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VICTORIA FALLS AREA

ZAMBIALOCALE

Area (SqKm):66
# Species:378
# Excl Vagrants:378
# Endemics:0
# Near Endemics:0
Species/100 SqKm:572.7
Habitat: Riverine forest, Miombo woodland, grassland

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
3White-backed DuckThalassornis leuconotus
4Knob-billed DuckSarkidiornis melanotos
5Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
6Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensis
7African Pygmy-GooseNettapus auritus
8Blue-billed TealSpatula hottentota
9Cape ShovelerSpatula smithii
10African Black DuckAnas sparsa
11Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulata
12Cape TealAnas capensis
13Red-billed DuckAnas erythrorhyncha
14Southern PochardNetta erythrophthalma

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

15Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

16Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaena
17Coqui FrancolinCampocolinus coqui
18Shelley's FrancolinScleroptera shelleyi
19&Blue QuaillSynoicus adansonii
20Harlequin QuailCoturnix delegorguei
21Natal SpurfowlPternistis natalensis
22Swainson's SpurfowlPternistis swainsonii

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

23Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
24Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
25Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
26Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilos
27Namaqua DoveOena capensis
28African Green-PigeonTreron calvus

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

29Double-banded SandgrousePterocles bicinctus

 
Bustards: Otididae

30Kori BustardArdeotis kori
31Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogaster

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

32Gray Go-away-birdCrinifer concolor
33Schalow's TuracoTauraco schalowi

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

34Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitarius
35Black CuckooCuculus clamosus
36/Common Cuckoo/Cuculus canorus
37Black CoucalCentropus grillii
38Coppery-tailed CoucalCentropus cupreicaudus
39Senegal CoucalCentropus senegalensis
40Burchell's CoucalCentropus burchellii
41Pied CuckooClamator jacobinus
42Levaillant's CuckooClamator levaillantii
43Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaas
44African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreus
45Dideric CuckooChrysococcyx caprius

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

46Freckled NightjarCaprimulgus tristigma
47Square-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus fossii

 
Swifts: Apodidae

48\Alpine Swift\Tachymarptis melba
49Mottled SwiftTachymarptis aequatorialis
50/Common Swift/Apus apus
51African SwiftApus barbatus
52Little SwiftApus affinis
53Horus SwiftApus horus
54White-rumped SwiftApus caffer
55African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

56African RailRallus caerulescens
57/Corn Crake/Crex crex
58(African Crake)Crecopsis egregia
59/Spotted Crake/Porzana porzana
60Lesser MoorhenGallinula angulata
61Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
62Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata
63Allen's GallinulePorphyrio alleni
64(Striped Crake)Aenigmatolimnas marginalis
65Black CrakeZapornia flavirostra
66Baillon's CrakeZapornia pusilla

 
Flufftails: Sarothruridae

67Buff-spotted FlufftailSarothrura elegans

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

68African FinfootPodica senegalensis

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

69Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensis
70Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatus

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

71Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

72/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarola
73/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticula
74Three-banded PloverThinornis tricollaris
75Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostris
76Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatus
77White-crowned LapwingVanellus albiceps
78Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatus
79Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallus
80Kittlitz's PloverAnarhynchus pecuarius
81Chestnut-banded PloverAnarhynchus pallidus
82White-fronted PloverAnarhynchus marginatus

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

83Greater Painted-SnipeRostratula benghalensis

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

84Lesser JacanaMicroparra capensis
85African JacanaActophilornis africanus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

86Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
87/Great Snipe/Gallinago media
88African SnipeGallinago nigripennis
89/Terek Sandpiper/Xenus cinereus
90/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
91/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropus
92/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilis
93/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareola
94/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia
95/Ruddy Turnstone/Arenaria interpres
96/Ruff/Calidris pugnax
97/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferruginea
98Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
99/Sanderling/Calidris alba
100/Little Stint/Calidris minuta

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

101Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticus
102Black-rumped ButtonquailTurnix nanus

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

103Bronze-winged CourserRhinoptilus chalcopterus
104Three-banded CourserRhinoptilus cinctus
105Rock PratincoleGlareola nuchalis
106Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

107Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalus
108African SkimmerRynchops flavirostris
109Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
110/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterus

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

111/Lesser Flamingo/Phoenicoparrus minor

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

112Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

113African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerus
114Black StorkCiconia nigra
115/Abdim's Stork/Ciconia abdimii
116African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelis
117/White Stork/Ciconia ciconia
118Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensis
119Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumenifer
120Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibis

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

121African DarterAnhinga rufa

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

122Reed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
123Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

124Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
125African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
126Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash
127African SpoonbillPlatalea alba

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

128(Dwarf Bittern)Botaurus sturmii
129Little BitternBotaurus minutus
130Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
131Slaty EgretEgretta vinaceigula
132Black HeronEgretta ardesiaca
133Little EgretEgretta garzetta
134White-backed Night HeronCalherodius leuconotus
135Striated HeronButorides striata
136Rufous-bellied HeronArdeola rufiventris
137Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
138/Western Cattle-Egret/Bubulcus ibis
139Great EgretArdea alba
140Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhyncha
141Gray HeronArdea cinerea
142Purple HeronArdea purpurea
143Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala
144Goliath HeronArdea goliath

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

145HamerkopScopus umbretta

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

146/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

147Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
148African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typus
149African Cuckoo-HawkAviceda cuculoides
150/European Honey-buzzard/Pernis apivorus
151White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalis
152Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotos
153Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus
154White-backed VultureGyps africanus
155BateleurTerathopius ecaudatus
156Western Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascens
157Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralis
158Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereus
159Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatus
160Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosus
161Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalis
162/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarina
163|Wahlberg's Eagle|Hieraaetus wahlbergi
164/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatus
165Ayres's Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresii
166Tawny EagleAquila rapax
167/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensis
168Verreaux's EagleAquila verreauxii
169African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogaster
170Bat HawkMacheiramphus alcinus
171Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabar
172Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabates
173Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicus
174African GoshawkAerospiza toussenelii
175Little SparrowhawkTachyspiza minullus
176ShikraTachyspiza badius
177Ovambo SparrowhawkAccipiter ovampensis
178Black GoshawkAstur melanoleucus
179African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorus
180/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus
181/Black Kite/Milvus migrans
182African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vocifer
183/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteo
184Augur BuzzardButeo augur

 
Owls: Strigidae

185Northern White-faced OwlPtilopsis leucotis
186Spotted Eagle-OwlBubo africanus
187Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lactea
188Pel's Fishing-OwlScotopelia peli
189African Barred OwletGlaucidium capense
190African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordii
191Marsh OwlAsio capensis

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

192Red-faced MousebirdUrocolius indicus

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

193African Hoopoe**Upupa africana

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

194Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureus
195Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelas

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

196Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatus
197African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutus
198Southern Red-billed HornbillTockus rufirostris
199Trumpeter HornbillBycanistes bucinator

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

200White-fronted Bee-eaterMerops bullockoides
201Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
202Swallow-tailed Bee-eaterMerops hirundineus
203/Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/Merops persicus
204Olive Bee-eaterMerops superciliosus
205/European Bee-eater/Merops apiaster
206(Southern Carmine Bee-eater)Merops nubicoides

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

207Half-collared KingfisherAlcedo semitorquata
208Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
209African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina picta
210Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensis
211Brown-hooded KingfisherHalcyon albiventris
212Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicuti
213Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maxima
214Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

215/European Roller/Coracias garrulus
216Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatus
217Racket-tailed RollerCoracias spatulatus
218&Purple RollerlCoracias naevius
219Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurus

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

220Crested BarbetTrachyphonus vaillantii
221Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconus
222Black-collared BarbetLybius torquatus

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

223Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minor
224Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicator

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

225Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescens
226Olive WoodpeckerDendropicos griseocephalus
227Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquus
228Bennett's WoodpeckerCampethera bennettii
229Golden-tailed WoodpeckerCampethera abingoni

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

230/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanni
231Dickinson's KestrelFalco dickinsoni
232Red-necked FalconFalco chicquera
233/Red-footed Falcon/Falco vespertinus
234|Sooty Falcon|Falco concolor
235/Eurasian Hobby/Falco subbuteo
236Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus
237Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
238Taita FalconFalco fasciinucha

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

239Brown-necked ParrotPoicephalus fuscicollis
240Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeri

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

241Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flava

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

242African Golden OrioleOriolus auratus
243African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatus

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

244Chinspot BatisBatis molitor

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

245White-crested 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 BushshrikeChlorophoneus 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

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

259Southern Black-TitMelaniparus niger

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

260African Penduline-TitAnthoscopus caroli

 
Larks: Alaudidae

261Dusky LarkPinarocorys nigricans
262&Chestnut-backed Sparrow-LarklEremopterix leucotis
263Gray-backed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix verticalis
264Monotonous LarkMirafra passerina
265Flappet LarkAmirafra rufocinnamomea

