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Accessible Species

AFRICA
ZAMBIA

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

OTHER COUNTRIES
IN AFRICA

BIRDING LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor72
\\Austral Visitor3
||Transient7
##Non-breeding Dispersal2
<>Erratic/Irregular7
()Breeding Season Only9
{}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 Quail>Synoicus 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 
35Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiensBFP,BW,NRC,SLNP
36Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquataMany
37Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicolaMany
38Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensisMany
39Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilosMany
40Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur aferBW
41Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistriaKSK,SLNP
42Namaqua DoveOena capensisBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
43African Green-PigeonTreron calvusMany

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

44Yellow-throated SandgrousePterocles gutturalisBFP,NRC
45Double-banded SandgrousePterocles bicinctusBFP,MW,SLNP

 
Bustards: Otididae

46Kori BustardArdeotis kori 
47Denham's BustardNeotis denhamiBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
48White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensisBFP,NRC
49Red-crested BustardLophotis ruficrista 
50Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogasterMany

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

51Schalow's TuracoTauraco schalowiMany
52Purple-crested TuracoGallirex porphyreolophusSLNP
53Ross's TuracoMusophaga rossaeBW,KSK,MW,SLNP
54Gray Go-away-birdCrinifer concolorMany

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

55Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitariusBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
56Black CuckooCuculus clamosusKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
57/Common Cuckoo/Cuculus canorusBW,MW,NRC,SLNP
58African CuckooCuculus gularisKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
59Black CoucalCentropus grilliiMany
60Coppery-tailed CoucalCentropus cupreicaudusBFP,BW,KSK,MW,NRC
61Senegal CoucalCentropus senegalensisMany
62White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosusBFP,BW,KSK,SLNP
63Burchell's Coucal**Centropus burchellii 
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

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

285Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureusBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
286Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelasBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

287Southern Ground-HornbillBucorvus leadbeateriMany
288Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatusBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
289Bradfield's HornbillLophoceros bradfieldi 
290African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutusBFP,NRC,SLNP
291Pale-billed HornbillLophoceros pallidirostrisKSK,MW,SLNP
292Southern Red-billed HornbillTockus rufirostrisSLNP
293Southern Yellow-billed HornbillTockus leucomelasNRC
294Trumpeter HornbillBycanistes bucinatorBFP,KSK,MW,NRC
SLNP

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

295Half-collared KingfisherAlcedo semitorquataMany
296Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatusMany
297African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina pictaBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
298Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephalaBFP,KSK,MW,NRC
SLNP
299Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensisMany
300Mangrove KingfisherHalcyon senegaloidesSLNP
301Brown-hooded KingfisherHalcyon albiventrisBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
302Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicutiBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
303Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maximaMany
304Pied KingfisherCeryle rudisMany

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

305White-fronted Bee-eaterMerops bullockoidesBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
306Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillusMany
307Blue-breasted Bee-eaterMerops variegatusBFP,BW,KSK
308Swallow-tailed Bee-eaterMerops hirundineusMany
309[White-throated Bee-eater]Merops albicollis 
310Boehm's Bee-eaterMerops boehmiKSK
311/Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/Merops persicusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
312Madagascar Bee-eaterMerops superciliosusBW,KSK,MW,SLNP
313/European Bee-eater/Merops apiasterMany
314[Northern Carmine Bee-eater]Merops nubicusSLNP
315(Southern Carmine Bee-eater)Merops nubicoidesMany

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

316/European Roller/Coracias garrulusMany
317Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatusMany
318Racket-tailed RollerCoracias spatulatusBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
319<Rufous-crowned Roller>Coracias naeviusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
320Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurusBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

321Crested BarbetTrachyphonus vaillantiiKSK,NRC,SLNP
322Whyte's BarbetStactolaema whytiiKSK,MW,SLNP
323Anchieta's BarbetStactolaema anchietaeKSK,MW
324Yellow-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus bilineatusKSK,SLNP
325Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconusMany
326Miombo BarbetTricholaema frontataKSK,MW,NRC
327Chaplin's BarbetLybius chapliniNRC
328Black-collared BarbetLybius torquatusMany
329Black-backed BarbetPogonornis minorBFP,BW,KSK,MW,SLNP

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

330Green-backed HoneyguideProdotiscus zambesiaeKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
331Wahlberg's HoneyguideProdotiscus regulusKSK,NRC,SLNP
332Pallid HoneyguideIndicator meliphilusKSK,MW,SLNP
333Least HoneyguideIndicator exilis 
334Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minorBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
335Scaly-throated HoneyguideIndicator variegatusKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
336Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicatorBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

