Arusha National Park Bird Checklist

Arusha National Park Bird Checklist: Arusha National Park covers Mount Meru a prominent volcano that improves the beauty of the park. it is famous for its diverse wildlife species  with over 450 mammal species that can be seen like lions, leopards, colobus monkeys, black and blue monkeys, hippos, zebras, giraffes, and many others. The park is also famous for over 500 bird species that can be seen in the park. Interesting about the park is the fact that it is located within Arusha city making it easily accessible for travelers that are within the city. Some of the different bird species that can be seen include;

Ostriches: Struthionidae
1 Common Ostrich Struthio camelus
Ducks: Anatidae
2 White-faced Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna viduata
3 Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor
4 White-backed Duck Thalassornis leuconotus
5 Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos
6 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
7 Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis
8 /Garganey/ Spatula querquedula
9 Blue-billed Teal Spatula hottentota
10 /Northern Shoveler/ Spatula clypeata
11 African Black Duck Anas sparsa
12 Yellow-billed Duck Anas undulata
13 Cape Teal Anas capensis
14 Red-billed Duck Anas erythrorhyncha
15 /Northern Pintail/ Anas acuta
16 /Green-winged Teal/ Anas crecca
17 \Southern Pochard\ Netta erythrophthalma
18 Maccoa Duck Oxyura maccoa
Guineafowl: Numididae
19 Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
20 Vulturine Guineafowl Acryllium vulturinum
21 Eastern Crested Guineafowl Guttera pucherani
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae
22 Crested Francolin Ortygornis sephaena
23 Coqui Francolin Campocolinus coqui
24 Shelley’s Francolin Scleroptera shelleyi
25 (Common Quail) Coturnix coturnix
26 Scaly Spurfowl Pternistis squamatus
27 Hildebrandt’s Spurfowl Pternistis hildebrandti
28 Yellow-necked Spurfowl Pternistis leucoscepus
29 Gray-breasted Spurfowl Pternistis rufopictus
30 Red-necked Spurfowl Pternistis afer
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae
31 Rock Pigeon Columba livia
32 Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea
33 Rameron Pigeon Columba arquatrix
34 Eastern Bronze-naped Pigeon Columba delegorguei
35 Lemon Dove Aplopelia larvata
36 Dusky Turtle-Dove Streptopelia lugens
37 Mourning Collared-Dove Streptopelia decipiens
38 Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata
39 Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola
40 Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
41 Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove Turtur chalcospilos
42 Blue-spotted Wood-Dove Turtur afer
43 Tambourine Dove Turtur tympanistria
44 Namaqua Dove Oena capensis
45 African Green-Pigeon Treron calvus
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae
46 Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles exustus
47 Black-faced Sandgrouse Pterocles decoratus
Bustards: Otididae
48 Kori Bustard Ardeotis kori
49 White-bellied Bustard Eupodotis senegalensis
50 Buff-crested Bustard Lophotis gindiana
51 Black-bellied Bustard Lissotis melanogaster
52 Hartlaub’s Bustard Lissotis hartlaubii
Turacos: Musophagidae
53 Bare-faced Go-away-bird Crinifer personatus
54 White-bellied Go-away-bird Crinifer leucogaster
55 Purple-crested Turaco Gallirex porphyreolophus
56 Schalow’s Turaco Tauraco schalowi
57 Hartlaub’s Turaco Tauraco hartlaubi
Cuckoos: Cuculidae
58 Red-chested Cuckoo Cuculus solitarius
59 Black Cuckoo Cuculus clamosus
60 /Common Cuckoo/ Cuculus canorus
61 African Cuckoo Cuculus gularis
62 Black Coucal Centropus grillii
63 White-browed Coucal Centropus superciliosus
64 Green Malkoha Ceuthmochares australis
65 Pied Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
66 Levaillant’s Cuckoo Clamator levaillantii
67 /Great Spotted Cuckoo/ Clamator glandarius
68 Klaas’s Cuckoo Chrysococcyx klaas
