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AFRICA TANZANIA

Area (SqMi):365,755
# Species:1125
# Excl Vagrants:1092
# Endemics:31
# Near Endemics:36
Species/1000 SqMi:3.0

OTHER COUNTRIESIN 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 QuaillSynoicus 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
81Blue-headed CoucalCentropus monachus 
82White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosusMany
83Blue MalkohaCeuthmochares aereus 
84Green MalkohaCeuthmochares australisANP
85Pied CuckooClamator jacobinusMany
86Levaillant's CuckooClamator levaillantiiMany
87/Great Spotted Cuckoo/Clamator glandariusMany
88Thick-billed CuckooPachycoccyx audeberti 
89Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaasMany
90African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreusMany
91Dideric CuckooChrysococcyx capriusMany
92\Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo\Cercococcyx montanus 

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

93Pennant-winged NightjarCaprimulgus vexillariusLMNP,SNP,TGNP
94{Standard-winged Nightjar}Caprimulgus longipennis 
95/Eurasian Nightjar/Caprimulgus europaeusANP,LMNP,NGC,TGNP
96Sombre NightjarCaprimulgus fraenatusANP,LMNP,NSNP,SNP
97Donaldson Smith's NightjarCaprimulgus donaldsoniLP,TGNP
98Fiery-necked NightjarCaprimulgus pectoralisSNP,TGNP
99Montane NightjarCaprimulgus poliocephalusMany
100Swamp NightjarCaprimulgus natalensisSNP
101/Plain Nightjar/Caprimulgus inornatusTGNP
102Freckled NightjarCaprimulgus tristigmaMany
103Slender-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus clarusMany
104Square-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus fossiiMany

 
Swifts: Apodidae

105Mottled SpinetailTelacanthura ussheriMany
106Bat-like SpinetailNeafrapus boehmi 
107Scarce SwiftSchoutedenapus myoptilusMany
108Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melbaMany
109Mottled SwiftTachymarptis aequatorialisMany
110/Common Swift/Apus apusMany
111Nyanza SwiftApus niansaeMany
112African SwiftApus barbatusMany
113Little SwiftApus affinisMany
114\Horus Swift\Apus horusMany
115White-rumped SwiftApus cafferMany
116African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvusMany

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

117African RailRallus caerulescensANP,LMNP,NGC,SNP
TGNP
118|Corn Crake|Crex crexANP,SNP,TGNP
119\African Crake\Crecopsis egregiaMany
120Lesser MoorhenGallinula angulataMany
121Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropusMany
122Red-knobbed CootFulica cristataMany
123Allen's GallinulePorphyrio alleniANP,NGC,SNP,TGNP
124African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensisANP,LMNP,NGC,SNP
TGNP
125Black CrakeZapornia flavirostraMany
126Baillon's CrakeZapornia pusillaSNP,SSNP

 
Flufftails: Sarothruridae

127Buff-spotted FlufftailSarothrura elegansLP
128Red-chested FlufftailSarothrura rufaANP
129Chestnut-headed FlufftailSarothrura lugens 

 
Cranes: Gruidae

130Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorumMany

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

131Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensisMany
132Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatusMany
133{Eurasian Thick-knee}Burhinus oedicnemus 

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

134Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopusMany
135Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaMany

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

136/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarolaANP,NGC,SNP
137Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulva 
138/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticulaMany
139/Forbes's Plover/Thinornis forbesi 
140Three-banded PloverThinornis tricollarisMany
141/Little Ringed Plover/Thinornis dubiusANP,LMNP,NGC,SNP
TGNP
142Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostrisMany
143Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatusMany
144Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosusMany
145Black-headed LapwingVanellus tectus 
146White-crowned LapwingVanellus albicepsSNP
147Senegal LapwingVanellus lugubrisMany
148Black-winged LapwingVanellus melanopterusMany
149Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatusMany
150Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallusMany
151/Brown-chested Lapwing/Vanellus superciliosusNSNP,SNP
152/Caspian Plover/Anarhynchus asiaticusMany
153/Tibetan Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus atrifronsANP,LMNP,NGC,SNP
TGNP
154/Greater Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus leschenaultiiANP,LMNP,TGNP
155Kittlitz's PloverAnarhynchus pecuariusMany
156Chestnut-banded PloverAnarhynchus pallidusMany
157White-fronted PloverAnarhynchus marginatusSNP

