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# Species:523
# Excl Vagrants:523
# Endemics:0
# Near Endemics:6

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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Ducks: Anatidae

1White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduata
2African Black DuckAnas sparsa

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

3Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris
4Western Crested GuineafowlGuttera verreauxi

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

5Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaena
6Handsome SpurfowlPternistis nobilis
7Heuglin's SpurfowlPternistis icterorhynchus
8Red-necked SpurfowlPternistis afer

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

9Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
10Afep PigeonColumba unicincta
11Rameron PigeonColumba arquatrix
12Western Bronze-naped PigeonColumba iriditorques
13Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugens
14Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
15Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
16Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
17Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilos
18Black-billed Wood-DoveTurtur abyssinicus
19Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur afer
20Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistria
21African Green-PigeonTreron calvus

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

22Great Blue TuracoCorythaeola cristata
23Bare-faced Go-away-birdCrinifer personatus
24Eastern Plantain-eaterCrinifer zonurus
25Rwenzori TuracoGallirex johnstoni
26Ross's TuracoTauraco rossae
27Black-billed TuracoTauraco schuettii

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

28Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitarius
29Black CuckooCuculus clamosus
30African CuckooCuculus gularis
31Black CoucalCentropus grillii
32Blue-headed CoucalCentropus monachus
33Senegal CoucalCentropus senegalensis
34White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosus
35Blue MalkohaCeuthmochares aereus
36Levaillant's CuckooClamator levaillantii
37Great Spotted CuckooClamator glandarius
38Yellow-throated CuckooChrysococcyx flavigularis
39Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaas
40African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreus
41Dideric CuckooChrysococcyx caprius
42Dusky Long-tailed CuckooCercococcyx mechowi
43Olive Long-tailed CuckooCercococcyx olivinus
44Barred Long-tailed CuckooCercococcyx montanus

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

45Long-tailed NightjarHydropsalis climacurus
46Standard-winged NightjarCaprimulgus longipennis
47Montane NightjarCaprimulgus poliocephalus
48#Square-tailed Nightjar#Caprimulgus fossii

 
Swifts: Apodidae

49Sabine's SpinetailRhaphidura sabini
50Cassin's SpinetailNeafrapus cassini
51Scarce SwiftSchoutedenapus myoptilus
52Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
53Common SwiftApus apus
54African SwiftApus barbatus
55Little SwiftApus affinis
56Horus SwiftApus horus
57White-rumped SwiftApus caffer

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

58African CrakeCrecopsis egregia
59Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
60Black CrakeZapornia flavirostra

 
Flufftails: Sarothruridae

61White-spotted FlufftailSarothrura pulchra
62Red-chested FlufftailSarothrura rufa

 
Cranes: Gruidae

63Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorum

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

64/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticula
65Black-headed LapwingVanellus tectus
66Senegal LapwingVanellus lugubris
67Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallus

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

68African JacanaActophilornis africanus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

69/Temminck's Stint/Calidris temminckii

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

70Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticus
71Black-rumped ButtonquailTurnix nanus

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

72|Black-winged Pratincole|Glareola nordmanni

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

73/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon nilotica

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

74Lesser FlamingoPhoenicoparrus minor

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

75African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelis
76Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumenifer
77Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibis

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

78African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
79Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash
80African SpoonbillPlatalea alba

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

81Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibis
82Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

83HamerkopScopus umbretta

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

84ShoebillBalaeniceps rex

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

85Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
86African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typus
87Palm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensis
88/European Honey-buzzard/Pernis apivorus
89White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalis
90Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotos
91Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus
92White-backed VultureGyps africanus
93BateleurTerathopius ecaudatus
94Western Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascens
95Congo Snake-EagleCircaetus spectabilis
96Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralis
97Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereus
98Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatus
99Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosus
100Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalis
101/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarina
102Wahlberg's EagleHieraaetus wahlbergi
103Ayres's Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresii
104/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensis
105Cassin's Hawk-EagleAquila africana
106Bat HawkMacheiramphus alcinus
107Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabates
108Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicus
109African GoshawkAerospiza toussenelii
110Little SparrowhawkTachyspiza minullus
111ShikraTachyspiza badius
112Black GoshawkAstur melanoleucus
113/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosus
114African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorus
115/Montagu's Harrier/Circus pygargus
116/Black Kite/Milvus migrans
117African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vocifer
118/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteo
119Mountain BuzzardButeo oreophilus
120Augur BuzzardButeo augur

