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AFRICA ETHIOPIA

# Species:883
# Excl Vagrants:850
# Endemics:22
# Near Endemics:25

OTHER COUNTRIESIN AFRICA

BIRDING LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor143
\\Austral Visitor4
||Transient24
##Non-breeding Dispersal2
<>Erratic/Irregular5
()Breeding Season Only4
{}Casual/Vagrant21
[]Accidental12

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened24
VVulnerable17
ENEndangered12
CRCritically Endangered6

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.

List of all species in the country occurring in locales typically visited by birding tours. Table indicates 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. See sidebar for meaning of location codes and symbols associated with common names.*

color codes

 
Ostriches: Struthionidae

1Common OstrichStruthio camelusMany
2Somali OstrichStruthio molybdophanesMany

 
Ducks: Anatidae

3White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduataMany
4/Fulvous Whistling-Duck/Dendrocygna bicolorMany
5White-backed DuckThalassornis leuconotusMany
6Blue-winged GooseCyanochen cyanopteraMany
7/Knob-billed Duck/Sarkidiornis melanotosMany
8Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaMany
9/Ruddy Shelduck/Tadorna ferrugineaAA,BMNP,HF,ZKA
10Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisMany
11/African Pygmy-Goose/Nettapus auritusMany
12/Garganey/Spatula querquedulaMany
13/Blue-billed Teal/Spatula hottentotaMany
14/Northern Shoveler/Spatula clypeataMany
15/Gadwall/Mareca streperaZKA
16/Eurasian Wigeon/Mareca penelopeMany
17African Black DuckAnas sparsaMany
18Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulataMany
19/Mallard/Anas platyrhynchosZKA
20Cape TealAnas capensisAA,ASNP,LH,ZKA
21Red-billed DuckAnas erythrorhynchaMany
22/Northern Pintail/Anas acutaMany
23/Green-winged Teal/Anas creccaMany
24Southern PochardNetta erythrophthalmaMany
25/Common Pochard/Aythya ferinaAA,BMNP,ZKA
26/Ferruginous Duck/Aythya nyrocaAA,BL,LH,WG,ZKA
27/Tufted Duck/Aythya fuligulaMany
28Maccoa DuckOxyura maccoaMany

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

29Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisMany
30Vulturine GuineafowlAcryllium vulturinumDL,GVNP,LPNA,MS,YA

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

31Stone PartridgePtilopachus petrosusYA

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

32Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaenaMany
33Coqui FrancolinCampocolinus coquiLPNA,MS,YA,ZKA
34Orange River FrancolinScleroptera levaillantoidesANP
35Moorland FrancolinScleroptera psilolaemusMany
36Common QuailCoturnix coturnixMany
37&Harlequin QuaillCoturnix delegorgueiAA,ANP,AWR,LPNA,YA
38Chestnut-naped SpurfowlPternistis castaneicollisMany
39Erckel's SpurfowlPternistis erckeliiMany
40Scaly SpurfowlPternistis squamatusMany
41Clapperton's SpurfowlPternistis clappertoniMany
42Harwood's SpurfowlPternistis harwoodiADS,DL,GVNP,SP,WG
43Yellow-necked SpurfowlPternistis leucoscepusMany

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

44Rock PigeonColumba liviaMany
45Speckled PigeonColumba guineaMany
46White-collared PigeonColumba albitorquesMany
47Rameron PigeonColumba arquatrixMany
48[Western Bronze-naped Pigeon]Columba iriditorques 
49Lemon DoveAplopelia larvataMany
50/European Turtle-Dove/Streptopelia turturMany
51Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugensMany
52African Collared-DoveStreptopelia roseogriseaMany
53White-winged Collared-DoveStreptopelia reichenowiADS,HF,LPNA,YA,ZKA
54Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiensMany
55Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquataMany
56Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicolaMany
57Vinaceous DoveStreptopelia vinaceaMany
58Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensisMany
59Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilosMany
60Black-billed Wood-DoveTurtur abyssinicusANP,ASNP,GVNP,MJ
YA
61Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur aferMany
62Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistriaMany
63Namaqua DoveOena capensisMany
64Bruce's Green-PigeonTreron waaliaMany
65African Green-PigeonTreron calvusGVNP,WG

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

66Chestnut-bellied SandgrousePterocles exustusMany
67Spotted SandgrousePterocles senegallusYA
68Yellow-throated SandgrousePterocles gutturalisANP,AWR,GVNP,MJ
69Black-faced SandgrousePterocles decoratusANP,YA
70Lichtenstein's SandgrousePterocles lichtensteiniiMany
71Four-banded SandgrousePterocles quadricinctusANP,ASNP,GVNP

 
Bustards: Otididae

72Arabian BustardArdeotis arabsADS,ANP,ASNP,AWR
ZKA
73Kori BustardArdeotis koriMany
74Heuglin's BustardNeotis heugliniiMS
75White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensisMany
76Buff-crested BustardLophotis gindianaMany
77Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogasterAA,ANP,ASNP,AWR
GVNP
78Hartlaub's BustardLissotis hartlaubiiANP,ASNP,AWR,LPNA
ZKA

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

79Bare-faced Go-away-birdCrinifer personatusMany
80White-bellied Go-away-birdCrinifer leucogasterMany
81Eastern Plantain-eaterCrinifer zonurusMany
82White-cheeked TuracoMenelikkornis leucotisMany
83Prince Ruspoli's TuracoMenelikkornis ruspoliiHF,LPNA,WG,YA

