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AFRICA ENDEMIC BIRD LIST

List of endemic and near-endemic species in parts of Africa (currently, Angola, Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe are included). Table also shows species with globally threatened or endangered status according to the IUCN.*

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1Blue-winged GooseCyanochen cyanopteraENTETH
2Meller's DuckAnas melleriEENMAD
3Bernier's TealAnas bernieriEENMAD
4Madagascar PochardAythya innotataECRMAD
5Eastern Crested GuineafowlGuttera pucheraniNE KY,TZ
6Nahan's PartridgePtilopachus nahaniNEVUG
7Udzungwa PartridgeXenoperdix udzungwensisEENTZ
8Gray-winged FrancolinScleroptera africanusE SAF
9Moorland FrancolinScleroptera psilolaemusENTETH
10Elgon FrancolinScleroptera elgonensisNENTKY,UG
11Blue QuailSynoicus adansoniiE ETH
12Madagascar PartridgeMargaroperdix madagarensisE MAD
13Hartlaub's SpurfowlPternistis hartlaubiNE AG,NB
14Gray-striped SpurfowlPternistis griseostriatusE AG
15Cape SpurfowlPternistis capensisNE NB,SAF
16Jackson's SpurfowlPternistis jacksoniNE KY
17Swierstra's SpurfowlPternistis swierstraiEENAG
18Harwood's SpurfowlPternistis harwoodiENTETH
19Gray-breasted SpurfowlPternistis rufopictusE TZ
20White-collared PigeonColumba albitorquesNE ETH
21Madagascar Green-PigeonTreron australisE MAD
22Pemba Green-PigeonTreron pembaensisEVTZ
23Madagascar Blue-PigeonAlectroenas madagascariensisE MAD
24White-breasted MesiteMesitornis variegatusEVMAD
25Brown MesiteMesitornis unicolorEVMAD
26Subdesert MesiteMonias benschiEVMAD
27Madagascar SandgrousePterocles personatusE MAD
28Blue BustardEupodotis caerulescensENTSAF
29Karoo BustardHeterotetrax vigorsiiNE NB,SAF
30Rueppell's BustardHeterotetrax rueppeliiNE AG,NB
31Black BustardAfrotis afraE SAF
32Rwenzori TuracoGallirex johnstoniNE RW,UG
33White-cheeked TuracoMenelikkornis leucotisNE ETH
34Prince Ruspoli's TuracoMenelikkornis ruspoliiENTETH
35Red-crested TuracoTauraco erythrolophusE AG
36Knysna TuracoTauraco corythaixE SAF
37Giant CouaCoua gigasE MAD
38Coquerel's CouaCoua coquereliE MAD
39Red-breasted CouaCoua serrianaE MAD
40Red-fronted CouaCoua reynaudiiE MAD
41Red-capped CouaCoua ruficepsE MAD
42Olive-capped CouaCoua olivaceicepsE MAD
43Running CouaCoua cursorE MAD
44Crested CouaCoua cristataE MAD
45Verreaux's CouaCoua verreauxiE MAD
46Blue CouaCoua caeruleaE MAD
47Collared NightjarGactornis enarratusE MAD
48Madagascar NightjarCaprimulgus madagascariensisE MAD
49Nechisar NightjarCaprimulgus solalaEVETH
50Malagasy Palm SwiftCypsiurus gracilisE MAD
51Madagascar RailRallus madagascariensisEVMAD
52Rouget's RailRougetius rougetiiNENTETH
53Sakalava RailZapornia olivieriEENMAD
54Madagascar Forest RailMentocrex kioloidesE MAD
55Tsingy Forest RailMentocrex beankaensisEVMAD
56Madagascar FlufftailSarothrura insularisE MAD
57White-winged FlufftailSarothrura ayresiNECRETH,SAF
58Slender-billed FlufftailSarothrura watersiENTMAD
