Democratic Republic of the Congo bird checklist - Avibase

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Democratic Republic of the Congo

This checklist includes all bird species found in Democratic Republic of the Congo , 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 .

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: Democratic Republic of the Congo [map]

Other names: DR Congo

Number of species: 1164
Number of endemics: 18
Number of globally threatened species: 43
Number of introduced species: 1
Date last reviewed: 2016-07-01
Last modified: 2022-07-26
See also: https://www.africanbirdclub.org/countries/checklists/download

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ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
White-faced Whistling Duck	Dendrocygna viduata
Fulvous Whistling Duck	Dendrocygna bicolor
Maccoa Duck	Oxyura maccoa	Endangered
Egyptian Goose	Alopochen aegyptiaca
Hartlaub's Duck	Pteronetta hartlaubii
Southern Pochard	Netta erythrophthalma
Tufted Duck	Aythya fuligula	Rare/Accidental
Garganey	Spatula querquedula
Hottentot Teal	Spatula hottentota
Cape Shoveler	Spatula smithii	Rare/Accidental
Northern Shoveler	Spatula clypeata
Gadwall	Mareca strepera	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Wigeon	Mareca penelope	Rare/Accidental
African Black Duck	Anas sparsa
Yellow-billed Duck	Anas undulata
Cape Teal	Anas capensis	Rare/Accidental
Red-billed Teal	Anas erythrorhyncha
Northern Pintail	Anas acuta
Common Teal	Anas crecca	Rare/Accidental
White-backed Duck	Thalassornis leuconotus
Spur-winged Goose	Plectropterus gambensis
Comb Duck	Sarkidiornis melanotos
African Pygmy Goose	Nettapus auritus
GALLIFORMES: Numididae
Helmeted Guineafowl	Numida meleagris
Black Guineafowl	Agelastes niger
Plumed Guineafowl	Guttera plumifera
Crested Guineafowl	Guttera pucherani
GALLIFORMES: Odontophoridae
Stone Partridge	Ptilopachus petrosus
Nahan's Francolin	Ptilopachus nahani	Vulnerable
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae
Congo Peafowl	Afropavo congensis	Endemic Vulnerable
Common Quail	Coturnix coturnix
Harlequin Quail	Coturnix delegorguei
Blue Quail	Synoicus adansonii
Heuglin's Francolin	Pternistis icterorhynchus
Hildebrandt's Francolin	Pternistis hildebrandti
Scaly Francolin	Pternistis squamatus
Red-necked Spurfowl	Pternistis afer
Handsome Francolin	Pternistis nobilis
Crested Francolin	Dendroperdix sephaena
Coqui Francolin	Peliperdix coqui
White-throated Francolin	Peliperdix albogularis
Forest Francolin	Peliperdix lathami
Red-winged Francolin	Scleroptila levaillantii
Finsch's Francolin	Scleroptila finschi
Shelley's Francolin	Scleroptila shelleyi
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Phoenicopteridae
Greater Flamingo	Phoenicopterus roseus
Lesser Flamingo	Phoeniconaias minor	Near-threatened
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Podicipedidae
Little Grebe	Tachybaptus ruficollis
Great Crested Grebe	Podiceps cristatus
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae
Rock Dove	Columba livia
Speckled Pigeon	Columba guinea
Afep Pigeon	Columba unicincta
African Olive Pigeon	Columba arquatrix
White-naped Pigeon	Columba albinucha	Near-threatened
Western Bronze-naped Pigeon	Columba iriditorques
Lemon Dove	Aplopelia larvata
European Turtle Dove	Streptopelia turtur	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Dusky Turtle Dove	Streptopelia lugens
Mourning Collared Dove	Streptopelia decipiens
Red-eyed Dove	Streptopelia semitorquata
Ring-necked Dove	Streptopelia capicola
Vinaceous Dove	Streptopelia vinacea
Laughing Dove	Streptopelia senegalensis
Bruce's Green Pigeon	Treron waalia
African Green Pigeon	Treron calvus
Emerald-spotted Wood Dove	Turtur chalcospilos
Black-billed Wood Dove	Turtur abyssinicus
Blue-spotted Wood Dove	Turtur afer
Tambourine Dove	Turtur tympanistria
Blue-headed Wood Dove	Turtur brehmeri
Namaqua Dove	Oena capensis
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae
European Nightjar	Caprimulgus europaeus
Rufous-cheeked Nightjar	Caprimulgus rufigena
Fiery-necked Nightjar	Caprimulgus pectoralis
Montane Nightjar	Caprimulgus poliocephalus
Swamp Nightjar	Caprimulgus natalensis
Plain Nightjar	Caprimulgus inornatus
Freckled Nightjar	Caprimulgus tristigma
Prigogine's Nightjar	Caprimulgus prigoginei	Endemic Endangered
Bates's Nightjar	Caprimulgus batesi
Long-tailed Nightjar	Caprimulgus climacurus
Slender-tailed Nightjar	Caprimulgus clarus	Rare/Accidental
Mozambique Nightjar	Caprimulgus fossii
Standard-winged Nightjar	Caprimulgus longipennis
Pennant-winged Nightjar	Caprimulgus vexillarius
Brown Nightjar	Veles binotatus
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Apodidae
Mottled Spinetailed Swift	Telacanthura ussheri
Black Spinetailed Swift	Telacanthura melanopygia
Sabine's Spinetailed Swift	Rhaphidura sabini
Cassin's Spinetailed Swift	Neafrapus cassini
Böhm's Spinetailed Swift	Neafrapus boehmi
Scarce Swift	Schoutedenapus myoptilus
Schouteden's Swift	Schoutedenapus schoutedeni	Endemic
African Palm Swift	Cypsiurus parvus
Alpine Swift	Tachymarptis melba
Mottled Swift	Tachymarptis aequatorialis
White-rumped Swift	Apus caffer
Bates's Swift	Apus batesi
Horus Swift	Apus horus
Little Swift	Apus affinis
Nyanza Swift	Apus niansae	Rare/Accidental
African Swift	Apus barbatus
Common Swift	Apus apus
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae
Gabon Coucal	Centropus anselli
Black-throated Coucal	Centropus leucogaster
Senegal Coucal	Centropus senegalensis
Blue-headed Coucal	Centropus monachus
Coppery-tailed Coucal	Centropus cupreicaudus
White-browed Coucal	Centropus superciliosus
African Black Coucal	Centropus grillii
Yellowbill	Ceuthmochares aereus
Jacobin Cuckoo	Clamator jacobinus
Levaillant's Cuckoo	Clamator levaillantii
Great Spotted Cuckoo	Clamator glandarius
Thick-billed Cuckoo	Pachycoccyx audeberti
Yellow-throated Cuckoo	Chrysococcyx flavigularis
Klaas's Cuckoo	Chrysococcyx klaas
African Emerald Cuckoo	Chrysococcyx cupreus
Diederick Cuckoo	Chrysococcyx caprius
Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo	Cercococcyx mechowi
Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo	Cercococcyx olivinus
Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo	Cercococcyx montanus
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
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
Nkulengu Rail	Himantornis haematopus
Grey-throated Rail	Canirallus oculeus
African Rail	Rallus caerulescens
African Crake	Crex egregia
Corncrake	Crex crex
Spotted Crake	Porzana porzana
Black Crake	Zapornia flavirostra
Little Crake	Zapornia parva
