Malagasy Turtle Dove* Tourterelle peinte rostrata; aldabrana; copperingi (HM coppingeri); comorensis; picturata
SAM Columba picturata; IOC, BL Nesoenas picturata
Resident, forest, degraded woodland and cropland: Seychelles (rostrata); Amirante Is (aldabrana); Aldabra, Cosmoledo, Glorieuses (copperingi); Comoro Is (comorensis); Madagascar (picturata).
[Streptopelia chinensis Spotted Dove ??]
IOC, BL Stigmatopelia chinensis
Introduced: Mascarenes.
(Zenaida macroura Mourning Dove Tourterelle triste)
probably race carolinensis
Vagrant: Azores.
PSITTACIDAE
Coracopsis vasa Greater Vasa Parrot Perroquet vaza
Vasa Parrot
comorensis; drouhardi; vasa
Resident, forests and some savannas: Madagascar (drouhardi in W and S, vasa in E); Grand Comoro, Mohéli, Anjouan (comorensis).
Coracopsis nigra Lesser Vasa Parrot Perroquet noir
Black Parrot
sibilans; libs; nigra; barklyi (HM incl in sibilans)
Resident, dense forest: Madagascar (libs in W, nigra in E); Grand Comoro, Anjouan (sibilans); Seychelles (barklyi) (perhaps introduced); Mauritius (introduced).
Psittacus erithacus Grey Parrot Perroquet Jaco
African Grey Parrot Perroquet gris
erithacus; timneh
Resident, forests: all forest areas reaching W Kenya; Bioko; São Tomé.
Poicephalus robustus Brown-necked Parrot Perroquet robuste
Cape Parrot* (if P. fuscicollis is split off)
robustus; suahelicus; fuscicollis
IOC, ROB (+SS) raise Poicephalus fuscicollis (races fuscicollis, suahelicus) Brown-necked Parrot (Grey-headed Parrot)
Perroquet à cou brun (P. robustus becomes Cape Parrot)
(SL, SF, SS raise Poicephalus suahelicus Grey-headed Parrot (SF Brown-necked Parrot))
Resident with local movements, forest and woodland: patchy Gambia - Nigeria (fuscicollis); SC Angola; SW Uganda, Rwanda, SC Tanzania and south through S DRC, W Zambia to Mozambique, much of South Africa (all suahelicus); E side South Africa (robustus).
Poicephalus gulielmi Red-fronted Parrot Perroquet à calotte rouge
Perroquet à front rouge
gulielmi; massaicus; fantiensis
Resident, forests, coffee plantations: patchy Liberia - Ghana (fantiensis); S Cameroon - N Angola; N DRC (both gulielmi); SW Kenya, Crater Highlands of N Tanzania (massaicus).
Poicephalus meyeri Meyer's Parrot Perroquet de Meyer
Brown Parrot
meyeri; saturatus (ZTP Red-fronted Parrot); matschiei; transvaalensis; reichenowi; damarensis
Resident, drier savanna woodlands: S Chad - N Ethiopia south through E DRC - W Kenya to S DRC most of Angola - E Zimbabwe, N South Africa.
Poicephalus senegalus Senegal Parrot Perroquet youyou
Yellow-bellied Parrot
senegalus; versteri; mesotypus (not in CMT, HBW)
Resident, all savanna woodlands: Senegal - N Cameroon.
Poicephalus crassus Niam-Niam Parrot Perroquet des niam-niam
Resident, forest-savanna mosaic: narrow band extreme SW Chad - extreme SW Sudan.
Poicephalus rufiventris Red-bellied Parrot Perroquet à ventre rouge
Orange-bellied Parrot; **African Orange-bellied Parrot
rufiventris; pallidus
Resident, dry Acacia/Commiphora steppes: S Ethiopia, N Somalia through E Kenya to N Tanzania.
