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# Species*:237
# Excl Vagrants*:237
# Endemics*:0
# Near Endemics*:0
*Based on partial or incomplete data.

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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Guineafowl: Numididae

1Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

2Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaena
3Heuglin's SpurfowlPternistis icterorhynchus

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

4Rock PigeonColumba livia
5Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
6Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiens
7Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
8Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
9Vinaceous DoveStreptopelia vinacea
10Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
11Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur afer
12Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistria
13Bruce's Green-PigeonTreron waalia
14African Green-PigeonTreron calvus

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

15White-crested TuracoTauraco leucolophus
16Ross's TuracoMusophaga rossae
17Eastern Plantain-eaterCrinifer zonurus

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

18Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitarius
19Senegal CoucalCentropus senegalensis
20White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosus
21Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaas
22African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreus

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

23Fiery-necked NightjarCaprimulgus pectoralis
24Long-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus climacurus

 
Swifts: Apodidae

25Scarce SwiftSchoutedenapus myoptilus
26Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
27Little SwiftApus affinis
28White-rumped SwiftApus caffer
29African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus

 
Cranes: Gruidae

30Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorum

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

31Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallus

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

32African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerus
33African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelis
34Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumenifer

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

35Long-tailed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
36Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

37Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescens

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

38ShoebillBalaeniceps rex

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

39HamerkopScopus umbretta

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

40Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
41Gray HeronArdea cinerea
42Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

43Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

44Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
45African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typus
46Palm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensis
47African Cuckoo-HawkAviceda cuculoides
48Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus
49Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatus
50Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosus
51Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalis
52Wahlberg's EagleHieraaetus wahlbergi
53Tawny EagleAquila rapax
54Cassin's Hawk-EagleAquila africana
55Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicus
56African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorus
57African GoshawkAccipiter toussenelii
58ShikraAccipiter badius
59Little SparrowhawkAccipiter minullus
60Black GoshawkAccipiter melanoleucus
61/Black Kite/Milvus migrans
62African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vocifer
63/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteo

 
Owls: Strigidae

64Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lactea

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

65Speckled MousebirdColius striatus

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

66Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatus
67Congo Pied HornbillLophoceros fasciatus
68Black-and-white-casqued HornbillBycanistes subcylindrica

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

69Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephala
70Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensis
71Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicuti

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

72Black Bee-eaterMerops gularis
73/White-throated Bee-eater/Merops albicollis

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

74Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurus
75Blue-throated RollerEurystomus gularis

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

76Yellow-billed BarbetTrachyphonus purpuratus
77Gray-throated BarbetGymnobucco bonapartei
78Western TinkerbirdPogoniulus coryphaea
79Yellow-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus bilineatus
80Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconus
81Yellow-spotted BarbetBuccanodon duchaillui
82Hairy-breasted BarbetTricholaema hirsuta
83Spot-flanked BarbetTricholaema lacrymosa
84White-headed BarbetLybius leucocephalus
85Double-toothed BarbetPogonornis bidentatus

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

86Cassin's HoneyguideProdotiscus insignis
87Willcocks's HoneyguideIndicator willcocksi

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

88Speckle-breasted WoodpeckerDendropicos poecilolaemus
89Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescens
90African Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos goertae
91Olive WoodpeckerDendropicos griseocephalus
92Golden-crowned WoodpeckerChloropicus xantholophus
93Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquus

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

94Gray KestrelFalco ardosiaceus
95African HobbyFalco cuvierii

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

96Red-headed LovebirdAgapornis pullarius

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

97Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeri

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

98#African Golden Oriole#Oriolus auratus
99African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatus

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

100Brown-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira cyanea
101Chestnut Wattle-eyePlatysteira castanea
102Western Black-headed BatisBatis erlangeri
103Ituri BatisBatis ituriensis

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

104Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcherBias musicus

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

105Northern PuffbackDryoscopus gambensis
106Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australis
107Luehder's BushshrikeLaniarius luehderi
108Tropical BoubouLaniarius major
109Papyrus GonolekLaniarius mufumbiri

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

110Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

111Black-headed Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone rufiventer
112African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

113Gray-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroides
114Northern FiscalLanius humeralis

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

115PiapiacPtilostomus afer
116Pied CrowCorvus albus

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

117African Blue FlycatcherElminia longicauda
118White-tailed Blue FlycatcherElminia albicauda

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

119White-winged Black-TitMelaniparus leucomelas

 
Larks: Alaudidae

120Rufous-naped LarkMirafra africana

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

121Green CrombecSylvietta virens
122Moustached Grass-WarblerMelocichla mentalis
123Green HyliaHylia prasina