 
Owls: Strigidae

121Spotted Eagle-OwlBubo africanus
122Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lactea
123Red-chested OwletGlaucidium tephronotum
124African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordii

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

125Speckled MousebirdColius striatus
126Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourus

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

127Narina TrogonApaloderma narina
128Bar-tailed TrogonApaloderma vittatum

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

129/Common Hoopoe/Upupa epops

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

130White-headed WoodhoopoePhoeniculus bollei
131Forest ScimitarbillRhinopomastus castaneiceps
132Black ScimitarbillRhinopomastus aterrimus
133Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelas

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

134Abyssinian Ground-HornbillBucorvus abyssinicus
135Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatus
136African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutus
137Black-and-white-casqued HornbillBycanistes subcylindrica
138White-thighed HornbillBycanistes albotibialis

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

139Black Bee-eaterMerops gularis
140Red-throated Bee-eaterMerops bulocki
141Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
142Blue-breasted Bee-eaterMerops variegatus
143Cinnamon-chested Bee-eaterMerops oreobates
144Swallow-tailed Bee-eaterMerops hirundineus
145/White-throated Bee-eater/Merops albicollis
146/Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/Merops persicus
147/European Bee-eater/Merops apiaster

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

148Shining-blue KingfisherAlcedo quadribrachys
149Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
150African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina picta
151African Dwarf KingfisherIspidina lecontei
152Chocolate-backed KingfisherHalcyon badia
153Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephala
154Blue-breasted KingfisherHalcyon malimbica
155Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicuti
156Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maxima
157Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

158Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurus
159Blue-throated RollerEurystomus gularis

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

160Eastern Yellow-billed BarbetTrachylaemus purpuratus
161Gray-throated BarbetGymnobucco bonapartei
162Speckled TinkerbirdPogoniulus scolopaceus
163Western TinkerbirdPogoniulus coryphaea
164Yellow-throated TinkerbirdPogoniulus subsulphureus
165Yellow-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus bilineatus
166Northern Red-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus uropygialis
167Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconus
168Yellow-spotted BarbetBuccanodon duchaillui
169Hairy-breasted BarbetTricholaema hirsuta
170Red-fronted BarbetTricholaema diademata
171Spot-flanked BarbetTricholaema lacrymosa
172White-headed BarbetLybius leucocephalus
173Red-faced BarbetLybius rubrifacies
174Black-billed BarbetLybius guifsobalito
175Double-toothed BarbetPogonornis bidentatus

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

176Cassin's HoneybirdProdotiscus insignis
177Dwarf HoneyguideIndicator pumilio
178Willcocks's HoneyguideIndicator willcocksi
179Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minor
180Scaly-throated HoneyguideIndicator variegatus

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

181African PiculetVerreauxia africana
182Golden-crowned WoodpeckerChloropicus xantholophus
183Elliot's WoodpeckerDendropicos elliotii
184Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescens
185Brown-backed WoodpeckerDendropicos obsoletus
186Olive WoodpeckerDendropicos griseocephalus
187Brown-eared WoodpeckerPardipicus caroli
188Buff-spotted WoodpeckerPardipicus nivosa
189Fine-banded WoodpeckerCampethera taeniolaema
190Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubica
191Golden-tailed WoodpeckerCampethera abingoni

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

192Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculus
193Gray KestrelFalco ardosiaceus
194Red-necked FalconFalco chicquera
195/Eurasian Hobby/Falco subbuteo
196African HobbyFalco cuvierii
197Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus
198/Peregrine Falcon/Falco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

