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ANKOBER-DEBRE SINA ESCARPMENT & GEMESSA GEDEL

ETHIOPIALOCALE

# Species:289
# Excl Vagrants:289
# Endemics:11
# Near Endemics:14

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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Ducks: Anatidae

1Blue-winged GooseCyanochen cyanoptera
2Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
3African Black DuckAnas sparsa
4Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulata

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

5Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

6Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaena
7Moorland FrancolinScleroptera psilolaemus
8Erckel's SpurfowlPternistis erckelii
9Harwood's SpurfowlPternistis harwoodi
10Yellow-necked SpurfowlPternistis leucoscepus

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

11Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
12White-collared PigeonColumba albitorques
13Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugens
14African Collared-DoveStreptopelia roseogrisea
15White-winged Collared-DoveStreptopelia reichenowi
16Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiens
17Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
18Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
19Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
20Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilos
21Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur afer
22Namaqua DoveOena capensis
23Bruce's Green-PigeonTreron waalia

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

24Chestnut-bellied SandgrousePterocles exustus
25Lichtenstein's SandgrousePterocles lichtensteinii

 
Bustards: Otididae

26Arabian BustardArdeotis arabs
27Kori BustardArdeotis kori
28White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensis
29Buff-crested BustardLophotis gindiana

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

30Bare-faced Go-away-birdCrinifer personatus
31White-bellied Go-away-birdCrinifer leucogaster
32Eastern Plantain-eaterCrinifer zonurus
33White-cheeked TuracoMenelikkornis leucotis

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

34White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosus
35Levaillant's CuckooClamator levaillantii
36Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaas

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

37Slender-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus clarus

 
Swifts: Apodidae

38Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
39/Common Swift/Apus apus
40Nyanza SwiftApus niansae
41Little SwiftApus affinis
42African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus

 
Cranes: Gruidae

43Wattled CraneBugeranus carunculatus

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

44Three-banded PloverThinornis tricollaris
45/Little Ringed Plover/Thinornis dubius
46Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
47Black-headed LapwingVanellus tectus
48Black-winged LapwingVanellus melanopterus
49Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

50/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
51/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropus
52/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilis
53/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareola

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

54/Black Stork/Ciconia nigra
55Abdim's StorkCiconia abdimii
56Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumenifer
57Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibis

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

58African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
59Wattled IbisBostrychia carunculata

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

60Little EgretEgretta garzetta
61Striated HeronButorides striata
62Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibis
63/Gray Heron/Ardea cinerea
64Purple HeronArdea purpurea

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

65HamerkopScopus umbretta

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

66ShoebillBalaeniceps rex

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

67African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typus
68Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatus
69Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterus
70Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotos
71Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus
72White-backed VultureGyps africanus
73Rueppell's GriffonGyps rueppelli
74Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralis
75/Short-toed Snake-Eagle/Circaetus gallicus
76Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereus
77Tawny EagleAquila rapax
78/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensis
79Verreaux's EagleAquila verreauxii
80Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabar
81Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabates
82African GoshawkAerospiza toussenelii
83Rufous-breasted SparrowhawkAccipiter rufiventris
84/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosus
85/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus
86/Montagu's Harrier/Circus pygargus
87/Black Kite/Milvus migrans
88Yellow-billed Kite**Milvus aegyptius
89African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vocifer
90/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteo
91Mountain BuzzardButeo oreophilus
92Augur BuzzardButeo augur

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

93Speckled MousebirdColius striatus
94Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourus

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

95Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

96Black-billed WoodhoopoePhoeniculus somaliensis
97Black ScimitarbillRhinopomastus aterrimus
98Abyssinian ScimitarbillRhinopomastus minor

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

99Abyssinian Ground-HornbillBucorvus abyssinicus
100Hemprich's HornbillLophoceros hemprichii
101African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutus
102Northern Red-billed HornbillTockus erythrorhynchus
103Eastern Yellow-billed HornbillTockus flavirostris
104Von der Decken's HornbillTockus deckeni

