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TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK

TANZANIALOCALE

Area (SqKm):2,850
Altitude (m):1020-1080
# Species:578
# Excl Vagrants:578
# Endemics:2
# Near Endemics:15
Species/100 SqKm:20.3
Habitat: Savanna, Acacia woodland

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
12Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulata
13Cape TealAnas capensis
14Red-billed DuckAnas erythrorhyncha
15/Northern Pintail/Anas acuta
16\Southern Pochard\Netta erythrophthalma
17Maccoa DuckOxyura maccoa

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

18Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris
19Vulturine GuineafowlAcryllium vulturinum
20Eastern Crested GuineafowlGuttera pucherani

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

21Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaena
22Coqui FrancolinCampocolinus coqui
23Shelley's FrancolinScleroptera shelleyi
24&Blue QuaillSynoicus adansonii
25(Common Quail)Coturnix coturnix
26Harlequin QuailCoturnix delegorguei
27Scaly SpurfowlPternistis squamatus
28Hildebrandt's SpurfowlPternistis hildebrandti
29Yellow-necked SpurfowlPternistis leucoscepus
30Red-necked SpurfowlPternistis afer

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

31Rock PigeonColumba livia
32Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
33Rameron PigeonColumba arquatrix
34Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugens
35Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiens
36Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
37Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
38Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
39Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilos
40Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur afer
41Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistria
42Namaqua DoveOena capensis
43African Green-PigeonTreron calvus

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

44Chestnut-bellied SandgrousePterocles exustus
45Yellow-throated SandgrousePterocles gutturalis
46Black-faced SandgrousePterocles decoratus

 
Bustards: Otididae

47Kori BustardArdeotis kori
48Denham's BustardNeotis denhami
49White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensis
50Buff-crested BustardLophotis gindiana
51Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogaster
52Hartlaub's BustardLissotis hartlaubii

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

53Bare-faced Go-away-birdCrinifer personatus
54White-bellied Go-away-birdCrinifer leucogaster
55Purple-crested TuracoGallirex porphyreolophus
56Schalow's TuracoTauraco schalowi
57Hartlaub's TuracoTauraco hartlaubi

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

58Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitarius
59Black CuckooCuculus clamosus
60/Common Cuckoo/Cuculus canorus
61African CuckooCuculus gularis
62Black CoucalCentropus grillii
63White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosus
64Pied CuckooClamator jacobinus
65Levaillant's CuckooClamator levaillantii
66/Great Spotted Cuckoo/Clamator glandarius
67Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaas
68African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreus
69Dideric CuckooChrysococcyx caprius

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

70Pennant-winged NightjarCaprimulgus vexillarius
71/Eurasian Nightjar/Caprimulgus europaeus
72Donaldson Smith's NightjarCaprimulgus donaldsoni
73Fiery-necked NightjarCaprimulgus pectoralis
74Montane NightjarCaprimulgus poliocephalus
75/Plain Nightjar/Caprimulgus inornatus
76Freckled NightjarCaprimulgus tristigma
77Slender-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus clarus
78Square-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus fossii

 
Swifts: Apodidae

79Mottled SpinetailTelacanthura ussheri
80Scarce SwiftSchoutedenapus myoptilus
81Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
82Mottled SwiftTachymarptis aequatorialis
83|Common Swift|Apus apus
84Nyanza SwiftApus niansae
85African SwiftApus barbatus
86Little SwiftApus affinis
87(Horus Swift)Apus horus
88White-rumped SwiftApus caffer
89African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

90African RailRallus caerulescens
91|Corn Crake|Crex crex
92(African Crake)Crecopsis egregia
93Lesser MoorhenGallinula angulata
94Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
95Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata
96Allen's GallinulePorphyrio alleni
97African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensis
98Black CrakeZapornia flavirostra

 
Cranes: Gruidae

99Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorum

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

100Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensis
101Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatus

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

102Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
103Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

104/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticula
105Three-banded PloverThinornis tricollaris
106/Little Ringed Plover/Thinornis dubius
107Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostris
108Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatus
109Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
110Senegal LapwingVanellus lugubris
111Black-winged LapwingVanellus melanopterus
112Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatus
113Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallus
114/Caspian Plover/Anarhynchus asiaticus
115/Tibetan Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus atrifrons
116/Greater Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus leschenaultii
117Kittlitz's PloverAnarhynchus pecuarius
118Chestnut-banded PloverAnarhynchus pallidus

