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MASAI MARA

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Area (ha):664,000
Altitude (m):1500-2170
# Species:588
# Excl Vagrants:588
# Endemics:0
# Near Endemics:10
Species/100 ha:0.1
Habitat: Grassland, riverine forest, acacia woodland, swamp, escarpments, thickets, scrub

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

 
Ducks: Anatidae

2White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduata
3Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolor
4White-backed DuckThalassornis leuconotus
5Knob-billed DuckSarkidiornis melanotos
6Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
7Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensis
8African Pygmy-GooseNettapus auritus
9/Garganey/Spatula querquedula
10Blue-billed TealSpatula hottentota
11/Northern Shoveler/Spatula clypeata
12African Black DuckAnas sparsa
13Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulata
14Red-billed DuckAnas erythrorhyncha
15/Northern Pintail/Anas acuta
16/Green-winged Teal/Anas crecca
17\Southern Pochard\Netta erythrophthalma
18Maccoa DuckOxyura maccoa

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

19Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris
20Eastern Crested GuineafowlGuttera pucherani

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

21Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaena
22Coqui FrancolinCampocolinus coqui
23Red-winged FrancolinScleroptera levaillantii
24<Blue Quail>Synoicus adansonii
25Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
26<Harlequin Quail>Coturnix delegorguei
27Scaly SpurfowlPternistis squamatus
28Hildebrandt's SpurfowlPternistis hildebrandti
29Yellow-necked SpurfowlPternistis leucoscepus
30Red-necked SpurfowlPternistis afer

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

31Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
32<Lesser Flamingo>Phoenicoparrus minor

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

33Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

34Rock PigeonColumba livia
35Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
36Rameron PigeonColumba arquatrix
37Lemon DoveAplopelia larvata
38Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugens
39Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
40Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
41Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
42Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilos
43Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur afer
44Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistria
45Namaqua DoveOena capensis
46African Green-PigeonTreron calvus

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

47Yellow-throated SandgrousePterocles gutturalis
48Black-faced SandgrousePterocles decoratus

 
Bustards: Otididae

49Kori BustardArdeotis kori
50Denham's BustardNeotis denhami
51White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensis
52Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogaster
53Hartlaub's BustardLissotis hartlaubii

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

54Schalow's TuracoTauraco schalowi
55Hartlaub's TuracoTauraco hartlaubi
56Ross's TuracoMusophaga rossae
57Bare-faced Go-away-birdCrinifer personatus
58White-bellied Go-away-birdCrinifer leucogaster
59Eastern Plantain-eaterCrinifer zonurus

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

60Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitarius
61Black CuckooCuculus clamosus
62/Common Cuckoo/Cuculus canorus
63African CuckooCuculus gularis
64Black CoucalCentropus grillii
65Blue-headed CoucalCentropus monachus
66White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosus
67Green MalkohaCeuthmochares australis
68Pied CuckooClamator jacobinus
69Levaillant's CuckooClamator levaillantii
70/Great Spotted Cuckoo/Clamator glandarius
71Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaas
72African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreus
73Dideric CuckooChrysococcyx caprius

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

74\Pennant-winged Nightjar\Caprimulgus vexillarius
75/Eurasian Nightjar/Caprimulgus europaeus
76Sombre NightjarCaprimulgus fraenatus
77Montane NightjarCaprimulgus poliocephalus
78Swamp NightjarCaprimulgus natalensis
79/Plain Nightjar/Caprimulgus inornatus
80Freckled NightjarCaprimulgus tristigma
81Slender-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus clarus
82#Square-tailed Nightjar#Caprimulgus fossii

 
Swifts: Apodidae

83Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
84Mottled SwiftTachymarptis aequatorialis
85|Common Swift|Apus apus
86Nyanza SwiftApus niansae
87African SwiftApus barbatus
88Little SwiftApus affinis
89/Horus Swift/Apus horus
90White-rumped SwiftApus caffer
91African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

