TSWAPONG HILLS
BOTSWANALOCALE
| # Species*: | 291 |
| # Excl Vagrants*: | 291 |
| # Endemics*: | 0 |
| # Near Endemics*: | 1 |
| *Based on partial or incomplete data. | |
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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| 1 | Common Ostrich | Struthio camelus |
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| 2 | White-faced Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna viduata |
| 3 | Fulvous Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna bicolor |
| 4 | White-backed Duck | Thalassornis leuconotus |
| 5 | Knob-billed Duck | Sarkidiornis melanotos |
| 6 | Egyptian Goose | Alopochen aegyptiaca |
| 7 | Spur-winged Goose | Plectropterus gambensis |
| 8 | African Black Duck | Anas sparsa |
| 9 | Yellow-billed Duck | Anas undulata |
| 10 | Red-billed Duck | Anas erythrorhyncha |
| 11 | Southern Pochard | Netta erythrophthalma |
| 12 | Maccoa Duck | Oxyura maccoa |
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| 13 | Helmeted Guineafowl | Numida meleagris |
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| 14 | Crested Francolin | Ortygornis sephaena |
| 15 | Coqui Francolin | Campocolinus coqui |
| 16 | /Harlequin Quail/ | Coturnix delegorguei |
| 17 | Red-billed Spurfowl | Pternistis adspersus |
| 18 | Natal Spurfowl | Pternistis natalensis |
| 19 | Swainson's Spurfowl | Pternistis swainsonii |
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| 20 | Speckled Pigeon | Columba guinea |
| 21 | Red-eyed Dove | Streptopelia semitorquata |
| 22 | Ring-necked Dove | Streptopelia capicola |
| 23 | Laughing Dove | Spilopelia senegalensis |
| 24 | Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove | Turtur chalcospilos |
| 25 | Namaqua Dove | Oena capensis |
| 26 | African Green-Pigeon | Treron calvus |
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| 27 | Double-banded Sandgrouse | Pterocles bicinctus |
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| 28 | Red-crested Bustard | Lophotis ruficrista |
| 29 | White-quilled Bustard | Afrotis afraoides |
| 30 | Black-bellied Bustard | Lissotis melanogaster |
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| 31 | Gray Go-away-bird | Crinifer concolor |
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| 32 | Red-chested Cuckoo | Cuculus solitarius |
| 33 | /Black Cuckoo/ | Cuculus clamosus |
| 34 | /African Cuckoo/ | Cuculus gularis |
| 35 | Senegal Coucal | Centropus senegalensis |
| 36 | Burchell's Coucal | Centropus burchellii |
| 37 | (Pied Cuckoo) | Clamator jacobinus |
| 38 | Levaillant's Cuckoo | Clamator levaillantii |
| 39 | Great Spotted Cuckoo | Clamator glandarius |
| 40 | Klaas's Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx klaas |
| 41 | Dideric Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx caprius |
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| 42 | Rufous-cheeked Nightjar | Caprimulgus rufigena |
| 43 | Fiery-necked Nightjar | Caprimulgus pectoralis |
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| 44 | Alpine Swift | Tachymarptis melba |
| 45 | /Common Swift/ | Apus apus |
| 46 | African Swift | Apus barbatus |
| 47 | Little Swift | Apus affinis |
| 48 | African Palm Swift | Cypsiurus parvus |
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| 49 | (African Crake) | Crecopsis egregia |
| 50 | /Lesser Moorhen/ | Gallinula angulata |
| 51 | Eurasian Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus |
| 52 | Red-knobbed Coot | Fulica cristata |
| 53 | Black Crake | Zapornia flavirostra |
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| 54 | Spotted Thick-knee | Burhinus capensis |
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| 55 | Black-winged Stilt | Himantopus himantopus |
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| 56 | Three-banded Plover | Thinornis tricollaris |
| 57 | Blacksmith Lapwing | Vanellus armatus |
