Field checklist
Birds of Somalia
728 species with profiles on The Ornithology. Tick what you see; E = found only here.
| Species | Scientific name | Family | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdim’s Stork | Ciconia abdimii | Ciconiidae | LC | |
| Abyssinian Ground Hornbill | Bucorvus abyssinicus | Bucerotidae | VU | |
| Abyssinian Roller | Coracias abyssinicus | Coraciidae | LC | |
| Abyssinian Scimitarbill | Rhinopomastus minor | Phoeniculidae | LC | |
| Abyssinian Sunbird | Cinnyris habessinicus | Nectariniidae | LC | |
| Abyssinian Wheatear | Oenanthe lugubris | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Abyssinian White-eye | Zosterops abyssinicus | Zosteropidae | NE | |
| Acacia Tit | Melaniparus thruppi | Paridae | LC | |
| African Barred Owlet | Glaucidium capense | Strigidae | NE | |
| African Collared Dove | Streptopelia roseogrisea | Columbidae | LC | |
| African Cuckoo | Cuculus gularis | Cuculidae | LC | |
| African Cuckoo-Hawk | Aviceda cuculoides | Accipitridae | LC | |
| African Desert Warbler | Curruca deserti | Sylviidae | LC | |
| African Emerald Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx cupreus | Cuculidae | LC | |
| African Finfoot | Podica senegalensis | Heliornithidae | LC | |
| African Fish Eagle | Haliaeetus vocifer | Accipitridae | LC | |
| African Golden Oriole | Oriolus auratus | Oriolidae | LC | |
| African Goshawk | Aerospiza tachiro | Accipitridae | NE | |
| African Grey Flycatcher | Bradornis microrhynchus | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| African Grey Hornbill | Lophoceros nasutus | Bucerotidae | LC | |
| African Harrier-Hawk | Polyboroides typus | Accipitridae | LC | |
| African Hawk-Eagle | Aquila spilogaster | Accipitridae | LC | |
| African Hobby | Falco cuvierii | Falconidae | LC | |
| African Jacana | Actophilornis africanus | Jacanidae | LC | |
| African Marsh Harrier | Circus ranivorus | Accipitridae | LC | |
| African Olive Pigeon | Columba arquatrix | Columbidae | LC | |
| African Openbill | Anastomus lamelligerus | Ciconiidae | LC | |
| African Palm Swift | Cypsiurus parvus | Apodidae | LC | |
| African Paradise Flycatcher | Terpsiphone viridis | Monarchidae | LC | |
| African Pied Wagtail | Motacilla aguimp | Motacillidae | LC | |
| African Pipit | Anthus cinnamomeus | Motacillidae | LC | |
| African Pygmy Goose | Nettapus auritus | Anatidae | LC | |
| African Pygmy Kingfisher | Ispidina picta | Alcedinidae | LC | |
| African Sacred Ibis | Threskiornis aethiopicus | Threskiornithidae | LC | |
| African Scops Owl | Otus senegalensis | Strigidae | NE | |
| African Silverbill | Euodice cantans | Estrildidae | LC | |
| African Skimmer | Rynchops flavirostris | Laridae | LC | |
| African Spoonbill | Platalea alba | Threskiornithidae | LC | |
| African Stonechat | Saxicola torquatus | Muscicapidae | NE | |
| African Wattled Lapwing | Vanellus senegallus | Charadriidae | LC | |
| African Wood Owl | Strix woodfordii | Strigidae | LC | |
| African Woolly-necked Stork | Ciconia microscelis | Ciconiidae | LC | |
| Allen’s Gallinule | Porphyrio alleni | Rallidae | LC | |
| Alpine Swift | Tachymarptis melba | Apodidae | LC | |
| Amethyst Sunbird | Chalcomitra amethystina | Nectariniidae | LC | |
| Amur Falcon | Falco amurensis | Falconidae | LC | |
| Antarctic Prion | Pachyptila desolata | Procellariidae | LC | |
| Arabian Bustard | Ardeotis arabs | Otididae | NT | |
| Arabian Golden Sparrow | Passer euchlorus | Passeridae | LC | |
| Arabian Warbler | Curruca leucomelaena | Sylviidae | LC | |
| Archer’s Lark | Heteromirafra archeri | Alaudidae | CR | |
| Arctic Tern | Sterna paradisaea | Laridae | LC | |
| Armenian Gull | Larus armenicus | Laridae | LC | |
| Ashy Cisticola | Cisticola cinereolus | Cisticolidae | LC | |
| Ashy Flycatcher | Fraseria caerulescens | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Asian Desert Warbler | Curruca nana | Sylviidae | LC | |
| Augur Buzzard | Buteo augur | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Ayres’s Hawk-Eagle | Hieraaetus ayresii | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Baillon’s Crake | Zapornia pusilla | Rallidae | LC | |
| Banded Martin | Neophedina cincta | Hirundinidae | LC | |
| Banded Parisoma | Curruca boehmi | Sylviidae | LC | |
| Bar-tailed Godwit | Limosa lapponica | Scolopacidae | NT | |
| Bare-eyed Thrush | Turdus tephronotus | Turdidae | LC | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | Hirundinidae | LC | |
| Barred Warbler | Curruca nisoria | Sylviidae | LC | |
| Bat Hawk | Macheiramphus alcinus | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Bateleur | Terathopius ecaudatus | Accipitridae | EN | |
| Bearded Scrub Robin | Tychaedon quadrivirgata | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Bearded Vulture | Gypaetus barbatus | Accipitridae | NT | |
| Bearded Woodpecker | Chloropicus namaquus | Picidae | LC | |
| Beautiful Sunbird | Cinnyris pulchellus | Nectariniidae | LC | |
| Black Boubou E | Laniarius nigerrimus | Malaconotidae | LC | |
| Black Crake | Zapornia flavirostra | Rallidae | LC | |
| Black Cuckoo | Cuculus clamosus | Cuculidae | LC | |
| Black Cuckooshrike | Campephaga flava | Campephagidae | LC | |
| Black Heron | Egretta ardesiaca | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Black Kite | Milvus migrans | Accipitridae | NE | |
| Black Redstart | Phoenicurus ochruros | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Black Scimitarbill | Rhinopomastus aterrimus | Phoeniculidae | LC | |
| Black Scrub Robin | Cercotrichas podobe | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Black Sparrowhawk | Astur melanoleucus | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Black Stork | Ciconia nigra | Ciconiidae | LC | |
| Black Tern | Chlidonias niger | Laridae | LC | |
| Black-and-white Mannikin | Spermestes bicolor | Estrildidae | LC | |
| Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher | Bias musicus | Vangidae | LC | |
| Black-backed Puffback | Dryoscopus cubla | Malaconotidae | LC | |
| Black-bellied Bustard | Lissotis melanogaster | Otididae | LC | |
| Black-bellied Starling | Notopholia corusca | Sturnidae | LC | |
| Black-bellied Storm Petrel | Fregetta tropica | Oceanitidae | LC | |
| Black-bellied Sunbird | Cinnyris nectarinioides | Nectariniidae | LC | |
