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AFRICA KENYA

Area (SqMi):224,962
# Species:1128
# Excl Vagrants:1073
# Endemics:10
# Near Endemics:40
Species/1000 SqMi:4.8

OTHER COUNTRIESIN AFRICA

BIRDING LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor127
\\Austral Visitor9
||Transient15
##Non-breeding Dispersal11
<>Erratic/Irregular14
()Breeding Season Only3
{}Casual/Vagrant31
[]Accidental24

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened28
VVulnerable24
ENEndangered14
CRCritically Endangered4

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.

List of all species in the country occurring in locales typically visited by birding tours. Table indicates whether each species is globally threatened or endangered according to the IUCN and also whether it is migratory, very rare, or accidental in the country. See sidebar for meaning of location codes and symbols associated with common names.*

color codes

 
Ostriches: Struthionidae

1Common OstrichStruthio camelusMany
2Somali OstrichStruthio molybdophanes 

 
Ducks: Anatidae

3White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduataMany
4Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorMany
5White-backed DuckThalassornis leuconotusMany
6Knob-billed DuckSarkidiornis melanotosMany
7Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaMany
8Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisMany
9African Pygmy-GooseNettapus auritusLB,LNAI,LNK,MM,MP
10/Garganey/Spatula querquedulaMany
11Blue-billed TealSpatula hottentotaMany
12/Northern Shoveler/Spatula clypeataMany
13/Gadwall/Mareca streperaLNAI
14/Eurasian Wigeon/Mareca penelopeLB,LNAI,LNK,MP
15African Black DuckAnas sparsaMany
16Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulataMany
17[Mallard]Anas platyrhynchosLNAI
18Cape TealAnas capensisMany
19Red-billed DuckAnas erythrorhynchaMany
20/Northern Pintail/Anas acutaMany
21/Green-winged Teal/Anas creccaMany
22\Southern Pochard\Netta erythrophthalmaMany
23{Common Pochard}Aythya ferina 
24/Ferruginous Duck/Aythya nyrocaMP
25/Tufted Duck/Aythya fuligulaLB,LNAI,LNK
26Maccoa DuckOxyura maccoaMany

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

27Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisMany
28Vulturine GuineafowlAcryllium vulturinum 
29Eastern Crested GuineafowlGuttera pucheraniANP,MM
30Western Crested GuineafowlGuttera verreauxiKFR

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

31Stone PartridgePtilopachus petrosus 

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

32Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaenaMany
33Coqui FrancolinCampocolinus coquiLNAI,LNK,MM,MP,NNP
34Red-winged FrancolinScleroptera levaillantiiMM
35Elgon FrancolinScleroptera elgonensisANP,MG
36Shelley's FrancolinScleroptera shelleyiNNP
37&Blue QuaillSynoicus adansoniiMM
38Common QuailCoturnix coturnixMany
39&Harlequin QuaillCoturnix delegorgueiMany
40[Chestnut-naped Spurfowl]Pternistis castaneicollis 
41Scaly SpurfowlPternistis squamatusMany
42Hildebrandt's SpurfowlPternistis hildebrandtiMany
43Jackson's SpurfowlPternistis jacksoniANP,GF
44Yellow-necked SpurfowlPternistis leucoscepusMany
45Red-necked SpurfowlPternistis aferLV,MM

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

46Rock PigeonColumba liviaMany
47Speckled PigeonColumba guineaMany
48Rameron PigeonColumba arquatrixMany
49Eastern Bronze-naped PigeonColumba delegorgueiANP,GF,KFR
50Lemon DoveAplopelia larvataMany
51{European Turtle-Dove}Streptopelia turtur 
52Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugensMany
53Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiensLB,LNAI,LV,NNP,OLO
54Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquataMany
55Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicolaMany
56Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensisMany
57Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilosMany
58Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur aferMany
59Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistriaMany
60Namaqua DoveOena capensisMany
61African Green-PigeonTreron calvusMany

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

62Chestnut-bellied SandgrousePterocles exustusLB,OLO
63Yellow-throated SandgrousePterocles gutturalisMM,NNP
64Black-faced SandgrousePterocles decoratusLNK,MM,NNP,OLO
65Lichtenstein's SandgrousePterocles lichtensteiniiLB

 
Bustards: Otididae

66Kori BustardArdeotis koriMany
67Denham's BustardNeotis denhamiMM
68Heuglin's BustardNeotis heuglinii 
69White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensisLNK,MM,MP,NNP,OLO
70Buff-crested BustardLophotis gindianaLB,OLO
71Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogasterMany
72Hartlaub's BustardLissotis hartlaubiiMM,NNP

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

73Great Blue TuracoCorythaeola cristataKFR,KFT
74Bare-faced Go-away-birdCrinifer personatusLNK,LV,MM,MP
75White-bellied Go-away-birdCrinifer leucogasterMany
76Eastern Plantain-eaterCrinifer zonurusKFR,LV,MM
77Ross's TuracoTauraco rossaeKFR,LV,MM
78White-crested TuracoTauraco leucolophusBG,LB
79Black-billed TuracoTauraco schuettiiKFR
80Schalow's TuracoTauraco schalowiMM
81Hartlaub's TuracoTauraco hartlaubiMany

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

82Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitariusMany
83Black CuckooCuculus clamosusMany
84/Common Cuckoo/Cuculus canorusMany
85African CuckooCuculus gularisMany
86\Madagascar Cuckoo\Cuculus rochiiLB
87Black CoucalCentropus grilliiKFR,LB,MM,NNP
88Blue-headed CoucalCentropus monachusMany
89Senegal CoucalCentropus senegalensisBG
90White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosusMany
91Blue MalkohaCeuthmochares aereusKFR
92Green MalkohaCeuthmochares australisKFR,MM
93Pied CuckooClamator jacobinusMany
94Levaillant's CuckooClamator levaillantiiMany
95/Great Spotted Cuckoo/Clamator glandariusMany
96Thick-billed CuckooPachycoccyx audebertiLNK,MP,NNP
97Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaasMany
98African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreusMany
99Dideric CuckooChrysococcyx capriusMany
100\Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo\Cercococcyx montanusGF

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

101\Pennant-winged Nightjar\Caprimulgus vexillariusLB,MM
102Standard-winged NightjarCaprimulgus longipennisLB
103/Eurasian Nightjar/Caprimulgus europaeusMany
104Sombre NightjarCaprimulgus fraenatusMany
105Nubian NightjarCaprimulgus nubicusLB
106Donaldson Smith's NightjarCaprimulgus donaldsoniLB,OLO
107Fiery-necked NightjarCaprimulgus pectoralisBG
108Montane NightjarCaprimulgus poliocephalusMany
109Swamp NightjarCaprimulgus natalensisKFR,LB,LV,MM
110/Plain Nightjar/Caprimulgus inornatusLB,MM,NNP
111Star-spotted NightjarCaprimulgus stellatusLB
112Freckled NightjarCaprimulgus tristigmaLB,LNK,MM,MP,NNP
113Slender-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus clarusLB,LNK,MM,MP,OLO
114#Square-tailed Nightjar#Caprimulgus fossiiMM

