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SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK

TANZANIALOCALE

Area (SqKm):14,763
Altitude (m):1500-1800
# Species:673
# Excl Vagrants:672
# Endemics:4
# Near Endemics:20
Species/100 SqKm:4.6
Habitat: Grassland, woodland, wetlands, lakes, kopjes

SPECIALTY BIRDS LIST

List of species at this locale that are endemic (E), near endemic (NE), have restricted ranges in the country (RR), or that 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.*

color codes

1Cape TealAnas capensisRR 
2Maccoa DuckOxyura maccoaRREN
3Eastern Crested GuineafowlGuttera pucheraniNE 
4Red-winged FrancolinScleroptera levaillantiiRR 
5Shelley's FrancolinScleroptera shelleyiRR 
6Gray-breasted SpurfowlPternistis rufopictusE 
7Red-necked SpurfowlPternistis aferLC 
8Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugensRR 
9Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur aferRR 
10Kori BustardArdeotis kori NT
11Denham's BustardNeotis denhami NT
12Gray Go-away-birdCrinifer concolorRR 
13Eastern Plantain-eaterCrinifer zonurusRR 
14Ross's TuracoTauraco rossaeRR 
15Schalow's TuracoTauraco schalowiRR 
16Hartlaub's TuracoTauraco hartlaubiRR 
17Black CoucalCentropus grilliiLC 
18Montane NightjarCaprimulgus poliocephalusRR 
19Swamp NightjarCaprimulgus natalensisRR 
20Mottled SpinetailTelacanthura ussheriLC 
21Scarce SwiftSchoutedenapus myoptilusRR 
22African SwiftApus barbatusRR 
23(Horus Swift)Apus horusRR 
24(African Crake)Crecopsis egregiaLC 
25Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorum EN
26Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaLC 
27White-crowned LapwingVanellus albicepsRR 
28Black-winged LapwingVanellus melanopterusRR 
29/Eurasian Curlew/Numenius arquata NT
30/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosa NT
31/Broad-billed Sandpiper/Calidris falcinellusRR 
32/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferruginea NT
33Double-banded CourserSmutsornis africanusLC 
34Bronze-winged CourserRhinoptilus chalcopterusLC 
35&Lesser FlamingolPhoenicoparrus minor V
36African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelis NT
37Rufous-bellied HeronArdeola rufiventrisLC 
38\Malagasy Pond-Heron\Ardeola idae EN
39ShoebillBalaeniceps rexRRV
40SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentarius EN
41Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatusRRNT
42Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterus EN
43White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalis CR
44Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotos EN
45Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus CR
46White-backed VultureGyps africanus CR
47Rueppell's GriffonGyps rueppelli CR
48BateleurTerathopius ecaudatus EN
49Western Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascensRR 
50Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatus NT
51Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosus EN
52Tawny EagleAquila rapax V
53/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensis EN
54/Imperial Eagle/Aquila heliacaRRV
55Little SparrowhawkTachyspiza minullusLC 
56Rufous-breasted SparrowhawkAccipiter rufiventrisRR 
57/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus NT
58Mountain BuzzardButeo oreophilus NT
59/Long-legged Buzzard/Buteo rufinusRR 
60African Grass-OwlTyto capensisLC 
61White-headed MousebirdColius leucocephalusRR 
62Southern Ground-HornbillBucorvus leadbeateriLCV
63Tanzanian Red-billed HornbillTockus ruahaeE 
64Black-and-white-casqued HornbillBycanistes subcylindricaRR 
65Cinnamon-chested Bee-eaterMerops oreobatesRR 
66/Northern Carmine Bee-eater/Merops nubicusRR 
67Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maximaLC 
68Purple RollerCoracias naeviusLC 
69Usambiro Barbet**Trachyphonus usambiroNE 
70White-eared BarbetStactolaema leucotisRR 
71Miombo BarbetTricholaema frontataRR 
72Double-toothed BarbetPogonornis bidentatusRR 
73Brown-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus regulusLC 
74African Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos goertaeRR 
75Mountain Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos spodocephalusRR 
76Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquusLC 
