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# Species:390
# Excl Vagrants:390
# Endemics:0
# Near Endemics:0

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.*

color codes

 
Ducks: Anatidae

1White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduata
2Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolor
3Knob-billed DuckSarkidiornis melanotos
4Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
5Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensis
6African Pygmy-GooseNettapus auritus
7Southern PochardNetta erythrophthalma

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

8Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris
9Southern Crested GuineafowlGuttera edouardi

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

10Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaena
11Shelley's FrancolinScleroptera shelleyi
12<Blue Quail>Synoicus adansonii
13Harlequin QuailCoturnix delegorguei
14Natal SpurfowlPternistis natalensis
15Swainson's SpurfowlPternistis swainsonii
16Red-necked SpurfowlPternistis afer

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

17/Greater Flamingo/Phoenicopterus roseus

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

18Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

19Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiens
20Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
21Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
22Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
23Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilos
24Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistria
25Namaqua DoveOena capensis
26African Green-PigeonTreron calvus

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

27Double-banded SandgrousePterocles bicinctus

 
Bustards: Otididae

28Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogaster

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

29Schalow's TuracoTauraco schalowi
30Purple-crested TuracoGallirex porphyreolophus
31Gray Go-away-birdCrinifer concolor

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

32Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitarius
33Black CuckooCuculus clamosus
34/Common Cuckoo/Cuculus canorus
35African CuckooCuculus gularis
36Black CoucalCentropus grillii
37Senegal CoucalCentropus senegalensis
38White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosus
39Pied CuckooClamator jacobinus
40Levaillant's CuckooClamator levaillantii
41Great Spotted CuckooClamator glandarius
42Thick-billed CuckooPachycoccyx audeberti
43Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaas
44African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreus
45Dideric CuckooChrysococcyx caprius

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

46Pennant-winged NightjarCaprimulgus vexillarius
47/Eurasian Nightjar/Caprimulgus europaeus
48Fiery-necked NightjarCaprimulgus pectoralis
49Freckled NightjarCaprimulgus tristigma
50Square-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus fossii

 
Swifts: Apodidae

51Mottled SpinetailTelacanthura ussheri
52Bat-like SpinetailNeafrapus boehmi
53Mottled SwiftTachymarptis aequatorialis
54/Common Swift/Apus apus
55Little SwiftApus affinis
56Horus SwiftApus horus
57African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

58(African Crake)Crex egregia
59Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
60Allen's GallinulePorphyrio alleni
61African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensis
62(Striped Crake)Amaurornis marginalis
63Black CrakeZapornia flavirostra

 
Flufftails: Sarothruridae

64Buff-spotted FlufftailSarothrura elegans

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

65Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatus

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

66Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

67/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticula
68Three-banded PloverCharadrius tricollaris
69Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostris
70Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatus
71White-crowned LapwingVanellus albiceps
72Senegal LapwingVanellus lugubris
73Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatus
74Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallus
75/Caspian Plover/Anarhynchus asiaticus
76Kittlitz's PloverAnarhynchus pecuarius
77White-fronted PloverAnarhynchus marginatus

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

78Greater Painted-SnipeRostratula benghalensis

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

79African JacanaActophilornis africanus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

80African SnipeGallinago nigripennis
81/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
82/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilis
83/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareola
84/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia
85/Ruff/Calidris pugnax
86/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferruginea
87/Little Stint/Calidris minuta

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

88Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticus

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

89Bronze-winged CourserRhinoptilus chalcopterus
90Three-banded CourserRhinoptilus cinctus
91(Temminck's Courser)Cursorius temminckii
92Rock PratincoleGlareola nuchalis
93Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

94Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalus
95African SkimmerRynchops flavirostris
96/Caspian Tern/Hydroprogne caspia
97/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterus

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

98African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerus
99Black StorkCiconia nigra
100/Abdim's Stork/Ciconia abdimii
101African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelis
102/White Stork/Ciconia ciconia
103Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensis
104Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumenifer
105Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibis

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

106African DarterAnhinga rufa

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

107Long-tailed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
108Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

109#Great White Pelican#Pelecanus onocrotalus
110Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescens

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

111HamerkopScopus umbretta

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

112(Dwarf Bittern)Ixobrychus sturmii
113Little BitternIxobrychus minutus
114Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
115Slaty EgretEgretta vinaceigula
116Black HeronEgretta ardesiaca
117Little EgretEgretta garzetta
118White-backed Night HeronCalherodius leuconotus
119Striated HeronButorides striata
120Rufous-bellied HeronArdeola rufiventris
121Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
122/Western Cattle Egret/Bubulcus ibis
123Great EgretArdea alba
124Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhyncha
125Gray HeronArdea cinerea
126Purple HeronArdea purpurea
127Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala
128Goliath HeronArdea goliath

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

129Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
130African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
131Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash
132African SpoonbillPlatalea alba

