Checklist for Serengeti NP

eBird Field Checklist

Serengeti NP

, Shinyanga, TZ

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617 species (+71 other taxa) - Year-round, All years

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Ostriches

Common Ostrich

Waterfowl

White-faced Whistling-Duck

Fulvous Whistling-Duck

White-backed Duck

Knob-billed Duck

Egyptian Goose

Spur-winged Goose

African Pygmy-Goose

Garganey

Blue-billed Teal

Northern Shoveler

African Black Duck

Yellow-billed Duck

Cape Teal

Red-billed Duck

Southern Pochard

Maccoa Duck

waterfowl sp.

Grouse, Quail, and Allies

Helmeted Guineafowl

Eastern Crested Guineafowl

Crested Francolin

Coqui Francolin

Shelley's Francolin

Blue Quail

Common Quail

Harlequin Quail

Hildebrandt's Spurfowl

Scaly Spurfowl

Yellow-necked Spurfowl

Gray-breasted Spurfowl

Red-necked Spurfowl

francolin/spurfowl sp.

Flamingos

Greater Flamingo

Lesser Flamingo

flamingo sp.

Grebes

Little Grebe

Eared Grebe

Pigeons and Doves

Rock Pigeon

Speckled Pigeon

Rameron Pigeon

Columba sp.

Lemon Dove

Dusky Turtle-Dove

Mourning Collared-Dove

Red-eyed Dove

Ring-necked Dove

Laughing Dove

Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove

Blue-spotted Wood-Dove

Tambourine Dove

Turtur sp.

Namaqua Dove

African Green-Pigeon

pigeon/dove sp.

Sandgrouse

Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse

Yellow-throated Sandgrouse

Black-faced Sandgrouse

sandgrouse sp.

Bustards

Kori Bustard

Denham's Bustard

White-bellied Bustard

Buff-crested Bustard

Black-bellied Bustard

Hartlaub's Bustard

bustard sp.

Turacos

Schalow's Turaco

Ross's Turaco

Bare-faced Go-away-bird

Gray Go-away-bird

White-bellied Go-away-bird

Eastern Plantain-eater

Cuckoos

White-browed Coucal

Black Coucal

coucal sp.

Great Spotted Cuckoo

Levaillant's Cuckoo

Pied Cuckoo

Dideric Cuckoo

Klaas's Cuckoo

African Emerald Cuckoo

Black Cuckoo

Red-chested Cuckoo

African Cuckoo

Common Cuckoo

African/Common Cuckoo

Cuculus sp.

Nightjars

Sombre Nightjar

Fiery-necked Nightjar

Swamp Nightjar

Freckled Nightjar

Slender-tailed Nightjar

Square-tailed Nightjar

nightjar sp.

Swifts

Mottled Spinetail

Bat-like Spinetail

Scarce Swift

Alpine Swift

Mottled Swift

Common Swift

Nyanza Swift

African Swift

Little Swift

Horus Swift

White-rumped Swift

Apus/Tachymarptis sp.

African Palm Swift

large swift sp.

small swift sp.

swift sp.

Rails, Gallinules, and Allies

African Rail

Corn Crake

African Crake

Lesser Moorhen

Eurasian Moorhen

Red-knobbed Coot

Allen's Gallinule

African Swamphen

Black Crake

Baillon's Crake

Cranes

Gray Crowned-Crane

Shorebirds

Spotted Thick-knee

Water Thick-knee

Black-winged Stilt

Pied Avocet

Black-bellied Plover

Common Ringed Plover

Three-banded Plover

Little Ringed Plover

Long-toed Lapwing

Blacksmith Lapwing

Spur-winged Lapwing

Senegal Lapwing

Black-winged Lapwing

Crowned Lapwing

Wattled Lapwing

Brown-chested Lapwing

Caspian Plover

Tibetan Sand-Plover

Kittlitz's Plover

Chestnut-banded Plover

plover sp.

Greater Painted-Snipe

African Jacana

Whimbrel

Eurasian Curlew

Black-tailed Godwit

African Snipe

Common Snipe

snipe sp.

Terek Sandpiper

Common Sandpiper

Green Sandpiper

Marsh Sandpiper

Wood Sandpiper

Spotted Redshank

Common Greenshank

Tringa sp.

Ruddy Turnstone

Ruff

Curlew Sandpiper

Temminck's Stint

Sanderling

Little Stint

peep sp.

Small Buttonquail

Bronze-winged Courser

Three-banded Courser

Double-banded Courser

Temminck's Courser

Collared Pratincole

shorebird sp.

Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers

Black-headed Gull

Gray-hooded Gull

Lesser Black-backed Gull

gull sp.

