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This checklist includes all bird species found in Lake Nakuru National Park , based on the best information available at this time. It is based on a wide variety of sources that I collated over many years. I am pleased to offer these checklists as a service to birdwatchers. If you find any error, please do not hesitate to report them.

The taxonomic order and nomenclature follows Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2). If you prefer to view the list based on a different authority, click on one of the list available below. Globally threatened species (status in red) were identified by Birdlife International in Birdlife Data Zone (species).

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Country or region: Lake Nakuru National Park [map]

Number of species: 546
Number of globally threatened species: 21
Number of introduced species: 2
Last modified: 2024-12-25
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STRUTHIONIFORMES: Struthionidae

Common OstrichStruthio camelus

 
ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae

White-faced Whistling DuckDendrocygna viduata
Fulvous Whistling DuckDendrocygna bicolor
Maccoa DuckOxyura maccoaEndangered
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Southern PochardNetta erythrophthalma
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaRare/Accidental
GarganeySpatula querquedula
Hottentot TealSpatula hottentota
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
African Black DuckAnas sparsa
Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulata
Cape TealAnas capensis
Red-billed TealAnas erythrorhyncha
Northern PintailAnas acuta
Common TealAnas crecca
White-backed DuckThalassornis leuconotus
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensis
Comb DuckSarkidiornis melanotos
African Pygmy GooseNettapus auritus

 
GALLIFORMES: Numididae

Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris

 
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae

Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
Harlequin QuailCoturnix delegorguei
Hildebrandt's FrancolinPternistis hildebrandti
Scaly FrancolinPternistis squamatus
Yellow-necked SpurfowlPternistis leucoscepus
Crested FrancolinDendroperdix sephaena
Coqui FrancolinPeliperdix coqui
Moorland FrancolinScleroptila psilolaema
Shelley's FrancolinScleroptila shelleyi

 
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Phoenicopteridae

Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Lesser FlamingoPhoeniconaias minorNear-threatened

 
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Podicipedidae

Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis

 
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae

Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
African Olive PigeonColumba arquatrix
Lemon DoveAplopelia larvata
Dusky Turtle DoveStreptopelia lugens
Mourning Collared DoveStreptopelia decipiens
Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
Laughing DoveStreptopelia senegalensis
African Green PigeonTreron calvus
Emerald-spotted Wood DoveTurtur chalcospilos
Blue-spotted Wood DoveTurtur afer
Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistria
Namaqua DoveOena capensis

 
PTEROCLIFORMES: Pteroclidae

Yellow-throated SandgrousePterocles gutturalis

 
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae

European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
Sombre NightjarCaprimulgus fraenatus
Montane NightjarCaprimulgus poliocephalus
Freckled NightjarCaprimulgus tristigma
Slender-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus clarus

 
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Apodidae

African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus
Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
Mottled SwiftTachymarptis aequatorialis
White-rumped SwiftApus caffer
Horus SwiftApus horus
Little SwiftApus affinis
Nyanza SwiftApus niansae
African SwiftApus barbatus
Common SwiftApus apus

 
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae

White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosus
Jacobin CuckooClamator jacobinus
Levaillant's CuckooClamator levaillantii
Great Spotted CuckooClamator glandarius
Thick-billed CuckooPachycoccyx audeberti
Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaas
African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreus
Diederick CuckooChrysococcyx caprius
Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitarius
Black CuckooCuculus clamosus
Common CuckooCuculus canorus
African CuckooCuculus gularis

 
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae

African RailRallus caerulescens
African CrakeCrex egregia
Black CrakeZapornia flavirostra
Baillon's CrakeZapornia pusilla
Purple SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
Allen's GallinulePorphyrio alleni
Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Lesser MoorhenGallinula angulata
Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata

 
GRUIFORMES: Gruidae

Grey Crowned CraneBalearica regulorumEndangered

 
OTIDIFORMES: Otididae

Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogaster
Kori BustardArdeotis koriNear-threatened
White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensis

 
MUSOPHAGIFORMES: Musophagidae

White-bellied Go-away-birdCriniferoides leucogaster
Bare-faced Go-away-birdCorythaixoides personatus
Hartlaub's TuracoTauraco hartlaubi