199Red-headed LovebirdAgapornis pullarius

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

200Gray ParrotPsittacus erithacus
201Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeri

 
African and Green Broadbill: Calyptomenidae

202African BroadbillSmithornis capensis

 
Asian and Grauer's Broadbills: Eurylaimidae

203Grauer's BroadbillPseudocalyptomena graueri

 
Pittas: Pittidae

204Green-breasted PittaPitta reichenowi

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

205Gray CuckooshrikeCeblepyris caesia
206Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flava
207Petit's CuckooshrikeCampephaga petiti
208Red-shouldered CuckooshrikeCampephaga phoenicea

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

209#African Golden Oriole#Oriolus auratus
210Western Black-headed OrioleOriolus brachyrhynchus
211Black-tailed OrioleOriolus percivali

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

212Chestnut Wattle-eyeDyaphorophyia castanea
213Brown-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira cyanea
214Jameson's Wattle-eyePlatysteira jamesoni
215Rwenzori BatisBatis diops
216Chinspot BatisBatis molitor
217Western Black-headed BatisBatis erlangeri

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

218African Shrike-flycatcherMegabyas flammulatus
219Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcherBias musicus

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

220BrubruNilaus afer
221Northern PuffbackDryoscopus gambensis
222Pink-footed PuffbackDryoscopus angolensis
223Marsh TchagraTchagra minutus
224Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalus
225Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australis
226Luehder's BushshrikeLaniarius luehderi
227Tropical BoubouLaniarius major
228Black-headed GonolekLaniarius erythrogaster
229Papyrus GonolekLaniarius mufumbiri
230Lowland Sooty BoubouLaniarius leucorhynchus
231Willard's Sooty BoubouLaniarius willardi
232Albertine BoubouLaniarius holomelas
233Doherty's BushshrikeTelophorus dohertyi
234Gray-green BushshrikeChlorophoneus bocagei
235Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeChlorophoneus sulfureopectus
236Many-colored BushshrikeChlorophoneus multicolor
237Lagden's BushshrikeMalaconotus lagdeni

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

238Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis
239Velvet-mantled DrongoDicrurus modestus

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

240African Crested FlycatcherTrochocercus cyanomelas
241Black-headed Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone rufiventer
242African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

243/Red-backed Shrike/Lanius collurio
244Gray-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroides
245Mackinnon's ShrikeLanius mackinnoni
246Northern FiscalLanius humeralis
247/Woodchat Shrike/Lanius senator

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

248PiapiacPtilostomus afer
249Pied CrowCorvus albus
250White-necked RavenCorvus albicollis

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

251African Blue FlycatcherElminia longicauda
252White-tailed Blue FlycatcherElminia albicauda
253Dusky Crested FlycatcherElminia nigromitrata
254White-bellied Crested FlycatcherElminia albiventris
255White-tailed Crested FlycatcherElminia albonotata

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

256White-winged Black-TitMelaniparus leucomelas
257White-shouldered Black-TitMelaniparus guineensis
258Dusky TitMelaniparus funereus
259Stripe-breasted TitMelaniparus fasciiventer

 
Larks: Alaudidae

260Flappet LarkAmirafra rufocinnamomea
261Rufous-naped LarkCorypha africana
262Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinerea

 
Nicators: Nicatoridae

263Western NicatorNicator chloris

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

264Green CrombecSylvietta virens
265Lemon-bellied CrombecSylvietta denti
266White-browed CrombecSylvietta leucophrys
267Northern CrombecSylvietta brachyura
268Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytii
269Moustached Grass-WarblerMelocichla mentalis
270Yellow LongbillMacrosphenus flavicans
271Gray LongbillMacrosphenus concolor
272Grauer's WarblerGraueria vittata

