Endangered Birds of Africa
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| Common Name | Range *** |
|---|---|
| Abbott's Starling | Kenya, Tanzania |
| Aberdare Cisticola | Kenya |
| Abyssinian Longclaw | Ethiopia |
| Afrcan White-backed Vulture | Africa |
| African Black Oystercatcher | Angola, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa |
| African Gray Parrot | Africa |
| African Green Broadbill | Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Uganda |
| African Penguin | Angola, Gabon, Mozambique, Namibia, Republic of Congo, South Africa |
| African Skimmer | Africa |
| Agulhas Long-billed Lark | South Africa |
| Alaotra Grebe | Madagascar |
| Albertine Owlet | Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Rwanda |
| Aldabra Brush Warbler | Indian Ocean (Seychelles - Aldabra Island) |
| Aldabra Drongo | Indian Ocean (Seychelles) |
| Algerian Nuthatch | Algeria |
| Amani Sunbird | Kenya, Tanzania |
| Amber Mountain Rock-thrush | Madagascar |
| Anambra Waxbill | Nigeria |
| Angola Cave-chat | Angola |
| Anjouan Island Sparrowhawk | Indian Ocean (Comoro Islands) |
| Anjouan Scops Owl | Indian Ocean (Comoro Islands) |
| Ankober Serin | Ethiopia |
| Annobon White-eye | Equatorial Guinea |
| Appert's Tetraka | Madagascar |
| Aquatic Warbler | Senegal |
| Archer's Lark | Somalia |
| Ash's Lark | Somalia |
| Asian Dowitcher | Africa |
| Atlantic Petrel | Namibia, South Africa |
| Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross | Angola, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa |
| Audouin's Gull | Africa |
| Baer's Pochard | Asia, vagrant populations in Pakistan and the Philippines |
| Balearic Shearwater | Africa |
| Banded Green Sunbird | Tanzania |
| Banded Wattle-eye | Cameroon |
| Bangwa Forest Warbler | Cameroon, Nigeria |
| Bank Cormorant | Namibia, South Africa |
| Bannerman's Turaco | Cameroon |
| Bannerman's Weaver | Cameroon, Nigeria |
| Barau's Petrel | Indian Ocean (Reunion) |
| Basra Reed Warbler | Botswana, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda |
| Bates's Weaver | Cameroon |
| Beaudouin's Snake-eagle | Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Gambia, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, Uganda |
| Bedford's Paradise-flycatcher | Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire) |
| Bernier's Vanga | Madagascar |
| Black Crowned-crane | Africa |
| Black Harrier | Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland |
| Black-browed Albatross | Africa |
| Black-cheeked Lovebird | Zambia |
| Black-headed Rufous Warbler | Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
| Black-tailed Godwit | Africa |
| Black-winged Pratincole | Africa to Asia |
| Blue Bustard | Lesotho, South Africa |
| Blue Crane | Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe |
| Blue Swallow | Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
| Blue-winged Goose | Ethiopia |
| Botha's Lark | South Africa |
| Brown Mesite | Madagascar |
| Brown-cheeked Hornbill | Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Togo |
| Buff-breasted Sandpiper | Africa |
| Buller's Albatross | South Africa |
| Bulo Burti Bush-shrike | Somalia |
| Bush Blackcap | South Africa, Swaziland |
| Cameroon Montane Greenbul | Cameroon, Nigeria |
| Cape Cormorant | Angola, Mozambique, Namibia, Republic of Congo, South Africa |
| Cape Gannet | Africa |
| Cape Verde Shearwater | Cape Verde |
| Cape Verde Warbler | Cape Verde |
| Cape Vulture | Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
| Chapin's Flycatcher | Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Kenya, Uganda |
| Chapin's Mountain-babbler | Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire) |
| Chestnut-banded Plover | Angola, Botswana, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
| Cinderella Waxbill | Angola, Namibia |
| Cinereous Bunting | Eritrea |
