EAST USAMBARA MOUNTAINS

TANZANIA
LOCALE
Altitude (m): | 800-2440 |
# Species*: | 224 |
# Excl Vagrants*: | 224 |
# Endemics*: | 6 |
# Near Endemics*: | 11 |
*Based on partial or incomplete data. |
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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1 | Helmeted Guineafowl | Numida meleagris | WUM | ? |
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2 | Hildebrandt's Spurfowl | Pternistis hildebrandti | WUM | ? |
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3 | Rock Pigeon | Columba livia | WUM | ? |
4 | Rameron Pigeon | Columba arquatrix | WUM | ? |
5 | Delegorgue's Pigeon | Columba delegorguei | EUM,WUM | ? |
6 | Lemon Dove | Aplopelia larvata | EUM,WUM | ? |
7 | Dusky Turtle-Dove | Streptopelia lugens | WUM | ? |
8 | Red-eyed Dove | Streptopelia semitorquata | WUM | ? |
9 | Ring-necked Dove | Streptopelia capicola | WUM | ? |
10 | Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove | Turtur chalcospilos | WUM | ? |
11 | Blue-spotted Wood-Dove | Turtur afer | EUM,WUM | ? |
12 | Tambourine Dove | Turtur tympanistria | EUM,WUM | ? |
13 | African Green-Pigeon | Treron calvus | EUM | ? |
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14 | Fischer's Turaco | Tauraco fischeri | EUM | ? |
15 | Hartlaub's Turaco | Tauraco hartlaubi | EUM,WUM | ? |
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16 | Red-chested Cuckoo | Cuculus solitarius | EUM,WUM | ? |
17 | African Cuckoo | Cuculus gularis | WUM | ? |
18 | White-browed Coucal | Centropus superciliosus | EUM,WUM | ? |
19 | Klaas's Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx klaas | WUM | ? |
20 | Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo | Cercococcyx montanus | EUM,WUM | ? |
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21 | Mottled Spinetail | Telacanthura ussheri | EUM | ? |
22 | Scarce Swift | Schoutedenapus myoptilus | EUM | ? |
23 | Common Swift | Apus apus | EUM | ? |
24 | African Swift | Apus barbatus | EUM,WUM | ? |
25 | Little Swift | Apus affinis | EUM,WUM | ? |
26 | White-rumped Swift | Apus caffer | WUM | ? |
27 | African Palm Swift | Cypsiurus parvus | EUM,WUM | ? |
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28 | Common Sandpiper | Actitis hypoleucos | EUM | ? |
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29 | Temminck's Courser | Cursorius temminckii | WUM | ? |
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30 | Long-tailed Cormorant | Microcarbo africanus | WUM | ? |
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31 | Hamerkop | Scopus umbretta | WUM | ? |
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32 | Little Bittern | Ixobrychus minutus | WUM | ? |
33 | Gray Heron | Ardea cinerea | WUM | ? |
34 | Little Egret | Egretta garzetta | WUM | ? |
35 | Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | WUM | ? |
36 | Striated Heron | Butorides striata | EUM | ? |
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37 | African Sacred Ibis | Threskiornis aethiopicus | WUM | ? |
38 | Olive Ibis | Bostrychia olivacea | EUM | ? |
39 | Hadada Ibis | Bostrychia hagedash | WUM | ? |
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40 | African Harrier-Hawk | Polyboroides typus | EUM | ? |
41 | Palm-nut Vulture | Gypohierax angolensis | EUM | ? |
42 | European Honey-buzzard | Pernis apivorus | EUM | ? |
43 | African Cuckoo-Hawk | Aviceda cuculoides | EUM | ? |
44 | Bateleur | Terathopius ecaudatus | WUM | ? |
45 | Fasciated Snake-Eagle | Circaetus fasciolatus | EUM,WUM | ? |
46 | Bat Hawk | Macheiramphus alcinus | EUM | ? |
