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AWASA AREA

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# Species:505
# Excl Vagrants:505
# Endemics:9
# Near Endemics:16

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

1White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduata
2/Fulvous Whistling-Duck/Dendrocygna bicolor
3White-backed DuckThalassornis leuconotus
4Blue-winged GooseCyanochen cyanoptera
5/Knob-billed Duck/Sarkidiornis melanotos
6Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
7/Ruddy Shelduck/Tadorna ferruginea
8Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensis
9/African Pygmy-Goose/Nettapus auritus
10/Garganey/Spatula querquedula
11/Blue-billed Teal/Spatula hottentota
12/Northern Shoveler/Spatula clypeata
13/Eurasian Wigeon/Mareca penelope
14African Black DuckAnas sparsa
15Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulata
16Cape TealAnas capensis
17Red-billed DuckAnas erythrorhyncha
18/Northern Pintail/Anas acuta
19/Green-winged Teal/Anas crecca
20Southern PochardNetta erythrophthalma
21/Common Pochard/Aythya ferina
22/Ferruginous Duck/Aythya nyroca
23/Tufted Duck/Aythya fuligula
24Maccoa DuckOxyura maccoa

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

25Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

26Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaena
27&Harlequin QuaillCoturnix delegorguei
28Chestnut-naped SpurfowlPternistis castaneicollis
29Scaly SpurfowlPternistis squamatus
30Clapperton's SpurfowlPternistis clappertoni
31Yellow-necked SpurfowlPternistis leucoscepus

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

32Rock PigeonColumba livia
33Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
34White-collared PigeonColumba albitorques
35Rameron PigeonColumba arquatrix
36Lemon DoveAplopelia larvata
37/European Turtle-Dove/Streptopelia turtur
38Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugens
39African Collared-DoveStreptopelia roseogrisea
40Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiens
41Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
42Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
43Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
44Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilos
45Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur afer
46Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistria
47Namaqua DoveOena capensis
48Bruce's Green-PigeonTreron waalia

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

49Chestnut-bellied SandgrousePterocles exustus

 
Bustards: Otididae

50Kori BustardArdeotis kori
51Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogaster

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

52Bare-faced Go-away-birdCrinifer personatus
53White-bellied Go-away-birdCrinifer leucogaster
54White-cheeked TuracoMenelikkornis leucotis

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

55Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitarius
56/Common Cuckoo/Cuculus canorus
57African CuckooCuculus gularis
58Blue-headed CoucalCentropus monachus
59Senegal CoucalCentropus senegalensis
60White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosus
61Green MalkohaCeuthmochares australis
62Great Spotted CuckooClamator glandarius
63Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaas
64African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreus
65\Dideric Cuckoo\Chrysococcyx caprius

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

66Donaldson Smith's NightjarCaprimulgus donaldsoni
67Slender-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus clarus

 
Swifts: Apodidae

68Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
69Mottled SwiftTachymarptis aequatorialis
70/Common Swift/Apus apus
71Nyanza SwiftApus niansae
72Little SwiftApus affinis
73Horus SwiftApus horus
74(White-rumped Swift)Apus caffer

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

75African RailRallus caerulescens
76Rouget's RailRougetius rougetii
77Lesser MoorhenGallinula angulata
78Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
79Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata
80Allen's GallinulePorphyrio alleni
81African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensis
82Black CrakeZapornia flavirostra

 
Cranes: Gruidae

83Black Crowned-CraneBalearica pavonina
84Wattled CraneBugeranus carunculatus
85/Common Crane/Grus grus

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

86Senegal Thick-kneeBurhinus senegalensis

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

87/Black-winged Stilt/Himantopus himantopus
88/Pied Avocet/Recurvirostra avosetta

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

89/Pacific Golden-Plover/Pluvialis fulva
90/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticula
91Three-banded PloverThinornis tricollaris
92/Little Ringed Plover/Thinornis dubius
93Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
94Black-winged LapwingVanellus melanopterus
95Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatus
96Spot-breasted LapwingVanellus melanocephalus
97Kittlitz's PloverAnarhynchus pecuarius