337Rufous-necked WryneckJynx ruficollis 
338Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescensMany
339Olive WoodpeckerDendropicos griseocephalusBFP,BW,KSK
340Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquusBW,KSK,NRC,SLNP
341Brown-eared WoodpeckerPardipicus caroli 
342Green-backed WoodpeckerCampethera cailliautiiKSK,MW,SLNP
343Bennett's WoodpeckerCampethera bennettiiBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
344Golden-tailed WoodpeckerCampethera abingoniKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

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

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

359Lilian's LovebirdAgapornis lilianaeSLNP
360Black-cheeked LovebirdAgapornis nigrigenis 

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

361Brown-necked ParrotPoicephalus fuscicollisMany
362Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeriMany

 
African and Green Broadbill: Calyptomenidae

363African BroadbillSmithornis capensisKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP

 
Pittas: Pittidae

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

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

365White-breasted CuckooshrikeCoracina pectoralisBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
366Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flavaMany
367Purple-throated CuckooshrikeCampephaga quiscalinaBW,KSK

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

368/Eurasian Golden Oriole/Oriolus oriolusBFP,KSK,MW,NRC
SLNP
369African Golden OrioleOriolus auratusKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
370African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatusBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

371Black-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira peltataBW,KSK,MW,SLNP
372Chinspot BatisBatis molitorMany

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

373White HelmetshrikePrionops plumatusMany
374Retz's HelmetshrikePrionops retziiKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
375[African Shrike-flycatcher]Megabyas flammulatus 

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

376BrubruNilaus aferMany
377Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cublaMany
378Marsh TchagraTchagra minutusBW,KSK,MW
379Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalusMany
380Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australisBFP,KSK,MW,NRC
SLNP
381Tropical BoubouLaniarius majorBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
382Gabon BoubouLaniarius bicolorBFP
383Crimson-breasted GonolekLaniarius atrococcineus 
384Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeTelophorus sulfureopectusMany
385Many-colored BushshrikeTelophorus multicolorKSK
386Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchotiMany

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

387Square-tailed DrongoDicrurus ludwigiiKSK
388Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisMany

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

389African Crested FlycatcherTrochocercus cyanomelasKSK
390African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridisMany

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

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

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

397Pied CrowCorvus albusMany
398White-necked RavenCorvus albicollisKSK,MW,SLNP

 
Hyliotas: Hyliotidae

399Yellow-bellied HyliotaHyliota flavigasterBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
400Southern HyliotaHyliota australisKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

401White-tailed Blue FlycatcherElminia albicaudaKSK,MW,SLNP
402White-tailed Crested FlycatcherElminia albonotataMW

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

403White-winged Black-TitMelaniparus leucomelasBW,KSK,MW,NRC
404Southern Black-TitMelaniparus nigerNRC,SLNP
405Rufous-bellied TitMelaniparus rufiventrisBW,KSK,MW,SLNP
406Miombo TitMelaniparus griseiventrisBW,KSK,MW,NRC

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

407African Penduline-TitAnthoscopus caroliBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP

 
Larks: Alaudidae

408Dusky LarkPinarocorys nigricansBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
409<Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark>Eremopterix leucotisBFP,NRC,SLNP
410Gray-backed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix verticalisBFP
411Fawn-colored LarkCalendulauda africanoidesBFP
412Monotonous LarkMirafra passerina 
413Rufous-naped LarkMirafra africanaBFP,BW,NRC
414Flappet LarkMirafra rufocinnamomeaMany
415Eastern Clapper LarkMirafra fasciolataBFP
416Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinereaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
417Pink-billed LarkSpizocorys conirostrisBFP

 
Nicators: Nicatoridae

418Eastern NicatorNicator gularisSLNP

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

419Red-capped CrombecSylvietta ruficapillaKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
420Cape CrombecSylvietta rufescensBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
421Moustached Grass-WarblerMelocichla mentalisBW,KSK,MW,SLNP

