Birds of Zambia

Birds of Zambia 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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Africa

Africa

List of Common Birds

56% Common Bulbul (Pycnonotus barbatus) - Adult Common Bulbul

Pycnonotus barbatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

40% Ring-necked Dove

Streptopelia capicola

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

34% Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove

Turtur chalcospilos

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

33% Fork-tailed Drongo

Dicrurus adsimilis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Dicruridae

31% Southern Cordonbleu

Uraeginthus angolensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

31% African Pied Wagtail

Motacilla aguimp

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

30% Tropical Boubou

Laniarius major

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

30% Black-backed Puffback

Dryoscopus cubla

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

29% Pied Kingfisher

Ceryle rudis

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

27% Red-eyed Dove

Streptopelia semitorquata

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

26% White-browed Robin-Chat

Cossypha heuglini

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

25% African Fish-Eagle

Icthyophaga vocifer

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

25% White-fronted Bee-eater

Merops bullockoides

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

23% Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca) - Adult Egyptian Goose

Alopochen aegyptiaca

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

23% African Jacana

Actophilornis africanus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Jacanidae

23% Little Bee-eater

Merops pusillus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

22% Hadada Ibis (Bostrychia hagedash) - Adult Hadada Ibis

Bostrychia hagedash

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Threskiornithidae

22% Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris) - Adult Helmeted Guineafowl

Numida meleagris

Order: Galliformes

Family: Numididae

22% Pied Crow

Corvus albus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

22% Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta) - Adult Hamerkop

Scopus umbretta

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Scopidae

22% Western Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) - Breeding adult Western Cattle Egret

Bubulcus ibis

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

21% Black-collared Barbet

Lybius torquatus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

21% Lilac-breasted Roller (Coracias caudatus) - Adult Lilac-breasted Roller

Coracias caudatus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Coraciidae

20% Brown-hooded Kingfisher

Halcyon albiventris

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

20% Tawny-flanked Prinia

Prinia subflava

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

19% Long-tailed Cormorant

Microcarbo africanus

Order: Suliformes

Family: Phalacrocoracidae

19% African Openbill (Anastomus lamelligerus) - Adult African Openbill

Anastomus lamelligerus

Order: Ciconiiformes

Family: Ciconiidae

19% African Palm Swift

Cypsiurus parvus

Order: Caprimulgiformes

Family: Apodidae

19% Great Egret (Ardea alba) - Adult Great Egret

Ardea alba

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

19% Wire-tailed Swallow

Hirundo smithii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

17% African Gray Hornbill

Lophoceros nasutus

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

17% White-crowned Lapwing (Vanellus albiceps) - Adult White-crowned Lapwing

Vanellus albiceps

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

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

Threskiornis aethiopicus

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Threskiornithidae

17% Gray Go-away-bird

Crinifer concolor

Order: Musophagiformes

Family: Musophagidae

17% Trumpeter Hornbill

Bycanistes bucinator

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

17% Blacksmith Lapwing (Vanellus armatus) - Adult Blacksmith Lapwing

Vanellus armatus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

16% White-backed Vulture

Gyps africanus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

16% African Paradise-Flycatcher

Terpsiphone viridis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Monarchidae

15% Gray Heron (Ardea cinerea) - Adult Gray Heron

Ardea cinerea

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

15% Schalow's Turaco

Tauraco schalowi

Order: Musophagiformes

Family: Musophagidae

15% White-browed Sparrow-Weaver

Plocepasser mahali

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

15% Southern Red-billed Hornbill

Tockus rufirostris

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

14% Spur-winged Goose (Plectropterus gambensis) - Adult Spur-winged Goose

Plectropterus gambensis

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

14% Meves's Starling

Lamprotornis mevesii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

14% Striated Heron (Butorides striata) - Adult Striated Heron

Butorides striata

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

14% Green-backed Camaroptera

Camaroptera brachyura

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

14% Water Thick-knee

Burhinus vermiculatus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Burhinidae

14% Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) - Adult Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

