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ETHIOPIALOCALE

# Species:287
# Excl Vagrants:287
# Endemics:11
# Near Endemics:12

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
4/Northern Shoveler/Spatula clypeata
5African Black DuckAnas sparsa
6Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulata

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

7Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaena
8Moorland FrancolinScleroptera psilolaemus
9Chestnut-naped SpurfowlPternistis castaneicollis
10Clapperton's SpurfowlPternistis clappertoni
11Yellow-necked SpurfowlPternistis leucoscepus

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

12Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
13White-collared PigeonColumba albitorques
14Rameron PigeonColumba arquatrix
15Lemon DoveAplopelia larvata
16/European Turtle-Dove/Streptopelia turtur
17Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugens
18White-winged Collared-DoveStreptopelia reichenowi
19Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
20Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
21Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
22Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilos
23Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur afer
24Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistria
25Namaqua DoveOena capensis
26Bruce's Green-PigeonTreron waalia

 
Bustards: Otididae

27Buff-crested BustardLophotis gindiana

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

28Bare-faced Go-away-birdCrinifer personatus
29White-bellied Go-away-birdCrinifer leucogaster
30White-cheeked TuracoMenelikkornis leucotis
31Prince Ruspoli's TuracoMenelikkornis ruspolii

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

32Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitarius
33White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosus
34Green MalkohaCeuthmochares australis
35Pied CuckooClamator jacobinus
36Levaillant's CuckooClamator levaillantii
37Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaas
38African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreus

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

39Montane NightjarCaprimulgus poliocephalus

 
Swifts: Apodidae

40\Scarce Swift\Schoutedenapus myoptilus
41Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
42Mottled SwiftTachymarptis aequatorialis
43Nyanza SwiftApus niansae

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

44Rouget's RailRougetius rougetii

 
Cranes: Gruidae

45Wattled CraneBugeranus carunculatus

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

46Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatus
47Spot-breasted LapwingVanellus melanocephalus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

48/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropus
49/Ruff/Calidris pugnax

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

50Three-banded CourserRhinoptilus cinctus

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

51/Black Stork/Ciconia nigra
52/White Stork/Ciconia ciconia

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

53Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash
54Wattled IbisBostrychia carunculata

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

55/Gray Heron/Ardea cinerea

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

56HamerkopScopus umbretta

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

57ShoebillBalaeniceps rex

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

58African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typus
59Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatus
60|European Honey-buzzard|Pernis apivorus
61White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalis
62Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus
63White-backed VultureGyps africanus
64Rueppell's GriffonGyps rueppelli
65BateleurTerathopius ecaudatus
66Western Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascens
67/Short-toed Snake-Eagle/Circaetus gallicus
68Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatus
69Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosus
70Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalis
71/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarina
72/Wahlberg's Eagle/Hieraaetus wahlbergi
73/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatus
74Ayres's Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresii
75Tawny EagleAquila rapax
76/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensis
77Verreaux's EagleAquila verreauxii
78African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogaster
79Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabar
80Eastern Chanting-GoshawkMelierax poliopterus
81African GoshawkAerospiza toussenelii
82Little SparrowhawkTachyspiza minullus
83ShikraTachyspiza badius
84Ovambo SparrowhawkAccipiter ovampensis
85Rufous-breasted SparrowhawkAccipiter rufiventris
86Black GoshawkAstur melanoleucus
87/Black Kite/Milvus migrans
88/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteo
89Mountain BuzzardButeo oreophilus
90Augur BuzzardButeo augur

 
Owls: Strigidae

91Cape Eagle-OwlBubo capensis
92Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatum

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

93Speckled MousebirdColius striatus

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

94Narina TrogonApaloderma narina

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

95Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

96Black-billed WoodhoopoePhoeniculus somaliensis
97Black ScimitarbillRhinopomastus aterrimus

