Birds of Mozambique

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

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Mozambique

Mozambique

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Africa

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Mozambique

Mozambique

Africa

Africa

List of Common Birds

54% Common Bulbul (Pycnonotus barbatus) - Adult Common Bulbul

Pycnonotus barbatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

30% Red-eyed Dove

Streptopelia semitorquata

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

28% Pied Crow

Corvus albus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

26% Bronze Mannikin

Spermestes cucullata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

26% Black-backed Puffback

Dryoscopus cubla

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

25% Tawny-flanked Prinia

Prinia subflava

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

23% Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove

Turtur chalcospilos

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

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

Passer domesticus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passeridae

22% Laughing Dove (Spilopelia senegalensis) - Adult Laughing Dove

Spilopelia senegalensis

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

21% Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) - Adult Little Egret

Egretta garzetta

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

21% Gray Heron (Ardea cinerea) - Adult Gray Heron

Ardea cinerea

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

20% Yellow-fronted Canary (Crithagra mozambica) - Adult Yellow-fronted Canary

Crithagra mozambica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

19% Sombre Greenbul

Andropadus importunus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

19% Brown-hooded Kingfisher

Halcyon albiventris

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

19% Southern Cordonbleu

Uraeginthus angolensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

19% African Palm Swift

Cypsiurus parvus

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

18% Scarlet-chested Sunbird

Chalcomitra senegalensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

18% Western Cattle-Egret (Ardea ibis) - Breeding adult Western Cattle-Egret

Ardea ibis

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

18% Ring-necked Dove

Streptopelia capicola

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

18% Fork-tailed Drongo

Dicrurus adsimilis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Dicruridae

17% Reed Cormorant

Microcarbo africanus

Order: Suliformes

Family: Phalacrocoracidae

17% Burchell's Coucal

Centropus burchellii

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

17% Little Bee-eater

Merops pusillus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

16% Lilac-breasted Roller (Coracias caudatus) - Adult Lilac-breasted Roller

Coracias caudatus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Coraciidae

15% Collared Sunbird

Hedydipna collaris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

15% Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) - Adult Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

15% Eurasian Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) - Adult Eurasian Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

15% African Pipit

Anthus cinnamomeus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

15% Black-crowned Tchagra

Tchagra senegalus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

14% Pied Kingfisher

Ceryle rudis

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

14% Speckled Mousebird

Colius striatus

Order: Coliiformes

Family: Coliidae

14% Tropical Boubou

Laniarius major

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

14% Lesser Striped Swallow

Cecropis abyssinica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

13% Common Waxbill (Estrilda astrild) - Adult Common Waxbill

Estrilda astrild

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

13% Crowned Hornbill

Lophoceros alboterminatus

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

13% African Paradise-Flycatcher

Terpsiphone viridis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Monarchidae

13% Black-collared Barbet

Lybius torquatus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

12% White-faced Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna viduata) - Adult White-faced Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna viduata

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

12% Kurrichane Thrush

Turdus libonyana

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

12% African Jacana

Actophilornis africanus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Jacanidae

12% Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta) - Adult Hamerkop

Scopus umbretta

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Scopidae

12% Spectacled Weaver

Ploceus ocularis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

12% Pin-tailed Whydah

Vidua macroura

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Viduidae

11% Southern Black-Flycatcher

Melaenornis pammelaina

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

11% Black Kite (Milvus migrans) - Adult Black Kite

Milvus migrans

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

11% Purple-banded Sunbird

Cinnyris bifasciatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

11% Black-headed Heron

Ardea melanocephala

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

11% Gray-hooded Gull

Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

11% African Openbill (Anastomus lamelligerus) - Adult African Openbill

Anastomus lamelligerus

Order: Ciconiiformes

Family: Ciconiidae

11% African Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus) - Adult African Sacred Ibis

Threskiornis aethiopicus

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Threskiornithidae

11% Yellow-throated Longclaw

Macronyx croceus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

11% Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) - Adult Common Greenshank

Tringa nebularia

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

10% Village Weaver

Ploceus cucullatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

10% Great Egret (Ardea alba) - Adult Great Egret

Ardea alba

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

10% Rattling Cisticola

Cisticola chiniana

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

10% Spur-winged Goose (Plectropterus gambensis) - Adult Spur-winged Goose

Plectropterus gambensis

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

10% House Crow (Corvus splendens) - Adult House Crow

Corvus splendens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

10% Yellow-breasted Apalis

Apalis flavida

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

9.8% Hadada Ibis (Bostrychia hagedash) - Adult Hadada Ibis

Bostrychia hagedash

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Threskiornithidae

9.7% White-fronted Plover

Anarhynchus marginatus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

9.6% Wire-tailed Swallow

Hirundo smithii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

9.6% Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) - Breeding adult Common Ringed Plover

