Birds of Zimbabwe

Birds of Zimbabwe 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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Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe

Africa

Africa

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Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe

Africa

Africa

List of Common Birds

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

Pycnonotus barbatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

34% Ring-necked Dove

Streptopelia capicola

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

31% Fork-tailed Drongo

Dicrurus adsimilis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Dicruridae

31% Southern Cordonbleu

Uraeginthus angolensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

29% Red-eyed Dove

Streptopelia semitorquata

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

28% Laughing Dove (Spilopelia senegalensis) - Adult Laughing Dove

Spilopelia senegalensis

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

28% Gray Go-away-bird

Crinifer concolor

Order: Musophagiformes

Family: Musophagidae

27% Pied Crow

Corvus albus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

27% Tropical Boubou

Laniarius major

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

26% Black-backed Puffback

Dryoscopus cubla

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

24% Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca) - Adult Egyptian Goose

Alopochen aegyptiaca

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

24% White-browed Robin-Chat

Cossypha heuglini

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

23% Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove

Turtur chalcospilos

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

22% African Palm Swift

Cypsiurus parvus

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

22% Arrow-marked Babbler

Turdoides jardineii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Leiothrichidae

21% Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris) - Adult Helmeted Guineafowl

Numida meleagris

Order: Galliformes

Family: Numididae

21% Southern Gray-headed Sparrow

Passer diffusus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passeridae

21% Black-collared Barbet

Lybius torquatus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

19% Tawny-flanked Prinia

Prinia subflava

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

19% Blacksmith Lapwing (Vanellus armatus) - Adult Blacksmith Lapwing

Vanellus armatus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

18% Crested Barbet

Trachyphonus vaillantii

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

18% White-browed Sparrow-Weaver

Plocepasser mahali

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

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

Ardea ibis

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

17% Lilac-breasted Roller (Coracias caudatus) - Adult Lilac-breasted Roller

Coracias caudatus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Coraciidae

17% Brown-hooded Kingfisher

Halcyon albiventris

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

16% Meves's Starling

Lamprotornis mevesii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

16% Red-winged Starling

Onychognathus morio

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

15% Bronze Mannikin

Spermestes cucullata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

15% Swainson's Spurfowl

Pternistis swainsonii

Order: Galliformes

Family: Phasianidae

15% Southern Red-billed Hornbill

Tockus rufirostris

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

15% African Gray Hornbill

Lophoceros nasutus

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

14% Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta) - Adult Hamerkop

Scopus umbretta

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Scopidae

14% African Fish-Eagle

Icthyophaga vocifer

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

14% Green-backed Camaroptera

Camaroptera brachyura

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

14% Green Woodhoopoe (Phoeniculus purpureus) - Adult Green Woodhoopoe

Phoeniculus purpureus

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Phoeniculidae

14% Variable Sunbird

Cinnyris venustus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

14% Yellow-bellied Greenbul

Chlorocichla flaviventris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

14% Wire-tailed Swallow

Hirundo smithii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

13% Kurrichane Thrush

Turdus libonyana

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

13% Chinspot Batis

Batis molitor

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Platysteiridae

13% Gray Heron (Ardea cinerea) - Adult Gray Heron

Ardea cinerea

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

13% African Pied Wagtail

Motacilla aguimp

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

13% Little Bee-eater

Merops pusillus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

13% African Jacana

Actophilornis africanus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Jacanidae

13% Yellow-fronted Canary (Crithagra mozambica) - Adult Yellow-fronted Canary

Crithagra mozambica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

13% African Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus) - Adult African Sacred Ibis

Threskiornis aethiopicus

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Threskiornithidae

13% Pied Kingfisher

Ceryle rudis

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

12% White-backed Vulture

Gyps africanus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

12% European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) - Adult European Bee-eater

Merops apiaster

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

12% Natal Spurfowl

Pternistis natalensis

Order: Galliformes

Family: Phasianidae

12% Scarlet-chested Sunbird

Chalcomitra senegalensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

12% Southern Yellow White-eye

Zosterops anderssoni

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Zosteropidae

12% Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) - Adult Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

12% Reed Cormorant

Microcarbo africanus

Order: Suliformes

Family: Phalacrocoracidae

12% Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus chrysoconus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

