African Species List
Mainland and adjacent islands
Part 4 - Scarce Swift to Pennant-winged Nightjar
Green Coucal (Ceuthmochares aereus) -- Alternative English Name(s): Yellowbill, Green Malkoha
C. a. australis -- Alternative English Name(s): South African Green Coucal
C. a. aereus -- Alternative English Name(s): Gabon Green Coucal, Niam-Niam Green Coucal -- Alternative scientific name(s): C. a. extensicaudus, C. a. intermedius
C. a. flavirostris -- Alternative English Name(s): Senegal Green Coucal
Black Coucal (Centropus grillii) -- Alternative English Name(s): Black-chested Coucal, Togoland Black Coucal, Abaya Black Coucal, Natal Black Coucal -- Alternative scientific name(s): C. toulou, C. nigrorufus, C. g. grillii, C. g. thierryi, C. g. caeruleiceps, C. g. wahlbergi
Black-throated Coucal (Centropus leucogaster)
C. l. efulensis -- Alternative English Name(s): Cameroon Black-throated Cocucal
C. l. leucogaster
C. l. neumanni -- Alternative English Name(s): Neumann's Coucal, Uele River Black-throated Coucal
Gabon Coucal (Centropus anselli)
Blue-headed Coucal (Centropus monachus) -- Alternative English Name(s): West African Blue-headed Coucal
C. m. fischeri -- Alternative scientific name(s): C. m. occidentalis
C. m. monachus
C. m. verheyeni
Coppery-tailed Coucal (Centropus cupreicaudus) -- Alternative scientific name(s): C. monachus cupreicaudatus
C. c. cupreicaudus
C. c. songweensis
Senegal Coucal (Centropus senegalensis)
C. s. flecki -- Alternative English Name(s): Fleck's Coucal
C. s. senegalensis -- Alternative English Name(s): Rufous-bellied Coucal -- Alternative scientific name(s): C. epomidis, C. s. incertus
C. s. aegyptius -- Alternative English Name(s): Egyptian Coucal
White-browed Coucal (Centropus superciliosus) -- Alternative English Name(s): Burchell's Coucal
C. s. loandae -- Alternative English Name(s): Central African White-browed Coucal
C. s. superciliosus -- Alternative scientific name(s): C. s. fulvus, C. s. intermedius
C. s. socotrae -- Alternative English Name(s): Socotra Coucal
C. s. burchellii -- Alternative English Name(s): Burchell's Coucal
C. s. fasciipygialis -- Alternative English Name(s): Nyasaland Coucal
Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus) -- Alternative English Name(s): African Grey Parrot
P. e. erithacus
P. e. timneh -- Alternative English Name(s): Sierra Leone Grey Parrot, Principe Grey Parrot -- Alternative scientific name(s): P. e. princeps
Brown-necked Parrot (Poicephalus robustus) -- Alternative scientific name(s): Poicephalus suahelicus
P. r. suahelicus -- Alternative English Name(s): East African Brown-necked Parrot, Angola Brown-necked Parrot -- Alternative scientific name(s): P. s. angolensis
P. r. fuscicollis -- Alternative English Name(s): Gambia Brown-necked Parrot, Gold Coast Brown-necked Parrot -- Alternative scientific name(s): P. s. rubricapillus, P. s. kintampoensis
P. r. robustus -- Alternative English Name(s): Cape Parrot, Grey-headed Parrot, Brown-necked Parrot, Grey-cheeked Parrot -- Alternative scientific name(s): Poliocephalus rubustus, P. suahelicus robustus
Red-fronted Parrot (Poicephalus gulielmi) -- Alternative English Name(s): Red-headed Parrot, Red-crowned Parrot
P. g. gulielmi -- Alternative English Name(s): Congo Red-headed Parrot
P. g. massaicus -- Alternative English Name(s): Masai Red-headed Parrot -- Alternative scientific name(s): P. g. permista
P. g. fantiensis -- Alternative English Name(s): Fantee Red-headed Parrot, Gabon Red-headed Parrot -- Alternative scientific name(s): P. g. aubryanus
Senegal Parrot (Poicephalus senegalus) -- Alternative English Name(s): Yellow-bellied Parrot
P. s. senegalus -- Alternative English Name(s): Yellow-vented Parrot
P. s. versteri -- Alternative English Name(s): Red-vented Parrot
P. s. mesotypus -- Alternative English Name(s): Kano Yellow-vented Parrot
Niam-Niam Parrot (Poicephalus crassus)
Meyer's Parrot (Poicephalus meyeri) -- Alternative English Name(s): Brown Parrot
