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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 Visitor75
\\Austral Visitor4
||Transient7
##Non-breeding Dispersal2
<>Erratic/Irregular8
()Breeding Season Only9
{}Casual/Vagrant19
[]Accidental15

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened17
VVulnerable15
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 known to occur in the country. 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 bicolorMany
3White-backed DuckThalassornis leuconotusMany
4Knob-billed DuckSarkidiornis melanotosMany
5Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaMany
6Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisMany
7African Pygmy-GooseNettapus auritusMany
8/Garganey/Spatula querquedulaBW,KFLT,SLNP
9Blue-billed TealSpatula hottentotaMany
10Cape ShovelerSpatula smithiiKFLT
11/Northern Shoveler/Spatula clypeataKFLT
12African Black DuckAnas sparsaMany
13Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulataMany
14Cape TealAnas capensisBFP,KFLT
15Red-billed DuckAnas erythrorhynchaMany
16/Northern Pintail/Anas acutaKFLT
17Southern PochardNetta erythrophthalmaMany

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

18Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisMany
19Southern Crested GuineafowlGuttera edouardiKNP,LZNP,NWR,SLNP

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

20Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaenaKFLT,KNP,LZNP,NRC
21Coqui FrancolinCampocolinus coquiMany
22White-throated FrancolinCampocolinus albogularis 
23Red-winged FrancolinScleroptera levaillantiiBFP
24Shelley's FrancolinScleroptera shelleyiBG,LZNP
25Whyte's FrancolinScleroptera whyteiMany
26&Blue QuaillSynoicus adansoniiMany
27(Common Quail)Coturnix coturnixBFP,KFLT
28Harlequin QuailCoturnix delegorgueiMany
29Red-billed SpurfowlPternistis adspersusBFP
30Natal SpurfowlPternistis natalensisMany
31Hildebrandt's SpurfowlPternistis hildebrandtiMW,NLNP
32Swainson's SpurfowlPternistis swainsoniiMany
33Red-necked SpurfowlPternistis aferMany

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

34Rock PigeonColumba livia 
35{Speckled Pigeon}Columba guinea 
36Afep PigeonColumba unicinctaNWR
37Rameron PigeonColumba arquatrixNWR
38Eastern Bronze-naped PigeonColumba delegorgueiNWR
39Lemon DoveAplopelia larvata 
40Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugens 
41Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiensMany
42Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquataMany
43Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicolaMany
44Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensisMany
45Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilosMany
46Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur aferBW,KNP,NWR
47Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistriaKFLT,KSK,LZNP,NWR
SLNP
48Namaqua DoveOena capensisMany
49African Green-PigeonTreron calvusMany

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

50Yellow-throated SandgrousePterocles gutturalisBFP,KFLT,KNP,NRC
51Double-banded SandgrousePterocles bicinctusMany
52Burchell's SandgrousePterocles burchelli 

 
Bustards: Otididae

53Kori BustardArdeotis kori 
54Denham's BustardNeotis denhamiMany
55White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensisBFP,KFLT,KNP,NRC
NWR
56Red-crested BustardLophotis ruficristaKNP
57Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogasterMany

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

58Bare-faced Go-away-birdCrinifer personatus 
59Gray Go-away-birdCrinifer concolorMany
60Purple-crested TuracoGallirex porphyreolophusLZNP,NLNP,SLNP
61Ross's TuracoTauraco rossaeMany
62Schalow's TuracoTauraco schalowiMany

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

63Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitariusMany
64Black CuckooCuculus clamosusMany
65/Common Cuckoo/Cuculus canorusMany
66African CuckooCuculus gularisMany
67/Lesser Cuckoo/Cuculus poliocephalus 
68\Madagascar Cuckoo\Cuculus rochii 
69Black CoucalCentropus grilliiMany
70Coppery-tailed CoucalCentropus cupreicaudusMany
71Senegal CoucalCentropus senegalensisMany
72White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosusMany
73Burchell's CoucalCentropus burchellii 
74Green MalkohaCeuthmochares australisNWR
75Pied CuckooClamator jacobinusMany
76Levaillant's CuckooClamator levaillantiiMany
77Great Spotted CuckooClamator glandariusMany
78Thick-billed CuckooPachycoccyx audebertiMany
79Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaasMany
80African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreusMany
81Dideric CuckooChrysococcyx capriusMany
82Olive Long-tailed CuckooCercococcyx olivinusNWR
83Barred Long-tailed CuckooCercococcyx montanusSLNP

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

84Pennant-winged NightjarCaprimulgus vexillariusMany
85/Eurasian Nightjar/Caprimulgus europaeusKFLT,KNP,KSK,LZNP
NRC
86Rufous-cheeked NightjarCaprimulgus rufigenaKFLT,KNP
87Fiery-necked NightjarCaprimulgus pectoralisMany
88Montane NightjarCaprimulgus poliocephalus 
89Swamp NightjarCaprimulgus natalensisMany
90Freckled NightjarCaprimulgus tristigmaMany
91Square-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus fossiiMany