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

105Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
106Ethiopian Bee-eaterMerops lafresnayii
107(Olive Bee-eater)Merops superciliosus
108Northern Carmine Bee-eaterMerops nubicus

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

109Half-collared KingfisherAlcedo semitorquata
110Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
111African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina picta
112Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephala
113Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maxima
114Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

115Abyssinian RollerCoracias abyssinicus

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

116Red-and-yellow BarbetTrachyphonus erythrocephalus
117Yellow-breasted BarbetTrachyphonus margaritatus
118Black-throated BarbetTricholaema melanocephala
119Banded BarbetLybius undatus
120Black-billed BarbetLybius guifsobalito

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

121Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicator

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

122Abyssinian WoodpeckerDendropicos abyssinicus
123Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescens
124African Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos goertae

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

125Pygmy FalconPolihierax semitorquatus
126Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculus
127Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus
128Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

129Red-bellied ParrotPoicephalus rufiventris

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

130Gray-headed BatisBatis orientalis

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

131White-crested HelmetshrikePrionops plumatus

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

132BrubruNilaus afer
133Northern PuffbackDryoscopus gambensis
134Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalus
135Ethiopian BoubouLaniarius aethiopicus
136Slate-colored BoubouLaniarius funebris
137Rosy-patched BushshrikeRhodophoneus cruentus
138Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchoti

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

139Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

140African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

141/Isabelline Shrike/Lanius isabellinus
142Great Gray ShrikeLanius excubitor
143|Lesser Gray Shrike|Lanius minor
144Somali FiscalLanius somalicus
145Northern FiscalLanius humeralis
146/Woodchat Shrike/Lanius senator
147White-rumped ShrikeEurocephalus ruppelli

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

148Cape CrowCorvus capensis
149Pied CrowCorvus albus
150Somali CrowCorvus edithae
151Fan-tailed RavenCorvus rhipidurus
152Thick-billed RavenCorvus crassirostris

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

153White-winged Black-TitMelaniparus leucomelas
154White-backed Black-TitMelaniparus leuconotus

 
Larks: Alaudidae

155Black-crowned Sparrow-LarkEremopterix nigriceps
156Thekla's LarkGalerida theklae
157Blanford's LarkCalandrella blanfordi

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

158Northern CrombecSylvietta brachyura
159Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytii

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

160Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
161Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
162Pale PriniaPrinia somalica
163Singing CisticolaCisticola cantans
164Rattling CisticolaCisticola chiniana
165Ethiopian CisticolaCisticola lugubris
166Stout CisticolaCisticola robustus
167Siffling CisticolaCisticola brachypterus
168Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
169Pectoral-patch CisticolaCisticola brunnescens

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

170/Eastern Olivaceous Warbler/Iduna pallida

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

171Cinnamon Bracken-WarblerBradypterus cinnamomeus

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

172Banded MartinNeophedina cincta
173Plain MartinRiparia paludicola
174/Eurasian Crag-Martin/Ptyonoprogne rupestris
175Southern Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne fuligula
176/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
177Ethiopian SwallowHirundo aethiopica
178Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
179African Red-rumped SwallowCecropis melanocrissus
180Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

181Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

182|Willow Warbler|Phylloscopus trochilus
183/Common Chiffchaff/Phylloscopus collybita
184Brown Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus umbrovirens

 
Sylviid Warblers and Allies: Sylviidae

185/Eurasian Blackcap/Sylvia atricapilla
186|Garden Warbler|Sylvia borin
187Abyssinian CatbirdSylvia galinieri

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

188Abyssinian White-eyeZosterops abyssinicus
189Ethiopian White-eyeZosterops poliogastrus

