BUFFALO SPRINGS NATURE RESERVE

Area (ha):	13,100
Altitude (m):	1000
# Species:	428
# Excl Vagrants:	428
# Endemics:	1
# Near Endemics:	2
Species/100 ha:	3.3
Habitat: Semi-arid Grassland, riverine forest, woodland

SPECIALTY BIRDS LIST

List of species at this locale that are endemic (E), near endemic (NE), have restricted ranges in the country (RR), or that occur only locally (LC) in the country excluding vagrants and accidentals. Table also shows species with globally threatened or endangered status according to the IUCN.*

color codes

1	Somali Ostrich	Struthio molybdophanes		V
2	Kori Bustard	Ardeotis kori		NT
3	Gray Crowned-Crane	Balearica regulorum		EN
4	/Curlew Sandpiper/	Calidris ferruginea		NT
5	Quail-plover	Ortyxelos meiffrenii	LC
6	African Woolly-necked Stork	Ciconia microscelis		NT
7	Shoebill	Balaeniceps rex	LC	V
8	Secretarybird	Sagittarius serpentarius		EN
9	(Scissor-tailed Kite)	Chelictinia riocourii		V
10	Egyptian Vulture	Neophron percnopterus		EN
11	White-headed Vulture	Trigonoceps occipitalis		CR
12	Lappet-faced Vulture	Torgos tracheliotos		EN
13	Hooded Vulture	Necrosyrtes monachus		CR
14	White-backed Vulture	Gyps africanus		CR
15	Rueppell's Griffon	Gyps rueppelli		CR
16	Bateleur	Terathopius ecaudatus		EN
17	Martial Eagle	Polemaetus bellicosus		EN
18	Tawny Eagle	Aquila rapax		V
19	/Steppe Eagle/	Aquila nipalensis		EN
20	/Pallid Harrier/	Circus macrourus		NT
21	Northern White-faced Owl	Ptilopsis leucotis	LC
22	Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird	Pogoniulus bilineatus	RR
23	Red-necked Falcon	Falco chicquera		NT
24	Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus	LC
25	Williams's Lark	Mirafra williamsi	E
26	Friedmann's Lark	Mirafra pulpa	RR
27	Boran Cisticola	Cisticola bodessa	LC
28	Bristle-crowned Starling	Onychognathus salvadorii	LC
29	Hildebrandt's Starling	Lamprotornis hildebrandti	NE
30	Lesser Blue-eared Starling	Lamprotornis chloropterus	RR
31	Gambaga Flycatcher	Muscicapa gambagae	LC
32	Donaldson Smith's Sparrow-Weaver	Plocepasser donaldsoni	LC
33	African Golden-Weaver	Ploceus subaureus	RR
34	Purple Indigobird	Vidua purpurascens	RR
35	Somali Sparrow	Passer castanopterus	LC
36	Kenya Rufous Sparrow	Passer rufocinctus	NE
37	Cape Wagtail	Motacilla capensis	LC

*Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through 2021 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees. IUCN status may reflect splits not currently recognized by Clements.
**Species not accepted by Clements, AOU, or SACC that we recognize based on the IOC, field observations along with geographical separation, consensus opinions of field guide authors, and other sources. These species are potential splits in future Clements updates.

OTHER LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

Code	Description	##
//	Boreal Visitor	16
\\	Austral Visitor	3
\|\|	Transient	2
##	Non-breeding Dispersal	4
<>	Erratic/Irregular	4
()	Breeding Season Only	2
{}	Casual/Vagrant	8
[]	Accidental	5

DISTRIBUTION CODES

Code	Description	##
E	Endemic	10
LC	Local	35
NE	Near Endemic	35
RR	Restricted Range	156

STATUS CODES

Code	Description	##
NT	Near Threatened	5
V	Vulnerable	4
EN	Endangered	7
CR	Critically Endangered	4

Species counts in code tables depend on completeness of the data. For some countries or locales, data may not include all species or information on species presence may be incomplete.