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AFRICA ZAMBIA

Area (SqMi):290,585
# Species:764
# Excl Vagrants:730
# Endemics:1
# Near Endemics:3
Species/1000 SqMi:2.5

OTHER COUNTRIESIN AFRICA

BIRDING LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor70
\\Austral Visitor3
||Transient7
##Non-breeding Dispersal2
<>Erratic/Irregular8
()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 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

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

30Rock PigeonColumba livia 
31{Speckled Pigeon}Columba guinea 
32Afep PigeonColumba unicincta 
33Eastern Bronze-naped PigeonColumba delegorguei 
34Lemon DoveAplopelia larvata 
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

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

 
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
63Green MalkohaCeuthmochares australis 
64Pied CuckooClamator jacobinusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
65Levaillant's CuckooClamator levaillantiiMany
66Great Spotted CuckooClamator glandariusBFP,BW,MW,NRC,SLNP
67Thick-billed CuckooPachycoccyx audebertiBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
68Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaasBFP,KSK,MW,NRC
SLNP
69African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreusBFP,KSK,MW,NRC
SLNP
70Dideric CuckooChrysococcyx capriusMany
71Barred Long-tailed CuckooCercococcyx montanusSLNP

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

72Pennant-winged NightjarCaprimulgus vexillariusMany
73/Eurasian Nightjar/Caprimulgus europaeusKSK,NRC
74Rufous-cheeked NightjarCaprimulgus rufigena 
75Fiery-necked NightjarCaprimulgus pectoralisMany
76Swamp NightjarCaprimulgus natalensisBFP,BW,KSK,MW
77Freckled NightjarCaprimulgus tristigmaMW,NRC,SLNP
78Square-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus fossiiMany

 
Swifts: Apodidae

79Mottled SpinetailTelacanthura ussheriSLNP
80Bat-like SpinetailNeafrapus boehmiSLNP
81\Alpine Swift\Tachymarptis melbaKSK,SLNP
82Mottled SwiftTachymarptis aequatorialisSLNP
83/Common Swift/Apus apusMany
84[Pallid Swift]Apus pallidus 
85African SwiftApus barbatus 
86Little SwiftApus affinisKSK,NRC,SLNP
87Horus SwiftApus horusBFP,SLNP
88White-rumped SwiftApus cafferBW,KSK,NRC,SLNP
89African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvusBFP,KSK,NRC,SLNP

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

90African RailRallus caerulescensBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
91/Corn Crake/Crex crexKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
92(African Crake)Crecopsis egregiaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
93/Spotted Crake/Porzana porzanaKSK,NRC
94Lesser MoorhenGallinula angulataMany
95Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
96Red-knobbed CootFulica cristataBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
97Allen's GallinulePorphyrio alleniBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
98African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensisBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
99(Striped Crake)Aenigmatolimnas marginalisNRC,SLNP
100Black CrakeZapornia flavirostraBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
101Baillon's CrakeZapornia pusillaNRC

 
Flufftails: Sarothruridae

102White-spotted FlufftailSarothrura pulchra 
103Buff-spotted FlufftailSarothrura elegansKSK
104Red-chested FlufftailSarothrura rufaMany
105Chestnut-headed FlufftailSarothrura lugensKSK,MW
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 CraneGrus 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 PloverThinornis forbesiBW
119Three-banded PloverThinornis tricollarisBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
120{Little Ringed Plover}Thinornis 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/Eurasian 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 

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

183/Greater Flamingo/Phoenicopterus roseusBFP,BW,KSK,SLNP
184/Lesser Flamingo/Phoenicoparrus minorBFP,BW,NRC,SLNP

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

185Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisMany

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

186African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerusMany
187Black StorkCiconia nigraKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
188/Abdim's Stork/Ciconia abdimiiMany
189African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelisMany
190/White Stork/Ciconia ciconiaMany
191Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensisBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
192Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumeniferMany
193Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibisBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

194African DarterAnhinga rufaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

195Reed CormorantMicrocarbo africanusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
196Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

197Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
198African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
199Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedashMany
200African SpoonbillPlatalea albaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

201Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellarisBFP,BW
202(Dwarf Bittern)Botaurus sturmiiMany
203Little BitternBotaurus minutusMany
204Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
205Slaty EgretEgretta vinaceigulaBFP,BW,NRC
206Black HeronEgretta ardesiacaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
207Little EgretEgretta garzettaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
208[Western Reef-Heron]Egretta gularisSLNP
209White-backed Night HeronCalherodius leuconotusBFP,KSK,MW,NRC
SLNP
210Little HeronButorides atricapillaMany
211Rufous-bellied HeronArdeola rufiventrisMany
212Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
213\Malagasy Pond-Heron\Ardeola idaeSLNP
214/Western Cattle-Egret/Bubulcus ibisMany
215Great EgretArdea albaMany
216Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhynchaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
217Gray HeronArdea cinereaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
218Purple HeronArdea purpureaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
219Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephalaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
220Goliath HeronArdea goliathBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

221HamerkopScopus umbrettaMany

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

222ShoebillBalaeniceps rexBW,KSK

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

223#Great White Pelican#Pelecanus onocrotalusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
224Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescensBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP

 
Secretary-bird: Sagittariidae

225SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentariusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

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

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

227Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleusMany
228African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typusMany
229Palm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensisBFP,KSK,MW,SLNP
230{Egyptian Vulture}Neophron percnopterus 
231African Cuckoo-HawkAviceda cuculoidesMany
232/European Honey-buzzard/Pernis apivorusKSK,NRC,SLNP
233White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalisMany
234Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotosMany
235Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachusMany
236White-backed VultureGyps africanusMany
237{Rueppell's Griffon}Gyps rueppelliSLNP
238#Cape Griffon#Gyps coprotheresBW
239BateleurTerathopius ecaudatusMany
240Western Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascensMany
241Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralisMany
242Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereusMany
243Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatusKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
244Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosusMany
245Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalisMany
246/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarinaBFP,KSK,MW,NRC
SLNP
247[Greater Spotted Eagle]Clanga clanga 
248|Wahlberg's Eagle|Hieraaetus wahlbergiMany
249/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatusBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
250Ayres's Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresiiBW,KSK,NRC,SLNP
251Tawny EagleAquila rapaxBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
252/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensisMany
253Verreaux's EagleAquila verreauxiiMW
254African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogasterBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
255Bat HawkMacheiramphus alcinusBFP,KSK,MW,NRC
SLNP
256Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabarMany
257Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabatesBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
258Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicusBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
259African GoshawkAerospiza tousseneliiBW,KSK,NRC,SLNP
260Little SparrowhawkTachyspiza minullusBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
261ShikraTachyspiza badiusBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
262Ovambo SparrowhawkAccipiter ovampensisKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
263Black GoshawkAstur melanoleucusBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
264/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosusBW,KSK,MW,SLNP
265African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusMany
266/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
267/Montagu's Harrier/Circus pygargusMany
268Black KiteMilvus migransMany
269African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vociferMany
270/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteoMany
271Augur BuzzardButeo augurMW

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

272African Grass-OwlTyto capensisMW,NRC,SLNP
273Western Barn OwlTyto albaMany

 
Owls: Strigidae

274African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensisMany
275Northern White-faced OwlPtilopsis leucotisMany
276Spotted Eagle-OwlBubo africanusBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
277Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lacteaKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
278Pel's Fishing-OwlScotopelia peliKSK,SLNP
279Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatumBFP,BW,NRC,SLNP
280African Barred OwletGlaucidium capenseBFP,BW,KSK,MW,SLNP
281African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordiiBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
282Marsh OwlAsio capensisMany

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

283Speckled MousebirdColius striatusBW,KSK
284Red-faced MousebirdUrocolius indicusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

285Narina TrogonApaloderma narinaBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

286Common HoopoeUpupa epopsBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

287Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureusBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
288Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelasBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

289Southern Ground-HornbillBucorvus leadbeateriMany
290Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatusBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
291Bradfield's HornbillLophoceros bradfieldi 
292African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutusBFP,NRC,SLNP
293Pale-billed HornbillLophoceros pallidirostrisKSK,MW,SLNP
294Southern Red-billed HornbillTockus rufirostrisSLNP
295Southern Yellow-billed HornbillTockus leucomelasNRC
296Trumpeter HornbillBycanistes bucinatorBFP,KSK,MW,NRC
SLNP