 
Swifts: Apodidae

115Sabine's SpinetailRhaphidura sabiniKFR
116Scarce SwiftSchoutedenapus myoptilusANP,GF,KFR,LB
117Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melbaMany
118Mottled SwiftTachymarptis aequatorialisMany
119|Common Swift|Apus apusMany
120Nyanza SwiftApus niansaeMany
121{Pallid Swift}Apus pallidusLNK
122African SwiftApus barbatusMany
123Little SwiftApus affinisMany
124/Horus Swift/Apus horusMany
125White-rumped SwiftApus cafferMany
126African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvusMany

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

127African RailRallus caerulescensMany
128|Corn Crake|Crex crexBG,KP,MM,NNP
129African CrakeCrecopsis egregiaMany
130/Spotted Crake/Porzana porzanaMM,MP
131Lesser MoorhenGallinula angulataMany
132Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropusMany
133Red-knobbed CootFulica cristataMany
134Allen's GallinulePorphyrio alleniLB,LNAI,LV,MM,NNP
135African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensisMany
136\Striped Crake\Aenigmatolimnas marginalisLB,LNAI,NNP
137Black CrakeZapornia flavirostraMany
138Baillon's CrakeZapornia pusillaLB,MM

 
Flufftails: Sarothruridae

139White-spotted FlufftailSarothrura pulchraBG,KFR
140Buff-spotted FlufftailSarothrura elegansBG,GF,KFR,MM
141Red-chested FlufftailSarothrura rufaKFR,LV,MG,NNP
142(Streaky-breasted Flufftail)Sarothrura boehmiNNP

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

143African FinfootPodica senegalensisLNAI,MM,NNP

 
Cranes: Gruidae

144Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorumMany
145Black Crowned-CraneBalearica pavoninaKFR,LB
146[Demoiselle Crane]Anthropoides virgo 

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

147Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensisMany
148Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatusMany
149/Eurasian Thick-knee/Burhinus oedicnemusMany
150Senegal Thick-kneeBurhinus senegalensisLB

 
Egyptian Plover: Pluvianidae

151[Egyptian Plover]Pluvianus aegyptius 

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

152Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopusMany
153Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaMany

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

154/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarolaLB,LNAI,LNK,MM,MP
155Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaLNK,MP,NNP
156/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticulaMany
157Three-banded PloverThinornis tricollarisMany
158/Little Ringed Plover/Thinornis dubiusMany
159[Northern Lapwing]Vanellus vanellus 
160Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostrisMany
161Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatusMany
162Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosusMany
163Black-headed LapwingVanellus tectusLB
164{White-crowned Lapwing}Vanellus albiceps 
165Senegal LapwingVanellus lugubrisKP,LB,LNAI,MM
166Black-winged LapwingVanellus melanopterusMany
167Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatusMany
168Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallusMany
169{Brown-chested Lapwing}Vanellus superciliosus 
170/Caspian Plover/Anarhynchus asiaticusMany
171/Tibetan Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus atrifronsMany
172/Greater Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus leschenaultiiLB,LNAI,LNK,MP
173Kittlitz's PloverAnarhynchus pecuariusMany
174Chestnut-banded PloverAnarhynchus pallidusLNK,MP,NNP
175White-fronted PloverAnarhynchus marginatus 
176/Kentish Plover/Anarhynchus alexandrinusLNK,MP

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

177&Greater Painted-SnipelRostratula benghalensisMany

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

178Lesser JacanaMicroparra capensisKP,LNAI,MG,MP
179African JacanaActophilornis africanusMany

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

180/Whimbrel/Numenius phaeopusLB,LNAI,LNK,LV,MP
181/Eurasian Curlew/Numenius arquataLNAI,LNK,MM,MP
182/Bar-tailed Godwit/Limosa lapponicaLB,LNAI,LNK,MP
183/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosaMany
184/Jack Snipe/Lymnocryptes minimusLB,LNAI
185/Great Snipe/Gallinago mediaMany
186{Pin-tailed Snipe}Gallinago stenuraLNAI
187African SnipeGallinago nigripennisMany
188/Common Snipe/Gallinago gallinagoMany
189{Red Phalarope}Phalaropus fulicariusNNP
190/Red-necked Phalarope/Phalaropus lobatusLNAI,LNK,MP
191/Terek Sandpiper/Xenus cinereusLB,LNAI,LNK,MP,NNP
192/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucosMany
193[Spotted Sandpiper]Actitis macularius 
194/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropusMany
195/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilisMany
196/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareolaMany
197/Common Redshank/Tringa totanusLB,LNAI,LNK,MP
198/Spotted Redshank/Tringa erythropusMany
199/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebulariaMany
200/Ruddy Turnstone/Arenaria interpresLB,LNAI,LNK,MM,MP
201{Red Knot}Calidris canutus 
202/Ruff/Calidris pugnaxMany
203/Broad-billed Sandpiper/Calidris falcinellus 
204/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferrugineaMany
205/Temminck's Stint/Calidris temminckiiMany
206{Long-toed Stint}Calidris subminuta 
207{Red-necked Stint}Calidris ruficollis 
208[Buff-breasted Sandpiper]Calidris subruficollis 
209/Sanderling/Calidris albaLB,LNAI,LNK,MP,NNP
210{Dunlin}Calidris alpinaLNK,MP
211/Little Stint/Calidris minutaMany
212[Pectoral Sandpiper]Calidris melanotosNNP

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

213Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticusLNK,MM,MP,NNP,OLO
214Quail-ploverOrtyxelos meiffrenii 

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

215Double-banded CourserSmutsornis africanusLNAI,LNK,MM,MP,OLO
216Bronze-winged CourserRhinoptilus chalcopterusMM,NNP
217Three-banded CourserRhinoptilus cinctusLB,MM,OLO
218{Cream-colored Courser}Cursorius cursor 
219Somali CourserCursorius somalensis 
220Temminck's CourserCursorius temminckiiMany
221Rock PratincoleGlareola nuchalisBG,LV
222/Black-winged Pratincole/Glareola nordmanniLB,MM,NNP
223Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincolaMany

 
Skuas and Jaegers: Stercorariidae

224[Long-tailed Jaeger]Stercorarius longicaudus 
225/Parasitic Jaeger/Stercorarius parasiticus 
226/Pomarine Jaeger/Stercorarius pomarinus 
227{Brown Skua}Stercorarius antarcticus 

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

228{Little Gull}Hydrocoloeus minutusLB
229/Slender-billed Gull/Chroicocephalus geneiLNK,MP
230/Black-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus ridibundusMany
231Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalusMany
232/Pallas's Gull/Ichthyaetus ichthyaetusLB
233Sooty GullIchthyaetus hemprichii 
234{White-eyed Gull}Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus 
235[Kelp Gull]Larus dominicanus 
236Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusMany
237African SkimmerRynchops flavirostrisMany
238Brown NoddyAnous stolidus 
239Lesser NoddyAnous tenuirostris 
240Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatus 
241Bridled TernOnychoprion anaethetus 
242/Little Tern/Sternula albifronsLB
243/Saunders's Tern/Sternula saundersiLNK,MP
244/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon niloticaMany
245/Caspian Tern/Hydroprogne caspiaLB,LNAI,LNK,LV,MP
246Whiskered TernChlidonias hybridaMany
247{Black Tern}Chlidonias nigerLB,LNAI
248/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterusMany
249&Roseate TernlSterna dougallii 
250/Common Tern/Sterna hirundoLB,LNAI
251White-cheeked TernSterna repressa 
252/Lesser Crested Tern/Thalasseus bengalensisLNAI
253/Sandwich Tern/Thalasseus sandvicensis 
254#Great Crested Tern#Thalasseus bergii 

