Birds of Rwanda

Birds of Rwanda 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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List of Common Birds

51% Common Bulbul (Pycnonotus barbatus) - Adult Common Bulbul

Pycnonotus barbatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

38% Black Kite (Milvus migrans) - Adult Black Kite

Milvus migrans

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

36% Speckled Mousebird

Colius striatus

Order: Coliiformes

Family: Coliidae

33% Variable Sunbird

Cinnyris venustus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

33% White-browed Robin-Chat

Cossypha heuglini

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

31% Hadada Ibis (Bostrychia hagedash) - Adult Hadada Ibis

Bostrychia hagedash

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Threskiornithidae

31% Pied Crow

Corvus albus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

29% Northern Gray-headed Sparrow

Passer griseus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passeridae

28% Red-eyed Dove

Streptopelia semitorquata

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

28% African Paradise-Flycatcher

Terpsiphone viridis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Monarchidae

22% Bronze Mannikin

Spermestes cucullata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

22% Chubb's Cisticola

Cisticola chubbi

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

21% Bronze Sunbird

Nectarinia kilimensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

21% Baglafecht Weaver

Ploceus baglafecht

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

21% Yellow-fronted Canary (Crithagra mozambica) - Adult Yellow-fronted Canary

Crithagra mozambica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

20% Pied Kingfisher

Ceryle rudis

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

20% Streaky Seedeater

Crithagra striolata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

19% Red-billed Firefinch

Lagonosticta senegala

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

19% Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta) - Adult Hamerkop

Scopus umbretta

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Scopidae

19% African Pied Wagtail

Motacilla aguimp

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

18% Scarlet-chested Sunbird

Chalcomitra senegalensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

18% African Stonechat

Saxicola torquatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

17% African Thrush

Turdus pelios

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

17% African Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus) - Adult African Sacred Ibis

Threskiornis aethiopicus

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Threskiornithidae

17% Tropical Boubou

Laniarius major

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

16% Village Weaver

Ploceus cucullatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

16% Black-headed Weaver

Ploceus melanocephalus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

16% Green White-eye

Zosterops stuhlmanni

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Zosteropidae

16% Black-headed Heron

Ardea melanocephala

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

15% Gray-backed Fiscal

Lanius excubitoroides

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Laniidae

15% Malachite Kingfisher

Corythornis cristatus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

14% White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher

Melaenornis fischeri

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

14% Black-crowned Waxbill

Estrilda nonnula

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

13% Black Sawwing

Psalidoprocne pristoptera

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

13% African Dusky Flycatcher

Muscicapa adusta

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

13% Augur Buzzard

Buteo augur

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

13% Ring-necked Dove

Streptopelia capicola

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

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

Estrilda astrild

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

13% Red-chested Sunbird

Cinnyris erythrocercus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

12% Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater

Merops oreobates

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

12% Fan-tailed Widowbird

Euplectes axillaris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

12% Western Citril

Crithagra frontalis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

12% Rüppell's Starling

Lamprotornis purpuroptera

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

12% Red-cheeked Cordonbleu (Uraeginthus bengalus) - Adult male Red-cheeked Cordonbleu

Uraeginthus bengalus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

12% Pin-tailed Whydah

Vidua macroura

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Viduidae

12% Fork-tailed Drongo

Dicrurus adsimilis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Dicruridae

