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This checklist includes all bird species found in Mozambique , 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 .

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Country or region: Mozambique [map]

Other names: Republic of Mozambique

Number of species: 792
Number of endemics: 1
Number of globally threatened species: 45
Number of introduced species: 4
Date last reviewed: 2016-07-01
Last modified: 2026-01-03
See also: https://www.africanbirdclub.org/countries/checklists/download
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STRUTHIONIFORMES: Struthionidae

Common OstrichStruthio camelus

 
ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae

White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduata
Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolor
White-backed DuckThalassornis leuconotus
Knob-billed DuckSarkidiornis melanotos
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensis
African Pygmy-GooseNettapus auritus
Blue-billed TealSpatula hottentota
Cape ShovelerSpatula smithii
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
African Black DuckAnas sparsa
Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulata
Cape TealAnas capensis
Red-billed DuckAnas erythrorhyncha
Southern PochardNetta erythrophthalma
Maccoa DuckOxyura maccoaEndangered

 
GALLIFORMES: Numididae

Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris
Southern Crested GuineafowlGuttera edouardi

 
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae

Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaena
Coqui FrancolinCampocolinus coqui
Shelley's FrancolinScleroptila shelleyi
Blue QuailSynoicus adansonii
Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
Harlequin QuailCoturnix delegorguei
Natal SpurfowlPternistis natalensis
Hildebrandt's SpurfowlPternistis hildebrandti
Swainson's SpurfowlPternistis swainsonii
Red-necked SpurfowlPternistis afer

 
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae

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

 
PTEROCLIFORMES: Pteroclidae

Double-banded SandgrousePterocles bicinctus

 
OTIDIFORMES: Otididae

Kori BustardArdeotis koriNear-threatened
Denham's BustardNeotis denhamiNear-threatened
Red-crested BustardLophotis ruficrista
Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogaster

 
MUSOPHAGIFORMES: Musophagidae

Gray Go-away-birdCrinifer concolor
Purple-crested TuracoGallirex porphyreolophus
Schalow's TuracoTauraco schalowi
Livingstone's TuracoTauraco livingstonii

 
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae

Senegal CoucalCentropus senegalensis
Coppery-tailed CoucalCentropus cupreicaudusRare/Accidental
White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosus
Burchell's CoucalCentropus burchellii
Black CoucalCentropus grillii
Green MalkohaCeuthmochares australis
Great Spotted CuckooClamator glandarius
Levaillant's CuckooClamator levaillantii
Pied CuckooClamator jacobinus
Thick-billed CuckooPachycoccyx audeberti
Dideric CuckooChrysococcyx caprius
Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaas
African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreus
Barred Long-tailed CuckooCercococcyx montanus
Black CuckooCuculus clamosus
Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitarius
Lesser CuckooCuculus poliocephalus
African CuckooCuculus gularis
Madagascar CuckooCuculus rochii
Common CuckooCuculus canorus

 
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae

Pennant-winged NightjarCaprimulgus vexillarius
Eurasian NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
Rufous-cheeked NightjarCaprimulgus rufigena
Fiery-necked NightjarCaprimulgus pectoralis
Montane NightjarCaprimulgus poliocephalusRare/Accidental
Swamp NightjarCaprimulgus natalensis
Freckled NightjarCaprimulgus tristigma
Slender-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus clarus
Square-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus fossii

 
APODIFORMES: Apodidae

Mottled SpinetailTelacanthura ussheri
Bat-like SpinetailNeafrapus boehmi
Scarce SwiftSchoutedenapus myoptilus
Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
Mottled SwiftTachymarptis aequatorialis
Common SwiftApus apus
African SwiftApus barbatus
Forbes-Watson's SwiftApus berlioziRare/Accidental
Little SwiftApus affinis
Horus SwiftApus horus
White-rumped SwiftApus caffer
African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus

 
GRUIFORMES: Sarothruridae

Buff-spotted FlufftailSarothrura elegans
Red-chested FlufftailSarothrura rufa
Streaky-breasted FlufftailSarothrura boehmi
Striped FlufftailSarothrura affinis

