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Tanzania

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Tanzania's National Bird Grey Crowned-Crane view photos Photo by ngari.norway Jan 09

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Bird Checklist photos and data Tanzania

Zanzibar Tanzanian Spice Islands:- Mafia Island,    Pemba Island.

Number of species: 1109

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Map from Wikipedia

Number of endemics: 23
Number of globally threatened species: 35
Number of introduced species: 2
Date last reviewed: 2004-03-22
 
STRUTHIONIFORMES: Struthionidae
Ostrich Struthio camelus
 
PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Diomedeidae
Shy Albatross Thalassarche cauta
 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae
Antarctic Giant-Petrel Macronectes giganteus Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
White-chinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis Rare/Accidental
Wedge-tailed Shearwater Puffinus pacificus Rare/Accidental
Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri Rare/Accidental
 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae
White-bellied Storm-Petrel Fregetta grallaria Rare/Accidental
 
PELECANIFORMES: Phaethontidae
White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
 
PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus
Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens
 
PELECANIFORMES: Sulidae
Cape Gannet Morus capensis Vulnerable
Masked Booby Sula dactylatra
Red-footed Booby Sula sula Rare/Accidental
Brown Booby Sula leucogaster Rare/Accidental
 
PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
Long-tailed Cormorant Phalacrocorax africanus
 
PELECANIFORMES: Anhingidae
Darter Anhinga melanogaster
 
PELECANIFORMES: Fregatidae
Great Frigatebird Fregata minor
Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel
 
CICONIIFORMES: Ardeidae
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala
Goliath Heron Ardea goliath
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
Great Egret Ardea alba
Black Heron Egretta ardesiaca
Intermediate Egret Egretta intermedia
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
Madagascar Pond-Heron Ardeola idae Endangered
Rufous-bellied Heron Ardeola rufiventris
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Striated Heron Butorides striata
Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
White-backed Night-Heron Gorsachius leuconotus
Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus
Dwarf Bittern Ixobrychus sturmii
Great Bittern Botaurus stellaris
 
CICONIIFORMES: Scopidae
Hamerkop Scopus umbretta
 
CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae
Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis
African Openbill Anastomus lamelligerus
Black Stork Ciconia nigra
Abdim's Stork Ciconia abdimii
Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus
White Stork Ciconia ciconia
Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumeniferus
 
CICONIIFORMES: Balaenicipididae
Shoebill Balaeniceps rex Vulnerable
 
CICONIIFORMES: Threskiornithidae
Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
Olive Ibis Bostrychia olivacea
Spot-breasted Ibis Bostrychia rara
Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
African Spoonbill Platalea alba
 
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Phoenicopteridae
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
Lesser Flamingo Phoenicopterus minor Near-threatened
 
ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor
White-faced Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna viduata
White-backed Duck Thalassornis leuconotus
Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis
Comb Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos
African Pygmy-goose Nettapus auritus
African Black Duck Anas sparsa
Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope
Gadwall Anas strepera
Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
Cape Teal Anas capensis
Yellow-billed Duck Anas undulata
Northern Pintail Anas acuta
Red-billed Duck Anas erythrorhyncha
Hottentot Teal Anas hottentota
Garganey Anas querquedula
Cape Shoveler Anas smithii Rare/Accidental
Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata
Southern Pochard Netta erythrophthalma
Common Pochard Aythya ferina Rare/Accidental
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Rare/Accidental
Maccoa Duck Oxyura maccoa
 
FALCONIFORMES: Pandionidae
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
 
FALCONIFORMES: Accipitridae
African Cuckoo-Hawk Aviceda cuculoides
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus
Bat Hawk Macheiramphus alcinus
Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus
Scissor-tailed Kite Chelictinia riocourii
Black Kite Milvus migrans
African Fish-Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer
Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis
Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus
Lammergeier Gypaetus barbatus
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus
White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus
Rueppell's Griffon Gyps rueppellii
Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotus
White-headed Vulture Trigonoceps occipitalis
Beaudouin's Snake-Eagle Circaetus beaudouini
Black-breasted Snake-Eagle Circaetus pectoralis
Brown Snake-Eagle Circaetus cinereus
Fasciated Snake-Eagle Circaetus fasciolatus Near-threatened
Banded Snake-Eagle Circaetus cinerascens
Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus
Western Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus
African Marsh-Harrier Circus ranivorus
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus Near-threatened
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
African Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides typus
Lizard Buzzard Kaupifalco monogrammicus
Dark Chanting-Goshawk Melierax metabates
Eastern Chanting-Goshawk Melierax poliopterus
Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar
African Goshawk Accipiter tachiro
Shikra Accipiter badius
Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes Rare/Accidental
Little Sparrowhawk Accipiter minullus
Ovampo Sparrowhawk Accipiter ovampensis
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus Rare/Accidental
Rufous-chested Sparrowhawk Accipiter rufiventris
Black Goshawk Accipiter melanoleucus
Grasshopper Buzzard Butastur rufipennis
Eurasian Buzzard Buteo buteo
Mountain Buzzard Buteo oreophilus
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus Rare/Accidental
Augur Buzzard Buteo augur
Lesser Spotted Eagle Aquila pomarina
Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax
Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis
Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca Vulnerable
Wahlberg's Eagle Aquila wahlbergi
Verreaux's Eagle Aquila verreauxii
African Hawk-Eagle Aquila spilogaster
Booted Eagle Aquila pennata
Ayres' Hawk-Eagle Aquila ayresii
Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus
Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis
Crowned Hawk-Eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus
 
