This checklist includes all bird species found in Katanga , 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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Other names: Katanga Province
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White-faced Whistling Duck | Dendrocygna viduata | |
Fulvous Whistling Duck | Dendrocygna bicolor | |
Egyptian Goose | Alopochen aegyptiaca | |
Hartlaub's Duck | Pteronetta hartlaubii | |
Southern Pochard | Netta erythrophthalma | |
Garganey | Spatula querquedula | |
Hottentot Teal | Spatula hottentota | |
African Black Duck | Anas sparsa | |
Yellow-billed Duck | Anas undulata | |
Red-billed Teal | Anas erythrorhyncha | |
White-backed Duck | Thalassornis leuconotus | |
Spur-winged Goose | Plectropterus gambensis | |
Comb Duck | Sarkidiornis melanotos | |
African Pygmy Goose | Nettapus auritus | |
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Helmeted Guineafowl | Numida meleagris | |
Crested Guineafowl | Guttera pucherani | |
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Common Quail | Coturnix coturnix | |
Harlequin Quail | Coturnix delegorguei | |
Blue Quail | Synoicus adansonii | |
Hildebrandt's Francolin | Pternistis hildebrandti | |
Scaly Francolin | Pternistis squamatus | |
Red-necked Spurfowl | Pternistis afer | |
Coqui Francolin | Peliperdix coqui | |
White-throated Francolin | Peliperdix albogularis | |
Red-winged Francolin | Scleroptila levaillantii | |
Shelley's Francolin | Scleroptila shelleyi | |
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Greater Flamingo | Phoenicopterus roseus | |
Lesser Flamingo | Phoeniconaias minor | Near-threatened |
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Little Grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis | |
Great Crested Grebe | Podiceps cristatus | |
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Rock Dove | Columba livia | |
Afep Pigeon | Columba unicincta | |
African Olive Pigeon | Columba arquatrix | |
Western Bronze-naped Pigeon | Columba iriditorques | |
Lemon Dove | Aplopelia larvata | |
Dusky Turtle Dove | Streptopelia lugens | |
Mourning Collared Dove | Streptopelia decipiens | |
Red-eyed Dove | Streptopelia semitorquata | |
Ring-necked Dove | Streptopelia capicola | |
Laughing Dove | Streptopelia senegalensis | |
African Green Pigeon | Treron calvus | |
Emerald-spotted Wood Dove | Turtur chalcospilos | |
Blue-spotted Wood Dove | Turtur afer | |
Tambourine Dove | Turtur tympanistria | |
Namaqua Dove | Oena capensis | |
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European Nightjar | Caprimulgus europaeus | |
Rufous-cheeked Nightjar | Caprimulgus rufigena | |
Fiery-necked Nightjar | Caprimulgus pectoralis | |
Montane Nightjar | Caprimulgus poliocephalus | |
Swamp Nightjar | Caprimulgus natalensis | |
Freckled Nightjar | Caprimulgus tristigma | |
Bates's Nightjar | Caprimulgus batesi | |
Long-tailed Nightjar | Caprimulgus climacurus | Introduced species |
Mozambique Nightjar | Caprimulgus fossii | |
Pennant-winged Nightjar | Caprimulgus vexillarius | |
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Böhm's Spinetailed Swift | Neafrapus boehmi | |
Scarce Swift | Schoutedenapus myoptilus | |
African Palm Swift | Cypsiurus parvus | |
Alpine Swift | Tachymarptis melba | |
Mottled Swift | Tachymarptis aequatorialis | |
White-rumped Swift | Apus caffer | |
Horus Swift | Apus horus | |
Little Swift | Apus affinis | |
Common Swift | Apus apus | |
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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 | |
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 | |
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African Rail | Rallus caerulescens | |
African Crake | Crex egregia | |
Corncrake | Crex crex | |
Spotted Crake | Porzana porzana | |
Black Crake | Zapornia flavirostra | |
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 | |
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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 | |
