Birds of Southern Africa
This list includes residents and migrants, as well as vagrants and invasive aliens. This list concentrates particularly on those birds found in Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe and not specifically to the birds found in Chobe National Park. Over time, we hope to create a link between these names and any reference or photo of these birds within www.ChobeSafari.com.
Bird
Ostrich Struthio camelusGreat
Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatusBlacknecked
Grebe Podiceps nigricollisDabchick Tachybaptus ruficollisSouthern
Giant Petrel Macronectes giganteusNorthern
Giant Petrel Macronectes halliPintado
Petrel Daption capenseKerguelen
Petrel Pterodroma brevirostrisBroadbilled
Prion Pachyptila vittata
Whitechinned Petrel Procellaria aequinoctialis
Cory’s Shearwater Calonectris diomedea
Great Shearwater Puffinus gravis
Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseusManx
Shearwater Puffinus puffinusEuropean
Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicusWilson’s
Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus
White Pelican Pelicanus onocrotalusPinkbacked
Pelican Pelecanus rufescens
Cape Gannet Morus capensis
Whitebreasted Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
Cape Cormorant Phalacrocorax capensis
Bank Cormorant Phalacrocorax neglectus
Reed Cormorant Phalacrocorax africanus
Crowned Cormorant Phalacrocorax coronatus
Darter Anhinga melanogaster
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
Blackheaded Heron Ardea melanocephala
Goliath Heron Ardea goliath
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
Great White Egret Egretta alba
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Yellowbilled Egret Egretta intermedia
Black Egret Egretta ardesiacaSlaty
Egret Egretta vinaceigula
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
Greenbacked Heron Butorides striatus
Rufousbellied Heron Butorides rufiventris
Blackcrowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
Whitebacked Night Heron Gorsachius leuconotus
Little Bittern Ixobrychys minutus
Dwarf Bittern Ixobrychus sturmii
Bittern Botaurus stellaris
Hamerkop Scopus umbretta
White Stork Ciconia ciconia
Black Stork Ciconia nigra
Abdim’s Stork Ciconia abdimii
Woollynecked Stork Ciconia episcopus
Openbilled Stork Anastomus lamelligerus
Saddlebilled Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumeniferus
Yellowbilled Stork Mycteria ibis
Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
(skel)Hadeda Ibis Bostrychia hagedash
African Spoonbill Platalea alba
GreaterFlamingo Phoenicopterus rubber
Lesser Flamingo Phoenicopterus minor
Whitefaced Duck Dendrocyna viduata
Fulvous Duck Dendrocyna bicolor
Whitebacked Duck Thalassornis leuconotus
Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegytiacus
South African Shelduck Tadorna cana
Yellowbilled Duck Anas undulate
African Black Duck Anas sparsa
Cape Teal Anas capensis
Hottentot Teal Anas hottentota
Redbilled Teal Anas erythrorhyncha
Pintail Anas acutaGargeney Anas querquedula
European Shoveller Anas clypeata
Cape Shoveller Anas smithii
Southern Pochard Netta erythrophthalma
Pygmy Goose Nettapus auritus
Knobbilled Duck Sarkidiornis melanotus
Spurwinged Goose Plectropterus gambensis
Maccoa Duck Oxyura maccoa
Secretarybird Sagittarius serpentarius
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus
Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus
Cape Vulture Gyps coprotheres
Whitebacked Vulture Gyps africanus
Lappetfaced Vulture Torgos tracheliotus
Whiteheaded Vulture Trigonoceps occipitalis
Milvus Kite Milvus migrans
Yellowbilled Kite Milvus migrans parasitus
Blackshouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus
Cuckoo Hawk Aviceda cuculoides
Bathawk Macheiramphus alcinus
African Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer
Black Eagle Aquila verrauxii
Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax
Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis
Wahlberg’s Eagle Aquila wahlbergi
Lesser Spotted Eagle Aquila pomarina
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
African Hawk Eagle Hieraaetus fasciatus
Ayres’ Eagle Hieraaetus ayresii
Longcrested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis
Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus