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

158\Greater Painted-Snipe\Rostratula benghalensisMany

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

159Lesser JacanaMicroparra capensisTGNP
160African JacanaActophilornis africanusMany

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

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

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

188Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticusMany
189Quail-ploverOrtyxelos meiffreniiTGNP

 
Crab Plover: Dromadidae

190Crab-PloverDromas ardeola 

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

191Double-banded CourserSmutsornis africanusMany
192Bronze-winged CourserRhinoptilus chalcopterusLMNP,NGC,SNP,SSNP
TGNP
193Three-banded CourserRhinoptilus cinctusMany
194Temminck's CourserCursorius temminckiiMany
195|Black-winged Pratincole|Glareola nordmanniNGC
196Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincolaMany

 
Skuas and Jaegers: Stercorariidae

197[Long-tailed Jaeger]Stercorarius longicaudus 
198[Parasitic Jaeger]Stercorarius parasiticus 
199/Pomarine Jaeger/Stercorarius pomarinus 

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

200Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus geneiLMNP
201/Black-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus ridibundusMany
202Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalusMany
203Sooty GullIchthyaetus hemprichii 
204[Kelp Gull]Larus dominicanus 
205Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusMany
206African SkimmerRynchops flavirostrisLMNP,NGC,SNP,TGNP
207Brown NoddyAnous stolidus 
208Lesser NoddyAnous tenuirostris 
209Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatus 
210Bridled TernOnychoprion anaethetus 
211{Little Tern}Sternula albifrons 
212/Saunders's Tern/Sternula saundersi 
213/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon niloticaMany
214/Caspian Tern/Hydroprogne caspia 
215Whiskered TernChlidonias hybridaMany
216/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterusMany
217&Roseate TernlSterna dougallii 
218/Common Tern/Sterna hirundoSNP
219White-cheeked TernSterna repressa 
220[Black-naped Tern]Sterna sumatrana 
221/Lesser Crested Tern/Thalasseus bengalensis 
222/Sandwich Tern/Thalasseus sandvicensis 
223Great Crested TernThalasseus bergii 

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

224Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusMany
225&Lesser FlamingolPhoenicoparrus minorMany

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

226Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisMany
227Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusANP,LMNP,NGC,SNP
228Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollisMany

 
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

249Reed CormorantMicrocarbo africanusMany
250Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboMany

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

251Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusMany
252African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicusMany
253Olive IbisBostrychia olivacea 
254Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedashMany
255African SpoonbillPlatalea albaMany

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

256Dwarf BitternBotaurus sturmiiMany
257Little BitternBotaurus minutusANP,LMNP,NGC,SNP
TGNP
258Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxMany
259Black HeronEgretta ardesiacaMany
260Little EgretEgretta garzettaMany
261White-backed Night HeronCalherodius leuconotusANP,LMNP,NGC
262Striated HeronButorides striataMany
263Rufous-bellied HeronArdeola rufiventrisMany
264Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesMany
265\Malagasy Pond-Heron\Ardeola idaeANP,LMNP,NGC,NSNP
TGNP
266Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibisMany
267Great EgretArdea albaMany
268Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhynchaMany
269Gray HeronArdea cinereaMany
270Purple HeronArdea purpureaMany
271Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephalaMany
272Goliath HeronArdea goliathMany

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

273HamerkopScopus umbrettaMany

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

274ShoebillBalaeniceps rexMany

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

275Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalusMany
276Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescensMany

 
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
284African Cuckoo-HawkAviceda cuculoidesMany
285/European Honey-buzzard/Pernis apivorusMany
286White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalisMany
287Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotosMany
288Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachusMany
289White-backed VultureGyps africanusMany
290Rueppell's GriffonGyps rueppelliMany
291BateleurTerathopius ecaudatusMany
292Western Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascensMany
293Southern Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus fasciolatus 
294Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralisMany
295{Short-toed Snake-Eagle}Circaetus gallicusANP
296Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereusMany
297Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatusMany
298Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosusMany
299Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalisMany
300/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarinaMany
301[Greater Spotted Eagle]Clanga clangaLMNP
302Wahlberg's EagleHieraaetus wahlbergiMany
303/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatusMany
304Ayres's Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresiiMany
305Tawny EagleAquila rapaxMany
306/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensisMany
307/Imperial Eagle/Aquila heliacaMany
308Verreaux's EagleAquila verreauxiiMany
309African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogasterMany
310Bat HawkMacheiramphus alcinusANP,LMNP,NGCR,SNP
TGNP
311Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabarMany
312Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabatesMany
313Eastern Chanting-GoshawkMelierax poliopterusMany
314Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicusMany
315African GoshawkAerospiza tousseneliiMany
316Little SparrowhawkTachyspiza minullusMany
317ShikraTachyspiza badiusMany
318/Levant Sparrowhawk/Tachyspiza brevipesSNP,SSNP
319Ovambo SparrowhawkAccipiter ovampensisMany
320{Eurasian Sparrowhawk}Accipiter nisusNGC
321Rufous-breasted SparrowhawkAccipiter rufiventrisANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
SNP
322Black GoshawkAstur melanoleucusANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
SNP
323/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosusMany
324African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusMany
325/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourusMany
326Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargusMany
327/Black Kite/Milvus migransMany
328Yellow-billed Kite**Milvus aegyptiusMany
329African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vociferMany
330/Grasshopper Buzzard/Butastur rufipennisANP,LMNP,NGC,SNP
TGNP
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
336Western Barn 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
344Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatumMany
345African Barred OwletGlaucidium capenseSNP,TGNP
346African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordiiANP,LMNP,NGC,SNP
TGNP
347{Short-eared Owl}Asio flammeus 
348Marsh OwlAsio capensisMany

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

349Speckled MousebirdColius striatusMany
350White-headed MousebirdColius leucocephalusMany
351Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourusMany

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

352Narina TrogonApaloderma narinaANP,LMNP,NGC,SNP
353Bar-tailed TrogonApaloderma vittatumANP,NGC

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

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

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

356Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureusMany
357White-headed WoodhoopoePhoeniculus bolleiNGC
358Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelasMany
359Abyssinian ScimitarbillRhinopomastus minorMany

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

360Southern Ground-HornbillBucorvus leadbeateriMany
361Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatusMany
362African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutusMany
363Pale-billed HornbillLophoceros pallidirostris 
364Northern Red-billed HornbillTockus erythrorhynchusMany
365Tanzanian Red-billed HornbillTockus ruahaeMany
366Eastern Yellow-billed HornbillTockus flavirostrisANP,LMNP,SNP,TGNP
367Von der Decken's HornbillTockus deckeniMany
368Silvery-cheeked HornbillBycanistes brevisMany
369Black-and-white-casqued HornbillBycanistes subcylindricaSNP
370Trumpeter HornbillBycanistes bucinatorANP,LMNP,NGC,TGNP

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

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

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

381Half-collared KingfisherAlcedo semitorquata 
382Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatusMany
383African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina pictaMany
384Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephalaMany
385Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensisMany
386Mangrove KingfisherHalcyon senegaloides 
387Brown-hooded KingfisherHalcyon albiventrisMany
388Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicutiMany
389Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maximaMany
390Pied KingfisherCeryle rudisMany

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

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

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

396Crested BarbetTrachyphonus vaillantiiLMNP,TGNP
397Red-and-yellow BarbetTrachyphonus erythrocephalusMany
398D'Arnaud's BarbetTrachyphonus darnaudiiMany
399Usambiro Barbet**Trachyphonus usambiroSNP
400Green BarbetCryptolybia olivacea 
401White-eared BarbetStactolaema leucotisMany
402Green TinkerbirdPogoniulus simplex 
403Moustached TinkerbirdPogoniulus leucomystaxANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
404Yellow-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus bilineatusNSNP,SNP,TGNP
405Northern Red-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus uropygialisMany
406Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconus 
407Red-fronted BarbetTricholaema diademataMany
408Miombo BarbetTricholaema frontataSNP
409Spot-flanked BarbetTricholaema lacrymosaMany
410Black-throated BarbetTricholaema melanocephalaMany
411White-headed BarbetLybius leucocephalusMany
412Black-collared BarbetLybius torquatus 
413Brown-breasted BarbetPogonornis melanopterusANP,LMNP,LP,SNP
414Double-toothed BarbetPogonornis bidentatusSNP,SSNP

