Francolin | Scleroptera psilolaemus | Many | E |
4 | Blue Quail | Synoicus adansonii | BC | |
5 | Chestnut-naped Spurfowl | Pternistis castaneicollis | Many | BC |
6 | Erckel's Spurfowl | Pternistis erckelii | Many | BC |
7 | Harwood's Spurfowl | Pternistis harwoodi | Many | E |
8 | White-collared Pigeon | Columba albitorques | Many | NE |
9 | White-winged Collared-Dove | Streptopelia reichenowi | Many | BC |
10 | Spotted Sandgrouse | Pterocles senegallus | YA | BC |
11 | Arabian Bustard | Ardeotis arabs | Many | BC |
12 | Little Brown Bustard | Heterotetrax humilis | BC | |
13 | White-cheeked Turaco | Menelikkornis leucotis | Many | NE |
14 | Prince Ruspoli's Turaco | Menelikkornis ruspolii | HF,LPNA,WG,YA | E |
15 | /Egyptian Nightjar/ | Caprimulgus aegyptius | ANP,AWR | BC |
16 | Plain Nightjar | Caprimulgus inornatus | ANP,AWR,WG | BC |
17 | Nechisar Nightjar | Caprimulgus solala | BC | |
18 | Rouget's Rail | Rougetius rougetii | Many | NE |
19 | White-winged Flufftail | Sarothrura ayresi | BC | |
20 | Egyptian Plover | Pluvianus aegyptius | DL,GVNP | BC |
21 | Abdim's Stork | Ciconia abdimii | Many | BC |
22 | Wattled Ibis | Bostrychia carunculata | Many | NE |
23 | Secretarybird | Sagittarius serpentarius | Many | EN |
24 | White-headed Vulture | Trigonoceps occipitalis | Many | CR |
25 | Lappet-faced Vulture | Torgos tracheliotos | Many | EN |
26 | Hooded Vulture | Necrosyrtes monachus | Many | CR |
27 | Bateleur | Terathopius ecaudatus | Many | EN |
28 | Martial Eagle | Polemaetus bellicosus | Many | EN |
29 | /Grasshopper Buzzard/ | Butastur rufipennis | ANP,AWR,GVNP YA | BC |
30 | Pharaoh Eagle-Owl | Bubo ascalaphus | BC | |
31 | Black-billed Woodhoopoe | Phoeniculus somaliensis | Many | BC |
32 | Ethiopian Bee-eater | Merops lafresnayii | Many | E |
33 | \White-throated Bee-eater\ | Merops albicollis | Many | BC |
34 | Northern Carmine Bee-eater | Merops nubicus | Many | BC |
35 | Yellow-breasted Barbet | Trachyphonus margaritatus | Many | BC |
36 | Banded Barbet | Lybius undatus | Many | NE |
37 | Abyssinian Woodpecker | Dendropicos abyssinicus | Many | NE |
38 | Black-winged Lovebird | Agapornis taranta | Many | NE |
39 | Yellow-fronted Parrot | Poicephalus flavifrons | Many | E |
40 | Ethiopian Black-headed Oriole | Oriolus monacha | Many | NE |
41 | Red-naped Bushshrike | Laniarius ruficeps | Many | NE |
42 | /Red-tailed Shrike/ | Lanius phoenicuroides | Many | BC |
43 | Stresemann's Bush-Crow | Zavattariornis stresemanni | LPNA,MS,YA | E |
44 | Thick-billed Raven | Corvus crassirostris | Many | NE |
45 | White-backed Black-Tit | Melaniparus leuconotus | Many | NE |
46 | Forest Penduline-Tit | Anthoscopus flavifrons | BC | |
47 | Rufous-rumped Lark | Pinarocorys erythropygia | BC | |
48 | Liben Lark | Heteromirafra archeri | LPNA | E |
49 | Collared Lark | Mirafra collaris | BC | |
50 | Gillett's Lark | Mirafra gilletti | Many | NE |
51 | Blanford's Lark | Calandrella blanfordi | Many | NE |
52 | Masked Lark | Spizocorys personata | YA | NE |
53 | Short-billed Crombec | Sylvietta philippae | BC | |
54 | Graceful Prinia | Prinia gracilis | BC | |
55 | Ethiopian Cisticola | Cisticola lugubris | Many | NE |