Charadrius hiaticula

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

9.6% Purple-crested Turaco

Gallirex porphyreolophus

Order: Musophagiformes

Family: Musophagidae

9.5% Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis) - Adult Common Myna

Acridotheres tristis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

9.5% Southern Boubou

Laniarius ferrugineus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

9.5% Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) - Adult Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

Order: Suliformes

Family: Phalacrocoracidae

9.3% Fan-tailed Widowbird

Euplectes axillaris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

9.3% Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) - Adult Black-winged Stilt

Himantopus himantopus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Recurvirostridae

9.3% Southern Red Bishop

Euplectes orix

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

9.2% Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus bilineatus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

9.1% Terrestrial Brownbul

Phyllastrephus terrestris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

9.0% Red-faced Cisticola

Cisticola erythrops

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

9.0% Purple Heron

Ardea purpurea

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

9.0% Yellow-billed Stork

Mycteria ibis

Order: Ciconiiformes

Family: Ciconiidae

8.9% Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) - Adult Wood Sandpiper

Tringa glareola

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

8.8% Yellow-bellied Greenbul

Chlorocichla flaviventris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

8.7% Blacksmith Lapwing (Vanellus armatus) - Adult Blacksmith Lapwing

Vanellus armatus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

8.7% Green-backed Camaroptera

Camaroptera brachyura

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

8.7% Variable Sunbird

Cinnyris venustus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

8.6% Yellow Bishop

Euplectes capensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

8.6% Three-banded Plover

Thinornis tricollaris

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

8.5% Common Hoopoe (Upupa epops) - Adult Common Hoopoe

Upupa epops

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Upupidae

8.4% Blue-cheeked Bee-eater

Merops persicus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

8.4% Wattled Lapwing

Vanellus senegallus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

8.4% African Black-headed Oriole

Oriolus larvatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Oriolidae

8.4% Curlew Sandpiper

Calidris ferruginea

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

8.4% Little Swift

Apus affinis

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

8.4% Whiskered Tern

Chlidonias hybrida

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

8.3% Zitting Cisticola (Cisticola juncidis) - Adult Zitting Cisticola

Cisticola juncidis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

8.1% Southern Gray-headed Sparrow

Passer diffusus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passeridae

8.1% Striped Kingfisher

Halcyon chelicuti

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

7.9% Red-necked Spurfowl

Pternistis afer

Order: Galliformes

Family: Phasianidae

7.9% Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris) - Adult Helmeted Guineafowl

Numida meleagris

Order: Galliformes

Family: Numididae

7.7% Brimstone Canary

Crithagra sulphurata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

7.7% Squacco Heron

Ardeola ralloides

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

7.6% Kittlitz's Plover

Anarhynchus pecuarius

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

7.6% Lizard Buzzard

Kaupifalco monogrammicus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

7.5% Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) - Breeding adult Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

7.5% African Fish-Eagle

Icthyophaga vocifer

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

7.4% Collared Pratincole

Glareola pratincola

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Glareolidae

7.4% Pale Batis

Batis soror

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Platysteiridae

7.3% Little Stint

Calidris minuta

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

7.3% Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) - Adult Greater Flamingo

Phoenicopterus roseus

Order: Phoenicopteriformes

Family: Phoenicopteridae

7.3% Malachite Kingfisher

Corythornis cristatus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

7.1% Red-collared Widowbird

Euplectes ardens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

6.9% African Stonechat

Saxicola torquatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

6.9% Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike

Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

6.9% European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) - Adult European Bee-eater

Merops apiaster

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

6.9% Rufous-winged Cisticola

Cisticola galactotes

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

6.9% Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) - Adult Glossy Ibis

Plegadis falcinellus

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Threskiornithidae

6.6% Yellow-billed Egret

Ardea brachyrhyncha

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

6.6% White-browed Scrub-Robin

Cercotrichas leucophrys

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

6.6% Pink-backed Pelican

Pelecanus rufescens

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Pelecanidae

6.5% Trumpeter Hornbill

Bycanistes bucinator

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

6.2% Green Woodhoopoe (Phoeniculus purpureus) - Adult Green Woodhoopoe

Phoeniculus purpureus

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Phoeniculidae

6.2% Red-capped Robin-Chat

Cossypha natalensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

6.2% Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) - Breeding adult Caspian Tern