59Madagascar Three-banded Plover**Charadrius bifrontatusE MAD
60Spot-breasted LapwingVanellus melanocephalusE ETH
61Madagascar PloverAnarhynchus thoracicusEVMAD
62Madagascar JacanaActophilornis albinuchaEENMAD
63Madagascar SnipeGallinago macrodactylaEVMAD
64Madagascar ButtonquailTurnix nigricollisE MAD
65Fynbos ButtonquailTurnix hottentottusE SAF
66Hartlaub's GullChroicocephalus hartlaubiiNE NB,SAF
67Madagascar GrebeTachybaptus pelzelniiEENMAD
68Bank CormorantPhalacrocorax neglectusNEENNB,SAF
69Madagascar IbisLophotibis cristataENTMAD
70Malagasy Sacred IbisThreskiornis bernieriEENMAD
71Southern Bald IbisGeronticus calvusEVSAF
72Wattled IbisBostrychia carunculataNE ETH
73Humblot's HeronArdea humblotiEENMAD
74Madagascar Harrier-HawkPolyboroides radiatusE MAD
75Madagascar Serpent-EagleEutriorchis asturEENMAD
76Madagascar Cuckoo-HawkAviceda madagascariensisE MAD
77Frances's SparrowhawkTachyspiza francesiaeE MAD
78Madagascar SparrowhawkAccipiter madagascariensisENTMAD
79Henst's GoshawkAstur henstiiEVMAD
80Malagasy HarrierCircus macroscelesEENMAD
81Madagascar Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vociferoidesECRMAD
82Forest BuzzardButeo trizonatusENTSAF
83Madagascar BuzzardButeo brachypterusE MAD
84Red OwlTyto soumagneiEVMAD
85Sokoke Scops-OwlOtus ireneaeNEENKY,TZ
86Pemba Scops-OwlOtus pembaensisEVTZ
87Madagascar Scops-OwlOtus rutilusE MAD
88Albertine OwletGlaucidium albertinumNENTRW
89White-browed OwlAthene superciliarisE MAD
90Madagascar OwlAsio madagascariensisE MAD
91Red-backed MousebirdColius castanotusE AG
92Madagascar HoopoeUpupa marginataE MAD
93Monteiro's HornbillTockus monteiriNE AG,NB
94Tanzanian Red-billed HornbillTockus ruahaeE TZ
95Damara Red-billed HornbillTockus damarensisE NB
96Ethiopian Bee-eaterMerops lafresnayiiE ETH
97Madagascar Pygmy KingfisherCorythornis madagascariensisE MAD
98Scaly Ground-RollerGeobiastes squamigerEVMAD
99Short-legged Ground-RollerBrachypteracias leptosomusEVMAD
100Long-tailed Ground-RollerUratelornis chimaeraEVMAD
101Pitta-like Ground-RollerAtelornis pittoidesE MAD
102Rufous-headed Ground-RollerAtelornis crossleyiENTMAD
103Usambiro Barbet**Trachyphonus usambiroNE KY,TZ
104Southern Red-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus pusillusNE SAF
105Banded BarbetLybius undatusNE ETH
106Chaplin's BarbetLybius chapliniEVZA
107Dwarf HoneyguideIndicator pumilioNE RW,UG
108Abyssinian WoodpeckerDendropicos abyssinicusNE ETH
109Ground WoodpeckerGeocolaptes olivaceusENTSAF
110Knysna WoodpeckerCampethera notataENTSAF
111Malagasy KestrelFalco newtoniE MAD
112Banded KestrelFalco zoniventrisE MAD
113Greater Vasa ParrotMascarinus vasaNE MAD
114Gray-headed LovebirdAgapornis canusE MAD
115Black-winged LovebirdAgapornis tarantaNE ETH
116Yellow-collared LovebirdAgapornis personatusE TZ
117Cape ParrotPoicephalus robustusEVSAF
118Rueppell's ParrotPoicephalus rueppelliiNE AG,NB
119Yellow-fronted ParrotPoicephalus flavifronsE ETH
120Velvet AsityPhilepitta castaneaE MAD
