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OF THE BIRDSof the Teso – Karamoja Region

A CHECKLIST

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PREFACEThe Avian biodiversity of the Teso-Karamoja Region is poorly studied, perhaps the least studied of all regions of Uganda. Clive F. Mann (1976) who doc-umented the birds of the Teso region in the mid-1970s, attributed the few ornithological studies in the Teso region to the comparatively uninteresting geography of the region. The region was not only similar to that of most parts of the country but also lacked in iconic features such as mountains and ‘true forests’. However this was not a true per-ception of the region. Despite the “uninteresting geography” the region is covered by five biomes including Somali-masai, Sudan guinea, Victoria ba-sin, Highland and a secondary Endemic Bird Area where the only endemic bird in Uganda is found. On the other hand, the lack of comprehensive studies on Karamoja’s birds has been due to insecurity as a result of cattle-rustling related conflicts (in the dry season). Also the region has had inaccessible roads that are frequently flooded (in the wet season).

Nonetheless, the swamps of North-east Uganda are recognized as a Secondary Endemic Bird Area due to the presence of Fox’s Weaver which is confined to Lake Kyoga basin. Previously there was reported breeding record at Rhino Camp but no more records have been reported since 1989. The region with its overlapping vegetation zones has characteristic bird species that are not found anywhere else in the country. The Sudan-guinea biome that cuts through northern half of Uganda from west Nile to Mt Elgon has species such as the Fox Kestrel, White Crest-ed Turaco, Somali-Masai biome that cuts through the north-east part of Karamoja area has 32 spe-cies that are not found in other parts of Uganda including Pale Chanting Goshawk, Yellow-necked Spurfowl, Karamoja Apalis, White-headed Buffalo Weaver and many others.

With growing interest in the region’s biodiversity, it is hoped that the information provided by this checklist will benefit tourists, researchers, and nature enthusiasts and help to raise more enthusiasm that may enrich this bird list in future.


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Despite the richness of the region in birds, the region has not been a key destination for birders and birding. Whereas the region is poorly studied, even the information known has not been available such as this checklist of the birds. Available records were scattered in various reports that are not in public domain. Therefore the aim of producing this booklet is to collate and compile a comprehensive list of the birds of the region as a quick search for researchers and visitors.

The checklist is based on actual species recorded through NatureUganda’s research programmes over the last 25 years. In addition to a comprehensive review of literature and studies by NBDB, UWA, NFA and consultation with bird guides. Other previous ornithological work and publications including the Birds of Teso District (1976), Checklist of the Birds of Uganda’s National Parks (Wilson 1995), the Important Bird Areas in Uganda (Byaruhanga et al 2001), National Biodiversity Databank records, Bird Atlas of Uganda (Car-swell et al., 2005), the Birds of East Africa (Stevenson & Fanshawe 2005), Checklist of Birds of Uganda (NatureUganda 2012), State of Birds in Ugan-da (NatureUganda 2014), and Forest Biodiversity Survey reports (1996).

With growing interest in the region’s biodiversity, it is hoped that the in-formation provided by this checklist will benefit tourists, researchers, and nature enthusiasts and help to raise more enthusiasm that may enrich this bird list in future.


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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSNatureUganda’s bird research surveys (Waterfowl Census Scheme, Common Birds Monitoring Scheme, and the Road Raptor Counts Scheme) in the Teso – Karamoja Region have provided the bulk of bird records used to produce this Checklist. A number of institutions played an integral role in making the research surveys possible especially Makerere University’s National Biodiversity Databank (NBDB), the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), the Uganda Bird Guides Club (UBGC), the African Bird Club (ABC), United Nations Development Program (UNDP) through her Global Environmental Facility (GEF) Small Grants Program and the BirdLife International Through her Important Bird Areas (IBA) Program.

The checklist was compiled by Achilles Byaruhanga, Jonathan Onongo, Dianah Nalwanga and Michael Kibuule.

A number of individuals made the checklist possible through various contributions; Prof. D. E. Pomeroy, Geofrey Akule, Micheal Opige, Lilian Twanza, Judith Mirembe, Gordon Y. Mwesigwa, Andrew Ssozi, Roger Skeen, Robert Ochom, Benard Lotuk, George Kaphu, Taban Bruhan, Robert Adaruku, Jacob Lotee, Daniel Logono, Henry Lopiko, Arshley Brian, Nelson Kisembo, Abia Atukwase, Joan Asiimwe, Gadaffi Mamba, Moses Mutungi, Davis Rukundo, Jombela Salmah, Isabella Ayaa, Rogers Kakura, Andrew Basire, and Wycliff Natukunda.

The checklist has been produced in consultation with the District Local Governments of Katakwi, Kaabong, Kotido, Kumi, Napak, Amudat, Nakapiripirit, and Nabilatuk.

The funding for the publication of the checklist was provided by the UNDP through her Global Environmental Facility (GEF) Small Grants Program under the Fox’s Weaver and Karamoja Apalis Conservation Project.

All photographs, unless stated, are from NatureUganda photobank.


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CONTENTS

PREFACE 4ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 6CONTENTS 7

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 101.1. Physiography & Climate 101.2. Bird Habitats 141.3. Key Conservation areas 171.4. A guide to using the checklist 19

CHAPTER 2: THE BIRD LIST 21Struthionidae: Ostriches 21Pelecanidae: Pelicans 21Podicipedidae: Grebes 21Phalacrocoracidae: Cormorants 21Anhingidae: Darters 21Ardeidae: Herons, Egrets and Bitterns 21Scopidae: Hamerkop 21Ciconiidae: Storks 21Balaenicipitidae: Shoebill 25Threskiornithidae: Ibises & Spoonbills 25Phoenicopteridae: Flamingos 25Anatidae: Ducks & Geese 25Sagittariidae: Secretary Bird 25Accipitridae: Hawks, Eagles, Vultures & Osprey 25Accipitridae: Hawks, Eagles, Vultures & Osprey 26Falconidae: Falcons 28Numididae: Guineafowl 28Phasianidae: Francolins, Spurfowls & Quails 29Turnicidae: Button-Quails 29Rallidae: Rails, Gallinules & Coots 29Jacanidae: Jacanas 31


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Gruidae: Cranes 31Otididae: Bustards 31Recurvirostridae: Avocets & Stilts 32Rostratulidae: Painted-snipes 32Burhinidae: Thick-knees 32Glareolidae: Coursers and Pratincoles 32Charadriidae: Plovers 32Scolopacidae: Sandpipers & Snipes 33Laridae: Gulls 35Sternidae: Terns 35Pteroclidae: Sandgrouse 35Columbidae: Pigeons & Doves 35Psittacidae: Parrots & Lovebirds 35Musophagidae: Turacos 36Cuculidae: Cuckoos & Coucals 37Tytonidae: Barn Owls 38Strigidae: Owls 38Camprimulgidae: Nightjars 38Apodidae: Swifts & Spinetails 39Coliidae: Mousebirds 39Trogonidae: Trogons 39Alcedinidae: Kingfishers 39Meropidae: Bee-eaters 40Coraciidae: Rollers 40Phoeniculidae: Woodhoopoes 41Upupidae: Hoopoes 41Bucerotidae: Hornbills 41Capitonidae: Barbets & Tinkerbirds 41Indicatoridae: Honeyguides 43Picidae: Woodpeckers, Wrynecks and Piculets 44Alaudidae: Larks 44Hirundinidae: Swallows, Martins & Saw-wings 44Motacillidae: Wagtails, Pipits & Longclaws 46Campephagidae: Cuckoo-shrikes 46Pycnonotidae: Bulbuls 46Muscicapidae: Chats, Wheatears and Old World Flycatchers 48Turdidae: Thrushes 53Sylviidae: Old World warblers 53Cisticolidae: Cisticolidae and Allies 53