FALCONIFORMES: Sagittariidae
Secretary-bird Sagittarius serpentarius
 
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
Pygmy Falcon Polihierax semitorquatus
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni Vulnerable
Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
Greater Kestrel Falco rupicoloides
Fox Kestrel Falco alopex
Grey Kestrel Falco ardosiaceus
Dickinson's Kestrel Falco dickinsoni
Red-necked Falcon Falco chicquera
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus Near-threatened
Amur Falcon Falco amurensis
Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae
Sooty Falcon Falco concolor
Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
African Hobby Falco cuvierii
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug Endangered
Barbary Falcon Falco pelegrinoides Rare/Accidental
Taita Falcon Falco fasciinucha Near-threatened
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
 
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae
Coqui Francolin Francolinus coqui
Forest Francolin Francolinus lathami
Crested Francolin Francolinus sephaena
Ring-necked Francolin Francolinus streptophorus
Red-winged Francolin Francolinus levaillantii
Shelley's Francolin Francolinus shelleyi
Scaly Francolin Francolinus squamatus
Hildebrandt's Francolin Francolinus hildebrandti
Yellow-necked Francolin Francolinus leucoscepus
Grey-breasted Francolin Francolinus rufopictus Endemic
Red-necked Francolin Francolinus afer
Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
Harlequin Quail Coturnix delegorguei
Blue Quail Coturnix adansonii
Udzungwa Partridge Xenoperdix udzungwensis Endemic Endangered
 
GALLIFORMES: Numididae
Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
Crested Guineafowl Guttera pucherani
Vulturine Guineafowl Acryllium vulturinum
 
GRUIFORMES: Turnicidae
Small Buttonquail Turnix sylvaticus
Hottentot Buttonquail Turnix hottentottus
Quail-plover Ortyxelos meiffrenii Rare/Accidental
 
GRUIFORMES: Gruidae
Grey Crowned-Crane Balearica regulorum
Wattled Crane Bugeranus carunculatus Vulnerable
 
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
White-spotted Flufftail Sarothrura pulchra
Buff-spotted Flufftail Sarothrura elegans
Red-chested Flufftail Sarothrura rufa
Chestnut-headed Flufftail Sarothrura lugens
Streaky-breasted Flufftail Sarothrura boehmi
Striped Flufftail Sarothrura affinis
African Rail Rallus caerulescens
African Crake Crecopsis egregia
Corn Crake Crex crex Near-threatened
Black Crake Amaurornis flavirostra
Baillon's Crake Porzana pusilla
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana
Striped Crake Aenigmatolimnas marginalis
Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio
Allen's Gallinule Porphyrio alleni
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
Lesser Moorhen Gallinula angulata
Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata
 
GRUIFORMES: Heliornithidae
African Finfoot Podica senegalensis
 
GRUIFORMES: Otididae
Kori Bustard Ardeotis kori
Stanley Bustard Neotis denhami Near-threatened
White-bellied Bustard Eupodotis senegalensis
Buff-crested Bustard Eupodotis gindiana
Black-bellied Bustard Lissotis melanogaster
Hartlaub's Bustard Lissotis hartlaubii
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Jacanidae
Lesser Jacana Microparra capensis
African Jacana Actophilornis africanus
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Rostratulidae
Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Dromadidae
Crab Plover Dromas ardeola
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae
Water Thick-knee Burhinus vermiculatus
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus
Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus capensis
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae
Temminck's Courser Cursorius temminckii
Double-banded Courser Smutsornis africanus
Three-banded Courser Rhinoptilus cinctus
Bronze-winged Courser Rhinoptilus chalcopterus
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Madagascar Pratincole Glareola ocularis Vulnerable
Rock Pratincole Glareola nuchalis
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
Long-toed Lapwing Vanellus crassirostris
Blacksmith Plover Vanellus armatus
Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus
Black-headed Lapwing Vanellus tectus
White-headed Lapwing Vanellus albiceps
Senegal Lapwing Vanellus lugubris
Black-winged Lapwing Vanellus melanopterus
Crowned Lapwing Vanellus coronatus
Wattled Lapwing Vanellus senegallus
Brown-chested Lapwing Vanellus superciliosus
Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva
Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius
Kittlitz's Plover Charadrius pecuarius
Three-banded Plover Charadrius tricollaris
Forbes' Plover Charadrius forbesi
White-fronted Plover Charadrius marginatus
Chestnut-banded Plover Charadrius pallidus
Lesser Sandplover Charadrius mongolus
Greater Sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii
Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
African Snipe Gallinago nigripennis
Great Snipe Gallinago media Near-threatened
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Near-threatened
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
Common Redshank Tringa totanus
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Red Knot Calidris canutus
Sanderling Calidris alba
Little Stint Calidris minuta
Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii Rare/Accidental
Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta Rare/Accidental
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
Broad-billed Sandpiper Limicola falcinellus
Ruff Philomachus pugnax
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
Sooty Gull Larus hemprichii
Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus Rare/Accidental
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
Heuglin's Gull Larus heuglini Rare/Accidental
Grey-headed Gull Larus cirrocephalus
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Sternidae
Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus
Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus
Little Tern Sternula albifrons Rare/Accidental
Saunders's Tern Sternula saundersi
Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana Rare/Accidental
Common Tern Sterna hirundo
White-cheeked Tern Sterna repressa
Great Crested-Tern Thalasseus bergii
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
Lesser Crested-Tern Thalasseus bengalensis
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Rynchopidae
African Skimmer Rynchops flavirostris Near-threatened
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae
Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus Rare/Accidental
Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus Rare/Accidental
 