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

84Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitariusMany
85Black CuckooCuculus clamosusGVNP,WG,YA
86/Common Cuckoo/Cuculus canorusMany
87African CuckooCuculus gularisAA,ANP,ASNP,YA
88Blue-headed CoucalCentropus monachusMany
89Senegal CoucalCentropus senegalensisAA,GVNP,WG
90White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosusMany
91{Blue Malkoha}Ceuthmochares aereus 
92Green MalkohaCeuthmochares australisAA,ASNP,HF
93Pied CuckooClamator jacobinusMany
94Levaillant's CuckooClamator levaillantiiMany
95Great Spotted CuckooClamator glandariusMany
96Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaasMany
97African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreusAA,ANP,BMNP,HF,WG
98\Dideric Cuckoo\Chrysococcyx capriusMany

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

99/Eurasian Nightjar/Caprimulgus europaeusANP,YA
100Sombre NightjarCaprimulgus fraenatusANP,AWR,YA
101/Egyptian Nightjar/Caprimulgus aegyptiusANP,AWR
102Nubian NightjarCaprimulgus nubicusANP,YA
103Donaldson Smith's NightjarCaprimulgus donaldsoniAA,ANP,LPNA,WG,YA
104Montane NightjarCaprimulgus poliocephalusMany
105Plain NightjarCaprimulgus inornatusANP,AWR,WG
106Star-spotted NightjarCaprimulgus stellatusANP,AWR,MS
107Freckled NightjarCaprimulgus tristigmaANP,ASNP,GVNP,YA
108Long-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus climacurusYA
109Slender-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus clarusMany

 
Swifts: Apodidae

110\Scarce Swift\Schoutedenapus myoptilusBMNP,HF,WG
111Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melbaMany
112Mottled SwiftTachymarptis aequatorialisMany
113/Common Swift/Apus apusMany
114Nyanza SwiftApus niansaeMany
115[Pallid Swift]Apus pallidus 
116Little SwiftApus affinisMany
117Horus SwiftApus horusMany
118(White-rumped Swift)Apus cafferMany
119African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvusMany

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

120African RailRallus caerulescensAA,ZKA
121|Corn Crake|Crex crexLPNA
122Rouget's RailRougetius rougetiiMany
123|Spotted Crake|Porzana porzana 
124Lesser MoorhenGallinula angulataAA,ZKA
125Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropusMany
126Red-knobbed CootFulica cristataMany
127Allen's GallinulePorphyrio alleniAA,LH,ZKA
128African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensisAA,WG,ZKA
129Black CrakeZapornia flavirostraMany
130Baillon's CrakeZapornia pusillaWG

 
Flufftails: Sarothruridae

131Buff-spotted FlufftailSarothrura elegansWG
132Red-chested FlufftailSarothrura rufaANP

 
Cranes: Gruidae

133Black Crowned-CraneBalearica pavoninaMany
134Wattled CraneBugeranus carunculatusMany
135/Common Crane/Grus grusMany

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

136Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensisMany
137Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatusANP,GVNP,YA,ZKA
138/Eurasian Thick-knee/Burhinus oedicnemusANP,ASNP
139Senegal Thick-kneeBurhinus senegalensisMany

 
Egyptian Plover: Pluvianidae

140Egyptian PloverPluvianus aegyptiusDL,GVNP

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

141/Black-winged Stilt/Himantopus himantopusMany
142/Pied Avocet/Recurvirostra avosettaMany

 
Oystercatchers: Haematopodidae

143{Eurasian Oystercatcher}Haematopus ostralegus 

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

144/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarolaASNP,SP,WG,ZKA
145/Pacific Golden-Plover/Pluvialis fulvaAA,ASNP,LPNA
146/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticulaMany
147Three-banded PloverThinornis tricollarisMany
148/Little Ringed Plover/Thinornis dubiusMany
149Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostris 
150Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosusMany
151Black-headed LapwingVanellus tectusMany
152Black-winged LapwingVanellus melanopterusMany
153Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatusMany
154Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallusMany
155Spot-breasted LapwingVanellus melanocephalusMany
156/Sociable Lapwing/Vanellus gregarius 
157{White-tailed Lapwing}Vanellus leucurus 
158/Caspian Plover/Anarhynchus asiaticusASNP,AWR,LPNA
159Tibetan Sand-PloverAnarhynchus atrifronsASNP,ZKA
160/Greater Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus leschenaultiiASNP
161Kittlitz's PloverAnarhynchus pecuariusMany
162/Kentish Plover/Anarhynchus alexandrinusMany

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

163&Greater Painted-SnipelRostratula benghalensisAA,ZKA

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

164Lesser JacanaMicroparra capensisAA,ASNP,ZKA
165African JacanaActophilornis africanusMany

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

166/Whimbrel/Numenius phaeopusANP
167/Eurasian Curlew/Numenius arquataASNP,LPNA
168/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosaMany
169/Jack Snipe/Lymnocryptes minimus 
170/Great Snipe/Gallinago mediaANP
171African SnipeGallinago nigripennisMany
172/Common Snipe/Gallinago gallinagoMany
173[Red Phalarope]Phalaropus fulicariusSP
174/Red-necked Phalarope/Phalaropus lobatusASNP,SP,ZKA
175/Terek Sandpiper/Xenus cinereusDL,GVNP,ZKA
176/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucosMany
177/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropusMany
178/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilisMany
179/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareolaMany
180/Common Redshank/Tringa totanusMany
181/Spotted Redshank/Tringa erythropusMany
182/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebulariaMany
183/Ruddy Turnstone/Arenaria interpres 
184/Ruff/Calidris pugnaxMany
185{Broad-billed Sandpiper}Calidris falcinellus 
186/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferrugineaMany
187/Temminck's Stint/Calidris temminckiiMany
188[Long-toed Stint]Calidris subminuta 
189{Sanderling}Calidris albaSP
190/Dunlin/Calidris alpinaASNP,SP
191/Little Stint/Calidris minutaMany
192{Pectoral Sandpiper}Calidris melanotosSP

