Birds in Malawi

Number of displayed species: 688

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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
  - Southern Crested Guineafowl / Guttera edouardi Southern Crested 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
Turacos / Musophagiformes Turacos
- Turacos / Musophagidae Turacos
Bustards / Otidiformes Bustards
- Bustards / Otididae Bustards
  - Denham's Bustard / Neotis denhami Denham's Bustard
    NT
  - Black-bellied Bustard / Lissotis melanogaster Black-bellied Bustard
    LC
Cuckoos and relatives / Cuculiformes Cuckoos and relatives
- Cuckoos / Cuculidae Cuckoos
Sandgrouses / Pterocliformes Sandgrouses
- Sandgrouse / Pteroclidae Sandgrouse
  - Double-banded Sandgrouse / Pterocles bicinctus Double-banded Sandgrouse
    LC
Pigeons and doves / Columbiformes Pigeons and doves
- Pigeons, Doves / Columbidae Pigeons, Doves
Cranes, rails and relatives / Gruiformes Cranes, rails and relatives
- Finfoots / Heliornithidae Finfoots
  - African Finfoot / Podica senegalensis African Finfoot
    LC
- Flufftails & Forest Rails / Sarothruridae Flufftails & Forest Rails
- Rails, Crakes & Coots / Rallidae Rails, Crakes & Coots
- Cranes / Gruidae Cranes
  - Grey Crowned Crane / Balearica regulorum Grey Crowned Crane
    EN
  - Wattled Crane / Grus carunculata Wattled Crane
    VU
Grebes / Podicipediformes Grebes
- Grebes / Podicipedidae Grebes
  - Little Grebe / Tachybaptus ruficollis Little Grebe
    LC
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
  - Black-rumped Buttonquail / Turnix nanus Black-rumped Buttonquail
    LC
- Stone-curlews, Thick-knees / Burhinidae Stone-curlews, Thick-knees
  - Spotted Thick-knee / Burhinus capensis Spotted Thick-knee
    LC
  - Water Thick-knee / Burhinus vermiculatus Water 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
  - Lesser Jacana / Microparra capensis Lesser Jacana
    LC
  - 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
- Pelicans / Pelecanidae Pelicans
  - Great White Pelican / Pelecanus onocrotalus Great White Pelican
    LC
  - Pink-backed Pelican / Pelecanus rufescens Pink-backed Pelican
    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
  - Speckled Mousebird / Colius striatus Speckled Mousebird
    LC
  - Red-faced Mousebird / Urocolius indicus Red-faced Mousebird
    LC
Trogons, quetzals / Trogoniformes Trogons, quetzals
- Trogons / Trogonidae Trogons
  - Narina Trogon / Apaloderma narina Narina Trogon
    LC
  - Bar-tailed Trogon / Apaloderma vittatum Bar-tailed Trogon
    LC
Hornbills and relatives / Bucerotiformes Hornbills and relatives
- Hoopoes / Upupidae Hoopoes
  - Eurasian Hoopoe / Upupa epops Eurasian Hoopoe
    LC
  - African Hoopoe / Upupa africana African Hoopoe
    NE
- Wood Hoopoes / Phoeniculidae Wood Hoopoes
  - Green Wood Hoopoe / Phoeniculus purpureus Green Wood Hoopoe
    LC
  - Common Scimitarbill / Rhinopomastus cyanomelas Common Scimitarbill
    LC
- Ground Hornbills / Bucorvidae Ground Hornbills
  - Southern Ground Hornbill / Bucorvus leadbeateri Southern Ground Hornbill
    VU
- Hornbills / Bucerotidae Hornbills
Kingfishers and relatives / Coraciiformes Kingfishers and relatives
- Rollers / Coraciidae Rollers
- Kingfishers / Alcedinidae Kingfishers
- Bee-eaters / Meropidae Bee-eaters
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
Parrots / Psittaciformes Parrots
- African & New World Parrots / Psittacidae African & New World Parrots
- Old World Parrots / Psittaculidae Old World Parrots
  - Lilian's Lovebird / Agapornis lilianae Lilian's Lovebird
    NT
Perching birds / Passeriformes Perching birds
- African & Green Broadbills / Calyptomenidae African & Green Broadbills
