Resident, forest: Sierra Leone - Togo.
Bycanistes albotibialis White-thighed Hornbill Calao à cuisses blanches
Resident, forest: all of forest area from Benin to the east.
Ceratogymna atrata Black-casqued Hornbill Calao à casque noir
**Black-casqued Wattled Hornbill*; Grand calao à casque noir
Black Wattled Hornbill
Resident, forest: isolated populations in West Africa; all of central Congo forest.
Ceratogymna elata Yellow-casqued Hornbill Calao à casque jaune
**Yellow-casqued Wattled Hornbill* Grand calao à casque jaune
Resident, forest: patchy Senegal - W Cameroon.
CAPITONIDAE (SAM, IOC, CMT, ROB Lybiidae; HM, BL include within Ramphastidae)
Gymnobucco bonapartei Grey-throated Barbet Barbican à gorge grise
Barbican de Bonaparte
bonapartei; cinereiceps
Resident, forest and forest edge: S Cameroon, Gabon, N half DRC to W Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi.
Gymnobucco sladeni Sladen's Barbet Barbican de Sladen
Resident, forest: all N half DRC and extreme E Congo.
Gymnobucco peli Bristle-nosed Barbet Barbican à narines emplumées
Resident, forest: Ivory Coast - W Congo, W DRC, NW Angola.
Gymnobucco calvus Naked-faced Barbet Barbican chauve
calvus; congicus; vernayi
Resident, forest: Sierra Leone - W Gabon, W DRC; perhaps isolated patch in W Angola.
Stactolaema leucotis White-eared Barbet Barbican oreillard
leucotis; leucogrammica; kilimensis
Resident, large trees in forests usually in hills: E, C and SE Kenya, E Tanzania, E Mozambique, just reaches E Zimbabwe, S Malawi, NE South Africa.
Stactolaema whytii Whyte's Barbet Barbican de Whyte
sowerbyi; angoniensis; terminata (BoA terminatum); whytii; stresemanni; buttoni
Resident, miombo woodland: N Zambia, SW Tanzania through Malawi to NE Zimbabwe, W Mozambique.
Stactolaema anchietae Anchieta's Barbet Barbican à tête jaune
anchietae; rex; katangae
Resident, open woodland: S DRC, C Angola to N Zambia.
Stactolaema olivacea Green Barbet Barbican olivâtre
olivacea; howelli; rungweensis; belcheri; woodwardi
Resident, montane and lowland forest and adjacent woodland: several discrete patches: coastal Kenya; mts of E and S Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, KZ-Natal.
Pogoniulus scolopaceus Speckled Tinkerbird Barbion grivelé
scolopaceus; stellatus; flavisquamatus
Resident, forest, clearings and edges: all main forest area Sierra Leone - W Kenya - N Angola; Bioko.
Pogoniulus simplex Green Tinkerbird Barbion vert
Eastern Green Tinkerbird
Resident, moist forest: SE Kenya, E Tanzania, Zanzibar, extreme SE Malawi, C and S Mozambique (1 spec and 1 unconfirmed sight rec).
Pogoniulus leucomystax Moustached Green Tinkerbird Barbion à moustaches
Moustached Tinkerbird*
Resident, forest and gardens in hills: W and C Kenya, band through mts of E Tanzania to N half Malawi.
Pogoniulus coryphaeus Western Green Tinkerbird Barbion montagnard
Western Tinkerbird*
hildamariae; coryphaeus; angolensis
Resident, highland forest: 3 separate populations; SE Nigeria, SW Cameroon (coryphaeus); E DRC, SW Uganda, Rwanda (hildamariae); SW Angola (angolensis).
Pogoniulus atroflavus Red-rumped Tinkerbird Barbion à croupion rouge
Resident, lowland and gallery forest: all forest area.
Pogoniulus subsulphureus Yellow-throated Tinkerbird Barbion à gorge jaune
flavimentum; subsulphureus; chrysopygus (BoA chrysopygius)
Resident, forest, especially clearings: all forest area.