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Platysteiridae: Shrike-flycatchers, Batises & Wattle-eyes 54Monarchidae: Monarch-flycatchers 54Timaliidae: Babblers 55Paridae: Tits 55Zosteropidae: White-eyes 55Nectariniidae: Sunbirds 55Laniidae: Shrikes 57Malaconotidae: Bush-shrikes 57Corvidae: Crows, Drongos & Piapiac 58Oriolidae: Orioles 58Buphagidae: Oxpeckers 58Sturnidae: Starlings 58Passeridae: Sparrows and Petronias 59Ploceidae: Weavers, Queleas and Widowbirds 59Estrildidae: Waxbills 63Viduidae: Whydahs and Indigobirds 65Fringillidae: Finches 66Emberizidae: Buntings 66

REFERENCES 67


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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION1.1 Physiography & ClimateThis bird checklist covers the Teso-Karamoja region measuring approximate area of 40,000 km² situated in North-eastern Uganda, 17% of Uganda’s to-tal area (241,550 km2). The area comprises of the two major Sub-regions the Teso Sub-region (13,000 km²) and the Karamoja Sub-region (27,000 km²). The Teso-Karamoja region is bordered by the Acholi and Lango sub-regions to the West; Busoga, Bugisu and Sebei sub-regions to the South; Kenya to the East; and South-Sudan to the North. The checklist does not cover Teso territories in the districts of Tororo and Busia “Southern Teso”.

The Teso – Karamoja region, like most of the landscape in Uganda lies most-ly between 1000 – 1500m above sea level. The Teso region is lying mostly between 1000 – 1300m entirely devoid of mountains the highest point (1656 m) being an out crop of Mt. Napak at Katakwi district’s north-east border with Napak District. The Karamoja region, consists of a low-lying plain in the south-western part bordering the Lake Opeta that gradually rises north-wards and eastwards towards the western escarpment of the Great Rift Valley (Turkana Escarpment) at the Kenya – Uganda border. Although most of the Karamoja region lies between 1000 – 1500m, rising from the plains are a number of mountains and hills, notably Mt. Kadam 3063m about 70 km north of Mt. Elgon, Mt. Napak 2500m about 60 km to the north-west of Mt. Kadam, Mt. Moroto 3083m about 70 km north-east of Mt. Napak, and Mt. Morongole (2750m) to the north in Kidepo National Park.

The Teso region although lacking in mountains, is largely made up of wet-lands of the Lake Kyoga Basin comprised of permanent papyrus swamps fringing the major Lakes Kyoga, Bisina and Opeta that transition into sea-sonally flooded wooded grasslands. Flowing in and out of the lakes are numerous rivers many of which are seasonal especially in the north-eastern part of Teso. Due to its topography, Teso is essentially a flood plain prone to flooding as a result of discharges from the surrounding hilly areas of Sebei and Karamoja. The Karamoja region on the other hand is drained by nu-merous seasonal rivers that flow from the hills in the east through the plains and valleys discharging their waters towards the south and west. Most of these rivers flow filled with water from the hills especially after storms “flash floods” but shortly afterward are dry and remain so for most of the time as such they have come to be known as “Snake Rivers”.


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Most of the rocks underlying the Teso – Karamoja region are of the Gneiss-Granulite Complex with the exception of Volcanic rocks in the ar-eas surrounding Mt. Kadam, Mt. Napak and Mt. Moroto. Vertisols are the dominant soil type in the region covering a large part of Karamoja and the North-eastern part of Teso. The soils of the Teso region comprise of mainly Plinthosols and Ferralsols but also include Gleysols, Fluvisols, Arenosols and Vertisols. The Karamoja region, while largely comprising of Vertisols, has a further Eighteen (18) major soil types including Acrisols, Alisols, Arenosols, Calcisols, Cambrisols, Fluvisols, Ferralsols, Gleyisols, Leptosols, Luvisols, Lixisols, Nitisols, Phaezems, Planosols, Plinthosols, Regosols, Solonets, and Umbrisols.

The climate of the Teso-Karamoja region is characterised by Tropical cli-mate in the Teso region and Semi-Arid climate in the Karamoja region. The Karamoja sub-region is the driest area of Uganda and unlike most parts of Uganda including the Teso sub-region that receive bimodal rainfall (March-June and October-December) averaging between 1000 – 1350mm of rainfall annually, the Karamoja area has a single long rainy period between March to mid-October. Annual rainfall in the Karamoja Region varies from 300 to 1000 mm.

A group of women from the Karamoja region


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Figure 1: Teso – Karamoja Region.


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Figure 2: The Topography


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1.2. Bird Habitats1.2.1. Major Terrestrial Ecological Zones & Vegetation types

Figure 3: The major terrestrial Eco-regions. (WWF Classification).


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The Teso – Karamoja region is classified into Four (4) major vegetation zones the East Sudanian savanna, the Northern Acacia-Commiphora bushlands, the Victoria Basin forest-savanna mosaic & thickets and the East African montane forests under the WWF classification system shown in Figure 3.

Previous publications such as the Bird Atlas of Uganda and Important Bird Areas of Uganda have used the Phytochoria described in (White 1983), this system also classifies the terrestrial habitats of the Teso-Karamoja region into Four (4) biomes the Sudan-Guinea Savanna Biome, Somali-Masai Bi-ome, the Lake Victoria Basin Biome, and the Afrotropical Highlands Biome.

Much of the area in the Teso – Karamoja region comprises of grasslands these have been categorized into seasonally-flooded Acacia- Hyparrhe-nia grasslands in the valleys sometimes classified as wetlands, while the plains are also covered by Butyrospermum-Hyparrhenia savannah and Combretum-Acacia-Hyparrhenia savannah (Langdale-Brown et al., 1964). Woodlands and forests are restricted to the tops of the mountains and hills forming high altitude forest and along rivers forming riverine forests.

Acacia drepanolobium grasslands in Pian-Upe Wildlife Reserve.


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The most prominent forests in the region are the high altitude forests of Mt. Moroto, Mt. Napak and Mt. Kadam. These three forests comprise of dry Combretum, Butyrospermum and dry Acacia savannas, with Junipe-rus-Podocarpus dry montane forest (Davenport et al., 1996). Forests are almost entirely restricted to the Karamoja region while woodlands although more common in Eastern Karamoja are widespread both in Teso and Kar-amoja.

Fulvous Whistling-Ducks, White-faced Whistling-Ducks and a Long-tailed Cormo-rant at Lake Opeta.

Major Aquatic HabitatsThe open water bodies are restricted to the Teso region, the Karamoja re-gion lacks open water bodies it is for this reason that most of papyrus wet-lands are restricted to the Teso region where they fringe the Lakes Opeta, Bisina, part of Lake Kyoga and its satellite lakes. Majority of the wetlands in the Karamoja region are seasonally-flooded grasslands that extend from the papyrus wetlands following streams and rivers that flow in and out of the lakes and hills.


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1.3. Key Conservation areas1.3.1. Important Bird AreasThe Teso – Karamoja region hosts 4 of the 34 Important Bird Areas (IBAs) namely, Lake Opeta, Lake Bisina, Mt. Moroto and Kidepo National Park (Byaruhanga et al., 2001). The IBAs cover the the Major habitat and land-use categories in the region i.e the Forests of Mt. Moroto, grasslands and woodlands of Kidepo, open water and wetlands of the Lake Opeta-Lake Bisina system therefore hosting all the species that occur in the region.

The location of the Four (4) IBAs


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1.3.2. Protected AreasA quarter of the land area 10,000 km² in the Teso – Karamoja Region is pro-tected. The Teso – Karamoja region is home to Pian-Upe Wildlife Reserve the second largest protected area in Uganda measuring 2000 km², this to-gether with Matheniko – Bokora Wildlife Reserve form a large network of protected areas. There are also significant Central Forest Reserves around the Labwor hills and around Kidepo National Park. Many areas outside pro-tected areas are hotspots for biodiversity such as Magoro and Ngarium in Katakwi, Iriiri in Napak and Chepskunya in Kween District.

Figure 5: The Protected Areas.


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1.4. A guide to using the checklist

The Fox’s Weaver Uganda’s only endemic bird species an icon of the Teso – Kar-amoja Region.

