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Area (ha):9,700
Altitude (m):1400
# Species:437
# Excl Vagrants:437
# Endemics:1
# Near Endemics:0
Species/100 ha:4.5
Habitat: Miombo & Munga Woodland, Dambos, Riparian

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
8Blue-billed TealSpatula hottentota
9African Black DuckAnas sparsa
10Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulata
11Red-billed DuckAnas erythrorhyncha
12Southern PochardNetta erythrophthalma

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

13Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

14Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaena
15Coqui FrancolinCampocolinus coqui
16Whyte's FrancolinScleroptera whytei
17<Blue Quail>Synoicus adansonii
18Harlequin QuailCoturnix delegorguei
19Natal SpurfowlPternistis natalensis
20Swainson's SpurfowlPternistis swainsonii
21Red-necked SpurfowlPternistis afer

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

22/Lesser Flamingo/Phoenicoparrus minor

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

23Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

24Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiens
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

31Yellow-throated SandgrousePterocles gutturalis

 
Bustards: Otididae

32Denham's BustardNeotis denhami
33White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensis
34Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogaster

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

35Schalow's TuracoTauraco schalowi
36Gray Go-away-birdCrinifer concolor

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

37Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitarius
38Black CuckooCuculus clamosus
39/Common Cuckoo/Cuculus canorus
40African CuckooCuculus gularis
41Black CoucalCentropus grillii
42Coppery-tailed CoucalCentropus cupreicaudus
43Senegal CoucalCentropus senegalensis
44Pied CuckooClamator jacobinus
45Levaillant's CuckooClamator levaillantii
46Great Spotted CuckooClamator glandarius
47Thick-billed CuckooPachycoccyx audeberti
48Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaas
49African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreus
50Dideric CuckooChrysococcyx caprius

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

51Pennant-winged NightjarCaprimulgus vexillarius
52/Eurasian Nightjar/Caprimulgus europaeus
53Fiery-necked NightjarCaprimulgus pectoralis
54Freckled NightjarCaprimulgus tristigma
55Square-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus fossii

 
Swifts: Apodidae

56/Common Swift/Apus apus
57Little SwiftApus affinis
58White-rumped SwiftApus caffer
59African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

60African RailRallus caerulescens
61/Corn Crake/Crex crex
62(African Crake)Crex egregia
63/Spotted Crake/Porzana porzana
64Lesser MoorhenGallinula angulata
65Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
66Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata
67Allen's GallinulePorphyrio alleni
68African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensis
69(Striped Crake)Amaurornis marginalis
70Black CrakeZapornia flavirostra
71Baillon's CrakeZapornia pusilla

 
Flufftails: Sarothruridae

72Red-chested FlufftailSarothrura rufa
73(Streaky-breasted Flufftail)Sarothrura boehmi

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

74African FinfootPodica senegalensis

 
Cranes: Gruidae

75Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorum
76Wattled CraneBugeranus carunculatus

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

77Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensis
78Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatus

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

79Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
80Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

81/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarola
82/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticula
83Three-banded PloverCharadrius tricollaris
84Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostris
85Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatus
86White-crowned LapwingVanellus albiceps
87Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatus
88Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallus
89/Caspian Plover/Anarhynchus asiaticus
90Kittlitz's PloverAnarhynchus pecuarius
91White-fronted PloverAnarhynchus marginatus

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

92Greater Painted-SnipeRostratula benghalensis

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

93Lesser JacanaMicroparra capensis
94African JacanaActophilornis africanus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

95/Whimbrel/Numenius phaeopus
96/Great Snipe/Gallinago media
97African SnipeGallinago nigripennis
98/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
99/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropus
100/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilis
101/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareola
102Common RedshankTringa totanus
103/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia
104/Ruff/Calidris pugnax
105/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferruginea
106/Sanderling/Calidris alba
107/Little Stint/Calidris minuta

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

108Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticus
109Black-rumped ButtonquailTurnix nanus