Pogoniulus bilineatus Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird Barbion à croupion jaune
jacksoni; fischeri; bilineatus; mfumbiri; leucolaimus (BoA leucolaima); poensis
(BoA (+SS) have Pogoniulus makawai White-chested Tinkerbird Barbion à poitrine blanche as a separate species, but most now think this is a colour form of Pogoniulus bilineatus but see Bull. ABC 13: 18-27.)
Resident, forest, woodland, gardens: Senegal - C Kenya south to N Angola, N Zambia and down east side to extreme NE South Africa; gaps in C DRC and C Tanzania; Bioko (poensis).
Pogoniulus pusillus Red-fronted Tinkerbird Barbion à front rouge
pusillus; affinis; uropygialis
Resident, dry woodland, scrubland, forest edges: Ethiopia (except NW), W Somalia to C Tanzania; extreme S Mozambique to E Cape Province along coast (pusillus).
Pogoniulus chrysoconus Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird Barbion à front jaune
chrysoconus; xanthostictus; extoni; (ROB + rhodesiae; dryas)
Resident, dry scrub, woodland and wooded grasslands: Senegal - C Ethiopia south in narrow band through Uganda and W Tanzania, spreads out again to Angola (not W coast), NE Namibia, Zambia, S Tanzania through E Zimbabwe, Mozambique to N South Africa.
Buccanodon duchaillui Yellow-spotted Barbet Barbican à taches jaunes
(ZTP + duchaillui)
Resident, forest: all forest area.
Tricholaema hirsuta Hairy-breasted Barbet Barbican hérissé
ansorgii; hirsuta; flavipunctata; angolensis
(SS raises Tricholaema flavipunctata Streaky-throated Barbet)
Resident, forest, occasionally riverine in other areas: all forest area.
Tricholaema diademata Red-fronted Barbet Barbican à diadème
massaica; diademata
Resident, dry woodland, upland bushland: SE Sudan, NE Uganda, SW Kenya, NC Tanzania and extends across middle of Ethiopia.
Tricholaema frontata Miombo Pied Barbet Barbican du Miombo
Miombo Barbet
Resident, denser miombo woodland: C Angola, extreme S DRC, most of Zambia and just into SW Tanzania, SW Malawi.
Tricholaema leucomelas Acacia Pied Barbet Barbican pie
Pied Barbet
centralis; leucomelas; affinis
BoA Tricholaema leucomelaina (syn leucomelas) (+ race)
Resident, Acacia bush and riverine vegetation: W and S (not C) Angola - E Zimbabwe and to the south.
Tricholaema lacrymosa Spot-flanked Barbet Barbican funèbre
lacrymosa; radcliffei (incl ruahae)
BoA Tricholaema lachrymosa (and race)
Resident, woodland: extreme S Sudan, extreme E DRC, extreme NE Zambia east to SW half Kenya and Tanzania except SE.
Tricholaema melanocephala Black-throated Barbet Barbican à tête noire
stigmatothorax; melanocephala; blandi; flavibuccalis
Resident, dry bushland: N and E Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya (not SW), NE Tanzania, most of Somalia.
Lybius undatus Banded Barbet Barbican barré
leucogenys; undatus; salvadorii (BoA salvadori); thiogaster
Resident, woodland, trees near water: Eritrea, C Ethiopia.
Lybius vieilloti Vieillot's Barbet Barbican de Vieillot
vieilloti; buchanani; rubescens
DFW Lybius vielloti
Resident, scrub woodland, cultivation with scattered trees: Senegal - Sudan, extreme N Ethiopia north of forest area.
Lybius leucocephalus White-headed Barbet Barbican à tête blanche
senex; albicauda; lynesi; leucogaster; leucocephalus; adamauae
Resident, riverine fig trees in dry areas: 3 separate populations; NE Nigeria, N Cameroon, NC CAR, S Chad (adamauae); SW Angola (leucogaster); S Sudan, NE DRC, Uganda, S half Kenya, N Tanzania (other 4 races).
Lybius chaplini Chaplin's Barbet Barbican de Chaplin
Resident, large trees in open areas, mainly Brachystegia: small area of SC Zambia.
Lybius rubrifacies Red-faced Barbet Barbican à face rouge
Resident, dry woodland, often near streams: small area SW Uganda, E Rwanda, NW Tanzania.
