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AFRICA TANZANIA

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

OTHER COUNTRIESIN AFRICA

BIRDING LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

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

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear 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/Eurasian 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
262Little HeronButorides atricapillaMany
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
327Black KiteMilvus migransMany
328African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vociferMany
329/Grasshopper Buzzard/Butastur rufipennisANP,LMNP,NGC,SNP
TGNP
330/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteoMany
331Mountain BuzzardButeo oreophilusMany
332/Long-legged Buzzard/Buteo rufinusLMNP,LP,NGC,SNP
333Augur BuzzardButeo augurMany

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

334African Grass-OwlTyto capensisSNP,TGNP
335Western Barn OwlTyto albaMany

 
Owls: Strigidae

336Sokoke Scops-OwlOtus ireneae 
337Pemba Scops-OwlOtus pembaensis 
338African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensisMany
339Southern White-faced OwlPtilopsis grantiSNP,TGNP
340Spotted Eagle-OwlBubo africanusMany
341Fraser's Eagle-OwlKetupa poensis 
342Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lacteaMany
343Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatumMany
344African Barred OwletGlaucidium capenseSNP,TGNP
345African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordiiANP,LMNP,NGC,SNP
TGNP
346{Short-eared Owl}Asio flammeus 
347Marsh OwlAsio capensisMany

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

348Speckled MousebirdColius striatusMany
349White-headed MousebirdColius leucocephalusMany
350Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourusMany

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

351Narina TrogonApaloderma narinaANP,LMNP,NGC,SNP
352Bar-tailed TrogonApaloderma vittatumANP,NGC

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

353Common HoopoeUpupa epopsMany

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

354Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureusMany
355White-headed WoodhoopoePhoeniculus bolleiNGC
356Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelasMany
357Abyssinian ScimitarbillRhinopomastus minorMany

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

358Southern Ground-HornbillBucorvus leadbeateriMany
359Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatusMany
360African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutusMany
361Pale-billed HornbillLophoceros pallidirostris 
362Northern Red-billed HornbillTockus erythrorhynchusMany
363Tanzanian Red-billed HornbillTockus ruahaeMany
364Eastern Yellow-billed HornbillTockus flavirostrisANP,LMNP,SNP,TGNP
365Von der Decken's HornbillTockus deckeniMany
366Silvery-cheeked HornbillBycanistes brevisMany
367Black-and-white-casqued HornbillBycanistes subcylindricaSNP
368Trumpeter HornbillBycanistes bucinatorANP,LMNP,NGC,TGNP

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

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

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

379Half-collared KingfisherAlcedo semitorquata 
380Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatusMany
381African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina pictaMany
382Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephalaMany
383Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensisMany
384Mangrove KingfisherHalcyon senegaloides 
385Brown-hooded KingfisherHalcyon albiventrisMany
386Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicutiMany
387Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maximaMany
388Pied KingfisherCeryle rudisMany

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

389/European Roller/Coracias garrulusMany
390Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatusMany
391Racket-tailed RollerCoracias spatulatusSNP
392Purple RollerCoracias naeviusMany
393Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurusMany

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

394Crested BarbetTrachyphonus vaillantiiLMNP,TGNP
395Red-and-yellow BarbetTrachyphonus erythrocephalusMany
396D'Arnaud's BarbetTrachyphonus darnaudiiMany
397Green BarbetCryptolybia olivacea 
398White-eared BarbetStactolaema leucotisMany
399Green TinkerbirdPogoniulus simplex 
400Moustached TinkerbirdPogoniulus leucomystaxANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
401Yellow-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus bilineatusNSNP,SNP,TGNP
402Northern Red-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus uropygialisMany
403Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconus 
404Red-fronted BarbetTricholaema diademataMany
405Miombo BarbetTricholaema frontataSNP
406Spot-flanked BarbetTricholaema lacrymosaMany
407Black-throated BarbetTricholaema melanocephalaMany
408White-headed BarbetLybius leucocephalusMany
409Black-collared BarbetLybius torquatus 
410Brown-breasted BarbetPogonornis melanopterusANP,LMNP,LP,SNP
411Double-toothed BarbetPogonornis bidentatusSNP,SSNP

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

412Green-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus zambesiaeANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
413Brown-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus regulusANP,LP,NGC,SNP
TGNP
414Pallid HoneyguideIndicator meliphilusMany
415Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minorMany
416Scaly-throated HoneyguideIndicator variegatusMany
417Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicatorMany

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

418Red-throated WryneckJynx ruficollis 
419Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquusMany
420Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescensMany
421Brown-backed WoodpeckerDendropicos obsoletusLMNP,NGC,NGCR,SNP
422African Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos goertaeMany
423Mountain Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos spodocephalusMany
424Olive WoodpeckerDendropicos griseocephalus 
425Green-backed WoodpeckerCampethera cailliautiiNSNP,SNP,TGNP
426Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubicaMany
427Bennett's WoodpeckerCampethera bennettii 
428Golden-tailed WoodpeckerCampethera abingoniMany
429Mombasa WoodpeckerCampethera mombassica 

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

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

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

448Fischer's LovebirdAgapornis fischeriMany
449Yellow-collared LovebirdAgapornis personatusMany

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

450Brown-necked ParrotPoicephalus fuscicollisSNP
451Red-fronted ParrotPoicephalus gulielmiMany
452Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeriMany
453Brown-headed ParrotPoicephalus cryptoxanthusSNP
454Red-bellied ParrotPoicephalus rufiventrisLMNP,LP,NGC,SNP
TGNP

 
African and Green Broadbill: Calyptomenidae

455African BroadbillSmithornis capensisANP,TGNP

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

456Gray CuckooshrikeCeblepyris caesiaMany
457Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flavaMany
458Purple-throated CuckooshrikeCampephaga quiscalinaANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
SNP

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

459/Eurasian Golden Oriole/Oriolus oriolusANP,LMNP,NGC,SNP
TGNP
460\African Golden Oriole\Oriolus auratusMany
461Green-headed OrioleOriolus chlorocephalus 
462African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatusMany

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

463Brown-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira cyaneaSNP,SSNP
464Black-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira peltataMany
465Short-tailed BatisBatis mixtaANP
466Dark BatisBatis crypta 
467Chinspot BatisBatis molitorMany
468Pale BatisBatis soror 
469Western Black-headed BatisBatis erlangeriSNP
470Eastern Black-headed BatisBatis minor 
471Pygmy BatisBatis perkeoANP,LMNP,LP,OLD
TGNP

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

472White-crested HelmetshrikePrionops plumatusLMNP,NGC,NGCR,SNP
TGNP
473Gray-crested HelmetshrikePrionops poliolophusNSNP,SNP,SSNP
474Retz's HelmetshrikePrionops retziiANP,LMNP,NGC

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

475BrubruNilaus aferMany
476Northern PuffbackDryoscopus gambensisSNP
477Pringle's PuffbackDryoscopus pringlii 
478Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cublaMany
479Marsh TchagraTchagra minutusNSNP,SNP,SSNP
480Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalusMany
481Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australisMany
482Three-streaked TchagraTchagra jamesi 
483Tropical BoubouLaniarius majorMany
484Zanzibar BoubouLaniarius sublacteusSNP
485Black-headed GonolekLaniarius erythrogasterSNP
486Slate-colored BoubouLaniarius funebrisMany
487Rosy-patched BushshrikeRhodophoneus cruentusLMNP,LP,NGC,SNP
TGNP
488Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeChlorophoneus sulfureopectusMany
489Black-fronted BushshrikeChlorophoneus nigrifronsANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
490Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchotiMany
491Uluguru BushshrikeMalaconotus alius 

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

492Square-tailed DrongoDicrurus ludwigiiSNP
493Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisMany

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

494African Crested FlycatcherTrochocercus cyanomelasANP
495African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridisMany

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

496Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleucaMany
497/Red-backed Shrike/Lanius collurioMany
498/Isabelline Shrike/Lanius isabellinusMany
499/Lesser Gray Shrike/Lanius minorMany
500Gray-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroidesMany
501Long-tailed FiscalLanius cabanisiMany
502Taita FiscalLanius dorsalisMany
503Northern FiscalLanius humeralisMany
504Southern FiscalLanius collarisSNP
505{Masked Shrike}Lanius nubicus 
506White-rumped ShrikeEurocephalus ruppelliMany

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

507House CrowCorvus splendensSNP
508Cape CrowCorvus capensisMany
509Pied CrowCorvus albusMany
510White-necked RavenCorvus albicollisMany

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

511White-tailed Blue FlycatcherElminia albicaudaMany
512White-tailed Crested FlycatcherElminia albonotata 

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

513White-bellied TitMelaniparus albiventrisMany
514Red-throated TitMelaniparus fringillinusMany

