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AFRICA ZAMBIA

Area (SqMi):290,585
# Species:766
# Excl Vagrants:732
# Endemics:1
# Near Endemics:3
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

 
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 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 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/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
210Striated HeronButorides striataMany
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
268/Black Kite/Milvus migransMany
269Yellow-billed Kite**Milvus aegyptius 
270African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vociferMany
271/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteoMany
272Augur BuzzardButeo augurMW

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

273African Grass-OwlTyto capensisMW,NRC,SLNP
274Western Barn OwlTyto albaMany

 
Owls: Strigidae

275African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensisMany
276Northern White-faced OwlPtilopsis leucotisMany
277Spotted Eagle-OwlBubo africanusBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
278Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lacteaKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
279Pel's Fishing-OwlScotopelia peliKSK,SLNP
280Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatumBFP,BW,NRC,SLNP
281African Barred OwletGlaucidium capenseBFP,BW,KSK,MW,SLNP
282African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordiiBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
283Marsh OwlAsio capensisMany

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

284Speckled MousebirdColius striatusBW,KSK
285Red-faced MousebirdUrocolius indicusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

286Narina TrogonApaloderma narinaBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

287/Eurasian Hoopoe/Upupa epopsBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
288African Hoopoe**Upupa africana 

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

289Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureusBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
290Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelasBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

291Southern Ground-HornbillBucorvus leadbeateriMany
292Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatusBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
293Bradfield's HornbillLophoceros bradfieldi 
294African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutusBFP,NRC,SLNP
295Pale-billed HornbillLophoceros pallidirostrisKSK,MW,SLNP
296Southern Red-billed HornbillTockus rufirostrisSLNP
297Southern Yellow-billed HornbillTockus leucomelasNRC
298Trumpeter HornbillBycanistes bucinatorBFP,KSK,MW,NRC
SLNP

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

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

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

309Half-collared KingfisherAlcedo semitorquataMany
310Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatusMany
311African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina pictaBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
312Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephalaBFP,KSK,MW,NRC
SLNP
313Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensisMany
314Mangrove KingfisherHalcyon senegaloidesSLNP
315Blue-breasted KingfisherHalcyon malimbica 
316Brown-hooded KingfisherHalcyon albiventrisBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
317Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicutiBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
318Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maximaMany
319Pied KingfisherCeryle rudisMany

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

320/European Roller/Coracias garrulusMany
321Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatusMany
322Racket-tailed RollerCoracias spatulatusBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
323&Purple RollerlCoracias naeviusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
324Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurusBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

325Crested BarbetTrachyphonus vaillantiiKSK,NRC,SLNP
326Whyte's BarbetStactolaema whytiiKSK,MW,SLNP
327Anchieta's BarbetStactolaema anchietaeKSK,MW
328Yellow-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus bilineatusKSK,SLNP
329Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconusMany
330Miombo BarbetTricholaema frontataKSK,MW,NRC
331Chaplin's BarbetLybius chapliniNRC
332Black-collared BarbetLybius torquatusMany
333Black-backed BarbetPogonornis minorBFP,BW,KSK,MW,SLNP

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

334Green-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus zambesiaeKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
335Brown-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus regulusKSK,NRC,SLNP
336Pallid HoneyguideIndicator meliphilusKSK,MW,SLNP
337Least HoneyguideIndicator exilis 
338Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minorBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
339Scaly-throated HoneyguideIndicator variegatusKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
340Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicatorBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

341Red-throated WryneckJynx ruficollis 
342Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescensMany
343Olive WoodpeckerDendropicos griseocephalusBFP,BW,KSK
344Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquusBW,KSK,NRC,SLNP
345Green-backed WoodpeckerCampethera cailliautiiKSK,MW,SLNP
346Bennett's WoodpeckerCampethera bennettiiBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
347Golden-tailed WoodpeckerCampethera abingoniKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

348/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanniMany
349/Rock Kestrel/Falco rupicolusBFP
350Greater KestrelFalco rupicoloidesBFP,NRC
351Dickinson's KestrelFalco dickinsoniMany
352Red-necked FalconFalco chicqueraBFP,BW,NRC,SLNP
353/Red-footed Falcon/Falco vespertinusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
354/Amur Falcon/Falco amurensisBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
355|Eleonora's Falcon|Falco eleonorae 
356|Sooty Falcon|Falco concolorNRC
357/Eurasian Hobby/Falco subbuteoMany
358African HobbyFalco cuvieriiBFP,KSK,MW,NRC
359Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusMany
360Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
361Taita FalconFalco fasciinucha 

