Family: Passeridae

Subfamily: Passerinae

Genus: Passer

P. d. indicus
English: Indian House-Sparrow
Alternative: P. d. buryi
Audio Recording: C14-33
P. d. rufodorsalis
P. d. bactrianus
P. d. domesticus
Audio Recording: C04-69
P. d. arboreus
English: Sudan House-Sparrow
P. d. niloticus
English: Egyptian House-Sparrow
Alternative: P. d. halfae, P. d. tingitanus
P. d. tingitanus
P. d. italiae

Passer hispaniolensis Spanish Sparrow
Alternative: P. h. transcaspicus
Audio Recording: C04-70

P. c. castanopterus
P. c. fulgens

Passer motitensis Southern Rufous Sparrow
Alternative: P. iago rufocinctus
English: Great Sparrow, Kenya Rufous Sparrow
Audio Recordings: G0802, C14-34

P. m. cordofanicus
Alternative: Passer cordofanicus
English: Kordofan Rufous Sparrow
P. m. shelleyi
Alternative: Passer shelleyi
English: Shelley's Sparrow, White Nile Rufous Sparrow
P. m. rufocinctus
Alternative: Passer rufocinctus
English: Kenya Rufous Sparrow
P. m. motitensis
English: Rufous Sparrow, Southern Rufous Sparrow
P. m. benguellensis
English: Benguella Rufous Sparrow
P. m. subsolanus

Passer insularis Socotra Sparrow
English: Socotra Rufous-Sparrow, Abd el Kuri Rufous-Sparrow

P. i. insularis
English: Socotra Rufous-Sparrow
P. i. hemileucus
English: Abd el Kuri Rufous-Sparrow

Passer melanurus Cape Sparrow
English: Mossie, Damara Mossie
Audio Recording: G0803

P. m. melanurus
Alternative: P. m. vicinus
P. m. damarensis
English: Damara Mossie

Passer griseus Grey-headed Sparrow
English: Northern Grey-headed Sparrow, Sudan Grey-headed Sparrow, Uganda Grey-headed Sparrow, Somali Grey-headed Sparrow
Audio Recordings: G0804, C14-35

P. g. griseus
English: Sudan Grey-headed Sparoow
Alternative: P. g. thierryi, P. g. kleinschmidti, P. g. eritreae, P. g. nikersoni, P. g. albiventris
P. g. ugandae
English: Uganda Grey-headed Sparrow
Alternative: P. g. mosambicus
P. g. neumanni
English: Somali Grey-headed Sparrow
P. g. jubaensis
P. g. laeneni

Passer swainsonii Swainson's Sparrow
Alternative: P. abyssinicus
English: Abyssinian Grey-headed Sparrow

Passer suahelicus Swahili Sparrow
English: Mwanza Grey-headed Sparrow

Passer gongonensis Parrot-billed Sparrow
Alternative: P. g. turkanae, P. g. tertale

Passer diffusus Southern Grey-headed Sparrow
English: Cape Sparrow

P. d. diffusus
English: South African Grey-headed Sparrow
Alternative: P. d. georgicus
P. d. mosambicus
English: Mozambique Grey-headed Sparrow
P. d. stygiceps
P. d. loangwae
English: Angola Grey-headed Sparrow
Alternative: P. d. zedlitzi

Passer simplex Desert Sparrow
English: Western Desert-Sparrow
Audio Recording: C04-73

P. s. simplex
P. s. saharae

Passer luteus Sudan Golden Sparrow
Alternative: P. l. tsilemsiensis
Audio Recording: C14-36

Passer euchlorus Arabian Golden Sparrow

Passer eminibey Chestnut Sparrow
English: Guasso Chestnut Sparrow
Alternative: P. e. eminibey, P. e. guasso

Genus: Petronia

P. p. pyrgita
English: Abyssinian Rock Sparrow, Jubaland Rock Sparrow
Alternative: P. p. dankali, P. p. reichenowi
P. p. pallida
English: Sudan Rock Sparrow
P. p. massaica
English: Kenya Rock Sparrow
P. p. kakamariae
English: Karamoja Rock Sparrow

Petronia superciliaris Yellow-throated Petronia
English: Southern Yellow-throated Petronia, Yellow-throated Sparrow, South African Rock-Sparrow
Alternative: P. s. boroensis, P. s. oraria
Audio Recordings: G0805, C14-38

Petronia dentata Bush Petronia
Audio Recording: C14-39

P. d. dentata
English: Lesser Rock Sparrow
P. d. buchanani
English: Saharan Lesser Rock Sparrow

Petronia brachydactyla Pale Rockfinch
English: Pale Rock Sparrow

Petronia petronia Rock Sparrow
Audio Recording: C04-74

P. p. petronia
P. p. brachydactyla

Subfamily: Motacillinae

Genus: Motacilla

M. a. alba
English: Abd el Kuri Wagtail
Alternative: M. a. forwoodi
M. a. yarrellii
M. a. dukhunensis
English: Indian White Wagtail
M. a. subperonata
English: Moroccan Wagtail

Motacilla aguimp African Pied Wagtail
Audio Recordings: G0711, C09-27

M. a. vidua
M. a. aguimp
English: Levaillant's Wagtail
Alternative: M. a. vaillanti, M. a. nigricotis

Motacilla capensis Cape Wagtail
Alternative: M. simplicissima
Audio Recordings: G0713, C09-25

M. c. capensis
English: Quickstertjie
Alternative: M. c. bradfieldi, M. c. beirensis
M. c. simplicissima
English: Angola Wagtail
M. c. wellsi
English: Well's Wagtail

Motacilla citreola Citrine Wagtail

M. c. citreola

Motacilla flava Yellow Wagtail
Alternative: M. morealis
Audio Recordings: G0714, C03-60

M. f. flava
English: Blue-headed Wagtail
M. f. iberiae
English: Spanish Yellow Wagtail, Spanish Ashy-headed Wagtail
Alternative: M. f. fasciatus
M. f. cinereocapilla
English: Ashy-headed Wagtail, Dark-headed Yellow Wagtail
M. f. pygmaea
English: Egyptian Yellow Wagtail
M. f. beema
English: Sykes's Wagtail, Indian Blue-headed Wagtail
M. f. flavissima
English: British Yellow Wagtail, Yellow Wagtail
Alternative: M. f. rayi
M. f. lutea
English: Eastern Yellow-headed Wagtail, Eastern Yellow Wagtail
Alternative: M. f. campestris
M. f. thunbergi
English: Grey-headed Wagtail, Dark-headed Yellow Wagtail
Alternative: M. f. borealis
M. f. feldegg
English: Black-headed Wagtail, Black-headed Yellow Wagtail
M. f. leucocephala
English: White-headed Wagtail
M. f. melanogrisea
English: Turkestan Black-headed Wagtail
M. f. superciliaris
English: White-eye-browed Yellow Wagtail
M. f. dombrowskii
English: Romanian Blue-headed Wagtail
M. f. perconfusus
English: Yellow-browed Yellow Wagtail

Motacilla cinerea Grey Wagtail
Alternative: M. boarula, M. caspica
Audio Recordings: G0715, C03-61

M. c. cinerea
Alternative: M. c. caspica
M. c. patriciae
M. c. schmitzi
M. c. canariensis

Motacilla clara Mountain Wagtail
English: Long-tailed Wagtail
Audio Recordings: G0712, C09-26

