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# Species:707
# Excl Vagrants:693
# Endemics:1
# Near Endemics:6

List of species that are endemic (E), near endemic (NE), have restricted ranges in the country (RR), or 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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1Maccoa DuckOxyura maccoa EN
2Ring-necked FrancolinScleroptera streptophorus NT
3Afep PigeonColumba unicinctaRR 
4Denham's BustardNeotis denhami NT
5Purple-crested TuracoGallirex porphyreolophusRR 
6Rwenzori TuracoGallirex johnstoniNE 
7White-crested TuracoTauraco leucolophusRR 
8Montane NightjarCaprimulgus poliocephalusRR 
9Cassin's SpinetailNeafrapus cassiniRR 
10African SwiftApus barbatusRR 
11\Streaky-breasted Flufftail\Sarothrura boehmiRR 
12Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorum EN
13Forbes's PloverThinornis forbesiRR 
14/Eurasian Curlew/Numenius arquata NT
15/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosa NT
16/Great Snipe/Gallinago media NT
17/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferruginea NT
18|Black-winged Pratincole|Glareola nordmanni NT
19Lesser FlamingoPhoenicoparrus minor V
20African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelis NT
21Spot-breasted IbisBostrychia raraRR 
22/Malagasy Pond-Heron/Ardeola idae EN
23ShoebillBalaeniceps rexRRV
24SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentarius EN
25Scissor-tailed KiteChelictinia riocourii V
26White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalis CR
27Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotos EN
28Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus CR
29White-backed VultureGyps africanus CR
30Rueppell's GriffonGyps rueppelli CR
31BateleurTerathopius ecaudatus EN
32Congo Snake-EagleCircaetus spectabilisRR 
33Beaudouin's Snake-EagleCircaetus beaudouiniRRV
34Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatus NT
35Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosus EN
36Tawny EagleAquila rapax V
37/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensis EN
38Cassin's Hawk-EagleAquila africanaRR 
39Black GoshawkAstur melanoleucusRR 
40/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus NT
41Mountain BuzzardButeo oreophilus NT
42Albertine OwletGlaucidium albertinumNENT
43Forest ScimitarbillRhinopomastus castaneicepsRR 
44Southern Ground-HornbillBucorvus leadbeateriLCV
45Red-billed Dwarf HornbillLophoceros camurusRR 
46Swallow-tailed Bee-eaterMerops hirundineusRR 
47Chocolate-backed KingfisherHalcyon badiaRR 
48Crested BarbetTrachyphonus vaillantiiRR 
49Red-faced BarbetLybius rubrifaciesRRNT
50Dwarf HoneyguideIndicator pumilioNE 
51Willcocks's HoneyguideIndicator willcocksiRR 
52Golden-crowned WoodpeckerChloropicus xantholophusRR 
53Buff-spotted WoodpeckerPardipicus nivosaRR 
54Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubicaRR 
55Bennett's WoodpeckerCampethera bennettiiLC 
56Red-necked FalconFalco chicquera NT
57|Red-footed Falcon|Falco vespertinus V
58|Sooty Falcon|Falco concolor V
59Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusRR 
60Fischer's LovebirdAgapornis fischeriRRNT
61Gray ParrotPsittacus erithacus EN
62Petit's CuckooshrikeCampephaga petitiRR 
63Rwenzori BatisBatis diopsRR 
64African Shrike-flycatcherMegabyas flammulatusRR 
65Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcherBias musicusRR 
66BrubruNilaus aferRR 
67Red-eyed PuffbackDryoscopus senegalensisRR 
68Papyrus GonolekLaniarius mufumbiriRRNT
69Willard's Sooty BoubouLaniarius willardiRR 
70Gray-green BushshrikeChlorophoneus bocageiRR 
71Many-colored BushshrikeChlorophoneus multicolorRR 
72Lagden's BushshrikeMalaconotus lagdeni NT
73Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchotiRR 
74Velvet-mantled DrongoDicrurus modestusRR 
75Souza's ShrikeLanius souzaeLC 
76Violet-backed HyliotaHyliota violaceaRR 
77Fischer's Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucopareiaRR 
78Green CrombecSylvietta virensRR 
79Rwenzori ApalisOreolais ruwenzoriiRR 
80Black-faced ApalisApalis personataRR 
81Kungwe ApalisApalis argenteaRR 
82Papyrus Yellow-WarblerCalamonastides gracilirostris V
83Bamboo WarblerLocustella alfrediRR 
84Evergreen-forest WarblerBradypterus lopeziRR 
85Grauer's Swamp WarblerBradypterus graueriRRV
86|Montane Blue Swallow|Hirundo atrocaerulea V
87Black-collared BulbulNeolestes torquatusRR 
88Red-tailed BristlebillBleda syndactylusRR 
89Shelley's GreenbulArizelocichla masukuensisRR 
90Neumann's WarblerHemitesia neumanniRR 
91Brown IlladopsisIlladopsis fulvescensRR 
92Red-collared Mountain-BabblerTurdoides rufocinctusRR 
93Hartlaub's BabblerTurdoides hartlaubiiRR 
94Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorynchaRR 
95Sharpe's StarlingPholia sharpiiRR 
96Splendid StarlingLamprotornis splendidusRR 
97Ashy FlycatcherFraseria caerulescensRR 
98Archer's Robin-ChatDessonornis archeriNE 
99Cape Robin-ChatDessonornis caffraRR 
100Brown-chested AletheChamaetylas poliocephalaRR 
101Yellow-breasted Forest RobinStiphrornis mabiraeRR 
102Miombo Rock-ThrushMonticola angolensisLC 
103Capped WheatearOenanthe pileataRR 
104Little Green SunbirdAnthreptes seimundiRR 
105Blue-throated Brown SunbirdCyanomitra cyanolaemaRR 
106Blue-headed SunbirdCyanomitra alinaeNE 
107Red-tufted SunbirdNectarinia johnstoniRR 
108Stuhlmann's SunbirdCinnyris stuhlmanniRR 
109Northern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris reichenowiRR 
110Regal SunbirdCinnyris regiusRR 
111Gorgeous SunbirdCinnyris melanogastrusRR 
112Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubricepsRR 
113Strange WeaverPloceus alienusNE 
114Compact WeaverPachyphantes superciliosusRR 
115&Cardinal QuelealQuelea cardinalisRR 
116Shelley's CrimsonwingCryptospiza shelleyi EN
117Chestnut-breasted NigritaNigrita bicolorRR 
118Black-faced WaxbillBrunhilda erythronotosRR 
119Orange-cheeked WaxbillEstrilda melpodaRR 
120QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollisRR 
121Orange-winged PytiliaPytilia afraRR 
122Yellow-crowned CanarySerinus flavivertexRR 

 

 *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.

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DISTRIBUTION CODES

CodeDescription##
EEndemic1
LCLocal4
NENear Endemic6
RRRestricted Range78

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened4
VVulnerable5
ENEndangered0
CRCritically Endangered0

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.