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Accessible Species

AFRICA UGANDA

# Species:1047
# Excl Vagrants:1013
# Endemics:2
# Near Endemics:12

OTHER COUNTRIES IN AFRICA

BIRDING LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor92
\\Austral Visitor4
||Transient13
##Non-breeding Dispersal6
<>Erratic/Irregular2
()Breeding Season Only2
{}Casual/Vagrant10
[]Accidental24

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened22
VVulnerable17
ENEndangered11
CRCritically Endangered4

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.

List of all species in the country occurring in locales typically visited by birding tours. 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.*

color codes

 
Ostriches: Struthionidae

1Common OstrichStruthio camelusKVNP

 
Ducks: Anatidae

2White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduataMany
3Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorMany
4White-backed DuckThalassornis leuconotusEBG,LMNP,MS,QENP
5Knob-billed DuckSarkidiornis melanotosMany
6Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaMany
7Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisMany
8African Pygmy-GooseNettapus auritusMany
9/Garganey/Spatula querquedulaEBG,MS,QENP
10Blue-billed TealSpatula hottentotaMany
11/Northern Shoveler/Spatula clypeataMS
12African Black DuckAnas sparsaMany
13Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulataMany
14Red-billed DuckAnas erythrorhynchaBR,EBG,LMNP,MS
QENP
15/Northern Pintail/Anas acutaQENP
16Southern PochardNetta erythrophthalmaMS
17{Ferruginous Duck}Aythya nyroca 
18[Maccoa Duck]Oxyura maccoa 

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

19Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisMany
20[Vulturine Guineafowl]Acryllium vulturinum 
21Western Crested GuineafowlGuttera verreauxiMany

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

22Stone PartridgePtilopachus petrosusKVNP
23Nahan's PartridgePtilopachus nahaniMany

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

24Latham FrancolinPeliperdix lathamiBFR,MF
25Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaenaMany
26Coqui FrancolinCampocolinus coquiBMS,KR,LMNP,MS
QENP
27Red-winged FrancolinScleroptera levaillantiiLMNP,QENP
28Ring-necked FrancolinScleroptera streptophorusMany
29Orange River FrancolinScleroptera levaillantoidesKVNP
30Blue QuailSynoicus adansoniiBB,BE,KVNP,QENP
TSWR
31Common QuailCoturnix coturnixKR,KVNP,LMNP,QENP
TSWR
32Harlequin QuailCoturnix delegorgueiKR,KVNP,MGNP,QENP
33Handsome SpurfowlPternistis nobilisMany
34Heuglin's SpurfowlPternistis icterorhynchusMany
35Scaly SpurfowlPternistis squamatusMany
36Hildebrandt's SpurfowlPternistis hildebrandtiKR,QENP
37Clapperton's SpurfowlPternistis clappertoniKVNP
38Yellow-necked SpurfowlPternistis leucoscepusKVNP
39Red-necked SpurfowlPternistis aferMany

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

40Rock PigeonColumba liviaMany
41Speckled PigeonColumba guineaMany
42Afep PigeonColumba unicinctaMany
43Rameron PigeonColumba arquatrixMany
44Western Bronze-naped PigeonColumba iriditorquesMany
45White-naped PigeonColumba albinuchaBB,BR,KFNP,TSWR
46Lemon DoveAplopelia larvataMany
47Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugensMany
48Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiensMany
49Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquataMany
50Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicolaMany
51Vinaceous DoveStreptopelia vinaceaMany
52Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensisMany
53Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilosMany
54Black-billed Wood-DoveTurtur abyssinicusMany
55Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur aferMany
56Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistriaMany
57#Namaqua Dove#Oena capensisMany
58Bruce's Green-PigeonTreron waaliaMany
59African Green-PigeonTreron calvusMany

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

60Four-banded SandgrousePterocles quadricinctusKVNP

 
Bustards: Otididae

61Kori BustardArdeotis koriKVNP
62Denham's BustardNeotis denhamiKVNP,LMNP,MFNP
QENP
63White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensisKVNP
64Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogasterMany
65Hartlaub's BustardLissotis hartlaubiiKVNP

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

66Great Blue TuracoCorythaeola cristataMany
67Bare-faced Go-away-birdCrinifer personatusMany
68White-bellied Go-away-birdCrinifer leucogasterKVNP
69Eastern Plantain-eaterCrinifer zonurusMany
70Rwenzori TuracoGallirex johnstoniBB,BMS,BR,KR,MGNP
71Ross's TuracoTauraco rossaeMany
72White-crested TuracoTauraco leucolophusMany
73Black-billed TuracoTauraco schuettiiMany

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

74Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitariusMany
75Black CuckooCuculus clamosusMany
76/Common Cuckoo/Cuculus canorusMany
77African CuckooCuculus gularisMany
78Black CoucalCentropus grilliiMany
79Black-throated CoucalCentropus leucogasterBFR,MS,TSWR
80Blue-headed CoucalCentropus monachusMany
81Senegal CoucalCentropus senegalensisMany
82White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosusMany
83Blue MalkohaCeuthmochares aereusMany
84(Pied Cuckoo)Clamator jacobinusMany
85Levaillant's CuckooClamator levaillantiiMany
86Great Spotted CuckooClamator glandariusMany
87Thick-billed CuckooPachycoccyx audebertiKVNP,LMNP
88Yellow-throated CuckooChrysococcyx flavigularisMany
89Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaasMany
90African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreusMany
91Dideric CuckooChrysococcyx capriusMany
92Dusky Long-tailed CuckooCercococcyx mechowiMany
93Olive Long-tailed CuckooCercococcyx olivinusMany
94Barred Long-tailed CuckooCercococcyx montanusMany

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

95Long-tailed NightjarHydropsalis climacurusKR,MFNP,MH,TSWR
96\Pennant-winged Nightjar\Caprimulgus vexillariusMany
97Standard-winged NightjarCaprimulgus longipennisTSWR
98/Eurasian Nightjar/Caprimulgus europaeusLMNP
99Nubian NightjarCaprimulgus nubicusLMNP,QENP
100Fiery-necked NightjarCaprimulgus pectoralisMany
101Montane NightjarCaprimulgus poliocephalusMany
102Swamp NightjarCaprimulgus natalensisMany
103/Plain Nightjar/Caprimulgus inornatusMany
104Freckled NightjarCaprimulgus tristigmaEBG,KVNP,LMNP,MF
QENP
105Slender-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus clarusBMS,KVNP,LMNP,MFNP
QENP
106#Square-tailed Nightjar#Caprimulgus fossiiMany