 
Swifts: Apodidae

92Mottled SpinetailTelacanthura ussheriLZNP,SLNP
93Bat-like SpinetailNeafrapus boehmiKNP,LZNP,NLNP,NWR
SLNP
94Scarce SwiftSchoutedenapus myoptilus 
95\Alpine Swift\Tachymarptis melbaBG,KSK,NLNP,SLNP
96Mottled SwiftTachymarptis aequatorialisBG,LZNP,SLNP
97/Common Swift/Apus apusMany
98[Pallid Swift]Apus pallidus 
99African SwiftApus barbatusBG
100Little SwiftApus affinisMany
101Horus SwiftApus horusBFP,LZNP,NLNP,SLNP
102White-rumped SwiftApus cafferMany
103African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvusMany

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

104African RailRallus caerulescensMany
105/Corn Crake/Crex crexMany
106(African Crake)Crecopsis egregiaMany
107/Spotted Crake/Porzana porzanaKFLT,KNP,KSK,NRC
108Lesser MoorhenGallinula angulataMany
109Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropusMany
110Red-knobbed CootFulica cristataMany
111Allen's GallinulePorphyrio alleniMany
112African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensisMany
113(Striped Crake)Aenigmatolimnas marginalisMany
114Black CrakeZapornia flavirostraMany
115Baillon's CrakeZapornia pusillaKFLT,NRC

 
Flufftails: Sarothruridae

116White-spotted FlufftailSarothrura pulchraNWR
117Buff-spotted FlufftailSarothrura elegansKFLT,KNP,KSK,LZNP
NWR
118Red-chested FlufftailSarothrura rufaMany
119Chestnut-headed FlufftailSarothrura lugensKSK,MW
120(Streaky-breasted Flufftail)Sarothrura boehmiKFLT,KSK,NRC
121Striped FlufftailSarothrura affinis 

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

122African FinfootPodica senegalensisMany

 
Cranes: Gruidae

123Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorumMany
124Wattled CraneGrus carunculatusMany

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

125Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensisMany
126Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatusMany

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

127Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopusMany
128Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaMany

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

129/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarolaMany
130[Pacific Golden-Plover]Pluvialis fulvaBW,KFLT
131/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticulaMany
132Forbes's PloverThinornis forbesiBW
133Three-banded PloverThinornis tricollarisMany
134{Little Ringed Plover}Thinornis dubius 
135Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostrisMany
136Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatusMany
137{Spur-winged Lapwing}Vanellus spinosusBW,SLNP
138White-crowned LapwingVanellus albicepsMany
139Senegal LapwingVanellus lugubrisMany
140Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatusMany
141Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallusMany
142[Brown-chested Lapwing]Vanellus superciliosus 
143/Caspian Plover/Anarhynchus asiaticusMany
144{Tibetan Sand-Plover}Anarhynchus atrifronsKFLT
145{Greater Sand-Plover}Anarhynchus leschenaultiiKFLT,SLNP
146Kittlitz's PloverAnarhynchus pecuariusMany
147{Chestnut-banded Plover}Anarhynchus pallidus 
148White-fronted PloverAnarhynchus marginatusMany

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

149Greater Painted-SnipeRostratula benghalensisMany

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

150Lesser JacanaMicroparra capensisMany
151African JacanaActophilornis africanusMany

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

152/Eurasian Whimbrel/Numenius phaeopusKFLT,NLNP,NRC,SLNP
153/Eurasian Curlew/Numenius arquataMany
154{Bar-tailed Godwit}Limosa lapponicaKFLT,KSK,NLNP
155/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosaBW,KFLT,SLNP
156{Jack Snipe}Lymnocryptes minimus 
157/Great Snipe/Gallinago mediaMany
158African SnipeGallinago nigripennisMany
159{Common Snipe}Gallinago gallinago 
160[Red-necked Phalarope]Phalaropus lobatus 
161/Terek Sandpiper/Xenus cinereusBFP,KFLT,NLNP,SLNP
162/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucosMany
163/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropusMany
164[Solitary Sandpiper]Tringa solitaria 
165/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilisMany
166/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareolaMany
167{Common Redshank}Tringa totanusBW,KFLT,KNP,NRC
SLNP
168[Lesser Yellowlegs]Tringa flavipes 
169{Spotted Redshank}Tringa erythropusKNP
170/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebulariaMany
171/Ruddy Turnstone/Arenaria interpresBFP,KFLT,SLNP
172[Red Knot]Calidris canutus 
173/Ruff/Calidris pugnaxMany
174{Broad-billed Sandpiper}Calidris falcinellus 
175/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferrugineaMany
176[Temminck's Stint]Calidris temminckiiKFLT
177/Sanderling/Calidris albaMany
178/Little Stint/Calidris minutaMany
179{Pectoral Sandpiper}Calidris melanotosKFLT

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

180Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticusMany
181Black-rumped ButtonquailTurnix nanusMany

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

182Bronze-winged CourserRhinoptilus chalcopterusMany
183Three-banded CourserRhinoptilus cinctusMany
184(Temminck's Courser)Cursorius temminckiiMany
185Rock PratincoleGlareola nuchalisKNP,LZNP,NRC,NWR
SLNP
186Black-winged PratincoleGlareola nordmanniBFP,KFLT,KNP,NRC
NWR
187Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincolaMany

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

188Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalusMany
189[Franklin's Gull]Leucophaeus pipixcanKFLT
190Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusBFP,KFLT,KNP,SLNP
191African SkimmerRynchops flavirostrisMany
192Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaKFLT,KNP
193/Caspian Tern/Hydroprogne caspiaBFP,KFLT,LZNP,NRC
194Whiskered TernChlidonias hybridaMany
195/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterusMany
196{Common Tern}Sterna hirundo 

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

197/Greater Flamingo/Phoenicopterus roseusMany
198/Lesser Flamingo/Phoenicoparrus minorMany

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

199Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisMany
200Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus 

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

201African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerusMany
202Black StorkCiconia nigraMany
203/Abdim's Stork/Ciconia abdimiiMany
204African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelisMany
205/White Stork/Ciconia ciconiaMany
206Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensisMany
207Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumeniferMany
208Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibisMany

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

209African DarterAnhinga rufaMany

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

210Reed CormorantMicrocarbo africanusMany
211Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboMany

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

212Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusMany
213African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicusMany
214Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedashMany
215African SpoonbillPlatalea albaMany

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

216Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellarisBFP,BW,KFLT
217(Dwarf Bittern)Botaurus sturmiiMany
218Little BitternBotaurus minutusMany
219Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxMany
220Slaty EgretEgretta vinaceigulaMany
221Black HeronEgretta ardesiacaMany
222Little EgretEgretta garzettaMany
223[Western Reef-Heron]Egretta gularisSLNP
224White-backed Night HeronCalherodius leuconotusMany
225Little HeronButorides atricapillaMany
226Rufous-bellied HeronArdeola rufiventrisMany
227Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesMany
228\Malagasy Pond-Heron\Ardeola idaeKFLT,NLNP,SLNP
229/Western Cattle-Egret/Bubulcus ibisMany
230Great EgretArdea albaMany
231Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhynchaMany
232Gray HeronArdea cinereaMany
233Purple HeronArdea purpureaMany
234Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephalaMany
235Goliath HeronArdea goliathMany

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

236HamerkopScopus umbrettaMany

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

237ShoebillBalaeniceps rexBW,KNP,KSK

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

238#Great White Pelican#Pelecanus onocrotalusMany
239Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescensMany

 
Secretary-bird: Sagittariidae

240SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentariusMany

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

241/Osprey/Pandion haliaetusMany

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

242Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleusMany
243African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typusMany
244Palm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensisMany
245{Egyptian Vulture}Neophron percnopterus 
246African Cuckoo-HawkAviceda cuculoidesMany
247/European Honey-buzzard/Pernis apivorusMany
248White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalisMany
249Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotosMany
250Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachusMany
251White-backed VultureGyps africanusMany
252{Rueppell's Griffon}Gyps rueppelliSLNP
253#Cape Griffon#Gyps coprotheresBW,KFLT,KNP
254BateleurTerathopius ecaudatusMany
255Western Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascensMany
256Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralisMany
257Short-toed Snake-EagleCircaetus gallicus 
258Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereusMany
259Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatusMany
260Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosusMany
261Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalisMany
262/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarinaMany
263[Greater Spotted Eagle]Clanga clanga 
264|Wahlberg's Eagle|Hieraaetus wahlbergiMany
265/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatusMany
266Ayres's Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresiiMany
267Tawny EagleAquila rapaxMany
268/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensisMany
269Verreaux's EagleAquila verreauxiiBG,LZNP,MW,NLNP
270African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogasterMany
271Bat HawkMacheiramphus alcinusMany
272Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabarMany
273Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabatesMany
274Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicusMany
275African GoshawkAerospiza tousseneliiMany
276Little SparrowhawkTachyspiza minullusMany
277ShikraTachyspiza badiusMany
278Ovambo SparrowhawkAccipiter ovampensisMany
279Rufous-breasted SparrowhawkAccipiter rufiventris 
280Black GoshawkAstur melanoleucusMany
281/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosusBW,KFLT,KSK,MW
SLNP
282African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusMany
283/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourusMany
284/Montagu's Harrier/Circus pygargusMany
285Black KiteMilvus migransMany
286African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vociferMany
287/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteoMany
288Augur BuzzardButeo augurBG,LZNP,MW,NLNP

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

289African Grass-OwlTyto capensisMany
290Western Barn OwlTyto albaMany

 
Owls: Strigidae

291African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensisMany
292Northern White-faced OwlPtilopsis leucotisMany
293Spotted Eagle-OwlBubo africanusMany
294Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lacteaMany
295Pel's Fishing-OwlScotopelia peliKNP,KSK,LZNP,NLNP
SLNP
296Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatumMany
297African Barred OwletGlaucidium capenseMany
298African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordiiMany
299Marsh OwlAsio capensisMany

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

300Speckled MousebirdColius striatusBW,KSK,NWR
301Red-faced MousebirdUrocolius indicusMany

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

302Narina TrogonApaloderma narinaMany
303Bar-tailed TrogonApaloderma vittatum 

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

304Common HoopoeUpupa epopsMany

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

305Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureusMany
306Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelasMany

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

307Southern Ground-HornbillBucorvus leadbeateriMany
308Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatusMany
309Bradfield's HornbillLophoceros bradfieldiBG
310African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutusMany
311Pale-billed HornbillLophoceros pallidirostrisMany
312Southern Red-billed HornbillTockus rufirostrisMany
313Southern Yellow-billed HornbillTockus leucomelasKFLT,KNP,LZNP,NRC
314Silvery-cheeked HornbillBycanistes brevis 
315Trumpeter HornbillBycanistes bucinatorMany

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

316White-fronted Bee-eaterMerops bullockoidesMany
317Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillusMany
318Blue-breasted Bee-eaterMerops variegatusMany
319Swallow-tailed Bee-eaterMerops hirundineusMany
320[White-throated Bee-eater]Merops albicollis 
321/Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/Merops persicusMany
322Olive Bee-eaterMerops superciliosusMany
323/European Bee-eater/Merops apiasterMany
324[Northern Carmine Bee-eater]Merops nubicusSLNP
325(Southern Carmine Bee-eater)Merops nubicoidesMany

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

326Half-collared KingfisherAlcedo semitorquataMany
327Shining-blue KingfisherAlcedo quadribrachys 
328Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatusMany
329White-bellied KingfisherCorythornis leucogaster 
330African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina pictaMany
331Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephalaMany
332Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensisMany
333Mangrove KingfisherHalcyon senegaloidesSLNP
334Blue-breasted KingfisherHalcyon malimbicaNWR
335Brown-hooded KingfisherHalcyon albiventrisMany
336Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicutiMany
337Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maximaMany
338Pied KingfisherCeryle rudisMany

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

339/European Roller/Coracias garrulusMany
340Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatusMany
341Racket-tailed RollerCoracias spatulatusMany
342&Purple RollerlCoracias naeviusMany
343Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurusMany

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

344Crested BarbetTrachyphonus vaillantiiMany
345Whyte's BarbetStactolaema whytiiKSK,MW,NLNP,SLNP
346Anchieta's BarbetStactolaema anchietaeKSK,MW,NWR
347Moustached TinkerbirdPogoniulus leucomystax 
348Yellow-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus bilineatusKSK,NLNP,NWR,SLNP
349Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconusMany
350Miombo BarbetTricholaema frontataKFLT,KNP,KSK,MW
NRC
351Pied BarbetTricholaema leucomelas 
352Spot-flanked BarbetTricholaema lacrymosa 
353Chaplin's BarbetLybius chapliniKFLT,KNP,NRC
354Black-collared BarbetLybius torquatusMany
355Black-backed BarbetPogonornis minorMany

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

356Green-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus zambesiaeMany
357Brown-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus regulusKNP,KSK,NRC,NWR
SLNP
358Pallid HoneyguideIndicator meliphilusKSK,MW,NWR,SLNP
359Least HoneyguideIndicator exilisNWR
360Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minorMany
361Scaly-throated HoneyguideIndicator variegatusMany
362Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicatorMany

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

363Red-throated WryneckJynx ruficollisNWR
364Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquusMany
365Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescensMany
366Stierling's WoodpeckerDendropicos stierlingi 
367Olive WoodpeckerDendropicos griseocephalusBFP,BW,KFLT,KNP
KSK
368Brown-eared WoodpeckerPardipicus caroliNWR
369Green-backed WoodpeckerCampethera cailliautiiMany
370Bennett's WoodpeckerCampethera bennettiiMany
371Golden-tailed WoodpeckerCampethera abingoniMany

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

372/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanniMany
373/Rock Kestrel/Falco rupicolusBFP,KFLT,KNP,NLNP
374Greater KestrelFalco rupicoloidesBFP,KFLT,KNP,NRC
375Dickinson's KestrelFalco dickinsoniMany
376Red-necked FalconFalco chicqueraMany
377/Red-footed Falcon/Falco vespertinusMany
378/Amur Falcon/Falco amurensisMany
379|Eleonora's Falcon|Falco eleonorae 
380|Sooty Falcon|Falco concolorBG,NRC
381/Eurasian Hobby/Falco subbuteoMany
382African HobbyFalco cuvieriiMany
383Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusMany
384Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusMany
385Taita FalconFalco fasciinuchaBG

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

386Lilian's LovebirdAgapornis lilianaeLZNP,NLNP,SLNP
387Black-cheeked LovebirdAgapornis nigrigenisKNP

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

388Brown-necked ParrotPoicephalus fuscicollisMany
389Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeriMany

 
African and Green Broadbill: Calyptomenidae

390African BroadbillSmithornis capensisMany

 
Pittas: Pittidae

391|African Pitta|Pitta angolensisMany

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

392White-breasted CuckooshrikeCeblepyris pectoralisMany
393Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flavaMany
394Purple-throated CuckooshrikeCampephaga quiscalinaBW,KNP,KSK

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

395/Eurasian Golden Oriole/Oriolus oriolusMany
396African Golden OrioleOriolus auratusMany
397African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatusMany

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

398Chestnut Wattle-eyeDyaphorophyia castanea 
399Black-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira peltataMany
400Boulton's BatisBatis margaritae 
401Malawi BatisBatis dimorpha 
402Chinspot BatisBatis molitorMany