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

415Green-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus zambesiaeANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
416Brown-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus regulusANP,LP,NGC,SNP
TGNP
417Pallid HoneyguideIndicator meliphilusMany
418Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minorMany
419Scaly-throated HoneyguideIndicator variegatusMany
420Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicatorMany

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

421Red-throated WryneckJynx ruficollis 
422Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescensMany
423Brown-backed WoodpeckerDendropicos obsoletusLMNP,NGC,NGCR,SNP
424African Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos goertaeMany
425Mountain Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos spodocephalusMany
426Olive WoodpeckerDendropicos griseocephalus 
427Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquusMany
428Green-backed WoodpeckerCampethera cailliautiiNSNP,SNP,TGNP
429Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubicaMany
430Bennett's WoodpeckerCampethera bennettii 
431Golden-tailed WoodpeckerCampethera abingoniMany
432Mombasa WoodpeckerCampethera mombassica 

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

433Pygmy FalconPolihierax semitorquatusMany
434/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanniMany
435/Eurasian Kestrel/Falco tinnunculusMany
436Rock KestrelFalco rupicolusOLD,SNP
437Greater KestrelFalco rupicoloidesMany
438Fox KestrelFalco alopexLP
439Gray KestrelFalco ardosiaceusMany
440Dickinson's KestrelFalco dickinsoniSNP,TGNP
441Red-necked FalconFalco chicqueraANP,NGC,SNP,SSNP
TGNP
442/Red-footed Falcon/Falco vespertinusSNP,TGNP
443|Amur Falcon|Falco amurensisMany
444/Eleonora's Falcon/Falco eleonoraeSNP,TGNP
445|Sooty Falcon|Falco concolorMany
446/Eurasian Hobby/Falco subbuteoMany
447African HobbyFalco cuvieriiMany
448Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusMany
449{Saker Falcon}Falco cherrug 
450Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusMany
451|Barbary Falcon**|Falco pelegrinoides 

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

452Fischer's LovebirdAgapornis fischeriMany
453Yellow-collared LovebirdAgapornis personatusMany

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

454Brown-necked ParrotPoicephalus fuscicollisSNP
455Red-fronted ParrotPoicephalus gulielmiMany
456Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeriMany
457Brown-headed ParrotPoicephalus cryptoxanthusSNP
458Red-bellied ParrotPoicephalus rufiventrisLMNP,LP,NGC,SNP
TGNP

 
African and Green Broadbill: Calyptomenidae

459African BroadbillSmithornis capensisANP,TGNP

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

460Gray CuckooshrikeCeblepyris caesiaMany
461Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flavaMany
462Purple-throated CuckooshrikeCampephaga quiscalinaANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
SNP

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

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

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

467Brown-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira cyaneaSNP,SSNP
468Black-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira peltataMany
469Short-tailed BatisBatis mixtaANP
470Dark BatisBatis crypta 
471Chinspot BatisBatis molitorMany
472Pale BatisBatis soror 
473Western Black-headed BatisBatis erlangeriSNP
474Eastern Black-headed BatisBatis minor 
475Pygmy BatisBatis perkeoANP,LMNP,LP,OLD
TGNP

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

476White-crested HelmetshrikePrionops plumatusLMNP,NGC,NGCR,SNP
TGNP
477Gray-crested HelmetshrikePrionops poliolophusNSNP,SNP,SSNP
478Retz's HelmetshrikePrionops retziiANP,LMNP,NGC

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

479BrubruNilaus aferMany
480Northern PuffbackDryoscopus gambensisSNP
481Pringle's PuffbackDryoscopus pringlii 
482Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cublaMany
483Marsh TchagraTchagra minutusNSNP,SNP,SSNP
484Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalusMany
485Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australisMany
486Three-streaked TchagraTchagra jamesi 
487Tropical BoubouLaniarius majorMany
488Zanzibar BoubouLaniarius sublacteusSNP
489Black-headed GonolekLaniarius erythrogasterSNP
490Slate-colored BoubouLaniarius funebrisMany
491Rosy-patched BushshrikeRhodophoneus cruentusLMNP,LP,NGC,SNP
TGNP
492Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeChlorophoneus sulfureopectusMany
493Black-fronted BushshrikeChlorophoneus nigrifronsANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
494Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchotiMany
495Uluguru BushshrikeMalaconotus alius 

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

496Square-tailed DrongoDicrurus ludwigiiSNP
497Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisMany

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

498African Crested FlycatcherTrochocercus cyanomelasANP
499African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridisMany

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

500Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleucaMany
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
506Taita FiscalLanius dorsalisMany
507Northern FiscalLanius humeralisMany
508Southern FiscalLanius collarisSNP
509{Masked Shrike}Lanius nubicus 
510White-rumped ShrikeEurocephalus ruppelliMany

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

511House CrowCorvus splendensSNP
512Cape CrowCorvus capensisMany
513Pied CrowCorvus albusMany
514White-necked RavenCorvus albicollisMany

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

515White-tailed Blue FlycatcherElminia albicaudaMany
516White-tailed Crested FlycatcherElminia albonotata 

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

517White-bellied TitMelaniparus albiventrisMany
518Red-throated TitMelaniparus fringillinusMany

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

519Mouse-colored Penduline-TitAnthoscopus musculusANP,LP,TGNP
520African Penduline-TitAnthoscopus caroliMany

 
Larks: Alaudidae

521Beesley's LarkChersomanes beesleyiLP,NGC
522\Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark\Eremopterix leucotisLMNP,NGC,SNP,TGNP
523Fischer's Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucopareiaMany
524Pink-breasted LarkCalendulauda poecilosternaLMNP,LP,NGC,SNP
TGNP
525Fawn-colored LarkCalendulauda africanoidesMany
526Singing BushlarkMirafra javanicaLP,SNP,TGNP
527White-tailed LarkMirafra albicaudaMany
528Friedmann's LarkMirafra pulpa 
529Flappet LarkAmirafra rufocinnamomeaMany
530Angola LarkAmirafra angolensis 
531Rufous-naped LarkCorypha africanaNGC,NGCR,OLD,SNP
SSNP
532Sentinel LarkCorypha athiANP,LMNP,LP,NSNP
TGNP
533Red-winged LarkCorypha hypermetraANP,LP,NGC
534&Short-tailed LarklPseudalaemon fremantliiMany
535Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinereaMany
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
544Green-capped 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
560Maasai ApalisApalis stronachiNSNP,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
578Tabora CisticolaCisticola angusticaudaMany
579Siffling CisticolaCisticola brachypterusANP,NGC,TGNP
580Tiny CisticolaCisticola nanaMany
581Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidisMany
582Desert CisticolaCisticola aridulusMany
583Pectoral-patch CisticolaCisticola brunnescensMany
584Wing-snapping CisticolaCisticola ayresiiSNP

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

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

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

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

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

601White-headed SawwingPsalidoprocne albicepsMany
602Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristopteraMany
603Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopygaMany
604\Mascarene Martin\Phedina borbonica 
605Banded MartinNeophedina cinctaMany
606Plain MartinRiparia paludicolaMany
607/Bank Swallow/Riparia ripariaMany
608Southern Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne fuligulaMany
609/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rusticaMany
610Ethiopian SwallowHirundo aethiopica 
611Angola SwallowHirundo angolensisNSNP,SNP,SSNP
612[White-throated Swallow]Hirundo albigularis 
613Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithiiMany
614/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicumMany
615African Red-rumped SwallowCecropis melanocrissusMany
616Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaMany
617Rufous-chested SwallowCecropis semirufaNSNP,SNP,SSNP
618Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensisMany

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

619Sombre GreenbulAndropadus importunusANP,LMNP
620Yellow-bellied GreenbulChlorocichla flaviventrisANP,LMNP,NGC,TGNP
621Shelley's GreenbulArizelocichla masukuensis 
622Uluguru Mountain GreenbulArizelocichla neumanni 
623Black-headed Mountain GreenbulArizelocichla nigricepsANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
TGNP
624Olive-headed GreenbulArizelocichla striifaciesANP
625Black-browed Mountain GreenbulArizelocichla fusciceps 
626Little GreenbulEurillas virensANP
627Tiny GreenbulPhyllastrephus debilis 
628Yellow-streaked GreenbulPhyllastrephus flavostriatus 
629Terrestrial BrownbulPhyllastrephus terrestris 
630Northern BrownbulPhyllastrephus strepitansANP,LMNP,NGC
631Gray-olive GreenbulPhyllastrephus cerviniventrisANP,LMNP,OLD,SNP
632Fischer's GreenbulPhyllastrephus fischeri 
633Cabanis's GreenbulPhyllastrephus cabanisiANP,LMNP,NGC,TGNP
634Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatusMany

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

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

 
Bush Warblers and Allies: Scotocercidae

639Yellow FlycatcherErythrocercus holochlorus 

 
Sylviid Warblers and Allies: Sylviidae

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

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

647Pale White-eyeZosterops flavilateralisMany
648Mbulu White-eyeZosterops mbuluensisANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
SNP
649Green White-eyeZosterops stuhlmanniSNP
650Kilimanjaro White-eyeZosterops eurycricotusANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
TGNP
651Northern Yellow White-eyeZosterops senegalensisSNP,TGNP
652Southern Yellow White-eyeZosterops anderssoniANP,LMNP,SNP,SSNP
TGNP
653Pemba White-eyeZosterops vaughani 

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

654Rufous ChattererArgya rubiginosaMany
655Scaly ChattererArgya aylmeriLP,NGC,TGNP
656Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineiiMany
657Black-lored BabblerTurdoides sharpeiMany
658Northern Pied-BabblerTurdoides hypoleucaMany

 
Spotted Creepers: Salpornithidae

659African Spotted CreeperSalpornis salvadori 

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

660Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorynchaMany
661Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanusMany

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

662Wattled StarlingCreatophora cinereaMany
663Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogasterMany
664Slender-billed StarlingOnychognathus tenuirostris 
665Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morioMany
666Waller's StarlingOnychognathus walleriANP,NGC,NGCR,SNP
667Sharpe's StarlingPholia sharpiiANP,NGC,NGCR
668Abbott's StarlingPoeoptera femoralisANP
669Kenrick's StarlingPoeoptera kenrickiANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
SNP
670Black-bellied StarlingNotopholia corusca 
671Hildebrandt's StarlingLamprotornis hildebrandtiMany
672&Shelley's StarlinglLamprotornis shelleyi 
673Rueppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuropteraMany
674Ashy StarlingLamprotornis unicolorMany
675Splendid StarlingLamprotornis splendidusSNP
676Golden-breasted StarlingLamprotornis regiusLP,TGNP
677Superb StarlingLamprotornis superbusMany
678Fischer's StarlingLamprotornis fischeriMany
679Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterusSNP
680Sharp-tailed StarlingLamprotornis acuticaudusSSNP
681Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeusMany

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

682Red-tailed Ant-ThrushNeocossyphus rufus 
683Abyssinian Ground-ThrushGeokichla piaggiaeNGC
684Orange Ground-ThrushGeokichla gurneyi 
685African Bare-eyed ThrushTurdus tephronotusMany
686Kurrichane ThrushTurdus libonyanaSNP,SSNP
687Abyssinian ThrushTurdus abyssinicusMany
688African ThrushTurdus peliosSNP

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

689African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adustaMany
690/Spotted Flycatcher/Muscicapa striataMany
691Swamp FlycatcherMuscicapa aquaticaSNP
692African Gray FlycatcherBradornis microrhynchusMany
693Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidusMany
694Gray Tit-FlycatcherFraseria plumbeusLMNP,NGC,NGCR
695Ashy FlycatcherFraseria caerulescensMany
696SilverbirdEmpidornis semipartitusMany
697Northern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis edolioidesNSNP,SNP,SSNP
698Southern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelainaMany
699White-eyed Slaty-FlycatcherMelaenornis fischeriMany
700Bearded Scrub-RobinTychaedon quadrivirgataLMNP,SNP
701White-browed Scrub RobinCercotrichas leucophrysMany
702Cape Robin-ChatDessonornis caffraMany
703Rueppell's Robin-ChatCossypha semirufaANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
SNP
704White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heugliniMany
705Red-capped Robin-ChatCossypha natalensisANP,LMNP,NGC,SNP
TGNP
706Collared Palm-ThrushCichladusa arquataANP,LMNP,LP,NGC
TGNP
707Spotted Morning-ThrushCichladusa guttataMany
708White-starred RobinPogonocichla stellataANP,NGC,NGCR
709White-chested AletheChamaetylas fuelleborni 
710Sharpe's AkalatSheppardia sharpei 
711East Coast AkalatSheppardia gunningi 
712/White-throated Robin/Irania gutturalisMany
713|Thrush Nightingale|Luscinia lusciniaANP,LMNP,NGC,TGNP
714/Common Nightingale/Luscinia megarhynchosMany
715|Collared Flycatcher|Ficedula albicollis 
716Little Rock-ThrushMonticola rufocinereusMany
717/Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush/Monticola saxatilisMany
718/Whinchat/Saxicola rubetraMany
719African StonechatSaxicola torquatusMany
720Moorland ChatPinarochroa sordidaNGC
721Mocking Cliff-ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventrisMany
722Sooty ChatMyrmecocichla nigraNSNP,SNP,SSNP
723Northern Anteater-ChatMyrmecocichla aethiopsMany
724Arnot's ChatMyrmecocichla arnottiTGNP
725/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenantheMany
726Capped WheatearOenanthe pileataMany
727/Isabelline Wheatear/Oenanthe isabellinaMany
728/Pied Wheatear/Oenanthe pleschankaMany
729Familiar ChatOenanthe familiarisMany
730Abyssinian WheatearOenanthe lugubrisMany

