Field checklist
Birds of Sudan
544 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 Ground Thrush | Geokichla piaggiae | Turdidae | LC | |
| Abyssinian Roller | Coracias abyssinicus | Coraciidae | LC | |
| Abyssinian Sunbird | Cinnyris habessinicus | Nectariniidae | LC | |
| Abyssinian White-eye | Zosterops abyssinicus | Zosteropidae | NE | |
| African Collared Dove | Streptopelia roseogrisea | Columbidae | LC | |
| African Darter | Anhinga rufa | Anhingidae | LC | |
| African Fish Eagle | Haliaeetus vocifer | Accipitridae | LC | |
| African Golden Oriole | Oriolus auratus | Oriolidae | LC | |
| African Green Bee-eater | Merops viridissimus | Meropidae | LC | |
| African Grey Hornbill | Lophoceros nasutus | Bucerotidae | LC | |
| African Grey Woodpecker | Dendropicos goertae | Picidae | LC | |
| African Harrier-Hawk | Polyboroides typus | Accipitridae | LC | |
| African Hill Babbler | Sylvia abyssinica | Sylviidae | LC | |
| African Jacana | Actophilornis africanus | Jacanidae | LC | |
| African Openbill | Anastomus lamelligerus | Ciconiidae | LC | |
| African Palm Swift | Cypsiurus parvus | Apodidae | LC | |
| African Pied Wagtail | Motacilla aguimp | Motacillidae | LC | |
| African Pipit | Anthus cinnamomeus | Motacillidae | 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 Thrush | Turdus pelios | Turdidae | LC | |
| African Wattled Lapwing | Vanellus senegallus | Charadriidae | LC | |
| African Woolly-necked Stork | Ciconia microscelis | Ciconiidae | LC | |
| Allen’s Gallinule | Porphyrio alleni | Rallidae | LC | |
| Alpine Swift | Tachymarptis melba | Apodidae | LC | |
| Anteater Chat | Myrmecocichla aethiops | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Arabian Bustard | Ardeotis arabs | Otididae | NT | |
| Arabian Warbler | Curruca leucomelaena | Sylviidae | LC | |
| Asian Desert Warbler | Curruca nana | Sylviidae | LC | |
| Augur Buzzard | Buteo augur | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Baglafecht Weaver | Ploceus baglafecht | Ploceidae | LC | |
| Baillon’s Crake | Zapornia pusilla | Rallidae | LC | |
| Bar-breasted Firefinch | Lagonosticta rufopicta | Estrildidae | LC | |
| Bar-tailed Godwit | Limosa lapponica | Scolopacidae | NT | |
| Bar-tailed Lark | Ammomanes cinctura | Alaudidae | LC | |
| Barka Indigobird | Vidua larvaticola | Viduidae | LC | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | Hirundinidae | LC | |
| Barred Warbler | Curruca nisoria | Sylviidae | LC | |
| Bateleur | Terathopius ecaudatus | Accipitridae | EN | |
| Bearded Woodpecker | Chloropicus namaquus | Picidae | LC | |
| Beaudouin’s Snake Eagle | Circaetus beaudouini | Accipitridae | VU | |
| Beautiful Sunbird | Cinnyris pulchellus | Nectariniidae | LC | |
| Bimaculated Lark | Melanocorypha bimaculata | Alaudidae | LC | |
| Black Crake | Zapornia flavirostra | Rallidae | LC | |
| Black Crowned Crane | Balearica pavonina | Gruidae | VU | |
| Black Cuckoo | Cuculus clamosus | Cuculidae | 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 Stork | Ciconia nigra | Ciconiidae | LC | |
| Black-bellied Bustard | Lissotis melanogaster | Otididae | LC | |
| Black-billed Barbet | Lybius guifsobalito | Lybiidae | LC | |
| Black-billed Wood Dove | Turtur abyssinicus | Columbidae | LC | |
| Black-breasted Barbet | Pogonornis rolleti | Lybiidae | 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-headed Gonolek | Laniarius erythrogaster | Malaconotidae | LC | |
| Black-headed Gull | Chroicocephalus ridibundus | Laridae | LC | |
| Black-headed Heron | Ardea melanocephala | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Black-headed Lapwing | Vanellus tectus | Charadriidae | LC | |
