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This is a list of the bird species recorded in Uganda. The avifauna of Uganda included a total of 1088 confirmed species as of February 2023. Of them, one is endemic, and three have been introduced by humans. Three additional species are hypothetical as defined below and are not included in the counts. Unless otherwise noted, the list is that of Avibase.
This list's
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Order: GalliformesFamily: Numididae
Guineafowl are a group of African, seed-eating, ground-nesting birds that resemble partridges, but with featherless heads and spangled grey plumage.
* Helmeted guineafowl, ''Numida meleagris''
* Western crested guineafowl, ''Guttera verreauxi''
Order: GalliformesFamily:
Order: PhoenicopteriformesFamily: Phoenicopteridae
Flamingos are gregarious wading birds, usually tall, found in both the Western and Eastern Hemispheres. Flamingos filter-feed on shellfish and algae. Their oddly shaped beaks are specially adapted to separate mud and silt from the food they consume and, uniquely, are used upside-down.
* Greater flamingo, ''Phoenicopterus roseus''
* Lesser flamingo, ''Phoeniconaias minor''
Order: ColumbiformesFamily: Columbidae
Pigeons and doves are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a fleshy cere.
* Rock pigeon, ''Columba livia'' (I)
* Speckled pigeon, ''Columba guinea''
*
Order: OtidiformesFamily: Otididae
Bustards are large terrestrial birds mainly associated with dry open country and steppes in the Old World. They are omnivorous and nest on the ground. They walk steadily on strong legs and big toes, pecking for food as they go. They have long broad wings with "fingered" wingtips and striking patterns in flight. Many have interesting mating displays.
* Kori bustard, ''Ardeotis kori''
*
Order: MusophagiformesFamily: Musophagidae
The turacos, plantain-eaters, and go-away-birds make up the bird family Musophagidae. They are medium-sized arboreal birds. The turacos and plantain-eaters are brightly coloured, usually in blue, green, or purple. The go-away-birds are mostly grey and white.
* Great blue turaco, ''Corythaeola cristata''
* Black-billed turaco, ''Tauraco schuettii''
*
Order: CuculiformesFamily: Cuculidae
The family Cuculidae includes cuckoos, roadrunners, and
Order: CaprimulgiformesFamily: Apodidae
Swifts are small birds which spend the majority of their lives flying. These birds have very short legs and never settle voluntarily on the ground, perching instead only on vertical surfaces. Many swifts have long swept-back wings which resemble a crescent or boomerang.
* Mottled spinetail, ''Telacanthura ussheri''
*
Order:
Order:
Order:
Order: CharadriiformesFamily:
Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Laridae
Laridae is a family of medium to large seabirds, the gulls, terns, and
Order: CiconiiformesFamily: Ciconiidae
Storks are large, long-legged, long-necked, wading birds with long, stout bills. Storks are mute, but bill-clattering is an important mode of communication at the nest. Their nests can be large and may be reused for many years. Many species are migratory.
*
Order: SuliformesFamily: Phalacrocoracidae
Phalacrocoracidae is a family of medium to large coastal, fish-eating seabirds that includes cormorants and shags. Plumage colouration varies, with the majority having mainly dark plumage, some species being black-and-white, and a few being colourful.
*
Order: PelecaniformesFamily:
Order: PelecaniformesFamily:
Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Ardeidae
The family Ardeidae contains the bitterns,
Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Threskiornithidae
Threskiornithidae is a family of large terrestrial and wading birds which includes the ibises and
This is a list of the bird species recorded in Uganda. The avifauna of Uganda included a total of 1088 confirmed species as of February 2023. Of them, one is endemic, and three have been introduced by humans. Three additional species are hypothetical as defined below and are not included in the counts. Unless otherwise noted, the list is that of Avibase.
This list's taxonomic
Taxonomy is the practice and science of categorization or classification.
A taxonomy (or taxonomical classification) is a scheme of classification, especially a hierarchical classification, in which things are organized into groups or types. ...
treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (English and scientific names) are those of '' The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World'', 2022 edition.Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/updateindex/october-2022/ Retrieved November 1, 2022.
The following tags highlight several categories of occurrence other than regular migrants and residents.
* (A) Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Uganda (also called a vagrant)
* (E) Endemic - a species endemic to Uganda
* (I) Introduced - a species introduced to Uganda as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions
* (H) Hypothetical - a species possibly present but which has not been documented
Ostriches
Order: StruthioniformesFamily:Struthionidae
Struthionidae (; ) is a family of flightless birds, containing the extant ostriches and their extinct relatives. The two extant species of ostrich are the common ostrich and Somali ostrich, both in the genus ''Struthio'', which also contains seve ...
Ostriches are flightless birds native to Africa, and the largest living species of bird. They are distinctive in appearance, with a long neck and legs and the ability to run at high speeds.
* Common ostrich, ''Struthio camelus''
Ducks, geese, and waterfowl
Order: Anseriformes
Anseriformes is an order of birds also known as waterfowl that comprises about 180 living species of birds in three families: Anhimidae (three species of screamers), Anseranatidae (the magpie goose), and Anatidae, the largest family, which in ...
Family: Anatidae
Anatidae includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swan
Swans are birds of the family (biology), family Anatidae within the genus ''Cygnus''. The swans' closest relatives include the goose, geese and ducks. Swans are grouped with the closely related geese in the subfamily Anserinae where they form t ...
s. These birds are adapted to an aquatic existence with webbed feet, flattened bills, and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to an oily coating.
* White-faced whistling-duck, ''Dendrocygna viduata''
* Fulvous whistling-duck, ''Dendrocygna bicolor''
*White-backed duck
The white-backed duck (''Thalassornis leuconotus'') is a waterbird of the family Anatidae. It is distinct from all other ducks, but most closely related to the whistling ducks in the subfamily Dendrocygninae, though also showing some similarities ...
, ''Thalassornis leuconotus''
* Knob-billed duck, ''Sarkidiornis melanotos''
* Hartlaub's duck, ''Pteronetta hartlaubii'' (A)
* Egyptian goose, ''Alopochen aegyptiacus''
* Spur-winged goose, ''Plectropterus gambensis''
* African pygmy-goose, ''Nettapus auritus''
* Garganey, ''Spatula querquedula''
*Blue-billed teal
The blue-billed teal, spotted teal or Hottentot teal (''Spatula hottentota'') is a species of dabbling duck of the genus ''Spatula''. It is migratory resident in eastern and southern Africa, from Sudan and Ethiopia west to Niger and Nigeria and ...
, ''Spatula hottentota''
* Northern shoveler, ''Spatula clypeata''
* Eurasian wigeon, ''Mareca penelope'' (A)
* African black duck, ''Anas sparsa''
* Yellow-billed duck, ''Anas undulata''
* Red-billed duck, ''Anas erythrorhyncha''
* Northern pintail, ''Anas acuta''
* Green-winged teal, ''Anas crecca''
* Southern pochard, ''Netta erythrophthalma''
* Common pochard, ''Aythya ferina''
* Ferruginous duck, ''Aythya nyroca'' (A)
* Tufted duck, ''Aythya fuligula''
* Maccoa duck, ''Oxyura maccoa'' (A)
Guineafowl
Order: GalliformesFamily: Numididae
Guineafowl are a group of African, seed-eating, ground-nesting birds that resemble partridges, but with featherless heads and spangled grey plumage.
* Helmeted guineafowl, ''Numida meleagris''
* Western crested guineafowl, ''Guttera verreauxi''
New World quail
Order: GalliformesFamily: Odontophoridae Despite their family's common name, these two species are native to Africa. *Stone partridge
The stone partridge (''Ptilopachus petrosus'') is a bird of the New World quail family. This largely brown bird, which commonly holds its tail raised, is found in scrubland and lightly wooded habitats, often near rocks, from Kenya and Ethiopia to ...
, ''Ptilopachus petrosus''
*Nahan's francolin
Nahan's partridge (''Ptilopachus nahani''), also known as the Nahan's francolin, is a bird traditionally placed in the family Phasianidae. As suggested by its alternative name, it was formerly believed to be a francolin and placed either in '' F ...
, ''Ptilopachus nahani''
Pheasants, grouse, and allies
Order: GalliformesFamily: Phasianidae
The Phasianidae are a family (biology), family of heavy, ground-living birds, which includes pheasants, partridges, junglefowl, chickens, Turkey bird, turkeys, Old World quail, and peafowl. The family includes many of the most popular Game (hunti ...
The Phasianidae are a family of terrestrial birds which consists of quails, snowcocks, francolins, spurfowls, tragopan
''Tragopan'' is a bird genus in the pheasant family Phasianidae. Member of the genus are commonly called "horned pheasants" because males have two brightly colored, fleshy horns on their head that can be erected during courtship displays. The ha ...
s, monals, pheasants, peafowls, and jungle fowls. In general, they are plump (although they vary in size) and have broad, relatively short wings.
* Latham's francolin, ''Peliperdix lathami''
* Crested francolin, ''Ortygornis sephaena''
* Coqui francolin, ''Campocolinus coqui''
*Ring-necked francolin
The ring-necked francolin (''Scleroptila streptophora'') is a bird species in the family Phasianidae. It is found in Burundi, Cameroon, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. Rarer than previously believed, it is uplisted from a species of Least C ...
, ''Scleroptila streptophorus''
* Red-winged francolin, ''Scleroptila levaillantii''
* Elgon francolin, ''Scleroptila elgonensis''
*Orange River francolin
The Orange River francolin (''Scleroptila gutturalis'') is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae found in grassland and woodland in Africa.McGowan, P. J. K. (1994). Orange River Francolin (''Francolinus levaillantoides''). Pp. 494-495 in: d ...
, ''Scleroptila gutturalis''
* Shelley's francolin, ''Scleroptila shelleyi''
* Blue quail, ''Synoicus adansonii''
* Common quail, ''Coturnix coturnix''
* Harlequin quail, ''Coturnix delegorguei''
*Handsome francolin
The handsome spurfowl (''Pternistis nobilis'') is a species of bird in the pheasant family Phasianidae. It is a large, up to 35 cm long, terrestrial forest bird with a dark reddish brown plumage, grey head, red bill and legs, brown iris, bar ...
, ''Pternistis nobilis''
*Jackson's francolin
Jackson's spurfowl or Jackson's francolin (''Pternistis jacksoni'') is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. It is found in Kenya and Uganda. Its preferred habitats include mountainous forests and stands of bamboo.
The species is named aft ...
, ''Pternistis jacksoni'' (A)
*Hildebrandt's francolin
Hildebrandt's spurfowl (''Pternistis hildebrandti'') is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae.
It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Zambia. The species is named for Johan ...
, ''Pternistis hildebrandti''
* Scaly francolin, ''Pternistis squamatus''
*Heuglin's francolin
Heuglin's spurfowl (''Pternistis icterorhynchus'') is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae.
It is found in Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, and Uganda. The German explorer Theodor von Heuglin fi ...
, ''Pternistis icterorhynchus''
*Clapperton's francolin
Clapperton's spurfowl (''Pternistis clappertoni'') is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae.
It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, and Uganda.
Taxonomy
Clappert ...
, ''Pternistis clappertoni''
*Yellow-necked francolin
The yellow-necked spurfowl or yellow-necked francolin (''Pternistis leucoscepus'') is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. It is found in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. This species is named for ...
, ''Pternistis leucoscepus''
* Red-necked francolin, ''Pternistis afer''
Flamingos
Order: PhoenicopteriformesFamily: Phoenicopteridae
Flamingos are gregarious wading birds, usually tall, found in both the Western and Eastern Hemispheres. Flamingos filter-feed on shellfish and algae. Their oddly shaped beaks are specially adapted to separate mud and silt from the food they consume and, uniquely, are used upside-down.
* Greater flamingo, ''Phoenicopterus roseus''
* Lesser flamingo, ''Phoeniconaias minor''
Grebes
Order: PodicipediformesFamily: Podicipedidae Grebes are small to medium-large freshwater diving birds. They have lobed toes and are excellent swimmers and divers. However, they have their feet placed far back on the body, making them quite ungainly on land. * Little grebe, ''Tachybaptus ruficollis'' * Great crested grebe, ''Podiceps cristatus'' *Eared grebe
The black-necked grebe or eared grebe (''Podiceps nigricollis'') is a member of the grebe family of water birds. It was described in 1831 by Christian Ludwig Brehm. There are currently three accepted subspecies, including the nominate subspeci ...
, ''Podiceps nigricollis'' (A)
Pigeons and doves
Order: ColumbiformesFamily: Columbidae
Pigeons and doves are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a fleshy cere.
* Rock pigeon, ''Columba livia'' (I)
* Speckled pigeon, ''Columba guinea''
*Afep pigeon
The afep pigeon (''Columba unicincta''), also known as the African wood-pigeon or gray wood-pigeon, is a member of the family Columbidae which lives in the Equatorial Forests of Africa.
Taxonomy
The afep pigeon was described by the American orni ...
, ''Columba unicincta''
* Rameron pigeon, ''Columba arquatrix''
*Delegorgue's pigeon
The eastern bronze-naped pigeon (''Columba delegorguei'') is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in Angola, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. It is part of the ''Turt ...
, ''Columba delegorguei''
* Bronze-naped pigeon, ''Columba iriditorques''
* Lemon dove, ''Columba larvata''
* White-naped pigeon, ''Columba albinucha''
* European turtle-dove, ''Streptopelia turtur''
* Dusky turtle-dove, ''Streptopelia lugens''
*Mourning collared-dove
The mourning collared dove or African mourning dove (''Streptopelia decipiens'') is a dove which is a widespread resident breeding bird in Africa south of the Sahara. Despite its name, it is not related to the North American mourning dove (' ...
, ''Streptopelia decipiens''
* Red-eyed dove, ''Streptopelia semitorquata''
*Ring-necked dove
The ring-necked dove (''Streptopelia capicola''), also known as the Cape turtle dove or half-collared dove, is a widespread and often abundant dove species in East and southern Africa. It is a mostly sedentary bird, found in a variety of open ha ...
, ''Streptopelia capicola''
*Vinaceous dove
The vinaceous dove (''Streptopelia vinacea'') is a bird species in the pigeon family Columbidae that widely resident across the Sahel and Sudan (region).
Taxonomy
The vinaceous dove was formally described in 1789 by the German naturalist Joha ...
, ''Streptopelia vinacea''
* Laughing dove, ''Streptopelia senegalensis''
*Emerald-spotted wood-dove
The emerald-spotted wood dove (''Turtur chalcospilos'') is a bird of the family Columbidae, resident across eastern and southern Africa. It is a species of open drier deciduous woodland and second growth. It is absent from evergreen rainforests ...
, ''Turtur chalcospilos''
* Black-billed wood-dove, ''Turtur abyssinicus''
*Blue-spotted wood-dove
The blue-spotted wood dove (''Turtur afer'') is a species of bird in the family Columbidae.
It is abundantly present throughout Africa south of the Sahel; it is partially present in East Africa and absent in southern Africa.
Taxonomy
In 1760 the ...
, ''Turtur afer''
* Tambourine dove, ''Turtur tympanistria''
* Namaqua dove, ''Oena capensis''
*Bruce's green-pigeon
Bruce's green pigeon (''Treron waalia''), also known as the yellow-bellied fruit pigeon, is a species of bird in the family Columbidae.
It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Cong ...
, ''Treron waalia''
* African green-pigeon, ''Treron calvus''
Sandgrouse
Order: PterocliformesFamily: Pteroclidae Sandgrouse have small, pigeon-like heads and necks, but sturdy compact bodies. They have long pointed wings and sometimes tails and a fast direct flight. Flocks fly to watering holes at dawn and dusk. Their legs are feathered down to the toes. *Lichtenstein's sandgrouse
Lichtenstein's sandgrouse (''Pterocles lichtensteinii'') is a species of bird in the Pteroclidae family, which is named after Martin Lichtenstein. They are nomadic, mostly nocturnal birds, which drink before dawn and after dusk.
Range
The speci ...
, ''Pterocles lichtensteinii'' (A)
*Four-banded sandgrouse
The four-banded sandgrouse (''Pterocles quadricinctus'') is a medium-sized bird in the sandgrouse family.
Description
The four-banded sandgrouse is 25–28 cm long. Its head, neck and upperparts are yellowish-green, with the back ...
, ''Pterocles quadricinctus''
Bustards
Order: OtidiformesFamily: Otididae
Bustards are large terrestrial birds mainly associated with dry open country and steppes in the Old World. They are omnivorous and nest on the ground. They walk steadily on strong legs and big toes, pecking for food as they go. They have long broad wings with "fingered" wingtips and striking patterns in flight. Many have interesting mating displays.
* Kori bustard, ''Ardeotis kori''
*Denham's bustard
Denham's bustard, Stanley bustard or Stanley's bustard (''Neotis denhami'') is a large bird in the bustard family. It breeds in much of Sub-Saharan Africa. It is a species of open ground, including agricultural land, grassland, flood-plains and ...
, ''Neotis denhami''
* White-bellied bustard, ''Eupodotis senegalensis''
* Buff-crested bustard, ''Lophotis gindiana''
* Black-bellied bustard, ''Lissotis melanogaster''
* Hartlaub's bustard, ''Lissotis hartlaubii''
Turacos
Order: MusophagiformesFamily: Musophagidae
The turacos, plantain-eaters, and go-away-birds make up the bird family Musophagidae. They are medium-sized arboreal birds. The turacos and plantain-eaters are brightly coloured, usually in blue, green, or purple. The go-away-birds are mostly grey and white.
* Great blue turaco, ''Corythaeola cristata''
* Black-billed turaco, ''Tauraco schuettii''
*White-crested turaco
The white-crested turaco (''Tauraco leucolophus'') is a bird in the family Musophagidae, a group of otidimorphae birds. The white-crested turaco is native to riverine forest and woodland in a belt between eastern Nigeria and western Kenya. It is ...
, ''Tauraco leucolophus''
*Hartlaub's turaco
Hartlaub's turaco (''Tauraco hartlaubi'') is a species of bird in the family Musophagidae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.
The common name and Latin binomial commemorate the German physician and ornithologist Gustav Hartlaub
Karel J ...
, ''Tauraco hartlaubi''
* Purple-crested turaco, ''Tauraco porphyreolophus''
*Rwenzori turaco
The Rwenzori turaco (''Gallirex johnstoni'') is a bird in the family Musophagidae. It is native to the Albertine Rift montane forests.
The Rwenzori turaco is a herbivorous
A herbivore is an animal anatomically and physiologically adapted ...
, ''Ruwenzorornis johnstoni''
* Ross's turaco, ''Musophaga rossae''
* Bare-faced go-away-bird, ''Corythaixoides personatus''
* White-bellied go-away-bird, ''Corythaixoides leucogaster''
* Eastern plantain-eater, ''Crinifer zonurus''
Cuckoos
Order: CuculiformesFamily: Cuculidae
The family Cuculidae includes cuckoos, roadrunners, and anis
Anis ( ar, أنيس) is a masculine given name. The meaning of the name Anis is "genial" or "close friend".
People In arts
* Anis Mohamed Youssef Ferchichi, German rapper known as Bushido
* Anis Haffar, educational theorist, teacher, columnist ...
. These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails, and strong legs. The Old World cuckoos are brood parasite
Brood parasites are animals that rely on others to raise their young. The strategy appears among birds, insects and fish. The brood parasite manipulates a host, either of the same or of another species, to raise its young as if it were its own ...
s.
*Black-throated coucal
The black-throated coucal (''Centropus leucogaster'') is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is found in West Africa
in dense second growth along forest edge and grassy swamps. The subspecies found in northern and central Zaire is so ...
