Bird Diversity and Community Composition in Kafta Sheraro National Park, Tigray, Northern Ethiopia

Table 1

List of bird species recorded in Kafta Sheraro National Park.

Order	Family	Common name	Scientific name	IUCN status
Accipitroformes	Accipitiridae	Brown snake eagle	Circaetus cinereus	LC
		African fish eagle	Haliaeetus vocifer	LC
		Long-crested eagle	Laphaetus occipitalis	LC
		Gabar goshawk	Micronisus gabar	LC
		Black kite	Milvus migrans	LC
		Black-shouldered kite	Elanus caeruleus	LC
		Lappet-faced vulture	Torgos tracheliotos	EN
		Hooded vulture	Necrosyrtes monachus	CR
		African white-backed vulture	Gyps africanus	CR
		Long-legged buzzard^♠	Buteo rufinus	LC
		Dark chanting goshawk	Melierax metabates	LC
		Long-crested eagle	Lophaetus occipitalis	LC
		Tawny eagle	Aquila rapax	VU
		Bateleur	Terathopius ecaudatus	NT
		Steppe eagle^♠	Aquila nipalensis	EN
		Common buzzard^♠	Buteo buteo	LC
		African cuckoo hawk	Aviceda cuculoides	LC
		African harrier hawk	Polyboroidees typus	LC
Anseriformes	Anatidae	Egyptian goose	Alopochen aegyptiaca	LC
Apodiformes	Apodidae	Africa palm swift	Cypsiurus parvus	LC
Bucerotiformes	Bucerotidae	African grey hornbill	Lophoceros nasutus	LC
		Northern red-billed hornbill	Tockus erythrorhynchus	LC
		Hemprich’s hornbill	Lophoceros hemprichii	LC
	Bucorvidae	Abyssinian ground hornbill	Bucorvus abyssinicus	VU
	Phoeniculidae	Black-billied wood hoopoe	Phoeniculus somaliensis	LC
	Upupidae	Eurasian hoopoe	Upupa epops	LC
Caprimulgiformes	Caprimulgidae	Egyptian nightjar^♠	Caprimulgus aegyptius	LC
		Long-tailed nightjar	Caprimulgus climacurus	LC
Charadriiformes	Burhinidae	Senegal thick-knee	Burhinus senegalensis	LC
	Charadriidae	Three-banded plover	Charadrius tricollaris	LC
		Spur winged lapwing	Vanellus spinosus	LC
		Little-ringed plover^♠	Charadrius dubius	LC
		Black-headed plover	Vanellus tectus	LC
	Pluvianidae	Egyptian plover	Pluvianus aegyptius	LC
	Scolopacidae	Common sandpiper^♠	Actitis hypoleucos	LC
		Wood sandpiper^♠	Tringa glareola	LC
		Common greenshank^♠	Tringa nebularia	LC
Ciconiiformes	Ciconiidae	Abdim’s stork	Ciconia abdimii	LC
		Woolly-necked stork	Ciconia episcopus	VU
		Yellow-billed stork	Mycteria ibis	LC
		White stork^♠	Ciconia ciconia	LC
Coliiformes	Coliidae	Speckled mousebird	Colius stariatus	LC
		Blue-naped mousebird	Urocolius macrourus	LC
Columbiformes	Columbidae	Laughing dove	Stigmatopelia senegalensis	LC
		Ring naked dove	Streptopelia capicola	LC
		Vinaceous dove	Streptopelia vinacea	LC
		Black-billed wood-dove^♥	Turtur abyssinicus	LC
		Red-eyed dove	Streptopelia semitorquata	LC
		Namaqua dove	Oena capensis	LC
		African mourning dove^♥	Streptopelia decipiens	LC
		African collared-dove	Streptopelia roseogrisea	LC
		Emerald-spotted wood dove	Turtur chalcospilos	LC
		Bruce’s green pigeon	Treron waalia	LC
		Speckled pigeon	Columba guinea	LC
Coraciiformes	Alcedinidae	Giant kingfisher	Megaceryle maxima	LC
		Pied kingfisher	Ceryle rudis	LC
		Pygmy kingfisher	Ispidina picta	LC
		Mangrove kingfisher^♥	Halcyon senegaloides	LC
		Malachite kingfisher	Corythornis cristatus	LC
	Coraciidae	Abyssinian roller	Coracias abyssinicus	LC
		Purple roller	Coracias naevius	LC
	Meropidae	Blue-breasted Bee-eater	Merops variegates	LC
		Blue cheeked bee-eater^♠	Merops persicus	LC
		Little bee-eater	Merops pusillus	LC
		White-throated bee-eater	Merops albicollis	LC
		Little green bee-eater	Merops orientalis	LC
		Northern carmine bee-eater	Merops nubicus	LC
Cuculiformes	Cuculidae	White-browed coucal	Centropus superciliosus	LC
		Blue-headed coucal	Centropus monachus	LC
Falconiformes	Falconidae	Common kestrel^♠	Falco tinnunculus	LC
		Grey kestrel	Falco ardosiaceus	LC
		Peregrine falcon^♠	Falco peregrinus	LC
Gruiformes	Gruidae	Common crane^♠	Grus grus	LC
		Demoiselle crane^♠	Anthropoides virgo	LC
Galliformes	Numididae	Helmeted guineafowl	Numida meleagris	LC
	Phasianidae	Clapperton’s francolin	Pternistis clappertoni	LC
Passeriformes	Acrocephalidae	African yellow warbler	Iduna natalensis	LC
		Eastern olivaceous warbler^♠	Iduna pallida	LC
	Alaudidae	Thekla lark	Galerida theklae	LC
		Rufous rumped lark	Pinarocorys erythropygia	LC
