List of target birds found in the country broken down by locations. Target birds are those that are endemic, near endemic, critically endangered or endangered according to the IUCN, best seen in this country, or always considered by us to be a target. Only countries for which we have data are used to determine if the species is best seen in this country. Hence, species listed as best seen in this country may also be seen in other countries for which we don't have any data. If no locale code is given, the species is only present in remote areas not included in our list of locales but is only in remote locales of other countries as well. A separate target list can be viewed for each location by clicking its sidebar link.*

1	Maccoa Duck	Oxyura maccoa	Many	EN
2	Eastern Crested Guineafowl	Guttera pucherani	Many	NE
3	Udzungwa Partridge	Xenoperdix udzungwensis	UMNP	E
4	Gray-breasted Spurfowl	Pternistis rufopictus	Many	E
5	Pemba Green-Pigeon	Treron pembaensis		BC
6	Forbes-Watson's Swift	Apus berliozi		BC
7	Gray Crowned-Crane	Balearica regulorum	Many	EN
8	\Malagasy Pond-Heron\	Ardeola idae	Many	EN
9	Secretarybird	Sagittarius serpentarius	Many	EN
10	White-headed Vulture	Trigonoceps occipitalis	Many	CR
11	Lappet-faced Vulture	Torgos tracheliotos	Many	EN
12	Hooded Vulture	Necrosyrtes monachus	Many	CR
13	Bateleur	Terathopius ecaudatus	Many	EN
14	Martial Eagle	Polemaetus bellicosus	Many	EN
15	/Grasshopper Buzzard/	Butastur rufipennis	Many	BC
16	Sokoke Scops-Owl	Otus ireneae	EUM	NE
17	Pemba Scops-Owl	Otus pembaensis		BC
18	Tanzanian Red-billed Hornbill	Tockus ruahae	Many	E
19	Usambiro Barbet**	Trachyphonus usambiro	SB,SNP	NE
20	Speckle-throated Woodpecker	Campethera scriptoricauda	SLRG	BC
21	Yellow-collared Lovebird	Agapornis personatus	Many	E
22	Gray Parrot	Psittacus erithacus		BC
23	Short-tailed Batis	Batis mixta	Many	NE
24	Dark Batis	Batis crypta	UM,UMNP	NE
25	Gray-crested Helmetshrike	Prionops poliolophus	NSNP,SNP,SSNP	NE
26	Zanzibar Boubou	Laniarius sublacteus	Many	NE
27	Uluguru Bushshrike	Malaconotus alius	UM,UMNP	E
28	Usambara Drongo**	Dicrurus sp.	WUM	E
29	Usambara Hyliota	Hyliota usambara	EUM	E
30	Red-throated Tit	Melaniparus fringillinus	Many	NE
31	Beesley's Lark	Chersomanes beesleyi	LP,NGC	E
32	Plateau Lark	Corypha nigrescens		BC
33	Sentinel Lark	Corypha athi	Many	NE
34	African Tailorbird	Artisornis metopias	EUM,UM,UMNP WUM	NE
35	Long-billed Tailorbird	Artisornis moreaui	EUM	NE
36	Maasai Apalis	Apalis stronachi	NSNP,SB,SSNP	NE
37	Mrs. Moreau's Warbler	Scepomycter winifredae	UM,UMNP	E
38	Kilombero Cisticola	Cisticola baerorum		BC
39	White-tailed Cisticola	Cisticola anderseni	SNP	E
40	Basra Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus griseldis		BC
41	Uluguru Mountain Greenbul	Arizelocichla neumanni	UM,UMNP	E
42	Black-headed Mountain Greenbul	Arizelocichla nigriceps	Many	NE
43	Yellow-throated Mountain Greenbul	Arizelocichla chlorigula	UM,UMNP	E
44	Usambara Greenbul	Phyllastrephus albigula	EUM,UM,UMNP WUM	BC
45	Mbulu White-eye	Zosterops mbuluensis	Many	NE
46	Kilimanjaro White-eye	Zosterops eurycricotus	Many	E
47	South Pare White-eye	Zosterops winifredae	SPM	E
48	Pemba White-eye	Zosterops vaughani		BC
49	Tanzanian Illadopsis	Illadopsis distans	EUM,UM,UMNP WUM	NE
50	Northern Pied-Babbler	Turdoides hypoleuca	Many	NE
51	Abbott's Starling	Poeoptera femoralis	ANP,KNP	NE
52	Kenrick's Starling	Poeoptera kenricki	Many	NE
53	Hildebrandt's Starling	Lamprotornis hildebrandti	Many	NE
54	Ashy Starling	Lamprotornis unicolor	Many	NE
55	Usambara Thrush	Turdus roehli	EUM,SPM,WUM	E
56	Swynnerton's Robin	Swynnertonia swynnertoni	EUM,UMNP	BC
57	Short-tailed Akalat	Sheppardia poensis		BC
58	Usambara Akalat	Sheppardia montana	WUM	E
59	Iringa Akalat	Sheppardia lowei	UMNP	E
60	Rubeho Akalat	Sheppardia aurantiithorax		BC
61	Banded Sunbird	Anthreptes rubritorques	EUM,UMNP,WUM	E
62	Amani Sunbird	Hedydipna pallidigaster	EUM,WUM	NE
63	Western Miombo Sunbird	Cinnyris gertrudis	EUM,WUM	BC
64	Eastern Double-collared Sunbird	Cinnyris mediocris	Many	NE
65	Usambara Double-collared Sunbird	Cinnyris usambaricus	EUM,SPM,WUM	NE
66	Moreau's Sunbird	Cinnyris moreaui	UM,UMNP	E
67	Loveridge's Sunbird	Cinnyris loveridgei	UM,UMNP	E
68	Gorgeous Sunbird	Cinnyris melanogastrus	Many	NE
69	Tsavo Sunbird	Cinnyris tsavoensis	MKNP,SPM,TGNP	NE
70	Pemba Sunbird	Cinnyris pembae		BC
71	Rufous-winged Sunbird	Cinnyris rufipennis	UMNP	E
72	Rufous-tailed Weaver	Histurgops ruficauda	Many	NE
73	Ruvu Weaver	Ploceus holoxanthus		BC
74	Taveta Golden-Weaver	Ploceus castaneiceps	Many	NE
75	Kilombero Weaver	Ploceus burnieri		BC
76	Tanganyika Masked-Weaver	Ploceus reichardi		BC
77	Usambara Weaver	Ploceus nicolli	EUM,UM,UMNP WUM	E
78	Jackson's Widowbird	Euplectes jacksoni	Many	NE
79	Lesser Seedcracker	Pyrenestes minor	SLRG,UMNP	BC
80	Kenya Rufous Sparrow	Passer rufocinctus	Many	NE
81	Swahili Sparrow	Passer suahelicus	Many	NE
82	Sokoke Pipit	Anthus sokokensis		BC
83	Southern Grosbeak-Canary	Crithagra buchanani	Many	NE
84	Kipengere Seedeater	Crithagra melanochrous	UMNP	E
85	Spot-throat	Modulatrix stictigula	EUM,UM,UMNP WUM	NE
86	Dapple-throat	Arcanator orostruthus	EUM,UMNP	NE