47 | Crowned Eagle | Stephanoaetus coronatus | EUM | ? |
48 | Long-crested Eagle | Lophaetus occipitalis | EUM,WUM | ? |
49 | Wahlberg's Eagle | Hieraaetus wahlbergi | EUM | ? |
50 | Ayres's Hawk-Eagle | Hieraaetus ayresii | EUM,WUM | ? |
51 | Tawny Eagle | Aquila rapax | WUM | ? |
52 | Verreaux's Eagle | Aquila verreauxii | WUM | ? |
53 | African Goshawk | Accipiter tachiro | EUM,WUM | ? |
54 | Shikra | Accipiter badius | WUM | ? |
55 | Little Sparrowhawk | Accipiter minullus | EUM,WUM | ? |
56 | Black Goshawk | Accipiter melanoleucus | EUM,WUM | ? |
57 | Black Kite | Milvus migrans | WUM | ? |
58 | Common Buzzard | Buteo buteo | WUM | ? |
59 | Mountain Buzzard | Buteo oreophilus | EUM,WUM | ? |
60 | Augur Buzzard | Buteo augur | WUM | ? |
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61 | Sokoke Scops-Owl | Otus ireneae | EUM | ? |
62 | Fraser's Eagle-Owl | Ketupa poensis | EUM | ? |
63 | African Wood-Owl | Strix woodfordii | EUM | ? |
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64 | Speckled Mousebird | Colius striatus | EUM,WUM | ? |
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65 | Narina Trogon | Apaloderma narina | EUM | ? |
66 | Bar-tailed Trogon | Apaloderma vittatum | EUM,WUM | ? |
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67 | Green Woodhoopoe | Phoeniculus purpureus | EUM | ? |
68 | Common Scimitarbill | Rhinopomastus cyanomelas | EUM | ? |
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69 | Silvery-cheeked Hornbill | Bycanistes brevis | EUM,WUM | ? |
70 | Trumpeter Hornbill | Bycanistes bucinator | EUM,WUM | ? |
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71 | Half-collared Kingfisher | Alcedo semitorquata | EUM | ? |
72 | African Pygmy Kingfisher | Ispidina picta | WUM | ? |
73 | Brown-hooded Kingfisher | Halcyon albiventris | EUM,WUM | ? |
74 | Giant Kingfisher | Megaceryle maxima | EUM | ? |
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75 | Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater | Merops oreobates | WUM | ? |
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76 | Crested Barbet | Trachyphonus vaillantii | WUM | ? |
77 | White-eared Barbet | Stactolaema leucotis | EUM,WUM | ? |
78 | Green Barbet | Stactolaema olivacea | EUM,WUM | ? |
79 | Green Tinkerbird | Pogoniulus simplex | EUM,WUM | ? |
80 | Moustached Tinkerbird | Pogoniulus leucomystax | EUM,WUM | ? |
81 | Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird | Pogoniulus bilineatus | EUM,WUM | ? |
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82 | Green-backed Honeyguide | Prodotiscus zambesiae | EUM,WUM | ? |
83 | Pallid Honeyguide | Indicator meliphilus | EUM,WUM | ? |
84 | Scaly-throated Honeyguide | Indicator variegatus | WUM | ? |
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85 | Cardinal Woodpecker | Chloropicus fuscescens | WUM | ? |
86 | Olive Woodpecker | Chloropicus griseocephalus | WUM | ? |
87 | Green-backed Woodpecker | Campethera cailliautii | EUM | ? |
88 | Mombasa Woodpecker | Campethera mombassica | EUM | ? |
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89 | African Broadbill | Smithornis capensis | EUM,WUM | ? |
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90 | Gray Cuckooshrike | Coracina caesia | EUM,WUM | ? |
91 | Black Cuckooshrike | Campephaga flava | EUM | ? |
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92 | Eurasian Golden Oriole | Oriolus oriolus | EUM | ? |
93 | African Golden Oriole | Oriolus auratus | EUM | ? |
94 | Green-headed Oriole | Oriolus chlorocephalus | EUM | ? |
95 | African Black-headed Oriole | Oriolus larvatus | EUM | ? |
