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UGANDA BIRD CHECKLIST

AFRICA
UGANDA

# Species:1048
# Excl Vagrants:1014
# Endemics:1
# Near Endemics:12

OTHER COUNTRIES
IN AFRICA

BIRDING LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor103
\\Austral Visitor6
||Transient13
##Non-breeding Dispersal6
<>Erratic/Irregular3
()Breeding Season Only3
{}Casual/Vagrant10
[]Accidental24

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened26
VVulnerable21
ENEndangered12
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 known to occur in the country. 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
6Hartlaub's DuckPteronetta hartlaubii 
7Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaMany
8Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisMany
9African Pygmy-GooseNettapus auritusMany
10/Garganey/Spatula querquedulaEBG,MS,QENP
11Blue-billed TealSpatula hottentotaMany
12/Northern Shoveler/Spatula clypeataMS
13/Eurasian Wigeon/Mareca penelope 
14African Black DuckAnas sparsaMany
15Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulataMany
16Red-billed DuckAnas erythrorhynchaBR,EBG,LMNP,MS
QENP
17/Northern Pintail/Anas acutaQENP
18/Eurasian Teal/Anas crecca 
19Southern PochardNetta erythrophthalmaMS
20/Common Pochard/Aythya ferina 
21{Ferruginous Duck}Aythya nyroca 
22/Tufted Duck/Aythya fuligula 
23[Maccoa Duck]Oxyura maccoa 

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

24Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisMany
25[Vulturine Guineafowl]Acryllium vulturinum 
26Western Crested GuineafowlGuttera verreauxiMany

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

27Stone PartridgePtilopachus petrosusKVNP
28Nahan's PartridgePtilopachus nahaniMany

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

29Latham FrancolinPeliperdix lathamiBFR,MF
30Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaenaMany
31Coqui FrancolinCampocolinus coquiBMS,KR,LMNP,MS
QENP
32Red-winged FrancolinScleroptera levaillantiiLMNP,QENP
33Ring-necked FrancolinScleroptera streptophorusMany
34Orange River FrancolinScleroptera levaillantoidesKVNP
35Elgon FrancolinScleroptera elgonensis 
36Shelley's FrancolinScleroptera shelleyi 
37Blue QuailSynoicus adansoniiBB,BE,KVNP,QENP
TSWR
38Common QuailCoturnix coturnixKR,KVNP,LMNP,QENP
TSWR
39Harlequin QuailCoturnix delegorgueiKR,KVNP,MGNP,QENP
40Handsome SpurfowlPternistis nobilisMany
41Heuglin's SpurfowlPternistis icterorhynchusMany
42Scaly SpurfowlPternistis squamatusMany
43Hildebrandt's SpurfowlPternistis hildebrandtiKR,QENP
44Clapperton's SpurfowlPternistis clappertoniKVNP
45Yellow-necked SpurfowlPternistis leucoscepusKVNP
46Red-necked SpurfowlPternistis aferMany

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

47Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusKR,MFNP,QENP
48Lesser FlamingoPhoenicoparrus minorBR,KR,LMNP,QENP

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

49Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisMany
50Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusKFNP
51[Eared Grebe]Podiceps nigricollis 

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

52Rock PigeonColumba liviaMany
53Speckled PigeonColumba guineaMany
54Afep PigeonColumba unicinctaMany
55Rameron PigeonColumba arquatrixMany
56Delegorgue's PigeonColumba delegorguei 
57Bronze-naped PigeonColumba iriditorquesMany
58White-naped PigeonColumba albinuchaBB,BR,KFNP,TSWR
59Lemon DoveAplopelia larvataMany
60Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugensMany
61Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiensMany
62Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquataMany
63Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicolaMany
64Vinaceous DoveStreptopelia vinaceaMany
65Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensisMany
66Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilosMany
67Black-billed Wood-DoveTurtur abyssinicusMany
68Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur aferMany
69Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistriaMany
70#Namaqua Dove#Oena capensisMany
71Bruce's Green-PigeonTreron waaliaMany
72African Green-PigeonTreron calvusMany

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

73Black-faced SandgrousePterocles decoratus 
74Lichtenstein's SandgrousePterocles lichtensteinii 
75Four-banded SandgrousePterocles quadricinctusKVNP

 
Bustards: Otididae

76Kori BustardArdeotis koriKVNP
77Denham's BustardNeotis denhamiKVNP,LMNP,MFNP
QENP
78White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensisKVNP
79Buff-crested BustardEupodotis gindiana 
80Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogasterMany
81Hartlaub's BustardLissotis hartlaubiiKVNP

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

82Great Blue TuracoCorythaeola cristataMany
83Black-billed TuracoTauraco schuettiiMany
84White-crested TuracoTauraco leucolophusMany
85Hartlaub's TuracoTauraco hartlaubi 
86Purple-crested TuracoTauraco porphyreolophus 
87Rwenzori TuracoRuwenzorornis johnstoniBB,BMS,BR,KR,MGNP
88Ross's TuracoMusophaga rossaeMany
89Bare-faced Go-away-birdCorythaixoides personatusMany
90White-bellied Go-away-birdCorythaixoides leucogasterKVNP
91Eastern Plantain-eaterCrinifer zonurusMany

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

92Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitariusMany
93Black CuckooCuculus clamosusMany
94/Common Cuckoo/Cuculus canorusMany
95African CuckooCuculus gularisMany
96\Madagascar Cuckoo\Cuculus rochii 
97Black CoucalCentropus grilliiMany
98Black-throated CoucalCentropus leucogasterBFR,MS,TSWR
99Blue-headed CoucalCentropus monachusMany
100Senegal CoucalCentropus senegalensisMany
101White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosusMany
102Blue MalkohaCeuthmochares aereusMany
103(Pied Cuckoo)Clamator jacobinusMany
104Levaillant's CuckooClamator levaillantiiMany
105Great Spotted CuckooClamator glandariusMany
106Thick-billed CuckooPachycoccyx audebertiKVNP,LMNP
107Yellow-throated CuckooChrysococcyx flavigularisMany
108Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaasMany
109African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreusMany
110Dideric CuckooChrysococcyx capriusMany
111Dusky Long-tailed CuckooCercococcyx mechowiMany
112Olive Long-tailed CuckooCercococcyx olivinusMany
113Barred Long-tailed CuckooCercococcyx montanusMany

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

114\Pennant-winged Nightjar\Caprimulgus vexillariusMany
115Standard-winged NightjarCaprimulgus longipennisTSWR
116/Eurasian Nightjar/Caprimulgus europaeusLMNP
117Sombre NightjarCaprimulgus fraenatus 
118Nubian NightjarCaprimulgus nubicusLMNP,QENP
119Fiery-necked NightjarCaprimulgus pectoralisMany
120Montane NightjarCaprimulgus poliocephalusMany
121Swamp NightjarCaprimulgus natalensisMany
122/Plain Nightjar/Caprimulgus inornatusMany
123Star-spotted NightjarCaprimulgus stellatus 
124Freckled NightjarCaprimulgus tristigmaEBG,KVNP,LMNP,MF
QENP
125Bates's NightjarCaprimulgus batesi 
126Long-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus climacurusKR,MFNP,MH,TSWR
127Slender-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus clarusBMS,KVNP,LMNP,MFNP
QENP
128#Square-tailed Nightjar#Caprimulgus fossiiMany

