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# Species:510
# Excl Vagrants:510
# Endemics:13
# Near Endemics:18

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
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
12/Eurasian Wigeon/Mareca penelope
13African Black DuckAnas sparsa
14Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulata
15Red-billed DuckAnas erythrorhyncha
16/Northern Pintail/Anas acuta
17/Green-winged Teal/Anas crecca
18Southern PochardNetta erythrophthalma
19/Ferruginous Duck/Aythya nyroca
20/Tufted Duck/Aythya fuligula
21Maccoa DuckOxyura maccoa

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

22Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

23Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaena
24Moorland FrancolinScleroptera psilolaemus
25Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
26Chestnut-naped SpurfowlPternistis castaneicollis
27Erckel's SpurfowlPternistis erckelii
28Scaly SpurfowlPternistis squamatus
29Clapperton's SpurfowlPternistis clappertoni
30Harwood's SpurfowlPternistis harwoodi

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

31Rock PigeonColumba livia
32Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
33White-collared PigeonColumba albitorques
34Rameron PigeonColumba arquatrix
35Lemon DoveAplopelia larvata
36/European Turtle-Dove/Streptopelia turtur
37Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugens
38African Collared-DoveStreptopelia roseogrisea
39Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiens
40Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
41Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
42Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
43Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilos
44Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur afer
45Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistria
46Namaqua DoveOena capensis
47Bruce's Green-PigeonTreron waalia
48African Green-PigeonTreron calvus

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

49Bare-faced Go-away-birdCrinifer personatus
50White-bellied Go-away-birdCrinifer leucogaster
51White-cheeked TuracoMenelikkornis leucotis
52Prince Ruspoli's TuracoMenelikkornis ruspolii

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

53Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitarius
54Black CuckooCuculus clamosus
55/Common Cuckoo/Cuculus canorus
56Blue-headed CoucalCentropus monachus
57Senegal CoucalCentropus senegalensis
58White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosus
59Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaas
60African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreus
61\Dideric Cuckoo\Chrysococcyx caprius

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

62Donaldson Smith's NightjarCaprimulgus donaldsoni
63Montane NightjarCaprimulgus poliocephalus
64Plain NightjarCaprimulgus inornatus

 
Swifts: Apodidae

65\Scarce Swift\Schoutedenapus myoptilus
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
75Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
76Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata
77African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensis
78Black CrakeZapornia flavirostra
79Baillon's CrakeZapornia pusilla

 
Flufftails: Sarothruridae

80Buff-spotted FlufftailSarothrura elegans

 
Cranes: Gruidae

81Black Crowned-CraneBalearica pavonina
82Wattled CraneGrus carunculatus
83/Common Crane/Grus grus

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

84Senegal Thick-kneeBurhinus senegalensis

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

85/Black-winged Stilt/Himantopus himantopus
86/Pied Avocet/Recurvirostra avosetta

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

87/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarola
88/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticula
89Three-banded PloverThinornis tricollaris
90/Little Ringed Plover/Thinornis dubius
91Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
92Black-winged LapwingVanellus melanopterus
93Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatus
94Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallus
95Spot-breasted LapwingVanellus melanocephalus
96/Kentish Plover/Anarhynchus alexandrinus

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

97African JacanaActophilornis africanus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

98/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosa
99African SnipeGallinago nigripennis
100/Common Snipe/Gallinago gallinago
101/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
102/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropus
103/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilis
104/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareola
105/Common Redshank/Tringa totanus
106/Spotted Redshank/Tringa erythropus
107/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia
108/Ruff/Calidris pugnax
109/Temminck's Stint/Calidris temminckii
110/Little Stint/Calidris minuta

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

111Three-banded CourserRhinoptilus cinctus
112/Collared Pratincole/Glareola pratincola

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

113/Black-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus ridibundus
114/Gray-hooded Gull/Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
115/Lesser Black-backed Gull/Larus fuscus
116/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon nilotica
117/Whiskered Tern/Chlidonias hybrida
118/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterus

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

119/Greater Flamingo/Phoenicopterus roseus
120/Lesser Flamingo/Phoenicoparrus minor

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

121Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
122Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
123Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

124African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerus
125/Black Stork/Ciconia nigra
126Abdim's StorkCiconia abdimii
127African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelis
128/White Stork/Ciconia ciconia
129Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensis
130Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumenifer
131Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibis

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

132African DarterAnhinga rufa

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

133Reed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
134Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

135/Glossy Ibis/Plegadis falcinellus
136African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
137Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash
138Wattled IbisBostrychia carunculata
139African SpoonbillPlatalea alba

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

140Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
141Little EgretEgretta garzetta
142Little HeronButorides atricapilla
143Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
144Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibis
145Great EgretArdea alba
146Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhyncha
147/Gray Heron/Ardea cinerea
148Purple HeronArdea purpurea
149Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala
150Goliath HeronArdea goliath

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

151HamerkopScopus umbretta

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

152ShoebillBalaeniceps rex

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

153Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
154Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescens

 
Secretary-bird: Sagittariidae

155SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentarius

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

156Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
157African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typus
158Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatus
159Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterus
160African Cuckoo-HawkAviceda cuculoides
161|European Honey-buzzard|Pernis apivorus
162White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalis
163Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotos
164Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus
165White-backed VultureGyps africanus
166Rueppell's GriffonGyps rueppelli
167BateleurTerathopius ecaudatus
168Western Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascens
169Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralis
170/Short-toed Snake-Eagle/Circaetus gallicus
171Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereus
172Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatus
173Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosus
174Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalis
175/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarina
176/Greater Spotted Eagle/Clanga clanga
177/Wahlberg's Eagle/Hieraaetus wahlbergi
178/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatus
179Ayres's Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresii
180Tawny EagleAquila rapax
181/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensis
182/Imperial Eagle/Aquila heliaca
183Verreaux's EagleAquila verreauxii
184African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogaster
185Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabar
186Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabates
187Eastern Chanting-GoshawkMelierax poliopterus
188African GoshawkAerospiza toussenelii
189Little SparrowhawkTachyspiza minullus
190ShikraTachyspiza badius
191Ovambo SparrowhawkAccipiter ovampensis
192/Eurasian Sparrowhawk/Accipiter nisus
193Rufous-breasted SparrowhawkAccipiter rufiventris
194Black GoshawkAstur melanoleucus
195/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosus
196/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus
197/Montagu's Harrier/Circus pygargus
198Black KiteMilvus migrans
199African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vocifer
200/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteo
201Mountain BuzzardButeo oreophilus
202/Long-legged Buzzard/Buteo rufinus
203Red-necked BuzzardButeo auguralis
204Augur BuzzardButeo augur

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

205Western Barn OwlTyto alba

 
Owls: Strigidae

206African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensis
207Cape Eagle-OwlBubo capensis
208Grayish Eagle-OwlBubo cinerascens
209Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lactea
210African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordii
211Abyssinian OwlAsio abyssinicus

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

212Speckled MousebirdColius striatus
213Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourus

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

214Narina TrogonApaloderma narina

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

215Common HoopoeUpupa epops

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

216Black-billed WoodhoopoePhoeniculus somaliensis
217Black ScimitarbillRhinopomastus aterrimus

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

218Abyssinian Ground-HornbillBucorvus abyssinicus
219Hemprich's HornbillLophoceros hemprichii
220African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutus
221Northern Red-billed HornbillTockus erythrorhynchus
222Von der Decken's HornbillTockus deckeni
223Silvery-cheeked HornbillBycanistes brevis

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

224Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
225Ethiopian Bee-eaterMerops lafresnayii
226(Olive Bee-eater)Merops superciliosus
227/European Bee-eater/Merops apiaster
228Northern Carmine Bee-eaterMerops nubicus