11% Hadada Ibis (Bostrychia hagedash) - Adult Hadada Ibis

Bostrychia hagedash

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Threskiornithidae

11% African Black-headed Oriole

Oriolus larvatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Oriolidae

11% Red-billed Firefinch

Lagonosticta senegala

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

11% Purple-crested Turaco

Gallirex porphyreolophus

Order: Musophagiformes

Family: Musophagidae

11% Rattling Cisticola

Cisticola chiniana

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

11% White-bellied Sunbird

Cinnyris talatala

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

11% African Paradise-Flycatcher

Terpsiphone viridis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Monarchidae

11% White-fronted Bee-eater

Merops bullockoides

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

11% Common Waxbill (Estrilda astrild) - Adult Common Waxbill

Estrilda astrild

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

11% Southern Masked-Weaver (Ploceus velatus) - Adult Southern Masked-Weaver

Ploceus velatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

10% White-faced Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna viduata) - Adult White-faced Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna viduata

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

9.7% Hooded Vulture

Necrosyrtes monachus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

9.6% White-crested Helmetshrike

Prionops plumatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Vangidae

9.6% Red-faced Mousebird

Urocolius indicus

Order: Coliiformes

Family: Coliidae

9.4% Wattled Lapwing

Vanellus senegallus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

9.4% Trumpeter Hornbill

Bycanistes bucinator

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

9.4% White-browed Scrub-Robin

Cercotrichas leucophrys

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

9.4% Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill

Tockus leucomelas

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

9.3% Great Egret (Ardea alba) - Adult Great Egret

Ardea alba

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

9.2% Lesser Striped Swallow

Cecropis abyssinica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

9.2% Common Hoopoe (Upupa epops) - Adult Common Hoopoe

Upupa epops

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Upupidae

9.1% Holub's Golden-Weaver

Ploceus xanthops

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

9.1% Red-billed Quelea

Quelea quelea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

9.1% Spectacled Weaver

Ploceus ocularis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

9.0% Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) - Adult Black-winged Stilt

Himantopus himantopus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Recurvirostridae

9.0% Black Kite (Milvus migrans) - Adult Black Kite

Milvus migrans

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

9.0% Terrestrial Brownbul

Phyllastrephus terrestris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

9.0% Meyer's Parrot

Poicephalus meyeri

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittacidae

8.8% Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer) - Adult Marabou Stork

Leptoptilos crumenifer

Order: Ciconiiformes

Family: Ciconiidae

8.7% Magpie Shrike (Urolestes melanoleucus) - Adult Magpie Shrike

Urolestes melanoleucus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Laniidae

8.6% Three-banded Plover

Thinornis tricollaris

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

8.5% Bar-throated Apalis

Apalis thoracica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

8.5% Black-headed Heron

Ardea melanocephala

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

8.4% Eastern Miombo Sunbird

Cinnyris manoensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

8.3% Speckled Mousebird

Colius striatus

Order: Coliiformes

Family: Coliidae

8.2% Brown-crowned Tchagra

Tchagra australis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

8.2% White-crowned Lapwing (Vanellus albiceps) - Adult White-crowned Lapwing

Vanellus albiceps

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

8.1% Pin-tailed Whydah

Vidua macroura

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Viduidae

8.1% Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike

Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

8.0% Jameson's Firefinch

Lagonosticta rhodopareia

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

8.0% Village Weaver

Ploceus cucullatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

8.0% Greater Blue-eared Starling

Lamprotornis chalybaeus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

7.9% Senegal Coucal

Centropus senegalensis

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

7.7% Red-billed Oxpecker (Buphagus erythroryncha) - Adult Red-billed Oxpecker

Buphagus erythroryncha

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Buphagidae

7.7% Cardinal Woodpecker

Dendropicos fuscescens

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

7.7% Black-crowned Tchagra

Tchagra senegalus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

7.7% Water Thick-knee

Burhinus vermiculatus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Burhinidae

7.7% Long-billed Crombec

Sylvietta rufescens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Macrosphenidae

7.6% Little Swift

Apus affinis

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

7.5% Collared Sunbird

Hedydipna collaris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

7.4% Amethyst Sunbird

Chalcomitra amethystina

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

7.3% Violet-backed Starling

Cinnyricinclus leucogaster

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

7.2% Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) - Adult Wood Sandpiper

