Birds of Lesotho

Number of displayed species: 361

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Ducks and relatives / Anseriformes Ducks and relatives
- Ducks, Geese, Swans / Anatidae Ducks, Geese, Swans
Сhickens and relatives / Galliformes Сhickens and relatives
- Guineafowl / Numididae Guineafowl
  - Helmeted Guineafowl / Numida meleagris Helmeted Guineafowl
    LC
- Pheasants & Allies / Phasianidae Pheasants & Allies
Nightjars and relatives / Caprimulgiformes Nightjars and relatives
- Nightjars / Caprimulgidae Nightjars
Swifts and hummingbirds / Apodiformes Swifts and hummingbirds
- Swifts / Apodidae Swifts
Bustards / Otidiformes Bustards
- Bustards / Otididae Bustards
Cuckoos and relatives / Cuculiformes Cuckoos and relatives
- Cuckoos / Cuculidae Cuckoos
Sandgrouses / Pterocliformes Sandgrouses
- Sandgrouse / Pteroclidae Sandgrouse
  - Namaqua Sandgrouse / Pterocles namaqua Namaqua Sandgrouse
    LC
Pigeons and doves / Columbiformes Pigeons and doves
- Pigeons, Doves / Columbidae Pigeons, Doves
Cranes, rails and relatives / Gruiformes Cranes, rails and relatives
- Flufftails & Forest Rails / Sarothruridae Flufftails & Forest Rails
  - Striped Flufftail / Sarothrura affinis Striped Flufftail
    LC
- Rails, Crakes & Coots / Rallidae Rails, Crakes & Coots
- Cranes / Gruidae Cranes
Grebes / Podicipediformes Grebes
- Grebes / Podicipedidae Grebes
Flamingos / Phoenicopteriformes Flamingos
- Flamingos / Phoenicopteridae Flamingos
  - Greater Flamingo / Phoenicopterus roseus Greater Flamingo
    LC
  - Lesser Flamingo / Phoeniconaias minor Lesser Flamingo
    NT
Shorebirds / Charadriiformes Shorebirds
- Buttonquail / Turnicidae Buttonquail
  - Common Buttonquail / Turnix sylvaticus Common Buttonquail
    LC
- Stone-curlews, Thick-knees / Burhinidae Stone-curlews, Thick-knees
  - Spotted Thick-knee / Burhinus capensis Spotted Thick-knee
    LC
- Stilts, Avocets / Recurvirostridae Stilts, Avocets
  - Black-winged Stilt / Himantopus himantopus Black-winged Stilt
    LC
  - Pied Avocet / Recurvirostra avosetta Pied Avocet
    LC
- Plovers / Charadriidae Plovers
- Painted-snipes / Rostratulidae Painted-snipes
  - Greater Painted-snipe / Rostratula benghalensis Greater Painted-snipe
    LC
- Jacanas / Jacanidae Jacanas
  - African Jacana / Actophilornis africanus African Jacana
    LC
- Sandpipers, Snipes / Scolopacidae Sandpipers, Snipes
- Coursers, Pratincoles / Glareolidae Coursers, Pratincoles
- Gulls, Terns, Skimmers / Laridae Gulls, Terns, Skimmers
Herons, storks and relatives / Ciconiiformes Herons, storks and relatives
- Storks / Ciconiidae Storks
Gannets and relatives / Suliformes Gannets and relatives
- Anhingas, Darters / Anhingidae Anhingas, Darters
  - African Darter / Anhinga rufa African Darter
    LC
- Cormorants, Shags / Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants, Shags
  - Reed Cormorant / Microcarbo africanus Reed Cormorant
    LC
  - White-breasted Cormorant / Phalacrocorax lucidus White-breasted Cormorant
    NE
Pelicans and relatives / Pelecaniformes Pelicans and relatives
- Ibises, Spoonbills / Threskiornithidae Ibises, Spoonbills
- Herons, Bitterns / Ardeidae Herons, Bitterns
- Hamerkop / Scopidae Hamerkop
  - Hamerkop / Scopus umbretta Hamerkop
    LC
Hawks and relatives / Accipitriformes Hawks and relatives
- Secretarybird / Sagittariidae Secretarybird
  - Secretarybird / Sagittarius serpentarius Secretarybird
    EN
- Ospreys / Pandionidae Ospreys
  - Osprey / Pandion haliaetus Osprey
    LC
- Kites, Hawks, Eagles / Accipitridae Kites, Hawks, Eagles
Owls / Strigiformes Owls
- Barn Owls / Tytonidae Barn Owls
  - Western Barn Owl / Tyto alba Western Barn Owl