Baillon's Crake	Zapornia pusilla
Striped Crake	Amaurornis marginalis
Purple Swamphen	Porphyrio porphyrio
Allen's Gallinule	Porphyrio alleni
Common Moorhen	Gallinula chloropus
Lesser Moorhen	Gallinula angulata
Red-knobbed Coot	Fulica cristata
GRUIFORMES: Sarothruridae
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
GRUIFORMES: Heliornithidae
African Finfoot	Podica senegalensis
GRUIFORMES: Gruidae
Grey Crowned Crane	Balearica regulorum	Endangered
Black Crowned Crane	Balearica pavonina	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Wattled Crane	Grus carunculata	Vulnerable
OTIDIFORMES: Otididae
Black-bellied Bustard	Lissotis melanogaster
Denham's Bustard	Ardeotis denhami	Near-threatened
White-bellied Bustard	Eupodotis senegalensis
MUSOPHAGIFORMES: Musophagidae
Great Blue Turaco	Corythaeola cristata
Eastern Grey Plantain-eater	Crinifer zonurus
Western Grey Plantain-eater	Crinifer piscator
Bare-faced Go-away-bird	Corythaixoides personatus
Grey Go-away-bird	Corythaixoides concolor
Ruwenzori Turaco	Gallirex johnstoni
Schalow's Turaco	Tauraco schalowi
Black-billed Turaco	Tauraco schuettii
Green Turaco	Tauraco persa
White-crested Turaco	Tauraco leucolophus
Yellow-billed Turaco	Tauraco macrorhynchus
Ross's Turaco	Tauraco rossae
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Oceanitidae
Wilson's Storm-petrel	Oceanites oceanicus
PELECANIFORMES: Ciconiidae
Marabou	Leptoptilos crumenifer
Yellow-billed Stork	Mycteria ibis
African Openbill	Anastomus lamelligerus
Black Stork	Ciconia nigra	Rare/Accidental
Abdim's Stork	Ciconia abdimii
Woolly-necked Stork	Ciconia episcopus
European White Stork	Ciconia ciconia
Saddle-bill Stork	Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae
Great White Pelican	Pelecanus onocrotalus
Pink-backed Pelican	Pelecanus rufescens
PELECANIFORMES: Scopidae
Hamerkop	Scopus umbretta
PELECANIFORMES: Balaenicipitidae
Shoebill	Balaeniceps rex	Vulnerable
PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae
White-crested Tiger Heron	Tigriornis leucolopha
Eurasian Bittern	Botaurus stellaris	Rare/Accidental
Little Bittern	Ixobrychus minutus
Dwarf Bittern	Ixobrychus sturmii
White-backed Night Heron	Gorsachius leuconotus
Black-crowned Night Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax
Striated Heron	Butorides striata
Squacco Heron	Ardeola ralloides
Madagascar Pond Heron	Ardeola idae	Endangered
Rufous-bellied Heron	Ardeola rufiventris
Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis
Grey Heron	Ardea cinerea
Black-headed Heron	Ardea melanocephala
Goliath Heron	Ardea goliath
Purple Heron	Ardea purpurea
Great Egret	Ardea alba
Intermediate Egret	Ardea intermedia
Black Heron	Egretta ardesiaca
Slaty Egret	Egretta vinaceigula	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Little Egret	Egretta garzetta
Western Reef Egret	Egretta gularis	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Threskiornithidae
African Sacred Ibis	Threskiornis aethiopicus
African Spoonbill	Platalea alba
Eurasian Spoonbill	Platalea leucorodia	Rare/Accidental
Olive Ibis	Bostrychia olivacea
Spot-breasted Ibis	Bostrychia rara
Hadada Ibis	Bostrychia hagedash
Glossy Ibis	Plegadis falcinellus
PELECANIFORMES: Sulidae
Cape Gannet	Morus capensis	Rare/Accidental Endangered
PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
Long-tailed Cormorant	Microcarbo africanus
Great Cormorant	Phalacrocorax carbo
Cape Cormorant	Phalacrocorax capensis	Rare/Accidental Endangered
PELECANIFORMES: Anhingidae
African Darter	Anhinga rufa
CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae
Eurasian Thick-knee	Burhinus oedicnemus	Rare/Accidental
Senegal Thick-knee	Burhinus senegalensis
Water Thick-knee	Burhinus vermiculatus
Spotted Thick-knee	Burhinus capensis
CHARADRIIFORMES: Pluvianidae
Egyptian Plover	Pluvianus aegyptius
CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae
Eurasian Oystercatcher	Haematopus ostralegus	Near-threatened
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae
Pied Avocet	Recurvirostra avosetta	Rare/Accidental
Black-winged Stilt	Himantopus himantopus
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
Grey Plover	Pluvialis squatarola
Pacific Golden Plover	Pluvialis fulva	Rare/Accidental
Common Ringed Plover	Charadrius hiaticula
Little Ringed Plover	Charadrius dubius
Kittlitz's Plover	Charadrius pecuarius
Three-banded Plover	Charadrius tricollaris
Forbes's Plover	Charadrius forbesi
White-fronted Plover	Charadrius marginatus
Kentish Plover	Charadrius alexandrinus
Lesser Sand Plover	Charadrius mongolus	Rare/Accidental
Greater Sand Plover	Charadrius leschenaultii	Rare/Accidental
Caspian Plover	Charadrius asiaticus
Long-toed Lapwing	Vanellus crassirostris
Blacksmith Lapwing	Vanellus armatus
Spur-winged Lapwing	Vanellus spinosus
White-headed Lapwing	Vanellus albiceps
Senegal Lapwing	Vanellus lugubris
Crowned Lapwing	Vanellus coronatus
African Wattled Lapwing	Vanellus senegallus
Brown-chested Lapwing	Vanellus superciliosus
CHARADRIIFORMES: Rostratulidae
Greater Painted-snipe	Rostratula benghalensis
CHARADRIIFORMES: Jacanidae
African Jacana	Actophilornis africanus
Lesser Jacana	Microparra capensis
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus
Eurasian Curlew	Numenius arquata	Near-threatened
Bar-tailed Godwit	Limosa lapponica	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Black-tailed Godwit	Limosa limosa	Near-threatened
Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaria interpres
Ruff	Calidris pugnax
Curlew Sandpiper	Calidris ferruginea	Near-threatened
Temminck's Stint	Calidris temminckii
Sanderling	Calidris alba
Dunlin	Calidris alpina	Rare/Accidental
Little Stint	Calidris minuta
African Snipe	Gallinago nigripennis
Great Snipe	Gallinago media	Near-threatened
Common Snipe	Gallinago gallinago
Jack Snipe	Lymnocryptes minimus
Terek Sandpiper	Xenus cinereus	Rare/Accidental
Common Sandpiper	Actitis hypoleucos
Green Sandpiper	Tringa ochropus
Spotted Redshank	Tringa erythropus
Common Greenshank	Tringa nebularia
Common Redshank	Tringa totanus
Wood Sandpiper	Tringa glareola
Marsh Sandpiper	Tringa stagnatilis
Red-necked Phalarope	Phalaropus lobatus	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Turnicidae
Common Buttonquail	Turnix sylvaticus
Black-rumped Buttonquail	Turnix hottentottus
CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae
Bronze-winged Courser	Rhinoptilus chalcopterus
Temminck's Courser	Cursorius temminckii
Collared Pratincole	Glareola pratincola
Black-winged Pratincole	Glareola nordmanni	Near-threatened
Rock Pratincole	Glareola nuchalis
Grey Pratincole	Glareola cinerea
CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae
Arctic Skua	Stercorarius parasiticus	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
African Skimmer	Rynchops flavirostris
Black-headed Gull	Chroicocephalus ridibundus	Rare/Accidental
Gray-hooded Gull	Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
Lesser Black-backed Gull	Larus fuscus
Herring Gull	Larus argentatus
Little Tern	Sternula albifrons
Damara Tern	Sternula balaenarum
Gull-billed Tern	Gelochelidon nilotica
Caspian Tern	Hydroprogne caspia	Rare/Accidental
Whiskered Tern	Chlidonias hybrida	Rare/Accidental
White-winged Tern	Chlidonias leucopterus
Black Tern	Chlidonias niger	Rare/Accidental
Common Tern	Sterna hirundo
Arctic Tern	Sterna paradisaea	Rare/Accidental
Sandwich Tern	Thalasseus sandvicensis
Royal Tern	Thalasseus maximus
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Sagittariidae
Secretary-bird	Sagittarius serpentarius	Endangered
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Pandionidae
Osprey	Pandion haliaetus
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae
Black-winged Kite	Elanus caeruleus
European Honey Buzzard	Pernis apivorus
African Cuckoo Hawk	Aviceda cuculoides
African Harrier Hawk	Polyboroides typus
Palm-nut Vulture	Gypohierax angolensis
Bearded Vulture	Gypaetus barbatus	Near-threatened
Congo Serpent Eagle	Dryotriorchis spectabilis
Bateleur	Terathopius ecaudatus	Endangered
Beaudouin's Snake Eagle	Circaetus beaudouini	Vulnerable
Black-chested Snake Eagle	Circaetus pectoralis
Brown Snake Eagle	Circaetus cinereus
Western Banded Snake Eagle	Circaetus cinerascens
White-headed Vulture	Trigonoceps occipitalis	Critically endangered
Hooded Vulture	Necrosyrtes monachus	Critically endangered
White-backed Vulture	Gyps africanus	Critically endangered
Rüppell's Vulture	Gyps rueppelli	Rare/Accidental Critically endangered
Lappet-faced Vulture	Torgos tracheliotos	Endangered
Bat Hawk	Macheiramphus alcinus
Crowned Eagle	Stephanoaetus coronatus	Near-threatened
Martial Eagle	Polemaetus bellicosus	Endangered
Long-crested Eagle	Lophaetus occipitalis
Lesser Spotted Eagle	Clanga pomarina
Tawny Eagle	Aquila rapax	Vulnerable
Steppe Eagle	Aquila nipalensis	Endangered
Verreaux's Eagle	Aquila verreauxii	Rare/Accidental
African Hawk Eagle	Aquila spilogaster
Cassin's Hawk Eagle	Aquila africana
Wahlberg's Eagle	Hieraaetus wahlbergi
Booted Eagle	Hieraaetus pennatus
Ayres's Eagle	Hieraaetus ayresii
Lizard Buzzard	Kaupifalco monogrammicus
Dark Chanting Goshawk	Melierax metabates
Gabar Goshawk	Micronisus gabar
Western Marsh Harrier	Circus aeruginosus
African Marsh Harrier	Circus ranivorus
Pallid Harrier	Circus macrourus	Near-threatened
Montagu's Harrier	Circus pygargus
African Goshawk	Accipiter tachiro
Chestnut-flanked Sparrowhawk	Accipiter castanilius
Shikra	Accipiter badius
Levant Sparrowhawk	Accipiter brevipes	Rare/Accidental
Red-thighed Sparrowhawk	Accipiter erythropus
Little Sparrowhawk	Accipiter minullus
Ovambo Sparrowhawk	Accipiter ovampensis
Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk	Accipiter rufiventris
Black Sparrowhawk	Accipiter melanoleucus
Long-tailed Hawk	Urotriorchis macrourus
African Fish Eagle	Haliaeetus vocifer
Black Kite	Milvus migrans
Grasshopper Buzzard	Butastur rufipennis
Red-necked Buzzard	Buteo auguralis
Augur Buzzard	Buteo augur
Eurasian Buzzard	Buteo buteo
Mountain Buzzard	Buteo oreophilus	Near-threatened
STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae
Itombwe Owl	Tyto prigoginei	Endemic Endangered
African Grass Owl	Tyto capensis
Common Barn Owl	Tyto alba
STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae
Pearl-spotted Owlet	Glaucidium perlatum
Red-chested Owlet	Glaucidium tephronotum
Sjöstedt's Owlet	Glaucidium sjostedti
African Barred Owlet	Glaucidium capense
Sandy Scops Owl	Otus icterorhynchus
Eurasian Scops Owl	Otus scops
African Scops Owl	Otus senegalensis
Northern White-faced Owl	Ptilopsis leucotis
Southern White-faced Owl	Ptilopsis granti
African Long-eared Owl	Asio abyssinicus
Marsh Owl	Asio capensis
African Wood Owl	Strix woodfordii
Maned Owl	Jubula lettii	Data deficient
Spotted Eagle Owl	Bubo africanus
Fraser's Eagle Owl	Bubo poensis
Verreaux's Eagle Owl	Bubo lacteus
Shelley's Eagle Owl	Bubo shelleyi	Vulnerable
Akun Eagle Owl	Bubo leucostictus
Pel's Fishing Owl	Scotopelia peli
Vermiculated Fishing Owl	Scotopelia bouvieri
COLIIFORMES: Coliidae
Speckled Mousebird	Colius striatus
Red-backed Mousebird	Colius castanotus
Blue-naped Mousebird	Urocolius macrourus
Red-faced Mousebird	Urocolius indicus
TROGONIFORMES: Trogonidae
Narina's Trogon	Apaloderma narina
Bare-cheeked Trogon	Apaloderma aequatoriale
Bar-tailed Trogon	Apaloderma vittatum
BUCEROTIFORMES: Bucerotidae
Northern Ground Hornbill	Bucorvus abyssinicus	Vulnerable
Southern Ground Hornbill	Bucorvus leadbeateri	Vulnerable
Crowned Hornbill	Tockus alboterminatus
African Pied Hornbill	Tockus fasciatus
Pale-billed Hornbill	Tockus pallidirostris
African Grey Hornbill	Tockus nasutus
Black Dwarf Hornbill	Tockus hartlaubi
Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill	Tockus camurus
Long-tailed Hornbill	Tropicranus albocristatus
Black-casqued Hornbill	Ceratogymna atrata
Piping Hornbill	Bycanistes fistulator
Trumpeter Hornbill	Bycanistes bucinator
White-thighed Hornbill	Bycanistes albotibialis
Grey-cheeked Hornbill	Bycanistes subcylindricus
BUCEROTIFORMES: Upupidae
Common Hoopoe	Upupa epops
BUCEROTIFORMES: Phoeniculidae
Green Wood-hoopoe	Phoeniculus purpureus
White-headed Wood-hoopoe	Phoeniculus bollei
Forest Wood-hoopoe	Phoeniculus castaneiceps
Black Scimitarbill	Rhinopomastus aterrimus
Common Scimitarbill	Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
PICIFORMES: Indicatoridae
Cassin's Honeybird	Prodotiscus insignis
Green-backed Honeybird	Prodotiscus zambesiae
Wahlberg's Honeybird	Prodotiscus regulus
Zenker's Honeyguide	Melignomon zenkeri
Dwarf Honeyguide	Indicator pumilio
Willcocks's Honeyguide	Indicator willcocksi
Pallid Honeyguide	Indicator meliphilus
Least Honeyguide	Indicator exilis
Lesser Honeyguide	Indicator minor
Spotted Honeyguide	Indicator maculatus
Scaly-throated Honeyguide	Indicator variegatus
Greater Honeyguide	Indicator indicator
Lyre-tailed Honeyguide	Melichneutes robustus
PICIFORMES: Picidae
Northern Wryneck	Jynx torquilla	Rare/Accidental
Rufous-breasted Wryneck	Jynx ruficollis
African Piculet	Verreauxia africana
Fine-spotted Woodpecker	Campethera punctuligera
Bennett's Woodpecker	Campethera bennettii
Nubian Woodpecker	Campethera nubica
Golden-tailed Woodpecker	Campethera abingoni
Green-backed Woodpecker	Campethera cailliautii