| Black-billed Wood Hoopoe | Phoeniculus somaliensis | Phoeniculidae | LC | |
| Black-capped Social Weaver | Pseudonigrita cabanisi | Ploceidae | LC | |
| Black-cheeked Waxbill | Brunhilda charmosyna | Estrildidae | LC | |
| Black-chested Snake Eagle | Circaetus pectoralis | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Black-crowned Night Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark | Eremopterix nigriceps | Alaudidae | LC | |
| Black-crowned Tchagra | Tchagra senegalus | Malaconotidae | LC | |
| Black-faced Firefinch | Lagonosticta larvata | Estrildidae | NE | |
| Black-faced Sandgrouse | Pterocles decoratus | Pteroclidae | LC | |
| Black-headed Apalis | Apalis melanocephala | Cisticolidae | LC | |
| Black-headed Gull | Chroicocephalus ridibundus | Laridae | LC | |
| Black-headed Heron | Ardea melanocephala | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Black-headed Lapwing | Vanellus tectus | Charadriidae | LC | |
| Black-headed Oriole | Oriolus larvatus | Oriolidae | LC | |
| Black-necked Grebe | Podiceps nigricollis | Podicipedidae | LC | |
| Black-necked Weaver | Ploceus nigricollis | Ploceidae | LC | |
| Black-tailed Godwit | Limosa limosa | Scolopacidae | NT | |
| Black-throated Barbet | Tricholaema melanocephala | Lybiidae | LC | |
| Black-throated Canary | Crithagra atrogularis | Fringillidae | LC | |
| Black-throated Wattle-eye | Platysteira peltata | Platysteiridae | LC | |
| Black-winged Kite | Elanus caeruleus | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Black-winged Lapwing | Vanellus melanopterus | Charadriidae | LC | |
| Black-winged Pratincole | Glareola nordmanni | Glareolidae | NT | |
| Black-winged Red Bishop | Euplectes hordeaceus | Ploceidae | LC | |
| Black-winged Stilt | Himantopus himantopus | Recurvirostridae | NE | |
| Blackstart | Oenanthe melanura | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Bleating Camaroptera | Camaroptera brachyura | Cisticolidae | LC | |
| Blue Rock Thrush | Monticola solitarius | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Blue-billed Teal | Spatula hottentota | Anatidae | LC | |
| Blue-capped Cordon-bleu | Uraeginthus cyanocephalus | Estrildidae | LC | |
| Blue-cheeked Bee-eater | Merops persicus | Meropidae | LC | |
| Blue-mantled Crested Flycatcher | Trochocercus cyanomelas | Monarchidae | NE | |
| Blue-naped Mousebird | Urocolius macrourus | Coliidae | LC | |
| Bluethroat | Luscinia svecica | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Böhm’s Spinetail | Neafrapus boehmi | Apodidae | LC | |
| Booted Eagle | Hieraaetus pennatus | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Booted Warbler | Iduna caligata | Acrocephalidae | LC | |
| Boran Cisticola | Cisticola bodessa | Cisticolidae | LC | |
| Bridled Tern | Onychoprion anaethetus | Laridae | LC | |
| Bristle-crowned Starling | Onychognathus salvadorii | Sturnidae | LC | |
| Broad-billed Roller | Eurystomus glaucurus | Coraciidae | LC | |
| Broad-billed Sandpiper | Calidris falcinellus | Scolopacidae | VU | |
| Bronze Mannikin | Spermestes cucullata | Estrildidae | LC | |
| Bronze-winged Courser | Rhinoptilus chalcopterus | Glareolidae | LC | |
| Brown Booby | Sula leucogaster | Sulidae | NE | |
| Brown Noddy | Anous stolidus | Laridae | LC | |
| Brown Skua | Stercorarius antarcticus | Stercorariidae | LC | |
| Brown Snake Eagle | Circaetus cinereus | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Brown Woodland Warbler | Phylloscopus umbrovirens | Phylloscopidae | LC | |
| Brown-backed Honeybird | Prodotiscus regulus | Indicatoridae | LC | |
| Brown-breasted Barbet | Pogonornis melanopterus | Lybiidae | LC | |
| Brown-headed Parrot | Poicephalus cryptoxanthus | Psittacidae | LC | |
| Brown-hooded Kingfisher | Halcyon albiventris | Alcedinidae | LC | |
| Brown-necked Raven | Corvus ruficollis | Corvidae | LC | |
| Brown-rumped Seedeater | Crithagra tristriata | Fringillidae | LC | |
| Brown-tailed Rock Chat | Oenanthe scotocerca | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Brown-throated Martin | Riparia paludicola | Hirundinidae | LC | |
| Brubru | Nilaus afer | Malaconotidae | LC | |
| Bruce’s Green Pigeon | Treron waalia | Columbidae | LC | |
| Buff-crested Bustard | Lophotis gindiana | Otididae | LC | |
| Buff-spotted Flufftail | Sarothrura elegans | Sarothruridae | LC | |
| Cape Crow | Corvus capensis | Corvidae | LC | |
| Capped Wheatear | Oenanthe pileata | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Cardinal Woodpecker | Dendropicos fuscescens | Picidae | LC | |
| Caspian Gull | Larus cachinnans | Laridae | LC | |
| Caspian Plover | Anarhynchus asiaticus | Charadriidae | LC | |
| Caspian Tern | Hydroprogne caspia | Laridae | LC | |
| Chestnut Sparrow | Passer eminibey | Passeridae | LC | |
| Chestnut Weaver | Ploceus rubiginosus | Ploceidae | LC | |
| Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark | Eremopterix leucotis | Alaudidae | LC | |
| Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse | Pterocles exustus | Pteroclidae | LC | |
| Chestnut-fronted Helmetshrike | Prionops scopifrons | Vangidae | LC | |
| Chestnut-headed Sparrow-Lark | Eremopterix signatus | Alaudidae | LC | |
| Chestnut-naped Spurfowl | Pternistis castaneicollis | Phasianidae | NE | |
| Cinnamon-breasted Bunting | Emberiza tahapisi | Emberizidae | NE | |
| Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater | Merops oreobates | Meropidae | LC | |
| Clamorous Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus stentoreus | Acrocephalidae | LC | |
| Coastal Cisticola | Cisticola haematocephalus | Cisticolidae | LC | |
| Collared Kingfisher | Todiramphus chloris | Alcedinidae | NE | |
| Collared Lark | Amirafra collaris | Alaudidae | LC | |
| Collared Pratincole | Glareola pratincola | Glareolidae | LC | |
| Collared Sunbird | Hedydipna collaris | Nectariniidae | LC | |
| Common Bulbul | Pycnonotus barbatus | Pycnonotidae | LC | |
| Common Buttonquail | Turnix sylvaticus | Turnicidae | LC | |
| Common Buzzard | Buteo buteo | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Common Chiffchaff | Phylloscopus collybita | Phylloscopidae | NE | |
| Common Cuckoo | Cuculus canorus | Cuculidae | LC | |
| Common Greenshank | Tringa nebularia | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Common Kestrel | Falco tinnunculus | Falconidae | NE | |