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

297White-fronted Bee-eaterMerops bullockoidesBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
298Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillusMany
299Blue-breasted Bee-eaterMerops variegatusBFP,BW,KSK
300Swallow-tailed Bee-eaterMerops hirundineusMany
301[White-throated Bee-eater]Merops albicollis 
302/Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/Merops persicusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
303Olive Bee-eaterMerops superciliosusBW,KSK,MW,SLNP
304/European Bee-eater/Merops apiasterMany
305[Northern Carmine Bee-eater]Merops nubicusSLNP
306(Southern Carmine Bee-eater)Merops nubicoidesMany

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

307Half-collared KingfisherAlcedo semitorquataMany
308Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatusMany
309African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina pictaBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
310Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephalaBFP,KSK,MW,NRC
SLNP
311Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensisMany
312Mangrove KingfisherHalcyon senegaloidesSLNP
313Blue-breasted KingfisherHalcyon malimbica 
314Brown-hooded KingfisherHalcyon albiventrisBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
315Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicutiBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
316Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maximaMany
317Pied KingfisherCeryle rudisMany

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

318/European Roller/Coracias garrulusMany
319Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatusMany
320Racket-tailed RollerCoracias spatulatusBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
321&Purple 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 HoneybirdProdotiscus zambesiaeKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
333Brown-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus 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

339Red-throated WryneckJynx ruficollis 
340Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquusBW,KSK,NRC,SLNP
341Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescensMany
342Olive WoodpeckerDendropicos griseocephalusBFP,BW,KSK
343Green-backed WoodpeckerCampethera cailliautiiKSK,MW,SLNP
344Bennett's WoodpeckerCampethera bennettiiBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
345Golden-tailed WoodpeckerCampethera abingoniKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

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

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

360Lilian's LovebirdAgapornis lilianaeSLNP
361Black-cheeked LovebirdAgapornis nigrigenis 

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

362Brown-necked ParrotPoicephalus fuscicollisMany
363Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeriMany

 
African and Green Broadbill: Calyptomenidae

364African BroadbillSmithornis capensisKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP

 
Pittas: Pittidae

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

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

366White-breasted CuckooshrikeCeblepyris pectoralisBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
367Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flavaMany
368Purple-throated CuckooshrikeCampephaga quiscalinaBW,KSK

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

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

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

372Black-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira peltataBW,KSK,MW,SLNP
373Chinspot BatisBatis molitorMany

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

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

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

377BrubruNilaus aferMany
378Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cublaMany
379Marsh TchagraTchagra minutusBW,KSK,MW
380Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalusMany
381Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australisBFP,KSK,MW,NRC
SLNP
382Tropical BoubouLaniarius majorBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
383Gabon BoubouLaniarius bicolorBFP
384Crimson-breasted GonolekLaniarius atrococcineus 
385Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeChlorophoneus sulfureopectusMany
386Many-colored BushshrikeChlorophoneus multicolorKSK
387Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchotiMany

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

388Square-tailed DrongoDicrurus ludwigiiKSK
389Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisMany

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

390African Crested FlycatcherTrochocercus cyanomelasKSK
391African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridisMany

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

392Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleucaBFP,NRC
393/Red-backed Shrike/Lanius collurioMany
394|Lesser Gray Shrike|Lanius minorMany
395Northern FiscalLanius humeralis 
396Southern FiscalLanius collarisMany
397Souza's ShrikeLanius souzaeKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

398Pied CrowCorvus albusMany
399White-necked RavenCorvus albicollisKSK,MW,SLNP

 
Hyliotas: Hyliotidae

400Yellow-bellied HyliotaHyliota flavigasterBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
401Southern HyliotaHyliota australisKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

402White-tailed Blue FlycatcherElminia albicaudaKSK,MW,SLNP
403White-tailed Crested FlycatcherElminia albonotataMW

