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BiRDS
CHECKLIST
Birding at ol pejeta conservancy
Ol Pejeta Conservancy conserves 90,000 acres of savanna rangeland. Situated between the critically important Aberdare Range and Mount Kenya, the key habitats found include open Themeda grasslands, riverine vegetation along the Ngobit and Ewaso ‘Ngiro rivers and extensive stands of Acacia drepanolobium all of which provide habitats for a wide range of bird species, including resident species and an ever increasing number of migrants, nomads and visitors. Seeing the iridescent starlings alongside the majestic Kori Bustard or hearing the iconic call of the African Fish Eagle are some of the great bird experiences to be had.
Birding in the camps is always very productive as many of the birds are easily approachable, but try and visit various sites and habitat on the conservancy to increase your chances of seeing different birds.
** This checklist uses the bird names recognized by the IOC World Bird Names (2013).
** Endemic African Bird families are marked with asterisk. These are birds belonging to families found ONLY in Africa
** Globally threatened species are indicated and were identified as such by Birdlife International in ‘Threatened Birds of the World’. This checklist is also available for download on our website at www.olpejetaconservancy.org/plan-your-visit/study-and-adventure/birds-list/
resources to use:• Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania - Zimmerman Turner and Pearson• Field Guide to the Birds of East Africa – Terry Stevenson & John Fanshawe• Birds of Africa South of the Sahara – Ian Sinclair & Peter Ryan• Important Bird Areas in Kenya – Leon Bennun and Peter Njoroge, RSPB &
NatureKenya
what to do with your checklistKeep it for yourself, but please consider submitting your records to improve the overallmonitoring of the environment at Ol Pejeta. * You may submit your records to the Ol Pejeta Ecological Monitoring Team including any photos of birds with rings on their legs [email protected] * Submit them online at either www.worldbirds.org/v3/kenya.php or at www.ebird.org/content/ebird.
Have fun and enjoy the wonderful birdlife whilst you are looking for the lions!
OL PEJETA CONSERVANCY 3
Common name SCientifiC nameConSeRVation
StatuSGeneRaL StatuS
oStRiCHeS**StRutHionifoRmeS: Struthionidae
Common Ostrich Struthio camelus Resident
GuineafoWLS**GaLLifoRmeS: numididae
Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris Resident
Vulturine Guineafowl Acryllium vulturinum Visitor
fRanCoLinS, QuaiLS & SPuRfoWLSGaLLifoRmeS: Phasianidae
Shelley's Francolin Scleroptila shelleyi Resident
Crested Francolin Dendroperdix sephaena Resident
Scaly Francolin Pternistis squamatus Resident
Yellow-necked Spurfowl Pternistis leucoscepus Resident
Common Quail Coturnix coturnix Migrant
Harlequin Quail Coturnix delegorguei Migrant
DuCKS & GeeSeanSeRifoRmeS: anatidae
Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos Visitor
Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Resident
BIRD’S CHECKLIST4
African Black Duck Anas sparsa Resident
Yellow-billed Duck Anas undulata Resident
Red-billed Teal Anas erythrorhyncha Resident
Hottentot Teal Anas hottentota Visitor
Maccoa Duck Oxyura maccoaNear-threatened
Visitor
Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis Resident
Northern Shoveler Anas Clypeata Migrant
GReBeSPoDiCiPeDifoRmeS: Podicipedidae
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Resident
StoRKSCiConiifoRmeS: Ciconiidae
Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis Resident
African Open-billed Stork
Anastomus lamelligerus Visitor
Abdim's Stork Ciconia abdimii Migrant
Black Stork Ciconia nigra Migrant
White Stork Ciconia ciconia Migrant
Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis Resident
Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumenifer Resident
OL PEJETA CONSERVANCY 5