PTEROCLIFORMES: Pteroclidae
Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles exustus
Yellow-throated Sandgrouse Pterocles gutturalis
Black-faced Sandgrouse Pterocles decoratus
 
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae
Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea
Rameron Pigeon Columba arquatrix
Delegorgue's Pigeon Columba delegorguei
African Lemon Dove Columba larvata
Eurasian Turtle-Dove Streptopelia turtur Rare/Accidental
Dusky Turtle-Dove Streptopelia lugens
Mourning Collared Dove Streptopelia decipiens
Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata
Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola
Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis
Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove Turtur chalcospilos
Blue-spotted Wood-Dove Turtur afer
Tambourine Dove Turtur tympanistria
Namaqua Dove Oena capensis
Pemba Green-Pigeon Treron pembaensis Endemic Vulnerable
African Green-Pigeon Treron calvus
 
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae
Red-headed Lovebird Agapornis pullarius
Fischer's Lovebird Agapornis fischeri Near-threatened
Yellow-collared Lovebird Agapornis personatus Endemic
Lilian's Lovebird Agapornis lilianae Near-threatened
Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus
Brown-necked Parrot Poicephalus robustus
Red-fronted Parrot Poicephalus gulielmi
Meyer's Parrot Poicephalus meyeri
Brown-headed Parrot Poicephalus cryptoxanthus
Red-bellied Parrot Poicephalus rufiventris
 
CUCULIFORMES: Musophagidae
Great Blue Turaco Corythaeola cristata
Livingstone's Turaco Tauraco livingstonii
Schalow's Turaco Tauraco schalowi
Black-billed Turaco Tauraco schuettii
Fischer's Turaco Tauraco fischeri Near-threatened
Hartlaub's Turaco Tauraco hartlaubi
Purple-crested Turaco Tauraco porphyreolophus
Ross's Turaco Musophaga rossae
Bare-faced Go-away-bird Corythaixoides personatus
Grey Go-away-bird Corythaixoides concolor
White-bellied Go-away-bird Corythaixoides leucogaster
Eastern Plantain-eater Crinifer zonurus
 
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae
Pied Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
Levaillant's Cuckoo Clamator levaillantii
Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius
Thick-billed Cuckoo Pachycoccyx audeberti
Red-chested Cuckoo Cuculus solitarius
Black Cuckoo Cuculus clamosus
Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
African Cuckoo Cuculus gularis
Lesser Cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus
Madagascar Cuckoo Cuculus rochii
Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo Cercococcyx mechowi
Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo Cercococcyx montanus
Klaas's Cuckoo Chrysococcyx klaas
African Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx cupreus
Dideric Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius
Yellowbill Ceuthmochares aereus
Black Coucal Centropus grillii
Blue-headed Coucal Centropus monachus
Coppery-tailed Coucal Centropus cupreicaudus
Senegal Coucal Centropus senegalensis
White-browed Coucal Centropus superciliosus
 
STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae
African Grass-Owl Tyto capensis
Barn Owl Tyto alba
Congo Bay-Owl Phodilus prigoginei Endangered
 
STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae
Sokoke Scops-Owl Otus ireneae Endangered
African Scops-Owl Otus senegalensis
Pemba Scops-Owl Otus pembaensis Endemic Vulnerable
Southern White-faced Owl Ptilopsis granti
Cape Eagle-Owl Bubo capensis
Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus
Fraser's Eagle-Owl Bubo poensis
Usambara Eagle-Owl Bubo vosseleri Endemic Vulnerable
Verreaux's Eagle-Owl Bubo lacteus
Pel's Fishing-Owl Scotopelia peli
African Wood-Owl Strix woodfordii
Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum
African Barred Owlet Glaucidium capense
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Rare/Accidental
Marsh Owl Asio capensis
 
