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MUTINONDO WILDERNESS

ZAMBIALOCALE

Area (SqKm):100
# Species:325
# Excl Vagrants:325
# Endemics:0
# Near Endemics:0
Species/100 SqKm:325.0

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.*

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Ducks: Anatidae

1White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduata
2Knob-billed DuckSarkidiornis melanotos
3Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensis
4African Black DuckAnas sparsa
5Southern PochardNetta erythrophthalma

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

6Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

7Coqui FrancolinCampocolinus coqui
8Whyte's FrancolinScleroptera whytei
9&Blue QuaillSynoicus adansonii
10Hildebrandt's SpurfowlPternistis hildebrandti
11Red-necked SpurfowlPternistis afer

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

12Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
13Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
14Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
15Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilos
16African Green-PigeonTreron calvus

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

17Double-banded SandgrousePterocles bicinctus

 
Bustards: Otididae

18Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogaster

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

19Gray Go-away-birdCrinifer concolor
20Ross's TuracoTauraco rossae
21Schalow's TuracoTauraco schalowi

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

22Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitarius
23Black CuckooCuculus clamosus
24/Common Cuckoo/Cuculus canorus
25African CuckooCuculus gularis
26Black CoucalCentropus grillii
27Coppery-tailed CoucalCentropus cupreicaudus
28Senegal CoucalCentropus senegalensis
29Levaillant's CuckooClamator levaillantii
30Great Spotted CuckooClamator glandarius
31Thick-billed CuckooPachycoccyx audeberti
32Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaas
33African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreus
34Dideric CuckooChrysococcyx caprius

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

35Pennant-winged NightjarCaprimulgus vexillarius
36Fiery-necked NightjarCaprimulgus pectoralis
37Swamp NightjarCaprimulgus natalensis
38Freckled NightjarCaprimulgus tristigma
39Square-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus fossii

 
Swifts: Apodidae

40/Common Swift/Apus apus

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

41/Corn Crake/Crex crex
42Lesser MoorhenGallinula angulata

 
Flufftails: Sarothruridae

43Red-chested FlufftailSarothrura rufa
44Chestnut-headed FlufftailSarothrura lugens

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

45African FinfootPodica senegalensis

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

46Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallus

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

47Greater Painted-SnipeRostratula benghalensis

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

48Lesser JacanaMicroparra capensis
49African JacanaActophilornis africanus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

50/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
51/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropus
52/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareola
53/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

54Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticus

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

55Bronze-winged CourserRhinoptilus chalcopterus
56(Temminck's Courser)Cursorius temminckii

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

57Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

58African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerus
59Black StorkCiconia nigra
60/Abdim's Stork/Ciconia abdimii
61African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelis
62/White Stork/Ciconia ciconia
63Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumenifer

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

64Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

65(Dwarf Bittern)Botaurus sturmii
66Little BitternBotaurus minutus
67White-backed Night HeronCalherodius leuconotus
68Striated HeronButorides striata
69Rufous-bellied HeronArdeola rufiventris
70/Western Cattle-Egret/Bubulcus ibis
71Great EgretArdea alba

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

72HamerkopScopus umbretta

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

73Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
74African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typus
75Palm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensis
76African Cuckoo-HawkAviceda cuculoides
77White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalis
78Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotos
79Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus
80White-backed VultureGyps africanus
81BateleurTerathopius ecaudatus
82Western Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascens
83Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralis
84Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereus
85Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatus
86Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosus
87Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalis
88/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarina
89|Wahlberg's Eagle|Hieraaetus wahlbergi
90/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatus
91/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensis
92Verreaux's EagleAquila verreauxii
93African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogaster
94Bat HawkMacheiramphus alcinus
95Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabar
96Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabates
97Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicus
98Little SparrowhawkTachyspiza minullus
99ShikraTachyspiza badius
100Ovambo SparrowhawkAccipiter ovampensis
101Black GoshawkAstur melanoleucus
102/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosus
103African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorus
104/Montagu's Harrier/Circus pygargus
105/Black Kite/Milvus migrans
106African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vocifer
107/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteo
108Augur BuzzardButeo augur

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

109African Grass-OwlTyto capensis
110Western Barn OwlTyto alba

 
Owls: Strigidae

111African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensis
112Northern White-faced OwlPtilopsis leucotis
113Spotted Eagle-OwlBubo africanus
114Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lactea
115African Barred OwletGlaucidium capense
116African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordii
117Marsh OwlAsio capensis

