List of birds of Jinja

This list of birds of Jinja details the avifauna of the Jinja District of Uganda.

The Jinja District is in the Eastern Region of Uganda and has the second largest economy in the country. The city of Jinja is on the shore of Lake Victoria, which leads into the Nile river.

There are 583 different species of birds in Jinja as of October 2019 according to Bird Checklists of the World. Of these, 13 species are globally threatened and two are introduced species.[1]

The common and scientic names of species and their sequence are those of the Howard and Moore taxonomy, 4th edition.[2][3]

Anseriformes: Anatidae edit

Galliformes: Numididae edit

Galliformes: Phasianidae edit

Phoenicopteriformes: Podicipedidae edit

Columbiformes: Columbidae edit

Caprimulgiformes: Caprimulgidae edit

Apodiformes: Apodidae edit

Cuculiformes: Cuculidae edit

Gruiformes: Rallidae edit

Gruiformes: Sarothruridae edit

Gruiformes: Heliornithidae edit

Gruiformes: Gruidae edit

Otidiformes: Otididae edit

Musophagiformes: Musophagidae edit

Pelecaniformes: Ciconiidae edit

Pelecaniformes: Pelecanidae edit

Pelecaniformes: Scopidae edit

Pelecaniformes: Balaenicipitidae edit

Pelecaniformes: Ardeidae edit

Pelecaniformes: Threskiornithidae edit

Pelecaniformes: Phalacrocoracidae edit

Pelecaniformes: Anhingidae edit

Charadriiformes: Burhinidae edit

Charadriiformes: Recurvirostridae edit

Charadriiformes: Charadriidae edit

Charadriiformes: Rostratulidae edit

Charadriiformes: Jacanidae edit

Charadriiformes: Scolopacidae edit

Charadriiformes: Turnicidae edit

Charadriiformes: Glareolidae edit

Charadriiformes: Laridae edit

Accipitriformes: Sagittariidae edit

Accipitriformes: Pandionidae edit

Accipitriformes: Accipitridae edit

Strigiformes: Tytonidae edit

Strigiformes: Strigidae edit

Coliiformes: Coliidae edit

Trogoniformes: Trogonidae edit

Bucerotiformes: Bucerotidae edit

Bucerotiformes: Upupidae edit

Bucerotiformes: Phoeniculidae edit

Piciformes: Indicatoridae edit

Piciformes: Picidae edit

Piciformes: Ramphastidae edit

Coraciiformes: Meropidae edit

Coraciiformes: Coraciidae edit

Coraciiformes: Alcedinidae edit

Falconiformes: Falconidae edit

Psittaciformes: Psittacidae edit

Psittaciformes: Psittaculidae edit

Passeriformes: Pittidae edit

Passeriformes: Calyptomenidae edit

Passeriformes: Campephagidae edit

Passeriformes: Oriolidae edit

Passeriformes: Platysteiridae edit

Passeriformes: Vangidae edit

Passeriformes: Malaconotidae edit

Passeriformes: Dicruridae edit

Passeriformes: Laniidae edit

Passeriformes: Corvidae edit

Passeriformes: Monarchidae edit

Passeriformes: Nectariniidae edit

Passeriformes: Ploceidae edit

Passeriformes: Estrildidae edit

Passeriformes: Viduidae edit

Passeriformes: Passeridae edit

Passeriformes: Motacillidae edit

Passeriformes: Fringillidae edit

Passeriformes: Emberizidae edit

Passeriformes: Hyliotidae edit

Passeriformes: Stenostiridae edit

Passeriformes: Paridae edit

Passeriformes: Remizidae edit

Passeriformes: Nicatoridae edit

Passeriformes: Alaudidae edit

Passeriformes: Macrosphenidae edit

Passeriformes: Cisticolidae edit

Passeriformes: Locustellidae edit

Passeriformes: Acrocephalidae edit

Passeriformes: Hirundinidae edit

Passeriformes: Pycnonotidae edit

Passeriformes: Phylloscopidae edit

Passeriformes: Scotocercidae edit

Passeriformes: Sylviidae edit

Passeriformes: Zosteropidae edit

Passeriformes: Pellorneidae edit

Passeriformes: Leiothrichidae edit

Passeriformes: Buphagidae edit

Passeriformes: Sturnidae edit

Passeriformes: Muscicapidae edit

Passeriformes: Turdidae edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Lepage, Denis (October 20, 2019). "Checklist of birds of Jinja". Avibase bird checklists of the world. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  2. ^ "The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, Volume 1: Non-passerines". www.nhbs.com. May 2013.
  3. ^ "The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, Volume 2: Passerines". www.nhbs.com. October 2014.