ALEDEGHI WILDLIFE RESERVE
ETHIOPIALOCALE
# Species: | 354 |
# Excl Vagrants: | 354 |
# Endemics: | 2 |
# Near Endemics: | 6 |
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 |
2 | Somali Ostrich | Struthio molybdophanes |
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3 | White-faced Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna viduata |
4 | /Knob-billed Duck/ | Sarkidiornis melanotos |
5 | Egyptian Goose | Alopochen aegyptiaca |
6 | Spur-winged Goose | Plectropterus gambensis |
7 | /African Pygmy-Goose/ | Nettapus auritus |
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8 | Helmeted Guineafowl | Numida meleagris |
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9 | Crested Francolin | Ortygornis sephaena |
10 | Common Quail | Coturnix coturnix |
11 | &Harlequin Quaill | Coturnix delegorguei |
12 | Yellow-necked Spurfowl | Pternistis leucoscepus |
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13 | Rock Pigeon | Columba livia |
14 | Speckled Pigeon | Columba guinea |
15 | White-collared Pigeon | Columba albitorques |
16 | /European Turtle-Dove/ | Streptopelia turtur |
17 | Dusky Turtle-Dove | Streptopelia lugens |
18 | African Collared-Dove | Streptopelia roseogrisea |
19 | Mourning Collared-Dove | Streptopelia decipiens |
20 | Red-eyed Dove | Streptopelia semitorquata |
21 | Ring-necked Dove | Streptopelia capicola |
22 | Vinaceous Dove | Streptopelia vinacea |
23 | Laughing Dove | Spilopelia senegalensis |
24 | Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove | Turtur chalcospilos |
25 | Namaqua Dove | Oena capensis |
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26 | Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse | Pterocles exustus |
27 | Yellow-throated Sandgrouse | Pterocles gutturalis |
28 | Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse | Pterocles lichtensteinii |
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29 | Arabian Bustard | Ardeotis arabs |
30 | Kori Bustard | Ardeotis kori |
31 | White-bellied Bustard | Eupodotis senegalensis |
32 | Buff-crested Bustard | Lophotis gindiana |
33 | Black-bellied Bustard | Lissotis melanogaster |
34 | Hartlaub's Bustard | Lissotis hartlaubii |
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35 | White-bellied Go-away-bird | Crinifer leucogaster |
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36 | /Common Cuckoo/ | Cuculus canorus |
37 | White-browed Coucal | Centropus superciliosus |
38 | Great Spotted Cuckoo | Clamator glandarius |
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39 | Sombre Nightjar | Caprimulgus fraenatus |
40 | /Egyptian Nightjar/ | Caprimulgus aegyptius |
41 | Plain Nightjar | Caprimulgus inornatus |
42 | Star-spotted Nightjar | Caprimulgus stellatus |
43 | Slender-tailed Nightjar | Caprimulgus clarus |
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44 | Alpine Swift | Tachymarptis melba |
45 | Little Swift | Apus affinis |
46 | Horus Swift | Apus horus |
47 | African Palm Swift | Cypsiurus parvus |
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48 | Eurasian Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus |
49 | Black Crake | Zapornia flavirostra |
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50 | Spotted Thick-knee | Burhinus capensis |
51 | Senegal Thick-knee | Burhinus senegalensis |
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52 | /Black-winged Stilt/ | Himantopus himantopus |
53 | /Pied Avocet/ | Recurvirostra avosetta |
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54 | Three-banded Plover | Thinornis tricollaris |
55 | Spur-winged Lapwing | Vanellus spinosus |
56 | Black-headed Lapwing | Vanellus tectus |
57 | Black-winged Lapwing | Vanellus melanopterus |
58 | Crowned Lapwing | Vanellus coronatus |
59 | /Caspian Plover/ | Anarhynchus asiaticus |
60 | Kittlitz's Plover | Anarhynchus pecuarius |
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61 | African Jacana | Actophilornis africanus |
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62 | /Common Snipe/ | Gallinago gallinago |
63 | /Common Sandpiper/ | Actitis hypoleucos |
64 | /Green Sandpiper/ | Tringa ochropus |
65 | /Marsh Sandpiper/ | Tringa stagnatilis |
66 | /Wood Sandpiper/ | Tringa glareola |
67 | /Common Greenshank/ | Tringa nebularia |
68 | /Ruff/ | Calidris pugnax |
69 | /Temminck's Stint/ | Calidris temminckii |
70 | /Little Stint/ | Calidris minuta |
