Endemic species in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Congo Peracock Afropavo congensis
Congo Bay Owl Phodilus prigoginei
Itombwe Nightjar Caprimulgus prigoginei
Schouteden’s Swift Schoutedenapus schoutedeni
Prigogine’s Greenbul Chlorocichla prigoginei
Bedford’s Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone bedfordi
Chapin’s Mountain Babbler Kupeornis chapini
Rockefeller’s Sunbird Nectarinia rockefelleri
Yellow-crested Helmetshrike Prionops alberti
Golden-naped Weaver Ploceus aureonucha
Yellow-legged Weaver Ploceus flavipes
Endemic subspecies in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Neumann's Coucal Centropus leucogaster neumanni
Possibly a subspecies of Black-throated Coucal C. leucogaster.
Chapin's Crombec Sylvietta leucophrys chapini
Possibly a subspecies of White-browed Crombec S. leucophrys.
Kabobo Apalis Apalis porphyrolaema kaboboensis
Possibly a subspecies of Chestnut-throated Apalis A. porphyrolaema.
Itombwe Flycatcher Muscicapa lendu itombwensis
Possibly a subspecies of Chapin's Flycatcher M. lendu.
Ruwet's Masked-Weaver Ploceus reichardi ruweti
Possibly a subspecies of Tanzania Masked Weaver P. reichardi.
Black-faced Waxbill Estrilda astrild nigriloris
Possibly a subspecies of Common Waxbill E. astrild.
Other species semi-endemic to Congo are
Sladen's Barbet Gymnobucco sladeni
Also found in the Central African Republic.
Grauer's Cuckooshrike Coracina graueri
Also found in western Uganda.
African River-Martin Pseudochelidon eurystomina
Also found breeding in Gabon, and occurs along the Congo River in Congo Brazzaville.
Sassi's Greenbul Phyllastrephus lorenzi
Also found in western Uganda.
Ituri Batis Batis ituriensis
Also found in the extreme western Uganda.
Congo Sunbird Nectarinia congensis
Also found in Congo Brazzaville.
Stuhlmann's Double-collared Sunbird Nectarinia afra stuhlmanni
Also found on the Uganda side of the Ruwenzori Mountain.
Generally considered a subspecies of Greater Double-collared Sunbird N. afra.
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Hall’s Greenbul Andropadus hallae
No longer accepted as a valid species. This is what Sibley (1996) says;
Known from one specimen from e Zaire in the range of virens seems to be a melanistic individual of virens. It is not recognized as a species by the East African List Committee (D. A. Turner, pers comm).
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