 
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae

African RailRallus caerulescens
Corn CrakeCrex crex
African CrakeCrecopsis egregia
Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
Lesser MoorhenParagallinula angulata
Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata
Allen's GallinulePorphyrio alleni
African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensis
Striped CrakeAenigmatolimnas marginalis
Black CrakeZapornia flavirostra
Little CrakeZapornia parva
Baillon's CrakeZapornia pusilla

 
GRUIFORMES: Heliornithidae

African FinfootPodica senegalensis

 
GRUIFORMES: Gruidae

Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorumEndangered
Wattled CraneGrus carunculatusVulnerable

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae

Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensis
Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatus

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae

Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae

Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNear-threatened
African OystercatcherHaematopus moquiniRare/Accidental

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae

Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarolaVulnerable
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaRare/Accidental
Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Three-banded PloverThinornis tricollaris
Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostris
Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatus
Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosusRare/Accidental
White-crowned LapwingVanellus albiceps
Senegal LapwingVanellus lugubris
Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatus
Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallus
Caspian PloverAnarhynchus asiaticus
Siberian Sand-PloverAnarhynchus mongolusEndangered
Tibetan Sand-PloverAnarhynchus atrifrons
Greater Sand-PloverAnarhynchus leschenaultii
Kittlitz's PloverAnarhynchus pecuarius
Chestnut-banded PloverAnarhynchus pallidus
White-fronted PloverAnarhynchus marginatus

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Rostratulidae

Greater Painted-SnipeRostratula benghalensis

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Jacanidae

Lesser JacanaMicroparra capensis
African JacanaActophilornis africanus

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae

Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNear-threatened
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaNear-threatened
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaRare/Accidental Near-threatened
Great SnipeGallinago mediaNear-threatened
African SnipeGallinago nigripennis
Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
Red PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
Common RedshankTringa totanus
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNear-threatened
Great KnotCalidris tenuirostrisRare/Accidental Endangered
Red KnotCalidris canutusRare/Accidental Near-threatened
RuffCalidris pugnax
Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellusRare/Accidental Vulnerable
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataRare/Accidental Vulnerable
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVulnerable
Long-toed StintCalidris subminutaRare/Accidental
Red-necked StintCalidris ruficollisRare/Accidental Near-threatened
SanderlingCalidris alba
DunlinCalidris alpinaNear-threatened
Little StintCalidris minuta
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisRare/Accidental Vulnerable
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosRare/Accidental

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Turnicidae

Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticus
Black-rumped ButtonquailTurnix nanus

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Dromadidae

Crab-PloverDromas ardeola

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae

Bronze-winged CourserRhinoptilus chalcopterus
Temminck's CourserCursorius temminckii
Rock PratincoleGlareola nuchalis
Madagascar PratincoleGlareola ocularisNear-threatened
Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
Black-winged PratincoleGlareola nordmanniNear-threatened

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae

Parasitic JaegerStercorarius parasiticus
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinus
Brown SkuaStercorarius antarcticus
South Polar SkuaStercorarius maccormicki

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae

Sabine's GullXema sabini
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusRare/Accidental
Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalus
Hartlaub's GullChroicocephalus hartlaubiiRare/Accidental
Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcanRare/Accidental
Sooty GullIchthyaetus hemprichii
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
African SkimmerRynchops flavirostris
Brown NoddyAnous stolidusRare/Accidental
Lesser NoddyAnous tenuirostrisRare/Accidental
Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatus
Bridled TernOnychoprion anaethetus
Little TernSternula albifrons
Saunders's TernSternula saundersiRare/Accidental
Damara TernSternula balaenarumRare/Accidental
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaRare/Accidental
Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
Black TernChlidonias nigerRare/Accidental
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaRare/Accidental
Common TernSterna hirundo
Black-naped TernSterna sumatranaRare/Accidental
Roseate TernSterna dougallii
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Lesser Crested TernThalasseus bengalensis
West African Crested TernThalasseus albididorsalis
Great Crested TernThalasseus bergii

 
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Phoenicopteridae

Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Lesser FlamingoPhoeniconaias minorNear-threatened

 
PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae

Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis

 
PHAETHONTIFORMES: Phaethontidae

White-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon lepturus
Red-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon rubricauda

