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MGAHINGA GORILLA NATIONAL PARK

UGANDALOCALE

# Species:374
# Excl Vagrants:374
# Endemics:0
# Near Endemics:6

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

1Blue-billed TealSpatula hottentota
2Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulata

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

3Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

4Harlequin QuailCoturnix delegorguei
5Handsome SpurfowlPternistis nobilis
6Red-necked SpurfowlPternistis afer

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

7Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

8Rock PigeonColumba livia
9Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
10Rameron PigeonColumba arquatrix
11Bronze-naped PigeonColumba iriditorques
12Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugens
13Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
14Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
15Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilos
16Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur afer
17Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistria
18African Green-PigeonTreron calvus

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

19Great Blue TuracoCorythaeola cristata
20Black-billed TuracoTauraco schuettii
21Rwenzori TuracoGallirex johnstoni
22Bare-faced Go-away-birdCrinifer personatus

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

23Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitarius
24/Common Cuckoo/Cuculus canorus
25Blue-headed CoucalCentropus monachus
26White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosus
27(Pied Cuckoo)Clamator jacobinus
28Levaillant's CuckooClamator levaillantii
29Yellow-throated CuckooChrysococcyx flavigularis
30Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaas
31Barred Long-tailed CuckooCercococcyx montanus

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

32\Pennant-winged Nightjar\Caprimulgus vexillarius
33Montane NightjarCaprimulgus poliocephalus

 
Swifts: Apodidae

34Scarce SwiftSchoutedenapus myoptilus
35Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
36Common SwiftApus apus
37African SwiftApus barbatus
38Little SwiftApus affinis
39Horus SwiftApus horus
40White-rumped SwiftApus caffer
41African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

42Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
43Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata
44African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensis
45Black CrakeZapornia flavirostra

 
Cranes: Gruidae

46Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorum

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

47Senegal LapwingVanellus lugubris
48Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallus

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

49African JacanaActophilornis africanus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

50/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

51African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerus
52Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumenifer
53Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibis

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

54Long-tailed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
55Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

56ShoebillBalaeniceps rex

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

57HamerkopScopus umbretta

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

58Little EgretEgretta garzetta
59Striated HeronButorides striata
60Rufous-bellied HeronArdeola rufiventris
61Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
62Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
63Gray HeronArdea cinerea
64Purple HeronArdea purpurea
65Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala
66Goliath HeronArdea goliath

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

67African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
68Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash
69African SpoonbillPlatalea alba

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

70Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
71African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typus
72#Egyptian Vulture#Neophron percnopterus
73/European Honey-buzzard/Pernis apivorus
74African Cuckoo-HawkAviceda cuculoides
75Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotos
76Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus
77White-backed VultureGyps africanus
78BateleurTerathopius ecaudatus
79Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatus
80Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosus
81Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalis
82Wahlberg's EagleHieraaetus wahlbergi
83Tawny EagleAquila rapax
84/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensis
85Cassin's Hawk-EagleAquila africana
86African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogaster
87Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicus
88Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabates
89African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorus
90African GoshawkAccipiter toussenelii
91ShikraAccipiter badius
92Little SparrowhawkAccipiter minullus
93Ovambo SparrowhawkAccipiter ovampensis
94Rufous-chested SparrowhawkAccipiter rufiventris
95Black GoshawkAccipiter melanoleucus
96/Black Kite/Milvus migrans
97African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vocifer
98/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteo
99Mountain BuzzardButeo oreophilus
100Augur BuzzardButeo augur

 
Owls: Strigidae

101African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensis
102Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lactea
103African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordii

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

104Speckled MousebirdColius striatus
105Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourus

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

106Narina TrogonApaloderma narina
107Bar-tailed TrogonApaloderma vittatum

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

108White-headed WoodhoopoePhoeniculus bollei

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

109African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutus

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

110Shining-blue KingfisherAlcedo quadribrachys
111Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
112African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina picta
113Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensis
114Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicuti
115Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

116Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
117Blue-breasted Bee-eaterMerops variegatus
118Cinnamon-chested Bee-eaterMerops oreobates
119/White-throated Bee-eater/Merops albicollis
120/Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/Merops persicus
121/European Bee-eater/Merops apiaster

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

122Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurus

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

123Gray-throated BarbetGymnobucco bonapartei
124Western TinkerbirdPogoniulus coryphaea
125Red-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus atroflavus
126Yellow-throated TinkerbirdPogoniulus subsulphureus
127Yellow-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus bilineatus
128Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconus
129Spot-flanked BarbetTricholaema lacrymosa
130Double-toothed BarbetPogonornis bidentatus

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

131Wahlberg's HoneyguideProdotiscus regulus
132Dwarf HoneyguideIndicator pumilio
133Willcocks's HoneyguideIndicator willcocksi
134Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minor
135Scaly-throated HoneyguideIndicator variegatus
136Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicator

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

137Rufous-necked WryneckJynx ruficollis
138Elliot's WoodpeckerDendropicos elliotii
139Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescens
140African Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos goertae
141Olive WoodpeckerDendropicos griseocephalus
142Fine-banded WoodpeckerCampethera taeniolaema
143Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubica

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

144Gray KestrelFalco ardosiaceus
145African HobbyFalco cuvierii
146Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus
147/Peregrine Falcon/Falco peregrinus

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

148Gray CuckooshrikeCoracina caesia
149Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flava
150Petit's CuckooshrikeCampephaga petiti
151Red-shouldered CuckooshrikeCampephaga phoenicea

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

152#African Golden Oriole#Oriolus auratus
153Black-tailed OrioleOriolus percivali

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

154Brown-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira cyanea
155Rwenzori BatisBatis diops
156Chinspot BatisBatis molitor
157Western Black-headed BatisBatis erlangeri

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

158Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcherBias musicus

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

159BrubruNilaus afer
160Northern PuffbackDryoscopus gambensis
161Pink-footed PuffbackDryoscopus angolensis
162Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalus
163Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australis
164Luehder's BushshrikeLaniarius luehderi
165Tropical BoubouLaniarius major
166Papyrus GonolekLaniarius mufumbiri
167Lowland Sooty BoubouLaniarius leucorhynchus
168Willard's Sooty BoubouLaniarius willardi
169Albertine BoubouLaniarius holomelas
170Gray-green BushshrikeTelophorus bocagei
171Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeTelophorus sulfureopectus
172Many-colored BushshrikeTelophorus multicolor
173Doherty's BushshrikeTelophorus dohertyi
174Lagden's BushshrikeMalaconotus lagdeni

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

175Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

176Black-headed Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone rufiventer
177African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

178Gray-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroides
179Mackinnon's ShrikeLanius mackinnoni
180Northern FiscalLanius humeralis

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

181Pied CrowCorvus albus
182White-necked RavenCorvus albicollis

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

183African Blue FlycatcherElminia longicauda
184White-tailed Blue FlycatcherElminia albicauda
185Dusky Crested FlycatcherElminia nigromitrata
186White-bellied Crested FlycatcherElminia albiventris
187White-tailed Crested FlycatcherElminia albonotata

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

188Dusky TitMelaniparus funereus
189Stripe-breasted TitMelaniparus fasciiventer

 
Larks: Alaudidae

190Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinerea

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

191White-browed CrombecSylvietta leucophrys
192Grauer's WarblerGraueria vittata

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

193White-chinned PriniaSchistolais leucopogon
194Rwenzori ApalisOreolais ruwenzorii
195Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
196Olive-green CamaropteraCamaroptera chloronota
197Buff-bellied WarblerPhyllolais pulchella
198Black-throated ApalisApalis jacksoni
199Masked ApalisApalis binotata
200Black-faced ApalisApalis personata
201Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavida
202Buff-throated ApalisApalis rufogularis
203Chestnut-throated ApalisApalis porphyrolaema
204Gray ApalisApalis cinerea
205Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
206Banded PriniaPrinia bairdii
207Black-faced Rufous-WarblerBathmocercus rufus
208Gray-capped WarblerEminia lepida
209Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythrops
210Singing CisticolaCisticola cantans
211Trilling CisticolaCisticola woosnami
212Chubb's CisticolaCisticola chubbi
213Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatus
214Carruthers's CisticolaCisticola carruthersi