Hydroprogne caspia

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

6.1% African Woolly-necked Stork

Ciconia microscelis

Order: Ciconiiformes

Family: Ciconiidae

6.1% Arrow-marked Babbler

Turdoides jardineii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Leiothrichidae

6.1% White-browed Robin-Chat

Cossypha heuglini

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

5.9% Pale Flycatcher

Agricola pallidus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

5.8% African Marsh Harrier

Circus ranivorus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

5.6% Black Sawwing

Psalidoprocne pristoptera

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

5.4% Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) - Non-breeding adult Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpres

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

5.4% Bateleur

Terathopius ecaudatus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

5.3% Cardinal Woodpecker

Dendropicos fuscescens

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

5.3% Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca) - Adult Egyptian Goose

Alopochen aegyptiaca

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

5.3% Red-billed Duck

Anas erythrorhyncha

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

5.3% Gray-headed Bushshrike

Malaconotus blanchoti

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

5.1% African Spoonbill (Platalea alba) - Adult African Spoonbill

Platalea alba

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Threskiornithidae

5.0% Bearded Scrub-Robin

Tychaedon quadrivirgata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

5.0% Violet-backed Starling

Cinnyricinclus leucogaster

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

5.0% Eastern Nicator

Nicator gularis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nicatoridae

5.0% Southern Yellow White-eye

Zosterops anderssoni

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Zosteropidae

4.9% Lesser Swamp Warbler

Acrocephalus gracilirostris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Acrocephalidae

4.9% Black Crake

Zapornia flavirostra

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

4.9% Sanderling (Calidris alba) - Nonbreeding adult Sanderling

Calidris alba

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

4.8% Great Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii) - Adult Great Crested Tern

Thalasseus bergii

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

4.8% African Pied Wagtail

Motacilla aguimp

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

4.8% Black-and-white Mannikin

Spermestes bicolor

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

4.7% Dideric Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx caprius

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

4.7% Square-tailed Drongo

Dicrurus ludwigii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Dicruridae

4.7% Brown-crowned Tchagra

Tchagra australis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

4.6% Lesser Crested Tern

Thalasseus bengalensis

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

4.6% Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) - Breeding adult Black-bellied Plover

Pluvialis squatarola

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

4.6% Black-winged Kite

Elanus caeruleus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

4.6% Brown-headed Parrot

Poicephalus cryptoxanthus

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittacidae

4.5% Collared Palm-Thrush

Cichladusa arquata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

4.5% Dark-backed Weaver

Ploceus bicolor

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

4.5% Blue-billed Teal

Spatula hottentota

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

4.5% Gray-rumped Swallow

Pseudhirundo griseopyga

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

4.5% Black-bellied Starling

Notopholia corusca

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

4.4% White-bellied Sunbird

Cinnyris talatala

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

4.3% Mouse-colored Sunbird

Cyanomitra veroxii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

4.3% Ruff (Calidris pugnax) - Nonbreeding adult Ruff

Calidris pugnax

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

4.2% Red-faced Crombec

Sylvietta whytii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Macrosphenidae

4.2% Red-faced Mousebird

Urocolius indicus

Order: Coliiformes

Family: Coliidae

4.1% African Green-Pigeon

Treron calvus

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

4.1% Yellow-throated Bush Sparrow

Gymnoris superciliaris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passeridae

4.1% Chinspot Batis

Batis molitor

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Platysteiridae

4.1% Black-chested Snake-Eagle

Circaetus pectoralis

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

4.1% Golden-breasted Bunting

Emberiza flaviventris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Emberizidae

4.0% Southern Fiscal

Lanius collaris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Laniidae

4.0% Long-billed Crombec

Sylvietta rufescens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Macrosphenidae

4.0% Golden-tailed Woodpecker

Campethera abingoni

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

4.0% Red-billed Quelea

Quelea quelea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

4.0% Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) - Immature Common Tern

Sterna hirundo

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

4.0% Four-colored Bushshrike

Telophorus viridis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

3.9% African Harrier-Hawk

Polyboroides typus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

3.9% White-backed Vulture

Gyps africanus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

3.9% Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer) - Adult Marabou Stork

