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NGORONGORO CRATER

TANZANIALOCALE

Altitude (m):1675-2285
# Species:605
# Excl Vagrants:605
# Endemics:5
# Near Endemics:16
Habitat: Savanna, swamp, woodland, forest, alkaline lake

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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Ostriches: Struthionidae

1Common OstrichStruthio camelus

 
Ducks: Anatidae

2White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduata
3Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolor
4White-backed DuckThalassornis leuconotus
5Knob-billed DuckSarkidiornis melanotos
6Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
7Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensis
8&African Pygmy-GooselNettapus auritus
9/Garganey/Spatula querquedula
10Blue-billed TealSpatula hottentota
11/Northern Shoveler/Spatula clypeata
12/Eurasian Wigeon/Mareca penelope
13African Black DuckAnas sparsa
14Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulata
15Cape TealAnas capensis
16Red-billed DuckAnas erythrorhyncha
17/Northern Pintail/Anas acuta
18/Green-winged Teal/Anas crecca
19\Southern Pochard\Netta erythrophthalma
20Maccoa DuckOxyura maccoa

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

21Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris
22Eastern Crested GuineafowlGuttera pucherani

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

23Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaena
24Coqui FrancolinCampocolinus coqui
25Shelley's FrancolinScleroptera shelleyi
26(Common Quail)Coturnix coturnix
27Harlequin QuailCoturnix delegorguei
28Scaly SpurfowlPternistis squamatus
29Hildebrandt's SpurfowlPternistis hildebrandti
30Yellow-necked SpurfowlPternistis leucoscepus
31Gray-breasted SpurfowlPternistis rufopictus
32Red-necked SpurfowlPternistis afer

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

33Rock PigeonColumba livia
34Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
35Rameron PigeonColumba arquatrix
36Eastern Bronze-naped PigeonColumba delegorguei
37Lemon DoveAplopelia larvata
38Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugens
39Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiens
40Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
41Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
42Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
43Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilos
44Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistria
45Namaqua DoveOena capensis
46African Green-PigeonTreron calvus

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

47Chestnut-bellied SandgrousePterocles exustus
48Yellow-throated SandgrousePterocles gutturalis
49Black-faced SandgrousePterocles decoratus

 
Bustards: Otididae

50Kori BustardArdeotis kori
51White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensis
52Buff-crested BustardLophotis gindiana
53Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogaster
54Hartlaub's BustardLissotis hartlaubii

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

55Bare-faced Go-away-birdCrinifer personatus
56White-bellied Go-away-birdCrinifer leucogaster
57Purple-crested TuracoGallirex porphyreolophus
58Schalow's TuracoTauraco schalowi
59Hartlaub's TuracoTauraco hartlaubi

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

60Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitarius
61Black CuckooCuculus clamosus
62/Common Cuckoo/Cuculus canorus
63African CuckooCuculus gularis
64Black CoucalCentropus grillii
65White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosus
66Pied CuckooClamator jacobinus
67Levaillant's CuckooClamator levaillantii
68/Great Spotted Cuckoo/Clamator glandarius
69Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaas
70African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreus
71Dideric CuckooChrysococcyx caprius

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

72/Eurasian Nightjar/Caprimulgus europaeus
73Montane NightjarCaprimulgus poliocephalus
74Freckled NightjarCaprimulgus tristigma
75Slender-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus clarus

 
Swifts: Apodidae

76Mottled SpinetailTelacanthura ussheri
77Scarce SwiftSchoutedenapus myoptilus
78Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
79Mottled SwiftTachymarptis aequatorialis
80|Common Swift|Apus apus
81Nyanza SwiftApus niansae
82African SwiftApus barbatus
83Little SwiftApus affinis
84(Horus Swift)Apus horus
85White-rumped SwiftApus caffer
86African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

87African RailRallus caerulescens
88(African Crake)Crecopsis egregia
89Lesser MoorhenGallinula angulata
90Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
91Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata
92Allen's GallinulePorphyrio alleni
93African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensis
94Black CrakeZapornia flavirostra