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

119&Greater Painted-SnipelRostratula benghalensis

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

120Lesser JacanaMicroparra capensis
121African JacanaActophilornis africanus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

122/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosa
123African SnipeGallinago nigripennis
124/Common Snipe/Gallinago gallinago
125/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
126/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropus
127/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilis
128/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareola
129/Common Redshank/Tringa totanus
130/Spotted Redshank/Tringa erythropus
131/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia
132/Ruff/Calidris pugnax
133/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferruginea
134/Temminck's Stint/Calidris temminckii
135/Little Stint/Calidris minuta

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

136Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticus
137Quail-ploverOrtyxelos meiffrenii

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

138Double-banded CourserSmutsornis africanus
139Bronze-winged CourserRhinoptilus chalcopterus
140Three-banded CourserRhinoptilus cinctus
141Temminck's CourserCursorius temminckii
142Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

143Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalus
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
151Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

152African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerus
153/Black Stork/Ciconia nigra
154/Abdim's Stork/Ciconia abdimii
155African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelis
156/White Stork/Ciconia ciconia
157Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensis
158Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumenifer
159Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibis

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

160African DarterAnhinga rufa

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

161Reed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
162Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

163Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
164African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
165Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash
166African SpoonbillPlatalea alba

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

167Dwarf BitternBotaurus sturmii
168Little BitternBotaurus minutus
169Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
170Black HeronEgretta ardesiaca
171Little EgretEgretta garzetta
172Striated HeronButorides striata
173Rufous-bellied HeronArdeola rufiventris
174Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
175\Malagasy Pond-Heron\Ardeola idae
176Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibis
177Great EgretArdea alba
178Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhyncha
179Gray HeronArdea cinerea
180Purple HeronArdea purpurea
181Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala
182Goliath HeronArdea goliath

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

183HamerkopScopus umbretta

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

184ShoebillBalaeniceps rex

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

185Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
186Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescens

 
Secretary-bird: Sagittariidae

187SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentarius

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

188/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

189Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
190African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typus
191Palm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensis
192Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterus
193/European Honey-buzzard/Pernis apivorus
194White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalis
195Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotos
196Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus
197White-backed VultureGyps africanus
198Rueppell's GriffonGyps rueppelli
199BateleurTerathopius ecaudatus
200Western Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascens
201Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralis
202Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereus
203Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatus
204Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosus
205Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalis
206/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarina
207Wahlberg's EagleHieraaetus wahlbergi
208/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatus
209Ayres's Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresii
210Tawny EagleAquila rapax
211/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensis
212/Imperial Eagle/Aquila heliaca
213Verreaux's EagleAquila verreauxii
214African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogaster
215Bat HawkMacheiramphus alcinus
216Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabar
217Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabates
218Eastern Chanting-GoshawkMelierax poliopterus
219Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicus
220African GoshawkAerospiza toussenelii
221Little SparrowhawkTachyspiza minullus
222ShikraTachyspiza badius
223Ovambo SparrowhawkAccipiter ovampensis
224/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosus
225African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorus
226/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus
227Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
228/Black Kite/Milvus migrans
229Yellow-billed Kite**Milvus aegyptius
230African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vocifer
231/Grasshopper Buzzard/Butastur rufipennis
232|Common Buzzard|Buteo buteo
233Mountain BuzzardButeo oreophilus
234Augur BuzzardButeo augur

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

235African Grass-OwlTyto capensis
236Western Barn OwlTyto alba

 
Owls: Strigidae

237African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensis
238Southern White-faced OwlPtilopsis granti
239Spotted Eagle-OwlBubo africanus
240Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lactea
241Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatum
242African Barred OwletGlaucidium capense
243African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordii
244Marsh OwlAsio capensis

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

245Speckled MousebirdColius striatus
246White-headed MousebirdColius leucocephalus
247Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourus

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

248/Eurasian Hoopoe/Upupa epops
249African Hoopoe**Upupa africana

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

250Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureus
251Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelas
252Abyssinian ScimitarbillRhinopomastus minor

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

253Southern Ground-HornbillBucorvus leadbeateri
254Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatus
255African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutus
256Northern Red-billed HornbillTockus erythrorhynchus
257Eastern Yellow-billed HornbillTockus flavirostris
258Von der Decken's HornbillTockus deckeni
259Silvery-cheeked HornbillBycanistes brevis
260Trumpeter HornbillBycanistes bucinator

