Rwanda Bird Checklist

  African Bird Club Y = Yes N = no or Species Not recognisedAbundanceStatus From Vande Weghe and Vande WegheIUCN Albertine Rift / Lake Victoria EndemicVolcanoes NPNorthern LakesGishwati Forest Mukura Forest Nyungwe Forest Cyamudongo Forest Busaga Forest Rugezi Swamp BugaseraMashoza ParikeAkagera NPKigali Lake Kivu 
GuineafowlNumididae                 
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida melagriasYCBRLC         X X  
Crested GuineafowlGuttera pucheraniNEILC X            
                    
FrancolinsPhasiandae                 
Coqui FrancolinPeliperdix coquiYCBRLC         X X  
Ring-necked FrancolinScleroptila streptophoraYUCBRLC           X  
Red-winged FrancolinScleroptila levaillantiiYUCBRLC     X X   X  
Shelley’s FrancolinScleroptila shelleyiYUCBRLC           X  
Scaly FrancolinPternistis squamatusYFCBRLC   XXXXX XXX  
Hildebrandt’s FrancolinPternistis hildebrandtiYFCBRLC           X  
Handsome FrancolinPternistis nobilisYCBRLCAX XXX        
Red-necked SpurfowlPternistis aferYCBRLC         XXXX 
Common Quail Coturnix coturnixYCBRLC XXXXX        
Harlequin Quail Coturnix delegorgueiYEVSLC         X X  
Blue QuailExecalfactoria adansoniiYFCVSLC         XXX  
                    
Ducks and geeseAnatidae                 
Fulvous Whistling Duck Dendrocygna bicolorYVCVSLC         X XX 
White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduataYUCILC  X     XXXXX 
White-backed Duck Thalassornis leuconotusYEIREIRLC  X      X X  
Spur-winged GoosePlectorpterus gambensis YCBRLC  X     XX XX 
African Pygmy GooseNettapus auritusYUCBRLC         X X  
Maccoa Duck Oxyura maccoaYEIREIRNT XX           
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaYCBRLC XX     XX XXX
Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotus YFCBR/VSLC        XXXXX 
Hartlaub’s Duck Pteronetta hartlaubiiNEVLC     X        
African Black Duck Anas sparsaYUCBRLC XXX X        
Yellow-billed duck Anas undulataYCBRLC XX  X  XXXXX 
Northern ShovelerAnas clypeataNEPAM/I/WLC  X        X  
Red-billed TealAnas erythrorhynchaYUCBR/VSLC  X     XXXXX 
Northern PintailAnas acutaYSPAM/WLC  X     X  X  
GarganeyAnas querquedulaYFCPAM/WLC  X     X  X  
Eurasian Teal Anas creccaNEPAM/ILC           O  
Hottentot TealAnas hottentotaYCVSLC  X     XXXXX 
Southern PochardNetta erythrophtalamaYVUBR/VS/ILC  X     XO X  
                    
GrebesPodicipedidae                 
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisYFCBRLC XX  X   X XX 
Great Crested GrebePodiceps criststusYEIREIRLC XX      O    
                    
FlamingoesPhoenicopteridae                 
Lesser FlamingoPhoeniconaias miniorNEINT           X  
                    
StorksCiconiidae                 
Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibisYFCBRLC  X  X  XXXXX 
African Openbill Stork Anastomus lamelligerusYVCBRLC        XXNXX 
Black Stork Ciconia nigraNEPAM/ILC           X  
Abdim’s StorkCiconia abdimiiYFCIAMLC        XX XX 
Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus YUCVS/ILC           X  
White StorkCiconia ciconiaYUC/EPAMLC     X   O X  
Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensisYUCBRLC         O X  
Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumeniferusYFCBRLC         X XX 
                    
Ibis and spoonbillThreskiornitidae                 
African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicusYCBRLC  X     XXXXXX
Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedashYCBRLC XXXXX  XXXXXX
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusYEVSLC           XX 
African SpoonbillPlatalea albaYSBRLC  X      X XX 
                    
Bitterns, Herons and Egrets Ardeidea                 
Little BitternIxobrychus minutusYSBRLC        XXXXX 
Dwarf BitternIxobrychus sturmiiYUCIAMLC         X X  
White-backed Night HeronGorsachius leuconotusNEVSLC              
Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxYCBR/VSLC  X      X X  
Striated HeronButorides striataYCBRLC     X  XX X  
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesYCBR/VSLC  X     XX XXX
Malagasy Pond HeronArdeola ideaYSVSEN           X  
Rufous-bellied HeronArdeola rufiventrisYEBR/VSLC        XX X  
Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibisYVCNBR/VSLC XXXXX  XX XXX
Grey HeronArdea cinereaYCBRLC  X     XX XXX
Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala YCBRLC  XX X  XXXXXX
Goliath Heron Ardea goliath YCBRLC     X   X XXX
Purple HeronArdea purpureaYFCBRLC  X  X  XX XXX
Western Great Egret Casmerodius albusYCBR/VSLC  X  X  XX XX 
Intermediate Egret Mesophoyx intermediusYFCBR/VSLC  X      X X  
Black Heron Egretta ardesiacaNSI/VSLC           X  
Little Egret Egretta garzettaYCBR/VSLC  X     XX X  
Western Reef HeronEgretta gularisNEI/VSLC           X  
Dimorphic EgretEgretta dimorphia NEI/VS?           X  
                    
HamerkopScopidae                 
HamerkopScopus umbrettaYCBRLC XXX X  XXXXXX
                    
ShoebillBalaenicipitidae                 
ShoebillBalaeniceps rex YVUCBRVU         X X  
                    
PelicansPelicanidae                 
Great White Pelican Pelicanus onocrotalusYFCVSLC         X XX 
Pink-backed Pelican Pelicanus rufescens YCBRLC  X      X XX 
                    
CormorantsPhalacrocoracidae                
Reed Cormorant Microcarbo africanusYCBRLC  X     XX X X
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo YFCBR/VSLC  X      X X X
White-breasted Cormorant Phalacrocorax lucidusNCBR/VS?  X      X X  
                    
DarterAnhingidae                  
African Darter Anhinga rufa YCBRLC  X      X X  
                    
Secretary BirdSagittariidae                  
Secretary BirdSagittarius serpentarius NEI/VSVU           X  
                    
Osprey Pandionidae                  
Western OspreyPandion haliaetusYFCPAM/WLC XX     XX X X
                    