M. c. torrentium
M. c. clara
Alternative: M. c. rhadimura
M. c. chapini

Genus: Tmetothylacus

Genus: Macronyx

M. f. ascensi
M. f. fuelleborni

Macronyx capensis Cape Longclaw
English: Orange-throated Longclaw
Audio Recording: G0727

M. c. colletti
English: Natal Kalkoentje
Alternative: M. c. stabilior, M. c. latimerae
M. c. capensis
English: Kalkoentje

Macronyx flavicollis Abyssinian Longclaw

Macronyx ameliae Pink-throated Longclaw
English: Rosy-breasted Longclaw, Kenya Pink-throated Longclaw
Alternative: M. a. ameliae, M. a. altanus, M. a. wintoni, M. a. subocularis
Audio Recordings: G0730, C09-37

Macronyx grimwoodi Grimwood's Longclaw
Audio Recording: C09-38

Macronyx aurantiigula Pangani Longclaw

Genus: Anthus

A. p. littoralis

Anthus spinoletta Water Pipit
Alternative: A. s. meinertzhageni
Audio Recording: C03-69

A. s. spinoletta
A. s. coutellii

Anthus cinnamameus Grassland Pipit
English: Richard's Pipit, Grassveld Pipit, African Pipit
Alternative: A. richardi, A. novaeseelandiae
Audio Recording: C03-63, G0716

A. c. rufuloides
Alternative: A. n. transkeiensis, A. n. raaltenii
A. c. bocagei
English: Angola Richard's Pipit
A. c. grotei
A. c. lichenya
Alternative: A. n. katangae
A. c. lacuum
English: Kenya Richard's Pipit
A. c. spurium
A. c. annae
English: Somaliand Richard's Pipit
A. c. cinnamomeus
English: Abyssinian Richard's Pipit
A. c. stabilis
A. c. lynesi
English: Banso Mountain Pipit
A. c. itombwensis
A. c. richardi
A. c. latistriatus
English: Jackson's Pipit, Nyasa Long-billed Pipit
Alternative: Anthus latistriatus, A. similis nyassae, A. sordidus nyassae
A. c. camaroonensis
Alternative: Anthus camaroonensis
English: Cameroon Pipit, Cameroon Mountain Pipit

Anthus hoeschi Mountain Pipit
Alternative: A. h. editus, A. h. lwenarum
Audio Recording: G0901

Anthus hodgsoni Olive-backed Pipit

Anthus leucophrys Plain-backed Pipit
Alternative: A. pyrrhonotha, A. gouldii
Audio Recordings: G0718, C09-30

A. l. leucophrys
Alternative: A. l. enunciator
A. l. tephridorsus
A. l. bohndorffi
English: Congo Plain-backed Pipit, Uganda Plain-backed Pipit
Alternative: A. l. prunus
A. l. zenkeri
English: Cameroon Plain-backed Pipit
A. l. gouldii
English: Upper Guinea Plain-backed Pipit
Alternative: A. l. turneri
A. l. ansorgei
A. l. omoensis
English: Omo River Plain-backed Pipit
A. l. saphiroi
English: Abyssinian Plain-backed Pipit
A. l. goodsoni
English: Kenya Plain-backed Pipit

Anthus vaalensis Buffy Pipit
Alternative: A. daviesi, A. gouldi
English: Sandy Plain-backed Pipit
Audio Recordings: G0719, C09-31

A. v. vaalensis
English: Vaal River Plain-backed Pipit
Alternative: A. v. daviesi
A. v. exasperatus
A. v. chobiensis
A. v. namibicus
A. v. neumanni
English: Angola Plain-backed Pipt
Alternative: A. v. prunus, A. v. marungensis, A. v. muhingae

Anthus longicaudatus Long-tailed Pipit

Anthus pallidiventris Long-legged Pipit
Audio Recording: C09-32

A. p. pallidiventris
A. p. esobe

Anthus melindae Malindi Pipit

A. m. melindae
A. m. mallablensis

Anthus campestris Tawny Pipit
Audio Recording: C03-64

A. c. campestris
A. c. griseus
English: Eastern Tawny Pipit

Anthus similis Long-billed Pipit
Alternative: A. sordidus
Audio Recordings: G0717, C09-28

A. s. nicholsoni
English: South African Long-billed Pipit
A. s. petricolus
A. s. leucocraspedon
English: Damara Long-billed Pipit
A. s. palliditinctus
A. s. frondicolus
A. s. schoutedeni
Alternative: A. s. chlorosophilos
A. s. moco
A. s. dewittei
Alternative: A. s. hallae
A. s. hararensis
English: Harar Long-billed Pipit
Alternative: A. s. neumannianus
A. s. chyuluensis
A. s. nivescens
English: Somali Long-billed Pipit, Kenya Long-billed Pipit
Alternative: A. s. sordidus, A. s. longirostris
A. s. jebelmarrae
English: Jebel Marra Long-billed Pipit
A. s. asbenaicus
English: Asben Long-billed Pipit
A. s. bannermani
Alternative: A. s. chapini, A. s. josensis
A. s. sokotrae
English: Bannerman's Pipit, Socotra Long-billed Pipit
A. s. nyansae
English: Wood Pipit, Woodland Pipit
Alternative: A. nyansae, A. n. winterbottomi
Audio Recordings: G0909, C09-29

Anthus brachyurus Short-tailed Pipit
Alternative: A. leggei
Audio Recordings: G0724, C09-33

A. b. leggei
English: Rwenzori Short-tailed Pipit
Alternative: A. b. eludens
A. b. brachyurus

Anthus caffer Bush Pipit
Alternative: A. cathropae
English: Bushveld Pipit, Little Tawny Pipit
Audio Recording: G0723

A. c. caffer
A. c. traylori
A. c. mzimbaensis
A. c. blayneyi
English: Kenya Bush Pipit
A. c. australoabyssinicus

Anthus sokokensis Sokoke Pipit

Anthus trivialis Tree Pipit
Audio Recordings: G0722, C03-66

A. t. trivialis

Anthus pratensis Meadow Pipit
Audio Recording: C03-68

A. p. pratensis

Anthus cervinus Red-throated Pipit
Audio Recordings: G0903, C03-67

Subfamily: Prunellinae

Genus: Prunella

P. c. collaris

Prunella modularis Dunnock
English: Hedge Accentor
Audio Recording: C03-76

P. m. modularis
P. m. obscura

Subfamily: Ploceinae

Genus: Bubalornis

B. a. albirostris
B. a. intermedius
English: Kenya Buffalo-Weaver
Alternative: B. n. scioanus, B. n. nyansae

Bubalornis niger Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
Alternative: B. albirostris niger
Audio Recording: G0798

B. n. militaris
B. n. niger
English: Southern Buffalo-Weaver, Kavirondo Buffalo-Weaver
Alternative: B. n. nyansae

Genus: Dinemellia

D. d. dinemelli
D. d. boehmi
English: Unyamwesi White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
D. d. ruspolii
English: Ruspoli's White-headed Buffalo-Weaver

Genus: Sporopipes

S. f. frontalis
Alternative: S. f. abyssinicus
S. f. emini
S. f. cinerascens
English: Kenya Speckle-fronted Weaver
Alternative: S. f. loitanus
S. f. pallidior
English: Zinder Speckle-fronted Weaver

