Angolan Birds – Birding Angola

The Birds of Angola

Just over 1000 species of birds have been recorded, of which 14 are endemic, and at least 30 more near-endemic. The major draws for visiting birders are Angolan endemic birds, Congo Basin rainforest birds, Namib Desert endemics, Miombo specialties, and a variety of other localized species.

Endemic Birds of Angola, according to various taxonomies

ENGLISH NAME	SCIENTIFIC NAME	PORTUGUESE NAME	IOC	Clements	BirdLife
Gray-striped Francolin	Pternistis griseostriatus	Francolim-de-estrias-cinzentas	x	x	x
Swierstra’s Francolin	Pternistis swierstrai	Francolim-da-montanha	x	x	x
Red-crested Turaco	Tauraco erythrolophu	Turaco de Angola	x	x	x
Pale-throated (Naked-faced) Barbet	Gymnobucco vernayi	Barbaças-de-garganta-pallida	-	-	x
White-bellied (White-headed) Barbet	Lybius leucogaster	Barbaças-de-barriga-branca	-	-	x
Red-backed Mousebird	Colius castanotus	Rabo-de-junco de Angola	x	x	x
White-fronted Wattle-Eye	Platysteira albifrons	Olho-de-carúncula de Angola	x	x	x
Gabela Helmetshrike	Prionops gabela	Atacador-preto da Gabela	x	x	x
Braun's Bushshrike	Laniarius brauni	Picanço de Braun	x	x	x
Gabela Bushshrike	Laniarius amboimensis	Picanço do Amboim	x	x	x
Benguela Long-tailed (Meves's) Starling	Lamprotornis benguelensis	Estorninho de Benguela	-	-	x
Pulitzer’s Longbill	Macrosphenus pulitzeri	Bico-longo de Angola	x	x	x
Gabela Akalat	Sheppardia gabela	Pisco da Gabela	x	x	x
Angola Slaty Flycatcher	Dioptrornis brunneus	Papa-moscas-de-Angola	x	x	x
Huambo (Rock-loving) Cisticola	Cisticola bailunduensis	Fuinha de Huambo	-	-	x
Hartert's Camaroptera	Camaroptera harterti	Camaroptera de Angola	x	x	x
Ludwig’s (Montane) Double-Collared Sunbird	Cinnyris ludovicensis	Beija-flor-das-montanhas	x	-	-
Golden-backed Bishop (Introduced in Sao Tome)	Euplectes aureus	Cardeal-tecelão de Angola	x	x	x
Angolan Waxbill	Coccopygia bocagei	Bico-de-lacre de Angola	x	x	x
		TOTALS	15	14	18

Endemic Subspecies that may be elevated to full species

COMMON NAME	SCIENTIFIC NAME	PORTUGUESE NAME
Monteiro's Bushshrike	Malaconotus monteiri monteiri	Picanço de Monteiro

Near-endemic Birds of Angola (95% or more of the range is in Angola)

ENGLISH NAME	SCIENTIFIC NAME	PORTUGUESE NAME
Bubbling Cisticola	Cisticola bulliens	Fuinha-fervilhante
Angola Cave Chat	Xenocopsychus ansorgei	Chasco-das-furnas
Cinderella Waxbill	Estrilda thomensis	Bico-de-lacre-santomense