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

422Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialisMany
423Greencap EremomelaEremomela scotopsBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
424Black-necked EremomelaEremomela atricollisKSK,MW
425Burnt-neck EremomelaEremomela usticollisBFP,NRC,SLNP
426White-chinned PriniaSchistolais leucopogon 
427Miombo Wren-WarblerCalamonastes undosusNRC
428Stierling's Wren-WarblerCalamonastes stierlingiBW,KSK,MW,SLNP
429Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyuraNRC,SLNP
430Bar-throated ApalisApalis thoracicaMW
431Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavidaBW,KSK,NRC,SLNP
432Buff-throated ApalisApalis rufogularis 
433Chapin's ApalisApalis chapini 
434Gray ApalisApalis cinereaKSK
435Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflavaMany
436Red-winged PriniaPrinia erythropteraSLNP
437Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythropsBW,KSK,NRC,SLNP
438Trilling CisticolaCisticola woosnamiKSK,MW,SLNP
439Black-lored CisticolaCisticola nigriloris 
440Rock-loving CisticolaCisticola aberransKSK,MW,SLNP
441Rattling CisticolaCisticola chinianaMany
442Tinkling CisticolaCisticola rufilatusBW,KSK
443Luapula CisticolaCisticola luapulaBFP
444Chirping CisticolaCisticola pipiensBFP,BW,KSK,MW
445Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatusBW
446Levaillant's CisticolaCisticola tinniens 
447Stout CisticolaCisticola robustusMW
448Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensisBFP,BW,KSK,MW,NRC
449Piping CisticolaCisticola fulvicapillaKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
450Siffling CisticolaCisticola brachypterusBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
451Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidisMany
452Desert CisticolaCisticola aridulusBFP,BW,NRC
453Cloud-scraping CisticolaCisticola dambo 
454Pale-crowned CisticolaCisticola cinnamomeusBFP,BW,KSK,MW,NRC
455Wing-snapping CisticolaCisticola ayresii 

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

456African Yellow-WarblerIduna natalensisBW,KSK,MW
457/Olive-tree Warbler/Hippolais olivetorumSLNP
458/Icterine Warbler/Hippolais icterinaBFP,NRC,SLNP
459/Sedge Warbler/Acrocephalus schoenobaenusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
460/Marsh Warbler/Acrocephalus palustrisBW,KSK,NRC,SLNP
461/Common Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus scirpaceusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
462Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostrisBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
463Greater Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus rufescensBFP,BW,KSK
464/Great Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus arundinaceusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

465/River Warbler/Locustella fluviatilisNRC
466Fan-tailed GrassbirdCatriscus brevirostrisBW,KSK,MW
467Evergreen-forest WarblerBradypterus lopeziSLNP
468Little Rush WarblerBradypterus baboecalaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

469(White-headed Sawwing)Psalidoprocne albicepsKSK,MW
470Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristopteraKSK,MW,SLNP
471Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopygaMany
472Banded MartinNeophedina cinctaMany
473Plain MartinRiparia paludicolaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
474/Bank Swallow/Riparia ripariaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
475Rock MartinPtyonoprogne fuligulaMW,SLNP
476Montane Blue SwallowHirundo atrocaeruleaMW
477Black-and-rufous SwallowHirundo nigrorufa 
478Pearl-breasted SwallowHirundo dimidiataBW,KSK,NRC
479/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rusticaMany
480Angola SwallowHirundo angolensisKSK
481White-throated SwallowHirundo albigularisBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
482Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithiiBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
483/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicumMany
484Greater Striped SwallowCecropis cucullataBFP,NRC
485Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaMany
486Rufous-chested SwallowCecropis semirufaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
487Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensisMany
488(Red-throated Swallow)Petrochelidon rufigula 
489|South African Swallow|Petrochelidon spiloderaBFP

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

490Sombre GreenbulAndropadus importunus 
491Black-collared BulbulNeolestes torquatus 
492Yellow-throated GreenbulAtimastillas flavicollisBFP,BW,KSK,MW
493Yellow-bellied GreenbulChlorocichla flaviventrisKSK,NRC,SLNP
494Honeyguide GreenbulBaeopogon indicator 
495Little GreenbulEurillas virensKSK,MW,SLNP
496Yellow-streaked GreenbulPhyllastrephus flavostriatus 
497Terrestrial BrownbulPhyllastrephus terrestrisKSK,NRC,SLNP
498Gray-olive GreenbulPhyllastrephus cerviniventrisKSK,MW,SLNP
499Cabanis's GreenbulPhyllastrephus cabanisiKSK,MW,SLNP
500Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatusMany
501\Black-fronted Bulbul\Pycnonotus nigricans 

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

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

 
Bush Warblers and Allies: Scotocercidae

504Livingstone's FlycatcherErythrocercus livingstoneiSLNP

 
Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, and Allies: Sylviidae

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

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

509Southern Yellow White-eyeZosterops anderssoniMany

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

510Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineiiMany
511Hartlaub's BabblerTurdoides hartlaubiiBFP,BW,KSK,MW,NRC

 
Treecreepers: Certhiidae

512African Spotted CreeperSalpornis salvadoriKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

513Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorynchusBFP,KSK,NRC,SLNP
514Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanusBFP,BW,MW,SLNP

