Checklist of the birds of Selous Game Reserve - wildlife-baldus.com

DrongosFamily DicruridaeNoisy birds of woodland and forest, with irridescent black plumage. They are noted forhabitually mobbing and chasing large predatory birds that pass through their territories.Drongo Dicrurus adsimilisSquare-tailed Drongo Dicrurus ludwigiiCrows & Ravens Family CorvidaeThe largest of the Passerines. Mostly black, or black and white, plumage and with predatoryhabits. Many species are very adaptable and exceptionally intelligent and are able to live closeto human habitation where they subsist on waste.White-necked Raven Corvus albicollisPied Crow Corvus albusIndian House Crow Corvus splendensStarlings & OxpeckersFamily SturnidaeA large group with varied (often iridescent) plumage and occupying all types of habitat fromopen grassland to dense forest. Most have a varied diet including both insects and fruits. Theoxpeckers are unusual in being dependant on large herbivorous mammals from which theyglean ticks.Violet-backed Starling Cinnyricinclus leucogasterWattled Starling Creatophora cinereaBlue-eared Glossy Starling Lamprotornis chalybeusLesser Blue-eared Glossy Starling Lamprotornis chloropterusBlack-breasted Glossy Starling Lamprotornis corruscusYellow-billed Oxpecker Buphagus africanusRed-billed Oxpecker Buphagus eryrthrorhynchusSparrows & PetroniasFamily PasseridaeSmall birds with unobtrusive plumage, living in open habitats, and with conical bills adaptedto feeding on grass seeds.Southern Grey-headed Sparrow Passer diffusus