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QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK

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# Species:614
# Excl Vagrants:614
# 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
8/Garganey/Spatula querquedula
9Blue-billed TealSpatula hottentota
10African Black DuckAnas sparsa
11Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulata
12Red-billed DuckAnas erythrorhyncha
13/Northern Pintail/Anas acuta

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

14Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris
15Western Crested GuineafowlGuttera verreauxi

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

16Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaena
17Coqui FrancolinCampocolinus coqui
18Red-winged FrancolinScleroptera levaillantii
19Ring-necked FrancolinScleroptera streptophorus
20Blue QuailSynoicus adansonii
21Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
22Harlequin QuailCoturnix delegorguei
23Handsome SpurfowlPternistis nobilis
24Heuglin's SpurfowlPternistis icterorhynchus
25Scaly SpurfowlPternistis squamatus
26Hildebrandt's SpurfowlPternistis hildebrandti
27Red-necked SpurfowlPternistis afer

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

28Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
29Lesser FlamingoPhoenicoparrus minor

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

30Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

31Rock PigeonColumba livia
32Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
33Afep PigeonColumba unicincta
34Rameron PigeonColumba arquatrix
35Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugens
36Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiens
37Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
38Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
39Vinaceous DoveStreptopelia vinacea
40Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
41Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilos
42Black-billed Wood-DoveTurtur abyssinicus
43Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur afer
44Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistria
45#Namaqua Dove#Oena capensis
46African Green-PigeonTreron calvus

 
Bustards: Otididae

47Denham's BustardNeotis denhami
48Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogaster

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

49Great Blue TuracoCorythaeola cristata
50Black-billed TuracoTauraco schuettii
51White-crested TuracoTauraco leucolophus
52Ross's TuracoMusophaga rossae
53Bare-faced Go-away-birdCrinifer personatus
54Eastern Plantain-eaterCrinifer zonurus

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

55Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitarius
56Black CuckooCuculus clamosus
57/Common Cuckoo/Cuculus canorus
58African CuckooCuculus gularis
59Black CoucalCentropus grillii
60Blue-headed CoucalCentropus monachus
61Senegal CoucalCentropus senegalensis
62White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosus
63Blue MalkohaCeuthmochares aereus
64(Pied Cuckoo)Clamator jacobinus
65Levaillant's CuckooClamator levaillantii
66Yellow-throated CuckooChrysococcyx flavigularis
67Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaas
68African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreus
69Dideric CuckooChrysococcyx caprius
70Dusky Long-tailed CuckooCercococcyx mechowi

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

71\Pennant-winged Nightjar\Caprimulgus vexillarius
72Nubian NightjarCaprimulgus nubicus
73Fiery-necked NightjarCaprimulgus pectoralis
74Swamp NightjarCaprimulgus natalensis
75/Plain Nightjar/Caprimulgus inornatus
76Freckled NightjarCaprimulgus tristigma
77Slender-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus clarus
78#Square-tailed Nightjar#Caprimulgus fossii

 
Swifts: Apodidae

79Mottled SpinetailTelacanthura ussheri
80Sabine's SpinetailRhaphidura sabini
81Scarce SwiftSchoutedenapus myoptilus
82Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
83/Mottled Swift/Tachymarptis aequatorialis
84Common SwiftApus apus
85African SwiftApus barbatus
86Little SwiftApus affinis
87Horus SwiftApus horus
88White-rumped SwiftApus caffer
89African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

90African RailRallus caerulescens
91African CrakeCrex egregia
92Lesser MoorhenGallinula angulata
93Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
94Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata
95Allen's GallinulePorphyrio alleni
96Black CrakeZapornia flavirostra

 
Flufftails: Sarothruridae

97White-spotted FlufftailSarothrura pulchra

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

98African FinfootPodica senegalensis

 
Cranes: Gruidae

99Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorum

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

100Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensis
101Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatus
102Senegal Thick-kneeBurhinus senegalensis

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

103Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
104Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

105Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulva
106/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticula
107Forbes's PloverCharadrius forbesi
108Three-banded PloverCharadrius tricollaris
109/Little Ringed Plover/Charadrius dubius
110Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostris
111Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
112Black-headed LapwingVanellus tectus
113Senegal LapwingVanellus lugubris
114Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatus
115Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallus
116#Brown-chested Lapwing#Vanellus superciliosus
117/Caspian Plover/Anarhynchus asiaticus
118Kittlitz's PloverAnarhynchus pecuarius
119White-fronted PloverAnarhynchus marginatus

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

120Greater Painted-SnipeRostratula benghalensis

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

121Lesser JacanaMicroparra capensis
122African JacanaActophilornis africanus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

123/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosa
124African SnipeGallinago nigripennis
125/Common Snipe/Gallinago gallinago
126/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
127/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropus
128/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilis
129/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareola
130/Spotted Redshank/Tringa erythropus
131/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia
132/Ruddy Turnstone/Arenaria interpres
133/Ruff/Calidris pugnax
134/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferruginea
135/Temminck's Stint/Calidris temminckii
136/Sanderling/Calidris alba
137/Little Stint/Calidris minuta

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

138Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticus
139Black-rumped ButtonquailTurnix nanus

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

140Bronze-winged CourserRhinoptilus chalcopterus
141Temminck's CourserCursorius temminckii
142Rock PratincoleGlareola nuchalis
143|Black-winged Pratincole|Glareola nordmanni
144/Collared Pratincole/Glareola pratincola

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

145/Black-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus ridibundus
146Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalus
147/Lesser Black-backed Gull/Larus fuscus
148African SkimmerRynchops flavirostris
149/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon nilotica
150Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
151/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterus

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

152African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerus
153/Abdim's Stork/Ciconia abdimii
154African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelis
155/White Stork/Ciconia ciconia
156Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensis
157Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumenifer
158Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibis

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

159African DarterAnhinga rufa

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

160Long-tailed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
161Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

162#Great White Pelican#Pelecanus onocrotalus
163Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescens

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

164ShoebillBalaeniceps rex

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

165HamerkopScopus umbretta

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

166Dwarf BitternIxobrychus sturmii
167Little BitternIxobrychus minutus
168Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
169Black HeronEgretta ardesiaca
170Little EgretEgretta garzetta
171Striated HeronButorides striata
172Rufous-bellied HeronArdeola rufiventris
173Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
174Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
175Great EgretArdea alba
176Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhyncha
177Gray HeronArdea cinerea
178Purple HeronArdea purpurea
179Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala
180Goliath HeronArdea goliath

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

181Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
182African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
183Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash
184African SpoonbillPlatalea alba

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

185/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

186Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
187African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typus
188Palm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensis
189#Egyptian Vulture#Neophron percnopterus
190/European Honey-buzzard/Pernis apivorus
191African Cuckoo-HawkAviceda cuculoides
192White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalis
193Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotos
194Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus
195White-backed VultureGyps africanus
196Rueppell's GriffonGyps rueppelli
197BateleurTerathopius ecaudatus
198Beaudouin's Snake-EagleCircaetus beaudouini
199Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralis
200Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereus
201Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascens
202Bat HawkMacheiramphus alcinus
203Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatus
204Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosus
205Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalis
206/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarina
207Wahlberg's EagleHieraaetus wahlbergi
208/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatus
209Ayres's Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresii
210Tawny EagleAquila rapax
211/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensis
212Cassin's Hawk-EagleAquila africana
213African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogaster
214Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicus
215Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabates
216Eastern Chanting-GoshawkMelierax poliopterus
217Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabar
218/Grasshopper Buzzard/Butastur rufipennis
219/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosus
220African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorus
221/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus
222/Montagu's Harrier/Circus pygargus
223African GoshawkAccipiter toussenelii
224ShikraAccipiter badius
225Little SparrowhawkAccipiter minullus
226Black GoshawkAccipiter melanoleucus
227/Black Kite/Milvus migrans
228African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vocifer
229/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteo
230Mountain BuzzardButeo oreophilus
231Augur BuzzardButeo augur