    LC
  - African Grass Owl / Tyto capensis African Grass Owl
    LC
- Owls / Strigidae Owls
Mousebird / Coliiformes Mousebird
- Mousebirds / Coliidae Mousebirds
Trogons, quetzals / Trogoniformes Trogons, quetzals
- Trogons / Trogonidae Trogons
  - Narina Trogon / Apaloderma narina Narina Trogon
    LC
Hornbills and relatives / Bucerotiformes Hornbills and relatives
- Hoopoes / Upupidae Hoopoes
  - African Hoopoe / Upupa africana African Hoopoe
    NE
- Wood Hoopoes / Phoeniculidae Wood Hoopoes
  - Green Wood Hoopoe / Phoeniculus purpureus Green Wood Hoopoe
    LC
Kingfishers and relatives / Coraciiformes Kingfishers and relatives
- Rollers / Coraciidae Rollers
  - Lilac-breasted Roller / Coracias caudatus Lilac-breasted Roller
    LC
  - European Roller / Coracias garrulus European Roller
    LC
- Kingfishers / Alcedinidae Kingfishers
- Bee-eaters / Meropidae Bee-eaters
  - White-fronted Bee-eater / Merops bullockoides White-fronted Bee-eater
    LC
  - European Bee-eater / Merops apiaster European Bee-eater
    LC
Woodpeckers, toucans and relatives / Piciformes Woodpeckers, toucans and relatives
- African Barbets / Lybiidae African Barbets
- Honeyguides / Indicatoridae Honeyguides
- Woodpeckers / Picidae Woodpeckers
Falcons / Falconiformes Falcons
- Caracaras, Falcons / Falconidae Caracaras, Falcons
Perching birds / Passeriformes Perching birds
- Wattle-eyes, Batises / Platysteiridae Wattle-eyes, Batises
  - Cape Batis / Batis capensis Cape Batis
    LC
  - Chinspot Batis / Batis molitor Chinspot Batis
    LC
- Bushshrikes / Malaconotidae Bushshrikes
  - Bokmakierie / Telophorus zeylonus Bokmakierie
    LC
  - Black-backed Puffback / Dryoscopus cubla Black-backed Puffback
    LC
  - Southern Boubou / Laniarius ferrugineus Southern Boubou
    LC
- Figbirds, Old World Orioles, Piopios / Oriolidae Figbirds, Old World Orioles, Piopios
  - Black-headed Oriole / Oriolus larvatus Black-headed Oriole
    LC
  - Eurasian Golden Oriole / Oriolus oriolus Eurasian Golden Oriole
    LC
- Drongos / Dicruridae Drongos
  - Fork-tailed Drongo / Dicrurus adsimilis Fork-tailed Drongo
    LC
- Monarchs / Monarchidae Monarchs
  - African Paradise Flycatcher / Terpsiphone viridis African Paradise Flycatcher
    LC
- Shrikes / Laniidae Shrikes
  - Southern Fiscal / Lanius collaris Southern Fiscal
    LC
  - Lesser Grey Shrike / Lanius minor Lesser Grey Shrike
    LC
  - Red-backed Shrike / Lanius collurio Red-backed Shrike
    LC
- Crows, Jays / Corvidae Crows, Jays
  - Cape Crow / Corvus capensis Cape Crow
    LC
  - Pied Crow / Corvus albus Pied Crow
    LC
  - White-necked Raven / Corvus albicollis White-necked Raven
    LC
- Rockjumpers / Chaetopidae Rockjumpers
  - Drakensberg Rockjumper / Chaetops aurantius Drakensberg Rockjumper
    NT
- Fairy Flycatchers / Stenostiridae Fairy Flycatchers
  - Fairy Flycatcher / Stenostira scita Fairy Flycatcher
    LC
- Tits, Chickadees / Paridae Tits, Chickadees
  - Ashy Tit / Melaniparus cinerascens Ashy Tit
    LC
  - Grey Tit / Melaniparus afer Grey Tit
    LC
- Larks / Alaudidae Larks
  - Spike-heeled Lark / Chersomanes albofasciata Spike-heeled Lark
    LC
  - Eastern Long-billed Lark / Certhilauda semitorquata Eastern Long-billed Lark
    LC
  - Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark / Eremopterix leucotis Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark
    LC
  - Grey-backed Sparrow-Lark / Eremopterix verticalis Grey-backed Sparrow-Lark
    LC
  - Rudd's Lark / Heteromirafra ruddi Rudd's Lark
    EN
  - Cape Clapper Lark / Mirafra apiata Cape Clapper Lark
    LC
  - Pink-billed Lark / Spizocorys conirostris Pink-billed Lark
