Mabira Forest Bird Checklist

Mabira Forest bird checklist. Mabira Forest is one of the rainforests that The Pearl of Africa, Uganda, boasts of. Travelers on a Uganda birding safari cannot miss visiting Mabira Forest for a bird watching spree. Mabira Forest hosts a number of not-seen elsewhere bird species.

Below is a Mabira Forest Bird Checklist to Tick off as you enjoy your Uganda bird watching safari, with the colour guide as;

Mint-Green = Near Threatened, Yellow = Vulnerable, Purple = Critically Endangered, and the other colour = endangered.

Ducks: Anatidae
1White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduata
2Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
3Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulata
Guineafowl: Numididae
4Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris
5Western Crested GuineafowlGuttera verreauxi
New World Quail: Odontophoridae
6Nahan’s PartridgePtilopachus nahani
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae
7Latham FrancolinPeliperdix lathami
8Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaena
9Scaly SpurfowlPternistis squamatus
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae
10Rock PigeonColumba livia
11Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
12Afep PigeonColumba unicincta
13Lemon DoveAplopelia larvata
14Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiens
15Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
16Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
17Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
18Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur afer
19Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistria
20African Green-PigeonTreron calvus
Bustards: Otididae
21Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogaster
Turacos: Musophagidae
22Great Blue TuracoCorythaeola cristata
23Black-billed TuracoTauraco schuettii
24Ross’s TuracoMusophaga rossae
25Bare-faced Go-away-birdCrinifer personatus
26Eastern Plantain-eaterCrinifer zonurus
Cuckoos: Cuculidae
27Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitarius
28Black CuckooCuculus clamosus
29African CuckooCuculus gularis
30Blue-headed CoucalCentropus monachus
31White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosus
32Blue MalkohaCeuthmochares aereus
33(Pied Cuckoo)Clamator jacobinus
34Klaas’s CuckooChrysococcyx klaas
35African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreus
36Dideric CuckooChrysococcyx caprius
37Dusky Long-tailed CuckooCercococcyx mechowi
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae
38Fiery-necked NightjarCaprimulgus pectoralis
39Swamp NightjarCaprimulgus natalensis
40Freckled NightjarCaprimulgus tristigma
41#Square-tailed Nightjar#Caprimulgus fossii
Swifts: Apodidae
42Mottled SpinetailTelacanthura ussheri
43Sabine’s SpinetailRhaphidura sabini
44Cassin’s SpinetailNeafrapus cassini
45Scarce SwiftSchoutedenapus myoptilus
46Common SwiftApus apus
47Little SwiftApus affinis
48White-rumped SwiftApus caffer
49African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae
50Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Flufftails: Sarothruridae
51White-spotted FlufftailSarothrura pulchra
52Buff-spotted FlufftailSarothrura elegans
Cranes: Gruidae
53Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorum
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae
54Three-banded PloverCharadrius tricollaris
55Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallus
Jacanas: Jacanidae
56African JacanaActophilornis africanus
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae
57/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
58/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropus
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae
59Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalus
60/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterus
Storks: Ciconiidae
61African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerus
62/Abdim’s Stork/Ciconia abdimii
63African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelis
64/White Stork/Ciconia ciconia
65Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumenifer
66Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibis
Anhingas: Anhingidae
67African DarterAnhinga rufa
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae
68Long-tailed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
69Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Pelicans: Pelecanidae
70#Great White Pelican#Pelecanus onocrotalus
71Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescens
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae
72ShoebillBalaeniceps rex
Hamerkop: Scopidae
73HamerkopScopus umbretta
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae
74Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
75Black HeronEgretta ardesiaca
76Little EgretEgretta garzetta
77Striated HeronButorides striata
78Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
79Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
80Great EgretArdea alba
81Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhyncha
82Gray HeronArdea cinerea
83Purple HeronArdea purpurea
84Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae
85Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
86African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
87Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash
Osprey: Pandionidae
88/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae
89Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
90African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typus
91Palm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensis
92#Egyptian Vulture#Neophron percnopterus
93/European Honey-buzzard/Pernis apivorus
94African Cuckoo-HawkAviceda cuculoides
95Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotos
96Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus
97White-backed VultureGyps africanus
98Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralis
99Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereus
100Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascens
101Bat HawkMacheiramphus alcinus
102Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatus
103Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosus
104Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalis
105/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarina
106Wahlberg’s EagleHieraaetus wahlbergi
107Ayres’s Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresii
108Tawny EagleAquila rapax
109Cassin’s Hawk-EagleAquila africana
110African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogaster
111Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicus
112Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabar
113African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorus
114African GoshawkAccipiter toussenelii
115ShikraAccipiter badius
116Little SparrowhawkAccipiter minullus
117Black GoshawkAccipiter melanoleucus
118/Black Kite/Milvus migrans
119African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vocifer
120/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteo
121Augur BuzzardButeo augur
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae
122Barn OwlTyto alba
Owls: Strigidae
123African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensis
124Spotted Eagle-OwlBubo africanus
125Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatum
126African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordii
Mousebirds: Coliidae
127Speckled MousebirdColius striatus
128Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourus
Trogons: Trogonidae
129Narina TrogonApaloderma narina
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae
130Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureus
131White-headed WoodhoopoePhoeniculus bollei
132Forest ScimitarbillRhinopomastus castaneiceps
133Black ScimitarbillRhinopomastus aterrimus
Hornbills: Bucerotidae
134Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatus
135Congo Pied HornbillLophoceros fasciatus
136African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutus
137Black-and-white-casqued HornbillBycanistes subcylindrica
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae
138Shining-blue KingfisherAlcedo quadribrachys
139Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
140African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina picta
141African Dwarf KingfisherIspidina lecontei
142Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephala
143Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensis
144Blue-breasted KingfisherHalcyon malimbica
145Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicuti
146Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis
Bee-eaters: Meropidae
147Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
148/White-throated Bee-eater/Merops albicollis
149/European Bee-eater/Merops apiaster
Rollers: Coraciidae
150/European Roller/Coracias garrulus
151Abyssinian RollerCoracias abyssinicus
152Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatus
153Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurus
154Blue-throated RollerEurystomus gularis
African Barbets: Lybiidae
155Yellow-billed BarbetTrachyphonus purpuratus
156Gray-throated BarbetGymnobucco bonapartei
157Speckled TinkerbirdPogoniulus scolopaceus
158Yellow-throated TinkerbirdPogoniulus subsulphureus
159Yellow-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus bilineatus
160Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconus
161Yellow-spotted BarbetBuccanodon duchaillui
162Hairy-breasted BarbetTricholaema hirsuta
163Red-fronted BarbetTricholaema diademata
164Spot-flanked BarbetTricholaema lacrymosa
165White-headed BarbetLybius leucocephalus
166Double-toothed BarbetPogonornis bidentatus
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae
167Cassin’s HoneyguideProdotiscus insignis
168Least HoneyguideIndicator exilis
169Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minor
170Scaly-throated HoneyguideIndicator variegatus
171Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicator
Woodpeckers: Picidae
172Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescens
173Brown-backed WoodpeckerDendropicos obsoletus
174African Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos goertae
175Golden-crowned WoodpeckerChloropicus xantholophus
176Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquus
177Brown-eared WoodpeckerPardipicus caroli
178Buff-spotted WoodpeckerPardipicus nivosa
179Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubica
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae
180Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculus
181Gray KestrelFalco ardosiaceus
182Red-necked FalconFalco chicquera
183/Eurasian Hobby/Falco subbuteo
184African HobbyFalco cuvierii
185/Peregrine Falcon/Falco peregrinus
Parrots: Psittaculidae
186Red-headed LovebirdAgapornis pullarius
Parrots: Psittacidae
187Gray ParrotPsittacus erithacus
188Meyer’s ParrotPoicephalus meyeri
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae
189White-breasted CuckooshrikeCoracina pectoralis
190Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flava
191Red-shouldered CuckooshrikeCampephaga phoenicea
192Purple-throated CuckooshrikeCampephaga quiscalina
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae
193#African Golden Oriole#Oriolus auratus
194Western Black-headed OrioleOriolus brachyrhynchus
195African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatus
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae
196Brown-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira cyanea
