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Area (SqKm):66
# Species:378
# Excl Vagrants:378
# Endemics:0
# Near Endemics:0
Species/100 SqKm:572.7
Habitat: Riverine forest, Miombo woodland, grassland

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.*

color codes

 
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
8Blue-billed TealSpatula hottentota
9Cape ShovelerSpatula smithii
10African Black DuckAnas sparsa
11Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulata
12Cape TealAnas capensis
13Red-billed DuckAnas erythrorhyncha
14Southern PochardNetta erythrophthalma

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

15Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

16Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaena
17Coqui FrancolinCampocolinus coqui
18Shelley's FrancolinScleroptera shelleyi
19<Blue Quail>Synoicus adansonii
20Harlequin QuailCoturnix delegorguei
21Natal SpurfowlPternistis natalensis
22Swainson's SpurfowlPternistis swainsonii

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

23/Lesser Flamingo/Phoenicoparrus minor

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

24Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

25Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
26Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
27Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
28Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilos
29Namaqua DoveOena capensis
30African Green-PigeonTreron calvus

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

31Double-banded SandgrousePterocles bicinctus

 
Bustards: Otididae

32Kori BustardArdeotis kori
33Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogaster

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

34Schalow's TuracoTauraco schalowi
35Gray Go-away-birdCrinifer concolor

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

36Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitarius
37Black CuckooCuculus clamosus
38/Common Cuckoo/Cuculus canorus
39Black CoucalCentropus grillii
40Coppery-tailed CoucalCentropus cupreicaudus
41Senegal CoucalCentropus senegalensis
42Burchell's Coucal**Centropus burchellii
43Pied CuckooClamator jacobinus
44Levaillant's CuckooClamator levaillantii
45Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaas
46African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreus
47Dideric CuckooChrysococcyx caprius

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

48Freckled NightjarCaprimulgus tristigma
49Square-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus fossii

 
Swifts: Apodidae

50\Alpine Swift\Tachymarptis melba
51Mottled SwiftTachymarptis aequatorialis
52/Common Swift/Apus apus
53African SwiftApus barbatus
54Little SwiftApus affinis
55Horus SwiftApus horus
56White-rumped SwiftApus caffer
57African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

58African RailRallus caerulescens
59/Corn Crake/Crex crex
60(African Crake)Crex egregia
61/Spotted Crake/Porzana porzana
62Lesser MoorhenGallinula angulata
63Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
64Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata
65Allen's GallinulePorphyrio alleni
66(Striped Crake)Amaurornis marginalis
67Black CrakeZapornia flavirostra
68Baillon's CrakeZapornia pusilla

 
Flufftails: Sarothruridae

69Buff-spotted FlufftailSarothrura elegans

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

70African FinfootPodica senegalensis

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

71Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensis
72Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatus

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

73Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

74/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarola
75/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticula
76Three-banded PloverCharadrius tricollaris
77Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostris
78Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatus
79White-crowned LapwingVanellus albiceps
80Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatus
81Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallus
82Kittlitz's PloverAnarhynchus pecuarius
83Chestnut-banded PloverAnarhynchus pallidus
84White-fronted PloverAnarhynchus marginatus

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

85Greater Painted-SnipeRostratula benghalensis

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

86Lesser JacanaMicroparra capensis
87African JacanaActophilornis africanus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

88Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
89/Great Snipe/Gallinago media
90African SnipeGallinago nigripennis
91/Terek Sandpiper/Xenus cinereus
92/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
93/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropus
94/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilis
95/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareola
96/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia
97/Ruddy Turnstone/Arenaria interpres
98/Ruff/Calidris pugnax
99/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferruginea
100Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
101/Sanderling/Calidris alba
102/Little Stint/Calidris minuta

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

103Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticus
104Black-rumped ButtonquailTurnix nanus

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

105Bronze-winged CourserRhinoptilus chalcopterus
106Three-banded CourserRhinoptilus cinctus
107Rock PratincoleGlareola nuchalis
108Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

109Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalus
110African SkimmerRynchops flavirostris
111Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
112/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterus

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

113African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerus
114Black StorkCiconia nigra
115/Abdim's Stork/Ciconia abdimii
116African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelis
117/White Stork/Ciconia ciconia
118Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensis
119Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumenifer
120Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibis

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

121African DarterAnhinga rufa

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

122Long-tailed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
123Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

