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Area (SqMi):365,755
# Species:1119
# Excl Vagrants:1086
# Endemics:31
# Near Endemics:35
Species/1000 SqMi:3.0

List of species that are endemic (E), near endemic (NE), have restricted ranges in the country (RR), or 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
3Vulturine GuineafowlAcryllium vulturinumRR 
4Eastern Crested GuineafowlGuttera pucheraniNE 
5Udzungwa PartridgeXenoperdix udzungwensisEEN
6Red-winged FrancolinScleroptera levaillantiiRR 
7Ring-necked FrancolinScleroptera streptophorusLCNT
8Shelley's FrancolinScleroptera shelleyiRR 
9Gray-breasted SpurfowlPternistis rufopictusE 
10Red-necked SpurfowlPternistis aferLC 
11Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugensRR 
12Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur aferRR 
13Pemba Green-PigeonTreron pembaensisEV
14Kori BustardArdeotis kori NT
15Denham's BustardNeotis denhami NT
16Great Blue TuracoCorythaeola cristataRR 
17Gray Go-away-birdCrinifer concolorRR 
18Eastern Plantain-eaterCrinifer zonurusRR 
19Ross's TuracoTauraco rossaeRR 
20Black-billed TuracoTauraco schuettiiRR 
21Schalow's TuracoTauraco schalowiRR 
22Hartlaub's TuracoTauraco hartlaubiRR 
23Fischer's TuracoTauraco fischeriRRNT
24Livingstone's TuracoTauraco livingstoniiRR 
25Black CoucalCentropus grilliiLC 
26Blue-headed CoucalCentropus monachusRR 
27Senegal CoucalCentropus senegalensisRR 
28Blue MalkohaCeuthmochares aereusRR 
29Dusky Long-tailed CuckooCercococcyx mechowiRR 
30Montane NightjarCaprimulgus poliocephalusRR 
31Swamp NightjarCaprimulgus natalensisRR 
32Mottled SpinetailTelacanthura ussheriLC 
33Bat-like SpinetailNeafrapus boehmiLC 
34Scarce SwiftSchoutedenapus myoptilusRR 
35African SwiftApus barbatusRR 
36/Forbes-Watson's Swift/Apus berlioziRR 
37(Horus Swift)Apus horusRR 
38(African Crake)Crecopsis egregiaLC 
39White-spotted FlufftailSarothrura pulchraRR 
40Chestnut-headed FlufftailSarothrura lugensRR 
41\Streaky-breasted Flufftail\Sarothrura boehmiRR 
42Striped FlufftailSarothrura affinisRR 
43Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorum EN
44Wattled CraneGrus carunculatusRRV
45Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaLC 
46/Eurasian Oystercatcher/Haematopus ostralegus NT
47White-crowned LapwingVanellus albicepsRR 
48Black-winged LapwingVanellus melanopterusRR 
49Lesser JacanaMicroparra capensisLC 
50/Eurasian Curlew/Numenius arquata NT
51/Bar-tailed Godwit/Limosa lapponica NT
52/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosa NT
53/Great Snipe/Gallinago media NT
54/Broad-billed Sandpiper/Calidris falcinellusRR 
55/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferruginea NT
56Black-rumped ButtonquailTurnix nanusLC 
57Double-banded CourserSmutsornis africanusLC 
58Bronze-winged CourserRhinoptilus chalcopterusLC 
59Rock PratincoleGlareola nuchalisRR 
60|Black-winged Pratincole|Glareola nordmanniRRNT
61\Madagascar Pratincole\Glareola ocularis NT
62&Lesser FlamingolPhoenicoparrus minor V
63African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelis NT
64Olive IbisBostrychia olivaceaRR 
65Spot-breasted IbisBostrychia raraLC 
66Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellarisLC 
67Rufous-bellied HeronArdeola rufiventrisLC 
68\Malagasy Pond-Heron\Ardeola idae EN
69ShoebillBalaeniceps rexRRV
70SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentarius EN
71Scissor-tailed KiteChelictinia riocourii V
72Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatusRRNT
73Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterus EN
74White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalis CR
75Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotos EN
76Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus CR
77White-backed VultureGyps africanus CR
78Rueppell's GriffonGyps rueppelli CR
79BateleurTerathopius ecaudatus EN
80Western Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascensRR 
81Southern Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus fasciolatus NT
82Beaudouin's Snake-EagleCircaetus beaudouini V
83Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatus NT
84Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosus EN
85Tawny EagleAquila rapax V
86/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensis EN
87/Imperial Eagle/Aquila heliacaRRV
88Little SparrowhawkTachyspiza minullusLC 
89Rufous-breasted SparrowhawkAccipiter rufiventrisRR 
90/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus NT
91Mountain BuzzardButeo oreophilus NT
92/Long-legged Buzzard/Buteo rufinusRR 
93African Grass-OwlTyto capensisLC 
94Sokoke Scops-OwlOtus ireneaeNEEN
95Pemba Scops-OwlOtus pembaensisEV
96Cape Eagle-OwlBubo capensisRR 
97Fraser's Eagle-OwlKetupa poensisRR 
98Pel's Fishing-OwlScotopelia peliRR 
99White-headed MousebirdColius leucocephalusRR 
100Red-faced MousebirdUrocolius indicusRR 
101Violet WoodhoopoePhoeniculus damarensisRR 
102White-headed WoodhoopoePhoeniculus bolleiRR 
103Forest ScimitarbillRhinopomastus castaneicepsRR 
104Southern Ground-HornbillBucorvus leadbeateriLCV
105Tanzanian Red-billed HornbillTockus ruahaeE 
106Black-and-white-casqued HornbillBycanistes subcylindricaRR 
107Cinnamon-chested Bee-eaterMerops oreobatesRR 
108/Northern Carmine Bee-eater/Merops nubicusRR 
109Shining-blue KingfisherAlcedo quadribrachysRR 
110Blue-breasted KingfisherHalcyon malimbicaRR 
111Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maximaLC 
112Purple RollerCoracias naeviusLC 
113Gray-throated BarbetGymnobucco bonaparteiRR 
114White-eared BarbetStactolaema leucotisRR 
115Whyte's BarbetStactolaema whytiiLC 
116Yellow-spotted BarbetBuccanodon duchailluiRR 
117Hairy-breasted BarbetTricholaema hirsutaRR 
118Miombo BarbetTricholaema frontataRR 
119Red-faced BarbetLybius rubrifaciesRRNT
120Black-billed BarbetLybius guifsobalitoRR 
121Black-collared BarbetLybius torquatusLC 
122Black-backed BarbetPogonornis minorRR 
123Double-toothed BarbetPogonornis bidentatusRR 
124Green-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus zambesiaeLC 
125Brown-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus regulusLC 
126Least HoneyguideIndicator exilisRR 
127Red-throated WryneckJynx ruficollisRR 
128Golden-crowned WoodpeckerChloropicus xantholophusRR 
129Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquusLC 
130Stierling's WoodpeckerDendropicos stierlingiLCNT
131African Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos goertaeRR 
132Mountain Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos spodocephalusRR 
133Brown-eared WoodpeckerPardipicus caroliRR 
134Buff-spotted WoodpeckerPardipicus nivosaRR 
135Fine-banded WoodpeckerCampethera taeniolaemaRR 
136Bennett's WoodpeckerCampethera bennettiiLC 
137Mombasa WoodpeckerCampethera mombassicaRR 
138Fox KestrelFalco alopexRR 
139Red-necked FalconFalco chicquera NT
140|Red-footed Falcon|Falco vespertinus V