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

215Papyrus Yellow-WarblerCalamonastides gracilirostris
216African Yellow-WarblerIduna natalensis
217Mountain Yellow-WarblerIduna similis
218/Icterine Warbler/Hippolais icterina
219Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostris
220Greater Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus rufescens

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

221Bamboo WarblerLocustella alfredi
222Evergreen-forest WarblerBradypterus lopezi
223Cinnamon Bracken-WarblerBradypterus cinnamomeus
224White-winged Swamp WarblerBradypterus carpalis
225Highland Rush WarblerBradypterus centralis

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

226White-headed SawwingPsalidoprocne albiceps
227Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristoptera
228Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopyga
229Banded MartinNeophedina cincta
230Plain MartinRiparia paludicola
231/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia
232Rock MartinPtyonoprogne fuligula
233/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
234Angola SwallowHirundo angolensis
235Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
236/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicum
237Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
238Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica
239Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensis

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

240Slender-billed GreenbulStelgidillas gracilirostris
241Yellow-throated GreenbulAtimastillas flavicollis
242Joyful GreenbulChlorocichla laetissima
243Shelley's GreenbulArizelocichla masukuensis
244Eastern Mountain GreenbulArizelocichla nigriceps
245Eastern Bearded-GreenbulCriniger chloronotus
246Little GreenbulEurillas virens
247Yellow-whiskered GreenbulEurillas latirostris
248Plain GreenbulEurillas curvirostris
249Yellow-streaked GreenbulPhyllastrephus flavostriatus
250Leaf-lovePhyllastrephus scandens
251Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

252/Willow Warbler/Phylloscopus trochilus
253Brown Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus umbrovirens
254Red-faced Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus laetus

 
Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, and Allies: Sylviidae

255/Eurasian Blackcap/Sylvia atricapilla
256Rwenzori Hill BabblerSylvia atriceps

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

257Green White-eyeZosterops stuhlmanni
258Northern Yellow White-eyeZosterops senegalensis

 
Fulvetta and Ground Babblers: Pellorneidae

259Mountain IlladopsisIlladopsis pyrrhoptera

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

260Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineii
261Black-lored BabblerTurdoides sharpei

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

262Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanus

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

263Wattled StarlingCreatophora cinerea
264Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogaster
265Slender-billed StarlingOnychognathus tenuirostris
266Waller's StarlingOnychognathus walleri
267Sharpe's StarlingPholia sharpii
268Stuhlmann's StarlingPoeoptera stuhlmanni
269Rueppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuroptera

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

270White-tailed Ant-ThrushNeocossyphus poensis
271Oberlaender's Ground-ThrushGeokichla oberlaenderi
272Abyssinian Ground-ThrushGeokichla piaggiae
273Abyssinian ThrushTurdus abyssinicus
274African ThrushTurdus pelios

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

275African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adusta
276Swamp FlycatcherMuscicapa aquatica
277Cassin's FlycatcherMuscicapa cassini
278Dusky-blue FlycatcherBradornis comitata
279Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidus
280Ashy FlycatcherFraseria caerulescens
281Yellow-eyed Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis ardesiacus
282Northern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis edolioides
283White-eyed Slaty-FlycatcherMelaenornis fischeri
284Brown-backed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas hartlaubi
285Red-backed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas leucophrys
286White-bellied Robin-ChatCossyphicula roberti
287Archer's Robin-ChatCossypha archeri
288Cape Robin-ChatCossypha caffra
289Blue-shouldered Robin-ChatCossypha cyanocampter
290White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heuglini
291Red-capped Robin-ChatCossypha natalensis
292Snowy-crowned Robin-ChatCossypha niveicapilla
293White-starred RobinPogonocichla stellata
294Red-throated AletheChamaetylas poliophrys
295Gray-winged Robin-ChatSheppardia polioptera
296Equatorial AkalatSheppardia aequatorialis
297/Whinchat/Saxicola rubetra
298African StonechatSaxicola torquatus

