TANZANIA BIRD CHECKLIST

Accessible Species

AFRICA TANZANIA

Area (SqMi):365,755
# Species:1119
# Excl Vagrants:1086
# Endemics:31
# Near Endemics:35
Species/1000 SqMi:3.0

OTHER COUNTRIES IN AFRICA

BIRDING LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor102
\\Austral Visitor5
||Transient16
##Non-breeding Dispersal1
<>Erratic/Irregular14
()Breeding Season Only3
{}Casual/Vagrant17
[]Accidental16

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened26
VVulnerable14
ENEndangered17
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.

List of all species in the country occurring in locales typically visited by birding tours. 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.*

color codes

 
Ostriches: Struthionidae

1Common OstrichStruthio camelusMany

 
Ducks: Anatidae

2White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduataMany
3Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorMany
4White-backed DuckThalassornis leuconotusMany
5Knob-billed DuckSarkidiornis melanotosMany
6Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaMany
7Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisMany
8\African Pygmy-Goose\Nettapus auritusLMNP,NGC,NGCR,SNP
TGNP
9/Garganey/Spatula querquedulaANP,LMNP,NGC,SNP
TGNP
10Blue-billed TealSpatula hottentotaMany
11[Cape Shoveler]Spatula smithii 
12/Northern Shoveler/Spatula clypeataMany
13/Eurasian Wigeon/Mareca penelopeNGC,NSNP,SNP
14African Black DuckAnas sparsaANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
SNP
15Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulataMany
16Cape TealAnas capensisMany
17Red-billed DuckAnas erythrorhynchaMany
18/Northern Pintail/Anas acutaMany
19/Green-winged Teal/Anas creccaANP,LMNP,NGC,SNP
20\Southern Pochard\Netta erythrophthalmaANP,LMNP,NGC,SNP
TGNP
21{Common Pochard}Aythya ferina 
22Maccoa DuckOxyura maccoaANP,LMNP,NGC,SNP
TGNP

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

23Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisMany
24Vulturine GuineafowlAcryllium vulturinumANP,LMNP,TGNP
25Eastern Crested GuineafowlGuttera pucheraniMany
26Southern Crested GuineafowlGuttera edouardi 

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

27Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaenaMany
28Coqui FrancolinCampocolinus coquiMany
29Red-winged FrancolinScleroptera levaillantiiNSNP,SNP,SSNP
30Shelley's FrancolinScleroptera shelleyiMany
31<Blue Quail>Synoicus adansoniiSNP,TGNP
32(Common Quail)Coturnix coturnixMany
33Harlequin QuailCoturnix delegorgueiMany
34Scaly SpurfowlPternistis squamatusMany
35Hildebrandt's SpurfowlPternistis hildebrandtiMany
36Yellow-necked SpurfowlPternistis leucoscepusMany
37Gray-breasted SpurfowlPternistis rufopictusMany
38Red-necked SpurfowlPternistis aferMany

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

39Rock PigeonColumba liviaMany
40Speckled PigeonColumba guineaMany
41Rameron PigeonColumba arquatrixMany
42Eastern Bronze-naped PigeonColumba delegorgueiANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
43Lemon DoveAplopelia larvataANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
SNP
44[European Turtle-Dove]Streptopelia turtur 
45Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugensMany
46Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiensMany
47Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquataMany
48Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicolaMany
49Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensisMany
50Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilosMany
51Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur aferANP,LMNP,SNP,TGNP
52Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistriaMany
53Namaqua DoveOena capensisMany
54Pemba Green-PigeonTreron pembaensis 
55African Green-PigeonTreron calvusMany

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

56Chestnut-bellied SandgrousePterocles exustusMany
57Yellow-throated SandgrousePterocles gutturalisMany
58Black-faced SandgrousePterocles decoratusMany

 
Bustards: Otididae

59Kori BustardArdeotis koriMany
60Denham's BustardNeotis denhamiSNP,TGNP
61White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensisMany
62Buff-crested BustardLophotis gindianaMany
63Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogasterMany
64Hartlaub's BustardLissotis hartlaubiiMany

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

65Bare-faced Go-away-birdCrinifer personatusMany
66Gray Go-away-birdCrinifer concolorSNP
67White-bellied Go-away-birdCrinifer leucogasterMany
68Eastern Plantain-eaterCrinifer zonurusNSNP,SNP,SSNP
69Purple-crested TuracoGallirex porphyreolophusANP,LMNP,NGC,TGNP
70Ross's TuracoTauraco rossaeNSNP,SNP
71Schalow's TuracoTauraco schalowiMany
72Hartlaub's TuracoTauraco hartlaubiMany
73Fischer's TuracoTauraco fischeri 
74Livingstone's TuracoTauraco livingstonii 

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

75Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitariusMany
76Black CuckooCuculus clamosusMany
77/Common Cuckoo/Cuculus canorusMany
78African CuckooCuculus gularisMany
79/Lesser Cuckoo/Cuculus poliocephalus 
80Black CoucalCentropus grilliiMany
81White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosusMany
82Blue MalkohaCeuthmochares aereus 
83Green MalkohaCeuthmochares australisANP
84Pied CuckooClamator jacobinusMany
85Levaillant's CuckooClamator levaillantiiMany
86/Great Spotted Cuckoo/Clamator glandariusMany
87Thick-billed CuckooPachycoccyx audeberti 
88Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaasMany
89African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreusMany
90Dideric CuckooChrysococcyx capriusMany
91\Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo\Cercococcyx montanus 

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

92Pennant-winged NightjarCaprimulgus vexillariusLMNP,SNP,TGNP
93{Standard-winged Nightjar}Caprimulgus longipennis 
94/Eurasian Nightjar/Caprimulgus europaeusANP,LMNP,NGC,TGNP
95Sombre NightjarCaprimulgus fraenatusANP,LMNP,NSNP,SNP
96Donaldson Smith's NightjarCaprimulgus donaldsoniLP,TGNP
97Fiery-necked NightjarCaprimulgus pectoralisSNP,TGNP
98Montane NightjarCaprimulgus poliocephalusMany
99Swamp NightjarCaprimulgus natalensisSNP
100/Plain Nightjar/Caprimulgus inornatusTGNP
101Freckled NightjarCaprimulgus tristigmaMany
102Slender-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus clarusMany
103Square-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus fossiiMany

