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AFRICA ZAMBIA

Area (SqMi):290,585
# Species:766
# Excl Vagrants:732
# Endemics:1
# Near Endemics:3
Species/1000 SqMi:2.5

OTHER COUNTRIESIN AFRICA

BIRDING LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor72
\\Austral Visitor3
||Transient7
##Non-breeding Dispersal2
<>Erratic/Irregular8
()Breeding Season Only8
{}Casual/Vagrant19
[]Accidental15

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened14
VVulnerable14
ENEndangered8
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.

List of all species in the country occurring in locales typically visited by birding tours. Table indicates 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. See sidebar for meaning of location codes and symbols associated with common names.*

color codes

 
Ducks: Anatidae

1White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduataMany
2Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
3White-backed DuckThalassornis leuconotusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
4Knob-billed DuckSarkidiornis melanotosMany
5Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
6Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisMany
7African Pygmy-GooseNettapus auritusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
8/Garganey/Spatula querquedulaBW,SLNP
9Blue-billed TealSpatula hottentotaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
10African Black DuckAnas sparsaKSK,MW,NRC
11Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulataBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
12Cape TealAnas capensisBFP
13Red-billed DuckAnas erythrorhynchaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
14Southern PochardNetta erythrophthalmaMany

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

15Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisMany
16Southern Crested GuineafowlGuttera edouardiSLNP

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

17Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaenaNRC
18Coqui FrancolinCampocolinus coquiBW,KSK,MW,NRC
19Red-winged FrancolinScleroptera levaillantiiBFP
20Shelley's FrancolinScleroptera shelleyi 
21Whyte's FrancolinScleroptera whyteiKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
22&Blue QuaillSynoicus adansoniiMany
23(Common Quail)Coturnix coturnixBFP
24Harlequin QuailCoturnix delegorgueiBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
25Red-billed SpurfowlPternistis adspersusBFP
26Natal SpurfowlPternistis natalensisNRC,SLNP
27Hildebrandt's SpurfowlPternistis hildebrandtiMW
28Swainson's SpurfowlPternistis swainsoniiBFP,KSK,NRC,SLNP
29Red-necked SpurfowlPternistis aferMany

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

30Rock PigeonColumba livia 
31{Speckled Pigeon}Columba guinea 
32Eastern Bronze-naped PigeonColumba delegorguei 
33Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiensBFP,BW,NRC,SLNP
34Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquataMany
35Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicolaMany
36Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensisMany
37Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilosMany
38Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur aferBW
39Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistriaKSK,SLNP
40Namaqua DoveOena capensisBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
41African Green-PigeonTreron calvusMany

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

42Yellow-throated SandgrousePterocles gutturalisBFP,NRC
43Double-banded SandgrousePterocles bicinctusBFP,MW,SLNP

 
Bustards: Otididae

44Kori BustardArdeotis kori 
45Denham's BustardNeotis denhamiBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
46White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensisBFP,NRC
47Red-crested BustardLophotis ruficrista 
48Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogasterMany

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

49Gray Go-away-birdCrinifer concolorMany
50Purple-crested TuracoGallirex porphyreolophusSLNP
51Ross's TuracoTauraco rossaeBW,KSK,MW,SLNP
52Schalow's TuracoTauraco schalowiMany

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

53Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitariusBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
54Black CuckooCuculus clamosusKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
55/Common Cuckoo/Cuculus canorusBW,MW,NRC,SLNP
56African CuckooCuculus gularisKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
57Black CoucalCentropus grilliiMany
58Coppery-tailed CoucalCentropus cupreicaudusBFP,BW,KSK,MW,NRC
59Senegal CoucalCentropus senegalensisMany
60White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosusBFP,BW,KSK,SLNP
61Green MalkohaCeuthmochares australis 
62Pied CuckooClamator jacobinusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
63Levaillant's CuckooClamator levaillantiiMany
64Great Spotted CuckooClamator glandariusBFP,BW,MW,NRC,SLNP
65Thick-billed CuckooPachycoccyx audebertiBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
66Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaasBFP,KSK,MW,NRC
SLNP
67African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreusBFP,KSK,MW,NRC
SLNP
68Dideric CuckooChrysococcyx capriusMany
69Olive Long-tailed CuckooCercococcyx olivinus 
70Barred Long-tailed CuckooCercococcyx montanusSLNP

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

71Pennant-winged NightjarCaprimulgus vexillariusMany
72/Eurasian Nightjar/Caprimulgus europaeusKSK,NRC
73Rufous-cheeked NightjarCaprimulgus rufigena 
74Fiery-necked NightjarCaprimulgus pectoralisMany
75Swamp NightjarCaprimulgus natalensisBFP,BW,KSK,MW
76Freckled NightjarCaprimulgus tristigmaMW,NRC,SLNP
77Square-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus fossiiMany