Tringa glareola

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

7.1% African Stonechat

Saxicola torquatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

7.1% Black Crake

Zapornia flavirostra

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

7.1% Southern Black-Tit

Melaniparus niger

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Paridae

7.0% Yellow Bishop

Euplectes capensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

6.9% Golden-breasted Bunting

Emberiza flaviventris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Emberizidae

6.8% Southern Black-Flycatcher

Melaenornis pammelaina

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

6.7% Crowned Lapwing

Vanellus coronatus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

6.7% Little Heron

Butorides atricapilla

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

6.7% Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) - Adult Little Egret

Egretta garzetta

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

6.7% Red-faced Cisticola

Cisticola erythrops

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

6.7% Namaqua Dove

Oena capensis

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

6.6% Black Sawwing

Psalidoprocne pristoptera

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

6.6% Spur-winged Goose (Plectropterus gambensis) - Adult Spur-winged Goose

Plectropterus gambensis

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

6.5% Giant Kingfisher

Megaceryle maxima

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

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

Anastomus lamelligerus

Order: Ciconiiformes

Family: Ciconiidae

6.5% Bateleur

Terathopius ecaudatus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

6.3% Red-billed Duck

Anas erythrorhyncha

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

6.3% Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) - Breeding adult Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

6.3% Southern Red Bishop

Euplectes orix

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

6.3% Gray-headed Bushshrike

Malaconotus blanchoti

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

6.2% Red-chested Cuckoo

Cuculus solitarius

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

6.2% Green-winged Pytilia

Pytilia melba

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

6.1% Lizard Buzzard

Kaupifalco monogrammicus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

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

Phylloscopus trochilus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Phylloscopidae

6.0% African Darter (Anhinga rufa) - Adult African Darter

Anhinga rufa

Order: Suliformes

Family: Anhingidae

5.9% Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio) - Adult male Red-backed Shrike

Lanius collurio

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Laniidae

5.9% Golden-tailed Woodpecker

Campethera abingoni

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

5.8% Streaky-headed Seedeater

Crithagra gularis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

5.6% Black-winged Kite

Elanus caeruleus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

5.6% Ashy Flycatcher

Fraseria caerulescens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

5.6% Village Indigobird

Vidua chalybeata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Viduidae

5.5% House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) - Breeding male House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passeridae

5.4% Southern Ground-Hornbill (Bucorvus leadbeateri) - Adult male Southern Ground-Hornbill

Bucorvus leadbeateri

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

5.3% Red-collared Widowbird

Euplectes ardens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

5.3% Southern Fiscal

Lanius collaris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Laniidae

5.3% Yellow-breasted Apalis

Apalis flavida

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

5.3% Crested Francolin

Ortygornis sephaena

Order: Galliformes

Family: Phasianidae

5.3% African Pipit

Anthus cinnamomeus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

5.3% Dideric Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx caprius

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

5.2% Common Scimitarbill

Rhinopomastus cyanomelas

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Phoeniculidae

5.2% African Golden Oriole (Oriolus auratus) - Adult African Golden Oriole

Oriolus auratus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Oriolidae

5.2% Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) - Breeding adult Little Grebe

Tachybaptus ruficollis

Order: Podicipediformes

Family: Podicipedidae

5.1% Eurasian Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) - Adult Eurasian Moorhen

Gallinula chloropus

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

5.1% White-necked Raven

Corvus albicollis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

5.1% Yellow-throated Bush Sparrow

Gymnoris superciliaris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passeridae

5.0% Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) - Adult Glossy Ibis

Plegadis falcinellus

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Threskiornithidae

5.0% Cinnamon-breasted Bunting

Emberiza tahapisi

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Emberizidae

4.8% Red-headed Weaver

Anaplectes rubriceps

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

4.8% Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis) - Adult Common Myna

Acridotheres tristis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

4.8% African Harrier-Hawk

Polyboroides typus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

4.7% Grosbeak Weaver

Amblyospiza albifrons

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

4.7% Yellow-billed Stork

Mycteria ibis

Order: Ciconiiformes

Family: Ciconiidae

4.7% Livingstone's Turaco

Tauraco livingstonii

Order: Musophagiformes

Family: Musophagidae

4.7% Tawny Eagle

Aquila rapax

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

4.6% Brown Snake-Eagle

Circaetus cinereus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

4.5% Collared Palm-Thrush

Cichladusa arquata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

4.5% Rufous-naped Lark

Corypha africana

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Alaudidae

4.5% Knob-billed Duck

Sarkidiornis melanotos

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

4.4% Brubru

Nilaus afer

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

4.4% Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver

Bubalornis niger

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

4.4% Olive Sunbird

Cyanomitra olivacea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

4.3% Zitting Cisticola (Cisticola juncidis) - Adult Zitting Cisticola

Cisticola juncidis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

4.2% Broad-billed Roller

Eurystomus glaucurus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Coraciidae