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

255Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusMany
256&Lesser FlamingolPhoenicoparrus minorMany

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

257Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisMany
258Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusLB,LNAI,LNK,MG,MP
259Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollisLB,LNAI,LNK,MP,NNP

 
Tropicbirds: Phaethontidae

260#White-tailed Tropicbird#Phaethon lepturus 
261#Red-tailed Tropicbird#Phaethon rubricauda 

 
Albatrosses: Diomedeidae

262#White-capped Albatross#Thalassarche cauta 
263{Black-browed Albatross}Thalassarche melanophris 

 
Southern Storm-Petrels: Oceanitidae

264#Wilson's Storm-Petrel#Oceanites oceanicus 
265{Black-bellied Storm-Petrel}Fregetta tropica 

 
Northern Storm-Petrels: Hydrobatidae

266{Leach's Storm-Petrel}Hydrobates leucorhoa 
267[Matsudaira's Storm-Petrel]Hydrobates matsudairae 

 
Shearwaters and Petrels: Procellariidae

268[Pintado Petrel]Daption capense 
269{Antarctic Prion}Pachyptila desolata 
270{Slender-billed Prion}Pachyptila belcheri 
271{Jouanin's Petrel}Bulweria fallax 
272[White-chinned Petrel]Procellaria aequinoctialis 
273#Wedge-tailed Shearwater#Ardenna pacificus 
274#Sargasso Shearwater#Puffinus lherminieri 

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

275African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerusMany
276/Black Stork/Ciconia nigraMany
277/Abdim's Stork/Ciconia abdimiiMany
278African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelisMany
279/White Stork/Ciconia ciconiaMany
280Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensisMany
281Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumeniferMany
282Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibisMany

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

283[Lesser Frigatebird]Fregata ariel 
284/Great Frigatebird/Fregata minor 

 
Boobies and Gannets: Sulidae

285{Red-footed Booby}Sula sula 
286#Brown Booby#Sula leucogaster 
287Masked BoobySula dactylatra 

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

288African DarterAnhinga rufaMany

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

289Reed CormorantMicrocarbo africanusMany
290Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboMany

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

291Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusMany
292African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicusMany
293Olive IbisBostrychia olivaceaANP,GF
294Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedashMany
295/Eurasian Spoonbill/Platalea leucorodiaLNAI,NNP
296African SpoonbillPlatalea albaMany

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

297Dwarf BitternBotaurus sturmiiMany
298Little BitternBotaurus minutusMany
299Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxMany
300Black HeronEgretta ardesiacaMany
301Little EgretEgretta garzettaMany
302Western Reef-HeronEgretta gularisLB,LNAI,LNK,MP,NNP
303White-backed Night HeronCalherodius leuconotusLB,MM,NNP
304Striated HeronButorides striataMany
305Rufous-bellied HeronArdeola rufiventrisLB,LV,MM
306Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesMany
307\Malagasy Pond-Heron\Ardeola idaeMany
308Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibisMany
309Great EgretArdea albaMany
310Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhynchaMany
311Gray HeronArdea cinereaMany
312Purple HeronArdea purpureaMany
313Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephalaMany
314Goliath HeronArdea goliathMany

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

315HamerkopScopus umbrettaMany

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

316ShoebillBalaeniceps rexMany

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

317Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalusMany
318Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescensMany

 
Secretary-bird: Sagittariidae

319SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentariusMany

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

320/Osprey/Pandion haliaetusMany

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

321#Scissor-tailed Kite#Chelictinia riocouriiLB,LNK,MM,MP
322Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleusMany
323African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typusMany
324Palm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensisLNAI,MM,NNP
325Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatus 
326Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterusMany
327\African Cuckoo-Hawk\Aviceda cuculoidesMany
328/European Honey-buzzard/Pernis apivorusMany
329White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalisLB,LNK,MM,MP,NNP
330Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotosMany
331Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachusMany
332White-backed VultureGyps africanusMany
333Rueppell's GriffonGyps rueppelliMany
334[Eurasian Griffon]Gyps fulvus 
335BateleurTerathopius ecaudatusMany
336Western Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascensBG,KFR,LV,MM
337Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralisMany
338/Short-toed Snake-Eagle/Circaetus gallicusLB
339Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereusMany
340Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatusMany
341Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosusMany
342Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalisMany
343/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarinaMany
344/Greater Spotted Eagle/Clanga clangaMM,MP,NNP
345Wahlberg's EagleHieraaetus wahlbergiMany
346/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatusMany
347Ayres's Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresiiMany
348Tawny EagleAquila rapaxMany
349/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensisMany
350/Imperial Eagle/Aquila heliacaLB,LNAI,LNK,MM,NNP
351[Cassin's Hawk-Eagle]Aquila africana 
352Verreaux's EagleAquila verreauxiiMany
353African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogasterMany
354Bat HawkMacheiramphus alcinusMany
355Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabarMany
356Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabatesMany
357Eastern Chanting-GoshawkMelierax poliopterusMany
358Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicusMany
359African GoshawkAerospiza tousseneliiMany
360Little SparrowhawkTachyspiza minullusMany
361ShikraTachyspiza badiusMany
362/Levant Sparrowhawk/Tachyspiza brevipesLB,LNK,MP
363Ovambo SparrowhawkAccipiter ovampensisLNK,MM,MP
364/Eurasian Sparrowhawk/Accipiter nisusLB
365Rufous-breasted SparrowhawkAccipiter rufiventrisANP,GF,KP,MG,NNP
366Black GoshawkAstur melanoleucusMany
367/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosusMany
368African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusMany
369/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourusMany
370Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargusMany
371/Black Kite/Milvus migransMany
372Yellow-billed Kite**Milvus aegyptiusLV,NNP
373African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vociferMany
374/Grasshopper Buzzard/Butastur rufipennisLB,LNAI,LNK,MM,NNP
375|Common Buzzard|Buteo buteoMany
376Mountain BuzzardButeo oreophilusMany
377/Long-legged Buzzard/Buteo rufinusLNK,MM,MP,NNP
378Augur BuzzardButeo augurMany

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

379African Grass-OwlTyto capensisKFR,LNK,MM,MP
380Western Barn OwlTyto albaLB,LNAI,LNK,MM,MP

 
Owls: Strigidae

381/Eurasian Scops-Owl/Otus scopsNNP
382African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensisLB,LNAI,LV,MM
383Northern White-faced OwlPtilopsis leucotisKFR,LB,MM
384Cape Eagle-OwlBubo capensisMany
385Spotted Eagle-OwlBubo africanusMany
386Grayish Eagle-OwlBubo cinerascensLB,LV
387Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lacteaMany
388Pel's Fishing-OwlScotopelia peliMM
389Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatumMany
390Red-chested OwletGlaucidium tephronotumKFR
391African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordiiGF,KFR,LNAI,MM,NNP
392Abyssinian OwlAsio abyssinicus 
393{Short-eared Owl}Asio flammeusLNAI
394Marsh OwlAsio capensisLNK,LV,MM,MP,NNP

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

395Speckled MousebirdColius striatusMany
396White-headed MousebirdColius leucocephalusLNK,MP
397Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourusMany

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

398Narina TrogonApaloderma narinaMany
399Bar-tailed TrogonApaloderma vittatumGF,KFR