| Cinereous Vulture | Africa |
| Clarke's Weaver | Kenya |
| Comoro Olive-pigeon | Indian Ocean (Comoros), Mayotte |
| Congo Bay-owl | Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Rwanda |
| Congo Peafowl | Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire) |
| Copper-tailed Glossy-starling | Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
| Corncrake | Africa to Asia |
| Crossley's Ground-thrush | Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Nigeria, Republic of Congo |
| Crowned Cormorant | Namibia, South Africa |
| Dalmatian Pelican | Africa |
| Damara Tern | Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Namibia, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, South Africa, Togo |
| Dapple-throat | Mozambique, Tanzania |
| Dartford Warbler | Africa |
| Degodi Lark | Ethiopia |
| Denham's Bustard | Africa |
| Dja River Warbler | Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gabon |
| Djibouti Francolin | Djibouti |
| Dusky Tetraka | Madagascar |
| Dwarf Honeyguide | Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Rwanda, Uganda |
| Dwarf Olive Ibis | Sao Tome and Principe |
| East Coast Akalat | Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania |
| Eastern Imperial Eagle | Algeria, Morocco |
| Egyptian Vulture | Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East |
| Ethiopian Bush-crow | Ethiopia |
| Eurasian Curlew | Africa |
| Eurasian Peregrine Falcon | Eurasia south to Africa and Mideast |
| Fea's Petrel | Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Morocco, Senegal, Western Sahara |
| Fernando Po Speirops | Equatorial Guinea |
| Ferruginous Duck | Africa |
| Fischer's Lovebird | Tanzania |
| Fischer's Turaco | Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania |
| Forest Ground-thrush | Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Uganda |
| Fox's Weaver | Uganda |
| Gabela Akalat | Angola |
| Gabela Bush-shrike | Angola |
| Gabela Helmet-shrike | Angola |
| Gabon Batis | Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon |
| Gentoo Penguin | Africa |
| Gola Malimbe | Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
| Golden-naped Weaver | Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Uganda |
| Grand Comoro Drongo | Indian Ocean (Comoros) |
| Grand Comoro Flycatcher | Indian Ocean (Comoro Islands) |
| Grand Comoro Scops-owl | Indian Ocean (Comoros) |
| Grauer's Cuckooshrike | Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Uganda |
| Grauer's Swamp Warbler | Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Rwanda, Uganda |
| Gray Petrel | Africa |
| Gray-crested Helmet-shrike | Kenya, Tanzania |
| Gray-headed Albatross | Africa |
| Gray-necked Rockfowl | Cameroon, Gabon |
| Great Bustard | Africa |
| Great Snipe | Africa |
| Greater Spotted Eagle | Africa |
| Green-breasted Bush-shrike | Cameroon, Nigeria |
| Green-tailed Bristlebill | Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
| Grey-crowned Tetraka | Madagascar |
| Grey-headed Greenbul | Cameroon, Nigeria |
| Grey-striped Francolin | Angola |
| Harwood's Francolin | Ethiopia |
| Helmet Vanga | Madagascar |
| Henst's Goshawk | Madagascar |
| Hinde's Pied-babbler | Kenya |
| Houbara Bustard | Africa |
| Ibadan Malimbe | Nigeria |
| Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross | Africa |
| Iringa Ground Robin | Tanzania |
| Itombwe Nightjar | Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire) |
| Jackson's Widowbird | Kenya, Tanzania |
| Jouanin's Petrel | Somalia |
| Karamoja Apalis | Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda |
| Kerguelen Tern | South Africa |
| Kilombero Weaver | Tanzania |
| Kipengere Seedeater | Tanzania |
| Kivu Ground-thrush | Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Rwanda, Uganda |
| Knysna Warbler | South Africa |
| Knysna Woodpecker | South Africa |
