KENYA BIRD CHECKLIST

Accessible Species

AFRICA KENYA

Area (SqMi):224,962
# Species:1122
# Excl Vagrants:1067
# Endemics:10
# Near Endemics:39
Species/1000 SqMi:4.7

BIRDING LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor126
\\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

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

31Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaenaMany
32Coqui FrancolinCampocolinus coquiLNAI,LNK,MM,MP,NNP
33Red-winged FrancolinScleroptera levaillantiiMM
34Elgon FrancolinScleroptera elgonensisANP,MG
35Shelley's FrancolinScleroptera shelleyiNNP
36<Blue Quail>Synoicus adansoniiMM
37Common QuailCoturnix coturnixMany
38<Harlequin Quail>Coturnix delegorgueiMany
39[Chestnut-naped Spurfowl]Pternistis castaneicollis 
40Scaly SpurfowlPternistis squamatusMany
41Hildebrandt's SpurfowlPternistis hildebrandtiMany
42Jackson's SpurfowlPternistis jacksoniANP,GF
43Yellow-necked SpurfowlPternistis leucoscepusMany
44Red-necked SpurfowlPternistis aferLV,MM

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

45Rock PigeonColumba liviaMany
46Speckled PigeonColumba guineaMany
47Rameron PigeonColumba arquatrixMany
48Eastern Bronze-naped PigeonColumba delegorgueiANP,GF,KFR
49Lemon DoveAplopelia larvataMany
50{European Turtle-Dove}Streptopelia turtur 
51Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugensMany
52Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiensLB,LNAI,LV,NNP,OLO
53Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquataMany
54Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicolaMany
55Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensisMany
56Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilosMany
57Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur aferMany
58Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistriaMany
59Namaqua DoveOena capensisMany
60African Green-PigeonTreron calvusMany

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

61Chestnut-bellied SandgrousePterocles exustusLB,OLO
62Yellow-throated SandgrousePterocles gutturalisMM,NNP
63Black-faced SandgrousePterocles decoratusLNK,MM,NNP,OLO
64Lichtenstein's SandgrousePterocles lichtensteiniiLB

 
Bustards: Otididae

65Kori BustardArdeotis koriMany
66Denham's BustardNeotis denhamiMM
67Heuglin's BustardNeotis heuglinii 
68White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensisLNK,MM,MP,NNP,OLO
69Buff-crested BustardLophotis gindianaLB,OLO
70Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogasterMany
71Hartlaub's BustardLissotis hartlaubiiMM,NNP

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

72Great Blue TuracoCorythaeola cristataKFR,KFT
73Bare-faced Go-away-birdCrinifer personatusLNK,LV,MM,MP
74White-bellied Go-away-birdCrinifer leucogasterMany
75Eastern Plantain-eaterCrinifer zonurusKFR,LV,MM
76Ross's TuracoTauraco rossaeKFR,LV,MM
77White-crested TuracoTauraco leucolophusBG,LB
78Black-billed TuracoTauraco schuettiiKFR
79Schalow's TuracoTauraco schalowiMM
80Hartlaub's TuracoTauraco hartlaubiMany

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

81Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitariusMany
82Black CuckooCuculus clamosusMany
83/Common Cuckoo/Cuculus canorusMany
84African CuckooCuculus gularisMany
85\Madagascar Cuckoo\Cuculus rochiiLB
86Black CoucalCentropus grilliiKFR,LB,MM,NNP
87Blue-headed CoucalCentropus monachusMany
88Senegal CoucalCentropus senegalensisBG
89White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosusMany
90Blue MalkohaCeuthmochares aereusKFR
91Green MalkohaCeuthmochares australisKFR,MM
92Pied CuckooClamator jacobinusMany
93Levaillant's CuckooClamator levaillantiiMany
94/Great Spotted Cuckoo/Clamator glandariusMany
95Thick-billed CuckooPachycoccyx audebertiLNK,MP,NNP
96Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaasMany
97African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreusMany
98Dideric CuckooChrysococcyx capriusMany
99\Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo\Cercococcyx montanusGF

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

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

 
Swifts: Apodidae

114Sabine's SpinetailRhaphidura sabiniKFR
115Scarce SwiftSchoutedenapus myoptilusANP,GF,KFR,LB
116Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melbaMany
117Mottled SwiftTachymarptis aequatorialisMany
118|Common Swift|Apus apusMany
119Nyanza SwiftApus niansaeMany
120{Pallid Swift}Apus pallidusLNK
121African SwiftApus barbatusMany
122Little SwiftApus affinisMany
123/Horus Swift/Apus horusMany
124White-rumped SwiftApus cafferMany
125African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvusMany

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

126African RailRallus caerulescensMany
127|Corn Crake|Crex crexBG,KP,MM,NNP
128African CrakeCrecopsis egregiaMany
129/Spotted Crake/Porzana porzanaMM,MP
130Lesser MoorhenGallinula angulataMany
131Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropusMany
132Red-knobbed CootFulica cristataMany
133Allen's GallinulePorphyrio alleniLB,LNAI,LV,MM,NNP
134African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensisMany
135\Striped Crake\Aenigmatolimnas marginalisLB,LNAI,NNP
136Black CrakeZapornia flavirostraMany
137Baillon's CrakeZapornia pusillaLB,MM

 
Flufftails: Sarothruridae

138White-spotted FlufftailSarothrura pulchraBG,KFR
139Buff-spotted FlufftailSarothrura elegansBG,GF,KFR,MM
140Red-chested FlufftailSarothrura rufaKFR,LV,MG,NNP
141(Streaky-breasted Flufftail)Sarothrura boehmiNNP

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

142African FinfootPodica senegalensisLNAI,MM,NNP

 
Cranes: Gruidae

143Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorumMany
144Black Crowned-CraneBalearica pavoninaKFR,LB
145[Demoiselle Crane]Grus virgo 

