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Remote 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

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened3
VVulnerable1
ENEndangered0
CRCritically Endangered0

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 species in the country occurring in remote locales not 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

1Cape ShovelerSpatula smithii
2/Northern Shoveler/Spatula clypeata
3/Northern Pintail/Anas acuta

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

4White-throated FrancolinCampocolinus albogularis

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

5Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

6Afep PigeonColumba unicincta
7Rameron PigeonColumba arquatrix
8Delegorgue's PigeonColumba delegorguei
9Lemon DoveAplopelia larvata
10Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugens

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

11Burchell's SandgrousePterocles burchelli

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

12Bare-faced Go-away-birdCrinifer personatus

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

13/Lesser Cuckoo/Cuculus poliocephalus
14\Madagascar Cuckoo\Cuculus rochii

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

15Montane NightjarCaprimulgus poliocephalus

 
Swifts: Apodidae

16Scarce SwiftSchoutedenapus myoptilus

 
Flufftails: Sarothruridae

17White-spotted FlufftailSarothrura pulchra
18Chestnut-headed FlufftailSarothrura lugens

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

19Short-toed Snake-EagleCircaetus gallicus
20Rufous-chested SparrowhawkAccipiter rufiventris

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

21Bar-tailed TrogonApaloderma vittatum

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

22African Hoopoe**Upupa africana

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

23Silvery-cheeked HornbillBycanistes brevis

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

24Shining-blue KingfisherAlcedo quadribrachys
25White-bellied KingfisherCorythornis leucogaster
26Blue-breasted KingfisherHalcyon malimbica

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

27Moustached TinkerbirdPogoniulus leucomystax
28Pied BarbetTricholaema leucomelas
29Spot-flanked BarbetTricholaema lacrymosa

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

30Stierling's WoodpeckerDendropicos stierlingi

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

31Chestnut Wattle-eyePlatysteira castanea
32Boulton's BatisBatis margaritae
33Malawi BatisBatis dimorpha

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

34Fuelleborn's BoubouLaniarius fuelleborni
35Four-colored BushshrikeTelophorus viridis

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

36Black-headed Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone rufiventer

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

37Cape CrowCorvus capensis

 
Larks: Alaudidae

38Fischer's Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucopareia
39Angola LarkMirafra angolensis

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

40Black-chested PriniaPrinia flavicans
41Singing CisticolaCisticola cantans
42Whistling CisticolaCisticola lateralis
43Wailing CisticolaCisticola lais
44Churring CisticolaCisticola njombe
45Cloud CisticolaCisticola textrix

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

46Papyrus Yellow-WarblerCalamonastides gracilirostris
47Mountain Yellow-WarblerIduna similis

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

48Bamboo WarblerLocustella alfredi
49Cinnamon Bracken-WarblerBradypterus cinnamomeus
50White-winged Swamp WarblerBradypterus carpalis

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

51Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

52Red-tailed BristlebillBleda syndactylus
53Black-browed Mountain GreenbulArizelocichla fusciceps

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

54Yellow-throated Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus ruficapilla

 
Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, and Allies: Sylviidae

55/Eurasian Blackcap/Sylvia atricapilla
56Brown ParisomaCurruca lugens

 
Fulvetta and Ground Babblers: Pellorneidae

57Thrush BabblerIlladopsis turdina

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

58Slender-billed StarlingOnychognathus tenuirostris
59Waller's StarlingOnychognathus walleri
60African Pied StarlingLamprotornis bicolor

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

61Cassin's FlycatcherMuscicapa cassini
62Olive-flanked Robin-ChatCossypha anomala
63Cape Robin-ChatCossypha caffra
64White-starred RobinPogonocichla stellata
65White-chested AletheChamaetylas fuelleborni
66Boulder ChatPinarornis plumosus

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

67Bannerman's SunbirdCyanomitra bannermani
68Bronze SunbirdNectarinia kilimensis
69Malachite SunbirdNectarinia famosa
70Red-tufted SunbirdNectarinia johnstoni
71Montane Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris ludovicensis
72Orange-tufted SunbirdCinnyris bouvieri
73Oustalet's SunbirdCinnyris oustaleti
74Bates's SunbirdCinnyris batesi

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

75Bertram's WeaverPloceus bertrandi
76Slender-billed WeaverPloceus pelzelni
77Tanganyika Masked-WeaverPloceus reichardi
78Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalus
79Olive-headed WeaverPloceus olivaceiceps
80Compact WeaverPachyphantes superciliosus
81Buff-shouldered WidowbirdEuplectes psammacromius

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

82Red-faced CrimsonwingCryptospiza reichenovii
83Orange-cheeked WaxbillEstrilda melpoda

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

84/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinus

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

85Western CitrilCrithagra frontalis
86Streaky SeedeaterCrithagra striolatus
87Yellow-browed SeedeaterCrithagra whytii

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

88<Lark-like Bunting>Emberiza impetuani
89Cape BuntingEmberiza capensis

 

 *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.