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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 Visitor77
\\Austral Visitor4
||Transient7
##Non-breeding Dispersal2
<>Erratic/Irregular8
()Breeding Season Only9
{}Casual/Vagrant19
[]Accidental15

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened17
VVulnerable15
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 known to occur in the country. 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 bicolorMany
3White-backed DuckThalassornis leuconotusMany
4Knob-billed DuckSarkidiornis melanotosMany
5Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaMany
6Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisMany
7African Pygmy-GooseNettapus auritusMany
8/Garganey/Spatula querquedulaBW,KFLT,SLNP
9Blue-billed TealSpatula hottentotaMany
10Cape ShovelerSpatula smithiiKFLT
11/Northern Shoveler/Spatula clypeataKFLT
12African Black DuckAnas sparsaMany
13Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulataMany
14Cape TealAnas capensisBFP,KFLT
15Red-billed DuckAnas erythrorhynchaMany
16/Northern Pintail/Anas acutaKFLT
17Southern PochardNetta erythrophthalmaMany

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

18Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisMany
19Southern Crested GuineafowlGuttera edouardiKNP,LZNP,NWR,SLNP

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

20Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaenaKFLT,KNP,LZNP,NRC
21Coqui FrancolinCampocolinus coquiMany
22White-throated FrancolinCampocolinus albogularis 
23Red-winged FrancolinScleroptera levaillantiiBFP
24Shelley's FrancolinScleroptera shelleyiBG,LZNP
25Whyte's FrancolinScleroptera whyteiMany
26&Blue QuaillSynoicus adansoniiMany
27(Common Quail)Coturnix coturnixBFP,KFLT
28Harlequin QuailCoturnix delegorgueiMany
29Red-billed SpurfowlPternistis adspersusBFP
30Natal SpurfowlPternistis natalensisMany
31Hildebrandt's SpurfowlPternistis hildebrandtiMW,NLNP
32Swainson's SpurfowlPternistis swainsoniiMany
33Red-necked SpurfowlPternistis aferMany

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

34Rock PigeonColumba livia 
35{Speckled Pigeon}Columba guinea 
36Afep PigeonColumba unicinctaNWR
37Rameron PigeonColumba arquatrixNWR
38Eastern Bronze-naped PigeonColumba delegorgueiNWR
39Lemon DoveAplopelia larvata 
40Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugens 
41Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiensMany
42Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquataMany
43Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicolaMany
44Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensisMany
45Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilosMany
46Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur aferBW,KNP,NWR
47Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistriaKFLT,KSK,LZNP,NWR
SLNP
48Namaqua DoveOena capensisMany
49African Green-PigeonTreron calvusMany

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

50Yellow-throated SandgrousePterocles gutturalisBFP,KFLT,KNP,NRC
51Double-banded SandgrousePterocles bicinctusMany
52Burchell's SandgrousePterocles burchelli 

 
Bustards: Otididae

53Kori BustardArdeotis kori 
54Denham's BustardNeotis denhamiMany
55White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensisBFP,KFLT,KNP,NRC
NWR
56Red-crested BustardLophotis ruficristaKNP
57Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogasterMany

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

58Bare-faced Go-away-birdCrinifer personatus 
59Gray Go-away-birdCrinifer concolorMany
60Purple-crested TuracoGallirex porphyreolophusLZNP,NLNP,SLNP
61Ross's TuracoTauraco rossaeMany
62Schalow's TuracoTauraco schalowiMany

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

63Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitariusMany
64Black CuckooCuculus clamosusMany
65/Common Cuckoo/Cuculus canorusMany
66African CuckooCuculus gularisMany
67/Lesser Cuckoo/Cuculus poliocephalus 
68\Madagascar Cuckoo\Cuculus rochii 
69Black CoucalCentropus grilliiMany
70Coppery-tailed CoucalCentropus cupreicaudusMany
71Senegal CoucalCentropus senegalensisMany
72White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosusMany
73Burchell's CoucalCentropus burchellii 
74Green MalkohaCeuthmochares australisNWR
75Pied CuckooClamator jacobinusMany
76Levaillant's CuckooClamator levaillantiiMany
77Great Spotted CuckooClamator glandariusMany
78Thick-billed CuckooPachycoccyx audebertiMany
79Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaasMany
80African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreusMany
81Dideric CuckooChrysococcyx capriusMany
82Olive Long-tailed CuckooCercococcyx olivinusNWR
83Barred Long-tailed CuckooCercococcyx montanusSLNP

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

84Pennant-winged NightjarCaprimulgus vexillariusMany
85/Eurasian Nightjar/Caprimulgus europaeusKFLT,KNP,KSK,LZNP
NRC
86Rufous-cheeked NightjarCaprimulgus rufigenaKFLT,KNP
87Fiery-necked NightjarCaprimulgus pectoralisMany
88Montane NightjarCaprimulgus poliocephalus 
89Swamp NightjarCaprimulgus natalensisMany
90Freckled NightjarCaprimulgus tristigmaMany
91Square-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus fossiiMany

