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ZAMBIA BIRD CHECKLIST

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

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor77
\\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 Quail>Synoicus 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

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

34/Greater Flamingo/Phoenicopterus roseusMany
35/Lesser Flamingo/Phoenicoparrus minorMany

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

36Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisMany
37Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus 

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

38Rock PigeonColumba livia 
39{Speckled Pigeon}Columba guinea 
40Afep PigeonColumba unicinctaNWR
41Rameron PigeonColumba arquatrixNWR
42Delegorgue's PigeonColumba delegorgueiNWR
43Lemon DoveAplopelia larvata 
44Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugens 
45Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiensMany
46Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquataMany
47Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicolaMany
48Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensisMany
49Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilosMany
50Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur aferBW,KNP,NWR
51Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistriaKFLT,KSK,LZNP,NWR
SLNP
52Namaqua DoveOena capensisMany
53African Green-PigeonTreron calvusMany

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

54Yellow-throated SandgrousePterocles gutturalisBFP,KFLT,KNP,NRC
55Double-banded SandgrousePterocles bicinctusMany
56Burchell's SandgrousePterocles burchelli 

 
Bustards: Otididae

57Kori BustardArdeotis kori 
58Denham's BustardNeotis denhamiMany
59White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensisBFP,KFLT,KNP,NRC
NWR
60Red-crested BustardLophotis ruficristaKNP
61Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogasterMany

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

62Schalow's TuracoTauraco schalowiMany
63Purple-crested TuracoGallirex porphyreolophusLZNP,NLNP,SLNP
64Ross's TuracoMusophaga rossaeMany
65Bare-faced Go-away-birdCrinifer personatus 
66Gray Go-away-birdCrinifer concolorMany

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

67Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitariusMany
68Black CuckooCuculus clamosusMany
69/Common Cuckoo/Cuculus canorusMany
70African CuckooCuculus gularisMany
71/Lesser Cuckoo/Cuculus poliocephalus 
72\Madagascar Cuckoo\Cuculus rochii 
73Black CoucalCentropus grilliiMany
74Coppery-tailed CoucalCentropus cupreicaudusMany
75Senegal CoucalCentropus senegalensisMany
76White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosusMany
77Burchell's Coucal**Centropus burchellii 
78Green MalkohaCeuthmochares australisNWR
79Pied CuckooClamator jacobinusMany
80Levaillant's CuckooClamator levaillantiiMany
81Great Spotted CuckooClamator glandariusMany
82Thick-billed CuckooPachycoccyx audebertiMany
83Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaasMany
84African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreusMany
85Dideric CuckooChrysococcyx capriusMany
86Olive Long-tailed CuckooCercococcyx olivinusNWR
87Barred Long-tailed CuckooCercococcyx montanusSLNP

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

88Pennant-winged NightjarCaprimulgus vexillariusMany
89/Eurasian Nightjar/Caprimulgus europaeusKFLT,KNP,KSK,LZNP
NRC
90Rufous-cheeked NightjarCaprimulgus rufigenaKFLT,KNP
91Fiery-necked NightjarCaprimulgus pectoralisMany
92Montane NightjarCaprimulgus poliocephalus 
93Swamp NightjarCaprimulgus natalensisMany
94Freckled NightjarCaprimulgus tristigmaMany
95Square-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus fossiiMany

 
Swifts: Apodidae

96Mottled SpinetailTelacanthura ussheriLZNP,SLNP
97Bat-like SpinetailNeafrapus boehmiKNP,LZNP,NLNP,NWR
SLNP
98Scarce SwiftSchoutedenapus myoptilus 
99\Alpine Swift\Tachymarptis melbaBG,KSK,NLNP,SLNP
100Mottled SwiftTachymarptis aequatorialisBG,LZNP,SLNP
101/Common Swift/Apus apusMany
102[Pallid Swift]Apus pallidus 
103African SwiftApus barbatusBG
104Little SwiftApus affinisMany
105Horus SwiftApus horusBFP,LZNP,NLNP,SLNP
106White-rumped SwiftApus cafferMany
107African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvusMany

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

108African RailRallus caerulescensMany
109/Corn Crake/Crex crexMany
110(African Crake)Crex egregiaMany
111/Spotted Crake/Porzana porzanaKFLT,KNP,KSK,NRC
112Lesser MoorhenGallinula angulataMany
113Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropusMany
114Red-knobbed CootFulica cristataMany
115Allen's GallinulePorphyrio alleniMany
116African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensisMany
117(Striped Crake)Amaurornis marginalisMany
118Black CrakeZapornia flavirostraMany
119Baillon's CrakeZapornia pusillaKFLT,NRC

 
Flufftails: Sarothruridae

120White-spotted FlufftailSarothrura pulchraNWR
121Buff-spotted FlufftailSarothrura elegansKFLT,KNP,KSK,LZNP
NWR
122Red-chested FlufftailSarothrura rufaMany
123Chestnut-headed FlufftailSarothrura lugensKSK,MW
124(Streaky-breasted Flufftail)Sarothrura boehmiKFLT,KSK,NRC
125Striped FlufftailSarothrura affinis 

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

126African FinfootPodica senegalensisMany

 
Cranes: Gruidae

127Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorumMany
128Wattled CraneBugeranus carunculatusMany

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

129Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensisMany
130Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatusMany

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

131Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopusMany
132Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaMany

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

133/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarolaMany
134[Pacific Golden-Plover]Pluvialis fulvaBW,KFLT
135/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticulaMany
136Forbes's PloverCharadrius forbesiBW
137Three-banded PloverCharadrius tricollarisMany
138{Little Ringed Plover}Charadrius dubius 
139Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostrisMany
140Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatusMany
141{Spur-winged Lapwing}Vanellus spinosusBW,SLNP
142White-crowned LapwingVanellus albicepsMany
143Senegal LapwingVanellus lugubrisMany
144Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatusMany
145Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallusMany
146[Brown-chested Lapwing]Vanellus superciliosus 
147/Caspian Plover/Anarhynchus asiaticusMany
148{Tibetan Sand-Plover}Anarhynchus atrifronsKFLT
149{Greater Sand-Plover}Anarhynchus leschenaultiiKFLT,SLNP
150Kittlitz's PloverAnarhynchus pecuariusMany
151{Chestnut-banded Plover}Anarhynchus pallidus 
152White-fronted PloverAnarhynchus marginatusMany

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

153Greater Painted-SnipeRostratula benghalensisMany

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

154Lesser JacanaMicroparra capensisMany
155African JacanaActophilornis africanusMany

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

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

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

184Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticusMany
185Black-rumped ButtonquailTurnix nanusMany

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

186Bronze-winged CourserRhinoptilus chalcopterusMany
187Three-banded CourserRhinoptilus cinctusMany
188(Temminck's Courser)Cursorius temminckiiMany
189Rock PratincoleGlareola nuchalisKNP,LZNP,NRC,NWR
SLNP
190Black-winged PratincoleGlareola nordmanniBFP,KFLT,KNP,NRC
NWR
191Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincolaMany

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

192Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalusMany
193[Franklin's Gull]Leucophaeus pipixcanKFLT
194Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusBFP,KFLT,KNP,SLNP
195African SkimmerRynchops flavirostrisMany
196Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaKFLT,KNP
197/Caspian Tern/Hydroprogne caspiaBFP,KFLT,LZNP,NRC
198Whiskered TernChlidonias hybridaMany
199/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterusMany
200{Common Tern}Sterna hirundo 

 
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

210Long-tailed CormorantMicrocarbo africanusMany
211Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboMany

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

212#Great White Pelican#Pelecanus onocrotalusMany
213Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescensMany

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

214ShoebillBalaeniceps rexBW,KNP,KSK

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

215HamerkopScopus umbrettaMany

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

216Great BitternBotaurus stellarisBFP,BW,KFLT
217(Dwarf Bittern)Ixobrychus sturmiiMany
218Little BitternIxobrychus 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
225Striated HeronButorides striataMany
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

