Tanzania
Checklist of Endemic Bird Species
This list of bird species found exclusively in Tanzania is based on the taxonomy used in HBW/BirdLife v. 9 (2024). For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.
HBW/BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist (Version 9.0).The lists are based on the October 2024 update available here.
Additional species considered valid by other major checklists are listed at the bottom of the page.
Xenoperdix udzungwensis
(Galliformes Phasianidae) Udzungwa
Forest-partridge
Pternistis rufopictus
(Galliformes Phasianidae) Grey-breasted
Spurfowl
Treron pembaensis
(Columbiformes Columbidae) Pemba Green-pigeon
Otus pembaensis
(Strigiformes Strigidae) Pemba Scops-owl
Trachyphonus emini
(Piciformes Lybiidae) Emin's Barbet
Stactolaema leucogrammica
(Piciformes Lybiidae) White-lined Barbet
Agapornis fischeri
(Psittaciformes Psittacidae) Fischer's Lovebird
Agapornis personatus
(Psittaciformes Psittacidae) Yellow-collared
Lovebird
Batis reichenowi
(Passeriformes Platysteiridae) Reichenow's Batis
Malaconotus alius
(Passeriformes Malaconotidae) Uluguru Bushshrike
Hyliota usambara
(Passeriformes Hyliotidae) Usambara Hyliota
Artisornis moreaui
(Passeriformes Cisticolidae) Long-billed
Forest-warbler
Scepomycter winifredae
(Passeriformes Cisticolidae) Winifred's Warbler
Cisticola bakerorum
(Passeriformes Cisticolidae) Kilombero Cisticola
Cisticola anderseni
(Passeriformes Cisticolidae) White-tailed
Cisticola
Arizelocichla chlorigula
(Passeriformes Pycnonotidae) Yellow-throated
Mountain Greenbul
Arizelocichla neumanni
(Passeriformes Pycnonotidae) Uluguru Mountain
Greenbul
Phyllastrephus albigula
(Passeriformes Pycnonotidae) Montane Tiny
Greenbul
Zosterops eurycricotus
(Passeriformes Zosteropidae) Kilimanjaro
White-eye
Zosterops winifredae
(Passeriformes Zosteropidae) South Pare
White-eye
Zosterops vaughani
(Passeriformes Zosteropidae) Pemba White-eye
Illadopsis distans
(Passeriformes Pellorneidae) Grey-breasted
Illadopsis
Lamprotornis unicolor
(Passeriformes Sturnidae) Ashy Starling
Turdus roehli
(Passeriformes Turdidae) Usambara Thrush
Dessonornis mbuluensis
(Passeriformes Muscicapidae) Mbulu Robin-chat
Sheppardia montana
(Passeriformes Muscicapidae) Usambara Akalat
Sheppardia lowei
(Passeriformes Muscicapidae) Iringa Akalat
Sheppardia aurantiithorax
(Passeriformes Muscicapidae) Rubeho Akalat
Anthreptes rubritorques
(Passeriformes Nectariniidae) Banded Sunbird
Cinnyris moreaui
(Passeriformes Nectariniidae) Moreau's Sunbird
Cinnyris loveridgei
(Passeriformes Nectariniidae) Loveridge's
Sunbird
Cinnyris pembae
(Passeriformes Nectariniidae) Pemba Sunbird
Cinnyris rufipennis
(Passeriformes Nectariniidae) Rufous-winged
Sunbird
Ploceus holoxanthus
(Passeriformes Ploceidae) Ruvu Weaver
Ploceus burnieri
(Passeriformes Ploceidae) Kilombero Weaver
Ploceus nicolli
(Passeriformes Ploceidae) Usambara Weaver
Crithagra melanochroa
(Passeriformes Fringillidae) Kipengere Seedeater
Xenoperdix obscuratus (Galliformes Phasianidae) Rubeho Forest-partridge 2
Bubo vosseleri (Strigiformes
Strigidae) Usambara
Eagle-owl 12
Tockus ruahae (Bucerotiformes
Bucerotidae) Tanzanian
Red-bellied Hornbill 12
Scepomycter rubehoensis (Passeriformes
Cisticolidae) Rubeho
Warbler 2
The following additional endemic species were recognized as distinct by eBird/Clements since the August 2019 checklist (eBird) and were also not recognized in any of the other checklists listed above.
Chersomanes beesleyi (Passeriformes Alaudidae) Beesley's Lark