 
Swifts: Apodidae

104Mottled SpinetailTelacanthura ussheriMany
105Scarce SwiftSchoutedenapus myoptilusMany
106Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melbaMany
107Mottled SwiftTachymarptis aequatorialisMany
108/Common Swift/Apus apusMany
109Nyanza SwiftApus niansaeMany
110African SwiftApus barbatusMany
111Little SwiftApus affinisMany
112\Horus Swift\Apus horusMany
113White-rumped SwiftApus cafferMany
114African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvusMany

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

115African RailRallus caerulescensANP,LMNP,NGC,SNP
TGNP
116|Corn Crake|Crex crexANP,SNP,TGNP
117\African Crake\Crecopsis egregiaMany
118Lesser MoorhenGallinula angulataMany
119Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropusMany
120Red-knobbed CootFulica cristataMany
121Allen's GallinulePorphyrio alleniANP,NGC,SNP,TGNP
122African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensisANP,LMNP,NGC,SNP
TGNP
123Black CrakeZapornia flavirostraMany
124Baillon's CrakeZapornia pusillaSNP,SSNP

 
Flufftails: Sarothruridae

125Buff-spotted FlufftailSarothrura elegansLP
126Red-chested FlufftailSarothrura rufaANP
127Chestnut-headed FlufftailSarothrura lugens 

 
Cranes: Gruidae

128Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorumMany

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

129Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensisMany
130Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatusMany
131{Eurasian Thick-knee}Burhinus oedicnemus 

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

132Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopusMany
133Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaMany

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

134/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarolaANP,NGC,SNP
135Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulva 
136/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticulaMany
137/Forbes's Plover/Thinornis forbesi 
138Three-banded PloverThinornis tricollarisMany
139/Little Ringed Plover/Thinornis dubiusANP,LMNP,NGC,SNP
TGNP
140Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostrisMany
141Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatusMany
142Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosusMany
143Black-headed LapwingVanellus tectus 
144White-crowned LapwingVanellus albicepsSNP
145Senegal LapwingVanellus lugubrisMany
146Black-winged LapwingVanellus melanopterusMany
147Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatusMany
148Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallusMany
149/Brown-chested Lapwing/Vanellus superciliosusNSNP,SNP
150/Caspian Plover/Anarhynchus asiaticusMany
151/Tibetan Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus atrifronsANP,LMNP,NGC,SNP
TGNP
152/Greater Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus leschenaultiiANP,LMNP,TGNP
153Kittlitz's PloverAnarhynchus pecuariusMany
154Chestnut-banded PloverAnarhynchus pallidusMany
155White-fronted PloverAnarhynchus marginatusSNP

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

156\Greater Painted-Snipe\Rostratula benghalensisMany

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

157Lesser JacanaMicroparra capensisTGNP
158African JacanaActophilornis africanusMany

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

159/Eurasian Whimbrel/Numenius phaeopusANP,NGC,SNP
160/Eurasian Curlew/Numenius arquataANP,LMNP,NGC,SNP
SSNP
161/Bar-tailed Godwit/Limosa lapponica 
162/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosaANP,LMNP,NGC,SNP
TGNP
163/Jack Snipe/Lymnocryptes minimusSNP
164/Great Snipe/Gallinago media 
165African SnipeGallinago nigripennisMany
166/Common Snipe/Gallinago gallinagoMany
167/Red-necked Phalarope/Phalaropus lobatus 
168/Terek Sandpiper/Xenus cinereusNGC,SNP
169/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucosMany
170/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropusMany
171/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilisMany
172/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareolaMany
173/Common Redshank/Tringa totanusSNP,TGNP
174/Spotted Redshank/Tringa erythropusMany
175/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebulariaMany
176/Ruddy Turnstone/Arenaria interpresLMNP,SNP
177[Red Knot]Calidris canutus 
178/Ruff/Calidris pugnaxMany
179/Broad-billed Sandpiper/Calidris falcinellusSNP
180/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferrugineaMany
181/Temminck's Stint/Calidris temminckiiMany
182{Long-toed Stint}Calidris subminuta 
183/Sanderling/Calidris albaNGC,SNP
184/Little Stint/Calidris minutaMany
185[Pectoral Sandpiper]Calidris melanotosLMNP

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

186Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticusMany
187Quail-ploverOrtyxelos meiffreniiTGNP

 
Crab Plover: Dromadidae

188Crab-PloverDromas ardeola 

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

189Double-banded CourserSmutsornis africanusMany
190Bronze-winged CourserRhinoptilus chalcopterusLMNP,NGC,SNP,SSNP
TGNP
191Three-banded CourserRhinoptilus cinctusMany
192Temminck's CourserCursorius temminckiiMany
193|Black-winged Pratincole|Glareola nordmanniNGC
194Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincolaMany

 
Skuas and Jaegers: Stercorariidae

195[Long-tailed Jaeger]Stercorarius longicaudus 
196[Parasitic Jaeger]Stercorarius parasiticus 
197/Pomarine Jaeger/Stercorarius pomarinus 

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

198Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus geneiLMNP
199/Black-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus ridibundusMany
200Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalusMany
201Sooty GullIchthyaetus hemprichii 
202[Kelp Gull]Larus dominicanus 
203Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusMany
204African SkimmerRynchops flavirostrisLMNP,NGC,SNP,TGNP
205Brown NoddyAnous stolidus 
206Lesser NoddyAnous tenuirostris 
207Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatus 
208Bridled TernOnychoprion anaethetus 
209{Little Tern}Sternula albifrons 
210/Saunders's Tern/Sternula saundersi 
211/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon niloticaMany
212/Caspian Tern/Hydroprogne caspia 
213Whiskered TernChlidonias hybridaMany
214/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterusMany
215<Roseate Tern>Sterna dougallii 
216/Common Tern/Sterna hirundoSNP
217White-cheeked TernSterna repressa 
218[Black-naped Tern]Sterna sumatrana 
219/Lesser Crested Tern/Thalasseus bengalensis 
220/Sandwich Tern/Thalasseus sandvicensis 
221Great Crested TernThalasseus bergii 

