EURYLAIMIDAE
Pseudocalyptomena graueri Grauer’s Broadbill Eurylaime de Grauer
African Green Broadbill
Resident, forest and edges: Itombwe Mts (E DRC), W Uganda.
Smithornis sharpei Grey-headed Broadbill Eurylaime à tête grise
zenkeri; sharpei; eurylaemus
Resident, lowland rain forest: S Cameroon, N Gabon (zenkeri); Bioko (sharpei); mts of E DRC (eurylaemus).
Smithornis rufolateralis Rufous-sided Broadbill Eurylaime à flancs roux
rufolateralis; budongoensis
Resident, undergrowth in lowland forest: Liberia - W Uganda through N half of DRC.
Smithornis capensis African Broadbill Eurylaime du Cap
capensis; cryptoleucus; suahelicus; conjunctus; albigularis; medianus; meinertzhageni; camarunensis (BoA camerunensis);
delacouri; (ROB has only 7 in Africa)
Resident, forest and dense woodland: Sierra Leone - W Ghana; scattered S Cameroon - NW Angola; E and SE DRC east to S Kenya, NE South Africa.
PHILEPITTIDAE
Philepitta castanea Velvet Asity Philépitte veloutée
Resident, forest: all of E Madagascar.
Philepitta schlegeli Schlegel’s Asity Philépitte de Schlegel
Resident, seasonally dry forest: N and NW Madagascar.
Neodrepanis coruscans Common Sunbird-Asity Philépitte souimanga
Sunbird-Asity; Wattled Sunbird-Asity Faux-Souimanga caronculé
Resident, midlevel forest: E Madagascar.
Neodrepanis hypoxantha Yellow-bellied Sunbird-Asity Philépitte de Salomonsen
Yellow-bellied Asity Faux-Souimanga à ventre jaune
CMT Neodrepanis hypoxanthus
Resident, montane forest: scattered in E Madagascar.
PITTIDAE
Pitta reichenowi Green-breasted Pitta Brève à poitrine verte
DFW subsumes into Pitta angolensis
Resident, forest, thickets: scattered S Cameroon, N Gabon - Uganda.
Pitta angolensis African Pitta Brève de l'Angola
longipennis; pulih; angolensis
Resident (West Africa) and intra-African migrant (East Africa), forest with dense undergrowth: resident Guinea - W Cameroon - NW Angola (pulih, angolensis); breeds SE DRC, S Tanzania - E Zambia, NE South Africa, moving north to NE DRC, S CAR - S Kenya (longipennis); vagrant rest of E South Africa, 1 record Ethiopia.
ALAUDIDAE
English name of several Mirafra spp can be … Lark and … Bush Lark. The most commonly used one is given here.
Mirafra hova Madagascar Lark Alouette malgache
Resident, all open habitats: Madagascar.
Mirafra cantillans Singing Bush Lark Alouette chanteuse
marginata; chadensis
Resident and intra-African migrant, short grassland, semi-desert: Sahel zone N Senegal, S Mauritania - W Ethiopia (chadensis); NE Ethiopia, Eritrea and S Sudan, S Somalia - N Tanzania (both marginata).
Mirafra passerina Monotonous Lark Alouette monotone
Resident and nomadic, arid savanna and woodland: S Angola - C Namibia east to S Zambia, NE South Africa.
Mirafra albicauda White-tailed Lark Alouette à queue blanche
Resident, dense short grassland, often near lakes, avoiding very open areas: NE DRC, NW Uganda - C Tanzania; local W Chad - E Sudan - SE Ethiopia.
Mirafra cheniana Melodious Lark Alouette mélodieuse
Latakoo Lark
Resident, open grassland: patchy S Zimbabwe, E South Africa.
Mirafra cordofanica Kordofan Lark Alouette du Kordofan
Resident and nomadic, arid plains: Mauritania - S Niger; C Sudan.
Mirafra williamsi Williams's Lark Alouette de Williams
Resident, arid short grass areas on black lava soils: 2 areas of N Kenya.
Mirafra pulpa Friedmann's Lark Alouette de Friedmann
Intra-African migrant (probably), dense grassland with bushes: SE Kenya, N Tanzania; old records in S Ethiopia, N Kenya.
Mirafra africana Rufous-naped Lark Alouette à nuque rousse
africana; transvaalensis; grisescens (ROB griscescens); ghansiensis; pallida; occidentalis; chapini; gomesi; kabalii (BoA kaballii); malbranti; nigrescens; isolata; nyikae; tropicalis; ruwenzoria; athi; harterti; sharpii (BoA sharpei); kurrae; stresemanni; bamendae; batesi; henrici
SAM (+SS) raise Mirafra sharpii Somali Lark (SS Sharpe’s Lark) Alouette de Sharpe (SAM has M. somalica as Somali Long-billed Lark); (SS raises Mirafra malbranti Malbrant’s Lark)
Resident, grassy areas with and without trees: scattered isolated populations in West Africa; NW Somalia (sharpii); around L. Victoria; W
DRC, S Gabon, Angola - S Tanzania and south excluding much of Namibia, W half of South Africa and coastal Angola; (malbrandti in E
Gabon - SW DRC).
Mirafra hypermetra Red-winged Lark Alouette polyglotte
Red-winged Bush Lark*
hypermetra; gallarum; kidepoensis; kathangorensis
Resident, savanna, grassland with scattered trees: scattered in lowlands Ethiopia - NE Tanzania.
Mirafra somalica Somali Lark Alouette de Somalie
Somali Long-billed Lark
somalica; rochei
Resident, open grassland especially coastal: most of Somalia though not NW or SW.
Mirafra ashi Ash's Lark Alouette de Ash
Resident, short grassland: known only from 6 specimens in small area of coastal E Somalia near Mogadishu.
Mirafra angolensis Angola Lark Alouette de l'Angola
angolensis; antonii; marungensis
Resident, moist and montane grassland: 4 populations in small areas: N Angola; W Angola (both angolensis); extreme E Angola, S DRC, NW Zambia (antonii); SE DRC (marungensis).
Mirafra rufocinnamomea Flappet Lark Alouette bourdonnante
buckleyi; serlei; tigrina; furensis; sobatensis; rufocinnamomea; omoensis; torrida; kawirondensis; fischeri; schoutedeni; lwenarum; smithersi; mababiensis; pintoi
Resident, all savannas with grassy areas: all S of Sahara except forest area, north and east of C Ethiopia - C Kenya, south of Angola - NE
South Africa, and W coast of Angola.
Mirafra apiata Cape Clapper Lark Alouette bateleuse
apiata; marjoriae
(SL, SS raise Mirafra marjoriae Agulhas Clapper Lark)
Resident, dense vegetated grasslands, fynbos: W and S South Africa.
Mirafra fasciolata Eastern Clapper Lark Alouette fasciée
reynoldsi; jappi; nata; deserti (HM=damarensis but may be distinct; ROB incl damarensis in deserti); fasciolata (BoA=hewitti)
BoA, DFW, HM, SAM, BL subsume into Mirafra apiata (as Clapper Lark)
Resident, dense vegetated grasslands: W Zambia, SE Angola, E half Namibia, C South Africa.
Mirafra collaris Collared Lark Alouette à collier
Resident, semi-arid grassland, open woodland: SE Ethiopia, Somalia, NE Kenya.
Mirafra rufa Rusty Bush Lark Alouette rousse
rufa; lynesi; nigriticola
Resident (probably), semi-arid plains, open woodland on rocky ridges: E Mali - C Sudan.
Mirafra gilletti Gillett's Lark Alouette de Gillett
gilletti; arorihensis
Resident, semi-arid scrub, often rocky: E Ethiopia, W Somalia, extreme NE Kenya.
[Mirafra degodiensis Degodi Lark Alouette du Degodi]
Resident, arid Acacia scrub: Degodi region (S Ethiopia).
(A 2009 Bull. Br. Orn. Club paper suggests that this species is synonymous with Mirafra gilletti.)
BoA, DFW, HM, SAM, BL (and ZTP, BD, SF for species in their areas) place Calendulauda species in Mirafra (africanoides, alopex, poecilosterna, sabota) or Certhilauda (albescens, erythrochlamys, barlowi, buryi)
Calendulauda africanoides Fawn-coloured Lark Alouette fauve
africanoides; austin-robertsi (CMT, HBW, ROB incl in africanoides); harei; sarwensis; makarikari; trapnelli; vincenti; (BoA, HM + intercedens; macdonaldi; alopex here considered a separate species)
Resident, sandy soils in semi-arid savannas: S Angola - S Mozambique south to N South Africa.