14% Bronze Mannikin

Spermestes cucullata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

13% Yellow-bellied Greenbul

Chlorocichla flaviventris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

13% Chinspot Batis

Batis molitor

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Platysteiridae

13% African Black-headed Oriole

Oriolus larvatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Oriolidae

13% Red-billed Quelea

Quelea quelea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

13% Bateleur

Terathopius ecaudatus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

12% Black Kite (Milvus migrans) - Adult Black Kite

Milvus migrans

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

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

Dendrocygna viduata

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

12% Yellow-fronted Canary (Crithagra mozambica) - Adult Yellow-fronted Canary

Crithagra mozambica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

12% Meyer's Parrot

Poicephalus meyeri

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittacidae

12% Crowned Hornbill

Lophoceros alboterminatus

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

11% Giant Kingfisher

Megaceryle maxima

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

11% Green Woodhoopoe (Phoeniculus purpureus) - Adult Green Woodhoopoe

Phoeniculus purpureus

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Phoeniculidae

11% Variable Sunbird

Cinnyris venustus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

11% Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike

Telophorus sulfureopectus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

11% Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) - Breeding adult Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

11% Red-faced Mousebird

Urocolius indicus

Order: Coliiformes

Family: Coliidae

11% Red-billed Firefinch

Lagonosticta senegala

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

11% Laughing Dove (Spilopelia senegalensis) - Adult Laughing Dove

Spilopelia senegalensis

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

11% Malachite Kingfisher

Corythornis cristatus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

11% Wattled Lapwing

Vanellus senegallus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

11% Swainson's Spurfowl

Pternistis swainsonii

Order: Galliformes

Family: Phasianidae

11% Black-headed Heron

Ardea melanocephala

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

11% Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) - Adult Little Egret

Egretta garzetta

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

11% Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus chrysoconus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

10% Southern Gray-headed Sparrow

Passer diffusus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passeridae

10% Scarlet-chested Sunbird

Chalcomitra senegalensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

10% Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer) - Adult Marabou Stork

Leptoptilos crumenifer

Order: Ciconiiformes

Family: Ciconiidae

10% African Darter (Anhinga rufa) - Adult African Darter

Anhinga rufa

Order: Suliformes

Family: Anhingidae

10% Saddle-billed Stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) - Adult Saddle-billed Stork

Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis

Order: Ciconiiformes

Family: Ciconiidae

10% Lizard Buzzard

Kaupifalco monogrammicus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

10% Squacco Heron

Ardeola ralloides

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

10% Violet-backed Starling

Cinnyricinclus leucogaster

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

10.0% Collared Sunbird

Hedydipna collaris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

10.0% Yellow-billed Stork

Mycteria ibis

Order: Ciconiiformes

Family: Ciconiidae

9.6% Terrestrial Brownbul

Phyllastrephus terrestris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

9.5% Hooded Vulture

Necrosyrtes monachus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

9.5% Southern Yellow White-eye

Zosterops anderssoni

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Zosteropidae

9.5% European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) - Adult European Bee-eater

Merops apiaster

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

9.4% Red-billed Oxpecker (Buphagus erythrorynchus) - Adult Red-billed Oxpecker

Buphagus erythrorynchus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Buphagidae

9.3% Red-necked Spurfowl

Pternistis afer

Order: Galliformes

Family: Phasianidae

9.1% Yellow-breasted Apalis

Apalis flavida

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

9.1% Holub's Golden-Weaver

Ploceus xanthops

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

9.0% Black-crowned Tchagra

Tchagra senegalus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

8.8% White-browed Coucal

Centropus superciliosus

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

8.7% White Helmetshrike

Prionops plumatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Vangidae

8.7% Spectacled Weaver

Ploceus ocularis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

8.6% Arrow-marked Babbler

Turdoides jardineii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Leiothrichidae

8.6% African Green-Pigeon

Treron calvus

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

8.5% Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) - Adult Glossy Ibis

Plegadis falcinellus

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Threskiornithidae

8.2% Village Weaver

Ploceus cucullatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

8.1% African Golden Oriole (Oriolus auratus) - Adult African Golden Oriole

Oriolus auratus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Oriolidae

7.9% Amethyst Sunbird

Chalcomitra amethystina

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

7.9% Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) - Adult Wood Sandpiper

