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ETHIOPIA BIRD CHECKLIST

AFRICA
ETHIOPIA

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

OTHER COUNTRIESIN AFRICA

BIRDING LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor154
\\Austral Visitor7
||Transient24
##Non-breeding Dispersal4
<>Erratic/Irregular7
()Breeding Season Only5
{}Casual/Vagrant21
[]Accidental12

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened28
VVulnerable19
ENEndangered13
CRCritically Endangered7

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 known to occur in the country. 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
10/Common Shelduck/Tadorna tadorna 
11Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisMany
12/African Pygmy-Goose/Nettapus auritusMany
13/Garganey/Spatula querquedulaMany
14/Blue-billed Teal/Spatula hottentotaMany
15/Northern Shoveler/Spatula clypeataMany
16/Gadwall/Mareca streperaZKA
17/Eurasian Wigeon/Mareca penelopeMany
18African Black DuckAnas sparsaMany
19Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulataMany
20/Mallard/Anas platyrhynchosZKA
21Cape TealAnas capensisAA,ASNP,LH,ZKA
22Red-billed DuckAnas erythrorhynchaMany
23/Northern Pintail/Anas acutaMany
24/Green-winged Teal/Anas creccaMany
25Southern PochardNetta erythrophthalmaMany
26/Common Pochard/Aythya ferinaAA,BMNP,ZKA
27/Ferruginous Duck/Aythya nyrocaAA,BL,LH,WG,ZKA
28/Tufted Duck/Aythya fuligulaMany
29Maccoa DuckOxyura maccoaMany

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

30Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisMany
31Vulturine GuineafowlAcryllium vulturinumDL,GVNP,LPNA,MS,YA

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

32Stone PartridgePtilopachus petrosusYA

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

33Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaenaMany
34Coqui FrancolinCampocolinus coquiLPNA,MS,YA,ZKA
35Orange River FrancolinScleroptera levaillantoidesANP
36Moorland FrancolinScleroptera psilolaemusMany
37&Blue QuaillSynoicus adansonii 
38Common QuailCoturnix coturnixMany
39&Harlequin QuaillCoturnix delegorgueiAA,ANP,AWR,LPNA,YA
40Chestnut-naped SpurfowlPternistis castaneicollisMany
41Erckel's SpurfowlPternistis erckeliiMany
42Scaly SpurfowlPternistis squamatusMany
43Clapperton's SpurfowlPternistis clappertoniMany
44Harwood's SpurfowlPternistis harwoodiADS,DL,GVNP,SP,WG
45Yellow-necked SpurfowlPternistis leucoscepusMany

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

46Rock PigeonColumba liviaMany
47Speckled PigeonColumba guineaMany
48White-collared PigeonColumba albitorquesMany
49Rameron PigeonColumba arquatrixMany
50[Western Bronze-naped Pigeon]Columba iriditorques 
51Lemon DoveAplopelia larvataMany
52/European Turtle-Dove/Streptopelia turturMany
53Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugensMany
54African Collared-DoveStreptopelia roseogriseaMany
55White-winged Collared-DoveStreptopelia reichenowiADS,HF,LPNA,YA,ZKA
56Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiensMany
57Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquataMany
58Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicolaMany
59Vinaceous DoveStreptopelia vinaceaMany
60Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensisMany
61Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilosMany
62Black-billed Wood-DoveTurtur abyssinicusANP,ASNP,GVNP,MJ
YA
63Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur aferMany
64Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistriaMany
65Namaqua DoveOena capensisMany
66Bruce's Green-PigeonTreron waaliaMany
67African Green-PigeonTreron calvusGVNP,WG

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

68Chestnut-bellied SandgrousePterocles exustusMany
69Spotted SandgrousePterocles senegallusYA
70Yellow-throated SandgrousePterocles gutturalisANP,AWR,GVNP,MJ
71Black-faced SandgrousePterocles decoratusANP,YA
72Lichtenstein's SandgrousePterocles lichtensteiniiMany
73Four-banded SandgrousePterocles quadricinctusANP,ASNP,GVNP

 
Bustards: Otididae

74Arabian BustardArdeotis arabsADS,ANP,ASNP,AWR
ZKA
75Kori BustardArdeotis koriMany
76#Denham's Bustard#Neotis denhami 
77Heuglin's BustardNeotis heugliniiMS
78White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensisMany
79Little Brown BustardHeterotetrax humilis 
80Buff-crested BustardLophotis gindianaMany
81Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogasterAA,ANP,ASNP,AWR
GVNP
82Hartlaub's BustardLissotis hartlaubiiANP,ASNP,AWR,LPNA
ZKA

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

83Bare-faced Go-away-birdCrinifer personatusMany
84White-bellied Go-away-birdCrinifer leucogasterMany
85Eastern Plantain-eaterCrinifer zonurusMany
86White-cheeked TuracoMenelikkornis leucotisMany
87Prince Ruspoli's TuracoMenelikkornis ruspoliiHF,LPNA,WG,YA
88Fischer's TuracoTauraco fischeri 

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

89Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitariusMany
90Black CuckooCuculus clamosusGVNP,WG,YA
91/Common Cuckoo/Cuculus canorusMany
92African CuckooCuculus gularisAA,ANP,ASNP,YA
93(Black Coucal)Centropus grillii 
94Blue-headed CoucalCentropus monachusMany
95Senegal CoucalCentropus senegalensisAA,GVNP,WG
96White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosusMany
97{Blue Malkoha}Ceuthmochares aereus 
98Green MalkohaCeuthmochares australisAA,ASNP,HF
99Pied CuckooClamator jacobinusMany
100Levaillant's CuckooClamator levaillantiiMany
101Great Spotted CuckooClamator glandariusMany
102Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaasMany
103African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreusAA,ANP,BMNP,HF,WG
104\Dideric Cuckoo\Chrysococcyx capriusMany