Lybius guifsobalito Black-billed Barbet Barbican quifsobalito
Resident, open woodland: E and SE Sudan, N half Ethiopia, Uganda, just reaching NE DRC, W Kenya.
Lybius torquatus Black-collared Barbet Barbican à collier
torquatus; bocagei; congicus; pumilio; vivacens; zombae; irroratus; (ROB + lucidiventris (HM incl in bocagei))
Resident, open woodland: Angola (not N), S DRC, Tanzania (not N) south to extreme N Namibia, N and E Botswana and further south to all of E South Africa.
Lybius melanopterus Brown-breasted Barbet Barbican à poitrine brune
Resident, forest edges and riverine: S Somalia to N Mozambique inland to Mt Meru in Tanzania and extreme N Malawi.
Lybius minor Black-backed Barbet Barbican de Levaillant
minor; macclounii; (hybrids are known as intercedens)
Resident, woodland, forest edges: S Gabon to N half Angola east to S Burundi, extreme W Tanzania through S DRC to N half Zambia.
Lybius bidentatus Double-toothed Barbet Barbican bidenté
bidentatus; aequatorialis
Resident, understorey and clearings in forest: forest area in West Africa and across N DRC to W Kenya, Ethiopia highlands, south in west to N Angola and east to Burundi but not in main Congo forest area.
Lybius dubius Bearded Barbet Barbican à poitrine rouge
Resident, open woodland, clearings: Senegal - N CAR north of forest area.
Lybius rolleti Black-breasted Barbet Barbican à poitrine noire
Resident, riverine trees, wooded grassland: S Chad, NE CAR - S Sudan, N Uganda.
Trachyphonus purpuratus Yellow-billed Barbet Barbican pourpré
purpuratus; elgonensis; goffinii; togoensis
HM, ZTP, BD (+SF) Trachylaemus purpuratus
Resident, dense undergrowth in forest: all of forest area.
Trachyphonus vaillantii Crested Barbet Barbican promépic
vaillantii; suahelicus; (ROB + nobilis)
Resident, thickets in woodlands: patchy Angola - Tanzania and south to extreme N and E Botswana, NE South Africa.
Trachyphonus erythrocephalus Red-and-yellow Barbet Barbican à tête rouge
erythrocephalus; versicolor; shelleyi
Resident, open woodland: SE Sudan, S Ethiopia, W Somalia, N and C Kenya to N Tanzania.
Trachyphonus margaritatus Yellow-breasted Barbet Barbican perlé
margaritatus; somalicus
Resident, watercourses and broken areas in dry woodland, semi-desert: Sahel zone, C Mali - coast of E Sudan, Eritrea, N Ethiopia, N Somalia.
Trachyphonus darnaudii D'Arnaud's Barbet Barbican d'Arnaud
darnaudii; boehmi; emini; usambiro
SAM (+SF) raise Trachyphonus usambiro Usambiro Barbet Barbican masai
Resident, wooded grassland, savannas: SE Sudan, S Ethiopia, Kenya (all but highlands), S Somalia, N Tanzania.
INDICATORIDAE
Prodotiscus spp, although usually known as Honeybirds are also known as Honeyguides
Prodotiscus insignis Cassin's Honeybird Indicateur pygmée
Western Green-backed Honeybird
insignis; flavodorsalis
Resident, forest and secondary: all of forest area.
Prodotiscus zambesiae Green-backed Honeybird Indicateur gris
Eastern Green-backed Honeybird; Eastern Honeybird
zambesiae; ellenbecki
Resident, woodland, forest edges: WC Ethiopia; S Kenya, N Tanzania; S half Angola - S Tanzania south to S Zambia, Zimbabwe, N Mozambique.
Prodotiscus regulus Brown-backed Honeybird Indicateur de Wahlberg
Wahlberg's Honeybird; Sharp-billed Honeyguide
regulus; camerunensis
Resident, miombo, mopane, Acacia and other woodland: patchy: Mt Nimba; Togo; SE Nigeria, N Cameroon; EC Sudan, C and SW Ethiopia; W Angola; S Uganda, S Kenya; S DRC, E Angola south to N Botswana, NE South Africa and along coast to E Cape Province; absent S Tanzania, N Mozambique.
