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# Species:416
# Excl Vagrants:416
# Endemics:2
# Near Endemics:9

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
3White-backed DuckThalassornis leuconotus
4Knob-billed DuckSarkidiornis melanotos
5Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
6Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensis
7Blue-billed TealSpatula hottentota
8/Northern Shoveler/Spatula clypeata
9/Eurasian Wigeon/Mareca penelope
10Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulata
11Red-billed DuckAnas erythrorhyncha
12/Northern Pintail/Anas acuta

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

13Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

14Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaena
15Coqui FrancolinCampocolinus coqui
16Red-winged FrancolinScleroptera levaillantii
17Shelley's FrancolinScleroptera shelleyi
18(Common Quail)Coturnix coturnix
19Harlequin QuailCoturnix delegorguei
20Scaly SpurfowlPternistis squamatus
21Hildebrandt's SpurfowlPternistis hildebrandti
22Yellow-necked SpurfowlPternistis leucoscepus
23Gray-breasted SpurfowlPternistis rufopictus
24Red-necked SpurfowlPternistis afer

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

25Rock PigeonColumba livia
26Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
27Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugens
28Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiens
29Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
30Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
31Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
32Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilos
33Namaqua DoveOena capensis
34African Green-PigeonTreron calvus

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

35Chestnut-bellied SandgrousePterocles exustus
36Yellow-throated SandgrousePterocles gutturalis
37Black-faced SandgrousePterocles decoratus

 
Bustards: Otididae

38Kori BustardArdeotis kori
39White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensis
40Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogaster

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

41Bare-faced Go-away-birdCrinifer personatus
42White-bellied Go-away-birdCrinifer leucogaster
43Eastern Plantain-eaterCrinifer zonurus
44Ross's TuracoTauraco rossae

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

45Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitarius
46Black CuckooCuculus clamosus
47African CuckooCuculus gularis
48Black CoucalCentropus grillii
49White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosus
50Pied CuckooClamator jacobinus
51/Great Spotted Cuckoo/Clamator glandarius
52African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreus
53Dideric CuckooChrysococcyx caprius

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

54Sombre NightjarCaprimulgus fraenatus
55Montane NightjarCaprimulgus poliocephalus
56Freckled NightjarCaprimulgus tristigma
57Slender-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus clarus

 
Swifts: Apodidae

58Mottled SwiftTachymarptis aequatorialis
59|Common Swift|Apus apus
60Nyanza SwiftApus niansae
61African SwiftApus barbatus
62Little SwiftApus affinis
63(Horus Swift)Apus horus
64White-rumped SwiftApus caffer
65African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

66Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
67Black CrakeZapornia flavirostra

 
Cranes: Gruidae

68Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorum

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

69Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensis
70Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatus

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

71Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
72Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

73/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticula
74Three-banded PloverThinornis tricollaris
75Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostris
76Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatus
77Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
78Senegal LapwingVanellus lugubris
79Black-winged LapwingVanellus melanopterus
80Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatus
81Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallus
82/Brown-chested Lapwing/Vanellus superciliosus
83/Caspian Plover/Anarhynchus asiaticus
84Kittlitz's PloverAnarhynchus pecuarius
85Chestnut-banded PloverAnarhynchus pallidus

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

86&Greater Painted-SnipelRostratula benghalensis

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

87African JacanaActophilornis africanus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

88/Common Snipe/Gallinago gallinago
89/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
90/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropus
91/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilis
92/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareola
93/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia
94/Ruff/Calidris pugnax
95/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferruginea
96/Temminck's Stint/Calidris temminckii
97/Little Stint/Calidris minuta

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

98Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticus

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

99Double-banded CourserSmutsornis africanus
100Three-banded CourserRhinoptilus cinctus
101Temminck's CourserCursorius temminckii

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

102/Black-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus ridibundus
103Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalus
104Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
105/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon nilotica
106/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterus

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

107Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
108&Lesser FlamingolPhoenicoparrus minor

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

109Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

110African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerus
111/Abdim's Stork/Ciconia abdimii
112African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelis
113/White Stork/Ciconia ciconia
114Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensis
115Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumenifer
116Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibis

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

117African DarterAnhinga rufa

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

118Reed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

119Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
120African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
121Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash
122African SpoonbillPlatalea alba

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

123Dwarf BitternBotaurus sturmii
124Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
125Black HeronEgretta ardesiaca
126Little EgretEgretta garzetta
127Striated HeronButorides striata
128Rufous-bellied HeronArdeola rufiventris
129Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
130\Malagasy Pond-Heron\Ardeola idae
131Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibis
132Great EgretArdea alba
133Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhyncha
134Gray HeronArdea cinerea
135Purple HeronArdea purpurea
136Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala
137Goliath HeronArdea goliath