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

400/Eurasian Hoopoe/Upupa epopsMany
401African Hoopoe**Upupa africanaLNAI,LNK,MM

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

402Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureusMany
403Violet WoodhoopoePhoeniculus damarensisLB,LNAI,LNK,NNP
404White-headed WoodhoopoePhoeniculus bolleiMany
405Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelasMany
406Abyssinian ScimitarbillRhinopomastus minorMany

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

407Abyssinian Ground-HornbillBucorvus abyssinicusLB
408Southern Ground-HornbillBucorvus leadbeateriMany
409Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatusMany
410Hemprich's HornbillLophoceros hemprichiiLB,LNK,MP
411African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutusMany
412Northern Red-billed HornbillTockus erythrorhynchusLB,LNK,MP,NNP,OLO
413Eastern Yellow-billed HornbillTockus flavirostrisLB,MM,OLO
414Jackson's HornbillTockus jacksoniLB
415Von der Decken's HornbillTockus deckeniMany
416Silvery-cheeked HornbillBycanistes brevisANP,GF,KP,NNP
417Black-and-white-casqued HornbillBycanistes subcylindricaKFR,KFT,MM
418Trumpeter HornbillBycanistes bucinatorMM

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

419Blue-headed Bee-eaterMerops muelleriKFR
420White-fronted Bee-eaterMerops bullockoidesMany
421Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillusMany
422Blue-breasted Bee-eaterMerops variegatusBG,LV
423Cinnamon-chested Bee-eaterMerops oreobatesMany
424[Swallow-tailed Bee-eater]Merops hirundineus 
425Somali Bee-eaterMerops revoilii 
426/White-throated Bee-eater/Merops albicollisMany
427/Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/Merops persicusKFR,LB,LV,MM,NNP
428\Olive Bee-eater\Merops superciliosusMany
429|European Bee-eater|Merops apiasterMany
430/Northern Carmine Bee-eater/Merops nubicusMany
431{Southern Carmine Bee-eater}Merops nubicoides 

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

432Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatusMany
433African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina pictaMany
434Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephalaMany
435Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensisMany
436Brown-hooded KingfisherHalcyon albiventrisLB,MM,NNP
437Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicutiMany
438Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maximaMany
439Pied KingfisherCeryle rudisMany

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

440/European Roller/Coracias garrulusMany
441Abyssinian RollerCoracias abyssinicusLB,MM,NNP
442Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatusMany
443Purple RollerCoracias naeviusMany
444Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurusMany

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

445Eastern Yellow-billed BarbetTrachylaemus purpuratusKFR
446Red-and-yellow BarbetTrachyphonus erythrocephalusLB,MM,NNP,OLO
447D'Arnaud's BarbetTrachyphonus darnaudiiMany
448Usambiro Barbet**Trachyphonus usambiroMM
449Gray-throated BarbetGymnobucco bonaparteiKFR,KFT,MM
450{Speckled Tinkerbird}Pogoniulus scolopaceusKFR
451Moustached TinkerbirdPogoniulus leucomystaxANP,GF,KP
452Yellow-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus bilineatusMany
453Northern Red-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus uropygialisMany
454Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconusBG,KFR,LV
455Yellow-spotted BarbetBuccanodon duchailluiKFR
456Hairy-breasted BarbetTricholaema hirsutaKFR
457Red-fronted BarbetTricholaema diademataMany
458Spot-flanked BarbetTricholaema lacrymosaMany
459Black-throated BarbetTricholaema melanocephalaLB,NNP,OLO
460White-headed BarbetLybius leucocephalusMany
461Black-billed BarbetLybius guifsobalitoKFR,LV
462Double-toothed BarbetPogonornis bidentatusKFR,KFT,LV,MM

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

463Cassin's HoneybirdProdotiscus insignisKFR
464Green-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus zambesiaeMany
465Brown-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus regulusMany
466Pallid HoneyguideIndicator meliphilusKFR,LNK,MM,MP,NNP
467Least HoneyguideIndicator exilisKFR
468Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minorMany
469Scaly-throated HoneyguideIndicator variegatusMany
470Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicatorMany

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

471/Eurasian Wryneck/Jynx torquillaLB,LNK,LV,MP,NNP
472Red-throated WryneckJynx ruficollisMany
473Speckle-breasted WoodpeckerDendropicos poecilolaemusBG,KFR
474Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescensMany
475Brown-backed WoodpeckerDendropicos obsoletusMany
476African Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos goertaeMany
477Mountain Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos spodocephalusMany
478Golden-crowned WoodpeckerChloropicus xantholophusKFR
479Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquusMany
480Brown-eared WoodpeckerPardipicus caroliKFR
481Buff-spotted WoodpeckerPardipicus nivosaKFR
482Fine-banded WoodpeckerCampethera taeniolaemaANP,GF,KFR,MG,MM
483Green-backed WoodpeckerCampethera cailliautiiKFR,MM
484Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubicaMany
485Golden-tailed WoodpeckerCampethera abingoniKFR,LB,MM

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

486Pygmy FalconPolihierax semitorquatusLB,MM,NNP,OLO
487/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanniMany
488/Eurasian Kestrel/Falco tinnunculusMany
489Greater KestrelFalco rupicoloidesMany
490Fox KestrelFalco alopexLB,LNAI,LNK,MP
491Gray KestrelFalco ardosiaceusMany
492Red-necked FalconFalco chicqueraLB
493|Red-footed Falcon|Falco vespertinusMG,NNP
494|Amur Falcon|Falco amurensisMany
495|Eleonora's Falcon|Falco eleonoraeMany
496|Sooty Falcon|Falco concolorMany
497/Eurasian Hobby/Falco subbuteoMany
498African HobbyFalco cuvieriiMany
499Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusMany
500{Saker Falcon}Falco cherrugLNAI,MM
501Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusMany
502Taita FalconFalco fasciinuchaLB

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

503Red-headed LovebirdAgapornis pullariusBG,KFR,LV
504Fischer's LovebirdAgapornis fischeriLNAI,LV,NNP
505Yellow-collared LovebirdAgapornis personatusLNAI

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

506Gray ParrotPsittacus erithacusKFR
507Red-fronted ParrotPoicephalus gulielmiANP,GF,LNK,MP
508Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeriMany
509Red-bellied ParrotPoicephalus rufiventris 

 
African and Green Broadbill: Calyptomenidae

510African BroadbillSmithornis capensisKFR

 
Pittas: Pittidae

511\African Pitta\Pitta angolensisMM

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

512Gray CuckooshrikeCeblepyris caesiaMany
513White-breasted CuckooshrikeCeblepyris pectoralisBG,KFR
514Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flavaMany
515Petit's CuckooshrikeCampephaga petitiKFR
516Red-shouldered CuckooshrikeCampephaga phoeniceaBG,KFR
517Purple-throated CuckooshrikeCampephaga quiscalinaANP,GF,KFR,MM

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

518|Eurasian Golden Oriole|Oriolus oriolusMany
519#African Golden Oriole#Oriolus auratusMany
520Western Black-headed OrioleOriolus brachyrhynchusKFR
521African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatusMany
522Black-tailed OrioleOriolus percivaliANP,GF

