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# Species:416
# Excl Vagrants:416
# Endemics:2
# Near Endemics:6

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.*

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Ostriches: Struthionidae

1Common OstrichStruthio camelus

 
Ducks: Anatidae

2White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduata
3White-backed DuckThalassornis leuconotus
4Knob-billed DuckSarkidiornis melanotos
5Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
6Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensis
7Blue-billed TealSpatula hottentota
8/Northern Shoveler/Spatula clypeata
9/Eurasian Wigeon/Mareca penelope
10Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulata
11Red-billed DuckAnas erythrorhyncha
12/Northern Pintail/Anas acuta

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

13Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

14Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaena
15Coqui FrancolinCampocolinus coqui
16Red-winged FrancolinScleroptera levaillantii
17Shelley's FrancolinScleroptera shelleyi
18(Common Quail)Coturnix coturnix
19Harlequin QuailCoturnix delegorguei
20Scaly SpurfowlPternistis squamatus
21Hildebrandt's SpurfowlPternistis hildebrandti
22Yellow-necked SpurfowlPternistis leucoscepus
23Gray-breasted SpurfowlPternistis rufopictus
24Red-necked SpurfowlPternistis afer

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

25Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
26<Lesser Flamingo>Phoenicoparrus minor

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

27Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

28Rock PigeonColumba livia
29Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
30Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugens
31Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiens
32Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
33Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
34Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
35Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilos
36Namaqua DoveOena capensis
37African Green-PigeonTreron calvus

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

38Chestnut-bellied SandgrousePterocles exustus
39Yellow-throated SandgrousePterocles gutturalis
40Black-faced SandgrousePterocles decoratus

 
Bustards: Otididae

41Kori BustardArdeotis kori
42White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensis
43Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogaster

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

44Ross's TuracoMusophaga rossae
45Bare-faced Go-away-birdCrinifer personatus
46White-bellied Go-away-birdCrinifer leucogaster
47Eastern Plantain-eaterCrinifer zonurus

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

48Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitarius
49Black CuckooCuculus clamosus
50African CuckooCuculus gularis
51Black CoucalCentropus grillii
52White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosus
53Pied CuckooClamator jacobinus
54/Great Spotted Cuckoo/Clamator glandarius
55African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreus
56Dideric CuckooChrysococcyx caprius

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

57Sombre NightjarCaprimulgus fraenatus
58Montane NightjarCaprimulgus poliocephalus
59Freckled NightjarCaprimulgus tristigma
60Slender-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus clarus

 
Swifts: Apodidae

61Mottled SwiftTachymarptis aequatorialis
62|Common Swift|Apus apus
63Nyanza SwiftApus niansae
64African SwiftApus barbatus
65Little SwiftApus affinis
66(Horus Swift)Apus horus
67White-rumped SwiftApus caffer
68African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

69Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
70Black CrakeZapornia flavirostra

 
Cranes: Gruidae

71Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorum

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

72Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensis
73Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatus

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

74Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
75Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

76/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticula
77Three-banded PloverCharadrius tricollaris
78Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostris
79Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatus
80Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
81Senegal LapwingVanellus lugubris
82Black-winged LapwingVanellus melanopterus
83Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatus
84Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallus
85/Brown-chested Lapwing/Vanellus superciliosus
86/Caspian Plover/Anarhynchus asiaticus
87Kittlitz's PloverAnarhynchus pecuarius
88Chestnut-banded PloverAnarhynchus pallidus

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

89<Greater Painted-Snipe>Rostratula benghalensis

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

90African JacanaActophilornis africanus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

91/Common Snipe/Gallinago gallinago
92/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
93/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropus
94/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilis
95/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareola
96/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia
97/Ruff/Calidris pugnax
98/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferruginea
99/Temminck's Stint/Calidris temminckii
100/Little Stint/Calidris minuta

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

101Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticus

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

102Three-banded CourserRhinoptilus cinctus
103Double-banded CourserSmutsornis africanus
104Temminck's CourserCursorius temminckii

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

105/Black-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus ridibundus
106Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalus
107Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
108/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon nilotica
109/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterus

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

110African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerus
111/Abdim's Stork/Ciconia abdimii
112African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelis
113/White Stork/Ciconia ciconia
114Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensis
115Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumenifer
116Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibis

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

117African DarterAnhinga rufa

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

118Long-tailed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

119Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

120ShoebillBalaeniceps rex

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

121HamerkopScopus umbretta

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

122Dwarf BitternIxobrychus sturmii
123Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
124Black HeronEgretta ardesiaca
125Little EgretEgretta garzetta
126Striated HeronButorides striata
127Rufous-bellied HeronArdeola rufiventris
128Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
129\Malagasy Pond-Heron\Ardeola idae
130Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
131Great EgretArdea alba
132Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhyncha
133Gray HeronArdea cinerea
134Purple HeronArdea purpurea
135Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala
136Goliath HeronArdea goliath

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

137Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
138African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
139Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash
140African SpoonbillPlatalea alba