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

138HamerkopScopus umbretta

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

139ShoebillBalaeniceps rex

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

140Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus

 
Secretary-bird: Sagittariidae

141SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentarius

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

142/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

143Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
144African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typus
145Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatus
146Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterus
147African Cuckoo-HawkAviceda cuculoides
148White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalis
149Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotos
150Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus
151White-backed VultureGyps africanus
152Rueppell's GriffonGyps rueppelli
153BateleurTerathopius ecaudatus
154Western Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascens
155Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralis
156Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereus
157Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatus
158Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosus
159Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalis
160Wahlberg's EagleHieraaetus wahlbergi
161/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatus
162Tawny EagleAquila rapax
163/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensis
164/Imperial Eagle/Aquila heliaca
165Verreaux's EagleAquila verreauxii
166African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogaster
167Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabar
168Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabates
169Eastern Chanting-GoshawkMelierax poliopterus
170Ovambo SparrowhawkAccipiter ovampensis
171/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosus
172/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus
173Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
174/Black Kite/Milvus migrans
175Yellow-billed Kite**Milvus aegyptius
176African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vocifer
177|Common Buzzard|Buteo buteo
178Augur BuzzardButeo augur

 
Owls: Strigidae

179African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensis
180Spotted Eagle-OwlBubo africanus
181Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lactea
182Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatum
183Marsh OwlAsio capensis

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

184Speckled MousebirdColius striatus
185Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourus

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

186/Eurasian Hoopoe/Upupa epops
187African Hoopoe**Upupa africana

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

188Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureus
189Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelas
190Abyssinian ScimitarbillRhinopomastus minor

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

191Southern Ground-HornbillBucorvus leadbeateri
192Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatus
193African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutus
194Northern Red-billed HornbillTockus erythrorhynchus
195Tanzanian Red-billed HornbillTockus ruahae
196Von der Decken's HornbillTockus deckeni
197Silvery-cheeked HornbillBycanistes brevis

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

198White-fronted Bee-eaterMerops bullockoides
199Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
200Cinnamon-chested Bee-eaterMerops oreobates
201/White-throated Bee-eater/Merops albicollis
202|European Bee-eater|Merops apiaster

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

203Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
204African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina picta
205Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephala
206Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensis
207Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicuti
208Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maxima
209Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

210/European Roller/Coracias garrulus
211Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatus
212Purple RollerCoracias naevius

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

213Red-and-yellow BarbetTrachyphonus erythrocephalus
214D'Arnaud's BarbetTrachyphonus darnaudii
215Yellow-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus bilineatus
216Northern Red-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus uropygialis
217Red-fronted BarbetTricholaema diademata
218Spot-flanked BarbetTricholaema lacrymosa
219White-headed BarbetLybius leucocephalus

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

220Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minor
221Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicator

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

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

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

229Pygmy FalconPolihierax semitorquatus
230/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanni
231/Eurasian Kestrel/Falco tinnunculus
232Greater KestrelFalco rupicoloides
233Gray KestrelFalco ardosiaceus
234African HobbyFalco cuvierii
235Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

236Fischer's LovebirdAgapornis fischeri

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

237Red-fronted ParrotPoicephalus gulielmi
238Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeri

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

239Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flava

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

240African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatus

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

241Chinspot BatisBatis molitor

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

242Gray-crested HelmetshrikePrionops poliolophus

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

243BrubruNilaus afer
244Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cubla
245Marsh TchagraTchagra minutus
246Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalus
247Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australis
248Slate-colored BoubouLaniarius funebris
249Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeChlorophoneus sulfureopectus
250Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchoti

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

251Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

252African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

253Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleuca
254/Isabelline Shrike/Lanius isabellinus
255|Lesser Gray Shrike|Lanius minor
256Gray-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroides
257Long-tailed FiscalLanius cabanisi
258Taita FiscalLanius dorsalis
259Northern FiscalLanius humeralis
260White-rumped ShrikeEurocephalus ruppelli

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

261Cape CrowCorvus capensis
262Pied CrowCorvus albus
263White-necked RavenCorvus albicollis

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

264White-bellied TitMelaniparus albiventris
265Red-throated TitMelaniparus fringillinus

 
Larks: Alaudidae

266Fischer's Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucopareia
267Fawn-colored LarkCalendulauda africanoides
268Flappet LarkAmirafra rufocinnamomea
269Sentinel LarkCorypha athi
270&Short-tailed LarklPseudalaemon fremantlii
271Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinerea

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

272Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytii
273Moustached Grass-WarblerMelocichla mentalis

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

274Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialis
275Green-capped EremomelaEremomela scotops
276Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
277Buff-bellied WarblerPhyllolais pulchella
278Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavida
279Maasai ApalisApalis stronachi
280Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
281Gray-capped WarblerEminia lepida
282Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythrops
283Rock-loving CisticolaCisticola aberrans
284Rattling CisticolaCisticola chiniana
285Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatus
286Stout CisticolaCisticola robustus
287Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensis
288Tabora CisticolaCisticola angusticauda
289Tiny CisticolaCisticola nana
290Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
291Desert CisticolaCisticola aridulus
292Pectoral-patch CisticolaCisticola brunnescens

