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# Species:511
# Excl Vagrants:511
# Endemics:13
# Near Endemics:18

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

1White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduata
2/Fulvous Whistling-Duck/Dendrocygna bicolor
3White-backed DuckThalassornis leuconotus
4Blue-winged GooseCyanochen cyanoptera
5/Knob-billed Duck/Sarkidiornis melanotos
6Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
7Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensis
8/African Pygmy-Goose/Nettapus auritus
9/Garganey/Spatula querquedula
10/Blue-billed Teal/Spatula hottentota
11/Northern Shoveler/Spatula clypeata
12/Eurasian Wigeon/Mareca penelope
13African Black DuckAnas sparsa
14Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulata
15Red-billed DuckAnas erythrorhyncha
16/Northern Pintail/Anas acuta
17/Green-winged Teal/Anas crecca
18Southern PochardNetta erythrophthalma
19/Ferruginous Duck/Aythya nyroca
20/Tufted Duck/Aythya fuligula
21Maccoa DuckOxyura maccoa

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

22Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

23Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaena
24Moorland FrancolinScleroptera psilolaemus
25Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
26Chestnut-naped SpurfowlPternistis castaneicollis
27Erckel's SpurfowlPternistis erckelii
28Scaly SpurfowlPternistis squamatus
29Clapperton's SpurfowlPternistis clappertoni
30Harwood's SpurfowlPternistis harwoodi

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

31Rock PigeonColumba livia
32Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
33White-collared PigeonColumba albitorques
34Rameron PigeonColumba arquatrix
35Lemon DoveAplopelia larvata
36/European Turtle-Dove/Streptopelia turtur
37Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugens
38African Collared-DoveStreptopelia roseogrisea
39Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiens
40Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
41Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
42Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
43Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilos
44Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur afer
45Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistria
46Namaqua DoveOena capensis
47Bruce's Green-PigeonTreron waalia
48African Green-PigeonTreron calvus

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

49Bare-faced Go-away-birdCrinifer personatus
50White-bellied Go-away-birdCrinifer leucogaster
51White-cheeked TuracoMenelikkornis leucotis
52Prince Ruspoli's TuracoMenelikkornis ruspolii

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

53Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitarius
54Black CuckooCuculus clamosus
55/Common Cuckoo/Cuculus canorus
56Blue-headed CoucalCentropus monachus
57Senegal CoucalCentropus senegalensis
58White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosus
59Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaas
60African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreus
61\Dideric Cuckoo\Chrysococcyx caprius

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

62Donaldson Smith's NightjarCaprimulgus donaldsoni
63Montane NightjarCaprimulgus poliocephalus
64Plain NightjarCaprimulgus inornatus

 
Swifts: Apodidae

65\Scarce Swift\Schoutedenapus myoptilus
66Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
67Mottled SwiftTachymarptis aequatorialis
68/Common Swift/Apus apus
69Nyanza SwiftApus niansae
70Little SwiftApus affinis
71Horus SwiftApus horus
72(White-rumped Swift)Apus caffer
73African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

74Rouget's RailRougetius rougetii
75Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
76Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata
77African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensis
78Black CrakeZapornia flavirostra
79Baillon's CrakeZapornia pusilla

 
Flufftails: Sarothruridae

80Buff-spotted FlufftailSarothrura elegans

 
Cranes: Gruidae

81Black Crowned-CraneBalearica pavonina
82Wattled CraneBugeranus carunculatus
83/Common Crane/Grus grus

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

84Senegal Thick-kneeBurhinus senegalensis

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

85/Black-winged Stilt/Himantopus himantopus
86/Pied Avocet/Recurvirostra avosetta

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

87/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarola
88/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticula
89Three-banded PloverThinornis tricollaris
90/Little Ringed Plover/Thinornis dubius
91Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
92Black-winged LapwingVanellus melanopterus
93Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatus
94Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallus
95Spot-breasted LapwingVanellus melanocephalus
96/Kentish Plover/Anarhynchus alexandrinus

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

97African JacanaActophilornis africanus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