This checklist covers a total of 685 birds from 77 bird families that are recorded in the Teso – Karamoja region constituting 60% of all the birds known in Uganda. 34 bird species including the Fox’s Weaver, Uganda’s only endemic bird species and Karamoja Apalis, are restricted to the Soma-li-Masai Biome of the region and are not found anywhere else in Uganda.

NomenclatureThe species nomenclature and taxonomy follows field guide to ‘Birds of East Africa’ (Stevenson and Fanshawe 2005) in order to be consistent with the most popularly used bird guide in Uganda. However the species distri-bution should be carefully checked with ‘The Bird Atlas of Uganda’(Carswell et al 2005)

Description of the threat Status The checklist shows the threat category of every species using two avail-able species threat categorizations. IUCN Global (G) Red list of threatened species (https://www.iucnredlist.org) and National (N) Red list of threatened species in Uganda (MTWA 2018). Where there is no national categorization, the global (IUCN) categorization is maintained.


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Habitat description The list also attempts to assign the habitat preference based on the avail-able literature and knowledge of the species as follows: Forest species (Bennun et al., 1996)· FF - specialists· F - Forest Generalists · f - Forest Visitors

Water birds (Wilson 1995)· W - Waterbird Specialists · w - Waterbird Generalists

Migration statusThe migration status (M) describes long distance migrants, in particular Palearctic and intra-African migrants. More information may be obtained from https://www.birdlife.org. · P - Palaerctic migrants · p - Birds with some migrant populations · A - Afrotropical migrants.

A pair of Grey-headed Batis from the grasslands of Pian-Upe Wildlife Reserve.


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CHAPTER 2THE BIRD LIST

Common Ostrich


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Habitat M CommentsG N

Struthionidae: Ostriches 1. Common Ostrich Struthio camelus 1 LC ENPelecanidae: Pelicans 2. Great White Pelican Pelecanus

onocrotalus11 LC W

3. Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens

12 LC W

Podicipedidae: Grebes 4. Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 4 LC W

Phalacrocoracidae: Cormorants 5. Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax

carbo18 LC W

6. Long-tailed Cormorant Phalacroco-rax africanus

17 LC W

Anhingidae: Darters 7. African Darter Anhinga rufa 19 LC VU WArdeidae: Herons, Egrets and Bitterns 8. Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus 23 LC W p9. Dwarf Bittern Ixobrychus sturmii 24 LC W10. Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycti-

corax nycticorax40 LC W

11. Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 32 LC12. Common Squacco Heron Ardeola

ralloides30 LC W

13. Madagascar Squacco Heron Arde-ola idae

29 EN EN W

14. Striated Heron Butorides striatus 33 LC W15. Rufous-bellied Heron Ardeola

rufiventris31 LC VU W

16. Little Egret Egretta garzetta 36 LC W17. Black Heron Egretta ardesiaca 35 LC VU W18. Intermediate Egret Mesophoyx

intermedia38 LC W

19. Great Egret Casmerodius albus 34 LC W20. Goliath Heron Ardea goliath 26 LC VU W21. Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 28 LC W22. Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 25 LC W


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23. Black-headed Heron Ardea melano-cephala

27 LC W

Scopidae: Hamerkop 24. Hamerkop Scopus umbretta 42 LC wCiconiidae: Storks25. White Stork Ciconia ciconia 45 LC P26. Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis 50 LC W27. Abdim’s Stork Ciconia abdimii 44 LC A28. Black Stork Ciconia nigra 47 LC EN w P29. Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia epis-

copus46 LC VU W A

30. African Open-billed Stork Anasto-mus lamelligerus

43 LC w

31. Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhyn-chus senegalensis

48 LC VU W

32. Marabou Stork Leptoptilos cru-meniferus

49 LC w

Balaenicipitidae: Shoebill33. Shoebill Balaeniceps rex 41 VU EN WThreskiornithidae: Ibises & Spoonbills34. Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus 54 LC W35. Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash 51 LC w36. Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 53 LC W p37. African Spoonbill Platalea alba 55 LC WPhoenicopteridae: Flamingos38. Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias

minor57 NT VU W

Anatidae: Ducks & Geese39. Egyptian Goose Alopochen

aegyptiaca61 LC W

40. Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis

79 LC W

41. Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos

80 LC W

42. African Pygmy-goose Nettapus auritus

77 LC W


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Anatidae: Ducks & Geese43. White-faced Whistling-duck

Dendrocygna viduata60 LC W

44. Fulvous Whistling-duck Dendrocygna bicolor

59 LC W

45. Red-billed Teal Anas erythrorhyncha

66 LC W A

46. Hottentot Teal Anas hottentota 67 LC W47. White-backed Duck Thalassornis

leuconotus82 LC VU W

48. Yellow-billed Duck Anas undulata 72 LC W49. African Black Duck Anas sparsa 70 LC EN W50. Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata 64 LC W P51. Northern Pintail Anas acuta 62 LC W P52. Garganey Anas querquedula 69 LC W P53. Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope 68 LC W P54. Common Pochard Aythya ferina 73 VU VU W P55. Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 74 LC W PSagittariidae: Secretary Bird56. Secretary Bird Sagittarius

serpentarius83 EN VU

Accipitridae: Hawks, Eagles, Vultures & Osprey57. Black Kite Milvus migrans 138 LC pA58. Black-shouldered Kite Elanus

caeruleus142 LC

59. African Swallow-tailed Kite Chelictinia riocourii

141 LC A

60. African Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer

137 LC W

61. Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis

84 LC

62. Osprey Pandion haliaetus 144 LC W P63. Egyptian Vulture Neophron

percnopterus88 EN CR

64. Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus

87 CR EN f


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65. White-headed Vulture Trigonoceps occipitalis

90 CR CR

66. Lammergeier Gypaetus barbatus 91 NT CR67. African White-backed Vulture

Gyps africanus85 CR EN

68. Rüppell’s Griffon Vulture Gyps rueppellii

86 CR EN

69. Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotos

89 EN CR

70. Black-chested Snake-Eagle Circaetus pectoralis

100 LC

71. Short-toed Snake-Eagle Circaetus gallicus

100 LC p

72. Brown Snake-Eagle Circaetus cinereus

98 LC

73. Western Banded Snake-Eagle Circaetus cinerascens

97 LC F

74. African Marsh Harrier Circus ranivorus

95 LC W

75. Eurasian Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus

92 LC w P

76. Montagu’s Harrier Circus pygargus 94 LC P77. Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus 93 NT CR P78. Eastern Chanting-Goshawk

Melierax poliopterus133 LC

79. Dark Chanting-Goshawk Melierax metabates

132 LC

80. Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar 131 LC81. Lizard Buzzard Kaupifalco

monogrammicus129 LC f

82. Shikra Accipiter badius 102 LC f83. African Goshawk Accipiter tachiro 111 LC F84. Little Sparrowhawk Accipiter

minullus107 LC f

85. Great Sparrowhawk Accipiter melanoleucus

106 LC F


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86. Bat Hawk Macheiramphus alcinus 143 LC F87. African Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides

typus96 LC f

88. European Honey-Buzzard Pernis apivorus

140 LC F P

89. Grasshopper Buzzard Butastur rufipennis

119 LC A

90. Augur Buzzard Buteo augur 120 LC91. Mountain Buzzard Buteo

oreophilus124 NT VU FF

92. Common Buzzard Buteo buteo 122 LC P93. Long-legged Buzzard Buteo

rufinus123 LC P

94. Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax 114 VU VU p95. Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis 116 EN EN P96. Wahlberg’s Eagle Aquila wahlbergi 118 LC A97. Lesser Spotted Eagle Aquila

pomarina115 LC P

98. African Hawk-Eagle Hieraaetus spilogaster

128 LC

99. Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus 127 LC P100. Ayres’s Hawk-Eagle Hieraaetus

ayresii126 LC VU F

101. Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus 101 EN EN102. Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus

occipitalis130 LC f

103. Verreaux’s Eagle Aquila verreauxii 117 LC104. Martial Eagle Polemaetus

bellicosus134 EN


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Falconidae: Falcons105. Common Kestrel Falco

tinnunculus161 LC p

106. Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni 156 LC VU P107. Greater Kestrel Falco

rupicoloides159 LC

108. Fox Kestrel Falco alopex 145 LC EN109. Grey Kestrel Falco ardosiaceus 147 LC110. Pygmy Falcon Polihierax

semitorquatus163 LC

111. African Hobby Falco cuvieri 152 LC F112. Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo 160 LC P113. Eleonora’s Falcon Falco

eleonorae154 LC

114. Sooty Falcon Falco concolor 151 VU A115. Amur Falcon Falco amurensis 146 LC P116. Red-footed Falcon Falco

vespertinus162 NT P

117. Red-necked Falcon Falco chicquera

150 LC

118. Saker Falcon Falco cherrug 149 LC P119. Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus 148 LC120. Peregrine Falcon Falco

peregrinus158 LC P

121. Taita Falcon Falco fasciinucha 155 VUNumididae: Guineafowl122. Helmeted Guineafowl Numida

meleagris190 LC

123. Vulturine Guineafowl Acryllium vulturinum

187 LC

124. Crested Guineafowl Guttera pucherani

188 LC F

125. Stone Partridge Ptilopachus petrosus

186 LC


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Phasianidae: Francolins, Spurfowls & Quails126. Scaly Francolin Francolinus

squamatus184 LC F

127. Jackson’s Francolin Francolinus jacksoni

173 LC F

128. Shelley’s Francolin Francolinus shelleyi

183

129. Red-winged Francolin Francolinus levaillantii

176 LC

130. Orange River Francolin Francolinus levaillantoides

177 LC

131. Ring-necked Francolin Francolinus streptophorus

185 NT VU

132. Heuglin’s Francolin Francolinus icterorhynchus

172 LC

133. Clapperton’s Francolin Francolinus clappertoni

169 LC

134. Crested Francolin Francolinus sephaena

182 LC

135. Yellow-necked Spurfowl Francolinus leucoscepus

175 LC

136. Harlequin Quail Coturnix delegorguei

166 LC A

137. Common Quail Coturnix coturnix 165 LC p138. Blue Quail Coturnix adansonii 164 LC ATurnicidae: Button-Quails139. Common Button-quail Turnix

sylvatica193 LC

140. Black-rumped Button-quail Turnix hottentotta

192 LC EN

141. Quail-plover Ortyxelos meiffrenii 191 LCRallidae: Rails, Gallinules & Coots142. White-spotted Flufftail Sarothrura

pulchra213 LC F

143. Buff-spotted Flufftail Sarothrura elegans

211 LC FF

144. African Crake Crex egregia 197 LC w A


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145. Corncrake Crex crex 196 LC P146. Spotted Crake Porzana porzana 206 LC P147. Black Crake Amaurornis flavirostris 201 LC W P148. Purple Swamphen Porphyrio

porphyrio203 LC W

149. Allen’s Gallinule Porphyrio alleni 202 LC W150. Striped Crake Aenigmatolimnas

marginalis204 LC W A

151. African Water Rail Rallus caerulescens

208 LC W

152. Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata 215 LC W153. Common Moorhen Gallinula

chloropus199 LC W

154. Lesser Moorhen Gallinula angulata 198 LC WJacanidae: Jacanas155. African Jacana Actophilornis

africanus225 LC W

156. Lesser Jacana Microparra capensis

226 LC W

Gruidae: Cranes157. Grey Crowned Crane Balearica

regulorum194 EN EN W

158. Black Crowned Crane Balearica pavonina

194 VU CR W

Otididae: Bustards159. Denham’s Bustard Neotis denhami 221 NT CR160. Kori Bustard Ardeotis kori 224 NT161. White-bellied Bustard Eupodotis

senegalensis220 LC

162. Buff-crested Bustard Eupodotis gindiana

219 LC

163. Black-bellied Bustard Eupodotis melanogaster

218 LC

164. Hartlaub’s Bustard Eupodotis hartlaubii

217 LC EN


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M CommentsG N

Recurvirostridae: Avocets & Stilts165. Black-winged Stilt Himantopus

himantopus282 LC W p

Rostratulidae: Painted-snipes165. Greater Painted-snipe Rostrat-

ula benghalensis227 LC W

Burhinidae: Thick-knees166. Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus

capensis287 LC

167. Water Thick-knee Burhinus vermiculatus

290 LC W

168. Senegal Thick-knee Burhinus senegalensis

289 LC

169. Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus

288 LC P

Glareolidae: Coursers and Pratincoles170. Temminck’s Courser Cursorius

temminckii292 LC A

171. Heuglin’s Courser Rhinoptilus cinctus

296 LC

172. Violet-tipped Courser Rhinopti-lus chalcopterus

295 LC A

173. Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola

300 LC W P

174. Black-winged Pratincole Glare-ola nordmanni

297 NT W P

Charadriidae: Plovers175. Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus

spinosus249 LC w

176. Long-toed Lapwing Vanellus crassirostris

245 LC W

177. African Wattled Lapwing Vanel-lus senegallus

248 LC W

178. Crowned Lapwing Vanellus coronatus

244 LC


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M CommentsG N

179. Black-headed Lapwing Vanel-lus tectus

251 LC

180. Senegal Lapwing Vanellus lugubris

246 LC A

181. Kittlitz’s Plover Charadrius pecuarius

238 LC W

182. Three-banded Plover Charadri-us tricollaris

239 LC W

183. Common Ringed Plover Char-adrius hiaticula

233 LC W P

184. Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius

231 LC W P

185. Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus

230 LC W P

186. Ruff Philomachus pugnax 279 LC W PScolopacidae: Sandpipers & Snipes187. Common Sandpiper Actitis

hypoleucos252 LC W P

188. Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 256 LC W P189. Green Sandpiper Tringa ochro-

pus258 LC W P

190. Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia

257 LC W P

191. Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stag-natilis

259 LC W P

192. Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus

255 LC W P

193. Little Stint Calidris minuta 272 LC W P194. Temminck’s Stint Calidris tem-

minckii274 LC W P

195. Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea

270 NT W P

196. Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago

262 LC W P

197. African Snipe Gallinago ni-gripennis

264 LC W

198. Great Snipe Gallinago media 263 NT VU W P


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Habitat

M CommentsG N

Laridae: Gulls199. Grey-headed Gull Larus cirro-

cephalus306 LC W P

200. Common Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus

314 LC W P

201. Slender-billed Gull Larus genei 308 LC W P202. Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus

fuscus307 LC W P

Sternidae: Terns203. Caspian Tern Sterna caspia 325 LC W P204. Gull-billed Tern Sterna nilotica 320 LC W P205. White-winged Tern Chlidonias

leucopterus318 LC W P

206. Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybridus

317 LC W P

Pteroclidae: Sandgrouse207. Black-faced Sandgrouse Ptero-

cles decoratus332 LC

208. Four-banded Sandgrouse Pter-ocles quadricinctus

336 LC

209. Lichtenstein’s Sandgrouse Pterocles lichtensteinii

335 LC

Columbidae: Pigeons & Doves210. African Green-Pigeon Treron

calva358 LC F

211. Bruce’s Green-pigeon Treron waalia

359 LC

212. Eastern Bronze-naped Pigeon Columba delegorguei

340 LC FF

213. Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea

341 LC

214. Afep Pigeon Columba unicincta 344 LC FF215. Olive Pigeon Columba arquatrix 339 LC FF216. Feral Pigeon Columba livia 342 LC217. Emerald-spotted Wood-dove

