Good for beginners

1. 11. Pycnonotidae-Bulbuls
30 spp in Uganda
E.g. Common bulbul, Yellow whiskered Greenbul, Yellow
streaked greenbul, Toro Olive greenbul, common bristlebill

2. 12. Family Campephagidae-Cuckoo- shrikes
8 spp in Uganda
E.g.Grey cuckoo shrike, Petit’s cuckoo shrike, Black
cuckoo shrike

3. 13.Family Motacillidae-wagtails and pipits
16 spp in Uganda
E.g. Yellow throated longclaw, African pied wagtail,
Mountain wagtail, African pipit

4. 14. Family Eurylaimidae-Broadbills
3 spp in Uganda
African broadbill, Rufous sided broadbill and Grauer’s
broadbill

5. 15. Family Pittidae-Pittas
2 spp in Uganda
African pitta and Green breasted pitta

6. 16. Family Alaudidae-Larks
13 spp in Uganda
E.g. Red winged lark, white tailed lark

7. 17. Family Turdidae-Thrushes and allies
16 spp in Uganda
E.g. Olive thrush, Red-chested alethe, Red-throated alethe,
white-tailed ant-thrush

8. 18. Family sylviidae-old world warblers
112 spp in Uganda
E.g Green hyalia, White browed crombec, Cinnamon
bracken warbler, Red-faced rufous warbler, chubb’s
cisticola, Grauer’s Rush warbler

9. 19. Family Estrildidae-Waxbills and allies
48 spp in Uganda
E.g Red faced crimsonwing, Dusky crimsonwing, shelley’s
crimsonwing, Bronze mannikin, Black and white mannikin,
Red bellied firefinch etc

10. 20. Family Viduidae-Indigobirds
8 spp in Uganda
Most are brood parasites of estrildid finches
E.g. Village indigobird, Pintailed whydah and steelblue
whydah

11. 21. Family Emberizidae (Buntings)
6 spp in Uganda
E.g. Cinnamon breasted bunting, Golden breasted
bunting

12. 22. Family Fringiliidae
15 spp in Uganda
E.g. Streaky seed eater, Yellow fronted canary, Oriole
finch, Thick-billed seed eater

13. 23. Passeridae-sparrows
5 spp in Uganda
E.g. Grey headed sparrow, Shelley’s rufous sparrow

14. 24. Family Timaliidae-Babblers
13 spp in Uganda
E.g. African hill babbler, Mountain illadopsis, Arrow marked
babbler etc

15. 25. Family Paridae-Tits
5 spp in Uganda
E.g. Stripe breasted tits, Dusky tits

16. 26. Family Muscicapidae-Old world flycatcher
E.g. Yellow eyed black flycatcher, Chapins flycatcher, African
grey flycatcher

17. 27. Family Monarchidae-Monarch flycatchers
10 spp in Uganda
E.g. African Paradise flycatcher, White-bellied crested
flycatcher

18. 28. Family Platysteridae
13 spp in Uganda
E.g. Rwenzori Batis, Chestnut wattle eye, chinspot batis,
Black and white shrike flycatcher, Common wattle eye,
African shrike flycatcher etc

19. 29. Family Laniidae-Shrikes
12 spp in Uganda
E.g Grey backed fiscal, Mackinnon’s fiscal

20. 30. Family Salpornithidae-Tree creepers
1 spp in Uganda
Spotted creeper

21. 31. Family Remizidae- Penduline tits
3 spp in Uganda
African penduline tit, Tit hyalia, and mouse collared
penduline tit