Katavi National Park Birdchecklist : Katavi national park is ranked as the third largest national park in the country, which covers a total surface area of about 4,471 square kilometers, located in the Southwestern region of Tanzania and it situated in a distance of about 50 kilometers from the East of Lake Tanganyika in Mpanda district within Rukwa region. This national park stands at an elevated area of an altitude, which ranges between 820meters to 1560 meters above the sea level. more so, it considered to be among the best safari destinations in the country which is a home to over 50 mammal species such as; zebras, hippos, African elephants, impalas, giraffes, reedbucks, waterbucks, greater kudu, eland, warthogs, leopards, lions, wild dogs, hyenas, serval cats, elands, duikers, baboons, bush babies, serval cats and many others. more so, it also seen as the best spot for travelling to while on Tanzania birding safari in the country due to the fact that it harbours around 450 bird species which are classified in many types such as; water birds, forest birds and migratory birds among others which include the following below;
BIRD CHECKLIST
Ducks: Anatidae
1 White-faced Whistling-Duck
2 Fulvous Whistling-Duck
3 Egyptian Goose
4 Spur-winged Goose
5 <African Pygmy-Goose>
Guinea fowl: Numididae
6 Helmeted Guineafowl
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae
7 Crested Francolin
8 Shelley’s Francolin
9 Harlequin Quail
10 Hildebrandt’s Spurfowl
11 Red-necked Spurfowl
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae
12 Speckled Pigeon
13 Mourning Collared-Dove
14 Red-eyed Dove
15 Ring-necked Dove
16 Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove
17 Blue-spotted Wood-Dove
18 African Green-Pigeon
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae
19 Yellow-throated Sandgrouse
Bustards: Otididae
20 Black-bellied Bustard
Turacos: Musophagidae
21 Schalow’s Turaco
22 Purple-crested Turaco
23 Ross’s Turaco
24 Bare-faced Go-away-bird
25 White-bellied Go-away-bird
Cuckoos: Cuculidae
26 Red-chested Cuckoo
27 Black Coucal
28 White-browed Coucal
29 Levaillant’s Cuckoo
30 Klaas’s Cuckoo
31 African Emerald Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae
32 Square-tailed Nightjar
Swifts: Apodidae
33 White-rumped Swift
34 African Palm Swift
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae
35 Black Crake
Thick-knees: Burhinidae
36 Water Thick-knee
37 Spotted Thick-knee
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae
38 Black-winged Stilt
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae
39 Long-toed Lapwing
40 Blacksmith Lapwing
41 Spur-winged Lapwing
42 Crowned Lapwing
43 Wattled Lapwing
44 Three-banded Plover
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae
45 <Greater Painted-Snipe>
Jacanas: Jacanidae
46 African Jacana
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae
47 /Common Sandpiper/
48 /Common Greenshank/
49 /Wood Sandpiper/
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae
50 Collared Pratincole
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae
51 Whiskered Tern
Storks: Ciconiidae
52 African Openbill
53 African Woolly-necked Stork
54 Saddle-billed Stork
55 Marabou Stork
56 Yellow-billed Stork
Anhingas: Anhingidae
57 African Darter
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae
58 Long-tailed Cormorant
59 Great Cormorant
Pelicans: Pelecanidae
60 Pink-backed Pelican
Hamerkop: Scopidae
61 Hamerkop
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae
62 Black-headed Heron
63 Goliath Heron
64 Great Egret
65 Intermediate Egret
66 Little Egret
67 Cattle Egret
68 Squacco Heron
69 Rufous-bellied Heron
70 Black-crowned Night-Heron
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae
71 Glossy Ibis
72 African Sacred Ibis
73 Hadada Ibis
74 African Spoonbill
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae
75 African Harrier-Hawk
76 Palm-nut Vulture
77 White-headed Vulture
78 Lappet-faced Vulture
79 Hooded Vulture
80 White-backed Vulture
81 Bateleur
82 Black-chested Snake-Eagle
83 Brown Snake-Eagle
84 Martial Eagle
85 Long-crested Eagle
86 /Lesser Spotted Eagle/
87 Wahlberg’s Eagle
88 Tawny Eagle
89 African Hawk-Eagle
90 Lizard Buzzard
91 Dark Chanting-Goshawk
92 Gabar Goshawk
93 African Marsh-Harrier
94 /Pallid Harrier/
95 Shikra
96 Ovambo Sparrowhawk
97 /Black Kite/
98 African Fish-Eagle
99 |Common Buzzard|
100 Augur Buzzard
Owls: Strigidae