Sporopipes squamifrons Scaly-feathered Finch
English: Scaly-fronted Finch, Scaly-feathered Weaver, Scaly Weaver, Damara Scaly-feathered Finch
Alternative: S. s. fuligescens, S. s. damarensis
Audio Recording: G0806

S. s. squamifrons
S. s. pallidus

Genus: Plocepasser

P. m. pectoralis
English: White-browed Sparrow-weaver
P. m. melanorhynchos
English: Black-billed Sparrow-weaver
P. m. propinquatus
English: Kismayu Sparrow-weaver
Alternative: P. m. erlangeri
P. m. mahali
English: Stripe-breasted Sparrow-weaver
P. m. ansorgei
English: Benguella White-browed Sparrow-weaver
P. m. stentor

Plocepasser superciliosus Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-weaver
Audio Recording: C14-42

P. s. superciliosus
P. s. brunnescens
English: Cameroon Sparrow-weaver
P. s. bannermani

Plocepasser rufoscapulatus Chestnut-mantled Sparrow-weaver
English: Chestnut-backed Sparrow-weaver, Red-mantled Sparrow-weaver, Rufous-backed Sparrow-weaver
Audio Recording: C14-43

Plocepasser donaldsoni Donaldson-Smith's Sparrow-weaver
English: Donaldson's Sparrow-weaver

Genus: Histurgops

Genus: Pseudonigrita

P. a. arnaudi
Alternative: P. a. kapitensis
P. a. dorsalis
English: Masai Grey-headed Social-Weaver
Alternative: P. a. emini
P. a. australoabyssinicus

Pseudonigrita cabanisi Black-capped Social-Weaver

Genus: Philetairus

P. s. geminus
P. s. socius
P. s. lepidus
P. s. xericus

Genus: Ploceus

P. b. baglafecht
Alternative: P. b. lovati, P. b. edmundi
P. b. eremobius
English: Lado Baglafecht Weaver
P. b. fricki
English: Frick's Weaver
Alternative: P. b. kovacsi
P. b. nigrotemporalis
English: Elgon Weaver
P. b. sharpii
English: Uhehe Stuhlmann's Weaver
P. b. nyikae
P. b. neumanni
English: Banso Baglafecht Weaver
P. b. emini
English: Emin's Weaver, Uganda Emin's Weaver
Alternative: P. b. zaphiroi, P. b. budongoensis
P. b. reichenowi
English: Reichenow's Weaver
P. b. stuhlmanni
English: Stuhlmann's Weaver

Ploceus bertrandi Bertram's Weaver
Alternative: P. nyassae
English: Bertrand's Weaver

Ploceus pelzelni Slender-billed Weaver
Audio Recording: C14-46

P. p. monachus
English: West African Little Weaver
P. p. pelzelni
P. p. tuta
English: Muanza Slender-billed Weaver

Ploceus subpersonatus Loango Weaver
English: Loanda Slender-billed Weaver
Audio Recording: C14-48

Ploceus luteolus Little Weaver
Audio Recording: C14-47

P. l. luteolus
P. l. kavirondensis
English: Kavirondo Little Weaver

Ploceus intermedius Lesser Masked Weaver
English: Masked Weaver
Audio Recordings: G0815, C14-57

P. i. intermedius
English: Abyssinian Masked Weaver
Alternative: P. i. kisumui, P. i. littoralis
P. i. cabanisii
English: Cabanis's Masked Weaver
P. i. beattyi
P. i. lubberti

Ploceus ocularis Spectacled Weaver
Audio Recordings: G0810, C14-50

P. o. crocatus
English: Uganda Spectacled Weaver, Abyssinian Spectacled Weaver
Alternative: P. o. camerunensis, P. o. abayensis
P. o. suahelicus
English: East African Spectacled Weaver
P. o. ocularis
P. o. tenuirostris
P. o. brevior

Ploceus nigricollis Black-necked Weaver
Alternative: P. brachypterus
Audio Recording: C14-49

P. n. nigricollis
Alternative: P. n. vacillans, P. n. anachlorus
P. n. melanoxanthus
English: Kenya Black-necked Weaver
Alternative: P. n. malensis
P. n. brachypterus
English: Swainson's Spectacled Weaver
P. n. po
English: Fernando Po Spectacled Weaver

Ploceus melanogaster Black-billed Weaver
Audio Recording: C14-51

P. m. stephanophorus
English: Uganda black-billed Weaver
Alternative: P. m. melanolaema
P. m. melanogaster

Ploceus alienus Strange Weaver
Alternative: P. schubotzi
English: Alien Weaver
Audio Recording: C14-52

Ploceus temporalis Bocage's Weaver
English: Angola Golden Weaver

Ploceus capensis Cape Weaver
Audio Recording: G0813

P. c. capensis
English: Cape Golden Weaver
P. c. olivaceus
English: Kaffir Golden Weaver

Ploceus subaureus Golden Weaver
Alternative: P. aureoflavus
English: African Golden Weaver, Yellow Weaver
Audio Recording: G0817

P. s. subaureus
English: Smith's Golden Weaver
Alternative: P. s. tongensis
P. s. aureoflavus
English: Golden Weaver
Alternative: P. s. pallidiceps, P. s. reicherti

Ploceus xanthops Large Golden Weaver
English: Golden Weaver, Holub's Golden Weaver, Large Golden Weaver, Jameson's Golden Weaver, Camburn's Golden Weaver
Alternative: P. x. xanthops, P. x. maunensis, P. x. jamesoni, P. x. camburni
Audio Recordings: G0816, C14-53

Ploceus princeps Principe Golden-Weaver
English: Prince's Island Golden-Weaver
Audio Recording: C14-55

Ploceus aurantius Orange Weaver
Audio Recording: C14-54

P. a. rex
English: Uganda Orange Weaver
P. a. aurantius

Ploceus bojeri Golden Palm-Weaver
English: Mombasa Golden Weaver
Alternative: P. b. alleni

Ploceus castaneiceps Taveta Golden Weaver

Ploceus xanthopterus Southern Brown-throated Weaver
Audio Recording: G0818

P. x. xanthopterus
English: Zambezi Brown-throated Weaver
P. x. castaneigula
P. x. marleyi

Ploceus castanops Northern Brown-throated Weaver
English: Nile Brown-throated Weaver

Ploceus burneri Kilombera Weaver

Ploceus galbula Ruppell's Weaver
English: Canary Weaver
Alternative: P. flavissimus, P. g. arabs

Ploceus heuglini Heuglin's Masked Weaver
Alternative: P. atrogularis
Audio Recording: C14-60

P. h. heuglini
P. h. atrogularis
P. h. neglectus
English: Senegal Masked Weaver

Ploceus taeniopterus Northern Masked-Weaver
Audio Recording: C14-56

P. t. taeniopterus
English: Nile Masked Weaver
P. t. furensis
English: Darfur Masked Weaver
P. t. victoriae
Alternative: Ploceus victoriae
English: Victoria Masked-Weaver

Ploceus velatus Southern Masked Weaver
Alternative: P. vitellinus uluensis
English: African Masked-Weaver
Audio Recording: G0814, C14-59

P. v. tahatali
English: Zambesi Masked Weaver
Alternative: P. v. mariquensis, P. v. shelleyi, P. v. finschi
P. v. uluensis
English: Kenya Vitelline Masked Weaver
Alternative: P. v. lineolatus
P. v. velatus
English: Namaqua Masked Weaver, Cape Masked Weaver
Alternative: P. v. caurinus, P. v. arundinarius, P. v. auricapillus
P. v. nigrifrons
P. v. upembae
P. v. peixotoi