124HamerkopScopus umbretta

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

125(Dwarf Bittern)Ixobrychus sturmii
126Little BitternIxobrychus minutus
127Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
128Slaty EgretEgretta vinaceigula
129Black HeronEgretta ardesiaca
130Little EgretEgretta garzetta
131White-backed Night HeronCalherodius leuconotus
132Striated HeronButorides striata
133Rufous-bellied HeronArdeola rufiventris
134Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
135/Western Cattle Egret/Bubulcus ibis
136Great EgretArdea alba
137Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhyncha
138Gray HeronArdea cinerea
139Purple HeronArdea purpurea
140Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala
141Goliath HeronArdea goliath

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

142Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
143African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
144Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash
145African SpoonbillPlatalea alba

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

146/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

147Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
148African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typus
149/European Honey-buzzard/Pernis apivorus
150African Cuckoo-HawkAviceda cuculoides
151White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalis
152Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotos
153Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus
154White-backed VultureGyps africanus
155BateleurTerathopius ecaudatus
156Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralis
157Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereus
158Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascens
159Bat HawkMacheiramphus alcinus
160Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatus
161Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosus
162Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalis
163/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarina
164|Wahlberg's Eagle|Hieraaetus wahlbergi
165/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatus
166Ayres's Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresii
167Tawny EagleAquila rapax
168/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensis
169Verreaux's EagleAquila verreauxii
170African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogaster
171Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicus
172Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabates
173Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabar
174African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorus
175/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus
176African GoshawkAccipiter toussenelii
177ShikraAccipiter badius
178Little SparrowhawkAccipiter minullus
179Ovambo SparrowhawkAccipiter ovampensis
180Black GoshawkAccipiter melanoleucus
181/Black Kite/Milvus migrans
182African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vocifer
183/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteo
184Augur BuzzardButeo augur

 
Owls: Strigidae

185Northern White-faced OwlPtilopsis leucotis
186Spotted Eagle-OwlBubo africanus
187Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lactea
188Pel's Fishing-OwlScotopelia peli
189African Barred OwletGlaucidium capense
190African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordii
191Marsh OwlAsio capensis

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

192Red-faced MousebirdUrocolius indicus

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

193African Hoopoe**Upupa africana

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

194Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureus
195Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelas

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

196Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatus
197African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutus
198Southern Red-billed HornbillTockus rufirostris
199Trumpeter HornbillBycanistes bucinator

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

200Half-collared KingfisherAlcedo semitorquata
201Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
202African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina picta
203Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensis
204Brown-hooded KingfisherHalcyon albiventris
205Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicuti
206Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maxima
207Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

208White-fronted Bee-eaterMerops bullockoides
209Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
210Swallow-tailed Bee-eaterMerops hirundineus
211/Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/Merops persicus
212Madagascar Bee-eaterMerops superciliosus
213/European Bee-eater/Merops apiaster
214(Southern Carmine Bee-eater)Merops nubicoides

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

215/European Roller/Coracias garrulus
216Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatus
217Racket-tailed RollerCoracias spatulatus
218<Rufous-crowned Roller>Coracias naevius
219Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurus

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

220Crested BarbetTrachyphonus vaillantii
221Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconus
222Black-collared BarbetLybius torquatus

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

223Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minor
224Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicator

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

225Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescens
226Olive WoodpeckerDendropicos griseocephalus
227Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquus
228Bennett's WoodpeckerCampethera bennettii
229Golden-tailed WoodpeckerCampethera abingoni

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

230/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanni
231Dickinson's KestrelFalco dickinsoni
232Red-necked FalconFalco chicquera
233/Red-footed Falcon/Falco vespertinus
234|Sooty Falcon|Falco concolor
235/Eurasian Hobby/Falco subbuteo
236Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus
237Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
238Taita FalconFalco fasciinucha

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

239Brown-necked ParrotPoicephalus fuscicollis
240Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeri

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

241Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flava

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

242African Golden OrioleOriolus auratus
243African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatus

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

244Chinspot BatisBatis molitor

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

245White HelmetshrikePrionops plumatus
246Retz's HelmetshrikePrionops retzii

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

247BrubruNilaus afer
248Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cubla
249Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalus
250Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australis
251Tropical BoubouLaniarius major
252Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeTelophorus sulfureopectus
253Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchoti

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

254Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

255African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

256/Red-backed Shrike/Lanius collurio
257|Lesser Gray Shrike|Lanius minor

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

258Pied CrowCorvus albus

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

259Southern Black-TitMelaniparus niger

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

260African Penduline-TitAnthoscopus caroli

 
Larks: Alaudidae

261Dusky LarkPinarocorys nigricans
262<Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark>Eremopterix leucotis
263Gray-backed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix verticalis
264Monotonous LarkMirafra passerina
265Flappet LarkMirafra rufocinnamomea

