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

50% Common Bulbul (Pycnonotus barbatus) - Adult Common Bulbul

Pycnonotus barbatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

36% Speckled Mousebird

Colius striatus

Order: Coliiformes

Family: Coliidae

34% Pied Crow

Corvus albus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

31% White-browed Robin-Chat

Cossypha heuglini

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

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

Bostrychia hagedash

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Threskiornithidae

30% Black Kite (Milvus migrans) - Adult Black Kite

Milvus migrans

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

30% Variable Sunbird

Cinnyris venustus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

30% Northern Gray-headed Sparrow

Passer griseus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passeridae

27% African Paradise-Flycatcher

Terpsiphone viridis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Monarchidae

26% Bronze Sunbird

Nectarinia kilimensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

26% Baglafecht Weaver

Ploceus baglafecht

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

26% Red-eyed Dove

Streptopelia semitorquata

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

23% Yellow-fronted Canary (Crithagra mozambica) - Adult Yellow-fronted Canary

Crithagra mozambica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

23% African Pied Wagtail

Motacilla aguimp

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

23% Red-billed Firefinch

Lagonosticta senegala

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

22% Streaky Seedeater

Crithagra striolata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

22% Pied Kingfisher

Ceryle rudis

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

21% Bronze Mannikin

Spermestes cucullata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

21% Chubb's Cisticola

Cisticola chubbi

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

20% Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta) - Adult Hamerkop

Scopus umbretta

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Scopidae

20% Black-headed Weaver

Ploceus melanocephalus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

19% Green White-eye

Zosterops stuhlmanni

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Zosteropidae

18% Scarlet-chested Sunbird

Chalcomitra senegalensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

18% African Stonechat

Saxicola torquatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

18% African Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus) - Adult African Sacred Ibis

Threskiornis aethiopicus

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Threskiornithidae

18% Tropical Boubou

Laniarius major

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

17% Black-headed Heron

Ardea melanocephala

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

16% White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher

Melaenornis fischeri

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

16% Malachite Kingfisher

Corythornis cristatus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

16% Augur Buzzard

Buteo augur

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

15% African Thrush

Turdus pelios

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

15% Gray-backed Fiscal

Lanius excubitoroides

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Laniidae

15% Black-crowned Waxbill

Estrilda nonnula

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

14% Ring-necked Dove

Streptopelia capicola

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

14% African Dusky Flycatcher

Muscicapa adusta

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

13% Red-cheeked Cordonbleu (Uraeginthus bengalus) - Adult male Red-cheeked Cordonbleu

Uraeginthus bengalus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

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

Estrilda astrild

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

13% Pin-tailed Whydah

Vidua macroura

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Viduidae

13% Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater

Merops oreobates

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

13% Village Weaver

Ploceus cucullatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

12% Gray Heron (Ardea cinerea) - Adult Gray Heron

Ardea cinerea

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

12% Black Sawwing

Psalidoprocne pristoptera

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

12% White-tailed Blue Flycatcher

Elminia albicauda

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Stenostiridae

12% Northern Fiscal

Lanius humeralis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Laniidae

12% Swamp Flycatcher

Muscicapa aquatica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

12% Holub's Golden-Weaver

Ploceus xanthops

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

12% Rüppell's Starling

Lamprotornis purpuroptera

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

12% African Harrier-Hawk

Polyboroides typus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

12% Red-chested Sunbird

Cinnyris erythrocercus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

11% Gray-capped Warbler

Eminia lepida

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

11% Western Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) - Breeding adult Western Cattle Egret

Bubulcus ibis

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

11% Fork-tailed Drongo

Dicrurus adsimilis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Dicruridae

11% Cape Wagtail

Motacilla capensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

11% Western Citril

Crithagra frontalis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

11% Lesser Striped Swallow

Cecropis abyssinica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

11% Yellow-whiskered Greenbul

Eurillas latirostris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

10% Long-crested Eagle

Lophaetus occipitalis

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

10% Yellow-billed Stork

Mycteria ibis

Order: Ciconiiformes

Family: Ciconiidae

10% Fan-tailed Widowbird

Euplectes axillaris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

10% White-browed Coucal

Centropus superciliosus

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

10% Arrow-marked Babbler

Turdoides jardineii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Leiothrichidae

