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TANZANIA BIRDING TRIP REPORT

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TANZANIA

Start:05/19/2014
End:05/31/2014
Duration:13 days
#Species:335
#Endemics:13
#Heard Only:1

2014 Tanzania Birding & Mammal Safari

CHECKLIST OF BIRDS SEEN ON TOUR

List of bird species seen or heard during the tour. The table indicates 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.* See sidebar for meaning of location codes and symbols associated with common names.
h = heard only; g = seen by guide only

color codes

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

1Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidisTGNP

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

2Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalisNDU,SNP,TGNP

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

3House SparrowPasser domesticusSB,TGNP,TTL

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

4Somali BuntingEmberiza poliopleuraAA

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

5Silvery-cheeked HornbillBycanistes brevisTNCA

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

6Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiensNGC,SB,SNP,TGNP

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

7Wahlberg's EagleHieraaetus wahlbergiTGNP

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

8Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensisSNP
9Carruthers's CisticolaCisticola carruthersiSB

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

10Rueppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuropteraSNP

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

11Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralisXFER

 
Swifts: Apodidae

12White-rumped SwiftApus cafferTGNP

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

13Whiskered TernChlidonias hybridaSNP

 
Swifts: Apodidae

14Little SwiftApus affinisNGC,SB,SNP,TGNP

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

15Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalusSB

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

16Wattled StarlingCreatophora cinereaNDU,NGC,SB,SNP
TGNP

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

17Usambiro Barbet**Trachyphonus usambiroNDU,SB,SNP

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

18Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticoraxANP,NGC

 
Larks: Alaudidae

19Somali Short-toed LarkAlaudala somalicaAA

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

20Hunter's CisticolaCisticola hunteriNGC
21Trilling CisticolaCisticola woosnamiANP

 
Owls: Strigidae

22African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensisTGNP

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

23Cattle EgretBubulcus ibisANP,NGC,SB,SNP

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

24Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melbaSB

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

25Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeriSNP,TGNP

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

26Spot-flanked BarbetTricholaema lacrymosaANP

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

27Brown-hooded KingfisherHalcyon albiventrisANP

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

28African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutusSNP

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

29Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensisNGC,SB,SNP,TGNP
30Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephalaSB,SNP,TGNP

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

31Fischer's LovebirdAgapornis fischeriSNP,TGNP

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

32Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisANP,NDU,NGC,SNP

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

33Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalusSNP,TGNP

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

34Moustached TinkerbirdPogoniulus leucomystaxGF

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

35Purple HeronArdea purpureaNGC

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

36Northern Red-billed HornbillTockus erythrorhynchusTGNP

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

37Karamoja ApalisApalis karamojaeSNP

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

38Rueppell's Robin-ChatCossypha semirufaGF,TTL

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

39Streaky SeedeaterCrithagra striolatusANP,GF,NGC

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

40White-eared BarbetStactolaema leucotisANP

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

41Brimstone CanaryCrithagra sulphuratusSB

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

42Black-faced WaxbillBrunhilda erythronotosAA

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

43/Icterine Warbler/Hippolais icterinaNDU

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

44Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafechtANP,GF,NGC,TTL

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

45Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaeaSB,TGNP

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

46Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavidaAA,GF

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

47Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureusNDU,SNP,TGNP

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

48Speckled PigeonColumba guineaNGC,SNP

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

49/Little Stint/Calidris minutaNDU

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

50Red-rumped SwallowCecropis dauricaAA,NGC,TGNP,TTL

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

51Rock PigeonColumba liviaAA,TGNP

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

52Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flavaSB

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

53Bar-throated ApalisApalis thoracicaNGC

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

54Black-winged LapwingVanellus melanopterusSNP

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

55Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicusNDU,SB,SNP

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

56Yellow-throated SandgrousePterocles gutturalisNDU,SNP

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

57Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithiiANP,XFER

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

58White-necked RavenCorvus albicollisNDU,NGC

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

59Angola SwallowHirundo angolensisSB

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

60Chestnut-bellied SandgrousePterocles exustusNDU

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

61Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosusANP

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

62Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitariusTGNP

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

63White-rumped ShrikeEurocephalus ruppelliNDU,SB,SNP,TGNP

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

64Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatusNDU,SNP,TGNP

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

65/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rusticaNDU

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

66Red-cowled WidowbirdEuplectes laticaudaNGC
67White-headed Buffalo-WeaverDinemellia dinemelliNDU,NGC,SB,SNP
TGNP