 
SPHENISCIFORMES: Spheniscidae

African PenguinSpheniscus demersusCritically endangered

 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Diomedeidae

Snowy AlbatrossDiomedea exulansVulnerable
Sooty AlbatrossPhoebetria fuscaEndangered
Light-mantled AlbatrossPhoebetria palpebrataRare/Accidental Near-threatened
Atlantic Yellow-nosed AlbatrossThalassarche chlororhynchosEndangered
Indian Yellow-nosed AlbatrossThalassarche carteriEndangered
White-capped AlbatrossThalassarche cauta
Black-browed AlbatrossThalassarche melanophris

 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Oceanitidae

Wilson's Storm-PetrelOceanites oceanicus
White-faced Storm-PetrelPelagodroma marina
White-bellied Storm-PetrelFregetta grallariaRare/Accidental
Black-bellied Storm-PetrelFregetta tropicaRare/Accidental

 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae

European Storm-PetrelHydrobates pelagicus
Leach's Storm-PetrelHydrobates leucorhousRare/Accidental Vulnerable
Swinhoe's Storm-PetrelHydrobates monorhisRare/Accidental Near-threatened
Matsudaira's Storm-PetrelHydrobates matsudairaeRare/Accidental Vulnerable

 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae

Southern Giant-PetrelMacronectes giganteus
Northern Giant-PetrelMacronectes halli
Pintado PetrelDaption capense
Great-winged PetrelPterodroma macroptera
Soft-plumaged PetrelPterodroma mollis
Atlantic PetrelPterodroma incertaRare/Accidental Endangered
Broad-billed PrionPachyptila vittata
Salvin's PrionPachyptila salvini
MacGillivray's PrionPachyptila macgillivrayiCritically endangered
Antarctic PrionPachyptila desolata
Bulwer's PetrelBulweria bulweriiRare/Accidental
Jouanin's PetrelBulweria fallaxRare/Accidental Near-threatened
Gray PetrelProcellaria cinereaNear-threatened
White-chinned PetrelProcellaria aequinoctialisVulnerable
Cory's ShearwaterCalonectris borealisRare/Accidental
Flesh-footed ShearwaterArdenna carneipesRare/Accidental Near-threatened
Great ShearwaterArdenna gravis
Wedge-tailed ShearwaterArdenna pacifica
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaRare/Accidental Near-threatened
Tropical ShearwaterPuffinus bailloni

 
CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae

African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerus
Black StorkCiconia nigra
Abdim's StorkCiconia abdimii
African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelis
White StorkCiconia ciconia
Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensisNear-threatened
Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumenifer
Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibis

 
SULIFORMES: Fregatidae

Lesser FrigatebirdFregata arielRare/Accidental
Great FrigatebirdFregata minor

 
SULIFORMES: Sulidae

Cape GannetMorus capensisEndangered
Red-footed BoobySula sula
Brown BoobySula leucogaster
Masked BoobySula dactylatraRare/Accidental

 
SULIFORMES: Anhingidae

African DarterAnhinga rufa

 
SULIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae

Reed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
Cape CormorantPhalacrocorax capensisEndangered
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

 
PELECANIFORMES: Threskiornithidae

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

 
PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae

Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
Dwarf BitternBotaurus sturmii
Little BitternBotaurus minutus
Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
Slaty EgretEgretta vinaceigulaRare/Accidental Vulnerable
Black HeronEgretta ardesiaca
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Western Reef-HeronEgretta gularis
White-backed Night HeronCalherodius leuconotus
Little HeronButorides atricapilla
Rufous-bellied HeronArdeola rufiventris
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
Malagasy Pond-HeronArdeola idaeRare/Accidental Endangered
Western Cattle-EgretArdea ibis
Great EgretArdea alba
Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhyncha
Gray HeronArdea cinerea
Purple HeronArdea purpurea
Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala
Goliath HeronArdea goliath