4.2% Abdim's Stork

Ciconia abdimii

Order: Ciconiiformes

Family: Ciconiidae

4.2% Squacco Heron

Ardeola ralloides

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

4.1% Tambourine Dove

Turtur tympanistria

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

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

Vidua paradisaea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Viduidae

4.1% White-crowned Shrike

Eurocephalus anguitimens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Laniidae

4.1% Lesser Honeyguide

Indicator minor

Order: Piciformes

Family: Indicatoridae

4.0% Goliath Heron

Ardea goliath

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

4.0% Whyte's Barbet

Stactolaema whytii

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

4.0% Gabar Goshawk

Micronisus gabar

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

3.9% Sombre Greenbul

Andropadus importunus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

3.9% Black Cuckooshrike

Campephaga flava

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Campephagidae

3.9% Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) - Adult Spotted Flycatcher

Muscicapa striata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

3.9% Malachite Kingfisher

Corythornis cristatus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

3.9% Cut-throat

Amadina fasciata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

3.8% Brimstone Canary

Crithagra sulphurata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

3.8% Black-chested Snake-Eagle

Circaetus pectoralis

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

3.8% Saddle-billed Stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) - Adult Saddle-billed Stork

Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis

Order: Ciconiiformes

Family: Ciconiidae

3.8% Crowned Hornbill

Lophoceros alboterminatus

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

3.8% Long-crested Eagle

Lophaetus occipitalis

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

3.6% Cape Starling

Lamprotornis nitens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

3.6% Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) - Adult Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

Order: Suliformes

Family: Phalacrocoracidae

3.6% African Goshawk

Aerospiza tachiro

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

3.6% African Hawk-Eagle

Aquila spilogaster

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

3.4% African Green-Pigeon

Treron calvus

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

3.4% Klaas's Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx klaas

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

3.4% Bearded Woodpecker

Chloropicus namaquus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

3.4% Bearded Scrub-Robin

Tychaedon quadrivirgata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

3.3% Southern Carmine Bee-eater

Merops nubicoides

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

3.3% White-rumped Swift

Apus caffer

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

3.3% Double-banded Sandgrouse

Pterocles bicinctus

Order: Pterocliformes

Family: Pteroclidae

3.3% African Spoonbill (Platalea alba) - Adult African Spoonbill

Platalea alba

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Threskiornithidae

3.3% Yellow-throated Longclaw

Macronyx croceus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

3.2% Swallow-tailed Bee-eater

Merops hirundineus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

3.1% Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus bilineatus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

3.1% Fiery-necked Nightjar

Caprimulgus pectoralis

Order: Caprimulgiformes

Family: Caprimulgidae

3.1% Red-throated Crag-Martin

Ptyonoprogne rufigula

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

3.1% Levaillant's Cuckoo

Clamator levaillantii

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

3.1% Retz's Helmetshrike

Prionops retzii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Vangidae

3.1% White-winged Widowbird

Euplectes albonotatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

3.1% Red-throated Twinspot

Hypargos niveoguttatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

3.0% Singing Cisticola

Cisticola cantans

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

3.0% Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) - Adult Common Greenshank

Tringa nebularia

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

3.0% Square-tailed Drongo

Dicrurus ludwigii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Dicruridae

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

Buteo buteo

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

3.0% Stripe-cheeked Greenbul

Arizelocichla milanjensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

3.0% Rufous-chested Swallow

Cecropis semirufa

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

2.9% African Swift

Apus barbatus

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

2.9% Wahlberg's Eagle

Hieraaetus wahlbergi

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

2.9% Woodland Kingfisher

Halcyon senegalensis

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

2.9% Pearl-spotted Owlet

Glaucidium perlatum

Order: Strigiformes

Family: Strigidae

2.9% Black-throated Canary

Crithagra atrogularis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

2.8% Pied Cuckoo

Clamator jacobinus

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

2.8% Little Rush Warbler

Bradypterus baboecala

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Locustellidae

2.8% Little Sparrowhawk

Tachyspiza minulla

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

2.8% African Yellow-Warbler

Iduna natalensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Acrocephalidae