197Black-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira peltata
198Chestnut Wattle-eyePlatysteira castanea
199Jameson’s Wattle-eyePlatysteira jamesoni
200Chinspot BatisBatis molitor
201Western Black-headed BatisBatis erlangeri
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae
202African Shrike-flycatcherMegabyas flammulatus
203Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcherBias musicus
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae
204Northern PuffbackDryoscopus gambensis
205Pink-footed PuffbackDryoscopus angolensis
206Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australis
207Tropical BoubouLaniarius major
208Black-headed GonolekLaniarius erythrogaster
209Lowland Sooty BoubouLaniarius leucorhynchus
210Gray-green BushshrikeTelophorus bocagei
211Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeTelophorus sulfureopectus
212Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchoti
Drongos: Dicruridae
213Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis
214Velvet-mantled DrongoDicrurus modestus
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae
215Blue-headed Crested FlycatcherTrochocercus nitens
216Black-headed Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone rufiventer
217African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis
Shrikes: Laniidae
218Gray-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroides
219Northern FiscalLanius humeralis
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae
220PiapiacPtilostomus afer
221Pied CrowCorvus albus
Hyliotas: Hyliotidae
222Yellow-bellied HyliotaHyliota flavigaster
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae
223African Blue FlycatcherElminia longicauda
224Dusky Crested FlycatcherElminia nigromitrata
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae
225White-winged Black-TitMelaniparus leucomelas
226White-shouldered Black-TitMelaniparus guineensis
227Dusky TitMelaniparus funereus
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae
228African Penduline-TitAnthoscopus caroli
Nicators: Nicatoridae
229Western NicatorNicator chloris
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae
230Green CrombecSylvietta virens
231Northern CrombecSylvietta brachyura
232Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytii
233Moustached Grass-WarblerMelocichla mentalis
234Yellow LongbillMacrosphenus flavicans
235Gray LongbillMacrosphenus concolor
236Green HyliaHylia prasina
237Tit-hyliaPholidornis rushiae
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae
238Green-backed EremomelaEremomela canescens
239White-chinned PriniaSchistolais leucopogon
240Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
241Yellow-browed CamaropteraCamaroptera superciliaris
242Olive-green CamaropteraCamaroptera chloronota
243Buff-bellied WarblerPhyllolais pulchella
244Black-capped ApalisApalis nigriceps
245Black-throated ApalisApalis jacksoni
246Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavida
247Buff-throated ApalisApalis rufogularis
248Gray ApalisApalis cinerea
249Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
250Black-faced Rufous-WarblerBathmocercus rufus
251Gray-capped WarblerEminia lepida
252Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythrops
253Singing CisticolaCisticola cantans
254Whistling CisticolaCisticola lateralis
255Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatus
256Carruthers’s CisticolaCisticola carruthersi
257Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensis
258Tabora CisticolaCisticola angusticauda
259Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae
260African Yellow-WarblerIduna natalensis
261Common Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Swallows: Hirundinidae
262White-headed SawwingPsalidoprocne albiceps
263Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristoptera
264Plain MartinRiparia paludicola
265/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia
266Rock MartinPtyonoprogne fuligula
267/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
268Angola SwallowHirundo angolensis
269Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
270Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica
271Rufous-chested SwallowCecropis semirufa
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae
272Slender-billed GreenbulStelgidillas gracilirostris
273Red-tailed BristlebillBleda syndactylus
274Lesser BristlebillBleda notatus
275Yellow-throated GreenbulAtimastillas flavicollis
276Honeyguide GreenbulBaeopogon indicator
277Red-tailed GreenbulCriniger calurus
278Little GreenbulEurillas virens
279Yellow-whiskered GreenbulEurillas latirostris
280Plain GreenbulEurillas curvirostris
281Gray GreenbulEurillas gracilis
282White-throated GreenbulPhyllastrephus albigularis
283Yellow-streaked GreenbulPhyllastrephus flavostriatus
284Leaf-lovePhyllastrephus scandens
285Toro Olive-GreenbulPhyllastrephus hypochloris
286Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae
287/Wood Warbler/Phylloscopus sibilatrix
288/Willow Warbler/Phylloscopus trochilus
289Uganda Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus budongoensis
Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, and Allies: Sylviidae
290/Garden Warbler/Sylvia borin
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae
291Green White-eyeZosterops stuhlmanni
292Northern Yellow White-eyeZosterops senegalensis
Fulvetta and Ground Babblers: Pellorneidae
293Brown IlladopsisIlladopsis fulvescens
294Pale-breasted IlladopsisIlladopsis rufipennis
295Scaly-breasted IlladopsisIlladopsis albipectus
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae
296Brown BabblerTurdoides plebejus
297Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineii
298Black-lored BabblerTurdoides sharpei
Starlings: Sturnidae
299Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogaster
300Chestnut-winged StarlingOnychognathus fulgidus
