This checklist includes all bird species found in Liuwa Plain National Park , based on the best information available at this time. It is based on a wide variety of sources that I collated over many years. I am pleased to offer these checklists as a service to birdwatchers. If you find any error, please do not hesitate to .
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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White-faced Whistling Duck | Dendrocygna viduata | |
Fulvous Whistling Duck | Dendrocygna bicolor | |
Egyptian Goose | Alopochen aegyptiaca | |
Southern Pochard | Netta erythrophthalma | |
Hottentot Teal | Spatula hottentota | |
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 | |
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Common Quail | Coturnix coturnix | |
Harlequin Quail | Coturnix delegorguei | |
Red-billed Francolin | Pternistis adspersus | |
Red-necked Spurfowl | Pternistis afer | |
Swainson's Francolin | Pternistis swainsonii | |
Red-winged Francolin | Scleroptila levaillantii | |
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Little Grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis | |
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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 | |
Namaqua Dove | Oena capensis | |
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Yellow-throated Sandgrouse | Pterocles gutturalis | |
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Rufous-cheeked Nightjar | Caprimulgus rufigena | |
Fiery-necked Nightjar | Caprimulgus pectoralis | |
Swamp Nightjar | Caprimulgus natalensis | |
Mozambique Nightjar | Caprimulgus fossii | |
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African Palm Swift | Cypsiurus parvus | |
Common Swift | Apus apus | |
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Senegal Coucal | Centropus senegalensis | |
Coppery-tailed Coucal | Centropus cupreicaudus | |
White-browed Coucal | Centropus superciliosus | |
African Black Coucal | Centropus grillii | |
Jacobin Cuckoo | Clamator jacobinus | |
Great Spotted Cuckoo | Clamator glandarius | |
Red-chested Cuckoo | Cuculus solitarius | |
Common Cuckoo | Cuculus canorus | |
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African Rail | Rallus caerulescens | |
African Crake | Crex egregia | |
Black Crake | Zapornia flavirostra | |
Striped Crake | Amaurornis marginalis | |
Purple Swamphen | Porphyrio porphyrio | |
Common Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus | |
Lesser Moorhen | Gallinula angulata | |
Red-knobbed Coot | Fulica cristata | |
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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 |
Red-crested Bustard | Lophotis ruficrista | |
White-bellied Bustard | Eupodotis senegalensis | |
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Grey Go-away-bird | Corythaixoides concolor | |
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Marabou | Leptoptilos crumenifer | |
Yellow-billed Stork | Mycteria ibis | |
African Openbill | Anastomus lamelligerus | |
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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Little Bittern | Ixobrychus minutus | |
White-backed Night Heron | Gorsachius leuconotus | |
Black-crowned Night Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax | |
Striated Heron | Butorides striata | |
Squacco Heron | Ardeola ralloides | |
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 | Vulnerable |
Little Egret | Egretta garzetta | |
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African Sacred Ibis | Threskiornis aethiopicus | |
African Spoonbill | Platalea alba | |
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 | |
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 | |
White-fronted Plover | Charadrius marginatus | |
Caspian Plover | Charadrius asiaticus | |
Long-toed Lapwing | Vanellus crassirostris | |
Blacksmith Lapwing | Vanellus armatus | |
White-headed Lapwing | Vanellus albiceps | |
Crowned Lapwing | Vanellus coronatus | |
African Wattled Lapwing | Vanellus senegallus | |
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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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Eurasian Curlew | Numenius arquata | Near-threatened |
