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.*

1	Maccoa Duck	Oxyura maccoa	Many	EN
2	Eastern Crested Guineafowl	Guttera pucherani	Many	NE
3	Udzungwa Partridge	Xenoperdix udzungwensis	UMNP	E
4	Gray-breasted Spurfowl	Pternistis rufopictus	Many	E
5	Pemba Green-Pigeon	Treron pembaensis		BC
6	Fischer's Turaco	Tauraco fischeri	EUM,WUM	BC
7	Forbes-Watson's Swift	Apus berliozi		BC
8	Gray Crowned-Crane	Balearica regulorum	Many	EN
9	Spot-breasted Ibis	Bostrychia rara		BC
10	\Malagasy Pond-Heron\	Ardeola idae	Many	EN
11	Secretarybird	Sagittarius serpentarius	Many	EN
12	White-headed Vulture	Trigonoceps occipitalis	Many	CR
13	Lappet-faced Vulture	Torgos tracheliotos	Many	EN
14	Hooded Vulture	Necrosyrtes monachus	Many	CR
15	Bateleur	Terathopius ecaudatus	Many	EN
16	Southern Banded Snake-Eagle	Circaetus fasciolatus	EUM,SLRG,WUM	BC
17	Martial Eagle	Polemaetus bellicosus	Many	EN
18	/Grasshopper Buzzard/	Butastur rufipennis	Many	BC
19	Sokoke Scops-Owl	Otus ireneae	EUM	NE
20	Pemba Scops-Owl	Otus pembaensis		BC
21	Tanzanian Red-billed Hornbill	Tockus ruahae	Many	E
22	Green Barbet	Cryptolybia olivacea	EUM,UM,UMNP WUM	BC
23	White-eared Barbet	Stactolaema leucotis	Many	BC
24	Green Tinkerbird	Pogoniulus simplex	EUM,SLRG,WUM	BC
25	Brown-breasted Barbet	Pogonornis melanopterus	Many	BC
26	Stierling's Woodpecker	Dendropicos stierlingi	SLRG	BC
27	Speckle-throated Woodpecker	Campethera scriptoricauda	SLRG	BC
28	Mombasa Woodpecker	Campethera mombassica	EUM,WUM	BC
29	Yellow-collared Lovebird	Agapornis personatus	Many	E
30	Brown-headed Parrot	Poicephalus cryptoxanthus	SLRG,SNP	BC
31	Green-headed Oriole	Oriolus chlorocephalus	EUM,SLRG,UM UMNP	BC
32	Short-tailed Batis	Batis mixta	Many	NE
33	Dark Batis	Batis crypta	UM,UMNP	NE
34	Pale Batis	Batis soror	EUM,SLRG	BC
35	Eastern Black-headed Batis	Batis minor	EUM,MKNP,SLRG WUM	BC
36	Gray-crested Helmetshrike	Prionops poliolophus	NSNP,SNP,SSNP	NE
37	Chestnut-fronted Helmetshrike	Prionops scopifrons	EUM,SLRG	BC
38	Zanzibar Boubou	Laniarius sublacteus	Many	NE
39	Fuelleborn's Boubou	Laniarius fuelleborni	EUM,UM,UMNP WUM	BC
40	Four-colored Bushshrike	Telophorus viridis	SLRG	BC
41	Uluguru Bushshrike	Malaconotus alius	UM,UMNP	E
42	Square-tailed Drongo	Dicrurus ludwigii	Many	E
43	Usambara Hyliota	Hyliota usambara	EUM	E
44	Red-throated Tit	Melaniparus fringillinus	Many	NE
45	Beesley's Lark	Chersomanes beesleyi	LP,NGC	E
46	Angola Lark	Amirafra angolensis		BC
47	Plateau Lark	Corypha nigrescens		BC
48	Sentinel Lark	Corypha athi	Many	NE
49	Kretschmer's Longbill	Macrosphenus kretschmeri	EUM,SLRG,UMNP WUM	BC
50	African Tailorbird	Artisornis metopias	EUM,UM,UMNP WUM	NE
51	Long-billed Tailorbird	Artisornis moreaui	EUM	NE
52	White-winged Apalis	Apalis chariessa	UM,UMNP	BC
53	Brown-headed Apalis	Apalis alticola	Many	BC
54	Maasai Apalis	Apalis stronachi	NSNP,SB,SSNP	NE
55	Mrs. Moreau's Warbler	Scepomycter winifredae	UM,UMNP	E
56	Kilombero Cisticola	Cisticola baerorum		BC
57	Wailing Cisticola	Cisticola lais	Many	BC
58	Churring Cisticola	Cisticola njombe	UMNP	BC
59	Coastal Cisticola	Cisticola haematocephala	EUM,WUM	BC
60	White-tailed Cisticola	Cisticola anderseni	SNP	E
61	Black-headed Mountain Greenbul	Arizelocichla nigriceps	Many	NE
62	Uluguru Mountain Greenbul	Arizelocichla neumanni	UM,UMNP	E
63	Olive-headed Greenbul	Arizelocichla striifacies	Many	BC
64	Black-browed Mountain Greenbul	Arizelocichla fusciceps	UM	BC
65	Yellow-throated Mountain Greenbul	Arizelocichla chlorigula	UM,UMNP	E
66	Tiny Greenbul	Phyllastrephus debilis	EUM,SLRG,WUM	BC
67	Usambara Greenbul	Phyllastrephus albigula	EUM,UM,UMNP WUM	BC
68	Fischer's Greenbul	Phyllastrephus fischeri	EUM,SLRG,WUM	BC
69	Yellow-throated Woodland-Warbler	Phylloscopus ruficapilla	EUM,UM,UMNP WUM	BC
