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# Species:478
# Excl Vagrants:478
# Endemics:2
# Near Endemics:2

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.*

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1Maccoa DuckOxyura maccoaRREN
2Eastern Crested GuineafowlGuttera pucheraniNE 
3Shelley's FrancolinScleroptera shelleyiRR 
4Red-necked SpurfowlPternistis aferLC 
5Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur aferRR 
6Gray Go-away-birdCrinifer concolorRR 
7Livingstone's TuracoTauraco livingstoniiRR 
8Black CoucalCentropus grilliiLC 
9Mottled SpinetailTelacanthura ussheriLC 
10Bat-like SpinetailNeafrapus boehmiLC 
11(Horus Swift)Apus horusRR 
12(African Crake)Crecopsis egregiaLC 
13Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaLC 
14White-crowned LapwingVanellus albicepsRR 
15/Great Snipe/Gallinago media NT
16/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferruginea NT
17Bronze-winged CourserRhinoptilus chalcopterusLC 
18Rock PratincoleGlareola nuchalisRR 
19African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelis NT
20Rufous-bellied HeronArdeola rufiventrisLC 
21\Malagasy Pond-Heron\Ardeola idae EN
22ShoebillBalaeniceps rexRRV
23SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentarius EN
24Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterus EN
25White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalis CR
26Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotos EN
27Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus CR
28White-backed VultureGyps africanus CR
29Rueppell's GriffonGyps rueppelli CR
30BateleurTerathopius ecaudatus EN
31Southern Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus fasciolatus NT
32Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatus NT
33Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosus EN
34Tawny EagleAquila rapax V
35Little SparrowhawkTachyspiza minullusLC 
36/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus NT
37Pel's Fishing-OwlScotopelia peliRR 
38Southern Ground-HornbillBucorvus leadbeateriLCV
39Tanzanian Red-billed HornbillTockus ruahaeE 
40/Northern Carmine Bee-eater/Merops nubicusRR 
41Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maximaLC 
42Purple RollerCoracias naeviusLC 
43White-eared BarbetStactolaema leucotisRR 
44Whyte's BarbetStactolaema whytiiLC 
45Black-collared BarbetLybius torquatusLC 
46Red-throated WryneckJynx ruficollisRR 
47Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquusLC 
48Stierling's WoodpeckerDendropicos stierlingiLCNT
49Bennett's WoodpeckerCampethera bennettiiLC 
50Red-necked FalconFalco chicquera NT
51|Sooty Falcon|Falco concolor V
52African BroadbillSmithornis capensisLC 
53Short-tailed BatisBatis mixtaNE 
54Pale BatisBatis sororLC 
55Western Black-headed BatisBatis erlangeriRR 
56Four-colored BushshrikeTelophorus viridisRR 
57Square-tailed DrongoDicrurus ludwigiiE 
58Dusky LarkPinarocorys nigricansRR 
59Western NicatorNicator chlorisRR 
60Kretschmer's LongbillMacrosphenus kretschmeriRR 
61Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopygaLC 
62Ethiopian SwallowHirundo aethiopicaRR 
63Northern BrownbulPhyllastrephus strepitansRR 
64Livingstone's FlycatcherErythrocercus livingstoneiLC 
65African Spotted CreeperSalpornis salvadoriRR 
66Miombo Scrub-RobinTychaedon barbataRR 
67Miombo Rock-ThrushMonticola angolensisLC 
68Familiar ChatOenanthe familiarisLC 
69Shelley's SunbirdCinnyris shelleyiRR 
70Olive-headed WeaverPloceus olivaceicepsRRNT
71Magpie MannikinSpermestes fringilloidesLC 
72Black-tailed WaxbillGlaucestrilda perreiniRR 
73Lesser SeedcrackerPyrenestes minorLC 
74Orange-winged PytiliaPytilia afraLC 
75Red-throated TwinspotHypargos niveoguttatusLC 
76Woodland PipitAnthus nyassaeRR 
77Bush PipitAnthus cafferLC 
78Black-throated CanaryCrithagra atrogularisRR 

 

 *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

CodeDescription##
EEndemic31
LCLocal47
NENear Endemic35
RRRestricted Range276

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened9
VVulnerable4
ENEndangered7
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.