| Black-rumped Waxbill | Estrilda troglodytes | Estrildidae | LC | |
| Black-tailed Godwit | Limosa limosa | Scolopacidae | NT | |
| Black-winged Kite | Elanus caeruleus | Accipitridae | 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-cheeked Bee-eater | Merops persicus | Meropidae | LC | |
| Blue-headed Coucal | Centropus monachus | Cuculidae | LC | |
| Blue-naped Mousebird | Urocolius macrourus | Coliidae | LC | |
| Bluethroat | Luscinia svecica | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Booted Eagle | Hieraaetus pennatus | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Bridled Tern | Onychoprion anaethetus | Laridae | LC | |
| Broad-billed Roller | Eurystomus glaucurus | Coraciidae | LC | |
| Bronze Mannikin | Spermestes cucullata | Estrildidae | LC | |
| Bronze-tailed Starling | Lamprotornis chalcurus | Sturnidae | LC | |
| Brown Babbler | Turdoides plebejus | Leiothrichidae | LC | |
| Brown Booby | Sula leucogaster | Sulidae | NE | |
| Brown Snake Eagle | Circaetus cinereus | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Brown-backed Honeybird | Prodotiscus regulus | Indicatoridae | LC | |
| Brown-backed Woodpecker | Dendropicos obsoletus | Picidae | LC | |
| Brown-necked Raven | Corvus ruficollis | Corvidae | 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-bellied Warbler | Phyllolais pulchella | Cisticolidae | LC | |
| Cape Teal | Anas capensis | Anatidae | 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-bellied Starling | Lamprotornis pulcher | Sturnidae | LC | |
| Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-Weaver | Plocepasser superciliosus | Ploceidae | LC | |
| Cinereous Bunting | Emberiza cineracea | Emberizidae | NT | |
| Cinnamon Weaver E | Ploceus badius | Ploceidae | LC | |
| Cinnamon-breasted Bunting | Emberiza tahapisi | Emberizidae | NE | |
| Clamorous Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus stentoreus | Acrocephalidae | LC | |
| Clapperton’s Spurfowl | Pternistis clappertoni | Phasianidae | LC | |
| Collared Flycatcher | Ficedula albicollis | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Collared Pratincole | Glareola pratincola | Glareolidae | 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 Crane | Grus grus | Gruidae | LC | |
| Common Cuckoo | Cuculus canorus | Cuculidae | LC | |
| Common Grasshopper Warbler | Locustella naevia | Locustellidae | LC | |
| Common Greenshank | Tringa nebularia | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Common Kestrel | Falco tinnunculus | Falconidae | NE | |
| Common Kingfisher | Alcedo atthis | Alcedinidae | LC | |
| Common Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus | Rallidae | LC | |
| Common Nightingale | Luscinia megarhynchos | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Common Ostrich | Struthio camelus | Struthionidae | LC | |
| Common Pochard | Aythya ferina | Anatidae | VU | |
| Common Quail | Coturnix coturnix | Phasianidae | 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 Snipe | Gallinago gallinago | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Common Swift | Apus apus | Apodidae | LC | |
| Common Tern | Sterna hirundo | Laridae | LC | |
| Common Whitethroat | Curruca communis | Sylviidae | LC | |
| Congo Pied Hornbill | Lophoceros fasciatus | Bucerotidae | LC | |
| Copper Sunbird | Cinnyris cupreus | Nectariniidae | LC | |
| Corn Crake | Crex crex | Rallidae | LC | |
| Crab-plover | Dromas ardeola | Dromadidae | LC | |
| Cream-colored Courser | Cursorius cursor | Glareolidae | LC | |
| Crested Lark | Galerida cristata | Alaudidae | LC | |
