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# Species:472
# Excl Vagrants:472
# Endemics:0
# Near Endemics:1

BIRD CHECKLIST

The table below lists species recorded at this locale but does not indicate frequency of occurrence there. It does indicate whether each species is globally threatened or endangered according to the IUCN and also whether it is migratory, very rare, or accidental in the country. The list is based on available data and may be incomplete.*

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Ducks: Anatidae

1White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduata
2Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolor
3White-backed DuckThalassornis leuconotus
4Knob-billed DuckSarkidiornis melanotos
5Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
6Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensis
7African Pygmy-GooseNettapus auritus
8/Garganey/Spatula querquedula
9Blue-billed TealSpatula hottentota
10Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulata
11Red-billed DuckAnas erythrorhyncha

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

12Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris
13Western Crested GuineafowlGuttera verreauxi

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

14Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaena
15Heuglin's SpurfowlPternistis icterorhynchus
16Scaly SpurfowlPternistis squamatus

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

17Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

18Rock PigeonColumba livia
19Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
20Afep PigeonColumba unicincta
21Lemon DoveAplopelia larvata
22Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiens
23Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
24Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
25Vinaceous DoveStreptopelia vinacea
26Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
27Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur afer
28Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistria
29#Namaqua Dove#Oena capensis
30African Green-PigeonTreron calvus

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

31Great Blue TuracoCorythaeola cristata
32Ross's TuracoMusophaga rossae
33Bare-faced Go-away-birdCrinifer personatus
34Eastern Plantain-eaterCrinifer zonurus

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

35Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitarius
36Black CuckooCuculus clamosus
37/Common Cuckoo/Cuculus canorus
38African CuckooCuculus gularis
39Black CoucalCentropus grillii
40Blue-headed CoucalCentropus monachus
41Senegal CoucalCentropus senegalensis
42White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosus
43Blue MalkohaCeuthmochares aereus
44(Pied Cuckoo)Clamator jacobinus
45Levaillant's CuckooClamator levaillantii
46Great Spotted CuckooClamator glandarius
47Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaas
48African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreus
49Dideric CuckooChrysococcyx caprius
50Dusky Long-tailed CuckooCercococcyx mechowi

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

51\Pennant-winged Nightjar\Caprimulgus vexillarius
52Freckled NightjarCaprimulgus tristigma

 
Swifts: Apodidae

53Mottled SpinetailTelacanthura ussheri
54Scarce SwiftSchoutedenapus myoptilus
55Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
56Common SwiftApus apus
57Little SwiftApus affinis
58White-rumped SwiftApus caffer
59African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

60African CrakeCrex egregia
61Lesser MoorhenGallinula angulata
62Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
63Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata
64African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensis
65Black CrakeZapornia flavirostra

 
Flufftails: Sarothruridae

66White-spotted FlufftailSarothrura pulchra
67Red-chested FlufftailSarothrura rufa

 
Cranes: Gruidae

68Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorum

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

69Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatus

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

70Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

71/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticula
72Three-banded PloverCharadrius tricollaris
73/Little Ringed Plover/Charadrius dubius
74Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostris
75Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
76Senegal LapwingVanellus lugubris
77Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatus
78Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallus
79Kittlitz's PloverAnarhynchus pecuarius

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

80Greater Painted-SnipeRostratula benghalensis

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

81Lesser JacanaMicroparra capensis
82African JacanaActophilornis africanus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

83/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosa
84African SnipeGallinago nigripennis
85/Common Snipe/Gallinago gallinago
86/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
87/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropus
88/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilis
89/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareola
90/Spotted Redshank/Tringa erythropus
91/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia
92/Ruff/Calidris pugnax
93/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferruginea
94/Little Stint/Calidris minuta

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

95Rock PratincoleGlareola nuchalis
96/Collared Pratincole/Glareola pratincola

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

97/Black-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus ridibundus
98Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalus
99/Lesser Black-backed Gull/Larus fuscus
100African SkimmerRynchops flavirostris
101/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon nilotica
102Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
103/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterus

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

104African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerus
105/Black Stork/Ciconia nigra
106/Abdim's Stork/Ciconia abdimii
107African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelis
108/White Stork/Ciconia ciconia
109Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensis
110Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumenifer
111Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibis

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

112African DarterAnhinga rufa

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

113Long-tailed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
114Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

115#Great White Pelican#Pelecanus onocrotalus
116Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescens

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

117ShoebillBalaeniceps rex

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

118HamerkopScopus umbretta

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

119Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
120Black HeronEgretta ardesiaca
121Little EgretEgretta garzetta
122White-backed Night HeronCalherodius leuconotus
123Striated HeronButorides striata
124Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
125Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
126Great EgretArdea alba
127Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhyncha
128Gray HeronArdea cinerea
129Purple HeronArdea purpurea
130Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala
131Goliath HeronArdea goliath

