Bird Checklist Of Udzungwa Mountains National Park : Udzungwa Mountains National Park is a home to a high concentration of endemic plant species and fauna, the national park a wildlife sanctuary ranked to be third best destination in kilolo district in the Tanzania.
Udzungwa Mountains national park is surrounded with rolling hills, waterfalls such as; the sange, which is about 170 meters, valleys, and mountains giving a fantastic view to all its sightseers having a wildlife adventure in the destination.
udzungwa mountains national is the best destination in Tanzania to sight endangered species of fauna and flora, lringa red colobus, sange mangabey and rufous wing sunbird and it’s the best birding destination to marvel at bird species of over 370 bird species which include the following below;
ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
Egyptian Goose
African Black Duck
GALLIFORMES: Numididae
Helmeted Guineafowl
Crested Guineafowl
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae
Udzungwa Forest Partridge
Harlequin Quail
Scaly Francolin
Red-necked Spurfowl
Crested Francolin
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Podicipedidae
Little Grebe
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae
African Olive Pigeon
Eastern Bronze-naped Pigeon
Dusky Turtle Dove
Mourning Collared Dove
Red-eyed Dove
Ring-necked Dove
Laughing Dove
African Green Pigeon
Emerald-spotted Wood Dove
Blue-spotted Wood Dove
Tambourine Dove
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae
Fiery-necked Nightjar
Montane Nightjar
Pennant-winged Nightjar
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Apodidae
Mottled Spinetailed Swift
Böhm’s Spinetailed Swift
African Palm Swift
Mottled Swift
White-rumped Swift
Horus Swift
Little Swift
African Swift
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae
White-browed Coucal
African Black Coucal
Yellowbill
Levaillant’s Cuckoo
Klaas’s Cuckoo
African Emerald Cuckoo
Diederick Cuckoo
Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo
Red-chested Cuckoo
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
Black Crake
MUSOPHAGIFORMES: Musophagidae
Purple-crested Turaco
Schalow’s Turaco
Hartlaub’s Turaco
Livingstone’s Turaco
PELECANIFORMES: Ciconiidae
Marabou
African Openbill
Woolly-necked Stork
Saddle-bill Stork
PELECANIFORMES: Scopidae
Hamerkop
PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae
Black-crowned Night Heron
Striated Heron
Squacco Heron
Rufous-bellied Heron
Cattle Egret
Black-headed Heron
Goliath Heron
Purple Heron
PELECANIFORMES: Threskiornithidae
Hadada Ibis
PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
Long-tailed Cormorant
CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae
Water Thick-knee
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
Three-banded Plover
Long-toed Lapwing
Spur-winged Lapwing
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
Little Stint
Common Sandpiper
Marsh Sandpiper
CHARADRIIFORMES: Turnicidae
Common Buttonquail
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
African Skimmer
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae
Black-winged Kite
African Cuckoo Hawk
African Harrier Hawk
Palm-nut Vulture
Bateleur
Brown Snake Eagle
Southern Banded Snake Eagle
White-backed Vulture
Bat Hawk
Crowned Eagle
Martial Eagle
Long-crested Eagle
Verreaux’s Eagle
African Hawk Eagle
Wahlberg’s Eagle
Ayres’s Eagle
Lizard Buzzard
African Goshawk
Shikra
Little Sparrowhawk
Black Sparrowhawk
Black Kite
Grasshopper Buzzard
Eurasian Buzzard
Mountain Buzzard
STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae
Common Barn Owl
STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae
African Barred Owlet
African Wood Owl
Verreaux’s Eagle Owl
Pel’s Fishing Owl
COLIIFORMES: Coliidae
Speckled Mousebird