 
PELECANIFORMES: Scopidae

HamerkopScopus umbretta

 
PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae

Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescens

 
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Sagittariidae

SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentariusEndangered

 
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Pandionidae

OspreyPandion haliaetus

 
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae

Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typus
Palm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensis
Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatusRare/Accidental Near-threatened
Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterusRare/Accidental Endangered
African Cuckoo-HawkAviceda cuculoides
European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalisCritically endangered
Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotosEndangered
Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachusCritically endangered
White-backed VultureGyps africanusCritically endangered
Cape GriffonGyps coprotheresVulnerable
Rüppell's GriffonGyps rueppelliRare/Accidental Critically endangered
BateleurTerathopius ecaudatusEndangered
Western Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascens
Southern Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus fasciolatusNear-threatened
Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralis
Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereus
Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatusNear-threatened
Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosusEndangered
Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalis
Lesser Spotted EagleClanga pomarina
Wahlberg's EagleHieraaetus wahlbergi
Ayres's Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresii
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatus
Steppe EagleAquila nipalensisEndangered
Tawny EagleAquila rapaxVulnerable
Verreaux's EagleAquila verreauxii
African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogaster
Bat HawkMacheiramphus alcinus
Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabar
Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabates
Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicus
African GoshawkAerospiza tachiro
Little SparrowhawkTachyspiza minulla
ShikraTachyspiza badia
Ovambo SparrowhawkAccipiter ovampensis
Rufous-breasted SparrowhawkAccipiter rufiventris
Black GoshawkAstur melanoleucus
Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorus
Pallid HarrierCircus macrourusNear-threatened
Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
Black KiteMilvus migrans
African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vocifer
Grasshopper BuzzardButastur rufipennisRare/Accidental
Augur BuzzardButeo augur
Jackal BuzzardButeo rufofuscus
Common BuzzardButeo buteo

 
STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae

African Grass-OwlTyto capensis
Western Barn OwlTyto alba

 
STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae

Eurasian Scops-OwlOtus scops
African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensis
Southern White-faced OwlPtilopsis granti
Spotted Eagle-OwlBubo africanus
Cape Eagle-OwlBubo capensis
Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lactea
Pel's Fishing-OwlScotopelia peli
Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatum
African Barred OwletGlaucidium capense
African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordii
Marsh OwlAsio capensis

 
COLIIFORMES: Coliidae

Speckled MousebirdColius striatus
Red-faced MousebirdUrocolius indicus

 
TROGONIFORMES: Trogonidae

Narina TrogonApaloderma narina
Bar-tailed TrogonApaloderma vittatum

 
BUCEROTIFORMES: Upupidae

Common HoopoeUpupa epops

 
BUCEROTIFORMES: Phoeniculidae

Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureus
Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelas
Southern Ground-HornbillBucorvus leadbeateriVulnerable

 
BUCEROTIFORMES: Bucerotidae

Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatus
African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutus
Pale-billed HornbillLophoceros pallidirostris
Southern Yellow-billed HornbillTockus leucomelas
Southern Red-billed HornbillTockus rufirostris
Silvery-cheeked HornbillBycanistes brevis
Trumpeter HornbillBycanistes bucinator

 
CORACIIFORMES: Meropidae

White-fronted Bee-eaterMerops bullockoides
Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
Swallow-tailed Bee-eaterMerops hirundineus
Böhm's Bee-eaterMerops boehmi
Blue-cheeked Bee-eaterMerops persicus
Olive Bee-eaterMerops superciliosus
European Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
Northern Carmine Bee-eaterMerops nubicusRare/Accidental
Southern Carmine Bee-eaterMerops nubicoides

 
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae

Half-collared KingfisherAlcedo semitorquata
Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina picta
Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephala
Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensis
Mangrove KingfisherHalcyon senegaloides
Brown-hooded KingfisherHalcyon albiventris
Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicuti
Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maxima
Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis

 
CORACIIFORMES: Coraciidae

European RollerCoracias garrulus
Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatus
Racket-tailed RollerCoracias spatulatus
Purple RollerCoracias naevius
Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurus

 
PICIFORMES: Lybiidae

Crested BarbetTrachyphonus vaillantii
Green BarbetCryptolybia olivacea
White-eared BarbetStactolaema leucotis
Whyte's BarbetStactolaema whytii
Green TinkerbirdPogoniulus simplex
Yellow-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus bilineatus
Southern Red-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus pusillus
Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconus
Pied BarbetTricholaema leucomelas
Black-collared BarbetLybius torquatus
Brown-breasted BarbetPogonornis melanopterus

 
PICIFORMES: Indicatoridae

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

 
PICIFORMES: Picidae

Red-throated WryneckJynx ruficollis
Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquus
Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescens
Stierling's WoodpeckerDendropicos stierlingi
Olive WoodpeckerDendropicos griseocephalus
Green-backed WoodpeckerCampethera maculosa
Bennett's WoodpeckerCampethera bennettii
Speckle-throated WoodpeckerCampethera scriptoricauda
Golden-tailed WoodpeckerCampethera abingoni

 
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae

Lesser KestrelFalco naumanni
Rock KestrelFalco rupicolus
Greater KestrelFalco rupicoloides
Dickinson's KestrelFalco dickinsoni
Red-necked FalconFalco chicquera
Amur FalconFalco amurensis
Eleonora's FalconFalco eleonoraeRare/Accidental
Sooty FalconFalco concolorVulnerable
Eurasian HobbyFalco subbuteo
African HobbyFalco cuvierii
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
Taita FalconFalco fasciinuchaVulnerable

 
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittaculidae

Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriIntroduced species
Lilian's LovebirdAgapornis lilianaeNear-threatened

 
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae

Brown-necked ParrotPoicephalus fuscicollis
Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeri
Brown-headed ParrotPoicephalus cryptoxanthus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Calyptomenidae

African BroadbillSmithornis capensis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Pittidae

African PittaPitta angolensis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Campephagidae

Gray CuckooshrikeCeblepyris caesius
White-breasted CuckooshrikeCeblepyris pectoralis
Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flava

 
PASSERIFORMES: Oriolidae

Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
African Golden OrioleOriolus auratus
Green-headed OrioleOriolus chlorocephalus
African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Platysteiridae

Black-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira peltata
Short-tailed BatisBatis mixta
Dark BatisBatis cryptaRare/Accidental
Cape BatisBatis capensis
Malawi BatisBatis dimorpha
Woodwards' BatisBatis fratrum
Chinspot BatisBatis molitor
Pale BatisBatis soror

 
PASSERIFORMES: Vangidae

White-crested HelmetshrikePrionops plumatus
Retz's HelmetshrikePrionops retzii
Chestnut-fronted HelmetshrikePrionops scopifrons
Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcherBias musicus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Malaconotidae

BrubruNilaus afer
Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cubla
Marsh TchagraBocagia minuta
Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalus
Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australis
Tropical BoubouLaniarius major
Southern BoubouLaniarius ferrugineus
BokmakierieTelophorus zeylonus
Four-colored BushshrikeTelophorus viridis
Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeChlorophoneus sulfureopectus
Olive BushshrikeChlorophoneus olivaceus
Black-fronted BushshrikeChlorophoneus nigrifrons
Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchoti

 
PASSERIFORMES: Dicruridae

Square-tailed DrongoDicrurus ludwigii
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Monarchidae

African Crested FlycatcherTrochocercus cyanomelas
African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae

Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleucus
Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
Red-tailed ShrikeLanius phoenicuroidesRare/Accidental
Lesser Gray ShrikeLanius minor
Northern FiscalLanius humeralis
Southern FiscalLanius collaris
Souza's ShrikeLanius souzae
White-crowned ShrikeEurocephalus anguitimens

 
PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae

House CrowCorvus splendensIntroduced species
Pied CrowCorvus albus
White-necked RavenCorvus albicollis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Hyliotidae

Yellow-bellied HyliotaHyliota flavigaster
Southern HyliotaHyliota australis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Stenostiridae

White-tailed Blue FlycatcherElminia albicauda
White-tailed Crested FlycatcherElminia albonotata

 
PASSERIFORMES: Paridae

White-winged Black-TitMelaniparus leucomelas
Rufous-bellied TitMelaniparus rufiventris
Southern Black-TitMelaniparus niger
Miombo TitMelaniparus griseiventris