iBiSeS & SPoonBiLLSPeLeCanifoRmeS: threskiornithidae
African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus Resident
Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash Resident
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus Visitor
African Spoonbill Platalea alba Resident
HeRonS & eGRetSPeLeCanifoRmeS: ardeidae
Striated Heron Butorides striata Resident
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides Visitor
Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Resident
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Resident
Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala Resident
Great Egret Ardea alba Resident
Intermediate Egret Egretta intermedia Visitor
Little Egret Egretta garzetta Visitor
Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Visitor
HameRKoP**PeLeCanifoRmeS: Scopidae
Hamerkop Scopus umbretta Resident
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PeLiCanSPeLeCanifoRmeS: Pelecanidae
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus Resident
Pink-backed Pelican Pelicanus rufescens Visitor
CoRmoRantSSuLifoRmeS: PhalacrocoracidaeReed (Long-tailed) Cormorant Microcarbo africanus Resident
White-breasted Cormorant Phalacrocorax lucidus Visitor
DaRteRSSuLifoRmeS: anhingidae
African Darter Anhinga rufa Visitor
SeCRetaRYBiRD**aCCiPitRifoRmeS: Sagittariidae
Secretarybird Sagittarius serpentarius Vulnerable Resident
eaGLeS, VuLtuReS, HaWKS, BuZZaRDS, HaRRieRS & KiteSaCCiPitRifoRmeS: accipitridae
Black-winged (-shouldered) Kite Elanus caeruleus Resident
Scissor-tailed Kite Chelictinia riocourii Migrant
African Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides typus Migrant
Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus Endangered Migrant
7OL PEJETA CONSERVANCY
White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus Endangered Resident
Rüppell's Vulture Gyps rueppelli Endangered Resident
Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotos Resident
Black-chested Snake Eagle Circaetus pectoralis Resident
Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus Near-threatened Resident
Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus Near-threatened Resident
Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis Migrant
Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax Resident
Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis Migrant
African Hawk-Eagle Aquila spilogaster Resident
Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar Resident
Eastern Chanting Goshawk Melierax poliopterus Resident
African Goshawk Accipiter tachiro Migrant
Shikra Accipiter badius Migrant
Eurasian Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus Migrant
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus Near-threatened Migrant
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus Migrant
Black Kite Milvus migrans Migrant
8 BIRD’S CHECKLIST
African Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer Resident
Common Buzzard Buteo buteo Migrant
Augur Buzzard Buteo augur Resident
faLConS & KeStReLSfaLConifoRmeS: falconidae
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni Migrant
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Migrant
Greater Kestrel Falco rupicoloides Resident
Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo Migrant
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus Migrant
BuStaRDSotiDifoRmeS: otididae
Kori Bustard Ardeotis kori Resident
White-bellied Bustard Eupodotis senegalensis Resident
Buff-crested Bustard Lophotis gindiana Resident
Black-bellied Bustard Lissotis melanogaster Resident
finfootSGRuifoRmeS: Heliornithidae
African Finfoot Podica senegalensis Resident
9OL PEJETA CONSERVANCY
CRaKeS & RaiLSGRuifoRmeS: Rallidae
Black Crake Amaurornis flavirostra Resident
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Resident
Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata Resident
