OTHER COUNTRIES IN AFRICA

• Angola
• Botswana
• Egypt
• Ethiopia
• Kenya
• Madagascar
• Malawi
• Morocco
• Namibia
• Rwanda
• South Africa
• Tanzania
• Uganda
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

DISTRIBUTION CODES

Code	Description	##
E	Endemic	0
LC	Local	1
NE	Near Endemic	0
RR	Restricted Range	32

STATUS CODES

Code	Description	##
NT	Near Threatened	1
V	Vulnerable	4
EN	Endangered	4
CR	Critically Endangered	0

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.

 

List of all specialty birds in the country occurring in remote locales not typically visited by birding tours. Specialties include endemics and globally threatened, vulnerable or endangered. Table indicates 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. See sidebar for meaning of location codes and symbols associated with common names.*

1	Maccoa Duck	Oxyura maccoa		EN
2	Afep Pigeon	Columba unicincta	RR
3	Cassin's Spinetail	Neafrapus cassini	RR
4	\Streaky-breasted Flufftail\	Sarothrura boehmi	RR
5	Lesser Flamingo	Phoenicoparrus minor		V
6	Spot-breasted Ibis	Bostrychia rara	RR
7	Secretarybird	Sagittarius serpentarius		EN
8	Scissor-tailed Kite	Chelictinia riocourii		V
9	Congo Snake-Eagle	Circaetus spectabilis	RR
10	Beaudouin's Snake-Eagle	Circaetus beaudouini	RR	V
11	Southern Ground-Hornbill	Bucorvus leadbeateri	LC	V
12	Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill	Lophoceros camurus	RR
13	Swallow-tailed Bee-eater	Merops hirundineus	RR
14	Chocolate-backed Kingfisher	Halcyon badia	RR
15	Willcocks's Honeyguide	Indicator willcocksi	RR
16	Golden-crowned Woodpecker	Chloropicus xantholophus	RR
17	Buff-spotted Woodpecker	Pardipicus nivosa	RR
18	Fischer's Lovebird	Agapornis fischeri	RR	NT
19	Gray Parrot	Psittacus erithacus		EN
20	African Shrike-flycatcher	Megabyas flammulatus	RR
21	Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher	Bias musicus	RR
22	Red-eyed Puffback	Dryoscopus senegalensis	RR
23	Gray-green Bushshrike	Chlorophoneus bocagei	RR
24	Fischer's Sparrow-Lark	Eremopterix leucopareia	RR
25	Green Crombec	Sylvietta virens	RR
26	Bamboo Warbler	Locustella alfredi	RR
27	Black-collared Bulbul	Neolestes torquatus	RR
28	Red-tailed Bristlebill	Bleda syndactylus	RR
29	Brown Illadopsis	Illadopsis fulvescens	RR
30	Hartlaub's Babbler	Turdoides hartlaubii	RR
31	Brown-chested Alethe	Chamaetylas poliocephala	RR
32	Yellow-breasted Forest Robin	Stiphrornis mabirae	RR
33	Little Green Sunbird	Anthreptes seimundi	RR
34	Red-tufted Sunbird	Nectarinia johnstoni	RR
35	Gorgeous Sunbird	Cinnyris melanogastrus	RR
36	Shelley's Crimsonwing	Cryptospiza shelleyi		EN
37	Chestnut-breasted Nigrita	Nigrita bicolor	RR
38	Orange-cheeked Waxbill	Estrilda melpoda	RR
39	Quailfinch	Ortygospiza atricollis	RR

 

 *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.