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

515Mouse-colored Penduline-TitAnthoscopus musculusANP,LP,TGNP
516African Penduline-TitAnthoscopus caroliMany

 
Larks: Alaudidae

517Beesley's LarkChersomanes beesleyiLP,NGC
518\Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark\Eremopterix leucotisLMNP,NGC,SNP,TGNP
519Fischer's Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucopareiaMany
520Pink-breasted LarkCalendulauda poecilosternaLMNP,LP,NGC,SNP
TGNP
521Fawn-colored LarkCalendulauda africanoidesMany
522Singing BushlarkMirafra javanicaLP,SNP,TGNP
523White-tailed LarkMirafra albicaudaMany
524Friedmann's LarkMirafra pulpa 
525Flappet LarkAmirafra rufocinnamomeaMany
526Angola LarkAmirafra angolensis 
527Rufous-naped LarkCorypha africanaNGC,NGCR,OLD,SNP
SSNP
528Sentinel LarkCorypha athiANP,LMNP,LP,NSNP
TGNP
529Red-winged LarkCorypha hypermetraANP,LP,NGC
530&Short-tailed LarklPseudalaemon fremantliiMany
531Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinereaMany
532Somali Short-toed LarkAlaudala somalicaMany

 
Nicators: Nicatoridae

533Eastern NicatorNicator gularisANP,LMNP,TGNP

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

534Northern CrombecSylvietta brachyuraMany
535Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytiiMany
536Somali CrombecSylvietta isabellinaLP
537Moustached Grass-WarblerMelocichla mentalisANP,NGC,NSNP,SNP
SSNP
538Kretschmer's LongbillMacrosphenus kretschmeri 

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

539Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialisMany
540Green-capped EremomelaEremomela scotopsNSNP,SNP
541African TailorbirdArtisornis metopias 
542Miombo Wren-WarblerCalamonastes undosusSNP,TGNP
543Stierling's Wren-WarblerCalamonastes stierlingi 
544Gray Wren-WarblerCalamonastes simplexANP,LMNP,LP,TGNP
545Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyuraMany
546Olive-green CamaropteraCamaroptera chloronotaSNP
547Buff-bellied WarblerPhyllolais pulchellaMany
548Bar-throated ApalisApalis thoracicaMany
549White-winged ApalisApalis chariessa 
550Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavidaMany
551Buff-throated ApalisApalis rufogularis 
552Chapin's ApalisApalis chapini 
553Black-headed ApalisApalis melanocephalaMany
554Gray ApalisApalis cinereaANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
555Brown-headed ApalisApalis alticolaANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
556Maasai ApalisApalis stronachiNSNP,SSNP
557Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflavaMany
558Red-winged PriniaPrinia erythropteraTGNP
559Red-fronted WarblerPrinia rufifronsMany
560Gray-capped WarblerEminia lepidaMany
561Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythropsMany
562Singing CisticolaCisticola cantansMany
563Trilling CisticolaCisticola woosnamiANP,LMNP,LP,NGC
TGNP
564Hunter's CisticolaCisticola hunteriANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
SNP
565Rock-loving CisticolaCisticola aberransNSNP,SNP,TGNP
566Rattling CisticolaCisticola chinianaMany
567Ashy CisticolaCisticola cinereolusANP,LMNP,LP,SNP
568Wailing CisticolaCisticola laisMany
569Coastal CisticolaCisticola haematocephala 
570White-tailed CisticolaCisticola anderseniSNP
571Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatusMany
572Stout CisticolaCisticola robustusMany
573Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensisMany
574Tabora CisticolaCisticola angusticaudaMany
575Siffling CisticolaCisticola brachypterusANP,NGC,TGNP
576Tiny CisticolaCisticola nanaMany
577Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidisMany
578Desert CisticolaCisticola aridulusMany
579Pectoral-patch CisticolaCisticola brunnescensMany
580Wing-snapping CisticolaCisticola ayresiiSNP

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

581/Eastern Olivaceous Warbler/Iduna pallidaMany
582African Yellow-WarblerIduna natalensisANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
SNP
583Mountain Yellow-WarblerIduna similisMany
584/Upcher's Warbler/Hippolais languidaLP,SSNP,TGNP
585|Olive-tree Warbler|Hippolais olivetorumANP,LMNP,NGC,TGNP
586/Icterine Warbler/Hippolais icterinaMany
587/Sedge Warbler/Acrocephalus schoenobaenusMany
588/Marsh Warbler/Acrocephalus palustrisNGC,SSNP
589/Common Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus scirpaceusMany
590Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostrisMany
591/Great Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus arundinaceusANP,LMNP,NGC,SNP
TGNP

