BAROTSE FLOODPLAIN
ZAMBIA
LOCALE
| Area (SqKm): | 15,000 |
| # Species: | 338 |
| # Excl Vagrants: | 338 |
| # Endemics: | 0 |
| # Near Endemics: | 0 |
| Species/100 SqKm: | 2.3 |
| Habitat: Swamps, grassland | |
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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| 1 | White-faced Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna viduata |
| 2 | Fulvous Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna bicolor |
| 3 | White-backed Duck | Thalassornis leuconotus |
| 4 | Knob-billed Duck | Sarkidiornis melanotos |
| 5 | Egyptian Goose | Alopochen aegyptiaca |
| 6 | Spur-winged Goose | Plectropterus gambensis |
| 7 | African Pygmy-Goose | Nettapus auritus |
| 8 | Blue-billed Teal | Spatula hottentota |
| 9 | Yellow-billed Duck | Anas undulata |
| 10 | Cape Teal | Anas capensis |
| 11 | Red-billed Duck | Anas erythrorhyncha |
| 12 | Southern Pochard | Netta erythrophthalma |
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| 13 | Helmeted Guineafowl | Numida meleagris |
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| 14 | Red-winged Francolin | Scleroptera levaillantii |
| 15 | <Blue Quail> | Synoicus adansonii |
| 16 | (Common Quail) | Coturnix coturnix |
| 17 | Harlequin Quail | Coturnix delegorguei |
| 18 | Red-billed Spurfowl | Pternistis adspersus |
| 19 | Swainson's Spurfowl | Pternistis swainsonii |
| 20 | Red-necked Spurfowl | Pternistis afer |
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| 21 | Mourning Collared-Dove | Streptopelia decipiens |
| 22 | Red-eyed Dove | Streptopelia semitorquata |
| 23 | Ring-necked Dove | Streptopelia capicola |
| 24 | Laughing Dove | Spilopelia senegalensis |
| 25 | Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove | Turtur chalcospilos |
| 26 | Namaqua Dove | Oena capensis |
| 27 | African Green-Pigeon | Treron calvus |
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| 28 | Yellow-throated Sandgrouse | Pterocles gutturalis |
| 29 | Double-banded Sandgrouse | Pterocles bicinctus |
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| 30 | Denham's Bustard | Neotis denhami |
| 31 | White-bellied Bustard | Eupodotis senegalensis |
| 32 | Black-bellied Bustard | Lissotis melanogaster |
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| 33 | Gray Go-away-bird | Crinifer concolor |
| 34 | Schalow's Turaco | Tauraco schalowi |
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| 35 | Black Coucal | Centropus grillii |
| 36 | Coppery-tailed Coucal | Centropus cupreicaudus |
| 37 | Senegal Coucal | Centropus senegalensis |
| 38 | White-browed Coucal | Centropus superciliosus |
| 39 | Pied Cuckoo | Clamator jacobinus |
| 40 | Levaillant's Cuckoo | Clamator levaillantii |
| 41 | Great Spotted Cuckoo | Clamator glandarius |
| 42 | Klaas's Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx klaas |
| 43 | African Emerald Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx cupreus |
| 44 | Dideric Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx caprius |
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| 45 | Pennant-winged Nightjar | Caprimulgus vexillarius |
| 46 | Fiery-necked Nightjar | Caprimulgus pectoralis |
| 47 | Swamp Nightjar | Caprimulgus natalensis |
| 48 | Square-tailed Nightjar | Caprimulgus fossii |
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| 49 | /Common Swift/ | Apus apus |
| 50 | Horus Swift | Apus horus |
| 51 | African Palm Swift | Cypsiurus parvus |
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| 52 | African Rail | Rallus caerulescens |
| 53 | (African Crake) | Crecopsis egregia |
| 54 | Lesser Moorhen | Gallinula angulata |