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

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

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

764Red-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis nigerMany
765White-headed Buffalo-WeaverDinemellia dinemelliMany
766Speckle-fronted WeaverSporopipes frontalisMany
767White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahaliMany
768Rufous-tailed WeaverHisturgops ruficaudaMany
769Gray-capped Social-WeaverPseudonigrita arnaudiMany
770Black-capped Social-WeaverPseudonigrita cabanisiLP,NGC,SNP
771Red-headed MalimbeMalimbus rubricollisSNP
772Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubricepsMany
773Bertram's WeaverPloceus bertrandi 
774Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafechtMany
775Little WeaverPloceus luteolusMany
776Slender-billed WeaverPloceus pelzelniNSNP,SNP,SSNP
777Black-necked WeaverPloceus nigricollisMany
778Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularisMany
779African Golden-WeaverPloceus subaureusANP,LMNP
780Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthopsMany
781Taveta Golden-WeaverPloceus castaneicepsANP,LMNP,LP,NGC
TGNP
782Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermediusMany
783Vitelline Masked-WeaverPloceus vitellinusMany
784Speke's WeaverPloceus spekeiMany
785Vieillot's Black WeaverPloceus nigerrimusSNP
786Village WeaverPloceus cucullatusMany
787Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalusANP,NSNP,SNP,SSNP
788\Golden-backed Weaver\Ploceus jacksoniMany
789\Chestnut Weaver\Ploceus rubiginosusMany
790Dark-backed WeaverPloceus bicolor 
791Usambara WeaverPloceus nicolli 
792\Cardinal Quelea\Quelea cardinalisMany
793Red-headed QueleaQuelea erythropsSNP,TGNP
794\Red-billed Quelea\Quelea queleaMany
795Southern Red BishopEuplectes orixMany
796Zanzibar Red BishopEuplectes nigroventrisSNP
797Black-winged BishopEuplectes hordeaceusMany
798Black BishopEuplectes gierowiiMany
799&Yellow-crowned BishoplEuplectes aferMany
800Yellow BishopEuplectes capensisMany
801White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatusMany
802Yellow-mantled WidowbirdEuplectes macrouraANP,NSNP,SNP
803Red-cowled WidowbirdEuplectes laticaudaMany
804Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillarisMany
805Jackson's WidowbirdEuplectes jacksoniMany
806Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifronsMany

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

807Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullataMany
808Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolorANP,LMNP,NGC,SNP
TGNP
809African SilverbillEuodice cantansMany
810Java SparrowPadda oryzivora 
811Yellow-bellied WaxbillCoccopygia quartiniaMany
812Green-backed TwinspotMandingoa nitidulaANP,LMNP
813Zebra WaxbillAmandava subflavaMany
814Abyssinian CrimsonwingCryptospiza salvadoriiANP,NGC,NGCR
815Red-faced CrimsonwingCryptospiza reichenoviiANP,LMNP,NGC
816Gray-headed NigritaNigrita canicapillusANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
SNP
817Black-faced WaxbillBrunhilda erythronotosMany
818Black-crowned WaxbillEstrilda nonnulaSNP
819Fawn-breasted WaxbillEstrilda paludicolaNSNP,SNP
820Common WaxbillEstrilda astrildMany
821Black-rumped WaxbillEstrilda troglodytes 
822Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopygaMany
823QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollisMany
824\Cut-throat\Amadina fasciataMany
825Purple GrenadierGranatina ianthinogasterMany
826Southern CordonbleuUraeginthus angolensisSNP,TGNP
827Gray-headed SilverbillOdontospiza griseicapillaMany
828Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalusMany
829Blue-capped CordonbleuUraeginthus cyanocephalusMany
830Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melbaMany
831Orange-winged PytiliaPytilia afra 
832Red-throated TwinspotHypargos niveoguttatusANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
833Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegalaMany
834African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricataMany
835Jameson's FirefinchLagonosticta rhodopareiaANP,LMNP,NGC,SNP
TGNP