69 African Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx cupreus
70 Dideric Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae
71 /Eurasian Nightjar/ Caprimulgus europaeus
72 Sombre Nightjar Caprimulgus fraenatus
73 Montane Nightjar Caprimulgus poliocephalus
74 Slender-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus clarus
75 Square-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus fossii
Swifts: Apodidae
76 Mottled Spinetail Telacanthura ussheri
77 Scarce Swift Schoutedenapus myoptilus
78 Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
79 Mottled Swift Tachymarptis aequatorialis
80 |Common Swift| Apus apus
81 Nyanza Swift Apus niansae
82 African Swift Apus barbatus
83 Little Swift Apus affinis
84 (Horus Swift) Apus horus
85 White-rumped Swift Apus caffer
86 African Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvus
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae
87 African Rail Rallus caerulescens
88 |Corn Crake| Crex crex
89 Lesser Moorhen Gallinula angulata
90 Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
91 Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata
92 Allen’s Gallinule Porphyrio alleni
93 African Swamphen Porphyrio madagascariensis
94 Black Crake Zapornia flavirostra
Flufftails: Sarothruridae
95 Red-chested Flufftail Sarothrura rufa
Cranes: Gruidae
96 Gray Crowned-Crane Balearica regulorum
Thick-knees: Burhinidae
97 Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus capensis
98 Water Thick-knee Burhinus vermiculatus
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae
99 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
100 Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae
101 /Black-bellied Plover/ Pluvialis squatarola
102 /Common Ringed Plover/ Charadrius hiaticula
103 Three-banded Plover Thinornis tricollaris
104 /Little Ringed Plover/ Thinornis dubius
105 Long-toed Lapwing Vanellus crassirostris
106 Blacksmith Lapwing Vanellus armatus
107 Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus
108 Senegal Lapwing Vanellus lugubris
109 Black-winged Lapwing Vanellus melanopterus
110 Crowned Lapwing Vanellus coronatus
111 Wattled Lapwing Vanellus senegallus
112 /Tibetan Sand-Plover/ Anarhynchus atrifrons
113 /Greater Sand-Plover/ Anarhynchus leschenaultii
114 Kittlitz’s Plover Anarhynchus pecuarius
115 Chestnut-banded Plover Anarhynchus pallidus
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae
116 &Greater Painted-Snipel Rostratula benghalensis
Jacanas: Jacanidae
117 African Jacana Actophilornis africanus
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae
118 /Whimbrel/ Numenius phaeopus
119 /Eurasian Curlew/ Numenius arquata
120 /Black-tailed Godwit/ Limosa limosa
121 African Snipe Gallinago nigripennis
122 /Common Snipe/ Gallinago gallinago
123 /Common Sandpiper/ Actitis hypoleucos
124 /Green Sandpiper/ Tringa ochropus
125 /Marsh Sandpiper/ Tringa stagnatilis
126 /Wood Sandpiper/ Tringa glareola
127 /Spotted Redshank/ Tringa erythropus
128 /Common Greenshank/ Tringa nebularia
129 /Ruff/ Calidris pugnax
130 /Curlew Sandpiper/ Calidris ferruginea
131 /Temminck’s Stint/ Calidris temminckii
132 /Little Stint/ Calidris minuta
Buttonquail: Turnicidae
133 Small Buttonquail Turnix sylvaticus
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae
134 Double-banded Courser Smutsornis africanus
135 Temminck’s Courser Cursorius temminckii
136 Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae
137 /Black-headed Gull/ Chroicocephalus ridibundus
138 Gray-hooded Gull Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
139 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
140 /Gull-billed Tern/ Gelochelidon nilotica
141 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
142 /White-winged Tern/ Chlidonias leucopterus
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae
143 Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
144 &Lesser Flamingol Phoenicoparrus minor
Grebes: Podicipedidae
145 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
