Birds of DR Congo

Birds of DR Congo is a list of the most common birds observed in the country. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.

Location

DR Congo

DR Congo

Africa

Africa

Location
DR Congo

DR Congo

Africa

Africa

List of Common Birds

61% Common Bulbul (Pycnonotus barbatus) - Adult Common Bulbul

Pycnonotus barbatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

45% Pied Crow

Corvus albus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

42% Red-eyed Dove

Streptopelia semitorquata

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

42% African Pied Wagtail

Motacilla aguimp

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

41% Black Kite (Milvus migrans) - Adult Black Kite

Milvus migrans

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

30% Baglafecht Weaver

Ploceus baglafecht

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

30% White-browed Robin-Chat

Cossypha heuglini

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

26% Hadada Ibis (Bostrychia hagedash) - Adult Hadada Ibis

Bostrychia hagedash

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Threskiornithidae

26% Northern Gray-headed Sparrow

Passer griseus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passeridae

26% African Palm Swift

Cypsiurus parvus

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

25% Pied Kingfisher

Ceryle rudis

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

25% Speckled Mousebird

Colius striatus

Order: Coliiformes

Family: Coliidae

25% African Green-Pigeon

Treron calvus

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

23% Eurasian Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) - Adult male Eurasian Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

22% African Paradise-Flycatcher

Terpsiphone viridis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Monarchidae

22% Northern Fiscal

Lanius humeralis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Laniidae

22% House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) - Breeding male House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passeridae

22% Brown-throated Wattle-eye

Platysteira cyanea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Platysteiridae

21% Bronze Sunbird

Nectarinia kilimensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

21% Brimstone Canary

Crithagra sulphurata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

21% African Fish-Eagle

Icthyophaga vocifer

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

20% Common Waxbill (Estrilda astrild) - Adult Common Waxbill

Estrilda astrild

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

19% Tawny-flanked Prinia

Prinia subflava

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

19% Reed Cormorant

Microcarbo africanus

Order: Suliformes

Family: Phalacrocoracidae

19% Bronze Mannikin

Spermestes cucullata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

18% Red-chested Sunbird

Cinnyris erythrocercus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

18% Holub's Golden-Weaver

Ploceus xanthops

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

18% Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) - Breeding adult Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

17% Palm-nut Vulture

Gypohierax angolensis

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

17% Red-faced Cisticola

Cisticola erythrops

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

17% Pale-throated Greenbul

Atimastillas flavigula

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

16% Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) - Adult Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

Order: Suliformes

Family: Phalacrocoracidae

16% Little Heron

Butorides atricapilla

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

16% Black-headed Heron

Ardea melanocephala

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

15% Green-backed Camaroptera

Camaroptera brachyura

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

15% Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta) - Adult Hamerkop

Scopus umbretta

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Scopidae

15% Yellow-whiskered Greenbul

Eurillas latirostris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

14% Lesser Swamp Warbler

Acrocephalus gracilirostris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Acrocephalidae

14% Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus bilineatus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