92African RailRallus caerulescens
93|Corn Crake|Crex crex
94African CrakeCrex egregia
95/Spotted Crake/Porzana porzana
96Lesser MoorhenGallinula angulata
97Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
98Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata
99Allen's GallinulePorphyrio alleni
100Black CrakeZapornia flavirostra
101Baillon's CrakeZapornia pusilla

 
Flufftails: Sarothruridae

102Buff-spotted FlufftailSarothrura elegans

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

103African FinfootPodica senegalensis

 
Cranes: Gruidae

104Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorum

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

105Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensis
106Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatus

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

107Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
108Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

109/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarola
110/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticula
111Three-banded PloverCharadrius tricollaris
112/Little Ringed Plover/Charadrius dubius
113Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostris
114Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatus
115Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
116Senegal LapwingVanellus lugubris
117Black-winged LapwingVanellus melanopterus
118Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatus
119Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallus
120/Caspian Plover/Anarhynchus asiaticus
121/Tibetan Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus atrifrons
122Kittlitz's PloverAnarhynchus pecuarius

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

123<Greater Painted-Snipe>Rostratula benghalensis

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

124African JacanaActophilornis africanus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

125/Eurasian Curlew/Numenius arquata
126/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosa
127/Great Snipe/Gallinago media
128African SnipeGallinago nigripennis
129/Common Snipe/Gallinago gallinago
130/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
131/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropus
132/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilis
133/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareola
134/Spotted Redshank/Tringa erythropus
135/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia
136/Ruddy Turnstone/Arenaria interpres
137/Ruff/Calidris pugnax
138/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferruginea
139/Temminck's Stint/Calidris temminckii
140/Little Stint/Calidris minuta

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

141Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticus

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

142Bronze-winged CourserRhinoptilus chalcopterus
143Three-banded CourserRhinoptilus cinctus
144Double-banded CourserSmutsornis africanus
145Temminck's CourserCursorius temminckii
146/Black-winged Pratincole/Glareola nordmanni
147Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

148Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalus
149/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon nilotica
150Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
151/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterus

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

152African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerus
153/Black Stork/Ciconia nigra
154/Abdim's Stork/Ciconia abdimii
155African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelis
156/White Stork/Ciconia ciconia
157Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensis
158Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumenifer
159Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibis

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

160African DarterAnhinga rufa

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

161Long-tailed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
162Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

163Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
164Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescens

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

165ShoebillBalaeniceps rex

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

166HamerkopScopus umbretta

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

167Dwarf BitternIxobrychus sturmii
168Little BitternIxobrychus minutus
169Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
170Black HeronEgretta ardesiaca
171Little EgretEgretta garzetta
172White-backed Night HeronCalherodius leuconotus
173Striated HeronButorides striata
174Rufous-bellied HeronArdeola rufiventris
175Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
176\Malagasy Pond-Heron\Ardeola idae
177Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
178Great EgretArdea alba
179Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhyncha
180Gray HeronArdea cinerea
181Purple HeronArdea purpurea
182Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala
183Goliath HeronArdea goliath

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

184Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
185African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
186Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash
187African SpoonbillPlatalea alba