 
Secretary-bird: Sagittariidae

141SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentarius

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

142/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

143Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
144African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typus
145Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatus
146Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterus
147African Cuckoo-HawkAviceda cuculoides
148White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalis
149Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotos
150Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus
151White-backed VultureGyps africanus
152Rueppell's GriffonGyps rueppelli
153BateleurTerathopius ecaudatus
154Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralis
155Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereus
156Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascens
157Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatus
158Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosus
159Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalis
160Wahlberg's EagleHieraaetus wahlbergi
161/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatus
162Tawny EagleAquila rapax
163/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensis
164/Imperial Eagle/Aquila heliaca
165Verreaux's EagleAquila verreauxii
166African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogaster
167Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabates
168Eastern Chanting-GoshawkMelierax poliopterus
169Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabar
170/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosus
171/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus
172Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
173Ovambo SparrowhawkAccipiter ovampensis
174/Black Kite/Milvus migrans
175Yellow-billed Kite**Milvus aegyptius
176African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vocifer
177|Common Buzzard|Buteo buteo
178Augur BuzzardButeo augur

 
Owls: Strigidae

179African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensis
180Spotted Eagle-OwlBubo africanus
181Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lactea
182Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatum
183Marsh OwlAsio capensis

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

184Speckled MousebirdColius striatus
185Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourus

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

186/Eurasian Hoopoe/Upupa epops
187African Hoopoe**Upupa africana

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

188Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureus
189Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelas
190Abyssinian ScimitarbillRhinopomastus minor

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

191Southern Ground-HornbillBucorvus leadbeateri
192Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatus
193African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutus
194Northern Red-billed HornbillTockus erythrorhynchus
195Tanzanian Red-billed HornbillTockus ruahae
196Von der Decken's HornbillTockus deckeni
197Silvery-cheeked HornbillBycanistes brevis

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

198Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
199African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina picta
200Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephala
201Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensis
202Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicuti
203Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maxima
204Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

205White-fronted Bee-eaterMerops bullockoides
206Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
207Cinnamon-chested Bee-eaterMerops oreobates
208/White-throated Bee-eater/Merops albicollis
209|European Bee-eater|Merops apiaster

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

210/European Roller/Coracias garrulus
211Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatus
212Rufous-crowned RollerCoracias naevius

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

213Red-and-yellow BarbetTrachyphonus erythrocephalus
214D'Arnaud's BarbetTrachyphonus darnaudii
215Yellow-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus bilineatus
216Red-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus pusillus
217Red-fronted BarbetTricholaema diademata
218Spot-flanked BarbetTricholaema lacrymosa
219White-headed BarbetLybius leucocephalus

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

220Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minor
221Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicator

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

222Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescens
223African Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos goertae
224Mountain Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos spodocephalus
225Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquus
226Green-backed WoodpeckerCampethera cailliautii
227Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubica
228Golden-tailed WoodpeckerCampethera abingoni

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

229Pygmy FalconPolihierax semitorquatus
230/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanni
231/Eurasian Kestrel/Falco tinnunculus
232Greater KestrelFalco rupicoloides
233Gray KestrelFalco ardosiaceus
234African HobbyFalco cuvierii
235Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

236Fischer's LovebirdAgapornis fischeri

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

237Red-fronted ParrotPoicephalus gulielmi
238Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeri

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

239Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flava

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

240African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatus

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

241Chinspot BatisBatis molitor

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

242Gray-crested HelmetshrikePrionops poliolophus

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

243BrubruNilaus afer
244Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cubla
245Marsh TchagraTchagra minutus
246Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalus
247Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australis
248Slate-colored BoubouLaniarius funebris
249Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeTelophorus sulfureopectus
250Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchoti

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

251Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

252African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

253/Isabelline Shrike/Lanius isabellinus
254|Lesser Gray Shrike|Lanius minor
255Gray-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroides
256Long-tailed FiscalLanius cabanisi
257Magpie ShrikeLanius melanoleuca
258Taita FiscalLanius dorsalis
259Northern FiscalLanius humeralis
260White-rumped ShrikeEurocephalus ruppelli

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

261Cape CrowCorvus capensis
262Pied CrowCorvus albus
263White-necked RavenCorvus albicollis

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

264White-bellied TitMelaniparus albiventris
265Red-throated TitMelaniparus fringillinus

 
Larks: Alaudidae

266Fischer's Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucopareia
267Fawn-colored LarkCalendulauda africanoides
268Rufous-naped LarkMirafra africana
269Flappet LarkMirafra rufocinnamomea
270Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinerea
271<Short-tailed Lark>Pseudalaemon fremantlii

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

272Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytii
273Moustached Grass-WarblerMelocichla mentalis

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

274Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialis
275Greencap EremomelaEremomela scotops
276Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
277Buff-bellied WarblerPhyllolais pulchella
278Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavida
279Karamoja ApalisApalis karamojae
280Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
281Gray-capped WarblerEminia lepida
282Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythrops
283Rock-loving CisticolaCisticola aberrans
284Rattling CisticolaCisticola chiniana
285Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatus
286Stout CisticolaCisticola robustus
287Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensis
288Tabora CisticolaCisticola angusticauda
289Tiny CisticolaCisticola nana
290Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
291Desert CisticolaCisticola aridulus
292Pectoral-patch CisticolaCisticola brunnescens