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

229Half-collared KingfisherAlcedo semitorquata
230Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
231African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina picta
232Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephala
233(Woodland Kingfisher)Halcyon senegalensis
234Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicuti
235Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maxima
236Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

237/European Roller/Coracias garrulus
238Abyssinian RollerCoracias abyssinicus
239Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatus
240Purple RollerCoracias naevius
241(Broad-billed Roller)Eurystomus glaucurus

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

242Red-and-yellow BarbetTrachyphonus erythrocephalus
243Yellow-breasted BarbetTrachyphonus margaritatus
244Northern Red-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus uropygialis
245Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconus
246Red-fronted BarbetTricholaema diademata
247Banded BarbetLybius undatus
248Black-billed BarbetLybius guifsobalito
249Double-toothed BarbetPogonornis bidentatus

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

250Green-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus zambesiae
251Brown-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus regulus
252Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minor
253Scaly-throated HoneyguideIndicator variegatus
254Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicator

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

255/Eurasian Wryneck/Jynx torquilla
256Red-throated WryneckJynx ruficollis
257Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquus
258Abyssinian WoodpeckerDendropicos abyssinicus
259Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescens
260African Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos goertae
261Mountain Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos spodocephalus
262Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubica

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

263/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanni
264Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculus
265Gray KestrelFalco ardosiaceus
266African HobbyFalco cuvierii
267Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus
268Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

269Red-headed LovebirdAgapornis pullarius
270Black-winged LovebirdAgapornis taranta

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

271Yellow-fronted ParrotPoicephalus flavifrons

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

272Gray CuckooshrikeCeblepyris caesia
273Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flava
274Red-shouldered CuckooshrikeCampephaga phoenicea

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

275|Eurasian Golden Oriole|Oriolus oriolus
276Ethiopian Black-headed OrioleOriolus monacha
277African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatus

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

278Brown-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira cyanea
279Gray-headed BatisBatis orientalis
280Western Black-headed BatisBatis erlangeri

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

281White-crested HelmetshrikePrionops plumatus

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

282BrubruNilaus afer
283Northern PuffbackDryoscopus gambensis
284Pringle's PuffbackDryoscopus pringlii
285Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalus
286Ethiopian BoubouLaniarius aethiopicus
287Black-headed GonolekLaniarius erythrogaster
288Slate-colored BoubouLaniarius funebris
289Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeChlorophoneus sulfureopectus
290Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchoti

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

291Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

292African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

293/Red-tailed Shrike/Lanius phoenicuroides
294/Isabelline Shrike/Lanius isabellinus
295Great Gray ShrikeLanius excubitor
296Gray-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroides
297Taita FiscalLanius dorsalis
298Somali FiscalLanius somalicus
299Northern FiscalLanius humeralis
300/Woodchat Shrike/Lanius senator
301White-rumped ShrikeEurocephalus ruppelli

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

302Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
303Cape CrowCorvus capensis
304Pied CrowCorvus albus
305Somali CrowCorvus edithae
306Fan-tailed RavenCorvus rhipidurus
307Thick-billed RavenCorvus crassirostris

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

308White-backed Black-TitMelaniparus leuconotus

 
Larks: Alaudidae

309Chestnut-backed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucotis
310Singing BushlarkMirafra javanica
311Red-winged LarkCorypha hypermetra
312Thekla's LarkGalerida theklae
313Short-tailed LarkPseudalaemon fremantlii
314Blanford's LarkCalandrella blanfordi
315Somali Short-toed LarkAlaudala somalica

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

316Northern CrombecSylvietta brachyura
317Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytii

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

318Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialis
319Green-backed EremomelaEremomela canescens
320Gray Wren-WarblerCalamonastes simplex
321Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
322Buff-bellied WarblerPhyllolais pulchella
323Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
324Pale PriniaPrinia somalica
325Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythrops
326Singing CisticolaCisticola cantans
327Boran CisticolaCisticola bodessa
328Rattling CisticolaCisticola chiniana
329Ashy CisticolaCisticola cinereolus
330Ethiopian CisticolaCisticola lugubris
331Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatus
332Stout CisticolaCisticola robustus
333Foxy CisticolaCisticola troglodytes
334Tiny CisticolaCisticola nana
335Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
336Desert CisticolaCisticola aridulus
337Pectoral-patch CisticolaCisticola brunnescens

