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AFRICA ZAMBIA

Area (SqMi):290,585
# Species:764
# Excl Vagrants:730
# Endemics:1
# Near Endemics:2
Species/1000 SqMi:2.5

OTHER COUNTRIESIN AFRICA

BIRDING LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor72
\\Austral Visitor3
||Transient7
##Non-breeding Dispersal2
<>Erratic/Irregular8
()Breeding Season Only8
{}Casual/Vagrant19
[]Accidental15

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened14
VVulnerable14
ENEndangered8
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.

List of all species in the country occurring in locales typically visited by birding tours. Table indicates 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. See sidebar for meaning of location codes and symbols associated with common names.*

color codes

 
Ducks: Anatidae

1White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduataMany
2Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
3White-backed DuckThalassornis leuconotusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
4Knob-billed DuckSarkidiornis melanotosMany
5Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
6Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisMany
7African Pygmy-GooseNettapus auritusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
8/Garganey/Spatula querquedulaBW,SLNP
9Blue-billed TealSpatula hottentotaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
10African Black DuckAnas sparsaKSK,MW,NRC
11Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulataBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
12Cape TealAnas capensisBFP
13Red-billed DuckAnas erythrorhynchaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
14Southern PochardNetta erythrophthalmaMany

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

15Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisMany
16Southern Crested GuineafowlGuttera edouardiSLNP

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

17Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaenaNRC
18Coqui FrancolinCampocolinus coquiBW,KSK,MW,NRC
19Red-winged FrancolinScleroptera levaillantiiBFP
20Shelley's FrancolinScleroptera shelleyi 
21Whyte's FrancolinScleroptera whyteiKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
22&Blue QuaillSynoicus adansoniiMany
23(Common Quail)Coturnix coturnixBFP
24Harlequin QuailCoturnix delegorgueiBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
25Red-billed SpurfowlPternistis adspersusBFP
26Natal SpurfowlPternistis natalensisNRC,SLNP
27Hildebrandt's SpurfowlPternistis hildebrandtiMW
28Swainson's SpurfowlPternistis swainsoniiBFP,KSK,NRC,SLNP
29Red-necked SpurfowlPternistis aferMany

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

30/Greater Flamingo/Phoenicopterus roseusBFP,BW,KSK,SLNP
31/Lesser Flamingo/Phoenicoparrus minorBFP,BW,NRC,SLNP

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

32Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisMany

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

33Rock PigeonColumba livia 
34{Speckled Pigeon}Columba guinea 
35Delegorgue's PigeonColumba delegorguei 
36Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiensBFP,BW,NRC,SLNP
37Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquataMany
38Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicolaMany
39Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensisMany
40Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilosMany
41Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur aferBW
42Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistriaKSK,SLNP
43Namaqua DoveOena capensisBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
44African Green-PigeonTreron calvusMany

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

45Yellow-throated SandgrousePterocles gutturalisBFP,NRC
46Double-banded SandgrousePterocles bicinctusBFP,MW,SLNP

 
Bustards: Otididae

47Kori BustardArdeotis kori 
48Denham's BustardNeotis denhamiBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
49White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensisBFP,NRC
50Red-crested BustardLophotis ruficrista 
51Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogasterMany

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

52Schalow's TuracoTauraco schalowiMany
53Purple-crested TuracoGallirex porphyreolophusSLNP
54Ross's TuracoMusophaga rossaeBW,KSK,MW,SLNP
55Gray Go-away-birdCrinifer concolorMany

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

56Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitariusBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
57Black CuckooCuculus clamosusKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
58/Common Cuckoo/Cuculus canorusBW,MW,NRC,SLNP
59African CuckooCuculus gularisKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
60Black CoucalCentropus grilliiMany
61Coppery-tailed CoucalCentropus cupreicaudusBFP,BW,KSK,MW,NRC
62Senegal CoucalCentropus senegalensisMany
63White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosusBFP,BW,KSK,SLNP
64Green MalkohaCeuthmochares australis 
65Pied CuckooClamator jacobinusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
66Levaillant's CuckooClamator levaillantiiMany
67Great Spotted CuckooClamator glandariusBFP,BW,MW,NRC,SLNP
68Thick-billed CuckooPachycoccyx audebertiBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
69Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaasBFP,KSK,MW,NRC
SLNP
70African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreusBFP,KSK,MW,NRC
SLNP
71Dideric CuckooChrysococcyx capriusMany
72Olive Long-tailed CuckooCercococcyx olivinus 
73Barred Long-tailed CuckooCercococcyx montanusSLNP