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

193Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticusANP,LPNA

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

194Double-banded CourserSmutsornis africanusANP,ASNP,AWR,YA
195Three-banded CourserRhinoptilus cinctusMany
196Somali CourserCursorius somalensisLPNA,MS,YA
197Temminck's CourserCursorius temminckiiMany
198|Black-winged Pratincole|Glareola nordmanniZKA
199/Collared Pratincole/Glareola pratincolaMany
200[Madagascar Pratincole]Glareola ocularis 

 
Skuas and Jaegers: Stercorariidae

201{Parasitic Jaeger}Stercorarius parasiticus 

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

202/Slender-billed Gull/Chroicocephalus geneiZKA
203/Black-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus ridibundusMany
204/Gray-hooded Gull/Chroicocephalus cirrocephalusMany
205Pallas's GullIchthyaetus ichthyaetusAA,ASNP,ZKA
206{Caspian Gull}Larus cachinnansASNP
207[European Gull]Larus argentatus 
208/Lesser Black-backed Gull/Larus fuscusAA,ASNP,WG,ZKA
209African SkimmerRynchops flavirostris 
210{Sooty Tern}Onychoprion fuscatus 
211Little TernSternula albifronsZKA
212Saunders's TernSternula saundersi 
213/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon niloticaMany
214/Caspian Tern/Hydroprogne caspiaAA,ZKA
215/Whiskered Tern/Chlidonias hybridaMany
216/Black Tern/Chlidonias nigerBL,SP
217/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterusMany
218[Arctic Tern]Sterna paradisaea 
219{Sandwich Tern}Thalasseus sandvicensisSP

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

220/Greater Flamingo/Phoenicopterus roseusMany
221/Lesser Flamingo/Phoenicoparrus minorMany

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

222Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisMany
223Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusMany
224Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollisMany

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

225African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerusMany
226/Black Stork/Ciconia nigraMany
227Abdim's StorkCiconia abdimiiMany
228African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelisMany
229/White Stork/Ciconia ciconiaMany
230Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensisMany
231Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumeniferMany
232Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibisMany

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

233African DarterAnhinga rufaMany

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

234Reed CormorantMicrocarbo africanusMany
235Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboMany

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

236/Glossy Ibis/Plegadis falcinellusMany
237African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicusMany
238Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedashMany
239Wattled IbisBostrychia carunculataMany
240/Eurasian Spoonbill/Platalea leucorodiaBMNP,ZKA
241African SpoonbillPlatalea albaMany

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

242Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellarisAA
243/Dwarf Bittern/Botaurus sturmiiLPNA,MS,YA
244Little BitternBotaurus minutusAA,ASNP,LH
245Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxMany
246/Black Heron/Egretta ardesiacaMany
247Little EgretEgretta garzettaMany
248#Western Reef-Heron#Egretta gularisMany
249Striated HeronButorides striataMany
250Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesMany
251Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibisMany
252Great EgretArdea albaMany
253Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhynchaMany
254/Gray Heron/Ardea cinereaMany
255Purple HeronArdea purpureaMany
256Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephalaMany
257Goliath HeronArdea goliathMany

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

258HamerkopScopus umbrettaMany

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

259ShoebillBalaeniceps rexMany

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

260Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalusMany
261Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescensMany

 
Secretary-bird: Sagittariidae

262SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentariusMany

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

263/Osprey/Pandion haliaetusAA,ANP,GVNP,ZKA

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

264Scissor-tailed KiteChelictinia riocouriiMany
265Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleusMany
266African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typusMany
267Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatusMany
268Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterusMany
269African Cuckoo-HawkAviceda cuculoidesASNP,BMNP,WG,YA
270|European Honey-buzzard|Pernis apivorusMany
271White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalisMany
272Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotosMany
273Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachusMany
274White-backed VultureGyps africanusMany
275Rueppell's GriffonGyps rueppelliMany
276/Eurasian Griffon/Gyps fulvusDL,GVNP
277BateleurTerathopius ecaudatusMany
278Western Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascensMany
279{Beaudouin's Snake-Eagle}Circaetus beaudouiniGVNP
280Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralisMany
281/Short-toed Snake-Eagle/Circaetus gallicusMany
282Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereusMany
283Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatusAA,ASNP,BMNP,HF,WG
284Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosusMany
285Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalisMany
286/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarinaMany
287/Greater Spotted Eagle/Clanga clangaMany
288/Wahlberg's Eagle/Hieraaetus wahlbergiMany
289/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatusMany
290Ayres's Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresiiMany
291Tawny EagleAquila rapaxMany
292/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensisMany
293/Imperial Eagle/Aquila heliacaMany
294Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosBMNP,DL,GVNP
295Verreaux's EagleAquila verreauxiiMany
296African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogasterMany
297Bat HawkMacheiramphus alcinusLPNA
298Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabarMany
299Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabatesMany
300Eastern Chanting-GoshawkMelierax poliopterusMany
301Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicusAA
302African GoshawkAerospiza tousseneliiMany
303Little SparrowhawkTachyspiza minullusMany
304ShikraTachyspiza badiusMany
305{Levant Sparrowhawk}Tachyspiza brevipesYA
306Ovambo SparrowhawkAccipiter ovampensisAA,ANP,GVNP,HF,WG
307/Eurasian Sparrowhawk/Accipiter nisusMany
308Rufous-breasted SparrowhawkAccipiter rufiventrisMany
309Black GoshawkAstur melanoleucusMany
310/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosusMany
311{African Marsh Harrier}Circus ranivorusASNP,BMNP
312/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourusMany
313/Montagu's Harrier/Circus pygargusMany
314/Black Kite/Milvus migransMany
315Yellow-billed Kite**Milvus aegyptiusMany
316African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vociferMany
317/Grasshopper Buzzard/Butastur rufipennisANP,AWR,GVNP,YA
318/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteoMany
319Mountain BuzzardButeo oreophilusMany
320/Long-legged Buzzard/Buteo rufinusMany
321Red-necked BuzzardButeo auguralisDL,GVNP,WG
322Augur BuzzardButeo augurMany

