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Accessible Species

AFRICA
TANZANIA

Area (SqMi):365,755
# Species:1123
# Excl Vagrants:1090
# Endemics:31
# Near Endemics:31
Species/1000 SqMi:3.0

OTHER COUNTRIES
IN AFRICA

BIRDING LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor104
\\Austral Visitor5
||Transient16
##Non-breeding Dispersal1
<>Erratic/Irregular14
()Breeding Season Only3
{}Casual/Vagrant17
[]Accidental16

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened27
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

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

39Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusMany
40<Lesser Flamingo>Phoenicoparrus minorMany

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

41Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisMany
42Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusANP,LMNP,NGC,SNP
43Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollisMany

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

44Rock PigeonColumba liviaMany
45Speckled PigeonColumba guineaMany
46Rameron PigeonColumba arquatrixMany
47Delegorgue's PigeonColumba delegorgueiANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
48Lemon DoveAplopelia larvataANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
SNP
49[European Turtle-Dove]Streptopelia turtur 
50Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugensMany
51Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiensMany
52Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquataMany
53Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicolaMany
54Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensisMany
55Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilosMany
56Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur aferANP,LMNP,SNP,TGNP
57Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistriaMany
58Namaqua DoveOena capensisMany
59Pemba Green-PigeonTreron pembaensis 
60African Green-PigeonTreron calvusMany

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

61Chestnut-bellied SandgrousePterocles exustusMany
62Yellow-throated SandgrousePterocles gutturalisMany
63Black-faced SandgrousePterocles decoratusMany

 
Bustards: Otididae

64Kori BustardArdeotis koriMany
65Denham's BustardNeotis denhamiSNP,TGNP
66White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensisMany
67Buff-crested BustardLophotis gindianaMany
68Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogasterMany
69Hartlaub's BustardLissotis hartlaubiiMany

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

70Livingstone's TuracoTauraco livingstonii 
71Schalow's TuracoTauraco schalowiMany
72Fischer's TuracoTauraco fischeri 
73Hartlaub's TuracoTauraco hartlaubiMany
74Purple-crested TuracoGallirex porphyreolophusANP,LMNP,NGC,TGNP
75Ross's TuracoMusophaga rossaeNSNP,SNP
76Bare-faced Go-away-birdCrinifer personatusMany
77Gray Go-away-birdCrinifer concolorSNP
78White-bellied Go-away-birdCrinifer leucogasterMany
79Eastern Plantain-eaterCrinifer zonurusNSNP,SNP,SSNP

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

80Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitariusMany
81Black CuckooCuculus clamosusMany
82/Common Cuckoo/Cuculus canorusMany
83African CuckooCuculus gularisMany
84/Lesser Cuckoo/Cuculus poliocephalus 
85Black CoucalCentropus grilliiMany
86White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosusMany
87Blue MalkohaCeuthmochares aereus 
88Green MalkohaCeuthmochares australisANP
89Pied CuckooClamator jacobinusMany
90Levaillant's CuckooClamator levaillantiiMany
91/Great Spotted Cuckoo/Clamator glandariusMany
92Thick-billed CuckooPachycoccyx audeberti 
93Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaasMany
94African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreusMany
95Dideric CuckooChrysococcyx capriusMany
96\Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo\Cercococcyx montanus 

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

97Pennant-winged NightjarCaprimulgus vexillariusLMNP,SNP,TGNP
98{Standard-winged Nightjar}Caprimulgus longipennis 
99/Eurasian Nightjar/Caprimulgus europaeusANP,LMNP,NGC,TGNP
100Sombre NightjarCaprimulgus fraenatusANP,LMNP,NSNP,SNP
101Donaldson Smith's NightjarCaprimulgus donaldsoniLP,TGNP
102Fiery-necked NightjarCaprimulgus pectoralisSNP,TGNP
103Montane NightjarCaprimulgus poliocephalusMany
104Swamp NightjarCaprimulgus natalensisSNP
105/Plain Nightjar/Caprimulgus inornatusTGNP
106Freckled NightjarCaprimulgus tristigmaMany
107Slender-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus clarusMany
108Square-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus fossiiMany

 
Swifts: Apodidae

109Mottled SpinetailTelacanthura ussheriMany
110Bat-like SpinetailNeafrapus boehmi 
111Scarce SwiftSchoutedenapus myoptilusMany
112Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melbaMany
113Mottled SwiftTachymarptis aequatorialisMany
114/Common Swift/Apus apusMany
115Nyanza SwiftApus niansaeMany
116African SwiftApus barbatusMany
117Little SwiftApus affinisMany
118\Horus Swift\Apus horusMany
119White-rumped SwiftApus cafferMany
120African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvusMany

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

121African RailRallus caerulescensANP,LMNP,NGC,SNP
TGNP
122|Corn Crake|Crex crexANP,SNP,TGNP
123\African Crake\Crex egregiaMany
124Lesser MoorhenGallinula angulataMany
125Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropusMany
126Red-knobbed CootFulica cristataMany
127Allen's GallinulePorphyrio alleniANP,NGC,SNP,TGNP
128African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensisANP,LMNP,NGC,SNP
TGNP
129Black CrakeZapornia flavirostraMany
130Baillon's CrakeZapornia pusillaSNP,SSNP

 
Flufftails: Sarothruridae

131Buff-spotted FlufftailSarothrura elegansLP
132Red-chested FlufftailSarothrura rufaANP
133Chestnut-headed FlufftailSarothrura lugens 

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

134African FinfootPodica senegalensis 

 
Cranes: Gruidae

135Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorumMany

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

136Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensisMany
137Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatusMany
138{Eurasian Thick-knee}Burhinus oedicnemus 

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

139Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopusMany
140Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaMany

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

141/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarolaANP,NGC,SNP
142Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulva 
143/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticulaMany
144/Forbes's Plover/Charadrius forbesi 
145Three-banded PloverCharadrius tricollarisMany
146/Little Ringed Plover/Charadrius dubiusANP,LMNP,NGC,SNP
TGNP
147Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostrisMany
148Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatusMany
149Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosusMany
150Black-headed LapwingVanellus tectus 
151White-crowned LapwingVanellus albicepsSNP
152Senegal LapwingVanellus lugubrisMany
153Black-winged LapwingVanellus melanopterusMany
154Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatusMany
155Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallusMany
156/Brown-chested Lapwing/Vanellus superciliosusNSNP,SNP
157/Caspian Plover/Anarhynchus asiaticusMany
158/Tibetan Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus atrifronsANP,LMNP,NGC,SNP
TGNP
159/Greater Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus leschenaultiiANP,LMNP,TGNP
160Kittlitz's PloverAnarhynchus pecuariusMany
161Chestnut-banded PloverAnarhynchus pallidusMany
162White-fronted PloverAnarhynchus marginatusSNP

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

163\Greater Painted-Snipe\Rostratula benghalensisMany

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

164Lesser JacanaMicroparra capensisTGNP
165African JacanaActophilornis africanusMany

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

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

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

193Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticusMany
194Quail-ploverOrtyxelos meiffreniiTGNP

 
Crab Plover: Dromadidae

195Crab-PloverDromas ardeola 

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

196Bronze-winged CourserRhinoptilus chalcopterusLMNP,NGC,SNP,SSNP
TGNP
197Three-banded CourserRhinoptilus cinctusMany
198Double-banded CourserSmutsornis africanusMany
199Temminck's CourserCursorius temminckiiMany
200|Black-winged Pratincole|Glareola nordmanniNGC
201Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincolaMany

 
Skuas and Jaegers: Stercorariidae

202[Long-tailed Jaeger]Stercorarius longicaudus 
203[Parasitic Jaeger]Stercorarius parasiticus 
204/Pomarine Jaeger/Stercorarius pomarinus 

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

205Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus geneiLMNP
206/Black-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus ridibundusMany
207Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalusMany
208Sooty GullIchthyaetus hemprichii 
209[Kelp Gull]Larus dominicanus 
210Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusMany
211African SkimmerRynchops flavirostrisLMNP,NGC,SNP,TGNP
212Brown NoddyAnous stolidus 
213Lesser NoddyAnous tenuirostris 
214Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatus 
215Bridled TernOnychoprion anaethetus 
216{Little Tern}Sternula albifrons 
217/Saunders's Tern/Sternula saundersi 
218/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon niloticaMany
219/Caspian Tern/Hydroprogne caspia 
220Whiskered TernChlidonias hybridaMany
221/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterusMany
222<Roseate Tern>Sterna dougallii 
223/Common Tern/Sterna hirundoSNP
224White-cheeked TernSterna repressa 
225[Black-naped Tern]Sterna sumatrana 
226/Lesser Crested Tern/Thalasseus bengalensis 
227/Sandwich Tern/Thalasseus sandvicensis 
228Great Crested TernThalasseus bergii 

 
Tropicbirds: Phaethontidae

229[White-tailed Tropicbird]Phaethon lepturus 

 
Albatrosses: Diomedeidae

230{White-capped Albatross}Thalassarche cauta 

 
Southern Storm-Petrels: Oceanitidae

231[White-bellied Storm-Petrel]Fregetta grallaria 

 
Shearwaters and Petrels: Procellariidae

232{Southern Giant-Petrel}Macronectes giganteus 
233{Wedge-tailed Shearwater}Ardenna pacificus 

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

234African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerusMany
235/Black Stork/Ciconia nigraMany
236/Abdim's Stork/Ciconia abdimiiMany
237African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelisMany
238/White Stork/Ciconia ciconiaMany
239Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensisMany
240Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumeniferMany
241Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibisMany

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

242[Lesser Frigatebird]Fregata ariel 
243/Great Frigatebird/Fregata minor 

 
Boobies and Gannets: Sulidae

244{Cape Gannet}Morus capensis 
245[Red-footed Booby]Sula sula 
246[Brown Booby]Sula leucogaster 
247Masked BoobySula dactylatra 

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

248African DarterAnhinga rufaMany

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

249Long-tailed CormorantMicrocarbo africanusMany
250Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboMany

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

251Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalusMany
252Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescensMany

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

253ShoebillBalaeniceps rexMany

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

254HamerkopScopus umbrettaMany

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

255Dwarf BitternIxobrychus sturmiiMany
256Little BitternIxobrychus minutusANP,LMNP,NGC,SNP
TGNP
257Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxMany
258Black HeronEgretta ardesiacaMany
259Little EgretEgretta garzettaMany
260White-backed Night HeronCalherodius leuconotusANP,LMNP,NGC
261Striated HeronButorides striataMany
262Rufous-bellied HeronArdeola rufiventrisMany
263Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesMany
264\Malagasy Pond-Heron\Ardeola idaeANP,LMNP,NGC,NSNP
TGNP
265Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibisMany
266Great EgretArdea albaMany
267Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhynchaMany
268Gray HeronArdea cinereaMany
269Purple HeronArdea purpureaMany
270Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephalaMany
271Goliath HeronArdea goliathMany

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

272Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusMany
273African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicusMany
274Olive IbisBostrychia olivacea 
275Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedashMany
276African SpoonbillPlatalea albaMany