, ''Centropus leucogaster''
*Senegal coucal
The Senegal coucal (''Centropus senegalensis'') is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, which also includes the roadrunners, the anis, and the hoatzin. It is a medium-sized member of its genus and is found in lightly-wooded c ...
, ''Centropus senegalensis''
*Blue-headed coucal
The blue-headed coucal (''Centropus monachus'') is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is native to tropical central Africa where its typical habitat is swamps, river banks, forest edges and generally wet locations. It is a common bir ...
, ''Centropus monachus''
* White-browed coucal, ''Centropus superciliosus''
* Black coucal, ''Centropus grillii''
* Blue malkoha, ''Ceuthmochares aereus''
* Green malkoha, ''Ceuthmochares australis''
*Great spotted cuckoo
The great spotted cuckoo (''Clamator glandarius'') is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, which also includes the roadrunners, the anis and the coucals.
It is widely spread throughout Africa and the Mediterranean Basin. It i ...
, ''Clamator glandarius''
*Levaillant's cuckoo
Levaillant's cuckoo (''Clamator levaillantii'') is a cuckoo which is a resident breeding species in Africa south of the Sahara. It is found in bushy habitats. It is a brood parasite, using the nests of bulbuls and babblers. It was named in h ...
, ''Clamator levaillantii''
*Pied cuckoo
The Jacobin cuckoo (''Clamator jacobinus''), also pied cuckoo or pied crested cuckoo, is a member of the cuckoo order of birds that is found in Africa and Asia. It is partially migratory and in India, it has been considered a harbinger of the mons ...
, ''Clamator jacobinus''
* Thick-billed cuckoo, ''Pachycoccyx audeberti'' (A)
*Dideric cuckoo
The diederik cuckoo (''Chrysococcyx caprius''), formerly dideric cuckoo or didric cuckoo is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, which also includes the roadrunners and the anis.
Taxonomy
The diederik cuckoo was described ...
, ''Chrysococcyx caprius''
* Klaas's cuckoo, ''Chrysococcyx klaas''
*Yellow-throated cuckoo
The yellow-throated cuckoo (''Chrysococcyx flavigularis'') is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae
Cuckoos are birds in the Cuculidae family, the sole taxon in the order Cuculiformes . The cuckoo family includes the common or Europe ...
, ''Chrysococcyx flavigularis''
*African emerald cuckoo
The African emerald cuckoo (''Chrysococcyx cupreus'') is a species of cuckoo that is native to Africa.
Taxonomy and phylogeny
As a member of the family Cuculidae, the African emerald cuckoo is an Old World cuckoo. There are four subspecies, name ...
, ''Chrysococcyx cupreus''
*Dusky long-tailed cuckoo
The dusky long-tailed cuckoo (''Cercococcyx mechowi'') is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is found in forests in Central Africa. The IUCN has assessed it as a least-concern species.
Taxonomy
The species was described by Jean Caba ...
, ''Cercococcyx mechowi''
* Olive long-tailed cuckoo, ''Cercococcyx olivinus''
*Barred long-tailed cuckoo
The barred long-tailed cuckoo (''Cercococcyx montanus'') is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae
Cuckoos are birds in the Cuculidae family, the sole taxon in the order Cuculiformes . The cuckoo family includes the common or European ...
, ''Cercococcyx montanus''
* Black cuckoo, ''Cuculus clamosus''
* Red-chested cuckoo, ''Cuculus solitarius''
* Lesser cuckoo, ''Cuculus poliocephalus''
*African cuckoo
The African cuckoo (''Cuculus gularis'') is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is found in Sub-Saharan Africa where it migrates within the continent, generally arriving and breeding in any one locality during the rainy season. A fair ...
, ''Cuculus gularis''
*Madagascar cuckoo
The Madagascar cuckoo (''Cuculus rochii''), also known as the Madagascar lesser cuckoo, is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. Though it breeds only in Madagascar, it spends the non-breeding season in a number of countries in the African ...
, ''Cuculus rochii'' (A)
* Common cuckoo, ''Cuculus canorus''
Nightjars and allies
Order: CaprimulgiformesFamily: Caprimulgidae Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal birds that usually nest on the ground. They have long wings, short legs, and very short bills. Most have small feet, of little use for walking, and long pointed wings. Their soft plumage is camouflaged to resemble bark or leaves. * Pennant-winged nightjar, ''Caprimulgus vexillarius'' *Standard-winged nightjar
The standard-winged nightjar (''Caprimulgus longipennis'') is a nocturnal bird in the nightjar family.
Distribution and habitat
It is a resident breeder in Africa from Senegal east to Ethiopia. It is found in dry savannah habitats, with some scr ...
, ''Caprimulgus longipennis''
*Eurasian nightjar
The European nightjar (''Caprimulgus europaeus''), common goatsucker, Eurasian nightjar or just nightjar, is a crepuscular and nocturnality, nocturnal bird in the nightjar family that breeds across most of Europe and the Palearctic to Mongolia ...
, ''Caprimulgus europaeus''
* Sombre nightjar, ''Caprimulgus fraenatus'' (A)
*Nubian nightjar
The Nubian nightjar (''Caprimulgus nubicus'') is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Israel, Kenya, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen
Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَم ...
, ''Caprimulgus nubicus''
* Fiery-necked nightjar, ''Caprimulgus pectoralis''
* Montane nightjar, ''Caprimulgus poliocephalus''
* Swamp nightjar, ''Caprimulgus natalensis''
*Plain nightjar
The plain nightjar (''Caprimulgus inornatus'') is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae.
It breeds in the southern Sahel, Southern Sudan, the Horn of Africa and the southwestern Arabian Peninsula. It migrates to lower latitudes - i ...
, ''Caprimulgus inornatus''
*Star-spotted nightjar
The star-spotted nightjar (''Caprimulgus stellatus'') is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae.
It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and South Sudan
South Sudan (; din, Paguot Thudän), officially the Republic of South ...
, ''Caprimulgus stellatus''
*Freckled nightjar
The freckled nightjar or freckled rock nightjar (''Caprimulgus tristigma'') is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It has a wide yet patchy distribution throughout the Afrotropics.
Range and habitat
This species occurs throughout ...
, ''Caprimulgus tristigma''
*Bates's nightjar
Bates's nightjar (''Caprimulgus batesi'') or the forest nightjar, is a bird species of the family Caprimulgidae, found in the rainforests of western Sub-Saharan Africa.
Description
Bates's nightjar is a large, dark nightjar. At rest looks large ...
, ''Caprimulgus batesi''
*Long-tailed nightjar
The long-tailed nightjar (''Caprimulgus climacurus'') is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in multiple African countries including Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic o ...
, ''Caprimulgus climacurus''
*Slender-tailed nightjar
The slender-tailed nightjar (''Caprimulgus clarus'') is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae.
It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda
}), is a landlocked ...
, ''Caprimulgus clarus''
* Square-tailed nightjar, ''Caprimulgus fossii''
Swifts
Order: CaprimulgiformesFamily: Apodidae
Swifts are small birds which spend the majority of their lives flying. These birds have very short legs and never settle voluntarily on the ground, perching instead only on vertical surfaces. Many swifts have long swept-back wings which resemble a crescent or boomerang.
* Mottled spinetail, ''Telacanthura ussheri''
*Sabine's spinetail
Sabine's spinetail ( ; ''Rhaphidura sabini'', sometimes spelled ''Raphidura sabini'') is a species of swift in the family Apodidae.
It is found in forests of Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic o ...
, ''Rhaphidura sabini''
*Cassin's spinetail
Cassin's spinetail (''Neafrapus cassini'') is a species of swift in the family Apodidae.
It is found throughout the African tropical rainforest (including Bioko
Bioko (; historically Fernando Po; bvb, Ëtulá Ëria) is an island off the we ...
, ''Neafrapus cassini''
* Scarce swift, ''Schoutedenapus myoptilus''
*Alpine swift
The alpine swift (''Tachymarptis melba'') formerly ''Apus melba'', is a species of swift found in Africa, southern Europe and Asia. They breed in mountains from southern Europe to the Himalaya. Like common swifts, they are migratory; the souther ...
, ''Apus melba''
* Mottled swift, ''Apus aequatorialis''
* Common swift, ''Apus apus''
*Nyanza swift
The Nyanza swift (''Apus niansae'') is a species of swift in the family Apodidae.
It is found in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.
Identification
The Nyanza swift, also known as the brown swift, is a medium ...
, ''Apus niansae''
* Pallid swift, ''Apus pallidus'' (A)
* African swift, ''Apus barbatus''
* Little swift, ''Apus affinis''
*Horus swift
The Horus swift (''Apus horus'') is a small bird in the Swift (bird), swift family. Horus, whose name this bird commemorates, was the ancient Egyptian god of the sun, son of Osiris and Isis.
Description
The Horus swift is 13–15 cm long an ...
, ''Apus horus''
* White-rumped swift, ''Apus caffer''
* African palm-swift, ''Cypsiurus parvus''
Flufftails
Order:Gruiformes
The Gruiformes are an order (biology), order containing a considerable number of living and extinct bird family (biology), families, with a widespread geographical diversity. Gruiform means "crane-like".
Traditionally, a number of wading and t ...
Family: Sarothruridae
The flufftails are a small family of ground-dwelling birds found only in Madagascar and sub-Saharan Africa.
*White-spotted flufftail
The white-spotted flufftail (''Sarothrura pulchra'') is a species of bird
Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs ...
, ''Sarothrura pulchra''
* Buff-spotted flufftail, ''Sarothrura elegans''
* Red-chested flufftail, ''Sarothrura rufa''
Rails, gallinules, and coots
Order: Gruiformes
The Gruiformes are an order (biology), order containing a considerable number of living and extinct bird family (biology), families, with a widespread geographical diversity. Gruiform means "crane-like".
Traditionally, a number of wading and t ...
Family: Rallidae
Rallidae is a large family of small to medium-sized birds which includes the rails, crake
The rails, or Rallidae, are a large cosmopolitan family of small- to medium-sized, ground-living birds. The family exhibits considerable diversity and includes the crakes, coots, and gallinules. Many species are associated with wetlands, althoug ...
s, coots, and gallinules. Typically they inhabit dense vegetation in damp environments near lakes, swamps, or rivers. In general they are shy and secretive birds, making them difficult to observe. Most species have strong legs and long toes which are well adapted to soft uneven surfaces. They tend to have short, rounded wings and to be weak fliers.
* African rail, ''Rallus caerulescens''
* Corn crake, ''Crex crex''
*African crake
The African crake (''Crecopsis egregia'') is a small- to medium-size ground-living bird in the rail family, found in most of central to southern Africa. It is seasonally common in most of its range other than the rainforests and areas that have ...
, ''Crex egregia''
* Gray-throated rail, ''Canirallus oculeus''
* Spotted crake, ''Porzana porzana'' (A)
* Lesser moorhen, ''Paragallinula angulata''
*Eurasian moorhen
The common moorhen (''Gallinula chloropus''), also known as the waterhen or swamp chicken, is a bird species in the rail family (Rallidae). It is distributed across many parts of the Old World.
The common moorhen lives around well-vegetated mars ...
, ''Gallinula chloropus''
* Red-knobbed coot, ''Fulica cristata''
*Allen's gallinule
Allen's gallinule (''Porphyrio alleni''), formerly known as the lesser gallinule, is a small waterbird of the family Rallidae. Its former binomial name is ''Porphyrula alleni''. ''Porphyrio'' is the Latin for "swamphen", and ''alleni'', like the ...
, ''Porphyrio alleni''
* African swamphen, ''Porphyrio madagascariensis''
* Nkulengu rail, ''Himantornis haematopus''
* Striped crake, ''Amaurornis marginalis'' (A)
* Black crake, ''Zapornia flavirostra''
* Little crake, ''Zapornia parva'' (A)
* Baillon's crake, ''Zapornia pusilla'' (A)
Finfoots
Order: Gruiformes
The Gruiformes are an order (biology), order containing a considerable number of living and extinct bird family (biology), families, with a widespread geographical diversity. Gruiform means "crane-like".
Traditionally, a number of wading and t ...
Family: Heliornithidae
The Heliornithidae are a small family of tropical birds with webbed lobes on their feet like those of grebes and coots. The family overall are known as finfoots, although one species is known as a sungrebe. The family is composed of three speci ...
Heliornithidae is a small family of tropical birds with webbed lobes on their feet similar to those of grebes and coots.
*African finfoot
The African finfoot (''Podica senegalensis'') is an aquatic bird from the family Heliornithidae (the finfoots and sungrebe). The species lives in the rivers and lakes of western, central, and southern Africa.
Description
The African finfoot is ...
, ''Podica senegalensis''
Cranes
Order: Gruiformes
The Gruiformes are an order (biology), order containing a considerable number of living and extinct bird family (biology), families, with a widespread geographical diversity. Gruiform means "crane-like".
Traditionally, a number of wading and t ...
Family: Gruidae
Cranes are large, long-legged and long-necked birds. Unlike the similar-looking but unrelated herons, cranes fly with necks outstretched, not pulled back. Most have elaborate and noisy courting displays or "dances".
* Gray crowned-crane, ''Balearica regulorum''
* Black crowned-crane, ''Balearica pavonina'' (A)
Thick-knees
Order: CharadriiformesFamily:Burhinidae
The stone-curlews, also known as dikkops or thick-knees, consist of 10 species within the family Burhinidae, and are found throughout the tropical and temperate parts of the world, with two or more species occurring in some areas of Africa, Asia, ...
The thick-knees are a group of waders found worldwide within the tropical zone, with some species also breeding in temperate Europe and Australia. They are medium to large waders with strong black or yellow-black bills, large yellow eyes, and cryptic plumage. Despite being classed as waders, most species have a preference for arid or semi-arid habitats.
*Water thick-knee
The water thick-knee or water dikkop (''Burhinus vermiculatus'') is a species of bird in the thick-knee family Burhinidae. The species is found across sub-Saharan Africa, usually close to water.
Distribution and habitat
The water thick-knee has ...
, ''Burhinus vermiculatus''
*Eurasian thick-knee
The Eurasian stone-curlew, Eurasian thick-knee, or simply stone-curlew (''Burhinus oedicnemus'') is a northern species of the Burhinidae (stone-curlew) bird family.
Taxonomy
The Eurasian stone-curlew was formally described by the Swedish natur ...
, ''Burhinus oedicnemus'' (A)
*Indian thick-knee
The Indian stone-curlew or Indian thick-knee (''Burhinus indicus'') is a species of bird in the family Burhinidae. It was formerly included as a subspecies of the Eurasian stone-curlew. This species is found in the plains of South and South-easte ...
, ''Burhinus indicus''
*Senegal thick-knee
The Senegal thick-knee (''Burhinus senegalensis'') is a stone-curlew, a group of waders in the family Burhinidae. Their vernacular scientific name refers to the prominent joints in the long yellow or greenish legs.
Range
It is a resident breede ...
, ''Burhinus senegalensis''
*Spotted thick-knee
The spotted thick-knee (''Burhinus capensis''), also known as the spotted dikkop or Cape thick-knee, is a wader in the family Stone-curlew, Burhinidae. It is native to tropical regions of central and southern Africa.
Description
The spotted thic ...
, ''Burhinus capensis''
Egyptian plover
Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Pluvianidae The Egyptian plover is found across equatorial Africa and along the Nile River. *Egyptian plover
The Egyptian plover (''Pluvianus aegyptius''), also known as the crocodile bird, is a wader, the only member of the genus ''Pluvianus''. Formerly placed in the pratincole and courser family, Glareolidae, it is now regarded as the sole member of ...
, ''Pluvianus aegyptius'' (A)
Stilts and avocets
Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Recurvirostridae Recurvirostridae is a family of large wading birds which includes the avocets and stilts. The avocets have long legs and long up-curved bills. The stilts have extremely long legs and long, thin, straight bills. * Black-winged stilt, ''Himantopus himantopus'' * Pied avocet, ''Recurvirostra avosetta''Oystercatchers
Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Haematopodidae The oystercatchers are large and noisy plover-like birds with strong bills used for smashing or prising openmollusc
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is esti ...
s.
* Eurasian oystercatcher, ''Haematopus ostralegus''
Plovers and lapwings
Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Charadriidae The family Charadriidae includes the plovers, dotterels, and lapwings. They are small to medium-sized birds with compact bodies, short thick necks, and long, usually pointed, wings. They are found in open country worldwide, mostly in habitats near water. * Black-bellied plover, ''Pluvialis squatarola'' * Pacific golden-plover, ''Pluvialis fulva'' (A) *Long-toed lapwing
The long-toed lapwing (''Vanellus crassirostris'') is a species of bird in the family Charadriidae.
It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, ...
, ''Vanellus crassirostris''
* Spur-winged plover, ''Vanellus spinosus''
*Black-headed lapwing
The black-headed lapwing or black-headed plover (''Vanellus tectus'') is a large lapwing, a group of largish waders in the family Charadriidae. It is a resident breeder across sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to Ethiopia, although it has seaso ...
, ''Vanellus tectus''
*White-headed lapwing
The white-crowned lapwing, white-headed lapwing, white-headed plover or white-crowned plover (''Vanellus albiceps'') is a medium-sized wader. It is resident throughout tropical Africa, usually near large rivers.
Description
This lapwing is unmi ...
, ''Vanellus albiceps'' (A)
*Senegal lapwing
:''The African wattled lapwing (''Vanellus senegallus'') is sometimes called Senegal wattled plover.''
The Senegal lapwing or lesser black-winged lapwing (''Vanellus lugubris'') is a species of bird in the family Charadriidae.
It is found in A ...
, ''Vanellus lugubris''
*Crowned lapwing
The crowned lapwing (''Vanellus coronatus''), or crowned plover, is a bird of the lapwing subfamily that occurs contiguously from the Red Sea coast of Somalia to southern and southwestern Africa. It is an adaptable and numerous species, with bold ...
, ''Vanellus coronatus''
* Wattled lapwing, ''Vanellus senegallus''
*Brown-chested lapwing
The brown-chested lapwing (''Vanellus superciliosus'') is a species of bird in the family Charadriidae.
It resides year-round in a narrow strip of land from southwestern Nigeria to northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo; its wintering rang ...
, ''Vanellus superciliosus''
* Lesser sand-plover, ''Charadrius mongolus'' (A)
* Greater sand-plover, ''Charadrius leschenaultii'' (A)
*Caspian plover
The Caspian plover (''Charadrius asiaticus'') is a wader in the plover family of birds. The genus name ''Charadrius'' is a Late Latin word for a yellowish bird mentioned in the fourth-century Vulgate. It derives from Ancient Greek ''kharadrios'' ...
, ''Charadrius asiaticus''
* Kittlitz's plover, ''Charadrius pecuarius''
* Kentish plover, ''Charadrius alexandrinus'' (A)
* Common ringed plover, ''Charadrius hiaticula''
* Little ringed plover, ''Charadrius dubius''
* Three-banded plover, ''Charadrius tricollaris''
* Forbes's plover, ''Charadrius forbesi'' (A)
*White-fronted plover
The white-fronted plover or white-fronted sandplover (''Charadrius marginatus'') is a small (45-50 g) shorebird of the family Charadriidae that inhabits sandy beaches, dunes, mudflats and the shores of rivers and lakes in sub-saharan Africa and M ...
, ''Charadrius marginatus''
Painted-snipes
Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Rostratulidae
The Rostratulidae, commonly known as the painted-snipes, are a family of wading birds that consists of two genera: ''Rostratula'' and '' Nycticryphes''.
Description
The painted-snipes are short-legged, long-billed birds similar in shape to the t ...
Painted-snipes are short-legged, long-billed birds similar in shape to the true snipes, but more brightly coloured.
* Greater painted-snipe, ''Rostratula benghalensis''
Jacanas
Order: CharadriiformesFamily:Jacanidae
The jacanas (sometimes referred to as Jesus birds or lily trotters) are a group of tropical waders in the family Jacanidae. They are found in the tropical regions around the world. They are noted for their elongated toes and toenails that allow ...