P. m. meyeri -- Alternative English Name(s): Sudan Brown Parrot -- Alternative scientific name(s): P. m. adolf-frederici
P. m. saturatus -- Alternative English Name(s): Uganda Brown Parrot, Red-fronted Parrot
P. m. matschiei -- Alternative English Name(s): East African Brown Parrot, Katanga Brown Parrot -- Alternative scientific name(s): P. m. neavei
P. m. transvaalensis -- Alternative English Name(s): South African Brown Parrot
P. m. reichenowi -- Alternative English Name(s): Angola Brown Parrot
P. m. damarensis -- Alternative English Name(s): Damaraland Brown Parrot
Yellow-fronted Parrot (Poicephalus flavifrons) -- Alternative scientific name(s): P. f. flavifrons, P. f. aurantiiceps
Orange-bellied Parrot (Poicephalus rufiventris) -- Alternative English Name(s): Red-bellied Parrot, African Orange-bellied Parrot
P. r. rufiventris
P. r. pallidus -- Alternative English Name(s): Somaliland Red-belied Parrot
Brown-headed Parrot (Poicephalus cryptoxanthus) -- Alternative scientific name(s): P. fuscicapillus
P. c. cryptoxanthus
P. c. tanganyikae -- Alternative scientific name(s): P. c. zanzibaricus
Ruppell's Parrot (Poicephalus rueppellii)
Red-headed Lovebird (Agapornis pullarius)
A. p. pullarius -- Alternative scientific name(s): A. p. guineensis
A. p. ugandae -- Alternative English Name(s): Uganda Red-headed Lovebird
Black-winged Lovebird (Agapornis taranta) -- Alternative scientific name(s): A. t. nana
Black-collared Lovebird (Agapornis swindernianus)
A. s. emini -- Alternative English Name(s): Ituri Black-collared Lovebird
A. s. zenkeri -- Alternative English Name(s): Cameroon Black-collared Lovebird
A. s. swinderniana
Rosy-faced Lovebird (Agapornis roseicollis)
A. r. roseicollis
A. r. catumbella
Fischer's Lovebird (Agapornis fischeri)
Yellow-collared Lovebird (Agapornis personatus) -- Alternative English Name(s): Masked Lovebird
Lilian's Lovebird (Agapornis lilianae)
Black-cheeked Lovebird (Agapornis nigrigenis) -- Alternative English Name(s): Black-faced Lovebird
Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri) -- Alternative English Name(s): Ring-necked Parakeet
P. k. krameri -- Alternative English Name(s): Senegal Parakeet -- Alternative scientific name(s): P. k. centralis
P. k. parvirostris -- Alternative English Name(s): Abyssinian Parakeet
P. k. manillensis
P. k. borealis
Scarce Swift (Schoutedenapus myioptilus)
S. m. chapini
S. m. myioptilus -- Alternative English Name(s): Shoa Mouse-coloured Swift
S. m. poensis -- Alternative English Name(s): Fernando Po Plain-coloured Swift
Schouteden's Swift (Schoutedenapus schoutedeni)
Sao Tome Spinetail (Zoonavena thomensis)
Mottled Spinetail (Telacanthura ussheri) -- Alternative English Name(s): Mottled-throated Spinetail
T. u. stictilaema -- Alternative English Name(s): East African Mottled Spinetail, Wembera Mottled Spinetail -- Alternative scientific name(s): T. u. marwitzi
T. u. ussheri -- Alternative English Name(s): Gold Coast Mottled Spinetail, Senegal Mottled Spinetail -- Alternative scientific name(s): T. u. senegalensis
T. u. sharpei -- Alternative English Name(s): Cameroon Mottled Spinetail
T. u. benguellensis -- Alternative English Name(s): Benguela Mottled Spinetail
Chapin's Spinetail (Telacanthura melanopygia) -- Alternative English Name(s): Black Spinetail, Ituri Mottled-throated Spinetail
Sabine's Spinetail (Rhaphidura sabini) -- Alternative English Name(s): Gabon Sabine's Spinetail -- Alternative scientific name(s): R. s. sabini, R. s. ogowensis
Cassin's Spinetail (Neafrapus cassini) -- Alternative English Name(s): Stumpy-tailed Spine-tail -- Alternative scientific name(s): N. brevicauda
Bat-like Spinetail (Neafrapus boehmi) -- Alternative English Name(s): Smaller Stumpy-tailed Spine-tail -- Alternative scientific name(s): N. anchietae
N. b. boehmi
N. b. sheppardi
African Palm Swift (Cypsiurus parvus)
C. p. laemostigma -- Alternative scientific name(s): C. p. griseus
C. p. parvus -- Alternative English Name(s): Sudan Palm-Swift
C. p. brachypterus -- Alternative English Name(s): West Afrcan Palm-Swift -- Alternative scientific name(s): C. p. uamensis
