Engikaret Lark Plains Bird Checklist

Engikaret Lark Plains Bird Checklist

Engikaret Lark Plains is one of the best and most famous birding destinations in Tanzania, located in the northern Tanzania about 30 minutes away from Arusha town. Engikaret Lark Plains hosts a variety of birds including the endemic Beesley’s Lark.

Travelers who visit Tanzania on a Tanzania birding safari can use the below Engikaret Lark Plains bird checklist to tick off the bird species that they spot.

Engikaret Lark Plains Bird Checklist
White-rumped Shrike
Ostriches: Struthionidae
1 Common Ostrich Struthio camelus

Ducks: Anatidae
2 White-faced Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna viduata
3 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
4 Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis

Guineafowl: Numididae
5 Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris

Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae
6 Crested Francolin Ortygornis sephaena
7 Shelley’s Francolin Scleroptera shelleyi
8 Harlequin Quail Coturnix delegorguei
9 Scaly Spurfowl Pternistis squamatus
10 Yellow-necked Spurfowl Pternistis leucoscepus
11 Red-necked Spurfowl Pternistis afer

Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae
12 Rock Pigeon Columba livia
13 Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea
14 Mourning Collared-Dove Streptopelia decipiens
15 Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata
16 Ring-necked Dove Streptopelia capicola
17 Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
18 Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove Turtur chalcospilos
19 Tambourine Dove Turtur tympanistria
20 Namaqua Dove Oena capensis

Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae
21 Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles exustus
22 Yellow-throated Sandgrouse Pterocles gutturalis
23 Black-faced Sandgrouse Pterocles decoratus

Bustards: Otididae
24 Kori Bustard Ardeotis kori
25 White-bellied Bustard Eupodotis senegalensis
26 Buff-crested Bustard Lophotis gindiana
27 Black-bellied Bustard Lissotis melanogaster

Turacos: Musophagidae
28 Bare-faced Go-away-bird Crinifer personatus
29 White-bellied Go-away-bird Crinifer leucogaster

Cuckoos: Cuculidae
30 Red-chested Cuckoo Cuculus solitarius
31 Black Cuckoo Cuculus clamosus
32 /Common Cuckoo/ Cuculus canorus
33 African Cuckoo Cuculus gularis
34 White-browed Coucal Centropus superciliosus
35 Pied Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
36 /Great Spotted Cuckoo/ Clamator glandarius
37 Klaas’s Cuckoo Chrysococcyx klaas
38 Dideric Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius

Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae
39 Donaldson Smith’s Nightjar Caprimulgus donaldsoni
40 Slender-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus clarus
41 Square-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus fossii

Swifts: Apodidae
42 Mottled Spinetail Telacanthura ussheri
43 Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
44 Mottled Swift Tachymarptis aequatorialis
45 |Common Swift| Apus apus
46 Nyanza Swift Apus niansae
47 African Swift Apus barbatus
48 Little Swift Apus affinis
49 (Horus Swift) Apus horus
50 White-rumped Swift Apus caffer
51 African Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvus

Flufftails: Sarothruridae
52 Buff-spotted Flufftail Sarothrura elegans

Cranes: Gruidae
53 Gray Crowned-Crane Balearica regulorum

Thick-knees: Burhinidae
54 Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus capensis

Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae
55 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus

Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae
56 Three-banded Plover Thinornis tricollaris
57 Long-toed Lapwing Vanellus crassirostris
58 Blacksmith Lapwing Vanellus armatus
59 Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus
60 Black-winged Lapwing Vanellus melanopterus
61 Crowned Lapwing Vanellus coronatus
62 Wattled Lapwing Vanellus senegallus
63 /Caspian Plover/ Anarhynchus asiaticus
64 Kittlitz’s Plover Anarhynchus pecuarius

Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae
65 /Wood Sandpiper/ Tringa glareola
66 /Common Greenshank/ Tringa nebularia
67 /Ruff/ Calidris pugnax
68 /Little Stint/ Calidris minuta

Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae
69 Double-banded Courser Smutsornis africanus
70 Three-banded Courser Rhinoptilus cinctus
71 Temminck’s Courser Cursorius temminckii

Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae
72 Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
73 &Lesser Flamingol Phoenicoparrus minor

