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# Species:393
# Excl Vagrants:393
# Endemics:0
# Near Endemics:0

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
2Knob-billed DuckSarkidiornis melanotos
3Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
4Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensis
5/Garganey/Spatula querquedula
6African Black DuckAnas sparsa
7Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulata

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

8Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

9Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaena
10Coqui FrancolinCampocolinus coqui
11Ring-necked FrancolinScleroptera streptophorus
12Blue QuailSynoicus adansonii
13Harlequin QuailCoturnix delegorguei
14Scaly SpurfowlPternistis squamatus
15Red-necked SpurfowlPternistis afer

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

16Rock PigeonColumba livia
17Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
18Rameron PigeonColumba arquatrix
19Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiens
20Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
21Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
22Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
23Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilos
24Black-billed Wood-DoveTurtur abyssinicus
25Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur afer
26Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistria
27#Namaqua Dove#Oena capensis
28African Green-PigeonTreron calvus

 
Bustards: Otididae

29Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogaster

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

30Bare-faced Go-away-birdCrinifer personatus
31Eastern Plantain-eaterCrinifer zonurus
32Ross's TuracoTauraco rossae
33Black-billed TuracoTauraco schuettii

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

34Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitarius
35/Common Cuckoo/Cuculus canorus
36Blue-headed CoucalCentropus monachus
37White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosus
38Levaillant's CuckooClamator levaillantii
39Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaas
40African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreus
41Dideric CuckooChrysococcyx caprius

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

42Nubian NightjarCaprimulgus nubicus
43#Square-tailed Nightjar#Caprimulgus fossii

 
Swifts: Apodidae

44Mottled SpinetailTelacanthura ussheri
45Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
46Common SwiftApus apus
47African SwiftApus barbatus
48Little SwiftApus affinis
49Horus SwiftApus horus
50White-rumped SwiftApus caffer
51African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

52African CrakeCrecopsis egregia
53Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
54Allen's GallinulePorphyrio alleni
55Black CrakeZapornia flavirostra

 
Cranes: Gruidae

56Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorum

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

57Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatus
58Senegal Thick-kneeBurhinus senegalensis

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

59Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
60Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

61Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola
62/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticula
63Three-banded PloverThinornis tricollaris
64/Little Ringed Plover/Thinornis dubius
65Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostris
66Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
67Black-headed LapwingVanellus tectus
68Senegal LapwingVanellus lugubris
69Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatus
70Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallus
71#Brown-chested Lapwing#Vanellus superciliosus
72/Caspian Plover/Anarhynchus asiaticus
73Kittlitz's PloverAnarhynchus pecuarius
74White-fronted PloverAnarhynchus marginatus

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

75Greater Painted-SnipeRostratula benghalensis

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

76Lesser JacanaMicroparra capensis
77African JacanaActophilornis africanus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

78/Eurasian Curlew/Numenius arquata
79/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosa
80/Jack Snipe/Lymnocryptes minimus
81African SnipeGallinago nigripennis
82/Common Snipe/Gallinago gallinago
83Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
84/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
85/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropus
86/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilis
87/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareola
88/Common Redshank/Tringa totanus
89/Spotted Redshank/Tringa erythropus
90/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia
91/Ruddy Turnstone/Arenaria interpres
92/Ruff/Calidris pugnax
93/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferruginea
94/Temminck's Stint/Calidris temminckii
95/Sanderling/Calidris alba
96/Little Stint/Calidris minuta

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

97Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticus

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

98Temminck's CourserCursorius temminckii
99Rock PratincoleGlareola nuchalis
100Gray PratincoleGlareola cinerea
101/Collared Pratincole/Glareola pratincola

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

102/Black-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus ridibundus
103Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalus
104/Lesser Black-backed Gull/Larus fuscus
105African SkimmerRynchops flavirostris
106/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon nilotica
107Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
108/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterus

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

109Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
110Lesser FlamingoPhoenicoparrus minor

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

111African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerus
112African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelis
113Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensis
114Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumenifer
115Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibis

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

116African DarterAnhinga rufa

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

117Reed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
118Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

119Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
120African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
121Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash
122/Eurasian Spoonbill/Platalea leucorodia
123African SpoonbillPlatalea alba

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

124Dwarf BitternBotaurus sturmii
125Little BitternBotaurus minutus
126Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
127Black HeronEgretta ardesiaca
128Little EgretEgretta garzetta
129Little HeronButorides atricapilla
130Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
131Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibis
132Great EgretArdea alba
133Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhyncha
134Gray HeronArdea cinerea
135Purple HeronArdea purpurea
136Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala
137Goliath HeronArdea goliath

