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KALIZO LODGE

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# Species:343
# Excl Vagrants:343
# Endemics:0
# Near Endemics:0
Habitat: Broadleaf woodland, Mopane woodland, riverine forest, wetlands, dry scrub, sewage ponds

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

1|White-faced Whistling-Duck|Dendrocygna viduata
2White-backed DuckThalassornis leuconotus
3(Knob-billed Duck)Sarkidiornis melanotos
4(Egyptian Goose)Alopochen aegyptiaca
5Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensis
6African Pygmy-GooseNettapus auritus
7|Blue-billed Teal|Spatula hottentota
8|Yellow-billed Duck|Anas undulata
9Cape TealAnas capensis
10(Red-billed Duck)Anas erythrorhyncha
11(Southern Pochard)Netta erythrophthalma

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

12Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

13Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaena
14Coqui FrancolinCampocolinus coqui
15Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
16(Harlequin Quail)Coturnix delegorguei
17Red-billed SpurfowlPternistis adspersus
18Swainson's SpurfowlPternistis swainsonii

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

19Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiens
20Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
21Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
22Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
23Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilos
24Namaqua DoveOena capensis
25African Green-PigeonTreron calvus

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

26Double-banded SandgrousePterocles bicinctus
27Burchell's SandgrousePterocles burchelli

 
Bustards: Otididae

28Kori BustardArdeotis kori
29Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogaster

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

30Gray Go-away-birdCrinifer concolor
31Schalow's TuracoTauraco schalowi

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

32(Black Cuckoo)Cuculus clamosus
33|Black Coucal|Centropus grillii
34Coppery-tailed CoucalCentropus cupreicaudus
35Senegal CoucalCentropus senegalensis
36White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosus
37(Pied Cuckoo)Clamator jacobinus
38(Levaillant's Cuckoo)Clamator levaillantii
39Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaas
40(Dideric Cuckoo)Chrysococcyx caprius

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

41(Pennant-winged Nightjar)Caprimulgus vexillarius
42(Rufous-cheeked Nightjar)Caprimulgus rufigena
43(Fiery-necked Nightjar)Caprimulgus pectoralis
44Swamp NightjarCaprimulgus natalensis
45Square-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus fossii

 
Swifts: Apodidae

46/Common Swift/Apus apus
47Little SwiftApus affinis
48Horus SwiftApus horus
49White-rumped SwiftApus caffer
50African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

51African RailRallus caerulescens
52|African Crake|Crecopsis egregia
53Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
54(Lesser Moorhen)Gallinula angulata
55Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
56Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata
57(Allen's Gallinule)Porphyrio alleni
58African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensis
59(Striped Crake)Aenigmatolimnas marginalis
60Black CrakeZapornia flavirostra

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

61African FinfootPodica senegalensis

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

62Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensis
63Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatus

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

64Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
65Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

66/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticula
67Three-banded PloverThinornis tricollaris
68Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostris
69Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatus
70White-crowned LapwingVanellus albiceps
71Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatus
72Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallus
73Kittlitz's PloverAnarhynchus pecuarius
74White-fronted PloverAnarhynchus marginatus

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

75Greater Painted-SnipeRostratula benghalensis

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

76Lesser JacanaMicroparra capensis
77African JacanaActophilornis africanus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

78African SnipeGallinago nigripennis
79/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
80/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilis
81/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareola
82/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia
83/Ruff/Calidris pugnax
84/Little Stint/Calidris minuta

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

85Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticus

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

86(Bronze-winged Courser)Rhinoptilus chalcopterus
87Temminck's CourserCursorius temminckii
88/Black-winged Pratincole/Glareola nordmanni
89Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

90Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalus
91(African Skimmer)Rynchops flavirostris
92Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
93/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterus

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

94Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

95(African Openbill)Anastomus lamelligerus
96Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensis
97Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumenifer
98|Yellow-billed Stork|Mycteria ibis

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

99African DarterAnhinga rufa

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

100Reed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
101Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

102(Glossy Ibis)Plegadis falcinellus
103African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
104Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash
105African SpoonbillPlatalea alba

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

106Little BitternBotaurus minutus
107Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
108|Slaty Egret|Egretta vinaceigula
109|Black Heron|Egretta ardesiaca
110Little EgretEgretta garzetta
111White-backed Night HeronCalherodius leuconotus
112Striated HeronButorides striata
113Rufous-bellied HeronArdeola rufiventris
114Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
115(Western Cattle-Egret)Bubulcus ibis
116Great EgretArdea alba
117Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhyncha
118Gray HeronArdea cinerea
119Purple HeronArdea purpurea
120Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala
121Goliath HeronArdea goliath