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DISTRIBUTION CODES

CodeDescriptionCodeDescription
EEndemicLCLocal
NENear EndemicRRRestricted Range

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1Maccoa DuckOxyura maccoaRR
2Eastern Crested GuineafowlGuttera pucheraniNE
3Shelley's FrancolinScleroptera shelleyiRR
4Red-necked SpurfowlPternistis aferLC
5Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur aferRR
6Gray Go-away-birdCrinifer concolorRR
7Livingstone's TuracoTauraco livingstoniiRR
8Black CoucalCentropus grilliiLC
9Mottled SpinetailTelacanthura ussheriLC
10Bat-like SpinetailNeafrapus boehmiLC
11(Horus Swift)Apus horusRR
12(African Crake)Crecopsis egregiaLC
13Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaLC
14White-crowned LapwingVanellus albicepsRR
15/Great Snipe/Gallinago media 
16/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferruginea 
17Bronze-winged CourserRhinoptilus chalcopterusLC
18Rock PratincoleGlareola nuchalisRR
19African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelis 
20Rufous-bellied HeronArdeola rufiventrisLC
21\Malagasy Pond-Heron\Ardeola idae 
22ShoebillBalaeniceps rexRR
23SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentarius 
24Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterus 
25White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalis 
26Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotos 
27Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus 
28White-backed VultureGyps africanus 
29Rueppell's GriffonGyps rueppelli 
30BateleurTerathopius ecaudatus 
31Southern Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus fasciolatus 
32Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatus 
33Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosus 
34Tawny EagleAquila rapax 
35Little SparrowhawkTachyspiza minullusLC
36/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus 
37Pel's Fishing-OwlScotopelia peliRR
38Southern Ground-HornbillBucorvus leadbeateriLC
39Tanzanian Red-billed HornbillTockus ruahaeE
40/Northern Carmine Bee-eater/Merops nubicusRR
41Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maximaLC
42Purple RollerCoracias naeviusLC
43White-eared BarbetStactolaema leucotisRR
44Whyte's BarbetStactolaema whytiiLC
45Black-collared BarbetLybius torquatusLC
46Red-throated WryneckJynx ruficollisRR
47Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquusLC
48Stierling's WoodpeckerDendropicos stierlingiLC
49Bennett's WoodpeckerCampethera bennettiiLC
50Red-necked FalconFalco chicquera 
51|Sooty Falcon|Falco concolor 
52African BroadbillSmithornis capensisLC
53Short-tailed BatisBatis mixtaNE
54Pale BatisBatis sororLC
55Western Black-headed BatisBatis erlangeriRR
56Four-colored BushshrikeTelophorus viridisRR
57Square-tailed DrongoDicrurus ludwigiiE
58Dusky LarkPinarocorys nigricansRR
59Western NicatorNicator chlorisRR
60Kretschmer's LongbillMacrosphenus kretschmeriRR
61Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopygaLC
62Ethiopian SwallowHirundo aethiopicaRR
63Northern BrownbulPhyllastrephus strepitansRR
64Livingstone's FlycatcherErythrocercus livingstoneiLC
65African Spotted CreeperSalpornis salvadoriRR
66Miombo Scrub-RobinTychaedon barbataRR
67Miombo Rock-ThrushMonticola angolensisLC
68Familiar ChatOenanthe familiarisLC
69Shelley's SunbirdCinnyris shelleyiRR
70Olive-headed WeaverPloceus olivaceicepsRR
71Magpie MannikinSpermestes fringilloidesLC
72Black-tailed WaxbillGlaucestrilda perreiniRR
73Lesser SeedcrackerPyrenestes minorLC
74Orange-winged PytiliaPytilia afraLC
75Red-throated TwinspotHypargos niveoguttatusLC
76Woodland PipitAnthus nyassaeRR
77Bush PipitAnthus cafferLC
78Black-throated CanaryCrithagra atrogularisRR