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KATAVI NATIONAL PARK

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# Species*:213
# Excl Vagrants*:213
# Endemics*:1
# Near Endemics*:2
*Based on partial or incomplete data.

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
2Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolor
3Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
4Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensis
5&African Pygmy-GooselNettapus auritus

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

6Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

7Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaena
8Shelley's FrancolinScleroptera shelleyi
9Harlequin QuailCoturnix delegorguei
10Hildebrandt's SpurfowlPternistis hildebrandti
11Red-necked SpurfowlPternistis afer

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

12Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
13Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiens
14Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
15Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
16Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilos
17Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur afer
18African Green-PigeonTreron calvus

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

19Yellow-throated SandgrousePterocles gutturalis

 
Bustards: Otididae

20Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogaster

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

21Bare-faced Go-away-birdCrinifer personatus
22White-bellied Go-away-birdCrinifer leucogaster
23Purple-crested TuracoGallirex porphyreolophus
24Ross's TuracoTauraco rossae
25Schalow's TuracoTauraco schalowi

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

26Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitarius
27Black CoucalCentropus grillii
28White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosus
29Levaillant's CuckooClamator levaillantii
30Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaas
31African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreus

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

32Square-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus fossii

 
Swifts: Apodidae

33White-rumped SwiftApus caffer
34African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

35Black CrakeZapornia flavirostra

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

36Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensis
37Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatus

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

38Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

39Three-banded PloverThinornis tricollaris
40Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostris
41Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatus
42Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
43Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatus
44Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallus

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

45&Greater Painted-SnipelRostratula benghalensis

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

46African JacanaActophilornis africanus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

47/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
48/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareola
49/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

50Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

51Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

52African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerus
53African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelis
54Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensis
55Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumenifer
56Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibis

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

57African DarterAnhinga rufa

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

58Reed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
59Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

60Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
61African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
62Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash
63African SpoonbillPlatalea alba

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

64Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
65Little EgretEgretta garzetta
66Rufous-bellied HeronArdeola rufiventris
67Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
68Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibis
69Great EgretArdea alba
70Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhyncha
71Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala
72Goliath HeronArdea goliath

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

73HamerkopScopus umbretta

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

74Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescens

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

75African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typus
76Palm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensis
77White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalis
78Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotos
79Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus
80White-backed VultureGyps africanus
81BateleurTerathopius ecaudatus
82Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralis
83Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereus
84Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosus
85Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalis
86/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarina
87Wahlberg's EagleHieraaetus wahlbergi
88Tawny EagleAquila rapax
89African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogaster
90Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabar
91Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabates
92Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicus
93ShikraTachyspiza badius
94Ovambo SparrowhawkAccipiter ovampensis
95African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorus
96/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus
97/Black Kite/Milvus migrans
98African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vocifer
99|Common Buzzard|Buteo buteo
100Augur BuzzardButeo augur

 
Owls: Strigidae

101African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensis
102Spotted Eagle-OwlBubo africanus
103Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lactea
104Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatum
105African Barred OwletGlaucidium capense
106Marsh OwlAsio capensis

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

107Speckled MousebirdColius striatus

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

108/Eurasian Hoopoe/Upupa epops

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

109Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureus
110Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelas

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

111Southern Ground-HornbillBucorvus leadbeateri
112Northern Red-billed HornbillTockus erythrorhynchus
113Tanzanian Red-billed HornbillTockus ruahae

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

114Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
115Swallow-tailed Bee-eaterMerops hirundineus
116/Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/Merops persicus
117|European Bee-eater|Merops apiaster

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

118Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
119Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensis
120Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicuti
121Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maxima
122Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

123/European Roller/Coracias garrulus
124Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatus
125Purple RollerCoracias naevius
126Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurus

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

127Crested BarbetTrachyphonus vaillantii

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

128Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicator

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

129Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescens
130Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubica

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

131|Sooty Falcon|Falco concolor
132/Eurasian Hobby/Falco subbuteo

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

133Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeri

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

134African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatus

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

135Black-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira peltata
136Chinspot BatisBatis molitor

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

137White-crested HelmetshrikePrionops plumatus

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

138BrubruNilaus afer
139Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cubla
140Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalus
141Tropical BoubouLaniarius major
142Slate-colored BoubouLaniarius funebris
143Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeChlorophoneus sulfureopectus

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

144Square-tailed DrongoDicrurus ludwigii
145Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

146African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

147Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleuca
148White-rumped ShrikeEurocephalus ruppelli

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

149House CrowCorvus splendens
150Pied CrowCorvus albus
151White-necked RavenCorvus albicollis

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

152White-bellied TitMelaniparus albiventris
153Miombo TitMelaniparus griseiventris

 
Larks: Alaudidae

154Fischer's Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucopareia

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

155Moustached Grass-WarblerMelocichla mentalis

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

156Green-capped EremomelaEremomela scotops
157Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
158Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavida
159Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
160Wailing CisticolaCisticola lais
161Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensis
162Tabora CisticolaCisticola angusticauda
163Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
164Wing-snapping CisticolaCisticola ayresii

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

165White-headed SawwingPsalidoprocne albiceps
166/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
167Angola SwallowHirundo angolensis
168African Red-rumped SwallowCecropis melanocrissus
169Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica
170Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensis

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

171Sombre GreenbulAndropadus importunus
172Yellow-bellied GreenbulChlorocichla flaviventris
173Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

174Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineii
175Northern Pied-BabblerTurdoides hypoleuca

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

176Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythroryncha
177Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanus

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

178Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogaster
179Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morio
180Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterus
181Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

182Kurrichane ThrushTurdus libonyana

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

183|Spotted Flycatcher|Muscicapa striata
184Southern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelaina
185Miombo Scrub-RobinTychaedon barbata
186White-browed Scrub RobinCercotrichas leucophrys
187White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heuglini
188Red-capped Robin-ChatCossypha natalensis
189Collared Palm-ThrushCichladusa arquata
190/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenanthe
191Capped WheatearOenanthe pileata

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

192Collared SunbirdHedydipna collaris
193Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensis
194Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus
195Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

196White-headed Buffalo-WeaverDinemellia dinemelli
197Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubriceps
198Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafecht
199Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermedius
200Vieillot's Black WeaverPloceus nigerrimus
201Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
202Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalus
203&Red-billed QuelealQuelea quelea
204White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatus
205Marsh WidowbirdEuplectes hartlaubi

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

206Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
207Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalus
208Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melba
209Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

210Swahili SparrowPasser suahelicus

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

211African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp
212Yellow-throated LongclawMacronyx croceus

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

213Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicus

 

 *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 Visitor12
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient4
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular3
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened2
VVulnerable3
ENEndangered3
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.