| Common Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus | Rallidae | LC | |
| Common Nightingale | Luscinia megarhynchos | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Common Ostrich | Struthio camelus | Struthionidae | LC | |
| Common Redshank | Tringa totanus | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Common Redstart | Phoenicurus phoenicurus | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Common Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus scirpaceus | Acrocephalidae | LC | |
| Common Ringed Plover | Charadrius hiaticula | Charadriidae | LC | |
| Common Rock Thrush | Monticola saxatilis | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Common Sandpiper | Actitis hypoleucos | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Common Scimitarbill | Rhinopomastus cyanomelas | Phoeniculidae | LC | |
| Common Snipe | Gallinago gallinago | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Common Starling | Sturnus vulgaris | Sturnidae | LC | |
| Common Swift | Apus apus | Apodidae | LC | |
| Common Tern | Sterna hirundo | Laridae | LC | |
| Common Waxbill | Estrilda astrild | Estrildidae | LC | |
| Common Whitethroat | Curruca communis | Sylviidae | LC | |
| Corn Crake | Crex crex | Rallidae | LC | |
| Crab-plover | Dromas ardeola | Dromadidae | LC | |
| Cream-colored Courser | Cursorius cursor | Glareolidae | LC | |
| Crested Francolin | Ortygornis sephaena | Phasianidae | LC | |
| Crested Lark | Galerida cristata | Alaudidae | LC | |
| Crimson-rumped Waxbill | Estrilda rhodopyga | Estrildidae | LC | |
| Croaking Cisticola | Cisticola natalensis | Cisticolidae | LC | |
| Crowned Hornbill | Lophoceros alboterminatus | Bucerotidae | LC | |
| Crowned Lapwing | Vanellus coronatus | Charadriidae | LC | |
| Curlew Sandpiper | Calidris ferruginea | Scolopacidae | VU | |
| Cut-throat Finch | Amadina fasciata | Estrildidae | LC | |
| D’Arnaud’s Barbet | Trachyphonus darnaudii | Lybiidae | NE | |
| Dark Chanting Goshawk | Melierax metabates | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Dark-backed Weaver | Ploceus bicolor | Ploceidae | LC | |
| Desert Cisticola | Cisticola aridulus | Cisticolidae | LC | |
| Desert Lark | Ammomanes deserti | Alaudidae | LC | |
| Desert Wheatear | Oenanthe deserti | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Diederik Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx caprius | Cuculidae | LC | |
| Donaldson Smith’s Nightjar | Caprimulgus donaldsoni | Caprimulgidae | LC | |
| Donaldson Smith’s Sparrow-Weaver | Plocepasser donaldsoni | Ploceidae | LC | |
| Double-banded Courser | Smutsornis africanus | Glareolidae | LC | |
| Dunlin | Calidris alpina | Scolopacidae | NT | |
| Dusky Turtle Dove | Streptopelia lugens | Columbidae | LC | |
| Dwarf Bittern | Botaurus sturmii | Ardeidae | LC | |
| East Coast Boubou | Laniarius sublacteus | Malaconotidae | LC | |
| Eastern Black-headed Batis | Batis minor | Platysteiridae | LC | |
| Eastern Chanting Goshawk | Melierax poliopterus | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Eastern Crested Guineafowl | Guttera pucherani | Numididae | LC | |
| Eastern Golden Weaver | Ploceus subaureus | Ploceidae | LC | |
| Eastern Nicator | Nicator gularis | Nicatoridae | LC | |
| Eastern Olivaceous Warbler | Iduna pallida | Acrocephalidae | LC | |
| Eastern Red-rumped Swallow | Cecropis daurica | Hirundinidae | NE | |
| Eastern Subalpine Warbler | Curruca cantillans | Sylviidae | NE | |
| Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird | Anthreptes orientalis | Nectariniidae | LC | |
| Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill | Tockus flavirostris | Bucerotidae | LC | |
| Egyptian Goose | Alopochen aegyptiaca | Anatidae | LC | |
| Egyptian Nightjar | Caprimulgus aegyptius | Caprimulgidae | LC | |
| Egyptian Vulture | Neophron percnopterus | Accipitridae | EN | |
| Eleonora’s Falcon | Falco eleonorae | Falconidae | LC | |
| Emerald-spotted Wood Dove | Turtur chalcospilos | Columbidae | LC | |
| Ethiopian Boubou | Laniarius aethiopicus | Malaconotidae | NE | |
| Ethiopian Swallow | Hirundo aethiopica | Hirundinidae | LC | |
| Ethiopian White-eye | Zosterops poliogastrus | Zosteropidae | LC | |
| Eurasian Blackcap | Sylvia atricapilla | Sylviidae | LC | |
| Eurasian Curlew | Numenius arquata | Scolopacidae | NT | |
| Eurasian Golden Oriole | Oriolus oriolus | Oriolidae | LC | |
| Eurasian Hobby | Falco subbuteo | Falconidae | LC | |
| Eurasian Hoopoe | Upupa epops | Upupidae | LC | |
| Eurasian Oystercatcher | Haematopus ostralegus | Haematopodidae | NT | |
| Eurasian Scops Owl | Otus scops | Strigidae | LC | |
| Eurasian Sparrowhawk | Accipiter nisus | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Eurasian Spoonbill | Platalea leucorodia | Threskiornithidae | LC | |
| Eurasian Stone-curlew | Burhinus oedicnemus | Burhinidae | LC | |
| Eurasian Whimbrel | Numenius phaeopus | Scolopacidae | NE | |
| Eurasian Wigeon | Mareca penelope | Anatidae | LC | |
| Eurasian Wryneck | Jynx torquilla | Picidae | LC | |
| European Bee-eater | Merops apiaster | Meropidae | LC | |
| European Golden Plover | Pluvialis apricaria | Charadriidae | LC | |
| European Herring Gull | Larus argentatus | Laridae | LC | |
| European Honey Buzzard | Pernis apivorus | Accipitridae | LC | |
| European Nightjar | Caprimulgus europaeus | Caprimulgidae | LC | |
| European Roller | Coracias garrulus | Coraciidae | LC | |
| European Stonechat | Saxicola rubicola | Muscicapidae | NE | |
| European Turtle Dove | Streptopelia turtur | Columbidae | VU | |
| Fan-tailed Raven | Corvus rhipidurus | Corvidae | LC | |
| Fan-tailed Widowbird | Euplectes axillaris | Ploceidae | LC | |
| Fawn-colored Lark | Calendulauda africanoides | Alaudidae | LC | |
| Fiery-necked Nightjar | Caprimulgus pectoralis | Caprimulgidae | LC | |
| Fire-fronted Bishop | Euplectes diadematus | Ploceidae | LC | |
| Fischer’s Greenbul | Phyllastrephus fischeri | Pycnonotidae | LC | |
| Fischer’s Starling | Lamprotornis fischeri | Sturnidae | LC | |
| Fischer’s Turaco | Tauraco fischeri | Musophagidae | NT | |
| Flappet Lark | Amirafra rufocinnamomea | Alaudidae | LC | |
| Flesh-footed Shearwater | Ardenna carneipes | Procellariidae | NT | |
| Forbes-Watson’s Swift | Apus berliozi | Apodidae | LC | |
