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This checklist includes all bird species found in Zambia , 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 Clements, version 2024. 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: Zambia [map]

Other names: Republic of Zambia

Number of species: 860
Number of endemics: 1
Number of globally threatened species: 34
Number of introduced species: 2
Date last reviewed: 2016-07-01
Last modified: 2024-12-25
See also: https://www.africanbirdclub.org/countries/checklists/download
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ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae

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

 
GALLIFORMES: Numididae

Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris
Western Crested GuineafowlGuttera verreauxi
Southern Crested GuineafowlGuttera edouardi

 
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae

Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaena
Coqui FrancolinCampocolinus coqui
White-throated FrancolinCampocolinus albogularis
Red-winged FrancolinScleroptila levaillantii
Shelley's FrancolinScleroptila shelleyi
Whyte's FrancolinScleroptila whytei
Blue QuailSynoicus adansonii
Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
Harlequin QuailCoturnix delegorguei
Red-billed SpurfowlPternistis adspersus
Natal SpurfowlPternistis natalensis
Hildebrandt's SpurfowlPternistis hildebrandti
Scaly SpurfowlPternistis squamatusRare/Accidental
Swainson's SpurfowlPternistis swainsonii
Red-necked SpurfowlPternistis afer

 
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae

Rock PigeonColumba liviaIntroduced species
Speckled PigeonColumba guineaRare/Accidental
Afep PigeonColumba unicincta
Rameron PigeonColumba arquatrix
Eastern Bronze-naped PigeonColumba delegorguei
Western Bronze-naped PigeonColumba iriditorques
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

Namaqua SandgrousePterocles namaqua
Yellow-throated SandgrousePterocles gutturalis
Double-banded SandgrousePterocles bicinctus
Burchell's SandgrousePterocles burchelli

 
OTIDIFORMES: Otididae

Kori BustardArdeotis koriRare/Accidental Near-threatened
Denham's BustardNeotis denhamiNear-threatened
White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensis
Red-crested BustardLophotis ruficrista
Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogaster

 
MUSOPHAGIFORMES: Musophagidae

Gray Go-away-birdCrinifer concolor
Bare-faced Go-away-birdCrinifer personatus
Purple-crested TuracoGallirex porphyreolophus
Ross's TuracoTauraco rossae
Schalow's TuracoTauraco schalowi

 
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae

Senegal CoucalCentropus senegalensis
Coppery-tailed CoucalCentropus cupreicaudus
White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosus
Burchell's CoucalCentropus burchellii
Black CoucalCentropus grillii
Blue MalkohaCeuthmochares aereus
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
Olive Long-tailed CuckooCercococcyx olivinus
Barred Long-tailed CuckooCercococcyx montanus
Black CuckooCuculus clamosus
Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitarius
Lesser CuckooCuculus poliocephalusRare/Accidental
African CuckooCuculus gularis
Madagascar CuckooCuculus rochiiRare/Accidental
Common CuckooCuculus canorus

 
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae

Pennant-winged NightjarCaprimulgus vexillarius
Eurasian NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
Rufous-cheeked NightjarCaprimulgus rufigena
Fiery-necked NightjarCaprimulgus pectoralis
Montane NightjarCaprimulgus poliocephalus
Swamp NightjarCaprimulgus natalensis
Freckled NightjarCaprimulgus tristigma
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
Pallid SwiftApus pallidusRare/Accidental
African SwiftApus barbatus
Little SwiftApus affinis
Horus SwiftApus horus
White-rumped SwiftApus caffer
African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus

 
GRUIFORMES: Sarothruridae

White-spotted FlufftailSarothrura pulchra
Buff-spotted FlufftailSarothrura elegans
Red-chested FlufftailSarothrura rufa
Chestnut-headed FlufftailSarothrura lugens
Streaky-breasted FlufftailSarothrura boehmi
Striped FlufftailSarothrura affinis
White-winged FlufftailSarothrura ayresiRare/Accidental Critically endangered

 
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 CraneBugeranus carunculatusVulnerable

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae

Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensis
Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatus

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae

Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae

Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarolaVulnerable
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaRare/Accidental
Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Forbes's PloverThinornis forbesi
Three-banded PloverThinornis tricollaris
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusRare/Accidental
Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostris
Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatus
Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
White-crowned LapwingVanellus albiceps
Senegal LapwingVanellus lugubris
Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatus
Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallus
Brown-chested LapwingVanellus superciliosusRare/Accidental
Caspian PloverAnarhynchus asiaticus
Tibetan Sand-PloverAnarhynchus atrifronsRare/Accidental
Greater Sand-PloverAnarhynchus leschenaultii
Kittlitz's PloverAnarhynchus pecuarius
Chestnut-banded PloverAnarhynchus pallidusRare/Accidental
White-fronted PloverAnarhynchus marginatus

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Rostratulidae

Greater Painted-SnipeRostratula benghalensis

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Jacanidae

Lesser JacanaMicroparra capensis
African JacanaActophilornis africanus

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae

WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNear-threatened
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaNear-threatened
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNear-threatened
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimusRare/Accidental
Great SnipeGallinago mediaNear-threatened
African SnipeGallinago nigripennis
Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
Red PhalaropePhalaropus fulicariusRare/Accidental
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusRare/Accidental
Terek SandpiperXenus cinereusRare/Accidental
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Solitary SandpiperTringa solitariaRare/Accidental
Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
Common RedshankTringa totanusRare/Accidental
Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesRare/Accidental Vulnerable
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusRare/Accidental
Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNear-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
White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisRare/Accidental Vulnerable
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Turnicidae

Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticus
Black-rumped ButtonquailTurnix nanus

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae

Double-banded CourserSmutsornis africanus
Bronze-winged CourserRhinoptilus chalcopterus
Three-banded CourserRhinoptilus cinctus
Temminck's CourserCursorius temminckii
Rock PratincoleGlareola nuchalis
Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
Black-winged PratincoleGlareola nordmanniNear-threatened

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusRare/Accidental
Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalus
Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcanRare/Accidental
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
African SkimmerRynchops flavirostris
Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatusRare/Accidental
Little TernSternula albifronsRare/Accidental
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
Black TernChlidonias nigerRare/Accidental
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
Common TernSterna hirundoRare/Accidental

 
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Phoenicopteridae

Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Lesser FlamingoPhoeniconaias minorNear-threatened

 
PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae

Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollisRare/Accidental

 
CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae

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

 
SULIFORMES: Anhingidae

African DarterAnhinga rufa

 
SULIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae

Reed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

 
PELECANIFORMES: Threskiornithidae

Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
Spot-breasted IbisBostrychia raraRare/Accidental
Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash
African SpoonbillPlatalea alba

 
PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae

Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescens

 
PELECANIFORMES: Balaenicipitidae

ShoebillBalaeniceps rexVulnerable

 
PELECANIFORMES: Scopidae

HamerkopScopus umbretta

 
PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae

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

 
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
Greater Spotted EagleClanga clangaRare/Accidental Vulnerable
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
Pale Chanting-GoshawkMelierax canorus
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
Red-necked BuzzardButeo auguralisRare/Accidental
Augur BuzzardButeo augur
Mountain BuzzardButeo oreophilusNear-threatened
Common BuzzardButeo buteo
Long-legged BuzzardButeo rufinus

 
STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae

African Grass-OwlTyto capensis
Western Barn OwlTyto alba

 
STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae

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
Vermiculated Fishing-OwlScotopelia bouvieriRare/Accidental
Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatum
African Barred OwletGlaucidium capense
African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordii
Marsh OwlAsio capensis

 
COLIIFORMES: Coliidae

Speckled MousebirdColius striatus
Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourus
Red-faced MousebirdUrocolius indicus

 
TROGONIFORMES: Trogonidae

Narina TrogonApaloderma narina
Bar-tailed TrogonApaloderma vittatum

 
BUCEROTIFORMES: Upupidae

Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops

 
BUCEROTIFORMES: Phoeniculidae

Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureus
Black ScimitarbillRhinopomastus aterrimus
Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelas

 
BUCEROTIFORMES: Bucorvidae

Southern Ground-HornbillBucorvus leadbeateriVulnerable

 
BUCEROTIFORMES: Bucerotidae

Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatus
Bradfield's HornbillLophoceros bradfieldi
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
Blue-breasted Bee-eaterMerops variegatus
Swallow-tailed Bee-eaterMerops hirundineus
White-throated Bee-eaterMerops albicollisRare/Accidental
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
Shining-blue KingfisherAlcedo quadribrachys
Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
White-bellied KingfisherCorythornis leucogaster
African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina picta
Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephala
Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensis
Mangrove KingfisherHalcyon senegaloidesRare/Accidental
Blue-breasted KingfisherHalcyon malimbica
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
White-eared BarbetStactolaema leucotis
Whyte's BarbetStactolaema whytii
Anchieta's BarbetStactolaema anchietae
Moustached TinkerbirdPogoniulus leucomystax
Yellow-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus bilineatus
Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconus
Miombo BarbetTricholaema frontata
Pied BarbetTricholaema leucomelas
Spot-flanked BarbetTricholaema lacrymosa
Chaplin's BarbetLybius chapliniEndemic Vulnerable
Black-collared BarbetLybius torquatus
Black-backed BarbetPogonornis minor

 
PICIFORMES: Indicatoridae

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

 
PICIFORMES: Picidae

Eurasian WryneckJynx torquilla
Red-throated WryneckJynx ruficollis
Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquus
Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescens
Stierling's WoodpeckerDendropicos stierlingiNear-threatened
Olive WoodpeckerDendropicos griseocephalus
Brown-eared WoodpeckerPardipicus caroli
Green-backed WoodpeckerCampethera maculosa
Bennett's WoodpeckerCampethera bennettii
Golden-tailed WoodpeckerCampethera abingoni

 
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae

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

 
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittaculidae

Lilian's LovebirdAgapornis lilianaeNear-threatened
Black-cheeked LovebirdAgapornis nigrigenisVulnerable

 
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
Red-shouldered CuckooshrikeCampephaga phoenicea
Purple-throated CuckooshrikeCampephaga quiscalina

 
PASSERIFORMES: Oriolidae

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

 
PASSERIFORMES: Platysteiridae

Chestnut Wattle-eyeDyaphorophyia castanea
Black-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira peltata
Boulton's BatisBatis margaritae
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
African Shrike-flycatcherMegabyas flammulatusRare/Accidental
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
Gabon BoubouLaniarius bicolor
Southern BoubouLaniarius ferrugineus
Crimson-breasted GonolekLaniarius atrococcineus
Fülleborn's BoubouLaniarius fuelleborni
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
Black-headed Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone rufiventer
African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae

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

 
PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae

Cape CrowCorvus capensis
Pied CrowCorvus albus
White-necked RavenCorvus albicollis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Hyliotidae

Yellow-bellied HyliotaHyliota flavigaster
Southern HyliotaHyliota australis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Stenostiridae

Fairy FlycatcherStenostira scitaRare/Accidental
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
Ashy TitMelaniparus cinerascens

 
PASSERIFORMES: Remizidae

African Penduline-TitAnthoscopus caroli
Southern Penduline-TitAnthoscopus minutus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae

Dusky LarkPinarocorys nigricans
Chestnut-backed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucotis
Gray-backed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix verticalis
Fischer's Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucopareia
Sabota LarkCalendulauda sabota
Fawn-colored LarkCalendulauda africanoides
Monotonous LarkMirafra passerina
Melodious LarkMirafra cheniana
Flappet LarkAmirafra rufocinnamomea
Angola LarkAmirafra angolensis
Cape Clapper LarkCorypha apiata
Eastern Clapper LarkCorypha fasciolata
Plains LarkCorypha kabalii
Plateau LarkCorypha nigrescens
Rufous-naped LarkCorypha africana
Pink-billed LarkSpizocorys conirostris
Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinerea

 
PASSERIFORMES: Nicatoridae

Western NicatorNicator chlorisRare/Accidental
Eastern NicatorNicator gularis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Macrosphenidae

Red-capped CrombecSylvietta ruficapilla
Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytii
Long-billed CrombecSylvietta rufescens
Moustached Grass-WarblerMelocichla mentalis
Cape GrassbirdSphenoeacus afer