The jacanas are a group of waders found throughout the tropics. They are identifiable by their huge feet and claws which enable them to walk on floating vegetation in the shallow lakes that are their preferred habitat.
*Lesser jacana
The lesser jacana (''Microparra capensis'') is a species of bird in the family Jacanidae. It is monotypic within the genus ''Microparra''.
It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democrat ...
, ''Microparra capensis''
* African jacana, ''Actophilornis africanus''
Sandpipers and allies
Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Scolopacidae Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers, and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Variation in length of legs and bills enables multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food. * Whimbrel, ''Numenius phaeopus'' * Eurasian curlew, ''Numenius arquata'' * Bar-tailed godwit, ''Limosa lapponica'' (A) *Black-tailed godwit
The black-tailed godwit (''Limosa limosa'') is a large, long-legged, long-billed shorebird first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. It is a member of the godwit genus, ''Limosa''. There are four subspecies, all with orange head, neck and chest ...
, ''Limosa limosa''
* Ruddy turnstone, ''Arenaria interpres''
* Ruff, ''Calidris pugnax''
* Broad-billed sandpiper, ''Calidris falcinellus'' (A)
* Curlew sandpiper, ''Calidris ferruginea''
* Temminck's stint, ''Calidris temminckii''
* Sanderling, ''Calidris alba''
* Dunlin, ''Calidris alpina'' (A)
* Little stint, ''Calidris minuta''
* Pectoral sandpiper, ''Calidris melanotos'' (A)
*Jack snipe
The jack snipe or jacksnipe (''Lymnocryptes minimus'') is a small stocky wader. It is the smallest snipe, and the only member of the genus ''Lymnocryptes''. Features such as its sternum make it quite distinct from other snipes or woodcocks.
Et ...
, ''Lymnocryptes minimus''
*Great snipe
The great snipe (''Gallinago media'') is a small stocky wader in the genus ''Gallinago''. This bird's breeding habitat is marshes and wet meadows with short vegetation in north-eastern Europe, including north-western Russia. Great snipes are mig ...
, ''Gallinago media''
* Common snipe, ''Gallinago gallinago''
* African snipe, ''Gallinago nigripennis''
* Terek sandpiper, ''Xenus cinereus''
* Red-necked phalarope, ''Phalaropus lobatus'' (A)
*Common sandpiper
The common sandpiper (''Actitis hypoleucos'') is a small Palearctic wader. This bird and its American sister species, the spotted sandpiper (''A. macularia''), make up the genus ''Actitis''. They are parapatric and replace each other geographical ...
, ''Actitis hypoleucos''
* Green sandpiper, ''Tringa ochropus''
* Spotted redshank, ''Tringa erythropus''
* Common greenshank, ''Tringa nebularia''
* Lesser yellowlegs, ''Tringa flavipes'' (A)
* Marsh sandpiper, ''Tringa stagnatilis''
* Wood sandpiper, ''Tringa glareola''
* Common redshank, ''Tringa totanus''
Buttonquails
Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Turnicidae The buttonquails are small, drab, running birds which resemble the true quails. The female is the brighter of the sexes and initiates courtship. The male incubates the eggs and tends the young. *Small buttonquail
The common buttonquail (''Turnix sylvaticus''), also called Kurrichane buttonquail, small buttonquail, or Andalusian hemipode is a buttonquail, one of a small family of birds which resemble but are unrelated to the true of quails.
Description
Th ...
, ''Turnix sylvaticus''
* Black-rumped buttonquail, ''Turnix nanus''
* Quail-plover, ''Ortyxelos meiffrenii'' (A)
Pratincoles and coursers
Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Glareolidae Glareolidae is a family of wading birds comprising the pratincoles, which have short legs, long pointed wings, and long forked tails, and the coursers, which have long legs, short wings, and long, pointed bills which curve downwards. * Temminck's courser, ''Cursorius temminckii'' * Three-banded courser, ''Rhinoptilus cinctus'' * Bronze-winged courser, ''Rhinoptilus chalcopterus'' * Collared pratincole, ''Glareola pratincola'' * Black-winged pratincole, ''Glareola nordmanni'' * Madagascar pratincole, ''Glareola ocularis'' (A) * Rock pratincole, ''Glareola nuchalis'' * Gray pratincole, ''Glareola cinerea'' (A)Gulls, terns, and skimmers
Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Laridae
Laridae is a family of medium to large seabirds, the gulls, terns, and skimmer
Skimmer may refer to: Animals
*Skimmer (bird), a common name for birds in the genus ''Rynchops''
*Skimmer (dragonfly), a common name for dragonflies in the family Libellulidae
*Water strider or skimmer, a common name for insects in the family Ge ...
s. Gulls are typically grey or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have stout, longish bills and webbed feet. Terns are a group of generally medium to large seabirds typically with grey or white plumage, often with black markings on the head. Most terns hunt fish by diving but some pick insects off the surface of fresh water. Terns are generally long-lived birds, with several species known to live in excess of 30 years. Skimmers are a small family of tropical tern-like birds. They have an elongated lower mandible which they use to feed by flying low over the water surface and skimming the water for small fish.
* Slender-billed gull, ''Larus genei''
* Gray-hooded gull, ''Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus''
* Black-headed gull, ''Chroicocephalus ridibundus''
*Pallas's gull
Pallas's gull (''Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus''), also known as the great black-headed gull, is a large bird species. As is the case with many gulls, it has traditionally been placed in the genus ''Larus''. The scientific name is from Ancient Greek. '' ...
, ''Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus'' (A)
* Caspian gull, ''Larus cachinnans'' (A)
* Lesser black-backed gull, ''Larus fuscus''
* Gull-billed tern, ''Gelochelidon nilotica''
* Caspian tern, ''Hydroprogne caspia'' (A)
* Black tern, ''Chlidonias niger''
* White-winged tern, ''Chlidonias leucopterus''
* Whiskered tern, ''Chlidonias hybrida''
* Common tern, ''Sterna hirundo'' (A)
* Lesser crested tern, ''Thalasseus bengalensis'' (A)
*African skimmer
The African skimmer (''Rynchops flavirostris'') is a species of bird belonging to the skimmer genus ''Rynchops'' in the family Laridae. It is found along rivers, lakes and lagoons in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Description
African skimmers have long w ...
, ''Rynchops flavirostris''
Shearwaters and petrels
Order: ProcellariiformesFamily: Procellariidae The procellariids are the main group of medium-sized "true petrels", characterised by united nostrils with medium septum and a long outer functional primary. *Southern giant-petrel
The southern giant petrel (''Macronectes giganteus''), also known as the Antarctic giant petrel, giant fulmar, stinker, and stinkpot, is a large seabird of the southern oceans. Its distribution overlaps broadly with the similar northern giant pet ...
, ''Macronectes giganteus'' (A)
Storks
Order: CiconiiformesFamily: Ciconiidae
Storks are large, long-legged, long-necked, wading birds with long, stout bills. Storks are mute, but bill-clattering is an important mode of communication at the nest. Their nests can be large and may be reused for many years. Many species are migratory.
*African openbill
The African openbill (''Anastomus lamelligerus'') is a species of stork from the family Ciconiidae.Kahl, M. P. (1972). Comparative ethology of the ''Ciconiidae'': part 5. The Openbill Storks (genus ''Anastomus''). ''Journal Für Ornithologie'', ...
, ''Anastomus lamelligerus''
* Black stork, ''Ciconia nigra''
* Abdim's stork, ''Ciconia abdimii''
*African woolly-necked stork
The African woolly-necked stork or African woollyneck (''Ciconia microscelis'') is a species of large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. It breeds singly, or in small loose colonies. It is distributed in a wide variety of habitats inclu ...
, ''Ciconia microscelis''
* White stork, ''Ciconia ciconia''
* Saddle-billed stork, ''Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis''
*Marabou stork
The marabou stork (''Leptoptilos crumenifer'') is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae native to sub-Saharan Africa. It breeds in both wet and arid habitats, often near human habitation, especially landfill sites. It is someti ...
, ''Leptoptilos crumenifer''
*Yellow-billed stork
The yellow-billed stork (''Mycteria ibis''), sometimes also called the wood stork or wood ibis, is a large African wading stork species in the family Ciconiidae. It is widespread in regions south of the Sahara and also occurs in Madagascar.
Taxo ...
, ''Mycteria ibis''
Anhingas
Order: SuliformesFamily: Anhingidae Anhingas or darters are often called "snake-birds" because of their long thin neck, which gives a snake-like appearance when they swim with their bodies submerged. The males have black and dark-brown plumage, an erectile crest on the nape and a larger bill than the female. The females have much paler plumage especially on the neck and underparts. The darters have completely webbed feet and their legs are short and set far back on the body. Their plumage is somewhat permeable, like that of cormorants, and they spread their wings to dry after diving. * African darter, ''Anhinga rufa''Cormorants and shags
Order: SuliformesFamily: Phalacrocoracidae
Phalacrocoracidae is a family of medium to large coastal, fish-eating seabirds that includes cormorants and shags. Plumage colouration varies, with the majority having mainly dark plumage, some species being black-and-white, and a few being colourful.
*Long-tailed cormorant
The reed cormorant (''Microcarbo africanus''), also known as the long-tailed cormorant, is a bird in the cormorant family Phalacrocoracidae. It breeds in much of Africa south of the Sahara, and Madagascar. It is resident but undertakes some se ...
, ''Microcarbo africanus''
* Great cormorant, ''Phalacrocorax carbo''
Pelicans
Order: PelecaniformesFamily: PelecanidaePelican
Pelicans (genus ''Pelecanus'') are a genus of large water birds that make up the family Pelecanidae. They are characterized by a long beak and a large throat pouch used for catching prey and draining water from the scooped-up contents before s ...
s are large water birds with a distinctive pouch under their beak. They have webbed feet with four toes.
*Great white pelican
The great white pelican (''Pelecanus onocrotalus'') also known as the eastern white pelican, rosy pelican or white pelican is a bird in the pelican family. It breeds from southeastern Europe through Asia and Africa, in swamps and shallow lakes. ...
, ''Pelecanus onocrotalus''
*Pink-backed pelican
The pink-backed pelican (''Pelecanus rufescens'') is a bird of the pelican family. It is a resident breeder in the swamps and shallow lakes of Africa and southern Arabia; it has also apparently extirpated in Madagascar.
Taxonomy
The pink-backe ...
, ''Pelecanus rufescens''
Shoebill
Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Balaenicipididae
The shoebill (''Balaeniceps rex'') also known as the whalebill, whale-headed stork or shoe-billed stork, is a very large long-legged wading bird. It derives its name from its enormous shoe-shaped bill. It has a somewhat stork-like overall form ...
The shoebill is a large bird related to the storks. It derives its name from its massive shoe-shaped bill.
* Shoebill, ''Balaeniceps rex''
Hamerkop
Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Scopidae
''Scopus'' is a genus of wading birds containing the hamerkop ''(Scopus umbretta)'' and its extinct Pliocene relative, ''Scopus xenopus''. This genus is the sole representative of the family Scopidae.
Taxonomy
Hamerkops were traditionally includ ...
The hamerkop is a medium-sized bird with a long shaggy crest. The shape of its head with a curved bill and crest at the back is reminiscent of a hammer, hence its name. Its plumage is drab-brown all over.
* Hamerkop, ''Scopus umbretta''
Herons, egrets, and bitterns
Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Ardeidae
The family Ardeidae contains the bitterns, heron
The herons are long-legged, long-necked, freshwater and coastal birds in the family Ardeidae, with 72 recognised species, some of which are referred to as egrets or bitterns rather than herons. Members of the genera ''Botaurus'' and ''Ixobrychus ...
s, and egrets. Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more wary. Members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted, unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises, and spoonbills.
* Great bittern, ''Botaurus stellaris'' (A)
* Little bittern, ''Ixobrychus minutus''
* Dwarf bittern, ''Ixobrychus sturmii''
* White-crested bittern, ''Tigriornis leucolopha'' (A)
*Gray heron
The grey heron (''Ardea cinerea'') is a long-legged wading bird of the heron family, Ardeidae, native throughout temperate Europe and Asia and also parts of Africa. It is resident in much of its range, but some populations from the more northern ...
, ''Ardea cinerea''
* Black-headed heron, ''Ardea melanocephala''
* Goliath heron, ''Ardea goliath''
* Purple heron, ''Ardea purpurea''
* Great egret, ''Ardea alba''
* Intermediate egret, ''Aedea intermedia''
* Little egret, ''Egretta garzetta''
*Western reef-heron
The western reef heron (''Egretta gularis''), also called the western reef egret, is a medium-sized heron found in southern Europe, Africa and parts of Asia. It has a mainly coastal distribution and occurs in several plumage forms: a slaty-grey p ...
, ''Egretta gularis'' (A)
*Black heron
The black heron (''Egretta ardesiaca''), also known as the black egret, is an African heron. It is well known for its habit of using its wings to form a canopy when fishing.
Description
The black heron is a medium-sized (42.5–66 cm ...
, ''Egretta ardesiaca''
* Cattle egret, ''Bubulcus ibis''
* Squacco heron, ''Ardeola ralloides''
*Malagasy pond-heron
The Malagasy pond heron (''Ardeola idae''), also known as the Madagascar pond heron or Madagascar squacco heron, is a species of heron of the family Ardeidae. They breed in Madagascar, Réunion and the Seychells, and spend the non-breeding se ...
, ''Ardeola idae'' (A)
* Rufous-bellied heron, ''Ardeola rufiventris''
* Striated heron, ''Butorides striata''
*Black-crowned night-heron
The black-crowned night heron (''Nycticorax nycticorax''), or black-capped night heron, commonly shortened to just night heron in Eurasia, is a medium-sized heron found throughout a large part of the world, including parts of Europe, Asia, and N ...
, ''Nycticorax nycticorax''
* White-backed night-heron, ''Gorsachius leuconotus''
Ibises and spoonbills
Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Threskiornithidae
Threskiornithidae is a family of large terrestrial and wading birds which includes the ibises and spoonbill
Spoonbills are a genus, ''Platalea'', of large, long-legged wading birds. The spoonbills have a global distribution, being found on every continent except Antarctica. The genus name ''Platalea'' derives from Ancient Greek and means "broad", refe ...
s. They have long, broad wings with 11 primary and about 20 secondary feathers. They are strong fliers and despite their size and weight, very capable soarers.
* Glossy ibis, ''Plegadis falcinellus''
* African sacred ibis, ''Threskiornis aethiopicus''
* Olive ibis, ''Bostrychia olivacea''
*Spot-breasted ibis
The spot-breasted ibis (''Bostrychia rara'') is a small, forest-dwelling ibis found in African lowland forests and swampy forested areas. Its preference for dense rainforests in tropical Africa means that it is seldom seen and is vulnerable to de ...
, ''Bostrychia rara''
* Hadada ibis, ''Bostrychia hagedash''
* Eurasian spoonbill, ''Platalea leucorodia''
*African spoonbill
The African spoonbill (''Platalea alba'') is a long-legged wading birdAccipitriformesFamily: Sagittariidae
The secretarybird is a bird of prey, but is easily distinguished from other raptors by its long crane-like legs.
* Secretarybird, ''Sagittarius serpentarius''
Order: AccipitriformesFamily: Pandionidae
The family Pandionidae contains only one species, the osprey. The osprey is a medium-large raptor which is a specialist fish-eater with a worldwide distribution.
* Osprey, ''Pandion haliaetus''
File:Palmnutvulture.jpg, Palm-nut vulture
File:Bateleur Eagle.jpg, Juvenile bateleur
File:Crowned Eagle.jpg, Crowned eagle
File:Augur buzzard kisoro.jpg, Augur buzzard in flight near Kisoro, Uganda
Order: StrigiformesFamily: Strigidae
The typical owls are small to large solitary nocturnal birds of prey. They have large forward-facing eyes and ears, a hawk-like beak, and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye called a facial disk.
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Order: ColiiformesFamily: Coliidae
The mousebirds are slender greyish or brown birds with soft, hairlike body feathers and very long thin tails. They are arboreal and scurry through the leaves like rodents in search of berries, fruit, and buds. They are acrobatic and can feed upside down. All species have strong claws and reversible outer toes. They also have crests and stubby bills.
* Speckled mousebird, ''Colius striatus''
* Blue-naped mousebird, ''Urocolius macrourus''
Order: TrogoniformesFamily:
Order: CoraciiformesFamily:
Order: CoraciiformesFamily: Bucerotidae
Hornbills are a group of birds whose bill is shaped like a cow's horn, but without a twist, sometimes with a casque on the upper mandible. Frequently, the bill is brightly coloured.
* Red-billed dwarf hornbill, ''Lophoceros camurus''
* Crowned hornbill, ''Lophoceros alboterminatus''
* African pied hornbill, ''Lophoceros fasciatus''
* Hemprich's hornbill, ''Lophoceros hemprichii''
*
Order: CoraciiformesFamily: Alcedinidae
Kingfishers are medium-sized birds with large heads, long, pointed bills, short legs, and stubby tails.
* Half-collared kingfisher, ''Alcedo semitorquata''
* Shining-blue kingfisher, ''Alcedo quadribrachys''
* Malachite kingfisher, ''Corythornis cristatus''
* White-bellied kingfisher, ''Corythornis leucogaster''
* African pygmy kingfisher, ''Ispidina picta''
* African dwarf kingfisher, ''Ispidina lecontei''
*
Order: PiciformesFamily: Lybiidae
The barbets are plump birds, with short necks and large heads. They get their name from the bristles which fringe their heavy bills. Most species are brightly coloured.
*
Order: PiciformesFamily:
Order: FalconiformesFamily:
Order: PsittaciformesFamily: Psittacidae
Characteristic features of parrots include a strong curved bill, an upright stance, strong legs, and clawed zygodactyl feet. Many parrots are vividly coloured, and some are multi-coloured. In size they range from to in length. Most of the more than 150 species in this family are found in the New World.
* Gray parrot, ''Psittacus erithacus''
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Order: PasseriformesFamily: Campephagidae
The cuckooshrikes are small to medium-sized passerine birds. They are predominantly greyish with white and black, although some species are brightly coloured.
* Gray cuckooshrike, ''Coracina caesia''
*
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Platysteiridae
The wattle-eyes, or puffback flycatchers, are small stout passerine birds of the African tropics. They get their name from the brightly coloured fleshy eye decorations found in most species in this group.
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Order: PasseriformesFamily: Vangidae
The helmetshrikes are similar in build to the shrikes, but tend to be colourful species with distinctive crests or other head ornaments, from which they get their name.
* White helmetshrike, ''Prionops plumatus''
* Yellow-crested helmetshrike, ''Prionops alberti''
* Red-billed helmetshrike, ''Prionops caniceps''
* Rufous-bellied helmetshrike, ''Prionops rufiventris''
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Order: PasseriformesFamily: Malaconotidae
Bushshrikes are similar in habits to shrikes, hunting insects and other small prey from a perch on a bush. Although similar in build to the shrikes, these tend to be either colourful species or largely black; some species are quite secretive.
* Brubru, ''Nilaus afer''
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Order: PasseriformesFamily: Laniidae
Shrikes are passerine birds known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on thorns. A shrike's beak is hooked, like that of a typical bird of prey.