Poicephalus cryptoxanthus Brown-headed Parrot Perroquet à tête brune
cryptoxanthus; tanganyikae; (ZTP monotypic)
Resident, forest-savanna mosaic: coastal Kenya, E Tanzania, Mozambique, E South Africa; Zanzibar, Pemba.
Poicephalus rueppellii Rüppell’s Parrot Perroquet de Rüppell
Resident, dry woodland, thorn scrub: W Angola - C Namibia.
Poicephalus flavifrons Yellow-fronted Parrot Perroquet à face jaune
Resident, forests especially of juniper and Podocarpus: Ethiopian highlands.
Agapornis canus Grey-headed Lovebird Inséperable à tête grise
canus; ablectaneus (CMT, HBW ablectanea)
Resident, forest edges, clearings, wooded savannas, cultivations: Madagascar; introduced Pietermaritzburg area, South Africa.
Agapornis pullarius Red-headed Lovebird Inséparable à tête rouge
pullarius; ugandae
BoA Agapornis pullaria (and race)
Resident, moist savanna, riverine, secondary forest: Sierra Leone - W Ethiopia, W Kenya south to Burundi - NW Angola; São Tomé; probably absent from Congo forest area.
Agapornis taranta Black-winged Lovebird Inséparable d'Abyssinie
Resident, forests and woodlands: highlands of Ethiopia and Eritrea.
Agapornis swindernianus Black-collared Lovebird Inséparable à collier noir
emini; zenkeri; swindernianus
BoA Agapornis swinderniana (and race)
Resident, forests: S Cameroon, N Gabon - E DRC; patchy Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana.
Agapornis roseicollis Rosy-faced Lovebird Inséparable rosegorge
roseicollis; catumbella (CMT catumbellus)
Resident, dry and semi-desert wooded steppes: extreme SW Angola - extreme NW South Africa.
Agapornis personatus Yellow-collared Lovebird Inséparable masqué
BoA Agapornis personata
Resident, wooded savannas: NC and C Tanzania.
Agapornis fischeri Fischer's Lovebird Inséparable de Fischer
Resident, wooded savannas: NW Tanzania east to Serengeti NP, Rwanda, Burundi.
Agapornis lilianae Lilian's Lovebird Inséparable de Lilian
Nyasa Lovebird
(BoA + lilianae; nigrigenis here considered separate species)
Resident, mopane woodland, Acacia savanna: S Malawi, Zambia, N Zimbabwe, S Tanzania.
Agapornis nigrigenis Black-cheeked Lovebird Inséperable à joues noires
BoA subsumes into Agapornis lilianae
Resident, mopane woodlands, Acacia savanna: small area SW Zambia, NW Zimbabwe; uncertain old records in NE Namibia.
Psittacula krameri Rose-ringed Parakeet Perruche à collier
Ring-necked Parakeet
krameri; parvirostris; manillensis; borealis (latter 2 introduced only)
Resident, wooded savannas, grassland: Senegal - N Ethiopia, corridor into S Sudan; introduced to E South Africa, Seychelles, Canary Is.
Psittacula echo Mauritius Parakeet Perruche de Maurice
Mascarene Parakeet
BL Psittacula eques
Resident, forest and woodlands: Mauritius.
[Myiopsitta monachus Monk Parakeet Conure veuve]
Introduced to Canary Is.
[Melopssittacus undulatus Budgerigar ??]
Introduced (escapes) Swakopmund, Namibia.
MUSOPHAGIDAE
Corythaeola cristata Great Blue Turaco Touraco géant
Resident, forest canopy and gallery forests: all forest area Guinea - W Kenya south to N Angola.
Tauraco persa Green Turaco Touraco vert
Guinea Turaco*; Green Lourie
persa; buffoni; zenkeri; (BoA + corythaix; phoebus; livingstonii; schalowi; chalcolophus here considered 3 separate species as below)
Resident, forest and gallery forest: Senegal - extreme NW DRC, N Angola.