Calendulauda alopex Foxy Lark Alouette abyssinienne
Abyssinian Lark
intercedens; macdonaldi (CMT, HBW incl in intercedens); alopex
BoA, DFW, HM subsume into Mirafra africanoides
Resident, sandy soils in semi-arid savannas: N Somalia, E Ethiopia - N Tanzania.
Calendulauda poecilosterna Pink-breasted Lark Alouette à poitrine rose
Resident, arid Acacia and Commiphora scrub: SE Sudan, S Ethiopia, S Somalia - NE Tanzania.
Calendulauda sabota Sabota Lark Alouette sabota
sabota; waibeli; sabotoides; suffusca; ansorgei; plebeja; bradfieldi; herero; naevia
SAM raises Calendulauda (Mirafra) naevia Bradfield’s Lark
Resident, semi-arid savannas: S Angola (and up W coast) - S Mozambique south to C South Africa; (naevia (probably incl races bradfieldi, herero) NW Namibia - NC Cape Province).
Calendulauda albescens Karoo Lark Alouette du Karroo
albescens; codea; guttata; karruensis (not in HM)
Resident, semi-desert and dunes: W South Africa, extreme S Namibia.
Calendulauda erythrochlamys Dune Lark Alouette à dos roux
Alouette des dunes
(HM + barlowi; erythrochlamys here considered separate species)
Resident, dunes usually with vegetation: small area coastal W Namibia.
Calendulauda barlowi Barlow’s Lark Alouette de Barlow
barlowi; patae; cavei
BoA, DFW, SAM, HM subsume into Calendulauda (Certhilauda) erythrochlamys (BoA incl cavei in C. a. albescens with no
mention of barlowi or patae (also not in HM))
Resident, dunes usually with vegetation: small area coastal NW South Africa, SW Namibia (south of C. erythrochlamys).
Calendulauda burra Red Lark Alouette ferrugineuse
Ferruginous Lark
Resident, sand dunes, alluvial plains: NW Cape Province (South Africa).
Heteromirafra ruddi Rudd's Lark Alouette de Rudd
Resident, high altitude montane grassland: several isolated populations NE and E South Africa.
Heteromirafra archeri Archer's Lark Alouette d'Archer
Resident, short grassland: small area NW Somalia.
Heteromirafra sidamoensis Sidamo Lark Alouette d'Erard
Resident, grassland patches: known only from 2 specimens in small area S Ethiopia.
Certhilauda curvirostris Cape Long-billed Lark Alouette à long bec
Long-billed Lark; Cape Lark
falcirostris; curvirostris; (BoA + bradshawi; brevirostris; subcoronata; gilli; kaokensis; benguelensis; semitorquata; infelix (CMT=transvaalensis but BoA notes that this is preoccupied) here considered to be races of one of the 4 following species)
Resident, grasslands, coastal scrub: coastal extreme S Namibia, W South Africa.
Certhilauda brevirostris Agulhas Long-billed Lark Alouette de l’Agulhas
Agulhas Lark
BoA, DFW (+SAM presumed) subsume into Certhilauda curvirostris
Resident, cultivation (non-intensive), sandy areas: Agulhas Plain in W Cape Province (South Africa).
Certhilauda semitorquata Eastern Long-billed Lark Alouette de Transvaal
transvaalensis (BoA=infelix (see above)); semitorquata; algida (BoA incl in semitorquata)
BoA, DFW (+SAM presumed) subsume into Certhilauda curvirostris
Resident, grassland, usually rocky slopes: E Cape - Orange Free State, W KZ-Natal (all South Africa).
Certhilauda subcoronata Karoo Long-billed Lark Alouette du Namaland
damarensis (not in BoA); subcoronata; gilli; bradshawi
BoA, DFW, (+SAM presumed) subsume into Certhilauda curvirostris
Resident, scrublands: C Namibia - W South Africa.
Certhilauda benguelensis Benguela Long-billed Lark Alouette de Benguela
Benguela Lark
benguelensis; kaokoensis (BoA kaokensis)
BoA, DFW (+SAM presumed) subsume into Certhilauda curvirostris
Resident, arid slopes with scrub: small area of NW Namibia, SW Angola.
Certhilauda chuana Short-clawed Lark Alouette à ongles courts
Resident, open woodlands: N South Africa, S Botswana.
Pinarocorys erythropygia Rufous-rumped Lark Alouette à queue rousse
Intra-African migrant, open woodland, savanna, moving to more arid areas outside breeding season: breeds N Ivory Coast - S Sudan, N Uganda; non-breeding in Sahel zone Senegal - N Sudan.
Pinarocorys nigricans Dusky Lark Alouette brune
nigricans; occidentis
Intra-African migrant, miombo woodland, often on burnt ground, non-breeding to more open habitats: breeds S DRC, N Angola - SW Tanzania; non-breeding to S Angola, Namibia - Mozambique, NE South Africa.
Chersomanes albofasciata Spike-heeled Lark Alouette éperonée
albofasciata; garrula; macdonaldi; alticola; arenaria; kalahariae; erikssoni; barlowi; boweni; obscurata; beesleyi
CMT, HBW, IOC (+ROB implies, +SS) raise Chersomanes beesleyi Beesley’s Lark Alouette de Beesley
Resident, montane grassland - karoo scrub - semi-desert: C and NE Angola - South Africa except strip along E and S coasts; near Mt Meru (Tanzania) (beesleyi).
Alaemon alaudipes Greater Hoopoe-Lark Sirli du désert
**Hoopoe-Lark
alaudipes; desertorum; boavistae
Resident, desert and semi-desert: N Mauritania - Egypt south of Atlas Mts and into Sahara to S Niger, C Chad (alaudipes); Red Sea coast of S Sudan - NW Somalia (desertorum); Cape Verde Is (boavistae).
Alaemon hamertoni Lesser Hoopoe-Lark Sirli de Witherby
hamertoni; altera (HM, CMT alter); tertius (BoA tertia)
Resident, tussock grass: N and E Somalia along coast.
Ramphocoris clotbey Thick-billed Lark Alouette de Clotbey
Clot-Bey’s Lark
BoA Ramphocoris clot-bey; DFW Ramphocorys clotbey
Resident, deserts and nearby, mostly stony ground: round N edge of the desert Western Sahara - W Libya.
Melanocorypha calandra Calandra Lark Alouette calandre
calandra; psammochroa
Resident, open plains and cultivation: N Morocco - NW Libya; N Egypt; (psammochroa noted as easternmost race but recorded in Sinai).
Melanocorypha bimaculata Bimaculated Lark Alouette monticole
bimaculata; rufescens; (CMT, HBW monotypic)
Palearctic winter visitor, open areas especially stonier parts: Nile Valley in NE Sudan, Red Sea coast of Ethiopia, Eritrea.
Ammomanes cinctura Bar-tailed Lark Ammomane élégante
arenicolor; cinctura
HM notes often incorrectly spelt Ammomanes cincturus (+ race)
Resident, deserts: scattered all across Sahara especially in north, south to C Niger, N Sudan (arenicolor); Cape Verde Is (cinctura).
Ammomanes deserti Desert Lark Ammomane isabelline
Ammomane du désert
geyri; payni; algeriensis; whitakeri; mya; isabellina; deserti; kollmanspergeri (HM kollmannspergeri); erythrochroa (BoA erythrochrous); samharensis; assabensis; akeleyi
Resident, deserts: North Africa and Sahara and into Sahel zone south to Mauritania, S Niger, C Sudan, N Somalia.
Ammomanopsis grayi Gray's Lark Ammomane de Gray
grayi; hoeschi
BoA, DFW, HM, SAM, BL (+SL) Ammomanes grayi
Nomadic, gravel plains, salt flats with little vegetation: coastal plain SW Angola - S Namibia.
Calandrella brachydactyla Greater Short-toed Lark Alouette calandrelle
Short-toed Lark
brachydactyla; rubiginosa; longipennis; hermonensis
Partial migrant and Palearctic winter visitor, dry plains and cultivation: breeds Morocco - NW Libya; winters all across Sahel zone, with some south to N DRC, Kenya and into Sahara Desert.