Blue-naped Mousebird
TROGONIFORMES: Trogonidae
Narina’s Trogon
Bar-tailed Trogon
BUCEROTIFORMES: Bucerotidae
Southern Ground Hornbill
Crowned Hornbill
Pale-billed Hornbill
African Grey Hornbill
Red-billed Hornbill
Von der Decken’s Hornbill
Trumpeter Hornbill
Silvery-cheeked Hornbill
BUCEROTIFORMES: Upupidae
Common Hoopoe
BUCEROTIFORMES: Phoeniculidae
Green Wood-hoopoe
Common Scimitarbill
PICIFORMES: Indicatoridae
Lesser Honeyguide
Scaly-throated Honeyguide
Greater Honeyguide
PICIFORMES: Picidae
Nubian Woodpecker
Golden-tailed Woodpecker
Green-backed Woodpecker
Cardinal Woodpecker
Olive Woodpecker
PICIFORMES: Ramphastidae
Green Barbet
White-eared Barbet
Eastern Green Tinkerbird
Moustached Green Tinkerbird
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
Spot-flanked Barbet
Black-collared Barbet
Brown-breasted Barbet
CORACIIFORMES: Meropidae
White-fronted Bee-eater
White-throated Bee-eater
Northern Carmine Bee-eater
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
European Bee-eater
Little Bee-eater
CORACIIFORMES: Coraciidae
Rufous-crowned Roller
Lilac-breasted Roller
European Roller
Broad-billed Roller
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae
African Pygmy Kingfisher
African Malachite Kingfisher
Half-collared Kingfisher
Giant Kingfisher
Pied Kingfisher
Grey-headed Kingfisher
Brown-hooded Kingfisher
Striped Kingfisher
Woodland Kingfisher
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
Common Kestrel
Grey Kestrel
Dickinson’s Kestrel
Eleonora’s Falcon
Eurasian Hobby
African Hobby
Lanner Falcon
Peregrine Falcon
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae
Brown-necked Parrot
Brown Parrot
PASSERIFORMES: Calyptomenidae
African Broadbill
PASSERIFORMES: Campephagidae
Grey Cuckooshrike
Black Cuckooshrike
PASSERIFORMES: Oriolidae
Green-headed Oriole
Eastern Black-headed Oriole
African Golden Oriole
PASSERIFORMES: Platysteiridae
Forest Batis
Dark Batis
Chinspot Batis
East Coast Batis
Black-throated Wattle-eye
PASSERIFORMES: Vangidae
White-crested Helmet-shrike
Retz’s Helmet-shrike
Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher
PASSERIFORMES: Malaconotidae
Grey-headed Bush-shrike
Black-backed Puffback
Brown-crowned Tchagra
Black-crowned Tchagra
Brubru
Black-fronted Bush-shrike
Orange-breasted Bush-shrike
Fülleborn’s Boubou
Slate-coloured Boubou
Tropical Boubou
East Coast Boubou
PASSERIFORMES: Dicruridae
Square-tailed Drongo
Fork-tailed Drongo
PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae
White-rumped Shrike
Long-tailed Fiscal
Northern Fiscal
PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae
White-necked Raven
Pied Crow
House Crow
PASSERIFORMES: Monarchidae
Blue-mantled Paradise-flycatcher
African Paradise-flycatcher
PASSERIFORMES: Promeropidae
Dapple-chest
Spot-throat
PASSERIFORMES: Nectariniidae
Western Violet-backed Sunbird
Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird
Uluguru Violet-backed Sunbird
Banded Green Sunbird
Collared Sunbird
Green-headed Sunbird
Olive Sunbird
Amethyst Sunbird
Scarlet-chested Sunbird
Bronzy Sunbird
Malachite Sunbird
Ludwig’s Double-collared Sunbird
Forest Double-collared Sunbird
Moreau’s Sunbird
Beautiful Sunbird
Mariqua Sunbird
Shelley’s Sunbird
Red-chested Sunbird
Purple-banded Sunbird
Rufous-winged Sunbird
Variable Sunbird
PASSERIFORMES: Ploceidae
White-browed Sparrow Weaver
Grosbeak Weaver
Cardinal Quelea
Red-collared Widowbird
Black-winged Bishop
Southern Red Bishop
Yellow Bishop
Yellow-mantled Widowbird
Fan-tailed Widowbird
White-winged Widowbird
Hartlaub’s Widowbird
Bertram’s Weaver
Spectacled Weaver
Black-necked Weaver
African Golden Weaver
Southern Brown-throated Weaver
Lesser Masked Weaver
Village Weaver
Golden-backed Weaver
Dark-backed Weaver
Usambara Weaver
PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae
Red-billed Firefinch
Jameson’s Firefinch
African Firefinch
Green-winged Pytilia
Peters’s Twinspot
Blue-breasted Cordon-bleu
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu
Lesser Seedcracker
Fawn-breasted Waxbill
Crimson-rumped Waxbill
Common Waxbill
Red-faced Crimson-wing
Yellow-bellied Waxbill
Zebra Waxbill
Bronze Mannikin
Black-and-white Mannikin
Magpie Mannikin
PASSERIFORMES: Viduidae
Pin-tailed Whydah
Village Indigobird
PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae
House Sparrow
Northern Grey-headed Sparrow
Southern Grey-headed Sparrow
PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae
Richard’s Pipit
Woodland Pipit
African Pipit
Mountain Wagtail
African Wagtail
PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae
Black-throated Canary
Reichenow’s Canary
Yellow-fronted Canary
Brimstone Canary
Streaky Canary
Kipengere Canary
PASSERIFORMES: Emberizidae
Golden-breasted Bunting
PASSERIFORMES: Stenostiridae
White-tipped Crested-flycatcher
Blue-and-white Crested-flycatcher
PASSERIFORMES: Paridae
White-bellied Tit
PASSERIFORMES: Remizidae
Grey Penduline Tit
PASSERIFORMES: Nicatoridae
Eastern Nicator
PASSERIFORMES: Macrosphenidae
Red-faced Crombec
Moustached Grass Warbler
Kretschmer’s Longbill
PASSERIFORMES: Cisticolidae
Red-capped Forest Warbler
Bar-throated Apalis
Yellow-breasted Apalis
Masked Apalis
White-winged Apalis
Black-headed Apalis
Chapin’s Apalis
Grey Apalis
Grey-backed Camaroptera
Red-faced Cisticola
Black-lored Cisticola
Rattling Cisticola
Churring Cisticola
Winding Cisticola
Croaking Cisticola
Tiny Cisticola
Short-winged Cisticola
Zitting Cisticola
Tawny-flanked Prinia
Red-winged Prinia
PASSERIFORMES: Locustellidae
Evergreen-forest Warbler
Bracken Warbler
PASSERIFORMES: Acrocephalidae
Mountain Yellow Warbler
Marsh Warbler
Common Reed Warbler
Lesser Swamp Warbler
Greater Swamp Warbler
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae
Black Saw-wing
Northern House Martin
Lesser Striped Swallow
Mosque Swallow
Red-rumped Swallow
Wire-tailed Swallow
Barn Swallow
Angolan Swallow
Rock Martin
PASSERIFORMES: Pycnonotidae
Sombre Greenbul
Yellow-bellied Greenbul
Stripe-cheeked Greenbul
Southern Mountain Greenbul
Shelley’s Greenbul
Little Greenbul
Terrestrial Brownbul
Grey-olive Greenbul
Cabanis’s Greenbul
Yellow-streaked Greenbul
Common Bulbul
PASSERIFORMES: Phylloscopidae
Willow Warbler
Yellow-throated Woodland Warbler
PASSERIFORMES: Scotocercidae
Little Yellow Flycatcher Warbler
Livingstone’s Flycatcher Warbler
PASSERIFORMES: Sylviidae
African Hill Babbler
Banded Parisoma
Brown Parisoma
PASSERIFORMES: Zosteropidae
Abyssinian White-eye
African Yellow White-eye
PASSERIFORMES: Pellorneidae
Pale-breasted Thrush Babbler
PASSERIFORMES: Leiothrichidae
Arrow-marked Babbler
PASSERIFORMES: Sittidae
African Salpornis
PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae
Slender-billed Starling
Red-winged Starling
Waller’s Starling
Kenrick’s Starling
Ashy Starling
Superb Starling
Lesser Blue-eared Starling
Greater Blue-eared Starling
Amethyst Starling
Black-bellied Starling
PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae
Eastern Bearded Scrub Robin
White-browed Scrub Robin
Spotted Flycatcher
Ashy Flycatcher
African Dusky Flycatcher
Grey Tit Flycatcher
Pale Flycatcher
African Grey Flycatcher
White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher
Southern Black Flycatcher
Olive-flanked Robin Chat
Cape Robin Chat
White-browed Robin Chat
Red-capped Robin Chat
White-chested Alethe
White-starred Robin
Swynnerton’s Robin
Collared Palm Thrush
Spotted Palm Thrush
Sharpe’s Akalat
Iringa Akalat
Thrush Nightingale
Common Nightingale
African Stonechat
Northern Wheatear
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae
Orange Thrush
Groundscraper Thrush
Kurrichane Thrush