| 55 | Eurasian Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus |
| 56 | Red-knobbed Coot | Fulica cristata |
| 57 | Allen's Gallinule | Porphyrio alleni |
| 58 | African Swamphen | Porphyrio madagascariensis |
| 59 | Black Crake | Zapornia flavirostra |
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| 60 | Red-chested Flufftail | Sarothrura rufa |
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| 61 | Gray Crowned-Crane | Balearica regulorum |
| 62 | Wattled Crane | Grus carunculatus |
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| 63 | Water Thick-knee | Burhinus vermiculatus |
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| 64 | Black-winged Stilt | Himantopus himantopus |
| 65 | Pied Avocet | Recurvirostra avosetta |
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| 66 | /Black-bellied Plover/ | Pluvialis squatarola |
| 67 | /Common Ringed Plover/ | Charadrius hiaticula |
| 68 | Three-banded Plover | Thinornis tricollaris |
| 69 | Long-toed Lapwing | Vanellus crassirostris |
| 70 | Blacksmith Lapwing | Vanellus armatus |
| 71 | White-crowned Lapwing | Vanellus albiceps |
| 72 | Crowned Lapwing | Vanellus coronatus |
| 73 | Wattled Lapwing | Vanellus senegallus |
| 74 | /Caspian Plover/ | Anarhynchus asiaticus |
| 75 | Kittlitz's Plover | Anarhynchus pecuarius |
| 76 | White-fronted Plover | Anarhynchus marginatus |
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| 77 | Greater Painted-Snipe | Rostratula benghalensis |
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| 78 | Lesser Jacana | Microparra capensis |
| 79 | African Jacana | Actophilornis africanus |
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| 80 | /Eurasian Curlew/ | Numenius arquata |
| 81 | /Great Snipe/ | Gallinago media |
| 82 | African Snipe | Gallinago nigripennis |
| 83 | /Terek Sandpiper/ | Xenus cinereus |
| 84 | /Common Sandpiper/ | Actitis hypoleucos |
| 85 | /Green Sandpiper/ | Tringa ochropus |
| 86 | /Marsh Sandpiper/ | Tringa stagnatilis |
| 87 | /Wood Sandpiper/ | Tringa glareola |
| 88 | /Common Greenshank/ | Tringa nebularia |
| 89 | /Ruddy Turnstone/ | Arenaria interpres |
| 90 | /Ruff/ | Calidris pugnax |
| 91 | /Curlew Sandpiper/ | Calidris ferruginea |
| 92 | /Sanderling/ | Calidris alba |
| 93 | /Little Stint/ | Calidris minuta |
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| 94 | Small Buttonquail | Turnix sylvaticus |
| 95 | Black-rumped Buttonquail | Turnix nanus |
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| 96 | (Temminck's Courser) | Cursorius temminckii |
| 97 | Black-winged Pratincole | Glareola nordmanni |
| 98 | Collared Pratincole | Glareola pratincola |
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| 99 | Gray-hooded Gull | Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus |
| 100 | Lesser Black-backed Gull | Larus fuscus |
| 101 | African Skimmer | Rynchops flavirostris |
| 102 | /Caspian Tern/ | Hydroprogne caspia |
| 103 | Whiskered Tern | Chlidonias hybrida |
| 104 | /White-winged Tern/ | Chlidonias leucopterus |
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| 105 | /Greater Flamingo/ | Phoenicopterus roseus |
| 106 | /Lesser Flamingo/ | Phoenicoparrus minor |
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| 107 | Little Grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis |
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| 108 | African Openbill | Anastomus lamelligerus |
| 109 | /Abdim's Stork/ | Ciconia abdimii |
| 110 | African Woolly-necked Stork | Ciconia microscelis |
| 111 | /White Stork/ | Ciconia ciconia |
| 112 | Saddle-billed Stork | Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis |
| 113 | Marabou Stork | Leptoptilos crumenifer |