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae
Eurasian Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
Sombre Nightjar Caprimulgus fraenatus
Rufous-cheeked Nightjar Caprimulgus rufigena Rare/Accidental
Nubian Nightjar Caprimulgus nubicus
Donaldson-Smith's Nightjar Caprimulgus donaldsoni
Fiery-necked Nightjar Caprimulgus pectoralis
Abyssinian Nightjar Caprimulgus poliocephalus
Montane Nightjar Caprimulgus ruwenzorii
Swamp Nightjar Caprimulgus natalensis
Plain Nightjar Caprimulgus inornatus
Freckled Nightjar Caprimulgus tristigma
Slender-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus clarus
Square-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus fossii
Pennant-winged Nightjar Macrodipteryx vexillarius
Standard-winged Nightjar Macrodipteryx longipennis Rare/Accidental
 
APODIFORMES: Apodidae
Scarce Swift Schoutedenapus myoptilus
Mottled Spinetail Telacanthura ussheri
Bat-like Spinetail Neafrapus boehmi
African Palm-Swift Cypsiurus parvus
Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
Mottled Swift Tachymarptis aequatorialis
Common Swift Apus apus
Nyanza Swift Apus niansae
African Swift Apus barbatus
Forbes-Watson's Swift Apus berliozi Rare/Accidental
Little Swift Apus affinis
Horus Swift Apus horus
White-rumped Swift Apus caffer
 
COLIIFORMES: Coliidae
Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus
White-headed Mousebird Colius leucocephalus
Blue-naped Mousebird Urocolius macrourus
Red-faced Mousebird Urocolius indicus
 
TROGONIFORMES: Trogonidae
Narina Trogon Apaloderma narina
Bar-tailed Trogon Apaloderma vittatum
 
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae
Half-collared Kingfisher Alcedo semitorquata
Shining Blue Kingfisher Alcedo quadribrachys Rare/Accidental
Malachite Kingfisher Alcedo cristata
White-bellied Kingfisher Alcedo leucogaster
African Pygmy-Kingfisher Ispidina picta
Grey-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala
Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis
Mangrove Kingfisher Halcyon senegaloides
Blue-breasted Kingfisher Halcyon malimbica
Brown-hooded Kingfisher Halcyon albiventris
Striped Kingfisher Halcyon chelicuti
Giant Kingfisher  Megaceryle maximus
Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
 
CORACIIFORMES: Meropidae
White-fronted Bee-eater Merops bullockoides
Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus
Blue-breasted Bee-eater Merops variegatus
Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater Merops oreobates
Swallow-tailed Bee-eater Merops hirundineus
Somali Bee-eater Merops revoilii
White-throated Bee-eater Merops albicollis
Boehm's Bee-eater Merops boehmi
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus
Madagascar Bee-eater Merops superciliosus
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
Northern Carmine Bee-eater Merops nubicus
Southern Carmine Bee-eater Merops nubicoides
 
CORACIIFORMES: Coraciidae
European Roller Coracias garrulus Near-threatened
Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus
Racket-tailed Roller Coracias spatulatus
Rufous-crowned Roller Coracias noevius
Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus
 
CORACIIFORMES: Upupidae
Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops
 
CORACIIFORMES: Phoeniculidae
Green Woodhoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus
Violet Woodhoopoe Phoeniculus damarensis
White-headed Woodhoopoe Phoeniculus bollei
Forest Woodhoopoe Phoeniculus castaneiceps
Common Scimitar-bill Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
Abyssinian Scimitar-bill Rhinopomastus minor
 
CORACIIFORMES: Bucerotidae
Red-billed Hornbill Tockus erythrorhynchus
Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill Tockus flavirostris
Von der Decken's Hornbill Tockus deckeni
Crowned Hornbill Tockus alboterminatus
African Pied Hornbill Tockus fasciatus
African Grey Hornbill Tockus nasutus
Pale-billed Hornbill Tockus pallidirostris
Trumpeter Hornbill Ceratogymna bucinator
Silvery-cheeked Hornbill Ceratogymna brevis
Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill Ceratogymna subcylindrica
Southern Ground-Hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri
 
PICIFORMES: Capitonidae
Crested Barbet Trachyphonus vaillantii
Red-and-yellow Barbet Trachyphonus erythrocephalus
D'Arnaud's Barbet Trachyphonus darnaudii
Grey-throated Barbet Gymnobucco bonapartei
White-eared Barbet Stactolaema leucotis
Whyte's Barbet Stactolaema whytii
Green Barbet Stactolaema olivacea
African Green-Tinkerbird Pogoniulus simplex
Moustached Green-Tinkerbird Pogoniulus leucomystax
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird Pogoniulus bilineatus
Red-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus pusillus
Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus chrysoconus
Yellow-spotted Barbet Buccanodon duchaillui
Hairy-breasted Barbet Tricholaema hirsuta
Red-fronted Barbet Tricholaema diademata
Miombo Barbet Tricholaema frontata
Spot-flanked Barbet Tricholaema lacrymosa
Black-throated Barbet Tricholaema melanocephala
White-headed Barbet Lybius leucocephalus
Red-faced Barbet Lybius rubrifacies Near-threatened
Black-billed Barbet Lybius guifsobalito
Black-collared Barbet Lybius torquatus
Brown-breasted Barbet Lybius melanopterus
Black-backed Barbet Lybius minor
Double-toothed Barbet Lybius bidentatus
 