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

273Rufous-crowned EremomelaEremomela badiceps
274Red-winged Gray WarblerDrymocichla incana
275White-chinned PriniaSchistolais leucopogon
276Rwenzori ApalisOreolais ruwenzorii
277Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
278Yellow-browed CamaropteraCamaroptera superciliaris
279Olive-green CamaropteraCamaroptera chloronota
280Buff-bellied WarblerPhyllolais pulchella
281Black-throated ApalisApalis jacksoni
282Masked ApalisApalis binotata
283Black-faced ApalisApalis personata
284Buff-throated ApalisApalis rufogularis
285Chestnut-throated ApalisApalis porphyrolaema
286Gray ApalisApalis cinerea
287Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
288Banded PriniaPrinia bairdii
289Black-faced Rufous-WarblerBathmocercus rufus
290Gray-capped WarblerEminia lepida
291Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythrops
292Whistling CisticolaCisticola lateralis
293Chubb's CisticolaCisticola chubbi
294Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatus
295Carruthers's CisticolaCisticola carruthersi
296Stout CisticolaCisticola robustus
297Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensis
298Tabora CisticolaCisticola angusticauda
299Foxy CisticolaCisticola troglodytes
300Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

301Papyrus Yellow-WarblerCalamonastides gracilirostris
302/Eastern Olivaceous Warbler/Iduna pallida
303Mountain Yellow-WarblerIduna similis
304Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostris

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

305Evergreen-forest WarblerBradypterus lopezi
306Cinnamon Bracken-WarblerBradypterus cinnamomeus
307White-winged Swamp WarblerBradypterus carpalis
308Grauer's Swamp WarblerBradypterus graueri
309Highland Rush WarblerBradypterus centralis

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

310White-headed SawwingPsalidoprocne albiceps
311Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristoptera
312Plain MartinRiparia paludicola
313/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia
314Southern Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne fuligula
315/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
316Angola SwallowHirundo angolensis
317Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
318African Red-rumped SwallowCecropis melanocrissus
319Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica
320Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensis

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

321Slender-billed GreenbulStelgidillas gracilirostris
322Red-tailed BristlebillBleda syndactylus
323Pale-throated GreenbulAtimastillas flavigula
324Spotted GreenbulIxonotus guttatus
325Simple GreenbulChlorocichla simplex
326Honeyguide GreenbulBaeopogon indicator
327Shelley's GreenbulArizelocichla masukuensis
328Kikuyu Mountain GreenbulArizelocichla kikuyuensis
329Red-tailed GreenbulCriniger calurus
330Little GreenbulEurillas virens
331Yellow-whiskered GreenbulEurillas latirostris
332Plain GreenbulEurillas curvirostris
333Gray GreenbulEurillas gracilis
334Ansorge's GreenbulEurillas ansorgei
335White-throated GreenbulPhyllastrephus albigularis
336Yellow-streaked GreenbulPhyllastrephus flavostriatus
337Xavier's GreenbulPhyllastrephus xavieri
338Cabanis's GreenbulPhyllastrephus cabanisi
339Toro Olive-GreenbulPhyllastrephus hypochloris
340Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

341/Wood Warbler/Phylloscopus sibilatrix
342/Willow Warbler/Phylloscopus trochilus
343Red-faced Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus laetus
344Uganda Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus budongoensis

 
Hylias: Hyliidae

345Green HyliaHylia prasina
346Tit-hyliaPholidornis rushiae

 
Bush Warblers and Allies: Cettiidae

347Chestnut-capped FlycatcherErythrocercus mccallii
348Neumann's WarblerHemitesia neumanni

 
Sylviid Warblers and Allies: Sylviidae

349/Eurasian Blackcap/Sylvia atricapilla
350Rwenzori Hill BabblerSylvia atriceps
351/Greater Whitethroat/Curruca communis

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

352Green White-eyeZosterops stuhlmanni
353Northern Yellow White-eyeZosterops senegalensis