98/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosa
99African SnipeGallinago nigripennis
100/Common Snipe/Gallinago gallinago
101/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
102/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropus
103/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilis
104/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareola
105/Common Redshank/Tringa totanus
106/Spotted Redshank/Tringa erythropus
107/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia
108/Ruff/Calidris pugnax
109/Temminck's Stint/Calidris temminckii
110/Little Stint/Calidris minuta

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

111Three-banded CourserRhinoptilus cinctus
112/Collared Pratincole/Glareola pratincola

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

113/Black-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus ridibundus
114/Gray-hooded Gull/Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
115/Lesser Black-backed Gull/Larus fuscus
116/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon nilotica
117/Whiskered Tern/Chlidonias hybrida
118/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterus

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

119/Greater Flamingo/Phoenicopterus roseus
120/Lesser Flamingo/Phoenicoparrus minor

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

121Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
122Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
123Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

124African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerus
125/Black Stork/Ciconia nigra
126Abdim's StorkCiconia abdimii
127African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelis
128/White Stork/Ciconia ciconia
129Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensis
130Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumenifer
131Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibis

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

132African DarterAnhinga rufa

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

133Reed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
134Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

135/Glossy Ibis/Plegadis falcinellus
136African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
137Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash
138Wattled IbisBostrychia carunculata
139African SpoonbillPlatalea alba

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

140Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
141Little EgretEgretta garzetta
142Striated HeronButorides striata
143Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
144Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibis
145Great EgretArdea alba
146Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhyncha
147/Gray Heron/Ardea cinerea
148Purple HeronArdea purpurea
149Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala
150Goliath HeronArdea goliath

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

151HamerkopScopus umbretta

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

152ShoebillBalaeniceps rex

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

153Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
154Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescens

 
Secretary-bird: Sagittariidae

155SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentarius

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

156Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
157African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typus
158Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatus
159Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterus
160African Cuckoo-HawkAviceda cuculoides
161|European Honey-buzzard|Pernis apivorus
162White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalis
163Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotos
164Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus
165White-backed VultureGyps africanus
166Rueppell's GriffonGyps rueppelli
167BateleurTerathopius ecaudatus
168Western Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascens
169Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralis
170/Short-toed Snake-Eagle/Circaetus gallicus
171Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereus
172Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatus
173Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosus
174Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalis
175/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarina
176/Greater Spotted Eagle/Clanga clanga
177/Wahlberg's Eagle/Hieraaetus wahlbergi
178/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatus
179Ayres's Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresii
180Tawny EagleAquila rapax
181/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensis
182/Imperial Eagle/Aquila heliaca
183Verreaux's EagleAquila verreauxii
184African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogaster
185Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabar
186Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabates
187Eastern Chanting-GoshawkMelierax poliopterus
188African GoshawkAerospiza toussenelii
189Little SparrowhawkTachyspiza minullus
190ShikraTachyspiza badius
191Ovambo SparrowhawkAccipiter ovampensis
192/Eurasian Sparrowhawk/Accipiter nisus
193Rufous-breasted SparrowhawkAccipiter rufiventris
194Black GoshawkAstur melanoleucus
195/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosus
196/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus
197/Montagu's Harrier/Circus pygargus
198/Black Kite/Milvus migrans
199Yellow-billed Kite**Milvus aegyptius
200African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vocifer
201/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteo
202Mountain BuzzardButeo oreophilus
203/Long-legged Buzzard/Buteo rufinus
204Red-necked BuzzardButeo auguralis
205Augur BuzzardButeo augur

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

206Western Barn OwlTyto alba

 
Owls: Strigidae

207African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensis
208Cape Eagle-OwlBubo capensis
209Grayish Eagle-OwlBubo cinerascens
210Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lactea
211African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordii
212Abyssinian OwlAsio abyssinicus

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

213Speckled MousebirdColius striatus
214Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourus

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

215Narina TrogonApaloderma narina

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

216Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

217Black-billed WoodhoopoePhoeniculus somaliensis
218Black ScimitarbillRhinopomastus aterrimus