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

74Pennant-winged NightjarCaprimulgus vexillariusMany
75/Eurasian Nightjar/Caprimulgus europaeusKSK,NRC
76Rufous-cheeked NightjarCaprimulgus rufigena 
77Fiery-necked NightjarCaprimulgus pectoralisMany
78Swamp NightjarCaprimulgus natalensisBFP,BW,KSK,MW
79Freckled NightjarCaprimulgus tristigmaMW,NRC,SLNP
80Square-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus fossiiMany

 
Swifts: Apodidae

81Mottled SpinetailTelacanthura ussheriSLNP
82Bat-like SpinetailNeafrapus boehmiSLNP
83\Alpine Swift\Tachymarptis melbaKSK,SLNP
84Mottled SwiftTachymarptis aequatorialisSLNP
85/Common Swift/Apus apusMany
86[Pallid Swift]Apus pallidus 
87African SwiftApus barbatus 
88Little SwiftApus affinisKSK,NRC,SLNP
89Horus SwiftApus horusBFP,SLNP
90White-rumped SwiftApus cafferBW,KSK,NRC,SLNP
91African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvusBFP,KSK,NRC,SLNP

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

92African RailRallus caerulescensBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
93/Corn Crake/Crex crexKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
94(African Crake)Crex egregiaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
95/Spotted Crake/Porzana porzanaKSK,NRC
96Lesser MoorhenGallinula angulataMany
97Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
98Red-knobbed CootFulica cristataBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
99Allen's GallinulePorphyrio alleniBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
100African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensisBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
101(Striped Crake)Amaurornis marginalisNRC,SLNP
102Black CrakeZapornia flavirostraBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
103Baillon's CrakeZapornia pusillaNRC

 
Flufftails: Sarothruridae

104Buff-spotted FlufftailSarothrura elegansKSK
105Red-chested FlufftailSarothrura rufaMany
106(Streaky-breasted Flufftail)Sarothrura boehmiKSK,NRC
107Striped FlufftailSarothrura affinis 

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

108African FinfootPodica senegalensisKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP

 
Cranes: Gruidae

109Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorumBFP,BW,NRC,SLNP
110Wattled CraneBugeranus carunculatusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

111Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensisBW,KSK,NRC,SLNP
112Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

113Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
114Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaBFP,BW,NRC,SLNP

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

115/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarolaBFP,BW,NRC,SLNP
116[Pacific Golden-Plover]Pluvialis fulvaBW
117/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticulaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
118Forbes's PloverCharadrius forbesiBW
119Three-banded PloverCharadrius tricollarisBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
120{Little Ringed Plover}Charadrius dubius 
121Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostrisBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
122Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
123{Spur-winged Lapwing}Vanellus spinosusBW,SLNP
124White-crowned LapwingVanellus albicepsBFP,NRC,SLNP
125Senegal LapwingVanellus lugubrisBW,KSK,SLNP
126Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
127Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallusMany
128[Brown-chested Lapwing]Vanellus superciliosus 
129/Caspian Plover/Anarhynchus asiaticusBFP,BW,NRC,SLNP
130{Tibetan Sand-Plover}Anarhynchus atrifrons 
131{Greater Sand-Plover}Anarhynchus leschenaultiiSLNP
132Kittlitz's PloverAnarhynchus pecuariusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
133{Chestnut-banded Plover}Anarhynchus pallidus 
134White-fronted PloverAnarhynchus marginatusBFP,NRC,SLNP

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

135Greater Painted-SnipeRostratula benghalensisMany

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

136Lesser JacanaMicroparra capensisMany
137African JacanaActophilornis africanusMany

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

138/Whimbrel/Numenius phaeopusNRC,SLNP
139/Eurasian Curlew/Numenius arquataBFP,BW,SLNP
140{Bar-tailed Godwit}Limosa lapponicaKSK
141/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosaBW,SLNP
142{Jack Snipe}Lymnocryptes minimus 
143/Great Snipe/Gallinago mediaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
144African SnipeGallinago nigripennisBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
145{Common Snipe}Gallinago gallinago 
146[Red-necked Phalarope]Phalaropus lobatus 
147/Terek Sandpiper/Xenus cinereusBFP,SLNP
148/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucosMany
149/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropusMany
150[Solitary Sandpiper]Tringa solitaria 
151/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilisBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
152/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareolaMany
153{Common Redshank}Tringa totanusBW,NRC,SLNP
154[Lesser Yellowlegs]Tringa flavipes 
155{Spotted Redshank}Tringa erythropus 
156/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebulariaMany
157/Ruddy Turnstone/Arenaria interpresBFP,SLNP
158[Red Knot]Calidris canutus 
159/Ruff/Calidris pugnaxBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
160{Broad-billed Sandpiper}Calidris falcinellus 
161/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferrugineaBFP,BW,NRC,SLNP
162[Temminck's Stint]Calidris temminckii 
163/Sanderling/Calidris albaBFP,NRC,SLNP
164/Little Stint/Calidris minutaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
165{Pectoral Sandpiper}Calidris melanotos 