Kites, Hawks, Vultures, Eagles, Harriers and BuzzardsAccipitridae                  
Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleusYFCBRLC  XX X  XX X  
African Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides typusYFCBRLC XXXXXXXXXXXXX
Palm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensisNUCBRLC         XXXXX
European Honey BuzzardPernis apivorusYFCPAMLC X XXXX  X X  
African Cuckoo-Hawk Avideca cuculoidesYUCBRLC         X X  
White-backed Vulture Gyps africanusYCBREN   X     O X  
Rüppell’s Vulture Gyps rueppelliiYUC/SVSEN           X  
Hooded Vulture Necrosytes monachusYFCBREN   XX  X X XX 
Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotus YVUCBRVU         O X  
White-headed Vulture Trigonoceps occipitalisYVUCBRVU   XXX X O X  
Black-chested Snake EagleCircaetus pectoralisYUCBRLC         X X  
Beaudouin’s Snake EagleCircaetus beaudouiniNEVSVU           X  
Brown Snake EagleCircaetus cinereusYFCBRLC     X   X X  
Western Banded Snake Eagle Circaetus cinerascensYUCBRLC         XNX  
BateleurTerathiopius ecaudatusYCBRNT XXXXX XXXXX  
Bat Hawk Macheriamphus alcinusYFCBRLC     X   X XX 
Cassin’s Hawk EagleAquila africanaYUCBRLC   X X        
Tawny Eagle Aquila rapaxYCBRLC     X  XX XX 
Steppe EagleAquila nipalensisYEPAM/ILC           X  
African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogasterYUCBRLC           X  
Verreaux’s EagleAquila verreauxiiNEVSLC     X     X  
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusYEPAM/WLC           X  
Ayres’s Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresiiYSCVSLC           X  
Wahlberg’s EagleHieraaetus wahlbergiYCIAM/BLC XXXXX XXXXX  
Long-crested Eagle Icinaetus occipitalisYCBRLC   XXX  XX XXX
Lesser Spotted EagleIcinaetus pomarinusYCPAMLC X         X X
Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosusYFCBRNT X X X   O X  
Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatusYSCBRNT   X X   O X  
Black KiteMilvus migransYEPAMLC              
Yellow-billed KiteMilvus aegyptiusNVCBR? XXXXXXXXXXXXX
African Fish EagleHaliaeetus vociferYCBRLC         X XXX
Grasshopper BuzzardButastur rufipennisNEVSLC           X  
Augur BuzzardButeo augurYCBRLC XXXXXXXXXXXXX
Common BuzzardButeo buteoYVCPAMLC XXXXXXXXXXXX 
Mountain BuzzardButeo oreophilusYCBRLC X XXX        
Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicusYFCBRLC         X XX 
Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabarYFCBRLC         X XX 
Dark Chanting Goshawk Melierax methabatesNEI/VSLC           O  
Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosusYFCPAMLC  XX X  XX X  
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus YUCPAM/WNT   X     X X  
Montagu’s HarrierCircus pygargusYFCPAM/WLC        XX X  
African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusYFCBRLC  XX    XX X  
African Goshawk Accipiter tachiroYFCBRLC XXXXX   XXXX 
ShikraAccipiter badiusYUCBRLC         X X  
Great Sparrowhawk Accipiter melanoleucusYUCBRLC XXXXX   X XX 
Little SparrowhawkAccipiter minullusYFCBRLC     X   X XX 
Red-thighed SparrowhawkAccipiter erythropusNE/VUCVS/I -BR?LC      X       
Ovambo SparrowhawkAccipiter ovampensisYSCVSLC         X X  
Rufous-breasted SparrowhawkAccipiter rufiventrisYFCBRLC X XXXX       
                    
BustardsOtididae                  
Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogasterYCBRLC         X X  
Denham’s BustardArdeotis denhamiYSCBRNT           X  
                    
CranesGruidae                  
Grey Crowned CraneBalearica regulorumYCBREN  X  X  XX X  
                    
FlufftailsSarothruridae                  
White-winged FlufftailSarothrura ayresiN??EN     ?        
White-spotted FlufftailSarothrura pulchraYVUCBRLC     X     O  
Buff-spotted FlufftailSarothrura elegansYUCBRLC X XXX     O  
Red-chested FlufftailSarothrura rufaYFCBRLC     X  XX X  
Streaky-breasted FlufftailSarothrura boehmiYUC/EIAMLC           X  
                    
FinfootHeliornithidae                  
African FinfootPodica senegalensisYUCBRLC         X X  
                    
Rails, Crakes, Swamphens, Gallinules, Moorhens and CootsRallidae                  
African Water RailRallus caerulescensYUCBRLC     X  XX XX 
African CrakeCrex egregiaYFCB/IAMLC         X X  
Corn Crake Crex crexNFCPAMLC           X  
Black CrakeAmaurornis flavirostraYCBRLC  X  X  XXXXX 
Baillon’s CrakePorzana pusillaYUCVSLC         X X  
Striped CrakeAenigmatolimnas marginalisNEI/IAMLC           X  
Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrioYUCBRLC        XXXX  
Allen’s Gallinule Porphyrio alleniYUCIAMLC         X X  
Common MoorhenGallinula chloropusYCBRLC  X      XXXX 
Lesser MoorhenGallinula angulata YUCIAMLC         XXX  
Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata YCBRLC XX        O  
                    
Buttonquails Turnicidae                  
Common ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticusYCB/VSLC     X   X X  
Black-rumped ButtonquailTurnix nanusYSNBR/VSLC           X  
                    
Thick-kneesBurhinidae                  
Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatusYCBRLC         X X X
Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensisEI/VSLC           X  
                    
Grey PloverPluvialidae                  
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarolaNEPAMLC           X X
                    
Stilts and AvocetRecurvirostridae                  
Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopusYCVSLC  X      X XX 
Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaNEVSLC           X  
                    
Lapwings and PloversCharadriidae                  
Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostrisYCBRLC         X X  
Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatusNEVSLC           X  
Spur-winged LapwingVanellus sipnosusYCBRLC         X X  
White-crowned LapwingVanellus albicepsNEVSLC              
Senegal LapwingVanellus lugubrisYFCBRLC         X X  
Black-winged LapwingVanellus melanopterusNEVSLC           X  
Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatusYCBRLC         X X  
African Wattled Lapwing Vanellus senegallusYCBRLC         X XX 
Brown-chested Lapwing Vanellus supersciliosusYFCVSLC         X X  
Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaYEPAMLC         X X  
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubiusNEPAMLC           X  
Kittlitz’s PloverCharadrius pecurariusYEVS/BLC         X X  
Three-banded PloverCharadrius tricollarisYFCVS/BLC  X      X X  
Forbes’s PloverCharadrius forbesiNEVSLC         X X  
White-fronted PloverCharadrius marginatusYEVSLC              
Lesser Sand PloverCharadrius mongolusNEVSLC           X  
Caspian PloverCharadrius asiaticusYFCPAMLC           X  
                    
Painted SnipeRostratulidae                  
Greater Painted Snipe Rostratula benghalensisYUCVSLC         X X  
                    
JacanasJacanidae                 
Lesser JacanaMicroparra capensisYVUCNBR/VSLC         O X  
African JacanaActophilornis africanusYCBRLC         XXXX 
                    
Whimbrel, Curlew, Godwit, Turnstone, Sandpiper, Knot, Stint, Snipe, Ruff, Redshank and GreenshankScolopacidae                  
Whimbrel Numenius capensisYEPAMLC              
Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquata NEPAMNT           X  
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNEPAMNT              
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNEPAMLC           X  
Broad-billed SandpiperLimicola falcinellusNEPAMLC           X  
RuffPhilomachus pugnaxYVCPAMLC  X      X X  
SanderlingCalidris albaYEPAM/ILC           X  
Red Knot Calidris canutusNEPAMLC              
Little StintCalidris albaYCPAMLC  X      X X  
Temminck’s StintCalidris temminckiiYEPAM/ILC           X  
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaYUCPAMLC  X        X  
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosYCPAMLC XXXXX  XXXXXX
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusYEPAM/ILC           X  
Common Redshank Tringa totanusNEPAM/ILC           X  
Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilisYCPAMLC  X      X X  
Common Greenshank Tringa nebulariaYCPAMLC  X      X X  
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusYCPAMLC XX  X  XX X  
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaYCPAMLC XX  X  XX XX 
Terek SandpiperXenus cinereusNEPAMLC           X  
African SnipeGallinago nigripennisYVUCBRLC X   X  X  X  
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoYCPAMLC  XX X  XX X  
Great SnipeGallinago media YCPAMNT  X      X X  
                    
