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AFRICA KENYA

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

OTHER COUNTRIESIN AFRICA

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

 
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]Grus 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/Eurasian 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
304Little HeronButorides atricapillaMany
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
371Black KiteMilvus migransMany
372African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vociferMany
373/Grasshopper Buzzard/Butastur rufipennisLB,LNAI,LNK,MM,NNP
374|Common Buzzard|Buteo buteoMany
375Mountain BuzzardButeo oreophilusMany
376/Long-legged Buzzard/Buteo rufinusLNK,MM,MP,NNP
377Augur BuzzardButeo augurMany

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

378African Grass-OwlTyto capensisKFR,LNK,MM,MP
379Western Barn OwlTyto albaLB,LNAI,LNK,MM,MP

 
Owls: Strigidae

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

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

394Speckled MousebirdColius striatusMany
395White-headed MousebirdColius leucocephalusLNK,MP
396Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourusMany

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

397Narina TrogonApaloderma narinaMany
398Bar-tailed TrogonApaloderma vittatumGF,KFR

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

399Common HoopoeUpupa epopsMany

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

400Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureusMany
401Violet WoodhoopoePhoeniculus damarensisLB,LNAI,LNK,NNP
402White-headed WoodhoopoePhoeniculus bolleiMany
403Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelasMany
404Abyssinian ScimitarbillRhinopomastus minorMany

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

405Abyssinian Ground-HornbillBucorvus abyssinicusLB
406Southern Ground-HornbillBucorvus leadbeateriMany
407Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatusMany
408Hemprich's HornbillLophoceros hemprichiiLB,LNK,MP
409African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutusMany
410Northern Red-billed HornbillTockus erythrorhynchusLB,LNK,MP,NNP,OLO
411Eastern Yellow-billed HornbillTockus flavirostrisLB,MM,OLO
412Jackson's HornbillTockus jacksoniLB
413Von der Decken's HornbillTockus deckeniMany
414Silvery-cheeked HornbillBycanistes brevisANP,GF,KP,NNP
415Black-and-white-casqued HornbillBycanistes subcylindricaKFR,KFT,MM
416Trumpeter HornbillBycanistes bucinatorMM

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

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

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

430Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatusMany
431African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina pictaMany
432Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephalaMany
433Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensisMany
434Brown-hooded KingfisherHalcyon albiventrisLB,MM,NNP
435Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicutiMany
436Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maximaMany
437Pied KingfisherCeryle rudisMany

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

438/European Roller/Coracias garrulusMany
439Abyssinian RollerCoracias abyssinicusLB,MM,NNP
440Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatusMany
441Purple RollerCoracias naeviusMany
442Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurusMany

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

443Eastern Yellow-billed BarbetTrachylaemus purpuratusKFR
444Red-and-yellow BarbetTrachyphonus erythrocephalusLB,MM,NNP,OLO
445D'Arnaud's BarbetTrachyphonus darnaudiiMany
446Gray-throated BarbetGymnobucco bonaparteiKFR,KFT,MM
447{Speckled Tinkerbird}Pogoniulus scolopaceusKFR
448Moustached TinkerbirdPogoniulus leucomystaxANP,GF,KP
449Yellow-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus bilineatusMany
450Northern Red-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus uropygialisMany
451Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconusBG,KFR,LV
452Yellow-spotted BarbetBuccanodon duchailluiKFR
453Hairy-breasted BarbetTricholaema hirsutaKFR
454Red-fronted BarbetTricholaema diademataMany
455Spot-flanked BarbetTricholaema lacrymosaMany
456Black-throated BarbetTricholaema melanocephalaLB,NNP,OLO
457White-headed BarbetLybius leucocephalusMany
458Black-billed BarbetLybius guifsobalitoKFR,LV
459Double-toothed BarbetPogonornis bidentatusKFR,KFT,LV,MM

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

460Cassin's HoneybirdProdotiscus insignisKFR
461Green-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus zambesiaeMany
462Brown-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus regulusMany
463Pallid HoneyguideIndicator meliphilusKFR,LNK,MM,MP,NNP
464Least HoneyguideIndicator exilisKFR
465Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minorMany
466Scaly-throated HoneyguideIndicator variegatusMany
467Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicatorMany

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

468/Eurasian Wryneck/Jynx torquillaLB,LNK,LV,MP,NNP
469Red-throated WryneckJynx ruficollisMany
470Golden-crowned WoodpeckerChloropicus xantholophusKFR
471Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquusMany
472Speckle-breasted WoodpeckerDendropicos poecilolaemusBG,KFR
473Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescensMany
474Brown-backed WoodpeckerDendropicos obsoletusMany
475African Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos goertaeMany
476Mountain Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos spodocephalusMany
477Brown-eared WoodpeckerPardipicus caroliKFR
478Buff-spotted WoodpeckerPardipicus nivosaKFR
479Fine-banded WoodpeckerCampethera taeniolaemaANP,GF,KFR,MG,MM
480Green-backed WoodpeckerCampethera cailliautiiKFR,MM
481Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubicaMany
482Golden-tailed WoodpeckerCampethera abingoniKFR,LB,MM

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

483Pygmy FalconPolihierax semitorquatusLB,MM,NNP,OLO
484/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanniMany
485/Eurasian Kestrel/Falco tinnunculusMany
486Greater KestrelFalco rupicoloidesMany
487Fox KestrelFalco alopexLB,LNAI,LNK,MP
488Gray KestrelFalco ardosiaceusMany
489Red-necked FalconFalco chicqueraLB
490|Red-footed Falcon|Falco vespertinusMG,NNP
491|Amur Falcon|Falco amurensisMany
492|Eleonora's Falcon|Falco eleonoraeMany
493|Sooty Falcon|Falco concolorMany
494/Eurasian Hobby/Falco subbuteoMany
495African HobbyFalco cuvieriiMany
496Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusMany
497{Saker Falcon}Falco cherrugLNAI,MM
498/Peregrine Falcon/Falco peregrinusMany
499Taita FalconFalco fasciinuchaLB

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

500Red-headed LovebirdAgapornis pullariusBG,KFR,LV
501Fischer's LovebirdAgapornis fischeriLNAI,LV,NNP
502Yellow-collared LovebirdAgapornis personatusLNAI

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

503Gray ParrotPsittacus erithacusKFR
504Red-fronted ParrotPoicephalus gulielmiANP,GF,LNK,MP
505Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeriMany
506Red-bellied ParrotPoicephalus rufiventris 

 
African and Green Broadbill: Calyptomenidae

507African BroadbillSmithornis capensisKFR

 
Pittas: Pittidae

508\African Pitta\Pitta angolensisMM

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

509Gray CuckooshrikeCeblepyris caesiaMany
510White-breasted CuckooshrikeCeblepyris pectoralisBG,KFR
511Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flavaMany
512Petit's CuckooshrikeCampephaga petitiKFR
513Red-shouldered CuckooshrikeCampephaga phoeniceaBG,KFR
514Purple-throated CuckooshrikeCampephaga quiscalinaANP,GF,KFR,MM

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

515|Eurasian Golden Oriole|Oriolus oriolusMany
516#African Golden Oriole#Oriolus auratusMany
517Western Black-headed OrioleOriolus brachyrhynchusKFR
518African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatusMany
519Black-tailed OrioleOriolus percivaliANP,GF

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

520Chestnut Wattle-eyeDyaphorophyia castaneaKFR
521Brown-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira cyaneaBG,KFR,LV,MM
522Black-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira peltataMany
523Jameson's Wattle-eyePlatysteira jamesoniKFR
524Yellow-bellied Wattle-eyePlatysteira concretaKFR
525Chinspot BatisBatis molitorMany
526Gray-headed BatisBatis orientalisLB
527Western Black-headed BatisBatis erlangeriKFR,LNK,MP
528Pygmy BatisBatis perkeoLB,OLO

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

529White-crested HelmetshrikePrionops plumatusKFR,LB,LNK,MP,NNP
530Gray-crested HelmetshrikePrionops poliolophusLNAI,LNK,MP
531African Shrike-flycatcherMegabyas flammulatusKFR