PICIFORMES: Indicatoridae
Green-backed Honeyguide Prodotiscus zambesiae
Wahlberg's Honeyguide Prodotiscus regulus
Pallid Honeyguide Indicator meliphilus
Least Honeyguide Indicator exilis
Lesser Honeyguide Indicator minor
Scaly-throated Honeyguide Indicator variegatus
Greater Honeyguide Indicator indicator
 
PICIFORMES: Picidae
Rufous-necked Wryneck Jynx ruficollis
Nubian Woodpecker Campethera nubica
Bennett's Woodpecker Campethera bennettii
Reichenow's Woodpecker Campethera scriptoricauda
Golden-tailed Woodpecker Campethera abingoni
Mombasa Woodpecker Campethera mombassica
Green-backed Woodpecker Campethera cailliautii
Tullberg's Woodpecker Campethera tullbergi
Buff-spotted Woodpecker Campethera nivosa
Brown-eared Woodpecker Campethera caroli
Cardinal Woodpecker Dendropicos fuscescens
Stierling's Woodpecker Dendropicos stierlingi Near-threatened
Bearded Woodpecker Dendropicos namaquus
Golden-crowned Woodpecker Dendropicos xantholophus Rare/Accidental
Grey Woodpecker Dendropicos goertae
Grey-headed Woodpecker Dendropicos spodocephalus
Olive Woodpecker Dendropicos griseocephalus
Brown-backed Woodpecker Dendropicos obsoletus
 
PASSERIFORMES: Eurylaimidae
African Broadbill Smithornis capensis
 
PASSERIFORMES: Pittidae
African Pitta Pitta angolensis
 
PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae
Singing Bushlark Mirafra cantillans
White-tailed Lark Mirafra albicauda
Friedmann's Lark Mirafra pulpa Data deficient
Red-winged Lark Mirafra hypermetra
Rufous-naped Lark Mirafra africana
Angola Lark Mirafra angolensis
Flappet Lark Mirafra rufocinnamomea
Pink-breasted Lark Calendulauda poecilosterna
Fawn-colored Lark Calendulauda africanoides
Foxy Lark Calendulauda alopex
Dusky Lark Pinarocorys nigricans
Beesley's Lark Chersomanes beesleyi Endemic
Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix leucotis
Fischer's Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix leucopareia
Red-capped Lark Calandrella cinerea
Short-tailed Lark Pseudalaemon fremantlii
 
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae
White-headed Sawwing Psalidoprocne albiceps
Black Sawwing Psalidoprocne pristoptera
Gray-rumped Swallow Pseudhirundo griseopyga
Mascarene Martin Phedina borbonica
Plain Martin Riparia paludicola
Bank Swallow Riparia riparia
Banded Martin Riparia cincta
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Angola Swallow Hirundo angolensis
White-throated Swallow Hirundo albigularis
Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii
Ethiopian Swallow Hirundo aethiopica
Pearl-breasted Swallow Hirundo dimidiata Rare/Accidental
Blue Swallow Hirundo atrocaerulea Vulnerable
Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne fuligula
House-Martin Delichon urbicum
Greater Striped-Swallow Cecropis cucullata Rare/Accidental
Lesser Striped-Swallow Cecropis abyssinica
Rufous-chested Swallow Cecropis semirufa
Mosque Swallow Cecropis senegalensis
Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
 
PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae
African Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus
Jackson's Pipit Anthus latistriatus
Woodland Pipit Anthus nyassae
Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis
Plain-backed Pipit Anthus leucophrys
Buffy Pipit Anthus vaalensis
Striped Pipit Anthus lineiventris
Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
Short-tailed Pipit Anthus brachyurus
Bush Pipit Anthus caffer
Sokoke Pipit Anthus sokokensis Endangered
Golden Pipit Tmetothylacus tenellus
Yellow-throated Longclaw Macronyx croceus
Fuelleborn's Longclaw Macronyx fuelleborni
Pangani Longclaw Macronyx aurantiigula
Rosy-throated Longclaw Macronyx ameliae
White wagtail Motacilla alba
African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp
Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
Cape Wagtail Motacilla capensis
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
Mountain Wagtail Motacilla clara
 
PASSERIFORMES: Campephagidae
White-breasted Cuckoo-shrike Coracina pectoralis
Grey Cuckoo-shrike Coracina caesia
Black Cuckoo-shrike Campephaga flava
Purple-throated Cuckoo-shrike Campephaga quiscalina
 