Tringa glareola

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

7.9% Lesser Striped Swallow

Cecropis abyssinica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

7.9% Black Crake

Zapornia flavirostra

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

7.6% Southern Ground-Hornbill (Bucorvus leadbeateri) - Adult male Southern Ground-Hornbill

Bucorvus leadbeateri

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucorvidae

7.5% Red-faced Cisticola

Cisticola erythrops

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

7.5% Greater Blue-eared Starling

Lamprotornis chalybaeus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

7.4% Village Indigobird

Vidua chalybeata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Viduidae

7.4% Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) - Adult (common) Willow Warbler

Phylloscopus trochilus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Phylloscopidae

7.4% Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) - Adult Black-winged Stilt

Himantopus himantopus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Recurvirostridae

7.4% Cardinal Woodpecker

Dendropicos fuscescens

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

7.3% Northern Fiscal

Lanius humeralis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Laniidae

7.3% Northern Gray-headed Sparrow

Passer griseus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passeridae

7.3% Brown Snake-Eagle

Circaetus cinereus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

7.3% Southern Black-Tit

Melaniparus niger

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Paridae

7.2% Southern Black-Flycatcher

Melaenornis pammelaina

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

7.1% Southern Masked-Weaver (Ploceus velatus) - Adult Southern Masked-Weaver

Ploceus velatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

7.1% Red-chested Cuckoo

Cuculus solitarius

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

7.1% African Harrier-Hawk

Polyboroides typus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

7.0% Ashy Flycatcher

Fraseria caerulescens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

7.0% Namaqua Dove

Oena capensis

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

7.0% Southern Red Bishop

Euplectes orix

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

6.9% Common Waxbill (Estrilda astrild) - Adult Common Waxbill

Estrilda astrild

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

6.9% Brown-crowned Tchagra

Tchagra australis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

6.8% Three-banded Plover

Charadrius tricollaris

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

6.8% White-breasted Sunbird

Cinnyris talatala

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

6.7% Broad-billed Roller

Eurystomus glaucurus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Coraciidae

6.7% Goliath Heron

Ardea goliath

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

6.7% Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) - Adult Spotted Flycatcher

Muscicapa striata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

6.6% Red-winged Starling

Onychognathus morio

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

6.6% Kurrichane Thrush

Turdus libonyana

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

6.6% Knob-billed Duck

Sarkidiornis melanotos

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

6.4% Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops) - Adult Eurasian Hoopoe

Upupa epops

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Upupidae

6.3% Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio) - Adult male Red-backed Shrike

Lanius collurio

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Laniidae

6.2% African Spoonbill (Platalea alba) - Adult African Spoonbill

Platalea alba

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Threskiornithidae

6.1% Brubru

Nilaus afer

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

6.1% Senegal Coucal

Centropus senegalensis

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

6.0% Crowned Lapwing

Vanellus coronatus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

5.9% Cape Crombec

Sylvietta rufescens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Macrosphenidae

5.8% Yellow-throated Bush Sparrow

Gymnoris superciliaris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passeridae

5.7% Woodland Kingfisher

Halcyon senegalensis

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

5.6% Gray Crowned-Crane (Balearica regulorum) - Adult Gray Crowned-Crane

Balearica regulorum

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Gruidae

5.6% Southern Carmine Bee-eater

Merops nubicoides

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

5.6% Crested Barbet

Trachyphonus vaillantii

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

5.6% Banded Snake-Eagle

Circaetus cinerascens

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

5.5% Lilian's Lovebird

Agapornis lilianae

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittaculidae

5.5% Common Scimitarbill

Rhinopomastus cyanomelas

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Phoeniculidae

5.4% Jameson's Firefinch

Lagonosticta rhodopareia

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

5.4% Collared Palm-Thrush

Cichladusa arquata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

5.4% Little Swift

Apus affinis

Order: Caprimulgiformes

Family: Apodidae

5.4% Natal Spurfowl

Pternistis natalensis

Order: Galliformes

Family: Phasianidae

5.3% Black Cuckooshrike

Campephaga flava

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Campephagidae

5.3% Gray-headed Bushshrike

Malaconotus blanchoti

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

5.2% Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) - Adult Common Greenshank