 
Secretary-bird: Sagittariidae

133SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentarius

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

134/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

135Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
136African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typus
137Palm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensis
138/European Honey-buzzard/Pernis apivorus
139African Cuckoo-HawkAviceda cuculoides
140White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalis
141Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotos
142Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus
143White-backed VultureGyps africanus
144BateleurTerathopius ecaudatus
145Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralis
146Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereus
147Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascens
148Bat HawkMacheiramphus alcinus
149Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatus
150Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosus
151Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalis
152/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarina
153|Wahlberg's Eagle|Hieraaetus wahlbergi
154/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatus
155Ayres's Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresii
156Tawny EagleAquila rapax
157/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensis
158Verreaux's EagleAquila verreauxii
159African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogaster
160Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicus
161Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabates
162Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabar
163African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorus
164/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus
165African GoshawkAccipiter toussenelii
166ShikraAccipiter badius
167Little SparrowhawkAccipiter minullus
168Ovambo SparrowhawkAccipiter ovampensis
169Black GoshawkAccipiter melanoleucus
170/Black Kite/Milvus migrans
171African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vocifer
172/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteo
173Augur BuzzardButeo augur

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

174Barn OwlTyto alba

 
Owls: Strigidae

175African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensis
176Northern White-faced OwlPtilopsis leucotis
177Spotted Eagle-OwlBubo africanus
178Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lactea
179Pel's Fishing-OwlScotopelia peli
180Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatum
181African Barred OwletGlaucidium capense
182African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordii
183Marsh OwlAsio capensis

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

184Red-faced MousebirdUrocolius indicus

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

185Narina TrogonApaloderma narina

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

186/Eurasian Hoopoe/Upupa epops

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

187Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureus
188Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelas

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

189Southern Ground-HornbillBucorvus leadbeateri
190Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatus
191African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutus
192Pale-billed HornbillLophoceros pallidirostris
193Southern Red-billed HornbillTockus rufirostris
194Southern Yellow-billed HornbillTockus leucomelas
195Trumpeter HornbillBycanistes bucinator

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

196Half-collared KingfisherAlcedo semitorquata
197Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
198African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina picta
199Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephala
200Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensis
201Brown-hooded KingfisherHalcyon albiventris
202Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicuti
203Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maxima
204Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

205White-fronted Bee-eaterMerops bullockoides
206Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
207Swallow-tailed Bee-eaterMerops hirundineus
208/Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/Merops persicus
209Madagascar Bee-eaterMerops superciliosus
210/European Bee-eater/Merops apiaster
211(Southern Carmine Bee-eater)Merops nubicoides

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

212/European Roller/Coracias garrulus
213Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatus
214Racket-tailed RollerCoracias spatulatus
215<Rufous-crowned Roller>Coracias naevius
216Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurus

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

217Crested BarbetTrachyphonus vaillantii
218Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconus
219Black-collared BarbetLybius torquatus

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

220Green-backed HoneyguideProdotiscus zambesiae
221Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minor
222Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicator

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

223Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescens
224Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquus
225Bennett's WoodpeckerCampethera bennettii
226Golden-tailed WoodpeckerCampethera abingoni

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

227/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanni
228Dickinson's KestrelFalco dickinsoni
229Red-necked FalconFalco chicquera
230/Amur Falcon/Falco amurensis
231Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus
232Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

233Lilian's LovebirdAgapornis lilianae

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

234Brown-necked ParrotPoicephalus fuscicollis
235Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeri

 
African and Green Broadbill: Calyptomenidae

236African BroadbillSmithornis capensis

 
Pittas: Pittidae

237|African Pitta|Pitta angolensis

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

238White-breasted CuckooshrikeCoracina pectoralis
239Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flava

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

240/Eurasian Golden Oriole/Oriolus oriolus
241African Golden OrioleOriolus auratus
242African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatus

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

243Black-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira peltata
244Chinspot BatisBatis molitor

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

245White HelmetshrikePrionops plumatus
246Retz's HelmetshrikePrionops retzii

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

247BrubruNilaus afer
248Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cubla
249Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalus
250Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australis
251Tropical BoubouLaniarius major
252Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeTelophorus sulfureopectus
253Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchoti

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

254Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

255African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

256/Red-backed Shrike/Lanius collurio
257|Lesser Gray Shrike|Lanius minor

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

258Pied CrowCorvus albus

 
Hyliotas: Hyliotidae

259Yellow-bellied HyliotaHyliota flavigaster
260Southern HyliotaHyliota australis

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

261Southern Black-TitMelaniparus niger
262Rufous-bellied TitMelaniparus rufiventris
263Miombo TitMelaniparus griseiventris

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

264African Penduline-TitAnthoscopus caroli

 
Larks: Alaudidae

265Dusky LarkPinarocorys nigricans
266<Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark>Eremopterix leucotis
267Flappet LarkMirafra rufocinnamomea
268Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinerea

 
Nicators: Nicatoridae

269Eastern NicatorNicator gularis

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

270Red-capped CrombecSylvietta ruficapilla
271Cape CrombecSylvietta rufescens

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

272Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialis
273Greencap EremomelaEremomela scotops
274Burnt-neck EremomelaEremomela usticollis
275Stierling's Wren-WarblerCalamonastes stierlingi
276Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
277Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavida
278Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
279Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythrops
280Rattling CisticolaCisticola chiniana
281Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensis
282Piping CisticolaCisticola fulvicapilla
283Siffling CisticolaCisticola brachypterus
284Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
285Desert CisticolaCisticola aridulus

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

286African Yellow-WarblerIduna natalensis
287/Sedge Warbler/Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
288/Marsh Warbler/Acrocephalus palustris
289Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostris
290/Great Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus arundinaceus

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

291/River Warbler/Locustella fluviatilis
292Little Rush WarblerBradypterus baboecala

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

293Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristoptera
294Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopyga
295Plain MartinRiparia paludicola
296/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia
297Rock MartinPtyonoprogne fuligula
298/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
299Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
300/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicum
301Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica
302Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensis

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

303Sombre GreenbulAndropadus importunus
304Yellow-bellied GreenbulChlorocichla flaviventris
305Terrestrial BrownbulPhyllastrephus terrestris
306Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

307/Willow Warbler/Phylloscopus trochilus

 
Bush Warblers and Allies: Scotocercidae

308Livingstone's FlycatcherErythrocercus livingstonei

 
Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, and Allies: Sylviidae

309/Garden Warbler/Sylvia borin
310/Greater Whitethroat/Curruca communis

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

311Southern Yellow White-eyeZosterops anderssoni

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

312Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineii

 
Treecreepers: Certhiidae

313African Spotted CreeperSalpornis salvadori

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

314Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorynchus
315Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanus

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

316Wattled StarlingCreatophora cinerea
317Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogaster
318Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morio
319Meves's StarlingLamprotornis mevesii
320Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

321Kurrichane ThrushTurdus libonyana

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

322|Spotted Flycatcher|Muscicapa striata
323Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidus
324Gray Tit-FlycatcherFraseria plumbeus
325Ashy FlycatcherFraseria caerulescens
326Southern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelaina
327Bearded Scrub-RobinCercotrichas quadrivirgata
328Miombo Scrub-RobinCercotrichas barbata
329Red-backed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas leucophrys
330White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heuglini
331Red-capped Robin-ChatCossypha natalensis
332Collared Palm-ThrushCichladusa arquata
333/Thrush Nightingale/Luscinia luscinia
334Mocking Cliff-ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
335Arnot's ChatMyrmecocichla arnotti
336Capped WheatearOenanthe pileata
337Familiar ChatOenanthe familiaris

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

338Western Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes longuemarei
339Collared SunbirdHedydipna collaris
340Amethyst SunbirdChalcomitra amethystina
341Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
342Shelley's SunbirdCinnyris shelleyi
343Purple-banded SunbirdCinnyris bifasciatus
344White-breasted SunbirdCinnyris talatala
345Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus
346Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

347White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahali
348Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubriceps
349Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis
350Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthops
351Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermedius
352Southern Masked-WeaverPloceus velatus
353Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
354<Red-billed Quelea>Quelea quelea
355Southern Red BishopEuplectes orix
356Yellow BishopEuplectes capensis
357White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatus
358Red-collared WidowbirdEuplectes ardens

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

359Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
360Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolor
361Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
362<Cut-throat>Amadina fasciata
363Southern CordonbleuUraeginthus angolensis
364Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melba
365Orange-winged PytiliaPytilia afra
366Peters's TwinspotHypargos niveoguttatus
367Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala
368Jameson's FirefinchLagonosticta rhodopareia

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

369Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
370Broad-tailed Paradise-WhydahVidua obtusa
371Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaea
372Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeata
373Purple IndigobirdVidua purpurascens
374Parasitic WeaverAnomalospiza imberbis

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

375House SparrowPasser domesticus
376Southern Gray-headed SparrowPasser diffusus
377Yellow-throated Bush SparrowGymnornis superciliaris

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

378Mountain WagtailMotacilla clara
379/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flava
380African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp
381African PipitAnthus cinnamomeus
382Woodland PipitAnthus nyassae
383Buffy PipitAnthus vaalensis
384Striped PipitAnthus lineiventris

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

385Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicus
386Brimstone CanaryCrithagra sulphuratus
387Black-eared SeedeaterCrithagra mennelli
388Reichard's SeedeaterCrithagra reichardi

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

389Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisi
390Golden-breasted BuntingEmberiza flaviventris

 

 *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 Visitor46
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient4
##Non-breeding Dispersal1
<>Erratic/Irregular5
()Breeding Season Only5
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened6
VVulnerable3
ENEndangered5
CRCritically Endangered3

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.