 
Secretary-bird: Sagittariidae

188SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentarius

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

189Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
190(Scissor-tailed Kite)Chelictinia riocourii
191African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typus
192Palm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensis
193Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterus
194/European Honey-buzzard/Pernis apivorus
195\African Cuckoo-Hawk\Aviceda cuculoides
196White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalis
197Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotos
198Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus
199White-backed VultureGyps africanus
200Rueppell's GriffonGyps rueppelli
201BateleurTerathopius ecaudatus
202Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralis
203Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereus
204Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascens
205Bat HawkMacheiramphus alcinus
206Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatus
207Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosus
208Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalis
209/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarina
210/Greater Spotted Eagle/Clanga clanga
211Wahlberg's EagleHieraaetus wahlbergi
212/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatus
213Ayres's Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresii
214Tawny EagleAquila rapax
215/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensis
216/Imperial Eagle/Aquila heliaca
217Verreaux's EagleAquila verreauxii
218African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogaster
219Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicus
220Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabates
221Eastern Chanting-GoshawkMelierax poliopterus
222Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabar
223/Grasshopper Buzzard/Butastur rufipennis
224/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosus
225African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorus
226/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus
227Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
228African GoshawkAccipiter toussenelii
229ShikraAccipiter badius
230Little SparrowhawkAccipiter minullus
231Ovambo SparrowhawkAccipiter ovampensis
232Black GoshawkAccipiter melanoleucus
233/Black Kite/Milvus migrans
234African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vocifer
235|Common Buzzard|Buteo buteo
236/Long-legged Buzzard/Buteo rufinus
237Augur BuzzardButeo augur

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

238African Grass-OwlTyto capensis
239Barn OwlTyto alba

 
Owls: Strigidae

240African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensis
241Northern White-faced OwlPtilopsis leucotis
242Spotted Eagle-OwlBubo africanus
243Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lactea
244Pel's Fishing-OwlScotopelia peli
245Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatum
246African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordii
247Marsh OwlAsio capensis

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

248Speckled MousebirdColius striatus
249Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourus

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

250Narina TrogonApaloderma narina

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

251/Eurasian Hoopoe/Upupa epops
252African Hoopoe**Upupa africana

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

253Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureus
254White-headed WoodhoopoePhoeniculus bollei
255Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelas
256Abyssinian ScimitarbillRhinopomastus minor

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

257Southern Ground-HornbillBucorvus leadbeateri
258Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatus
259African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutus
260Eastern Yellow-billed HornbillTockus flavirostris
261Von der Decken's HornbillTockus deckeni
262Black-and-white-casqued HornbillBycanistes subcylindrica
263Trumpeter HornbillBycanistes bucinator

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

264Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
265African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina picta
266Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephala
267Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensis
268Brown-hooded KingfisherHalcyon albiventris
269Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicuti
270Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maxima
271Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

272White-fronted Bee-eaterMerops bullockoides
273Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
274Cinnamon-chested Bee-eaterMerops oreobates
275/White-throated Bee-eater/Merops albicollis
276/Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/Merops persicus
277\Madagascar Bee-eater\Merops superciliosus
278|European Bee-eater|Merops apiaster
279/Northern Carmine Bee-eater/Merops nubicus

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

280/European Roller/Coracias garrulus
281<Abyssinian Roller>Coracias abyssinicus
282Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatus
283Rufous-crowned RollerCoracias naevius
284Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurus

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

285Red-and-yellow BarbetTrachyphonus erythrocephalus
286D'Arnaud's BarbetTrachyphonus darnaudii
287Usambiro Barbet**Trachyphonus usambiro
288Gray-throated BarbetGymnobucco bonapartei
289Yellow-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus bilineatus
290Red-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus pusillus
291Red-fronted BarbetTricholaema diademata
292Spot-flanked BarbetTricholaema lacrymosa
293White-headed BarbetLybius leucocephalus
294Double-toothed BarbetPogonornis bidentatus

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

295Wahlberg's HoneyguideProdotiscus regulus
296Pallid HoneyguideIndicator meliphilus
297Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minor
298Scaly-throated HoneyguideIndicator variegatus
299Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicator

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

300Rufous-necked WryneckJynx ruficollis
301Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescens
302Brown-backed WoodpeckerDendropicos obsoletus
303African Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos goertae
304Mountain Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos spodocephalus
305Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquus
306Fine-banded WoodpeckerCampethera taeniolaema
307Green-backed WoodpeckerCampethera cailliautii
308Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubica
309Golden-tailed WoodpeckerCampethera abingoni