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71 | Double-banded Courser | Smutsornis africanus |
72 | Three-banded Courser | Rhinoptilus cinctus |
73 | Temminck's Courser | Cursorius temminckii |
74 | /Collared Pratincole/ | Glareola pratincola |
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75 | /Black-headed Gull/ | Chroicocephalus ridibundus |
76 | /Gull-billed Tern/ | Gelochelidon nilotica |
77 | /White-winged Tern/ | Chlidonias leucopterus |
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78 | /Lesser Flamingo/ | Phoenicoparrus minor |
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79 | Little Grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis |
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80 | Abdim's Stork | Ciconia abdimii |
81 | /White Stork/ | Ciconia ciconia |
82 | Saddle-billed Stork | Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis |
83 | Marabou Stork | Leptoptilos crumenifer |
84 | Yellow-billed Stork | Mycteria ibis |
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85 | Reed Cormorant | Microcarbo africanus |
86 | Great Cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo |
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87 | /Glossy Ibis/ | Plegadis falcinellus |
88 | African Sacred Ibis | Threskiornis aethiopicus |
89 | Hadada Ibis | Bostrychia hagedash |
90 | Wattled Ibis | Bostrychia carunculata |
91 | African Spoonbill | Platalea alba |
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92 | Black-crowned Night Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax |
93 | /Black Heron/ | Egretta ardesiaca |
94 | Little Egret | Egretta garzetta |
95 | Striated Heron | Butorides striata |
96 | Squacco Heron | Ardeola ralloides |
97 | Western Cattle-Egret | Bubulcus ibis |
98 | Great Egret | Ardea alba |
99 | Yellow-billed Egret | Ardea brachyrhyncha |
100 | /Gray Heron/ | Ardea cinerea |
101 | Purple Heron | Ardea purpurea |
102 | Black-headed Heron | Ardea melanocephala |
103 | Goliath Heron | Ardea goliath |
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104 | Hamerkop | Scopus umbretta |
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105 | Shoebill | Balaeniceps rex |
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106 | Great White Pelican | Pelecanus onocrotalus |
107 | Pink-backed Pelican | Pelecanus rufescens |
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108 | Secretarybird | Sagittarius serpentarius |
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109 | Scissor-tailed Kite | Chelictinia riocourii |
110 | Black-winged Kite | Elanus caeruleus |
111 | African Harrier-Hawk | Polyboroides typus |
112 | Egyptian Vulture | Neophron percnopterus |
113 | |European Honey-buzzard| | Pernis apivorus |
114 | White-headed Vulture | Trigonoceps occipitalis |
115 | Lappet-faced Vulture | Torgos tracheliotos |
116 | Hooded Vulture | Necrosyrtes monachus |
117 | White-backed Vulture | Gyps africanus |
118 | Rueppell's Griffon | Gyps rueppelli |
119 | Bateleur | Terathopius ecaudatus |
120 | Black-chested Snake-Eagle | Circaetus pectoralis |
121 | /Short-toed Snake-Eagle/ | Circaetus gallicus |
122 | Brown Snake-Eagle | Circaetus cinereus |
123 | Martial Eagle | Polemaetus bellicosus |
124 | Long-crested Eagle | Lophaetus occipitalis |
125 | /Lesser Spotted Eagle/ | Clanga pomarina |
126 | /Greater Spotted Eagle/ | Clanga clanga |
127 | /Booted Eagle/ | Hieraaetus pennatus |
128 | Ayres's Hawk-Eagle | Hieraaetus ayresii |
129 | Tawny Eagle | Aquila rapax |
130 | /Steppe Eagle/ | Aquila nipalensis |
131 | /Imperial Eagle/ | Aquila heliaca |
132 | African Hawk-Eagle | Aquila spilogaster |
133 | Gabar Goshawk | Micronisus gabar |
134 | Dark Chanting-Goshawk | Melierax metabates |
135 | Eastern Chanting-Goshawk | Melierax poliopterus |
136 | Little Sparrowhawk | Tachyspiza minullus |
137 | /Western Marsh Harrier/ | Circus aeruginosus |
138 | /Pallid Harrier/ | Circus macrourus |
139 | /Montagu's Harrier/ | Circus pygargus |
140 | /Black Kite/ | Milvus migrans |
141 | African Fish-Eagle | Icthyophaga vocifer |
142 | /Grasshopper Buzzard/ | Butastur rufipennis |
143 | /Common Buzzard/ | Buteo buteo |
144 | /Long-legged Buzzard/ | Buteo rufinus |
145 | Augur Buzzard | Buteo augur |
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146 | Western Barn Owl | Tyto alba |