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

68Yellow-necked SpurfowlPternistis leucoscepusTGNP

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

69White-eyed Slaty-FlycatcherMelaenornis fischeriGF,NGC,TTL

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

70Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibisNGC,SNP

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

71Abyssinian WheatearOenanthe lugubrisAA,GF

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

72Northern FiscalLanius humeralisANP,GF,NGC

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

73Pygmy FalconPolihierax semitorquatusSNP,TGNP

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

74Banded MartinNeophedina cinctaNGC

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

75Yellow-bellied GreenbulChlorocichla flaviventrisANP

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

76Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquusTGNP

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

77Taita FiscalLanius dorsalisAA

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

78SilverbirdMelaenornis semipartitusNDU,SB,TGNP

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

79Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorynchusNGC,SNP,TGNP

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

80\Greater Painted-Snipe\Rostratula benghalensisTGNP

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

81Eastern Plantain-eaterCrinifer zonurusSNP

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

82Heuglin's White-eyeZosterops poliogastrusGF,NGC

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

83Namaqua DoveOena capensisNDU,SNP,TGNP

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

84Eastern Mountain GreenbulArizelocichla nigricepsNGC

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

85Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabarNDU,SB

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

86Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillusNGC,SB,SNP,TGNP

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

87Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabatesNDU,SNP

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

88Black BishopEuplectes gierowiiSB

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

89HamerkopScopus umbrettaANP,NGC,SB,SNP
TGNP

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

90Golden-winged SunbirdDrepanorhynchus reichenowiNGC

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

91Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolorGF

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

92Cape CrowCorvus capensisNGC

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

93Southern Red BishopEuplectes orixNDU

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

94White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosusNDU,SB,SNP

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

95Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincolaNDU

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

96Bronze SunbirdNectarinia kilimensisGF,NGC,TTL

 
Ducks: Anatidae

97Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisANP,NGC

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

98Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrysAA,SB,SNP

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

99Blue-headed CoucalCentropus monachusSB

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

100Pectoral-patch CisticolaCisticola brunnescensNGC

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

101Pied KingfisherCeryle rudisSB,TGNP

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

102Coqui FrancolinCampocolinus coquiNDU,SNP,TGNP

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

103\Red-billed Quelea\Quelea queleaGF,NDU,SB,SNP,TGNP

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

104Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaANP,NGC

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

105Ashy StarlingLamprotornis unicolorTGNP

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

106Red-throated TitMelaniparus fringillinusNDU

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

107Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensisNDU,NGC,SB,SNP
TGNP

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

108Southern Ground-HornbillBucorvus leadbeateriTGNP

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

109Square-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus fossiiSB

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

110African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimpMany

 
Ducks: Anatidae

111Comb DuckSarkidiornis sylvicolaTGNP

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

112Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquataANP,GF

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

113Superb StarlingLamprotornis superbusMany

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

114African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatusTGNP

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

115BateleurTerathopius ecaudatusNDU,SNP,TGNP

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

116Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytiiTGNP

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

117Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusNGC

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

118Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatusANP,SNP,TGNP

 
Larks: Alaudidae

119<Short-tailed Lark>Pseudalaemon fremantliiAA

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

120Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotosNDU,SNP,TGNP
121Tawny EagleAquila rapaxNDU,SNP,TGNP

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

122\Golden-backed Weaver\Ploceus jacksoniSB

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

123Collared SunbirdHedydipna collarisGF

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

124/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon niloticaNGC,SNP

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

125Rattling CisticolaCisticola chinianaAAh,NDU,SNP,TGNP

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

126Village WeaverPloceus cucullatusSB

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

127Speckled MousebirdColius striatusMany

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

128White-backed VultureGyps africanusNGC,SNP,TGNP

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

129Speke's WeaverPloceus spekeiNGC,TGNP

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

130African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricataTGNP

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

131Chestnut-banded PloverCharadrius pallidusNDU

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

132Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachusTGNP

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

133Black-billed BarbetLybius guifsobalitoSB

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

134Three-banded PloverCharadrius tricollarisNDU,NGC,SNP

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

135Red-bellied ParrotPoicephalus rufiventrisSNP,TGNP

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

136Vitelline Masked-WeaverPloceus vitellinusNDU,TGNP

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

137White-headed BarbetLybius leucocephalusTGNP

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

138African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridisSB,TTL

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

139Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesANP

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

140Mountain BuzzardButeo oreophilusNGC

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

141Red-backed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas leucophrysSNP,TGNP