Gull-billed Tern

Whiskered Tern

White-winged Tern

Common Tern

Storks

African Openbill

Black Stork

Abdim's Stork

African Woolly-necked Stork

White Stork

Saddle-billed Stork

Marabou Stork

Yellow-billed Stork

Cormorants and Anhingas

African Darter

Long-tailed Cormorant

Great Cormorant

Pelicans

Great White Pelican

Pink-backed Pelican

Shoebill and Hammerkop

Hamerkop

Herons, Ibis, and Allies

Dwarf Bittern

Little Bittern

Black-crowned Night Heron

Black Heron

Little Egret

Striated Heron

Rufous-bellied Heron

Squacco Heron

Western Cattle Egret

Great Egret

Yellow-billed Egret

Gray Heron

Purple Heron

Black-headed Heron

Goliath Heron

heron sp.

Glossy Ibis

African Sacred Ibis

Hadada Ibis

African Spoonbill

Vultures, Hawks, and Allies

Secretarybird

Osprey

Black-winged Kite

African Harrier-Hawk

Palm-nut Vulture

Egyptian Vulture

European Honey-buzzard

White-headed Vulture

Lappet-faced Vulture

Hooded Vulture

White-backed Vulture

Rüppell's Griffon

White-backed Vulture/Rüppell's Griffon

Gyps sp.

Bateleur

Black-chested Snake-Eagle

Brown Snake-Eagle

Banded Snake-Eagle

snake-eagle sp.

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

Imperial Eagle

Verreaux's Eagle

African Hawk-Eagle

Aquila sp.

Lizard Buzzard

Dark Chanting-Goshawk

Eastern Chanting-Goshawk

Gabar Goshawk

Grasshopper Buzzard

Western Marsh Harrier

African Marsh Harrier

Pallid Harrier

Montagu's Harrier

harrier sp.

African Goshawk

Shikra

Levant Sparrowhawk

Little Sparrowhawk

Ovambo Sparrowhawk

Rufous-breasted Sparrowhawk

Black Goshawk

Accipiter sp.

Black Kite

African Fish-Eagle

Common Buzzard

Mountain Buzzard

Long-legged Buzzard

Augur Buzzard

hawk sp.

eagle sp.

Owls

African Grass-Owl

Barn Owl

African Scops-Owl

Spotted Eagle-Owl

Verreaux's Eagle-Owl

Pearl-spotted Owlet

African Wood-Owl

Marsh Owl

Mousebirds

Speckled Mousebird

White-headed Mousebird

Blue-naped Mousebird

mousebird sp.

Trogons and Quetzals

Narina Trogon

Hoopoes

Eurasian Hoopoe

Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills

Green Woodhoopoe

woodhoopoe sp.

Common Scimitarbill

Abyssinian Scimitarbill

Hornbills

Southern Ground-Hornbill

Crowned Hornbill

African Gray Hornbill

Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill

Von der Decken's Hornbill

Tanzanian Red-billed Hornbill

Northern Red-billed Hornbill

Tockus sp.

Silvery-cheeked Hornbill

Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill

Kingfishers

Malachite Kingfisher

African Pygmy Kingfisher

Gray-headed Kingfisher

Woodland Kingfisher

Brown-hooded Kingfisher

Striped Kingfisher

Giant Kingfisher

Pied Kingfisher

kingfisher sp.

Bee-eaters, Rollers, and Allies

White-fronted Bee-eater

Little Bee-eater

Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater

White-throated Bee-eater

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater

Madagascar Bee-eater

European Bee-eater

Northern Carmine Bee-eater

bee-eater sp.

European Roller

Lilac-breasted Roller

Racket-tailed Roller

Rufous-crowned Roller

roller sp.

Broad-billed Roller

Barbets and Toucans

Red-and-yellow Barbet

D'Arnaud's Barbet

White-eared Barbet

Red-fronted Tinkerbird

Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird

Red-fronted Barbet

Miombo Barbet

Spot-flanked Barbet

Black-throated Barbet

White-headed Barbet

Brown-breasted Barbet

african barbet sp.

Honeyguides

small honeyguide sp.

Pallid Honeyguide

Lesser Honeyguide

Greater Honeyguide

Woodpeckers

Bearded Woodpecker

Cardinal Woodpecker

Brown-backed Woodpecker

African Gray Woodpecker

Mountain Gray Woodpecker

Green-backed Woodpecker

Nubian Woodpecker

Golden-tailed Woodpecker

woodpecker sp.

Falcons and Caracaras

Pygmy Falcon

Lesser Kestrel

Eurasian Kestrel

Lesser/Eurasian Kestrel

Rock Kestrel

Greater Kestrel

Gray Kestrel

Dickinson's Kestrel

Red-necked Falcon

Amur Falcon

Eleonora's Falcon

Sooty Falcon

Eurasian Hobby

African Hobby

Lanner Falcon

Peregrine Falcon

falcon sp.

diurnal raptor sp.