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

132Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
133African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
134Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash
135African SpoonbillPlatalea alba

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

136/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

137Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
138African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typus
139Palm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensis
140#Egyptian Vulture#Neophron percnopterus
141/European Honey-buzzard/Pernis apivorus
142African Cuckoo-HawkAviceda cuculoides
143White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalis
144Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus
145White-backed VultureGyps africanus
146Rueppell's GriffonGyps rueppelli
147BateleurTerathopius ecaudatus
148Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralis
149Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereus
150Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascens
151Bat HawkMacheiramphus alcinus
152Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalis
153/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarina
154Wahlberg's EagleHieraaetus wahlbergi
155Ayres's Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresii
156Tawny EagleAquila rapax
157/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensis
158African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogaster
159Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicus
160Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabates
161Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabar
162/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosus
163African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorus
164/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus
165African GoshawkAccipiter toussenelii
166ShikraAccipiter badius
167Little SparrowhawkAccipiter minullus
168Ovambo SparrowhawkAccipiter ovampensis
169Black GoshawkAccipiter melanoleucus
170/Black Kite/Milvus migrans
171African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vocifer
172/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteo
173Augur BuzzardButeo augur

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

174Barn OwlTyto alba

 
Owls: Strigidae

175Southern White-faced OwlPtilopsis granti
176Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lactea
177Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatum
178African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordii

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

179Speckled MousebirdColius striatus
180Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourus

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

181Narina TrogonApaloderma narina

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

182/Eurasian Hoopoe/Upupa epops

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

183Abyssinian Ground-HornbillBucorvus abyssinicus
184Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatus
185Congo Pied HornbillLophoceros fasciatus
186African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutus
187Black-and-white-casqued HornbillBycanistes subcylindrica

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

188Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
189African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina picta
190African Dwarf KingfisherIspidina lecontei
191Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephala
192Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensis
193Blue-breasted KingfisherHalcyon malimbica
194Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicuti
195Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maxima
196Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

197Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
198Blue-breasted Bee-eaterMerops variegatus
199/White-throated Bee-eater/Merops albicollis
200/Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/Merops persicus
201Madagascar Bee-eaterMerops superciliosus
202/European Bee-eater/Merops apiaster

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

203/European Roller/Coracias garrulus
204Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatus
205Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurus
206Blue-throated RollerEurystomus gularis

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

207Yellow-billed BarbetTrachyphonus purpuratus
208Gray-throated BarbetGymnobucco bonapartei
209Speckled TinkerbirdPogoniulus scolopaceus
210Yellow-throated TinkerbirdPogoniulus subsulphureus
211Yellow-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus bilineatus
212Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconus
213Yellow-spotted BarbetBuccanodon duchaillui
214Hairy-breasted BarbetTricholaema hirsuta
215Red-fronted BarbetTricholaema diademata
216Spot-flanked BarbetTricholaema lacrymosa
217Double-toothed BarbetPogonornis bidentatus

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

218Least HoneyguideIndicator exilis
219Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minor
220Scaly-throated HoneyguideIndicator variegatus
221Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicator

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

222Speckle-breasted WoodpeckerDendropicos poecilolaemus
223Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescens
224African Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos goertae
225Golden-crowned WoodpeckerChloropicus xantholophus
226Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquus
227Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubica

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

228/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanni
229Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculus
230Gray KestrelFalco ardosiaceus
231Red-necked FalconFalco chicquera
232|Sooty Falcon|Falco concolor
233/Eurasian Hobby/Falco subbuteo
234African HobbyFalco cuvierii
235Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus
236/Peregrine Falcon/Falco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

237Red-headed LovebirdAgapornis pullarius

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

238Gray ParrotPsittacus erithacus
239Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeri

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

240Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flava
241Red-shouldered CuckooshrikeCampephaga phoenicea
242Purple-throated CuckooshrikeCampephaga quiscalina

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

243|Eurasian Golden Oriole|Oriolus oriolus
244#African Golden Oriole#Oriolus auratus
245Western Black-headed OrioleOriolus brachyrhynchus
246African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatus

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

247Brown-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira cyanea
248Black-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira peltata
249Chinspot BatisBatis molitor
250Western Black-headed BatisBatis erlangeri

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

251African Shrike-flycatcherMegabyas flammulatus
252Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcherBias musicus