Coursers and PratincolesGlarolidae                  
Temminck’s CourserCursorius temminckiiYCB/VSLC         X X  
Bronze-winged CourserRhinoptilus chalcopterusYCB/VSLC         X X  
Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincolaYCVSLC           X  
Black-winged PratincoleGlareola nordmanniYEPAM/INT           X  
Rock PratincoleGlareola nuchalisNEILC              
Grey PratincoleGlareola cinereaNEVSLC              
                    
Skimmer, Gulls and TernsLaridae                  
African Skimmer Rynchops flavirostrisYVUCVS/INT         X X  
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundasYEPAM/ILC              
Grey-headed GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalusYFCVSLC  X      X X  
Lesser Black-Backed GullLarus fuscusYEPAMLC           X  
Gull-billed Terngelochelidon niloticaYS/EPAMLC           X  
Caspian TernHydroprogne caspiaNEVS/ILC           X  
Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensisNEVS/ILC           X  
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybridaNEVS/ILC           X X
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusYVCPAMLC         X X X
Black Tern Chlidonias nigerNEPAMLC              
                    
Pigeons and DovesColumbidae                  
Speckled PigeonColumba guineaYCBRLC  X        XX 
Afep Pigeon Columba unicinctaYEVSLC     X        
African Olive Pigeon Columba arquatrixYCBRLC X XXX        
Lemon DoveColumba larvataYFCBRLC   X X        
Dusky Turtle DoveStreptopelia lugensYCBRLC X XXX        
Mourning Collared DoveStreptopelia decipiensYUCBRLC         X X  
Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquataYVCBRLC XXXXXXXXXXXXX
Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicolaYVCBRLC         XXX X
Laughing DoveSplilopelia senegalensisYVCBRLC        XX X  
Blue-spotted Wood DoveTurtur AferYCBRLC XXXXXXXXXXX X
Emerald-spotted Wood DoveTurtur chalcospilosYCBRLC         XNX  
Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistria YCBRLC X XXXXXXXXXX 
Namaqua DoveOena capensisYEVS/ILC         X X  
African Green Pigeon Treron calvusYCBRLC XXXXXXXXXXXX 
                    
Turacos, Plantain-eater, Go-away birdsMusophagidae                  
Great Blue TuracoCorythaeola cristataYCBRLC   XXXX    X  
Bare-faced Go-away BirdCorythaixoides personatusYCBRLC         X X  
Eastern Grey Plantain-eater Crinifer zonurusYCBRLC         X XX 
Ruwenzori TuracoGallirex johnstoniYCBRLCA X XXX       
Purple-crested Turaco Gallirex porphyreolophusYUCBRLC         XXX  
Ross’s Turaco Musophaga rossaeYCBRLC     XXX XXXX 
Black-billed Turaco Tauraco schuettiYCBRLC   XXXX       
                    
Coucals, Malkoha and CuckoosCuculidae                  
Blue-headed CoucalCentropus monachusYCBRLC   XXXX XXXXX 
White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosusYCBRLC     X   XXXX 
Black CoucalCentropus grilliiYFCB/VSLC         X X  
Blue Malkoha Ceuthmochares aereusYCBRLC   X XX  XXO  
Great Spotted CuckooClamator glandariusYEVS/ILC           X  
Levaillant’s CuckooClamator levaillantiiYCIAM/BLC XXXXX  XXXX  
Jacobin CuckooClamator jacobinusYUCIAMLC          XX  
Thick-billed CuckooPachycoccyx audebertiYEVS/ILC           X  
Diederik CuckooChrysococcyx capriusYCIAM/BLC XXXXX  XXXX  
Klaas’s Cuckoo Chrysococcyx KlaasYCBR/VSLC    XXXXXXXXX 
African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreusYFCNBR/VSLC   XXXX  OXO  
Barred Long-tailed CuckooCercococcyx montanusYCBRLC O XXX     O  
Black CuckooCuculus clamososYFCIAM/BLC   XXXXX XNX  
Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitariusYCIAM/BLC XXXXXXXXXXXX 
Madagascar CuckooCuculus rochiiYSIAMLC   X       X  
African CuckooCuculus gularis YVUCIAMLC         X X  
Common CuckooCuculus canorusYCPAMLC XXXXXXXXXXXX 
                    
Barn Owl, Bay OwlTytonidae                  
Western Barn Owl Tyto albaYCBRLC XX  X   XNXX 
African Grass OwlTyto capensisYUCBRLC   X X  X     
Congo Bay OwlPhodilus prigogineiN??ENA    ?        
                    
Owls Strigidae                  
African Scops Owl Otus senegalensisYCBRLC         X X  
Southern White-faced Owl Ptilopsis grantiYUCBR?           X  
Spotted Eagle-OwlBubo africanusYCBRLC     X   X XXX
Fraser’s Eagle-OwlBubo poensisYUCBRLC     X        
Verreaux’s Eagle-OwlBubo lacteusYUCBRLC     X   X X  
Pel’s Fishing OwlScotopelia peliYVUCNBRLC           X  
African Wood Owl Strix woodfordiiYCBRLC X XXXXX XXX  
Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatumYCBRLC         X X  
Red-chested OwletGlaucidium tephronotumYFCBRLC   X X        
African Barred OwletGlaucidium capenseNE VSLC           X  
Albertine OwletGlaucidium albertinumYVUCNBRVUA    X        
Abyssinian OwlAsio abyssinicusYEVSLC X            
Marsh OwlAsio capensisYCNBRLC         X X  
Chestnut Owlet (ON ABC LIST)Glaucidium castanetumY  LC              
                    
NightjarsCaprimulgidae                  
European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeusYEPAMLC           X  
Black-shouldered NightjarCaprimulgus nigriscapularisYVUCNBRLC           O  
Fiery-necked NightjarCaprimulgus pectoralisNVUCNBRLC     X        
Ruwenzori NightjarCaprimulgus ruwenzoriiYCBRLCAX XXX        
Swamp NightjarCaprimulgus natalensisYCBRLC         X X  
Freckled NightjarCaprimulgus tristigmaYUCBRLC           X  
Slender-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus clarusNVUCNBRLC           X  
Square-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus fossiiYCVS/BLC   XXX XXX X  
Pennant-winged NightjarMacrodipteryx vexillariusYFCIAMLC   X X   X XX 
                    
