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BAROTSE FLOODPLAIN

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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.*

color codes

 
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
8Blue-billed TealSpatula hottentota
9Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulata
10Cape TealAnas capensis
11Red-billed DuckAnas erythrorhyncha
12Southern PochardNetta erythrophthalma

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

13Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

14Red-winged FrancolinScleroptera levaillantii
15<Blue Quail>Synoicus adansonii
16(Common Quail)Coturnix coturnix
17Harlequin QuailCoturnix delegorguei
18Red-billed SpurfowlPternistis adspersus
19Swainson's SpurfowlPternistis swainsonii
20Red-necked SpurfowlPternistis afer

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

21/Greater Flamingo/Phoenicopterus roseus
22/Lesser Flamingo/Phoenicoparrus minor

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

23Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

24Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiens
25Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
26Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
27Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
28Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilos
29Namaqua DoveOena capensis
30African Green-PigeonTreron calvus

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

31Yellow-throated SandgrousePterocles gutturalis
32Double-banded SandgrousePterocles bicinctus

 
Bustards: Otididae

33Denham's BustardNeotis denhami
34White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensis
35Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogaster

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

36Schalow's TuracoTauraco schalowi
37Gray Go-away-birdCrinifer concolor

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

38Black CoucalCentropus grillii
39Coppery-tailed CoucalCentropus cupreicaudus
40Senegal CoucalCentropus senegalensis
41White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosus
42Pied CuckooClamator jacobinus
43Levaillant's CuckooClamator levaillantii
44Great Spotted CuckooClamator glandarius
45Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaas
46African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreus
47Dideric CuckooChrysococcyx caprius

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

48Pennant-winged NightjarCaprimulgus vexillarius
49Fiery-necked NightjarCaprimulgus pectoralis
50Swamp NightjarCaprimulgus natalensis
51Square-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus fossii

 
Swifts: Apodidae

52/Common Swift/Apus apus
53Horus SwiftApus horus
54African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

55African RailRallus caerulescens
56(African Crake)Crex egregia
57Lesser MoorhenGallinula angulata
58Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
59Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata
60Allen's GallinulePorphyrio alleni
61African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensis
62Black CrakeZapornia flavirostra

 
Flufftails: Sarothruridae

63Red-chested FlufftailSarothrura rufa

 
Cranes: Gruidae

64Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorum
65Wattled CraneBugeranus carunculatus

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

66Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatus

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

67Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
68Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

69/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarola
70/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticula
71Three-banded PloverCharadrius tricollaris
72Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostris
73Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatus
74White-crowned LapwingVanellus albiceps
75Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatus
76Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallus
77/Caspian Plover/Anarhynchus asiaticus
78Kittlitz's PloverAnarhynchus pecuarius
79White-fronted PloverAnarhynchus marginatus

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

80Greater Painted-SnipeRostratula benghalensis

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

81Lesser JacanaMicroparra capensis
82African JacanaActophilornis africanus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

83/Eurasian Curlew/Numenius arquata
84/Great Snipe/Gallinago media
85African SnipeGallinago nigripennis
86/Terek Sandpiper/Xenus cinereus
87/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
88/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropus
89/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilis
90/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareola
91/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia
92/Ruddy Turnstone/Arenaria interpres
93/Ruff/Calidris pugnax
94/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferruginea
95/Sanderling/Calidris alba
96/Little Stint/Calidris minuta

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

97Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticus
98Black-rumped ButtonquailTurnix nanus

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

99(Temminck's Courser)Cursorius temminckii
100Black-winged PratincoleGlareola nordmanni
101Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

102Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalus
103Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
104African SkimmerRynchops flavirostris
105/Caspian Tern/Hydroprogne caspia
106Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
107/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterus

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

108African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerus
109/Abdim's Stork/Ciconia abdimii
110African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelis
111/White Stork/Ciconia ciconia
112Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensis
113Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumenifer
114Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibis

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

115African DarterAnhinga rufa

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

116Long-tailed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
117Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