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African Finfoot | Podica senegalensis | |
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Grey Crowned Crane | Balearica regulorum | Endangered |
Wattled Crane | Grus carunculata | Vulnerable |
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Black-bellied Bustard | Lissotis melanogaster | |
Denham's Bustard | Ardeotis denhami | Near-threatened |
White-bellied Bustard | Eupodotis senegalensis | |
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Great Blue Turaco | Corythaeola cristata | |
Bare-faced Go-away-bird | Corythaixoides personatus | |
Grey Go-away-bird | Corythaixoides concolor | |
Schalow's Turaco | Tauraco schalowi | |
Black-billed Turaco | Tauraco schuettii | |
Ross's Turaco | Tauraco rossae | |
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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 | |
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Great White Pelican | Pelecanus onocrotalus | |
Pink-backed Pelican | Pelecanus rufescens | |
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Hamerkop | Scopus umbretta | |
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Shoebill | Balaeniceps rex | Vulnerable |
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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 | |
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African Sacred Ibis | Threskiornis aethiopicus | |
African Spoonbill | Platalea alba | |
Spot-breasted Ibis | Bostrychia rara | |
Hadada Ibis | Bostrychia hagedash | |
Glossy Ibis | Plegadis falcinellus | |
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Long-tailed Cormorant | Microcarbo africanus | |
Great Cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo | |
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African Darter | Anhinga rufa | |
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Water Thick-knee | Burhinus vermiculatus | |
Spotted Thick-knee | Burhinus capensis | |
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Pied Avocet | Recurvirostra avosetta | Rare/Accidental |
Black-winged Stilt | Himantopus himantopus | |
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Grey Plover | Pluvialis squatarola | |
Common Ringed Plover | Charadrius hiaticula | |
Kittlitz's Plover | Charadrius pecuarius | |
Three-banded Plover | Charadrius tricollaris | |
Forbes's Plover | Charadrius forbesi | |
White-fronted Plover | Charadrius marginatus | |
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 | |
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Greater Painted-snipe | Rostratula benghalensis | |
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African Jacana | Actophilornis africanus | |
Lesser Jacana | Microparra capensis | |
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Whimbrel | Numenius phaeopus | |
Eurasian Curlew | Numenius arquata | Near-threatened |
Black-tailed Godwit | Limosa limosa | Near-threatened |
Ruddy Turnstone | Arenaria interpres | |
Ruff | Calidris pugnax | |
Curlew Sandpiper | Calidris ferruginea | Near-threatened |
Sanderling | Calidris alba | |
Little Stint | Calidris minuta | |
African Snipe | Gallinago nigripennis | |
Great Snipe | Gallinago media | Near-threatened |
Common Snipe | Gallinago gallinago | |
Common Sandpiper | Actitis hypoleucos | |
Green Sandpiper | Tringa ochropus | |
Common Greenshank | Tringa nebularia | |
Wood Sandpiper | Tringa glareola | |
Marsh Sandpiper | Tringa stagnatilis | |
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Common Buttonquail | Turnix sylvaticus | |
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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 | |
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African Skimmer | Rynchops flavirostris | |
Gray-hooded Gull | Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus | |
Lesser Black-backed Gull | Larus fuscus | |
Gull-billed Tern | Gelochelidon nilotica | |