| Kungwe Apalis | Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Rwanda, Tanzania |
| Lagden's Bush-shrike | Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Ghana, Liberia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Uganda |
| Lappet-faced Vulture | Africa |
| Lesser Flamingo | Africa |
| Lesser Kestrel | Africa |
| Liberian Greenbul | Liberia |
| Light-mantled Albatross | Mauritius, South Africa |
| Lilian's Lovebird | Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
| Little Brown Bustard | Ethiopia, Somalia |
| Little Bustard | Africa |
| Loango Slender-billed Weaver | Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Gabon, Republic of Congo |
| Long-billed Apalis | Mozambique, Tanzania |
| Long-tailed Ground Roller | Malagasy Republic (Madagascar) |
| Loveridge's Sunbird | Tanzania |
| Macaroni Penguin | Africa |
| Maccoa Duck | Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe |
| Madagascar Crested Ibis | Madagascar |
| Madagascar Harrier | Indian Ocean (Comoros), Madagascar |
| Madagascar Heron | Indian Ocean (Comoro Islands), Madagascar, Mayotte |
| Madagascar Little Grebe | Madagascar |
| Madagascar Plover | Madagascar |
| Madagascar Pochard | Madagascar |
| Madagascar Pond-heron | Africa |
| Madagascar Pratincole | Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Somalia, Tanzania |
| Madagascar Rail | Madagascar |
| Madagascar Red Owl | Madagascar |
| Madagascar Sacred Ibis | Indian Ocean (Seychelles), Madagascar |
| Madagascar Sea Eagle | Madagascar |
| Madagascar Serpent Eagle | Madagascar |
| Madagascar Snipe | Madagascar |
| Madagascar Sparrowhawk | Madagascar |
| Madagascar Teal | Madagascar |
| Madagascar Yellowbrow | Madagascar |
| Malindi Pipit | Kenya, Somalia |
| Marbled Teal | Africa |
| Maroon Pigeon | Sao Tome and Principe |
| Marungu Sunbird | Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire) |
| Mascarene Black Petrel | Indian Ocean (Mauritius - Reunion Island) |
| Mascarene Swiftlet | Mauritius |
| Mauritius Cuckoo-shrike | Indian Ocean (Mauritius) |
| Mauritius Fody | Indian Ocean (Mauritius) |
| Mauritius Kestrel | Indian Ocean (Mauritius) |
| Mauritius Olivaceous Bulbul | Indian Ocean (Mauritius) |
| Mauritius Olive White-eye | Mauritius |
| Mauritius Parakeet | Indian Ocean (Mauritius) |
| Mayotte Drongo | Mayotte |
| Meller's Duck | Madagascar, Mauritius |
| Melodious Lark | Botswana, South Africa, Zimbabwe |
| Moheli Scops-owl | Indian Ocean (Comoros) |
| Morden's Owlet | Kenya |
| Moreau's Sunbird | Tanzania |
| Mount Cameroon Francolin | Cameroon |
| Mount Cameroon Speirops | Cameroon |
| Mount Karthala White-eye | Indian Ocean (Comoros) |
| Mount Kupe Bush-shrike | Cameroon |
| Mrs. Moreau's Warbler | Tanzania |
| Nahan's Francolin | Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Uganda |
| Namuli Apalis | Mozambique |
| Nechisar Nightjar | Ethiopia |
| Neergaard's Sunbird | Mozambique, South Africa |
| Nimba Flycatcher | Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
| Northern Bald Ibis | Africa |
| Northern Giant-petrel | Africa |
| Northern Royal Albatross | Africa |
| Nubian Bustard | Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan |
| Olive-headed Weaver | Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia |
| Orange-breasted Bush-shrike | Angola |
| Ostrich | Spanish Sahara |
| Pallid Harrier | Africa |
| Papyrus Gonolek | Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda |
| Papyrus Yellow Warbler | Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia |
| Pemba Green-pigeon | Tanzania |
| Pemba Scops-owl | Tanzania |
| Pink Pigeon | Indian Ocean (Mauritius) |
| Plain-backed Sunbird | Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Zimbabwe |
| Pollen's Vanga | Madagascar |
| Prigogine's Greenbul | Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire) |
| Prince Ruspoli's Turaco | Ethiopia |