C. p. myochrous -- Alternative English Name(s): East African Palm-Swift
C. p. hyphaenes
C. p. celer
C. p. griveaudi
C. p. gracilis
Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica)
Alpine Swift (Tachymarptis melba) -- Alternative English Name(s): White-bellied Swift
T. m. melba
T. m. tuneti
T. m. archeri
T. m. africanus -- Alternative English Name(s): African White-bellied Swift
T. m. maximus -- Alternative English Name(s): Ruwenzori White-bellied Swift
T. m. marjoriae
T. m. willisi
Mottled Swift (Tachymarptis aequatorialis)
T. a. gelidus
T. a. aequatorialis -- Alternative English Name(s): Kilimanjaro Mottled Swift, Reichenow's Swift, Ruwenzori Mottled Swift, Kittenberger's Mottled Swift -- Alternative scientific name(s): T. a. reichenowi, T. a. schubotzi, T. a. kittenbergeri
T. a. furensis -- Alternative English Name(s): Dafur Mottled Swift
T. a. lowei -- Alternative English Name(s): Sierra Leone Mottled Swift -- Alternative scientific name(s): T. a. bamendae
Common Swift (Apus apus) -- Alternative English Name(s): European Swift
A. a. apus
A. a. pekinensis -- Alternative English Name(s): Eastern Swift, Dalmatian Swift -- Alternative scientific name(s): A. a. marwitzi, A. a. kollibayi
Nyanza Swift (Apus niansae) -- Alternative scientific name(s): A. pallidus somalicus
A. n. niansae
A. n. somalicus -- Alternative English Name(s): Somali Mouse-coloured Swift
Pallid Swift (Apus pallidus) -- Alternative English Name(s): Mouse-coloured Swift -- Alternative scientific name(s): A. murinus
A. p. brehmorum -- Alternative English Name(s): Madeiran Mouse-coloured Swift
A. p. pallidus -- Alternative scientific name(s): A. p. murinus
A. p. illyricus
Plain Swift (Apus unicolor) -- Alternative English Name(s): Plain-coloured Swift
African Black Swift (Apus barbatus) -- Alternative English Name(s): African Swift -- Alternative scientific name(s): A. apus barbatus
A. b. barbatus -- Alternative English Name(s): Cape Swift
A. b. glanvillei
A. b. serlei
A. b. roehli -- Alternative English Name(s): Abyssinian Swift -- Alternative scientific name(s): A. b. shelleyi, A. b. nakuruensis
A. b. hollidayi
A. b. oreobates -- Alternative English Name(s): Fernando Po Plain-coloured Swift -- Alternative scientific name(s): A. b. poensis
A. b. sladeniae -- Alternative English Name(s): Fernando Po Swift, Cameroon Swift -- Alternative scientific name(s): A. apus sladeniae, A. apus melanotus
Forbes-Watson's Swift (Apus berliozi)
A. b. bensoni
A. b. berliozi
Bradfield's Swift (Apus bradfieldi)
A. b. bradfieldi
A. b. deserticola
Little Swift (Apus affinis)
A. a. galilejensis
A. a. affinis
A. a. aerobates
A. a. theresae -- Alternative English Name(s): Little African Swift, Loeng's Little Swift -- Alternative scientific name(s): A. a. abessynicus, A. a. koenigi
A. a. bannermani
Horus Swift (Apus horus) -- Alternative scientific name(s): A. affinis horus
A. h. horus -- Alternative English Name(s): Horus Swift -- Alternative scientific name(s): A. h. australis, A. h. beirensis
A. h. fuscobrunneus -- Alternative English Name(s): Loanda Swift, Toulson's Swift -- Alternative scientific name(s): A. h. toulsoni
White-rumped Swift (Apus caffer) -- Alternative English Name(s): African White-rumped Swift, Angola White-rumped Swift, Abyssinian White-rumped Swift -- Alternative scientific name(s): A. c. caffer, A. c. ansorgei, A. c. streubelii
Bates's Swift (Apus batesi) -- Alternative English Name(s): Black Swift
T. p. persa -- Alternative scientific name(s): T. p. zenkeri
T. p. buffoni -- Alternative English Name(s): Senegal Turaco
Schalow's Turaco (Tauraco schalowi) -- Alternative English Name(s): Schalow's Loerie, Angola Touraco, Marugu Turaco -- Alternative scientific name(s): T. persa schalowi, T. s. schalowi, T. s. marungensis
Livingstone's Turaco (Tauraco livingstonii) -- Alternative English Name(s): Livingstone's Loerie -- Alternative scientific name(s): T. persa livingstonii