| 114 | Yellow-billed Stork | Mycteria ibis |
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| 115 | African Darter | Anhinga rufa |
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| 116 | Reed Cormorant | Microcarbo africanus |
| 117 | Great Cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo |
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| 118 | Glossy Ibis | Plegadis falcinellus |
| 119 | African Sacred Ibis | Threskiornis aethiopicus |
| 120 | Hadada Ibis | Bostrychia hagedash |
| 121 | African Spoonbill | Platalea alba |
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| 122 | Eurasian Bittern | Botaurus stellaris |
| 123 | (Dwarf Bittern) | Botaurus sturmii |
| 124 | Little Bittern | Botaurus minutus |
| 125 | Black-crowned Night Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax |
| 126 | Slaty Egret | Egretta vinaceigula |
| 127 | Black Heron | Egretta ardesiaca |
| 128 | Little Egret | Egretta garzetta |
| 129 | White-backed Night Heron | Calherodius leuconotus |
| 130 | Little Heron | Butorides atricapilla |
| 131 | Rufous-bellied Heron | Ardeola rufiventris |
| 132 | Squacco Heron | Ardeola ralloides |
| 133 | /Western Cattle-Egret/ | Bubulcus ibis |
| 134 | Great Egret | Ardea alba |
| 135 | Yellow-billed Egret | Ardea brachyrhyncha |
| 136 | Gray Heron | Ardea cinerea |
| 137 | Purple Heron | Ardea purpurea |
| 138 | Black-headed Heron | Ardea melanocephala |
| 139 | Goliath Heron | Ardea goliath |
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| 140 | Hamerkop | Scopus umbretta |
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| 141 | #Great White Pelican# | Pelecanus onocrotalus |
| 142 | Pink-backed Pelican | Pelecanus rufescens |
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| 143 | Secretarybird | Sagittarius serpentarius |
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| 144 | /Osprey/ | Pandion haliaetus |
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| 145 | Black-winged Kite | Elanus caeruleus |
| 146 | African Harrier-Hawk | Polyboroides typus |
| 147 | Palm-nut Vulture | Gypohierax angolensis |
| 148 | African Cuckoo-Hawk | Aviceda cuculoides |
| 149 | White-headed Vulture | Trigonoceps occipitalis |
| 150 | Lappet-faced Vulture | Torgos tracheliotos |
| 151 | Hooded Vulture | Necrosyrtes monachus |
| 152 | White-backed Vulture | Gyps africanus |
| 153 | Bateleur | Terathopius ecaudatus |
| 154 | Western Banded Snake-Eagle | Circaetus cinerascens |
| 155 | Black-chested Snake-Eagle | Circaetus pectoralis |
| 156 | Brown Snake-Eagle | Circaetus cinereus |
| 157 | Martial Eagle | Polemaetus bellicosus |
| 158 | Long-crested Eagle | Lophaetus occipitalis |
| 159 | /Lesser Spotted Eagle/ | Clanga pomarina |
| 160 | |Wahlberg's Eagle| | Hieraaetus wahlbergi |
| 161 | Tawny Eagle | Aquila rapax |
| 162 | /Steppe Eagle/ | Aquila nipalensis |
| 163 | Bat Hawk | Macheiramphus alcinus |
| 164 | Gabar Goshawk | Micronisus gabar |
| 165 | African Marsh Harrier | Circus ranivorus |
| 166 | /Pallid Harrier/ | Circus macrourus |
| 167 | /Montagu's Harrier/ | Circus pygargus |
| 168 | Black Kite | Milvus migrans |
| 169 | African Fish-Eagle | Icthyophaga vocifer |
| 170 | /Common Buzzard/ | Buteo buteo |
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| 171 | Western Barn Owl | Tyto alba |
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| 172 | African Scops-Owl | Otus senegalensis |
| 173 | Northern White-faced Owl | Ptilopsis leucotis |
| 174 | Pearl-spotted Owlet | Glaucidium perlatum |
| 175 | African Barred Owlet | Glaucidium capense |
| 176 | Marsh Owl | Asio capensis |
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| 177 | Red-faced Mousebird | Urocolius indicus |