 
Fulvetta and Ground Babblers: Pellorneidae

354Brown IlladopsisIlladopsis fulvescens
355Pale-breasted IlladopsisIlladopsis rufipennis
356Mountain IlladopsisIlladopsis pyrrhoptera
357Scaly-breasted IlladopsisIlladopsis albipectus

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

358Brown BabblerTurdoides plebejus
359Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineii
360Black-lored BabblerTurdoides sharpei

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

361Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanus

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

362Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogaster
363Slender-billed StarlingOnychognathus tenuirostris
364Waller's StarlingOnychognathus walleri
365Sharpe's StarlingPholia sharpii
366Narrow-tailed StarlingPoeoptera lugubris
367Stuhlmann's StarlingPoeoptera stuhlmanni
368Rueppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuroptera
369Splendid StarlingLamprotornis splendidus
370Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterus
371Purple-headed StarlingLamprotornis purpureiceps

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

372Rufous Flycatcher-ThrushStizorhina fraseri
373Red-tailed Ant-ThrushNeocossyphus rufus
374White-tailed Ant-ThrushNeocossyphus poensis
375Abyssinian Ground-ThrushGeokichla piaggiae
376Abyssinian ThrushTurdus abyssinicus
377African ThrushTurdus pelios

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

378African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adusta
379Yellow-footed FlycatcherMuscicapa sethsmithi
380/Spotted Flycatcher/Muscicapa striata
381Swamp FlycatcherMuscicapa aquatica
382Cassin's FlycatcherMuscicapa cassini
383Sooty FlycatcherArtomyias infuscata
384Dusky-blue FlycatcherBradornis comitata
385Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidus
386African Forest-FlycatcherFraseria ocreata
387Gray-throated Tit-FlycatcherFraseria griseigularis
388Chapin's FlycatcherFraseria lendu
389Ashy FlycatcherFraseria caerulescens
390SilverbirdEmpidornis semipartitus
391Yellow-eyed Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis ardesiacus
392Northern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis edolioides
393White-eyed Slaty-FlycatcherMelaenornis fischeri
394Brown-backed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas hartlaubi
395White-browed Scrub RobinCercotrichas leucophrys
396White-bellied Robin-ChatCossyphicula roberti
397Archer's Robin-ChatDessonornis archeri
398Cape Robin-ChatDessonornis caffra
399Blue-shouldered Robin-ChatCossypha cyanocampter
400White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heuglini
401Red-capped Robin-ChatCossypha natalensis
402Snowy-crowned Robin-ChatCossypha niveicapilla
403Spotted Morning-ThrushCichladusa guttata
404White-starred RobinPogonocichla stellata
405Brown-chested AletheChamaetylas poliocephala
406Red-throated AletheChamaetylas poliophrys
407Gray-winged Robin-ChatSheppardia polioptera
408Lowland AkalatSheppardia cyornithopsis
409Equatorial AkalatSheppardia aequatorialis
410/Common Redstart/Phoenicurus phoenicurus
411/Whinchat/Saxicola rubetra
412African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
413Mocking Cliff-ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
414Sooty ChatMyrmecocichla nigra
415/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenanthe
416/Isabelline Wheatear/Oenanthe isabellina

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

417Gray-headed SunbirdDeleornis axillaris
418Western Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes longuemarei
419Little Green SunbirdAnthreptes seimundi
420Gray-chinned SunbirdAnthreptes rectirostris
421Collared SunbirdHedydipna collaris
422Green-headed SunbirdCyanomitra verticalis
423Blue-throated Brown SunbirdCyanomitra cyanolaema
424Blue-headed SunbirdCyanomitra alinae
425Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivacea
426Green-throated SunbirdChalcomitra rubescens
427Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
428Purple-breasted SunbirdNectarinia purpureiventris
429Bronze SunbirdNectarinia kilimensis
430Olive-bellied SunbirdCinnyris chloropygius
431Tiny SunbirdCinnyris minullus
432Stuhlmann's SunbirdCinnyris stuhlmanni
433Northern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris reichenowi
434Regal SunbirdCinnyris regius
435Gorgeous SunbirdCinnyris melanogastrus
436Red-chested SunbirdCinnyris erythrocercus
437Orange-tufted SunbirdCinnyris bouvieri
438Superb SunbirdCinnyris superbus
439Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus
440Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