  - African Broadbill / Smithornis capensis African Broadbill
    LC
- Pittas / Pittidae Pittas
  - African Pitta / Pitta angolensis African Pitta
    LC
- Wattle-eyes, Batises / Platysteiridae Wattle-eyes, Batises
  - Forest Batis / Batis mixta Forest Batis
    LC
  - Dark Batis / Batis crypta Dark Batis
    LC
  - Malawi Batis / Batis dimorpha Malawi Batis
    LC
  - Cape Batis / Batis capensis Cape Batis
    LC
  - Woodwards' Batis / Batis fratrum Woodwards' Batis
    LC
  - Chinspot Batis / Batis molitor Chinspot Batis
    LC
  - Pale Batis / Batis soror Pale Batis
    LC
  - Black-throated Wattle-eye / Platysteira peltata Black-throated Wattle-eye
    LC
- Bushshrikes / Malaconotidae Bushshrikes
  - Grey-headed Bushshrike / Malaconotus blanchoti Grey-headed Bushshrike
    LC
  - Black-fronted Bushshrike / Chlorophoneus nigrifrons Black-fronted Bushshrike
    LC
  - Olive Bushshrike / Chlorophoneus olivaceus Olive Bushshrike
    LC
  - Orange-breasted Bushshrike / Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus Orange-breasted Bushshrike
    LC
  - Gorgeous Bushshrike / Telophorus viridis Gorgeous Bushshrike
    LC
  - Marsh Tchagra / Bocagia minuta Marsh Tchagra
    LC
  - Brown-crowned Tchagra / Tchagra australis Brown-crowned Tchagra
    LC
  - Black-crowned Tchagra / Tchagra senegalus Black-crowned Tchagra
    LC
  - Black-backed Puffback / Dryoscopus cubla Black-backed Puffback
    LC
  - Fülleborn's Boubou / Laniarius fuelleborni Fülleborn's Boubou
    LC
  - Tropical Boubou / Laniarius major Tropical Boubou
    NE
  - Southern Boubou / Laniarius ferrugineus Southern Boubou
    LC
  - Brubru / Nilaus afer Brubru
    LC
- Vangas & Allies / Vangidae Vangas & Allies
  - White-crested Helmetshrike / Prionops plumatus White-crested Helmetshrike
    LC
  - Retz's Helmetshrike / Prionops retzii Retz's Helmetshrike
    LC
  - Chestnut-fronted Helmetshrike / Prionops scopifrons Chestnut-fronted Helmetshrike
    LC
  - Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher / Bias musicus Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher
    LC
- Cuckooshrikes / Campephagidae Cuckooshrikes
  - White-breasted Cuckooshrike / Ceblepyris pectoralis White-breasted Cuckooshrike
    LC
  - Grey Cuckooshrike / Ceblepyris caesius Grey Cuckooshrike
    LC
  - Black Cuckooshrike / Campephaga flava Black Cuckooshrike
    LC
- Figbirds, Old World Orioles, Piopios / Oriolidae Figbirds, Old World Orioles, Piopios
  - Green-headed Oriole / Oriolus chlorocephalus Green-headed Oriole
    LC
  - Black-headed Oriole / Oriolus larvatus Black-headed Oriole
    LC
  - African Golden Oriole / Oriolus auratus African Golden Oriole
    LC
  - Eurasian Golden Oriole / Oriolus oriolus Eurasian Golden Oriole
    LC
- Drongos / Dicruridae Drongos
  - Fork-tailed Drongo / Dicrurus adsimilis Fork-tailed Drongo
    LC
  - Square-tailed Drongo / Dicrurus ludwigii Square-tailed Drongo
    LC
- Monarchs / Monarchidae Monarchs
  - Blue-mantled Crested Flycatcher / Trochocercus cyanomelas Blue-mantled Crested Flycatcher
    LC
  - African Paradise Flycatcher / Terpsiphone viridis African Paradise Flycatcher
    LC
- Shrikes / Laniidae Shrikes
  - Magpie Shrike / Lanius melanoleucus Magpie Shrike
    LC
  - Northern Fiscal / Lanius humeralis Northern Fiscal
    NE
  - Souza's Shrike / Lanius souzae Souza's Shrike
    LC
  - 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
  - Pied Crow / Corvus albus Pied Crow
    LC
  - White-necked Raven / Corvus albicollis White-necked Raven
    LC
- Fairy Flycatchers / Stenostiridae Fairy Flycatchers
  - African Blue Flycatcher / Elminia longicauda African Blue Flycatcher
    LC
  - White-tailed Blue Flycatcher / Elminia albicauda White-tailed Blue Flycatcher