Tauraco livingstonii Livingstone’s Turaco Touraco de Livingstone
reichenowi; livingstonii; cabanisi; (ROB has only 2 in Africa)
BoA subsumes into Tauraco persa
Resident, forest and gallery forest: E Burundi, W Tanzania; SE Tanzania north to Nguru Mts, Malawi, Mozambique south to St Lucia, KZ-Natal.
Tauraco schalowi Schalow’s Turaco Touraco de Schalow
(incl BoA race chalcolophus)
BoA subsumes into Tauraco persa
Resident, forest and gallery forest: WC and E Angola, all of Zambia - SW Tanzania, Malawi west of Rift Valley; SW Kenya, Crater Highlands, Tanzania.
Tauraco corythaix Knysna Turaco Touraco louri
Knysna Lourie
corythaix; phoebus
BoA subsumes into Tauraco persa
Resident, forest and gallery forest: Transvaal and south on east coast south of T. livingstonii to C south coast of South Africa.
Tauraco schuettii Black-billed Turaco Touraco à bec noir
schuettii; emini
BoA, HBW, BL Tauraco schuetti (and race)
Resident, forest: N half of DRC just reaching SW Sudan, W Kenya, N Angola.
Tauraco fischeri Fischer's Turaco Touraco de Fischer
fischeri; zanzibaricus
Resident, coastal forests: S Somalia - N Tanzania (fischeri); Zanzibar (zanzibaricus).
Tauraco macrorhynchus Yellow-billed Turaco Touraco à gros bec
Black-tipped Crested Turaco
macrorhynchus; verreauxii
Resident, forest and gallery forest: Sierra Leone - Ghana (macrorhynchus); Nigeria to extreme W DRC, Bioko (verreauxii).
Tauraco leucolophus White-crested Turaco Touraco à huppe blanche
Resident, riverine forest and wooded savannas: SE Nigeria in narrow band to SW Kenya.
Tauraco bannermani Bannerman's Turaco Touraco doré
Touraco de Bannerman
Resident, forested slopes: Bamenda-Banso Mts, W Cameroon.
Tauraco erythrolophus Red-crested Turaco Touraco pauline
Resident, forests: NW Angola, 1 record S Cameroon.
Tauraco hartlaubi Hartlaub's Turaco Touraco de Hartlaub
Resident, highland forests: W Kenya extending just to E Uganda, N Tanzania.
Tauraco leucotis White-cheeked Turaco Touraco à joues blanches
leucotis; donaldsoni
Resident, Podocarpus forests, riverine forest: C and N Ethiopia, Eritrea, just to E Sudan.
Tauraco ruspolii Ruspoli's Turaco Touraco du Ruspoli
Prince Ruspoli's Turaco Touraco du Prince Ruspoli
Resident, juniper forest and dense scrub: 2 small areas in S Ethiopia.
Tauraco porphyreolophus Purple-crested Turaco Touraco à huppe splendide
porphyreolophus; chlorochlamys
BoA, SAM (+SL) Musophaga porphyreolopha (and race)
ROB Gallirex porphyreolophus; (SS Gallirex porphyreolopha)
Resident, forests, woodland, parks, dense thorn scrub: SC Kenya (Chyulu Mts and surrounds); NW Tanzania to coast in S Tanzania south to NE South Africa, west to E Zambia.
Ruwenzorornis johnstoni Ruwenzori Turaco Touraco du Ruwenzori
johnstoni; kivuensis; (HM, CMT + bredoi (BoA incl in kivuensis))
BoA, SAM, Musophaga johnstoni; (SF Tauraco johnstoni; SS Gallirex johnstoni)
Resident, well-forested mountain slopes: mts of E DRC, W Uganda, Rwanda.
Musophaga violacea Violet Turaco Touraco violet
Violet Plantain-eater
Resident, gallery and riverine forest, forest edges: S Senegal - NW Cameroon but not in Sierra Leone, Liberia, S Nigeria; N CAR.