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

323{African Grass-Owl}Tyto capensis 
324Western Barn OwlTyto albaANP,ASNP,AWR,GVNP
WG

 
Owls: Strigidae

325/Eurasian Scops-Owl/Otus scopsASNP
326African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensisMany
327Northern White-faced OwlPtilopsis leucotisAA,ANP,ASNP,YA
328Cape Eagle-OwlBubo capensisMany
329Grayish Eagle-OwlBubo cinerascensMany
330Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lacteaMany
331Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatumMany
332African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordiiAA,BMNP,WG
333Abyssinian OwlAsio abyssinicusAA,BMNP,WG
334/Short-eared Owl/Asio flammeusAWR
335Marsh OwlAsio capensisBMNP

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

336Speckled MousebirdColius striatusMany
337Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourusMany

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

338Narina TrogonApaloderma narinaMany

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

339Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epopsMany
340African Hoopoe**Upupa africanaANP,KR,LL,YA

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

341Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureusMany
342Black-billed WoodhoopoePhoeniculus somaliensisMany
343Black ScimitarbillRhinopomastus aterrimusMany
344Abyssinian ScimitarbillRhinopomastus minorMany

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

345Abyssinian Ground-HornbillBucorvus abyssinicusMany
346Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatusYA
347Hemprich's HornbillLophoceros hemprichiiMany
348African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutusMany
349Northern Red-billed HornbillTockus erythrorhynchusMany
350Eastern Yellow-billed HornbillTockus flavirostrisMany
351{Jackson's Hornbill}Tockus jacksoni 
352Von der Decken's HornbillTockus deckeniMany
353Silvery-cheeked HornbillBycanistes brevisMany

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

354Red-throated Bee-eaterMerops bulockiANP,AWR,LPNA
355Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillusMany
356Ethiopian Bee-eaterMerops lafresnayiiMany
357Somali Bee-eaterMerops revoiliiANP,DL,GVNP,MS,ZKA
358\White-throated Bee-eater\Merops albicollisMany
359#African Green Bee-eater#Merops viridissimusANP,YA
360/Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/Merops persicusMany
361(Olive Bee-eater)Merops superciliosusMany
362/European Bee-eater/Merops apiasterMany
363Northern Carmine Bee-eaterMerops nubicusMany

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

364Half-collared KingfisherAlcedo semitorquataMany
365Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatusMany
366African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina pictaMany
367Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephalaMany
368(Woodland Kingfisher)Halcyon senegalensisMany
369Blue-breasted KingfisherHalcyon malimbicaANP
370Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicutiMany
371Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maximaMany
372Pied KingfisherCeryle rudisMany

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

373/European Roller/Coracias garrulusMany
374Abyssinian RollerCoracias abyssinicusMany
375Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatusMany
376Purple RollerCoracias naeviusMany
377(Broad-billed Roller)Eurystomus glaucurusMany

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

378Red-and-yellow BarbetTrachyphonus erythrocephalusMany
379Yellow-breasted BarbetTrachyphonus margaritatusMany
380D'Arnaud's BarbetTrachyphonus darnaudiiMany
381Northern Red-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus uropygialisMany
382Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconusMany
383Red-fronted BarbetTricholaema diademataMany
384Black-throated BarbetTricholaema melanocephalaMany
385Banded BarbetLybius undatusMany
386[Vieillot's Barbet]Lybius vieilloti 
387Black-billed BarbetLybius guifsobalitoMany
388Double-toothed BarbetPogonornis bidentatusMany

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

389Green-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus zambesiaeAA,BMNP,HF,LL,WG
390Brown-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus regulusMany
391Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minorMany
392Scaly-throated HoneyguideIndicator variegatusASNP,BMNP,HF,LL,WG
393Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicatorMany

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

394/Eurasian Wryneck/Jynx torquillaMany
395Red-throated WryneckJynx ruficollisMany
396Abyssinian WoodpeckerDendropicos abyssinicusMany
397Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescensMany
398Brown-backed WoodpeckerDendropicos obsoletusAA
399African Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos goertaeMany
400Mountain Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos spodocephalusMany
401Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquusMany
402Green-backed WoodpeckerCampethera cailliautiiANP,YA
403Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubicaMany

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

404Pygmy FalconPolihierax semitorquatusMany
405/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanniMany
406Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculusMany
407Greater KestrelFalco rupicoloidesANP,ASNP,GVNP
408Fox KestrelFalco alopexANP,BMNP,MJ
409Gray KestrelFalco ardosiaceusMany
410Red-necked FalconFalco chicqueraGVNP
411|Red-footed Falcon|Falco vespertinus 
412|Amur Falcon|Falco amurensisANP,BMNP,LPNA
413|Eleonora's Falcon|Falco eleonoraeBMNP,YA
414|Sooty Falcon|Falco concolorMany
415|Eurasian Hobby|Falco subbuteoMany
416African HobbyFalco cuvieriiMany
417Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusMany
418/Saker Falcon/Falco cherrug 
419Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusMany
420Barbary Falcon**Falco pelegrinoidesBMNP

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

421Red-headed LovebirdAgapornis pullariusWG
422Black-winged LovebirdAgapornis tarantaMany