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96 | Black-throated Wattle-eye | Platysteira peltata | EUM,WUM | ? |
97 | Short-tailed Batis | Batis mixta | EUM,WUM | ? |
98 | Pale Batis | Batis soror | EUM | ? |
99 | Eastern Black-headed Batis | Batis minor | EUM | ? |
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100 | Chestnut-fronted Helmetshrike | Prionops scopifrons | EUM | ? |
101 | Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher | Bias musicus | EUM | ? |
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102 | Black-backed Puffback | Dryoscopus cubla | EUM,WUM | ? |
103 | Tropical Boubou | Laniarius major | EUM,WUM | ? |
104 | Zanzibar Boubou | Laniarius sublacteus | EUM,WUM | ? |
105 | Fuelleborn's Boubou | Laniarius fuelleborni | WUM | ? |
106 | Black-fronted Bushshrike | Telophorus nigrifrons | EUM,WUM | ? |
107 | Gray-headed Bushshrike | Malaconotus blanchoti | WUM | ? |
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108 | Common Square-tailed Drongo | Dicrurus ludwigii | EUM,WUM | ? |
109 | Fork-tailed Drongo | Dicrurus adsimilis | EUM,WUM | ? |
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110 | African Crested-Flycatcher | Trochocercus cyanomelas | EUM,WUM | ? |
111 | African Paradise-Flycatcher | Terpsiphone viridis | EUM,WUM | ? |
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112 | Long-tailed Fiscal | Lanius cabanisi | EUM | ? |
113 | Northern Fiscal | Lanius humeralis | WUM | ? |
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114 | Pied Crow | Corvus albus | WUM | ? |
115 | White-necked Raven | Corvus albicollis | EUM,WUM | ? |
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116 | Usambara Hyliota | Hyliota usambara | EUM | ? |
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117 | White-tailed Crested-Flycatcher | Elminia albonotata | EUM,WUM | ? |
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118 | Eastern Nicator | Nicator gularis | EUM,WUM | ? |
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119 | Kretschmer's Longbill | Macrosphenus kretschmeri | EUM | ? |
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120 | African Tailorbird | Artisornis metopias | WUM | ? |
121 | Long-billed Tailorbird | Artisornis moreaui | EUM | ? |
122 | Green-backed Camaroptera | Camaroptera brachyura | EUM,WUM | ? |
123 | Bar-throated Apalis | Apalis thoracica | WUM | ? |
124 | Black-headed Apalis | Apalis melanocephala | EUM,WUM | ? |
125 | Tawny-flanked Prinia | Prinia subflava | EUM,WUM | ? |
126 | Red-faced Cisticola | Cisticola erythrops | EUM,WUM | ? |
127 | Coastal Cisticola | Cisticola haematocephala | WUM | ? |
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128 | Common Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus scirpaceus | WUM | ? |
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129 | Evergreen-forest Warbler | Bradypterus lopezi | EUM,WUM | ? |
130 | Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler | Bradypterus cinnamomeus | WUM | ? |
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131 | Rock Martin | Ptyonoprogne fuligula | EUM,WUM | ? |
132 | Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | WUM | ? |
133 | Red-rumped Swallow | Cecropis daurica | WUM | ? |
134 | Lesser Striped Swallow | Cecropis abyssinica | EUM,WUM | ? |
135 | Mosque Swallow | Cecropis senegalensis | WUM | ? |
136 | Black Sawwing | Psalidoprocne pristoptera | EUM,WUM | ? |
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137 | Shelley's Greenbul | Arizelocichla masukuensis | EUM,WUM | ? |
138 | Eastern Mountain Greenbul | Arizelocichla nigriceps | EUM,WUM | ? |