 
Swifts: Apodidae

92Mottled SpinetailTelacanthura ussheriLZNP,SLNP
93Bat-like SpinetailNeafrapus boehmiKNP,LZNP,NLNP,NWR
SLNP
94Scarce SwiftSchoutedenapus myoptilus 
95\Alpine Swift\Tachymarptis melbaBG,KSK,NLNP,SLNP
96Mottled SwiftTachymarptis aequatorialisBG,LZNP,SLNP
97/Common Swift/Apus apusMany
98[Pallid Swift]Apus pallidus 
99African SwiftApus barbatusBG
100Little SwiftApus affinisMany
101Horus SwiftApus horusBFP,LZNP,NLNP,SLNP
102White-rumped SwiftApus cafferMany
103African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvusMany

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

104African RailRallus caerulescensMany
105/Corn Crake/Crex crexMany
106(African Crake)Crecopsis egregiaMany
107/Spotted Crake/Porzana porzanaKFLT,KNP,KSK,NRC
108Lesser MoorhenGallinula angulataMany
109Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropusMany
110Red-knobbed CootFulica cristataMany
111Allen's GallinulePorphyrio alleniMany
112African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensisMany
113(Striped Crake)Aenigmatolimnas marginalisMany
114Black CrakeZapornia flavirostraMany
115Baillon's CrakeZapornia pusillaKFLT,NRC

 
Flufftails: Sarothruridae

116White-spotted FlufftailSarothrura pulchraNWR
117Buff-spotted FlufftailSarothrura elegansKFLT,KNP,KSK,LZNP
NWR
118Red-chested FlufftailSarothrura rufaMany
119Chestnut-headed FlufftailSarothrura lugensKSK,MW
120(Streaky-breasted Flufftail)Sarothrura boehmiKFLT,KSK,NRC
121Striped FlufftailSarothrura affinis 

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

122African FinfootPodica senegalensisMany

 
Cranes: Gruidae

123Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorumMany
124Wattled CraneBugeranus carunculatusMany

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

125Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensisMany
126Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatusMany

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

127Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopusMany
128Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaMany

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

129/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarolaMany
130[Pacific Golden-Plover]Pluvialis fulvaBW,KFLT
131/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticulaMany
132Forbes's PloverThinornis forbesiBW
133Three-banded PloverThinornis tricollarisMany
134{Little Ringed Plover}Thinornis dubius 
135Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostrisMany
136Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatusMany
137{Spur-winged Lapwing}Vanellus spinosusBW,SLNP
138White-crowned LapwingVanellus albicepsMany
139Senegal LapwingVanellus lugubrisMany
140Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatusMany
141Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallusMany
142[Brown-chested Lapwing]Vanellus superciliosus 
143/Caspian Plover/Anarhynchus asiaticusMany
144{Tibetan Sand-Plover}Anarhynchus atrifronsKFLT
145{Greater Sand-Plover}Anarhynchus leschenaultiiKFLT,SLNP
146Kittlitz's PloverAnarhynchus pecuariusMany
147{Chestnut-banded Plover}Anarhynchus pallidus 
148White-fronted PloverAnarhynchus marginatusMany

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

149Greater Painted-SnipeRostratula benghalensisMany

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

150Lesser JacanaMicroparra capensisMany
151African JacanaActophilornis africanusMany

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

152/Whimbrel/Numenius phaeopusKFLT,NLNP,NRC,SLNP
153/Eurasian Curlew/Numenius arquataMany
154{Bar-tailed Godwit}Limosa lapponicaKFLT,KSK,NLNP
155/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosaBW,KFLT,SLNP
156{Jack Snipe}Lymnocryptes minimus 
157/Great Snipe/Gallinago mediaMany
158African SnipeGallinago nigripennisMany
159{Common Snipe}Gallinago gallinago 
160[Red-necked Phalarope]Phalaropus lobatus 
161/Terek Sandpiper/Xenus cinereusBFP,KFLT,NLNP,SLNP
162/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucosMany
163/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropusMany
164[Solitary Sandpiper]Tringa solitaria 
165/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilisMany
166/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareolaMany
167{Common Redshank}Tringa totanusBW,KFLT,KNP,NRC
SLNP
168[Lesser Yellowlegs]Tringa flavipes 
169{Spotted Redshank}Tringa erythropusKNP
170/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebulariaMany
171/Ruddy Turnstone/Arenaria interpresBFP,KFLT,SLNP
172[Red Knot]Calidris canutus 
173/Ruff/Calidris pugnaxMany
174{Broad-billed Sandpiper}Calidris falcinellus 
175/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferrugineaMany
176[Temminck's Stint]Calidris temminckiiKFLT
177/Sanderling/Calidris albaMany
178/Little Stint/Calidris minutaMany
179{Pectoral Sandpiper}Calidris melanotosKFLT

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

180Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticusMany
181Black-rumped ButtonquailTurnix nanusMany

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

182Bronze-winged CourserRhinoptilus chalcopterusMany
183Three-banded CourserRhinoptilus cinctusMany
184(Temminck's Courser)Cursorius temminckiiMany
185Rock PratincoleGlareola nuchalisKNP,LZNP,NRC,NWR
SLNP
186Black-winged PratincoleGlareola nordmanniBFP,KFLT,KNP,NRC
NWR
187Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincolaMany

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

188Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalusMany
189[Franklin's Gull]Leucophaeus pipixcanKFLT
190Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusBFP,KFLT,KNP,SLNP
191African SkimmerRynchops flavirostrisMany
192Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaKFLT,KNP
193/Caspian Tern/Hydroprogne caspiaBFP,KFLT,LZNP,NRC
194Whiskered TernChlidonias hybridaMany
195/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterusMany
196{Common Tern}Sterna hirundo 

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

197/Greater Flamingo/Phoenicopterus roseusMany
198/Lesser Flamingo/Phoenicoparrus minorMany

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

199Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisMany
200Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus 

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

201African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerusMany
202Black StorkCiconia nigraMany
203/Abdim's Stork/Ciconia abdimiiMany
204African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelisMany
205/White Stork/Ciconia ciconiaMany
206Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensisMany
207Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumeniferMany
208Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibisMany

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

209African DarterAnhinga rufaMany

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

210Reed CormorantMicrocarbo africanusMany
211Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboMany

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

212Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusMany
213African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicusMany
214Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedashMany
215African SpoonbillPlatalea albaMany

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

216Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellarisBFP,BW,KFLT
217(Dwarf Bittern)Botaurus sturmiiMany
218Little BitternBotaurus minutusMany
219Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxMany
220Slaty EgretEgretta vinaceigulaMany
221Black HeronEgretta ardesiacaMany
222Little EgretEgretta garzettaMany
223[Western Reef-Heron]Egretta gularisSLNP
224White-backed Night HeronCalherodius leuconotusMany
225Striated HeronButorides striataMany
226Rufous-bellied HeronArdeola rufiventrisMany
227Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesMany
228\Malagasy Pond-Heron\Ardeola idaeKFLT,NLNP,SLNP
229/Western Cattle-Egret/Bubulcus ibisMany
230Great EgretArdea albaMany
231Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhynchaMany
232Gray HeronArdea cinereaMany
233Purple HeronArdea purpureaMany
234Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephalaMany
235Goliath HeronArdea goliathMany

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

236HamerkopScopus umbrettaMany

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

237ShoebillBalaeniceps rexBW,KNP,KSK

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

238#Great White Pelican#Pelecanus onocrotalusMany
239Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescensMany

 
Secretary-bird: Sagittariidae

240SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentariusMany

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

241/Osprey/Pandion haliaetusMany

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

242Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleusMany
243African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typusMany
244Palm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensisMany
245{Egyptian Vulture}Neophron percnopterus 
246African Cuckoo-HawkAviceda cuculoidesMany
247/European Honey-buzzard/Pernis apivorusMany
248White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalisMany
249Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotosMany
250Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachusMany
251White-backed VultureGyps africanusMany
252{Rueppell's Griffon}Gyps rueppelliSLNP
253#Cape Griffon#Gyps coprotheresBW,KFLT,KNP
254BateleurTerathopius ecaudatusMany
255Western Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascensMany
256Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralisMany
257Short-toed Snake-EagleCircaetus gallicus 
258Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereusMany
259Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatusMany
260Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosusMany
261Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalisMany
262/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarinaMany
263[Greater Spotted Eagle]Clanga clanga 
264|Wahlberg's Eagle|Hieraaetus wahlbergiMany
265/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatusMany
266Ayres's Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresiiMany
267Tawny EagleAquila rapaxMany
268/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensisMany
269Verreaux's EagleAquila verreauxiiBG,LZNP,MW,NLNP
270African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogasterMany
271Bat HawkMacheiramphus alcinusMany
272Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabarMany
273Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabatesMany
274Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicusMany
275African GoshawkAerospiza tousseneliiMany
276Little SparrowhawkTachyspiza minullusMany
277ShikraTachyspiza badiusMany
278Ovambo SparrowhawkAccipiter ovampensisMany
279Rufous-breasted SparrowhawkAccipiter rufiventris 
280Black GoshawkAstur melanoleucusMany
281/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosusBW,KFLT,KSK,MW
SLNP
282African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusMany
283/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourusMany
284/Montagu's Harrier/Circus pygargusMany
285/Black Kite/Milvus migransMany
286Yellow-billed Kite**Milvus aegyptius 
287African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vociferMany
288/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteoMany
289Augur BuzzardButeo augurBG,LZNP,MW,NLNP

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

290African Grass-OwlTyto capensisMany
291Western Barn OwlTyto albaMany

 
Owls: Strigidae

292African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensisMany
293Northern White-faced OwlPtilopsis leucotisMany
294Spotted Eagle-OwlBubo africanusMany
295Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lacteaMany
296Pel's Fishing-OwlScotopelia peliKNP,KSK,LZNP,NLNP
SLNP
297Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatumMany
298African Barred OwletGlaucidium capenseMany
299African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordiiMany
300Marsh OwlAsio capensisMany

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

301Speckled MousebirdColius striatusBW,KSK,NWR
302Red-faced MousebirdUrocolius indicusMany

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

303Narina TrogonApaloderma narinaMany
304Bar-tailed TrogonApaloderma vittatum 

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

305/Eurasian Hoopoe/Upupa epopsMany
306African Hoopoe**Upupa africana 

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

307Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureusMany
308Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelasMany

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

309Southern Ground-HornbillBucorvus leadbeateriMany
310Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatusMany
311Bradfield's HornbillLophoceros bradfieldiBG
312African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutusMany
313Pale-billed HornbillLophoceros pallidirostrisMany
314Southern Red-billed HornbillTockus rufirostrisMany
315Southern Yellow-billed HornbillTockus leucomelasKFLT,KNP,LZNP,NRC
316Silvery-cheeked HornbillBycanistes brevis 
317Trumpeter HornbillBycanistes bucinatorMany

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

318White-fronted Bee-eaterMerops bullockoidesMany
319Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillusMany
320Blue-breasted Bee-eaterMerops variegatusMany
321Swallow-tailed Bee-eaterMerops hirundineusMany
322[White-throated Bee-eater]Merops albicollis 
323/Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/Merops persicusMany
324Olive Bee-eaterMerops superciliosusMany
325/European Bee-eater/Merops apiasterMany
326[Northern Carmine Bee-eater]Merops nubicusSLNP
327(Southern Carmine Bee-eater)Merops nubicoidesMany

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

328Half-collared KingfisherAlcedo semitorquataMany
329Shining-blue KingfisherAlcedo quadribrachys 
330Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatusMany
331White-bellied KingfisherCorythornis leucogaster 
332African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina pictaMany
333Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephalaMany
334Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensisMany
335Mangrove KingfisherHalcyon senegaloidesSLNP
336Blue-breasted KingfisherHalcyon malimbicaNWR
337Brown-hooded KingfisherHalcyon albiventrisMany
338Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicutiMany
339Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maximaMany
340Pied KingfisherCeryle rudisMany

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

341/European Roller/Coracias garrulusMany
342Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatusMany
343Racket-tailed RollerCoracias spatulatusMany
344&Purple RollerlCoracias naeviusMany
345Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurusMany

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

346Crested BarbetTrachyphonus vaillantiiMany
347Whyte's BarbetStactolaema whytiiKSK,MW,NLNP,SLNP
348Anchieta's BarbetStactolaema anchietaeKSK,MW,NWR
349Moustached TinkerbirdPogoniulus leucomystax 
350Yellow-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus bilineatusKSK,NLNP,NWR,SLNP
351Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconusMany
352Miombo BarbetTricholaema frontataKFLT,KNP,KSK,MW
NRC
353Pied BarbetTricholaema leucomelas 
354Spot-flanked BarbetTricholaema lacrymosa 
355Chaplin's BarbetLybius chapliniKFLT,KNP,NRC
356Black-collared BarbetLybius torquatusMany
357Black-backed BarbetPogonornis minorMany

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

358Green-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus zambesiaeMany
359Brown-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus regulusKNP,KSK,NRC,NWR
SLNP
360Pallid HoneyguideIndicator meliphilusKSK,MW,NWR,SLNP
361Least HoneyguideIndicator exilisNWR
362Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minorMany
363Scaly-throated HoneyguideIndicator variegatusMany
364Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicatorMany

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

365Red-throated WryneckJynx ruficollisNWR
366Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescensMany
367Stierling's WoodpeckerDendropicos stierlingi 
368Olive WoodpeckerDendropicos griseocephalusBFP,BW,KFLT,KNP
KSK
369Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquusMany
370Brown-eared WoodpeckerPardipicus caroliNWR
371Green-backed WoodpeckerCampethera cailliautiiMany
372Bennett's WoodpeckerCampethera bennettiiMany
373Golden-tailed WoodpeckerCampethera abingoniMany

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

374/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanniMany
375/Rock Kestrel/Falco rupicolusBFP,KFLT,KNP,NLNP
376Greater KestrelFalco rupicoloidesBFP,KFLT,KNP,NRC
377Dickinson's KestrelFalco dickinsoniMany
378Red-necked FalconFalco chicqueraMany
379/Red-footed Falcon/Falco vespertinusMany
380/Amur Falcon/Falco amurensisMany
381|Eleonora's Falcon|Falco eleonorae 
382|Sooty Falcon|Falco concolorBG,NRC
383/Eurasian Hobby/Falco subbuteoMany
384African HobbyFalco cuvieriiMany
385Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusMany
386Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusMany
387Taita FalconFalco fasciinuchaBG

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

388Lilian's LovebirdAgapornis lilianaeLZNP,NLNP,SLNP
389Black-cheeked LovebirdAgapornis nigrigenisKNP

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

390Brown-necked ParrotPoicephalus fuscicollisMany
391Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeriMany

 
African and Green Broadbill: Calyptomenidae

392African BroadbillSmithornis capensisMany

 
Pittas: Pittidae

393|African Pitta|Pitta angolensisMany

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

394White-breasted CuckooshrikeCeblepyris pectoralisMany
395Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flavaMany
396Purple-throated CuckooshrikeCampephaga quiscalinaBW,KNP,KSK

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

397/Eurasian Golden Oriole/Oriolus oriolusMany
398African Golden OrioleOriolus auratusMany
399African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatusMany

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

400Chestnut Wattle-eyeDyaphorophyia castanea 
401Black-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira peltataMany
402Boulton's BatisBatis margaritae 
403Malawi BatisBatis dimorpha 
404Chinspot BatisBatis molitorMany

