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# Species:511
# Excl Vagrants:511
# Endemics:12
# Near Endemics:19

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

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

31/Greater Flamingo/Phoenicopterus roseus
32/Lesser Flamingo/Phoenicoparrus minor

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

33Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
34Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
35Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

36Rock PigeonColumba livia
37Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
38White-collared PigeonColumba albitorques
39Rameron PigeonColumba arquatrix
40Lemon DoveAplopelia larvata
41/European Turtle-Dove/Streptopelia turtur
42Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugens
43African Collared-DoveStreptopelia roseogrisea
44Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiens
45Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
46Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
47Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
48Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilos
49Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur afer
50Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistria
51Namaqua DoveOena capensis
52Bruce's Green-PigeonTreron waalia
53African Green-PigeonTreron calvus

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

54White-cheeked TuracoMenelikkornis leucotis
55Prince Ruspoli's TuracoMenelikkornis ruspolii
56Bare-faced Go-away-birdCrinifer personatus
57White-bellied Go-away-birdCrinifer leucogaster

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

58Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitarius
59Black CuckooCuculus clamosus
60/Common Cuckoo/Cuculus canorus
61Blue-headed CoucalCentropus monachus
62Senegal CoucalCentropus senegalensis
63White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosus
64Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaas
65African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreus
66\Dideric Cuckoo\Chrysococcyx caprius

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

67Donaldson Smith's NightjarCaprimulgus donaldsoni
68Montane NightjarCaprimulgus poliocephalus
69Plain NightjarCaprimulgus inornatus

 
Swifts: Apodidae

70\Scarce Swift\Schoutedenapus myoptilus
71Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
72Mottled SwiftTachymarptis aequatorialis
73/Common Swift/Apus apus
74Nyanza SwiftApus niansae
75Little SwiftApus affinis
76Horus SwiftApus horus
77(White-rumped Swift)Apus caffer
78African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

79Rouget's RailRougetius rougetii
80Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
81Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata
82African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensis
83Black CrakeZapornia flavirostra
84Baillon's CrakeZapornia pusilla

 
Flufftails: Sarothruridae

85Buff-spotted FlufftailSarothrura elegans

 
Cranes: Gruidae

86Black Crowned-CraneBalearica pavonina
87Wattled CraneBugeranus carunculatus
88/Common Crane/Grus grus

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

89Senegal Thick-kneeBurhinus senegalensis

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

90/Black-winged Stilt/Himantopus himantopus
91/Pied Avocet/Recurvirostra avosetta

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

92/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarola
93/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticula
94Three-banded PloverCharadrius tricollaris
95/Little Ringed Plover/Charadrius dubius
96Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
97Black-winged LapwingVanellus melanopterus
98Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatus
99Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallus
100Spot-breasted LapwingVanellus melanocephalus
101/Kentish Plover/Anarhynchus alexandrinus

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

102African JacanaActophilornis africanus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

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

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

116Three-banded CourserRhinoptilus cinctus
117/Collared Pratincole/Glareola pratincola

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

118/Black-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus ridibundus
119/Gray-hooded Gull/Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
120/Lesser Black-backed Gull/Larus fuscus
121/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon nilotica
122/Whiskered Tern/Chlidonias hybrida
123/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterus

 
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

133Long-tailed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
134Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

135Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
136Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescens

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

137ShoebillBalaeniceps rex

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

138HamerkopScopus umbretta

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

139Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
140Little EgretEgretta garzetta
141Striated HeronButorides striata
142Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
143Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
144Great EgretArdea alba
145Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhyncha
146/Gray Heron/Ardea cinerea
147Purple HeronArdea purpurea
148Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala
149Goliath HeronArdea goliath

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

150/Glossy Ibis/Plegadis falcinellus
151African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
152Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash
153Wattled IbisBostrychia carunculata
154African SpoonbillPlatalea alba