141|Sooty Falcon|Falco concolor V
142Taita FalconFalco fasciinucha V
143Red-headed LovebirdAgapornis pullariusRR 
144Fischer's LovebirdAgapornis fischeri NT
145Yellow-collared LovebirdAgapornis personatusE 
146Lilian's LovebirdAgapornis lilianaeRRNT
147Gray ParrotPsittacus erithacusRREN
148Red-fronted ParrotPoicephalus gulielmiRR 
149African BroadbillSmithornis capensisLC 
150Purple-throated CuckooshrikeCampephaga quiscalinaRR 
151Western Black-headed OrioleOriolus brachyrhynchusRR 
152Black-tailed OrioleOriolus percivaliRR 
153Chestnut Wattle-eyeDyaphorophyia castaneaRR 
154Brown-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira cyaneaRR 
155Jameson's Wattle-eyePlatysteira jamesoniRR 
156Yellow-bellied Wattle-eyePlatysteira concretaRR 
157Short-tailed BatisBatis mixtaNE 
158Dark BatisBatis cryptaNE 
159Rwenzori BatisBatis diopsRR 
160Pale BatisBatis sororLC 
161Western Black-headed BatisBatis erlangeriRR 
162Pygmy BatisBatis perkeoRR 
163Gray-crested HelmetshrikePrionops poliolophusNENT
164African Shrike-flycatcherMegabyas flammulatusRR 
165Northern PuffbackDryoscopus gambensisRR 
166Pringle's PuffbackDryoscopus pringliiRR 
167Pink-footed PuffbackDryoscopus angolensisRR 
168Three-streaked TchagraTchagra jamesiRR 
169Luehder's BushshrikeLaniarius luehderiRR 
170Zanzibar BoubouLaniarius sublacteusNE 
171Black-headed GonolekLaniarius erythrogasterRR 
172Papyrus GonolekLaniarius mufumbiriRRNT
173Rosy-patched BushshrikeRhodophoneus cruentusRR 
174Four-colored BushshrikeTelophorus viridisRR 
175Uluguru BushshrikeMalaconotus aliusEEN
176Square-tailed DrongoDicrurus ludwigiiE 
177Black-headed Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone rufiventerRR 
178Mackinnon's ShrikeLanius mackinnoniRR 
179Souza's ShrikeLanius souzaeRR 
180/Woodchat Shrike/Lanius senator NT
181Cape CrowCorvus capensisRR 
182Usambara HyliotaHyliota usambaraEEN
183African Blue FlycatcherElminia longicaudaRR 
184White-tailed Blue FlycatcherElminia albicaudaRR 
185Dusky Crested FlycatcherElminia nigromitrataRR 
186Southern Black-TitMelaniparus nigerRR 
187Red-throated TitMelaniparus fringillinusNE 
188Somali TitMelaniparus thruppiRR 
189Beesley's LarkChersomanes beesleyiE 
190Dusky LarkPinarocorys nigricansRR 
191Pink-breasted LarkCalendulauda poecilosternaRR 
192Friedmann's LarkMirafra pulpaRR 
193Angola LarkAmirafra angolensisRR 
194Plateau LarkCorypha nigrescensNE 
195Sentinel LarkCorypha athiNE 
196Red-winged LarkCorypha hypermetraRR 
197&Short-tailed LarklPseudalaemon fremantliiRR 
198Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinereaRR 
199Somali Short-toed LarkAlaudala somalicaRR 
200Western NicatorNicator chlorisRR 
201Green CrombecSylvietta virensRR 
202White-browed CrombecSylvietta leucophrysRR 
203Northern CrombecSylvietta brachyuraRR 
204Red-capped CrombecSylvietta ruficapillaRR 
205Somali CrombecSylvietta isabellinaRR 
206Long-billed CrombecSylvietta rufescensRR 
207Yellow LongbillMacrosphenus flavicansRR 
208Gray LongbillMacrosphenus concolorRR 
209Kretschmer's LongbillMacrosphenus kretschmeriRR 
210White-chinned PriniaSchistolais leucopogonRR 
211African TailorbirdArtisornis metopiasNE 
212Long-billed TailorbirdArtisornis moreauiNECR
213Olive-green CamaropteraCamaroptera chloronotaRR 
214Black-throated ApalisApalis jacksoniRR 
215White-winged ApalisApalis chariessaRRNT
216Masked ApalisApalis binotataRR 
217Buff-throated ApalisApalis rufogularisRR 
218Chestnut-throated ApalisApalis porphyrolaemaRR 