    LC
  - White-tailed Crested Flycatcher / Elminia albonotata White-tailed Crested Flycatcher
    LC
- Tits, Chickadees / Paridae Tits, Chickadees
  - White-winged Black Tit / Melaniparus leucomelas White-winged Black Tit
    LC
  - Southern Black Tit / Melaniparus niger Southern Black Tit
    LC
  - Carp's Tit / Melaniparus carpi Carp's Tit
    LC
  - Rufous-bellied Tit / Melaniparus rufiventris Rufous-bellied Tit
    LC
  - Cinnamon-breasted Tit / Melaniparus pallidiventris Cinnamon-breasted Tit
    LC
  - Miombo Tit / Melaniparus griseiventris Miombo Tit
    LC
- Penduline Tits / Remizidae Penduline Tits
  - Grey Penduline Tit / Anthoscopus caroli Grey Penduline Tit
    LC
- Nicators / Nicatoridae Nicators
  - Eastern Nicator / Nicator gularis Eastern Nicator
    LC
- Larks / Alaudidae Larks
  - Dusky Lark / Pinarocorys nigricans Dusky Lark
    LC
  - Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark / Eremopterix leucotis Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Lark
    LC
  - Fischer's Sparrow-Lark / Eremopterix leucopareia Fischer's Sparrow-Lark
    LC
  - Flappet Lark / Mirafra rufocinnamomea Flappet Lark
    LC
  - Red-capped Lark / Calandrella cinerea Red-capped Lark
    LC
- Bulbuls / Pycnonotidae Bulbuls
  - Sombre Greenbul / Andropadus importunus Sombre Greenbul
    LC
  - Yellow-bellied Greenbul / Chlorocichla flaviventris Yellow-bellied Greenbul
    LC
  - Shelley's Greenbul / Arizelocichla masukuensis Shelley's Greenbul
    LC
  - Black-browed Greenbul / Arizelocichla fusciceps Black-browed Greenbul
    LC
  - Stripe-faced Greenbul / Arizelocichla striifacies Stripe-faced Greenbul
    LC
  - Stripe-cheeked Greenbul / Arizelocichla milanjensis Stripe-cheeked Greenbul
    NT
  - Little Greenbul / Eurillas virens Little Greenbul
    LC
  - Terrestrial Brownbul / Phyllastrephus terrestris Terrestrial Brownbul
    LC
  - Grey-olive Greenbul / Phyllastrephus cerviniventris Grey-olive Greenbul
    LC
  - Cabanis's Greenbul / Phyllastrephus cabanisi Cabanis's Greenbul
    LC
  - Placid Greenbul / Phyllastrephus placidus Placid Greenbul
    NE
  - Yellow-streaked Greenbul / Phyllastrephus flavostriatus Yellow-streaked Greenbul
    LC
  - Sharpe's Greenbul / Phyllastrephus alfredi Sharpe's Greenbul
    NE
  - Common Bulbul / Pycnonotus barbatus Common Bulbul
    LC
  - Dark-capped Bulbul / Pycnonotus tricolor Dark-capped Bulbul
    NE
- Swallows, Martins / Hirundinidae Swallows, Martins
  - White-headed Saw-wing / Psalidoprocne albiceps White-headed Saw-wing
    LC
  - Black Saw-wing / Psalidoprocne pristoptera Black Saw-wing
    LC
  - Grey-rumped Swallow / Pseudhirundo griseopyga Grey-rumped Swallow
    LC
  - Mascarene Martin / Phedina borbonica Mascarene Martin
    LC
  - Banded Martin / Neophedina cincta Banded Martin
    LC
  - Brown-throated Martin / Riparia paludicola Brown-throated Martin
    LC
  - Sand Martin / Riparia riparia Sand 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
  - Angola Swallow / Hirundo angolensis Angola Swallow
    LC
  - White-throated Swallow / Hirundo albigularis White-throated Swallow
    LC
  - Wire-tailed Swallow / Hirundo smithii Wire-tailed 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
  - Mosque Swallow / Cecropis senegalensis Mosque Swallow
    LC
  - South African Cliff Swallow / Petrochelidon spilodera South African Cliff Swallow
    LC
- Crombecs, African Warblers / Macrosphenidae Crombecs, African Warblers
  - Moustached Grass Warbler / Melocichla mentalis Moustached Grass Warbler
    LC
  - Red-faced Crombec / Sylvietta whytii Red-faced Crombec
    LC
  - Long-billed Crombec / Sylvietta rufescens Long-billed Crombec