Melignomon zenkeri Zenker's Honeyguide Indicateur de Zenker
Resident, forest: S Cameroon - SE CAR through N DRC - SW Uganda.
Melignomon eisentrauti Yellow-footed Honeyguide Indicateur de Eisentraut
Resident, forest: Mt Nimba; SW Cameroon; perhaps Ghana, Ivory Coast.
Melichneutes robustus Lyre-tailed Honeyguide Indicateur à queue-en-lyre
Resident, forest: Mt Nimba; SE Nigeria - N Angola and across Congo forest area to W Uganda.
Indicator maculatus Spotted Honeyguide Indicateur tacheté
stictothorax; maculatus
Resident, forest and dense bush nearby: all of forest area extending north to Senegal.
Indicator variegatus Scaly-throated Honeyguide Indicateur varié
Resident, woodland, forest, thickets: SW Ethiopia, Uganda, SW and SE Kenya extending south through E Zimbabwe to extreme E South Africa east to coast, narrow band extends west through S DRC, N Zambia across Angola to Atlantic coast.
Indicator indicator Greater Honeyguide Grand Indicateur
Resident, woodland, grassland with trees, savannas: all S of Sahara except forest area and drier parts of NE and SW.
Indicator minor Lesser Honeyguide Petit Indicateur
teitensis; diadematus; riggenbachi; senegalensis; minor; damarensis
Resident, bush areas in dry country, woodland: all S of Sahara except forest area but patchy on east side Somalia - N Mozambique and in much of SW.
Indicator conirostris Thick-billed Honeyguide Indicateur à gros bec
conirostris; ussheri
DFW, BL subsumes into Indicator minor
Resident, dense forest and thick secondary growth: all of forest area.
Indicator exilis Least Honeyguide Indicateur menu
Western Least Honeyguide Indicator minule
exilis; poensis; pachyrhynchus
Resident, forest, isolated trees in cultivation: all of forest area to W Kenya extending south to NW Zambia.
Indicator willcocksi Willcocks's Honeyguide Indicateur de Willcocks
willcocksi; hutsoni; ansorgei
Resident, forest, woodland: scattered records Sierra Leone - Ghana; S half Nigeria - SW Sudan south to N half DRC (not certain in W) - SW Uganda.
Indicator pumilio Dwarf Honeyguide Indicateur nain
Resident, moist highland forest: mts of E DRC, W Uganda.
Indicator meliphilus Pallid Honeyguide Indicateur pâle
Eastern Least Honeyguide
meliphilus; angolensis; (BoA, ROB monotypic)
Resident, woodland and riverine: S Kenya, N Tanzania; N Zambia, S DRC with narrow belt west to C Angola and another south to E Zimbabwe, C Mozambique.
PICIDAE
Jynx torquilla Eurasian Wryneck Torcol fourmilier
European Wryneck
mauretanica; tschusii; torquilla; (HM + sarudnyi)
Resident and Palearctic winter visitor, woodland: resident N Algeria; winters across continent between Sahara and forest area south occasionally to Kenya in east.
Jynx ruficollis Red-throated Wryneck Torcol à gorge rousse
Rufous-breasted Wryneck; Rufous-necked Wryneck
ruficollis; aequatorialis; pulchricollis
Resident, clearings, forest edges, scattered trees: very patchy S Cameroon - C Ethiopia south to N and E Angola - SW Kenya; E South Africa; not in Congo forest area.
Sasia africana African Piculet Picumne de Verreaux
Piculet; Pygmy Woodpecker Picule
Resident, undergrowth in forest: Cameroon - E DRC south to W Angola; scattered records west to Ivory Coast.
Campethera punctuligera Fine-spotted Woodpecker Pic à taches noires
Pic punctué; Pic pontué
punctuligera; balia
Resident, woodland, savanna with trees and bare ground: Senegal - S Sudan, NE DRC between Sahara Desert and forest area.