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

293/Eastern Olivaceous Warbler/Iduna pallida
294/Icterine Warbler/Hippolais icterina
295/Sedge Warbler/Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
296/Common Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus scirpaceus

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

297Fan-tailed GrassbirdCatriscus brevirostris

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

298White-headed SawwingPsalidoprocne albiceps
299Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristoptera
300Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopyga
301Banded MartinNeophedina cincta
302Plain MartinRiparia paludicola
303/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia
304Rock MartinPtyonoprogne fuligula
305/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
306Angola SwallowHirundo angolensis
307Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
308/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicum
309Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
310Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica
311Rufous-chested SwallowCecropis semirufa
312Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensis

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

313Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

314/Willow Warbler/Phylloscopus trochilus

 
Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, and Allies: Sylviidae

315/Garden Warbler/Sylvia borin
316Banded ParisomaCurruca boehmi
317/Greater Whitethroat/Curruca communis

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

318Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineii
319Black-lored BabblerTurdoides sharpei

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

320Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorynchus
321Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanus

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

322Wattled StarlingCreatophora cinerea
323Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogaster
324Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morio
325Hildebrandt's StarlingLamprotornis hildebrandti
326Rueppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuroptera
327Superb StarlingLamprotornis superbus
328Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeus

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

329African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adusta
330|Spotted Flycatcher|Muscicapa striata
331African Gray FlycatcherBradornis microrhynchus
332Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidus
333Ashy FlycatcherFraseria caerulescens
334SilverbirdMelaenornis semipartitus
335Northern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis edolioides
336Southern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelaina
337Red-backed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas leucophrys
338White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heuglini
339Spotted Morning-ThrushCichladusa guttata
340/Common Nightingale/Luscinia megarhynchos
341Little Rock-ThrushMonticola rufocinereus
342/Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush/Monticola saxatilis
343Mocking Cliff-ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
344Sooty ChatMyrmecocichla nigra
345Northern Anteater-ChatMyrmecocichla aethiops
346/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenanthe
347Capped WheatearOenanthe pileata
348/Isabelline Wheatear/Oenanthe isabellina
349/Pied Wheatear/Oenanthe pleschanka
350Familiar ChatOenanthe familiaris

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

351Amethyst SunbirdChalcomitra amethystina
352Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
353Bronze SunbirdNectarinia kilimensis
354Malachite SunbirdNectarinia famosa
355Beautiful SunbirdCinnyris pulchellus
356Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensis
357Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

358Red-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis niger
359White-headed Buffalo-WeaverDinemellia dinemelli
360Speckle-fronted WeaverSporopipes frontalis
361White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahali
362Rufous-tailed WeaverHisturgops ruficauda
363Gray-headed Social-WeaverPseudonigrita arnaudi
364Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubriceps
365Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafecht
366Little WeaverPloceus luteolus
367Slender-billed WeaverPloceus pelzelni
368Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis
369Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthops
370Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermedius
371Vitelline Masked-WeaverPloceus vitellinus
372Speke's WeaverPloceus spekei
373Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
374Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalus
375<Golden-backed Weaver>Ploceus jacksoni
376<Cardinal Quelea>Quelea cardinalis
377<Red-billed Quelea>Quelea quelea
378Black-winged BishopEuplectes hordeaceus
379White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatus
380Yellow-mantled WidowbirdEuplectes macroura
381Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillaris

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

382Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
383African SilverbillEuodice cantans
384Black-faced WaxbillBrunhilda erythronotos
385Fawn-breasted WaxbillEstrilda paludicola
386Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
387QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollis
388Purple GrenadierGranatina ianthinogaster
389Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalus
390Blue-capped CordonbleuUraeginthus cyanocephalus
391Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melba
392Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala
393African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricata

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

394Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
395Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaea
396Steel-blue WhydahVidua hypocherina
397Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeata

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

398House SparrowPasser domesticus
399Kenya Rufous SparrowPasser rufocinctus
400Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseus
401Swahili SparrowPasser suahelicus
402Chestnut SparrowPasser eminibey
403Yellow-spotted Bush SparrowGymnornis pyrgita

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

404African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp
405African PipitAnthus cinnamomeus
406Long-billed PipitAnthus similis
407Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrys
408Yellow-throated LongclawMacronyx croceus
409Pangani LongclawMacronyx aurantiigula
410Rosy-throated LongclawMacronyx ameliae

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

411Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicus
412Reichenow's SeedeaterCrithagra reichenowi
413White-bellied CanaryCrithagra dorsostriatus
414Brimstone CanaryCrithagra sulphuratus
415Streaky SeedeaterCrithagra striolatus

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

416Golden-breasted BuntingEmberiza flaviventris

 

 *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 Visitor50
\\Austral Visitor1
||Transient5
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular6
()Breeding Season Only2
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened8
VVulnerable6
ENEndangered8
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.