*Red-backed shrike, ''Lanius collurio''
*Red-tailed shrike, ''Lanius phoenicuroides''
*Isabelline shrike, ''Lanius isabellinus''
*Emin's shrike, ''Lanius gubernator''
*Lesser gray shrike, ''Lanius minor''
*Gray-backed fiscal, ''Lanius excubitoroides''
*Yellow-billed shrike, ''Lanius corvinus''
*Taita fiscal, ''Lanius dorsalis''
*Mackinnon's shrike, ''Lanius mackinnoni''
*Northern fiscal, ''Lanius humeralis''
*Souza's shrike, ''Lanius souzae''
*Masked shrike, ''Lanius nubicus'' (A)
*Woodchat shrike, ''Lanius senator''
*White-rumped shrike, ''Eurocephalus ruppelli''
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Corvidae
The family Corvidae includes crows, ravens, jays, choughs, magpies, treepies, nutcracker (bird), nutcrackers, and ground jays. Corvids are above average in size among the Passeriformes, and some of the larger species show high levels of intelligence.
*Piapiac, ''Ptilostomus afer''
*Pied crow, ''Corvus albus''
*Somali crow, ''Corvus edithae''
*Fan-tailed raven, ''Corvus rhipidurus''
*White-necked raven, ''Corvus albicollis''
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Stenostiridae
Most of the species of this small family are found in Africa, though a few inhabit tropical Asia. They are not closely related to other birds called "flycatchers".
*African blue flycatcher, ''Elminia longicauda''
*White-tailed blue flycatcher, ''Elminia albicauda''
*Dusky crested-flycatcher, ''Elminia nigromitrata''
*White-bellied crested-flycatcher, ''Elminia albiventris''
*White-tailed crested-flycatcher, ''Elminia albonotata''
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Alaudidae
Larks are small terrestrial birds with often extravagant songs and display flights. Most larks are fairly dull in appearance. Their food is insects and seeds.
*Rufous-rumped lark, ''Pinarocorys erythropygia''
*Dusky lark, ''Pinarocorys nigricans'' (A)
*Chestnut-backed sparrow-lark, ''Eremopterix leucotis''
*Fischer's sparrow-lark, ''Eremopterix leucopareia''
*Pink-breasted lark, ''Calendulauda poecilosterna''
*Fawn-colored lark, ''Calendulauda africanoides''
*Red-winged lark, ''Mirafra hypermetra''
*Rufous-naped lark, ''Mirafra africana''
*Flappet lark, ''Mirafra rufocinnamomea''
*White-tailed lark, ''Mirafra albicauda''
*Horsfield's bushlark, ''Mirafra javanica''
*Red-capped lark, ''Calandrella cinerea''
*Sun lark, ''Galerida modesta''
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Nicatoridae
The nicators are shrike-like, with hooked bills. They are endemic to sub-Saharan Africa.
*Western nicator, ''Nicator chloris''
*Yellow-throated nicator, ''Nicator vireo''
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Hirundinidae
The family Hirundinidae is adapted to aerial feeding. They have a slender streamlined body, long pointed wings, and a short bill with a wide gape. The feet are adapted to perching rather than walking, and the front toes are partially joined at the base.
*Brown-throated martin, Plain martin, ''Riparia paludicola''
*Bank swallow, ''Riparia riparia''
*Banded martin, ''Neophedina cincta''
*Rock martin, ''Ptyonoprogne fuligula''
*Barn swallow, ''Hirundo rustica''
*Ethiopian swallow, ''Hirundo aethiopica''
*Angola swallow, ''Hirundo angolensis''
*White-throated blue swallow, ''Hirundo nigrita''
*Wire-tailed swallow, ''Hirundo smithii''
*Montane blue swallow, ''Hirundo atrocaerulea''
*Red-rumped swallow, ''Cecropis daurica''
*Lesser striped swallow, ''Cecropis abyssinica''
*Rufous-chested swallow, ''Cecropis semirufa''
*Mosque swallow, ''Cecropis senegalensis''
*Common house-martin, ''Delichon urbicum''
*White-headed sawwing, ''Psalidoprocne albiceps''
*Black sawwing, ''Psalidoprocne pristoptera''
*Gray-rumped swallow, ''Pseudhirundo griseopyga''
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Pycnonotidae
Bulbuls are medium-sized songbirds. Some are colourful with yellow, red, or orange vents, cheeks, throats or supercilia, but most are drab, with uniform olive-brown to black plumage. Some species have distinct crests.
*Slender-billed greenbul, ''Stelgidillas gracilirostris''
*Red-tailed bristlebill, ''Bleda syndactylus''
*Lesser bristlebill, ''Bleda notatus''
*Shelley's greenbul, ''Arizelocichla masukuensis''
*Eastern mountain greenbul, ''Arizelocichla nigriceps''
*Simple greenbul, ''Chlorocichla simplex''
*Joyful greenbul, ''Chlorocichla laetissima''
*Honeyguide greenbul, ''Baeopogon indicator''
*Yellow-throated greenbul, ''Atimastillas flavicollis''
*Spotted greenbul, ''Ixonotus guttatus''
*Swamp greenbul, ''Thescelocichla leucopleura''
*Red-tailed greenbul, ''Criniger calurus''
*Eastern bearded-greenbul, ''Criniger chloronotus''
*Gray greenbul, ''Eurillas gracilis''
*Ansorge's greenbul, ''Eurillas ansorgei'' (A)
*Plain greenbul, ''Eurillas curvirostris''
*Yellow-whiskered bulbul, ''Eurillas latirostris''
*Little greenbul, ''Eurillas virens''
*Red-tailed leaflove, Leaf-love, ''Phyllastrephus scandens''
*Northern brownbul, ''Phyllastrephus strepitans''
*Toro olive-greenbul, ''Phyllastrephus hypochloris''
*Cabanis's greenbul, ''Phyllastrephus cabanisi''
*Icterine greenbul, ''Phyllastrephus icterinus''
*Sassi's greenbul, ''Phyllastrephus lorenzi'' (A)
*Xavier's greenbul, ''Phyllastrephus xavieri''
*White-throated greenbul, ''Phyllastrephus albigularis''
*Yellow-streaked greenbul, ''Phyllastrephus flavostriatus''
*Common bulbul, ''Pycnonotus barbatus''
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Turdidae
The Thrush (bird), thrushes are a group of passerine birds that occur mainly in the Old World. They are plump, soft plumaged, small to medium-sized insectivores or sometimes omnivores, often feeding on the ground. Many have attractive songs.
*Rufous flycatcher-thrush, ''Neocossyphus fraseri''
*Red-tailed ant-thrush, ''Neocossyphus rufus''
*White-tailed ant-thrush, ''Neocossyphus poensis''
*Black-eared ground-thrush, ''Geokichla cameronensis''
*Gray ground-thrush, ''Geokichla princei''
*Oberländer's ground-thrush, ''Geokichla oberlaenderi''
*Abyssinian ground-thrush, ''Geokichla piaggiae''
*Abyssinian thrush, ''Turdus abyssinicus''
*African thrush, ''Turdus pelios''
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Viduidae
The indigobirds are finch-like species which usually have black or indigo predominating in their plumage. All are
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Passeridae
Old World sparrow, Sparrows are small passerine birds. In general, sparrows tend to be small, plump, brown or grey birds with short tails and short powerful beaks. Sparrows are seed eaters, but they also consume small insects.
*House sparrow, ''Passer domesticus'' (I)
*Shelley's rufous sparrow, ''Passer shelleyi''
*Northern gray-headed sparrow, ''Passer griseus''
*Parrot-billed sparrow, ''Passer gongonensis''
*Chestnut sparrow, ''Passer eminibey''
*Yellow-spotted bush sparrow, ''Gymnoris pyrgita''
*Sahel bush sparrow, ''Gymnoris dentata''
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Motacillidae
Motacillidae is a family of small passerine birds with medium to long tails. They include the wagtails, longclaws, and pipits. They are slender ground-feeding insectivores of open country.
*Cape wagtail, ''Motacilla capensis''
*Mountain wagtail, ''Motacilla clara''
*Gray wagtail, ''Motacilla cinerea''
*Western yellow wagtail, ''Motacilla flava''
*African pied wagtail, ''Motacilla aguimp''
*White wagtail, ''Motacilla alba''
*African pipit, ''Anthus cinnamomeus''
*Long-billed pipit, ''Anthus similis''
*Tawny pipit, ''Anthus campestris'' (A)
*Plain-backed pipit, ''Anthus leucophrys''
*Striped pipit, ''Anthus lineiventris'' (A)
*Tree pipit, ''Anthus trivialis''
*Red-throated pipit, ''Anthus cervinus''
*Short-tailed pipit, ''Anthus brachyurus''
*Golden pipit, ''Tmetothylacus tenellus'' (A)
*Yellow-throated longclaw, ''Macronyx croceus''
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Fringillidae
Finches are seed-eating passerine birds, that are small to moderately large and have a strong beak, usually conical and in some species very large. All have twelve tail feathers and nine primaries. These birds have a bouncing flight with alternating bouts of flapping and gliding on closed wings, and most sing well.
*Oriole finch, ''Linurgus olivaceus''
*White-rumped seedeater, ''Crithagra leucopygius''
*Yellow-fronted canary, ''Crithagra mozambicus''
*African citril, ''Crithagra citrinelloides'' (A)
*Western citril, ''Crithagra frontalis''
*Southern citril, ''Crithagra hyposticta'' (A)
*Papyrus canary, ''Crithagra koliensis''
*Black-throated canary, ''Crithagra atrogularis''
*Reichenow's seedeater, ''Crithagra reichenowi''
*White-bellied canary, ''Crithagra dorsostriatus''
*Brimstone canary, ''Crithagra sulphuratus''
*Streaky seedeater, ''Crithagra striolatus''
*Thick-billed seedeater, ''Crithagra burtoni''
*West African seedeater, ''Crithagra canicapilla''
*Reichard's seedeater, ''Crithagra reichardi''
*Yellow-crowned canary, ''Serinus flavivertes''
Osprey
Order: AccipitriformesFamily: Pandionidae
The family Pandionidae contains only one species, the osprey. The osprey is a medium-large raptor which is a specialist fish-eater with a worldwide distribution.
* Osprey, ''Pandion haliaetus''
Hawks, eagles, and kites
Order: AccipitriformesFamily: Accipitridae Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey which includeshawk
Hawks are bird of prey, birds of prey of the family Accipitridae. They are widely distributed and are found on all continents except Antarctica.
* The subfamily Accipitrinae includes goshawks, sparrowhawks, sharp-shinned hawks and others. Th ...
s, eagle
Eagle is the common name for many large birds of prey of the family Accipitridae. Eagles belong to several groups of genera, some of which are closely related. Most of the 68 species of eagle are from Eurasia and Africa. Outside this area, just ...
s, kites, harriers, and Old World vultures. These birds have powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons, and keen eyesight.
* Black-winged kite, ''Elanus caeruleus''
* Scissor-tailed kite, ''Chelictinia riocourii''
* African harrier-hawk, ''Polyboroides typus''
*Palm-nut vulture
The palm-nut vulture (''Gypohierax angolensis'') or vulturine fish eagle, is a large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae (which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as kites, buzzards and harriers, vultures, and eagles). It is the o ...
, ''Gypohierax angolensis''
* Bearded vulture, ''Gypaetus barbatus''
* Egyptian vulture, ''Neophron percnopterus''
* European honey-buzzard, ''Pernis apivorus''
*African cuckoo-hawk
The African cuckoo-hawk, or African baza, (''Aviceda cuculoides'') is a medium-sized raptor in the family Accipitridae so named because it resembles the common cuckoo. It is found in sub-Saharan Africa and along the eastern parts of Southern Afri ...
, ''Aviceda cuculoides''
*White-headed vulture
The white-headed vulture (''Trigonoceps occipitalis'') is an Old World vulture endemic to Africa. Populations have been declining steeply in recent years due to habitat degradation and poisoning of vultures at carcasses. An extinct relative was a ...
, ''Trigonoceps occipitalis''
* Lappet-faced vulture, ''Torgos tracheliotos''
*Hooded vulture
The hooded vulture (''Necrosyrtes monachus'') is an Old World vulture in the order Accipitriformes, which also includes eagles, kites, buzzards and hawks. It is the only member of the genus ''Necrosyrtes,'' which is sister to the larger ''Gyps'' ...
, ''Necrosyrtes monachus''
* White-backed vulture, ''Gyps africanus''
* Rüppell's griffon, ''Gyps rueppelli''
* Bateleur, ''Terathopius ecaudatus''
* Congo serpent-eagle, ''Dryotriorchis spectabilis''
*Short-toed snake-eagle
The short-toed snake eagle (''Circaetus gallicus''), also known as the short-toed eagle, is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as kites, buzzards and harriers. The genus na ...
, ''Circaetus gallicus'' (A)
*Beaudouin's snake-eagle
Beaudouin's snake eagle (''Circaetus beaudouini'') is a species of snake eagle in the family Accipitridae found in the Sahel region of west Africa. It forms a superspecies with the Palearctic short-toed snake eagle ''Circaetus gallicus'' and ...
, ''Circaetus beaudouini''
*Black-chested snake-eagle
The black-chested snake eagle or black-breasted snake eagle (''Circaetus pectoralis'') is a large African bird of prey of the family Accipitridae. It resembles other snake eagles and was formerly considered conspecific with the short-toed and ...
, ''Circaetus pectoralis''
*Brown snake-eagle
The brown snake eagle (''Circaetus cinereus'') is a fairly large species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is found in West, East and southern Africa. This species is an almost obligate predator of a variety of snakes. A very so ...
, ''Circaetus cinereus''
*Banded snake-eagle
''Circaetus'', the snake eagles, is a genus of medium-sized eagles in the bird of prey family Accipitridae. They are mainly resident African species, but the migratory short-toed snake eagle breeds from the Mediterranean basin into Russia, the M ...
, ''Circaetus cinerascens''
*Bat hawk
The bat hawk (''Macheiramphus alcinus'') is a raptor found in sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia to New Guinea. It is named for its diet, which consists mainly of bats. It requires open space in which to hunt, but will live anywhere from dense ...
, ''Macheiramphus alcinus''
* Crowned eagle, ''Stephanoaetus coronatus''
* Martial eagle, ''Polemaetus bellicosus''
*Long-crested eagle
The long-crested eagle (''Lophaetus occipitalis'') is an African bird of prey. Like all eagles, it is in the family Accipitridae. It is currently placed in a monotypic genus ''Lophaetus''. It is characterized by the feathers making up the shaggy ...
, ''Lophaetus occipitalis''
* Lesser spotted eagle, ''Clanga pomarina''
* Greater spotted eagle, ''Clanga clanga''
* Wahlberg's eagle, ''Hieraaetus wahlbergi''
*Booted eagle
The booted eagle (''Hieraaetus pennatus'', also classified as ''Aquila pennata'') is a medium-sized mostly migratory bird of prey with a wide distribution in the Palearctic and southern Asia, wintering in the tropics of Africa and Asia, with a ...
, ''Hieraaetus pennatus''
* Ayres's hawk-eagle, ''Hieraaetus ayresii''
* Tawny eagle, ''Aquila rapax''
* Steppe eagle, ''Aquila nipalensis''
* Cassin's hawk-eagle, ''Aquila africana''
* Verreaux's eagle, ''Aquila verreauxii''
* African hawk-eagle, ''Aquila spilogaster''
* Lizard buzzard, ''Kaupifalco monogrammicus''
* Dark chanting-goshawk, ''Melierax metabates''
* Eastern chanting-goshawk, ''Melierax poliopterus''
* Gabar goshawk, ''Micronisus gabar''
* Grasshopper buzzard, ''Butastur rufipennis''
*Eurasian marsh-harrier
The western marsh harrier (''Circus aeruginosus'') is a large harrier, a bird of prey from temperate and subtropical western Eurasia and adjacent Africa. It is also known as the Eurasian marsh harrier. Formerly, a number of relatives were includ ...
, ''Circus aeruginosus''
* African marsh-harrier, ''Circus ranivorus''
* Pallid harrier, ''Circus macrourus''
* Montagu's harrier, ''Circus pygargus''
* African goshawk, ''Accipiter tachiro''
*Chestnut-flanked sparrowhawk
The chestnut-flanked sparrowhawk (''Accipiter castanilius'') is a small west African species of sparrowhawk in the family Accipitridae.
Description
Chestnut-flanked sparrowhawk has blackish grey upperparts with a very distinctive pattern on the ...
, ''Accipiter castanilius''
* Shikra, ''Accipiter badius''
*Levant sparrowhawk
The Levant sparrowhawk (''Accipiter brevipes'') is a small bird of prey. It measures in length with a wingspan of . The female is larger than the male, but the difference is not as marked as with Eurasian sparrowhawk. The adult male is blue-grey ...
, ''Accipiter brevipes'' (A)
*Red-thighed sparrowhawk
The red-thighed sparrowhawk (''Accipiter erythropus''), alternatively known as the red-legged sparrowhawk or the western little sparrowhawk is a species of sparrowhawk in the family Accipitridae from western and northern central Africa.
Descript ...
, ''Accipiter erythropus''
* Little sparrowhawk, ''Accipiter minullus''
* Ovambo sparrowhawk, ''Accipiter ovampensis''
*Rufous-breasted sparrowhawk
The rufous-breasted sparrowhawk (''Accipiter rufiventris''), also known as the rufous-chested sparrowhawk and as the red-breasted sparrowhawk, is a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic ...
, ''Accipiter rufiventris''
* Black goshawk, ''Accipiter melanoleucus''
*Long-tailed hawk
The long-tailed hawk (''Urotriorchis macrourus'') is an African bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is the only member of the genus ''Urotriorchis''.
Description
The long-tailed hawk is a distinctively shaped raptor with a very notic ...
, ''Urotriorchis macrourus''
* Black kite, ''Milvus migrans''
* African fish-eagle, ''Haliaeetus vocifer''
*Common buzzard
The common buzzard (''Buteo buteo'') is a medium-to-large bird of prey which has a large range. A member of the genus ''Buteo'', it is a member of the family Accipitridae. The species lives in most of Europe and extends its breeding range across ...
, ''Buteo buteo''
* Mountain buzzard, ''Buteo oreophilus''
* Long-legged buzzard, ''Buteo rufinus''
* Red-necked buzzard, ''Buteo auguralis''
* Augur buzzard, ''Buteo augur''
Barn-owls
Order: StrigiformesFamily: Tytonidae Barn-owls are medium to large owls with large heads and characteristic heart-shaped faces. They have long strong legs with powerful talons. * African grass-owl, ''Tyto capensis'' *Barn owl
The barn owl (''Tyto alba'') is the most widely distributed species of owl in the world and one of the most widespread of all species of birds, being found almost everywhere except for the polar and desert regions, Asia north of the Himalaya ...
, ''Tyto alba''
Owls
Order: StrigiformesFamily: Strigidae
The typical owls are small to large solitary nocturnal birds of prey. They have large forward-facing eyes and ears, a hawk-like beak, and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye called a facial disk.
*Eurasian scops-owl
The Eurasian scops owl (''Otus scops''), also known as the European scops owl or just scops owl, is a small owl in the typical owl family Strigidae. Its breeding range extends from southern Europe eastwards to southern Siberia and the western Hima ...
, ''Otus scops''
*African scops-owl
The African scops owl (''Otus senegalensis'') is a small owl which is widespread in sub-Saharan Africa.
Taxonomy
William John Swainson first described the species in 1837 from a specimen collected in Senegal, and initially assigned it to the no ...
, ''Otus senegalensis''
*Northern white-faced owl
The northern white-faced owl (''Ptilopsis leucotis'') is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. The southern white-faced owl (''P. granti'') was formerly included in this species and the two were known as the white-faced scops-owl.
It is fou ...
, ''Ptilopsis leucotis''
*Southern white-faced owl
The southern white-faced owl (''Ptilopsis granti'') is a fairly small owl in the family Strigidae. It is native to the southern half of Africa. It was formerly regarded as a subspecies of the northern white-faced owl (''P. leucopsis'') but the ...