10% African Fish-Eagle

Icthyophaga vocifer

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

10.0% Black Crake

Zapornia flavirostra

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

9.9% Tawny-flanked Prinia

Prinia subflava

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

9.5% African Jacana

Actophilornis africanus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Jacanidae

9.5% Long-tailed Cormorant

Microcarbo africanus

Order: Suliformes

Family: Phalacrocoracidae

9.5% Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus bilineatus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

9.3% Black-headed Gonolek

Laniarius erythrogaster

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

9.2% Woodland Kingfisher

Halcyon senegalensis

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

9.1% Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) - Breeding adult Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

9.0% Little Bee-eater

Merops pusillus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

9.0% Red-rumped Swallow

Cecropis daurica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

9.0% Angola Swallow

Hirundo angolensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

8.7% Spectacled Weaver

Ploceus ocularis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

8.7% Yellow-billed Duck

Anas undulata

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

8.7% Green-backed Camaroptera

Camaroptera brachyura

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

8.7% Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) - Adult Little Egret

Egretta garzetta

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

8.6% Abyssinian Thrush

Turdus abyssinicus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

8.6% Chinspot Batis

Batis molitor

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Platysteiridae

8.6% Black-faced Apalis

Apalis personata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

8.4% Wattled Lapwing

Vanellus senegallus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

8.3% Gray Crowned-Crane (Balearica regulorum) - Adult Gray Crowned-Crane

Balearica regulorum

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Gruidae

8.3% Winding Cisticola

Cisticola marginatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

8.0% Collared Sunbird

Hedydipna collaris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

7.8% Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) - Adult Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

Order: Suliformes

Family: Phalacrocoracidae

7.8% White-faced Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna viduata) - Adult White-faced Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna viduata

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

7.6% Brimstone Canary

Crithagra sulphurata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

7.6% Regal Sunbird

Cinnyris regius

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

7.5% White-necked Raven

Corvus albicollis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

7.4% Bare-faced Go-away-bird

Crinifer personatus

Order: Musophagiformes

Family: Musophagidae

7.4% Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) - Adult Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

7.4% Palm-nut Vulture

Gypohierax angolensis

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

7.3% White-headed Sawwing

Psalidoprocne albiceps

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

7.3% Spur-winged Goose (Plectropterus gambensis) - Adult Spur-winged Goose

Plectropterus gambensis

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

7.3% Red-necked Spurfowl

Pternistis afer

Order: Galliformes

Family: Phasianidae

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

Merops apiaster

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

7.2% Yellow Bishop

Euplectes capensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

7.0% Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler

Bradypterus cinnamomeus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Locustellidae

7.0% Golden-breasted Bunting

Emberiza flaviventris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Emberizidae

6.8% Black-lored Babbler

Turdoides sharpei

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Leiothrichidae

6.8% Great Egret (Ardea alba) - Adult Great Egret

Ardea alba

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

6.8% Red-faced Woodland-Warbler

Phylloscopus laetus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Phylloscopidae

6.8% Green-headed Sunbird

Cyanomitra verticalis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

6.7% Mackinnon's Shrike

Lanius mackinnoni

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Laniidae

6.7% Northern Double-collared Sunbird

Cinnyris reichenowi

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

6.6% Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove

Turtur chalcospilos

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

6.5% African Openbill (Anastomus lamelligerus) - Adult African Openbill

Anastomus lamelligerus

Order: Ciconiiformes

Family: Ciconiidae

6.5% Yellow-throated Longclaw

Macronyx croceus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

6.4% Eurasian Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) - Adult Eurasian Moorhen

Gallinula chloropus

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

6.4% Marico Sunbird

Cinnyris mariquensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

6.4% Green-winged Pytilia

Pytilia melba

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

6.3% Trilling Cisticola

Cisticola woosnami

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

6.3% Eastern Mountain Greenbul

Arizelocichla nigriceps

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

6.3% Little Swift

Apus affinis

Order: Caprimulgiformes

Family: Apodidae

6.3% Northern Puffback

Dryoscopus gambensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

6.3% Rwenzori Turaco

Gallirex johnstoni

Order: Musophagiformes

Family: Musophagidae

6.3% Yellow-throated Greenbul

Atimastillas flavicollis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

6.2% Great Blue Turaco

Corythaeola cristata

Order: Musophagiformes

Family: Musophagidae

6.2% Lilac-breasted Roller (Coracias caudatus) - Adult Lilac-breasted Roller

Coracias caudatus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Coraciidae

6.2% Grosbeak Weaver

Amblyospiza albifrons

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

6.1% Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) - Adult (common) Willow Warbler

