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This checklist includes all bird species found in Rwanda , 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: Rwanda [map]

Other names: Republic of Rwanda

Number of species: 707
Number of globally threatened species: 27
Number of introduced species: 2
Date last reviewed: 2018-12-19
Last modified: 2024-11-27
See also: https://www.africanbirdclub.org/countries/checklists/download
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ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae

White-faced Whistling DuckDendrocygna viduata
Fulvous Whistling DuckDendrocygna bicolor
Maccoa DuckOxyura maccoaEndangered
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Hartlaub's DuckPteronetta hartlaubiiRare/Accidental
Southern PochardNetta erythrophthalma
GarganeySpatula querquedula
Hottentot TealSpatula hottentota
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
African Black DuckAnas sparsa
Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulata
Red-billed TealAnas erythrorhyncha
Northern PintailAnas acuta
Common TealAnas creccaRare/Accidental
White-backed DuckThalassornis leuconotus
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensis
Comb DuckSarkidiornis melanotos
African Pygmy GooseNettapus auritus

 
GALLIFORMES: Numididae

Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris
Crested GuineafowlGuttera pucheraniRare/Accidental

 
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae

Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
Harlequin QuailCoturnix delegorguei
Blue QuailSynoicus adansonii
Hildebrandt's FrancolinPternistis hildebrandti
Scaly FrancolinPternistis squamatus
Red-necked SpurfowlPternistis afer
Handsome FrancolinPternistis nobilis
Crested FrancolinDendroperdix sephaenaRare/Accidental
Coqui FrancolinPeliperdix coqui
Ring-necked FrancolinScleroptila streptophora
Red-winged FrancolinScleroptila levaillantii
Shelley's FrancolinScleroptila shelleyi

 
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Phoenicopteridae

Lesser FlamingoPhoeniconaias minorRare/Accidental Near-threatened

 
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Podicipedidae

Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus

 
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae

Rock DoveColumba liviaIntroduced species
Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
Afep PigeonColumba unicincta
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

 
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae

European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
Fiery-necked NightjarCaprimulgus pectoralis
Montane NightjarCaprimulgus poliocephalus
Swamp NightjarCaprimulgus natalensis
Freckled NightjarCaprimulgus tristigma
Slender-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus clarusRare/Accidental
Mozambique NightjarCaprimulgus fossii
Pennant-winged NightjarCaprimulgus vexillarius

 
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Apodidae

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

 
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae

Blue-headed CoucalCentropus monachus
White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosus
African Black CoucalCentropus grillii
YellowbillCeuthmochares aereus
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
Barred Long-tailed CuckooCercococcyx montanus
Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitarius
Black CuckooCuculus clamosus
Common CuckooCuculus canorus
African CuckooCuculus gularis
Madagascar CuckooCuculus rochii

 
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae

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

 
GRUIFORMES: Sarothruridae

White-spotted FlufftailSarothrura pulchra
Buff-spotted FlufftailSarothrura elegans
Red-chested FlufftailSarothrura rufa
Streaky-breasted FlufftailSarothrura boehmi

 
GRUIFORMES: Heliornithidae

African FinfootPodica senegalensis

 
GRUIFORMES: Gruidae

Grey Crowned CraneBalearica regulorumEndangered

 
OTIDIFORMES: Otididae

Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogaster
Denham's BustardArdeotis denhamiNear-threatened

 
MUSOPHAGIFORMES: Musophagidae

Great Blue TuracoCorythaeola cristata
Eastern Grey Plantain-eaterCrinifer zonurus
Bare-faced Go-away-birdCorythaixoides personatus
Purple-crested TuracoGallirex porphyreolophus
Ruwenzori TuracoGallirex johnstoni
Black-billed TuracoTauraco schuettii
White-crested TuracoTauraco leucolophusRare/Accidental
Ross's TuracoTauraco rossae

 
PELECANIFORMES: Ciconiidae

MarabouLeptoptilos crumenifer
Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibis
African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerus
Black StorkCiconia nigraRare/Accidental
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: Balaenicipitidae

