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EAST USAMBARA MOUNTAINS

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Altitude (m):800-2440
# Species:411
# Excl Vagrants:411
# Endemics:7
# Near Endemics:14

SPECIALTY BIRDS LIST

List of species at this locale that are endemic (E), near endemic (NE), have restricted ranges in the country (RR), or that 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.*

color codes

1Eastern Crested GuineafowlGuttera pucheraniNE 
2Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugensRR 
3Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur aferRR 
4Fischer's TuracoTauraco fischeriRRNT
5Hartlaub's TuracoTauraco hartlaubiRR 
6Montane NightjarCaprimulgus poliocephalusRR 
7Mottled SpinetailTelacanthura ussheriLC 
8Bat-like SpinetailNeafrapus boehmiLC 
9Scarce SwiftSchoutedenapus myoptilusRR 
10African SwiftApus barbatusRR 
11(Horus Swift)Apus horusRR 
12African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelis NT
13ShoebillBalaeniceps rexRRV
14Olive IbisBostrychia olivaceaRR 
15Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterus EN
16White-backed VultureGyps africanus CR
17BateleurTerathopius ecaudatus EN
18Fasciated Snake-EagleCircaetus fasciolatus NT
19Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatus NT
20Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosus EN
21Tawny EagleAquila rapax V
22Little SparrowhawkAccipiter minullusLC 
23Rufous-chested SparrowhawkAccipiter rufiventrisRR 
24Mountain BuzzardButeo oreophilus NT
25Sokoke Scops-OwlOtus ireneaeNEEN
26Fraser's Eagle-OwlKetupa poensisRR 
27White-headed MousebirdColius leucocephalusRR 
28Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maximaLC 
29Cinnamon-chested Bee-eaterMerops oreobatesRR 
30White-eared BarbetStactolaema leucotisRR 
31Black-collared BarbetLybius torquatusLC 
32Green-backed HoneyguideProdotiscus zambesiaeLC 
33Wahlberg's HoneyguideProdotiscus regulusLC 
34Mombasa WoodpeckerCampethera mombassicaRR 
35African BroadbillSmithornis capensisLC 
36Short-tailed BatisBatis mixtaNE 
37Pale BatisBatis sororLC 
38Pringle's PuffbackDryoscopus pringliiRR 
39Zanzibar BoubouLaniarius sublacteusNE 
40Rosy-patched BushshrikeRhodophoneus cruentusRR 
41Usambara Drongo**Dicrurus sp.E 
42Usambara HyliotaHyliota usambaraEEN
43Kretschmer's LongbillMacrosphenus kretschmeriRR 
44African TailorbirdArtisornis metopiasNE 
45Long-billed TailorbirdArtisornis moreauiNECR
46Rock-loving CisticolaCisticola aberransRR 
47Stripe-cheeked GreenbulArizelocichla milanjensis NT
48Usambara GreenbulPhyllastrephus albigula NT
49Northern BrownbulPhyllastrephus strepitansRR 
50Yellow FlycatcherErythrocercus holochlorusRR 
51Kilimanjaro White-eyeZosterops eurycricotusE 
52Tanzanian IlladopsisIlladopsis distansNE 
53Sharpe's StarlingPholia sharpiiRR 
54Kenrick's StarlingPoeoptera kenrickiNE 
55Hildebrandt's StarlingLamprotornis hildebrandtiNE 
56Usambara ThrushTurdus roehliENT
57Rueppell's Robin-ChatCossypha semirufaRR 
58Swynnerton's RobinSwynnertonia swynnertoniRRV
59East Coast AkalatSheppardia gunningiLCNT
60Usambara AkalatSheppardia montanaEEN
61Plain-backed SunbirdAnthreptes reichenowiRRNT
62Banded SunbirdAnthreptes rubritorquesEV
63Amani SunbirdHedydipna pallidigasterNEEN
64Mouse-colored SunbirdCyanomitra veroxiiRR 
65Golden-winged SunbirdDrepanorhynchus reichenowiRR 
66Usambara Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris usambaricusNENT
67Black-bellied SunbirdCinnyris nectarinioidesRR 
68Speckle-fronted WeaverSporopipes frontalisLC 
69Taveta Golden-WeaverPloceus castaneicepsNE 
70Usambara WeaverPloceus nicolliENT
71Magpie MannikinSpermestes fringilloidesLC 
72Green-backed TwinspotMandingoa nitidulaLC 
73Red-headed BluebillSpermophaga ruficapillaRR 
74Peters's TwinspotHypargos niveoguttatusLC 
75Jameson's FirefinchLagonosticta rhodopareiaLC 
76Purple IndigobirdVidua purpurascensRR 
77Parrot-billed SparrowPasser gongonensisRR 
78Oriole FinchLinurgus olivaceusLC 
79Spot-throatModulatrix stictigulaNE 
80Dapple-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.

OTHER LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor19
\\Austral Visitor4
||Transient3
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular5
()Breeding Season Only3
{}Casual/Vagrant4
[]Accidental4

DISTRIBUTION CODES

CodeDescription##
EEndemic31
LCLocal47
NENear Endemic31
RRRestricted Range277

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened13
VVulnerable4
ENEndangered7
CRCritically Endangered2

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.