 
Cranes: Gruidae

95Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorum

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

96Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensis
97Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatus

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

98Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
99Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

100/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarola
101/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticula
102Three-banded PloverThinornis tricollaris
103/Little Ringed Plover/Thinornis dubius
104Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostris
105Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatus
106Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
107Senegal LapwingVanellus lugubris
108Black-winged LapwingVanellus melanopterus
109Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatus
110Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallus
111/Caspian Plover/Anarhynchus asiaticus
112/Tibetan Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus atrifrons
113Kittlitz's PloverAnarhynchus pecuarius
114Chestnut-banded PloverAnarhynchus pallidus

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

115&Greater Painted-SnipelRostratula benghalensis

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

116African JacanaActophilornis africanus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

117/Whimbrel/Numenius phaeopus
118/Eurasian Curlew/Numenius arquata
119/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosa
120African SnipeGallinago nigripennis
121/Common Snipe/Gallinago gallinago
122/Terek Sandpiper/Xenus cinereus
123/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
124/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropus
125/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilis
126/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareola
127/Spotted Redshank/Tringa erythropus
128/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia
129/Ruff/Calidris pugnax
130/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferruginea
131/Temminck's Stint/Calidris temminckii
132/Sanderling/Calidris alba
133/Little Stint/Calidris minuta

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

134Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticus

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

135Double-banded CourserSmutsornis africanus
136Bronze-winged CourserRhinoptilus chalcopterus
137Three-banded CourserRhinoptilus cinctus
138Temminck's CourserCursorius temminckii
139|Black-winged Pratincole|Glareola nordmanni
140Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

141/Black-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus ridibundus
142Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalus
143Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
144African SkimmerRynchops flavirostris
145/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon nilotica
146Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
147/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterus

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

148Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
149&Lesser FlamingolPhoenicoparrus minor

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

150Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
151Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
152Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

153African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerus
154/Black Stork/Ciconia nigra
155/Abdim's Stork/Ciconia abdimii
156African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelis
157/White Stork/Ciconia ciconia
158Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensis
159Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumenifer
160Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibis

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

161African DarterAnhinga rufa

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

162Reed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
163Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

164Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
165African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
166Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash
167African SpoonbillPlatalea alba

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

168Dwarf BitternBotaurus sturmii
169Little BitternBotaurus minutus
170Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
171Black HeronEgretta ardesiaca
172Little EgretEgretta garzetta
173White-backed Night HeronCalherodius leuconotus
174Striated HeronButorides striata
175Rufous-bellied HeronArdeola rufiventris
176Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
177\Malagasy Pond-Heron\Ardeola idae
178Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibis
179Great EgretArdea alba
180Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhyncha
181Gray HeronArdea cinerea
182Purple HeronArdea purpurea
183Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala
184Goliath HeronArdea goliath

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

185HamerkopScopus umbretta

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

186ShoebillBalaeniceps rex

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

187Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
188Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescens

 
Secretary-bird: Sagittariidae

189SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentarius

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

190/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

191Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
192African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typus
193Palm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensis
194Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatus
195Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterus
196African Cuckoo-HawkAviceda cuculoides
197/European Honey-buzzard/Pernis apivorus
198White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalis
199Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotos
200Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus
201White-backed VultureGyps africanus
202Rueppell's GriffonGyps rueppelli
203BateleurTerathopius ecaudatus
204Western Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascens
205Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralis
206Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereus
207Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatus
208Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosus
209Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalis
210/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarina
211Wahlberg's EagleHieraaetus wahlbergi
212/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatus
213Ayres's Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresii
214Tawny EagleAquila rapax
215/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensis
216/Imperial Eagle/Aquila heliaca
217Verreaux's EagleAquila verreauxii
218African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogaster
219Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabar
220Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabates
221Eastern Chanting-GoshawkMelierax poliopterus
222Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicus
223African GoshawkAerospiza toussenelii
224Little SparrowhawkTachyspiza minullus
225ShikraTachyspiza badius
226Ovambo SparrowhawkAccipiter ovampensis
227Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
228Rufous-breasted SparrowhawkAccipiter rufiventris
229Black GoshawkAstur melanoleucus
230/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosus
231African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorus
232/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus
233Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
234/Black Kite/Milvus migrans
235African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vocifer
236/Grasshopper Buzzard/Butastur rufipennis
237|Common Buzzard|Buteo buteo
238Mountain BuzzardButeo oreophilus
239/Long-legged Buzzard/Buteo rufinus
240Augur BuzzardButeo augur