    LC
  - Red-capped Crombec / Sylvietta ruficapilla Red-capped Crombec
    LC
- Yellow Flycatchers / Erythrocercidae Yellow Flycatchers
  - Livingstone's Flycatcher / Erythrocercus livingstonei Livingstone's Flycatcher
    LC
- Leaf Warblers / Phylloscopidae Leaf Warblers
  - Willow Warbler / Phylloscopus trochilus Willow Warbler
    LC
  - Yellow-throated Woodland Warbler / Phylloscopus ruficapilla Yellow-throated Woodland Warbler
    LC
- Reed Warblers & Allies / Acrocephalidae Reed Warblers & Allies
  - Basra Reed Warbler / Acrocephalus griseldis Basra Reed Warbler
    EN
  - 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
  - Marsh Warbler / Acrocephalus palustris Marsh Warbler
    LC
  - African Yellow Warbler / Iduna natalensis African Yellow Warbler
    LC
  - Mountain Yellow Warbler / Iduna similis Mountain Yellow Warbler
    LC
  - Olive-tree Warbler / Hippolais olivetorum Olive-tree Warbler
    LC
  - Icterine Warbler / Hippolais icterina Icterine Warbler
    LC
- Grassbirds & Allies / Locustellidae Grassbirds & Allies
  - River Warbler / Locustella fluviatilis River Warbler
    LC
  - Fan-tailed Grassbird / Catriscus brevirostris Fan-tailed Grassbird
    LC
  - Evergreen Forest Warbler / Bradypterus lopezi Evergreen Forest Warbler
    LC
  - Cinnamon Bracken Warbler / Bradypterus cinnamomeus Cinnamon Bracken Warbler
    LC
  - Little Rush Warbler / Bradypterus baboecala Little Rush Warbler
    LC
- Cisticolas & Allies / Cisticolidae Cisticolas & Allies
  - Red-faced Cisticola / Cisticola erythrops Red-faced Cisticola
    LC
  - Singing Cisticola / Cisticola cantans Singing Cisticola
    LC
  - Trilling Cisticola / Cisticola woosnami Trilling Cisticola
    LC
  - Hunter's Cisticola / Cisticola hunteri Hunter's Cisticola
    LC
  - Black-lored Cisticola / Cisticola nigriloris Black-lored Cisticola
    LC
  - Lazy Cisticola / Cisticola aberrans Lazy Cisticola
    LC
  - Rattling Cisticola / Cisticola chiniana Rattling Cisticola
    LC
  - Churring Cisticola / Cisticola njombe Churring Cisticola
    LC
  - Tinkling Cisticola / Cisticola rufilatus Tinkling Cisticola
    LC
  - Wailing Cisticola / Cisticola lais Wailing Cisticola
    LC
  - Rufous-winged Cisticola / Cisticola galactotes Rufous-winged Cisticola
    LC
  - Winding Cisticola / Cisticola marginatus Winding Cisticola
    LC
  - Levaillant's Cisticola / Cisticola tinniens Levaillant's Cisticola
    LC
  - Croaking Cisticola / Cisticola natalensis Croaking Cisticola
    LC
  - Short-winged Cisticola / Cisticola brachypterus Short-winged Cisticola
    LC
  - Neddicky / Cisticola fulvicapilla Neddicky
    LC
  - Zitting Cisticola / Cisticola juncidis Zitting Cisticola
    LC
  - Wing-snapping Cisticola / Cisticola ayresii Wing-snapping Cisticola
    LC
  - Tawny-flanked Prinia / Prinia subflava Tawny-flanked Prinia
    LC
  - Red-winged Prinia / Prinia erythroptera Red-winged Prinia
    LC
  - Bar-throated Apalis / Apalis thoracica Bar-throated Apalis
    LC
  - Yellow-throated Apalis / Apalis flavigularis Yellow-throated Apalis
    EN
  - Rudd's Apalis / Apalis ruddi Rudd's Apalis
    LC
  - Yellow-breasted Apalis / Apalis flavida Yellow-breasted Apalis
    LC
  - White-winged Apalis / Apalis chariessa White-winged Apalis
    NT
  - Black-headed Apalis / Apalis melanocephala Black-headed Apalis
    LC
  - Chestnut-throated Apalis / Apalis porphyrolaema Chestnut-throated Apalis
    LC
  - Chapin's Apalis / Apalis chapini Chapin's Apalis
    LC
  - Brown-headed Apalis / Apalis alticola Brown-headed Apalis
    LC
  - Green-backed Camaroptera / Camaroptera brachyura Green-backed Camaroptera
    LC
  - Grey-backed Camaroptera / Camaroptera brevicaudata Grey-backed Camaroptera
