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# Species:414
# Excl Vagrants:414
# Endemics:2
# Near Endemics:9

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

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

25Rock PigeonColumba livia
26Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
27Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugens
28Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiens
29Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
30Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
31Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
32Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilos
33Namaqua DoveOena capensis
34African Green-PigeonTreron calvus

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

35Chestnut-bellied SandgrousePterocles exustus
36Yellow-throated SandgrousePterocles gutturalis
37Black-faced SandgrousePterocles decoratus

 
Bustards: Otididae

38Kori BustardArdeotis kori
39White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensis
40Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogaster

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

41Bare-faced Go-away-birdCrinifer personatus
42White-bellied Go-away-birdCrinifer leucogaster
43Eastern Plantain-eaterCrinifer zonurus
44Ross's TuracoTauraco rossae

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

45Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitarius
46Black CuckooCuculus clamosus
47African CuckooCuculus gularis
48Black CoucalCentropus grillii
49White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosus
50Pied CuckooClamator jacobinus
51/Great Spotted Cuckoo/Clamator glandarius
52African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreus
53Dideric CuckooChrysococcyx caprius

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

54Sombre NightjarCaprimulgus fraenatus
55Montane NightjarCaprimulgus poliocephalus
56Freckled NightjarCaprimulgus tristigma
57Slender-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus clarus

 
Swifts: Apodidae

58Mottled SwiftTachymarptis aequatorialis
59|Common Swift|Apus apus
60Nyanza SwiftApus niansae
61African SwiftApus barbatus
62Little SwiftApus affinis
63(Horus Swift)Apus horus
64White-rumped SwiftApus caffer
65African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

66Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
67Black CrakeZapornia flavirostra

 
Cranes: Gruidae

68Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorum

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

69Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensis
70Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatus

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

71Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
72Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

73/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticula
74Three-banded PloverThinornis tricollaris
75Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostris
76Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatus
77Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
78Senegal LapwingVanellus lugubris
79Black-winged LapwingVanellus melanopterus
80Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatus
81Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallus
82/Brown-chested Lapwing/Vanellus superciliosus
83/Caspian Plover/Anarhynchus asiaticus
84Kittlitz's PloverAnarhynchus pecuarius
85Chestnut-banded PloverAnarhynchus pallidus

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

86&Greater Painted-SnipelRostratula benghalensis

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

87African JacanaActophilornis africanus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

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

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

98Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticus

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

99Double-banded CourserSmutsornis africanus
100Three-banded CourserRhinoptilus cinctus
101Temminck's CourserCursorius temminckii

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

102/Black-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus ridibundus
103Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalus
104Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
105/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon nilotica
106/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterus

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

107Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
108&Lesser FlamingolPhoenicoparrus minor

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

109Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis

 
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

118Reed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

119Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
120African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
121Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash
122African SpoonbillPlatalea alba

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

123Dwarf BitternBotaurus sturmii
124Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
125Black HeronEgretta ardesiaca
126Little EgretEgretta garzetta
127Little HeronButorides atricapilla
128Rufous-bellied HeronArdeola rufiventris
129Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
130\Malagasy Pond-Heron\Ardeola idae
131Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibis
132Great EgretArdea alba
133Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhyncha
134Gray HeronArdea cinerea
135Purple HeronArdea purpurea
136Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala
137Goliath HeronArdea goliath

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

138HamerkopScopus umbretta

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

139ShoebillBalaeniceps rex

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

140Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus

 
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
154Western Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascens
155Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralis
156Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereus
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
167Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabar
168Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabates
169Eastern Chanting-GoshawkMelierax poliopterus
170Ovambo SparrowhawkAccipiter ovampensis
171/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosus
172/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus
173Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
174Black KiteMilvus migrans
175African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vocifer
176|Common Buzzard|Buteo buteo
177Augur BuzzardButeo augur

 
Owls: Strigidae

178African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensis
179Spotted Eagle-OwlBubo africanus
180Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lactea
181Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatum
182Marsh OwlAsio capensis

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

183Speckled MousebirdColius striatus
184Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourus

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

185Common HoopoeUpupa epops

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

186Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureus
187Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelas
188Abyssinian ScimitarbillRhinopomastus minor

