Tanzania
Checklist of Endemic Bird Species
This list of bird species found exclusively in Tanzania is based on the taxonomy used in del Hoyo & Collar (2014 & 2016). The source list based on the December 2017 update is available online here. For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.
del Hoyo, J. & N.J. Collar HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. 2014 Vol. 1: Non-passerines & 2016 Vol. 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
Additional species recognized after the HBW-BirdLife December 2017 update or 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
Francolin
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 Bush-shrike
Hyliota
usambara (Passeriformes Hyliotidae)
Usambara Hyliota
Artisornis
moreaui (Passeriformes Cisticolidae)
Long-billed
Forest-warbler
Scepomycter
winifredae (Passeriformes Cisticolidae)
Winifred's Warbler
Arizelocichla
chlorigula (Passeriformes Pycnonotidae)
Yellow-throated Mountain
Greenbul
Arizelocichla
neumanni (Passeriformes Pycnonotidae)
Uluguru Mountain
Greenbul
Phyllastrephus
albigula (Passeriformes Pycnonotidae)
Montane Tiny Greenbul
Zosterops
vaughani (Passeriformes Zosteropidae)
Pemba White-eye
Zosterops
eurycricotus (Passeriformes Zosteropidae)
Kilimanjaro White-eye
Zosterops
winifredae (Passeriformes Zosteropidae)
South Pare 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
Histurgops
ruficauda (Passeriformes Ploceidae)
Rufous-tailed Weaver
Ploceus
burnieri (Passeriformes Ploceidae)
Kilombero Weaver
Ploceus
nicolli (Passeriformes Ploceidae)
Usambara Weaver
Cisticola anderseni (Passeriformes Cisticolidae) White-tailed Cisticola
Cisticola bakerorum (Passeriformes Cisticolidae) Kilombero Cisticola
Ploceus holoxanthus (Passeriformes Ploceidae) Ruvu Weaver
The following additional endemic species are not recognized as distinct by HBW-BirdLife but are considered valid by one or more of the following checklists: eBird/Clements v2019 (Cornell) = 1, IOC 10.1 (IOC) = 2, and Howard & Moore 4.1 (TAS) = 3.
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