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

232Barn OwlTyto alba

 
Owls: Strigidae

233Spotted Eagle-OwlBubo africanus
234Grayish Eagle-OwlBubo cinerascens
235Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lactea
236Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatum
237Red-chested OwletGlaucidium tephronotum
238African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordii

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

239Speckled MousebirdColius striatus
240Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourus

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

241/Eurasian Hoopoe/Upupa epops

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

242Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureus
243Black ScimitarbillRhinopomastus aterrimus
244Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelas

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

245Abyssinian Ground-HornbillBucorvus abyssinicus
246Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatus
247Congo Pied HornbillLophoceros fasciatus
248African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutus
249Eastern Long-tailed HornbillHorizocerus cassini
250Black-casqued HornbillCeratogymna atrata
251Black-and-white-casqued HornbillBycanistes subcylindrica
252White-thighed HornbillBycanistes albotibialis
253Piping HornbillBycanistes fistulator

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

254Shining-blue KingfisherAlcedo quadribrachys
255Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
256White-bellied KingfisherCorythornis leucogaster
257African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina picta
258African Dwarf KingfisherIspidina lecontei
259Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephala
260Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensis
261Blue-breasted KingfisherHalcyon malimbica
262Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicuti
263Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maxima
264Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

265Black Bee-eaterMerops gularis
266Red-throated Bee-eaterMerops bulocki
267Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
268Blue-breasted Bee-eaterMerops variegatus
269Cinnamon-chested Bee-eaterMerops oreobates
270Swallow-tailed Bee-eaterMerops hirundineus
271/White-throated Bee-eater/Merops albicollis
272/Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/Merops persicus
273Madagascar Bee-eaterMerops superciliosus
274/European Bee-eater/Merops apiaster
275/Northern Carmine Bee-eater/Merops nubicus

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

276/European Roller/Coracias garrulus
277Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatus
278Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurus
279Blue-throated RollerEurystomus gularis

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

280Yellow-billed BarbetTrachyphonus purpuratus
281Gray-throated BarbetGymnobucco bonapartei
282Speckled TinkerbirdPogoniulus scolopaceus
283Western TinkerbirdPogoniulus coryphaea
284Red-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus atroflavus
285Yellow-throated TinkerbirdPogoniulus subsulphureus
286Yellow-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus bilineatus
287Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconus
288Yellow-spotted BarbetBuccanodon duchaillui
289Hairy-breasted BarbetTricholaema hirsuta
290Red-fronted BarbetTricholaema diademata
291Spot-flanked BarbetTricholaema lacrymosa
292White-headed BarbetLybius leucocephalus
293Black-billed BarbetLybius guifsobalito
294Double-toothed BarbetPogonornis bidentatus

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

295Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minor
296Scaly-throated HoneyguideIndicator variegatus
297Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicator

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

298Rufous-necked WryneckJynx ruficollis
299Speckle-breasted WoodpeckerDendropicos poecilolaemus
300Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescens
301African Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos goertae
302Olive WoodpeckerDendropicos griseocephalus
303Golden-crowned WoodpeckerChloropicus xantholophus
304Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquus
305Brown-eared WoodpeckerPardipicus caroli
306Buff-spotted WoodpeckerPardipicus nivosa
307Green-backed WoodpeckerCampethera cailliautii
308Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubica
309Golden-tailed WoodpeckerCampethera abingoni

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

310/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanni
311Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculus
312Gray KestrelFalco ardosiaceus
313Red-necked FalconFalco chicquera
314|Sooty Falcon|Falco concolor
315/Eurasian Hobby/Falco subbuteo
316African HobbyFalco cuvierii
317Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus
318/Peregrine Falcon/Falco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

319Red-headed LovebirdAgapornis pullarius

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

320Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeri

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

321Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flava
322Petit's CuckooshrikeCampephaga petiti
323Red-shouldered CuckooshrikeCampephaga phoenicea

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

324#African Golden Oriole#Oriolus auratus
325Western Black-headed OrioleOriolus brachyrhynchus
326African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatus

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

327Brown-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira cyanea
328Black-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira peltata
329Chestnut Wattle-eyePlatysteira castanea
330Jameson's Wattle-eyePlatysteira jamesoni
331Yellow-bellied Wattle-eyePlatysteira concreta
332Chinspot BatisBatis molitor
333Western Black-headed BatisBatis erlangeri

