Gombe NP Bird Checklist
(courtesy Craig
Stanford 11/1/98)
Unless otherwise noted, the following is taken from
Stanford, C. B. & Msuya, P. (1995) An annotated list of the birds
of Gombe National Park, Tanzania. Scopus 19: 38-46.
(see also Stanford, C. B. (1994) Notes on raptor migration in
western Tanzania. Scopus 18: 1-5.)
- Key
- c : common; likely to be seen or heard everyday.
- fc : fairly common; likely to be seen or heard more than
50 per cent of days in the field, but not everyday.
- uc : uncommon; likely to be seen or heard 20-50 per cent
of days in the field.
- r : rare; sighted only once or a few times or perhaps highly
seasonal in occurrence.
PHALACROCORACIDAE
Long-tailed Cormorant Phalacrocorax africanus
, fc
Greater Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo ,
uc winter resident
Yellow-billed Egret Egretta intermedia ,
uc
SCOPIDAE
Hamerkop Scopus umbretta , r transient
CICONIIDAE
Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis , uc
transient
Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumeniferus ,
r
THRESKIORNITHIDAE
Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopica , r
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus , uc
transient
Hadada Bostrychia hagedash , uc
transient
ANATIDAE
Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiacus , r
migrant
Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos ,
r
Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis
, r
ACCIPITRIDAE
Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis ,
c
African White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus
, uc
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus , r
migrant
Harrier Hawk Polyboroides radiatus, c
Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus , uc
Little Sparrowhawk Accipiter minullus ,
uc
African Goshawk Accipiter tachiro , uc
Verreaux's Eagle Aquila verreauxii , r
Lesser Spotted Eagle Aquila pomarina ,
uc migrant
Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax , uc
Wahlberg's Eagle Aquila wahlbergi , fc
migrant, otherwise rare.
Augur Buzzard Buteo augur , r
Common Buzzard Buteo buteo , c migrant
African Hawk Eagle Hieraaetus spilogaster
, uc migrant
Long-crested Eagle Lophaetus occipitalis,
r
Gabar Goshawk Melierax gabar , fc
Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus , fc
Crowned Eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus ,
uc resident
Fish Eagle Haliaeetus vocifer , r
Black Kite Milvus migrans , c
Black-shouldered Kife Elanus caeruleus ,
r
Bat Hawk Machairhamphus alcinus , uc
PANDIONIDAE
Osprey Pandion haliaetus , r
FALCONIDAE
Sooty Falcon Falco concolor , uc migrant
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus , r
Hobby Falco subbuteo , c migrant and
winter resident
Kestrel Falco tinniculus , fc at higher
elevations
Pygmy Falcon Polihierax semitorquatus ,
r
PHASIANIDAE
Red-necked Spurfowl Francolinus afer ,
fc
Hildebrandt's Francolin Francolinus hildebrandti
, uc
NUMIDIDAE
Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris ,
r, formerly c
JACANIDAE
Jacana Actophilornis africanus , r
transient
CHARADRIIDAE
Senegal Plover Vanellus lugubris , uc
migrant
Brown-chested Wattled Plover Vanellus
superciliosus , r migrant
SCOLOPACIDAE
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos ,
fc migrant
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus , uc
migrant
Marsh Sandpiper Trinca stagnatilis , r
migrant
GLAREOLIDAE
Violet-tipped Courser Rhinoptilus chalcopterus
, r transient
LARIDAE
Grey-headed Gull Larus cirrocephalus , uc
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus ,
fc, winter
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus , uc,
winter
White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
, fc winter, rare otherwise
COLUMBIDAE
Lemon Dove Aplopelia larvata , r
Olive Pigeon Columba arquatrix , r
Afep Pigeon Columba unicincta , r
Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola ,
fc
Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata ,
fc
Blue-spotted Wood Dove Turtur afer , c
Emerald-spotted Wood Dove Turtur chalcospilos
, c
Tambourine Dove Turtur tympanistria , c
Green Pigeon Treron australis , fc in
north, r elsewhere
MUSOPHAGIDAE
Ross's Turaco Musophaga rossae , fc
Livingstone's Turaco Tauraco livingstonii ,
fc
CUCULIDAE
Didric Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius , r
Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx cupreus ,
fc
Klaas' Cuckoo Chrysococcyx klaas , r in
miombo
Black and White Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
, r
Levaillant's Cuckoo Clamator levaillantii ,
r
Eurasian Cuckoo Cuculus canorus , fc
winter
African Cuckoo Cuculus gularis , r winter
Red-chested Cuckoo Cuculus solitarius ,
fc in winter
Thick-billed Cuckoo Pachycoccyx audeberti
, r in miombo.