13% Olive Sunbird

Cyanomitra olivacea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

13% Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) - Adult Little Egret

Egretta garzetta

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

13% Malachite Kingfisher

Corythornis cristatus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

12% African Pygmy Kingfisher

Ispidina picta

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

12% Lesser Striped Swallow

Cecropis abyssinica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

12% Ring-necked Dove

Streptopelia capicola

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

12% Red-billed Firefinch

Lagonosticta senegala

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

11% Black Sawwing

Psalidoprocne pristoptera

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

11% Red-chested Cuckoo

Cuculus solitarius

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

11% Copper Sunbird

Cinnyris cupreus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

11% Collared Sunbird

Hedydipna collaris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

10% Spectacled Weaver

Ploceus ocularis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

10% Green Hylia

Hylia prasina

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hyliidae

10% Western Cattle-Egret (Ardea ibis) - Breeding adult Western Cattle-Egret

Ardea ibis

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

10% Speckled Pigeon

Columba guinea

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

10.0% Tropical Boubou

Laniarius major

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

9.8% Woodland Kingfisher

Halcyon senegalensis

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

9.6% Yellow-fronted Canary (Crithagra mozambica) - Adult Yellow-fronted Canary

Crithagra mozambica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

9.5% Pin-tailed Whydah

Vidua macroura

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Viduidae

9.3% Angola Swallow

Hirundo angolensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

9.3% Chubb's Cisticola

Cisticola chubbi

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

9.1% White-necked Raven

Corvus albicollis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

9.1% Black-billed Turaco

Tauraco schuettii

Order: Musophagiformes

Family: Musophagidae

9.0% Green White-eye

Zosterops stuhlmanni

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Zosteropidae

9.0% African Thrush

Turdus pelios

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

8.7% Little Bee-eater

Merops pusillus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

8.5% Western Citril

Crithagra frontalis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

8.4% Yellow-throated Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus subsulphureus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

8.4% Gray Crowned-Crane (Balearica regulorum) - Adult Gray Crowned-Crane

Balearica regulorum

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Gruidae

8.4% White-browed Coucal

Centropus superciliosus

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

8.0% Buff-throated Apalis

Apalis rufogularis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

8.0% Violet-backed Starling

Cinnyricinclus leucogaster

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

7.9% Tambourine Dove

Turtur tympanistria

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

7.9% Little Swift

Apus affinis

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

7.8% Rufous Flycatcher-Thrush

Stizorhina fraseri

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

7.5% Blue-spotted Wood-Dove

Turtur afer

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

7.3% Fork-tailed Drongo

Dicrurus adsimilis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Dicruridae

7.3% Black-necked Weaver

Ploceus nigricollis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

7.3% Great Blue Turaco

Corythaeola cristata

Order: Musophagiformes

Family: Musophagidae

7.2% Blue-breasted Kingfisher

Halcyon malimbica

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

7.2% Klaas's Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx klaas

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

7.1% Red-billed Dwarf Hornbill

Lophoceros camurus

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

6.9% Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) - Adult Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

6.9% Black-crowned Tchagra

Tchagra senegalus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

6.9% African Dusky Flycatcher

Muscicapa adusta

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

6.8% Red-tailed Bristlebill

Bleda syndactylus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

6.7% Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) - Adult (common) Willow Warbler

Phylloscopus trochilus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Phylloscopidae

6.5% Gray-throated Barbet

Gymnobucco bonapartei

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

6.4% Blue-throated Brown Sunbird

Cyanomitra cyanolaema

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

6.4% Crowned Hornbill

Lophoceros alboterminatus

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

6.4% Village Weaver

Ploceus cucullatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

6.3% Ross's Turaco

Tauraco rossae

Order: Musophagiformes

Family: Musophagidae

6.3% Northern Double-collared Sunbird

Cinnyris reichenowi

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

6.3% Hairy-breasted Barbet

Tricholaema hirsuta

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

6.2% Gray Parrot (Psittacus erithacus) - Adult Gray Parrot

Psittacus erithacus

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittacidae

6.2% Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus chrysoconus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

6.2% Speckled Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus scolopaceus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

6.2% Blue-headed Wood-Dove (Turtur brehmeri) - Adult Blue-headed Wood-Dove

Turtur brehmeri

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

6.2% Fire-crested Alethe

Alethe castanea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

6.1% Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat

Cossypha niveicapilla

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

6.0% Western Nicator

Nicator chloris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nicatoridae

6.0% Gray Longbill

Macrosphenus concolor

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Macrosphenidae

5.9% Southern Cordonbleu

Uraeginthus angolensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

5.9% Grosbeak Weaver

Amblyospiza albifrons

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

5.8% Black-lored Babbler

Turdoides sharpei

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Leiothrichidae

5.8% Amethyst Sunbird

Chalcomitra amethystina

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

5.8% Congo Pied Hornbill

Lophoceros fasciatus

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

5.8% White-thighed Hornbill

Bycanistes albotibialis

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

5.8% Black-headed Gonolek

Laniarius erythrogaster

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

5.8% Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater

Merops oreobates

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

5.8% Black-backed Puffback

Dryoscopus cubla

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

5.7% Afep Pigeon

Columba unicincta

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

5.7% Chestnut Wattle-eye

Dyaphorophyia castanea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Platysteiridae