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

266Cape CrombecSylvietta rufescens

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

267Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialis
268Greencap EremomelaEremomela scotops
269Burnt-neck EremomelaEremomela usticollis
270Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
271Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavida
272Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
273Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythrops
274Rock-loving CisticolaCisticola aberrans
275Rattling CisticolaCisticola chiniana
276Luapula CisticolaCisticola luapula
277Piping CisticolaCisticola fulvicapilla
278Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

279/Icterine Warbler/Hippolais icterina
280/Sedge Warbler/Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
281/Marsh Warbler/Acrocephalus palustris
282/Common Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus scirpaceus
283Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostris
284/Great Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus arundinaceus

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

285/River Warbler/Locustella fluviatilis
286Little Rush WarblerBradypterus baboecala

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

287Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopyga
288Banded MartinNeophedina cincta
289Plain MartinRiparia paludicola
290/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia
291Rock MartinPtyonoprogne fuligula
292Pearl-breasted SwallowHirundo dimidiata
293/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
294White-throated SwallowHirundo albigularis
295Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
296/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicum
297Greater Striped SwallowCecropis cucullata
298Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica
299Rufous-chested SwallowCecropis semirufa

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

300Yellow-bellied GreenbulChlorocichla flaviventris
301Terrestrial BrownbulPhyllastrephus terrestris
302Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus
303\Black-fronted Bulbul\Pycnonotus nigricans

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

304/Willow Warbler/Phylloscopus trochilus

 
Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, and Allies: Sylviidae

305/Garden Warbler/Sylvia borin
306/Greater Whitethroat/Curruca communis

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

307Southern Yellow White-eyeZosterops anderssoni

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

308Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineii

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

309Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorynchus
310Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanus

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

311Wattled StarlingCreatophora cinerea
312Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogaster
313Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morio
314Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

315Kurrichane ThrushTurdus libonyana

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

316|Spotted Flycatcher|Muscicapa striata
317Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidus
318Gray Tit-FlycatcherFraseria plumbeus
319Ashy FlycatcherFraseria caerulescens
320Southern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelaina
321Bearded Scrub-RobinCercotrichas quadrivirgata
322Red-backed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas leucophrys
323Collared Palm-ThrushCichladusa arquata
324/Thrush Nightingale/Luscinia luscinia
325Miombo Rock-ThrushMonticola angolensis
326Mocking Cliff-ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
327Arnot's ChatMyrmecocichla arnotti
328Familiar ChatOenanthe familiaris

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

329Collared SunbirdHedydipna collaris
330Amethyst SunbirdChalcomitra amethystina
331Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
332Purple-banded SunbirdCinnyris bifasciatus
333White-breasted SunbirdCinnyris talatala
334Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus
335Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

336Red-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis niger
337White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahali
338Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis
339Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthops
340Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermedius
341Southern Masked-WeaverPloceus velatus
342Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
343<Red-billed Quelea>Quelea quelea
344Southern Red BishopEuplectes orix
345<Yellow-crowned Bishop>Euplectes afer
346Yellow BishopEuplectes capensis
347White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatus
348Yellow-mantled WidowbirdEuplectes macroura
349Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifrons

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

350Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
351Zebra WaxbillAmandava subflava
352Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
353<Cut-throat>Amadina fasciata
354Southern CordonbleuUraeginthus angolensis
355Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melba
356Peters's TwinspotHypargos niveoguttatus
357Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala
358Jameson's FirefinchLagonosticta rhodopareia
359Brown FirefinchLagonosticta nitidula

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

360Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
361Broad-tailed Paradise-WhydahVidua obtusa
362Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaea
363Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeata
364Purple IndigobirdVidua purpurascens
365Parasitic WeaverAnomalospiza imberbis

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

366House SparrowPasser domesticus
367Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseus
368Southern Gray-headed SparrowPasser diffusus
369Yellow-throated Bush SparrowGymnornis superciliaris

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

370Cape WagtailMotacilla capensis
371Mountain WagtailMotacilla clara
372/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flava
373African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp
374Striped PipitAnthus lineiventris

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

375Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicus
376Black-throated CanaryCrithagra atrogularis

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

377Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisi
378Golden-breasted BuntingEmberiza flaviventris

 

 *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 Visitor52
\\Austral Visitor2
||Transient4
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular6
()Breeding Season Only4
{}Casual/Vagrant2
[]Accidental1

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened8
VVulnerable6
ENEndangered4
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.