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LAKE MBURO NATIONAL PARK

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# Species:616
# Excl Vagrants:616
# 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
8Blue-billed TealSpatula hottentota
9African Black DuckAnas sparsa
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
15Coqui FrancolinCampocolinus coqui
16Red-winged FrancolinScleroptera levaillantii
17Ring-necked FrancolinScleroptera streptophorus
18Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
19Handsome SpurfowlPternistis nobilis
20Scaly SpurfowlPternistis squamatus
21Red-necked SpurfowlPternistis afer

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

22Lesser FlamingoPhoenicoparrus minor

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

23Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

24Rock PigeonColumba livia
25Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
26Afep PigeonColumba unicincta
27Rameron PigeonColumba arquatrix
28Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugens
29Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiens
30Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
31Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
32Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
33Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilos
34Black-billed Wood-DoveTurtur abyssinicus
35Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur afer
36Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistria
37#Namaqua Dove#Oena capensis
38African Green-PigeonTreron calvus

 
Bustards: Otididae

39Denham's BustardNeotis denhami
40Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogaster

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

41Great Blue TuracoCorythaeola cristata
42Black-billed TuracoTauraco schuettii
43Ross's TuracoMusophaga rossae
44Bare-faced Go-away-birdCrinifer personatus
45Eastern Plantain-eaterCrinifer zonurus

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

46Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitarius
47Black CuckooCuculus clamosus
48/Common Cuckoo/Cuculus canorus
49African CuckooCuculus gularis
50Black CoucalCentropus grillii
51Blue-headed CoucalCentropus monachus
52Senegal CoucalCentropus senegalensis
53White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosus
54Blue MalkohaCeuthmochares aereus
55(Pied Cuckoo)Clamator jacobinus
56Levaillant's CuckooClamator levaillantii
57Great Spotted CuckooClamator glandarius
58Thick-billed CuckooPachycoccyx audeberti
59Yellow-throated CuckooChrysococcyx flavigularis
60Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaas
61African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreus
62Dideric CuckooChrysococcyx caprius

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

63\Pennant-winged Nightjar\Caprimulgus vexillarius
64/Eurasian Nightjar/Caprimulgus europaeus
65Nubian NightjarCaprimulgus nubicus
66Fiery-necked NightjarCaprimulgus pectoralis
67Swamp NightjarCaprimulgus natalensis
68/Plain Nightjar/Caprimulgus inornatus
69Freckled NightjarCaprimulgus tristigma
70Slender-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus clarus
71#Square-tailed Nightjar#Caprimulgus fossii

 
Swifts: Apodidae

72Mottled SpinetailTelacanthura ussheri
73Scarce SwiftSchoutedenapus myoptilus
74Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
75/Mottled Swift/Tachymarptis aequatorialis
76Common SwiftApus apus
77African SwiftApus barbatus
78Little SwiftApus affinis
79Horus SwiftApus horus
80White-rumped SwiftApus caffer
81African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

82African RailRallus caerulescens
83African CrakeCrex egregia
84Lesser MoorhenGallinula angulata
85Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
86Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata
87Allen's GallinulePorphyrio alleni
88African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensis
89\Striped Crake\Amaurornis marginalis
90Black CrakeZapornia flavirostra

 
Flufftails: Sarothruridae

91White-spotted FlufftailSarothrura pulchra
92Buff-spotted FlufftailSarothrura elegans
93Red-chested FlufftailSarothrura rufa

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

94African FinfootPodica senegalensis

 
Cranes: Gruidae

95Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorum

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

96Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatus
97Senegal Thick-kneeBurhinus senegalensis

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

98Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
99Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

100/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticula
101Three-banded PloverCharadrius tricollaris
102Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostris
103Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
104Senegal LapwingVanellus lugubris
105Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatus
106Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallus
107#Brown-chested Lapwing#Vanellus superciliosus
108Kittlitz's PloverAnarhynchus pecuarius

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

109Greater Painted-SnipeRostratula benghalensis

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

110Lesser JacanaMicroparra capensis
111African JacanaActophilornis africanus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