 
Swifts: Apodidae

129Mottled SpinetailTelacanthura ussheriMany
130Sabine's SpinetailRhaphidura sabiniMany
131Cassin's SpinetailNeafrapus cassiniMany
132Scarce SwiftSchoutedenapus myoptilusMany
133Alpine SwiftApus melbaMany
134/Mottled Swift/Apus aequatorialisMany
135Common SwiftApus apusMany
136Nyanza SwiftApus niansaeKVNP
137African SwiftApus barbatusMany
138{Pallid Swift}Apus pallidus 
139Little SwiftApus affinisMany
140Horus SwiftApus horusMany
141White-rumped SwiftApus cafferMany
142African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvusMany

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

143African RailRallus caerulescensMany
144|Corn Crake|Crex crex 
145African CrakeCrex egregiaMany
146Gray-throated RailGallirallus oculeusBR
147/Spotted Crake/Porzana porzana 
148Lesser MoorhenGallinula angulataMany
149Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropusMany
150Red-knobbed CootFulica cristataMany
151Allen's GallinulePorphyrio alleniKVNP,LMNP,MS,QENP
152African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensisEBG,LMNP,MFNP,MGNP
MS
153Nkulengu RailHimantornis haematopus 
154\Striped Crake\Amaurornis marginalisLMNP
155Black CrakeZapornia flavirostraMany
156/Little Crake/Zapornia parva 
157Baillon's CrakeZapornia pusilla 

 
Flufftails: Sarothruridae

158White-spotted FlufftailSarothrura pulchraMany
159Buff-spotted FlufftailSarothrura elegansMany
160Red-chested FlufftailSarothrura rufaMany
161\Streaky-breasted Flufftail\Sarothrura boehmi 

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

162African FinfootPodica senegalensisMany

 
Cranes: Gruidae

163Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorumMany
164Black Crowned-CraneBalearica pavoninaKVNP

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

165Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatusMany
166/Eurasian Thick-knee/Burhinus oedicnemusMFNP,TSWR
167Senegal Thick-kneeBurhinus senegalensisBRM,KR,LMNP,MFNP
QENP
168Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensisKVNP,MFNP,MMRD
QENP

 
Egyptian Plover: Pluvianidae

169Egyptian PloverPluvianus aegyptius 

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

170Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopusMany
171Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaKR,LMNP,MS,QENP

 
Oystercatchers: Haematopodidae

172Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus 

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

173{Black-bellied Plover}Pluvialis squatarola 
174[Pacific Golden-Plover]Pluvialis fulvaQENP
175Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostrisMany
176Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosusMany
177Black-headed LapwingVanellus tectusMany
178Senegal LapwingVanellus lugubrisMany
179Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatusMany
180Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallusMany
181#Brown-chested Lapwing#Vanellus superciliosusMany
182{Lesser Sand-Plover}Charadrius mongolus 
183[Greater Sand-Plover]Charadrius leschenaultii 
184/Caspian Plover/Charadrius asiaticusKR,MFNP,MS,QENP
185Kittlitz's PloverCharadrius pecuariusMany
186{Kentish Plover}Charadrius alexandrinus 
187/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticulaEBG,KR,LMNP,MS
QENP
188/Little Ringed Plover/Charadrius dubiusEBG,KR,MS,QENP
189Three-banded PloverCharadrius tricollarisMany
190Forbes's PloverCharadrius forbesiKR,QENP
191White-fronted PloverCharadrius marginatusKR,QENP

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

192Greater Painted-SnipeRostratula benghalensisMany

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

193Lesser JacanaMicroparra capensisMany
194African JacanaActophilornis africanusMany

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

195/Whimbrel/Numenius phaeopus 
196/Eurasian Curlew/Numenius arquataMFNP
197/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosaEBG,KR,MS,QENP
198/Ruddy Turnstone/Arenaria interpresQENP
199/Ruff/Calidris pugnaxMany
200[Broad-billed Sandpiper]Calidris falcinellus 
201/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferrugineaEBG,KR,QENP,TSWR
202/Temminck's Stint/Calidris temminckiiKR,MS,QENP
203/Sanderling/Calidris albaMS,QENP
204[Dunlin]Calidris alpina 
205/Little Stint/Calidris minutaMany
206/Jack Snipe/Lymnocryptes minimus 
207[Terek Sandpiper]Xenus cinereus 
208/Great Snipe/Gallinago mediaMS
209/Common Snipe/Gallinago gallinagoMany
210African SnipeGallinago nigripennisEBG,KR,LMNP,MS
QENP
211[Red-necked Phalarope]Phalaropus lobatus 
212/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucosMany
213/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropusMany
214/Spotted Redshank/Tringa erythropusEBG,QENP
215/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebulariaMany
216[Lesser Yellowlegs]Tringa flavipes 
217/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilisMany
218/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareolaMany
219/Common Redshank/Tringa totanusLMNP

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

220Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticusKR,KVNP,LMNP,QENP
TSWR
221Black-rumped ButtonquailTurnix nanusKR,KVNP,QENP
222Quail-ploverOrtyxelos meiffrenii 

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

223Temminck's CourserCursorius temminckiiMany
224Three-banded CourserRhinoptilus cinctus 
225Bronze-winged CourserRhinoptilus chalcopterusKVNP,LMNP,QENP
226/Collared Pratincole/Glareola pratincolaMany
227|Black-winged Pratincole|Glareola nordmanniBRM,KR,QENP
228[Madagascar Pratincole]Glareola ocularis 
229Rock PratincoleGlareola nuchalisMany
230[Gray Pratincole]Glareola cinerea 

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

231Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalusMany
232/Black-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus ridibundusEBG,KFNP,MS,QENP
233{Pallas's Gull}Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus 
234[Herring Gull]Larus argentatus 
235[Caspian Gull]Larus cachinnans 
236/Lesser Black-backed Gull/Larus fuscusEBG,KR,MS,QENP
TSWR
237/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon niloticaMany
238/Caspian Tern/Hydroprogne caspiaMS
239{Black Tern}Chlidonias niger 
240/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterusMany
241Whiskered TernChlidonias hybridaMany
242[Common Tern]Sterna hirundo 
243[Lesser Crested Tern]Thalasseus bengalensis 
244African SkimmerRynchops flavirostrisMany

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

245African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerusMany
246/Black Stork/Ciconia nigraBRM,EBG
247/Abdim's Stork/Ciconia abdimiiMany
248African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelisMany
249/White Stork/Ciconia ciconiaMany
250Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensisMany
251Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumeniferMany
252Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibisMany

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

253African DarterAnhinga rufaMany

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

254Long-tailed CormorantMicrocarbo africanusMany
255Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboMany

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

256#Great White Pelican#Pelecanus onocrotalusMany
257Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescensMany

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

258ShoebillBalaeniceps rexMany

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

259HamerkopScopus umbrettaMany

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

260[Great Bittern]Botaurus stellaris 
261Little BitternIxobrychus minutusMany
262Dwarf BitternIxobrychus sturmiiMany
263Gray HeronArdea cinereaMany
264Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephalaMany
265Goliath HeronArdea goliathMany
266Purple HeronArdea purpureaMany
267Great EgretArdea albaMany
268Intermediate EgretArdea intermediaMany
269Little EgretEgretta garzettaMany
270Black HeronEgretta ardesiacaMany
271Cattle EgretBubulcus ibisMany
272Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesMany
273/Malagasy Pond-Heron/Ardeola idaeLMNP
274Rufous-bellied HeronArdeola rufiventrisMany
275Striated HeronButorides striataMany
276Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticoraxMany
277White-backed Night-HeronGorsachius leuconotusBMS,BR,EBG,KFNP
LMNP