| Cretzschmar’s Bunting | Emberiza caesia | Emberizidae | LC | |
| Cricket Warbler | Spiloptila clamans | Cisticolidae | LC | |
| Crimson-rumped Waxbill | Estrilda rhodopyga | Estrildidae | LC | |
| Curlew Sandpiper | Calidris ferruginea | Scolopacidae | VU | |
| Cut-throat Finch | Amadina fasciata | Estrildidae | LC | |
| Cyprus Warbler | Curruca melanothorax | Sylviidae | LC | |
| Cyprus Wheatear | Oenanthe cypriaca | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Dark Chanting Goshawk | Melierax metabates | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Demoiselle Crane | Grus virgo | Gruidae | LC | |
| Desert Cisticola | Cisticola aridulus | Cisticolidae | LC | |
| Desert Lark | Ammomanes deserti | Alaudidae | LC | |
| Desert Sparrow | Passer simplex | Passeridae | LC | |
| Desert Wheatear | Oenanthe deserti | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Diederik Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx caprius | Cuculidae | LC | |
| Dunlin | Calidris alpina | Scolopacidae | NT | |
| Dunn’s Lark | Eremalauda dunni | Alaudidae | LC | |
| Eastern Black-eared Wheatear | Oenanthe melanoleuca | Muscicapidae | NE | |
| Eastern Bonelli’s Warbler | Phylloscopus orientalis | Phylloscopidae | LC | |
| Eastern Olivaceous Warbler | Iduna pallida | Acrocephalidae | LC | |
| Eastern Orphean Warbler | Curruca crassirostris | Sylviidae | LC | |
| Eastern Plantain-eater | Crinifer zonurus | Musophagidae | LC | |
| Eastern Red-rumped Swallow | Cecropis daurica | Hirundinidae | NE | |
| Eastern Subalpine Warbler | Curruca cantillans | Sylviidae | NE | |
| Egyptian Goose | Alopochen aegyptiaca | Anatidae | LC | |
| Egyptian Nightjar | Caprimulgus aegyptius | Caprimulgidae | LC | |
| Egyptian Plover | Pluvianus aegyptius | Pluvianidae | LC | |
| Egyptian Vulture | Neophron percnopterus | Accipitridae | EN | |
| Erckel’s Spurfowl | Pternistis erckelii | Phasianidae | LC | |
| Ethiopian Bee-eater | Merops lafresnayii | Meropidae | LC | |
| Ethiopian Boubou | Laniarius aethiopicus | Malaconotidae | NE | |
| Ethiopian Swallow | Hirundo aethiopica | Hirundinidae | LC | |
| Ethiopian White-eye | Zosterops poliogastrus | Zosteropidae | LC | |
| Eurasian Bittern | Botaurus stellaris | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Eurasian Blackcap | Sylvia atricapilla | Sylviidae | LC | |
| Eurasian Coot | Fulica atra | Rallidae | LC | |
| Eurasian Crag Martin | Ptyonoprogne rupestris | Hirundinidae | 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 Honey Buzzard | Pernis apivorus | Accipitridae | LC | |
| European Nightjar | Caprimulgus europaeus | Caprimulgidae | LC | |
| European Roller | Coracias garrulus | Coraciidae | LC | |
| European Turtle Dove | Streptopelia turtur | Columbidae | VU | |
| Familiar Chat | Oenanthe familiaris | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Fan-tailed Raven | Corvus rhipidurus | Corvidae | LC | |
| Fan-tailed Widowbird | Euplectes axillaris | Ploceidae | LC | |
| Fawn-breasted Waxbill | Estrilda paludicola | Estrildidae | LC | |
| Ferruginous Duck | Aythya nyroca | Anatidae | NT | |
| Flappet Lark | Amirafra rufocinnamomea | Alaudidae | LC | |
| Four-banded Sandgrouse | Pterocles quadricinctus | Pteroclidae | LC | |
| Fox Kestrel | Falco alopex | Falconidae | LC | |
| Foxy Cisticola | Cisticola troglodytes | Cisticolidae | LC | |
| Fulvous Babbler | Argya fulva | Leiothrichidae | LC | |
| Fulvous Whistling Duck | Dendrocygna bicolor | Anatidae | LC | |
| Gabar Goshawk | Micronisus gabar | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Gambaga Flycatcher | Muscicapa gambagae | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Garden Warbler | Sylvia borin | Sylviidae | LC | |