Swifts and SpinetailsApodidae                  
Scarce Swift Schoutedenapus myoptilusYVCNBRLC X XXX        
Mottled Spinetail Telacanthura ussheriNVUCNBRLC     ?        
African Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvusYCBRLC           X?X
Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melbaYUCNBRLC X         X  
Mottled Swift Tachymarptis aequatorialisYUCNBRLC X         X  
Common Swift Apus apusYVCPAMLC XXXXXXXXXXXX 
African Black Swift Apus barbatusYUCBRLC       X   X X
Little Swift Apus affinisYVCBRLC XXX X   X XXX
Horus Swift Apus horusYVSCBRLC     X     O  
White-rumped Swift Apus cafferYCBRLC XXXXX  XXXXX 
                    
MousebirdsColiidae                  
Speckled MousebirdColius striatus YVCBRLC XXXXXXXXXXXXX
Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourusYCBRLC         X X  
                    
TrogonsTrogonidae                  
Narina TrogonApaloderma narinaYFCBRLC X XXXXX XNXX 
Bar-tailled Trogon Apaloderma vittatumYUCBRLC   XXXX       
                    
RollersCoraciidae                  
Purple RollerCoracias naeviusNEVSLC         X O  
Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatusYCBRLC XXX X   X X  
European RollerCoracias garrulusNCPAMNT        XX XX 
Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurusYEIAM/BLC        XX X X
                    
Kingfishers Alcedinidae                  
African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina pictaYUCBRLC XXX X   XXXXX
Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatusYCBRLC  X      XXXXX
Shining-blue Kingfisher Alcedo quadribrachysYEIREIRLC     X     O  
Half-collared KingfisherAlcedo semitorquataNEVSLC           O  
Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maximaYSBRLC         X XX 
Pied KingfisherCeryle rudisYVCBRLC  X      XXXXX
Grey-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephalaYCIAMLC         X X X
Brown-hooded KingfisherHalcyon albiventrisNEVSLC           O  
Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicutiYCBRLC           X  
Blue-breasted KingfisherHalcyon malimbicaNEVSLC           X  
Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensisYCBRLC X   X   XXXXX
                    
Bee-eaters Meropidae                  
Swallow-tailed Bee-eaterMerops hirundineusNEIAMLC              
Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillusYCBRLC         X XXX
Blue-breasted Bee-eaterMerops variegatusYVSCVS/BRLC         X XX 
Cinnammon-chested Bee-eaterMerops oreobatesYCBRLC XXXXXXXXX XXX
White-fronted Bee-eaterMerops bullockoidesYVUCBRLC              
White-throated Bee-eaterMerops albicollisYUCIAM/BLC           X  
Blue-cheeked Bee-eaterMerops persicusYVCPAMLC         X X  
Olive Bee-eaterMerops superciliosusYUCIAMLC           X  
European Bee-eaterMerops apiasterYVCPAMLC XXXXXXXXXXXXX
Southern Carmine Bee-eaterMerops hirundineusYCIAMLC           X  
                    
Hoopoes Upupidae                  
Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epopsYEPAMLC           O  
African HoopoeUpupa africanaNCBRLC         X X  
                    
Wood Hoopoes and ScimitarbillsPhoeniculidae                  
Forest Wood Hoopoe Phoeniculus castaneicepsYVUCNBRLC     X        
White-headed Wood HoopoePhoeniculus bolleiYCBRLC O XXXX       
Green Wood HoopoePhoeniculus purpureusYCBRLC     X   X X  
Common Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus cyanomelasYCBRLC         X XX 
                    
HornbillsBucerotidae                  
Crowned HornbillTockus alboterminatusYCBRLC X XXXXX X X  
African Grey HornbillTockus nasutusYCBRLC         X X  
Black-and-white-casqued HornbillBycanistes subcylindricus YCNBRLC   O X        
                    
Ground-HornbillBucorvidae                  
Southern Ground-HornbillBucorvus leadbeateriYUCVS/IVU           X  
                    
Barbets and TinkerbirdsLybiidae                  
Grey-throated BarbetGymnobucco bonaparteiYFCBRLC     XX       
Western TinkerbirdPogoniulus coryphaeaYUCNBRLC X XXXX       
Yellow-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus bilineatusYCBRLC O XXXXX XXX  
Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconusYFCBRLC         X X  
Spot-flanked BarbetTricholaema lacrymosaYCBRLC         XXXXX
White-headed BarbetLybius leucocephalusNEVSLC           ?  
Red-faced BarbetLybius rubrifaciesYCBRNTV        X X  
Black-collared BarbetLybius torquatus YFCBRLC         X X  
Double-toothed BarbetLybius bidentatusYFCBRLC         X XXX
Yellow-billed Barbet Trachyphonus purpuratusYVUCNBRLC     X        
Crested BarbetTrachyphonus vaillantiiYUCBRLC          XXX 
                    
Honeyguides Indicatoridae                  
Green-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus zambesiaeNEVSLC     X        
Brown-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus regulusYUCNBRLC         X XX 
Dwarf HoneyguideIndicator pumilioYVUCNBRNTA  X X        
Willcock’s HoneyguideIndicator willcocksiYVUCNBRLC   X X        
Least Honeyguide Indicator exilisYUCNBRLC     X        
Lesser Honeyguide Indicator minorYFCBRLC   X X   XNXX 
Scaly-throated HoneyguideIndicator variegatus YFCBRLC     X   XNX  
Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicatorYCBRLC     X   X XX 
                    
Wrynecks and WoodpeckersPicidae                  
Red-throated WryneckJynx ruficollisYUCNBRLC           X  
Bennett’s WoodpeckerCampethera bennettiiYCBRLC         X X  
Golden-tailed WoodpeckerCampethera abingoniYFCBRLC         X XX 
Green-backed WoodpeckerCampethera cailliautiiYFCBRLC         XNX  
Tullberg’s WoodpeckerCampethera tullbergiYFCBRLC X XXX        
Buff-spotted WoodpeckerCampethera nivosaYVUCNBRLC     X     O  
Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescensYCBRLC X XXXXXXXXXXX
Speckle-breasted WoodpeckerDendropicos poecilolaemusYVUCNBRLC           O  
Bearded WoodpeckerDendropicos namaquusYUCBRLC         XNX  
Elliot’s WoodpeckerDendropicos elliotiiYFCBRLC     X        
African Grey WoodpeckerDendropicos goertaeYFCBRLC         XNXX 
Olive WoodpeckerDendropicos griseocephalusYFCBRLC X XXXX      X
                    
Falcons, Hobbys, Kestrels Falconidae                  
Pygmy Falcon Polihierax semitorquatusNEVSLC           O  
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanniYFCPAM/WILC   X    XX X  
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculusYCBRLC XXX X  XX XXX
Grey Kestrel Falco ardosiaceusYCBRLC         XNX X
Red-necked Falcon Falco chicquera YFCBRLC   X       XX 
Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusYEPAMNT           X  
Amur Falcon Falco amurensisYEPAMLC           X  
Eleonora’s Falcon Falco eleonoraeNEPAMLC           X  
Sooty Falcon Falco concolorYEPAMNT           X  
Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteoYCPAMLC XXXXXXXXXXX  
African HobbyFalco cuvieriiYFCBRLC         X XX 
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus YFCBRLC XXX X   X X  
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinusYUCBRLC     X   X XX 
                    