Tullberg's Woodpecker	Campethera tullbergi
Buff-spotted Woodpecker	Campethera nivosa
Brown-eared Woodpecker	Campethera caroli
Speckle-breasted Woodpecker	Dendropicos poecilolaemus
Cardinal Woodpecker	Dendropicos fuscescens
Gabon Woodpecker	Dendropicos gabonensis
Bearded Woodpecker	Chloropicus namaquus
Yellow-crested Woodpecker	Chloropicus xantholophus
Elliot's Woodpecker	Mesopicos elliotii
Grey Woodpecker	Mesopicos goertae
Olive Woodpecker	Mesopicos griseocephalus
Brown-backed Woodpecker	Ipophilus obsoletus
PICIFORMES: Ramphastidae
Crested Barbet	Trachyphonus vaillantii
Yellow-breasted Barbet	Trachyphonus margaritatus
Yellow-spotted Barbet	Buccanodon duchaillui
Grey-throated Barbet	Gymnobucco bonapartei
Sladen's Barbet	Gymnobucco sladeni
Bristle-nosed Barbet	Gymnobucco peli
Naked-faced Barbet	Gymnobucco calvus
Whyte's Barbet	Stactolaema whytii
Anchieta's Barbet	Stactolaema anchietae
Speckled Tinkerbird	Pogoniulus scolopaceus
Western Green Tinkerbird	Pogoniulus coryphaea
Red-rumped Tinkerbird	Pogoniulus atroflavus
Yellow-throated Tinkerbird	Pogoniulus subsulphureus
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird	Pogoniulus bilineatus
Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird	Pogoniulus chrysoconus
Hairy-breasted Barbet	Tricholaema hirsuta
Miombo Pied Barbet	Tricholaema frontata
Spot-flanked Barbet	Tricholaema lacrymosa
Vieillot's Barbet	Lybius vieilloti
White-headed Barbet	Lybius leucocephalus
Black-billed Barbet	Lybius guifsobalito
Black-collared Barbet	Lybius torquatus
Black-backed Barbet	Pogonornis minor
Double-toothed Barbet	Pogonornis bidentatus
Black-breasted Barbet	Pogonornis rolleti
Yellow-billed Barbet	Trachylaemus purpuratus
CORACIIFORMES: Meropidae
White-fronted Bee-eater	Merops bullockoides
Red-throated Bee-eater	Merops bulocki
Black-headed Bee-eater	Merops breweri
White-throated Bee-eater	Merops albicollis
Rosy Bee-eater	Merops malimbicus
Northern Carmine Bee-eater	Merops nubicus
Southern Carmine Bee-eater	Merops nubicoides
Olive Bee-eater	Merops superciliosus
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater	Merops persicus
European Bee-eater	Merops apiaster
Böhm's Bee-eater	Merops boehmi
Swallow-tailed Bee-eater	Merops hirundineus
Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater	Merops lafresnayii
Blue-breasted Bee-eater	Merops variegatus
Little Bee-eater	Merops pusillus
Black Bee-eater	Merops gularis
Blue-headed Bee-eater	Merops muelleri
CORACIIFORMES: Coraciidae
Rufous-crowned Roller	Coracias naevius
Racquet-tailed Roller	Coracias spatulatus
Lilac-breasted Roller	Coracias caudatus
Abyssinian Roller	Coracias abyssinicus
European Roller	Coracias garrulus
Blue-bellied Roller	Coracias cyanogaster
Blue-throated Roller	Eurystomus gularis
Broad-billed Roller	Eurystomus glaucurus
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae
African Dwarf Kingfisher	Ispidina lecontei
African Pygmy Kingfisher	Ispidina picta
White-bellied Kingfisher	Corythornis leucogaster
African Malachite Kingfisher	Corythornis cristatus
Shining-blue Kingfisher	Alcedo quadribrachys
Half-collared Kingfisher	Alcedo semitorquata
Giant Kingfisher	Megaceryle maxima
Pied Kingfisher	Ceryle rudis
Chocolate-backed Kingfisher	Halcyon badia
Grey-headed Kingfisher	Halcyon leucocephala
Brown-hooded Kingfisher	Halcyon albiventris
Striped Kingfisher	Halcyon chelicuti
Blue-breasted Kingfisher	Halcyon malimbica
Woodland Kingfisher	Halcyon senegalensis
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
African Pygmy Falcon	Polihierax semitorquatus
Lesser Kestrel	Falco naumanni
Common Kestrel	Falco tinnunculus
Fox Kestrel	Falco alopex
Grey Kestrel	Falco ardosiaceus
Dickinson's Kestrel	Falco dickinsoni
Red-necked Falcon	Falco chicquera
Red-footed Falcon	Falco vespertinus	Vulnerable
Amur Falcon	Falco amurensis	Rare/Accidental
Eleonora's Falcon	Falco eleonorae
Eurasian Hobby	Falco subbuteo
African Hobby	Falco cuvierii
Lanner Falcon	Falco biarmicus
Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae
Grey Parrot	Psittacus erithacus
Red-fronted Parrot	Poicephalus gulielmi
Brown-necked Parrot	Poicephalus robustus
Brown Parrot	Poicephalus meyeri
Niam-Niam Parrot	Poicephalus crassus
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittaculidae
Rose-ringed Parakeet	Psittacula krameri
Red-headed Lovebird	Agapornis pullarius
Black-collared Lovebird	Agapornis swindernianus
PASSERIFORMES: Pittidae
African Pitta	Pitta angolensis
PASSERIFORMES: Eurylaimidae
Grauer's Broadbill	Pseudocalyptomena graueri	Vulnerable
PASSERIFORMES: Calyptomenidae
African Broadbill	Smithornis capensis
Grey-headed Broadbill	Smithornis sharpei
Rufous-sided Broadbill	Smithornis rufolateralis
PASSERIFORMES: Campephagidae
Grauer's Cuckooshrike	Ceblepyris graueri	Endemic
White-breasted Cuckooshrike	Ceblepyris pectoralis
Grey Cuckooshrike	Ceblepyris caesius
Black Cuckooshrike	Campephaga flava
Petit's Cuckooshrike	Campephaga petiti
Red-shouldered Cuckooshrike	Campephaga phoenicea
Purple-throated Cuckooshrike	Campephaga quiscalina
Eastern Wattled Cuckooshrike	Lobotos oriolinus	Data deficient
Blue Cuckooshrike	Cyanograucalus azureus
PASSERIFORMES: Oriolidae
Western Black-headed Oriole	Oriolus brachyrynchus
Eastern Black-headed Oriole	Oriolus larvatus
Mountain Oriole	Oriolus percivali
Black-winged Oriole	Oriolus nigripennis
Eurasian Golden Oriole	Oriolus oriolus
African Golden Oriole	Oriolus auratus
PASSERIFORMES: Platysteiridae
Ruwenzori Batis	Batis diops
Margaret's Batis	Batis margaritae
Chinspot Batis	Batis molitor
Grey-headed Batis	Batis orientalis
Von Erlanger's Batis	Batis erlangeri
Angola Batis	Batis minulla
Ituri Batis	Batis ituriensis
Chestnut Wattle-eye	Dyaphorophyia castanea
White-spotted Wattle-eye	Dyaphorophyia tonsa
Jameson's Wattle-eye	Dyaphorophyia jamesoni
Yellow-bellied Wattle-eye	Dyaphorophyia concreta
Brown-throated Wattle-eye	Platysteira cyanea
Black-throated Wattle-eye	Platysteira peltata
PASSERIFORMES: Vangidae
White-crested Helmet-shrike	Prionops plumatus
Yellow-crested Helmet-shrike	Prionops alberti	Endemic Vulnerable
Red-billed Helmet-shrike	Prionops caniceps
Retz's Helmet-shrike	Prionops retzii
Red-eyed Shrike-flycatcher	Megabyas flammulatus
Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher	Bias musicus
PASSERIFORMES: Malaconotidae
Fiery-breasted Bush-shrike	Malaconotus cruentus
Grey-headed Bush-shrike	Malaconotus blanchoti
Lagden's Bush-shrike	Malaconotus lagdeni	Near-threatened
Sabine's Puffback	Dryoscopus sabini
Pink-footed Puffback	Dryoscopus angolensis
Red-eyed Puffback	Dryoscopus senegalensis
Black-backed Puffback	Dryoscopus cubla