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

403White-crested HelmetshrikePrionops plumatusMany
404Retz's HelmetshrikePrionops retziiMany
405[African Shrike-flycatcher]Megabyas flammulatus 

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

406BrubruNilaus aferMany
407Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cublaMany
408Marsh TchagraTchagra minutusBW,KSK,MW,NWR
409Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalusMany
410Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australisMany
411Tropical BoubouLaniarius majorMany
412Gabon BoubouLaniarius bicolorBFP
413Crimson-breasted GonolekLaniarius atrococcineus 
414Fuelleborn's BoubouLaniarius fuelleborni 
415Four-colored BushshrikeTelophorus viridis 
416Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeChlorophoneus sulfureopectusMany
417Many-colored BushshrikeChlorophoneus multicolorKSK,NWR
418Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchotiMany

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

419Square-tailed DrongoDicrurus ludwigiiKSK
420Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisMany

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

421African Crested FlycatcherTrochocercus cyanomelasKSK,NWR
422Black-headed Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone rufiventerNWR
423African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridisMany

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

424Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleucaBFP,KFLT,KNP,NRC
425/Red-backed Shrike/Lanius collurioMany
426|Lesser Gray Shrike|Lanius minorMany
427Northern FiscalLanius humeralisNWR
428Southern FiscalLanius collarisMany
429Souza's ShrikeLanius souzaeMany

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

430Cape CrowCorvus capensis 
431Pied CrowCorvus albusMany
432White-necked RavenCorvus albicollisBG,KSK,MW,SLNP

 
Hyliotas: Hyliotidae

433Yellow-bellied HyliotaHyliota flavigasterMany
434Southern HyliotaHyliota australisMany

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

435White-tailed Blue FlycatcherElminia albicaudaKNP,KSK,MW,NWR
SLNP
436White-tailed Crested FlycatcherElminia albonotataMW

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

437White-winged Black-TitMelaniparus leucomelasMany
438Southern Black-TitMelaniparus nigerMany
439Rufous-bellied TitMelaniparus rufiventrisMany
440Miombo TitMelaniparus griseiventrisMany

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

441African Penduline-TitAnthoscopus caroliMany

 
Larks: Alaudidae

442Dusky LarkPinarocorys nigricansMany
443&Chestnut-backed Sparrow-LarklEremopterix leucotisMany
444Gray-backed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix verticalisBFP,KFLT,KNP
445Fischer's Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucopareia 
446Fawn-colored LarkCalendulauda africanoidesBFP
447Monotonous LarkMirafra passerinaBG
448Flappet LarkAmirafra rufocinnamomeaMany
449Angola LarkAmirafra angolensisNWR
450Eastern Clapper LarkCorypha fasciolataBFP
451Plains LarkCorypha kabalii 
452Plateau LarkCorypha nigrescens 
453Rufous-naped LarkCorypha africanaMany
454Pink-billed LarkSpizocorys conirostrisBFP
455Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinereaMany

 
Nicators: Nicatoridae

456Eastern NicatorNicator gularisLZNP,NLNP,SLNP

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

457Red-capped CrombecSylvietta ruficapillaMany
458Long-billed CrombecSylvietta rufescensMany
459Moustached Grass-WarblerMelocichla mentalisMany

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

460Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialisMany
461Green-capped EremomelaEremomela scotopsMany
462Black-necked EremomelaEremomela atricollisKNP,KSK,MW,NLNP
NWR
463Burnt-neck EremomelaEremomela usticollisMany
464White-chinned PriniaSchistolais leucopogonNWR
465Miombo Wren-WarblerCalamonastes undosusNRC,NWR
466Stierling's Wren-WarblerCalamonastes stierlingiMany
467Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyuraMany
468Bar-throated ApalisApalis thoracicaMW
469Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavidaMany
470Buff-throated ApalisApalis rufogularisNWR
471Chapin's ApalisApalis chapini 
472Gray ApalisApalis cinereaKSK,NLNP,NWR
473Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflavaMany
474Black-chested PriniaPrinia flavicans 
475Red-winged PriniaPrinia erythropteraSLNP
476Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythropsMany
477Singing CisticolaCisticola cantans 
478Whistling CisticolaCisticola lateralisNWR
479Trilling CisticolaCisticola woosnamiMany
480Black-lored CisticolaCisticola nigriloris 
481Rock-loving CisticolaCisticola aberransBG,KSK,MW,SLNP
482Rattling CisticolaCisticola chinianaMany
483Tinkling CisticolaCisticola rufilatusMany
484Wailing CisticolaCisticola lais 
485Churring CisticolaCisticola njombe 
486Luapula CisticolaCisticola luapulaBFP,KFLT,KNP
487Chirping CisticolaCisticola pipiensBFP,BW,KNP,KSK,MW
488Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatusBW
489Levaillant's CisticolaCisticola tinniensKNP
490Stout CisticolaCisticola robustusMW,NWR
491Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensisMany
492Piping CisticolaCisticola fulvicapillaMany
493Siffling CisticolaCisticola brachypterusMany
494Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidisMany
495Desert CisticolaCisticola aridulusMany
496Cloud CisticolaCisticola textrix 
497Dambo CisticolaCisticola damboNWR
498Pale-crowned CisticolaCisticola cinnamomeusMany
499Wing-snapping CisticolaCisticola ayresiiNWR