118#Great White Pelican#Pelecanus onocrotalus
119Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescens

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

120HamerkopScopus umbretta

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

121Great BitternBotaurus stellaris
122(Dwarf Bittern)Ixobrychus sturmii
123Little BitternIxobrychus minutus
124Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
125Slaty EgretEgretta vinaceigula
126Black HeronEgretta ardesiaca
127Little EgretEgretta garzetta
128White-backed Night HeronCalherodius leuconotus
129Striated HeronButorides striata
130Rufous-bellied HeronArdeola rufiventris
131Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
132/Western Cattle Egret/Bubulcus ibis
133Great EgretArdea alba
134Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhyncha
135Gray HeronArdea cinerea
136Purple HeronArdea purpurea
137Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala
138Goliath HeronArdea goliath

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

139Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
140African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
141Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash
142African SpoonbillPlatalea alba

 
Secretary-bird: Sagittariidae

143SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentarius

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

144/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

145Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
146African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typus
147Palm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensis
148African Cuckoo-HawkAviceda cuculoides
149White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalis
150Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotos
151Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus
152White-backed VultureGyps africanus
153BateleurTerathopius ecaudatus
154Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralis
155Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereus
156Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascens
157Bat HawkMacheiramphus alcinus
158Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosus
159Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalis
160/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarina
161|Wahlberg's Eagle|Hieraaetus wahlbergi
162Tawny EagleAquila rapax
163/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensis
164Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabar
165African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorus
166/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus
167/Montagu's Harrier/Circus pygargus
168/Black Kite/Milvus migrans
169African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vocifer
170/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteo

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

171Barn OwlTyto alba

 
Owls: Strigidae

172African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensis
173Northern White-faced OwlPtilopsis leucotis
174Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatum
175African Barred OwletGlaucidium capense
176Marsh OwlAsio capensis

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

177Red-faced MousebirdUrocolius indicus

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

178Southern Ground-HornbillBucorvus leadbeateri
179African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutus
180Trumpeter HornbillBycanistes bucinator

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

181Half-collared KingfisherAlcedo semitorquata
182Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
183Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephala
184Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensis
185Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maxima
186Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

187White-fronted Bee-eaterMerops bullockoides
188Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
189Blue-breasted Bee-eaterMerops variegatus
190Swallow-tailed Bee-eaterMerops hirundineus
191/Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/Merops persicus
192/European Bee-eater/Merops apiaster
193(Southern Carmine Bee-eater)Merops nubicoides

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

194/European Roller/Coracias garrulus
195Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatus
196<Rufous-crowned Roller>Coracias naevius

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

197Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconus
198Black-collared BarbetLybius torquatus
199Black-backed BarbetPogonornis minor

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

200Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescens
201Olive WoodpeckerDendropicos griseocephalus

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

202/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanni
203/Rock Kestrel/Falco rupicolus
204Greater KestrelFalco rupicoloides
205Dickinson's KestrelFalco dickinsoni
206Red-necked FalconFalco chicquera
207/Red-footed Falcon/Falco vespertinus
208/Eurasian Hobby/Falco subbuteo
209African HobbyFalco cuvierii
210Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

211Brown-necked ParrotPoicephalus fuscicollis
212Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeri

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

213Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flava

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

214/Eurasian Golden Oriole/Oriolus oriolus

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

215Chinspot BatisBatis molitor

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

216White HelmetshrikePrionops plumatus

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

217BrubruNilaus afer
218Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cubla
219Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalus
220Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australis
221Gabon BoubouLaniarius bicolor
222Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeTelophorus sulfureopectus
223Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchoti

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

224Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

225African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

226/Red-backed Shrike/Lanius collurio
227|Lesser Gray Shrike|Lanius minor
228Magpie ShrikeLanius melanoleuca
229Southern FiscalLanius collaris

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

230Pied CrowCorvus albus

 
Larks: Alaudidae

231<Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark>Eremopterix leucotis
232Gray-backed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix verticalis
233Fawn-colored LarkCalendulauda africanoides
234Rufous-naped LarkMirafra africana
235Flappet LarkMirafra rufocinnamomea
236Eastern Clapper LarkMirafra fasciolata
237Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinerea
238Pink-billed LarkSpizocorys conirostris

