Species
Country checklist and status
You can download and print a checklist for Angola.
Angola has a list of over 900 species of which about 800 breed or are assumed to breed - (DEAN 2000). An up to date checklist can also be found at Birds Angola.
A GIS mapping database of birds in Angola can be found at AngolaBird Database.
Endemic species
Grey-striped Francolin |
Francolinus griseostriatus |
| Swierstra's Francolin | Francolinus swierstrai |
| Red-crested Turaco | Tauraco erythrolophus |
| Red-backed Mousebird | Colius castanotus |
Gabela Akalat |
Sheppardia gabela |
| Angola Cave-Chat | Xenocopsychus ansorgei |
| Pulitzer's Longbill | Macrosphenus pulitzeri |
| Angola Slaty Flycatcher | Melaenornis brunneus |
Montane Double-collared Sunbird |
Cinnyris ludovicensis |
| Braun’s Bush-Shrike | Laniarius brauni |
| Gabela Bush-Shrike | Laniarius amboimensis |
| Gabela Helmet-Shrike | Prionops gabela |
| *Golden-backed Bishop | Euplectes aureus |
* introduced to São Tomé
Near endemic species (found in 3 or less African countries)
| Ruppell's Parrot | Poicephalus rueppellii |
| Rosy-faced Lovebird | Agapornis roseicollis |
| Anchieta's Barbet | Stactolaema anchietae |
| Angola Lark | Mirafra angolensis |
| Benguela Long-billed Lark | Certhilauda benguelensis |
| Gray's Lark | Ammomanes grayi |
| Brazza's Martin | Phedina brazzae |
| Congo Sand Martin | Riparia congica |
| Black-and-Rufous Swallow | Hirundo nigrorufa |
| Grimwood's Longclaw | Macronyx grimwoodi |
| Pale-olive Greenbul | Phyllastrephus fulviventris |
White-headed Robin-Chat |
Cossypha heinrichi |
| Herero Chat | Namibornis herero |
| Black-necked Eremomela | Eremomela atricollis |
| Laura's Woodland-Warbler | Phylloscopus laurae |
| Bubbling Cisticola | Cisticola bulliens |
| Slender-tailed Cisticola | Cisticola melanurus |
| White-fronted Wattle-eye | Platysteira albifrons |
| Margaret's Batis | Batis margaritae |
| Black-faced Babbler | Turdoides melanops |
| Damara Rockjumper | Chaetops pycnopygius |
| Bannerman's Sunbird | Cyanomitra bannermani |
Bocage's Sunbird |
Nectarinia bocagii |
| Monteiro’s Bush-Shrike | Malacanotus monteiri |
| Black-chinned Weaver | Ploceus nigrimentus |
| Bocage's Weaver | Ploceus temporalis |
| Bar-winged Weaver | Ploceus angolensis |
| Cinderella Waxbill | Estrilda thomensis |
Threatened species
| African Penguin | Spheniscus demersus | Vulnerable |
| Cape Gannet | Sula capensis | Vulnerable |
| Slaty Egret | Egretta vinaceigula | Vulnerable |
| Madagascar Pond Heron | Ardeola idae | Vulnerable |
| Lappet-faced Vulture* | Torgos tracheliotus | Vulnerable |
| Lesser Kestrel* | Falco naumanni | Vulnerable |
| Swierstra's Francolin* | Francolinus swierstrai | Vulnerable |
| Wattled Crane* | Bugeranus carunculatus | Vulnerable |
| Corncrake | Crex crex | Vulnerable |
| Braun’s Bush-Shrike* | Laniarius brauni | Endangered |
| Gabela Bush-Shrike* | Laniarius amboimensis | Endangered |
| Gabela Helmet-Shrike* | Prionops gabela | Endangered |
| Gabela Akalat* | Sheppardia gabela | Endangered |
| White-headed Robin-Chat* | Cossypha heinrichi | Vulnerable |
| Pulitzer's Longbill* | Macrosphenus pulitzeri | Endangered |
| Loango Weaver* | Ploceus subpersonatus |
Vulnerable |
* species occur regularly in Angola. The lists of endemic, near endemic and threatened species have been compiled from a number of sources including the African Bird Club, BirdLife International, and Birds of the World Version 2.0 ® 1994-1996, Dr. Charles Sibley and Thayer Birding Software, Ltd.
Last page update 6th February 2008
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