 
Swifts: Apodidae

78Mottled SpinetailTelacanthura ussheriSLNP
79Bat-like SpinetailNeafrapus boehmiSLNP
80\Alpine Swift\Tachymarptis melbaKSK,SLNP
81Mottled SwiftTachymarptis aequatorialisSLNP
82/Common Swift/Apus apusMany
83[Pallid Swift]Apus pallidus 
84African SwiftApus barbatus 
85Little SwiftApus affinisKSK,NRC,SLNP
86Horus SwiftApus horusBFP,SLNP
87White-rumped SwiftApus cafferBW,KSK,NRC,SLNP
88African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvusBFP,KSK,NRC,SLNP

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

89African RailRallus caerulescensBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
90/Corn Crake/Crex crexKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
91(African Crake)Crecopsis egregiaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
92/Spotted Crake/Porzana porzanaKSK,NRC
93Lesser MoorhenGallinula angulataMany
94Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
95Red-knobbed CootFulica cristataBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
96Allen's GallinulePorphyrio alleniBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
97African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensisBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
98(Striped Crake)Aenigmatolimnas marginalisNRC,SLNP
99Black CrakeZapornia flavirostraBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
100Baillon's CrakeZapornia pusillaNRC

 
Flufftails: Sarothruridae

101Buff-spotted FlufftailSarothrura elegansKSK
102Red-chested FlufftailSarothrura rufaMany
103(Streaky-breasted Flufftail)Sarothrura boehmiKSK,NRC
104Striped FlufftailSarothrura affinis 

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

105African FinfootPodica senegalensisKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP

 
Cranes: Gruidae

106Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorumBFP,BW,NRC,SLNP
107Wattled CraneBugeranus carunculatusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

108Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensisBW,KSK,NRC,SLNP
109Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

110Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
111Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaBFP,BW,NRC,SLNP

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

112/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarolaBFP,BW,NRC,SLNP
113[Pacific Golden-Plover]Pluvialis fulvaBW
114/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticulaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
115Forbes's PloverThinornis forbesiBW
116Three-banded PloverThinornis tricollarisBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
117{Little Ringed Plover}Thinornis dubius 
118Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostrisBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
119Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
120{Spur-winged Lapwing}Vanellus spinosusBW,SLNP
121White-crowned LapwingVanellus albicepsBFP,NRC,SLNP
122Senegal LapwingVanellus lugubrisBW,KSK,SLNP
123Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
124Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallusMany
125[Brown-chested Lapwing]Vanellus superciliosus 
126/Caspian Plover/Anarhynchus asiaticusBFP,BW,NRC,SLNP
127{Tibetan Sand-Plover}Anarhynchus atrifrons 
128{Greater Sand-Plover}Anarhynchus leschenaultiiSLNP
129Kittlitz's PloverAnarhynchus pecuariusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
130{Chestnut-banded Plover}Anarhynchus pallidus 
131White-fronted PloverAnarhynchus marginatusBFP,NRC,SLNP

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

132Greater Painted-SnipeRostratula benghalensisMany

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

133Lesser JacanaMicroparra capensisMany
134African JacanaActophilornis africanusMany

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

135/Whimbrel/Numenius phaeopusNRC,SLNP
136/Eurasian Curlew/Numenius arquataBFP,BW,SLNP
137{Bar-tailed Godwit}Limosa lapponicaKSK
138/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosaBW,SLNP
139{Jack Snipe}Lymnocryptes minimus 
140/Great Snipe/Gallinago mediaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
141African SnipeGallinago nigripennisBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
142{Common Snipe}Gallinago gallinago 
143[Red-necked Phalarope]Phalaropus lobatus 
144/Terek Sandpiper/Xenus cinereusBFP,SLNP
145/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucosMany
146/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropusMany
147[Solitary Sandpiper]Tringa solitaria 
148/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilisBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
149/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareolaMany
150{Common Redshank}Tringa totanusBW,NRC,SLNP
151[Lesser Yellowlegs]Tringa flavipes 
152{Spotted Redshank}Tringa erythropus 
153/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebulariaMany
154/Ruddy Turnstone/Arenaria interpresBFP,SLNP
155[Red Knot]Calidris canutus 
156/Ruff/Calidris pugnaxBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
157{Broad-billed Sandpiper}Calidris falcinellus 
158/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferrugineaBFP,BW,NRC,SLNP
159[Temminck's Stint]Calidris temminckii 
160/Sanderling/Calidris albaBFP,NRC,SLNP
161/Little Stint/Calidris minutaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
162{Pectoral Sandpiper}Calidris melanotos 

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

163Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticusMany
164Black-rumped ButtonquailTurnix nanusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

