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Area (SqMi):365,755
# Species:1123
# Excl Vagrants:1090
# Endemics:31
# Near Endemics:31
Species/1000 SqMi:3.0

List of target birds found in the country broken down by locations. Target birds are those that are endemic, near endemic, critically endangered or endangered according to the IUCN, best seen in this country, or always considered by us to be a target. Only countries for which we have data are used to determine if the species is best seen in this country. Hence, species listed as best seen in this country may also be seen in other countries for which we don't have any data. If no locale code is given, the species is only present in remote areas not included in our list of locales but is only in remote locales of other countries as well. A separate target list can be viewed for each location by clicking its sidebar link.*

color codes

1Maccoa DuckOxyura maccoaManyEN
2Eastern Crested GuineafowlGuttera pucheraniManyNE
3Udzungwa PartridgeXenoperdix udzungwensisUMNPE
4Gray-breasted SpurfowlPternistis rufopictusManyE
5Pemba Green-PigeonTreron pembaensis BC
6Fischer's TuracoTauraco fischeriEUM,WUMBC
7Forbes-Watson's SwiftApus berliozi BC
8Chestnut-headed FlufftailSarothrura lugens BC
9Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorumManyEN
10\Malagasy Pond-Heron\Ardeola idaeManyEN
11Spot-breasted IbisBostrychia rara BC
12SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentariusManyEN
13White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalisManyCR
14Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotosManyEN
15Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachusManyCR
16BateleurTerathopius ecaudatusManyEN
17Fasciated Snake-EagleCircaetus fasciolatusEUM,SLRG,WUMBC
18Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosusManyEN
19/Grasshopper Buzzard/Butastur rufipennisManyBC
20Sokoke Scops-OwlOtus ireneaeEUMNE
21Pemba Scops-OwlOtus pembaensis BC
22Tanzanian Red-billed HornbillTockus ruahaeManyE
23Usambiro Barbet**Trachyphonus usambiroSB,SNPNE
24Green BarbetCryptolybia olivaceaEUM,UM,UMNP
WUM
BC
25White-eared BarbetStactolaema leucotisManyBC
26Green TinkerbirdPogoniulus simplexEUM,SLRG,WUMBC
27Brown-breasted BarbetPogonornis melanopterusManyBC
28Stierling's WoodpeckerDendropicos stierlingiSLRGBC
29Reichenow's WoodpeckerCampethera scriptoricaudaSLRGBC
30Mombasa WoodpeckerCampethera mombassicaEUM,WUMBC
31Yellow-collared LovebirdAgapornis personatusManyE
32Brown-headed ParrotPoicephalus cryptoxanthusSLRG,SNPBC
33Green-headed OrioleOriolus chlorocephalusEUM,SLRG,UM
UMNP
BC
34Short-tailed BatisBatis mixtaManyNE
35Dark BatisBatis cryptaUM,UMNPNE
36Pale BatisBatis sororEUM,SLRGBC
37Eastern Black-headed BatisBatis minorEUM,MKNP,SLRG
WUM
BC
38Gray-crested HelmetshrikePrionops poliolophusNSNP,SNP,SSNPNE
39Chestnut-fronted HelmetshrikePrionops scopifronsEUM,SLRGBC
40Zanzibar BoubouLaniarius sublacteusManyNE
41Fuelleborn's BoubouLaniarius fuelleborniEUM,UM,UMNP
WUM
BC
42Four-colored BushshrikeTelophorus viridisSLRGBC
43Uluguru BushshrikeMalaconotus aliusUM,UMNPE
44Usambara Drongo**Dicrurus sp.WUME
45Usambara HyliotaHyliota usambaraEUME
46Red-throated TitMelaniparus fringillinusManyNE
47Beesley's Lark**Chersomanes beesleyiLP,NGCE
48Angola LarkMirafra angolensis BC
49Kretschmer's LongbillMacrosphenus kretschmeriEUM,SLRG,UMNP
WUM
BC
50African TailorbirdArtisornis metopiasEUM,UM,UMNP
WUM
NE
51Long-billed TailorbirdArtisornis moreauiEUMNE
52White-winged ApalisApalis chariessaUM,UMNPBC
53Brown-headed ApalisApalis alticolaManyBC