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

405White-crested HelmetshrikePrionops plumatusMany
406Retz's HelmetshrikePrionops retziiMany
407[African Shrike-flycatcher]Megabyas flammulatus 

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

408BrubruNilaus aferMany
409Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cublaMany
410Marsh TchagraTchagra minutusBW,KSK,MW,NWR
411Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalusMany
412Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australisMany
413Tropical BoubouLaniarius majorMany
414Gabon BoubouLaniarius bicolorBFP
415Crimson-breasted GonolekLaniarius atrococcineus 
416Fuelleborn's BoubouLaniarius fuelleborni 
417Four-colored BushshrikeTelophorus viridis 
418Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeChlorophoneus sulfureopectusMany
419Many-colored BushshrikeChlorophoneus multicolorKSK,NWR
420Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchotiMany

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

421Square-tailed DrongoDicrurus ludwigiiKSK
422Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisMany

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

423African Crested FlycatcherTrochocercus cyanomelasKSK,NWR
424Black-headed Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone rufiventerNWR
425African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridisMany

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

426Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleucaBFP,KFLT,KNP,NRC
427/Red-backed Shrike/Lanius collurioMany
428|Lesser Gray Shrike|Lanius minorMany
429Northern FiscalLanius humeralisNWR
430Southern FiscalLanius collarisMany
431Souza's ShrikeLanius souzaeMany

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

432Cape CrowCorvus capensis 
433Pied CrowCorvus albusMany
434White-necked RavenCorvus albicollisBG,KSK,MW,SLNP

 
Hyliotas: Hyliotidae

435Yellow-bellied HyliotaHyliota flavigasterMany
436Southern HyliotaHyliota australisMany

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

437White-tailed Blue FlycatcherElminia albicaudaKNP,KSK,MW,NWR
SLNP
438White-tailed Crested FlycatcherElminia albonotataMW

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

439White-winged Black-TitMelaniparus leucomelasMany
440Southern Black-TitMelaniparus nigerMany
441Rufous-bellied TitMelaniparus rufiventrisMany
442Miombo TitMelaniparus griseiventrisMany

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

443African Penduline-TitAnthoscopus caroliMany

 
Larks: Alaudidae

444Dusky LarkPinarocorys nigricansMany
445&Chestnut-backed Sparrow-LarklEremopterix leucotisMany
446Gray-backed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix verticalisBFP,KFLT,KNP
447Fischer's Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucopareia 
448Fawn-colored LarkCalendulauda africanoidesBFP
449Monotonous LarkMirafra passerinaBG
450Flappet LarkAmirafra rufocinnamomeaMany
451Angola LarkAmirafra angolensisNWR
452Eastern Clapper LarkCorypha fasciolataBFP
453Plains LarkCorypha kabalii 
454Plateau LarkCorypha nigrescens 
455Rufous-naped LarkCorypha africanaMany
456Pink-billed LarkSpizocorys conirostrisBFP
457Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinereaMany

 
Nicators: Nicatoridae

458Eastern NicatorNicator gularisLZNP,NLNP,SLNP

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

459Red-capped CrombecSylvietta ruficapillaMany
460Long-billed CrombecSylvietta rufescensMany
461Moustached Grass-WarblerMelocichla mentalisMany

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

462Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialisMany
463Green-capped EremomelaEremomela scotopsMany
464Black-necked EremomelaEremomela atricollisKNP,KSK,MW,NLNP
NWR
465Burnt-neck EremomelaEremomela usticollisMany
466White-chinned PriniaSchistolais leucopogonNWR
467Miombo Wren-WarblerCalamonastes undosusNRC,NWR
468Stierling's Wren-WarblerCalamonastes stierlingiMany
469Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyuraMany
470Bar-throated ApalisApalis thoracicaMW
471Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavidaMany
472Buff-throated ApalisApalis rufogularisNWR
473Chapin's ApalisApalis chapini 
474Gray ApalisApalis cinereaKSK,NLNP,NWR
475Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflavaMany
476Black-chested PriniaPrinia flavicans 
477Red-winged PriniaPrinia erythropteraSLNP
478Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythropsMany
479Singing CisticolaCisticola cantans 
480Whistling CisticolaCisticola lateralisNWR
481Trilling CisticolaCisticola woosnamiMany
482Black-lored CisticolaCisticola nigriloris 
483Rock-loving CisticolaCisticola aberransBG,KSK,MW,SLNP
484Rattling CisticolaCisticola chinianaMany
485Tinkling CisticolaCisticola rufilatusMany
486Wailing CisticolaCisticola lais 
487Churring CisticolaCisticola njombe 
488Luapula CisticolaCisticola luapulaBFP,KFLT,KNP
489Chirping CisticolaCisticola pipiensBFP,BW,KNP,KSK,MW
490Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatusBW
491Levaillant's CisticolaCisticola tinniensKNP
492Stout CisticolaCisticola robustusMW,NWR
493Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensisMany
494Piping CisticolaCisticola fulvicapillaMany
495Siffling CisticolaCisticola brachypterusMany
496Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidisMany
497Desert CisticolaCisticola aridulusMany
498Cloud CisticolaCisticola textrix 
499Dambo CisticolaCisticola damboNWR
500Pale-crowned CisticolaCisticola cinnamomeusMany
501Wing-snapping CisticolaCisticola ayresiiNWR