Yellowbill Ceuthmocares aereus , uc
White-browed Coucal Centropus superciliosus
, r
STRIGIDAE
Spotted Eagle Owl Bubo africanus , fc
African Wood Owl Ciccaba woodfordii , r
Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum ,
fc
CAPRIMULGIDAE
Gabon Nightjar Caprimulgus fossii , uc
Montane Nightjar Caprimulgus poliocephalus
, r
Standard-winged Nightjar Macrodipteryx
longipennis , uc
Pennant-winged Nightjar Macrodipteryx
vexillarius , uc migrant and winter resident
APODIDAE
Eurasian Swift Apus apus , c winter
Black Swift Apus barbatus , uc
Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvus , fc
COLIIDAE
Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus , r in
park, fc outside
TROGONIDAE
Narina's Trogon Apaloderma narina , fc
ALCEDINIDAE
Giant Kingfisher Ceryle maxima , uc
Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis , c
Striped Kingfisher Halcyon chelicuti , r
in miombo
Chestnut-bellied Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala
, uc in miombo
Blue-breasted Kingfisher Halcyon malimbica
, c
Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis ,
uc
Pygmy Kingfisher Ispidina picta , uc
MEROPIDAE
Eurasian Bee-eater Merops apiaster , c in
winter, otherwise absent
Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater Merops oreobates
, c
Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus , fc
CORACIIDAE
Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudata ,
r
Eurasian Roller Coracias garrulus , uc,
winter
Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus ,
uc
UPUPIDAE
Hoopoe Upupa epops , uc
BUCEROTIDAE
Crowned Hornbill Tockus alboterminatus ,
fc
CAPITONIDAE
Black-backed Barbet Lybius minor , r
Black-collared Barbet Lybius torquatus ,
r
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird Pogoniulus bilineatus
, c
Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus chrysoconus
, r
INDICATORIDAE
Lesser Honeyguide Indicator minor , r in
miombo
PICIDAE
Little Spotted Woodpecker Campethera caillautii
, fc in miombo
Nubian Woodpecker Campethera nubica , r
Cardinal Woodpecker Dendropicos fuscescens
, uc
Grey Woodpecker Mesopicos goertae , fc
Bearded Woodpecker Thripias namaquus ,
r
EURYLAIMIDAE
African Broadbill Smithornis capensis , c
ALAUDIDAE
Rufous-naped Lark Mirafra africana , uc
in miombo
Flappet Lark Mirafra rufocinnamomea , uc
in miombo
HIRUNDINIDAE
House Martin Delichon urbica , c migrant
Striped Swallow Hirundo abyssinica , fc
at higher elevations
Angola Swallow Hirundo angolensis , r
Red-rumped Swallow Hirundo daurica , fc
African Rock Martin Hirundo fuligula , uc
in miombo
Eurasian Swallow Hirundo rustica , c
migrant
Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii , fc
at higher elevations
White-headed Rough-wing Psalidoprocne albiceps
, uc
Black Roughwing Psalidoprocne pristoptera
, fc
Banded Martin Riparia cincta , r winter
African Sand Martin Riparia paludicola , r
DICRURIDAE
Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis , c
ORIOLIDAE
African Golden Oriole Oriolus auratus , c
Black-headed Oriole Oriolus larvatus , r
CORVIDAE
Pied Crow Corvus albus , uc
White-necked Raven Corvus albicollis ,
uc
PARIDAE
African Penduline Tit Remiz caroli , uc in
miombo
SALPORNITHIDAE
Spotted Creeper Salpornis spilonota , r
TIMALIIDAE
African Hill Babbler Alcippe abyssinica ,
fc
Brown Illadopsis Trichastoma fulvescens ,
r
Arrow-marked Babbler Turdoides jardineii
, r
Black-lored Babbler Turdoides melanops ,
r (single sighting)
CAMPEPHAGIDAE
Black Cuckoo Shrike Campephaga flava , c
migrant, otherwise r
Grey Cuckoo Shrike Coracina caesia , uc
White-breasted Cuckoo Shrike Coracina pectoralis
, r
PYCNONOTIDAE
Yellow-whiskered Greenbul Andropadus latirostris
, c
Honeyguide Greenbul Baeopogon indicator ,
r
Yellow-throated Leaflove Chlorocichla flavicollis
, uc
Nicator Nicator chloris , r
Fischer's Greenbul Phyllastrephus fischeri
, c
Yellow-streaked Greenbul Phyllastrephus
flavostriatus , r
Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus , c
TURDIDAE
Brown-chested Alethe Alethe poliocephala
, c
Bearded Scrub Robin Cercotrichas barbata ,
r
White-browed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas
leucophrys , r in miombo
Spotted Morning Thrush Cichladusa guttata
, r in miombo
White-browed Robin Chat Cossypha heuglini
, uc