Tringa nebularia

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

5.2% Green-winged Pytilia

Pytilia melba

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

5.1% Rattling Cisticola

Cisticola chiniana

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

5.0% Brown Firefinch

Lagonosticta nitidula

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

4.9% Black-backed Barbet

Pogonornis minor

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

4.9% African Skimmer

Rynchops flavirostris

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

4.9% Pin-tailed Whydah

Vidua macroura

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Viduidae

4.9% Black-winged Kite

Elanus caeruleus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

4.8% Retz's Helmetshrike

Prionops retzii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Vangidae

4.8% African Finfoot

Podica senegalensis

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Heliornithidae

4.8% Yellow-billed Egret

Ardea brachyrhyncha

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

4.7% Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) - Adult Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

Order: Suliformes

Family: Phalacrocoracidae

4.6% House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) - Breeding male House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passeridae

4.6% Fiery-necked Nightjar

Caprimulgus pectoralis

Order: Caprimulgiformes

Family: Caprimulgidae

4.6% Striped Kingfisher

Halcyon chelicuti

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

4.6% White-headed Vulture

Trigonoceps occipitalis

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

4.6% Mosque Swallow

Cecropis senegalensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

4.5% Red-backed Scrub-Robin

Cercotrichas leucophrys

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

4.4% Yellow Bishop

Euplectes capensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

4.4% Gray-headed Kingfisher

Halcyon leucocephala

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

4.4% Coppery-tailed Coucal

Centropus cupreicaudus

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

4.4% Purple Heron

Ardea purpurea

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

4.2% Ross's Turaco

Musophaga rossae

Order: Musophagiformes

Family: Musophagidae

4.2% Speckled Mousebird

Colius striatus

Order: Coliiformes

Family: Coliidae

4.1% Lappet-faced Vulture

Torgos tracheliotos

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

4.1% Martial Eagle

Polemaetus bellicosus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

4.1% Eastern Paradise-Whydah (Vidua paradisaea) - Adult male Eastern Paradise-Whydah

Vidua paradisaea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Viduidae

4.0% Arnot's Chat

Myrmecocichla arnotti

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

4.0% African Wood-Owl

Strix woodfordii

Order: Strigiformes

Family: Strigidae

4.0% Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver

Bubalornis niger

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

4.0% African Stonechat

Saxicola torquatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

4.0% Square-tailed Nightjar

Caprimulgus fossii

Order: Caprimulgiformes

Family: Caprimulgidae

4.0% Red-collared Widowbird

Euplectes ardens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

3.9% Black Heron

Egretta ardesiaca

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

3.9% Black-chested Snake-Eagle

Circaetus pectoralis

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

3.8% Shikra

Accipiter badius

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

3.7% Gray-hooded Gull

Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

3.7% Bearded Woodpecker

Chloropicus namaquus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

3.7% Golden-breasted Bunting

Emberiza flaviventris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Emberizidae

3.7% Bearded Scrub-Robin

Cercotrichas quadrivirgata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

3.7% Golden-tailed Woodpecker

Campethera abingoni

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

3.6% African Pipit

Anthus cinnamomeus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

3.6% Tawny Eagle

Aquila rapax

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

3.6% Wahlberg's Eagle

Hieraaetus wahlbergi

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

3.6% Square-tailed Drongo

Dicrurus ludwigii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Dicruridae

3.6% Wattled Crane

Bugeranus carunculatus

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Gruidae

3.6% African Goshawk

Accipiter tachiro

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

3.5% Trilling Cisticola

Cisticola woosnami

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

3.5% Greater Honeyguide

Indicator indicator

Order: Piciformes

Family: Indicatoridae

3.5% Rufous-bellied Heron

Ardeola rufiventris

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

3.4% Lesser Honeyguide

Indicator minor

Order: Piciformes

Family: Indicatoridae

3.4% Greencap Eremomela

Eremomela scotops

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

3.3% Swallow-tailed Bee-eater

Merops hirundineus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

3.3% Red-headed Weaver

Anaplectes rubriceps

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

3.3% Eurasian Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) - Adult Eurasian Moorhen