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

310Pygmy FalconPolihierax semitorquatus
311/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanni
312/Eurasian Kestrel/Falco tinnunculus
313Greater KestrelFalco rupicoloides
314Gray KestrelFalco ardosiaceus
315|Amur Falcon|Falco amurensis
316|Eleonora's Falcon|Falco eleonorae
317|Sooty Falcon|Falco concolor
318/Eurasian Hobby/Falco subbuteo
319African HobbyFalco cuvierii
320Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus
321Saker FalconFalco cherrug
322Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

323Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeri

 
Pittas: Pittidae

324\African Pitta\Pitta angolensis

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

325Gray CuckooshrikeCoracina caesia
326Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flava
327Purple-throated CuckooshrikeCampephaga quiscalina

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

328|Eurasian Golden Oriole|Oriolus oriolus
329#African Golden Oriole#Oriolus auratus
330African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatus

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

331Brown-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira cyanea
332Chinspot BatisBatis molitor

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

333Gray-crested HelmetshrikePrionops poliolophus

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

334BrubruNilaus afer
335Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cubla
336Marsh TchagraTchagra minutus
337Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalus
338Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australis
339Tropical BoubouLaniarius major
340Black-headed GonolekLaniarius erythrogaster
341Slate-colored BoubouLaniarius funebris
342Rosy-patched BushshrikeRhodophoneus cruentus
343Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeTelophorus sulfureopectus
344Black-fronted BushshrikeTelophorus nigrifrons
345Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchoti

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

346Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

347African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

348/Red-backed Shrike/Lanius collurio
349/Isabelline Shrike/Lanius isabellinus
350|Lesser Gray Shrike|Lanius minor
351Gray-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroides
352Long-tailed FiscalLanius cabanisi
353Magpie ShrikeLanius melanoleuca
354Taita FiscalLanius dorsalis
355Northern FiscalLanius humeralis
356/Woodchat Shrike/Lanius senator
357White-rumped ShrikeEurocephalus ruppelli

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

358Cape CrowCorvus capensis
359Pied CrowCorvus albus
360White-necked RavenCorvus albicollis

 
Hyliotas: Hyliotidae

361Yellow-bellied HyliotaHyliota flavigaster

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

362African Blue FlycatcherElminia longicauda

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

363White-bellied TitMelaniparus albiventris
364Red-throated TitMelaniparus fringillinus

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

365African Penduline-TitAnthoscopus caroli

 
Larks: Alaudidae

366Fischer's Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucopareia
367Fawn-colored LarkCalendulauda africanoides
368Singing BushlarkMirafra javanica
369White-tailed LarkMirafra albicauda
370Rufous-naped LarkMirafra africana
371Flappet LarkMirafra rufocinnamomea
372Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinerea
373Somali Short-toed LarkAlaudala somalica

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

374Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytii
375Moustached Grass-WarblerMelocichla mentalis

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

376Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialis
377Greencap EremomelaEremomela scotops
378White-chinned PriniaSchistolais leucopogon
379Miombo Wren-WarblerCalamonastes undosus
380Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
381Buff-bellied WarblerPhyllolais pulchella
382Black-throated ApalisApalis jacksoni
383Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavida
384Gray ApalisApalis cinerea
385Karamoja ApalisApalis karamojae
386Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
387Gray-capped WarblerEminia lepida
388Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythrops
389Trilling CisticolaCisticola woosnami
390Rock-loving CisticolaCisticola aberrans
391Rattling CisticolaCisticola chiniana
392Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatus
393Stout CisticolaCisticola robustus
394Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensis
395Tabora CisticolaCisticola angusticauda
396Siffling CisticolaCisticola brachypterus
397Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
398Desert CisticolaCisticola aridulus
399Black-backed CisticolaCisticola eximius
400Pectoral-patch CisticolaCisticola brunnescens

