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BALE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK

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# Species:350
# Excl Vagrants:350
# Endemics:10
# 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
3/Ruddy Shelduck/Tadorna ferruginea
4Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensis
5/Garganey/Spatula querquedula
6/Northern Shoveler/Spatula clypeata
7/Eurasian Wigeon/Mareca penelope
8African Black DuckAnas sparsa
9Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulata
10/Northern Pintail/Anas acuta
11/Green-winged Teal/Anas crecca
12Southern PochardNetta erythrophthalma
13/Common Pochard/Aythya ferina
14/Tufted Duck/Aythya fuligula

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

15Moorland FrancolinScleroptera psilolaemus
16Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
17Chestnut-naped SpurfowlPternistis castaneicollis
18Scaly SpurfowlPternistis squamatus

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

19Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
20White-collared PigeonColumba albitorques
21Rameron PigeonColumba arquatrix
22Lemon DoveAplopelia larvata
23Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugens
24Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
25Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
26Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
27Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilos
28Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur afer
29Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistria
30Bruce's Green-PigeonTreron waalia

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

31White-bellied Go-away-birdCrinifer leucogaster
32White-cheeked TuracoMenelikkornis leucotis

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

33Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitarius
34/Common Cuckoo/Cuculus canorus
35Blue-headed CoucalCentropus monachus
36White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosus
37Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaas
38African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreus
39\Dideric Cuckoo\Chrysococcyx caprius

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

40Montane NightjarCaprimulgus poliocephalus

 
Swifts: Apodidae

41\Scarce Swift\Schoutedenapus myoptilus
42Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
43Mottled SwiftTachymarptis aequatorialis
44/Common Swift/Apus apus
45Nyanza SwiftApus niansae
46African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

47Rouget's RailRougetius rougetii
48Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
49Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata

 
Cranes: Gruidae

50Wattled CraneBugeranus carunculatus

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

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

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

53/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticula
54Three-banded PloverThinornis tricollaris
55/Little Ringed Plover/Thinornis dubius
56Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
57Black-winged LapwingVanellus melanopterus
58Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallus
59Spot-breasted LapwingVanellus melanocephalus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

60/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosa
61African SnipeGallinago nigripennis
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/Spotted Redshank/Tringa erythropus
68/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia
69/Ruff/Calidris pugnax
70/Temminck's Stint/Calidris temminckii
71/Little Stint/Calidris minuta

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

72Temminck's CourserCursorius temminckii

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

73/Black-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus ridibundus

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

74Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

75African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerus
76/Black Stork/Ciconia nigra
77Abdim's StorkCiconia abdimii
78/White Stork/Ciconia ciconia
79Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumenifer

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

80/Glossy Ibis/Plegadis falcinellus
81African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
82Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash
83Wattled IbisBostrychia carunculata
84/Eurasian Spoonbill/Platalea leucorodia
85African SpoonbillPlatalea alba

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

86Striated HeronButorides striata
87Great EgretArdea alba
88/Gray Heron/Ardea cinerea
89Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

90HamerkopScopus umbretta

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

91ShoebillBalaeniceps rex

 
Secretary-bird: Sagittariidae

92SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentarius

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

93Scissor-tailed KiteChelictinia riocourii
94Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
95African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typus
96Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatus
97Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterus
98African Cuckoo-HawkAviceda cuculoides
99|European Honey-buzzard|Pernis apivorus
100White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalis
101Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotos
102Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus
103White-backed VultureGyps africanus
104Rueppell's GriffonGyps rueppelli
105BateleurTerathopius ecaudatus
106Western Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascens
107Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralis
108/Short-toed Snake-Eagle/Circaetus gallicus
109Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereus
110Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatus
111Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalis
112/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarina
113/Greater Spotted Eagle/Clanga clanga
114/Wahlberg's Eagle/Hieraaetus wahlbergi
115/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatus
116Ayres's Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresii
117Tawny EagleAquila rapax
118/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensis
119/Imperial Eagle/Aquila heliaca
120Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
121Verreaux's EagleAquila verreauxii
122African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogaster
123Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabar
124Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabates
125Eastern Chanting-GoshawkMelierax poliopterus
126African GoshawkAerospiza toussenelii
127Little SparrowhawkTachyspiza minullus
128/Eurasian Sparrowhawk/Accipiter nisus
129Rufous-breasted SparrowhawkAccipiter rufiventris
130Black GoshawkAstur melanoleucus
131/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosus
132African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorus
133/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus
134/Montagu's Harrier/Circus pygargus
135/Black Kite/Milvus migrans
136Yellow-billed Kite**Milvus aegyptius
137/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteo
138Mountain BuzzardButeo oreophilus
139/Long-legged Buzzard/Buteo rufinus
140Augur BuzzardButeo augur