Gallinula chloropus

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

3.3% Collared Pratincole

Glareola pratincola

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Glareolidae

3.3% African Marsh Harrier

Circus ranivorus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

3.2% Lesser Blue-eared Starling

Lamprotornis chloropterus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

3.2% Yellow-billed Oxpecker (Buphagus africanus) - Adult Yellow-billed Oxpecker

Buphagus africanus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Buphagidae

3.2% Dideric Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx caprius

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

3.2% Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus bilineatus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

3.2% Olive Sunbird

Cyanomitra olivacea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

3.2% Zitting Cisticola (Cisticola juncidis) - Adult Zitting Cisticola

Cisticola juncidis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

3.2% Peters's Twinspot

Hypargos niveoguttatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

3.2% Long-toed Lapwing

Vanellus crassirostris

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

3.2% African Woolly-necked Stork

Ciconia microscelis

Order: Ciconiiformes

Family: Ciconiidae

3.1% Little Sparrowhawk

Accipiter minullus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

3.1% Half-collared Kingfisher

Alcedo semitorquata

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

3.0% Gray-rumped Swallow

Pseudhirundo griseopyga

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

3.0% Black Cuckoo

Cuculus clamosus

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

3.0% Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) - Adult (American) Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

3.0% Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo) - Adult Common Buzzard

Buteo buteo

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

3.0% Lesser Masked-Weaver

Ploceus intermedius

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

3.0% Pale Flycatcher

Agricola pallidus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

2.9% White-breasted Cuckooshrike

Coracina pectoralis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Campephagidae

2.9% Mourning Collared-Dove

Streptopelia decipiens

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

2.9% Little Greenbul

Eurillas virens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

2.9% Miombo Tit

Melaniparus griseiventris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Paridae

2.9% Black-throated Wattle-eye

Platysteira peltata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Platysteiridae

2.9% Plain Martin

Riparia paludicola

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

2.8% Rock Pratincole

Glareola nuchalis

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Glareolidae

2.8% Flappet Lark

Mirafra rufocinnamomea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Alaudidae

2.8% Verreaux's Eagle-Owl

Ketupa lactea

Order: Strigiformes

Family: Strigidae

2.7% Hartlaub's Babbler

Turdoides hartlaubii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Leiothrichidae

2.7% Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) - Adult Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Pandionidae

2.7% Croaking Cisticola

Cisticola natalensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

2.7% Lesser Swamp Warbler

Acrocephalus gracilirostris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Acrocephalidae

2.6% African Emerald Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx cupreus

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

2.6% Red-billed Duck

Anas erythrorhyncha

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

2.6% Common Swift (Apus apus) - Adult Common Swift

Apus apus

Order: Caprimulgiformes

Family: Apodidae

2.6% Lesser Jacana

Microparra capensis

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Jacanidae

2.6% Long-crested Eagle

Lophaetus occipitalis

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

2.6% Brimstone Canary

Crithagra sulphurata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

2.5% Yellow-throated Greenbul

Atimastillas flavicollis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

2.5% Whiskered Tern

Chlidonias hybrida

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

2.5% Ruff (Calidris pugnax) - Nonbreeding adult Ruff

Calidris pugnax

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

2.5% Böhm's Bee-eater

Merops boehmi

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

2.5% White-winged Widowbird

Euplectes albonotatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

2.5% African Swamphen

Porphyrio madagascariensis

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

2.4% Rufous-bellied Tit

Melaniparus rufiventris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Paridae

2.4% Broad-tailed Paradise-Whydah

Vidua obtusa

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Viduidae

2.4% Miombo Scrub-Robin

Cercotrichas barbata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

2.4% Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) - Breeding adult Little Grebe