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

222Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusMany
223<Lesser Flamingo>Phoenicoparrus minorMany

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

224Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisMany
225Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusANP,LMNP,NGC,SNP
226Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollisMany

 
Tropicbirds: Phaethontidae

227[White-tailed Tropicbird]Phaethon lepturus 

 
Albatrosses: Diomedeidae

228{White-capped Albatross}Thalassarche cauta 

 
Southern Storm-Petrels: Oceanitidae

229[White-bellied Storm-Petrel]Fregetta grallaria 

 
Shearwaters and Petrels: Procellariidae

230{Southern Giant-Petrel}Macronectes giganteus 
231{Wedge-tailed Shearwater}Ardenna pacificus 

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

232African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerusMany
233/Black Stork/Ciconia nigraMany
234/Abdim's Stork/Ciconia abdimiiMany
235African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelisMany
236/White Stork/Ciconia ciconiaMany
237Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensisMany
238Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumeniferMany
239Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibisMany

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

240[Lesser Frigatebird]Fregata ariel 
241/Great Frigatebird/Fregata minor 

 
Boobies and Gannets: Sulidae

242{Cape Gannet}Morus capensis 
243[Red-footed Booby]Sula sula 
244[Brown Booby]Sula leucogaster 
245Masked BoobySula dactylatra 

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

246African DarterAnhinga rufaMany

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

247Reed CormorantMicrocarbo africanusMany
248Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboMany

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

249Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusMany
250African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicusMany
251Olive IbisBostrychia olivacea 
252Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedashMany
253African SpoonbillPlatalea albaMany

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

254Dwarf BitternBotaurus sturmiiMany
255Little BitternBotaurus minutusANP,LMNP,NGC,SNP
TGNP
256Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxMany
257Black HeronEgretta ardesiacaMany
258Little EgretEgretta garzettaMany
259White-backed Night HeronCalherodius leuconotusANP,LMNP,NGC
260Little HeronButorides atricapillaMany
261Rufous-bellied HeronArdeola rufiventrisMany
262Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesMany
263\Malagasy Pond-Heron\Ardeola idaeANP,LMNP,NGC,NSNP
TGNP
264Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibisMany
265Great EgretArdea albaMany
266Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhynchaMany
267Gray HeronArdea cinereaMany
268Purple HeronArdea purpureaMany
269Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephalaMany
270Goliath HeronArdea goliathMany

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

271HamerkopScopus umbrettaMany

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

272ShoebillBalaeniceps rexMany

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

273Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalusMany
274Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescensMany

 
Secretary-bird: Sagittariidae

275SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentariusMany

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

276/Osprey/Pandion haliaetusMany

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

277Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleusMany
278African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typusMany
279Palm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensisMany
280Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatusANP,LP,NGC,NSNP
SNP
281Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterusMany
282African Cuckoo-HawkAviceda cuculoidesMany
283/European Honey-buzzard/Pernis apivorusMany
284White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalisMany
285Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotosMany
286Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachusMany
287White-backed VultureGyps africanusMany
288Rueppell's GriffonGyps rueppelliMany
289BateleurTerathopius ecaudatusMany
290Western Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascensMany
291Southern Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus fasciolatus 
292Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralisMany
293{Short-toed Snake-Eagle}Circaetus gallicusANP
294Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereusMany
295Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatusMany
296Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosusMany
297Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalisMany
298/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarinaMany
299[Greater Spotted Eagle]Clanga clangaLMNP
300Wahlberg's EagleHieraaetus wahlbergiMany
301/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatusMany
302Ayres's Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresiiMany
303Tawny EagleAquila rapaxMany
304/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensisMany
305/Imperial Eagle/Aquila heliacaMany
306Verreaux's EagleAquila verreauxiiMany
307African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogasterMany
308Bat HawkMacheiramphus alcinusANP,LMNP,NGCR,SNP
TGNP
309Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabarMany
310Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabatesMany
311Eastern Chanting-GoshawkMelierax poliopterusMany
312Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicusMany
313African GoshawkAerospiza tousseneliiMany
314Little SparrowhawkTachyspiza minullusMany
315ShikraTachyspiza badiusMany
316/Levant Sparrowhawk/Tachyspiza brevipesSNP,SSNP
317Ovambo SparrowhawkAccipiter ovampensisMany
318{Eurasian Sparrowhawk}Accipiter nisusNGC
319Rufous-breasted SparrowhawkAccipiter rufiventrisANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
SNP
320Black GoshawkAstur melanoleucusANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
SNP
321/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosusMany
322African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusMany
323/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourusMany
324Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargusMany
325Black KiteMilvus migransMany
326African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vociferMany
327/Grasshopper Buzzard/Butastur rufipennisANP,LMNP,NGC,SNP
TGNP
328/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteoMany
329Mountain BuzzardButeo oreophilusMany
330/Long-legged Buzzard/Buteo rufinusLMNP,LP,NGC,SNP
331Augur BuzzardButeo augurMany

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

332African Grass-OwlTyto capensisSNP,TGNP
333Western Barn OwlTyto albaMany

 
Owls: Strigidae

334Sokoke Scops-OwlOtus ireneae 
335Pemba Scops-OwlOtus pembaensis 
336African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensisMany
337Southern White-faced OwlPtilopsis grantiSNP,TGNP
338Spotted Eagle-OwlBubo africanusMany
339Fraser's Eagle-OwlKetupa poensis 
340Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lacteaMany
341Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatumMany
342African Barred OwletGlaucidium capenseSNP,TGNP
343African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordiiANP,LMNP,NGC,SNP
TGNP
344{Short-eared Owl}Asio flammeus 
345Marsh OwlAsio capensisMany

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

346Speckled MousebirdColius striatusMany
347White-headed MousebirdColius leucocephalusMany
348Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourusMany

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

349Narina TrogonApaloderma narinaANP,LMNP,NGC,SNP
350Bar-tailed TrogonApaloderma vittatumANP,NGC

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

351Common HoopoeUpupa epopsMany

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

352Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureusMany
353White-headed WoodhoopoePhoeniculus bolleiNGC
354Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelasMany
355Abyssinian ScimitarbillRhinopomastus minorMany