2.7% African Dusky Flycatcher

Muscicapa adusta

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

2.7% White-eared Barbet

Stactolaema leucotis

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

2.7% Martial Eagle

Polemaetus bellicosus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

2.7% Lesser Blue-eared Starling

Lamprotornis chloropterus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

2.7% Burchell's Coucal

Centropus burchellii

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

2.7% Cape Robin-Chat

Dessonornis caffer

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

2.7% Yellow-billed Egret

Ardea brachyrhyncha

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

2.7% Striped Kingfisher

Halcyon chelicuti

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

2.6% Lesser Swamp Warbler

Acrocephalus gracilirostris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Acrocephalidae

2.6% Marico Sunbird

Cinnyris mariquensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

2.6% Greater Honeyguide

Indicator indicator

Order: Piciformes

Family: Indicatoridae

2.6% Red-necked Spurfowl

Pternistis afer

Order: Galliformes

Family: Phasianidae

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

Columba livia

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

2.5% Red-billed Spurfowl

Pternistis adspersus

Order: Galliformes

Family: Phasianidae

2.5% Croaking Cisticola

Cisticola natalensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

2.5% Olive Bushshrike

Chlorophoneus olivaceus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

2.5% Purple Heron

Ardea purpurea

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

2.5% Familiar Chat

Oenanthe familiaris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

2.5% Marico Flycatcher

Bradornis mariquensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

2.4% Blue-spotted Wood-Dove

Turtur afer

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

2.4% Bradfield's Hornbill

Lophoceros bradfieldi

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

2.4% Yellow-bellied Waxbill

Coccopygia quartinia

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

2.4% Yellow-streaked Greenbul

Phyllastrephus flavostriatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Pycnonotidae

2.4% Black-and-white Mannikin

Spermestes bicolor

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

2.3% Dark-backed Weaver

Ploceus bicolor

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

2.3% African Emerald Cuckoo

Chrysococcyx cupreus

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

2.3% Red-crested Bustard

Lophotis ruficrista

Order: Otidiformes

Family: Otididae

2.3% Chirinda Apalis

Apalis chirindensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

2.3% Yellow-billed Oxpecker (Buphagus africanus) - Adult Yellow-billed Oxpecker

Buphagus africanus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Buphagidae

2.3% Crimson-breasted Gonolek

Laniarius atrococcineus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

2.3% Roberts's Warbler

Oreophilais robertsi

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

2.3% Gray-rumped Swallow

Pseudhirundo griseopyga

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

2.2% White-headed Vulture

Trigonoceps occipitalis

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

2.2% Cape Batis

Batis capensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Platysteiridae

2.2% African Skimmer

Rynchops flavirostris

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

2.2% Black Heron

Egretta ardesiaca

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

2.2% Chestnut-vented Warbler

Curruca subcoerulea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sylviidae

2.2% Western House-Martin (Delichon urbicum) - Adult Western House-Martin

Delichon urbicum

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

2.1% Mourning Collared-Dove

Streptopelia decipiens

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

2.1% Amur Falcon

Falco amurensis

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

2.1% Kittlitz's Plover

Anarhynchus pecuarius

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

2.1% Scaly Weaver

Sporopipes squamifrons

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

2.1% Green-capped Eremomela

Eremomela scotops

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

2.1% Gray Crowned-Crane (Balearica regulorum) - Adult Gray Crowned-Crane

Balearica regulorum

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Gruidae

2.1% Barratt's Warbler

Bradypterus barratti

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Locustellidae

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

Falco subbuteo

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

2.1% Kori Bustard

Ardeotis kori

Order: Otidiformes

Family: Otididae

2.0% White-throated Robin-Chat

Dessonornis humeralis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

2.0% Purple Roller

Coracias naevius

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Coraciidae

2.0% Ruff (Calidris pugnax) - Nonbreeding adult Ruff

Calidris pugnax

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

2.0% White-tailed Crested Flycatcher

Elminia albonotata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Stenostiridae