5.7% African Firefinch

Lagonosticta rubricata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

5.7% African Black-headed Oriole

Oriolus larvatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Oriolidae

5.6% Ansorge's Greenbul

Eurillas ansorgei

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

5.5% Gray-headed Nigrita

Nigrita canicapillus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

5.4% African Emerald Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx cupreus

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

5.4% Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer) - Adult Marabou Stork

Leptoptilos crumenifer

Order: Ciconiiformes

Family: Ciconiidae

5.4% Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove

Turtur chalcospilos

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

5.4% Vieillot's Black Weaver

Ploceus nigerrimus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

5.3% Icterine Greenbul

Phyllastrephus icterinus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

5.3% Green-headed Sunbird

Cyanomitra verticalis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

5.3% European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) - Adult European Bee-eater

Merops apiaster

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

5.3% African Jacana

Actophilornis africanus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Jacanidae

5.2% Olive-bellied Sunbird

Cinnyris chloropygius

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

5.2% Gray-throated Tit-Flycatcher

Fraseria griseigularis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

5.2% African Wood-Owl

Strix woodfordii

Order: Strigiformes

Family: Strigidae

5.2% Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca) - Adult Egyptian Goose

Alopochen aegyptiaca

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

5.1% Red-necked Spurfowl

Pternistis afer

Order: Galliformes

Family: Phasianidae

5.1% Rüppell's Starling

Lamprotornis purpuroptera

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

5.1% Black-casqued Hornbill (Ceratogymna atrata) - Adult Black-casqued Hornbill

Ceratogymna atrata

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

5.0% Spur-winged Lapwing

Vanellus spinosus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

5.0% Cardinal Woodpecker

Dendropicos fuscescens

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

5.0% Dideric Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx caprius

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

4.9% Honeyguide Greenbul

Baeopogon indicator

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

4.9% Gray Heron (Ardea cinerea) - Adult Gray Heron

Ardea cinerea

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

4.9% Broad-billed Roller

Eurystomus glaucurus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Coraciidae

4.9% Red-collared Widowbird

Euplectes ardens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

4.9% Sjöstedt's Owlet

Glaucidium sjostedti

Order: Strigiformes

Family: Strigidae

4.9% Eastern Yellow-billed Barbet

Trachylaemus purpuratus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

4.8% Great Egret (Ardea alba) - Adult Great Egret

Ardea alba

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

4.8% Black Cuckoo

Cuculus clamosus

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

4.8% Slender-billed Weaver

Ploceus pelzelni

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

4.8% Double-toothed Barbet

Pogonornis bidentatus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

4.7% Narina Trogon

Apaloderma narina

Order: Trogoniformes

Family: Trogonidae

4.7% Piping Hornbill

Bycanistes fistulator

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

4.7% Rufous-sided Broadbill

Smithornis rufolateralis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Calyptomenidae

