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ALEDEGHI WILDLIFE RESERVE

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# 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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Ostriches: Struthionidae

1Common OstrichStruthio camelus
2Somali OstrichStruthio molybdophanes

 
Ducks: Anatidae

3White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduata
4/Knob-billed Duck/Sarkidiornis melanotos
5Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
6Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensis
7/African Pygmy-Goose/Nettapus auritus

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

8Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

9Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaena
10Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
11&Harlequin QuaillCoturnix delegorguei
12Yellow-necked SpurfowlPternistis leucoscepus

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

13Rock PigeonColumba livia
14Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
15White-collared PigeonColumba albitorques
16/European Turtle-Dove/Streptopelia turtur
17Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugens
18African Collared-DoveStreptopelia roseogrisea
19Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiens
20Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
21Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
22Vinaceous DoveStreptopelia vinacea
23Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
24Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilos
25Namaqua DoveOena capensis

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

26Chestnut-bellied SandgrousePterocles exustus
27Yellow-throated SandgrousePterocles gutturalis
28Lichtenstein's SandgrousePterocles lichtensteinii

 
Bustards: Otididae

29Arabian BustardArdeotis arabs
30Kori BustardArdeotis kori
31White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensis
32Buff-crested BustardLophotis gindiana
33Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogaster
34Hartlaub's BustardLissotis hartlaubii

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

35White-bellied Go-away-birdCrinifer leucogaster

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

36/Common Cuckoo/Cuculus canorus
37White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosus
38Great Spotted CuckooClamator glandarius

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

39Sombre NightjarCaprimulgus fraenatus
40/Egyptian Nightjar/Caprimulgus aegyptius
41Plain NightjarCaprimulgus inornatus
42Star-spotted NightjarCaprimulgus stellatus
43Slender-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus clarus

 
Swifts: Apodidae

44Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
45Little SwiftApus affinis
46Horus SwiftApus horus
47African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

48Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
49Black CrakeZapornia flavirostra

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

50Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensis
51Senegal Thick-kneeBurhinus senegalensis

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

52/Black-winged Stilt/Himantopus himantopus
53/Pied Avocet/Recurvirostra avosetta

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

54Three-banded PloverThinornis tricollaris
55Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
56Black-headed LapwingVanellus tectus
57Black-winged LapwingVanellus melanopterus
58Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatus
59/Caspian Plover/Anarhynchus asiaticus
60Kittlitz's PloverAnarhynchus pecuarius

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

61African JacanaActophilornis africanus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

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

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

71Double-banded CourserSmutsornis africanus
72Three-banded CourserRhinoptilus cinctus
73Temminck's CourserCursorius temminckii
74/Collared Pratincole/Glareola pratincola

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

75/Black-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus ridibundus
76/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon nilotica
77/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterus

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

78/Lesser Flamingo/Phoenicoparrus minor

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

79Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

80Abdim's StorkCiconia abdimii
81/White Stork/Ciconia ciconia
82Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensis
83Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumenifer
84Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibis

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

85Reed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
86Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

87/Glossy Ibis/Plegadis falcinellus
88African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
89Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash
90Wattled IbisBostrychia carunculata
91African SpoonbillPlatalea alba

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

92Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
93/Black Heron/Egretta ardesiaca
94Little EgretEgretta garzetta
95Striated HeronButorides striata
96Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
97Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibis
98Great EgretArdea alba
99Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhyncha
100/Gray Heron/Ardea cinerea
101Purple HeronArdea purpurea
102Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala
103Goliath HeronArdea goliath

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

104HamerkopScopus umbretta

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

105ShoebillBalaeniceps rex

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

106Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
107Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescens

 
Secretary-bird: Sagittariidae

108SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentarius

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

109Scissor-tailed KiteChelictinia riocourii
110Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
111African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typus
112Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterus
113|European Honey-buzzard|Pernis apivorus
114White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalis
115Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotos
116Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus
117White-backed VultureGyps africanus
118Rueppell's GriffonGyps rueppelli
119BateleurTerathopius ecaudatus
120Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralis
121/Short-toed Snake-Eagle/Circaetus gallicus
122Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereus
123Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosus
124Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalis
125/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarina
126/Greater Spotted Eagle/Clanga clanga
127/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatus
128Ayres's Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresii
129Tawny EagleAquila rapax
130/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensis
131/Imperial Eagle/Aquila heliaca
132African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogaster
133Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabar
134Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabates
135Eastern Chanting-GoshawkMelierax poliopterus
136Little SparrowhawkTachyspiza minullus
137/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosus
138/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus
139/Montagu's Harrier/Circus pygargus
140/Black Kite/Milvus migrans
141African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vocifer
142/Grasshopper Buzzard/Butastur rufipennis
143/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteo
144/Long-legged Buzzard/Buteo rufinus
145Augur BuzzardButeo augur