Calandrella cinerea Red-capped Lark Alouette cendrille
cinerea; anderssoni (CMT, HBW, ROB incl in cinerea); spleniata; millardi (ROB incl in cinerea); saturatior; williamsi; (CMT, HBW + fulvida (HM incl in saturatior); alluvia (HM incl in anderssoni, ROB incl in saturatior); niveni (HM, ROB (as nivenae) incl in cinerea)); (BoA + erlangeri; blanfordi; daroodensis here considered 2 separate species); (ROB has another 4 races)
Resident and intra-African migrant, open grassland: Angola (all except NW), S DRC, W and N Tanzania, SC Kenya south to all of South
Africa; isolated population N Nigeria.
Calandrella blanfordi Blanford’s Lark Alouette de Blanford
Blanford’s Short-toed Lark
blanfordi; daaroodensis (BoA daroodensis); (HM + erlangeri here considered a separate species)
BoA, DFW subsume into Calandrella cinerea
Resident, open bare ground and grassland: Red Sea coast Eritrea (blanfordi) - NW Somalia (daroodensis).
Calandrella erlangeri Erlanger’s Lark Alouette d’Erlanger
BoA, DFW subsume into Calandrella cinerea; HM subsumes into Calandrella blanfordi
Resident, open bare ground and grassland: Ethiopian highlands.
Calandrella rufescens Lesser Short-toed Lark Alouette pispolette
minor; nicolli; heinei; rufescens; polatzeki
Resident and nomadic, open areas with bare ground: all North Africa (minor, nicolli); Canary Is (rufescens, polatzeki); vagrant Mauritania, N Nigeria in northern winter; (heinei vagrant from SE Europe).
Calandrella somalica Somali Short-toed Lark Alouette roussâtre
Rufous Short-toed Lark
perconfusa; somalica; megaensis; athensis
SAM, IOC (+SS) raise Calandrella athensis Athi Short-toed Lark Alouette d’Athi
Resident, dry open grassland, mainly above 600m asl: N Somalia, E Ethiopia (perconfusa, somalica); S Ethiopia, N Kenya (megaensis); SC Kenya, N Tanzania (athensis).
Spizocorys conirostris Pink-billed Lark Alouette à bec rose
conirostris; transiens (CMT, HBW, ROB incl in conirostris); barlowi; damarensis; crypta; makawai; harti
Resident but nomadic in drier parts, moist submontane to semi-arid grassland: E Namibia, W Zambia, Botswana and all C South Africa.
Spizocorys fringillaris Botha's Lark Alouette de Botha
Resident, short upland grassland: small area E South Africa.
Spizocorys sclateri Sclater's Lark Alouette de Sclater
Resident and nomadic, stony plains: SE Namibia - NW South Africa.
Spizocorys obbiensis Obbia Lark Alouette d'Obbia
Resident, vegetated coastal dunes: coastal C and S Somalia.
Spizocorys personata Masked Lark Alouette masquée
personata; yavelloensis; intensa; mcchesneyi
Resident, arid plains especially on black lava: E and S Ethiopia, N Kenya.
Spizocorys starki Stark's Lark Alouette de Stark
BoA, DFW, HM, SAM, BL (+SL) Eremalauda starki
Nomadic, arid and semi-arid grassy plains: W Angola in narrow strip to NW South Africa.
Eremalauda dunni Dunn's Lark Alouette de Dunn
dunni
Resident, arid flat lowlands at edge of desert: S edge Sahara Mauritania, Mali but only scattered to east of this.
Chersophilus duponti Dupont's Lark Sirli ricoti
Sirli du Dupont
duponti; margaritae
Resident, shrubby grassland: E Morocco - W Egypt.
Pseudalaemon fremantlii Short-tailed Lark Cochevis à queue courte
fremantlii; megaensis; delamerei
Resident, semi-arid grassland, open woodland: Somalia (fremantlii); S Ethiopia, N Kenya (megaensis); S Kenya, N Tanzania (delamerei).
Galerida modesta Sun Lark Cochevis modeste
modesta; bucolica; struempelli (BoA strumpelli); nigrita
Resident and intra-African migrant with rains, open grassland with rocky areas: Senegal to extreme NW Uganda south to highlands of N Cameroon.
Galerida magnirostris Large-billed Lark Cochevis à gros bec
magnirostris; harei; montivaga (CMT, HBW, ROB incl in harei); (CMT, HM, ROB + sedentaria)
Resident, semi-arid grassland and scrub: South Africa except N and E.
Galerida cristata Crested Lark Cochevis huppé
kleinschmidti; riggenbachi; carthaginis; randoni (BoA randonii); macrorhyncha; arenicola; festae; brachyura; helenae; jordansi; nigricans; maculata; halfae; altirostris; somaliensis; balsaci; senegallensis; alexanderi; isabellina
IOC raise Galerida randonii (sic) Maghreb Lark
Resident, dry plains, cultivation: all around Sahara Desert, and scattered to N Kenya, S Ethiopia; (randoni -- E Morocco - N Algeria).
Galerida theklae Thekla Lark Cochevis de Thékla
erlangeri; ruficolor; superflua; carolinae; praetermissa; huei; huriensis; ellioti; harrarensis; mallablensis; (HM + theresae; BoA + aguirrei (CMT, HM, HBW incl in ruficolor); deichleri (CMT, HM, HBW incl in carolinae))
BD Galerida thekla
BoA subsumes into otherwise extralimital Galerida malabarica
Resident, rugged areas with bare ground: all North Africa; N and SE Ethiopia in highlands, Somalia, N Kenya.
Lullula arborea Woodlark Alouette lulu
pallida
Resident, open and scrubby habitats: C Morocco - E Algeria north of Sahara.
Alauda arvensis Eurasian Skylark Alouette des champs
Skylark
harterti; arvensis; cantarella; sierrae (BD sierra)
Resident and Palearctic winter visitor, open habitats: breeds Morocco - Tunisia (harterti); Azores (arvensis); winters all across North Africa, Canary Is.
Alauda razae Raso Lark Alouette de Razo
Razo Lark; Raso Island Lark Alouette des Iles du Cap-Vert
Resident, flat plains of decaying lava: Raso Is (Cape Verde Is).
Eremopterix australis Black-eared Sparrow Lark Moinelette à oreillons noirs
Alouette-moineau à oreillons noirs
Nomadic, grassland: S Namibia, extreme SW Botswana - W South Africa.
Eremopterix leucotis Chestnut-backed Sparrow Lark Moinelette à oreillons blancs
Alouette-moineau à oreillons blancs
melanocephalus (HM notes often incorrectly spelt melanocephala); leucotis; madaraszi; smithi (BoA smithii); hoeschi
Nomadic, short grassland, semi-arid savanna: Sahel zone Senegal - Eritrea south to C Tanzania; S Angola - extreme S Tanzania south to N Namibia, most of Botswana, NE South Africa.
Eremopterix nigriceps Black-crowned Sparrow Lark Moinelette à front blanc
Alouette-moineau à front blanc
albifrons; melanauchen; forbeswatsoni (CMT, HBW incl in melanauchen); nigriceps
Some local movements, arid and semi-arid plains: Sahel zone, Mauritania, Senegal - Eritrea south in Somalia along coast (albifrons; melanauchen); Socotra (forbeswatsoni); Cape Verde Is (nigriceps).
Eremopterix verticalis Grey-backed Sparrow Lark Moinelette à dos gris
Alouette-moineau à dos gris
verticalis; damarensis; khama; harti
Mainly resident, semi-arid grassland: Namibia, W 2/3rds South Africa extending up coastal Angola, Botswana, W Zimbabwe; irruptions into Zambia.
Eremopterix signatus Chestnut-headed Sparrow Lark Moinelette d'Oustalet
Alouette-moineau d’Oustalet
signatus; harrisoni
HM notes often incorrectly spelt E. signata (+ race)
Resident and nomadic, semi-arid savannas: SE Sudan, E and SE Ethiopia, Somalia, N and E Kenya.
Eremopterix leucopareia Fischer's Sparrow Lark Moinelette de Fischer
Alouette-moineau de Fischer
Resident, semi-arid grassland: W Kenya, W Tanzania - N Malawi
Eremophila alpestris Horned Lark Alouette hausse-col
Shore Lark
atlas
Resident, montane barren areas: Atlas Mts in Morocco.
Eremophila bilopha Temminck's Lark Alouette bilophe
Temminck’s Horned Lark
Resident, open plains at desert edge: all across North Africa away from coastal strip, N Mauritania - Egypt; 1 record Gambia.
HIRUNDINIDAE
Pseudochelidon eurystomina African River Martin Pseudolangrayen d’Afrique
Hirondelle de rivière
Migrant between breeding areas, forested rivers, lakes and coastal savanna: coastal W Gabon, Congo; upper and middle R Congo.
