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# Species:490
# Excl Vagrants:490
# 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
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
10/Northern Shoveler/Spatula clypeata
11African Black DuckAnas sparsa
12Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulata
13Red-billed DuckAnas erythrorhyncha
14Southern PochardNetta erythrophthalma

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

15Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris
16Western Crested GuineafowlGuttera verreauxi

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

17Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaena
18Coqui FrancolinCampocolinus coqui
19Scaly SpurfowlPternistis squamatus
20Red-necked SpurfowlPternistis afer

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

21Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

22Rock PigeonColumba livia
23Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
24Afep PigeonColumba unicincta
25Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiens
26Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
27Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
28Vinaceous DoveStreptopelia vinacea
29Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
30Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur afer
31Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistria
32#Namaqua Dove#Oena capensis
33African Green-PigeonTreron calvus

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

34Great Blue TuracoCorythaeola cristata
35Black-billed TuracoTauraco schuettii
36White-crested TuracoTauraco leucolophus
37Ross's TuracoMusophaga rossae
38Bare-faced Go-away-birdCrinifer personatus
39Eastern Plantain-eaterCrinifer zonurus

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

40Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitarius
41Black CuckooCuculus clamosus
42African CuckooCuculus gularis
43Black CoucalCentropus grillii
44Black-throated CoucalCentropus leucogaster
45Blue-headed CoucalCentropus monachus
46Senegal CoucalCentropus senegalensis
47White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosus
48Blue MalkohaCeuthmochares aereus
49(Pied Cuckoo)Clamator jacobinus
50Levaillant's CuckooClamator levaillantii
51Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaas
52African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreus
53Dideric CuckooChrysococcyx caprius
54Dusky Long-tailed CuckooCercococcyx mechowi

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

55\Pennant-winged Nightjar\Caprimulgus vexillarius
56Fiery-necked NightjarCaprimulgus pectoralis
57Swamp NightjarCaprimulgus natalensis

 
Swifts: Apodidae

58Mottled SpinetailTelacanthura ussheri
59Scarce SwiftSchoutedenapus myoptilus
60Common SwiftApus apus
61Little SwiftApus affinis
62White-rumped SwiftApus caffer
63African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

64African RailRallus caerulescens
65African CrakeCrex egregia
66Lesser MoorhenGallinula angulata
67Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
68Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata
69Allen's GallinulePorphyrio alleni
70African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensis
71Black CrakeZapornia flavirostra

 
Flufftails: Sarothruridae

72White-spotted FlufftailSarothrura pulchra
73Red-chested FlufftailSarothrura rufa

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

74African FinfootPodica senegalensis

 
Cranes: Gruidae

75Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorum

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

76Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatus

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

77Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
78Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

79/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticula
80Three-banded PloverCharadrius tricollaris
81/Little Ringed Plover/Charadrius dubius
82Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostris
83Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
84Senegal LapwingVanellus lugubris
85Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatus
86Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallus
87#Brown-chested Lapwing#Vanellus superciliosus
88/Caspian Plover/Anarhynchus asiaticus

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

89Greater Painted-SnipeRostratula benghalensis

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

90Lesser JacanaMicroparra capensis
91African JacanaActophilornis africanus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

92/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosa
93/Great Snipe/Gallinago media
94African SnipeGallinago nigripennis
95/Common Snipe/Gallinago gallinago
96/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
97/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropus
98/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilis
99/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareola
100/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia
101/Ruff/Calidris pugnax
102/Temminck's Stint/Calidris temminckii
103/Sanderling/Calidris alba
104/Little Stint/Calidris minuta

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

105Temminck's CourserCursorius temminckii
106Rock PratincoleGlareola nuchalis
107/Collared Pratincole/Glareola pratincola

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

108/Black-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus ridibundus
109Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalus
110/Lesser Black-backed Gull/Larus fuscus
111African SkimmerRynchops flavirostris
112/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon nilotica
113/Caspian Tern/Hydroprogne caspia
114Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
115/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterus

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

116African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerus
117/Abdim's Stork/Ciconia abdimii
118African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelis
119/White Stork/Ciconia ciconia
120Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensis
121Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumenifer
122Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibis

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

123African DarterAnhinga rufa

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

124Long-tailed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
125Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

126#Great White Pelican#Pelecanus onocrotalus
127Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescens

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

128ShoebillBalaeniceps rex

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

129HamerkopScopus umbretta

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

130Dwarf BitternIxobrychus sturmii
131Little BitternIxobrychus minutus
132Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
133Black HeronEgretta ardesiaca
134Little EgretEgretta garzetta
135Striated HeronButorides striata
136Rufous-bellied HeronArdeola rufiventris
137Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
138Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
139Great EgretArdea alba
140Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhyncha
141Gray HeronArdea cinerea
142Purple HeronArdea purpurea
143Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala
144Goliath HeronArdea goliath