Leptoptilos crumenifer

Order: Ciconiiformes

Family: Ciconiidae

3.9% Common Scimitarbill

Rhinopomastus cyanomelas

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Phoeniculidae

3.9% Little Heron

Butorides atricapilla

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

3.8% Klaas's Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx klaas

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

3.8% Red-billed Firefinch

Lagonosticta senegala

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

3.8% Livingstone's Turaco

Tauraco livingstonii

Order: Musophagiformes

Family: Musophagidae

3.7% African Swamphen

Porphyrio madagascariensis

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

3.7% White-crested Helmetshrike

Prionops plumatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Vangidae

3.7% Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) - Adult Great White Pelican

Pelecanus onocrotalus

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Pelecanidae

3.7% Black Cuckooshrike

Campephaga flava

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Campephagidae

3.6% African Golden-Weaver

Ploceus subaureus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

3.6% African Goshawk

Aerospiza tachiro

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

3.6% Southern Masked-Weaver (Ploceus velatus) - Adult Southern Masked-Weaver

Ploceus velatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

3.5% Marsh Sandpiper

Tringa stagnatilis

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

3.5% Black-bellied Bustard

Lissotis melanogaster

Order: Otidiformes

Family: Otididae

3.4% Lesser Masked-Weaver

Ploceus intermedius

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

3.4% Holub's Golden-Weaver

Ploceus xanthops

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

3.4% Grosbeak Weaver

Amblyospiza albifrons

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

3.3% Broad-billed Roller

Eurystomus glaucurus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Coraciidae

3.3% Black-throated Wattle-eye

Platysteira peltata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Platysteiridae

3.3% Brown Snake-Eagle

Circaetus cinereus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

3.3% Red-chested Cuckoo

Cuculus solitarius

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

3.2% Black-winged Bishop

Euplectes hordeaceus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

3.2% Eurasian Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) - Adult Eurasian Moorhen

Gallinula chloropus

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

3.2% Green-winged Pytilia

Pytilia melba

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

3.2% Southern Brown-throated Weaver

Ploceus xanthopterus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

3.1% Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) - Breeding adult Little Grebe

Tachybaptus ruficollis

Order: Podicipediformes

Family: Podicipedidae

3.1% Southern Black-Tit

Melaniparus niger

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Paridae

3.1% Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) - Adult Rock Pigeon

Columba livia

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

3.1% Amethyst Sunbird

Chalcomitra amethystina

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

3.0% Yellow-billed Duck

Anas undulata

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

3.0% Terek Sandpiper

Xenus cinereus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

3.0% Crested Francolin

Ortygornis sephaena

Order: Galliformes

Family: Phasianidae

3.0% Little Tern

Sternula albifrons

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

2.9% African Firefinch

Lagonosticta rubricata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

2.9% Red-throated Twinspot

Hypargos niveoguttatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

2.9% White-throated Robin-Chat

Dessonornis humeralis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

2.9% Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) - Adult Spotted Flycatcher

Muscicapa striata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

2.9% Water Thick-knee

Burhinus vermiculatus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Burhinidae

2.8% Retz's Helmetshrike

Prionops retzii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Vangidae

2.8% African Gray Hornbill

Lophoceros nasutus

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

2.8% Olive Bee-eater

Merops superciliosus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

2.8% Southern Crested Guineafowl

Guttera edouardi

Order: Galliformes

Family: Numididae

2.8% Plain Martin

Riparia paludicola

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

2.8% Jameson's Firefinch

Lagonosticta rhodopareia

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

2.8% Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) - Adult Pied Avocet

Recurvirostra avosetta

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Recurvirostridae

2.7% Goliath Heron

Ardea goliath

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

2.7% Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio) - Adult male Red-backed Shrike

Lanius collurio

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Laniidae

2.7% Cape Wagtail

Motacilla capensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

2.7% African Darter (Anhinga rufa) - Adult African Darter

Anhinga rufa

Order: Suliformes

Family: Anhingidae

2.7% Greater Sand-Plover

Anarhynchus leschenaultii

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

2.6% Ashy Flycatcher

Fraseria caerulescens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

2.6% Common Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) - Adult Common Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus scirpaceus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Acrocephalidae