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

146Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensisMany
147Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatusMany
148/Eurasian Thick-knee/Burhinus oedicnemusMany
149Senegal Thick-kneeBurhinus senegalensisLB

 
Egyptian Plover: Pluvianidae

150[Egyptian Plover]Pluvianus aegyptius 

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

151Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopusMany
152Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaMany

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

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

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

176<Greater Painted-Snipe>Rostratula benghalensisMany

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

177Lesser JacanaMicroparra capensisKP,LNAI,MG,MP
178African JacanaActophilornis africanusMany

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

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

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

212Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticusLNK,MM,MP,NNP,OLO
213Quail-ploverOrtyxelos meiffrenii 

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

214Double-banded CourserSmutsornis africanusLNAI,LNK,MM,MP,OLO
215Bronze-winged CourserRhinoptilus chalcopterusMM,NNP
216Three-banded CourserRhinoptilus cinctusLB,MM,OLO
217{Cream-colored Courser}Cursorius cursor 
218Somali CourserCursorius somalensis 
219Temminck's CourserCursorius temminckiiMany
220Rock PratincoleGlareola nuchalisBG,LV
221/Black-winged Pratincole/Glareola nordmanniLB,MM,NNP
222Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincolaMany

 
Skuas and Jaegers: Stercorariidae

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

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

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

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

254Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusMany
255<Lesser Flamingo>Phoenicoparrus minorMany

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

256Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisMany
257Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusLB,LNAI,LNK,MG,MP
258Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollisLB,LNAI,LNK,MP,NNP

 
Tropicbirds: Phaethontidae

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

 
Albatrosses: Diomedeidae

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

 
Southern Storm-Petrels: Oceanitidae

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

 
Northern Storm-Petrels: Hydrobatidae

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

 
Shearwaters and Petrels: Procellariidae

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

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

274African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerusMany
275/Black Stork/Ciconia nigraMany
276/Abdim's Stork/Ciconia abdimiiMany
277African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelisMany
278/White Stork/Ciconia ciconiaMany
279Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensisMany
280Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumeniferMany
281Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibisMany

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

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

 
Boobies and Gannets: Sulidae

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

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

287African DarterAnhinga rufaMany

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

288Reed CormorantMicrocarbo africanusMany
289Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboMany

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

290Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusMany
291African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicusMany
292Olive IbisBostrychia olivaceaANP,GF
293Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedashMany
294/Eurasian Spoonbill/Platalea leucorodiaLNAI,NNP
295African SpoonbillPlatalea albaMany

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

296Dwarf BitternBotaurus sturmiiMany
297Little BitternBotaurus minutusMany
298Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxMany
299Black HeronEgretta ardesiacaMany
300Little EgretEgretta garzettaMany
301Western Reef-HeronEgretta gularisLB,LNAI,LNK,MP,NNP
302White-backed Night HeronCalherodius leuconotusLB,MM,NNP
303Little HeronButorides atricapillaMany
304Rufous-bellied HeronArdeola rufiventrisLB,LV,MM
305Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesMany
306\Malagasy Pond-Heron\Ardeola idaeMany
307Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibisMany
308Great EgretArdea albaMany
309Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhynchaMany
310Gray HeronArdea cinereaMany
311Purple HeronArdea purpureaMany
312Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephalaMany
313Goliath HeronArdea goliathMany

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

314HamerkopScopus umbrettaMany

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

315ShoebillBalaeniceps rexMany

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

316Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalusMany
317Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescensMany

 
Secretary-bird: Sagittariidae

318SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentariusMany

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

319/Osprey/Pandion haliaetusMany

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

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

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

377African Grass-OwlTyto capensisKFR,LNK,MM,MP
378Western Barn OwlTyto albaLB,LNAI,LNK,MM,MP

 
Owls: Strigidae

379/Eurasian Scops-Owl/Otus scopsNNP
380African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensisLB,LNAI,LV,MM
381Northern White-faced OwlPtilopsis leucotisKFR,LB,MM
382Cape Eagle-OwlBubo capensisMany
383Spotted Eagle-OwlBubo africanusMany
384Grayish Eagle-OwlBubo cinerascensLB,LV
385Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lacteaMany
386Pel's Fishing-OwlScotopelia peliMM
387Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatumMany
388Red-chested OwletGlaucidium tephronotumKFR
389African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordiiGF,KFR,LNAI,MM,NNP
390Abyssinian OwlAsio abyssinicus 
391{Short-eared Owl}Asio flammeusLNAI
392Marsh OwlAsio capensisLNK,LV,MM,MP,NNP

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

393Speckled MousebirdColius striatusMany
394White-headed MousebirdColius leucocephalusLNK,MP
395Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourusMany

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

396Narina TrogonApaloderma narinaMany
397Bar-tailed TrogonApaloderma vittatumGF,KFR

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

398Common HoopoeUpupa epopsMany

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

399Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureusMany
400Violet WoodhoopoePhoeniculus damarensisLB,LNAI,LNK,NNP
401White-headed WoodhoopoePhoeniculus bolleiMany
402Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelasMany
403Abyssinian ScimitarbillRhinopomastus minorMany

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

404Abyssinian Ground-HornbillBucorvus abyssinicusLB
405Southern Ground-HornbillBucorvus leadbeateriMany
406Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatusMany
407Hemprich's HornbillLophoceros hemprichiiLB,LNK,MP
408African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutusMany
409Northern Red-billed HornbillTockus erythrorhynchusLB,LNK,MP,NNP,OLO
410Eastern Yellow-billed HornbillTockus flavirostrisLB,MM,OLO
411Jackson's HornbillTockus jacksoniLB
412Von der Decken's HornbillTockus deckeniMany
413Silvery-cheeked HornbillBycanistes brevisANP,GF,KP,NNP
414Black-and-white-casqued HornbillBycanistes subcylindricaKFR,KFT,MM
415Trumpeter HornbillBycanistes bucinatorMM