4.6% Yellow-breasted Forest Robin

Stiphrornis mabirae

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

4.6% Common Swift (Apus apus) - Adult Common Swift

Apus apus

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

4.6% White-browed Scrub-Robin

Cercotrichas leucophrys

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

4.6% Cinnamon-breasted Bunting

Emberiza tahapisi

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Emberizidae

4.5% Schalow's Turaco

Tauraco schalowi

Order: Musophagiformes

Family: Musophagidae

4.5% Black Cuckooshrike

Campephaga flava

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Campephagidae

4.5% Chocolate-backed Kingfisher

Halcyon badia

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

4.5% Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher

Terpsiphone rufiventer

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Monarchidae

4.4% African Openbill (Anastomus lamelligerus) - Adult African Openbill

Anastomus lamelligerus

Order: Ciconiiformes

Family: Ciconiidae

4.4% Blue Malkoha

Ceuthmochares aereus

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

4.4% Yellow-billed Egret

Ardea brachyrhyncha

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

4.4% Slender-billed Greenbul

Stelgidillas gracilirostris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

4.4% Red-throated Crag-Martin

Ptyonoprogne rufigula

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

4.4% African Harrier-Hawk

Polyboroides typus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

4.4% Black-winged Kite

Elanus caeruleus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

4.3% Xavier's Greenbul

Phyllastrephus xavieri

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

4.3% Trilling Cisticola

Cisticola woosnami

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

4.3% Long-crested Eagle

Lophaetus occipitalis

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

4.3% Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike

Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

4.3% Rufous-tailed Palm-Thrush

Cichladusa ruficauda

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

4.3% White-tailed Blue Flycatcher

Elminia albicauda

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Stenostiridae

4.2% Gray-headed Kingfisher

Halcyon leucocephala

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

4.2% Black-faced Rufous-Warbler

Bathmocercus rufus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

4.2% Yellow-throated Longclaw

Macronyx croceus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

4.2% Little Greenbul

Eurillas virens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

4.1% Streaky Seedeater

Crithagra striolata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

4.1% Black-collared Barbet

Lybius torquatus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

4.1% Black-and-white Mannikin

Spermestes bicolor

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

4.1% Senegal Coucal

Centropus senegalensis

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

4.0% Bateleur

Terathopius ecaudatus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

4.0% Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill

Bycanistes subcylindricus

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

4.0% Western Bronze-naped Pigeon

Columba iriditorques

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

4.0% Yellow-eyed Bristlebill

Bleda ugandae

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

4.0% Black Crake

Zapornia flavirostra

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

4.0% Brown Illadopsis

Illadopsis fulvescens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pellorneidae

4.0% Yellow-throated Bush Sparrow

Gymnoris superciliaris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passeridae

3.9% Black-headed Weaver

Ploceus melanocephalus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

3.9% Gabon Coucal

Centropus anselli

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

3.9% Chinspot Batis

Batis molitor

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Platysteiridae

3.9% Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) - Adult Wood Sandpiper

Tringa glareola

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

3.8% Kittlitz's Plover

Anarhynchus pecuarius

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

3.8% Rwenzori Apalis

Oreolais ruwenzorii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

3.8% Shining Drongo

Dicrurus atripennis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Dicruridae

3.8% Cape Wagtail

Motacilla capensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

3.8% Gray-backed Fiscal

Lanius excubitoroides

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Laniidae

3.7% Scaly-breasted Illadopsis

Illadopsis albipectus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pellorneidae

3.7% Kurrichane Thrush

Turdus libonyana

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

3.7% Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris) - Adult Helmeted Guineafowl

Numida meleagris

Order: Galliformes

Family: Numididae

3.7% Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) - Adult Spotted Flycatcher

Muscicapa striata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

3.6% Water Thick-knee

Burhinus vermiculatus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Burhinidae

3.6% Goliath Heron

Ardea goliath

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

3.6% White-chinned Prinia

Schistolais leucopogon

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

3.6% Siffling Cisticola

Cisticola brachypterus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

3.6% Lizard Buzzard

Kaupifalco monogrammicus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

3.6% Levaillant's Cuckoo

Clamator levaillantii

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

3.6% White-breasted Cuckooshrike

Ceblepyris pectoralis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Campephagidae

3.6% Plain Greenbul

Eurillas curvirostris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

3.6% Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher

Bias musicus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Vangidae

3.6% Gray Greenbul

Eurillas gracilis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

3.5% Red-rumped Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus atroflavus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

3.5% Black-faced Apalis

Apalis personata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

3.5% African Pipit

Anthus cinnamomeus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

3.5% Western Black-headed Oriole

Oriolus brachyrynchus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Oriolidae