| 58 | White-crowned Lapwing | Vanellus albiceps |
| 59 | Crowned Lapwing | Vanellus coronatus |
| 60 | Kittlitz's Plover | Anarhynchus pecuarius |
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| 61 | Greater Painted-Snipe | Rostratula benghalensis |
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| 62 | /Common Sandpiper/ | Actitis hypoleucos |
| 63 | /Marsh Sandpiper/ | Tringa stagnatilis |
| 64 | /Wood Sandpiper/ | Tringa glareola |
| 65 | /Common Greenshank/ | Tringa nebularia |
| 66 | /Ruff/ | Calidris pugnax |
| 67 | /Little Stint/ | Calidris minuta |
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| 68 | Small Buttonquail | Turnix sylvaticus |
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| 69 | Bronze-winged Courser | Rhinoptilus chalcopterus |
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| 70 | Whiskered Tern | Chlidonias hybrida |
| 71 | White-winged Tern | Chlidonias leucopterus |
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| 72 | Little Grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis |
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| 73 | Black Stork | Ciconia nigra |
| 74 | /Abdim's Stork/ | Ciconia abdimii |
| 75 | /White Stork/ | Ciconia ciconia |
| 76 | Saddle-billed Stork | Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis |
| 77 | Marabou Stork | Leptoptilos crumenifer |
| 78 | Yellow-billed Stork | Mycteria ibis |
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| 79 | Reed Cormorant | Microcarbo africanus |
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| 80 | Glossy Ibis | Plegadis falcinellus |
| 81 | African Sacred Ibis | Threskiornis aethiopicus |
| 82 | Hadada Ibis | Bostrychia hagedash |
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| 83 | Dwarf Bittern | Botaurus sturmii |
| 84 | Black-crowned Night Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax |
| 85 | Black Heron | Egretta ardesiaca |
| 86 | Little Egret | Egretta garzetta |
| 87 | Striated Heron | Butorides striata |
| 88 | Western Cattle-Egret | Bubulcus ibis |
| 89 | Yellow-billed Egret | Ardea brachyrhyncha |
| 90 | Gray Heron | Ardea cinerea |
| 91 | Purple Heron | Ardea purpurea |
| 92 | Black-headed Heron | Ardea melanocephala |
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| 93 | Hamerkop | Scopus umbretta |
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| 94 | Secretarybird | Sagittarius serpentarius |
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| 95 | Black-winged Kite | Elanus caeruleus |
| 96 | African Harrier-Hawk | Polyboroides typus |
| 97 | Lappet-faced Vulture | Torgos tracheliotos |
| 98 | White-backed Vulture | Gyps africanus |
| 99 | Cape Griffon | Gyps coprotheres |
| 100 | Bateleur | Terathopius ecaudatus |
| 101 | Black-chested Snake-Eagle | Circaetus pectoralis |
| 102 | Brown Snake-Eagle | Circaetus cinereus |
| 103 | Martial Eagle | Polemaetus bellicosus |
| 104 | /Lesser Spotted Eagle/ | Clanga pomarina |
| 105 | /Wahlberg's Eagle/ | Hieraaetus wahlbergi |
| 106 | Tawny Eagle | Aquila rapax |
| 107 | Verreaux's Eagle | Aquila verreauxii |
| 108 | African Hawk-Eagle | Aquila spilogaster |
| 109 | Bat Hawk | Macheiramphus alcinus |
| 110 | Gabar Goshawk | Micronisus gabar |
| 111 | Dark Chanting-Goshawk | Melierax metabates |
| 112 | Pale Chanting-Goshawk | Melierax canorus |
| 113 | African Goshawk | Aerospiza toussenelii |
| 114 | Little Sparrowhawk | Tachyspiza minullus |
| 115 | Shikra | Tachyspiza badius |
| 116 | Ovambo Sparrowhawk | Accipiter ovampensis |
| 117 | African Marsh Harrier | Circus ranivorus |
| 118 | /Black Kite/ | Milvus migrans |
| 119 | /Common Buzzard/ | Buteo buteo |
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| 120 | Western Barn Owl | Tyto alba |
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| 121 | African Scops-Owl | Otus senegalensis |
| 122 | Spotted Eagle-Owl | Bubo africanus |
| 123 | Pearl-spotted Owlet | Glaucidium perlatum |