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

334White HelmetshrikePrionops plumatus
335African Shrike-flycatcherMegabyas flammulatus
336Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcherBias musicus

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

337BrubruNilaus afer
338Northern PuffbackDryoscopus gambensis
339Pink-footed PuffbackDryoscopus angolensis
340Marsh TchagraTchagra minutus
341Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalus
342Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australis
343Luehder's BushshrikeLaniarius luehderi
344Tropical BoubouLaniarius major
345Black-headed GonolekLaniarius erythrogaster
346Papyrus GonolekLaniarius mufumbiri
347Slate-colored BoubouLaniarius funebris
348Gray-green BushshrikeTelophorus bocagei
349Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeTelophorus sulfureopectus
350Many-colored BushshrikeTelophorus multicolor
351Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchoti

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

352Sharpe's DrongoDicrurus sharpei
353Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis
354Velvet-mantled DrongoDicrurus modestus

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

355Blue-headed Crested FlycatcherTrochocercus nitens
356Black-headed Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone rufiventer
357African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

358/Red-backed Shrike/Lanius collurio
359/Red-tailed Shrike/Lanius phoenicuroides
360/Isabelline Shrike/Lanius isabellinus
361|Lesser Gray Shrike|Lanius minor
362Gray-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroides
363Mackinnon's ShrikeLanius mackinnoni
364Northern FiscalLanius humeralis
365/Woodchat Shrike/Lanius senator

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

366PiapiacPtilostomus afer
367Pied CrowCorvus albus
368White-necked RavenCorvus albicollis

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

369African Blue FlycatcherElminia longicauda
370White-tailed Blue FlycatcherElminia albicauda
371Dusky Crested FlycatcherElminia nigromitrata

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

372White-winged Black-TitMelaniparus leucomelas
373White-shouldered Black-TitMelaniparus guineensis
374Dusky TitMelaniparus funereus
375Stripe-breasted TitMelaniparus fasciiventer

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

376African Penduline-TitAnthoscopus caroli

 
Larks: Alaudidae

377White-tailed LarkMirafra albicauda
378Rufous-naped LarkMirafra africana
379Flappet LarkMirafra rufocinnamomea
380Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinerea

 
Nicators: Nicatoridae

381Western NicatorNicator chloris
382Yellow-throated NicatorNicator vireo

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

383Green CrombecSylvietta virens
384Northern CrombecSylvietta brachyura
385Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytii
386Moustached Grass-WarblerMelocichla mentalis
387Yellow LongbillMacrosphenus flavicans
388Green HyliaHylia prasina

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

389White-chinned PriniaSchistolais leucopogon
390Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
391Buff-bellied WarblerPhyllolais pulchella
392Black-throated ApalisApalis jacksoni
393Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavida
394Buff-throated ApalisApalis rufogularis
395Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
396Gray-capped WarblerEminia lepida
397Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythrops
398Singing CisticolaCisticola cantans
399Whistling CisticolaCisticola lateralis
400Trilling CisticolaCisticola woosnami
401Chubb's CisticolaCisticola chubbi
402Rattling CisticolaCisticola chiniana
403Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatus
404Carruthers's CisticolaCisticola carruthersi
405Stout CisticolaCisticola robustus
406Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensis
407Tabora CisticolaCisticola angusticauda
408Siffling CisticolaCisticola brachypterus
409Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
410Wing-snapping CisticolaCisticola ayresii

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

411/Eastern Olivaceous Warbler/Iduna pallida
412African Yellow-WarblerIduna natalensis
413/Icterine Warbler/Hippolais icterina
414/Sedge Warbler/Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
415Common Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
416Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostris
417Greater Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus rufescens
418/Great Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus arundinaceus

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

419Fan-tailed GrassbirdCatriscus brevirostris
420White-winged Swamp WarblerBradypterus carpalis
421Grauer's Swamp WarblerBradypterus graueri
422Highland Rush WarblerBradypterus centralis