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

239Cape CrombecSylvietta rufescens

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

240Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialis
241Burnt-neck EremomelaEremomela usticollis
242Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
243Rattling CisticolaCisticola chiniana
244Luapula CisticolaCisticola luapula
245Chirping CisticolaCisticola pipiens
246Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensis
247Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
248Desert CisticolaCisticola aridulus
249Pale-crowned CisticolaCisticola cinnamomeus

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

250/Icterine Warbler/Hippolais icterina
251/Sedge Warbler/Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
252/Common Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus scirpaceus
253Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostris
254Greater Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus rufescens
255/Great Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus arundinaceus

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

256Little Rush WarblerBradypterus baboecala

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

257Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopyga
258Banded MartinNeophedina cincta
259Plain MartinRiparia paludicola
260/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia
261/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
262White-throated SwallowHirundo albigularis
263Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
264/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicum
265Greater Striped SwallowCecropis cucullata
266Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica
267Rufous-chested SwallowCecropis semirufa
268Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensis
269|South African Swallow|Petrochelidon spilodera

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

270Yellow-throated GreenbulAtimastillas flavicollis
271Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

272/Willow Warbler/Phylloscopus trochilus

 
Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, and Allies: Sylviidae

273/Garden Warbler/Sylvia borin
274/Greater Whitethroat/Curruca communis

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

275Southern Yellow White-eyeZosterops anderssoni

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

276Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineii
277Hartlaub's BabblerTurdoides hartlaubii

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

278Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorynchus
279Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanus

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

280Wattled StarlingCreatophora cinerea
281Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogaster
282Burchell's StarlingLamprotornis australis
283Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeus

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

284|Spotted Flycatcher|Muscicapa striata
285Red-backed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas leucophrys
286White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heuglini
287Collared Palm-ThrushCichladusa arquata
288African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
289Sooty ChatMyrmecocichla nigra
290Capped WheatearOenanthe pileata

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

291Amethyst SunbirdChalcomitra amethystina
292Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
293Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensis
294Purple-banded SunbirdCinnyris bifasciatus
295White-breasted SunbirdCinnyris talatala
296Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

297Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis
298Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthops
299Southern Brown-throated WeaverPloceus xanthopterus
300Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermedius
301Southern Masked-WeaverPloceus velatus
302Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
303Red-headed QueleaQuelea erythrops
304<Red-billed Quelea>Quelea quelea
305Southern Red BishopEuplectes orix
306<Yellow-crowned Bishop>Euplectes afer
307Yellow-mantled WidowbirdEuplectes macroura
308Red-collared WidowbirdEuplectes ardens
309Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillaris
310Long-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes progne
311Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifrons

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

312Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
313Zebra WaxbillAmandava subflava
314Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
315QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollis
316LocustfinchPaludipasser locustella
317Southern CordonbleuUraeginthus angolensis
318Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melba
319Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala
320Jameson's FirefinchLagonosticta rhodopareia
321Bar-breasted FirefinchLagonosticta rufopicta

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

322Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
323Shaft-tailed WhydahVidua regia
324Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeata
325Parasitic WeaverAnomalospiza imberbis

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

326Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseus

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

327Cape WagtailMotacilla capensis
328/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flava
329African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp
330African PipitAnthus cinnamomeus
331Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrys
332Buffy PipitAnthus vaalensis
333Fuelleborn's LongclawMacronyx fuelleborni
334Rosy-throated LongclawMacronyx ameliae

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

335Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicus
336Black-throated CanaryCrithagra atrogularis
337Brimstone CanaryCrithagra sulphuratus

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

338Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza 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

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor51
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient4
##Non-breeding Dispersal1
<>Erratic/Irregular5
()Breeding Season Only5
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened8
VVulnerable6
ENEndangered6
CRCritically Endangered3

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.