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

278Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusMany
279African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicusMany
280Olive IbisBostrychia olivacea 
281Spot-breasted IbisBostrychia rara 
282Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedashMany
283/Eurasian Spoonbill/Platalea leucorodia 
284African SpoonbillPlatalea albaMany

 
Secretary-bird: Sagittariidae

285SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentariusKVNP,MFNP

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

286/Osprey/Pandion haliaetusMany

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

287Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleusMany
288Scissor-tailed KiteChelictinia riocouriiKVNP
289African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typusMany
290Palm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensisMany
291Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatusKVNP
292#Egyptian Vulture#Neophron percnopterusMany
293/European Honey-buzzard/Pernis apivorusMany
294African Cuckoo-HawkAviceda cuculoidesMany
295White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalisMany
296Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotosMany
297Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachusMany
298White-backed VultureGyps africanusMany
299Rueppell's GriffonGyps rueppelliMany
300Congo Serpent-EagleDryotriorchis spectabilisBB,BTN,TSWR
301BateleurTerathopius ecaudatusMany
302[Short-toed Snake-Eagle]Circaetus gallicusKR,KVNP
303Beaudouin's Snake-EagleCircaetus beaudouiniMany
304Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralisMany
305Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereusMany
306Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascensMany
307Bat HawkMacheiramphus alcinusMany
308Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatusMany
309Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosusMany
310Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalisMany
311/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarinaMany
312[Greater Spotted Eagle]Clanga clanga 
313Wahlberg's EagleHieraaetus wahlbergiMany
314/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatusMany
315Ayres's Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresiiMany
316Tawny EagleAquila rapaxMany
317/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensisMany
318Cassin's Hawk-EagleAquila africanaMany
319Verreaux's EagleAquila verreauxiiKVNP
320African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogasterMany
321Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicusMany
322Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabatesMany
323Eastern Chanting-GoshawkMelierax poliopterusMany
324Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabarMany
325/Grasshopper Buzzard/Butastur rufipennisBFR,KVNP,LMNP,MFNP
QENP
326/Eurasian Marsh-Harrier/Circus aeruginosusMany
327African Marsh-HarrierCircus ranivorusMany
328/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourusMany
329/Montagu's Harrier/Circus pygargusMany
330African GoshawkAccipiter tachiroMany
331[Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk]Accipiter castanilius 
332ShikraAccipiter badiusMany
333/Levant Sparrowhawk/Accipiter brevipes 
334Red-thighed SparrowhawkAccipiter erythropusBRM
335Little SparrowhawkAccipiter minullusMany
336Ovambo SparrowhawkAccipiter ovampensisMany
337Rufous-chested SparrowhawkAccipiter rufiventrisMany
338Black GoshawkAccipiter melanoleucusMany
339Long-tailed HawkUrotriorchis macrourusTSWR
340/Black Kite/Milvus migransMany
341African Fish-EagleHaliaeetus vociferMany
342/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteoMany
343Mountain BuzzardButeo oreophilusMany
344/Long-legged Buzzard/Buteo rufinus 
345Red-necked BuzzardButeo auguralisBR,KVNP
346Augur BuzzardButeo augurMany

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

347African Grass-OwlTyto capensisKR
348Barn OwlTyto albaMany

 
Owls: Strigidae

349African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensisMany
350Northern White-faced OwlPtilopsis leucotisKVNP
351Southern White-faced OwlPtilopsis grantiBR,EBG,KFNP
352Cape Eagle-OwlBubo capensis 
353Spotted Eagle-OwlBubo africanusMany
354Grayish Eagle-OwlBubo cinerascensMany
355Fraser's Eagle-OwlKetupa poensisBB
356Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lacteusMany
357Pel's Fishing-OwlScotopelia peliMFNP
358Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatumMany
359Red-chested OwletGlaucidium tephronotumMany
360[African Barred Owlet]Glaucidium capense 
361African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordiiMany
362Abyssinian OwlAsio abyssinicus 
363{Short-eared Owl}Asio flammeus 
364Marsh OwlAsio capensis 

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

365Speckled MousebirdColius striatusMany
366Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourusMany

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

367Narina TrogonApaloderma narinaMany
368Bar-tailed TrogonApaloderma vittatumMany

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

369/Eurasian Hoopoe/Upupa epopsMany

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

370Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureusMany
371White-headed WoodhoopoePhoeniculus bolleiMany
372Forest ScimitarbillRhinopomastus castaneicepsMany
373Black ScimitarbillRhinopomastus aterrimusMany
374Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelasMany
375Abyssinian ScimitarbillRhinopomastus minorKVNP

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

376Abyssinian Ground-HornbillBucorvus abyssinicusMany
377Southern Ground-HornbillBucorvus leadbeateri 
378Red-billed Dwarf HornbillLophoceros camurusKFNP,TSWR
379Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatusMany
380African Pied HornbillLophoceros fasciatusMany
381Hemprich's HornbillLophoceros hemprichiiKVNP
382African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutusMany
383Northern Red-billed HornbillTockus erythrorhynchusKVNP
384Eastern Yellow-billed HornbillTockus flavirostrisKVNP
385Jackson's HornbillTockus jacksoniKVNP
386White-crested HornbillHorizocerus albocristatusBTN,KFNP,QENP,TSWR
387Black Dwarf HornbillHorizocerus hartlaubiKFNP,TSWR
388Black-casqued HornbillCeratogymna atrataMany
389Black-and-white-casqued HornbillBycanistes subcylindricaMany
390White-thighed HornbillBycanistes albotibialisMany
391Piping HornbillBycanistes fistulatorMany

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

392Shining-blue KingfisherAlcedo quadribrachysMany
393Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatusMany
394White-bellied KingfisherCorythornis leucogasterBFR,BR,KFNP,QENP
395African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina pictaMany
396African Dwarf KingfisherIspidina leconteiMany
397Chocolate-backed KingfisherHalcyon badiaBE,BFR,BRM,KFNP
MMRD
398Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephalaMany
399Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensisMany
400Blue-breasted KingfisherHalcyon malimbicaMany
401Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicutiMany
402Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maximaMany
403Pied KingfisherCeryle rudisMany

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

404Black Bee-eaterMerops gularisMany
405Red-throated Bee-eaterMerops bulockiMany
406Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillusMany
407Blue-breasted Bee-eaterMerops variegatusMany
408Cinnamon-chested Bee-eaterMerops oreobatesMany
409Swallow-tailed Bee-eaterMerops hirundineusMany
410/White-throated Bee-eater/Merops albicollisMany
411African Green Bee-eaterMerops viridissimusKVNP
412/Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/Merops persicusMany
413Madagascar Bee-eaterMerops superciliosusMany
414/European Bee-eater/Merops apiasterMany
415/Northern Carmine Bee-eater/Merops nubicusMany

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

416/European Roller/Coracias garrulusMany
417Abyssinian RollerCoracias abyssinicusMany
418Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatusMany
419Rufous-crowned RollerCoracias naeviusKVNP,LMNP,MMRD
420Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurusMany
421Blue-throated RollerEurystomus gularisMany