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147 | Grayish Eagle-Owl | Bubo cinerascens |
148 | /Short-eared Owl/ | Asio flammeus |
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149 | Speckled Mousebird | Colius striatus |
150 | Blue-naped Mousebird | Urocolius macrourus |
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151 | Eurasian Hoopoe | Upupa epops |
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152 | Green Woodhoopoe | Phoeniculus purpureus |
153 | Black-billed Woodhoopoe | Phoeniculus somaliensis |
154 | Black Scimitarbill | Rhinopomastus aterrimus |
155 | Abyssinian Scimitarbill | Rhinopomastus minor |
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156 | Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill | Bucorvus abyssinicus |
157 | African Gray Hornbill | Lophoceros nasutus |
158 | Northern Red-billed Hornbill | Tockus erythrorhynchus |
159 | Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill | Tockus flavirostris |
160 | Von der Decken's Hornbill | Tockus deckeni |
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161 | Red-throated Bee-eater | Merops bulocki |
162 | Little Bee-eater | Merops pusillus |
163 | Ethiopian Bee-eater | Merops lafresnayii |
164 | \White-throated Bee-eater\ | Merops albicollis |
165 | /Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/ | Merops persicus |
166 | (Olive Bee-eater) | Merops superciliosus |
167 | /European Bee-eater/ | Merops apiaster |
168 | Northern Carmine Bee-eater | Merops nubicus |
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169 | Malachite Kingfisher | Corythornis cristatus |
170 | African Pygmy Kingfisher | Ispidina picta |
171 | Gray-headed Kingfisher | Halcyon leucocephala |
172 | (Woodland Kingfisher) | Halcyon senegalensis |
173 | Striped Kingfisher | Halcyon chelicuti |
174 | Pied Kingfisher | Ceryle rudis |
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175 | /European Roller/ | Coracias garrulus |
176 | Abyssinian Roller | Coracias abyssinicus |
177 | Lilac-breasted Roller | Coracias caudatus |
178 | Purple Roller | Coracias naevius |
179 | (Broad-billed Roller) | Eurystomus glaucurus |
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180 | Red-and-yellow Barbet | Trachyphonus erythrocephalus |
181 | Yellow-breasted Barbet | Trachyphonus margaritatus |
182 | D'Arnaud's Barbet | Trachyphonus darnaudii |
183 | Northern Red-fronted Tinkerbird | Pogoniulus uropygialis |
184 | Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird | Pogoniulus chrysoconus |
185 | Red-fronted Barbet | Tricholaema diademata |
186 | Black-throated Barbet | Tricholaema melanocephala |
187 | Black-billed Barbet | Lybius guifsobalito |
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188 | /Eurasian Wryneck/ | Jynx torquilla |
189 | Cardinal Woodpecker | Dendropicos fuscescens |
190 | Mountain Gray Woodpecker | Dendropicos spodocephalus |
191 | Bearded Woodpecker | Chloropicus namaquus |
192 | Nubian Woodpecker | Campethera nubica |
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193 | Pygmy Falcon | Polihierax semitorquatus |
194 | /Lesser Kestrel/ | Falco naumanni |
195 | Eurasian Kestrel | Falco tinnunculus |
196 | Gray Kestrel | Falco ardosiaceus |
197 | |Sooty Falcon| | Falco concolor |
198 | Lanner Falcon | Falco biarmicus |
199 | Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus |
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200 | Red-bellied Parrot | Poicephalus rufiventris |
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201 | |Eurasian Golden Oriole| | Oriolus oriolus |
202 | Ethiopian Black-headed Oriole | Oriolus monacha |
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203 | Gray-headed Batis | Batis orientalis |
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204 | Brubru | Nilaus afer |
205 | Northern Puffback | Dryoscopus gambensis |
206 | Black-crowned Tchagra | Tchagra senegalus |
207 | Ethiopian Boubou | Laniarius aethiopicus |
208 | Rosy-patched Bushshrike | Rhodophoneus cruentus |
209 | Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike | Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus |
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210 | Fork-tailed Drongo | Dicrurus adsimilis |
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211 | African Paradise-Flycatcher | Terpsiphone viridis |
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212 | |Red-backed Shrike| | Lanius collurio |