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

293/Eastern Olivaceous Warbler/Iduna pallida
294/Icterine Warbler/Hippolais icterina
295/Sedge Warbler/Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
296/Common Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus scirpaceus

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

297Fan-tailed GrassbirdCatriscus brevirostris

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

298White-headed SawwingPsalidoprocne albiceps
299Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristoptera
300Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopyga
301Banded MartinNeophedina cincta
302Plain MartinRiparia paludicola
303/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia
304Southern Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne fuligula
305/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
306Angola SwallowHirundo angolensis
307Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
308/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicum
309African Red-rumped SwallowCecropis melanocrissus
310Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica
311Rufous-chested SwallowCecropis semirufa
312Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensis

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

313Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

314/Willow Warbler/Phylloscopus trochilus

 
Sylviid Warblers and Allies: Sylviidae

315/Garden Warbler/Sylvia borin
316Banded ParisomaCurruca boehmi
317/Greater Whitethroat/Curruca communis

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

318Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineii
319Black-lored BabblerTurdoides sharpei

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

320Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythroryncha
321Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanus

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

322Wattled StarlingCreatophora cinerea
323Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogaster
324Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morio
325Hildebrandt's StarlingLamprotornis hildebrandti
326Rueppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuroptera
327Superb StarlingLamprotornis superbus
328Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeus

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

329African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adusta
330|Spotted Flycatcher|Muscicapa striata
331African Gray FlycatcherBradornis microrhynchus
332Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidus
333Ashy FlycatcherFraseria caerulescens
334SilverbirdEmpidornis semipartitus
335Northern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis edolioides
336Southern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelaina
337White-browed Scrub RobinCercotrichas leucophrys
338White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heuglini
339Spotted Morning-ThrushCichladusa guttata
340/Common Nightingale/Luscinia megarhynchos
341Little Rock-ThrushMonticola rufocinereus
342/Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush/Monticola saxatilis
343Mocking Cliff-ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
344Sooty ChatMyrmecocichla nigra
345Northern Anteater-ChatMyrmecocichla aethiops
346/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenanthe
347Capped WheatearOenanthe pileata
348/Isabelline Wheatear/Oenanthe isabellina
349/Pied Wheatear/Oenanthe pleschanka
350Familiar ChatOenanthe familiaris

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

351Amethyst SunbirdChalcomitra amethystina
352Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
353Bronze SunbirdNectarinia kilimensis
354Malachite SunbirdNectarinia famosa
355Gorgeous SunbirdCinnyris melanogastrus
356Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensis
357Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

358Red-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis niger
359White-headed Buffalo-WeaverDinemellia dinemelli
360Speckle-fronted WeaverSporopipes frontalis
361White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahali
362Rufous-tailed WeaverHisturgops ruficauda
363Gray-capped Social-WeaverPseudonigrita arnaudi
364Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubriceps
365Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafecht
366Little WeaverPloceus luteolus
367Slender-billed WeaverPloceus pelzelni
368Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis
369Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthops
370Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermedius
371Vitelline Masked-WeaverPloceus vitellinus
372Speke's WeaverPloceus spekei
373Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
374Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalus
375&Golden-backed WeaverlPloceus jacksoni
376&Cardinal QuelealQuelea cardinalis
377&Red-billed QuelealQuelea quelea
378Black-winged BishopEuplectes hordeaceus
379White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatus
380Yellow-mantled WidowbirdEuplectes macroura
381Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillaris

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

382Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
383African SilverbillEuodice cantans
384Black-faced WaxbillBrunhilda erythronotos
385Fawn-breasted WaxbillEstrilda paludicola
386Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
387QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollis
388Purple GrenadierGranatina ianthinogaster
389Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalus
390Blue-capped CordonbleuUraeginthus cyanocephalus
391Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melba
392Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala
393African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricata

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

394Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
395Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaea
396Steel-blue WhydahVidua hypocherina
397Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeata

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

398House SparrowPasser domesticus
399Kenya Rufous SparrowPasser rufocinctus
400Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseus
401Swahili SparrowPasser suahelicus
402Chestnut SparrowPasser eminibey
403Yellow-spotted Bush SparrowGymnornis pyrgita

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

404African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp
405African PipitAnthus cinnamomeus
406Long-billed PipitAnthus similis
407Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrys
408Yellow-throated LongclawMacronyx croceus
409Pangani LongclawMacronyx aurantiigula
410Rosy-throated LongclawMacronyx ameliae

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

411Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicus
412Reichenow's SeedeaterCrithagra reichenowi
413White-bellied CanaryCrithagra dorsostriatus
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 Visitor50
\\Austral Visitor1
||Transient5
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular6
()Breeding Season Only2
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened8
VVulnerable6
ENEndangered8
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.