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

166Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticusMany
167Black-rumped ButtonquailTurnix nanusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

168Bronze-winged CourserRhinoptilus chalcopterusKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
169Three-banded CourserRhinoptilus cinctusNRC,SLNP
170(Temminck's Courser)Cursorius temminckiiMany
171Rock PratincoleGlareola nuchalisNRC,SLNP
172Black-winged PratincoleGlareola nordmanniBFP,NRC
173Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincolaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

174Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
175[Franklin's Gull]Leucophaeus pipixcan 
176Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusBFP,SLNP
177African SkimmerRynchops flavirostrisBFP,BW,NRC,SLNP
178Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica 
179/Caspian Tern/Hydroprogne caspiaBFP,NRC
180Whiskered TernChlidonias hybridaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
181/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
182{Common Tern}Sterna hirundo 

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

183African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerusMany
184Black StorkCiconia nigraKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
185/Abdim's Stork/Ciconia abdimiiMany
186African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelisMany
187/White Stork/Ciconia ciconiaMany
188Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensisBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
189Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumeniferMany
190Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibisBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

191African DarterAnhinga rufaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

192Long-tailed CormorantMicrocarbo africanusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
193Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

194#Great White Pelican#Pelecanus onocrotalusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
195Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescensBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

196ShoebillBalaeniceps rexBW,KSK

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

197HamerkopScopus umbrettaMany

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

198Great BitternBotaurus stellarisBFP,BW
199(Dwarf Bittern)Ixobrychus sturmiiMany
200Little BitternIxobrychus minutusMany
201Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
202Slaty EgretEgretta vinaceigulaBFP,BW,NRC
203Black HeronEgretta ardesiacaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
204Little EgretEgretta garzettaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
205[Western Reef-Heron]Egretta gularisSLNP
206White-backed Night HeronCalherodius leuconotusBFP,KSK,MW,NRC
SLNP
207Striated HeronButorides striataMany
208Rufous-bellied HeronArdeola rufiventrisMany
209Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
210\Malagasy Pond-Heron\Ardeola idaeSLNP
211/Western Cattle Egret/Bubulcus ibisMany
212Great EgretArdea albaMany
213Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhynchaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
214Gray HeronArdea cinereaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
215Purple HeronArdea purpureaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
216Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephalaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
217Goliath HeronArdea goliathBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

218Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
219African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
220Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedashMany
221African SpoonbillPlatalea albaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP

 
Secretary-bird: Sagittariidae

222SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentariusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

223/Osprey/Pandion haliaetusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

224Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleusMany
225African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typusMany
226Palm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensisBFP,KSK,MW,SLNP
227{Egyptian Vulture}Neophron percnopterus 
228/European Honey-buzzard/Pernis apivorusKSK,NRC,SLNP
229African Cuckoo-HawkAviceda cuculoidesMany
230White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalisMany
231Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotosMany
232Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachusMany
233White-backed VultureGyps africanusMany
234{Rueppell's Griffon}Gyps rueppelliSLNP
235#Cape Griffon#Gyps coprotheresBW
236BateleurTerathopius ecaudatusMany
237Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralisMany
238Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereusMany
239Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascensMany
240Bat HawkMacheiramphus alcinusBFP,KSK,MW,NRC
SLNP
241Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatusKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
242Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosusMany
243Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalisMany
244/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarinaBFP,KSK,MW,NRC
SLNP
245[Greater Spotted Eagle]Clanga clanga 
246|Wahlberg's Eagle|Hieraaetus wahlbergiMany
247/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatusBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
248Ayres's Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresiiBW,KSK,NRC,SLNP
249Tawny EagleAquila rapaxBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
250/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensisMany
251Verreaux's EagleAquila verreauxiiMW
252African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogasterBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
253Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicusBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
254Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabatesBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
255Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabarMany
256/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosusBW,KSK,MW,SLNP
257African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusMany
258/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
259/Montagu's Harrier/Circus pygargusMany
260African GoshawkAccipiter tousseneliiBW,KSK,NRC,SLNP
261ShikraAccipiter badiusBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
262Little SparrowhawkAccipiter minullusBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
263Ovambo SparrowhawkAccipiter ovampensisKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
264Black GoshawkAccipiter melanoleucusBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
265/Black Kite/Milvus migransMany
266Yellow-billed Kite**Milvus aegyptius 
267African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vociferMany
268/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteoMany
269Augur BuzzardButeo augurMW

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

270African Grass-OwlTyto capensisMW,NRC,SLNP
271Barn OwlTyto albaMany

 
Owls: Strigidae

272African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensisMany
273Northern White-faced OwlPtilopsis leucotisMany
274Spotted Eagle-OwlBubo africanusBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
275Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lacteaKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
276Pel's Fishing-OwlScotopelia peliKSK,SLNP
277Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatumBFP,BW,NRC,SLNP
278African Barred OwletGlaucidium capenseBFP,BW,KSK,MW,SLNP
279African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordiiBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
280Marsh OwlAsio capensisMany