121Schlegel's AsityPhilepitta schlegeliENTMAD
122Common Sunbird-AsityNeodrepanis coruscansE MAD
123Yellow-bellied Sunbird-AsityNeodrepanis hypoxanthaEVMAD
124Madagascar CuckooshrikeCeblepyris cinereaE MAD
125Grauer's CuckooshrikeCoracina graueriNE UG
126Ethiopian Black-headed OrioleOriolus monachaNE ETH
127White-tailed ShrikeLanioturdus torquatusNE AG,NB
128White-fronted Wattle-eyePlatysteira albifronsENTAG
129Short-tailed BatisBatis mixtaNE KY,TZ
130Dark BatisBatis cryptaE ML,TZ
131Malawi BatisBatis dimorphaNE ML,ZA
132Gray-crested HelmetshrikePrionops poliolophusNENTKY,TZ
133Yellow-crested HelmetshrikePrionops albertiNEVUG
134Angola HelmetshrikePrionops gabelaEENAG
135Archbold's NewtoniaNewtonia archboldiE MAD
136Common NewtoniaNewtonia brunneicaudaE MAD
137Dark NewtoniaNewtonia amphichroaE MAD
138Red-tailed NewtoniaNewtonia fanovanaeEVMAD
139Tylas VangaTylas eduardiE MAD
140Red-tailed VangaCalicalicus madagascariensisE MAD
141Red-shouldered VangaCalicalicus rufocarpalisEVMAD
142Nuthatch-VangaHypositta corallirostrisE MAD
143Chabert VangaLeptopterus chabertE MAD
144Crossley's VangaMystacornis crossleyiE MAD
145Madagascar Blue VangaCyanolanius madagascarinusE MAD
146Hook-billed VangaVanga curvirostrisE MAD
147Ward's FlycatcherPseudobias wardiE MAD
148Rufous VangaSchetba rufaE MAD
149Helmet VangaEuryceros prevostiiEENMAD
150Bernier's VangaOriolia bernieriEENMAD
151Sickle-billed VangaFalculea palliataE MAD
152White-headed VangaArtamella viridisE MAD
153Pollen's VangaXenopirostris polleniENTMAD
154Lafresnaye's VangaXenopirostris xenopirostrisENTMAD
155Van Dam's VangaXenopirostris damiiEENMAD
156Southern TchagraTchagra tchagraE SAF
157Red-naped BushshrikeLaniarius ruficepsNE ETH,KY
158Braun's BushshrikeLaniarius brauniEENAG
159Gabela BushshrikeLaniarius amboimensisEENAG
160Zanzibar BoubouLaniarius sublacteusNE KY,TZ
161Monteiro's BushshrikeMalaconotus monteiriENTAG
162Uluguru BushshrikeMalaconotus aliusEENTZ
163Usambara Drongo**Dicrurus sp.E TZ
164Stresemann's Bush-CrowZavattariornis stresemanniEENETH
165Thick-billed RavenCorvus crassirostrisNE ETH
166Cape RockjumperChaetops frenatusENTSAF
167Drakensberg RockjumperChaetops aurantiusENTSAF
168Usambara HyliotaHyliota usambaraEENTZ
169Carp's TitMelaniparus carpiNE AG,NB
170White-backed Black-TitMelaniparus leuconotusNE ETH
171Red-throated TitMelaniparus fringillinusNE KY,TZ
172Gray TitMelaniparus aferNE NB,SAF
173Beesley's LarkChersomanes beesleyiE TZ
174Gray's LarkAmmomanopsis grayiNE AG,NB
175Cape LarkCerthilauda curvirostrisNE NB,SAF
176Eastern Long-billed LarkCerthilauda semitorquataE SAF
177Karoo Long-billed LarkCerthilauda subcoronataNE NB,SAF
178Benguela Lark**Certhilauda benguelensisNE AG,NB
179Short-clawed LarkCerthilauda chuanaNE BWA,SAF
180Gillett's LarkCalendulauda gillettiNE ETH,KY
181Karoo LarkCalendulauda albescensE SAF
182Red LarkCalendulauda burraEVSAF
183Dune LarkCalendulauda erythrochlamysNE NB,SAF
184Liben LarkHeteromirafra archeriECRETH