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| 124 | Speckled Mousebird | Colius striatus |
| 125 | Red-faced Mousebird | Urocolius indicus |
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| 126 | African Hoopoe** | Upupa africana |
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| 127 | Green Woodhoopoe | Phoeniculus purpureus |
| 128 | Common Scimitarbill | Rhinopomastus cyanomelas |
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| 129 | Southern Ground-Hornbill | Bucorvus leadbeateri |
| 130 | Southern Red-billed Hornbill | Tockus rufirostris |
| 131 | Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill | Tockus leucomelas |
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| 132 | White-fronted Bee-eater | Merops bullockoides |
| 133 | Little Bee-eater | Merops pusillus |
| 134 | Swallow-tailed Bee-eater | Merops hirundineus |
| 135 | /Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/ | Merops persicus |
| 136 | /European Bee-eater/ | Merops apiaster |
| 137 | /Southern Carmine Bee-eater/ | Merops nubicoides |
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| 138 | Malachite Kingfisher | Corythornis cristatus |
| 139 | /African Pygmy Kingfisher/ | Ispidina picta |
| 140 | /Gray-headed Kingfisher/ | Halcyon leucocephala |
| 141 | /Woodland Kingfisher/ | Halcyon senegalensis |
| 142 | Brown-hooded Kingfisher | Halcyon albiventris |
| 143 | Striped Kingfisher | Halcyon chelicuti |
| 144 | Pied Kingfisher | Ceryle rudis |
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| 145 | /European Roller/ | Coracias garrulus |
| 146 | Lilac-breasted Roller | Coracias caudatus |
| 147 | Purple Roller | Coracias naevius |
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| 148 | Crested Barbet | Trachyphonus vaillantii |
| 149 | Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird | Pogoniulus chrysoconus |
| 150 | Pied Barbet | Tricholaema leucomelas |
| 151 | Black-collared Barbet | Lybius torquatus |
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| 152 | Lesser Honeyguide | Indicator minor |
| 153 | Greater Honeyguide | Indicator indicator |
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| 154 | Cardinal Woodpecker | Dendropicos fuscescens |
| 155 | Bearded Woodpecker | Chloropicus namaquus |
| 156 | Golden-tailed Woodpecker | Campethera abingoni |
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| 157 | Greater Kestrel | Falco rupicoloides |
| 158 | Lanner Falcon | Falco biarmicus |
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| 159 | Meyer's Parrot | Poicephalus meyeri |
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| 160 | (Black Cuckooshrike) | Campephaga flava |
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| 161 | /Eurasian Golden Oriole/ | Oriolus oriolus |
| 162 | African Black-headed Oriole | Oriolus larvatus |
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| 163 | Chinspot Batis | Batis molitor |
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| 164 | White-crested Helmetshrike | Prionops plumatus |
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| 165 | Brubru | Nilaus afer |
| 166 | Black-backed Puffback | Dryoscopus cubla |
| 167 | Black-crowned Tchagra | Tchagra senegalus |
| 168 | Brown-crowned Tchagra | Tchagra australis |
| 169 | Tropical Boubou | Laniarius major |
| 170 | Crimson-breasted Gonolek | Laniarius atrococcineus |
| 171 | Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike | Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus |
| 172 | Gray-headed Bushshrike | Malaconotus blanchoti |
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| 173 | Fork-tailed Drongo | Dicrurus adsimilis |
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| 174 | (African Paradise-Flycatcher) | Terpsiphone viridis |
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| 175 | Magpie Shrike | Urolestes melanoleuca |