Brown Snake Eagle Circaetus cinereus
Blackbreasted Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
Western Banded Snake Eagle Circaetus cinerascens
Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus
Palmnut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis
Honey Buzard Pernis Apivorus
Steppe Buzzard Buteo buteo
Longlegged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
Jackal Buzzard Buteo rufofuscus
Augur Buzzard Buteo augur
Lizard Buzzard Kaupifalco monogrammicus
Ovambo Sparrowhawk Accipiter ovampensis
Little Sparrowhawk Accipiter minullus
Black Sparrowhawk Accipiter melanoleucus
Little Banded Goshawk Accipiter badius
African Goshawk Accipiter tachiro
Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar
Pale Chanting Goshawk Melierax canorus
Dark Chanting Goshawk Melierax metabates
European Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
African Marsh Harrier Circus ranivorus
Montagu’s Harrier Circus pygargus
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
Black Harrier Circus maurusGymnogene Polyboroides typus
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus minor
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus
Hobby Falcon Falco subbuteo
African Hobby Falcon Falco cuvierii
Sooty Falcon Falco concolor
Taita Falcon Falco fasciinucha
Eleonora’s Falcon Falco eleonorae
Rednecked Falcon Falco chicquera
Western Redfooted Kestrel Falco verspertinus
Eastern Redfooted Falcon Falco amurensis
Rock Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
Greater Kestrel Falco rupicoloides
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni
Grey Kestrel Falco ardosiaceus
Dickinson’s Kestrel Falco Dickinsoni
Pygmy Falcon Polyhierax semitorquatus
Coqui Francolin Francolinus coqui
Crested Francolin Francolinus sephaena
Orange River Francolin Francolinus levaillantoides
Redbilled Francolin Francolinus adspersus
Cape Francolin Francolinus capensis
Hartlaub’s Francolin Francolinus hartlaubi
Rednecked Francolin Francolinus afer
Swainson’s Francolin Francolinus swainsonii
Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
Harlequin Quail Coturnix delagorguei
Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
Crested Guineafowl Guttera pucherani
Kurrichane Buttonquail Turnix sylvatica
Wattled Crane Grus carunculata
Blue Crane Anthropoides paradisea
Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum
African Rail Rallus caerulescens
Corncrake Crex crex
African Crake Crex egregia
Black Crake Amaurornis flavirostris
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana
Baillon’s Crake Porzana pusilla
Striped Crake Aenigmatolimnas marginalis
Redchested Flufftail Sarothrura rufa
Buffspotted Flufftail Sarothrura elegans
Streakybreasted Flufftail Sarothrura boehmi
Purple Gallinule Porphyrio porphyrio
Lesser Gallinule Porphyrula alleni
American Purple Gallinule Porphyrula martinica
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
Lesser Moorhen Gallinula angulata
Redknobbed Coot Fulica cristata
African Finfoot Podica senegalensis
Kori Bustard Ardeotis kori
Stanley’s Bustard Neotis denhami
Ludwig’s Bustard Neotis ludwiggii
Karoo Korhaan Eupodotis vigorsii
Rueppell’s Korhaan Eupodotis rueppellii
Redcrested Korhaan Eupodotis ruficrista
Blackbellied Korhaan Eupodotis melanogaster
Black Korhaan Eupodotis afra
A Whitewinged Black Korhaan Eupodotis afraoides
African Jacana Actophilornis africanus
Lesser Jacana Microparra capensis
Painted Snipe Rostratula benghalensis
European Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
Black Oystercatcher Haematopus moquiniRinged Plover Charadrius hiaticula
Whitefronted Plover Charadrius marginatus
Chestnutbanded Plover Charadrius pallidus
Kittlitz’s Plover Charadrius pecuarius
Threebanded Plover Charadrius tricollaris
Mongolian Plover Charadrius mongolus
Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultia
Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus
Lesser Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola
Crowned Plover Vanellus coronatus
Lesser Blackwinged Plover Vanellus lugubris
Blacksmith Plover Vanellus armatus
Whitecrowned Plover Vanellus albiceps
Wattled Plover Vanellus senegallus
Longtoed Plover Vanellus crassirostris
Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
