ZAMBIA SPECIALTY BIRDS LIST
Accessible Species
AFRICA ZAMBIA
| Area (SqMi): | 290,585 |
| # Species: | 766 |
| # Excl Vagrants: | 732 |
| # Endemics: | 1 |
| # Near Endemics: | 3 |
| Species/1000 SqMi: | 2.5 |
OTHER COUNTRIESIN AFRICA
BIRDING LOCALES
DISTRIBUTION CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| E | Endemic | 1 |
| LC | Local | 13 |
| NE | Near Endemic | 0 |
| RR | Restricted Range | 55 |
STATUS CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| NT | Near Threatened | 14 |
| V | Vulnerable | 14 |
| EN | Endangered | 8 |
| CR | Critically Endangered | 4 |
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 specialty birds in the country occurring in locales typically visited by birding tours. Specialties include endemics and globally threatened, vulnerable or endangered. 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.*
| 1 | (Common Quail) | Coturnix coturnix | LC | |
| 2 | Hildebrandt's Spurfowl | Pternistis hildebrandti | RR | |
| 3 | Eastern Bronze-naped Pigeon | Columba delegorguei | RR | |
| 4 | Kori Bustard | Ardeotis kori | RR | NT |
| 5 | Denham's Bustard | Neotis denhami | NT | |
| 6 | Red-crested Bustard | Lophotis ruficrista | RR | |
| 7 | Green Malkoha | Ceuthmochares australis | RR | |
| 8 | Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo | Cercococcyx olivinus | RR | |
| 9 | Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo | Cercococcyx montanus | RR | |
| 10 | Mottled Swift | Tachymarptis aequatorialis | RR | |
| 11 | African Swift | Apus barbatus | RR | |
| 12 | Striped Flufftail | Sarothrura affinis | RR | |
| 13 | Gray Crowned-Crane | Balearica regulorum | EN | |
| 14 | Wattled Crane | Bugeranus carunculatus | V | |
| 15 | /Eurasian Curlew/ | Numenius arquata | NT | |
| 16 | /Black-tailed Godwit/ | Limosa limosa | NT | |
| 17 | /Great Snipe/ | Gallinago media | NT | |
| 18 | /Curlew Sandpiper/ | Calidris ferruginea | NT | |
| 19 | Black-winged Pratincole | Glareola nordmanni | NT | |
| 20 | Gull-billed Tern | Gelochelidon nilotica | LC | |
| 21 | /Lesser Flamingo/ | Phoenicoparrus minor | V | |
| 22 | African Woolly-necked Stork | Ciconia microscelis | NT | |
| 23 | Great Cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo | LC | |
| 24 | Slaty Egret | Egretta vinaceigula | V | |
| 25 | \Malagasy Pond-Heron\ | Ardeola idae | EN | |
| 26 | Shoebill | Balaeniceps rex | RR | V |
| 27 | Secretarybird | Sagittarius serpentarius | EN | |
| 28 | White-headed Vulture | Trigonoceps occipitalis | CR | |
| 29 | Lappet-faced Vulture | Torgos tracheliotos | EN | |
| 30 | Hooded Vulture | Necrosyrtes monachus | CR | |
| 31 | White-backed Vulture | Gyps africanus | CR | |
| 32 | #Cape Griffon# | Gyps coprotheres | V | |
| 33 | Bateleur | Terathopius ecaudatus | EN | |
| 34 | Crowned Eagle | Stephanoaetus coronatus | NT | |
| 35 | Martial Eagle | Polemaetus bellicosus | EN | |
| 36 | Tawny Eagle | Aquila rapax | V | |
| 37 | /Steppe Eagle/ | Aquila nipalensis | EN | |
| 38 | Verreaux's Eagle | Aquila verreauxii | RR | |
| 39 | /Pallid Harrier/ | Circus macrourus | NT | |
| 40 | Southern Ground-Hornbill | Bucorvus leadbeateri | V | |
| 41 | Bradfield's Hornbill | Lophoceros bradfieldi | RR | |
| 42 | White-bellied Kingfisher | Corythornis leucogaster | RR | |