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

362Lilian's LovebirdAgapornis lilianaeSLNP
363Black-cheeked LovebirdAgapornis nigrigenis 

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

364Brown-necked ParrotPoicephalus fuscicollisMany
365Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeriMany

 
African and Green Broadbill: Calyptomenidae

366African BroadbillSmithornis capensisKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP

 
Pittas: Pittidae

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

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

368White-breasted CuckooshrikeCeblepyris pectoralisBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
369Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flavaMany
370Purple-throated CuckooshrikeCampephaga quiscalinaBW,KSK

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

371/Eurasian Golden Oriole/Oriolus oriolusBFP,KSK,MW,NRC
SLNP
372African Golden OrioleOriolus auratusKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
373African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatusBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

374Black-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira peltataBW,KSK,MW,SLNP
375Chinspot BatisBatis molitorMany

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

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

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

379BrubruNilaus aferMany
380Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cublaMany
381Marsh TchagraTchagra minutusBW,KSK,MW
382Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalusMany
383Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australisBFP,KSK,MW,NRC
SLNP
384Tropical BoubouLaniarius majorBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
385Gabon BoubouLaniarius bicolorBFP
386Crimson-breasted GonolekLaniarius atrococcineus 
387Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeChlorophoneus sulfureopectusMany
388Many-colored BushshrikeChlorophoneus multicolorKSK
389Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchotiMany

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

390Square-tailed DrongoDicrurus ludwigiiKSK
391Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisMany

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

392African Crested FlycatcherTrochocercus cyanomelasKSK
393African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridisMany

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

394Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleucaBFP,NRC
395/Red-backed Shrike/Lanius collurioMany
396|Lesser Gray Shrike|Lanius minorMany
397Northern FiscalLanius humeralis 
398Southern FiscalLanius collarisMany
399Souza's ShrikeLanius souzaeKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

400Pied CrowCorvus albusMany
401White-necked RavenCorvus albicollisKSK,MW,SLNP

 
Hyliotas: Hyliotidae

402Yellow-bellied HyliotaHyliota flavigasterBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
403Southern HyliotaHyliota australisKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

404White-tailed Blue FlycatcherElminia albicaudaKSK,MW,SLNP
405White-tailed Crested FlycatcherElminia albonotataMW

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

406White-winged Black-TitMelaniparus leucomelasBW,KSK,MW,NRC
407Southern Black-TitMelaniparus nigerNRC,SLNP
408Rufous-bellied TitMelaniparus rufiventrisBW,KSK,MW,SLNP
409Miombo TitMelaniparus griseiventrisBW,KSK,MW,NRC

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

410African Penduline-TitAnthoscopus caroliBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP

 
Larks: Alaudidae

411Dusky LarkPinarocorys nigricansBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
412&Chestnut-backed Sparrow-LarklEremopterix leucotisBFP,NRC,SLNP
413Gray-backed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix verticalisBFP
414Fawn-colored LarkCalendulauda africanoidesBFP
415Monotonous LarkMirafra passerina 
416Flappet LarkAmirafra rufocinnamomeaMany
417Eastern Clapper LarkCorypha fasciolataBFP
418Rufous-naped LarkCorypha africanaBFP,BW,NRC
419Pink-billed LarkSpizocorys conirostrisBFP
420Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinereaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP

 
Nicators: Nicatoridae

421Eastern NicatorNicator gularisSLNP

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

422Red-capped CrombecSylvietta ruficapillaKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
423Long-billed CrombecSylvietta rufescensBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
424Moustached Grass-WarblerMelocichla mentalisBW,KSK,MW,SLNP