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

118Narina TrogonApaloderma narina

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

119/Eurasian Hoopoe/Upupa epops

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

120Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureus
121Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelas

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

122Southern Ground-HornbillBucorvus leadbeateri
123Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatus
124Pale-billed HornbillLophoceros pallidirostris
125Trumpeter HornbillBycanistes bucinator

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

126Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
127Swallow-tailed Bee-eaterMerops hirundineus
128Olive Bee-eaterMerops superciliosus
129/European Bee-eater/Merops apiaster
130(Southern Carmine Bee-eater)Merops nubicoides

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

131Half-collared KingfisherAlcedo semitorquata
132Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
133African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina picta
134Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephala
135Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensis
136Brown-hooded KingfisherHalcyon albiventris
137Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicuti
138Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maxima
139Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

140/European Roller/Coracias garrulus
141Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatus
142Racket-tailed RollerCoracias spatulatus
143Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurus

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

144Whyte's BarbetStactolaema whytii
145Anchieta's BarbetStactolaema anchietae
146Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconus
147Miombo BarbetTricholaema frontata
148Black-collared BarbetLybius torquatus
149Black-backed BarbetPogonornis minor

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

150Green-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus zambesiae
151Pallid HoneyguideIndicator meliphilus
152Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minor
153Scaly-throated HoneyguideIndicator variegatus
154Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicator

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

155Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescens
156Green-backed WoodpeckerCampethera cailliautii
157Bennett's WoodpeckerCampethera bennettii
158Golden-tailed WoodpeckerCampethera abingoni

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

159/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanni
160Dickinson's KestrelFalco dickinsoni
161/Amur Falcon/Falco amurensis
162/Eurasian Hobby/Falco subbuteo
163African HobbyFalco cuvierii
164Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus
165Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

166Brown-necked ParrotPoicephalus fuscicollis
167Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeri

 
African and Green Broadbill: Calyptomenidae

168African BroadbillSmithornis capensis

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

169White-breasted CuckooshrikeCeblepyris pectoralis
170Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flava

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

171/Eurasian Golden Oriole/Oriolus oriolus
172African Golden OrioleOriolus auratus
173African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatus

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

174Black-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira peltata
175Chinspot BatisBatis molitor

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

176White-crested HelmetshrikePrionops plumatus
177Retz's HelmetshrikePrionops retzii

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

178BrubruNilaus afer
179Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cubla
180Marsh TchagraTchagra minutus
181Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalus
182Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australis
183Tropical BoubouLaniarius major
184Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeChlorophoneus sulfureopectus
185Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchoti

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

186Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

187African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

188/Red-backed Shrike/Lanius collurio
189|Lesser Gray Shrike|Lanius minor
190Southern FiscalLanius collaris
191Souza's ShrikeLanius souzae

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

192Pied CrowCorvus albus
193White-necked RavenCorvus albicollis

 
Hyliotas: Hyliotidae

194Yellow-bellied HyliotaHyliota flavigaster
195Southern HyliotaHyliota australis

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

196White-tailed Blue FlycatcherElminia albicauda
197White-tailed Crested FlycatcherElminia albonotata

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

198White-winged Black-TitMelaniparus leucomelas
199Rufous-bellied TitMelaniparus rufiventris
200Miombo TitMelaniparus griseiventris

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

201African Penduline-TitAnthoscopus caroli

 
Larks: Alaudidae

202Dusky LarkPinarocorys nigricans
203Flappet LarkAmirafra rufocinnamomea

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

204Red-capped CrombecSylvietta ruficapilla
205Moustached Grass-WarblerMelocichla mentalis

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

206Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialis
207Green-capped EremomelaEremomela scotops
208Black-necked EremomelaEremomela atricollis
209Stierling's Wren-WarblerCalamonastes stierlingi
210Bar-throated ApalisApalis thoracica
211Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
212Trilling CisticolaCisticola woosnami
213Rock-loving CisticolaCisticola aberrans
214Rattling CisticolaCisticola chiniana
215Chirping CisticolaCisticola pipiens
216Stout CisticolaCisticola robustus
217Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensis
218Piping CisticolaCisticola fulvicapilla
219Siffling CisticolaCisticola brachypterus
220Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
221Pale-crowned CisticolaCisticola cinnamomeus

