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17 DAY SAHEL BIRDING AND NATURE TRIP REPORT

Date: August 4 to 20, 2019

Tour Leader: Crammy Wanyama

Trip Report and all photos by Crammy Wanyama

This is a report for one of our Eastern to North-eastern Uganda watching adventures, much of it is deferent from what we cover on the traditional Uganda birding tours that go to the western part of the country. Uganda is a country of great diversity for flora and fauna and ; therefore, wherever the tour goes excellent sightings can be expected. We visited Mabira and Budongo for a collection of -Congo biome specialities, Mountain Elgon National park for the east African afro-montane collection, woodlands and the extensive Savannahs of Pian Upe Wildlife Reserve Kidepo Valley and Murchison Falls National Park. The Shoebill searching experience at Mabamba wetland was outstanding.

Some lengthy drives like the one between Pian Upe and Kidepo were very rewarding with a collection of Unique East African around the areas of Matheniko-Bokora Wildlife Reserves. This very less tamed part of the wild is truly a bird paradise and is worth a birder's attention! Every stop we made fed us with bird sightings, and calls from all directions and yet the show ups were in relatively significant numbers.

Day 1 – August 4, 2019: Birding Mabamba Wetland and Transfer to Mabira Forest Like all typical Uganda Birding Tours, the Shoebill is always a major highlight. For this reason, when we are starting the Sahel trip, we consider getting this unique and very

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A magnificent Malachite Kingfisher seen at Mabamba Wetlands

Upon arriving Mabamba, the Blue-headed Coucal, Swamp Flycatcher, the colourful Malachite Kingfisher, Blue-breasted Bee-eater, Squacco Heron and Yellow-billed Duck were among our first sightings. In less than twenty minutes of the boat ride, we found our first Shoebill and spent all the pleasant moments of observation that we could afford. We got great photos after the team recovered from freezing after their first encounter with the Shoebill! We kept on with our birding. We found the second Shoebill in flight, a Carruther's which is an East African endemic, great views of the shy and tiny Lesser Jacana, Spur-winged Goose, Long-toed Lapwing, a flock of Weyns's weaver among many others.

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Copper Sunbird at Mabira Forest edge

We left Mabamba for Mabira forest, only a few minutes before eating our packed lunch. Mabira Forest is a typical Guinea-Congo forest biome kind of habitat; this gives life to a significant number of specialized forest birds. On arrival at Mabira, we decided to utilize the brilliant light to get some great bird photos. Our mission was a success because, by the end of the day, we got the tiny canopy dwelling Yellow-throated and Yellow-rumped Tinkerbirds, Grey-headed and White-breasted Nigritas, Copper, Little Green and Blue-throated Brown Sunbird. The forest edge was perfect for a couple of cultivation habitat birds that love to feed on the forest's edge they included. Vielloit's, Black-necked, Spectacled and Baglafecht, Grosbeak Weavers, Singing Cisticola, a very lovely Black Goshawk and that flew by at the same moment with the African Harrier- hawk. After dinner, we enjoyed outstanding views of a pair of African Wood Owl.

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African Wood Owl at Mabira showed up nicely

Day 2 – August 5, 2019: Birding Mabira Forest and Transfer to Mountain Elgon Area We stayed inside the forest, sleeping and waking up to calls of the Western Tree Hyrax, a delightful way to sleep when one has a great nature tour. Before breakfast, we did one and half hour birding around the campsite. This walk showed us Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat, a feeding Grey Tit-flycatcher as it fanned the tail to flash that would turn into good breakfast, its forest-dwelling cousin the Grey-throated Tit- Flycatcher and Brown Illadopsis. Walking into the forest after our breakfast, we started with the undergrowth Forest Robin and had good looks at it. The mid-strata and under canopy had a pair of Golden-crowned Woodpecker, Yellow-spotted Barbet, Rufous-Flycatcher-Thrush, Green Hylia, Olive Green Camaroptera, Scaly-breasted Illadopsis, Green Crombec, Grey Longbill, Grey-headed Sunbird, Blue Malkhoa, the gorgeous Jameson’s and Chestnut Wattle-eyes for us. Three of ; Little, Plain and Gray were also active for us to start with among other birds.

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Blue-breasted Bee-eater Heading to the magical east for a deferent set of good quality birds, we stopped in Jinja town just after crossing the mighty River Nile, for our lunch and later during the driving. We did a stop to scan the papyrus swamps and found there the secretive Papyrus Gonolek and Carruther’s Cisticola. Other birds seen before and after approaching the mountains included Speckled Pigeon, African Grey Hornbill, and three Nyanza Swifts.

Day 3 – August 6, 2019: Birding Mountain Elgon and Transfer to Soroti We arrived in this montane part of Eastern Uganda to add a few smart birds of the East African Afro-montane biome. For this reason, we drove to Kapkwai for a hike to fulfil the goal. Kapkwai is only a 30 minutes’ drive from Sipi where we stayed, it is at a higher elevation, and it protects the luxurious montane forest that remains one of the very scenic mountain Elgon national park. On our way there, we managed to get excellent views of Bronze Sunbird, and this was the second bird of the day after the Common that was close during breakfast. The cultivation habitat we drove through was excellent for Baglafecth Weaver (mini race) and the Southern Citril.

The later was not a confirmed sighting for the Uganda list by some authorities. We had outstanding views of Yellow-crowned Canary at eye level as they fed on the roadside bushes. This canary tends to prefer pine and eucalyptus canopies for singing in the Southwestern part of the country; this makes it tough to see them there.

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Record Confirmation Photos of Southern Citril for Uganda from Mountain Elgon

On arriving at the park quarters, we started with a Black-throated Wattle-eye, this park is the best place for this bird in the country. Surprisingly it has a considerable distribution but it is not easily seen as it can be in Southern Africa, we saw Lühder's Bush-, Banded , Black-billed Weaver and one individual or the Equatorial Akalat. In the forest, our seven kilometres hike found Abyssinian Ground-Thrush, Scaly-throated Honeyguide, Yellow-streaked , Mountain Illadopsis, Northern Double-collared Sunbird and a Red-chested .