12% Black-headed Gonolek

Laniarius erythrogaster

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

11% Reed Cormorant

Microcarbo africanus

Order: Suliformes

Family: Phalacrocoracidae

11% Gray Heron (Ardea cinerea) - Adult Gray Heron

Ardea cinerea

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

11% Holub's Golden-Weaver

Ploceus xanthops

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

11% Swamp Flycatcher

Muscicapa aquatica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

11% White-browed Coucal

Centropus superciliosus

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

11% Black Crake

Zapornia flavirostra

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

11% Long-crested Eagle

Lophaetus occipitalis

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

11% Gray-capped Warbler

Eminia lepida

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

10% Winding Cisticola

Cisticola marginatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

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

Ardea ibis

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

10% Northern Fiscal

Lanius humeralis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Laniidae

9.8% White-tailed Blue Flycatcher

Elminia albicauda

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Stenostiridae

9.8% Spur-winged Goose (Plectropterus gambensis) - Adult Spur-winged Goose

Plectropterus gambensis

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

9.6% Lesser Striped Swallow

Cecropis abyssinica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

9.6% Yellow-billed Stork

Mycteria ibis

Order: Ciconiiformes

Family: Ciconiidae

9.3% African Harrier-Hawk

Polyboroides typus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

9.2% Wattled Lapwing

Vanellus senegallus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

9.2% Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus bilineatus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

9.2% African Fish-Eagle

Icthyophaga vocifer

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

9.1% Green-backed Camaroptera

Camaroptera brachyura

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

9.0% Black-faced Apalis

Apalis personata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

9.0% Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) - Adult Little Egret

Egretta garzetta

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

8.9% Regal Sunbird

Cinnyris regius

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

8.9% Yellow-billed Duck

Anas undulata

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

8.9% Angola Swallow

Hirundo angolensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

8.9% Yellow-whiskered Greenbul

Eurillas latirostris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

8.6% Abyssinian Thrush

Turdus abyssinicus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

8.5% Spectacled Weaver

Ploceus ocularis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

8.5% African Red-rumped Swallow

Cecropis melanocrissus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

8.4% African Openbill (Anastomus lamelligerus) - Adult African Openbill

Anastomus lamelligerus

Order: Ciconiiformes

Family: Ciconiidae

8.3% Cape Wagtail

Motacilla capensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

8.0% African Jacana

Actophilornis africanus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Jacanidae

7.9% Gray Crowned-Crane (Balearica regulorum) - Adult Gray Crowned-Crane

Balearica regulorum

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Gruidae

7.9% Chinspot Batis

Batis molitor

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Platysteiridae

7.9% Collared Sunbird

Hedydipna collaris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

7.9% Woodland Kingfisher

Halcyon senegalensis

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

7.8% Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) - Breeding adult Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

7.6% Black-lored Babbler

Turdoides sharpei

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Leiothrichidae

7.6% Great Egret (Ardea alba) - Adult Great Egret

Ardea alba

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

7.6% Palm-nut Vulture

Gypohierax angolensis

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

7.3% European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) - Adult European Bee-eater

Merops apiaster

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

7.3% Tawny-flanked Prinia

Prinia subflava

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

7.3% Arrow-marked Babbler

Turdoides jardineii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Leiothrichidae

7.0% Bare-faced Go-away-bird

Crinifer personatus

Order: Musophagiformes

Family: Musophagidae

7.0% Brimstone Canary

Crithagra sulphurata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

7.0% White-faced Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna viduata) - Adult White-faced Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna viduata

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

6.9% Kikuyu Mountain Greenbul

Arizelocichla kikuyuensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

6.8% Black-billed Turaco

Tauraco schuettii

Order: Musophagiformes

Family: Musophagidae

6.8% Red-necked Spurfowl

Pternistis afer

Order: Galliformes

Family: Phasianidae

6.8% Grosbeak Weaver

Amblyospiza albifrons

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

6.7% Northern Double-collared Sunbird

Cinnyris reichenowi

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

6.7% Little Bee-eater

Merops pusillus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

6.7% Red-faced Woodland-Warbler

Phylloscopus laetus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Phylloscopidae

6.5% Green-headed Sunbird

Cyanomitra verticalis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

6.5% Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) - Adult Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

Order: Suliformes

Family: Phalacrocoracidae

6.5% Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) - Adult Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

6.4% Mackinnon's Shrike

Lanius mackinnoni

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Laniidae

6.4% Yellow-throated Longclaw

Macronyx croceus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

6.4% Golden-breasted Bunting

Emberiza flaviventris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Emberizidae