146 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
147 Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
Storks: Ciconiidae
148 African Openbill Anastomus lamelligerus
149 /Black Stork/ Ciconia nigra
150 /Abdim’s Stork/ Ciconia abdimii
151 African Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia microscelis
152 /White Stork/ Ciconia ciconia
153 Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
154 Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumenifer
155 Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis
Anhingas: Anhingidae
156 African Darter Anhinga rufa
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae
157 Reed Cormorant Microcarbo africanus
158 Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae
159 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
160 African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
161 Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash
162 African Spoonbill Platalea alba
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae
163 Little Bittern Botaurus minutus
164 Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
165 Black Heron Egretta ardesiaca
166 Little Egret Egretta garzetta
167 White-backed Night Heron Calherodius leuconotus
168 Striated Heron Butorides striata
169 Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
170 \Malagasy Pond-Heron\ Ardeola idae
171 Western Cattle-Egret Bubulcus ibis
172 Great Egret Ardea alba
173 Yellow-billed Egret Ardea brachyrhyncha
174 Gray Heron Ardea cinerea
175 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
176 Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala
177 Goliath Heron Ardea goliath
Hamerkop: Scopidae
178 Hamerkop Scopus umbretta
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae
179 Shoebill Balaeniceps rex
Pelicans: Pelecanidae
180 Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus
181 Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens
Secretary-bird: Sagittariidae
182 Secretarybird Sagittarius serpentarius
Osprey: Pandionidae
183 /Osprey/ Pandion haliaetus
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae
184 Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
185 African Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides typus
186 Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis
187 Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus
188 Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus
189 African Cuckoo-Hawk Aviceda cuculoides
190 /European Honey-buzzard/ Pernis apivorus
191 White-headed Vulture Trigonoceps occipitalis
192 Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotos
193 Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus
194 White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus
195 Rueppell’s Griffon Gyps rueppelli
196 Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus
197 Western Banded Snake-Eagle Circaetus cinerascens
198 Black-chested Snake-Eagle Circaetus pectoralis
199 Short-toed Snake-Eagle Circaetus gallicus
200 Brown Snake-Eagle Circaetus cinereus
201 Crowned Eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus
202 Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus
203 Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis
204 /Lesser Spotted Eagle/ Clanga pomarina
205 Wahlberg’s Eagle Hieraaetus wahlbergi
206 /Booted Eagle/ Hieraaetus pennatus
207 Ayres’s Hawk-Eagle Hieraaetus ayresii
208 Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax
209 /Steppe Eagle/ Aquila nipalensis
210 Verreaux’s Eagle Aquila verreauxii
211 African Hawk-Eagle Aquila spilogaster
212 Bat Hawk Macheiramphus alcinus
213 Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar
214 Dark Chanting-Goshawk Melierax metabates
215 Eastern Chanting-Goshawk Melierax poliopterus
216 Lizard Buzzard Kaupifalco monogrammicus
217 African Goshawk Aerospiza toussenelii
218 Little Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza minullus
219 Shikra Tachyspiza badius
220 Ovambo Sparrowhawk Accipiter ovampensis
