List of birds of Tanzania

This is a list of the bird species recorded in Tanzania. The avifauna of Tanzania included a total of 1156 confirmed species as of July 2023. Of them, 29 are endemic, and four have been introduced by humans. One additional species is hypothetical as defined below; it and two proposed endemic species are not included in the counts. Unless otherwise noted, the list is that of Avibase.

This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (English and scientific names) are those of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2022 edition.[1]

The following tags highlight several categories of occurrence other than regular migrants and non-endemic residents. The notes of population status are from the Avibase Bird Checklists of the World.[2]

  • (A) Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Tanzania (also called a vagrant)
  • (E) Endemic - a species endemic to Tanzania
  • (I) Introduced - a species introduced to Tanzania as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions
  • (H) Hypothetical - a species possibly present but which has not been documented


  1. ^ Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/updateindex/october-2022/ Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  2. ^ Lepage, Denis (June 15, 2019). "Checklist of Birds of Tanzania". Avibase bird checklists of the world. Retrieved September 2, 2021.