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

236Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusMany
237African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicusMany
238Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedashMany
239African SpoonbillPlatalea albaMany

 
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 
246/European Honey-buzzard/Pernis apivorusMany
247African Cuckoo-HawkAviceda cuculoidesMany
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
255Short-toed Snake-EagleCircaetus gallicus 
256Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralisMany
257Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereusMany
258Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascensMany
259Bat HawkMacheiramphus alcinusMany
260Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatusMany
261Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosusMany
262Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalisMany
263/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarinaMany
264[Greater Spotted Eagle]Clanga clanga 
265|Wahlberg's Eagle|Hieraaetus wahlbergiMany
266/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatusMany
267Ayres's Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresiiMany
268Tawny EagleAquila rapaxMany
269/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensisMany
270Verreaux's EagleAquila verreauxiiBG,LZNP,MW,NLNP
271African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogasterMany
272Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicusMany
273Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabatesMany
274Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabarMany
275/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosusBW,KFLT,KSK,MW
SLNP
276African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusMany
277/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourusMany
278/Montagu's Harrier/Circus pygargusMany
279African GoshawkAccipiter tousseneliiMany
280ShikraAccipiter badiusMany
281Little SparrowhawkAccipiter minullusMany
282Ovambo SparrowhawkAccipiter ovampensisMany
283Rufous-chested SparrowhawkAccipiter rufiventris 
284Black GoshawkAccipiter melanoleucusMany
285/Black Kite/Milvus migransMany
286Yellow-billed Kite**Milvus aegyptius 
287African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vociferMany
288/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteoMany
289Augur BuzzardButeo augurBG,LZNP,MW,NLNP

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

290African Grass-OwlTyto capensisMany
291Barn OwlTyto albaMany

 
Owls: Strigidae

292African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensisMany
293Northern White-faced OwlPtilopsis leucotisMany
294Spotted Eagle-OwlBubo africanusMany
295Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lacteaMany
296Pel's Fishing-OwlScotopelia peliKNP,KSK,LZNP,NLNP
SLNP
297Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatumMany
298African Barred OwletGlaucidium capenseMany
299African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordiiMany
300Marsh OwlAsio capensisMany

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

301Speckled MousebirdColius striatusBW,KSK,NWR
302Red-faced MousebirdUrocolius indicusMany

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

303Narina TrogonApaloderma narinaMany
304Bar-tailed TrogonApaloderma vittatum 

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

305/Eurasian Hoopoe/Upupa epopsMany
306African Hoopoe**Upupa africana 

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

307Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureusMany
308Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelasMany

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

309Southern Ground-HornbillBucorvus leadbeateriMany
310Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatusMany
311Bradfield's HornbillLophoceros bradfieldiBG
312African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutusMany
313Pale-billed HornbillLophoceros pallidirostrisMany
314Southern Red-billed HornbillTockus rufirostrisMany
315Southern Yellow-billed HornbillTockus leucomelasKFLT,KNP,LZNP,NRC
316Silvery-cheeked HornbillBycanistes brevis 
317Trumpeter HornbillBycanistes bucinatorMany

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

318Half-collared KingfisherAlcedo semitorquataMany
319Shining-blue KingfisherAlcedo quadribrachys 
320Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatusMany
321White-bellied KingfisherCorythornis leucogaster 
322African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina pictaMany
323Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephalaMany
324Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensisMany
325Mangrove KingfisherHalcyon senegaloidesSLNP
326Blue-breasted KingfisherHalcyon malimbicaNWR
327Brown-hooded KingfisherHalcyon albiventrisMany
328Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicutiMany
329Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maximaMany
330Pied KingfisherCeryle rudisMany

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

331White-fronted Bee-eaterMerops bullockoidesMany
332Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillusMany
333Blue-breasted Bee-eaterMerops variegatusMany
334Swallow-tailed Bee-eaterMerops hirundineusMany
335[White-throated Bee-eater]Merops albicollis 
336Boehm's Bee-eaterMerops boehmiKFLT,KNP,KSK
337/Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/Merops persicusMany
338Madagascar Bee-eaterMerops superciliosusMany
339/European Bee-eater/Merops apiasterMany
340[Northern Carmine Bee-eater]Merops nubicusSLNP
341(Southern Carmine Bee-eater)Merops nubicoidesMany