6.3% Black-tailed Oriole

Oriolus percivali

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Oriolidae

6.3% Little Swift

Apus affinis

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

6.1% Rwenzori Turaco

Gallirex johnstoni

Order: Musophagiformes

Family: Musophagidae

6.1% White-necked Raven

Corvus albicollis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

6.0% Great Blue Turaco

Corythaeola cristata

Order: Musophagiformes

Family: Musophagidae

6.0% Trilling Cisticola

Cisticola woosnami

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

6.0% Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler

Bradypterus cinnamomeus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Locustellidae

5.9% Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove

Turtur chalcospilos

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

5.9% Rwenzori Apalis

Oreolais ruwenzorii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

5.8% Red-chested Cuckoo

Cuculus solitarius

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

5.8% Yellow Bishop

Euplectes capensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

5.6% Blue-headed Coucal

Centropus monachus

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

5.4% Spot-flanked Barbet

Tricholaema lacrymosa

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

5.4% Eurasian Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) - Adult Eurasian Moorhen

Gallinula chloropus

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

5.4% Northern Puffback

Dryoscopus gambensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

5.3% Green-winged Pytilia

Pytilia melba

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

5.3% Chestnut-throated Apalis

Apalis porphyrolaema

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

5.3% Pale-throated Greenbul

Atimastillas flavigula

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

5.2% Slender-billed Weaver

Ploceus pelzelni

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

5.2% Arnot's Chat

Myrmecocichla arnotti

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

5.1% Blue-headed Sunbird

Cyanomitra alinae

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

5.0% Tambourine Dove

Turtur tympanistria

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

5.0% African Palm Swift

Cypsiurus parvus

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

5.0% Ross's Turaco

Tauraco rossae

Order: Musophagiformes

Family: Musophagidae

4.9% Greater Blue-eared Starling

Lamprotornis chalybaeus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

4.9% Rwenzori Batis

Batis diops

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Platysteiridae

4.9% Black-throated Apalis

Apalis jacksoni

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

4.8% African Pipit

Anthus cinnamomeus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

4.8% Marico Sunbird

Cinnyris mariquensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

4.8% Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) - Adult (common) Willow Warbler

Phylloscopus trochilus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Phylloscopidae

4.7% Laughing Dove (Spilopelia senegalensis) - Adult Laughing Dove

Spilopelia senegalensis

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

4.7% Fawn-breasted Waxbill

Estrilda paludicola

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

4.7% Red-throated Crag-Martin

Ptyonoprogne rufigula

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

4.7% White-headed Sawwing

Psalidoprocne albiceps

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

4.7% Stuhlmann's Sunbird

Cinnyris stuhlmanni

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

4.7% Black-and-white Mannikin

Spermestes bicolor

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

4.6% Wire-tailed Swallow

Hirundo smithii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

4.6% Cape Robin-Chat

Dessonornis caffer

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

4.5% Waller's Starling

Onychognathus walleri

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

4.5% Yellow-breasted Apalis

Apalis flavida

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

4.5% Lilac-breasted Roller (Coracias caudatus) - Adult Lilac-breasted Roller

Coracias caudatus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Coraciidae

4.5% Sooty Chat

Myrmecocichla nigra

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

4.5% Southern Red Bishop

Euplectes orix

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

4.4% Blue-spotted Wood-Dove

Turtur afer

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

4.4% Spur-winged Lapwing

Vanellus spinosus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

4.2% African Darter (Anhinga rufa) - Adult African Darter

Anhinga rufa

Order: Suliformes

Family: Anhingidae

4.2% African Green-Pigeon

Treron calvus

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

4.1% Rwenzori Hill Babbler

Sylvia atriceps

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sylviidae

4.1% African Gray Hornbill

Lophoceros nasutus

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

4.1% Brown-throated Wattle-eye

Platysteira cyanea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Platysteiridae