 
PASSERIFORMES: Cisticolidae

Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialis
Green-capped EremomelaEremomela scotops
Black-necked EremomelaEremomela atricollis
Burnt-neck EremomelaEremomela usticollis
White-chinned PriniaSchistolais leucopogon
Roberts's WarblerOreophilais robertsi
Long-billed TailorbirdArtisornis moreaui
Miombo Wren-WarblerCalamonastes undosus
Stierling's Wren-WarblerCalamonastes stierlingi
Barred Wren-WarblerCalamonastes fasciolatus
Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
Bar-throated ApalisApalis thoracica
Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavida
Buff-throated ApalisApalis rufogularis
Chapin's ApalisApalis chapini
Black-headed ApalisApalis melanocephala
Chirinda ApalisApalis chirindensisVulnerable
Brown-headed ApalisApalis alticola
Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
Black-chested PriniaPrinia flavicans
Red-winged PriniaPrinia erythroptera
Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythrops
Singing CisticolaCisticola cantans
Whistling CisticolaCisticola lateralis
Trilling CisticolaCisticola woosnami
Black-lored CisticolaCisticola nigriloris
Rock-loving CisticolaCisticola aberrans
Rattling CisticolaCisticola chiniana
Tinkling CisticolaCisticola rufilatus
Wailing CisticolaCisticola lais
Churring CisticolaCisticola njombe
Luapula CisticolaCisticola luapula
Chirping CisticolaCisticola pipiens
Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatus
Rufous-winged CisticolaCisticola galactotes
Levaillant's CisticolaCisticola tinniens
Stout CisticolaCisticola robustus
Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensis
Piping CisticolaCisticola fulvicapilla
Tabora CisticolaCisticola angusticauda
Slender-tailed CisticolaCisticola melanurusData deficient
Siffling CisticolaCisticola brachypterus
Rufous CisticolaCisticola rufus
Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
Desert CisticolaCisticola aridulus
Cloud CisticolaCisticola textrix
Dambo CisticolaCisticola dambo
Pale-crowned CisticolaCisticola cinnamomeus
Wing-snapping CisticolaCisticola ayresii

 
PASSERIFORMES: Acrocephalidae

Papyrus Yellow-WarblerCalamonastides gracilirostris
Eastern Olivaceous WarblerIduna pallida
African Yellow-WarblerIduna natalensis
Mountain Yellow-WarblerIduna similis
Olive-tree WarblerHippolais olivetorum
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: Locustellidae

Bamboo WarblerLocustella alfredi
River WarblerLocustella fluviatilis
Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
Fan-tailed GrassbirdCatriscus brevirostris
Barratt's WarblerBradypterus barratti
Evergreen-forest WarblerBradypterus lopezi
Cinnamon Bracken-WarblerBradypterus cinnamomeus
Little Rush WarblerBradypterus baboecala
White-winged Swamp WarblerBradypterus carpalisRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae

White-headed SawwingPsalidoprocne albiceps
Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristoptera
Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopyga
Banded MartinNeophedina cincta
Plain MartinRiparia paludicola
Bank SwallowRiparia riparia
Red-throated Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne rufigula
Southern Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne fuligulaRare/Accidental
Montane Blue SwallowHirundo atrocaeruleaEndangered
Black-and-rufous SwallowHirundo nigrorufa
Pearl-breasted SwallowHirundo dimidiata
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Angola SwallowHirundo angolensis
White-throated Blue SwallowHirundo nigrita
White-throated SwallowHirundo albigularis
Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
Western House-MartinDelichon urbicum
Greater Striped SwallowCecropis cucullata
European Red-rumped SwallowCecropis rufulaRare/Accidental
African Red-rumped SwallowCecropis melanocrissus
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica
Rufous-chested SwallowCecropis semirufa
Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensis
Red-throated SwallowPetrochelidon rufigula
South African SwallowPetrochelidon spilodera

 
PASSERIFORMES: Pycnonotidae

Sombre GreenbulAndropadus importunus
Slender-billed GreenbulStelgidillas gracilirostrisRare/Accidental
Black-collared BulbulNeolestes torquatus
Red-tailed BristlebillBleda syndactylus
Pale-throated GreenbulAtimastillas flavigula
Joyful GreenbulChlorocichla laetissima
Yellow-bellied GreenbulChlorocichla flaviventris
Honeyguide GreenbulBaeopogon indicator
Black-browed Mountain GreenbulArizelocichla fusciceps
Little GreenbulEurillas virens
Yellow-streaked GreenbulPhyllastrephus flavostriatus
Terrestrial BrownbulPhyllastrephus terrestris
Gray-olive GreenbulPhyllastrephus cerviniventris
Cabanis's GreenbulPhyllastrephus cabanisi
Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus
Black-fronted BulbulPycnonotus nigricans