Psalidoprocne nitens Square-tailed Saw-wing Hirondelle à queue courte
nitens; centralis (not in CMT); (CMT + cia)
Resident, forest: all forest area, Sierra Leone - E DRC.
Psalidoprocne obscura Fanti Saw-wing Hirondelle fanti
Resident, woodland to grassland usually near water: S Senegal - W Cameroon.
Psalidoprocne pristoptera Black Saw-wing Hirondelle hérissée
[Blue Saw-wing if split as below]
pristoptera; blanfordi (BoA blandfordi); oleaginea; antinorii; mangbettorum; chalybea; petiti; reichenowi; orientalis; holomelas (BoA holomelaena); massaica (ZTP massaicus); ruwenzori
SAM (+ROB, SL for those in their areas) raises (monotypic unless stated) Psalidoprocne holomelas (SL P. holomelaena) Black Saw-wing Hirondelle du Ruwenzori (races massaica; holomelas; ruwenzori); Psalidoprocne chalybea Shari Saw-wing Hirondelle à queue fourchue; Psalidoprocne petiti Petit’s Saw-wing Hirondelle de Petit; Psalidoprocne mangbettorum Mangbettu Saw-wing Hirondelle des Mangbettu; Psalidoprocne oleaginea Ethiopian Saw-wing Hirondelle de Kafa; Psalidoprocne antinorii Brown Saw-wing Hirondelle de Salvadori (races antinorii; blanfordi); Psalidoprocne orientalis Eastern Saw-wing Hirondelle de Reichenow (races orientalis; reichenowi; (ROB + percivali and one other in Africa))
Resident and partial migrant, savannas, woodland, montane grassland: SE Nigeria - S Kenya south to C Angola - N Mozambique and along
coastal strip S Mozambique - W Cape (South Africa); highlands of Ethiopia; SW Ethiopia, SE Sudan; (holomelas -- southern strip to S
Zimbabwe; Kenya, Tanzania; E DRC; chalybea -- Cameroon - CAR, W Sudan; petiti -- E Nigeria - NW Angola; mangbettorum -- S Sudan
- NE DRC; oleaginea -- SW Ethiopia, SE Sudan; antinorii -- C and S Ethiopia; orientalis -- Angola - S Tanzania south to E Zimbabwe, C
Mozambique; pristoptera -- W highlands of Ethiopia).
Psalidoprocne albiceps White-headed Saw-wing Hirondelle à tête blanche
albiceps; suffusa
Resident, and intra-African migrant in south of breeding range, savannas, forests, miombo woodland: E DRC, Uganda, SW Kenya - N Zambia, N Malawi (albiceps); N Angola (suffusa).
Psalidoprocne fuliginosa Mountain Saw-wing Hirondelle brune
Resident, forest clearings: Mt Cameroon, Bioko.
Phedina brazzae Brazza's Martin Hirondelle de Brazza
DFW Phedinopsis brazzae
Resident (probably), forested rivers: S Congo, S DRC, NE Angola.
Phedina borbonica Mascarene Martin Hirondelle des Mascareignes
madagascariensis; borbonica
Resident and intra-African migrant, open country: breeds Madagascar; non-breeding to scattered parts of eastern Africa Kenya - Mozambique and to Seychelles and other nearby islands (madagascariensis); resident Mascarenes (borbonica).
Riparia paludicola Plain Martin Hirondelle paludicole
**African Sand Martin; Brown-throated Martin*
mauritanica; paludicola; paludibula (CMT, HM=minor); schoensis; newtoni; ducis; cowani; (ROB only has 5 races in Africa)
Resident and partial migrant, open areas especially near water: all S of Sahara except forest areas but patchy west of Ethiopia - E Namibia and east of W Kenya - NW Mozambique; W Mauritania (mauritanica); E Madagascar (cowani).
Riparia congica Congo Sand Martin Hirondelle du Congo
Congo Martin* Hirondelle de rivage du Congo
Resident, riverine vegetation but feeds over forest away from rivers: lower Ubangi and Congo rivers (DRC).
Riparia riparia Common Sand Martin Hirondelle de rivage
Sand Martin*; Bank Swallow; Collared Sand Martin
riparia; shelleyi; diluta; eilata; (HM, CMT, HBW + innominata may winter in Africa); (ROB only 3 races in world)
(HM, CMT, HBW raise Riparia diluta as an Asian species -- 1 record Egypt)
Breeding visitor and Palearctic winter visitor, lowland open areas especially near water: breeds lower Nile R. (Egypt); winters all S of Sahara except forest areas and deserts.
Riparia cincta Banded Martin Hirondelle à collier
cincta; xerica; suahelica; parvula; erlangeri
Resident and intra-African migrant, open areas often near water: resident Ethiopian highlands (erlangeri); extreme S Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, NW Tanzania, S Tanzania - NW Zambia south to E Botswana - W Mozambique, E and S South Africa; Gabon, S and W DRC; breeding visitor only to range in southern Africa (but not in deserts of SW) south of Zambezi R., perhaps non-breeding only north to Cameroon at least and west to Ivory Coast.
Pseudhirundo griseopyga Grey-rumped Swallow Hirondelle à croupion gris
griseopyga; melbina; andrewi (CMT, HBW incl in griseopyga; HM notes this is based on a single individual)
SAM Hirundo griseopyga
Resident but at least local movements, open areas: scattered Senegal - CAR; Ethiopian highlands; coastal Gabon; central Congo R., NE Angola, SE DRC - S Sudan, E Uganda, W Kenya south to N Botswana - S Mozambique, NE South Africa.
(Tachycineta bicolor Tree Swallow Hirondelle bicolore)
Vagrant: Azores.
BoA, DFW, SAM, BL (+ZTP, BD, ROB for those in their areas) (+SF, SL, SS) have all Cecropis spp, Petrochelidon spp and Ptonoprogne spp as Hirundo spp.
Cecropis semirufa Red-breasted Swallow Hirondelle à ventre roux
Rufous-chested Swallow
semirufa; gordoni
Resident, and intra-African migrant in N and S of breeding range, open country: Senegal - W Kenya south to N Namibia - NE South Africa.
Cecropis senegalensis Mosque Swallow Hirondelle des mosquées
senegalensis; saturatior; monteiri
Resident, moist savannas especially mopane woodland: Senegal - W Ethiopia, W and S Kenya south to S Angola - extreme NE South Africa.
Cecropis abyssinica Lesser Striped Swallow Hirondelle à gorge striée
Hirondelle striée
abyssinica; unitatis; ampliformis; maxima; puella; bannermani
Resident, and partial intra-African migrant in N and S of breeding range, grassland to forest edge, woodland: breeds all S of Sahara except NE and much of SW (not in Namibia, SW Botswana, W South Africa); those breeding in NW and SE move towards centre of range in non-breeding season.
Cecropis cucullata Greater Striped Swallow Hirondelle à tête rousse
Hirondelle d’Afrique
Intra-African migrant, semi-arid grassland and open areas: breeds South Africa and north in belt into S Angola, another to E and C Zimbabwe; non-breeding to N Angola, Zambia, S DRC, SW Tanzania.
Cecropis daurica Red-rumped Swallow Hirondelle rousseline
rufula; melanocrissus (BoA melanocrissa); domicella; emini; kumboensis
SAM, IOC raise Cecropis (Hirundo) domicella West African Swallow Hirondelle ouest-africaine
Resident and migrant, open hilly areas and towns: all across northern tropics and south in east to L. Malawi; breeding visitor to Morocco, extreme NW Algeria; some Palearctic winter visitors into tropical breeding range.
Petrochelidon fuliginosa Forest Swallow Hirondelle de forêt
Dusky Cliff Swallow
Resident, clearings in lowland forest: SE Nigeria, W Cameroon - Gabon.
Petrochelidon preussi Preuss's Cliff Swallow Hirondelle de Preuss
Preuss's Swallow
Resident, savannas with rivers and cliffs: Sierra Leone - W CAR, patchy across N DRC.
Petrochelidon rufigula Red-throated Cliff Swallow Hirondelle à gorge fauve
Red-throated Swallow
Resident, open grassland with cliffs: SW Gabon - C Angola east to S DRC, NW Zambia.
Petrochelidon spilodera South African Cliff Swallow Hirondelle sud-africaine
South African Swallow
Intra-African migrant, open grassland, karoo: breeds inland South Africa, parts of Namibia; non-breeding Congo, W DRC.
Petrochelidon perdita Red Sea Cliff Swallow Hirondelle de la Mer Rouge
Red Sea Swallow
1 specimen known: Red Sea coast NE of Port Sudan.
(Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Cliff Swallow Hirondelle à front blanc)
American Cliff Swallow*
Vagrant: Azores, Madeira.
Ptyonoprogne fuligula Rock Martin Hirondelle isabelline
African Rock Martin
fusciventris; bansoensis; pretoriae; fuligula; anderssoni; pusilla; buchanani; arabica; spatzi; presaharica; obsoleta
HM, IOC, BL (+SS) raise Ptyonoprogne (Hirundo) obsoleta Pale Crag Martin Hirondelle du desert (races presaharica; spatzi; buchanani; obsoleta; arabica)
Resident, all rocky areas: widespread but rather patchy all of Africa including western Sahara Desert and Egypt but not in central forest
area; especially patchy in NE; (obsoleta group in N Mauritania, S Morocco, Algeria, S Libya, Nile Valley and Red Sea coast to NW
Somalia).
Ptyonoprogne rupestris Eurasian Crag Martin Hirondelle de rochers
**Crag Martin
Resident and Palearctic winter visitor, mountains, cliffs: breeds Morocco - Tunisia and NE Libya; winters Senegal and south up Nile Valley to Ethiopia.
Hirundo atrocaerulea Blue Swallow Hirondelle bleue
Montane Blue Swallow
Intra-African migrant, open montane grassland: breeds SE DRC, S Tanzania - E South Africa; non-breed to NE DRC, S Uganda, W Kenya.
Hirundo nigrorufa Black-and-rufous Swallow Hirondelle rousse-et-noire
Resident, grassland savanna often near water: narrow belt C Angola - S DRC, N Zambia.
Hirundo smithii Wire-tailed Swallow Hirondelle à longs brins
smithii
Resident, open areas especially near water: all S of Sahara except forest area, the drier NE and all south of Angola - NE South Africa.
Hirundo nigrita White-throated Blue Swallow Hirondelle à bavette
White-bibbed Swallow* Hirondelle noire
Resident, rivers and streams in forest including mangroves: all forest areas east to E DRC.
Hirundo leucosoma Pied-winged Swallow Hirondelle à ailes tachetées
Resident and partial migrant, wooded savanna, forest clearings: patchy Senegal - E Nigeria.
Hirundo megaensis White-tailed Swallow Hirondelle à queue blanche
Resident, open semi-arid grassland with acacias: Sidamo Province (S Ethiopia).
Hirundo dimidiata Pearl-breasted Swallow Hirondelle à gorge perlée
dimidiata; marwitzi
Resident, grassland to woodland often near water: southern Africa north to C Angola - N Malawi and excluding much of east and west coastal areas, and not east of L. Malawi.
Hirundo aethiopica Ethiopian Swallow Hirondelle d'Ethiopie
aethiopica; amadoni
Resident, open areas: SE Mali, W Nigeria - Eritrea and south to W Uganda - NE Tanzania; scattered Senegal - Togo.
Hirundo albigularis White-throated Swallow Hirondelle à gorge blanche
Intra-African migrant, grassland, open woodland: breeds Botswana, Zimbabawe - S Malawi south to Cape (South Africa); non-breed to NC Angola, SE DRC and Namibian coast.
Hirundo angolensis Angola Swallow Hirondelle de l'Angola
Resident, open country: coastal W Gabon - W Angola; E DRC, Uganda, W Kenya - SE DRC, SW Tanzania, N Zambia, N Malawi, Caprivi Strip (Namibia).
Hirundo lucida Red-chested Swallow Hirondelle de Guinée
Hirondelle à gorge rousse
lucida; subalaris; rothschildi
Resident, open areas, cultivation, villages, forest clearings: Senegal - S half Mali, Benin (lucida); Congo R. (subalaris); Ethiopian highlands (rothschildi).
Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow Hirondelle rustique
Hirondelle de cheminée
rustica; savignii; transitiva; gutturalis; erythrogaster
Breeding visitor and Palearctic winter visitor, all open country: breeds all North Africa; winters all S of Sahara, south of ca 10oN; (erythrogaster vagrant Azores).
Delichon urbicum Common House Martin Hirondelle de fenêtre
House Martin; Northern House Martin
urbicum; meridionale; (BoA + fenestrarum)
HM notes often incorrectly spelt urbica (races urbica, meridionalis)
Breeding visitor and Palearctic winter visitor, cliffs, mountains and towns: breeds North Africa; winters all S of Sahara although few NE of Uganda, S Kenya.
MOTACILLIDAE (SAM includes in Passeridae)
Motacilla flava Yellow Wagtail Bergeronnette printanière
Western Yellow Wagtail*
flava (Blue-headed); iberiae (Spanish); cinereocapilla (Ashy-headed); pygmaea (Egyptian); beema (Sykes’s); flavissima (British); lutea (Eastern); leucocephala (White-headed); thunbergi (Grey-headed); feldegg (Black-headed); melanogrisea (CMT incl in feldegg); (BoA + forms ‘superciliaris’; ‘dombrowskii’; ‘perconfusus’)
(IOC splits off extralimital M. tschutensis Eastern Yellow Wagtail, hence English name)
Breeding visitor and Palearctic winter visitor, damp grassland: breeds Morocco and Egypt; winters all S of Sahara except SW of C Angola - NE South Africa.
Motacilla citreola Citrine Wagtail Bergeronnette citrine
citreola
Vagrant: Ethiopia and to NE, Cameroon, South Africa, Tenerife, Seychelles.
Motacilla capensis Cape Wagtail Bergeronnette du Cap
capensis; simplicissima; wellsi
Resident, urban areas, wetlands and rivers: E DRC - W Kenya (wellsi); Angola - S DRC - Zambia south to Cape excluding drier areas.
Motacilla flaviventris Madagascar Wagtail Bergeronette malgache
Resident, open areas near water: Madagascar.
Motacilla cinerea Grey Wagtail Bergeronnette des ruisseaux
cinerea; patriciae; schmitzi; canariensis (not in CMT); (HBW + melanope)
Resident and Palearctic winter visitor, streams and rivers: resident Morocco (cinerea); Canary Is (canariensis); Madeira (schmitzi); Azores (patriciae); winters all North Africa, highlands of Ethiopia - Tanzania, scattered in West Africa, vagrant further south.
Motacilla clara Mountain Wagtail Bergeronnette à longue queue
Long-tailed Wagtail
torrentium; clara; chapini
Resident, fast-flowing streams in mountains: all mountain areas Ethiopia, Liberia, central Africa (eg Angola, S DRC), Bioko, N and E Zimbabwe, E South Africa.
Motacilla alba White Wagtail Bergeronnette grise
subpersonata; alba; yarrellii; dukhunensis
Resident and Palearctic winter visitor, all non-forest habitats: breeds Morocco (subpersonata); winters all around Sahara Desert and south in east to equator.
Motacilla aguimp African Pied Wagtail Bergeronnette pie
vidua; aguimp
Resident, especially near human habitations, near water when in drier parts: Sierra Leone, S Mali - S Sudan, S Somalia (further north on Niger R.) south to C Angola - E South Africa and west into Namibia along course of Cunene R. and Kavango R.; E Sudan, NW Ethiopia and further down Nile Valley.
Tmetothylacus tenellus Golden Pipit Pipit doré
Resident and intra-African migrant, light Acacia and other scrubby areas: SE Sudan; NW Somalia, E Ethiopia - NE and C Tanzania.
Anthus cinnamomeus African Pipit Pipit africain
**Richard’s Pipit; Grassland Pipit; Grassveld Pipit Pipit de Richard
rufuloides; bocagii (BoA, HBW bocagei); grotei; lichenya; lacuum; spurius (BoA, ROB spurium); annae; cinnamomeus; stabilis; lynesi; camaroonensis; itombwensis; (BoA, HM + latistriatus here considered a separate species); (BoA + richardi here considered a separate species; HBW + winterbottomi); (ROB +1 in Africa)
BoA subsumes into Anthus novaeseelandiae; DFW, BL subsume into Anthus richardi
SAM (+SS) raise Anthus camaroonensis Cameroon Pipit Pipit du Cameroun (races camaroonensis, lynesi)
Resident, grassland, open areas: C Sudan - Cape (South Africa) to the east of the forest area but excluding much of Sudan, S Ethiopia, N Kenya and much of Somalia; SE Nigeria, W Cameroon, W Chad, W Sudan (cameroonensis).
Anthus richardi Richard's Pipit Pipit de Richard
BoA subsumes into Anthus novaeseelandiae
Palearctic winter visitor, grassland, open areas: rarely in North Africa.
