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Area (SqKm):5,715
# Species:464
# Excl Vagrants:464
# Endemics:0
# Near Endemics:0
Species/100 SqKm:8.1
Habitat: Swamps, floodplain, 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.*

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Ostriches: Struthionidae

1Common OstrichStruthio camelus

 
Ducks: Anatidae

2|White-faced Whistling-Duck|Dendrocygna viduata
3|Fulvous Whistling-Duck|Dendrocygna bicolor
4White-backed DuckThalassornis leuconotus
5(Knob-billed Duck)Sarkidiornis melanotos
6(Egyptian Goose)Alopochen aegyptiaca
7Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensis
8African Pygmy-GooseNettapus auritus
9|Blue-billed Teal|Spatula hottentota
10Cape ShovelerSpatula smithii
11African Black DuckAnas sparsa
12|Yellow-billed Duck|Anas undulata
13Cape TealAnas capensis
14(Red-billed Duck)Anas erythrorhyncha
15(Southern Pochard)Netta erythrophthalma

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

16Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

17Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaena
18Coqui FrancolinCampocolinus coqui
19Orange River FrancolinScleroptera levaillantoides
20Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
21(Harlequin Quail)Coturnix delegorguei
22Red-billed SpurfowlPternistis adspersus
23Natal SpurfowlPternistis natalensis
24Swainson's SpurfowlPternistis swainsonii

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

25(Lesser Flamingo)Phoenicoparrus minor

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

26Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

27Rock PigeonColumba livia
28Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiens
29Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
30Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
31Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
32Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilos
33Namaqua DoveOena capensis
34African Green-PigeonTreron calvus

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

35Namaqua SandgrousePterocles namaqua
36Yellow-throated SandgrousePterocles gutturalis
37Double-banded SandgrousePterocles bicinctus
38Burchell's SandgrousePterocles burchelli

 
Bustards: Otididae

39Kori BustardArdeotis kori
40Denham's BustardNeotis denhami
41Red-crested BustardLophotis ruficrista
42White-quilled BustardAfrotis afraoides
43Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogaster

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

44Schalow's TuracoTauraco schalowi
45Gray Go-away-birdCrinifer concolor

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

46Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitarius
47(Black Cuckoo)Cuculus clamosus
48/Common Cuckoo/Cuculus canorus
49|African Cuckoo|Cuculus gularis
50|Black Coucal|Centropus grillii
51Coppery-tailed CoucalCentropus cupreicaudus
52Senegal CoucalCentropus senegalensis
53White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosus
54Burchell's Coucal**Centropus burchellii
55(Pied Cuckoo)Clamator jacobinus
56(Levaillant's Cuckoo)Clamator levaillantii
57(Great Spotted Cuckoo)Clamator glandarius
58Thick-billed CuckooPachycoccyx audeberti
59Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaas
60(African Emerald Cuckoo)Chrysococcyx cupreus
61(Dideric Cuckoo)Chrysococcyx caprius

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

62(Pennant-winged Nightjar)Caprimulgus vexillarius
63(Rufous-cheeked Nightjar)Caprimulgus rufigena
64(Fiery-necked Nightjar)Caprimulgus pectoralis
65Swamp NightjarCaprimulgus natalensis
66Square-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus fossii

 
Swifts: Apodidae

67Bat-like SpinetailNeafrapus boehmi
68/Common Swift/Apus apus
69African SwiftApus barbatus
70Little SwiftApus affinis
71Horus SwiftApus horus
72White-rumped SwiftApus caffer
73African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

74African RailRallus caerulescens
75Corn CrakeCrex crex
76|African Crake|Crex egregia
77Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
78(Lesser Moorhen)Gallinula angulata
79Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
80Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata
81(Allen's Gallinule)Porphyrio alleni
82African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensis
83(Striped Crake)Amaurornis marginalis
84Black CrakeZapornia flavirostra
85Baillon's CrakeZapornia pusilla

 
Flufftails: Sarothruridae

86Buff-spotted FlufftailSarothrura elegans
87Red-chested FlufftailSarothrura rufa

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

88African FinfootPodica senegalensis

 
Cranes: Gruidae

89Wattled CraneBugeranus carunculatus

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

90Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensis
91Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatus

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

92Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
93Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

94/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticula
95Three-banded PloverCharadrius tricollaris
96Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostris
97Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatus
98White-crowned LapwingVanellus albiceps
99Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatus
100Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallus
101/Caspian Plover/Anarhynchus asiaticus
102Kittlitz's PloverAnarhynchus pecuarius
103White-fronted PloverAnarhynchus marginatus

