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SPEKE'S BAY

TANZANIALOCALE

Altitude (m):1200
# Species:421
# Excl Vagrants:421
# Endemics:2
# Near Endemics:8
Habitat: Freshwater lake, swamp, grassland

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.*

color codes

 
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
8Blue-billed TealSpatula hottentota
9African Black DuckAnas sparsa
10Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulata
11Cape TealAnas capensis
12Red-billed DuckAnas erythrorhyncha
13\Southern Pochard\Netta erythrophthalma

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

14Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

15Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaena
16Coqui FrancolinCampocolinus coqui
17(Common Quail)Coturnix coturnix
18Harlequin QuailCoturnix delegorguei
19Gray-breasted SpurfowlPternistis rufopictus
20Red-necked SpurfowlPternistis afer

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

21Rock PigeonColumba livia
22Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
23Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugens
24Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiens
25Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
26Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
27Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
28Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilos
29Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur afer
30Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistria
31Namaqua DoveOena capensis
32African Green-PigeonTreron calvus

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

33Chestnut-bellied SandgrousePterocles exustus
34Black-faced SandgrousePterocles decoratus

 
Bustards: Otididae

35White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensis
36Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogaster

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

37Bare-faced Go-away-birdCrinifer personatus
38White-bellied Go-away-birdCrinifer leucogaster
39Eastern Plantain-eaterCrinifer zonurus

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

40Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitarius
41/Common Cuckoo/Cuculus canorus
42African CuckooCuculus gularis
43Black CoucalCentropus grillii
44Blue-headed CoucalCentropus monachus
45White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosus
46Pied CuckooClamator jacobinus
47Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaas
48Dideric CuckooChrysococcyx caprius

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

49\Pennant-winged Nightjar\Caprimulgus vexillarius
50/Eurasian Nightjar/Caprimulgus europaeus
51Slender-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus clarus
52Square-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus fossii

 
Swifts: Apodidae

53|Common Swift|Apus apus
54African SwiftApus barbatus
55Little SwiftApus affinis
56White-rumped SwiftApus caffer
57African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

58(African Crake)Crecopsis egregia
59Lesser MoorhenGallinula angulata
60Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
61Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata
62African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensis
63Black CrakeZapornia flavirostra
64Baillon's CrakeZapornia pusilla

 
Cranes: Gruidae

65Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorum

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

66Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensis
67Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatus

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

68Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
69Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

70/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticula
71Three-banded PloverThinornis tricollaris
72/Little Ringed Plover/Thinornis dubius
73Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostris
74Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatus
75Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
76Senegal LapwingVanellus lugubris
77Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatus
78Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallus
79/Caspian Plover/Anarhynchus asiaticus
80/Tibetan Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus atrifrons
81/Greater Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus leschenaultii
82Kittlitz's PloverAnarhynchus pecuarius
83White-fronted PloverAnarhynchus marginatus

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

84&Greater Painted-SnipelRostratula benghalensis

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

85African JacanaActophilornis africanus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

86/Whimbrel/Numenius phaeopus
87/Eurasian Curlew/Numenius arquata
88/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosa
89/Great Snipe/Gallinago media
90African SnipeGallinago nigripennis
91/Common Snipe/Gallinago gallinago
92/Terek Sandpiper/Xenus cinereus
93/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
94/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropus
95/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilis
96/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareola
97/Spotted Redshank/Tringa erythropus
98/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia
99/Ruff/Calidris pugnax
100/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferruginea
101/Temminck's Stint/Calidris temminckii
102/Little Stint/Calidris minuta

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

103Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticus

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

104Double-banded CourserSmutsornis africanus
105Bronze-winged CourserRhinoptilus chalcopterus
106Three-banded CourserRhinoptilus cinctus
107Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

108/Black-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus ridibundus
109Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalus
110Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
111African SkimmerRynchops flavirostris
112Little TernSternula albifrons
113/Saunders's Tern/Sternula saundersi
114/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon nilotica
115Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
116/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterus

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

117Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
118&Lesser FlamingolPhoenicoparrus minor

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

119Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

120African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerus
121/Black Stork/Ciconia nigra
122/Abdim's Stork/Ciconia abdimii
123/White Stork/Ciconia ciconia
124Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensis
125Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumenifer
126Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibis

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

127African DarterAnhinga rufa

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

128Reed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
129Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

130Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
131African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
132Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash
133African SpoonbillPlatalea alba

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

134Dwarf BitternBotaurus sturmii
135Little BitternBotaurus minutus
136Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
137Black HeronEgretta ardesiaca
138Little EgretEgretta garzetta
139Striated HeronButorides striata
140Rufous-bellied HeronArdeola rufiventris
141Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
142Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibis
143Great EgretArdea alba
144Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhyncha
145Gray HeronArdea cinerea
146Purple HeronArdea purpurea
147Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala
148Goliath HeronArdea goliath

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

149HamerkopScopus umbretta

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

150ShoebillBalaeniceps rex

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

151Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
152Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescens

 
Secretary-bird: Sagittariidae

153SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentarius

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

154/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

155Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
156African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typus
157Palm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensis
158/European Honey-buzzard/Pernis apivorus
159White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalis
160Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotos
161Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus
162White-backed VultureGyps africanus
163Rueppell's GriffonGyps rueppelli
164BateleurTerathopius ecaudatus
165Western Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascens
166Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralis
167Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereus
168Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosus
169Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalis
170/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarina
171Wahlberg's EagleHieraaetus wahlbergi
172Tawny EagleAquila rapax
173/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensis
174African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogaster
175Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabar
176Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabates
177Eastern Chanting-GoshawkMelierax poliopterus
178ShikraTachyspiza badius
179/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosus
180African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorus
181/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus
182Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
183/Black Kite/Milvus migrans
184African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vocifer
185|Common Buzzard|Buteo buteo
186Augur BuzzardButeo augur

 
Owls: Strigidae

187African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensis
188Spotted Eagle-OwlBubo africanus
189Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lactea
190Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatum

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

191Speckled MousebirdColius striatus
192Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourus

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

193/Eurasian Hoopoe/Upupa epops

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

194Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureus
195Abyssinian ScimitarbillRhinopomastus minor

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

196Southern Ground-HornbillBucorvus leadbeateri
197African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutus
198Tanzanian Red-billed HornbillTockus ruahae
199Von der Decken's HornbillTockus deckeni

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

200Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
201/Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/Merops persicus
202\Olive Bee-eater\Merops superciliosus
203|European Bee-eater|Merops apiaster

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

204Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
205African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina picta
206Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephala
207Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensis
208Blue-breasted KingfisherHalcyon malimbica
209Brown-hooded KingfisherHalcyon albiventris
210Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicuti
211Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

212/European Roller/Coracias garrulus
213Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatus

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

214D'Arnaud's BarbetTrachyphonus darnaudii
215Usambiro Barbet**Trachyphonus usambiro
216Northern Red-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus uropygialis
217Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconus
218Red-fronted BarbetTricholaema diademata
219Black-billed BarbetLybius guifsobalito

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

220Brown-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus regulus
221Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minor
222Scaly-throated HoneyguideIndicator variegatus
223Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicator

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

224Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescens
225African Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos goertae
226Mountain Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos spodocephalus
227Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquus
228Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubica

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

229Pygmy FalconPolihierax semitorquatus
230/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanni
231/Eurasian Kestrel/Falco tinnunculus
232Greater KestrelFalco rupicoloides
233Gray KestrelFalco ardosiaceus
234Red-necked FalconFalco chicquera
235|Amur Falcon|Falco amurensis
236|Sooty Falcon|Falco concolor
237/Eurasian Hobby/Falco subbuteo
238Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

239Fischer's LovebirdAgapornis fischeri

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

240Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeri

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

241White-breasted CuckooshrikeCeblepyris pectoralis
242Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flava

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

243African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatus

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

244Chinspot BatisBatis molitor

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

245BrubruNilaus afer
246Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cubla
247Marsh TchagraTchagra minutus
248Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australis
249Tropical BoubouLaniarius major
250Black-headed GonolekLaniarius erythrogaster
251Slate-colored BoubouLaniarius funebris
252Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeChlorophoneus sulfureopectus
253Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchoti

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

254Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

255African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

256Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleuca
257/Red-backed Shrike/Lanius collurio
258/Isabelline Shrike/Lanius isabellinus
259|Lesser Gray Shrike|Lanius minor
260Gray-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroides
261Long-tailed FiscalLanius cabanisi
262Taita FiscalLanius dorsalis
263Northern FiscalLanius humeralis
264White-rumped ShrikeEurocephalus ruppelli

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

265Cape CrowCorvus capensis
266Pied CrowCorvus albus

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

267Red-throated TitMelaniparus fringillinus

 
Larks: Alaudidae

268Fischer's Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucopareia
269Flappet LarkAmirafra rufocinnamomea
270Rufous-naped LarkCorypha africana
271Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinerea

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

272Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytii

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

273Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialis
274Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
275Buff-bellied WarblerPhyllolais pulchella
276Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavida
277Maasai ApalisApalis stronachi
278Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
279Gray-capped WarblerEminia lepida
280Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythrops
281Singing CisticolaCisticola cantans
282Trilling CisticolaCisticola woosnami
283Rattling CisticolaCisticola chiniana
284Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatus
285Carruthers's CisticolaCisticola carruthersi
286Stout CisticolaCisticola robustus
287Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensis
288Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
289Pectoral-patch CisticolaCisticola brunnescens

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

290/Eastern Olivaceous Warbler/Iduna pallida
291/Icterine Warbler/Hippolais icterina
292/Sedge Warbler/Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
293/Marsh Warbler/Acrocephalus palustris
294/Common Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus scirpaceus
295Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostris
296/Great Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus arundinaceus