, ''Ptilopsis granti''
* Cape eagle-owl, ''Bubo capensis''
* Spotted eagle-owl, ''Bubo africanus''
* Grayish eagle-owl, ''Bubo cinerascens''
*Fraser's eagle-owl
Fraser's eagle-owl (''Bubo poensis'') is a species of African owl in the family Strigidae. It is named after the British zoologist Louis Fraser.
Description
Fraser's eagle-owl is a relatively small species of eagle-owl with has rather "fluffy" ...
, ''Bubo poensis''
* Shelley's eagle-owl, ''Bubo shelleyi''
* Verreaux's eagle-owl, ''Bubo lacteus''
*Pel's fishing owl
Pel's fishing owl (''Scotopelia peli'') is a large species of owl in the family Strigidae. The species is found in Africa and lives near rivers and lakes. It feeds nocturnally on fish and frogs snatched from the surface of lakes and rivers. The ...
, ''Scotopelia peli''
*Pearl-spotted owlet
The pearl-spotted owlet (''Glaucidium perlatum'') is a small bird of prey found in sub-Saharan Africa. They belong to the Strigidae family, otherwise known as the typical owls or the true owls, which contains most species of owl. As part of the ...
, ''Glaucidium perlatum''
* Red-chested owlet, ''Glaucidium tephronotum''
*African barred owlet
The African barred owlet (''Glaucidium capense'') is a species of small owl in the family Strigidae found in much of southern, central and eastern Africa. The taxon may be four species rather than a single species.
Description
The African barred ...
, ''Glaucidium capense''
*African wood-owl
The African wood owl (''Strix woodfordii'') or Woodford's owl, is a typical owl from the genus ''Strix'' in the family Strigidae which is widespread in sub-Saharan Africa.
Description
The African wood owl is a medium-sized owl which has the typ ...
, ''Strix woodfordii''
* Short-eared owl, ''Asio flammeus''
* Marsh owl, ''Asio capensis''
Mousebirds
Order: ColiiformesFamily: Coliidae
The mousebirds are slender greyish or brown birds with soft, hairlike body feathers and very long thin tails. They are arboreal and scurry through the leaves like rodents in search of berries, fruit, and buds. They are acrobatic and can feed upside down. All species have strong claws and reversible outer toes. They also have crests and stubby bills.
* Speckled mousebird, ''Colius striatus''
* Blue-naped mousebird, ''Urocolius macrourus''
Trogons
Order: TrogoniformesFamily: Trogonidae
The trogons and quetzals are birds in the order Trogoniformes which contains only one family, the Trogonidae. The family Trogonidae contains 46 species in seven genera. The fossil record of the trogons dates back 49 million years to the Early E ...
The family Trogonidae includes trogons and quetzals. Found in tropical woodlands worldwide, they feed on insects and fruit, and their broad bills and weak legs reflect their diet and arboreal habits. Although their flight is fast, they are reluctant to fly any distance. Trogons have soft, often colourful, feathers with distinctive male and female plumage.
* Narina trogon, ''Apaloderma narina''
*Bar-tailed trogon
The bar-tailed trogon (''Apaloderma vittatum'') is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae. It is a resident bird to central Africa that eats primarily insects and fruits.
Description
The bar-tailed trogon averages about long. The bill and f ...
, ''Apaloderma vittatum''
Hoopoes
Order: CoraciiformesFamily: Upupidae Hoopoes have black, white, and orangey-pink colouring with a large erectile crest on their head. * Eurasian hoopoe, ''Upupa epops''Woodhoopoes and scimitarbills
Order: CoraciiformesFamily: Phoeniculidae
The wood hoopoes or scimitarbills are a small African family, Phoeniculidae, of near passerine birds. They live south of the Sahara Desert and are not migratory. While the family is now restricted to Sub-Saharan Africa, fossil evidence shows th ...
The woodhoopoes are related to the hoopoes, ground-hornbills, and hornbill
Hornbills (Bucerotidae) are a family (biology), family of bird found in tropical and subtropical Africa, Asia and Melanesia. They are characterized by a long, down-curved bill which is frequently brightly coloured and sometimes has a Casque (an ...
s. They most resemble the hoopoes with their long curved bills, used to probe for insects, and short rounded wings. However, they differ in that they have metallic plumage, often blue, green, or purple, and lack an erectile crest.
*Green woodhoopoe
The green wood hoopoe (''Phoeniculus purpureus'') is a large, up to long, near-passerine tropical bird native to Africa. It is a member of the family Phoeniculidae, the wood hoopoes, and was formerly known as the red-billed wood hoopoe.
Descri ...
, ''Phoeniculus purpureus''
* White-headed woodhoopoe, ''Phoeniculus bollei''
* Forest woodhoopoe, ''Phoeniculus castaneiceps''
*Black scimitarbill
The black scimitarbill (''Rhinopomastus aterrimus''), also known as the black wood hoopoe, is a species of bird in the family Phoeniculidae.
Range
It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of ...
, ''Rhinopomastus aterrimus''
* Common scimitarbill, ''Rhinopomastus cyanomelas''
*Abyssinian scimitarbill
The Abyssinian scimitarbill (''Rhinopomastus minor'') is a species of bird in the family Phoeniculidae.
It is found in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda
}), is a landlocked country in East Africa
...
, ''Rhinopomastus minor''
Ground-hornbills
Order: BucerotiformesFamily: Bucorvidae The ground-hornbills are terrestrial birds which feed almost entirely on insects, other birds, snakes, and amphibians. *Abyssinian ground-hornbill
The Abyssinian ground hornbill or northern ground hornbill (''Bucorvus abyssinicus'') is an African bird, found north of the equator, and is one of two species of ground hornbill. It is the second largest species of African hornbill, only surpass ...
, ''Bucorvus abyssinicus''
*Southern ground-hornbill
The southern ground hornbill (''Bucorvus leadbeateri''; formerly known as ''Bucorvus cafer'') is one of two species of ground hornbill, both of which are found solely within Africa, and is the largest species in the Bucerotiformes, hornbill order ...
, ''Bucorvus leadbeateri''
Hornbills
Order: CoraciiformesFamily: Bucerotidae
Hornbills are a group of birds whose bill is shaped like a cow's horn, but without a twist, sometimes with a casque on the upper mandible. Frequently, the bill is brightly coloured.
* Red-billed dwarf hornbill, ''Lophoceros camurus''
* Crowned hornbill, ''Lophoceros alboterminatus''
* African pied hornbill, ''Lophoceros fasciatus''
* Hemprich's hornbill, ''Lophoceros hemprichii''
*African gray hornbill
The African grey hornbill (''Lophoceros nasutus'') is a member of the hornbill family of mainly tropical near-passerine birds found in the Old World. It is a widespread resident breeder in much of sub-Saharan Africa and the southwest of the Arabi ...
, ''Lophoceros nasutus''
*Eastern yellow-billed hornbill
The eastern yellow-billed hornbill (''Tockus flavirostris''), also known as the northern yellow-billed hornbill, is a species of hornbill in the family Bucerotidae. It is found in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania ...
, ''Tockus flavirostris''
*Jackson's hornbill
Jackson's hornbill (''Tockus jacksoni'') is a species of hornbill in the family Bucerotidae. It is only found in North West Kenya and North East Uganda. Except for the dense white spots on the wing-coverts, it resembles, and is often considered ...
, ''Tockus jacksoni''
* Von der Decken's hornbill, ''Tockus deckeni''
*Northern red-billed hornbill
The northern red-billed hornbill (''Tockus erythrorhynchus'') is a species of hornbill in the family Bucerotidae. It is found from southern Mauritania through Somalia and northeast Tanzania. There are five species of red-billed hornbills recogn ...
, ''Tockus erythrorhynchus''
*White-crested hornbill
The white-crested hornbill (''Horizocerus albocristatus''), also known as the long-tailed hornbill, is a species of hornbill (family Bucerotidae) found in humid forests of Central and West Africa.
Taxonomy
There are three subspecies, which diff ...
, ''Horizocerus albocristatus''
* Black dwarf hornbill, ''Horizocerus hartlaubi''
* Black-casqued hornbill, ''Ceratogymna atrata''
* Black-and-white-casqued hornbill, ''Bycanistes subcylindricus''
* Brown-cheeked hornbill, ''Bycanistes cylindricus''
*White-thighed hornbill
The white-thighed hornbill (''Bycanistes albotibialis'') is a species of hornbill.
It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria, Sudan ...
, ''Bycanistes albotibialis''
*Piping hornbill
The piping hornbill (''Bycanistes fistulator'') is a bird in the hornbill family. This black-and-white species is found in humid forest and second growth in Central and West Africa, ranging from Senegal east to Uganda and south to Angola. At a ...
, ''Bycanistes fistulator''
Kingfishers
Order: CoraciiformesFamily: Alcedinidae
Kingfishers are medium-sized birds with large heads, long, pointed bills, short legs, and stubby tails.
* Half-collared kingfisher, ''Alcedo semitorquata''
* Shining-blue kingfisher, ''Alcedo quadribrachys''
* Malachite kingfisher, ''Corythornis cristatus''
* White-bellied kingfisher, ''Corythornis leucogaster''
* African pygmy kingfisher, ''Ispidina picta''
* African dwarf kingfisher, ''Ispidina lecontei''
*Chocolate-backed kingfisher
The chocolate-backed kingfisher (''Halcyon badia'') is a species of kingfisher in the subfamily Halcyoninae which occurs in western Sub-Saharan Africa.
Description
The chocolate-backed kingfisher has the typical stocky kingfisher shape with da ...
, ''Halcyon badia''
*Gray-headed kingfisher
The grey-headed kingfisher (''Halcyon leucocephala'') is a species of kingfisher that has a wide distribution from the Cape Verde Islands off the north-west coast of Africa to Mauritania, Senegal and Gambia, east to Ethiopia, Somalia and southern ...
, ''Halcyon leucocephala''
* Woodland kingfisher, ''Halcyon senegalensis''
*Blue-breasted kingfisher
The blue-breasted kingfisher (''Halcyon malimbica'') is a tree kingfisher widely distributed across Equatorial Africa. This kingfisher is essentially resident, but retreats from drier savanna areas to wetter habitats in the dry season.
This is ...
, ''Halcyon malimbica''
*Striped kingfisher
The striped kingfisher (''Halcyon chelicuti'') is a species of bird in the tree kingfisher subfamily. It was first described by Edward, Lord Stanley, in ''Salt's Voyage to Abyssinia''Salt (1816) in 1814 as "Chelicut kingfisher" ''Alaudo Chelic ...
, ''Halcyon chelicuti''
*Giant kingfisher
The giant kingfisher (''Megaceryle maxima'') is the largest kingfisher in Africa, where it is a resident breeding bird over most of the continent south of the Sahara Desert, other than the arid southwest.
Taxonomy
The first Species description, ...
, ''Megaceryle maximus''
* Pied kingfisher, ''Ceryle rudis''
Bee-eaters
Order: CoraciiformesFamily: Meropidae The bee-eaters are a group of near passerine birds. Most species are found in Africa but others occur in southern Europe, Madagascar, Australia, and New Guinea. They are characterised by richly coloured plumage, slender bodies, and usually elongated central tail feathers. All are colourful and have long downturned bills and pointed wings, which give them a swallow-like appearance when seen from afar. *Black bee-eater
The black bee-eater (''Merops gularis'') is a species of bird in the family Meropidae. It is native to the African tropical rainforest where it is found at the edges of the rainforest and in secondary woodland.
Description
The black bee-eater g ...
, ''Merops gularis''
*Red-throated bee-eater
The red-throated bee-eater (''Merops bulocki'') is a species of bird in the family Meropidae. This species is found in tropical Africa, in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coas ...
, ''Merops bulocki''
* White-fronted bee-eater, ''Merops bullockoides''
* Little bee-eater, ''Merops pusillus''
*Blue-breasted bee-eater
The blue-breasted bee-eater (''Merops variegatus'') is a central African species of bird. It is a member of the family Meropidae. Meropids are all visually similar and have a diet specialized in Hymenopterans.
Description
The blue-breasted bee ...
, ''Merops variegatus''
*Cinnamon-chested bee-eater
The cinnamon-chested bee-eater (''Merops oreobates'') is a species of bird in the family Meropidae
The bee-eaters are a group of non-passerine birds in the family Meropidae, containing three genera and thirty species. Most species are found i ...
, ''Merops oreobates''
*Swallow-tailed bee-eater
The swallow-tailed bee-eater (''Merops hirundineus'') is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family (biology), family, Meropidae.
Description
This species, like other bee-eaters, is a richly coloured, slender bird. Its colours and readily ...
, ''Merops hirundineus''
* White-throated bee-eater, ''Merops albicollis''
* African green bee-eater, ''Merops viridissimus''
*Blue-cheeked bee-eater
The blue-cheeked bee-eater (''Merops persicus'') is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family, Meropidae. The genus name ''Merops'' is Ancient Greek for "bee-eater", and ''persicus'' is Latin for "Persian".
It breeds in Northern Africa, and ...
, ''Merops persicus''
*Madagascar bee-eater
The olive bee-eater or Madagascar bee-eater (''Merops superciliosus'') is a near passerine bee-eater species in the genus '' Merops''. It is native to the southern half of Africa where it is present in Angola; Botswana; Burundi; Comoros; D ...
, ''Merops superciliosus''
* European bee-eater, ''Merops apiaster''
* Northern carmine bee-eater, ''Merops nubicus''
*Southern carmine bee-eater
The southern carmine bee-eater (''Merops nubicoides'') (formerly carmine bee-eater) occurs across sub-equatorial Africa.
Description
This species, like other bee-eaters, is richly coloured and is predominantly carmine in colouration, but the c ...
, ''Merops nubicoides'' (A)
Rollers
Order: CoraciiformesFamily: Coraciidae Rollers resemble crows in size and build, but are more closely related to the kingfishers and bee-eaters. They share the colourful appearance of those groups with blues and browns predominating. The two inner front toes are connected, but the outer toe is not. * European roller, ''Coracias garrulus'' *Abyssinian roller
The Abyssinian roller (''Coracias abyssinicus''), or Senegal roller, is a member of the roller family of birds which breeds across tropical Africa in a belt south of the Sahara, known as the Sahel. It is resident in the southern part of its ra ...
, ''Coracias abyssinica''
* Lilac-breasted roller, ''Coracias caudata''
* Rufous-crowned roller, ''Coracias naevia''
* Broad-billed roller, ''Eurystomus glaucurus''
* Blue-throated roller, ''Eurystomus gularis''
African barbets
Order: PiciformesFamily: Lybiidae
The barbets are plump birds, with short necks and large heads. They get their name from the bristles which fringe their heavy bills. Most species are brightly coloured.
*Yellow-billed barbet
The yellow-billed barbet (''Trachyphonus purpuratus'') is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family.
It is found in Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, ...
, ''Trachyphonus purpuratus''
* Crested barbet, ''Trachyphonus vaillantii''
*Red-and-yellow barbet
The red-and-yellow barbet (''Trachyphonus erythrocephalus'') is a species of African barbet found in eastern Africa. Males have distinctive black (spotted white), red, and yellow plumage; females and juveniles are similar, but less brightly color ...
, ''Trachyphonus erythrocephalus''
*D'Arnaud's barbet
D'Arnaud's barbet (''Trachyphonus darnaudii'') is a species of African barbet. Barbets and toucans are a group of near passerine birds with a worldwide tropical distribution. The barbets get their name from the bristles which fringe their heavy b ...
, ''Trachyphonus darnaudii''
* Gray-throated barbet, ''Gymnobucco bonapartei''
* Speckled tinkerbird, ''Pogoniulus scolopaceus''
*Green tinkerbird
The green tinkerbird (''Pogoniulus simplex'') is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family (African barbets).
It is found in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania.
The Eastern Green Tinkerbird, ''Pogoniulus simplex'', (Fischer & Reichenow ...
, ''Pogoniulus simplex''
* Moustached tinkerbird, ''Pogoniulus leucomystax''
*Western tinkerbird
The western tinkerbird (''Pogoniulus coryphaea'') is an African barbet native to Central Africa, where it has been recorded at altitudes from .
It occurs in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, Rwanda, and Uganda.
Taxonomy
Africa ...
, ''Pogoniulus coryphaea''
*Red-rumped tinkerbird
The red-rumped tinkerbird (''Pogoniulus atroflavus'') is a species of bird in the Lybiidae
The African barbets are birds in the family Lybiidae. There are 43 species ranging from the type genus ''Lybius'' of forest interior to the tinkerbirds ...
, ''Pogoniulus atroflavus''
* Yellow-throated tinkerbird, ''Pogoniulus subsulphureus''
* Yellow-rumped tinkerbird, ''Pogoniulus bilineatus''
* Red-fronted tinkerbird, ''Pogoniulus pusillus''
* Yellow-fronted tinkerbird, ''Pogoniulus chrysoconus''
*Yellow-spotted barbet
''Buccanodon'' is a bird genus in the African barbet family ( Lybiidae) which was formerly included in the Capitonidae and sometimes in the Ramphastidae. It contains two species, both referred to as the yellow-spotted barbets.
This genus was for ...
, ''Buccanodon duchaillui''
*Hairy-breasted barbet
The hairy-breasted barbet (''Tricholaema hirsuta'') is a species of bird in the family Lybiidae. It is found throughout the Tropical forest, Africa tropical rainforest.
Taxonomy
The species was described as ''Pogonias hirsutus'' by William John ...
, ''Tricholaema hirsuta''
*Red-fronted barbet
The red-fronted barbet (''Tricholaema diademata'') is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family.
It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda
}), is a landlocked country in East Africa
East Africa, Eastern Afric ...
, ''Tricholaema diademata''
* Spot-flanked barbet, ''Tricholaema lachrymosa''
*Black-throated barbet
The black-throated barbet (''Tricholaema melanocephala'') is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family. It is found in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda
}), is a landlocked country in East Af ...
, ''Tricholaema melanocephala''
* White-headed barbet, ''Lybius leucocephalus''
*Red-faced barbet
The red-faced barbet (''Lybius rubrifacies'') is a species of bird in the African barbet family Lybiidae.
It is found in Burundi, Rwanda, Northwest Tanzania, and Southwest Uganda.
Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna, and arable l ...
, ''Lybius rubrifacies''
* Black-billed barbet, ''Lybius guifsobalito''
* Black-collared barbet, ''Lybius torquatus''
* Double-toothed barbet, ''Lybius bidentatus''
*Black-breasted barbet
The black-breasted barbet (''Pogonornis rolleti'') is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family.
It is found in Central African Republic, Chad, Sudan, South Sudan, and the extreme northeast of Democratic Republic of Congo and northern Uganda.
I ...
, ''Lybius rolleti''
Honeyguides
Order: PiciformesFamily: Indicatoridae Honeyguides are among the few birds that feed on wax. They are named for thegreater honeyguide
The greater honeyguide (''Indicator indicator'') is a bird in the family Indicatoridae, paleotropical near passerine birds related to the woodpeckers. Its English and scientific names refer to its habit of guiding people to bee colonies. C ...
which leads traditional honey-hunters to bees' nests and, after the hunters have harvested the honey, feeds on the remaining contents of the hive.
* Cassin's honeyguide, ''Prodotiscus insignis''
*Wahlberg's honeyguide
The brown-backed honeybird (''Prodotiscus regulus''), also known as Wahlberg's honeybird, Wahlberg's honeyguide and sharp-billed honeyguide, is a species of bird in the family Indicatoridae. This bird is named after the Swedish naturalist Johan A ...
, ''Prodotiscus regulus''
*Zenker's honeyguide
Zenker's honeyguide (''Melignomon zenkeri'') is a species of bird in the family Indicatoridae. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Uganda
...