 
Swifts: Apodidae

107Mottled SpinetailTelacanthura ussheriMany
108Sabine's SpinetailRhaphidura sabiniMany
109Cassin's SpinetailNeafrapus cassiniMany
110Scarce SwiftSchoutedenapus myoptilusMany
111Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melbaMany
112/Mottled Swift/Tachymarptis aequatorialisMany
113Common SwiftApus apusMany
114Nyanza SwiftApus niansaeKVNP
115{Pallid Swift}Apus pallidus 
116African SwiftApus barbatusMany
117Little SwiftApus affinisMany
118Horus SwiftApus horusMany
119White-rumped SwiftApus cafferMany
120African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvusMany

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

121African RailRallus caerulescensMany
122|Corn Crake|Crex crex 
123African CrakeCrecopsis egregiaMany
124Gray-throated RailGallirallus oculeusBR
125Lesser MoorhenGallinula angulataMany
126Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropusMany
127Red-knobbed CootFulica cristataMany
128Allen's GallinulePorphyrio alleniKVNP,LMNP,MS,QENP
129African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensisEBG,LMNP,MFNP,MGNP
MS
130\Striped Crake\Aenigmatolimnas marginalisLMNP
131Black CrakeZapornia flavirostraMany

 
Flufftails: Sarothruridae

132White-spotted FlufftailSarothrura pulchraMany
133Buff-spotted FlufftailSarothrura elegansMany
134Red-chested FlufftailSarothrura rufaMany

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

135African FinfootPodica senegalensisMany

 
Cranes: Gruidae

136Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorumMany
137Black Crowned-CraneBalearica pavoninaKVNP

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

138Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensisKVNP,MFNP,MMRD
QENP
139Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatusMany
140/Eurasian Thick-knee/Burhinus oedicnemusMFNP,TSWR
141Senegal Thick-kneeBurhinus senegalensisBRM,KR,LMNP,MFNP
QENP

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

142Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopusMany
143Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaKR,LMNP,MS,QENP

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

144{Black-bellied Plover}Pluvialis squatarola 
145[Pacific Golden-Plover]Pluvialis fulvaQENP
146/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticulaEBG,KR,LMNP,MS
QENP
147Forbes's PloverThinornis forbesiKR,QENP
148Three-banded PloverThinornis tricollarisMany
149/Little Ringed Plover/Thinornis dubiusEBG,KR,MS,QENP
150Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostrisMany
151Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosusMany
152Black-headed LapwingVanellus tectusMany
153Senegal LapwingVanellus lugubrisMany
154Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatusMany
155Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallusMany
156#Brown-chested Lapwing#Vanellus superciliosusMany
157/Caspian Plover/Anarhynchus asiaticusKR,MFNP,MS,QENP
158{Tibetan Sand-Plover}Anarhynchus atrifrons 
159[Greater Sand-Plover]Anarhynchus leschenaultii 
160Kittlitz's PloverAnarhynchus pecuariusMany
161White-fronted PloverAnarhynchus marginatusKR,QENP
162{Kentish Plover}Anarhynchus alexandrinus 

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

163Greater Painted-SnipeRostratula benghalensisMany

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

164Lesser JacanaMicroparra capensisMany
165African JacanaActophilornis africanusMany

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

166/Eurasian Whimbrel/Numenius phaeopus 
167/Eurasian Curlew/Numenius arquataMFNP
168/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosaEBG,KR,MS,QENP
169/Jack Snipe/Lymnocryptes minimus 
170/Great Snipe/Gallinago mediaMS
171African SnipeGallinago nigripennisEBG,KR,LMNP,MS
QENP
172/Common Snipe/Gallinago gallinagoMany
173[Red-necked Phalarope]Phalaropus lobatus 
174[Terek Sandpiper]Xenus cinereus 
175/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucosMany
176/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropusMany
177/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilisMany
178/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareolaMany
179/Common Redshank/Tringa totanusLMNP
180[Lesser Yellowlegs]Tringa flavipes 
181/Spotted Redshank/Tringa erythropusEBG,QENP
182/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebulariaMany
183/Ruddy Turnstone/Arenaria interpresQENP
184/Ruff/Calidris pugnaxMany
185[Broad-billed Sandpiper]Calidris falcinellus 
186/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferrugineaEBG,KR,QENP,TSWR
187/Temminck's Stint/Calidris temminckiiKR,MS,QENP
188/Sanderling/Calidris albaMS,QENP
189[Dunlin]Calidris alpina 
190/Little Stint/Calidris minutaMany

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

191Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticusKR,KVNP,LMNP,QENP
TSWR
192Black-rumped ButtonquailTurnix nanusKR,KVNP,QENP

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

193Bronze-winged CourserRhinoptilus chalcopterusKVNP,LMNP,QENP
194Temminck's CourserCursorius temminckiiMany
195Rock PratincoleGlareola nuchalisMany
196[Gray Pratincole]Glareola cinerea 
197|Black-winged Pratincole|Glareola nordmanniBRM,KR,QENP
198/Collared Pratincole/Glareola pratincolaMany
199[Madagascar Pratincole]Glareola ocularis 

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

200/Black-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus ridibundusEBG,KFNP,MS,QENP
201Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalusMany
202{Pallas's Gull}Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus 
203[Caspian Gull]Larus cachinnans 
204[European Gull]Larus argentatus 
205/Lesser Black-backed Gull/Larus fuscusEBG,KR,MS,QENP
TSWR
206African SkimmerRynchops flavirostrisMany
207/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon niloticaMany
208/Caspian Tern/Hydroprogne caspiaMS
209Whiskered TernChlidonias hybridaMany
210{Black Tern}Chlidonias niger 
211/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterusMany
212[Common Tern]Sterna hirundo 
213[Lesser Crested Tern]Thalasseus bengalensis 

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

214Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusKR,MFNP,QENP
215Lesser FlamingoPhoenicoparrus minorBR,KR,LMNP,QENP

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

216Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisMany
217Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusKFNP
218[Eared Grebe]Podiceps nigricollis 

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

219African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerusMany
220/Black Stork/Ciconia nigraBRM,EBG
221/Abdim's Stork/Ciconia abdimiiMany
222African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelisMany
223/White Stork/Ciconia ciconiaMany
224Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensisMany
225Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumeniferMany
226Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibisMany

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

227African DarterAnhinga rufaMany

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

228Reed CormorantMicrocarbo africanusMany
229Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboMany

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

230Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusMany
231African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicusMany
232Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedashMany
233/Eurasian Spoonbill/Platalea leucorodia 
234African SpoonbillPlatalea albaMany

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

235[Eurasian Bittern]Botaurus stellaris 
236Dwarf BitternBotaurus sturmiiMany
237Little BitternBotaurus minutusMany
238Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxMany
239Black HeronEgretta ardesiacaMany
240Little EgretEgretta garzettaMany
241White-backed Night HeronCalherodius leuconotusBMS,BR,EBG,KFNP
LMNP
242Little HeronButorides atricapillaMany
243Rufous-bellied HeronArdeola rufiventrisMany
244Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesMany
245/Malagasy Pond-Heron/Ardeola idaeLMNP
246Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibisMany
247Great EgretArdea albaMany
248Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhynchaMany
249Gray HeronArdea cinereaMany
250Purple HeronArdea purpureaMany
251Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephalaMany
252Goliath HeronArdea goliathMany