Campethera nubica Nubian Woodpecker Pic de Nubie
nubica; pallida
Resident, dry woodland and scrub: C and E Sudan - Somalia south to Uganda, C Tanzania.
Campethera bennettii Bennett's Woodpecker Pic de Bennett
bennettii; capricorni; (BoA, HM + scriptoricauda here considered a separate species)
Resident, open woodland: W Tanzania, S DRC, most of Angola east to Malawi south to C Namibia - NE South Africa.
Campethera scriptoricauda Reichenow’s Woodpecker Pic de Reichenow
Speckle-throated Woodpecker*
BoA, DFW, HM, BL ZTP (+SL) subsume into Campethera bennettii
Resident, open woodland: C and E Tanzania, N Mozambique, C and SE Malawi.
Campethera notata Knysna Woodpecker Pic tigré
Resident, coastal evergreen forest, thick scrub: S South Africa.
Campethera abingoni Golden-tailed Woodpecker Pic à queue dorée
abingoni; chrysura; kavirondensis; suahelica; constricta; anderssoni; (ROB has 1 more); (BoA + mombassica here considered a
separate species)
Resident, thickets and woodland: W and S DRC - Tanzania south to NE Namibia - NE South Africa; corridor up W Rift Valley to NE DRC, SW Sudan.
Campethera mombassica Mombasa Woodpecker Pic de Mombasa
BoA subsumes into Campethera abingoni
Resident, coastal forest: S Somalia - NE Tanzania.
Campethera maculosa Little Green Woodpecker Pic barré
Golden-backed Woodpecker
Resident, lowland forest, forest edges: Guinea - SW Ghana.
Campethera cailliautii Green-backed Woodpecker Pic de Cailliaut
Little Spotted Woodpecker Pic à dos vert
loveridgei; cailliautii; nyansae; permista
Resident, openings in forest and woodland: E Ghana - NE DRC, SW Uganda, S Kenya south to N Angola - N Zambia and south on east side to S Mozambique; SW Ethiopia.
Campethera tullbergi Tullberg's Woodpecker Pic de Tullberg
Fine-banded Woodpecker
taeniolaema; hausburgi; tullbergi
Resident, montane forest: Bioko, W Cameroon (tullbergi); mts of W Rift Valley (taeniolaema); mts of W and C Kenya (hausburgi).
Campethera nivosa Buff-spotted Woodpecker Pic tacheté
nivosa; maxima (HM incl in nivosa); poensis; herberti
Resident, forest, dense secondary growth: all of forest area.
Campethera caroli Brown-eared Woodpecker Pic à oreillons bruns
caroli; arizela (BoA arizelus)
Resident, forest, galleries: patchy Guinea - Nigeria; Congo forest area Cameroon - W Kenya south to NW Angola and extreme E Angola.
Geocolaptes olivaceus Ground Woodpecker Pic laboureur
olivaceus; prometheus; (CMT + petrobates (BoA incl in prometheus); HM, ROB monotypic)
Resident, open rocky country: South Africa except drier parts of NW, N and E.
Dendropicos elachus Little Grey Woodpecker Pic gris
Sahelian Woodpecker Petit pic gris
Resident, sparsely wooded steppes: Sahel zone Senegal; C Mali - WC Sudan.
Dendropicos poecilolaemus Speckle-breasted Woodpecker Pic à poitrine tachetée
Uganda Spotted Woodpecker
Resident, forest edges: C Cameroon - W Kenya in narrow band.
Dendropicos gabonensis Gabon Woodpecker Pic du Gabon
gabonensis; reichenowi; (BoA, HM + lugubris here considered a separate species)
Resident, forest edges: patchy across Congo forest area.
Dendropicos lugubris Melancholy Woodpecker Pic à raies noires
BoA, DFW, HM, BL, BD (+IOC presumed) subsume into Dendropicos gabonensis
Resident, forest edges: Sierra Leone - SE Nigeria.
Dendropicos abyssinicus Abyssinian Woodpecker Pic d’Abyssinie
Gold-mantled Woodpecker Pic de des Murs
Resident, montane juniper and other woodland: highlands of Eritrea, Ethiopia.