213 | /Red-tailed Shrike/ | Lanius phoenicuroides |
214 | /Isabelline Shrike/ | Lanius isabellinus |
215 | Great Gray Shrike | Lanius excubitor |
216 | |Lesser Gray Shrike| | Lanius minor |
217 | Gray-backed Fiscal | Lanius excubitoroides |
218 | Somali Fiscal | Lanius somalicus |
219 | Northern Fiscal | Lanius humeralis |
220 | /Masked Shrike/ | Lanius nubicus |
221 | /Woodchat Shrike/ | Lanius senator |
222 | White-rumped Shrike | Eurocephalus ruppelli |
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223 | Cape Crow | Corvus capensis |
224 | Pied Crow | Corvus albus |
225 | Somali Crow | Corvus edithae |
226 | Fan-tailed Raven | Corvus rhipidurus |
227 | Thick-billed Raven | Corvus crassirostris |
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228 | Mouse-colored Penduline-Tit | Anthoscopus musculus |
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229 | Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark | Eremopterix leucotis |
230 | Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark | Eremopterix nigriceps |
231 | Chestnut-headed Sparrow-Lark | Eremopterix signatus |
232 | Gillett's Lark | Calendulauda gilletti |
233 | Singing Bushlark | Mirafra javanica |
234 | Red-winged Lark | Corypha hypermetra |
235 | Thekla's Lark | Galerida theklae |
236 | /Greater Short-toed Lark/ | Calandrella brachydactyla |
237 | Short-tailed Lark | Pseudalaemon fremantlii |
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238 | Northern Crombec | Sylvietta brachyura |
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239 | Yellow-bellied Eremomela | Eremomela icteropygialis |
240 | Gray Wren-Warbler | Calamonastes simplex |
241 | Green-backed Camaroptera | Camaroptera brachyura |
242 | Buff-bellied Warbler | Phyllolais pulchella |
243 | Red-fronted Warbler | Prinia rufifrons |
244 | Boran Cisticola | Cisticola bodessa |
245 | Rattling Cisticola | Cisticola chiniana |
246 | Ashy Cisticola | Cisticola cinereolus |
247 | Zitting Cisticola | Cisticola juncidis |
248 | Desert Cisticola | Cisticola aridulus |
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249 | /Eastern Olivaceous Warbler/ | Iduna pallida |
250 | /Upcher's Warbler/ | Hippolais languida |
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251 | Banded Martin | Neophedina cincta |
252 | Plain Martin | Riparia paludicola |
253 | /Bank Swallow/ | Riparia riparia |
254 | Southern Crag-Martin | Ptyonoprogne fuligula |
255 | /Barn Swallow/ | Hirundo rustica |
256 | Ethiopian Swallow | Hirundo aethiopica |
257 | Wire-tailed Swallow | Hirundo smithii |
258 | African Red-rumped Swallow | Cecropis melanocrissus |
259 | Lesser Striped Swallow | Cecropis abyssinica |
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260 | Common Bulbul | Pycnonotus barbatus |
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261 | /Common Chiffchaff/ | Phylloscopus collybita |
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262 | |Barred Warbler| | Curruca nisoria |
263 | /Lesser Whitethroat/ | Curruca curruca |
264 | /Menetries's Warbler/ | Curruca mystacea |
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265 | Abyssinian White-eye | Zosterops abyssinicus |
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266 | Rufous Chatterer | Argya rubiginosa |
267 | Scaly Chatterer | Argya aylmeri |
268 | White-rumped Babbler | Turdoides leucopygia |
269 | Cretzschmar's Babbler | Turdoides leucocephala |
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270 | Red-billed Oxpecker | Buphagus erythroryncha |
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271 | &Wattled Starlingl | Creatophora cinerea |
272 | Magpie Starling | Speculipastor bicolor |
273 | Rueppell's Starling | Lamprotornis purpuroptera |
274 | Golden-breasted Starling | Lamprotornis regius |
275 | Superb Starling | Lamprotornis superbus |
276 | Lesser Blue-eared Starling | Lamprotornis chloropterus |
277 | Greater Blue-eared Starling | Lamprotornis chalybaeus |
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278 | African Dusky Flycatcher | Muscicapa adusta |
279 | |Spotted Flycatcher| | Muscicapa striata |
280 | African Gray Flycatcher | Bradornis microrhynchus |
281 | /Black Scrub-Robin/ | Cercotrichas podobe |
282 | Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin | Cercotrichas galactotes |
283 | White-browed Scrub Robin | Cercotrichas leucophrys |