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

532BrubruNilaus aferMany
533Northern PuffbackDryoscopus gambensisMany
534Pringle's PuffbackDryoscopus pringliiOLO
535Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cublaMany
536Pink-footed PuffbackDryoscopus angolensisKFR
537Marsh TchagraTchagra minutusBG,KFR,LV,MM
538Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalusMany
539Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australisMany
540Three-streaked TchagraTchagra jamesiLB
541Luehder's BushshrikeLaniarius luehderiKFR
542Ethiopian BoubouLaniarius aethiopicusLNK
543Tropical BoubouLaniarius majorMany
544Black-headed GonolekLaniarius erythrogasterBG,KFR,LB,LV,MM
545Papyrus GonolekLaniarius mufumbiriLV
546Slate-colored BoubouLaniarius funebrisMany
547[Lowland Sooty Boubou]Laniarius leucorhynchus 
548Rosy-patched BushshrikeRhodophoneus cruentusKFR,LNK,MM,MP,OLO
549Doherty's BushshrikeTelophorus dohertyiANP,GF,KFR
550Gray-green BushshrikeChlorophoneus bocageiKFR
551Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeChlorophoneus sulfureopectusMany
552Black-fronted BushshrikeChlorophoneus nigrifronsANP,GF,MM,NNP
553Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchotiMany

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

554Sharpe's DrongoDicrurus sharpeiKFR
555Square-tailed DrongoDicrurus ludwigiiKFR
556Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisMany
557Velvet-mantled DrongoDicrurus modestusKFR

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

558Black-headed Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone rufiventerKFR
559African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridisMany

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

560Yellow-billed ShrikeCorvinella corvinaKFR
561Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleucaMM
562/Red-backed Shrike/Lanius collurioMany
563/Isabelline Shrike/Lanius isabellinusMany
564|Lesser Gray Shrike|Lanius minorMany
565Gray-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroidesMany
566Long-tailed FiscalLanius cabanisiLNAI,LNK,MM,MP,NNP
567Taita FiscalLanius dorsalisMM,NNP,OLO
568Somali FiscalLanius somalicusLB
569Mackinnon's ShrikeLanius mackinnoniKFR,LV
570Northern FiscalLanius humeralisMany
571/Masked Shrike/Lanius nubicusLB
572/Woodchat Shrike/Lanius senatorBG,LB,LV,MM
573White-rumped ShrikeEurocephalus ruppelliMany

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

574PiapiacPtilostomus aferBG
575Cape CrowCorvus capensisMany
576Pied CrowCorvus albusMany
577Somali CrowCorvus edithae 
578Fan-tailed RavenCorvus rhipidurusLB,LNK,MP
579White-necked RavenCorvus albicollisMany

 
Hyliotas: Hyliotidae

580Yellow-bellied HyliotaHyliota flavigasterMM
581Southern HyliotaHyliota australisKFR

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

582African Blue FlycatcherElminia longicaudaBG,KFR,KFT,LV,MM
583Dusky Crested FlycatcherElminia nigromitrataKFR
584White-tailed Crested FlycatcherElminia albonotataGF

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

585White-bellied TitMelaniparus albiventrisMany
586Dusky TitMelaniparus funereusKFR
587Red-throated TitMelaniparus fringillinusLNAI,LNK,MM,MP,NNP
588Somali TitMelaniparus thruppiLB

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

589Mouse-colored Penduline-TitAnthoscopus musculusLB,LNAI,OLO
590African Penduline-TitAnthoscopus caroliMany

 
Larks: Alaudidae

591Chestnut-headed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix signatusOLO
592Fischer's Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucopareiaMany
593Pink-breasted LarkCalendulauda poecilosternaLB
594Fawn-colored LarkCalendulauda africanoidesMany
595Singing BushlarkMirafra javanicaLB,MM,NNP,OLO
596White-tailed LarkMirafra albicaudaMM,NNP
597Williams's LarkMirafra williamsi 
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 LarklPseudalaemon 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 StarlinglLamprotornis 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 SunbirdlHedydipna 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 WeaverlPloceus jacksoniKFR,LB,LNK,LV,MP
894&Chestnut WeaverlPloceus rubiginosusMany
895Dark-backed WeaverPloceus bicolorKFR
896Brown-capped WeaverPloceus insignisANP,GF,KFR,MM
897Compact WeaverPachyphantes superciliosusBG,KFR
898&Cardinal QuelealQuelea cardinalisMany
899Red-headed QueleaQuelea erythropsLV
900&Red-billed QuelealQuelea 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 BishoplEuplectes aferANP,LB,LNK,MP,NNP
906&Fire-fronted BishoplEuplectes 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-throatlAmadina 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 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 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.