112African SnipeGallinago nigripennis
113/Common Snipe/Gallinago gallinago
114/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
115/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropus
116/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilis
117/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareola
118/Common Redshank/Tringa totanus
119/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia
120/Ruff/Calidris pugnax
121/Little Stint/Calidris minuta

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

122Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticus

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

123Bronze-winged CourserRhinoptilus chalcopterus
124Temminck's CourserCursorius temminckii

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

125Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalus
126African SkimmerRynchops flavirostris
127/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon nilotica
128/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterus

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

129African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerus
130/Abdim's Stork/Ciconia abdimii
131African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelis
132/White Stork/Ciconia ciconia
133Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensis
134Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumenifer
135Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibis

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

136African DarterAnhinga rufa

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

137Long-tailed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
138Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

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

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

141ShoebillBalaeniceps rex

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

142HamerkopScopus umbretta

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

143Dwarf BitternIxobrychus sturmii
144Little BitternIxobrychus minutus
145Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
146Black HeronEgretta ardesiaca
147Little EgretEgretta garzetta
148White-backed Night HeronCalherodius leuconotus
149Striated HeronButorides striata
150Rufous-bellied HeronArdeola rufiventris
151Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
152/Malagasy Pond-Heron/Ardeola idae
153Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
154Great EgretArdea alba
155Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhyncha
156Gray HeronArdea cinerea
157Purple HeronArdea purpurea
158Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala
159Goliath HeronArdea goliath

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

160Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
161African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
162Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash
163African SpoonbillPlatalea alba

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

164/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

165Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
166African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typus
167Palm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensis
168#Egyptian Vulture#Neophron percnopterus
169/European Honey-buzzard/Pernis apivorus
170African Cuckoo-HawkAviceda cuculoides
171White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalis
172Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotos
173Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus
174White-backed VultureGyps africanus
175Rueppell's GriffonGyps rueppelli
176BateleurTerathopius ecaudatus
177Beaudouin's Snake-EagleCircaetus beaudouini
178Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralis
179Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereus
180Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascens
181Bat HawkMacheiramphus alcinus
182Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatus
183Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosus
184Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalis
185/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarina
186Wahlberg's EagleHieraaetus wahlbergi
187/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatus
188Ayres's Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresii
189Tawny EagleAquila rapax
190/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensis
191African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogaster
192Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicus
193Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabates
194Eastern Chanting-GoshawkMelierax poliopterus
195Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabar
196/Grasshopper Buzzard/Butastur rufipennis
197/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosus
198African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorus
199/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus
200/Montagu's Harrier/Circus pygargus
201African GoshawkAccipiter toussenelii
202ShikraAccipiter badius
203Little SparrowhawkAccipiter minullus
204Ovambo SparrowhawkAccipiter ovampensis
205Rufous-chested SparrowhawkAccipiter rufiventris
206Black GoshawkAccipiter melanoleucus
207/Black Kite/Milvus migrans
208African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vocifer
209/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteo
210Mountain BuzzardButeo oreophilus
211Augur BuzzardButeo augur

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

212Barn OwlTyto alba

 
Owls: Strigidae

213African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensis
214Spotted Eagle-OwlBubo africanus
215Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lactea
216Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatum
217African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordii

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

218Speckled MousebirdColius striatus
219Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourus

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

220Narina TrogonApaloderma narina

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

221/Eurasian Hoopoe/Upupa epops

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

222Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureus
223White-headed WoodhoopoePhoeniculus bollei
224Forest ScimitarbillRhinopomastus castaneiceps
225Black ScimitarbillRhinopomastus aterrimus
226Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelas

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

227Abyssinian Ground-HornbillBucorvus abyssinicus
228Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatus
229Congo Pied HornbillLophoceros fasciatus
230African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutus
231Black-and-white-casqued HornbillBycanistes subcylindrica

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

232Shining-blue KingfisherAlcedo quadribrachys
233Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
234African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina picta
235African Dwarf KingfisherIspidina lecontei
236Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephala
237Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensis
238Blue-breasted KingfisherHalcyon malimbica
239Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicuti
240Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maxima
241Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

242Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
243Blue-breasted Bee-eaterMerops variegatus
244Cinnamon-chested Bee-eaterMerops oreobates
245/White-throated Bee-eater/Merops albicollis
246/Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/Merops persicus
247Madagascar Bee-eaterMerops superciliosus
248/European Bee-eater/Merops apiaster
249/Northern Carmine Bee-eater/Merops nubicus