 
Secretary-bird: Sagittariidae

277SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentariusMany

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

278/Osprey/Pandion haliaetusMany

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

279Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleusMany
280African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typusMany
281Palm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensisMany
282Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatusANP,LP,NGC,NSNP
SNP
283Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterusMany
284/European Honey-buzzard/Pernis apivorusMany
285African Cuckoo-HawkAviceda cuculoidesMany
286White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalisMany
287Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotosMany
288Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachusMany
289White-backed VultureGyps africanusMany
290Rueppell's GriffonGyps rueppelliMany
291BateleurTerathopius ecaudatusMany
292{Short-toed Snake-Eagle}Circaetus gallicusANP
293Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralisMany
294Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereusMany
295Fasciated Snake-EagleCircaetus fasciolatus 
296Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascensMany
297Bat HawkMacheiramphus alcinusANP,LMNP,NGCR,SNP
TGNP
298Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatusMany
299Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosusMany
300Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalisMany
301/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarinaMany
302[Greater Spotted Eagle]Clanga clangaLMNP
303Wahlberg's EagleHieraaetus wahlbergiMany
304/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatusMany
305Ayres's Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresiiMany
306Tawny EagleAquila rapaxMany
307/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensisMany
308/Imperial Eagle/Aquila heliacaMany
309Verreaux's EagleAquila verreauxiiMany
310African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogasterMany
311Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicusMany
312Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabatesMany
313Eastern Chanting-GoshawkMelierax poliopterusMany
314Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabarMany
315/Grasshopper Buzzard/Butastur rufipennisANP,LMNP,NGC,SNP
TGNP
316/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosusMany
317African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusMany
318/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourusMany
319Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargusMany
320African GoshawkAccipiter tousseneliiMany
321ShikraAccipiter badiusMany
322/Levant Sparrowhawk/Accipiter brevipesSNP,SSNP
323Little SparrowhawkAccipiter minullusMany
324Ovambo SparrowhawkAccipiter ovampensisMany
325{Eurasian Sparrowhawk}Accipiter nisusNGC
326Rufous-chested SparrowhawkAccipiter rufiventrisANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
SNP
327Black GoshawkAccipiter melanoleucusANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
SNP
328/Black Kite/Milvus migransMany
329Yellow-billed Kite**Milvus aegyptiusMany
330African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vociferMany
331/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteoMany
332Mountain BuzzardButeo oreophilusMany
333/Long-legged Buzzard/Buteo rufinusLMNP,LP,NGC,SNP
334Augur BuzzardButeo augurMany

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

335African Grass-OwlTyto capensisSNP,TGNP
336Barn OwlTyto albaMany

 
Owls: Strigidae

337Sokoke Scops-OwlOtus ireneae 
338Pemba Scops-OwlOtus pembaensis 
339African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensisMany
340Southern White-faced OwlPtilopsis grantiSNP,TGNP
341Spotted Eagle-OwlBubo africanusMany
342Fraser's Eagle-OwlKetupa poensis 
343Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lacteaMany
344Pel's Fishing-OwlScotopelia peli 
345Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatumMany
346African Barred OwletGlaucidium capenseSNP,TGNP
347African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordiiANP,LMNP,NGC,SNP
TGNP
348{Short-eared Owl}Asio flammeus 
349Marsh OwlAsio capensisMany

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

350Speckled MousebirdColius striatusMany
351White-headed MousebirdColius leucocephalusMany
352Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourusMany

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

353Narina TrogonApaloderma narinaANP,LMNP,NGC,SNP
354Bar-tailed TrogonApaloderma vittatumANP,NGC

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

355/Eurasian Hoopoe/Upupa epopsMany
356African Hoopoe**Upupa africanaMany

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

357Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureusMany
358White-headed WoodhoopoePhoeniculus bolleiNGC
359Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelasMany
360Abyssinian ScimitarbillRhinopomastus minorMany

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

361Southern Ground-HornbillBucorvus leadbeateriMany
362Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatusMany
363African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutusMany
364Pale-billed HornbillLophoceros pallidirostris 
365Northern Red-billed HornbillTockus erythrorhynchusMany
366Tanzanian Red-billed HornbillTockus ruahaeMany
367Eastern Yellow-billed HornbillTockus flavirostrisANP,LMNP,SNP,TGNP
368Von der Decken's HornbillTockus deckeniMany
369Silvery-cheeked HornbillBycanistes brevisMany
370Black-and-white-casqued HornbillBycanistes subcylindricaSNP
371Trumpeter HornbillBycanistes bucinatorANP,LMNP,NGC,TGNP

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

372Half-collared KingfisherAlcedo semitorquata 
373Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatusMany
374African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina pictaMany
375Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephalaMany
376Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensisMany
377Mangrove KingfisherHalcyon senegaloides 
378Brown-hooded KingfisherHalcyon albiventrisMany
379Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicutiMany
380Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maximaMany
381Pied KingfisherCeryle rudisMany

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

382White-fronted Bee-eaterMerops bullockoidesMany
383Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillusMany
384Cinnamon-chested Bee-eaterMerops oreobatesMany
385Swallow-tailed Bee-eaterMerops hirundineusSNP
386{Somali Bee-eater}Merops revoilii 
387/White-throated Bee-eater/Merops albicollisMany
388/Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/Merops persicusMany
389\Madagascar Bee-eater\Merops superciliosusMany
390/European Bee-eater/Merops apiasterMany
391/Northern Carmine Bee-eater/Merops nubicusLMNP,SNP,TGNP

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

392/European Roller/Coracias garrulusMany
393Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatusMany
394Racket-tailed RollerCoracias spatulatusSNP
395Rufous-crowned RollerCoracias naeviusMany
396Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurusMany

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

397Crested BarbetTrachyphonus vaillantiiLMNP,TGNP
398Red-and-yellow BarbetTrachyphonus erythrocephalusMany
399D'Arnaud's BarbetTrachyphonus darnaudiiMany
400Usambiro Barbet**Trachyphonus usambiroSNP
401Green BarbetCryptolybia olivacea 
402White-eared BarbetStactolaema leucotisMany
403Green TinkerbirdPogoniulus simplex 
404Moustached TinkerbirdPogoniulus leucomystaxANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
405Yellow-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus bilineatusNSNP,SNP,TGNP
406Red-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus pusillusMany
407Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconus 
408Red-fronted BarbetTricholaema diademataMany
409Miombo BarbetTricholaema frontataSNP
410Spot-flanked BarbetTricholaema lacrymosaMany
411Black-throated BarbetTricholaema melanocephalaMany
412White-headed BarbetLybius leucocephalusMany
413Black-collared BarbetLybius torquatus 
414Brown-breasted BarbetPogonornis melanopterusANP,LMNP,LP,SNP
415Double-toothed BarbetPogonornis bidentatusSNP,SSNP

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

416Green-backed HoneyguideProdotiscus zambesiaeANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
417Wahlberg's HoneyguideProdotiscus regulusANP,LP,NGC,SNP
TGNP
418Pallid HoneyguideIndicator meliphilusMany
419Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minorMany
420Scaly-throated HoneyguideIndicator variegatusMany
421Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicatorMany

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

422Rufous-necked WryneckJynx ruficollis 
423Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescensMany
424Brown-backed WoodpeckerDendropicos obsoletusLMNP,NGC,NGCR,SNP
425African Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos goertaeMany
426Mountain Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos spodocephalusMany
427Olive WoodpeckerDendropicos griseocephalus 
428Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquusMany
429Green-backed WoodpeckerCampethera cailliautiiNSNP,SNP,TGNP
430Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubicaMany
431Bennett's WoodpeckerCampethera bennettii 
432Golden-tailed WoodpeckerCampethera abingoniMany
433Mombasa WoodpeckerCampethera mombassica 

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

434Pygmy FalconPolihierax semitorquatusMany
435/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanniMany
436/Eurasian Kestrel/Falco tinnunculusMany
437Rock KestrelFalco rupicolusOLD,SNP
438Greater KestrelFalco rupicoloidesMany
439Fox KestrelFalco alopexLP
440Gray KestrelFalco ardosiaceusMany
441Dickinson's KestrelFalco dickinsoniSNP,TGNP
442Red-necked FalconFalco chicqueraANP,NGC,SNP,SSNP
TGNP
443/Red-footed Falcon/Falco vespertinusSNP,TGNP
444|Amur Falcon|Falco amurensisMany
445/Eleonora's Falcon/Falco eleonoraeSNP,TGNP
446|Sooty Falcon|Falco concolorMany
447/Eurasian Hobby/Falco subbuteoMany
448African HobbyFalco cuvieriiMany
449Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusMany
450{Saker Falcon}Falco cherrug 
451Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusMany
452|Barbary Falcon**|Falco pelegrinoides 

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

453Fischer's LovebirdAgapornis fischeriMany
454Yellow-collared LovebirdAgapornis personatusMany

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

455Brown-necked ParrotPoicephalus fuscicollisSNP
456Red-fronted ParrotPoicephalus gulielmiMany
457Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeriMany
458Brown-headed ParrotPoicephalus cryptoxanthusSNP
459Red-bellied ParrotPoicephalus rufiventrisLMNP,LP,NGC,SNP
TGNP

 
African and Green Broadbill: Calyptomenidae

460African BroadbillSmithornis capensisANP,TGNP

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

461Gray CuckooshrikeCoracina caesiaMany
462Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flavaMany
463Purple-throated CuckooshrikeCampephaga quiscalinaANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
SNP

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

464/Eurasian Golden Oriole/Oriolus oriolusANP,LMNP,NGC,SNP
TGNP
465\African Golden Oriole\Oriolus auratusMany
466Green-headed OrioleOriolus chlorocephalus 
467African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatusMany

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

468Brown-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira cyaneaSNP,SSNP
469Black-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira peltataMany
470Short-tailed BatisBatis mixtaANP
471Dark BatisBatis crypta 
472Chinspot BatisBatis molitorMany
473Pale BatisBatis soror 
474Western Black-headed BatisBatis erlangeriSNP
475Eastern Black-headed BatisBatis minor 
476Pygmy BatisBatis perkeoANP,LMNP,LP,OLD
TGNP

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

477White HelmetshrikePrionops plumatusLMNP,NGC,NGCR,SNP
TGNP
478Gray-crested HelmetshrikePrionops poliolophusNSNP,SNP,SSNP
479Retz's HelmetshrikePrionops retziiANP,LMNP,NGC

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

480BrubruNilaus aferMany
481Northern PuffbackDryoscopus gambensisSNP
482Pringle's PuffbackDryoscopus pringlii 
483Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cublaMany
484Marsh TchagraTchagra minutusNSNP,SNP,SSNP
485Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalusMany
486Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australisMany
487Three-streaked TchagraTchagra jamesi 
488Tropical BoubouLaniarius majorMany
489Zanzibar BoubouLaniarius sublacteusSNP
490Black-headed GonolekLaniarius erythrogasterSNP
491Slate-colored BoubouLaniarius funebrisMany
492Rosy-patched BushshrikeRhodophoneus cruentusLMNP,LP,NGC,SNP
TGNP
493Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeTelophorus sulfureopectusMany
494Black-fronted BushshrikeTelophorus nigrifronsANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
495Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchotiMany
496Uluguru BushshrikeMalaconotus alius 

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

497Square-tailed DrongoDicrurus ludwigiiSNP
498Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisMany

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

499African Crested FlycatcherTrochocercus cyanomelasANP
500African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridisMany

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

501/Red-backed Shrike/Lanius collurioMany
502/Isabelline Shrike/Lanius isabellinusMany
503/Lesser Gray Shrike/Lanius minorMany
504Gray-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroidesMany
505Long-tailed FiscalLanius cabanisiMany
506Magpie ShrikeLanius melanoleucaMany
507Taita FiscalLanius dorsalisMany
508Northern FiscalLanius humeralisMany
509Southern FiscalLanius collarisSNP
510{Masked Shrike}Lanius nubicus 
511White-rumped ShrikeEurocephalus ruppelliMany

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

512House CrowCorvus splendensSNP
513Cape CrowCorvus capensisMany
514Pied CrowCorvus albusMany
515White-necked RavenCorvus albicollisMany

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

516White-tailed Blue FlycatcherElminia albicaudaMany
517White-tailed Crested FlycatcherElminia albonotata 

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

518White-bellied TitMelaniparus albiventrisMany
519Red-throated TitMelaniparus fringillinusMany

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

520Mouse-colored Penduline-TitAnthoscopus musculusANP,LP,TGNP
521African Penduline-TitAnthoscopus caroliMany

 
Larks: Alaudidae

522Beesley's Lark**Chersomanes beesleyiLP,NGC
523\Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark\Eremopterix leucotisLMNP,NGC,SNP,TGNP
524Fischer's Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucopareiaMany
525Pink-breasted LarkCalendulauda poecilosternaLMNP,LP,NGC,SNP
TGNP
526Fawn-colored LarkCalendulauda africanoidesMany
527Singing BushlarkMirafra javanicaLP,SNP,TGNP
528White-tailed LarkMirafra albicaudaMany
529Friedmann's LarkMirafra pulpa 
530Red-winged LarkMirafra hypermetraANP,LP,NGC
531Rufous-naped LarkMirafra africanaMany
532Angola LarkMirafra angolensis 
533Flappet LarkMirafra rufocinnamomeaMany
534Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinereaMany
535<Short-tailed Lark>Pseudalaemon fremantliiMany
536Somali Short-toed LarkAlaudala somalicaMany

 
Nicators: Nicatoridae

537Eastern NicatorNicator gularisANP,LMNP,TGNP

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

538Northern CrombecSylvietta brachyuraMany
539Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytiiMany
540Somali CrombecSylvietta isabellinaLP
541Moustached Grass-WarblerMelocichla mentalisANP,NGC,NSNP,SNP
SSNP
542Kretschmer's LongbillMacrosphenus kretschmeri 

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

543Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialisMany
544Greencap EremomelaEremomela scotopsNSNP,SNP
545African TailorbirdArtisornis metopias 
546Miombo Wren-WarblerCalamonastes undosusSNP,TGNP
547Stierling's Wren-WarblerCalamonastes stierlingi 
548Gray Wren-WarblerCalamonastes simplexANP,LMNP,LP,TGNP
549Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyuraMany
550Olive-green CamaropteraCamaroptera chloronotaSNP
551Buff-bellied WarblerPhyllolais pulchellaMany
552Bar-throated ApalisApalis thoracicaMany
553White-winged ApalisApalis chariessa 
554Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavidaMany
555Buff-throated ApalisApalis rufogularis 
556Chapin's ApalisApalis chapini 
557Black-headed ApalisApalis melanocephalaMany
558Gray ApalisApalis cinereaANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
559Brown-headed ApalisApalis alticolaANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
560Karamoja ApalisApalis karamojaeNSNP,SSNP
561Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflavaMany
562Red-winged PriniaPrinia erythropteraTGNP
563Red-fronted WarblerPrinia rufifronsMany
564Gray-capped WarblerEminia lepidaMany
565Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythropsMany
566Singing CisticolaCisticola cantansMany
567Trilling CisticolaCisticola woosnamiANP,LMNP,LP,NGC
TGNP
568Hunter's CisticolaCisticola hunteriANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
SNP
569Rock-loving CisticolaCisticola aberransNSNP,SNP,TGNP
570Rattling CisticolaCisticola chinianaMany
571Ashy CisticolaCisticola cinereolusANP,LMNP,LP,SNP
572Wailing CisticolaCisticola laisMany
573Coastal CisticolaCisticola haematocephala 
574White-tailed CisticolaCisticola anderseniSNP
575Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatusMany
576Stout CisticolaCisticola robustusMany
577Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensisMany
578Piping CisticolaCisticola fulvicapilla 
579Tabora CisticolaCisticola angusticaudaMany
580Siffling CisticolaCisticola brachypterusANP,NGC,TGNP
581Tiny CisticolaCisticola nanaMany
582Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidisMany
583Desert CisticolaCisticola aridulusMany
584Pectoral-patch CisticolaCisticola brunnescensMany
585Wing-snapping CisticolaCisticola ayresiiSNP

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

586/Eastern Olivaceous Warbler/Iduna pallidaMany
587African Yellow-WarblerIduna natalensisANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
SNP
588Mountain Yellow-WarblerIduna similisMany
589/Upcher's Warbler/Hippolais languidaLP,SSNP,TGNP
590|Olive-tree Warbler|Hippolais olivetorumANP,LMNP,NGC,TGNP
591/Icterine Warbler/Hippolais icterinaMany
592/Sedge Warbler/Acrocephalus schoenobaenusMany
593/Marsh Warbler/Acrocephalus palustrisNGC,SSNP
594/Common Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus scirpaceusMany
595Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostrisMany
596/Great Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus arundinaceusANP,LMNP,NGC,SNP
TGNP

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

597|River Warbler|Locustella fluviatilis 
598Fan-tailed GrassbirdCatriscus brevirostrisMany
599Evergreen-forest WarblerBradypterus lopeziANP,NGC,NGCR
600Cinnamon Bracken-WarblerBradypterus cinnamomeusANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
SNP
601Little Rush WarblerBradypterus baboecala 