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

281Speckled MousebirdColius striatusBW,KSK
282Red-faced MousebirdUrocolius indicusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

283Narina TrogonApaloderma narinaBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

284/Eurasian Hoopoe/Upupa epopsBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
285African Hoopoe**Upupa africana 

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

286Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureusBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
287Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelasBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

288Southern Ground-HornbillBucorvus leadbeateriMany
289Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatusBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
290Bradfield's HornbillLophoceros bradfieldi 
291African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutusBFP,NRC,SLNP
292Pale-billed HornbillLophoceros pallidirostrisKSK,MW,SLNP
293Southern Red-billed HornbillTockus rufirostrisSLNP
294Southern Yellow-billed HornbillTockus leucomelasNRC
295Trumpeter HornbillBycanistes bucinatorBFP,KSK,MW,NRC
SLNP

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

296Half-collared KingfisherAlcedo semitorquataMany
297Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatusMany
298White-bellied KingfisherCorythornis leucogaster 
299African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina pictaBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
300Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephalaBFP,KSK,MW,NRC
SLNP
301Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensisMany
302Mangrove KingfisherHalcyon senegaloidesSLNP
303Brown-hooded KingfisherHalcyon albiventrisBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
304Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicutiBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
305Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maximaMany
306Pied KingfisherCeryle rudisMany

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

307White-fronted Bee-eaterMerops bullockoidesBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
308Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillusMany
309Blue-breasted Bee-eaterMerops variegatusBFP,BW,KSK
310Swallow-tailed Bee-eaterMerops hirundineusMany
311[White-throated Bee-eater]Merops albicollis 
312Boehm's Bee-eaterMerops boehmiKSK
313/Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/Merops persicusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
314Madagascar Bee-eaterMerops superciliosusBW,KSK,MW,SLNP
315/European Bee-eater/Merops apiasterMany
316[Northern Carmine Bee-eater]Merops nubicusSLNP
317(Southern Carmine Bee-eater)Merops nubicoidesMany

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

318/European Roller/Coracias garrulusMany
319Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatusMany
320Racket-tailed RollerCoracias spatulatusBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
321&Rufous-crowned RollerlCoracias naeviusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
322Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurusBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

323Crested BarbetTrachyphonus vaillantiiKSK,NRC,SLNP
324Whyte's BarbetStactolaema whytiiKSK,MW,SLNP
325Anchieta's BarbetStactolaema anchietaeKSK,MW
326Yellow-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus bilineatusKSK,SLNP
327Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconusMany
328Miombo BarbetTricholaema frontataKSK,MW,NRC
329Chaplin's BarbetLybius chapliniNRC
330Black-collared BarbetLybius torquatusMany
331Black-backed BarbetPogonornis minorBFP,BW,KSK,MW,SLNP

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

332Green-backed HoneyguideProdotiscus zambesiaeKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
333Wahlberg's HoneyguideProdotiscus regulusKSK,NRC,SLNP
334Pallid HoneyguideIndicator meliphilusKSK,MW,SLNP
335Least HoneyguideIndicator exilis 
336Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minorBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
337Scaly-throated HoneyguideIndicator variegatusKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
338Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicatorBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

339Rufous-necked WryneckJynx ruficollis 
340Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescensMany
341Olive WoodpeckerDendropicos griseocephalusBFP,BW,KSK
342Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquusBW,KSK,NRC,SLNP
343Brown-eared WoodpeckerPardipicus caroli 
344Green-backed WoodpeckerCampethera cailliautiiKSK,MW,SLNP
345Bennett's WoodpeckerCampethera bennettiiBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
346Golden-tailed WoodpeckerCampethera abingoniKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

347/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanniMany
348/Rock Kestrel/Falco rupicolusBFP
349Greater KestrelFalco rupicoloidesBFP,NRC
350Dickinson's KestrelFalco dickinsoniMany
351Red-necked FalconFalco chicqueraBFP,BW,NRC,SLNP
352/Red-footed Falcon/Falco vespertinusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
353/Amur Falcon/Falco amurensisBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
354|Eleonora's Falcon|Falco eleonorae 
355|Sooty Falcon|Falco concolorNRC
356/Eurasian Hobby/Falco subbuteoMany
357African HobbyFalco cuvieriiBFP,KSK,MW,NRC
358Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusMany
359Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
360Taita FalconFalco fasciinucha 

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

361Lilian's LovebirdAgapornis lilianaeSLNP
362Black-cheeked LovebirdAgapornis nigrigenis 

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

363Brown-necked ParrotPoicephalus fuscicollisMany
364Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeriMany