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

416Blue-headed Bee-eaterMerops muelleriKFR
417White-fronted Bee-eaterMerops bullockoidesMany
418Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillusMany
419Blue-breasted Bee-eaterMerops variegatusBG,LV
420Cinnamon-chested Bee-eaterMerops oreobatesMany
421[Swallow-tailed Bee-eater]Merops hirundineus 
422Somali Bee-eaterMerops revoilii 
423/White-throated Bee-eater/Merops albicollisMany
424/Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/Merops persicusKFR,LB,LV,MM,NNP
425\Olive Bee-eater\Merops superciliosusMany
426|European Bee-eater|Merops apiasterMany
427/Northern Carmine Bee-eater/Merops nubicusMany
428{Southern Carmine Bee-eater}Merops nubicoides 

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

429Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatusMany
430African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina pictaMany
431Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephalaMany
432Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensisMany
433Brown-hooded KingfisherHalcyon albiventrisLB,MM,NNP
434Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicutiMany
435Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maximaMany
436Pied KingfisherCeryle rudisMany

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

437/European Roller/Coracias garrulusMany
438Abyssinian RollerCoracias abyssinicusLB,MM,NNP
439Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatusMany
440Purple RollerCoracias naeviusMany
441Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurusMany

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

442Eastern Yellow-billed BarbetTrachylaemus purpuratusKFR
443Red-and-yellow BarbetTrachyphonus erythrocephalusLB,MM,NNP,OLO
444D'Arnaud's BarbetTrachyphonus darnaudiiMany
445Gray-throated BarbetGymnobucco bonaparteiKFR,KFT,MM
446{Speckled Tinkerbird}Pogoniulus scolopaceusKFR
447Moustached TinkerbirdPogoniulus leucomystaxANP,GF,KP
448Yellow-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus bilineatusMany
449Northern Red-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus uropygialisMany
450Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconusBG,KFR,LV
451Yellow-spotted BarbetBuccanodon duchailluiKFR
452Hairy-breasted BarbetTricholaema hirsutaKFR
453Red-fronted BarbetTricholaema diademataMany
454Spot-flanked BarbetTricholaema lacrymosaMany
455Black-throated BarbetTricholaema melanocephalaLB,NNP,OLO
456White-headed BarbetLybius leucocephalusMany
457Black-billed BarbetLybius guifsobalitoKFR,LV
458Double-toothed BarbetPogonornis bidentatusKFR,KFT,LV,MM

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

459Cassin's HoneybirdProdotiscus insignisKFR
460Green-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus zambesiaeMany
461Brown-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus regulusMany
462Pallid HoneyguideIndicator meliphilusKFR,LNK,MM,MP,NNP
463Least HoneyguideIndicator exilisKFR
464Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minorMany
465Scaly-throated HoneyguideIndicator variegatusMany
466Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicatorMany

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

467/Eurasian Wryneck/Jynx torquillaLB,LNK,LV,MP,NNP
468Red-throated WryneckJynx ruficollisMany
469Golden-crowned WoodpeckerChloropicus xantholophusKFR
470Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquusMany
471Speckle-breasted WoodpeckerDendropicos poecilolaemusBG,KFR
472Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescensMany
473Brown-backed WoodpeckerDendropicos obsoletusMany
474African Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos goertaeMany
475Mountain Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos spodocephalusMany
476Brown-eared WoodpeckerPardipicus caroliKFR
477Buff-spotted WoodpeckerPardipicus nivosaKFR
478Fine-banded WoodpeckerCampethera taeniolaemaANP,GF,KFR,MG,MM
479Green-backed WoodpeckerCampethera cailliautiiKFR,MM
480Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubicaMany
481Golden-tailed WoodpeckerCampethera abingoniKFR,LB,MM

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

482Pygmy FalconPolihierax semitorquatusLB,MM,NNP,OLO
483/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanniMany
484/Eurasian Kestrel/Falco tinnunculusMany
485Greater KestrelFalco rupicoloidesMany
486Fox KestrelFalco alopexLB,LNAI,LNK,MP
487Gray KestrelFalco ardosiaceusMany
488Red-necked FalconFalco chicqueraLB
489|Red-footed Falcon|Falco vespertinusMG,NNP
490|Amur Falcon|Falco amurensisMany
491|Eleonora's Falcon|Falco eleonoraeMany
492|Sooty Falcon|Falco concolorMany
493/Eurasian Hobby/Falco subbuteoMany
494African HobbyFalco cuvieriiMany
495Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusMany
496{Saker Falcon}Falco cherrugLNAI,MM
497/Peregrine Falcon/Falco peregrinusMany
498Taita FalconFalco fasciinuchaLB

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

499Red-headed LovebirdAgapornis pullariusBG,KFR,LV
500Fischer's LovebirdAgapornis fischeriLNAI,LV,NNP
501Yellow-collared LovebirdAgapornis personatusLNAI

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

502Gray ParrotPsittacus erithacusKFR
503Red-fronted ParrotPoicephalus gulielmiANP,GF,LNK,MP
504Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeriMany
505Red-bellied ParrotPoicephalus rufiventris 

 
African and Green Broadbill: Calyptomenidae

506African BroadbillSmithornis capensisKFR

 
Pittas: Pittidae

507\African Pitta\Pitta angolensisMM

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

508Gray CuckooshrikeCeblepyris caesiaMany
509White-breasted CuckooshrikeCeblepyris pectoralisBG,KFR
510Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flavaMany
511Petit's CuckooshrikeCampephaga petitiKFR
512Red-shouldered CuckooshrikeCampephaga phoeniceaBG,KFR
513Purple-throated CuckooshrikeCampephaga quiscalinaANP,GF,KFR,MM