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

241Western Barn OwlTyto alba

 
Owls: Strigidae

242African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensis
243Spotted Eagle-OwlBubo africanus
244Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lactea
245Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatum
246African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordii
247Marsh OwlAsio capensis

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

248Speckled MousebirdColius striatus
249White-headed MousebirdColius leucocephalus
250Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourus

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

251Narina TrogonApaloderma narina
252Bar-tailed TrogonApaloderma vittatum

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

253/Eurasian Hoopoe/Upupa epops

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

254Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureus
255White-headed WoodhoopoePhoeniculus bollei
256Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelas
257Abyssinian ScimitarbillRhinopomastus minor

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

258Southern Ground-HornbillBucorvus leadbeateri
259Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatus
260African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutus
261Northern Red-billed HornbillTockus erythrorhynchus
262Tanzanian Red-billed HornbillTockus ruahae
263Von der Decken's HornbillTockus deckeni
264Silvery-cheeked HornbillBycanistes brevis
265Trumpeter HornbillBycanistes bucinator

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

266White-fronted Bee-eaterMerops bullockoides
267Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
268Cinnamon-chested Bee-eaterMerops oreobates
269/White-throated Bee-eater/Merops albicollis
270/Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/Merops persicus
271\Olive Bee-eater\Merops superciliosus
272|European Bee-eater|Merops apiaster

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

273Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
274African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina picta
275Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephala
276Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensis
277Brown-hooded KingfisherHalcyon albiventris
278Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicuti
279Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maxima
280Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

281/European Roller/Coracias garrulus
282Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatus
283Purple RollerCoracias naevius
284Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurus

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

285Red-and-yellow BarbetTrachyphonus erythrocephalus
286D'Arnaud's BarbetTrachyphonus darnaudii
287White-eared BarbetStactolaema leucotis
288Moustached TinkerbirdPogoniulus leucomystax
289Northern Red-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus uropygialis
290Red-fronted BarbetTricholaema diademata
291Spot-flanked BarbetTricholaema lacrymosa
292Black-throated BarbetTricholaema melanocephala
293White-headed BarbetLybius leucocephalus

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

294Green-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus zambesiae
295Brown-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus regulus
296Pallid HoneyguideIndicator meliphilus
297Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minor
298Scaly-throated HoneyguideIndicator variegatus
299Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicator

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

300Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescens
301Brown-backed WoodpeckerDendropicos obsoletus
302African Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos goertae
303Mountain Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos spodocephalus
304Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquus
305Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubica
306Golden-tailed WoodpeckerCampethera abingoni

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

307Pygmy FalconPolihierax semitorquatus
308/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanni
309/Eurasian Kestrel/Falco tinnunculus
310Greater KestrelFalco rupicoloides
311Gray KestrelFalco ardosiaceus
312Red-necked FalconFalco chicquera
313|Amur Falcon|Falco amurensis
314|Sooty Falcon|Falco concolor
315/Eurasian Hobby/Falco subbuteo
316African HobbyFalco cuvierii
317Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus
318Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

319Fischer's LovebirdAgapornis fischeri
320Yellow-collared LovebirdAgapornis personatus

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

321Red-fronted ParrotPoicephalus gulielmi
322Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeri
323Red-bellied ParrotPoicephalus rufiventris

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

324Gray CuckooshrikeCeblepyris caesia
325Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flava
326Purple-throated CuckooshrikeCampephaga quiscalina