CRaneSGRuifoRmeS: GruidaeGrey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum Endangered Resident
ButtonQuaiLSCHaRaDRiifoRmeS: turnicidae
Common Buttonquail Turnix sylvaticus Migrant
tHiCK-KneeSCHaRaDRiifoRmeS: Burhinidae
Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus capensis Resident
StiLtS & aVoCetSCHaRaDRiifoRmeS: Recurvirostridae
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus Migrant
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Migrant
JaCanaCHaRaDRiifoRmeS: Jacanidae
African Jacana Actophilornis africanus Visitor
10 BIRD’S CHECKLIST
PLoVeRS & LaPWinGSCHaRaDRiifoRmeS: Charadriidae
Blacksmith Lapwing Vanellus armatus Resident
Senegal Lapwing Vanellus lugubris Resident
Black-winged Lapwing Vanellus melanopterus Resident
Crowned Lapwing Vanellus coronatus Resident
Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus Migrant
Kittlitz's Plover Charadrius pecuarius Resident
Three-banded Plover Charadrius tricollaris Resident
PainteD-SniPeSCHaRaDRiifoRmeS: Rostratulidae
Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis Migrant
SanDPiPeRS & SniPeSCHaRaDRiifoRmeS: Scolopacidae
African Snipe Gallinago nigripennis Migrant
Common Redshank Tringa totanus Migrant
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia Migrant
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Migrant
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola Migrant
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Migrant
11OL PEJETA CONSERVANCY
Ruff Philomachus pugnax Migrant
Little Stint Calidris minuta Migrant
CouRSeRS & PRatinCoLeSCHaRaDRiifoRmeS: Glareolidae
Temminck's Courser Cursorius temminckii Migrant
Heuglin’s Courser Rhinoptilus cinctus Migrant
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola Visitor
GuLLS & teRnSCHaRaDRiifoRmeS: Laridae
Grey-headed Gull Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus Migrant
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus Migrant
DoVeS & PiGeonSCoLumBifoRmeS: Columbidae
Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea Resident
African Mourning Dove Streptopelia decipiens Resident
Dusky Turtle Dove Streptopelia lugens Resident
Namaqua Dove Oena capensis Visitor
Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata Resident
Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola Resident
12 BIRD’S CHECKLIST
Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis Resident
Emerald-spotted Wood Dove Turtur chalcospilos Resident
African Green Pigeon Treron calvus Migrant
PaRRotS & LoVeBiRDSPSittaCifoRmeS: PsittacidaeMeyer's (Brown) Parrot Poicephalus meyeri Resident
tuRaCoS & Go-aWaY-BiRDS**muSoPHaGifoRmeS: musophagidaeWhite-bellied Go-away-bird
Corythaixoides leucogaster Resident
CuCKooS & CouCaLSCuCuLifoRmeS: Cuculidae
White-browed Coucal Centropus superciliosus Resident
Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius Migrant
Levaillant's Cuckoo Clamator levaillantii Migrant
Jacobin (Black-and-white) Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus Migrant
Diederik Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius Resident
Klaas's Cuckoo Chrysococcyx klaas Resident
Black Cuckoo Cuculus clamosus Migrant
Red-chested Cuckoo Cuculus solitarius Resident
13OL PEJETA CONSERVANCY
African Cuckoo Cuculus gularis Resident
GRaSS oWLSStRiGifoRmeS: tytonidae
African Grass Owl Tyto capensis Migrant
oWLSStRiGifoRmeS: Strigidae
African Scops Owl Otus senegalensis Resident
Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus Migrant
Verreaux's Eagle-Owl Bubo lacteus Resident
Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum Resident
Marsh Owl Asio capensis Migrant
niGHtJaRSCaPRimuLGifoRmeS: CaprimulgidaeSombre (Dusky) Nightjar Caprimulgus fraenatus Resident
Montane (Abyssinian) Nightjar
Caprimulgus poliocephalus Resident
Square-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus fossii MigrantPennant-winged Nightjar
Macrodipteryx vexillarius Resident
SWiftS & SPinetaiLSaPoDifoRmeS: apodidae
Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba Resident
14 BIRD’S CHECKLIST
Mottled Swift Tachymarptis aequatorialis Migrant
Common Swift Apus apus Migrant
Nyanza Swift Apus niansae Migrant
Little Swift Apus affinis Resident
White-rumped Swift Apus caffer Migrant
mouSeBiRDS**CoLiifoRmeS: Coliidae
Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus Resident
Blue-naped Mousebird Urocolius macrourus Resident
RoLLeRSCoRaCiifoRmeS: Coraciidae
Purple (Rufous-crowned) Roller Coracias naevius Migrant
Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus Resident
European Roller Coracias garrulus Near-threatened Migrant
KinGfiSHeRSCoRaCiifoRmeS: alcedinidae
Grey-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala Resident
Striped Kingfisher Halcyon chelicuti Resident
Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus Resident
15OL PEJETA CONSERVANCY
Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maxima Migrant
Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis Resident
Bee-eateRSCoRaCiifoRmeS: meropidae
Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus Resident
Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater Merops oreobates Resident
White-throated Bee-eater
Merops albicollis Migrant
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster Migrant
HooPoeSBuCeRotifoRmeS: upupidae
African Hoopoe Upupa africana Resident
Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops Migrant
WooD HooPoeS & SCimitaRBiLLS**BuCeRotifoRmeS: Phoeniculidae
Green Wood Hoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus Resident
Common Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus cyanomelas Resident
Abyssinian Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus minor Resident
HoRnBiLLSBuCeRotifoRmeS: Bucerotidae
Crowned Hornbill Tockus alboterminatus Visitor
16 BIRD’S CHECKLIST
Northern Red-billed Hornbill
Tockus erythrorhynchus Visitor
Von der Decken's Hornbill Tockus deckeni Visitor
afRiCan BaRBetS**PiCifoRmeS: Lybiidae
Red-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus pusillus Resident
Red-fronted Barbet Tricholaema diademata Resident
Spot-flanked Barbet Tricholaema lacrymosa Resident
D'Arnaud's Barbet Trachyphonus darnaudii Resident
HoneYGuiDeSPiCifoRmeS: indicatoridae
Lesser Honeyguide Indicator minor Resident
Greater Honeyguide Indicator indicator Resident
WooDPeCKeRS & WRYneCKSPiCifoRmeS: Picidae
Nubian Woodpecker Campethera nubica Resident
Cardinal Woodpecker Dendropicos fuscescens Resident
Bearded Woodpecker Dendropicos namaquus Migrant
African Grey Woodpecker Dendropicos goertae Resident
17OL PEJETA CONSERVANCY
BatiSeS & WattLe-eYeS**PASSERIFORMES: Platysteiridae
Chinspot Batis Batis molitor Resident
HeLmetSHRiKeS**PaSSeRifoRmeS: PrionopidaeWhite-crested Helmetshrike Prionops plumatus Migrant
BuSHSHRiKeS**PaSSeRifoRmeS: malaconotidae
Grey-headed Bushshrike Malaconotus blanchoti Visitor
Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike
Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus Resident
Brown-crowned Tchagra Tchagra australis Visitor
Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegalus Visitor
Black-backed Puffback Dryoscopus cubla Visitor
Slate-colored Boubou Laniarius funebris Resident
Tropical Boubou Laniarius major Resident
Brubru Nilaus afer Resident
CuCKooSHRiKeSPaSSeRifoRmeS: Campephagidae
Black Cuckooshrike Campephaga flava Visitor
18 BIRD’S CHECKLIST
tRue SHRiKeSPaSSeRifoRmeS: Laniidae
Northern White-crowned Shrike Eurocephalus ruppelli Resident
Red-tailed Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides Visitor
Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor Visitor
Grey-backed Fiscal Lanius excubitoroides Resident
Taita Fiscal Lanius dorsalis Resident
Northern (Common) Fiscal Lanius humeralis Resident
oRioLeSPaSSeRifoRmeS: oriolidae
Black-headed Oriole Oriolus larvatus Resident
Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus Oriolus Migrant
