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UDZUNGWA MOUNTAINS

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# Species:331
# Excl Vagrants:331
# Endemics:12
# Near Endemics:10

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.*

color codes

 
Ducks: Anatidae

1African Black DuckAnas sparsa
2Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulata

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

3Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris
4Eastern Crested GuineafowlGuttera pucherani

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

5Udzungwa PartridgeXenoperdix udzungwensis
6Harlequin QuailCoturnix delegorguei

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

7Rock PigeonColumba livia
8Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
9Rameron PigeonColumba arquatrix
10Delegorgue's PigeonColumba delegorguei
11Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugens
12Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
13Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
14Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilos
15Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur afer
16Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistria
17Namaqua DoveOena capensis
18African Green-PigeonTreron calvus

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

19Livingstone's TuracoTauraco livingstonii
20Purple-crested TuracoGallirex porphyreolophus

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

21Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitarius
22White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosus
23Blue MalkohaCeuthmochares aereus
24Green MalkohaCeuthmochares australis
25Pied CuckooClamator jacobinus
26Levaillant's CuckooClamator levaillantii
27Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaas
28African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreus
29Dideric CuckooChrysococcyx caprius
30\Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo\Cercococcyx montanus

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

31Fiery-necked NightjarCaprimulgus pectoralis
32Montane NightjarCaprimulgus poliocephalus

 
Swifts: Apodidae

33Scarce SwiftSchoutedenapus myoptilus
34Mottled SwiftTachymarptis aequatorialis
35African SwiftApus barbatus
36Little SwiftApus affinis
37White-rumped SwiftApus caffer
38African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

39Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatus

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

40African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelis
41Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensis

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

42ShoebillBalaeniceps rex

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

43HamerkopScopus umbretta

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

44Striated HeronButorides striata
45Rufous-bellied HeronArdeola rufiventris
46Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
47Gray HeronArdea cinerea
48Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

49Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

50Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
51African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typus
52Palm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensis
53African Cuckoo-HawkAviceda cuculoides
54White-backed VultureGyps africanus
55Bat HawkMacheiramphus alcinus
56Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatus
57Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosus
58Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalis
59Wahlberg's EagleHieraaetus wahlbergi
60Ayres's Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresii
61Verreaux's EagleAquila verreauxii
62African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogaster
63Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicus
64Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabates
65/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosus
66African GoshawkAccipiter toussenelii
67ShikraAccipiter badius
68Little SparrowhawkAccipiter minullus
69Rufous-chested SparrowhawkAccipiter rufiventris
70Black GoshawkAccipiter melanoleucus
71/Black Kite/Milvus migrans
72African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vocifer
73|Common Buzzard|Buteo buteo
74Mountain BuzzardButeo oreophilus
75Augur BuzzardButeo augur

 
Owls: Strigidae

76Pel's Fishing-OwlScotopelia peli
77African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordii

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

78Speckled MousebirdColius striatus

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

79Narina TrogonApaloderma narina
80Bar-tailed TrogonApaloderma vittatum

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

81Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelas

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

82Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatus
83Silvery-cheeked HornbillBycanistes brevis
84Trumpeter HornbillBycanistes bucinator

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

85Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephala
86Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensis
87Brown-hooded KingfisherHalcyon albiventris
88Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicuti
89Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maxima
90Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

91White-fronted Bee-eaterMerops bullockoides
92Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
93Cinnamon-chested Bee-eaterMerops oreobates
94/White-throated Bee-eater/Merops albicollis
95/Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/Merops persicus
96|European Bee-eater|Merops apiaster

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

97/European Roller/Coracias garrulus
98Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatus
99Rufous-crowned RollerCoracias naevius
100Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurus

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

101Green BarbetCryptolybia olivacea
102White-eared BarbetStactolaema leucotis
103Moustached TinkerbirdPogoniulus leucomystax
104Yellow-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus bilineatus
105Black-collared BarbetLybius torquatus
106Brown-breasted BarbetPogonornis melanopterus

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

107Wahlberg's HoneyguideProdotiscus regulus
108Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minor
109Scaly-throated HoneyguideIndicator variegatus

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

110Rufous-necked WryneckJynx ruficollis
111Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescens
112Olive WoodpeckerDendropicos griseocephalus
113Green-backed WoodpeckerCampethera cailliautii
114Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubica
115Golden-tailed WoodpeckerCampethera abingoni

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

116/Eurasian Kestrel/Falco tinnunculus
117Gray KestrelFalco ardosiaceus
118Dickinson's KestrelFalco dickinsoni
119African HobbyFalco cuvierii
120Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

121Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeri

 
African and Green Broadbill: Calyptomenidae

122African BroadbillSmithornis capensis

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

123Gray CuckooshrikeCoracina caesia
124Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flava