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

253HamerkopScopus umbrettaMany

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

254ShoebillBalaeniceps rexMany

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

255#Great White Pelican#Pelecanus onocrotalusMany
256Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescensMany

 
Secretary-bird: Sagittariidae

257SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentariusKVNP,MFNP

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

258/Osprey/Pandion haliaetusMany

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

259Scissor-tailed KiteChelictinia riocouriiKVNP
260Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleusMany
261African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typusMany
262Palm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensisMany
263Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatusKVNP
264#Egyptian Vulture#Neophron percnopterusMany
265African Cuckoo-HawkAviceda cuculoidesMany
266/European Honey-buzzard/Pernis apivorusMany
267White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalisMany
268Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotosMany
269Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachusMany
270White-backed VultureGyps africanusMany
271Rueppell's GriffonGyps rueppelliMany
272BateleurTerathopius ecaudatusMany
273Western Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascensMany
274Congo Snake-EagleCircaetus spectabilisBB,BTN,TSWR
275Beaudouin's Snake-EagleCircaetus beaudouiniMany
276Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralisMany
277[Short-toed Snake-Eagle]Circaetus gallicusKR,KVNP
278Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereusMany
279Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatusMany
280Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosusMany
281Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalisMany
282/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarinaMany
283[Greater Spotted Eagle]Clanga clanga 
284Wahlberg's EagleHieraaetus wahlbergiMany
285/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatusMany
286Ayres's Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresiiMany
287Tawny EagleAquila rapaxMany
288/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensisMany
289Cassin's Hawk-EagleAquila africanaMany
290Verreaux's EagleAquila verreauxiiKVNP
291African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogasterMany
292Bat HawkMacheiramphus alcinusMany
293Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabarMany
294Long-tailed HawkUrotriorchis macrourusTSWR
295Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabatesMany
296Eastern Chanting-GoshawkMelierax poliopterusMany
297Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicusMany
298African GoshawkAerospiza tousseneliiMany
299[Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk]Aerospiza castanilius 
300Red-thighed SparrowhawkTachyspiza erythropusBRM
301Little SparrowhawkTachyspiza minullusMany
302ShikraTachyspiza badiusMany
303Ovambo SparrowhawkAccipiter ovampensisMany
304Rufous-breasted SparrowhawkAccipiter rufiventrisMany
305Black GoshawkAstur melanoleucusMany
306/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosusMany
307African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusMany
308/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourusMany
309/Montagu's Harrier/Circus pygargusMany
310/Black Kite/Milvus migransMany
311African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vociferMany
312/Grasshopper Buzzard/Butastur rufipennisBFR,KVNP,LMNP,MFNP
QENP
313/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteoMany
314Mountain BuzzardButeo oreophilusMany
315Red-necked BuzzardButeo auguralisBR,KVNP
316Augur BuzzardButeo augurMany

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

317African Grass-OwlTyto capensisKR
318Western Barn OwlTyto albaMany

 
Owls: Strigidae

319African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensisMany
320Northern White-faced OwlPtilopsis leucotisKVNP
321Southern White-faced OwlPtilopsis grantiBR,EBG,KFNP
322Spotted Eagle-OwlBubo africanusMany
323Grayish Eagle-OwlBubo cinerascensMany
324Fraser's Eagle-OwlKetupa poensisBB
325Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lacteaMany
326Pel's Fishing-OwlScotopelia peliMFNP
327Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatumMany
328Red-chested OwletGlaucidium tephronotumMany
329[African Barred Owlet]Glaucidium capense 
330African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordiiMany
331{Short-eared Owl}Asio flammeus 

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

332Speckled MousebirdColius striatusMany
333Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourusMany

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

334Narina TrogonApaloderma narinaMany
335Bar-tailed TrogonApaloderma vittatumMany

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

336/Common Hoopoe/Upupa epopsMany

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

337Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureusMany
338White-headed WoodhoopoePhoeniculus bolleiMany
339Forest ScimitarbillRhinopomastus castaneicepsMany
340Black ScimitarbillRhinopomastus aterrimusMany
341Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelasMany
342Abyssinian ScimitarbillRhinopomastus minorKVNP

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

343Abyssinian Ground-HornbillBucorvus abyssinicusMany
344Red-billed Dwarf HornbillLophoceros camurusKFNP,TSWR
345Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatusMany
346Congo Pied HornbillLophoceros fasciatusMany
347Hemprich's HornbillLophoceros hemprichiiKVNP
348African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutusMany
349Northern Red-billed HornbillTockus erythrorhynchusKVNP
350Eastern Yellow-billed HornbillTockus flavirostrisKVNP
351Jackson's HornbillTockus jacksoniKVNP
352Eastern Long-tailed HornbillHorizocerus cassiniBTN,KFNP,QENP,TSWR
353Eastern Dwarf HornbillHorizocerus grantiKFNP,TSWR
354Black-casqued HornbillCeratogymna atrataMany
355Black-and-white-casqued HornbillBycanistes subcylindricaMany
356White-thighed HornbillBycanistes albotibialisMany
357Piping HornbillBycanistes fistulatorMany

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

358Black Bee-eaterMerops gularisMany
359Red-throated Bee-eaterMerops bulockiMany
360Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillusMany
361Blue-breasted Bee-eaterMerops variegatusMany
362Cinnamon-chested Bee-eaterMerops oreobatesMany
363Swallow-tailed Bee-eaterMerops hirundineusMany
364/White-throated Bee-eater/Merops albicollisMany
365African Green Bee-eaterMerops viridissimusKVNP
366/Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/Merops persicusMany
367Olive Bee-eaterMerops superciliosusMany
368/European Bee-eater/Merops apiasterMany
369/Northern Carmine Bee-eater/Merops nubicusMany

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

370Shining-blue KingfisherAlcedo quadribrachysMany
371Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatusMany
372White-bellied KingfisherCorythornis leucogasterBFR,BR,KFNP,QENP
373African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina pictaMany
374African Dwarf KingfisherIspidina leconteiMany
375Chocolate-backed KingfisherHalcyon badiaBE,BFR,BRM,KFNP
MMRD
376Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephalaMany
377Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensisMany
378Blue-breasted KingfisherHalcyon malimbicaMany
379Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicutiMany
380Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maximaMany
381Pied KingfisherCeryle rudisMany

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

382/European Roller/Coracias garrulusMany
383Abyssinian RollerCoracias abyssinicusMany
384Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatusMany
385Purple RollerCoracias naeviusKVNP,LMNP,MMRD
386Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurusMany
387Blue-throated RollerEurystomus gularisMany