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

423White-headed SawwingPsalidoprocne albiceps
424Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristoptera
425Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopyga
426Banded MartinNeophedina cincta
427Plain MartinRiparia paludicola
428/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia
429Rock MartinPtyonoprogne fuligula
430/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
431Angola SwallowHirundo angolensis
432Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
433/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicum
434Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
435Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica
436Rufous-chested SwallowCecropis semirufa
437Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensis

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

438Slender-billed GreenbulStelgidillas gracilirostris
439Red-tailed BristlebillBleda syndactylus
440Yellow-throated GreenbulAtimastillas flavicollis
441Spotted GreenbulIxonotus guttatus
442Joyful GreenbulChlorocichla laetissima
443Honeyguide GreenbulBaeopogon indicator
444Red-tailed GreenbulCriniger calurus
445Little GreenbulEurillas virens
446Yellow-whiskered GreenbulEurillas latirostris
447Plain GreenbulEurillas curvirostris
448Gray GreenbulEurillas gracilis
449Xavier's GreenbulPhyllastrephus xavieri
450Leaf-lovePhyllastrephus scandens
451Toro Olive-GreenbulPhyllastrephus hypochloris
452Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

453/Wood Warbler/Phylloscopus sibilatrix
454/Willow Warbler/Phylloscopus trochilus
455Red-faced Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus laetus

 
Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, and Allies: Sylviidae

456/Eurasian Blackcap/Sylvia atricapilla
457/Garden Warbler/Sylvia borin

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

458Green White-eyeZosterops stuhlmanni
459Northern Yellow White-eyeZosterops senegalensis

 
Fulvetta and Ground Babblers: Pellorneidae

460Brown IlladopsisIlladopsis fulvescens
461Scaly-breasted IlladopsisIlladopsis albipectus

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

462Brown BabblerTurdoides plebejus
463Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineii
464Black-lored BabblerTurdoides sharpei

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

465Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorynchus
466Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanus

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

467Wattled StarlingCreatophora cinerea
468Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogaster
469Slender-billed StarlingOnychognathus tenuirostris
470Chestnut-winged StarlingOnychognathus fulgidus
471Sharpe's StarlingPholia sharpii
472Narrow-tailed StarlingPoeoptera lugubris
473Rueppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuroptera
474Splendid StarlingLamprotornis splendidus
475Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeus
476Purple-headed StarlingLamprotornis purpureiceps
477Purple StarlingLamprotornis purpureus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

478Rufous Flycatcher-ThrushStizorhina fraseri
479White-tailed Ant-ThrushNeocossyphus poensis
480Abyssinian ThrushTurdus abyssinicus
481African ThrushTurdus pelios

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

482African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adusta
483/Spotted Flycatcher/Muscicapa striata
484Swamp FlycatcherMuscicapa aquatica
485Cassin's FlycatcherMuscicapa cassini
486Sooty FlycatcherBradornis infuscata
487Dusky-blue FlycatcherBradornis comitata
488Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidus
489Gray Tit-FlycatcherFraseria plumbeus
490Chapin's FlycatcherFraseria lendu
491Ashy FlycatcherFraseria caerulescens
492Yellow-eyed Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis ardesiacus
493Northern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis edolioides
494White-eyed Slaty-FlycatcherMelaenornis fischeri
495Brown-backed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas hartlaubi
496Red-backed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas leucophrys
497White-bellied Robin-ChatCossyphicula roberti
498Blue-shouldered Robin-ChatCossypha cyanocampter
499White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heuglini
500Red-capped Robin-ChatCossypha natalensis
501Snowy-crowned Robin-ChatCossypha niveicapilla
502Gray-winged Robin-ChatSheppardia polioptera
503Equatorial AkalatSheppardia aequatorialis
504/Semicollared Flycatcher/Ficedula semitorquata
505/Whinchat/Saxicola rubetra
506African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
507Mocking Cliff-ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
508Sooty ChatMyrmecocichla nigra
509/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenanthe
510/Isabelline Wheatear/Oenanthe isabellina
511/Pied Wheatear/Oenanthe pleschanka