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

98&Greater Painted-SnipelRostratula benghalensis

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

99Lesser JacanaMicroparra capensis
100African JacanaActophilornis africanus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

101/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosa
102African SnipeGallinago nigripennis
103/Common Snipe/Gallinago gallinago
104/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
105/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropus
106/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilis
107/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareola
108/Common Redshank/Tringa totanus
109/Spotted Redshank/Tringa erythropus
110/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia
111/Ruff/Calidris pugnax
112/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferruginea
113/Temminck's Stint/Calidris temminckii
114/Little Stint/Calidris minuta

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

115Temminck's CourserCursorius temminckii
116/Collared Pratincole/Glareola pratincola

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

117/Black-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus ridibundus
118/Gray-hooded Gull/Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
119Pallas's GullIchthyaetus ichthyaetus
120/Lesser Black-backed Gull/Larus fuscus
121/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon nilotica
122/Caspian Tern/Hydroprogne caspia
123/Whiskered Tern/Chlidonias hybrida
124/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterus

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

125/Greater Flamingo/Phoenicopterus roseus
126/Lesser Flamingo/Phoenicoparrus minor

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

127Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
128Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
129Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

130African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerus
131/Black Stork/Ciconia nigra
132Abdim's StorkCiconia abdimii
133African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelis
134/White Stork/Ciconia ciconia
135Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensis
136Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumenifer
137Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibis

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

138African DarterAnhinga rufa

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

139Reed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
140Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

141/Glossy Ibis/Plegadis falcinellus
142African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
143Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash
144Wattled IbisBostrychia carunculata
145African SpoonbillPlatalea alba

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

146Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
147Little BitternBotaurus minutus
148Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
149/Black Heron/Egretta ardesiaca
150Little EgretEgretta garzetta
151#Western Reef-Heron#Egretta gularis
152Striated HeronButorides striata
153Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
154Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibis
155Great EgretArdea alba
156Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhyncha
157/Gray Heron/Ardea cinerea
158Purple HeronArdea purpurea
159Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala
160Goliath HeronArdea goliath

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

161HamerkopScopus umbretta

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

162ShoebillBalaeniceps rex

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

163Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
164Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescens

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

165/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

166Scissor-tailed KiteChelictinia riocourii
167Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
168African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typus
169Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatus
170Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterus
171|European Honey-buzzard|Pernis apivorus
172White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalis
173Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotos
174Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus
175White-backed VultureGyps africanus
176Rueppell's GriffonGyps rueppelli
177Western Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascens
178Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralis
179/Short-toed Snake-Eagle/Circaetus gallicus
180Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereus
181Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatus
182Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosus
183Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalis
184/Greater Spotted Eagle/Clanga clanga
185/Wahlberg's Eagle/Hieraaetus wahlbergi
186/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatus
187Ayres's Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresii
188Tawny EagleAquila rapax
189/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensis
190/Imperial Eagle/Aquila heliaca
191African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogaster
192Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabar
193Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabates
194Eastern Chanting-GoshawkMelierax poliopterus
195Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicus
196Little SparrowhawkTachyspiza minullus
197ShikraTachyspiza badius
198Ovambo SparrowhawkAccipiter ovampensis
199/Eurasian Sparrowhawk/Accipiter nisus
200Black GoshawkAstur melanoleucus
201/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosus
202/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus
203/Montagu's Harrier/Circus pygargus
204/Black Kite/Milvus migrans
205Yellow-billed Kite**Milvus aegyptius
206African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vocifer
207/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteo
208Mountain BuzzardButeo oreophilus
209Augur BuzzardButeo augur

 
Owls: Strigidae

210African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensis
211Northern White-faced OwlPtilopsis leucotis
212Cape Eagle-OwlBubo capensis
213Grayish Eagle-OwlBubo cinerascens
214Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lactea
215Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatum
216African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordii
217Abyssinian OwlAsio abyssinicus

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

218Speckled MousebirdColius striatus
219Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourus

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

220Narina TrogonApaloderma narina

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

221Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

222Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureus
223Black-billed WoodhoopoePhoeniculus somaliensis
224Black ScimitarbillRhinopomastus aterrimus
225Abyssinian ScimitarbillRhinopomastus minor

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

226Abyssinian Ground-HornbillBucorvus abyssinicus
227Hemprich's HornbillLophoceros hemprichii
228African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutus
229Northern Red-billed HornbillTockus erythrorhynchus
230Von der Decken's HornbillTockus deckeni
231Silvery-cheeked HornbillBycanistes brevis

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

232Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
233Ethiopian Bee-eaterMerops lafresnayii
234/European Bee-eater/Merops apiaster
235Northern Carmine Bee-eaterMerops nubicus

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

236Half-collared KingfisherAlcedo semitorquata
237Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
238African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina picta
239Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephala
240(Woodland Kingfisher)Halcyon senegalensis
241Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicuti
242Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maxima
243Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

244/European Roller/Coracias garrulus
245Abyssinian RollerCoracias abyssinicus
246Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatus
247Purple RollerCoracias naevius

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

248Yellow-breasted BarbetTrachyphonus margaritatus
249D'Arnaud's BarbetTrachyphonus darnaudii
250Northern Red-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus uropygialis
251Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconus
252Red-fronted BarbetTricholaema diademata
253Banded BarbetLybius undatus
254Black-billed BarbetLybius guifsobalito
255Double-toothed BarbetPogonornis bidentatus

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

256Green-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus zambesiae
257Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minor
258Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicator

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

259/Eurasian Wryneck/Jynx torquilla
260Red-throated WryneckJynx ruficollis
261Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescens
262Brown-backed WoodpeckerDendropicos obsoletus
263African Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos goertae
264Mountain Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos spodocephalus
265Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquus
266Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubica

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

267Pygmy FalconPolihierax semitorquatus
268/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanni
269Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculus
270Gray KestrelFalco ardosiaceus
271|Eurasian Hobby|Falco subbuteo
272African HobbyFalco cuvierii
273Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus
274Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

275Black-winged LovebirdAgapornis taranta

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

276Red-bellied ParrotPoicephalus rufiventris
277Yellow-fronted ParrotPoicephalus flavifrons

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

278Gray CuckooshrikeCeblepyris caesia
279White-breasted CuckooshrikeCeblepyris pectoralis
280Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flava
281Red-shouldered CuckooshrikeCampephaga phoenicea

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

282|Eurasian Golden Oriole|Oriolus oriolus
283Ethiopian Black-headed OrioleOriolus monacha
284African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatus

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

285Brown-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira cyanea
286Gray-headed BatisBatis orientalis
287Western Black-headed BatisBatis erlangeri

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

288White-crested HelmetshrikePrionops plumatus

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

289BrubruNilaus afer
290Northern PuffbackDryoscopus gambensis
291Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalus
292Red-naped BushshrikeLaniarius ruficeps
293Ethiopian BoubouLaniarius aethiopicus
294Slate-colored BoubouLaniarius funebris
295Rosy-patched BushshrikeRhodophoneus cruentus
296Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeChlorophoneus sulfureopectus
297Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchoti

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

298Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

299African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

300|Red-backed Shrike|Lanius collurio
301/Red-tailed Shrike/Lanius phoenicuroides
302/Isabelline Shrike/Lanius isabellinus
303Great Gray ShrikeLanius excubitor
304Gray-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroides
305Northern FiscalLanius humeralis
306/Masked Shrike/Lanius nubicus
307/Woodchat Shrike/Lanius senator
308White-rumped ShrikeEurocephalus ruppelli

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

309Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
310Cape CrowCorvus capensis
311Pied CrowCorvus albus
312Somali CrowCorvus edithae
313Fan-tailed RavenCorvus rhipidurus
314Thick-billed RavenCorvus crassirostris

 
Hyliotas: Hyliotidae

315Yellow-bellied HyliotaHyliota flavigaster

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

316White-winged Black-TitMelaniparus leucomelas
317White-backed Black-TitMelaniparus leuconotus

