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# Species:460
# Excl Vagrants:460
# Endemics:2
# Near Endemics:6

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
3Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolor
4Knob-billed DuckSarkidiornis melanotos
5Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
6Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensis
7Blue-billed TealSpatula hottentota
8Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulata
9Cape TealAnas capensis
10Red-billed DuckAnas erythrorhyncha

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

11Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

12Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaena
13Coqui FrancolinCampocolinus coqui
14Red-winged FrancolinScleroptera levaillantii
15Shelley's FrancolinScleroptera shelleyi
16(Common Quail)Coturnix coturnix
17Harlequin QuailCoturnix delegorguei
18Hildebrandt's SpurfowlPternistis hildebrandti
19Yellow-necked SpurfowlPternistis leucoscepus
20Gray-breasted SpurfowlPternistis rufopictus
21Red-necked SpurfowlPternistis afer

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

22Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
23<Lesser Flamingo>Phoenicoparrus minor

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

24Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
25Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

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
33Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistria
34Namaqua DoveOena capensis
35African Green-PigeonTreron calvus

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

36Chestnut-bellied SandgrousePterocles exustus
37Yellow-throated SandgrousePterocles gutturalis
38Black-faced SandgrousePterocles decoratus

 
Bustards: Otididae

39Kori BustardArdeotis kori
40White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensis
41Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogaster
42Hartlaub's BustardLissotis hartlaubii

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

43Schalow's TuracoTauraco schalowi
44Bare-faced Go-away-birdCrinifer personatus
45White-bellied Go-away-birdCrinifer leucogaster
46Eastern Plantain-eaterCrinifer zonurus

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

47Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitarius
48/Common Cuckoo/Cuculus canorus
49African CuckooCuculus gularis
50Black CoucalCentropus grillii
51White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosus
52Pied CuckooClamator jacobinus
53Levaillant's CuckooClamator levaillantii
54/Great Spotted Cuckoo/Clamator glandarius
55Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaas
56African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreus
57Dideric CuckooChrysococcyx caprius

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

58Freckled NightjarCaprimulgus tristigma
59Slender-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus clarus
60Square-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus fossii

 
Swifts: Apodidae

61Mottled SwiftTachymarptis aequatorialis
62|Common Swift|Apus apus
63Nyanza SwiftApus niansae
64African SwiftApus barbatus
65Little SwiftApus affinis
66(Horus Swift)Apus horus
67White-rumped SwiftApus caffer
68African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

69(African Crake)Crex egregia
70Lesser MoorhenGallinula angulata
71Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
72Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata
73Black CrakeZapornia flavirostra
74Baillon's CrakeZapornia pusilla

 
Cranes: Gruidae

75Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorum

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

76Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensis
77Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatus

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

78Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
79Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

80/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticula
81Three-banded PloverCharadrius tricollaris
82Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostris
83Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatus
84Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
85Senegal LapwingVanellus lugubris
86Black-winged LapwingVanellus melanopterus
87Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatus
88Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallus
89/Caspian Plover/Anarhynchus asiaticus
90Kittlitz's PloverAnarhynchus pecuarius
91Chestnut-banded PloverAnarhynchus pallidus

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

92<Greater Painted-Snipe>Rostratula benghalensis

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

93African JacanaActophilornis africanus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

94/Eurasian Curlew/Numenius arquata
95African SnipeGallinago nigripennis
96/Common Snipe/Gallinago gallinago
97/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
98/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropus
99/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilis
100/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareola
101/Spotted Redshank/Tringa erythropus
102/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia
103/Ruff/Calidris pugnax
104/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferruginea
105/Temminck's Stint/Calidris temminckii
106/Little Stint/Calidris minuta

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

107Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticus

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

108Bronze-winged CourserRhinoptilus chalcopterus
109Three-banded CourserRhinoptilus cinctus
110Double-banded CourserSmutsornis africanus
111Temminck's CourserCursorius temminckii
112Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

113/Black-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus ridibundus
114Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalus
115Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
116/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon nilotica
117Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
118/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterus

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

119African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerus
120/Black Stork/Ciconia nigra
121/Abdim's Stork/Ciconia abdimii
122African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelis
123/White Stork/Ciconia ciconia
124Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensis
125Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumenifer
126Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibis

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

127Long-tailed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
128Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

129Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

130ShoebillBalaeniceps rex

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

131HamerkopScopus umbretta

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

132Dwarf BitternIxobrychus sturmii
133Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
134Little EgretEgretta garzetta
135Striated HeronButorides striata
136Rufous-bellied HeronArdeola rufiventris
137Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
138Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
139Great EgretArdea alba
140Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhyncha
141Gray HeronArdea cinerea
142Purple HeronArdea purpurea
143Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala
144Goliath HeronArdea goliath

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

145Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
146African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
147Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash
148African SpoonbillPlatalea alba

 
Secretary-bird: Sagittariidae

149SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentarius

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

150Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
151African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typus
152Palm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensis
153Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterus
154/European Honey-buzzard/Pernis apivorus
155African Cuckoo-HawkAviceda cuculoides
156White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalis
157Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotos
158Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus
159White-backed VultureGyps africanus
160Rueppell's GriffonGyps rueppelli
161BateleurTerathopius ecaudatus
162Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralis
163Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereus
164Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascens
165Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatus
166Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosus
167Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalis
168/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarina
169Wahlberg's EagleHieraaetus wahlbergi
170/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatus
171Tawny EagleAquila rapax
172/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensis
173Verreaux's EagleAquila verreauxii
174African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogaster
175Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicus
176Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabates
177Eastern Chanting-GoshawkMelierax poliopterus
178Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabar
179/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosus
180African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorus
181/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus
182Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
183African GoshawkAccipiter toussenelii
184/Levant Sparrowhawk/Accipiter brevipes
185Little SparrowhawkAccipiter minullus
186Ovambo SparrowhawkAccipiter ovampensis
187/Black Kite/Milvus migrans
188Yellow-billed Kite**Milvus aegyptius
189African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vocifer
190|Common Buzzard|Buteo buteo
191Augur BuzzardButeo augur

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

192Barn OwlTyto alba

 
Owls: Strigidae

193African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensis
194Spotted Eagle-OwlBubo africanus
195Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lactea
196Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatum
197Marsh OwlAsio capensis

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

198Speckled MousebirdColius striatus
199Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourus

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

200/Eurasian Hoopoe/Upupa epops
201African Hoopoe**Upupa africana

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

202Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureus
203Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelas
204Abyssinian ScimitarbillRhinopomastus minor

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

205Southern Ground-HornbillBucorvus leadbeateri
206Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatus
207African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutus
208Northern Red-billed HornbillTockus erythrorhynchus
209Tanzanian Red-billed HornbillTockus ruahae
210Von der Decken's HornbillTockus deckeni
211Silvery-cheeked HornbillBycanistes brevis

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

212Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
213African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina picta
214Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephala
215Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensis
216Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicuti
217Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maxima
218Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

219Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
220/White-throated Bee-eater/Merops albicollis
221/Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/Merops persicus
222\Madagascar Bee-eater\Merops superciliosus
223|European Bee-eater|Merops apiaster

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

224/European Roller/Coracias garrulus
225Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatus
226Rufous-crowned RollerCoracias naevius
227Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurus

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

228Red-and-yellow BarbetTrachyphonus erythrocephalus
229D'Arnaud's BarbetTrachyphonus darnaudii
230Red-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus pusillus
231Red-fronted BarbetTricholaema diademata
232Spot-flanked BarbetTricholaema lacrymosa
233White-headed BarbetLybius leucocephalus
234Double-toothed BarbetPogonornis bidentatus

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

235Pallid HoneyguideIndicator meliphilus
236Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minor
237Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicator

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

238Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescens
239African Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos goertae
240Mountain Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos spodocephalus
241Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquus
242Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubica
243Golden-tailed WoodpeckerCampethera abingoni

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

244Pygmy FalconPolihierax semitorquatus
245/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanni
246/Eurasian Kestrel/Falco tinnunculus
247Greater KestrelFalco rupicoloides
248Gray KestrelFalco ardosiaceus
249Red-necked FalconFalco chicquera
250|Amur Falcon|Falco amurensis
251|Sooty Falcon|Falco concolor
252/Eurasian Hobby/Falco subbuteo
253African HobbyFalco cuvierii
254Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