284 | White-browed Robin-Chat | Cossypha heuglini |
285 | /White-throated Robin/ | Irania gutturalis |
286 | /Common Nightingale/ | Luscinia megarhynchos |
287 | /Common Redstart/ | Phoenicurus phoenicurus |
288 | /Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush/ | Monticola saxatilis |
289 | /Blue Rock-Thrush/ | Monticola solitarius |
290 | /Whinchat/ | Saxicola rubetra |
291 | /Siberian Stonechat/ | Saxicola maurus |
292 | African Stonechat | Saxicola torquatus |
293 | /Northern Wheatear/ | Oenanthe oenanthe |
294 | /Isabelline Wheatear/ | Oenanthe isabellina |
295 | /Desert Wheatear/ | Oenanthe deserti |
296 | Eastern Black-eared Wheatear | Oenanthe melanoleuca |
297 | /Pied Wheatear/ | Oenanthe pleschanka |
298 | Blackstart | Oenanthe melanura |
299 | Abyssinian Wheatear | Oenanthe lugubris |
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300 | Collared Sunbird | Hedydipna collaris |
301 | Nile Valley Sunbird | Hedydipna metallica |
302 | Scarlet-chested Sunbird | Chalcomitra senegalensis |
303 | Beautiful Sunbird | Cinnyris pulchellus |
304 | Marico Sunbird | Cinnyris mariquensis |
305 | Abyssinian Sunbird | Cinnyris habessinicus |
306 | Variable Sunbird | Cinnyris venustus |
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307 | White-billed Buffalo-Weaver | Bubalornis albirostris |
308 | Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver | Bubalornis niger |
309 | White-headed Buffalo-Weaver | Dinemellia dinemelli |
310 | Speckle-fronted Weaver | Sporopipes frontalis |
311 | White-browed Sparrow-Weaver | Plocepasser mahali |
312 | Little Weaver | Ploceus luteolus |
313 | Spectacled Weaver | Ploceus ocularis |
314 | Lesser Masked-Weaver | Ploceus intermedius |
315 | Vitelline Masked-Weaver | Ploceus vitellinus |
316 | Rueppell's Weaver | Ploceus galbula |
317 | Speke's Weaver | Ploceus spekei |
318 | Village Weaver | Ploceus cucullatus |
319 | Chestnut Weaver | Ploceus rubiginosus |
320 | Red-billed Quelea | Quelea quelea |
321 | Northern Red Bishop | Euplectes franciscanus |
322 | Black-winged Bishop | Euplectes hordeaceus |
323 | Grosbeak Weaver | Amblyospiza albifrons |
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324 | African Silverbill | Euodice cantans |
325 | Black-cheeked Waxbill | Brunhilda charmosyna |
326 | Common Waxbill | Estrilda astrild |
327 | Crimson-rumped Waxbill | Estrilda rhodopyga |
328 | Cut-throat | Amadina fasciata |
329 | Purple Grenadier | Granatina ianthinogaster |
330 | Red-cheeked Cordonbleu | Uraeginthus bengalus |
331 | Green-winged Pytilia | Pytilia melba |
332 | Red-billed Firefinch | Lagonosticta senegala |
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333 | Eastern Paradise-Whydah | Vidua paradisaea |
334 | Steel-blue Whydah | Vidua hypocherina |
335 | Village Indigobird | Vidua chalybeata |
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336 | Northern Gray-headed Sparrow | Passer griseus |
337 | Swainson's Sparrow | Passer swainsonii |
338 | Yellow-spotted Bush Sparrow | Gymnornis pyrgita |
339 | Sahel Bush Sparrow | Gymnornis dentata |
340 | /Pale Rockfinch/ | Carpospiza brachydactyla |
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341 | /Western Yellow Wagtail/ | Motacilla flava |
342 | African Pied Wagtail | Motacilla aguimp |
343 | /White Wagtail/ | Motacilla alba |
344 | African Pipit | Anthus cinnamomeus |
345 | /Tawny Pipit/ | Anthus campestris |
346 | Plain-backed Pipit | Anthus leucophrys |
347 | /Red-throated Pipit/ | Anthus cervinus |
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348 | African Citril | Crithagra citrinelloides |
349 | Yellow-rumped Serin | Crithagra xanthopygius |
350 | Yellow-throated Serin | Crithagra flavigula |
351 | Northern Grosbeak-Canary | Crithagra donaldsoni |
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352 | Cinnamon-breasted Bunting | Emberiza tahapisi |
353 | Golden-breasted Bunting | Emberiza flaviventris |
354 | Somali Bunting | Emberiza poliopleura |
*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 | 74 |
\\ | Austral Visitor | 1 |
|| | Transient | 7 |
## | Non-breeding Dispersal | 0 |
<> | Erratic/Irregular | 2 |
() | Breeding Season Only | 3 |
{} | Casual/Vagrant | 0 |
[] | Accidental | 0 |
STATUS CODES
Code | Description | ## |
NT | Near Threatened | 4 |
V | Vulnerable | 10 |
EN | Endangered | 7 |
CR | Critically Endangered | 4 |
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.