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

514|Eurasian Golden Oriole|Oriolus oriolusMany
515#African Golden Oriole#Oriolus auratusMany
516Western Black-headed OrioleOriolus brachyrhynchusKFR
517African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatusMany
518Black-tailed OrioleOriolus percivaliANP,GF

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

519Chestnut Wattle-eyeDyaphorophyia castaneaKFR
520Brown-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira cyaneaBG,KFR,LV,MM
521Black-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira peltataMany
522Jameson's Wattle-eyePlatysteira jamesoniKFR
523Yellow-bellied Wattle-eyePlatysteira concretaKFR
524Chinspot BatisBatis molitorMany
525Gray-headed BatisBatis orientalisLB
526Western Black-headed BatisBatis erlangeriKFR,LNK,MP
527Pygmy BatisBatis perkeoLB,OLO

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

528White-crested HelmetshrikePrionops plumatusKFR,LB,LNK,MP,NNP
529Gray-crested HelmetshrikePrionops poliolophusLNAI,LNK,MP
530African Shrike-flycatcherMegabyas flammulatusKFR

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

531BrubruNilaus aferMany
532Northern PuffbackDryoscopus gambensisMany
533Pringle's PuffbackDryoscopus pringliiOLO
534Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cublaMany
535Pink-footed PuffbackDryoscopus angolensisKFR
536Marsh TchagraTchagra minutusBG,KFR,LV,MM
537Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalusMany
538Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australisMany
539Three-streaked TchagraTchagra jamesiLB
540Luehder's BushshrikeLaniarius luehderiKFR
541Ethiopian BoubouLaniarius aethiopicusLNK
542Tropical BoubouLaniarius majorMany
543Black-headed GonolekLaniarius erythrogasterBG,KFR,LB,LV,MM
544Papyrus GonolekLaniarius mufumbiriLV
545Slate-colored BoubouLaniarius funebrisMany
546[Lowland Sooty Boubou]Laniarius leucorhynchus 
547Rosy-patched BushshrikeRhodophoneus cruentusKFR,LNK,MM,MP,OLO
548Doherty's BushshrikeTelophorus dohertyiANP,GF,KFR
549Gray-green BushshrikeChlorophoneus bocageiKFR
550Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeChlorophoneus sulfureopectusMany
551Black-fronted BushshrikeChlorophoneus nigrifronsANP,GF,MM,NNP
552Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchotiMany

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

553Sharpe's DrongoDicrurus sharpeiKFR
554Square-tailed DrongoDicrurus ludwigiiKFR
555Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisMany
556Velvet-mantled DrongoDicrurus modestusKFR

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

557Black-headed Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone rufiventerKFR
558African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridisMany

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

559Yellow-billed ShrikeCorvinella corvinaKFR
560Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleucaMM
561/Red-backed Shrike/Lanius collurioMany
562/Isabelline Shrike/Lanius isabellinusMany
563|Lesser Gray Shrike|Lanius minorMany
564Gray-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroidesMany
565Long-tailed FiscalLanius cabanisiLNAI,LNK,MM,MP,NNP
566Taita FiscalLanius dorsalisMM,NNP,OLO
567Somali FiscalLanius somalicusLB
568Mackinnon's ShrikeLanius mackinnoniKFR,LV
569Northern FiscalLanius humeralisMany
570/Masked Shrike/Lanius nubicusLB
571/Woodchat Shrike/Lanius senatorBG,LB,LV,MM
572White-rumped ShrikeEurocephalus ruppelliMany

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

573PiapiacPtilostomus aferBG
574Cape CrowCorvus capensisMany
575Pied CrowCorvus albusMany
576Somali CrowCorvus edithae 
577Fan-tailed RavenCorvus rhipidurusLB,LNK,MP
578White-necked RavenCorvus albicollisMany

 
Hyliotas: Hyliotidae

579Yellow-bellied HyliotaHyliota flavigasterMM
580Southern HyliotaHyliota australisKFR

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

581African Blue FlycatcherElminia longicaudaBG,KFR,KFT,LV,MM
582Dusky Crested FlycatcherElminia nigromitrataKFR
583White-tailed Crested FlycatcherElminia albonotataGF

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

584White-bellied TitMelaniparus albiventrisMany
585Dusky TitMelaniparus funereusKFR
586Red-throated TitMelaniparus fringillinusLNAI,LNK,MM,MP,NNP
587Somali TitMelaniparus thruppiLB

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

588Mouse-colored Penduline-TitAnthoscopus musculusLB,LNAI,OLO
589African Penduline-TitAnthoscopus caroliMany

 
Larks: Alaudidae

590Chestnut-headed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix signatusOLO
591Fischer's Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucopareiaMany
592Pink-breasted LarkCalendulauda poecilosternaLB
593Fawn-colored LarkCalendulauda africanoidesMany
594Singing BushlarkMirafra javanicaLB,MM,NNP,OLO
595White-tailed LarkMirafra albicaudaMM,NNP
596Williams's LarkMirafra williamsi 
597Friedmann's LarkMirafra pulpa 
598Flappet LarkAmirafra rufocinnamomeaMany
599Rufous-naped LarkCorypha africanaKFR,KP,MM
600Sentinel LarkCorypha athiANP,LNAI,LNK,MP
NNP
601Red-winged LarkCorypha hypermetraNNP
602[Greater Short-toed Lark]Calandrella brachydactyla 
603<Short-tailed Lark>Pseudalaemon fremantliiNNP,OLO
604Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinereaMany
605Somali Short-toed LarkAlaudala somalicaMM,NNP,OLO

 
Nicators: Nicatoridae

606Eastern NicatorNicator gularisLNAI

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

607Green CrombecSylvietta virensBG,KFR
608White-browed CrombecSylvietta leucophrysANP,GF,KFR
609Northern CrombecSylvietta brachyuraLB,LNAI,NNP,OLO
610Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytiiMany
611Somali CrombecSylvietta isabellina 
612Moustached Grass-WarblerMelocichla mentalisMany