185Rudd's LarkHeteromirafra ruddiEENSAF
186Madagascar LarkMirafra hovaE MAD
187Williams's LarkMirafra williamsiE KY
188Melodious LarkMirafra chenianaNE SAF,ZW
189Collared LarkAmirafra collarisNE ETH
190Cape Clapper LarkCorypha apiataNE NB,SAF
191Plateau LarkCorypha nigrescensNE TZ,ZA
192Sentinel LarkCorypha athiNE KY,TZ
193Botha's LarkSpizocorys fringillarisEENSAF
194Masked LarkSpizocorys personataNE ETH,KY
195Sclater's LarkSpizocorys sclateriNENTNB,SAF
196Large-billed LarkGalerida magnirostrisNE NB,SAF
197Blanford's LarkCalandrella blanfordiNE ETH
198Short-billed CrombecSylvietta philippaeE ETH
199RockrunnerAchaetops pycnopygiusNE AG,NB
200Victorin's WarblerCryptillas victoriniE SAF
201Pulitzer's LongbillMacrosphenus pulitzeriEENAG
202Common JeryNeomixis tenellaE MAD
203Green JeryNeomixis viridisE MAD
204Stripe-throated JeryNeomixis striatigulaE MAD
205Subdesert Jery**Neomixis pallidiorE MAD
206Karoo EremomelaEremomela gregalisNE NB,SAF
207Roberts's WarblerOreophilais robertsiNE ZW
208Namaqua WarblerPhragmacia substriataNE NB,SAF
209African TailorbirdArtisornis metopiasNE TZ
210Long-billed TailorbirdArtisornis moreauiNECRTZ
211Hartert's CamaropteraCamaroptera hertertiNE AG
212Taita ApalisApalis fuscigularisECRKY
213Yellow-throated ApalisApalis flavigularisNEENML
214Chirinda ApalisApalis chirindensisNEVZW
215Karamoja ApalisApalis karamojaeEVUG
216Maasai ApalisApalis stronachiNEVTZ
217Karoo PriniaPrinia maculosaNE NB,SAF
218Drakensberg PriniaPrinia hypoxanthaE SAF
219Cinnamon-breasted WarblerEuryptila subcinnamomeaNE NB,SAF
220Mrs. Moreau's WarblerScepomycter winifredaeENTTZ
221Kilombero CisticolaCisticola baerorumE TZ
222Huambo CisticolaCisticola bailunduensisE AG
223Lyne's CisticolaCisticola distinctusNE KY,UG
224Tana River CisticolaCisticola restrictusE KY
225White-tailed CisticolaCisticola anderseniE TZ
226Ethiopian CisticolaCisticola lugubrisNE ETH
227Aberdare CisticolaCisticola aberdareEVKY
228Slender-tailed CisticolaCisticola melanurusE AG
229Madagascar CisticolaCisticola cherinaE MAD
230Malagasy Brush-WarblerNesillas typicaNE MAD
231Subdesert Brush-WarblerNesillas lantziiE MAD
232Madagascar Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus newtoniE MAD
233Knysna WarblerBradypterus sylvaticusEVSAF
234Gray EmutailBradypterus seebohmiE MAD
235Brown EmutailBradypterus brunneusE MAD
236White-throated OxylabesOxylabes madagascariensisE MAD
237Long-billed BernieriaBernieria madagascariensisE MAD
238Cryptic WarblerCryptosylvicola randrianasoloiE MAD
239Wedge-tailed JeryHartertula flavoviridisENTMAD
240ThamnornisThamnornis chloropetoidesE MAD
241Madagascar YellowbrowCrossleyia xanthophrysE MAD
242Dusky TetrakaCrossleyia tenebrosaE MAD
243Spectacled TetrakaXanthomixis zosteropsE MAD
244Appert's TetrakaXanthomixis appertiEVMAD
245Gray-crowned TetrakaXanthomixis cinereicepsENTMAD
246Rand's WarblerRandia pseudozosteropsE MAD
247Madagascar MartinRiparia cowaniE MAD
248White-tailed SwallowHirundo megaensisEVETH