PASSERIFORMES: Pycnonotidae
Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus
Shelley's Greenbul Andropadus masukuensis
Little Greenbul Andropadus virens
Gray Greenbul Andropadus gracilis Rare/Accidental
Plain Greenbul Andropadus curvirostris
Slender-billed Greenbul Andropadus gracilirostris
Sombre Greenbul Andropadus importunus
Yellow-whiskered Greenbul Andropadus latirostris
Eastern Mountain-Greenbul Andropadus nigriceps
Stripe-cheeked Greenbul Andropadus milanjensis Rare/Accidental
Honeyguide Greenbul Baeopogon indicator Rare/Accidental
Spotted Greenbul Ixonotus guttatus
Yellow-throated Greenbul Chlorocichla flavicollis
Yellow-bellied Greenbul Chlorocichla flaviventris
Joyful Greenbul Chlorocichla laetissima Rare/Accidental
Leaf-love Phyllastrephus scandens
Cabanis' Greenbul Phyllastrephus cabanisi
Fischer's Greenbul Phyllastrephus fischeri
Terrestrial Brownbul Phyllastrephus terrestris
Northern Brownbul Phyllastrephus strepitans
Gray-olive Greenbul Phyllastrephus cerviniventris
Baumann's Greenbul Phyllastrephus baumanni Rare/Accidental Data deficient
Toro Olive-Greenbul Phyllastrephus hypochloris Rare/Accidental
Yellow-streaked Bulbul Phyllastrephus flavostriatus
Tiny Greenbul Phyllastrephus debilis
Icterine Greenbul Phyllastrephus icterinus
Xavier's Greenbul Phyllastrephus xavieri
Common Bristlebill Bleda syndactylus
Lesser Bristlebill Bleda notatus
Yellow-spotted Nicator Nicator chloris
Eastern Nicator Nicator gularis
Uluguru Mountain Greenbul Andropadus neumanii
 
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae
Rufous Flycatcher-Thrush Neocossyphus fraseri
Red-tailed Ant-Thrush Neocossyphus rufus
White-tailed Ant-Thrush Neocossyphus poensis
Miombo Rock-Thrush Monticola angolensis
Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush Monticola saxatilis
Little Rock-Thrush Monticola rufocinereus
Abyssinian Ground-Thrush Zoothera piaggiae
Orange Ground-Thrush Zoothera gurneyi
Spotted Ground-Thrush Zoothera guttata Rare/Accidental Endangered
Groundscraper Thrush Psophocichla litsipsirupa
Olive Thrush Turdus olivaceus
Kurrichane Thrush Turdus libonyanus
African Thrush Turdus pelios
African Bare-eyed Thrush Turdus tephronotus
Brown-chested Alethe Alethe poliocephala
White-chested Alethe Alethe fuelleborni
 
PASSERIFORMES: Cisticolidae
Red-faced Cisticola Cisticola erythrops
Singing Cisticola Cisticola cantans
Trilling Cisticola Cisticola woosnami
Chubb's Cisticola Cisticola chubbi
Hunter's Cisticola Cisticola hunteri
Black-lored Cisticola Cisticola nigriloris
Rock-loving Cisticola Cisticola aberrans
Rattling Cisticola Cisticola chiniana
Ashy Cisticola Cisticola cinereolus
Wailing Cisticola Cisticola lais
Churring Cisticola Cisticola njombe
Winding Cisticola Cisticola galactotes
Chirping Cisticola Cisticola pipiens
Carruthers' Cisticola Cisticola carruthersi
Tinkling Cisticola Cisticola tinniens Rare/Accidental
Stout Cisticola Cisticola robustus
Croaking Cisticola Cisticola natalensis
Piping Cisticola Cisticola fulvicapilla
Tabora Cisticola Cisticola angusticauda
Siffling Cisticola Cisticola brachypterus
Tiny Cisticola Cisticola nana
Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
Desert Cisticola Cisticola aridulus
Black-necked Cisticola Cisticola eximius
Pectoral-patch Cisticola Cisticola brunnescens
Pale-crowned Cisticola Cisticola cinnamomeus
Wing-snapping Cisticola Cisticola ayresii
Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava
Red-winged Prinia Prinia erythroptera
White-chinned Prinia Schistolais leucopogon
Cricket Longtail Spiloptila clamans
Bar-throated Apalis Apalis thoracica
Black-throated Apalis Apalis jacksoni
White-winged Apalis Apalis chariessa Vulnerable
Masked Apalis Apalis binotata
Yellow-breasted Apalis Apalis flavida
Buff-throated Apalis Apalis rufogularis
Chestnut-throated Apalis Apalis porphyrolaema
Chapin's Apalis Apalis chapini
Black-headed Apalis Apalis melanocephala
Grey Apalis Apalis cinerea
Brown-headed Apalis Apalis alticola
Karamoja Apalis Apalis karamojae Vulnerable
Red-fronted Warbler Urorhipis rufifrons
Grey-capped Warbler Eminia lepida
Green-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brachyura
Olive-green Camaroptera Camaroptera chloronota
Miombo Wren-Warbler Calamonastes undosus
Gray Wren-Warbler Calamonastes simplex
 
