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# Species:365
# Excl Vagrants:365
# Endemics:0
# Near Endemics:0

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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Ostriches: Struthionidae

1Common OstrichStruthio camelus

 
Ducks: Anatidae

2White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduata
3Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolor
4White-backed DuckThalassornis leuconotus
5Knob-billed DuckSarkidiornis melanotos
6Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
7Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensis
8African Pygmy-GooseNettapus auritus
9Blue-billed TealSpatula hottentota
10Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulata
11Red-billed DuckAnas erythrorhyncha

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

12Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

13Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaena
14Coqui FrancolinCampocolinus coqui
15/Harlequin Quail/Coturnix delegorguei
16Red-billed SpurfowlPternistis adspersus
17Swainson's SpurfowlPternistis swainsonii

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

18Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiens
19Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
20Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
21Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
22Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilos
23Namaqua DoveOena capensis
24African Green-PigeonTreron calvus

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

25Double-banded SandgrousePterocles bicinctus
26Burchell's SandgrousePterocles burchelli

 
Bustards: Otididae

27Kori BustardArdeotis kori
28Denham's BustardNeotis denhami
29Red-crested BustardLophotis ruficrista
30Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogaster

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

31Gray Go-away-birdCrinifer concolor
32Schalow's TuracoTauraco schalowi

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

33/Black Cuckoo/Cuculus clamosus
34Common CuckooCuculus canorus
35/African Cuckoo/Cuculus gularis
36Black CoucalCentropus grillii
37Coppery-tailed CoucalCentropus cupreicaudus
38Senegal CoucalCentropus senegalensis
39Burchell's CoucalCentropus burchellii
40(Pied Cuckoo)Clamator jacobinus
41Levaillant's CuckooClamator levaillantii
42Great Spotted CuckooClamator glandarius
43Thick-billed CuckooPachycoccyx audeberti
44Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaas
45Dideric CuckooChrysococcyx caprius

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

46Pennant-winged NightjarCaprimulgus vexillarius
47Eurasian NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
48Fiery-necked NightjarCaprimulgus pectoralis
49Swamp NightjarCaprimulgus natalensis
50Square-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus fossii

 
Swifts: Apodidae

51Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
52/Common Swift/Apus apus
53African SwiftApus barbatus
54African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

55African RailRallus caerulescens
56Corn CrakeCrex crex
57(African Crake)Crecopsis egregia
58/Lesser Moorhen/Gallinula angulata
59Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
60/Allen's Gallinule/Porphyrio alleni
61African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensis
62Striped CrakeAenigmatolimnas marginalis
63Black CrakeZapornia flavirostra

 
Cranes: Gruidae

64Wattled CraneBugeranus carunculatus

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

65Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensis
66Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatus

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

67Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

68/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarola
69/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticula
70Three-banded PloverThinornis tricollaris
71Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostris
72Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatus
73Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatus
74Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallus
75/Caspian Plover/Anarhynchus asiaticus
76Kittlitz's PloverAnarhynchus pecuarius

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

77Greater Painted-SnipeRostratula benghalensis

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

78Lesser JacanaMicroparra capensis
79African JacanaActophilornis africanus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

80/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosa
81Great SnipeGallinago media
82African SnipeGallinago nigripennis
83/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
84/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilis
85/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareola
86/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia
87/Ruff/Calidris pugnax
88/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferruginea
89/Little Stint/Calidris minuta
90Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

91Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticus

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

92Bronze-winged CourserRhinoptilus chalcopterus
93#Temminck's Courser#Cursorius temminckii
94/Black-winged Pratincole/Glareola nordmanni
95Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

96Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalus
97Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
98African SkimmerRynchops flavirostris
99Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
100White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

101Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

102African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerus
103Black StorkCiconia nigra
104/Abdim's Stork/Ciconia abdimii
105African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelis
106/White Stork/Ciconia ciconia
107Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensis
108Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumenifer
109Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibis

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

110African DarterAnhinga rufa

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

111Reed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
112Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

113Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
114African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
115Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash
116African SpoonbillPlatalea alba

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

117Dwarf BitternBotaurus sturmii
118Little BitternBotaurus minutus
119Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
120Slaty EgretEgretta vinaceigula
121Black HeronEgretta ardesiaca
122Little EgretEgretta garzetta
123Striated HeronButorides striata
124Rufous-bellied HeronArdeola rufiventris
125Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
126Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibis
127Great EgretArdea alba
128Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhyncha
129Gray HeronArdea cinerea
130Purple HeronArdea purpurea
131Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala
132Goliath HeronArdea goliath