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

105\Standard-winged Nightjar\Caprimulgus longipennis 
106/Eurasian Nightjar/Caprimulgus europaeusANP,YA
107Sombre NightjarCaprimulgus fraenatusANP,AWR,YA
108/Egyptian Nightjar/Caprimulgus aegyptiusANP,AWR
109Nubian NightjarCaprimulgus nubicusANP,YA
110Donaldson Smith's NightjarCaprimulgus donaldsoniAA,ANP,LPNA,WG,YA
111Montane NightjarCaprimulgus poliocephalusMany
112\Swamp Nightjar\Caprimulgus natalensis 
113Plain NightjarCaprimulgus inornatusANP,AWR,WG
114Star-spotted NightjarCaprimulgus stellatusANP,AWR,MS
115Nechisar NightjarCaprimulgus solala 
116Freckled NightjarCaprimulgus tristigmaANP,ASNP,GVNP,YA
117Long-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus climacurusYA
118Slender-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus clarusMany

 
Swifts: Apodidae

119\Scarce Swift\Schoutedenapus myoptilusBMNP,HF,WG
120Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melbaMany
121Mottled SwiftTachymarptis aequatorialisMany
122/Common Swift/Apus apusMany
123Nyanza SwiftApus niansaeMany
124[Pallid Swift]Apus pallidus 
125African SwiftApus barbatus 
126Little SwiftApus affinisMany
127Horus SwiftApus horusMany
128(White-rumped Swift)Apus cafferMany
129African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvusMany

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

130African RailRallus caerulescensAA,ZKA
131|Corn Crake|Crex crexLPNA
132African CrakeCrecopsis egregia 
133Rouget's RailRougetius rougetiiMany
134|Spotted Crake|Porzana porzana 
135Lesser MoorhenGallinula angulataAA,ZKA
136Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropusMany
137Red-knobbed CootFulica cristataMany
138Allen's GallinulePorphyrio alleniAA,LH,ZKA
139African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensisAA,WG,ZKA
140Black CrakeZapornia flavirostraMany
141/Little Crake/Zapornia parva 
142Baillon's CrakeZapornia pusillaWG

 
Flufftails: Sarothruridae

143Buff-spotted FlufftailSarothrura elegansWG
144Red-chested FlufftailSarothrura rufaANP
145White-winged FlufftailSarothrura ayresi 

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

146African FinfootPodica senegalensis 

 
Cranes: Gruidae

147Black Crowned-CraneBalearica pavoninaMany
148Demoiselle CraneAnthropoides virgo 
149Wattled CraneBugeranus carunculatusMany
150/Common Crane/Grus grusMany

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

151Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensisMany
152Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatusANP,GVNP,YA,ZKA
153/Eurasian Thick-knee/Burhinus oedicnemusANP,ASNP
154Indian Thick-kneeBurhinus indicus 
155Senegal Thick-kneeBurhinus senegalensisMany

 
Egyptian Plover: Pluvianidae

156Egyptian PloverPluvianus aegyptiusDL,GVNP

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

157/Black-winged Stilt/Himantopus himantopusMany
158/Pied Avocet/Recurvirostra avosettaMany

 
Oystercatchers: Haematopodidae

159{Eurasian Oystercatcher}Haematopus ostralegus 

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

160/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarolaASNP,SP,WG,ZKA
161/Pacific Golden-Plover/Pluvialis fulvaAA,ASNP,LPNA
162/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticulaMany
163Three-banded PloverThinornis tricollarisMany
164/Little Ringed Plover/Thinornis dubiusMany
165Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostris 
166Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosusMany
167Black-headed LapwingVanellus tectusMany
168Black-winged LapwingVanellus melanopterusMany
169Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatusMany
170Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallusMany
171Spot-breasted LapwingVanellus melanocephalusMany
172/Sociable Lapwing/Vanellus gregarius 
173{White-tailed Lapwing}Vanellus leucurus 
174/Caspian Plover/Anarhynchus asiaticusASNP,AWR,LPNA
175Tibetan Sand-PloverAnarhynchus atrifronsASNP,ZKA
176/Greater Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus leschenaultiiASNP
177Kittlitz's PloverAnarhynchus pecuariusMany
178/Kentish Plover/Anarhynchus alexandrinusMany

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

179&Greater Painted-SnipelRostratula benghalensisAA,ZKA

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

180Lesser JacanaMicroparra capensisAA,ASNP,ZKA
181African JacanaActophilornis africanusMany

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

182/Whimbrel/Numenius phaeopusANP
183/Eurasian Curlew/Numenius arquataASNP,LPNA
184/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosaMany
185/Jack Snipe/Lymnocryptes minimus 
186/Great Snipe/Gallinago mediaANP
187African SnipeGallinago nigripennisMany
188/Common Snipe/Gallinago gallinagoMany
189[Red Phalarope]Phalaropus fulicariusSP
190/Red-necked Phalarope/Phalaropus lobatusASNP,SP,ZKA
191/Terek Sandpiper/Xenus cinereusDL,GVNP,ZKA
192/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucosMany
193/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropusMany
194/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilisMany
195/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareolaMany
196/Common Redshank/Tringa totanusMany
197/Spotted Redshank/Tringa erythropusMany
198/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebulariaMany
199/Ruddy Turnstone/Arenaria interpres 
200/Ruff/Calidris pugnaxMany
201{Broad-billed Sandpiper}Calidris falcinellus 
202/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferrugineaMany
203/Temminck's Stint/Calidris temminckiiMany
204[Long-toed Stint]Calidris subminuta 
205{Sanderling}Calidris albaSP
206/Dunlin/Calidris alpinaASNP,SP
207/Little Stint/Calidris minutaMany
208{Pectoral Sandpiper}Calidris melanotosSP

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

209Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticusANP,LPNA
210Quail-ploverOrtyxelos meiffrenii 

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

211Double-banded CourserSmutsornis africanusANP,ASNP,AWR,YA
212Bronze-winged CourserRhinoptilus chalcopterus 
213Three-banded CourserRhinoptilus cinctusMany
214/Cream-colored Courser/Cursorius cursor 
215Somali CourserCursorius somalensisLPNA,MS,YA
216Temminck's CourserCursorius temminckiiMany
217Rock PratincoleGlareola nuchalis 
218|Black-winged Pratincole|Glareola nordmanniZKA
219/Collared Pratincole/Glareola pratincolaMany
220[Madagascar Pratincole]Glareola ocularis 