Anthus latistriatus Jackson’s Pipit Pipit à raies larges
BoA, DFW, HM (+SF) subsume into Anthus cinnamomeus (BoA as A. novaeseelandiae, DFW as A. richardi); BL subsumes into
Anthus similis
Intra-African migrant, grassland, open areas: probably breeds Itombwe, E DRC; non-breeding to around L. Victoria.
Anthus hoeschi Mountain Pipit Pipit alticole
Pipit du Drakensberg
Intra-African migrant, breeding short montane grassland, non-breeding damp grassland: breeds Drakensberg Mts (South Africa) and Lesotho; non-breeding to S DRC, E Angola, N Zambia.
Anthus campestris Tawny Pipit Pipit rousseline
campestris; griseus
Breeding visitor and Palearctic winter visitor, open dry areas: breeds Morocco - Tunisia; winters Sahel zone Senegal - Nile south to N Kenya.
Anthus similis Long-billed Pipit Pipit à long bec
nicholsoni; petricolus; leucocraspedon; palliditinctus; moco (CMT, HBW incl in dewittei); dewittei; hararensis; chyuluensis (CMT, HBW incl in hararensis); nivescens; sokotrae; jebelmarrae; asbenaicus; bannermani; (CMT, HBW, ROB + primarius (HM incl in nicholsoni)); (BoA + frondicolus; schoutedeni; nyassae here considered a separate species)
SAM (+SS) raise Anthus bannermani Bannerman’s Pipit Pipit de Bannerman
Resident, stony and rocky hillsides: disjunct areas of West Africa (bannermani, asbenaicus); montane areas of eastern Africa Eritrea - N Tanzania; coastal areas S Angola, W Namibia and in most of South Africa except inland NW.
Anthus nyassae Woodland Pipit Pipit forestier
Wood Pipit*
frondicolus; schoutedeni; nyassae; (CMT, HBW, ROB + chersophilus)
BoA, DFW, BL (+SF) subsume into Anthus similis
Resident, wooded savanna, especially miombo: SE Gabon - N Mozambique south to N Namibia - S Zimbabwe.
Anthus leucophrys Plain-backed Pipit Pipit à dos uni
Pipit à dos roux
leucophrys; tephridorsus; bohndorffi; zenkeri; gouldii; ansorgei; omoensis; (BoA, HM + saphiroi; goodsoni here placed in A. vaalensis); (ROB has 9 races in Africa)
Resident, savannas, grassland: Senegal - NW Somalia south to N Namibia - N Botswana - SW Tanzania; E and S South Africa extending into SE Botswana (leucophrys).
Anthus vaalensis Buffy Pipit Pipit du Vaal
vaalensis; exasperatus; chobiensis; namibicus; neumanni; saphiroi; goodsoni; (BoA, HM place last 2 in A. leucophrys; HM +
clanceyi (CMT incl in vaalensis); CMT, HBW + marungensis); (ROB has 8 in world)
Resident and nomadic, open dry areas, bare ground: C Angola (with arm to C Namibia), S DRC, SW Tanzania south to E half South Africa away from coast.
Anthus pallidiventris Long-legged Pipit Pipit à longes pattes
pallidiventris; esobe
Resident, grassland in clearings in forest: SW Cameroon - N Angola inland to middle Congo basin.
Anthus pseudosimilis Kimberley Pipit Pipit de Kimberley
BL subsumes into Anthus similis; ROB notes unconfirmed validity and status
Resident, grassland, bare ground: Kimberley area (C South Africa).
Anthus melindae Malindi Pipit Pipit de Malindi
Pipit de Melinda
melindae; mallablensis
Resident, lowlying grassland subject to flooding: coastal strip S Somalia - S Kenya.
Anthus brachyurus Short-tailed Pipit Pipit à queue courte
leggei; brachyurus
Resident and intra-African migrant, short open grassland, especially seasonally inundated: E DRC, Rwanda, SW Uganda, and SE Gabon - N and C Zambia (leggei); SC Mozambique, KZ-Natal (South Africa), Lesotho (brachyurus).
Anthus caffer Bush Pipit Pipit cafre
Bushveld Pipit*; Little Tawny Pipit
caffer; traylori; mzimbaensis; blayneyi; australoabyssinicus; (ROB + 1 race)
Resident and nomadic, savannas, bush, open woodland: disjunct populations; S Ethiopia (australoabyssinicus); S Kenya, N Tanzania border (blayneyi); W Angola and Zambia - C Zimbabwe (mzimbaensis); SE Botswana - NE South Africa (caffer, traylori).
Anthus sokokensis Sokoke Pipit Pipit de Sokoke
Resident, coastal forest: Arabuko-Sokoke forest, Kenya - NE Tanzania.
Anthus trivialis Tree Pipit Pipit des arbres
trivialis; (HM + sibiricus (HBW incl in trivialis))
Palearctic winter visitor, open savanna, cultivation: Senegal - E Ethiopia and south in east to E Angola, N Botswana, W Mozambique.
Anthus pratensis Meadow Pipit Pipit farlouse
Pipit des prés
pratensis
Palearctic winter visitor, seashores and many open habitats: all across North Africa, N Mauritania - Egypt.
Anthus cervinus Red-throated Pipit Pipit à gorge rousse
(HM + rufogularis)
Palearctic winter visitor, damp or wet short grassland: S Mauritania, Senegal - C Ethiopia south to Uganda, N Tanzania; Nile Valley (Egypt) and along coast west to Tunisia.
Anthus spinoletta Water Pipit Pipit spioncelle
spinoletta; coutellii
Palearctic winter visitor, coastal areas: Morocco - Egypt and up Nile R. to Aswan.
Anthus petrosus Rock Pipit Pipit maritime
**European Rock Pipit; Eurasian Rock Pipit*
littoralis
Palearctic winter visitor, coastal areas: rarely to Morocco.
Anthus rubescens Buff-bellied Pipit Pipit d’Amérique
American Pipit
Vagrant: Tunisia.
Anthus lineiventris Striped Pipit Pipit de Sundevall
Pipit strié de Sundevall
(CMT, HBW + stygium; lineiventris)
Resident and intra-African migrant, rocky hillsides, grassy slopes with rocks: W Angola; SE DRC - SE Kenya south to N Mozambique - SE Botswana - E and NE South Africa (not in most of W Tanzania or east coastal areas north of S Mozambique).
Anthus crenatus African Rock Pipit Pipit des rochers
Yellow-tufted Pipit
Resident, montane grassland and stony hills: E Cape Province - Drakensberg Mts (South Africa).
Anthus chloris Yellow-breasted Pipit Pipit à gorge jaune
HBW, CMT Hemimacronyx chloris
Resident, submontane grassland: mts in E South Africa.
Anthus longicaudatus Long-tailed Pipit Pipit à longue queue
Intra-African migrant, short grasslands: breeding area unknown; non-breeding winter visitor to Kimberley area of South Africa; unconfirmed sight records north to NW Zambia.
Anthus berthelotii Berthelot’s Pipit Pipit de Berthelot
berthelotii; madeirensis
Resident, all habitats except thick woodland: Madeira (madeirensis); Selvagem and Canary Is (berthelotii).
Macronyx sharpei Sharpe's Longclaw Sentinelle de Sharpe
Pipit de Sharpe
SAM Anthus sharpei; HBW, CMT Hemimacronyx sharpei
Resident, open montane grassland: W and C Kenya highlands (Mt Elgon, Aberdares, Mt Kenya).
Macronyx flavicollis Abyssinian Longclaw Sentinelle d'Abyssinie
Resident, open montane grassland: mts of Ethiopia.
Macronyx fuellebornii Fülleborn's Longclaw Sentinelle de Fülleborn
ascensi; fuellebornii
BoA, CMT, SAM Macronyx fuelleborni (+ race)
Resident, moist highland grassland, drier areas if near water: Angola - S Tanzania south to extreme N Namibia - Zambia.
Macronyx capensis Cape Longclaw Sentinelle du Cap
Orange-throated Longclaw
colletti; capensis; (CMT, HBW, ROB + stabilior (HM incl in colletti))
Resident, short, usually dry grassland: S and E half South Africa; C Zimbabwe ('stabilior').
Macronyx croceus Yellow-throated Longclaw Sentinelle à gorge jaune
(HBW + croceus; tertius (and ZTP); vulturnus); (ROB + 1 race in Africa)
Resident, dry grassland, cultivation, clearings in woodland and forest: Senegal - N Angola east to S Sudan, SW Kenya; along coastal area NE Tanzania - E South Africa not extending far inland.