| Garganey | Spatula querquedula | Anatidae | LC | |
| Giant Kingfisher | Megaceryle maxima | Alcedinidae | LC | |
| Glossy Ibis | Plegadis falcinellus | Threskiornithidae | LC | |
| Golden Nightjar | Caprimulgus eximius | Caprimulgidae | LC | |
| Golden-breasted Bunting | Emberiza flaviventris | Emberizidae | LC | |
| Goliath Heron | Ardea goliath | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Gosling’s Bunting | Emberiza goslingi | Emberizidae | NE | |
| 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 Grey Shrike | Lanius excubitor | Laniidae | LC | |
| Great Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus arundinaceus | Acrocephalidae | LC | |
| 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 Sand Plover | Anarhynchus leschenaultii | Charadriidae | LC | |
| Greater Short-toed Lark | Calandrella brachydactyla | Alaudidae | LC | |
| Greater Spotted Eagle | Clanga clanga | Accipitridae | VU | |
| Green Sandpiper | Tringa ochropus | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Green Wood Hoopoe | Phoeniculus purpureus | Phoeniculidae | LC | |
| Green-backed Eremomela | Eremomela canescens | Cisticolidae | LC | |
| Green-winged Pytilia | Pytilia melba | Estrildidae | LC | |
| Green-winged Teal | Anas crecca | Anatidae | NE | |
| Grey Heron | Ardea cinerea | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Grey Kestrel | Falco ardosiaceus | Falconidae | LC | |
| Grey Plover | Pluvialis squatarola | Charadriidae | VU | |
| Grey Wagtail | Motacilla cinerea | Motacillidae | LC | |
| Grey-backed Fiscal | Lanius excubitoroides | Laniidae | LC | |
| Grey-chinned Sunbird | Anthreptes tephrolaemus | Nectariniidae | 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-rumped Swallow | Pseudhirundo griseopyga | Hirundinidae | 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 | |
| Half-collared Kingfisher | Alcedo semitorquata | Alcedinidae | LC | |
| Hamerkop | Scopus umbretta | Scopidae | LC | |
| Harlequin Quail | Coturnix delegorguei | Phasianidae | LC | |
| Helmeted Guineafowl | Numida meleagris | Numididae | LC | |
| Heuglin’s Wheatear | Oenanthe heuglinii | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Hooded Vulture | Necrosyrtes monachus | Accipitridae | CR | |
| Hooded Wheatear | Oenanthe monacha | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | Passeridae | 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 | |
| Kittlitz’s Plover | Anarhynchus pecuarius | Charadriidae | LC | |
| Klaas’s Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx klaas | Cuculidae | LC | |
| Knob-billed Duck | Sarkidiornis melanotos | Anatidae | LC | |
| Kordofan Sparrow E | Passer cordofanicus | Passeridae | LC | |
| 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 Grey Shrike | Lanius minor | Laniidae | LC | |
| Lesser Honeyguide | Indicator minor | Indicatoridae | LC | |
| Lesser Kestrel | Falco naumanni | Falconidae | LC | |
| Lesser Spotted Eagle | Clanga pomarina | Accipitridae | 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 | |
| Levant Sparrowhawk | Tachyspiza brevipes | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Lichtenstein’s Sandgrouse | Pterocles lichtensteinii | Pteroclidae | LC | |
| Little Bee-eater | Merops pusillus | Meropidae | LC | |
| Little Bittern | Botaurus minutus | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Little Crake | Zapornia parva | Rallidae | LC | |
| Little Egret | Egretta garzetta | Ardeidae | NE | |
| Little Grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis | Podicipedidae | LC | |