2.0% Mosque Swallow

Cecropis senegalensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

2.0% Lanner Falcon

Falco biarmicus

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

2.0% Secretarybird (Sagittarius serpentarius) - Adult Secretarybird

Sagittarius serpentarius

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Sagittariidae

1.9% Yellow-mantled Widowbird

Euplectes macroura

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

1.9% Lappet-faced Vulture

Torgos tracheliotos

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.9% Red-knobbed Coot

Fulica cristata

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

1.9% Shikra

Tachyspiza badia

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.9% Augur Buzzard

Buteo augur

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.9% Bronze Sunbird

Nectarinia kilimensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

1.9% Zebra Waxbill (Amandava subflava) - Adult Zebra Waxbill

Amandava subflava

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

1.9% Verreaux's Eagle-Owl

Ketupa lactea

Order: Strigiformes

Family: Strigidae

1.9% African Firefinch

Lagonosticta rubricata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

1.9% Levaillant's Cisticola

Cisticola tinniens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

1.8% Mountain Wagtail

Motacilla clara

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

1.8% Schalow's Turaco

Tauraco schalowi

Order: Musophagiformes

Family: Musophagidae

1.8% White-throated Swallow

Hirundo albigularis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

1.8% African Wood-Owl

Strix woodfordii

Order: Strigiformes

Family: Strigidae

1.8% Groundscraper Thrush

Turdus litsitsirupa

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

1.8% Violet-eared Waxbill

Granatina granatina

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

1.7% Western Barn Owl

Tyto alba

Order: Strigiformes

Family: Tytonidae

1.7% African Black Duck

Anas sparsa

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

1.7% Gray-hooded Gull

Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

1.7% Red-capped Robin-Chat

Cossypha natalensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.7% European Roller

Coracias garrulus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Coraciidae

1.7% Mocking Cliff-Chat

Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.7% Capped Wheatear

Oenanthe pileata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.7% Black-fronted Bushshrike

Chlorophoneus nigrifrons

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

1.6% Southern Pied-Babbler

Turdoides bicolor

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Leiothrichidae

1.6% Black Cuckoo

Cuculus clamosus

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

1.6% Square-tailed Nightjar

Caprimulgus fossii

Order: Caprimulgiformes

Family: Caprimulgidae

1.6% Black-throated Wattle-eye

Platysteira peltata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Platysteiridae

1.6% Cape Canary

Serinus canicollis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

1.6% Miombo Tit

Melaniparus griseiventris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Paridae

1.6% African Scops-Owl

Otus senegalensis

Order: Strigiformes

Family: Strigidae

1.6% Wattled Starling

Creatophora cinerea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

1.6% Wailing Cisticola

Cisticola lais

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

1.6% Lesser Gray Shrike

Lanius minor

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Laniidae

1.6% African Woolly-necked Stork

Ciconia microscelis

Order: Ciconiiformes

Family: Ciconiidae

1.5% Rameron Pigeon (Columba arquatrix) - Adult Rameron Pigeon

Columba arquatrix

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

1.5% Gray-headed Kingfisher

Halcyon leucocephala

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

1.5% Common Swift (Apus apus) - Adult Common Swift

Apus apus

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

1.5% Spotted Eagle-Owl

Bubo africanus

Order: Strigiformes

Family: Strigidae

1.5% White-breasted Cuckooshrike

Ceblepyris pectoralis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Campephagidae

1.5% Brown-necked Parrot

Poicephalus fuscicollis

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittacidae

1.5% African Penduline-Tit

Anthoscopus caroli

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Remizidae

1.5% Bennett's Woodpecker

Campethera bennettii

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

1.5% Northern Gray-headed Sparrow

Passer griseus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passeridae

1.5% African Barred Owlet

Glaucidium capense

Order: Strigiformes

Family: Strigidae

1.5% Black-tailed Waxbill

Glaucestrilda perreini

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

1.5% Lilian's Lovebird

Agapornis lilianae

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittaculidae

1.5% Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) - Adult Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Pandionidae

1.5% Speckled Pigeon

Columba guinea

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

1.4% Lesser Masked-Weaver

Ploceus intermedius

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Ploceidae

1.4% White-starred Robin

Pogonocichla stellata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.4% Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) - Adult (American) Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