As we continued with our birding, we saw a couple of common and uncommon species! The Pink-footed Puff-back, Brown Woodland Warbler and Grey-chested Babbler were the uncommon birds that we saw. African Hill Babbler, Hartlaub’s and Great blue Turaco, Black-collared, Black-throated and Chestnut-throated , White-stared Robin, Mountain Yellow Warbler, Eastern Mountain Greenbul among others were the common birds seen.

Below is a Hartlaub’s Turaco from Mountain Elgon National Park

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Day 4 – August 7, 2019: Uganda’s Only Endemic Weaver and the Karamoja Apalis We drove to Pakwi to search for Uganda's only endemic, the Fox's Weaver. After several years of poor views and unconfirmed sightings, Avian Safaris team discovered a new site and Crammy Wanyama took the confirming photos. Crammy's excursion followed a sighting that captured one unexpected photo by the very adventurous Mr Ben Ntale. This spot which happens to be at the extension of the more significant Pian Upe reserve favours the micro-habitat of this particular species and another range- restricted bird called the Karamoja Apalis.

We saw a few birds on our way there, Green Wood-hoopoe, Stout Cisticola, Lesser Honeyguide, Plain-backed Pipit and Yellow-throated Longclaw were only a few of them. At the targeted search spot, the Fox's Weaver was among the first birds that we saw on arrival. We also got great looks at the Siffling Cisticola, , Vinaceous Dove, White-faced Whistling Ducks and Grey-backed Fiscal. Walking back and forth, looking through the bushes, and the nesting spots for better photography opportunities, we got spectacular views of the Karamoja Apalis. These, we followed for a while as they fed on one whistling thorn acacia to another. Other birds that were here included the Shelley's Rufous Sparrow, Clapperton's Francolin, the beautiful Silverbird, Black-rumped and Common Waxbills. Other birds like Pin-tailed Whydah, Parasitic Weaver, Pale Prinia, Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu, a small fly-by flock of three Cardinal , Croaking, Winding and Red-pate were also observed very nicely. At a nearby pond where the farmers brought cattle to drink, we got useful observations of the female and a young male Fox's Weaver, Namaqua Dove, and a pair of the Beautiful Sunbird. We later returned to our accommodation in Soroti, finding Holub's Golden Weaver, Common Swifts, Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird, Double-toothed and Black-billed Barbets.

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Breeding Pair of the Fox’s Weaver. Male above and female below

Day 5 – August 8, 2019: Birding to Pian Upe Game Reserve Our tour continued to the east, but before, we drove a few kilometres north of Soroti town to scan the roadside the marshes for the . This species has an unusual spotted distribution in the country, and this area happens to be one of the most reliable. We got close up views of both female and a nicely plumaged breeding

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We drove to Mbale where we had our lunch before proceeding to Pian Upe doing two stops, one for the Little Rush Warbler (race elgonensis) which is quite distinctive by features and vocalization. At the other spots, we heard Red-chested Flufftail and saw Red-Knobbed Coot. The drive to Pian Upe will forever be memorable. It started introducing us to Swahili regional birds just after we left the communities that connect up to the Mbale town suburbs. We saw a couple of d'Arnaud's Barbets, Shelley's Rufous Sparrow, a breeding colony of Chestnut Weavers, Rufous Charterer, Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-weavers, Speckle-fronted Weaver, Wattled and Bronze-tailed Starling.

Karamoja Apalis, carefully picking which acacia thorn to place a foot

Day 6 – August 9, 2019: Birding Pian Upe Wildlife Reserve We started the day with a walk around the camp for an hour and a half before breakfast; this spot can mean to be full of birds if the weather and the seasonally fruiting trees are doing well. We focused on a fig; this would attract Bruce’s Green Pigeon. This park is typical Savannah with whistling acacia and other species that form savannah woodland habitat in some spots. Therefore, fruiting figs

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At the rocks, we spend a few minutes trying to lure in the Stone Patridge, and we successfully managed this. We went for breakfast and added Fox’s Cisticola and Flappet Lark form the table. After breakfast, we drove through the Roan Antelope track, the biggest excitement of the drive was a whole thirty-six Fox’s Weavers at Pian Upe, but this was only a number we saw along with this track. We saw more when driving other tracks in the afternoon. Today’s sighting of the Fox’s Weaver became the second record in this reserve; the first dismissed record because of lack of photographic evidence was about four years ago and was also by Crammy Wanyama during a scouting trip with his friend Ibrahim Ssenfuma.

On top of that, we got magnificent birds of the Karamoja region that included the Karamoja Apalis, Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver, , , Quailfinch, Pink-breasted and White-tailed Larks among others.

The mammal sightings included a pair of Roan Antelope, a species restricted to this area, Klipspringer which we observed at a distance in the rocks, Hartebeest, Maneless Zebra, Common Warthog, Stripped Ground , Slender Mongoose and the Shy Common Eland.

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Stone Partridge at Pian Upe Wildlife Reserve

Day 7 – August 10, 2019: Birding to Kidepo Valley National Park After a splendid experience at Pian Upe, we drove to Kidepo Valley National Park. Situated in the furthest most North-eastern part of Uganda, this park is well set amidst some quality birds biome. Most of the birds and wildlife up there are Somali-Masai biome, Southern and Sahel region specialities. During the September to April migrations, one still scores big since a significant number makes down and back through here.

Yellow-billed Shrike seen among others feeding on termites

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D’Arnaud’s Barbet showed up on a number of occasions

The drive on this day was the most birdful of them all, the whole stretch from Pian Upe to close to Kotido, Matheniko-Bokora wildlife reserves . Only a few Kilometres from Pian Upe, one starts wandering into North-eastern Uganda quality birds. The wooded grasslands that are typical Guinea-savannah like have attracted so much that the eyes will look and never want to stop. In this case, our prime non- compliant friend was time. The rocky outcrops and their surroundings entertained us with Stone Patridge calls, and in the bushes and woods, we got an endless list of birds! We saw Black-bellied Firefinch, Northern Red-billed and Jackson’s Hornbills, the all- black Slate-coloured Boubou, Bronze-tailed , Yellow-bellied Hyliota, Northern Red-billed and Jackson’s Hornbills, the all-black Slate-coloured Boubou, Bronze-tailed Starlings, Yellow-bellied Hyliota, White-rumped Shrike, Pygmy Batis, Purple Rollers on the power lines and polls. We also rounded up the last of the Buffalo-Weavers, Red- headed and White-billed as we approached Moroto town.