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

502Papyrus Yellow-WarblerCalamonastides gracilirostris 
503African Yellow-WarblerIduna natalensisMany
504Mountain Yellow-WarblerIduna similis 
505/Olive-tree Warbler/Hippolais olivetorumKFLT,SLNP
506/Icterine Warbler/Hippolais icterinaMany
507/Sedge Warbler/Acrocephalus schoenobaenusMany
508/Marsh Warbler/Acrocephalus palustrisMany
509/Common Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus scirpaceusMany
510Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostrisMany
511Greater Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus rufescensBFP,BW,KFLT,KNP
KSK
512/Great Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus arundinaceusMany

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

513Bamboo WarblerLocustella alfrediNWR
514/River Warbler/Locustella fluviatilisKFLT,LZNP,NRC
515Fan-tailed GrassbirdCatriscus brevirostrisBW,KNP,KSK,MW,NWR
516Evergreen-forest WarblerBradypterus lopeziNWR,SLNP
517Cinnamon Bracken-WarblerBradypterus cinnamomeus 
518Little Rush WarblerBradypterus baboecalaMany
519White-winged Swamp WarblerBradypterus carpalis 

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

520(White-headed Sawwing)Psalidoprocne albicepsKSK,MW,NLNP
521Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristopteraMany
522Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopygaMany
523Banded MartinNeophedina cinctaMany
524Plain MartinRiparia paludicolaMany
525/Bank Swallow/Riparia ripariaMany
526Southern Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne fuligulaBG,KNP,LZNP,MW
SLNP
527Montane Blue SwallowHirundo atrocaeruleaMW
528Black-and-rufous SwallowHirundo nigrorufaNWR
529Pearl-breasted SwallowHirundo dimidiataMany
530/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rusticaMany
531Angola SwallowHirundo angolensisKSK,NWR
532White-throated SwallowHirundo albigularisMany
533Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithiiMany
534/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicumMany
535Greater Striped SwallowCecropis cucullataBFP,KNP,NRC
536African Red-rumped SwallowCecropis melanocrissus 
537Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaMany
538Rufous-chested SwallowCecropis semirufaMany
539Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensisMany
540(Red-throated Swallow)Petrochelidon rufigulaNWR
541|South African Swallow|Petrochelidon spiloderaBFP

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

542Sombre GreenbulAndropadus importunusKFLT,LZNP
543Black-collared BulbulNeolestes torquatusNWR
544Red-tailed BristlebillBleda syndactylusNWR
545Pale-throated GreenbulAtimastillas flavigulaBFP,BW,KSK,MW,NWR
546Yellow-bellied GreenbulChlorocichla flaviventrisMany
547Honeyguide GreenbulBaeopogon indicatorNWR
548Black-browed Mountain GreenbulArizelocichla fusciceps 
549Little GreenbulEurillas virensKSK,MW,NLNP,NWR
SLNP
550Yellow-streaked GreenbulPhyllastrephus flavostriatus 
551Terrestrial BrownbulPhyllastrephus terrestrisMany
552Gray-olive GreenbulPhyllastrephus cerviniventrisKNP,KSK,MW,NLNP
SLNP
553Cabanis's GreenbulPhyllastrephus cabanisiKSK,MW,NWR,SLNP
554Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatusMany
555\Black-fronted Bulbul\Pycnonotus nigricans 

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

556/Willow Warbler/Phylloscopus trochilusMany
557Yellow-throated Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus ruficapilla 
558Laura's Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus lauraeMW,NLNP,NWR,SLNP

 
Bush Warblers and Allies: Scotocercidae

559Livingstone's FlycatcherErythrocercus livingstoneiLZNP,SLNP

 
Sylviid Warblers and Allies: Sylviidae

560/Eurasian Blackcap/Sylvia atricapillaNWR
561/Garden Warbler/Sylvia borinMany
562African Hill BabblerSylvia abyssinica 
563Chestnut-vented WarblerCurruca subcaeruleaKNP,NRC
564Brown ParisomaCurruca lugens 
565/Greater Whitethroat/Curruca communisMany

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

566Southern Yellow White-eyeZosterops anderssoniMany

 
Fulvetta and Ground Babblers: Pellorneidae

567Thrush BabblerIlladopsis turdina 

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

568Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineiiMany
569Hartlaub's BabblerTurdoides hartlaubiiMany

 
Spotted Creepers: Salpornithidae

570African Spotted CreeperSalpornis salvadoriMany

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

571Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorynchaMany
572Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanusMany

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

573Wattled StarlingCreatophora cinereaMany
574Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogasterMany
575Slender-billed StarlingOnychognathus tenuirostris 
576Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morioBG,LZNP,MW,SLNP
577Waller's StarlingOnychognathus walleri 
578Babbling StarlingNeocichla gutturalisNLNP,SLNP
579[Sharpe's Starling]Pholia sharpii 
580Burchell's StarlingLamprotornis australisBFP
581Meves's StarlingLamprotornis mevesiiMany
582Splendid StarlingLamprotornis splendidusNWR
583African Pied StarlingLamprotornis bicolor 
584Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterusMany
585Sharp-tailed StarlingLamprotornis acuticaudusBW,KNP,KSK
586Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeusMany
587Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitens 

