NGORONGORO CRATER RIM
TANZANIALOCALE
# Species: | 368 |
# Excl Vagrants: | 368 |
# Endemics: | 4 |
# Near Endemics: | 13 |
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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1 | Common Ostrich | Struthio camelus |
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2 | White-faced Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna viduata |
3 | Knob-billed Duck | Sarkidiornis melanotos |
4 | Egyptian Goose | Alopochen aegyptiaca |
5 | Spur-winged Goose | Plectropterus gambensis |
6 | &African Pygmy-Goosel | Nettapus auritus |
7 | Blue-billed Teal | Spatula hottentota |
8 | African Black Duck | Anas sparsa |
9 | Red-billed Duck | Anas erythrorhyncha |
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10 | Helmeted Guineafowl | Numida meleagris |
11 | Eastern Crested Guineafowl | Guttera pucherani |
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12 | Crested Francolin | Ortygornis sephaena |
13 | (Common Quail) | Coturnix coturnix |
14 | Scaly Spurfowl | Pternistis squamatus |
15 | Hildebrandt's Spurfowl | Pternistis hildebrandti |
16 | Yellow-necked Spurfowl | Pternistis leucoscepus |
17 | Gray-breasted Spurfowl | Pternistis rufopictus |
18 | Red-necked Spurfowl | Pternistis afer |
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19 | Rock Pigeon | Columba livia |
20 | Speckled Pigeon | Columba guinea |
21 | Rameron Pigeon | Columba arquatrix |
22 | Eastern Bronze-naped Pigeon | Columba delegorguei |
23 | Lemon Dove | Aplopelia larvata |
24 | Dusky Turtle-Dove | Streptopelia lugens |
25 | Mourning Collared-Dove | Streptopelia decipiens |
26 | Red-eyed Dove | Streptopelia semitorquata |
27 | Ring-necked Dove | Streptopelia capicola |
28 | Laughing Dove | Spilopelia senegalensis |
29 | Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove | Turtur chalcospilos |
30 | Tambourine Dove | Turtur tympanistria |
31 | Namaqua Dove | Oena capensis |
32 | African Green-Pigeon | Treron calvus |
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33 | Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse | Pterocles exustus |
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34 | Kori Bustard | Ardeotis kori |
35 | White-bellied Bustard | Eupodotis senegalensis |
36 | Buff-crested Bustard | Lophotis gindiana |
37 | Black-bellied Bustard | Lissotis melanogaster |
38 | Hartlaub's Bustard | Lissotis hartlaubii |
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39 | Bare-faced Go-away-bird | Crinifer personatus |
40 | White-bellied Go-away-bird | Crinifer leucogaster |
41 | Schalow's Turaco | Tauraco schalowi |
42 | Hartlaub's Turaco | Tauraco hartlaubi |
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43 | Red-chested Cuckoo | Cuculus solitarius |
44 | Black Cuckoo | Cuculus clamosus |
45 | African Cuckoo | Cuculus gularis |
46 | White-browed Coucal | Centropus superciliosus |
47 | Pied Cuckoo | Clamator jacobinus |
48 | Klaas's Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx klaas |
49 | African Emerald Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx cupreus |
50 | Dideric Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx caprius |
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51 | Montane Nightjar | Caprimulgus poliocephalus |
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52 | Scarce Swift | Schoutedenapus myoptilus |
53 | Mottled Swift | Tachymarptis aequatorialis |
54 | |Common Swift| | Apus apus |
55 | Nyanza Swift | Apus niansae |
56 | African Swift | Apus barbatus |
57 | Little Swift | Apus affinis |
58 | (Horus Swift) | Apus horus |
59 | White-rumped Swift | Apus caffer |
60 | African Palm Swift | Cypsiurus parvus |
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61 | (African Crake) | Crecopsis egregia |
62 | Eurasian Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus |
63 | Red-knobbed Coot | Fulica cristata |
64 | Black Crake | Zapornia flavirostra |
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65 | Gray Crowned-Crane | Balearica regulorum |
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66 | Spotted Thick-knee | Burhinus capensis |
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67 | Black-winged Stilt | Himantopus himantopus |
68 | Pied Avocet | Recurvirostra avosetta |
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69 | Three-banded Plover | Thinornis tricollaris |
70 | Long-toed Lapwing | Vanellus crassirostris |
71 | Blacksmith Lapwing | Vanellus armatus |
72 | Spur-winged Lapwing | Vanellus spinosus |
73 | Black-winged Lapwing | Vanellus melanopterus |
74 | Crowned Lapwing | Vanellus coronatus |
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75 | African Jacana | Actophilornis africanus |
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76 | /Marsh Sandpiper/ | Tringa stagnatilis |
77 | /Wood Sandpiper/ | Tringa glareola |
78 | /Common Greenshank/ | Tringa nebularia |
79 | /Little Stint/ | Calidris minuta |
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80 | Three-banded Courser | Rhinoptilus cinctus |
81 | Collared Pratincole | Glareola pratincola |
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82 | Whiskered Tern | Chlidonias hybrida |
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83 | Greater Flamingo | Phoenicopterus roseus |
84 | &Lesser Flamingol | Phoenicoparrus minor |
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85 | Little Grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis |
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86 | /Abdim's Stork/ | Ciconia abdimii |
87 | /White Stork/ | Ciconia ciconia |
88 | Saddle-billed Stork | Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis |
89 | Marabou Stork | Leptoptilos crumenifer |
90 | Yellow-billed Stork | Mycteria ibis |
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91 | Glossy Ibis | Plegadis falcinellus |
92 | African Sacred Ibis | Threskiornis aethiopicus |
93 | African Spoonbill | Platalea alba |
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94 | Black-crowned Night Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax |
95 | Squacco Heron | Ardeola ralloides |
96 | Western Cattle-Egret | Bubulcus ibis |
97 | Gray Heron | Ardea cinerea |
98 | Black-headed Heron | Ardea melanocephala |
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99 | Hamerkop | Scopus umbretta |
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100 | Shoebill | Balaeniceps rex |
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101 | Great White Pelican | Pelecanus onocrotalus |
102 | Pink-backed Pelican | Pelecanus rufescens |
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103 | Secretarybird | Sagittarius serpentarius |
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104 | Black-winged Kite | Elanus caeruleus |
105 | African Harrier-Hawk | Polyboroides typus |
106 | /European Honey-buzzard/ | Pernis apivorus |
107 | White-headed Vulture | Trigonoceps occipitalis |
108 | Lappet-faced Vulture | Torgos tracheliotos |
109 | Hooded Vulture | Necrosyrtes monachus |
110 | White-backed Vulture | Gyps africanus |
111 | Rueppell's Griffon | Gyps rueppelli |
112 | Bateleur | Terathopius ecaudatus |
113 | Black-chested Snake-Eagle | Circaetus pectoralis |
114 | Brown Snake-Eagle | Circaetus cinereus |
115 | Crowned Eagle | Stephanoaetus coronatus |
116 | Martial Eagle | Polemaetus bellicosus |
117 | Long-crested Eagle | Lophaetus occipitalis |
118 | Wahlberg's Eagle | Hieraaetus wahlbergi |
119 | /Booted Eagle/ | Hieraaetus pennatus |
120 | Ayres's Hawk-Eagle | Hieraaetus ayresii |
121 | Tawny Eagle | Aquila rapax |
122 | Verreaux's Eagle | Aquila verreauxii |