70	Yellow Flycatcher	Erythrocercus holochlorus	EUM	BC
71	Mbulu White-eye	Zosterops mbuluensis	Many	NE
72	Kilimanjaro White-eye	Zosterops eurycricotus	Many	E
73	South Pare White-eye	Zosterops winifredae	SPM	E
74	Pemba White-eye	Zosterops vaughani		BC
75	Tanzanian Illadopsis	Illadopsis distans	EUM,UM,UMNP WUM	NE
76	Northern Pied-Babbler	Turdoides hypoleuca	Many	NE
77	Abbott's Starling	Poeoptera femoralis	ANP,KNP	NE
78	Kenrick's Starling	Poeoptera kenricki	Many	NE
79	Hildebrandt's Starling	Lamprotornis hildebrandti	Many	NE
80	Ashy Starling	Lamprotornis unicolor	Many	NE
81	Spotted Ground-Thrush	Geokichla guttata		BC
82	Usambara Thrush	Turdus roehli	EUM,SPM,WUM	E
83	Olive-flanked Robin-Chat	Dessonornis anomala	UM,UMNP	BC
84	Swynnerton's Robin	Swynnertonia swynnertoni	EUM,UMNP	BC
85	Short-tailed Akalat	Sheppardia poensis		BC
86	East Coast Akalat	Sheppardia gunningi	EUM	BC
87	Usambara Akalat	Sheppardia montana	WUM	E
88	Iringa Akalat	Sheppardia lowei	UMNP	E
89	Rubeho Akalat	Sheppardia aurantiithorax		BC
90	Plain-backed Sunbird	Anthreptes reichenowi	EUM	BC
91	Uluguru Violet-backed Sunbird	Anthreptes neglectus	EUM,SLRG,UM UMNP	BC
92	Banded Sunbird	Anthreptes rubritorques	EUM,UMNP,WUM	E
93	Amani Sunbird	Hedydipna pallidigaster	EUM,WUM	NE
94	Mouse-colored Sunbird	Cyanomitra veroxii	EUM	BC
95	Western Miombo Sunbird	Cinnyris gertrudis	EUM,WUM	BC
96	Eastern Double-collared Sunbird	Cinnyris mediocris	Many	NE
97	Usambara Double-collared Sunbird	Cinnyris usambaricus	EUM,SPM,WUM	NE
98	Moreau's Sunbird	Cinnyris moreaui	UM,UMNP	E
99	Loveridge's Sunbird	Cinnyris loveridgei	UM,UMNP	E
100	Gorgeous Sunbird	Cinnyris melanogastrus	Many	NE
101	Tsavo Sunbird	Cinnyris tsavoensis	MKNP,SPM,TGNP	NE
102	Pemba Sunbird	Cinnyris pembae		BC
103	Rufous-winged Sunbird	Cinnyris rufipennis	UMNP	E
104	Rufous-tailed Weaver	Histurgops ruficauda	Many	NE
105	Ruvu Weaver	Ploceus holoxanthus		BC
106	African Golden-Weaver	Ploceus subaureus	Many	BC
107	Taveta Golden-Weaver	Ploceus castaneiceps	Many	NE
108	Kilombero Weaver	Ploceus burnieri		BC
109	Tanganyika Masked-Weaver	Ploceus reichardi		BC
110	Olive-headed Weaver	Ploceus olivaceiceps	SLRG	BC
111	Usambara Weaver	Ploceus nicolli	EUM,UM,UMNP WUM	E
112	Zanzibar Red Bishop	Euplectes nigroventris	Many	BC
113	Buff-shouldered Widowbird	Euplectes psammacromius		BC
114	Jackson's Widowbird	Euplectes jacksoni	Many	NE
115	Lesser Seedcracker	Pyrenestes minor	SLRG,UMNP	BC
116	Kenya Rufous Sparrow	Passer rufocinctus	Many	NE
117	Swahili Sparrow	Passer suahelicus	Many	NE
118	Sokoke Pipit	Anthus sokokensis		BC
119	Southern Grosbeak-Canary	Crithagra buchanani	Many	NE
120	Yellow-browed Seedeater	Crithagra whytii	SNP,UMNP	BC
121	Kipengere Seedeater	Crithagra melanochrous	UMNP	E
122	Spot-throat	Modulatrix stictigula	EUM,UM,UMNP WUM	NE
123	Dapple-throat	Arcanator orostruthus	EUM,UMNP	NE

 

 *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.

BIRDING LOCALES

• Arusha National Park (ANP)
• East Usambara Mountains (EUM)
• Engikaret Lark Plains (LP)
• Katavi National Park (KNP)
• Kilimanjaro National Park (KNP)
• Lake Manyara National Park (LMNP)
• Lake Natron (LN)
• Mkomazi National Park (MKNP)
• Ngorongoro Crater (NGC)
• Ngorongoro Crater Rim (NGCR)
• Northern Serengeti Plains (NSNP)
• Olduvai Gorge (OLD)
• Selous Game Reserve (SLRG)
• Serengeti National Park (SNP)
• Serengeti Plains - Seronera (SSNP)
• South Pare Mountains (SPM)
• Speke's Bay (SB)
• Tarangire National Park (TGNP)
• Udzungwa Mountains (UMNP)
• Uluguru Mountains (UM)
• West Usambara Mountains (WUM)

REASON CODES

Code	Description	##
E	Endemic	31
NE	Near Endemic	35
CR	Critically Endangered	2
EN	Endangered	7
BC	Best Seen in This Country	48
AT	Always a Target	0

Reason codes indicate the reason a species is included on our target birds list.