3.5% Fiery-necked Nightjar

Caprimulgus pectoralis

Order: Caprimulgiformes

Family: Caprimulgidae

3.4% Rufous-chested Swallow

Cecropis semirufa

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

3.4% Spotted Greenbul

Ixonotus guttatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

3.4% African Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus) - Adult African Sacred Ibis

Threskiornis aethiopicus

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Threskiornithidae

3.3% Yellow-billed Stork

Mycteria ibis

Order: Ciconiiformes

Family: Ciconiidae

3.3% Narrow-tailed Starling

Poeoptera lugubris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

3.3% Zitting Cisticola (Cisticola juncidis) - Adult Zitting Cisticola

Cisticola juncidis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

3.3% White-headed Woodhoopoe

Phoeniculus bollei

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Phoeniculidae

3.2% Brown-hooded Kingfisher

Halcyon albiventris

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

3.2% Arrow-marked Babbler

Turdoides jardineii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Leiothrichidae

3.2% Lemon-bellied Crombec

Sylvietta denti

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Macrosphenidae

3.1% Tiny Sunbird

Cinnyris minullus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

3.1% Purple-headed Starling

Hylopsar purpureiceps

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

3.1% Three-banded Plover

Thinornis tricollaris

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

3.0% Regal Sunbird

Cinnyris regius

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

3.0% Yellow Bishop

Euplectes capensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

3.0% Green Crombec

Sylvietta virens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Macrosphenidae

3.0% Green-throated Sunbird

Chalcomitra rubescens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

3.0% Cabanis's Greenbul

Phyllastrephus cabanisi

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

3.0% Blue-headed Sunbird

Cyanomitra alinae

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

2.9% Wattled Starling

Creatophora cinerea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

2.9% Red-billed Quelea

Quelea quelea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

2.9% Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) - Adult Black-winged Stilt

Himantopus himantopus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Recurvirostridae

2.9% Wire-tailed Swallow

Hirundo smithii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

2.9% Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) - Breeding adult Little Grebe

Tachybaptus ruficollis

Order: Podicipediformes

Family: Podicipedidae

2.9% Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo) - Adult Common Buzzard

Buteo buteo

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

2.9% Yellow-billed Duck

Anas undulata

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

2.9% Laughing Dove (Spilopelia senegalensis) - Adult Laughing Dove

Spilopelia senegalensis

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

2.9% Rameron Pigeon (Columba arquatrix) - Adult Rameron Pigeon

Columba arquatrix

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

2.9% Golden-breasted Bunting

Emberiza flaviventris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Emberizidae

2.8% Blue-throated Roller

Eurystomus gularis

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Coraciidae

2.8% Red-faced Woodland-Warbler

Phylloscopus laetus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Phylloscopidae

2.8% White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher

Melaenornis fischeri

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

2.8% Gray-capped Warbler

Eminia lepida

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

2.7% Bat-like Spinetail

Neafrapus boehmi

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

2.7% Scarlet-chested Sunbird

Chalcomitra senegalensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

2.7% Yellow-breasted Apalis

Apalis flavida

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

2.7% Sooty Chat

Myrmecocichla nigra

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

2.7% Flappet Lark

Amirafra rufocinnamomea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Alaudidae

2.6% Meyer's Parrot

Poicephalus meyeri

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittacidae

2.6% Kikuyu Mountain Greenbul

Arizelocichla kikuyuensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

2.6% African Forest-Flycatcher

Fraseria ocreata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

2.6% Wattled Lapwing

Vanellus senegallus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

2.6% Winding Cisticola

Cisticola marginatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

2.6% Gray Tit-Flycatcher

Fraseria plumbea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

2.6% Lesser Honeyguide

Indicator minor

Order: Piciformes

Family: Indicatoridae

2.5% Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) - Adult Rock Pigeon

Columba livia

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

2.5% Black-crowned Waxbill

Estrilda nonnula

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

2.5% Chestnut-breasted Nigrita

Nigrita bicolor

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

2.5% Saddle-billed Stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) - Adult Saddle-billed Stork

Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis

Order: Ciconiiformes

Family: Ciconiidae

2.5% Crowned Eagle (Stephanoaetus coronatus) - Adult Crowned Eagle

Stephanoaetus coronatus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

2.5% Eastern Plantain-eater

Crinifer zonurus

Order: Musophagiformes

Family: Musophagidae

2.4% Senegal Lapwing

Vanellus lugubris

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

2.4% Eastern Long-tailed Hornbill

Horizocerus cassini

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

2.4% African Stonechat

Saxicola torquatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

2.4% Fan-tailed Widowbird

Euplectes axillaris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

2.4% Red-capped Robin-Chat

Cossypha natalensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

2.4% White-rumped Swift

Apus caffer

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

2.4% Yellow-billed Oxpecker (Buphagus africanus) - Adult Yellow-billed Oxpecker

Buphagus africanus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Buphagidae

2.3% Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo

Cercococcyx olivinus

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

2.3% Red-throated Twinspot

Hypargos niveoguttatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

2.3% Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) - Adult Common Greenshank

Tringa nebularia

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

2.3% Rwenzori Batis

Batis diops

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Platysteiridae

2.3% African Golden Oriole (Oriolus auratus) - Adult African Golden Oriole

Oriolus auratus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Oriolidae

2.3% Chestnut-throated Apalis

Apalis porphyrolaema

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

2.3% Red-tailed Ant-Thrush

Neocossyphus rufus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

2.3% Red-headed Lovebird

Agapornis pullarius

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittaculidae

2.2% Pennant-winged Nightjar

Caprimulgus vexillarius

Order: Caprimulgiformes

Family: Caprimulgidae

2.2% Lesser Masked-Weaver

Ploceus intermedius

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

2.2% Brown-crowned Tchagra

Tchagra australis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

2.2% Spot-breasted Ibis

Bostrychia rara

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Threskiornithidae

2.2% Black-tailed Oriole

Oriolus percivali

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Oriolidae

2.2% Western Banded Snake-Eagle

Circaetus cinerascens

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

2.2% Yellow-spotted Barbet

Buccanodon duchaillui

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

2.2% Mosque Swallow

Cecropis senegalensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

2.1% Northern Puffback

Dryoscopus gambensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

2.1% Southern Pochard

Netta erythrophthalma

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

2.1% Variable Sunbird

Cinnyris venustus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

2.1% Bare-cheeked Trogon

Apaloderma aequatoriale

Order: Trogoniformes

Family: Trogonidae

2.1% Southern Yellow White-eye

Zosterops anderssoni

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Zosteropidae

2.0% Squacco Heron

Ardeola ralloides

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

2.0% Blue-naped Mousebird (Urocolius macrourus) - Adult Blue-naped Mousebird

Urocolius macrourus

Order: Coliiformes

Family: Coliidae

2.0% African Marsh Harrier

Circus ranivorus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

2.0% Black-backed Barbet

Pogonornis minor

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

2.0% Yellow-bellied Greenbul

Chlorocichla flaviventris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

2.0% Mackinnon's Shrike

Lanius mackinnoni

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Laniidae

2.0% Chattering Cisticola

Cisticola anonymus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

2.0% Banded Prinia

Prinia bairdii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

2.0% Miombo Scrub-Robin

Tychaedon barbata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.9% Blue-billed Teal

Spatula hottentota

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

1.9% Long-toed Lapwing

Vanellus crassirostris

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

1.9% Abyssinian Thrush

Turdus abyssinicus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

1.9% White-faced Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna viduata) - Adult White-faced Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna viduata

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

1.9% Yellow-mantled Widowbird

Euplectes macroura

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

1.9% White-throated Bee-eater

Merops albicollis

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

1.9% Red-billed Duck

Anas erythrorhyncha

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

1.8% White-backed Vulture

Gyps africanus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.8% Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo) - Adult Eurasian Hobby