Tachybaptus ruficollis

Order: Podicipediformes

Family: Podicipedidae

2.4% Forest Weaver

Ploceus bicolor

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

2.4% Black-and-white Mannikin

Spermestes bicolor

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

2.4% African Hawk-Eagle

Aquila spilogaster

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

2.3% Barn Owl (Tyto alba) - Adults Barn Owl

Tyto alba

Order: Strigiformes

Family: Tytonidae

2.3% Wattled Starling

Creatophora cinerea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

2.3% Rock Martin

Ptyonoprogne fuligula

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

2.2% Klaas's Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx klaas

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

2.2% Yellow-billed Duck

Anas undulata

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

2.2% Woodland Pipit

Anthus nyassae

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

2.2% Gabar Goshawk

Micronisus gabar

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

2.2% Yellow-bellied Hyliota

Hyliota flavigaster

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hyliotidae

2.2% Pale-billed Hornbill

Lophoceros pallidirostris

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

2.2% Yellow-mantled Widowbird

Euplectes macroura

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

2.1% African Penduline-Tit

Anthoscopus caroli

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Remizidae

2.1% Rufous-chested Swallow

Cecropis semirufa

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

2.1% Bennett's Woodpecker

Campethera bennettii

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

2.1% African Pygmy-Goose

Nettapus auritus

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

2.1% Brown-necked Parrot

Poicephalus fuscicollis

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittacidae

2.1% Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) - Adult Rock Pigeon

Columba livia

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

2.1% Groundscraper Thrush

Turdus litsitsirupa

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

2.1% Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo) - Adult Eurasian Hobby

Falco subbuteo

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

2.1% Magpie Shrike (Lanius melanoleucus) - Adult Magpie Shrike

Lanius melanoleucus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Laniidae

2.1% Grosbeak Weaver

Amblyospiza albifrons

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

2.1% Stierling's Wren-Warbler

Calamonastes stierlingi

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

2.1% Kittlitz's Plover

Anarhynchus pecuarius

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

2.0% Cabanis's Bunting

Emberiza cabanisi

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Emberizidae

2.0% White-rumped Swift

Apus caffer

Order: Caprimulgiformes

Family: Apodidae

2.0% Blue-cheeked Bee-eater

Merops persicus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

2.0% African Barred Owlet

Glaucidium capense

Order: Strigiformes

Family: Strigidae

2.0% Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) - Adult Great White Pelican

Pelecanus onocrotalus

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Pelecanidae

1.9% Spotted Eagle-Owl

Bubo africanus

Order: Strigiformes

Family: Strigidae

1.9% Cinnamon-breasted Bunting

Emberiza tahapisi

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Emberizidae

1.9% Plain-backed Pipit

Anthus leucophrys

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

1.9% Allen's Gallinule

Porphyrio alleni

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

1.9% Blue-spotted Wood-Dove

Turtur afer

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

1.9% Pied Cuckoo

Clamator jacobinus

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

1.8% African Spotted Creeper

Salpornis salvadori

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Certhiidae

1.8% Sooty Chat

Myrmecocichla nigra

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.8% Chirping Cisticola

Cisticola pipiens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

1.8% Orange-winged Pytilia

Pytilia afra

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

1.8% Cape Wagtail

Motacilla capensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

1.8% African Firefinch

Lagonosticta rubricata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

1.8% Black-eared Seedeater

Crithagra mennelli

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

1.8% Racket-tailed Roller

Coracias spatulatus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Coraciidae

1.7% Dark Chanting-Goshawk

Melierax metabates

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.7% Purple-banded Sunbird

Cinnyris bifasciatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

1.7% Red-capped Crombec

Sylvietta ruficapilla

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Macrosphenidae

1.7% Black-winged Bishop

Euplectes hordeaceus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

1.7% Yellow-bellied Eremomela

Eremomela icteropygialis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

1.7% Marsh Sandpiper

Tringa stagnatilis

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

1.7% Copper Sunbird

Cinnyris cupreus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

1.7% Olive Woodpecker

Dendropicos griseocephalus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

1.7% Blue-billed Teal

Spatula hottentota

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

1.6% Levaillant's Cuckoo

Clamator levaillantii

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

1.6% Piping Cisticola

Cisticola fulvicapilla

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

1.6% Fan-tailed Widowbird

Euplectes axillaris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

1.6% Purple-crested Turaco

Gallirex porphyreolophus

Order: Musophagiformes

Family: Musophagidae

1.6% Pel's Fishing-Owl

Scotopelia peli

Order: Strigiformes

Family: Strigidae

1.6% Black Sawwing

Psalidoprocne pristoptera

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

1.6% Narina Trogon

Apaloderma narina

Order: Trogoniformes

Family: Trogonidae

1.6% Rufous-naped Lark

Mirafra africana

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Alaudidae

1.5% Siffling Cisticola

Cisticola brachypterus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

1.5% Dickinson's Kestrel

Falco dickinsoni

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

1.5% Three-banded Courser

Rhinoptilus cinctus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Glareolidae