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

142Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicutiTGNP

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

143African Fish-EagleHaliaeetus vociferSB,TGNP

 
Larks: Alaudidae

144Fischer's Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucopareiaAA,NDU,NGC,SNP
TGNP

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

145Spotted Morning-ThrushCichladusa guttataSB,TGNP

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

146Kittlitz's PloverCharadrius pecuariusNDU,SNP

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

147Yellow-collared LovebirdAgapornis personatusTGNP

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

148Von der Decken's HornbillTockus deckeniNDU,SNP,TGNP

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

149Red-fronted WarblerPrinia rufifronsANP,TGNP

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

150African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adustaNGC

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

151Blue-capped CordonbleuUraeginthus cyanocephalusNDU,SB,SNP,TGNP

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

152Dideric CuckooChrysococcyx capriusNDU

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

153<Lesser Flamingo>Phoenicoparrus minorANP,NGC

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

154Great EgretArdea albaANP

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

155/Ruff/Calidris pugnaxNDU

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

156Gray-backed Camaroptera**Camaroptera brevicaudataANP,GF,SB

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

157Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusAA

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

158Swamp FlycatcherMuscicapa aquaticaSB
159White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heugliniANP

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

160Rameron PigeonColumba arquatrixNGC

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

161Northern Pied-BabblerTurdoides hypoleucaTGNP

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

162Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephalaANP,NDU,NGC,SNP

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

163Abyssinian ScimitarbillRhinopomastus minorNDU,TGNP

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

164Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minorSB

 
Larks: Alaudidae

165Beesley's Lark**Chersomanes beesleyiAA

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

166Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeataSNP

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

167Gray HeronArdea cinereaNDU,NGC,SNP

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

168Black-lored BabblerTurdoides sharpeiNDU,SNPh

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

169D'Arnaud's BarbetTrachyphonus darnaudiiTGNP

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

170White-bellied CanaryCrithagra dorsostriatusNDU,SNP

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

171Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensisNGC

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

172Common WaxbillEstrilda astrildSB

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

173/Eastern Olivaceous Warbler/Iduna pallidaSB

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

174/Temminck's Stint/Calidris temminckiiSNP

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

175Tanzanian Red-billed HornbillTockus ruahaeSNP

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

176Reichenow's SeedeaterCrithagra reichenowiSB

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

177Green-backed HoneyguideProdotiscus zambesiaeGF

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

178Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macrouraANP,GF,NGC,TGNP

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

179Northern Anteater-ChatMyrmecocichla aethiopsNGC,SNP

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

180Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatusAA,NDU,NGC,SNP

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

181Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatusSB

 
Owls: Strigidae

182Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatumNDU,TGNP

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

183Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflavaNDU

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

184African CuckooCuculus gularisGF,NDU

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

185Rufous-tailed WeaverHisturgops ruficaudaNGC,TGNP

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

186Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalusNGC

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

187Black CrakeZapornia flavirostraSB,SNP

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

188Speckle-fronted WeaverSporopipes frontalisTGNP

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

189Gray-breasted SpurfowlPternistis rufopictusNDU,SB,SNP

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

190Rock MartinPtyonoprogne fuligulaSB,SNP

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

191Black-headed GonolekLaniarius erythrogasterSB

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

192African Hoopoe**Upupa africanaNDU,SNP

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

193African Gray FlycatcherBradornis microrhynchusSNP
194African StonechatSaxicola torquatusNGC

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

195Beautiful SunbirdCinnyris pulchellusAA,SNP,TGNP

 
Owls: Strigidae

196Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lacteusTGNP

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

197Long-tailed CormorantMicrocarbo africanusSB

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

198/Bank Swallow/Riparia ripariaANP

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

199Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensisSB

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

200Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifronsANP,SB

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

201Eastern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris mediocrisGF,NGC