255Fischer's LovebirdAgapornis fischeri

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

256Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeri

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

257Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flava

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

258#African Golden Oriole#Oriolus auratus
259African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatus

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

260Brown-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira cyanea
261Chinspot BatisBatis molitor

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

262Gray-crested HelmetshrikePrionops poliolophus

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

263BrubruNilaus afer
264Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cubla
265Marsh TchagraTchagra minutus
266Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalus
267Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australis
268Tropical BoubouLaniarius major
269Slate-colored BoubouLaniarius funebris
270Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeTelophorus sulfureopectus
271Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchoti

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

272Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

273African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

274/Red-backed Shrike/Lanius collurio
275/Isabelline Shrike/Lanius isabellinus
276|Lesser Gray Shrike|Lanius minor
277Gray-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroides
278Long-tailed FiscalLanius cabanisi
279Magpie ShrikeLanius melanoleuca
280Taita FiscalLanius dorsalis
281Northern FiscalLanius humeralis
282White-rumped ShrikeEurocephalus ruppelli

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

283Cape CrowCorvus capensis
284Pied CrowCorvus albus
285White-necked RavenCorvus albicollis

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

286White-bellied TitMelaniparus albiventris
287Red-throated TitMelaniparus fringillinus

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

288African Penduline-TitAnthoscopus caroli

 
Larks: Alaudidae

289Fischer's Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucopareia
290Fawn-colored LarkCalendulauda africanoides
291White-tailed LarkMirafra albicauda
292Rufous-naped LarkMirafra africana
293Flappet LarkMirafra rufocinnamomea
294Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinerea
295<Short-tailed Lark>Pseudalaemon fremantlii
296Somali Short-toed LarkAlaudala somalica

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

297Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytii
298Moustached Grass-WarblerMelocichla mentalis

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

299Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialis
300Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
301Buff-bellied WarblerPhyllolais pulchella
302Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavida
303Karamoja ApalisApalis karamojae
304Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
305Gray-capped WarblerEminia lepida
306Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythrops
307Singing CisticolaCisticola cantans
308Rattling CisticolaCisticola chiniana
309Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatus
310Stout CisticolaCisticola robustus
311Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensis
312Tabora CisticolaCisticola angusticauda
313Tiny CisticolaCisticola nana
314Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
315Desert CisticolaCisticola aridulus
316Pectoral-patch CisticolaCisticola brunnescens

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

317/Eastern Olivaceous Warbler/Iduna pallida
318/Upcher's Warbler/Hippolais languida
319/Icterine Warbler/Hippolais icterina
320/Sedge Warbler/Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
321/Marsh Warbler/Acrocephalus palustris
322/Common Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus scirpaceus

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

323Fan-tailed GrassbirdCatriscus brevirostris

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

324White-headed SawwingPsalidoprocne albiceps
325Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopyga
326Banded MartinNeophedina cincta
327Plain MartinRiparia paludicola
328/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia
329Rock MartinPtyonoprogne fuligula
330/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
331Angola SwallowHirundo angolensis
332Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
333/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicum
334Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
335Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica
336Rufous-chested SwallowCecropis semirufa
337Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensis

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

338Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

339/Willow Warbler/Phylloscopus trochilus

 
Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, and Allies: Sylviidae

340/Eurasian Blackcap/Sylvia atricapilla
341Banded ParisomaCurruca boehmi
342/Greater Whitethroat/Curruca communis

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

343Southern Yellow White-eyeZosterops anderssoni

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

344Rufous ChattererArgya rubiginosa
345Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineii
346Black-lored BabblerTurdoides sharpei

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

347Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorynchus
348Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanus

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

349Wattled StarlingCreatophora cinerea
350Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogaster
351Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morio
352Hildebrandt's StarlingLamprotornis hildebrandti
353Rueppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuroptera
354Superb StarlingLamprotornis superbus
355Sharp-tailed StarlingLamprotornis acuticaudus
356Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