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

104Greater Painted-SnipeRostratula benghalensis

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

105Lesser JacanaMicroparra capensis
106African JacanaActophilornis africanus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

107/Great Snipe/Gallinago media
108African SnipeGallinago nigripennis
109Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolor
110/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
111Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
112/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilis
113/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareola
114/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia
115/Ruff/Calidris pugnax
116/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferruginea
117/Little Stint/Calidris minuta

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

118Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticus

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

119(Bronze-winged Courser)Rhinoptilus chalcopterus
120Three-banded CourserRhinoptilus cinctus
121Double-banded CourserSmutsornis africanus
122Temminck's CourserCursorius temminckii
123(Rock Pratincole)Glareola nuchalis
124/Black-winged Pratincole/Glareola nordmanni
125Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

126Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalus
127(African Skimmer)Rynchops flavirostris
128Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
129Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
130/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterus

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

131(African Openbill)Anastomus lamelligerus
132Black StorkCiconia nigra
133/Abdim's Stork/Ciconia abdimii
134African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelis
135/White Stork/Ciconia ciconia
136Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensis
137Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumenifer
138|Yellow-billed Stork|Mycteria ibis

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

139African DarterAnhinga rufa

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

140Long-tailed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
141Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

142(Great White Pelican)Pelecanus onocrotalus
143#Pink-backed Pelican#Pelecanus rufescens

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

144HamerkopScopus umbretta

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

145Great BitternBotaurus stellaris
146(Dwarf Bittern)Ixobrychus sturmii
147Little BitternIxobrychus minutus
148Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
149|Slaty Egret|Egretta vinaceigula
150|Black Heron|Egretta ardesiaca
151Little EgretEgretta garzetta
152White-backed Night HeronCalherodius leuconotus
153Striated HeronButorides striata
154Rufous-bellied HeronArdeola rufiventris
155Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
156(Western Cattle Egret)Bubulcus ibis
157Great EgretArdea alba
158Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhyncha
159Gray HeronArdea cinerea
160Purple HeronArdea purpurea
161Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala
162Goliath HeronArdea goliath

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

163(Glossy Ibis)Plegadis falcinellus
164African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
165Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash
166African SpoonbillPlatalea alba

 
Secretary-bird: Sagittariidae

167SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentarius

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

168/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

169Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
170African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typus
171Palm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensis
172/European Honey-buzzard/Pernis apivorus
173African Cuckoo-HawkAviceda cuculoides
174White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalis
175Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotos
176Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus
177White-backed VultureGyps africanus
178Cape GriffonGyps coprotheres
179BateleurTerathopius ecaudatus
180Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralis
181Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereus
182Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascens
183Bat HawkMacheiramphus alcinus
184Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosus
185Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalis
186/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarina
187(Wahlberg's Eagle)Hieraaetus wahlbergi
188Tawny EagleAquila rapax
189/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensis
190African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogaster
191Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicus
192Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabates
193Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabar
194African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorus
195/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus
196/Montagu's Harrier/Circus pygargus
197African GoshawkAccipiter toussenelii
198ShikraAccipiter badius
199Little SparrowhawkAccipiter minullus
200Ovambo SparrowhawkAccipiter ovampensis
201Black KiteMilvus migrans
202Yellow-billed Kite**Milvus aegyptius
203African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vocifer
204/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteo

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

205Barn OwlTyto alba

 
Owls: Strigidae

206African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensis
207Southern White-faced OwlPtilopsis granti
208Spotted Eagle-OwlBubo africanus
209Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lactea
210Pel's Fishing-OwlScotopelia peli
211Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatum
212African Barred OwletGlaucidium capense
213African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordii
214Marsh OwlAsio capensis

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

215Red-faced MousebirdUrocolius indicus

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

216Narina TrogonApaloderma narina

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

217African Hoopoe**Upupa africana

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

218Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureus
219Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelas

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

220Southern Ground-HornbillBucorvus leadbeateri
221Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatus
222Bradfield's HornbillLophoceros bradfieldi
223African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutus
224Southern Red-billed HornbillTockus rufirostris
225Southern Yellow-billed HornbillTockus leucomelas
226Trumpeter HornbillBycanistes bucinator

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

227Half-collared KingfisherAlcedo semitorquata
228Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
229(African Pygmy Kingfisher)Ispidina picta
230(Gray-headed Kingfisher)Halcyon leucocephala
231(Woodland Kingfisher)Halcyon senegalensis
232Brown-hooded KingfisherHalcyon albiventris
233Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicuti
234Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maxima
235Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

236White-fronted Bee-eaterMerops bullockoides
237Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
238Swallow-tailed Bee-eaterMerops hirundineus
239/Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/Merops persicus
240(Madagascar Bee-eater)Merops superciliosus
241/European Bee-eater/Merops apiaster
242(Southern Carmine Bee-eater)Merops nubicoides

