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AKAGERA NATIONAL PARK

RWANDALOCALE

# Species:416
# Excl Vagrants:416
# Endemics:0
# Near Endemics:0

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.*

color codes

 
Ducks: Anatidae

1White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduata
2Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolor
3White-backed DuckThalassornis leuconotus
4Knob-billed DuckSarkidiornis melanotos
5Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
6Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensis
7African Pygmy-GooseNettapus auritus
8Blue-billed TealSpatula hottentota
9Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulata
10Red-billed DuckAnas erythrorhyncha

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

11Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

12Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaena
13Coqui FrancolinCampocolinus coqui
14Red-winged FrancolinScleroptera levaillantii
15Ring-necked FrancolinScleroptera streptophorus
16Shelley's FrancolinScleroptera shelleyi
17Blue QuailSynoicus adansonii
18Harlequin QuailCoturnix delegorguei
19Scaly SpurfowlPternistis squamatus
20Hildebrandt's SpurfowlPternistis hildebrandti
21Red-necked SpurfowlPternistis afer

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

22Rock PigeonColumba livia
23Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
24Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiens
25Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
26Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
27Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
28Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilos
29Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur afer
30Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistria
31African Green-PigeonTreron calvus

 
Bustards: Otididae

32Denham's BustardNeotis denhami
33Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogaster

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

34Bare-faced Go-away-birdCrinifer personatus
35Eastern Plantain-eaterCrinifer zonurus
36Purple-crested TuracoGallirex porphyreolophus
37Ross's TuracoTauraco rossae
38White-crested TuracoTauraco leucolophus

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

39Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitarius
40Black CuckooCuculus clamosus
41/Common Cuckoo/Cuculus canorus
42African CuckooCuculus gularis
43\Madagascar Cuckoo\Cuculus rochii
44Black CoucalCentropus grillii
45Blue-headed CoucalCentropus monachus
46White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosus
47Blue MalkohaCeuthmochares aereus
48Pied CuckooClamator jacobinus
49Levaillant's CuckooClamator levaillantii
50Great Spotted CuckooClamator glandarius
51Thick-billed CuckooPachycoccyx audeberti
52Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaas
53African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreus
54Dideric CuckooChrysococcyx caprius

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

55Pennant-winged NightjarCaprimulgus vexillarius
56/Eurasian Nightjar/Caprimulgus europaeus
57Fiery-necked NightjarCaprimulgus pectoralis
58Swamp NightjarCaprimulgus natalensis
59Freckled NightjarCaprimulgus tristigma
60#Square-tailed Nightjar#Caprimulgus fossii

 
Swifts: Apodidae

61/Mottled Swift/Tachymarptis aequatorialis
62Common SwiftApus apus
63African SwiftApus barbatus
64Little SwiftApus affinis
65White-rumped SwiftApus caffer
66African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

67|Corn Crake|Crex crex
68African CrakeCrecopsis egregia
69Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
70Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata
71\Striped Crake\Aenigmatolimnas marginalis
72Black CrakeZapornia flavirostra
73Baillon's CrakeZapornia pusilla

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

74African FinfootPodica senegalensis

 
Cranes: Gruidae

75Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorum

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

76Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatus

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

77Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

78Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola
79/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticula
80Three-banded PloverThinornis tricollaris
81Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostris
82Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
83Senegal LapwingVanellus lugubris
84Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatus
85Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallus
86#Brown-chested Lapwing#Vanellus superciliosus
87Kittlitz's PloverAnarhynchus pecuarius

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

88Greater Painted-SnipeRostratula benghalensis

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

89Lesser JacanaMicroparra capensis
90African JacanaActophilornis africanus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

91/Common Snipe/Gallinago gallinago
92/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
93/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropus
94/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilis
95/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareola
96/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia
97/Ruff/Calidris pugnax
98/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferruginea

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

99Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticus

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

100Bronze-winged CourserRhinoptilus chalcopterus
101Temminck's CourserCursorius temminckii
102/Collared Pratincole/Glareola pratincola

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

103Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

104African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerus
105/Abdim's Stork/Ciconia abdimii
106African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelis
107/White Stork/Ciconia ciconia
108Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensis
109Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumenifer
110Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibis

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

111African DarterAnhinga rufa

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

112Reed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
113Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

114Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
115African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
116Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash
117African SpoonbillPlatalea alba

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

118Little BitternBotaurus minutus
119Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
120Black HeronEgretta ardesiaca
121Little EgretEgretta garzetta
122Striated HeronButorides striata
123Rufous-bellied HeronArdeola rufiventris
124Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
125/Malagasy Pond-Heron/Ardeola idae
126Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibis
127Great EgretArdea alba
128Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhyncha
129Gray HeronArdea cinerea
130Purple HeronArdea purpurea
131Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala
132Goliath HeronArdea goliath

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

133HamerkopScopus umbretta

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

134ShoebillBalaeniceps rex

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

135#Great White Pelican#Pelecanus onocrotalus
136Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescens

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

137/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

138Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
139African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typus
140Palm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensis
141African Cuckoo-HawkAviceda cuculoides
142/European Honey-buzzard/Pernis apivorus
143White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalis
144Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotos
145Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus
146White-backed VultureGyps africanus
147Rueppell's GriffonGyps rueppelli
148BateleurTerathopius ecaudatus
149Western Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascens
150Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralis
151Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereus
152Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatus
153Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosus
154Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalis
155/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarina
156Wahlberg's EagleHieraaetus wahlbergi
157Tawny EagleAquila rapax
158/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensis
159African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogaster
160Bat HawkMacheiramphus alcinus
161Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabar
162Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabates
163Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicus
164African GoshawkAerospiza toussenelii
165Little SparrowhawkTachyspiza minullus
166ShikraTachyspiza badius
167Ovambo SparrowhawkAccipiter ovampensis
168Black GoshawkAstur melanoleucus
169/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosus
170African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorus
171/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus
172/Montagu's Harrier/Circus pygargus
173/Black Kite/Milvus migrans
174African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vocifer
175/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteo
176Augur BuzzardButeo augur

 
Owls: Strigidae

177African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensis
178Southern White-faced OwlPtilopsis granti
179Spotted Eagle-OwlBubo africanus
180Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lactea
181Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatum
182African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordii
183Marsh OwlAsio capensis

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

184Speckled MousebirdColius striatus
185Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourus

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

186Narina TrogonApaloderma narina

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

187/Eurasian Hoopoe/Upupa epops

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

188Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureus
189Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelas

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

190Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatus
191African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutus

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

192Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
193Blue-breasted Bee-eaterMerops variegatus
194Cinnamon-chested Bee-eaterMerops oreobates
195/White-throated Bee-eater/Merops albicollis
196/Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/Merops persicus
197Olive Bee-eaterMerops superciliosus
198/European Bee-eater/Merops apiaster
199Southern Carmine Bee-eaterMerops nubicoides

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

200Half-collared KingfisherAlcedo semitorquata
201Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
202African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina picta
203Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephala
204Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensis
205Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicuti
206Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maxima
207Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

208/European Roller/Coracias garrulus
209Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatus
210Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurus

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

211Crested BarbetTrachyphonus vaillantii
212Yellow-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus bilineatus
213Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconus
214Spot-flanked BarbetTricholaema lacrymosa
215White-headed BarbetLybius leucocephalus
216Red-faced BarbetLybius rubrifacies
217Black-collared BarbetLybius torquatus
218Double-toothed BarbetPogonornis bidentatus

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

219Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minor
220Scaly-throated HoneyguideIndicator variegatus
221Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicator

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

222Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescens
223African Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos goertae
224Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquus
225Green-backed WoodpeckerCampethera cailliautii
226Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubica
227Bennett's WoodpeckerCampethera bennettii
228Golden-tailed WoodpeckerCampethera abingoni

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

229/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanni
230Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculus
231Gray KestrelFalco ardosiaceus
232Red-necked FalconFalco chicquera
233|Amur Falcon|Falco amurensis
234|Sooty Falcon|Falco concolor
235/Eurasian Hobby/Falco subbuteo
236Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

237Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeri

 
Pittas: Pittidae

238\African Pitta\Pitta angolensis

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

239Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flava

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

240/Eurasian Golden Oriole/Oriolus oriolus
241#African Golden Oriole#Oriolus auratus
242African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatus

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

243Brown-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira cyanea
244Chinspot BatisBatis molitor

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

245White-crested HelmetshrikePrionops plumatus

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

246BrubruNilaus afer
247Northern PuffbackDryoscopus gambensis
248Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cubla
249Marsh TchagraTchagra minutus
250Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalus
251Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australis
252Luehder's BushshrikeLaniarius luehderi
253Tropical BoubouLaniarius major
254Black-headed GonolekLaniarius erythrogaster
255Papyrus GonolekLaniarius mufumbiri
256Slate-colored BoubouLaniarius funebris
257Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeChlorophoneus sulfureopectus
258Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchoti

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

259Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

260African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

261/Red-backed Shrike/Lanius collurio
262|Lesser Gray Shrike|Lanius minor
263Gray-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroides
264Mackinnon's ShrikeLanius mackinnoni
265Northern FiscalLanius humeralis
266Souza's ShrikeLanius souzae

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

267Pied CrowCorvus albus

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

268White-winged Black-TitMelaniparus leucomelas

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

269African Penduline-TitAnthoscopus caroli

 
Larks: Alaudidae

270Flappet LarkAmirafra rufocinnamomea
271Rufous-naped LarkCorypha africana
272Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinerea

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

273Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytii
274Moustached Grass-WarblerMelocichla mentalis