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

613Yellow-vented EremomelaEremomela flavicrissalis 
614Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialisMany
615Green-capped EremomelaEremomela scotopsMM
616Turner's EremomelaEremomela turneriKFR
617White-chinned PriniaSchistolais leucopogonBG,KFR,LV,MM
618Black-collared ApalisOreolais pulcherANP,GF,KFR,MP,NNP
619Miombo Wren-WarblerCalamonastes undosusMM
620Gray Wren-WarblerCalamonastes simplexLB,LNAI,LNK,MP,OLO
621Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyuraMany
622Olive-green CamaropteraCamaroptera chloronotaKFR
623Buff-bellied WarblerPhyllolais pulchellaMany
624Black-throated ApalisApalis jacksoniANP,GF,KFR,MM
625Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavidaMany
626Buff-throated ApalisApalis rufogularisKFR
627Chestnut-throated ApalisApalis porphyrolaemaANP,GF,KFR,MG
628Black-headed ApalisApalis melanocephalaGF
629Gray ApalisApalis cinereaMany
630[Maasai Apalis]Apalis stronachiMM
631Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflavaMany
632Pale PriniaPrinia somalicaLB
633Banded PriniaPrinia bairdiiKFR
634Red-winged PriniaPrinia erythropteraLV
635Red-fronted WarblerPrinia rufifronsLB,NNP,OLO
636Black-capped Rufous-WarblerBathmocercus cerviniventrisKFR
637Black-faced Rufous-WarblerBathmocercus rufusKFR,KFT
638Gray-capped WarblerEminia lepidaMany
639Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythropsKFR,LV,MM,NNP
640Singing CisticolaCisticola cantansMany
641Whistling CisticolaCisticola lateralisBG,KFR
642Trilling CisticolaCisticola woosnamiMM
643Chubb's CisticolaCisticola chubbiKFR
644Hunter's CisticolaCisticola hunteriMany
645Rock-loving CisticolaCisticola aberransMM
646Boran CisticolaCisticola bodessa 
647Rattling CisticolaCisticola chinianaMany
648Ashy CisticolaCisticola cinereolusOLO
649Lyne's CisticolaCisticola distinctusLNAI,LNK,MP,OLO
650Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatusMany
651Carruthers's CisticolaCisticola carruthersiLV
652Levaillant's CisticolaCisticola tinniensANP,KP,MG
653Stout CisticolaCisticola robustusMany
654Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensisKFR,MM,NNP
655Aberdare CisticolaCisticola aberdareANP,KP,MG
656Tabora CisticolaCisticola angusticaudaMM
657Siffling CisticolaCisticola brachypterusMany
658Foxy CisticolaCisticola troglodytes 
659Tiny CisticolaCisticola nanaNNP,OLO
660Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidisMany
661Desert CisticolaCisticola aridulusMany
662Black-backed CisticolaCisticola eximiusMM
663Pectoral-patch CisticolaCisticola brunnescensLNAI,LNK,MM,MP,NNP
664Wing-snapping CisticolaCisticola ayresiiANP,KP,MG,NNP

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

665Papyrus Yellow-WarblerCalamonastides gracilirostrisLV
666/Eastern Olivaceous Warbler/Iduna pallidaMany
667African Yellow-WarblerIduna natalensisMany
668Mountain Yellow-WarblerIduna similisANP,GF,KP,MG
669/Upcher's Warbler/Hippolais languidaLB,NNP
670|Olive-tree Warbler|Hippolais olivetorumMany
671[Melodious Warbler]Hippolais polyglotta 
672/Icterine Warbler/Hippolais icterinaBG,LB,MM,NNP
673/Sedge Warbler/Acrocephalus schoenobaenusMany
674/Marsh Warbler/Acrocephalus palustrisMany
675/Common Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus scirpaceusMany
676/Basra Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus griseldisLB,LNAI,NNP
677Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostrisMany
678Greater Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus rufescensBG,LNAI,LV
679/Great Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus arundinaceusMany

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

680|River Warbler|Locustella fluviatilisNNP
681[Savi's Warbler]Locustella luscinioides 
682[Common Grasshopper Warbler]Locustella naevia 
683Fan-tailed GrassbirdCatriscus brevirostrisBG,KFR,MM,NNP
684Evergreen-forest WarblerBradypterus lopeziANP,GF
685Cinnamon Bracken-WarblerBradypterus cinnamomeusANP,GF,KP,MG,MP
686White-winged Swamp WarblerBradypterus carpalisLV
687Highland Rush WarblerBradypterus centralisMany

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

688White-headed SawwingPsalidoprocne albicepsMany
689Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristopteraMany
690Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopygaMany
691Banded MartinNeophedina cinctaMany
692Plain MartinRiparia paludicolaMany
693/Bank Swallow/Riparia ripariaMany
694Southern Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne fuligulaMany
695/Montane Blue Swallow/Hirundo atrocaeruleaBG,KFR,LV
696/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rusticaMany
697Ethiopian SwallowHirundo aethiopicaLB
698Angola SwallowHirundo angolensisMany
699Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithiiMany
700/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicumMany
701African Red-rumped SwallowCecropis melanocrissusMany
702Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaMany
703Rufous-chested SwallowCecropis semirufaKFR,LV,MM
704Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensisMany

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

705Sombre GreenbulAndropadus importunusNNP
706Slender-billed GreenbulStelgidillas gracilirostrisMany
707Red-tailed BristlebillBleda syndactylusKFR
708Pale-throated GreenbulAtimastillas flavigulaBG,KFR,LNAI,LV,MM
709Joyful GreenbulChlorocichla laetissimaKFR,MM
710Yellow-bellied GreenbulChlorocichla flaviventrisNNP
711Honeyguide GreenbulBaeopogon indicatorKFR
712Shelley's GreenbulArizelocichla masukuensisKFR
713Kikuyu Mountain GreenbulArizelocichla kikuyuensisANP,GF
714Little GreenbulEurillas virensBG,KFR
715Yellow-whiskered GreenbulEurillas latirostrisMany
716Plain GreenbulEurillas curvirostrisKFR
717Gray GreenbulEurillas gracilisBG,KFR
718Ansorge's GreenbulEurillas ansorgeiKFR
719Northern BrownbulPhyllastrephus strepitansLB,NNP
720Gray-olive GreenbulPhyllastrephus cerviniventrisNNP
721Cabanis's GreenbulPhyllastrephus cabanisiMany
722Toro Olive-GreenbulPhyllastrephus hypochlorisKFR
723Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatusMany

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

724/Wood Warbler/Phylloscopus sibilatrixGF,KFR,MM,NNP
725/Willow Warbler/Phylloscopus trochilusMany
726/Common Chiffchaff/Phylloscopus collybitaANP,GF,KFR,LNAI,MM
727Brown Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus umbrovirensANP,GF,KP,LNAI,MG
728Uganda Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus budongoensisKFR

 
Hylias: Hyliidae

729Green HyliaHylia prasinaKFR

 
Sylviid Warblers and Allies: Sylviidae

730/Eurasian Blackcap/Sylvia atricapillaMany
731/Garden Warbler/Sylvia borinMany
732African Hill BabblerSylvia abyssinicaMany
733/Barred Warbler/Curruca nisoriaLB,MM,NNP
734Banded ParisomaCurruca boehmiMany
735Brown ParisomaCurruca lugensMany
736/Greater Whitethroat/Curruca communisMany

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

737Pale White-eyeZosterops flavilateralisMany
738Green White-eyeZosterops stuhlmanniKFR
739Kafa White-eyeZosterops kaffensisLNK
740Kikuyu White-eyeZosterops kikuyuensisMany
741Northern Yellow White-eyeZosterops senegalensisMany

 
Fulvetta and Ground Babblers: Pellorneidae

742Brown IlladopsisIlladopsis fulvescensKFR
743Pale-breasted IlladopsisIlladopsis rufipennisKFR
744Mountain IlladopsisIlladopsis pyrrhopteraKFR
745Scaly-breasted IlladopsisIlladopsis albipectusKFR

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

746Rufous ChattererArgya rubiginosaLB,LNK,NNP,OLO
747Scaly ChattererArgya aylmeriNNP,OLO
748Brown BabblerTurdoides plebejusKFT,LB,LV
749Hinde's Pied-BabblerTurdoides hindeiANP
750Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineiiLNAI,LNK,LV,MM,MP
751Black-lored BabblerTurdoides sharpeiMany
752Northern Pied-BabblerTurdoides hypoleucaANP,LNAI,LNK,MP
NNP

 
Spotted Creepers: Salpornithidae

753African Spotted CreeperSalpornis salvadoriKFR

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

754Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorynchaMany
755Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanusMany

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

756Wattled StarlingCreatophora cinereaMany
757Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogasterMany
758Slender-billed StarlingOnychognathus tenuirostrisMany
759Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morioMany
760Waller's StarlingOnychognathus walleriANP,GF,KFR,LNAI
761Bristle-crowned StarlingOnychognathus salvadoriiLB
762Magpie StarlingSpeculipastor bicolorLB
763Sharpe's StarlingPholia sharpiiANP,GF,KFR,MM,NNP
764Abbott's StarlingPoeoptera femoralisANP,GF
765Stuhlmann's StarlingPoeoptera stuhlmanniKFR
766Black-bellied StarlingNotopholia corusca 
767Hildebrandt's StarlingLamprotornis hildebrandtiMany
768Rueppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuropteraMany
769Ashy StarlingLamprotornis unicolor 
770<Splendid Starling>Lamprotornis splendidusKFR
771Golden-breasted StarlingLamprotornis regius 
772Superb StarlingLamprotornis superbusMany
773Fischer's StarlingLamprotornis fischeri 
774Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterusLB,LNAI
775Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeusMany
776Purple StarlingLamprotornis purpureusBG

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

777White-tailed Ant-ThrushNeocossyphus poensisKFR
778Abyssinian Ground-ThrushGeokichla piaggiaeANP,GF
779Orange Ground-ThrushGeokichla gurneyiGF
780African Bare-eyed ThrushTurdus tephronotusKFR,LNK,MP,NNP,OLO
781Abyssinian ThrushTurdus abyssinicusMany
782African ThrushTurdus peliosMany