77Red-necked FalconFalco chicquera NT
78|Red-footed Falcon|Falco vespertinus V
79|Sooty Falcon|Falco concolor V
80Fischer's LovebirdAgapornis fischeri NT
81Yellow-collared LovebirdAgapornis personatusE 
82Red-fronted ParrotPoicephalus gulielmiRR 
83Purple-throated CuckooshrikeCampephaga quiscalinaRR 
84Brown-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira cyaneaRR 
85Western Black-headed BatisBatis erlangeriRR 
86Gray-crested HelmetshrikePrionops poliolophusNENT
87Northern PuffbackDryoscopus gambensisRR 
88Zanzibar BoubouLaniarius sublacteusNE 
89Black-headed GonolekLaniarius erythrogasterRR 
90Rosy-patched BushshrikeRhodophoneus cruentusRR 
91Cape CrowCorvus capensisRR 
92White-tailed Blue FlycatcherElminia albicaudaRR 
93Red-throated TitMelaniparus fringillinusNE 
94Pink-breasted LarkCalendulauda poecilosternaRR 
95Sentinel LarkCorypha athiNE 
96&Short-tailed LarklPseudalaemon fremantliiRR 
97Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinereaRR 
98Somali Short-toed LarkAlaudala somalicaRR 
99Northern CrombecSylvietta brachyuraRR 
100Olive-green CamaropteraCamaroptera chloronotaRR 
101Maasai ApalisApalis stronachiNEV
102Gray-capped WarblerEminia lepidaRR 
103Rock-loving CisticolaCisticola aberransRR 
104Ashy CisticolaCisticola cinereolusRR 
105Wailing CisticolaCisticola laisRR 
106White-tailed CisticolaCisticola anderseniE 
107Stout CisticolaCisticola robustusRR 
108Wing-snapping CisticolaCisticola ayresiiRR 
109Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopygaLC 
110Rufous-chested SwallowCecropis semirufaRR 
111Black-headed Mountain GreenbulArizelocichla nigricepsNE 
112/Wood Warbler/Phylloscopus sibilatrixRR 
113Brown ParisomaCurruca lugensRR 
114Mbulu White-eyeZosterops mbuluensisNE 
115Northern Pied-BabblerTurdoides hypoleucaNE 
116Kenrick's StarlingPoeoptera kenrickiNE 
117Hildebrandt's StarlingLamprotornis hildebrandtiNE 
118Ashy StarlingLamprotornis unicolorNE 
119Splendid StarlingLamprotornis splendidusRR 
120Fischer's StarlingLamprotornis fischeriRR 
121Sharp-tailed StarlingLamprotornis acuticaudusRR 
122African ThrushTurdus peliosRR 
123Swamp FlycatcherMuscicapa aquaticaRR 
124Northern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis edolioidesRR 
125Rueppell's Robin-ChatCossypha semirufaRR 
126Little Rock-ThrushMonticola rufocinereusRR 
127Northern Anteater-ChatMyrmecocichla aethiopsRR 
128Familiar ChatOenanthe familiarisLC 
129Tacazze SunbirdNectarinia tacazzeRR 
130Red-tufted SunbirdNectarinia johnstoniRR 
131Golden-winged SunbirdDrepanorhynchus reichenowiRR 
132Olive-bellied SunbirdCinnyris chloropygiusRR 
133Eastern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris mediocrisNE 
134Gorgeous SunbirdCinnyris melanogastrusNE 
135Red-chested SunbirdCinnyris erythrocercusRR 
136Speckle-fronted WeaverSporopipes frontalisLC 
137Rufous-tailed WeaverHisturgops ruficaudaNE 
138Black-capped Social-WeaverPseudonigrita cabanisiRR 
139Red-headed MalimbeMalimbus rubricollisRR 
140Little WeaverPloceus luteolusLC 
141Slender-billed WeaverPloceus pelzelniRR 
142Vieillot's Black WeaverPloceus nigerrimusRR 
143Black BishopEuplectes gierowiiLC 
144Jackson's WidowbirdEuplectes jacksoniNENT
145Gray-headed NigritaNigrita canicapillusRR 
146Black-crowned WaxbillEstrilda nonnulaRR 
147Fawn-breasted WaxbillEstrilda paludicolaRR 
148Jameson's FirefinchLagonosticta rhodopareiaLC 
149Purple IndigobirdVidua purpurascensRR 
150Kenya Rufous SparrowPasser rufocinctusNE 
151Parrot-billed SparrowPasser gongonensisRR 
152Swahili SparrowPasser suahelicusNE 
153Cape WagtailMotacilla capensisRR 
154/White Wagtail/Motacilla albaRR 
155Bush PipitAnthus cafferLC 
156Rosy-throated LongclawMacronyx ameliaeRR 
157Black-throated CanaryCrithagra atrogularisRR 
158Southern Grosbeak-CanaryCrithagra buchananiNE 
159Yellow-browed SeedeaterCrithagra whytiiRR 

 

 *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 Visitor19
\\Austral Visitor4
||Transient3
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular5
()Breeding Season Only3
{}Casual/Vagrant4
[]Accidental4

DISTRIBUTION CODES

CodeDescription##
EEndemic31
LCLocal47
NENear Endemic36
RRRestricted Range276

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened14
VVulnerable8
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.