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

146Western Barn OwlTyto alba

 
Owls: Strigidae

147Grayish Eagle-OwlBubo cinerascens
148/Short-eared Owl/Asio flammeus

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

149Speckled MousebirdColius striatus
150Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourus

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

151Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

152Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureus
153Black-billed WoodhoopoePhoeniculus somaliensis
154Black ScimitarbillRhinopomastus aterrimus
155Abyssinian ScimitarbillRhinopomastus minor

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

156Abyssinian Ground-HornbillBucorvus abyssinicus
157African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutus
158Northern Red-billed HornbillTockus erythrorhynchus
159Eastern Yellow-billed HornbillTockus flavirostris
160Von der Decken's HornbillTockus deckeni

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

161Red-throated Bee-eaterMerops bulocki
162Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
163Ethiopian Bee-eaterMerops 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
168Northern Carmine Bee-eaterMerops nubicus

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

169Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
170African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina picta
171Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephala
172(Woodland Kingfisher)Halcyon senegalensis
173Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicuti
174Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

175/European Roller/Coracias garrulus
176Abyssinian RollerCoracias abyssinicus
177Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatus
178Purple RollerCoracias naevius
179(Broad-billed Roller)Eurystomus glaucurus

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

180Red-and-yellow BarbetTrachyphonus erythrocephalus
181Yellow-breasted BarbetTrachyphonus margaritatus
182D'Arnaud's BarbetTrachyphonus darnaudii
183Northern Red-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus uropygialis
184Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconus
185Red-fronted BarbetTricholaema diademata
186Black-throated BarbetTricholaema melanocephala
187Black-billed BarbetLybius guifsobalito

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

188/Eurasian Wryneck/Jynx torquilla
189Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescens
190Mountain Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos spodocephalus
191Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquus
192Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubica

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

193Pygmy FalconPolihierax semitorquatus
194/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanni
195Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculus
196Gray KestrelFalco ardosiaceus
197|Sooty Falcon|Falco concolor
198Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus
199Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

200Red-bellied ParrotPoicephalus rufiventris

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

201|Eurasian Golden Oriole|Oriolus oriolus
202Ethiopian Black-headed OrioleOriolus monacha

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

203Gray-headed BatisBatis orientalis

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

204BrubruNilaus afer
205Northern PuffbackDryoscopus gambensis
206Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalus
207Ethiopian BoubouLaniarius aethiopicus
208Rosy-patched BushshrikeRhodophoneus cruentus
209Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeChlorophoneus sulfureopectus

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

210Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

211African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

212|Red-backed Shrike|Lanius collurio
213/Red-tailed Shrike/Lanius phoenicuroides
214/Isabelline Shrike/Lanius isabellinus
215Great Gray ShrikeLanius excubitor
216|Lesser Gray Shrike|Lanius minor
217Gray-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroides
218Somali FiscalLanius somalicus
219Northern FiscalLanius humeralis
220/Masked Shrike/Lanius nubicus
221/Woodchat Shrike/Lanius senator
222White-rumped ShrikeEurocephalus ruppelli

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

223Cape CrowCorvus capensis
224Pied CrowCorvus albus
225Somali CrowCorvus edithae
226Fan-tailed RavenCorvus rhipidurus
227Thick-billed RavenCorvus crassirostris

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

228Mouse-colored Penduline-TitAnthoscopus musculus

 
Larks: Alaudidae

229Chestnut-backed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucotis
230Black-crowned Sparrow-LarkEremopterix nigriceps
231Chestnut-headed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix signatus
232Gillett's LarkCalendulauda gilletti
233Singing BushlarkMirafra javanica
234Red-winged LarkCorypha hypermetra
235Thekla's LarkGalerida theklae
236/Greater Short-toed Lark/Calandrella brachydactyla
237Short-tailed LarkPseudalaemon fremantlii