We got a few game birds like Helmeted Guineafowl and a Black-bellied Bustard. We needed Seed Eaters on this drive, and we did pleasantly well because we saw the , White-winged Widowbird Eastern Paradise Whydah, White-bellied Canary, Reichard’s and Reichnow’s Seed-eaters. Our birds of prey list added the hard to find Pygmy Falcons, Augur Buzzard, Wahlberg’s Eagles and an unexpected Steppe Eagle.

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A Breeding male Eastern Paradise-Whydah

At the lunch stop, we added Wailing Cisticola, Green and Wood Sandpipers, African Reed and Lesser Swamp Warblers to our list. The last birds of the day where a Grayish Eagle-owl, Pennant-winged Nightjar and calls of the Freckled Nightjar.

African Grey Hornbill

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Day 8: August 11, 2019: Birding Kidepo Valley National Park CNN’s winner African National Park has two significant sections that can be covered while birding here. There is the Narus Valley and Kidepo Valley. Narus valley is in most cases, green because of the streams that run through and a few wet spots. It is here where the big game loves it most, the famous big Buffalo herds of Kidepo are recorded here. Herds of up to two thousand individual, the biggest on the continent. Because we started our drive early, we never got the best light for the early risers. The first Crested Francolin’s we saw, would have looked a lot better with a little sunlight on them that we had on the African Crake. Crakes can be tough birds, but this particular individual we saw embarrassed every one of them.

Our birding game drive comprised of a few birds walks to scan and listen out for very localized species. We got Yellow-billed Shrike very well, Black-headed Lapwing, and a quick look at the Chestnut Sparrow before driving to a spot where we found the first Kidepo record of the Black-backed Cisticola.

This new record for Kidepo, we saw quite well and observed for some time, we saw it display and practice feeding habits.

The walk around the rocks, we got stunning views of the White-crested Turaco, a flock of feeding Bruce’s Green Pigeons, Plain-backed Pipit, Boran Cisticola, Mocking Cliff Chat, Mottled Swifts, Red-winged Starling and a roosting Barn Owl among others.

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Black-backed Cisticola. The First Record for Kidepo Valley National Park and Northern Uganda

Day 9 – August 12, 2019: Birding Kidepo Valley National Park This morning, we woke up to some showers; this was not a very good sign since we had planned to visit Kidepo Valley. When visiting this magnificent place, rainless weather is the best. The challenges there are not only about the slickness of the road but also the first flowing seasonal rivers that get filled by water and all types of natural matter the water comes across on its way from the mountains. We decided to concentrate around the Narus valley and the nearby surroundings where we found White-fronted Black-chat, and Hemprich’s Hornbill, among others.

Our previous day’s lions were still around the spot, struggling to finish up their huge prey of a well-grown African Buffalo. We were happy to spend a few minutes with them. Close to the Apoka bandas, we saw four Rose-ringed Parakeets, and during the several drives and walks we were able to see very well, White-fronted Black-Chat, and a gorgeous pair of Brown-backed Woodpecker. These woodpeckers occur at Murchison Falls National Park, but for some reasons, they are a lot easier further north. Both the male and female showed up well.

Four individual Green-backed Eremomelas came close and kept up with their typical behaviour of chasing one another, we also saw, Brown-rumped Bunting, the hard to find White-headed Vulture, African and Black-bellied Firefinches. We approached the mountains where we look for the Hemprich’s Hornbills and successfully got a pair. Furthermore, while coming from there, we stopped to try

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Hemprich’s Hornbill above

Brown-backed Woodpecker below

photography on Swifts. We met a huge flock of them and later found out that they were feeding on termites. This flock consisted of Common Swifts which are European migrants, African, Scarce and the large Mottled Swifts. Trying to observe each of them, we were able to pull out three Pallid Swifts! The Pallid Swift is a regional vagrant and

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Day 10: August 13, 2019: Birding Kidepo Valley National Park Today, we planned to visit the Kidepo Valley after two full days in the Narus Valley. Unfortunately, our plan failed along the way, it was raining daily, and it had rained through the previous night. Very slippery, muddy and impassable! So we decided to bird Narus Valley again. The little bit of the drive we did, revealed Brown Babbler and also heard Fan-tailed Grassbird. In this case, we had to miss some of the drier country birds that we hoped to get in Kidepo Valley. Some of those missed included Kori, Hartlaub's, Buff-crested and White-bellied Bustards, Red-fronted Barbet, Purple Grenadier among others. For the day, we added Red-necked Falcon, Cardinal Woodpecker and Brown Babbler to our list. We enjoyed spectacular observations of Lion on top of a rock and added a Gambian Sun-squirrel to our mammal list

Day 11 – August 14, 2019: Birding to Murchison Falls National Park Today was driving day since Kidepo Valley National Park to Murchison Falls National Park is quite some distance. However, the few birding stops added some excellent and new birds to our list. The birds that we added to our list mostly occurred before Kitgum town. We got good looks at the , , Red-faced Cisticola, a second view of the Black-breasted Barbets, Baglafect Weaver race Emini which has a white belly, Black-bellied Firefinch, and a very lovely Tropical Boubou.

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The Shy White-crested Turaco of Kidepo Valley National Park

Observations of uncommon races of on Ugandan Tours

Day 12 – August 15, 2019: Birding Murchison Falls National Park. Today, we explored Uganda’s largest National Park, there were fewer rains here compared to Kidepo Valley National Park, but the surrounding was equally green. The

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A Typical Maneless Zebra from Kidepo Valley National park

Day 13 – August 16, 2019: Game Drive and Boat Ride to the Bottom of the Murchison Falls. Early morning, we took the ferry to the northern bank where we had done birding the previous day. Our main targets today were Spotted Thick-knee and Denham’s Bustard. We were quite lucky finding four individual of each species and also added Grey-capped Warbler plus the Side-stripped Jackal as a new mammal for the trip. On our afternoon boat ride, we visited the bottom of Murchison Falls; it was during this boat ride that we saw the migratory Osprey, Whiskered Tern, and Rock

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Pratincoles. This boat ride along the Victoria Nile is trendy because of the many mammals seen up and downstream.