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

243/European Roller/Coracias garrulus
244Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatus
245Racket-tailed RollerCoracias spatulatus
246(Rufous-crowned Roller)Coracias naevius
247|Broad-billed Roller|Eurystomus glaucurus

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

248Crested BarbetTrachyphonus vaillantii
249Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconus
250Pied BarbetTricholaema leucomelas
251Black-collared BarbetLybius torquatus

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

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

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

256Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescens
257Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquus
258Bennett's WoodpeckerCampethera bennettii
259Golden-tailed WoodpeckerCampethera abingoni

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

260/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanni
261Rock KestrelFalco rupicolus
262Greater KestrelFalco rupicoloides
263Dickinson's KestrelFalco dickinsoni
264Red-necked FalconFalco chicquera
265/Red-footed Falcon/Falco vespertinus
266/Amur Falcon/Falco amurensis
267/Eurasian Hobby/Falco subbuteo
268|African Hobby|Falco cuvierii
269Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus
270Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

271Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeri

 
African and Green Broadbill: Calyptomenidae

272African BroadbillSmithornis capensis

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

273White-breasted CuckooshrikeCoracina pectoralis
274|Black Cuckooshrike|Campephaga flava

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

275/Eurasian Golden Oriole/Oriolus oriolus
276#African Golden Oriole#Oriolus auratus
277African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatus

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

278Chinspot BatisBatis molitor

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

279White HelmetshrikePrionops plumatus
280Retz's HelmetshrikePrionops retzii

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

281BrubruNilaus afer
282Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cubla
283Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalus
284Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australis
285Tropical BoubouLaniarius major
286Gabon BoubouLaniarius bicolor
287Crimson-breasted GonolekLaniarius atrococcineus
288Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeTelophorus sulfureopectus
289Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchoti

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

290Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

291(African Paradise-Flycatcher)Terpsiphone viridis

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

292/Red-backed Shrike/Lanius collurio
293/Lesser Gray Shrike/Lanius minor
294Magpie ShrikeLanius melanoleuca
295Southern FiscalLanius collaris
296Souza's ShrikeLanius souzae
297White-crowned ShrikeEurocephalus anguitimens

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

298Cape CrowCorvus capensis
299Pied CrowCorvus albus

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

300Southern Black-TitMelaniparus niger
301Rufous-bellied TitMelaniparus rufiventris

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

302African Penduline-TitAnthoscopus caroli
303Southern Penduline-TitAnthoscopus minutus

 
Larks: Alaudidae

304|Dusky Lark|Pinarocorys nigricans
305Chestnut-backed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucotis
306Gray-backed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix verticalis
307Sabota LarkCalendulauda sabota
308Fawn-colored LarkCalendulauda africanoides
309Monotonous LarkMirafra passerina
310Rufous-naped LarkMirafra africana
311Flappet LarkMirafra rufocinnamomea
312Eastern Clapper LarkMirafra fasciolata
313Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinerea

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

314Cape CrombecSylvietta rufescens

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

315Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialis
316Greencap EremomelaEremomela scotops
317Burnt-neck EremomelaEremomela usticollis
318Barred Wren-WarblerCalamonastes fasciolatus
319Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
320Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavida
321Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
322Black-chested PriniaPrinia flavicans
323Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythrops
324Rattling CisticolaCisticola chiniana
325Tinkling CisticolaCisticola rufilatus
326Luapula CisticolaCisticola luapula
327Chirping CisticolaCisticola pipiens
328Piping CisticolaCisticola fulvicapilla
329Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
330Desert CisticolaCisticola aridulus

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

331Olive-tree WarblerHippolais olivetorum
332/Icterine Warbler/Hippolais icterina
333/Sedge Warbler/Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
334/Marsh Warbler/Acrocephalus palustris
335/Common Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus scirpaceus
336Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostris
337Greater Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus rufescens
338/Great Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus arundinaceus

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

339/River Warbler/Locustella fluviatilis
340Little Rush WarblerBradypterus baboecala

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

341Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopyga
342|Banded Martin|Neophedina cincta
343Plain MartinRiparia paludicola
344/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia
345Rock MartinPtyonoprogne fuligula
346Pearl-breasted SwallowHirundo dimidiata
347/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
348|White-throated Swallow|Hirundo albigularis
349Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
350/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicum
351(Greater Striped Swallow)Cecropis cucullata
352(Lesser Striped Swallow)Cecropis abyssinica
353(Rufous-chested Swallow)Cecropis semirufa
354Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensis
355|South African Swallow|Petrochelidon spilodera