 
Owls: Strigidae

141African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensis
142Cape Eagle-OwlBubo capensis
143Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lactea
144African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordii
145Abyssinian OwlAsio abyssinicus
146Marsh OwlAsio capensis

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

147Speckled MousebirdColius striatus

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

148Narina TrogonApaloderma narina

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

149Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

150Black-billed WoodhoopoePhoeniculus somaliensis

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

151Abyssinian Ground-HornbillBucorvus abyssinicus
152Northern Red-billed HornbillTockus erythrorhynchus
153Silvery-cheeked HornbillBycanistes brevis

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

154Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
155Ethiopian Bee-eaterMerops lafresnayii
156/European Bee-eater/Merops apiaster

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

157Half-collared KingfisherAlcedo semitorquata
158Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephala
159(Woodland Kingfisher)Halcyon senegalensis

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

160Abyssinian RollerCoracias abyssinicus
161Purple RollerCoracias naevius
162(Broad-billed Roller)Eurystomus glaucurus

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

163D'Arnaud's BarbetTrachyphonus darnaudii
164Northern Red-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus uropygialis
165Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconus
166Banded BarbetLybius undatus
167Double-toothed BarbetPogonornis bidentatus

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

168Green-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus zambesiae
169Brown-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus regulus
170Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minor
171Scaly-throated HoneyguideIndicator variegatus
172Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicator

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

173/Eurasian Wryneck/Jynx torquilla
174Red-throated WryneckJynx ruficollis
175Abyssinian WoodpeckerDendropicos abyssinicus
176African Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos goertae
177Mountain Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos spodocephalus
178Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubica

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

179/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanni
180Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculus
181Fox KestrelFalco alopex
182Gray KestrelFalco ardosiaceus
183|Amur Falcon|Falco amurensis
184|Eleonora's Falcon|Falco eleonorae
185|Sooty Falcon|Falco concolor
186|Eurasian Hobby|Falco subbuteo
187African HobbyFalco cuvierii
188Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus
189Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
190Barbary Falcon**Falco pelegrinoides

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

191Black-winged LovebirdAgapornis taranta

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

192Yellow-fronted ParrotPoicephalus flavifrons

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

193Gray CuckooshrikeCeblepyris caesia
194Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flava
195Red-shouldered CuckooshrikeCampephaga phoenicea

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

196|Eurasian Golden Oriole|Oriolus oriolus
197Ethiopian Black-headed OrioleOriolus monacha
198African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatus

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

199Brown-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira cyanea
200Gray-headed BatisBatis orientalis
201Western Black-headed BatisBatis erlangeri

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

202White-crested HelmetshrikePrionops plumatus

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

203Northern PuffbackDryoscopus gambensis
204Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalus
205Ethiopian BoubouLaniarius aethiopicus
206Slate-colored BoubouLaniarius funebris
207Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeChlorophoneus sulfureopectus
208Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchoti

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

209Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

210African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

211|Red-backed Shrike|Lanius collurio
212/Isabelline Shrike/Lanius isabellinus
213Gray-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroides
214Northern FiscalLanius humeralis
215/Masked Shrike/Lanius nubicus

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

216Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
217Cape CrowCorvus capensis
218Pied CrowCorvus albus
219Somali CrowCorvus edithae
220Fan-tailed RavenCorvus rhipidurus
221Thick-billed RavenCorvus crassirostris

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

222White-winged Black-TitMelaniparus leucomelas
223White-backed Black-TitMelaniparus leuconotus

 
Larks: Alaudidae

224Thekla's LarkGalerida theklae

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

225Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialis
226Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
227Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavida
228Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
229Red-fronted WarblerPrinia rufifrons
230Singing CisticolaCisticola cantans
231Rattling CisticolaCisticola chiniana
232Ethiopian CisticolaCisticola lugubris
233Rufous-winged CisticolaCisticola galactotes
234Stout CisticolaCisticola robustus
235Pectoral-patch CisticolaCisticola brunnescens

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

236/Sedge Warbler/Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
237/Marsh Warbler/Acrocephalus palustris
238/Common Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus scirpaceus
239|Great Reed Warbler|Acrocephalus arundinaceus