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

388Eastern Yellow-billed BarbetTrachylaemus purpuratusMany
389Crested BarbetTrachyphonus vaillantiiBB,BR,BTN,KR,LMNP
390Red-and-yellow BarbetTrachyphonus erythrocephalusKVNP
391D'Arnaud's BarbetTrachyphonus darnaudiiKVNP
392Gray-throated BarbetGymnobucco bonaparteiMany
393Speckled TinkerbirdPogoniulus scolopaceusMany
394Moustached TinkerbirdPogoniulus leucomystaxBB,BMS,BR
395Western TinkerbirdPogoniulus coryphaeaMany
396Red-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus atroflavusMany
397Yellow-throated TinkerbirdPogoniulus subsulphureusMany
398Yellow-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus bilineatusMany
399Northern Red-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus uropygialisKFNP,KR,KVNP,LMNP
400Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconusMany
401Yellow-spotted BarbetBuccanodon duchailluiMany
402Hairy-breasted BarbetTricholaema hirsutaMany
403Red-fronted BarbetTricholaema diademataMany
404Spot-flanked BarbetTricholaema lacrymosaMany
405White-headed BarbetLybius leucocephalusMany
406Red-faced BarbetLybius rubrifaciesBB,BMS,BR,KFNP
LMNP
407Black-billed BarbetLybius guifsobalitoMany
408Black-collared BarbetLybius torquatusBMS,LMNP
409Double-toothed BarbetPogonornis bidentatusMany
410Black-breasted BarbetPogonornis rolletiKVNP

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

411Cassin's HoneybirdProdotiscus insignisMany
412Brown-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus regulusBB,KFNP,LMNP,MGNP
413Zenker's HoneyguideMelignomon zenkeriKFNP
414Dwarf HoneyguideIndicator pumilioMany
415Willcocks's HoneyguideIndicator willcocksiMany
416Least HoneyguideIndicator exilisMany
417Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minorMany
418Scaly-throated HoneyguideIndicator variegatusMany
419Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicatorMany

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

420Red-throated WryneckJynx ruficollisMany
421African PiculetVerreauxia africanaTSWR
422Golden-crowned WoodpeckerChloropicus xantholophusMany
423Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquusMany
424Gabon WoodpeckerDendropicos gabonensisBB,BE,TSWR
425Elliot's WoodpeckerDendropicos elliotiiMany
426Speckle-breasted WoodpeckerDendropicos poecilolaemusMany
427Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescensMany
428Brown-backed WoodpeckerDendropicos obsoletusMany
429African Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos goertaeMany
430Olive WoodpeckerDendropicos griseocephalusMany
431Brown-eared WoodpeckerPardipicus caroliMany
432Buff-spotted WoodpeckerPardipicus nivosaMany
433Fine-banded WoodpeckerCampethera taeniolaemaMany
434Green-backed WoodpeckerCampethera cailliautiiMany
435Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubicaMany
436Golden-tailed WoodpeckerCampethera abingoniBMS,KFNP,LMNP,QENP

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

437Pygmy FalconPolihierax semitorquatusKVNP
438/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanniEBG,KVNP,QENP
439Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculusMany
440Fox KestrelFalco alopexKVNP
441Gray KestrelFalco ardosiaceusMany
442Red-necked FalconFalco chicqueraMany
443|Red-footed Falcon|Falco vespertinus 
444|Amur Falcon|Falco amurensis 
445|Eleonora's Falcon|Falco eleonorae 
446|Sooty Falcon|Falco concolorMany
447/Eurasian Hobby/Falco subbuteoMany
448African HobbyFalco cuvieriiMany
449Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusMany
450/Peregrine Falcon/Falco peregrinusMany

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

451Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriKVNP
452Red-headed LovebirdAgapornis pullariusMany

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

453Gray ParrotPsittacus erithacusMany
454Brown-necked ParrotPoicephalus fuscicollisBMS,BR,KFNP,KR
LMNP
455Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeriMany

 
African and Green Broadbill: Calyptomenidae

456African BroadbillSmithornis capensisMany
457Rufous-sided BroadbillSmithornis rufolateralisBB,BFR,BRM,TSWR

 
Asian and Grauer's Broadbills: Eurylaimidae

458Grauer's BroadbillPseudocalyptomena graueriBB,BMS,BR,BTN

 
Pittas: Pittidae

459\African Pitta\Pitta angolensisBFR,BRM,KFNP
460Green-breasted PittaPitta reichenowiBFR,KFNP

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

461Gray CuckooshrikeCeblepyris caesiaMany
462White-breasted CuckooshrikeCeblepyris pectoralisBFR,BR,KVNP,MF
MFNP
463Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flavaMany
464Petit's CuckooshrikeCampephaga petitiMany
465Red-shouldered CuckooshrikeCampephaga phoeniceaMany
466Purple-throated CuckooshrikeCampephaga quiscalinaMany

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

467|Eurasian Golden Oriole|Oriolus oriolusBRM,EBG,KVNP,LMNP
468#African Golden Oriole#Oriolus auratusMany
469Western Black-headed OrioleOriolus brachyrhynchusMany
470African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatusMany
471Black-tailed OrioleOriolus percivaliMany
472Black-winged OrioleOriolus nigripennisBB,BR,BRM,BTN,KFNP

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

473Chestnut Wattle-eyeDyaphorophyia castaneaMany
474Brown-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira cyaneaMany
475Black-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira peltataMany
476Jameson's Wattle-eyePlatysteira jamesoniMany
477Yellow-bellied Wattle-eyePlatysteira concretaQENP
478Rwenzori BatisBatis diopsBB,BMS,BR,BTN,MGNP
479Chinspot BatisBatis molitorMany
480Gray-headed BatisBatis orientalisKVNP
481Western Black-headed BatisBatis erlangeriMany
482Pygmy BatisBatis perkeoKVNP
483Ituri BatisBatis ituriensisMany

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

484White-crested HelmetshrikePrionops plumatusMany
485Rufous-bellied HelmetshrikePrionops rufiventrisBRM
486African Shrike-flycatcherMegabyas flammulatusMany
487Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcherBias musicusMany

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

488BrubruNilaus aferMany
489Northern PuffbackDryoscopus gambensisMany
490Pink-footed PuffbackDryoscopus angolensisMany
491Marsh TchagraTchagra minutusMany
492Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalusMany
493Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australisMany
494Three-streaked TchagraTchagra jamesiKVNP
495Luehder's BushshrikeLaniarius luehderiMany
496Tropical BoubouLaniarius majorMany
497Black-headed GonolekLaniarius erythrogasterMany
498Papyrus GonolekLaniarius mufumbiriMany
499Slate-colored BoubouLaniarius funebrisMany
500Lowland Sooty BoubouLaniarius leucorhynchusMany
501Willard's Sooty BoubouLaniarius willardiBB,BMS,BR,BTN,MGNP
502Albertine BoubouLaniarius holomelasBB,BMS,BR,BTN,MGNP
503Doherty's BushshrikeTelophorus dohertyiMany
504Gray-green BushshrikeChlorophoneus bocageiMany
505Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeChlorophoneus sulfureopectusMany
506Many-colored BushshrikeChlorophoneus multicolorMany
507Lagden's BushshrikeMalaconotus lagdeniMany
508Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchotiMany

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

509Sharpe's DrongoDicrurus sharpeiQENP
510Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisMany
511Velvet-mantled DrongoDicrurus modestusMany

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

512Blue-headed Crested FlycatcherTrochocercus nitensKFNP,MF,QENP
513African Crested FlycatcherTrochocercus cyanomelasBB,BFR,BMS,KFNP
514Black-headed Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone rufiventerMany
515African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridisMany

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

516Yellow-billed ShrikeCorvinella corvinaMany
517/Red-backed Shrike/Lanius collurioMany
518/Red-tailed Shrike/Lanius phoenicuroidesEBG,LMNP,MFNP,QENP
519/Isabelline Shrike/Lanius isabellinusMany
520|Lesser Gray Shrike|Lanius minorMany
521Gray-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroidesMany
522Mackinnon's ShrikeLanius mackinnoniMany
523Northern FiscalLanius humeralisMany
524/Woodchat Shrike/Lanius senatorMany
525White-rumped ShrikeEurocephalus ruppelliKFNP,KVNP,LMNP
MFNP

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

526PiapiacPtilostomus aferMany
527Pied CrowCorvus albusMany
528Fan-tailed RavenCorvus rhipidurusKVNP
529White-necked RavenCorvus albicollisMany

 
Hyliotas: Hyliotidae

530Yellow-bellied HyliotaHyliota flavigasterMany

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

531African Blue FlycatcherElminia longicaudaMany
532White-tailed Blue FlycatcherElminia albicaudaMany
533Dusky Crested FlycatcherElminia nigromitrataMany
534White-bellied Crested FlycatcherElminia albiventrisBB,BMS,BR,BTN,MGNP
535White-tailed Crested FlycatcherElminia albonotataBB,BMS,BR,MGNP

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

536White-winged Black-TitMelaniparus leucomelasMany
537White-shouldered Black-TitMelaniparus guineensisMany
538White-bellied TitMelaniparus albiventrisKVNP
539Dusky TitMelaniparus funereusMany
540Stripe-breasted TitMelaniparus fasciiventerMany

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

541Mouse-colored Penduline-TitAnthoscopus musculusKVNP
542African Penduline-TitAnthoscopus caroliMany

 
Larks: Alaudidae

543[Dusky Lark]Pinarocorys nigricansLMNP
544Singing BushlarkMirafra javanicaKVNP
545White-tailed LarkMirafra albicaudaBE,KR,KVNP,LMNP
QENP
546Flappet LarkAmirafra rufocinnamomeaMany
547Rufous-naped LarkCorypha africanaMany
548Kidepo LarkCorypha kidepoensisKVNP
549Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinereaBR,KR,MGNP,MS,QENP

 
Nicators: Nicatoridae

550Western NicatorNicator chlorisMany
551Yellow-throated NicatorNicator vireoBMS,BRM,KFNP,QENP
TSWR

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

552Green CrombecSylvietta virensMany
553Lemon-bellied CrombecSylvietta dentiBFR,BRM,KFNP,MMRD
TSWR
554White-browed CrombecSylvietta leucophrysMany
555Northern CrombecSylvietta brachyuraMany
556Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytiiMany
557Moustached Grass-WarblerMelocichla mentalisMany
558Yellow LongbillMacrosphenus flavicansMany
559Gray LongbillMacrosphenus concolorMany
560Grauer's WarblerGraueria vittataBB,BMS,BR,BTN,MGNP

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

561Yellow-vented EremomelaEremomela flavicrissalisKVNP
562Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialisBRM,EBG,KVNP
563Green-backed EremomelaEremomela canescensMany
564Green-capped EremomelaEremomela scotopsBB,EBG,LMNP
565Rufous-crowned EremomelaEremomela badicepsBE,BFR,BRM,KFNP
LMNP
566Red-winged Gray WarblerDrymocichla incanaBE,BFR,BRM,MFNP
MMRD
567White-chinned PriniaSchistolais leucopogonMany
568Rwenzori ApalisOreolais ruwenzoriiMany
569Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyuraMany
570Yellow-browed CamaropteraCamaroptera superciliarisMany
571Olive-green CamaropteraCamaroptera chloronotaMany
572Buff-bellied WarblerPhyllolais pulchellaMany
573Black-capped ApalisApalis nigricepsMany
574Black-throated ApalisApalis jacksoniMany
575Masked ApalisApalis binotataMany
576Black-faced ApalisApalis personataMany
577Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavidaMany
578Buff-throated ApalisApalis rufogularisMany
579Chestnut-throated ApalisApalis porphyrolaemaMany
580Gray ApalisApalis cinereaMany
581Karamoja ApalisApalis karamojaeKVNP
582Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflavaMany
583Pale PriniaPrinia somalicaKVNP
584Banded PriniaPrinia bairdiiMany
585Red-winged PriniaPrinia erythropteraBFR,BRM,KVNP,MFNP
586Red-fronted WarblerPrinia rufifronsKVNP
587Black-faced Rufous-WarblerBathmocercus rufusMany
588Gray-capped WarblerEminia lepidaMany
589Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythropsMany
590Singing CisticolaCisticola cantansMany
591Whistling CisticolaCisticola lateralisMany
592Trilling CisticolaCisticola woosnamiMany
593Chubb's CisticolaCisticola chubbiMany
594Boran CisticolaCisticola bodessaKVNP
595Rattling CisticolaCisticola chinianaMany
596Red-pate CisticolaCisticola ruficepsKVNP
597Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatusMany
598Carruthers's CisticolaCisticola carruthersiMany
599Stout CisticolaCisticola robustusMany
600Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensisMany
601Tabora CisticolaCisticola angusticaudaMany
602Siffling CisticolaCisticola brachypterusMany
603Foxy CisticolaCisticola troglodytesMany
604Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidisMany
605Black-backed CisticolaCisticola eximiusKVNP
606Wing-snapping CisticolaCisticola ayresiiMany

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

607Papyrus Yellow-WarblerCalamonastides gracilirostrisLMNP,MGNP,MS
608/Eastern Olivaceous Warbler/Iduna pallidaMany
609African Yellow-WarblerIduna natalensisMany
610Mountain Yellow-WarblerIduna similisBB,BMS,BR,BTN,MGNP
611/Icterine Warbler/Hippolais icterinaEBG,LMNP,MGNP,QENP
TSWR
612/Sedge Warbler/Acrocephalus schoenobaenusMany
613|Marsh Warbler|Acrocephalus palustris 
614Common Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusMany
615|Basra Reed Warbler|Acrocephalus griseldis 
616Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostrisMany
617Greater Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus rufescensMany
618/Great Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus arundinaceusEBG,LMNP,MS,QENP