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

342/European Roller/Coracias garrulusMany
343Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatusMany
344Racket-tailed RollerCoracias spatulatusMany
345<Rufous-crowned Roller>Coracias naeviusMany
346Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurusMany

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

347Crested BarbetTrachyphonus vaillantiiMany
348Whyte's BarbetStactolaema whytiiKSK,MW,NLNP,SLNP
349Anchieta's BarbetStactolaema anchietaeKSK,MW,NWR
350Moustached TinkerbirdPogoniulus leucomystax 
351Yellow-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus bilineatusKSK,NLNP,NWR,SLNP
352Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconusMany
353Miombo BarbetTricholaema frontataKFLT,KNP,KSK,MW
NRC
354Pied BarbetTricholaema leucomelas 
355Spot-flanked BarbetTricholaema lacrymosa 
356Chaplin's BarbetLybius chapliniKFLT,KNP,NRC
357Black-collared BarbetLybius torquatusMany
358Black-backed BarbetPogonornis minorMany

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

359Green-backed HoneyguideProdotiscus zambesiaeMany
360Wahlberg's HoneyguideProdotiscus regulusKNP,KSK,NRC,NWR
SLNP
361Pallid HoneyguideIndicator meliphilusKSK,MW,NWR,SLNP
362Least HoneyguideIndicator exilisNWR
363Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minorMany
364Scaly-throated HoneyguideIndicator variegatusMany
365Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicatorMany

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

366Rufous-necked WryneckJynx ruficollisNWR
367Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescensMany
368Stierling's WoodpeckerDendropicos stierlingi 
369Olive WoodpeckerDendropicos griseocephalusBFP,BW,KFLT,KNP
KSK
370Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquusMany
371Brown-eared WoodpeckerPardipicus caroliNWR
372Green-backed WoodpeckerCampethera cailliautiiMany
373Bennett's WoodpeckerCampethera bennettiiMany
374Golden-tailed WoodpeckerCampethera abingoniMany

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

375/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanniMany
376/Rock Kestrel/Falco rupicolusBFP,KFLT,KNP,NLNP
377Greater KestrelFalco rupicoloidesBFP,KFLT,KNP,NRC
378Dickinson's KestrelFalco dickinsoniMany
379Red-necked FalconFalco chicqueraMany
380/Red-footed Falcon/Falco vespertinusMany
381/Amur Falcon/Falco amurensisMany
382|Eleonora's Falcon|Falco eleonorae 
383|Sooty Falcon|Falco concolorBG,NRC
384/Eurasian Hobby/Falco subbuteoMany
385African HobbyFalco cuvieriiMany
386Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusMany
387Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusMany
388Taita FalconFalco fasciinuchaBG

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

389Lilian's LovebirdAgapornis lilianaeLZNP,NLNP,SLNP
390Black-cheeked LovebirdAgapornis nigrigenisKNP

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

391Brown-necked ParrotPoicephalus fuscicollisMany
392Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeriMany

 
African and Green Broadbill: Calyptomenidae

393African BroadbillSmithornis capensisMany

 
Pittas: Pittidae

394|African Pitta|Pitta angolensisMany

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

395White-breasted CuckooshrikeCoracina pectoralisMany
396Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flavaMany
397Purple-throated CuckooshrikeCampephaga quiscalinaBW,KNP,KSK

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

398/Eurasian Golden Oriole/Oriolus oriolusMany
399African Golden OrioleOriolus auratusMany
400African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatusMany

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

401Black-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira peltataMany
402Chestnut Wattle-eyePlatysteira castanea 
403Boulton's BatisBatis margaritae 
404Malawi BatisBatis dimorpha 
405Chinspot BatisBatis molitorMany