Whiskered Tern | Chlidonias hybrida | Rare/Accidental |
White-winged Tern | Chlidonias leucopterus | |
Common Tern | Sterna hirundo | |
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Secretary-bird | Sagittarius serpentarius | Endangered |
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Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | |
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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 | |
Bateleur | Terathopius ecaudatus | Endangered |
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 |
Cape Vulture | Gyps coprotheres | Vulnerable |
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 | |
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 | |
Red-thighed Sparrowhawk | Accipiter erythropus | |
Little Sparrowhawk | Accipiter minullus | |
Ovambo Sparrowhawk | Accipiter ovampensis | |
Black Sparrowhawk | Accipiter melanoleucus | |
Long-tailed Hawk | Urotriorchis macrourus | |
African Fish Eagle | Haliaeetus vocifer | |
Black Kite | Milvus migrans | |
Augur Buzzard | Buteo augur | |
Eurasian Buzzard | Buteo buteo | |
Mountain Buzzard | Buteo oreophilus | Near-threatened |
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African Grass Owl | Tyto capensis | |
Common Barn Owl | Tyto alba | |
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Pearl-spotted Owlet | Glaucidium perlatum | |
Red-chested Owlet | Glaucidium tephronotum | |
African Barred Owlet | Glaucidium capense | |
Eurasian Scops Owl | Otus scops | |
African Scops Owl | Otus senegalensis | |
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 | |
Verreaux's Eagle Owl | Bubo lacteus | |
Akun Eagle Owl | Bubo leucostictus | |
Pel's Fishing Owl | Scotopelia peli | |
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Speckled Mousebird | Colius striatus | |
Red-faced Mousebird | Urocolius indicus | |
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Narina's Trogon | Apaloderma narina | |
Bar-tailed Trogon | Apaloderma vittatum | |
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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 | |
Black-casqued Hornbill | Ceratogymna atrata | |
Trumpeter Hornbill | Bycanistes bucinator | |
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Common Hoopoe | Upupa epops | |
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Green Wood-hoopoe | Phoeniculus purpureus | |
Common Scimitarbill | Rhinopomastus cyanomelas | |
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Cassin's Honeybird | Prodotiscus insignis | |
Green-backed Honeybird | Prodotiscus zambesiae | |
Wahlberg's Honeybird | Prodotiscus regulus | |
Pallid Honeyguide | Indicator meliphilus | |
Least Honeyguide | Indicator exilis | |
Lesser Honeyguide | Indicator minor | |
Scaly-throated Honeyguide | Indicator variegatus | |
Greater Honeyguide | Indicator indicator | |
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Rufous-breasted Wryneck | Jynx ruficollis | |
African Piculet | Verreauxia africana | |
Bennett's Woodpecker | Campethera bennettii | |
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 | |
Cardinal Woodpecker | Dendropicos fuscescens | |
Bearded Woodpecker | Chloropicus namaquus | |
Elliot's Woodpecker | Mesopicos elliotii | |
Grey Woodpecker | Mesopicos goertae | |
Olive Woodpecker | Mesopicos griseocephalus | |
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Crested Barbet | Trachyphonus vaillantii | |
Yellow-spotted Barbet | Buccanodon duchaillui | |
Grey-throated Barbet | Gymnobucco bonapartei | |
Whyte's Barbet | Stactolaema whytii | |
Anchieta's Barbet | Stactolaema anchietae | |
Speckled Tinkerbird | Pogoniulus scolopaceus | |
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 | |
Black-collared Barbet | Lybius torquatus | |
Black-backed Barbet | Pogonornis minor | |
Yellow-billed Barbet | Trachylaemus purpuratus | |
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White-fronted Bee-eater | Merops bullockoides | |