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

422Yellow-billed BarbetTrachyphonus purpuratusMany
423Crested BarbetTrachyphonus vaillantiiBB,BR,BTN,KR,LMNP
424Red-and-yellow BarbetTrachyphonus erythrocephalusKVNP
425D'Arnaud's BarbetTrachyphonus darnaudiiKVNP
426Gray-throated BarbetGymnobucco bonaparteiMany
427Speckled TinkerbirdPogoniulus scolopaceusMany
428Moustached TinkerbirdPogoniulus leucomystaxBB,BMS,BR
429Western TinkerbirdPogoniulus coryphaeaMany
430Red-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus atroflavusMany
431Yellow-throated TinkerbirdPogoniulus subsulphureusMany
432Yellow-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus bilineatusMany
433Red-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus pusillusKFNP,KR,KVNP,LMNP
434Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconusMany
435Yellow-spotted BarbetBuccanodon duchailluiMany
436Hairy-breasted BarbetTricholaema hirsutaMany
437Red-fronted BarbetTricholaema diademataMany
438Spot-flanked BarbetTricholaema lacrymosaMany
439White-headed BarbetLybius leucocephalusMany
440Red-faced BarbetLybius rubrifaciesBB,BMS,BR,KFNP
LMNP
441Black-billed BarbetLybius guifsobalitoMany
442Black-collared BarbetLybius torquatusBMS,LMNP
443Double-toothed BarbetLybius bidentatusMany
444Black-breasted BarbetLybius rolletiKVNP

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

445Cassin's HoneyguideProdotiscus insignisMany
446Wahlberg's HoneyguideProdotiscus regulusBB,KFNP,LMNP,MGNP
447Zenker's HoneyguideMelignomon zenkeriKFNP
448Dwarf HoneyguideIndicator pumilioMany
449Willcocks's HoneyguideIndicator willcocksiMany
450Pallid HoneyguideIndicator meliphilus 
451Least HoneyguideIndicator exilisMany
452Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minorMany
453Spotted HoneyguideIndicator maculatus 
454Scaly-throated HoneyguideIndicator variegatusMany
455Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicatorMany
456Lyre-tailed HoneyguideMelichneutes robustus 

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

457/Eurasian Wryneck/Jynx torquilla 
458Rufous-necked WryneckJynx ruficollisMany
459African PiculetVerreauxia africanaTSWR
460Gabon WoodpeckerChloropicus gabonensisBB,BE,TSWR
461Elliot's WoodpeckerChloropicus elliotiiMany
462Speckle-breasted WoodpeckerChloropicus poecilolaemusMany
463Cardinal WoodpeckerChloropicus fuscescensMany
464Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquusMany
465Golden-crowned WoodpeckerChloropicus xantholophusMany
466Brown-backed WoodpeckerChloropicus obsoletusMany
467African Gray WoodpeckerChloropicus goertaeMany
468Olive WoodpeckerChloropicus griseocephalusMany
469Brown-eared WoodpeckerCampethera caroliMany
470Buff-spotted WoodpeckerCampethera nivosaMany
471Tullberg's WoodpeckerCampethera tullbergiMany
472Green-backed WoodpeckerCampethera cailliautiiMany
473Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubicaMany
474Golden-tailed WoodpeckerCampethera abingoniBMS,KFNP,LMNP,QENP

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

475Pygmy FalconPolihierax semitorquatusKVNP
476/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanniEBG,KVNP,QENP
477Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculusMany
478Greater KestrelFalco rupicoloides 
479Fox KestrelFalco alopexKVNP
480Gray KestrelFalco ardosiaceusMany
481Red-necked FalconFalco chicqueraMany
482|Red-footed Falcon|Falco vespertinus 
483|Amur Falcon|Falco amurensis 
484|Eleonora's Falcon|Falco eleonorae 
485|Sooty Falcon|Falco concolorMany
486/Eurasian Hobby/Falco subbuteoMany
487African HobbyFalco cuvieriiMany
488Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusMany
489/Peregrine Falcon/Falco peregrinusMany
490Taita FalconFalco fasciinucha 

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

491Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriKVNP
492Black-collared LovebirdAgapornis swindernianus 
493Red-headed LovebirdAgapornis pullariusMany

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

494Gray ParrotPsittacus erithacusMany
495Brown-necked ParrotPoicephalus fuscicollisBMS,BR,KFNP,KR
LMNP
496Red-fronted ParrotPoicephalus gulielmi 
497Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeriMany

 
African and Green Broadbill: Calyptomenidae

498African BroadbillSmithornis capensisMany
499Rufous-sided BroadbillSmithornis rufolateralisBB,BFR,BRM,TSWR

 
Asian and Grauer's Broadbills: Eurylaimidae

500Grauer's BroadbillPseudocalyptomena graueriBB,BMS,BR,BTN

 
Pittas: Pittidae

501\African Pitta\Pitta angolensisBFR,BRM,KFNP
502Green-breasted PittaPitta reichenowiBFR,KFNP

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

503Grauer's CuckooshrikeCoracina graueri 
504Gray CuckooshrikeCoracina caesiaMany
505White-breasted CuckooshrikeCoracina pectoralisBFR,BR,KVNP,MF
MFNP
506Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flavaMany
507Petit's CuckooshrikeCampephaga petitiMany
508Red-shouldered CuckooshrikeCampephaga phoeniceaMany
509Purple-throated CuckooshrikeCampephaga quiscalinaMany
510Blue CuckooshrikeCyanograucalus azureus 

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

511|Eurasian Golden Oriole|Oriolus oriolusBRM,EBG,KVNP,LMNP
512#African Golden Oriole#Oriolus auratusMany
513Western Black-headed OrioleOriolus brachyrhynchusMany
514African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatusMany
515Black-tailed OrioleOriolus percivaliMany
516Black-winged OrioleOriolus nigripennisBB,BR,BRM,BTN,KFNP

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

517Brown-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira cyaneaMany
518Black-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira peltataMany
519Chestnut Wattle-eyePlatysteira castaneaMany
520Jameson's Wattle-eyePlatysteira jamesoniMany
521Yellow-bellied Wattle-eyePlatysteira concretaQENP
522Rwenzori BatisBatis diopsBB,BMS,BR,BTN,MGNP
523Chinspot BatisBatis molitorMany
524Gray-headed BatisBatis orientalisKVNP
525Western Black-headed BatisBatis erlangeriMany
526Pygmy BatisBatis perkeoKVNP
527Ituri BatisBatis ituriensisMany

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

528White HelmetshrikePrionops plumatusMany
529Yellow-crested HelmetshrikePrionops alberti 
530Rufous-bellied HelmetshrikePrionops rufiventrisBRM
531African Shrike-flycatcherMegabyas flammulatusMany
532Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcherBias musicusMany

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

533BrubruNilaus aferMany
534Northern PuffbackDryoscopus gambensisMany
535Red-eyed PuffbackDryoscopus senegalensis 
536Pink-footed PuffbackDryoscopus angolensisMany
537Marsh TchagraTchagra minutusMany
538Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalusMany
539Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australisMany
540Three-streaked TchagraTchagra jamesiKVNP
541Luehder's BushshrikeLaniarius luehderiMany
542Tropical BoubouLaniarius majorMany
543Black-headed GonolekLaniarius erythrogasterMany
544Papyrus GonolekLaniarius mufumbiriMany
545Slate-colored BoubouLaniarius funebrisMany
546Lowland Sooty BoubouLaniarius leucorhynchusMany
547Willard's Sooty BoubouLaniarius willardiBB,BMS,BR,BTN,MGNP
548Albertine BoubouLaniarius holomelasBB,BMS,BR,BTN,MGNP
549Gray-green BushshrikeTelophorus bocageiMany
550Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeTelophorus sulfureopectusMany
551Many-colored BushshrikeTelophorus multicolorMany
552Doherty's BushshrikeTelophorus dohertyiMany
553Fiery-breasted BushshrikeMalaconotus cruentus 
554Lagden's BushshrikeMalaconotus lagdeniMany
555Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchotiMany

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

556Sharpe's DrongoDicrurus sharpeiQENP
557Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisMany
558Glossy-backed DrongoDicrurus divaricatusKVNP,LMNP
559Velvet-mantled DrongoDicrurus modestusMany

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

560Blue-headed Crested-FlycatcherTrochocercus nitensKFNP,MF,QENP
561African Crested-FlycatcherTrochocercus cyanomelasBB,BFR,BMS,KFNP
562Black-headed Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone rufiventerMany
563African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridisMany

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

564/Red-backed Shrike/Lanius collurioMany
565/Red-tailed Shrike/Lanius phoenicuroidesEBG,LMNP,MFNP,QENP
566/Isabelline Shrike/Lanius isabellinusMany
567Emin's ShrikeLanius gubernator 
568|Lesser Gray Shrike|Lanius minorMany
569Gray-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroidesMany
570Yellow-billed ShrikeLanius corvinaMany
571Taita FiscalLanius dorsalis 
572Mackinnon's ShrikeLanius mackinnoniMany
573Northern FiscalLanius humeralisMany
574Souza's ShrikeLanius souzae 
575/Woodchat Shrike/Lanius senatorMany
576White-rumped ShrikeEurocephalus ruppelliKFNP,KVNP,LMNP
MFNP

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

577PiapiacPtilostomus aferMany
578Cape CrowCorvus capensis 
579Pied CrowCorvus albusMany
580Fan-tailed RavenCorvus rhipidurusKVNP
581White-necked RavenCorvus albicollisMany

 
Hyliotas: Hyliotidae

582Yellow-bellied HyliotaHyliota flavigasterMany

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

583African Blue FlycatcherElminia longicaudaMany
584White-tailed Blue FlycatcherElminia albicaudaMany
585Dusky Crested-FlycatcherElminia nigromitrataMany
586White-bellied Crested-FlycatcherElminia albiventrisBB,BMS,BR,BTN,MGNP
587White-tailed Crested-FlycatcherElminia albonotataBB,BMS,BR,MGNP

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

588White-winged Black-TitMelaniparus leucomelasMany
589White-shouldered Black-TitMelaniparus guineensisMany
590White-bellied TitMelaniparus albiventrisKVNP
591Dusky TitMelaniparus funereusMany
592Stripe-breasted TitMelaniparus fasciiventerMany
593Somali TitMelaniparus thruppi 

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

594Mouse-colored Penduline-TitAnthoscopus musculusKVNP
595Yellow Penduline-TitAnthoscopus parvulus 
596African Penduline-TitAnthoscopus caroliMany

 
Larks: Alaudidae

597(Rufous-rumped Lark)Pinarocorys erythropygia 
598[Dusky Lark]Pinarocorys nigricansLMNP
599<Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark>Eremopterix leucotis 
600Fischer's Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucopareia 
601Pink-breasted LarkCalendulauda poecilosterna 
602Fawn-colored LarkCalendulauda africanoides 
603Horsfield's BushlarkMirafra javanicaKVNP
604White-tailed LarkMirafra albicaudaBE,KR,KVNP,LMNP
QENP
605Red-winged LarkMirafra hypermetraKVNP
606Rufous-naped LarkMirafra africanaMany
607Flappet LarkMirafra rufocinnamomeaMany
608Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinereaBR,KR,MGNP,MS,QENP
609Sun LarkGalerida modesta 

 
Nicators: Nicatoridae

610Western NicatorNicator chlorisMany
611Yellow-throated NicatorNicator vireoBMS,BRM,KFNP,QENP
TSWR

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

612Green CrombecSylvietta virensMany
613Lemon-bellied CrombecSylvietta dentiBFR,BRM,KFNP,MMRD
TSWR
614White-browed CrombecSylvietta leucophrysMany
615Northern CrombecSylvietta brachyuraMany
616Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytiiMany
617Moustached Grass-WarblerMelocichla mentalisMany
618Yellow LongbillMacrosphenus flavicansMany
619Gray LongbillMacrosphenus concolorMany
620Grauer's WarblerGraueria vittataBB,BMS,BR,BTN,MGNP
621Green HyliaHylia prasinaMany
622Tit-hyliaPholidornis rushiaeBB,BRM,EBG,KFNP,MF

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

623Yellow-vented EremomelaEremomela flavicrissalisKVNP
624Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialisBRM,EBG,KVNP
625Green-backed EremomelaEremomela canescensMany
626Greencap EremomelaEremomela scotopsBB,EBG,LMNP
627Rufous-crowned EremomelaEremomela badicepsBE,BFR,BRM,KFNP
LMNP
628Turner's EremomelaEremomela turneri 
629Red-winged Gray WarblerDrymocichla incanaBE,BFR,BRM,MFNP
MMRD
630White-chinned PriniaSchistolais leucopogonMany
631Black-collared ApalisOreolais pulcher 
632Rwenzori ApalisOreolais ruwenzoriiMany
633Miombo Wren-WarblerCalamonastes undosus 
634Gray Wren-WarblerCalamonastes simplex 
635Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyuraMany
636Yellow-browed CamaropteraCamaroptera superciliarisMany
637Olive-green CamaropteraCamaroptera chloronotaMany
638Buff-bellied WarblerPhyllolais pulchellaMany
639Black-capped ApalisApalis nigricepsMany
640Black-throated ApalisApalis jacksoniMany
641Masked ApalisApalis binotataMany
642Black-faced ApalisApalis personataMany
643Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavidaMany
644Buff-throated ApalisApalis rufogularisMany
645Chestnut-throated ApalisApalis porphyrolaemaMany
646Gray ApalisApalis cinereaMany
647Karamoja ApalisApalis karamojaeKVNP
648Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflavaMany
649Pale PriniaPrinia somalicaKVNP
650Banded PriniaPrinia bairdiiMany
651Red-winged PriniaPrinia erythropteraBFR,BRM,KVNP,MFNP
652Red-fronted WarblerPrinia rufifronsKVNP
653Black-faced Rufous-WarblerBathmocercus rufusMany
654Gray-capped WarblerEminia lepidaMany
655Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythropsMany
656Singing CisticolaCisticola cantansMany
657Whistling CisticolaCisticola lateralisMany
658Trilling CisticolaCisticola woosnamiMany
659Chubb's CisticolaCisticola chubbiMany
660Hunter's CisticolaCisticola hunteri 
661Rock-loving CisticolaCisticola aberrans 
662Boran CisticolaCisticola bodessaKVNP
663Rattling CisticolaCisticola chinianaMany
664Red-pate CisticolaCisticola ruficepsKVNP
665Wailing CisticolaCisticola lais 
666Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatusMany
667Carruthers's CisticolaCisticola carruthersiMany
668Stout CisticolaCisticola robustusMany
669Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensisMany
670Tabora CisticolaCisticola angusticaudaMany
671Siffling CisticolaCisticola brachypterusMany
672Foxy CisticolaCisticola troglodytesMany
673Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidisMany
674Black-backed CisticolaCisticola eximiusKVNP
675Wing-snapping CisticolaCisticola ayresiiMany