| Principe Speirops | Sao Tome and Principe |
| Pulitzer's Longbill | Angola |
| Raso Lark | Atlantic Ocean (Raso Island - Cape Verde) |
| Red Kite | Africa |
| Red Lark | South Africa |
| Red-collared Mountain-babbler | Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Rwanda |
| Red-faced Barbet | Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda |
| Red-fronted Antpecker | Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
| Red-shouldered Vanga | Madagascar |
| Red-tailed Newtonia | Madagascar |
| Reunion Cuckoo-shrike | Indian Ocean (Reunion) |
| Reunion Harrier | Indian Ocean (Reunion) |
| Ring-necked Francolin | Burundi, Cameroon, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda |
| Rockefeller's Sunbird | Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire) |
| Rodrigues Fody | Indian Ocean (Rodrigues Island - Mauritius) |
| Rodrigues Warbler | Mauritius (Rodrigues Islands) |
| Rouget's Rail | Eritrea, Ethiopia |
| Rubeho Akalat | Tanzania |
| Rudd's Lark | South Africa |
| Rueppell's Vulture | Africa |
| Rufous Fishing-owl | Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
| Rufous-headed Ground-roller | Madagascar |
| Rufous-winged Illadopsis | Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone |
| Rufous-winged Sunbird | Tanzania |
| Sakalava Rail | Madagascar |
| Saker Falcon | Africa |
| Salvadori's Serin | Ethiopia |
| Salvin's Albatross | Namibia, South Africa |
| Sao Tome Fiscal Shrike | Sao Tome and Principe |
| Sao Tome Giant Sunbird | Sao Tome and Principe |
| Sao Tome Grosbeak | Sao Tome and Principe |
| Sao Tome Oriole | Sao Tome and Principe |
| Sao Tome Scops-owl | Sao Tome and Principe |
| Sao Tome Short-tail | Sao Tome and Principe |
| Sao Tome Thrush | Sao Tome and Principe |
| Sao Tome White-eye | Sao Tome and Principe |
| Scaly Ground-roller | Madagascar |
| Schlegel's Asity | Madagascar |
| Schouteden's Swift | Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire) |
| Sclater's Lark | Namibia, South Africa |
| Semi-collared Flycatcher | Africa |
| Seychelles Fody | Indian Ocean (Seychelles) |
| Seychelles Kestrel | Indian Ocean (Seychelles) |
| Seychelles Lesser Vasa Parrot | Indian Ocean (Seychelles - Praslin Island) |
| Seychelles Magpie-robin | Indian Ocean (Seychelles) |
| Seychelles Paradise Flycatcher | Indian Ocean (Seychelles) |
| Seychelles Scops Owl | Indian Ocean (Seychelles) |
| Seychelles Swiftlet | Indian Ocean (Seychelles) |
| Seychelles Turtle Dove | Indian Ocean (Seychelles) |
| Seychelles Warbler | Indian Ocean (Seychelles) |
| Seychelles White-eye | Indian Ocean (Seychelles) |
| Sharpe's Longclaw | Kenya |
| Shelley's Crimson-wing | Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Rwanda, Uganda |
| Shelley's Eagle-owl | Africa |
| Shoebill | Burundi, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia |
| Short-legged Ground-roller | Madagascar |
| Shy Albatross | South Africa |
| Sidamo Lark | Ethiopia |
| Slaty Egret | Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
| Slender-billed Curlew | Europe, Africa, and the Middle East |
| Slender-billed Flufftail | Madagascar |
| Sociable Lapwing | Africa |
| Socotra Cormorant | Eritrea, Somalia |
| Sokoke Pipit | Kenya, Tanzania |
| Somali Grosbeak | Somalia |
| Somali Thrush | Somalia |
| Sooty Albatross | South Africa |
| Sooty Falcon | Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Libya |
| Sooty Shearwater | Africa |
| Southern Bald Ibis | Lesotho, South Africa, Swaziland |
| Southern Banded Snake-eagle | Kenya, Mozambique, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zimbabwe |
| Southern Giant-petrel | Africa |
| Southern Rockhopper Penguin | Southern Africa |
| Southern Royal Albatross | Africa |
| Spectacled Petrel | Angola, Namibia, South Africa |
| Spotted Ground-thrush | Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania |
| Stierling's Woodpecker | Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania |
| Subdesert Mesite | Madagascar |
| Swierstra's Francolin | Angola |
| Swynnerton's Forest Robin | Mozambique, Tanzania, Zimbabwe |
| Syrian Serin | Egypt |
| Taita Apalis | Kenya |
| Taita Falcon | Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
| Taita Thrush | Kenya |
| Thyolo Alethe | Malawi, Mozambique |
| Trindade Petrel | Mauritius |
| Tristan Albatross | Angola, Namibia, South Africa |
| Turner's Eremomela | Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Kenya, Uganda |
| Udzungwa Forest-partridge | Tanzania |
| Uluguru Bush-shrike | Tanzania |
| Ursula's Mouse-coloured Sunbird | Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea |
| Usambara Akalat | Tanzania |
| Usambara Eagle-owl | Tanzania |
| Usambara Hyliota | Tanzania |
| Usambara Weaver | Tanzania |
| Van Dam's Vanga | Madagascar |
| Verreaux's Coua | Madagascar |
| Wandering Albatross | Africa |
| Warsangli Linnet | Somalia |
| Wattled Crane | Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Ethiopia, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
| Wedge-tailed Jery | Madagascar |
| Western Wattled Cuckooshrike | Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
| White-breasted Guineafowl | Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Sierra Leone |
| White-breasted Mesite | Madagascar |
| White-capped Albatross | Namibia, South Africa |
| White-chinned Petrel | Africa |
| White-eyed Gull | Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Somalia, Sudan |
| White-eyed Prinia | Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
| White-fronted Wattle-eye | Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire) |
| White-headed Duck | Africa to Asia |
| White-headed Robin-chat | Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire) |
| White-headed Vulture | Africa |
| White-naped Pigeon | Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Sudan, Uganda |
| White-necked Rockfowl | Africa (Togo to Sierra Leone) |
| White-tailed Swallow | Ethiopia |
| White-tailed Warbler | Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria |
| White-throated Mountain-babbler | Cameroon, Nigeria |
| White-winged Apalis | Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania |
| White-winged Collared-dove | Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia |
| White-winged Flufftail | Ethiopia, South Africa, Zimbabwe |
| Yelkouan Shearwater | Africa |
| Yellow-bearded Greenbul | Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
| Yellow-bellied Sunbird-asity | Madagascar |
| Yellow-breasted Pipit | Lesotho, South Africa |
| Yellow-casqued Wattled Hornbill | Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo |
| Yellow-crested Helmet-shrike | Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire) |
| Yellow-legged Weaver | Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire) |
| Yellow-throated Apalis | Malawi |
| Yellow-throated Seedeater | Ethiopia |
| Zambian Barbet | Zambia |
**What birds are listed here?:
The Africa section of this site lists the folllowing birds appearing on select endangered species lists:- Birds that dwell in or migrate to any nation or region found on the African continent.
- Birds dwelling in or that travel to the Mediterranean Sea and any islands located in the Mediterranean Sea.
- Birds dwelling in or that migrate to Madagascar and nearby islands (to the southwest of India or east of Madagascar).
- Birds dwelling in or that migrate to North Atlantic islands off the western coast of Africa.
Disclaimer:
This list combines species from several endangered species lists. Using the total
count of species found on this site as an official count of endangered species of the world is not recommended. For more
information on what creatures are listed on this site, please visit our About EEC page.