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

425Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialisMany
426Green-capped EremomelaEremomela scotopsBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
427Black-necked EremomelaEremomela atricollisKSK,MW
428Burnt-neck EremomelaEremomela usticollisBFP,NRC,SLNP
429White-chinned PriniaSchistolais leucopogon 
430Miombo Wren-WarblerCalamonastes undosusNRC
431Stierling's Wren-WarblerCalamonastes stierlingiBW,KSK,MW,SLNP
432Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyuraNRC,SLNP
433Bar-throated ApalisApalis thoracicaMW
434Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavidaBW,KSK,NRC,SLNP
435Buff-throated ApalisApalis rufogularis 
436Chapin's ApalisApalis chapini 
437Gray ApalisApalis cinereaKSK
438Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflavaMany
439Red-winged PriniaPrinia erythropteraSLNP
440Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythropsBW,KSK,NRC,SLNP
441Trilling CisticolaCisticola woosnamiKSK,MW,SLNP
442Black-lored CisticolaCisticola nigriloris 
443Rock-loving CisticolaCisticola aberransKSK,MW,SLNP
444Rattling CisticolaCisticola chinianaMany
445Tinkling CisticolaCisticola rufilatusBW,KSK
446Luapula CisticolaCisticola luapulaBFP
447Chirping CisticolaCisticola pipiensBFP,BW,KSK,MW
448Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatusBW
449Levaillant's CisticolaCisticola tinniens 
450Stout CisticolaCisticola robustusMW
451Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensisBFP,BW,KSK,MW,NRC
452Piping CisticolaCisticola fulvicapillaKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
453Siffling CisticolaCisticola brachypterusBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
454Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidisMany
455Desert CisticolaCisticola aridulusBFP,BW,NRC
456Dambo CisticolaCisticola dambo 
457Pale-crowned CisticolaCisticola cinnamomeusBFP,BW,KSK,MW,NRC
458Wing-snapping CisticolaCisticola ayresii 

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

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

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

468/River Warbler/Locustella fluviatilisNRC
469Fan-tailed GrassbirdCatriscus brevirostrisBW,KSK,MW
470Evergreen-forest WarblerBradypterus lopeziSLNP
471Little Rush WarblerBradypterus baboecalaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

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

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

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

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

504/Willow Warbler/Phylloscopus trochilusMany
505Laura's Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus lauraeMW,SLNP

 
Bush Warblers and Allies: Scotocercidae

506Livingstone's FlycatcherErythrocercus livingstoneiSLNP

 
Sylviid Warblers and Allies: Sylviidae

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

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

511Southern Yellow White-eyeZosterops anderssoniMany

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

512Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineiiMany
513Hartlaub's BabblerTurdoides hartlaubiiBFP,BW,KSK,MW,NRC

 
Spotted Creepers: Salpornithidae

514African Spotted CreeperSalpornis salvadoriKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

515Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorynchaBFP,KSK,NRC,SLNP
516Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanusBFP,BW,MW,SLNP

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

517Wattled StarlingCreatophora cinereaMany
518Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogasterMany
519Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morioMW,SLNP
520Waller's StarlingOnychognathus walleri 
521Babbling StarlingNeocichla gutturalisSLNP
522[Sharpe's Starling]Pholia sharpii 
523Burchell's StarlingLamprotornis australisBFP
524Meves's StarlingLamprotornis mevesiiNRC,SLNP
525Splendid StarlingLamprotornis splendidus 
526Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterusBW,KSK,NRC,SLNP
527Sharp-tailed StarlingLamprotornis acuticaudusBW,KSK
528Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
529Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitens 

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

530Rufous Flycatcher-ThrushStizorhina fraseri 
531Orange Ground-ThrushGeokichla gurneyi 
532Groundscraper ThrushTurdus litsitsirupaKSK,MW,NRC
533Kurrichane ThrushTurdus libonyanaBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
534African ThrushTurdus peliosKSK