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

602White-headed SawwingPsalidoprocne albicepsMany
603Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristopteraMany
604Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopygaMany
605\Mascarene Martin\Phedina borbonica 
606Banded MartinNeophedina cinctaMany
607Plain MartinRiparia paludicolaMany
608/Bank Swallow/Riparia ripariaMany
609Rock MartinPtyonoprogne fuligulaMany
610/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rusticaMany
611Ethiopian SwallowHirundo aethiopica 
612Angola SwallowHirundo angolensisNSNP,SNP,SSNP
613[White-throated Swallow]Hirundo albigularis 
614Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithiiMany
615/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicumMany
616Red-rumped SwallowCecropis dauricaMany
617Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaMany
618Rufous-chested SwallowCecropis semirufaNSNP,SNP,SSNP
619Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensisMany

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

620Sombre GreenbulAndropadus importunusANP,LMNP
621Yellow-bellied GreenbulChlorocichla flaviventrisANP,LMNP,NGC,TGNP
622Shelley's GreenbulArizelocichla masukuensis 
623Eastern Mountain GreenbulArizelocichla nigricepsANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
TGNP
624Uluguru Mountain GreenbulArizelocichla neumanni 
625Stripe-cheeked GreenbulArizelocichla milanjensisANP
626Black-browed Mountain GreenbulArizelocichla fusciceps 
627Little GreenbulEurillas virensANP
628Tiny GreenbulPhyllastrephus debilis 
629Yellow-streaked GreenbulPhyllastrephus flavostriatus 
630Terrestrial BrownbulPhyllastrephus terrestris 
631Northern BrownbulPhyllastrephus strepitansANP,LMNP,NGC
632Gray-olive GreenbulPhyllastrephus cerviniventrisANP,LMNP,OLD,SNP
633Fischer's GreenbulPhyllastrephus fischeri 
634Cabanis's GreenbulPhyllastrephus cabanisiANP,LMNP,NGC,TGNP
635Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatusMany

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

636/Wood Warbler/Phylloscopus sibilatrixSNP
637/Willow Warbler/Phylloscopus trochilusMany
638Brown Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus umbrovirensANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
639Yellow-throated Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus ruficapilla 

 
Bush Warblers and Allies: Scotocercidae

640Yellow FlycatcherErythrocercus holochlorus 

 
Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, and Allies: Sylviidae

641/Eurasian Blackcap/Sylvia atricapillaMany
642/Garden Warbler/Sylvia borinMany
643African Hill BabblerSylvia abyssinicaANP,NGC,NGCR
644/Barred Warbler/Curruca nisoriaLP,OLD
645Banded ParisomaCurruca boehmiMany
646Brown ParisomaCurruca lugensANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
SNP
647/Greater Whitethroat/Curruca communisMany

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

648Pale White-eyeZosterops flavilateralisMany
649Mbulu White-eyeZosterops mbuluensisANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
SNP
650Green White-eyeZosterops stuhlmanniSNP
651Kilimanjaro White-eyeZosterops eurycricotusANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
TGNP
652Northern Yellow White-eyeZosterops senegalensisSNP,TGNP
653Southern Yellow White-eyeZosterops anderssoniANP,LMNP,SNP,SSNP
TGNP
654Pemba White-eyeZosterops vaughani 

 
Fulvetta and Ground Babblers: Pellorneidae

655Tanzanian IlladopsisIlladopsis distans 

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

656Rufous ChattererArgya rubiginosaMany
657Scaly ChattererArgya aylmeriLP,NGC,TGNP
658Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineiiMany
659Black-lored BabblerTurdoides sharpeiMany
660Northern Pied-BabblerTurdoides hypoleucaMany

 
Treecreepers: Certhiidae

661African Spotted CreeperSalpornis salvadori 

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

662Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorynchusMany
663Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanusMany

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

664Wattled StarlingCreatophora cinereaMany
665Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogasterMany
666Slender-billed StarlingOnychognathus tenuirostris 
667Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morioMany
668Waller's StarlingOnychognathus walleriANP,NGC,NGCR,SNP
669Sharpe's StarlingPholia sharpiiANP,NGC,NGCR
670Abbott's StarlingPoeoptera femoralisANP
671Kenrick's StarlingPoeoptera kenrickiANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
SNP
672Black-bellied StarlingNotopholia corusca 
673Hildebrandt's StarlingLamprotornis hildebrandtiMany
674<Shelley's Starling>Lamprotornis shelleyi 
675Rueppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuropteraMany
676Ashy StarlingLamprotornis unicolorMany
677Splendid StarlingLamprotornis splendidusSNP
678Golden-breasted StarlingLamprotornis regiusLP,TGNP
679Superb StarlingLamprotornis superbusMany
680Fischer's StarlingLamprotornis fischeriMany
681Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterusSNP
682Sharp-tailed StarlingLamprotornis acuticaudusSSNP
683Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeusMany

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

684Abyssinian Ground-ThrushGeokichla piaggiaeNGC
685Orange Ground-ThrushGeokichla gurneyi 
686Abyssinian ThrushTurdus abyssinicusMany
687African Bare-eyed ThrushTurdus tephronotusMany
688Kurrichane ThrushTurdus libonyanaSNP,SSNP
689African ThrushTurdus peliosSNP