 
Skuas and Jaegers: Stercorariidae

221{Parasitic Jaeger}Stercorarius parasiticus 

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

222/Slender-billed Gull/Chroicocephalus geneiZKA
223/Black-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus ridibundusMany
224/Gray-hooded Gull/Chroicocephalus cirrocephalusMany
225Pallas's GullIchthyaetus ichthyaetusAA,ASNP,ZKA
226{Caspian Gull}Larus cachinnansASNP
227[European Gull]Larus argentatus 
228/Lesser Black-backed Gull/Larus fuscusAA,ASNP,WG,ZKA
229African SkimmerRynchops flavirostris 
230{Sooty Tern}Onychoprion fuscatus 
231Little TernSternula albifronsZKA
232Saunders's TernSternula saundersi 
233/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon niloticaMany
234/Caspian Tern/Hydroprogne caspiaAA,ZKA
235/Whiskered Tern/Chlidonias hybridaMany
236/Black Tern/Chlidonias nigerBL,SP
237/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterusMany
238[Arctic Tern]Sterna paradisaea 
239{Sandwich Tern}Thalasseus sandvicensisSP

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

240/Greater Flamingo/Phoenicopterus roseusMany
241/Lesser Flamingo/Phoenicoparrus minorMany

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

242Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisMany
243Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusMany
244Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollisMany

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

245African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerusMany
246/Black Stork/Ciconia nigraMany
247Abdim's StorkCiconia abdimiiMany
248African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelisMany
249/White Stork/Ciconia ciconiaMany
250Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensisMany
251Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumeniferMany
252Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibisMany

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

253African DarterAnhinga rufaMany

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

254Reed CormorantMicrocarbo africanusMany
255Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboMany

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

256/Glossy Ibis/Plegadis falcinellusMany
257African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicusMany
258/Northern Bald Ibis/Geronticus eremita 
259Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedashMany
260Wattled IbisBostrychia carunculataMany
261/Eurasian Spoonbill/Platalea leucorodiaBMNP,ZKA
262African SpoonbillPlatalea albaMany

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

263Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellarisAA
264/Dwarf Bittern/Botaurus sturmiiLPNA,MS,YA
265Little BitternBotaurus minutusAA,ASNP,LH
266Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxMany
267/Black Heron/Egretta ardesiacaMany
268Little EgretEgretta garzettaMany
269#Western Reef-Heron#Egretta gularisMany
270/White-backed Night Heron/Calherodius leuconotus 
271Striated HeronButorides striataMany
272Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesMany
273Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibisMany
274Great EgretArdea albaMany
275Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhynchaMany
276/Gray Heron/Ardea cinereaMany
277Purple HeronArdea purpureaMany
278Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephalaMany
279Goliath HeronArdea goliathMany

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

280HamerkopScopus umbrettaMany

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

281ShoebillBalaeniceps rexMany

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

282Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalusMany
283Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescensMany

 
Secretary-bird: Sagittariidae

284SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentariusMany

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

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

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

286Scissor-tailed KiteChelictinia riocouriiMany
287Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleusMany
288African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typusMany
289Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatusMany
290Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterusMany
291African Cuckoo-HawkAviceda cuculoidesASNP,BMNP,WG,YA
292|European Honey-buzzard|Pernis apivorusMany
293White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalisMany
294Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotosMany
295Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachusMany
296White-backed VultureGyps africanusMany
297Rueppell's GriffonGyps rueppelliMany
298/Eurasian Griffon/Gyps fulvusDL,GVNP
299BateleurTerathopius ecaudatusMany
300Western Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascensMany
301{Beaudouin's Snake-Eagle}Circaetus beaudouiniGVNP
302Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralisMany
303/Short-toed Snake-Eagle/Circaetus gallicusMany
304Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereusMany
305Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatusAA,ASNP,BMNP,HF,WG
306Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosusMany
307Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalisMany
308/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarinaMany
309/Greater Spotted Eagle/Clanga clangaMany
310/Wahlberg's Eagle/Hieraaetus wahlbergiMany
311/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatusMany
312Ayres's Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresiiMany
313Tawny EagleAquila rapaxMany
314/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensisMany
315/Imperial Eagle/Aquila heliacaMany
316Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosBMNP,DL,GVNP
317Verreaux's EagleAquila verreauxiiMany
318African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogasterMany
319Bat HawkMacheiramphus alcinusLPNA
320Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabarMany
321Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabatesMany
322Eastern Chanting-GoshawkMelierax poliopterusMany
323Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicusAA
324African GoshawkAerospiza tousseneliiMany
325Little SparrowhawkTachyspiza minullusMany
326ShikraTachyspiza badiusMany
327{Levant Sparrowhawk}Tachyspiza brevipesYA
328Ovambo SparrowhawkAccipiter ovampensisAA,ANP,GVNP,HF,WG
329/Eurasian Sparrowhawk/Accipiter nisusMany
330Rufous-breasted SparrowhawkAccipiter rufiventrisMany
331Black GoshawkAstur melanoleucusMany
332/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosusMany
333{African Marsh Harrier}Circus ranivorusASNP,BMNP
334/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourusMany
335/Montagu's Harrier/Circus pygargusMany
336/Black Kite/Milvus migransMany
337Yellow-billed Kite**Milvus aegyptiusMany
338African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vociferMany
339/Grasshopper Buzzard/Butastur rufipennisANP,AWR,GVNP,YA
340/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteoMany
341Mountain BuzzardButeo oreophilusMany
342/Long-legged Buzzard/Buteo rufinusMany
343Red-necked BuzzardButeo auguralisDL,GVNP,WG
344Augur BuzzardButeo augurMany

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

345{African Grass-Owl}Tyto capensis 
346Western Barn OwlTyto albaANP,ASNP,AWR,GVNP
WG