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 | |
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Rufous-crowned Roller | Coracias naevius | |
Racquet-tailed Roller | Coracias spatulatus | |
Lilac-breasted Roller | Coracias caudatus | |
European Roller | Coracias garrulus | |
Broad-billed Roller | Eurystomus glaucurus | |
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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 | |
Grey-headed Kingfisher | Halcyon leucocephala | |
Brown-hooded Kingfisher | Halcyon albiventris | |
Striped Kingfisher | Halcyon chelicuti | |
Blue-breasted Kingfisher | Halcyon malimbica | |
Woodland Kingfisher | Halcyon senegalensis | |
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Lesser Kestrel | Falco naumanni | |
Common Kestrel | Falco tinnunculus | |
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 |
Eurasian Hobby | Falco subbuteo | |
African Hobby | Falco cuvierii | |
Lanner Falcon | Falco biarmicus | |
Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | |
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Grey Parrot | Psittacus erithacus | |
Brown-necked Parrot | Poicephalus robustus | |
Brown Parrot | Poicephalus meyeri | |
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Red-headed Lovebird | Agapornis pullarius | |
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African Pitta | Pitta angolensis | |
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African Broadbill | Smithornis capensis | |
Grey-headed Broadbill | Smithornis sharpei | |
Rufous-sided Broadbill | Smithornis rufolateralis | |
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White-breasted Cuckooshrike | Ceblepyris pectoralis | |
Grey Cuckooshrike | Ceblepyris caesius | |
Black Cuckooshrike | Campephaga flava | |
Red-shouldered Cuckooshrike | Campephaga phoenicea | |
Purple-throated Cuckooshrike | Campephaga quiscalina | |
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Eastern Black-headed Oriole | Oriolus larvatus | |
Mountain Oriole | Oriolus percivali | |
Eurasian Golden Oriole | Oriolus oriolus | |
African Golden Oriole | Oriolus auratus | |
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Ruwenzori Batis | Batis diops | |
Margaret's Batis | Batis margaritae | |
Chinspot Batis | Batis molitor | |
Von Erlanger's Batis | Batis erlangeri | |
Chestnut Wattle-eye | Dyaphorophyia castanea | |
Yellow-bellied Wattle-eye | Dyaphorophyia concreta | |
Brown-throated Wattle-eye | Platysteira cyanea | |
Black-throated Wattle-eye | Platysteira peltata | |
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White-crested Helmet-shrike | Prionops plumatus | |
Yellow-crested Helmet-shrike | Prionops alberti | Endemic (country/region) Vulnerable |
Retz's Helmet-shrike | Prionops retzii | |
Red-eyed Shrike-flycatcher | Megabyas flammulatus | |
Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher | Bias musicus | |
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Grey-headed Bush-shrike | Malaconotus blanchoti | |
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 | |
Black-fronted Bush-shrike | Chlorophoneus nigrifrons | |
Orange-breasted Bush-shrike | Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus | |
Albertine Sooty Boubou | Laniarius holomelas | |
Lühder's Bush-shrike | Laniarius luehderi | |
Tropical Boubou | Laniarius aethiopicus | |
Southern Boubou | Laniarius ferrugineus | |
Swamp Boubou | Laniarius bicolor | |
Black-headed Gonolek | Laniarius erythrogaster | |
Doherty's Bush-shrike | Telophorus dohertyi | |
Gorgeous Bush-shrike | Telophorus viridis | |
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Square-tailed Drongo | Dicrurus ludwigii | |
Fork-tailed Drongo | Dicrurus adsimilis | |
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Souza's Shrike | Lanius souzae | |
Red-backed Shrike | Lanius collurio | |
Lesser Grey Shrike | Lanius minor | |
Northern Fiscal | Lanius humeralis | |
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Cape Crow | Corvus capensis | |