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

219Abyssinian Ground-HornbillBucorvus abyssinicus
220Hemprich's HornbillLophoceros hemprichii
221African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutus
222Northern Red-billed HornbillTockus erythrorhynchus
223Von der Decken's HornbillTockus deckeni
224Silvery-cheeked HornbillBycanistes brevis

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

225Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
226Ethiopian Bee-eaterMerops lafresnayii
227(Olive Bee-eater)Merops superciliosus
228/European Bee-eater/Merops apiaster
229Northern Carmine Bee-eaterMerops nubicus

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

230Half-collared KingfisherAlcedo semitorquata
231Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
232African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina picta
233Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephala
234(Woodland Kingfisher)Halcyon senegalensis
235Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicuti
236Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maxima
237Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

238/European Roller/Coracias garrulus
239Abyssinian RollerCoracias abyssinicus
240Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatus
241Purple RollerCoracias naevius
242(Broad-billed Roller)Eurystomus glaucurus

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

243Red-and-yellow BarbetTrachyphonus erythrocephalus
244Yellow-breasted BarbetTrachyphonus margaritatus
245Northern Red-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus uropygialis
246Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconus
247Red-fronted BarbetTricholaema diademata
248Banded BarbetLybius undatus
249Black-billed BarbetLybius guifsobalito
250Double-toothed BarbetPogonornis bidentatus

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

251Green-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus zambesiae
252Brown-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus regulus
253Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minor
254Scaly-throated HoneyguideIndicator variegatus
255Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicator

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

256/Eurasian Wryneck/Jynx torquilla
257Red-throated WryneckJynx ruficollis
258Abyssinian WoodpeckerDendropicos abyssinicus
259Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescens
260African Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos goertae
261Mountain Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos spodocephalus
262Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquus
263Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubica

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

264/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanni
265Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculus
266Gray KestrelFalco ardosiaceus
267African HobbyFalco cuvierii
268Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus
269Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

270Red-headed LovebirdAgapornis pullarius
271Black-winged LovebirdAgapornis taranta

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

272Yellow-fronted ParrotPoicephalus flavifrons

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

273Gray CuckooshrikeCeblepyris caesia
274Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flava
275Red-shouldered CuckooshrikeCampephaga phoenicea

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

276|Eurasian Golden Oriole|Oriolus oriolus
277Ethiopian Black-headed OrioleOriolus monacha
278African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatus

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

279Brown-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira cyanea
280Gray-headed BatisBatis orientalis
281Western Black-headed BatisBatis erlangeri

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

282White-crested HelmetshrikePrionops plumatus

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

283BrubruNilaus afer
284Northern PuffbackDryoscopus gambensis
285Pringle's PuffbackDryoscopus pringlii
286Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalus
287Ethiopian BoubouLaniarius aethiopicus
288Black-headed GonolekLaniarius erythrogaster
289Slate-colored BoubouLaniarius funebris
290Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeChlorophoneus sulfureopectus
291Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchoti

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

292Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

293African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

294/Red-tailed Shrike/Lanius phoenicuroides
295/Isabelline Shrike/Lanius isabellinus
296Great Gray ShrikeLanius excubitor
297Gray-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroides
298Taita FiscalLanius dorsalis
299Somali FiscalLanius somalicus
300Northern FiscalLanius humeralis
301/Woodchat Shrike/Lanius senator
302White-rumped ShrikeEurocephalus ruppelli

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

303Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
304Cape CrowCorvus capensis
305Pied CrowCorvus albus
306Somali CrowCorvus edithae
307Fan-tailed RavenCorvus rhipidurus
308Thick-billed RavenCorvus crassirostris

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

309White-backed Black-TitMelaniparus leuconotus

 
Larks: Alaudidae

310Chestnut-backed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucotis
311Singing BushlarkMirafra javanica
312Red-winged LarkCorypha hypermetra
313Thekla's LarkGalerida theklae
314Short-tailed LarkPseudalaemon fremantlii
315Blanford's LarkCalandrella blanfordi
316Somali Short-toed LarkAlaudala somalica

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

317Northern CrombecSylvietta brachyura
318Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytii

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

319Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialis
320Green-backed EremomelaEremomela canescens
321Gray Wren-WarblerCalamonastes simplex
322Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
323Buff-bellied WarblerPhyllolais pulchella
324Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
325Pale PriniaPrinia somalica
326Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythrops
327Singing CisticolaCisticola cantans
328Boran CisticolaCisticola bodessa
329Rattling CisticolaCisticola chiniana
330Ashy CisticolaCisticola cinereolus
331Ethiopian CisticolaCisticola lugubris
332Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatus
333Stout CisticolaCisticola robustus
334Foxy CisticolaCisticola troglodytes
335Tiny CisticolaCisticola nana
336Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
337Desert CisticolaCisticola aridulus
338Pectoral-patch CisticolaCisticola brunnescens

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

339/Eastern Olivaceous Warbler/Iduna pallida
340African Yellow-WarblerIduna natalensis
341/Sedge Warbler/Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
342/Common Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus scirpaceus
343Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostris

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

344Cinnamon Bracken-WarblerBradypterus cinnamomeus

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

345Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristoptera
346Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopyga
347Banded MartinNeophedina cincta
348Plain MartinRiparia paludicola
349/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia
350Southern Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne fuligula
351White-tailed SwallowHirundo megaensis
352/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
353Red-chested SwallowHirundo lucida
354Ethiopian SwallowHirundo aethiopica
355Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
356/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicum
357African Red-rumped SwallowCecropis melanocrissus
358Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica
359Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensis

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

360Northern BrownbulPhyllastrephus strepitans
361Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

362|Willow Warbler|Phylloscopus trochilus
363/Common Chiffchaff/Phylloscopus collybita
364Brown Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus umbrovirens

 
Sylviid Warblers and Allies: Sylviidae

365/Eurasian Blackcap/Sylvia atricapilla
366|Garden Warbler|Sylvia borin
367Abyssinian CatbirdSylvia galinieri
368African Hill BabblerSylvia abyssinica
369Banded ParisomaCurruca boehmi
370/Lesser Whitethroat/Curruca curruca
371Brown ParisomaCurruca lugens
372/Greater Whitethroat/Curruca communis

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

373Abyssinian White-eyeZosterops abyssinicus
374Ethiopian White-eyeZosterops poliogastrus
375Northern Yellow White-eyeZosterops senegalensis

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

376Rufous ChattererArgya rubiginosa
377White-rumped BabblerTurdoides leucopygia
378Cretzschmar's BabblerTurdoides leucocephala

 
Spotted Creepers: Salpornithidae

379African Spotted CreeperSalpornis salvadori

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

380Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythroryncha

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

381&Wattled StarlinglCreatophora cinerea
382&Violet-backed StarlinglCinnyricinclus leucogaster
383Slender-billed StarlingOnychognathus tenuirostris
384Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morio
385White-billed StarlingOnychognathus albirostris
386Somali StarlingOnychognathus blythii
387Sharpe's StarlingPholia sharpii
388Shelley's StarlingLamprotornis shelleyi
389Rueppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuroptera
390Superb StarlingLamprotornis superbus
391Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterus
392Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

393Abyssinian Ground-ThrushGeokichla piaggiae
394Ethiopian ThrushTurdus simensis
395African Bare-eyed ThrushTurdus tephronotus
396Abyssinian ThrushTurdus abyssinicus
397African ThrushTurdus pelios