Ploceus vitellinus Vitelline Masked Weaver
Audio Recording: C14-58

Ploceus reichardi Tanzania Masked Weaver
English: Lufira Masked Weaver, Tanganyika Vitelline Masked Weaver, Tanganyika Masked Weaver, Lake Lufira Masked Weaver, Lake Lufira Weaver

Ploceus ruweti Ruwet's Masked Weaver

Ploceus katangae Katanga Masked Weaver

Ploceus cucullatus Village Weaver
English: Spotted-backed Weaver, Black-headed Weaver, Layard's Black-headed Weaver, Black-headed Village Weaver, V-marked Weaver
Audio Recordings: G0811, C14-63

P. c. abyssinicus
English: Abyssinian Spotted-backed Weaver, Rwenzori Spotted-backed Weaver
Alternative: P. c. feminina
P. c. bohndorffi
English: Congo Spotted-backed Weaver
P. c. graueri
English: Grauer's Spotted-backed Weaver
P. c. collaris
English: Mottled Weaver
P. c. spilonotus
English: Spotted-backed Weaver
Alternative: P. c. dilutescens
P. c. cucullatus
English: V-marked Weaver
P. c. frobenii
English: Lomani Spotted-backed Weaver
P. c. nigriceps
English: Layard's Black-headed Weaver, Layard's Spotted-backed Weaver
Alternative: P. c. paroptus, P. c. inustus

Ploceus grandis Giant Weaver

Ploceus spekei Speke's Weaver

Ploceus spekeoides Fox's Weaver

Ploceus nigerrimus Vieillot's Black Weaver
Alternative: P. castaneofuscus

P. n. nigerrimus
English: Vieillot's Black Weaver
Audio Recording: C14-61
P. n. castaneofuscus
English: Chestnut-and-Black Weaver
Audio Recording: C14-62

Ploceus weynsi Weyns's Weaver

Ploceus golandi Clarke's Weaver
English: Goland's Weaver

Ploceus melanocephalus Black-headed Weaver
Alternative: P. duboisi, P. capitalis
English: Yellow-backed Weaver
Audio Recording: C14-64

P. m. dimidiatus
English: Uganda Yellow-collared Weaver
Alternative: P. m. usumurae, P. m. fischeri
P. m. duboisi
English: Dubois's Black-headed Weaver
P. m. capitalis
English: Yellow-collared Weaver
P. m. melanocephalus

Ploceus dichrocephalus Salvadori's Weaver
Alternative: P. orphnocephalus, P. capitalis dichrocephalus
English: Jubaland Weaver, Juba Weaver, Chestnut-headed Golden Weaver

Ploceus jacksoni Jackson's Golden-backed Weaver
English: Golden-backed Weaver
Alternative: P. j. juncundus

Ploceus badius Cinnamon Weaver

P. b. badius
P. b. axillaris
English: White Nile Cinnamon Weaver

Ploceus rubiginosus Chestnut Weaver
Alternative: P. tricolor interscapularis
Audio Recording: G0812

P. r. rubiginosus
P. r. trothae
English: Angola Chestnut Weaver
Alternative: P. t. cinnamomominus

Ploceus aureonucha Golden-naped Weaver

Ploceus tricolor Yellow-mantled Weaver
Audio Recording: C14-65

P. t. interscapularis
English: Uganda Yellow-mantled Weaver
Alternative: P. t. rufoniger, P. t. mpangae
P. t. tricolor

Ploceus albinucha Maxwell's Black Weaver
Audio Recording: C14-66

P. a. albinucha
English: White-naped Black Weaver
P. a. holomelas
P. a. maxwelli
English: Fernando Po Black Weaver

Ploceus bicolor Forest Weaver
English: Dark-backed Weaver
Audio Recordings: G0808, C14-68

P. b. kersteni
English: East African Forest Weaver
P. b. amaurocephalus
English: Angola Forest Weaver
P. b. stictifrons
English: Zambesi Forest Weaver
Alternative: P. b. epipolius, P. b. quilimanensis
P. b. mentalis
English: Uganda Forest Weaver
Alternative: P. b. nandensis
P. b. bicolor
Alternative: P. b. gregalis, P. b. pondoensis
P. b. kigomaensis
P. b. tephronotus
English: Cameroon Forest Weaver
Alternative: P. b. poensis
P. b. analogus
P. b. lebomboensis
P. b. sylvanus

Ploceus preussi Preuss's Golden-backed Weaver
English: Preuss's Weaver, Golden-backed Weaver, Cameroon Brown-capped Weaver
Alternative: P. insignis preussi, P. herberti, P. p. preussi, P. p. congoensis
Audio Recording: C14-70

Ploceus dorsomaculatus Yellow-capped Weaver

Ploceus nicolli Usambara Weaver
English: Tanzanian Mountain Weaver

Ploceus olivaceiceps Olive-headed Golden Weaver
English: Olive-headed Weaver

P. o. olivaceiceps
P. o. vicarious

Ploceus insignis Brown-capped Weaver
English: Nairobi Brown-capped Weaver, Congo Brown-capped Weaver
Audio Recording: C14-69

P. i. insignis
English: Nairobi Brown-capped Weaver, Congo Brown-capped Weaver
Alternative: P. i. auricomus, P. i. frater, P. i. okuensis, P. i. ornatus, P. i. congoensis
P. i. unicus

Ploceus angolensis Bar-winged Weaver
Audio Recording: C14-71

Ploceus sanctithomae Sao Tome Weaver
Audio Recording: C14-72

Ploceus manyar Streaked Weaver

Genus: Pachyphantes

Genus: Malimbus

M. s. scutatus
M. s. scutopartitus
English: Cameroon Red-vented Malimbe

Malimbus ibadanensis Ibadan Malimbe

Malimbus erythrogaster Red-bellied Malimbe
Audio Recording: C14-78

M. e. fagani
English: Semliki Red-bellied Malimbe
M. e. erythrogaster

Malimbus nitens Blue-billed Malimbe
English: Gray's Malimbe
Audio Recording: C14-73

M. n. microrhynchus
English: Lake Albert Malimbe
M. n. nitens
M. n. moreaui

Malimbus malimbicus Crested Malimbe
Audio Recording: C14-74

M. m. crassirostris
English: Unyoro Crested Malimbe
M. m. malimibicus
Alternative: M. m. granti
M. m. nigrifrons
English: Upper Guinea Crested Malimbe
Alternative: M. m. melanocaphalus
M. m. rubiceps

Malimbus rubricollis Red-headed Malimbe
Audio Recording: C14-77

M. r. centralis
English: Uganda Red-headed Malimbe
M. r. praedi
English: Angola Red-headed Malimbe
M. r. rubricollis
M. r. bartletti
English: Upper Guinea Red-headed Malimbe
M. r. nigeriae
English: Lagos Red-headed Malimbe
M. r. rufovelatus

Genus: Anaplectes

A. r. melanotis
English: Red-winged Anaplectes
Alternative: A. r. blundelli
A. r. rubriceps
English: Yellow-winged Anaplectes
Alternative: A. r. erythrogenys, A. r. rufigena
A. r. jubaensis
English: Jubaland Anaplectes
A. r. gurneyi