Northern Puffback	Dryoscopus gambensis
Blackcap Bush-shrike	Bocagia minuta
Brown-crowned Tchagra	Tchagra australis
Black-crowned Tchagra	Tchagra senegalus
Brubru	Nilaus afer
Many-coloured Bush-shrike	Chlorophoneus multicolor
Black-fronted Bush-shrike	Chlorophoneus nigrifrons
Grey-green Bush-shrike	Chlorophoneus bocagei
Orange-breasted Bush-shrike	Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus
Lowland Sooty Boubou	Laniarius leucorhynchus
Albertine Sooty Boubou	Laniarius holomelas
Fülleborn's Boubou	Laniarius fuelleborni
Lühder's Bush-shrike	Laniarius luehderi
Tropical Boubou	Laniarius aethiopicus
Southern Boubou	Laniarius ferrugineus
Swamp Boubou	Laniarius bicolor
Black-headed Gonolek	Laniarius erythrogaster
Papyrus Gonolek	Laniarius mufumbiri	Near-threatened
Doherty's Bush-shrike	Telophorus dohertyi
Gorgeous Bush-shrike	Telophorus viridis
PASSERIFORMES: Dicruridae
Square-tailed Drongo	Dicrurus ludwigii
Shining Drongo	Dicrurus atripennis
Fork-tailed Drongo	Dicrurus adsimilis
Velvet-mantled Drongo	Dicrurus modestus
PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae
Yellow-billed Shrike	Corvinella corvina
Souza's Shrike	Lanius souzae
Red-backed Shrike	Lanius collurio
Turkestan Shrike	Lanius phoenicuroides
Isabelline Shrike	Lanius isabellinus	Rare/Accidental
Emin's Shrike	Lanius gubernator
Mackinnon's Shrike	Lanius mackinnoni
Lesser Grey Shrike	Lanius minor
Grey-backed Fiscal	Lanius excubitoroides
Northern Fiscal	Lanius humeralis
Woodchat Shrike	Lanius senator
Masked Shrike	Lanius nubicus	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae
Piapiac	Ptilostomus afer
Cape Crow	Corvus capensis
White-necked Raven	Corvus albicollis
Pied Crow	Corvus albus
PASSERIFORMES: Monarchidae
Blue-mantled Paradise-flycatcher	Trochocercus cyanomelas
Blue-headed Paradise-flycatcher	Trochocercus nitens
African Paradise-flycatcher	Terpsiphone viridis
Rufous-vented Paradise-flycatcher	Terpsiphone rufocinerea
Bates's Paradise-flycatcher	Terpsiphone batesi
Red-bellied Paradise-flycatcher	Terpsiphone rufiventer
Bedford's Paradise-flycatcher	Terpsiphone bedfordi	Endemic Near-threatened
PASSERIFORMES: Promeropidae
Thrush-babbler	Kakamega poliothorax
PASSERIFORMES: Nectariniidae
Fraser's Sunbird	Deleornis fraseri
Anchieta's Sunbird	Anthreptes anchietae
Brown Sunbird	Anthreptes gabonicus
Western Violet-backed Sunbird	Anthreptes longuemarei
Violet-tailed Sunbird	Anthreptes aurantius
Little Green Sunbird	Anthreptes seimundi
Grey-chinned Sunbird	Anthreptes rectirostris
Collared Sunbird	Hedydipna collaris
Pygmy Sunbird	Hedydipna platura
Reichenbach's Sunbird	Anabathmis reichenbachii
Green-headed Sunbird	Cyanomitra verticalis
Bannerman's Sunbird	Cyanomitra bannermani
Blue-throated Brown Sunbird	Cyanomitra cyanolaema
Blue-headed Sunbird	Cyanomitra alinae
Olive Sunbird	Cyanomitra olivacea
Carmelite Sunbird	Chalcomitra fuliginosa
Green-throated Sunbird	Chalcomitra rubescens
Amethyst Sunbird	Chalcomitra amethystina
Scarlet-chested Sunbird	Chalcomitra senegalensis
Bocage's Sunbird	Nectarinia bocagii
Purple-breasted Sunbird	Nectarinia purpureiventris
Bronzy Sunbird	Nectarinia kilimensis
Malachite Sunbird	Nectarinia famosa
Scarlet-tufted Sunbird	Nectarinia johnstoni
Golden-winged Sunbird	Drepanorhynchus reichenowi
Olive-bellied Sunbird	Cinnyris chloropygius
Tiny Sunbird	Cinnyris minullus
Miombo Double-collared Sunbird	Cinnyris manoensis
Greater Double-collared Sunbird	Cinnyris afer
Ruwenzori Double-collared Sunbird	Cinnyris stuhlmanni
Northern Double-collared Sunbird	Cinnyris reichenowi
Regal Sunbird	Cinnyris regius
Rockefeller's Sunbird	Cinnyris rockefelleri	Endemic Vulnerable
Beautiful Sunbird	Cinnyris pulchellus
Mariqua Sunbird	Cinnyris mariquensis	Rare/Accidental
Shelley's Sunbird	Cinnyris shelleyi
Congo Sunbird	Cinnyris congensis	Endemic
Red-chested Sunbird	Cinnyris erythrocercus
Purple-banded Sunbird	Cinnyris bifasciatus
Orange-tufted Sunbird	Cinnyris bouvieri
Palestine Sunbird	Cinnyris osea
Splendid Sunbird	Cinnyris coccinigastrus
Johanna's Sunbird	Cinnyris johannae
Superb Sunbird	Cinnyris superbus
White-bellied Sunbird	Cinnyris talatala
Variable Sunbird	Cinnyris venustus
Bates's Sunbird	Cinnyris batesi
Copper Sunbird	Cinnyris cupreus
PASSERIFORMES: Ploceidae
Chestnut-crowned Sparrow Weaver	Plocepasser superciliosus
Chestnut-mantled Sparrow Weaver	Plocepasser rufoscapulatus
Grosbeak Weaver	Amblyospiza albifrons
Cardinal Quelea	Quelea cardinalis
Red-headed Quelea	Quelea erythrops
Red-billed Quelea	Quelea quelea
Yellow-crowned Bishop	Euplectes afer
Black Bishop	Euplectes gierowii
Northern Red Bishop	Euplectes franciscanus
Red-collared Widowbird	Euplectes ardens
Black-winged Bishop	Euplectes hordeaceus
Southern Red Bishop	Euplectes orix
Yellow Bishop	Euplectes capensis
Yellow-mantled Widowbird	Euplectes macroura
Fan-tailed Widowbird	Euplectes axillaris
White-winged Widowbird	Euplectes albonotatus
Hartlaub's Widowbird	Euplectes hartlaubi
Montane Widowbird	Euplectes psammacromius
Long-tailed Widowbird	Euplectes progne
Bob-tailed Weaver	Brachycope anomala
Baglafecht Weaver	Ploceus baglafecht
Black-chinned Weaver	Ploceus nigrimentus
Slender-billed Weaver	Ploceus pelzelni
Loango Weaver	Ploceus subpersonatus	Vulnerable
Little Weaver	Ploceus luteolus
Spectacled Weaver	Ploceus ocularis
Black-necked Weaver	Ploceus nigricollis
Strange Weaver	Ploceus alienus
Black-billed Weaver	Ploceus melanogaster
Bocage's Weaver	Ploceus temporalis
Holub's Weaver	Ploceus xanthops
Orange Weaver	Ploceus aurantius
Heuglin's Masked Weaver	Ploceus heuglini
Northern Brown-throated Weaver	Ploceus castanops
Northern Masked Weaver	Ploceus taeniopterus
Lesser Masked Weaver	Ploceus intermedius
Katanga Masked Weaver	Ploceus katangae
Lufira Masked Weaver	Ploceus ruweti	Endemic
Tanzanian Masked Weaver	Ploceus reichardi
Vitelline Masked Weaver	Ploceus vitellinus
Village Weaver	Ploceus cucullatus
Vieillot's Weaver	Ploceus nigerrimus
Weyns's Weaver	Ploceus weynsi
Black-headed Weaver	Ploceus melanocephalus
Golden-naped Weaver	Ploceus aureonucha	Endemic Endangered
Yellow-mantled Weaver	Ploceus tricolor
Maxwell's Weaver	Ploceus albinucha
Compact Weaver	Ploceus superciliosus
Dark-backed Weaver	Ploceus bicolor
Preuss's Weaver	Ploceus preussi
Yellow-capped Weaver	Ploceus dorsomaculatus
Brown-capped Weaver	Ploceus insignis
Bar-winged Weaver	Ploceus angolensis
Yellow-legged Weaver	Ploceus flavipes	Endemic Vulnerable
Red-crowned Malimbe	Malimbus coronatus
Black-throated Malimbe	Malimbus cassini
Blue-billed Malimbe	Malimbus nitens
Red-headed Malimbe	Malimbus rubricollis
Red-bellied Malimbe	Malimbus erythrogaster