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

500Papyrus Yellow-WarblerCalamonastides gracilirostris 
501African Yellow-WarblerIduna natalensisMany
502Mountain Yellow-WarblerIduna similis 
503/Olive-tree Warbler/Hippolais olivetorumKFLT,SLNP
504/Icterine Warbler/Hippolais icterinaMany
505/Sedge Warbler/Acrocephalus schoenobaenusMany
506/Marsh Warbler/Acrocephalus palustrisMany
507/Common Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus scirpaceusMany
508Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostrisMany
509Greater Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus rufescensBFP,BW,KFLT,KNP
KSK
510/Great Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus arundinaceusMany

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

511Bamboo WarblerLocustella alfrediNWR
512/River Warbler/Locustella fluviatilisKFLT,LZNP,NRC
513Fan-tailed GrassbirdCatriscus brevirostrisBW,KNP,KSK,MW,NWR
514Evergreen-forest WarblerBradypterus lopeziNWR,SLNP
515Cinnamon Bracken-WarblerBradypterus cinnamomeus 
516Little Rush WarblerBradypterus baboecalaMany
517White-winged Swamp WarblerBradypterus carpalis 

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

518(White-headed Sawwing)Psalidoprocne albicepsKSK,MW,NLNP
519Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristopteraMany
520Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopygaMany
521Banded MartinNeophedina cinctaMany
522Plain MartinRiparia paludicolaMany
523/Bank Swallow/Riparia ripariaMany
524Southern Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne fuligulaBG,KNP,LZNP,MW
SLNP
525Montane Blue SwallowHirundo atrocaeruleaMW
526Black-and-rufous SwallowHirundo nigrorufaNWR
527Pearl-breasted SwallowHirundo dimidiataMany
528/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rusticaMany
529Angola SwallowHirundo angolensisKSK,NWR
530White-throated SwallowHirundo albigularisMany
531Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithiiMany
532/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicumMany
533Greater Striped SwallowCecropis cucullataBFP,KNP,NRC
534African Red-rumped SwallowCecropis melanocrissus 
535Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaMany
536Rufous-chested SwallowCecropis semirufaMany
537Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensisMany
538(Red-throated Swallow)Petrochelidon rufigulaNWR
539|South African Swallow|Petrochelidon spiloderaBFP

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

540Sombre GreenbulAndropadus importunusKFLT,LZNP
541Black-collared BulbulNeolestes torquatusNWR
542Red-tailed BristlebillBleda syndactylusNWR
543Pale-throated GreenbulAtimastillas flavigulaBFP,BW,KSK,MW,NWR
544Yellow-bellied GreenbulChlorocichla flaviventrisMany
545Honeyguide GreenbulBaeopogon indicatorNWR
546Black-browed Mountain GreenbulArizelocichla fusciceps 
547Little GreenbulEurillas virensKSK,MW,NLNP,NWR
SLNP
548Yellow-streaked GreenbulPhyllastrephus flavostriatus 
549Terrestrial BrownbulPhyllastrephus terrestrisMany
550Gray-olive GreenbulPhyllastrephus cerviniventrisKNP,KSK,MW,NLNP
SLNP
551Cabanis's GreenbulPhyllastrephus cabanisiKSK,MW,NWR,SLNP
552Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatusMany
553\Black-fronted Bulbul\Pycnonotus nigricans 

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

554/Willow Warbler/Phylloscopus trochilusMany
555Yellow-throated Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus ruficapilla 
556Laura's Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus lauraeMW,NLNP,NWR,SLNP

 
Bush Warblers and Allies: Cettiidae

557Livingstone's FlycatcherErythrocercus livingstoneiLZNP,SLNP

 
Sylviid Warblers and Allies: Sylviidae

558/Eurasian Blackcap/Sylvia atricapillaNWR
559/Garden Warbler/Sylvia borinMany
560African Hill BabblerSylvia abyssinica 
561Chestnut-vented WarblerCurruca subcaeruleaKNP,NRC
562Brown ParisomaCurruca lugens 
563/Greater Whitethroat/Curruca communisMany

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

564Southern Yellow White-eyeZosterops anderssoniMany

 
Fulvetta and Ground Babblers: Pellorneidae

565Thrush BabblerIlladopsis turdina 

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

566Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineiiMany
567Hartlaub's BabblerTurdoides hartlaubiiMany

 
Spotted Creepers: Salpornithidae

568African Spotted CreeperSalpornis salvadoriMany

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

569Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorynchaMany
570Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanusMany

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

571Wattled StarlingCreatophora cinereaMany
572Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogasterMany
573Slender-billed StarlingOnychognathus tenuirostris 
574Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morioBG,LZNP,MW,SLNP
575Waller's StarlingOnychognathus walleri 
576Babbling StarlingNeocichla gutturalisNLNP,SLNP
577[Sharpe's Starling]Pholia sharpii 
578Burchell's StarlingLamprotornis australisBFP
579Meves's StarlingLamprotornis mevesiiMany
580Splendid StarlingLamprotornis splendidusNWR
581African Pied StarlingLamprotornis bicolor 
582Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterusMany
583Sharp-tailed StarlingLamprotornis acuticaudusBW,KNP,KSK
584Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeusMany
585Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitens 