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

250/European Roller/Coracias garrulus
251Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatus
252Rufous-crowned RollerCoracias naevius
253Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurus
254Blue-throated RollerEurystomus gularis

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

255Yellow-billed BarbetTrachyphonus purpuratus
256Crested BarbetTrachyphonus vaillantii
257Gray-throated BarbetGymnobucco bonapartei
258Speckled TinkerbirdPogoniulus scolopaceus
259Western TinkerbirdPogoniulus coryphaea
260Red-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus atroflavus
261Yellow-throated TinkerbirdPogoniulus subsulphureus
262Yellow-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus bilineatus
263Red-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus pusillus
264Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconus
265Yellow-spotted BarbetBuccanodon duchaillui
266Hairy-breasted BarbetTricholaema hirsuta
267Red-fronted BarbetTricholaema diademata
268Spot-flanked BarbetTricholaema lacrymosa
269White-headed BarbetLybius leucocephalus
270Red-faced BarbetLybius rubrifacies
271Black-billed BarbetLybius guifsobalito
272Black-collared BarbetLybius torquatus
273Double-toothed BarbetPogonornis bidentatus

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

274Cassin's HoneyguideProdotiscus insignis
275Wahlberg's HoneyguideProdotiscus regulus
276Willcocks's HoneyguideIndicator willcocksi
277Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minor
278Scaly-throated HoneyguideIndicator variegatus
279Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicator

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

280Rufous-necked WryneckJynx ruficollis
281Speckle-breasted WoodpeckerDendropicos poecilolaemus
282Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescens
283African Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos goertae
284Olive WoodpeckerDendropicos griseocephalus
285Golden-crowned WoodpeckerChloropicus xantholophus
286Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquus
287Brown-eared WoodpeckerPardipicus caroli
288Green-backed WoodpeckerCampethera cailliautii
289Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubica
290Golden-tailed WoodpeckerCampethera abingoni

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

291Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculus
292Gray KestrelFalco ardosiaceus
293Red-necked FalconFalco chicquera
294|Sooty Falcon|Falco concolor
295/Eurasian Hobby/Falco subbuteo
296African HobbyFalco cuvierii
297Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

298Red-headed LovebirdAgapornis pullarius

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

299Gray ParrotPsittacus erithacus
300Brown-necked ParrotPoicephalus fuscicollis
301Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeri

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

302Gray CuckooshrikeCoracina caesia
303Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flava
304Petit's CuckooshrikeCampephaga petiti
305Red-shouldered CuckooshrikeCampephaga phoenicea
306Purple-throated CuckooshrikeCampephaga quiscalina

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

307|Eurasian Golden Oriole|Oriolus oriolus
308Western Black-headed OrioleOriolus brachyrhynchus
309African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatus

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

310Brown-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira cyanea
311Jameson's Wattle-eyePlatysteira jamesoni
312Chinspot BatisBatis molitor
313Western Black-headed BatisBatis erlangeri

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

314White HelmetshrikePrionops plumatus
315African Shrike-flycatcherMegabyas flammulatus
316Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcherBias musicus

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

317BrubruNilaus afer
318Northern PuffbackDryoscopus gambensis
319Marsh TchagraTchagra minutus
320Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalus
321Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australis
322Luehder's BushshrikeLaniarius luehderi
323Tropical BoubouLaniarius major
324Black-headed GonolekLaniarius erythrogaster
325Papyrus GonolekLaniarius mufumbiri
326Slate-colored BoubouLaniarius funebris
327Lowland Sooty BoubouLaniarius leucorhynchus
328Gray-green BushshrikeTelophorus bocagei
329Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeTelophorus sulfureopectus
330Many-colored BushshrikeTelophorus multicolor
331Doherty's BushshrikeTelophorus dohertyi

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

332Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis
333Velvet-mantled DrongoDicrurus modestus

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

334Black-headed Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone rufiventer
335African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