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

515Wattled StarlingCreatophora cinereaMany
516Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogasterMany
517Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morioMW,SLNP
518Babbling StarlingNeocichla gutturalisSLNP
519[Sharpe's Starling]Pholia sharpii 
520Burchell's StarlingLamprotornis australisBFP
521Meves's StarlingLamprotornis mevesiiNRC,SLNP
522Splendid StarlingLamprotornis splendidus 
523Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterusBW,KSK,NRC,SLNP
524Sharp-tailed StarlingLamprotornis acuticaudusBW,KSK
525Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
526Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitens 

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

527Rufous Flycatcher-ThrushStizorhina fraseri 
528Orange Ground-ThrushGeokichla gurneyi 
529Groundscraper ThrushTurdus litsitsirupaKSK,MW,NRC
530Kurrichane ThrushTurdus libonyanaBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
531African ThrushTurdus peliosKSK

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

532African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adustaBW,KSK,MW,SLNP
533|Spotted Flycatcher|Muscicapa striataMany
534Swamp FlycatcherMuscicapa aquaticaBW
535Boehm's FlycatcherBradornis boehmiKSK,MW
536Sooty FlycatcherBradornis infuscata 
537Marico FlycatcherBradornis mariquensis 
538Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidusBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
539Gray Tit-FlycatcherFraseria plumbeusBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
540Ashy FlycatcherFraseria caerulescensBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
541Southern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelainaBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
542Bearded Scrub-RobinCercotrichas quadrivirgataNRC,SLNP
543Miombo Scrub-RobinCercotrichas barbataBW,KSK,MW,SLNP
544Red-backed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas leucophrysMany
545White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heugliniMany
546Red-capped Robin-ChatCossypha natalensisKSK,NRC,SLNP
547Collared Palm-ThrushCichladusa arquataBFP,NRC,SLNP
548Gray-winged Robin-ChatSheppardia polioptera 
549Bocage's AkalatSheppardia bocageiKSK,MW,SLNP
550Sharpe's AkalatSheppardia sharpei 
551/Thrush Nightingale/Luscinia lusciniaNRC,SLNP
552/Collared Flycatcher/Ficedula albicollisKSK,MW,NRC
553/Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush/Monticola saxatilis 
554Miombo Rock-ThrushMonticola angolensisKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
555/Whinchat/Saxicola rubetraBW,KSK,NRC
556African StonechatSaxicola torquatusMany
557Mocking Cliff-ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventrisMW
558Sooty ChatMyrmecocichla nigraBFP,BW,KSK,MW,NRC
559Arnot's ChatMyrmecocichla arnottiKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
560/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenantheBW,NRC,SLNP
561Capped WheatearOenanthe pileataMany
562{Isabelline Wheatear}Oenanthe isabellina 
563Familiar ChatOenanthe familiarisKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

564Anchieta's SunbirdAnthreptes anchietaeKSK,MW
565Western Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes longuemareiBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
566Collared SunbirdHedydipna collarisBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
567Green-headed SunbirdCyanomitra verticalisKSK,MW
568Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivaceaKSK,MW,SLNP
569Green-throated SunbirdChalcomitra rubescens 
570Amethyst SunbirdChalcomitra amethystinaMany
571Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensisMany
572Miombo SunbirdCinnyris manoensisBW,KSK,MW,SLNP
573Forest Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris fuelleborni 
574Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensisBFP
575Shelley's SunbirdCinnyris shelleyiNRC,SLNP
576Purple-banded SunbirdCinnyris bifasciatusBFP,KSK,NRC,SLNP
577White-breasted SunbirdCinnyris talatalaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
578Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustusBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
579Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreusMany

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

580Red-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis nigerSLNP
581Scaly WeaverSporopipes squamifrons 
582White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahaliNRC,SLNP
583Chestnut-backed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser rufoscapulatusSLNP
584Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubricepsBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
585Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafecht 
586Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularisMany
587Bocage's WeaverPloceus temporalis 
588Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthopsMany
589Southern Brown-throated WeaverPloceus xanthopterusBFP
590Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermediusBFP,BW,NRC,SLNP
591Southern Masked-WeaverPloceus velatusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
592Village WeaverPloceus cucullatusMany
593Forest WeaverPloceus bicolorKSK,SLNP
594Bar-winged WeaverPloceus angolensisMW,SLNP
595<Cardinal Quelea>Quelea cardinalisSLNP
596Red-headed QueleaQuelea erythropsBFP,KSK,MW
597<Red-billed Quelea>Quelea queleaMany
598Southern Red BishopEuplectes orixBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
599Black-winged BishopEuplectes hordeaceusBW,KSK,SLNP
600<Yellow-crowned Bishop>Euplectes aferBFP,NRC
601Yellow BishopEuplectes capensisBW,KSK,NRC,SLNP
602White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatusMW,NRC,SLNP
603Yellow-mantled WidowbirdEuplectes macrouraBFP,BW,KSK,MW,NRC
604Red-collared WidowbirdEuplectes ardensBFP,BW,KSK,MW,SLNP
605Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillarisBFP,BW,KSK
606Marsh WidowbirdEuplectes hartlaubiBW,KSK,MW
607Long-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes progneBFP,BW
608Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifronsBFP,BW,KSK,NRC