Lovebirds and parrotsPsittacidae                  
Red-headed LovebirdAgapornis pullariusYVUCBRLC         X O  
Fischer’s LovebirdAgapornis fischeriNEVSLC           O  
Grey ParrotPsittacus erithacusYSBRLC     X       X
Cape ParrotPoicephalus robustusYUCNBRLC X X X        
Meyer’s Parrot Poicephalus meyeriYCBRLC         XXX  
                    
BroadbillCalyptomenidae                   
African BroadbillSmithornis capensisYUCNBRLC     X   O X  
                    
PittaPittidae                  
African PittaPitta angolensisYUCIAMLC           X  
                    
Batises and Wattle-eyesPlatysteiridae                  
Ruwenzori Batis Batis diopsYCBRLCAX XXXXX      
Chinspot BatisBatis molitorYCBRLC X XXXXXXXXXXX
Brown-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira cyaneaYFCBRLC   X XX  XXXXX
Black-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira peltataYVUCNBRLC     X        
Yellow-bellied Wattle-eyePlatysteira concretaYUCNBRLC     X        
Western Black-headed Batis (ON ABC LIST)Batis erlangeriYLC                
                    
HelmetshrikesPrionopidae                  
White-crested HelmetshrikePrionops plumatusYCBRLC         X X  
Rufous-bellied HelmetshrikePrionops rufiventrisNEVS?              
                    
Bushshrikes, Tchagras, Puffbacks, Boubous, Gonoleks and BrubruMalaconotidae                  
Grey-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchotiYUCBRLC         XXXX 
Lagden’s BushshrikeMalaconotus lagdeniYUCNBRNT X XXX        
Many-coloured BushshrikeChlorophoneus multicolorYFCBRLC     XX       
Bocage’s BushshrikeChlorophoneus bocageiNEVSLC              
Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeChlorophoneus sulfureopectusYCBRLC         XNXX 
Doherty’s BushshrikeTelophorus dohertyiYCBRLC X XXXX       
Marsh TchagraBocagia minutaYCNBRLC        XXXX  
Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australisYCBRLC XXXXXXXXXXX  
Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegalusYCBRLC         X X  
Pink-footed PuffbackDryoscopus angolensisYCNBRLC     X        
Red-eyed PuffbackDryoscopus senegalensisYVUC/EIREIR/NBRLC     X        
Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cublaYCBRLC         X X  
Northern Puffback Dryoscopus gambensisYCBRLC O XXXX     X 
Mountain Sooty BoubouLaniarius poensisYCBRLC X XXX        
Willard’s Sooty BoubouLaniarius willardiN???A    ?        
Slate-coloured BoubouLaniarius funebrisYCBRLC           X  
Lühder’s BushshrikeLaniarius luehderiYCBRLC     XX  XXO  
Tropical Boubou Laniarius majorYCBRLC   XXXXX XXXXX
Papyrus GonolekLaniarius mufumbiriYCBRNTV        X XX 
Black-headed GonolekLaniarius erythrogasterYCBRLC         XXXX 
BrubruNilus aferYCBRLC         X X  
                    
CuckooshrikesCamephagidae                  
Grey CuckooshrikeCoracina caesiaYCBRLC X XXX        
White-breasted CuckooshrikeCoracina pectoralisNVUCVS/ILC           X  
Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flavaYCVSLC XXXXXXXXXXXX 
Red-shouldered CuckooshrikeCampephaga phoeniceaNEVSLC           X  
Petit’s CuckooshrikeCampephaga petitiNVUCBRLC     X        
                    
Shrikes and FiscalsLaniidae                  
Souza’s ShrikeLanius souzaeYUCBRLC           X  
Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurioYCPAMLC XXX X  XX XX 
Red-tailed ShrikeLanius phoenicuroidesNEPAMLC           X  
MacKinnon’s ShrikeLanius MackinnoniYCBRLC XXXXXXXXXXOX 
Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minorYCPAMLC         X X X
Grey-Backed Fiscal Lanius excubitoroidesYVCBRLC         XXXXX
Northern Fiscal Lanius humeralisYCBRLC  XX    XXXXXX
Isabelline Shrike (ON ABC LIST)Lanius isabelinusY  LC              
                    
OriolesOriolidae                 
Euraisan Golden OrioleOriolus oriolusYUCPAMLC X   X   X X  
African Golden OrioleOriolus auratusYFCIAMLC X X X   X X  
Mountain OrioleOriolus percivaliYC BRLC XXXXXXX      
Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatusYCBRLC         X X  
                    
DrongosDicuridae                 
Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisYCBRLC         X XX 
Velvet-mantled DrongoDicrurus modestusNFCNBR?     XX       
                    
Paradise and Mantled FlycatchersMonarchidae                  
Blue-mantled Crested FlycatcherTrochocercus cyanomelasYFCBRLC     XX  X?X  
African Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridisYCBRLC XXXXXXXXXXXXX
                    
Crows and RavensCorvidae                 
Pied CrowCorvus albusYVCBRLC XXXXX  XX XXX
White-necked RavenCorvus albicollisYCBRLC XXXXX        
                    
HyliotasHyliotidae                 
Yellow-bellied HyliotaHyliota flavigasterYVUCBR/VSLC              
Violet-backed HyliotaHyliota violaceaYFCBRLC     X        
                    
Blue and Crested FlycatchersStenostiridae                 
White-tailed Blue FlycatcherElminia albicaudaYCBRLC X XXX X  X  X
White-bellied Crested FlycatcherElminia albiventrisYFCBRLC   O X        
White-tailed Crested FlycatcherElminia albonotataYFCNBR  X XXX        
                    
TitsParidae                  
White-winged Black TitMelaniparus leucomelasYCBRLC     X   X X  
Dusky TitMelaniparus funereusYFCBRLC     X        
Stripe-breasted TitMelaniparus fasciiventerYFCBRLCAX XXXX       
                    
Pendilune TitRemizidae                 
Grey Penduline TitAnthoscopus caroliYFCBRLC         X X  
                    
LarksAlaudidae                 
Rufous-naped LarkMirafra africanaYCBRLC   X   XXX X  
Flappet LarkMirafra rufocinnamomeaYCBRLC         X X  
Dusky LarkPinarocorys nigricansNEIAMLC           X  
Red-capped Lark Calandrella cinereaYCBRLC         X X  
                    
Bulbul, Greenbul and LeaflovePycnonotidae                 
Dark-capped BulbulPycnonotus tricolorYVCBRLC XXXXXXXXXXXXX
Kakamega GreenbulArizelocichla kakamegaeNUCBRLC     X        
Olive-breasted GreenbulArizelocichla kikuyuensisYCBRLC X XXX        
Slender-billed GreenbulStelgidillas gracilirostrisYFCBRLC   X XX  XXO  
Little GreenbulEurillas virensYEIREIRLC           O  
Plain GreenbulEurillas curvirostrisYUCBRLC      X       
Yellow-whiskered GreenbulEurillas latirostrisYCBRLC X XXXXX XXX  
Yellow-throated LeafloveAtimastillas flavicollisYFCBRLC   XXXXX XXXXX
Red-tailed LeaflovePhyllastrephus scandensYEIREIRLC           O  
Cabanis’s GreenbulPhyllastrephus cabanisiYCBRLC   XXXXX X X  
Yellow-streaked GreenbulPhyllastrephus flavostriatusYCBRLC   XXX        
Black-collared GreenbulNeolestes torquatusNEIREIRLC              
                    