336/Red-backed Shrike/Lanius collurio
337/Red-tailed Shrike/Lanius phoenicuroides
338/Isabelline Shrike/Lanius isabellinus
339|Lesser Gray Shrike|Lanius minor
340Gray-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroides
341Mackinnon's ShrikeLanius mackinnoni
342Northern FiscalLanius humeralis
343White-rumped ShrikeEurocephalus ruppelli

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

344PiapiacPtilostomus afer
345Pied CrowCorvus albus
346White-necked RavenCorvus albicollis

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

347African Blue FlycatcherElminia longicauda
348White-tailed Blue FlycatcherElminia albicauda
349Dusky Crested FlycatcherElminia nigromitrata

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

350White-winged Black-TitMelaniparus leucomelas
351White-shouldered Black-TitMelaniparus guineensis
352Stripe-breasted TitMelaniparus fasciiventer

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

353African Penduline-TitAnthoscopus caroli

 
Larks: Alaudidae

354Dusky LarkPinarocorys nigricans
355White-tailed LarkMirafra albicauda
356Rufous-naped LarkMirafra africana
357Flappet LarkMirafra rufocinnamomea

 
Nicators: Nicatoridae

358Western NicatorNicator chloris

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

359Green CrombecSylvietta virens
360Northern CrombecSylvietta brachyura
361Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytii
362Moustached Grass-WarblerMelocichla mentalis
363Yellow LongbillMacrosphenus flavicans
364Gray LongbillMacrosphenus concolor
365Green HyliaHylia prasina

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

366Green-backed EremomelaEremomela canescens
367Greencap EremomelaEremomela scotops
368Rufous-crowned EremomelaEremomela badiceps
369White-chinned PriniaSchistolais leucopogon
370Rwenzori ApalisOreolais ruwenzorii
371Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
372Yellow-browed CamaropteraCamaroptera superciliaris
373Olive-green CamaropteraCamaroptera chloronota
374Buff-bellied WarblerPhyllolais pulchella
375Black-throated ApalisApalis jacksoni
376Black-faced ApalisApalis personata
377Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavida
378Buff-throated ApalisApalis rufogularis
379Chestnut-throated ApalisApalis porphyrolaema
380Gray ApalisApalis cinerea
381Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
382Banded PriniaPrinia bairdii
383Gray-capped WarblerEminia lepida
384Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythrops
385Singing CisticolaCisticola cantans
386Whistling CisticolaCisticola lateralis
387Trilling CisticolaCisticola woosnami
388Chubb's CisticolaCisticola chubbi
389Rattling CisticolaCisticola chiniana
390Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatus
391Carruthers's CisticolaCisticola carruthersi
392Stout CisticolaCisticola robustus
393Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensis
394Tabora CisticolaCisticola angusticauda
395Siffling CisticolaCisticola brachypterus
396Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
397Wing-snapping CisticolaCisticola ayresii

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

398Papyrus Yellow-WarblerCalamonastides gracilirostris
399/Eastern Olivaceous Warbler/Iduna pallida
400African Yellow-WarblerIduna natalensis
401/Icterine Warbler/Hippolais icterina
402Common Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
403Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostris
404Greater Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus rufescens
405/Great Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus arundinaceus

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

406Fan-tailed GrassbirdCatriscus brevirostris
407Cinnamon Bracken-WarblerBradypterus cinnamomeus
408White-winged Swamp WarblerBradypterus carpalis
409Highland Rush WarblerBradypterus centralis

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

410White-headed SawwingPsalidoprocne albiceps
411Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristoptera
412Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopyga
413Banded MartinNeophedina cincta
414Plain MartinRiparia paludicola
415/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia
416Rock MartinPtyonoprogne fuligula
417/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
418Ethiopian SwallowHirundo aethiopica
419Angola SwallowHirundo angolensis
420White-throated Blue SwallowHirundo nigrita
421Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
422/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicum
423Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
424Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica
425Rufous-chested SwallowCecropis semirufa
426Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensis

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

427Slender-billed GreenbulStelgidillas gracilirostris
428Yellow-throated GreenbulAtimastillas flavicollis
429Honeyguide GreenbulBaeopogon indicator
430Shelley's GreenbulArizelocichla masukuensis
431Eastern Mountain GreenbulArizelocichla nigriceps
432Little GreenbulEurillas virens
433Yellow-whiskered GreenbulEurillas latirostris
434Gray GreenbulEurillas gracilis
435White-throated GreenbulPhyllastrephus albigularis
436Yellow-streaked GreenbulPhyllastrephus flavostriatus
437Cabanis's GreenbulPhyllastrephus cabanisi
438Leaf-lovePhyllastrephus scandens
439Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

440/Wood Warbler/Phylloscopus sibilatrix
441/Willow Warbler/Phylloscopus trochilus
442Red-faced Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus laetus
443Uganda Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus budongoensis

 
Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, and Allies: Sylviidae

444/Eurasian Blackcap/Sylvia atricapilla
445/Garden Warbler/Sylvia borin
446Rwenzori Hill BabblerSylvia atriceps

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

447Green White-eyeZosterops stuhlmanni
448Northern Yellow White-eyeZosterops senegalensis

 
Fulvetta and Ground Babblers: Pellorneidae

449Brown IlladopsisIlladopsis fulvescens

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

450Brown BabblerTurdoides plebejus
451Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineii
452Black-lored BabblerTurdoides sharpei

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

453Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorynchus
454Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanus

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

455Wattled StarlingCreatophora cinerea
456Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogaster
457Slender-billed StarlingOnychognathus tenuirostris
458Chestnut-winged StarlingOnychognathus fulgidus
459Waller's StarlingOnychognathus walleri
460Rueppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuroptera
461Splendid StarlingLamprotornis splendidus
462Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterus
463Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeus
464Purple StarlingLamprotornis purpureus
465Purple-headed StarlingLamprotornis purpureiceps
466Bronze-tailed StarlingLamprotornis chalcurus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

467Rufous Flycatcher-ThrushStizorhina fraseri
468Abyssinian ThrushTurdus abyssinicus
469African ThrushTurdus pelios

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

470African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adusta
471/Spotted Flycatcher/Muscicapa striata
472Swamp FlycatcherMuscicapa aquatica
473Sooty FlycatcherBradornis infuscata
474Dusky-blue FlycatcherBradornis comitata
475Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidus
476Gray-throated Tit-FlycatcherFraseria griseigularis
477Gray Tit-FlycatcherFraseria plumbeus
478Ashy FlycatcherFraseria caerulescens
479SilverbirdMelaenornis semipartitus
480Northern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis edolioides
481Southern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelaina
482White-eyed Slaty-FlycatcherMelaenornis fischeri
483Fire-crested AletheAlethe castanea
484/Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin/Cercotrichas galactotes
485Brown-backed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas hartlaubi
486Red-backed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas leucophrys
487Cape Robin-ChatCossypha caffra
488Blue-shouldered Robin-ChatCossypha cyanocampter
489White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heuglini
490Red-capped Robin-ChatCossypha natalensis
491Snowy-crowned Robin-ChatCossypha niveicapilla
492Spotted Morning-ThrushCichladusa guttata
493White-starred RobinPogonocichla stellata
494Gray-winged Robin-ChatSheppardia polioptera
495/Semicollared Flycatcher/Ficedula semitorquata
496/Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush/Monticola saxatilis
497/Whinchat/Saxicola rubetra
498African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
499Mocking Cliff-ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
500Sooty ChatMyrmecocichla nigra
501/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenanthe
502/Isabelline Wheatear/Oenanthe isabellina
503Familiar ChatOenanthe familiaris

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

504Gray-headed SunbirdDeleornis axillaris
505Little Green SunbirdAnthreptes seimundi
506Green SunbirdAnthreptes rectirostris
507Collared SunbirdHedydipna collaris
508Green-headed SunbirdCyanomitra verticalis
509Blue-throated Brown SunbirdCyanomitra cyanolaema
510Blue-headed SunbirdCyanomitra alinae
511Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivacea
512Green-throated SunbirdChalcomitra rubescens
513Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
514Purple-breasted SunbirdNectarinia purpureiventris
515Bronze SunbirdNectarinia kilimensis
516Olive-bellied SunbirdCinnyris chloropygius
517Northern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris reichenowi
518Beautiful SunbirdCinnyris pulchellus
519Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensis
520Red-chested SunbirdCinnyris erythrocercus
521Purple-banded SunbirdCinnyris bifasciatus
522Orange-tufted SunbirdCinnyris bouvieri
523Superb SunbirdCinnyris superbus
524Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus
525Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