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

401/Eastern Olivaceous Warbler/Iduna pallida
402African Yellow-WarblerIduna natalensis
403|Olive-tree Warbler|Hippolais olivetorum
404/Icterine Warbler/Hippolais icterina
405/Sedge Warbler/Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
406/Marsh Warbler/Acrocephalus palustris
407/Common Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus scirpaceus
408Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostris
409/Great Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus arundinaceus

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

410Fan-tailed GrassbirdCatriscus brevirostris
411Highland Rush WarblerBradypterus centralis

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

412White-headed SawwingPsalidoprocne albiceps
413Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristoptera
414Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopyga
415Banded MartinNeophedina cincta
416Plain MartinRiparia paludicola
417/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia
418Rock MartinPtyonoprogne fuligula
419/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
420Angola SwallowHirundo angolensis
421Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
422/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicum
423Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
424Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica
425Rufous-chested SwallowCecropis semirufa
426Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensis

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

427Slender-billed GreenbulStelgidillas gracilirostris
428Yellow-throated GreenbulAtimastillas flavicollis
429Joyful GreenbulChlorocichla laetissima
430Yellow-whiskered GreenbulEurillas latirostris
431Cabanis's GreenbulPhyllastrephus cabanisi
432Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

433/Wood Warbler/Phylloscopus sibilatrix
434/Willow Warbler/Phylloscopus trochilus
435/Common Chiffchaff/Phylloscopus collybita

 
Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, and Allies: Sylviidae

436/Eurasian Blackcap/Sylvia atricapilla
437/Garden Warbler/Sylvia borin
438African Hill BabblerSylvia abyssinica
439/Barred Warbler/Curruca nisoria
440Banded ParisomaCurruca boehmi
441Brown ParisomaCurruca lugens
442/Greater Whitethroat/Curruca communis

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

443Northern Yellow White-eyeZosterops senegalensis

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

444Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineii
445Black-lored BabblerTurdoides sharpei

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

446Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorynchus
447Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanus

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

448Wattled StarlingCreatophora cinerea
449Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogaster
450Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morio
451Sharpe's StarlingPholia sharpii
452Hildebrandt's StarlingLamprotornis hildebrandti
453Rueppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuroptera
454Superb StarlingLamprotornis superbus
455Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

456Abyssinian ThrushTurdus abyssinicus
457African ThrushTurdus pelios

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

458African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adusta
459|Spotted Flycatcher|Muscicapa striata
460African Gray FlycatcherBradornis microrhynchus
461Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidus
462Ashy FlycatcherFraseria caerulescens
463SilverbirdMelaenornis semipartitus
464Northern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis edolioides
465Southern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelaina
466White-eyed Slaty-FlycatcherMelaenornis fischeri
467Brown-backed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas hartlaubi
468Red-backed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas leucophrys
469Cape Robin-ChatCossypha caffra
470White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heuglini
471Red-capped Robin-ChatCossypha natalensis
472Spotted Morning-ThrushCichladusa guttata
473/White-throated Robin/Irania gutturalis
474|Thrush Nightingale|Luscinia luscinia
475/Common Nightingale/Luscinia megarhynchos
476/Semicollared Flycatcher/Ficedula semitorquata
477/Common Redstart/Phoenicurus phoenicurus
478Little Rock-ThrushMonticola rufocinereus
479/Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush/Monticola saxatilis
480/Whinchat/Saxicola rubetra
481African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
482Mocking Cliff-ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
483Sooty ChatMyrmecocichla nigra
484Northern Anteater-ChatMyrmecocichla aethiops
485/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenanthe
486Capped WheatearOenanthe pileata
487/Isabelline Wheatear/Oenanthe isabellina
488/Pied Wheatear/Oenanthe pleschanka
489Familiar ChatOenanthe familiaris