| Little Grey Woodpecker | Dendropicos elachus | Picidae | LC | |
| Little Heron | Butorides atricapilla | Ardeidae | NE | |
| Little Owl | Athene noctua | Strigidae | LC | |
| Little Ringed Plover | Thinornis dubius | Charadriidae | LC | |
| Little Stint | Calidris minuta | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Little Swift | Apus affinis | Apodidae | LC | |
| Little Weaver | Ploceus luteolus | Ploceidae | LC | |
| Long-billed Pipit | Anthus similis | Motacillidae | NE | |
| Long-crested Eagle | Lophaetus occipitalis | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Long-legged Buzzard | Buteo rufinus | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Long-tailed Glossy Starling | Lamprotornis caudatus | Sturnidae | LC | |
| Long-tailed Nightjar | Caprimulgus climacurus | Caprimulgidae | LC | |
| Long-tailed Paradise Whydah | Vidua paradisaea | Viduidae | LC | |
| Marabou Stork | Leptoptilos crumenifer | Ciconiidae | LC | |
| Marsh Sandpiper | Tringa stagnatilis | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Marsh Tchagra | Bocagia minuta | Malaconotidae | LC | |
| Marsh Warbler | Acrocephalus palustris | Acrocephalidae | LC | |
| Masked Shrike | Lanius nubicus | Laniidae | LC | |
| Medium Egret | Ardea intermedia | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Menetries’s Warbler | Curruca mystacea | Sylviidae | LC | |
| Meyer’s Parrot | Poicephalus meyeri | Psittacidae | LC | |
| Mocking Cliff Chat | Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Montagu’s Harrier | Circus pygargus | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Mosque Swallow | Cecropis senegalensis | Hirundinidae | LC | |
| Mottled Swift | Tachymarptis aequatorialis | Apodidae | LC | |
| Mourning Collared Dove | Streptopelia decipiens | Columbidae | LC | |
| Mouse-colored Penduline Tit | Anthoscopus musculus | Remizidae | LC | |
| Namaqua Dove | Oena capensis | Columbidae | LC | |
| Narina Trogon | Apaloderma narina | Trogonidae | LC | |
| Neumann’s Starling | Onychognathus neumanni | Sturnidae | LC | |
| Nile Valley Sunbird | Hedydipna metallica | Nectariniidae | LC | |
| 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 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-faced Owl | Ptilopsis leucotis | Strigidae | LC | |
| Northern Yellow White-eye | Zosterops senegalensis | Zosteropidae | NE | |
| Nubian Nightjar | Caprimulgus nubicus | Caprimulgidae | LC | |
| Nubian Woodpecker | Campethera nubica | Picidae | LC | |
| Olive-tree Warbler | Hippolais olivetorum | Acrocephalidae | LC | |
| Orange-breasted Bushshrike | Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus | Malaconotidae | LC | |
| Orange-breasted Waxbill | Amandava subflava | Estrildidae | LC | |
| Ortolan Bunting | Emberiza hortulana | Emberizidae | LC | |
| Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | Pandionidae | LC | |
| Pacific Golden Plover | Pluvialis fulva | Charadriidae | LC | |
| Pale Flycatcher | Agricola pallidus | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Pale Rockfinch | Carpospiza brachydactyla | Passeridae | LC | |
| Palestine Sunbird | Cinnyris osea | Nectariniidae | LC | |
| Pallid Harrier | Circus macrourus | Accipitridae | NT | |
| Pallid Swift | Apus pallidus | Apodidae | LC | |
| Pearl-spotted Owlet | Glaucidium perlatum | Strigidae | LC | |
| Pennant-winged Nightjar | Caprimulgus vexillarius | Caprimulgidae | LC | |
| Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | Falconidae | LC | |
| Pharaoh Eagle-Owl | Bubo ascalaphus | Strigidae | LC | |
| Piapiac | Ptilostomus afer | Corvidae | LC | |