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

202Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanusANP,TGNP

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

203Gray-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroidesSB,SNP

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

204Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatusSB

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

205White-bellied Go-away-birdCorythaixoides leucogasterTGNP

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

206Stripe-cheeked GreenbulArizelocichla milanjensisGF

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

207Yellow BishopEuplectes capensisNGC

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

208Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistriaANP,GFh

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

209Chestnut SparrowPasser eminibeyNDU,SB,TGNP

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

210Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalusTGNP

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

211Eastern Chanting-GoshawkMelierax poliopterusAA,TGNP

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

212Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilosTGNP

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

213Gray-capped WarblerEminia lepidaSB

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

214Hartlaub's TuracoTauraco hartlaubiANP

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

215Swahili SparrowPasser suahelicusNDU,SNP,TGNP

 
Secretary-bird: Sagittariidae

216SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentariusNDU

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

217Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseusANP,GF,TTL

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

218Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaenaTGNP

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

219Double-banded CourserSmutsornis africanusNGC,SNP,TGNP,XFER

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

220Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedashANP,SB

 
Ducks: Anatidae

221White-backed DuckThalassornis leuconotusANP

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

222African PipitAnthus cinnamomeusAA

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

223\Cardinal Quelea\Quelea cardinalisNDU

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

224Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensisNDU,SB,SNP,TGNP

 
Ducks: Anatidae

225White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduataSB

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

226Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopusANP,NDU,SNP

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

227African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicusANP,NDU,NGC,SB,SNP