Red-capped Robin Chat Cossypha natalensis
, c
Snowy-headed Robin Chat Cossypha niveicapilla
, r
White-starred Forest Robin Pogonocichla stellata
, fc
Cliffchat Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris ,
r
Northern Olive Thrush Turdus abyssinicus ,
fc in miombo
SYLVIIDAE
Brown-headed Apalis Apalis alticola , r
Yellow-breasted Apalis Apalis flavida ,
fc in miombo
Grey-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brachyura
, c
Singing Cisticola Cisticola cantons , fc
in miombo
Yellow-bellied Eremomela Eremomela
icteropygialis , uc in miombo
Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina , r
migrant/winter resident
Yellow-bellied Hyliota Hyliota flavigaster ,
fc in miombo
Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus ,
uc winter
Brown Woodland Warbler Phylloscopus
umbrovirens , r
Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava , uc
Moustached Warbler Sphenoeacus mentalis
, uc
MUSCICAPIDAE
Grey Flycatcher Bradornis microrhynchus ,
uc
Pale Flycatcher Bradornis pallidus , fc
winter
Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis ,
uc winter
White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher Melaenornis
chocolatina , fc
Dusky Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta , uc
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata , c
winter
Chin-spot Batis Batis molitor , fc
Wattle-eye Platysteira cyanea , r
Black-throated Wattle-eye Platysteira peltata
, c
White-tailed Blue Flycatcher Erannornis albicauda
, r
Red-bellied Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone
rufiventer , fc
Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis ,
fc
Crested Flycatcher Trochocercus cyanomelas
, fc winter
MOTACILLIDAE
Striped Pipit Anthus lineiventris , uc in
miombo
Richard's Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae ,
uc
African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp , c
Mountain Wagtail Motacilla clara , uc
MALACONOTIDAE
Black-backed Puffback Dryoscopus cubla ,
fc
Northern Puffback Dryoscopus gambensis ,
uc
Tropical Boubou Laniarius ferrugineus ,
fc
Lühder's Bush Shrike Laniarius luehderi ,
fc
Grey-headed Bush Shrike Malaconotus blanchoti
, r
Black-headed Tchagra Tchagra senegala ,
uc
LANIIDAE
Fiscal Lanius collaris , c in miombo
Grey-backed Fiscal Lanius excubitorius ,
uc
PRIONOPIDAE
Helmet Shrike Prionops plumata , uc in
miombo
Retz's Helmet Shrike Prionops retzii , fc
STURNIDAE
Violet-backed Starling Cinnyricinclus
leucogaster , c
Blue-eared Glossy Starling Lamprotornis
chalybaeus , uc
NECTARINIIDAE
Collared Sunbird Anthreptes collaris , r
Violet-backed Sunbird Anthreptes longuemarei
, r
Amethyst Sunbird Nectarinia amethystina ,
uc in miombo.
Blue-throated Brown Sunbird Nectarinia
cyanolaema , r
Olive Sunbird Nectarinia olivacea , c
Green-throated Sunbird Nectarinia rubescens
, r
Scarlet-chested Sunbird Nectarinia senegalensis
, r
Variable Sunbird Nectarinia venusta , c
PLOCEIDAE
Grosbeak Weaver Amblyospiza albifrons ,
r
Red-headed Weaver Anaplectes rubriceps ,
uc
Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix , r
Dark-backed Weaver Ploceus bicolor , c
Little Weaver Ploceus luteolus , r
Vieillot's Black Weaver Ploceus nigerrimus
, r
Holub's Golden Weaver Ploceus xanthops ,
r
Chestnut Sparrow Passer eminibey , r
Grey-headed Sparrow Passer griseus , c
Yellow-throated Petronia Petronia superciliaris
, uc in miombo
Red-billed Firefinch Indigo Bird Hypochera
chalybeata , r
ESTRILDIDAE
Waxbill Estrilda astrild , fc
Peters' Twinspot Hypargos niveoguttatus ,
c
African Firefinch Lagonosticta rubricata ,
c
Green-backed Twinspot Mandingoa nitidula
, fc
Black-bellied Seed-cracker Pyrenestes ostrinus
, r
Green-winged Pytilia Pytilia melba , c
Red-headed Bluebill Spermophaga ruficapilla
, uc
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu Uraeginthus bengalus
, c
Black and White Mannikin Lonchura bicolor ,
r
Bronze Mannikin Lonchura cucullata , fc
Magpie Mannikin Lonchura fringilloides ,
uc
FRINGILLIDAE
Cabanis' Bunting Emberiza cabanisi , uc
in miombo
Golden-breasted Bunting Emberiza flaviventris
, uc in miombo
Yellow-rumped Seed-eater Serinus atrogularis
, uc
Stripe-breasted Seed-eater Serinus gularis
, r
Yellow-fronted Canary Serinus mozambicus
, r
Brimstone Canary Serinus sulphuratus , r