 
Secretary-bird: Sagittariidae

155SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentarius

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

156Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
157African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typus
158Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatus
159Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterus
160|European Honey-buzzard|Pernis apivorus
161African Cuckoo-HawkAviceda cuculoides
162White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalis
163Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotos
164Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus
165White-backed VultureGyps africanus
166Rueppell's GriffonGyps rueppelli
167BateleurTerathopius ecaudatus
168/Short-toed Snake-Eagle/Circaetus gallicus
169Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralis
170Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereus
171Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascens
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
185Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabates
186Eastern Chanting-GoshawkMelierax poliopterus
187Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabar
188/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosus
189/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus
190/Montagu's Harrier/Circus pygargus
191African GoshawkAccipiter toussenelii
192ShikraAccipiter badius
193Little SparrowhawkAccipiter minullus
194Ovambo SparrowhawkAccipiter ovampensis
195/Eurasian Sparrowhawk/Accipiter nisus
196Rufous-chested SparrowhawkAccipiter rufiventris
197Black GoshawkAccipiter melanoleucus
198/Black Kite/Milvus migrans
199Yellow-billed Kite**Milvus aegyptius
200African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vocifer
201/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteo
202Mountain BuzzardButeo oreophilus
203/Long-legged Buzzard/Buteo rufinus
204Red-necked BuzzardButeo auguralis
205Augur BuzzardButeo augur

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

206Barn OwlTyto alba

 
Owls: Strigidae

207African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensis
208Cape Eagle-OwlBubo capensis
209Grayish Eagle-OwlBubo cinerascens
210Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lactea
211African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordii
212Abyssinian OwlAsio abyssinicus

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

213Speckled MousebirdColius striatus
214Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourus

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

215Narina TrogonApaloderma narina

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

216Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

217Black-billed WoodhoopoePhoeniculus somaliensis
218Black ScimitarbillRhinopomastus aterrimus

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

219Abyssinian Ground-HornbillBucorvus abyssinicus
220Hemprich's HornbillLophoceros hemprichii
221African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutus
222Northern Red-billed HornbillTockus erythrorhynchus
223Von der Decken's HornbillTockus deckeni
224Silvery-cheeked HornbillBycanistes brevis

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

225Half-collared KingfisherAlcedo semitorquata
226Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
227African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina picta
228Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephala
229(Woodland Kingfisher)Halcyon senegalensis
230Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicuti
231Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maxima
232Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

233Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
234Ethiopian Bee-eaterMerops lafresnayii
235(Madagascar Bee-eater)Merops superciliosus
236/European Bee-eater/Merops apiaster
237Northern Carmine Bee-eaterMerops nubicus

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

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

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

243Red-and-yellow BarbetTrachyphonus erythrocephalus
244Yellow-breasted BarbetTrachyphonus margaritatus
245Red-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus pusillus
246Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconus
247Red-fronted BarbetTricholaema diademata
248Banded BarbetLybius undatus
249Black-billed BarbetLybius guifsobalito
250Double-toothed BarbetPogonornis bidentatus

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

251Green-backed HoneyguideProdotiscus zambesiae
252Wahlberg's HoneyguideProdotiscus regulus
253Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minor
254Scaly-throated HoneyguideIndicator variegatus
255Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicator

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

256/Eurasian Wryneck/Jynx torquilla
257Rufous-necked WryneckJynx ruficollis
258Abyssinian WoodpeckerDendropicos abyssinicus
259Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescens
260African Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos goertae
261Mountain Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos spodocephalus
262Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquus
263Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubica

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

264/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanni
265Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculus
266Gray KestrelFalco ardosiaceus
267African HobbyFalco cuvierii
268Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus
269Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

270Red-headed LovebirdAgapornis pullarius
271Black-winged LovebirdAgapornis taranta

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

272Yellow-fronted ParrotPoicephalus flavifrons

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

273Gray CuckooshrikeCoracina caesia
274Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flava
275Red-shouldered CuckooshrikeCampephaga phoenicea

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

276|Eurasian Golden Oriole|Oriolus oriolus
277Ethiopian Black-headed OrioleOriolus monacha
278African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatus

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

279Brown-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira cyanea
280Gray-headed BatisBatis orientalis
281Western Black-headed BatisBatis erlangeri

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

282White HelmetshrikePrionops plumatus

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

283BrubruNilaus afer
284Northern PuffbackDryoscopus gambensis
285Pringle's PuffbackDryoscopus pringlii
286Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalus
287Ethiopian BoubouLaniarius aethiopicus
288Black-headed GonolekLaniarius erythrogaster
289Slate-colored BoubouLaniarius funebris
290Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeTelophorus sulfureopectus
291Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchoti

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

292Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

293African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

294/Red-tailed Shrike/Lanius phoenicuroides
295/Isabelline Shrike/Lanius isabellinus
296Great Gray ShrikeLanius excubitor
297Gray-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroides
298Taita FiscalLanius dorsalis
299Somali FiscalLanius somalicus
300Northern FiscalLanius humeralis
301/Woodchat Shrike/Lanius senator
302White-rumped ShrikeEurocephalus ruppelli

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

303Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
304Cape CrowCorvus capensis
305Pied CrowCorvus albus
306Somali CrowCorvus edithae
307Fan-tailed RavenCorvus rhipidurus
308Thick-billed RavenCorvus crassirostris

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

309White-backed Black-TitMelaniparus leuconotus

 
Larks: Alaudidae

310Chestnut-backed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucotis
311Singing BushlarkMirafra javanica
312Red-winged LarkMirafra hypermetra
313Blanford's LarkCalandrella blanfordi
314Short-tailed LarkPseudalaemon fremantlii
315Somali Short-toed LarkAlaudala somalica
316Thekla's LarkGalerida theklae

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

317Northern CrombecSylvietta brachyura
318Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytii

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

319Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialis
320Green-backed EremomelaEremomela canescens
321Gray Wren-WarblerCalamonastes simplex
322Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
323Buff-bellied WarblerPhyllolais pulchella
324Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
325Pale PriniaPrinia somalica
326Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythrops
327Singing CisticolaCisticola cantans
328Boran CisticolaCisticola bodessa
329Rattling CisticolaCisticola chiniana
330Ashy CisticolaCisticola cinereolus
331Ethiopian CisticolaCisticola lugubris
332Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatus
333Stout CisticolaCisticola robustus
334Foxy CisticolaCisticola troglodytes
335Tiny CisticolaCisticola nana
336Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
337Desert CisticolaCisticola aridulus
338Pectoral-patch CisticolaCisticola brunnescens

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

339/Eastern Olivaceous Warbler/Iduna pallida
340African Yellow-WarblerIduna natalensis
341/Sedge Warbler/Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
342/Common Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus scirpaceus
343Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostris

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

344Cinnamon Bracken-WarblerBradypterus cinnamomeus

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

345Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristoptera
346Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopyga
347Banded MartinNeophedina cincta
348Plain MartinRiparia paludicola
349/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia
350Rock MartinPtyonoprogne fuligula
351White-tailed SwallowHirundo megaensis
352/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
353Red-chested SwallowHirundo lucida
354Ethiopian SwallowHirundo aethiopica
355Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
356/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicum
357Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
358Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica
359Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensis

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

360Northern BrownbulPhyllastrephus strepitans
361Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

362|Willow Warbler|Phylloscopus trochilus
363/Common Chiffchaff/Phylloscopus collybita
364Brown Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus umbrovirens

 
Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, and Allies: Sylviidae

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

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

373Abyssinian White-eyeZosterops abyssinicus
374Heuglin's White-eyeZosterops poliogastrus
375Northern Yellow White-eyeZosterops senegalensis

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

376Rufous ChattererArgya rubiginosa
377White-rumped BabblerTurdoides leucopygia
378Cretzschmar's BabblerTurdoides leucocephala

 
Treecreepers: Certhiidae

379African Spotted CreeperSalpornis salvadori

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

380Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorynchus

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

381<Wattled Starling>Creatophora cinerea
382<Violet-backed Starling>Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
383Slender-billed StarlingOnychognathus tenuirostris
384Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morio
385White-billed StarlingOnychognathus albirostris
386Somali StarlingOnychognathus blythii
387Sharpe's StarlingPholia sharpii
388Shelley's StarlingLamprotornis shelleyi
389Rueppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuroptera
390Superb StarlingLamprotornis superbus
391Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterus
392Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

393Abyssinian Ground-ThrushGeokichla piaggiae
394Ethiopian ThrushTurdus simensis
395Abyssinian ThrushTurdus abyssinicus
396African Bare-eyed ThrushTurdus tephronotus
397African ThrushTurdus pelios

