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BUFFALO SPRINGS NATURE RESERVE

KENYALOCALE

Area (ha):13,100
Altitude (m):1000
# Species:428
# Excl Vagrants:428
# Endemics:1
# Near Endemics:2
Species/100 ha:3.3
Habitat: Semi-arid Grassland, riverine forest, woodland

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.*

color codes

 
Ostriches: Struthionidae

1Common OstrichStruthio camelus
2Somali OstrichStruthio molybdophanes

 
Ducks: Anatidae

3White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduata
4Knob-billed DuckSarkidiornis melanotos
5Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
6African Black DuckAnas sparsa
7Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulata
8Red-billed DuckAnas erythrorhyncha

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

9Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris
10Vulturine GuineafowlAcryllium vulturinum

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

11Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaena
12Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
13&Harlequin QuaillCoturnix delegorguei
14Hildebrandt's SpurfowlPternistis hildebrandti
15Yellow-necked SpurfowlPternistis leucoscepus

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

16Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

17Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
18Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugens
19Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiens
20Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
21Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
22Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
23Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilos
24Namaqua DoveOena capensis

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

25Chestnut-bellied SandgrousePterocles exustus
26Black-faced SandgrousePterocles decoratus
27Lichtenstein's SandgrousePterocles lichtensteinii

 
Bustards: Otididae

28Kori BustardArdeotis kori
29Heuglin's BustardNeotis heuglinii
30White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensis
31Buff-crested BustardLophotis gindiana
32Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogaster
33Hartlaub's BustardLissotis hartlaubii

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

34White-bellied Go-away-birdCrinifer leucogaster

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

35Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitarius
36Black CuckooCuculus clamosus
37/Common Cuckoo/Cuculus canorus
38African CuckooCuculus gularis
39White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosus
40Pied CuckooClamator jacobinus
41/Great Spotted Cuckoo/Clamator glandarius
42Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaas
43African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreus
44Dideric CuckooChrysococcyx caprius

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

45Sombre NightjarCaprimulgus fraenatus
46Donaldson Smith's NightjarCaprimulgus donaldsoni
47/Plain Nightjar/Caprimulgus inornatus
48Slender-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus clarus

 
Swifts: Apodidae

49Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
50Mottled SwiftTachymarptis aequatorialis
51|Common Swift|Apus apus
52Nyanza SwiftApus niansae
53African SwiftApus barbatus
54Little SwiftApus affinis
55/Horus Swift/Apus horus
56White-rumped SwiftApus caffer
57African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

58Lesser MoorhenGallinula angulata
59Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
60Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata
61Black CrakeZapornia flavirostra

 
Cranes: Gruidae

62Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorum

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

63Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensis
64Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatus

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

65Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

66/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticula
67Three-banded PloverCharadrius tricollaris
68/Little Ringed Plover/Charadrius dubius
69Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatus
70Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
71Black-winged LapwingVanellus melanopterus
72Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatus
73/Caspian Plover/Anarhynchus asiaticus
74Kittlitz's PloverAnarhynchus pecuarius

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

75&Greater Painted-SnipelRostratula benghalensis

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

76African JacanaActophilornis africanus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

77African SnipeGallinago nigripennis
78/Common Snipe/Gallinago gallinago
79/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
80/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropus
81/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilis
82/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareola
83/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia
84/Ruff/Calidris pugnax
85/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferruginea
86/Temminck's Stint/Calidris temminckii
87/Little Stint/Calidris minuta

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

88Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticus
89Quail-ploverOrtyxelos meiffrenii

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

90Three-banded CourserRhinoptilus cinctus
91Somali CourserCursorius somalensis
92Temminck's CourserCursorius temminckii

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

93African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerus
94/Black Stork/Ciconia nigra
95/Abdim's Stork/Ciconia abdimii
96African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelis
97/White Stork/Ciconia ciconia
98Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensis
99Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumenifer
100Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibis

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

101African DarterAnhinga rufa

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

102Long-tailed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
103Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

104Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
105Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescens

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

106ShoebillBalaeniceps rex

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

107HamerkopScopus umbretta

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

108Dwarf BitternIxobrychus sturmii
109Little BitternIxobrychus minutus
110Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
111Black HeronEgretta ardesiaca
112Little EgretEgretta garzetta
113Striated HeronButorides striata
114Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
115Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
116Great EgretArdea alba
117Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhyncha
118Gray HeronArdea cinerea
119Purple HeronArdea purpurea
120Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala
121Goliath HeronArdea goliath

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

122Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
123African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
124Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash
125African SpoonbillPlatalea alba

 
Secretary-bird: Sagittariidae

126SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentarius

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

127Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
128(Scissor-tailed Kite)Chelictinia riocourii
129African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typus
130Palm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensis
131Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterus
132White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalis
133Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotos
134Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus
135White-backed VultureGyps africanus
136Rueppell's GriffonGyps rueppelli
137BateleurTerathopius ecaudatus
138Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralis
139Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereus
140Bat HawkMacheiramphus alcinus
141Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosus
142Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalis
143/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarina
144Wahlberg's EagleHieraaetus wahlbergi
145/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatus
146Tawny EagleAquila rapax
147/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensis
148Verreaux's EagleAquila verreauxii
149African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogaster
150Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicus
151Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabates
152Eastern Chanting-GoshawkMelierax poliopterus
153Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabar
154/Grasshopper Buzzard/Butastur rufipennis
155/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosus
156African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorus
157/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus
158Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
159ShikraAccipiter badius
160/Levant Sparrowhawk/Accipiter brevipes
161/Black Kite/Milvus migrans
162African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vocifer
163|Common Buzzard|Buteo buteo
164Augur BuzzardButeo augur

 
Owls: Strigidae

165African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensis
166Northern White-faced OwlPtilopsis leucotis
167Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lactea
168Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatum

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

169Speckled MousebirdColius striatus
170White-headed MousebirdColius leucocephalus
171Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourus

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

172/Eurasian Hoopoe/Upupa epops

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

173Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureus
174Violet WoodhoopoePhoeniculus damarensis
175Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelas
176Abyssinian ScimitarbillRhinopomastus minor

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

177African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutus
178Northern Red-billed HornbillTockus erythrorhynchus
179Eastern Yellow-billed HornbillTockus flavirostris
180Von der Decken's HornbillTockus deckeni

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

181Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
182African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina picta
183Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephala
184Brown-hooded KingfisherHalcyon albiventris
185Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicuti
186Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maxima
187Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

188Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
189Cinnamon-chested Bee-eaterMerops oreobates
190Somali Bee-eaterMerops revoilii
191/White-throated Bee-eater/Merops albicollis
192/Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/Merops persicus
193|European Bee-eater|Merops apiaster
194/Northern Carmine Bee-eater/Merops nubicus

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

195/European Roller/Coracias garrulus
196Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatus
197Rufous-crowned RollerCoracias naevius
198Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurus

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

199Red-and-yellow BarbetTrachyphonus erythrocephalus
200D'Arnaud's BarbetTrachyphonus darnaudii
201Yellow-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus bilineatus
202Red-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus pusillus
203Red-fronted BarbetTricholaema diademata
204Spot-flanked BarbetTricholaema lacrymosa
205Black-throated BarbetTricholaema melanocephala

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

206Wahlberg's HoneyguideProdotiscus regulus
207Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minor
208Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicator

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

209Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescens
210Mountain Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos spodocephalus
211Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquus
212Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubica

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

213Pygmy FalconPolihierax semitorquatus
214/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanni
215/Eurasian Kestrel/Falco tinnunculus
216Greater KestrelFalco rupicoloides
217Red-necked FalconFalco chicquera
218|Amur Falcon|Falco amurensis
219/Eurasian Hobby/Falco subbuteo
220African HobbyFalco cuvierii
221Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus
222Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

223Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeri
224Red-bellied ParrotPoicephalus rufiventris

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

225Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flava

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

226|Eurasian Golden Oriole|Oriolus oriolus
227African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatus

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

228Chinspot BatisBatis molitor
229Pygmy BatisBatis perkeo

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

230White HelmetshrikePrionops plumatus

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

231BrubruNilaus afer
232Northern PuffbackDryoscopus gambensis
233Pringle's PuffbackDryoscopus pringlii
234Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalus
235Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australis
236Three-streaked TchagraTchagra jamesi
237Tropical BoubouLaniarius major
238Slate-colored BoubouLaniarius funebris
239Rosy-patched BushshrikeRhodophoneus cruentus
240Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeTelophorus sulfureopectus
241Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchoti

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

242Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

243African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

244/Red-backed Shrike/Lanius collurio
245/Isabelline Shrike/Lanius isabellinus
246|Lesser Gray Shrike|Lanius minor
247Long-tailed FiscalLanius cabanisi
248Taita FiscalLanius dorsalis
249Somali FiscalLanius somalicus
250Northern FiscalLanius humeralis
251White-rumped ShrikeEurocephalus ruppelli

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

252Cape CrowCorvus capensis
253Pied CrowCorvus albus
254Somali CrowCorvus edithae
255Fan-tailed RavenCorvus rhipidurus
256White-necked RavenCorvus albicollis

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

257White-bellied TitMelaniparus albiventris
258Somali TitMelaniparus thruppi

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

259Mouse-colored Penduline-TitAnthoscopus musculus

 
Larks: Alaudidae

260&Chestnut-backed Sparrow-LarklEremopterix leucotis
261Chestnut-headed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix signatus
262Fischer's Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucopareia
263Pink-breasted LarkCalendulauda poecilosterna
264Fawn-colored LarkCalendulauda africanoides
265Singing BushlarkMirafra javanica
266Williams's LarkMirafra williamsi
267Friedmann's LarkMirafra pulpa
268Red-winged LarkMirafra hypermetra
269Rufous-naped LarkMirafra africana
270Flappet LarkMirafra rufocinnamomea
271Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinerea
272Somali Short-toed LarkAlaudala somalica

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

273Northern CrombecSylvietta brachyura
274Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytii
275Somali CrombecSylvietta isabellina

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

276Yellow-vented EremomelaEremomela flavicrissalis
277Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialis
278Gray Wren-WarblerCalamonastes simplex
279Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
280Buff-bellied WarblerPhyllolais pulchella
281Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavida
282Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
283Pale PriniaPrinia somalica
284Red-fronted WarblerPrinia rufifrons
285Gray-capped WarblerEminia lepida
286Boran CisticolaCisticola bodessa
287Rattling CisticolaCisticola chiniana
288Ashy CisticolaCisticola cinereolus
289Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatus
290Tiny CisticolaCisticola nana
291Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
292Desert CisticolaCisticola aridulus

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

293/Eastern Olivaceous Warbler/Iduna pallida
294/Upcher's Warbler/Hippolais languida
295|Olive-tree Warbler|Hippolais olivetorum
296/Sedge Warbler/Acrocephalus schoenobaenus

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

297Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristoptera
298Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopyga
299Plain MartinRiparia paludicola
300/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia
301Rock MartinPtyonoprogne fuligula
302/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
303Ethiopian SwallowHirundo aethiopica
304Angola SwallowHirundo angolensis
305Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
306/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicum
307Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
308Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica
309Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensis

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

310Northern BrownbulPhyllastrephus strepitans
311Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

312/Willow Warbler/Phylloscopus trochilus

 
Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, and Allies: Sylviidae

313/Eurasian Blackcap/Sylvia atricapilla
314/Garden Warbler/Sylvia borin
315/Barred Warbler/Curruca nisoria
316Banded ParisomaCurruca boehmi
317/Greater Whitethroat/Curruca communis

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

318Pale White-eyeZosterops flavilateralis

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

319Rufous ChattererArgya rubiginosa
320Scaly ChattererArgya aylmeri
321Brown BabblerTurdoides plebejus

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

322Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorynchus
323Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanus

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

324Wattled StarlingCreatophora cinerea
325Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogaster
326Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morio
327Bristle-crowned StarlingOnychognathus salvadorii
328Magpie StarlingSpeculipastor bicolor
329Hildebrandt's StarlingLamprotornis hildebrandti
330Rueppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuroptera
331Golden-breasted StarlingLamprotornis regius
332Superb StarlingLamprotornis superbus
333Fischer's StarlingLamprotornis fischeri
334Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterus
335Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