Clapperton’s Francolin an East African Endemic

Day 14 -August 17, 2019: Birding to the Top of the Falls and Kaniyo Pabidi

We decide to do an hour’s birding walk around the gardens before our breakfast; these gardens can reveal magnificent birds usually. We first saw the Buff-bellied Warblers, which is a very tiny flycatcher-like warbler that was feeding in the acacia. Then Yellow-throated Greenbuls showed up very nicely, Red-shouldered Cuckoo- shrike both male and female as they collected food for young ones, Brown-crowned Tchagra, Brown-throated Wattle-eye, Slender-billed and Little Weavers, and great views of the Red-winged Grey Warbler all before breakfast.

We visited the top of the Murchison falls, after which we birded the Honeymoon track and explored its vast green Savannahs that can be seen very well along the Kob track and Lion Loop. On this side, we saw a group of 6 Blue Quail, and this is quite an uncommon sighting on Uganda birding tours. Later we proceeded to Kanio Pabidi for a one night stay and quality forest birding. In the evening after arrival, we walked along the main road. We added Little Green Sunbird, Rufous Flycatcher-Thrush, Ret- tailed Bristlebill, Blue Malkoha, Blue-Breasted Kingfisher and Yellowbill among other birds to our list. At night, the Western tree Hyrax vocalisations kept the forest active.

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African Buffalo with a bunch of Yellow-billed Oxpeckers

Day 15 – August 18, 2019: Birding Kaniyo Pabidi We spent another day birding the East African forests. Kaniyo Pabidi of Budongo Forest does not connect to the congo forests but has a good collection of Ituri forest specialities. The famous Royal Mile which we would do the next day is also part of Budongo Forest. Our prime target here was the secretive Puvel’s Illadopsis; therefore, we started searching the forest quite early in the morning. A few minutes into our walk, we got attracted to a calling Chocolate-backed Kingfisher and Yellow Longbill although the two eluded us. The other pleasant moments of the day were the excellent looks at the Fire-crested Alethe and Blue-breasted Kingfisher which showed up before the brilliant observation of Puvel’s Illadopsis while it patched up in the vines. We continued to walk back and forth along the forest trails searching for tame and robust birds like the Nahan’s Francolin, White-spotted Flufftail, Western Nicator, Afep pigeon, African Emerald Cuckoo, Hairy-breasted Barbet, Grey-headed and Little Green Sunbirds, Red-tailed Anti-thrush, Klaas’s Cuckoo and many more. After lunch, our tour continued to Masindi town where we based for birding the Royal Mile.

Day 16 – August 19, 2019: Birding The Royal Mile An early start saw us off to the Royal Mile, a top birding spot in the country. We endeavoured to do a few stops before we got to the starting point and were able to boost our Waxbills list. The cultivation habitat here is great for Cabanis’s Bunting,

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Gray-headed Oliveback, Brown Twinspots, African Firefinch, and a least expected Scaly-throated Honeyguide!

The moist Narus Valley

At the Royal Mile, we started picking up many of our list of the Guinea-congo forest biome specials; White-thighed and Black-and-white Casqued Hornbills, African Dwarf, African Pygmy, the gorgeous Blue-breasted Kingfisher and neck-craning Chocolate- backed Kingfisher. We also got Speckled Tinkerbird, Golden-crowned Woodpecker, Ituri Batis. Lemon-belied Crombec, African Black-headed Oriole and Purple-headed Starling, Spotted Greenbul, Chestnut Capped Flycatcher, Rufous-crowned Eremomela, and African Forest Flycatcher.

Day 17 – August 20, 2019: We transferred to Entebbe and ended a marvelous East to Northern Uganda birding tour.

A successful 17 days birding trip that encounters up to 525 species of birds is a result of team work, many thanks to Avian Safaris management for systematically organizing the trip, my great birding team of two for being very cooperative, very helpful site guides, all rangers of Uganda Wildlife Authority and everyone who I worked with.

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Bird Checklist

Checklist Order, common and scientific names are those by J.F. Clements, Birds of the World Version 2018 with all current updates. Extracted from Avibase – The world bird database. Abbreviations: G = Guide Only: H =Heard only

STRUTHIONIFORMES: Struthionidae Common Ostrich Struthio camelus

ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae White-faced Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna viduata Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis Yellow-billed Duck Anas undulata

GALLIFORMES: Numididae Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris

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GALLIFORMES: Odontophoridae Stone Partridge Ptilopachus petrosus Nahan's Francolin Ptilopachus nahani

GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae Blue Quail Synoicus adansonii Common Quail Coturnix coturnix Harlequin Quail Coturnix delegorguei Heuglin's Francolin Pternistis icterorhynchus Clapperton's Francolin Pternistis clappertoni Crested Francolin Dendroperdix sephaena

PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis

COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae Rock Pigeon Columba livia Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea Afep Pigeon Columba unicincta Rameron Pigeon Columba arquatrix Delegorgue's Pigeon Columba delegorguei H Mourning Collared-Dove Streptopelia decipiens Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola Vinaceous Dove Streptopelia vinacea Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove Turtur chalcospilos Black-billed Wood-Dove Turtur abyssinicus Blue-spotted Wood-Dove Turtur afer Tambourine Dove Turtur tympanistria Namaqua Dove Oena capensis Bruce's Green-Pigeon Treron waalia African Green-Pigeon Treron calvus

OTIDIFORMES: Otididae Denham's Bustard Neotis denhami Black-bellied Bustard Lissotis melanogaster

MUSOPHAGIFORMES: Musophagidae Great Blue Turaco Corythaeola cristata

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Black-billed Turaco Tauraco schuettii H White-crested Turaco Tauraco leucolophus Hartlaub's Turaco Tauraco hartlaubi Ross's Turaco Musophaga rossae White-bellied Go-away-bird Corythaixoides leucogaster Eastern Plantain-eater Crinifer zonurus

CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae Senegal Coucal Centropus senegalensis Blue-headed Coucal Centropus monachus White-browed Coucal Centropus superciliosus Black Coucal Centropus grillii Blue Malkoha aereus Levaillant's Cuckoo Clamator levaillantii Pied Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus Dideric Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius Klaas's Cuckoo Chrysococcyx klaas African Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx cupreus Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo Cercococcyx mechowi H Black Cuckoo Cuculus clamosus H Red-chested Cuckoo Cuculus solitarius African Cuckoo Cuculus gularis

CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae Pennant-winged Nightjar Caprimulgus vexillarius Swamp Nightjar Caprimulgus natalensis Freckled Nightjar Caprimulgus tristigma Long-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus climacurus Slender-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus clarus

CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Apodidae Scarce Swift Schoutedenapus myoptilus Alpine Swift Apus melba Mottled Swift Apus aequatorialis Common Swift Apus apus Nyanza Swift Apus niansae Pallid Swift Apus pallidus African Swift Apus barbatus Little Swift Apus affinis White-rumped Swift Apus caffer African Palm-Swift Cypsiurus parvus

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GRUIFORMES: Sarothruridae White-spotted Flufftail Sarothrura pulchra Red-chested Flufftail Sarothrura rufa H

GRUIFORMES: Rallidae African Rail Rallus caerulescens G African Crake Crex egregia Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata Allen's Gallinule Porphyrio alleni H Black Crake Zapornia flavirostra

GRUIFORMES: Gruidae Gray Crowned-Crane Balearica regulorum

CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae Water Thick-knee Burhinus vermiculatus Senegal Thick-knee Burhinus senegalensis Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus capensis

CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus

CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae Long-toed Lapwing Vanellus crassirostris Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus Black-headed Lapwing Vanellus tectus Wattled Lapwing Vanellus senegallus

CHARADRIIFORMES: Jacanidae Lesser Jacana Microparra capensis African Jacana Actophilornis africanus

CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola

CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae

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Rock Pratincole Glareola nuchalis

CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida

CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae African Openbill Anastomus lamelligerus Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumenifer Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis

SULIFORMES: Anhingidae African Darter Anhinga rufa

SULIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae Long-tailed Cormorant Microcarbo africanus Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo

PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens

PELECANIFORMES: Balaenicipitidae Shoebill Balaeniceps rex

PELECANIFORMES: Scopidae Hamerkop Scopus umbretta

PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae Gray Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala Goliath Heron Ardea goliath Purple Heron Ardea purpurea Great Egret Ardea alba Intermediate Egret Ardea intermedia Little Egret Egretta garzetta Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides Rufous-bellied Heron Ardeola rufiventris Striated Heron Butorides striata

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PELECANIFORMES: Threskiornithidae Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash

ACCIPITRIFORMES: Sagittariidae Secretarybird Sagittarius serpentarius

ACCIPITRIFORMES: Pandionidae Osprey Pandion haliaetus

ACCIPITRIFORMES: Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus African Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides typus Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis African Cuckoo-Hawk Aviceda cuculoides White-headed Vulture Trigonoceps occipitalis Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotos Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus Rüppell's Griffon Gyps rueppelli Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus Brown Snake-Eagle Circaetus cinereus Banded Snake-Eagle Circaetus cinerascens Crowned Eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis Wahlberg's Eagle Hieraaetus wahlbergi Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis African Hawk-Eagle Aquila spilogaster Lizard Buzzard Kaupifalco monogrammicus Dark Chanting-Goshawk metabates Eastern Chanting-Goshawk Melierax poliopterus Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar African Marsh-Harrier Circus ranivorus African Goshawk tachiro Shikra Accipiter badius Black Goshawk Accipiter melanoleucus Black Kite Milvus migrans

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African Fish-Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer Augur Buzzard Buteo augur

STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae Barn Owl Tyto alba

STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae Grayish Eagle-Owl Bubo cinerascens Verreaux's Eagle-Owl Bubo lacteus H Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum African Wood-Owl Strix woodfordii

COLIIFORMES: Coliidae Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus Blue-naped Mousebird Urocolius macrourus

TROGONIFORMES: Trogonidae Narina Trogon Apaloderma narina

BUCEROTIFORMES: Phoeniculidae Green Woodhoopoe Phoeniculus purpureus Black Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus aterrimus

BUCEROTIFORMES: Bucorvidae Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill Bucorvus abyssinicus

BUCEROTIFORMES: Bucerotidae Crowned Hornbill Lophoceros alboterminatus Hemprich's Hornbill Lophoceros hemprichii African Gray Hornbill Lophoceros nasutus Jackson's Hornbill Tockus jacksoni Northern Red-billed Hornbill Tockus erythrorhynchus Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill Bycanistes subcylindricus White-thighed Hornbill Bycanistes albotibialis

CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus African Pygmy-Kingfisher Ispidina picta African Dwarf Kingfisher Ispidina lecontei Chocolate-backed Kingfisher Halcyon badia Gray-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala

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Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis Blue-breasted Kingfisher Halcyon malimbica Striped Kingfisher Halcyon chelicuti Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis

CORACIIFORMES: Meropidae Red-throated Bee-eater Merops bulocki Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus Blue-breasted Bee-eater Merops variegatus Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater Merops oreobates Swallow-tailed Bee-eater Merops hirundineus White-throated Bee-eater Merops albicollis Madagascar Bee-eater Merops superciliosus Northern Carmine Bee-eater Merops nubicus

CORACIIFORMES: Coraciidae Abyssinian Roller Coracias abyssinicus Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus Rufous-crowned Roller Coracias naevius Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus

PICIFORMES: Lybiidae Yellow-billed Barbet Trachyphonus purpuratus D'Arnaud's Barbet Trachyphonus darnaudii Speckled Tinkerbird Pogoniulus scolopaceus Yellow-throated Tinkerbird Pogoniulus subsulphureus Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird Pogoniulus bilineatus Red-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus pusillus Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus chrysoconus Yellow-spotted Barbet Buccanodon duchaillui Hairy-breasted Barbet Tricholaema hirsuta Spot-flanked Barbet Tricholaema lacrymosa White-headed Barbet Lybius leucocephalus Black-billed Barbet Lybius guifsobalito Double-toothed Barbet Lybius bidentatus Black-breasted Barbet Lybius rolleti

PICIFORMES: Indicatoridae Cassin's Honeyguide Prodotiscus insignis H Willcocks's Honeyguide Indicator willcocksi Least Honeyguide Indicator exilis G

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Lesser Honeyguide Indicator minor Scaly-throated Honeyguide Indicator variegatus Greater Honeyguide Indicator indicator