Genus: Brachycope

Genus: Quelea

Q. c. cardinalis
Q. c. pallida
Q. c. rhodesiae

Quelea erythrops Red-headed Quelea
English: Red-headed Dioch, Poker-head
Audio Recordings: G0822, C14-82

Quelea quelea Red-billed Quelea
English: Black-fronted Dioch
Audio Recordings: G0821, C14-83

Q. q. lathamii
English: South African Red-billed Quelea
Alternative: Q. q. spoliator
Q. q. aethiopica
English: Sudan Red-billed Quelea, Uganda Red-billed Quelea
Alternative: Q. q. centralis
Q. q. quelea

Genus: Euplectes

E. a. afer
English: Yellow-crowned Bishop, Napoleon Bishop
E. a. stricta
English: Abyssinian Yellow-crowned Bishop, Gallaland Yellow-crowned Bishop
Alternative: E. a. intercedens
E. a. ladoensis
English: Lado Yellow-crowned Bishop, Taha Bishop
Alternative: E. a. taha
E. a. niassensis

Euplectes diadematus Fire-fronted Bishop

Euplectes gierowii Black Bishop
English: Gierow's Bishop

E. g. friederichseni
English: Massai Bishop
E. g. ansorgei
English: Black Bishop
Alternative: E. g. xanthochlamys, E. g. hartlaubi, E. g. dubiosus
E. g. gierowii
English: Gierow's Bishop

Euplectes hordeaceus Black-winged Red Bishop
English: Fire-crowned Bishop, Black-winged Bishop
Audio Recordings: G0825, C14-88

E. h. hordeaceus
English: Central African Black-winged Bishop, East Coast Black-winged Bishop
Alternative: E. h. flammiceps, E. h. sylvatica, E. h. adamauae, E. h. chamgamwensis
E. h. craspedopterus
English: Abyssinian Black-winged Bishop
Alternative: E. h. rothschildi

Euplectes franciscanus Northern Red Bishop
Alternative: E. orix franciscana
English: Orange Bishop

E. f. franciscanus
English: Orange Bishop
E. f. pusillus
English: Abyssinian Orange Bishop
Alternative: E. f. zavattarii

Euplectes orix Red Bishop
English: Southern Red Bishop, Grenadier Bishop, Wembere Red Bishop
Alternative: E. o. orix, E. o. sundevalli, E. o. turgida, E. o. wertheri, E. o. marwitzi
Audio Recording: G0824

E. f. nigrifrons
English: Ukamba Red Bishop
Alternative: E. f. rufigula
E. o. orix
E. f. sundevalli
English: Zambezi Red Bishop

Euplectes nigroventris Zanzibar Red Bishop
Alternative: E. rufigula
English: Zanzibar Bishop

Euplectes aureus Golden-backed Bishop
Audio Recording: C14-89

Euplectes capensis Yellow Bishop
English: Yellow-rumped Bishop, Cape Bishop, Cape Widow
Audio Recordings: G0827, C14-90

E. c. xanthomelas
English: Abyssinian Yellow Bishop, Rwenzori Yellow Bishop
Alternative: E. c. sabingo, E. c. transvaalensis, E. c. crassirostris
E. c. capensis
English: Zambesi Yellow Bishop
Alternative: E. c. knysnae, E. c. litoralis, E. c. kilimensis, E. c. zambesiensis
E. c. approximanus
English: Natal Yellow Bishop
E. c. macrorhynchus
E. c. angolensis
E. c. phoenicomerus
English: Cameroon Yellow Bishop

Euplectes axillaris Fan-tailed Widowbird
English: Fan-tailed Whydah, Red-shouldered Widowbird
Audio Recordings: G0828, C14-91

E. a. axillaris
E. a. phoeniceus
English: Nile Fan-tailed Widowbird
Alternative: E. a. media, E. a. neumanni
E. a. zanzibaricus
English: Zanzibar Fan-tailed Widowbird
Alternative: E. a. hildebranti, E. a. nigronotata
E. a. traversii
English: Abyssinian Fan-tailed Widowbird
E. a. bocagei
English: Benguella Fan-tailed Widowbird
E. a. quanzae
English: Malandje Fan-tailed Widowbird
Alternative: E. a. mechowi, E. a. cemerunensis
E. a. batesi

Euplectes macrourus Yellow-mantled Widowbird
English: Yellow-mantled Whydah, Yellow-backed Widowbird, Yellow-shouldered Widowbird
Audio Recordings: G0830, C14-92

E. m. macrourus
English: Yellow-mantled Widowbird
Alternative: E. m. flavoptera, E. m. camerunensis, E. m. pallida, E. m. intermedius
E. m. intermedius
E. m. conradsi
English: Ukerewe Yellow-mantled Widowbird
E. m. macrocercus
English: Yellow-shouldered Widowbird, Uganda Yellow-shouldered Widowbird
Alternative: E. m. soror

Euplectes albonotatus White-winged Widowbird
English: White-winged Whydah
Audio Recordings: G0829, C14-93

E. a. albonotatus
Alternative: E. a. sassii, E. a. abyssinica
E. a. sassii
E. a. eques
English: East African White-winged Widowbird
E. a. asymmetrurus
English: Angola White-winged Widowbird

Euplectes ardens Red-collared Widowbird
English: Red-collared Whydah, Red-naped Widowbird, Cut-throat
Audio Recordings: G0831, C14-94

E. a. ardens
English: Red-collared Widowbird, East Coast Red-collared Widowbird
Alternative: E. a. tropica, E. a. teitensis
E. a. concolor
English: Black Widowbird
E. a. suahelicus
English: Kenya Red-naped Widowbird, Red-naped Widowbird
Alternative: E. a. laticauda

Euplectes hartlaubi Marsh Widowbird
English: Marsh Whydah, Hartlaub's Marsh Widowbird
Audio Recording: C14-96

E. h. hartluabi
E. p. humeralis
English: Uganda Marsh Widowbird

Euplectes psammocromius Buff-shouldered Widowbird
Alternative: E. hartlaubi psammocromius
English: Buff-shouldered Whydah, Mountain Marsh Widowbird, Nyasa Marsh Widowbird

Euplectes progne Long-tailed Widowbird
English: Sakabula
Audio Recordings: G0832, C14-95

E. p. delamerei
English: Kenya Long-tailed Widowbird
E. p. progne
E. p. ansorgei
English: Angola Long-tailed Widowbird

Euplectes jacksoni Jackson's Widowbird
English: Jackson's Whydah

Genus: Anomalospiza

A. i. imberbis
A. i. rendalli
Alternative: A. i. nyassae, A. i. mukandakundae
A. i. tibatiensis
English: Cameroon Parasitic Weaver

Amblyospiza albifrons Thick-billed Weaver
English: Grosbeak Weaver
Audio Recordings: G0807, C14-98

A. a. albifrons
Alternative: A. a. woltersi
A. a. melanota
English: White Nile Grosbeak Weaver, Abyssinian Grosbeak Weaver
Alternative: A. a. aethiopica
A. a. unicolor
English: East Coast Grosbeak Weaver
A. a. montana
English: Kenya Grosbeak Weaver
A. a. tandae
English: Angola Grosbeak Weaver
A. a. maxima
A. a. capitalba
English: Gold Coast Grosbeak Weaver
A. a. saturata
English: Cameroon Grosbeak Weaver
A. a. kasaica