219Chapin's ApalisApalis chapiniRR 
220Gray ApalisApalis cinereaRR 
221Brown-headed ApalisApalis alticolaRR 
222Maasai ApalisApalis stronachiNEV
223Mrs. Moreau's WarblerScepomycter winifredaeENT
224Black-faced Rufous-WarblerBathmocercus rufusRR 
225Gray-capped WarblerEminia lepidaRR 
226Chubb's CisticolaCisticola chubbiRR 
227Black-lored CisticolaCisticola nigrilorisRR 
228Kilombero CisticolaCisticola baerorumE 
229Rock-loving CisticolaCisticola aberransRR 
230Ashy CisticolaCisticola cinereolusRR 
231Wailing CisticolaCisticola laisRR 
232Churring CisticolaCisticola njombeRR 
233White-tailed CisticolaCisticola anderseniE 
234Chirping CisticolaCisticola pipiensRR 
235Carruthers's CisticolaCisticola carruthersiRR 
236Levaillant's CisticolaCisticola tinniensRR 
237Stout CisticolaCisticola robustusRR 
238Black-backed CisticolaCisticola eximiusRR 
239Pale-crowned CisticolaCisticola cinnamomeusRR 
240Wing-snapping CisticolaCisticola ayresiiRR 
241Aquatic WarblerAcrocephalus paludicola V
242/Basra Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus griseldis EN
243Greater Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus rufescensRR 
244Bamboo WarblerLocustella alfrediRR 
245White-winged Swamp WarblerBradypterus carpalisRR 
246Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopygaLC 
247(Montane Blue Swallow)Hirundo atrocaerulea V
248Pearl-breasted SwallowHirundo dimidiataRR 
249Ethiopian SwallowHirundo aethiopicaRR 
250Rufous-chested SwallowCecropis semirufaRR 
251Slender-billed GreenbulStelgidillas gracilirostrisRR 
252Red-tailed BristlebillBleda syndactylusRR 
253Pale-throated GreenbulAtimastillas flavigulaRR 
254Honeyguide GreenbulBaeopogon indicatorRR 
255Uluguru Mountain GreenbulArizelocichla neumanniE 
256Black-headed Mountain GreenbulArizelocichla nigricepsNE 
257Olive-headed GreenbulArizelocichla striifacies NT
258Yellow-throated Mountain GreenbulArizelocichla chlorigulaE 
259Yellow-whiskered GreenbulEurillas latirostrisRR 
260Plain GreenbulEurillas curvirostrisRR 
261Gray GreenbulEurillas gracilisRR 
262Usambara GreenbulPhyllastrephus albigula NT
263Xavier's GreenbulPhyllastrephus xavieriRR 
264Northern BrownbulPhyllastrephus strepitansRR 
265Leaf-lovePhyllastrephus scandensRR 
266Toro Olive-GreenbulPhyllastrephus hypochlorisRR 
267/Wood Warbler/Phylloscopus sibilatrixRR 
268Brown Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus umbrovirensRR 
269Laura's Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus lauraeRR 
270Uganda Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus budongoensisRR 
271Green HyliaHylia prasinaRR 
272Yellow FlycatcherErythrocercus holochlorusRR 
273Livingstone's FlycatcherErythrocercus livingstoneiLC 
274Brown ParisomaCurruca lugensRR 
275Mbulu White-eyeZosterops mbuluensisNE 
276Kilimanjaro White-eyeZosterops eurycricotusE 
277South Pare White-eyeZosterops winifredaeENT
278Pemba White-eyeZosterops vaughaniE 
279Brown IlladopsisIlladopsis fulvescensRR 
280Pale-breasted IlladopsisIlladopsis rufipennisRR 
281Tanzanian IlladopsisIlladopsis distansNE 
282Mountain IlladopsisIlladopsis pyrrhopteraRR 
283Scaly-breasted IlladopsisIlladopsis albipectusRR 
284Brown BabblerTurdoides plebejusRR 
285Hartlaub's BabblerTurdoides hartlaubiiRR 
286Northern Pied-BabblerTurdoides hypoleucaNE 
287African Spotted CreeperSalpornis salvadoriRR 
288Slender-billed StarlingOnychognathus tenuirostrisRR 
289Chestnut-winged StarlingOnychognathus fulgidusRR 