 
PASSERIFORMES: Phylloscopidae

Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Yellow-throated Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus ruficapilla
Laura's Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus laurae

 
PASSERIFORMES: Erythrocercidae

Livingstone's FlycatcherErythrocercus livingstonei

 
PASSERIFORMES: Sylviidae

Eurasian BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
African Hill BabblerSylvia abyssinica
Chestnut-vented WarblerCurruca subcoerulea
Brown ParisomaCurruca lugens
Greater WhitethroatCurruca communis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Zosteropidae

Southern Yellow White-eyeZosterops anderssoni

 
PASSERIFORMES: Pellorneidae

Thrush BabblerIlladopsis turdina

 
PASSERIFORMES: Leiothrichidae

Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineii
Southern Pied-BabblerTurdoides bicolor
Hartlaub's BabblerTurdoides hartlaubii

 
PASSERIFORMES: Salpornithidae

African Spotted CreeperSalpornis salvadori

 
PASSERIFORMES: Buphagidae

Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythroryncha
Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae

Wattled StarlingCreatophora cinerea
Common MynaAcridotheres tristisRare/Accidental
Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogaster
Slender-billed StarlingOnychognathus tenuirostris
Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morio
Waller's StarlingOnychognathus walleri
Babbling StarlingNeocichla gutturalis
Sharpe's StarlingPholia sharpiiRare/Accidental
Black-bellied StarlingNotopholia corusca
Burchell's StarlingLamprotornis australis
Meves's StarlingLamprotornis mevesii
Splendid StarlingLamprotornis splendidus
Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterus
Sharp-tailed StarlingLamprotornis acuticaudus
Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeus
Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitens

 
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae

Boulder ChatPinarornis plumosus
Rufous Flycatcher-ThrushStizorhina fraseri
Orange Ground-ThrushGeokichla gurneyi
Groundscraper ThrushTurdus litsitsirupa
Kurrichane ThrushTurdus libonyana
Olive ThrushTurdus olivaceus
Abyssinian ThrushTurdus abyssinicus
African ThrushTurdus pelios

 
PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae

African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adusta
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Swamp FlycatcherMuscicapa aquatica
Cassin's FlycatcherMuscicapa cassini
Böhm's FlycatcherMyopornis boehmi
Sooty FlycatcherArtomyias fuliginosa
Marico FlycatcherBradornis mariquensis
African Gray FlycatcherBradornis microrhynchus
Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidus
Gray Tit-FlycatcherFraseria plumbea
Ashy FlycatcherFraseria caerulescens
Southern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelaina
White-eyed Slaty-FlycatcherMelaenornis fischeri
Bearded Scrub-RobinTychaedon quadrivirgata
Miombo Scrub-RobinTychaedon barbata
Kalahari Scrub-RobinCercotrichas paena
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 swynnertoniVulnerable
White-chested AletheChamaetylas fuelleborni
Gray-winged Robin-ChatSheppardia polioptera
Bocage's AkalatSheppardia bocagei
Sharpe's AkalatSheppardia sharpei
Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollis
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurusRare/Accidental
Rufous-tailed Rock-ThrushMonticola saxatilisRare/Accidental
Miombo Rock-ThrushMonticola angolensis
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
Mocking Cliff-ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventris
Sooty ChatMyrmecocichla nigra
Southern Anteater-ChatMyrmecocichla formicivoraRare/Accidental
Arnot's ChatMyrmecocichla arnotti
Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Capped WheatearOenanthe pileata
Isabelline WheatearOenanthe isabellinaRare/Accidental
Familiar ChatOenanthe familiaris