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

98Abyssinian Ground-HornbillBucorvus abyssinicus
99Hemprich's HornbillLophoceros hemprichii
100African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutus
101Northern Red-billed HornbillTockus erythrorhynchus
102Eastern Yellow-billed HornbillTockus flavirostris
103Von der Decken's HornbillTockus deckeni
104Silvery-cheeked HornbillBycanistes brevis

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

105Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
106Ethiopian Bee-eaterMerops lafresnayii
107/European Bee-eater/Merops apiaster

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

108Half-collared KingfisherAlcedo semitorquata
109African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina picta
110Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephala
111Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicuti

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

112/European Roller/Coracias garrulus
113Purple RollerCoracias naevius
114(Broad-billed Roller)Eurystomus glaucurus

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

115Red-and-yellow BarbetTrachyphonus erythrocephalus
116Northern Red-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus uropygialis
117Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconus
118Red-fronted BarbetTricholaema diademata
119Banded BarbetLybius undatus
120Double-toothed BarbetPogonornis bidentatus

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

121Green-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus zambesiae
122Brown-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus regulus
123Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minor
124Scaly-throated HoneyguideIndicator variegatus
125Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicator

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

126Abyssinian WoodpeckerDendropicos abyssinicus
127Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescens
128African Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos goertae
129Mountain Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos spodocephalus
130Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubica

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

131Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculus
132Gray KestrelFalco ardosiaceus
133|Eurasian Hobby|Falco subbuteo
134African HobbyFalco cuvierii
135Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus
136Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

137Black-winged LovebirdAgapornis taranta

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

138Red-bellied ParrotPoicephalus rufiventris
139Yellow-fronted ParrotPoicephalus flavifrons

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

140Gray CuckooshrikeCeblepyris caesia
141Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flava
142Red-shouldered CuckooshrikeCampephaga phoenicea

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

143Ethiopian Black-headed OrioleOriolus monacha
144African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatus

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

145Brown-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira cyanea
146Western Black-headed BatisBatis erlangeri

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

147White-crested HelmetshrikePrionops plumatus

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

148BrubruNilaus afer
149Northern PuffbackDryoscopus gambensis
150Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalus
151Ethiopian BoubouLaniarius aethiopicus
152Slate-colored BoubouLaniarius funebris
153Rosy-patched BushshrikeRhodophoneus cruentus
154Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchoti

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

155Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

156African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

157/Red-tailed Shrike/Lanius phoenicuroides
158/Isabelline Shrike/Lanius isabellinus
159Northern FiscalLanius humeralis

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

160Pied CrowCorvus albus
161Somali CrowCorvus edithae
162Fan-tailed RavenCorvus rhipidurus
163Thick-billed RavenCorvus crassirostris

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

164White-shouldered Black-TitMelaniparus guineensis
165White-backed Black-TitMelaniparus leuconotus

 
Larks: Alaudidae

166Thekla's LarkGalerida theklae

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

167Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytii

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

168Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialis
169Gray Wren-WarblerCalamonastes simplex
170Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
171Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavida
172Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
173Singing CisticolaCisticola cantans
174Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensis

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

175/Eastern Olivaceous Warbler/Iduna pallida
176/Upcher's Warbler/Hippolais languida

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

177Cinnamon Bracken-WarblerBradypterus cinnamomeus

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

178Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristoptera
179Plain MartinRiparia paludicola
180/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia
181Southern Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne fuligula
182/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
183Red-chested SwallowHirundo lucida
184Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
185/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicum
186Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica
187Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensis

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

188Northern BrownbulPhyllastrephus strepitans
189Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

190|Willow Warbler|Phylloscopus trochilus
191/Common Chiffchaff/Phylloscopus collybita
192Brown Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus umbrovirens

 
Sylviid Warblers and Allies: Sylviidae

193/Eurasian Blackcap/Sylvia atricapilla
194|Garden Warbler|Sylvia borin
195Abyssinian CatbirdSylvia galinieri
196African Hill BabblerSylvia abyssinica
197Brown ParisomaCurruca lugens
198/Greater Whitethroat/Curruca communis