Phylloscopus trochilus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Phylloscopidae

6.1% Rock Martin

Ptyonoprogne fuligula

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

6.0% Red-chested Cuckoo

Cuculus solitarius

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

5.9% Slender-billed Weaver

Ploceus pelzelni

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

5.9% Greater Blue-eared Starling

Lamprotornis chalybaeus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

5.9% Spot-flanked Barbet

Tricholaema lacrymosa

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

5.8% Rwenzori Apalis

Oreolais ruwenzorii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

5.8% Sooty Chat

Myrmecocichla nigra

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

5.7% Stuhlmann's Sunbird

Cinnyris stuhlmanni

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

5.6% Chestnut-throated Apalis

Apalis porphyrolaema

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

5.5% African Pipit

Anthus cinnamomeus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

5.5% Black-tailed Oriole

Oriolus percivali

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Oriolidae

5.3% African Gray Hornbill

Lophoceros nasutus

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

5.3% White-starred Robin

Pogonocichla stellata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

5.2% Squacco Heron

Ardeola ralloides

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

5.2% Arnot's Chat

Myrmecocichla arnotti

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

5.1% Meyer's Parrot

Poicephalus meyeri

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittacidae

5.0% Cape Robin-Chat

Cossypha caffra

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

5.0% Rwenzori Batis

Batis diops

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Platysteiridae

5.0% African Green-Pigeon

Treron calvus

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

4.9% Yellow-billed Egret

Ardea brachyrhyncha

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

4.8% Red-knobbed Coot

Fulica cristata

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

4.8% Tambourine Dove

Turtur tympanistria

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

4.8% Southern Red Bishop

Euplectes orix

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

4.7% Archer's Robin-Chat

Cossypha archeri

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

4.7% Blue-headed Sunbird

Cyanomitra alinae

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

4.7% Blue-headed Coucal

Centropus monachus

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

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

Spilopelia senegalensis

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

4.7% Black-billed Turaco

Tauraco schuettii

Order: Musophagiformes

Family: Musophagidae

4.7% Fawn-breasted Waxbill

Estrilda paludicola

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

4.6% Ross's Turaco

Musophaga rossae

Order: Musophagiformes

Family: Musophagidae

4.6% Black-and-white Mannikin

Spermestes bicolor

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

4.6% Albertine Boubou

Laniarius holomelas

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

4.6% Hooded Vulture

Necrosyrtes monachus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

4.6% Thick-billed Seedeater

Crithagra burtoni

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

4.6% Rwenzori Hill Babbler

Sylvia atriceps

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sylviidae

4.4% African Darter (Anhinga rufa) - Adult African Darter

Anhinga rufa

Order: Suliformes

Family: Anhingidae

4.4% Waller's Starling

Onychognathus walleri

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

4.4% Brown-throated Wattle-eye

Platysteira cyanea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Platysteiridae

4.3% Purple-breasted Sunbird

Nectarinia purpureiventris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

4.2% Spur-winged Lapwing

Vanellus spinosus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

4.1% Black Cuckooshrike

Campephaga flava

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Campephagidae

4.1% Bateleur

Terathopius ecaudatus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

4.1% Yellow-breasted Apalis

Apalis flavida

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

4.1% Black-throated Apalis

Apalis jacksoni

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

4.1% Yellow-bellied Waxbill

Coccopygia quartinia

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

4.1% Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris) - Adult Helmeted Guineafowl

Numida meleagris

Order: Galliformes

Family: Numididae

4.0% Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca) - Adult Egyptian Goose