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

261White-fronted Bee-eaterMerops bullockoides
262Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
263Cinnamon-chested Bee-eaterMerops oreobates
264/White-throated Bee-eater/Merops albicollis
265/Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/Merops persicus
266\Olive Bee-eater\Merops superciliosus
267|European Bee-eater|Merops apiaster
268/Northern Carmine Bee-eater/Merops nubicus

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

269Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
270African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina picta
271Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephala
272Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensis
273Brown-hooded KingfisherHalcyon albiventris
274Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicuti
275Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maxima
276Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

277/European Roller/Coracias garrulus
278Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatus
279Purple RollerCoracias naevius
280Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurus

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

281Crested BarbetTrachyphonus vaillantii
282Red-and-yellow BarbetTrachyphonus erythrocephalus
283D'Arnaud's BarbetTrachyphonus darnaudii
284White-eared BarbetStactolaema leucotis
285Yellow-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus bilineatus
286Northern Red-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus uropygialis
287Red-fronted BarbetTricholaema diademata
288Spot-flanked BarbetTricholaema lacrymosa
289Black-throated BarbetTricholaema melanocephala
290White-headed BarbetLybius leucocephalus

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

291Brown-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus regulus
292Pallid HoneyguideIndicator meliphilus
293Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minor
294Scaly-throated HoneyguideIndicator variegatus
295Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicator

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

296Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescens
297Mountain Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos spodocephalus
298Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquus
299Green-backed WoodpeckerCampethera cailliautii
300Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubica
301Golden-tailed WoodpeckerCampethera abingoni

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

302Pygmy FalconPolihierax semitorquatus
303/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanni
304/Eurasian Kestrel/Falco tinnunculus
305Greater KestrelFalco rupicoloides
306Gray KestrelFalco ardosiaceus
307Dickinson's KestrelFalco dickinsoni
308Red-necked FalconFalco chicquera
309|Red-footed Falcon|Falco vespertinus
310|Amur Falcon|Falco amurensis
311|Eleonora's Falcon|Falco eleonorae
312|Sooty Falcon|Falco concolor
313/Eurasian Hobby/Falco subbuteo
314African HobbyFalco cuvierii
315Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus
316Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

317Fischer's LovebirdAgapornis fischeri
318Yellow-collared LovebirdAgapornis personatus

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

319Red-fronted ParrotPoicephalus gulielmi
320Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeri
321Red-bellied ParrotPoicephalus rufiventris

 
African and Green Broadbill: Calyptomenidae

322African BroadbillSmithornis capensis

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

323Gray CuckooshrikeCeblepyris caesia
324Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flava

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

325/Eurasian Golden Oriole/Oriolus oriolus
326#African Golden Oriole#Oriolus auratus
327African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatus

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

328Chinspot BatisBatis molitor
329Pygmy BatisBatis perkeo

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

330White-crested HelmetshrikePrionops plumatus

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

331BrubruNilaus afer
332Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cubla
333Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalus
334Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australis
335Tropical BoubouLaniarius major
336Slate-colored BoubouLaniarius funebris
337Rosy-patched BushshrikeRhodophoneus cruentus
338Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeChlorophoneus sulfureopectus
339Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchoti

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

340Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

341African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

342Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleuca
343/Red-backed Shrike/Lanius collurio
344/Isabelline Shrike/Lanius isabellinus
345|Lesser Gray Shrike|Lanius minor
346Gray-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroides
347Long-tailed FiscalLanius cabanisi
348Taita FiscalLanius dorsalis
349Northern FiscalLanius humeralis
350White-rumped ShrikeEurocephalus ruppelli

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

351Cape CrowCorvus capensis
352Pied CrowCorvus albus
353White-necked RavenCorvus albicollis

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

354White-bellied TitMelaniparus albiventris
355Red-throated TitMelaniparus fringillinus

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

356Mouse-colored Penduline-TitAnthoscopus musculus
357African Penduline-TitAnthoscopus caroli

 
Larks: Alaudidae

358&Chestnut-backed Sparrow-LarklEremopterix leucotis
359Fischer's Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucopareia
360Pink-breasted LarkCalendulauda poecilosterna
361Fawn-colored LarkCalendulauda africanoides
362Singing BushlarkMirafra javanica
363White-tailed LarkMirafra albicauda
364Flappet LarkAmirafra rufocinnamomea
365Sentinel LarkCorypha athi
366&Short-tailed LarklPseudalaemon fremantlii
367Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinerea

 
Nicators: Nicatoridae

368Eastern NicatorNicator gularis

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

369Northern CrombecSylvietta brachyura
370Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytii

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

371Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialis
372Miombo Wren-WarblerCalamonastes undosus
373Gray Wren-WarblerCalamonastes simplex
374Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
375Buff-bellied WarblerPhyllolais pulchella
376Bar-throated ApalisApalis thoracica
377Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavida
378Black-headed ApalisApalis melanocephala
379Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
380Red-winged PriniaPrinia erythroptera
381Red-fronted WarblerPrinia rufifrons
382Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythrops
383Singing CisticolaCisticola cantans
384Trilling CisticolaCisticola woosnami
385Rock-loving CisticolaCisticola aberrans
386Rattling CisticolaCisticola chiniana
387Wailing CisticolaCisticola lais
388Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatus
389Stout CisticolaCisticola robustus
390Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensis
391Tabora CisticolaCisticola angusticauda
392Siffling CisticolaCisticola brachypterus
393Tiny CisticolaCisticola nana
394Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
395Desert CisticolaCisticola aridulus
396Pectoral-patch CisticolaCisticola brunnescens

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

397/Eastern Olivaceous Warbler/Iduna pallida
398Mountain Yellow-WarblerIduna similis
399/Upcher's Warbler/Hippolais languida
400|Olive-tree Warbler|Hippolais olivetorum
401/Icterine Warbler/Hippolais icterina
402/Sedge Warbler/Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
403/Common Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus scirpaceus
404Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostris
405/Great Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus arundinaceus

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

406White-headed SawwingPsalidoprocne albiceps
407Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristoptera
408Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopyga
409Banded MartinNeophedina cincta
410Plain MartinRiparia paludicola
411/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia
412Southern Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne fuligula
413/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
414Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
415/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicum
416African Red-rumped SwallowCecropis melanocrissus
417Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica
418Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensis

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

419Yellow-bellied GreenbulChlorocichla flaviventris
420Black-headed Mountain GreenbulArizelocichla nigriceps
421Cabanis's GreenbulPhyllastrephus cabanisi
422Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

423/Willow Warbler/Phylloscopus trochilus

 
Sylviid Warblers and Allies: Sylviidae

424/Eurasian Blackcap/Sylvia atricapilla
425/Garden Warbler/Sylvia borin
426Banded ParisomaCurruca boehmi
427/Greater Whitethroat/Curruca communis

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

428Pale White-eyeZosterops flavilateralis
429Kilimanjaro White-eyeZosterops eurycricotus
430Northern Yellow White-eyeZosterops senegalensis
431Southern Yellow White-eyeZosterops anderssoni

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

432Rufous ChattererArgya rubiginosa
433Scaly ChattererArgya aylmeri
434Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineii
435Black-lored BabblerTurdoides sharpei
436Northern Pied-BabblerTurdoides hypoleuca

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

437Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythroryncha
438Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanus

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

439Wattled StarlingCreatophora cinerea
440Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogaster
441Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morio
442Hildebrandt's StarlingLamprotornis hildebrandti
443Rueppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuroptera
444Ashy StarlingLamprotornis unicolor
445Golden-breasted StarlingLamprotornis regius
446Superb StarlingLamprotornis superbus
447Fischer's StarlingLamprotornis fischeri
448Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

449African Bare-eyed ThrushTurdus tephronotus
450Abyssinian ThrushTurdus abyssinicus

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

451African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adusta
452|Spotted Flycatcher|Muscicapa striata
453African Gray FlycatcherBradornis microrhynchus
454Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidus
455Ashy FlycatcherFraseria caerulescens
456SilverbirdEmpidornis semipartitus
457Southern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelaina
458White-eyed Slaty-FlycatcherMelaenornis fischeri
459White-browed Scrub RobinCercotrichas leucophrys
460Cape Robin-ChatDessonornis caffra
461White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heuglini
462Red-capped Robin-ChatCossypha natalensis
463Collared Palm-ThrushCichladusa arquata
464Spotted Morning-ThrushCichladusa guttata
465/White-throated Robin/Irania gutturalis
466|Thrush Nightingale|Luscinia luscinia
467/Common Nightingale/Luscinia megarhynchos
468/Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush/Monticola saxatilis
469/Whinchat/Saxicola rubetra
470African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
471Mocking Cliff-ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
472Northern Anteater-ChatMyrmecocichla aethiops
473Arnot's ChatMyrmecocichla arnotti
474/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenanthe
475Capped WheatearOenanthe pileata
476/Isabelline Wheatear/Oenanthe isabellina
477/Pied Wheatear/Oenanthe pleschanka
478Familiar ChatOenanthe familiaris
479Abyssinian WheatearOenanthe lugubris