PASSERIFORMES: Sylviidae
African Bush-Warbler Bradypterus baboecala
White-winged Scrub-Warbler Bradypterus carpalis
Bamboo Scrub-Warbler Bradypterus alfredi
Cameroon Scrub-Warbler Bradypterus lopezi
Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler Bradypterus cinnamomeus
Black-faced Rufous-Warbler Bathmocercus rufus
Mrs. Moreau's Warbler Bathmocercus winifredae Endemic Vulnerable
Moustached Grass-Warbler Melocichla mentalis
Eurasian River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis
Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Eurasian Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
African Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus baeticatus
Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris
Great Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
Basra Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus griseldis Endangered
Greater Swamp-Warbler Acrocephalus rufescens
Lesser Swamp-Warbler Acrocephalus gracilirostris
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Hippolais pallida
Upcher's Warbler Hippolais languida
Olive-tree Warbler Hippolais olivetorum
Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina
African Yellow Warbler Chloropeta natalensis
Mountain Yellow Warbler Chloropeta similis
Buff-bellied Warbler Phyllolais pulchella
African Tailorbird Orthotomus metopias
Long-billed Tailorbird Orthotomus moreaui Critically endangered
Yellow-vented Eremomela Eremomela flavicrissalis Rare/Accidental
Yellow-bellied Eremomela Eremomela icteropygialis
Greencap Eremomela Eremomela scotops
Black-necked Eremomela Eremomela atricollis
Green Crombec Sylvietta virens
White-browed Crombec Sylvietta leucophrys
Northern Crombec Sylvietta brachyura
Red-capped Crombec Sylvietta ruficapilla
Red-faced Crombec Sylvietta whytii
Somali Crombec Sylvietta isabellina Rare/Accidental
Cape Crombec Sylvietta rufescens
Yellow Longbill Macrosphenus flavicans
Gray Longbill Macrosphenus concolor Rare/Accidental
Kretschmer's Longbill Macrosphenus kretschmeri
Green Hylia Hylia prasina
Laura's Wood-Warbler Phylloscopus laurae
Yellow-throated Wood-Warbler Phylloscopus ruficapilla
Uganda Wood-Warbler Phylloscopus budongoensis
Brown Woodland-Warbler Phylloscopus umbrovirens
Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
Yellow-bellied Hyliota Hyliota flavigaster
Usambara Hyliota Hyliota usambarae Endemic Endangered
Fan-tailed Grassbird Schoenicola brevirostris
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
Barred Warbler Sylvia nisoria
Greater Whitethroat Sylvia communis
Brown Warbler Parisoma lugens
Banded Warbler Parisoma boehmi
 
PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae
Silverbird Empidornis semipartitus
Pale Flycatcher Bradornis pallidus
African Grey Flycatcher Bradornis microrhynchus
White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher Melaenornis fischeri
Northern Black-Flycatcher Melaenornis edolioides
Southern Black-Flycatcher Melaenornis pammelaina
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
Sooty Flycatcher Muscicapa infuscata
Boehm's Flycatcher Muscicapa boehmi
Swamp Flycatcher Muscicapa aquatica
African Dusky Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta
Ashy Flycatcher Muscicapa caerulescens
Grey-throated Tit-Flycatcher Myioparus griseigularis
Grey Tit-Flycatcher Myioparus plumbeus
Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis Rare/Accidental
Semicollared Flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata Near-threatened
White-starred Robin Pogonocichla stellata
Swynnerton's Robin Swynnertonia swynnertoni Vulnerable
Forest Robin Stiphrornis erythrothorax
Bocage's Akalat Sheppardia bocagei
Lowland Akalat Sheppardia cyornithopsis
Sharpe's Akalat Sheppardia sharpei
East Coast Akalat Sheppardia gunningi Vulnerable
Usambara Akalat Sheppardia montana Endemic Endangered
Iringa Akalat Sheppardia lowei Endemic Vulnerable
Rubeho Akalat Sheppardia aurantiithorax Endemic
Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia
Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis
Olive-flanked Robin-Chat Cossypha anomala
Cape Robin-Chat Cossypha caffra
Blue-shouldered Robin-Chat Cossypha cyanocampter
Grey-winged Robin-Chat Cossypha polioptera
Rueppell's Robin-Chat Cossypha semirufa
White-browed Bush-Robin Cossypha heuglini
Red-capped Robin-Chat Cossypha natalensis
Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat Cossypha niveicapilla
Collared Palm-Thrush Cichladusa arquata
Spotted Morning-Thrush Cichladusa guttata
Bearded Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas quadrivirgata
Miombo Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas barbata
Brown-backed Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas hartlaubi
Red-backed Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas leucophrys
Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas galactotes
Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Rare/Accidental
Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
African Stonechat Saxicola torquatus
Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens
Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka
Capped Wheatear Oenanthe pileata
Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
Familiar Chat Cercomela familiaris
Moorland Chat Cercomela sordida
Northern Anteater-Chat Myrmecocichla aethiops
Sooty Chat Myrmecocichla nigra
White-headed Black-Chat Myrmecocichla arnotti
Mocking Cliff-Chat Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
 