4.1% White-starred Robin

Pogonocichla stellata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

4.0% Meyer's Parrot

Poicephalus meyeri

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittacidae

4.0% Banded Prinia

Prinia bairdii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

3.9% Purple-breasted Sunbird

Nectarinia purpureiventris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

3.9% Strange Weaver

Ploceus alienus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

3.9% Grauer's Warbler

Graueria vittata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Acrocephalidae

3.9% Yellow-bellied Waxbill

Coccopygia quartinia

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

3.8% Speckled Pigeon

Columba guinea

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

3.8% Yellow-billed Egret

Ardea brachyrhyncha

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

3.8% Red-billed Quelea

Quelea quelea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

3.8% Black Cuckooshrike

Campephaga flava

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Campephagidae

3.7% Thick-billed Seedeater

Crithagra burtoni

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

3.7% Squacco Heron

Ardeola ralloides

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

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

Numida meleagris

Order: Galliformes

Family: Numididae

3.7% Eurasian Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) - Adult male Eurasian Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

3.6% Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca) - Adult Egyptian Goose

Alopochen aegyptiaca

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

3.6% Doherty's Bushshrike

Telophorus dohertyi

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

3.5% Blue-naped Mousebird (Urocolius macrourus) - Adult Blue-naped Mousebird

Urocolius macrourus

Order: Coliiformes

Family: Coliidae

3.5% Yellow-eyed Black-Flycatcher

Melaenornis ardesiacus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

3.5% Yellow-streaked Greenbul

Phyllastrephus flavostriatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

3.5% Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo

Cercococcyx montanus

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

3.5% Archer's Robin-Chat

Dessonornis archeri

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

3.4% Hooded Vulture

Necrosyrtes monachus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

3.3% Albertine Boubou

Laniarius holomelas

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

3.3% Klaas's Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx klaas

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

3.3% White-headed Woodhoopoe

Phoeniculus bollei

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Phoeniculidae

3.2% Water Thick-knee

Burhinus vermiculatus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Burhinidae

3.2% Violet-backed Starling

Cinnyricinclus leucogaster

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

3.2% Ashy Flycatcher

Fraseria caerulescens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

3.2% African Spoonbill (Platalea alba) - Adult African Spoonbill

Platalea alba

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Threskiornithidae

3.2% Bateleur

Terathopius ecaudatus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

3.1% Lühder's Bushshrike

Laniarius luehderi

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

3.1% African Pygmy Kingfisher

Ispidina picta

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

3.1% Dusky Crimsonwing

Cryptospiza jacksoni

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

3.1% Cardinal Woodpecker

Dendropicos fuscescens

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

3.0% White-rumped Swift

Apus caffer

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

3.0% Long-toed Lapwing

Vanellus crassirostris

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

3.0% Gray Cuckooshrike

Ceblepyris caesius

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Campephagidae

3.0% Little Heron

Butorides atricapilla

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

3.0% Gray Apalis

Apalis cinerea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

3.0% African Yellow-Warbler

Iduna natalensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Acrocephalidae

2.9% Red-faced Cisticola

Cisticola erythrops

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

2.9% House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) - Breeding male House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passeridae

2.9% White-browed Scrub-Robin

Cercotrichas leucophrys

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

2.8% Red-throated Alethe

Chamaetylas poliophrys

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

2.8% African Firefinch

Lagonosticta rubricata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

2.8% Three-banded Plover

Thinornis tricollaris

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

2.8% Black-winged Kite

Elanus caeruleus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

2.8% Gray-headed Nigrita

Nigrita canicapillus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

2.8% Black-crowned Tchagra

Tchagra senegalus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

2.7% Purple Heron

Ardea purpurea

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

2.6% African Marsh Harrier

Circus ranivorus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

2.6% Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) - Breeding adult Little Grebe

Tachybaptus ruficollis

Order: Podicipediformes

Family: Podicipedidae

2.6% Stripe-breasted Tit

Melaniparus fasciiventer

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Paridae

2.6% Kandt's Waxbill

Estrilda kandti

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

2.6% Western Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava) - Adult Western Yellow Wagtail