| 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 Whydah | Vidua macroura | Viduidae | LC | |
| Pink-backed Pelican | Pelecanus rufescens | Pelecanidae | LC | |
| Plain Nightjar | Caprimulgus inornatus | Caprimulgidae | LC | |
| Plain-backed Pipit | Anthus leucophrys | Motacillidae | LC | |
| Purple Heron | Ardea purpurea | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Purple Starling | Lamprotornis purpureus | Sturnidae | LC | |
| Pygmy Sunbird | Hedydipna platura | Nectariniidae | LC | |
| Red Sea Cliff Swallow | Petrochelidon perdita | Hirundinidae | DD | |
| Red-backed Shrike | Lanius collurio | Laniidae | LC | |
| Red-billed Firefinch | Lagonosticta senegala | Estrildidae | LC | |
| Red-billed Oxpecker | Buphagus erythroryncha | Buphagidae | LC | |
| Red-billed Quelea | Quelea quelea | Ploceidae | LC | |
| Red-billed Tropicbird | Phaethon aethereus | Phaethontidae | 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-cowled Widowbird | Euplectes laticauda | Ploceidae | LC | |
| Red-eyed Dove | Streptopelia semitorquata | Columbidae | LC | |
| Red-faced Cisticola | Cisticola erythrops | Cisticolidae | LC | |
| Red-footed Falcon | Falco vespertinus | Falconidae | VU | |
| Red-fronted Prinia | Prinia rufifrons | Cisticolidae | LC | |
| Red-headed Weaver | Anaplectes rubriceps | Ploceidae | NE | |
| Red-necked Buzzard | Buteo auguralis | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Red-necked Falcon | Falco chicquera | Falconidae | NE | |
| Red-pate Cisticola | Cisticola ruficeps | Cisticolidae | LC | |
| Red-shouldered Cuckooshrike | Campephaga phoenicea | Campephagidae | LC | |
| Red-tailed Wheatear | Oenanthe chrysopygia | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Red-throated Bee-eater | Merops bulocki | Meropidae | LC | |
| Red-throated Pipit | Anthus cervinus | Motacillidae | LC | |
| Reed Cormorant | Microcarbo africanus | Phalacrocoracidae | LC | |
| Reichard’s Seedeater | Crithagra reichardi | Fringillidae | LC | |
| Ring-necked Dove | Streptopelia capicola | Columbidae | LC | |
| River Warbler | Locustella fluviatilis | Locustellidae | LC | |
| Rock Dove | Columba livia | Columbidae | LC | |
| Rock-loving Cisticola | Cisticola aberrans | Cisticolidae | LC | |
| Rose-ringed Parakeet | Psittacula krameri | Psittaculidae | 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-naped Lark | Corypha africana | Alaudidae | NE | |
| Rufous-rumped Lark | Pinarocorys erythropygia | Alaudidae | LC | |
| Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin | Cercotrichas galactotes | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Rüppell’s Starling | Lamprotornis purpuroptera | Sturnidae | LC | |
| Rüppell’s Vulture | Gyps rueppelli | Accipitridae | CR | |
| Rüppell’s Warbler | Curruca ruppeli | Sylviidae | LC | |
| Rüppell’s Weaver | Ploceus galbula | Ploceidae | LC | |
| Rusty Bush Lark | Calendulauda rufa | Alaudidae | LC | |
| Saddle-billed Stork | Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis | Ciconiidae | LC | |
| Sahel Bush Sparrow | Gymnoris dentata | Passeridae | LC | |
| Sahel Paradise Whydah | Vidua orientalis | Viduidae | LC | |
| Saker Falcon | Falco cherrug | Falconidae | EN | |
| Sand Martin | Riparia riparia | Hirundinidae | LC | |
| Sand Partridge | Ammoperdix heyi | Phasianidae | LC | |
| Sanderling | Calidris alba | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Sandwich Tern | Thalasseus sandvicensis | Laridae | LC | |
| Sardinian Warbler | Curruca melanocephala | Sylviidae | LC | |
| Savi’s Warbler | Locustella luscinioides | Locustellidae | LC | |
| Savile’s Bustard | Lophotis savilei | Otididae | LC | |
