BUSIA GRASSLAND
KENYA
LOCALE
| Area (ha): | 250 |
| Altitude (m): | 1200-1220 |
| # Species*: | 129 |
| # Excl Vagrants*: | 129 |
| # Endemics*: | 0 |
| # Near Endemics*: | 1 |
| 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. 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 | Black-shouldered Nightjar | Caprimulgus nigriscapularis | 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 | | NT |
| 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 | Piapiac | Ptilostomus afer | RR | |
| 20 | African Blue Flycatcher | Elminia longicauda | RR | |
| 21 | Green Crombec | Sylvietta virens | RR | |
| 22 | Moustached Grass-Warbler | Melocichla mentalis | RR | |
| 23 | White-chinned Prinia | Schistolais leucopogon | RR | |
| 24 | Whistling Cisticola | Cisticola lateralis | LC | |
| 25 | African Yellow-Warbler | Iduna natalensis | NE | |
| 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 | Cossypha 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 | Fawn-breasted Waxbill | Estrilda paludicola | RR | |
| 41 | Black-rumped Waxbill | Estrilda troglodytes | RR | |
| 42 | Black-crowned Waxbill | Estrilda nonnula | RR | |
| 43 | Brown Twinspot | Clytospiza monteiri | LC | |
| 44 | Bar-breasted Firefinch | Lagonosticta rufopicta | RR | |
| 45 | Black-bellied Firefinch | Lagonosticta rara | RR | |
| 46 | Zebra Waxbill | Sporaeginthus subflavus | RR | |
| 47 | Quailfinch | Ortygospiza atricollis | RR | |
| 48 | Yellow-fronted Canary | Crithagra mozambicus | RR | |
* Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through September 2014 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
| // | Boreal Visitor |
| \\ | Austral Visitor |
| || | Transient |
| ## | Non-breeding Dispersal |
| <> | Erratic/Irregular |
| () | Breeding Season Only |
| {} | Casual/Vagrant |
| [] | Accidental |
DISTRIBUTION CODES
| E | Endemic |
| LC | Local |
| NE | Near Endemic |
| RR | Range Restricted |
STATUS CODES
| NT | Near Threatened |
| V | Vulnerable |
| EN | Endangered |
| CR | Critically Endangered |