 
PASSERIFORMES: Remizidae

African Penduline-TitAnthoscopus caroli

 
PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae

Dusky LarkPinarocorys nigricans
Chestnut-backed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucotis
Gray-backed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix verticalisRare/Accidental
Sabota LarkCalendulauda sabota
Fawn-colored LarkCalendulauda africanoides
Monotonous LarkMirafra passerinaRare/Accidental
Flappet LarkAmirafra rufocinnamomea
Rufous-naped LarkCorypha africana
Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinerea

 
PASSERIFORMES: Nicatoridae

Eastern NicatorNicator gularis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Macrosphenidae

Red-capped CrombecSylvietta ruficapilla
Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytii
Long-billed CrombecSylvietta rufescens
Moustached Grass-WarblerMelocichla mentalis
Cape GrassbirdSphenoeacus afer
Kretschmer's LongbillMacrosphenus kretschmeri

 
PASSERIFORMES: Cisticolidae

Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialis
Green-capped EremomelaEremomela scotops
Burnt-neck EremomelaEremomela usticollis
Roberts's WarblerOreophilais robertsiNear-threatened
African TailorbirdArtisornis metopias
Long-billed TailorbirdArtisornis moreaui
Miombo Wren-WarblerCalamonastes undosus
Stierling's Wren-WarblerCalamonastes stierlingi
Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
Bar-throated ApalisApalis thoracica
Yellow-throated ApalisApalis flavigularisNear-threatened
Namuli ApalisApalis lynesiEndemic Endangered
White-winged ApalisApalis chariessaNear-threatened
Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavida
Rudd's ApalisApalis ruddi
Black-headed ApalisApalis melanocephala
Chirinda ApalisApalis chirindensisVulnerable
Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
Red-winged PriniaPrinia erythroptera
Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythrops
Singing CisticolaCisticola cantans
Rock-loving CisticolaCisticola aberrans
Rattling CisticolaCisticola chiniana
Wailing CisticolaCisticola lais
Luapula CisticolaCisticola luapula
Rufous-winged CisticolaCisticola galactotes
Levaillant's CisticolaCisticola tinniens
Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensis
Piping CisticolaCisticola fulvicapilla
Siffling CisticolaCisticola brachypterus
Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
Desert CisticolaCisticola aridulus
Cloud CisticolaCisticola textrix
Pale-crowned CisticolaCisticola cinnamomeus
Wing-snapping CisticolaCisticola ayresii

 
PASSERIFORMES: Acrocephalidae

African Yellow-WarblerIduna natalensis
Olive-tree WarblerHippolais olivetorum
Icterine WarblerHippolais icterina
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Marsh WarblerAcrocephalus palustris
Common Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Basra Reed WarblerAcrocephalus griseldisEndangered
Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostris
Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Locustellidae

River WarblerLocustella fluviatilisRare/Accidental
Fan-tailed GrassbirdCatriscus brevirostris
Barratt's WarblerBradypterus barratti
Evergreen-forest WarblerBradypterus lopezi
Cinnamon Bracken-WarblerBradypterus cinnamomeus
Little Rush WarblerBradypterus baboecala

 
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae

Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristoptera
Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopyga
Mascarene MartinPhedina borbonica
Banded MartinNeophedina cincta
Plain MartinRiparia paludicola
Bank SwallowRiparia riparia
Red-throated Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne rufigula
Southern Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne fuligulaRare/Accidental
Montane Blue SwallowHirundo atrocaeruleaEndangered
Pearl-breasted SwallowHirundo dimidiata
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
White-throated SwallowHirundo albigularis
Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
Western House-MartinDelichon urbicum
Greater Striped SwallowCecropis cucullataRare/Accidental
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica
Rufous-chested SwallowCecropis semirufa
Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Pycnonotidae

