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ZIWAY/KOKA LAKES AREA

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# Species:476
# Excl Vagrants:476
# Endemics:4
# Near Endemics:12

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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Ostriches: Struthionidae

1Common OstrichStruthio camelus
2Somali OstrichStruthio molybdophanes

 
Ducks: Anatidae

3White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduata
4/Fulvous Whistling-Duck/Dendrocygna bicolor
5White-backed DuckThalassornis leuconotus
6/Knob-billed Duck/Sarkidiornis melanotos
7Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
8/Ruddy Shelduck/Tadorna ferruginea
9Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensis
10/African Pygmy-Goose/Nettapus auritus
11/Garganey/Spatula querquedula
12/Blue-billed Teal/Spatula hottentota
13/Northern Shoveler/Spatula clypeata
14/Gadwall/Mareca strepera
15African Black DuckAnas sparsa
16Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulata
17/Mallard/Anas platyrhynchos
18Cape TealAnas capensis
19Red-billed DuckAnas erythrorhyncha
20/Northern Pintail/Anas acuta
21/Eurasian Teal/Anas crecca
22Southern PochardNetta erythrophthalma
23/Common Pochard/Aythya ferina
24/Ferruginous Duck/Aythya nyroca
25/Tufted Duck/Aythya fuligula
26Maccoa DuckOxyura maccoa

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

27Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

28Coqui FrancolinCampocolinus coqui
29Scaly SpurfowlPternistis squamatus
30Clapperton's SpurfowlPternistis clappertoni

 
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
39Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugens
40African Collared-DoveStreptopelia roseogrisea
41White-winged Collared-DoveStreptopelia reichenowi
42Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiens
43Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
44Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
45Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
46Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilos
47Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur afer
48Namaqua DoveOena capensis
49Bruce's Green-PigeonTreron waalia

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

50Chestnut-bellied SandgrousePterocles exustus
51Lichtenstein's SandgrousePterocles lichtensteinii

 
Bustards: Otididae

52Arabian BustardArdeotis arabs
53Kori BustardArdeotis kori
54Buff-crested BustardEupodotis gindiana
55Hartlaub's BustardLissotis hartlaubii

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

56White-cheeked TuracoTauraco leucotis
57Bare-faced Go-away-birdCorythaixoides personatus
58White-bellied Go-away-birdCorythaixoides leucogaster
59Eastern Plantain-eaterCrinifer zonurus

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

60Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitarius
61/Common Cuckoo/Cuculus canorus
62Blue-headed CoucalCentropus monachus
63White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosus
64Levaillant's CuckooClamator levaillantii
65Great Spotted CuckooClamator glandarius
66Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaas
67\Dideric Cuckoo\Chrysococcyx caprius

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

68Slender-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus clarus

 
Swifts: Apodidae

69Alpine SwiftApus melba
70Mottled SwiftApus aequatorialis
71/Common Swift/Apus apus
72Nyanza SwiftApus niansae
73Little SwiftApus affinis
74Horus SwiftApus horus
75(White-rumped Swift)Apus caffer
76African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

77African RailRallus caerulescens
78Lesser MoorhenGallinula angulata
79Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
80Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata
81Allen's GallinulePorphyrio alleni
82African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensis
83Black CrakeZapornia flavirostra

 
Cranes: Gruidae

84Black Crowned-CraneBalearica pavonina
85Wattled CraneBugeranus carunculatus
86/Common Crane/Grus grus

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

87Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatus
88Senegal Thick-kneeBurhinus senegalensis
89Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensis

 
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
93Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
94Black-winged LapwingVanellus melanopterus
95Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatus
96Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallus
97Lesser Sand-PloverCharadrius mongolus
98Kittlitz's PloverCharadrius pecuarius
99/Kentish Plover/Charadrius alexandrinus
100/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticula
101/Little Ringed Plover/Charadrius dubius
102Three-banded PloverCharadrius tricollaris

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

103<Greater Painted-Snipe>Rostratula benghalensis

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

104Lesser JacanaMicroparra capensis
105African JacanaActophilornis africanus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

106/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosa
107/Ruff/Calidris pugnax
108/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferruginea
109/Temminck's Stint/Calidris temminckii
110/Little Stint/Calidris minuta
111/Terek Sandpiper/Xenus cinereus
112/Common Snipe/Gallinago gallinago
113African SnipeGallinago nigripennis
114/Red-necked Phalarope/Phalaropus lobatus
115/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
116/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropus
117/Spotted Redshank/Tringa erythropus
118/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia
119/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilis
120/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareola
121/Common Redshank/Tringa totanus