Subfamily: Estrildinae

Tribe: Estrildini

Genus: Parmoptila

P. r. rubrifrons
English: Gold Coast Antpecker
P. r. jamesoni
English: Jameson's Antpecker, Congo Antpecker

Parmoptila woodhousei Red-headed Flowerpecker
English: Flower-pecker Antpecker, Red-headed Antpecker, Flowerpecker Weaver-Finch, Woodhouse's Antpecker, Red-headed Flowerpecker Weaverfinch
Audio Recording: C15-01

P. r. woodhousei
Alternative: P. r. alexandri
P. r. ansorgei
English: Angola Antpecker

Genus: Nigrita

N. f. fusconota
N. f. uropygialis
English: Gold Coast White-breasted Negrofinch

Nigrita bicolor Chestnut-breasted Negrofinch
English: Chestnut-breasted Blackfinch
Audio Recording: C15-04

N. b. bicolor
N. b. brunnescens
English: Lower Guinea Chestnut-breasted Negrofinch
Alternative: N. b. saturatior

Nigrita luteifrons Pale-fronted Negrofinch
English: Pale-fronted Blackfinch
Audio Recording: C15-03

N. l. luteifrons
Alternative: N. l. orientalis
N. l. alexanderi
English: Fernando Po Pale-fronted Negrofinch

Nigrita canicapilla Grey-crowned Negrofinch
English: Grey-crowned Blackfinch, Grey-headed Negrofinch
Audio Recording: C15-02

N. c. canicapilla
N. c. schistacea
English: Sotik Grey-crowned Negrofinch
Alternative: N. c. sparsimguttata
N. c. diabolica
English: Kilimanjaro Grey-crowned Negrofinch
N. c. candida
N. c. emilae
English: Fanti Grey-headed Negrofinch
N. c. angolensis
English: Angola Grey-crowned Negrofinch
N. c. intermedia

Genus: Nesocharis

N. s. shelleyi
English: Fernando Po Oliveback
N. s. bansoensis
English: Banso Oliveback

Nesocharis ansorgei White-collared Oliveback
Audio Recording: C15-06

Nesocharis capistrata White-cheeked Oliveback
English: Grey-headed Oliveback
Audio Recording: C15-08

Genus: Pytilia

P. p. emini
English: White Nile Red-winged Pytilia
P. p. phoenicoptera
P. p. lineata
Alternative: Pytilia lineata
English: Lineated Pytilia, Abyssinian Red-winged Pytilia

Pytilia afra Orange-winged Pytilia
English: Golden-backed Pytilia, Yellow-backed Pytilia
Audio Recordings: G0833, C15-10

Pytilia melba Melba Finch
English: Green-winged Pytilia, Melba
Audio Recordings: G0834, C15-09

P. m. melba
Alternative: P. m. angolensis
P. m. grotei
English: Tanganyika Green-winged Pytilia
Alternative: P. m. mosambica
P. m. citerior
English: Senegambian Green-winged Pytilia
Alternative: P. m. tanganjicae, P. m. percivali, P. m. conradsi
P. m. percivali
P. m. soudanensis
English: Kenya Green-winged Pytilia
Alternative: P. m. affinis, P. m. jubaensis
P. m. belli
English: Central African Green-winged Pytilia
P. m. thamnophila
English: Eritrean Green-winged Pytilia
Alternative: P. m. jessei, P. m. slatini

Pytilia hypogrammica Yellow-winged Pytilia
Alternative: P. lopezi
English: Red-faced Pytilia, Lopes' Pytilia
Audio Recording: C15-11

Genus: Mandingoa

M. n. nitidula
Alternative: M. n. virens
M. n. schlegeli
English: West African Green-backed Twinspot
M. n. chubbi
English: Marsabit Green-backed Twinspot
M. n. virginiae

Genus: Cryptospiza

C. r. australis
English: Nyasa Red-faced Crimsonwing, Uganda Red-faced Crimsonwing
Alternative: C. r. sanguinolenta, C. r. ocularis
C. r. reichenovii
Alternative: C. r. elizae
C. r. homogenes

Cryptospiza salvadorii Abyssinian Crimsonwing
English: Ethiopian Crimsonwing

C. s. salvadorii
C. s. ruwenzori
English: Elgon Crimsonwing
C. s. kilimensis
English: Mt Urguess Crimsonwing
C. s. chyuluensis
C. s. borealis

Cryptospiza jacksoni Dusky Crimsonwing

Cryptospiza shelleyi Shelley's Crimsonwing

Genus: Pirenestes

P. o. ostrinus
English: Black-bellied Seedcracker
Audio Recording: C15-14
P. o. rothschildi
English: Rothschild's Seedcracker, Forest Black-bellied Seedcracker, Ogowe Black-bellied Seedcracker
Alternative: P. o. gabunensis
Audio Recording: C15-15
P. o. maximus
English: Large-billed Seedcracker, Savanna Black-bellied Seedcracker
P. o. frommi
English: Large-billed Seedcracker, Urungu Seedcracker, Sesse Island Black-belied Seedcracker
Alternative: P. o. centralis

Pirenestes sanguineus Crimson Seedcracker
Audio Recording: C15-16

P. s. sanguinensis
P. s. coccineus

Pirenestes minor Lesser Seedcracker
English: Nyasaland Seedcracker, Vincent's Seedcracker
Audio Recording: G0837

P. m. minor
English: Lesser Seedcracker, Nyasaland Seedcracker
Alternative: P. m. granti
P. m. vincenti
English: Vincent's Seedcracker

Genus: Spermophaga

S. r. ruficapilla
S. r. cana

Spermophaga haematina Western Bluebill
English: Bluebill, Blue-billed Weaver
Audio Recording: C15-17

S. h. haematina
Alternative: S. h. leonina
S. h. togoensis
English: Togo Bluebill
S. h. pustulata
English: Gabon Bluebill
Alternative: S. h. guttata

Genus: Clyptospiza

C. m. ugandensis
English: Uganda Brown Twinspot
C. m. monteiri

Genus: Hypargos

H. n. niveogutatis
H. n. macrospilotus
Alternative: H. n. centralis
H. n. interior

Hypargos margaritatus Pink-throated Twinspot
English: Rosy Twinspot
Audio Recording: G0838

Genus: Euschistoticta

L. c. graueri
English: Baraka Dusky Twinspot
Alternative: L. c. rudolfi
L. c. cinerovinacea

Genus: Lagonosticta

L. n. nitidula
L. n. plumbaria

Lagonosticta rufopicta Bar-breasted Firefinch
Audio Recordings: C15-22

L. r. lateritia
English: Upper Nile Bar-breasted Firefinch
Alternative: L. r. incerta
L. r. rufopicta

Lagonosticta senegala Red-billed Firefinch
Audio Recordings: G842, C15-24

L. s. brunneiceps
English: Abyssinian Red-billed Firefinch, Lake Abaya Red-billed Firefinch
Alternative: L. s. erythreae, L. s. carlo, L. s. abayensis
L. s. somaliensis
English: Somali Red-billed Firefinch, Kikuyu Red-billed Firefinch
Alternative: L. s. zedlitzi, L. s. kikuyuensis
L. s. rendalli
English: South African Red-billed Firefinch
Alternative: L. s. dilutior
L. s. ruberrima
English: Uganda Red-billed Firefinch
L. s. rhodopsis
English: Adamawa Red-billed Firefinch
Alternative: L. s. flavodorsalis
L. s. pallidicrissa
English: Angola Red-billed Firefinch
L. s. senegala
L. s. guineensis