Common Sandpiper Tringa hypoleucos
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
Redshank Tringa tetanus
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
Greenshank Tringa nebularia
Knot Calidris canatus
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
Little Stint Calidris minuta
Baird’s Sandpiper Calidris bairdii
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
Sanderling Calidris alba
Broadbilled Sandpiper Limicola falcinellus
Ruff Philomachus pugnax
Great Snipe Gallinago media
Ethiopian Snipe Gallinago nigripennis
Blacktailed Godwit Limosa limosa
Bartailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
Curlew Numenius arquata
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
Rednecked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
Wilson’s Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
Blackwinged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
Spotted Dikkop Burhinus capensis
Water Dikkop Burhinus vermiculatus
Burchell’s Courser Cursorius rufus
Temminck’s Courser Cursorius temminckii
Doublebanded Courser Rhinoptilus africanus
Threebanded Courser Rhinoptilus cinctus
Bronzewinged Courser Rhinoptilus chalcopterus
Redwinged Pratincole Glareola pratincola
Blackwinged Pratincole Gleareola nordmanni
Rock Pratincole Glareola nuchalis
Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus
Longtailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus
Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus
Subantarctic Skua Catharacta Antarctica
Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
Lesser Blackbacked Gull Larus fuscus
Greyheaded Gull Larus cirrochephalus
Hartlaub’s Gull Larus hartlaubi
Franklin’s Gull Larus pipixcan
Sabine’s Gull Larus sabini
Blackheaded Gull Larus ridibundus
Gullbilled Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
Royal Tern Sterna maxima
Swift Tern Sterna bergii
Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis
Common Tern Sterna hirundo
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
Antarctic Tern Sterna vittata
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
Bridled Tern Sterna anaethetus
Damara Tern Sterna balaenarum
Black Tern Chlidonias niger
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybridus
Whitewinged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
African Skimmer Rynchops flavirostris
Namaqua Sandgrouse Pterocles namaqua
Burchell’s Sandgrouse Pterocles burchelli
Yellowthroated Sandgrouse Pterocles gutturalis
Doublebanded Sandgrouse Pterocles bicinctus
Feral Pigeon Columba livia
Rock Pigeon Columba guinea
Redeyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata
Mourning Dove Streptopelia decipiens
Cape Turtle Dove Streptopelia capicola
Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis
Namaqua Dove Oena capensis
Greenspotted Dove Turtur chalcospilos
Green Pigeon Treron calva
Meyer’s Parrot Poicephalus meyeri
Rueppell’s Parrot Poicephalus reuppellii
Rosyfaced Lovebird Agapornis roseicollis
Lilian’s Lovebird Agapornis lilianae
Blackcheeked Lovebird Agapornis nigrigenis
Knysna Lourie Tauraco corythaix
Ross’s Lourie Musophaga rossae
Grey Lourie Corythaixoides concolor
European Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
African Cuckoo Cuculus gularis
Redchested Cuckoo Cuculus solitarius
Black Cuckoo Cuculus clamosus
Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius
Striped Cuckoo Clamator levaillantii
Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
Thickbilled Cuckoo Pachycoccyx audeberti
Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx cupreus
Klaas’s Cuckoo Chrysococcyx klaas
Diederik Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius
Black Coucal Centropus bengalensis
Copperytailed Coucal Centropus cupreicaudus
Senegal Coucal Centropus senegalensis
Burchell’s Coucal Centropus superciliosus
Barn Owl Tyto alba
Grass Owl Tyto capensis
Wood Owl Strix woodfordii
Marsh Owl Asio capensis
Scops Owl Otus senegalensis
Whitefaced Owl Otus leucotis
Pearlspotted Owl Glaucidium perlatum
Barred Owl Glaucidium capense
Cape Eagle Owl Bubo capensis
Spotted Eagle Owl Bubo africanus
Giant Eagle Owl Bubo lacteus
Pel’s Fishing Owl Scotopelia peli
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
Fierynecked Nightjar Caprimulgus pectoralis
Rufouscheeked Nightjar Caprimulgus rufigena