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

586Boulder ChatPinarornis plumosus 
587Rufous Flycatcher-ThrushStizorhina fraseriNWR
588Orange Ground-ThrushGeokichla gurneyi 
589Groundscraper ThrushTurdus litsitsirupaMany
590Kurrichane ThrushTurdus libonyanaMany
591African ThrushTurdus peliosKSK,NWR

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

592African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adustaMany
593|Spotted Flycatcher|Muscicapa striataMany
594Swamp FlycatcherMuscicapa aquaticaBW,KFLT
595Cassin's FlycatcherMuscicapa cassini 
596Boehm's Bee-eaterMyopornis boehmiKFLT,KNP,KSK
597Sooty FlycatcherArtomyias infuscata 
598Boehm's FlycatcherBradornis boehmiKNP,KSK,MW,NLNP
NWR
599Marico FlycatcherBradornis mariquensis 
600Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidusMany
601Gray Tit-FlycatcherFraseria plumbeusMany
602Ashy FlycatcherFraseria caerulescensMany
603Southern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelainaMany
604Bearded Scrub-RobinTychaedon quadrivirgataMany
605Miombo Scrub-RobinTychaedon barbataMany
606White-browed Scrub RobinCercotrichas leucophrysMany
607Olive-flanked Robin-ChatDessonornis anomala 
608Cape Robin-ChatDessonornis caffra 
609White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heugliniMany
610Red-capped Robin-ChatCossypha natalensisMany
611Collared Palm-ThrushCichladusa arquataMany
612White-starred RobinPogonocichla stellata 
613White-chested AletheChamaetylas fuelleborni 
614Gray-winged Robin-ChatSheppardia poliopteraNWR
615Bocage's AkalatSheppardia bocageiKNP,KSK,MW,SLNP
616Sharpe's AkalatSheppardia sharpei 
617/Thrush Nightingale/Luscinia lusciniaKFLT,KNP,LZNP,NRC
SLNP
618/Collared Flycatcher/Ficedula albicollisMany
619/Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush/Monticola saxatilis 
620Miombo Rock-ThrushMonticola angolensisMany
621/Whinchat/Saxicola rubetraBW,KSK,NRC
622African StonechatSaxicola torquatusMany
623Mocking Cliff-ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventrisBG,KNP,LZNP,MW
624Sooty ChatMyrmecocichla nigraMany
625Arnot's ChatMyrmecocichla arnottiMany
626/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenantheBW,KFLT,KNP,NRC
SLNP
627Capped WheatearOenanthe pileataMany
628{Isabelline Wheatear}Oenanthe isabellina 
629Familiar ChatOenanthe familiarisMany

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

630Anchieta's SunbirdAnthreptes anchietaeKNP,KSK,MW,NLNP
NWR
631Western Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes longuemareiMany
632Collared SunbirdHedydipna collarisMany
633Green-headed SunbirdCyanomitra verticalisKSK,MW
634Bannerman's SunbirdCyanomitra bannermaniNWR
635Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivaceaMany
636Green-throated SunbirdChalcomitra rubescensNWR
637Amethyst SunbirdChalcomitra amethystinaMany
638Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensisMany
639Bronze SunbirdNectarinia kilimensis 
640Malachite SunbirdNectarinia famosa 
641Red-tufted SunbirdNectarinia johnstoni 
642Miombo SunbirdCinnyris manoensisMany
643Montane Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris ludovicensis 
644Forest Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris fuelleborni 
645Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensisBFP
646Shelley's SunbirdCinnyris shelleyiKNP,LZNP,NLNP,NRC
SLNP
647Purple-banded SunbirdCinnyris bifasciatusMany
648Orange-tufted SunbirdCinnyris bouvieriNWR
649Oustalet's SunbirdCinnyris oustaleti 
650White-bellied SunbirdCinnyris talatalaMany
651Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustusMany
652Bates's SunbirdCinnyris batesiNWR
653Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreusMany

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

654Red-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis nigerKNP,NLNP,SLNP
655Scaly WeaverSporopipes squamifrons 
656White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahaliMany
657Chestnut-backed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser rufoscapulatusKNP,NLNP,SLNP
658Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubricepsMany
659Bertram's WeaverPloceus bertrandi 
660Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafecht 
661Slender-billed WeaverPloceus pelzelni 
662Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularisMany
663Bocage's WeaverPloceus temporalisNWR
664Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthopsMany
665Southern Brown-throated WeaverPloceus xanthopterusBFP
666Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermediusMany
667Southern Masked-WeaverPloceus velatusMany
668Tanganyika Masked-WeaverPloceus reichardi 
669Village WeaverPloceus cucullatusMany
670Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalus 
671Dark-backed WeaverPloceus bicolorKNP,KSK,NLNP,NWR
SLNP
672Olive-headed WeaverPloceus olivaceiceps 
673Bar-winged WeaverPloceus angolensisMW,SLNP
674Compact WeaverPachyphantes superciliosus 
675&Cardinal QuelealQuelea cardinalisSLNP
676Red-headed QueleaQuelea erythropsMany
677&Red-billed QuelealQuelea queleaMany
678Southern Red BishopEuplectes orixMany
679Black-winged BishopEuplectes hordeaceusMany
680&Yellow-crowned BishoplEuplectes aferBFP,KFLT,KNP,NRC
681Yellow BishopEuplectes capensisMany
682White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatusMany
683Yellow-mantled WidowbirdEuplectes macrouraMany
684Red-collared WidowbirdEuplectes ardensMany
685Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillarisBFP,BW,KFLT,KNP
KSK
686Marsh WidowbirdEuplectes hartlaubiBW,KSK,MW,NWR
687Buff-shouldered WidowbirdEuplectes psammacromius 
688Long-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes progneBFP,BW
689Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifronsBFP,BW,KNP,KSK,NRC