    NE
  - Miombo Wren-Warbler / Calamonastes undosus Miombo Wren-Warbler
    LC
  - Stierling's Wren-Warbler / Calamonastes stierlingi Stierling's Wren-Warbler
    LC
  - Long-billed Forest Warbler / Artisornis moreaui Long-billed Forest Warbler
    CR
  - Yellow-bellied Eremomela / Eremomela icteropygialis Yellow-bellied Eremomela
    LC
  - Green-capped Eremomela / Eremomela scotops Green-capped Eremomela
    LC
  - Burnt-necked Eremomela / Eremomela usticollis Burnt-necked Eremomela
    LC
- Sylviid Babblers / Sylviidae Sylviid Babblers
  - Eurasian Blackcap / Sylvia atricapilla Eurasian Blackcap
    LC
  - Garden Warbler / Sylvia borin Garden Warbler
    LC
  - African Hill Babbler / Sylvia abyssinica African Hill Babbler
    LC
  - Barred Warbler / Curruca nisoria Barred Warbler
    LC
  - Brown Parisoma / Curruca lugens Brown Parisoma
    LC
  - Common Whitethroat / Curruca communis Common Whitethroat
    LC
- White-eyes / Zosteropidae White-eyes
  - Southern Yellow White-eye / Zosterops anderssoni Southern Yellow White-eye
    NE
- Ground Babblers / Pellorneidae Ground Babblers
  - Mountain Illadopsis / Illadopsis pyrrhoptera Mountain Illadopsis
    LC
- Laughingthrushes & Allies / Leiothrichidae Laughingthrushes & Allies
  - Arrow-marked Babbler / Turdoides jardineii Arrow-marked Babbler
    LC
- Dapple-throat & Allies / Modulatricidae Dapple-throat & Allies
  - Spot-throat / Modulatrix stictigula Spot-throat
    LC
- Hyliotas / Hyliotidae Hyliotas
  - Yellow-bellied Hyliota / Hyliota flavigaster Yellow-bellied Hyliota
    LC
  - Southern Hyliota / Hyliota australis Southern Hyliota
    LC
- Treecreepers / Certhiidae Treecreepers
  - African Spotted Creeper / Salpornis salvadori African Spotted Creeper
    LC
- Starlings, Rhabdornises / Sturnidae Starlings, Rhabdornises
  - Wattled Starling / Creatophora cinerea Wattled Starling
    LC
  - Greater Blue-eared Starling / Lamprotornis chalybaeus Greater Blue-eared Starling
    LC
  - Lesser Blue-eared Starling / Lamprotornis chloropterus Lesser Blue-eared Starling
    LC
  - Miombo Blue-eared Starling / Lamprotornis elisabeth Miombo Blue-eared Starling
    NE
  - Meves's Starling / Lamprotornis mevesii Meves's Starling
    LC
  - Violet-backed Starling / Cinnyricinclus leucogaster Violet-backed Starling
    LC
  - Red-winged Starling / Onychognathus morio Red-winged Starling
    LC
  - Slender-billed Starling / Onychognathus tenuirostris Slender-billed Starling
    LC
  - Waller's Starling / Onychognathus walleri Waller's Starling
    LC
  - Neumann's Starling / Onychognathus neumanni Neumann's Starling
    LC
  - Sharpe's Starling / Pholia sharpii Sharpe's Starling
    LC
  - Babbling Starling / Neocichla gutturalis Babbling Starling
    LC
- Oxpeckers / Buphagidae Oxpeckers
  - Yellow-billed Oxpecker / Buphagus africanus Yellow-billed Oxpecker
    LC
  - Red-billed Oxpecker / Buphagus erythrorynchus Red-billed Oxpecker
    LC
- Thrushes / Turdidae Thrushes
  - Boulder Chat / Pinarornis plumosus Boulder Chat
    LC
  - Spotted Ground Thrush / Geokichla guttata Spotted Ground Thrush
    VU
  - Orange Ground Thrush / Geokichla gurneyi Orange Ground Thrush
    LC
  - Groundscraper Thrush / Turdus litsitsirupa Groundscraper Thrush
    LC
  - Abyssinian Thrush / Turdus abyssinicus Abyssinian Thrush
    LC
  - Olive Thrush / Turdus olivaceus Olive Thrush
    LC
  - Kurrichane Thrush / Turdus libonyana Kurrichane Thrush
    LC
- Chats, Old World Flycatchers / Muscicapidae Chats, Old World Flycatchers
  - Bearded Scrub Robin / Cercotrichas quadrivirgata Bearded Scrub Robin
    LC
  - Miombo Scrub Robin / Cercotrichas barbata Miombo Scrub Robin
    LC
  - Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin / Cercotrichas galactotes Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin
    LC
  - White-browed Scrub Robin / Cercotrichas leucophrys White-browed Scrub Robin
    LC
  - Pale Flycatcher / Agricola pallidus Pale Flycatcher
    LC
  - Grey Tit-Flycatcher / Fraseria plumbea Grey Tit-Flycatcher
    LC
  - Ashy Flycatcher / Fraseria caerulescens Ashy Flycatcher
    LC
  - White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher / Melaenornis fischeri White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher
    LC
  - Southern Black Flycatcher / Melaenornis pammelaina Southern Black Flycatcher
    LC
  - Böhm's Flycatcher / Bradornis boehmi Böhm's Flycatcher
    LC
  - African Dusky Flycatcher / Muscicapa adusta African Dusky Flycatcher
    LC
  - Spotted Flycatcher / Muscicapa striata Spotted Flycatcher
    LC
  - White-starred Robin / Pogonocichla stellata White-starred Robin
    LC
  - White-chested Alethe / Chamaetylas fuelleborni White-chested Alethe
    LC
  - Thyolo Alethe / Chamaetylas choloensis Thyolo Alethe
    VU
  - White-browed Robin-Chat / Cossypha heuglini White-browed Robin-Chat
    LC
  - Red-capped Robin-Chat / Cossypha natalensis Red-capped Robin-Chat
    LC
  - Collared Palm Thrush / Cichladusa arquata Collared Palm Thrush
    LC
  - Cape Robin-Chat / Dessonornis caffer Cape Robin-Chat
    LC
  - Olive-flanked Ground Robin / Dessonornis anomalus Olive-flanked Ground Robin
    NT
  - East Coast Akalat / Sheppardia gunningi East Coast Akalat
    NT
  - Sharpe's Akalat / Sheppardia sharpei Sharpe's Akalat
    LC
  - Thrush Nightingale / Luscinia luscinia Thrush Nightingale
    LC
  - Collared Flycatcher / Ficedula albicollis Collared Flycatcher
    LC
  - Miombo Rock Thrush / Monticola angolensis Miombo Rock Thrush
    LC
  - Whinchat / Saxicola rubetra Whinchat
    LC
  - African Stonechat / Saxicola torquatus African Stonechat
    LC
  - Mocking Cliff Chat / Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris Mocking Cliff Chat
    LC
  - Ruaha Chat / Myrmecocichla collaris Ruaha Chat
    NE
  - Arnot's Chat / Myrmecocichla arnotti Arnot's Chat
    LC
  - Northern Wheatear / Oenanthe oenanthe Northern Wheatear
    LC
  - Capped Wheatear / Oenanthe pileata Capped Wheatear
    LC
  - Familiar Chat / Oenanthe familiaris Familiar Chat
    LC
- Sunbirds / Nectariniidae Sunbirds
  - Anchieta's Sunbird / Anthreptes anchietae Anchieta's Sunbird
    LC
  - Western Violet-backed Sunbird / Anthreptes longuemarei Western Violet-backed Sunbird
    LC
  - Collared Sunbird / Hedydipna collaris Collared Sunbird
    LC
  - Green-headed Sunbird / Cyanomitra verticalis Green-headed Sunbird
    LC
  - Olive Sunbird / Cyanomitra olivacea Olive Sunbird
    LC
  - Grey Sunbird / Cyanomitra veroxii Grey Sunbird
    LC
  - Amethyst Sunbird / Chalcomitra amethystina Amethyst Sunbird
    LC
  - Scarlet-chested Sunbird / Chalcomitra senegalensis Scarlet-chested Sunbird
    LC
  - Bronzy Sunbird / Nectarinia kilimensis Bronzy Sunbird
    LC
  - Malachite Sunbird / Nectarinia famosa Malachite Sunbird
    LC
  - Scarlet-tufted Sunbird / Nectarinia johnstoni Scarlet-tufted Sunbird
    LC
  - Eastern Miombo Sunbird / Cinnyris manoensis Eastern Miombo Sunbird
    LC
  - Western Miombo Sunbird / Cinnyris gertrudis Western Miombo Sunbird
    LC
  - Rwenzori Double-collared Sunbird / Cinnyris stuhlmanni Rwenzori Double-collared Sunbird
    LC
  - Whyte's Double-collared Sunbird / Cinnyris whytei Whyte's Double-collared Sunbird
    NE
  - Forest Double-collared Sunbird / Cinnyris fuelleborni Forest Double-collared Sunbird
    LC
  - Shelley's Sunbird / Cinnyris shelleyi Shelley's Sunbird
    LC