| Scarlet-chested Sunbird | Chalcomitra senegalensis | Nectariniidae | LC | |
| Scissor-tailed Kite | Chelictinia riocourii | Accipitridae | VU | |
| Sedge Warbler | Acrocephalus schoenobaenus | Acrocephalidae | LC | |
| Semicollared Flycatcher | Ficedula semitorquata | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Senegal Thick-knee | Burhinus senegalensis | Burhinidae | LC | |
| Sennar Penduline Tit | Anthoscopus punctifrons | Remizidae | LC | |
| Shikra | Tachyspiza badia | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Short-eared Owl | Asio flammeus | Strigidae | LC | |
| Short-toed Snake Eagle | Circaetus gallicus | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Siberian Stonechat | Saxicola maurus | Muscicapidae | NE | |
| Singing Bush Lark | Mirafra javanica | Alaudidae | LC | |
| Singing Cisticola | Cisticola cantans | Cisticolidae | LC | |
| Slender-billed Gull | Chroicocephalus genei | Laridae | LC | |
| Snowy-crowned Robin-Chat | Cossypha niveicapilla | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Sociable Lapwing | Vanellus gregarius | Charadriidae | CR | |
| Song Thrush | Turdus philomelos | Turdidae | LC | |
| Sooty Falcon | Falco concolor | Falconidae | VU | |
| Sooty Gull | Ichthyaetus hemprichii | Laridae | LC | |
| Spanish Sparrow | Passer hispaniolensis | Passeridae | LC | |
| Speckle-fronted Weaver | Sporopipes frontalis | Ploceidae | LC | |
| Speckled Mousebird | Colius striatus | Coliidae | LC | |
| Speckled Pigeon | Columba guinea | Columbidae | LC | |
| Spotted Crake | Porzana porzana | Rallidae | LC | |
| Spotted Flycatcher | Muscicapa striata | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Spotted Redshank | Tringa erythropus | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Spotted Sandgrouse | Pterocles senegallus | Pteroclidae | LC | |
| Spotted Thick-knee | Burhinus capensis | Burhinidae | LC | |
| Spur-winged Goose | Plectropterus gambensis | Anatidae | LC | |
| Spur-winged Lapwing | Vanellus spinosus | Charadriidae | LC | |
| Squacco Heron | Ardeola ralloides | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Standard-winged Nightjar | Caprimulgus longipennis | Caprimulgidae | LC | |
| Steppe Eagle | Aquila nipalensis | Accipitridae | EN | |
| Stone Partridge | Ptilopachus petrosus | Odontophoridae | LC | |
| Striated Heron | Butorides striata | Ardeidae | NE | |
| Striolated Bunting | Emberiza striolata | Emberizidae | LC | |
| Stripe-breasted Seedeater | Crithagra striatipectus | Fringillidae | LC | |
| Striped Kingfisher | Halcyon chelicuti | Alcedinidae | LC | |
| Sudan Golden Sparrow | Passer luteus | Passeridae | LC | |
| Sun Lark | Galerida modesta | Alaudidae | LC | |
| Swainson’s Sparrow | Passer swainsonii | Passeridae | LC | |
| Tawny Eagle | Aquila rapax | Accipitridae | VU | |
| Tawny Pipit | Anthus campestris | Motacillidae | LC | |
| Tawny-flanked Prinia | Prinia subflava | Cisticolidae | LC | |
| Temminck’s Stint | Calidris temminckii | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Terek Sandpiper | Xenus cinereus | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Three-banded Plover | Thinornis tricollaris | Charadriidae | NE | |
| Thrush Nightingale | Luscinia luscinia | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Tree Pipit | Anthus trivialis | Motacillidae | LC | |
| Trumpeter Finch | Bucanetes githagineus | Fringillidae | LC | |
| Tufted Duck | Aythya fuligula | Anatidae | LC | |
| Variable Sunbird | Cinnyris venustus | Nectariniidae | LC | |
| Verreaux’s Eagle | Aquila verreauxii | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Verreaux’s Eagle-Owl | Ketupa lactea | Strigidae | LC | |