1.4% Cape Grassbird

Sphenoeacus afer

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Macrosphenidae

1.4% Plain Martin

Riparia paludicola

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

1.3% Dickinson's Kestrel

Falco dickinsoni

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

1.3% Silvery-cheeked Hornbill

Bycanistes brevis

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Bucerotidae

1.3% Red-faced Crimsonwing

Cryptospiza reichenovii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Estrildidae

1.3% Lemon Dove

Aplopelia larvata

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

1.3% Verreaux's Eagle

Aquila verreauxii

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.3% Orange Ground-Thrush

Geokichla gurneyi

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

1.3% Shaft-tailed Whydah

Vidua regia

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Viduidae

1.3% Common Ostrich (Struthio camelus) - Non-breeding male Common Ostrich

Struthio camelus

Order: Struthioniformes

Family: Struthionidae

1.3% African Finfoot

Podica senegalensis

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Heliornithidae

1.3% Black Stork

Ciconia nigra

Order: Ciconiiformes

Family: Ciconiidae

1.3% Miombo Rock-Thrush

Monticola angolensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.3% Red-faced Crombec

Sylvietta whytii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Macrosphenidae

1.3% Racket-tailed Roller

Coracias spatulatus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Coraciidae

1.3% Blue-billed Teal

Spatula hottentota

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

1.2% Flappet Lark

Amirafra rufocinnamomea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Alaudidae

1.2% Three-banded Courser

Rhinoptilus cinctus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Glareolidae

1.2% Southern Hyliota

Hyliota australis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hyliotidae

1.2% Pied Barbet

Tricholaema leucomelas

Order: Piciformes

Family: Lybiidae

1.2% Eastern Nicator

Nicator gularis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nicatoridae

1.2% Rock Pratincole

Glareola nuchalis

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Glareolidae

1.2% Rock-loving Cisticola

Cisticola aberrans

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

1.2% Narina Trogon

Apaloderma narina

Order: Trogoniformes

Family: Trogonidae

1.2% Spotted Thick-knee (Burhinus capensis) - Adult Spotted Thick-knee

Burhinus capensis

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Burhinidae

1.2% Dark Chanting-Goshawk

Melierax metabates

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.2% Common Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) - Adult Common Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus scirpaceus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Acrocephalidae

1.2% Black Goshawk

Astur melanoleucus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.2% Burnt-neck Eremomela

Eremomela usticollis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

1.2% Eastern Bronze-naped Pigeon

Columba delegorguei

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

1.2% Gray Tit-Flycatcher

Fraseria plumbea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.2% Four-colored Bushshrike

Telophorus viridis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Malaconotidae

1.2% Greater Striped Swallow

Cecropis cucullata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

1.2% Horus Swift

Apus horus

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

1.1% Striped Pipit

Anthus lineiventris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

1.1% Cabanis's Bunting

Emberiza cabanisi

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Emberizidae

1.1% Pale Flycatcher

Agricola pallidus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.1% Pearl-breasted Swallow

Hirundo dimidiata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

1.1% Half-collared Kingfisher

Alcedo semitorquata

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

1.1% Olive Thrush

Turdus olivaceus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

1.1% Stierling's Wren-Warbler

Calamonastes stierlingi

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cisticolidae

1.1% Brown-headed Parrot

Poicephalus cryptoxanthus

Order: Psittaciformes

Family: Psittacidae

1.0% Small Buttonquail

Turnix sylvaticus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Turnicidae

1.0% Coqui Francolin

Campocolinus coqui

Order: Galliformes

Family: Phasianidae

1.0% Boulder Chat

Pinarornis plumosus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

1.0% Bat-like Spinetail

Neafrapus boehmi

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

1.0% Crowned Eagle (Stephanoaetus coronatus) - Adult Crowned Eagle

Stephanoaetus coronatus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.0% Copper Sunbird

Cinnyris cupreus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Nectariniidae

1.0% Sabota Lark

Calendulauda sabota

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Alaudidae

1.0% Southern Crested Guineafowl

Guttera edouardi

Order: Galliformes

Family: Numididae

1.0% Yellow-throated Woodland-Warbler

Phylloscopus ruficapilla

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Phylloscopidae

1.0% Greater Painted-Snipe

Rostratula benghalensis

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Rostratulidae

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