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

327/Eurasian Golden Oriole/Oriolus oriolus
328#African Golden Oriole#Oriolus auratus
329African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatus

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

330Black-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira peltata
331Chinspot BatisBatis molitor

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

332White-crested HelmetshrikePrionops plumatus
333Retz's HelmetshrikePrionops retzii

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

334BrubruNilaus afer
335Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cubla
336Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalus
337Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australis
338Tropical BoubouLaniarius major
339Slate-colored BoubouLaniarius funebris
340Rosy-patched BushshrikeRhodophoneus cruentus
341Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeChlorophoneus sulfureopectus
342Black-fronted BushshrikeChlorophoneus nigrifrons
343Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchoti

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

344Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

345African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

346Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleuca
347/Red-backed Shrike/Lanius collurio
348/Isabelline Shrike/Lanius isabellinus
349|Lesser Gray Shrike|Lanius minor
350Gray-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroides
351Long-tailed FiscalLanius cabanisi
352Taita FiscalLanius dorsalis
353Northern FiscalLanius humeralis
354White-rumped ShrikeEurocephalus ruppelli

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

355Cape CrowCorvus capensis
356Pied CrowCorvus albus
357White-necked RavenCorvus albicollis

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

358White-tailed Blue FlycatcherElminia albicauda

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

359White-bellied TitMelaniparus albiventris
360Red-throated TitMelaniparus fringillinus

 
Larks: Alaudidae

361Beesley's LarkChersomanes beesleyi
362&Chestnut-backed Sparrow-LarklEremopterix leucotis
363Fischer's Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucopareia
364Pink-breasted LarkCalendulauda poecilosterna
365Fawn-colored LarkCalendulauda africanoides
366White-tailed LarkMirafra albicauda
367Flappet LarkAmirafra rufocinnamomea
368Rufous-naped LarkCorypha africana
369Red-winged LarkCorypha hypermetra
370&Short-tailed LarklPseudalaemon fremantlii
371Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinerea
372Somali Short-toed LarkAlaudala somalica

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

373Northern CrombecSylvietta brachyura
374Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytii
375Moustached Grass-WarblerMelocichla mentalis

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

376Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialis
377Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
378Buff-bellied WarblerPhyllolais pulchella
379Bar-throated ApalisApalis thoracica
380Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavida
381Black-headed ApalisApalis melanocephala
382Gray ApalisApalis cinerea
383Brown-headed ApalisApalis alticola
384Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
385Red-fronted WarblerPrinia rufifrons
386Gray-capped WarblerEminia lepida
387Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythrops
388Singing CisticolaCisticola cantans
389Trilling CisticolaCisticola woosnami
390Hunter's CisticolaCisticola hunteri
391Rattling CisticolaCisticola chiniana
392Wailing CisticolaCisticola lais
393Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatus
394Stout CisticolaCisticola robustus
395Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensis
396Tabora CisticolaCisticola angusticauda
397Siffling CisticolaCisticola brachypterus
398Tiny CisticolaCisticola nana
399Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
400Desert CisticolaCisticola aridulus
401Pectoral-patch CisticolaCisticola brunnescens

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

402/Eastern Olivaceous Warbler/Iduna pallida
403African Yellow-WarblerIduna natalensis
404Mountain Yellow-WarblerIduna similis
405|Olive-tree Warbler|Hippolais olivetorum
406/Sedge Warbler/Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
407/Marsh Warbler/Acrocephalus palustris
408/Common Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus scirpaceus
409Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostris
410/Great Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus arundinaceus

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

411Fan-tailed GrassbirdCatriscus brevirostris
412Evergreen-forest WarblerBradypterus lopezi
413Cinnamon Bracken-WarblerBradypterus cinnamomeus

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

414White-headed SawwingPsalidoprocne albiceps
415Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristoptera
416Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopyga
417Banded MartinNeophedina cincta
418Plain MartinRiparia paludicola
419/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia
420Southern Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne fuligula
421/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
422Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
423/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicum
424African Red-rumped SwallowCecropis melanocrissus
425Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica
426Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensis

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

427Yellow-bellied GreenbulChlorocichla flaviventris
428Black-headed Mountain GreenbulArizelocichla nigriceps
429Northern BrownbulPhyllastrephus strepitans
430Cabanis's GreenbulPhyllastrephus cabanisi
431Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

432/Willow Warbler/Phylloscopus trochilus
433Brown Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus umbrovirens

 
Sylviid Warblers and Allies: Sylviidae

434/Eurasian Blackcap/Sylvia atricapilla
435/Garden Warbler/Sylvia borin
436African Hill BabblerSylvia abyssinica
437Banded ParisomaCurruca boehmi
438Brown ParisomaCurruca lugens
439/Greater Whitethroat/Curruca communis

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

440Pale White-eyeZosterops flavilateralis
441Mbulu White-eyeZosterops mbuluensis
442Kilimanjaro White-eyeZosterops eurycricotus

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

443Rufous ChattererArgya rubiginosa
444Scaly ChattererArgya aylmeri
445Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineii
446Black-lored BabblerTurdoides sharpei
447Northern Pied-BabblerTurdoides hypoleuca

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

448Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythroryncha
449Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanus

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

450Wattled StarlingCreatophora cinerea
451Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogaster
452Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morio
453Waller's StarlingOnychognathus walleri
454Sharpe's StarlingPholia sharpii
455Kenrick's StarlingPoeoptera kenricki
456Hildebrandt's StarlingLamprotornis hildebrandti
457Rueppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuroptera
458Ashy StarlingLamprotornis unicolor
459Superb StarlingLamprotornis superbus
460Fischer's StarlingLamprotornis fischeri
461Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

462Abyssinian Ground-ThrushGeokichla piaggiae
463African Bare-eyed ThrushTurdus tephronotus
464Abyssinian ThrushTurdus abyssinicus

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

465African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adusta
466|Spotted Flycatcher|Muscicapa striata
467African Gray FlycatcherBradornis microrhynchus
468Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidus
469Gray Tit-FlycatcherFraseria plumbeus
470Ashy FlycatcherFraseria caerulescens
471SilverbirdEmpidornis semipartitus
472Southern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelaina
473White-eyed Slaty-FlycatcherMelaenornis fischeri
474White-browed Scrub RobinCercotrichas leucophrys
475Cape Robin-ChatDessonornis caffra
476Rueppell's Robin-ChatCossypha semirufa
477White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heuglini
478Red-capped Robin-ChatCossypha natalensis
479Collared Palm-ThrushCichladusa arquata
480Spotted Morning-ThrushCichladusa guttata
481White-starred RobinPogonocichla stellata
482/White-throated Robin/Irania gutturalis
483|Thrush Nightingale|Luscinia luscinia
484Little Rock-ThrushMonticola rufocinereus
485/Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush/Monticola saxatilis
486/Whinchat/Saxicola rubetra
487African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
488Moorland ChatPinarochroa sordida
489Mocking Cliff-ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
490Northern Anteater-ChatMyrmecocichla aethiops
491/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenanthe
492Capped WheatearOenanthe pileata
493/Isabelline Wheatear/Oenanthe isabellina
494/Pied Wheatear/Oenanthe pleschanka
495Familiar ChatOenanthe familiaris
496Abyssinian WheatearOenanthe lugubris

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

497Eastern Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes orientalis
498Collared SunbirdHedydipna collaris
499Green-headed SunbirdCyanomitra verticalis
500Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivacea
501Amethyst SunbirdChalcomitra amethystina
502Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
503Tacazze SunbirdNectarinia tacazze
504Bronze SunbirdNectarinia kilimensis
505Malachite SunbirdNectarinia famosa
506Golden-winged SunbirdDrepanorhynchus reichenowi
507Eastern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris mediocris
508Gorgeous SunbirdCinnyris melanogastrus
509Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensis
510Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