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

110Bronze-winged CourserRhinoptilus chalcopterus
111Three-banded CourserRhinoptilus cinctus
112(Temminck's Courser)Cursorius temminckii
113Rock PratincoleGlareola nuchalis
114Black-winged PratincoleGlareola nordmanni
115Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

116Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalus
117African SkimmerRynchops flavirostris
118/Caspian Tern/Hydroprogne caspia
119Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
120/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterus

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

121African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerus
122Black StorkCiconia nigra
123/Abdim's Stork/Ciconia abdimii
124African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelis
125/White Stork/Ciconia ciconia
126Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensis
127Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumenifer
128Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibis

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

129African DarterAnhinga rufa

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

130Long-tailed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
131Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

132#Great White Pelican#Pelecanus onocrotalus
133Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescens

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

134HamerkopScopus umbretta

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

135(Dwarf Bittern)Ixobrychus sturmii
136Little BitternIxobrychus minutus
137Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
138Slaty EgretEgretta vinaceigula
139Black HeronEgretta ardesiaca
140Little EgretEgretta garzetta
141White-backed Night HeronCalherodius leuconotus
142Striated HeronButorides striata
143Rufous-bellied HeronArdeola rufiventris
144Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
145/Western Cattle Egret/Bubulcus ibis
146Great EgretArdea alba
147Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhyncha
148Gray HeronArdea cinerea
149Purple HeronArdea purpurea
150Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala
151Goliath HeronArdea goliath

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

152Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
153African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
154Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash
155African SpoonbillPlatalea alba

 
Secretary-bird: Sagittariidae

156SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentarius

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

157/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

158Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
159African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typus
160/European Honey-buzzard/Pernis apivorus
161African Cuckoo-HawkAviceda cuculoides
162White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalis
163Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotos
164Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus
165White-backed VultureGyps africanus
166BateleurTerathopius ecaudatus
167Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralis
168Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereus
169Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascens
170Bat HawkMacheiramphus alcinus
171Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatus
172Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosus
173Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalis
174/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarina
175|Wahlberg's Eagle|Hieraaetus wahlbergi
176/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatus
177Ayres's Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresii
178Tawny EagleAquila rapax
179/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensis
180African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogaster
181Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicus
182Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabates
183Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabar
184African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorus
185/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus
186/Montagu's Harrier/Circus pygargus
187African GoshawkAccipiter toussenelii
188ShikraAccipiter badius
189Little SparrowhawkAccipiter minullus
190Ovambo SparrowhawkAccipiter ovampensis
191Black GoshawkAccipiter melanoleucus
192/Black Kite/Milvus migrans
193African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vocifer
194/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteo

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

195African Grass-OwlTyto capensis
196Barn OwlTyto alba

 
Owls: Strigidae

197African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensis
198Northern White-faced OwlPtilopsis leucotis
199Spotted Eagle-OwlBubo africanus
200Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lactea
201Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatum
202African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordii
203Marsh OwlAsio capensis

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

204Red-faced MousebirdUrocolius indicus

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

205Narina TrogonApaloderma narina

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

206/Eurasian Hoopoe/Upupa epops

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

207Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureus
208Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelas

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

209Southern Ground-HornbillBucorvus leadbeateri
210Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatus
211African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutus
212Southern Yellow-billed HornbillTockus leucomelas
213Trumpeter HornbillBycanistes bucinator

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

214Half-collared KingfisherAlcedo semitorquata
215Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
216African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina picta
217Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephala
218Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensis
219Brown-hooded KingfisherHalcyon albiventris
220Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicuti
221Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maxima
222Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

223White-fronted Bee-eaterMerops bullockoides
224Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
225Swallow-tailed Bee-eaterMerops hirundineus
226/Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/Merops persicus
227/European Bee-eater/Merops apiaster
228(Southern Carmine Bee-eater)Merops nubicoides

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

229/European Roller/Coracias garrulus
230Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatus
231Racket-tailed RollerCoracias spatulatus
232<Rufous-crowned Roller>Coracias naevius
233Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurus

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

234Crested BarbetTrachyphonus vaillantii
235Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconus
236Miombo BarbetTricholaema frontata
237Chaplin's BarbetLybius chaplini
238Black-collared BarbetLybius torquatus

