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AFRICA ZAMBIA

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

OTHER COUNTRIESIN AFRICA

BIRDING LOCALES

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
8Lemon DoveAplopelia larvata
9Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugens

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

10Burchell's SandgrousePterocles burchelli

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

11Bare-faced Go-away-birdCrinifer personatus

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

12/Lesser Cuckoo/Cuculus poliocephalus
13\Madagascar Cuckoo\Cuculus rochii
14Burchell's Coucal**Centropus burchellii

 
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

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

22Silvery-cheeked HornbillBycanistes brevis

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

23Shining-blue KingfisherAlcedo quadribrachys
24Blue-breasted KingfisherHalcyon malimbica

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

25Moustached TinkerbirdPogoniulus leucomystax
26Pied BarbetTricholaema leucomelas
27Spot-flanked BarbetTricholaema lacrymosa

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

28Stierling's WoodpeckerDendropicos stierlingi

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

29Chestnut Wattle-eyePlatysteira castanea
30Boulton's BatisBatis margaritae
31Malawi BatisBatis dimorpha

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

32Fuelleborn's BoubouLaniarius fuelleborni
33Four-colored BushshrikeTelophorus viridis

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

34Black-headed Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone rufiventer

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

35Cape CrowCorvus capensis

 
Larks: Alaudidae

36Fischer's Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucopareia
37Angola LarkMirafra angolensis

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

38Black-chested PriniaPrinia flavicans
39Singing CisticolaCisticola cantans
40Whistling CisticolaCisticola lateralis
41Wailing CisticolaCisticola lais
42Churring CisticolaCisticola njombe
43Cloud CisticolaCisticola textrix

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

44Papyrus Yellow-WarblerCalamonastides gracilirostris
45Mountain Yellow-WarblerIduna similis

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

46Bamboo WarblerLocustella alfredi
47Cinnamon Bracken-WarblerBradypterus cinnamomeus
48White-winged Swamp WarblerBradypterus carpalis

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

49Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
50(Red-throated Swallow)Petrochelidon rufigula

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

51Red-tailed BristlebillBleda syndactylus
52Black-browed Mountain GreenbulArizelocichla fusciceps

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

53Yellow-throated Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus ruficapilla

 
Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, and Allies: Sylviidae

54/Eurasian Blackcap/Sylvia atricapilla
55Brown ParisomaCurruca lugens

 
Fulvetta and Ground Babblers: Pellorneidae

56Thrush BabblerIlladopsis turdina

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

57Slender-billed StarlingOnychognathus tenuirostris
58African Pied StarlingLamprotornis bicolor

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

59Cassin's FlycatcherMuscicapa cassini
60Olive-flanked Robin-ChatCossypha anomala
61Cape Robin-ChatCossypha caffra
62White-starred RobinPogonocichla stellata
63White-chested AletheChamaetylas fuelleborni
64Boulder ChatPinarornis plumosus

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

65Bannerman's SunbirdCyanomitra bannermani
66Green-throated SunbirdChalcomitra rubescens
67Bronze SunbirdNectarinia kilimensis
68Malachite SunbirdNectarinia famosa
69Red-tufted SunbirdNectarinia johnstoni
70Montane Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris ludovicensis
71Oustalet's SunbirdCinnyris oustaleti
72Bates's SunbirdCinnyris batesi

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

73Slender-billed WeaverPloceus pelzelni
74Tanganyika Masked-WeaverPloceus reichardi
75Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalus
76Olive-headed WeaverPloceus olivaceiceps
77Compact WeaverPachyphantes superciliosus
78Buff-shouldered WidowbirdEuplectes psammacromius

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

79Red-faced CrimsonwingCryptospiza reichenovii
80Orange-cheeked WaxbillEstrilda melpoda

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

81/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinus

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

82Western CitrilCrithagra frontalis
83Streaky SeedeaterCrithagra striolatus
84Yellow-browed SeedeaterCrithagra whytii

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

85Cape 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.