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

423Red-bellied ParrotPoicephalus rufiventrisMany
424Yellow-fronted ParrotPoicephalus flavifronsMany

 
Pittas: Pittidae

425{African Pitta}Pitta angolensis 

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

426Gray CuckooshrikeCeblepyris caesiaMany
427White-breasted CuckooshrikeCeblepyris pectoralisAA
428Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flavaMany
429Red-shouldered CuckooshrikeCampephaga phoeniceaMany

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

430|Eurasian Golden Oriole|Oriolus oriolusMany
431Ethiopian Black-headed OrioleOriolus monachaMany
432African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatusMany

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

433Brown-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira cyaneaMany
434Gray-headed BatisBatis orientalisMany
435Western Black-headed BatisBatis erlangeriMany
436Pygmy BatisBatis perkeoANP,ASNP,LPNA,MS
YA

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

437White-crested HelmetshrikePrionops plumatusMany

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

438BrubruNilaus aferMany
439Northern PuffbackDryoscopus gambensisMany
440Pringle's PuffbackDryoscopus pringliiLPNA,MS,WG,YA
441Marsh TchagraTchagra minutusANP
442Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalusMany
443Three-streaked TchagraTchagra jamesiANP,LPNA,MS,YA
444Red-naped BushshrikeLaniarius ruficepsAA,ANP,LPNA,MS,YA
445Ethiopian BoubouLaniarius aethiopicusMany
446Tropical BoubouLaniarius majorMJ
447Black-headed GonolekLaniarius erythrogasterANP,DL,GVNP,LH,WG
448Slate-colored BoubouLaniarius funebrisMany
449Rosy-patched BushshrikeRhodophoneus cruentusMany
450Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeChlorophoneus sulfureopectusMany
451Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchotiMany

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

452Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisMany

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

453African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridisMany

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

454|Red-backed Shrike|Lanius collurioMany
455/Red-tailed Shrike/Lanius phoenicuroidesMany
456/Isabelline Shrike/Lanius isabellinusMany
457Great Gray ShrikeLanius excubitorMany
458|Lesser Gray Shrike|Lanius minorMany
459Gray-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroidesMany
460Taita FiscalLanius dorsalisMany
461Somali FiscalLanius somalicusMany
462Northern FiscalLanius humeralisMany
463/Masked Shrike/Lanius nubicusMany
464/Woodchat Shrike/Lanius senatorMany
465White-rumped ShrikeEurocephalus ruppelliMany

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

466Stresemann's Bush-CrowZavattariornis stresemanniLPNA,MS,YA
467Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxAA,BMNP,DL,GVNP,WG
468Cape CrowCorvus capensisMany
469Pied CrowCorvus albusMany
470Somali CrowCorvus edithaeMany
471Fan-tailed RavenCorvus rhipidurusMany
472Thick-billed RavenCorvus crassirostrisMany

 
Hyliotas: Hyliotidae

473Yellow-bellied HyliotaHyliota flavigasterAA

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

474White-winged Black-TitMelaniparus leucomelasMany
475White-shouldered Black-TitMelaniparus guineensisASNP,BL,HF,LH
476White-backed Black-TitMelaniparus leuconotusMany
477Somali TitMelaniparus thruppiASNP,LPNA,YA,ZKA

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

478Mouse-colored Penduline-TitAnthoscopus musculusMany

 
Larks: Alaudidae

479Desert LarkAmmomanes desertiANP
480Chestnut-backed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucotisMany
481Black-crowned Sparrow-LarkEremopterix nigricepsADS,ANP,AWR,MJ
482Chestnut-headed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix signatusMany
483Gillett's LarkCalendulauda gillettiANP,AWR,LPNA,MS,YA
484Pink-breasted LarkCalendulauda poecilosternaMS
485Fawn-colored LarkCalendulauda africanoidesMany
486Liben LarkHeteromirafra archeriLPNA
487Singing BushlarkMirafra javanicaANP,AWR,SP,WG,YA
488Flappet LarkAmirafra rufocinnamomeaANP,LPNA,YA
489Red-winged LarkCorypha hypermetraMany
490[Russet Lark]Corypha sharpii 
491Masked LarkSpizocorys personataYA
492Thekla's LarkGalerida theklaeMany
493/Greater Short-toed Lark/Calandrella brachydactylaANP,AWR,LPNA
494Short-tailed LarkPseudalaemon fremantliiAWR,LPNA,MS,WG,YA
495Blanford's LarkCalandrella blanfordiMany
496/Bimaculated Lark/Melanocorypha bimaculata 
497Somali Short-toed LarkAlaudala somalicaLPNA,MS,SP,WG,YA

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

498Northern CrombecSylvietta brachyuraMany
499Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytiiMany
500Somali CrombecSylvietta isabellinaANP,LPNA,MS,YA
501Moustached Grass-WarblerMelocichla mentalisGVNP

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

502Yellow-vented EremomelaEremomela flavicrissalisANP,ASNP,LPNA,MJ
YA
503Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialisMany
504Green-backed EremomelaEremomela canescensAA,GVNP,LPNA,WG
505Gray Wren-WarblerCalamonastes simplexMany
506Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyuraMany
507Buff-bellied WarblerPhyllolais pulchellaMany
508Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavidaMany
509Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflavaMany
510Pale PriniaPrinia somalicaMany
511Red-fronted WarblerPrinia rufifronsMany
512Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythropsMany
513Singing CisticolaCisticola cantansMany
514Boran CisticolaCisticola bodessaMany
515Rattling CisticolaCisticola chinianaMany
516Ashy CisticolaCisticola cinereolusMany
517Ethiopian CisticolaCisticola lugubrisMany
518Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatusASNP,DL,GVNP,SP,WG
519Rufous-winged CisticolaCisticola galactotesBMNP
520Stout CisticolaCisticola robustusMany
521Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensisANP,GVNP,HF,ZKA
522Siffling CisticolaCisticola brachypterusADS,ASNP,GVNP
523Foxy CisticolaCisticola troglodytesDL,GVNP,SP,WG
524Tiny CisticolaCisticola nanaMany
525Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidisMany
526Desert CisticolaCisticola aridulusMany
527Pectoral-patch CisticolaCisticola brunnescensMany