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

356Southern Ground-HornbillBucorvus leadbeateriMany
357Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatusMany
358African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutusMany
359Pale-billed HornbillLophoceros pallidirostris 
360Northern Red-billed HornbillTockus erythrorhynchusMany
361Tanzanian Red-billed HornbillTockus ruahaeMany
362Eastern Yellow-billed HornbillTockus flavirostrisANP,LMNP,SNP,TGNP
363Von der Decken's HornbillTockus deckeniMany
364Silvery-cheeked HornbillBycanistes brevisMany
365Black-and-white-casqued HornbillBycanistes subcylindricaSNP
366Trumpeter HornbillBycanistes bucinatorANP,LMNP,NGC,TGNP

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

367White-fronted Bee-eaterMerops bullockoidesMany
368Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillusMany
369Cinnamon-chested Bee-eaterMerops oreobatesMany
370Swallow-tailed Bee-eaterMerops hirundineusSNP
371{Somali Bee-eater}Merops revoilii 
372/White-throated Bee-eater/Merops albicollisMany
373/Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/Merops persicusMany
374\Olive Bee-eater\Merops superciliosusMany
375/European Bee-eater/Merops apiasterMany
376/Northern Carmine Bee-eater/Merops nubicusLMNP,SNP,TGNP

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

377Half-collared KingfisherAlcedo semitorquata 
378Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatusMany
379African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina pictaMany
380Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephalaMany
381Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensisMany
382Mangrove KingfisherHalcyon senegaloides 
383Brown-hooded KingfisherHalcyon albiventrisMany
384Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicutiMany
385Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maximaMany
386Pied KingfisherCeryle rudisMany

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

387/European Roller/Coracias garrulusMany
388Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatusMany
389Racket-tailed RollerCoracias spatulatusSNP
390Purple RollerCoracias naeviusMany
391Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurusMany

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

392Crested BarbetTrachyphonus vaillantiiLMNP,TGNP
393Red-and-yellow BarbetTrachyphonus erythrocephalusMany
394D'Arnaud's BarbetTrachyphonus darnaudiiMany
395Green BarbetCryptolybia olivacea 
396White-eared BarbetStactolaema leucotisMany
397Green TinkerbirdPogoniulus simplex 
398Moustached TinkerbirdPogoniulus leucomystaxANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
399Yellow-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus bilineatusNSNP,SNP,TGNP
400Northern Red-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus uropygialisMany
401Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconus 
402Red-fronted BarbetTricholaema diademataMany
403Miombo BarbetTricholaema frontataSNP
404Spot-flanked BarbetTricholaema lacrymosaMany
405Black-throated BarbetTricholaema melanocephalaMany
406White-headed BarbetLybius leucocephalusMany
407Black-collared BarbetLybius torquatus 
408Brown-breasted BarbetPogonornis melanopterusANP,LMNP,LP,SNP
409Double-toothed BarbetPogonornis bidentatusSNP,SSNP

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

410Green-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus zambesiaeANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
411Brown-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus regulusANP,LP,NGC,SNP
TGNP
412Pallid HoneyguideIndicator meliphilusMany
413Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minorMany
414Scaly-throated HoneyguideIndicator variegatusMany
415Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicatorMany

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

416Red-throated WryneckJynx ruficollis 
417Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquusMany
418Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescensMany
419Brown-backed WoodpeckerDendropicos obsoletusLMNP,NGC,NGCR,SNP
420African Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos goertaeMany
421Mountain Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos spodocephalusMany
422Olive WoodpeckerDendropicos griseocephalus 
423Green-backed WoodpeckerCampethera cailliautiiNSNP,SNP,TGNP
424Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubicaMany
425Bennett's WoodpeckerCampethera bennettii 
426Golden-tailed WoodpeckerCampethera abingoniMany
427Mombasa WoodpeckerCampethera mombassica 

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

428Pygmy FalconPolihierax semitorquatusMany
429/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanniMany
430/Eurasian Kestrel/Falco tinnunculusMany
431Rock KestrelFalco rupicolusOLD,SNP
432Greater KestrelFalco rupicoloidesMany
433Fox KestrelFalco alopexLP
434Gray KestrelFalco ardosiaceusMany
435Dickinson's KestrelFalco dickinsoniSNP,TGNP
436Red-necked FalconFalco chicqueraANP,NGC,SNP,SSNP
TGNP
437/Red-footed Falcon/Falco vespertinusSNP,TGNP
438|Amur Falcon|Falco amurensisMany
439/Eleonora's Falcon/Falco eleonoraeSNP,TGNP
440|Sooty Falcon|Falco concolorMany
441/Eurasian Hobby/Falco subbuteoMany
442African HobbyFalco cuvieriiMany
443Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusMany
444{Saker Falcon}Falco cherrug 
445/Peregrine Falcon/Falco peregrinusMany

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

446Fischer's LovebirdAgapornis fischeriMany
447Yellow-collared LovebirdAgapornis personatusMany

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

448Brown-necked ParrotPoicephalus fuscicollisSNP
449Red-fronted ParrotPoicephalus gulielmiMany
450Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeriMany
451Brown-headed ParrotPoicephalus cryptoxanthusSNP
452Red-bellied ParrotPoicephalus rufiventrisLMNP,LP,NGC,SNP
TGNP

 
African and Green Broadbill: Calyptomenidae

453African BroadbillSmithornis capensisANP,TGNP

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

454Gray CuckooshrikeCeblepyris caesiaMany
455Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flavaMany
456Purple-throated CuckooshrikeCampephaga quiscalinaANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
SNP

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

457/Eurasian Golden Oriole/Oriolus oriolusANP,LMNP,NGC,SNP
TGNP
458\African Golden Oriole\Oriolus auratusMany
459Green-headed OrioleOriolus chlorocephalus 
460African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatusMany

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

461Brown-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira cyaneaSNP,SSNP
462Black-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira peltataMany
463Short-tailed BatisBatis mixtaANP
464Dark BatisBatis crypta 
465Chinspot BatisBatis molitorMany
466Pale BatisBatis soror 
467Western Black-headed BatisBatis erlangeriSNP
468Eastern Black-headed BatisBatis minor 
469Pygmy BatisBatis perkeoANP,LMNP,LP,OLD
TGNP