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

592|River Warbler|Locustella fluviatilis 
593Fan-tailed GrassbirdCatriscus brevirostrisMany
594Evergreen-forest WarblerBradypterus lopeziANP,NGC,NGCR
595Cinnamon Bracken-WarblerBradypterus cinnamomeusANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
SNP
596Little Rush WarblerBradypterus baboecala 

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

597White-headed SawwingPsalidoprocne albicepsMany
598Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristopteraMany
599Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopygaMany
600\Mascarene Martin\Phedina borbonica 
601Banded MartinNeophedina cinctaMany
602Plain MartinRiparia paludicolaMany
603/Bank Swallow/Riparia ripariaMany
604Southern Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne fuligulaMany
605/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rusticaMany
606Ethiopian SwallowHirundo aethiopica 
607Angola SwallowHirundo angolensisNSNP,SNP,SSNP
608[White-throated Swallow]Hirundo albigularis 
609Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithiiMany
610/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicumMany
611African Red-rumped SwallowCecropis melanocrissusMany
612Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaMany
613Rufous-chested SwallowCecropis semirufaNSNP,SNP,SSNP
614Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensisMany

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

615Sombre GreenbulAndropadus importunusANP,LMNP
616Yellow-bellied GreenbulChlorocichla flaviventrisANP,LMNP,NGC,TGNP
617Shelley's GreenbulArizelocichla masukuensis 
618Uluguru Mountain GreenbulArizelocichla neumanni 
619Black-headed Mountain GreenbulArizelocichla nigricepsANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
TGNP
620Olive-headed GreenbulArizelocichla striifaciesANP
621Black-browed Mountain GreenbulArizelocichla fusciceps 
622Little GreenbulEurillas virensANP
623Tiny GreenbulPhyllastrephus debilis 
624Yellow-streaked GreenbulPhyllastrephus flavostriatus 
625Terrestrial BrownbulPhyllastrephus terrestris 
626Northern BrownbulPhyllastrephus strepitansANP,LMNP,NGC
627Gray-olive GreenbulPhyllastrephus cerviniventrisANP,LMNP,OLD,SNP
628Fischer's GreenbulPhyllastrephus fischeri 
629Cabanis's GreenbulPhyllastrephus cabanisiANP,LMNP,NGC,TGNP
630Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatusMany

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

631/Wood Warbler/Phylloscopus sibilatrixSNP
632/Willow Warbler/Phylloscopus trochilusMany
633Brown Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus umbrovirensANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
634Yellow-throated Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus ruficapilla 

 
Bush Warblers and Allies: Cettiidae

635Yellow FlycatcherErythrocercus holochlorus 

 
Sylviid Warblers and Allies: Sylviidae

636/Eurasian Blackcap/Sylvia atricapillaMany
637/Garden Warbler/Sylvia borinMany
638African Hill BabblerSylvia abyssinicaANP,NGC,NGCR
639/Barred Warbler/Curruca nisoriaLP,OLD
640Banded ParisomaCurruca boehmiMany
641Brown ParisomaCurruca lugensANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
SNP
642/Greater Whitethroat/Curruca communisMany

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

643Pale White-eyeZosterops flavilateralisMany
644Mbulu White-eyeZosterops mbuluensisANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
SNP
645Green White-eyeZosterops stuhlmanniSNP
646Kilimanjaro White-eyeZosterops eurycricotusANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
TGNP
647Northern Yellow White-eyeZosterops senegalensisSNP,TGNP
648Southern Yellow White-eyeZosterops anderssoniANP,LMNP,SNP,SSNP
TGNP
649Pemba White-eyeZosterops vaughani 

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

650Rufous ChattererArgya rubiginosaMany
651Scaly ChattererArgya aylmeriLP,NGC,TGNP
652Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineiiMany
653Black-lored BabblerTurdoides sharpeiMany
654Northern Pied-BabblerTurdoides hypoleucaMany

 
Spotted Creepers: Salpornithidae

655African Spotted CreeperSalpornis salvadori 

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

656Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorynchaMany
657Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanusMany

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

658Wattled StarlingCreatophora cinereaMany
659Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogasterMany
660Slender-billed StarlingOnychognathus tenuirostris 
661Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morioMany
662Waller's StarlingOnychognathus walleriANP,NGC,NGCR,SNP
663Sharpe's StarlingPholia sharpiiANP,NGC,NGCR
664Abbott's StarlingPoeoptera femoralisANP
665Kenrick's StarlingPoeoptera kenrickiANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
SNP
666Black-bellied StarlingNotopholia corusca 
667Hildebrandt's StarlingLamprotornis hildebrandtiMany
668&Shelley's StarlinglLamprotornis shelleyi 
669Rueppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuropteraMany
670Ashy StarlingLamprotornis unicolorMany
671Splendid StarlingLamprotornis splendidusSNP
672Golden-breasted StarlingLamprotornis regiusLP,TGNP
673Superb StarlingLamprotornis superbusMany
674Fischer's StarlingLamprotornis fischeriMany
675Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterusSNP
676Sharp-tailed StarlingLamprotornis acuticaudusSSNP
677Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeusMany

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

678Abyssinian Ground-ThrushGeokichla piaggiaeNGC
679Orange Ground-ThrushGeokichla gurneyi 
680African Bare-eyed ThrushTurdus tephronotusMany
681Kurrichane ThrushTurdus libonyanaSNP,SSNP
682Abyssinian ThrushTurdus abyssinicusMany
683African ThrushTurdus peliosSNP

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

684African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adustaMany
685/Spotted Flycatcher/Muscicapa striataMany
686Swamp FlycatcherMuscicapa aquaticaSNP
687African Gray FlycatcherBradornis microrhynchusMany
688Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidusMany
689Gray Tit-FlycatcherFraseria plumbeusLMNP,NGC,NGCR
690Ashy FlycatcherFraseria caerulescensMany
691SilverbirdEmpidornis semipartitusMany
692Northern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis edolioidesNSNP,SNP,SSNP
693Southern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelainaMany
694White-eyed Slaty-FlycatcherMelaenornis fischeriMany
695Bearded Scrub-RobinTychaedon quadrivirgataLMNP,SNP
696White-browed Scrub RobinCercotrichas leucophrysMany
697Cape Robin-ChatDessonornis caffraMany
698Rueppell's Robin-ChatCossypha semirufaANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
SNP
699White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heugliniMany
700Red-capped Robin-ChatCossypha natalensisANP,LMNP,NGC,SNP
TGNP
701Collared Palm-ThrushCichladusa arquataANP,LMNP,LP,NGC
TGNP
702Spotted Morning-ThrushCichladusa guttataMany
703White-starred RobinPogonocichla stellataANP,NGC,NGCR
704White-chested AletheChamaetylas fuelleborni 
705Sharpe's AkalatSheppardia sharpei 
706East Coast AkalatSheppardia gunningi 
707/White-throated Robin/Irania gutturalisMany
708|Thrush Nightingale|Luscinia lusciniaANP,LMNP,NGC,TGNP
709/Common Nightingale/Luscinia megarhynchosMany
710|Collared Flycatcher|Ficedula albicollis 
711Little Rock-ThrushMonticola rufocinereusMany
712/Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush/Monticola saxatilisMany
713/Whinchat/Saxicola rubetraMany
714African StonechatSaxicola torquatusMany
715Moorland ChatPinarochroa sordidaNGC
716Mocking Cliff-ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventrisMany
717Sooty ChatMyrmecocichla nigraNSNP,SNP,SSNP
718Northern Anteater-ChatMyrmecocichla aethiopsMany
719Arnot's ChatMyrmecocichla arnottiTGNP
720/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenantheMany
721Capped WheatearOenanthe pileataMany
722/Isabelline Wheatear/Oenanthe isabellinaMany
723/Pied Wheatear/Oenanthe pleschankaMany
724Familiar ChatOenanthe familiarisMany
725Abyssinian WheatearOenanthe lugubrisMany