249Uluguru Mountain GreenbulArizelocichla neumanniE TZ
250Black-headed Mountain GreenbulArizelocichla nigricepsNE KY,TZ
251Yellow-throated Mountain GreenbulArizelocichla chlorigulaE TZ
252Angola GreenbulPhyllastrephus viridicepsE AG
253Cape BulbulPycnonotus capensisE SAF
254Abyssinian CatbirdSylvia galinieriE ETH
255Bush BlackcapSylvia nigricapillusEVSAF
256Layard's WarblerCurruca layardiNE NB,SAF
257Mbulu White-eyeZosterops mbuluensisNE KY,TZ
258Kilimanjaro White-eyeZosterops eurycricotusE TZ
259Ethiopian White-eyeZosterops poliogastrusE ETH
260Kafa White-eyeZosterops kaffensisNE ETH,KY
261Kikuyu White-eyeZosterops kikuyuensisE KY
262Taita White-eyeZosterops silvarnusEENKY
263Angola White-eyeZosterops kasaicusE AG
264Orange River White-eyeZosterops pallidusNE NB,SAF
265South Pare White-eyeZosterops winifredaeENTTZ
266Cape White-eyeZosterops virensNE BWA,SAF
267Pemba White-eyeZosterops vaughaniE TZ
268Tanzanian IlladopsisIlladopsis distansNE KY,TZ
269Hinde's Pied-BabblerTurdoides hindeiEVKY
270Northern Pied-BabblerTurdoides hypoleucaNE KY,TZ
271Madagascar StarlingHartlaubius auratusE MAD
272White-billed StarlingOnychognathus albirostrisNE ETH
273Abbott's StarlingPoeoptera femoralisNEENKY,TZ
274Kenrick's StarlingPoeoptera kenrickiNE KY,TZ
275Hildebrandt's StarlingLamprotornis hildebrandtiNE KY,TZ
276Ashy StarlingLamprotornis unicolorNE KY,TZ
277Oberlaender's Ground-ThrushGeokichla oberlaenderiNENTUG
278Ethiopian ThrushTurdus simensisE ETH
279Taita ThrushTurdus helleriEENKY
280Usambara ThrushTurdus roehliENTTZ
281Chapin's FlycatcherFraseria lenduNEVKY,UG
282Herero ChatNamibornis hereroNE AG,NB
283Angola Slaty-FlycatcherMelaenornis brunneusE AG
284Abyssinian Slaty-FlycatcherMelaenornis chocolatinusNE ETH
285Brown Scrub-RobinTychaedon signataNE SAF
286Madagascar Magpie-RobinCopsychus albospecularisE MAD
287Pelzeln's Magpie-Robin**Copsychus picaE MAD
288Archer's Robin-ChatDessonornis archeriNE RW,UG
289Chorister Robin-ChatCossypha dichroaE SAF
290White-headed Robin-ChatCossypha heinrichiE AG
291Angola Cave-ChatXenocopsychus ansorgeiNE AG,NB
292Thyolo AletheChamaetylas choloensisNEVML
293Gabela AkalatSheppardia gabelaEENAG
294Usambara AkalatSheppardia montanaEENTZ
295Iringa AkalatSheppardia loweiEVTZ
296Rubeho AkalatSheppardia aurantiithoraxEENTZ
297Sentinel Rock-ThrushMonticola exploratorNENTSAF
298Amber Mountain Rock-ThrushMonticola erythronotusEENMAD
299Cape Rock-ThrushMonticola rupestrisE SAF
300White-winged Cliff-ChatMonticola semirufaNE ETH
301Buff-streaked ChatCampicoloides bifasciatusE SAF
302Rueppell's ChatMyrmecocichla melaenaNE ETH
303Sombre Rock ChatOenanthe dubiaE ETH
304Gurney's SugarbirdPromerops gurneyiNENTSAF,ZW
305Cape SugarbirdPromerops caferE SAF
306Banded SunbirdAnthreptes rubritorquesEVTZ
307Amani SunbirdHedydipna pallidigasterNEENKY,TZ
308Orange-breasted SunbirdAnthobaphes violaceaE SAF
309Blue-headed SunbirdCyanomitra alinaeNE RW,UG