Saw-wings, Martins and SwallowsHirundinidae                 
White-headed Saw-wingPsalidoprocne albicepsYCBRLC   X X  XXXX  
Black Saw-wingPsalidoprocne pristopteraYVCBRLC XXXXXX      X
Grey-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopygaYCVS/BLC         X X  
Brown-throated MartinRiparia paludicolaYFCBRLC XXX X        
Sand Martin Riparia ripariaYCPAMLC XXXXX XXXXX  
Banded MartinRiparia cinctaYCBR/VSLC         X X  
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaYVCPAMLC XXXXXXXXXXXX 
Angola Swallow Hirundo angolensisYCBRLC  XX XX XXXX X
Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo SmithiiYFCBRLC         X XXX
Blue SwallowHirundo atrocaeruleaNEIAMVU              
Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne fuligulaYFCBRLC X         XXX
Common House MartinDelichon urbicumYFCPAMLC X XXX     X  
Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaYCBRLC XXX X  XXXXXX
Red-breasted Swallow Cecropis semirufaNEVSLC              
Mosque Swallow Cecropis senegalensisYFCVS/BLC           X X
Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis dauricaYCBRLC     X  XX XXX
                    
Warblers, Crombecs, Chiffchaff, Cisticolas, Prinia, Apalis, Camaroptera, Wren-warbler, Eremomelas, Blackcap, Whitethroat and Hill Babbler                   
 Macrosphenidae                 
Grauer’s WarblerGraueria vittataYFCNBRLCA    X        
Moustached Grass WarblerMelocichla mentalisYCBRLC         X X  
Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytiiYCBRLC         X X  
White-browed Crombec Sylvietta leucophrysYCBRLC X XXXXX      
                    
 Cettiidae                 
Neumann’s Warbler Hemitesia neumanniYCBRLCA  X X        
                    
 Phylloscopidae                 
Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilusYVCPAMLC XXXXXXXXXXXXX
Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaYEPAMLC X            
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrixEVSLC     X   X X  
Red-faced Woodland WarblerSeicercus laetusYCBRLCAX XXX        
Brown Woodland WarblerSeicercus umbrovirensYCBRLC X X X        
                    
 Acrocephalidae                 
Papyrus Yellow WarblerCalamonastides gracilirostrisYSNBRVUV       XX    
Dark-capped Yellow WarblerIduna natalensisYUCBRLC   X X   XX   
Eastern Olivaceous WarblerIduna pallidaYUCPAMLC           X  
Mountain Yellow WarblerIduna similisYCBRLC XXXXX        
Icterine WarblerHippolais icterinaYFCPAMLC           X  
Sedge WarblerCalamodus schoenobaenusYCPAMLC XXX X  XX XXX
African Reed WarblerNotiocichla baeticatayEPAMLC         X X X
Marsh Warbler Notiocichla palustrisYFCIAMLC           O X
Eurasian Reed WarblerNotiocichla scirpaceaYVCPAMLC XXX X  XX XXX
Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceusYEPAMLC              
Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostrisYUCBRLC         X X  
Greater Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus rufescensYCBRLC        XX X  
                    
 Locustellidae                 
Broad-tailed Warbler Schoenicola brevirostrisYCBRLC         X X  
Little Rush WarblerBradypterus baboecalaYCBRLC   X X  XXXXX 
Grauer’s Swamp Warbler Bradypterus graueriYCBRENAX   X  X     
White-winged Swamp WarblerBradypterus carpalisYCBRLCV       XX XX 
Evergreen Forest WarblerBradypterus lopeziYUCNBRLC X X X        
Cinnamon Bracken WarblerBradypterus cinnamomeusYCBRLC X XXX        
                    
 Cisticolidae                 
Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythropsYCBRLC         XXXXX
Singing CisticolaCisticola cantansYUCBRLC           O  
Trilling CisticolaCisticola woosnamiYVCBRLC         X XX 
Chubb’s CisticolaCisticola chubbiYCBRLC XXXXXXXXXXOXX
Rock-loving CisticolaCisticola eminiYVUCBRLC           X  
Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatusYCBRLC         XXXX 
Carruthers’s CisticolaCisticola carruthersiYCBRLCV       XX X  
Stout CisticolaCisticola robustusYVCBRLC         X X  
Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensisYCBRLC         X X  
Short-winged CisticolaCisticola brachypterusYCBRLC     X   X X  
Long-tailed CisticolaCisticola angusticaudaYCBRLC           X  
Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidisYVCBRLC         X X  
Wing-snapping CisticolaCisticola ayresiiYCBRLC   XXX  XX X  
Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflavaYCBRLC   X X  XX XXX
Banded PriniaPrinia bairdiiYCBRLC X XXX        
White-chinned PriniaSchistolais leucopogonYFCBRLC   X XXX XXXX 
Ruwenzori ApalisOreolais ruwenzoriiYCBRLCAX XXXXX      
Buff-bellied WarblerPhyllolais pulchellaYCBRLC         X X  
Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavidaYCBRLC         X XX 
Mountain Masked ApalisApalis personataYCBRLCAX XXXXX      
Black-throated ApalisApalis jacksoniYCBRLC     X   X X  
Chestnut-throated ApalisApalis porphyrolaemaYVCBRLC     X   X X  
Kungwe ApalisApalis argenteaNCNBR?A    XX       
Grey ApalisApalis cinereaYCBRLC   X XXX XXX  
Grey-capped WarblerEminia lepidaYCBRLC   X XX  XXXXX
Grey-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brevicaudataNVCBRLC X XXXXX  XXXX
Olive-Green CamaropteraCamaroptera chloronotaYEIREIRLC           O  
Miombo Wren-warblerCalamonastes undosusYCBRLC         X X  
Black-faced Rufous WarblerBathmocercus rufusYFCBRLC     X        
Green-backed EremomelaEremomela canescensNEVSLC           X  
Green-capped EremomelaEremomela scotopsYCBRLC         XXX  
Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialisYUCNBRLC           X  
Green-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brachyuraY                 
                    
 Sylviidae                 
Eurasian BlackcapSylvia atricapillaNUCPAMLC              
Garden WarblerSylvia borinYCPAM/WLC   X XXX   XX 
Common WhitethroatSylvia communis NEPAMLC              
Ruwenzori Hill BabblerPseudoalcippe atricepsNCBR? X XXXXX      
African Hill Babbler (ON ABC LIST)Pseudoalcippe abyssinicaY  LC              
                    
White-eyeZosteropidae                 
African Yellow White-eyeZosterops SenegalensisYVCBRLC X XXXXXXXXOXX
                    
IlladopsisPellorneidae                 
Brown IlladopsisIlladopsis fulvescensNVUCNBRLC     X        
Mountain IlladopsisIlladopsis pyrrhopteraYCBRLC O XXXXX  XO  
                    
BabblersLeicothrichidae                 
Red-collared BabblerKupeornis rufocinctusYFCBRNTA    X        
Black-lored BabblerTurdoides sharpeiYCBRLC         XXXX 
Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineiiYCBRLC         XXXXX
Hartlaub’s BabblerTurdoides hartlaubiiYVUCBRLC              
CreeperCerthiidae                 
Spotted CreeperSalpornis salvadoriNEVSLC           X  
                    