 
African and Green Broadbill: Calyptomenidae

365African BroadbillSmithornis capensisKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP

 
Pittas: Pittidae

366|African Pitta|Pitta angolensisBW,KSK,NRC,SLNP

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

367White-breasted CuckooshrikeCoracina pectoralisBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
368Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flavaMany
369Purple-throated CuckooshrikeCampephaga quiscalinaBW,KSK

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

370/Eurasian Golden Oriole/Oriolus oriolusBFP,KSK,MW,NRC
SLNP
371African Golden OrioleOriolus auratusKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
372African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatusBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

373Black-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira peltataBW,KSK,MW,SLNP
374Chinspot BatisBatis molitorMany

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

375White HelmetshrikePrionops plumatusMany
376Retz's HelmetshrikePrionops retziiKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
377[African Shrike-flycatcher]Megabyas flammulatus 

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

378BrubruNilaus aferMany
379Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cublaMany
380Marsh TchagraTchagra minutusBW,KSK,MW
381Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalusMany
382Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australisBFP,KSK,MW,NRC
SLNP
383Tropical BoubouLaniarius majorBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
384Gabon BoubouLaniarius bicolorBFP
385Crimson-breasted GonolekLaniarius atrococcineus 
386Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeTelophorus sulfureopectusMany
387Many-colored BushshrikeTelophorus multicolorKSK
388Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchotiMany

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

389Square-tailed DrongoDicrurus ludwigiiKSK
390Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisMany

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

391African Crested FlycatcherTrochocercus cyanomelasKSK
392African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridisMany

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

393/Red-backed Shrike/Lanius collurioMany
394|Lesser Gray Shrike|Lanius minorMany
395Magpie ShrikeLanius melanoleucaBFP,NRC
396Northern FiscalLanius humeralis 
397Southern FiscalLanius collarisMany
398Souza's ShrikeLanius souzaeKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

399Pied CrowCorvus albusMany
400White-necked RavenCorvus albicollisKSK,MW,SLNP

 
Hyliotas: Hyliotidae

401Yellow-bellied HyliotaHyliota flavigasterBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
402Southern HyliotaHyliota australisKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

403White-tailed Blue FlycatcherElminia albicaudaKSK,MW,SLNP
404White-tailed Crested FlycatcherElminia albonotataMW

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

405White-winged Black-TitMelaniparus leucomelasBW,KSK,MW,NRC
406Southern Black-TitMelaniparus nigerNRC,SLNP
407Rufous-bellied TitMelaniparus rufiventrisBW,KSK,MW,SLNP
408Miombo TitMelaniparus griseiventrisBW,KSK,MW,NRC

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

409African Penduline-TitAnthoscopus caroliBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP

 
Larks: Alaudidae

410Dusky LarkPinarocorys nigricansBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
411&Chestnut-backed Sparrow-LarklEremopterix leucotisBFP,NRC,SLNP
412Gray-backed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix verticalisBFP
413Fawn-colored LarkCalendulauda africanoidesBFP
414Monotonous LarkMirafra passerina 
415Rufous-naped LarkMirafra africanaBFP,BW,NRC
416Flappet LarkMirafra rufocinnamomeaMany
417Eastern Clapper LarkMirafra fasciolataBFP
418Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinereaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
419Pink-billed LarkSpizocorys conirostrisBFP

 
Nicators: Nicatoridae

420Eastern NicatorNicator gularisSLNP

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

421Red-capped CrombecSylvietta ruficapillaKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
422Cape CrombecSylvietta rufescensBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
423Moustached Grass-WarblerMelocichla mentalisBW,KSK,MW,SLNP

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

424Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialisMany
425Greencap EremomelaEremomela scotopsBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
426Black-necked EremomelaEremomela atricollisKSK,MW
427Burnt-neck EremomelaEremomela usticollisBFP,NRC,SLNP
428White-chinned PriniaSchistolais leucopogon 
429Miombo Wren-WarblerCalamonastes undosusNRC
430Stierling's Wren-WarblerCalamonastes stierlingiBW,KSK,MW,SLNP
431Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyuraNRC,SLNP
432Bar-throated ApalisApalis thoracicaMW
433Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavidaBW,KSK,NRC,SLNP
434Buff-throated ApalisApalis rufogularis 
435Chapin's ApalisApalis chapini 
436Gray ApalisApalis cinereaKSK
437Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflavaMany
438Red-winged PriniaPrinia erythropteraSLNP
439Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythropsBW,KSK,NRC,SLNP
440Trilling CisticolaCisticola woosnamiKSK,MW,SLNP
441Black-lored CisticolaCisticola nigriloris 
442Rock-loving CisticolaCisticola aberransKSK,MW,SLNP
443Rattling CisticolaCisticola chinianaMany
444Tinkling CisticolaCisticola rufilatusBW,KSK
445Luapula CisticolaCisticola luapulaBFP
446Chirping CisticolaCisticola pipiensBFP,BW,KSK,MW
447Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatusBW
448Levaillant's CisticolaCisticola tinniens 
449Stout CisticolaCisticola robustusMW
450Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensisBFP,BW,KSK,MW,NRC
451Piping CisticolaCisticola fulvicapillaKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
452Siffling CisticolaCisticola brachypterusBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
453Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidisMany
454Desert CisticolaCisticola aridulusBFP,BW,NRC
455Cloud-scraping CisticolaCisticola dambo 
456Pale-crowned CisticolaCisticola cinnamomeusBFP,BW,KSK,MW,NRC
457Wing-snapping CisticolaCisticola ayresii 