Alopochen aegyptiaca

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

4.0% Blue-naped Mousebird (Urocolius macrourus) - Adult Blue-naped Mousebird

Urocolius macrourus

Order: Coliiformes

Family: Coliidae

3.9% Black-crowned Tchagra

Tchagra senegalus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

3.9% Red-billed Quelea

Quelea quelea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

3.9% Wire-tailed Swallow

Hirundo smithii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

3.8% Violet-backed Starling

Cinnyricinclus leucogaster

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

3.8% Water Thick-knee

Burhinus vermiculatus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Burhinidae

3.8% Eurasian Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) - Adult male Eurasian Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

3.8% Western Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava) - Adult Western Yellow Wagtail

Motacilla flava

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

3.8% Klaas's Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx klaas

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

3.8% African Pygmy Kingfisher

Ispidina picta

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

3.6% Black-winged Kite

Elanus caeruleus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

3.6% African Yellow-Warbler

Iduna natalensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Acrocephalidae

3.6% Strange Weaver

Ploceus alienus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

3.6% Speckled Pigeon

Columba guinea

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

3.5% Pink-backed Pelican

Pelecanus rufescens

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Pelecanidae

3.5% African Marsh Harrier

Circus ranivorus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

3.5% Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo

Cercococcyx montanus

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

3.5% African Firefinch

Lagonosticta rubricata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

3.4% House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) - Breeding male House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passeridae

3.4% Gray Apalis

Apalis cinerea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

3.4% Mountain Buzzard

Buteo oreophilus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

3.3% Mountain Yellow-Warbler

Iduna similis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Acrocephalidae

3.3% Gray Cuckooshrike

Coracina caesia

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Campephagidae

3.2% Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) - Adult Spotted Flycatcher

Muscicapa striata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

3.2% Yellow-streaked Greenbul

Phyllastrephus flavostriatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

3.2% Cardinal Woodpecker

Dendropicos fuscescens

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

3.2% Red-faced Cisticola

Cisticola erythrops

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

3.2% Red-backed Scrub-Robin

Cercotrichas leucophrys

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

3.2% Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo) - Adult Common Buzzard

Buteo buteo

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

3.1% African Spoonbill (Platalea alba) - Adult African Spoonbill

Platalea alba

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Threskiornithidae

3.1% White-rumped Swift

Apus caffer

Order: Caprimulgiformes

Family: Apodidae

3.1% Stripe-breasted Tit

Melaniparus fasciiventer

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Paridae

3.0% Goliath Heron

Ardea goliath

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

3.0% Blue-spotted Wood-Dove

Turtur afer

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

3.0% Striated Heron (Butorides striata) - Adult Striated Heron

Butorides striata

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

3.0% Long-toed Lapwing

Vanellus crassirostris

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

3.0% Yellow-eyed Black-Flycatcher

Melaenornis ardesiacus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

2.9% Red-headed Weaver

Anaplectes rubriceps

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

2.9% Three-banded Plover

Charadrius tricollaris

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

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

Tachybaptus ruficollis

Order: Podicipediformes

Family: Podicipedidae

2.9% Banded Prinia

Prinia bairdii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

2.9% White-headed Woodhoopoe

Phoeniculus bollei

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Phoeniculidae

2.9% Grauer's Warbler

Graueria vittata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Acrocephalidae

2.8% Pale Flycatcher

Agricola pallidus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

2.8% Red-throated Alethe

Chamaetylas poliophrys

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

2.8% Doherty's Bushshrike

Telophorus dohertyi

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

2.8% Dusky Crimsonwing

Cryptospiza jacksoni

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

2.7% Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer) - Adult Marabou Stork

Leptoptilos crumenifer

Order: Ciconiiformes

Family: Ciconiidae

2.7% African Black-headed Oriole

Oriolus larvatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Oriolidae

2.7% Yellow-billed Oxpecker (Buphagus africanus) - Adult Yellow-billed Oxpecker

Buphagus africanus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Buphagidae