PASSERIFORMES: Platysteiridae
African Shrike-flycatcher Megabyas flammulatus
Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher Bias musicus
Brown-throated Wattle-eye Platysteira cyanea
Black-throated Wattle-eye Platysteira peltata
Chestnut Wattle-eye Platysteira castanea
Jameson's Wattle-eye Platysteira jamesoni
Yellow-bellied Wattle-eye Platysteira concreta
Short-tailed Batis Batis mixta
Ruwenzori Batis Batis diops
Cape Batis Batis capensis
Chinspot Batis Batis molitor
Pale Batis Batis soror
Black-headed Batis Batis minor
Pygmy Batis Batis perkeo
 
PASSERIFORMES: Monarchidae
Yellow Flycatcher Erythrocercus holochlorus
Livingstone's Flycatcher Erythrocercus livingstonei
African Blue-Flycatcher Elminia longicauda
White-tailed Blue-Flycatcher Elminia albicauda
Dusky Crested-Flycatcher Elminia nigromitrata
White-tailed Crested-Flycatcher Elminia albonotata
African Crested-Flycatcher Trochocercus cyanomelas
Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone rufiventer
African Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis
 
PASSERIFORMES: Timaliidae
Spot-throat Modulatrix stictigula
Dapple-throat Arcanator orostruthus Vulnerable
Scaly-breasted Illadopsis Illadopsis albipectus
Pale-breasted Illadopsis Illadopsis rufipennis
Brown Illadopsis Illadopsis fulvescens
Mountain Illadopsis Illadopsis pyrrhoptera
African Hill-Babbler Pseudoalcippe abyssinica
Scaly Chatterer Turdoides aylmeri
Rufous Chatterer Turdoides rubiginosa
Black-lored Babbler Turdoides sharpei
Angola Babbler Turdoides hartlaubii
Scaly Babbler Turdoides squamulata
Northern Pied-Babbler Turdoides hypoleuca
Brown Babbler Turdoides plebejus Rare/Accidental
Arrow-marked Babbler Turdoides jardineii
 
PASSERIFORMES: Paridae
White-winged Black-Tit Melaniparus leucomelas
White-shouldered Black-Tit Melaniparus guineensis
White-bellied Tit Melaniparus albiventris
Rufous-bellied Tit Melaniparus rufiventris
Red-throated Tit Melaniparus fringillinus
Somali Tit Melaniparus thruppi
Miombo Tit Melaniparus griseiventris
 
PASSERIFORMES: Certhiidae
Spotted Creeper Salpornis spilonotus
 
PASSERIFORMES: Remizidae
Mouse-colored Penduline-Tit Anthoscopus musculus
African Penduline-Tit Anthoscopus caroli
 
PASSERIFORMES: Nectariniidae
Gray-headed Sunbird Deleornis axillaris
Plain-backed Sunbird Anthreptes reichenowi Near-threatened
Anchieta's Sunbird Anthreptes anchietae
Western Violet-backed Sunbird Anthreptes longuemarei
Kenya Violet-backed Sunbird Anthreptes orientalis
Uluguru Violet-backed Sunbird Anthreptes neglectus
Little Green Sunbird Anthreptes seimundi Rare/Accidental
Green Sunbird Anthreptes rectirostris
Banded Sunbird Anthreptes rubritorques Endemic Vulnerable
Collared Sunbird Hedydipna collaris
Amani Sunbird Hedydipna pallidigaster Endangered
Green-headed Sunbird Cyanomitra verticalis
Blue-throated Brown Sunbird Cyanomitra cyanolaema
Eastern Olive Sunbird Cyanomitra olivacea
Western Olive Sunbird Cyanomitra obscura
Mouse-colored Sunbird Cyanomitra veroxii
Green-throated Sunbird Chalcomitra rubescens
Amethyst Sunbird Chalcomitra amethystina
Scarlet-chested Sunbird Chalcomitra senegalensis
Hunter's Sunbird Chalcomitra hunteri
Tacazze Sunbird Nectarinia tacazze
Bronze Sunbird Nectarinia kilimensis
Malachite Sunbird Nectarinia famosa
Red-tufted Sunbird Nectarinia johnstoni
Golden-winged Sunbird Drepanorhynchus reichenowi
Olive-bellied Sunbird Cinnyris chloropygius
Miombo Sunbird Cinnyris manoensis
Regal Sunbird Cinnyris regius
Eastern Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris mediocris
Moreau's Sunbird Cinnyris moreaui Endemic Near-threatened
Loveridge's Sunbird Cinnyris loveridgei Endemic Endangered
Beautiful Sunbird Cinnyris pulchellus
Mariqua Sunbird Cinnyris mariquensis
Shelley's Sunbird Cinnyris shelleyi
Red-chested Sunbird Cinnyris erythrocercus
Black-bellied Sunbird