White-necked Raven | Corvus albicollis | |
Pied Crow | Corvus albus | |
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Blue-mantled Paradise-flycatcher | Trochocercus cyanomelas | |
Blue-headed Paradise-flycatcher | Trochocercus nitens | |
African Paradise-flycatcher | Terpsiphone viridis | |
Red-bellied Paradise-flycatcher | Terpsiphone rufiventer | |
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Thrush-babbler | Kakamega poliothorax | |
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Fraser's Sunbird | Deleornis fraseri | |
Anchieta's Sunbird | Anthreptes anchietae | |
Western Violet-backed Sunbird | Anthreptes longuemarei | |
Little Green Sunbird | Anthreptes seimundi | |
Grey-chinned Sunbird | Anthreptes rectirostris | |
Collared Sunbird | Hedydipna collaris | |
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 | |
Green-throated Sunbird | Chalcomitra rubescens | |
Amethyst Sunbird | Chalcomitra amethystina | |
Scarlet-chested Sunbird | Chalcomitra senegalensis | |
Bronzy Sunbird | Nectarinia kilimensis | |
Malachite Sunbird | Nectarinia famosa | |
Golden-winged Sunbird | Drepanorhynchus reichenowi | |
Olive-bellied Sunbird | Cinnyris chloropygius | |
Miombo Double-collared Sunbird | Cinnyris manoensis | |
Ruwenzori Double-collared Sunbird | Cinnyris stuhlmanni | |
Regal Sunbird | Cinnyris regius | |
Shelley's Sunbird | Cinnyris shelleyi | |
Purple-banded Sunbird | Cinnyris bifasciatus | |
Orange-tufted Sunbird | Cinnyris bouvieri | |
Superb Sunbird | Cinnyris superbus | |
White-bellied Sunbird | Cinnyris talatala | |
Variable Sunbird | Cinnyris venustus | |
Bates's Sunbird | Cinnyris batesi | |
Copper Sunbird | Cinnyris cupreus | |
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Chestnut-mantled Sparrow Weaver | Plocepasser rufoscapulatus | |
Grosbeak Weaver | Amblyospiza albifrons | |
Red-headed Quelea | Quelea erythrops | |
Red-billed Quelea | Quelea quelea | |
Yellow-crowned Bishop | Euplectes afer | |
Black Bishop | Euplectes gierowii | |
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 | |
Long-tailed Widowbird | Euplectes progne | |
Baglafecht Weaver | Ploceus baglafecht | |
Slender-billed Weaver | Ploceus pelzelni | |
Spectacled Weaver | Ploceus ocularis | |
Black-necked Weaver | Ploceus nigricollis | |
Bocage's Weaver | Ploceus temporalis | |
Holub's Weaver | Ploceus xanthops | |
Orange Weaver | Ploceus aurantius | |
Lesser Masked Weaver | Ploceus intermedius | |
Katanga Masked Weaver | Ploceus katangae | |
Lufira Masked Weaver | Ploceus ruweti | Endemic (country/region) |
Village Weaver | Ploceus cucullatus | |
Vieillot's Weaver | Ploceus nigerrimus | |
Black-headed Weaver | Ploceus melanocephalus | |
Compact Weaver | Ploceus superciliosus | |
Dark-backed Weaver | Ploceus bicolor | |
Brown-capped Weaver | Ploceus insignis | |
Bar-winged Weaver | Ploceus angolensis | |
Red-headed Malimbe | Malimbus rubricollis | |
Crested Malimbe | Malimbus malimbicus | |
Red-headed Weaver | Anaplectes rubriceps | |
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Brown Firefinch | Lagonosticta nitidula | |
Red-billed Firefinch | Lagonosticta senegala | |
Jameson's Firefinch | Lagonosticta rhodopareia | |
African Firefinch | Lagonosticta rubricata | |
Brown Twinspot | Clytospiza monteiri | |
Orange-winged Pytilia | Pytilia afra | |
Green-winged Pytilia | Pytilia melba | |
Peters's Twinspot | Hypargos niveoguttatus | |
Dusky Twinspot | Euschistospiza cinereovinacea | |
Blue-breasted Cordon-bleu | Uraeginthus angolensis | |
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu | Uraeginthus bengalus | |
Black-bellied Seedcracker | Pyrenestes ostrinus | |
Grey Waxbill | Estrilda perreini | |
Fawn-breasted Waxbill | Estrilda paludicola | |
Orange-cheeked Waxbill | Estrilda melpoda | |
Common Waxbill | Estrilda astrild | |
Black-headed Waxbill | Estrilda atricapilla | |
Green-backed Twinspot | Mandingoa nitidula | |
Ethiopian Crimson-wing | Cryptospiza salvadorii | |
Shelley's Crimson-wing | Cryptospiza shelleyi | Endangered |
