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 | |
TARGET BIRD LIST
List of target species we particularly want to see at this site because we have limited or no chance of seeing them elsewhere on tour, because they are range-restricted or endemic, or because they're rarely seen anywhere but are possible at the site.*
| 1 | Blue-headed Coucal | Centropus monachus | US |
| 2 | Senegal Coucal | Centropus senegalensis | SS |
| 3 | White-spotted Flufftail | Sarothrura pulchra | RS |
| 4 | Rock Pratincole | Glareola nuchalis | SS |
| 5 | Blue-breasted Bee-eater | Merops variegatus | SS |
| 6 | Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird | Pogoniulus chrysoconus | OS |
| 7 | Speckle-breasted Woodpecker | Chloropicus poecilolaemus | RS |
| 8 | Red-headed Lovebird | Agapornis pullarius | SS |
| 9 | Green Crombec | Sylvietta virens | SS |
| 10 | Moustached Grass-Warbler | Melocichla mentalis | SS |
| 11 | White-chinned Prinia | Schistolais leucopogon | SS |
| 12 | Whistling Cisticola | Cisticola lateralis | US |
| 13 | /Montane Blue Swallow/ | Hirundo atrocaerulea | SS |
| 14 | Yellow-throated Greenbul | Atimastillas flavicollis | SS |
| 15 | Olive-bellied Sunbird | Cinnyris chloropygius | OS |
| 16 | Compact Weaver | Pachyphantes superciliosus | US |
| 17 | Black Bishop | Euplectes gierowii | SS |
| 18 | Marsh Widowbird | Euplectes hartlaubi | SS |
| 19 | Zebra Waxbill | Amandava subflava | OS |
| 20 | Black-crowned Waxbill | Estrilda nonnula | US |
| 21 | Fawn-breasted Waxbill | Estrilda paludicola | US |
| 22 | Black-rumped Waxbill | Estrilda troglodytes | SS |
| 23 | Brown Twinspot | Clytospiza monteiri | SS |
| 24 | Black-bellied Firefinch | Lagonosticta rara | SS |
| 25 | Bar-breasted Firefinch | Lagonosticta rufopicta | US |
* 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
| // | Boreal Visitor |
| \\ | Austral Visitor |
| || | Transient |
| ## | Non-breeding Dispersal |
| <> | Erratic/Irregular |
| () | Breeding Season Only |
| {} | Casual/Vagrant |
| [] | Accidental |
LIKELIHOOD CODES
| AS | Always Seen |
| US | Usually Seen |
| SS | Sometimes Seen |
| OS | Occasionally Seen |
| RS | Rarely Seen |