OLDUVAI GORGE

TANZANIA
LOCALE
Altitude (m): | 1450 |
# Species*: | 46 |
# Excl Vagrants*: | 46 |
# Endemics*: | 0 |
# Near Endemics*: | 3 |
*Based on partial or incomplete data. | |
Habitat: Arid scrub, gorge |
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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1 | Black-winged Lapwing | Vanellus melanopterus | |
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2 | /Long-legged Buzzard/ | Buteo rufinus | |
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3 | Pearl-spotted Owlet | Glaucidium perlatum | |
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4 | African Hoopoe** | Upupa africana | |
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5 | Abyssinian Scimitarbill | Rhinopomastus minor | |
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6 | /White-throated Bee-eater/ | Merops albicollis | |
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7 | Rufous-crowned Roller | Coracias naevius | |
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8 | Red-fronted Barbet | Tricholaema diademata | |
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9 | Lanner Falcon | Falco biarmicus | |
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10 | Chinspot Batis | Batis molitor | |
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11 | Slate-colored Boubou | Laniarius funebris | |
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12 | Taita Fiscal | Lanius dorsalis | |
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13 | Fawn-colored Lark | Calendulauda africanoides | |
14 | Red-capped Lark | Calandrella cinerea | |
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15 | Yellow-bellied Eremomela | Eremomela icteropygialis | |
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16 | Rock Martin | Ptyonoprogne fuligula | |
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17 | /Barred Warbler/ | Curruca nisoria | |
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18 | Pale White-eye | Zosterops abyssinicus | |
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19 | Rufous Chatterer | Argya rubiginosa | |
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20 | African Gray Flycatcher | Bradornis microrhynchus | |
21 | Red-backed Scrub-Robin | Cercotrichas leucophrys | |
22 | /White-throated Robin/ | Irania gutturalis | |
23 | Capped Wheatear | Oenanthe pileata | |
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24 | Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird | Anthreptes orientalis | |
25 | Beautiful Sunbird | Cinnyris pulchellus | |
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26 | Speckle-fronted Weaver | Sporopipes frontalis | |
27 | Lesser Masked-Weaver | Ploceus intermedius | |
28 | Vitelline Masked-Weaver | Ploceus vitellinus | |
29 | Speke's Weaver | Ploceus spekei | |
30 | Southern Red Bishop | Euplectes orix | |
31 | Black Bishop | Euplectes gierowii | |
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32 | African Silverbill | Euodice cantans | |
33 | Black-faced Waxbill | Brunhilda erythronotos | |
34 | Crimson-rumped Waxbill | Estrilda rhodopyga | |
35 | Purple Grenadier | Granatina ianthinogaster | |
36 | Gray-headed Silverbill | Odontospiza griseicapilla | |
37 | Red-billed Firefinch | Lagonosticta senegala | |
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38 | Steel-blue Whydah | Vidua hypocherina | |
39 | Straw-tailed Whydah | Vidua fischeri | |
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40 | House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | |
41 | Kenya Rufous Sparrow | Passer rufocinctus | |
42 | Swahili Sparrow | Passer suahelicus | |
43 | Chestnut Sparrow | Passer eminibey | |
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44 | White-bellied Canary | Crithagra dorsostriatus | |
45 | Southern Grosbeak-Canary | Crithagra buchanani | |
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46 | Cinnamon-breasted Bunting | Emberiza tahapisi |
*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 | 4 |
\\ | Austral Visitor | 0 |
|| | Transient | 0 |
## | Non-breeding Dispersal | 0 |
<> | Erratic/Irregular | 0 |
() | Breeding Season Only | 0 |
{} | Casual/Vagrant | 0 |
[] | Accidental | 0 |
STATUS CODES
Code | Description | ## |
NT | Near Threatened | 0 |
V | Vulnerable | 0 |
EN | Endangered | 0 |
CR | Critically Endangered | 0 |
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.