Bird List seen from Udzungwa Forest Camp

Here is our ever growing list of birds of Udzungwa Forest Camp. This list was created by Valery Schollaert and includes all birds seen and heard in and around Udzungwa Forest Camp grounds during July 2011. It amounts to 86 species. We continue to add to and update this list, so when you visit us if you observe anything we have not included below please do let us know so we can keep our list as up to date as possible!

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Ardeidae

Herons

 

Ardea melanocephala

Black-headed Heron

 

Ardea cinerea

Grey Heron

Ciconiidae

Storks

 

Anastomus lamelligerus

African Openbill

Accipitridae

Raptors

 

Milvus aegyptius

Yellow-billed Kite

 

Gypohierax angolensis

Palm-nut Vulture

 

Gyps africanus

White-backed Vulture

 

Circaetus pectoralis

Black-breasted Snake-Eagle

 

Circaetus cinereus

Brown Snake-Eagle

 

Circaetus fasciolatus

Fasciated Snake-Eagle

 

Polyboroides typus

African Harrier-Hawk

 

Accipiter badius

Shikra

 

Accipiter melanoleucus

Black Sparrowhawk

 

Kaupifalco monogrammicus

Lizard Buzzard

 

Polemaetus bellicosus

Martial Eagle

 

Lophaetus occipitalis

Long-crested Eagle

 

Stephanoaetus coronatus

Crowned Eagle

Falconidae

Falcons and caracaras

 

Falco chicquera

Red-necked Falcon

 

Falco biarmicus

Lanner Falcon

Columbidae

Doves and pigeons

 

Streptopelia semitorquata

Red-eyed Dove

 

Turtur afer

Blue-spotted Wood-Dove

 

Turtur tympanistria

Tambourine Dove

Musophagidae

Turacos

 

Tauraco livingstonii

Livingstone's Turaco

Cuculidae

Cuckoos

 

Centropus superciliosus

White-browed Coucal

Caprimulgidae

Nightjars and nighthawks

 

Caprimulgus fossii

Square-tailed Nightjar

Apodidae

Swifts

 

Cypsiurus parvus

African Palm Swift

Coliidae

Mousebirds

 

Colius striatus

Speckled Mousebird

Tytonidae

Barn Owls

 

Tyto alba

Barn Owl

Strigidae

Owls

 

Bubo lacteus

Verreaux's Eagle-Owl

 

Strix woodfordii

African Wood-Owl

Bucerotidae

Hornbills

 

Tockus alboterminatus

Crowned Hornbill

 

Bycanistes bucinator

Trumpeter Hornbill

 

Bycanistes brevis

Silvery-cheeked Hornbill

Coraciidae

Rollers

 

Coracias caudatus

Lilac-breasted Roller

Alcedinidae

Kingfishers

 

Halcyon albiventris

Brown-hooded Kingfisher

 

Halcyon chelicuti

Striped Kingfisher

 

Corythornis cristata

Malachite Kingfisher

Meropidae

Bee-eaters

 

Merops pusillus

Little Bee-eater

Indicatoridae

Honeyguides

 

Indicator minor

Lesser Honeyguide

Picidae

Woodpeckers

 

Dendropicos fuscescens

Cardinal Woodpecker

 

Campethera abingoni

Golden-tailed Woodpecker

Campephagidae

Cuckoo-shrikes

 

Coracina caesia

Grey Cuckooshrike

 

Campephaga flava

Black Cuckooshrike

Prionopidae

Helmetshrikes and woodshrikes

 

Prionops retzii

Retz's Helmetshrike

Malaconotidae

Bushshrikes

 

Dryoscopus cubla

Black-backed Puffback

 

Tchagra australis

Brown-headed Tchagra

 

Laniarius aethiopicus

Tropical Boubou

Oriolidae

Orioles and figbirds

 

Oriolus auratus

African Golden Oriole

Dicruridae

Drongos

 

Dicrurus ludwigii

Square-tailed Drongo

 

Dicrurus adsimilis

Fork-tailed Drongo

Monarchidae

Monarch Flycatchers

 

Terpsiphone viridis

African Paradise-Flycatcher

 

Corvidae

Crows, jays and nutcrackers

 

Corvus splendens

House Crow

 

Corvus albus

Pied Crow

 

Corvus albicollis

White-necked Raven

Hirundinidae

Swallows and martins

 

Psalidoprocne pristoptera

Black Sawwing

 

Hirundo smithii

Wire-tailed Swallow

 

Cecropis abyssinica

Lesser Striped Swallow

Pycnonotidae

Bulbuls

 

Pycnonotus tricolor

Dark-capped Bulbul

Cisticolidae

Cisticolas and apalises

 

Cisticola erythrops

Red-faced Cisticola

 

Prinia subflava

Tawny-flanked Prinia

 

Camaroptera brachyura

Green-backed Camaroptera

Timaliidae

Babblers

 

Turdoides jardineii

Arrow-marked Babbler

Muscicapidae

Chats and flycatchers

 

Cichladusa arquata

Collared Palm-Thrush

 

Cossypha natalensis

Red-capped Robin-Chat

 

Cercotrichas quadrivirgata

Bearded Scrub-Robin

Nectariniidae

Sunbirds

 

Hedydipna collaris

Collared Sunbird

 

Cyanomitra olivacea

Olive Sunbird

 

Chalcomitra amethystina

Amethyst Sunbird

Ploceidae

Weavers and widowbirds

 

Ploceus ocularis

Spectacled Weaver

 

Ploceus cucullatus

Village Weaver

 

Euplectes hordeaceus

Black-winged Bishop

 

Euplectes capensis

Yellow Bishop

 

Euplectes axillaris

Fan-tailed Widowbird

 

Amblyospiza albifrons

Grosbeak Weaver

Estrildidae

Waxbills

 

Mandingoa nitidula

Green-backed Twinspot

 

Pyrenestes minor

Lesser Seedcracker

 

Lagonosticta senegala

Red-billed Firefinch

 

Uraeginthus bengalus

Red-cheeked Cordonbleu

 

Estrilda astrild

Common Waxbill

 

Sporaeginthus subflavus

Zebra Waxbill

 

Spermestes cucullatus

Bronze Mannikin

 

Spermestes nigriceps

Red-backed Mannikin

 

Spermestes fringilloides

Magpie Mannikin

Viduidae

Indigobirds and whydhas

 

Vidua chalybeata

Village Indigobird

 

Vidua macroura

Pin-tailed Whydah

Passeridae

Sparrows and snowfinches

 

Passer diffusus

Southern Grey-headed Sparrow

Motacillidae

Pipits and wagtails

 

Motacilla aguimp

African Pied Wagtail

 

Anthus cinnamomeus

African Pipit

Fringillidae

Finches

 

Crithagra mozambica

Yellow-fronted Canary

 

Crithagra sulphurata

Brimstone Canary