139 | Stripe-cheeked Greenbul | Arizelocichla milanjensis | EUM,WUM | ? |
140 | Little Greenbul | Eurillas virens | EUM | ? |
141 | Placid Greenbul** | Phyllastrephus placidus | WUM | ? |
142 | Terrestrial Brownbul | Phyllastrephus terrestris | WUM | ? |
143 | Northern Brownbul | Phyllastrephus strepitans | EUM,WUM | ? |
144 | Fischer's Greenbul | Phyllastrephus fischeri | EUM,WUM | ? |
145 | Cabanis's Greenbul | Phyllastrephus cabanisi | EUM,WUM | ? |
146 | Yellow-streaked Greenbul | Phyllastrephus flavostriatus | EUM,WUM | ? |
147 | Common Bulbul | Pycnonotus barbatus | EUM,WUM | ? |
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148 | Willow Warbler | Phylloscopus trochilus | WUM | ? |
149 | Yellow-throated Woodland-Warbler | Phylloscopus ruficapilla | EUM,WUM | ? |
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150 | Yellow Flycatcher | Erythrocercus holochlorus | EUM | ? |
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151 | African Hill Babbler | Sylvia abyssinica | WUM | ? |
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152 | Pale White-eye | Zosterops abyssinicus | EUM | ? |
153 | Kilimanjaro White-eye | Zosterops eurycricotus | EUM,WUM | ? |
154 | Northern Yellow White-eye | Zosterops senegalensis | EUM,WUM | ? |
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155 | Pale-breasted Illadopsis | Illadopsis rufipennis | EUM | ? |
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156 | Scaly Chatterer | Argya aylmeri | WUM | ? |
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157 | Red-winged Starling | Onychognathus morio | WUM | ? |
158 | Waller's Starling | Onychognathus walleri | EUM,WUM | ? |
159 | Sharpe's Starling | Pholia sharpii | WUM | ? |
160 | Kenrick's Starling | Poeoptera kenricki | EUM,WUM | ? |
161 | Black-bellied Starling | Notopholia corusca | EUM | ? |
162 | Hildebrandt's Starling | Lamprotornis hildebrandti | WUM | ? |
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163 | Red-tailed Ant-Thrush | Neocossyphus rufus | EUM | ? |
164 | Orange Ground-Thrush | Geokichla gurneyi | EUM | ? |
165 | Usambara Thrush | Turdus roehli | EUM,WUM | ? |
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166 | African Dusky Flycatcher | Muscicapa adusta | EUM,WUM | ? |
167 | Pale Flycatcher | Agricola pallidus | EUM | ? |
168 | Southern Black-Flycatcher | Melaenornis pammelaina | EUM | ? |
169 | White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher | Melaenornis fischeri | EUM,WUM | ? |
170 | Red-backed Scrub-Robin | Cercotrichas leucophrys | WUM | ? |
171 | Cape Robin-Chat | Cossypha caffra | WUM | ? |
172 | Rueppell's Robin-Chat | Cossypha semirufa | WUM | ? |
173 | White-browed Robin-Chat | Cossypha heuglini | EUM,WUM | ? |
174 | Red-capped Robin-Chat | Cossypha natalensis | EUM,WUM | ? |
175 | White-starred Robin | Pogonocichla stellata | EUM,WUM | ? |
176 | Swynnerton's Robin | Swynnertonia swynnertoni | EUM | ? |
177 | White-chested Alethe | Chamaetylas fuelleborni | EUM,WUM | ? |
178 | Sharpe's Akalat | Sheppardia sharpei | EUM | ? |
179 | East Coast Akalat | Sheppardia gunningi | EUM | ? |
180 | Usambara Akalat | Sheppardia montana | WUM | ? |
181 | African Stonechat | Saxicola torquatus | EUM,WUM | ? |
182 | Mocking Cliff-Chat | Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris | WUM | ? |
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183 | Plain-backed Sunbird | Anthreptes reichenowi | EUM | ? |
184 | Uluguru Violet-backed Sunbird | Anthreptes neglectus | EUM | ? |
185 | Banded Sunbird | Anthreptes rubritorques | EUM,WUM | C |