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

124White-chinned PriniaSchistolais leucopogon
125Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
126Olive-green CamaropteraCamaroptera chloronota
127Black-throated ApalisApalis jacksoni
128Masked ApalisApalis binotata
129Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
130Gray-capped WarblerEminia lepida
131Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythrops
132Singing CisticolaCisticola cantans
133Whistling CisticolaCisticola lateralis
134Trilling CisticolaCisticola woosnami
135Chubb's CisticolaCisticola chubbi
136Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatus
137Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensis

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

138African Yellow-WarblerIduna natalensis

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

139Fan-tailed GrassbirdCatriscus brevirostris
140White-winged Swamp WarblerBradypterus carpalis
141Highland Rush WarblerBradypterus centralis

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

142White-headed SawwingPsalidoprocne albiceps
143/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
144Angola SwallowHirundo angolensis
145Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

146Red-tailed BristlebillBleda syndactylus
147Yellow-throated GreenbulAtimastillas flavicollis
148Joyful GreenbulChlorocichla laetissima
149Honeyguide GreenbulBaeopogon indicator
150Little GreenbulEurillas virens
151Leaf-lovePhyllastrephus scandens
152Toro Olive-GreenbulPhyllastrephus hypochloris
153Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

154Green White-eyeZosterops stuhlmanni
155Northern Yellow White-eyeZosterops senegalensis

 
Fulvetta and Ground Babblers: Pellorneidae

156Pale-breasted IlladopsisIlladopsis rufipennis
157Scaly-breasted IlladopsisIlladopsis albipectus

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

158Brown BabblerTurdoides plebejus

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

159Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogaster
160Chestnut-winged StarlingOnychognathus fulgidus
161Narrow-tailed StarlingPoeoptera lugubris
162Stuhlmann's StarlingPoeoptera stuhlmanni
163Rueppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuroptera
164Splendid StarlingLamprotornis splendidus
165Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterus
166Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeus
167Purple-headed StarlingLamprotornis purpureiceps
168Purple StarlingLamprotornis purpureus
169Bronze-tailed StarlingLamprotornis chalcurus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

170Abyssinian ThrushTurdus abyssinicus
171African ThrushTurdus pelios

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

172African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adusta
173Cassin's FlycatcherMuscicapa cassini
174Sooty FlycatcherBradornis infuscata
175Dusky-blue FlycatcherBradornis comitata
176Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidus
177Ashy FlycatcherFraseria caerulescens
178Northern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis edolioides
179Brown-backed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas hartlaubi
180Red-backed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas leucophrys
181White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heuglini
182Snowy-crowned Robin-ChatCossypha niveicapilla
183African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
184Sooty ChatMyrmecocichla nigra

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

185Gray-headed SunbirdDeleornis axillaris
186Collared SunbirdHedydipna collaris
187Green-headed SunbirdCyanomitra verticalis
188Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivacea
189Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
190Olive-bellied SunbirdCinnyris chloropygius
191Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensis
192Red-chested SunbirdCinnyris erythrocercus
193Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus
194Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

195Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafecht
196Slender-billed WeaverPloceus pelzelni
197Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis
198Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthops
199Northern Brown-throated WeaverPloceus castanops
200Vieillot's Black WeaverPloceus nigerrimus
201Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
202Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalus
203Golden-backed WeaverPloceus jacksoni
204Forest WeaverPloceus bicolor
205Compact WeaverPachyphantes superciliosus
206Black-winged BishopEuplectes hordeaceus
207Black BishopEuplectes gierowii
208White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatus
209Yellow-mantled WidowbirdEuplectes macroura
210Red-collared WidowbirdEuplectes ardens
211Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillaris
212Marsh WidowbirdEuplectes hartlaubi
213Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifrons

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

214Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
215Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolor
216Gray-headed NigritaNigrita canicapillus
217White-breasted NigritaNigrita fusconotus
218Gray-headed OlivebackDelacourella capistrata
219Black-faced WaxbillBrunhilda erythronotos
220Black-crowned WaxbillEstrilda nonnula
221Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalus
222Black-bellied SeedcrackerPyrenestes ostrinus
223Brown TwinspotClytospiza monteiri
224Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala
225African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricata
226Black-bellied FirefinchLagonosticta rara
227Bar-breasted FirefinchLagonosticta rufopicta

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

228Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

229House SparrowPasser domesticus
230Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseus

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

231African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp
232Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrys
233Yellow-throated LongclawMacronyx croceus

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

234White-rumped SeedeaterCrithagra leucopygius
235Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicus
236Western CitrilCrithagra frontalis

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

237Golden-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 Visitor4
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient0
##Non-breeding Dispersal1
<>Erratic/Irregular0
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened3
VVulnerable2
ENEndangered2
CRCritically Endangered1

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.