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Area (SqKm):14,763
Altitude (m):1500-1800
# Species:672
# Excl Vagrants:671
# Endemics:4
# Near Endemics:16
Species/100 SqKm:4.5
Habitat: Grassland, woodland, wetlands, lakes, kopjes

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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1Cape TealAnas capensisRR 
2Maccoa DuckOxyura maccoaRREN
3Eastern Crested GuineafowlGuttera pucheraniNE 
4Red-winged FrancolinScleroptera levaillantiiRR 
5Shelley's FrancolinScleroptera shelleyiRR 
6Gray-breasted SpurfowlPternistis rufopictusE 
7Red-necked SpurfowlPternistis aferLC 
8<Lesser Flamingo>Phoenicoparrus minor V
9Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugensRR 
10Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur aferRR 
11Kori BustardArdeotis kori NT
12Denham's BustardNeotis denhami NT
13Schalow's TuracoTauraco schalowiRR 
14Hartlaub's TuracoTauraco hartlaubiRR 
15Ross's TuracoMusophaga rossaeRR 
16Gray Go-away-birdCrinifer concolorRR 
17Eastern Plantain-eaterCrinifer zonurusRR 
18Black CoucalCentropus grilliiLC 
19Montane NightjarCaprimulgus poliocephalusRR 
20Swamp NightjarCaprimulgus natalensisRR 
21Mottled SpinetailTelacanthura ussheriLC 
22Scarce SwiftSchoutedenapus myoptilusRR 
23African SwiftApus barbatusRR 
24(Horus Swift)Apus horusRR 
25(African Crake)Crex egregiaLC 
26Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorum EN
27Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaLC 
28White-crowned LapwingVanellus albicepsRR 
29Black-winged LapwingVanellus melanopterusRR 
30/Eurasian Curlew/Numenius arquata NT
31/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosa NT
32/Broad-billed Sandpiper/Calidris falcinellusRR 
33/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferruginea NT
34Bronze-winged CourserRhinoptilus chalcopterusLC 
35Double-banded CourserSmutsornis africanusLC 
36African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelis NT
37ShoebillBalaeniceps rexRRV
38Rufous-bellied HeronArdeola rufiventrisLC 
39\Malagasy Pond-Heron\Ardeola idae EN
40SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentarius EN
41Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatusRRNT
42Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterus EN
43White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalis CR
44Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotos EN
45Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus CR
46White-backed VultureGyps africanus CR
47Rueppell's GriffonGyps rueppelli CR
48BateleurTerathopius ecaudatus EN
49Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascensRR 
50Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatus NT
51Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosus EN
52Tawny EagleAquila rapax V
53/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensis EN
54/Imperial Eagle/Aquila heliacaRRV
55/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus NT
56Little SparrowhawkAccipiter minullusLC 
57Rufous-chested SparrowhawkAccipiter rufiventrisRR 
58Mountain BuzzardButeo oreophilus NT
59/Long-legged Buzzard/Buteo rufinusRR 
60African Grass-OwlTyto capensisLC 
61White-headed MousebirdColius leucocephalusRR 
62Southern Ground-HornbillBucorvus leadbeateriLCV
63Tanzanian Red-billed HornbillTockus ruahaeE 
64Black-and-white-casqued HornbillBycanistes subcylindricaRR 
65Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maximaLC 
66Cinnamon-chested Bee-eaterMerops oreobatesRR 
67/Northern Carmine Bee-eater/Merops nubicusRR 
68Rufous-crowned RollerCoracias naeviusLC 
69Usambiro Barbet**Trachyphonus usambiroNE 
70White-eared BarbetStactolaema leucotisRR 
71Miombo BarbetTricholaema frontataRR 
72Double-toothed BarbetPogonornis bidentatusRR 
73Wahlberg's HoneyguideProdotiscus regulusLC 
74African Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos goertaeRR 
75Mountain Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos spodocephalusRR 
76Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquusLC 
77Red-necked FalconFalco chicquera NT
78|Red-footed Falcon|Falco vespertinus V