 
PASSERIFORMES: Promeropidae

Gurney's SugarbirdPromerops gurneyiNear-threatened

 
PASSERIFORMES: Nectariniidae

Plain-backed SunbirdAnthreptes reichenowiNear-threatened
Anchieta's SunbirdAnthreptes anchietae
Western Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes longuemarei
Gray-chinned SunbirdAnthreptes tephrolaemusRare/Accidental
Collared SunbirdHedydipna collaris
Green-headed SunbirdCyanomitra verticalis
Bannerman's SunbirdCyanomitra bannermani
Blue-throated Brown SunbirdCyanomitra cyanolaemaRare/Accidental
Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivacea
Green-throated SunbirdChalcomitra rubescens
Amethyst SunbirdChalcomitra amethystina
Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
Bronze SunbirdNectarinia kilimensis
Malachite SunbirdNectarinia famosa
Red-tufted SunbirdNectarinia johnstoni
Olive-bellied SunbirdCinnyris chloropygiusRare/Accidental
Western Miombo SunbirdCinnyris gertrudis
Eastern Miombo SunbirdCinnyris manoensis
Prigogine's SunbirdCinnyris prigogineiNear-threatened
Montane Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris ludovicensis
Greater Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris afer
Eastern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris mediocris
Forest Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris fuelleborni
Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensis
Shelley's SunbirdCinnyris shelleyi
Purple-banded SunbirdCinnyris bifasciatus
Orange-tufted SunbirdCinnyris bouvieri
Oustalet's SunbirdCinnyris oustaleti
White-bellied SunbirdCinnyris talatala
Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus
Bates's SunbirdCinnyris batesi
Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Ploceidae

Red-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis niger
Scaly WeaverSporopipes squamifrons
White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahali
Chestnut-backed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser rufoscapulatus
Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubriceps
Bertram's WeaverPloceus bertrandi
Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafecht
Slender-billed WeaverPloceus pelzelni
Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis
Bocage's WeaverPloceus temporalisRare/Accidental
Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthops
Southern Brown-throated WeaverPloceus xanthopterus
Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermedius
Southern Masked-WeaverPloceus velatus
Tanganyika Masked-WeaverPloceus reichardiRare/Accidental
Katanga Masked-WeaverPloceus katangae
Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalus
Dark-backed WeaverPloceus bicolor
Olive-headed WeaverPloceus olivaceicepsNear-threatened
Bar-winged WeaverPloceus angolensis
Compact WeaverPachyphantes superciliosusRare/Accidental
Cardinal QueleaQuelea cardinalis
Red-headed QueleaQuelea erythrops
Red-billed QueleaQuelea quelea
Southern Red BishopEuplectes orix
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
Marsh WidowbirdEuplectes hartlaubi
Buff-shouldered WidowbirdEuplectes psammacromius
Long-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes progne
Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifrons

 
PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae

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

 
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
Cape SparrowPasser melanurus
Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseus
Southern Gray-headed SparrowPasser diffusus
Yellow-throated Bush SparrowGymnoris superciliaris

 
PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae

Cape WagtailMotacilla capensis
Mountain WagtailMotacilla clara
Gray WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp
White WagtailMotacilla alba
African PipitAnthus cinnamomeus
Mountain PipitAnthus hoeschiNear-threatened
Woodland PipitAnthus nyassae
Long-billed PipitAnthus similis
Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrys
Buffy PipitAnthus vaalensis
Long-legged PipitAnthus pallidiventrisRare/Accidental
Striped PipitAnthus lineiventris
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinusRare/Accidental
Short-tailed PipitAnthus brachyurus
Bush PipitAnthus caffer
Golden PipitTmetothylacus tenellusRare/Accidental
Orange-throated LongclawMacronyx capensis
Yellow-throated LongclawMacronyx croceus
Fülleborn's LongclawMacronyx fuelleborni
Rosy-throated LongclawMacronyx ameliae
Grimwood's LongclawMacronyx grimwoodi

 
PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae

Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambica
Western CitrilCrithagra frontalis
Southern CitrilCrithagra hyposticta
Black-faced CanaryCrithagra capistrata
Black-throated CanaryCrithagra atrogularis
Lemon-breasted SeedeaterCrithagra citrinipectus
Brimstone CanaryCrithagra sulphurata
Yellow CanaryCrithagra flaviventrisRare/Accidental
Streaky SeedeaterCrithagra striolata
Yellow-browed SeedeaterCrithagra whytii
Black-eared SeedeaterCrithagra mennelli
Streaky-headed SeedeaterCrithagra gularis
Reichard's SeedeaterCrithagra reichardi
Yellow-crowned CanarySerinus flavivertex

 
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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