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

145Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
146African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
147Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash
148African SpoonbillPlatalea alba

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

149/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

150Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
151African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typus
152Palm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensis
153#Egyptian Vulture#Neophron percnopterus
154/European Honey-buzzard/Pernis apivorus
155African Cuckoo-HawkAviceda cuculoides
156White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalis
157Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotos
158Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus
159White-backed VultureGyps africanus
160Rueppell's GriffonGyps rueppelli
161BateleurTerathopius ecaudatus
162Beaudouin's Snake-EagleCircaetus beaudouini
163Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralis
164Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereus
165Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascens
166Bat HawkMacheiramphus alcinus
167Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosus
168Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalis
169/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarina
170Wahlberg's EagleHieraaetus wahlbergi
171/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatus
172Ayres's Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresii
173Tawny EagleAquila rapax
174/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensis
175African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogaster
176Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicus
177Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabates
178Eastern Chanting-GoshawkMelierax poliopterus
179Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabar
180/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosus
181African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorus
182/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus
183/Montagu's Harrier/Circus pygargus
184African GoshawkAccipiter toussenelii
185ShikraAccipiter badius
186Little SparrowhawkAccipiter minullus
187Ovambo SparrowhawkAccipiter ovampensis
188Black GoshawkAccipiter melanoleucus
189/Black Kite/Milvus migrans
190African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vocifer
191/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteo
192Augur BuzzardButeo augur

 
Owls: Strigidae

193African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensis
194African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordii

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

195Speckled MousebirdColius striatus
196Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourus

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

197Narina TrogonApaloderma narina

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

198Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureus
199Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelas

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

200Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatus
201Congo Pied HornbillLophoceros fasciatus
202African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutus
203Black-and-white-casqued HornbillBycanistes subcylindrica

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

204Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
205African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina picta
206African Dwarf KingfisherIspidina lecontei
207Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephala
208Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensis
209Blue-breasted KingfisherHalcyon malimbica
210Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicuti
211Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maxima
212Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

213Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
214Blue-breasted Bee-eaterMerops variegatus
215Swallow-tailed Bee-eaterMerops hirundineus
216/White-throated Bee-eater/Merops albicollis
217/Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/Merops persicus
218Madagascar Bee-eaterMerops superciliosus
219/European Bee-eater/Merops apiaster

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

220/European Roller/Coracias garrulus
221Abyssinian RollerCoracias abyssinicus
222Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatus
223Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurus
224Blue-throated RollerEurystomus gularis

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

225Yellow-billed BarbetTrachyphonus purpuratus
226Gray-throated BarbetGymnobucco bonapartei
227Speckled TinkerbirdPogoniulus scolopaceus
228Yellow-throated TinkerbirdPogoniulus subsulphureus
229Yellow-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus bilineatus
230Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconus
231Yellow-spotted BarbetBuccanodon duchaillui
232Hairy-breasted BarbetTricholaema hirsuta
233Spot-flanked BarbetTricholaema lacrymosa
234White-headed BarbetLybius leucocephalus
235Black-billed BarbetLybius guifsobalito
236Double-toothed BarbetPogonornis bidentatus

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

237Cassin's HoneyguideProdotiscus insignis
238Least HoneyguideIndicator exilis
239Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minor

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

240Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescens
241African Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos goertae
242Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubica

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

243Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculus
244Gray KestrelFalco ardosiaceus
245Red-necked FalconFalco chicquera
246/Eurasian Hobby/Falco subbuteo
247African HobbyFalco cuvierii
248Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

249Red-headed LovebirdAgapornis pullarius

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

250Gray ParrotPsittacus erithacus
251Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeri

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

252Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flava
253Red-shouldered CuckooshrikeCampephaga phoenicea
254Purple-throated CuckooshrikeCampephaga quiscalina

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

255#African Golden Oriole#Oriolus auratus
256Western Black-headed OrioleOriolus brachyrhynchus
257African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatus

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

258Brown-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira cyanea
259Black-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira peltata
260Chestnut Wattle-eyePlatysteira castanea
261Jameson's Wattle-eyePlatysteira jamesoni
262Chinspot BatisBatis molitor
263Western Black-headed BatisBatis erlangeri

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

264African Shrike-flycatcherMegabyas flammulatus
265Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcherBias musicus

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

266BrubruNilaus afer
267Northern PuffbackDryoscopus gambensis
268Marsh TchagraTchagra minutus
269Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalus
270Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australis
271Tropical BoubouLaniarius major
272Black-headed GonolekLaniarius erythrogaster
273Papyrus GonolekLaniarius mufumbiri
274Lowland Sooty BoubouLaniarius leucorhynchus
275Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeTelophorus sulfureopectus

