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Tarangire National Park Bird CheckList:
Tangire national park is a great birding destination in Tanzania offering a haven for birders, the park hosts a bird list of over 500 bird species and is an amazing destination for water birds. The swamps dotted in the park around Tarangire River act as the breeding area for water bird species in the whole of Tarangire national park, the park also inhabits several dry bird species in Tanzania at the margin of their ranger such as the pied babbler plus the vulture vulturine guineafowl which escalate Bird watching in tanzania
Ostriches: Struthionidae
Common Ostrich
Ducks: Anatidae
White-faced Whistling-Duck
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
White-backed Duck
Knob-billed Duck
Egyptian Goose
Spur-winged Goose
African Pygmy-Goose
Gargane/
Blue-billed Teal
Northern Shoveler
Yellow-billed Duck
Cape Teal
Red-billed Duck
Northern Pintail
Southern Pochard
Guineafowl: Numididae
Helmeted Guineafowl
Crested Guineafowl
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae
Crested Francolin
Coqui Francolin
Shelley’s Francolin
Blue Quail
Harlequin Quail
Hildebrandt’s Francolin
Yellow-necked Francolin
Red-necked Francolin
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae
Greater Flamingo
Lesser Flamingo
Grebes: Podicipedidae
Little Grebe
Eared Grebe
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae
Speckled Pigeon
Dusky Turtle-Dove
Mourning Collared-Dove
Red-eyed Dove
Ring-necked Dove
Laughing Dove
Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove
Blue-spotted Wood-Dove
Namaqua Dove
African Green-Pigeon
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae
Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse
Yellow-throated Sandgrouse
Black-faced Sandgrouse
Bustards: Otididae
Kori Bustard
White-bellied Bustard
Buff-crested Bustard
Black-bellied Bustard
Hartlaub’s Bustard
Turacos: Musophagidae
Purple-crested Turaco
Bare-faced Go-away-bird
White-bellied Go-away-bird
Cuckoos: Cuculidae
Red-chested Cuckoo
Black Cuckoo
Common Cuckoo
African Cuckoo
Black Coucal
White-browed Coucal
Pied Cuckoo
Levaillant’s Cuckoo
Great Spotted Cuckoo
Klaas’s Cuckoo
African Emerald Cuckoo
Dideric Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae
Pennant-winged Nightjar
Eurasian Nightjar
Donaldson-Smith’s Nightjar
Fiery-necked Nightjar
Abyssinian Nightjar
Plain Nightjar
Freckled Nightjar
Slender-tailed Nightjar
Square-tailed Nightjar
Swifts: Apodidae
Mottled Spinetail
Scarce Swift
Alpine Swift
Mottled Swift
Common Swift
Nyanza Swift
African Swift
Little Swift
Horus Swift
White-rumped Swift
African Palm-Swift
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae
African Rail
Corn Crake
African Crake
Lesser Moorhen
Eurasian Moorhen
Red-knobbed Coot
Allen’s Gallinule
African Swamphen
Black Crake
Cranes: Gruidae
93 Gray Crowned-Crane
Thick-knees: Burhinidae
Water Thick-knee
Spotted Thick-knee
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae
Black-winged Stilt
Pied Avocet
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae
Long-toed Lapwing
Blacksmith Lapwing
Spur-winged Lapwing
Senegal Lapwing
Black-winged Lapwing
Crowned Lapwing
Caspian Plover
Kittlitz’s Plover
Common Ringed Plover
Little Ringed Plove
Three-banded Plover
Chestnut-banded Plover
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae
Greater Painted-Snipe
Jacanas: Jacanidae
Lesser Jacana
African Jacana
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae
Black-tailed Godwit
Ruff
Curlew Sandpiper
Temminck’s Stint
Little Stint
Common Snipe
African Snipe
Common Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper
Spotted Redshank
Common Greenshank
Marsh Sandpiper
Wood Sandpiper
Buttonquail: Turnicidae
Small Buttonquail
Quail-plover
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae
Temminck’s Courser
Double-banded Courser
Three-banded Courser
Bronze-winged Courser
Collared Pratincole
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae
Gray-hooded Gull
Gull-billed Tern
White-winged Tern
Whiskered Tern
African Skimmer
Storks: Ciconiidae
African Openbill
Black Stork
Abdim’s Stork
Woolly-necked Stork
White Stork
Saddle-billed Stork
Marabou Stork
Yellow-billed Stork
Anhingas: Anhingidae
African Darter
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae
Long-tailed Cormorant
Great Cormorant
Pelicans: Pelecanidae
Great White Pelican
Pink-backed Pelican
Hamerkop: Scopidae
Hamerkop