ShoebillBalaeniceps rexVulnerable

 
PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae

Little BitternIxobrychus minutus
Dwarf BitternIxobrychus sturmii
White-backed Night HeronGorsachius leuconotusRare/Accidental
Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
Striated HeronButorides striata
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
Indian Pond HeronArdeola grayiiRare/Accidental
Madagascar Pond HeronArdeola idaeEndangered
Rufous-bellied HeronArdeola rufiventris
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 gularisRare/Accidental

 
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

Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatus
Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensisRare/Accidental

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae

Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaRare/Accidental
Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae

Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaRare/Accidental Vulnerable
Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubiusRare/Accidental
Kittlitz's PloverCharadrius pecuarius
Three-banded PloverCharadrius tricollaris
Forbes's PloverCharadrius forbesiRare/Accidental
White-fronted PloverCharadrius marginatus
Lesser Sand PloverCharadrius mongolusRare/Accidental
Caspian PloverCharadrius asiaticus
Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostris
Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatusRare/Accidental
Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
White-headed LapwingVanellus albicepsRare/Accidental
Senegal LapwingVanellus lugubris
Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatus
African Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallus
Brown-chested LapwingVanellus superciliosus

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Rostratulidae

Greater Painted-snipeRostratula benghalensis

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Jacanidae

African JacanaActophilornis africanus
Lesser JacanaMicroparra capensis

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae

WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusRare/Accidental
Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataRare/Accidental Near-threatened
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaRare/Accidental Near-threatened
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaRare/Accidental Near-threatened
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresRare/Accidental Near-threatened
Red KnotCalidris canutusRare/Accidental Near-threatened
RuffCalidris pugnax
Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellusRare/Accidental Vulnerable
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVulnerable
Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
SanderlingCalidris alba
Little StintCalidris minuta
African SnipeGallinago nigripennis
Great SnipeGallinago mediaNear-threatened
Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
Terek SandpiperXenus cinereusRare/Accidental
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
Common RedshankTringa totanusRare/Accidental
Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Turnicidae

Common ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticus
Black-rumped ButtonquailTurnix hottentottus

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae

Bronze-winged CourserRhinoptilus chalcopterus
Temminck's CourserCursorius temminckii
Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
Black-winged PratincoleGlareola nordmanniRare/Accidental Near-threatened
Rock PratincoleGlareola nuchalisRare/Accidental
Grey PratincoleGlareola cinereaRare/Accidental

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae

African SkimmerRynchops flavirostris
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusRare/Accidental
Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
Caspian TernHydroprogne caspiaRare/Accidental
Whiskered TernChlidonias hybridaRare/Accidental
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
Black TernChlidonias nigerRare/Accidental
Lesser Crested TernThalasseus bengalensisRare/Accidental

 
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Sagittariidae

Secretary-birdSagittarius serpentariusRare/Accidental Endangered

 
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Pandionidae

OspreyPandion haliaetus

 
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae

Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
European Honey BuzzardPernis apivorus
African Cuckoo HawkAviceda cuculoides
African Harrier HawkPolyboroides typus
Palm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensis
BateleurTerathopius ecaudatusEndangered
Beaudouin's Snake EagleCircaetus beaudouiniRare/Accidental Vulnerable
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
Tawny EagleAquila rapaxVulnerable
Steppe EagleAquila nipalensisRare/Accidental Endangered
Verreaux's EagleAquila verreauxiiRare/Accidental
African Hawk EagleAquila spilogaster
Cassin's Hawk EagleAquila africana
Wahlberg's EagleHieraaetus wahlbergi
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatus
Ayres's EagleHieraaetus ayresii
Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicus
Dark Chanting GoshawkMelierax metabatesRare/Accidental
Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabar
Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorus
Pallid HarrierCircus macrourusNear-threatened
Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
African GoshawkAccipiter tachiro
ShikraAccipiter badius
Red-thighed SparrowhawkAccipiter erythropusRare/Accidental
Little SparrowhawkAccipiter minullus
Ovambo SparrowhawkAccipiter ovampensis
Rufous-breasted SparrowhawkAccipiter rufiventris
Black SparrowhawkAccipiter melanoleucus
African Fish EagleHaliaeetus vocifer
Black KiteMilvus migrans
Grasshopper BuzzardButastur rufipennisRare/Accidental
Augur BuzzardButeo augur
Eurasian BuzzardButeo buteo
Mountain BuzzardButeo oreophilusNear-threatened