221 Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk Accipiter rufiventris
222 Black Goshawk Astur melanoleucus
223 /Western Marsh Harrier/ Circus aeruginosus
224 African Marsh Harrier Circus ranivorus
225 /Pallid Harrier/ Circus macrourus
226 Montagu’s Harrier Circus pygargus
227 /Black Kite/ Milvus migrans
228 Yellow-billed Kite** Milvus aegyptius
229 African Fish-Eagle Icthyophaga vocifer
230 /Grasshopper Buzzard/ Butastur rufipennis
231 |Common Buzzard| Buteo buteo
232 Mountain Buzzard Buteo oreophilus
233 Augur Buzzard Buteo augur
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae
234 Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
Owls: Strigidae
235 Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus
236 Verreaux’s Eagle-Owl Ketupa lactea
237 Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum
238 African Wood-Owl Strix woodfordii
239 Marsh Owl Asio capensis
Mousebirds: Coliidae
240 Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus
241 White-headed Mousebird Colius leucocephalus
242 Blue-naped Mousebird Urocolius macrourus
Trogons: Trogonidae
243 Narina Trogon Apaloderma narina
244 Bar-tailed Trogon Apaloderma vittatum
Hoopoes: Upupidae
245 /Eurasian Hoopoe/ Upupa epops
246 African Hoopoe** Upupa africana
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae
247 Green Woodhoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus
248 Common Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
249 Abyssinian Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus minor
Hornbills: Bucerotidae
250 Southern Ground-Hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri
251 Crowned Hornbill Lophoceros alboterminatus
252 African Gray Hornbill Lophoceros nasutus
253 Northern Red-billed Hornbill Tockus erythrorhynchus
254 Tanzanian Red-billed Hornbill Tockus ruahae
255 Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill Tockus flavirostris
256 Von der Decken’s Hornbill Tockus deckeni
257 Silvery-cheeked Hornbill Bycanistes brevis
258 Trumpeter Hornbill Bycanistes bucinator
Bee-eaters: Meropidae
259 White-fronted Bee-eater Merops bullockoides
260 Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus
261 Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater Merops oreobates
262 /White-throated Bee-eater/ Merops albicollis
263 /Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/ Merops persicus
264 \Olive Bee-eater\ Merops superciliosus
265 |European Bee-eater| Merops apiaster
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae
266 Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus
267 African Pygmy Kingfisher Ispidina picta
268 Gray-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala
269 Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis
270 Brown-hooded Kingfisher Halcyon albiventris
271 Striped Kingfisher Halcyon chelicuti
272 Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maxima
273 Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
Rollers: Coraciidae
274 /European Roller/ Coracias garrulus
275 Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus
276 Purple Roller Coracias naevius
277 Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus
African Barbets: Lybiidae
278 Red-and-yellow Barbet Trachyphonus erythrocephalus
279 D’Arnaud’s Barbet Trachyphonus darnaudii
280 White-eared Barbet Stactolaema leucotis
281 Moustached Tinkerbird Pogoniulus leucomystax
282 Northern Red-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus uropygialis
283 Red-fronted Barbet Tricholaema diademata
284 Spot-flanked Barbet Tricholaema lacrymosa
285 Black-throated Barbet Tricholaema melanocephala
286 White-headed Barbet Lybius leucocephalus
287 Brown-breasted Barbet Pogonornis melanopterus
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae
288 Green-backed Honeybird Prodotiscus zambesiae
289 Brown-backed Honeybird Prodotiscus regulus
290 Pallid Honeyguide Indicator meliphilus
291 Lesser Honeyguide Indicator minor