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

406White HelmetshrikePrionops plumatusMany
407Retz's HelmetshrikePrionops retziiMany
408[African Shrike-flycatcher]Megabyas flammulatus 

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

409BrubruNilaus aferMany
410Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cublaMany
411Marsh TchagraTchagra minutusBW,KSK,MW,NWR
412Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalusMany
413Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australisMany
414Tropical BoubouLaniarius majorMany
415Gabon BoubouLaniarius bicolorBFP
416Crimson-breasted GonolekLaniarius atrococcineus 
417Fuelleborn's BoubouLaniarius fuelleborni 
418Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeTelophorus sulfureopectusMany
419Many-colored BushshrikeTelophorus multicolorKSK,NWR
420Four-colored BushshrikeTelophorus viridis 
421Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchotiMany

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

422Square-tailed DrongoDicrurus ludwigiiKSK
423Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisMany

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

424African Crested FlycatcherTrochocercus cyanomelasKSK,NWR
425Black-headed Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone rufiventerNWR
426African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridisMany

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

427/Red-backed Shrike/Lanius collurioMany
428|Lesser Gray Shrike|Lanius minorMany
429Magpie ShrikeLanius melanoleucaBFP,KFLT,KNP,NRC
430Northern FiscalLanius humeralisNWR
431Southern FiscalLanius collarisMany
432Souza's ShrikeLanius souzaeMany

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

433Cape CrowCorvus capensis 
434Pied CrowCorvus albusMany
435White-necked RavenCorvus albicollisBG,KSK,MW,SLNP

 
Hyliotas: Hyliotidae

436Yellow-bellied HyliotaHyliota flavigasterMany
437Southern HyliotaHyliota australisMany

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

438White-tailed Blue FlycatcherElminia albicaudaKNP,KSK,MW,NWR
SLNP
439White-tailed Crested FlycatcherElminia albonotataMW

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

440White-winged Black-TitMelaniparus leucomelasMany
441Southern Black-TitMelaniparus nigerMany
442Rufous-bellied TitMelaniparus rufiventrisMany
443Miombo TitMelaniparus griseiventrisMany

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

444African Penduline-TitAnthoscopus caroliMany

 
Larks: Alaudidae

445Dusky LarkPinarocorys nigricansMany
446<Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark>Eremopterix leucotisMany
447Gray-backed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix verticalisBFP,KFLT,KNP
448Fischer's Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucopareia 
449Fawn-colored LarkCalendulauda africanoidesBFP
450Monotonous LarkMirafra passerinaBG
451Rufous-naped LarkMirafra africanaMany
452Angola LarkMirafra angolensisNWR
453Flappet LarkMirafra rufocinnamomeaMany
454Eastern Clapper LarkMirafra fasciolataBFP
455Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinereaMany
456Pink-billed LarkSpizocorys conirostrisBFP

 
Nicators: Nicatoridae

457Eastern NicatorNicator gularisLZNP,NLNP,SLNP

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

458Red-capped CrombecSylvietta ruficapillaMany
459Cape CrombecSylvietta rufescensMany
460Moustached Grass-WarblerMelocichla mentalisMany