Parrots, Parakeets, and Allies

Fischer's Lovebird

Yellow-collared Lovebird

lovebird sp.

Brown-necked Parrot

Meyer's Parrot

Brown-headed Parrot

Red-bellied Parrot

Cuckooshrikes

Gray Cuckooshrike

Black Cuckooshrike

Old World Orioles

Eurasian Golden Oriole

African Golden Oriole

African Black-headed Oriole

old world oriole sp.

Wattle-eyes and Batises

Chinspot Batis

Vangas, Helmetshrikes, and Allies

White Helmetshrike

Gray-crested Helmetshrike

Bushshrikes and Allies

Brubru

Northern Puffback

Black-backed Puffback

Black-crowned Tchagra

Brown-crowned Tchagra

tchagra sp.

Tropical Boubou

Black-headed Gonolek

Slate-colored Boubou

Rosy-patched Bushshrike

Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike

Gray-headed Bushshrike

Drongos

Fork-tailed Drongo

Monarch Flycatchers

African Paradise-Flycatcher

Shrikes

Red-backed Shrike

Red-tailed Shrike

Isabelline Shrike

Red-tailed/Isabelline Shrike

Lesser Gray Shrike

Gray-backed Fiscal

Long-tailed Fiscal

Magpie Shrike

Taita Fiscal

Northern Fiscal

Southern Fiscal

Northern/Southern Fiscal (Common Fiscal)

shrike sp.

White-rumped Shrike

Jays, Magpies, Crows, and Ravens

House Crow

Cape Crow

Pied Crow

White-necked Raven

crow/raven sp.

Fairy Flycatchers

White-tailed Blue Flycatcher

Dusky Crested Flycatcher

Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice

Rufous-bellied Tit

White-bellied Tit

Red-throated Tit

Penduline-Tits and Verdin

African Penduline-Tit

Larks

Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark

Fischer's Sparrow-Lark

Pink-breasted Lark

Fawn-colored Lark

Rufous-naped Lark

Flappet Lark

White-tailed Lark

Mirafra sp.

Red-capped Lark

Somali Short-toed Lark

Short-tailed Lark

lark sp.

Crombecs, Longbills, and Allies

Northern Crombec

Red-faced Crombec

Moustached Grass-Warbler

Cisticolas and Allies

Yellow-bellied Eremomela

Greencap Eremomela

Miombo Wren-Warbler

Green-backed Camaroptera

Olive-green Camaroptera

Buff-bellied Warbler

Yellow-breasted Apalis

Black-headed Apalis

Karamoja Apalis

apalis sp.

Tawny-flanked Prinia

Gray-capped Warbler

Red-faced Cisticola

Singing Cisticola

Hunter's Cisticola

Rock-loving Cisticola

Rattling Cisticola

Ashy Cisticola

Wailing Cisticola

Winding Cisticola

Stout Cisticola

Croaking Cisticola

Tabora Cisticola

Tiny Cisticola

Zitting Cisticola

Desert Cisticola

Pectoral-patch Cisticola

Wing-snapping Cisticola

cisticola sp.

Reed Warblers and Allies

Eastern Olivaceous Warbler

African Yellow-Warbler

Mountain Yellow-Warbler

Icterine Warbler

Sedge Warbler

Great Reed Warbler

Martins and Swallows

White-headed Sawwing

Black Sawwing

Gray-rumped Swallow

Banded Martin

Plain Martin

Bank Swallow

Rock Martin

Barn Swallow

Ethiopian Swallow

Angola Swallow

Wire-tailed Swallow

Western House-Martin

Red-rumped Swallow

Lesser Striped Swallow

Rufous-chested Swallow

Mosque Swallow

swallow sp.

Bulbuls

Gray-olive Greenbul

greenbul sp.

Common Bulbul

Leaf Warblers

Willow Warbler

Sylviid Warblers

Eurasian Blackcap

Garden Warbler

Banded Parisoma

Brown Parisoma

Greater Whitethroat

White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies

Pale White-eye

Northern Yellow White-eye

Southern Yellow White-eye

Laughingthrushes and Allies

Rufous Chatterer

Arrow-marked Babbler

Black-lored Babbler

Northern Pied-Babbler

Oxpeckers

Red-billed Oxpecker

Yellow-billed Oxpecker

Red-billed/Yellow-billed Oxpecker

Starlings and Mynas

Wattled Starling

Violet-backed Starling

Red-winged Starling

Hildebrandt's Starling

Rüppell's Starling

Ashy Starling

Splendid Starling

Superb Starling

Fischer's Starling

Lesser Blue-eared Starling

Greater Blue-eared Starling

Lamprotornis sp.