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

276Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

277Black-headed Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone rufiventer
278African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

279/Red-backed Shrike/Lanius collurio
280|Lesser Gray Shrike|Lanius minor
281Gray-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroides
282Yellow-billed ShrikeLanius corvina
283Northern FiscalLanius humeralis
284/Woodchat Shrike/Lanius senator

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

285PiapiacPtilostomus afer
286Pied CrowCorvus albus

 
Hyliotas: Hyliotidae

287Yellow-bellied HyliotaHyliota flavigaster

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

288African Blue FlycatcherElminia longicauda
289Dusky Crested FlycatcherElminia nigromitrata

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

290White-winged Black-TitMelaniparus leucomelas
291White-shouldered Black-TitMelaniparus guineensis

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

292African Penduline-TitAnthoscopus caroli

 
Larks: Alaudidae

293Rufous-naped LarkMirafra africana
294Flappet LarkMirafra rufocinnamomea
295Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinerea

 
Nicators: Nicatoridae

296Western NicatorNicator chloris

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

297Green CrombecSylvietta virens
298Northern CrombecSylvietta brachyura
299Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytii
300Moustached Grass-WarblerMelocichla mentalis
301Yellow LongbillMacrosphenus flavicans
302Gray LongbillMacrosphenus concolor
303Green HyliaHylia prasina

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

304White-chinned PriniaSchistolais leucopogon
305Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
306Olive-green CamaropteraCamaroptera chloronota
307Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavida
308Buff-throated ApalisApalis rufogularis
309Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
310Gray-capped WarblerEminia lepida
311Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythrops
312Singing CisticolaCisticola cantans
313Whistling CisticolaCisticola lateralis
314Trilling CisticolaCisticola woosnami
315Rattling CisticolaCisticola chiniana
316Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatus
317Carruthers's CisticolaCisticola carruthersi
318Stout CisticolaCisticola robustus
319Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensis
320Siffling CisticolaCisticola brachypterus
321Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
322Wing-snapping CisticolaCisticola ayresii

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

323Papyrus Yellow-WarblerCalamonastides gracilirostris
324/Eastern Olivaceous Warbler/Iduna pallida
325African Yellow-WarblerIduna natalensis
326/Sedge Warbler/Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
327Common Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
328Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostris
329Greater Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus rufescens
330/Great Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus arundinaceus

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

331Fan-tailed GrassbirdCatriscus brevirostris
332White-winged Swamp WarblerBradypterus carpalis

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

333White-headed SawwingPsalidoprocne albiceps
334Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristoptera
335Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopyga
336Banded MartinNeophedina cincta
337Plain MartinRiparia paludicola
338/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia
339Rock MartinPtyonoprogne fuligula
340\Montane Blue Swallow\Hirundo atrocaerulea
341/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
342Ethiopian SwallowHirundo aethiopica
343Angola SwallowHirundo angolensis
344Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
345/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicum
346Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
347Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica
348Rufous-chested SwallowCecropis semirufa
349Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensis

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

350Slender-billed GreenbulStelgidillas gracilirostris
351Red-tailed BristlebillBleda syndactylus
352Yellow-throated GreenbulAtimastillas flavicollis
353Honeyguide GreenbulBaeopogon indicator
354Red-tailed GreenbulCriniger calurus
355Little GreenbulEurillas virens
356Yellow-whiskered GreenbulEurillas latirostris
357Plain GreenbulEurillas curvirostris
358Gray GreenbulEurillas gracilis
359White-throated GreenbulPhyllastrephus albigularis
360Leaf-lovePhyllastrephus scandens
361Toro Olive-GreenbulPhyllastrephus hypochloris
362Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

363/Willow Warbler/Phylloscopus trochilus

 
Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, and Allies: Sylviidae

364/Garden Warbler/Sylvia borin

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

365Green White-eyeZosterops stuhlmanni
366Northern Yellow White-eyeZosterops senegalensis

 
Fulvetta and Ground Babblers: Pellorneidae

367Brown IlladopsisIlladopsis fulvescens
368Scaly-breasted IlladopsisIlladopsis albipectus

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

369Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineii
370Black-lored BabblerTurdoides sharpei

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

371Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorynchus

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

372Wattled StarlingCreatophora cinerea
373Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogaster
374Rueppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuroptera
375Splendid StarlingLamprotornis splendidus
376Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterus
377Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeus
378Purple-headed StarlingLamprotornis purpureiceps
379Purple StarlingLamprotornis purpureus
380Bronze-tailed StarlingLamprotornis chalcurus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