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

238Northern CrombecSylvietta brachyura

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

239Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialis
240Gray Wren-WarblerCalamonastes simplex
241Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
242Buff-bellied WarblerPhyllolais pulchella
243Red-fronted WarblerPrinia rufifrons
244Boran CisticolaCisticola bodessa
245Rattling CisticolaCisticola chiniana
246Ashy CisticolaCisticola cinereolus
247Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
248Desert CisticolaCisticola aridulus

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

249/Eastern Olivaceous Warbler/Iduna pallida
250/Upcher's Warbler/Hippolais languida

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

251Banded MartinNeophedina cincta
252Plain MartinRiparia paludicola
253/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia
254Southern Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne fuligula
255/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
256Ethiopian SwallowHirundo aethiopica
257Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
258African Red-rumped SwallowCecropis melanocrissus
259Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

260Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

261/Common Chiffchaff/Phylloscopus collybita

 
Sylviid Warblers and Allies: Sylviidae

262|Barred Warbler|Curruca nisoria
263/Lesser Whitethroat/Curruca curruca
264/Menetries's Warbler/Curruca mystacea

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

265Abyssinian White-eyeZosterops abyssinicus

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

266Rufous ChattererArgya rubiginosa
267Scaly ChattererArgya aylmeri
268White-rumped BabblerTurdoides leucopygia
269Cretzschmar's BabblerTurdoides leucocephala

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

270Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythroryncha

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

271&Wattled StarlinglCreatophora cinerea
272Magpie StarlingSpeculipastor bicolor
273Rueppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuroptera
274Golden-breasted StarlingLamprotornis regius
275Superb StarlingLamprotornis superbus
276Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterus
277Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeus

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

278African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adusta
279|Spotted Flycatcher|Muscicapa striata
280African Gray FlycatcherBradornis microrhynchus
281/Black Scrub-Robin/Cercotrichas podobe
282Rufous-tailed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas galactotes
283White-browed Scrub RobinCercotrichas leucophrys
284White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha 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
292African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
293/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenanthe
294/Isabelline Wheatear/Oenanthe isabellina
295/Desert Wheatear/Oenanthe deserti
296Eastern Black-eared WheatearOenanthe melanoleuca
297/Pied Wheatear/Oenanthe pleschanka
298BlackstartOenanthe melanura
299Abyssinian WheatearOenanthe lugubris

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

300Collared SunbirdHedydipna collaris
301Nile Valley SunbirdHedydipna metallica
302Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
303Beautiful SunbirdCinnyris pulchellus
304Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensis
305Abyssinian SunbirdCinnyris habessinicus
306Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

307White-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis albirostris
308Red-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis niger
309White-headed Buffalo-WeaverDinemellia dinemelli
310Speckle-fronted WeaverSporopipes frontalis
311White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahali
312Little WeaverPloceus luteolus
313Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis
314Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermedius
315Vitelline Masked-WeaverPloceus vitellinus
316Rueppell's WeaverPloceus galbula
317Speke's WeaverPloceus spekei
318Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
319Chestnut WeaverPloceus rubiginosus
320Red-billed QueleaQuelea quelea
321Northern Red BishopEuplectes franciscanus
322Black-winged BishopEuplectes hordeaceus
323Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifrons

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

324African SilverbillEuodice cantans
325Black-cheeked WaxbillBrunhilda charmosyna
326Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
327Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopyga
328Cut-throatAmadina fasciata
329Purple GrenadierGranatina ianthinogaster
330Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalus
331Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melba
332Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

333Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaea
334Steel-blue WhydahVidua hypocherina
335Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeata

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

336Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseus
337Swainson's SparrowPasser swainsonii
338Yellow-spotted Bush SparrowGymnornis pyrgita
339Sahel Bush SparrowGymnornis dentata
340/Pale Rockfinch/Carpospiza brachydactyla

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

341/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flava
342African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp
343/White Wagtail/Motacilla alba
344African PipitAnthus cinnamomeus
345/Tawny Pipit/Anthus campestris
346Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrys
347/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinus

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

348African CitrilCrithagra citrinelloides
349Yellow-rumped SerinCrithagra xanthopygius
350Yellow-throated SerinCrithagra flavigula
351Northern Grosbeak-CanaryCrithagra donaldsoni

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

352Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisi
353Golden-breasted BuntingEmberiza flaviventris
354Somali BuntingEmberiza 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

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor74
\\Austral Visitor1
||Transient7
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular2
()Breeding Season Only3
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened4
VVulnerable10
ENEndangered7
CRCritically Endangered4

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.