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

133HamerkopScopus umbretta

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

134#Great White Pelican#Pelecanus onocrotalus
135Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescens

 
Secretary-bird: Sagittariidae

136SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentarius

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

137/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

138Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
139African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typus
140White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalis
141Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotos
142Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus
143White-backed VultureGyps africanus
144Cape GriffonGyps coprotheres
145BateleurTerathopius ecaudatus
146Western Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascens
147Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralis
148Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereus
149Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosus
150Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalis
151/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarina
152/Wahlberg's Eagle/Hieraaetus wahlbergi
153/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatus
154/Ayres's Hawk-Eagle/Hieraaetus ayresii
155Tawny EagleAquila rapax
156/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensis
157African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogaster
158Bat HawkMacheiramphus alcinus
159Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabar
160Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabates
161Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicus
162Little SparrowhawkTachyspiza minullus
163ShikraTachyspiza badius
164African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorus
165/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus
166/Black Kite/Milvus migrans
167African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vocifer
168/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteo
169Long-legged BuzzardButeo rufinus
170Augur BuzzardButeo augur

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

171Western Barn OwlTyto alba

 
Owls: Strigidae

172African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensis
173Southern White-faced OwlPtilopsis granti
174Spotted Eagle-OwlBubo africanus
175Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lactea
176Pel's Fishing-OwlScotopelia peli
177Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatum
178African Barred OwletGlaucidium capense
179African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordii
180Marsh OwlAsio capensis

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

181Red-faced MousebirdUrocolius indicus

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

182Narina TrogonApaloderma narina

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

183African Hoopoe**Upupa africana

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

184Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureus
185Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelas

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

186Southern Ground-HornbillBucorvus leadbeateri
187Bradfield's HornbillLophoceros bradfieldi
188African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutus
189Southern Red-billed HornbillTockus rufirostris
190Southern Yellow-billed HornbillTockus leucomelas

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

191White-fronted Bee-eaterMerops bullockoides
192Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
193Swallow-tailed Bee-eaterMerops hirundineus
194/Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/Merops persicus
195/European Bee-eater/Merops apiaster
196/Southern Carmine Bee-eater/Merops nubicoides

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

197Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
198/African Pygmy Kingfisher/Ispidina picta
199/Gray-headed Kingfisher/Halcyon leucocephala
200/Woodland Kingfisher/Halcyon senegalensis
201Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicuti
202Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maxima
203Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

204/European Roller/Coracias garrulus
205Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatus
206Purple RollerCoracias naevius
207/Broad-billed Roller/Eurystomus glaucurus

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

208Crested BarbetTrachyphonus vaillantii
209Pied BarbetTricholaema leucomelas
210Black-collared BarbetLybius torquatus

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

211Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minor
212Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicator

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

213Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescens
214Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquus
215Bennett's WoodpeckerCampethera bennettii
216Golden-tailed WoodpeckerCampethera abingoni

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

217Greater KestrelFalco rupicoloides
218Dickinson's KestrelFalco dickinsoni
219Red-necked FalconFalco chicquera
220/Red-footed Falcon/Falco vespertinus
221Amur FalconFalco amurensis
222/Eurasian Hobby/Falco subbuteo
223Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus
224Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

225Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeri

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

226(White-breasted Cuckooshrike)Ceblepyris pectoralis
227(Black Cuckooshrike)Campephaga flava

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

228#African Golden Oriole#Oriolus auratus
229African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatus

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

230Chinspot BatisBatis molitor

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

231White-crested HelmetshrikePrionops plumatus
232Retz's HelmetshrikePrionops retzii

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

233BrubruNilaus afer
234Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cubla
235Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalus
236Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australis
237Gabon BoubouLaniarius bicolor
238Crimson-breasted GonolekLaniarius atrococcineus
239Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeChlorophoneus sulfureopectus
240Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchoti

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

241Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

242(African Paradise-Flycatcher)Terpsiphone viridis

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

243Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleuca
244/Red-backed Shrike/Lanius collurio
245/Lesser Gray Shrike/Lanius minor
246White-crowned ShrikeEurocephalus anguitimens

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

247Pied CrowCorvus albus

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

248Southern Black-TitMelaniparus niger

 
Larks: Alaudidae

249/Dusky Lark/Pinarocorys nigricans
250Chestnut-backed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucotis
251Gray-backed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix verticalis
252Fawn-colored LarkCalendulauda africanoides
253Flappet LarkAmirafra rufocinnamomea
254Rufous-naped LarkCorypha africana
255Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinerea

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

256Long-billed CrombecSylvietta rufescens

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

257Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialis
258Burnt-neck EremomelaEremomela usticollis
259Stierling's Wren-WarblerCalamonastes stierlingi
260Barred Wren-WarblerCalamonastes fasciolatus
261Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
262Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavida
263Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
264Black-chested PriniaPrinia flavicans
265Rattling CisticolaCisticola chiniana
266Luapula CisticolaCisticola luapula
267Chirping CisticolaCisticola pipiens
268Piping CisticolaCisticola fulvicapilla
269Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
270Desert CisticolaCisticola aridulus

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

271/Icterine Warbler/Hippolais icterina
272/Sedge Warbler/Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
273/Common Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus scirpaceus
274Greater Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus rufescens
275/Great Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus arundinaceus

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

276Little Rush WarblerBradypterus baboecala

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

277/Gray-rumped Swallow/Pseudhirundo griseopyga
278(Banded Martin)Neophedina cincta
279Plain MartinRiparia paludicola
280/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
281Angola SwallowHirundo angolensis
282Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
283Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica
284(Rufous-chested Swallow)Cecropis semirufa
285/Mosque Swallow/Cecropis senegalensis

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

286Yellow-bellied GreenbulChlorocichla flaviventris
287Terrestrial BrownbulPhyllastrephus terrestris
288Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus
289Black-fronted BulbulPycnonotus nigricans

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

290/Willow Warbler/Phylloscopus trochilus

 
Sylviid Warblers and Allies: Sylviidae

291Chestnut-vented WarblerCurruca subcaerulea
292/Greater Whitethroat/Curruca communis

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

293Southern Yellow White-eyeZosterops anderssoni

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

294Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineii
295Hartlaub's BabblerTurdoides hartlaubii

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

296Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythroryncha
297Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanus

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

298(Wattled Starling)Creatophora cinerea
299(Violet-backed Starling)Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
300Burchell's StarlingLamprotornis australis
301Meves's StarlingLamprotornis mevesii
302Sharp-tailed StarlingLamprotornis acuticaudus
303Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeus
304Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitens

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

305Groundscraper ThrushTurdus litsitsirupa
306Kurrichane ThrushTurdus libonyana

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

307/Spotted Flycatcher/Muscicapa striata
308Gray Tit-FlycatcherFraseria plumbeus
309Ashy FlycatcherFraseria caerulescens
310Southern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelaina
311White-browed Scrub RobinCercotrichas leucophrys
312(White-throated Robin-Chat)Dessonornis humeralis
313(White-browed Robin-Chat)Cossypha heuglini
314Collared Palm-ThrushCichladusa arquata
315African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
316Arnot's ChatMyrmecocichla arnotti
317(Capped Wheatear)Oenanthe pileata

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

318Amethyst SunbirdChalcomitra amethystina
319Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
320Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensis
321White-bellied SunbirdCinnyris talatala
322Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

323Red-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis niger
324Scaly WeaverSporopipes squamifrons
325White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahali
326Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubriceps
327Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthops
328Southern Brown-throated WeaverPloceus xanthopterus
329Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermedius
330Southern Masked-WeaverPloceus velatus
331Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
332Red-headed QueleaQuelea erythrops
333(Red-billed Quelea)Quelea quelea
334Southern Red BishopEuplectes orix
335Yellow-crowned BishopEuplectes afer
336White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatus
337Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillaris
338Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifrons

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

339Zebra WaxbillAmandava subflava
340Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
341QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollis
342Violet-eared WaxbillGranatina granatina
343Southern CordonbleuUraeginthus angolensis
344Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melba
345Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala
346Jameson's FirefinchLagonosticta rhodopareia
347Brown FirefinchLagonosticta nitidula

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

348Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
349Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaea
350Shaft-tailed WhydahVidua regia
351Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeata

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

352Southern Gray-headed SparrowPasser diffusus
353Yellow-throated Bush SparrowGymnornis superciliaris

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

354Cape WagtailMotacilla capensis
355/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flava
356African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp
357African PipitAnthus cinnamomeus
358Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrys
359(Buffy Pipit)Anthus vaalensis
360Rosy-throated LongclawMacronyx ameliae

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

361Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicus
362Black-throated CanaryCrithagra atrogularis

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

363Lark-like BuntingEmberiza impetuani
364Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisi
365Golden-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 Visitor53
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient0
##Non-breeding Dispersal3
<>Erratic/Irregular0
()Breeding Season Only14
{}Casual/Vagrant5
[]Accidental4

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened9
VVulnerable6
ENEndangered5
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.