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

676Papyrus Yellow-WarblerCalamonastides gracilirostrisLMNP,MGNP,MS
677/Eastern Olivaceous Warbler/Iduna pallidaMany
678African Yellow-WarblerIduna natalensisMany
679Mountain Yellow-WarblerIduna similisBB,BMS,BR,BTN,MGNP
680/Upcher's Warbler/Hippolais languida 
681/Icterine Warbler/Hippolais icterinaEBG,LMNP,MGNP,QENP
TSWR
682/Sedge Warbler/Acrocephalus schoenobaenusMany
683|Marsh Warbler|Acrocephalus palustris 
684Common Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusMany
685|Basra Reed Warbler|Acrocephalus griseldis 
686Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostrisMany
687Greater Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus rufescensMany
688/Great Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus arundinaceusEBG,LMNP,MS,QENP

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

689Bamboo WarblerLocustella alfrediBR,BTN,KR,MGNP
690|River Warbler|Locustella fluviatilis 
691Fan-tailed GrassbirdCatriscus brevirostrisMany
692Evergreen-forest WarblerBradypterus lopeziBB,BMS,BR,MGNP
693Cinnamon Bracken-WarblerBradypterus cinnamomeusMany
694Grauer's Swamp WarblerBradypterus graueriBB,BMS,BR,BTN,QENP
695White-winged Swamp WarblerBradypterus carpalisMany
696Highland Rush WarblerBradypterus centralisMany

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

697Plain MartinRiparia paludicolaMany
698/Bank Swallow/Riparia ripariaMany
699Banded MartinNeophedina cinctaMany
700Rock MartinPtyonoprogne fuligulaMany
701/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rusticaMany
702Ethiopian SwallowHirundo aethiopicaBRM,EBG,LMNP,MFNP
MS
703Angola SwallowHirundo angolensisMany
704White-throated Blue SwallowHirundo nigritaLMNP
705Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithiiMany
706\Montane Blue Swallow\Hirundo atrocaeruleaBR,MS
707Red-rumped SwallowCecropis dauricaMany
708Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaMany
709Rufous-chested SwallowCecropis semirufaMany
710Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensisMany
711/Common House-Martin/Delichon urbicumMany
712White-headed SawwingPsalidoprocne albicepsMany
713Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristopteraMany
714Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopygaMany

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

715Slender-billed GreenbulStelgidillas gracilirostrisMany
716Red-tailed BristlebillBleda syndactylusMany
717Lesser BristlebillBleda notatusBRM,KFNP,MF,TSWR
718Shelley's GreenbulArizelocichla masukuensisMany
719Eastern Mountain GreenbulArizelocichla nigricepsMany
720Simple GreenbulChlorocichla simplexBB,TSWR
721Joyful GreenbulChlorocichla laetissimaMany
722Honeyguide GreenbulBaeopogon indicatorMany
723Yellow-throated GreenbulAtimastillas flavicollisMany
724Spotted GreenbulIxonotus guttatusBFR,BRM,MMRD,QENP
725Swamp GreenbulThescelocichla leucopleuraKFNP,TSWR
726Red-tailed GreenbulCriniger calurusMany
727Eastern Bearded-GreenbulCriniger chloronotusMGNP
728Gray GreenbulEurillas gracilisMany
729Ansorge's GreenbulEurillas ansorgeiMany
730Plain GreenbulEurillas curvirostrisMany
731Yellow-whiskered GreenbulEurillas latirostrisMany
732Little GreenbulEurillas virensMany
733Leaf-lovePhyllastrephus scandensMany
734Northern BrownbulPhyllastrephus strepitansKVNP
735Toro Olive-GreenbulPhyllastrephus hypochlorisMany
736Cabanis's GreenbulPhyllastrephus cabanisiMany
737Icterine GreenbulPhyllastrephus icterinusMany
738Sassi's GreenbulPhyllastrephus lorenzi 
739Xavier's GreenbulPhyllastrephus xavieriMany
740White-throated GreenbulPhyllastrephus albigularisMany
741Yellow-streaked GreenbulPhyllastrephus flavostriatusMany
742Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatusMany

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

743/Wood Warbler/Phylloscopus sibilatrixMany
744/Willow Warbler/Phylloscopus trochilusMany
745/Common Chiffchaff/Phylloscopus collybita 
746Brown Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus umbrovirensBB,BMS,MGNP
747Red-faced Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus laetusMany
748Uganda Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus budongoensisMany

 
Bush Warblers and Allies: Scotocercidae

749Chestnut-capped FlycatcherErythrocercus mccalliiBE,BFR,BRM,MMRD
TSWR
750Neumann's WarblerUrosphena neumanniBB,BMS,BTN

 
Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, and Allies: Sylviidae

751/Eurasian Blackcap/Sylvia atricapillaMany
752/Garden Warbler/Sylvia borinMany
753African Hill BabblerSylvia abyssinica 
754Rwenzori Hill BabblerSylvia atricepsMany
755/Barred Warbler/Curruca nisoriaEBG
756Brown ParisomaCurruca lugens 
757/Greater Whitethroat/Curruca communisBB,BRM

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

758Green White-eyeZosterops stuhlmanniMany
759Northern Yellow White-eyeZosterops senegalensisMany

 
Fulvetta and Ground Babblers: Pellorneidae

760Brown IlladopsisIlladopsis fulvescensMany
761Pale-breasted IlladopsisIlladopsis rufipennisMany
762Mountain IlladopsisIlladopsis pyrrhopteraBB,BMS,BR,BTN,MGNP
763Scaly-breasted IlladopsisIlladopsis albipectusMany
764Puvel's IlladopsisIlladopsis puveliBB,BFR,BRM,KFNP
MMRD

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

765Rufous ChattererArgya rubiginosaKVNP
766Capuchin BabblerTurdoides atripennis 
767Red-collared Mountain-BabblerTurdoides rufocinctus 
768Brown BabblerTurdoides plebejusMany
769Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineiiMany
770Dusky BabblerTurdoides tenebrosaBE,MFNP
771Black-lored BabblerTurdoides sharpeiMany

 
Treecreepers: Certhiidae

772African Spotted CreeperSalpornis salvadori 

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

773Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorynchusMany
774Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanusMany

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

775Wattled StarlingCreatophora cinereaMany
776Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogasterMany
777Slender-billed StarlingOnychognathus tenuirostrisMany
778Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morioKVNP
779Chestnut-winged StarlingOnychognathus fulgidusMany
780Waller's StarlingOnychognathus walleriMany
781Bristle-crowned StarlingOnychognathus salvadorii 
782Magpie StarlingSpeculipastor bicolor 
783Sharpe's StarlingPholia sharpiiMany
784Narrow-tailed StarlingPoeoptera lugubrisMany
785Stuhlmann's StarlingPoeoptera stuhlmanniMany
786Rueppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuropteraMany
787Splendid StarlingLamprotornis splendidusMany
788Superb StarlingLamprotornis superbusKVNP
789Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterusMany
790Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeusMany
791Purple-headed StarlingLamprotornis purpureicepsMany
792Purple StarlingLamprotornis purpureusMany
793Bronze-tailed StarlingLamprotornis chalcurusMany