Natal Nightjar Caprimulgus natalensis
Freckled Nightjar Caprimulgus tristigma
Mozambique Nightjar Caprimulgus fossii
Pennantwinged Nightjar Macrodipteryx vexillaria
European Swift Apus apus
Black Swift Apus barbatus
Bradfield’s Swift Apus bradfieldi
Whiterumped Swift Apus caffer
Horus Swift Apus horus
Little Swift Apus affinis
Alpine Swift Apus melba
Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvus
Boehm’s Spinetail Neafrapus boehmi
Whitebacked Mousebird Colius colius
Redfaced Mousebird Colius indicus
Narina Trogon Apaloderma narina
Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
Giant Kingfisher Ceryle maxima
Halfcollared Kingfisher Alcedo semitorquata
Malachite Kingfisher Alcedo cristata
Pygmy Kingfisher Ispidina picta
Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis
Brownhooded Kingfisher Halcyon albiventris
Greyhooded Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala
Striped Kingfisher Halcyon chelicuti
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
Olive Bee-eater Merops superciliosus
Bluecheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus
Carmine Bee-eater Merops nubicoides
Whitefronted Bee-eater Merops bullockoides
Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus
Swallowtailed Bee-eater Merops hirundineus
European Roller Coracias garrulous
Lilacbreasted Roller Coracias caudate
Racket-tailed Roller Coracias spatulata
Purple Roller Coracias naevia
Broadbilled Roller Eurystomus glaucurus
Hoopoe Upupa epops
Redbilled Woodhoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus
Violet Woodhoopoe Phoeniculus damarensis
Scimitarbilled Woodhoopoe Phoeniculus cyanomelas
Trumpeter Hornbill Bycanistes bucinator
Grey Hornbill Tockus nasatus
Redbilled Hornbill Tockus erythrorhynchus
(Southern) Yellowbilled Hornbill Tockus flavirostris
Crowned Hornbill Tockus alboterminatus
Bradfield’s Hornbill Tockus bradfieldi
Monteiro’s Hornbill Tockus monteiri
Ground Hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri
Blackcollared Barbet Lybius torquatus
Pied Barbet Lybius leucomelas
Yellowfronted Tinker Barbet Pogoniulus chrysoconus
Crested Barbet Trachyphonus vaillantii
Greater Honeyguide Indicator indicator
Lesser Honeyguide Indicator minor
Sharpbilled Honeyguide Prodotiscus regulus
Slenderbilled Honeyguide Prodotiscus zambesiae
Bennett’s Woodpecker Campethera bennettii
Goldentailed Woodpecker Campethera abingoni
Cardinal Woodpecker Dendropicos fuscescens
Bearded Woodpecker Thripias namaquus
African Broadbill Smithornis capensis
Angola Pitta Pitta angolensis
Monotonous Lark Mirafra passerine
Rufousnaped Lark Mirafra Africana
Clapper Lark Mirafra apiata
Flappet Lark Mirafra rufocinnamomea
Fawncoloured Lark Mirafra africanoides
Sabota Lark Mirafra sabota
Longbilled Lark Mirafra curvirostris
Karoo Lark Certhilauda albescensa
BarlowÕs Lark Certhilauda Barlow
iDune Lark Certhilauda erythrochlamys
Dusky Lark Pinarocorys nigricans
Spikeheeled Lark Chersomanes albofasciata
Redcapped Lark Calandrella cinerea
Pinkbilled Lark Spizocorys conirostris
Sclater’s Lark Spizocorys sclateri
Stark’s Lark Alauda starki
Thickbilled Lark Galerida magnirostris
Gray’s Lark Ammomanes grayi
Chestnutbacked Finchlark Eremopterix leucotis
Greybacked Finchlark Eremopterix verticalis
Blackeared Finchlark Eremopterix australis
European Swallow Hirundo rustica
Angola Swallow Hirundo angolensis
Whitethroated Swallow Hirundo albigularis
Wiretailed Swallow Hirundo smithii
Pearlbreasted Swallow Hirundo dimidiate
Redbreasted Swallow Hirundo semirufa
Mosque Swallow Hirundo senegalensis
Greater Striped Swallow Hirundo cucullata
Lesser Striped Swallow Hirundo abyssinica
South African Cliff Swallow Hirundo spilodera
Rock Martin Hirundo fuligula
House Martin Delichon urbica
Greyrumped Swallow Pseudhirundo griseopyga
Sand Martin Riparia riparia
Brownthroated Martin Riparia paludicola
Banded Martin Riparia cincta
Black Sawwing Swallow Psalidoprocne holomelas
Black Cuckooshrike Campephaga flava
Whitebreasted Cuckooshrike Coracina pectoralis
Forktailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis
European Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
African Golden Oriole Oriolus auratus
Blackheaded Oriole Oriolus larvatus
Black Crow Corvus capensis
Pied Crow Corvus albus
Whitenecked Raven Corvus albicollis