Thrushes

Abyssinian Thrush

African Thrush

Old World Flycatchers

African Dusky Flycatcher

Spotted Flycatcher

Muscicapa sp.

African Gray Flycatcher

Bradornis sp.

Pale Flycatcher

Ashy Flycatcher

Silverbird

Northern Black-Flycatcher

Southern Black-Flycatcher

White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher

Bearded Scrub-Robin

Red-backed Scrub-Robin

Cape Robin-Chat

Rüppell's Robin-Chat

White-browed Robin-Chat

Red-capped Robin-Chat

Spotted Morning-Thrush

Common Nightingale

Little Rock-Thrush

Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush

Whinchat

African Stonechat

Mocking Cliff-Chat

Sooty Chat

Northern Anteater-Chat

Northern Wheatear

Capped Wheatear

Isabelline Wheatear

Pied Wheatear

Familiar Chat

Abyssinian Wheatear

wheatear sp.

Sunbirds and Spiderhunters

Western Violet-backed Sunbird

Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird

Green Sunbird

Collared Sunbird

Green-headed Sunbird

Olive Sunbird

Amethyst Sunbird

Scarlet-chested Sunbird

Tacazze Sunbird

Bronze Sunbird

Malachite Sunbird

Golden-winged Sunbird

Beautiful Sunbird

Marico Sunbird

Red-chested Sunbird

Purple-banded Sunbird

Variable Sunbird

sunbird sp.

Weavers and Allies

Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver

White-headed Buffalo-Weaver

Speckle-fronted Weaver

White-browed Sparrow-Weaver

Rufous-tailed Weaver

Gray-headed Social-Weaver

Black-capped Social-Weaver

Red-headed Malimbe

Red-headed Weaver

Baglafecht Weaver

Little Weaver

Slender-billed Weaver

Black-necked Weaver

Spectacled Weaver

Holub's Golden-Weaver

Northern Brown-throated Weaver

Lesser Masked-Weaver

Vitelline Masked-Weaver

Tanganyika Masked-Weaver

Speke's Weaver

Vieillot's Black Weaver

Village Weaver

Black-headed Weaver

Golden-backed Weaver

Chestnut Weaver

Ploceus sp.

Cardinal Quelea

Red-billed Quelea

Southern Red Bishop

Zanzibar Red Bishop

Black-winged Bishop

Black Bishop

Yellow-crowned Bishop

Yellow Bishop

White-winged Widowbird

Yellow-mantled Widowbird

Red-cowled Widowbird

Fan-tailed Widowbird

Jackson's Widowbird

Grosbeak Weaver

Estrildids

Gray-headed Silverbill

Bronze Mannikin

Black-and-white Mannikin

African Silverbill

Yellow-bellied Waxbill

Gray-headed Nigrita

Black-faced Waxbill

Fawn-breasted Waxbill

Common Waxbill

Crimson-rumped Waxbill

waxbill sp.

Quailfinch

Cut-throat

Purple Grenadier

Southern Cordonbleu

Red-cheeked Cordonbleu

Blue-capped Cordonbleu

cordonbleu sp.

Green-winged Pytilia

Red-billed Firefinch

African Firefinch

Jameson's Firefinch

firefinch sp.

estrildid finch sp.

Indigobirds and Whydahs

Pin-tailed Whydah

Broad-tailed Paradise-Whydah

Eastern Paradise-Whydah

Steel-blue Whydah

Straw-tailed Whydah

Village Indigobird

Variable Indigobird

Purple Indigobird

Parasitic Weaver

Old World Sparrows

House Sparrow

Kenya Rufous Sparrow

Northern Gray-headed Sparrow

Parrot-billed Sparrow

Swahili Sparrow

Chestnut Sparrow

Yellow-spotted Bush Sparrow

Yellow-throated Bush Sparrow

Wagtails and Pipits

Cape Wagtail

Gray Wagtail

Western Yellow Wagtail

African Pied Wagtail

wagtail sp.

African Pipit

Long-billed Pipit

Plain-backed Pipit

Striped Pipit

Tree Pipit

Red-throated Pipit

Short-tailed Pipit

Bush Pipit

pipit sp.

Golden Pipit

Yellow-throated Longclaw

Pangani Longclaw

Rosy-throated Longclaw

Finches, Euphonias, and Allies

Yellow-fronted Canary

Southern Citril

Reichenow's Seedeater

White-bellied Canary

Southern Grosbeak-Canary

Brimstone Canary

Streaky Seedeater

Yellow-browed Seedeater

Thick-billed Seedeater

Reichard's Seedeater

Yellow-crowned Canary

Serinus sp.

Old World Buntings

Golden-breasted Bunting

Somali Bunting

Cinnamon-breasted Bunting

Others

passerine sp.