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

619Bamboo WarblerLocustella alfrediBR,BTN,KR,MGNP
620|River Warbler|Locustella fluviatilis 
621Fan-tailed GrassbirdCatriscus brevirostrisMany
622Evergreen-forest WarblerBradypterus lopeziBB,BMS,BR,MGNP
623Cinnamon Bracken-WarblerBradypterus cinnamomeusMany
624White-winged Swamp WarblerBradypterus carpalisMany
625Grauer's Swamp WarblerBradypterus graueriBB,BMS,BR,BTN,QENP
626Highland Rush WarblerBradypterus centralisMany

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

627White-headed SawwingPsalidoprocne albicepsMany
628Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristopteraMany
629Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopygaMany
630Banded MartinNeophedina cinctaMany
631Plain MartinRiparia paludicolaMany
632/Bank Swallow/Riparia ripariaMany
633Southern Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne fuligulaMany
634\Montane Blue Swallow\Hirundo atrocaeruleaBR,MS
635/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rusticaMany
636Ethiopian SwallowHirundo aethiopicaBRM,EBG,LMNP,MFNP
MS
637Angola SwallowHirundo angolensisMany
638White-throated Blue SwallowHirundo nigritaLMNP
639Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithiiMany
640/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicumMany
641African Red-rumped SwallowCecropis melanocrissusMany
642Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaMany
643Rufous-chested SwallowCecropis semirufaMany
644Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensisMany

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

645Slender-billed GreenbulStelgidillas gracilirostrisMany
646Red-tailed BristlebillBleda syndactylusMany
647Yellow-eyed BristlebillBleda ugandaeBRM,KFNP,MF,TSWR
648Pale-throated GreenbulAtimastillas flavigulaMany
649Spotted GreenbulIxonotus guttatusBFR,BRM,MMRD,QENP
650Swamp GreenbulThescelocichla leucopleuraKFNP,TSWR
651Joyful GreenbulChlorocichla laetissimaMany
652Simple GreenbulChlorocichla simplexBB,TSWR
653Honeyguide GreenbulBaeopogon indicatorMany
654Shelley's GreenbulArizelocichla masukuensisMany
655Kikuyu Mountain GreenbulArizelocichla kikuyuensisMany
656Eastern Bearded-GreenbulCriniger chloronotusMGNP
657Red-tailed GreenbulCriniger calurusMany
658Little GreenbulEurillas virensMany
659Yellow-whiskered GreenbulEurillas latirostrisMany
660Plain GreenbulEurillas curvirostrisMany
661Gray GreenbulEurillas gracilisMany
662Ansorge's GreenbulEurillas ansorgeiMany
663White-throated GreenbulPhyllastrephus albigularisMany
664Yellow-streaked GreenbulPhyllastrephus flavostriatusMany
665Xavier's GreenbulPhyllastrephus xavieriMany
666Icterine GreenbulPhyllastrephus icterinusMany
667Northern BrownbulPhyllastrephus strepitansKVNP
668Cabanis's GreenbulPhyllastrephus cabanisiMany
669Leaf-lovePhyllastrephus scandensMany
670Toro Olive-GreenbulPhyllastrephus hypochlorisMany
671Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatusMany

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

672/Wood Warbler/Phylloscopus sibilatrixMany
673/Willow Warbler/Phylloscopus trochilusMany
674Brown Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus umbrovirensBB,BMS,MGNP
675Red-faced Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus laetusMany
676Uganda Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus budongoensisMany

 
Hylias: Hyliidae

677Green HyliaHylia prasinaMany
678Tit-hyliaPholidornis rushiaeBB,BRM,EBG,KFNP,MF

 
Bush Warblers and Allies: Cettiidae

679Chestnut-capped FlycatcherErythrocercus mccalliiBE,BFR,BRM,MMRD
TSWR
680Neumann's WarblerHemitesia neumanniBB,BMS,BTN

 
Sylviid Warblers and Allies: Sylviidae

681/Eurasian Blackcap/Sylvia atricapillaMany
682/Garden Warbler/Sylvia borinMany
683Rwenzori Hill BabblerSylvia atricepsMany
684/Barred Warbler/Curruca nisoriaEBG
685/Greater Whitethroat/Curruca communisBB,BRM

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

686Green White-eyeZosterops stuhlmanniMany
687Northern Yellow White-eyeZosterops senegalensisMany

 
Fulvetta and Ground Babblers: Pellorneidae

688Brown IlladopsisIlladopsis fulvescensMany
689Pale-breasted IlladopsisIlladopsis rufipennisMany
690Mountain IlladopsisIlladopsis pyrrhopteraBB,BMS,BR,BTN,MGNP
691Scaly-breasted IlladopsisIlladopsis albipectusMany
692Puvel's IlladopsisIlladopsis puveliBB,BFR,BRM,KFNP
MMRD

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

693Rufous ChattererArgya rubiginosaKVNP
694Brown BabblerTurdoides plebejusMany
695Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineiiMany
696Dusky BabblerTurdoides tenebrosaBE,MFNP
697Black-lored BabblerTurdoides sharpeiMany

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

698Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorynchaMany
699Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanusMany

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

700Wattled StarlingCreatophora cinereaMany
701Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogasterMany
702Slender-billed StarlingOnychognathus tenuirostrisMany
703Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morioKVNP
704Chestnut-winged StarlingOnychognathus fulgidusMany
705Waller's StarlingOnychognathus walleriMany
706Sharpe's StarlingPholia sharpiiMany
707Narrow-tailed StarlingPoeoptera lugubrisMany
708Stuhlmann's StarlingPoeoptera stuhlmanniMany
709Rueppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuropteraMany
710Splendid StarlingLamprotornis splendidusMany
711Superb StarlingLamprotornis superbusKVNP
712Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterusMany
713Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeusMany
714Purple StarlingLamprotornis purpureusMany
715Purple-headed StarlingLamprotornis purpureicepsMany
716Bronze-tailed StarlingLamprotornis chalcurusMany

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

717Rufous Flycatcher-ThrushStizorhina fraseriMany
718Red-tailed Ant-ThrushNeocossyphus rufusMany
719White-tailed Ant-ThrushNeocossyphus poensisMany
720Black-eared Ground-ThrushGeokichla camaronensisBB,KFNP
721Oberlaender's Ground-ThrushGeokichla oberlaenderiBB,MGNP
722Abyssinian Ground-ThrushGeokichla piaggiaeMany
723Abyssinian ThrushTurdus abyssinicusMany
724African ThrushTurdus peliosMany