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae
Little Bittern
Dwarf Bittern
Gray Heron
Black-headed Heron
Goliath Heron
Purple Heron
Great Egret
Intermediate Egret
Little Egret
Black Heron
Cattle Egret
Squacco Heron
Rufous-bellied Heron
Striated Heron
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae
Glossy Ibis
African Sacred Ibis
Hadada Ibis
African Spoonbill
Secretary-bird: Sagittariidae
Secretarybird
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae
Black-winged Kite
African Harrier-Hawk
Palm-nut Vulture
Egyptian Vulture
White-headed Vulture
Lappet-faced Vulture
Hooded Vulture
White-backed Vulture
Rueppell’s Griffon
Bateleur
Black-chested Snake-Eagle
Brown Snake-Eagle
Bat Hawk
Crowned Eagle
Martial Eagle
Long-crested Eagle
Lesser Spotted Eagle
Wahlberg’s Eagle
Booted Eagle
Ayres’s Hawk-Eagle
Tawny Eagle
Steppe Eagle
Verreaux’s Eagle
African Hawk-Eagle
Lizard Buzzard
Dark Chanting-Goshawk
Eastern Chanting-Goshawk
Gabar Goshawk
African Marsh-Harrier
Pallid Harrier
Montagu’s Harrier
African Goshawk
Shikra
Little Sparrowhawk
Ovambo Sparrowhawk
Black Kite/
Yellow-billed Kite**
African Fish-Eagle
Common Buzzard
Augur Buzzard
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae
Barn Owl
Owls: Strigidae
African Scops-Owl
Southern White-faced Owl
Spotted Eagle-Owl
Verreaux’s Eagle-Owl
Pearl-spotted Owlet
African Wood-Owl
Marsh Owl
Mousebirds: Coliidae
Speckled Mousebird
White-headed Mousebird
Blue-naped Mousebird
Hoopoes: Upupidae
Eurasian Hoopoe
African Hoopoe
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae
Green Woodhoopoe
Common Scimitarbill
Abyssinian Scimitarbill
Hornbills: Bucerotidae
Southern Ground-Hornbill
Crowned Hornbill
African Gray Hornbill
Northern Red-billed Hornbill
Von der Decken’s Hornbill
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae
Malachite Kingfisher
African Pygmy Kingfisher
Gray-headed Kingfisher
Woodland Kingfisher
Brown-hooded Kingfisher
Striped Kingfisher
Pied Kingfisher
Bee-eaters: Meropidae
Little Bee-eater
White-throated Bee-eater
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Madagascar Bee-eater
European Bee-eater
Rollers: Coraciidae
European Roller
Lilac-breasted Roller
Rufous-crowned Roller
Broad-billed Roller
African Barbets: Lybiidae
Crested Barbet
Red-and-yellow Barbet
D’Arnaud’s Barbet
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
Red-fronted Tinkerbird
Red-fronted Barbet
Spot-flanked Barbet
Black-throated Barbet
White-headed Barbet
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae
Wahlberg’s Honeyguide
Pallid Honeyguide
Lesser Honeyguide
Scaly-throated Honeyguide
Greater Honeyguide
Woodpeckers: Picidae
Cardinal Woodpecker
Bearded Woodpecker
Mountain Gray Woodpecker
Green-backed Woodpecker
Nubian Woodpecker
Golden-tailed Woodpecker
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae
Pygmy Falcon
Lesser Kestrel
Eurasian Kestrel
Greater Kestrel
Gray Kestrel, Tarangire National Park Bird CheckList
Dickinson’s Kestrel
Red-necked Falcon
Red-footed Falcon
Amur Falcon
Eleonora’s Falcon
Sooty Falcon
Eurasian Hobby
African Hobby
Lanner Falcon
Peregrine Falcon
Parrots: Psittaculidae
Fischer’s Lovebird
Yellow-collared Lovebird
Parrots: Psittacidae
Meyer’s Parrot
Red-bellied Parrot
African and Green Broadbill: Calyptomenidae
African Broadbill
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae
Black Cuckooshrike
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae
Eurasian Golden Oriole
African Golden Oriole
African Black-headed Oriole
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae
Chinspot Batis
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae
White Helmetshrike
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae
Brubru
Black-backed Puffback
Black-crowned Tchagra
Brown-crowned Tchagra
Tropical Boubou
Slate-colored Boubou
Rosy-patched Bushshrike
Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike
Gray-headed Bushshrike
Drongos: Dicruridae
Fork-tailed Drongo
Shrikes: Laniidae
Red-backed Shrike
Isabelline Shrike
Lesser Gray Shrike
Long-tailed Fiscal
Magpie Shrike
Taita Fiscal
Northern Fiscal
White-rumped Shrike
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae
Pied Crow
White-necked Raven
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae
White-bellied Tit
Red-throated Tit
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae
Mouse-colored Penduline-Tit
African Penduline-Tit
Larks: Alaudidae
Fischer’s Sparrow-Lark
Pink-breasted Lark
Foxy Lark
Singing Bushlark
White-tailed Lark