OxpeckerBuphagidae                 
Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanusYCBRLC OOO    OO X  
Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorhynchusYCBRLC           X  
                    
Starlings Sturnidae                 
Wattled StarlingCreatophora cinereaYVCVS/BLC         X X  
Rüppell’s Starling Lamprotornis purpuropterusYVCBRLC         XXXX 
Splendid StarlingLamprotornis splendidusY?VS/BLC         X X  
Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeusYVCBRLC         XXX  
Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogasterYVCVS/BLC         XXXXX
Slender-billed Starling Onychognathus tenuirostrisYUCBRLC X XXX XX     
Waller’s StarlingOnychognathus walleriYVCBRLC   XXX X      
Stuhlmann’s Starling Poeoptera stuhlmanniYFCBRLC   XXXX       
Sharpe’s Starling Poeoptera sharpiiYFCVS/BLC   XXXXX      
                    
ThrushesTurdidae                 
White-tailed Rufous Thrush Neocossyphus poensisNUCBRLC     XX       
Kivu Ground Thrush Geokichla tanganjicaeNUCBR?AX XXXX       
African Thrush Turdus peliosYCBRLC     XXXXXXXX?
Abyssinian Thrush Turdus abyssinicusYCBRLC X XXX       X
Abyssinian Ground Thrush (ON ABC LIST)Zoothera piaggiaeY  LC              
Olive Thrush  (ON ABC LIST)Turdus olivaceus Y  LC              
                    
Scrub Robins, Flycatchers, Robin-chats, Robins, Alethes, Rock Thrushes, Akalat, Redstart, Whinchat, Stonechat, Chats, WheatearsMuscicapidae                  
Brown-backed Scrub RobinCercotrichas hartlaubiYUCBRLC     X   XNX  
White-browed Scrub RobinCercotrichas leucophrysYCBRLC         XXXX 
White-eyed Slaty FlycatcherMelaenornis fischeriYCBRLC XXXXXXXXXX XX
Yellow-eyed Black FlycatcherMelaenornis ardesiacusYCBRLCA    X        
Southern Black FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelainaYUCBRLC         XXXX 
Pale FlycatcherBradornis pallidusYCBRLC         X X  
Grey-tit FlycatcherFraseria plumbeaYUCBRLC     X   X X  
Ashy FlycatcherFraseria caerulescensYFCBRLC     X   X X  
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striataYCPAMLC XXXXXXXXXXXX 
Swamp FlycatcherMuscicapa aquaticaYCBRLC         XXXXX
Cassin’s FlycatcherMuscicapa cassiniNVUCBRLC     X        
African Dusky FlycatcherMelaenornis adustaYCBRLC XXXXXXXXX XXX
Cape Robin-ChatDessonornis caffraYCBRLC X XXX       X
Archer’s Ground RobinDessonornis archeriYCBRLCAX XXX        
White-starred RobinPogonocichla stellataYCBRLC X XXX        
White-bellied Robin-ChatCossyphicula robertiYFCBRLC     X        
Red-throated AlethePseudalethe poliophrysYCBRLCA  XXXX       
Brown-chested AlethePseudalethe poliocephalaYVUCBRLC     XX       
White Browed Robin-ChatCossypha heugliniYVCBRLC X XXXXXXXXXXX
Blue-shouldered Robin-ChatCossypha cyanocampterNVUCNBRLC           X  
Red-capped Robin-ChatCossypha natalensisYCVS/BLC     X   XXXXX
Snowy-crowned Robin-ChatCossypha niveicapillaYFCBRLC     XXX XXXX 
Eastern Forest RobinStiphrornis xanthogasterYVUCNBR?     X        
Collared Palm Thrush Cichladusa arquata NEVSLC              
Equatorial AkalatSheppardia aequatorialisYCBRLC   XXXXX      
Grey-winged Robin-ChatSheppardia poliopteraYVUCBRLC         XXO  
Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollisYEPAMLC         X X  
Semicollared FlycatcherFicedula semitorquataNCPAMNT         X X  
Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus EPAMLC           X  
Miombo Rock ThrushMonticola angolensisYSBRLC              
Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilisEPAMLC           O  
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraYC/VCPAMLC        XX X  
African StonechatSaxicola torquatusYCBRLC XXXXXX XXXOXX
Mocking Cliff Chat Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventrisYUCBRLC           X  
Sooty Chat Myrmecocichla nigraYVCBRLC         X X  
Ruaha ChatMyrmecocichla collarisYCBRLC     X   X XXX
Northern WheatearOenanthe oenantheYCPAMLC         X XX 
Isabelline WheatearOenanthe isabellina NEPAMLC           X  
Familiar ChatOenanthe familiarisYFCBRLC           X X
                    
KakamegaPromeropidae                 
Grey-chested KakamegaKakamega poliothoraxYFCBRLC   XXX        
                    
SunbirdsNectariniidae                 
Western Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes longuemareiNEBRLC              
Little Green SunbirdAnthreptes seimundiYVUCNBRLC     X        
Collared SunbirdHedydipna collarisYCBRLC O XXXXX XXXXX
Green-headed SunbirdCyanomitra verticalisYCBRLC X XXXXXXXXXXX
Blue-throated Brown SunbirdCyanomitra cyanolaemaYVUCBRLC     X        
Blue-headed SunbirdCyanomitra alinaeYCBRLCAX XXX        
Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivaceaNFCBRLC     XX  X O  
Green-throated SunbirdChalcomitra rubescensYEVSLC           X  
Amethyst SunbirdChalcomitra amethystinaNVUCVS/NBRLC              
Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensisYCBRLC XXXXXXXXXXXXX
Bronzy SunbirdNectarinia kilimensisYCBRLC XXXXXXXXXXOXX
Purple-breasted SunbirdNectarinia purpureiventrisYCBRLCA  XXX        
Malachite SunbirdNectarinia famosaYCBRLC X XXX        
Scarlet-tufted SunbirdNectarinia johnstoniYFCNBRLC X            
Olive-bellied SunbirdCinnyris chloropygiusYCBRLC          XXXX
Ruwenzori Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris stuhlmanniYCBRLCAX XXX        
Northern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris reichenowiYCBRLC XXXXXXX      
Regal SunbirdCinnyris regiusYCBRLCAX XXX        
Rockefeller’s SunbirdCinnyris rockefelleriNVUCNBRVUA    X        
Beautiful SunbirdCinnyris pulchellusNEVSLC           X  
Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensisYVCBRLC         X XX 
Red-chested SunbirdCinnyris erythrocercusYCBRLC         XXXXX
Purple-banded SunbirdCinnyris bifasciatusYVUCRBLC         XXX  
Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustusYCBRLC X XXXXXXXXXXX
Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreusYCBRLC         X XX 
Eastern Violet-Backed Sunbird (ON ABC LIST)Anthreptes orientalisY  LC              
Western Olive Sunbird (ON ABC LIST)Cyanomitra obscura Y  LC              
                    