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

404White-winged Black-TitMelaniparus leucomelasBW,KSK,MW,NRC
405Southern Black-TitMelaniparus nigerNRC,SLNP
406Rufous-bellied TitMelaniparus rufiventrisBW,KSK,MW,SLNP
407Miombo TitMelaniparus griseiventrisBW,KSK,MW,NRC

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

408African Penduline-TitAnthoscopus caroliBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP

 
Larks: Alaudidae

409Dusky LarkPinarocorys nigricansBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
410&Chestnut-backed Sparrow-LarklEremopterix leucotisBFP,NRC,SLNP
411Gray-backed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix verticalisBFP
412Fawn-colored LarkCalendulauda africanoidesBFP
413Monotonous LarkMirafra passerina 
414Flappet LarkAmirafra rufocinnamomeaMany
415Eastern Clapper LarkCorypha fasciolataBFP
416Rufous-naped LarkCorypha africanaBFP,BW,NRC
417Pink-billed LarkSpizocorys conirostrisBFP
418Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinereaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP

 
Nicators: Nicatoridae

419Eastern NicatorNicator gularisSLNP

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

420Red-capped CrombecSylvietta ruficapillaKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
421Long-billed CrombecSylvietta rufescensBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
422Moustached Grass-WarblerMelocichla mentalisBW,KSK,MW,SLNP

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

423Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialisMany
424Green-capped EremomelaEremomela scotopsBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
425Black-necked EremomelaEremomela atricollisKSK,MW
426Burnt-neck EremomelaEremomela usticollisBFP,NRC,SLNP
427White-chinned PriniaSchistolais leucopogon 
428Miombo Wren-WarblerCalamonastes undosusNRC
429Stierling's Wren-WarblerCalamonastes stierlingiBW,KSK,MW,SLNP
430Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyuraNRC,SLNP
431Bar-throated ApalisApalis thoracicaMW
432Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavidaBW,KSK,NRC,SLNP
433Buff-throated ApalisApalis rufogularis 
434Chapin's ApalisApalis chapini 
435Gray ApalisApalis cinereaKSK
436Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflavaMany
437Red-winged PriniaPrinia erythropteraSLNP
438Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythropsBW,KSK,NRC,SLNP
439Trilling CisticolaCisticola woosnamiKSK,MW,SLNP
440Black-lored CisticolaCisticola nigriloris 
441Rock-loving CisticolaCisticola aberransKSK,MW,SLNP
442Rattling CisticolaCisticola chinianaMany
443Tinkling CisticolaCisticola rufilatusBW,KSK
444Luapula CisticolaCisticola luapulaBFP
445Chirping CisticolaCisticola pipiensBFP,BW,KSK,MW
446Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatusBW
447Levaillant's CisticolaCisticola tinniens 
448Stout CisticolaCisticola robustusMW
449Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensisBFP,BW,KSK,MW,NRC
450Piping CisticolaCisticola fulvicapillaKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
451Siffling CisticolaCisticola brachypterusBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
452Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidisMany
453Desert CisticolaCisticola aridulusBFP,BW,NRC
454Dambo CisticolaCisticola dambo 
455Pale-crowned CisticolaCisticola cinnamomeusBFP,BW,KSK,MW,NRC
456Wing-snapping CisticolaCisticola ayresii 

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

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

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

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

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

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

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

491Sombre GreenbulAndropadus importunus 
492Black-collared BulbulNeolestes torquatus 
493Pale-throated GreenbulAtimastillas flavigulaBFP,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: Cettiidae

505Livingstone's FlycatcherErythrocercus livingstoneiSLNP

 
Sylviid Warblers 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

 
Spotted Creepers: Salpornithidae

513African Spotted CreeperSalpornis salvadoriKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

514Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorynchaBFP,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 Bee-eaterMyopornis boehmiKSK
538Sooty FlycatcherArtomyias infuscata 
539Boehm's FlycatcherBradornis boehmiKSK,MW
540Marico FlycatcherBradornis mariquensis 
541Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidusBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
542Gray Tit-FlycatcherFraseria plumbeusBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
543Ashy FlycatcherFraseria caerulescensBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
544Southern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelainaBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
545Bearded Scrub-RobinTychaedon quadrivirgataNRC,SLNP
546Miombo Scrub-RobinTychaedon barbataBW,KSK,MW,SLNP
547White-browed Scrub RobinCercotrichas leucophrysMany
548White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heugliniMany
549Red-capped Robin-ChatCossypha natalensisKSK,NRC,SLNP
550Collared Palm-ThrushCichladusa arquataBFP,NRC,SLNP
551Gray-winged Robin-ChatSheppardia polioptera 
552Bocage's AkalatSheppardia bocageiKSK,MW,SLNP
553Sharpe's AkalatSheppardia sharpei 
554/Thrush Nightingale/Luscinia lusciniaNRC,SLNP
555/Collared Flycatcher/Ficedula albicollisKSK,MW,NRC
556/Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush/Monticola saxatilis 
557Miombo Rock-ThrushMonticola angolensisKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
558/Whinchat/Saxicola rubetraBW,KSK,NRC
559African StonechatSaxicola torquatusMany
560Mocking Cliff-ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventrisMW
561Sooty ChatMyrmecocichla nigraBFP,BW,KSK,MW,NRC
562Arnot's ChatMyrmecocichla arnottiKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
563/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenantheBW,NRC,SLNP
564Capped WheatearOenanthe pileataMany
565{Isabelline Wheatear}Oenanthe isabellina 
566Familiar ChatOenanthe familiarisKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

567Anchieta's SunbirdAnthreptes anchietaeKSK,MW
568Western Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes longuemareiBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
569Collared SunbirdHedydipna collarisBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
570Green-headed SunbirdCyanomitra verticalisKSK,MW
571Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivaceaKSK,MW,SLNP
572Green-throated SunbirdChalcomitra rubescens 
573Amethyst SunbirdChalcomitra amethystinaMany
574Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensisMany
575Miombo SunbirdCinnyris manoensisBW,KSK,MW,SLNP
576Forest Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris fuelleborni 
577Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensisBFP
578Shelley's SunbirdCinnyris shelleyiNRC,SLNP
579Purple-banded SunbirdCinnyris bifasciatusBFP,KSK,NRC,SLNP
580Orange-tufted SunbirdCinnyris bouvieri 
581White-bellied SunbirdCinnyris talatalaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
582Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustusBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
583Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreusMany

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

584Red-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis nigerSLNP
585Scaly WeaverSporopipes squamifrons 
586White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahaliNRC,SLNP
587Chestnut-backed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser rufoscapulatusSLNP
588Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubricepsBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
589Bertram's WeaverPloceus bertrandi 
590Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafecht 
591Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularisMany
592Bocage's WeaverPloceus temporalis 
593Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthopsMany
594Southern Brown-throated WeaverPloceus xanthopterusBFP
595Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermediusBFP,BW,NRC,SLNP
596Southern Masked-WeaverPloceus velatusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
597Village WeaverPloceus cucullatusMany
598Dark-backed WeaverPloceus bicolorKSK,SLNP
599Bar-winged WeaverPloceus angolensisMW,SLNP
600&Cardinal QuelealQuelea cardinalisSLNP
601Red-headed QueleaQuelea erythropsBFP,KSK,MW
602&Red-billed QuelealQuelea queleaMany
603Southern Red BishopEuplectes orixBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
604Black-winged BishopEuplectes hordeaceusBW,KSK,SLNP
605&Yellow-crowned BishoplEuplectes aferBFP,NRC
606Yellow BishopEuplectes capensisBW,KSK,NRC,SLNP
607White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatusMW,NRC,SLNP
608Yellow-mantled WidowbirdEuplectes macrouraBFP,BW,KSK,MW,NRC
609Red-collared WidowbirdEuplectes ardensBFP,BW,KSK,MW,SLNP
610Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillarisBFP,BW,KSK
611Marsh WidowbirdEuplectes hartlaubiBW,KSK,MW
612Long-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes progneBFP,BW
613Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifronsBFP,BW,KSK,NRC

