BUSIA GRASSLAND
KENYA
LOCALE
| Area (ha): | 250 |
| Altitude (m): | 1200-1220 |
| # Species*: | 129 |
| # Excl Vagrants*: | 129 |
| # Endemics*: | 0 |
| # Near Endemics*: | 0 |
| Species/100 ha*: | 51.6 |
| *Based on partial or incomplete data. | |
| Habitat: Grassland | |
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.*
| 1 | Blue-spotted Wood-Dove | Turtur afer | RR | |
| 2 | White-crested Turaco | Tauraco leucolophus | RR | |
| 3 | Blue-headed Coucal | Centropus monachus | RR | |
| 4 | Senegal Coucal | Centropus senegalensis | RR | |
| 5 | Fiery-necked Nightjar | Caprimulgus pectoralis | RR | |
| 6 | White-spotted Flufftail | Sarothrura pulchra | RR | |
| 7 | /Great Snipe/ | Gallinago media | NT | |
| 8 | Rock Pratincole | Glareola nuchalis | RR | |
| 9 | /Pallid Harrier/ | Circus macrourus | NT | |
| 10 | Blue-breasted Bee-eater | Merops variegatus | RR | |
| 11 | Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird | Pogoniulus chrysoconus | RR | |
| 12 | Speckle-breasted Woodpecker | Chloropicus poecilolaemus | RR | |
| 13 | |Sooty Falcon| | Falco concolor | V | |
| 14 | Red-headed Lovebird | Agapornis pullarius | RR | |
| 15 | Red-shouldered Cuckooshrike | Campephaga phoenicea | RR | |
| 16 | Brown-throated Wattle-eye | Platysteira cyanea | RR | |
| 17 | Northern Puffback | Dryoscopus gambensis | RR | |
| 18 | Black-headed Gonolek | Laniarius erythrogaster | RR | |
| 19 | /Woodchat Shrike/ | Lanius senator | NT | |
| 20 | Piapiac | Ptilostomus afer | RR | |
| 21 | African Blue Flycatcher | Elminia longicauda | RR | |
| 22 | Green Crombec | Sylvietta virens | RR | |
| 23 | Moustached Grass-Warbler | Melocichla mentalis | RR | |
| 24 | White-chinned Prinia | Schistolais leucopogon | RR | |
| 25 | Whistling Cisticola | Cisticola lateralis | LC | |
| 26 | Greater Swamp Warbler | Acrocephalus rufescens | RR | |
| 27 | #Montane Blue Swallow# | Hirundo atrocaerulea | RR | V |
| 28 | Yellow-throated Greenbul | Atimastillas flavicollis | RR | |
| 29 | Gray Greenbul | Eurillas gracilis | RR | |
| 30 | Little Greenbul | Eurillas virens | RR | |
| 31 | Purple Starling | Lamprotornis purpureus | RR | |
| 32 | Gray-winged Robin-Chat | Sheppardia polioptera | LC | |
| 33 | Olive-bellied Sunbird | Cinnyris chloropygius | RR | |
| 34 | Red-chested Sunbird | Cinnyris erythrocercus | RR | |
| 35 | Superb Sunbird | Cinnyris superbus | RR | |
| 36 | Slender-billed Weaver | Ploceus pelzelni | RR | |
| 37 | Compact Weaver | Pachyphantes superciliosus | RR | |
| 38 | Black Bishop | Euplectes gierowii | LC | |
| 39 | Marsh Widowbird | Euplectes hartlaubi | RR | |
| 40 | Zebra Waxbill | Amandava subflava | RR | |
| 41 | Black-crowned Waxbill | Estrilda nonnula | RR | |
| 42 | Fawn-breasted Waxbill | Estrilda paludicola | RR | |
| 43 | Black-rumped Waxbill | Estrilda troglodytes | RR | |
| 44 | Quailfinch | Ortygospiza atricollis | RR | |
| 45 | Brown Twinspot | Clytospiza monteiri | LC | |
| 46 | Black-bellied Firefinch | Lagonosticta rara | RR | |
| 47 | Bar-breasted Firefinch | Lagonosticta rufopicta | RR | |
| 48 | Yellow-fronted Canary | Crithagra mozambicus | RR |
*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.
PRESENCE CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| // | Boreal Visitor | 3 |
| \\ | Austral Visitor | 0 |
| || | Transient | 1 |
| ## | Non-breeding Dispersal | 1 |
| <> | Erratic/Irregular | 0 |
| () | Breeding Season Only | 0 |
| {} | Casual/Vagrant | 0 |
| [] | Accidental | 0 |
DISTRIBUTION CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| E | Endemic | 0 |
| LC | Local | 4 |
| NE | Near Endemic | 0 |
| RR | Restricted Range | 40 |
STATUS CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| NT | Near Threatened | 3 |
| V | Vulnerable | 2 |
| EN | Endangered | 0 |
| CR | Critically Endangered | 0 |
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.