| Fork-tailed Drongo | Dicrurus adsimilis | Dicruridae | LC | |
| Fulvous Whistling Duck | Dendrocygna bicolor | Anatidae | LC | |
| Gabar Goshawk | Micronisus gabar | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Gadwall | Mareca strepera | Anatidae | LC | |
| Gambaga Flycatcher | Muscicapa gambagae | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Garden Warbler | Sylvia borin | Sylviidae | LC | |
| Garganey | Spatula querquedula | Anatidae | LC | |
| Giant Kingfisher | Megaceryle maxima | Alcedinidae | LC | |
| Gillett’s Lark | Calendulauda gilletti | Alaudidae | LC | |
| Glossy Ibis | Plegadis falcinellus | Threskiornithidae | LC | |
| Golden Palm Weaver | Ploceus bojeri | Ploceidae | LC | |
| Golden Pipit | Tmetothylacus tenellus | Motacillidae | LC | |
| Golden-breasted Starling | Lamprotornis regius | Sturnidae | LC | |
| Golden-tailed Woodpecker | Campethera abingoni | Picidae | LC | |
| Goliath Heron | Ardea goliath | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Gorgeous Bushshrike | Telophorus viridis | Malaconotidae | LC | |
| Graceful Prinia | Prinia gracilis | Cisticolidae | NE | |
| Grasshopper Buzzard | Butastur rufipennis | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Great Cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo | Phalacrocoracidae | LC | |
| Great Egret | Ardea alba | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Great Frigatebird | Fregata minor | Fregatidae | LC | |
| Great Grey Shrike | Lanius excubitor | Laniidae | LC | |
| Great Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus arundinaceus | Acrocephalidae | LC | |
| Great Snipe | Gallinago media | Scolopacidae | NT | |
| Great Spotted Cuckoo | Clamator glandarius | Cuculidae | LC | |
| Great White Pelican | Pelecanus onocrotalus | Pelecanidae | LC | |
| Greater Blue-eared Starling | Lamprotornis chalybaeus | Sturnidae | LC | |
| Greater Crested Tern | Thalasseus bergii | Laridae | LC | |
| Greater Flamingo | Phoenicopterus roseus | Phoenicopteridae | LC | |
| Greater Honeyguide | Indicator indicator | Indicatoridae | LC | |
| Greater Hoopoe-Lark | Alaemon alaudipes | Alaudidae | LC | |
| Greater Kestrel | Falco rupicoloides | Falconidae | LC | |
| Greater Painted-snipe | Rostratula benghalensis | Rostratulidae | LC | |
| Greater Sand Plover | Anarhynchus leschenaultii | Charadriidae | LC | |
| Greater Short-toed Lark | Calandrella brachydactyla | Alaudidae | LC | |
| Green Malkoha | Ceuthmochares australis | Cuculidae | LC | |
| Green Sandpiper | Tringa ochropus | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Green Wood Hoopoe | Phoeniculus purpureus | Phoeniculidae | LC | |
| Green-backed Woodpecker | Campethera maculosa | Picidae | NE | |
| Green-winged Pytilia | Pytilia melba | Estrildidae | LC | |
| Green-winged Teal | Anas crecca | Anatidae | NE | |
| Grey Cuckooshrike | Ceblepyris caesius | Campephagidae | LC | |
| Grey Heron | Ardea cinerea | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Grey Plover | Pluvialis squatarola | Charadriidae | VU | |
| Grey Sunbird | Cyanomitra veroxii | Nectariniidae | LC | |
| Grey Wagtail | Motacilla cinerea | Motacillidae | LC | |
| Grey Wren-Warbler | Calamonastes simplex | Cisticolidae | LC | |
| Grey-capped Social Weaver | Pseudonigrita arnaudi | Ploceidae | LC | |
| Grey-headed Batis | Batis orientalis | Platysteiridae | LC | |
| Grey-headed Bushshrike | Malaconotus blanchoti | Malaconotidae | LC | |
| Grey-headed Gull | Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus | Laridae | LC | |
| Grey-headed Kingfisher | Halcyon leucocephala | Alcedinidae | LC | |
| Grey-headed Silverbill | Spermestes griseicapilla | Estrildidae | LC | |
| Greyish Eagle-Owl | Bubo cinerascens | Strigidae | LC | |
| Griffon Vulture | Gyps fulvus | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Gull-billed Tern | Gelochelidon nilotica | Laridae | LC | |
| Hadada Ibis | Bostrychia hagedash | Threskiornithidae | LC | |
| Hamerkop | Scopus umbretta | Scopidae | LC | |
| Harlequin Quail | Coturnix delegorguei | Phasianidae | LC | |
| Hartlaub’s Bustard | Lissotis hartlaubii | Otididae | LC | |
| Helmeted Guineafowl | Numida meleagris | Numididae | LC | |
| Hemprich’s Hornbill | Lophoceros hemprichii | Bucerotidae | LC | |
| Heuglin’s Bustard | Neotis heuglinii | Otididae | LC | |
| Heuglin’s Wheatear | Oenanthe heuglinii | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Hooded Vulture | Necrosyrtes monachus | Accipitridae | CR | |
| Hooded Wheatear | Oenanthe monacha | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| House Crow | Corvus splendens | Corvidae | LC | |
| House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | Passeridae | LC | |
| Hunter’s Sunbird | Chalcomitra hunteri | Nectariniidae | LC | |
| Icterine Warbler | Hippolais icterina | Acrocephalidae | LC | |
| Isabelline Shrike | Lanius isabellinus | Laniidae | LC | |
| Isabelline Wheatear | Oenanthe isabellina | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Jack Snipe | Lymnocryptes minimus | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Jacobin Cuckoo | Clamator jacobinus | Cuculidae | LC | |
| Jouanin’s Petrel | Bulweria fallax | Procellariidae | NT | |
| Juba Weaver | Ploceus dichrocephalus | Ploceidae | LC | |
| Kentish Plover | Anarhynchus alexandrinus | Charadriidae | LC | |
| Kerguelen Petrel | Aphrodroma brevirostris | Procellariidae | LC | |
| Kittlitz’s Plover | Anarhynchus pecuarius | Charadriidae | LC | |
| Klaas’s Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx klaas | Cuculidae | LC | |
| Knob-billed Duck | Sarkidiornis melanotos | Anatidae | LC | |
| Kori Bustard | Ardeotis kori | Otididae | NT | |
| Kurdish Wheatear | Oenanthe xanthoprymna | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Lanner Falcon | Falco biarmicus | Falconidae | LC | |
| Lappet-faced Vulture | Torgos tracheliotos | Accipitridae | EN | |
| Large Rock Martin | Ptyonoprogne fuligula | Hirundinidae | LC | |
| Laughing Dove | Spilopelia senegalensis | Columbidae | LC | |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull | Larus fuscus | Laridae | LC | |
| Lesser Blue-eared Starling | Lamprotornis chloropterus | Sturnidae | LC | |
| Lesser Crested Tern | Thalasseus bengalensis | Laridae | LC | |
| Lesser Cuckoo | Cuculus poliocephalus | Cuculidae | LC | |