| 43 | Whyte's Barbet | Stactolaema whytii | RR | |
| 44 | Anchieta's Barbet | Stactolaema anchietae | LC | |
| 45 | Chaplin's Barbet | Lybius chaplini | E | V |
| 46 | Least Honeyguide | Indicator exilis | RR | |
| 47 | Red-throated Wryneck | Jynx ruficollis | RR | |
| 48 | Brown-eared Woodpecker | Pardipicus caroli | RR | |
| 49 | Red-necked Falcon | Falco chicquera | NT | |
| 50 | /Red-footed Falcon/ | Falco vespertinus | V | |
| 51 | |Sooty Falcon| | Falco concolor | V | |
| 52 | Taita Falcon | Falco fasciinucha | LC | V |
| 53 | Lilian's Lovebird | Agapornis lilianae | RR | NT |
| 54 | Black-cheeked Lovebird | Agapornis nigrigenis | V | |
| 55 | White-tailed Crested Flycatcher | Elminia albonotata | RR | |
| 56 | Angola Lark | Amirafra angolensis | RR | |
| 57 | Pink-billed Lark | Spizocorys conirostris | RR | |
| 58 | Eastern Nicator | Nicator gularis | RR | |
| 59 | White-chinned Prinia | Schistolais leucopogon | RR | |
| 60 | Bar-throated Apalis | Apalis thoracica | LC | |
| 61 | Buff-throated Apalis | Apalis rufogularis | RR | |
| 62 | Chapin's Apalis | Apalis chapini | RR | |
| 63 | Red-winged Prinia | Prinia erythroptera | RR | |
| 64 | Black-lored Cisticola | Cisticola nigriloris | RR | |
| 65 | Stout Cisticola | Cisticola robustus | RR | |
| 66 | Dambo Cisticola | Cisticola dambo | RR | |
| 67 | Wing-snapping Cisticola | Cisticola ayresii | RR | |
| 68 | (White-headed Sawwing) | Psalidoprocne albiceps | RR | |
| 69 | Montane Blue Swallow | Hirundo atrocaerulea | V | |
| 70 | Black-and-rufous Swallow | Hirundo nigrorufa | RR | |
| 71 | Angola Swallow | Hirundo angolensis | RR | |
| 72 | Black-collared Bulbul | Neolestes torquatus | RR | |
| 73 | Honeyguide Greenbul | Baeopogon indicator | RR | |
| 74 | Yellow-streaked Greenbul | Phyllastrephus flavostriatus | RR | |
| 75 | \Black-fronted Bulbul\ | Pycnonotus nigricans | RR | |
| 76 | Livingstone's Flycatcher | Erythrocercus livingstonei | RR | |
| 77 | African Hill Babbler | Sylvia abyssinica | RR | |
| 78 | Chestnut-vented Warbler | Curruca subcaerulea | RR | |
| 79 | Cape Starling | Lamprotornis nitens | RR | |
| 80 | Rufous Flycatcher-Thrush | Stizorhina fraseri | RR | |
| 81 | Orange Ground-Thrush | Geokichla gurneyi | RR | |
| 82 | Sooty Flycatcher | Artomyias infuscata | RR | |
| 83 | Gray Tit-Flycatcher | Fraseria plumbeus | LC | |
| 84 | Gray-winged Robin-Chat | Sheppardia polioptera | RR | |
| 85 | Green-headed Sunbird | Cyanomitra verticalis | RR | |
| 86 | Orange-tufted Sunbird | Cinnyris bouvieri | LC | |
| 87 | Scaly Weaver | Sporopipes squamifrons | RR | |
| 88 | Bertram's Weaver | Ploceus bertrandi | RR | |
| 89 | Baglafecht Weaver | Ploceus baglafecht | LC | |
| 90 | Bocage's Weaver | Ploceus temporalis | LC | |
| 91 | &Cardinal Queleal | Quelea cardinalis | RR | |
| 92 | Swee Waxbill | Coccopygia melanotis | LC | |
| 93 | Green-backed Twinspot | Mandingoa nitidula | RR | |
| 94 | Red-cheeked Cordonbleu | Uraeginthus bengalus | RR | |
| 95 | Gray Wagtail | Motacilla cinerea | LC | |
| 96 | Yellow-throated Longclaw | Macronyx croceus | RR | |
| 97 | Grimwood's Longclaw | Macronyx grimwoodi | RR | |
| 98 | Black-eared Seedeater | Crithagra mennelli | LC | |
| 99 | Yellow-crowned Canary | Serinus flavivertex | RR |
*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.