Yellow-bellied Waxbill | Coccopygia quartinia | |
White-breasted Negrofinch | Nigrita fusconotus | |
Chestnut-breasted Negrofinch | Nigrita bicolor | |
Pale-fronted Negrofinch | Nigrita luteifrons | |
Grey-headed Negrofinch | Nigrita canicapillus | |
Black-faced Quailfinch | Ortygospiza atricollis | |
Black-chinned Quailfinch | Ortygospiza gabonensis | |
Zebra Waxbill | Amandava subflava | |
Locust Finch | Paludipasser locustella | |
Bronze Mannikin | Spermestes cucullata | |
Black-and-white Mannikin | Spermestes bicolor | |
Magpie Mannikin | Spermestes fringilloides | |
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Pin-tailed Whydah | Vidua macroura | |
Eastern Paradise Whydah | Vidua paradisaea | |
Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah | Vidua obtusa | |
Peters's Twinspot Indigobird | Vidua codringtoni | Rare/Accidental |
Dusky Indigobird | Vidua funerea | |
Village Indigobird | Vidua chalybeata | |
Purple Indigobird | Vidua purpurascens | |
Parasitic Weaver | Anomalospiza imberbis | |
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House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | Introduced species |
Northern Grey-headed Sparrow | Passer griseus | |
Yellow-throated Bush Sparrow | Gymnoris superciliaris | |
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Short-tailed Pipit | Anthus brachyurus | |
Tree Pipit | Anthus trivialis | |
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 | |
Fülleborn's Longclaw | Macronyx fuelleborni | |
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 | |
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Western Citril | Crithagra frontalis | |
Black-faced Canary | Crithagra capistrata | |
Black-throated Canary | Crithagra atrogularis | |
Yellow-fronted Canary | Crithagra mozambica | |
Brimstone Canary | Crithagra sulphurata | |
Reichard's Canary | Crithagra reichardi | |
Senegal Canary | Crithagra canicapilla | |
Black-eared Canary | Crithagra mennelli | |
Streaky Canary | Crithagra striolata | |
Thick-billed Canary | Crithagra burtoni | |
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Cabanis's Bunting | Fringillaria cabanisi | |
Golden-breasted Bunting | Fringillaria flaviventris | |
Lark-like Bunting | Fringillaria impetuani | Rare/Accidental |
Cinnamon-breasted Bunting | Fringillaria tahapisi | |
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Yellow-bellied Hyliota | Hyliota flavigaster | |
Southern Hyliota | Hyliota australis | |
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Dusky Crested-flycatcher | Elminia nigromitrata | |
White-tipped Crested-flycatcher | Elminia albonotata | |
Blue-and-white Crested-flycatcher | Elminia albicauda | |
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Rufous-bellied Tit | Melaniparus rufiventris | |
Southern Black Tit | Melaniparus niger | |
Northern Black Tit | Melaniparus leucomelas | |
Dusky Tit | Melaniparus funereus | |
Miombo Tit | Melaniparus griseiventris | |
Stripe-breasted Tit | Melaniparus fasciiventer | |
Grey Tit | Melaniparus afer | |
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Grey Penduline Tit | Anthoscopus caroli | |
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Western Nicator | Nicator chloris | |
Eastern Nicator | Nicator gularis | |
Yellow-throated Nicator | Nicator vireo | |
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Spike-heeled Lark | Chersomanes albofasciata | Rare/Accidental |
Dusky Lark | Pinarocorys nigricans | |
Rufous-naped Lark | Mirafra africana | |
Angolan Lark | Mirafra angolensis | |
Flappet Lark | Mirafra rufocinnamomea | |
Red-capped Lark | Calandrella cinerea | |
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Long-billed Crombec | Sylvietta rufescens | |
Red-capped Crombec | Sylvietta ruficapilla | |
Green Crombec | Sylvietta virens | |
White-browed Crombec | Sylvietta leucophrys | |
Moustached Grass Warbler | Melocichla mentalis | |
Yellow Longbill | Macrosphenus flavicans | |