    LC
  - Large-billed Lark / Galerida magnirostris Large-billed Lark
    LC
  - Red-capped Lark / Calandrella cinerea Red-capped Lark
    LC
- Bulbuls / Pycnonotidae Bulbuls
  - African Red-eyed Bulbul / Pycnonotus nigricans African Red-eyed Bulbul
    LC
  - Dark-capped Bulbul / Pycnonotus tricolor Dark-capped Bulbul
    NE
- Swallows, Martins / Hirundinidae Swallows, Martins
  - Black Saw-wing / Psalidoprocne pristoptera Black Saw-wing
    LC
  - Banded Martin / Neophedina cincta Banded Martin
    LC
  - Brown-throated Martin / Riparia paludicola Brown-throated Martin
    LC
  - Sand Martin / Riparia riparia Sand Martin
    LC
  - Rock Martin / Ptyonoprogne fuligula Rock Martin
    LC
  - Blue Swallow / Hirundo atrocaerulea Blue Swallow
    VU
  - Pearl-breasted Swallow / Hirundo dimidiata Pearl-breasted Swallow
    LC
  - Barn Swallow / Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow
    LC
  - White-throated Swallow / Hirundo albigularis White-throated Swallow
    LC
  - Western House Martin / Delichon urbicum Western House Martin
    LC
  - Greater Striped Swallow / Cecropis cucullata Greater Striped Swallow
    LC
  - Lesser Striped Swallow / Cecropis abyssinica Lesser Striped Swallow
    LC
  - Red-breasted Swallow / Cecropis semirufa Red-breasted Swallow
    LC
  - South African Cliff Swallow / Petrochelidon spilodera South African Cliff Swallow
    LC
- Crombecs, African Warblers / Macrosphenidae Crombecs, African Warblers
  - Cape Grassbird / Sphenoeacus afer Cape Grassbird
    LC
  - Long-billed Crombec / Sylvietta rufescens Long-billed Crombec
    LC
- Leaf Warblers / Phylloscopidae Leaf Warblers
  - Willow Warbler / Phylloscopus trochilus Willow Warbler
    LC
- Reed Warblers & Allies / Acrocephalidae Reed Warblers & Allies
  - Lesser Swamp Warbler / Acrocephalus gracilirostris Lesser Swamp Warbler
    LC
  - Great Reed Warbler / Acrocephalus arundinaceus Great Reed Warbler
    LC
  - Sedge Warbler / Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Sedge Warbler
    LC
  - Common Reed Warbler / Acrocephalus scirpaceus Common Reed Warbler
    LC
  - African Yellow Warbler / Iduna natalensis African Yellow Warbler
    LC
- Grassbirds & Allies / Locustellidae Grassbirds & Allies
  - Barratt's Warbler / Bradypterus barratti Barratt's Warbler
    LC
  - Little Rush Warbler / Bradypterus baboecala Little Rush Warbler
    LC
- Cisticolas & Allies / Cisticolidae Cisticolas & Allies
  - Lazy Cisticola / Cisticola aberrans Lazy Cisticola
    LC
  - Wailing Cisticola / Cisticola lais Wailing Cisticola
    LC
  - Levaillant's Cisticola / Cisticola tinniens Levaillant's Cisticola
    LC
  - Neddicky / Cisticola fulvicapilla Neddicky
    LC
  - Zitting Cisticola / Cisticola juncidis Zitting Cisticola
    LC
  - Desert Cisticola / Cisticola aridulus Desert Cisticola
    LC
  - Cloud Cisticola / Cisticola textrix Cloud Cisticola
    LC
  - Wing-snapping Cisticola / Cisticola ayresii Wing-snapping Cisticola
    LC
  - Tawny-flanked Prinia / Prinia subflava Tawny-flanked Prinia
    LC
  - Black-chested Prinia / Prinia flavicans Black-chested Prinia
    LC
  - Karoo Prinia / Prinia maculosa Karoo Prinia
    LC
  - Drakensberg Prinia / Prinia hypoxantha Drakensberg Prinia
    LC
  - Namaqua Warbler / Phragmacia substriata Namaqua Warbler
    LC
  - Bar-throated Apalis / Apalis thoracica Bar-throated Apalis
    LC
  - Yellow-breasted Apalis / Apalis flavida Yellow-breasted Apalis
    LC
  - Yellow-bellied Eremomela / Eremomela icteropygialis Yellow-bellied Eremomela
    LC
- Sylviid Babblers / Sylviidae Sylviid Babblers
  - Garden Warbler / Sylvia borin Garden Warbler