Dendropicos fuscescens Cardinal Woodpecker Pic cardinal
fuscescens; intermedius; centralis; hartlaubii; lafresnayi; sharpii; lepidus; massaicus; hemprichii
Resident, forest clearings to scrubby woodland: all S of Sahara except DRC forest area, most of Sahel zone, parts of Somalia and
coastal Angola.
Dendropicos stierlingi Stierling's Woodpecker Pic de Stierling
Resident, miombo woodland: small area NW Mozambique, SW Tanzania, S Malawi.
Dendropicos namaquus Bearded Woodpecker Pic barbu
namaquus; coalescens; schoensis
DFW, BL Thripias namaquus
Resident, large trees in savanna: CAR, S half Sudan, Ethiopia south through Kenya, Tanzania and west to Angola (not N), N half Namibia and further south in east to coastal E South Africa.
Dendropicos pyrrhogaster Fire-bellied Woodpecker Pic à ventre de feu
DFW, BL Thripias pyrrhogaster
Resident, forest: Sierra Leone - S Nigeria.
Dendropicos xantholophus Yellow-crested Woodpecker Pic à couronne d'or
Golden-crowned Woodpecker
DFW, BL Thripias xantholophus
Resident, forest: Congo forest area to W Kenya.
Dendropicos elliotii Elliot's Woodpecker Pic d'Elliot
elliotii; gabela (CMT incl in elliotii, not in HBW); johnstoni; (HM + kupeensis (BoA incl in johnstoni))
DFW, BL Mesopicos elliotii
Resident, forest: SE Nigeria - N Gabon, Bioko; NE DRC; patchy records between and NW Angola, E Uganda.
Dendropicos goertae Grey Woodpecker Pic goertan
African Grey Woodpecker* [Pic gris]
abessinicus; goertae; koenigi; meridionalis; (BoA, HM + rhodeogaster; spodocephalus here considered a separate species)
DFW, BL Mesopicos goertae
Resident, woodlands: all between Sahara and forest area except range of spodocephalus south in east to Rwanda, SW Kenya, NW
Tanzania; S Gabon - NW Angola; SC DRC.
Dendropicos spodocephalus Grey-headed Woodpecker Pic spodocéphale
spodocephalus; rhodeogaster
BoA, DFW, HM, BL (+IOC, ZTP presumed +SF) subsume into Dendropicos (Mesopicos) goertae
Resident, woodland: highlands of C and S Ethiopia, and of C and SW Kenya, NC Tanzania.
Dendropicos griseocephalus Olive Woodpecker Pic olive
ruwenzori; griseocephalus; kilimensis
DFW, BL Mesopicos griseocephalus
Resident, dense woodland, forest: band across C Angola, N Zambia, S DRC arm up W Rift Valley to SW Uganda, another narrow one across to Mt Kilimanjaro; NE, E and coast along S South Africa (griseocephalus).
Picoides obsoletus Brown-backed Woodpecker Pic à dos brun
Petit pic à dos brun
obsoletus; heuglini; ingens; crateri
CMT, HM Dendropicos obsoletus; HBW, BL Dendrocopos obsoletus
Resident, open scrubby woodland: all between Sahara Desert and forest area to W half Ethiopia south in east to Uganda, SW Kenya, Crater highlands of Tanzania.
Dendrocopos minor Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Pic épeichette
ledouci
BoA Picoides minor
Resident, oak woodlands: NE Algeria, NW Tunisia.
Dendrocopos major Great Spotted Woodpecker Pic épeiche
mauritanus (BoA mauretanus); numidus; canariensis; thanneri
BoA Picoides major
Resident, oak and cedar woodlands: N Morocco (mauritanus); NE Algeria, NW Tunisia (numidus); Tenerife (canariensis); Gran Canaria (thanneri).
Dendrocopos syriacus Syrian Woodpecker Pic syriaque
syriacus; (HBW monotypic)
Resident, open wooded areas: NE Sinai.
Picus vaillantii Levaillant’s Woodpecker Pic de Levaillant
BoA, HBW subsume into otherwise extralimital Picus viridis Green Woodpecker Pic vert
Resident, woodland and hilly country: C Morocco - N Tunisia.
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