165Bronze-winged CourserRhinoptilus chalcopterusKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
166Three-banded CourserRhinoptilus cinctusNRC,SLNP
167(Temminck's Courser)Cursorius temminckiiMany
168Rock PratincoleGlareola nuchalisNRC,SLNP
169Black-winged PratincoleGlareola nordmanniBFP,NRC
170Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincolaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

171Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
172[Franklin's Gull]Leucophaeus pipixcan 
173Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusBFP,SLNP
174African SkimmerRynchops flavirostrisBFP,BW,NRC,SLNP
175Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica 
176/Caspian Tern/Hydroprogne caspiaBFP,NRC
177Whiskered TernChlidonias hybridaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
178/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
179{Common Tern}Sterna hirundo 

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

180/Greater Flamingo/Phoenicopterus roseusBFP,BW,KSK,SLNP
181/Lesser Flamingo/Phoenicoparrus minorBFP,BW,NRC,SLNP

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

182Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisMany

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

183African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerusMany
184Black StorkCiconia nigraKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
185/Abdim's Stork/Ciconia abdimiiMany
186African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelisMany
187/White Stork/Ciconia ciconiaMany
188Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensisBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
189Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumeniferMany
190Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibisBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

191African DarterAnhinga rufaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

192Reed CormorantMicrocarbo africanusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
193Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

194Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
195African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
196Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedashMany
197African SpoonbillPlatalea albaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

198Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellarisBFP,BW
199(Dwarf Bittern)Botaurus sturmiiMany
200Little BitternBotaurus minutusMany
201Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
202Slaty EgretEgretta vinaceigulaBFP,BW,NRC
203Black HeronEgretta ardesiacaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
204Little EgretEgretta garzettaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
205[Western Reef-Heron]Egretta gularisSLNP
206White-backed Night HeronCalherodius leuconotusBFP,KSK,MW,NRC
SLNP
207Striated HeronButorides striataMany
208Rufous-bellied HeronArdeola rufiventrisMany
209Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
210\Malagasy Pond-Heron\Ardeola idaeSLNP
211/Western Cattle-Egret/Bubulcus ibisMany
212Great EgretArdea albaMany
213Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhynchaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
214Gray HeronArdea cinereaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
215Purple HeronArdea purpureaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
216Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephalaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
217Goliath HeronArdea goliathBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

218HamerkopScopus umbrettaMany

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

219ShoebillBalaeniceps rexBW,KSK

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

220#Great White Pelican#Pelecanus onocrotalusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
221Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescensBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP

 
Secretary-bird: Sagittariidae

222SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentariusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

223/Osprey/Pandion haliaetusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

224Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleusMany
225African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typusMany
226Palm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensisBFP,KSK,MW,SLNP
227{Egyptian Vulture}Neophron percnopterus 
228African Cuckoo-HawkAviceda cuculoidesMany
229/European Honey-buzzard/Pernis apivorusKSK,NRC,SLNP
230White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalisMany
231Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotosMany
232Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachusMany
233White-backed VultureGyps africanusMany
234{Rueppell's Griffon}Gyps rueppelliSLNP
235#Cape Griffon#Gyps coprotheresBW
236BateleurTerathopius ecaudatusMany
237Western Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascensMany
238Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralisMany
239Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereusMany
240Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatusKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
241Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosusMany
242Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalisMany
243/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarinaBFP,KSK,MW,NRC
SLNP
244[Greater Spotted Eagle]Clanga clanga 
245|Wahlberg's Eagle|Hieraaetus wahlbergiMany
246/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatusBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
247Ayres's Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresiiBW,KSK,NRC,SLNP
248Tawny EagleAquila rapaxBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
249/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensisMany
250Verreaux's EagleAquila verreauxiiMW
251African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogasterBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
252Bat HawkMacheiramphus alcinusBFP,KSK,MW,NRC
SLNP
253Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabarMany
254Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabatesBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
255Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicusBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
256African GoshawkAerospiza tousseneliiBW,KSK,NRC,SLNP
257Little SparrowhawkTachyspiza minullusBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
258ShikraTachyspiza badiusBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
259Ovambo SparrowhawkAccipiter ovampensisKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
260Black GoshawkAstur melanoleucusBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
261/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosusBW,KSK,MW,SLNP
262African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusMany
263/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
264/Montagu's Harrier/Circus pygargusMany
265/Black Kite/Milvus migransMany
266Yellow-billed Kite**Milvus aegyptius 
267African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vociferMany
268/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteoMany
269Augur BuzzardButeo augurMW

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

270African Grass-OwlTyto capensisMW,NRC,SLNP
271Western Barn OwlTyto albaMany

 
Owls: Strigidae

272African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensisMany
273Northern White-faced OwlPtilopsis leucotisMany
274Spotted Eagle-OwlBubo africanusBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
275Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lacteaKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
276Pel's Fishing-OwlScotopelia peliKSK,SLNP
277Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatumBFP,BW,NRC,SLNP
278African Barred OwletGlaucidium capenseBFP,BW,KSK,MW,SLNP
279African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordiiBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
280Marsh OwlAsio capensisMany