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

356Yellow-bellied GreenbulChlorocichla flaviventris
357Terrestrial BrownbulPhyllastrephus terrestris
358Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus
359Black-fronted BulbulPycnonotus nigricans

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

360/Willow Warbler/Phylloscopus trochilus

 
Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, and Allies: Sylviidae

361/Garden Warbler/Sylvia borin
362Chestnut-vented WarblerCurruca subcaerulea
363/Greater Whitethroat/Curruca communis

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

364Southern Yellow White-eyeZosterops anderssoni

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

365Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineii
366Southern Pied-BabblerTurdoides bicolor
367Hartlaub's BabblerTurdoides hartlaubii
368Black-faced BabblerTurdoides melanops

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

369Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorynchus
370Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanus

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

371(Wattled Starling)Creatophora cinerea
372(Violet-backed Starling)Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
373Burchell's StarlingLamprotornis australis
374Meves's StarlingLamprotornis mevesii
375Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterus
376Sharp-tailed StarlingLamprotornis acuticaudus
377Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeus
378Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitens

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

379Groundscraper ThrushTurdus litsitsirupa
380Kurrichane ThrushTurdus libonyana

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

381/Spotted Flycatcher/Muscicapa striata
382Marico FlycatcherBradornis mariquensis
383Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidus
384Gray Tit-FlycatcherFraseria plumbeus
385Ashy FlycatcherFraseria caerulescens
386Southern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelaina
387Bearded Scrub-RobinCercotrichas quadrivirgata
388Kalahari Scrub-RobinCercotrichas paena
389Red-backed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas leucophrys
390White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heuglini
391Red-capped Robin-ChatCossypha natalensis
392Collared Palm-ThrushCichladusa arquata
393/Thrush Nightingale/Luscinia luscinia
394African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
395Southern Anteater-ChatMyrmecocichla formicivora
396Arnot's ChatMyrmecocichla arnotti
397Capped WheatearOenanthe pileata
398Familiar ChatOenanthe familiaris

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

399Collared SunbirdHedydipna collaris
400Amethyst SunbirdChalcomitra amethystina
401Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
402Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensis
403Shelley's SunbirdCinnyris shelleyi
404Purple-banded SunbirdCinnyris bifasciatus
405White-breasted SunbirdCinnyris talatala
406Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

407<Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver>Bubalornis niger
408Scaly WeaverSporopipes squamifrons
409White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahali
410Sociable WeaverPhiletairus socius
411Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubriceps
412Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis
413Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthops
414Southern Brown-throated WeaverPloceus xanthopterus
415Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermedius
416Southern Masked-WeaverPloceus velatus
417Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
418(Red-billed Quelea)Quelea quelea
419Southern Red BishopEuplectes orix
420Yellow-crowned BishopEuplectes afer
421White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatus
422Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillaris
423Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifrons

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

424Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
425Magpie MannikinSpermestes fringilloides
426Zebra WaxbillAmandava subflava
427Black-faced WaxbillBrunhilda erythronotos
428Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
429QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollis
430Cut-throatAmadina fasciata
431Red-headed FinchAmadina erythrocephala
432Violet-eared WaxbillGranatina granatina
433Southern CordonbleuUraeginthus angolensis
434Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melba
435Orange-winged PytiliaPytilia afra
436Peters's TwinspotHypargos niveoguttatus
437Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala
438Jameson's FirefinchLagonosticta rhodopareia
439Brown FirefinchLagonosticta nitidula

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

440Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
441Broad-tailed Paradise-WhydahVidua obtusa
442Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaea
443Shaft-tailed WhydahVidua regia
444Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeata
445Parasitic WeaverAnomalospiza imberbis

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

446House SparrowPasser domesticus
447Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseus
448Southern Gray-headed SparrowPasser diffusus
449Yellow-throated Bush SparrowGymnornis superciliaris

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

450Cape WagtailMotacilla capensis
451/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flava
452African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp
453African PipitAnthus cinnamomeus
454Nicholson's PipitAnthus nicholsoni
455Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrys
456Buffy PipitAnthus vaalensis
457Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
458Rosy-throated LongclawMacronyx ameliae

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

459Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicus
460Black-throated CanaryCrithagra atrogularis
461Yellow CanaryCrithagra flaviventris
462Black-eared SeedeaterCrithagra mennelli

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

463Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisi
464Golden-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 Visitor48
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient17
##Non-breeding Dispersal2
<>Erratic/Irregular1
()Breeding Season Only40
{}Casual/Vagrant9
[]Accidental2

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened8
VVulnerable7
ENEndangered5
CRCritically Endangered3

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.