1.5% African Swift

Apus barbatus

Order: Caprimulgiformes

Family: Apodidae

1.5% Fülleborn's Longclaw

Macronyx fuelleborni

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

1.5% White-winged Tern

Chlidonias leucopterus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

1.5% Capped Wheatear

Oenanthe pileata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.5% Pink-backed Pelican

Pelecanus rufescens

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Pelecanidae

1.5% Western House-Martin (Delichon urbicum) - Adult Western House-Martin

Delichon urbicum

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

1.5% Gray Tit-Flycatcher

Fraseria plumbea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.4% Greater Painted-Snipe

Rostratula benghalensis

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Rostratulidae

1.4% Banded Martin

Neophedina cincta

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

1.4% Lesser Gray Shrike

Lanius minor

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Laniidae

1.4% African Broadbill

Smithornis capensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Calyptomenidae

1.4% Little Rush Warbler

Bradypterus baboecala

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Locustellidae

1.4% Amur Falcon

Falco amurensis

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

1.4% Fawn-breasted Waxbill

Estrilda paludicola

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

1.4% African Cuckoo

Cuculus gularis

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

1.4% White-winged Black-Tit

Melaniparus leucomelas

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Paridae

1.4% African Scops-Owl

Otus senegalensis

Order: Strigiformes

Family: Strigidae

1.3% Cabanis's Greenbul

Phyllastrephus cabanisi

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

1.3% Southern Hyliota

Hyliota australis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hyliotidae

1.3% Red-necked Falcon

Falco chicquera

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

1.3% Marsh Widowbird

Euplectes hartlaubi

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

1.3% White-throated Swallow

Hirundo albigularis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

1.2% Little Bittern

Ixobrychus minutus

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

1.2% Crested Francolin

Ortygornis sephaena

Order: Galliformes

Family: Phasianidae

1.2% Bat-like Spinetail

Neafrapus boehmi

Order: Caprimulgiformes

Family: Apodidae

1.2% Miombo Rock-Thrush

Monticola angolensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.2% Zebra Waxbill (Amandava subflava) - Adult Zebra Waxbill

Amandava subflava

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

1.2% Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill

Tockus leucomelas

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

1.2% Western Violet-backed Sunbird

Anthreptes longuemarei

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

1.1% Moustached Grass-Warbler

Melocichla mentalis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Macrosphenidae

1.1% Red-capped Lark

Calandrella cinerea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Alaudidae

1.1% Quailfinch

Ortygospiza atricollis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

1.1% Abdim's Stork

Ciconia abdimii

Order: Ciconiiformes

Family: Ciconiidae

1.1% Western Miombo Sunbird

Cinnyris gertrudis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

1.1% Lesser Moorhen

Paragallinula angulata

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

1.1% Cut-throat

Amadina fasciata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

1.1% Black-tailed Waxbill

Glaucestrilda perreini

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

1.1% Red-knobbed Coot

Fulica cristata

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

1.1% Black-throated Canary

Crithagra atrogularis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

1.1% Purple Indigobird

Vidua purpurascens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Viduidae

1.1% Rosy-throated Longclaw

Macronyx ameliae

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

1.1% Pearl-spotted Owlet

Glaucidium perlatum

Order: Strigiformes

Family: Strigidae

1.1% Chaplin's Barbet

Lybius chaplini

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

1.1% Buffy Pipit

Anthus vaalensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

1.0% Familiar Chat

Oenanthe familiaris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.0% Lanner Falcon

Falco biarmicus

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

1.0% Bronze-winged Courser

Rhinoptilus chalcopterus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Glareolidae

1.0% Gray-olive Greenbul

Phyllastrephus cerviniventris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

1.0% Green-backed Woodpecker

Campethera maculosa

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

1.0% Blue-breasted Bee-eater

Merops variegatus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

1.0% Southern Crested Guineafowl

Guttera edouardi

Order: Galliformes

Family: Numididae

See Also