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

535African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adustaBW,KSK,MW,SLNP
536|Spotted Flycatcher|Muscicapa striataMany
537Swamp FlycatcherMuscicapa aquaticaBW
538Boehm's Bee-eaterMyopornis boehmiKSK
539Sooty FlycatcherArtomyias infuscata 
540Boehm's FlycatcherBradornis boehmiKSK,MW
541Marico FlycatcherBradornis mariquensis 
542Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidusBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
543Gray Tit-FlycatcherFraseria plumbeusBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
544Ashy FlycatcherFraseria caerulescensBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
545Southern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelainaBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
546Bearded Scrub-RobinTychaedon quadrivirgataNRC,SLNP
547Miombo Scrub-RobinTychaedon barbataBW,KSK,MW,SLNP
548White-browed Scrub RobinCercotrichas leucophrysMany
549White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heugliniMany
550Red-capped Robin-ChatCossypha natalensisKSK,NRC,SLNP
551Collared Palm-ThrushCichladusa arquataBFP,NRC,SLNP
552Gray-winged Robin-ChatSheppardia polioptera 
553Bocage's AkalatSheppardia bocageiKSK,MW,SLNP
554Sharpe's AkalatSheppardia sharpei 
555/Thrush Nightingale/Luscinia lusciniaNRC,SLNP
556/Collared Flycatcher/Ficedula albicollisKSK,MW,NRC
557/Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush/Monticola saxatilis 
558Miombo Rock-ThrushMonticola angolensisKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
559/Whinchat/Saxicola rubetraBW,KSK,NRC
560African StonechatSaxicola torquatusMany
561Mocking Cliff-ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventrisMW
562Sooty ChatMyrmecocichla nigraBFP,BW,KSK,MW,NRC
563Arnot's ChatMyrmecocichla arnottiKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
564/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenantheBW,NRC,SLNP
565Capped WheatearOenanthe pileataMany
566{Isabelline Wheatear}Oenanthe isabellina 
567Familiar ChatOenanthe familiarisKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

568Anchieta's SunbirdAnthreptes anchietaeKSK,MW
569Western Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes longuemareiBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
570Collared SunbirdHedydipna collarisBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
571Green-headed SunbirdCyanomitra verticalisKSK,MW
572Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivaceaKSK,MW,SLNP
573Green-throated SunbirdChalcomitra rubescens 
574Amethyst SunbirdChalcomitra amethystinaMany
575Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensisMany
576Miombo SunbirdCinnyris manoensisBW,KSK,MW,SLNP
577Forest Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris fuelleborni 
578Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensisBFP
579Shelley's SunbirdCinnyris shelleyiNRC,SLNP
580Purple-banded SunbirdCinnyris bifasciatusBFP,KSK,NRC,SLNP
581Orange-tufted SunbirdCinnyris bouvieri 
582White-bellied SunbirdCinnyris talatalaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
583Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustusBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
584Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreusMany

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

585Red-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis nigerSLNP
586Scaly WeaverSporopipes squamifrons 
587White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahaliNRC,SLNP
588Chestnut-backed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser rufoscapulatusSLNP
589Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubricepsBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
590Bertram's WeaverPloceus bertrandi 
591Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafecht 
592Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularisMany
593Bocage's WeaverPloceus temporalis 
594Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthopsMany
595Southern Brown-throated WeaverPloceus xanthopterusBFP
596Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermediusBFP,BW,NRC,SLNP
597Southern Masked-WeaverPloceus velatusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
598Village WeaverPloceus cucullatusMany
599Dark-backed WeaverPloceus bicolorKSK,SLNP
600Bar-winged WeaverPloceus angolensisMW,SLNP
601&Cardinal QuelealQuelea cardinalisSLNP
602Red-headed QueleaQuelea erythropsBFP,KSK,MW
603&Red-billed QuelealQuelea queleaMany
604Southern Red BishopEuplectes orixBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
605Black-winged BishopEuplectes hordeaceusBW,KSK,SLNP
606&Yellow-crowned BishoplEuplectes aferBFP,NRC
607Yellow BishopEuplectes capensisBW,KSK,NRC,SLNP
608White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatusMW,NRC,SLNP
609Yellow-mantled WidowbirdEuplectes macrouraBFP,BW,KSK,MW,NRC
610Red-collared WidowbirdEuplectes ardensBFP,BW,KSK,MW,SLNP
611Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillarisBFP,BW,KSK
612Marsh WidowbirdEuplectes hartlaubiBW,KSK,MW
613Long-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes progneBFP,BW
614Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifronsBFP,BW,KSK,NRC

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

615Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullataMany
616Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolorKSK,MW,NRC
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 Flats459
Kafue National Park497
Kasanka National Park449
Lower Zambesi National Park390
Mutinondo Wilderness325
Nchila Wildlife Reserve376
Nkanga River Area437
North Luangwa National Park404
South Luangwa National Park460
ZBVF337
ZLNP445
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.