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

125#African Golden Oriole#Oriolus auratus
126Green-headed OrioleOriolus chlorocephalus
127African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatus

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

128Black-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira peltata
129Short-tailed BatisBatis mixta
130Dark BatisBatis crypta
131Chinspot BatisBatis molitor

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

132Retz's HelmetshrikePrionops retzii

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

133BrubruNilaus afer
134Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cubla
135Marsh TchagraTchagra minutus
136Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalus
137Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australis
138Tropical BoubouLaniarius major
139Zanzibar BoubouLaniarius sublacteus
140Slate-colored BoubouLaniarius funebris
141Fuelleborn's BoubouLaniarius fuelleborni
142Black-fronted BushshrikeTelophorus nigrifrons
143Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchoti
144Uluguru BushshrikeMalaconotus alius

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

145Square-tailed DrongoDicrurus ludwigii
146Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

147African Crested FlycatcherTrochocercus cyanomelas
148African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

149Southern FiscalLanius collaris

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

150House CrowCorvus splendens
151Pied CrowCorvus albus
152White-necked RavenCorvus albicollis

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

153White-tailed Blue FlycatcherElminia albicauda
154White-tailed Crested FlycatcherElminia albonotata

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

155White-bellied TitMelaniparus albiventris

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

156African Penduline-TitAnthoscopus caroli

 
Larks: Alaudidae

157Flappet LarkMirafra rufocinnamomea

 
Nicators: Nicatoridae

158Eastern NicatorNicator gularis

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

159Moustached Grass-WarblerMelocichla mentalis
160Kretschmer's LongbillMacrosphenus kretschmeri

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

161African TailorbirdArtisornis metopias
162Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
163Bar-throated ApalisApalis thoracica
164White-winged ApalisApalis chariessa
165Masked ApalisApalis binotata
166Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavida
167Buff-throated ApalisApalis rufogularis
168Chapin's ApalisApalis chapini
169Black-headed ApalisApalis melanocephala
170Brown-headed ApalisApalis alticola
171Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
172Red-winged PriniaPrinia erythroptera
173Mrs. Moreau's WarblerScepomycter winifredae
174Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythrops
175Singing CisticolaCisticola cantans
176Trilling CisticolaCisticola woosnami
177Black-lored CisticolaCisticola nigriloris
178Rock-loving CisticolaCisticola aberrans
179Rattling CisticolaCisticola chiniana
180Churring CisticolaCisticola njombe
181Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatus
182Siffling CisticolaCisticola brachypterus
183Wing-snapping CisticolaCisticola ayresii

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

184/Eastern Olivaceous Warbler/Iduna pallida
185African Yellow-WarblerIduna natalensis
186/Common Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus scirpaceus
187Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostris

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

188Evergreen-forest WarblerBradypterus lopezi
189Cinnamon Bracken-WarblerBradypterus cinnamomeus

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

190Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristoptera
191Rock MartinPtyonoprogne fuligula
192/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
193Angola SwallowHirundo angolensis
194Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
195/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicum
196Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
197Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica
198Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensis

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

199Sombre GreenbulAndropadus importunus
200Yellow-throated GreenbulAtimastillas flavicollis
201Yellow-bellied GreenbulChlorocichla flaviventris
202Shelley's GreenbulArizelocichla masukuensis
203Uluguru Mountain GreenbulArizelocichla neumanni
204Stripe-cheeked GreenbulArizelocichla milanjensis
205Yellow-throated Mountain GreenbulArizelocichla chlorigula
206Little GreenbulEurillas virens
207Usambara GreenbulPhyllastrephus albigula
208Yellow-streaked GreenbulPhyllastrephus flavostriatus
209Northern BrownbulPhyllastrephus strepitans
210Gray-olive GreenbulPhyllastrephus cerviniventris
211Cabanis's GreenbulPhyllastrephus cabanisi
212Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

213/Willow Warbler/Phylloscopus trochilus
214Brown Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus umbrovirens
215Yellow-throated Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus ruficapilla

 
Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, and Allies: Sylviidae

216African Hill BabblerSylvia abyssinica
217Brown ParisomaCurruca lugens

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

218Southern Yellow White-eyeZosterops anderssoni

 
Fulvetta and Ground Babblers: Pellorneidae

219Tanzanian IlladopsisIlladopsis distans

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

220Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineii

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

221Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanus

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

222Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogaster
223Slender-billed StarlingOnychognathus tenuirostris
224Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morio
225Waller's StarlingOnychognathus walleri
226Kenrick's StarlingPoeoptera kenricki
227Ashy StarlingLamprotornis unicolor
228Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