| 176 | /Red-backed Shrike/ | Lanius collurio |
| 177 | /Lesser Gray Shrike/ | Lanius minor |
| 178 | Southern Fiscal | Lanius collaris |
| 179 | White-crowned Shrike | Eurocephalus anguitimens |
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| 180 | Cape Crow | Corvus capensis |
| 181 | Pied Crow | Corvus albus |
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| 182 | Southern Black-Tit | Melaniparus niger |
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| 183 | African Penduline-Tit | Anthoscopus caroli |
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| 184 | /Dusky Lark/ | Pinarocorys nigricans |
| 185 | Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark | Eremopterix leucotis |
| 186 | Gray-backed Sparrow-Lark | Eremopterix verticalis |
| 187 | Sabota Lark | Calendulauda sabota |
| 188 | Fawn-colored Lark | Calendulauda africanoides |
| 189 | Monotonous Lark | Mirafra passerina |
| 190 | Rufous-naped Lark | Corypha africana |
| 191 | Red-capped Lark | Calandrella cinerea |
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| 192 | Long-billed Crombec | Sylvietta rufescens |
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| 193 | Yellow-bellied Eremomela | Eremomela icteropygialis |
| 194 | Burnt-neck Eremomela | Eremomela usticollis |
| 195 | Barred Wren-Warbler | Calamonastes fasciolatus |
| 196 | Green-backed Camaroptera | Camaroptera brachyura |
| 197 | Bar-throated Apalis | Apalis thoracica |
| 198 | Yellow-breasted Apalis | Apalis flavida |
| 199 | Tawny-flanked Prinia | Prinia subflava |
| 200 | Black-chested Prinia | Prinia flavicans |
| 201 | Rattling Cisticola | Cisticola chiniana |
| 202 | Piping Cisticola | Cisticola fulvicapilla |
| 203 | Zitting Cisticola | Cisticola juncidis |
| 204 | Desert Cisticola | Cisticola aridulus |
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| 205 | /Olive-tree Warbler/ | Hippolais olivetorum |
| 206 | /Icterine Warbler/ | Hippolais icterina |
| 207 | /Sedge Warbler/ | Acrocephalus schoenobaenus |
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| 208 | Plain Martin | Riparia paludicola |
| 209 | Southern Crag-Martin | Ptyonoprogne fuligula |
| 210 | /Barn Swallow/ | Hirundo rustica |
| 211 | (White-throated Swallow) | Hirundo albigularis |
| 212 | /Western House-Martin/ | Delichon urbicum |
| 213 | Lesser Striped Swallow | Cecropis abyssinica |
| 214 | (Rufous-chested Swallow) | Cecropis semirufa |
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| 215 | Yellow-bellied Greenbul | Chlorocichla flaviventris |
| 216 | Common Bulbul | Pycnonotus barbatus |
| 217 | Black-fronted Bulbul | Pycnonotus nigricans |
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| 218 | /Willow Warbler/ | Phylloscopus trochilus |
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| 219 | Chestnut-vented Warbler | Curruca subcaerulea |
| 220 | /Greater Whitethroat/ | Curruca communis |
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| 221 | Cape White-eye | Zosterops virens |
| 222 | Southern Yellow White-eye | Zosterops anderssoni |
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| 223 | Arrow-marked Babbler | Turdoides jardineii |
| 224 | Southern Pied-Babbler | Turdoides bicolor |
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| 225 | Red-billed Oxpecker | Buphagus erythroryncha |
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| 226 | (Wattled Starling) | Creatophora cinerea |
| 227 | (Violet-backed Starling) | Cinnyricinclus leucogaster |
| 228 | Red-winged Starling | Onychognathus morio |
| 229 | Burchell's Starling | Lamprotornis australis |
| 230 | Meves's Starling | Lamprotornis mevesii |
| 231 | Greater Blue-eared Starling | Lamprotornis chalybaeus |
| 232 | Cape Starling | Lamprotornis nitens |
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| 233 | Groundscraper Thrush | Turdus litsitsirupa |
| 234 | Kurrichane Thrush | Turdus libonyana |