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

281Speckled MousebirdColius striatusBW,KSK
282Red-faced MousebirdUrocolius indicusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

283Narina TrogonApaloderma narinaBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

284/Eurasian Hoopoe/Upupa epopsBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
285African Hoopoe**Upupa africana 

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

286Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureusBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
287Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelasBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

288Southern Ground-HornbillBucorvus leadbeateriMany
289Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatusBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
290Bradfield's HornbillLophoceros bradfieldi 
291African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutusBFP,NRC,SLNP
292Pale-billed HornbillLophoceros pallidirostrisKSK,MW,SLNP
293Southern Red-billed HornbillTockus rufirostrisSLNP
294Southern Yellow-billed HornbillTockus leucomelasNRC
295Trumpeter HornbillBycanistes bucinatorBFP,KSK,MW,NRC
SLNP

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

296White-fronted Bee-eaterMerops bullockoidesBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
297Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillusMany
298Blue-breasted Bee-eaterMerops variegatusBFP,BW,KSK
299Swallow-tailed Bee-eaterMerops hirundineusMany
300[White-throated Bee-eater]Merops albicollis 
301/Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/Merops persicusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
302Olive Bee-eaterMerops superciliosusBW,KSK,MW,SLNP
303/European Bee-eater/Merops apiasterMany
304[Northern Carmine Bee-eater]Merops nubicusSLNP
305(Southern Carmine Bee-eater)Merops nubicoidesMany

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

306Half-collared KingfisherAlcedo semitorquataMany
307Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatusMany
308White-bellied KingfisherCorythornis leucogaster 
309African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina pictaBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
310Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephalaBFP,KSK,MW,NRC
SLNP
311Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensisMany
312Mangrove KingfisherHalcyon senegaloidesSLNP
313Brown-hooded KingfisherHalcyon albiventrisBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
314Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicutiBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
315Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maximaMany
316Pied KingfisherCeryle rudisMany

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

317/European Roller/Coracias garrulusMany
318Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatusMany
319Racket-tailed RollerCoracias spatulatusBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
320&Purple RollerlCoracias naeviusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
321Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurusBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

322Crested BarbetTrachyphonus vaillantiiKSK,NRC,SLNP
323Whyte's BarbetStactolaema whytiiKSK,MW,SLNP
324Anchieta's BarbetStactolaema anchietaeKSK,MW
325Yellow-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus bilineatusKSK,SLNP
326Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconusMany
327Miombo BarbetTricholaema frontataKSK,MW,NRC
328Chaplin's BarbetLybius chapliniNRC
329Black-collared BarbetLybius torquatusMany
330Black-backed BarbetPogonornis minorBFP,BW,KSK,MW,SLNP

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

331Green-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus zambesiaeKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
332Brown-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus regulusKSK,NRC,SLNP
333Pallid HoneyguideIndicator meliphilusKSK,MW,SLNP
334Least HoneyguideIndicator exilis 
335Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minorBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
336Scaly-throated HoneyguideIndicator variegatusKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
337Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicatorBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

338Red-throated WryneckJynx ruficollis 
339Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescensMany
340Olive WoodpeckerDendropicos griseocephalusBFP,BW,KSK
341Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquusBW,KSK,NRC,SLNP
342Brown-eared WoodpeckerPardipicus caroli 
343Green-backed WoodpeckerCampethera cailliautiiKSK,MW,SLNP
344Bennett's WoodpeckerCampethera bennettiiBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
345Golden-tailed WoodpeckerCampethera abingoniKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

346/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanniMany
347/Rock Kestrel/Falco rupicolusBFP
348Greater KestrelFalco rupicoloidesBFP,NRC
349Dickinson's KestrelFalco dickinsoniMany
350Red-necked FalconFalco chicqueraBFP,BW,NRC,SLNP
351/Red-footed Falcon/Falco vespertinusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
352/Amur Falcon/Falco amurensisBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
353|Eleonora's Falcon|Falco eleonorae 
354|Sooty Falcon|Falco concolorNRC
355/Eurasian Hobby/Falco subbuteoMany
356African HobbyFalco cuvieriiBFP,KSK,MW,NRC
357Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusMany
358Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
359Taita FalconFalco fasciinucha 

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

360Lilian's LovebirdAgapornis lilianaeSLNP
361Black-cheeked LovebirdAgapornis nigrigenis 

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

362Brown-necked ParrotPoicephalus fuscicollisMany
363Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeriMany

 
African and Green Broadbill: Calyptomenidae

364African BroadbillSmithornis capensisKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP

 
Pittas: Pittidae

365|African Pitta|Pitta angolensisBW,KSK,NRC,SLNP

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

366White-breasted CuckooshrikeCeblepyris pectoralisBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
367Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flavaMany
368Purple-throated CuckooshrikeCampephaga quiscalinaBW,KSK

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

369/Eurasian Golden Oriole/Oriolus oriolusBFP,KSK,MW,NRC
SLNP
370African Golden OrioleOriolus auratusKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
371African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatusBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

372Black-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira peltataBW,KSK,MW,SLNP
373Chinspot BatisBatis molitorMany

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

374White-crested HelmetshrikePrionops plumatusMany
375Retz's HelmetshrikePrionops retziiKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
376[African Shrike-flycatcher]Megabyas flammulatus 

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

377BrubruNilaus aferMany
378Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cublaMany
379Marsh TchagraTchagra minutusBW,KSK,MW
380Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalusMany
381Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australisBFP,KSK,MW,NRC
SLNP
382Tropical BoubouLaniarius majorBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
383Gabon BoubouLaniarius bicolorBFP
384Crimson-breasted GonolekLaniarius atrococcineus 
385Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeChlorophoneus sulfureopectusMany
386Many-colored BushshrikeChlorophoneus multicolorKSK
387Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchotiMany

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

388Square-tailed DrongoDicrurus ludwigiiKSK
389Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisMany

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

390African Crested FlycatcherTrochocercus cyanomelasKSK
391African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridisMany

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

392Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleucaBFP,NRC
393/Red-backed Shrike/Lanius collurioMany
394|Lesser Gray Shrike|Lanius minorMany
395Northern FiscalLanius humeralis 
396Southern FiscalLanius collarisMany
397Souza's ShrikeLanius souzaeKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

398Pied CrowCorvus albusMany
399White-necked RavenCorvus albicollisKSK,MW,SLNP

 
Hyliotas: Hyliotidae

400Yellow-bellied HyliotaHyliota flavigasterBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
401Southern HyliotaHyliota australisKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

402White-tailed Blue FlycatcherElminia albicaudaKSK,MW,SLNP
403White-tailed Crested FlycatcherElminia albonotataMW

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

404White-winged Black-TitMelaniparus leucomelasBW,KSK,MW,NRC
405Southern Black-TitMelaniparus nigerNRC,SLNP
406Rufous-bellied TitMelaniparus rufiventrisBW,KSK,MW,SLNP
407Miombo TitMelaniparus griseiventrisBW,KSK,MW,NRC

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

408African Penduline-TitAnthoscopus caroliBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP

 
Larks: Alaudidae

409Dusky LarkPinarocorys nigricansBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
410&Chestnut-backed Sparrow-LarklEremopterix leucotisBFP,NRC,SLNP
411Gray-backed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix verticalisBFP
412Fawn-colored LarkCalendulauda africanoidesBFP
413Monotonous LarkMirafra passerina 
414Flappet LarkAmirafra rufocinnamomeaMany
415Angola LarkAmirafra angolensis 
416Eastern Clapper LarkCorypha fasciolataBFP
417Rufous-naped LarkCorypha africanaBFP,BW,NRC
418Pink-billed LarkSpizocorys conirostrisBFP
419Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinereaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP

 
Nicators: Nicatoridae

420Eastern NicatorNicator gularisSLNP

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

421Red-capped CrombecSylvietta ruficapillaKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
422Long-billed CrombecSylvietta rufescensBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
423Moustached Grass-WarblerMelocichla mentalisBW,KSK,MW,SLNP

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

424Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialisMany
425Green-capped EremomelaEremomela scotopsBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
426Black-necked EremomelaEremomela atricollisKSK,MW
427Burnt-neck EremomelaEremomela usticollisBFP,NRC,SLNP
428White-chinned PriniaSchistolais leucopogon 
429Miombo Wren-WarblerCalamonastes undosusNRC
430Stierling's Wren-WarblerCalamonastes stierlingiBW,KSK,MW,SLNP
431Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyuraNRC,SLNP
432Bar-throated ApalisApalis thoracicaMW
433Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavidaBW,KSK,NRC,SLNP
434Buff-throated ApalisApalis rufogularis 
435Chapin's ApalisApalis chapini 
436Gray ApalisApalis cinereaKSK
437Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflavaMany
438Red-winged PriniaPrinia erythropteraSLNP
439Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythropsBW,KSK,NRC,SLNP
440Trilling CisticolaCisticola woosnamiKSK,MW,SLNP
441Black-lored CisticolaCisticola nigriloris 
442Rock-loving CisticolaCisticola aberransKSK,MW,SLNP
443Rattling CisticolaCisticola chinianaMany
444Tinkling CisticolaCisticola rufilatusBW,KSK
445Luapula CisticolaCisticola luapulaBFP
446Chirping CisticolaCisticola pipiensBFP,BW,KSK,MW
447Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatusBW
448Levaillant's CisticolaCisticola tinniens 
449Stout CisticolaCisticola robustusMW
450Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensisBFP,BW,KSK,MW,NRC
451Piping CisticolaCisticola fulvicapillaKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
452Siffling CisticolaCisticola brachypterusBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
453Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidisMany
454Desert CisticolaCisticola aridulusBFP,BW,NRC
455Dambo CisticolaCisticola dambo 
456Pale-crowned CisticolaCisticola cinnamomeusBFP,BW,KSK,MW,NRC
457Wing-snapping CisticolaCisticola ayresii 