Macronyx aurantiigula Pangani Longclaw Sentinelle dorée
Resident, dry grassland with trees: S Somalia - N Tanzania near coast.
Macronyx ameliae Rosy-throated Longclaw Sentinelle à gorge rose
**Pink-throated Longclaw; **Rosy-breasted Longclaw
(CMT, HBW + wintoni (also ZTP); altanus; ameliae)
Resident, short tussocky grassland: SW Kenya and Serengeti area (Tanzania) ('wintoni'); C Angola - SW Tanzania, Zambia ('altanus'); small area coastal S Mozambique, E South Africa ('ameliae').
Macronyx grimwoodi Grimwood's Longclaw Sentinelle de Grimwood
Resident, moist short grassy plains: S DRC - WC and E Angola, extreme NW Zambia.
CAMPEPHAGIDAE (SAM includes in Corvidae)
Campephaga phoenicea Red-shouldered Cuckoo-Shrike Echenilleur à épaulettes rouges
Resident and intra-African migrant, forest patches, wooded grassland and thickets: Senegal - Ethiopia south to W Kenya, Uganda.
Campephaga flava Black Cuckoo-Shrike Echenilleur à épaulettes jaunes
Echenilleur noir
Resident and intra-African migrant, woodland and forest: Angola - S Sudan, S Ethiopia south to NE South Africa and then along E and S South Africa coast.
Campephaga petiti Petit's Cuckoo-Shrike Echenilleur de Petit
Resident, forest including small patches: SE Nigeria - NW Angola; NE DRC, W Uganda; W Kenya.
Campephaga quiscalina Purple-throated Cuckoo-Shrike Echenilleur pourpré
quiscalina, martini; muenzneri (BoA, HBW munzneri)
Resident, forest especially edges and clearings: patchy all across forest area Sierra Leone - NW Tanzania; S DRC, N Zambia; patches in N Angola; SE Tanzania (muenzneri).
Lobotos lobatus Western Wattled Cuckoo-Shrike Echenilleur à barbillons
Ghana Cuckoo-Shrike
CMT, SAM, BL (+SS) Campephaga lobata
Resident, forest canopy: E Sierra Leone - SW Ghana.
Lobotos oriolinus Eastern Wattled Cuckoo-Shrike Echenilleur loriot
Oriole Cuckoo-Shrike
CMT, SAM, BL (+SS) Campephaga oriolina
Resident, low altitude forest: S Cameroon, SW CAR - Gabon; E DRC.
Coracina caesia Grey Cuckoo-Shrike Echenilleur gris
caesia; pura; (CMT + preussi (HM, HBW incl in pura))
Resident, montane forest and wooded watercourses: Mt Cameroon, Bioko; higher ground Ethiopia - SE and S South Africa.
Coracina pectoralis White-breasted Cuckoo-Shrike Echenilleur à ventre blanc
Echenilleur à gorge blanc
Resident, mature woodland: Guinea savannas S Senegal - S Ethiopia south into Uganda; N Angola - W Tanzania south to S Angola - NE South Africa.
Coracina graueri Grauer's Cuckoo-Shrike Echenilleur de Grauer
Resident, montane forest: E DRC.
Coracina azurea Blue Cuckoo-Shrike Echenilleur bleu
Resident, forest: Liberia - Gabon and more patchy across DRC.
Coracina cinerea Madagascar Cuckoo-Shrike Echenilleur malgache
Ashy Cuckoo-Shrike
cinerea; pallida; cucullata; (HM, HBW + moheliensis (CMT incl in cucullata))
IOC raises Coracina cucullata Comoros Cuckoo-Shrike
Resident, lowland and mid-altitude forest of all types: all around Madagascar lowlands, not in central areas; Comoro Is (cucullata).
Coracina typica Mauritius Cuckoo-Shrike Echenilleur de Maurice
Resident, forest canopy: S Mauritius.
Coracina newtoni Réunion Cuckoo-Shrike Echenilleur cuisenier
Echenilleur de la Réunion
Resident, forest canopy: NW Réunion.
PYCNONOTIDAE
Andropadus masukuensis Shelley's Greenbul Bulbul des Masuku
Bulbul des Monts Masuku
masukuensis; roehli; kakamegae; kungwensis (CMT places in A. nigriceps)
SAM, IOC (+SS) raise Andropadus kakamegae Kakamega Greenbul Bulbul de Kakamega
Resident, montane and mid-altitude forest: E DRC - Burundi; W Kenya; parts of E Tanzania - N Malawi; (kakamegae E DRC - W Kenya).
Andropadus montanus Cameroon Montane Greenbul Bulbul concolore
Cameroon Mountain Greenbul; Cameroon Greenbul*
Resident, montane forest: extreme SE Nigeria, W Cameroon.
Andropadus tephrolaemus Western Mountain Greenbul Bulbul à gorge grise
Grey-throated Greenbul; Western Greenbul*; Bulbul à tête grise
**[Mountain Greenbul]
tephrolaemus; bamendae; (HM + kikuyuensis here placed in A. nigriceps); (BoA + nigriceps; usambarae; neumanni; fusciceps; chlorigula; kikuyuensis here considered a separate species)
Resident, montane forest: extreme SE Nigeria, W Cameroon, Bioko.
Andropadus nigriceps Eastern Mountain Greenbul Bulbul à tête sombre
Black-headed Mountain Greenbul; Bulbul à gorge grise
[Mountain Greenbul*];
nigriceps; usambarae; neumanni; fusciceps; chlorigula; kikuyuensis (HM places in A. tephrolaemus); (CMT + kungwensis (here placed in A. masukuensis))
BoA subsumes into Andropadus tephrolaemus
SAM, HM, IOC (+SS) raise Andropadus chlorigula Green-throated (Yellow-throated*) Greenbul Bulbul à gorge verte
IOC (+SS) raise Andropadus fusciceps Black-browed Greenbul (Southern Mountain Greenbul); Andropadus kikuyuensis Olive-breasted Greenbul (Olive-breasted Mountain Greenbul); Andropadus neumanni Uluguru Greenbul
Resident, montane forest: E DRC, Rwanda, Burundi, W Uganda, W Kenya (kikuyuensis); Mt Kilimanjaro (Tanzania), Taita Hills (Kenya) south through mts of Tanzania to S Malawi; (chlorigula -- EC and S Tanzania; fusciceps -- SW Tanzania, NE Zambia, Malawi; kikuyuensis -- E DRC - C Kenya; neumanni -- Uluguru Mts, Tanzania; nigriceps -- S Kenya, N Tanzania).
Andropadus milanjensis Stripe-cheeked Greenbul Bulbul montagnard
striifacies; olivaceiceps; milanjensis
SAM, IOC (+SS) raise Andropadus olivaceiceps Olive-headed Greenbul Bulbul à tête olive
IOC (+SS) raise Andropadus striifacies Stripe-faced Greenbul
Resident, montane, submontane and riverine forest including edges: mts of SE Kenya, E Tanzania, Malawi, WC Mozambique, E Zimbabwe.
Andropadus virens Little Greenbul Bulbul verdâtre
virens; erythropterus; zombensis; zanzibaricus; (CMT + holochlorus (BoA, HM, HBW incl in virens); marwitzi (BoA, HM, HBW incl in zombensis); HM, HBW, BD + amadoni (BD=poensis)
Resident, all forest types: all forest area Senegal - W Kenya and arm extending east across S Tanzania to Eastern Arc Mts; separate population NC Mozambique; Zanzibar (zanzibaricus).
[Andropadus hallae Hall’s Greenbul Bulbul de Hall]
here considered a melanistic form of A. virens; CMT, SAM have as a separate species; and DFW as a race of A. virens
Andropadus gracilis Little Grey Greenbul Bulbul gracile
Grey Greenbul
ugandae; gracilis; extremus
Resident, forest, secondary habitats preferring edges: all forest area Sierra Leone - W Kenya.
Andropadus ansorgei Ansorge's Greenbul Bulbul d'Ansorge
kavirondensis; ansorgei
Resident, evergreen and semi-deciduous forest: Sierra Leone - SW CAR and south all around edges of central forest area to W Kenya; N Angola.
Andropadus curvirostris Plain Greenbul Bulbul curvirostre
Cameroon Sombre Greenbul
curvirostris; leoninus
Resident, forest and edges: all of forest area.
Andropadus gracilirostris Slender-billed Greenbul Bulbul à bec grêle
percivali; gracilirostris
Resident, forest and dense savannas: all of forest area Senegal - C Kenya.