 
STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae

Itombwe OwlTyto prigogineiRare/Accidental Endangered
African Grass OwlTyto capensis
Common Barn OwlTyto alba

 
STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae

Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatum
Red-chested OwletGlaucidium tephronotum
African Barred OwletGlaucidium capense
African Scops OwlOtus senegalensis
Southern White-faced OwlPtilopsis granti
African Long-eared OwlAsio abyssinicusRare/Accidental
Marsh OwlAsio capensis
African Wood OwlStrix woodfordii
Spotted Eagle OwlBubo africanus
Fraser's Eagle OwlBubo poensis
Verreaux's Eagle OwlBubo lacteus
Pel's Fishing OwlScotopelia peliRare/Accidental

 
COLIIFORMES: Coliidae

Speckled MousebirdColius striatus
Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourus

 
TROGONIFORMES: Trogonidae

Narina's TrogonApaloderma narina
Bar-tailed TrogonApaloderma vittatum

 
BUCEROTIFORMES: Bucerotidae

Southern Ground HornbillBucorvus leadbeateriVulnerable
Crowned HornbillTockus alboterminatus
African Grey HornbillTockus nasutus
White-thighed HornbillBycanistes albotibialisRare/Accidental
Grey-cheeked HornbillBycanistes subcylindricus

 
BUCEROTIFORMES: Upupidae

Common HoopoeUpupa epops

 
BUCEROTIFORMES: Phoeniculidae

Green Wood-hoopoePhoeniculus purpureus
White-headed Wood-hoopoePhoeniculus bollei
Forest Wood-hoopoePhoeniculus castaneiceps
Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelas

 
PICIFORMES: Indicatoridae

Green-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus zambesiaeRare/Accidental
Wahlberg's HoneybirdProdotiscus regulus
Dwarf HoneyguideIndicator pumilio
Willcocks's HoneyguideIndicator willcocksi
Least HoneyguideIndicator exilis
Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minor
Scaly-throated HoneyguideIndicator variegatus
Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicator

 
PICIFORMES: Picidae

Rufous-breasted WryneckJynx ruficollis
Bennett's WoodpeckerCampethera bennettii
Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubica
Golden-tailed WoodpeckerCampethera abingoni
Green-backed WoodpeckerCampethera cailliautii
Tullberg's WoodpeckerCampethera tullbergi
Buff-spotted WoodpeckerCampethera nivosa
Speckle-breasted WoodpeckerDendropicos poecilolaemus
Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescens
Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquus
Elliot's WoodpeckerMesopicos elliotii
Grey WoodpeckerMesopicos goertae
Olive WoodpeckerMesopicos griseocephalus

 
PICIFORMES: Ramphastidae

Crested BarbetTrachyphonus vaillantii
Grey-throated BarbetGymnobucco bonapartei
Western Green TinkerbirdPogoniulus coryphaea
Yellow-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus bilineatus
Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconus
Spot-flanked BarbetTricholaema lacrymosa
White-headed BarbetLybius leucocephalusRare/Accidental
Red-faced BarbetLybius rubrifaciesNear-threatened
Black-collared BarbetLybius torquatus
Double-toothed BarbetPogonornis bidentatus
Yellow-billed BarbetTrachylaemus purpuratus

 
CORACIIFORMES: Meropidae

White-fronted Bee-eaterMerops bullockoides
White-throated Bee-eaterMerops albicollis
Southern Carmine Bee-eaterMerops nubicoides
Olive Bee-eaterMerops superciliosus
Blue-cheeked Bee-eaterMerops persicus
European Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
Swallow-tailed Bee-eaterMerops hirundineusRare/Accidental
Cinnamon-chested Bee-eaterMerops lafresnayii
Blue-breasted Bee-eaterMerops variegatus
Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus

 
CORACIIFORMES: Coraciidae

Rufous-crowned RollerCoracias naeviusRare/Accidental
Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatus
European RollerCoracias garrulus
Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurus

 
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae

African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina picta
African Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
Shining-blue KingfisherAlcedo quadribrachys
Half-collared KingfisherAlcedo semitorquataRare/Accidental
Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maxima
Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis
Grey-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephala
Brown-hooded KingfisherHalcyon albiventrisRare/Accidental
Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicuti
Blue-breasted KingfisherHalcyon malimbicaRare/Accidental
Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensis

 
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae

African Pygmy FalconPolihierax semitorquatusRare/Accidental
Lesser KestrelFalco naumanni
Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Grey KestrelFalco ardosiaceus
Red-necked FalconFalco chicquera
Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVulnerable
Amur FalconFalco amurensisRare/Accidental
Eleonora's FalconFalco eleonoraeRare/Accidental
Sooty FalconFalco concolorVulnerable
Eurasian HobbyFalco subbuteo
African HobbyFalco cuvierii
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae

Grey ParrotPsittacus erithacus
Brown-necked ParrotPoicephalus robustus
Brown ParrotPoicephalus meyeri

 
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittaculidae

Red-headed LovebirdAgapornis pullarius
Fischer's LovebirdAgapornis fischeriRare/Accidental Near-threatened

 
PASSERIFORMES: Pittidae

African PittaPitta angolensis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Calyptomenidae

African BroadbillSmithornis capensis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Campephagidae

White-breasted CuckooshrikeCeblepyris pectoralis
Grey CuckooshrikeCeblepyris caesius
Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flava
Petit's CuckooshrikeCampephaga petiti
Red-shouldered CuckooshrikeCampephaga phoenicea

 
PASSERIFORMES: Oriolidae

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

 
PASSERIFORMES: Platysteiridae

Ruwenzori BatisBatis diops
Chinspot BatisBatis molitor
Yellow-bellied Wattle-eyeDyaphorophyia concreta
Brown-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira cyanea
Black-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira peltataRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Vangidae

White-crested Helmet-shrikePrionops plumatus
Red-billed Helmet-shrikePrionops canicepsRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Malaconotidae

Grey-headed Bush-shrikeMalaconotus blanchoti
Lagden's Bush-shrikeMalaconotus lagdeniNear-threatened
Pink-footed PuffbackDryoscopus angolensis
Red-eyed PuffbackDryoscopus senegalensisRare/Accidental
Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cubla
Northern PuffbackDryoscopus gambensis
Blackcap Bush-shrikeBocagia minuta
Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australis
Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalus
BrubruNilaus afer
Many-coloured Bush-shrikeChlorophoneus multicolor
Grey-green Bush-shrikeChlorophoneus bocageiExtirpated
Orange-breasted Bush-shrikeChlorophoneus sulfureopectus
Mountain Sooty BoubouLaniarius poensis
Albertine Sooty BoubouLaniarius holomelas
Slate-coloured BoubouLaniarius funebris
Lühder's Bush-shrikeLaniarius luehderi
Tropical BoubouLaniarius aethiopicus
Black-headed GonolekLaniarius erythrogaster
Papyrus GonolekLaniarius mufumbiriNear-threatened
Doherty's Bush-shrikeTelophorus dohertyi

 
PASSERIFORMES: Dicruridae

Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis
Velvet-mantled DrongoDicrurus modestus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae

Souza's ShrikeLanius souzae
Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
Turkestan ShrikeLanius phoenicuroidesRare/Accidental
Isabelline ShrikeLanius isabellinusRare/Accidental
Mackinnon's ShrikeLanius mackinnoni
Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor
Grey-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroides
Northern FiscalLanius humeralis
Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorRare/Accidental Near-threatened

 
PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae

PiapiacPtilostomus aferRare/Accidental
White-necked RavenCorvus albicollis
Pied CrowCorvus albus
Fan-tailed RavenCorvus rhipidurusRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Monarchidae

Blue-mantled Paradise-flycatcherTrochocercus cyanomelas
African Paradise-flycatcherTerpsiphone viridis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Promeropidae