    LC
  - Bush Blackcap / Sylvia nigricapillus Bush Blackcap
    VU
  - Layard's Warbler / Curruca layardi Layard's Warbler
    LC
  - Chestnut-vented Warbler / Curruca subcoerulea Chestnut-vented Warbler
    LC
  - Common Whitethroat / Curruca communis Common Whitethroat
    LC
- White-eyes / Zosteropidae White-eyes
  - Orange River White-eye / Zosterops pallidus Orange River White-eye
    LC
  - Cape White-eye / Zosterops virens Cape White-eye
    LC
- Sugarbirds / Promeropidae Sugarbirds
  - Gurney's Sugarbird / Promerops gurneyi Gurney's Sugarbird
    NT
- Starlings, Rhabdornises / Sturnidae Starlings, Rhabdornises
  - Common Myna / Acridotheres tristis Common Myna
    LC
  - Common Starling / Sturnus vulgaris Common Starling
    LC
  - Wattled Starling / Creatophora cinerea Wattled Starling
    LC
  - Cape Starling / Lamprotornis nitens Cape Starling
    LC
  - Pied Starling / Lamprotornis bicolor Pied Starling
    LC
  - Violet-backed Starling / Cinnyricinclus leucogaster Violet-backed Starling
    LC
  - Red-winged Starling / Onychognathus morio Red-winged Starling
    LC
  - Pale-winged Starling / Onychognathus nabouroup Pale-winged Starling
    LC
- Thrushes / Turdidae Thrushes
  - Olive Thrush / Turdus olivaceus Olive Thrush
    LC
  - Kurrichane Thrush / Turdus libonyana Kurrichane Thrush
    LC
  - Karoo Thrush / Turdus smithi Karoo Thrush
    LC
- Chats, Old World Flycatchers / Muscicapidae Chats, Old World Flycatchers
  - Karoo Scrub Robin / Cercotrichas coryphoeus Karoo Scrub Robin
    LC
  - Fiscal Flycatcher / Sigelus silens Fiscal Flycatcher
    LC
  - African Dusky Flycatcher / Muscicapa adusta African Dusky Flycatcher
    LC
  - Spotted Flycatcher / Muscicapa striata Spotted Flycatcher
    LC
  - Cape Robin-Chat / Dessonornis caffer Cape Robin-Chat
    LC
  - Sentinel Rock Thrush / Monticola explorator Sentinel Rock Thrush
    NT
  - Cape Rock Thrush / Monticola rupestris Cape Rock Thrush
    LC
  - African Stonechat / Saxicola torquatus African Stonechat
    LC
  - Buff-streaked Chat / Campicoloides bifasciatus Buff-streaked Chat
    LC
  - Sickle-winged Chat / Emarginata sinuata Sickle-winged Chat
    LC
  - Mocking Cliff Chat / Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris Mocking Cliff Chat
    LC
  - Ant-eating Chat / Myrmecocichla formicivora Ant-eating Chat
    LC
  - Mountain Wheatear / Myrmecocichla monticola Mountain Wheatear
    LC
  - Capped Wheatear / Oenanthe pileata Capped Wheatear
    LC
  - Familiar Chat / Oenanthe familiaris Familiar Chat
    LC
- Sunbirds / Nectariniidae Sunbirds
  - Collared Sunbird / Hedydipna collaris Collared Sunbird
    LC
  - Amethyst Sunbird / Chalcomitra amethystina Amethyst Sunbird
    LC
  - Malachite Sunbird / Nectarinia famosa Malachite Sunbird
    LC
  - Southern Double-collared Sunbird / Cinnyris chalybeus Southern Double-collared Sunbird
    LC
  - Greater Double-collared Sunbird / Cinnyris afer Greater Double-collared Sunbird
    LC
  - White-bellied Sunbird / Cinnyris talatala White-bellied Sunbird
    LC
- Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches / Passeridae Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches
  - Yellow-throated Bush Sparrow / Gymnoris superciliaris Yellow-throated Bush Sparrow
    LC
  - Cape Sparrow / Passer melanurus Cape Sparrow
    LC
  - Great Sparrow / Passer motitensis Great Sparrow
    LC
  - Southern Grey-headed Sparrow / Passer diffusus Southern Grey-headed Sparrow
    LC
  - House Sparrow / Passer domesticus House Sparrow
    LC
- Weavers, Widowbirds / Ploceidae Weavers, Widowbirds
  - White-browed Sparrow-Weaver / Plocepasser mahali White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