336African Bare-eyed ThrushTurdus tephronotus

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

337|Spotted Flycatcher|Muscicapa striata
338Gambaga FlycatcherMuscicapa gambagae
339African Gray FlycatcherBradornis microrhynchus
340Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidus
341Southern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelaina
342/Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin/Cercotrichas galactotes
343Red-backed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas leucophrys
344White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heuglini
345Spotted Morning-ThrushCichladusa guttata
346/White-throated Robin/Irania gutturalis
347|Thrush Nightingale|Luscinia luscinia
348/Common Nightingale/Luscinia megarhynchos
349/Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush/Monticola saxatilis
350African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
351/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenanthe
352Capped WheatearOenanthe pileata
353/Isabelline Wheatear/Oenanthe isabellina
354/Pied Wheatear/Oenanthe pleschanka
355Brown-tailed ChatOenanthe scotocerca

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

356Eastern Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes orientalis
357Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
358Hunter's SunbirdChalcomitra hunteri
359Bronze SunbirdNectarinia kilimensis
360Golden-winged SunbirdDrepanorhynchus reichenowi
361Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensis
362Black-bellied SunbirdCinnyris nectarinioides
363Shining SunbirdCinnyris habessinicus
364Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

365Red-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis niger
366White-headed Buffalo-WeaverDinemellia dinemelli
367Speckle-fronted WeaverSporopipes frontalis
368White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahali
369Donaldson Smith's Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser donaldsoni
370Gray-headed Social-WeaverPseudonigrita arnaudi
371Black-capped Social-WeaverPseudonigrita cabanisi
372Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubriceps
373Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafecht
374Black-necked WeaverPloceus nigricollis
375African Golden-WeaverPloceus subaureus
376Golden Palm WeaverPloceus bojeri
377Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermedius
378Vitelline Masked-WeaverPloceus vitellinus
379Speke's WeaverPloceus spekei
380Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
381&Chestnut WeaverlPloceus rubiginosus
382&Cardinal QuelealQuelea cardinalis
383&Red-billed QuelealQuelea quelea
384&Fire-fronted BishoplEuplectes diadematus
385White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatus
386Red-cowled WidowbirdEuplectes laticauda
387Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifrons

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

388African SilverbillEuodice cantans
389Black-cheeked WaxbillBrunhilda charmosyna
390Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
391Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopyga
392QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollis
393&Cut-throatlAmadina fasciata
394Purple GrenadierGranatina ianthinogaster
395Gray-headed SilverbillOdontospiza griseicapilla
396Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalus
397Blue-capped CordonbleuUraeginthus cyanocephalus
398Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melba
399Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

400Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
401Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaea
402Steel-blue WhydahVidua hypocherina
403Straw-tailed WhydahVidua fischeri
404Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeata
405Purple IndigobirdVidua purpurascens

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

406House SparrowPasser domesticus
407Somali SparrowPasser castanopterus
408Kenya Rufous SparrowPasser rufocinctus
409Parrot-billed SparrowPasser gongonensis
410Chestnut SparrowPasser eminibey
411Yellow-spotted Bush SparrowGymnornis pyrgita

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

412Cape WagtailMotacilla capensis
413/Gray Wagtail/Motacilla cinerea
414/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flava
415African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp
416African PipitAnthus cinnamomeus
417Long-billed PipitAnthus similis
418Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrys
419/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialis
420Golden PipitTmetothylacus tenellus
421Yellow-throated LongclawMacronyx croceus

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

422African CitrilCrithagra citrinelloides
423Reichenow's SeedeaterCrithagra reichenowi
424White-bellied CanaryCrithagra dorsostriatus
425Brimstone CanaryCrithagra sulphuratus

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

426Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisi
427Golden-breasted BuntingEmberiza flaviventris
428Somali 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 Visitor59
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient9
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular8
()Breeding Season Only1
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened5
VVulnerable4
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.