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

609Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullataMany
610Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolorKSK,MW,NRC
611Magpie MannikinSpermestes fringilloides 
612Swee WaxbillCoccopygia melanotisMW,SLNP
613Green-backed TwinspotMandingoa nitidulaKSK,MW
614Zebra WaxbillAmandava subflavaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
615Black-faced WaxbillBrunhilda erythronotos 
616Black-tailed WaxbillGlaucestrilda perreiniKSK,MW
617Fawn-breasted WaxbillEstrilda paludicolaBW,KSK,MW
618Common WaxbillEstrilda astrildMany
619QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollisBFP,BW,MW,NRC
620LocustfinchPaludipasser locustellaBFP,BW,KSK,MW,NRC
621<Cut-throat>Amadina fasciataNRC,SLNP
622Violet-eared WaxbillGranatina granatina 
623Southern CordonbleuUraeginthus angolensisBFP,BW,MW,NRC,SLNP
624Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalus 
625Black-bellied SeedcrackerPyrenestes ostrinusKSK,SLNP
626Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melbaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
627Orange-winged PytiliaPytilia afraBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
628Peters's TwinspotHypargos niveoguttatusKSK,NRC,SLNP
629Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegalaBFP,NRC,SLNP
630African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricataKSK,MW,SLNP
631Jameson's FirefinchLagonosticta rhodopareiaBFP,NRC,SLNP
632Bar-breasted FirefinchLagonosticta rufopictaBFP,BW,KSK
633Brown FirefinchLagonosticta nitidula 

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

634Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macrouraMany
635Broad-tailed Paradise-WhydahVidua obtusaKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
636Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaeaKSK,NRC,SLNP
637Shaft-tailed WhydahVidua regiaBFP
638Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeataBFP,NRC,SLNP
639Variable IndigobirdVidua funerea 
640Purple IndigobirdVidua purpurascensNRC,SLNP
641Green IndigobirdVidua codringtoniNRC,SLNP
642Parasitic WeaverAnomalospiza imberbisBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

643House SparrowPasser domesticusBW,NRC,SLNP
644Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
645Southern Gray-headed SparrowPasser diffususNRC,SLNP
646Yellow-throated Bush SparrowGymnornis superciliarisBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

647Cape WagtailMotacilla capensisBFP,BW,KSK
648Mountain WagtailMotacilla claraMW,SLNP
649Gray WagtailMotacilla cinereaMW
650/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flavaMany
651African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimpMany
652African PipitAnthus cinnamomeusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
653Woodland PipitAnthus nyassaeBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
654Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrysBFP,BW,KSK,MW,NRC
655Buffy PipitAnthus vaalensisMany
656Striped PipitAnthus lineiventrisKSK,MW,SLNP
657/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialisBW,KSK,MW,NRC
658Short-tailed PipitAnthus brachyurus 
659Bush PipitAnthus cafferKSK,MW
660Yellow-throated LongclawMacronyx croceusSLNP
661Fuelleborn's LongclawMacronyx fuelleborniBFP,BW,KSK,MW,NRC
662Rosy-throated LongclawMacronyx ameliaeBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
663Grimwood's LongclawMacronyx grimwoodi 

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

664Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicusMany
665Black-faced CanaryCrithagra capistratusKSK
666Black-throated CanaryCrithagra atrogularisBFP,BW,NRC
667Brimstone CanaryCrithagra sulphuratusMany
668{Yellow Canary}Crithagra flaviventris 
669Black-eared SeedeaterCrithagra mennelliBW,KSK,MW,NRC
670{Streaky-headed Seedeater}Crithagra gularis 
671Reichard's SeedeaterCrithagra reichardiBW,KSK,MW,NRC
672Yellow-crowned CanarySerinus flavivertex 

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

673Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisiMany
674Golden-breasted BuntingEmberiza flaviventrisBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
675Cabanis'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 Flats459
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
ZLNP445
ZMR303
ZNNP217
Total Species675

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.