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

239Green-backed HoneyguideProdotiscus zambesiae
240Wahlberg's HoneyguideProdotiscus regulus
241Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minor
242Scaly-throated HoneyguideIndicator variegatus
243Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicator

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

244Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescens
245Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquus
246Bennett's WoodpeckerCampethera bennettii
247Golden-tailed WoodpeckerCampethera abingoni

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

248/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanni
249Greater KestrelFalco rupicoloides
250Dickinson's KestrelFalco dickinsoni
251Red-necked FalconFalco chicquera
252/Red-footed Falcon/Falco vespertinus
253/Amur Falcon/Falco amurensis
254|Sooty Falcon|Falco concolor
255/Eurasian Hobby/Falco subbuteo
256African HobbyFalco cuvierii
257Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus
258Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

259Brown-necked ParrotPoicephalus fuscicollis
260Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeri

 
African and Green Broadbill: Calyptomenidae

261African BroadbillSmithornis capensis

 
Pittas: Pittidae

262|African Pitta|Pitta angolensis

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

263White-breasted CuckooshrikeCoracina pectoralis
264Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flava

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

265/Eurasian Golden Oriole/Oriolus oriolus
266African Golden OrioleOriolus auratus
267African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatus

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

268Chinspot BatisBatis molitor

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

269White HelmetshrikePrionops plumatus
270Retz's HelmetshrikePrionops retzii

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

271BrubruNilaus afer
272Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cubla
273Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalus
274Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australis
275Tropical BoubouLaniarius major
276Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeTelophorus sulfureopectus
277Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchoti

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

278Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

279African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

280/Red-backed Shrike/Lanius collurio
281|Lesser Gray Shrike|Lanius minor
282Magpie ShrikeLanius melanoleuca
283Southern FiscalLanius collaris
284Souza's ShrikeLanius souzae

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

285Pied CrowCorvus albus

 
Hyliotas: Hyliotidae

286Yellow-bellied HyliotaHyliota flavigaster
287Southern HyliotaHyliota australis

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

288White-winged Black-TitMelaniparus leucomelas
289Southern Black-TitMelaniparus niger
290Miombo TitMelaniparus griseiventris

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

291African Penduline-TitAnthoscopus caroli

 
Larks: Alaudidae

292Dusky LarkPinarocorys nigricans
293<Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark>Eremopterix leucotis
294Rufous-naped LarkMirafra africana
295Flappet LarkMirafra rufocinnamomea
296Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinerea

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

297Red-capped CrombecSylvietta ruficapilla
298Cape CrombecSylvietta rufescens

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

299Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialis
300Greencap EremomelaEremomela scotops
301Burnt-neck EremomelaEremomela usticollis
302Miombo Wren-WarblerCalamonastes undosus
303Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
304Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavida
305Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
306Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythrops
307Rattling CisticolaCisticola chiniana
308Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensis
309Piping CisticolaCisticola fulvicapilla
310Siffling CisticolaCisticola brachypterus
311Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
312Desert CisticolaCisticola aridulus
313Pale-crowned CisticolaCisticola cinnamomeus

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

314/Icterine Warbler/Hippolais icterina
315/Sedge Warbler/Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
316/Marsh Warbler/Acrocephalus palustris
317/Common Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus scirpaceus
318Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostris
319/Great Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus arundinaceus

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

320/River Warbler/Locustella fluviatilis
321Little Rush WarblerBradypterus baboecala

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

322Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopyga
323Banded MartinNeophedina cincta
324Plain MartinRiparia paludicola
325/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia
326Pearl-breasted SwallowHirundo dimidiata
327/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
328White-throated SwallowHirundo albigularis
329Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
330/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicum
331Greater Striped SwallowCecropis cucullata
332Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica
333Rufous-chested SwallowCecropis semirufa
334Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensis

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

335Yellow-bellied GreenbulChlorocichla flaviventris
336Terrestrial BrownbulPhyllastrephus terrestris
337Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