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

122Temminck's CourserCursorius temminckii
123/Collared Pratincole/Glareola pratincola
124|Black-winged Pratincole|Glareola nordmanni

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

125/Slender-billed Gull/Chroicocephalus genei
126/Gray-hooded Gull/Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
127/Black-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus ridibundus
128Pallas's GullIchthyaetus ichthyaetus
129/Lesser Black-backed Gull/Larus fuscus
130Little TernSternula albifrons
131/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon nilotica
132/Caspian Tern/Hydroprogne caspia
133/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterus
134/Whiskered Tern/Chlidonias hybrida

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

135African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerus
136/Black Stork/Ciconia nigra
137Abdim's StorkCiconia abdimii
138African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelis
139/White Stork/Ciconia ciconia
140Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensis
141Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumenifer
142Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibis

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

143African DarterAnhinga rufa

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

144Long-tailed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
145Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

146Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
147Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescens

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

148ShoebillBalaeniceps rex

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

149HamerkopScopus umbretta

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

150/Gray Heron/Ardea cinerea
151Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala
152Goliath HeronArdea goliath
153Purple HeronArdea purpurea
154Great EgretArdea alba
155Intermediate EgretArdea intermedia
156Little EgretEgretta garzetta
157#Western Reef-Heron#Egretta gularis
158/Black Heron/Egretta ardesiaca
159Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
160Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
161Striated HeronButorides striata
162Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

163/Glossy Ibis/Plegadis falcinellus
164African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
165Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash
166Wattled IbisBostrychia carunculata
167/Eurasian Spoonbill/Platalea leucorodia
168African SpoonbillPlatalea alba

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

169/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

170Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
171African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typus
172Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterus
173|European Honey-buzzard|Pernis apivorus
174White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalis
175Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotos
176Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus
177White-backed VultureGyps africanus
178Rueppell's GriffonGyps rueppelli
179BateleurTerathopius ecaudatus
180/Short-toed Snake-Eagle/Circaetus gallicus
181Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralis
182Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalis
183/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarina
184/Greater Spotted Eagle/Clanga clanga
185/Wahlberg's Eagle/Hieraaetus wahlbergi
186/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatus
187Ayres's Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresii
188Tawny EagleAquila rapax
189/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensis
190/Imperial Eagle/Aquila heliaca
191Verreaux's EagleAquila verreauxii
192Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabates
193Eastern Chanting-GoshawkMelierax poliopterus
194Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabar
195/Eurasian Marsh-Harrier/Circus aeruginosus
196/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus
197/Montagu's Harrier/Circus pygargus
198African GoshawkAccipiter tachiro
199ShikraAccipiter badius
200Little SparrowhawkAccipiter minullus
201Black GoshawkAccipiter melanoleucus
202/Black Kite/Milvus migrans
203Yellow-billed Kite**Milvus aegyptius
204African Fish-EagleHaliaeetus vocifer
205/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteo
206Mountain BuzzardButeo oreophilus
207Augur BuzzardButeo augur

 
Owls: Strigidae

208Grayish Eagle-OwlBubo cinerascens
209Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lacteus

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

210Speckled MousebirdColius striatus
211Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourus

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

212Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

213Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureus
214Black-billed WoodhoopoePhoeniculus somaliensis
215Black ScimitarbillRhinopomastus aterrimus

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

216Abyssinian Ground-HornbillBucorvus abyssinicus
217Hemprich's HornbillLophoceros hemprichii
218African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutus
219Northern Red-billed HornbillTockus erythrorhynchus
220Von der Decken's HornbillTockus deckeni
221Silvery-cheeked HornbillBycanistes brevis

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

222Half-collared KingfisherAlcedo semitorquata
223Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
224African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina picta
225Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephala
226(Woodland Kingfisher)Halcyon senegalensis
227Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicuti
228Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maxima
229Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

230Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
231Ethiopian Bee-eaterMerops lafresnayii
232Somali Bee-eaterMerops revoilii
233\White-throated Bee-eater\Merops albicollis
234/Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/Merops persicus
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

243Yellow-breasted BarbetTrachyphonus margaritatus
244D'Arnaud's BarbetTrachyphonus darnaudii
245Red-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus pusillus
246Red-fronted BarbetTricholaema diademata
247Black-throated BarbetTricholaema melanocephala
248Banded BarbetLybius undatus
249Black-billed BarbetLybius guifsobalito
250Double-toothed BarbetLybius bidentatus

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

251Wahlberg's HoneyguideProdotiscus regulus
252Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicator

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

253/Eurasian Wryneck/Jynx torquilla
254Rufous-necked WryneckJynx ruficollis
255Cardinal WoodpeckerChloropicus fuscescens
256Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquus
257African Gray WoodpeckerChloropicus goertae
258Mountain Gray WoodpeckerChloropicus spodocephalus
259Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubica

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

260Pygmy FalconPolihierax semitorquatus
261/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanni
262Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculus
263Gray KestrelFalco ardosiaceus
264|Eurasian Hobby|Falco subbuteo
265Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus
266Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

267Black-winged LovebirdAgapornis taranta

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

268Red-bellied ParrotPoicephalus rufiventris
269Yellow-fronted ParrotPoicephalus flavifrons

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

270Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flava

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

271Ethiopian Black-headed OrioleOriolus monacha
272African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatus

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

273Brown-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira cyanea
274Gray-headed BatisBatis orientalis
275Western Black-headed BatisBatis erlangeri

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

276White HelmetshrikePrionops plumatus

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

277BrubruNilaus afer
278Northern PuffbackDryoscopus gambensis
279Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalus
280Ethiopian BoubouLaniarius aethiopicus
281Slate-colored BoubouLaniarius funebris
282Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeTelophorus sulfureopectus

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

283Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis
284Glossy-backed DrongoDicrurus divaricatus

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

285African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

286/Red-tailed Shrike/Lanius phoenicuroides
287/Isabelline Shrike/Lanius isabellinus
288Great Gray ShrikeLanius excubitor
289|Lesser Gray Shrike|Lanius minor
290Gray-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroides
291Taita FiscalLanius dorsalis
292Somali FiscalLanius somalicus
293Northern FiscalLanius humeralis
294/Masked Shrike/Lanius nubicus
295/Woodchat Shrike/Lanius senator
296White-rumped ShrikeEurocephalus ruppelli

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

297Cape CrowCorvus capensis
298Pied CrowCorvus albus
299Somali CrowCorvus edithae
300Fan-tailed RavenCorvus rhipidurus
301Thick-billed RavenCorvus crassirostris

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

302White-winged Black-TitMelaniparus leucomelas
303Somali TitMelaniparus thruppi

 
Larks: Alaudidae

304Chestnut-backed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucotis
305Chestnut-headed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix signatus
306Fawn-colored LarkCalendulauda africanoides
307Red-winged LarkMirafra hypermetra
308Blanford's LarkCalandrella blanfordi
309Thekla's LarkGalerida theklae

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

310Northern CrombecSylvietta brachyura
311Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytii

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

312Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialis
313Gray Wren-WarblerCalamonastes simplex
314Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
315Buff-bellied WarblerPhyllolais pulchella
316Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
317Pale PriniaPrinia somalica
318Red-fronted WarblerPrinia rufifrons
319Singing CisticolaCisticola cantans
320Boran CisticolaCisticola bodessa
321Rattling CisticolaCisticola chiniana
322Ethiopian CisticolaCisticola lugubris
323Stout CisticolaCisticola robustus
324Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensis
325Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
326Pectoral-patch CisticolaCisticola brunnescens

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

327/Eastern Olivaceous Warbler/Iduna pallida
328African Yellow-WarblerIduna natalensis
329/Upcher's Warbler/Hippolais languida
330/Sedge Warbler/Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
331/Marsh Warbler/Acrocephalus palustris
332/Common Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus scirpaceus
333Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostris
334|Great Reed Warbler|Acrocephalus arundinaceus

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

335Plain MartinRiparia paludicola
336/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia
337Banded MartinNeophedina cincta
338Rock MartinPtyonoprogne fuligula
339/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
340Red-chested SwallowHirundo lucida
341Ethiopian SwallowHirundo aethiopica
342Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
343Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
344Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica
345Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensis
346/Common House-Martin/Delichon urbicum
347White-headed SawwingPsalidoprocne albiceps
348Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristoptera

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

349Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

350|Willow Warbler|Phylloscopus trochilus
351/Common Chiffchaff/Phylloscopus collybita
352Brown Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus umbrovirens

 
Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, and Allies: Sylviidae

353/Eurasian Blackcap/Sylvia atricapilla
354|Garden Warbler|Sylvia borin
355/Lesser Whitethroat/Curruca curruca
356Brown ParisomaCurruca lugens
357/Greater Whitethroat/Curruca communis

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

358Abyssinian White-eyeZosterops abyssinicus
359Heuglin's White-eyeZosterops poliogastrus
360Northern Yellow White-eyeZosterops senegalensis

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

361Rufous ChattererArgya rubiginosa
362White-rumped BabblerTurdoides leucopygia

 
Treecreepers: Certhiidae

363African Spotted CreeperSalpornis salvadori

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

364Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorynchus

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

365<Wattled Starling>Creatophora cinerea
366<Violet-backed Starling>Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
367Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morio
368Rueppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuroptera
369Superb StarlingLamprotornis superbus
370Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterus
371Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