2.6% Double-toothed Barbet

Pogonornis bidentatus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

2.6% Gray-headed Nigrita

Nigrita canicapillus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

2.5% Lühder's Bushshrike

Laniarius luehderi

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

2.5% Brown-crowned Tchagra

Tchagra australis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

2.4% Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill

Bycanistes subcylindricus

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

2.4% Mountain Illadopsis

Illadopsis pyrrhoptera

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pellorneidae

2.4% Rameron Pigeon (Columba arquatrix) - Adult Rameron Pigeon

Columba arquatrix

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

2.4% Green Woodhoopoe (Phoeniculus purpureus) - Adult Green Woodhoopoe

Phoeniculus purpureus

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Phoeniculidae

2.4% White-browed Crombec

Sylvietta leucophrys

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Macrosphenidae

2.3% Kandt's Waxbill

Estrilda kandti

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

2.3% Dusky Turtle-Dove

Streptopelia lugens

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

2.3% Common Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) - Adult Common Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus scirpaceus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Acrocephalidae

2.3% Red-faced Crombec

Sylvietta whytii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Macrosphenidae

2.3% White-chinned Prinia

Schistolais leucopogon

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

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

Nycticorax nycticorax

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

2.2% Copper Sunbird

Cinnyris cupreus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

2.2% Purple Heron

Ardea purpurea

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

2.2% Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) - Adult Wood Sandpiper

Tringa glareola

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

2.2% Highland Rush Warbler

Bradypterus centralis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Locustellidae

2.1% Crowned Hornbill

Lophoceros alboterminatus

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

2.1% Gabar Goshawk

Micronisus gabar

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

2.1% Village Indigobird

Vidua chalybeata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Viduidae

2.1% Hildebrandt's Spurfowl

Pternistis hildebrandti

Order: Galliformes

Family: Phasianidae

2.1% Olive Sunbird

Cyanomitra olivacea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

2.0% African Palm Swift

Cypsiurus parvus

Order: Caprimulgiformes

Family: Apodidae

2.0% Black-faced Rufous-Warbler

Bathmocercus rufus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

2.0% Lizard Buzzard

Kaupifalco monogrammicus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

2.0% Black-billed Weaver

Ploceus melanogaster

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

2.0% Black Goshawk

Accipiter melanoleucus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

2.0% Knob-billed Duck

Sarkidiornis melanotos

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

1.9% Brown Snake-Eagle

Circaetus cinereus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.9% Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike

Telophorus sulfureopectus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

1.9% Common Scimitarbill

Rhinopomastus cyanomelas

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Phoeniculidae

1.9% Lesser Masked-Weaver

Ploceus intermedius

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

1.9% Senegal Lapwing

Vanellus lugubris

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

1.9% Neumann's Warbler

Hemitesia neumanni

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Scotocercidae

1.9% Handsome Spurfowl

Pternistis nobilis

Order: Galliformes

Family: Phasianidae

1.8% Slate-colored Boubou

Laniarius funebris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

1.8% African Swamphen

Porphyrio madagascariensis

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

1.8% Equatorial Akalat

Sheppardia aequatorialis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.8% Lanner Falcon

Falco biarmicus

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

1.8% Rufous-bellied Heron

Ardeola rufiventris

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

1.8% Olive Woodpecker

Dendropicos griseocephalus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

1.7% Crested Barbet

Trachyphonus vaillantii

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

1.7% Lesser Honeyguide

Indicator minor

Order: Piciformes

Family: Indicatoridae

1.7% Levaillant's Cuckoo

Clamator levaillantii

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

1.7% Slender-billed Greenbul

Stelgidillas gracilirostris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

1.7% Forest Weaver

Ploceus bicolor

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

1.7% Wahlberg's Eagle

Hieraaetus wahlbergi

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.7% Giant Kingfisher

Megaceryle maxima

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

1.7% Brown-backed Scrub-Robin

Cercotrichas hartlaubi

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.6% Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) - Adult Glossy Ibis

Plegadis falcinellus

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Threskiornithidae

1.6% Olive-bellied Sunbird

Cinnyris chloropygius

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

1.6% Striped Kingfisher

Halcyon chelicuti

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

1.6% Yellow-crowned Canary

Serinus flavivertex

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

1.6% Grauer's Swamp Warbler

Bradypterus graueri

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Locustellidae

1.6% Red-capped Robin-Chat

Cossypha natalensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.5% Familiar Chat

Oenanthe familiaris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.5% Ashy Flycatcher

Fraseria caerulescens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.5% Stuhlmann's Starling