 
Owls: Strigidae

347/Eurasian Scops-Owl/Otus scopsASNP
348African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensisMany
349Northern White-faced OwlPtilopsis leucotisAA,ANP,ASNP,YA
350Pharaoh Eagle-OwlBubo ascalaphus 
351Cape Eagle-OwlBubo capensisMany
352Grayish Eagle-OwlBubo cinerascensMany
353Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lacteaMany
354Pel's Fishing-OwlScotopelia peli 
355Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatumMany
356Little OwlAthene noctua 
357African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordiiAA,BMNP,WG
358Abyssinian OwlAsio abyssinicusAA,BMNP,WG
359/Short-eared Owl/Asio flammeusAWR
360Marsh OwlAsio capensisBMNP

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

361Speckled MousebirdColius striatusMany
362White-headed MousebirdColius leucocephalus 
363Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourusMany

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

364Narina TrogonApaloderma narinaMany

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

365Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epopsMany
366African Hoopoe**Upupa africanaANP,KR,LL,YA

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

367Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureusMany
368Violet WoodhoopoePhoeniculus damarensis 
369Black-billed WoodhoopoePhoeniculus somaliensisMany
370Black ScimitarbillRhinopomastus aterrimusMany
371Abyssinian ScimitarbillRhinopomastus minorMany

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

372Abyssinian Ground-HornbillBucorvus abyssinicusMany
373Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatusYA
374Hemprich's HornbillLophoceros hemprichiiMany
375African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutusMany
376Northern Red-billed HornbillTockus erythrorhynchusMany
377Eastern Yellow-billed HornbillTockus flavirostrisMany
378{Jackson's Hornbill}Tockus jacksoni 
379Von der Decken's HornbillTockus deckeniMany
380Silvery-cheeked HornbillBycanistes brevisMany

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

381Red-throated Bee-eaterMerops bulockiANP,AWR,LPNA
382Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillusMany
383Ethiopian Bee-eaterMerops lafresnayiiMany
384Swallow-tailed Bee-eaterMerops hirundineus 
385Somali Bee-eaterMerops revoiliiANP,DL,GVNP,MS,ZKA
386\White-throated Bee-eater\Merops albicollisMany
387#African Green Bee-eater#Merops viridissimusANP,YA
388/Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/Merops persicusMany
389(Olive Bee-eater)Merops superciliosusMany
390/European Bee-eater/Merops apiasterMany
391Northern Carmine Bee-eaterMerops nubicusMany

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

392Half-collared KingfisherAlcedo semitorquataMany
393Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatusMany
394African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina pictaMany
395Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephalaMany
396(Woodland Kingfisher)Halcyon senegalensisMany
397Blue-breasted KingfisherHalcyon malimbicaANP
398Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicutiMany
399Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maximaMany
400Pied KingfisherCeryle rudisMany

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

401/European Roller/Coracias garrulusMany
402Abyssinian RollerCoracias abyssinicusMany
403Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatusMany
404Purple RollerCoracias naeviusMany
405(Broad-billed Roller)Eurystomus glaucurusMany

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

406Red-and-yellow BarbetTrachyphonus erythrocephalusMany
407Yellow-breasted BarbetTrachyphonus margaritatusMany
408D'Arnaud's BarbetTrachyphonus darnaudiiMany
409Northern Red-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus uropygialisMany
410Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconusMany
411Red-fronted BarbetTricholaema diademataMany
412Black-throated BarbetTricholaema melanocephalaMany
413Banded BarbetLybius undatusMany
414[Vieillot's Barbet]Lybius vieilloti 
415Black-billed BarbetLybius guifsobalitoMany
416Double-toothed BarbetPogonornis bidentatusMany

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

417Green-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus zambesiaeAA,BMNP,HF,LL,WG
418Brown-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus regulusMany
419Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minorMany
420Scaly-throated HoneyguideIndicator variegatusASNP,BMNP,HF,LL,WG
421Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicatorMany

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

422/Eurasian Wryneck/Jynx torquillaMany
423Red-throated WryneckJynx ruficollisMany
424Abyssinian WoodpeckerDendropicos abyssinicusMany
425Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescensMany
426Brown-backed WoodpeckerDendropicos obsoletusAA
427African Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos goertaeMany
428Mountain Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos spodocephalusMany
429Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquusMany
430Green-backed WoodpeckerCampethera cailliautiiANP,YA
431Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubicaMany

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

432Pygmy FalconPolihierax semitorquatusMany
433/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanniMany
434Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculusMany
435Greater KestrelFalco rupicoloidesANP,ASNP,GVNP
436Fox KestrelFalco alopexANP,BMNP,MJ
437Gray KestrelFalco ardosiaceusMany
438Red-necked FalconFalco chicqueraGVNP
439|Red-footed Falcon|Falco vespertinus 
440|Amur Falcon|Falco amurensisANP,BMNP,LPNA
441|Eleonora's Falcon|Falco eleonoraeBMNP,YA
442|Sooty Falcon|Falco concolorMany
443|Eurasian Hobby|Falco subbuteoMany
444African HobbyFalco cuvieriiMany
445Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusMany
446/Saker Falcon/Falco cherrug 
447Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusMany
448Barbary Falcon**Falco pelegrinoidesBMNP
449Taita FalconFalco fasciinucha 

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

450Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri 
451Red-headed LovebirdAgapornis pullariusWG
452Black-winged LovebirdAgapornis tarantaMany

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

453Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeri 
454Red-bellied ParrotPoicephalus rufiventrisMany
455Yellow-fronted ParrotPoicephalus flavifronsMany

 
Pittas: Pittidae

456{African Pitta}Pitta angolensis 

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

457Gray CuckooshrikeCeblepyris caesiaMany
458White-breasted CuckooshrikeCeblepyris pectoralisAA
459Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flavaMany
460Red-shouldered CuckooshrikeCampephaga phoeniceaMany

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

461|Eurasian Golden Oriole|Oriolus oriolusMany
462\African Golden Oriole\Oriolus auratus 
463Ethiopian Black-headed OrioleOriolus monachaMany
464African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatusMany

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

465Brown-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira cyaneaMany
466Gray-headed BatisBatis orientalisMany
467Western Black-headed BatisBatis erlangeriMany
468Pygmy BatisBatis perkeoANP,ASNP,LPNA,MS
YA

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

469White-crested HelmetshrikePrionops plumatusMany

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

470BrubruNilaus aferMany
471Northern PuffbackDryoscopus gambensisMany
472Pringle's PuffbackDryoscopus pringliiLPNA,MS,WG,YA
473Marsh TchagraTchagra minutusANP
474Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalusMany
475Three-streaked TchagraTchagra jamesiANP,LPNA,MS,YA
476Red-naped BushshrikeLaniarius ruficepsAA,ANP,LPNA,MS,YA
477Ethiopian BoubouLaniarius aethiopicusMany
478Tropical BoubouLaniarius majorMJ
479Black-headed GonolekLaniarius erythrogasterANP,DL,GVNP,LH,WG
480Slate-colored BoubouLaniarius funebrisMany
481Rosy-patched BushshrikeRhodophoneus cruentusMany
482Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeChlorophoneus sulfureopectusMany
483Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchotiMany

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

484Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisMany

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

485African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridisMany

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

486|Red-backed Shrike|Lanius collurioMany
487/Red-tailed Shrike/Lanius phoenicuroidesMany
488/Isabelline Shrike/Lanius isabellinusMany
489Great Gray ShrikeLanius excubitorMany
490|Lesser Gray Shrike|Lanius minorMany
491Gray-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroidesMany
492Taita FiscalLanius dorsalisMany
493Somali FiscalLanius somalicusMany
494Northern FiscalLanius humeralisMany
495/Masked Shrike/Lanius nubicusMany
496/Woodchat Shrike/Lanius senatorMany
497White-rumped ShrikeEurocephalus ruppelliMany

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

498Stresemann's Bush-CrowZavattariornis stresemanniLPNA,MS,YA
499Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxAA,BMNP,DL,GVNP,WG
500PiapiacPtilostomus afer 
501Cape CrowCorvus capensisMany
502Pied CrowCorvus albusMany
503Brown-necked RavenCorvus ruficollis 
504Somali CrowCorvus edithaeMany
505Fan-tailed RavenCorvus rhipidurusMany
506Thick-billed RavenCorvus crassirostrisMany

 
Hyliotas: Hyliotidae

507Yellow-bellied HyliotaHyliota flavigasterAA

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

508White-winged Black-TitMelaniparus leucomelasMany
509White-shouldered Black-TitMelaniparus guineensisASNP,BL,HF,LH
510White-backed Black-TitMelaniparus leuconotusMany
511Somali TitMelaniparus thruppiASNP,LPNA,YA,ZKA

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

512Mouse-colored Penduline-TitAnthoscopus musculusMany
513Forest Penduline-TitAnthoscopus flavifrons 

 
Larks: Alaudidae

514Greater Hoopoe-LarkAlaemon alaudipes 
515Rufous-rumped LarkPinarocorys erythropygia 
516Desert LarkAmmomanes desertiANP
517Chestnut-backed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucotisMany
518Black-crowned Sparrow-LarkEremopterix nigricepsADS,ANP,AWR,MJ
519Chestnut-headed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix signatusMany
520Gillett's LarkCalendulauda gillettiANP,AWR,LPNA,MS,YA
521Pink-breasted LarkCalendulauda poecilosternaMS
522Fawn-colored LarkCalendulauda africanoidesMany
523Liben LarkHeteromirafra archeriLPNA
524Singing BushlarkMirafra javanicaANP,AWR,SP,WG,YA
525White-tailed LarkMirafra albicauda 
526&Friedmann's LarklMirafra pulpa 
527Collared LarkAmirafra collaris 
528Flappet LarkAmirafra rufocinnamomeaANP,LPNA,YA
529Rufous-naped LarkCorypha africana 
530Red-winged LarkCorypha hypermetraMany
531Kidepo LarkCorypha kidepoensis 
532[Russet Lark]Corypha sharpii 
533Masked LarkSpizocorys personataYA
534Crested LarkGalerida cristata 
535Thekla's LarkGalerida theklaeMany
536/Greater Short-toed Lark/Calandrella brachydactylaANP,AWR,LPNA
537Short-tailed LarkPseudalaemon fremantliiAWR,LPNA,MS,WG,YA
538Blanford's LarkCalandrella blanfordiMany
539/Bimaculated Lark/Melanocorypha bimaculata 
540Somali Short-toed LarkAlaudala somalicaLPNA,MS,SP,WG,YA

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

541Northern CrombecSylvietta brachyuraMany
542Short-billed CrombecSylvietta philippae 
543Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytiiMany
544Somali CrombecSylvietta isabellinaANP,LPNA,MS,YA
545Moustached Grass-WarblerMelocichla mentalisGVNP

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

546Yellow-vented EremomelaEremomela flavicrissalisANP,ASNP,LPNA,MJ
YA
547Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialisMany
548Green-backed EremomelaEremomela canescensAA,GVNP,LPNA,WG
549Gray Wren-WarblerCalamonastes simplexMany
550Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyuraMany
551Buff-bellied WarblerPhyllolais pulchellaMany
552Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavidaMany
553Graceful PriniaPrinia gracilis 
554Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflavaMany
555Pale PriniaPrinia somalicaMany
556Red-winged PriniaPrinia erythroptera 
557Red-fronted WarblerPrinia rufifronsMany
558Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythropsMany
559Singing CisticolaCisticola cantansMany
560Boran CisticolaCisticola bodessaMany
561Rattling CisticolaCisticola chinianaMany
562Ashy CisticolaCisticola cinereolusMany
563Red-pate CisticolaCisticola ruficeps 
564Ethiopian CisticolaCisticola lugubrisMany
565Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatusASNP,DL,GVNP,SP,WG
566Rufous-winged CisticolaCisticola galactotesBMNP
567Stout CisticolaCisticola robustusMany
568Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensisANP,GVNP,HF,ZKA
569Siffling CisticolaCisticola brachypterusADS,ASNP,GVNP
570Foxy CisticolaCisticola troglodytesDL,GVNP,SP,WG
571Tiny CisticolaCisticola nanaMany
572Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidisMany
573Desert CisticolaCisticola aridulusMany
574Black-backed CisticolaCisticola eximius 
575Pectoral-patch CisticolaCisticola brunnescensMany