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

470White-crested HelmetshrikePrionops plumatusLMNP,NGC,NGCR,SNP
TGNP
471Gray-crested HelmetshrikePrionops poliolophusNSNP,SNP,SSNP
472Retz's HelmetshrikePrionops retziiANP,LMNP,NGC

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

473BrubruNilaus aferMany
474Northern PuffbackDryoscopus gambensisSNP
475Pringle's PuffbackDryoscopus pringlii 
476Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cublaMany
477Marsh TchagraTchagra minutusNSNP,SNP,SSNP
478Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalusMany
479Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australisMany
480Tropical BoubouLaniarius majorMany
481Zanzibar BoubouLaniarius sublacteusSNP
482Black-headed GonolekLaniarius erythrogasterSNP
483Slate-colored BoubouLaniarius funebrisMany
484Rosy-patched BushshrikeRhodophoneus cruentusLMNP,LP,NGC,SNP
TGNP
485Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeChlorophoneus sulfureopectusMany
486Black-fronted BushshrikeChlorophoneus nigrifronsANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
487Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchotiMany
488Uluguru BushshrikeMalaconotus alius 

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

489Square-tailed DrongoDicrurus ludwigiiSNP
490Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisMany

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

491African Crested FlycatcherTrochocercus cyanomelasANP
492African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridisMany

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

493Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleucaMany
494/Red-backed Shrike/Lanius collurioMany
495/Isabelline Shrike/Lanius isabellinusMany
496/Lesser Gray Shrike/Lanius minorMany
497Gray-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroidesMany
498Long-tailed FiscalLanius cabanisiMany
499Taita FiscalLanius dorsalisMany
500Northern FiscalLanius humeralisMany
501Southern FiscalLanius collarisSNP
502{Masked Shrike}Lanius nubicus 
503White-rumped ShrikeEurocephalus ruppelliMany

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

504House CrowCorvus splendensSNP
505Cape CrowCorvus capensisMany
506Pied CrowCorvus albusMany
507White-necked RavenCorvus albicollisMany

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

508White-tailed Blue FlycatcherElminia albicaudaMany
509White-tailed Crested FlycatcherElminia albonotata 

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

510White-bellied TitMelaniparus albiventrisMany
511Red-throated TitMelaniparus fringillinusMany

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

512Mouse-colored Penduline-TitAnthoscopus musculusANP,LP,TGNP
513African Penduline-TitAnthoscopus caroliMany

 
Larks: Alaudidae

514Beesley's LarkChersomanes beesleyiLP,NGC
515\Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark\Eremopterix leucotisLMNP,NGC,SNP,TGNP
516Fischer's Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucopareiaMany
517Pink-breasted LarkCalendulauda poecilosternaLMNP,LP,NGC,SNP
TGNP
518Fawn-colored LarkCalendulauda africanoidesMany
519Singing BushlarkMirafra javanicaLP,SNP,TGNP
520White-tailed LarkMirafra albicaudaMany
521Friedmann's LarkMirafra pulpa 
522Flappet LarkAmirafra rufocinnamomeaMany
523Angola LarkAmirafra angolensis 
524Rufous-naped LarkCorypha africanaNGC,NGCR,OLD,SNP
SSNP
525Sentinel LarkCorypha athiANP,LMNP,LP,NSNP
TGNP
526Red-winged LarkCorypha hypermetraANP,LP,NGC
527<Short-tailed Lark>Pseudalaemon fremantliiMany
528Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinereaMany
529Somali Short-toed LarkAlaudala somalicaMany

 
Nicators: Nicatoridae

530Eastern NicatorNicator gularisANP,LMNP,TGNP

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

531Northern CrombecSylvietta brachyuraMany
532Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytiiMany
533Somali CrombecSylvietta isabellinaLP
534Moustached Grass-WarblerMelocichla mentalisANP,NGC,NSNP,SNP
SSNP
535Kretschmer's LongbillMacrosphenus kretschmeri 

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

536Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialisMany
537Green-capped EremomelaEremomela scotopsNSNP,SNP
538African TailorbirdArtisornis metopias 
539Miombo Wren-WarblerCalamonastes undosusSNP,TGNP
540Stierling's Wren-WarblerCalamonastes stierlingi 
541Gray Wren-WarblerCalamonastes simplexANP,LMNP,LP,TGNP
542Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyuraMany
543Olive-green CamaropteraCamaroptera chloronotaSNP
544Buff-bellied WarblerPhyllolais pulchellaMany
545Bar-throated ApalisApalis thoracicaMany
546White-winged ApalisApalis chariessa 
547Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavidaMany
548Buff-throated ApalisApalis rufogularis 
549Chapin's ApalisApalis chapini 
550Black-headed ApalisApalis melanocephalaMany
551Gray ApalisApalis cinereaANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
552Brown-headed ApalisApalis alticolaANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
553Maasai ApalisApalis stronachiNSNP,SSNP
554Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflavaMany
555Red-winged PriniaPrinia erythropteraTGNP
556Red-fronted WarblerPrinia rufifronsMany
557Gray-capped WarblerEminia lepidaMany
558Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythropsMany
559Singing CisticolaCisticola cantansMany
560Trilling CisticolaCisticola woosnamiANP,LMNP,LP,NGC
TGNP
561Hunter's CisticolaCisticola hunteriANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
SNP
562Rock-loving CisticolaCisticola aberransNSNP,SNP,TGNP
563Rattling CisticolaCisticola chinianaMany
564Ashy CisticolaCisticola cinereolusANP,LMNP,LP,SNP
565Wailing CisticolaCisticola laisMany
566White-tailed CisticolaCisticola anderseniSNP
567Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatusMany
568Stout CisticolaCisticola robustusMany
569Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensisMany
570Tabora CisticolaCisticola angusticaudaMany
571Siffling CisticolaCisticola brachypterusANP,NGC,TGNP
572Tiny CisticolaCisticola nanaMany
573Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidisMany
574Desert CisticolaCisticola aridulusMany
575Pectoral-patch CisticolaCisticola brunnescensMany
576Wing-snapping CisticolaCisticola ayresiiSNP