T. l. livingstonii -- Alternative English Name(s): Nyasa Turaco, Tanganyika Turaco, Reichenow's Turaco -- Alternative scientific name(s): T. l. cabanisi, T. l. reichenowi
T. l. chalcolophus -- Alternative English Name(s): Irangi Turaco
T. l. reichenowi
Knysna Turaco (Tauraco corythraix) -- Alternative English Name(s): Knysna Loerie -- Alternative scientific name(s): T. perssa corythraix
T. c. corythaix
T. c. phoebus -- Alternative English Name(s): Barberton Turaco
Black-billed Turaco (Tauraco schuetti) -- Alternative English Name(s): Black-billed Loerie
T. s. schuetti -- Alternative English Name(s): Angola Black-billed Turaco, Niam-Niam Black-billed Turaco -- Alternative scientific name(s): T. s. sharpei
T. s. emini -- Alternative English Name(s): Ruwenzori Black-billed Turaco, Blue,winged Black-billed Turaco -- Alternative scientific name(s): T. s. ugandae, T. s. finschi
Fischer's Turaco (Tauraco fischeri) -- Alternative English Name(s): Fischer's Loerie
T. f. fischeri -- Alternative English Name(s): East African Red-crested Turaco
T. f. zanzibaricus
Bannerman's Turaco (Tauraco bannermani) -- Alternative English Name(s): Bannerman's Loerie
Red-crested Turaco (Tauraco erythrolophus) -- Alternative English Name(s): Angola Red-crested Turaco, Red-crested Loerie
Black-tip Crested Turaco (Tauraco macrorhynchus) -- Alternative English Name(s): Verreaux's Turaco, Yellow-billed Turaco, Yellow-billed Loerie
T. m. macrorhynchus -- Alternative English Name(s): Black-tip Crested Turaco
T. m. verreauxii -- Alternative English Name(s): Red-tip Crested Turaco
White-cheeked Turaco (Tauraco leucotis) -- Alternative English Name(s): White-cheeked Plantain-eater
T. l. leucotis
T. l. donaldsoni -- Alternative English Name(s): Galla White-cheeked Turaco
Prince Ruspoli's Turaco (Tauraco ruspolii) -- Alternative English Name(s): Ruspoli's Turaco, Ruspoli's Loerie
Hartlaub's Turaco (Tauraco hartlaubi) -- Alternative English Name(s): Hartlaub's Loerie -- Alternative scientific name(s): T. h. crisalis, T. h. caerulescens, T. h. medius
White-crested Turaco (Tauraco leucolophus) -- Alternative English Name(s): White-crested Loerie
Rwenzori Turaco (Musophaga johnstoni)
M. j. johnstoni
M. j. kivuensis -- Alternative English Name(s): Kivu Turaco -- Alternative scientific name(s): M. j. chalcophthalmus, M. j. bredoi
Purple-crested Turaco (Musophaga porphyreolopha) -- Alternative English Name(s): Purple-crested Loerie, Violet-crested Turaco, East African Purple-crested Turaco
M. p. porphyreolopha
M. p. chlorochlamys -- Alternative English Name(s): East African Purple-crested Turaco
Violet Turaco (Musophaga violacea) -- Alternative English Name(s): Violet Plantain-eater
Ross's Turaco (Musophaga rossae) -- Alternative English Name(s): Ross's Loerie, Congo Violet Plantain-eater, Lady Ross's Turaco, Lady Ross's Volet Plaintain-eater -- Alternative scientific name(s): M. r. savannicola
Grey Lourie (Corythaixoides concolor) -- Alternative English Name(s): Grey Go-away-bird, Go-away-bird
C. c. concolor -- Alternative English Name(s): South African Go-away Bird -- Alternative scientific name(s): C. c. bechuanae
C. c. pallidiceps -- Alternative English Name(s): Angola Go-away Bird
C. c. chobiensis
Bare-faced Go-away Bird (Corythaixoides personatus)
C. p. leopoldi -- Alternative English Name(s): Ugogo Black-faced Go-away Bird, Uganda Black-faced Go-away Bird -- Alternative scientific name(s): C. p. centralis
C. p. personatus -- Alternative English Name(s): Brown-faced Go-away Bird
White-bellied Go-away Bird (Criniferoides leucogaster)
Western Grey Plantain-eater (Crinifer piscator) -- Alternative English Name(s): Grey Plantain-eater, Western Plantain-eater -- Alternative scientific name(s): C. africana, C. p. obscuratus
Eastern Grey Plantain-eater (Crinifer zonurus) -- Alternative English Name(s): Abyssinian Grey Plantain-eater, Eastern Plantain-eater
Great Blue Turaco (Corythaeola cristata) -- Alternative English Name(s): Blue Plantain-eater, Yala River Great Blue Turaco -- Alternative scientific name(s): C. c. cristata, C. c. yalensis