    LC
  - Spectacled Weaver / Ploceus ocularis Spectacled Weaver
    LC
  - Cape Weaver / Ploceus capensis Cape Weaver
    LC
  - Southern Masked Weaver / Ploceus velatus Southern Masked Weaver
    LC
  - Village Weaver / Ploceus cucullatus Village Weaver
    LC
  - Red-billed Quelea / Quelea quelea Red-billed Quelea
    LC
  - Yellow-crowned Bishop / Euplectes afer Yellow-crowned Bishop
    LC
  - Southern Red Bishop / Euplectes orix Southern Red Bishop
    LC
  - Yellow Bishop / Euplectes capensis Yellow Bishop
    LC
  - Fan-tailed Widowbird / Euplectes axillaris Fan-tailed Widowbird
    LC
  - White-winged Widowbird / Euplectes albonotatus White-winged Widowbird
    LC
  - Red-collared Widowbird / Euplectes ardens Red-collared Widowbird
    LC
  - Long-tailed Widowbird / Euplectes progne Long-tailed Widowbird
    LC
- Waxbills, Munias & Allies / Estrildidae Waxbills, Munias & Allies
  - Swee Waxbill / Coccopygia melanotis Swee Waxbill
    LC
  - Common Waxbill / Estrilda astrild Common Waxbill
    LC
  - Quailfinch / Ortygospiza atricollis Quailfinch
    LC
  - Red-headed Finch / Amadina erythrocephala Red-headed Finch
    LC
  - Orange-breasted Waxbill / Amandava subflava Orange-breasted Waxbill
    LC
  - Red-billed Firefinch / Lagonosticta senegala Red-billed Firefinch
    LC
- Indigobirds, Whydahs / Viduidae Indigobirds, Whydahs
  - Village Indigobird / Vidua chalybeata Village Indigobird
    LC
  - Pin-tailed Whydah / Vidua macroura Pin-tailed Whydah
    LC
  - Cuckoo-finch / Anomalospiza imberbis Cuckoo-finch
    LC
- Wagtails, Pipits / Motacillidae Wagtails, Pipits
  - Cape Wagtail / Motacilla capensis Cape Wagtail
    LC
  - Mountain Wagtail / Motacilla clara Mountain Wagtail
    LC
  - African Pied Wagtail / Motacilla aguimp African Pied Wagtail
    LC
  - Cape Longclaw / Macronyx capensis Cape Longclaw
    LC
  - African Pipit / Anthus cinnamomeus African Pipit
    LC
  - Mountain Pipit / Anthus hoeschi Mountain Pipit
    NT
  - Nicholson's Pipit / Anthus nicholsoni Nicholson's Pipit
    NE
  - Buffy Pipit / Anthus vaalensis Buffy Pipit
    LC
  - Plain-backed Pipit / Anthus leucophrys Plain-backed Pipit
    LC
  - African Rock Pipit / Anthus crenatus African Rock Pipit
    NT
  - Yellow-breasted Pipit / Anthus chloris Yellow-breasted Pipit
    VU
- Finches, Euphonias / Fringillidae Finches, Euphonias
  - Black-throated Canary / Crithagra atrogularis Black-throated Canary
    LC
  - Yellow-fronted Canary / Crithagra mozambica Yellow-fronted Canary
    LC
  - Drakensberg Siskin / Crithagra symonsi Drakensberg Siskin
    LC
  - Yellow Canary / Crithagra flaviventris Yellow Canary
    LC
  - Brimstone Canary / Crithagra sulphurata Brimstone Canary
    LC
  - Streaky-headed Seedeater / Crithagra gularis Streaky-headed Seedeater
    LC
  - White-throated Canary / Crithagra albogularis White-throated Canary
    LC
  - Cape Canary / Serinus canicollis Cape Canary
    LC
  - Black-headed Canary / Serinus alario Black-headed Canary
    LC
- Buntings / Emberizidae Buntings
  - Lark-like Bunting / Emberiza impetuani Lark-like Bunting
    LC
  - Cinnamon-breasted Bunting / Emberiza tahapisi Cinnamon-breasted Bunting
    LC
  - Cape Bunting / Emberiza capensis Cape Bunting
    LC
  - Golden-breasted Bunting / Emberiza flaviventris Golden-breasted Bunting
    LC

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Lesotho types of birds

24 orders

77 families

218 genera

361 species

Lesotho

Mountainous Lesotho, the size of Maryland, is surrounded by the Republic of South Africa.

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