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Endangered
Swierstra's Francolin Francolinus swierstrai: confined to montane areas in the west of the country. Occurs at the edge of Afromontane forest at Mount Moco, the Namba Mountains and Tundavala.
Braun's Bushshrike Laniarius brauni: restricted to the northern scarp forests, where it inhabits dense tangles in open forest and forest edge. Best seen in the Quibaxi and Quitexe areas.
Gabela Bushshrike Laniarius amboimensis: occurs only in the central scarp forests, where it inhabits dense tangles in open forest and forest edge. Best seen at Kumbira.
Gabela Helmet-shrike Prionops gabela: occurs in moist woodland and gallery forest along the foot of the Angolan escarpment, with some occurring in Kissama National Park.
Gabela Akalat Sheppardia gabela: the most restricted range endemic confined to central scarp forests in the vicinity of Gabela. Here it inhabits forest understorey and dense thickets. Best seen at Kumbira, where it can be common.
Pulitzer's Longbill Macrosphenus pulitzeri: restricted to the central scarp forests where it inhabits dry thickets and liana-rich forest. Best seen at Kumbira.
Vulnerable
White-headed Robin-chat Cossypha heinrichi: restricted to gallery forests in north-central Angola, and best seen north of the famous Calandula Waterfalls.
Near Threatened
Grey-striped Francolin Francolinus griseostriatus: a fairly widespread scarp endemic occuring in any dense habitats.
White-fronted Wattle-eye Platysteira albifrons: occurs in dense thickets mostly along the coastal plain.
Angola Cave Chat Xenocopsychus ansorgei: occurs in rocky areas mostly at higher altitudes, and is best seen at Tundavala.
Cinderella Waxbill Estrilda thomensis: occurs in dry thickets and woodlands mostly in the south-west of the country.
Data Deficient
Fernando Po Swift Apus sladeniae: known for sure from Angola from a single specimen collected at Mt Moco and identified as such by Richard Brooke. Apus barbatus-type birds seen fairly regularly around Mt Moco and Mt Soque, and calling like African Swift, are probably these birds. There is probably little that threatens them, and they are probably best treated as a subspecies of African Swift.
Slender-tailed Cisticola Cisticola melanurus: occurs in eastern Angola and adjacent Democratic Republic of Congo. See our publication list for a paper summarising what is known about this species, and details of the only recent sighting in Angola.
Grimwood's Longclaw Macronyx grimwoodi: occurs quite widely in the eastern half of Angola, and into adjacent north-west Zambia and Democratic Republic of Congo. The Lubango Bird Skin Collection has an impressive series of 38 specimens. May be threatened by wetland degradation, which is widespread in Angola.
Monteiro's Bush-shrike Malaconotus monteiri: a scarce endemic of the central scarp and adjecent areas. Its call can be heard from almost 500 metres away, with the result that previous observers have overestimated its abundance. The first proper surveys show that it is rare even at Kumbira forest, and is probably highly threatened by forest loss.
OTHER SPECIES
Critically Endangered
Tristan Albatross Diomedea dabbenena:
Endangered
African Penguin Spheniscus demersus:
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus:
Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus:
Ludwig's Bustard Neotis ludwigii:
Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophrys:
Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche chlororhynchos:
Vulnerable
Wattled Crane Grus carunculatus:
Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotos:
White-headed Vulture Trigonoceps occipitalis:
Loango Weaver Ploceus subpersonatus:
Secretarybird Sagittarius serpentarius:
Grey Crowned-crane Balearica regulorum:
Southern Ground-hornbill Bucorvus cafer:
Cape Gannet Morus capensis:
Cape Vulture Gyps coprotheres:
Near Threatened
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus:
Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus:
Ludwig's Bustard Neotis ludwigii:
Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophrys:
Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche chlororhynchos:
White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus:
Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus:
Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus:
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus:
Chestnut-banded Plover Charadrius pallidus:
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata:
Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus:
European Roller Coracias garrulus:
Data Deficient
African River-martin Pseudochelidon eurystomina: recorded from the enclave of Cabinda, north of the Congo River. There are no recent records.
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