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ARUSHA NATIONAL PARK

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Area (SqKm):542
Altitude (m):1500-4566
# Species:599
# Excl Vagrants:599
# Endemics:4
# Near Endemics:16
Species/100 SqKm:110.5
Habitat: Savanna, swamps, lakes, rainforest

SPECIALTY BIRDS LIST

List of species at this locale that are endemic (E), near endemic (NE), have restricted ranges in the country (RR), or that occur only locally (LC) in the country excluding vagrants and accidentals. Table also shows species with globally threatened or endangered status according to the IUCN.*

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1Cape TealAnas capensisRR 
2Maccoa DuckOxyura maccoaRREN
3Vulturine GuineafowlAcryllium vulturinumRR 
4Eastern Crested GuineafowlGuttera pucheraniNE 
5Shelley's FrancolinScleroptera shelleyiRR 
6Gray-breasted SpurfowlPternistis rufopictusE 
7Red-necked SpurfowlPternistis aferLC 
8<Lesser Flamingo>Phoenicoparrus minor V
9Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugensRR 
10Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur aferRR 
11Kori BustardArdeotis kori NT
12Schalow's TuracoTauraco schalowiRR 
13Hartlaub's TuracoTauraco hartlaubiRR 
14Black CoucalCentropus grilliiLC 
15Montane NightjarCaprimulgus poliocephalusRR 
16Mottled SpinetailTelacanthura ussheriLC 
17Scarce SwiftSchoutedenapus myoptilusRR 
18African SwiftApus barbatusRR 
19(Horus Swift)Apus horusRR 
20Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorum EN
21Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaLC 
22Black-winged LapwingVanellus melanopterusRR 
23/Eurasian Curlew/Numenius arquata NT
24/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosa NT
25/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferruginea NT
26Double-banded CourserSmutsornis africanusLC 
27African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelis NT
28ShoebillBalaeniceps rexRRV
29\Malagasy Pond-Heron\Ardeola idae EN
30SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentarius EN
31Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatusRRNT
32Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterus EN
33White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalis CR
34Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotos EN
35Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus CR
36White-backed VultureGyps africanus CR
37Rueppell's GriffonGyps rueppelli CR
38BateleurTerathopius ecaudatus EN
39Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascensRR 
40Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatus NT
41Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosus EN
42Tawny EagleAquila rapax V
43/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensis EN
44/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus NT
45Little SparrowhawkAccipiter minullusLC 
46Rufous-chested SparrowhawkAccipiter rufiventrisRR 
47Mountain BuzzardButeo oreophilus NT
48White-headed MousebirdColius leucocephalusRR 
49Southern Ground-HornbillBucorvus leadbeateriLCV
50Tanzanian Red-billed HornbillTockus ruahaeE 
51Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maximaLC 
52Cinnamon-chested Bee-eaterMerops oreobatesRR 
53Rufous-crowned RollerCoracias naeviusLC 
54White-eared BarbetStactolaema leucotisRR 
55Green-backed HoneyguideProdotiscus zambesiaeLC 
56Wahlberg's HoneyguideProdotiscus regulusLC 
57African Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos goertaeRR 
58Mountain Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos spodocephalusRR 
59Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquusLC 
60Red-necked FalconFalco chicquera NT
61|Sooty Falcon|Falco concolor V
62Fischer's LovebirdAgapornis fischeri NT
63Yellow-collared LovebirdAgapornis personatusE 
64Red-fronted ParrotPoicephalus gulielmiRR 
65African BroadbillSmithornis capensisLC 
66Purple-throated CuckooshrikeCampephaga quiscalinaRR 
67Short-tailed BatisBatis mixtaNE 
68Pygmy BatisBatis perkeoRR 
69Cape CrowCorvus capensisRR 
70White-tailed Blue FlycatcherElminia albicaudaRR 
71Red-throated TitMelaniparus fringillinusNE 
72Red-winged LarkMirafra hypermetraRR 
73Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinereaRR 
74<Short-tailed Lark>Pseudalaemon fremantliiRR 
75Somali Short-toed LarkAlaudala somalicaRR 
76Northern CrombecSylvietta brachyuraRR 
77Gray ApalisApalis cinereaRR 
78Brown-headed ApalisApalis alticolaRR 
79Ashy CisticolaCisticola cinereolusRR 
80Stout CisticolaCisticola robustusRR 
81Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopygaLC 
82Stripe-cheeked GreenbulArizelocichla milanjensis NT
83Northern BrownbulPhyllastrephus strepitansRR 
84Brown Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus umbrovirensRR 
85Brown ParisomaCurruca lugensRR 
86Mbulu White-eyeZosterops mbuluensisNE 
87Kilimanjaro White-eyeZosterops eurycricotusE 
88Northern Pied-BabblerTurdoides hypoleucaNE 
89Sharpe's StarlingPholia sharpiiRR 
90Abbott's StarlingPoeoptera femoralisNEEN
91Kenrick's StarlingPoeoptera kenrickiNE 
92Hildebrandt's StarlingLamprotornis hildebrandtiNE 
93Ashy StarlingLamprotornis unicolorNE 
94Fischer's StarlingLamprotornis fischeriRR 
95Rueppell's Robin-ChatCossypha semirufaRR 
96Little Rock-ThrushMonticola rufocinereusRR 
97Northern Anteater-ChatMyrmecocichla aethiopsRR 
98Familiar ChatOenanthe familiarisLC 
99Tacazze SunbirdNectarinia tacazzeRR 
100Red-tufted SunbirdNectarinia johnstoniRR 
101Golden-winged SunbirdDrepanorhynchus reichenowiRR 
102Eastern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris mediocrisNE 
103Speckle-fronted WeaverSporopipes frontalisLC 
104Rufous-tailed WeaverHisturgops ruficaudaNE 
105Little WeaverPloceus luteolusLC 
106Taveta Golden-WeaverPloceus castaneicepsNE 
107Black BishopEuplectes gierowiiLC 
108Jackson's WidowbirdEuplectes jacksoniNENT
109Green-backed TwinspotMandingoa nitidulaLC 
110Abyssinian CrimsonwingCryptospiza salvadoriiRR 
111Gray-headed NigritaNigrita canicapillusRR 
112Peters's TwinspotHypargos niveoguttatusLC 
113Jameson's FirefinchLagonosticta rhodopareiaLC 
114Kenya Rufous SparrowPasser rufocinctusNE 
115Swahili SparrowPasser suahelicusNE 
116Bush PipitAnthus cafferLC 
117Rosy-throated LongclawMacronyx ameliaeRR 
118Oriole FinchLinurgus olivaceusLC 
119Southern Grosbeak-CanaryCrithagra buchananiNE 

 

 *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 Visitor19
\\Austral Visitor4
||Transient3
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular5
()Breeding Season Only3
{}Casual/Vagrant4
[]Accidental4

DISTRIBUTION CODES

CodeDescription##
EEndemic31
LCLocal47
NENear Endemic31
RRRestricted Range277

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened13
VVulnerable5
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.