sentences:  The bird life in Zimbabwe consists of 685 species which included 10 globally threatened species and two introduced species.The species found are of several families namely; one of Struthionidae (ostrich) "Struthio camelus", 19 of Anatidae (one neatly threatened, Maccoa duck "Oxyura maccoa"), two of Numididae, 11 of Phasianidae, three of Podicipedidae, two of Phoenicopteridae (including one threatened species of lesser flamingo "Phoenicopterus minor"), eight Ciconiidae, two of Phalacrocoracidae, one of Anhingidae (African darter "Anhinga rufa"), two of Pelecanidae, one of Scopidae (hamerkop "Scopus umbretta"), 19 of Ardeidae (includes one slaty egret "Egretta vinaceigula", vulnerable and one enedangered species of Madagascar pond-heron "Ardeola idae"), one of Scopidae (hamerkop "Scopus umbretta", two Pelecanidae, two of Phalacrocoracidae, one of Anhingidae (darter "Anhinga melanogaster"), 13 of Falconidae (including lesser kestrel "Falco naumann" vulnerable species, three near threatened species namely, red-footed falcon "Falco vespertinus", sooty falcon "Falco concolor" and Taita falcon "Falco fasciinucha"), 49 of Accipitridae (including one endangered species Egyptian vulture "Neophron percnopterus", two vulnerable species namely, Cape griffon "Gyps coprotheres" and white-headed vulture "Trigonoceps occipitalis" and three near threatened species namely, African white-backed vulture "Gyps africanus", southern banded snake-eagle "Circaetus fasciolatus" and pallid harrier "Circus macrourus"), five of Otididae (including one near threatened species Denham's bustard "Neotis denhami"), 18 of Rallidae (includes one endangered species white-winged flufftail "Sarothrura ayresi" and near threatened species corncrake "Crex crex"), one of Heliornithidae (African finfoot "Podica senegalensis" species), two of Gruidae (including vulnerable species wattled crane "Bugeranus carunculatus"), two of Turnicidae, two of Burhinidae, two of Recurvirostridae, 18 of Charadriidae (including one near threatened species chestnut-banded plover "Charadrius pallidus"), one of Rostratulidae (greater painted-snipe "Rostratula benghalensis" species), two of Jacanidae, 24 of Scolopacidae (including three nearly threatened species, great snipe "Gallinago media", black-tailed godwit "Limosa limosa" and Eurasian curlew "Numenius arquata"), five of Glareolidae (including one near threatened species black-winged pratincole "Glareola nordmanni"), nine Laridae (including one near threatened species African skimmer "Rynchops flavirostris"), four Pteroclidae, 14 of Columbidae (including one introduced species rock dove "Columba livia"), four of Psittacidae (including one threatened species Nyasa lovebird "Agapornis lilianae"), five of Musophagidae, 18 of Cuculidae, two of Tytonidae, 10 of Strigidae, seven of Caprimulgidae, 11 of Apodidae, two of Coliidae, one of Trogonidae (Narina's trogon "Apaloderma narina" species), five of Coraciidae (including one near threatened species European roller "Coracias garrulus"), nine of Alcedinidae, eight of Meropidae, one of Upupidae (common hoopoe "Upupa epops" species), two of Phoeniculidae, eight of Bucerotidae, one of Bucorvidae (southern ground hornbill "Bucorvus leadbeateri" species), seven of Ramphastidae, six of Indicatoridae, seven of Picidae, one of Eurylaimidae (African broadbill "Smithornis capensis" species), one of Pittidae (African pitta "Pitta angolensis" species), six of Platysteiridae, three of Prionopidae, 16 of Malaconotidae, three of Campephagidae, five of Laniidae, four of Oriolidae, two of Dicruridae, three of Monarchidae, three of Corvidae, two of Nicatoridae, 12 of Alaudidae (including near threatened species Latakoo lark "Mirafra cheniana"), 18 of Hirundinidae (including one vulnerable species blue swallow "Hirundo atrocaerulea"), three of Stenostiridae, five of Paridae, two of Remizidae, one of Certhiidae (spotted creeper "Salpornis salvadori" species), nine of Pycnonotidae, two of Phylloscopidae, 11 of Acrocephalidae, three of Megaluridae, 31 of Cisticolidae, nine of Sylviidae, one of Promeropidae (Gurney's sugarbird "Promerops gurneyi" species), one of Hyliotidae (southern hyliota "Hyliota australis" species), 31 of Muscicapidae (including one vulnerable species Swynnerton's robin "Swynnertonia swynnertoni"), five of Turdidae, three of Timaliidae, one of Zosteropidae (African yellow white-eye "Zosterops senegalensis" species), 10 of Sturnidae, two of Buphagidae, 16 of Nectariniidae (including one near threatened species plain-backed sunbird "Anthreptes reichenowi"), 19 of Motacillidae, five of Emberizidae, eight of Fringillidae, five of Passeridae, 24 of Ploceidae, 25 of Estrildidae and nine of Viduidae.Some the prominent bird species reported by the website of University of Michigan Museum of Zoology are; common swift ("Apus apus"), kori bustard ("Ardeotis kori"), grey crowned crane ("Balearica regulorum"), pied kingfisher ("Ceryle rudis"), great spotted cuckoo ("Clamator glandarius"), South African galago ("Galago moholi"), Nycteris grandis, martial eagle ("Polemaetus bellicosus"), yellow-fronted canary ("Serinus mozambicus"), "Swynnertonia swynnertoni" and black-rumped buttonquail ("Turnix nanus").