Sombre GreenbulAndropadus importunus
Yellow-bellied GreenbulChlorocichla flaviventris
Black-browed Mountain GreenbulArizelocichla fusciceps
Olive-headed GreenbulArizelocichla striifacies
Stripe-cheeked GreenbulArizelocichla milanjensisNear-threatened
Little GreenbulEurillas virens
Tiny GreenbulPhyllastrephus debilis
Yellow-streaked GreenbulPhyllastrephus flavostriatus
Terrestrial BrownbulPhyllastrephus terrestris
Northern BrownbulPhyllastrephus strepitans
Gray-olive GreenbulPhyllastrephus cerviniventris
Fischer's GreenbulPhyllastrephus fischeri
Cabanis's GreenbulPhyllastrephus cabanisi
Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Phylloscopidae

Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Yellow-throated Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus ruficapilla

 
PASSERIFORMES: Erythrocercidae

Livingstone's FlycatcherErythrocercus livingstonei

 
PASSERIFORMES: Sylviidae

Eurasian BlackcapSylvia atricapillaRare/Accidental
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
African Hill BabblerSylvia abyssinica
Greater WhitethroatCurruca communisRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Zosteropidae

Orange River White-eyeZosterops pallidus
Cape White-eyeZosterops virens
Southern Yellow White-eyeZosterops anderssoni

 
PASSERIFORMES: Leiothrichidae

Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineii
Southern Pied-BabblerTurdoides bicolor

 
PASSERIFORMES: Salpornithidae

African Spotted CreeperSalpornis salvadori

 
PASSERIFORMES: Buphagidae

Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythroryncha
Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae

Wattled StarlingCreatophora cinerea
Common MynaAcridotheres tristisIntroduced species
Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogaster
Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morio
Black-bellied StarlingNotopholia corusca
Burchell's StarlingLamprotornis australis
Meves's StarlingLamprotornis mevesii
African Pied StarlingLamprotornis bicolor
Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterus
Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeus
Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitens

 
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae

Boulder ChatPinarornis plumosus
Spotted Ground-ThrushGeokichla guttataVulnerable
Orange Ground-ThrushGeokichla gurneyi
Groundscraper ThrushTurdus litsitsirupa
Kurrichane ThrushTurdus libonyana
Olive ThrushTurdus olivaceus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae

African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adusta
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Böhm's FlycatcherMyopornis boehmi
Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidus
Gray Tit-FlycatcherFraseria plumbea
Ashy FlycatcherFraseria caerulescens
Fiscal FlycatcherSigelus silens
Southern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelaina
Brown Scrub-RobinTychaedon signata
Bearded Scrub-RobinTychaedon quadrivirgata
Miombo Scrub-RobinTychaedon barbata
White-browed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas leucophrys
Olive-flanked Robin-ChatDessonornis anomalus
Cape Robin-ChatDessonornis caffer
White-throated Robin-ChatDessonornis humeralis
White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heuglini
Red-capped Robin-ChatCossypha natalensis
Collared Palm-ThrushCichladusa arquata
White-starred RobinPogonocichla stellata
Swynnerton's RobinSwynnertonia swynnertoniNear-threatened
Thyolo AletheChamaetylas choloensisVulnerable
White-chested AletheChamaetylas fuelleborni
East Coast AkalatSheppardia gunningiNear-threatened
Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollisRare/Accidental
Miombo Rock-ThrushMonticola angolensis
Cape Rock-ThrushMonticola rupestris
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
Mocking Cliff-ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
Arnot's ChatMyrmecocichla arnotti
Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Capped WheatearOenanthe pileata
Familiar ChatOenanthe familiaris

 
PASSERIFORMES: Promeropidae

Gurney's SugarbirdPromerops gurneyiNear-threatened

 
PASSERIFORMES: Modulatricidae

Dapple-throatArcanator orostruthusNear-threatened

 
PASSERIFORMES: Nectariniidae

Plain-backed SunbirdAnthreptes reichenowi
Anchieta's SunbirdAnthreptes anchietae
Western Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes longuemarei
Uluguru Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes neglectus
Collared SunbirdHedydipna collaris
Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivacea
Mouse-colored SunbirdCyanomitra veroxii
Amethyst SunbirdChalcomitra amethystina
Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
Bronze SunbirdNectarinia kilimensis
Malachite SunbirdNectarinia famosa
Western Miombo SunbirdCinnyris gertrudis
Eastern Miombo SunbirdCinnyris manoensis
Neergaard's SunbirdCinnyris neergaardiNear-threatened
Greater Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris afer
Forest Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris fuelleborni
Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensis
Shelley's SunbirdCinnyris shelleyi
Purple-banded SunbirdCinnyris bifasciatus
White-bellied SunbirdCinnyris talatala
Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus
Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Ploceidae