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

275Green-capped EremomelaEremomela scotops
276White-chinned PriniaSchistolais leucopogon
277Miombo Wren-WarblerCalamonastes undosus
278Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
279Buff-bellied WarblerPhyllolais pulchella
280Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavida
281Gray ApalisApalis cinerea
282Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
283Gray-capped WarblerEminia lepida
284Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythrops
285Singing CisticolaCisticola cantans
286Trilling CisticolaCisticola woosnami
287Chubb's CisticolaCisticola chubbi
288Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatus
289Carruthers's CisticolaCisticola carruthersi
290Stout CisticolaCisticola robustus
291Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensis
292Tabora CisticolaCisticola angusticauda
293Siffling CisticolaCisticola brachypterus
294Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
295Wing-snapping CisticolaCisticola ayresii

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

296/Icterine Warbler/Hippolais icterina
297/Sedge Warbler/Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
298Common Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
299Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostris
300Greater Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus rufescens
301/Great Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus arundinaceus

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

302Fan-tailed GrassbirdCatriscus brevirostris
303White-winged Swamp WarblerBradypterus carpalis

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

304White-headed SawwingPsalidoprocne albiceps
305Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopyga
306Banded MartinNeophedina cincta
307/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia
308Southern Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne fuligula
309/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
310Angola SwallowHirundo angolensis
311Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
312African Red-rumped SwallowCecropis melanocrissus
313Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica
314Rufous-chested SwallowCecropis semirufa
315Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensis

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

316Pale-throated GreenbulAtimastillas flavigula
317Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

318/Willow Warbler/Phylloscopus trochilus

 
Sylviid Warblers and Allies: Sylviidae

319/Garden Warbler/Sylvia borin

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

320Green White-eyeZosterops stuhlmanni

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

321Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineii
322Black-lored BabblerTurdoides sharpei

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

323Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythroryncha
324Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanus

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

325Wattled StarlingCreatophora cinerea
326#Violet-backed Starling#Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
327Rueppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuroptera
328Splendid StarlingLamprotornis splendidus
329Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

330African ThrushTurdus pelios

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

331African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adusta
332/Spotted Flycatcher/Muscicapa striata
333Swamp FlycatcherMuscicapa aquatica
334Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidus
335Southern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelaina
336White-eyed Slaty-FlycatcherMelaenornis fischeri
337Brown-backed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas hartlaubi
338White-browed Scrub RobinCercotrichas leucophrys
339White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heuglini
340Red-capped Robin-ChatCossypha natalensis
341Snowy-crowned Robin-ChatCossypha niveicapilla
342Gray-winged Robin-ChatSheppardia polioptera
343/Semicollared Flycatcher/Ficedula semitorquata
344|Collared Flycatcher|Ficedula albicollis
345/Whinchat/Saxicola rubetra
346African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
347Mocking Cliff-ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
348Sooty ChatMyrmecocichla nigra
349Arnot's ChatMyrmecocichla arnotti
350/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenanthe
351Capped WheatearOenanthe pileata
352Isabelline WheatearOenanthe isabellina
353Familiar ChatOenanthe familiaris

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

354Collared SunbirdHedydipna collaris
355Green-headed SunbirdCyanomitra verticalis
356Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
357Bronze SunbirdNectarinia kilimensis
358Olive-bellied SunbirdCinnyris chloropygius
359Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensis
360Red-chested SunbirdCinnyris erythrocercus
361Purple-banded SunbirdCinnyris bifasciatus
362Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus
363Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

364Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubriceps
365Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafecht
366Slender-billed WeaverPloceus pelzelni
367Black-necked WeaverPloceus nigricollis
368Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis
369Black-billed WeaverPloceus melanogaster
370Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthops
371Northern Brown-throated WeaverPloceus castanops
372Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermedius
373Vieillot's Black WeaverPloceus nigerrimus
374Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
375Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalus
376Compact WeaverPachyphantes superciliosus
377&Cardinal QuelealQuelea cardinalis
378&Red-billed QuelealQuelea quelea
379Southern Red BishopEuplectes orix
380Black-winged BishopEuplectes hordeaceus
381White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatus
382Red-collared WidowbirdEuplectes ardens
383Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillaris
384Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifrons

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

385Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
386Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolor
387Black-faced WaxbillBrunhilda erythronotos
388Black-crowned WaxbillEstrilda nonnula
389Fawn-breasted WaxbillEstrilda paludicola
390Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
391Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopyga
392Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalus
393Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melba
394Orange-winged PytiliaPytilia afra
395Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala
396African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricata

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

397Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
398Broad-tailed Paradise-WhydahVidua obtusa
399Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeata

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

400House SparrowPasser domesticus
401Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseus

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

402Cape WagtailMotacilla capensis
403/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flava
404African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp
405African PipitAnthus cinnamomeus
406Long-billed PipitAnthus similis
407Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrys
408/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialis
409/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinus
410Yellow-throated LongclawMacronyx croceus

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

411Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicus
412Western CitrilCrithagra frontalis
413Black-throated CanaryCrithagra atrogularis
414Brimstone CanaryCrithagra sulphuratus
415Streaky SeedeaterCrithagra striolatus

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

416Golden-breasted BuntingEmberiza flaviventris

 

 *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 Visitor48
\\Austral Visitor3
||Transient5
##Non-breeding Dispersal5
<>Erratic/Irregular2
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant3
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened9
VVulnerable3
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.