Black-tailed Godwit | Limosa limosa | Near-threatened |
Ruff | Calidris pugnax | |
Curlew Sandpiper | Calidris ferruginea | Near-threatened |
Little Stint | Calidris minuta | |
African Snipe | Gallinago nigripennis | |
Common Sandpiper | Actitis hypoleucos | |
Lesser Yellowlegs | Tringa flavipes | Rare/Accidental |
Common Greenshank | Tringa nebularia | |
Wood Sandpiper | Tringa glareola | |
Marsh Sandpiper | Tringa stagnatilis | |
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Common Buttonquail | Turnix sylvaticus | |
Black-rumped Buttonquail | Turnix hottentottus | |
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Temminck's Courser | Cursorius temminckii | |
Collared Pratincole | Glareola pratincola | |
Black-winged Pratincole | Glareola nordmanni | Near-threatened |
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African Skimmer | Rynchops flavirostris | |
Gray-hooded Gull | Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus | |
Gull-billed Tern | Gelochelidon nilotica | |
Whiskered Tern | Chlidonias hybrida | |
White-winged Tern | Chlidonias leucopterus | |
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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 | |
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 |
Lappet-faced Vulture | Torgos tracheliotos | Endangered |
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 |
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 | |
African Marsh Harrier | Circus ranivorus | |
Pallid Harrier | Circus macrourus | Near-threatened |
Montagu's Harrier | Circus pygargus | |
African Goshawk | Accipiter tachiro | |
Shikra | Accipiter badius | |
Little Sparrowhawk | Accipiter minullus | |
Ovambo Sparrowhawk | Accipiter ovampensis | |
Black Sparrowhawk | Accipiter melanoleucus | |
African Fish Eagle | Haliaeetus vocifer | |
Black Kite | Milvus migrans | |
Red-necked Buzzard | Buteo auguralis | Rare/Accidental |
Eurasian Buzzard | Buteo buteo | |
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Common Barn Owl | Tyto alba | |
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Pearl-spotted Owlet | Glaucidium perlatum | |
African Barred Owlet | Glaucidium capense | |
African Scops Owl | Otus senegalensis | |
Southern White-faced Owl | Ptilopsis granti | |
Marsh Owl | Asio capensis | |
African Wood Owl | Strix woodfordii | |
Spotted Eagle Owl | Bubo africanus | |
Verreaux's Eagle Owl | Bubo lacteus | |
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Narina's Trogon | Apaloderma narina | |
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Southern Ground Hornbill | Bucorvus leadbeateri | Vulnerable |
Crowned Hornbill | Tockus alboterminatus | |
Pale-billed Hornbill | Tockus pallidirostris | |
African Grey Hornbill | Tockus nasutus | |
Red-billed Hornbill | Tockus erythrorhynchus | |
Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill | Tockus leucomelas | |
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Common Hoopoe | Upupa epops | |
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Green Wood-hoopoe | Phoeniculus purpureus | |
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Greater Honeyguide | Indicator indicator | |
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Bennett's Woodpecker | Campethera bennettii | |
Golden-tailed Woodpecker | Campethera abingoni | |
Green-backed Woodpecker | Campethera cailliautii | |
Cardinal Woodpecker | Dendropicos fuscescens | |
Bearded Woodpecker | Chloropicus namaquus | |
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Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird | Pogoniulus chrysoconus | |
Black-collared Barbet | Lybius torquatus | |
Black-backed Barbet | Pogonornis minor | |
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White-fronted Bee-eater | Merops bullockoides | |
Southern Carmine Bee-eater | Merops nubicoides | |
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater | Merops persicus | |
European Bee-eater | Merops apiaster | |
Swallow-tailed Bee-eater | Merops hirundineus | |
Blue-breasted Bee-eater | Merops variegatus | |
Little Bee-eater | Merops pusillus | |
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Rufous-crowned Roller | Coracias naevius | |