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

338/Eastern Olivaceous Warbler/Iduna pallida
339African Yellow-WarblerIduna natalensis
340/Sedge Warbler/Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
341/Common Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus scirpaceus
342Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostris

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

343Cinnamon Bracken-WarblerBradypterus cinnamomeus

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

344Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristoptera
345Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopyga
346Banded MartinNeophedina cincta
347Plain MartinRiparia paludicola
348/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia
349Southern Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne fuligula
350White-tailed SwallowHirundo megaensis
351/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
352Red-chested SwallowHirundo lucida
353Ethiopian SwallowHirundo aethiopica
354Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
355/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicum
356African Red-rumped SwallowCecropis melanocrissus
357Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica
358Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensis

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

359Northern BrownbulPhyllastrephus strepitans
360Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

361|Willow Warbler|Phylloscopus trochilus
362/Common Chiffchaff/Phylloscopus collybita
363Brown Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus umbrovirens

 
Sylviid Warblers and Allies: Sylviidae

364/Eurasian Blackcap/Sylvia atricapilla
365|Garden Warbler|Sylvia borin
366Abyssinian CatbirdSylvia galinieri
367African Hill BabblerSylvia abyssinica
368Banded ParisomaCurruca boehmi
369/Lesser Whitethroat/Curruca curruca
370Brown ParisomaCurruca lugens
371/Greater Whitethroat/Curruca communis

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

372Abyssinian White-eyeZosterops abyssinicus
373Ethiopian White-eyeZosterops poliogastrus
374Northern Yellow White-eyeZosterops senegalensis

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

375Rufous ChattererArgya rubiginosa
376White-rumped BabblerTurdoides leucopygia
377Cretzschmar's BabblerTurdoides leucocephala

 
Spotted Creepers: Salpornithidae

378African Spotted CreeperSalpornis salvadori

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

379Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythroryncha

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

380&Wattled StarlinglCreatophora cinerea
381&Violet-backed StarlinglCinnyricinclus leucogaster
382Slender-billed StarlingOnychognathus tenuirostris
383Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morio
384White-billed StarlingOnychognathus albirostris
385Somali StarlingOnychognathus blythii
386Sharpe's StarlingPholia sharpii
387Shelley's StarlingLamprotornis shelleyi
388Rueppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuroptera
389Superb StarlingLamprotornis superbus
390Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterus
391Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

392Abyssinian Ground-ThrushGeokichla piaggiae
393Ethiopian ThrushTurdus simensis
394African Bare-eyed ThrushTurdus tephronotus
395Abyssinian ThrushTurdus abyssinicus
396African ThrushTurdus pelios

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

397African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adusta
398|Spotted Flycatcher|Muscicapa striata
399Gambaga FlycatcherMuscicapa gambagae
400African Gray FlycatcherBradornis microrhynchus
401Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidus
402Gray Tit-FlycatcherFraseria plumbeus
403SilverbirdEmpidornis semipartitus
404Northern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis edolioides
405Abyssinian Slaty-FlycatcherMelaenornis chocolatinus
406Rueppell's Robin-ChatCossypha semirufa
407White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heuglini
408\Red-capped Robin-Chat\Cossypha natalensis
409|Thrush Nightingale|Luscinia luscinia
410/Common Redstart/Phoenicurus phoenicurus
411Little Rock-ThrushMonticola rufocinereus
412/Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush/Monticola saxatilis
413/Blue Rock-Thrush/Monticola solitarius
414White-winged Cliff-ChatMonticola semirufa
415/Whinchat/Saxicola rubetra
416/Siberian Stonechat/Saxicola maurus
417African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
418Moorland ChatPinarochroa sordida
419Mocking Cliff-ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
420Rueppell's ChatMyrmecocichla melaena
421/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenanthe
422Rusty-breasted WheatearOenanthe frenata
423/Isabelline Wheatear/Oenanthe isabellina
424/Cyprus Wheatear/Oenanthe cypriaca
425Eastern Black-eared WheatearOenanthe melanoleuca
426/Pied Wheatear/Oenanthe pleschanka
427BlackstartOenanthe melanura
428Familiar ChatOenanthe familiaris
429Abyssinian WheatearOenanthe lugubris