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

588Boulder ChatPinarornis plumosus 
589Rufous Flycatcher-ThrushStizorhina fraseriNWR
590Orange Ground-ThrushGeokichla gurneyi 
591Groundscraper ThrushTurdus litsitsirupaMany
592Kurrichane ThrushTurdus libonyanaMany
593African ThrushTurdus peliosKSK,NWR

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

594African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adustaMany
595|Spotted Flycatcher|Muscicapa striataMany
596Swamp FlycatcherMuscicapa aquaticaBW,KFLT
597Cassin's FlycatcherMuscicapa cassini 
598Boehm's Bee-eaterMyopornis boehmiKFLT,KNP,KSK
599Sooty FlycatcherArtomyias infuscata 
600Boehm's FlycatcherBradornis boehmiKNP,KSK,MW,NLNP
NWR
601Marico FlycatcherBradornis mariquensis 
602Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidusMany
603Gray Tit-FlycatcherFraseria plumbeusMany
604Ashy FlycatcherFraseria caerulescensMany
605Southern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelainaMany
606Bearded Scrub-RobinTychaedon quadrivirgataMany
607Miombo Scrub-RobinTychaedon barbataMany
608White-browed Scrub RobinCercotrichas leucophrysMany
609Olive-flanked Robin-ChatDessonornis anomala 
610Cape Robin-ChatDessonornis caffra 
611White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heugliniMany
612Red-capped Robin-ChatCossypha natalensisMany
613Collared Palm-ThrushCichladusa arquataMany
614White-starred RobinPogonocichla stellata 
615White-chested AletheChamaetylas fuelleborni 
616Gray-winged Robin-ChatSheppardia poliopteraNWR
617Bocage's AkalatSheppardia bocageiKNP,KSK,MW,SLNP
618Sharpe's AkalatSheppardia sharpei 
619/Thrush Nightingale/Luscinia lusciniaKFLT,KNP,LZNP,NRC
SLNP
620/Collared Flycatcher/Ficedula albicollisMany
621/Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush/Monticola saxatilis 
622Miombo Rock-ThrushMonticola angolensisMany
623/Whinchat/Saxicola rubetraBW,KSK,NRC
624African StonechatSaxicola torquatusMany
625Mocking Cliff-ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventrisBG,KNP,LZNP,MW
626Sooty ChatMyrmecocichla nigraMany
627Arnot's ChatMyrmecocichla arnottiMany
628/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenantheBW,KFLT,KNP,NRC
SLNP
629Capped WheatearOenanthe pileataMany
630{Isabelline Wheatear}Oenanthe isabellina 
631Familiar ChatOenanthe familiarisMany

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

632Anchieta's SunbirdAnthreptes anchietaeKNP,KSK,MW,NLNP
NWR
633Western Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes longuemareiMany
634Collared SunbirdHedydipna collarisMany
635Green-headed SunbirdCyanomitra verticalisKSK,MW
636Bannerman's SunbirdCyanomitra bannermaniNWR
637Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivaceaMany
638Green-throated SunbirdChalcomitra rubescensNWR
639Amethyst SunbirdChalcomitra amethystinaMany
640Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensisMany
641Bronze SunbirdNectarinia kilimensis 
642Malachite SunbirdNectarinia famosa 
643Red-tufted SunbirdNectarinia johnstoni 
644Miombo SunbirdCinnyris manoensisMany
645Montane Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris ludovicensis 
646Forest Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris fuelleborni 
647Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensisBFP
648Shelley's SunbirdCinnyris shelleyiKNP,LZNP,NLNP,NRC
SLNP
649Purple-banded SunbirdCinnyris bifasciatusMany
650Orange-tufted SunbirdCinnyris bouvieriNWR
651Oustalet's SunbirdCinnyris oustaleti 
652White-bellied SunbirdCinnyris talatalaMany
653Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustusMany
654Bates's SunbirdCinnyris batesiNWR
655Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreusMany

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

656Red-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis nigerKNP,NLNP,SLNP
657Scaly WeaverSporopipes squamifrons 
658White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahaliMany
659Chestnut-backed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser rufoscapulatusKNP,NLNP,SLNP
660Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubricepsMany
661Bertram's WeaverPloceus bertrandi 
662Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafecht 
663Slender-billed WeaverPloceus pelzelni 
664Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularisMany
665Bocage's WeaverPloceus temporalisNWR
666Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthopsMany
667Southern Brown-throated WeaverPloceus xanthopterusBFP
668Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermediusMany
669Southern Masked-WeaverPloceus velatusMany
670Tanganyika Masked-WeaverPloceus reichardi 
671Village WeaverPloceus cucullatusMany
672Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalus 
673Dark-backed WeaverPloceus bicolorKNP,KSK,NLNP,NWR
SLNP
674Olive-headed WeaverPloceus olivaceiceps 
675Bar-winged WeaverPloceus angolensisMW,SLNP
676Compact WeaverPachyphantes superciliosus 
677&Cardinal QuelealQuelea cardinalisSLNP
678Red-headed QueleaQuelea erythropsMany
679&Red-billed QuelealQuelea queleaMany
680Southern Red BishopEuplectes orixMany
681Black-winged BishopEuplectes hordeaceusMany
682&Yellow-crowned BishoplEuplectes aferBFP,KFLT,KNP,NRC
683Yellow BishopEuplectes capensisMany
684White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatusMany
685Yellow-mantled WidowbirdEuplectes macrouraMany
686Red-collared WidowbirdEuplectes ardensMany
687Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillarisBFP,BW,KFLT,KNP
KSK
688Marsh WidowbirdEuplectes hartlaubiBW,KSK,MW,NWR
689Buff-shouldered WidowbirdEuplectes psammacromius 
690Long-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes progneBFP,BW
691Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifronsBFP,BW,KNP,KSK,NRC

