BIRDING LOCALES

• Batoka Gorge (BG)
• Kafue Flats (KFLT)
• Kafue National Park (KNP)
• Lower Zambesi National Park (LZNP)
• Nchila Wildlife Reserve (NWR)
• North Luangwa National Park (NLNP)

DISTRIBUTION CODES

Code	Description	##
E	Endemic	0
LC	Local	1
NE	Near Endemic	3
RR	Restricted Range	56

STATUS CODES

Code	Description	##
NT	Near Threatened	3
V	Vulnerable	1
EN	Endangered	0
CR	Critically Endangered	0

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 specialty birds in the country occurring in remote locales not typically visited by birding tours. Specialties include endemics and globally threatened, vulnerable or endangered. 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.*

1	White-throated Francolin	Campocolinus albogularis	RR
2	Afep Pigeon	Columba unicincta	RR
3	Rameron Pigeon	Columba arquatrix	RR
4	Dusky Turtle-Dove	Streptopelia lugens	RR
5	Burchell's Sandgrouse	Pterocles burchelli	RR
6	Bare-faced Go-away-bird	Crinifer personatus	RR
7	/Lesser Cuckoo/	Cuculus poliocephalus	RR
8	Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo	Cercococcyx olivinus	RR
9	Montane Nightjar	Caprimulgus poliocephalus	RR
10	Scarce Swift	Schoutedenapus myoptilus	RR
11	Great Crested Grebe	Podiceps cristatus	RR
12	Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk	Accipiter rufiventris	RR
13	Bar-tailed Trogon	Apaloderma vittatum	RR
14	Silvery-cheeked Hornbill	Bycanistes brevis	RR
15	Shining-blue Kingfisher	Alcedo quadribrachys	LC
16	White-bellied Kingfisher	Corythornis leucogaster	RR
17	Moustached Tinkerbird	Pogoniulus leucomystax	RR
18	Pied Barbet	Tricholaema leucomelas	RR
19	Spot-flanked Barbet	Tricholaema lacrymosa	RR
20	Stierling's Woodpecker	Dendropicos stierlingi		NT
21	Chestnut Wattle-eye	Dyaphorophyia castanea	RR
22	Boulton's Batis	Batis margaritae	RR
23	Malawi Batis	Batis dimorpha	NE
24	Fuelleborn's Boubou	Laniarius fuelleborni	RR
25	Four-colored Bushshrike	Telophorus viridis	RR
26	Fischer's Sparrow-Lark	Eremopterix leucopareia	RR
27	Plateau Lark	Corypha nigrescens	NE
28	Singing Cisticola	Cisticola cantans	RR
29	Whistling Cisticola	Cisticola lateralis	RR
30	Wailing Cisticola	Cisticola lais	RR
31	Churring Cisticola	Cisticola njombe	RR
32	Papyrus Yellow-Warbler	Calamonastides gracilirostris		V
33	Mountain Yellow-Warbler	Iduna similis	RR
34	Bamboo Warbler	Locustella alfredi	RR
35	Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler	Bradypterus cinnamomeus	RR
36	White-winged Swamp Warbler	Bradypterus carpalis	RR
37	African Red-rumped Swallow	Cecropis melanocrissus	RR
38	Brown Parisoma	Curruca lugens	RR
39	Thrush Babbler	Illadopsis turdina	RR
40	Slender-billed Starling	Onychognathus tenuirostris	RR
41	Cassin's Flycatcher	Muscicapa cassini	RR
42	Olive-flanked Robin-Chat	Dessonornis anomala	RR	NT
43	Cape Robin-Chat	Dessonornis caffra	RR
44	White-starred Robin	Pogonocichla stellata	RR
45	White-chested Alethe	Chamaetylas fuelleborni	RR
46	Gray-winged Robin-Chat	Sheppardia polioptera	RR
47	Bannerman's Sunbird	Cyanomitra bannermani	RR
48	Bronze Sunbird	Nectarinia kilimensis	RR
49	Malachite Sunbird	Nectarinia famosa	RR
50	Oustalet's Sunbird	Cinnyris oustaleti	RR
51	Bates's Sunbird	Cinnyris batesi	RR
52	Slender-billed Weaver	Ploceus pelzelni	RR
53	Tanganyika Masked-Weaver	Ploceus reichardi	NE
54	Black-headed Weaver	Ploceus melanocephalus	RR
55	Olive-headed Weaver	Ploceus olivaceiceps	RR	NT
56	Compact Weaver	Pachyphantes superciliosus	RR
57	Buff-shouldered Widowbird	Euplectes psammacromius	RR
58	Red-faced Crimsonwing	Cryptospiza reichenovii	RR
59	Orange-cheeked Waxbill	Estrilda melpoda	RR
60	Streaky Seedeater	Crithagra striolatus	RR
61	Yellow-crowned Canary	Serinus flavivertex	RR
62	Cape Bunting	Emberiza capensis	RR

 

 *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.