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

138HamerkopScopus umbretta

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

139ShoebillBalaeniceps rex

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

140#Great White Pelican#Pelecanus onocrotalus
141Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescens

 
Secretary-bird: Sagittariidae

142SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentarius

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

143/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

144Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
145African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typus
146Palm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensis
147/European Honey-buzzard/Pernis apivorus
148White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalis
149Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotos
150Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus
151White-backed VultureGyps africanus
152Rueppell's GriffonGyps rueppelli
153BateleurTerathopius ecaudatus
154Western Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascens
155Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralis
156Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereus
157Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatus
158Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosus
159Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalis
160/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarina
161Wahlberg's EagleHieraaetus wahlbergi
162/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatus
163Ayres's Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresii
164Tawny EagleAquila rapax
165Cassin's Hawk-EagleAquila africana
166African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogaster
167Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabar
168Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabates
169Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicus
170ShikraTachyspiza badius
171Black GoshawkAstur melanoleucus
172/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosus
173African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorus
174/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus
175/Montagu's Harrier/Circus pygargus
176/Black Kite/Milvus migrans
177African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vocifer
178/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteo
179Augur BuzzardButeo augur

 
Owls: Strigidae

180Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lactea

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

181Speckled MousebirdColius striatus
182Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourus

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

183/Common Hoopoe/Upupa epops

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

184Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureus
185White-headed WoodhoopoePhoeniculus bollei
186Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelas

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

187Red-billed Dwarf HornbillLophoceros camurus
188Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatus
189African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutus
190Black-and-white-casqued HornbillBycanistes subcylindrica

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

191Black Bee-eaterMerops gularis
192Red-throated Bee-eaterMerops bulocki
193Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
194Blue-breasted Bee-eaterMerops variegatus
195Cinnamon-chested Bee-eaterMerops oreobates
196/White-throated Bee-eater/Merops albicollis
197/Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/Merops persicus
198Olive Bee-eaterMerops superciliosus
199/European Bee-eater/Merops apiaster
200/Northern Carmine Bee-eater/Merops nubicus

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

201Shining-blue KingfisherAlcedo quadribrachys
202Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
203African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina picta
204Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephala
205Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensis
206Blue-breasted KingfisherHalcyon malimbica
207Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicuti
208Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maxima
209Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

210/European Roller/Coracias garrulus
211Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatus
212Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurus
213Blue-throated RollerEurystomus gularis

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

214Gray-throated BarbetGymnobucco bonapartei
215Yellow-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus bilineatus
216Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconus
217Spot-flanked BarbetTricholaema lacrymosa
218White-headed BarbetLybius leucocephalus
219Double-toothed BarbetPogonornis bidentatus

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

220Speckle-breasted WoodpeckerDendropicos poecilolaemus
221Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescens
222African Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos goertae
223Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubica

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

224Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculus
225Gray KestrelFalco ardosiaceus
226|Sooty Falcon|Falco concolor
227/Eurasian Hobby/Falco subbuteo
228African HobbyFalco cuvierii
229/Peregrine Falcon/Falco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

230Red-headed LovebirdAgapornis pullarius

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

231Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeri

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

232Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flava

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

233#African Golden Oriole#Oriolus auratus
234African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatus

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

235Brown-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira cyanea
236Chinspot BatisBatis molitor
237Western Black-headed BatisBatis erlangeri

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

238BrubruNilaus afer
239Northern PuffbackDryoscopus gambensis
240Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalus
241Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australis
242Luehder's BushshrikeLaniarius luehderi
243Tropical BoubouLaniarius major
244Black-headed GonolekLaniarius erythrogaster
245Papyrus GonolekLaniarius mufumbiri
246Slate-colored BoubouLaniarius funebris
247Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeChlorophoneus sulfureopectus

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

248Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

249African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

250Gray-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroides
251Mackinnon's ShrikeLanius mackinnoni
252Northern FiscalLanius humeralis

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

253PiapiacPtilostomus afer
254Pied CrowCorvus albus

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

255African Blue FlycatcherElminia longicauda

 
Larks: Alaudidae

256Flappet LarkAmirafra rufocinnamomea
257Rufous-naped LarkCorypha africana
258Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinerea

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

259Moustached Grass-WarblerMelocichla mentalis

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

260Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
261Masked ApalisApalis binotata
262Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
263Gray-capped WarblerEminia lepida
264Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythrops
265Singing CisticolaCisticola cantans
266Trilling CisticolaCisticola woosnami
267Chubb's CisticolaCisticola chubbi
268Rattling CisticolaCisticola chiniana
269Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatus
270Carruthers's CisticolaCisticola carruthersi
271Stout CisticolaCisticola robustus
272Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensis
273Siffling CisticolaCisticola brachypterus
274Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
275Wing-snapping CisticolaCisticola ayresii