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

690Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullataMany
691Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolorMany
692Magpie MannikinSpermestes fringilloidesKFLT
693Swee WaxbillCoccopygia melanotisMW,SLNP
694Green-backed TwinspotMandingoa nitidulaKSK,MW,NLNP,NWR
695Zebra WaxbillAmandava subflavaMany
696Red-faced CrimsonwingCryptospiza reichenovii 
697Black-faced WaxbillBrunhilda erythronotos 
698Black-tailed WaxbillGlaucestrilda perreiniKSK,MW,NLNP,NWR
699Orange-cheeked WaxbillEstrilda melpoda 
700Fawn-breasted WaxbillEstrilda paludicolaBW,KNP,KSK,MW,NWR
701Common WaxbillEstrilda astrildMany
702QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollisMany
703LocustfinchPaludipasser locustellaMany
704&Cut-throatlAmadina fasciataMany
705Violet-eared WaxbillGranatina granatinaKFLT,KNP,NWR
706Southern CordonbleuUraeginthus angolensisMany
707Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalusNWR
708Black-bellied SeedcrackerPyrenestes ostrinusKSK,NWR,SLNP
709Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melbaMany
710Orange-winged PytiliaPytilia afraMany
711Red-throated TwinspotHypargos niveoguttatusMany
712Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegalaMany
713African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricataMany
714Jameson's FirefinchLagonosticta rhodopareiaMany
715Bar-breasted FirefinchLagonosticta rufopictaBFP,BW,KFLT,KNP
KSK
716Brown FirefinchLagonosticta nitidula 

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

717Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macrouraMany
718Broad-tailed Paradise-WhydahVidua obtusaMany
719Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaeaMany
720Shaft-tailed WhydahVidua regiaBFP,KFLT
721Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeataMany
722Dusky IndigobirdVidua funereaKNP,NWR
723Purple IndigobirdVidua purpurascensKFLT,KNP,LZNP,NRC
SLNP
724Green IndigobirdVidua codringtoniKFLT,NRC,SLNP
725Parasitic WeaverAnomalospiza imberbisMany

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

726House SparrowPasser domesticusMany
727Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseusMany
728Southern Gray-headed SparrowPasser diffususMany
729Yellow-throated Bush SparrowGymnornis superciliarisMany

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

730Cape WagtailMotacilla capensisMany
731Mountain WagtailMotacilla claraBG,LZNP,MW,NLNP
SLNP
732Gray WagtailMotacilla cinereaMW
733/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flavaMany
734African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimpMany
735African PipitAnthus cinnamomeusMany
736Woodland PipitAnthus nyassaeMany
737Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrysMany
738Buffy PipitAnthus vaalensisMany
739Striped PipitAnthus lineiventrisMany
740/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialisMany
741/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinus 
742Short-tailed PipitAnthus brachyurusNWR
743Bush PipitAnthus cafferKNP,KSK,MW
744Yellow-throated LongclawMacronyx croceusNLNP,SLNP
745Fuelleborn's LongclawMacronyx fuelleborniMany
746Rosy-throated LongclawMacronyx ameliaeMany
747Grimwood's LongclawMacronyx grimwoodi 

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

748Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicusMany
749Western CitrilCrithagra frontalis 
750Black-faced CanaryCrithagra capistratusKSK,NWR
751Black-throated CanaryCrithagra atrogularisMany
752Brimstone CanaryCrithagra sulphuratusMany
753{Yellow Canary}Crithagra flaviventris 
754Streaky SeedeaterCrithagra striolatus 
755Yellow-browed SeedeaterCrithagra whytii 
756Black-eared SeedeaterCrithagra mennelliMany
757{Streaky-headed Seedeater}Crithagra gularis 
758Reichard's SeedeaterCrithagra reichardiMany
759Yellow-crowned CanarySerinus flavivertex 

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

760&Lark-like BuntinglEmberiza impetuaniKFLT
761Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisiMany
762Cape BuntingEmberiza capensis 
763Golden-breasted BuntingEmberiza flaviventrisMany
764Cabanis's BuntingEmberiza cabanisiMany

 

 *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 Flats463
Kafue National Park497
Kasanka National Park449
Lower Zambesi National Park390
Mutinondo Wilderness325
Nchila Wildlife Reserve388
Nkanga River Area437
North Luangwa National Park404
South Luangwa National Park460
ZBVF337
ZLNP449
ZMR303
ZNNP251
Total Species764

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.