229Orange Ground-ThrushGeokichla gurneyi
230Abyssinian ThrushTurdus abyssinicus
231Kurrichane ThrushTurdus libonyana

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

232African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adusta
233African Gray FlycatcherBradornis microrhynchus
234Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidus
235Gray Tit-FlycatcherFraseria plumbeus
236Ashy FlycatcherFraseria caerulescens
237Southern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelaina
238White-eyed Slaty-FlycatcherMelaenornis fischeri
239Bearded Scrub-RobinCercotrichas quadrivirgata
240Olive-flanked Robin-ChatCossypha anomala
241Cape Robin-ChatCossypha caffra
242White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heuglini
243Red-capped Robin-ChatCossypha natalensis
244Collared Palm-ThrushCichladusa arquata
245Spotted Morning-ThrushCichladusa guttata
246White-starred RobinPogonocichla stellata
247Swynnerton's RobinSwynnertonia swynnertoni
248White-chested AletheChamaetylas fuelleborni
249Sharpe's AkalatSheppardia sharpei
250Iringa AkalatSheppardia lowei
251/Whinchat/Saxicola rubetra
252African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
253Mocking Cliff-ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
254Capped WheatearOenanthe pileata
255Familiar ChatOenanthe familiaris

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

256Western Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes longuemarei
257Uluguru Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes neglectus
258Banded SunbirdAnthreptes rubritorques
259Collared SunbirdHedydipna collaris
260Green-headed SunbirdCyanomitra verticalis
261Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivacea
262Amethyst SunbirdChalcomitra amethystina
263Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
264Bronze SunbirdNectarinia kilimensis
265Malachite SunbirdNectarinia famosa
266Moreau's SunbirdCinnyris moreaui
267Loveridge's SunbirdCinnyris loveridgei
268Shelley's SunbirdCinnyris shelleyi
269Red-chested SunbirdCinnyris erythrocercus
270Rufous-winged SunbirdCinnyris rufipennis
271Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

272Bertram's WeaverPloceus bertrandi
273Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafecht
274Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis
275African Golden-WeaverPloceus subaureus
276Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermedius
277Vitelline Masked-WeaverPloceus vitellinus
278Speke's WeaverPloceus spekei
279Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
280Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalus
281&Golden-backed WeaverlPloceus jacksoni
282Forest WeaverPloceus bicolor
283Usambara WeaverPloceus nicolli
284Southern Red BishopEuplectes orix
285Zanzibar Red BishopEuplectes nigroventris
286Black-winged BishopEuplectes hordeaceus
287Yellow BishopEuplectes capensis
288White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatus
289Red-cowled WidowbirdEuplectes laticauda
290Red-collared WidowbirdEuplectes ardens
291Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillaris
292Marsh WidowbirdEuplectes hartlaubi
293Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifrons

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

294Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
295Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolor
296Magpie MannikinSpermestes fringilloides
297Yellow-bellied WaxbillCoccopygia quartinia
298Zebra WaxbillAmandava subflava
299Red-faced CrimsonwingCryptospiza reichenovii
300Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
301Southern CordonbleuUraeginthus angolensis
302Lesser SeedcrackerPyrenestes minor
303Orange-winged PytiliaPytilia afra
304Peters's TwinspotHypargos niveoguttatus
305African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricata
306Jameson's FirefinchLagonosticta rhodopareia

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

307Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
308Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaea
309Steel-blue WhydahVidua hypocherina
310Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeata
311Purple IndigobirdVidua purpurascens

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

312House SparrowPasser domesticus
313Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseus
314Yellow-spotted Bush SparrowGymnornis pyrgita

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

315Mountain WagtailMotacilla clara
316African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp
317African PipitAnthus cinnamomeus
318Striped PipitAnthus lineiventris

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

319Oriole FinchLinurgus olivaceus
320Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicus
321Western CitrilCrithagra frontalis
322Southern CitrilCrithagra hypostictus
323Brimstone CanaryCrithagra sulphuratus
324Yellow-browed SeedeaterCrithagra whytii
325Tanzania SeedeaterCrithagra melanochrous
326Reichard's SeedeaterCrithagra reichardi

 
Thrush-Tanager: Rhodinocichlidae

327Spot-throatModulatrix stictigula
328Dapple-throatArcanator orostruthus

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

329Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisi
330Golden-breasted BuntingEmberiza flaviventris
331Cabanis's BuntingEmberiza cabanisi

 

 *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 Visitor12
\\Austral Visitor1
||Transient2
##Non-breeding Dispersal1
<>Erratic/Irregular1
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened11
VVulnerable5
ENEndangered4
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.