| Lesser Flamingo | Phoeniconaias minor | Phoenicopteridae | NT | |
| Lesser Frigatebird | Fregata ariel | Fregatidae | LC | |
| Lesser Grey Shrike | Lanius minor | Laniidae | LC | |
| Lesser Honeyguide | Indicator minor | Indicatoridae | LC | |
| Lesser Hoopoe-Lark E | Alaemon hamertoni | Alaudidae | LC | |
| Lesser Kestrel | Falco naumanni | Falconidae | LC | |
| Lesser Masked Weaver | Ploceus intermedius | Ploceidae | LC | |
| Lesser Moorhen | Paragallinula angulata | Rallidae | LC | |
| Lesser Noddy | Anous tenuirostris | Laridae | LC | |
| Lesser Striped Swallow | Cecropis abyssinica | Hirundinidae | LC | |
| Lesser Swamp Warbler | Acrocephalus gracilirostris | Acrocephalidae | LC | |
| Lesser Whitethroat | Curruca curruca | Sylviidae | LC | |
| Levaillant’s Cuckoo | Clamator levaillantii | Cuculidae | LC | |
| Lichtenstein’s Sandgrouse | Pterocles lichtensteinii | Pteroclidae | LC | |
| Lilac-breasted Roller | Coracias caudatus | Coraciidae | LC | |
| Little Bee-eater | Merops pusillus | Meropidae | LC | |
| Little Bittern | Botaurus minutus | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Little Brown Bustard | Heterotetrax humilis | Otididae | NT | |
| Little Crake | Zapornia parva | Rallidae | LC | |
| Little Egret | Egretta garzetta | Ardeidae | NE | |
| Little Grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis | Podicipedidae | LC | |
| Little Owl | Athene noctua | Strigidae | LC | |
| Little Ringed Plover | Thinornis dubius | Charadriidae | LC | |
| Little Rock Thrush | Monticola rufocinereus | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Little Sparrowhawk | Tachyspiza minulla | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Little Stint | Calidris minuta | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Little Swift | Apus affinis | Apodidae | LC | |
| Little Tern | Sternula albifrons | Laridae | LC | |
| Little Yellow Flycatcher | Erythrocercus holochlorus | Erythrocercidae | LC | |
| Lizard Buzzard | Kaupifalco monogrammicus | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Long-billed Pipit | Anthus similis | Motacillidae | NE | |
| Long-crested Eagle | Lophaetus occipitalis | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Long-legged Buzzard | Buteo rufinus | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Long-tailed Fiscal | Lanius cabanisi | Laniidae | LC | |
| Long-tailed Nightjar | Caprimulgus climacurus | Caprimulgidae | LC | |
| Long-tailed Paradise Whydah | Vidua paradisaea | Viduidae | LC | |
| Madagascar Pratincole | Glareola ocularis | Glareolidae | NT | |
| Magpie Starling | Speculipastor bicolor | Sturnidae | LC | |
| Malagasy Pond Heron | Ardeola idae | Ardeidae | EN | |
| Malindi Pipit | Anthus melindae | Motacillidae | LC | |
| Mangrove Kingfisher | Halcyon senegaloides | Alcedinidae | LC | |
| Marabou Stork | Leptoptilos crumenifer | Ciconiidae | LC | |
| Marico Sunbird | Cinnyris mariquensis | Nectariniidae | LC | |
| Marsh Sandpiper | Tringa stagnatilis | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Marsh Warbler | Acrocephalus palustris | Acrocephalidae | LC | |
| Martial Eagle | Polemaetus bellicosus | Accipitridae | EN | |
| Mascarene Petrel | Pseudobulweria aterrima | Procellariidae | CR | |
| Masked Booby | Sula dactylatra | Sulidae | LC | |
| Masked Shrike | Lanius nubicus | Laniidae | LC | |
| Matsudaira’s Storm Petrel | Hydrobates matsudairae | Hydrobatidae | VU | |
| Medium Egret | Ardea intermedia | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Menetries’s Warbler | Curruca mystacea | Sylviidae | LC | |
| Mombasa Woodpecker | Campethera mombassica | Picidae | LC | |
| Montagu’s Harrier | Circus pygargus | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Mosque Swallow | Cecropis senegalensis | Hirundinidae | LC | |
| Mottled Spinetail | Telacanthura ussheri | Apodidae | LC | |
| Mourning Collared Dove | Streptopelia decipiens | Columbidae | LC | |
| Mourning Wheatear | Oenanthe lugens | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Mouse-colored Penduline Tit | Anthoscopus musculus | Remizidae | LC | |
| Namaqua Dove | Oena capensis | Columbidae | LC | |
| Narina Trogon | Apaloderma narina | Trogonidae | LC | |
| Nile Valley Sunbird | Hedydipna metallica | Nectariniidae | LC | |
| Northern Bald Ibis | Geronticus eremita | Threskiornithidae | EN | |
| Northern Black Flycatcher | Melaenornis edolioides | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Northern Brownbul | Phyllastrephus strepitans | Pycnonotidae | LC | |
| Northern Carmine Bee-eater | Merops nubicus | Meropidae | LC | |
| Northern Crombec | Sylvietta brachyura | Macrosphenidae | NE | |
| Northern Grey-headed Sparrow | Passer griseus | Passeridae | LC | |
| Northern Grosbeak-Canary | Crithagra donaldsoni | Fringillidae | LC | |
| Northern Masked Weaver | Ploceus taeniopterus | Ploceidae | LC | |
| Northern Pintail | Anas acuta | Anatidae | LC | |
| Northern Puffback | Dryoscopus gambensis | Malaconotidae | LC | |
| Northern Red Bishop | Euplectes franciscanus | Ploceidae | LC | |
| Northern Red-billed Hornbill | Tockus erythrorhynchus | Bucerotidae | NE | |
| Northern Shoveler | Spatula clypeata | Anatidae | LC | |
| Northern Wheatear | Oenanthe oenanthe | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Northern White-crowned Shrike | Eurocephalus ruppelli | Laniidae | LC | |
| Northern White-faced Owl | Ptilopsis leucotis | Strigidae | LC | |
| Nubian Nightjar | Caprimulgus nubicus | Caprimulgidae | LC | |
| Nubian Woodpecker | Campethera nubica | Picidae | LC | |
| Nyanza Swift | Apus niansae | Apodidae | LC | |
| Obbia Lark E | Spizocorys obbiensis | Alaudidae | LC | |
| Olive Bee-eater | Merops superciliosus | Meropidae | LC | |
| Olive Sunbird | Cyanomitra olivacea | Nectariniidae | LC | |
| Olive-tree Warbler | Hippolais olivetorum | Acrocephalidae | LC | |
| Orange River Francolin | Scleroptila gutturalis | Phasianidae | LC | |
| Orange-breasted Bushshrike | Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus | Malaconotidae | LC | |
| Oriental Darter | Anhinga melanogaster | Anhingidae | LC | |
| Ortolan Bunting | Emberiza hortulana | Emberizidae | LC | |
| Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | Pandionidae | LC | |
| Pacific Golden Plover | Pluvialis fulva | Charadriidae | LC | |