441Speckle-fronted WeaverSporopipes frontalis
442Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser superciliosus
443Red-headed MalimbeMalimbus rubricollis
444Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafecht
445Slender-billed WeaverPloceus pelzelni
446Black-necked WeaverPloceus nigricollis
447Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis
448Black-billed WeaverPloceus melanogaster
449Strange WeaverPloceus alienus
450Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthops
451Orange WeaverPloceus aurantius
452Northern Brown-throated WeaverPloceus castanops
453Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermedius
454Vitelline Masked-WeaverPloceus vitellinus
455Heuglin's Masked-WeaverPloceus heuglini
456Vieillot's Black WeaverPloceus nigerrimus
457Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
458Weyns's WeaverPloceus weynsi
459Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalus
460Yellow-mantled WeaverPloceus tricolor
461Brown-capped WeaverPloceus insignis
462Compact WeaverPachyphantes superciliosus
463&Red-billed QuelealQuelea quelea
464Southern Red BishopEuplectes orix
465Black-winged BishopEuplectes hordeaceus
466Black BishopEuplectes gierowii
467Yellow BishopEuplectes capensis
468Yellow-mantled WidowbirdEuplectes macroura
469Red-collared WidowbirdEuplectes ardens
470Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillaris
471Marsh WidowbirdEuplectes hartlaubi
472Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifrons

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

473Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
474Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolor
475Magpie MannikinSpermestes fringilloides
476Yellow-bellied WaxbillCoccopygia quartinia
477Green-backed TwinspotMandingoa nitidula
478Dusky CrimsonwingCryptospiza jacksoni
479Jameson's AntpeckerParmoptila jamesoni
480Gray-headed NigritaNigrita canicapillus
481White-breasted NigritaNigrita fusconotus
482Black-faced WaxbillBrunhilda erythronotos
483Black-crowned WaxbillEstrilda nonnula
484Kandt's WaxbillEstrilda kandti
485Fawn-breasted WaxbillEstrilda paludicola
486Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
487Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopyga
488QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollis
489Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalus
490Red-headed BluebillSpermophaga ruficapilla
491Black-bellied SeedcrackerPyrenestes ostrinus
492Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melba
493Red-winged PytiliaPytilia phoenicoptera
494Dusky TwinspotEuschistospiza cinereovinacea
495Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala
496African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricata
497Black-bellied FirefinchLagonosticta rara

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

498Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
499Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeata

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

500House SparrowPasser domesticus
501Shelley's Rufous SparrowPasser shelleyi
502Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseus

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

503Cape WagtailMotacilla capensis
504Mountain WagtailMotacilla clara
505/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flava
506African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp
507African PipitAnthus cinnamomeus
508Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrys
509/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialis
510Yellow-throated LongclawMacronyx croceus

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

511Oriole FinchLinurgus olivaceus
512Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicus
513Western CitrilCrithagra frontalis
514Papyrus CanaryCrithagra koliensis
515Black-throated CanaryCrithagra atrogularis
516Reichenow's SeedeaterCrithagra reichenowi
517Brimstone CanaryCrithagra sulphuratus
518Streaky SeedeaterCrithagra striolatus
519Thick-billed SeedeaterCrithagra burtoni
520Yellow-crowned CanarySerinus flavivertex

 
Thrush-Tanager: Rhodinocichlidae

521Gray-chested BabblerKakamega poliothorax

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

522Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisi
523Golden-breasted BuntingEmberiza flaviventris

 

 *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 Visitor32
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient1
##Non-breeding Dispersal2
<>Erratic/Irregular1
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened9
VVulnerable7
ENEndangered6
CRCritically Endangered3

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.