Grey Longbill | Macrosphenus concolor | |
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Yellow-bellied Eremomela | Eremomela icteropygialis | |
Green-capped Eremomela | Eremomela scotops | |
Rufous-crowned Eremomela | Eremomela badiceps | |
Black-necked Eremomela | Eremomela atricollis | |
White-chinned Prinia | Schistolais leucopogon | |
Black-collared Apalis | Oreolais pulcher | |
Yellow-breasted Apalis | Apalis flavida | |
Mountain Apalis | Apalis personata | |
Black-throated Apalis | Apalis jacksoni | |
Chestnut-throated Apalis | Apalis porphyrolaema | |
Buff-throated Apalis | Apalis rufogularis | |
Grey Apalis | Apalis cinerea | |
Miombo Wren Warbler | Calamonastes undosus | |
Grey-backed Camaroptera | Camaroptera brachyura | |
Yellow-browed Camaroptera | Camaroptera superciliaris | |
Red-faced Cisticola | Cisticola erythrops | |
Whistling Cisticola | Cisticola lateralis | |
Trilling Cisticola | Cisticola woosnami | |
Chubb's Cisticola | Cisticola chubbi | |
Rattling Cisticola | Cisticola chiniana | |
Tinkling Cisticola | Cisticola rufilatus | |
Winding Cisticola | Cisticola galactotes | |
Chirping Cisticola | Cisticola pipiens | |
Levaillant's Cisticola | Cisticola tinniens | |
Stout Cisticola | Cisticola robustus | |
Croaking Cisticola | Cisticola natalensis | |
Short-winged Cisticola | Cisticola brachypterus | |
Piping Cisticola | Cisticola fulvicapilla | |
Long-tailed Cisticola | Cisticola angusticauda | |
Black-tailed Cisticola | Cisticola melanurus | Data deficient |
Zitting Cisticola | Cisticola juncidis | |
Desert Cisticola | Cisticola aridulus | |
Dambo Cisticola | Cisticola dambo | |
Pale-crowned Cisticola | Cisticola cinnamomeus | |
Wing-snapping Cisticola | Cisticola ayresii | |
Tawny-flanked Prinia | Prinia subflava | |
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Fan-tailed Grassbird | Schoenicola brevirostris | |
Little Rush Warbler | Bradypterus baboecala | |
White-winged Swamp Warbler | Bradypterus carpalis | |
Evergreen-forest Warbler | Bradypterus lopezi | |
Bracken Warbler | Bradypterus cinnamomeus | |
Bamboo Warbler | Bradypterus alfredi | |
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Papyrus Yellow Warbler | Calamonastides gracilirostris | |
Dark-capped Yellow Warbler | Iduna natalensis | |
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 | |
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Grey-rumped Swallow | Pseudhirundo griseopyga | |
White-headed Saw-wing | Psalidoprocne albiceps | |
Black Saw-wing | Psalidoprocne pristoptera | |
Northern House Martin | Delichon urbicum | |
Red-throated Swallow | Petrochelidon rufigula | |
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 | |
Pearl-breasted Swallow | Hirundo dimidiata | |
Rock Martin | Ptyonoprogne fuligula | |
Banded Martin | Neophedina cincta | |
Brazza's Martin | Phedinopsis brazzae | |
Plain Martin | Riparia paludicola | |
Sand Martin | Riparia riparia | |
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Slender-billed Greenbul | Stelgidillas gracilirostris | |
Black-collared Bulbul | Neolestes torquatus | |
Red-tailed Bristlebill | Bleda syndactylus | |
Yellow-throated Greenbul | Atimastillas flavicollis | |
Spotted Greenbul | Ixonotus guttatus | |
Swamp Palm Bulbul | Thescelocichla leucopleura | |
Honeyguide Greenbul | Baeopogon indicator | |
Joyful Greenbul | Chlorocichla laetissima | |
Yellow-bellied Greenbul | Chlorocichla flaviventris | |
Shelley's Greenbul | Arizelocichla masukuensis | |
Yellow-whiskered Greenbul | Eurillas latirostris | |
Little Greenbul | Eurillas virens | |
Grey Greenbul | Eurillas gracilis | |
Plain Greenbul | Eurillas curvirostris | |
Red-tailed Greenbul | Criniger calurus | |
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 | |
Leaf-love | Phyllastrephus scandens | |
Common Bulbul | Pycnonotus barbatus | |
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Wood Warbler | Rhadina sibilatrix | |
Willow Warbler | Phylloscopus trochilus | |