 
PELECANIFORMES: Ciconiidae

MarabouLeptoptilos crumenifer
Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibis
African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerus
Black StorkCiconia nigra
Abdim's StorkCiconia abdimii
Woolly-necked StorkCiconia episcopus
European White StorkCiconia ciconia
Saddle-bill StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensis

 
PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae

Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescens

 
PELECANIFORMES: Scopidae

HamerkopScopus umbretta

 
PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae

Little BitternIxobrychus minutus
Dwarf BitternIxobrychus sturmii
Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
Striated HeronButorides striata
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
Madagascar Pond HeronArdeola idaeEndangered
Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala
Goliath HeronArdea goliath
Purple HeronArdea purpurea
Great EgretArdea alba
Intermediate EgretArdea intermedia
Black HeronEgretta ardesiaca
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Western Reef EgretEgretta gularis

 
PELECANIFORMES: Threskiornithidae

African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
African SpoonbillPlatalea alba
Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus

 
PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae

Long-tailed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

 
PELECANIFORMES: Anhingidae

African DarterAnhinga rufa

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae

Eurasian Thick-kneeBurhinus oedicnemusRare/Accidental
Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatus
Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensis

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae

Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae

Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVulnerable
Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
Kittlitz's PloverCharadrius pecuarius
Three-banded PloverCharadrius tricollaris
White-fronted PloverCharadrius marginatus
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
Chestnut-banded PloverCharadrius pallidus
Lesser Sand PloverCharadrius mongolus
Greater Sand PloverCharadrius leschenaultii
Caspian PloverCharadrius asiaticus
Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostris
Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatus
Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
Black-winged LapwingVanellus melanopterus
Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatus
African Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallus

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Rostratulidae

Greater Painted-snipeRostratula benghalensis

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Jacanidae

African JacanaActophilornis africanus
Lesser JacanaMicroparra capensis

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae

WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNear-threatened
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaNear-threatened
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNear-threatened
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNear-threatened
RuffCalidris pugnax
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVulnerable
Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
SanderlingCalidris alba
DunlinCalidris alpinaRare/Accidental Near-threatened
Little StintCalidris minuta
African SnipeGallinago nigripennis
Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
Common RedshankTringa totanus
Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Turnicidae

Common ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticus
Black-rumped ButtonquailTurnix hottentottus

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae

Double-banded CourserRhinoptilus africanus
Temminck's CourserCursorius temminckii
Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae

African SkimmerRynchops flavirostris
Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Saunders's TernSternula saundersi
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
Lesser Crested TernThalasseus bengalensis

 
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Sagittariidae

Secretary-birdSagittarius serpentariusEndangered

 
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Pandionidae

OspreyPandion haliaetus

 
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae

Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
Scissor-tailed KiteChelictinia riocouriiVulnerable
European Honey BuzzardPernis apivorus
African Cuckoo HawkAviceda cuculoides
African Harrier HawkPolyboroides typus
Palm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensis
Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterusEndangered
BateleurTerathopius ecaudatusEndangered
Beaudouin's Snake EagleCircaetus beaudouiniVulnerable
Black-chested Snake EagleCircaetus pectoralis
Brown Snake EagleCircaetus cinereus
Western Banded Snake EagleCircaetus cinerascens
White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalisCritically endangered
Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachusCritically endangered
White-backed VultureGyps africanusCritically endangered
Rüppell's VultureGyps rueppelliCritically endangered
Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotosEndangered
Bat HawkMacheiramphus alcinus
Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatusNear-threatened
Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosusEndangered
Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalis
Lesser Spotted EagleClanga pomarina
Greater Spotted EagleClanga clangaVulnerable
Tawny EagleAquila rapaxVulnerable
Steppe EagleAquila nipalensisEndangered
Verreaux's EagleAquila verreauxii
African Hawk EagleAquila spilogaster
Wahlberg's EagleHieraaetus wahlbergi
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatus
Ayres's EagleHieraaetus ayresii
Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicus
Dark Chanting GoshawkMelierax metabates
Eastern Chanting GoshawkMelierax poliopterus
Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabar
Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorus
Pallid HarrierCircus macrourusNear-threatened
Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
African GoshawkAccipiter tachiro
ShikraAccipiter badius
Levant SparrowhawkAccipiter brevipesRare/Accidental
Little SparrowhawkAccipiter minullus
Ovambo SparrowhawkAccipiter ovampensis
Black SparrowhawkAccipiter melanoleucus
African Fish EagleHaliaeetus vocifer
Black KiteMilvus migrans
Grasshopper BuzzardButastur rufipennis
Augur BuzzardButeo augur
Eurasian BuzzardButeo buteo
Mountain BuzzardButeo oreophilusNear-threatened
Long-legged BuzzardButeo rufinus