Poeoptera stuhlmanni

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

1.5% Brown-capped Weaver

Ploceus insignis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

1.5% Tabora Cisticola

Cisticola angusticauda

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

1.5% Crowned Lapwing

Vanellus coronatus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

1.5% Narina Trogon

Apaloderma narina

Order: Trogoniformes

Family: Trogonidae

1.5% Greater Swamp Warbler

Acrocephalus rufescens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Acrocephalidae

1.5% Crimson-rumped Waxbill

Estrilda rhodopyga

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

1.5% Eastern Plantain-eater

Crinifer zonurus

Order: Musophagiformes

Family: Musophagidae

1.5% Bar-tailed Trogon

Apaloderma vittatum

Order: Trogoniformes

Family: Trogonidae

1.5% Plain-backed Pipit

Anthus leucophrys

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

1.4% Red-faced Barbet

Lybius rubrifacies

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

1.4% Miombo Wren-Warbler

Calamonastes undosus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

1.4% Lesser Swamp Warbler

Acrocephalus gracilirostris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Acrocephalidae

1.4% Blue-cheeked Bee-eater

Merops persicus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

1.4% Papyrus Gonolek

Laniarius mufumbiri

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

1.4% Singing Cisticola

Cisticola cantans

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

1.4% Gray-headed Kingfisher

Halcyon leucocephala

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

1.4% Tawny Eagle

Aquila rapax

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.4% Dideric Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx caprius

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

1.4% Rufous-naped Lark

Mirafra africana

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Alaudidae

1.4% Kungwe Apalis

Apalis argentea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

1.4% Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops) - Adult Eurasian Hoopoe

Upupa epops

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Upupidae

1.4% Gray Kestrel

Falco ardosiaceus

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

1.4% Croaking Cisticola

Cisticola natalensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

1.3% Blue-billed Teal

Spatula hottentota

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

1.3% Cinnamon-breasted Bunting

Emberiza tahapisi

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Emberizidae

1.3% Red-billed Oxpecker (Buphagus erythrorynchus) - Adult Red-billed Oxpecker

Buphagus erythrorynchus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Buphagidae

1.3% Black-bellied Bustard

Lissotis melanogaster

Order: Otidiformes

Family: Otididae

1.3% Carruthers's Cisticola

Cisticola carruthersi

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

1.2% Mosque Swallow

Cecropis senegalensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

1.2% Northern Brown-throated Weaver

Ploceus castanops

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

1.2% Dusky Tit

Melaniparus funereus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Paridae

1.2% Southern Black-Flycatcher

Melaenornis pammelaina

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.2% Slender-billed Starling

Onychognathus tenuirostris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

1.2% White-winged Black-Tit

Melaniparus leucomelas

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Paridae

1.2% Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio) - Adult male Red-backed Shrike

Lanius collurio

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Laniidae

1.2% White-bellied Crested Flycatcher

Elminia albiventris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Stenostiridae

1.2% Black-faced Waxbill

Brunhilda erythronotos

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

1.2% Brubru

Nilaus afer

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

1.2% Plain Martin

Riparia paludicola

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

1.2% Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus chrysoconus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

1.2% Broad-billed Roller

Eurystomus glaucurus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Coraciidae

1.2% Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) - Adult Bank Swallow

Riparia riparia

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

1.2% Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra) - Adult male Whinchat

Saxicola rubetra

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.2% Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat

Cossypha niveicapilla

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.1% White-collared Oliveback

Nesocharis ansorgei

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

1.1% Fine-banded Woodpecker

Campethera taeniolaema

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

1.1% Willard's Sooty Boubou

Laniarius willardi

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

1.1% Flappet Lark

Mirafra rufocinnamomea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Alaudidae

1.1% Little Sparrowhawk

Accipiter minullus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.1% Many-colored Bushshrike

Telophorus multicolor

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

1.1% Saddle-billed Stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) - Adult Saddle-billed Stork

Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis

Order: Ciconiiformes

Family: Ciconiidae

1.1% Cassin's Hawk-Eagle

Aquila africana

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.1% Martial Eagle

Polemaetus bellicosus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.1% Siffling Cisticola

Cisticola brachypterus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

1.1% White-winged Widowbird

Euplectes albonotatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

1.0% Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) - Adult Green Sandpiper

Tringa ochropus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

1.0% White-bellied Robin-Chat

Cossyphicula roberti

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

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