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

189Southern Ground-HornbillBucorvus leadbeateri
190Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatus
191African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutus
192Northern Red-billed HornbillTockus erythrorhynchus
193Tanzanian Red-billed HornbillTockus ruahae
194Von der Decken's HornbillTockus deckeni
195Silvery-cheeked HornbillBycanistes brevis

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

196White-fronted Bee-eaterMerops bullockoides
197Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
198Cinnamon-chested Bee-eaterMerops oreobates
199/White-throated Bee-eater/Merops albicollis
200|European Bee-eater|Merops apiaster

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

201Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
202African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina picta
203Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephala
204Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensis
205Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicuti
206Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maxima
207Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

208/European Roller/Coracias garrulus
209Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatus
210Purple RollerCoracias naevius

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

211Red-and-yellow BarbetTrachyphonus erythrocephalus
212D'Arnaud's BarbetTrachyphonus darnaudii
213Yellow-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus bilineatus
214Northern Red-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus uropygialis
215Red-fronted BarbetTricholaema diademata
216Spot-flanked BarbetTricholaema lacrymosa
217White-headed BarbetLybius leucocephalus

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

218Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minor
219Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicator

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

220Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquus
221Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescens
222African Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos goertae
223Mountain Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos spodocephalus
224Green-backed WoodpeckerCampethera cailliautii
225Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubica
226Golden-tailed WoodpeckerCampethera abingoni

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

227Pygmy FalconPolihierax semitorquatus
228/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanni
229/Eurasian Kestrel/Falco tinnunculus
230Greater KestrelFalco rupicoloides
231Gray KestrelFalco ardosiaceus
232African HobbyFalco cuvierii
233Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

234Fischer's LovebirdAgapornis fischeri

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

235Red-fronted ParrotPoicephalus gulielmi
236Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeri

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

237Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flava

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

238African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatus

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

239Chinspot BatisBatis molitor

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

240Gray-crested HelmetshrikePrionops poliolophus

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

241BrubruNilaus afer
242Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cubla
243Marsh TchagraTchagra minutus
244Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalus
245Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australis
246Slate-colored BoubouLaniarius funebris
247Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeChlorophoneus sulfureopectus
248Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchoti

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

249Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

250African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

251Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleuca
252/Isabelline Shrike/Lanius isabellinus
253|Lesser Gray Shrike|Lanius minor
254Gray-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroides
255Long-tailed FiscalLanius cabanisi
256Taita FiscalLanius dorsalis
257Northern FiscalLanius humeralis
258White-rumped ShrikeEurocephalus ruppelli

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

259Cape CrowCorvus capensis
260Pied CrowCorvus albus
261White-necked RavenCorvus albicollis

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

262White-bellied TitMelaniparus albiventris
263Red-throated TitMelaniparus fringillinus

 
Larks: Alaudidae

264Fischer's Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucopareia
265Fawn-colored LarkCalendulauda africanoides
266Flappet LarkAmirafra rufocinnamomea
267Sentinel LarkCorypha athi
268&Short-tailed LarklPseudalaemon fremantlii
269Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinerea

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

270Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytii
271Moustached Grass-WarblerMelocichla mentalis

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

272Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialis
273Green-capped EremomelaEremomela scotops
274Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
275Buff-bellied WarblerPhyllolais pulchella
276Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavida
277Maasai ApalisApalis stronachi
278Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
279Gray-capped WarblerEminia lepida
280Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythrops
281Rock-loving CisticolaCisticola aberrans
282Rattling CisticolaCisticola chiniana
283Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatus
284Stout CisticolaCisticola robustus
285Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensis
286Tabora CisticolaCisticola angusticauda
287Tiny CisticolaCisticola nana
288Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
289Desert CisticolaCisticola aridulus
290Pectoral-patch CisticolaCisticola brunnescens

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

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

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

295Fan-tailed GrassbirdCatriscus brevirostris

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

296White-headed SawwingPsalidoprocne albiceps
297Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristoptera
298Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopyga
299Banded MartinNeophedina cincta
300Plain MartinRiparia paludicola
301/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia
302Southern Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne fuligula
303/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
304Angola SwallowHirundo angolensis
305Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
306/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicum
307African Red-rumped SwallowCecropis melanocrissus
308Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica
309Rufous-chested SwallowCecropis semirufa
310Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensis

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

311Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

312/Willow Warbler/Phylloscopus trochilus

 
Sylviid Warblers and Allies: Sylviidae

313/Garden Warbler/Sylvia borin
314Banded ParisomaCurruca boehmi
315/Greater Whitethroat/Curruca communis

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

316Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineii
317Black-lored BabblerTurdoides sharpei

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

318Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythroryncha
319Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanus

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

320Wattled StarlingCreatophora cinerea
321Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogaster
322Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morio
323Hildebrandt's StarlingLamprotornis hildebrandti
324Rueppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuroptera
325Superb StarlingLamprotornis superbus
326Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeus

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

327African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adusta
328|Spotted Flycatcher|Muscicapa striata
329African Gray FlycatcherBradornis microrhynchus
330Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidus
331Ashy FlycatcherFraseria caerulescens
332SilverbirdEmpidornis semipartitus
333Northern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis edolioides
334Southern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelaina
335White-browed Scrub RobinCercotrichas leucophrys
336White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heuglini
337Spotted Morning-ThrushCichladusa guttata
338/Common Nightingale/Luscinia megarhynchos
339Little Rock-ThrushMonticola rufocinereus
340/Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush/Monticola saxatilis
341Mocking Cliff-ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
342Sooty ChatMyrmecocichla nigra
343Northern Anteater-ChatMyrmecocichla aethiops
344/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenanthe
345Capped WheatearOenanthe pileata
346/Isabelline Wheatear/Oenanthe isabellina
347/Pied Wheatear/Oenanthe pleschanka
348Familiar ChatOenanthe familiaris

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

349Amethyst SunbirdChalcomitra amethystina
350Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
351Bronze SunbirdNectarinia kilimensis
352Malachite SunbirdNectarinia famosa
353Gorgeous SunbirdCinnyris melanogastrus
354Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensis
355Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

356Red-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis niger
357White-headed Buffalo-WeaverDinemellia dinemelli
358Speckle-fronted WeaverSporopipes frontalis
359White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahali
360Rufous-tailed WeaverHisturgops ruficauda
361Gray-capped Social-WeaverPseudonigrita arnaudi
362Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubriceps
363Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafecht
364Little WeaverPloceus luteolus
365Slender-billed WeaverPloceus pelzelni
366Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis
367Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthops
368Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermedius
369Vitelline Masked-WeaverPloceus vitellinus
370Speke's WeaverPloceus spekei
371Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
372Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalus
373&Golden-backed WeaverlPloceus jacksoni
374&Cardinal QuelealQuelea cardinalis
375&Red-billed QuelealQuelea quelea
376Black-winged BishopEuplectes hordeaceus
377White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatus
378Yellow-mantled WidowbirdEuplectes macroura
379Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillaris

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

380Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
381African SilverbillEuodice cantans
382Black-faced WaxbillBrunhilda erythronotos
383Fawn-breasted WaxbillEstrilda paludicola
384Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
385QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollis
386Purple GrenadierGranatina ianthinogaster
387Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalus
388Blue-capped CordonbleuUraeginthus cyanocephalus
389Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melba
390Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala
391African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricata

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

392Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
393Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaea
394Steel-blue WhydahVidua hypocherina
395Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeata

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

396House SparrowPasser domesticus
397Kenya Rufous SparrowPasser rufocinctus
398Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseus
399Swahili SparrowPasser suahelicus
400Chestnut SparrowPasser eminibey
401Yellow-spotted Bush SparrowGymnornis pyrgita

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

402African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp
403African PipitAnthus cinnamomeus
404Long-billed PipitAnthus similis
405Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrys
406Yellow-throated LongclawMacronyx croceus
407Pangani LongclawMacronyx aurantiigula
408Rosy-throated LongclawMacronyx ameliae

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

409Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicus
410Reichenow's SeedeaterCrithagra reichenowi
411White-bellied CanaryCrithagra dorsostriatus
412Brimstone CanaryCrithagra sulphuratus
413Streaky SeedeaterCrithagra striolatus

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

414Golden-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 Visitor48
\\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.