Falco subbuteo

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

1.8% Rufous-bellied Tit

Melaniparus rufiventris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Paridae

1.8% Wahlberg's Eagle

Hieraaetus wahlbergi

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.8% African Goshawk

Aerospiza tachiro

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.8% White-breasted Nigrita

Nigrita fusconotus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

1.7% Swamp Flycatcher

Muscicapa aquatica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.7% Yellow-throated Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx flavigularis

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

1.7% Rattling Cisticola

Cisticola chiniana

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

1.7% Black-winged Bishop

Euplectes hordeaceus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

1.7% Moustached Grass-Warbler

Melocichla mentalis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Macrosphenidae

1.7% Cassin's Flycatcher

Muscicapa cassini

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.7% Ashy Flycatcher

Fraseria caerulescens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.7% Olive Bee-eater

Merops superciliosus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

1.7% Pink-backed Pelican

Pelecanus rufescens

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Pelecanidae

1.7% Brown-eared Woodpecker

Pardipicus caroli

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

1.7% Banded Martin

Neophedina cincta

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

1.7% Croaking Cisticola

Cisticola natalensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

1.6% Red-tailed Greenbul

Criniger calurus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

1.6% Pale-billed Hornbill

Lophoceros pallidirostris

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

1.6% Pale Flycatcher

Agricola pallidus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.6% Purple-banded Sunbird

Cinnyris bifasciatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

1.6% Archer's Robin-Chat

Dessonornis archeri

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.6% Fawn-breasted Waxbill

Estrilda paludicola

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

1.6% Gray-headed Bushshrike

Malaconotus blanchoti

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

1.6% Rwenzori Turaco

Gallirex johnstoni

Order: Musophagiformes

Family: Musophagidae

1.6% Thick-billed Seedeater

Crithagra burtoni

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

1.6% Blue-headed Crested Flycatcher

Trochocercus nitens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Monarchidae

1.6% White-headed Sawwing

Psalidoprocne albiceps

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

1.6% Gray-headed Sunbird

Deleornis axillaris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

1.6% Little Stint

Calidris minuta

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

1.6% Black-throated Apalis

Apalis jacksoni

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

1.5% Sjöstedt's Greenbul

Baeopogon clamans

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

1.5% White-throated Blue Swallow

Hirundo nigrita

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

1.5% African Pitta

Pitta angolensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pittidae

1.5% Rufous-bellied Helmetshrike

Prionops rufiventris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Vangidae

1.5% Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio) - Adult male Red-backed Shrike

Lanius collurio

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Laniidae

1.5% Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) - Adult Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Pandionidae

1.5% Ruff (Calidris pugnax) - Nonbreeding adult Ruff

Calidris pugnax

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

1.5% Dark-backed Weaver

Ploceus bicolor

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

1.5% Augur Buzzard

Buteo augur

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.5% Black Bee-eater

Merops gularis

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

1.5% Whistling Cisticola

Cisticola lateralis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

1.5% Western Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava) - Adult Western Yellow Wagtail

Motacilla flava

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

1.5% White-starred Robin

Pogonocichla stellata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.5% Rwenzori Hill Babbler

Sylvia atriceps

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sylviidae

1.4% Albertine Boubou

Laniarius holomelas

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

1.4% White-spotted Flufftail

Sarothrura pulchra

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Sarothruridae

1.4% Purple Heron

Ardea purpurea

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

1.4% Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) - Adult Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

1.4% Broad-tailed Paradise-Whydah

Vidua obtusa

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Viduidae

1.4% Orange-cheeked Waxbill

Estrilda melpoda

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

1.4% Golden-tailed Woodpecker

Campethera abingoni

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

1.4% Rufous-naped Lark

Corypha africana

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Alaudidae

1.4% Slender-billed Starling

Onychognathus tenuirostris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

1.4% African Yellow-Warbler

Iduna natalensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Acrocephalidae