292 Scaly-throated Honeyguide Indicator variegatus
293 Greater Honeyguide Indicator indicator
Woodpeckers: Picidae
294 Cardinal Woodpecker Dendropicos fuscescens
295 African Gray Woodpecker Dendropicos goertae
296 Mountain Gray Woodpecker Dendropicos spodocephalus
297 Bearded Woodpecker Chloropicus namaquus
298 Nubian Woodpecker Campethera nubica
299 Golden-tailed Woodpecker Campethera abingoni
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae
300 Pygmy Falcon Polihierax semitorquatus
301 /Lesser Kestrel/ Falco naumanni
302 /Eurasian Kestrel/ Falco tinnunculus
303 Greater Kestrel Falco rupicoloides
304 Gray Kestrel Falco ardosiaceus
305 Red-necked Falcon Falco chicquera
306 |Amur Falcon| Falco amurensis
307 |Sooty Falcon| Falco concolor
308 /Eurasian Hobby/ Falco subbuteo
309 African Hobby Falco cuvierii
310 Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus
311 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
Parrots: Psittaculidae
312 Fischer’s Lovebird Agapornis fischeri
313 Yellow-collared Lovebird Agapornis personatus
Parrots: Psittacidae
314 Red-fronted Parrot Poicephalus gulielmi
315 Meyer’s Parrot Poicephalus meyeri
African and Green Broadbill: Calyptomenidae
316 African Broadbill Smithornis capensis
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae
317 Gray Cuckooshrike Ceblepyris caesia
318 Black Cuckooshrike Campephaga flava
319 Purple-throated Cuckooshrike Campephaga quiscalina
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae
320 /Eurasian Golden Oriole/ Oriolus oriolus
321 #African Golden Oriole# Oriolus auratus
322 African Black-headed Oriole Oriolus larvatus
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae
323 Black-throated Wattle-eye Platysteira peltata
324 Short-tailed Batis Batis mixta
325 Chinspot Batis Batis molitor
326 Pygmy Batis Batis perkeo
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae
327 Retz’s Helmetshrike Prionops retzii
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae
328 Brubru Nilaus afer
329 Black-backed Puffback Dryoscopus cubla
330 Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegalus
331 Brown-crowned Tchagra Tchagra australis
332 Tropical Boubou Laniarius major
333 Slate-colored Boubou Laniarius funebris
334 Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus
335 Black-fronted Bushshrike Chlorophoneus nigrifrons
336 Gray-headed Bushshrike Malaconotus blanchoti
Drongos: Dicruridae
337 Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae
338 African Crested Flycatcher Trochocercus cyanomelas
339 African Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis
Shrikes: Laniidae
340 Magpie Shrike Urolestes melanoleuca
341 /Red-backed Shrike/ Lanius collurio
342 /Isabelline Shrike/ Lanius isabellinus
343 |Lesser Gray Shrike| Lanius minor
344 Gray-backed Fiscal Lanius excubitoroides
345 Long-tailed Fiscal Lanius cabanisi
346 Taita Fiscal Lanius dorsalis
347 Northern Fiscal Lanius humeralis
348 White-rumped Shrike Eurocephalus ruppelli
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae
349 Cape Crow Corvus capensis
350 Pied Crow Corvus albus
351 White-necked Raven Corvus albicollis
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae
352 White-tailed Blue Flycatcher Elminia albicauda
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae
353 Red-throated Tit Melaniparus fringillinus
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae
354 Mouse-colored Penduline-Tit Anthoscopus musculus
355 African Penduline-Tit Anthoscopus caroli
Larks: Alaudidae
356 Fischer’s Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix leucopareia
357 Fawn-colored Lark Calendulauda africanoides
358 White-tailed Lark Mirafra albicauda
359 Flappet Lark Amirafra rufocinnamomea
360 Sentinel Lark Corypha athi
361 Red-winged Lark Corypha hypermetra
362 &Short-tailed Larkl Pseudalaemon fremantlii
363 Red-capped Lark Calandrella cinerea
364 Somali Short-toed Lark Alaudala somalica
Nicators: Nicatoridae
365 Eastern Nicator Nicator gularis