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

480Eastern Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes orientalis
481Collared SunbirdHedydipna collaris
482Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivacea
483Amethyst SunbirdChalcomitra amethystina
484Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
485Bronze SunbirdNectarinia kilimensis
486Eastern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris mediocris
487Gorgeous SunbirdCinnyris melanogastrus
488Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensis
489Black-bellied SunbirdCinnyris nectarinioides
490Tsavo SunbirdCinnyris tsavoensis
491Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

492Red-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis niger
493White-headed Buffalo-WeaverDinemellia dinemelli
494Speckle-fronted WeaverSporopipes frontalis
495White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahali
496Rufous-tailed WeaverHisturgops ruficauda
497Gray-capped Social-WeaverPseudonigrita arnaudi
498Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubriceps
499Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafecht
500Black-necked WeaverPloceus nigricollis
501Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis
502Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthops
503Taveta Golden-WeaverPloceus castaneiceps
504Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermedius
505Vitelline Masked-WeaverPloceus vitellinus
506Speke's WeaverPloceus spekei
507Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
508&Golden-backed WeaverlPloceus jacksoni
509&Chestnut WeaverlPloceus rubiginosus
510&Cardinal QuelealQuelea cardinalis
511Red-headed QueleaQuelea erythrops
512&Red-billed QuelealQuelea quelea
513Southern Red BishopEuplectes orix
514Black-winged BishopEuplectes hordeaceus
515Black BishopEuplectes gierowii
516&Yellow-crowned BishoplEuplectes afer
517Yellow BishopEuplectes capensis
518White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatus
519Red-cowled WidowbirdEuplectes laticauda
520Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillaris
521Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifrons

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

522Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
523Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolor
524African SilverbillEuodice cantans
525Yellow-bellied WaxbillCoccopygia quartinia
526Zebra WaxbillAmandava subflava
527Black-faced WaxbillBrunhilda erythronotos
528Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
529Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopyga
530QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollis
531&Cut-throatlAmadina fasciata
532Purple GrenadierGranatina ianthinogaster
533Gray-headed SilverbillOdontospiza griseicapilla
534Southern CordonbleuUraeginthus angolensis
535Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalus
536Blue-capped CordonbleuUraeginthus cyanocephalus
537Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melba
538Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala
539African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricata
540Jameson's FirefinchLagonosticta rhodopareia

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

541Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
542Broad-tailed Paradise-WhydahVidua obtusa
543Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaea
544Steel-blue WhydahVidua hypocherina
545Straw-tailed WhydahVidua fischeri
546Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeata
547Dusky IndigobirdVidua funerea

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

548House SparrowPasser domesticus
549Kenya Rufous SparrowPasser rufocinctus
550Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseus
551Parrot-billed SparrowPasser gongonensis
552Swahili SparrowPasser suahelicus
553Chestnut SparrowPasser eminibey
554Yellow-spotted Bush SparrowGymnornis pyrgita

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

555Mountain WagtailMotacilla clara
556/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flava
557African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp
558/White Wagtail/Motacilla alba
559African PipitAnthus cinnamomeus
560Long-billed PipitAnthus similis
561Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
562Striped PipitAnthus lineiventris
563/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialis
564/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinus
565Bush PipitAnthus caffer
566Golden PipitTmetothylacus tenellus
567Pangani LongclawMacronyx aurantiigula
568Rosy-throated LongclawMacronyx ameliae

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

569Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicus
570Southern CitrilCrithagra hypostictus
571Reichenow's SeedeaterCrithagra reichenowi
572White-bellied CanaryCrithagra dorsostriatus
573Southern Grosbeak-CanaryCrithagra buchanani
574Brimstone CanaryCrithagra sulphuratus
575Streaky SeedeaterCrithagra striolatus

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

576Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisi
577Golden-breasted BuntingEmberiza flaviventris
578Somali BuntingEmberiza poliopleura

 

 *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 Visitor75
\\Austral Visitor3
||Transient12
##Non-breeding Dispersal1
<>Erratic/Irregular12
()Breeding Season Only3
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened10
VVulnerable7
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.