Lagonosticta rara Black-bellied Firefinch
English: Black-bellied Waxbill
Audio Recording: C15-25

E. r. rara
Alternative: E. r. neglecta
E. r. forbesi
English: Nigerian Black-bellied Firefich

Lagonosticta rubricata Blue-billed Firefinch
English: African Firefinch
Audio Recordings: G0840, C15-26

L. r. congica
English: Uganda Firefinch
L. r. ugandae
L. r. haematocephala
English: Nyasa Firefinch, Kenya Firefinch
Alternative: L. r. reichenowi, L. r. hildebrandti, L. r. umbiroventer, L. r. kilimensis
L. r. polionota
L. r. sannagae
English: Cameroon Firefinch
L. r. rubricata
English: Cape Firefinch

Lagonosticta landanae Pale-billed Firefinch

Lagonosticta rhodopareia Jameson's Firefinch
Alternative: L. jamesoni
Audio Recordings: G0841 C15-27

L. r. rhodopareia
English: Abyssinian Firefinch
Alternative: L. r. fricki
L. r. jamesoni
English: Matabele Firefinch
L. r. taruensis
English: Taru Firefinch
L. r. ansorgei
English: Angola Firefinch
L. r. bruneli

Lagonosticta umbrinodorsalis Reichenow's Firefinch

Lagonosticta virata Mali Firefinch
English: Kulikoro Firefinch
Audio Recording: C15-29

Lagonosticta sanguinodorsalis Rock Firefinch
Audio Recording: C15-28

Lagonosticta larvata Black-faced Firefinch
Alternative: L nigricollis, L. vinacea
English: Black-throated Firefinch
Audio Recording: C15-30

L. l. larvata
English: Black-throated Firefinch, Black-throated Waxbill
L. l. nigricollis
English: Black-faced Waxbill
Alternative: L. l. butleri, L. l. nigrifacies
L. l. togoensis
English: Togo Black-faced Waxbill
L. l. vinacea
Alternative: Lagonosticta vinacea
English: Black-faced Firefinch, Vinaceous Waxbill

Genus: Uraeginthus

U. a. niassensis
English: Nyasa Cordon-bleu
U. a. angolensis
U. b. damarensis
English: Damaraland Cordon-bleu
U. b. cyanopleurus

Uraeginthus bengalus Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
English: Abyssinian Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu, Kenya Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu, East Coast Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu, Uganda Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu, Congo Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
Audio Recording: C15-42

U. b. bengalus
Alternative: U. b. perpallidus, U. b. barcae, U. b. togoensis
U. b. schoanus
English: Abyssinian Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
U. b. brunneigularis
English: Kenya Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
U. b. ugogoensis
English: East Coast Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu, Uganda Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu, Congo Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
Alternative: U. b. ugandae, U. b. bengalus
U. b. katangae
Alternative: U. b. semotus
U. b. kigomainsis
U. b. cameruensis
U. b. littoralis

Uraeginthus cyanocephalus Blue-capped Cordon-bleu

Uraeginthus ianthinogaster Purple Grenadier

U. i. ianthinogaster
U. I. hawkeri
English: Somali Purple Grenadier, Awash Purple Grenadier
Alternative: U. i. somereni
U. i. ugandae
U. i. roosvelti
English: Masai Purple Grenadier
Alternative: U. i. rothschildi, U. i. montana

Uraeginthus granatina Violet-eared Waxbill
English: Common Grenadier, Grenadier
Audio Recording: G0845

G. g. granatina
Alternative: G. g. siccata
G. g. retusa

Genus: Estrilda

E. p. perreini
English: Black-tailed Lavender Waxbill
Alternative: E. p. hapalochroa
E. p. incana
English: Natal Lavender Waxbill
Alternative: E. p. poliogastra
E. p. poliogastra

Estrilda thomensis Cinderella Waxbill
English: Sao Tome Waxbill
Audio Recording: C15-33

E. t. cinderella
English: Cinderella Waxbill, Cinderella Lavender Waxbill, Neumann's Waxbill
Audio Recording: G0849
E. t. thomensis
English: Sao Tome Waxbill, Sao Tome Lavender Waxbill

Estrilda melanotis Swee Waxbill
English: East African Swee, Yellow-bellied Waxbill, Uganda Yellow-bellied Waxbill
Audio Recording: C15-34

Estrilda quartina Yellow-bellied Waxbill
English: East African Swee
Audio Recording: C15-34

E. m. quartinia
English: Abyssinian Yellow-bellied Waxbill
Audio Recording: G0851
E. m. kilimensis
English: Kenya Yellow-bellied Waxbill
E. m. bocagei
English: Angola Yellow-bellied Waxbill
E. m. stuartirwini

Estrilda paludicola Fawn-breasted Waxbill
Alternative: E. roseicrissa
Audio Recording: C15-35

E. p. paludicola
E. p. roseicrissa
English: Rosy-flanked Waxbill
E. p. marwitzi
English: Uhehe Rosy-flanked Waxbill
E. p. benguellensis
English: Benguella Fawn-breasted Waxbill
E. p. ruthae
E. p. ochrogaster
Alternative: Estrilda ochrogaster
English: Abyssinian Waxbill, Abyssinian Fawn-breasted Waxbill

Estrilda poliopareia Anambra Waxbill
Alternative: E. anambrae

Estrilda melpoda Orange-cheeked Waxbill
Audio Recording: C15-36

E. m. tshadensis
English: Chad Orange-cheeked Waxbill
E. m. melpoda
Alternative: E. m. fucata

Estrilda rhodopyga Crimson-rumped Waxbill

E. r. rhodopyga
Alternative: E. r. polia
E. r. centralis
English: Uganda Crimson-rumped Waxbill

Estrilda rufibarba Arabian Waxbill

Estrilda troglodytes Black-rumped Waxbill
Alternative: E. cinerea, E. xanthophrys
English: Grey Waxbill, Yellow-browed Waxbill
Audio Recording: C15-37

Estrilda astrild Common Waxbill
English: Waxbill
Audio Recordings: G0846, C15-38

E. a. minor
English: Mombasa Waxbill
Alternative: E. a. litoris
E. a. cavendishi
English: Zambesi Waxbill
Alternative: E. a. nyassae
E. a. massaica
English: Masai Waxbill
E. a. peasei
English: Abyssinian Waxbill, Baro Waxbill
Alternative: E. a. erlangeri, E. a. macmillani
E. a. nyanzae
English: Uganda Waxbill
Alternative: E. a. munzeri, E. a. adesma
E. a. astrild
Alternative: E. a. tenebridorsa
E. a. angolensis
English: Angola Waxbill
E. a. damarensis
English: Damaraland Waxbill
E. a. niediecki
Alternative: E. a. ngamiensis
E. a. rubriventris
English: Gabon Waxbill
Alternative: E. a. gaboonensis
E. a. occidentalis
English: Cameroon Waxbill
E. a. souzae
English: Sao Tome Waxbill
E. a. kempi
E. a. schoutedenia
E. a. jagoensis