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

297White-headed SawwingPsalidoprocne albiceps
298Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopyga
299Banded MartinNeophedina cincta
300Plain MartinRiparia paludicola
301/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia
302Southern Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne fuligula
303/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
304Angola SwallowHirundo angolensis
305Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
306/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicum
307African Red-rumped SwallowCecropis melanocrissus
308Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica
309Rufous-chested SwallowCecropis semirufa
310Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensis

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

311Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

312/Willow Warbler/Phylloscopus trochilus

 
Sylviid Warblers and Allies: Sylviidae

313/Eurasian Blackcap/Sylvia atricapilla
314/Garden Warbler/Sylvia borin
315/Greater Whitethroat/Curruca communis

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

316Rufous ChattererArgya rubiginosa
317Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineii
318Black-lored BabblerTurdoides sharpei

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

319Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythroryncha
320Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanus

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

321Wattled StarlingCreatophora cinerea
322Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogaster
323Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morio
324Hildebrandt's StarlingLamprotornis hildebrandti
325Rueppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuroptera
326Splendid StarlingLamprotornis splendidus
327Superb StarlingLamprotornis superbus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

328Kurrichane ThrushTurdus libonyana
329African ThrushTurdus pelios

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

330|Spotted Flycatcher|Muscicapa striata
331Swamp FlycatcherMuscicapa aquatica
332African Gray FlycatcherBradornis microrhynchus
333Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidus
334SilverbirdEmpidornis semipartitus
335Northern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis edolioides
336Southern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelaina
337White-browed Scrub RobinCercotrichas leucophrys
338Cape Robin-ChatDessonornis caffra
339White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heuglini
340Red-capped Robin-ChatCossypha natalensis
341Spotted Morning-ThrushCichladusa guttata
342/Whinchat/Saxicola rubetra
343Sooty ChatMyrmecocichla nigra
344/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenanthe
345/Isabelline Wheatear/Oenanthe isabellina
346/Pied Wheatear/Oenanthe pleschanka

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

347Collared SunbirdHedydipna collaris
348Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
349Bronze SunbirdNectarinia kilimensis
350Gorgeous SunbirdCinnyris melanogastrus
351Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensis
352Red-chested SunbirdCinnyris erythrocercus
353Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

354Red-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis niger
355White-headed Buffalo-WeaverDinemellia dinemelli
356Speckle-fronted WeaverSporopipes frontalis
357Rufous-tailed WeaverHisturgops ruficauda
358Gray-capped Social-WeaverPseudonigrita arnaudi
359Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubriceps
360Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafecht
361Little WeaverPloceus luteolus
362Slender-billed WeaverPloceus pelzelni
363Black-necked WeaverPloceus nigricollis
364Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthops
365Northern Brown-throated WeaverPloceus castanops
366Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermedius
367Vitelline Masked-WeaverPloceus vitellinus
368Speke's WeaverPloceus spekei
369Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
370Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalus
371&Golden-backed WeaverlPloceus jacksoni
372&Chestnut WeaverlPloceus rubiginosus
373&Cardinal QuelealQuelea cardinalis
374Red-headed QueleaQuelea erythrops
375&Red-billed QuelealQuelea quelea
376Southern Red BishopEuplectes orix
377Black-winged BishopEuplectes hordeaceus
378Black BishopEuplectes gierowii
379Yellow BishopEuplectes capensis
380White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatus
381Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillaris
382Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifrons

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

383Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
384African SilverbillEuodice cantans
385Black-faced WaxbillBrunhilda erythronotos
386Black-tailed WaxbillGlaucestrilda perreini
387Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
388Black-rumped WaxbillEstrilda troglodytes
389Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopyga
390QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollis
391&Cut-throatlAmadina fasciata
392Purple GrenadierGranatina ianthinogaster
393Gray-headed SilverbillOdontospiza griseicapilla
394Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalus
395Blue-capped CordonbleuUraeginthus cyanocephalus
396Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melba
397Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala
398African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricata

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

399Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
400Broad-tailed Paradise-WhydahVidua obtusa
401Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaea
402Steel-blue WhydahVidua hypocherina
403Straw-tailed WhydahVidua fischeri
404Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeata

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

405House SparrowPasser domesticus
406Kenya Rufous SparrowPasser rufocinctus
407Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseus
408Swahili SparrowPasser suahelicus
409Chestnut SparrowPasser eminibey
410Yellow-spotted Bush SparrowGymnornis pyrgita

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

411/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flava
412African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp
413African PipitAnthus cinnamomeus
414Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrys
415/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialis
416Yellow-throated LongclawMacronyx croceus
417Rosy-throated LongclawMacronyx ameliae

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

418Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicus
419Reichenow's SeedeaterCrithagra reichenowi
420White-bellied CanaryCrithagra dorsostriatus

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

421Golden-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 Visitor64
\\Austral Visitor2
||Transient7
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular7
()Breeding Season Only2
{}Casual/Vagrant1
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened7
VVulnerable6
ENEndangered6
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.