290Magpie StarlingSpeculipastor bicolorRR 
291Sharpe's StarlingPholia sharpiiRR 
292Abbott's StarlingPoeoptera femoralisNEEN
293Stuhlmann's StarlingPoeoptera stuhlmanniRR 
294Kenrick's StarlingPoeoptera kenrickiNE 
295Hildebrandt's StarlingLamprotornis hildebrandtiNE 
296&Shelley's StarlinglLamprotornis shelleyiRR 
297Ashy StarlingLamprotornis unicolorNE 
298Splendid StarlingLamprotornis splendidusRR 
299Golden-breasted StarlingLamprotornis regiusRR 
300Fischer's StarlingLamprotornis fischeriRR 
301Sharp-tailed StarlingLamprotornis acuticaudusRR 
302Rufous Flycatcher-ThrushStizorhina fraseriRR 
303White-tailed Ant-ThrushNeocossyphus poensisRR 
304\Spotted Ground-Thrush\Geokichla guttataRRV
305Abyssinian Ground-ThrushGeokichla piaggiaeRR 
306Groundscraper ThrushTurdus litsitsirupaRR 
307Usambara ThrushTurdus roehliENT
308African ThrushTurdus peliosRR 
309Swamp FlycatcherMuscicapa aquaticaRR 
310Sooty FlycatcherArtomyias infuscataRR 
311Boehm's FlycatcherBradornis boehmiRR 
312Northern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis edolioidesRR 
313Miombo Scrub-RobinTychaedon barbataRR 
314/Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin/Cercotrichas galactotesRR 
315Brown-backed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas hartlaubiRR 
316Olive-flanked Robin-ChatDessonornis anomalaRRNT
317Blue-shouldered Robin-ChatCossypha cyanocampterRR 
318Rueppell's Robin-ChatCossypha semirufaRR 
319Snowy-crowned Robin-ChatCossypha niveicapillaRR 
320Swynnerton's RobinSwynnertonia swynnertoniRRV
321Brown-chested AletheChamaetylas poliocephalaRR 
322Gray-winged Robin-ChatSheppardia poliopteraLC 
323Bocage's AkalatSheppardia bocageiRR 
324Lowland AkalatSheppardia cyornithopsisRR 
325East Coast AkalatSheppardia gunningiLCNT
326Usambara AkalatSheppardia montanaEEN
327Iringa AkalatSheppardia loweiEV
328Rubeho AkalatSheppardia aurantiithoraxEEN
329/Common Redstart/Phoenicurus phoenicurusRR 
330Little Rock-ThrushMonticola rufocinereusRR 
331Miombo Rock-ThrushMonticola angolensisLC 
332Moorland ChatPinarochroa sordidaRR 
333Northern Anteater-ChatMyrmecocichla aethiopsRR 
334Familiar ChatOenanthe familiarisLC 
335Plain-backed SunbirdAnthreptes reichenowiRRNT
336Anchieta's SunbirdAnthreptes anchietaeRR 
337Little Green SunbirdAnthreptes seimundiRR 
338Gray-chinned SunbirdAnthreptes rectirostrisRR 
339Banded SunbirdAnthreptes rubritorquesEV
340Amani SunbirdHedydipna pallidigasterNEEN
341Blue-throated Brown SunbirdCyanomitra cyanolaemaRR 
342Mouse-colored SunbirdCyanomitra veroxiiRR 
343Green-throated SunbirdChalcomitra rubescensRR 
344Hunter's SunbirdChalcomitra hunteriRR 
345Tacazze SunbirdNectarinia tacazzeRR 
346Red-tufted SunbirdNectarinia johnstoniRR 
347Golden-winged SunbirdDrepanorhynchus reichenowiRR 
348Olive-bellied SunbirdCinnyris chloropygiusRR 
349Regal SunbirdCinnyris regiusRR 
350Eastern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris mediocrisNE 
351Usambara Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris usambaricusNENT
352Moreau's SunbirdCinnyris moreauiENT
353Loveridge's SunbirdCinnyris loveridgeiEEN
354Gorgeous SunbirdCinnyris melanogastrusNE 
355Shelley's SunbirdCinnyris shelleyiRR 
356Red-chested SunbirdCinnyris erythrocercusRR 
357Black-bellied SunbirdCinnyris nectarinioidesRR 
358Tsavo SunbirdCinnyris tsavoensisNE 
359Pemba SunbirdCinnyris pembaeE 
360Superb SunbirdCinnyris superbusRR 
361Rufous-winged SunbirdCinnyris rufipennisEV