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

199Abyssinian White-eyeZosterops abyssinicus
200Ethiopian White-eyeZosterops poliogastrus
201Northern Yellow White-eyeZosterops senegalensis

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

202Rufous ChattererArgya rubiginosa
203White-rumped BabblerTurdoides leucopygia

 
Spotted Creepers: Salpornithidae

204African Spotted CreeperSalpornis salvadori

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

205Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythroryncha

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

206&Violet-backed StarlinglCinnyricinclus leucogaster
207Slender-billed StarlingOnychognathus tenuirostris
208Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morio
209Sharpe's StarlingPholia sharpii
210Shelley's StarlingLamprotornis shelleyi
211Rueppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuroptera
212Golden-breasted StarlingLamprotornis regius
213Superb StarlingLamprotornis superbus
214Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

215Abyssinian Ground-ThrushGeokichla piaggiae
216Ethiopian ThrushTurdus simensis
217Abyssinian ThrushTurdus abyssinicus
218African ThrushTurdus pelios

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

219African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adusta
220African Gray FlycatcherBradornis microrhynchus
221Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidus
222Northern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis edolioides
223Abyssinian Slaty-FlycatcherMelaenornis chocolatinus
224White-browed Scrub RobinCercotrichas leucophrys
225Rueppell's Robin-ChatCossypha semirufa
226White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heuglini
227Spotted Morning-ThrushCichladusa guttata
228/Bluethroat/Luscinia svecica
229/Common Redstart/Phoenicurus phoenicurus
230/Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush/Monticola saxatilis
231/Blue Rock-Thrush/Monticola solitarius
232/Whinchat/Saxicola rubetra
233/Siberian Stonechat/Saxicola maurus
234African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
235Moorland ChatPinarochroa sordida
236/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenanthe
237/Isabelline Wheatear/Oenanthe isabellina
238/Pied Wheatear/Oenanthe pleschanka

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

239Eastern Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes orientalis
240Collared SunbirdHedydipna collaris
241Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivacea
242Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
243Hunter's SunbirdChalcomitra hunteri
244Tacazze SunbirdNectarinia tacazze
245Malachite SunbirdNectarinia famosa
246Beautiful SunbirdCinnyris pulchellus
247Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensis
248Abyssinian SunbirdCinnyris habessinicus
249Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

250White-headed Buffalo-WeaverDinemellia dinemelli
251Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubriceps
252Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafecht
253Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis
254Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermedius
255Vitelline Masked-WeaverPloceus vitellinus
256Chestnut WeaverPloceus rubiginosus
257Red-cowled WidowbirdEuplectes laticauda

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

258Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
259Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolor
260Yellow-bellied WaxbillCoccopygia quartinia
261Green-backed TwinspotMandingoa nitidula
262Abyssinian CrimsonwingCryptospiza salvadorii
263Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
264Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopyga
265Purple GrenadierGranatina ianthinogaster
266Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalus
267Orange-winged PytiliaPytilia afra
268Red-billed PytiliaPytilia lineata
269Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala
270African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricata

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

271Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
272Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeata

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

273Swainson's SparrowPasser swainsonii
274Yellow-spotted Bush SparrowGymnornis pyrgita

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

275Mountain WagtailMotacilla clara
276/Gray Wagtail/Motacilla cinerea
277/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flava
278/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialis
279/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinus
280Abyssinian LongclawMacronyx flavicollis

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

281Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicus
282African CitrilCrithagra citrinelloides
283Reichenow's SeedeaterCrithagra reichenowi
284Streaky SeedeaterCrithagra striolatus
285Brown-rumped SeedeaterCrithagra tristriatus
286Yellow-crowned CanarySerinus flavivertex
287Ethiopian SiskinSerinus nigriceps

 

 *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 Visitor40
\\Austral Visitor1
||Transient4
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular1
()Breeding Season Only1
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened9
VVulnerable5
ENEndangered3
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.