338/Willow Warbler/Phylloscopus trochilus

 
Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, and Allies: Sylviidae

339/Garden Warbler/Sylvia borin
340Chestnut-vented WarblerCurruca subcaerulea
341/Greater Whitethroat/Curruca communis

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

342Southern Yellow White-eyeZosterops anderssoni

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

343Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineii
344Hartlaub's BabblerTurdoides hartlaubii

 
Treecreepers: Certhiidae

345African Spotted CreeperSalpornis salvadori

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

346Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorynchus

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

347Wattled StarlingCreatophora cinerea
348Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogaster
349Meves's StarlingLamprotornis mevesii
350Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterus
351Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

352Groundscraper ThrushTurdus litsitsirupa
353Kurrichane ThrushTurdus libonyana

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

354|Spotted Flycatcher|Muscicapa striata
355Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidus
356Gray Tit-FlycatcherFraseria plumbeus
357Ashy FlycatcherFraseria caerulescens
358Southern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelaina
359Bearded Scrub-RobinCercotrichas quadrivirgata
360Red-backed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas leucophrys
361White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heuglini
362Red-capped Robin-ChatCossypha natalensis
363Collared Palm-ThrushCichladusa arquata
364/Thrush Nightingale/Luscinia luscinia
365/Collared Flycatcher/Ficedula albicollis
366Miombo Rock-ThrushMonticola angolensis
367/Whinchat/Saxicola rubetra
368African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
369Sooty ChatMyrmecocichla nigra
370Arnot's ChatMyrmecocichla arnotti
371/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenanthe
372Capped WheatearOenanthe pileata
373Familiar ChatOenanthe familiaris

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

374Western Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes longuemarei
375Collared SunbirdHedydipna collaris
376Amethyst SunbirdChalcomitra amethystina
377Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
378Shelley's SunbirdCinnyris shelleyi
379Purple-banded SunbirdCinnyris bifasciatus
380White-breasted SunbirdCinnyris talatala
381Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus
382Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

383White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahali
384Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubriceps
385Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis
386Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthops
387Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermedius
388Southern Masked-WeaverPloceus velatus
389Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
390<Red-billed Quelea>Quelea quelea
391Southern Red BishopEuplectes orix
392<Yellow-crowned Bishop>Euplectes afer
393Yellow BishopEuplectes capensis
394White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatus
395Yellow-mantled WidowbirdEuplectes macroura
396Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifrons

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

397Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
398Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolor
399Zebra WaxbillAmandava subflava
400Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
401QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollis
402LocustfinchPaludipasser locustella
403<Cut-throat>Amadina fasciata
404Southern CordonbleuUraeginthus angolensis
405Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melba
406Orange-winged PytiliaPytilia afra
407Peters's TwinspotHypargos niveoguttatus
408Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala
409Jameson's FirefinchLagonosticta rhodopareia

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

410Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
411Broad-tailed Paradise-WhydahVidua obtusa
412Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaea
413Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeata
414Purple IndigobirdVidua purpurascens
415Green IndigobirdVidua codringtoni
416Parasitic WeaverAnomalospiza imberbis

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

417House SparrowPasser domesticus
418Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseus
419Southern Gray-headed SparrowPasser diffusus
420Yellow-throated Bush SparrowGymnornis superciliaris

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

421/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flava
422African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp
423African PipitAnthus cinnamomeus
424Woodland PipitAnthus nyassae
425Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrys
426Buffy PipitAnthus vaalensis
427/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialis
428Fuelleborn's LongclawMacronyx fuelleborni
429Rosy-throated LongclawMacronyx ameliae

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

430Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicus
431Black-throated CanaryCrithagra atrogularis
432Brimstone CanaryCrithagra sulphuratus
433Black-eared SeedeaterCrithagra mennelli
434Reichard's SeedeaterCrithagra reichardi

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

435Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisi
436Golden-breasted BuntingEmberiza flaviventris
437Cabanis'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.

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PRESENCE CODES

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//Boreal Visitor62
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient5
##Non-breeding Dispersal1
<>Erratic/Irregular6
()Breeding Season Only6
{}Casual/Vagrant1
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened8
VVulnerable8
ENEndangered6
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.