Lilac-breasted Roller | Coracias caudatus | |
European Roller | Coracias garrulus | |
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African Pygmy Kingfisher | Ispidina picta | |
African Malachite Kingfisher | Corythornis cristatus | |
Giant Kingfisher | Megaceryle maxima | |
Pied Kingfisher | Ceryle rudis | |
Grey-headed Kingfisher | Halcyon leucocephala | |
Brown-hooded Kingfisher | Halcyon albiventris | |
Woodland Kingfisher | Halcyon senegalensis | |
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Common Kestrel | Falco tinnunculus | |
Greater Kestrel | Falco rupicoloides | |
Dickinson's Kestrel | Falco dickinsoni | |
Red-necked Falcon | Falco chicquera | |
Red-footed Falcon | Falco vespertinus | Vulnerable |
African Hobby | Falco cuvierii | |
Lanner Falcon | Falco biarmicus | |
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Brown Parrot | Poicephalus meyeri | |
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Eastern Black-headed Oriole | Oriolus larvatus | |
African Golden Oriole | Oriolus auratus | |
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Margaret's Batis | Batis margaritae | |
Chinspot Batis | Batis molitor | |
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White-crested Helmet-shrike | Prionops plumatus | |
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Grey-headed Bush-shrike | Malaconotus blanchoti | |
Black-backed Puffback | Dryoscopus cubla | |
Brown-crowned Tchagra | Tchagra australis | |
Black-crowned Tchagra | Tchagra senegalus | |
Brubru | Nilaus afer | |
Orange-breasted Bush-shrike | Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus | |
Tropical Boubou | Laniarius aethiopicus | |
Swamp Boubou | Laniarius bicolor | |
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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 | |
Pied Crow | Corvus albus | |
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African Paradise-flycatcher | Terpsiphone viridis | |
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Collared Sunbird | Hedydipna collaris | |
Amethyst Sunbird | Chalcomitra amethystina | |
Scarlet-chested Sunbird | Chalcomitra senegalensis | |
Mariqua Sunbird | Cinnyris mariquensis | |
Purple-banded Sunbird | Cinnyris bifasciatus | |
White-bellied Sunbird | Cinnyris talatala | |
Variable Sunbird | Cinnyris venustus | |
Copper Sunbird | Cinnyris cupreus | |
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Red-headed Quelea | Quelea erythrops | |
Red-billed Quelea | Quelea quelea | |
Yellow-crowned Bishop | Euplectes afer | |
Red-collared Widowbird | Euplectes ardens | |
Southern Red Bishop | Euplectes orix | |
Fan-tailed Widowbird | Euplectes axillaris | |
Long-tailed Widowbird | Euplectes progne | |
Holub's Weaver | Ploceus xanthops | |
Southern Brown-throated Weaver | Ploceus xanthopterus | |
Lesser Masked Weaver | Ploceus intermedius | |
Southern Masked Weaver | Ploceus velatus | |
Village Weaver | Ploceus cucullatus | |
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Brown Firefinch | Lagonosticta nitidula | |
Red-billed Firefinch | Lagonosticta senegala | |
Jameson's Firefinch | Lagonosticta rhodopareia | |
African Firefinch | Lagonosticta rubricata | |
Orange-winged Pytilia | Pytilia afra | |
Blue-breasted Cordon-bleu | Uraeginthus angolensis | |
Common Waxbill | Estrilda astrild | |
African Quailfinch | Ortygospiza fuscocrissa | |
Zebra Waxbill | Amandava subflava | |
Bronze Mannikin | Spermestes cucullata | |
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Pin-tailed Whydah | Vidua macroura | |
Eastern Paradise Whydah | Vidua paradisaea | |
Parasitic Weaver | Anomalospiza imberbis | |
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House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | Introduced species |
Northern Grey-headed Sparrow | Passer griseus | |
Southern Grey-headed Sparrow | Passer diffusus | |
Yellow-throated Bush Sparrow | Gymnoris superciliaris | |
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Bushveld Pipit | Anthus caffer | |
Tree Pipit | Anthus trivialis | |
Woodland Pipit | Anthus nyassae | |
Plain-backed Pipit | Anthus leucophrys | |
African Pipit | Anthus cinnamomeus | |
Buffy Pipit | Anthus vaalensis | |
Fülleborn's Longclaw | Macronyx fuelleborni | |