Musophaga rossae Ross's Turaco Touraco de Lady Ross
Lady Ross’s Turaco
Resident, gallery and riverine forest: around edges of Congo forest area Cameroon round E DRC to W Kenya, and to N half Zambia, N Angola; only patchy west of NE DRC.
Corythaixoides concolor Grey Go-away Bird Touraco concolore
Grey Lourie
concolor; pallidiceps; bechuanae (BoA=chobiensis); molybdophanes (not in BoA)
Resident, woodland especially Acacia: W and S Angola, S DRC, SE Tanzania south to S Namibia - NE South Africa.
Corythaixoides personatus Bare-faced Go-away Bird Touraco masqué
leopoldi; personatus
BoA, ZTP (+SF) Corythaixoides personata (and race)
Resident, open woodland, thickets: N half Tanzania extending to SW Uganda, extreme NE Zambia (leopoldi); Ethiopian Rift Valley (personatus).
Corythaixoides leucogaster White-bellied Go-away Bird Touraco à ventre blanc
BoA (+SS) Criniferoides leucogaster
Resident, Acacia steppe with trees: S half Ethiopia, Somalia to C Tanzania.
Crinifer piscator Western Grey Plantain-eater Touraco gris
Western Plantain-eater*
Resident, all savanna habitats: S Senegal - CAR; small area NW DRC.
Crinifer zonurus Eastern Grey Plantain-eater Touraco à queue barrée
Eastern Plantain-eater* Touraco gris d’Abyssinie
Resident, all wooded savannas: 3 separate populations: SE Chad, W Sudan; N half Ethiopia; S Sudan, extreme N DRC, Uganda, Rwanda, NW Tanzania.
CUCULIDAE
Clamator jacobinus Jacobin Cuckoo Coucou jacobin
Pied Cuckoo
serratus; pica; jacobinus
BoA, SAM, ZTP, BD (+SL, SF) Oxylophus jacobinus
Resident and visitor, open savannas: all S of Sahara except forest area and parts of NE and SW; breeding visitor Senegal - Ethiopia and south of N Angola - C Tanzania; resident around L. Victoria; movements not clear (jacobinus breeds India, winters E and C Africa, serratus in South Africa, pica in rest of range).
Clamator levaillantii Levaillant's Cuckoo Coucou de Levaillant
Striped Cuckoo
BoA, SAM, ZTP, BD (+SL, SF) Oxylophus levaillantii
Intra-African migrant, humid woodland: breeding visitor Senegal - C Ethiopia in Sudan savanna and from N Angola - S Kenya south to C Namibia - NE South Africa; non-breeding visitor in between, including much of forest area.
Clamator glandarius Great Spotted Cuckoo Coucou geai
(ROB + glandarius; choragium)
Resident, intra-African migrant and Palearctic winter visitor, drier savannas: resident patchy Senegal - Somalia south to N Zambia - N Mozambique; breeding visitor to south of this to S Angola - E half South Africa; breeds Egypt.
Pachycoccyx audeberti Thick-billed Cuckoo Coucou d'Audebert
validus; brazzae; audeberti
Resident, moister savannas: scattered records Sierra Leone - W DRC (brazzae); E DRC - S Tanzania south to Zambia (all but W) - NE South Africa, corridors to W Uganda, Kenya coast, also W Angola (all validus); NE Madagascar (audeberti).
Cuculus solitarius Red-chested Cuckoo Coucou solitaire
(BoA + solitarius (also ZTP); magnirostris (also BD))
Resident and intra-African migrant, moister wooded savannas: resident Senegal - S Ethiopia south to N half DRC - NW Tanzania; breeding visitor to south of this to N Namibia, N Botswana, E half South Africa and along coast to Cape.
Cuculus clamosus Black Cuckoo Coucou criard
clamosus; gabonensis
Resident and intra-African migrant, forest, woodland: S Senegal - C Ethiopia south to NE Namibia, E South Africa except gap in NE Angola - L. Victoria; resident in forest area but breeding visitor elsewhere.