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

528/Eastern Olivaceous Warbler/Iduna pallidaMany
529African Yellow-WarblerIduna natalensisMany
530/Upcher's Warbler/Hippolais languidaMany
531/Olive-tree Warbler/Hippolais olivetorumAA
532|Icterine Warbler|Hippolais icterinaAA,YA
533/Sedge Warbler/Acrocephalus schoenobaenusMany
534/Marsh Warbler/Acrocephalus palustrisAA,ANP,BMNP,ZKA
535/Common Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus scirpaceusMany
536|Basra Reed Warbler|Acrocephalus griseldisAA,LPNA
537Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostrisAA,BL,LH,WG,ZKA
538|Great Reed Warbler|Acrocephalus arundinaceusAA,BL,BMNP,ZKA

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

539|River Warbler|Locustella fluviatilis 
540/Common Grasshopper Warbler/Locustella naeviaAA
541Cinnamon Bracken-WarblerBradypterus cinnamomeusMany
542Little Rush WarblerBradypterus baboecalaAA

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

543{White-headed Sawwing}Psalidoprocne albicepsZKA
544Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristopteraMany
545Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopygaMany
546Banded MartinNeophedina cinctaMany
547Plain MartinRiparia paludicolaMany
548/Bank Swallow/Riparia ripariaMany
549/Eurasian Crag-Martin/Ptyonoprogne rupestrisADS,ASNP,DL,GVNP
MJ
550Red-throated Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne rufigulaBMNP,JV
551Southern Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne fuligulaMany
552White-tailed SwallowHirundo megaensisMany
553/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rusticaMany
554Red-chested SwallowHirundo lucidaMany
555Ethiopian SwallowHirundo aethiopicaMany
556Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithiiMany
557/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicumMany
558African Red-rumped SwallowCecropis melanocrissusMany
559Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaMany
560Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensisMany

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

561Northern BrownbulPhyllastrephus strepitansMany
562Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatusMany

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

563|Wood Warbler|Phylloscopus sibilatrix 
564/Eastern Bonelli's Warbler/Phylloscopus orientalisBMNP
565|Willow Warbler|Phylloscopus trochilusMany
566/Common Chiffchaff/Phylloscopus collybitaMany
567Brown Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus umbrovirensMany

 
Sylviid Warblers and Allies: Sylviidae

568/Eurasian Blackcap/Sylvia atricapillaMany
569|Garden Warbler|Sylvia borinMany
570Abyssinian CatbirdSylvia galinieriADS,BMNP,HF,MJ,WG
571African Hill BabblerSylvia abyssinicaMany
572|Barred Warbler|Curruca nisoriaAA,ANP,AWR,YA
573Banded ParisomaCurruca boehmiMany
574/Lesser Whitethroat/Curruca currucaMany
575Brown ParisomaCurruca lugensMany
576Asian Desert WarblerCurruca nana 
577/Menetries's Warbler/Curruca mystaceaANP,AWR
578/Greater Whitethroat/Curruca communisMany

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

579Pale White-eyeZosterops flavilateralisAA,BMNP,LH,LPNA,YA
580Abyssinian White-eyeZosterops abyssinicusMany
581Ethiopian White-eyeZosterops poliogastrusMany
582Northern Yellow White-eyeZosterops senegalensisHF,WG,YA,ZKA

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

583Rufous ChattererArgya rubiginosaMany
584Scaly ChattererArgya aylmeriAA,ANP,AWR,YA
585Brown BabblerTurdoides plebejusMS
586White-rumped BabblerTurdoides leucopygiaMany
587Cretzschmar's BabblerTurdoides leucocephalaAWR,DL,GVNP,MJ,WG

 
Spotted Creepers: Salpornithidae

588African Spotted CreeperSalpornis salvadoriMany

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

589Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorynchaMany

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

590[European Starling]Sturnus vulgaris 
591&Wattled StarlinglCreatophora cinereaMany
592[Rosy Starling]Pastor roseus 
593&Violet-backed StarlinglCinnyricinclus leucogasterMany
594Slender-billed StarlingOnychognathus tenuirostrisMany
595Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morioMany
596White-billed StarlingOnychognathus albirostrisMany
597Bristle-crowned StarlingOnychognathus salvadoriiMany
598Somali StarlingOnychognathus blythiiMany
599Magpie StarlingSpeculipastor bicolorAWR,YA
600Sharpe's StarlingPholia sharpiiMany
601Shelley's StarlingLamprotornis shelleyiMany
602Rueppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuropteraMany
603Splendid StarlingLamprotornis splendidusANP,ASNP,YA
604Golden-breasted StarlingLamprotornis regiusMany
605Superb StarlingLamprotornis superbusMany
606White-crowned StarlingLamprotornis albicapillusMany
607Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterusMany
608Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeusMany

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

609Abyssinian Ground-ThrushGeokichla piaggiaeMany
610Ethiopian ThrushTurdus simensisMany
611African Bare-eyed ThrushTurdus tephronotusMany
612Abyssinian ThrushTurdus abyssinicusMany
613African ThrushTurdus peliosMany