Rosy-breasted Longclaw | Macronyx ameliae | |
Cape Wagtail | Motacilla capensis | |
Yellow Wagtail | Motacilla flava | |
African Wagtail | Motacilla aguimp | |
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Black-throated Canary | Crithagra atrogularis | |
Yellow-fronted Canary | Crithagra mozambica | |
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Golden-breasted Bunting | Fringillaria flaviventris | |
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Southern Black Tit | Melaniparus niger | |
Northern Black Tit | Melaniparus leucomelas | |
Miombo Tit | Melaniparus griseiventris | |
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Chestnut-backed Sparrow Lark | Eremopterix leucotis | |
Grey-backed Sparrow Lark | Eremopterix verticalis | |
Fawn-coloured Lark | Calendulauda africanoides | |
Eastern Clapper Lark | Mirafra fasciolata | |
Rufous-naped Lark | Mirafra africana | |
Flappet Lark | Mirafra rufocinnamomea | |
Red-capped Lark | Calandrella cinerea | |
Pink-billed Lark | Spizocorys conirostris | |
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Long-billed Crombec | Sylvietta rufescens | |
Red-capped Crombec | Sylvietta ruficapilla | |
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Green-capped Eremomela | Eremomela scotops | |
Yellow-breasted Apalis | Apalis flavida | |
Grey-backed Camaroptera | Camaroptera brachyura | |
Rattling Cisticola | Cisticola chiniana | |
Tinkling Cisticola | Cisticola rufilatus | |
Winding Cisticola | Cisticola galactotes | |
Chirping Cisticola | Cisticola pipiens | |
Croaking Cisticola | Cisticola natalensis | |
Zitting Cisticola | Cisticola juncidis | |
Desert Cisticola | Cisticola aridulus | |
Tawny-flanked Prinia | Prinia subflava | |
Black-chested Prinia | Prinia flavicans | |
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Icterine Warbler | Hippolais icterina | |
Lesser Swamp Warbler | Acrocephalus gracilirostris | |
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Grey-rumped Swallow | Pseudhirundo griseopyga | |
Northern House Martin | Delichon urbicum | |
Lesser Striped Swallow | Cecropis abyssinica | |
Mosque Swallow | Cecropis senegalensis | |
Greater Striped Swallow | Cecropis cucullata | |
White-throated Swallow | Hirundo albigularis | |
Wire-tailed Swallow | Hirundo smithii | |
Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | |
Pearl-breasted Swallow | Hirundo dimidiata | |
Banded Martin | Neophedina cincta | |
Plain Martin | Riparia paludicola | |
Sand Martin | Riparia riparia | |
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Yellow-bellied Greenbul | Chlorocichla flaviventris | |
Terrestrial Brownbul | Phyllastrephus terrestris | |
Black-fronted Bulbul | Pycnonotus nigricans | |
Common Bulbul | Pycnonotus barbatus | |
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Willow Warbler | Phylloscopus trochilus | |
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African Yellow White-eye | Zosterops senegalensis | |
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Arrow-marked Babbler | Turdoides jardineii | |
Hartlaub's Babbler | Turdoides hartlaubii | |
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Wattled Starling | Creatophora cinerea | |
Burchell's Starling | Lamprotornis australis | |
Lesser Blue-eared Starling | Lamprotornis chloropterus | |
Greater Blue-eared Starling | Lamprotornis chalybaeus | |
Amethyst Starling | Cinnyricinclus leucogaster | |
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Eastern Bearded Scrub Robin | Cercotrichas quadrivirgata | |
Miombo Bearded Scrub Robin | Cercotrichas barbata | |
White-browed Scrub Robin | Cercotrichas leucophrys | |
Spotted Flycatcher | Muscicapa striata | |
Ashy Flycatcher | Muscicapa caerulescens | |
Grey Tit Flycatcher | Myioparus plumbeus | |
Pale Flycatcher | Bradornis pallidus | |
Southern Black Flycatcher | Melaenornis pammelaina | |
White-browed Robin Chat | Cossypha heuglini | |
Collared Flycatcher | Ficedula albicollis | |
African Stonechat | Saxicola torquatus | |
Sooty Chat | Myrmecocichla nigra | |
Arnott's Chat | Myrmecocichla arnotti | |
Capped Wheatear | Oenanthe pileata | |
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Kurrichane Thrush | Turdus libonyana |
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