Cuculus canorus Common Cuckoo Coucou gris
European Cuckoo; Eurasian Cuckoo
canorus; bangsi; subtelephonus
Breeding visitor and Palearctic winter visitor, woodland: breeds Morocco - W Tunisia (bangsi); winters all S of equator except NE of Kenya and most of SW (all 3 races).
Cuculus gularis African Cuckoo Coucou africain
Resident and intra-African migrant, savanna woodlands: all S of Sahara except forest area and NE and SW; non-breeding migrant only to Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, E DRC; resident only to north of forest area, breeding visitor to north and south.
Cuculus poliocephalus Lesser Cuckoo Petit coucou
Asian Lesser Cuckoo Petit coucou d’Asie
Palearctic winter visitor (from Asia), thick savanna woodland: SE Kenya - SE DRC - most of Mozambique.
Cuculus rochii Madagascar Cuckoo Coucou de Madagascar
Madagascar Lesser Cuckoo Petit coucou malgache
Visitor, forest edge and dense cover: breeds Madagascar; ‘winters’ to east of S Kenya - E DRC - NE Zambia - Malawi - N Mozambique.
Cercococcyx mechowi Dusky Long-tailed Cuckoo Coucou de Mechow
Resident, forest and gallery forest: Guinea - Ivory Coast; S Nigeria - NW DRC; E DRC - SW Uganda; scattered records between and to N Angola.
Cercococcyx olivinus Olive Long-tailed Cuckoo Coucou olivâtre
Resident, forest: Liberia - Ghana; S Nigeria - extreme W Uganda; NW Angola; S DRC, NW Zambia.
Cercococcyx montanus Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo Coucou montagnard
patulus; montanus
Resident, montane forest: E DRC, Rwanda, SW Uganda (montanus); C Kenya mts, SE Kenya, E Tanzania, E Malawi to C Mozambique (not N Mozambique) (patulus).
Chrysococcyx cupreus African Emerald Cuckoo Coucou foliotocol
cupreus; insularum; (CMT + intermedius; ROB + sharpei; HM, HBW monotypic)
Resident and intra-African migrant, forest, dense woodland: resident, forest of West Africa - extreme S Sudan and all Ethiopia south to N Angola - S Mozambique; breed visitor north to S Senegal - N Nigeria and into SW Zambia, much of Zimbabwe and NE South Africa (all cupreus); Bioko (intermedius); São Tomé, Príncipe, Pagalu (insularum).
Chrysococcyx flavigularis Yellow-throated Cuckoo Coucou à gorge jaune
Yellow-throated Green Cuckoo
Resident, forest and gallery forest: NE Gabon, N half DRC to W Uganda; scattered records west to Sierra Leone.
Chrysococcyx klaas Klaas's Cuckoo Coucou de Klaas
Resident and intra-African migrant, woodland, riverine forest: all S of Sahara except NE of S Kenya and C Ethiopia and drier SW; only breeding visitor in northern and southern parts.
Chrysococcyx caprius Dideric Cuckoo Coucou didric
Diederik Cuckoo*; **Didric Cuckoo; Diderick Cuckoo
Resident and intra-African migrant, all non-forest habitats with some vegetation: all S of Sahara except extreme NE and SW; resident only Guinea - S Sudan and all of Ethiopia south to N half of DRC - Tanzania.
(Eudynamys scolopaceus Common Koel Coucou koel)
Asian Koel*
HM notes often incorrectly spelt E. scolopacea.
Vagrant: Socotra.
Ceuthmochares aereus Yellowbill Malcoha à bec jaune
Green Coucal; Green Malkoha; Blue Malkoha*
australis; aereus; flavirostris
IOC (+SS) raise Ceuthmochares australis Green Malkoha (C. aereus becomes Blue Malkoha)
Resident, secondary and gallery forests: all of forest area Gambia - W Kenya - N Zambia (aereus, flavirostris); extreme S Somalia - E coastal areas of South Africa inland to Malawi (australis).