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

458African Yellow-WarblerIduna natalensisBW,KSK,MW
459/Olive-tree Warbler/Hippolais olivetorumSLNP
460/Icterine Warbler/Hippolais icterinaBFP,NRC,SLNP
461/Sedge Warbler/Acrocephalus schoenobaenusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
462/Marsh Warbler/Acrocephalus palustrisBW,KSK,NRC,SLNP
463/Common Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus scirpaceusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
464Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostrisBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
465Greater Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus rufescensBFP,BW,KSK
466/Great Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus arundinaceusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

467/River Warbler/Locustella fluviatilisNRC
468Fan-tailed GrassbirdCatriscus brevirostrisBW,KSK,MW
469Evergreen-forest WarblerBradypterus lopeziSLNP
470Little Rush WarblerBradypterus baboecalaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

471(White-headed Sawwing)Psalidoprocne albicepsKSK,MW
472Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristopteraKSK,MW,SLNP
473Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopygaMany
474Banded MartinNeophedina cinctaMany
475Plain MartinRiparia paludicolaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
476/Bank Swallow/Riparia ripariaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
477Southern Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne fuligulaMW,SLNP
478Montane Blue SwallowHirundo atrocaeruleaMW
479Black-and-rufous SwallowHirundo nigrorufa 
480Pearl-breasted SwallowHirundo dimidiataBW,KSK,NRC
481/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rusticaMany
482Angola SwallowHirundo angolensisKSK
483White-throated SwallowHirundo albigularisBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
484Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithiiBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
485/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicumMany
486Greater Striped SwallowCecropis cucullataBFP,NRC
487Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaMany
488Rufous-chested SwallowCecropis semirufaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
489Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensisMany
490|South African Swallow|Petrochelidon spiloderaBFP

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

491Sombre GreenbulAndropadus importunus 
492Black-collared BulbulNeolestes torquatus 
493Pale-throated GreenbulAtimastillas flavigulaBFP,BW,KSK,MW
494Yellow-bellied GreenbulChlorocichla flaviventrisKSK,NRC,SLNP
495Honeyguide GreenbulBaeopogon indicator 
496Little GreenbulEurillas virensKSK,MW,SLNP
497Yellow-streaked GreenbulPhyllastrephus flavostriatus 
498Terrestrial BrownbulPhyllastrephus terrestrisKSK,NRC,SLNP
499Gray-olive GreenbulPhyllastrephus cerviniventrisKSK,MW,SLNP
500Cabanis's GreenbulPhyllastrephus cabanisiKSK,MW,SLNP
501Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatusMany
502\Black-fronted Bulbul\Pycnonotus nigricans 

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

503/Willow Warbler/Phylloscopus trochilusMany
504Laura's Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus lauraeMW,SLNP

 
Bush Warblers and Allies: Scotocercidae

505Livingstone's FlycatcherErythrocercus livingstoneiSLNP

 
Sylviid Warblers and Allies: Sylviidae

506/Garden Warbler/Sylvia borinMany
507African Hill BabblerSylvia abyssinica 
508Chestnut-vented WarblerCurruca subcaeruleaNRC
509/Greater Whitethroat/Curruca communisMany

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

510Southern Yellow White-eyeZosterops anderssoniMany

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

511Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineiiMany
512Hartlaub's BabblerTurdoides hartlaubiiBFP,BW,KSK,MW,NRC

 
Spotted Creepers: Salpornithidae

513African Spotted CreeperSalpornis salvadoriKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

514Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorynchaBFP,KSK,NRC,SLNP
515Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanusBFP,BW,MW,SLNP

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

516Wattled StarlingCreatophora cinereaMany
517Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogasterMany
518Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morioMW,SLNP
519Waller's StarlingOnychognathus walleri 
520Babbling StarlingNeocichla gutturalisSLNP
521[Sharpe's Starling]Pholia sharpii 
522Burchell's StarlingLamprotornis australisBFP
523Meves's StarlingLamprotornis mevesiiNRC,SLNP
524Splendid StarlingLamprotornis splendidus 
525Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterusBW,KSK,NRC,SLNP
526Sharp-tailed StarlingLamprotornis acuticaudusBW,KSK
527Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
528Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitens 