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

725African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adustaMany
726Yellow-footed FlycatcherMuscicapa sethsmithiBB,BFR
727/Spotted Flycatcher/Muscicapa striataMany
728Swamp FlycatcherMuscicapa aquaticaMany
729Cassin's FlycatcherMuscicapa cassiniMany
730Sooty FlycatcherArtomyias infuscataMany
731Dusky-blue FlycatcherBradornis comitataMany
732African Gray FlycatcherBradornis microrhynchusKVNP
733Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidusMany
734African Forest-FlycatcherFraseria ocreataMany
735Gray-throated Tit-FlycatcherFraseria griseigularisMany
736Gray Tit-FlycatcherFraseria plumbeusMany
737Chapin's FlycatcherFraseria lenduMany
738Ashy FlycatcherFraseria caerulescensMany
739SilverbirdEmpidornis semipartitusMany
740Yellow-eyed Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis ardesiacusMany
741Northern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis edolioidesMany
742Southern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelainaLMNP
743White-eyed Slaty-FlycatcherMelaenornis fischeriMany
744Fire-crested AletheAlethe castaneaMany
745/Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin/Cercotrichas galactotesKVNP,LMNP
746Brown-backed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas hartlaubiMany
747White-browed Scrub RobinCercotrichas leucophrysMany
748White-bellied Robin-ChatCossyphicula robertiMany
749Archer's Robin-ChatDessonornis archeriBB,BMS,BR,BTN,MGNP
750Cape Robin-ChatDessonornis caffraBB,BR,LMNP,MGNP
751Blue-shouldered Robin-ChatCossypha cyanocampterMany
752White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heugliniMany
753Red-capped Robin-ChatCossypha natalensisMany
754Snowy-crowned Robin-ChatCossypha niveicapillaMany
755Spotted Morning-ThrushCichladusa guttataMany
756White-starred RobinPogonocichla stellataMany
757Brown-chested AletheChamaetylas poliocephalaMany
758Red-throated AletheChamaetylas poliophrysBB,BMS,BR,BTN,MGNP
759Yellow-breasted Forest RobinStiphrornis mabiraeMF,MS
760Gray-winged Robin-ChatSheppardia poliopteraMany
761Lowland AkalatSheppardia cyornithopsis 
762Equatorial AkalatSheppardia aequatorialisMany
763|Thrush Nightingale|Luscinia luscinia 
764/Common Nightingale/Luscinia megarhynchosBFR,MS
765/Semicollared Flycatcher/Ficedula semitorquataMany
766|Collared Flycatcher|Ficedula albicollis 
767/Common Redstart/Phoenicurus phoenicurusBRM,KVNP
768Little Rock-ThrushMonticola rufocinereusKVNP
769/Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush/Monticola saxatilisLMNP
770/Whinchat/Saxicola rubetraMany
771African StonechatSaxicola torquatusMany
772Mocking Cliff-ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventrisMany
773Sooty ChatMyrmecocichla nigraMany
774/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenantheMany
775/Isabelline Wheatear/Oenanthe isabellinaMany
776Heuglin's WheatearOenanthe heugliniiKVNP
777/Pied Wheatear/Oenanthe pleschankaKR,KVNP,QENP
778White-fronted Black-ChatOenanthe albifronsBE,KVNP,MFNP,TSWR
779Familiar ChatOenanthe familiarisKVNP,LMNP

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

780Gray-headed SunbirdDeleornis axillarisMany
781Western Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes longuemareiMany
782Eastern Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes orientalisKVNP
783Little Green SunbirdAnthreptes seimundiMany
784Gray-chinned SunbirdAnthreptes rectirostrisMany
785Collared SunbirdHedydipna collarisMany
786(Pygmy Sunbird)Hedydipna platuraKVNP
787Green-headed SunbirdCyanomitra verticalisMany
788Blue-throated Brown SunbirdCyanomitra cyanolaemaMany
789Blue-headed SunbirdCyanomitra alinaeMany
790Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivaceaMany
791Green-throated SunbirdChalcomitra rubescensMany
792Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensisMany
793Purple-breasted SunbirdNectarinia purpureiventrisMany
794Bronze SunbirdNectarinia kilimensisMany
795Malachite SunbirdNectarinia famosaBB,BTN,KFNP,MGNP
796Red-tufted SunbirdNectarinia johnstoniMGNP
797Golden-winged SunbirdDrepanorhynchus reichenowiBB,MGNP
798Olive-bellied SunbirdCinnyris chloropygiusMany
799Tiny SunbirdCinnyris minullusMany
800Stuhlmann's SunbirdCinnyris stuhlmanniBB,BMS,BR,BTN,MGNP
801Northern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris reichenowiMany
802Regal SunbirdCinnyris regiusMany
803Gorgeous SunbirdCinnyris melanogastrusMany
804Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensisMany
805Red-chested SunbirdCinnyris erythrocercusMany
806Purple-banded SunbirdCinnyris bifasciatusMany
807Orange-tufted SunbirdCinnyris bouvieriMany
808{Abyssinian Sunbird}Cinnyris habessinicus 
809[Splendid Sunbird]Cinnyris coccinigastrus 
810Superb SunbirdCinnyris superbusMany
811Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustusMany
812Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreusMany

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

813White-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis albirostrisKVNP
814White-headed Buffalo-WeaverDinemellia dinemelliKR,KVNP,QENP
815Speckle-fronted WeaverSporopipes frontalisMany
816White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahaliMany
817Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser superciliosusMany
818Gray-capped Social-WeaverPseudonigrita arnaudiKVNP
819Red-bellied MalimbeMalimbus erythrogasterBB,BFR,BMS,BRM
KFNP
820Blue-billed MalimbeMalimbus nitensTSWR
821Crested MalimbeMalimbus malimbicusMany
822Red-headed MalimbeMalimbus rubricollisMany
823Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubricepsMany
824Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafechtMany
825Little WeaverPloceus luteolusMany
826Slender-billed WeaverPloceus pelzelniMany
827Black-necked WeaverPloceus nigricollisMany
828Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularisMany
829Black-billed WeaverPloceus melanogasterMany
830Strange WeaverPloceus alienusMany
831Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthopsMany
832Orange WeaverPloceus aurantiusEBG,LMNP,MF,MS
833Northern Brown-throated WeaverPloceus castanopsMany
834Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermediusMany
835Vitelline Masked-WeaverPloceus vitellinusMany
836Heuglin's Masked-WeaverPloceus heugliniBTN,MHRD,MMRD
837Vieillot's Black WeaverPloceus nigerrimusMany
838Village WeaverPloceus cucullatusMany
839Weyns's WeaverPloceus weynsiMany
840Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalusMany
841Golden-backed WeaverPloceus jacksoniMany
842Chestnut WeaverPloceus rubiginosusKVNP
843Yellow-mantled WeaverPloceus tricolorMany
844Maxwell's Black WeaverPloceus albinuchaBB,KFNP,TSWR
845Dark-backed WeaverPloceus bicolorMany
846Brown-capped WeaverPloceus insignisMany
847Compact WeaverPachyphantes superciliosusMany
848&Cardinal QuelealQuelea cardinalisMany
849Red-headed QueleaQuelea erythropsMany
850&Red-billed QuelealQuelea queleaMany
851Northern Red BishopEuplectes franciscanusMany
852Southern Red BishopEuplectes orixMany
853Black-winged BishopEuplectes hordeaceusMany
854Black BishopEuplectes gierowiiMany
855Yellow-crowned BishopEuplectes aferBRM,EBG,KFNP,KMRD
856Yellow BishopEuplectes capensisMany
857White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatusMany
858Yellow-mantled WidowbirdEuplectes macrouraMany
859Red-collared WidowbirdEuplectes ardensMany
860Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillarisMany
861Marsh WidowbirdEuplectes hartlaubiMany
862Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifronsMany

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

863Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullataMany
864Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolorMany
865Magpie MannikinSpermestes fringilloidesMany
866African SilverbillEuodice cantansKVNP
867White-collared OlivebackNesocharis ansorgeiMany
868Yellow-bellied WaxbillCoccopygia quartiniaMany
869Green-backed TwinspotMandingoa nitidulaMany
870Dusky CrimsonwingCryptospiza jacksoniMany
871Zebra WaxbillAmandava subflavaMany
872Abyssinian CrimsonwingCryptospiza salvadoriiBMS,BR,MGNP
873Red-faced CrimsonwingCryptospiza reichenoviiBB,BMS,BR,KFNP
MGNP
874Jameson's AntpeckerParmoptila jamesoniBB,BR,BTN,QENP
TSWR
875Pale-fronted NigritaNigrita luteifronsBB,KFNP,TSWR
876Gray-headed NigritaNigrita canicapillusMany
877Chestnut-breasted NigritaNigrita bicolorBB,KFNP,QENP,TSWR
878White-breasted NigritaNigrita fusconotusMany
879Gray-headed OlivebackDelacourella capistrataMany
880Black-faced WaxbillBrunhilda erythronotosMany
881Black-cheeked WaxbillBrunhilda charmosynaBE,KVNP
882Black-crowned WaxbillEstrilda nonnulaMany
883Kandt's WaxbillEstrilda kandtiMany
884Fawn-breasted WaxbillEstrilda paludicolaMany
885Common WaxbillEstrilda astrildMany
886Black-rumped WaxbillEstrilda troglodytesMany
887Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopygaMany
888QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollisMany
889Cut-throatAmadina fasciataBE,KVNP,MMRD
890Purple GrenadierGranatina ianthinogasterKVNP
891Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalusMany
892Grant's BluebillSpermophaga poliogenysBE,BRM,TSWR
893Red-headed BluebillSpermophaga ruficapillaMany
894Black-bellied SeedcrackerPyrenestes ostrinusMany
895Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melbaMany
896Orange-winged PytiliaPytilia afraBE,KVNP
897Red-winged PytiliaPytilia phoenicopteraMany
898Brown TwinspotClytospiza monteiriMany
899Dusky TwinspotEuschistospiza cinereovinaceaBB,BR,BTN,MGNP
900Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegalaMany
901African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricataMany
902Black-bellied FirefinchLagonosticta raraMany
903Bar-breasted FirefinchLagonosticta rufopictaMany
904Black-faced FirefinchLagonosticta larvataBFR,LMNP,MFNP

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

905Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macrouraMany
906Broad-tailed Paradise-WhydahVidua obtusaLMNP,QENP
907Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaeaKVNP
908Steel-blue WhydahVidua hypocherinaKVNP
909Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeataMany

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

910House SparrowPasser domesticusMany
911Shelley's Rufous SparrowPasser shelleyiMany
912Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseusMany
913Chestnut SparrowPasser eminibeyBRM,KVNP
914Yellow-spotted Bush SparrowGymnornis pyrgitaKVNP

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

915Cape WagtailMotacilla capensisMany
916Mountain WagtailMotacilla claraMany
917Gray WagtailMotacilla cinereaMany
918/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flavaMany
919African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimpMany
920/White Wagtail/Motacilla albaEBG,LMNP,MGNP,MS
921African PipitAnthus cinnamomeusMany
922Long-billed PipitAnthus similisBB,KR,LMNP,QENP
923[Tawny Pipit]Anthus campestris 
924Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrysMany
925{Striped Pipit}Anthus lineiventrisBR,LMNP
926/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialisMany
927/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinusMany
928Short-tailed PipitAnthus brachyurusKR,QENP
929Yellow-throated LongclawMacronyx croceusMany

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

930Oriole FinchLinurgus olivaceusMany
931White-rumped SeedeaterCrithagra leucopygiusMany
932Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicusMany
933Western CitrilCrithagra frontalisMany
934Papyrus CanaryCrithagra koliensisMany
935Black-throated CanaryCrithagra atrogularisMany
936Reichenow's SeedeaterCrithagra reichenowiBB,KVNP,QENP
937White-bellied CanaryCrithagra dorsostriatusKVNP
938Brimstone CanaryCrithagra sulphuratusMany
939Streaky SeedeaterCrithagra striolatusMany
940Thick-billed SeedeaterCrithagra burtoniMany
941Yellow-crowned CanarySerinus flavivertexMany

 
Thrush-Tanager: Rhodinocichlidae

942Gray-chested BabblerKakamega poliothoraxBB,BMS,BR,BTN,MGNP

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

943Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisiMany
944Golden-breasted BuntingEmberiza flaviventrisMany
945Brown-rumped BuntingEmberiza affinisMany
946Cabanis's BuntingEmberiza cabanisiMany

 

 *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.

 # SPECIES BY LOCALE

Locale# Species
Budongo Forest Reserve459
Budongo Royal Mile521
Butiaba Escarpment377
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest - Buhoma505
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest - Mubwindi Swamp404
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest - Rujiha506
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest - The Neck408
Entebbe Botanical Gardens472
Kampala-Masindi Road190
Kasenyi Road445
Kibale Forest National Park580
Kidepo Valley National Park449
Lake Mburo National Park616
Mabamba Swamp490
Mabira Forest407
Masindi Hotel237
Masindi-Hoima Road229
Masindi-Murchison Falls Road305
Mgahinga Gorilla National Park374
Murchison Falls National Park402
Queen Elizabeth National Park614
Toro-Semliki Wildlife Reserve423
Total Species946

Number of species in each locale may be based on incomplete data. Also, some locales are important for specific target species rather than overall bird diversity. Hence, it does not provide an indication of which locales are the best birding sites.