 
STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae

African Grass OwlTyto capensis
Common Barn OwlTyto alba

 
STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae

Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatum
Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
Northern White-faced OwlPtilopsis leucotis
Marsh OwlAsio capensis
Cape Eagle OwlBubo capensis
Spotted Eagle OwlBubo africanus
Verreaux's Eagle OwlBubo lacteus

 
COLIIFORMES: Coliidae

Speckled MousebirdColius striatus
White-headed MousebirdColius leucocephalus
Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourus

 
TROGONIFORMES: Trogonidae

Narina's TrogonApaloderma narina

 
BUCEROTIFORMES: Bucerotidae

Southern Ground HornbillBucorvus leadbeateriVulnerable
Crowned HornbillTockus alboterminatus
Hemprich's HornbillTockus hemprichii
African Grey HornbillTockus nasutus
Red-billed HornbillTockus erythrorhynchus
Von der Decken's HornbillTockus deckeni
Silvery-cheeked HornbillBycanistes brevis

 
BUCEROTIFORMES: Upupidae

Common HoopoeUpupa epops

 
BUCEROTIFORMES: Phoeniculidae

Green Wood-hoopoePhoeniculus purpureus
White-headed Wood-hoopoePhoeniculus bollei
Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelas
Abyssinian ScimitarbillRhinopomastus minor

 
PICIFORMES: Indicatoridae

Green-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus zambesiae
Wahlberg's HoneybirdProdotiscus regulus
Pallid HoneyguideIndicator meliphilus
Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minor
Scaly-throated HoneyguideIndicator variegatus
Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicator

 
PICIFORMES: Picidae

Northern WryneckJynx torquilla
Rufous-breasted WryneckJynx ruficollis
Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubica
Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescens
Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquus
Grey WoodpeckerMesopicos goertae
Brown-backed WoodpeckerIpophilus obsoletus

 
PICIFORMES: Ramphastidae

Red-and-yellow BarbetTrachyphonus erythrocephalus
D'Arnaud's BarbetTrachyphonus darnaudii
Yellow-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus bilineatus
Red-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus pusillus
Red-fronted BarbetTricholaema diademata
Spot-flanked BarbetTricholaema lacrymosa
White-headed BarbetLybius leucocephalus

 
CORACIIFORMES: Meropidae

White-fronted Bee-eaterMerops bullockoides
White-throated Bee-eaterMerops albicollis
Northern Carmine Bee-eaterMerops nubicus
Olive Bee-eaterMerops superciliosus
Blue-cheeked Bee-eaterMerops persicus
European Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
Cinnamon-chested Bee-eaterMerops lafresnayii
Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus

 
CORACIIFORMES: Coraciidae

Rufous-crowned RollerCoracias naevius
Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatus
European RollerCoracias garrulus
Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurus

 
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae

African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina picta
African Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maxima
Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis
Grey-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephala
Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicuti
Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensis

 
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae

Lesser KestrelFalco naumanni
Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Greater KestrelFalco rupicoloides
Fox KestrelFalco alopex
Grey KestrelFalco ardosiaceus
Amur FalconFalco amurensis
Sooty FalconFalco concolorVulnerable
Eurasian HobbyFalco subbuteo
African HobbyFalco cuvierii
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae

Red-fronted ParrotPoicephalus gulielmi
Brown ParrotPoicephalus meyeri

 
PASSERIFORMES: Campephagidae

Grey CuckooshrikeCeblepyris caesius
Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flava
Purple-throated CuckooshrikeCampephaga quiscalina

 
PASSERIFORMES: Oriolidae

Eastern Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatus
Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
African Golden OrioleOriolus auratus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Platysteiridae

Chinspot BatisBatis molitor
Von Erlanger's BatisBatis erlangeri
Black-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira peltata

 
PASSERIFORMES: Vangidae

White-crested Helmet-shrikePrionops plumatus
Grey-crested Helmet-shrikePrionops poliolophusNear-threatened