2.5% Little Rush Warbler

Bradypterus baboecala

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Locustellidae

2.5% Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) - Adult Bank Swallow

Riparia riparia

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

2.5% Livingstone's Flycatcher

Erythrocercus livingstonei

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Erythrocercidae

2.4% Tambourine Dove

Turtur tympanistria

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

2.4% White-headed Vulture

Trigonoceps occipitalis

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

2.4% Dickinson's Kestrel

Falco dickinsoni

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

2.4% Red-headed Weaver

Anaplectes rubriceps

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

2.4% Narina Trogon

Apaloderma narina

Order: Trogoniformes

Family: Trogonidae

2.4% Lesser Honeyguide

Indicator minor

Order: Piciformes

Family: Indicatoridae

2.4% Saddle-billed Stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) - Adult Saddle-billed Stork

Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis

Order: Ciconiiformes

Family: Ciconiidae

2.4% Brubru

Nilaus afer

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

2.4% Black-tailed Waxbill

Glaucestrilda perreini

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

2.4% Black Heron

Egretta ardesiaca

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

2.4% Wattled Starling

Creatophora cinerea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

2.4% Olive Sunbird

Cyanomitra olivacea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

2.4% Woodwards' Batis

Batis fratrum

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Platysteiridae

2.4% Southern Ground-Hornbill (Bucorvus leadbeateri) - Adult male Southern Ground-Hornbill

Bucorvus leadbeateri

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

2.4% Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo) - Adult Common Buzzard

Buteo buteo

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

2.4% African Pygmy-Goose

Nettapus auritus

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

2.4% Cape Teal

Anas capensis

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

2.3% Piping Cisticola

Cisticola fulvicapilla

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

2.3% Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) - Adult (American) Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

2.3% White-fronted Bee-eater

Merops bullockoides

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

2.3% Bearded Woodpecker

Chloropicus namaquus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

2.2% Rosy-throated Longclaw

Macronyx ameliae

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

2.2% Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) - Breeding male Bar-tailed Godwit

Limosa lapponica

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

2.2% Southern Carmine Bee-eater

Merops nubicoides

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

2.2% Croaking Cisticola

Cisticola natalensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

2.2% Greater Honeyguide

Indicator indicator

Order: Piciformes

Family: Indicatoridae

2.2% African Dusky Flycatcher

Muscicapa adusta

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

2.2% Gray Go-away-bird

Crinifer concolor

Order: Musophagiformes

Family: Musophagidae

2.2% Green Malkoha

Ceuthmochares australis

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

2.2% Senegal Lapwing

Vanellus lugubris

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

2.2% Rufous-naped Lark

Corypha africana

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Alaudidae

2.2% Swallow-tailed Bee-eater

Merops hirundineus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

2.2% Mangrove Kingfisher

Halcyon senegaloides

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

2.2% Lesser Flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor) - Adult Lesser Flamingo

Phoeniconaias minor

Order: Phoenicopteriformes

Family: Phoenicopteridae

2.2% Greater Blue-eared Starling

Lamprotornis chalybaeus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

2.2% Stierling's Wren-Warbler

Calamonastes stierlingi

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

2.1% Flappet Lark

Amirafra rufocinnamomea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Alaudidae

2.0% Gray Tit-Flycatcher

Fraseria plumbea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

2.0% Square-tailed Nightjar

Caprimulgus fossii

Order: Caprimulgiformes

Family: Caprimulgidae

2.0% Lemon-breasted Seedeater

Crithagra citrinipectus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

2.0% Fiery-necked Nightjar

Caprimulgus pectoralis

Order: Caprimulgiformes

Family: Caprimulgidae

2.0% Wahlberg's Eagle

Hieraaetus wahlbergi

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

2.0% Black-headed Apalis

Apalis melanocephala

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

2.0% Woodland Kingfisher

Halcyon senegalensis

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

1.9% African Cuckoo-Hawk

Aviceda cuculoides

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.9% White-backed Duck

Thalassornis leuconotus

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

1.9% African Snipe

Gallinago nigripennis

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

1.9% Quailfinch

Ortygospiza atricollis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

1.8% Little Bittern

Botaurus minutus

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

1.8% Magpie Mannikin (Spermestes fringilloides) - Adult Magpie Mannikin

Spermestes fringilloides

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

1.8% Red-billed Oxpecker (Buphagus erythroryncha) - Adult Red-billed Oxpecker

Buphagus erythroryncha

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Buphagidae

1.8% African Pygmy Kingfisher

Ispidina picta

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

1.8% Tibetan Sand-Plover

Anarhynchus atrifrons

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

1.8% Rufous-bellied Heron

Ardeola rufiventris

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

1.7% Gray Crowned-Crane (Balearica regulorum) - Adult Gray Crowned-Crane

Balearica regulorum

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Gruidae

1.7% Spotted Eagle-Owl

Bubo africanus

Order: Strigiformes

Family: Strigidae

1.7% Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) - Adult Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Pandionidae