Andropadus latirostris Yellow-whiskered Greenbul Bulbul à moustaches jaunes
latirostris; congener; (HM + australis (BoA, HBW incl in latirostris))
Resident and nomadic, interior and edges of forest: all of forest area Sierra Leone - C Kenya; SW Senegal; 2 patches SW Tanzania.
Andropadus importunus Sombre Greenbul Bulbul importun
Zanzibar Sombre Greenbul; Zanzibar Greenbul
insularis; importunus; oleaginus; hypoxanthus; (ZTP + fricki)
Resident, dense coastal scrub, thicket, forest: coastal areas S Somalia - Cape (South Africa) extending inland in a few areas eg Zambezi R..
Calyptocichla serina Golden Greenbul Bulbul doré
Serine Greenbul
Nomadic (very mobile), all forest especially edges: Sierra Leone - S Cameroon, Cabinda (Angola); Bioko; NE DRC.
Baeopogon indicator Honeyguide Greenbul Bulbul à queue blanche
indicator; leucurus
Resident, all forest types: all of forest area.
Baeopogon clamans Sjöstedt's Greenbul Bulbul bruyant
White-tailed Greenbul; **Sjöstedt's Honeyguide Greenbul
Resident, primary forest especially near water: SW Cameroon, W Gabon; patches in E and NE DRC.
Ixonotus guttatus Spotted Greenbul Bulbul tacheté
Resident, forest: all of forest area.
Chlorocichla laetissima Joyful Greenbul Bulbul joyeux
laetissima; schoutedeni
Resident, midlevel and montane forest, favouring clearings and edges: Imatong Mts (S Sudan), W Uganda, NE DRC, SW Kenya (laetissima); Mt Kabobo, Manugu (E DRC) - N Zambia (schoutedeni).
Chlorocichla prigoginei Prigogine's Greenbul Bulbul de Prigogine
Resident, isolated forest patches in savanna: few scattered patches NE DRC.
Chlorocichla flaviventris Yellow-bellied Greenbul Bulbul à poitrine jaune
occidentalis; centralis; flaviventris
Resident, forest, dense scrub, bush in wooded savanna: N Angola - E Kenya, coastal S Somalia south to S Angola - NE South Africa.
Chlorocichla falkensteini Falkenstein's Greenbul Bulbul de Falkenstein
Yellow-necked Greenbul
(CMT + viridescentior; falkensteini)
Resident, isolated forest patches, dense thicket (not in true forest): S Cameroon, S CAR - N Gabon; mouth of Congo R.; NW Angola.
Chlorocichla simplex Simple Greenbul Bulbul modeste
Resident, thick bush to forest edge: all of forest area.
Chlorocichla flavicollis Yellow-throated Leaf-love Bulbul à gorge claire
Yellow-throated Greenbul Bulbul à gorge jaune
flavigula; soror; flavicollis; (CMT + simplicicolor (BoA, HM, HBW incl in soror); adamauae; ZTP + pallidigula (BoA, CMT,
HM, HBW incl in flavigula))
Resident, wooded and bush habitats: guinea savanna Senegal - S CAR; W Kenya, NW Tanzania south to northern half Angola - N Zambia - SW Tanzania.
Thescelocichla leucopleura Swamp Palm Bulbul Bulbul des raphias
Swamp Greenbul Bulbul à queue tachetée
Resident, swampy forest with palms: all of forest area - W Uganda.
Pyrrhurus scandens Leaf-love Bulbul à queue rousse
Red-tailed Leaf-love*
orientalis; scandens
CMT, SAM, IOC Phyllastrephus scandens
Resident, forest near water especially Rapphia swamp areas: Senegal - W Kenya south to Congo R.; patches in C DRC, Rwanda, W Tanzania.
Phyllastrephus terrestris Terrestrial Brownbul Bulbul jaboteur
Terrestrial Bulbul
intermedius; terrestris; suahelicus; (ROB + rhodesiae (HM incl in intermedius))
Resident, thick vegetation in forest and thickets: coastal S Somalia - Cape (South Africa), inland Malawi, extreme S DRC, Zimbabwe, N Botswana, Zambia, Mozambique; isolated population SW Angola.
Phyllastrephus strepitans Northern Brownbul Bulbul brun
Resident, forest edge, thicket: S Sudan - S Somalia south to NE Tanzania; isolated population Jebel Marra (W Sudan).
Phyllastrephus cerviniventris Grey-olive Greenbul Bulbul vert-olive
Grey-olive Bulbul
(HM + cerviniventris; schoutedeni)
Resident, riparian thicket and forest: NC and N Zambia, Malawi, N Mozambique; arm extending to NE Tanzania; scattered localities S Kenya.
Phyllastrephus fulviventris Pale-olive Greenbul Bulbul à ventre roux
Resident, gallery forest and forest patches in savanna: W Angola.
Phyllastrephus baumanni Baumann's Greenbul Bulbul de Baumann
Baumann’s Olive Greenbul*
Resident, forest - savanna ecotone: patches Sierra Leone - S Nigeria.
Phyllastrephus hypochloris Toro Olive Greenbul Bulbul du Toro
Resident, forest: Uganda and immediate surrounds.
Phyllastrephus lorenzi Sassi's Olive Greenbul Bulbul de Lorenz
Sassi's Greenbul
BL now considers this is synonymous with Phyllastrephus icterinus
Resident, forest: scattered in small patches E and NE DRC.
Phyllastrephus fischeri Fischer's Greenbul Bulbul de Fischer
Resident, forest, coastal thicket: coastal S Somalia - N Mozambique, Eastern Arc Mts (Tanzania).
Phyllastrephus cabanisi Cabanis's Greenbul Bulbul de Cabanis
sucosus; cabanisi; placidus; nandensis; ngurumanensis; (HM, HBW, ZTP incl last 2 in sucosus)
SAM, IOC (+SS) raise Phyllastrephus placidus Placid Greenbul Bulbul placide
Resident, forest and dense woodland: belt across C Angola, S and E DRC, N Zambia, W Tanzania then north to S Sudan; W Kenya - S
Malawi in narrow belt.
Phyllastrephus poensis Cameroon Olive Greenbul Bulbul olivâtre
Resident, midlevel and montane forest: highland SE Nigeria, W Cameroon, Bioko.
Phyllastrephus icterinus Icterine Greenbul Bulbul ictérin
See note above under Phyllastrephus lorenzi
Resident, forest interior: forest areas but gaps in Dahomey Gap area and in Congo.
Phyllastrephus xavieri Xavier's Greenbul Bulbul de Xavier
[Bulbul ictérin tâcheté]
xavieri; serlei; (HBW monotypic)
Resident, forest: S Cameroon, N Gabon; SW CAR; W Congo; E DRC, SW Uganda.
Phyllastrephus leucolepis Liberian Greenbul Bulbul du Libéria
White-winged Greenbul [Bulbul ictérin tâcheté]
Resident, transition evergreen - deciduous forest: 2 patches in E Liberia.
Phyllastrephus albigularis White-throated Greenbul Bulbul à gorge blanche
albigularis; viridiceps
Resident, forest especially at edges: forest area with gaps in much of C DRC; extreme SW Senegal; 2 patches NW Angola (viridiceps).
Phyllastrephus flavostriatus Yellow-streaked Greenbul Bulbul à stries jaunes
Yellow-streaked Bulbul
olivaceogriseus; graueri; kungwensis; tenuirostris; vincenti; flavostriatus; uzungwensis; alfredi
SAM, IOC (+SS) raise Phyllastrephus alfredi Sharpe’s Greenbul Bulbul d’Alfred
Resident, forest especially montane: patchy (due to habitat) Albertine Rift; Eastern Arc Mts (Tanzania) - E South Africa; (alfredi is SW
Tanzania, NE Zambia, N Malawi).
Phyllastrephus poliocephalus Grey-headed Greenbul Bulbul à ventre jaune
Resident, midlevel forest: extreme SE Nigeria, W Cameroon.
Phyllastrephus debilis Tiny Greenbul Bulbul minute
rabai; albigula; debilis
Resident, coastal forest, sometimes miombo: coastal Kenya - N Tanzania (rabai); Eastern Arc Mts (Tanzania) (albigula); SE Tanzania - S Mozambique inland to E Zimbabwe (debilis).
Hypsipetes crassirostris Seychelles Bulbul Bulbul merle
Seychelles Black Bulbul; Thick-billed Bulbul
Resident, woodland and forest: Seychelles.
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