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

398African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adusta
399|Spotted Flycatcher|Muscicapa striata
400Gambaga FlycatcherMuscicapa gambagae
401African Gray FlycatcherBradornis microrhynchus
402Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidus
403Gray Tit-FlycatcherFraseria plumbeus
404SilverbirdMelaenornis semipartitus
405Northern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis edolioides
406Abyssinian Slaty-FlycatcherMelaenornis chocolatinus
407Rueppell's Robin-ChatCossypha semirufa
408White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heuglini
409\Red-capped Robin-Chat\Cossypha natalensis
410|Thrush Nightingale|Luscinia luscinia
411/Common Redstart/Phoenicurus phoenicurus
412Little Rock-ThrushMonticola rufocinereus
413/Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush/Monticola saxatilis
414/Blue Rock-Thrush/Monticola solitarius
415White-winged Cliff-ChatMonticola semirufa
416/Whinchat/Saxicola rubetra
417/Siberian Stonechat/Saxicola maurus
418African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
419Moorland ChatPinarochroa sordida
420Mocking Cliff-ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
421Rueppell's ChatMyrmecocichla melaena
422/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenanthe
423Rusty-breasted WheatearOenanthe frenata
424/Isabelline Wheatear/Oenanthe isabellina
425/Cyprus Wheatear/Oenanthe cypriaca
426Eastern Black-eared WheatearOenanthe melanoleuca
427/Pied Wheatear/Oenanthe pleschanka
428BlackstartOenanthe melanura
429Familiar ChatOenanthe familiaris
430Abyssinian WheatearOenanthe lugubris

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

431Eastern Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes orientalis
432Collared SunbirdHedydipna collaris
433Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivacea
434Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
435Hunter's SunbirdChalcomitra hunteri
436Tacazze SunbirdNectarinia tacazze
437Malachite SunbirdNectarinia famosa
438Beautiful SunbirdCinnyris pulchellus
439Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensis
440Shining SunbirdCinnyris habessinicus
441Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

442White-headed Buffalo-WeaverDinemellia dinemelli
443Speckle-fronted WeaverSporopipes frontalis
444White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahali
445Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser superciliosus
446Gray-headed Social-WeaverPseudonigrita arnaudi
447Black-capped Social-WeaverPseudonigrita cabanisi
448Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubriceps
449Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafecht
450Little WeaverPloceus luteolus
451Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis
452Northern Masked-WeaverPloceus taeniopterus
453Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
454Red-billed QueleaQuelea quelea
455Northern Red BishopEuplectes franciscanus
456Black-winged BishopEuplectes hordeaceus
457Yellow-crowned BishopEuplectes afer
458Yellow BishopEuplectes capensis
459White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatus
460Yellow-mantled WidowbirdEuplectes macroura
461Red-cowled WidowbirdEuplectes laticauda
462Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillaris
463Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifrons

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

464Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
465Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolor
466African SilverbillEuodice cantans
467Yellow-bellied WaxbillCoccopygia quartinia
468Green-backed TwinspotMandingoa nitidula
469Fawn-breasted WaxbillEstrilda paludicola
470Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
471Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopyga
472QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollis
473Cut-throatAmadina fasciata
474Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalus
475Red-billed PytiliaPytilia lineata
476Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala
477African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricata

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

478Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
479Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaea
480Straw-tailed WhydahVidua fischeri
481Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeata

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

482Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseus
483Swainson's SparrowPasser swainsonii
484Chestnut SparrowPasser eminibey
485Yellow-spotted Bush SparrowGymnornis pyrgita
486Sahel Bush SparrowGymnornis dentata

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

487Mountain WagtailMotacilla clara
488/Gray Wagtail/Motacilla cinerea
489/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flava
490African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp
491/White Wagtail/Motacilla alba
492African PipitAnthus cinnamomeus
493Long-billed PipitAnthus similis
494/Tawny Pipit/Anthus campestris
495Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrys
496/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialis
497/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinus
498Abyssinian LongclawMacronyx flavicollis

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

499Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicus
500African CitrilCrithagra citrinelloides
501Reichenow's SeedeaterCrithagra reichenowi
502Yellow-rumped SerinCrithagra xanthopygius
503Northern Grosbeak-CanaryCrithagra donaldsoni
504Streaky SeedeaterCrithagra striolatus
505Reichard's SeedeaterCrithagra reichardi
506Brown-rumped SeedeaterCrithagra tristriatus
507Yellow-crowned CanarySerinus flavivertex
508Ethiopian SiskinSerinus nigriceps

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

509/Ortolan Bunting/Emberiza hortulana
510Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisi
511Somali 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 Visitor93
\\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.