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

253BrubruNilaus afer
254Northern PuffbackDryoscopus gambensis
255Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalus
256Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australis
257Luehder's BushshrikeLaniarius luehderi
258Tropical BoubouLaniarius major
259Black-headed GonolekLaniarius erythrogaster
260Papyrus GonolekLaniarius mufumbiri
261Lowland Sooty BoubouLaniarius leucorhynchus
262Gray-green BushshrikeTelophorus bocagei
263Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeTelophorus sulfureopectus

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

264Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis
265Velvet-mantled DrongoDicrurus modestus

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

266Black-headed Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone rufiventer
267African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

268/Red-backed Shrike/Lanius collurio
269/Red-tailed Shrike/Lanius phoenicuroides
270|Lesser Gray Shrike|Lanius minor
271Gray-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroides
272Northern FiscalLanius humeralis
273/Woodchat Shrike/Lanius senator

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

274PiapiacPtilostomus afer
275Pied CrowCorvus albus
276White-necked RavenCorvus albicollis

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

277African Blue FlycatcherElminia longicauda

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

278Dusky TitMelaniparus funereus

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

279African Penduline-TitAnthoscopus caroli

 
Larks: Alaudidae

280Rufous-naped LarkMirafra africana

 
Nicators: Nicatoridae

281Western NicatorNicator chloris

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

282Green CrombecSylvietta virens
283Northern CrombecSylvietta brachyura
284Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytii
285Moustached Grass-WarblerMelocichla mentalis
286Green HyliaHylia prasina
287Tit-hyliaPholidornis rushiae

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

288Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialis
289Green-backed EremomelaEremomela canescens
290Greencap EremomelaEremomela scotops
291White-chinned PriniaSchistolais leucopogon
292Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
293Olive-green CamaropteraCamaroptera chloronota
294Buff-bellied WarblerPhyllolais pulchella
295Black-throated ApalisApalis jacksoni
296Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavida
297Buff-throated ApalisApalis rufogularis
298Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
299Black-faced Rufous-WarblerBathmocercus rufus
300Gray-capped WarblerEminia lepida
301Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythrops
302Singing CisticolaCisticola cantans
303Whistling CisticolaCisticola lateralis
304Trilling CisticolaCisticola woosnami
305Rattling CisticolaCisticola chiniana
306Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatus
307Carruthers's CisticolaCisticola carruthersi
308Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensis
309Tabora CisticolaCisticola angusticauda
310Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
311Wing-snapping CisticolaCisticola ayresii

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

312/Eastern Olivaceous Warbler/Iduna pallida
313African Yellow-WarblerIduna natalensis
314/Icterine Warbler/Hippolais icterina
315/Sedge Warbler/Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
316Common Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
317Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostris
318Greater Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus rufescens
319/Great Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus arundinaceus

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

320Fan-tailed GrassbirdCatriscus brevirostris

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

321White-headed SawwingPsalidoprocne albiceps
322Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristoptera
323Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopyga
324Banded MartinNeophedina cincta
325Plain MartinRiparia paludicola
326/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia
327Rock MartinPtyonoprogne fuligula
328/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
329Ethiopian SwallowHirundo aethiopica
330Angola SwallowHirundo angolensis
331Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
332/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicum
333Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
334Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica
335Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensis

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

336Slender-billed GreenbulStelgidillas gracilirostris
337Yellow-throated GreenbulAtimastillas flavicollis
338Red-tailed GreenbulCriniger calurus
339Little GreenbulEurillas virens
340Yellow-whiskered GreenbulEurillas latirostris
341Plain GreenbulEurillas curvirostris
342White-throated GreenbulPhyllastrephus albigularis
343Icterine GreenbulPhyllastrephus icterinus
344Leaf-lovePhyllastrephus scandens
345Toro Olive-GreenbulPhyllastrephus hypochloris
346Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

347/Wood Warbler/Phylloscopus sibilatrix
348/Willow Warbler/Phylloscopus trochilus

 
Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, and Allies: Sylviidae

349/Garden Warbler/Sylvia borin
350/Barred Warbler/Curruca nisoria

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

351Green White-eyeZosterops stuhlmanni
352Northern Yellow White-eyeZosterops senegalensis

 
Fulvetta and Ground Babblers: Pellorneidae

353Brown IlladopsisIlladopsis fulvescens
354Scaly-breasted IlladopsisIlladopsis albipectus

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

355Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineii
356Black-lored BabblerTurdoides sharpei

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

357Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorynchus
358Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanus

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

359Wattled StarlingCreatophora cinerea
360Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogaster
361Chestnut-winged StarlingOnychognathus fulgidus
362Rueppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuroptera
363Splendid StarlingLamprotornis splendidus
364Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterus
365Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeus
366Purple-headed StarlingLamprotornis purpureiceps
367Purple StarlingLamprotornis purpureus
368Bronze-tailed StarlingLamprotornis chalcurus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