		Black crowned sparrow lark	Eremopterix nigriceps	LC
	Buphagidae	Red-billed oxpecker	Buphagus erythrorhynchus	LC
		Yellow-billed oxpecker	Buphagus africanus	LC
	Emberizidae	Cinnamon breasted bunting	Emberiza tahapisi	LC
		Golden breasted bunting	Emberiza flaviventris	LC
	Estrildidae	Red-billed firefinch	Lagonosticta senegala	LC
		Red-cheeked cordonbleu	Uraeginthus bengalus	LC
		Southern cordonbleu	Uraeginthus angolensis	LC
		Yellow-billed waxbill	Coccopygia quartinia	LC
		Fawn-breasted waxbill	Estrilda paludicola	LC
		Common waxbill	Estrilda astrild	LC
		Bronze mannikin	Lonchura cucullata	LC
		African silver bill	Eudica cantans	LC
		Black-rumped waxbill	Estrildida troglodytes	LC
	Hirundinidae	Ethiopian swallow	Hirundo aethiopica	LC
		Wire-tailed swallow	Hirundi smithii	LC
	Laniidae	Lesser grey shrike^♠	Lanius minor	LC
		Red-backed shrike^♠	Lanius collurio	LC
		Woodchat shrike^♠	Lanius senator	LC
		Masked shrike^♠	Lanius nubicus	LC
	Leiothrichidae	White-headed babbler	Turdoides leucocephala	LC
	Malaconotidae	Black-headed gonolek	Laniarius erythrogaster	LC
		Northern puffback	Dryoscopus gambensis	LC
		Ethiopian boubou	Laniarius aethiopicus	LC
	Monarchidae	African paradise flycatcher	Terpsiphone viridis	LC
	Motacillidae	Western yellow wagtail^♠	Motacilla flava	LC
		White wagtail^♠	Motacilla alba	LC
		African pied wagtail	Motacilla aguimp	LC
	Muscicapidae	Common rock thrush^♠	Monticola saxatilis	LC
		Black scrub robin	Cercotrichas podobe	LC
		Northern wheatear^♠	Oenanthe oenanthe	LC
		Pied wheatear^♠	Oenanthe pleschanka	LC
		Mocking cliff chat	Thamnolaea cinamomeiventris	LC
	Nectariniidae	Scarlet-chested sunbird	Chalcomaitra senegalensis	LC
		Mariqua sunbird	Cinnyris mariquiensis	LC
		Malachite sunbird	Nectarinia famosa	LC
		Shining sunbird	Cinnyris habessinicus	LC
		Black-billed sunbird	Cinnyris nectarinioides	LC
	Passeridae	Northern grey-headed sparrow	Passer griseus	LC
		Shelley’s rufous sparrow	Passer shelleyi	LC
	Ploceidae	Black-headed weaver	Ploceus melanocephalus	LC
		Northern-red bishop	Euplectes nigroventris	LC
		Little weaver	Ploceus luteolus	LC
		Speckle-fronted weaver	Sporopipes frontalis	LC
		White-billed buffalo weaver	Bubalornis albirostris	LC
		Village weaver	Ploceus cucullatus	LC
		Red-headed quelea	Quelea erythrops	LC
	Prionopidae	White-crested helmet shrike	Prionops plumatus	LC
	Pycnonotidae	Common bulbul	Pycnonotus barbatus	LC
	Sturnidae	Ruppell’s long-tailed starling	Lamprotornis purpuroptera	LC
		Stuhlmann’s starling	Poeoptera stuhlmanni	LC
		Greater blue-eared starling	Lamprotornis chalybaeus	LC
		Lesser blue-eared starling	Lamprotornis chloropterus	LC
		Red-winged starling	Onychognatus morio	LC
		Chestnut-bellied starling	Lamprotornis pulcher	LC
	Viduidae	Village indigobird	Vidua chalybeate	LC
		Sahel paradise whydah	Vidua orientalis	LC
		Eastern paradise whydah	Vidua paradisaea	LC
		Pin-tailed whydah	Vidua macroura	LC
Pelecaniformes	Ardeidae	Grey heron^♠	Ardea cinerea	LC
		Cattle egret	Bubulcus ibis	LC
		Little egret	Egretta garzetta	LC
		Black-headed heron	Ardea melanocephala	LC
	Threkiornithidae	Glossy ibis	Plegadis falcinellus	LC
		Sacred ibis	Threskiornis aethiopicus	LC
		African spoonbill	Platalea alba	LC
	Scopidae	Hamerkop	Scopus umbretta	LC
Piciformes	Indicatoridae	Greater honeyguide	Indicator indicator	LC
	Picidae	Nubian woodpecker	Campethera nubica	LC
	Lybiidae	Black-billed barbet	Lybius guifsobalito	LC
		Yellow-breasted barbet	Trachyphonus margaritatus	LC
Psittaciformes	Psittacidae	Rose-ringed parakeet	Psittacula krameri	LC
		Meyer’s parrot	Poicephalus meyeri	LC
Pterocliformes	Pteroclidae	Lichtenstein’s sandgrouse	Pterocles lichtensteinii	LC
		Four-banded sandgrouse	Pterocles quadricinctus	LC
		Chestnut-bellied sandgrouse	Pterocles exustus	LC
Strigiformes	Strigidae	African scopes owl	Otus senegalensis	LC
	Tytonidae	Barn owl	Tyto alba	LC

Note. ♠ = Palaearctic migrant,  = Intra-African migrant, ♥ = partial migrant, unmarked species are resident birds, LC = least concern, NT = near threatened, VU = vulnerable, EN = endangered, and CR = critically endangered.