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

692Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullataMany
693Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolorMany
694Magpie MannikinSpermestes fringilloidesKFLT
695Swee WaxbillCoccopygia melanotisMW,SLNP
696Green-backed TwinspotMandingoa nitidulaKSK,MW,NLNP,NWR
697Zebra WaxbillAmandava subflavaMany
698Red-faced CrimsonwingCryptospiza reichenovii 
699Black-faced WaxbillBrunhilda erythronotos 
700Black-tailed WaxbillGlaucestrilda perreiniKSK,MW,NLNP,NWR
701Orange-cheeked WaxbillEstrilda melpoda 
702Fawn-breasted WaxbillEstrilda paludicolaBW,KNP,KSK,MW,NWR
703Common WaxbillEstrilda astrildMany
704QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollisMany
705LocustfinchPaludipasser locustellaMany
706&Cut-throatlAmadina fasciataMany
707Violet-eared WaxbillGranatina granatinaKFLT,KNP,NWR
708Southern CordonbleuUraeginthus angolensisMany
709Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalusNWR
710Black-bellied SeedcrackerPyrenestes ostrinusKSK,NWR,SLNP
711Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melbaMany
712Orange-winged PytiliaPytilia afraMany
713Red-throated TwinspotHypargos niveoguttatusMany
714Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegalaMany
715African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricataMany
716Jameson's FirefinchLagonosticta rhodopareiaMany
717Bar-breasted FirefinchLagonosticta rufopictaBFP,BW,KFLT,KNP
KSK
718Brown FirefinchLagonosticta nitidula 

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

719Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macrouraMany
720Broad-tailed Paradise-WhydahVidua obtusaMany
721Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaeaMany
722Shaft-tailed WhydahVidua regiaBFP,KFLT
723Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeataMany
724Dusky IndigobirdVidua funereaKNP,NWR
725Purple IndigobirdVidua purpurascensKFLT,KNP,LZNP,NRC
SLNP
726Green IndigobirdVidua codringtoniKFLT,NRC,SLNP
727Parasitic WeaverAnomalospiza imberbisMany

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

728House SparrowPasser domesticusMany
729Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseusMany
730Southern Gray-headed SparrowPasser diffususMany
731Yellow-throated Bush SparrowGymnornis superciliarisMany

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

732Cape WagtailMotacilla capensisMany
733Mountain WagtailMotacilla claraBG,LZNP,MW,NLNP
SLNP
734Gray WagtailMotacilla cinereaMW
735/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flavaMany
736African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimpMany
737African PipitAnthus cinnamomeusMany
738Woodland PipitAnthus nyassaeMany
739Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrysMany
740Buffy PipitAnthus vaalensisMany
741Striped PipitAnthus lineiventrisMany
742/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialisMany
743/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinus 
744Short-tailed PipitAnthus brachyurusNWR
745Bush PipitAnthus cafferKNP,KSK,MW
746Yellow-throated LongclawMacronyx croceusNLNP,SLNP
747Fuelleborn's LongclawMacronyx fuelleborniMany
748Rosy-throated LongclawMacronyx ameliaeMany
749Grimwood's LongclawMacronyx grimwoodi 

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

750Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicusMany
751Western CitrilCrithagra frontalis 
752Black-faced CanaryCrithagra capistratusKSK,NWR
753Black-throated CanaryCrithagra atrogularisMany
754Brimstone CanaryCrithagra sulphuratusMany
755{Yellow Canary}Crithagra flaviventris 
756Streaky SeedeaterCrithagra striolatus 
757Yellow-browed SeedeaterCrithagra whytii 
758Black-eared SeedeaterCrithagra mennelliMany
759{Streaky-headed Seedeater}Crithagra gularis 
760Reichard's SeedeaterCrithagra reichardiMany
761Yellow-crowned CanarySerinus flavivertex 

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

762&Lark-like BuntinglEmberiza impetuaniKFLT
763Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisiMany
764Cape BuntingEmberiza capensis 
765Golden-breasted BuntingEmberiza flaviventrisMany
766Cabanis's BuntingEmberiza cabanisiMany

 

 *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 Flats463
Kafue National Park497
Kasanka National Park449
Lower Zambesi National Park390
Mutinondo Wilderness325
Nchila Wildlife Reserve388
Nkanga River Area437
North Luangwa National Park404
South Luangwa National Park460
ZBVF337
ZLNP449
ZMR303
ZNNP251
Total Species766

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.