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Area (ha):16
Altitude (m):1740
# Species*:131
# Excl Vagrants*:131
# Endemics*:1
# Near Endemics*:4
Species/100 ha*:808.6
*Based on partial or incomplete data.
Habitat: Cultivated, forest

BIRD CHECKLIST

The table below lists species recorded at this locale but does not indicate frequency of occurrence there. It does indicate 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. The list is based on available data and may be incomplete.*

color codes

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

1Eastern Crested GuineafowlGuttera pucherani

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

2Scaly SpurfowlPternistis squamatus

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

3Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
4Rameron PigeonColumba arquatrix
5Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugens
6Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
7Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilos
8Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistria
9African Green-PigeonTreron calvus

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

10Schalow's TuracoTauraco schalowi

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

11Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitarius
12African CuckooCuculus gularis
13White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosus
14Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaas
15African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreus
16Dideric CuckooChrysococcyx caprius

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

17Montane NightjarCaprimulgus poliocephalus
18Slender-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus clarus

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

19Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

20HamerkopScopus umbretta

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

21White-backed VultureGyps africanus
22Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralis
23Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatus
24Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosus
25Black GoshawkAstur melanoleucus
26Black KiteMilvus migrans
27|Common Buzzard|Buteo buteo
28Mountain BuzzardButeo oreophilus
29Augur BuzzardButeo augur

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

30Speckled MousebirdColius striatus

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

31Cinnamon-chested Bee-eaterMerops oreobates

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

32Moustached TinkerbirdPogoniulus leucomystax
33Yellow-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus bilineatus

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

34Green-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus zambesiae
35Pallid HoneyguideIndicator meliphilus

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

36Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquus
37Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescens
38Mountain Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos spodocephalus

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

39/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanni

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

40Gray CuckooshrikeCeblepyris caesia
41Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flava
42Purple-throated CuckooshrikeCampephaga quiscalina

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

43African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatus

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

44Black-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira peltata
45Chinspot BatisBatis molitor

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

46Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cubla
47Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australis
48Tropical BoubouLaniarius major
49Slate-colored BoubouLaniarius funebris

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

50African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

51Northern FiscalLanius humeralis

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

52Pied CrowCorvus albus
53White-necked RavenCorvus albicollis

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

54White-tailed Blue FlycatcherElminia albicauda

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

55Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
56Bar-throated ApalisApalis thoracica
57Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavida
58Brown-headed ApalisApalis alticola
59Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
60Gray-capped WarblerEminia lepida
61Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythrops
62Hunter's CisticolaCisticola hunteri

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

63Mountain Yellow-WarblerIduna similis

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

64Cinnamon Bracken-WarblerBradypterus cinnamomeus

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

65Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristoptera
66Southern Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne fuligula
67/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
68/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicum
69African Red-rumped SwallowCecropis melanocrissus
70Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

71Black-headed Mountain GreenbulArizelocichla nigriceps
72Olive-headed GreenbulArizelocichla striifacies
73Gray-olive GreenbulPhyllastrephus cerviniventris
74Cabanis's GreenbulPhyllastrephus cabanisi
75Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

76/Willow Warbler/Phylloscopus trochilus
77Brown Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus umbrovirens

 
Sylviid Warblers and Allies: Sylviidae

78/Eurasian Blackcap/Sylvia atricapilla
79/Garden Warbler/Sylvia borin
80African Hill BabblerSylvia abyssinica

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

81Kilimanjaro White-eyeZosterops eurycricotus

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

82Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineii

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

83Waller's StarlingOnychognathus walleri
84Sharpe's StarlingPholia sharpii
85Superb StarlingLamprotornis superbus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

86Abyssinian ThrushTurdus abyssinicus

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

87African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adusta
88|Spotted Flycatcher|Muscicapa striata
89African Gray FlycatcherBradornis microrhynchus
90Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidus
91White-eyed Slaty-FlycatcherMelaenornis fischeri
92Cape Robin-ChatDessonornis caffra
93Rueppell's Robin-ChatCossypha semirufa
94White-starred RobinPogonocichla stellata
95African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
96Abyssinian WheatearOenanthe lugubris

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

97Collared SunbirdHedydipna collaris
98Green-headed SunbirdCyanomitra verticalis
99Tacazze SunbirdNectarinia tacazze
100Bronze SunbirdNectarinia kilimensis
101Golden-winged SunbirdDrepanorhynchus reichenowi
102Eastern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris mediocris
103Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

104Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubriceps
105Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafecht
106Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis
107Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
108&Red-billed QuelealQuelea quelea
109Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifrons

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

110Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
111Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolor
112Yellow-bellied WaxbillCoccopygia quartinia
113Gray-headed NigritaNigrita canicapillus
114Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopyga
115Blue-capped CordonbleuUraeginthus cyanocephalus
116Red-throated TwinspotHypargos niveoguttatus
117Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala
118African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricata
119Jameson's FirefinchLagonosticta rhodopareia

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

120Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
121Straw-tailed WhydahVidua fischeri

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

122Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseus
123Swahili SparrowPasser suahelicus

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

124Mountain WagtailMotacilla clara
125African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp
126/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialis

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

127Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicus
128Southern CitrilCrithagra hypostictus
129Streaky SeedeaterCrithagra striolatus
130Thick-billed SeedeaterCrithagra burtoni
131Yellow-crowned CanarySerinus flavivertex

 

 *Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through 2021 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees. IUCN status may reflect splits not currently recognized by Clements.
**Species not accepted by Clements, AOU, or SACC that we recognize based on the IOC, field observations along with geographical separation, consensus opinions of field guide authors, and other sources. These species are potential splits in future Clements updates.

OTHER LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor7
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient2
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular1
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened3
VVulnerable0
ENEndangered1
CRCritically Endangered1

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.