  - Purple-banded Sunbird / Cinnyris bifasciatus Purple-banded Sunbird
    LC
  - Oustalet's Sunbird / Cinnyris oustaleti Oustalet's Sunbird
    LC
  - White-bellied Sunbird / Cinnyris talatala White-bellied Sunbird
    LC
  - Variable Sunbird / Cinnyris venustus Variable Sunbird
    LC
  - Copper Sunbird / Cinnyris cupreus Copper Sunbird
    LC
- Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches / Passeridae Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches
  - Yellow-throated Bush Sparrow / Gymnoris superciliaris Yellow-throated Bush Sparrow
    LC
  - Northern Grey-headed Sparrow / Passer griseus Northern Grey-headed Sparrow
    LC
  - Swahili Sparrow / Passer suahelicus Swahili 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-headed Buffalo Weaver / Dinemellia dinemelli White-headed Buffalo Weaver
    LC
  - White-browed Sparrow-Weaver / Plocepasser mahali White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
    LC
  - Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Weaver / Plocepasser rufoscapulatus Chestnut-backed Sparrow-Weaver
    LC
  - Thick-billed Weaver / Amblyospiza albifrons Thick-billed Weaver
    LC
  - Baglafecht Weaver / Ploceus baglafecht Baglafecht Weaver
    LC
  - Bertram's Weaver / Ploceus bertrandi Bertram's Weaver
    LC
  - Spectacled Weaver / Ploceus ocularis Spectacled Weaver
    LC
  - Eastern Golden Weaver / Ploceus subaureus Eastern Golden Weaver
    LC
  - Holub's Golden Weaver / Ploceus xanthops Holub's Golden Weaver
    LC
  - Southern Brown-throated Weaver / Ploceus xanthopterus Southern Brown-throated Weaver
    LC
  - Lesser Masked Weaver / Ploceus intermedius Lesser Masked Weaver
    LC
  - Southern Masked Weaver / Ploceus velatus Southern Masked Weaver
    LC
  - Village Weaver / Ploceus cucullatus Village Weaver
    LC
  - Dark-backed Weaver / Ploceus bicolor Dark-backed Weaver
    LC
  - Olive-headed Weaver / Ploceus olivaceiceps Olive-headed Weaver
    NT
  - Red-headed Weaver / Anaplectes rubriceps Red-headed Weaver
    LC
  - Cardinal Quelea / Quelea cardinalis Cardinal Quelea
    LC
  - Red-headed Quelea / Quelea erythrops Red-headed Quelea
    LC
  - Red-billed Quelea / Quelea quelea Red-billed Quelea
    LC
  - Black-winged Red Bishop / Euplectes hordeaceus Black-winged Red 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
  - Yellow-mantled Widowbird / Euplectes macroura Yellow-mantled Widowbird
    LC
  - Montane Widowbird / Euplectes psammacromius Montane Widowbird
    LC
  - White-winged Widowbird / Euplectes albonotatus White-winged Widowbird
    LC
  - Red-collared Widowbird / Euplectes ardens Red-collared Widowbird
    LC
- Waxbills, Munias & Allies / Estrildidae Waxbills, Munias & Allies
  - Bronze Mannikin / Spermestes cucullata Bronze Mannikin
    LC
  - Magpie Mannikin / Spermestes fringilloides Magpie Mannikin
    LC
  - Black-and-white Mannikin / Spermestes bicolor Black-and-white Mannikin
    LC
  - Yellow-bellied Waxbill / Coccopygia quartinia Yellow-bellied Waxbill
    LC
  - Green Twinspot / Mandingoa nitidula Green Twinspot
    LC
  - Red-faced Crimsonwing / Cryptospiza reichenovii Red-faced Crimsonwing
    LC
  - Grey Waxbill / Glaucestrilda perreini Grey Waxbill
    LC
  - Fawn-breasted Waxbill / Estrilda paludicola Fawn-breasted Waxbill
    LC
  - Common Waxbill / Estrilda astrild Common Waxbill
    LC
  - Crimson-rumped Waxbill / Estrilda rhodopyga Crimson-rumped Waxbill
    LC
  - Quailfinch / Ortygospiza atricollis Quailfinch
    LC
  - Locust Finch / Paludipasser locustella Locust Finch
    LC
  - Cut-throat Finch / Amadina fasciata Cut-throat Finch
    LC
  - Orange-breasted Waxbill / Amandava subflava Orange-breasted Waxbill
    LC