, ''Melignomon zenkeri''
*Dwarf honeyguide
The dwarf honeyguide (''Indicator pumilio'') is a species of bird in the family Indicatoridae.
It is endemic to the Albertine Rift montane forests.
It is threatened by habitat loss
Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat r ...
, ''Indicator pumilio''
* Willcock's honeyguide, ''Indicator willcocksi''
* Pallid honeyguide, ''Indicator meliphilus''
*Least honeyguide
The least honeyguide (''Indicator exilis'') is a species of bird in the family Indicatoridae
Honeyguides (family Indicatoridae) are near passerine birds in the order Piciformes. They are also known as indicator birds, or honey birds, although ...
, ''Indicator exilis''
* Lesser honeyguide, ''Indicator minor''
*Spotted honeyguide
The spotted honeyguide (''Indicator maculatus'') is a species of bird in the family Indicatoridae.
It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial ...
, ''Indicator maculatus''
*Scaly-throated honeyguide
The scaly-throated honeyguide (''Indicator variegatus'') is a species of bird in the family Indicatoridae.
Range
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It is found in Angola, Burundi, DRC, Eswatini, Ethiop ...
, ''Indicator variegatus''
*Greater honeyguide
The greater honeyguide (''Indicator indicator'') is a bird in the family Indicatoridae, paleotropical near passerine birds related to the woodpeckers. Its English and scientific names refer to its habit of guiding people to bee colonies. C ...
, ''Indicator indicator''
* Lyre-tailed honeyguide, ''Melichneutes robustus''
Woodpeckers
Order: PiciformesFamily: Picidae
Woodpeckers are part of the bird family Picidae, which also includes the piculets, wrynecks, and sapsuckers. Members of this family are found worldwide, except for Australia, New Guinea, New Zealand, Madagascar, and the extreme polar regions. M ...
Woodpeckers are small to medium-sized birds with chisel-like beaks, short legs, stiff tails, and long tongues used for capturing insects. Some species have feet with two toes pointing forward and two backward, while several species have only three toes. Many woodpeckers have the habit of tapping noisily on tree trunks with their beaks.
*Eurasian wryneck
The Eurasian wryneck or northern wryneck (''Jynx torquilla'') is a species of wryneck in the woodpecker family. This species mainly breeds in temperate regions of Europe and Asia. Most populations are migratory, wintering in tropical Africa and ...
, ''Jynx torquilla''
* Rufous-necked wryneck, ''Jynx ruficollis''
*African piculet
The African piculet (''Sasia africana''), sometimes placed in the monotypic genus ''Verreauxia'', is a species of bird in the family Picidae.
It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of ...
, ''Verreauxia africana''
* Gabon woodpecker, ''Chloropicus gabonensis''
* Elliot's woodpecker, ''Chloropicus elliotii''
* Speckle-breasted woodpecker, ''Chloropicus poecilolaemus''
* Cardinal woodpecker, ''Chloropicus fuscescens''
*Bearded woodpecker
The bearded woodpecker (''Chloropicus namaquus'') is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It has a distinctive black and white head and brownish barred body. It is native to tropical central Africa. It has an extremely wide range and is a fa ...
, ''Chloropicus namaquus''
* Golden-crowned woodpecker, ''Chloropicus xantholophus''
*Brown-backed woodpecker
The brown-backed woodpecker (''Dendropicos obsoletus'') is a species of bird in the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in a belt across the savannah region of sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal in the west to Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania in the ...
, ''Chloropicus obsoletus''
* African gray woodpecker, ''Chloropicus goertae''
*Olive woodpecker
The olive woodpecker (''Dendropicos griseocephalus'') is a species of bird in the woodpecker family Picidae.
Taxonomy
The olive woodpecker was described by the French polymath Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon in 1780 in his ''Histoire Natu ...
, ''Chloropicus griseocephalus''
* Brown-eared woodpecker, ''Campethera caroli''
* Buff-spotted woodpecker, ''Campethera nivosa''
* Tullberg's woodpecker, ''Campethera tullbergi''
*Green-backed woodpecker
The little spotted woodpecker or green-backed woodpecker (''Campethera cailliautii''), is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is native to large parts of tropical central Africa. It has an extensive range and is an uncommon species, and t ...
, ''Campethera cailliautii''
* Nubian woodpecker, ''Campethera nubica''
*Golden-tailed woodpecker
The golden-tailed woodpecker (''Campethera abingoni'') is a species of bird in the family Picidae. Its specific name commemorates the 5th Earl of Abingdon. It belongs to a species complex that includes the Knysna woodpecker to the south of its ...
, ''Campethera abingoni''
Falcons and caracaras
Order: FalconiformesFamily: Falconidae
The falcons and caracaras are around 60 species of diurnal birds of prey that make up the family Falconidae (representing all extant species in the order Falconiformes). The family is divided into three subfamilies, Herpetotherinae, which inclu ...
Falconidae is a family of diurnal birds of prey. They differ from hawks, eagles, and kites in that they kill with their beaks instead of their talons.
* Pygmy falcon, ''Polihierax semitorquatus''
* Lesser kestrel, ''Falco naumanni''
* Eurasian kestrel, ''Falco tinnunculus''
*Greater kestrel
The greater kestrel (''Falco rupicoloides'') or white-eyed kestrel, is a bird of prey belonging to the falcon family Falconidae. It is one of the largest kestrels and is found in open country in southern and eastern Africa.
Description
The pl ...
, ''Falco rupicoloides'' (A)
* Fox kestrel, ''Falco alopex''
* Gray kestrel, ''Falco ardosiaceus''
*Dickinson's kestrel
Dickinson's kestrel (''Falco dickinsoni'') is a bird of prey of southern and eastern Africa belonging to the falcon family Falconidae. It is named after John Dickinson, an English physician and missionary who collected the type specimen. It is a ...
, ''Falco dickinsoni'' (A)
*Red-necked falcon
The red-necked falcon (''Falco chicquera'') is a bird of prey in the falcon family with two disjunct populations, one in India and the other in Africa. This medium-sized falcon has bluish grey wings and upper body, a chestnut red cap with short c ...
, ''Falco chicquera''
*Red-footed falcon
The red-footed falcon (''Falco vespertinus''), formerly the western red-footed falcon, is a bird of prey. It belongs to the family Falconidae, the falcons. This bird is found in eastern Europe and Asia although its numbers are dwindling rapidly ...
, ''Falco vespertinus'' (A)
*Amur falcon
The Amur falcon (''Falco amurensis'') is a small raptor of the falcon family. It breeds in south-eastern Siberia and Northern China before migrating in large flocks across India and over the Arabian Sea to winter in Southern and East Africa.
...
, ''Falco amurensis''
* Eleonora's falcon, ''Falco eleonorae''
* Sooty falcon, ''Falco concolor'' (A)
* Eurasian hobby, ''Falco subbuteo''
* African hobby, ''Falco cuvierii''
* Lanner falcon, ''Falco biarmicus''
* Saker falcon, ''Falco cherrug'' (A)
*Peregrine falcon
The peregrine falcon (''Falco peregrinus''), also known as the peregrine, and historically as the duck hawk in North America, is a Cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan bird of prey (Bird of prey, raptor) in the family (biology), family Falco ...
, ''Falco peregrinus''
* Taita falcon, ''Falco fasciinucha''
Old World parrots
Order: PsittaciformesFamily: Psittaculidae Characteristic features of parrots include a strong curved bill, an upright stance, strong legs, and clawed zygodactyl feet. Many parrots are vividly coloured, and some are multi-coloured. In size they range from to in length. Old World parrots are found from Africa east across south and southeast Asia and Oceania to Australia and New Zealand. * Rose-ringed parakeet, ''Psittacula krameri'' * Black-collared lovebird, ''Agapornis swinderniana'' * Red-headed lovebird, ''Agapornis pullarius''African and New World parrots
Order: PsittaciformesFamily: Psittacidae
Characteristic features of parrots include a strong curved bill, an upright stance, strong legs, and clawed zygodactyl feet. Many parrots are vividly coloured, and some are multi-coloured. In size they range from to in length. Most of the more than 150 species in this family are found in the New World.
* Gray parrot, ''Psittacus erithacus''
*Brown-necked parrot
The brown-necked parrot (''Poicephalus fuscicollis''), sometimes known in aviculture as the uncape parrot, is a large ''Poicephalus'' parrot species endemic to Africa.
It consists of two subspecies: the savanna-dwelling brown-necked parrot ('' ...
, ''Poicephalus fuscicollis'' (A)
*Meyer's parrot
Meyer's parrot (''Poicephalus meyeri''), also known as the brown parrot, is a species of parrot native to Africa. A Meyer's parrot has grey feathers, turquoise belly, blue rump, and bright yellow markings on the carpal joint of the wings. Most ...
, ''Poicephalus meyeri''
African and green broadbills
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Calyptomenidae The broadbills are small, brightly coloured birds which feed on fruit and also take insects in flycatcher fashion, snapping their broad bills. Their habitat is canopies of wet forests. * African broadbill, ''Smithornis capensis'' *Rufous-sided broadbill
The rufous-sided broadbill (''Smithornis rufolateralis'') is a species of bird in the family Calyptomenidae.
It is sparsely distributed throughout the intra-tropical rainforest of Sub-Saharan Africa.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropi ...
, ''Smithornis rufolateralis''
Asian and Grauer's broadbills
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Eurylaimidae Only one member of this small family is found in Africa, and its range is limited to Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. It feeds mostly on fruits. * Grauer's broadbill, ''Pseudocalyptomena graueri''Pittas
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Pittidae Pittas are medium-sized by passerine standards and are stocky, with fairly long, strong legs, short tails, and stout bills. Many are brightly coloured. They spend the majority of their time on wet forest floors, eating snails, insects, and similar invertebrates. * African pitta, ''Pitta angolensis'' *Green-breasted pitta
The green-breasted pitta (''Pitta reichenowi'') is a species of bird in the family Pittidae. It is one of only two Pitta species in Africa, and is found in deep forest of the tropics.
Description
The plumage is very similar to that of the Afr ...
, ''Pitta reichenowi''
Cuckooshrikes
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Campephagidae
The cuckooshrikes are small to medium-sized passerine birds. They are predominantly greyish with white and black, although some species are brightly coloured.
* Gray cuckooshrike, ''Coracina caesia''
*White-breasted cuckooshrike
The white-breasted cuckooshrike (''Ceblepyris pectoralis'') is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae.
It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iv ...
, ''Coracina pectoralis''
* Black cuckooshrike, ''Campephaga flava''
*Petit's cuckooshrike
Petit's cuckooshrike (''Campephaga petiti'') is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae.
It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Kenya, Nigeria, and Uganda.
Its natural habitats are s ...
, ''Campephaga petiti''
*Red-shouldered cuckooshrike
The red-shouldered cuckooshrike (''Campephaga phoenicea'') is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae.
It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, I ...
, ''Campephaga phoenicea''
*Purple-throated cuckooshrike
The purple-throated cuckooshrike (''Campephaga quiscalina'') is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae.
It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast ...
, ''Campephaga quiscalina''
Old World orioles
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Oriolidae The Old World orioles are colourful passerine birds. They are not related to the New World orioles. * Eurasian golden oriole, ''Oriolus oriolus'' * African golden oriole, ''Oriolus auratus'' *Western black-headed oriole
The western oriole (''Oriolus brachyrynchus''), or western black-headed oriole, is a species of bird in the family Oriolidae that is native to Africa. The adult upperparts are yellow-olive, and the underparts are yellow in colour. It is ...
, ''Oriolus brachyrhynchus''
* African black-headed oriole, ''Oriolus larvatus''
* Black-tailed oriole, ''Oriolus percivali''
*Black-winged oriole
The black-winged oriole (''Oriolus nigripennis'') is a species of bird in the family Oriolidae.
It is found in Africa from Sierra Leone and Liberia to southern South Sudan, western Uganda, central Democratic Republic of Congo and north-western ...
, ''Oriolus nigripennis''
Wattle-eyes and batises
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Platysteiridae
The wattle-eyes, or puffback flycatchers, are small stout passerine birds of the African tropics. They get their name from the brightly coloured fleshy eye decorations found in most species in this group.
*Brown-throated wattle-eye
The brown-throated wattle-eye (''Platysteira cyanea''), also known as the common wattle-eye or scarlet-spectacled wattle-eye, is a small, insectivorous passerine bird. The wattle-eyes were previously classed as a subfamily of the Old World flyca ...
, ''Platysteira cyanea''
*Black-throated wattle-eye
The black-throated wattle-eye (''Platysteira peltata'') is a species of bird in the family Platysteiridae.
It is found in Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, ...
, ''Platysteira peltata''
*Chestnut wattle-eye
The chestnut wattle-eye (''Platysteira castanea'') is a species of bird in the family Platysteiridae. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ke ...
, ''Platysteira castanea''
*Jameson's wattle-eye
Jameson's wattle-eye (''Platysteira jamesoni'') is a species of bird in the family Platysteiridae.
It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lo ...
, ''Platysteira jamesoni''
*Yellow-bellied wattle-eye
The yellow-bellied wattle-eye (''Platysteira concreta'') is a species of bird in the family Platysteiridae.
It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, ...
, ''Platysteira concreta''
* Rwenzori batis, ''Batis diops''
*Chinspot batis
The chinspot batis (''Batis molitor'') is a small songbird of the genus '' Batis'' in the family Platysteiridae which is a common and widespread species in the woodlands of southern Africa from the Eastern Cape north to 3°N in southern Kenya a ...
, ''Batis molitor''
* Gray-headed batis, ''Batis orientalis''
* Western black-headed batis, ''Batis erlangeri''
*Pygmy batis
The pygmy batis (''Batis perkeo'') is a very small insectivorous bird which finds its food foraging among leaves, it is a member of the wattle-eyes family, the Platysteiridae. It occurs in the dry savannahs of north-eastern Africa.
Description
...
, ''Batis perkeo''
*Ituri batis
The Ituri batis or Chapin's batis (''Batis ituriensis'') is a species of bird in the wattle-eye family, Platysteiridae which is found in the humid forests of eastern central Africa.
Description
The Ituri batis is a very small black and white bir ...
, ''Batis ituriensis''
Vangas, helmetshrikes, and allies
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Vangidae
The helmetshrikes are similar in build to the shrikes, but tend to be colourful species with distinctive crests or other head ornaments, from which they get their name.
* White helmetshrike, ''Prionops plumatus''
* Yellow-crested helmetshrike, ''Prionops alberti''
* Red-billed helmetshrike, ''Prionops caniceps''
* Rufous-bellied helmetshrike, ''Prionops rufiventris''
*African shrike-flycatcher
The African shrike-flycatcher or red-eyed shrike-flycatcher (''Megabyas flammulatus'') is a species of bird in the family Vangidae. It is monotypic within the genus ''Megabyas''.
It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, ...
, ''Megabyas flammulatus''
*Black-and-white shrike-flycatcher
The black-and-white shrike-flycatcher (''Bias musicus''), also known as the black-and-white flycatcher or vanga flycatcher, is a species of passerine bird found in Africa. It was placed with the wattle-eyes and batis (bird), batises in the famil ...
, ''Bias musicus''
Bushshrikes and allies
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Malaconotidae
Bushshrikes are similar in habits to shrikes, hunting insects and other small prey from a perch on a bush. Although similar in build to the shrikes, these tend to be either colourful species or largely black; some species are quite secretive.
* Brubru, ''Nilaus afer''
*Northern puffback
The northern puffback (''Dryoscopus gambensis'') is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae.
It is found in northern sub-Saharan Africa. It forms a superspecies with the black-backed puffback, which replaces it in eastern equatorial and s ...
, ''Dryoscopus gambensis''
*Black-backed puffback
The black-backed puffback (''Dryoscopus cubla'') is a species of passerine bird in the family Malaconotidae. They are common to fairly common sedentary bushshrikes in various wooded habitats in Africa south of the equator. They restlessly move ...
, ''Dryoscopus cubla''
*Red-eyed puffback
The red-eyed puffback (''Dryoscopus senegalensis'') is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae.
It is found in Nigeria and Central Africa.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest
A forest is an area of l ...
, ''Dryoscopus senegalensis''
*Pink-footed puffback
The pink-footed puffback (''Dryoscopus angolensis'') is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae.
It is found in western Central Africa as well as in the Albertine Rift montane forests and northern adjacent areas of Kenya, Uganda and the e ...
, ''Dryoscopus angolensis''
*Marsh tchagra
The marsh tchagra or blackcap bush-shrike (''Bocagia minuta'') is a species of passerine bird placed in the monotypic genus ''Bocagia'' in the family Malaconotidae. It is native to marshes in the tropics and subtropics of Africa. It is sometimes ...
, ''Tchagra minutus''
*Black-crowned tchagra
The black-crowned tchagra (''Tchagra senegalus'') is a bushshrike. This family of passerine birds is closely related to the true shrikes in the family Laniidae, and was once included in that group.
This species is found in the Arabian peninsula ...
, ''Tchagra senegalus''
* Brown-crowned tchagra, ''Tchagra australis''
*Three-streaked tchagra
The three-streaked tchagra (''Tchagra jamesi'') is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae, which is an uncommon resident of semi-desert regions in the eastern Afrotropics. The binomial of this bird commemorates the explorer Frank Linsly ...
, ''Tchagra jamesi''
* Lühder's bushshrike, ''Laniarius luehderi''
* Tropical boubou, ''Laniarius major''
*Black-headed gonolek
The black-headed gonolek (''Laniarius erythrogaster'') is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae. It is found in Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, ...
, ''Laniarius erythrogaster''
* Papyrus gonolek, ''Laniarius mufumbiri''
* Slate-coloured boubou, ''Laniarius funebris''
* Lowland sooty boubou, ''Laniarius leucorhynchus''
*Willard's sooty boubou
Willard's sooty boubou (''Laniarius willardi'') is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae, found in the Albertine Rift.
It is found in Burundi and Uganda and has uniform black plumage.
Description
The species was first described in ...
, ''Laniarius willardi''
* Albertine boubou, ''Laniarius holomelas''
*Fülleborn's boubou
Fülleborn's boubou (''Laniarius fuelleborni'') is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae. It is found in Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia, where its typical habitat is humid montane forest, dense undergrowth, secondary growth, forest edg ...
, ''Laniarius fuelleborni''
* Gray-green bushshrike, ''Telophorus bocagei''
* Sulphur-breasted bushshrike, ''Telophorus sulfureopectus''
*Many-colored bushshrike
The many-colored bushshrike or many-coloured bushshrike (''Chlorophoneus multicolor'') is a species of bird in the bushshrike family, Malaconotidae.
The black-fronted bushshrike (''C. nigrifrons'') of southern and eastern Africa is sometimes in ...
, ''Telophorus multicolor''
*Doherty's bushshrike
Doherty's bushshrike (''Telophorus dohertyi'') is a colourful but skulking species of bush-shrike of the family Malaconotidae which is found in forest habitats in north-central Africa.
The common name and Latin binomial commemorate the American ...
, ''Telophorus dohertyi''
*Fiery-breasted bushshrike
The fiery-breasted bushshrike (''Malaconotus cruentus'') is a species of bird in the family Malaconotidae.
It is found throughout the African tropical rainforest.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tr ...
, ''Malaconotus cruentus''
*Lagden's bushshrike
Lagden's bushshrike (''Malaconotus lagdeni'') is a bird species in the bushshrike family (Malaconotidae) native to Africa. It is a stocky bird with yellow or orange-yellow underparts, olive green upperparts, a grey head and heavy bill. Two subspe ...
, ''Malaconotus lagdeni''
*Gray-headed bushshrike
The grey-headed bushshrike (''Malaconotus blanchoti''), colloquially known as the ghostbird, is a species of passerine bird in the family Malaconotidae. It is widespread throughout sub-Saharan Africa, although relatively absent in Central Afri ...