Crested Malimbe	Malimbus malimbicus
Red-headed Weaver	Anaplectes rubriceps
PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae
Black-bellied Firefinch	Lagonosticta rara
Bar-breasted Firefinch	Lagonosticta rufopicta
Brown Firefinch	Lagonosticta nitidula
Red-billed Firefinch	Lagonosticta senegala
Jameson's Firefinch	Lagonosticta rhodopareia
African Firefinch	Lagonosticta rubricata
Black-faced Firefinch	Lagonosticta larvata
Brown Twinspot	Clytospiza monteiri
Red-winged Pytilia	Pytilia phoenicoptera
Orange-winged Pytilia	Pytilia afra
Yellow-winged Pytilia	Pytilia hypogrammica
Green-winged Pytilia	Pytilia melba
Peters's Twinspot	Hypargos niveoguttatus
Dybowski's Twinspot	Euschistospiza dybowskii
Dusky Twinspot	Euschistospiza cinereovinacea
Blue-breasted Cordon-bleu	Uraeginthus angolensis
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu	Uraeginthus bengalus
Grant's Bluebill	Spermophaga poliogenys
Western Bluebill	Spermophaga haematina
Red-headed Bluebill	Spermophaga ruficapilla
Black-bellied Seedcracker	Pyrenestes ostrinus
Grey Waxbill	Estrilda perreini
Fawn-breasted Waxbill	Estrilda paludicola
Orange-cheeked Waxbill	Estrilda melpoda
Crimson-rumped Waxbill	Estrilda rhodopyga
Black-rumped Waxbill	Estrilda troglodytes
Common Waxbill	Estrilda astrild
Black-crowned Waxbill	Estrilda nonnula
Black-headed Waxbill	Estrilda atricapilla
Green-backed Twinspot	Mandingoa nitidula
Red-faced Crimson-wing	Cryptospiza reichenovii
Ethiopian Crimson-wing	Cryptospiza salvadorii
Dusky Crimson-wing	Cryptospiza jacksoni
Shelley's Crimson-wing	Cryptospiza shelleyi	Endangered
Yellow-bellied Waxbill	Coccopygia quartinia
White-collared Oliveback	Nesocharis ansorgei
Grey-headed Oliveback	Nesocharis capistrata
White-breasted Negrofinch	Nigrita fusconotus
Chestnut-breasted Negrofinch	Nigrita bicolor
Pale-fronted Negrofinch	Nigrita luteifrons
Grey-headed Negrofinch	Nigrita canicapillus
Woodhouse's Antpecker	Parmoptila woodhousei
Jameson's Antpecker	Parmoptila jamesoni
Black-faced Quailfinch	Ortygospiza atricollis
Black-chinned Quailfinch	Ortygospiza gabonensis
African Quailfinch	Ortygospiza fuscocrissa
Zebra Waxbill	Amandava subflava
Locust Finch	Paludipasser locustella
Bronze Mannikin	Spermestes cucullata
Black-and-white Mannikin	Spermestes bicolor
Magpie Mannikin	Spermestes fringilloides
PASSERIFORMES: Viduidae
Pin-tailed Whydah	Vidua macroura
Eastern Paradise Whydah	Vidua paradisaea
Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah	Vidua obtusa
Exclamatory Whydah	Vidua interjecta
Wilson's Indigobird	Vidua wilsoni
Barka Indigobird	Vidua larvaticola
Fonio Indigobird	Vidua camerunensis
Jambandu Indigobird	Vidua raricola
Peters's Twinspot Indigobird	Vidua codringtoni	Rare/Accidental
Dusky Indigobird	Vidua funerea
Village Indigobird	Vidua chalybeata
Purple Indigobird	Vidua purpurascens
Parasitic Weaver	Anomalospiza imberbis
PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	Introduced species
Northern Grey-headed Sparrow	Passer griseus
Yellow-throated Bush Sparrow	Gymnoris superciliaris
PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae
Short-tailed Pipit	Anthus brachyurus
Tree Pipit	Anthus trivialis
Red-throated Pipit	Anthus cervinus
Mountain Pipit	Anthus hoeschi	Near-threatened
Striped Pipit	Anthus lineiventris
Richard's Pipit	Anthus richardi
Woodland Pipit	Anthus nyassae
Plain-backed Pipit	Anthus leucophrys
African Pipit	Anthus cinnamomeus
Buffy Pipit	Anthus vaalensis
Long-billed Pipit	Anthus similis
Long-legged Pipit	Anthus pallidiventris
Fülleborn's Longclaw	Macronyx fuelleborni
Yellow-throated Longclaw	Macronyx croceus
Rosy-breasted Longclaw	Macronyx ameliae
Grimwood's Longclaw	Macronyx grimwoodi	Data deficient
Mountain Wagtail	Motacilla clara
Cape Wagtail	Motacilla capensis
Yellow Wagtail	Motacilla flava
African Wagtail	Motacilla aguimp
Grey Wagtail	Motacilla cinerea
White Wagtail	Motacilla alba
PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae
Oriole Finch	Linurgus olivaceus
Western Citril	Crithagra frontalis
Black-faced Canary	Crithagra capistrata
Papyrus Canary	Crithagra koliensis
White-rumped Canary	Crithagra leucopygia
Black-throated Canary	Crithagra atrogularis
Yellow-fronted Canary	Crithagra mozambica
Brimstone Canary	Crithagra sulphurata
Reichard's Canary	Crithagra reichardi
Streaky-headed Canary	Crithagra gularis	Rare/Accidental
Senegal Canary	Crithagra canicapilla
Black-eared Canary	Crithagra mennelli
Streaky Canary	Crithagra striolata
Thick-billed Canary	Crithagra burtoni
Yellow-crowned Canary	Serinus flavivertex
PASSERIFORMES: Emberizidae
Cabanis's Bunting	Fringillaria cabanisi
Brown-rumped Bunting	Fringillaria affinis
Golden-breasted Bunting	Fringillaria flaviventris
Lark-like Bunting	Fringillaria impetuani	Rare/Accidental
Cinnamon-breasted Bunting	Fringillaria tahapisi
PASSERIFORMES: Hyliotidae
Yellow-bellied Hyliota	Hyliota flavigaster
Southern Hyliota	Hyliota australis
Violet-backed Hyliota	Hyliota violacea
PASSERIFORMES: Stenostiridae
Dusky Crested-flycatcher	Elminia nigromitrata
White-tipped Crested-flycatcher	Elminia albonotata
White-bellied Crested-flycatcher	Elminia albiventris
Blue Crested-flycatcher	Elminia longicauda
Blue-and-white Crested-flycatcher	Elminia albicauda
PASSERIFORMES: Paridae
Rufous-bellied Tit	Melaniparus rufiventris
Southern Black Tit	Melaniparus niger
Northern Black Tit	Melaniparus leucomelas
White-shouldered Black Tit	Melaniparus guineensis
Dusky Tit	Melaniparus funereus
Miombo Tit	Melaniparus griseiventris
Stripe-breasted Tit	Melaniparus fasciiventer
Grey Tit	Melaniparus afer
PASSERIFORMES: Remizidae
Yellow Penduline Tit	Anthoscopus parvulus
Forest Penduline Tit	Anthoscopus flavifrons
Grey Penduline Tit	Anthoscopus caroli
PASSERIFORMES: Nicatoridae
Western Nicator	Nicator chloris
Eastern Nicator	Nicator gularis
Yellow-throated Nicator	Nicator vireo
PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae
Spike-heeled Lark	Chersomanes albofasciata	Rare/Accidental
Dusky Lark	Pinarocorys nigricans
Rufous-rumped Lark	Pinarocorys erythropygia
Fischer's Sparrow Lark	Eremopterix leucopareia
Grey-backed Sparrow Lark	Eremopterix verticalis	Rare/Accidental
Sabota Lark	Calendulauda sabota
Rufous-naped Lark	Mirafra africana
Angolan Lark	Mirafra angolensis
Flappet Lark	Mirafra rufocinnamomea
White-tailed Lark	Mirafra albicauda
Red-capped Lark	Calandrella cinerea
Greater Short-toed Lark	Calandrella brachydactyla	Rare/Accidental
Sun Lark	Galerida modesta
Crested Lark	Galerida cristata
PASSERIFORMES: Macrosphenidae
Northern Crombec	Sylvietta brachyura
Red-faced Crombec	Sylvietta whytii	Rare/Accidental