 

 *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 COUNTRIESIN AFRICA

• Angola
• Botswana
• Egypt
• Ethiopia
• Kenya
• Madagascar
• Malawi
• Morocco
• Namibia
• Rwanda
• South Africa
• Uganda
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

BIRDING LOCALES

• Arusha National Park (ANP)
• East Usambara Mountains (EUM)
• Engikaret Lark Plains (LP)
• Katavi National Park (KNP)
• Kilimanjaro National Park (KNP)
• Lake Manyara National Park (LMNP)
• Lake Natron (LN)
• Mkomazi National Park (MKNP)
• Ngorongoro Crater (NGC)
• Ngorongoro Crater Rim (NGCR)
• Northern Serengeti Plains (NSNP)
• Olduvai Gorge (OLD)
• Selous Game Reserve (SLRG)
• Serengeti National Park (SNP)
• Serengeti Plains - Seronera (SSNP)
• South Pare Mountains (SPM)
• Speke's Bay (SB)
• Tarangire National Park (TGNP)
• Udzungwa Mountains (UMNP)
• Uluguru Mountains (UM)
• West Usambara Mountains (WUM)

REASON CODES

Code	Description	##
E	Endemic	31
NE	Near Endemic	36
CR	Critically Endangered	2
EN	Endangered	9
BC	Best Seen in This Country	8
AT	Always a Target	0

Reason codes indicate the reason a species is included on our target birds list.