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

512Little Green SunbirdAnthreptes seimundi
513Green SunbirdAnthreptes rectirostris
514Collared SunbirdHedydipna collaris
515Green-headed SunbirdCyanomitra verticalis
516Blue-throated Brown SunbirdCyanomitra cyanolaema
517Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivacea
518Green-throated SunbirdChalcomitra rubescens
519Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
520Bronze SunbirdNectarinia kilimensis
521Olive-bellied SunbirdCinnyris chloropygius
522Northern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris reichenowi
523Beautiful SunbirdCinnyris pulchellus
524Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensis
525Red-chested SunbirdCinnyris erythrocercus
526Purple-banded SunbirdCinnyris bifasciatus
527Superb SunbirdCinnyris superbus
528Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus
529Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

530White-headed Buffalo-WeaverDinemellia dinemelli
531Crested MalimbeMalimbus malimbicus
532Red-headed MalimbeMalimbus rubricollis
533Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubriceps
534Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafecht
535Little WeaverPloceus luteolus
536Slender-billed WeaverPloceus pelzelni
537Black-necked WeaverPloceus nigricollis
538Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis
539Black-billed WeaverPloceus melanogaster
540Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthops
541Northern Brown-throated WeaverPloceus castanops
542Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermedius
543Vitelline Masked-WeaverPloceus vitellinus
544Vieillot's Black WeaverPloceus nigerrimus
545Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
546Weyns's WeaverPloceus weynsi
547Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalus
548Golden-backed WeaverPloceus jacksoni
549Yellow-mantled WeaverPloceus tricolor
550Forest WeaverPloceus bicolor
551Brown-capped WeaverPloceus insignis
552Compact WeaverPachyphantes superciliosus
553<Cardinal Quelea>Quelea cardinalis
554Red-headed QueleaQuelea erythrops
555<Red-billed Quelea>Quelea quelea
556Northern Red BishopEuplectes franciscanus
557Southern Red BishopEuplectes orix
558Black-winged BishopEuplectes hordeaceus
559Black BishopEuplectes gierowii
560Yellow BishopEuplectes capensis
561White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatus
562Yellow-mantled WidowbirdEuplectes macroura
563Red-collared WidowbirdEuplectes ardens
564Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillaris
565Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifrons

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

566Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
567Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolor
568Magpie MannikinSpermestes fringilloides
569Green-backed TwinspotMandingoa nitidula
570Zebra WaxbillAmandava subflava
571Jameson's AntpeckerParmoptila jamesoni
572Gray-headed NigritaNigrita canicapillus
573Chestnut-breasted NigritaNigrita bicolor
574White-breasted NigritaNigrita fusconotus
575Black-crowned WaxbillEstrilda nonnula
576Fawn-breasted WaxbillEstrilda paludicola
577Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
578Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopyga
579QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollis
580Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalus
581Red-headed BluebillSpermophaga ruficapilla
582Black-bellied SeedcrackerPyrenestes ostrinus
583Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melba
584Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala
585African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricata
586Black-bellied FirefinchLagonosticta rara

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

587Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
588Broad-tailed Paradise-WhydahVidua obtusa
589Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeata

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

590House SparrowPasser domesticus
591Shelley's Rufous SparrowPasser shelleyi
592Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseus

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

593Cape WagtailMotacilla capensis
594Mountain WagtailMotacilla clara
595Gray WagtailMotacilla cinerea
596/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flava
597African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp
598African PipitAnthus cinnamomeus
599Long-billed PipitAnthus similis
600Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrys
601/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinus
602Short-tailed PipitAnthus brachyurus
603Yellow-throated LongclawMacronyx croceus

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

604Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicus
605Western CitrilCrithagra frontalis
606Papyrus CanaryCrithagra koliensis
607Black-throated CanaryCrithagra atrogularis
608Reichenow's SeedeaterCrithagra reichenowi
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

 

 *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 Visitor72
\\Austral Visitor1
||Transient3
##Non-breeding Dispersal6
<>Erratic/Irregular2
()Breeding Season Only1
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental1

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened12
VVulnerable8
ENEndangered6
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.