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GIBE VALLEY NATIONAL PARK

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# Species:493
# Excl Vagrants:493
# Endemics:11
# Near Endemics:18

TARGET BIRD LIST

List of target species for the country that could possibly be seen at this location. Target birds are those that are endemic, near endemic, critically endangered or endangered according to the IUCN, best seen in this country, or always considered by us to be a target. Accidentals, vagrants, and very rare species are excluded from this list.

color codes

1Blue-winged GooseCyanochen cyanopteraE
2Moorland FrancolinScleroptera psilolaemusE
3Erckel's SpurfowlPternistis erckeliiBC
4Harwood's SpurfowlPternistis harwoodiE
5White-collared PigeonColumba albitorquesNE
6White-cheeked TuracoMenelikkornis leucotisNE
7Rouget's RailRougetius rougetiiNE
8Abdim's StorkCiconia abdimiiBC
9Wattled IbisBostrychia carunculataNE
10White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalisCR
11Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotosEN
12Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachusCR
13BateleurTerathopius ecaudatusEN
14Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosusEN
15/Grasshopper Buzzard/Butastur rufipennisBC
16Ethiopian Bee-eaterMerops lafresnayiiE
17\White-throated Bee-eater\Merops albicollisBC
18Northern Carmine Bee-eaterMerops nubicusBC
19Yellow-breasted BarbetTrachyphonus margaritatusBC
20Banded BarbetLybius undatusNE
21Abyssinian WoodpeckerDendropicos abyssinicusNE
22Black-winged LovebirdAgapornis tarantaNE
23Ethiopian Black-headed OrioleOriolus monachaNE
24Thick-billed RavenCorvus crassirostrisNE
25White-backed Black-TitMelaniparus leuconotusNE
26Blanford's LarkCalandrella blanfordiNE
27Ethiopian CisticolaCisticola lugubrisNE
28White-tailed SwallowHirundo megaensisE
29Red-chested SwallowHirundo lucidaBC
30Abyssinian White-eyeZosterops abyssinicusBC
31Ethiopian White-eyeZosterops poliogastrusE
32White-rumped BabblerTurdoides leucopygiaBC
33Cretzschmar's BabblerTurdoides leucocephalaBC
34White-billed StarlingOnychognathus albirostrisNE
35Ethiopian ThrushTurdus simensisE
36Abyssinian Slaty-FlycatcherMelaenornis chocolatinusNE
37White-winged Cliff-ChatMonticola semirufaNE
38Rueppell's ChatMyrmecocichla melaenaNE
39Rusty-breasted WheatearOenanthe frenataBC
40Beautiful SunbirdCinnyris pulchellusBC
41Red-billed PytiliaPytilia lineataNE
42Exclamatory Paradise-WhydahVidua interjectaBC
43Barka IndigobirdVidua larvaticolaBC
44Abyssinian LongclawMacronyx flavicollisE
45Yellow-rumped SerinCrithagra xanthopygiusNE
46Yellow-throated SerinCrithagra flavigulaE
47Brown-rumped SeedeaterCrithagra tristriatusBC
48Ethiopian SiskinSerinus nigricepsE

 

 *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.