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# Species*:449
# Excl Vagrants*:449
# Endemics*:1
# Near Endemics*:0
*Based on partial or incomplete data.

BIRD CHECKLIST

The table below lists species recorded at this locale but does not indicate frequency of occurrence there. It does indicate 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. The list is based on available data and may be incomplete.*

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Ducks: Anatidae

1White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduata
2Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolor
3White-backed DuckThalassornis leuconotus
4Knob-billed DuckSarkidiornis melanotos
5Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
6Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensis
7African Pygmy-GooseNettapus auritus
8/Garganey/Spatula querquedula
9Blue-billed TealSpatula hottentota
10Cape ShovelerSpatula smithii
11/Northern Shoveler/Spatula clypeata
12African Black DuckAnas sparsa
13Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulata
14Cape TealAnas capensis
15Red-billed DuckAnas erythrorhyncha
16/Northern Pintail/Anas acuta
17Southern PochardNetta erythrophthalma

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

18Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

19Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaena
20Coqui FrancolinCampocolinus coqui
21&Blue QuaillSynoicus adansonii
22(Common Quail)Coturnix coturnix
23Harlequin QuailCoturnix delegorguei
24Natal SpurfowlPternistis natalensis
25Swainson's SpurfowlPternistis swainsonii
26Red-necked SpurfowlPternistis afer

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

27Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiens
28Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
29Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
30Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
31Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilos
32Namaqua DoveOena capensis
33African Green-PigeonTreron calvus

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

34Yellow-throated SandgrousePterocles gutturalis

 
Bustards: Otididae

35Denham's BustardNeotis denhami
36White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensis
37Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogaster

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

38Gray Go-away-birdCrinifer concolor
39Schalow's TuracoTauraco schalowi

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

40Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitarius
41Black CuckooCuculus clamosus
42/Common Cuckoo/Cuculus canorus
43African CuckooCuculus gularis
44Black CoucalCentropus grillii
45Coppery-tailed CoucalCentropus cupreicaudus
46Senegal CoucalCentropus senegalensis
47White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosus
48Pied CuckooClamator jacobinus
49Levaillant's CuckooClamator levaillantii
50Great Spotted CuckooClamator glandarius
51Thick-billed CuckooPachycoccyx audeberti
52Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaas
53African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreus
54Dideric CuckooChrysococcyx caprius

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

55Pennant-winged NightjarCaprimulgus vexillarius
56/Eurasian Nightjar/Caprimulgus europaeus
57Rufous-cheeked NightjarCaprimulgus rufigena
58Fiery-necked NightjarCaprimulgus pectoralis
59Swamp NightjarCaprimulgus natalensis
60Freckled NightjarCaprimulgus tristigma
61Square-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus fossii

 
Swifts: Apodidae

62/Common Swift/Apus apus
63Little SwiftApus affinis
64White-rumped SwiftApus caffer
65African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

66African RailRallus caerulescens
67/Corn Crake/Crex crex
68(African Crake)Crecopsis egregia
69/Spotted Crake/Porzana porzana
70Lesser MoorhenGallinula angulata
71Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
72Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata
73Allen's GallinulePorphyrio alleni
74African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensis
75(Striped Crake)Aenigmatolimnas marginalis
76Black CrakeZapornia flavirostra
77Baillon's CrakeZapornia pusilla

 
Flufftails: Sarothruridae

78Buff-spotted FlufftailSarothrura elegans
79Red-chested FlufftailSarothrura rufa
80(Streaky-breasted Flufftail)Sarothrura boehmi

 
Cranes: Gruidae

81Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorum
82Wattled CraneGrus carunculatus

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

83Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensis
84Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatus

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

85Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
86Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

87/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarola
88Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulva
89/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticula
90Three-banded PloverThinornis tricollaris
91Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostris
92Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatus
93Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatus
94Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallus
95/Caspian Plover/Anarhynchus asiaticus
96Tibetan Sand-PloverAnarhynchus atrifrons
97Kittlitz's PloverAnarhynchus pecuarius
98White-fronted PloverAnarhynchus marginatus

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

99Greater Painted-SnipeRostratula benghalensis

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

100Lesser JacanaMicroparra capensis
101African JacanaActophilornis africanus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