372Ethiopian ThrushTurdus simensis
373Abyssinian ThrushTurdus abyssinicus
374African ThrushTurdus pelios

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

375African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adusta
376|Spotted Flycatcher|Muscicapa striata
377Gambaga FlycatcherMuscicapa gambagae
378African Gray FlycatcherBradornis microrhynchus
379Northern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis edolioides
380Abyssinian Slaty-FlycatcherMelaenornis chocolatinus
381Red-backed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas leucophrys
382Rueppell's Robin-ChatCossypha semirufa
383White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heuglini
384White-crowned Robin-ChatCossypha albicapillus
385|Thrush Nightingale|Luscinia luscinia
386/Common Nightingale/Luscinia megarhynchos
387/Bluethroat/Luscinia svecica
388|Semicollared Flycatcher|Ficedula semitorquata
389/Common Redstart/Phoenicurus phoenicurus
390Little Rock-ThrushMonticola rufocinereus
391/Blue Rock-Thrush/Monticola solitarius
392/Siberian Stonechat/Saxicola maurus
393African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
394Mocking Cliff-ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
395/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenanthe
396Rusty-breasted WheatearOenanthe frenata
397/Isabelline Wheatear/Oenanthe isabellina
398/Desert Wheatear/Oenanthe deserti
399Eastern Black-eared WheatearOenanthe melanoleuca
400/Pied Wheatear/Oenanthe pleschanka
401White-fronted Black-ChatOenanthe albifrons
402BlackstartOenanthe melanura
403Sombre Rock ChatOenanthe dubia
404Abyssinian WheatearOenanthe lugubris

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

405Nile Valley SunbirdHedydipna metallica
406Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivacea
407Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
408Hunter's SunbirdChalcomitra hunteri
409Tacazze SunbirdNectarinia tacazze
410Beautiful SunbirdCinnyris pulchellus
411Mariqua SunbirdCinnyris mariquensis
412Black-bellied SunbirdCinnyris nectarinioides
413Shining SunbirdCinnyris habessinicus
414Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

415White-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis albirostris
416Red-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis niger
417White-headed Buffalo-WeaverDinemellia dinemelli
418White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahali
419Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubriceps
420Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafecht
421Little WeaverPloceus luteolus
422Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis
423Northern Masked-WeaverPloceus taeniopterus
424Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermedius
425Vitelline Masked-WeaverPloceus vitellinus
426Rueppell's WeaverPloceus galbula
427Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
428Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalus
429Chestnut WeaverPloceus rubiginosus
430Red-billed QueleaQuelea quelea
431Northern Red BishopEuplectes franciscanus
432Black-winged BishopEuplectes hordeaceus
433Yellow-crowned BishopEuplectes afer
434Yellow BishopEuplectes capensis

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

435Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
436African SilverbillEuodice cantans
437Yellow-bellied WaxbillCoccopygia quartinia
438Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
439QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollis
440Cut-throatAmadina fasciata
441Purple GrenadierGranatina ianthinogaster
442Gray-headed SilverbillOdontospiza griseicapilla
443Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalus
444Orange-winged PytiliaPytilia afra
445Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala
446African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricata

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

447Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
448Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaea
449Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeata

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

450Somali SparrowPasser castanopterus
451Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseus
452Swainson's SparrowPasser swainsonii
453Chestnut SparrowPasser eminibey
454Yellow-spotted Bush SparrowGymnornis pyrgita

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

455Mountain WagtailMotacilla clara
456/Gray Wagtail/Motacilla cinerea
457/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flava
458African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp
459/White Wagtail/Motacilla alba
460African PipitAnthus cinnamomeus
461Long-billed PipitAnthus similis
462/Tawny Pipit/Anthus campestris
463Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrys
464/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialis
465/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinus
466<Golden Pipit>Tmetothylacus tenellus

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

467African CitrilCrithagra citrinelloides
468Reichenow's SeedeaterCrithagra reichenowi
469Yellow-rumped SerinCrithagra xanthopygius
470White-bellied CanaryCrithagra dorsostriatus
471Northern Grosbeak-CanaryCrithagra donaldsoni
472Streaky SeedeaterCrithagra striolatus
473Brown-rumped SeedeaterCrithagra tristriatus

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

474Striolated BuntingEmberiza striolata
475Somali BuntingEmberiza poliopleura
476Brown-rumped BuntingEmberiza affinis

 

 *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 Visitor104
\\Austral Visitor2
||Transient10
##Non-breeding Dispersal1
<>Erratic/Irregular4
()Breeding Season Only4
{}Casual/Vagrant1
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened11
VVulnerable10
ENEndangered5
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.