Turtur chalcospilos356 LC f


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M CommentsG N

218. Blue-spotted Wood-dove Turtur afer

355 LC f

219. Black-billed Wood-dove Turtur abyssinicus

354 LC

220. Tambourine Dove Turtur tym-panistria

357 LC F

221. Namaqua Dove Oena capensis 345 LC222. Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia

capicola346 LC f

223. Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata

350 LC f

224. African Mourning Dove Strep-topelia decipiens

347 LC

225. Vinaceous Dove Streptopelia vinacea

353 LC

226. Laughing Dove Spilopelia sen-egalensis

351 LC

227. Dusky Turtle-dove Streptopelia lugens

348 LC f

228. Lemon Dove Aplopelia larvata 337 LC FF

Psittacidae: Parrots & Lovebirds229. Brown Parrot Poicephalus

meyeri367 LC

230. Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacu-la krameri

370 LC

231. Red-headed Lovebird Agapor-nis pullarius

363 LC f

Musophagidae: Turacos232. Great Blue Turaco Corythaeola

cristata372 LC F

233. Ross’s Turaco Musophaga rossae

377 LC F

234. White-crested Turaco Tauraco leucolophus

381 LC f

235. Hartlaub’s Turaco Tauraco hartlaubi

379 LC VU FF


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236. White-bellied Go-away-bird Corythaixoides leucogaster

374 LC

237. Eastern Grey Plantain-eater Crinifer zonurus

376 LC

Cuculidae: Cuckoos & Coucals238. Great Spotted Cuckoo Clama-

tor glandarius392 LC P

239. Levaillant’s Cuckoo Oxylophus levaillantii

394 LC f A

240. Black-and-white Cuckoo Oxy-lophus jacobinus

393 LC

241. African Cuckoo Cuculus gularis 397 LC A242. Common Cuckoo Cuculus

canorus395 LC P

243. Madagascar Lesser Cuckoo Cuculus rochii

398 LC f

244. Red-chested Cuckoo Cuculus solitarius

399 LC F A

245. Black Cuckoo Cuculus clam-osus

396 LC FF A

246. Diederik Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius

388 LC

247. Klaas’s Cuckoo Chrysococcyx klaas

391 LC f

248. African Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx cupreus

389 LC

249. Yellowbill Ceuthmochares aereus

401 LC F

250. White-browed Coucal Centro-pus superciliosus

406 LC

251. Blue-headed Coucal Centropus monachus

404 LC w

252. Senegal Coucal Centropus senegalensis

405 LC f

253. Black Coucal Centropus grillii 403 LC W


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M CommentsG N

Tytonidae: Barn Owls254. African Wood-owl Strix wood-

fordii416 LC F

255. Barn Owl Tyto alba 407 LCStrigidae: Owls256. African Scops-owl Otus sene-

galensis424 LC

257. White-faced Scops-Owl Ptilop-sis leucotis

422 LC

258. Verreaux’s Eagle-owl Bubo lacteus

414 LC

259. Spotted Eagle-owl Bubo afri-canus

412 LC

260. Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum

419 LC

Camprimulgidae: Nightjars261. Slender-tailed Nightjar Caprim-

ulgus clarus427 LC

262. Long-tailed Nightjar Caprimul-gus climacurus

428 LC A

263. Swamp Nightjar Caprimulgus natalensis

434 LC W

264. Montane Nightjar Caprimulgus poliocephalus

437 LC F

265. Dusky Nightjar Caprimulgus fraenatus

432 LC

266. Plain Nightjar Caprimulgus inornatus

433 LC A

267. Eurasian Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus

430 LC P

268. Freckled Nightjar Caprimulgus tristigma

439 LC

269. Standard-winged Nightjar Mac-rodipteryx longipennis

440 LC A

270. Pennant-winged Nightjar Mac-rodipteryx vexillarius

441 LC A


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M CommentsG N

Apodidae: Swifts & Spinetails271. Little Swift Apus affinis 443 LC272. White-rumped Swift Apus caffer 447 LC273. Mottled Swift Apus aequatorialis 442 LC274. Alpine Swift Apus melba 449 LC p275. African Black Swift Apus bar-

batus445 LC

276. Nyanza Swift Apus niansae 450 LC277. Eurasian Swift Apus apus 444 LC P278. Pallid Swift Apus pallidus 451 LC P279. Scarce Swift Schoutedenapus

myoptilus453 LC F

280. African Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvus

452 LC

Coliidae: Mousebirds281. Blue-naped Mousebird Urocoli-

us macrourus461 LC

282. Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus

459 LC

Trogonidae: Trogons283. Narina Trogon Apaloderma

narina462 LC F

Alcedinidae: Kingfishers284. Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis 465 LC W285. Striped Kingfisher Halcyon

chelicuti472 LC

286. Grey-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala

473 LC wf A

287. Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis

475 LC

288. Malachite Kingfisher Alcedo cristata

466 LC W

289. African Pygmy-kingfisher Ispid-ina picta

478 LC wf


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Meropidae: Bee-eaters290. Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus 491 LC291. Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater

Merops oreobates488 LC F

292. Blue-breasted Bee-eater Merops variegatus

494 LC

293. Little Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis

489 LC

294. White-throated Bee-eater Merops albicollis

479 LC f A

295. Swallow-tailed Bee-eater Merops hirundineus

485 LC A

296. European Bee-eater Merops apiaster

480 LC f P

297. Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus

490 LC w P

298. Madagascar Bee-eater Merops superciliosus

493 LC w A

299. Red-throated Bee-eater Merops bulocki

483 LC w

300. Northern Carmine Bee-eater Merops nubicus

487 LC w A

Coraciidae: Rollers301. Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus

glaucurus500 LC f

302. Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudata

496 LC

303. Abyssinian Roller Coracias abyssinica

495 LC A

304. European Roller Coracias garrulus

497 LC P

305. Rufous-crowned Roller Coracias naevia

498 LC A


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Phoeniculidae: Woodhoopoes306. Forest Woodhoopoe Phoeniculus

castaneiceps504 LC VU FF

307. Green Wood-hoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus

508 LC

308. Abyssinian Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus minor

507 LC

309. Common Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus cyanomelas

505 LC

310. Black Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus aterrimus

505 LC

Upupidae: Hoopoes311. African Hoopoe Upupa africana 502 LC312. Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops 502 LC PBucerotidae: Hornbills313. Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill

Tockus flavirostris520 LC

314. Red-billed Hornbill Tockus erythrorhynchus

518 LC

315. Jackson’s Hornbill Tockus jacksoni

517 LC

316. Hemprich’s Hornbill Tockus hemprichii

522 LC EN

317. African Grey Hornbill Tockus nasutus

524 LC

318. Crowned Hornbill Tockus alboterminatus

515 LC f

319. Abyssinian Ground-hornbill Bucorvus abyssinicus

527 VU VU

320. Black-and-white Casqued Hornbill italicize (Bycanistes subcylindricus)

513 LC F

Capitonidae: Barbets & Tinkerbirds321. Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus bilineatus548 LC F

322. Red-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus pusillus

552 LC


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323. Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus chrysoconus

549 LC

324. Red-fronted Barbet Tricholaema diademata

535 LC

325. Spot-flanked Barbet Tricholaema lacrymosa

539 LC

326. Black-throated Barbet Tricholaema melanocephala

541 LC

327. White-headed Barbet Lybius leucocephalus

540 LC

328. Black-billed Barbet Lybius guifsobalito

537 LC

329. Double-toothed Barbet Lybius bidentatus

534 LC f

330. Black-breasted Barbet Lybius rolleti

544 LC VU

331. D’Arnaud’s Barbet Trachyphonus darnaudii

557 LC

332. Red-and-yellow Barbet Trachyphonus erythrocephalus

558 LC

333. Yellow-billed Barbet Trachylaemus purpuratus

556 LC

Indicatoridae: Honeyguides334. Greater Honeyguide Indicator

indicator563 LC f

335. Scaly-throated Honeyguide Indicator variegatus

569 LC f

336. Pallid Honeyguide Indicator meliphilus

565 LC

337. Least Honeyguide Indicator exilis

562 LC

338. Lesser Honeyguide Indicator minor

566 LC f

339. Cassin’s Honeybird Prodotiscus insignis

572 LC FF


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Picidae: Woodpeckers, Wrynecks and Piculets340. Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla 576 LC P341. Nubian Woodpecker Campethera