Weavers, Queleas, Bishops and WidowbirdsPloceidae                 
Red-billed Buffalo WeaverBubalornis nigerNEVSLC           X  
Thick-billed WeaverAmblyospiza albifronsYFCBR/VSLC         XXXXX
Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafechtYVCBRLC XXXXXXXXXXOXX
Slender-billed WeaverPloceus pelzelniYVCBRLC         XXXX 
Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularisYCBRLC        XXXXXX
Black-necked WeaverPloceus nigricollisYFCBRLC    XX  XXXXX 
Strange WeaverPloceus alienusYCBRLCAX XXX        
Black-billed WeaverPloceus melanogasterY?BRLC     XX   XO  
Holub’s Golden WeaverPloceus xanthopsYCBRLC        XXXXXX
Northern Brown-throated WeaverPloceus castanopsYCBRLCV        XXXX 
Lesser Masked WeaverPloceus intermediusYCBRLC         X X  
Village Weaver  Ploceus cucullatusYVCBRLC XXXXXX XXXXXX
Vieillot’s Black WeaverPloceus nigerrimusYVCBRLC X   X   XXXX 
Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalusYVCBRLC         XXXX 
Compact WeaverPloceus superciliosusYFCBR/VSLC         XXX  
Dark-backed WeaverPloceus bicolorYCBRLC     X        
Brown-capped WeaverPloceus insignisYFCBRLC   X X        
Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes melanotisYCBRLC         XXXX 
Cardinal QueleaQuelea cardinalisYVCVS/BLC          X   
Red-headed QueleaQuelea erythropsYUCVSLC              
Red-billed QueleaQuelea queleaYVCVS/BLC X   X  XXXX  
Black-winged Red BishopEuplectes hordeaceusYVUCBRLC          N X 
Southern Red BishopEuplectes orixNCBRLC         XXXXX
Yellow BishopEuplectes capensisYCBR/VSLC XXXXX  XXX   
Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillarisYVCBR/VSLC        XXXXX 
White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatusYVCBR/VSLC         X X  
Red-collared WidowbirdEuplectes ardensYVCBR/VSLC     X  XX X X
                    
Mannikins, Waxbills, Quail-finch, Cordon-bleu, Bluebill, Twinspots, Pytilias, Firefinches, Oliveback, CrimsonwingsEstrildidae                  
Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullataYVCBRLC XXXXXXXXXXXXX
Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolorYCBRLC XXXX    XN XX
Orange-breasted Waxbill Amandava subflavaYUCBR/VSLC           X  
Black-chinned QuailfinchOrtygospiza gabonensisYCBR/VSLC     X   X X  
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleuUraeginthus bengalusYCBRLC     XXXXXXXXX
Red-headed BluebillSpermophaga ruficapillaYUCBRLC     X    N   
Dusky TwinspotEuschistospiza cinereovinaceaYFCNBRLC X XXX        
Red-throated TwinspotHypargos niveoguttatusYVUCBRLC          XX  
Orange-winged PytiliaPytilia afraYUCBR/VSLC              
Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melbaYCBRLC          XXX 
Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegalaYCBRLC XXXXXXX XXXXX
African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricataYUCBRLC     X    XOXX
Grey-headed NigritaNigrita canicapillusYCBRLC   XXXXX X O  
White-breasted NigritaNigrita fusconotusYCNBRLC     X        
Yellow-bellied WaxbillCoccopygia quartiniaYCBRLC XXXXXXXX  OXX
White-collared OlivebackNesocharis ansorgeiYUCBRLCV        X OX 
Green TwinspotMandingoa nitidulaYVUCNBRLC      X       
Dusky CrimsonwingCryptospiza jacksoniYCBRLCAX XXX        
Red-faced CrimsonwingCryptospiza reichenoviiYUCBRLC X X X        
Abyssinian CrimsonwingCryptospiza salvadoriiYUCBRLC     X        
Shelley’s CrimsonwingCryptospiza shelleyiYUCBRVUAX XXX X      
Fawn-breasted WaxbillEstrilda paludicolaYCBRLC XXXXXXXXXNXXX
Orange-cheeked WaxbillEstrilda melpodaYVUCBRLC              
Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopygaYFCNBRLC           XX 
Common WaxbillEstrilda astrildYCBRLC XXXXXXXXXXXXX
Black-crowned WaxbillEstrilda nonnulaYCBRLC  XXXXXXXXNOXX
Kandt’s WaxbillEstrilda kandtiNCBRLC XXXXX        
Black-faced WaxbillEstrilda erythronotosYUCBRLC         X X  
Black-headed Waxbill (ON ABC LIST)Estrilda atricapillaY  LC              
                    
Indigobirds, Whydas and Cuckoo FinchViduidae                 
Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeataYCBR/VSLC         X XX 
Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macrouraYCBR/VSLC XXXXXXXXXXXXX
Broad-tailed Paradise WhydahVidua obtusaNUCVSLC              
Cuckoo-finchAnomalospiza imberbisYSVS/BLC         X X  
                    
SparrowsPasseridae                 
House SparrowPasser domesticusN?BRLC            XX
Northern Grey-headed SparrowPasser griseusYVCBRLC     X   X XXX
                    
Wagtails, Pipits and LongclawsMotacillidae                 
Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaYVCPAMLC XX  X  XX X X
Cape WagtailMotacilla capensisYCBRLC XXXXX   XXXXX
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaYUCPAMLC   X X        
Mountain WagtailMotacilla claraYUCNBRLC   XXX        
White WagtailMotacilla albaYEPAMLC           X  
African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimpYCBRLC XXXXXXXXXXXXX
Yellow-throated LongclawMacronyx croceusYCBRLC         X XX 
African (Grassland) PipitAnthus cinnamomeusYCBR? XXXXX X X XXX
Long-billed PipitAnthus similisNUCBRLC X         X  
Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrysYCBRLC         X X  
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisYCPAMLC XXXXX X X X  
Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinusYUCPAMLC           X  
Striped PipitAnthus lineiventrisYSBRLC           X  
Short-tailed PipitAnthus brachyurusNVUCNBRLC           X  
Woodland Pipit (ON ABC LIST) Anthus nyassaeY  ?              
                    
Oriole Finch, Canaries, Citril, Seed-eatersFringillidae                 
Oriole FinchLinurgus olivaceusYUCBRLC     X        
Thick-billed SeedeaterCrithagra burtoniYFCBRLC X XXXXX  XOXX
Streaky SeedeaterCrithagra striolataYCBRLC XXXXXXXXX  XX
Brimstone CanaryCrithagra sulphurataYCBRLC         XXXXX
Western CitrilDendrospiza frontalisYVCBR/VSLC XXXXXXXXXXOXX
Papyrus CanaryDendrospiza koliensisYFCBRLCV       XX    
Yellow-fronted CanaryOchrospiza mozambicaYCBRLC  X  X  XXXXXX
Black-throated Seed-eaterOchrospiza atrogularisYC/VCBR/VSLC     X   X X  
Yellow-crowned Canary Serinus flavivertexNCBRLC X XXX  X     
Cape Canary (ON ABC LIST)Serinus canicollisY                 
                    
Buntings Emberizidae                 
Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisiYCBRLC         X X  
Golden-breasted BuntingEmberiza flaviventrisYCBRLC     XX  XXXX 
Cabanis’s BuntingEmberiza cabanisiYUCNBRLC           X  

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