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

190Rufous ChattererArgya rubiginosa
191White-rumped BabblerTurdoides leucopygia

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

192Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythroryncha

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

193&Wattled StarlinglCreatophora cinerea
194&Violet-backed StarlinglCinnyricinclus leucogaster
195Slender-billed StarlingOnychognathus tenuirostris
196Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morio
197White-billed StarlingOnychognathus albirostris
198Bristle-crowned StarlingOnychognathus salvadorii
199Somali StarlingOnychognathus blythii
200Rueppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuroptera
201Superb StarlingLamprotornis superbus
202Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterus
203Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

204Abyssinian Ground-ThrushGeokichla piaggiae
205Ethiopian ThrushTurdus simensis
206Abyssinian ThrushTurdus abyssinicus
207African ThrushTurdus pelios

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

208African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adusta
209Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidus
210Abyssinian Slaty-FlycatcherMelaenornis chocolatinus
211White-browed Scrub RobinCercotrichas leucophrys
212Rueppell's Robin-ChatCossypha semirufa
213/White-throated Robin/Irania gutturalis
214/Common Redstart/Phoenicurus phoenicurus
215Little Rock-ThrushMonticola rufocinereus
216/Blue Rock-Thrush/Monticola solitarius
217White-winged Cliff-ChatMonticola semirufa
218African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
219Moorland ChatPinarochroa sordida
220Mocking Cliff-ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
221Rueppell's ChatMyrmecocichla melaena
222/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenanthe
223Rusty-breasted WheatearOenanthe frenata
224/Isabelline Wheatear/Oenanthe isabellina
225Eastern Black-eared WheatearOenanthe melanoleuca
226/Pied Wheatear/Oenanthe pleschanka
227BlackstartOenanthe melanura
228Abyssinian WheatearOenanthe lugubris

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

229Nile Valley SunbirdHedydipna metallica
230Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
231Tacazze SunbirdNectarinia tacazze
232Beautiful SunbirdCinnyris pulchellus
233Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensis
234Abyssinian SunbirdCinnyris habessinicus
235Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

236Red-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis niger
237White-headed Buffalo-WeaverDinemellia dinemelli
238White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahali
239Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser superciliosus
240Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubriceps
241Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafecht
242Little WeaverPloceus luteolus
243Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermedius
244Vitelline Masked-WeaverPloceus vitellinus
245Rueppell's WeaverPloceus galbula
246Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
247Chestnut WeaverPloceus rubiginosus
248Red-billed QueleaQuelea quelea
249Northern Red BishopEuplectes franciscanus
250Yellow BishopEuplectes capensis
251White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatus
252Red-cowled WidowbirdEuplectes laticauda

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

253Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
254African SilverbillEuodice cantans
255Yellow-bellied WaxbillCoccopygia quartinia
256Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
257Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopyga
258QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollis
259Cut-throatAmadina fasciata
260Purple GrenadierGranatina ianthinogaster
261Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalus
262Red-billed PytiliaPytilia lineata
263Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

264Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
265Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeata

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

266Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseus
267Swainson's SparrowPasser swainsonii
268Yellow-spotted Bush SparrowGymnornis pyrgita
269Sahel Bush SparrowGymnornis dentata

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

270Mountain WagtailMotacilla clara
271/Gray Wagtail/Motacilla cinerea
272/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flava
273/White Wagtail/Motacilla alba
274African PipitAnthus cinnamomeus
275Long-billed PipitAnthus similis
276Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrys
277/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinus
278Abyssinian LongclawMacronyx flavicollis

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

279Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicus
280African CitrilCrithagra citrinelloides
281Reichenow's SeedeaterCrithagra reichenowi
282Yellow-throated SerinCrithagra flavigula
283Streaky SeedeaterCrithagra striolatus
284Brown-rumped SeedeaterCrithagra tristriatus
285Ankober SerinCrithagra ankoberensis
286Yellow-crowned CanarySerinus flavivertex
287Ethiopian SiskinSerinus nigriceps

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

288/Ortolan Bunting/Emberiza hortulana
289Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisi

 

 *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 Visitor33
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient3
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular2
()Breeding Season Only1
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened11
VVulnerable5
ENEndangered4
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.