56 | Rufous-winged Cisticola | Cisticola galactotes | BMNP | BC |
57 | Pale Crag-Martin** | Ptyonoprogne obsoleta | BMNP,JV | BC |
58 | White-tailed Swallow | Hirundo megaensis | Many | E |
59 | Red-chested Swallow | Hirundo lucida | Many | BC |
60 | Red Sea Swallow | Petrochelidon perdita | BC | |
61 | Abyssinian Catbird | Sylvia galinieri | Many | E |
62 | Abyssinian White-eye | Zosterops abyssinicus | Many | BC |
63 | Heuglin's White-eye | Zosterops poliogastrus | Many | NE |
64 | White-rumped Babbler | Turdoides leucopygia | Many | BC |
65 | Scaly Babbler | Turdoides squamulata | BC | |
66 | Cretzschmar's Babbler | Turdoides leucocephala | Many | BC |
67 | White-billed Starling | Onychognathus albirostris | Many | NE |
68 | Somali Starling | Onychognathus blythii | Many | BC |
69 | Chestnut-bellied Starling | Lamprotornis pulcher | BC | |
70 | White-crowned Starling | Lamprotornis albicapillus | Many | BC |
71 | Ethiopian Thrush | Turdus simensis | Many | E |
72 | Abyssinian Slaty-Flycatcher | Melaenornis chocolatinus | Many | NE |
73 | /Black Scrub-Robin/ | Cercotrichas podobe | ANP,AWR,MJ | BC |
74 | White-crowned Robin-Chat | Cossypha albicapillus | AA,ZKA | BC |
75 | White-winged Cliff-Chat | Monticola semirufa | Many | NE |
76 | Rueppell's Chat | Myrmecocichla melaena | Many | NE |
77 | Rusty-breasted Wheatear | Oenanthe frenata | Many | BC |
78 | Somali Wheatear | Oenanthe phillipsi | BC | |
79 | Blackstart | Oenanthe melanura | Many | BC |
80 | Sombre Rock Chat | Oenanthe dubia | Many | E |
81 | Mourning Wheatear | Oenanthe lugens | BC | |
82 | Nile Valley Sunbird | Hedydipna metallica | Many | BC |
83 | Rueppell's Weaver | Ploceus galbula | Many | BC |
84 | Salvadori's Weaver | Ploceus dichrocephalus | LPNA,YA | NE |
85 | Red-billed Pytilia | Pytilia lineata | Many | NE |
86 | Sahel Paradise-Whydah | Vidua orientalis | ANP | BC |
87 | Exclamatory Paradise-Whydah | Vidua interjecta | ANP,GVNP,MJ | BC |
88 | Wilson's Indigobird | Vidua wilsoni | BC | |
89 | Jambandu Indigobird | Vidua raricola | BC | |
90 | Baka Indigobird | Vidua larvaticola | GVNP | BC |
91 | Swainson's Sparrow | Passer swainsonii | Many | BC |
92 | Sudan Golden Sparrow | Passer luteus | BC | |
93 | Sahel Bush Sparrow | Gymnornis dentata | Many | BC |
94 | /Pale Rockfinch/ | Carpospiza brachydactyla | ANP,AWR,MJ | BC |
95 | Abyssinian Longclaw | Macronyx flavicollis | Many | E |
96 | Yellow-rumped Serin | Crithagra xanthopygius | Many | NE |
97 | Yellow-throated Serin | Crithagra flavigula | Many | E |
98 | Salvadori's Serin | Crithagra xantholaemus | LPNA | E |
99 | Brown-rumped Seedeater | Crithagra tristriatus | Many | BC |
100 | Ankober Serin | Crithagra ankoberensis | ADS,MJ | E |
101 | Ethiopian Siskin | Serinus nigriceps | Many | 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 COUNTRIES
IN AFRICA
BIRDING LOCALES
REASON CODES
Code | Description | ## |
E | Endemic | 20 |
NE | Near Endemic | 25 |
CR | Critically Endangered | 2 |
EN | Endangered | 5 |
BC | Best Seen in This Country | 49 |
AT | Always a Target | 0 |
Reason codes indicate the reason a species is included on our target birds list.