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

461Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialisMany
462Greencap EremomelaEremomela scotopsMany
463Black-necked EremomelaEremomela atricollisKNP,KSK,MW,NLNP
NWR
464Burnt-neck EremomelaEremomela usticollisMany
465White-chinned PriniaSchistolais leucopogonNWR
466Miombo Wren-WarblerCalamonastes undosusNRC,NWR
467Stierling's Wren-WarblerCalamonastes stierlingiMany
468Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyuraMany
469Bar-throated ApalisApalis thoracicaMW
470Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavidaMany
471Buff-throated ApalisApalis rufogularisNWR
472Chapin's ApalisApalis chapini 
473Gray ApalisApalis cinereaKSK,NLNP,NWR
474Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflavaMany
475Black-chested PriniaPrinia flavicans 
476Red-winged PriniaPrinia erythropteraSLNP
477Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythropsMany
478Singing CisticolaCisticola cantans 
479Whistling CisticolaCisticola lateralisNWR
480Trilling CisticolaCisticola woosnamiMany
481Black-lored CisticolaCisticola nigriloris 
482Rock-loving CisticolaCisticola aberransBG,KSK,MW,SLNP
483Rattling CisticolaCisticola chinianaMany
484Tinkling CisticolaCisticola rufilatusMany
485Wailing CisticolaCisticola lais 
486Churring CisticolaCisticola njombe 
487Luapula CisticolaCisticola luapulaBFP,KFLT,KNP
488Chirping CisticolaCisticola pipiensBFP,BW,KNP,KSK,MW
489Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatusBW
490Levaillant's CisticolaCisticola tinniensKNP
491Stout CisticolaCisticola robustusMW,NWR
492Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensisMany
493Piping CisticolaCisticola fulvicapillaMany
494Siffling CisticolaCisticola brachypterusMany
495Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidisMany
496Desert CisticolaCisticola aridulusMany
497Cloud CisticolaCisticola textrix 
498Cloud-scraping CisticolaCisticola damboNWR
499Pale-crowned CisticolaCisticola cinnamomeusMany
500Wing-snapping CisticolaCisticola ayresiiNWR

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

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

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

512Bamboo WarblerLocustella alfrediNWR
513/River Warbler/Locustella fluviatilisKFLT,LZNP,NRC
514Fan-tailed GrassbirdCatriscus brevirostrisBW,KNP,KSK,MW,NWR
515Evergreen-forest WarblerBradypterus lopeziNWR,SLNP
516Cinnamon Bracken-WarblerBradypterus cinnamomeus 
517Little Rush WarblerBradypterus baboecalaMany
518White-winged Swamp WarblerBradypterus carpalis 

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

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

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

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

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

555/Willow Warbler/Phylloscopus trochilusMany
556Yellow-throated Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus ruficapilla 
557Laura's Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus lauraeMW,NLNP,NWR,SLNP

 
Bush Warblers and Allies: Scotocercidae

558Livingstone's FlycatcherErythrocercus livingstoneiLZNP,SLNP

 
Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, and Allies: Sylviidae

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

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

565Southern Yellow White-eyeZosterops anderssoniMany

 
Fulvetta and Ground Babblers: Pellorneidae

566Thrush BabblerIlladopsis turdina 

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

567Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineiiMany
568Hartlaub's BabblerTurdoides hartlaubiiMany

 
Treecreepers: Certhiidae

569African Spotted CreeperSalpornis salvadoriMany

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

570Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorynchusMany
571Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanusMany

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

572Wattled StarlingCreatophora cinereaMany
573Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogasterMany
574Slender-billed StarlingOnychognathus tenuirostris 
575Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morioBG,LZNP,MW,SLNP
576Waller's StarlingOnychognathus walleri 
577Babbling StarlingNeocichla gutturalisNLNP,SLNP
578[Sharpe's Starling]Pholia sharpii 
579Burchell's StarlingLamprotornis australisBFP
580Meves's StarlingLamprotornis mevesiiMany
581Splendid StarlingLamprotornis splendidusNWR
582African Pied StarlingLamprotornis bicolor 
583Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterusMany
584Sharp-tailed StarlingLamprotornis acuticaudusBW,KNP,KSK
585Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeusMany
586Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitens 

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

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

 
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-breasted 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 
671Forest WeaverPloceus bicolorKNP,KSK,NLNP,NWR
SLNP
672Olive-headed WeaverPloceus olivaceiceps 
673Bar-winged WeaverPloceus angolensisMW,SLNP
674Compact WeaverPachyphantes superciliosus 
675<Cardinal Quelea>Quelea cardinalisSLNP
676Red-headed QueleaQuelea erythropsMany
677<Red-billed Quelea>Quelea queleaMany
678Southern Red BishopEuplectes orixMany
679Black-winged BishopEuplectes hordeaceusMany
680<Yellow-crowned Bishop>Euplectes 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-throat>Amadina 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
711Peters's 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
722Variable 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 Bunting>Emberiza 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.