Long-billed Crombec	Sylvietta rufescens
Red-capped Crombec	Sylvietta ruficapilla
Green Crombec	Sylvietta virens
Lemon-bellied Crombec	Sylvietta denti
White-browed Crombec	Sylvietta leucophrys
Moustached Grass Warbler	Melocichla mentalis
Yellow Longbill	Macrosphenus flavicans
Grey Longbill	Macrosphenus concolor
PASSERIFORMES: Cisticolidae
Yellow-bellied Eremomela	Eremomela icteropygialis
Senegal Eremomela	Eremomela pusilla
Green-capped Eremomela	Eremomela scotops
Rufous-crowned Eremomela	Eremomela badiceps
Turner's Eremomela	Eremomela turneri	Near-threatened
Black-necked Eremomela	Eremomela atricollis
Red-winged Grey Warbler	Drymocichla incana
White-chinned Prinia	Schistolais leucopogon
Black-collared Apalis	Oreolais pulcher
Yellow-breasted Apalis	Apalis flavida
Masked Apalis	Apalis binotata
Mountain Apalis	Apalis personata
Black-throated Apalis	Apalis jacksoni
Black-capped Apalis	Apalis nigriceps
Chestnut-throated Apalis	Apalis porphyrolaema
Buff-throated Apalis	Apalis rufogularis
Gosling's Apalis	Apalis goslingi
Grey Apalis	Apalis cinerea
Buff-bellied Warbler	Phyllolais pulchella
Miombo Wren Warbler	Calamonastes undosus
Grey-backed Camaroptera	Camaroptera brachyura
Yellow-browed Camaroptera	Camaroptera superciliaris
Olive-green Camaroptera	Camaroptera chloronota
Grauer's Warbler	Graueria vittata
Oriole Warbler	Hypergerus atriceps
Grey-capped Warbler	Eminia lepida
Red-faced Cisticola	Cisticola erythrops
Singing Cisticola	Cisticola cantans
Whistling Cisticola	Cisticola lateralis
Trilling Cisticola	Cisticola woosnami
Chattering Cisticola	Cisticola anonymus
Bubbling Cisticola	Cisticola bulliens
Chubb's Cisticola	Cisticola chubbi
Rock-loving Cisticola	Cisticola aberrans
Rattling Cisticola	Cisticola chiniana
Tinkling Cisticola	Cisticola rufilatus
Winding Cisticola	Cisticola galactotes
Chirping Cisticola	Cisticola pipiens
Carruthers's Cisticola	Cisticola carruthersi
Levaillant's Cisticola	Cisticola tinniens
Stout Cisticola	Cisticola robustus
Croaking Cisticola	Cisticola natalensis
Short-winged Cisticola	Cisticola brachypterus
Foxy Cisticola	Cisticola troglodytes
Piping Cisticola	Cisticola fulvicapilla
Long-tailed Cisticola	Cisticola angusticauda
Black-tailed Cisticola	Cisticola melanurus	Data deficient
Zitting Cisticola	Cisticola juncidis
Desert Cisticola	Cisticola aridulus
Cloud Cisticola	Cisticola textrix
Black-backed Cisticola	Cisticola eximius
Dambo Cisticola	Cisticola dambo
Pale-crowned Cisticola	Cisticola cinnamomeus
Wing-snapping Cisticola	Cisticola ayresii
Black-faced Rufous Warbler	Bathmocercus rufus
Tawny-flanked Prinia	Prinia subflava
Banded Prinia	Prinia bairdii
Red-winged Prinia	Prinia erythroptera
PASSERIFORMES: Locustellidae
River Warbler	Locustella fluviatilis	Rare/Accidental
Fan-tailed Grassbird	Schoenicola brevirostris
Grauer's Swamp Warbler	Bradypterus graueri	Vulnerable
Little Rush Warbler	Bradypterus baboecala
Eastern Rush Warbler	Bradypterus centralis
White-winged Swamp Warbler	Bradypterus carpalis
Evergreen-forest Warbler	Bradypterus lopezi
Bracken Warbler	Bradypterus cinnamomeus
Bamboo Warbler	Bradypterus alfredi
PASSERIFORMES: Acrocephalidae
Papyrus Yellow Warbler	Calamonastides gracilirostris
Olivaceous Warbler	Iduna pallida
Dark-capped Yellow Warbler	Iduna natalensis
Mountain Yellow Warbler	Iduna similis
Olive-tree Warbler	Hippolais olivetorum	Rare/Accidental
Icterine Warbler	Hippolais icterina
Sedge Warbler	Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Marsh Warbler	Acrocephalus palustris
Common Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus scirpaceus
Lesser Swamp Warbler	Acrocephalus gracilirostris
Greater Swamp Warbler	Acrocephalus rufescens
Great Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus arundinaceus
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae
African River Martin	Pseudochelidon eurystomina	Data deficient
Grey-rumped Swallow	Pseudhirundo griseopyga
Square-tailed Saw-wing	Psalidoprocne nitens
White-headed Saw-wing	Psalidoprocne albiceps
Black Saw-wing	Psalidoprocne pristoptera
Northern House Martin	Delichon urbicum
Red-throated Swallow	Petrochelidon rufigula
Preuss's Swallow	Petrochelidon preussi
South African Swallow	Petrochelidon spilodera
Lesser Striped Swallow	Cecropis abyssinica
Rufous-chested Swallow	Cecropis semirufa
Mosque Swallow	Cecropis senegalensis
Greater Striped Swallow	Cecropis cucullata
Red-rumped Swallow	Cecropis daurica
Black-and-rufous Swallow	Hirundo nigrorufa
Blue Swallow	Hirundo atrocaerulea	Vulnerable
White-throated Swallow	Hirundo albigularis
Wire-tailed Swallow	Hirundo smithii
White-bibbed Swallow	Hirundo nigrita
Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica
Angolan Swallow	Hirundo angolensis
Red-chested Swallow	Hirundo lucida
Pearl-breasted Swallow	Hirundo dimidiata
Rock Martin	Ptyonoprogne fuligula
Banded Martin	Neophedina cincta
Brazza's Martin	Phedinopsis brazzae
Plain Martin	Riparia paludicola
Congo Martin	Riparia congica	Endemic
Sand Martin	Riparia riparia
PASSERIFORMES: Pycnonotidae
Slender-billed Greenbul	Stelgidillas gracilirostris
Golden Greenbul	Calyptocichla serinus
Black-collared Bulbul	Neolestes torquatus
Red-tailed Bristlebill	Bleda syndactylus
Lesser Bristlebill	Bleda notatus
Yellow-throated Greenbul	Atimastillas flavicollis
Spotted Greenbul	Ixonotus guttatus
Swamp Palm Bulbul	Thescelocichla leucopleura
Honeyguide Greenbul	Baeopogon indicator
Sjöstedt's Greenbul	Baeopogon clamans
Joyful Greenbul	Chlorocichla laetissima
Prigogine's Greenbul	Chlorocichla prigoginei	Endemic Endangered
Yellow-bellied Greenbul	Chlorocichla flaviventris
Yellow-necked Greenbul	Chlorocichla falkensteini
Simple Greenbul	Chlorocichla simplex
Eastern Mountain Greenbul	Arizelocichla nigriceps
Shelley's Greenbul	Arizelocichla masukuensis
Yellow-whiskered Greenbul	Eurillas latirostris
Little Greenbul	Eurillas virens
Grey Greenbul	Eurillas gracilis
Ansorge's Greenbul	Eurillas ansorgei
Plain Greenbul	Eurillas curvirostris
Eastern Bearded Greenbul	Criniger chloronotus
Red-tailed Greenbul	Criniger calurus
Yellow-bearded Greenbul	Criniger olivaceus	Vulnerable
White-bearded Greenbul	Criniger ndussumensis
Xavier's Greenbul	Phyllastrephus xavieri
Icterine Greenbul	Phyllastrephus icterinus
White-throated Greenbul	Phyllastrephus albigularis
Terrestrial Brownbul	Phyllastrephus terrestris
Fischer's Greenbul	Phyllastrephus fischeri
Grey-olive Greenbul	Phyllastrephus cerviniventris
Cabanis's Greenbul	Phyllastrephus cabanisi
Toro Greenbul	Phyllastrephus hypochloris
Yellow-streaked Greenbul	Phyllastrephus flavostriatus
Pale-olive Greenbul	Phyllastrephus fulviventris