123 | African Hawk-Eagle | Aquila spilogaster |
124 | Bat Hawk | Macheiramphus alcinus |
125 | Gabar Goshawk | Micronisus gabar |
126 | Eastern Chanting-Goshawk | Melierax poliopterus |
127 | African Goshawk | Aerospiza toussenelii |
128 | Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk | Accipiter rufiventris |
129 | Black Goshawk | Astur melanoleucus |
130 | Montagu's Harrier | Circus pygargus |
131 | /Black Kite/ | Milvus migrans |
132 | African Fish-Eagle | Icthyophaga vocifer |
133 | |Common Buzzard| | Buteo buteo |
134 | Mountain Buzzard | Buteo oreophilus |
135 | Augur Buzzard | Buteo augur |
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136 | Speckled Mousebird | Colius striatus |
137 | White-headed Mousebird | Colius leucocephalus |
138 | Blue-naped Mousebird | Urocolius macrourus |
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139 | /Eurasian Hoopoe/ | Upupa epops |
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140 | Abyssinian Scimitarbill | Rhinopomastus minor |
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141 | Southern Ground-Hornbill | Bucorvus leadbeateri |
142 | African Gray Hornbill | Lophoceros nasutus |
143 | Northern Red-billed Hornbill | Tockus erythrorhynchus |
144 | Tanzanian Red-billed Hornbill | Tockus ruahae |
145 | Von der Decken's Hornbill | Tockus deckeni |
146 | Silvery-cheeked Hornbill | Bycanistes brevis |
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147 | White-fronted Bee-eater | Merops bullockoides |
148 | Little Bee-eater | Merops pusillus |
149 | Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater | Merops oreobates |
150 | /White-throated Bee-eater/ | Merops albicollis |
151 | |European Bee-eater| | Merops apiaster |
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152 | Woodland Kingfisher | Halcyon senegalensis |
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153 | /European Roller/ | Coracias garrulus |
154 | Lilac-breasted Roller | Coracias caudatus |
155 | Purple Roller | Coracias naevius |
156 | Broad-billed Roller | Eurystomus glaucurus |
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157 | D'Arnaud's Barbet | Trachyphonus darnaudii |
158 | Moustached Tinkerbird | Pogoniulus leucomystax |
159 | Northern Red-fronted Tinkerbird | Pogoniulus uropygialis |
160 | Spot-flanked Barbet | Tricholaema lacrymosa |
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161 | Green-backed Honeybird | Prodotiscus zambesiae |
162 | Pallid Honeyguide | Indicator meliphilus |
163 | Lesser Honeyguide | Indicator minor |
164 | Scaly-throated Honeyguide | Indicator variegatus |
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165 | Cardinal Woodpecker | Dendropicos fuscescens |
166 | Brown-backed Woodpecker | Dendropicos obsoletus |
167 | Mountain Gray Woodpecker | Dendropicos spodocephalus |
168 | Bearded Woodpecker | Chloropicus namaquus |
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169 | /Lesser Kestrel/ | Falco naumanni |
170 | /Eurasian Kestrel/ | Falco tinnunculus |
171 | Greater Kestrel | Falco rupicoloides |
172 | /Eurasian Hobby/ | Falco subbuteo |
173 | African Hobby | Falco cuvierii |
174 | Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus |
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175 | Fischer's Lovebird | Agapornis fischeri |
176 | Yellow-collared Lovebird | Agapornis personatus |
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177 | Red-fronted Parrot | Poicephalus gulielmi |
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178 | Gray Cuckooshrike | Ceblepyris caesia |
179 | Purple-throated Cuckooshrike | Campephaga quiscalina |
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180 | African Black-headed Oriole | Oriolus larvatus |
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181 | Black-throated Wattle-eye | Platysteira peltata |