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

122HamerkopScopus umbretta

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

123(Great White Pelican)Pelecanus onocrotalus
124#Pink-backed Pelican#Pelecanus rufescens

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

125/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

126Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
127African Cuckoo-HawkAviceda cuculoides
128/European Honey-buzzard/Pernis apivorus
129White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalis
130Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus
131White-backed VultureGyps africanus
132BateleurTerathopius ecaudatus
133Western Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascens
134Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralis
135Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereus
136Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalis
137/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarina
138(Wahlberg's Eagle)Hieraaetus wahlbergi
139Tawny EagleAquila rapax
140African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogaster
141Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabar
142Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabates
143Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicus
144African GoshawkAerospiza toussenelii
145Little SparrowhawkTachyspiza minullus
146ShikraTachyspiza badius
147African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorus
148/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus
149Black KiteMilvus migrans
150African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vocifer

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

151Western Barn OwlTyto alba

 
Owls: Strigidae

152African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensis
153Spotted Eagle-OwlBubo africanus
154Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatum
155African Barred OwletGlaucidium capense
156African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordii
157Marsh OwlAsio capensis

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

158Red-faced MousebirdUrocolius indicus

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

159Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureus
160Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelas

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

161Southern Ground-HornbillBucorvus leadbeateri
162Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatus
163Bradfield's HornbillLophoceros bradfieldi
164African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutus
165Southern Red-billed HornbillTockus rufirostris
166Southern Yellow-billed HornbillTockus leucomelas
167Trumpeter HornbillBycanistes bucinator

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

168White-fronted Bee-eaterMerops bullockoides
169Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
170Swallow-tailed Bee-eaterMerops hirundineus
171/Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/Merops persicus
172/European Bee-eater/Merops apiaster
173(Southern Carmine Bee-eater)Merops nubicoides

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

174Half-collared KingfisherAlcedo semitorquata
175Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
176(Gray-headed Kingfisher)Halcyon leucocephala
177(Woodland Kingfisher)Halcyon senegalensis
178Brown-hooded KingfisherHalcyon albiventris
179Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicuti
180Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maxima
181Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

182Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatus
183Racket-tailed RollerCoracias spatulatus
184(Purple Roller)Coracias naevius
185|Broad-billed Roller|Eurystomus glaucurus

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

186Crested BarbetTrachyphonus vaillantii
187Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconus
188Pied BarbetTricholaema leucomelas
189Black-collared BarbetLybius torquatus

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

190Green-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus zambesiae
191Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minor
192Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicator

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

193Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescens
194Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquus
195Bennett's WoodpeckerCampethera bennettii
196Golden-tailed WoodpeckerCampethera abingoni

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

197Rock KestrelFalco rupicolus
198Dickinson's KestrelFalco dickinsoni
199Red-necked FalconFalco chicquera
200|African Hobby|Falco cuvierii
201Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

202Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeri

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

203|Black Cuckooshrike|Campephaga flava

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

204/Eurasian Golden Oriole/Oriolus oriolus
205#African Golden Oriole#Oriolus auratus
206African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatus

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

207Chinspot BatisBatis molitor

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

208White-crested HelmetshrikePrionops plumatus

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

209BrubruNilaus afer
210Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cubla
211Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalus
212Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australis
213Tropical BoubouLaniarius major
214Gabon BoubouLaniarius bicolor
215Crimson-breasted GonolekLaniarius atrococcineus
216Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeChlorophoneus sulfureopectus
217Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchoti

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

218Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

219(African Paradise-Flycatcher)Terpsiphone viridis

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

220Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleuca
221/Red-backed Shrike/Lanius collurio
222/Lesser Gray Shrike/Lanius minor

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

223Pied CrowCorvus albus

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

224Southern Black-TitMelaniparus niger

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

225African Penduline-TitAnthoscopus caroli

 
Larks: Alaudidae

226|Dusky Lark|Pinarocorys nigricans
227Chestnut-backed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucotis
228Flappet LarkAmirafra rufocinnamomea
229Rufous-naped LarkCorypha africana