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

576/Eastern Olivaceous Warbler/Iduna pallidaMany
577African Yellow-WarblerIduna natalensisMany
578/Upcher's Warbler/Hippolais languidaMany
579/Olive-tree Warbler/Hippolais olivetorumAA
580|Icterine Warbler|Hippolais icterinaAA,YA
581/Sedge Warbler/Acrocephalus schoenobaenusMany
582/Marsh Warbler/Acrocephalus palustrisAA,ANP,BMNP,ZKA
583/Common Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus scirpaceusMany
584|Basra Reed Warbler|Acrocephalus griseldisAA,LPNA
585Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostrisAA,BL,LH,WG,ZKA
586|Great Reed Warbler|Acrocephalus arundinaceusAA,BL,BMNP,ZKA

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

587Bamboo WarblerLocustella alfredi 
588|River Warbler|Locustella fluviatilis 
589/Savi's Warbler/Locustella luscinioides 
590/Common Grasshopper Warbler/Locustella naeviaAA
591Fan-tailed GrassbirdCatriscus brevirostris 
592Cinnamon Bracken-WarblerBradypterus cinnamomeusMany
593Little Rush WarblerBradypterus baboecalaAA
594Highland Rush WarblerBradypterus centralis 

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

595{White-headed Sawwing}Psalidoprocne albicepsZKA
596Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristopteraMany
597Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopygaMany
598Banded MartinNeophedina cinctaMany
599Plain MartinRiparia paludicolaMany
600/Bank Swallow/Riparia ripariaMany
601/Eurasian Crag-Martin/Ptyonoprogne rupestrisADS,ASNP,DL,GVNP
MJ
602Red-throated Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne rufigulaBMNP,JV
603Southern Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne fuligulaMany
604White-tailed SwallowHirundo megaensisMany
605/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rusticaMany
606Red-chested SwallowHirundo lucidaMany
607Ethiopian SwallowHirundo aethiopicaMany
608Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithiiMany
609/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicumMany
610European Red-rumped SwallowCecropis rufula 
611African Red-rumped SwallowCecropis melanocrissusMany
612Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaMany
613Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensisMany
614Red Sea SwallowPetrochelidon perdita 

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

615Sombre GreenbulAndropadus importunus 
616Pale-throated GreenbulAtimastillas flavigula 
617Northern BrownbulPhyllastrephus strepitansMany
618Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatusMany

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

619|Wood Warbler|Phylloscopus sibilatrix 
620/Eastern Bonelli's Warbler/Phylloscopus orientalisBMNP
621|Willow Warbler|Phylloscopus trochilusMany
622/Common Chiffchaff/Phylloscopus collybitaMany
623Brown Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus umbrovirensMany

 
Sylviid Warblers and Allies: Sylviidae

624/Eurasian Blackcap/Sylvia atricapillaMany
625|Garden Warbler|Sylvia borinMany
626Abyssinian CatbirdSylvia galinieriADS,BMNP,HF,MJ,WG
627African Hill BabblerSylvia abyssinicaMany
628|Barred Warbler|Curruca nisoriaAA,ANP,AWR,YA
629Banded ParisomaCurruca boehmiMany
630/Lesser Whitethroat/Curruca currucaMany
631Brown ParisomaCurruca lugensMany
632Western Orphean WarblerCurruca hortensis 
633/Eastern Orphean Warbler/Curruca crassirostris 
634Asian Desert WarblerCurruca nana 
635/Menetries's Warbler/Curruca mystaceaANP,AWR
636/Greater Whitethroat/Curruca communisMany

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

637Pale White-eyeZosterops flavilateralisAA,BMNP,LH,LPNA,YA
638Abyssinian White-eyeZosterops abyssinicusMany
639Ethiopian White-eyeZosterops poliogastrusMany
640Kafa White-eyeZosterops kaffensis 
641Northern Yellow White-eyeZosterops senegalensisHF,WG,YA,ZKA

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

642Rufous ChattererArgya rubiginosaMany
643Scaly ChattererArgya aylmeriAA,ANP,AWR,YA
644Brown BabblerTurdoides plebejusMS
645White-rumped BabblerTurdoides leucopygiaMany
646Scaly BabblerTurdoides squamulata 
647Cretzschmar's BabblerTurdoides leucocephalaAWR,DL,GVNP,MJ,WG
648Dusky BabblerTurdoides tenebrosa 

 
Spotted Creepers: Salpornithidae

649African Spotted CreeperSalpornis salvadoriMany

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

650Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorynchaMany
651Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanus 

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

652[European Starling]Sturnus vulgaris 
653&Wattled StarlinglCreatophora cinereaMany
654[Rosy Starling]Pastor roseus 
655&Violet-backed StarlinglCinnyricinclus leucogasterMany
656Slender-billed StarlingOnychognathus tenuirostrisMany
657Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morioMany
658White-billed StarlingOnychognathus albirostrisMany
659Bristle-crowned StarlingOnychognathus salvadoriiMany
660Somali StarlingOnychognathus blythiiMany
661Magpie StarlingSpeculipastor bicolorAWR,YA
662Sharpe's StarlingPholia sharpiiMany
663Stuhlmann's StarlingPoeoptera stuhlmanni 
664Shelley's StarlingLamprotornis shelleyiMany
665Rueppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuropteraMany
666Splendid StarlingLamprotornis splendidusANP,ASNP,YA
667Golden-breasted StarlingLamprotornis regiusMany
668Superb StarlingLamprotornis superbusMany
669Chestnut-bellied StarlingLamprotornis pulcher 
670White-crowned StarlingLamprotornis albicapillusMany
671Fischer's StarlingLamprotornis fischeri 
672Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterusMany
673Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeusMany

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

674Abyssinian Ground-ThrushGeokichla piaggiaeMany
675Ethiopian ThrushTurdus simensisMany
676African Bare-eyed ThrushTurdus tephronotusMany
677/Song Thrush/Turdus philomelos 
678Abyssinian ThrushTurdus abyssinicusMany
679African ThrushTurdus peliosMany

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

680African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adustaMany
681|Spotted Flycatcher|Muscicapa striataMany
682Gambaga FlycatcherMuscicapa gambagaeGVNP,WG,ZKA
683African Gray FlycatcherBradornis microrhynchusMany
684Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidusMany
685Gray Tit-FlycatcherFraseria plumbeusGVNP,LPNA,MS,WG,YA
686SilverbirdEmpidornis semipartitusMany
687Northern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis edolioidesMany
688Abyssinian Slaty-FlycatcherMelaenornis chocolatinusMany
689/Black Scrub-Robin/Cercotrichas podobeANP,AWR,MJ
690Rufous-tailed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas galactotesANP,AWR,MJ,MS,YA
691White-browed Scrub RobinCercotrichas leucophrysMany
692Rueppell's Robin-ChatCossypha semirufaMany
693White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heugliniMany
694\Red-capped Robin-Chat\Cossypha natalensisASNP,LL,WG,YA
695Snowy-crowned Robin-ChatCossypha niveicapillaGVNP
696White-crowned Robin-ChatCossypha albicapillusAA,ZKA
697Spotted Morning-ThrushCichladusa guttataAA,HF,LPNA,MS,YA
698/White-throated Robin/Irania gutturalisADS,ANP,ASNP,AWR
MJ
699|Thrush Nightingale|Luscinia lusciniaMany
700/Common Nightingale/Luscinia megarhynchosMany
701/Bluethroat/Luscinia svecicaAA,ASNP,HF,ZKA
702|Semicollared Flycatcher|Ficedula semitorquataBMNP,ZKA
703|Collared Flycatcher|Ficedula albicollis 
704/Common Redstart/Phoenicurus phoenicurusMany
705/Black Redstart/Phoenicurus ochrurosAA,ANP,MJ
706Little Rock-ThrushMonticola rufocinereusMany
707/Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush/Monticola saxatilisMany
708/Blue Rock-Thrush/Monticola solitariusMany
709White-winged Cliff-ChatMonticola semirufaMany
710/Whinchat/Saxicola rubetraMany
711/Siberian Stonechat/Saxicola maurusMany
712African StonechatSaxicola torquatusMany
713Moorland ChatPinarochroa sordidaMany
714Mocking Cliff-ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventrisMany
715Rueppell's ChatMyrmecocichla melaenaMany
716/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenantheMany
717Rusty-breasted WheatearOenanthe frenataMany
718/Isabelline Wheatear/Oenanthe isabellinaMany
719Heuglin's WheatearOenanthe heuglinii 
720/Desert Wheatear/Oenanthe desertiANP,ASNP,AWR,LPNA
ZKA
721/Western Black-eared Wheatear/Oenanthe hispanica 
722/Cyprus Wheatear/Oenanthe cypriacaANP,LPNA,WG
723Eastern Black-eared WheatearOenanthe melanoleucaMany
724/Pied Wheatear/Oenanthe pleschankaMany
725White-fronted Black-ChatOenanthe albifronsLH,ZKA
726Somali WheatearOenanthe phillipsi 
727BlackstartOenanthe melanuraMany
728Familiar ChatOenanthe familiarisMany
729Sombre Rock ChatOenanthe dubiaANP,ASNP,LH,MJ,ZKA
730Brown-tailed ChatOenanthe scotocercaANP,LPNA,MJ,YA
731White-crowned WheatearOenanthe leucopyga 
732Abyssinian WheatearOenanthe lugubrisMany
733Mourning WheatearOenanthe lugens 
734/Kurdish Wheatear/Oenanthe xanthoprymna 
735[Persian Wheatear]Oenanthe chrysophygia 

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

736Eastern Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes orientalisMany
737Collared SunbirdHedydipna collarisMany
738Pygmy SunbirdHedydipna platura 
739Nile Valley SunbirdHedydipna metallicaMany
740Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivaceaBMNP,HF,WG,YA,ZKA
741Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensisMany
742Hunter's SunbirdChalcomitra hunteriMany
743Tacazze SunbirdNectarinia tacazzeMany
744Bronze SunbirdNectarinia kilimensisBL,LH
745Malachite SunbirdNectarinia famosaMany
746Olive-bellied SunbirdCinnyris chloropygius 
747Beautiful SunbirdCinnyris pulchellusMany
748Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensisMany
749Black-bellied SunbirdCinnyris nectarinioidesANP,LPNA,YA,ZKA
750Purple-banded SunbirdCinnyris bifasciatusYA
751Abyssinian SunbirdCinnyris habessinicusMany
752Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustusMany
753Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreusGVNP,LH

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

754White-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis albirostrisMany
755Red-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis nigerMany
756White-headed Buffalo-WeaverDinemellia dinemelliMany
757Speckle-fronted WeaverSporopipes frontalisMany
758White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahaliMany
759Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser superciliosusMany
760Donaldson Smith's Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser donaldsoni 
761Gray-capped Social-WeaverPseudonigrita arnaudiMany
762Black-capped Social-WeaverPseudonigrita cabanisiMS,SP,WG,YA
763Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubricepsMany
764Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafechtMany
765Little WeaverPloceus luteolusMany
766Black-necked WeaverPloceus nigricollis 
767Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularisMany
768{Golden Palm Weaver}Ploceus bojeri 
769Northern Masked-WeaverPloceus taeniopterusMany
770Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermediusMany
771Vitelline Masked-WeaverPloceus vitellinusMany
772Rueppell's WeaverPloceus galbulaMany
773Speke's WeaverPloceus spekeiMany
774Village WeaverPloceus cucullatusMany
775Juba WeaverPloceus dichrocephalusLPNA,YA
776Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalusAA,ANP,BMNP,ZKA
777Chestnut WeaverPloceus rubiginosusMany
778Compact WeaverPachyphantes superciliosusYA
779#Cardinal Quelea#Quelea cardinalis 
780Red-headed QueleaQuelea erythropsANP
781Red-billed QueleaQuelea queleaMany
782Northern Red BishopEuplectes franciscanusMany
783Black-winged BishopEuplectes hordeaceusMany
784Black BishopEuplectes gierowiiGVNP
785Yellow-crowned BishopEuplectes aferMany
786Yellow BishopEuplectes capensisMany
787White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatusMany
788Yellow-mantled WidowbirdEuplectes macrouraANP,DL,GVNP,SP,WG
789Red-cowled WidowbirdEuplectes laticaudaMany
790Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillarisMany
791Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifronsMany

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

792Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullataMany
793Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolorMany
794Magpie MannikinSpermestes fringilloides 
795African SilverbillEuodice cantansMany
796Yellow-bellied WaxbillCoccopygia quartiniaMany
797Green-backed TwinspotMandingoa nitidulaAA,BMNP,HF,LL,WG
798Zebra WaxbillAmandava subflavaGVNP
799Abyssinian CrimsonwingCryptospiza salvadoriiBMNP,GVNP,HF
800Black-faced WaxbillBrunhilda erythronotosMJ
801Black-cheeked WaxbillBrunhilda charmosynaMany
802Fawn-breasted WaxbillEstrilda paludicolaMany
803Common WaxbillEstrilda astrildMany
804Black-rumped WaxbillEstrilda troglodytesANP
805Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopygaMany
806QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollisMany
807Cut-throatAmadina fasciataMany
808Purple GrenadierGranatina ianthinogasterMany
809Gray-headed SilverbillOdontospiza griseicapillaMany
810Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalusMany
811Blue-capped CordonbleuUraeginthus cyanocephalusASNP,BL,GVNP,MJ
812Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melbaMany
813Orange-winged PytiliaPytilia afraANP,HF,YA,ZKA
814Red-billed PytiliaPytilia lineataMany
815Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegalaMany
816African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricataMany
817Jameson's FirefinchLagonosticta rhodopareiaAA,ANP
818Bar-breasted FirefinchLagonosticta rufopictaANP,GVNP
819Black-faced FirefinchLagonosticta larvataGVNP

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

820Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macrouraMany
821Sahel Paradise-WhydahVidua orientalisANP
822Exclamatory Paradise-WhydahVidua interjectaANP,GVNP,MJ
823Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaeaMany
824Steel-blue WhydahVidua hypocherinaANP,ASNP,AWR,MJ,YA
825Straw-tailed WhydahVidua fischeriMany
826Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeataMany
827Wilson's IndigobirdVidua wilsoni 
828Jambandu IndigobirdVidua raricola 
829Barka IndigobirdVidua larvaticolaGVNP
830Purple IndigobirdVidua purpurascens 
831Parasitic WeaverAnomalospiza imberbisYA

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

832House SparrowPasser domesticus 
833Somali SparrowPasser castanopterusMS,ZKA
834Shelley's Rufous SparrowPasser shelleyiASNP,LPNA,MS,YA
835Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseusMany
836Swainson's SparrowPasser swainsoniiMany
837Parrot-billed SparrowPasser gongonensisAA,YA
838Sudan Golden SparrowPasser luteus 
839Chestnut SparrowPasser eminibeyMany
840Yellow-spotted Bush SparrowGymnornis pyrgitaMany
841Sahel Bush SparrowGymnornis dentataMany
842/Pale Rockfinch/Carpospiza brachydactylaANP,AWR,MJ

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

843Mountain WagtailMotacilla claraMany
844/Gray Wagtail/Motacilla cinereaMany
845/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flavaMany
846{Citrine Wagtail}Motacilla citreolaBMNP
847African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimpMany
848/White Wagtail/Motacilla albaMany
849African PipitAnthus cinnamomeusMany
850Long-billed PipitAnthus similisMany
851/Tawny Pipit/Anthus campestrisMany
852Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrysMany
853Buffy PipitAnthus vaalensis 
854/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialisMany
855/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinusMany
856Bush PipitAnthus cafferYA
857&Golden PipitlTmetothylacus tenellusDL,GVNP,YA,ZKA
858Abyssinian LongclawMacronyx flavicollisMany

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

859White-rumped SeedeaterCrithagra leucopygiusANP,BMNP,GVNP,MJ
860Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicusMany
861African CitrilCrithagra citrinelloidesMany
862{Southern Citril}Crithagra hypostictusLH
863Reichenow's SeedeaterCrithagra reichenowiMany
864Yellow-rumped SerinCrithagra xanthopygiusMany
865White-bellied CanaryCrithagra dorsostriatusMany
866Yellow-throated SerinCrithagra flavigulaMany
867Salvadori's SerinCrithagra xantholaemusLPNA
868Northern Grosbeak-CanaryCrithagra donaldsoniMany
869Streaky SeedeaterCrithagra striolatusMany
870Stripe-breasted SeedeaterCrithagra striatipectusDL,GVNP,KR,SP,WG
871Reichard's SeedeaterCrithagra reichardiYA
872Brown-rumped SeedeaterCrithagra tristriatusMany
873Ankober SerinCrithagra ankoberensisADS,MJ
874Yellow-crowned CanarySerinus flavivertexMany
875Ethiopian SiskinSerinus nigricepsMany

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

876/Cinereous Bunting/Emberiza cineracea 
877/Ortolan Bunting/Emberiza hortulanaMany
878{Cretzschmar's Bunting}Emberiza caesia 
879Striolated BuntingEmberiza striolataANP,ASNP,MJ,ZKA
880Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisiMany
881Golden-breasted BuntingEmberiza flaviventrisANP,AWR,YA
882Somali BuntingEmberiza poliopleuraMany
883Brown-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 Species883

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.