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

614Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullataMany
615Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolorKSK,MW,NRC
616Magpie MannikinSpermestes fringilloides 
617Swee WaxbillCoccopygia melanotisMW,SLNP
618Green-backed TwinspotMandingoa nitidulaKSK,MW
619Zebra WaxbillAmandava subflavaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
620Black-faced WaxbillBrunhilda erythronotos 
621Black-tailed WaxbillGlaucestrilda perreiniKSK,MW
622Fawn-breasted WaxbillEstrilda paludicolaBW,KSK,MW
623Common WaxbillEstrilda astrildMany
624QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollisBFP,BW,MW,NRC
625LocustfinchPaludipasser locustellaBFP,BW,KSK,MW,NRC
626&Cut-throatlAmadina fasciataNRC,SLNP
627Violet-eared WaxbillGranatina granatina 
628Southern CordonbleuUraeginthus angolensisBFP,BW,MW,NRC,SLNP
629Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalus 
630Black-bellied SeedcrackerPyrenestes ostrinusKSK,SLNP
631Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melbaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
632Orange-winged PytiliaPytilia afraBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
633Red-throated TwinspotHypargos niveoguttatusKSK,NRC,SLNP
634Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegalaBFP,NRC,SLNP
635African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricataKSK,MW,SLNP
636Jameson's FirefinchLagonosticta rhodopareiaBFP,NRC,SLNP
637Bar-breasted FirefinchLagonosticta rufopictaBFP,BW,KSK
638Brown FirefinchLagonosticta nitidula 

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

639Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macrouraMany
640Broad-tailed Paradise-WhydahVidua obtusaKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
641Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaeaKSK,NRC,SLNP
642Shaft-tailed WhydahVidua regiaBFP
643Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeataBFP,NRC,SLNP
644Dusky IndigobirdVidua funerea 
645Purple IndigobirdVidua purpurascensNRC,SLNP
646Green IndigobirdVidua codringtoniNRC,SLNP
647Parasitic WeaverAnomalospiza imberbisBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

648House SparrowPasser domesticusBW,NRC,SLNP
649Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
650Southern Gray-headed SparrowPasser diffususNRC,SLNP
651Yellow-throated Bush SparrowGymnornis superciliarisBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

652Cape WagtailMotacilla capensisBFP,BW,KSK
653Mountain WagtailMotacilla claraMW,SLNP
654Gray WagtailMotacilla cinereaMW
655/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flavaMany
656African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimpMany
657African PipitAnthus cinnamomeusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
658Woodland PipitAnthus nyassaeBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
659Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrysBFP,BW,KSK,MW,NRC
660Buffy PipitAnthus vaalensisMany
661Striped PipitAnthus lineiventrisKSK,MW,SLNP
662/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialisBW,KSK,MW,NRC
663Short-tailed PipitAnthus brachyurus 
664Bush PipitAnthus cafferKSK,MW
665Yellow-throated LongclawMacronyx croceusSLNP
666Fuelleborn's LongclawMacronyx fuelleborniBFP,BW,KSK,MW,NRC
667Rosy-throated LongclawMacronyx ameliaeBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
668Grimwood's LongclawMacronyx grimwoodi 

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

669Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicusMany
670Black-faced CanaryCrithagra capistratusKSK
671Black-throated CanaryCrithagra atrogularisBFP,BW,NRC
672Brimstone CanaryCrithagra sulphuratusMany
673{Yellow Canary}Crithagra flaviventris 
674Black-eared SeedeaterCrithagra mennelliBW,KSK,MW,NRC
675{Streaky-headed Seedeater}Crithagra gularis 
676Reichard's SeedeaterCrithagra reichardiBW,KSK,MW,NRC
677Yellow-crowned CanarySerinus flavivertex 

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

678&Lark-like BuntinglEmberiza impetuani 
679Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisiMany
680Golden-breasted BuntingEmberiza flaviventrisBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
681Cabanis'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 Park449
Lower Zambesi National Park390
Mutinondo Wilderness325
Nchila Wildlife Reserve377
Nkanga River Area437
North Luangwa National Park404
South Luangwa National Park460
ZBVF337
ZLNP446
ZMR303
ZNNP220
Total Species681

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.