 
Larks: Alaudidae

318Chestnut-backed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucotis
319Red-winged LarkCorypha hypermetra
320Thekla's LarkGalerida theklae
321Blanford's LarkCalandrella blanfordi

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

322Northern CrombecSylvietta brachyura
323Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytii

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

324Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialis
325Green-backed EremomelaEremomela canescens
326Gray Wren-WarblerCalamonastes simplex
327Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
328Buff-bellied WarblerPhyllolais pulchella
329Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
330Pale PriniaPrinia somalica
331Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythrops
332Singing CisticolaCisticola cantans
333Boran CisticolaCisticola bodessa
334Rattling CisticolaCisticola chiniana
335Ethiopian CisticolaCisticola lugubris
336Tiny CisticolaCisticola nana
337Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
338Pectoral-patch CisticolaCisticola brunnescens

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

339/Eastern Olivaceous Warbler/Iduna pallida
340African Yellow-WarblerIduna natalensis
341/Upcher's Warbler/Hippolais languida
342/Olive-tree Warbler/Hippolais olivetorum
343|Icterine Warbler|Hippolais icterina
344/Sedge Warbler/Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
345/Marsh Warbler/Acrocephalus palustris
346/Common Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus scirpaceus
347|Basra Reed Warbler|Acrocephalus griseldis
348Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostris
349|Great Reed Warbler|Acrocephalus arundinaceus

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

350/Common Grasshopper Warbler/Locustella naevia
351Little Rush WarblerBradypterus baboecala

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

352Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristoptera
353Banded MartinNeophedina cincta
354Plain MartinRiparia paludicola
355/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia
356Southern Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne fuligula
357White-tailed SwallowHirundo megaensis
358/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
359Ethiopian SwallowHirundo aethiopica
360Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
361African Red-rumped SwallowCecropis melanocrissus
362Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica
363Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensis

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

364Northern BrownbulPhyllastrephus strepitans
365Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

366|Willow Warbler|Phylloscopus trochilus
367/Common Chiffchaff/Phylloscopus collybita
368Brown Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus umbrovirens

 
Sylviid Warblers and Allies: Sylviidae

369/Eurasian Blackcap/Sylvia atricapilla
370|Garden Warbler|Sylvia borin
371African Hill BabblerSylvia abyssinica
372|Barred Warbler|Curruca nisoria
373/Lesser Whitethroat/Curruca curruca
374Brown ParisomaCurruca lugens
375/Greater Whitethroat/Curruca communis

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

376Pale White-eyeZosterops flavilateralis
377Abyssinian White-eyeZosterops abyssinicus
378Ethiopian White-eyeZosterops poliogastrus

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

379Rufous ChattererArgya rubiginosa
380Scaly ChattererArgya aylmeri
381White-rumped BabblerTurdoides leucopygia

 
Spotted Creepers: Salpornithidae

382African Spotted CreeperSalpornis salvadori

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

383Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythroryncha

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

384&Wattled StarlinglCreatophora cinerea
385&Violet-backed StarlinglCinnyricinclus leucogaster
386Slender-billed StarlingOnychognathus tenuirostris
387Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morio
388Sharpe's StarlingPholia sharpii
389Rueppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuroptera
390Golden-breasted StarlingLamprotornis regius
391Superb StarlingLamprotornis superbus
392White-crowned StarlingLamprotornis albicapillus
393Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterus
394Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

395Abyssinian Ground-ThrushGeokichla piaggiae
396Ethiopian ThrushTurdus simensis
397African Bare-eyed ThrushTurdus tephronotus
398Abyssinian ThrushTurdus abyssinicus
399African ThrushTurdus pelios