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

490Eastern Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes orientalis
491Collared SunbirdHedydipna collaris
492Green-headed SunbirdCyanomitra verticalis
493Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivacea
494Amethyst SunbirdChalcomitra amethystina
495Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
496Bronze SunbirdNectarinia kilimensis
497Malachite SunbirdNectarinia famosa
498Golden-winged SunbirdDrepanorhynchus reichenowi
499Northern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris reichenowi
500Beautiful SunbirdCinnyris pulchellus
501Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensis
502Red-chested SunbirdCinnyris erythrocercus
503Purple-banded SunbirdCinnyris bifasciatus
504Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus
505Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

506Red-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis niger
507White-headed Buffalo-WeaverDinemellia dinemelli
508Speckle-fronted WeaverSporopipes frontalis
509White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahali
510Rufous-tailed WeaverHisturgops ruficauda
511Gray-headed Social-WeaverPseudonigrita arnaudi
512Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubriceps
513Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafecht
514Little WeaverPloceus luteolus
515Black-necked WeaverPloceus nigricollis
516Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis
517Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthops
518Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermedius
519Vitelline Masked-WeaverPloceus vitellinus
520Speke's WeaverPloceus spekei
521Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
522<Chestnut Weaver>Ploceus rubiginosus
523Brown-capped WeaverPloceus insignis
524<Cardinal Quelea>Quelea cardinalis
525<Red-billed Quelea>Quelea quelea
526Southern Red BishopEuplectes orix
527Yellow BishopEuplectes capensis
528White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatus
529Yellow-mantled WidowbirdEuplectes macroura
530Red-cowled WidowbirdEuplectes laticauda
531Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillaris
532Jackson's WidowbirdEuplectes jacksoni
533Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifrons

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

534Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
535Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolor
536African SilverbillEuodice cantans
537Yellow-bellied WaxbillCoccopygia quartinia
538Green-backed TwinspotMandingoa nitidula
539Zebra WaxbillAmandava subflava
540Gray-headed NigritaNigrita canicapillus
541Black-faced WaxbillBrunhilda erythronotos
542Fawn-breasted WaxbillEstrilda paludicola
543Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
544Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopyga
545QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollis
546<Cut-throat>Amadina fasciata
547Purple GrenadierGranatina ianthinogaster
548Gray-headed SilverbillOdontospiza griseicapilla
549Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalus
550Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melba
551Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala
552African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricata

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

553Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
554Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaea
555Straw-tailed WhydahVidua fischeri
556Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeata
557Parasitic WeaverAnomalospiza imberbis

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

558House SparrowPasser domesticus
559Kenya Rufous SparrowPasser rufocinctus
560Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseus
561Swahili SparrowPasser suahelicus
562Chestnut SparrowPasser eminibey
563Yellow-spotted Bush SparrowGymnornis pyrgita

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

564Cape WagtailMotacilla capensis
565Mountain WagtailMotacilla clara
566/Gray Wagtail/Motacilla cinerea
567/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flava
568African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp
569African PipitAnthus cinnamomeus
570Long-billed PipitAnthus similis
571Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrys
572/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialis
573/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinus
574Bush PipitAnthus caffer
575Yellow-throated LongclawMacronyx croceus
576Pangani LongclawMacronyx aurantiigula
577Rosy-throated LongclawMacronyx ameliae

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

578Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicus
579African CitrilCrithagra citrinelloides
580Southern CitrilCrithagra hypostictus
581Reichenow's SeedeaterCrithagra reichenowi
582White-bellied CanaryCrithagra dorsostriatus
583Southern Grosbeak-CanaryCrithagra buchanani
584Brimstone CanaryCrithagra sulphuratus
585Streaky SeedeaterCrithagra striolatus
586Thick-billed SeedeaterCrithagra burtoni

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

587Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisi
588Golden-breasted BuntingEmberiza flaviventris

 

 *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 Visitor87
\\Austral Visitor6
||Transient12
##Non-breeding Dispersal2
<>Erratic/Irregular8
()Breeding Season Only1
{}Casual/Vagrant2
[]Accidental1

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened13
VVulnerable9
ENEndangered10
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.