OLDUVAI GORGE
TANZANIA
LOCALE
| Altitude (m): | 1450 |
| # Species: | 318 |
| # Excl Vagrants: | 318 |
| # Endemics: | 3 |
| # Near Endemics: | 10 |
| Habitat: Arid scrub, gorge | |
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 | Gray-breasted Spurfowl | Pternistis rufopictus | E | |
| 3 | Red-necked Spurfowl | Pternistis afer | LC | |
| 4 | Dusky Turtle-Dove | Streptopelia lugens | RR | |
| 5 | Kori Bustard | Ardeotis kori | NT | |
| 6 | African Swift | Apus barbatus | RR | |
| 7 | (Horus Swift) | Apus horus | RR | |
| 8 | Gray Crowned-Crane | Balearica regulorum | EN | |
| 9 | Black-winged Lapwing | Vanellus melanopterus | RR | |
| 10 | Double-banded Courser | Smutsornis africanus | LC | |
| 11 | <Lesser Flamingo> | Phoenicoparrus minor | V | |
| 12 | African Woolly-necked Stork | Ciconia microscelis | NT | |
| 13 | Shoebill | Balaeniceps rex | RR | V |
| 14 | Secretarybird | Sagittarius serpentarius | EN | |
| 15 | Egyptian Vulture | Neophron percnopterus | EN | |
| 16 | White-headed Vulture | Trigonoceps occipitalis | CR | |
| 17 | Lappet-faced Vulture | Torgos tracheliotos | EN | |
| 18 | Hooded Vulture | Necrosyrtes monachus | CR | |
| 19 | White-backed Vulture | Gyps africanus | CR | |
| 20 | Rueppell's Griffon | Gyps rueppelli | CR | |
| 21 | Bateleur | Terathopius ecaudatus | EN | |
| 22 | Martial Eagle | Polemaetus bellicosus | EN | |
| 23 | Tawny Eagle | Aquila rapax | V | |
| 24 | /Steppe Eagle/ | Aquila nipalensis | EN | |
| 25 | /Imperial Eagle/ | Aquila heliaca | RR | V |
| 26 | /Pallid Harrier/ | Circus macrourus | NT | |
| 27 | /Long-legged Buzzard/ | Buteo rufinus | RR | |
| 28 | White-headed Mousebird | Colius leucocephalus | RR | |
| 29 | Southern Ground-Hornbill | Bucorvus leadbeateri | LC | V |
| 30 | Tanzanian Red-billed Hornbill | Tockus ruahae | E | |
| 31 | Purple Roller | Coracias naevius | LC | |
| 32 | Mountain Gray Woodpecker | Dendropicos spodocephalus | RR | |
| 33 | Fischer's Lovebird | Agapornis fischeri | NT | |
| 34 | Yellow-collared Lovebird | Agapornis personatus | E | |
| 35 | Pygmy Batis | Batis perkeo | RR | |
| 36 | Cape Crow | Corvus capensis | RR | |
| 37 | Red-throated Tit | Melaniparus fringillinus | NE | |
| 38 | <Short-tailed Lark> | Pseudalaemon fremantlii | RR | |
| 39 | Red-capped Lark | Calandrella cinerea | RR | |
| 40 | Somali Short-toed Lark | Alaudala somalica | RR | |
| 41 | Wailing Cisticola | Cisticola lais | RR | |
| 42 | Stout Cisticola | Cisticola robustus | RR | |
| 43 | Hildebrandt's Starling | Lamprotornis hildebrandti | NE | |
| 44 | Ashy Starling | Lamprotornis unicolor | NE | |
| 45 | Northern Anteater-Chat | Myrmecocichla aethiops | RR | |
| 46 | Familiar Chat | Oenanthe familiaris | LC | |
| 47 | Eastern Double-collared Sunbird | Cinnyris mediocris | NE | |
| 48 | Gorgeous Sunbird | Cinnyris melanogastrus | NE | |
| 49 | Speckle-fronted Weaver | Sporopipes frontalis | LC | |
| 50 | Rufous-tailed Weaver | Histurgops ruficauda | NE | |
| 51 | Little Weaver | Ploceus luteolus | LC | |
| 52 | Black Bishop | Euplectes gierowii | LC | |
| 53 | Jackson's Widowbird | Euplectes jacksoni | NE | NT |
| 54 | Kenya Rufous Sparrow | Passer rufocinctus | NE | |
| 55 | Swahili Sparrow | Passer suahelicus | NE | |
| 56 | Rosy-throated Longclaw | Macronyx ameliae | RR | |
| 57 | Southern Grosbeak-Canary | Crithagra buchanani | 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.
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DISTRIBUTION CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| E | Endemic | 31 |
| LC | Local | 47 |
| NE | Near Endemic | 35 |
| RR | Restricted Range | 276 |
STATUS CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| NT | Near Threatened | 5 |
| V | Vulnerable | 5 |
| EN | Endangered | 7 |
| CR | Critically Endangered | 4 |
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.
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