 
PASSERIFORMES: Malaconotidae

Grey-headed Bush-shrikeMalaconotus blanchoti
Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cubla
Northern PuffbackDryoscopus gambensis
Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australis
Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalus
BrubruNilaus afer
Orange-breasted Bush-shrikeChlorophoneus sulfureopectus
Slate-coloured BoubouLaniarius funebris
Tropical BoubouLaniarius aethiopicus
Rosy-patched Bush-shrikeRhodophoneus cruentus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Dicruridae

Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae

White-rumped ShrikeEurocephalus ruppelli
Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
Turkestan ShrikeLanius phoenicuroides
Isabelline ShrikeLanius isabellinus
Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor
Grey-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroides
Long-tailed FiscalLanius cabanisi
Taita FiscalLanius dorsalis
Northern FiscalLanius humeralis
Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNear-threatened

 
PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae

Cape CrowCorvus capensis
White-necked RavenCorvus albicollis
Pied CrowCorvus albus
Fan-tailed RavenCorvus rhipidurus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Monarchidae

African Paradise-flycatcherTerpsiphone viridis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Nectariniidae

Eastern Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes orientalis
Collared SunbirdHedydipna collaris
Green-headed SunbirdCyanomitra verticalis
Amethyst SunbirdChalcomitra amethystina
Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
Tacazze SunbirdNectarinia tacazze
Bronzy SunbirdNectarinia kilimensis
Malachite SunbirdNectarinia famosa
Golden-winged SunbirdDrepanorhynchus reichenowi
Northern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris reichenowi
Beautiful SunbirdCinnyris pulchellus
Mariqua SunbirdCinnyris mariquensis
Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Ploceidae

White-billed Buffalo WeaverBubalornis albirostris
Red-billed Buffalo WeaverBubalornis niger
White-browed Sparrow WeaverPlocepasser mahali
Speckle-fronted WeaverSporopipes frontalis
Grey-headed Social WeaverPseudonigrita arnaudi
Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifrons
Cardinal QueleaQuelea cardinalis
Red-billed QueleaQuelea quelea
Yellow-crowned BishopEuplectes afer
Red-collared WidowbirdEuplectes ardens
Southern Red BishopEuplectes orix
Yellow BishopEuplectes capensis
Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillaris
White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatus
Jackson's WidowbirdEuplectes jacksoniNear-threatened
Long-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes progne
Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafecht
Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis
Black-necked WeaverPloceus nigricollis
Holub's WeaverPloceus xanthops
Lesser Masked WeaverPloceus intermedius
Vitelline Masked WeaverPloceus vitellinus
Speke's WeaverPloceus spekei
Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
Golden-backed WeaverPloceus jacksoni
Chestnut WeaverPloceus rubiginosus
Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubriceps

 
PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae

Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala
African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricata
Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melba
Purple GrenadierGranatina ianthinogaster
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleuUraeginthus bengalus
Blue-capped Cordon-bleuUraeginthus cyanocephalus
Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopyga
Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
Black-faced WaxbillEstrilda erythronotos
Yellow-bellied WaxbillCoccopygia quartinia
Cut-throat FinchAmadina fasciata
African QuailfinchOrtygospiza fuscocrissa
Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolor
Grey-headed SilverbillOdontospiza griseicapilla
African SilverbillEuodice cantans

 
PASSERIFORMES: Viduidae

Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
Eastern Paradise WhydahVidua paradisaea
Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeata

 
PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae

House SparrowPasser domesticusIntroduced species
Kordofan SparrowPasser cordofanicus
Northern Grey-headed SparrowPasser griseus
Chestnut SparrowPasser eminibey
Yellow-spotted Bush SparrowGymnoris pyrgita

 
PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae

Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrys
African PipitAnthus cinnamomeus
Long-billed PipitAnthus similis
Yellow-throated LongclawMacronyx croceus
Rosy-breasted LongclawMacronyx ameliae
Golden PipitTmetothylacus tenellus
Mountain WagtailMotacilla clara
Cape WagtailMotacilla capensis
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
African WagtailMotacilla aguimp
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
White WagtailMotacilla alba

 
PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae

African CitrilCrithagra citrinelloides
Reichenow's CanaryCrithagra reichenowi
White-bellied CanaryCrithagra dorsostriata
Brimstone CanaryCrithagra sulphurata
Abyssinian CanaryCrithagra striatipectus
Streaky CanaryCrithagra striolata
Thick-billed CanaryCrithagra burtoni
Yellow-crowned CanarySerinus flavivertex