| Pale Crag Martin | Ptyonoprogne obsoleta | Hirundinidae | NE | |
| Pale Flycatcher | Agricola pallidus | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Pale Prinia | Prinia somalica | Cisticolidae | LC | |
| Pale White-eye | Zosterops flavilateralis | Zosteropidae | LC | |
| Pallas’s Gull | Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus | Laridae | LC | |
| Pallid Harrier | Circus macrourus | Accipitridae | NT | |
| Pallid Swift | Apus pallidus | Apodidae | LC | |
| Pangani Longclaw | Macronyx aurantiigula | Motacillidae | LC | |
| Parasitic Jaeger | Stercorarius parasiticus | Stercorariidae | LC | |
| Parrot-billed Sparrow | Passer gongonensis | Passeridae | LC | |
| Pearl-spotted Owlet | Glaucidium perlatum | Strigidae | LC | |
| Pectoral-patch Cisticola | Cisticola brunnescens | Cisticolidae | LC | |
| Pel’s Fishing Owl | Scotopelia peli | Strigidae | LC | |
| Pennant-winged Nightjar | Caprimulgus vexillarius | Caprimulgidae | LC | |
| Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | Falconidae | LC | |
| Persian Shearwater | Puffinus persicus | Procellariidae | LC | |
| Philippa’s Crombec | Sylvietta philippae | Macrosphenidae | DD | |
| Pied Avocet | Recurvirostra avosetta | Recurvirostridae | LC | |
| Pied Crow | Corvus albus | Corvidae | LC | |
| Pied Kingfisher | Ceryle rudis | Alcedinidae | LC | |
| Pied Wheatear | Oenanthe pleschanka | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Pin-tailed Snipe | Gallinago stenura | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Pin-tailed Whydah | Vidua macroura | Viduidae | LC | |
| Pink-backed Pelican | Pelecanus rufescens | Pelecanidae | LC | |
| Pink-breasted Lark | Calendulauda poecilosterna | Alaudidae | LC | |
| Pintado Petrel | Daption capense | Procellariidae | LC | |
| Plain Nightjar | Caprimulgus inornatus | Caprimulgidae | LC | |
| Plain-backed Pipit | Anthus leucophrys | Motacillidae | LC | |
| Pomarine Jaeger | Stercorarius pomarinus | Stercorariidae | LC | |
| Pringle’s Puffback | Dryoscopus pringlii | Malaconotidae | LC | |
| Purple Grenadier | Granatina ianthinogaster | Estrildidae | LC | |
| Purple Heron | Ardea purpurea | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Purple-banded Sunbird | Cinnyris bifasciatus | Nectariniidae | LC | |
| Pygmy Batis | Batis perkeo | Platysteiridae | LC | |
| Pygmy Falcon | Polihierax semitorquatus | Falconidae | LC | |
| Pygmy Sunbird | Hedydipna platura | Nectariniidae | LC | |
| Rattling Cisticola | Cisticola chiniana | Cisticolidae | LC | |
| Red Knot | Calidris canutus | Scolopacidae | NT | |
| Red Weaver | Anaplectes jubaensis | Ploceidae | LC | |
| Red-and-yellow Barbet | Trachyphonus erythrocephalus | Lybiidae | LC | |
| Red-backed Shrike | Lanius collurio | Laniidae | LC | |
| Red-bellied Parrot | Poicephalus rufiventris | Psittacidae | LC | |
| Red-billed Buffalo Weaver | Bubalornis niger | Ploceidae | LC | |
| Red-billed Firefinch | Lagonosticta senegala | Estrildidae | LC | |
| Red-billed Oxpecker | Buphagus erythroryncha | Buphagidae | LC | |
| Red-billed Quelea | Quelea quelea | Ploceidae | LC | |
| Red-billed Teal | Anas erythrorhyncha | Anatidae | LC | |
| Red-billed Tropicbird | Phaethon aethereus | Phaethontidae | LC | |
| Red-capped Lark | Calandrella cinerea | Alaudidae | LC | |
| Red-capped Robin-Chat | Cossypha natalensis | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu | Uraeginthus bengalus | Estrildidae | LC | |
| Red-chested Cuckoo | Cuculus solitarius | Cuculidae | LC | |
| Red-chested Swallow | Hirundo lucida | Hirundinidae | LC | |
| Red-eyed Dove | Streptopelia semitorquata | Columbidae | LC | |
| Red-faced Crombec | Sylvietta whytii | Macrosphenidae | LC | |
| Red-footed Booby | Sula sula | Sulidae | LC | |
| Red-footed Falcon | Falco vespertinus | Falconidae | VU | |
| Red-fronted Barbet | Tricholaema diademata | Lybiidae | LC | |
| Red-fronted Prinia | Prinia rufifrons | Cisticolidae | LC | |
| Red-headed Quelea | Quelea erythrops | Ploceidae | LC | |
| Red-headed Weaver | Anaplectes rubriceps | Ploceidae | NE | |
| Red-knobbed Coot | Fulica cristata | Rallidae | LC | |
| Red-naped Bushshrike | Laniarius ruficeps | Malaconotidae | LC | |
| Red-necked Falcon | Falco chicquera | Falconidae | NE | |
| Red-necked Phalarope | Phalaropus lobatus | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Red-necked Spurfowl | Pternistis afer | Phasianidae | LC | |
| Red-necked Stint | Calidris ruficollis | Scolopacidae | NT | |
| Red-shouldered Cuckooshrike | Campephaga phoenicea | Campephagidae | LC | |
| Red-tailed Ant Thrush | Neocossyphus rufus | Turdidae | LC | |
| Red-tailed Shrike | Lanius phoenicuroides | Laniidae | LC | |
| Red-throated Pipit | Anthus cervinus | Motacillidae | LC | |
| Red-throated Twinspot | Hypargos niveoguttatus | Estrildidae | LC | |
| Red-winged Lark | Corypha hypermetra | Alaudidae | NE | |
| Red-winged Starling | Onychognathus morio | Sturnidae | LC | |
| Reed Cormorant | Microcarbo africanus | Phalacrocoracidae | LC | |
| Reichenow’s Seedeater | Crithagra reichenowi | Fringillidae | LC | |
| Retz’s Helmetshrike | Prionops retzii | Vangidae | LC | |
| Ring-necked Dove | Streptopelia capicola | Columbidae | LC | |
| River Warbler | Locustella fluviatilis | Locustellidae | LC | |
| Rock Dove | Columba livia | Columbidae | LC | |
| Rose-ringed Parakeet | Psittacula krameri | Psittaculidae | LC | |
| Roseate Tern | Sterna dougallii | Laridae | LC | |
| Rosy-patched Bushshrike | Rhodophoneus cruentus | Malaconotidae | LC | |
| Ruddy Shelduck | Tadorna ferruginea | Anatidae | LC | |
| Ruddy Turnstone | Arenaria interpres | Scolopacidae | NT | |
| Ruff | Calidris pugnax | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Rufous Chatterer | Argya rubiginosa | Leiothrichidae | LC | |
| Rufous-capped Lark | Calandrella eremica | Alaudidae | LC | |
| Rufous-naped Lark | Corypha africana | Alaudidae | NE | |
| Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin | Cercotrichas galactotes | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Rüppell’s Starling | Lamprotornis purpuroptera | Sturnidae | LC | |
| Rüppell’s Vulture | Gyps rueppelli | Accipitridae | CR | |
| Rüppell’s Weaver | Ploceus galbula | Ploceidae | LC | |
| Russet Lark E | Corypha sharpii | Alaudidae | EN | |
| Sabine’s Gull | Xema sabini | Laridae | LC | |