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| 235 | /Spotted Flycatcher/ | Muscicapa striata |
| 236 | Marico Flycatcher | Bradornis mariquensis |
| 237 | Gray Tit-Flycatcher | Fraseria plumbeus |
| 238 | Ashy Flycatcher | Fraseria caerulescens |
| 239 | |Fiscal Flycatcher| | Sigelus silens |
| 240 | Kalahari Scrub-Robin | Cercotrichas paena |
| 241 | White-browed Scrub Robin | Cercotrichas leucophrys |
| 242 | (White-throated Robin-Chat) | Dessonornis humeralis |
| 243 | African Stonechat | Saxicola torquatus |
| 244 | Mocking Cliff-Chat | Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris |
| 245 | Southern Anteater-Chat | Myrmecocichla formicivora |
| 246 | (Capped Wheatear) | Oenanthe pileata |
| 247 | Familiar Chat | Oenanthe familiaris |
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| 248 | Marico Sunbird | Cinnyris mariquensis |
| 249 | White-bellied Sunbird | Cinnyris talatala |
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| 250 | Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver | Bubalornis niger |
| 251 | Scaly Weaver | Sporopipes squamifrons |
| 252 | White-browed Sparrow-Weaver | Plocepasser mahali |
| 253 | Red-headed Weaver | Anaplectes rubriceps |
| 254 | Lesser Masked-Weaver | Ploceus intermedius |
| 255 | Southern Masked-Weaver | Ploceus velatus |
| 256 | Village Weaver | Ploceus cucullatus |
| 257 | (Red-billed Quelea) | Quelea quelea |
| 258 | Yellow-crowned Bishop | Euplectes afer |
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| 259 | Bronze Mannikin | Spermestes cucullata |
| 260 | Black-faced Waxbill | Brunhilda erythronotos |
| 261 | Common Waxbill | Estrilda astrild |
| 262 | Quailfinch | Ortygospiza atricollis |
| 263 | Cut-throat | Amadina fasciata |
| 264 | Red-headed Finch | Amadina erythrocephala |
| 265 | Violet-eared Waxbill | Granatina granatina |
| 266 | Southern Cordonbleu | Uraeginthus angolensis |
| 267 | Green-winged Pytilia | Pytilia melba |
| 268 | Red-billed Firefinch | Lagonosticta senegala |
| 269 | Jameson's Firefinch | Lagonosticta rhodopareia |
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| 270 | Pin-tailed Whydah | Vidua macroura |
| 271 | Eastern Paradise-Whydah | Vidua paradisaea |
| 272 | Shaft-tailed Whydah | Vidua regia |
| 273 | Village Indigobird | Vidua chalybeata |
| 274 | Purple Indigobird | Vidua purpurascens |
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| 275 | House Sparrow | Passer domesticus |
| 276 | Great Rufous Sparrow | Passer motitensis |
| 277 | Cape Sparrow | Passer melanurus |
| 278 | Southern Gray-headed Sparrow | Passer diffusus |
| 279 | Yellow-throated Bush Sparrow | Gymnornis superciliaris |
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| 280 | Cape Wagtail | Motacilla capensis |
| 281 | /Western Yellow Wagtail/ | Motacilla flava |
| 282 | African Pied Wagtail | Motacilla aguimp |
| 283 | African Pipit | Anthus cinnamomeus |
| 284 | &Bush Pipitl | Anthus caffer |
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| 285 | Yellow-fronted Canary | Crithagra mozambicus |
| 286 | Black-throated Canary | Crithagra atrogularis |
| 287 | Streaky-headed Seedeater | Crithagra gularis |
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| 288 | Lark-like Bunting | Emberiza impetuani |
| 289 | Cinnamon-breasted Bunting | Emberiza tahapisi |
| 290 | Cape Bunting | Emberiza capensis |
| 291 | Golden-breasted Bunting | Emberiza 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
| Code | Description | ## |
| // | Boreal Visitor | 37 |
| \\ | Austral Visitor | 0 |
| || | Transient | 1 |
| ## | Non-breeding Dispersal | 0 |
| <> | Erratic/Irregular | 1 |
| () | Breeding Season Only | 11 |
| {} | Casual/Vagrant | 0 |
| [] | Accidental | 1 |
STATUS CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| NT | Near Threatened | 0 |
| V | Vulnerable | 3 |
| EN | Endangered | 5 |
| CR | Critically Endangered | 1 |
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.