 
PASSERIFORMES: Emberizidae

Golden-breasted BuntingFringillaria flaviventris
Cinnamon-breasted BuntingFringillaria tahapisi
Ortolan BuntingEmberiza hortulanaRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Paridae

White-bellied TitMelaniparus albiventris
Red-throated TitMelaniparus fringillinus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Remizidae

Grey Penduline TitAnthoscopus caroli

 
PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae

Fischer's Sparrow LarkEremopterix leucopareia
Fawn-coloured LarkCalendulauda africanoides
Rufous-naped LarkMirafra africana
Flappet LarkMirafra rufocinnamomea
Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinerea

 
PASSERIFORMES: Macrosphenidae

Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytii
Moustached Grass WarblerMelocichla mentalis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Cisticolidae

Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialis
Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavida
Grey ApalisApalis cinerea
Buff-bellied WarblerPhyllolais pulchella
Grey Wren WarblerCalamonastes simplex
Grey-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
Grey-capped WarblerEminia lepida
Singing CisticolaCisticola cantans
Hunter's CisticolaCisticola hunteriIntroduced species
Rattling CisticolaCisticola chiniana
Wailing CisticolaCisticola lais
Winding CisticolaCisticola galactotes
Stout CisticolaCisticola robustus
Short-winged CisticolaCisticola brachypterus
Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
Desert CisticolaCisticola aridulus
Pectoral-patch CisticolaCisticola brunnescens
Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava

 
PASSERIFORMES: Locustellidae

Eastern Rush WarblerBradypterus centralis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Acrocephalidae

Olivaceous WarblerIduna pallida
Dark-capped Yellow WarblerIduna natalensis
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Common Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostris
Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae

Grey-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopyga
White-headed Saw-wingPsalidoprocne albiceps
Black Saw-wingPsalidoprocne pristoptera
Northern House MartinDelichon urbicum
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica
Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensis
Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Angolan SwallowHirundo angolensis
Rock MartinPtyonoprogne fuligula
Banded MartinNeophedina cincta
Plain MartinRiparia paludicola
Sand MartinRiparia riparia

 
PASSERIFORMES: Pycnonotidae

Northern BrownbulPhyllastrephus strepitans
Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Phylloscopidae

Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Sylviidae

Eurasian BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Banded ParisomaCurruca boehmi
Brown ParisomaCurruca lugens
Common WhitethroatCurruca communis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Zosteropidae

Abyssinian White-eyeZosterops abyssinicus
African Yellow White-eyeZosterops senegalensis
Broad-ringed White-eyeZosterops poliogastrus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Leiothrichidae

Rufous ChattererArgya rubiginosa
Black-lored BabblerTurdoides sharpei
Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineii
Northern Pied BabblerTurdoides hypoleuca

 
PASSERIFORMES: Buphagidae

Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorhynchus
Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae

Wattled StarlingCreatophora cinerea
Slender-billed StarlingOnychognathus tenuirostris
Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morio
Hildebrandt's StarlingLamprotornis hildebrandti
Rüppell's Glossy StarlingLamprotornis purpuroptera
Superb StarlingLamprotornis superbus
Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeus
Amethyst StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogaster

 
PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae

White-browed Scrub RobinCercotrichas leucophrys
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Gambaga FlycatcherMuscicapa gambagae
Ashy FlycatcherMuscicapa caerulescens
African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adusta
Pale FlycatcherBradornis pallidus
African Grey FlycatcherBradornis microrhynchus
White-eyed Slaty FlycatcherMelaenornis fischeri
Southern Black FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelaina
SilverbirdEmpidornis semipartitus
Cape Robin ChatCossypha caffra
White-browed Robin ChatCossypha heuglini
Spotted Palm ThrushCichladusa guttata
Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
Little Rock ThrushMonticola rufocinereus
Common Rock ThrushMonticola saxatilis
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
Northern Anteater ChatMyrmecocichla aethiops
Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Capped WheatearOenanthe pileata
Isabelline WheatearOenanthe isabellina
Pied WheatearOenanthe pleschanka
Abyssinian WheatearOenanthe lugubris
Mocking Cliff ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventris

 
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae

Ethiopian ThrushTurdus abyssinicus
Bare-eyed ThrushTurdus tephronotus
African ThrushTurdus pelios

 

References (partial list)

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