Motacilla flava

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

2.5% Dark-backed Weaver

Ploceus bicolor

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

2.5% Neumann's Warbler

Hemitesia neumanni

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cettiidae

2.5% White-collared Oliveback

Nesocharis ansorgei

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

2.5% Pale Flycatcher

Agricola pallidus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

2.5% Yellow-billed Oxpecker (Buphagus africanus) - Adult Yellow-billed Oxpecker

Buphagus africanus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Buphagidae

2.4% Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) - Adult Spotted Flycatcher

Muscicapa striata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

2.4% White-browed Crombec

Sylvietta leucophrys

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Macrosphenidae

2.4% Red-knobbed Coot

Fulica cristata

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

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

Buteo buteo

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

2.4% Equatorial Akalat

Sheppardia aequatorialis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

2.4% Black-faced Rufous-Warbler

Bathmocercus rufus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

2.3% Mountain Illadopsis

Illadopsis pyrrhoptera

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pellorneidae

2.3% Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill

Bycanistes subcylindricus

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

2.3% African Black-headed Oriole

Oriolus larvatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Oriolidae

2.3% Goliath Heron

Ardea goliath

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

2.3% Pink-backed Pelican

Pelecanus rufescens

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Pelecanidae

2.3% Lesser Swamp Warbler

Acrocephalus gracilirostris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Acrocephalidae

2.3% Mountain Buzzard

Buteo oreophilus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

2.2% Olive Sunbird

Cyanomitra olivacea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

2.2% Red-headed Weaver

Anaplectes rubriceps

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

2.2% Wahlberg's Eagle

Hieraaetus wahlbergi

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

2.2% Copper Sunbird

Cinnyris cupreus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

2.1% Double-toothed Barbet

Pogonornis bidentatus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

2.1% Black-billed Weaver

Ploceus melanogaster

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

2.1% Highland Rush Warbler

Bradypterus centralis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Locustellidae

2.0% Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) - Adult Wood Sandpiper

Tringa glareola

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

2.0% Willard's Sooty Boubou

Laniarius willardi

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

2.0% Bar-tailed Trogon

Apaloderma vittatum

Order: Trogoniformes

Family: Trogonidae

2.0% Brown-backed Scrub-Robin

Cercotrichas hartlaubi

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

2.0% Stuhlmann's Starling

Poeoptera stuhlmanni

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

2.0% Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) - Adult (American) Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

1.9% Common Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) - Adult Common Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus scirpaceus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Acrocephalidae

1.9% Familiar Chat

Oenanthe familiaris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.9% Hildebrandt's Spurfowl

Pternistis hildebrandti

Order: Galliformes

Family: Phasianidae

1.9% Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) - Adult Glossy Ibis

Plegadis falcinellus

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Threskiornithidae

1.9% Rufous-bellied Heron

Ardeola rufiventris

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

1.9% Dusky Turtle-Dove

Streptopelia lugens

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

1.9% Slate-colored Boubou

Laniarius funebris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

1.9% Kungwe Apalis

Apalis argentea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

1.8% Slender-billed Greenbul

Stelgidillas gracilirostris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

1.8% Gabar Goshawk

Micronisus gabar

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.8% White-chinned Prinia

Schistolais leucopogon

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

1.8% Lizard Buzzard

Kaupifalco monogrammicus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.8% Dideric Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx caprius

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

1.7% Mountain Yellow-Warbler

Iduna similis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Acrocephalidae

1.7% Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer) - Adult Marabou Stork