Grebes: Podicipedidae
74 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis

Storks: Ciconiidae
75 /Black Stork/ Ciconia nigra
76 /Abdim’s Stork/ Ciconia abdimii
77 /White Stork/ Ciconia ciconia
78 Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumenifer
79 Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis

Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae
80 Reed Cormorant Microcarbo africanus

Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae
81 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
82 African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
83 Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash
84 African Spoonbill Platalea alba

Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae
85 Little Egret Egretta garzetta
86 Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
87 Western Cattle-Egret Bubulcus ibis
88 Great Egret Ardea alba
89 Yellow-billed Egret Ardea brachyrhyncha
90 Gray Heron Ardea cinerea
91 Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala
92 Goliath Heron Ardea goliath

Hamerkop: Scopidae
93 Hamerkop Scopus umbretta

Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae
94 Shoebill Balaeniceps rex

Secretary-bird: Sagittariidae
95 Secretarybird Sagittarius serpentarius

Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae
96 Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
97 African Harrier-Hawk Polyboroides typus
98 Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus
99 /European Honey-buzzard/ Pernis apivorus
100 White-headed Vulture Trigonoceps occipitalis
101 Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotos
102 White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus
103 Rueppell’s Griffon Gyps rueppelli
104 Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus
105 Black-chested Snake-Eagle Circaetus pectoralis
106 Brown Snake-Eagle Circaetus cinereus
107 Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus
108 /Lesser Spotted Eagle/ Clanga pomarina
109 Wahlberg’s Eagle Hieraaetus wahlbergi
110 /Booted Eagle/ Hieraaetus pennatus
111 Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax
112 /Steppe Eagle/ Aquila nipalensis
113 African Hawk-Eagle Aquila spilogaster
114 Gabar Goshawk Micronisus gabar
115 Dark Chanting-Goshawk Melierax metabates
116 Eastern Chanting-Goshawk Melierax poliopterus
117 Lizard Buzzard Kaupifalco monogrammicus
118 Little Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza minullus
119 Shikra Tachyspiza badius
120 /Pallid Harrier/ Circus macrourus
121 Montagu’s Harrier Circus pygargus
122 /Black Kite/ Milvus migrans
123 African Fish-Eagle Icthyophaga vocifer
124 |Common Buzzard| Buteo buteo
125 /Long-legged Buzzard/ Buteo rufinus
126 Augur Buzzard Buteo augur

Barn-Owls: Tytonidae
127 Western Barn Owl Tyto alba

Owls: Strigidae
128 African Scops-Owl Otus senegalensis
129 Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus
130 Pearl-spotted Owlet Glaucidium perlatum
131 Marsh Owl Asio capensis

Mousebirds: Coliidae
132 Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus
133 White-headed Mousebird Colius leucocephalus
134 Blue-naped Mousebird Urocolius macrourus

Hoopoes: Upupidae
135 /Common Hoopoe/ Upupa epops

Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae
136 Common Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus cyanomelas
137 Abyssinian Scimitarbill Rhinopomastus minor

Hornbills: Bucerotidae
138 African Gray Hornbill Lophoceros nasutus
139 Northern Red-billed Hornbill Tockus erythrorhynchus
140 Tanzanian Red-billed Hornbill Tockus ruahae
141 Von der Decken’s Hornbill Tockus deckeni
142 Silvery-cheeked Hornbill Bycanistes brevis

Bee-eaters: Meropidae
143 White-fronted Bee-eater Merops bullockoides
144 Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus
145 /White-throated Bee-eater/ Merops albicollis
146 /Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/ Merops persicus
147 \Olive Bee-eater\ Merops superciliosus
148 |European Bee-eater| Merops apiaster

Kingfishers: Alcedinidae
149 Gray-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala
150 Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis
151 Brown-hooded Kingfisher Halcyon albiventris
152 Striped Kingfisher Halcyon chelicuti
153 Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis

Rollers: Coraciidae
154 /European Roller/ Coracias garrulus
155 Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus
156 Purple Roller Coracias naevius
157 Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus

African Barbets: Lybiidae
158 Red-and-yellow Barbet Trachyphonus erythrocephalus
159 D’Arnaud’s Barbet Trachyphonus darnaudii
160 White-eared Barbet Stactolaema leucotis
161 Northern Red-fronted Tinkerbird Pogoniulus uropygialis
162 Red-fronted Barbet Tricholaema diademata
163 Spot-flanked Barbet Tricholaema lacrymosa
164 Black-throated Barbet Tricholaema melanocephala
165 White-headed Barbet Lybius leucocephalus
166 Brown-breasted Barbet Pogonornis melanopterus

Honeyguides: Indicatoridae
167 Brown-backed Honeybird Prodotiscus regulus
168 Lesser Honeyguide Indicator minor
169 Greater Honeyguide Indicator indicator

Woodpeckers: Picidae
170 Bearded Woodpecker Chloropicus namaquus
171 Cardinal Woodpecker Dendropicos fuscescens
172 African Gray Woodpecker Dendropicos goertae
173 Mountain Gray Woodpecker Dendropicos spodocephalus
174 Nubian Woodpecker Campethera nubica

Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae
175 Pygmy Falcon Polihierax semitorquatus
176 /Lesser Kestrel/ Falco naumanni
177 /Eurasian Kestrel/ Falco tinnunculus
178 Greater Kestrel Falco rupicoloides
179 Fox Kestrel Falco alopex
180 Gray Kestrel Falco ardosiaceus
181 |Amur Falcon| Falco amurensis
182 /Eurasian Hobby/ Falco subbuteo
183 African Hobby Falco cuvierii
184 Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus

Parrots: Psittaculidae
185 Fischer’s Lovebird Agapornis fischeri
186 Yellow-collared Lovebird Agapornis personatus

Parrots: Psittacidae
187 Red-bellied Parrot Poicephalus rufiventris

Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae
188 Black Cuckooshrike Campephaga flava

Old World Orioles: Oriolidae
189 African Black-headed Oriole Oriolus larvatus

Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae
190 Black-throated Wattle-eye Platysteira peltata
191 Chinspot Batis Batis molitor
192 Pygmy Batis Batis perkeo

Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae
193 Brubru Nilaus afer
194 Black-backed Puffback Dryoscopus cubla
195 Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegalus
196 Brown-crowned Tchagra Tchagra australis
197 Tropical Boubou Laniarius major
198 Slate-colored Boubou Laniarius funebris
199 Rosy-patched Bushshrike Rhodophoneus cruentus
200 Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus
201 Gray-headed Bushshrike Malaconotus blanchoti

Drongos: Dicruridae
202 Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis

Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae
203 African Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis

Shrikes: Laniidae
204 Magpie Shrike Urolestes melanoleuca
205 /Red-backed Shrike/ Lanius collurio
206 /Isabelline Shrike/ Lanius isabellinus
207 |Lesser Gray Shrike| Lanius minor
208 Gray-backed Fiscal Lanius excubitoroides
209 Long-tailed Fiscal Lanius cabanisi
210 Taita Fiscal Lanius dorsalis
211 Northern Fiscal Lanius humeralis
212 White-rumped Shrike Eurocephalus ruppelli

Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae
213 Cape Crow Corvus capensis
214 Pied Crow Corvus albus
215 White-necked Raven Corvus albicollis

Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae
216 White-tailed Blue Flycatcher Elminia albicauda

Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae
217 Red-throated Tit Melaniparus fringillinus

Penduline-Tits: Remizidae
218 Mouse-colored Penduline-Tit Anthoscopus musculus
219 African Penduline-Tit Anthoscopus caroli

Larks: Alaudidae
220 Beesley’s Lark Chersomanes beesleyi
221 Fischer’s Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix leucopareia
222 Pink-breasted Lark Calendulauda poecilosterna
223 Fawn-colored Lark Calendulauda africanoides
224 Singing Bushlark Mirafra javanica
225 White-tailed Lark Mirafra albicauda
226 Flappet Lark Amirafra rufocinnamomea
227 Sentinel Lark Corypha athi
228 Red-winged Lark Corypha hypermetra
229 &Short-tailed Larkl Pseudalaemon fremantlii
230 Red-capped Lark Calandrella cinerea
231 Somali Short-toed Lark Alaudala somalica

African Warblers: Macrosphenidae
232 Northern Crombec Sylvietta brachyura
233 Red-faced Crombec Sylvietta whytii
234 Somali Crombec Sylvietta isabellina

Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae
235 Yellow-bellied Eremomela Eremomela icteropygialis
236 Gray Wren-Warbler Calamonastes simplex
237 Green-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brachyura
238 Buff-bellied Warbler Phyllolais pulchella
239 Yellow-breasted Apalis Apalis flavida
240 Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava
241 Red-fronted Warbler Prinia rufifrons
242 Red-faced Cisticola Cisticola erythrops
243 Singing Cisticola Cisticola cantans
244 Trilling Cisticola Cisticola woosnami
245 Rattling Cisticola Cisticola chiniana
246 Ashy Cisticola Cisticola cinereolus
247 Wailing Cisticola Cisticola lais
248 Winding Cisticola Cisticola marginatus
249 Croaking Cisticola Cisticola natalensis
250 Tiny Cisticola Cisticola nana
251 Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
252 Desert Cisticola Cisticola aridulus
253 Pectoral-patch Cisticola Cisticola brunnescens

Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae
254 /Eastern Olivaceous Warbler/ Iduna pallida
255 /Upcher’s Warbler/ Hippolais languida

Swallows: Hirundinidae
256 Black Sawwing Psalidoprocne pristoptera
257 Plain Martin Riparia paludicola
258 /Bank Swallow/ Riparia riparia
259 Southern Crag-Martin Ptyonoprogne fuligula
260 /Barn Swallow/ Hirundo rustica
261 Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii
262 /Western House-Martin/ Delichon urbicum
263 African Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis melanocrissus
264 Lesser Striped Swallow Cecropis abyssinica
265 Mosque Swallow Cecropis senegalensis

Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae
266 Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus

Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae
267 /Willow Warbler/ Phylloscopus trochilus

Sylviid Warblers and Allies: Sylviidae
268 /Barred Warbler/ Curruca nisoria
269 Banded Parisoma Curruca boehmi
270 /Greater Whitethroat/ Curruca communis

White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae
271 Pale White-eye Zosterops flavilateralis

Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae
272 Rufous Chatterer Argya rubiginosa
273 Scaly Chatterer Argya aylmeri
274 Arrow-marked Babbler Turdoides jardineii
275 Black-lored Babbler Turdoides sharpei
276 Northern Pied-Babbler Turdoides hypoleuca

Oxpeckers: Buphagidae
277 Red-billed Oxpecker Buphagus erythroryncha
278 Yellow-billed Oxpecker Buphagus africanus

Starlings: Sturnidae
279 Wattled Starling Creatophora cinerea
280 Violet-backed Starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
281 Red-winged Starling Onychognathus morio
282 Hildebrandt’s Starling Lamprotornis hildebrandti
283 Ashy Starling Lamprotornis unicolor
284 Golden-breasted Starling Lamprotornis regius
285 Superb Starling Lamprotornis superbus
286 Fischer’s Starling Lamprotornis fischeri

Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae
287 African Bare-eyed Thrush Turdus tephronotus

Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae
288 African Dusky Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta
289 |Spotted Flycatcher| Muscicapa striata
290 African Gray Flycatcher Bradornis microrhynchus
291 Pale Flycatcher Agricola pallidus
292 Ashy Flycatcher Fraseria caerulescens
293 Silverbird Empidornis semipartitus
294 Southern Black-Flycatcher Melaenornis pammelaina
295 White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher Melaenornis fischeri
296 White-browed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas leucophrys
297 Cape Robin-Chat Dessonornis caffra
298 White-browed Robin-Chat Cossypha heuglini
299 Collared Palm-Thrush Cichladusa arquata
300 Spotted Morning-Thrush Cichladusa guttata
301 /White-throated Robin/ Irania gutturalis
302 Little Rock-Thrush Monticola rufocinereus
303 /Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush/ Monticola saxatilis
304 /Whinchat/ Saxicola rubetra
305 African Stonechat Saxicola torquatus
306 Northern Anteater-Chat Myrmecocichla aethiops
307 /Northern Wheatear/ Oenanthe oenanthe
308 Capped Wheatear Oenanthe pileata
309 /Isabelline Wheatear/ Oenanthe isabellina
310 /Pied Wheatear/ Oenanthe pleschanka
311 Abyssinian Wheatear Oenanthe lugubris

Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae
312 Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird Anthreptes orientalis
313 Amethyst Sunbird Chalcomitra amethystina
314 Scarlet-chested Sunbird Chalcomitra senegalensis
315 Bronze Sunbird Nectarinia kilimensis
316 Gorgeous Sunbird Cinnyris melanogastrus
317 Marico Sunbird Cinnyris mariquensis
318 Variable Sunbird Cinnyris venustus

Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae
319 Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver Bubalornis niger
320 White-headed Buffalo-Weaver Dinemellia dinemelli
321 Speckle-fronted Weaver Sporopipes frontalis
322 White-browed Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser mahali
323 Rufous-tailed Weaver Histurgops ruficauda
324 Gray-capped Social-Weaver Pseudonigrita arnaudi
325 Black-capped Social-Weaver Pseudonigrita cabanisi
326 Red-headed Weaver Anaplectes rubriceps
327 Baglafecht Weaver Ploceus baglafecht
328 Black-necked Weaver Ploceus nigricollis
329 Taveta Golden-Weaver Ploceus castaneiceps
330 Lesser Masked-Weaver Ploceus intermedius
331 Vitelline Masked-Weaver Ploceus vitellinus
332 Speke’s Weaver Ploceus spekei
333 Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus
334 &Golden-backed Weaverl Ploceus jacksoni
335 &Chestnut Weaverl Ploceus rubiginosus
336 &Cardinal Queleal Quelea cardinalis
337 &Red-billed Queleal Quelea quelea
338 Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix
339 &Yellow-crowned Bishopl Euplectes afer
340 Yellow Bishop Euplectes capensis
341 White-winged Widowbird Euplectes albonotatus
342 Red-cowled Widowbird Euplectes laticauda
343 Grosbeak Weaver Amblyospiza albifrons

Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae
344 Bronze Mannikin Spermestes cucullata
345 African Silverbill Euodice cantans
346 Black-faced Waxbill Brunhilda erythronotos
347 Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
348 Crimson-rumped Waxbill Estrilda rhodopyga
349 &Cut-throatl Amadina fasciata
350 Purple Grenadier Granatina ianthinogaster
351 Gray-headed Silverbill Odontospiza griseicapilla
352 Red-cheeked Cordonbleu Uraeginthus bengalus
353 Blue-capped Cordonbleu Uraeginthus cyanocephalus
354 Green-winged Pytilia Pytilia melba
355 Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala
356 African Firefinch Lagonosticta rubricata

Indigobirds: Viduidae
357 Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura
358 Eastern Paradise-Whydah Vidua paradisaea
359 Steel-blue Whydah Vidua hypocherina
360 Straw-tailed Whydah Vidua fischeri
361 Village Indigobird Vidua chalybeata
362 Dusky Indigobird Vidua funerea

Old World Sparrows: Passeridae
363 House Sparrow Passer domesticus
364 Kenya Rufous Sparrow Passer rufocinctus
365 Northern Gray-headed Sparrow Passer griseus
366 Swahili Sparrow Passer suahelicus
367 Chestnut Sparrow Passer eminibey
368 Yellow-spotted Bush Sparrow Gymnornis pyrgita

Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae
369 /Western Yellow Wagtail/ Motacilla flava
370 African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp
371 African Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus
372 Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis
373 Plain-backed Pipit Anthus leucophrys
374 /Tree Pipit/ Anthus trivialis
375 Bush Pipit Anthus caffer
376 Golden Pipit Tmetothylacus tenellus
377 Pangani Longclaw Macronyx aurantiigula

Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae
378 Yellow-fronted Canary Crithagra mozambicus
379 Southern Citril Crithagra hypostictus
380 Reichenow’s Seedeater Crithagra reichenowi
381 White-bellied Canary Crithagra dorsostriatus
382 Southern Grosbeak-Canary Crithagra buchanani
383 Brimstone Canary Crithagra sulphuratus
384 Streaky Seedeater Crithagra striolatus
385 Yellow-crowned Canary Serinus flavivertex

Old World Buntings: Emberizidae
386 Cinnamon-breasted Bunting Emberiza tahapisi
387 Golden-breasted Bunting Emberiza flaviventris
388 Somali Bunting Emberiza poliopleura