511Red-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis niger
512White-headed Buffalo-WeaverDinemellia dinemelli
513Speckle-fronted WeaverSporopipes frontalis
514White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahali
515Rufous-tailed WeaverHisturgops ruficauda
516Gray-capped Social-WeaverPseudonigrita arnaudi
517Black-capped Social-WeaverPseudonigrita cabanisi
518Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubriceps
519Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafecht
520Little WeaverPloceus luteolus
521Black-necked WeaverPloceus nigricollis
522Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis
523Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthops
524Taveta Golden-WeaverPloceus castaneiceps
525Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermedius
526Vitelline Masked-WeaverPloceus vitellinus
527Speke's WeaverPloceus spekei
528Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
529&Golden-backed WeaverlPloceus jacksoni
530&Chestnut WeaverlPloceus rubiginosus
531&Cardinal QuelealQuelea cardinalis
532&Red-billed QuelealQuelea quelea
533Southern Red BishopEuplectes orix
534Black-winged BishopEuplectes hordeaceus
535Black BishopEuplectes gierowii
536&Yellow-crowned BishoplEuplectes afer
537Yellow BishopEuplectes capensis
538White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatus
539Red-cowled WidowbirdEuplectes laticauda
540Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillaris
541Jackson's WidowbirdEuplectes jacksoni
542Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifrons

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

543Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
544Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolor
545African SilverbillEuodice cantans
546Yellow-bellied WaxbillCoccopygia quartinia
547Zebra WaxbillAmandava subflava
548Abyssinian CrimsonwingCryptospiza salvadorii
549Red-faced CrimsonwingCryptospiza reichenovii
550Gray-headed NigritaNigrita canicapillus
551Black-faced WaxbillBrunhilda erythronotos
552Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
553Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopyga
554QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollis
555&Cut-throatlAmadina fasciata
556Purple GrenadierGranatina ianthinogaster
557Gray-headed SilverbillOdontospiza griseicapilla
558Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalus
559Blue-capped CordonbleuUraeginthus cyanocephalus
560Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melba
561Red-throated TwinspotHypargos niveoguttatus
562Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala
563African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricata
564Jameson's FirefinchLagonosticta rhodopareia

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

565Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
566Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaea
567Steel-blue WhydahVidua hypocherina
568Straw-tailed WhydahVidua fischeri
569Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeata
570Dusky IndigobirdVidua funerea
571Parasitic WeaverAnomalospiza imberbis

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

572House SparrowPasser domesticus
573Kenya Rufous SparrowPasser rufocinctus
574Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseus
575Swahili SparrowPasser suahelicus
576Chestnut SparrowPasser eminibey
577Yellow-spotted Bush SparrowGymnornis pyrgita

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

578Mountain WagtailMotacilla clara
579/Gray Wagtail/Motacilla cinerea
580/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flava
581African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp
582/White Wagtail/Motacilla alba
583African PipitAnthus cinnamomeus
584Long-billed PipitAnthus similis
585Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrys
586Striped PipitAnthus lineiventris
587/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialis
588/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinus
589Bush PipitAnthus caffer
590Golden PipitTmetothylacus tenellus
591Yellow-throated LongclawMacronyx croceus
592Pangani LongclawMacronyx aurantiigula
593Rosy-throated LongclawMacronyx ameliae

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

594Oriole FinchLinurgus olivaceus
595Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicus
596Southern CitrilCrithagra hypostictus
597Reichenow's SeedeaterCrithagra reichenowi
598White-bellied CanaryCrithagra dorsostriatus
599Southern Grosbeak-CanaryCrithagra buchanani
600Brimstone CanaryCrithagra sulphuratus
601Streaky SeedeaterCrithagra striolatus
602Thick-billed SeedeaterCrithagra burtoni
603Yellow-crowned CanarySerinus flavivertex

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

604Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisi
605Golden-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 Visitor79
\\Austral Visitor3
||Transient10
##Non-breeding Dispersal1
<>Erratic/Irregular11
()Breeding Season Only3
{}Casual/Vagrant1
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened13
VVulnerable6
ENEndangered9
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.