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

614African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adustaMany
615|Spotted Flycatcher|Muscicapa striataMany
616Gambaga FlycatcherMuscicapa gambagaeGVNP,WG,ZKA
617African Gray FlycatcherBradornis microrhynchusMany
618Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidusMany
619Gray Tit-FlycatcherFraseria plumbeusGVNP,LPNA,MS,WG,YA
620SilverbirdEmpidornis semipartitusMany
621Northern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis edolioidesMany
622Abyssinian Slaty-FlycatcherMelaenornis chocolatinusMany
623/Black Scrub-Robin/Cercotrichas podobeANP,AWR,MJ
624Rufous-tailed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas galactotesANP,AWR,MJ,MS,YA
625White-browed Scrub RobinCercotrichas leucophrysMany
626Rueppell's Robin-ChatCossypha semirufaMany
627White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heugliniMany
628\Red-capped Robin-Chat\Cossypha natalensisASNP,LL,WG,YA
629Snowy-crowned Robin-ChatCossypha niveicapillaGVNP
630White-crowned Robin-ChatCossypha albicapillusAA,ZKA
631Spotted Morning-ThrushCichladusa guttataAA,HF,LPNA,MS,YA
632/White-throated Robin/Irania gutturalisADS,ANP,ASNP,AWR
MJ
633|Thrush Nightingale|Luscinia lusciniaMany
634/Common Nightingale/Luscinia megarhynchosMany
635/Bluethroat/Luscinia svecicaAA,ASNP,HF,ZKA
636|Semicollared Flycatcher|Ficedula semitorquataBMNP,ZKA
637|Collared Flycatcher|Ficedula albicollis 
638/Common Redstart/Phoenicurus phoenicurusMany
639/Black Redstart/Phoenicurus ochrurosAA,ANP,MJ
640Little Rock-ThrushMonticola rufocinereusMany
641/Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush/Monticola saxatilisMany
642/Blue Rock-Thrush/Monticola solitariusMany
643White-winged Cliff-ChatMonticola semirufaMany
644/Whinchat/Saxicola rubetraMany
645/Siberian Stonechat/Saxicola maurusMany
646African StonechatSaxicola torquatusMany
647Moorland ChatPinarochroa sordidaMany
648Mocking Cliff-ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventrisMany
649Rueppell's ChatMyrmecocichla melaenaMany
650/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenantheMany
651Rusty-breasted WheatearOenanthe frenataMany
652/Isabelline Wheatear/Oenanthe isabellinaMany
653/Desert Wheatear/Oenanthe desertiANP,ASNP,AWR,LPNA
ZKA
654/Cyprus Wheatear/Oenanthe cypriacaANP,LPNA,WG
655Eastern Black-eared WheatearOenanthe melanoleucaMany
656/Pied Wheatear/Oenanthe pleschankaMany
657White-fronted Black-ChatOenanthe albifronsLH,ZKA
658BlackstartOenanthe melanuraMany
659Familiar ChatOenanthe familiarisMany
660Sombre Rock ChatOenanthe dubiaANP,ASNP,LH,MJ,ZKA
661Brown-tailed ChatOenanthe scotocercaANP,LPNA,MJ,YA
662Abyssinian WheatearOenanthe lugubrisMany
663[Persian Wheatear]Oenanthe chrysophygia 

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

664Eastern Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes orientalisMany
665Collared SunbirdHedydipna collarisMany
666Nile Valley SunbirdHedydipna metallicaMany
667Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivaceaBMNP,HF,WG,YA,ZKA
668Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensisMany
669Hunter's SunbirdChalcomitra hunteriMany
670Tacazze SunbirdNectarinia tacazzeMany
671Bronze SunbirdNectarinia kilimensisBL,LH
672Malachite SunbirdNectarinia famosaMany
673Beautiful SunbirdCinnyris pulchellusMany
674Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensisMany
675Black-bellied SunbirdCinnyris nectarinioidesANP,LPNA,YA,ZKA
676Purple-banded SunbirdCinnyris bifasciatusYA
677Abyssinian SunbirdCinnyris habessinicusMany
678Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustusMany
679Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreusGVNP,LH

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

680White-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis albirostrisMany
681Red-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis nigerMany
682White-headed Buffalo-WeaverDinemellia dinemelliMany
683Speckle-fronted WeaverSporopipes frontalisMany
684White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahaliMany
685Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser superciliosusMany
686Gray-capped Social-WeaverPseudonigrita arnaudiMany
687Black-capped Social-WeaverPseudonigrita cabanisiMS,SP,WG,YA
688Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubricepsMany
689Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafechtMany
690Little WeaverPloceus luteolusMany
691Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularisMany
692{Golden Palm Weaver}Ploceus bojeri 
693Northern Masked-WeaverPloceus taeniopterusMany
694Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermediusMany
695Vitelline Masked-WeaverPloceus vitellinusMany
696Rueppell's WeaverPloceus galbulaMany
697Speke's WeaverPloceus spekeiMany
698Village WeaverPloceus cucullatusMany
699Juba WeaverPloceus dichrocephalusLPNA,YA
700Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalusAA,ANP,BMNP,ZKA
701Chestnut WeaverPloceus rubiginosusMany
702Compact WeaverPachyphantes superciliosusYA
703Red-headed QueleaQuelea erythropsANP
704Red-billed QueleaQuelea queleaMany
705Northern Red BishopEuplectes franciscanusMany
706Black-winged BishopEuplectes hordeaceusMany
707Black BishopEuplectes gierowiiGVNP
708Yellow-crowned BishopEuplectes aferMany
709Yellow BishopEuplectes capensisMany
710White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatusMany
711Yellow-mantled WidowbirdEuplectes macrouraANP,DL,GVNP,SP,WG
712Red-cowled WidowbirdEuplectes laticaudaMany
713Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillarisMany
714Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifronsMany

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

715Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullataMany
716Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolorMany
717African SilverbillEuodice cantansMany
718Yellow-bellied WaxbillCoccopygia quartiniaMany
719Green-backed TwinspotMandingoa nitidulaAA,BMNP,HF,LL,WG
720Zebra WaxbillAmandava subflavaGVNP
721Abyssinian CrimsonwingCryptospiza salvadoriiBMNP,GVNP,HF
722Black-faced WaxbillBrunhilda erythronotosMJ
723Black-cheeked WaxbillBrunhilda charmosynaMany
724Fawn-breasted WaxbillEstrilda paludicolaMany
725Common WaxbillEstrilda astrildMany
726Black-rumped WaxbillEstrilda troglodytesANP
727Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopygaMany
728QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollisMany
729Cut-throatAmadina fasciataMany
730Purple GrenadierGranatina ianthinogasterMany
731Gray-headed SilverbillOdontospiza griseicapillaMany
732Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalusMany
733Blue-capped CordonbleuUraeginthus cyanocephalusASNP,BL,GVNP,MJ
734Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melbaMany
735Orange-winged PytiliaPytilia afraANP,HF,YA,ZKA
736Red-billed PytiliaPytilia lineataMany
737Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegalaMany
738African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricataMany
739Jameson's FirefinchLagonosticta rhodopareiaAA,ANP
740Bar-breasted FirefinchLagonosticta rufopictaANP,GVNP
741Black-faced FirefinchLagonosticta larvataGVNP

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

742Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macrouraMany
743Sahel Paradise-WhydahVidua orientalisANP
744Exclamatory Paradise-WhydahVidua interjectaANP,GVNP,MJ
745Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaeaMany
746Steel-blue WhydahVidua hypocherinaANP,ASNP,AWR,MJ,YA
747Straw-tailed WhydahVidua fischeriMany
748Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeataMany
749Barka IndigobirdVidua larvaticolaGVNP
750Parasitic WeaverAnomalospiza imberbisYA

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

751Somali SparrowPasser castanopterusMS,ZKA
752Shelley's Rufous SparrowPasser shelleyiASNP,LPNA,MS,YA
753Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseusMany
754Swainson's SparrowPasser swainsoniiMany
755Parrot-billed SparrowPasser gongonensisAA,YA
756Chestnut SparrowPasser eminibeyMany
757Yellow-spotted Bush SparrowGymnornis pyrgitaMany
758Sahel Bush SparrowGymnornis dentataMany
759/Pale Rockfinch/Carpospiza brachydactylaANP,AWR,MJ

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

760Mountain WagtailMotacilla claraMany
761/Gray Wagtail/Motacilla cinereaMany
762/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flavaMany
763{Citrine Wagtail}Motacilla citreolaBMNP
764African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimpMany
765/White Wagtail/Motacilla albaMany
766African PipitAnthus cinnamomeusMany
767Long-billed PipitAnthus similisMany
768/Tawny Pipit/Anthus campestrisMany
769Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrysMany
770/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialisMany
771/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinusMany
772Bush PipitAnthus cafferYA
773&Golden PipitlTmetothylacus tenellusDL,GVNP,YA,ZKA
774Abyssinian LongclawMacronyx flavicollisMany

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

775White-rumped SeedeaterCrithagra leucopygiusANP,BMNP,GVNP,MJ
776Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicusMany
777African CitrilCrithagra citrinelloidesMany
778{Southern Citril}Crithagra hypostictusLH
779Reichenow's SeedeaterCrithagra reichenowiMany
780Yellow-rumped SerinCrithagra xanthopygiusMany
781White-bellied CanaryCrithagra dorsostriatusMany
782Yellow-throated SerinCrithagra flavigulaMany
783Salvadori's SerinCrithagra xantholaemusLPNA
784Northern Grosbeak-CanaryCrithagra donaldsoniMany
785Streaky SeedeaterCrithagra striolatusMany
786Stripe-breasted SeedeaterCrithagra striatipectusDL,GVNP,KR,SP,WG
787Reichard's SeedeaterCrithagra reichardiYA
788Brown-rumped SeedeaterCrithagra tristriatusMany
789Ankober SerinCrithagra ankoberensisADS,MJ
790Yellow-crowned CanarySerinus flavivertexMany
791Ethiopian SiskinSerinus nigricepsMany

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

792/Ortolan Bunting/Emberiza hortulanaMany
793{Cretzschmar's Bunting}Emberiza caesia 
794Striolated BuntingEmberiza striolataANP,ASNP,MJ,ZKA
795Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisiMany
796Golden-breasted BuntingEmberiza flaviventrisANP,AWR,YA
797Somali BuntingEmberiza poliopleuraMany
798Brown-rumped BuntingEmberiza affinisDL,GVNP,ZKA

 

 *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.

 # SPECIES BY LOCALE

Locale# Species
Abidjata Shala National Park472
Aledeghi Wildlife Reserve354
Ankober-Debre Sina Escarpment & Gemessa Gedel288
Awasa Area504
Awash National Park540
Bale Mountain National Park348
Debre Libanos & Ethno-German Lodge381
Gibe Valley National Park492
Harenna Forest287
Jemma Valley87
Kesem River30
Lake Hora292
Lake Langano71
Lakes Hora, Chelekleka, and Bishoftu300
Liben Plain and Negele348
Mega-Soda Area218
Melka Ghebdu337
Sululta Plains352
Wondo Genet510
Yabello Area463
Ziway/Koka Lakes Area474
Total Species798

Number of species in each locale may be based on incomplete data. Also, some locales are important for specific target species rather than overall bird diversity. Hence, it does not provide an indication of which locales are the best birding sites.