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| 178 | Southern Ground-Hornbill | Bucorvus leadbeateri |
| 179 | African Gray Hornbill | Lophoceros nasutus |
| 180 | Trumpeter Hornbill | Bycanistes bucinator |
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| 181 | White-fronted Bee-eater | Merops bullockoides |
| 182 | Little Bee-eater | Merops pusillus |
| 183 | Blue-breasted Bee-eater | Merops variegatus |
| 184 | Swallow-tailed Bee-eater | Merops hirundineus |
| 185 | /Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/ | Merops persicus |
| 186 | /European Bee-eater/ | Merops apiaster |
| 187 | (Southern Carmine Bee-eater) | Merops nubicoides |
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| 188 | Half-collared Kingfisher | Alcedo semitorquata |
| 189 | Malachite Kingfisher | Corythornis cristatus |
| 190 | Gray-headed Kingfisher | Halcyon leucocephala |
| 191 | Woodland Kingfisher | Halcyon senegalensis |
| 192 | Giant Kingfisher | Megaceryle maxima |
| 193 | Pied Kingfisher | Ceryle rudis |
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| 194 | /European Roller/ | Coracias garrulus |
| 195 | Lilac-breasted Roller | Coracias caudatus |
| 196 | <Purple Roller> | Coracias naevius |
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| 197 | Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird | Pogoniulus chrysoconus |
| 198 | Black-collared Barbet | Lybius torquatus |
| 199 | Black-backed Barbet | Pogonornis minor |
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| 200 | Cardinal Woodpecker | Dendropicos fuscescens |
| 201 | Olive Woodpecker | Dendropicos griseocephalus |
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| 202 | /Lesser Kestrel/ | Falco naumanni |
| 203 | /Rock Kestrel/ | Falco rupicolus |
| 204 | Greater Kestrel | Falco rupicoloides |
| 205 | Dickinson's Kestrel | Falco dickinsoni |
| 206 | Red-necked Falcon | Falco chicquera |
| 207 | /Red-footed Falcon/ | Falco vespertinus |
| 208 | /Eurasian Hobby/ | Falco subbuteo |
| 209 | African Hobby | Falco cuvierii |
| 210 | Lanner Falcon | Falco biarmicus |
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| 211 | Brown-necked Parrot | Poicephalus fuscicollis |
| 212 | Meyer's Parrot | Poicephalus meyeri |
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| 213 | Black Cuckooshrike | Campephaga flava |
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| 214 | /Eurasian Golden Oriole/ | Oriolus oriolus |
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| 215 | Chinspot Batis | Batis molitor |
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| 216 | White-crested Helmetshrike | Prionops plumatus |
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| 217 | Brubru | Nilaus afer |
| 218 | Black-backed Puffback | Dryoscopus cubla |
| 219 | Black-crowned Tchagra | Tchagra senegalus |
| 220 | Brown-crowned Tchagra | Tchagra australis |
| 221 | Gabon Boubou | Laniarius bicolor |
| 222 | Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike | Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus |
| 223 | Gray-headed Bushshrike | Malaconotus blanchoti |
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| 224 | Fork-tailed Drongo | Dicrurus adsimilis |
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| 225 | African Paradise-Flycatcher | Terpsiphone viridis |
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| 226 | Magpie Shrike | Urolestes melanoleuca |
| 227 | /Red-backed Shrike/ | Lanius collurio |
| 228 | |Lesser Gray Shrike| | Lanius minor |
| 229 | Southern Fiscal | Lanius collaris |
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| 230 | Pied Crow | Corvus albus |