362White-bellied SunbirdCinnyris talatalaRR 
363Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreusRR 
364Speckle-fronted WeaverSporopipes frontalisLC 
365Rufous-tailed WeaverHisturgops ruficaudaNE 
366Black-capped Social-WeaverPseudonigrita cabanisiRR 
367Red-headed MalimbeMalimbus rubricollisRR 
368Little WeaverPloceus luteolusLC 
369Slender-billed WeaverPloceus pelzelniRR 
370Black-billed WeaverPloceus melanogasterRR 
371Ruvu WeaverPloceus holoxanthusE 
372Orange WeaverPloceus aurantiusRR 
373Golden Palm WeaverPloceus bojeriRR 
374Taveta Golden-WeaverPloceus castaneicepsNE 
375Southern Brown-throated WeaverPloceus xanthopterusLC 
376Northern Brown-throated WeaverPloceus castanopsRR 
377Kilombero WeaverPloceus burnieriEV
378Tanganyika Masked-WeaverPloceus reichardiNE 
379Vieillot's Black WeaverPloceus nigerrimusRR 
380&Weyns's WeaverlPloceus weynsiRR 
381Brown-capped WeaverPloceus insignisRR 
382Olive-headed WeaverPloceus olivaceicepsRRNT
383Usambara WeaverPloceus nicolliENT
384Compact WeaverPachyphantes superciliosusRR 
385Black BishopEuplectes gierowiiLC 
386&Fire-fronted BishoplEuplectes diadematusRR 
387Marsh WidowbirdEuplectes hartlaubiRR 
388Buff-shouldered WidowbirdEuplectes psammacromiusRR 
389Jackson's WidowbirdEuplectes jacksoniNENT
390Magpie MannikinSpermestes fringilloidesLC 
391Java SparrowPadda oryzivora EN
392White-collared OlivebackNesocharis ansorgeiRR 
393Green-backed TwinspotMandingoa nitidulaLC 
394Abyssinian CrimsonwingCryptospiza salvadoriiRR 
395Jameson's AntpeckerParmoptila jamesoniRR 
396Gray-headed NigritaNigrita canicapillusRR 
397White-breasted NigritaNigrita fusconotusRR 
398Black-tailed WaxbillGlaucestrilda perreiniRR 
399Black-crowned WaxbillEstrilda nonnulaRR 
400Fawn-breasted WaxbillEstrilda paludicolaRR 
401Black-rumped WaxbillEstrilda troglodytesRR 
402LocustfinchPaludipasser locustellaRR 
403Red-headed BluebillSpermophaga ruficapillaRR 
404Lesser SeedcrackerPyrenestes minorLC 
405Black-bellied SeedcrackerPyrenestes ostrinusRR 
406Orange-winged PytiliaPytilia afraLC 
407Red-throated TwinspotHypargos niveoguttatusLC 
408Jameson's FirefinchLagonosticta rhodopareiaLC 
409Brown FirefinchLagonosticta nitidulaRR 
410Purple IndigobirdVidua purpurascensRR 
411Green IndigobirdVidua codringtoniRR 
412Kenya Rufous SparrowPasser rufocinctusNE 
413Parrot-billed SparrowPasser gongonensisRR 
414Swahili SparrowPasser suahelicusNE 
415Cape WagtailMotacilla capensisRR 
416/White Wagtail/Motacilla albaRR 
417Woodland PipitAnthus nyassaeRR 
418Bush PipitAnthus cafferLC 
419Sokoke PipitAnthus sokokensisNEEN
420Fuelleborn's LongclawMacronyx fuelleborniRR 
421Rosy-throated LongclawMacronyx ameliaeRR 
422Oriole FinchLinurgus olivaceusLC 
423Papyrus CanaryCrithagra koliensisRR 
424Black-throated CanaryCrithagra atrogularisRR 
425Southern Grosbeak-CanaryCrithagra buchananiNE 
426Yellow-browed SeedeaterCrithagra whytiiRR 
427Kipengere SeedeaterCrithagra melanochrousE 
428Black-eared SeedeaterCrithagra mennelliLC 
429Spot-throatModulatrix stictigulaNE 
430Dapple-throatArcanator orostruthusNENT

 

 *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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BIRDING LOCALES

DISTRIBUTION CODES

CodeDescription##
EEndemic31
LCLocal47
NENear Endemic35
RRRestricted Range276

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened22
VVulnerable13
ENEndangered12
CRCritically Endangered1

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.