nubica583 LC

342. Cardinal Woodpecker Dendropicos fuscescens

585 LC f

343. Brown-backed Woodpecker Picoides obsoletus

593 LC

344. Bearded Woodpecker Dendropicos namaquus

594 LC f

345. Grey Woodpecker Dendropicos goertae

590 LC f

Alaudidae: Larks346. Rufous-naped Lark Mirafra

africana612 LC

347. Red-winged Lark Mirafra hypermetra

617 LC

348. Flappet Lark Mirafra rufocinnamomea

621 LC

349. White-tailed Lark Mirafra albicauda

614 LC

350. Fawn-coloured Lark Mirafra africanoides

613 LC

351. Singing Bushlark Mirafra cantillans

615 LC

352. Pink-breasted Lark Mirafra poecilosterna

619 LC

353. Fischer’s Sparrow-lark Eremopterix leucopareia

605 LC

354. Chestnut-backed Sparrow-lark Eremopterix leucotis

606 LC

Hirundinidae: Swallows, Martins & Saw-wings355. Rock Martin Hirundo fuligula 632 LC356. Plain Martin Riparia paludicola 642 LC357. Sand Martin Riparia riparia 643 LC w P358. Banded Martin Riparia cincta 641 LC


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359. Common House Martin Delichon urbica

623 LC P

360. Red-rumped Swallow Hirundo daurica

630 LC

361. Mosque Swallow Hirundo senegalensis

636 LC

362. Rufous-chested Swallow Hirundo semirufa

635 LC

363. Lesser Striped Swallow Hirundo abyssinica

624 LC

364. Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 634 LC365. Angola Swallow Hirundo

angolensis627 LC

366. Ethiopian Swallow Hirundo aethiopica

625 LC

367. Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii

637 LC w

368. Black Saw-wing Psalidoprocne holomelas

640 LC f

369. White-headed Saw-wing Psalidoprocne albiceps

639 LC f

370. Blue Swallow Hirundo atrocaerulea

628 VU EN w A

371. Grey-rumped Swallow Pseudhirundo griseopyga

633 LC


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Motacillidae: Wagtails, Pipits & Longclaws372. African Pied Wagtail Motacilla

aguimp991 LC w

373. White Wagtail Motacilla alba 992 LC w P374. Mountain Wagtail Motacilla clara 995 LC FW375. Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 994 LC F P376. Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 996 LC w P377. Golden Pipit Tmetothylacus

tenellus997 LC

378. Yellow-throated Longclaw Macronyx croceus

988 LC

379. Grassland Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus

981 LC

380. Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis 982 LC381. Plain-backed Pipit Anthus

leucophrys978 LC

382. Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 984 LC P383. Red-throated Pipit Anthus

cervinus977 LC P

Campephagidae: Cuckoo-shrikes384. Black Cuckooshrike

Campephaga flava688 LC f

385. Red-shouldered Cuckooshrike Campephaga phoenicea

690 LC f

386. Grey Cuckooshrike Coracina caesia

693 LC FF

387. White-breasted Cuckooshrike Coracina pectoralis

695 LC

Pycnonotidae: Bulbuls388. Common Bulbul Pycnonotus

barbatus732 LC f

389. Yellow-whiskered Greenbul Andropadus latirostris

701 LC F

390. Little Greenbul Andropadus virens

705 LC F

391. Slender-billed Greenbul Andropadus gracilirostris

698 LC FF


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392. Northern Brownbul Phyllastrephus strepitans

729 LC f

393. Cabanis’s Greenbul Phyllastrephus cabanisi

720 LC FF

394. Yellow-throated Greenbul Chlorocichla flavicollis

709 LC f

Muscicapidae: Chats, Wheatears and Old World Flycatchers395. White-starred Robin

Pogonocichla stellata782 LC F

396. Brown-chested Alethe Alethe poliocephala

736 FF

397. Cape Robin-Chat Cossypha caffra

749 LC f

398. White-browed Robin-Chat Cossypha heuglini

751 LC f

399. Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat Cossypha cyanocampter

750 LC F

400. Snowy-headed Robin-Chat Cossypha niveicapilla

753 LC Fw

401. Red-capped Robin-Chat Cossypha natalensis

752 LC F

402. Common Rock-Thrush Monticola saxatilis

769 LC P

403. Little Rock-Thrush Monticola rufocinereus

768 LC

404. Sooty Chat Myrmecocichla nigra 771 LC405. Cliff Chat Myrmecocichla

cinnamomeiventris792 LC

406. White-fronted Black Chat Myrmecocichla albifrons

780 LC

407. Common Stonechat Saxicola torquata

784 VU VU

408. Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 783 LC P409. Heuglin’s Wheatear Oenanthe

heuglini774 LC

410. Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe

777 LC P


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411. Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina

775 LC P

412. Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia

763 LC P

413. Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos

764 LC P

414. Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka

779 LC P

415. Rufous Bush Chat Cercotrichas galactotes

742 LC P

416. Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus

781 LC P

417. White-browed Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas leucophrys

744 LC

418. Brown-backed Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas hartlaubi

743 LC f

419. Spotted Morning-Thrush Cichladusa guttata

748 LC

Muscicapidae: Chats, Wheatears and Old World Flycatchers420. Familiar Chat Oenanthe

familiaris738 LC

421. Brown-tailed Rock Chat Cercomela scotocerca

739 LC

422. White-eyed Slaty-flycatcher Melaenornis fischeri

933 LC F

423. Northern Black-flycatcher Melaenornis edolioides

934 LC

424. African Grey Flycatcher Malaernornis microrhynchus

927 LC

425. Pale Flycatcher Malaernornis pallidus

928 LC

426. Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata

945 LC P

427. Gambaga Flycatcher Muscicapa gambagae

941 LC A

428. African Dusky Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta

936 LC F

429. Lead-coloured Flycatcher Myioparus plumbeus

946 LC f


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430. Swamp Flycatcher Muscicapa aquatica

937 LC

431. Silverbird Empidornis semipartitus

929 LC

432. African Blue-flycatcher Elminia longicauda

963 LC f

Sylviidae: Old World warblers433. Dark-capped Yellow Warbler

Chloropeta natalensis843 LC

434. Mountain Yellow Warbler Chloropeta similis

844 LC F

435. Lesser Swamp Warbler Acrocephalus gracilirostris

807 LC W

436. Greater Swamp Warbler Acrocephalus rufescens

810 LC W

437. African Reed Warbler Acrocephalus baeticatus

806 LC W

438. Eurasian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus

812 LC W P

439. Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus

805 LC W P

440. Basra Reed Warbler Acrocephalus griseldis

808 EN P

441. Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus

811 LC W P

442. Cinnamon Bracken Warbler Bradypterus cinnamomeus

835 LC F

443. Little Rush Warbler Bradypterus baboecala

832 LC W

444. Olivaceous Warbler Hippolais pallida

888 LC P

445. Upcher’s Warbler Hippolais languida

886 LC P

446. Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina

885 LC P

447. Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 918 LC f P448. Barred Warbler Sylvia nisoria 920 LC P


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449. Common Whitethroat Sylvia communis

919 LC P

450. Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 917 LC F P451. Buff-bellied Warbler Phyllolais

pulchella902 LC

452. Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus

908 LC f P

453. Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita

904 LC F P

454. Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix

907 LC F P

455. Uganda Woodland Warbler Phylloscopus budongoensis

903 LC FF

456. Brown Woodland Warbler Phylloscopus umbrovirens

909 LC F

457. Northern Crombec Sylvietta brachyura

921 LC

458. Red-faced Crombec Sylvietta whytii

925 LC

459. Yellow-bellied Eremomela Eremomela icteropygialis

878 LC

460. Yellow-vented Eremomela Eremomela flavicrissalis

877 LC

461. Green-backed Eremomela Eremomela pusilla

879 LC

462. Yellow-bellied Hyliota Hyliota flavigaster

891 LC F

463. Black-faced Rufous-warbler Bathmocercus rufus

829 LC

464. Brown Parisoma Parisoma lugens

900 LC

465. Broad-tailed Warbler Schoenicola brevirostris

914 LC


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Sylviidae: Old World warblers466. African Moustached Warbler