54Mrs. Moreau's WarblerScepomycter winifredaeUM,UMNPE
55Kilombero CisticolaCisticola baerorum BC
56Churring CisticolaCisticola njombeUMNPBC
57Coastal CisticolaCisticola haematocephalaEUM,WUMBC
58White-tailed CisticolaCisticola anderseniSNPE
59Uluguru Mountain GreenbulArizelocichla neumanniUM,UMNPE
60Stripe-cheeked GreenbulArizelocichla milanjensisManyBC
61Black-browed Mountain GreenbulArizelocichla fuscicepsUMBC
62Yellow-throated Mountain GreenbulArizelocichla chlorigulaUM,UMNPE
63Tiny GreenbulPhyllastrephus debilisEUM,SLRG,WUMBC
64Placid Greenbul**Phyllastrephus placidusWUMBC
65Usambara GreenbulPhyllastrephus albigulaEUM,UM,UMNP
WUM
BC
66Fischer's GreenbulPhyllastrephus fischeriEUM,SLRG,WUMBC
67Yellow-throated Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus ruficapillaEUM,UM,UMNP
WUM
BC
68Yellow FlycatcherErythrocercus holochlorusEUMBC
69Mbulu White-eyeZosterops mbuluensisManyNE
70Kilimanjaro White-eyeZosterops eurycricotusManyE
71South Pare White-eyeZosterops winifredaeSPME
72Pemba White-eyeZosterops vaughani BC
73Tanzanian IlladopsisIlladopsis distansEUM,UM,UMNP
WUM
NE
74Northern Pied-BabblerTurdoides hypoleucaManyNE
75Abbott's StarlingPoeoptera femoralisANP,KNPNE
76Kenrick's StarlingPoeoptera kenrickiManyNE
77Hildebrandt's StarlingLamprotornis hildebrandtiManyNE
78Ashy StarlingLamprotornis unicolorManyNE
79Spotted Ground-ThrushGeokichla guttata BC
80Usambara ThrushTurdus roehliEUM,SPM,WUME
81Olive-flanked Robin-ChatCossypha anomalaUM,UMNPBC
82Swynnerton's RobinSwynnertonia swynnertoniEUM,UMNPBC
83White-chested AletheChamaetylas fuelleborniManyBC
84Short-tailed AkalatSheppardia poensis BC
85East Coast AkalatSheppardia gunningiEUMBC
86Usambara AkalatSheppardia montanaWUME
87Iringa AkalatSheppardia loweiUMNPE
88Rubeho AkalatSheppardia aurantiithorax BC
89Plain-backed SunbirdAnthreptes reichenowiEUMBC
90Uluguru Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes neglectusEUM,SLRG,UM
UMNP
BC
91Banded SunbirdAnthreptes rubritorquesEUM,UMNP,WUME
92Amani SunbirdHedydipna pallidigasterEUM,WUMNE
93Mouse-colored SunbirdCyanomitra veroxiiEUMBC
94Western Miombo SunbirdCinnyris gertrudisEUM,WUMBC
95Eastern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris mediocrisManyNE
96Usambara Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris usambaricusEUM,SPM,WUMNE
97Moreau's SunbirdCinnyris moreauiUM,UMNPE
98Loveridge's SunbirdCinnyris loveridgeiUM,UMNPE
99Tsavo SunbirdCinnyris tsavoensisMKNP,SPM,TGNPNE
100Pemba SunbirdCinnyris pembae BC
101Rufous-winged SunbirdCinnyris rufipennisUMNPE
102Rufous-tailed WeaverHisturgops ruficaudaManyNE
103Ruvu WeaverPloceus holoxanthus BC
104African Golden-WeaverPloceus subaureusManyBC
105Taveta Golden-WeaverPloceus castaneicepsManyNE
106Kilombero WeaverPloceus burnieri BC
107Tanganyika Masked-WeaverPloceus reichardi BC
108Olive-headed WeaverPloceus olivaceicepsSLRGBC
109Usambara WeaverPloceus nicolliEUM,UM,UMNP
WUM
E
110Zanzibar Red BishopEuplectes nigroventrisManyBC
111Buff-shouldered WidowbirdEuplectes psammacromius BC
112Jackson's WidowbirdEuplectes jacksoniManyNE
113Lesser SeedcrackerPyrenestes minorSLRG,UMNPBC
114Kenya Rufous SparrowPasser rufocinctusManyNE
115Swahili SparrowPasser suahelicusManyNE
116Sokoke PipitAnthus sokokensis BC
117Southern Grosbeak-CanaryCrithagra buchananiManyNE
118Yellow-browed SeedeaterCrithagra whytiiSNP,UMNPBC
119Tanzania SeedeaterCrithagra melanochrousUMNPE
120Spot-throatModulatrix stictigulaEUM,UM,UMNP
WUM
NE
121Dapple-throatArcanator orostruthusEUM,UMNPNE

 

 *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.