Southern Grey Tit Parus afer
Ashy Tit Parus cinerascens
Southern Black Tit Parus niger
Carp’s Black Tit Parus carpi
Rufousbellied Tit Parus rufiventris
Cape Penduline Tit Anthoscopus minutus
Grey Penduline Tit Anthoscopus caroli
Arrowmarked Babbler Turdoides jardineii
Blackfaced Babbler Turdoides melanops
Whiterumped Babbler Turdoides leucopygius
Pied Babbler Turdoides bicolor
Barecheeked Babbler Turdoides gymnogenys
Redeyed Bulbul Pycnonotus nigricans
Blackeyed Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus
Terrestrial Bulbul Phyllastrephus terrestris
Yellowbellied Bulbul Chlorocichla flaviventris
Yellowspotted Nicator Nicator gularis
Kurrichane Thrush Turdus libonyana
Olive Thrush Turdus olivaceus
Groundscraper Thrush Turdus litsitsirupa
Short-toed Rock Thrush Monticola breviceps
European Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
Mountain Chat Oenanthe monticola
Capped Wheatear Oenanthe pileata
Familiar Chat Cercomela familiaris
Tractrac Chat Cercomela tractrac
Sicklewinged Chat Cercomela sinuate
Karoo Chat Cercomela schlegelii
Arnot’s Chat Thamnolaea arnoti
Anteating Chat Myrmecocichla formicivora
Stonechat Saxicola torquata
Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
Heuglin’s Robin Cossypha heuglini
Natal Robin Cossypha natalensis
Cape Robin Cossypha caffra
Collared Palm Thrush Cichladusa arquata
Rufoustailed Palm Thrush Cichladusa ruficauda
Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia
Whitebrowed Robin Erythropygia leucophrys
Karoo Robin Erythropygia coryphaeus
Kalahari Robin Erythropygia paean
Bearded Robin Erythropygia quadrivirgata
Herero Chat Namibornis herero
Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
Whitethroat Warbler Sylvia communis
Titbabbler Chestnutvented Parisoma subcaeuleum
Layards’s Titbabbler Parisoma layardi
Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina
Olivetree Warbler Hippolais olivetorum
River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis
Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
European Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
African Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus baeticatus
European Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris
European Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus achoenobaenus
Cape Reed Warbler Acrocephalus Gracilirostris
Greater Swamp Warbler Acrocephalus Rufescens
African Sedge Warbler Bradypterus baboecala
Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
Yellowbreasted Apalis Apalis flavida
Longbilled Crombec Sylvietta rufescens
Redcapped Crombec Sylvietta ruficapilla
Yellowbellied Eremomela Eremomela icteropygialis
Karoo Eremomela Eremomela gregalis
Greencapped Eremomela Eremomela scotops
Burntnecked Eremomela Eremomela usticolli
sBleating Warbler Camaroptera brachyuran
Barred Warbler Camaroptera fasciolata
Stierling’s Barred Warbler Camaroptera stierlingi
Cinnamonbreasted Warbler Euryptila subcinnamomea
Rockrunner Achaetops pycnopygius
Fantailed Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
Desert Cisticola Cisticola aridula
Greybacked Cisticola Cisticola subruficapilla
Tinkling Cisticola Cisticola rufilata
Rattling Cisticola Cisticola chiniana
Redfaced Cisticola Cisticola erythrops
Blackbacked Cisticola Cisticola galactotes
Chirping Cisticola Cisticola pipiens
Croaking Cisticola Cisticola natalensis
Neddicky Cisticola fulvicapilla
Tawnyflanked Prinia Prinia subflava
Blackchested Prinia Prinia flavicans
Spotted Prinia Prinia maculosa
Namaqua Prinia Prinia substriata
Rufouseared Warbler Malcorus pectoralis
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
Bluegrey Flycatcher Muscicapa caerulescens
Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis
Fantailed Flycatcher Myioparus plumbeus
Black Flycatcher Melaenornis pammelaina
Marico Flycatcher Melaenornis mariquensis
Pallid Flycatcher Melaenornis pallidus
Chat Flycatcher Melaenornis infuscatus
Chinspot Batis Batis molitor
Pririt Batis Batis pririt
Fairy Flycatcher Stenostira scita
Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridisAfrican
Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp
Cape Wagtail Motacilla capensis
Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
Richard’s Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae
Mountain Pipit Anthus hoeschi
Longbilled Pipit Anthus similis
Wood Pipit Anthus nyasae
Plainbacked Pipit Anthus leucophrys
Buffy Pipit Anthus vaalensis
Striped Pipit Anthus lineiventris
Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
Golden Pipit Tmetothylacus tenellus
Fuelleborn’s Longclaw Macronyx fuelleborni
Pinkthroated Longclaw Macronyx ameliae
Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor
Fiscal Shrike Lanius collaris
Redbacked Shrike Lanius collurio
Sousa’s Shrike Lanius souzae
Longtailed Shrike Corvinella melanoleuca
Tropical Boubou Laniarius aethiopicus
Swamp Boubou Laniarius bicolor
Crimsonbreasted Shrike Laniarius atrococcineus
Puffback Dryoscopus cubla
Brubru Nilaus afer
Three-streaked Tchagra Tchagra australis
Blackcrowned Tchagra Tchagra senegala
Bokmakierie Telophorus zeylonus
Orangebreasted Bush Shrike Telophorus sulfureopectus
Greyheaded Bush Shrike Malaconotus blanchoti
Whitetailed Shrike Lanioturdus torquatus
White Helmetshrike Prionops plumatus
Redbilled Helmetshrike Prionops retzii
Whitecrowned Shrike Eurocephalus anguitimens
European Starling Sturnus vulgarisPied Starling Spreo bicolor
Wattled Starling Creatophora cinerea
Plumcoloured Starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
Burchell’s Starling Lamprotornis australis
Longtailed Starling Lamprotornis mevesii
Glossy Starling Lamprotornis nitensGreater
Blue-eared Starling Lamprotornis chalybaeus
Lesser Blue-eared Starling Lamprotornis chloropterus
Sharptailed Starling Lamprotornis acuticaudus
Palewinged Starling Onychognathus nabouroup
Yellowbilled Oxpecker Buphagus africanus
Redbilled Oxpecker Buphagus erythrorhynchus
Malachite Sunbird Nectarinia famosa
Coppery Sunbird Nectarinia cuprea
Marico Sunbird Nectarinia mariquensis
Purplebanded Sunbird Nectarinia bifasciata
Lesser Doublecollared Sunbird Nectarinia chalybea
Whitebellied Sunbird Necterinia talatala
Dusky Sunbird Necterinia fusca
Scarletchested Sunbird Nectarinia senegalensis
Black Sunbird Nectarinia amethystine
Collared Sunbird Anthreptes collaris
Cape White-eye Zosterops pallidus
Yellow White-eye Zosterops senegalensis
Redbilled Buffalo Weaver Bubalornis niger
Whitebrowed Sparrow Weaver Plocepasser mahali
Sociable Weaver Philetarius socius
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Great Sparrow Passer motitensis
Cape Sparrow Passer melanurus
Greyheaded Sparrow Passer griseus
Yellowthroated Sparrow Petronia superciliaris
Scalyfeathered Finch Sporopipes squamifrons
Thickbilled Weaver Amblyospiza albifrons
Spectacled Weaver Ploceus ocularis
Spottedbacked Weaver Ploceus cucullatus
Chestnut Weaver Ploceus rubiginosus
Cape Weaver Ploceus capensis
Masked Weaver Ploceus velatus
Lesser Masked Weaver Ploceus intermedius
Golden Weaver Ploceus xanthops
Brownthroated Weaver Ploceus xanthopterus
Redheaded Weaver Anaplectes rubriceps
Cuckoo Finch Anomalospiza imberbis
Redbilled Quelea Quelea quelea
Red Bishop Euplectes orix
Golden Bishop Euplectes afer
Redshouldered Widow Euplectes axillaris
Whitewinged Widow Euplectes albonotatus
Goldenbacked Pytelia Pytelia afra
Melba Finch Pytilia melbaJameson’s Firefinch Lagonosticta rhodopareia
Redbilled Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala
Brown Firefinch Lagonosticta nitidula
Blue Waxbill Uraeginthus angolensis
Violeteared Waxbill Uraeginthus granatinus
Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
Blackcheeked Waxbill Estrilda erythronotus
Cinderella Waxbill Estrilda thomensis
Quail Finch Ortygospiza atricollis
Orangebreasted Waxbill Spoaeginthus subflavus
Cutthroat Finch Amadina fasciata
Redheaded Finch Amadina erythrocephala
Bronze Mannikin Spermestes cucullatus
Pintailed Whydah Vidua macroura
Shafttailed Whydah Vidua regia
Paradise Whydah Vidua paradisea
Broadtailed Paradise Whydah Vidua obtuse
Purple Widowfinch Vidua purpurascens
Wilson’s Widowfinch Vidua wilsoni incognita
Steelblue Widowfinch Vidua chalybeate
Yelloweyed Canary Serinus mozambicus
Blackthroated Canary Serinus atrogularis
Blackheaded Canary Serinus alario
Yellow Canary Serinus flaviventris
Whitethroated Canary Serinus albogularis
Blackeared Canary Serinus mennelli
Goldenbreasted Bunting Emberiza flaviventris
Cape Bunting Emberiza capensis
Rock Bunting Emberiza tahapisi
Larklike Bunting Emberiza impetuani