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

529Rufous Flycatcher-ThrushStizorhina fraseri 
530Orange Ground-ThrushGeokichla gurneyi 
531Groundscraper ThrushTurdus litsitsirupaKSK,MW,NRC
532Kurrichane ThrushTurdus libonyanaBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
533African ThrushTurdus peliosKSK

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

534African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adustaBW,KSK,MW,SLNP
535|Spotted Flycatcher|Muscicapa striataMany
536Swamp FlycatcherMuscicapa aquaticaBW
537Boehm's Bee-eaterMyopornis boehmiKSK
538Sooty FlycatcherArtomyias infuscata 
539Boehm's FlycatcherBradornis boehmiKSK,MW
540Marico FlycatcherBradornis mariquensis 
541Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidusBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
542Gray Tit-FlycatcherFraseria plumbeusBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
543Ashy FlycatcherFraseria caerulescensBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
544Southern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelainaBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
545Bearded Scrub-RobinTychaedon quadrivirgataNRC,SLNP
546Miombo Scrub-RobinTychaedon barbataBW,KSK,MW,SLNP
547White-browed Scrub RobinCercotrichas leucophrysMany
548White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heugliniMany
549Red-capped Robin-ChatCossypha natalensisKSK,NRC,SLNP
550Collared Palm-ThrushCichladusa arquataBFP,NRC,SLNP
551Gray-winged Robin-ChatSheppardia polioptera 
552Bocage's AkalatSheppardia bocageiKSK,MW,SLNP
553Sharpe's AkalatSheppardia sharpei 
554/Thrush Nightingale/Luscinia lusciniaNRC,SLNP
555/Collared Flycatcher/Ficedula albicollisKSK,MW,NRC
556/Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush/Monticola saxatilis 
557Miombo Rock-ThrushMonticola angolensisKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
558/Whinchat/Saxicola rubetraBW,KSK,NRC
559African StonechatSaxicola torquatusMany
560Mocking Cliff-ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventrisMW
561Sooty ChatMyrmecocichla nigraBFP,BW,KSK,MW,NRC
562Arnot's ChatMyrmecocichla arnottiKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
563/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenantheBW,NRC,SLNP
564Capped WheatearOenanthe pileataMany
565{Isabelline Wheatear}Oenanthe isabellina 
566Familiar ChatOenanthe familiarisKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

567Anchieta's SunbirdAnthreptes anchietaeKSK,MW
568Western Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes longuemareiBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
569Collared SunbirdHedydipna collarisBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
570Green-headed SunbirdCyanomitra verticalisKSK,MW
571Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivaceaKSK,MW,SLNP
572Amethyst SunbirdChalcomitra amethystinaMany
573Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensisMany
574Miombo SunbirdCinnyris manoensisBW,KSK,MW,SLNP
575Forest Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris fuelleborni 
576Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensisBFP
577Shelley's SunbirdCinnyris shelleyiNRC,SLNP
578Purple-banded SunbirdCinnyris bifasciatusBFP,KSK,NRC,SLNP
579Orange-tufted SunbirdCinnyris bouvieri 
580White-bellied SunbirdCinnyris talatalaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
581Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustusBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
582Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreusMany

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

583Red-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis nigerSLNP
584Scaly WeaverSporopipes squamifrons 
585White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahaliNRC,SLNP
586Chestnut-backed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser rufoscapulatusSLNP
587Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubricepsBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
588Bertram's WeaverPloceus bertrandi 
589Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafecht 
590Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularisMany
591Bocage's WeaverPloceus temporalis 
592Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthopsMany
593Southern Brown-throated WeaverPloceus xanthopterusBFP
594Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermediusBFP,BW,NRC,SLNP
595Southern Masked-WeaverPloceus velatusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
596Village WeaverPloceus cucullatusMany
597Dark-backed WeaverPloceus bicolorKSK,SLNP
598Bar-winged WeaverPloceus angolensisMW,SLNP
599&Cardinal QuelealQuelea cardinalisSLNP
600Red-headed QueleaQuelea erythropsBFP,KSK,MW
601&Red-billed QuelealQuelea queleaMany
602Southern Red BishopEuplectes orixBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
603Black-winged BishopEuplectes hordeaceusBW,KSK,SLNP
604&Yellow-crowned BishoplEuplectes aferBFP,NRC
605Yellow BishopEuplectes capensisBW,KSK,NRC,SLNP
606White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatusMW,NRC,SLNP
607Yellow-mantled WidowbirdEuplectes macrouraBFP,BW,KSK,MW,NRC
608Red-collared WidowbirdEuplectes ardensBFP,BW,KSK,MW,SLNP
609Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillarisBFP,BW,KSK
610Marsh WidowbirdEuplectes hartlaubiBW,KSK,MW
611Long-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes progneBFP,BW
612Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifronsBFP,BW,KSK,NRC