Leptoptilos crumenifer

Order: Ciconiiformes

Family: Ciconiidae

1.7% Village Indigobird

Vidua chalybeata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Viduidae

1.7% Senegal Lapwing

Vanellus lugubris

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

1.7% Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike

Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

1.6% Olive-bellied Sunbird

Cinnyris chloropygius

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

1.6% Brown-capped Weaver

Ploceus insignis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

1.6% Brown-crowned Tchagra

Tchagra australis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

1.6% Crowned Hornbill

Lophoceros alboterminatus

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

1.6% Yellow-crowned Canary

Serinus flavivertex

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

1.6% Siffling Cisticola

Cisticola brachypterus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

1.6% Red-faced Crombec

Sylvietta whytii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Macrosphenidae

1.6% Papyrus Gonolek

Laniarius mufumbiri

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

1.6% Giant Kingfisher

Megaceryle maxima

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

1.5% Narina Trogon

Apaloderma narina

Order: Trogoniformes

Family: Trogonidae

1.5% Dusky Tit

Melaniparus funereus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Paridae

1.5% Singing Cisticola

Cisticola cantans

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

1.5% Levaillant's Cuckoo

Clamator levaillantii

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

1.5% Green Woodhoopoe (Phoeniculus purpureus) - Adult Green Woodhoopoe

Phoeniculus purpureus

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Phoeniculidae

1.5% Red-billed Oxpecker (Buphagus erythroryncha) - Adult Red-billed Oxpecker

Buphagus erythroryncha

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Buphagidae

1.5% Plain-backed Pipit

Anthus leucophrys

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

1.5% Red-capped Robin-Chat

Cossypha natalensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.5% Lesser Honeyguide

Indicator minor

Order: Piciformes

Family: Indicatoridae

1.4% Rameron Pigeon (Columba arquatrix) - Adult Rameron Pigeon

Columba arquatrix

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

1.4% Red-collared Mountain-Babbler

Turdoides rufocinctus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Leiothrichidae

1.4% Greater Swamp Warbler

Acrocephalus rufescens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Acrocephalidae

1.4% Rufous-naped Lark

Corypha africana

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Alaudidae

1.4% Lesser Masked-Weaver

Ploceus intermedius

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

1.4% Striped Kingfisher

Halcyon chelicuti

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

1.3% Croaking Cisticola

Cisticola natalensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

1.3% Blue-cheeked Bee-eater

Merops persicus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

1.3% Flappet Lark

Amirafra rufocinnamomea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Alaudidae

1.3% Handsome Spurfowl

Pternistis nobilis

Order: Galliformes

Family: Phasianidae

1.3% Common Scimitarbill

Rhinopomastus cyanomelas

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Phoeniculidae

1.3% Many-colored Bushshrike

Chlorophoneus multicolor

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

1.3% Olive Woodpecker

Dendropicos griseocephalus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

1.3% Gray Kestrel

Falco ardosiaceus

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

1.3% Crested Barbet

Trachyphonus vaillantii

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

1.2% Black Goshawk

Astur melanoleucus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.2% Broad-billed Roller

Eurystomus glaucurus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Coraciidae

1.2% Blue Malkoha

Ceuthmochares aereus

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

1.2% White-bellied Crested Flycatcher

Elminia albiventris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Stenostiridae

1.2% Brown Snake-Eagle

Circaetus cinereus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.2% Carruthers's Cisticola

Cisticola carruthersi

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

1.2% Cassin's Hawk-Eagle

Aquila africana

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.2% Tawny Eagle

Aquila rapax

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.2% Grauer's Swamp Warbler

Bradypterus graueri

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Locustellidae

1.2% Gray-headed Bushshrike

Malaconotus blanchoti

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

1.1% Southern Black-Flycatcher

Melaenornis pammelaina

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.1% Tabora Cisticola

Cisticola angusticauda

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

1.1% White-winged Widowbird

Euplectes albonotatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

1.1% White-bellied Robin-Chat

Cossyphicula roberti

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.1% African Swamphen

Porphyrio madagascariensis

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

1.1% Slender-billed Starling

Onychognathus tenuirostris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

1.1% Fine-banded Woodpecker

Campethera taeniolaema

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

1.0% Crowned Lapwing

Vanellus coronatus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

See Also