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae
366 Northern Crombec Sylvietta brachyura
367 Red-faced Crombec Sylvietta whytii
368 Moustached Grass-Warbler Melocichla mentalis
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae
369 Yellow-bellied Eremomela Eremomela icteropygialis
370 Gray Wren-Warbler Calamonastes simplex
371 Green-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brachyura
372 Buff-bellied Warbler Phyllolais pulchella
373 Bar-throated Apalis Apalis thoracica
374 Yellow-breasted Apalis Apalis flavida
375 Black-headed Apalis Apalis melanocephala
376 Gray Apalis Apalis cinerea
377 Brown-headed Apalis Apalis alticola
378 Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava
379 Red-fronted Warbler Prinia rufifrons
380 Red-faced Cisticola Cisticola erythrops
381 Singing Cisticola Cisticola cantans
382 Trilling Cisticola Cisticola woosnami
383 Hunter’s Cisticola Cisticola hunteri
384 Rattling Cisticola Cisticola chiniana
385 Ashy Cisticola Cisticola cinereolus
386 Winding Cisticola Cisticola marginatus
387 Stout Cisticola Cisticola robustus
388 Croaking Cisticola Cisticola natalensis
389 Tabora Cisticola Cisticola angusticauda
390 Siffling Cisticola Cisticola brachypterus
391 Tiny Cisticola Cisticola nana
392 Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
393 Pectoral-patch Cisticola Cisticola brunnescens
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae
394 /Eastern Olivaceous Warbler/ Iduna pallida
395 African Yellow-Warbler Iduna natalensis
396 Mountain Yellow-Warbler Iduna similis
397 |Olive-tree Warbler| Hippolais olivetorum
398 /Icterine Warbler/ Hippolais icterina
399 /Sedge Warbler/ Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
400 Lesser Swamp Warbler Acrocephalus gracilirostris
401 /Great Reed Warbler/ Acrocephalus arundinaceus
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae
402 Fan-tailed Grassbird Catriscus brevirostris
403 Evergreen-forest Warbler Bradypterus lopezi
404 Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler Bradypterus cinnamomeus
Swallows: Hirundinidae
405 White-headed Sawwing Psalidoprocne albiceps
406 Black Sawwing Psalidoprocne pristoptera
407 Gray-rumped Swallow Pseudhirundo griseopyga
408 Banded Martin Neophedina cincta
409 Plain Martin Riparia paludicola
410 /Bank Swallow/ Riparia riparia
411 Southern Crag-Martin Ptyonoprogne fuligula
412 /Barn Swallow/ Hirundo rustica
413 Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii
414 /Western House-Martin/ Delichon urbicum
415 African Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis melanocrissus
416 Lesser Striped Swallow Cecropis abyssinica
417 Mosque Swallow Cecropis senegalensis
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae
418 Sombre Greenbul Andropadus importunus
419 Yellow-bellied Greenbul Chlorocichla flaviventris
420 Black-headed Mountain Greenbul Arizelocichla nigriceps
421 Olive-headed Greenbul Arizelocichla striifacies
422 Little Greenbul Eurillas virens
423 Northern Brownbul Phyllastrephus strepitans
424 Gray-olive Greenbul Phyllastrephus cerviniventris
425 Cabanis’s Greenbul Phyllastrephus cabanisi
426 Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae
427 /Willow Warbler/ Phylloscopus trochilus
428 Brown Woodland-Warbler Phylloscopus umbrovirens
Sylviid Warblers and Allies: Sylviidae
429 /Eurasian Blackcap/ Sylvia atricapilla
430 /Garden Warbler/ Sylvia borin
431 African Hill Babbler Sylvia abyssinica
432 Banded Parisoma Curruca boehmi
433 Brown Parisoma Curruca lugens
434 /Greater Whitethroat/ Curruca communis
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae
435 Pale White-eye Zosterops flavilateralis
436 Mbulu White-eye Zosterops mbuluensis
437 Kilimanjaro White-eye Zosterops eurycricotus
438 Southern Yellow White-eye Zosterops anderssoni
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae
439 Rufous Chatterer Argya rubiginosa
440 Arrow-marked Babbler Turdoides jardineii
441 Black-lored Babbler Turdoides sharpei
442 Northern Pied-Babbler Turdoides hypoleuca