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

523Chestnut Wattle-eyeDyaphorophyia castaneaKFR
524Brown-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira cyaneaBG,KFR,LV,MM
525Black-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira peltataMany
526Jameson's Wattle-eyePlatysteira jamesoniKFR
527Yellow-bellied Wattle-eyePlatysteira concretaKFR
528Chinspot BatisBatis molitorMany
529Gray-headed BatisBatis orientalisLB
530Western Black-headed BatisBatis erlangeriKFR,LNK,MP
531Pygmy BatisBatis perkeoLB,OLO

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

532White-crested HelmetshrikePrionops plumatusKFR,LB,LNK,MP,NNP
533Gray-crested HelmetshrikePrionops poliolophusLNAI,LNK,MP
534African Shrike-flycatcherMegabyas flammulatusKFR

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

535BrubruNilaus aferMany
536Northern PuffbackDryoscopus gambensisMany
537Pringle's PuffbackDryoscopus pringliiOLO
538Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cublaMany
539Pink-footed PuffbackDryoscopus angolensisKFR
540Marsh TchagraTchagra minutusBG,KFR,LV,MM
541Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalusMany
542Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australisMany
543Three-streaked TchagraTchagra jamesiLB
544Luehder's BushshrikeLaniarius luehderiKFR
545Ethiopian BoubouLaniarius aethiopicusLNK
546Tropical BoubouLaniarius majorMany
547Black-headed GonolekLaniarius erythrogasterBG,KFR,LB,LV,MM
548Papyrus GonolekLaniarius mufumbiriLV
549Slate-colored BoubouLaniarius funebrisMany
550[Lowland Sooty Boubou]Laniarius leucorhynchus 
551Rosy-patched BushshrikeRhodophoneus cruentusKFR,LNK,MM,MP,OLO
552Doherty's BushshrikeTelophorus dohertyiANP,GF,KFR
553Gray-green BushshrikeChlorophoneus bocageiKFR
554Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeChlorophoneus sulfureopectusMany
555Black-fronted BushshrikeChlorophoneus nigrifronsANP,GF,MM,NNP
556Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchotiMany

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

557Sharpe's DrongoDicrurus sharpeiKFR
558Square-tailed DrongoDicrurus ludwigiiKFR
559Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisMany
560Velvet-mantled DrongoDicrurus modestusKFR

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

561Black-headed Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone rufiventerKFR
562African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridisMany

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

563Yellow-billed ShrikeCorvinella corvinaKFR
564Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleucaMM
565/Red-backed Shrike/Lanius collurioMany
566/Isabelline Shrike/Lanius isabellinusMany
567|Lesser Gray Shrike|Lanius minorMany
568Gray-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroidesMany
569Long-tailed FiscalLanius cabanisiLNAI,LNK,MM,MP,NNP
570Taita FiscalLanius dorsalisMM,NNP,OLO
571Somali FiscalLanius somalicusLB
572Mackinnon's ShrikeLanius mackinnoniKFR,LV
573Northern FiscalLanius humeralisMany
574/Masked Shrike/Lanius nubicusLB
575/Woodchat Shrike/Lanius senatorBG,LB,LV,MM
576White-rumped ShrikeEurocephalus ruppelliMany

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

577PiapiacPtilostomus aferBG
578Cape CrowCorvus capensisMany
579Pied CrowCorvus albusMany
580Somali CrowCorvus edithae 
581Fan-tailed RavenCorvus rhipidurusLB,LNK,MP
582White-necked RavenCorvus albicollisMany

 
Hyliotas: Hyliotidae

583Yellow-bellied HyliotaHyliota flavigasterMM
584Southern HyliotaHyliota australisKFR

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

585African Blue FlycatcherElminia longicaudaBG,KFR,KFT,LV,MM
586Dusky Crested FlycatcherElminia nigromitrataKFR
587White-tailed Crested FlycatcherElminia albonotataGF

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

588White-bellied TitMelaniparus albiventrisMany
589Dusky TitMelaniparus funereusKFR
590Red-throated TitMelaniparus fringillinusLNAI,LNK,MM,MP,NNP
591Somali TitMelaniparus thruppiLB

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

592Mouse-colored Penduline-TitAnthoscopus musculusLB,LNAI,OLO
593African Penduline-TitAnthoscopus caroliMany

 
Larks: Alaudidae

594Chestnut-headed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix signatusOLO
595Fischer's Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucopareiaMany
596Pink-breasted LarkCalendulauda poecilosternaLB
597Fawn-colored LarkCalendulauda africanoidesMany
598Singing BushlarkMirafra javanicaLB,MM,NNP,OLO
599White-tailed LarkMirafra albicaudaMM,NNP
600Williams's LarkMirafra williamsi 
601Flappet LarkAmirafra rufocinnamomeaMany
602Rufous-naped LarkCorypha africanaKFR,KP,MM
603Sentinel LarkCorypha athiANP,LNAI,LNK,MP
NNP
604Red-winged LarkCorypha hypermetraNNP
605[Greater Short-toed Lark]Calandrella brachydactyla 
606&Short-tailed LarklPseudalaemon fremantliiNNP,OLO
607Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinereaMany
608Somali Short-toed LarkAlaudala somalicaMM,NNP,OLO

 
Nicators: Nicatoridae

609Eastern NicatorNicator gularisLNAI

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

610Green CrombecSylvietta virensBG,KFR
611White-browed CrombecSylvietta leucophrysANP,GF,KFR
612Northern CrombecSylvietta brachyuraLB,LNAI,NNP,OLO
613Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytiiMany
614Somali CrombecSylvietta isabellina 
615Moustached Grass-WarblerMelocichla mentalisMany

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

616Yellow-vented EremomelaEremomela flavicrissalis 
617Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialisMany
618Green-capped EremomelaEremomela scotopsMM
619Turner's EremomelaEremomela turneriKFR
620White-chinned PriniaSchistolais leucopogonBG,KFR,LV,MM
621Black-collared ApalisOreolais pulcherANP,GF,KFR,MP,NNP
622Miombo Wren-WarblerCalamonastes undosusMM
623Gray Wren-WarblerCalamonastes simplexLB,LNAI,LNK,MP,OLO
624Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyuraMany
625Olive-green CamaropteraCamaroptera chloronotaKFR
626Buff-bellied WarblerPhyllolais pulchellaMany
627Black-throated ApalisApalis jacksoniANP,GF,KFR,MM
628Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavidaMany
629Brown-tailed Apalis**Apalis viridicepsLB
630Buff-throated ApalisApalis rufogularisKFR
631Chestnut-throated ApalisApalis porphyrolaemaANP,GF,KFR,MG
632Black-headed ApalisApalis melanocephalaGF
633Gray ApalisApalis cinereaMany
634[Maasai Apalis]Apalis stronachiMM
635Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflavaMany
636Pale PriniaPrinia somalicaLB
637Banded PriniaPrinia bairdiiKFR
638Red-winged PriniaPrinia erythropteraLV
639Red-fronted WarblerPrinia rufifronsLB,NNP,OLO
640Black-capped Rufous-WarblerBathmocercus cerviniventrisKFR
641Black-faced Rufous-WarblerBathmocercus rufusKFR,KFT
642Gray-capped WarblerEminia lepidaMany
643Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythropsKFR,LV,MM,NNP
644Singing CisticolaCisticola cantansMany
645Whistling CisticolaCisticola lateralisBG,KFR
646Trilling CisticolaCisticola woosnamiMM
647Chubb's CisticolaCisticola chubbiKFR
648Hunter's CisticolaCisticola hunteriMany
649Rock-loving CisticolaCisticola aberransMM
650Boran CisticolaCisticola bodessa 
651Rattling CisticolaCisticola chinianaMany
652Ashy CisticolaCisticola cinereolusOLO
653Lyne's CisticolaCisticola distinctusLNAI,LNK,MP,OLO
654Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatusMany
655Carruthers's CisticolaCisticola carruthersiLV
656Levaillant's CisticolaCisticola tinniensANP,KP,MG
657Stout CisticolaCisticola robustusMany
658Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensisKFR,MM,NNP
659Aberdare CisticolaCisticola aberdareANP,KP,MG
660Tabora CisticolaCisticola angusticaudaMM
661Siffling CisticolaCisticola brachypterusMany
662Foxy CisticolaCisticola troglodytes 
663Tiny CisticolaCisticola nanaNNP,OLO
664Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidisMany
665Desert CisticolaCisticola aridulusMany
666Black-backed CisticolaCisticola eximiusMM
667Pectoral-patch CisticolaCisticola brunnescensLNAI,LNK,MM,MP,NNP
668Wing-snapping CisticolaCisticola ayresiiANP,KP,MG,NNP