PICIFORMES: Picidae Cardinal Woodpecker Chloropicus fuscescens Golden-crowned Woodpecker Chloropicus xantholophus Brown-backed Woodpecker Chloropicus obsoletus African Gray Woodpecker Chloropicus goertae Brown-eared Woodpecker Campethera caroli Nubian Woodpecker Campethera nubica

FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae Pygmy Falcon Polihierax semitorquatus Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus G Gray Kestrel Falco ardosiaceus Red-necked Falcon Falco chicquera African Hobby Falco cuvierii

PSITTACIFORMES: Psittaculidae Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri Red-headed Lovebird Agapornis pullarius

PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae Gray Parrot Psittacus erithacus Meyer's Parrot Poicephalus meyeri

PASSERIFORMES: Platysteiridae Brown-throated Wattle-eye Platysteira cyanea Black-throated Wattle-eye Platysteira peltata Chestnut Wattle-eye Platysteira castanea Jameson's Wattle-eye Platysteira jamesoni Black-headed Batis Batis minor Pygmy Batis Batis perkeo G Ituri Batis Batis ituriensis

PASSERIFORMES: Vangidae White Helmetshrike Prionops plumatus Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher Bias musicus

PASSERIFORMES: Malaconotidae

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Brubru Nilaus afer Northern Puffback Dryoscopus gambensis Pink-footed Puffback Dryoscopus angolensis Marsh Tchagra Tchagra minutus Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegalus Brown-crowned Tchagra Tchagra australis Lühder's Bushshrike Laniarius luehderi Tropical Boubou Laniarius major Black-headed Gonolek Laniarius erythrogaster Papyrus Gonolek Laniarius mufumbiri Slate-colored Boubou Laniarius funebris Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike Telophorus sulfureopectus Gray-headed Bushshrike Malaconotus blanchoti H

PASSERIFORMES: Campephagidae Gray Cuckooshrike Coracina caesia Red-shouldered Cuckooshrike Campephaga phoenicea Purple-throated Cuckooshrike Campephaga quiscalina H

PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae Gray-backed Fiscal Lanius excubitoroides Mackinnon's Shrike Lanius mackinnoni Northern Fiscal Lanius humeralis Yellow-billed Shrike Corvinella corvina White-rumped Shrike Eurocephalus ruppelli

PASSERIFORMES: Oriolidae Western Black-headed Oriole Oriolus brachyrynchus African Black-headed Oriole Oriolus larvatus Black-tailed Oriole Oriolus percivali

PASSERIFORMES: Dicruridae Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis Velvet-mantled Drongo Dicrurus modestus

PASSERIFORMES: Monarchidae Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone rufiventer African Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis

PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae Piapiac Ptilostomus afer

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Pied Crow Corvus albus Fan-tailed Raven Corvus rhipidurus

PASSERIFORMES: Nicatoridae Western Nicator Nicator chloris

PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae Pink-breasted Lark Calendulauda poecilosterna Red-winged Lark Mirafra hypermetra Flappet Lark Mirafra rufocinnamomea White-tailed Lark Mirafra albicauda

PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae Plain Martin Riparia paludicola Bank Swallow Riparia riparia Banded Martin Riparia cincta Rock Martin Ptyonoprogne fuligula Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Swallow Hirundo angolensis Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica Lesser Striped Swallow Cecropis abyssinica Rufous-chested Swallow Cecropis semirufa Mosque Swallow Cecropis senegalensis White-headed Sawwing Psalidoprocne albiceps Black Sawwing Psalidoprocne pristoptera

PASSERIFORMES: Stenostiridae African Blue Flycatcher Elminia longicauda

PASSERIFORMES: Paridae White-bellied Tit Melaniparus albiventris

PASSERIFORMES: Certhiidae African Spotted Creeper Salpornis salvadori

PASSERIFORMES: Pycnonotidae Slender-billed Greenbul Stelgidillas gracilirostris Red-tailed Bristlebill Bleda syndactylus Lesser Bristlebill Bleda notatus H Eastern Mountain-Greenbul Arizelocichla nigriceps

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Honeyguide Greenbul Baeopogon indicator Yellow-throated Greenbul Atimastillas flavicollis Spotted Greenbul Ixonotus guttatus Red-tailed Greenbul Criniger calurus Gray Greenbul gracilis Plain Greenbul Eurillas curvirostris Yellow-whiskered Greenbul Eurillas latirostris Little Greenbul Eurillas virens Toro Olive-Greenbul Phyllastrephus hypochloris White-throated Greenbul Phyllastrephus albigularis Yellow-streaked Greenbul Phyllastrephus flavostriatus Common Bulbul barbatus

PASSERIFORMES: Macrosphenidae Green Crombec Sylvietta virens Lemon-bellied Crombec Sylvietta denti White-browed Crombec Sylvietta leucophrys Northern Crombec Sylvietta brachyura Moustached Grass-Warbler Melocichla mentalis Yellow Longbill Macrosphenus flavicans H Gray Longbill Macrosphenus concolor Green Hylia Hylia prasina

PASSERIFORMES: Scotocercidae Chestnut-capped Flycatcher Erythrocercus mccallii

PASSERIFORMES: Phylloscopidae Brown Woodland-Warbler Phylloscopus umbrovirens Uganda Woodland-Warbler Phylloscopus budongoensis H

PASSERIFORMES: Acrocephalidae Mountain Yellow-Warbler Iduna similis African Reed Warbler Acrocephalus baeticatus Lesser Swamp Warbler Acrocephalus gracilirostris G Greater Swamp Warbler Acrocephalus rufescens

PASSERIFORMES: Locustellidae Fan-tailed Grassbird Schoenicola brevirostris H Little Rush-Warbler Bradypterus baboecala White-winged Swamp Warbler Bradypterus carpalis H