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

240Cinnamon Bracken-WarblerBradypterus cinnamomeus

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

241Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristoptera
242Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopyga
243Banded MartinNeophedina cincta
244Plain MartinRiparia paludicola
245Red-throated Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne rufigula
246Southern Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne fuligula
247/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
248Red-chested SwallowHirundo lucida
249Ethiopian SwallowHirundo aethiopica
250/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicum
251African Red-rumped SwallowCecropis melanocrissus
252Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

253Northern BrownbulPhyllastrephus strepitans
254Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

255/Eastern Bonelli's Warbler/Phylloscopus orientalis
256|Willow Warbler|Phylloscopus trochilus
257/Common Chiffchaff/Phylloscopus collybita
258Brown Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus umbrovirens

 
Sylviid Warblers and Allies: Sylviidae

259/Eurasian Blackcap/Sylvia atricapilla
260|Garden Warbler|Sylvia borin
261Abyssinian CatbirdSylvia galinieri
262African Hill BabblerSylvia abyssinica
263Banded ParisomaCurruca boehmi
264Brown ParisomaCurruca lugens
265/Greater Whitethroat/Curruca communis

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

266Pale White-eyeZosterops flavilateralis
267Abyssinian White-eyeZosterops abyssinicus
268Ethiopian White-eyeZosterops poliogastrus

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

269White-rumped BabblerTurdoides leucopygia

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

270Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythroryncha

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

271&Wattled StarlinglCreatophora cinerea
272Slender-billed StarlingOnychognathus tenuirostris
273Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morio
274White-billed StarlingOnychognathus albirostris
275Somali StarlingOnychognathus blythii
276Sharpe's StarlingPholia sharpii
277Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

278Abyssinian Ground-ThrushGeokichla piaggiae
279Ethiopian ThrushTurdus simensis
280Abyssinian ThrushTurdus abyssinicus
281African ThrushTurdus pelios

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

282African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adusta
283|Spotted Flycatcher|Muscicapa striata
284African Gray FlycatcherBradornis microrhynchus
285Northern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis edolioides
286Abyssinian Slaty-FlycatcherMelaenornis chocolatinus
287Rueppell's Robin-ChatCossypha semirufa
288White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heuglini
289|Semicollared Flycatcher|Ficedula semitorquata
290/Common Redstart/Phoenicurus phoenicurus
291Little Rock-ThrushMonticola rufocinereus
292/Blue Rock-Thrush/Monticola solitarius
293/Whinchat/Saxicola rubetra
294/Siberian Stonechat/Saxicola maurus
295African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
296Moorland ChatPinarochroa sordida
297Mocking Cliff-ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
298Rueppell's ChatMyrmecocichla melaena
299/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenanthe
300Rusty-breasted WheatearOenanthe frenata
301/Isabelline Wheatear/Oenanthe isabellina
302/Pied Wheatear/Oenanthe pleschanka
303Abyssinian WheatearOenanthe lugubris

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

304Collared SunbirdHedydipna collaris
305Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivacea
306Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
307Tacazze SunbirdNectarinia tacazze
308Malachite SunbirdNectarinia famosa
309Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

310White-headed Buffalo-WeaverDinemellia dinemelli
311White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahali
312Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubriceps
313Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafecht
314Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis
315Vitelline Masked-WeaverPloceus vitellinus
316Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalus
317Yellow BishopEuplectes capensis
318Red-cowled WidowbirdEuplectes laticauda
319Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifrons

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

320Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
321Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolor
322Yellow-bellied WaxbillCoccopygia quartinia
323Green-backed TwinspotMandingoa nitidula
324Abyssinian CrimsonwingCryptospiza salvadorii
325Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
326Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalus
327Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

328Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

329Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseus
330Swainson's SparrowPasser swainsonii

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

331Mountain WagtailMotacilla clara
332/Gray Wagtail/Motacilla cinerea
333/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flava
334Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
335African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp
336/White Wagtail/Motacilla alba
337African PipitAnthus cinnamomeus
338Long-billed PipitAnthus similis
339/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialis
340/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinus
341Abyssinian LongclawMacronyx flavicollis

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

342White-rumped SeedeaterCrithagra leucopygius
343African CitrilCrithagra citrinelloides
344Reichenow's SeedeaterCrithagra reichenowi
345Streaky SeedeaterCrithagra striolatus
346Brown-rumped SeedeaterCrithagra tristriatus
347Yellow-crowned CanarySerinus flavivertex
348Ethiopian SiskinSerinus nigriceps

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

349Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisi
350Somali 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 Visitor71
\\Austral Visitor2
||Transient12
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular1
()Breeding Season Only2
{}Casual/Vagrant2
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened9
VVulnerable9
ENEndangered5
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.