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ETHIOPIALOCALE

# Species:353
# Excl Vagrants:353
# Endemics:9
# Near Endemics:15

SPECIALTY BIRDS LIST

List of species at this locale that are endemic (E), near endemic (NE), have restricted ranges in the country (RR), or that occur only locally (LC) in the country excluding vagrants and accidentals. Table also shows species with globally threatened or endangered status according to the IUCN.*

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1Blue-winged GooseCyanochen cyanopteraENT
2Maccoa DuckOxyura maccoa EN
3Moorland FrancolinScleroptera psilolaemusENT
4Erckel's SpurfowlPternistis erckeliiRR 
5Harwood's SpurfowlPternistis harwoodiENT
6White-collared PigeonColumba albitorquesNE 
7/European Turtle-Dove/Streptopelia turtur V
8African Collared-DoveStreptopelia roseogriseaRR 
9White-cheeked TuracoMenelikkornis leucotisNE 
10Rouget's RailRougetius rougetiiNENT
11Black Crowned-CraneBalearica pavonina V
12Wattled CraneBugeranus carunculatus V
13Spot-breasted LapwingVanellus melanocephalusE 
14/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosa NT
15/Lesser Flamingo/Phoenicoparrus minor V
16Wattled IbisBostrychia carunculataNE 
17ShoebillBalaeniceps rex V
18SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentarius EN
19Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatus NT
20Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterus EN
21White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalis CR
22Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotos EN
23Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus CR
24White-backed VultureGyps africanus CR
25Rueppell's GriffonGyps rueppelli CR
26BateleurTerathopius ecaudatus EN
27/Greater Spotted Eagle/Clanga clanga V
28Tawny EagleAquila rapax V
29/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensis EN
30/Imperial Eagle/Aquila heliaca V
31/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus NT
32Abyssinian Ground-HornbillBucorvus abyssinicus V
33Ethiopian Bee-eaterMerops lafresnayiiE 
34Yellow-breasted BarbetTrachyphonus margaritatusRR 
35Banded BarbetLybius undatusNE 
36Black-winged LovebirdAgapornis tarantaNE 
37Ethiopian Black-headed OrioleOriolus monachaNE 
38/Woodchat Shrike/Lanius senator NT
39Thick-billed RavenCorvus crassirostrisNE 
40White-backed Black-TitMelaniparus leuconotusNE 
41Singing BushlarkMirafra javanicaRR 
42Red-winged LarkCorypha hypermetraRR 
43Blanford's LarkCalandrella blanfordiNE 
44Somali Short-toed LarkAlaudala somalicaRR 
45Boran CisticolaCisticola bodessaLC 
46Ethiopian CisticolaCisticola lugubrisNE 
47Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatusRR 
48Desert CisticolaCisticola aridulusRR 
49Ethiopian White-eyeZosterops poliogastrusE 
50White-billed StarlingOnychognathus albirostrisNE 
51Somali StarlingOnychognathus blythiiRR 
52Ethiopian ThrushTurdus simensisE 
53SilverbirdEmpidornis semipartitusRR 
54Abyssinian Slaty-FlycatcherMelaenornis chocolatinusNE 
55White-winged Cliff-ChatMonticola semirufaNE 
56Rueppell's ChatMyrmecocichla melaenaNE 
57BlackstartOenanthe melanuraRR 
58Speckle-fronted WeaverSporopipes frontalisRR 
59Gray-capped Social-WeaverPseudonigrita arnaudiRR 
60Black-capped Social-WeaverPseudonigrita cabanisiRR 
61Northern Masked-WeaverPloceus taeniopterusLC 
62Abyssinian LongclawMacronyx flavicollisENT
63Ethiopian 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.

OTHER LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor28
\\Austral Visitor2
||Transient5
##Non-breeding Dispersal2
<>Erratic/Irregular2
()Breeding Season Only1
{}Casual/Vagrant2
[]Accidental2

DISTRIBUTION CODES

CodeDescription##
EEndemic22
LCLocal19
NENear Endemic25
RRRestricted Range124

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened9
VVulnerable9
ENEndangered6
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.