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

458African Yellow-WarblerIduna natalensisBW,KSK,MW
459/Olive-tree Warbler/Hippolais olivetorumSLNP
460/Icterine Warbler/Hippolais icterinaBFP,NRC,SLNP
461/Sedge Warbler/Acrocephalus schoenobaenusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
462/Marsh Warbler/Acrocephalus palustrisBW,KSK,NRC,SLNP
463/Common Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus scirpaceusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
464Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostrisBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
465Greater Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus rufescensBFP,BW,KSK
466/Great Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus arundinaceusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

467/River Warbler/Locustella fluviatilisNRC
468Fan-tailed GrassbirdCatriscus brevirostrisBW,KSK,MW
469Evergreen-forest WarblerBradypterus lopeziSLNP
470Little Rush WarblerBradypterus baboecalaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

471(White-headed Sawwing)Psalidoprocne albicepsKSK,MW
472Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristopteraKSK,MW,SLNP
473Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopygaMany
474Banded MartinNeophedina cinctaMany
475Plain MartinRiparia paludicolaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
476/Bank Swallow/Riparia ripariaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
477Rock MartinPtyonoprogne fuligulaMW,SLNP
478Montane Blue SwallowHirundo atrocaeruleaMW
479Black-and-rufous SwallowHirundo nigrorufa 
480Pearl-breasted SwallowHirundo dimidiataBW,KSK,NRC
481/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rusticaMany
482Angola SwallowHirundo angolensisKSK
483White-throated SwallowHirundo albigularisBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
484Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithiiBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
485/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicumMany
486Greater Striped SwallowCecropis cucullataBFP,NRC
487Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaMany
488Rufous-chested SwallowCecropis semirufaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
489Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensisMany
490|South African Swallow|Petrochelidon spiloderaBFP

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

491Sombre GreenbulAndropadus importunus 
492Black-collared BulbulNeolestes torquatus 
493Yellow-throated GreenbulAtimastillas flavicollisBFP,BW,KSK,MW
494Yellow-bellied GreenbulChlorocichla flaviventrisKSK,NRC,SLNP
495Honeyguide GreenbulBaeopogon indicator 
496Little GreenbulEurillas virensKSK,MW,SLNP
497Yellow-streaked GreenbulPhyllastrephus flavostriatus 
498Terrestrial BrownbulPhyllastrephus terrestrisKSK,NRC,SLNP
499Gray-olive GreenbulPhyllastrephus cerviniventrisKSK,MW,SLNP
500Cabanis's GreenbulPhyllastrephus cabanisiKSK,MW,SLNP
501Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatusMany
502\Black-fronted Bulbul\Pycnonotus nigricans 

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

503/Willow Warbler/Phylloscopus trochilusMany
504Laura's Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus lauraeMW,SLNP

 
Bush Warblers and Allies: Scotocercidae

505Livingstone's FlycatcherErythrocercus livingstoneiSLNP

 
Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, and Allies: Sylviidae

506/Garden Warbler/Sylvia borinMany
507African Hill BabblerSylvia abyssinica 
508Chestnut-vented WarblerCurruca subcaeruleaNRC
509/Greater Whitethroat/Curruca communisMany

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

510Southern Yellow White-eyeZosterops anderssoniMany

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

511Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineiiMany
512Hartlaub's BabblerTurdoides hartlaubiiBFP,BW,KSK,MW,NRC

 
Treecreepers: Certhiidae

513African Spotted CreeperSalpornis salvadoriKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

514Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorynchusBFP,KSK,NRC,SLNP
515Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanusBFP,BW,MW,SLNP

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

516Wattled StarlingCreatophora cinereaMany
517Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogasterMany
518Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morioMW,SLNP
519Waller's StarlingOnychognathus walleri 
520Babbling StarlingNeocichla gutturalisSLNP
521[Sharpe's Starling]Pholia sharpii 
522Burchell's StarlingLamprotornis australisBFP
523Meves's StarlingLamprotornis mevesiiNRC,SLNP
524Splendid StarlingLamprotornis splendidus 
525Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterusBW,KSK,NRC,SLNP
526Sharp-tailed StarlingLamprotornis acuticaudusBW,KSK
527Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
528Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitens 