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

690African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adustaMany
691/Spotted Flycatcher/Muscicapa striataMany
692Swamp FlycatcherMuscicapa aquaticaSNP
693African Gray FlycatcherBradornis microrhynchusMany
694Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidusMany
695Gray Tit-FlycatcherFraseria plumbeusLMNP,NGC,NGCR
696Ashy FlycatcherFraseria caerulescensMany
697SilverbirdMelaenornis semipartitusMany
698Northern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis edolioidesNSNP,SNP,SSNP
699Southern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelainaMany
700White-eyed Slaty-FlycatcherMelaenornis fischeriMany
701Bearded Scrub-RobinCercotrichas quadrivirgataLMNP,SNP
702Red-backed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas leucophrysMany
703Cape Robin-ChatCossypha caffraMany
704Rueppell's Robin-ChatCossypha semirufaANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
SNP
705White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heugliniMany
706Red-capped Robin-ChatCossypha natalensisANP,LMNP,NGC,SNP
TGNP
707Collared Palm-ThrushCichladusa arquataANP,LMNP,LP,NGC
TGNP
708Spotted Morning-ThrushCichladusa guttataMany
709White-starred RobinPogonocichla stellataANP,NGC,NGCR
710White-chested AletheChamaetylas fuelleborni 
711Sharpe's AkalatSheppardia sharpei 
712East Coast AkalatSheppardia gunningi 
713/White-throated Robin/Irania gutturalisMany
714|Thrush Nightingale|Luscinia lusciniaANP,LMNP,NGC,TGNP
715/Common Nightingale/Luscinia megarhynchosMany
716|Collared Flycatcher|Ficedula albicollis 
717Little Rock-ThrushMonticola rufocinereusMany
718/Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush/Monticola saxatilisMany
719/Whinchat/Saxicola rubetraMany
720African StonechatSaxicola torquatusMany
721Moorland ChatPinarochroa sordidaNGC
722Mocking Cliff-ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventrisMany
723Sooty ChatMyrmecocichla nigraNSNP,SNP,SSNP
724Northern Anteater-ChatMyrmecocichla aethiopsMany
725Arnot's ChatMyrmecocichla arnottiTGNP
726/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenantheMany
727Capped WheatearOenanthe pileataMany
728/Isabelline Wheatear/Oenanthe isabellinaMany
729/Pied Wheatear/Oenanthe pleschankaMany
730Familiar ChatOenanthe familiarisMany
731Abyssinian WheatearOenanthe lugubrisMany

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

732[Gray-headed Sunbird]Deleornis axillaris 
733Plain-backed SunbirdAnthreptes reichenowi 
734Western Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes longuemareiSNP
735Eastern Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes orientalisMany
736Uluguru Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes neglectus 
737Banded SunbirdAnthreptes rubritorques 
738Collared SunbirdHedydipna collarisMany
739Amani SunbirdHedydipna pallidigaster 
740Green-headed SunbirdCyanomitra verticalisANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
SNP
741Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivaceaMany
742Mouse-colored SunbirdCyanomitra veroxii 
743Amethyst SunbirdChalcomitra amethystinaMany
744Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensisMany
745Hunter's SunbirdChalcomitra hunteri 
746Tacazze SunbirdNectarinia tacazzeANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
SNP
747Bronze SunbirdNectarinia kilimensisMany
748Malachite SunbirdNectarinia famosaMany
749Red-tufted SunbirdNectarinia johnstoniANP
750Golden-winged SunbirdDrepanorhynchus reichenowiMany
751Olive-bellied SunbirdCinnyris chloropygiusSNP
752Eastern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris mediocrisMany
753Usambara Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris usambaricus 
754Loveridge's SunbirdCinnyris loveridgei 
755Beautiful SunbirdCinnyris pulchellusMany
756Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensisMany
757Red-chested SunbirdCinnyris erythrocercusSNP,SSNP
758Black-bellied SunbirdCinnyris nectarinioidesTGNP
759Purple-banded SunbirdCinnyris bifasciatusSNP,SSNP
760Tsavo SunbirdCinnyris tsavoensisTGNP
761Pemba SunbirdCinnyris pembae 
762{Oustalet's Sunbird}Cinnyris oustaleti 
763Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustusMany
764Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreus 

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

765Red-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis nigerMany
766White-headed Buffalo-WeaverDinemellia dinemelliMany
767Speckle-fronted WeaverSporopipes frontalisMany
768White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahaliMany
769Rufous-tailed WeaverHisturgops ruficaudaMany
770Gray-headed Social-WeaverPseudonigrita arnaudiMany
771Black-capped Social-WeaverPseudonigrita cabanisiLP,NGC,SNP
772Red-headed MalimbeMalimbus rubricollisSNP
773Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubricepsMany
774Bertram's WeaverPloceus bertrandi 
775Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafechtMany
776Little WeaverPloceus luteolusMany
777Slender-billed WeaverPloceus pelzelniNSNP,SNP,SSNP
778Black-necked WeaverPloceus nigricollisMany
779Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularisMany
780African Golden-WeaverPloceus subaureusANP,LMNP
781Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthopsMany
782Taveta Golden-WeaverPloceus castaneicepsANP,LMNP,LP,NGC
TGNP
783Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermediusMany
784Southern Masked-WeaverPloceus velatus 
785Vitelline Masked-WeaverPloceus vitellinusMany
786Speke's WeaverPloceus spekeiMany
787Vieillot's Black WeaverPloceus nigerrimusSNP
788Village WeaverPloceus cucullatusMany
789Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalusANP,NSNP,SNP,SSNP
790\Golden-backed Weaver\Ploceus jacksoniMany
791\Chestnut Weaver\Ploceus rubiginosusMany
792Forest WeaverPloceus bicolor 
793Usambara WeaverPloceus nicolli 
794\Cardinal Quelea\Quelea cardinalisMany
795Red-headed QueleaQuelea erythropsSNP,TGNP
796\Red-billed Quelea\Quelea queleaMany
797Southern Red BishopEuplectes orixMany
798Zanzibar Red BishopEuplectes nigroventrisSNP
799Black-winged BishopEuplectes hordeaceusMany
800Black BishopEuplectes gierowiiMany
801<Yellow-crowned Bishop>Euplectes aferMany
802Yellow BishopEuplectes capensisMany
803White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatusMany
804Yellow-mantled WidowbirdEuplectes macrouraANP,NSNP,SNP
805Red-cowled WidowbirdEuplectes laticaudaMany
806Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillarisMany
807Jackson's WidowbirdEuplectes jacksoniMany
808Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifronsMany

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

809Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullataMany
810Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolorANP,LMNP,NGC,SNP
TGNP
811African SilverbillEuodice cantansMany
812Java SparrowPadda oryzivora 
813Yellow-bellied WaxbillCoccopygia quartiniaMany
814Green-backed TwinspotMandingoa nitidulaANP,LMNP
815Zebra WaxbillAmandava subflavaMany
816Abyssinian CrimsonwingCryptospiza salvadoriiANP,NGC,NGCR
817Red-faced CrimsonwingCryptospiza reichenoviiANP,LMNP,NGC
818Gray-headed NigritaNigrita canicapillusANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
SNP
819Black-faced WaxbillBrunhilda erythronotosMany
820Black-crowned WaxbillEstrilda nonnulaSNP
821Fawn-breasted WaxbillEstrilda paludicolaNSNP,SNP
822Common WaxbillEstrilda astrildMany
823Black-rumped WaxbillEstrilda troglodytes 
824Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopygaMany
825QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollisMany
826\Cut-throat\Amadina fasciataMany
827Purple GrenadierGranatina ianthinogasterMany
828Southern CordonbleuUraeginthus angolensisSNP,TGNP
829Gray-headed SilverbillOdontospiza griseicapillaMany
830Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalusMany
831Blue-capped CordonbleuUraeginthus cyanocephalusMany
832Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melbaMany
833Orange-winged PytiliaPytilia afra 
834Peters's TwinspotHypargos niveoguttatusANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
835Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegalaMany
836African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricataMany
837Jameson's FirefinchLagonosticta rhodopareiaANP,LMNP,NGC,SNP
TGNP

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

838Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macrouraMany
839Broad-tailed Paradise-WhydahVidua obtusaSNP,TGNP
840Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaeaMany
841Steel-blue WhydahVidua hypocherinaMany
842Straw-tailed WhydahVidua fischeriMany
843Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeataMany
844Variable IndigobirdVidua funereaLMNP,LP,NGC,SNP
TGNP
845Purple IndigobirdVidua purpurascensSNP
846Parasitic WeaverAnomalospiza imberbisLMNP,NGC,SNP

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

847House SparrowPasser domesticusMany
848Kenya Rufous SparrowPasser rufocinctusMany
849Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseusMany
850Parrot-billed SparrowPasser gongonensisLMNP,SNP,TGNP
851Swahili SparrowPasser suahelicusMany
852Southern Gray-headed SparrowPasser diffususSNP
853Chestnut SparrowPasser eminibeyMany
854Yellow-spotted Bush SparrowGymnornis pyrgitaMany
855Yellow-throated Bush SparrowGymnornis superciliarisSNP

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

856Cape WagtailMotacilla capensisSNP
857Mountain WagtailMotacilla claraANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
TGNP
858/Gray Wagtail/Motacilla cinereaANP,LMNP,NGC,SNP
859/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flavaMany
860African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimpMany
861/White Wagtail/Motacilla albaLMNP,NGC,SNP,TGNP
862African PipitAnthus cinnamomeusMany
863Long-billed PipitAnthus similisMany
864Tawny PipitAnthus campestrisSNP,TGNP
865Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrysMany
866Striped PipitAnthus lineiventrisMany
867/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialisMany
868/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinusMany
869Bush PipitAnthus cafferMany
870Golden PipitTmetothylacus tenellusANP,LP,NGC,SNP
TGNP
871Yellow-throated LongclawMacronyx croceusMany
872Pangani LongclawMacronyx aurantiigulaMany
873Rosy-throated LongclawMacronyx ameliaeMany

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

874Oriole FinchLinurgus olivaceusANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
875Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicusMany
876Southern CitrilCrithagra hypostictusMany
877Black-throated CanaryCrithagra atrogularisSNP
878Reichenow's SeedeaterCrithagra reichenowiMany
879White-bellied CanaryCrithagra dorsostriatusMany
880Southern Grosbeak-CanaryCrithagra buchananiMany
881Brimstone CanaryCrithagra sulphuratusMany
882Streaky SeedeaterCrithagra striolatusMany
883Yellow-browed SeedeaterCrithagra whytiiSNP
884Thick-billed SeedeaterCrithagra burtoniANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
SNP
885Reichard's SeedeaterCrithagra reichardi 
886Yellow-crowned CanarySerinus flavivertexMany

 
Thrush-Tanager: Rhodinocichlidae

887Spot-throatModulatrix stictigula 

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

888Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisiMany
889Golden-breasted BuntingEmberiza flaviventrisMany
890Somali BuntingEmberiza poliopleuraANP,LMNP,LP,TGNP
891Cabanis'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 Mountains342
Engikaret Lark Plains387
Katavi National Park210
Kilimanjaro National Park144
Lake Manyara National Park595
Lake Natron278
Mkomazi National Park394
Ngorongoro Crater604
Ngorongoro Crater Rim368
Northern Serengeti Plains414
Olduvai Gorge318
Selous Game Reserve451
Serengeti National Park654
Serengeti Plains - Seronera458
South Pare Mountains160
Speke's Bay413
Tarangire National Park576
Udzungwa Mountains309
Uluguru Mountains225
West Usambara Mountains298
Total Species891

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.