Thrush-babblerKakamega poliothorax

 
PASSERIFORMES: Nectariniidae

Western Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes longuemarei
Little Green SunbirdAnthreptes seimundi
Collared SunbirdHedydipna collaris
Green-headed SunbirdCyanomitra verticalis
Blue-throated Brown SunbirdCyanomitra cyanolaema
Blue-headed SunbirdCyanomitra alinae
Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivacea
Green-throated SunbirdChalcomitra rubescensRare/Accidental
Amethyst SunbirdChalcomitra amethystinaRare/Accidental
Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
Purple-breasted SunbirdNectarinia purpureiventris
Bronzy SunbirdNectarinia kilimensis
Malachite SunbirdNectarinia famosa
Scarlet-tufted SunbirdNectarinia johnstoni
Olive-bellied SunbirdCinnyris chloropygius
Ruwenzori Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris stuhlmanni
Northern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris reichenowi
Regal SunbirdCinnyris regius
Rockefeller's SunbirdCinnyris rockefelleriVulnerable
Beautiful SunbirdCinnyris pulchellusRare/Accidental
Mariqua SunbirdCinnyris mariquensis
Red-chested SunbirdCinnyris erythrocercus
Purple-banded SunbirdCinnyris bifasciatus
Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus
Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Ploceidae

Red-billed Buffalo WeaverBubalornis nigerRare/Accidental
Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifrons
Cardinal QueleaQuelea cardinalis
Red-headed QueleaQuelea erythrops
Red-billed QueleaQuelea quelea
Red-collared WidowbirdEuplectes ardens
Black-winged BishopEuplectes hordeaceus
Southern Red BishopEuplectes orix
Yellow BishopEuplectes capensis
Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillaris
White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatus
Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafecht
Slender-billed WeaverPloceus pelzelni
Little WeaverPloceus luteolusRare/Accidental
Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis
Black-necked WeaverPloceus nigricollis
Strange WeaverPloceus alienus
Black-billed WeaverPloceus melanogaster
Holub's WeaverPloceus xanthops
Northern Brown-throated WeaverPloceus castanops
Lesser Masked WeaverPloceus intermedius
Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
Vieillot's WeaverPloceus nigerrimus
Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalus
Compact WeaverPloceus superciliosus
Dark-backed WeaverPloceus bicolor
Brown-capped WeaverPloceus insignis
Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubriceps

 
PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae

Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala
African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricata
Orange-winged PytiliaPytilia afra
Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melba
Peters's TwinspotHypargos niveoguttatus
Dusky TwinspotEuschistospiza cinereovinacea
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleuUraeginthus bengalus
Red-headed BluebillSpermophaga ruficapilla
Fawn-breasted WaxbillEstrilda paludicola
Orange-cheeked WaxbillEstrilda melpoda
Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopyga
Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
Black-crowned WaxbillEstrilda nonnula
Black-headed WaxbillEstrilda atricapilla
Black-faced WaxbillEstrilda erythronotos
Green-backed TwinspotMandingoa nitidula
Red-faced Crimson-wingCryptospiza reichenovii
Ethiopian Crimson-wingCryptospiza salvadorii
Dusky Crimson-wingCryptospiza jacksoni
Shelley's Crimson-wingCryptospiza shelleyiEndangered
Yellow-bellied WaxbillCoccopygia quartinia
White-collared OlivebackNesocharis ansorgei
White-breasted NegrofinchNigrita fusconotus
Grey-headed NegrofinchNigrita canicapillus
Black-chinned QuailfinchOrtygospiza gabonensis
Zebra WaxbillAmandava subflava
Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolor

 
PASSERIFORMES: Viduidae

Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
Eastern Paradise WhydahVidua paradisaeaRare/Accidental
Broad-tailed Paradise WhydahVidua obtusa
Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeata
Parasitic WeaverAnomalospiza imberbis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae

House SparrowPasser domesticusIntroduced species
Northern Grey-headed SparrowPasser griseus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae

Short-tailed PipitAnthus brachyurus
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
Striped PipitAnthus lineiventris
Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrys
African PipitAnthus cinnamomeus
Long-billed PipitAnthus similis
Yellow-throated LongclawMacronyx croceus
Mountain WagtailMotacilla clara
Cape WagtailMotacilla capensis
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
African WagtailMotacilla aguimp
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
White WagtailMotacilla albaRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae

Oriole FinchLinurgus olivaceus
Western CitrilCrithagra frontalis
Papyrus CanaryCrithagra koliensis
Black-throated CanaryCrithagra atrogularis
Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambica
Brimstone CanaryCrithagra sulphurata
Streaky CanaryCrithagra striolata
Thick-billed CanaryCrithagra burtoni
Yellow-crowned CanarySerinus flavivertex

 
PASSERIFORMES: Emberizidae

Cabanis's BuntingFringillaria cabanisi
Golden-breasted BuntingFringillaria flaviventris
Cinnamon-breasted BuntingFringillaria tahapisi

 
PASSERIFORMES: Hyliotidae

Yellow-bellied HyliotaHyliota flavigaster
Violet-backed HyliotaHyliota violacea

 
PASSERIFORMES: Stenostiridae

White-tipped Crested-flycatcherElminia albonotata
White-bellied Crested-flycatcherElminia albiventris
Blue-and-white Crested-flycatcherElminia albicauda

 
PASSERIFORMES: Paridae

Northern Black TitMelaniparus leucomelas
Dusky TitMelaniparus funereus
Stripe-breasted TitMelaniparus fasciiventer

 
PASSERIFORMES: Remizidae

Grey Penduline TitAnthoscopus caroli

 
PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae

Dusky LarkPinarocorys nigricansRare/Accidental
Rufous-naped LarkMirafra africana
Flappet LarkMirafra rufocinnamomea
Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinerea

 
PASSERIFORMES: Macrosphenidae

Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytii
White-browed CrombecSylvietta leucophrys
Moustached Grass WarblerMelocichla mentalis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Cisticolidae

Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialis
Senegal EremomelaEremomela pusillaRare/Accidental
Green-capped EremomelaEremomela scotops
White-chinned PriniaSchistolais leucopogon
Black-collared ApalisOreolais pulcher
Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavida
Mountain ApalisApalis personata
Black-throated ApalisApalis jacksoni
Chestnut-throated ApalisApalis porphyrolaema
Buff-throated ApalisApalis rufogularis
Grey ApalisApalis cinerea
Buff-bellied WarblerPhyllolais pulchella
Miombo Wren WarblerCalamonastes undosus
Grey-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
Olive-green CamaropteraCamaroptera chloronota
Grauer's WarblerGraueria vittata
Grey-capped WarblerEminia lepida
Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythrops
Singing CisticolaCisticola cantans
Trilling CisticolaCisticola woosnami
Chubb's CisticolaCisticola chubbi
Rock-loving CisticolaCisticola aberrans
Rattling CisticolaCisticola chinianaRare/Accidental
Winding CisticolaCisticola galactotes
Carruthers's CisticolaCisticola carruthersi
Stout CisticolaCisticola robustus
Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensis
Short-winged CisticolaCisticola brachypterus
Long-tailed CisticolaCisticola angusticauda
Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
Wing-snapping CisticolaCisticola ayresii
Black-faced Rufous WarblerBathmocercus rufus
Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
Banded PriniaPrinia bairdii

 
PASSERIFORMES: Locustellidae

Fan-tailed GrassbirdSchoenicola brevirostris
Grauer's Swamp WarblerBradypterus graueriVulnerable
Eastern Rush WarblerBradypterus centralis
White-winged Swamp WarblerBradypterus carpalis
Evergreen-forest WarblerBradypterus lopezi
Bracken WarblerBradypterus cinnamomeus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Acrocephalidae

Papyrus Yellow WarblerCalamonastides gracilirostris
Olivaceous WarblerIduna pallida
Dark-capped Yellow WarblerIduna natalensis
Mountain Yellow WarblerIduna similis
Icterine WarblerHippolais icterina
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Marsh WarblerAcrocephalus palustris
Common Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostris
Greater Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus rufescens
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
Rufous-chested SwallowCecropis semirufa
Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensis
Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
Blue SwallowHirundo atrocaeruleaRare/Accidental Endangered
Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Angolan SwallowHirundo angolensis
Rock MartinPtyonoprogne fuligula
Banded MartinNeophedina cincta
Plain MartinRiparia paludicola
Sand MartinRiparia riparia