79|Sooty Falcon|Falco concolor V
80Fischer's LovebirdAgapornis fischeri NT
81Yellow-collared LovebirdAgapornis personatusE 
82Red-fronted ParrotPoicephalus gulielmiRR 
83Purple-throated CuckooshrikeCampephaga quiscalinaRR 
84Brown-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira cyaneaRR 
85Western Black-headed BatisBatis erlangeriRR 
86Gray-crested HelmetshrikePrionops poliolophusNENT
87Northern PuffbackDryoscopus gambensisRR 
88Zanzibar BoubouLaniarius sublacteusNE 
89Black-headed GonolekLaniarius erythrogasterRR 
90Rosy-patched BushshrikeRhodophoneus cruentusRR 
91Cape CrowCorvus capensisRR 
92White-tailed Blue FlycatcherElminia albicaudaRR 
93Red-throated TitMelaniparus fringillinusNE 
94Pink-breasted LarkCalendulauda poecilosternaRR 
95Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinereaRR 
96<Short-tailed Lark>Pseudalaemon fremantliiRR 
97Somali Short-toed LarkAlaudala somalicaRR 
98Northern CrombecSylvietta brachyuraRR 
99Olive-green CamaropteraCamaroptera chloronotaRR 
100Karamoja ApalisApalis karamojaeRRV
101Gray-capped WarblerEminia lepidaRR 
102Rock-loving CisticolaCisticola aberransRR 
103Ashy CisticolaCisticola cinereolusRR 
104Wailing CisticolaCisticola laisRR 
105White-tailed CisticolaCisticola anderseniE 
106Stout CisticolaCisticola robustusRR 
107Wing-snapping CisticolaCisticola ayresiiRR 
108Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopygaLC 
109Rufous-chested SwallowCecropis semirufaRR 
110/Wood Warbler/Phylloscopus sibilatrixRR 
111Brown ParisomaCurruca lugensRR 
112Mbulu White-eyeZosterops mbuluensisNE 
113Northern Pied-BabblerTurdoides hypoleucaNE 
114Kenrick's StarlingPoeoptera kenrickiNE 
115Hildebrandt's StarlingLamprotornis hildebrandtiNE 
116Ashy StarlingLamprotornis unicolorNE 
117Splendid StarlingLamprotornis splendidusRR 
118Fischer's StarlingLamprotornis fischeriRR 
119Sharp-tailed StarlingLamprotornis acuticaudusRR 
120African ThrushTurdus peliosRR 
121Swamp FlycatcherMuscicapa aquaticaRR 
122Northern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis edolioidesRR 
123Rueppell's Robin-ChatCossypha semirufaRR 
124Little Rock-ThrushMonticola rufocinereusRR 
125Northern Anteater-ChatMyrmecocichla aethiopsRR 
126Familiar ChatOenanthe familiarisLC 
127Tacazze SunbirdNectarinia tacazzeRR 
128Red-tufted SunbirdNectarinia johnstoniRR 
129Golden-winged SunbirdDrepanorhynchus reichenowiRR 
130Olive-bellied SunbirdCinnyris chloropygiusRR 
131Eastern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris mediocrisNE 
132Red-chested SunbirdCinnyris erythrocercusRR 
133Speckle-fronted WeaverSporopipes frontalisLC 
134Rufous-tailed WeaverHisturgops ruficaudaNE 
135Black-capped Social-WeaverPseudonigrita cabanisiRR 
136Red-headed MalimbeMalimbus rubricollisRR 
137Little WeaverPloceus luteolusLC 
138Slender-billed WeaverPloceus pelzelniRR 
139Vieillot's Black WeaverPloceus nigerrimusRR 
140Black BishopEuplectes gierowiiLC 
141Jackson's WidowbirdEuplectes jacksoniNENT
142Gray-headed NigritaNigrita canicapillusRR 
143Black-crowned WaxbillEstrilda nonnulaRR 
144Fawn-breasted WaxbillEstrilda paludicolaRR 
145Jameson's FirefinchLagonosticta rhodopareiaLC 
146Purple IndigobirdVidua purpurascensRR 
147Kenya Rufous SparrowPasser rufocinctusNE 
148Parrot-billed SparrowPasser gongonensisRR 
149Swahili SparrowPasser suahelicusNE 
150Cape WagtailMotacilla capensisRR 
151/White Wagtail/Motacilla albaRR 
152Bush PipitAnthus cafferLC 
153Rosy-throated LongclawMacronyx ameliaeRR 
154Black-throated CanaryCrithagra atrogularisRR 
155Southern Grosbeak-CanaryCrithagra buchananiNE 
156Yellow-browed SeedeaterCrithagra whytiiRR 

 

 *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 Visitor19
\\Austral Visitor4
||Transient3
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular5
()Breeding Season Only3
{}Casual/Vagrant4
[]Accidental4

DISTRIBUTION CODES

CodeDescription##
EEndemic31
LCLocal47
NENear Endemic31
RRRestricted Range277

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened14
VVulnerable8
ENEndangered9
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.