| Vieillot’s Barbet | Lybius vieilloti | Lybiidae | LC | |
| Village Indigobird | Vidua chalybeata | Viduidae | LC | |
| Village Weaver | Ploceus cucullatus | Ploceidae | LC | |
| Vinaceous Dove | Streptopelia vinacea | Columbidae | LC | |
| Violet-backed Starling | Cinnyricinclus leucogaster | Sturnidae | LC | |
| Vitelline Masked Weaver | Ploceus vitellinus | Ploceidae | LC | |
| Wahlberg’s Eagle | Hieraaetus wahlbergi | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Wattled Starling | Creatophora cinerea | Sturnidae | LC | |
| Western Banded Snake Eagle | Circaetus cinerascens | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Western Barn Owl | Tyto alba | Tytonidae | NE | |
| Western Black-headed Batis | Batis erlangeri | Platysteiridae | LC | |
| Western Cattle Egret | Ardea ibis | Ardeidae | NE | |
| Western Crested Guineafowl | Guttera verreauxi | Numididae | LC | |
| Western House Martin | Delichon urbicum | Hirundinidae | LC | |
| Western Marsh Harrier | Circus aeruginosus | Accipitridae | 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 Night Heron | Calherodius leuconotus | Ardeidae | LC | |
| White-backed Vulture | Gyps africanus | Accipitridae | CR | |
| White-bellied Bustard | Eupodotis senegalensis | Otididae | LC | |
| White-billed Buffalo Weaver | Bubalornis albirostris | Ploceidae | LC | |
| White-breasted Cuckooshrike | Ceblepyris pectoralis | Campephagidae | LC | |
| White-browed Coucal | Centropus superciliosus | Cuculidae | NE | |
| White-browed Robin-Chat | Cossypha heuglini | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| White-cheeked Tern | Sterna repressa | Laridae | LC | |
| White-crested Helmetshrike | Prionops plumatus | Vangidae | LC | |
| White-crowned Wheatear | Oenanthe leucopyga | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| White-eyed Gull | Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus | Laridae | LC | |
| White-faced Whistling Duck | Dendrocygna viduata | Anatidae | LC | |
| White-headed Vulture | Trigonoceps occipitalis | Accipitridae | CR | |
| White-rumped Babbler | Turdoides leucopygia | Leiothrichidae | LC | |
| White-rumped Seedeater | Crithagra leucopygia | Fringillidae | LC | |
| White-rumped Swift | Apus caffer | Apodidae | LC | |
| White-shouldered Black Tit | Melaniparus guineensis | Paridae | LC | |
| White-tailed Lapwing | Vanellus leucurus | Charadriidae | 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 Black Tit | Melaniparus leucomelas | Paridae | LC | |
| White-winged Tern | Chlidonias leucopterus | Laridae | LC | |
| White-winged Widowbird | Euplectes albonotatus | Ploceidae | LC | |
| Willow Warbler | Phylloscopus trochilus | Phylloscopidae | LC | |
| Winding Cisticola | Cisticola marginatus | Cisticolidae | 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-billed Oxpecker | Buphagus africanus | Buphagidae | LC | |
| Yellow-billed Shrike | Corvinella corvina | Laniidae | LC | |
| Yellow-billed Stork | Mycteria ibis | Ciconiidae | LC | |
| Yellow-breasted Barbet | Trachyphonus margaritatus | Lybiidae | LC | |
| Yellow-crowned Bishop | Euplectes afer | Ploceidae | LC | |
| Yellow-eyed Bristlebill | Bleda ugandae | Pycnonotidae | LC | |
| Yellow-fronted Canary | Crithagra mozambica | Fringillidae | LC | |
| Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird | Pogoniulus chrysoconus | Lybiidae | LC | |
| Yellow-mantled Widowbird | Euplectes macroura | Ploceidae | LC | |
| Yellow-rumped Seedeater | Crithagra xanthopygia | Fringillidae | LC | |
| Yellow-spotted Bush Sparrow | Gymnoris pyrgita | Passeridae | 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.