182 | Chinspot Batis | Batis molitor |
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183 | White-crested Helmetshrike | Prionops plumatus |
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184 | Brubru | Nilaus afer |
185 | Black-backed Puffback | Dryoscopus cubla |
186 | Black-crowned Tchagra | Tchagra senegalus |
187 | Tropical Boubou | Laniarius major |
188 | Slate-colored Boubou | Laniarius funebris |
189 | Black-fronted Bushshrike | Chlorophoneus nigrifrons |
190 | Gray-headed Bushshrike | Malaconotus blanchoti |
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191 | Fork-tailed Drongo | Dicrurus adsimilis |
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192 | African Paradise-Flycatcher | Terpsiphone viridis |
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193 | Magpie Shrike | Urolestes melanoleuca |
194 | /Isabelline Shrike/ | Lanius isabellinus |
195 | Gray-backed Fiscal | Lanius excubitoroides |
196 | Long-tailed Fiscal | Lanius cabanisi |
197 | Taita Fiscal | Lanius dorsalis |
198 | Northern Fiscal | Lanius humeralis |
199 | White-rumped Shrike | Eurocephalus ruppelli |
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200 | Cape Crow | Corvus capensis |
201 | Pied Crow | Corvus albus |
202 | White-necked Raven | Corvus albicollis |
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203 | White-tailed Blue Flycatcher | Elminia albicauda |
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204 | Red-throated Tit | Melaniparus fringillinus |
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205 | Fischer's Sparrow-Lark | Eremopterix leucopareia |
206 | Rufous-naped Lark | Corypha africana |
207 | Red-capped Lark | Calandrella cinerea |
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208 | Red-faced Crombec | Sylvietta whytii |
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209 | Green-backed Camaroptera | Camaroptera brachyura |
210 | Buff-bellied Warbler | Phyllolais pulchella |
211 | Bar-throated Apalis | Apalis thoracica |
212 | Yellow-breasted Apalis | Apalis flavida |
213 | Black-headed Apalis | Apalis melanocephala |
214 | Gray Apalis | Apalis cinerea |
215 | Brown-headed Apalis | Apalis alticola |
216 | Tawny-flanked Prinia | Prinia subflava |
217 | Gray-capped Warbler | Eminia lepida |
218 | Red-faced Cisticola | Cisticola erythrops |
219 | Singing Cisticola | Cisticola cantans |
220 | Hunter's Cisticola | Cisticola hunteri |
221 | Rattling Cisticola | Cisticola chiniana |
222 | Wailing Cisticola | Cisticola lais |
223 | Winding Cisticola | Cisticola marginatus |
224 | Stout Cisticola | Cisticola robustus |
225 | Zitting Cisticola | Cisticola juncidis |
226 | Pectoral-patch Cisticola | Cisticola brunnescens |
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227 | African Yellow-Warbler | Iduna natalensis |
228 | Mountain Yellow-Warbler | Iduna similis |
229 | Lesser Swamp Warbler | Acrocephalus gracilirostris |
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230 | Fan-tailed Grassbird | Catriscus brevirostris |
231 | Evergreen-forest Warbler | Bradypterus lopezi |
232 | Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler | Bradypterus cinnamomeus |
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233 | Black Sawwing | Psalidoprocne pristoptera |
234 | Gray-rumped Swallow | Pseudhirundo griseopyga |
235 | Banded Martin | Neophedina cincta |
236 | /Bank Swallow/ | Riparia riparia |
237 | Southern Crag-Martin | Ptyonoprogne fuligula |
238 | /Barn Swallow/ | Hirundo rustica |
239 | Wire-tailed Swallow | Hirundo smithii |
240 | /Western House-Martin/ | Delichon urbicum |
241 | African Red-rumped Swallow | Cecropis melanocrissus |
242 | Lesser Striped Swallow | Cecropis abyssinica |
243 | Mosque Swallow | Cecropis senegalensis |