369Rufous Flycatcher-ThrushStizorhina fraseri
370African ThrushTurdus pelios

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

371African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adusta
372/Spotted Flycatcher/Muscicapa striata
373Swamp FlycatcherMuscicapa aquatica
374Sooty FlycatcherBradornis infuscata
375Dusky-blue FlycatcherBradornis comitata
376Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidus
377Gray-throated Tit-FlycatcherFraseria griseigularis
378Gray Tit-FlycatcherFraseria plumbeus
379Ashy FlycatcherFraseria caerulescens
380Northern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis edolioides
381Brown-backed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas hartlaubi
382Blue-shouldered Robin-ChatCossypha cyanocampter
383White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heuglini
384Red-capped Robin-ChatCossypha natalensis
385Snowy-crowned Robin-ChatCossypha niveicapilla
386Gray-winged Robin-ChatSheppardia polioptera
387/Whinchat/Saxicola rubetra
388African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
389Sooty ChatMyrmecocichla nigra
390/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenanthe

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

391Gray-headed SunbirdDeleornis axillaris
392Western Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes longuemarei
393Little Green SunbirdAnthreptes seimundi
394Green SunbirdAnthreptes rectirostris
395Collared SunbirdHedydipna collaris
396Green-headed SunbirdCyanomitra verticalis
397Blue-throated Brown SunbirdCyanomitra cyanolaema
398Blue-headed SunbirdCyanomitra alinae
399Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivacea
400Green-throated SunbirdChalcomitra rubescens
401Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
402Bronze SunbirdNectarinia kilimensis
403Olive-bellied SunbirdCinnyris chloropygius
404Beautiful SunbirdCinnyris pulchellus
405Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensis
406Red-chested SunbirdCinnyris erythrocercus
407Purple-banded SunbirdCinnyris bifasciatus
408Orange-tufted SunbirdCinnyris bouvieri
409Superb SunbirdCinnyris superbus
410Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus
411Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

412White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahali
413Red-headed MalimbeMalimbus rubricollis
414Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubriceps
415Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafecht
416Little WeaverPloceus luteolus
417Slender-billed WeaverPloceus pelzelni
418Black-necked WeaverPloceus nigricollis
419Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis
420Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthops
421Orange WeaverPloceus aurantius
422Northern Brown-throated WeaverPloceus castanops
423Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermedius
424Vitelline Masked-WeaverPloceus vitellinus
425Vieillot's Black WeaverPloceus nigerrimus
426Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
427Weyns's WeaverPloceus weynsi
428Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalus
429Golden-backed WeaverPloceus jacksoni
430Yellow-mantled WeaverPloceus tricolor
431Compact WeaverPachyphantes superciliosus
432<Cardinal Quelea>Quelea cardinalis
433Red-headed QueleaQuelea erythrops
434<Red-billed Quelea>Quelea quelea
435Black BishopEuplectes gierowii
436Yellow-crowned BishopEuplectes afer
437Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillaris
438Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifrons

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

439Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
440Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolor
441Magpie MannikinSpermestes fringilloides
442Green-backed TwinspotMandingoa nitidula
443Gray-headed NigritaNigrita canicapillus
444White-breasted NigritaNigrita fusconotus
445Black-crowned WaxbillEstrilda nonnula
446Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
447Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopyga
448Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalus
449Black-bellied SeedcrackerPyrenestes ostrinus
450Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melba
451Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala
452African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricata
453Black-bellied FirefinchLagonosticta rara
454Bar-breasted FirefinchLagonosticta rufopicta

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

455Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
456Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeata

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

457House SparrowPasser domesticus
458Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseus

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

459Cape WagtailMotacilla capensis
460Gray WagtailMotacilla cinerea
461/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flava
462African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp
463/White Wagtail/Motacilla alba
464African PipitAnthus cinnamomeus
465Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrys
466/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialis
467/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinus
468Yellow-throated LongclawMacronyx croceus

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

469Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicus
470Western CitrilCrithagra frontalis
471Papyrus CanaryCrithagra koliensis
472Brimstone CanaryCrithagra sulphuratus

 

 *Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through 2021 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees. IUCN status may reflect splits not currently recognized by Clements.
**Species not accepted by Clements, AOU, or SACC that we recognize based on the IOC, field observations along with geographical separation, consensus opinions of field guide authors, and other sources. These species are potential splits in future Clements updates.

OTHER LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor60
\\Austral Visitor1
||Transient3
##Non-breeding Dispersal4
<>Erratic/Irregular2
()Breeding Season Only1
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened7
VVulnerable4
ENEndangered5
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.