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

299Little Green SunbirdAnthreptes seimundi
300Green SunbirdAnthreptes rectirostris
301Collared SunbirdHedydipna collaris
302Green-headed SunbirdCyanomitra verticalis
303Blue-throated Brown SunbirdCyanomitra cyanolaema
304Blue-headed SunbirdCyanomitra alinae
305Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivacea
306Green-throated SunbirdChalcomitra rubescens
307Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
308Purple-breasted SunbirdNectarinia purpureiventris
309Bronze SunbirdNectarinia kilimensis
310Malachite SunbirdNectarinia famosa
311Red-tufted SunbirdNectarinia johnstoni
312Golden-winged SunbirdDrepanorhynchus reichenowi
313Olive-bellied SunbirdCinnyris chloropygius
314Stuhlmann's SunbirdCinnyris stuhlmanni
315Northern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris reichenowi
316Regal SunbirdCinnyris regius
317Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensis
318Red-chested SunbirdCinnyris erythrocercus
319Purple-banded SunbirdCinnyris bifasciatus
320Superb SunbirdCinnyris superbus
321Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

322Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafecht
323Black-necked WeaverPloceus nigricollis
324Black-billed WeaverPloceus melanogaster
325Strange WeaverPloceus alienus
326Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthops
327Northern Brown-throated WeaverPloceus castanops
328Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
329Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalus
330Yellow-mantled WeaverPloceus tricolor
331Forest WeaverPloceus bicolor
332Brown-capped WeaverPloceus insignis
333Compact WeaverPachyphantes superciliosus
334&Cardinal QuelealQuelea cardinalis
335Yellow BishopEuplectes capensis
336Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillaris
337Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifrons

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

338Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
339Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolor
340White-collared OlivebackNesocharis ansorgei
341Yellow-bellied WaxbillCoccopygia quartinia
342Dusky CrimsonwingCryptospiza jacksoni
343Abyssinian CrimsonwingCryptospiza salvadorii
344Red-faced CrimsonwingCryptospiza reichenovii
345Gray-headed NigritaNigrita canicapillus
346Black-crowned WaxbillEstrilda nonnula
347Kandt's WaxbillEstrilda kandti
348Fawn-breasted WaxbillEstrilda paludicola
349Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
350Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melba
351Dusky TwinspotEuschistospiza cinereovinacea
352Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala
353African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricata

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

354Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
355Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeata

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

356Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseus

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

357Cape WagtailMotacilla capensis
358Mountain WagtailMotacilla clara
359African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp
360/White Wagtail/Motacilla alba
361African PipitAnthus cinnamomeus
362Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrys
363Yellow-throated LongclawMacronyx croceus

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

364Oriole FinchLinurgus olivaceus
365Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicus
366Western CitrilCrithagra frontalis
367Papyrus CanaryCrithagra koliensis
368Brimstone CanaryCrithagra sulphuratus
369Streaky SeedeaterCrithagra striolatus
370Thick-billed SeedeaterCrithagra burtoni
371Yellow-crowned CanarySerinus flavivertex

 
Thrush-Tanager: Rhodinocichlidae

372Gray-chested BabblerKakamega poliothorax

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

373Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisi
374Golden-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 Visitor18
\\Austral Visitor1
||Transient0
##Non-breeding Dispersal2
<>Erratic/Irregular1
()Breeding Season Only1
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened5
VVulnerable3
ENEndangered6
CRCritically Endangered2

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.