102/Eurasian Whimbrel/Numenius phaeopus
103/Eurasian Curlew/Numenius arquata
104Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
105/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosa
106/Great Snipe/Gallinago media
107African SnipeGallinago nigripennis
108/Terek Sandpiper/Xenus cinereus
109/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
110/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropus
111/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilis
112/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareola
113Common RedshankTringa totanus
114/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia
115/Ruddy Turnstone/Arenaria interpres
116/Ruff/Calidris pugnax
117/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferruginea
118/Sanderling/Calidris alba
119/Little Stint/Calidris minuta
120Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

121Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticus
122Black-rumped ButtonquailTurnix nanus

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

123Bronze-winged CourserRhinoptilus chalcopterus
124Three-banded CourserRhinoptilus cinctus
125(Temminck's Courser)Cursorius temminckii
126Black-winged PratincoleGlareola nordmanni
127Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

128Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalus
129Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcan
130Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
131African SkimmerRynchops flavirostris
132Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
133/Caspian Tern/Hydroprogne caspia
134Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
135/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterus

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

136/Greater Flamingo/Phoenicopterus roseus
137/Lesser Flamingo/Phoenicoparrus minor

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

138Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

139African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerus
140/Abdim's Stork/Ciconia abdimii
141African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelis
142/White Stork/Ciconia ciconia
143Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensis
144Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumenifer
145Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibis

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

146African DarterAnhinga rufa

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

147Reed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
148Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

149Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
150African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
151Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash
152African SpoonbillPlatalea alba

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

153(Dwarf Bittern)Botaurus sturmii
154Little BitternBotaurus minutus
155Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
156Slaty EgretEgretta vinaceigula
157Black HeronEgretta ardesiaca
158Little EgretEgretta garzetta
159Little HeronButorides atricapilla
160Rufous-bellied HeronArdeola rufiventris
161Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
162\Malagasy Pond-Heron\Ardeola idae
163/Western Cattle-Egret/Bubulcus ibis
164Great EgretArdea alba
165Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhyncha
166Gray HeronArdea cinerea
167Purple HeronArdea purpurea
168Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala
169Goliath HeronArdea goliath

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

170HamerkopScopus umbretta

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

171#Great White Pelican#Pelecanus onocrotalus
172Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescens

 
Secretary-bird: Sagittariidae

173SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentarius

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

174/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

175Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
176African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typus
177African Cuckoo-HawkAviceda cuculoides
178/European Honey-buzzard/Pernis apivorus
179White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalis
180Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotos
181Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus
182White-backed VultureGyps africanus
183#Cape Griffon#Gyps coprotheres
184BateleurTerathopius ecaudatus
185Western Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascens
186Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralis
187Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereus
188Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosus
189Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalis
190/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarina
191|Wahlberg's Eagle|Hieraaetus wahlbergi
192/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatus
193Ayres's Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresii
194Tawny EagleAquila rapax
195/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensis
196African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogaster
197Bat HawkMacheiramphus alcinus
198Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabar
199Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabates
200Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicus
201African GoshawkAerospiza toussenelii
202Little SparrowhawkTachyspiza minullus
203ShikraTachyspiza badius
204Ovambo SparrowhawkAccipiter ovampensis
205Black GoshawkAstur melanoleucus
206/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosus
207African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorus
208/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus
209/Montagu's Harrier/Circus pygargus
210Black KiteMilvus migrans
211African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vocifer
212/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteo

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

213African Grass-OwlTyto capensis
214Western Barn OwlTyto alba

 
Owls: Strigidae

215African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensis
216Northern White-faced OwlPtilopsis leucotis
217Spotted Eagle-OwlBubo africanus
218Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lactea
219Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatum
220African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordii
221Marsh OwlAsio capensis

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

222Red-faced MousebirdUrocolius indicus

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

223Narina TrogonApaloderma narina

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

224Common HoopoeUpupa epops

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

225Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureus
226Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelas

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

227Southern Ground-HornbillBucorvus leadbeateri
228Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatus
229African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutus
230Southern Red-billed HornbillTockus rufirostris
231Southern Yellow-billed HornbillTockus leucomelas
232Trumpeter HornbillBycanistes bucinator