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| 231 | <Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark> | Eremopterix leucotis |
| 232 | Gray-backed Sparrow-Lark | Eremopterix verticalis |
| 233 | Fawn-colored Lark | Calendulauda africanoides |
| 234 | Flappet Lark | Amirafra rufocinnamomea |
| 235 | Eastern Clapper Lark | Corypha fasciolata |
| 236 | Rufous-naped Lark | Corypha africana |
| 237 | Pink-billed Lark | Spizocorys conirostris |
| 238 | Red-capped Lark | Calandrella cinerea |
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| 239 | Long-billed Crombec | Sylvietta rufescens |
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| 240 | Yellow-bellied Eremomela | Eremomela icteropygialis |
| 241 | Burnt-neck Eremomela | Eremomela usticollis |
| 242 | Tawny-flanked Prinia | Prinia subflava |
| 243 | Rattling Cisticola | Cisticola chiniana |
| 244 | Luapula Cisticola | Cisticola luapula |
| 245 | Chirping Cisticola | Cisticola pipiens |
| 246 | Croaking Cisticola | Cisticola natalensis |
| 247 | Zitting Cisticola | Cisticola juncidis |
| 248 | Desert Cisticola | Cisticola aridulus |
| 249 | Pale-crowned Cisticola | Cisticola cinnamomeus |
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| 250 | /Icterine Warbler/ | Hippolais icterina |
| 251 | /Sedge Warbler/ | Acrocephalus schoenobaenus |
| 252 | /Common Reed Warbler/ | Acrocephalus scirpaceus |
| 253 | Lesser Swamp Warbler | Acrocephalus gracilirostris |
| 254 | Greater Swamp Warbler | Acrocephalus rufescens |
| 255 | /Great Reed Warbler/ | Acrocephalus arundinaceus |
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| 256 | Little Rush Warbler | Bradypterus baboecala |
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| 257 | Gray-rumped Swallow | Pseudhirundo griseopyga |
| 258 | Banded Martin | Neophedina cincta |
| 259 | Plain Martin | Riparia paludicola |
| 260 | /Bank Swallow/ | Riparia riparia |
| 261 | /Barn Swallow/ | Hirundo rustica |
| 262 | White-throated Swallow | Hirundo albigularis |
| 263 | Wire-tailed Swallow | Hirundo smithii |
| 264 | /Western House-Martin/ | Delichon urbicum |
| 265 | Greater Striped Swallow | Cecropis cucullata |
| 266 | Lesser Striped Swallow | Cecropis abyssinica |
| 267 | Rufous-chested Swallow | Cecropis semirufa |
| 268 | Mosque Swallow | Cecropis senegalensis |
| 269 | |South African Swallow| | Petrochelidon spilodera |
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| 270 | Pale-throated Greenbul | Atimastillas flavigula |
| 271 | Common Bulbul | Pycnonotus barbatus |
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| 272 | /Willow Warbler/ | Phylloscopus trochilus |
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| 273 | /Garden Warbler/ | Sylvia borin |
| 274 | /Greater Whitethroat/ | Curruca communis |
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| 275 | Southern Yellow White-eye | Zosterops anderssoni |
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| 276 | Arrow-marked Babbler | Turdoides jardineii |
| 277 | Hartlaub's Babbler | Turdoides hartlaubii |
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| 278 | Red-billed Oxpecker | Buphagus erythroryncha |
| 279 | Yellow-billed Oxpecker | Buphagus africanus |
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| 280 | Wattled Starling | Creatophora cinerea |
| 281 | Violet-backed Starling | Cinnyricinclus leucogaster |
| 282 | Burchell's Starling | Lamprotornis australis |
| 283 | Greater Blue-eared Starling | Lamprotornis chalybaeus |
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| 284 | |Spotted Flycatcher| | Muscicapa striata |
| 285 | White-browed Scrub Robin | Cercotrichas leucophrys |