DRonGoSPASSERIFORMES: Dicruridae
Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis Resident
monaRCH fLYCatCHeRSPaSSeRifoRmeS: monarchidaeAfrican Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis Resident
CRoWS & RaVenSPaSSeRifoRmeS: Corvidae
Cape Rook Corvus capensis Visitor
19OL PEJETA CONSERVANCY
Pied Crow Corvus albus Resident
Fan-tailed Raven Corvus rhipidurus Visitor
titSPaSSeRifoRmeS: Paridae
White-bellied Tit Melaniparus albiventris Resident
PenDuLine titSPaSSeRifoRmeS: Remizidae
Grey Penduline Tit Anthoscopus caroli Visitor
LaRKSPaSSeRifoRmeS: alaudidae
Singing Bush Lark Mirafra cantillans Resident
Rufous-naped Lark Mirafra africana Resident
Red-capped Lark Calandrella cinerea Visitor
Fischer's Sparrow-Lark
Eremopterix leucopareia Resident
Fawn-coloured Lark Mirafra africanoides Resident
BuLBuLS, BRoWnBuLS & GReenBuLSPASSERIFORMES: Pycnonotidae
Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus Resident
20 BIRD’S CHECKLIST
SWaLLoWS & maRtinSPaSSeRifoRmeS: Hirundinidae
Black Saw-wing Psalidoprocne pristoptera Resident
Plain (Brown-throated) Martin Riparia paludicola Resident
Sand Martin Riparia riparia Migrant
Banded Martin Riparia cincta Migrant
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Migrant
Ethiopian Swallow Hirundo aethiopica Migrant
Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii Resident
Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne fuligula Resident
Lesser Striped Swallow Cecropis abyssinica Resident
Mosque Swallow Cecropis senegalensis Migrant
Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica Resident
CRomBeCS**PaSSeRifoRmeS: macrosphenidae
Northern Crombec Sylvietta brachyura Resident
Red-faced Crombec Sylvietta whytii Resident
WaRBLeRS (PHYLLoSCoPuS)PaSSeRifoRmeS: Phylloscopidae
Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Migrant
21OL PEJETA CONSERVANCY
WaRBLeRS (aCRoCePHaLuS)PaSSeRifoRmeS: acrocephalidae
Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Migrant
Olive-tree Warbler Hippolais olivetorum Migrant
CiStiCoLaS, PRiniaS & aPaLiSeSPaSSeRifoRmeS: Cisticolidae
Rattling Cisticola Cisticola chiniana Resident
Stout Cisticola Cisticola robustus Resident
Croaking Cisticola Cisticola natalensis Resident
Short-winged/Siffling Cisticola Cisticola brachypterus Resident
Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis Resident
Pectoral-patch Cisticola Cisticola brunnescens Resident
Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava Resident
Yellow-breasted Apalis Apalis flavida Resident
Grey-capped Warbler Eminia lepida Resident
Grey-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brevicaudata Resident
Yellow-bellied Eremomela
Eremomela icteropygialis Resident
BaBBLeRSPaSSeRifoRmeS: Leiothrichidae
Rufous Chatterer Turdoides rubiginosa Resident
22 BIRD’S CHECKLIST
Black-lored Babbler Turdoides sharpei Resident
WaRBLeRS (SYLViD)PaSSeRifoRmeS: Sylviidae
Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Migrant
Common Whitethroat Sylvia communis Migrant
WHite-eYeSPaSSeRifoRmeS: ZosteropidaeAfrican Yellow White-eye
Zosterops senegalensis Resident
StaRLinGSPaSSeRifoRmeS: Sturnidae
Wattled Starling Creatophora cinerea Resident
Greater Blue-eared Starling
Lamprotornis chalybaeus Resident
Rüppell's Starling Lamprotornis purpuroptera Resident
Superb Starling Lamprotornis superbus Resident
Hildebrandt's Starling Lamprotornis hildebrandti Visitor
Violet-backed Starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster Resident
Red-winged Starling Onychognathus morio Resident
OXPECKERS**PaSSeRifoRmeS: Buphagidae
Yellow-billed Oxpecker Buphagus africanus Resident
23OL PEJETA CONSERVANCY
Red-billed Oxpecker Buphagus erythrorhynchus Resident
tHRuSHeSPaSSeRifoRmeS: turdidae
African Thrush Turdus pelios Visitor
fLYCatCHeRS, RoBin-CHatS & WHeateaRSPaSSeRifoRmeS: muscicapidae
Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos Visitor
White-browed Robin-Chat Cossypha heuglini Resident