357Kurrichane ThrushTurdus libonyana

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

358African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adusta
359|Spotted Flycatcher|Muscicapa striata
360African Gray FlycatcherBradornis microrhynchus
361Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidus
362Ashy FlycatcherFraseria caerulescens
363SilverbirdMelaenornis semipartitus
364Northern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis edolioides
365Southern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelaina
366White-eyed Slaty-FlycatcherMelaenornis fischeri
367Red-backed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas leucophrys
368White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heuglini
369Spotted Morning-ThrushCichladusa guttata
370/Common Nightingale/Luscinia megarhynchos
371Little Rock-ThrushMonticola rufocinereus
372/Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush/Monticola saxatilis
373/Whinchat/Saxicola rubetra
374African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
375Mocking Cliff-ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
376Sooty ChatMyrmecocichla nigra
377Northern Anteater-ChatMyrmecocichla aethiops
378/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenanthe
379Capped WheatearOenanthe pileata
380/Isabelline Wheatear/Oenanthe isabellina
381/Pied Wheatear/Oenanthe pleschanka
382Familiar ChatOenanthe familiaris

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

383Amethyst SunbirdChalcomitra amethystina
384Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
385Bronze SunbirdNectarinia kilimensis
386Golden-winged SunbirdDrepanorhynchus reichenowi
387Beautiful SunbirdCinnyris pulchellus
388Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensis
389Red-chested SunbirdCinnyris erythrocercus
390Purple-banded SunbirdCinnyris bifasciatus
391Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

392Red-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis niger
393White-headed Buffalo-WeaverDinemellia dinemelli
394Speckle-fronted WeaverSporopipes frontalis
395White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahali
396Rufous-tailed WeaverHisturgops ruficauda
397Gray-headed Social-WeaverPseudonigrita arnaudi
398Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubriceps
399Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafecht
400Little WeaverPloceus luteolus
401Slender-billed WeaverPloceus pelzelni
402Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis
403Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthops
404Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermedius
405Vitelline Masked-WeaverPloceus vitellinus
406Speke's WeaverPloceus spekei
407Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
408Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalus
409<Golden-backed Weaver>Ploceus jacksoni
410<Chestnut Weaver>Ploceus rubiginosus
411<Cardinal Quelea>Quelea cardinalis
412<Red-billed Quelea>Quelea quelea
413Southern Red BishopEuplectes orix
414Black-winged BishopEuplectes hordeaceus
415Black BishopEuplectes gierowii
416<Yellow-crowned Bishop>Euplectes afer
417White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatus
418Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillaris

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

419Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
420African SilverbillEuodice cantans
421Zebra WaxbillAmandava subflava
422Black-faced WaxbillBrunhilda erythronotos
423Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
424Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopyga
425QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollis
426<Cut-throat>Amadina fasciata
427Purple GrenadierGranatina ianthinogaster
428Gray-headed SilverbillOdontospiza griseicapilla
429Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalus
430Blue-capped CordonbleuUraeginthus cyanocephalus
431Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melba
432Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala
433African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricata

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

434Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
435Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaea
436Steel-blue WhydahVidua hypocherina
437Straw-tailed WhydahVidua fischeri
438Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeata

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

439House SparrowPasser domesticus
440Kenya Rufous SparrowPasser rufocinctus
441Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseus
442Swahili SparrowPasser suahelicus
443Chestnut SparrowPasser eminibey
444Yellow-spotted Bush SparrowGymnornis pyrgita

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

445/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flava
446African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp
447African PipitAnthus cinnamomeus
448Long-billed PipitAnthus similis
449Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrys
450/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialis
451Yellow-throated LongclawMacronyx croceus
452Pangani LongclawMacronyx aurantiigula
453Rosy-throated LongclawMacronyx ameliae

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

454Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicus
455Reichenow's SeedeaterCrithagra reichenowi
456White-bellied CanaryCrithagra dorsostriatus
457Brimstone CanaryCrithagra sulphuratus
458Streaky SeedeaterCrithagra striolatus

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

459Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisi
460Golden-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 Visitor59
\\Austral Visitor1
||Transient7
##Non-breeding Dispersal1
<>Erratic/Irregular9
()Breeding Season Only3
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened9
VVulnerable6
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.