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244 | Black-headed Mountain Greenbul | Arizelocichla nigriceps |
245 | Common Bulbul | Pycnonotus barbatus |
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246 | /Willow Warbler/ | Phylloscopus trochilus |
247 | Brown Woodland-Warbler | Phylloscopus umbrovirens |
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248 | /Eurasian Blackcap/ | Sylvia atricapilla |
249 | African Hill Babbler | Sylvia abyssinica |
250 | Banded Parisoma | Curruca boehmi |
251 | Brown Parisoma | Curruca lugens |
252 | /Greater Whitethroat/ | Curruca communis |
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253 | Mbulu White-eye | Zosterops mbuluensis |
254 | Kilimanjaro White-eye | Zosterops eurycricotus |
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255 | Rufous Chatterer | Argya rubiginosa |
256 | Arrow-marked Babbler | Turdoides jardineii |
257 | Black-lored Babbler | Turdoides sharpei |
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258 | Red-billed Oxpecker | Buphagus erythroryncha |
259 | Yellow-billed Oxpecker | Buphagus africanus |
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260 | Wattled Starling | Creatophora cinerea |
261 | Violet-backed Starling | Cinnyricinclus leucogaster |
262 | Red-winged Starling | Onychognathus morio |
263 | Waller's Starling | Onychognathus walleri |
264 | Sharpe's Starling | Pholia sharpii |
265 | Kenrick's Starling | Poeoptera kenricki |
266 | Hildebrandt's Starling | Lamprotornis hildebrandti |
267 | Superb Starling | Lamprotornis superbus |
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268 | African Bare-eyed Thrush | Turdus tephronotus |
269 | Abyssinian Thrush | Turdus abyssinicus |
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270 | African Dusky Flycatcher | Muscicapa adusta |
271 | |Spotted Flycatcher| | Muscicapa striata |
272 | African Gray Flycatcher | Bradornis microrhynchus |
273 | Gray Tit-Flycatcher | Fraseria plumbeus |
274 | Ashy Flycatcher | Fraseria caerulescens |
275 | White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher | Melaenornis fischeri |
276 | White-browed Scrub Robin | Cercotrichas leucophrys |
277 | Cape Robin-Chat | Dessonornis caffra |
278 | Rueppell's Robin-Chat | Cossypha semirufa |
279 | White-browed Robin-Chat | Cossypha heuglini |
280 | Spotted Morning-Thrush | Cichladusa guttata |
281 | White-starred Robin | Pogonocichla stellata |
282 | /Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush/ | Monticola saxatilis |
283 | /Whinchat/ | Saxicola rubetra |
284 | African Stonechat | Saxicola torquatus |
285 | Northern Anteater-Chat | Myrmecocichla aethiops |
286 | /Northern Wheatear/ | Oenanthe oenanthe |
287 | Capped Wheatear | Oenanthe pileata |
288 | /Isabelline Wheatear/ | Oenanthe isabellina |
289 | /Pied Wheatear/ | Oenanthe pleschanka |
290 | Abyssinian Wheatear | Oenanthe lugubris |
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291 | Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird | Anthreptes orientalis |
292 | Collared Sunbird | Hedydipna collaris |
293 | Green-headed Sunbird | Cyanomitra verticalis |
294 | Olive Sunbird | Cyanomitra olivacea |
295 | Amethyst Sunbird | Chalcomitra amethystina |
296 | Scarlet-chested Sunbird | Chalcomitra senegalensis |
297 | Tacazze Sunbird | Nectarinia tacazze |
298 | Bronze Sunbird | Nectarinia kilimensis |
299 | Malachite Sunbird | Nectarinia famosa |
300 | Golden-winged Sunbird | Drepanorhynchus reichenowi |
301 | Eastern Double-collared Sunbird | Cinnyris mediocris |
302 | Gorgeous Sunbird | Cinnyris melanogastrus |
303 | Marico Sunbird | Cinnyris mariquensis |
304 | Variable Sunbird | Cinnyris venustus |
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305 | Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver | Bubalornis niger |