Estrilda nigriloris Black-lored Waxbill
English: Black-faced Waxbill

Estrilda nonnula Black-crowned Waxbill
Audio Recording: C15-39

E. n. nonnula
E. n. elizae
E. n. eisentrauti

Estrilda atricapilla Black-headed Waxbill
Alternative: Estrilda kandti
English: Kandt's Waxbill
Audio Recording: C15-40

E. a. graueri
--- Alternative: E. a. keniensis
E. a. atricapilla
E. a. avakubi
E. a. kandti
--- Alternative English: Kandt's Waxbill, Kivu Black-headed Waxbill

Estrilda erythronotos Black-cheeked Waxbill
English: Black-faced Waxbill

E. e. delamerei
English: Black-faced Waxbill, Kenya Black-cheeked Waxbill
E. e. erythronotos
English: Black-cheeked Waxbill
Audio Recording: G0847
E. e. soligena

Estrilda charmosyna Red-rumped Waxbill
English: Black-cheeked Waxbill, Abyssinian Red-rumped Waxbill, Loita Red-rumped Waxbill
Alternative: E. c. nigrimentum, E. c. pallidior

E. c. charmosyna
E. c kiwanukae

Genus: Amandava

A. s. subflava
A. s. clarkei
English: Southern Zebra Waxbill

Amandava amandava Red Avadavat
Audio Recording: C15-43

A. a. amandava

Genus: Ortygospiza

O. a. atricollis
O. a. fuscocrissa
English: Abyssinian Quailfinch
O. a. muelleri
English: Kenya Quailfinch
O. a. digressa
English: South African Quailfinch
Alternative: O. a. polyzona
O. a. bradfiekdi
O. a. pallida
O. a. miniscula
O. a. smithersi
O. a. ansorgei
English: Gunnal Quailfinch
O. a. ugandae

Ortygospiza gabonensis Black-chinned Quailfinch
English: Red-billed Quailfinch
Audio Recording: C15-46

O. g. fuscata
O. g. gabonensis
English: Gabon Quailfinch
O. g. dorsostriata
English: Uganda Quailfinch

Ortygospiza locustella Locust-Finch
Alternative: O. irisae
Audio Recordings: G0853, C15-44

O. l. locustella
Alternative: O. l. rendalli
O. l. uelensis
English: Uele Locust-Finch

Genus: Lonchura

L. c. cucullata
L. c. scutata
English: Abyssinian Bronze Mannikin

Lonchura bicolor Red-backed Mannikin
Alternative: L. nigriceps, L. poensis
English: Red-backed Munia, Black-and-white Mannikin, Brown-backed Mannikin, Rufous-backed Mannikin
Audio Recordings: G0858, C15-49

L. b. poensis
English: Black-and-white Mannikin, Lower Guinea Black-and-white Mannikin, Uganda Black-and-white Mannikin
Alternative: L. b. goossensi, L. b. stigmatophorus
L. b. minor
English: Somali Rufous-backed Mannikin
L. b. woltersi
L. b. bicolor
English: Upper Guinea Black-and-white Mannikin
Alternative: L. b. punctata, L. b. sclateri, L. b. lebomboensis

Lonchura nigriceps Brown-backed Mannikin
English: Brown-backed Mannikin, Rufous-backed Mannikin

Lonchura fringilloides Magpie Mannikin
English: Magpie Munia, Pied Mannikin
Audio Recordings: G0859, C15-50

Genus: Euodice

Genus: Lonchura

L. c. cantans
English: Sudan Silverbill, Kenya Silverbill --- L. c. baraensis, L. c. inornata, L. c. meridionalis, L. c. tavetensis
L. c. orientalis
English: Arabian Silverbill

Lonchura oryzivora Java Sparrow

Genus: Amadina

A. f. fasciata
A. f. alexanderi
English: Abyssinian Cut-throat
A. f. meridionalis
English: Rhodesian Cut-throat
Alternative: A. f. albitorquata

Amadina erythrocephala Red-headed Finch
English: Paradise Sparrow
Audio Recording: G0856

A. e. erythrocephala
A. e. dissita

Tribe: Viduini

Genus: Vidua

V. c. ultramarina
English: Purple Indigobird
Alternative: V. c. ignestii
Audio Recording: C15-52
V. c. neumanni
English: Chad Green Indigobird
V. c. orientalis
Alternative: V. c. centralis
V. c. centralis
V. c. amauropteryx
English: South African Indigobird
Audio Recording: G0867
V. c. chalybeata
English: Green Indigobird
V. c. okavangoensis

Vidua raricola Jambandu Indigobird
English: Goldbreast Indigobird
Audio Recording: C15-54

Vidua larvaticola Baka Indigobird
English: Black-faced Firefinch Indigobird
Audio Recording: C15-55

Vidua funerea Variable Indigobird
English: Dusky Indigobird, Black Indigobird, Black Widow-finch

V. w. funerea
English: Dusky Indigobird
Audio Recording: G0864
V. w. nigerrima
English: Black Indigobird, Angola Dusky Indigobird
Audio Recording: C15-56
V. w. lusituensis

Vidua codringtoni Green Indigobird
English: Peter's Twinspot Indigobird, Codrington's Indigobird

Vidua maryae Jos Plateau Indigobird
Audio Recording: C15-57

Vidua nigeriae Quailfinch Indigobird
English: Alexander's Indigobird
Audio Recording: C15-59

Vidua purpurascens Dusky Indigobird
English: Purple Indigobird, Purple Widow-finch, Kenya Purple Indigobird
Audio Recording: G0865, C15-53

Vidua wilsoni Pale-winged Indigobird
English: Bar-breasted Firefinch Indigobird, Nigerian Dusky Indigobird
Audio Recording: C15-58

Vidua camerunensis Cameroon Indigobird
English: Cameroon Green Indigobird
Alternative: V. chalybea camerunensis, V. c. sharpii
Audio Recording: C15-60

Vidua hypocherina Steel-blue Whydah
English: Steel-blue Widow, Steely-blue Pin-tailed Whydah

Vidua fischeri Straw-tailed Whydah
English: Straw-tailed Widow, Fischer's Pin-tailed Whydah

Vidua regia Queen Whydah
English: Shaft-tailed Whydah, Shaft-tailed Paradise Whydah
Audio Recording: G0861

V. r. regia
V. r. woltersi

Vidua macroura Pin-tailed Whydah
English: Pin-tailed Widow, Koning Roodebec, Haagner's Pin-tailed Whydah
Alternative: V. haagneri haagneri, V. haagneri okadai
Audio Recordings: G0860, C15-61

Vidua orientalis Northern Paradise-Whydah
English: Northern Paradise Widow, Sahel Paradise-Whydah

V. o. orientalis
English: Abyssinian Whydah, Nile Valley Paradise Whydah
Alternative: V. o. nilotica, V. o. kaduliensis
V. o. aucupum
English: West African Paradise Whydah

Vidua togoensis Togo Paradise-Whydah
English: Togo Widow

Vidua interjecta Long-tailed Paradise-Whydah
English: Long-tailed Widow, Uele Paradise Whydah, Exclamations Paradise-Whydah
Audio Recording: C15-63

Vidua paradisaea Eastern Paradise-Whydah
Alternative: V. verreauxi
English: Eastern Paradise Widow, Paradise Whydah, Long-tailed Paradise Whydah
Audio Recordings: G0862, C15-62

Vidua obtusa Broad-tailed Paradise-Whydah
English: Broad-tailed Widow, Nyasa Paradise Whydah
Audio Recordings: G0863, C15-64