| Saddle-billed Stork | Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis | Ciconiidae | LC | |
| Sand Martin | Riparia riparia | Hirundinidae | LC | |
| Sanderling | Calidris alba | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Sandwich Tern | Thalasseus sandvicensis | Laridae | LC | |
| Saunders’s Tern | Sternula saundersi | Laridae | LC | |
| Scaly Babbler | Turdoides squamulata | Leiothrichidae | LC | |
| Scaly Chatterer | Argya aylmeri | Leiothrichidae | LC | |
| Scaly-throated Honeyguide | Indicator variegatus | Indicatoridae | LC | |
| Scarlet-chested Sunbird | Chalcomitra senegalensis | Nectariniidae | LC | |
| Scissor-tailed Kite | Chelictinia riocourii | Accipitridae | VU | |
| Secretarybird | Sagittarius serpentarius | Sagittariidae | EN | |
| Sedge Warbler | Acrocephalus schoenobaenus | Acrocephalidae | LC | |
| Semicollared Flycatcher | Ficedula semitorquata | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Senegal Coucal | Centropus senegalensis | Cuculidae | LC | |
| Senegal Lapwing | Vanellus lugubris | Charadriidae | LC | |
| Shelley’s Sparrow | Passer shelleyi | Passeridae | LC | |
| Shelley’s Starling | Lamprotornis shelleyi | Sturnidae | LC | |
| Shikra | Tachyspiza badia | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Short-eared Owl | Asio flammeus | Strigidae | LC | |
| Short-tailed Lark | Spizocorys fremantlii | Alaudidae | LC | |
| Short-toed Snake Eagle | Circaetus gallicus | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Short-winged Cisticola | Cisticola brachypterus | Cisticolidae | LC | |
| Silvery-cheeked Hornbill | Bycanistes brevis | Bucerotidae | LC | |
| Singing Bush Lark | Mirafra javanica | Alaudidae | LC | |
| Slate-colored Boubou | Laniarius funebris | Malaconotidae | LC | |
| Slender-tailed Nightjar | Caprimulgus clarus | Caprimulgidae | LC | |
| Snowy Plover | Anarhynchus nivosus | Charadriidae | NT | |
| Sociable Lapwing | Vanellus gregarius | Charadriidae | CR | |
| Socotra White-eye | Zosterops socotranus | Zosteropidae | NE | |
| Somali Bee-eater | Merops revoilii | Meropidae | LC | |
| Somali Bunting | Emberiza poliopleura | Emberizidae | LC | |
| Somali Courser | Cursorius somalensis | Glareolidae | LC | |
| Somali Crombec | Sylvietta isabellina | Macrosphenidae | LC | |
| Somali Crow | Corvus edithae | Corvidae | LC | |
| Somali Fiscal | Lanius somalicus | Laniidae | LC | |
| Somali Golden-winged Grosbeak E | Rhynchostruthus louisae | Fringillidae | NT | |
| Somali Lark E | Corypha somalica | Alaudidae | LC | |
| Somali Ostrich | Struthio molybdophanes | Struthionidae | VU | |
| Somali Pigeon E | Columba oliviae | Columbidae | LC | |
| Somali Short-toed Lark | Alaudala somalica | Alaudidae | LC | |
| Somali Sparrow | Passer castanopterus | Passeridae | LC | |
| Somali Starling | Onychognathus blythii | Sturnidae | LC | |
| Somali Thrush E | Turdus ludoviciae | Turdidae | LC | |
| Somali Wheatear | Oenanthe phillipsi | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Sombre Greenbul | Andropadus importunus | Pycnonotidae | LC | |
| Sombre Nightjar | Caprimulgus fraenatus | Caprimulgidae | LC | |
| Sombre Rock Chat | Oenanthe dubia | Muscicapidae | DD | |
| Sooty Falcon | Falco concolor | Falconidae | VU | |
| Sooty Gull | Ichthyaetus hemprichii | Laridae | LC | |
| Sooty Tern | Onychoprion fuscatus | Laridae | LC | |
| South Polar Skua | Stercorarius maccormicki | Stercorariidae | LC | |
| Southern Banded Snake Eagle | Circaetus fasciolatus | Accipitridae | NT | |
| Southern Black Flycatcher | Melaenornis pammelaina | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Southern Pochard | Netta erythrophthalma | Anatidae | LC | |
| Southern Red-fronted Tinkerbird | Pogoniulus pusillus | Lybiidae | NE | |
| Southern White-faced Owl | Ptilopsis granti | Strigidae | LC | |
| Speckle-fronted Weaver | Sporopipes frontalis | Ploceidae | LC | |
| Speckled Mousebird | Colius striatus | Coliidae | LC | |
| Speckled Pigeon | Columba guinea | Columbidae | LC | |
| Speke’s Weaver | Ploceus spekei | Ploceidae | LC | |
| Spotted Crake | Porzana porzana | Rallidae | LC | |
| Spotted Eagle-Owl | Bubo africanus | Strigidae | LC | |
| Spotted Flycatcher | Muscicapa striata | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Spotted Palm Thrush | Cichladusa guttata | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Spotted Redshank | Tringa erythropus | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Spotted Sandgrouse | Pterocles senegallus | Pteroclidae | LC | |
| Spotted Thick-knee | Burhinus capensis | Burhinidae | LC | |
| Spur-winged Lapwing | Vanellus spinosus | Charadriidae | LC | |
| Squacco Heron | Ardeola ralloides | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Square-tailed Drongo | Dicrurus ludwigii | Dicruridae | LC | |
| Square-tailed Nightjar | Caprimulgus fossii | Caprimulgidae | LC | |
| Standard-winged Nightjar | Caprimulgus longipennis | Caprimulgidae | LC | |
| Star-spotted Nightjar | Caprimulgus stellatus | Caprimulgidae | LC | |
| Steel-blue Whydah | Vidua hypocherina | Viduidae | LC | |
| Steppe Eagle | Aquila nipalensis | Accipitridae | EN | |
| Straw-tailed Whydah | Vidua fischeri | Viduidae | LC | |
| Striated Heron | Butorides striata | Ardeidae | NE | |
| Striolated Bunting | Emberiza striolata | Emberizidae | LC | |
| Striped Kingfisher | Halcyon chelicuti | Alcedinidae | LC | |
| Superb Starling | Lamprotornis superbus | Sturnidae | LC | |
| Swainson’s Sparrow | Passer swainsonii | Passeridae | LC | |
| Swinhoe’s Storm Petrel | Hydrobates monorhis | Hydrobatidae | NT | |
| Sykes’s Warbler | Iduna rama | Acrocephalidae | LC | |
| Taita Fiscal | Lanius dorsalis | Laniidae | LC | |
| Tambourine Dove | Turtur tympanistria | Columbidae | LC | |
| Tawny Eagle | Aquila rapax | Accipitridae | VU | |
| Tawny Pipit | Anthus campestris | Motacillidae | LC | |
| Tawny-flanked Prinia | Prinia subflava | Cisticolidae | LC | |
| Temminck’s Courser | Cursorius temminckii | Glareolidae | LC | |
| Temminck’s Stint | Calidris temminckii | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Terek Sandpiper | Xenus cinereus | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Terrestrial Brownbul | Phyllastrephus terrestris | Pycnonotidae | LC | |
| Thekla’s Lark | Galerida theklae | Alaudidae | LC | |