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

400African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adusta
401|Spotted Flycatcher|Muscicapa striata
402African Gray FlycatcherBradornis microrhynchus
403Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidus
404Northern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis edolioides
405Abyssinian Slaty-FlycatcherMelaenornis chocolatinus
406White-browed Scrub RobinCercotrichas leucophrys
407Rueppell's Robin-ChatCossypha semirufa
408White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heuglini
409White-crowned Robin-ChatCossypha albicapillus
410Spotted Morning-ThrushCichladusa guttata
411|Thrush Nightingale|Luscinia luscinia
412/Common Nightingale/Luscinia megarhynchos
413/Bluethroat/Luscinia svecica
414/Common Redstart/Phoenicurus phoenicurus
415/Black Redstart/Phoenicurus ochruros
416Little Rock-ThrushMonticola rufocinereus
417/Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush/Monticola saxatilis
418/Blue Rock-Thrush/Monticola solitarius
419White-winged Cliff-ChatMonticola semirufa
420/Whinchat/Saxicola rubetra
421/Siberian Stonechat/Saxicola maurus
422African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
423Moorland ChatPinarochroa sordida
424Mocking Cliff-ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
425/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenanthe
426/Isabelline Wheatear/Oenanthe isabellina
427Eastern Black-eared WheatearOenanthe melanoleuca
428/Pied Wheatear/Oenanthe pleschanka
429Abyssinian WheatearOenanthe lugubris

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

430Eastern Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes orientalis
431Collared SunbirdHedydipna collaris
432Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
433Hunter's SunbirdChalcomitra hunteri
434Tacazze SunbirdNectarinia tacazze
435Malachite SunbirdNectarinia famosa
436Beautiful SunbirdCinnyris pulchellus
437Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensis
438Abyssinian SunbirdCinnyris habessinicus
439Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

440Red-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis niger
441White-headed Buffalo-WeaverDinemellia dinemelli
442Speckle-fronted WeaverSporopipes frontalis
443White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahali
444Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser superciliosus
445Gray-capped Social-WeaverPseudonigrita arnaudi
446Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubriceps
447Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafecht
448Little WeaverPloceus luteolus
449Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis
450Northern Masked-WeaverPloceus taeniopterus
451Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermedius
452Vitelline Masked-WeaverPloceus vitellinus
453Rueppell's WeaverPloceus galbula
454Speke's WeaverPloceus spekei
455Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
456Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalus
457Chestnut WeaverPloceus rubiginosus
458Red-billed QueleaQuelea quelea
459Northern Red BishopEuplectes franciscanus
460Yellow BishopEuplectes capensis
461Red-cowled WidowbirdEuplectes laticauda
462Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillaris
463Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifrons

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

464Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
465Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolor
466African SilverbillEuodice cantans
467Yellow-bellied WaxbillCoccopygia quartinia
468Green-backed TwinspotMandingoa nitidula
469Fawn-breasted WaxbillEstrilda paludicola
470Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
471Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopyga
472QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollis
473Cut-throatAmadina fasciata
474Purple GrenadierGranatina ianthinogaster
475Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalus
476Red-billed PytiliaPytilia lineata
477Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala
478African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricata
479Jameson's FirefinchLagonosticta rhodopareia

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

480Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
481Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaea
482Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeata

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

483Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseus
484Swainson's SparrowPasser swainsonii
485Parrot-billed SparrowPasser gongonensis
486Chestnut SparrowPasser eminibey

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

487/Gray Wagtail/Motacilla cinerea
488/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flava
489African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp
490/White Wagtail/Motacilla alba
491African PipitAnthus cinnamomeus
492Long-billed PipitAnthus similis
493/Tawny Pipit/Anthus campestris
494/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialis
495/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinus
496Abyssinian LongclawMacronyx flavicollis

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

497African CitrilCrithagra citrinelloides
498Reichenow's SeedeaterCrithagra reichenowi
499Yellow-rumped SerinCrithagra xanthopygius
500White-bellied CanaryCrithagra dorsostriatus
501Northern Grosbeak-CanaryCrithagra donaldsoni
502Streaky SeedeaterCrithagra striolatus
503Brown-rumped SeedeaterCrithagra tristriatus
504Ethiopian SiskinSerinus nigriceps

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

505Somali 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 Visitor101
\\Austral Visitor1
||Transient12
##Non-breeding Dispersal1
<>Erratic/Irregular4
()Breeding Season Only2
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened13
VVulnerable12
ENEndangered6
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.