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

613Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullataMany
614Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolorKSK,MW,NRC
615Swee WaxbillCoccopygia melanotisMW,SLNP
616Green-backed TwinspotMandingoa nitidulaKSK,MW
617Zebra WaxbillAmandava subflavaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
618Black-faced WaxbillBrunhilda erythronotos 
619Black-tailed WaxbillGlaucestrilda perreiniKSK,MW
620Fawn-breasted WaxbillEstrilda paludicolaBW,KSK,MW
621Common WaxbillEstrilda astrildMany
622QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollisBFP,BW,MW,NRC
623LocustfinchPaludipasser locustellaBFP,BW,KSK,MW,NRC
624&Cut-throatlAmadina fasciataNRC,SLNP
625Violet-eared WaxbillGranatina granatina 
626Southern CordonbleuUraeginthus angolensisBFP,BW,MW,NRC,SLNP
627Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalus 
628Black-bellied SeedcrackerPyrenestes ostrinusKSK,SLNP
629Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melbaBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
630Orange-winged PytiliaPytilia afraBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
631Red-throated TwinspotHypargos niveoguttatusKSK,NRC,SLNP
632Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegalaBFP,NRC,SLNP
633African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricataKSK,MW,SLNP
634Jameson's FirefinchLagonosticta rhodopareiaBFP,NRC,SLNP
635Bar-breasted FirefinchLagonosticta rufopictaBFP,BW,KSK
636Brown FirefinchLagonosticta nitidula 

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

637Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macrouraMany
638Broad-tailed Paradise-WhydahVidua obtusaKSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
639Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaeaKSK,NRC,SLNP
640Shaft-tailed WhydahVidua regiaBFP
641Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeataBFP,NRC,SLNP
642Dusky IndigobirdVidua funerea 
643Purple IndigobirdVidua purpurascensNRC,SLNP
644Green IndigobirdVidua codringtoniNRC,SLNP
645Parasitic WeaverAnomalospiza imberbisBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

646House SparrowPasser domesticusBW,NRC,SLNP
647Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
648Southern Gray-headed SparrowPasser diffususNRC,SLNP
649Yellow-throated Bush SparrowGymnornis superciliarisBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

650Cape WagtailMotacilla capensisBFP,BW,KSK
651Mountain WagtailMotacilla claraMW,SLNP
652Gray WagtailMotacilla cinereaMW
653/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flavaMany
654African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimpMany
655African PipitAnthus cinnamomeusBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
SLNP
656Woodland PipitAnthus nyassaeBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
657Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrysBFP,BW,KSK,MW,NRC
658Buffy PipitAnthus vaalensisMany
659Striped PipitAnthus lineiventrisKSK,MW,SLNP
660/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialisBW,KSK,MW,NRC
661Short-tailed PipitAnthus brachyurus 
662Bush PipitAnthus cafferKSK,MW
663Yellow-throated LongclawMacronyx croceusSLNP
664Fuelleborn's LongclawMacronyx fuelleborniBFP,BW,KSK,MW,NRC
665Rosy-throated LongclawMacronyx ameliaeBFP,BW,KSK,NRC
666Grimwood's LongclawMacronyx grimwoodi 

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

667Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicusMany
668Black-faced CanaryCrithagra capistratusKSK
669Black-throated CanaryCrithagra atrogularisBFP,BW,NRC
670Brimstone CanaryCrithagra sulphuratusMany
671{Yellow Canary}Crithagra flaviventris 
672Black-eared SeedeaterCrithagra mennelliBW,KSK,MW,NRC
673{Streaky-headed Seedeater}Crithagra gularis 
674Reichard's SeedeaterCrithagra reichardiBW,KSK,MW,NRC
675Yellow-crowned CanarySerinus flavivertex 

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

676&Lark-like BuntinglEmberiza impetuani 
677Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisiMany
678Golden-breasted BuntingEmberiza flaviventrisBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP
679Cabanis's BuntingEmberiza cabanisiBW,KSK,MW,NRC,SLNP

 

 *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.

 # SPECIES BY LOCALE

Locale# Species
Bangweulu Wetlands384
Barotse Floodplain338
Batoka Gorge163
Kafue Flats459
Kafue National Park497
Kasanka National Park448
Lower Zambesi National Park390
Mutinondo Wilderness324
Nchila Wildlife Reserve375
Nkanga River Area437
North Luangwa National Park404
South Luangwa National Park460
ZBVF337
ZLNP445
ZMR303
ZNNP219
Total Species679

Number of species in each locale may be based on incomplete data. Also, some locales are important for specific target species rather than overall bird diversity. Hence, it does not provide an indication of which locales are the best birding sites.