381Rufous Flycatcher-ThrushStizorhina fraseri
382White-tailed Ant-ThrushNeocossyphus poensis
383African ThrushTurdus pelios

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

384African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adusta
385/Spotted Flycatcher/Muscicapa striata
386Swamp FlycatcherMuscicapa aquatica
387Sooty FlycatcherBradornis infuscata
388Dusky-blue FlycatcherBradornis comitata
389Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidus
390Gray-throated Tit-FlycatcherFraseria griseigularis
391Gray Tit-FlycatcherFraseria plumbeus
392Ashy FlycatcherFraseria caerulescens
393Northern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis edolioides
394Brown-backed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas hartlaubi
395Red-backed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas leucophrys
396White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heuglini
397Red-capped Robin-ChatCossypha natalensis
398Snowy-crowned Robin-ChatCossypha niveicapilla
399Yellow-breasted Forest RobinStiphrornis mabirae
400/Common Nightingale/Luscinia megarhynchos
401/Semicollared Flycatcher/Ficedula semitorquata
402/Whinchat/Saxicola rubetra
403African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
404Sooty ChatMyrmecocichla nigra
405/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenanthe

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

406Little Green SunbirdAnthreptes seimundi
407Green SunbirdAnthreptes rectirostris
408Collared SunbirdHedydipna collaris
409Green-headed SunbirdCyanomitra verticalis
410Blue-throated Brown SunbirdCyanomitra cyanolaema
411Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivacea
412Green-throated SunbirdChalcomitra rubescens
413Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
414Bronze SunbirdNectarinia kilimensis
415Olive-bellied SunbirdCinnyris chloropygius
416Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensis
417Red-chested SunbirdCinnyris erythrocercus
418Purple-banded SunbirdCinnyris bifasciatus
419Orange-tufted SunbirdCinnyris bouvieri
420Superb SunbirdCinnyris superbus
421Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus
422Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

423White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahali
424Red-headed MalimbeMalimbus rubricollis
425Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubriceps
426Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafecht
427Little WeaverPloceus luteolus
428Slender-billed WeaverPloceus pelzelni
429Black-necked WeaverPloceus nigricollis
430Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis
431Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthops
432Orange WeaverPloceus aurantius
433Northern Brown-throated WeaverPloceus castanops
434Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermedius
435Vitelline Masked-WeaverPloceus vitellinus
436Vieillot's Black WeaverPloceus nigerrimus
437Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
438Weyns's WeaverPloceus weynsi
439Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalus
440Golden-backed WeaverPloceus jacksoni
441Yellow-mantled WeaverPloceus tricolor
442Compact WeaverPachyphantes superciliosus
443<Cardinal Quelea>Quelea cardinalis
444Red-headed QueleaQuelea erythrops
445<Red-billed Quelea>Quelea quelea
446Black-winged BishopEuplectes hordeaceus
447Black BishopEuplectes gierowii
448White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatus
449Yellow-mantled WidowbirdEuplectes macroura
450Red-collared WidowbirdEuplectes ardens
451Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillaris
452Marsh WidowbirdEuplectes hartlaubi
453Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifrons

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

454Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
455Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolor
456Zebra WaxbillAmandava subflava
457Gray-headed NigritaNigrita canicapillus
458White-breasted NigritaNigrita fusconotus
459Black-faced WaxbillBrunhilda erythronotos
460Black-crowned WaxbillEstrilda nonnula
461Fawn-breasted WaxbillEstrilda paludicola
462Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
463Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopyga
464Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalus
465Red-headed BluebillSpermophaga ruficapilla
466Black-bellied SeedcrackerPyrenestes ostrinus
467Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melba
468Brown TwinspotClytospiza monteiri
469Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala
470African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricata
471Black-bellied FirefinchLagonosticta rara

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

472Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
473Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeata

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

474House SparrowPasser domesticus
475Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseus

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

476Cape WagtailMotacilla capensis
477Gray WagtailMotacilla cinerea
478/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flava
479African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp
480/White Wagtail/Motacilla alba
481African PipitAnthus cinnamomeus
482Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrys
483/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinus
484Yellow-throated LongclawMacronyx croceus

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

485Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicus
486Western CitrilCrithagra frontalis
487Papyrus CanaryCrithagra koliensis
488Black-throated CanaryCrithagra atrogularis
489Brimstone CanaryCrithagra sulphuratus

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

490Golden-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 Visitor58
\\Austral Visitor2
||Transient1
##Non-breeding Dispersal5
<>Erratic/Irregular2
()Breeding Season Only1
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened7
VVulnerable5
ENEndangered7
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.