301Narrow-tailed StarlingPoeoptera lugubris
302Rueppell’s StarlingLamprotornis purpuroptera
303Splendid StarlingLamprotornis splendidus
304Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterus
305Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeus
306Purple StarlingLamprotornis purpureus
307Purple-headed StarlingLamprotornis purpureiceps
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae
308Rufous Flycatcher-ThrushStizorhina fraseri
309Red-tailed Ant-ThrushNeocossyphus rufus
310White-tailed Ant-ThrushNeocossyphus poensis
311African ThrushTurdus pelios
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae
312African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adusta
313/Spotted Flycatcher/Muscicapa striata
314Swamp FlycatcherMuscicapa aquatica
315Sooty FlycatcherBradornis infuscata
316Dusky-blue FlycatcherBradornis comitata
317Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidus
318Gray-throated Tit-FlycatcherFraseria griseigularis
319Gray Tit-FlycatcherFraseria plumbeus
320Ashy FlycatcherFraseria caerulescens
321Northern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis edolioides
322Fire-crested AletheAlethe castanea
323Brown-backed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas hartlaubi
324Blue-shouldered Robin-ChatCossypha cyanocampter
325White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heuglini
326Red-capped Robin-ChatCossypha natalensis
327Snowy-crowned Robin-ChatCossypha niveicapilla
328Brown-chested AletheChamaetylas poliocephala
329Yellow-breasted Forest RobinStiphrornis mabirae
330Gray-winged Robin-ChatSheppardia polioptera
331/Whinchat/Saxicola rubetra
332African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
333Sooty ChatMyrmecocichla nigra
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae
334Gray-headed SunbirdDeleornis axillaris
335Little Green SunbirdAnthreptes seimundi
336Green SunbirdAnthreptes rectirostris
337Collared SunbirdHedydipna collaris
338Green-headed SunbirdCyanomitra verticalis
339Blue-throated Brown SunbirdCyanomitra cyanolaema
340Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivacea
341Green-throated SunbirdChalcomitra rubescens
342Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
343Bronze SunbirdNectarinia kilimensis
344Olive-bellied SunbirdCinnyris chloropygius
345Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensis
346Red-chested SunbirdCinnyris erythrocercus
347Purple-banded SunbirdCinnyris bifasciatus
348Superb SunbirdCinnyris superbus
349Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus
350Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreus
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae
351Red-headed MalimbeMalimbus rubricollis
352Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubriceps
353Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafecht
354Little WeaverPloceus luteolus
355Slender-billed WeaverPloceus pelzelni
356Black-necked WeaverPloceus nigricollis
357Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis
358Orange WeaverPloceus aurantius
359Northern Brown-throated WeaverPloceus castanops
360Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermedius
361Vitelline Masked-WeaverPloceus vitellinus
362Vieillot’s Black WeaverPloceus nigerrimus
363Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
364Weyns’s WeaverPloceus weynsi
365Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalus
366Golden-backed WeaverPloceus jacksoni
367Yellow-mantled WeaverPloceus tricolor
368Compact WeaverPachyphantes superciliosus
369<Cardinal Quelea>Quelea cardinalis
370Black-winged BishopEuplectes hordeaceus
371Black BishopEuplectes gierowii
372Yellow-mantled WidowbirdEuplectes macroura
373Red-collared WidowbirdEuplectes ardens
374Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillaris
375Marsh WidowbirdEuplectes hartlaubi
376Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifrons
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae
377Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
378Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolor
379Magpie MannikinSpermestes fringilloides
380Yellow-bellied WaxbillCoccopygia quartinia
381Green-backed TwinspotMandingoa nitidula
382Gray-headed NigritaNigrita canicapillus
383White-breasted NigritaNigrita fusconotus
384Black-crowned WaxbillEstrilda nonnula
385Fawn-breasted WaxbillEstrilda paludicola
386Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
387Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopyga
388Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalus
389Red-headed BluebillSpermophaga ruficapilla
390Black-bellied SeedcrackerPyrenestes ostrinus
391Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala
392African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricata
393Black-bellied FirefinchLagonosticta rara
Indigobirds: Viduidae
394Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
395Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeata
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae
396House SparrowPasser domesticus
397Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseus
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae
398/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flava
399African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp
400African PipitAnthus cinnamomeus
401Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrys
402Yellow-throated LongclawMacronyx croceus
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae
403Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicus
404Western CitrilCrithagra frontalis
405Black-throated CanaryCrithagra atrogularis
406Brimstone CanaryCrithagra sulphuratus
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae
407Golden-breasted BuntingEmberiza flaviventris

 

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