Melocichla mentalis915 LC

Turdidae: Thrushes466. Olive Thrush Turdus olivaceus 793 LC F467. African Thrush Turdus pelios 801 LC f468. Abyssinian Ground-Thrush

Zootheria piaggiae802 LC FF

Cisticolidae: Cisticolidae and Allies469. Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis 862 LC w470. Wing-snapping Cisticola Cisticola

ayresii848 LC

471. Black-backed Cisticola Cisticola eximius

858 LC

472. Red-pate Cisticola Cisticola ruficeps

870 LC

473. Stout Cisticola Cisticola robustus 869 LC474. Croaking Cisticola Cisticola

natalensis866 LC

475. Rattling Cisticola Cisticola chiniana 854 LC476. Boran Cisticola Cisticola bodessa 849 LC477. Wailing Cisticola Cisticola lais 863 LC478. Winding Cisticola Cisticola

galactotes860 LC w

479. Singing Cisticola Cisticola cantans 852 LC480. Red-faced Cisticola Cisticola

erythrops857 LC w

481. Chubb’s Cisticola Cisticola chubbi 855 LC482. Trilling Cisticola Cisticola

woosnami873 LC

483. Whistling Cisticola Cisticola lateralis

864 LC

484. Rock-loving Cisticola Cisticola aberrans

846 LC

485. Siffling Cisticola Cisticola brachypterus

850 LC

486. Foxy Cisticola Cisticola troglodytes 872 LC


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487. Red-fronted Warbler Spiloptila rufifrons

916 LC

488. Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava

913 LC fw

489. Pale Prinia Prinia somalica 912 LC490. White-chinned Prinia Prinia

leucopogon911 LC F

491. Grey-capped Warbler Eminia lepida

875 LC w

492. Grey-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brachyura

837 LC f

493. Olive-green Camaroptera Camaroptera chloronota

838 LC FF

494. Grey Wren-warbler Calamonastes simplex

839 LC

495. Yellow-breasted Apalis Apalis flavida

818 LC f

496. Grey Apalis Apalis cinerea 817 LC FF497. Karamoja Apalis Apalis karamojae 820 VU EN498. Chestnut-throated Apalis Apalis

porphyrolaema824 LC F

499. Black-throated Apalis Apalis jacksoni

819 LC FF

Platysteiridae: Shrike-flycatchers, Batises & Wattle-eyes500. Chinspot Batis Batis molitor 951 LC501. Pygmy Batis Batis perkeo 953 LC502. Grey-headed Batis Batis orientalis 952 LC503. Black-headed Batis Batis minor 949 LC504. Brown-throated Wattle-eye

Platysteira cyanea960 LC F

Monarchidae: Monarch-flycatchers505. African Paradise-flycatcher

Terpsiphone viridis968 LC f

506. African Blue-flycatcher Elminia longicauda

963 LC f


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Timaliidae: Babblers507. African Hill-babbler Pseudoalcippe

abyssinica671 LC

508. Rufous Chatterer Turdoides rubiginosus

685 LC

509. Arrow-marked Babbler Turdoides jardineii

681 LC

510. Brown Babbler Turdoides plebejus 684 LC511. Black-lored Babbler Turdoides

sharpei683 LC

512. Dusky Babbler Turdoides tenebrosus

687 LC

Paridae: Tits513. White-bellied Tit Parus albiventris 661 LC f514. Northern Grey Tit Parus thruppi 660 LC515. White-winged Tit Parus

leucomelas666 LC f

516. Mouse-coloured Penduline-tit Anthoscopus musculus

669 LC

Zosteropidae: White-eyes517. Yellow White-eye Zosterops

senegalensis1133 LC f

Nectariniidae: Sunbirds518. Tacazze Sunbird Nectarinia

tacazze1126 LC f

519. Malachite Sunbird Nectarinia famosa

1099 LC F

520. Green-headed Sunbird Cyanomitra verticalis

1130 LC

521. Northern Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris preussi

1115 LC F

522. Shining Sunbird Cinnyris habessinica

1100 LC

523. Amethyst Sunbird Chalcomitra amethystina

1091 LC


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524. Olive Sunbird Cyanomitra olivacea 1112 LC FF525. Grey-headed Sunbird Deleornis

axillaris1081 LC FF

526. Copper Sunbird Cinnyris cuprea 1096 LC f527. Marico Sunbird Cinnyris

mariquensis1107 LC

528. Purple-banded Sunbird Cinnyris bifasciata

1092 LC f

529. Scarlet-chested Sunbird Chalcomitra senegalensis

1122 LC

530. Hunter’s Sunbird Chalcomitra hunteri

1101 LC

531. Beautiful Sunbird Cinnyris pulchella

1116 LC

532. Red-chested Sunbird Cinnyris erythrocerca

1098 LC

533. Variable Sunbird Cinnyris venusta 1128 LC f534. Collared Sunbird Hedydipna

collaris1080 LC F

535. Pygmy Sunbird Hedydipna platurus

1086 LC A

536. Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird Anthreptes orientalis

1084 LC

537. Western Violet-backed Sunbird Anthreptes longuemarei

1082 LC f

538. Grey-headed Sunbird Deleornis axillaris

1081 LC FF

Laniidae: Shrikes539. Common Fiscal Lanius collaris 1029 LC540. Taita Fiscal Lanius dorsalis 1031 LC541. Grey-backed Fiscal Lanius

excubitoroides1032 LC

542. Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor 1036 LC P543. Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 1038 LC P544. Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus 1034 LC P545. Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 1030 LC P546. Emin’s Shrike Lanius gubernator 1033 LC


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547. Yellow-billed Shrike Corvinella corvina

1026 LC

548. Northern White-crowned shrike Eurocephalus ruppelli

1041 LC

549. d Helmet-shrike Prionops plumatus

1043 LC

Malaconotidae: Bush-shrikes550. Tropical Boubou Laniarius

aethiopicus1004 LC f

551. Black-headed Gonolek Laniarius erythrogaster

1003 LC

552. Papyrus Gonolek Laniarius mufumbiri

LC

553. Slate-coloured Boubou Laniarius funebris

1006 LC

554. Brubru Nilaus afer 1020 LC555. Northern Puffback Dryoscopus

gambensis1000 LC F

556. Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegala

1025 LC

557. Brown-crowned Tchagra Tchagra australis

1022 LC

558. Three-streaked Tchagra Tchagra jamesi

1023 LC

559. Marsh Tchagra Tchagra minuta 1024 LC560. Sulphur-breasted Bush-shrike

Malaconotus sulfureopectus1019 LC f

561. Grey-headed Bush-shrike Malaconotus blanchoti

1012 LC

Corvidae: Crows, Drongos & Piapiac562. Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus

adsimilis644 LC

563. Piapiac Ptilostomus afer 659 LC564. Pied Crow Corvus albus 654 LC565. Fan-tailed Raven Corvus

rhipidurus656 LC

566. White-naped Raven Corvus albicollis

653 LC


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Oriolidae: Orioles567. Black-headed Oriole Oriolus

larvatus649 LC f

568. Western Black-headed Oriole Oriolus brachyrynchus

647 LC F

569. African Golden Oriole Oriolus auratus

646 LC f A

570. Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus

651 LC f P

Buphagidae: Oxpeckers571. Yellow-billed Oxpecker Buphagus

africanus1077 LC

572. Red-billed Oxpecker Buphagus erythrorynchus

1078 LC VU

Sturnidae: Starlings573. Red-winged Starling

Onychognathus morio1064 LC f

574. Bristle-crowned Starling Onychognathus salvadorii

1065 LC

575. Greater Blue-eared Starling Lamprotornis chalybaeus

1055 LC

576. Lesser Blue-eared Starling Lamprotornis chloropterus

1056 LC

577. Bronze-tailed Starling Lamprotornis chalcurus

1054 LC

Sturnidae: Starlings578. Rüppell’s Long-tailed Starling

Lamprotornis purpuroptera1060 LC

579. Purple Starling Lamprotornis purpureus

1059 LC

580. Splendid Starling Lamprotornis splendidus

1061 LC F

581. Violet-backed Starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster

1048 LC f A

582. Sharpe’s Starling Cinnyricinclus sharpii

1049 LC FF

583. Magpie Starling Speculipastor bicolor

1071 LC A


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584. Superb Starling Lamprotornis superbus