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

266Long-billed CrombecSylvietta rufescens

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

267Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialis
268Green-capped EremomelaEremomela scotops
269Burnt-neck EremomelaEremomela usticollis
270Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
271Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavida
272Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
273Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythrops
274Rock-loving CisticolaCisticola aberrans
275Rattling CisticolaCisticola chiniana
276Luapula CisticolaCisticola luapula
277Piping CisticolaCisticola fulvicapilla
278Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

279/Icterine Warbler/Hippolais icterina
280/Sedge Warbler/Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
281/Marsh Warbler/Acrocephalus palustris
282/Common Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus scirpaceus
283Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostris
284/Great Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus arundinaceus

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

285/River Warbler/Locustella fluviatilis
286Little Rush WarblerBradypterus baboecala

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

287Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopyga
288Banded MartinNeophedina cincta
289Plain MartinRiparia paludicola
290/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia
291Southern Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne fuligula
292Pearl-breasted SwallowHirundo dimidiata
293/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
294White-throated SwallowHirundo albigularis
295Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
296/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicum
297Greater Striped SwallowCecropis cucullata
298Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica
299Rufous-chested SwallowCecropis semirufa

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

300Yellow-bellied GreenbulChlorocichla flaviventris
301Terrestrial BrownbulPhyllastrephus terrestris
302Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus
303\Black-fronted Bulbul\Pycnonotus nigricans

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

304/Willow Warbler/Phylloscopus trochilus

 
Sylviid Warblers and Allies: Sylviidae

305/Garden Warbler/Sylvia borin
306/Greater Whitethroat/Curruca communis

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

307Southern Yellow White-eyeZosterops anderssoni

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

308Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineii

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

309Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythroryncha
310Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanus

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

311Wattled StarlingCreatophora cinerea
312Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogaster
313Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morio
314Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

315Kurrichane ThrushTurdus libonyana

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

316|Spotted Flycatcher|Muscicapa striata
317Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidus
318Gray Tit-FlycatcherFraseria plumbeus
319Ashy FlycatcherFraseria caerulescens
320Southern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelaina
321Bearded Scrub-RobinTychaedon quadrivirgata
322White-browed Scrub RobinCercotrichas leucophrys
323Collared Palm-ThrushCichladusa arquata
324/Thrush Nightingale/Luscinia luscinia
325Miombo Rock-ThrushMonticola angolensis
326Mocking Cliff-ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
327Arnot's ChatMyrmecocichla arnotti
328Familiar ChatOenanthe familiaris

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

329Collared SunbirdHedydipna collaris
330Amethyst SunbirdChalcomitra amethystina
331Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
332Purple-banded SunbirdCinnyris bifasciatus
333White-bellied SunbirdCinnyris talatala
334Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus
335Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

336Red-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis niger
337White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahali
338Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis
339Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthops
340Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermedius
341Southern Masked-WeaverPloceus velatus
342Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
343&Red-billed QuelealQuelea quelea
344Southern Red BishopEuplectes orix
345&Yellow-crowned BishoplEuplectes afer
346Yellow BishopEuplectes capensis
347White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatus
348Yellow-mantled WidowbirdEuplectes macroura
349Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifrons

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

350Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
351Zebra WaxbillAmandava subflava
352Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
353&Cut-throatlAmadina fasciata
354Southern CordonbleuUraeginthus angolensis
355Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melba
356Red-throated TwinspotHypargos niveoguttatus
357Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala
358Jameson's FirefinchLagonosticta rhodopareia
359Brown FirefinchLagonosticta nitidula

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

360Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
361Broad-tailed Paradise-WhydahVidua obtusa
362Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaea
363Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeata
364Purple IndigobirdVidua purpurascens
365Parasitic WeaverAnomalospiza imberbis

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

366House SparrowPasser domesticus
367Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseus
368Southern Gray-headed SparrowPasser diffusus
369Yellow-throated Bush SparrowGymnornis superciliaris

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

370Cape WagtailMotacilla capensis
371Mountain WagtailMotacilla clara
372/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flava
373African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp
374Striped PipitAnthus lineiventris

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

375Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicus
376Black-throated CanaryCrithagra atrogularis

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

377Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisi
378Golden-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 Visitor52
\\Austral Visitor2
||Transient4
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular6
()Breeding Season Only4
{}Casual/Vagrant2
[]Accidental1

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened8
VVulnerable6
ENEndangered4
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.