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PASSERIFORMES: Green-backed Eremomela Eremomela canescens Rufous-crowned Eremomela Eremomela badiceps Red-winged Gray Warbler Drymocichla incana White-chinned Prinia Schistolais leucopogon Black-collared Apalis Oreolais pulchra Green-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brachyura Olive-green Camaroptera Camaroptera chloronota Buff-bellied Warbler Phyllolais pulchella Black-throated Apalis Apalis jacksoni Yellow-breasted Apalis Apalis flavida Buff-throated Apalis Apalis rufogularis Chestnut-throated Apalis Apalis porphyrolaema Gray Apalis Apalis cinerea Karamoja Apalis Apalis karamojae Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava Pale Prinia Prinia somalica Banded Prinia Prinia bairdii Black-faced Rufous-Warbler Bathmocercus rufus Gray-capped Warbler Eminia lepida Red-faced Cisticola Cisticola erythrops Singing Cisticola Cisticola cantans Whistling Cisticola Cisticola lateralis Chubb's Cisticola Cisticola chubbi Boran Cisticola Cisticola bodessa Rattling Cisticola Cisticola chiniana Red-pate Cisticola Cisticola ruficeps Wailing Cisticola Cisticola lais Winding Cisticola Cisticola galactotes Carruthers's Cisticola Cisticola carruthersi Stout Cisticola Cisticola robustus Croaking Cisticola Cisticola natalensis Siffling Cisticola Cisticola brachypterus Foxy Cisticola Cisticola troglodytes Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis Black-backed Cisticola Cisticola eximius Wing-snapping Cisticola Cisticola ayresii

PASSERIFORMES: Sylviidae African Hill Babbler Sylvia abyssinica

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PASSERIFORMES: Zosteropidae African Yellow White-eye Zosterops senegalensis

PASSERIFORMES: Pellorneidae Brown Illadopsis Illadopsis fulvescens Pale-breasted Illadopsis Illadopsis rufipennis H Mountain Illadopsis Illadopsis pyrrhoptera Scaly-breasted Illadopsis Illadopsis albipectus Puvel's Illadopsis Illadopsis puveli

PASSERIFORMES: Leiothrichidae Rufous Chatterer Turdoides rubiginosa Dusky Babbler Turdoides tenebrosa Brown Babbler Turdoides plebejus

PASSERIFORMES: Modulatricidae Gray-chested Babbler Kakamega poliothorax G

PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae Dusky-brown Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta Gambaga Flycatcher Muscicapa gambagae Swamp Flycatcher Muscicapa aquatica Grayish Flycatcher Bradornis microrhynchus Pale Flycatcher Agricola pallidus African Forest-Flycatcher Fraseria ocreata Gray-throated Tit-Flycatcher Fraseria griseigularis Gray Tit-Flycatcher Fraseria plumbea Chapin's Flycatcher Fraseria lendu Silverbird Melaenornis semipartitus Northern Black-Flycatcher Melaenornis edolioides White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher Melaenornis fischeri Fire-crested Alethe Alethe diademata Brown-backed Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas hartlaubi Red-backed Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas leucophrys White-browed Robin-Chat Cossypha heuglini Red-capped Robin-Chat Cossypha natalensis Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat Cossypha niveicapilla Spotted Morning-Thrush Cichladusa guttata White-starred Robin Pogonocichla stellata Brown-chested Alethe Chamaetylas poliocephala Forest Robin Stiphrornis erythrothorax

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Equatorial Akalat Sheppardia aequatorialis Mocking Cliff Chat Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris Sooty Chat Myrmecocichla nigra White-fronted Black-Chat Myrmecocichla albifrons Familiar Chat Cercomela familiaris k PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae Rufous Flycatcher-Thrush Neocossyphus fraseri Red-tailed Ant-Thrush Neocossyphus rufus Abyssinian Ground-Thrush Geokichla piaggiae African Thrush Turdus pelios

PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae Wattled Starling Creatophora cinerea Violet-backed Starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster Red-winged Starling Onychognathus morio Waller's Starling Onychognathus walleri H Purple-headed Starling Hylopsar purpureiceps Rüppell's Starling purpuroptera Splendid Starling Lamprotornis splendidus Superb Starling Lamprotornis superbus Lesser Blue-eared Starling Lamprotornis chloropterus Greater Blue-eared Starling Lamprotornis chalybaeus Bronze-tailed Starling Lamprotornis chalcurus

PASSERIFORMES: Buphagidae Red-billed Oxpecker Buphagus erythrorhynchus Yellow-billed Oxpecker Buphagus africanus

PASSERIFORMES: Nectariniidae Gray-headed Sunbird Deleornis axillaris Little Green Sunbird Anthreptes seimundi Green Sunbird Anthreptes rectirostris Collared Sunbird Hedydipna collaris Green-headed Sunbird Cyanomitra verticalis Blue-throated Brown Sunbird Cyanomitra cyanolaema Olive Sunbird Cyanomitra olivacea Amethyst Sunbird Chalcomitra amethystina Scarlet-chested Sunbird Chalcomitra senegalensis Bronze Sunbird Nectarinia kilimensis Olive-bellied Sunbird Cinnyris chloropygius

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Northern Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris reichenowi Beautiful Sunbird Cinnyris pulchellus Mariqua Sunbird Cinnyris mariquensis Red-chested Sunbird Cinnyris erythrocercus Purple-banded Sunbird Cinnyris bifasciatus Variable Sunbird Cinnyris venustus Copper Sunbird Cinnyris cupreus

PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae Cape Wagtail Motacilla capensis African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp African Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus Plain-backed Pipit Anthus leucophrys Yellow-throated Longclaw Macronyx croceus

PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae African Citril cutrinelloides Western Citril Crithagra frontalis G Southern Citril Crithagra hyposticta Yellow-fronted Canary Crithagra mozambica Reichenow's Seedeater Crithagra reichenowi White-bellied Canary Crithagra dorsostriata Brimstone Canary Crithagra sulphurata Thick-billed Seedeater Crithagra burtoni Reichard's Seedeater Crithagra reichardi Yellow-crowned Canary flavivertex

PASSERIFORMES: Emberizidae Brown-rumped Bunting Emberiza affinis Cabanis's Bunting Emberiza cabanisi

PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae House Sparrow Passer domesticus Shelley's Rufous Sparrow Passer shelleyi Northern Gray-headed Sparrow Passer griseus Parrot-billed Sparrow Passer gongonensis Chestnut Sparrow Passer eminibey Yellow-spotted Petronia Gymnornis pyrgita