, ''Malaconotus blanchoti''
Drongos
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Dicruridae The drongos are mostly black or dark grey in colour, sometimes with metallic tints. They have long forked tails, and some Asian species have elaborate tail decorations. They have short legs and sit very upright when perched, like a shrike. They flycatch or take prey from the ground. * Sharpe's drongo, ''Dicrurus sharpei'' * Fork-tailed drongo, ''Dicrurus adsimilis'' * Glossy-backed drongo, ''Dicrurus divaricatus'' * Velvet-mantled drongo, ''Dicrurus modestus''Monarch flycatchers
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Monarchidae The monarch flycatchers are small to medium-sized insectivorous passerines which hunt by flycatching. *Blue-headed crested-flycatcher, ''Trochocercus nitens'' *African crested-flycatcher, ''Trochocercus cyanomelas'' *Black-headed paradise-flycatcher, ''Terpsiphone rufiventer'' *African paradise-flycatcher, ''Terpsiphone viridis''Shrikes
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Laniidae
Shrikes are passerine birds known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on thorns. A shrike's beak is hooked, like that of a typical bird of prey.
*Red-backed shrike, ''Lanius collurio''
*Red-tailed shrike, ''Lanius phoenicuroides''
*Isabelline shrike, ''Lanius isabellinus''
*Emin's shrike, ''Lanius gubernator''
*Lesser gray shrike, ''Lanius minor''
*Gray-backed fiscal, ''Lanius excubitoroides''
*Yellow-billed shrike, ''Lanius corvinus''
*Taita fiscal, ''Lanius dorsalis''
*Mackinnon's shrike, ''Lanius mackinnoni''
*Northern fiscal, ''Lanius humeralis''
*Souza's shrike, ''Lanius souzae''
*Masked shrike, ''Lanius nubicus'' (A)
*Woodchat shrike, ''Lanius senator''
*White-rumped shrike, ''Eurocephalus ruppelli''
Crows, jays, and magpies
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Corvidae
The family Corvidae includes crows, ravens, jays, choughs, magpies, treepies, nutcracker (bird), nutcrackers, and ground jays. Corvids are above average in size among the Passeriformes, and some of the larger species show high levels of intelligence.
*Piapiac, ''Ptilostomus afer''
*Pied crow, ''Corvus albus''
*Somali crow, ''Corvus edithae''
*Fan-tailed raven, ''Corvus rhipidurus''
*White-necked raven, ''Corvus albicollis''
Hyliotas
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Hyliotidae The members of this small family, all of genus ''Hyliota'', are birds of the forest canopy. They tend to feed in mixed-species flocks. *Yellow-bellied hyliota, ''Hyliota flavigaster'' *Southern hyliota, ''Hyliota australis''Fairy flycatchers
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Stenostiridae
Most of the species of this small family are found in Africa, though a few inhabit tropical Asia. They are not closely related to other birds called "flycatchers".
*African blue flycatcher, ''Elminia longicauda''
*White-tailed blue flycatcher, ''Elminia albicauda''
*Dusky crested-flycatcher, ''Elminia nigromitrata''
*White-bellied crested-flycatcher, ''Elminia albiventris''
*White-tailed crested-flycatcher, ''Elminia albonotata''
Tits, chickadees, and titmice
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Paridae The Paridae are mainly small stocky woodland species with short stout bills. Some have crests. They are adaptable birds, with a mixed diet including seeds and insects. *White-shouldered black-tit, ''Melaniparus guineensis'' *White-winged black-tit, ''Parus leucomelas'' *White-bellied tit, ''Melaniparus albiventris'' *Dusky tit, ''Melaniparus funereus'' *Stripe-breasted tit, ''Melaniparus fasciiventer'' *Somali tit, ''Melaniparus thruppi''Penduline-tits
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Remizidae The penduline-tits are a group of small passerine birds related to the true tits. They are insectivores. *Mouse-colored penduline-tit, ''Anthoscopus musculus'' *Yellow penduline-tit, ''Anthoscopus parvulus'' *African penduline-tit, ''Anthoscopus caroli''Larks
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Alaudidae
Larks are small terrestrial birds with often extravagant songs and display flights. Most larks are fairly dull in appearance. Their food is insects and seeds.
*Rufous-rumped lark, ''Pinarocorys erythropygia''
*Dusky lark, ''Pinarocorys nigricans'' (A)
*Chestnut-backed sparrow-lark, ''Eremopterix leucotis''
*Fischer's sparrow-lark, ''Eremopterix leucopareia''
*Pink-breasted lark, ''Calendulauda poecilosterna''
*Fawn-colored lark, ''Calendulauda africanoides''
*Red-winged lark, ''Mirafra hypermetra''
*Rufous-naped lark, ''Mirafra africana''
*Flappet lark, ''Mirafra rufocinnamomea''
*White-tailed lark, ''Mirafra albicauda''
*Horsfield's bushlark, ''Mirafra javanica''
*Red-capped lark, ''Calandrella cinerea''
*Sun lark, ''Galerida modesta''
Nicators
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Nicatoridae
The nicators are shrike-like, with hooked bills. They are endemic to sub-Saharan Africa.
*Western nicator, ''Nicator chloris''
*Yellow-throated nicator, ''Nicator vireo''
African warblers
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Macrosphenidae African warblers are small to medium-sized insectivores which are found in a wide variety of habitats south of the Sahara. *Green crombec, ''Sylvietta virens'' *Lemon-bellied crombec, ''Sylvietta denti'' *White-browed crombec, ''Sylvietta leucophrys'' *Northern crombec, ''Sylvietta brachyura'' *Red-faced crombec, ''Sylvietta whytii'' *Moustached grass-warbler, ''Melocichla mentalis'' *Yellow longbill, ''Macrosphenus flavicans'' *Gray longbill, ''Macrosphenus concolor'' *Grauer's warbler, ''Graueria vittata'' *Green hylia, ''Hylia prasina'' *Tit-hylia, ''Pholidornis rushiae''Cisticolas and allies
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Cisticolidae The Cisticolidae are warblers found mainly in warmer southern regions of the Old World. They are generally very small birds of drab brown or grey appearance found in open country such as grassland or scrub. *Yellow-vented eremomela, ''Eremomela flavicrissalis'' *Yellow-bellied eremomela, ''Eremomela icteropygialis'' *Green-backed eremomela, ''Eremomela canescens'' *Greencap eremomela, ''Eremomela scotops'' *Rufous-crowned eremomela, ''Eremomela badiceps'' *Turner's eremomela, ''Eremomela turneri'' *Red-winged gray warbler, ''Drymocichla incana'' *White-chinned prinia, ''Schistolais leucopogon'' *Black-collared apalis, ''Oreolais pulcher'' *Rwenzori apalis, ''Oreolais ruwenzori'' *Miombo wren-warbler, ''Calamonastes undosus'' (A) *Gray wren-warbler, ''Calamonastes simplex'' *Green-backed camaroptera, ''Camaroptera brachyura'' *Yellow-browed camaroptera, ''Camaroptera superciliaris'' *Olive-green camaroptera, ''Camaroptera chloronota'' *Cricket longtail, ''Spiloptila clamans'' *Buff-bellied warbler, ''Phyllolais pulchella'' *Black-capped apalis, ''Apalis nigriceps'' *Black-throated apalis, ''Apalis jacksoni'' *Masked apalis, ''Apalis binotata'' *Black-faced apalis, ''Apalis personata'' *Yellow-breasted apalis, ''Apalis flavida'' *Buff-throated apalis, ''Apalis rufogularis'' *Chestnut-throated apalis, ''Apalis porphyrolaema'' *Gray apalis, ''Apalis cinerea'' *Karamoja apalis, ''Apalis karamojae'' *Tawny-flanked prinia, ''Prinia subflava'' *Pale prinia, ''Prinia somalica'' *Banded prinia, ''Prinia bairdii'' *Red-winged prinia, ''Prinia erythroptera'' *Red-fronted prinia, ''Prinia rufifrons'' *Black-faced rufous-warbler, ''Bathmocercus rufus'' *Gray-capped warbler, ''Eminia lepida'' *Red-faced cisticola, ''Cisticola erythrops'' *Singing cisticola, ''Cisticola cantans'' *Whistling cisticola, ''Cisticola lateralis'' *Trilling cisticola, ''Cisticola woosnami'' *Chubb's cisticola, ''Cisticola chubbi'' *Hunter's cisticola, ''Cisticola hunteri'' *Rock-loving cisticola, ''Cisticola aberrans'' *Boran cisticola, ''Cisticola bodessa'' (A) *Rattling cisticola, ''Cisticola chiniana'' *Red-pate cisticola, ''Cisticola ruficeps'' *Wailing cisticola, ''Cisticola lais'' *Winding cisticola, ''Cisticola galactotes'' *Carruthers's cisticola, ''Cisticola carruthersi'' *Stout cisticola, ''Cisticola robustus'' *Croaking cisticola, ''Cisticola natalensis'' *Tabora cisticola, ''Cisticola angusticauda'' *Siffling cisticola, ''Cisticola brachypterus'' *Foxy cisticola, ''Cisticola troglodytes'' *Tiny cisticola, ''Cisticola nana'' (A) *Zitting cisticola, ''Cisticola juncidis'' *Desert cisticola, ''Cisticola aridulus'' (A) *Black-backed cisticola, ''Cisticola eximius'' *Wing-snapping cisticola, ''Cisticola ayresii''Reed warblers and allies
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Acrocephalidae The members of this family are usually rather large for "warblers". Most are rather plain olivaceous brown above with much yellow to beige below. They are usually found in open woodland, reedbeds, or tall grass. The family occurs mostly in southern to western Eurasia and surroundings, but it also ranges far into the Pacific, with some species in Africa. *Papyrus yellow-warbler, ''Calamonastides gracilirostris'' *Eastern olivaceous warbler, ''Iduna pallida'' *African yellow-warbler, ''Iduna natalensis'' *Mountain yellow-warbler, ''Iduna similis'' *Upcher's warbler, ''Hippolais languida'' *Icterine warbler, ''Hippolais icterina'' *Sedge warbler, ''Acrocephalus schoenobaenus'' *Marsh warbler, ''Acrocephalus palustris'' *Common reed warbler, ''Acrocephalus scirpaceus'' *Basra reed warbler, ''Acrocephalus griseldis'' (A) *Lesser swamp warbler, ''Acrocephalus gracilirostris'' *Greater swamp warbler, ''Acrocephalus rufescens'' *Great reed warbler, ''Acrocephalus arundinaceus''Grassbirds and allies
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Locustellidae Locustellidae are a family of small insectivorous songbirds found mainly in Eurasia, Africa, and the Australian region. They are smallish birds with tails that are usually long and pointed, and tend to be drab brownish or buffy all over. *Bamboo warbler, ''Locustella alfredi'' *River warbler, ''Locustella fluviatilis'' (A) *Fan-tailed grassbird, ''Catriscus brevirostris'' *Evergreen forest warbler, Evergreen-forest warbler, ''Bradypterus lopezi'' *Cinnamon bracken-warbler, ''Bradypterus cinnamomeus'' *White-winged swamp warbler, ''Bradypterus carpalis'' *Grauer's swamp warbler, ''Bradypterus graueri'' *Highland rush warbler, ''Bradypterus centralis''Swallows
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Hirundinidae
The family Hirundinidae is adapted to aerial feeding. They have a slender streamlined body, long pointed wings, and a short bill with a wide gape. The feet are adapted to perching rather than walking, and the front toes are partially joined at the base.
*Brown-throated martin, Plain martin, ''Riparia paludicola''
*Bank swallow, ''Riparia riparia''
*Banded martin, ''Neophedina cincta''
*Rock martin, ''Ptyonoprogne fuligula''
*Barn swallow, ''Hirundo rustica''
*Ethiopian swallow, ''Hirundo aethiopica''
*Angola swallow, ''Hirundo angolensis''
*White-throated blue swallow, ''Hirundo nigrita''
*Wire-tailed swallow, ''Hirundo smithii''
*Montane blue swallow, ''Hirundo atrocaerulea''
*Red-rumped swallow, ''Cecropis daurica''
*Lesser striped swallow, ''Cecropis abyssinica''
*Rufous-chested swallow, ''Cecropis semirufa''
*Mosque swallow, ''Cecropis senegalensis''
*Common house-martin, ''Delichon urbicum''
*White-headed sawwing, ''Psalidoprocne albiceps''
*Black sawwing, ''Psalidoprocne pristoptera''
*Gray-rumped swallow, ''Pseudhirundo griseopyga''
Bulbuls
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Pycnonotidae
Bulbuls are medium-sized songbirds. Some are colourful with yellow, red, or orange vents, cheeks, throats or supercilia, but most are drab, with uniform olive-brown to black plumage. Some species have distinct crests.
*Slender-billed greenbul, ''Stelgidillas gracilirostris''
*Red-tailed bristlebill, ''Bleda syndactylus''
*Lesser bristlebill, ''Bleda notatus''
*Shelley's greenbul, ''Arizelocichla masukuensis''
*Eastern mountain greenbul, ''Arizelocichla nigriceps''
*Simple greenbul, ''Chlorocichla simplex''
*Joyful greenbul, ''Chlorocichla laetissima''
*Honeyguide greenbul, ''Baeopogon indicator''
*Yellow-throated greenbul, ''Atimastillas flavicollis''
*Spotted greenbul, ''Ixonotus guttatus''
*Swamp greenbul, ''Thescelocichla leucopleura''
*Red-tailed greenbul, ''Criniger calurus''
*Eastern bearded-greenbul, ''Criniger chloronotus''
*Gray greenbul, ''Eurillas gracilis''
*Ansorge's greenbul, ''Eurillas ansorgei'' (A)
*Plain greenbul, ''Eurillas curvirostris''
*Yellow-whiskered bulbul, ''Eurillas latirostris''
*Little greenbul, ''Eurillas virens''
*Red-tailed leaflove, Leaf-love, ''Phyllastrephus scandens''
*Northern brownbul, ''Phyllastrephus strepitans''
*Toro olive-greenbul, ''Phyllastrephus hypochloris''
*Cabanis's greenbul, ''Phyllastrephus cabanisi''
*Icterine greenbul, ''Phyllastrephus icterinus''
*Sassi's greenbul, ''Phyllastrephus lorenzi'' (A)
*Xavier's greenbul, ''Phyllastrephus xavieri''
*White-throated greenbul, ''Phyllastrephus albigularis''
*Yellow-streaked greenbul, ''Phyllastrephus flavostriatus''
*Common bulbul, ''Pycnonotus barbatus''
Leaf warblers
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Phylloscopidae Leaf warblers are a family of small insectivorous birds found mostly in Eurasia and ranging into Wallacea and Africa. The species are of various sizes, often green-plumaged above and yellow below, or more subdued with greyish-green to greyish-brown colours. *Wood warbler, ''Phylloscopus sibilatrix'' *Willow warbler, ''Phylloscopus trochilus'' *Common chiffchaff, ''Phylloscopus collybita'' *Brown woodland-warbler, ''Phylloscopus umbrovirens'' *Red-faced woodland-warbler, ''Phylloscopus laetus'' *Uganda woodland-warbler, ''Phylloscopus budongoensis''Bush warblers and allies
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Scotocercidae The members of this family are found throughout Africa, Asia, and Polynesia. Their taxonomy is in flux, and some authorities place genus ''Erythrocerus'' in another family.Gill, F. and D. Donsker (Eds). 2019. IOC World Bird List (v 9.2). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.9.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/ retrieved June 22, 2019. *Chestnut-capped flycatcher, ''Erythrocercus mccallii'' *Neumann's warbler, ''Urosphena neumanni''Sylviid warblers, parrotbills, and allies
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Sylviidae The family Sylviidae is a group of small insectivorous passerine birds. They mainly occur as breeding species, as the common name implies, in Europe, Asia and, to a lesser extent, Africa. Most are of generally undistinguished appearance, but many have distinctive songs. *Eurasian blackcap, ''Sylvia atricapilla'' *Garden warbler, ''Sylvia borin'' *African hill babbler, ''Sylvia abyssinica'' *Rwenzori hill babbler, ''Sylvia atriceps'' *Barred warbler, ''Curruca nisoria'' *Brown parisoma, ''Curruca lugens'' *Greater whitethroat, ''Curruca communis''White-eyes, yuhinas, and allies
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Zosteropidae The white-eyes are small and mostly undistinguished, their plumage above being generally some dull colour like greenish-olive, but some species have a white or bright yellow throat, breast, or lower parts, and several have buff flanks. As their name suggests, many species have a white ring around each eye. *Green white-eye, ''Zosterops stuhlmanni'' *Northern yellow white-eye, ''Zosterops senegalensis'' *Southern yellow white-eye, ''Zosterops anderssoni''Ground babblers and allies
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Pellorneidae These small to medium-sized songbirds have soft fluffy plumage but are otherwise rather diverse. Members of the genus ''Illadopsis'' are found in forests, but some other genera are birds of scrublands. *Brown illadopsis, ''Illadopsis fulvescens'' *Pale-breasted illadopsis, ''Illadopsis rufipennis'' *Mountain illadopsis, ''Illadopsis pyrrhoptera'' *Scaly-breasted illadopsis, ''Illadopsis albipectus'' *Puvel's illadopsis, ''Illadopsis puveli''Laughingthrushes and allies
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Leiothrichidae The members of this family are diverse in size and colouration, though those of genus ''Turdoides'' tend to be brown or greyish. The family is found in Africa, India, and southeast Asia. *Rufous chatterer, ''Argya rubiginosa'' *Capuchin babbler, ''Turdoides atripennis'' *Red-collared mountain-babbler, ''Turdoides rufocinctus'' *Brown babbler, ''Turdoides plebejus'' *Arrow-marked babbler, ''Turdoides jardineii'' *Dusky babbler, ''Turdoides tenebrosa'' *Black-lored babbler, ''Turdoides sharpei''Treecreepers
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Certhiidae Treecreepers are small woodland birds, brown above and white below. They have thin pointed down-curved bills, which they use to extricate insects from bark. They have stiff tail feathers, like woodpeckers, which they use to support themselves on vertical trees. *African spotted creeper, ''Salpornis salvadori''Oxpeckers
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Buphagidae As both the English and scientific names of these birds imply, they feed on ectoparasites, primarily ticks, found on large mammals. *Red-billed oxpecker, ''Buphagus erythrorynchus'' *Yellow-billed oxpecker, ''Buphagus africanus''Starlings
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Sturnidae Starlings are small to medium-sized passerine birds. Their flight is strong and direct and they are very gregarious. Their preferred habitat is fairly open country. They eat insects and fruit. Plumage is typically dark with a metallic sheen. *Wattled starling, ''Creatophora cinerea'' *Violet-backed starling, ''Cinnyricinclus leucogaster'' *Slender-billed starling, ''Onychognathus tenuirostris'' *Neumann's starling, ''Onychognathus neumanni'' *Red-winged starling, ''Onychognathus morio'' *Chestnut-winged starling, ''Onychognathus fulgidus'' *Waller's starling, ''Onychognathus walleri'' *Bristle-crowned starling, ''Onychognathus salvadorii'' *Magpie starling, ''Speculipastor bicolor'' (A) *Sharpe's starling, ''Poeoptera sharpii'' *Narrow-tailed starling, ''Poeoptera lugubris'' *Stuhlmann's starling, ''Poeoptera stuhlmanni'' *Purple-headed starling, ''Hylopsar purpureiceps'' *Rüppell's starling, ''Lamprotornis purpuropterus'' *Splendid starling, ''Lamprotornis splendidus'' *Superb starling, ''Lamprotornis superbus'' *Lesser blue-eared starling, ''Lamprotornis chloropterus'' *Greater blue-eared starling, ''Lamprotornis chalybaeus'' *Purple starling, ''Lamprotornis purpureus'' *Bronze-tailed starling, ''Lamprotornis chalcurus''Thrushes and allies
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Turdidae
The Thrush (bird), thrushes are a group of passerine birds that occur mainly in the Old World. They are plump, soft plumaged, small to medium-sized insectivores or sometimes omnivores, often feeding on the ground. Many have attractive songs.
