List of Birds of Lesotho

List Of Birds Of Lesotho

This is a list of the bird species recorded in Lesotho. The avifauna of Lesotho includes a total of 339 species, of which 2 have been introduced by humans, and 3 are rare or accidental. 1 species listed is extirpated in Lesotho and is not included in the species count. 10 species are globally threatened.

This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families, and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of Clements's 5th edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflects this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Introduced and accidental species are included in the total counts for Lesotho.

The following tags have been used to highlight certain relevant categories. The commonly occurring, native, species do not fall into any of these categories.

  • (A) Accidental A species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Lesotho.
  • (I) Introduced A species introduced to Lesotho as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions.
  • (Ex) Extirpated A species that no longer occurs in Lesotho although populations exist elsewhere.


Table of contents

Non-passerines: Grebes . Cormorants . Darters . Bitterns, Herons and Egrets . Hammerkop . Storks . Ibises and Spoonbills . Flamingos . Ducks, Geese and Swans . Osprey . Hawks, Kites and Eagles . Secretary-bird . Caracaras and Falcons . Pheasants and Partridges . Guineafowl . Buttonquails . Cranes . Rails, Crakes, Gallinules, and Coots . Bustards . Jacanas . Painted snipe . Avocets and Stilts . Thick-knees . Pratincoles and Coursers . Plovers and Lapwings . Sandpipers and allies . Gulls . Terns . Sandgrouse . Pigeons and Doves . Cuckoos and Anis . Barn owls . Typical owls . Nightjars . Swifts . Mousebirds . Trogons and Quetzals . Kingfishers . Bee-eaters . Typical Rollers . Hoopoes . Barbets . Honeyguides . Woodpeckers and allies .

Passerines: Larks . Swallows and Martins . Wagtails and Pipits . Bulbuls . Thrushes and allies . Cisticolas and allies . Old World warblers . Old World flycatchers . Wattle-eyes . Monarch flycatchers . Babblers . Chickadees and Titmice . Sunbirds and Spiderhunters . White-eyes . Sugarbirds . Old World Orioles . Shrikes . Bushshrikes and allies . Drongos . Crows, Jays, Ravens and Magpies . Starlings . Weavers and allies . Waxbills and allies . Indigobirds . Weavers and allies . Buntings, Sparrows, Seedeaters and allies . Siskins, Crossbills and allies . Sparrows .

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Read more about List Of Birds Of Lesotho:  Grebes, Cormorants, Darters, Bitterns, Herons and Egrets, Hammerkop, Storks, Ibises and Spoonbills, Flamingos, Ducks, Geese and Swans, Osprey, Eagles, Kites and Allies, Secretary-bird, Falcons, Pheasants and Partridges, Guineafowl, Buttonquails, Cranes, Rails, Crakes, Gallinules, and Coots, Bustards, Jacanas, Painted Snipe, Avocets and Stilts, Thick-knees, Pratincoles and Coursers, Plovers and Lapwings, Sandpipers and Allies, Gulls, Terns, Sandgrouse, Pigeons and Doves, Cuckoos, Barn Owls, Typical Owls, Nightjars, Swifts, Mousebirds, Trogons, Kingfishers, Bee-eaters, Typical Rollers, Hoopoes, Barbets, Honeyguides, Woodpeckers and Allies, Larks, Swallows and Martins, Wagtails and Pipits, Bulbuls, Thrushes and Allies, Cisticolas and Allies, Old World Warblers, Old World Flycatchers, Wattle-eyes, Monarch Flycatchers, Babblers, Tits, Sunbirds and Spiderhunters, White-eyes, Sugarbirds, Old World Orioles, Shrikes, Bushshrikes and Allies, Drongos, Crows and Allies, Starlings, Weavers and Allies, Waxbills and Allies, Indigobirds, Buntings, Finches, Sparrows

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