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

529Rufous Flycatcher-ThrushStizorhina fraseri 
530Orange Ground-ThrushGeokichla gurneyi 
531Groundscraper ThrushTurdus litsitsirupaKSK,MW,NRC
532Kurrichane ThrushTurdus libonyanaBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
533African ThrushTurdus peliosKSK

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

534African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adustaBW,KSK,MW,SLNP
535|Spotted Flycatcher|Muscicapa striataMany
536Swamp FlycatcherMuscicapa aquaticaBW
537Boehm's FlycatcherBradornis boehmiKSK,MW
538Sooty FlycatcherBradornis infuscata 
539Marico FlycatcherBradornis mariquensis 
540Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidusBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
541Gray Tit-FlycatcherFraseria plumbeusBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
542Ashy FlycatcherFraseria caerulescensBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
543Southern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelainaBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
544Bearded Scrub-RobinCercotrichas quadrivirgataNRC,SLNP
545Miombo Scrub-RobinCercotrichas barbataBW,KSK,MW,SLNP
546Red-backed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas leucophrysMany
547White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heugliniMany
548Red-capped Robin-ChatCossypha natalensisKSK,NRC,SLNP
549Collared Palm-ThrushCichladusa arquataBFP,NRC,SLNP
550Gray-winged Robin-ChatSheppardia polioptera 
551Bocage's AkalatSheppardia bocageiKSK,MW,SLNP
552Sharpe's AkalatSheppardia sharpei 
553/Thrush Nightingale/Luscinia lusciniaNRC,SLNP
554/Collared Flycatcher/Ficedula albicollisKSK,MW,NRC
555/Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush/Monticola saxatilis 
556Miombo Rock-ThrushMonticola angolensisKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
557/Whinchat/Saxicola rubetraBW,KSK,NRC
558African StonechatSaxicola torquatusMany
559Mocking Cliff-ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventrisMW
560Sooty ChatMyrmecocichla nigraBFP,BW,KSK,MW,NRC
561Arnot's ChatMyrmecocichla arnottiKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
562/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenantheBW,NRC,SLNP
563Capped WheatearOenanthe pileataMany
564{Isabelline Wheatear}Oenanthe isabellina 
565Familiar ChatOenanthe familiarisKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

566Anchieta's SunbirdAnthreptes anchietaeKSK,MW
567Western Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes longuemareiBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
568Collared SunbirdHedydipna collarisBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
569Green-headed SunbirdCyanomitra verticalisKSK,MW
570Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivaceaKSK,MW,SLNP
571Amethyst SunbirdChalcomitra amethystinaMany
572Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensisMany
573Miombo SunbirdCinnyris manoensisBW,KSK,MW,SLNP
574Forest Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris fuelleborni 
575Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensisBFP
576Shelley's SunbirdCinnyris shelleyiNRC,SLNP
577Purple-banded SunbirdCinnyris bifasciatusBFP,KSK,NRC,SLNP
578Orange-tufted SunbirdCinnyris bouvieri 
579White-breasted SunbirdCinnyris talatalaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
580Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustusBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
581Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreusMany

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

582Red-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis nigerSLNP
583Scaly WeaverSporopipes squamifrons 
584White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahaliNRC,SLNP
585Chestnut-backed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser rufoscapulatusSLNP
586Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubricepsBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
587Bertram's WeaverPloceus bertrandi 
588Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafecht 
589Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularisMany
590Bocage's WeaverPloceus temporalis 
591Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthopsMany
592Southern Brown-throated WeaverPloceus xanthopterusBFP
593Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermediusBFP,BW,NRC,SLNP
594Southern Masked-WeaverPloceus velatusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
595Village WeaverPloceus cucullatusMany
596Forest WeaverPloceus bicolorKSK,SLNP
597Bar-winged WeaverPloceus angolensisMW,SLNP
598&Cardinal QuelealQuelea cardinalisSLNP
599Red-headed QueleaQuelea erythropsBFP,KSK,MW
600&Red-billed QuelealQuelea queleaMany
601Southern Red BishopEuplectes orixBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
602Black-winged BishopEuplectes hordeaceusBW,KSK,SLNP
603&Yellow-crowned BishoplEuplectes aferBFP,NRC
604Yellow BishopEuplectes capensisBW,KSK,NRC,SLNP
605White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatusMW,NRC,SLNP
606Yellow-mantled WidowbirdEuplectes macrouraBFP,BW,KSK,MW,NRC
607Red-collared WidowbirdEuplectes ardensBFP,BW,KSK,MW,SLNP
608Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillarisBFP,BW,KSK
609Marsh WidowbirdEuplectes hartlaubiBW,KSK,MW
610Long-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes progneBFP,BW
611Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifronsBFP,BW,KSK,NRC