Sassi's Greenbul	Phyllastrephus lorenzi	Endemic
Baumann's Greenbul	Phyllastrephus baumanni
Leaf-love	Phyllastrephus scandens
Common Bulbul	Pycnonotus barbatus
PASSERIFORMES: Phylloscopidae
Wood Warbler	Rhadina sibilatrix
Willow Warbler	Phylloscopus trochilus
Common Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus collybita	Rare/Accidental
Brown Woodland Warbler	Seicercus umbrovirens
Uganda Woodland Warbler	Seicercus budongoensis
Red-faced Woodland Warbler	Seicercus laetus
Laura's Woodland Warbler	Seicercus laurae
PASSERIFORMES: Scotocercidae
Chestnut-capped Flycatcher Warbler	Erythrocercus mccallii
Neumann's Bush Warbler	Hemitesia neumanni
Green Hylia	Hylia prasina
Tit Hylia	Pholidornis rushiae
PASSERIFORMES: Sylviidae
Eurasian Blackcap	Sylvia atricapilla
Garden Warbler	Sylvia borin
African Hill Babbler	Sylvia abyssinica
Barred Warbler	Curruca nisoria	Rare/Accidental
Brown Parisoma	Curruca lugens
Common Whitethroat	Curruca communis
PASSERIFORMES: Zosteropidae
African Yellow White-eye	Zosterops senegalensis
PASSERIFORMES: Pellorneidae
Brown Thrush Babbler	Illadopsis fulvescens
Pale-breasted Thrush Babbler	Illadopsis rufipennis
Mountain Thrush Babbler	Illadopsis pyrrhoptera
Black-capped Thrush Babbler	Illadopsis cleaveri	Rare/Accidental
Scaly-breasted Thrush Babbler	Illadopsis albipectus
Spotted Thrush Babbler	Illadopsis turdina
Puvel's Thrush Babbler	Illadopsis puveli
PASSERIFORMES: Leiothrichidae
Red-collared Babbler	Kupeornis rufocinctus	Endemic Endangered
Chapin's Babbler	Kupeornis chapini	Endemic
Capuchin Babbler	Phyllanthus atripennis
Black-lored Babbler	Turdoides sharpei
Black-faced Babbler	Turdoides melanops
Dusky Babbler	Turdoides tenebrosa
Blackcap Babbler	Turdoides reinwardtii	Rare/Accidental
Brown Babbler	Turdoides plebejus
Arrow-marked Babbler	Turdoides jardineii
Hartlaub's Babbler	Turdoides hartlaubii
PASSERIFORMES: Sittidae
African Salpornis	Salpornis salvadori
PASSERIFORMES: Buphagidae
Red-billed Oxpecker	Buphagus erythrorhynchus
Yellow-billed Oxpecker	Buphagus africanus
PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae
Wattled Starling	Creatophora cinerea
Slender-billed Starling	Onychognathus tenuirostris
Red-winged Starling	Onychognathus morio
Chestnut-winged Starling	Onychognathus fulgidus
Waller's Starling	Onychognathus walleri
White-collared Starling	Grafisia torquata
Sharpe's Starling	Pholia sharpii
Stuhlmann's Starling	Poeoptera stuhlmanni
Narrow-tailed Starling	Poeoptera lugubris
Rüppell's Glossy Starling	Lamprotornis purpuroptera
Splendid Glossy Starling	Lamprotornis splendidus
Sharp-tailed Starling	Lamprotornis acuticaudus
Lesser Blue-eared Starling	Lamprotornis chloropterus
Purple Starling	Lamprotornis purpureus
Bronze-tailed Starling	Lamprotornis chalcurus
Cape Starling	Lamprotornis nitens	Rare/Accidental
Greater Blue-eared Starling	Lamprotornis chalybaeus
Amethyst Starling	Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
Purple-headed Starling	Hylopsar purpureiceps
PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae
Fire-crested Alethe	Alethe castanea
Forest Scrub Robin	Cercotrichas leucosticta
Miombo Bearded Scrub Robin	Cercotrichas barbata
Rufous Scrub Robin	Cercotrichas galactotes	Rare/Accidental
Brown-backed Scrub Robin	Cercotrichas hartlaubi
White-browed Scrub Robin	Cercotrichas leucophrys
Spotted Flycatcher	Muscicapa striata
Gambaga Flycatcher	Muscicapa gambagae
Ashy Flycatcher	Muscicapa caerulescens
Swamp Flycatcher	Muscicapa aquatica
Cassin's Flycatcher	Muscicapa cassini
Olivaceous Flycatcher	Muscicapa olivascens
Chapin's Flycatcher	Muscicapa lendu	Vulnerable
African Dusky Flycatcher	Muscicapa adusta
Little Grey Flycatcher	Muscicapa epulata
Yellow-footed Flycatcher	Muscicapa sethsmithi
Dusky-blue Flycatcher	Muscicapa comitata
Tessmann's Flycatcher	Muscicapa tessmanni
Sooty Flycatcher	Muscicapa infuscata
Böhm's Flycatcher	Muscicapa boehmi
Grey-throated Tit Flycatcher	Myioparus griseigularis
Grey Tit Flycatcher	Myioparus plumbeus
Fraser's Forest Flycatcher	Fraseria ocreata
White-browed Forest Flycatcher	Fraseria cinerascens
Pale Flycatcher	Bradornis pallidus
White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher	Melaenornis fischeri
Yellow-eyed Black Flycatcher	Melaenornis ardesiacus	Endemic
Northern Black Flycatcher	Melaenornis edolioides
Southern Black Flycatcher	Melaenornis pammelaina
Archer's Robin Chat	Cossypha archeri
Cape Robin Chat	Cossypha caffra
White-browed Robin Chat	Cossypha heuglini
Snowy-crowned Robin Chat	Cossypha niveicapilla
White-headed Robin Chat	Cossypha heinrichi
Red-capped Robin Chat	Cossypha natalensis
Blue-shouldered Robin Chat	Cossypha cyanocampter
White-bellied Robin Chat	Cossyphicula roberti
Red-throated Alethe	Chamaetylas poliophrys
Brown-chested Alethe	Chamaetylas poliocephala
White-starred Robin	Pogonocichla stellata
Collared Palm Thrush	Cichladusa arquata
Red-tailed Palm Thrush	Cichladusa ruficauda
Spotted Palm Thrush	Cichladusa guttata
Bocage's Akalat	Sheppardia bocagei
Lowland Akalat	Sheppardia cyornithopsis
Equatorial Akalat	Sheppardia aequatorialis
Grey-winged Akalat	Sheppardia polioptera
Forest Robin	Stiphrornis erythrothorax
Thrush Nightingale	Luscinia luscinia
Common Nightingale	Luscinia megarhynchos
Semi-collared Flycatcher	Ficedula semitorquata
European Pied Flycatcher	Ficedula hypoleuca
Collared Flycatcher	Ficedula albicollis
Common Redstart	Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Miombo Rock Thrush	Monticola angolensis
Common Rock Thrush	Monticola saxatilis
Whinchat	Saxicola rubetra
African Stonechat	Saxicola torquatus
Sooty Chat	Myrmecocichla nigra
Congo Moor Chat	Myrmecocichla tholloni
Arnott's Chat	Myrmecocichla arnotti
Northern Wheatear	Oenanthe oenanthe
Capped Wheatear	Oenanthe pileata
Isabelline Wheatear	Oenanthe isabellina
White-fronted Black Chat	Oenanthe albifrons
Familiar Chat	Oenanthe familiaris
Mocking Cliff Chat	Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae
Red-tailed Ant Thrush	Neocossyphus rufus
White-tailed Ant Thrush	Neocossyphus poensis
Rufous Flycatcher Thrush	Stizorhina fraseri
Spotted Thrush	Geokichla guttata	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Orange Thrush	Geokichla gurneyi
Oberländer's Thrush	Geokichla oberlaenderi	Near-threatened
Crossley's Thrush	Geokichla crossleyi
Abyssinian Thrush	Geokichla piaggiae
Black-eared Thrush	Geokichla camaronensis
Grey Thrush	Geokichla princei
Groundscraper Thrush	Psophocichla litsitsirupa
Ethiopian Thrush	Turdus abyssinicus
Kurrichane Thrush	Turdus libonyana
African Thrush	Turdus pelios

References (partial list)