1.4% Thick-billed Cuckoo

Pachycoccyx audeberti

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

1.4% African Barred Owlet

Glaucidium capense

Order: Strigiformes

Family: Strigidae

1.3% Black-faced Canary

Crithagra capistrata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

1.3% Brown-backed Scrub-Robin

Cercotrichas hartlaubi

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.3% Orange-winged Pytilia

Pytilia afra

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

1.3% Greater Honeyguide

Indicator indicator

Order: Piciformes

Family: Indicatoridae

1.3% Spur-winged Goose (Plectropterus gambensis) - Adult Spur-winged Goose

Plectropterus gambensis

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

1.3% Collared Pratincole

Glareola pratincola

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Glareolidae

1.3% Gray Kestrel

Falco ardosiaceus

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

1.3% African Woolly-necked Stork

Ciconia microscelis

Order: Ciconiiformes

Family: Ciconiidae

1.3% Common Hoopoe (Upupa epops) - Adult Common Hoopoe

Upupa epops

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Upupidae

1.3% African Shrike-flycatcher

Megabyas flammulatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Vangidae

1.3% Striped Kingfisher

Halcyon chelicuti

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

1.2% Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) - Breeding adult Common Ringed Plover

Charadrius hiaticula

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

1.2% White-browed Crombec

Sylvietta leucophrys

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Macrosphenidae

1.2% Neumann's Warbler

Hemitesia neumanni

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cettiidae

1.2% Dusky Indigobird

Vidua funerea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Viduidae

1.2% Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) - Adult Glossy Ibis

Plegadis falcinellus

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Threskiornithidae

1.2% Yellow-streaked Greenbul

Phyllastrephus flavostriatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

1.2% Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler

Bradypterus cinnamomeus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Locustellidae

1.2% African Darter (Anhinga rufa) - Adult African Darter

Anhinga rufa

Order: Suliformes

Family: Anhingidae

1.2% Lyre-tailed Honeyguide

Melichneutes robustus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Indicatoridae

1.2% Congo Peacock

Afropavo congensis

Order: Galliformes

Family: Phasianidae

1.1% Green-capped Eremomela

Eremomela scotops

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

1.1% Purple-breasted Sunbird

Nectarinia purpureiventris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

1.1% Scaly Spurfowl

Pternistis squamatus

Order: Galliformes

Family: Phasianidae

1.1% Spot-flanked Barbet

Tricholaema lacrymosa

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

1.1% Splendid Starling

Lamprotornis splendidus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

1.1% African Broadbill

Smithornis capensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Calyptomenidae

1.1% White-winged Tern

Chlidonias leucopterus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

1.1% Crimson-rumped Waxbill

Estrilda rhodopyga

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

1.1% White-crested Helmetshrike

Prionops plumatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Vangidae

1.1% Strange Weaver

Ploceus alienus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

1.1% Marsh Sandpiper

Tringa stagnatilis

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

1.1% Yellow-bellied Waxbill

Coccopygia quartinia

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

1.1% Eurasian Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) - Adult Eurasian Moorhen

Gallinula chloropus

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

1.1% Waller's Starling

Onychognathus walleri

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

1.1% Mourning Collared-Dove

Streptopelia decipiens

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

1.1% Purple-throated Cuckooshrike

Campephaga quiscalina

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Campephagidae

1.1% Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin) - Adult Garden Warbler

Sylvia borin

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sylviidae

1.0% Black-chested Snake-Eagle

Circaetus pectoralis

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.0% Stuhlmann's Sunbird

Cinnyris stuhlmanni

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

1.0% Giant Kingfisher

Megaceryle maxima

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

1.0% Golden-crowned Woodpecker

Chloropicus xantholophus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

1.0% Mountain Yellow-Warbler

Iduna similis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Acrocephalidae

1.0% Bates's Paradise-Flycatcher

Terpsiphone batesi

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Monarchidae

1.0% Gray-winged Robin-Chat

Sheppardia polioptera

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.0% Böhm's Flycatcher

Myopornis boehmi

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

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