[Coua delalandei Snail-eating Coua Coua de Delalande]
Resident, forest: small area NE Madagascar (extinct).
Coua gigas Giant Coua Coua géant
Resident, deciduous forest, thorn scrub: W and S lowland Madagascar.
Coua coquereli Coquerel’s Coua Coua de Coquerel
Resident, dry forest and humid forest with little ground cover: W Madagascar.
Coua serriana Red-breasted Coua Coua de Serre
Resident, undisturbed forest: NE Madagascar.
Coua reynaudii Red-fronted Coua Coua de Reynaud
Resident, forest and dense vegetation in secondary forest: E side of Madagascar.
Coua cursor Running Coua Coua coureur
Resident, semi-arid thorn scrub, dry woodlands: SW Madagascar.
Coua ruficeps Red-capped Coua Coua à tête rousse
ruficeps; olivaceiceps
Resident, dry deciduous woodland, thorn scrub: W Madagascar.
Coua cristata Crested Coua Coua huppé
cristata; dumonti; pyropyga; maxima
Resident, forest, savanna: all lowlands of Madagascar to 900m asl.
Coua verreauxi Verreaux’s Coua Coua de Verreaux
Resident, semi-arid thorn scrub: small area of SW Madagascar.
Coua caerulea Blue Coua Coua bleu
Resident, forest: E Madagascar.
(Coccyzus americanus Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coulicou à bec jaune)
SAM places in Coccyzidae
Vagrant: Morocco, Azores.
(Coccyzus erythropthalmus Black-billed Cuckoo Coulicou à bec noir)
Vagrant: Azores (1 record).
(Coccyzus melacoryphus Dark-billed Cuckoo Coulicou de Vieillot)
Vagrant: Nightingale Is.
SAM, ROB place all Centropus spp in Centropidae
Centropus leucogaster Black-throated Coucal Coucal à ventre blanc
efulenensis (BoA efulensis); leucogaster; neumanni
SAM, IOC (+SS) raise Centropus neumanni Neumann’s Coucal
Resident, forest, dense growth in secondary forest: Guinea-Bissau - SW Ghana, Nigeria - NW Gabon (leucogaster, efulenensis); NE DRC (neumanni).
Centropus anselli Gabon Coucal Coucal du Gabon
Resident, swampy forest: S Cameroon - extreme N Angola inland to half way across DRC.
Centropus cupreicaudus Coppery-tailed Coucal Coucal des papyrus
(BoA, ROB + cupreicaudus; songweensis)
Resident, swamps and adjacent areas: S DRC, SW Tanzania, Zambia, E Angola, N Botswana; W Angola.
Centropus superciliosus White-browed Coucal Coucal à sourcils blancs
Burchell’s Coucal
loandae; superciliosus; sokotrae (BoA socotrae); burchellii (HM burchelli); fasciipygialis (CMT, HM incl in burchellii)
SAM, ROB (+SF, SL, SS) raise Centropus burchellii (or C. burchelli) Burchell’s Coucal Coucal de Burchell (races burchelli, fasciipygialis)
Resident, rank grass, reeds, thickets: E Sudan, Ethiopia south to Burundi, E Kenya whence west to all of Angola, Zambia and down east side to Cape; not in most of Somalia (but on Socotra (sokotrae)), and parts of S Tanzania, N Mozambique; (burchellii south of N Zimbabwe, E Botswana, E Tanzania).
Centropus grillii Black Coucal Coucal noir
African Black Coucal Coucal de Grill
Resident and intra-African migrant, moist grassland, and drier areas only in rainy season: Senegal -W Ethiopia - S Kenya south to C Angola to extreme NE South Africa.
Centropus toulou Madagascar Coucal Coucal toulou
Madagascar Black Coucal; Malagasy Coucal* Coucal malgache
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