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

726[Gray-headed Sunbird]Deleornis axillaris 
727Plain-backed SunbirdAnthreptes reichenowi 
728Western Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes longuemareiSNP
729Eastern Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes orientalisMany
730Uluguru Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes neglectus 
731Banded SunbirdAnthreptes rubritorques 
732Collared SunbirdHedydipna collarisMany
733Amani SunbirdHedydipna pallidigaster 
734Green-headed SunbirdCyanomitra verticalisANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
SNP
735Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivaceaMany
736Mouse-colored SunbirdCyanomitra veroxii 
737Amethyst SunbirdChalcomitra amethystinaMany
738Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensisMany
739Hunter's SunbirdChalcomitra hunteri 
740Tacazze SunbirdNectarinia tacazzeANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
SNP
741Bronze SunbirdNectarinia kilimensisMany
742Malachite SunbirdNectarinia famosaMany
743Red-tufted SunbirdNectarinia johnstoniANP
744Golden-winged SunbirdDrepanorhynchus reichenowiMany
745Olive-bellied SunbirdCinnyris chloropygiusSNP
746Eastern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris mediocrisMany
747Usambara Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris usambaricus 
748Loveridge's SunbirdCinnyris loveridgei 
749Gorgeous SunbirdCinnyris melanogastrusMany
750Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensisMany
751Red-chested SunbirdCinnyris erythrocercusSNP,SSNP
752Black-bellied SunbirdCinnyris nectarinioidesTGNP
753Purple-banded SunbirdCinnyris bifasciatusSNP,SSNP
754Tsavo SunbirdCinnyris tsavoensisTGNP
755Pemba SunbirdCinnyris pembae 
756{Oustalet's Sunbird}Cinnyris oustaleti 
757Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustusMany
758Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreus 

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

759Red-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis nigerMany
760White-headed Buffalo-WeaverDinemellia dinemelliMany
761Speckle-fronted WeaverSporopipes frontalisMany
762White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahaliMany
763Rufous-tailed WeaverHisturgops ruficaudaMany
764Gray-capped Social-WeaverPseudonigrita arnaudiMany
765Black-capped Social-WeaverPseudonigrita cabanisiLP,NGC,SNP
766Red-headed MalimbeMalimbus rubricollisSNP
767Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubricepsMany
768Bertram's WeaverPloceus bertrandi 
769Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafechtMany
770Little WeaverPloceus luteolusMany
771Slender-billed WeaverPloceus pelzelniNSNP,SNP,SSNP
772Black-necked WeaverPloceus nigricollisMany
773Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularisMany
774African Golden-WeaverPloceus subaureusANP,LMNP
775Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthopsMany
776Taveta Golden-WeaverPloceus castaneicepsANP,LMNP,LP,NGC
TGNP
777Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermediusMany
778Vitelline Masked-WeaverPloceus vitellinusMany
779Speke's WeaverPloceus spekeiMany
780Vieillot's Black WeaverPloceus nigerrimusSNP
781Village WeaverPloceus cucullatusMany
782Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalusANP,NSNP,SNP,SSNP
783\Golden-backed Weaver\Ploceus jacksoniMany
784\Chestnut Weaver\Ploceus rubiginosusMany
785Dark-backed WeaverPloceus bicolor 
786Usambara WeaverPloceus nicolli 
787\Cardinal Quelea\Quelea cardinalisMany
788Red-headed QueleaQuelea erythropsSNP,TGNP
789\Red-billed Quelea\Quelea queleaMany
790Southern Red BishopEuplectes orixMany
791Zanzibar Red BishopEuplectes nigroventrisSNP
792Black-winged BishopEuplectes hordeaceusMany
793Black BishopEuplectes gierowiiMany
794&Yellow-crowned BishoplEuplectes aferMany
795Yellow BishopEuplectes capensisMany
796White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatusMany
797Yellow-mantled WidowbirdEuplectes macrouraANP,NSNP,SNP
798Red-cowled WidowbirdEuplectes laticaudaMany
799Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillarisMany
800Jackson's WidowbirdEuplectes jacksoniMany
801Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifronsMany

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

802Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullataMany
803Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolorANP,LMNP,NGC,SNP
TGNP
804African SilverbillEuodice cantansMany
805Java SparrowPadda oryzivora 
806Yellow-bellied WaxbillCoccopygia quartiniaMany
807Green-backed TwinspotMandingoa nitidulaANP,LMNP
808Zebra WaxbillAmandava subflavaMany
809Abyssinian CrimsonwingCryptospiza salvadoriiANP,NGC,NGCR
810Red-faced CrimsonwingCryptospiza reichenoviiANP,LMNP,NGC
811Gray-headed NigritaNigrita canicapillusANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
SNP
812Black-faced WaxbillBrunhilda erythronotosMany
813Black-crowned WaxbillEstrilda nonnulaSNP
814Fawn-breasted WaxbillEstrilda paludicolaNSNP,SNP
815Common WaxbillEstrilda astrildMany
816Black-rumped WaxbillEstrilda troglodytes 
817Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopygaMany
818QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollisMany
819\Cut-throat\Amadina fasciataMany
820Purple GrenadierGranatina ianthinogasterMany
821Gray-headed SilverbillOdontospiza griseicapillaMany
822Southern CordonbleuUraeginthus angolensisSNP,TGNP
823Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalusMany
824Blue-capped CordonbleuUraeginthus cyanocephalusMany
825Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melbaMany
826Orange-winged PytiliaPytilia afra 
827Red-throated TwinspotHypargos niveoguttatusANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
828Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegalaMany
829African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricataMany
830Jameson's FirefinchLagonosticta rhodopareiaANP,LMNP,NGC,SNP
TGNP

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

831Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macrouraMany
832Broad-tailed Paradise-WhydahVidua obtusaSNP,TGNP
833Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaeaMany
834Steel-blue WhydahVidua hypocherinaMany
835Straw-tailed WhydahVidua fischeriMany
836Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeataMany
837Dusky IndigobirdVidua funereaLMNP,LP,NGC,SNP
TGNP
838Purple IndigobirdVidua purpurascensSNP
839Parasitic WeaverAnomalospiza imberbisLMNP,NGC,SNP

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

840House SparrowPasser domesticusMany
841Kenya Rufous SparrowPasser rufocinctusMany
842Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseusMany
843Parrot-billed SparrowPasser gongonensisLMNP,SNP,TGNP
844Swahili SparrowPasser suahelicusMany
845Southern Gray-headed SparrowPasser diffususSNP
846Chestnut SparrowPasser eminibeyMany
847Yellow-spotted Bush SparrowGymnornis pyrgitaMany
848Yellow-throated Bush SparrowGymnornis superciliarisSNP

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

849Cape WagtailMotacilla capensisSNP
850Mountain WagtailMotacilla claraANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
TGNP
851/Gray Wagtail/Motacilla cinereaANP,LMNP,NGC,SNP
852/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flavaMany
853African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimpMany
854/White Wagtail/Motacilla albaLMNP,NGC,SNP,TGNP
855African PipitAnthus cinnamomeusMany
856Long-billed PipitAnthus similisMany
857Tawny PipitAnthus campestrisSNP,TGNP
858Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrysMany
859Striped PipitAnthus lineiventrisMany
860/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialisMany
861/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinusMany
862Bush PipitAnthus cafferMany
863Golden PipitTmetothylacus tenellusANP,LP,NGC,SNP
TGNP
864Yellow-throated LongclawMacronyx croceusMany
865Pangani LongclawMacronyx aurantiigulaMany
866Rosy-throated LongclawMacronyx ameliaeMany

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

867Oriole FinchLinurgus olivaceusANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
868Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicusMany
869Southern CitrilCrithagra hypostictusMany
870Black-throated CanaryCrithagra atrogularisSNP
871Reichenow's SeedeaterCrithagra reichenowiMany
872White-bellied CanaryCrithagra dorsostriatusMany
873Southern Grosbeak-CanaryCrithagra buchananiMany
874Brimstone CanaryCrithagra sulphuratusMany
875Streaky SeedeaterCrithagra striolatusMany
876Yellow-browed SeedeaterCrithagra whytiiSNP
877Thick-billed SeedeaterCrithagra burtoniANP,LMNP,NGC,NGCR
SNP
878Yellow-crowned CanarySerinus flavivertexMany

 
Thrush-Tanager: Rhodinocichlidae

879Spot-throatModulatrix stictigula 

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

880Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisiMany
881Golden-breasted BuntingEmberiza flaviventrisMany
882Somali BuntingEmberiza poliopleuraANP,LMNP,LP,TGNP
883Cabanis'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 Mountains341
Engikaret Lark Plains388
Katavi National Park210
Kilimanjaro National Park145
Lake Manyara National Park595
Lake Natron278
Mkomazi National Park394
Ngorongoro Crater605
Ngorongoro Crater Rim368
Northern Serengeti Plains414
Olduvai Gorge318
Selous Game Reserve446
Serengeti National Park654
Serengeti Plains - Seronera458
South Pare Mountains160
Speke's Bay414
Tarangire National Park576
Udzungwa Mountains306
Uluguru Mountains224
West Usambara Mountains297
Total Species883

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.