Rufous-naped Lark
Flappet Lark
Short-tailed Lark
Nicators: Nicatoridae
Eastern Nicator
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae
Northern Crombec
Red-faced Crombec
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae
Yellow-bellied Eremomela
Miombo Wren-Warbler
Gray Wren-Warbler
Gray-backed Camaroptera**
Buff-bellied Warbler
Yellow-breasted Apalis
Tawny-flanked Prinia
Red-winged Prinia
Red-fronted Warbler
Red-faced Cisticola
Trilling Cisticola
Rock-loving Cisticola
Rattling Cisticola
Winding Cisticola
Croaking Cisticola
Tabora Cisticola
Siffling Cisticola
Tiny Cisticola
Zitting Cisticola
Desert Cisticola
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
Upcher’s Warbler
Olive-tree Warbler
Icterine Warbler, Tarangire National Park Bird CheckList
Sedge Warbler
African Reed Warbler
Lesser Swamp Warbler
Great Reed Warbler
Swallows: Hirundinidae
Plain Martin
Bank Swallow
Banded Martin
Rock Martin
Barn Swallow
Wire-tailed Swallow
Red-rumped Swallow
Lesser Striped Swallow
Mosque Swallow
Common House-Martin
White-headed Sawwing
Black Sawwing
Gray-rumped Swallow
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae
Yellow-bellied Greenbul
Common Bulbul
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae
Willow Warbler
Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, and Allies: Sylviidae
Eurasian Blackcap
Garden Warbler
Banded Parisoma
Greater Whitethroat
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae
Pale White-eye
Northern Yellow White-eye
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae
Rufous Chatterer
Arrow-marked Babbler
Black-lored Babbler
Northern Pied-Babbler
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae
Red-billed Oxpecker
Yellow-billed Oxpecker
Wattled Starling
Violet-backed Starling
Red-winged Starling
Hildebrandt’s Starling
Ashy Starling
Superb Starling
Greater Blue-eared Starling
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae
African Dusky Flycatcher
Spotted Flycatcher
African Gray Flycatcher
Pale Flycatcher
Ashy Flycatcher
Silverbird
Southern Black-Flycatcher
Red-backed Scrub-Robin
White-browed Robin-Chat
Red-capped Robin-Chat
Spotted Morning-Thrush
White-throated Robin
Common Nightingale
Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush
Mocking Cliff-Chat
Northern Wheatear
Capped Wheatear
Isabelline Wheatear
Pied Wheatear
Familiar Chat
Abyssinian Wheatear
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae
Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird
Collared Sunbird
Olive Sunbird
Amethyst Sunbird
Scarlet-chested Sunbird
Beautiful Sunbird
Mariqua Sunbird
Variable Sunbird
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae
Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
Speckle-fronted Weaver
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Rufous-tailed Weaver
Gray-headed Social-Weaver
Red-headed Weaver
Baglafecht Weaver
Black-necked Weaver
Holub’s Golden-Weaver
Vitelline Masked-Weaver
Speke’s Weaver
Village Weaver
Golden-backed Weaver
Chestnut Weaver
Cardinal Quelea
Red-headed Quelea
Red-billed Quelea
Southern Red Bishop
Black-winged Bishop, Tarangire National Park Bird CheckList
Black Bishop
Yellow-crowned Bishop
Yellow Bishop
White-winged Widowbird
Fan-tailed Widowbird
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae
Bronze Mannikin
African Silverbill
Zebra Waxbill
Black-faced Waxbill
Common Waxbill
Crimson-rumped Waxbill
Quailfinch
Cut-throat
Purple Grenadier
Gray-headed Silverbill
Red-cheeked Cordonbleu
Blue-capped Cordonbleu
Green-winged Pytilia
Red-billed Firefinch
African Firefinch
Jameson’s Firefinch
Indigobirds: Viduidae
Pin-tailed Whydah
Broad-tailed Paradise-Whydah
Eastern Paradise-Whydah
Steel-blue Whydah
Straw-tailed Whydah
Village Indigobird
Variable Indigobird
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae
House Sparrow
Kenya Rufous Sparrow
Northern Gray-headed Sparrow
Parrot-billed Sparrow
Swahili Sparrow
Chestnut Sparrow
Yellow-spotted Bush Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae
Western Yellow Wagtail
African Pied Wagtail
White Wagtail
African Pipit
Long-billed Pipit
Tawny Pipit
Striped Pipit
Tree Pipit
Red-throated Pipit
Golden Pipit
Pangani Longclaw
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae
Yellow-fronted Canary
Reichenow’s Seedeater
White-bellied Canary
Southern Grosbeak-Canary
Brimstone Canary
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae
Cinnamon-breasted Bunting
Golden-breasted Bunting
Somali Bunting