  - Blue Waxbill / Uraeginthus angolensis Blue Waxbill
    LC
  - Lesser Seedcracker / Pyrenestes minor Lesser Seedcracker
    LC
  - Green-winged Pytilia / Pytilia melba Green-winged Pytilia
    LC
  - Orange-winged Pytilia / Pytilia afra Orange-winged Pytilia
    LC
  - Red-throated Twinspot / Hypargos niveoguttatus Red-throated Twinspot
    LC
  - Red-billed Firefinch / Lagonosticta senegala Red-billed Firefinch
    LC
  - African Firefinch / Lagonosticta rubricata African Firefinch
    LC
  - Jameson's Firefinch / Lagonosticta rhodopareia Jameson's Firefinch
    LC
  - Brown Firefinch / Lagonosticta nitidula Brown Firefinch
    LC
- Indigobirds, Whydahs / Viduidae Indigobirds, Whydahs
  - Village Indigobird / Vidua chalybeata Village Indigobird
    LC
  - Purple Indigobird / Vidua purpurascens Purple Indigobird
    LC
  - Dusky Indigobird / Vidua funerea Dusky Indigobird
    LC
  - Zambezi Indigobird / Vidua codringtoni Zambezi Indigobird
    LC
  - Pin-tailed Whydah / Vidua macroura Pin-tailed Whydah
    LC
  - Long-tailed Paradise Whydah / Vidua paradisaea Long-tailed Paradise Whydah
    LC
  - Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah / Vidua obtusa Broad-tailed Paradise Whydah
    LC
  - Cuckoo-finch / Anomalospiza imberbis Cuckoo-finch
    LC
- Wagtails, Pipits / Motacillidae Wagtails, Pipits
  - Western Yellow Wagtail / Motacilla flava Western Yellow Wagtail
    LC
  - Grey Wagtail / Motacilla cinerea Grey Wagtail
    LC
  - Mountain Wagtail / Motacilla clara Mountain Wagtail
    LC
  - White Wagtail / Motacilla alba White Wagtail
    LC
  - African Pied Wagtail / Motacilla aguimp African Pied Wagtail
    LC
  - Golden Pipit / Tmetothylacus tenellus Golden Pipit
    LC
  - Yellow-throated Longclaw / Macronyx croceus Yellow-throated Longclaw
    LC
  - Rosy-throated Longclaw / Macronyx ameliae Rosy-throated Longclaw
    LC
  - African Pipit / Anthus cinnamomeus African Pipit
    LC
  - Long-billed Pipit / Anthus similis Long-billed Pipit
    LC
  - Wood Pipit / Anthus nyassae Wood Pipit
    LC
  - Buffy Pipit / Anthus vaalensis Buffy Pipit
    LC
  - Plain-backed Pipit / Anthus leucophrys Plain-backed Pipit
    LC
  - Tree Pipit / Anthus trivialis Tree Pipit
    LC
  - Striped Pipit / Anthus lineiventris Striped Pipit
    LC
  - Bushveld Pipit / Anthus caffer Bushveld Pipit
    LC
- Finches, Euphonias / Fringillidae Finches, Euphonias
  - Oriole Finch / Linurgus olivaceus Oriole Finch
    LC
  - Southern Citril / Crithagra hyposticta Southern Citril
    LC
  - Lemon-breasted Canary / Crithagra citrinipectus Lemon-breasted Canary
    LC
  - Yellow-fronted Canary / Crithagra mozambica Yellow-fronted Canary
    LC
  - Brimstone Canary / Crithagra sulphurata Brimstone Canary
    LC
  - Reichard's Seedeater / Crithagra reichardi Reichard's Seedeater
    LC
  - Black-eared Seedeater / Crithagra mennelli Black-eared Seedeater
    LC
  - Yellow-browed Seedeater / Crithagra whytii Yellow-browed Seedeater
    NE
  - Yellow-crowned Canary / Serinus flavivertex Yellow-crowned Canary
    LC
- Buntings / Emberizidae Buntings
  - 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
  - Cabanis's Bunting / Emberiza cabanisi Cabanis's Bunting
    LC

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Malawi types of birds

26 orders

95 families

325 genera

688 species

Malawi

Malawi is a landlocked country about the size of Pennsylvania. Located in southeast Africa, it is surrounded by Mozambique, Zambia, and Tanzania. Lake Malawi, formerly Lake Nyasa, occupies most of the country's eastern border. The north-south Rift Valley is flanked by mountain ranges and high plateau areas.

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