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MASINDI-HOIMA ROAD

UGANDALOCALE

# Species*:229
# Excl Vagrants*:229
# Endemics*:0
# Near Endemics*:0
*Based on partial or incomplete data.

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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Guineafowl: Numididae

1Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

2Heuglin's SpurfowlPternistis icterorhynchus
3Red-necked SpurfowlPternistis afer

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

4Rock PigeonColumba livia
5Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
6Afep PigeonColumba unicincta
7Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
8Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
9Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur afer
10Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistria
11African Green-PigeonTreron calvus

 
Bustards: Otididae

12Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogaster

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

13Great Blue TuracoCorythaeola cristata
14Eastern Plantain-eaterCrinifer zonurus
15Ross's TuracoTauraco rossae
16White-crested TuracoTauraco leucolophus
17Black-billed TuracoTauraco schuettii

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

18Black CuckooCuculus clamosus
19Blue-headed CoucalCentropus monachus
20Senegal CoucalCentropus senegalensis
21Blue MalkohaCeuthmochares aereus
22Levaillant's CuckooClamator levaillantii
23Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaas
24African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreus
25Dideric CuckooChrysococcyx caprius

 
Swifts: Apodidae

26Sabine's SpinetailRhaphidura sabini
27Common SwiftApus apus
28African SwiftApus barbatus
29Little SwiftApus affinis
30White-rumped SwiftApus caffer
31African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus

 
Flufftails: Sarothruridae

32White-spotted FlufftailSarothrura pulchra
33Red-chested FlufftailSarothrura rufa

 
Cranes: Gruidae

34Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorum

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

35African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerus
36African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelis
37Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumenifer

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

38Reed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

39Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

40Striated HeronButorides striata
41Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibis
42Gray HeronArdea cinerea
43Purple HeronArdea purpurea
44Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

45HamerkopScopus umbretta

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

46ShoebillBalaeniceps rex

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

47Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
48African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typus
49Palm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensis
50Western Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascens
51Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalis
52/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarina
53Wahlberg's EagleHieraaetus wahlbergi
54Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicus
55African GoshawkAerospiza toussenelii
56ShikraTachyspiza badius
57Black GoshawkAstur melanoleucus
58/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosus
59African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorus
60/Montagu's Harrier/Circus pygargus
61/Black Kite/Milvus migrans

 
Owls: Strigidae

62Grayish Eagle-OwlBubo cinerascens

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

63Speckled MousebirdColius striatus

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

64Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureus

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

65Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatus
66Black-and-white-casqued HornbillBycanistes subcylindrica

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

67Blue-breasted Bee-eaterMerops variegatus
68/White-throated Bee-eater/Merops albicollis
69/European Bee-eater/Merops apiaster

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

70Shining-blue KingfisherAlcedo quadribrachys
71Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
72Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephala
73Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensis
74Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicuti

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

75Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurus

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

76Eastern Yellow-billed BarbetTrachylaemus purpuratus
77Gray-throated BarbetGymnobucco bonapartei
78Yellow-throated TinkerbirdPogoniulus subsulphureus
79Black-billed BarbetLybius guifsobalito
80Double-toothed BarbetPogonornis bidentatus

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

81Speckle-breasted WoodpeckerDendropicos poecilolaemus
82African Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos goertae
83Buff-spotted WoodpeckerPardipicus nivosa
84Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubica

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

85Gray KestrelFalco ardosiaceus
86Red-necked FalconFalco chicquera

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

87Red-headed LovebirdAgapornis pullarius

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

88Gray ParrotPsittacus erithacus
89Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeri

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

90African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatus

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

91Brown-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira cyanea
92Western Black-headed BatisBatis erlangeri

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

93Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcherBias musicus

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

94Northern PuffbackDryoscopus gambensis
95Marsh TchagraTchagra minutus
96Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australis
97Luehder's BushshrikeLaniarius luehderi
98Tropical BoubouLaniarius major
99Black-headed GonolekLaniarius erythrogaster
100Papyrus GonolekLaniarius mufumbiri

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

101Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

102Black-headed Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone rufiventer

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

103Gray-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroides
104Northern FiscalLanius humeralis

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

105PiapiacPtilostomus afer
106Pied CrowCorvus albus

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

107African Blue FlycatcherElminia longicauda

 
Larks: Alaudidae

108Flappet LarkAmirafra rufocinnamomea

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

109Moustached Grass-WarblerMelocichla mentalis

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

110White-chinned PriniaSchistolais leucopogon
111Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
112Masked ApalisApalis binotata
113Buff-throated ApalisApalis rufogularis
114Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
115Black-faced Rufous-WarblerBathmocercus rufus
116Gray-capped WarblerEminia lepida
117Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythrops
118Whistling CisticolaCisticola lateralis
119Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatus
120Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensis

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

121Greater Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus rufescens

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

122Fan-tailed GrassbirdCatriscus brevirostris
123White-winged Swamp WarblerBradypterus carpalis
124Highland Rush WarblerBradypterus centralis

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

125White-headed SawwingPsalidoprocne albiceps
126Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristoptera
127/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia
128/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
129Angola SwallowHirundo angolensis
130African Red-rumped SwallowCecropis melanocrissus
131Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica
132Rufous-chested SwallowCecropis semirufa
133Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensis

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

134Slender-billed GreenbulStelgidillas gracilirostris
135Pale-throated GreenbulAtimastillas flavigula
136Little GreenbulEurillas virens
137Plain GreenbulEurillas curvirostris
138Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus

 
Hylias: Hyliidae

139Green HyliaHylia prasina

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

140Green White-eyeZosterops stuhlmanni
141Northern Yellow White-eyeZosterops senegalensis

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

142Brown BabblerTurdoides plebejus

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

143Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogaster
144Chestnut-winged StarlingOnychognathus fulgidus
145Narrow-tailed StarlingPoeoptera lugubris
146Stuhlmann's StarlingPoeoptera stuhlmanni
147Rueppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuroptera
148Splendid StarlingLamprotornis splendidus
149Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterus
150Purple StarlingLamprotornis purpureus
151Bronze-tailed StarlingLamprotornis chalcurus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

152African ThrushTurdus pelios

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

153African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adusta
154Swamp FlycatcherMuscicapa aquatica
155Sooty FlycatcherArtomyias infuscata
156Northern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis edolioides
157Brown-backed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas hartlaubi
158Snowy-crowned Robin-ChatCossypha niveicapilla
159/Whinchat/Saxicola rubetra
160African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
161Sooty ChatMyrmecocichla nigra
162/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenanthe

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

163Collared SunbirdHedydipna collaris
164Green-headed SunbirdCyanomitra verticalis
165Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivacea
166Green-throated SunbirdChalcomitra rubescens
167Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
168Bronze SunbirdNectarinia kilimensis
169Olive-bellied SunbirdCinnyris chloropygius
170Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensis
171Red-chested SunbirdCinnyris erythrocercus
172Purple-banded SunbirdCinnyris bifasciatus
173Orange-tufted SunbirdCinnyris bouvieri
174Superb SunbirdCinnyris superbus
175Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus
176Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

177Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafecht
178Slender-billed WeaverPloceus pelzelni
179Black-necked WeaverPloceus nigricollis
180Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis
181Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthops
182Northern Brown-throated WeaverPloceus castanops
183Heuglin's Masked-WeaverPloceus heuglini
184Vieillot's Black WeaverPloceus nigerrimus
185Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
186Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalus
187Golden-backed WeaverPloceus jacksoni
188Dark-backed WeaverPloceus bicolor
189Compact WeaverPachyphantes superciliosus
190Red-headed QueleaQuelea erythrops
191Northern Red BishopEuplectes franciscanus
192Southern Red BishopEuplectes orix
193Black-winged BishopEuplectes hordeaceus
194Black BishopEuplectes gierowii
195Yellow-mantled WidowbirdEuplectes macroura
196Red-collared WidowbirdEuplectes ardens
197Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillaris
198Marsh WidowbirdEuplectes hartlaubi
199Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifrons

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

200Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
201Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolor
202Magpie MannikinSpermestes fringilloides
203Gray-headed NigritaNigrita canicapillus
204White-breasted NigritaNigrita fusconotus
205Gray-headed OlivebackDelacourella capistrata
206Black-crowned WaxbillEstrilda nonnula
207Fawn-breasted WaxbillEstrilda paludicola
208Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
209Black-rumped WaxbillEstrilda troglodytes
210Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopyga
211Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalus
212Brown TwinspotClytospiza monteiri
213Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala
214African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricata
215Black-bellied FirefinchLagonosticta rara
216Bar-breasted FirefinchLagonosticta rufopicta

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

217Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
218Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeata

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

219House SparrowPasser domesticus
220Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseus

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

221African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp
222Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrys
223/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialis
224Yellow-throated LongclawMacronyx croceus

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

225Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicus
226Western CitrilCrithagra frontalis
227Papyrus CanaryCrithagra koliensis
228Brimstone CanaryCrithagra sulphuratus

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

229Cabanis'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 Visitor0
||Transient0
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular0
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened3
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.