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

836Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macrouraMany
837Broad-tailed Paradise-WhydahVidua obtusaSNP,TGNP
838Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaeaMany
839Steel-blue WhydahVidua hypocherinaMany
840Straw-tailed WhydahVidua fischeriMany
841Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeataMany
842Dusky IndigobirdVidua funereaLMNP,LP,NGC,SNP
TGNP
843Purple IndigobirdVidua purpurascensSNP
844Parasitic WeaverAnomalospiza imberbisLMNP,NGC,SNP

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

845House SparrowPasser domesticusMany
846Kenya Rufous SparrowPasser rufocinctusMany
847Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseusMany
848Parrot-billed SparrowPasser gongonensisLMNP,SNP,TGNP
849Swahili SparrowPasser suahelicusMany
850Southern Gray-headed SparrowPasser diffususSNP
851Chestnut SparrowPasser eminibeyMany
852Yellow-spotted Bush SparrowGymnornis pyrgitaMany
853Yellow-throated Bush SparrowGymnornis superciliarisSNP

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

854Cape WagtailMotacilla capensisSNP
855Mountain WagtailMotacilla claraANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
TGNP
856/Gray Wagtail/Motacilla cinereaANP,LMNP,NGC,SNP
857/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flavaMany
858African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimpMany
859/White Wagtail/Motacilla albaLMNP,NGC,SNP,TGNP
860African PipitAnthus cinnamomeusMany
861Long-billed PipitAnthus similisMany
862Tawny PipitAnthus campestrisSNP,TGNP
863Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrysMany
864Striped PipitAnthus lineiventrisMany
865/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialisMany
866/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinusMany
867Bush PipitAnthus cafferMany
868Golden PipitTmetothylacus tenellusANP,LP,NGC,SNP
TGNP
869Yellow-throated LongclawMacronyx croceusMany
870Pangani LongclawMacronyx aurantiigulaMany
871Rosy-throated LongclawMacronyx ameliaeMany

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

872Oriole FinchLinurgus olivaceusANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
873Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicusMany
874Southern CitrilCrithagra hypostictusMany
875Black-throated CanaryCrithagra atrogularisSNP
876Reichenow's SeedeaterCrithagra reichenowiMany
877White-bellied CanaryCrithagra dorsostriatusMany
878Southern Grosbeak-CanaryCrithagra buchananiMany
879Brimstone CanaryCrithagra sulphuratusMany
880Streaky SeedeaterCrithagra striolatusMany
881Yellow-browed SeedeaterCrithagra whytiiSNP
882Thick-billed SeedeaterCrithagra burtoniANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
SNP
883Yellow-crowned CanarySerinus flavivertexMany

 
Thrush-Tanager: Rhodinocichlidae

884Spot-throatModulatrix stictigula 

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

885Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisiMany
886Golden-breasted BuntingEmberiza flaviventrisMany
887Somali BuntingEmberiza poliopleuraANP,LMNP,LP,TGNP
888Cabanis'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 Plains388
Katavi National Park210
Kilimanjaro National Park144
Lake Manyara National Park595
Lake Natron278
Mkomazi National Park394
Ngorongoro Crater605
Ngorongoro Crater Rim368
Northern Serengeti Plains414
Olduvai Gorge318
Selous Game Reserve447
Serengeti National Park654
Serengeti Plains - Seronera458
South Pare Mountains160
Speke's Bay414
Tarangire National Park576
Udzungwa Mountains306
Uluguru Mountains224
West Usambara Mountains298
Total Species888

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.