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae
443 Red-billed Oxpecker Buphagus erythroryncha
444 Yellow-billed Oxpecker Buphagus africanus
Starlings: Sturnidae
445 Wattled Starling Creatophora cinerea
446 Violet-backed Starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
447 Red-winged Starling Onychognathus morio
448 Waller’s Starling Onychognathus walleri
449 Sharpe’s Starling Pholia sharpii
450 Abbott’s Starling Poeoptera femoralis
451 Kenrick’s Starling Poeoptera kenricki
452 Hildebrandt’s Starling Lamprotornis hildebrandti
453 Rueppell’s Starling Lamprotornis purpuroptera
454 Ashy Starling Lamprotornis unicolor
455 Superb Starling Lamprotornis superbus
456 Fischer’s Starling Lamprotornis fischeri
457 Greater Blue-eared Starling Lamprotornis chalybaeus
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae
458 African Bare-eyed Thrush Turdus tephronotus
459 Abyssinian Thrush Turdus abyssinicus
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae
460 African Dusky Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta
461 |Spotted Flycatcher| Muscicapa striata
462 African Gray Flycatcher Bradornis microrhynchus
463 Pale Flycatcher Agricola pallidus
464 Ashy Flycatcher Fraseria caerulescens
465 Silverbird Empidornis semipartitus
466 Southern Black-Flycatcher Melaenornis pammelaina
467 White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher Melaenornis fischeri
468 White-browed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas leucophrys
469 Cape Robin-Chat Dessonornis caffra
470 Rueppell’s Robin-Chat Cossypha semirufa
471 White-browed Robin-Chat Cossypha heuglini
472 Red-capped Robin-Chat Cossypha natalensis
473 Collared Palm-Thrush Cichladusa arquata
474 Spotted Morning-Thrush Cichladusa guttata
475 White-starred Robin Pogonocichla stellata
476 |Thrush Nightingale| Luscinia luscinia
477 /Common Nightingale/ Luscinia megarhynchos
478 Little Rock-Thrush Monticola rufocinereus
479 /Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush/ Monticola saxatilis
480 /Whinchat/ Saxicola rubetra
481 African Stonechat Saxicola torquatus
482 Northern Anteater-Chat Myrmecocichla aethiops
483 /Northern Wheatear/ Oenanthe oenanthe
484 Capped Wheatear Oenanthe pileata
485 /Isabelline Wheatear/ Oenanthe isabellina
486 /Pied Wheatear/ Oenanthe pleschanka
487 Familiar Chat Oenanthe familiaris
488 Abyssinian Wheatear Oenanthe lugubris
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae
489 Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird Anthreptes orientalis
490 Collared Sunbird Hedydipna collaris
491 Green-headed Sunbird Cyanomitra verticalis
492 Olive Sunbird Cyanomitra olivacea
493 Amethyst Sunbird Chalcomitra amethystina
494 Scarlet-chested Sunbird Chalcomitra senegalensis
495 Tacazze Sunbird Nectarinia tacazze
496 Bronze Sunbird Nectarinia kilimensis
497 Malachite Sunbird Nectarinia famosa
498 Red-tufted Sunbird Nectarinia johnstoni
499 Golden-winged Sunbird Drepanorhynchus reichenowi
500 Eastern Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris mediocris
501 Gorgeous Sunbird Cinnyris melanogastrus
502 Marico Sunbird Cinnyris mariquensis
503 Variable Sunbird Cinnyris venustus
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae
504 Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver Bubalornis niger
505 White-headed Buffalo-Weaver Dinemellia dinemelli
506 Speckle-fronted Weaver Sporopipes frontalis
507 White-browed Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser mahali
508 Rufous-tailed Weaver Histurgops ruficauda
509 Gray-capped Social-Weaver Pseudonigrita arnaudi
510 Red-headed Weaver Anaplectes rubriceps
511 Baglafecht Weaver Ploceus baglafecht
512 Little Weaver Ploceus luteolus
513 Black-necked Weaver Ploceus nigricollis
514 Spectacled Weaver Ploceus ocularis
515 African Golden-Weaver Ploceus subaureus
516 Holub’s Golden-Weaver Ploceus xanthops
517 Taveta Golden-Weaver Ploceus castaneiceps
518 Lesser Masked-Weaver Ploceus intermedius