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

783African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adustaMany
784|Spotted Flycatcher|Muscicapa striataMany
785Gambaga FlycatcherMuscicapa gambagaeLB,LNK,MP
786Swamp FlycatcherMuscicapa aquaticaLV
787African Gray FlycatcherBradornis microrhynchusMany
788Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidusMany
789Gray Tit-FlycatcherFraseria plumbeusLB
790Chapin's FlycatcherFraseria lenduKFR
791Ashy FlycatcherFraseria caerulescensKFR,LB,LNK,MM,MP
792SilverbirdEmpidornis semipartitusMany
793Northern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis edolioidesKFR,KFT,LV,MM
794Southern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelainaMany
795White-eyed Slaty-FlycatcherMelaenornis fischeriMany
796/Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin/Cercotrichas galactotesLB
797Brown-backed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas hartlaubiMany
798White-browed Scrub RobinCercotrichas leucophrysMany
799Cape Robin-ChatDessonornis caffraMany
800Blue-shouldered Robin-ChatCossypha cyanocampterKFR
801Rueppell's Robin-ChatCossypha semirufaMany
802White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heugliniMany
803Red-capped Robin-ChatCossypha natalensisKFR,LNAI,MM
804Snowy-crowned Robin-ChatCossypha niveicapillaKFR
805Spotted Morning-ThrushCichladusa guttataMany
806White-starred RobinPogonocichla stellataMany
807Brown-chested AletheChamaetylas poliocephalaANP,GF,KFR,LNAI
808Gray-winged Robin-ChatSheppardia poliopteraBG,KFR
809Equatorial AkalatSheppardia aequatorialisKFR
810/White-throated Robin/Irania gutturalisLB,MM,NNP
811|Thrush Nightingale|Luscinia lusciniaMany
812/Common Nightingale/Luscinia megarhynchosMany
813/Semicollared Flycatcher/Ficedula semitorquataKFR,MM
814{European Pied Flycatcher}Ficedula hypoleucaKFR
815|Collared Flycatcher|Ficedula albicollisKFR
816/Common Redstart/Phoenicurus phoenicurusMany
817Little Rock-ThrushMonticola rufocinereusMany
818/Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush/Monticola saxatilisMany
819/Whinchat/Saxicola rubetraMany
820African StonechatSaxicola torquatusMany
821Moorland ChatPinarochroa sordidaANP,KP
822Mocking Cliff-ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventrisMany
823Sooty ChatMyrmecocichla nigraMM
824Northern Anteater-ChatMyrmecocichla aethiopsMany
825/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenantheMany
826Capped WheatearOenanthe pileataMany
827/Isabelline Wheatear/Oenanthe isabellinaMany
828{Desert Wheatear}Oenanthe deserti 
829[Eastern Black-eared Wheatear]Oenanthe melanoleucaLB
830/Pied Wheatear/Oenanthe pleschankaMany
831Familiar ChatOenanthe familiarisLB,MM
832Brown-tailed ChatOenanthe scotocercaLB
833Abyssinian WheatearOenanthe lugubrisMany

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

834Western Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes longuemareiKFR
835Eastern Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes orientalisLB,LNK,MM,NNP,OLO
836Gray-chinned SunbirdAnthreptes rectirostrisKFR
837Collared SunbirdHedydipna collarisMany
838<Pygmy Sunbird>Hedydipna platuraLB
839Green-headed SunbirdCyanomitra verticalisMany
840Blue-throated Brown SunbirdCyanomitra cyanolaemaKFR
841Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivaceaANP,GF,KFR,MM
842Green-throated SunbirdChalcomitra rubescensKFR
843Amethyst SunbirdChalcomitra amethystinaMany
844Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensisMany
845Hunter's SunbirdChalcomitra hunteriLB
846Tacazze SunbirdNectarinia tacazzeMany
847Bronze SunbirdNectarinia kilimensisMany
848Malachite SunbirdNectarinia famosaMany
849Red-tufted SunbirdNectarinia johnstoniANP
850Golden-winged SunbirdDrepanorhynchus reichenowiMany
851Olive-bellied SunbirdCinnyris chloropygiusBG,KFR,LV
852Northern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris reichenowiMany
853Eastern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris mediocrisMany
854Gorgeous SunbirdCinnyris melanogastrusMany
855Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensisMany
856Red-chested SunbirdCinnyris erythrocercusMany
857Black-bellied SunbirdCinnyris nectarinioides 
858Purple-banded SunbirdCinnyris bifasciatusLV,MM,NNP
859Orange-tufted SunbirdCinnyris bouvieriKFR
860Abyssinian SunbirdCinnyris habessinicusLB,LNK
861Superb SunbirdCinnyris superbusBG,KFR
862Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustusMany
863Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreusBG,KFR,LV,MM

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

864White-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis albirostrisLB,LNK,MP
865Red-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis nigerLB,MM,NNP
866White-headed Buffalo-WeaverDinemellia dinemelliLB,MM
867Speckle-fronted WeaverSporopipes frontalisMany
868White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahaliMany
869Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser superciliosusLB
870Donaldson Smith's Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser donaldsoni 
871{Rufous-tailed Weaver}Histurgops ruficaudaMM
872Gray-capped Social-WeaverPseudonigrita arnaudiMany
873Black-capped Social-WeaverPseudonigrita cabanisi 
874Red-headed MalimbeMalimbus rubricollisKFR
875Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubricepsMany
876Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafechtMany
877Little WeaverPloceus luteolusLB,LV,MM
878Slender-billed WeaverPloceus pelzelniBG,LV
879Black-necked WeaverPloceus nigricollisMany
880Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularisMany
881Black-billed WeaverPloceus melanogasterKFR
882Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthopsMany
883Golden Palm WeaverPloceus bojeri 
884Northern Brown-throated WeaverPloceus castanopsLV
885Northern Masked-WeaverPloceus taeniopterusLB
886Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermediusMany
887Southern Masked-WeaverPloceus velatusLB
888Vitelline Masked-WeaverPloceus vitellinusMany
889Speke's WeaverPloceus spekeiMany
890Vieillot's Black WeaverPloceus nigerrimusKFR,KFT
891Village WeaverPloceus cucullatusMany
892Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalusMany
893<Golden-backed Weaver>Ploceus jacksoniKFR,LB,LNK,LV,MP
894<Chestnut Weaver>Ploceus rubiginosusMany
895Dark-backed WeaverPloceus bicolorKFR
896Brown-capped WeaverPloceus insignisANP,GF,KFR,MM
897Compact WeaverPachyphantes superciliosusBG,KFR
898<Cardinal Quelea>Quelea cardinalisMany
899Red-headed QueleaQuelea erythropsLV
900<Red-billed Quelea>Quelea queleaMany
901Northern Red BishopEuplectes franciscanusLB
902Southern Red BishopEuplectes orixLV,MM,NNP
903Black-winged BishopEuplectes hordeaceusBG,KFR,LV
904Black BishopEuplectes gierowiiBG,KFR,LNAI,LV
905<Yellow-crowned Bishop>Euplectes aferANP,LB,LNK,MP,NNP
906<Fire-fronted Bishop>Euplectes diadematusLB,LV
907Yellow BishopEuplectes capensisMany
908White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatusMany
909Yellow-mantled WidowbirdEuplectes macrouraBG,KFR,KFT,LV,MM
910Red-cowled WidowbirdEuplectes laticaudaMany
911Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillarisMany
912Marsh WidowbirdEuplectes hartlaubiBG,KFR
913Long-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes progneMany
914Jackson's WidowbirdEuplectes jacksoniMany
915Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifronsMany

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

916Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullataMany
917Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolorMany
918African SilverbillEuodice cantansMany
919Yellow-bellied WaxbillCoccopygia quartiniaMany
920Green-backed TwinspotMandingoa nitidulaKFR,MM
921Zebra WaxbillAmandava subflavaBG,KFR,LV,MM,NNP
922Abyssinian CrimsonwingCryptospiza salvadoriiANP,GF,KP
923Gray-headed NigritaNigrita canicapillusANP,GF,KFR,KP,MM
924White-breasted NigritaNigrita fusconotusKFR
925Black-faced WaxbillBrunhilda erythronotosLB,MM,NNP,OLO
926Black-cheeked WaxbillBrunhilda charmosynaLB
927Black-crowned WaxbillEstrilda nonnulaBG,KFR,LV,MG
928Kandt's WaxbillEstrilda kandtiANP,GF,KP
929Fawn-breasted WaxbillEstrilda paludicolaBG,KFR,MG,MM
930Common WaxbillEstrilda astrildMany
931Black-rumped WaxbillEstrilda troglodytesBG
932Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopygaMany
933QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollisMany
934<Cut-throat>Amadina fasciataMany
935Purple GrenadierGranatina ianthinogasterMany
936Gray-headed SilverbillOdontospiza griseicapillaLB,LNAI,MM,NNP,OLO
937Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalusMany
938Blue-capped CordonbleuUraeginthus cyanocephalusMany
939Red-headed BluebillSpermophaga ruficapillaKFR,LV
940Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melbaLB,LNAI,MM,NNP,OLO
941Orange-winged PytiliaPytilia afra 
942Brown TwinspotClytospiza monteiriBG
943Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegalaMany
944African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricataMany
945Jameson's FirefinchLagonosticta rhodopareia 
946Black-bellied FirefinchLagonosticta raraBG,KFR
947Bar-breasted FirefinchLagonosticta rufopictaBG,KFR,LV

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

948Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macrouraMany
949Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaeaMany
950Steel-blue WhydahVidua hypocherinaLB,NNP,OLO
951Straw-tailed WhydahVidua fischeriLB,MM,NNP,OLO
952Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeataMany
953Purple IndigobirdVidua purpurascensLB
954Parasitic WeaverAnomalospiza imberbisKFR,MM,NNP

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

955House SparrowPasser domesticusMany
956Somali SparrowPasser castanopterus 
957Kenya Rufous SparrowPasser rufocinctusMany
958Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseusMany
959Parrot-billed SparrowPasser gongonensisMany
960Swahili SparrowPasser suahelicusLNAI,LNK,MM,MP,OLO
961Chestnut SparrowPasser eminibeyMany
962Yellow-spotted Bush SparrowGymnornis pyrgitaMany

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

963Cape WagtailMotacilla capensisMany
964Mountain WagtailMotacilla claraMany
965/Gray Wagtail/Motacilla cinereaMany
966/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flavaMany
967African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimpMany
968/White Wagtail/Motacilla albaLB,LNAI,LNK,LV,MP
969African PipitAnthus cinnamomeusMany
970Long-billed PipitAnthus similisMany
971/Tawny Pipit/Anthus campestrisLB
972Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrysMany
973/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialisMany
974/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinusMany
975Bush PipitAnthus cafferMM
976Golden PipitTmetothylacus tenellusLB
977Sharpe's LongclawMacronyx sharpeiMany
978Yellow-throated LongclawMacronyx croceusMany
979Pangani LongclawMacronyx aurantiigulaMM,NNP
980Rosy-throated LongclawMacronyx ameliaeMany

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

981Oriole FinchLinurgus olivaceusANP,GF,KFR
982Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicusMany
983African CitrilCrithagra citrinelloidesMany
984Western CitrilCrithagra frontalisGF
985Southern CitrilCrithagra hypostictusKFR,KFT,MM
986Papyrus CanaryCrithagra koliensisLV
987Black-throated CanaryCrithagra atrogularisKFR,LB
988Reichenow's SeedeaterCrithagra reichenowiMany
989White-bellied CanaryCrithagra dorsostriatusMany
990Northern Grosbeak-CanaryCrithagra donaldsoniLB
991Southern Grosbeak-CanaryCrithagra buchananiLNAI,MM,OLO
992Brimstone CanaryCrithagra sulphuratusMany
993Streaky SeedeaterCrithagra striolatusMany
994Thick-billed SeedeaterCrithagra burtoniMany
995Stripe-breasted SeedeaterCrithagra striatipectusLNK,MP
996Yellow-crowned CanarySerinus flavivertexMany

 
Thrush-Tanager: Rhodinocichlidae

997Gray-chested BabblerKakamega poliothoraxKFR

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

998{Ortolan Bunting}Emberiza hortulanaLB,LNK,MP
999Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisiMany
1000Golden-breasted BuntingEmberiza flaviventrisMany
1001Somali BuntingEmberiza poliopleuraLB,NNP,OLO
1002Brown-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 Reserve426
Busia Grassland129
Gatamaiyu Forest218
Kakamega Forest447
Kakamega Town75
Kerio Valley383
Kikuyu Escarpment Forest156
Kinangop Plateau253
Kitale Vicinity227
Kongelai Escarpment331
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 Reserve372
Total Species1002

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.