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

233White-fronted Bee-eaterMerops bullockoides
234Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
235Blue-breasted Bee-eaterMerops variegatus
236Swallow-tailed Bee-eaterMerops hirundineus
237/Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/Merops persicus
238/European Bee-eater/Merops apiaster
239(Southern Carmine Bee-eater)Merops nubicoides

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

240Half-collared KingfisherAlcedo semitorquata
241Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
242African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina picta
243Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephala
244Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensis
245Brown-hooded KingfisherHalcyon albiventris
246Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicuti
247Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maxima
248Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

249/European Roller/Coracias garrulus
250Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatus
251Racket-tailed RollerCoracias spatulatus
252&Purple RollerlCoracias naevius
253Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurus

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

254Crested BarbetTrachyphonus vaillantii
255Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconus
256Miombo BarbetTricholaema frontata
257Chaplin's BarbetLybius chaplini
258Black-collared BarbetLybius torquatus

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

259Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minor
260Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicator

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

261Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquus
262Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescens
263Bennett's WoodpeckerCampethera bennettii
264Golden-tailed WoodpeckerCampethera abingoni

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

265/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanni
266/Rock Kestrel/Falco rupicolus
267Greater KestrelFalco rupicoloides
268Dickinson's KestrelFalco dickinsoni
269Red-necked FalconFalco chicquera
270/Red-footed Falcon/Falco vespertinus
271/Amur Falcon/Falco amurensis
272/Eurasian Hobby/Falco subbuteo
273African HobbyFalco cuvierii
274Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus
275Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

276Brown-necked ParrotPoicephalus fuscicollis
277Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeri

 
African and Green Broadbill: Calyptomenidae

278African BroadbillSmithornis capensis

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

279White-breasted CuckooshrikeCeblepyris pectoralis
280Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flava

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

281/Eurasian Golden Oriole/Oriolus oriolus
282African Golden OrioleOriolus auratus
283African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatus

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

284Chinspot BatisBatis molitor

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

285White-crested HelmetshrikePrionops plumatus
286Retz's HelmetshrikePrionops retzii

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

287BrubruNilaus afer
288Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cubla
289Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalus
290Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australis
291Tropical BoubouLaniarius major
292Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeChlorophoneus sulfureopectus
293Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchoti

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

294Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

295African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

296Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleuca
297/Red-backed Shrike/Lanius collurio
298|Lesser Gray Shrike|Lanius minor
299Southern FiscalLanius collaris

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

300Pied CrowCorvus albus

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

301Southern Black-TitMelaniparus niger

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

302African Penduline-TitAnthoscopus caroli

 
Larks: Alaudidae

303Dusky LarkPinarocorys nigricans
304&Chestnut-backed Sparrow-LarklEremopterix leucotis
305Gray-backed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix verticalis
306Flappet LarkAmirafra rufocinnamomea
307Rufous-naped LarkCorypha africana
308Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinerea

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

309Long-billed CrombecSylvietta rufescens

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

310Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialis
311Burnt-neck EremomelaEremomela usticollis
312Stierling's Wren-WarblerCalamonastes stierlingi
313Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
314Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavida
315Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
316Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythrops
317Rattling CisticolaCisticola chiniana
318Luapula CisticolaCisticola luapula
319Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensis
320Piping CisticolaCisticola fulvicapilla
321Siffling CisticolaCisticola brachypterus
322Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
323Desert CisticolaCisticola aridulus
324Pale-crowned CisticolaCisticola cinnamomeus

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

325/Olive-tree Warbler/Hippolais olivetorum
326/Icterine Warbler/Hippolais icterina
327/Sedge Warbler/Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
328/Marsh Warbler/Acrocephalus palustris
329/Common Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus scirpaceus
330Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostris
331Greater Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus rufescens
332/Great Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus arundinaceus

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

333/River Warbler/Locustella fluviatilis
334Little Rush WarblerBradypterus baboecala

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

335Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopyga
336Banded MartinNeophedina cincta
337Plain MartinRiparia paludicola
338/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia
339/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
340White-throated SwallowHirundo albigularis
341Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
342/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicum
343Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica
344Rufous-chested SwallowCecropis semirufa
345Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensis

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

346Yellow-bellied GreenbulChlorocichla flaviventris
347Terrestrial BrownbulPhyllastrephus terrestris
348Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