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

794Rufous Flycatcher-ThrushStizorhina fraseriMany
795Red-tailed Ant-ThrushNeocossyphus rufusMany
796White-tailed Ant-ThrushNeocossyphus poensisMany
797Black-eared Ground-ThrushGeokichla camaronensisBB,KFNP
798Gray Ground-ThrushGeokichla princei 
799Oberlaender's Ground-ThrushGeokichla oberlaenderiBB,MGNP
800Abyssinian Ground-ThrushGeokichla piaggiaeMany
801Abyssinian ThrushTurdus abyssinicusMany
802African ThrushTurdus peliosMany

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

803African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adustaMany
804Yellow-footed FlycatcherMuscicapa sethsmithiBB,BFR
805/Spotted Flycatcher/Muscicapa striataMany
806Gambaga FlycatcherMuscicapa gambagae 
807Swamp FlycatcherMuscicapa aquaticaMany
808Cassin's FlycatcherMuscicapa cassiniMany
809Sooty FlycatcherBradornis infuscataMany
810Dusky-blue FlycatcherBradornis comitataMany
811African Gray FlycatcherBradornis microrhynchusKVNP
812Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidusMany
813African Forest-FlycatcherFraseria ocreataMany
814Gray-throated Tit-FlycatcherFraseria griseigularisMany
815Gray Tit-FlycatcherFraseria plumbeusMany
816Chapin's FlycatcherFraseria lenduMany
817Ashy FlycatcherFraseria caerulescensMany
818SilverbirdMelaenornis semipartitusMany
819Yellow-eyed Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis ardesiacusMany
820Northern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis edolioidesMany
821Southern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelainaLMNP
822White-eyed Slaty-FlycatcherMelaenornis fischeriMany
823Fire-crested AletheAlethe castaneaMany
824Forest Scrub-RobinCercotrichas leucosticta 
825/Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin/Cercotrichas galactotesKVNP,LMNP
826Brown-backed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas hartlaubiMany
827Red-backed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas leucophrysMany
828White-bellied Robin-ChatCossyphicula robertiMany
829Archer's Robin-ChatCossypha archeriBB,BMS,BR,BTN,MGNP
830Cape Robin-ChatCossypha caffraBB,BR,LMNP,MGNP
831Blue-shouldered Robin-ChatCossypha cyanocampterMany
832White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heugliniMany
833Red-capped Robin-ChatCossypha natalensisMany
834Snowy-crowned Robin-ChatCossypha niveicapillaMany
835Collared Palm-ThrushCichladusa arquata 
836Spotted Morning-ThrushCichladusa guttataMany
837White-starred RobinPogonocichla stellataMany
838Brown-chested AletheChamaetylas poliocephalaMany
839Red-throated AletheChamaetylas poliophrysBB,BMS,BR,BTN,MGNP
840Yellow-breasted Forest RobinStiphrornis mabiraeMF,MS
841Gray-winged Robin-ChatSheppardia poliopteraMany
842Lowland AkalatSheppardia cyornithopsis 
843Equatorial AkalatSheppardia aequatorialisMany
844|Thrush Nightingale|Luscinia luscinia 
845/Common Nightingale/Luscinia megarhynchosBFR,MS
846/Semicollared Flycatcher/Ficedula semitorquataMany
847|Collared Flycatcher|Ficedula albicollis 
848/Common Redstart/Phoenicurus phoenicurusBRM,KVNP
849Little Rock-ThrushMonticola rufocinereusKVNP
850/Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush/Monticola saxatilisLMNP
851/Whinchat/Saxicola rubetraMany
852African StonechatSaxicola torquatusMany
853Moorland ChatPinarochroa sordida 
854Mocking Cliff-ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventrisMany
855Sooty ChatMyrmecocichla nigraMany
856Arnot's ChatMyrmecocichla arnotti 
857/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenantheMany
858Capped WheatearOenanthe pileata 
859/Isabelline Wheatear/Oenanthe isabellinaMany
860Heuglin's WheatearOenanthe heugliniKVNP
861/Pied Wheatear/Oenanthe pleschankaKR,KVNP,QENP
862White-fronted Black-ChatOenanthe albifronsBE,KVNP,MFNP,TSWR
863Familiar ChatOenanthe familiarisKVNP,LMNP
864Brown-tailed ChatOenanthe scotocerca 

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

865Gray-headed SunbirdDeleornis axillarisMany
866Western Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes longuemareiMany
867Eastern Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes orientalisKVNP
868Little Green SunbirdAnthreptes seimundiMany
869Green SunbirdAnthreptes rectirostrisMany
870Collared SunbirdHedydipna collarisMany
871(Pygmy Sunbird)Hedydipna platuraKVNP
872Green-headed SunbirdCyanomitra verticalisMany
873Blue-throated Brown SunbirdCyanomitra cyanolaemaMany
874Blue-headed SunbirdCyanomitra alinaeMany
875Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivaceaMany
876Green-throated SunbirdChalcomitra rubescensMany
877Amethyst SunbirdChalcomitra amethystina 
878Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensisMany
879Hunter's SunbirdChalcomitra hunteri 
880Purple-breasted SunbirdNectarinia purpureiventrisMany
881Tacazze SunbirdNectarinia tacazze 
882Bronze SunbirdNectarinia kilimensisMany
883Malachite SunbirdNectarinia famosaBB,BTN,KFNP,MGNP
884Red-tufted SunbirdNectarinia johnstoniMGNP
885Golden-winged SunbirdDrepanorhynchus reichenowiBB,MGNP
886Olive-bellied SunbirdCinnyris chloropygiusMany
887Tiny SunbirdCinnyris minullusMany
888Stuhlmann's SunbirdCinnyris stuhlmanniBB,BMS,BR,BTN,MGNP
889Northern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris reichenowiMany
890Regal SunbirdCinnyris regiusMany
891Beautiful SunbirdCinnyris pulchellusMany
892Mariqua SunbirdCinnyris mariquensisMany
893Red-chested SunbirdCinnyris erythrocercusMany
894Purple-banded SunbirdCinnyris bifasciatusMany
895Orange-tufted SunbirdCinnyris bouvieriMany
896Palestine SunbirdCinnyris osea 
897{Shining Sunbird}Cinnyris habessinicus 
898[Splendid Sunbird]Cinnyris coccinigastrus 
899Superb SunbirdCinnyris superbusMany
900Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustusMany
901Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreusMany

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

902White-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis albirostrisKVNP
903White-headed Buffalo-WeaverDinemellia dinemelliKR,KVNP,QENP
904Speckle-fronted WeaverSporopipes frontalisMany
905White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahaliMany
906Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser superciliosusMany
907Gray-headed Social-WeaverPseudonigrita arnaudiKVNP
908Red-bellied MalimbeMalimbus erythrogasterBB,BFR,BMS,BRM
KFNP
909Blue-billed MalimbeMalimbus nitensTSWR
910Crested MalimbeMalimbus malimbicusMany
911Red-headed MalimbeMalimbus rubricollisMany
912Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubricepsMany
913Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafechtMany
914Little WeaverPloceus luteolusMany
915Slender-billed WeaverPloceus pelzelniMany
916Black-necked WeaverPloceus nigricollisMany
917Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularisMany
918Black-billed WeaverPloceus melanogasterMany
919Strange WeaverPloceus alienusMany
920Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthopsMany
921Orange WeaverPloceus aurantiusEBG,LMNP,MF,MS
922Northern Brown-throated WeaverPloceus castanopsMany
923Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermediusMany
924Vitelline Masked-WeaverPloceus vitellinusMany
925Heuglin's Masked-WeaverPloceus heugliniBTN,MHRD,MMRD
926Fox's WeaverPloceus spekeoides 
927Vieillot's Black WeaverPloceus nigerrimusMany
928Village WeaverPloceus cucullatusMany
929Weyns's WeaverPloceus weynsiMany
930Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalusMany
931Golden-backed WeaverPloceus jacksoniMany
932Chestnut WeaverPloceus rubiginosusKVNP
933Yellow-mantled WeaverPloceus tricolorMany
934Maxwell's Black WeaverPloceus albinuchaBB,KFNP,TSWR
935Forest WeaverPloceus bicolorMany
936Brown-capped WeaverPloceus insignisMany
937Compact WeaverPachyphantes superciliosusMany
938<Cardinal Quelea>Quelea cardinalisMany
939Red-headed QueleaQuelea erythropsMany
940<Red-billed Quelea>Quelea queleaMany
941Northern Red BishopEuplectes franciscanusMany
942Southern Red BishopEuplectes orixMany
943Black-winged BishopEuplectes hordeaceusMany
944Black BishopEuplectes gierowiiMany
945Yellow-crowned BishopEuplectes aferBRM,EBG,KFNP,KMRD
946Yellow BishopEuplectes capensisMany
947White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatusMany
948Yellow-mantled WidowbirdEuplectes macrouraMany
949Red-collared WidowbirdEuplectes ardensMany
950Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillarisMany
951Marsh WidowbirdEuplectes hartlaubiMany
952Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifronsMany

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

953Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullataMany
954Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolorMany
955Magpie MannikinSpermestes fringilloidesMany
956African SilverbillEuodice cantansKVNP
957White-collared OlivebackNesocharis ansorgeiMany
958Yellow-bellied WaxbillCoccopygia quartiniaMany
959Green-backed TwinspotMandingoa nitidulaMany
960Shelley's CrimsonwingCryptospiza shelleyi 
961Dusky CrimsonwingCryptospiza jacksoniMany
962Zebra WaxbillAmandava subflavaMany
963Abyssinian CrimsonwingCryptospiza salvadoriiBMS,BR,MGNP
964Red-faced CrimsonwingCryptospiza reichenoviiBB,BMS,BR,KFNP
MGNP
965Jameson's AntpeckerParmoptila jamesoniBB,BR,BTN,QENP
TSWR
966Pale-fronted NigritaNigrita luteifronsBB,KFNP,TSWR
967Gray-headed NigritaNigrita canicapillusMany
968Chestnut-breasted NigritaNigrita bicolorBB,KFNP,QENP,TSWR
969White-breasted NigritaNigrita fusconotusMany
970Gray-headed OlivebackDelacourella capistrataMany
971Black-faced WaxbillBrunhilda erythronotosMany
972Black-cheeked WaxbillBrunhilda charmosynaBE,KVNP
973Black-crowned WaxbillEstrilda nonnulaMany
974Black-headed WaxbillEstrilda atricapilla 
975Kandt's WaxbillEstrilda kandtiMany
976Fawn-breasted WaxbillEstrilda paludicolaMany
977Common WaxbillEstrilda astrildMany
978Black-rumped WaxbillEstrilda troglodytesMany
979Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopygaMany
980QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollisMany
981Cut-throatAmadina fasciataBE,KVNP,MMRD
982Purple GrenadierGranatina ianthinogasterKVNP
983Gray-headed SilverbillOdontospiza griseicapilla 
984Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalusMany
985Grant's BluebillSpermophaga poliogenysBE,BRM,TSWR
986Red-headed BluebillSpermophaga ruficapillaMany
987Black-bellied SeedcrackerPyrenestes ostrinusMany
988Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melbaMany
989Orange-winged PytiliaPytilia afraBE,KVNP
990Red-winged PytiliaPytilia phoenicopteraMany
991Brown TwinspotClytospiza monteiriMany
992Dybowski's TwinspotEuschistospiza dybowskii 
993Dusky TwinspotEuschistospiza cinereovinaceaBB,BR,BTN,MGNP
994Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegalaMany
995African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricataMany
996Jameson's FirefinchLagonosticta rhodopareia 
997Black-bellied FirefinchLagonosticta raraMany
998Bar-breasted FirefinchLagonosticta rufopictaMany
999Black-faced FirefinchLagonosticta larvataBFR,LMNP,MFNP

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

1000Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macrouraMany
1001Broad-tailed Paradise-WhydahVidua obtusaLMNP,QENP
1002Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaeaKVNP
1003Steel-blue WhydahVidua hypocherinaKVNP
1004Straw-tailed WhydahVidua fischeri 
1005Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeataMany
1006Parasitic WeaverAnomalospiza imberbis 

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

1007House SparrowPasser domesticusMany
1008Shelley's Rufous SparrowPasser shelleyiMany
1009Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseusMany
1010Chestnut SparrowPasser eminibeyBRM,KVNP
1011Yellow-spotted Bush SparrowGymnornis pyrgitaKVNP
1012Sahel Bush SparrowGymnornis dentata 

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

1013Cape WagtailMotacilla capensisMany
1014Mountain WagtailMotacilla claraMany
1015Gray WagtailMotacilla cinereaMany
1016/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flavaMany
1017African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimpMany
1018/White Wagtail/Motacilla albaEBG,LMNP,MGNP,MS
1019African PipitAnthus cinnamomeusMany
1020Long-billed PipitAnthus similisBB,KR,LMNP,QENP
1021[Tawny Pipit]Anthus campestris 
1022Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrysMany
1023{Striped Pipit}Anthus lineiventrisBR,LMNP
1024/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialisMany
1025/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinusMany
1026Short-tailed PipitAnthus brachyurusKR,QENP
1027Golden PipitTmetothylacus tenellus 
1028Yellow-throated LongclawMacronyx croceusMany

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

1029Oriole FinchLinurgus olivaceusMany
1030White-rumped SeedeaterCrithagra leucopygiusMany
1031Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicusMany
1032Western CitrilCrithagra frontalisMany
1033Papyrus CanaryCrithagra koliensisMany
1034Black-throated CanaryCrithagra atrogularisMany
1035Reichenow's SeedeaterCrithagra reichenowiBB,KVNP,QENP
1036White-bellied CanaryCrithagra dorsostriatusKVNP
1037Brimstone CanaryCrithagra sulphuratusMany
1038Streaky SeedeaterCrithagra striolatusMany
1039Thick-billed SeedeaterCrithagra burtoniMany
1040Streaky-headed SeedeaterCrithagra gularis 
1041Reichard's SeedeaterCrithagra reichardi 
1042Yellow-crowned CanarySerinus flavivertexMany

 
Thrush-Tanager: Rhodinocichlidae

1043Gray-chested BabblerKakamega poliothoraxBB,BMS,BR,BTN,MGNP

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

1044Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisiMany
1045Golden-breasted BuntingEmberiza flaviventrisMany
1046Somali BuntingEmberiza poliopleura 
1047Brown-rumped BuntingEmberiza affinisMany
1048Cabanis'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
Kidepo Valley National Park450
Kitale Forest National Park580
Lake Mburo National Park617
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 Species1048

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.