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

222African Yellow-WarblerIduna natalensis

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

223Fan-tailed GrassbirdCatriscus brevirostris

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

224(White-headed Sawwing)Psalidoprocne albiceps
225Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristoptera
226Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopyga
227Banded MartinNeophedina cincta
228Southern Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne fuligula
229Montane Blue SwallowHirundo atrocaerulea
230/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
231/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicum
232Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica
233Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensis

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

234Pale-throated GreenbulAtimastillas flavigula
235Little GreenbulEurillas virens
236Gray-olive GreenbulPhyllastrephus cerviniventris
237Cabanis's GreenbulPhyllastrephus cabanisi
238Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

239/Willow Warbler/Phylloscopus trochilus
240Laura's Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus laurae

 
Sylviid Warblers and Allies: Sylviidae

241/Garden Warbler/Sylvia borin
242/Greater Whitethroat/Curruca communis

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

243Southern Yellow White-eyeZosterops anderssoni

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

244Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineii
245Hartlaub's BabblerTurdoides hartlaubii

 
Spotted Creepers: Salpornithidae

246African Spotted CreeperSalpornis salvadori

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

247Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanus

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

248Wattled StarlingCreatophora cinerea
249Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogaster
250Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morio

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

251Groundscraper ThrushTurdus litsitsirupa
252Kurrichane ThrushTurdus libonyana

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

253African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adusta
254|Spotted Flycatcher|Muscicapa striata
255Boehm's FlycatcherBradornis boehmi
256Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidus
257Gray Tit-FlycatcherFraseria plumbeus
258Ashy FlycatcherFraseria caerulescens
259Southern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelaina
260Miombo Scrub-RobinTychaedon barbata
261White-browed Scrub RobinCercotrichas leucophrys
262White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heuglini
263Bocage's AkalatSheppardia bocagei
264/Collared Flycatcher/Ficedula albicollis
265Miombo Rock-ThrushMonticola angolensis
266African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
267Mocking Cliff-ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
268Sooty ChatMyrmecocichla nigra
269Arnot's ChatMyrmecocichla arnotti
270Capped WheatearOenanthe pileata
271Familiar ChatOenanthe familiaris

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

272Anchieta's SunbirdAnthreptes anchietae
273Western Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes longuemarei
274Collared SunbirdHedydipna collaris
275Green-headed SunbirdCyanomitra verticalis
276Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivacea
277Amethyst SunbirdChalcomitra amethystina
278Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
279Miombo SunbirdCinnyris manoensis
280Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus
281Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

282Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubriceps
283Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis
284Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthops
285Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
286Bar-winged WeaverPloceus angolensis
287Red-headed QueleaQuelea erythrops
288&Red-billed QuelealQuelea quelea
289White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatus
290Yellow-mantled WidowbirdEuplectes macroura
291Red-collared WidowbirdEuplectes ardens
292Marsh WidowbirdEuplectes hartlaubi

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

293Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
294Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolor
295Swee WaxbillCoccopygia melanotis
296Green-backed TwinspotMandingoa nitidula
297Black-tailed WaxbillGlaucestrilda perreini
298Fawn-breasted WaxbillEstrilda paludicola
299Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
300QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollis
301LocustfinchPaludipasser locustella
302Southern CordonbleuUraeginthus angolensis
303Orange-winged PytiliaPytilia afra
304African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricata

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

305Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
306Broad-tailed Paradise-WhydahVidua obtusa

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

307Yellow-throated Bush SparrowGymnornis superciliaris

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

308Mountain WagtailMotacilla clara
309Gray WagtailMotacilla cinerea
310/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flava
311African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp
312Woodland PipitAnthus nyassae
313Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrys
314Buffy PipitAnthus vaalensis
315Striped PipitAnthus lineiventris
316/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialis
317Bush PipitAnthus caffer
318Fuelleborn's LongclawMacronyx fuelleborni

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

319Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicus
320Brimstone CanaryCrithagra sulphuratus
321Black-eared SeedeaterCrithagra mennelli
322Reichard's SeedeaterCrithagra reichardi

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

323Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisi
324Golden-breasted BuntingEmberiza flaviventris
325Cabanis's BuntingEmberiza cabanisi

 

 *Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through 2021 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees. IUCN status may reflect splits not currently recognized by Clements.
**Species not accepted by Clements, AOU, or SACC that we recognize based on the IOC, field observations along with geographical separation, consensus opinions of field guide authors, and other sources. These species are potential splits in future Clements updates.

OTHER LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor33
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient3
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular2
()Breeding Season Only4
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened2
VVulnerable2
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.