186 | Collared Sunbird | Hedydipna collaris | EUM,WUM | ? |
187 | Amani Sunbird | Hedydipna pallidigaster | EUM | ? |
188 | Olive Sunbird | Cyanomitra olivacea | EUM,WUM | ? |
189 | Amethyst Sunbird | Chalcomitra amethystina | EUM,WUM | ? |
190 | Scarlet-chested Sunbird | Chalcomitra senegalensis | WUM | ? |
191 | Usambara Double-collared Sunbird | Cinnyris usambaricus | WUM | ? |
192 | Purple-banded Sunbird | Cinnyris bifasciatus | EUM | ? |
193 | Variable Sunbird | Cinnyris venustus | EUM,WUM | ? |
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194 | Baglafecht Weaver | Ploceus baglafecht | EUM,WUM | ? |
195 | Spectacled Weaver | Ploceus ocularis | EUM,WUM | ? |
196 | African Golden-Weaver | Ploceus subaureus | WUM | ? |
197 | Black-headed Weaver | Ploceus melanocephalus | EUM | ? |
198 | Golden-backed Weaver | Ploceus jacksoni | EUM | ? |
199 | Forest Weaver | Ploceus bicolor | EUM,WUM | ? |
200 | Usambara Weaver | Ploceus nicolli | EUM,WUM | ? |
201 | Zanzibar Red Bishop | Euplectes nigroventris | EUM | ? |
202 | Grosbeak Weaver | Amblyospiza albifrons | WUM | ? |
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203 | Bronze Mannikin | Spermestes cucullata | WUM | ? |
204 | Black-and-white Mannikin | Spermestes bicolor | EUM,WUM | ? |
205 | Magpie Mannikin | Spermestes fringilloides | WUM | R |
206 | Yellow-bellied Waxbill | Coccopygia quartinia | EUM,WUM | ? |
207 | Green-backed Twinspot | Mandingoa nitidula | EUM | ? |
208 | Red-faced Crimsonwing | Cryptospiza reichenovii | EUM,WUM | ? |
209 | Common Waxbill | Estrilda astrild | EUM,WUM | ? |
210 | Crimson-rumped Waxbill | Estrilda rhodopyga | WUM | ? |
211 | Red-headed Bluebill | Spermophaga ruficapilla | EUM | ? |
212 | Peters's Twinspot | Hypargos niveoguttatus | WUM | ? |
213 | African Firefinch | Lagonosticta rubricata | WUM | ? |
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214 | Pin-tailed Whydah | Vidua macroura | WUM | ? |
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215 | Northern Gray-headed Sparrow | Passer griseus | WUM | ? |
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216 | Mountain Wagtail | Motacilla clara | EUM,WUM | ? |
217 | Gray Wagtail | Motacilla cinerea | WUM | ? |
218 | Western Yellow Wagtail | Motacilla flava | EUM,WUM | ? |
219 | African Pied Wagtail | Motacilla aguimp | EUM,WUM | ? |
220 | Striped Pipit | Anthus lineiventris | WUM | ? |
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221 | Southern Citril | Crithagra hypostictus | EUM,WUM | ? |
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222 | Spot-throat | Modulatrix stictigula | WUM | ? |
223 | Dapple-throat | Arcanator orostruthus | EUM | ? |
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224 | Cabanis's Bunting | Emberiza cabanisi | EUM | ? |
*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
Code | Description | ## |
// | Boreal Visitor | 9 |
\\ | Austral Visitor | 1 |
|| | Transient | 3 |
## | Non-breeding Dispersal | 0 |
<> | Erratic/Irregular | 1 |
() | Breeding Season Only | 0 |
{} | Casual/Vagrant | 0 |
[] | Accidental | 0 |
OCCURRENCE CODES
Code | Description | ## |
A | Abundant/Very Common | 0 |
C | Common | 1 |
FC | Fairly/Locally Common | 0 |
UC | Uncommon/Scarce | 0 |
R | Rare/Very Scarce | 1 |
VR | Very Rare | 0 |
X | Accidental/Vagrant | 0 |
? | Uncertain | 221 |
STATUS CODES
Code | Description | ## |
NT | Near Threatened | 11 |
V | Vulnerable | 3 |
EN | Endangered | 5 |
CR | Critically Endangered | 1 |
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.
LOCATION CODES
Code | Description |
EUM | East Usambara Mountains |
WUM | West Usambara Mountains |