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ULUGURU MOUNTAINS

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# Species:235
# Excl Vagrants:235
# Endemics:7
# Near Endemics:7

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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Ducks: Anatidae

1African Black DuckAnas sparsa
2Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulata

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

3Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

4Rock PigeonColumba livia
5Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
6Rameron PigeonColumba arquatrix
7Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
8Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
9Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilos
10Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur afer
11Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistria
12Namaqua DoveOena capensis
13African Green-PigeonTreron calvus

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

14Purple-crested TuracoGallirex porphyreolophus
15Livingstone's TuracoTauraco livingstonii

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

16Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitarius
17White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosus
18Blue MalkohaCeuthmochares aereus
19Pied CuckooClamator jacobinus
20Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaas
21African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreus
22\Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo\Cercococcyx montanus

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

23Montane NightjarCaprimulgus poliocephalus

 
Swifts: Apodidae

24Scarce SwiftSchoutedenapus myoptilus
25Mottled SwiftTachymarptis aequatorialis
26African SwiftApus barbatus
27Little SwiftApus affinis
28White-rumped SwiftApus caffer
29African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

30/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

31African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelis

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

32Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibis
33Gray HeronArdea cinerea
34Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

35HamerkopScopus umbretta

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

36ShoebillBalaeniceps rex

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

37Palm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensis
38Wahlberg's EagleHieraaetus wahlbergi
39African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogaster
40Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabates
41Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicus
42African GoshawkAerospiza toussenelii
43Black GoshawkAstur melanoleucus
44/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosus
45/Black Kite/Milvus migrans
46|Common Buzzard|Buteo buteo
47Mountain BuzzardButeo oreophilus
48Augur BuzzardButeo augur

 
Owls: Strigidae

49African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordii

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

50Speckled MousebirdColius striatus

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

51Bar-tailed TrogonApaloderma vittatum

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

52Silvery-cheeked HornbillBycanistes brevis
53Trumpeter HornbillBycanistes bucinator

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

54Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
55Cinnamon-chested Bee-eaterMerops oreobates
56|European Bee-eater|Merops apiaster

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

57Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephala
58Brown-hooded KingfisherHalcyon albiventris
59Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicuti
60Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maxima

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

61/European Roller/Coracias garrulus
62Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatus

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

63Green BarbetCryptolybia olivacea
64Moustached TinkerbirdPogoniulus leucomystax
65Yellow-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus bilineatus
66Brown-breasted BarbetPogonornis melanopterus

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

67Red-throated WryneckJynx ruficollis
68Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescens
69Olive WoodpeckerDendropicos griseocephalus
70Green-backed WoodpeckerCampethera cailliautii
71Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubica

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

72/Eurasian Kestrel/Falco tinnunculus
73Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus

 
African and Green Broadbill: Calyptomenidae

74African BroadbillSmithornis capensis

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

75Gray CuckooshrikeCeblepyris caesia
76Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flava

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

77#African Golden Oriole#Oriolus auratus
78Green-headed OrioleOriolus chlorocephalus
79African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatus

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

80Black-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira peltata
81Short-tailed BatisBatis mixta
82Dark BatisBatis crypta
83Chinspot BatisBatis molitor

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

84Retz's HelmetshrikePrionops retzii

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

85Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cubla
86Marsh TchagraTchagra minutus
87Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalus
88Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australis
89Tropical BoubouLaniarius major
90Zanzibar BoubouLaniarius sublacteus
91Slate-colored BoubouLaniarius funebris
92Fuelleborn's BoubouLaniarius fuelleborni
93Black-fronted BushshrikeChlorophoneus nigrifrons
94Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchoti
95Uluguru BushshrikeMalaconotus alius

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

96Square-tailed DrongoDicrurus ludwigii
97Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

98African Crested FlycatcherTrochocercus cyanomelas
99African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

100House CrowCorvus splendens
101Pied CrowCorvus albus
102White-necked RavenCorvus albicollis

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

103White-tailed Blue FlycatcherElminia albicauda
104White-tailed Crested FlycatcherElminia albonotata

 
Nicators: Nicatoridae

105Eastern NicatorNicator gularis

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

106Moustached Grass-WarblerMelocichla mentalis

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

107African TailorbirdArtisornis metopias
108Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
109Bar-throated ApalisApalis thoracica
110White-winged ApalisApalis chariessa
111Buff-throated ApalisApalis rufogularis
112Chapin's ApalisApalis chapini
113Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
114Mrs. Moreau's WarblerScepomycter winifredae
115Trilling CisticolaCisticola woosnami
116Rock-loving CisticolaCisticola aberrans
117Rattling CisticolaCisticola chiniana
118Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatus
119Wing-snapping CisticolaCisticola ayresii

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

120/Eastern Olivaceous Warbler/Iduna pallida
121African Yellow-WarblerIduna natalensis
122/Common Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus scirpaceus

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

123Evergreen-forest WarblerBradypterus lopezi
124Cinnamon Bracken-WarblerBradypterus cinnamomeus