Red-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis niger
White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahali
Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubriceps
Bertram's WeaverPloceus bertrandi
Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis
African Golden-WeaverPloceus subaureus
Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthops
Southern Brown-throated WeaverPloceus xanthopterus
Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermedius
Southern Masked-WeaverPloceus velatus
Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
Dark-backed WeaverPloceus bicolor
Olive-headed WeaverPloceus olivaceicepsNear-threatened
Red-headed QueleaQuelea erythrops
Red-billed QueleaQuelea quelea
Southern Red BishopEuplectes orix
Zanzibar Red BishopEuplectes nigroventris
Black-winged BishopEuplectes hordeaceus
Yellow-crowned BishopEuplectes afer
Yellow BishopEuplectes capensis
White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatus
Yellow-mantled WidowbirdEuplectes macroura
Red-collared WidowbirdEuplectes ardens
Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillaris
Long-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes progne
Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifrons

 
PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae

Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
Magpie MannikinSpermestes fringilloides
Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolor
Yellow-bellied WaxbillCoccopygia quartinia
Swee WaxbillCoccopygia melanotis
Green-backed TwinspotMandingoa nitidula
Red-faced CrimsonwingCryptospiza reichenovii
Black-tailed WaxbillGlaucestrilda perreini
Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopygaRare/Accidental
QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollis
LocustfinchPaludipasser locustella
Cut-throatAmadina fasciata
Zebra WaxbillAmandava subflava
Violet-eared WaxbillGranatina granatina
Southern CordonbleuUraeginthus angolensis
Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalus
Lesser SeedcrackerPyrenestes minor
Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melba
Orange-winged PytiliaPytilia afra
Red-throated TwinspotHypargos niveoguttatus
Pink-throated TwinspotHypargos margaritatus
Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala
African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricata
Jameson's FirefinchLagonosticta rhodopareia

 
PASSERIFORMES: Viduidae

Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
Broad-tailed Paradise-WhydahVidua obtusa
Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaea
Shaft-tailed WhydahVidua regia
Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeata
Dusky IndigobirdVidua funerea
Purple IndigobirdVidua purpurascens
Green IndigobirdVidua codringtoni
Parasitic WeaverAnomalospiza imberbis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae

House SparrowPasser domesticusIntroduced species
Spanish SparrowPasser hispaniolensis
Cape SparrowPasser melanurusRare/Accidental
Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseusRare/Accidental
Swahili SparrowPasser suahelicus
Southern Gray-headed SparrowPasser diffusus
Yellow-throated Bush SparrowGymnoris superciliaris

 
PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae

Cape WagtailMotacilla capensis
Mountain WagtailMotacilla clara
Gray WagtailMotacilla cinereaRare/Accidental
Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp
African PipitAnthus cinnamomeus
Woodland PipitAnthus nyassae
Long-billed PipitAnthus similis
Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrys
Buffy PipitAnthus vaalensis
Striped PipitAnthus lineiventris
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
Short-tailed PipitAnthus brachyurus
Bush PipitAnthus caffer
Orange-throated LongclawMacronyx capensis
Yellow-throated LongclawMacronyx croceus
Rosy-throated LongclawMacronyx ameliae

 
PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae

Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambica
Southern CitrilCrithagra hyposticta
Lemon-breasted SeedeaterCrithagra citrinipectus
Brimstone CanaryCrithagra sulphurata
Black-eared SeedeaterCrithagra mennelli
Streaky-headed SeedeaterCrithagra gularis
Reichard's SeedeaterCrithagra reichardi
Yellow-crowned CanarySerinus flavivertex
Cape CanarySerinus canicollis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Emberizidae

Cabanis's BuntingEmberiza cabanisi
Golden-breasted BuntingEmberiza flaviventris
Cape BuntingEmberiza capensis
Lark-like BuntingEmberiza impetuaniRare/Accidental
Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisi

 

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