1.7% Plain-backed Sunbird

Anthreptes reichenowi

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

1.7% Long-crested Eagle

Lophaetus occipitalis

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.7% Kelp Gull (Larus dominicanus) - Adult Kelp Gull

Larus dominicanus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

1.7% Banded Martin

Neophedina cincta

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

1.7% White-breasted Cuckooshrike

Ceblepyris pectoralis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Campephagidae

1.7% Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) - Adult (common) Willow Warbler

Phylloscopus trochilus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Phylloscopidae

1.6% Siffling Cisticola

Cisticola brachypterus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

1.6% European Roller

Coracias garrulus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Coraciidae

1.6% Red-winged Prinia

Prinia erythroptera

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

1.6% African Wood-Owl

Strix woodfordii

Order: Strigiformes

Family: Strigidae

1.6% Hooded Vulture

Necrosyrtes monachus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.6% Blue-spotted Wood-Dove

Turtur afer

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

1.6% Knob-billed Duck

Sarkidiornis melanotos

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

1.6% Crowned Lapwing

Vanellus coronatus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

1.5% Giant Kingfisher

Megaceryle maxima

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

1.5% Fulvous Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna bicolor) - Adult Fulvous Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna bicolor

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

1.5% Martial Eagle

Polemaetus bellicosus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.5% Red-knobbed Coot

Fulica cristata

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

1.4% White-winged Widowbird

Euplectes albonotatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

1.4% Eastern Paradise-Whydah (Vidua paradisaea) - Adult male Eastern Paradise-Whydah

Vidua paradisaea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Viduidae

1.4% Rudd's Apalis

Apalis ruddi

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

1.4% Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus chrysoconus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

1.4% Zebra Waxbill (Amandava subflava) - Adult Zebra Waxbill

Amandava subflava

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

1.4% African Yellow-Warbler

Iduna natalensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Acrocephalidae

1.3% Gray-headed Kingfisher

Halcyon leucocephala

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

1.3% African Penduline-Tit

Anthoscopus caroli

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Remizidae

1.3% Western Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava) - Adult Western Yellow Wagtail

Motacilla flava

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

1.3% Lesser Jacana

Microparra capensis

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Jacanidae

1.3% African Crested Flycatcher

Trochocercus cyanomelas

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Monarchidae

1.3% Brown Scrub-Robin

Tychaedon signata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.2% Tiny Greenbul

Phyllastrephus debilis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

1.2% African Broadbill

Smithornis capensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Calyptomenidae

1.2% Green-capped Eremomela

Eremomela scotops

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

1.2% Silvery-cheeked Hornbill

Bycanistes brevis

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

1.2% Thrush Nightingale

Luscinia luscinia

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.2% Western House-Martin (Delichon urbicum) - Adult Western House-Martin

Delichon urbicum

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

1.1% African Golden Oriole (Oriolus auratus) - Adult African Golden Oriole

Oriolus auratus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Oriolidae

1.1% Palm-nut Vulture

Gypohierax angolensis

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.1% Village Indigobird

Vidua chalybeata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Viduidae

1.1% Chestnut-fronted Helmetshrike

Prionops scopifrons

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Vangidae

1.1% Black Cuckoo

Cuculus clamosus

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

1.1% Long-toed Lapwing

Vanellus crassirostris

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

1.1% Shelley's Francolin

Scleroptila shelleyi

Order: Galliformes

Family: Phasianidae

1.1% Southern Banded Snake-Eagle

Circaetus fasciolatus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.1% Green-backed Woodpecker

Campethera maculosa

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

1.1% Brown-necked Parrot

Poicephalus fuscicollis

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittacidae

1.0% Little Sparrowhawk

Tachyspiza minulla

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.0% Bat-like Spinetail

Neafrapus boehmi

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

1.0% Mosque Swallow

Cecropis senegalensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

1.0% Red-headed Quelea

Quelea erythrops

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

See Also