519 Vitelline Masked-Weaver Ploceus vitellinus
520 Speke’s Weaver Ploceus spekei
521 Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus
522 Black-headed Weaver Ploceus melanocephalus
523 &Golden-backed Weaverl Ploceus jacksoni
524 &Chestnut Weaverl Ploceus rubiginosus
525 &Cardinal Queleal Quelea cardinalis
526 &Red-billed Queleal Quelea quelea
527 Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix
528 Black-winged Bishop Euplectes hordeaceus
529 Black Bishop Euplectes gierowii
530 &Yellow-crowned Bishopl Euplectes afer
531 Yellow Bishop Euplectes capensis
532 White-winged Widowbird Euplectes albonotatus
533 Yellow-mantled Widowbird Euplectes macroura
534 Red-cowled Widowbird Euplectes laticauda
535 Fan-tailed Widowbird Euplectes axillaris
536 Jackson’s Widowbird Euplectes jacksoni
537 Grosbeak Weaver Amblyospiza albifrons
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae
538 Bronze Mannikin Spermestes cucullata
539 Black-and-white Mannikin Spermestes bicolor
540 African Silverbill Euodice cantans
541 Yellow-bellied Waxbill Coccopygia quartinia
542 Green-backed Twinspot Mandingoa nitidula
543 Zebra Waxbill Amandava subflava
544 Abyssinian Crimsonwing Cryptospiza salvadorii
545 Red-faced Crimsonwing Cryptospiza reichenovii
546 Gray-headed Nigrita Nigrita canicapillus
547 Black-faced Waxbill Brunhilda erythronotos
548 Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
549 Crimson-rumped Waxbill Estrilda rhodopyga
550 Quailfinch Ortygospiza atricollis
551 &Cut-throatl Amadina fasciata
552 Purple Grenadier Granatina ianthinogaster
553 Gray-headed Silverbill Odontospiza griseicapilla
554 Red-cheeked Cordonbleu Uraeginthus bengalus
555 Blue-capped Cordonbleu Uraeginthus cyanocephalus
556 Green-winged Pytilia Pytilia melba
557 Red-throated Twinspot Hypargos niveoguttatus
558 Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala
559 African Firefinch Lagonosticta rubricata
560 Jameson’s Firefinch Lagonosticta rhodopareia
Indigobirds: Viduidae
561 Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura
562 Eastern Paradise-Whydah Vidua paradisaea
563 Steel-blue Whydah Vidua hypocherina
564 Straw-tailed Whydah Vidua fischeri
565 Village Indigobird Vidua chalybeata
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae
566 House Sparrow Passer domesticus
567 Kenya Rufous Sparrow Passer rufocinctus
568 Northern Gray-headed Sparrow Passer griseus
569 Swahili Sparrow Passer suahelicus
570 Chestnut Sparrow Passer eminibey
571 Yellow-spotted Bush Sparrow Gymnornis pyrgita
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae
572 Mountain Wagtail Motacilla clara
573 /Gray Wagtail/ Motacilla cinerea
574 /Western Yellow Wagtail/ Motacilla flava
575 African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp
576 African Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus
577 Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis
578 Plain-backed Pipit Anthus leucophrys
579 Striped Pipit Anthus lineiventris
580 /Tree Pipit/ Anthus trivialis
581 /Red-throated Pipit/ Anthus cervinus
582 Bush Pipit Anthus caffer
583 Golden Pipit Tmetothylacus tenellus
584 Yellow-throated Longclaw Macronyx croceus
585 Pangani Longclaw Macronyx aurantiigula
586 Rosy-throated Longclaw Macronyx ameliae
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae
587 Oriole Finch Linurgus olivaceus
588 Yellow-fronted Canary Crithagra mozambicus
589 Southern Citril Crithagra hypostictus
590 Reichenow’s Seedeater Crithagra reichenowi
591 White-bellied Canary Crithagra dorsostriatus
592 Southern Grosbeak-Canary Crithagra buchanani
593 Brimstone Canary Crithagra sulphuratus
594 Streaky Seedeater Crithagra striolatus
595 Thick-billed Seedeater Crithagra burtoni
596 Yellow-crowned Canary Serinus flavivertex
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae
597 Cinnamon-breasted Bunting Emberiza tahapisi
598 Golden-breasted Bunting Emberiza flaviventris
599 Somali Bunting Emberiza poliopleura
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