*Rufous flycatcher-thrush, ''Neocossyphus fraseri''
*Red-tailed ant-thrush, ''Neocossyphus rufus''
*White-tailed ant-thrush, ''Neocossyphus poensis''
*Black-eared ground-thrush, ''Geokichla cameronensis''
*Gray ground-thrush, ''Geokichla princei''
*Oberländer's ground-thrush, ''Geokichla oberlaenderi''
*Abyssinian ground-thrush, ''Geokichla piaggiae''
*Abyssinian thrush, ''Turdus abyssinicus''
*African thrush, ''Turdus pelios''
Old World flycatchers
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Muscicapidae Old World flycatchers are a large group of small passerine birds native to the Old World. They are mainly small arboreal insectivores. The appearance of these birds is highly varied, but they mostly have weak songs and harsh calls. *African dusky flycatcher, ''Muscicapa adusta'' *Yellow-footed flycatcher, ''Muscicapa sethsmithi'' *Spotted flycatcher, ''Muscicapa striata'' *Gambaga flycatcher, ''Muscicapa gambagae'' (A) *Swamp flycatcher, ''Muscicapa aquatica'' *Cassin's flycatcher, ''Muscicapa cassini'' *Sooty flycatcher, ''Bradornis infuscata'' *Dusky-blue flycatcher, ''Bradornis comitatus'' *African gray flycatcher, ''Bradornis microrhynchus'' *Pale flycatcher, ''Agricola pallidus'' *African forest-flycatcher, ''Fraseria ocreata'' *Gray-throated tit-flycatcher, ''Fraseria griseigularis'' *Gray tit-flycatcher, ''Fraseria plumbea'' *Chapin's flycatcher, ''Fraseria lendu'' *Ashy flycatcher, ''Fraseria caerulescens'' *Silverbird (bird), Silverbird, ''Empidornis semipartitus'' *Yellow-eyed black-flycatcher, ''Melaenornis ardesiacus'' *Northern black-flycatcher, ''Melaenornis edolioides'' *Southern black-flycatcher, ''Melaenornis pammelaina'' *White-eyed slaty-flycatcher, ''Melaenornis fischeri'' *Fire-crested alethe, ''Alethe diademata'' *Forest scrub-robin, ''Cercotrichas leucosticta'' *Rufous-tailed scrub-robin, ''Cercotrichas galactotes'' (A) *Brown-backed scrub-robin, ''Cercotrichas hartlaubi'' *Red-backed scrub-robin, ''Cercotrichas leucophrys'' *White-bellied robin-chat, ''Cossyphicula roberti'' *Archer's robin-chat, ''Cossypha archeri'' *Cape robin-chat, ''Cossypha caffra'' *Blue-shouldered robin-chat, ''Cossypha cyanocampter'' *Gray-winged robin-chat, ''Cossypha polioptera'' *White-browed robin-chat, ''Cossypha heuglini'' *Red-capped robin-chat, ''Cossypha natalensis'' *Snowy-crowned robin-chat, ''Cossypha niveicapilla'' *Collared palm-thrush, ''Cichladusa arquata'' *Spotted morning-thrush, ''Cichladusa guttata'' *White-starred robin, ''Pogonocichla stellata'' *Brown-chested alethe, ''Chamaetylas poliocephala'' *Red-throated alethe, ''Chamaetylas poliophrys'' *Yellow-breasted forest robin, ''Stiphrornis mabirae'' *Lowland akalat, ''Sheppardia cyornithopsis'' *Equatorial akalat, ''Sheppardia aequatorialis'' *White-throated robin, ''Irania gutturalis'' (A) *Thrush nightingale, ''Luscinia luscinia'' (A) *Common nightingale, ''Luscinia megarhynchos'' *Semicollared flycatcher, ''Ficedula semitorquata'' *European pied flycatcher, ''Ficedula hypoleuca'' *Collared flycatcher, ''Ficedula albicollis'' *Common redstart, ''Phoenicurus phoenicurus'' *Little rock-thrush, ''Monticola rufocinereus'' *Rufous-tailed rock-thrush, ''Monticola saxatilis'' *Miombo rock-thrush, ''Monticola angolensis'' *Whinchat, ''Saxicola rubetra'' *African stonechat, ''Saxicola torquatus'' *Moorland chat, ''Pinarochroa sordida'' *Mocking cliff-chat, ''Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris'' *Sooty chat, ''Myrmecocichla nigra'' *Arnot's chat, ''Myrmecocichla arnotti'' *Northern wheatear, ''Oenanthe oenanthe'' *Capped wheatear, ''Oenanthe pileata'' (A) *Isabelline wheatear, ''Oenanthe isabellina'' *Heuglin's wheatear, ''Oenanthe heuglini'' *Desert wheatear, ''Oenanthe deserti'' *Pied wheatear, ''Oenanthe pleschanka'' *White-fronted black-chat, ''Oenanthe albifrons'' *Familiar chat, ''Oenanthe familiaris'' *Brown-tailed chat, ''Oenanthe scotocerca'' (A)Dapple-throat and allies
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Modulatricidae This species and two others, all of different genera, were formerly placed in family Promeropidae, the sugarbirds, but were accorded their own family in 2017. *Gray-chested babbler, ''Kakamega poliothorax''Sunbirds and spiderhunters
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Nectariniidae The sunbirds and spiderhunters are very small passerine birds which feed largely on nectar, although they will also take insects, especially when feeding young. Flight is fast and direct on their short wings. Most species can take nectar by hovering like a hummingbird, but usually perch to feed. *Fraser's sunbird, ''Deleornis fraseri'' *Gray-headed sunbird, ''Deleornis axillaris'' *Western violet-backed sunbird, ''Anthreptes longuemarei'' *Eastern violet-backed sunbird, ''Anthreptes orientalis'' *Little green sunbird, ''Anthreptes seimundi'' *Green sunbird, ''Anthreptes rectirostris'' *Collared sunbird, ''Hedydipna collaris'' *Pygmy sunbird, ''Hedydipna platura'' *Green-headed sunbird, ''Cyanomitra verticalis'' *Blue-throated brown sunbird, ''Cyanomitra cyanolaema'' *Blue-headed sunbird, ''Cyanomitra alinae'' *Olive sunbird, ''Cyanomitra olivacea'' *Green-throated sunbird, ''Chalcomitra rubescens'' *Amethyst sunbird, ''Chalcomitra amethystina'' *Scarlet-chested sunbird, ''Chalcomitra senegalensis'' *Purple-breasted sunbird, ''Nectarinia purpureiventris'' *Tacazze sunbird, ''Nectarinia tacazze'' *Bronze sunbird, ''Nectarinia kilimensis'' *Malachite sunbird, ''Nectarinia famosa'' *Red-tufted sunbird, ''Nectarinia johnstoni'' *Golden-winged sunbird, ''Drepanorhynchus reichenowi'' *Olive-bellied sunbird, ''Cinnyris chloropygius'' *Tiny sunbird, ''Cinnyris minullus'' *Stuhlmann's sunbird, ''Cinnyris stuhlmanni'' *Prigogine's sunbird, ''Cinnyris prigoginei'' *Northern double-collared sunbird, ''Cinnyris reichenowi'' *Greater double-collared sunbird, ''Cinnyris afer'' *Regal sunbird, ''Cinnyris regius'' *Beautiful sunbird, ''Cinnyris pulchellus'' *Mariqua sunbird, ''Cinnyris mariquensis'' *Red-chested sunbird, ''Cinnyris erythrocercus'' *Purple-banded sunbird, ''Cinnyris bifasciatus'' *Orange-tufted sunbird, ''Cinnyris bouvieri'' *Palestine sunbird, ''Cinnyris osea'' *Shining sunbird, ''Cinnyris habessinicus'' *Superb sunbird, ''Cinnyris superbus'' *Variable sunbird, ''Cinnyris venustus'' *Copper sunbird, ''Cinnyris cupreus''Weavers and allies
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Ploceidae The weavers are small passerine birds related to the finches. They are seed-eating birds with rounded conical bills. The males of many species are brightly coloured, usually in red or yellow and black. Some species show variation in colour only in the breeding season. *White-billed buffalo-weaver, ''Bubalornis albirostris'' *Red-billed buffalo-weaver, ''Bubalornis niger'' *White-headed buffalo-weaver, ''Dinemellia dinemelli'' *Speckle-fronted weaver, ''Sporopipes frontalis'' *White-browed sparrow-weaver, ''Plocepasser mahali'' *Chestnut-crowned sparrow-weaver, ''Plocepasser superciliosus'' *Gray-headed social-weaver, ''Pseudonigrita arnaudi'' *Red-bellied malimbe, ''Malimbus erythrogaster'' *Blue-billed malimbe, ''Malimbus nitens'' *Crested malimbe, ''Malimbus malimbicus'' *Red-headed malimbe, ''Malimbus rubricollis'' *Red-headed weaver, ''Anaplectes rubriceps'' *Baglafecht weaver, ''Ploceus baglafecht'' *Little weaver, ''Ploceus luteolus'' *Slender-billed weaver, ''Ploceus pelzelni'' *Black-necked weaver, ''Ploceus nigricollis'' *Spectacled weaver, ''Ploceus ocularis'' *Black-billed weaver, ''Ploceus melanogaster'' *Strange weaver, ''Ploceus alienus'' *Holub's golden-weaver, ''Ploceus xanthops'' *Orange weaver, ''Ploceus aurantius'' *Northern brown-throated weaver, ''Ploceus castanops'' *Northern masked-weaver, ''Ploceus taeniopterus'' (A) *Lesser masked-weaver, ''Ploceus intermedius'' *Vitelline masked-weaver, ''Ploceus vitellinus'' *Heuglin's masked-weaver, ''Ploceus heuglini'' *Fox's weaver, ''Ploceus spekeoides'' (E) *Vieillot's black weaver, ''Ploceus nigerrimus'' *Village weaver, ''Ploceus cucullatus'' *Weyns's weaver, ''Ploceus weynsi'' *Black-headed weaver, ''Ploceus melanocephalus'' *Golden-backed weaver, ''Ploceus jacksoni'' *Chestnut weaver, ''Ploceus rubiginosus'' *Cinnamon weaver, ''Ploceus badius'' *Golden-naped weaver, ''Ploceus aureonucha'' (A) *Yellow-mantled weaver, ''Ploceus tricolor'' *Maxwell's black weaver, ''Ploceus albinucha'' *Forest weaver, ''Ploceus bicolor'' *Brown-capped weaver, ''Ploceus insignis'' *Compact weaver, ''Pachyphantes superciliosus'' *Cardinal quelea, ''Quelea cardinalis'' *Red-headed quelea, ''Quelea erythrops'' *Red-billed quelea, ''Quelea quelea'' *Northern red bishop, ''Euplectes franciscanus'' *Southern red bishop, ''Euplectes orix'' *Black-winged bishop, ''Euplectes hordeaceus'' *Black bishop, ''Euplectes gierowii'' *Yellow-crowned bishop, ''Euplectes afer'' *Yellow bishop, ''Euplectes capensis'' *White-winged widowbird, ''Euplectes albonotatus'' *Yellow-mantled widowbird, ''Euplectes macroura'' *Red-collared widowbird, ''Euplectes ardens'' *Red-cowled widowbird, ''Euplectes laticauda'' *Fan-tailed widowbird, ''Euplectes axillaris'' *Marsh widowbird, ''Euplectes hartlaubi'' *Grosbeak weaver, ''Amblyospiza albifrons''Waxbills and allies
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Estrildidae The estrildid finches are small passerine birds of the Old World tropics and Australasia. They are gregarious and often colonial seed eaters with short thick but pointed bills. They are all similar in structure and habits, but have wide variation in plumage colours and patterns. *Gray-headed silverbill, ''Spermestes griseicapilla'' (A) *Bronze mannikin, ''Spermestes cucullatus'' *Magpie mannikin, ''Spermestes fringilloides'' *Black-and-white mannikin, ''Spermestes bicolor'' *African silverbill, ''Euodice cantans'' *White-collared oliveback, ''Nesocharis ansorgei'' *Yellow-bellied waxbill, ''Coccopygia quartinia'' *Green-backed twinspot, ''Mandingoa nitidula'' *Shelley's crimsonwing, ''Cryptospiza shelleyi'' *Dusky crimsonwing, ''Cryptospiza jacksoni'' *Abyssinian crimsonwing, ''Cryptospiza salvadorii'' *Red-faced crimsonwing, ''Cryptospiza reichenovii'' *Jameson's antpecker, ''Parmoptila jamesoni'' *White-breasted nigrita, ''Nigrita fusconota'' *Chestnut-breasted nigrita, ''Nigrita bicolor'' *Gray-headed nigrita, ''Nigrita canicapilla'' *Pale-fronted nigrita, ''Nigrita luteifrons'' *Gray-headed oliveback, ''Delacourella capistrata'' *Black-faced waxbill, ''Brunhilda erythronotos'' *Black-cheeked waxbill, ''Brunhilda charmosyna'' *Black-crowned waxbill, ''Estrilda nonnula'' *Kandt's waxbill, ''Estrilda kandti'' *Orange-cheeked waxbill, ''Estrilda melpoda'' (A) *Fawn-breasted waxbill, ''Estrilda paludicola'' *Common waxbill, ''Estrilda astrild'' *Black-rumped waxbill, ''Estrilda troglodytes'' *Crimson-rumped waxbill, ''Estrilda rhodopyga'' *Quailfinch, ''Ortygospiza atricollis'' *Cut-throat finch, Cut-throat, ''Amadina fasciata'' *Zebra waxbill, ''Amandava subflava'' *Purple grenadier, ''Uraeginthus ianthinogaster'' *Red-cheeked cordonbleu, ''Uraeginthus bengalus'' *Grant's bluebill, ''Spermophaga poliogenys'' *Red-headed bluebill, ''Spermophaga ruficapilla'' *Black-bellied seedcracker, ''Pyrenestes ostrinus'' *Green-winged pytilia, ''Pytilia melba'' *Orange-winged pytilia, ''Pytilia afra'' *Red-winged pytilia, ''Pytilia phoenicoptera'' *Dybowski's twinspot, ''Euschistospiza dybowskii'' *Dusky twinspot, ''Euschistospiza cinereovinacea'' *Brown twinspot, ''Clytospiza monteiri'' *Red-billed firefinch, ''Lagonosticta senegala'' *African firefinch, ''Lagonosticta rubricata'' *Jameson's firefinch, ''Lagonosticta rhodopareia'' *Black-bellied firefinch, ''Lagonosticta rara'' *Bar-breasted firefinch, ''Lagonosticta rufopicta'' *Black-faced firefinch, ''Lagonosticta larvata''Indigobirds
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Viduidae
The indigobirds are finch-like species which usually have black or indigo predominating in their plumage. All are brood parasite
Brood parasites are animals that rely on others to raise their young. The strategy appears among birds, insects and fish. The brood parasite manipulates a host, either of the same or of another species, to raise its young as if it were its own ...
s which lay their eggs in the nests of estrildid finches.
*Pin-tailed whydah, ''Vidua macroura''
*Broad-tailed paradise-whydah, ''Vidua obtusa'' (A)
*Eastern paradise-whydah, ''Vidua paradisaea''
*Steel-blue whydah, ''Vidua hypocherina''
*Straw-tailed whydah, ''Vidua fischeri''
*Village indigobird, ''Vidua chalybeata''
*Wilson's indigobird, ''Vidua wilsoni''
*Parasitic weaver, ''Anomalospiza imberbis''
Old World sparrows
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Passeridae
Old World sparrow, Sparrows are small passerine birds. In general, sparrows tend to be small, plump, brown or grey birds with short tails and short powerful beaks. Sparrows are seed eaters, but they also consume small insects.
*House sparrow, ''Passer domesticus'' (I)
*Shelley's rufous sparrow, ''Passer shelleyi''
*Northern gray-headed sparrow, ''Passer griseus''
*Parrot-billed sparrow, ''Passer gongonensis''
*Chestnut sparrow, ''Passer eminibey''
*Yellow-spotted bush sparrow, ''Gymnoris pyrgita''
*Sahel bush sparrow, ''Gymnoris dentata''
Wagtails and pipits
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Motacillidae
Motacillidae is a family of small passerine birds with medium to long tails. They include the wagtails, longclaws, and pipits. They are slender ground-feeding insectivores of open country.
*Cape wagtail, ''Motacilla capensis''
*Mountain wagtail, ''Motacilla clara''
*Gray wagtail, ''Motacilla cinerea''
*Western yellow wagtail, ''Motacilla flava''
*African pied wagtail, ''Motacilla aguimp''
*White wagtail, ''Motacilla alba''
*African pipit, ''Anthus cinnamomeus''
*Long-billed pipit, ''Anthus similis''
*Tawny pipit, ''Anthus campestris'' (A)
*Plain-backed pipit, ''Anthus leucophrys''
*Striped pipit, ''Anthus lineiventris'' (A)
*Tree pipit, ''Anthus trivialis''
*Red-throated pipit, ''Anthus cervinus''
*Short-tailed pipit, ''Anthus brachyurus''
*Golden pipit, ''Tmetothylacus tenellus'' (A)
*Yellow-throated longclaw, ''Macronyx croceus''
Finches, euphonias, and allies
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Fringillidae
Finches are seed-eating passerine birds, that are small to moderately large and have a strong beak, usually conical and in some species very large. All have twelve tail feathers and nine primaries. These birds have a bouncing flight with alternating bouts of flapping and gliding on closed wings, and most sing well.
*Oriole finch, ''Linurgus olivaceus''
*White-rumped seedeater, ''Crithagra leucopygius''
*Yellow-fronted canary, ''Crithagra mozambicus''
*African citril, ''Crithagra citrinelloides'' (A)
*Western citril, ''Crithagra frontalis''
*Southern citril, ''Crithagra hyposticta'' (A)
*Papyrus canary, ''Crithagra koliensis''
*Black-throated canary, ''Crithagra atrogularis''
*Reichenow's seedeater, ''Crithagra reichenowi''
*White-bellied canary, ''Crithagra dorsostriatus''
*Brimstone canary, ''Crithagra sulphuratus''
*Streaky seedeater, ''Crithagra striolatus''
*Thick-billed seedeater, ''Crithagra burtoni''
*West African seedeater, ''Crithagra canicapilla''
*Reichard's seedeater, ''Crithagra reichardi''
*Yellow-crowned canary, ''Serinus flavivertes''
Old World buntings
Order: PasseriformesFamily: Emberizidae The emberizids are a large family of passerine birds. They are seed-eating birds with distinctively shaped bills. Many emberizid species have distinctive head patterns. *Brown-rumped bunting, ''Emberiza affinis'' *Ortolan bunting, ''Emberiza hortulana'' (A) *Cabanis's bunting, ''Emberiza cabanisi'' *Golden-breasted bunting, ''Emberiza flaviventris'' *Somali bunting, ''Emberiza poliopleura'' (A) *Cinnamon-breasted bunting, ''Emberiza tahapisi''References
* *See also
*List of birds *Lists of birds by region *List of birds of Jinja {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Birds Of Uganda Lists of birds by country, Uganda Lists of birds of Sub-Saharan Africa, Uganda Lists of biota of Uganda, Birds Lists of birds of Africa, Uganda