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

398African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adusta
399|Spotted Flycatcher|Muscicapa striata
400Gambaga FlycatcherMuscicapa gambagae
401African Gray FlycatcherBradornis microrhynchus
402Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidus
403Gray Tit-FlycatcherFraseria plumbeus
404SilverbirdEmpidornis semipartitus
405Northern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis edolioides
406Abyssinian Slaty-FlycatcherMelaenornis chocolatinus
407Rueppell's Robin-ChatCossypha semirufa
408White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heuglini
409\Red-capped Robin-Chat\Cossypha natalensis
410|Thrush Nightingale|Luscinia luscinia
411/Common Redstart/Phoenicurus phoenicurus
412Little Rock-ThrushMonticola rufocinereus
413/Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush/Monticola saxatilis
414/Blue Rock-Thrush/Monticola solitarius
415White-winged Cliff-ChatMonticola semirufa
416/Whinchat/Saxicola rubetra
417/Siberian Stonechat/Saxicola maurus
418African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
419Moorland ChatPinarochroa sordida
420Mocking Cliff-ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
421Rueppell's ChatMyrmecocichla melaena
422/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenanthe
423Rusty-breasted WheatearOenanthe frenata
424/Isabelline Wheatear/Oenanthe isabellina
425/Cyprus Wheatear/Oenanthe cypriaca
426Eastern Black-eared WheatearOenanthe melanoleuca
427/Pied Wheatear/Oenanthe pleschanka
428BlackstartOenanthe melanura
429Familiar ChatOenanthe familiaris
430Abyssinian WheatearOenanthe lugubris

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

431Eastern Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes orientalis
432Collared SunbirdHedydipna collaris
433Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivacea
434Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
435Hunter's SunbirdChalcomitra hunteri
436Tacazze SunbirdNectarinia tacazze
437Malachite SunbirdNectarinia famosa
438Beautiful SunbirdCinnyris pulchellus
439Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensis
440Abyssinian SunbirdCinnyris habessinicus
441Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

442White-headed Buffalo-WeaverDinemellia dinemelli
443Speckle-fronted WeaverSporopipes frontalis
444White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahali
445Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser superciliosus
446Gray-capped Social-WeaverPseudonigrita arnaudi
447Black-capped Social-WeaverPseudonigrita cabanisi
448Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubriceps
449Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafecht
450Little WeaverPloceus luteolus
451Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis
452Northern Masked-WeaverPloceus taeniopterus
453Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
454Red-billed QueleaQuelea quelea
455Northern Red BishopEuplectes franciscanus
456Black-winged BishopEuplectes hordeaceus
457Yellow-crowned BishopEuplectes afer
458Yellow BishopEuplectes capensis
459White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatus
460Yellow-mantled WidowbirdEuplectes macroura
461Red-cowled WidowbirdEuplectes laticauda
462Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillaris
463Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifrons

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

464Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
465Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolor
466African SilverbillEuodice cantans
467Yellow-bellied WaxbillCoccopygia quartinia
468Green-backed TwinspotMandingoa nitidula
469Fawn-breasted WaxbillEstrilda paludicola
470Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
471Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopyga
472QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollis
473Cut-throatAmadina fasciata
474Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalus
475Red-billed PytiliaPytilia lineata
476Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala
477African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricata

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

478Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
479Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaea
480Straw-tailed WhydahVidua fischeri
481Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeata

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

482Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseus
483Swainson's SparrowPasser swainsonii
484Chestnut SparrowPasser eminibey
485Yellow-spotted Bush SparrowGymnornis pyrgita
486Sahel Bush SparrowGymnornis dentata

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

487Mountain WagtailMotacilla clara
488/Gray Wagtail/Motacilla cinerea
489/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flava
490African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp
491/White Wagtail/Motacilla alba
492African PipitAnthus cinnamomeus
493Long-billed PipitAnthus similis
494/Tawny Pipit/Anthus campestris
495Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrys
496/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialis
497/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinus
498Abyssinian LongclawMacronyx flavicollis

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

499Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicus
500African CitrilCrithagra citrinelloides
501Reichenow's SeedeaterCrithagra reichenowi
502Yellow-rumped SerinCrithagra xanthopygius
503Northern Grosbeak-CanaryCrithagra donaldsoni
504Streaky SeedeaterCrithagra striolatus
505Stripe-breasted SeedeaterCrithagra striatipectus
506Brown-rumped SeedeaterCrithagra tristriatus
507Yellow-crowned CanarySerinus flavivertex
508Ethiopian SiskinSerinus nigriceps

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

509/Ortolan Bunting/Emberiza hortulana
510Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisi
511Somali BuntingEmberiza poliopleura

 

 *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 Visitor93
\\Austral Visitor3
||Transient6
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular2
()Breeding Season Only4
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened14
VVulnerable10
ENEndangered7
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.