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

228Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicolaNDU,NGC,SB,SNP
TGNP

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

229Hildebrandt's StarlingLamprotornis hildebrandtiNDU,SNP,TGNP

 
Swifts: Apodidae

230African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvusTGNP

 
Bustards: Otididae

231White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensisNDU,SNP

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

232Green-headed SunbirdCyanomitra verticalisGF

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

233Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatusANP,GF,NGC,SB

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

234Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugensNDU

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

235Chinspot BatisBatis molitorANP,GF

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

236/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterusNGC,SB

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

237White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalisNDU

 
Bustards: Otididae

238Kori BustardArdeotis koriNDU,NGC,SNP,TNCA

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

239\Chestnut Weaver\Ploceus rubiginosusSB

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

240Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourusNDU,SB

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

241Rueppell's GriffonGyps rueppelliSNP,TGNP

 
Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, and Allies: Sylviidae

242Banded ParisomaCurruca boehmiNDU

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

243Striated HeronButorides striataSB,TGNP

 
Swifts: Apodidae

244Nyanza SwiftApus niansaeNGC

 
Larks: Alaudidae

245Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinereaAA,NDU,NGC,SNP

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

246Augur BuzzardButeo augurANP,GF,NDU,NGC

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

247\Malagasy Pond-Heron\Ardeola idaeANP

 
Ostriches: Struthionidae

248Common OstrichStruthio camelusNDU,NGC,SNP,TGNP
TNCA

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

249Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegalaSB

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

250Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermediusNDU,SB

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

251White-tailed Blue FlycatcherElminia albicaudaGF

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

252Northern Brown-throated WeaverPloceus castanopsSB

 
Ducks: Anatidae

253\Southern Pochard\Netta erythrophthalmaANP

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

254Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristopteraANP,GF,NGC

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

255Little EgretEgretta garzettaANP,NDU

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

256Purple GrenadierGranatina ianthinogasterTGNP

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

257Intermediate EgretArdea intermediaSB

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

258/Common House-Martin/Delichon urbicumGF,NGC

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

259Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineiiGF,NDU,SNP

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

260Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusANP,NDU,NGC,SNP

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

261Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaasSB,TGNP

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

262Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularisAA,TGNP

 
Ducks: Anatidae

263Cape TealAnas capensisANP,NDU,NGC,SNP

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

264Thick-billed SeedeaterCrithagra burtoniGF

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

265Brown-headed ApalisApalis alticolaGF,NGCh

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

266Slender-billed WeaverPloceus pelzelniSB

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

267Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleusNDU,SNP

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

268Mountain Yellow-WarblerIduna similisNGC

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

269Cape Robin-ChatCossypha caffraGF,NGC

 
Ducks: Anatidae

270Blue-billed TealSpatula hottentotaNGC

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

271Southern Grosbeak-CanaryCrithagra buchananiAA

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

272Straw-tailed WhydahVidua fischeriTGNP

 
Ducks: Anatidae

273Red-billed DuckAnas erythrorhynchaANP,NDU,NGC,SNP

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

274Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaGF,SNP,TGNP

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

275Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisANP,SNP

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

276Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustusANP,NDU,TGNP

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

277Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallusSNP

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

278Moorland ChatPinarochroa sordidaNGC

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

279Greater KestrelFalco rupicoloidesSNP

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

280Black-faced SandgrousePterocles decoratusNDU,TGNP

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

281Senegal LapwingVanellus lugubrisSNP

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

282Gray-headed Social-WeaverPseudonigrita arnaudiSNP

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

283African Bare-eyed ThrushTurdus tephronotusTGNP

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

284Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatusANP,NDU,NGC,SNP
TGNP

 
Larks: Alaudidae

285Rufous-naped LarkMirafra africanaNDU,NGC,SNP

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

286Slate-colored BoubouLaniarius funebrisNDU,TGNP

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

287Pied CrowCorvus albusAA,TGNP,TTL

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

288Red-necked SpurfowlPternistis aferTGNP

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

289Magpie ShrikeLanius melanoleucaSNP,TGNP

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

290Red-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis nigerNDU,SNP,TGNP

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

291Red-chested SunbirdCinnyris erythrocercusSB

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

292Mountain Gray WoodpeckerChloropicus spodocephalusTGNP

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

293Hildebrandt's SpurfowlPternistis hildebrandtiNGC

 
Swifts: Apodidae

294Mottled SpinetailTelacanthura ussheriTGNP

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

295/European Bee-eater/Merops apiasterSNP

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

296Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumeniferSB,SNP,TGNP

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

297/Great Spotted Cuckoo/Clamator glandariusNGC

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

298/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareolaSNP

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

299Tropical BoubouLaniarius majorANP,GF,NGC

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

300Plain MartinRiparia paludicolaNGC,TGNP

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

301Long-tailed FiscalLanius cabanisiSB,SNP,TGNP

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

302\Madagascar Bee-eater\Merops superciliosusSNP

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

303Pied CuckooClamator jacobinusSB,TGNP

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

304Cardinal WoodpeckerChloropicus fuscescensNDU,SB,TGNP

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

305White-starred RobinPogonocichla stellataNGC

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

306Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillarisNGC

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

307Capped WheatearOenanthe pileataAA,NDU,NGC,TNCA

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

308/White Stork/Ciconia ciconiaNDU

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

309White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatusNDU,TGNP,XFER

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

310Bare-faced Go-away-birdCorythaixoides personatusSNP,TGNP

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

311Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australisGF

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

312Cinnamon-chested Bee-eaterMerops oreobatesANP

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

313African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerusSB

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

314Buff-bellied WarblerPhyllolais pulchellaNDU

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

315White-fronted Bee-eaterMerops bullockoidesANP

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

316Black-winged BishopEuplectes hordeaceusSB,TGNP

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

317Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cublaGF,SB

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

318Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullataSB

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

319African SpoonbillPlatalea albaNGC

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

320Tacazze SunbirdNectarinia tacazzeNGC

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

321Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubicaSNP,TGNP

 
Cranes: Gruidae

322Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorumANP,NDU,SNP

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

323Three-banded CourserRhinoptilus cinctusNDU,SB

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

324African JacanaActophilornis africanusANP

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

325Long-billed PipitAnthus similisNDU

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

326Temminck's CourserCursorius temminckiiSNP

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

327Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisNDU,SB,SNP,TGNP
TTL

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

328Schalow's TuracoTauraco schalowiNGC

 
Ducks: Anatidae

329Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaANP,NDU,NGC,SNP
TGNP

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

330Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morioTGNP

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

331Red-headed QueleaQuelea erythropsSB

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

332Desert CisticolaCisticola aridulusTGNP

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

333Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboSB

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

334Fischer's StarlingLamprotornis fischeriAA

 

 *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

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor94
\\Austral Visitor3
||Transient13
##Non-breeding Dispersal1
<>Erratic/Irregular12
()Breeding Season Only3
{}Casual/Vagrant4
[]Accidental0

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.