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

430Eastern Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes orientalis
431Collared SunbirdHedydipna collaris
432Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivacea
433Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
434Hunter's SunbirdChalcomitra hunteri
435Tacazze SunbirdNectarinia tacazze
436Malachite SunbirdNectarinia famosa
437Beautiful SunbirdCinnyris pulchellus
438Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensis
439Abyssinian SunbirdCinnyris habessinicus
440Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

441White-headed Buffalo-WeaverDinemellia dinemelli
442Speckle-fronted WeaverSporopipes frontalis
443White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahali
444Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser superciliosus
445Gray-capped Social-WeaverPseudonigrita arnaudi
446Black-capped Social-WeaverPseudonigrita cabanisi
447Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubriceps
448Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafecht
449Little WeaverPloceus luteolus
450Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis
451Northern Masked-WeaverPloceus taeniopterus
452Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
453Red-billed QueleaQuelea quelea
454Northern Red BishopEuplectes franciscanus
455Black-winged BishopEuplectes hordeaceus
456Yellow-crowned BishopEuplectes afer
457Yellow BishopEuplectes capensis
458White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatus
459Yellow-mantled WidowbirdEuplectes macroura
460Red-cowled WidowbirdEuplectes laticauda
461Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillaris
462Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifrons

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

463Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
464Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolor
465African SilverbillEuodice cantans
466Yellow-bellied WaxbillCoccopygia quartinia
467Green-backed TwinspotMandingoa nitidula
468Fawn-breasted WaxbillEstrilda paludicola
469Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
470Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopyga
471QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollis
472Cut-throatAmadina fasciata
473Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalus
474Red-billed PytiliaPytilia lineata
475Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala
476African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricata

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

477Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
478Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaea
479Straw-tailed WhydahVidua fischeri
480Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeata

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

481Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseus
482Swainson's SparrowPasser swainsonii
483Chestnut SparrowPasser eminibey
484Yellow-spotted Bush SparrowGymnornis pyrgita
485Sahel Bush SparrowGymnornis dentata

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

486Mountain WagtailMotacilla clara
487/Gray Wagtail/Motacilla cinerea
488/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flava
489African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp
490/White Wagtail/Motacilla alba
491African PipitAnthus cinnamomeus
492Long-billed PipitAnthus similis
493/Tawny Pipit/Anthus campestris
494Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrys
495/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialis
496/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinus
497Abyssinian LongclawMacronyx flavicollis

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

498Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicus
499African CitrilCrithagra citrinelloides
500Reichenow's SeedeaterCrithagra reichenowi
501Yellow-rumped SerinCrithagra xanthopygius
502Northern Grosbeak-CanaryCrithagra donaldsoni
503Streaky SeedeaterCrithagra striolatus
504Stripe-breasted SeedeaterCrithagra striatipectus
505Brown-rumped SeedeaterCrithagra tristriatus
506Yellow-crowned CanarySerinus flavivertex
507Ethiopian SiskinSerinus nigriceps

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

508/Ortolan Bunting/Emberiza hortulana
509Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisi
510Somali BuntingEmberiza poliopleura

 

 *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 Visitor92
\\Austral Visitor3
||Transient6
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular2
()Breeding Season Only4
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened14
VVulnerable10
ENEndangered7
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.