White-browed Scrub Robin
Erythropygia leucophrys Resident
Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Migrant
Capped Wheatear Oenanthe pileata Migrant
Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina Migrant
Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Migrant
Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka Migrant
Anteater Chat Myrmecocichla aethiops Resident
Common Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis Migrant
White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher Dioptrornis fischeri Resident
Southern Black Flycatcher
Melaenornis pammelaina Resident
Pale Flycatcher Bradornis pallidus Resident
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African Grey Flycatcher
Bradornis microrhynchus Resident
African Dusky Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta Resident
SunBiRDSPaSSeRifoRmeS: nectariniidae
Collared Sunbird Hedydipna collaris Visitor
Amethyst Sunbird Chalcomitra amethystina Visitor
Scarlet-chested Sunbird
Chalcomitra senegalensis Resident
Hunter's Sunbird Chalcomitra hunteri Resident
Bronzy Sunbird Nectarinia kilimensis Resident
Malachite Sunbird Nectarinia famosa Resident
Golden-winged Sunbird
Drepanorhynchus reichenowi Visitor
Marico Sunbird Cinnyris mariquensis Resident
Variable Sunbird Cinnyris venustus Resident
SPaRRoWSPaSSeRifoRmeS: Passeridae
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser mahali Resident
Grey-capped Social Weaver Pseudonigrita arnaudi Resident
Kenya (Rufous-) Sparrow Passer rufocinctus Resident
Chestnut Sparrow Passer eminibey Resident
25OL PEJETA CONSERVANCY
Yellow-spotted Petronia Gymnoris pyrgita Resident
WeaVeRSPaSSeRifoRmeS: Ploceidae
Baglafecht Weaver Ploceus baglafecht Resident
Spectacled Weaver Ploceus ocularis Resident
Holub's Golden Weaver Ploceus xanthops Resident
Speke's Weaver Ploceus spekei Resident
Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus Resident
Chestnut Weaver Ploceus rubiginosus Visitor
Red-headed Weaver Anaplectes rubriceps Resident
Vitelline Masked Weaver Ploceus velatus Resident
Cardinal Quelea Quelea cardinalis Visitor
Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea Visitor
Yellow Bishop Euplectes capensis Visitor
Yellow-mantled Widowbird Euplectes macroura Visitor
White-winged Widowbird Euplectes albonotatus Visitor
Red-collared Widowbird Euplectes ardens Resident
Long-tailed Widowbird Euplectes progne Visitor
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Jackson's Widowbird Euplectes jacksoni Near-threatened Resident
WaXBiLLS, manniinS & fiRefinCHeSPaSSeRifoRmeS: estrildidae
Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala Resident
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu Uraeginthus bengalus Resident
Purple Grenadier Uraeginthus ianthinogaster Resident
Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild Resident
(African) Quailfinch Ortygospiza atricollis Resident
Bronze Mannikin Lonchura cucullata Visitor
WHYDaHS & inDiGoBiRDS**PaSSeRifoRmeS: Viduidae
Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura Resident
WaGtaiLS, LonGCLaWS & PiPitSPaSSeRifoRmeS: motacillidae
Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Migrant
African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp Resident
Yellow-throated Longclaw Macronyx croceus Resident
Rosy-throated Longclaw Macronyx ameliae Visitor
Grassland Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus Resident
Plain-backed Pipit Anthus leucophrys Resident
Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Migrant
CanaRieS & SeeDeateRSPaSSeRifoRmeS: fringillidae
Yellow-rumped Seedeater Crithagra reichenowi Resident
Yellow-fronted Canary Crithagra mozambica Resident
Brimstone Canary Crithagra sulphurata Resident
Streaky Seedeater Crithagra striolata Resident
BuntinGSPaSSeRifoRmeS: emberizidae
Golden-breasted Bunting Emberiza flaviventris Resident
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