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

276Papyrus Yellow-WarblerCalamonastides gracilirostris
277/Sedge Warbler/Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
278Common Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
279Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostris
280Greater Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus rufescens

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

281White-winged Swamp WarblerBradypterus carpalis

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

282White-headed SawwingPsalidoprocne albiceps
283Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristoptera
284Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopyga
285Banded MartinNeophedina cincta
286Plain MartinRiparia paludicola
287/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia
288Southern Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne fuligula
289/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
290Ethiopian SwallowHirundo aethiopica
291Angola SwallowHirundo angolensis
292Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
293African Red-rumped SwallowCecropis melanocrissus
294Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica
295Rufous-chested SwallowCecropis semirufa
296Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensis

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

297Pale-throated GreenbulAtimastillas flavigula
298Little GreenbulEurillas virens
299Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

300/Willow Warbler/Phylloscopus trochilus

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

301Green White-eyeZosterops stuhlmanni

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

302Brown BabblerTurdoides plebejus
303Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineii
304Black-lored BabblerTurdoides sharpei

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

305Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythroryncha
306Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanus

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

307Wattled StarlingCreatophora cinerea
308Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogaster
309Rueppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuroptera
310Splendid StarlingLamprotornis splendidus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

311Abyssinian ThrushTurdus abyssinicus
312African ThrushTurdus pelios

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

313African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adusta
314Swamp FlycatcherMuscicapa aquatica
315Cassin's FlycatcherMuscicapa cassini
316Northern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis edolioides
317White-eyed Slaty-FlycatcherMelaenornis fischeri
318Brown-backed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas hartlaubi
319White-browed Scrub RobinCercotrichas leucophrys
320White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heuglini
321Snowy-crowned Robin-ChatCossypha niveicapilla
322/Whinchat/Saxicola rubetra
323Sooty ChatMyrmecocichla nigra
324/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenanthe

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

325Western Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes longuemarei
326Little Green SunbirdAnthreptes seimundi
327Collared SunbirdHedydipna collaris
328Green-headed SunbirdCyanomitra verticalis
329Blue-throated Brown SunbirdCyanomitra cyanolaema
330Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
331Bronze SunbirdNectarinia kilimensis
332Olive-bellied SunbirdCinnyris chloropygius
333Northern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris reichenowi
334Gorgeous SunbirdCinnyris melanogastrus
335Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensis
336Red-chested SunbirdCinnyris erythrocercus
337Purple-banded SunbirdCinnyris bifasciatus
338Superb SunbirdCinnyris superbus
339Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

340Red-headed MalimbeMalimbus rubricollis
341Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafecht
342Little WeaverPloceus luteolus
343Slender-billed WeaverPloceus pelzelni
344Black-necked WeaverPloceus nigricollis
345Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis
346Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthops
347Northern Brown-throated WeaverPloceus castanops
348Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermedius
349Vieillot's Black WeaverPloceus nigerrimus
350Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
351Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalus
352Golden-backed WeaverPloceus jacksoni
353Yellow-mantled WeaverPloceus tricolor
354Compact WeaverPachyphantes superciliosus
355Red-headed QueleaQuelea erythrops
356&Red-billed QuelealQuelea quelea
357Northern Red BishopEuplectes franciscanus
358Southern Red BishopEuplectes orix
359Black-winged BishopEuplectes hordeaceus
360Black BishopEuplectes gierowii
361White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatus
362Red-collared WidowbirdEuplectes ardens
363Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillaris
364Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifrons

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

365Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
366Zebra WaxbillAmandava subflava
367Black-faced WaxbillBrunhilda erythronotos
368Fawn-breasted WaxbillEstrilda paludicola
369Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
370Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopyga
371Purple GrenadierGranatina ianthinogaster
372Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalus
373Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melba
374Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala
375African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricata
376Black-bellied FirefinchLagonosticta rara

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

377Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
378Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeata

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

379House SparrowPasser domesticus
380Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseus

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

381Cape WagtailMotacilla capensis
382/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flava
383African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp
384African PipitAnthus cinnamomeus
385Long-billed PipitAnthus similis
386Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrys
387/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinus
388Yellow-throated LongclawMacronyx croceus

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

389Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicus
390Western CitrilCrithagra frontalis
391Brimstone CanaryCrithagra sulphuratus

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

392Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisi
393Golden-breasted BuntingEmberiza flaviventris

 

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

OTHER LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor53
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient1
##Non-breeding Dispersal5
<>Erratic/Irregular1
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant1
[]Accidental2

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened8
VVulnerable5
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.