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

230Long-billed CrombecSylvietta rufescens

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

231Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialis
232Green-capped EremomelaEremomela scotops
233Burnt-neck EremomelaEremomela usticollis
234Barred Wren-WarblerCalamonastes fasciolatus
235Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavida
236Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
237Rattling CisticolaCisticola chiniana
238Tinkling CisticolaCisticola rufilatus
239Gray-backed CisticolaCisticola subruficapilla
240Chirping CisticolaCisticola pipiens
241Piping CisticolaCisticola fulvicapilla
242Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
243Desert CisticolaCisticola aridulus

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

244Olive-tree WarblerHippolais olivetorum
245/Icterine Warbler/Hippolais icterina
246/Sedge Warbler/Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
247/Common Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus scirpaceus
248Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostris
249Greater Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus rufescens

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

250Little Rush WarblerBradypterus baboecala

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

251Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopyga
252|Banded Martin|Neophedina cincta
253Plain MartinRiparia paludicola
254/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia
255Pearl-breasted SwallowHirundo dimidiata
256/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
257|White-throated Swallow|Hirundo albigularis
258Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
259/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicum
260(Lesser Striped Swallow)Cecropis abyssinica
261(Rufous-chested Swallow)Cecropis semirufa
262Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensis

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

263Yellow-bellied GreenbulChlorocichla flaviventris
264Terrestrial BrownbulPhyllastrephus terrestris
265Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus
266Black-fronted BulbulPycnonotus nigricans

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

267/Willow Warbler/Phylloscopus trochilus

 
Sylviid Warblers and Allies: Sylviidae

268/Garden Warbler/Sylvia borin
269/Greater Whitethroat/Curruca communis

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

270Southern Yellow White-eyeZosterops anderssoni

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

271Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineii
272Hartlaub's BabblerTurdoides hartlaubii

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

273Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythroryncha

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

274(Wattled Starling)Creatophora cinerea
275(Violet-backed Starling)Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
276Burchell's StarlingLamprotornis australis
277Meves's StarlingLamprotornis mevesii
278Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeus
279Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitens

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

280Groundscraper ThrushTurdus litsitsirupa
281Kurrichane ThrushTurdus libonyana

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

282/Spotted Flycatcher/Muscicapa striata
283Marico FlycatcherBradornis mariquensis
284Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidus
285Gray Tit-FlycatcherFraseria plumbeus
286Ashy FlycatcherFraseria caerulescens
287Southern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelaina
288Bearded Scrub-RobinTychaedon quadrivirgata
289White-browed Scrub RobinCercotrichas leucophrys
290White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heuglini
291African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
292Arnot's ChatMyrmecocichla arnotti

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

293Collared SunbirdHedydipna collaris
294Amethyst SunbirdChalcomitra amethystina
295Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
296Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensis
297Shelley's SunbirdCinnyris shelleyi
298Purple-banded SunbirdCinnyris bifasciatus
299White-bellied SunbirdCinnyris talatala
300Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

301&Red-billed Buffalo-WeaverlBubalornis niger
302White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahali
303Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubriceps
304Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis
305Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthops
306Southern Brown-throated WeaverPloceus xanthopterus
307Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermedius
308Southern Masked-WeaverPloceus velatus
309Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
310Red-headed QueleaQuelea erythrops
311(Red-billed Quelea)Quelea quelea
312Southern Red BishopEuplectes orix
313Yellow-crowned BishopEuplectes afer
314White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatus
315Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillaris
316Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifrons

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

317Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
318Zebra WaxbillAmandava subflava
319Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
320QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollis
321Cut-throatAmadina fasciata
322Violet-eared WaxbillGranatina granatina
323Southern CordonbleuUraeginthus angolensis
324Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala
325Jameson's FirefinchLagonosticta rhodopareia
326Brown FirefinchLagonosticta nitidula

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

327Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
328Shaft-tailed WhydahVidua regia
329Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeata

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

330House SparrowPasser domesticus
331Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseus
332Southern Gray-headed SparrowPasser diffusus
333Yellow-throated Bush SparrowGymnornis superciliaris

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

334Cape WagtailMotacilla capensis
335/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flava
336African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp
337African PipitAnthus cinnamomeus
338Woodland PipitAnthus nyassae
339Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrys
340Buffy PipitAnthus vaalensis
341Rosy-throated LongclawMacronyx ameliae

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

342Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicus
343Black-throated CanaryCrithagra atrogularis

 

 *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 Visitor30
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient14
##Non-breeding Dispersal2
<>Erratic/Irregular1
()Breeding Season Only32
{}Casual/Vagrant2
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened4
VVulnerable3
ENEndangered1
CRCritically Endangered3

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.