PASSERIFORMES: White-billed Buffalo-Weaver albirostris

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Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver Bubalornis White-headed Buffalo-Weaver Dinemellia dinemelli Speckle-fronted Weaver frontalis White-browed Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser mahali Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser superciliosus malimbicus G Red-headed Malimbe Malimbus rubricollis Red-headed Weaver Anaplectes rubriceps Baglafecht Weaver baglafecht Ploceus luteolus Slender-billed Weaver Ploceus pelzelni Black-necked Weaver Ploceus nigricollis Ploceus ocularis Black-billed Weaver Ploceus melanogaster Holub's Golden-Weaver Ploceus xanthops Ploceus aurantius Northern Brown-throated Weaver Ploceus castanops Vitelline Masked-Weaver Ploceus vitellinus Fox's Weaver Ploceus spekeoides Vieillot's Weaver Ploceus nigerrimus Ploceus cucullatus Weyns's Weaver Ploceus weynsi Black-headed Weaver Ploceus melanocephalus Golden-backed Weaver Ploceus jacksoni Ploceus rubiginosus Yellow-mantled Weaver Ploceus tricolor Brown-capped Weaver Ploceus insignis Compact Weaver Pachyphantes superciliosus Cardinal Quelea Quelea cardinalis Red-headed Quelea Quelea erythrops Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea Northern Red Bishop franciscanus Euplectes orix Black-winged Bishop Euplectes hordeaceus Black Bishop Euplectes gierowii Yellow Bishop Euplectes capensis White-winged Widowbird Euplectes albonotatus Yellow-mantled Widowbird Euplectes macroura Red-collared Widowbird Euplectes ardens Fan-tailed Widowbird Euplectes axillaris Marsh Widowbird Euplectes hartlaubi

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Grosbeak Weaver Amblyospiza albifrons

PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae Gray-headed Nigrita Nigrita canicapillus White-breasted Nigrita Nigrita fusconotus Gray-headed Oliveback Nesocharis capistrata Green-backed Twinspot Mandingoa nitidula H Fawn-breasted Waxbill Estrilda paludicola Black-rumped Waxbill Estrilda troglodytes Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild Black-crowned Waxbill Estrilda nonnula Kandt's Waxbill Estrilda kandti Black-cheeked Waxbill Estrilda charmosyna Red-cheeked Cordonbleu Uraeginthus bengalus Brown Twinspot Clytospiza monteiri Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala Bar-breasted Firefinch Lagonosticta rufopicta Black-bellied Firefinch Lagonosticta rara African Firefinch Lagonosticta rubricata Jameson's Firefinch Lagonosticta rhodopareia Cut-throat Amadina fasciata Zebra Waxbill Sporaeginthus subflavus Quailfinch Ortygospiza atricollis Bronze Mannikin Spermestes cucullata Black-and-white Mannikin Spermestes bicolor

PASSERIFORMES: Viduidae Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura Eastern Paradise-Whydah Vidua paradisaea Village Indigobird Vidua chalybeata Parasitic Weaver Anomalospiza imberbis

Mammal Checklist

• Reference"The IUCN Red List of : Mammals of Uganda". • "Mammal Species of the World". Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

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HYRACOIDEA: Procaviidae Western tree hyrax Dendrohyrax dorsalis Yellow-spotted rock hyrax Heterohyrax brucei

PROBOSCIDEA: Elephantidae African bush elephant Loxodonta africana

PRIMATES SIMIIFORMES: Cercopithecoidea Patas Monkey Erythrocebus patas Vervet monkey Chlorocebus pygerythrus Tantalus monkey Chlorocebus tantalus Red-tailed monkey Cercopithecus ascanius Blue monkey Cercopithecus mitis Uganda mangabey Lophocebus ugandae H Olive baboon Papio anubis Mantled guereza Colobus guereza SIMIIFORMES: Hominidea

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Common chimpanzee Pan troglodytes

RODENTIA SCIUROGNATHI: Hystricidae Crested Porcupine Hystrix cristata SCIUROGNATHI: Sciuridae Striped ground squirrel Xerus erythropus Red-legged sun squirrel Heliosciurus rufobrachium Alexander's bush squirrel Paraxerus alexandri Boehm's bush squirrel Paraxerus boehmi SCIUROGNATHI: Muridae Emin's gerbil Taterillus emini G African grass rat Arvicanthis niloticus G Heuglin's Lemniscomys Lemniscomys zebra G

LAGOMORPHA: Leporidae Cape hare Lepus capensis LR G African savanna hare Lepus microtis

CHIROPTERA: Pteropodidae Angola rousette Lissonycteris angolensis CHIROPTERA: Emballonouridae Mauritian tomb bat Taphozous mauritianus

CARNIVORA: Felidae Lion Panthera leo CARNIVORA: Herpestidae Slender Mongoose Herpestes sanguinea CARNIVORA: Crocuta Spotted hyena Crocuta crocuta CARNIVORA: Canidae Side-striped jackle Canis adustus CARNIVORA: Mustelidae Spotted-necked otter Hydrictis maculicollis

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PERISSODACTYLA: Equidae Maneless zebra Equus quagga borensis

ARTIODACTYLA: Suidae Common Warthog Phacochoerus africanus ARTIODACTYLA: Hippopotamidae Hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius ARTIODACTYLA: Giraffidae Rothschild's giraff Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi ARTIODACTYLA: Bovidae Hartebeest Alcelaphus buselaphus Topi Damaliscus lunatus Oribi Ourebia ourebi Klipspringer Oreotragus oreotragus African buffalo Syncerus caffer Bushbuck Tragelaphus scriptus Black-fronted duiker Cephalophus nigrifrons Common duiker Sylvicapra grimmia Roan Antelope Hippotragus equinus Waterbuck Kobus ellipsiprymnus Kob Kobus kob Bohor reedbuck Redunca redunca

Reptile List Order by IUCN Red List 2001 Categories & Criteria (Version 3.1) The Reptile Database

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Five-lined Skink

GECKOS Tropical house gecko Hemidactylus mabouia

SKINKS African stripped skink Trachylepis Striata Variable skink Trachylepis varia Five-lined Skink Trachylepis quinquetaeniata

AGAMA Black-necked tree agama Acanthocercus cyanogaster Red-headed rock agama Agama agama Malaba rock agama Agama finchei

CHAMELEONS Smooth Chameleon Chamaeleo laevigatus

MONITOR LIZARDS Nile monitor Varanus niloticus

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CROCODILES Nile crocodiles Crocodylus niloticus

Smooth Chameleon

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