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

612Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullataMany
613Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolorKSK,MW,NRC
614Magpie MannikinSpermestes fringilloides 
615Swee WaxbillCoccopygia melanotisMW,SLNP
616Green-backed TwinspotMandingoa nitidulaKSK,MW
617Zebra WaxbillAmandava subflavaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
618Black-faced WaxbillBrunhilda erythronotos 
619Black-tailed WaxbillGlaucestrilda perreiniKSK,MW
620Fawn-breasted WaxbillEstrilda paludicolaBW,KSK,MW
621Common WaxbillEstrilda astrildMany
622QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollisBFP,BW,MW,NRC
623LocustfinchPaludipasser locustellaBFP,BW,KSK,MW,NRC
624&Cut-throatlAmadina fasciataNRC,SLNP
625Violet-eared WaxbillGranatina granatina 
626Southern CordonbleuUraeginthus angolensisBFP,BW,MW,NRC,SLNP
627Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalus 
628Black-bellied SeedcrackerPyrenestes ostrinusKSK,SLNP
629Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melbaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
630Orange-winged PytiliaPytilia afraBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
631Peters's TwinspotHypargos niveoguttatusKSK,NRC,SLNP
632Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegalaBFP,NRC,SLNP
633African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricataKSK,MW,SLNP
634Jameson's FirefinchLagonosticta rhodopareiaBFP,NRC,SLNP
635Bar-breasted FirefinchLagonosticta rufopictaBFP,BW,KSK
636Brown FirefinchLagonosticta nitidula 

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

637Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macrouraMany
638Broad-tailed Paradise-WhydahVidua obtusaKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
639Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaeaKSK,NRC,SLNP
640Shaft-tailed WhydahVidua regiaBFP
641Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeataBFP,NRC,SLNP
642Variable IndigobirdVidua funerea 
643Purple IndigobirdVidua purpurascensNRC,SLNP
644Green IndigobirdVidua codringtoniNRC,SLNP
645Parasitic WeaverAnomalospiza imberbisBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

646House SparrowPasser domesticusBW,NRC,SLNP
647Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
648Southern Gray-headed SparrowPasser diffususNRC,SLNP
649Yellow-throated Bush SparrowGymnornis superciliarisBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

650Cape WagtailMotacilla capensisBFP,BW,KSK
651Mountain WagtailMotacilla claraMW,SLNP
652Gray WagtailMotacilla cinereaMW
653/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flavaMany
654African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimpMany
655African PipitAnthus cinnamomeusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
656Woodland PipitAnthus nyassaeBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
657Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrysBFP,BW,KSK,MW,NRC
658Buffy PipitAnthus vaalensisMany
659Striped PipitAnthus lineiventrisKSK,MW,SLNP
660/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialisBW,KSK,MW,NRC
661Short-tailed PipitAnthus brachyurus 
662Bush PipitAnthus cafferKSK,MW
663Yellow-throated LongclawMacronyx croceusSLNP
664Fuelleborn's LongclawMacronyx fuelleborniBFP,BW,KSK,MW,NRC
665Rosy-throated LongclawMacronyx ameliaeBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
666Grimwood's LongclawMacronyx grimwoodi 

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

667Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicusMany
668Black-faced CanaryCrithagra capistratusKSK
669Black-throated CanaryCrithagra atrogularisBFP,BW,NRC
670Brimstone CanaryCrithagra sulphuratusMany
671{Yellow Canary}Crithagra flaviventris 
672Black-eared SeedeaterCrithagra mennelliBW,KSK,MW,NRC
673{Streaky-headed Seedeater}Crithagra gularis 
674Reichard's SeedeaterCrithagra reichardiBW,KSK,MW,NRC
675Yellow-crowned CanarySerinus flavivertex 

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

676&Lark-like BuntinglEmberiza impetuani 
677Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisiMany
678Golden-breasted BuntingEmberiza flaviventrisBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
679Cabanis's BuntingEmberiza cabanisiBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP

 

 *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.

 # SPECIES BY LOCALE

Locale# Species
Bangweulu Wetlands384
Barotse Floodplain338
Batoka Gorge163
Kafue Flats460
Kafue National Park497
Kasanka National Park448
Lower Zambesi National Park390
Mutinondo Wilderness324
Nchila Wildlife Reserve374
Nkanga River Area437
North Luangwa National Park404
South Luangwa National Park460
ZBVF337
ZLNP446
ZMR303
ZNNP219
Total Species679

Number of species in each locale may be based on incomplete data. Also, some locales are important for specific target species rather than overall bird diversity. Hence, it does not provide an indication of which locales are the best birding sites.