349/Willow Warbler/Phylloscopus trochilus

 
Sylviid Warblers and Allies: Sylviidae

350/Garden Warbler/Sylvia borin
351/Greater Whitethroat/Curruca communis

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

352Southern Yellow White-eyeZosterops anderssoni

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

353Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineii
354Hartlaub's BabblerTurdoides hartlaubii

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

355Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythroryncha
356Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanus

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

357Wattled StarlingCreatophora cinerea
358Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogaster
359Meves's StarlingLamprotornis mevesii
360Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterus
361Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

362Groundscraper ThrushTurdus litsitsirupa
363Kurrichane ThrushTurdus libonyana

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

364|Spotted Flycatcher|Muscicapa striata
365Swamp FlycatcherMuscicapa aquatica
366Boehm's Bee-eaterMyopornis boehmi
367Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidus
368Gray Tit-FlycatcherFraseria plumbeus
369Ashy FlycatcherFraseria caerulescens
370Southern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelaina
371Bearded Scrub-RobinTychaedon quadrivirgata
372White-browed Scrub RobinCercotrichas leucophrys
373White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heuglini
374Red-capped Robin-ChatCossypha natalensis
375Collared Palm-ThrushCichladusa arquata
376/Thrush Nightingale/Luscinia luscinia
377/Collared Flycatcher/Ficedula albicollis
378African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
379Sooty ChatMyrmecocichla nigra
380Arnot's ChatMyrmecocichla arnotti
381/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenanthe
382Capped WheatearOenanthe pileata
383Familiar ChatOenanthe familiaris

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

384Collared SunbirdHedydipna collaris
385Amethyst SunbirdChalcomitra amethystina
386Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
387Purple-banded SunbirdCinnyris bifasciatus
388White-bellied SunbirdCinnyris talatala
389Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus
390Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

391White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahali
392Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubriceps
393Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis
394Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthops
395Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermedius
396Southern Masked-WeaverPloceus velatus
397Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
398Red-headed QueleaQuelea erythrops
399&Red-billed QuelealQuelea quelea
400Southern Red BishopEuplectes orix
401Black-winged BishopEuplectes hordeaceus
402&Yellow-crowned BishoplEuplectes afer
403Yellow BishopEuplectes capensis
404White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatus
405Yellow-mantled WidowbirdEuplectes macroura
406Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillaris

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

407Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
408Magpie MannikinSpermestes fringilloides
409Zebra WaxbillAmandava subflava
410Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
411QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollis
412LocustfinchPaludipasser locustella
413&Cut-throatlAmadina fasciata
414Violet-eared WaxbillGranatina granatina
415Southern CordonbleuUraeginthus angolensis
416Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melba
417Orange-winged PytiliaPytilia afra
418Red-throated TwinspotHypargos niveoguttatus
419Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala
420Jameson's FirefinchLagonosticta rhodopareia
421Bar-breasted FirefinchLagonosticta rufopicta

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

422Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
423Broad-tailed Paradise-WhydahVidua obtusa
424Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaea
425Shaft-tailed WhydahVidua regia
426Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeata
427Purple IndigobirdVidua purpurascens
428Green IndigobirdVidua codringtoni
429Parasitic WeaverAnomalospiza imberbis

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

430House SparrowPasser domesticus
431Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseus
432Southern Gray-headed SparrowPasser diffusus
433Yellow-throated Bush SparrowGymnornis superciliaris

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

434Cape WagtailMotacilla capensis
435/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flava
436African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp
437African PipitAnthus cinnamomeus
438Woodland PipitAnthus nyassae
439Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrys
440Buffy PipitAnthus vaalensis
441/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialis
442Fuelleborn's LongclawMacronyx fuelleborni
443Rosy-throated LongclawMacronyx ameliae

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

444Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicus
445Brimstone CanaryCrithagra sulphuratus

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

446&Lark-like BuntinglEmberiza impetuani
447Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisi
448Golden-breasted BuntingEmberiza flaviventris
449Cabanis's BuntingEmberiza cabanisi

 

 *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.

OTHER LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor70
\\Austral Visitor1
||Transient3
##Non-breeding Dispersal2
<>Erratic/Irregular7
()Breeding Season Only7
{}Casual/Vagrant4
[]Accidental2

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened10
VVulnerable8
ENEndangered7
CRCritically Endangered3

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.