526Speckle-fronted WeaverSporopipes frontalis
527White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahali
528Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser superciliosus
529Red-headed MalimbeMalimbus rubricollis
530Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubriceps
531Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafecht
532Little WeaverPloceus luteolus
533Slender-billed WeaverPloceus pelzelni
534Black-necked WeaverPloceus nigricollis
535Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis
536Black-billed WeaverPloceus melanogaster
537Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthops
538Orange WeaverPloceus aurantius
539Northern Brown-throated WeaverPloceus castanops
540Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermedius
541Vitelline Masked-WeaverPloceus vitellinus
542Vieillot's Black WeaverPloceus nigerrimus
543Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
544Weyns's WeaverPloceus weynsi
545Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalus
546Golden-backed WeaverPloceus jacksoni
547Yellow-mantled WeaverPloceus tricolor
548Brown-capped WeaverPloceus insignis
549Compact WeaverPachyphantes superciliosus
550<Cardinal Quelea>Quelea cardinalis
551Red-headed QueleaQuelea erythrops
552<Red-billed Quelea>Quelea quelea
553Northern Red BishopEuplectes franciscanus
554Southern Red BishopEuplectes orix
555Black-winged BishopEuplectes hordeaceus
556Black BishopEuplectes gierowii
557Yellow BishopEuplectes capensis
558White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatus
559Yellow-mantled WidowbirdEuplectes macroura
560Red-collared WidowbirdEuplectes ardens
561Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillaris
562Marsh WidowbirdEuplectes hartlaubi
563Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifrons

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

564Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
565Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolor
566White-collared OlivebackNesocharis ansorgei
567Yellow-bellied WaxbillCoccopygia quartinia
568Green-backed TwinspotMandingoa nitidula
569Zebra WaxbillAmandava subflava
570Dusky CrimsonwingCryptospiza jacksoni
571Gray-headed NigritaNigrita canicapillus
572Gray-headed OlivebackDelacourella capistrata
573Black-faced WaxbillBrunhilda erythronotos
574Black-crowned WaxbillEstrilda nonnula
575Fawn-breasted WaxbillEstrilda paludicola
576Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
577Black-rumped WaxbillEstrilda troglodytes
578Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopyga
579QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollis
580Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalus
581Black-bellied SeedcrackerPyrenestes ostrinus
582Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melba
583Red-winged PytiliaPytilia phoenicoptera
584Brown TwinspotClytospiza monteiri
585Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala
586African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricata
587Black-bellied FirefinchLagonosticta rara
588Black-faced FirefinchLagonosticta larvata

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

589Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
590Broad-tailed Paradise-WhydahVidua obtusa
591Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeata

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

592House SparrowPasser domesticus
593Shelley's Rufous SparrowPasser shelleyi
594Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseus

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

595Cape WagtailMotacilla capensis
596Gray WagtailMotacilla cinerea
597/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flava
598African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp
599/White Wagtail/Motacilla alba
600African PipitAnthus cinnamomeus
601Long-billed PipitAnthus similis
602Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrys
603Striped PipitAnthus lineiventris
604/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialis
605Yellow-throated LongclawMacronyx croceus

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

606Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicus
607Western CitrilCrithagra frontalis
608Papyrus CanaryCrithagra koliensis
609Brimstone CanaryCrithagra sulphuratus
610Streaky SeedeaterCrithagra striolatus
611Thick-billed SeedeaterCrithagra burtoni
612Yellow-crowned CanarySerinus flavivertex

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

613Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisi
614Golden-breasted BuntingEmberiza flaviventris
615Brown-rumped BuntingEmberiza affinis
616Cabanis's BuntingEmberiza cabanisi

 

 *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 Visitor2
||Transient3
##Non-breeding Dispersal5
<>Erratic/Irregular2
()Breeding Season Only1
{}Casual/Vagrant1
[]Accidental1

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened9
VVulnerable7
ENEndangered8
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.