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

125Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristoptera
126Southern Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne fuligula
127/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
128Angola SwallowHirundo angolensis
129/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicum
130African Red-rumped SwallowCecropis melanocrissus
131Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica
132Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensis

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

133Sombre GreenbulAndropadus importunus
134Pale-throated GreenbulAtimastillas flavigula
135Yellow-bellied GreenbulChlorocichla flaviventris
136Shelley's GreenbulArizelocichla masukuensis
137Uluguru Mountain GreenbulArizelocichla neumanni
138Olive-headed GreenbulArizelocichla striifacies
139Black-browed Mountain GreenbulArizelocichla fusciceps
140Yellow-throated Mountain GreenbulArizelocichla chlorigula
141Little GreenbulEurillas virens
142Usambara GreenbulPhyllastrephus albigula
143Yellow-streaked GreenbulPhyllastrephus flavostriatus
144Northern BrownbulPhyllastrephus strepitans
145Gray-olive GreenbulPhyllastrephus cerviniventris
146Cabanis's GreenbulPhyllastrephus cabanisi
147Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

148/Willow Warbler/Phylloscopus trochilus
149Brown Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus umbrovirens
150Yellow-throated Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus ruficapilla

 
Sylviid Warblers and Allies: Sylviidae

151African Hill BabblerSylvia abyssinica

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

152Northern Yellow White-eyeZosterops senegalensis
153Southern Yellow White-eyeZosterops anderssoni

 
Fulvetta and Ground Babblers: Pellorneidae

154Tanzanian IlladopsisIlladopsis distans

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

155Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanus

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

156Slender-billed StarlingOnychognathus tenuirostris
157Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morio
158Waller's StarlingOnychognathus walleri
159Kenrick's StarlingPoeoptera kenricki
160Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

161Orange Ground-ThrushGeokichla gurneyi
162Abyssinian ThrushTurdus abyssinicus

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

163African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adusta
164African Gray FlycatcherBradornis microrhynchus
165Southern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelaina
166White-eyed Slaty-FlycatcherMelaenornis fischeri
167Olive-flanked Robin-ChatDessonornis anomala
168Cape Robin-ChatDessonornis caffra
169White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heuglini
170Red-capped Robin-ChatCossypha natalensis
171Collared Palm-ThrushCichladusa arquata
172Spotted Morning-ThrushCichladusa guttata
173White-starred RobinPogonocichla stellata
174White-chested AletheChamaetylas fuelleborni
175Sharpe's AkalatSheppardia sharpei
176/Whinchat/Saxicola rubetra
177African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
178Mocking Cliff-ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
179Capped WheatearOenanthe pileata
180Familiar ChatOenanthe familiaris

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

181Western Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes longuemarei
182Uluguru Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes neglectus
183Collared SunbirdHedydipna collaris
184Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivacea
185Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
186Moreau's SunbirdCinnyris moreaui
187Loveridge's SunbirdCinnyris loveridgei
188Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

189Bertram's WeaverPloceus bertrandi
190Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafecht
191Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis
192African Golden-WeaverPloceus subaureus
193Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermedius
194Vitelline Masked-WeaverPloceus vitellinus
195Speke's WeaverPloceus spekei
196Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
197Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalus
198Dark-backed WeaverPloceus bicolor
199Usambara WeaverPloceus nicolli
200Southern Red BishopEuplectes orix
201Zanzibar Red BishopEuplectes nigroventris
202Black-winged BishopEuplectes hordeaceus
203Yellow BishopEuplectes capensis
204White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatus
205Red-cowled WidowbirdEuplectes laticauda
206Red-collared WidowbirdEuplectes ardens
207Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifrons

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

208Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
209Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolor
210Magpie MannikinSpermestes fringilloides
211Yellow-bellied WaxbillCoccopygia quartinia
212Red-faced CrimsonwingCryptospiza reichenovii
213Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
214Southern CordonbleuUraeginthus angolensis
215Orange-winged PytiliaPytilia afra
216Red-throated TwinspotHypargos niveoguttatus
217African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricata
218Jameson's FirefinchLagonosticta rhodopareia

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

219Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
220Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaea
221Steel-blue WhydahVidua hypocherina
222Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeata
223Purple IndigobirdVidua purpurascens

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

224House SparrowPasser domesticus
225Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseus

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

226Mountain WagtailMotacilla clara
227African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp
228Striped PipitAnthus lineiventris

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

229Oriole FinchLinurgus olivaceus
230Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicus
231Western CitrilCrithagra frontalis
232Southern CitrilCrithagra hypostictus

 
Thrush-Tanager: Rhodinocichlidae

233Spot-throatModulatrix stictigula

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

234Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisi
235Cabanis's BuntingEmberiza cabanisi

 

 *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 Visitor11
\\Austral Visitor1
||Transient2
##Non-breeding Dispersal1
<>Erratic/Irregular0
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened9
VVulnerable1
ENEndangered2
CRCritically Endangered0

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.