| 286 | White-browed Robin-Chat | Cossypha heuglini |
| 287 | Collared Palm-Thrush | Cichladusa arquata |
| 288 | African Stonechat | Saxicola torquatus |
| 289 | Sooty Chat | Myrmecocichla nigra |
| 290 | Capped Wheatear | Oenanthe pileata |
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| 291 | Amethyst Sunbird | Chalcomitra amethystina |
| 292 | Scarlet-chested Sunbird | Chalcomitra senegalensis |
| 293 | Marico Sunbird | Cinnyris mariquensis |
| 294 | Purple-banded Sunbird | Cinnyris bifasciatus |
| 295 | White-bellied Sunbird | Cinnyris talatala |
| 296 | Copper Sunbird | Cinnyris cupreus |
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| 297 | Spectacled Weaver | Ploceus ocularis |
| 298 | Holub's Golden-Weaver | Ploceus xanthops |
| 299 | Southern Brown-throated Weaver | Ploceus xanthopterus |
| 300 | Lesser Masked-Weaver | Ploceus intermedius |
| 301 | Southern Masked-Weaver | Ploceus velatus |
| 302 | Village Weaver | Ploceus cucullatus |
| 303 | Red-headed Quelea | Quelea erythrops |
| 304 | <Red-billed Quelea> | Quelea quelea |
| 305 | Southern Red Bishop | Euplectes orix |
| 306 | <Yellow-crowned Bishop> | Euplectes afer |
| 307 | Yellow-mantled Widowbird | Euplectes macroura |
| 308 | Red-collared Widowbird | Euplectes ardens |
| 309 | Fan-tailed Widowbird | Euplectes axillaris |
| 310 | Long-tailed Widowbird | Euplectes progne |
| 311 | Grosbeak Weaver | Amblyospiza albifrons |
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| 312 | Bronze Mannikin | Spermestes cucullata |
| 313 | Zebra Waxbill | Amandava subflava |
| 314 | Common Waxbill | Estrilda astrild |
| 315 | Quailfinch | Ortygospiza atricollis |
| 316 | Locustfinch | Paludipasser locustella |
| 317 | Southern Cordonbleu | Uraeginthus angolensis |
| 318 | Green-winged Pytilia | Pytilia melba |
| 319 | Red-billed Firefinch | Lagonosticta senegala |
| 320 | Jameson's Firefinch | Lagonosticta rhodopareia |
| 321 | Bar-breasted Firefinch | Lagonosticta rufopicta |
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| 322 | Pin-tailed Whydah | Vidua macroura |
| 323 | Shaft-tailed Whydah | Vidua regia |
| 324 | Village Indigobird | Vidua chalybeata |
| 325 | Parasitic Weaver | Anomalospiza imberbis |
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| 326 | Northern Gray-headed Sparrow | Passer griseus |
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| 327 | Cape Wagtail | Motacilla capensis |
| 328 | /Western Yellow Wagtail/ | Motacilla flava |
| 329 | African Pied Wagtail | Motacilla aguimp |
| 330 | African Pipit | Anthus cinnamomeus |
| 331 | Plain-backed Pipit | Anthus leucophrys |
| 332 | Buffy Pipit | Anthus vaalensis |
| 333 | Fuelleborn's Longclaw | Macronyx fuelleborni |
| 334 | Rosy-throated Longclaw | Macronyx ameliae |
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| 335 | Yellow-fronted Canary | Crithagra mozambicus |
| 336 | Black-throated Canary | Crithagra atrogularis |
| 337 | Brimstone Canary | Crithagra sulphuratus |
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| 338 | Cinnamon-breasted Bunting | Emberiza tahapisi |
*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
| Code | Description | ## |
| // | Boreal Visitor | 50 |
| \\ | Austral Visitor | 0 |
| || | Transient | 4 |
| ## | Non-breeding Dispersal | 1 |
| <> | Erratic/Irregular | 5 |
| () | Breeding Season Only | 5 |
| {} | Casual/Vagrant | 0 |
| [] | Accidental | 0 |
STATUS CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| NT | Near Threatened | 8 |
| V | Vulnerable | 6 |
| EN | Endangered | 6 |
| CR | Critically Endangered | 3 |
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.
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