LAKE NATRON
TANZANIA
LOCALE
| Area (SqKm): | 850 |
| Altitude (m): | 610 |
| # Species: | 279 |
| # Excl Vagrants: | 279 |
| # Endemics: | 0 |
| # Near Endemics: | 5 |
| Species/100 SqKm: | 32.8 |
| Habitat: Alkaline lake, Acacia bushland | |
SPECIALTY BIRDS LIST
List of species at this locale that are endemic (E), near endemic (NE), have restricted ranges in the country (RR), or that occur only locally (LC) in the country excluding vagrants and accidentals. Table also shows species with globally threatened or endangered status according to the IUCN.*
| 1 | Cape Teal | Anas capensis | RR | |
| 2 | <Lesser Flamingo> | Phoenicoparrus minor | V | |
| 3 | Kori Bustard | Ardeotis kori | NT | |
| 4 | Mottled Spinetail | Telacanthura ussheri | LC | |
| 5 | Gray Crowned-Crane | Balearica regulorum | EN | |
| 6 | Pied Avocet | Recurvirostra avosetta | LC | |
| 7 | Black-winged Lapwing | Vanellus melanopterus | RR | |
| 8 | /Curlew Sandpiper/ | Calidris ferruginea | NT | |
| 9 | Bronze-winged Courser | Rhinoptilus chalcopterus | LC | |
| 10 | Double-banded Courser | Smutsornis africanus | LC | |
| 11 | Shoebill | Balaeniceps rex | RR | V |
| 12 | Secretarybird | Sagittarius serpentarius | EN | |
| 13 | Egyptian Vulture | Neophron percnopterus | EN | |
| 14 | Lappet-faced Vulture | Torgos tracheliotos | EN | |
| 15 | White-backed Vulture | Gyps africanus | CR | |
| 16 | Rueppell's Griffon | Gyps rueppelli | CR | |
| 17 | Bateleur | Terathopius ecaudatus | EN | |
| 18 | Tawny Eagle | Aquila rapax | V | |
| 19 | /Steppe Eagle/ | Aquila nipalensis | EN | |
| 20 | Rufous-crowned Roller | Coracias naevius | LC | |
| 21 | Fischer's Lovebird | Agapornis fischeri | NT | |
| 22 | Rosy-patched Bushshrike | Rhodophoneus cruentus | RR | |
| 23 | Red-throated Tit | Melaniparus fringillinus | NE | |
| 24 | <Short-tailed Lark> | Pseudalaemon fremantlii | RR | |
| 25 | Northern Crombec | Sylvietta brachyura | RR | |
| 26 | Ashy Cisticola | Cisticola cinereolus | RR | |
| 27 | Northern Brownbul | Phyllastrephus strepitans | RR | |
| 28 | Northern Pied-Babbler | Turdoides hypoleuca | NE | |
| 29 | Hildebrandt's Starling | Lamprotornis hildebrandti | NE | |
| 30 | Rueppell's Robin-Chat | Cossypha semirufa | RR | |
| 31 | Northern Anteater-Chat | Myrmecocichla aethiops | RR | |
| 32 | Familiar Chat | Oenanthe familiaris | LC | |
| 33 | Speckle-fronted Weaver | Sporopipes frontalis | LC | |
| 34 | Kenya Rufous Sparrow | Passer rufocinctus | NE | |
| 35 | Swahili Sparrow | Passer suahelicus | NE |
*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
| Code | Description | ## |
| // | Boreal Visitor | 19 |
| \\ | Austral Visitor | 4 |
| || | Transient | 3 |
| ## | Non-breeding Dispersal | 0 |
| <> | Erratic/Irregular | 5 |
| () | Breeding Season Only | 3 |
| {} | Casual/Vagrant | 4 |
| [] | Accidental | 4 |
DISTRIBUTION CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| E | Endemic | 31 |
| LC | Local | 47 |
| NE | Near Endemic | 31 |
| RR | Restricted Range | 277 |
STATUS CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| NT | Near Threatened | 3 |
| V | Vulnerable | 3 |
| EN | Endangered | 6 |
| CR | Critically Endangered | 2 |
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.