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

669Papyrus Yellow-WarblerCalamonastides gracilirostrisLV
670/Eastern Olivaceous Warbler/Iduna pallidaMany
671African Yellow-WarblerIduna natalensisMany
672Mountain Yellow-WarblerIduna similisANP,GF,KP,MG
673/Upcher's Warbler/Hippolais languidaLB,NNP
674|Olive-tree Warbler|Hippolais olivetorumMany
675[Melodious Warbler]Hippolais polyglotta 
676/Icterine Warbler/Hippolais icterinaBG,LB,MM,NNP
677/Sedge Warbler/Acrocephalus schoenobaenusMany
678/Marsh Warbler/Acrocephalus palustrisMany
679/Common Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus scirpaceusMany
680/Basra Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus griseldisLB,LNAI,NNP
681Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostrisMany
682Greater Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus rufescensBG,LNAI,LV
683/Great Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus arundinaceusMany

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

684|River Warbler|Locustella fluviatilisNNP
685[Savi's Warbler]Locustella luscinioides 
686[Common Grasshopper Warbler]Locustella naevia 
687Fan-tailed GrassbirdCatriscus brevirostrisBG,KFR,MM,NNP
688Evergreen-forest WarblerBradypterus lopeziANP,GF
689Cinnamon Bracken-WarblerBradypterus cinnamomeusANP,GF,KP,MG,MP
690White-winged Swamp WarblerBradypterus carpalisLV
691Highland Rush WarblerBradypterus centralisMany

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

692White-headed SawwingPsalidoprocne albicepsMany
693Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristopteraMany
694Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopygaMany
695Banded MartinNeophedina cinctaMany
696Plain MartinRiparia paludicolaMany
697/Bank Swallow/Riparia ripariaMany
698Southern Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne fuligulaMany
699/Montane Blue Swallow/Hirundo atrocaeruleaBG,KFR,LV
700/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rusticaMany
701Ethiopian SwallowHirundo aethiopicaLB
702Angola SwallowHirundo angolensisMany
703Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithiiMany
704/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicumMany
705African Red-rumped SwallowCecropis melanocrissusMany
706Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaMany
707Rufous-chested SwallowCecropis semirufaKFR,LV,MM
708Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensisMany

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

709Sombre GreenbulAndropadus importunusNNP
710Slender-billed GreenbulStelgidillas gracilirostrisMany
711Red-tailed BristlebillBleda syndactylusKFR
712Pale-throated GreenbulAtimastillas flavigulaBG,KFR,LNAI,LV,MM
713Joyful GreenbulChlorocichla laetissimaKFR,MM
714Yellow-bellied GreenbulChlorocichla flaviventrisNNP
715Honeyguide GreenbulBaeopogon indicatorKFR
716Shelley's GreenbulArizelocichla masukuensisKFR
717Kikuyu Mountain GreenbulArizelocichla kikuyuensisANP,GF
718Little GreenbulEurillas virensBG,KFR
719Yellow-whiskered GreenbulEurillas latirostrisMany
720Plain GreenbulEurillas curvirostrisKFR
721Gray GreenbulEurillas gracilisBG,KFR
722Ansorge's GreenbulEurillas ansorgeiKFR
723Northern BrownbulPhyllastrephus strepitansLB,NNP
724Gray-olive GreenbulPhyllastrephus cerviniventrisNNP
725Cabanis's GreenbulPhyllastrephus cabanisiMany
726Toro Olive-GreenbulPhyllastrephus hypochlorisKFR
727Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatusMany

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

728/Wood Warbler/Phylloscopus sibilatrixGF,KFR,MM,NNP
729/Willow Warbler/Phylloscopus trochilusMany
730/Common Chiffchaff/Phylloscopus collybitaANP,GF,KFR,LNAI,MM
731Brown Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus umbrovirensANP,GF,KP,LNAI,MG
732Uganda Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus budongoensisKFR

 
Hylias: Hyliidae

733Green HyliaHylia prasinaKFR

 
Sylviid Warblers and Allies: Sylviidae

734/Eurasian Blackcap/Sylvia atricapillaMany
735/Garden Warbler/Sylvia borinMany
736African Hill BabblerSylvia abyssinicaMany
737/Barred Warbler/Curruca nisoriaLB,MM,NNP
738Banded ParisomaCurruca boehmiMany
739Brown ParisomaCurruca lugensMany
740/Greater Whitethroat/Curruca communisMany

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

741Pale White-eyeZosterops flavilateralisMany
742Green White-eyeZosterops stuhlmanniKFR
743Kafa White-eyeZosterops kaffensisLNK
744Kikuyu White-eyeZosterops kikuyuensisMany
745Northern Yellow White-eyeZosterops senegalensisMany

 
Fulvetta and Ground Babblers: Pellorneidae

746Brown IlladopsisIlladopsis fulvescensKFR
747Pale-breasted IlladopsisIlladopsis rufipennisKFR
748Mountain IlladopsisIlladopsis pyrrhopteraKFR
749Scaly-breasted IlladopsisIlladopsis albipectusKFR

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

750Rufous ChattererArgya rubiginosaLB,LNK,NNP,OLO
751Scaly ChattererArgya aylmeriNNP,OLO
752Brown BabblerTurdoides plebejusKFT,LB,LV
753Hinde's Pied-BabblerTurdoides hindeiANP
754Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineiiLNAI,LNK,LV,MM,MP
755Black-lored BabblerTurdoides sharpeiMany
756Northern Pied-BabblerTurdoides hypoleucaANP,LNAI,LNK,MP
NNP

 
Spotted Creepers: Salpornithidae

757African Spotted CreeperSalpornis salvadoriKFR

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

758Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorynchaMany
759Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanusMany

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

760Wattled StarlingCreatophora cinereaMany
761Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogasterMany
762Slender-billed StarlingOnychognathus tenuirostrisMany
763Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morioMany
764Waller's StarlingOnychognathus walleriANP,GF,KFR,LNAI
765Bristle-crowned StarlingOnychognathus salvadoriiLB
766Magpie StarlingSpeculipastor bicolorLB
767Sharpe's StarlingPholia sharpiiANP,GF,KFR,MM,NNP
768Abbott's StarlingPoeoptera femoralisANP,GF
769Stuhlmann's StarlingPoeoptera stuhlmanniKFR
770Black-bellied StarlingNotopholia corusca 
771Hildebrandt's StarlingLamprotornis hildebrandtiMany
772Rueppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuropteraMany
773Ashy StarlingLamprotornis unicolor 
774&Splendid StarlinglLamprotornis splendidusKFR
775Golden-breasted StarlingLamprotornis regius 
776Superb StarlingLamprotornis superbusMany
777Fischer's StarlingLamprotornis fischeri 
778Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterusLB,LNAI
779Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeusMany
780Purple StarlingLamprotornis purpureusBG

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

781White-tailed Ant-ThrushNeocossyphus poensisKFR
782Abyssinian Ground-ThrushGeokichla piaggiaeANP,GF
783Orange Ground-ThrushGeokichla gurneyiGF
784African Bare-eyed ThrushTurdus tephronotusKFR,LNK,MP,NNP,OLO
785Abyssinian ThrushTurdus abyssinicusMany
786African ThrushTurdus peliosMany

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

787African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adustaMany
788|Spotted Flycatcher|Muscicapa striataMany
789Gambaga FlycatcherMuscicapa gambagaeLB,LNK,MP
790Swamp FlycatcherMuscicapa aquaticaLV
791African Gray FlycatcherBradornis microrhynchusMany
792Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidusMany
793Gray Tit-FlycatcherFraseria plumbeusLB
794Chapin's FlycatcherFraseria lenduKFR
795Ashy FlycatcherFraseria caerulescensKFR,LB,LNK,MM,MP
796SilverbirdEmpidornis semipartitusMany
797Northern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis edolioidesKFR,KFT,LV,MM
798Southern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelainaMany
799White-eyed Slaty-FlycatcherMelaenornis fischeriMany
800/Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin/Cercotrichas galactotesLB
801Brown-backed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas hartlaubiMany
802White-browed Scrub RobinCercotrichas leucophrysMany
803Cape Robin-ChatDessonornis caffraMany
804Blue-shouldered Robin-ChatCossypha cyanocampterKFR
805Rueppell's Robin-ChatCossypha semirufaMany
806White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heugliniMany
807Red-capped Robin-ChatCossypha natalensisKFR,LNAI,MM
808Snowy-crowned Robin-ChatCossypha niveicapillaKFR
809Spotted Morning-ThrushCichladusa guttataMany
810White-starred RobinPogonocichla stellataMany
811Brown-chested AletheChamaetylas poliocephalaANP,GF,KFR,LNAI
812Gray-winged Robin-ChatSheppardia poliopteraBG,KFR
813Equatorial AkalatSheppardia aequatorialisKFR
814/White-throated Robin/Irania gutturalisLB,MM,NNP
815|Thrush Nightingale|Luscinia lusciniaMany
816/Common Nightingale/Luscinia megarhynchosMany
817/Semicollared Flycatcher/Ficedula semitorquataKFR,MM
818{European Pied Flycatcher}Ficedula hypoleucaKFR
819|Collared Flycatcher|Ficedula albicollisKFR
820/Common Redstart/Phoenicurus phoenicurusMany
821Little Rock-ThrushMonticola rufocinereusMany
822/Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush/Monticola saxatilisMany
823/Whinchat/Saxicola rubetraMany
824African StonechatSaxicola torquatusMany
825Moorland ChatPinarochroa sordidaANP,KP
826Mocking Cliff-ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventrisMany
827Sooty ChatMyrmecocichla nigraMM
828Northern Anteater-ChatMyrmecocichla aethiopsMany
829/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenantheMany
830Capped WheatearOenanthe pileataMany
831/Isabelline Wheatear/Oenanthe isabellinaMany
832{Desert Wheatear}Oenanthe deserti 
833[Eastern Black-eared Wheatear]Oenanthe melanoleucaLB
834/Pied Wheatear/Oenanthe pleschankaMany
835Familiar ChatOenanthe familiarisLB,MM
836Brown-tailed ChatOenanthe scotocercaLB
837Abyssinian WheatearOenanthe lugubrisMany

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

838Western Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes longuemareiKFR
839Eastern Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes orientalisLB,LNK,MM,NNP,OLO
840Gray-chinned SunbirdAnthreptes rectirostrisKFR
841Collared SunbirdHedydipna collarisMany
842&Pygmy SunbirdlHedydipna platuraLB
843Green-headed SunbirdCyanomitra verticalisMany
844Blue-throated Brown SunbirdCyanomitra cyanolaemaKFR
845Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivaceaANP,GF,KFR,MM
846Green-throated SunbirdChalcomitra rubescensKFR
847Amethyst SunbirdChalcomitra amethystinaMany
848Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensisMany
849Hunter's SunbirdChalcomitra hunteriLB
850Tacazze SunbirdNectarinia tacazzeMany
851Bronze SunbirdNectarinia kilimensisMany
852Malachite SunbirdNectarinia famosaMany
853Red-tufted SunbirdNectarinia johnstoniANP
854Golden-winged SunbirdDrepanorhynchus reichenowiMany
855Olive-bellied SunbirdCinnyris chloropygiusBG,KFR,LV
856Northern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris reichenowiMany
857Eastern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris mediocrisMany
858Gorgeous SunbirdCinnyris melanogastrusMany
859Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensisMany
860Red-chested SunbirdCinnyris erythrocercusMany
861Black-bellied SunbirdCinnyris nectarinioides 
862Purple-banded SunbirdCinnyris bifasciatusLV,MM,NNP
863Orange-tufted SunbirdCinnyris bouvieriKFR
864Abyssinian SunbirdCinnyris habessinicusLB,LNK
865Superb SunbirdCinnyris superbusBG,KFR
866Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustusMany
867Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreusBG,KFR,LV,MM

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

868White-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis albirostrisLB,LNK,MP
869Red-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis nigerLB,MM,NNP
870White-headed Buffalo-WeaverDinemellia dinemelliLB,MM
871Speckle-fronted WeaverSporopipes frontalisMany
872White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahaliMany
873Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser superciliosusLB
874Donaldson Smith's Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser donaldsoni 
875{Rufous-tailed Weaver}Histurgops ruficaudaMM
876Gray-capped Social-WeaverPseudonigrita arnaudiMany
877Black-capped Social-WeaverPseudonigrita cabanisi 
878Red-headed MalimbeMalimbus rubricollisKFR
879Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubricepsMany
880Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafechtMany
881Little WeaverPloceus luteolusLB,LV,MM
882Slender-billed WeaverPloceus pelzelniBG,LV
883Black-necked WeaverPloceus nigricollisMany
884Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularisMany
885Black-billed WeaverPloceus melanogasterKFR
886Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthopsMany
887Golden Palm WeaverPloceus bojeri 
888Northern Brown-throated WeaverPloceus castanopsLV
889Northern Masked-WeaverPloceus taeniopterusLB
890Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermediusMany
891Southern Masked-WeaverPloceus velatusLB
892Vitelline Masked-WeaverPloceus vitellinusMany
893Speke's WeaverPloceus spekeiMany
894Vieillot's Black WeaverPloceus nigerrimusKFR,KFT
895Village WeaverPloceus cucullatusMany
896Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalusMany
897&Golden-backed WeaverlPloceus jacksoniKFR,LB,LNK,LV,MP
898&Chestnut WeaverlPloceus rubiginosusMany
899Dark-backed WeaverPloceus bicolorKFR
900Brown-capped WeaverPloceus insignisANP,GF,KFR,MM
901Compact WeaverPachyphantes superciliosusBG,KFR
902&Cardinal QuelealQuelea cardinalisMany
903Red-headed QueleaQuelea erythropsLV
904&Red-billed QuelealQuelea queleaMany
905Northern Red BishopEuplectes franciscanusLB
906Southern Red BishopEuplectes orixLV,MM,NNP
907Black-winged BishopEuplectes hordeaceusBG,KFR,LV
908Black BishopEuplectes gierowiiBG,KFR,LNAI,LV
909&Yellow-crowned BishoplEuplectes aferANP,LB,LNK,MP,NNP
910&Fire-fronted BishoplEuplectes diadematusLB,LV
911Yellow BishopEuplectes capensisMany
912White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatusMany
913Yellow-mantled WidowbirdEuplectes macrouraBG,KFR,KFT,LV,MM
914Red-cowled WidowbirdEuplectes laticaudaMany
915Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillarisMany
916Marsh WidowbirdEuplectes hartlaubiBG,KFR
917Long-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes progneMany
918Jackson's WidowbirdEuplectes jacksoniMany
919Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifronsMany

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

920Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullataMany
921Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolorMany
922African SilverbillEuodice cantansMany
923Yellow-bellied WaxbillCoccopygia quartiniaMany
924Green-backed TwinspotMandingoa nitidulaKFR,MM
925Zebra WaxbillAmandava subflavaBG,KFR,LV,MM,NNP
926Abyssinian CrimsonwingCryptospiza salvadoriiANP,GF,KP
927Gray-headed NigritaNigrita canicapillusANP,GF,KFR,KP,MM
928White-breasted NigritaNigrita fusconotusKFR
929Black-faced WaxbillBrunhilda erythronotosLB,MM,NNP,OLO
930Black-cheeked WaxbillBrunhilda charmosynaLB
931Black-crowned WaxbillEstrilda nonnulaBG,KFR,LV,MG
932Kandt's WaxbillEstrilda kandtiANP,GF,KP
933Fawn-breasted WaxbillEstrilda paludicolaBG,KFR,MG,MM
934Common WaxbillEstrilda astrildMany
935Black-rumped WaxbillEstrilda troglodytesBG
936Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopygaMany
937QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollisMany
938&Cut-throatlAmadina fasciataMany
939Purple GrenadierGranatina ianthinogasterMany
940Gray-headed SilverbillOdontospiza griseicapillaLB,LNAI,MM,NNP,OLO
941Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalusMany
942Blue-capped CordonbleuUraeginthus cyanocephalusMany
943Red-headed BluebillSpermophaga ruficapillaKFR,LV
944Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melbaLB,LNAI,MM,NNP,OLO
945Orange-winged PytiliaPytilia afra 
946Brown TwinspotClytospiza monteiriBG
947Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegalaMany
948African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricataMany
949Jameson's FirefinchLagonosticta rhodopareia 
950Black-bellied FirefinchLagonosticta raraBG,KFR
951Bar-breasted FirefinchLagonosticta rufopictaBG,KFR,LV

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

952Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macrouraMany
953Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaeaMany
954Steel-blue WhydahVidua hypocherinaLB,NNP,OLO
955Straw-tailed WhydahVidua fischeriLB,MM,NNP,OLO
956Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeataMany
957Purple IndigobirdVidua purpurascensLB
958Parasitic WeaverAnomalospiza imberbisKFR,MM,NNP

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

959House SparrowPasser domesticusMany
960Somali SparrowPasser castanopterus 
961Kenya Rufous SparrowPasser rufocinctusMany
962Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseusMany
963Parrot-billed SparrowPasser gongonensisMany
964Swahili SparrowPasser suahelicusLNAI,LNK,MM,MP,OLO
965Chestnut SparrowPasser eminibeyMany
966Yellow-spotted Bush SparrowGymnornis pyrgitaMany

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

967Cape WagtailMotacilla capensisMany
968Mountain WagtailMotacilla claraMany
969/Gray Wagtail/Motacilla cinereaMany
970/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flavaMany
971African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimpMany
972/White Wagtail/Motacilla albaLB,LNAI,LNK,LV,MP
973African PipitAnthus cinnamomeusMany
974Long-billed PipitAnthus similisMany
975/Tawny Pipit/Anthus campestrisLB
976Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrysMany
977/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialisMany
978/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinusMany
979Bush PipitAnthus cafferMM
980Golden PipitTmetothylacus tenellusLB
981Sharpe's LongclawMacronyx sharpeiMany
982Yellow-throated LongclawMacronyx croceusMany
983Pangani LongclawMacronyx aurantiigulaMM,NNP
984Rosy-throated LongclawMacronyx ameliaeMany

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

985Oriole FinchLinurgus olivaceusANP,GF,KFR
986Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicusMany
987African CitrilCrithagra citrinelloidesMany
988Western CitrilCrithagra frontalisGF
989Southern CitrilCrithagra hypostictusKFR,KFT,MM
990Papyrus CanaryCrithagra koliensisLV
991Black-throated CanaryCrithagra atrogularisKFR,LB
992Reichenow's SeedeaterCrithagra reichenowiMany
993White-bellied CanaryCrithagra dorsostriatusMany
994Northern Grosbeak-CanaryCrithagra donaldsoniLB
995Southern Grosbeak-CanaryCrithagra buchananiLNAI,MM,OLO
996Brimstone CanaryCrithagra sulphuratusMany
997Streaky SeedeaterCrithagra striolatusMany
998Thick-billed SeedeaterCrithagra burtoniMany
999Stripe-breasted SeedeaterCrithagra striatipectusLNK,MP
1000Yellow-crowned CanarySerinus flavivertexMany

 
Thrush-Tanager: Rhodinocichlidae

1001Gray-chested BabblerKakamega poliothoraxKFR

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

1002{Ortolan Bunting}Emberiza hortulanaLB,LNK,MP
1003Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisiMany
1004Golden-breasted BuntingEmberiza flaviventrisMany
1005Somali BuntingEmberiza poliopleuraLB,NNP,OLO
1006Brown-rumped BuntingEmberiza affinis 

 

 *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.

 # SPECIES BY LOCALE

Locale# Species
Aberdare National Park326
Buffalo Springs Nature Reserve425
Busia Grassland129
Gatamaiyu Forest218
Kakamega Forest447
Kakamega Town75
Kerio Valley383
Kikuyu Escarpment Forest156
Kinangop Plateau253
Kitale Vicinity227
Kongelai Escarpment332
Lake Baringo533
Lake Naivasha National Park514
Lake Nakuru National Park539
Lake Victoria & Kisumu367
Manguo Swamp529
Masai Mara586
Mau Narok/Molo Grassland175
Mount Kenya National Park223
Nairobi National Park541
Olorgesailie253
Saiwa Swamp National Park307
Samburu National Park453
Shaba Nature Reserve371
Total Species1006

Number of species in each locale may be based on incomplete data. Also, some locales are important for specific target species rather than overall bird diversity. Hence, it does not provide an indication of which locales are the best birding sites.