| Thick-billed Raven | Corvus crassirostris | Corvidae | LC | |
| Thick-billed Weaver | Amblyospiza albifrons | Ploceidae | LC | |
| Three-banded Courser | Rhinoptilus cinctus | Glareolidae | LC | |
| Three-banded Plover | Thinornis tricollaris | Charadriidae | NE | |
| Three-streaked Tchagra | Tchagra jamesi | Malaconotidae | LC | |
| Thrush Nightingale | Luscinia luscinia | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Tiny Cisticola | Cisticola nana | Cisticolidae | LC | |
| Tree Pipit | Anthus trivialis | Motacillidae | LC | |
| Tropical Shearwater | Puffinus bailloni | Procellariidae | LC | |
| Tsavo Sunbird | Cinnyris tsavoensis | Nectariniidae | LC | |
| Tufted Duck | Aythya fuligula | Anatidae | LC | |
| Upcher’s Warbler | Hippolais languida | Acrocephalidae | LC | |
| Variable Sunbird | Cinnyris venustus | Nectariniidae | LC | |
| Verreaux’s Eagle | Aquila verreauxii | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Verreaux’s Eagle-Owl | Ketupa lactea | Strigidae | LC | |
| Village Indigobird | Vidua chalybeata | Viduidae | LC | |
| Village Weaver | Ploceus cucullatus | Ploceidae | LC | |
| Violet-backed Starling | Cinnyricinclus leucogaster | Sturnidae | LC | |
| Violet-breasted Sunbird | Cinnyris chalcomelas | Nectariniidae | LC | |
| Vitelline Masked Weaver | Ploceus vitellinus | Ploceidae | LC | |
| Von der Decken’s Hornbill | Tockus deckeni | Bucerotidae | LC | |
| Vulturine Guineafowl | Acryllium vulturinum | Numididae | LC | |
| Wahlberg’s Eagle | Hieraaetus wahlbergi | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Warsangli Linnet E | Linaria johannis | Fringillidae | NT | |
| Water Thick-knee | Burhinus vermiculatus | Burhinidae | LC | |
| Wattled Starling | Creatophora cinerea | Sturnidae | LC | |
| Wedge-tailed Shearwater | Ardenna pacifica | Procellariidae | LC | |
| Western Barn Owl | Tyto alba | Tytonidae | NE | |
| Western Black-eared Wheatear | Oenanthe hispanica | Muscicapidae | NE | |
| Western Black-headed Batis | Batis erlangeri | Platysteiridae | LC | |
| Western Cattle Egret | Ardea ibis | Ardeidae | NE | |
| Western House Martin | Delichon urbicum | Hirundinidae | LC | |
| Western Marsh Harrier | Circus aeruginosus | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Western Orphean Warbler | Curruca hortensis | Sylviidae | LC | |
| Western Reef Heron | Egretta gularis | Ardeidae | NE | |
| Western Yellow Wagtail | Motacilla flava | Motacillidae | LC | |
| Whinchat | Saxicola rubetra | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Whiskered Tern | Chlidonias hybrida | Laridae | LC | |
| White Stork | Ciconia ciconia | Ciconiidae | LC | |
| White Wagtail | Motacilla alba | Motacillidae | LC | |
| White-backed Duck | Thalassornis leuconotus | Anatidae | LC | |
| White-backed Vulture | Gyps africanus | Accipitridae | CR | |
| White-bellied Bustard | Eupodotis senegalensis | Otididae | LC | |
| White-bellied Canary | Crithagra dorsostriata | Fringillidae | LC | |
| White-bellied Go-away-bird | Crinifer leucogaster | Musophagidae | LC | |
| White-browed Coucal | Centropus superciliosus | Cuculidae | NE | |
| White-browed Robin-Chat | Cossypha heuglini | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| White-browed Scrub Robin | Cercotrichas leucophrys | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| White-browed Sparrow-Weaver | Plocepasser mahali | Ploceidae | LC | |
| White-cheeked Tern | Sterna repressa | Laridae | LC | |
| White-cheeked Turaco | Menelikornis leucotis | Musophagidae | LC | |
| White-collared Pigeon | Columba albitorques | Columbidae | LC | |
| White-crested Helmetshrike | Prionops plumatus | Vangidae | LC | |
| White-crowned Starling | Lamprotornis albicapillus | Sturnidae | LC | |
| White-crowned Wheatear | Oenanthe leucopyga | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| White-eyed Gull | Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus | Laridae | LC | |
| White-faced Storm Petrel | Pelagodroma marina | Oceanitidae | LC | |
| White-faced Whistling Duck | Dendrocygna viduata | Anatidae | LC | |
| White-fronted Plover | Anarhynchus marginatus | Charadriidae | LC | |
| White-headed Buffalo Weaver | Dinemellia dinemelli | Ploceidae | LC | |
| White-headed Mousebird | Colius leucocephalus | Coliidae | LC | |
| White-headed Vulture | Trigonoceps occipitalis | Accipitridae | CR | |
| White-rumped Babbler | Turdoides leucopygia | Leiothrichidae | LC | |
| White-rumped Swift | Apus caffer | Apodidae | LC | |
| White-tailed Lark | Mirafra albicauda | Alaudidae | LC | |
| White-throated Bee-eater | Merops albicollis | Meropidae | LC | |
| White-throated Robin | Irania gutturalis | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| White-winged Collared Dove | Streptopelia reichenowi | Columbidae | LC | |
| White-winged Tern | Chlidonias leucopterus | Laridae | LC | |
| Willow Warbler | Phylloscopus trochilus | Phylloscopidae | LC | |
| Wilson’s Storm Petrel | Oceanites oceanicus | Oceanitidae | LC | |
| Wire-tailed Swallow | Hirundo smithii | Hirundinidae | LC | |
| Wood Sandpiper | Tringa glareola | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Wood Warbler | Phylloscopus sibilatrix | Phylloscopidae | LC | |
| Woodchat Shrike | Lanius senator | Laniidae | NT | |
| Woodland Kingfisher | Halcyon senegalensis | Alcedinidae | LC | |
| Yellow-bellied Eremomela | Eremomela icteropygialis | Cisticolidae | LC | |
| Yellow-bellied Greenbul | Chlorocichla flaviventris | Pycnonotidae | LC | |
| Yellow-billed Duck | Anas undulata | Anatidae | LC | |
| Yellow-billed Stork | Mycteria ibis | Ciconiidae | LC | |
| Yellow-breasted Apalis | Apalis flavida | Cisticolidae | NE | |
| Yellow-breasted Barbet | Trachyphonus margaritatus | Lybiidae | LC | |
| Yellow-fronted Canary | Crithagra mozambica | Fringillidae | LC | |
| Yellow-necked Spurfowl | Pternistis leucoscepus | Phasianidae | LC | |
| Yellow-spotted Bush Sparrow | Gymnoris pyrgita | Passeridae | LC | |
| Yellow-throated Longclaw | Macronyx croceus | Motacillidae | LC | |
| Yellow-vented Eremomela | Eremomela flavicrissalis | Cisticolidae | LC | |
| Zitting Cisticola | Cisticola juncidis | Cisticolidae | LC |
This checklist lists the species that have profiles on this site, not every species ever recorded in the country. Taxonomy: AviList. Status: IUCN Red List category.