310Southern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris chalybeusNE NB,SAF
311Neergaard's SunbirdCinnyris neergaardiNENTSAF
312Eastern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris mediocrisNE KY,TZ
313Usambara Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris usambaricusNENTKY,TZ
314Moreau's SunbirdCinnyris moreauiENTTZ
315Loveridge's SunbirdCinnyris loveridgeiEENTZ
316Gorgeous SunbirdCinnyris melanogastrusNE KY,RW,TZ
317Tsavo SunbirdCinnyris tsavoensisNE KY,TZ
318Pemba SunbirdCinnyris pembaeE TZ
319Rufous-winged SunbirdCinnyris rufipennisEVTZ
320Malagasy SunbirdCinnyris notatusNE MAD
321Rufous-tailed WeaverHisturgops ruficaudaNE TZ
322Red WeaverAnaplectes jubaensisNE KY
323Strange WeaverPloceus alienusNE RW,UG
324Cape WeaverPloceus capensisE SAF
325Ruvu WeaverPloceus holoxanthusE TZ
326Taveta Golden-WeaverPloceus castaneicepsNE KY,TZ
327Kilombero WeaverPloceus burnieriEVTZ
328Tanganyika Masked-WeaverPloceus reichardiNE TZ,ZA
329Fox's WeaverPloceus spekeoidesENTUG
330Kilifi WeaverPloceus golandiEENKY
331Juba WeaverPloceus dichrocephalusNE ETH,KY
332Usambara WeaverPloceus nicolliENTTZ
333Nelicourvi WeaverPloceus nelicourviE MAD
334Sakalava WeaverPloceus sakalavaE MAD
335Forest FodyFoudia omissaE MAD
336Jackson's WidowbirdEuplectes jacksoniNENTKY,TZ
337Madagascar MuniaLepidopygia nanaE MAD
338Angola WaxbillCoccopygia bocageiNE AG,NB
339Cinderella WaxbillGlaucestrilda thomensisNE AG,NB
340Red-billed PytiliaPytilia lineataNE ETH
341Pink-throated TwinspotHypargos margaritatusNE SAF
342Kenya Rufous SparrowPasser rufocinctusNE KY,TZ
343Swahili SparrowPasser suahelicusNE KY,TZ
344Madagascar WagtailMotacilla flaviventrisE MAD
345Malindi PipitAnthus melindaeNE KY
346Yellow-tufted PipitAnthus crenatusENTSAF
347Sokoke PipitAnthus sokokensisNEENKY,TZ
348Yellow-breasted PipitHemimacronyx chlorisEVSAF
349Sharpe's LongclawMacronyx sharpeiEENKY
350Abyssinian LongclawMacronyx flavicollisENTETH
351Forest CanaryCrithagra scotopsE SAF
352Yellow-rumped SerinCrithagra xanthopygiusNE ETH
353Yellow-throated SerinCrithagra flavigulaEENETH
354Salvadori's SerinCrithagra xantholaemusE ETH
355Southern Grosbeak-CanaryCrithagra buchananiNE KY,TZ
356Kipengere SeedeaterCrithagra melanochrousE TZ
357Protea CanaryCrithagra leucopterusENTSAF
358Ankober SerinCrithagra ankoberensisEVETH
359Cape SiskinCrithagra tottaE SAF
360Drakensberg SiskinCrithagra symonsiE SAF
361Ethiopian SiskinSerinus nigricepsE ETH
362Spot-throatModulatrix stictigulaNE ML,TZ
363Dapple-throatArcanator orostruthusNENTTZ

 

 *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.

COUNTRIES

ENDEMIC CODES

CodeDescription##
EEndemic238
NENear Endemic126

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened42
VVulnerable42
ENEndangered39
CRCritically Endangered6

 # SPECIES BY COUNTRY

Country:# Species
Angola30
Botswana3
Egypt0
Ethiopia47
Kenya49
Madagascar118
Malawi5
Morocco0
Namibia31
Rwanda7
South Africa63
Tanzania65
Uganda14
Zambia4
Zimbabwe5
Total Species364