NGORONGORO CRATER
TANZANIA
LOCALE
| Altitude (m): | 1675-2285 |
| # Species*: | 287 |
| # Excl Vagrants*: | 287 |
| # Endemics*: | 2 |
| # Near Endemics*: | 8 |
| *Based on partial or incomplete data. |
| Habitat: Savanna, swamp, woodland, forest, alkaline lake |
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. 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 | RR | NT |
| 3 | Dusky Turtle-Dove | Streptopelia lugens | RR | |
| 4 | Kori Bustard | Ardeotis kori | | NT |
| 5 | Schalow's Turaco | Tauraco schalowi | RR | |
| 6 | Abyssinian Nightjar | Caprimulgus poliocephalus | RR | |
| 7 | African Swift | Apus barbatus | RR | |
| 8 | Little Swift | Apus affinis | | V |
| 9 | Red-knobbed Coot | Fulica cristata | | EN |
| 10 | Gray Crowned-Crane | Balearica regulorum | | EN |
| 11 | Pied Avocet | Recurvirostra avosetta | LC | |
| 12 | Black-winged Lapwing | Vanellus melanopterus | RR | |
| 13 | Chestnut-banded Plover | Charadrius pallidus | RR | NT |
| 14 | Eurasian Curlew | Numenius arquata | | NT |
| 15 | Curlew Sandpiper | Calidris ferruginea | | NT |
| 16 | Double-banded Courser | Smutsornis africanus | LC | |
| 17 | Secretarybird | Sagittarius serpentarius | | EN |
| 18 | White-headed Vulture | Trigonoceps occipitalis | | CR |
| 19 | Lappet-faced Vulture | Torgos tracheliotos | | EN |
| 20 | Hooded Vulture | Necrosyrtes monachus | | CR |
| 21 | White-backed Vulture | Gyps africanus | | CR |
| 22 | Rueppell's Griffon | Gyps rueppelli | | CR |
| 23 | Bateleur | Terathopius ecaudatus | | EN |
| 24 | Martial Eagle | Polemaetus bellicosus | | EN |
| 25 | Tawny Eagle | Aquila rapax | | V |
| 26 | Steppe Eagle | Aquila nipalensis | | EN |
| 27 | Pallid Harrier | Circus macrourus | | NT |
| 28 | Mountain Buzzard | Buteo oreophilus | | NT |
| 29 | Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater | Merops oreobates | RR | |
| 30 | Green-backed Honeyguide | Prodotiscus zambesiae | LC | |
| 31 | Pallid Honeyguide | Indicator meliphilus | RR | |
| 32 | Bearded Woodpecker | Chloropicus namaquus | LC | |
| 33 | Mountain Gray Woodpecker | Chloropicus spodocephalus | RR | |
| 34 | Lanner Falcon | Falco biarmicus | | EN |
| 35 | Long-tailed Fiscal | Lanius cabanisi | RR | |
| 36 | Cape Crow | Corvus capensis | RR | |
| 37 | White-tailed Blue Flycatcher | Elminia albicauda | RR | |
| 38 | Red-capped Lark | Calandrella cinerea | RR | |
| 39 | Buff-bellied Warbler | Phyllolais pulchella | RR | |
| 40 | Brown-headed Apalis | Apalis alticola | RR | |
| 41 | Gray-capped Warbler | Eminia lepida | RR | |
| 42 | Hunter's Cisticola | Cisticola hunteri | NE | |
| 43 | Wailing Cisticola | Cisticola lais | RR | |
| 44 | Pectoral-patch Cisticola | Cisticola brunnescens | RR | |
| 45 | Mountain Yellow-Warbler | Iduna similis | RR | |
| 46 | Brown Woodland-Warbler | Phylloscopus umbrovirens | RR | |
| 47 | Brown Parisoma | Curruca lugens | RR | |
| 48 | Kilimanjaro White-eye | Zosterops eurycricotus | E | |
| 49 | Kenrick's Starling | Poeoptera kenricki | NE | |
| 50 | Hildebrandt's Starling | Lamprotornis hildebrandti | NE | |
| 51 | Rueppell's Robin-Chat | Cossypha semirufa | RR | |
| 52 | Moorland Chat | Pinarochroa sordida | RR | |
| 53 | Northern Anteater-Chat | Myrmecocichla aethiops | RR | |
| 54 | Abyssinian Wheatear | Oenanthe lugubris | NE | |
| 55 | Tacazze Sunbird | Nectarinia tacazze | RR | |
| 56 | Golden-winged Sunbird | Drepanorhynchus reichenowi | RR | |
| 57 | Eastern Double-collared Sunbird | Cinnyris mediocris | NE | |
| 58 | Rufous-tailed Weaver | Histurgops ruficauda | E | |
| 59 | Speke's Weaver | Ploceus spekei | RR | |
| 60 | Jackson's Widowbird | Euplectes jacksoni | NE | NT |
| 61 | Swahili Sparrow | Passer suahelicus | NE | |
| 62 | Long-billed Pipit | Anthus similis | RR | |
| 63 | Rosy-throated Longclaw | Macronyx ameliae | RR | |
| 64 | Southern Grosbeak-Canary | Crithagra buchanani | NE | |
| 65 | Streaky Seedeater | Crithagra striolatus | RR | |
| 66 | Thick-billed Seedeater | Crithagra burtoni | RR | |
| 67 | Yellow-crowned Canary | Serinus flavivertex | RR | |
* 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.
PRESENCE CODES
| // | Boreal Visitor |
| \\ | Austral Visitor |
| || | Transient |
| ## | Non-breeding Dispersal |
| <> | Erratic/Irregular |
| () | Breeding Season Only |
| {} | Casual/Vagrant |
| [] | Accidental |
DISTRIBUTION CODES
| E | Endemic |
| LC | Local |
| NE | Near Endemic |
| RR | Range Restricted |
STATUS CODES
| NT | Near Threatened |
| V | Vulnerable |
| EN | Endangered |
| CR | Critically Endangered |