306 | White-headed Buffalo-Weaver | Dinemellia dinemelli |
307 | Speckle-fronted Weaver | Sporopipes frontalis |
308 | Rufous-tailed Weaver | Histurgops ruficauda |
309 | Red-headed Weaver | Anaplectes rubriceps |
310 | Baglafecht Weaver | Ploceus baglafecht |
311 | Black-necked Weaver | Ploceus nigricollis |
312 | Spectacled Weaver | Ploceus ocularis |
313 | Lesser Masked-Weaver | Ploceus intermedius |
314 | Vitelline Masked-Weaver | Ploceus vitellinus |
315 | Speke's Weaver | Ploceus spekei |
316 | Village Weaver | Ploceus cucullatus |
317 | &Golden-backed Weaverl | Ploceus jacksoni |
318 | &Red-billed Queleal | Quelea quelea |
319 | Southern Red Bishop | Euplectes orix |
320 | Black-winged Bishop | Euplectes hordeaceus |
321 | Black Bishop | Euplectes gierowii |
322 | Yellow Bishop | Euplectes capensis |
323 | Red-cowled Widowbird | Euplectes laticauda |
324 | Fan-tailed Widowbird | Euplectes axillaris |
325 | Jackson's Widowbird | Euplectes jacksoni |
326 | Grosbeak Weaver | Amblyospiza albifrons |
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327 | Bronze Mannikin | Spermestes cucullata |
328 | African Silverbill | Euodice cantans |
329 | Yellow-bellied Waxbill | Coccopygia quartinia |
330 | Abyssinian Crimsonwing | Cryptospiza salvadorii |
331 | Gray-headed Nigrita | Nigrita canicapillus |
332 | Black-faced Waxbill | Brunhilda erythronotos |
333 | Common Waxbill | Estrilda astrild |
334 | &Cut-throatl | Amadina fasciata |
335 | Purple Grenadier | Granatina ianthinogaster |
336 | Red-cheeked Cordonbleu | Uraeginthus bengalus |
337 | Blue-capped Cordonbleu | Uraeginthus cyanocephalus |
338 | Red-throated Twinspot | Hypargos niveoguttatus |
339 | Red-billed Firefinch | Lagonosticta senegala |
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340 | Pin-tailed Whydah | Vidua macroura |
341 | Eastern Paradise-Whydah | Vidua paradisaea |
342 | Straw-tailed Whydah | Vidua fischeri |
343 | Village Indigobird | Vidua chalybeata |
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344 | House Sparrow | Passer domesticus |
345 | Kenya Rufous Sparrow | Passer rufocinctus |
346 | Northern Gray-headed Sparrow | Passer griseus |
347 | Swahili Sparrow | Passer suahelicus |
348 | Yellow-spotted Bush Sparrow | Gymnornis pyrgita |
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349 | Mountain Wagtail | Motacilla clara |
350 | /Western Yellow Wagtail/ | Motacilla flava |
351 | African Pied Wagtail | Motacilla aguimp |
352 | African Pipit | Anthus cinnamomeus |
353 | Plain-backed Pipit | Anthus leucophrys |
354 | Striped Pipit | Anthus lineiventris |
355 | /Tree Pipit/ | Anthus trivialis |
356 | /Red-throated Pipit/ | Anthus cervinus |
357 | Yellow-throated Longclaw | Macronyx croceus |
358 | Pangani Longclaw | Macronyx aurantiigula |
359 | Rosy-throated Longclaw | Macronyx ameliae |
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360 | Oriole Finch | Linurgus olivaceus |
361 | Yellow-fronted Canary | Crithagra mozambicus |
362 | Southern Citril | Crithagra hypostictus |
363 | Reichenow's Seedeater | Crithagra reichenowi |
364 | White-bellied Canary | Crithagra dorsostriatus |
365 | Southern Grosbeak-Canary | Crithagra buchanani |
366 | Streaky Seedeater | Crithagra striolatus |
367 | Thick-billed Seedeater | Crithagra burtoni |
368 | Yellow-crowned Canary | Serinus flavivertex |
*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
Code | Description | ## |
// | Boreal Visitor | 30 |
\\ | Austral Visitor | 0 |
|| | Transient | 4 |
## | Non-breeding Dispersal | 0 |
<> | Erratic/Irregular | 5 |
() | Breeding Season Only | 3 |
{} | Casual/Vagrant | 0 |
[] | Accidental | 0 |
STATUS CODES
Code | Description | ## |
NT | Near Threatened | 5 |
V | Vulnerable | 4 |
EN | Endangered | 5 |
CR | Critically Endangered | 4 |
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.