101 African Scops-Owl
102 Spotted Eagle-Owl
103 Verreaux’s Eagle-Owl
104 Pearl-spotted Owlet
105 African Barred Owlet
106 Marsh Owl
Mousebirds: Coliidae
107 Speckled Mousebird
Hoopoes: Upupidae
108 /Eurasian Hoopoe/
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae
109 Green Woodhoopoe
110 Common Scimitarbill
Hornbills: Bucerotidae
111 Southern Ground-Hornbill
112 Northern Red-billed Hornbill
113 Tanzanian Red-billed Hornbill
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae
114 Malachite Kingfisher
115 Woodland Kingfisher
116 Striped Kingfisher
117 Giant Kingfisher
118 Pied Kingfisher
Bee-eaters: Meropidae
119 Little Bee-eater
120 Swallow-tailed Bee-eater
121 /Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/
122 |European Bee-eater|
Rollers: Coraciidae
123 /European Roller/
124 Lilac-breasted Roller
125 Rufous-crowned Roller
126 Broad-billed Roller
African Barbets: Lybiidae
127 Crested Barbet
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae
128 Greater Honeyguide
Woodpeckers: Picidae
129 Cardinal Woodpecker
130 Nubian Woodpecker
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae
131 |Sooty Falcon|
132 /Eurasian Hobby/
Parrots: Psittacidae
133 Meyer’s Parrot
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae
134 African Black-headed Oriole
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae
135 Black-throated Wattle-eye
136 Chinspot Batis
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae
137 White Helmetshrike
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae
138 Brubru
139 Black-backed Puffback
140 Black-crowned Tchagra
141 Tropical Boubou
142 Slate-colored Boubou
143 Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike
Drongos: Dicruridae
144 Common Square-tailed Drongo
145 Fork-tailed Drongo
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae
146 African Paradise-Flycatcher
Shrikes: Laniidae
147 Magpie Shrike
148 White-rumped Shrike
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae
149 House Crow
150 Pied Crow
151 White-necked Raven
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae
152 White-bellied Tit
153 Miombo Tit
Larks: Alaudidae
154 Fischer’s Sparrow-Lark
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae
155 Moustached Grass-Warbler
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae
156 Greencap Eremomela
157 Green-backed Camaroptera
158 Yellow-breasted Apalis
159 Tawny-flanked Prinia
160 Wailing Cisticola
161 Croaking Cisticola
162 Tabora Cisticola
163 Zitting Cisticola
164 Wing-snapping Cisticola
Swallows: Hirundinidae
165 /Barn Swallow/
166 Angola Swallow
167 Red-rumped Swallow
168 Lesser Striped Swallow
169 Mosque Swallow
170 White-headed Sawwing
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae
171 Sombre Greenbul
172 Yellow-bellied Greenbul
173 Common Bulbul
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae
174 Arrow-marked Babbler
175 Northern Pied-Babbler
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae
176 Red-billed Oxpecker
177 Yellow-billed Oxpecker
Starlings: Sturnidae
178 Violet-backed Starling
179 Red-winged Starling
180 Lesser Blue-eared Starling
181 Greater Blue-eared Starling
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae
182 Kurrichane Thrush
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae
183 |Spotted Flycatcher|
184 Southern Black-Flycatcher
185 Miombo Scrub-Robin
186 Red-backed Scrub-Robin
187 White-browed Robin-Chat
188 Red-capped Robin-Chat
189 Collared Palm-Thrush
190 /Northern Wheatear/
191 Capped Wheatear
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae
192 Collared Sunbird
193 Mariqua Sunbird
194 Variable Sunbird
195 Copper Sunbird
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae
196 White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
197 Red-headed Weaver
198 Baglafecht Weaver
199 Lesser Masked-Weaver
200 Vieillot’s Black Weaver
201 Village Weaver
202 Black-headed Weaver
203 <Red-billed Quelea>
204 White-winged Widowbird
205 Marsh Widowbird
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae
206 Bronze Mannikin
207 Red-cheeked Cordonbleu
208 Green-winged Pytilia
209 Red-billed Firefinch
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae
210 Swahili Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae
211 African Pied Wagtail
212 Yellow-throated Longclaw
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae
213 Yellow-fronted Canary