1076 LC

585. Wattled Starling Creatophora cinerea

1052 LC

Passeridae: Sparrows and Petronias586. Rufous Sparrow Passer

rufocinctus1207 LC

587. House Sparrow Passer domesticus - LC588. Chestnut Sparrow Passer eminibey 1205 LC589. Speckle-fronted Weaver

Sporopipes frontalis1210 LC

590. Grey-headed Sparrow Passer griseus

1206 LC

591. Parrot-billed Sparrow Passer gongonensis

1206 LC

592. Yellow-spotted Petronia Petronia pyrgita

1208 LC

593. Bush Petronia Petronia dentata - LCPloceidae: Weavers, Queleas and Widowbirds594. White-browed Sparrow-Weaver

Plocepasser mahali1199 LC

595. Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser superciliosus

1200 LC

596. Grey-capped Social-Weaver Pseudonigrita arnaudi

1201 LC


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Ploceidae: Weavers, Queleas and Widowbirds597. White-headed Buffalo-

Weaver Dinemellia dinemelli1196 LC

598. Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver Bubalornis niger

1195 LC

599. White-billed Buffalo-Weaver Bubalornis albirostris

1194 LC

600. Black-headed Weaver Ploceus cucullatus

1165 LC

601. Lesser Masked Weaver Ploceus intermedius

1170 LC

602. Vitelline Masked Weaver Ploceus velatus

1187 LC

603. Northern Masked Weaver Ploceus taeniopterus

1185 LC

604. Spectacled Weaver Ploceus ocularis

1177 LC f

605. Black-necked Weaver Ploceus nigricollis

1176 LC f

606. Heuglin’s Masked Weaver Ploceus heuglini

1168 LC

607. Fox’s Weaver Ploceus spekeoides

1182 NT EN

608. Baglafecht Weaver Ploceus baglafecht

1159 LC f

609. Chestnut Weaver Ploceus rubiginosus

1180 LC A

610. Grosbeak Weaver Amblyospiza albifrons

1134 LC fW

611. Little Weaver Ploceus luteolus

1172 LC

612. Slender-billed Weaver Ploceus pelzelni

1179 LC Wf

613. Golden-backed Weaver Ploceus jacksoni

1171 LC w

614. Yellow-backed Weaver Ploceus melanocephalus

1173 LC

615. Northern Brown-throated Weaver Ploceus castanops

1164 LC Wf


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616. Compact Weaver Ploceus superciliosus

1184 LC wf

617. Dark-backed Weaver Ploceus bicolor

1161 LC F

618. Parasitic Weaver Anomalospiza imberbis

1136 LC

619. Black-billed Weaver Ploceus melanogaster

1174 LC FF

620. Vieillot’s Black Weaver Ploceus nigerrimus

1175 LC f

621. Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea

1193 LC A

622. Cardinal Quelea Quelea cardinalis

1191 LC A

623. Red-headed Quelea Quelea erythrops

1192 LC A

624. Red-headed Weaver Anaplectes rubriceps

1135 LC

625. Red-headed Malimbe Malimbus rubricollis

1155 LC FF

626. Red-collared Widowbird Euplectes ardens

1139 LC

627. Fan-tailed Widowbird Euplectes axillaris

1140 LC w

628. Hartlaub’s Marsh Widowbird Euplectes hartlaubi

1145 LC VU w

629. Black Bishop Euplectes gierowii

1144 LC w

630. Yellow Bishop Euplectes capensis

1141 LC

631. Yellow-mantled Widowbird Euplectes macrourus

1148 LC

632. Yellow-crowned Bishop Euplectes afer

1137 LC

633. White-winged Widowbird Euplectes albonotatus

1138 LC

634. Northern Red Bishop Euplectes franciscanus

1143 LC w


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635. Black-winged Bishop Euplectes hordeaceus

1146 LC

Estrildidae: Waxbills636. Green-winged Pytilia Pytilia

melba1256 LC

637. Orange-winged Pytilia Pytilia afra

1255 LC

638. Red-winged Pytilia Pytilia phoenicoptera

1257 LC

639. Green-backed Twinspot Mandingoa nitidula

1242 LC FF

640. Abyssinian Crimsonwing Cryptospiza salvadorii

1224 LC F

641. Red-headed Bluebill Spermophaga ruficapilla

1259 LC F

642. Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu Uraeginthus bengalus

1261 LC

643. Blue-capped Cordon-bleu Uraeginthus cyanocephalus

- LC

644. Purple Grenadier Uraeginthus ianthinogaster

1263 LC

645. Black-faced Firefinch Lagonosticta larvata

1236 LC

646. Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala

1241 LC

647. African Firefinch Lagonosticta rubricata

1239 LC

648. Bar-breasted Firefinch Lagonosticta rufopicta

1240 LC w


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649. Jameson’s Firefinch Lagonosticta rhodopareia

1238 LC

650. Black-bellied Firefinch Lagonosticta rara

1237 LC

651. Yellow-bellied Waxbill Estrilda quartinia

1229 LC f

652. Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild 1226 LC w653. Crimson-rumped Waxbill Estrilda

rhodopyga1233 LC

654. Black-rumped Waxbill Estrilda troglodytes

1234 LC w

655. Fawn-breasted Waxbill Estrilda paludicola

1231 LC

656. Black-crowned Waxbill Estrilda nonnula

1230 LC f

657. Black-headed Waxbill Estrilda atricapilla

1227 LC F

658. Black-cheeked Waxbill Estrilda charmosyna

1228 LC

659. Zebra Waxbill Amandava subflava 1219 LC660. African Silverbill Lonchura cantans 1269 LC661. African Quail-Finch Ortygospiza

atricollis1249 LC w

662. Bronze Mannikin Spermestes cucullata

1266 LC

663. Black-and-white Mannikin Spermestes bicolor

1265 LC f

664. Magpie Mannikin Spermestes fringilloides

1267 LC f

665. Cut-throat Finch Amadina fasciata 1264 LCViduidae: Whydahs and Indigobirds666. Eastern Paradise-Whydah Vidua

paradisaea1218 LC

667. Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura 1216 LC668. Straw-tailed Whydah Vidua fischeri 1214 LC669. Steel-blue Whydah Vidua

hypocherina1215 LC

670. Village Indigobird Vidua chalybeata 1211 LC


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Fringillidae: Finches671. Brimstone Canary Serinus

sulphuratus1293 LC

672. Yellow-fronted Canary Serinus mozambicus

1290 LC

673. White-bellied Canary Serinus dorsostriatus

1285 LC

674. Yellow-crowned Canary Serinus canicollis

1282 LC f

675. Thick-billed Seedeater Serinus burtoni

1281 LC

676 African Citril Serinus citrinelloides 1283 LC f677. Papyrus Canary Serinus koliensis 1287 LC678. Yellow-rumped Seedeater Serinus

reichenowi1280 LC

679. Streaky Seedeater Serinus striolatus

1292 LC f

680. Streaky-headed Seedeater Serinus gularis

1286 LC

Emberizidae: Buntings681. Cinnamon-breasted Rock Bunting

Emberiza tahapisi1278 LC

682. African Golden-breasted Bunting Emberiza flaviventris

1273 LC

683. Somali Golden-breasted Bunting Emberiza poliopleura

1276 LC

684. Brown-rumped Bunting Emberiza affinis

1274 LC

685. Cabanis’s Bunting Emberiza cabanisi

1271 LC


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