Red-faced Woodland Warbler | Seicercus laetus | |
Laura's Woodland Warbler | Seicercus laurae | |
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Neumann's Bush Warbler | Hemitesia neumanni | |
Green Hylia | Hylia prasina | |
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Garden Warbler | Sylvia borin | |
African Hill Babbler | Sylvia abyssinica | |
Brown Parisoma | Curruca lugens | |
Common Whitethroat | Curruca communis | |
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African Yellow White-eye | Zosterops senegalensis | |
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Brown Thrush Babbler | Illadopsis fulvescens | |
Mountain Thrush Babbler | Illadopsis pyrrhoptera | |
Spotted Thrush Babbler | Illadopsis turdina | |
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Red-collared Babbler | Kupeornis rufocinctus | Endemic (country/region) Endangered |
Arrow-marked Babbler | Turdoides jardineii | |
Hartlaub's Babbler | Turdoides hartlaubii | |
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African Salpornis | Salpornis salvadori | |
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Red-billed Oxpecker | Buphagus erythrorhynchus | |
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Wattled Starling | Creatophora cinerea | |
Slender-billed Starling | Onychognathus tenuirostris | |
Red-winged Starling | Onychognathus morio | |
Chestnut-winged Starling | Onychognathus fulgidus | |
Waller's Starling | Onychognathus walleri | |
Splendid Glossy Starling | Lamprotornis splendidus | |
Sharp-tailed Starling | Lamprotornis acuticaudus | |
Lesser Blue-eared Starling | Lamprotornis chloropterus | |
Greater Blue-eared Starling | Lamprotornis chalybaeus | |
Amethyst Starling | Cinnyricinclus leucogaster | |
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Fire-crested Alethe | Alethe castanea | |
Miombo Bearded Scrub Robin | Cercotrichas barbata | |
White-browed Scrub Robin | Cercotrichas leucophrys | |
Spotted Flycatcher | Muscicapa striata | |
Ashy Flycatcher | Muscicapa caerulescens | |
Swamp Flycatcher | Muscicapa aquatica | |
Cassin's Flycatcher | Muscicapa cassini | |
African Dusky Flycatcher | Muscicapa adusta | |
Yellow-footed Flycatcher | Muscicapa sethsmithi | |
Dusky-blue Flycatcher | Muscicapa comitata | |
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 | |
Pale Flycatcher | Bradornis pallidus | |
White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher | Melaenornis fischeri | |
Yellow-eyed Black Flycatcher | Melaenornis ardesiacus | Endemic (country/region) |
Southern Black Flycatcher | Melaenornis pammelaina | |
Archer's Robin Chat | Cossypha archeri | |
Cape Robin Chat | Cossypha caffra | |
White-browed Robin Chat | Cossypha heuglini | |
Red-capped Robin Chat | Cossypha natalensis | |
Brown-chested Alethe | Chamaetylas poliocephala | |
White-starred Robin | Pogonocichla stellata | |
Collared Palm Thrush | Cichladusa arquata | |
Bocage's Akalat | Sheppardia bocagei | |
Grey-winged Akalat | Sheppardia polioptera | |
Thrush Nightingale | Luscinia luscinia | |
Semi-collared Flycatcher | Ficedula semitorquata | |
Collared Flycatcher | Ficedula albicollis | |
Miombo Rock Thrush | Monticola angolensis | |
Whinchat | Saxicola rubetra | |
African Stonechat | Saxicola torquatus | |
Sooty Chat | Myrmecocichla nigra | |
Arnott's Chat | Myrmecocichla arnotti | |
Northern Wheatear | Oenanthe oenanthe | |
Capped Wheatear | Oenanthe pileata | |
Familiar Chat | Oenanthe familiaris | |
Mocking Cliff Chat | Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris | |
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Rufous Flycatcher Thrush | Stizorhina fraseri | |
Spotted Thrush | Geokichla guttata | Vulnerable |
Orange Thrush | Geokichla gurneyi | |
Abyssinian Thrush | Geokichla piaggiae | |
Groundscraper Thrush | Psophocichla litsitsirupa | |
Ethiopian Thrush | Turdus abyssinicus | |
Kurrichane Thrush | Turdus libonyana | |
African Thrush | Turdus pelios |
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