 
PASSERIFORMES: Pycnonotidae

Slender-billed GreenbulStelgidillas gracilirostris
Black-collared BulbulNeolestes torquatusExtirpated
Yellow-throated GreenbulAtimastillas flavicollis
Eastern Mountain GreenbulArizelocichla nigriceps
Shelley's GreenbulArizelocichla masukuensis
Yellow-whiskered GreenbulEurillas latirostris
Little GreenbulEurillas virens
Plain GreenbulEurillas curvirostris
Cabanis's GreenbulPhyllastrephus cabanisi
Yellow-streaked GreenbulPhyllastrephus flavostriatus
Leaf-lovePhyllastrephus scandens
Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Phylloscopidae

Wood WarblerRhadina sibilatrix
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaRare/Accidental
Brown Woodland WarblerSeicercus umbrovirens
Red-faced Woodland WarblerSeicercus laetus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Scotocercidae

Neumann's Bush WarblerHemitesia neumanni

 
PASSERIFORMES: Sylviidae

Eurasian BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
African Hill BabblerSylvia abyssinica
Common WhitethroatCurruca communis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Zosteropidae

African Yellow White-eyeZosterops senegalensis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Pellorneidae

Brown Thrush BabblerIlladopsis fulvescensRare/Accidental
Mountain Thrush BabblerIlladopsis pyrrhoptera

 
PASSERIFORMES: Leiothrichidae

Red-collared BabblerKupeornis rufocinctusEndangered
Black-lored BabblerTurdoides sharpei
Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineii
Hartlaub's BabblerTurdoides hartlaubii

 
PASSERIFORMES: Sittidae

African SalpornisSalpornis salvadori

 
PASSERIFORMES: Buphagidae

Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorhynchus
Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae

Wattled StarlingCreatophora cinerea
Slender-billed StarlingOnychognathus tenuirostris
Waller's StarlingOnychognathus walleri
Sharpe's StarlingPholia sharpii
Stuhlmann's StarlingPoeoptera stuhlmanni
Rüppell's Glossy StarlingLamprotornis purpuroptera
Splendid Glossy StarlingLamprotornis splendidus
Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeus
Amethyst StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogaster

 
PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae

Brown-backed Scrub RobinCercotrichas hartlaubi
White-browed Scrub RobinCercotrichas leucophrys
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Ashy FlycatcherMuscicapa caerulescens
Swamp FlycatcherMuscicapa aquatica
Cassin's FlycatcherMuscicapa cassini
African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adusta
Grey Tit FlycatcherMyioparus plumbeus
Pale FlycatcherBradornis pallidus
White-eyed Slaty FlycatcherMelaenornis fischeri
Yellow-eyed Black FlycatcherMelaenornis ardesiacus
Southern Black FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelaina
Archer's Robin ChatCossypha archeri
Cape Robin ChatCossypha caffra
White-browed Robin ChatCossypha heuglini
Snowy-crowned Robin ChatCossypha niveicapilla
Red-capped Robin ChatCossypha natalensis
Blue-shouldered Robin ChatCossypha cyanocampter
White-bellied Robin ChatCossyphicula roberti
Red-throated AletheChamaetylas poliophrys
Brown-chested AletheChamaetylas poliocephala
White-starred RobinPogonocichla stellata
Collared Palm ThrushCichladusa arquataRare/Accidental
Equatorial AkalatSheppardia aequatorialis
Grey-winged AkalatSheppardia polioptera
Forest RobinStiphrornis erythrothoraxRare/Accidental
Semi-collared FlycatcherFicedula semitorquata
Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollisRare/Accidental
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Miombo Rock ThrushMonticola angolensis
Common Rock ThrushMonticola saxatilisRare/Accidental
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
Sooty ChatMyrmecocichla nigra
Arnott's ChatMyrmecocichla arnotti
Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Capped WheatearOenanthe pileataRare/Accidental
Isabelline WheatearOenanthe isabellinaRare/Accidental
Familiar ChatOenanthe familiaris
Mocking Cliff ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventris

 
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae

White-tailed Ant ThrushNeocossyphus poensis
Abyssinian ThrushGeokichla piaggiae
Ethiopian ThrushTurdus abyssinicus
African ThrushTurdus pelios

 

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