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

577/Eastern Olivaceous Warbler/Iduna pallidaMany
578African Yellow-WarblerIduna natalensisANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
SNP
579Mountain Yellow-WarblerIduna similisMany
580/Upcher's Warbler/Hippolais languidaLP,SSNP,TGNP
581|Olive-tree Warbler|Hippolais olivetorumANP,LMNP,NGC,TGNP
582/Icterine Warbler/Hippolais icterinaMany
583/Sedge Warbler/Acrocephalus schoenobaenusMany
584/Marsh Warbler/Acrocephalus palustrisNGC,SSNP
585/Common Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus scirpaceusMany
586Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostrisMany
587/Great Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus arundinaceusANP,LMNP,NGC,SNP
TGNP

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

588|River Warbler|Locustella fluviatilis 
589Fan-tailed GrassbirdCatriscus brevirostrisMany
590Evergreen-forest WarblerBradypterus lopeziANP,NGC,NGCR
591Cinnamon Bracken-WarblerBradypterus cinnamomeusANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
SNP
592Little Rush WarblerBradypterus baboecala 

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

593White-headed SawwingPsalidoprocne albicepsMany
594Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristopteraMany
595Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopygaMany
596\Mascarene Martin\Phedina borbonica 
597Banded MartinNeophedina cinctaMany
598Plain MartinRiparia paludicolaMany
599/Bank Swallow/Riparia ripariaMany
600Southern Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne fuligulaMany
601/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rusticaMany
602Ethiopian SwallowHirundo aethiopica 
603Angola SwallowHirundo angolensisNSNP,SNP,SSNP
604[White-throated Swallow]Hirundo albigularis 
605Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithiiMany
606/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicumMany
607African Red-rumped SwallowCecropis melanocrissusMany
608Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaMany
609Rufous-chested SwallowCecropis semirufaNSNP,SNP,SSNP
610Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensisMany

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

611Sombre GreenbulAndropadus importunusANP,LMNP
612Yellow-bellied GreenbulChlorocichla flaviventrisANP,LMNP,NGC,TGNP
613Shelley's GreenbulArizelocichla masukuensis 
614Black-headed Mountain GreenbulArizelocichla nigricepsANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
TGNP
615Uluguru Mountain GreenbulArizelocichla neumanni 
616Olive-headed GreenbulArizelocichla striifaciesANP
617Black-browed Mountain GreenbulArizelocichla fusciceps 
618Little GreenbulEurillas virensANP
619Tiny GreenbulPhyllastrephus debilis 
620Yellow-streaked GreenbulPhyllastrephus flavostriatus 
621Terrestrial BrownbulPhyllastrephus terrestris 
622Northern BrownbulPhyllastrephus strepitansANP,LMNP,NGC
623Gray-olive GreenbulPhyllastrephus cerviniventrisANP,LMNP,OLD,SNP
624Fischer's GreenbulPhyllastrephus fischeri 
625Cabanis's GreenbulPhyllastrephus cabanisiANP,LMNP,NGC,TGNP
626Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatusMany

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

627/Wood Warbler/Phylloscopus sibilatrixSNP
628/Willow Warbler/Phylloscopus trochilusMany
629Brown Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus umbrovirensANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
630Yellow-throated Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus ruficapilla 

 
Bush Warblers and Allies: Cettiidae

631Yellow FlycatcherErythrocercus holochlorus 

 
Sylviid Warblers and Allies: Sylviidae

632/Eurasian Blackcap/Sylvia atricapillaMany
633/Garden Warbler/Sylvia borinMany
634African Hill BabblerSylvia abyssinicaANP,NGC,NGCR
635/Barred Warbler/Curruca nisoriaLP,OLD
636Banded ParisomaCurruca boehmiMany
637Brown ParisomaCurruca lugensANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
SNP
638/Greater Whitethroat/Curruca communisMany

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

639Pale White-eyeZosterops flavilateralisMany
640Mbulu White-eyeZosterops mbuluensisANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
SNP
641Green White-eyeZosterops stuhlmanniSNP
642Kilimanjaro White-eyeZosterops eurycricotusANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
TGNP
643Northern Yellow White-eyeZosterops senegalensisSNP,TGNP
644Southern Yellow White-eyeZosterops anderssoniANP,LMNP,SNP,SSNP
TGNP
645Pemba White-eyeZosterops vaughani 

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

646Rufous ChattererArgya rubiginosaMany
647Scaly ChattererArgya aylmeriLP,NGC,TGNP
648Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineiiMany
649Black-lored BabblerTurdoides sharpeiMany
650Northern Pied-BabblerTurdoides hypoleucaMany

 
Spotted Creepers: Salpornithidae

651African Spotted CreeperSalpornis salvadori 

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

652Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorynchaMany
653Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanusMany

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

654Wattled StarlingCreatophora cinereaMany
655Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogasterMany
656Slender-billed StarlingOnychognathus tenuirostris 
657Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morioMany
658Waller's StarlingOnychognathus walleriANP,NGC,NGCR,SNP
659Sharpe's StarlingPholia sharpiiANP,NGC,NGCR
660Abbott's StarlingPoeoptera femoralisANP
661Kenrick's StarlingPoeoptera kenrickiANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
SNP
662Black-bellied StarlingNotopholia corusca 
663Hildebrandt's StarlingLamprotornis hildebrandtiMany
664<Shelley's Starling>Lamprotornis shelleyi 
665Rueppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuropteraMany
666Ashy StarlingLamprotornis unicolorMany
667Splendid StarlingLamprotornis splendidusSNP
668Golden-breasted StarlingLamprotornis regiusLP,TGNP
669Superb StarlingLamprotornis superbusMany
670Fischer's StarlingLamprotornis fischeriMany
671Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterusSNP
672Sharp-tailed StarlingLamprotornis acuticaudusSSNP
673Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeusMany

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

674Red-tailed Ant-ThrushNeocossyphus rufus 
675Abyssinian Ground-ThrushGeokichla piaggiaeNGC
676Orange Ground-ThrushGeokichla gurneyi 
677African Bare-eyed ThrushTurdus tephronotusMany
678Kurrichane ThrushTurdus libonyanaSNP,SSNP
679Abyssinian ThrushTurdus abyssinicusMany
680African ThrushTurdus peliosSNP

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

681African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adustaMany
682/Spotted Flycatcher/Muscicapa striataMany
683Swamp FlycatcherMuscicapa aquaticaSNP
684African Gray FlycatcherBradornis microrhynchusMany
685Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidusMany
686Gray Tit-FlycatcherFraseria plumbeusLMNP,NGC,NGCR
687Ashy FlycatcherFraseria caerulescensMany
688SilverbirdEmpidornis semipartitusMany
689Northern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis edolioidesNSNP,SNP,SSNP
690Southern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelainaMany
691White-eyed Slaty-FlycatcherMelaenornis fischeriMany
692Bearded Scrub-RobinTychaedon quadrivirgataLMNP,SNP
693White-browed Scrub RobinCercotrichas leucophrysMany
694Cape Robin-ChatDessonornis caffraMany
695Rueppell's Robin-ChatCossypha semirufaANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
SNP
696White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heugliniMany
697Red-capped Robin-ChatCossypha natalensisANP,LMNP,NGC,SNP
TGNP
698Collared Palm-ThrushCichladusa arquataANP,LMNP,LP,NGC
TGNP
699Spotted Morning-ThrushCichladusa guttataMany
700White-starred RobinPogonocichla stellataANP,NGC,NGCR
701White-chested AletheChamaetylas fuelleborni 
702Sharpe's AkalatSheppardia sharpei 
703East Coast AkalatSheppardia gunningi 
704/White-throated Robin/Irania gutturalisMany
705|Thrush Nightingale|Luscinia lusciniaANP,LMNP,NGC,TGNP
706/Common Nightingale/Luscinia megarhynchosMany
707|Collared Flycatcher|Ficedula albicollis 
708Little Rock-ThrushMonticola rufocinereusMany
709/Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush/Monticola saxatilisMany
710/Whinchat/Saxicola rubetraMany
711African StonechatSaxicola torquatusMany
712Moorland ChatPinarochroa sordidaNGC
713Mocking Cliff-ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventrisMany
714Sooty ChatMyrmecocichla nigraNSNP,SNP,SSNP
715Northern Anteater-ChatMyrmecocichla aethiopsMany
716Arnot's ChatMyrmecocichla arnottiTGNP
717/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenantheMany
718Capped WheatearOenanthe pileataMany
719/Isabelline Wheatear/Oenanthe isabellinaMany
720/Pied Wheatear/Oenanthe pleschankaMany
721Familiar ChatOenanthe familiarisMany
722Abyssinian WheatearOenanthe lugubrisMany

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

723[Gray-headed Sunbird]Deleornis axillaris 
724Western Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes longuemareiSNP
725Eastern Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes orientalisMany
726Uluguru Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes neglectus 
727Banded SunbirdAnthreptes rubritorques 
728Collared SunbirdHedydipna collarisMany
729Amani SunbirdHedydipna pallidigaster 
730Green-headed SunbirdCyanomitra verticalisANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
SNP
731Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivaceaMany
732Mouse-colored SunbirdCyanomitra veroxii 
733Amethyst SunbirdChalcomitra amethystinaMany
734Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensisMany
735Hunter's SunbirdChalcomitra hunteri 
736Tacazze SunbirdNectarinia tacazzeANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
SNP
737Bronze SunbirdNectarinia kilimensisMany
738Malachite SunbirdNectarinia famosaMany
739Red-tufted SunbirdNectarinia johnstoniANP
740Golden-winged SunbirdDrepanorhynchus reichenowiMany
741Olive-bellied SunbirdCinnyris chloropygiusSNP
742Eastern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris mediocrisMany
743Usambara Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris usambaricus 
744Loveridge's SunbirdCinnyris loveridgei 
745Gorgeous SunbirdCinnyris melanogastrusMany
746Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensisMany
747Red-chested SunbirdCinnyris erythrocercusSNP,SSNP
748Black-bellied SunbirdCinnyris nectarinioidesTGNP
749Purple-banded SunbirdCinnyris bifasciatusSNP,SSNP
750Tsavo SunbirdCinnyris tsavoensisTGNP
751Pemba SunbirdCinnyris pembae 
752{Oustalet's Sunbird}Cinnyris oustaleti 
753Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustusMany
754Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreus 

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

755Red-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis nigerMany
756White-headed Buffalo-WeaverDinemellia dinemelliMany
757Speckle-fronted WeaverSporopipes frontalisMany
758White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahaliMany
759Rufous-tailed WeaverHisturgops ruficaudaMany
760Gray-capped Social-WeaverPseudonigrita arnaudiMany
761Black-capped Social-WeaverPseudonigrita cabanisiLP,NGC,SNP
762Red-headed MalimbeMalimbus rubricollisSNP
763Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubricepsMany
764Bertram's WeaverPloceus bertrandi 
765Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafechtMany
766Little WeaverPloceus luteolusMany
767Slender-billed WeaverPloceus pelzelniNSNP,SNP,SSNP
768Black-necked WeaverPloceus nigricollisMany
769Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularisMany
770African Golden-WeaverPloceus subaureusANP,LMNP
771Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthopsMany
772Taveta Golden-WeaverPloceus castaneicepsANP,LMNP,LP,NGC
TGNP
773Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermediusMany
774Vitelline Masked-WeaverPloceus vitellinusMany
775Speke's WeaverPloceus spekeiMany
776Vieillot's Black WeaverPloceus nigerrimusSNP
777Village WeaverPloceus cucullatusMany
778Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalusANP,NSNP,SNP,SSNP
779\Golden-backed Weaver\Ploceus jacksoniMany
780\Chestnut Weaver\Ploceus rubiginosusMany
781Dark-backed WeaverPloceus bicolor 
782Usambara WeaverPloceus nicolli 
783\Cardinal Quelea\Quelea cardinalisMany
784Red-headed QueleaQuelea erythropsSNP,TGNP
785\Red-billed Quelea\Quelea queleaMany
786Southern Red BishopEuplectes orixMany
787Zanzibar Red BishopEuplectes nigroventrisSNP
788Black-winged BishopEuplectes hordeaceusMany
789Black BishopEuplectes gierowiiMany
790<Yellow-crowned Bishop>Euplectes aferMany
791Yellow BishopEuplectes capensisMany
792White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatusMany
793Yellow-mantled WidowbirdEuplectes macrouraANP,NSNP,SNP
794Red-cowled WidowbirdEuplectes laticaudaMany
795Red-collared WidowbirdEuplectes ardens 
796Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillarisMany
797Jackson's WidowbirdEuplectes jacksoniMany
798Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifronsMany

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

799Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullataMany
800Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolorANP,LMNP,NGC,SNP
TGNP
801African SilverbillEuodice cantansMany
802Java SparrowPadda oryzivora 
803Yellow-bellied WaxbillCoccopygia quartiniaMany
804Green-backed TwinspotMandingoa nitidulaANP,LMNP
805Zebra WaxbillAmandava subflavaMany
806Abyssinian CrimsonwingCryptospiza salvadoriiANP,NGC,NGCR
807Red-faced CrimsonwingCryptospiza reichenoviiANP,LMNP,NGC
808Gray-headed NigritaNigrita canicapillusANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
SNP
809Black-faced WaxbillBrunhilda erythronotosMany
810Black-crowned WaxbillEstrilda nonnulaSNP
811Fawn-breasted WaxbillEstrilda paludicolaNSNP,SNP
812Common WaxbillEstrilda astrildMany
813Black-rumped WaxbillEstrilda troglodytes 
814Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopygaMany
815QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollisMany
816\Cut-throat\Amadina fasciataMany
817Purple GrenadierGranatina ianthinogasterMany
818Southern CordonbleuUraeginthus angolensisSNP,TGNP
819Gray-headed SilverbillOdontospiza griseicapillaMany
820Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalusMany
821Blue-capped CordonbleuUraeginthus cyanocephalusMany
822Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melbaMany
823Orange-winged PytiliaPytilia afra 
824Red-throated TwinspotHypargos niveoguttatusANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
825Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegalaMany
826African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricataMany
827Jameson's FirefinchLagonosticta rhodopareiaANP,LMNP,NGC,SNP
TGNP

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

828Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macrouraMany
829Broad-tailed Paradise-WhydahVidua obtusaSNP,TGNP
830Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaeaMany
831Steel-blue WhydahVidua hypocherinaMany
832Straw-tailed WhydahVidua fischeriMany
833Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeataMany
834Dusky IndigobirdVidua funereaLMNP,LP,NGC,SNP
TGNP
835Purple IndigobirdVidua purpurascensSNP
836Parasitic WeaverAnomalospiza imberbisLMNP,NGC,SNP

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

837House SparrowPasser domesticusMany
838Kenya Rufous SparrowPasser rufocinctusMany
839Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseusMany
840Parrot-billed SparrowPasser gongonensisLMNP,SNP,TGNP
841Swahili SparrowPasser suahelicusMany
842Southern Gray-headed SparrowPasser diffususSNP
843Chestnut SparrowPasser eminibeyMany
844Yellow-spotted Bush SparrowGymnornis pyrgitaMany
845Yellow-throated Bush SparrowGymnornis superciliarisSNP

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

846Cape WagtailMotacilla capensisSNP
847Mountain WagtailMotacilla claraANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
TGNP
848/Gray Wagtail/Motacilla cinereaANP,LMNP,NGC,SNP
849/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flavaMany
850African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimpMany
851/White Wagtail/Motacilla albaLMNP,NGC,SNP,TGNP
852African PipitAnthus cinnamomeusMany
853Long-billed PipitAnthus similisMany
854Tawny PipitAnthus campestrisSNP,TGNP
855Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrysMany
856Striped PipitAnthus lineiventrisMany
857/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialisMany
858/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinusMany
859Bush PipitAnthus cafferMany
860Golden PipitTmetothylacus tenellusANP,LP,NGC,SNP
TGNP
861Yellow-throated LongclawMacronyx croceusMany
862Pangani LongclawMacronyx aurantiigulaMany
863Rosy-throated LongclawMacronyx ameliaeMany

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

864Oriole FinchLinurgus olivaceusANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
865Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicusMany
866Southern CitrilCrithagra hypostictusMany
867Black-throated CanaryCrithagra atrogularisSNP
868Reichenow's SeedeaterCrithagra reichenowiMany
869White-bellied CanaryCrithagra dorsostriatusMany
870Southern Grosbeak-CanaryCrithagra buchananiMany
871Brimstone CanaryCrithagra sulphuratusMany
872Streaky SeedeaterCrithagra striolatusMany
873Yellow-browed SeedeaterCrithagra whytiiSNP
874Thick-billed SeedeaterCrithagra burtoniANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
SNP
875Yellow-crowned CanarySerinus flavivertexMany

 
Thrush-Tanager: Rhodinocichlidae

876Spot-throatModulatrix stictigula 

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

877Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisiMany
878Golden-breasted BuntingEmberiza flaviventrisMany
879Somali BuntingEmberiza poliopleuraANP,LMNP,LP,TGNP
880Cabanis's BuntingEmberiza cabanisi 

 

 *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.

 # SPECIES BY LOCALE

Locale# Species
Arusha National Park597
East Usambara Mountains339
Engikaret Lark Plains388
Katavi National Park210
Kilimanjaro National Park145
Lake Manyara National Park595
Lake Natron278
Mkomazi National Park393
Ngorongoro Crater605
Ngorongoro Crater Rim368
Northern Serengeti Plains414
Olduvai Gorge318
Selous Game Reserve446
Serengeti National Park654
Serengeti Plains - Seronera458
South Pare Mountains159
Speke's Bay413
Tarangire National Park576
Udzungwa Mountains307
Uluguru Mountains225
West Usambara Mountains297
Total Species880

Number of species in each locale may be based on incomplete data. Also, some locales are important for specific target species rather than overall bird diversity. Hence, it does not provide an indication of which locales are the best birding sites.