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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 Visitor129
\\Austral Visitor12
||Transient15
##Non-breeding Dispersal13
<>Erratic/Irregular18
()Breeding Season Only3
{}Casual/Vagrant31
[]Accidental24

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened40
VVulnerable26
ENEndangered20
CRCritically Endangered5

OCCURRENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
AAbundant/Very Common43
CCommon491
FCFairly/Locally Common132
UCUncommon/Scarce208
RRare/Very Scarce39
VRVery Rare20
XAccidental/Vagrant3
?Uncertain185

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 species recorded in the country along with frequency of occurrence. Table indicates whether each species is globally threatened or endangered according to the IUCN and whether it is migratory, very rare, or accidental in the country. The list is based on available data and may be incomplete.* See sidebar for meaning of location codes and symbols associated with common names.

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Ostriches: Struthionidae

1Common OstrichStruthio camelusManyFC
2Somali OstrichStruthio molybdophanesBS,SBNP,SBRFC

 
Ducks: Anatidae

3White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduataManyC
4Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorManyC
5White-backed DuckThalassornis leuconotusMany?
6Knob-billed DuckSarkidiornis melanotosManyC
7Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaManyC
8Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensisMany?
9African Pygmy-GooseNettapus auritusLB,LNAI,LNK,MM,MPUC
10/Garganey/Spatula querquedulaManyC
11Blue-billed TealSpatula hottentotaManyC
12/Northern Shoveler/Spatula clypeataManyA
13/Gadwall/Mareca streperaLNAIVR
14/Eurasian Wigeon/Mareca penelopeLB,LNAI,LNK,MP,SSR
15African Black DuckAnas sparsaManyUC
16Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulataManyC
17[Mallard]Anas platyrhynchosLNAIX
18Cape TealAnas capensisMany?
19Red-billed DuckAnas erythrorhynchaManyC
20/Northern Pintail/Anas acutaManyC
21/Green-winged Teal/Anas creccaManyUC
22\Southern Pochard\Netta erythrophthalmaManyC
23{Common Pochard}Aythya ferina X
24/Ferruginous Duck/Aythya nyrocaMPVR
25/Tufted Duck/Aythya fuligulaLB,LNAI,LNKUC
26Maccoa DuckOxyura maccoaManyUC

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

27Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisMany?
28Vulturine GuineafowlAcryllium vulturinumBS,SBNP,SBRC
29Eastern Crested GuineafowlGuttera pucheraniANP,MMC
30Western Crested GuineafowlGuttera verreauxiKFR,SS?

 
New World Quail: Odontophoridae

31Stone PartridgePtilopachus petrosusKE,SBNPUC

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

32Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaenaManyFC
33Coqui FrancolinCampocolinus coquiLNAI,LNK,MM,MP,NNPFC
34Red-winged FrancolinScleroptera levaillantiiMMUC
35Ring-necked FrancolinScleroptera streptophorus UC
36Orange River FrancolinScleroptera levaillantoides R
37Elgon FrancolinScleroptera elgonensisANP,MGUC
38Shelley's FrancolinScleroptera shelleyiNNP,SBNPC
39&Blue QuaillSynoicus adansoniiMMUC
40Common QuailCoturnix coturnixManyFC
41&Harlequin QuaillCoturnix delegorgueiManyC
42[Chestnut-naped Spurfowl]Pternistis castaneicollis X
43Scaly SpurfowlPternistis squamatusManyC
44Hildebrandt's SpurfowlPternistis hildebrandtiManyC
45Jackson's SpurfowlPternistis jacksoniANP,GF,MKC
46Yellow-necked SpurfowlPternistis leucoscepusManyC
47Red-necked SpurfowlPternistis aferLV,MMFC

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

48Rock PigeonColumba liviaManyA
49Speckled PigeonColumba guineaManyA
50Rameron PigeonColumba arquatrixManyC
51Eastern Bronze-naped PigeonColumba delegorgueiANP,GF,KFR,KV,MKC
52Lemon DoveAplopelia larvataManyUC
53{European Turtle-Dove}Streptopelia turtur X
54Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugensManyFC
55White-winged Collared-DoveStreptopelia reichenowi C
56Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiensManyC
57Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquataManyC
58Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicolaManyC
59Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensisManyA
60Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilosManyC
61Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur aferManyC
62Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistriaManyC
63Namaqua DoveOena capensisManyC
64Bruce's Green-PigeonTreron waalia FC
65African Green-PigeonTreron calvusManyC

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

66Chestnut-bellied SandgrousePterocles exustusBS,LB,OLO,SBNP,SBRFC
67Yellow-throated SandgrousePterocles gutturalisMM,NNP,SBNP,SBRC
68Black-faced SandgrousePterocles decoratusManyC
69Lichtenstein's SandgrousePterocles lichtensteiniiBS,LB,SBNP,SBRUC
70Four-banded SandgrousePterocles quadricinctus UC

 
Bustards: Otididae

71Arabian BustardArdeotis arabs VR
72Kori BustardArdeotis koriManyFC
73Denham's BustardNeotis denhamiMMUC
74Heuglin's BustardNeotis heugliniiBS,SBRUC
75White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensisManyC
76Buff-crested BustardLophotis gindianaBS,LB,OLO,SBNP,SBRC
77Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogasterManyC
78Hartlaub's BustardLissotis hartlaubiiBS,MM,NNPFC

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

79Great Blue TuracoCorythaeola cristataKFR,KFTC
80Bare-faced Go-away-birdCrinifer personatusKE,LNK,LV,MM,MPC
81White-bellied Go-away-birdCrinifer leucogasterManyC
82Eastern Plantain-eaterCrinifer zonurusManyFC
83Purple-crested TuracoGallirex porphyreolophus FC
84Ross's TuracoTauraco rossaeManyFC
85White-crested TuracoTauraco leucolophusManyC
86Black-billed TuracoTauraco schuettiiKFRR
87Schalow's TuracoTauraco schalowiMMC
88Hartlaub's TuracoTauraco hartlaubiManyFC
89Fischer's TuracoTauraco fischeri C

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

90Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitariusManyC
91Black CuckooCuculus clamosusManyC
92/Common Cuckoo/Cuculus canorusManyC
93African CuckooCuculus gularisManyUC
94/Lesser Cuckoo/Cuculus poliocephalus FC
95\Madagascar Cuckoo\Cuculus rochiiKIT,LBUC
96Black CoucalCentropus grilliiKFR,LB,MM,NNPC
97Blue-headed CoucalCentropus monachusManyC
98Senegal CoucalCentropus senegalensisBG,SSC
99White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosusManyC
100Blue MalkohaCeuthmochares aereusKFR?
101Green MalkohaCeuthmochares australisKFR,MM?
102Pied CuckooClamator jacobinusManyFC
103Levaillant's CuckooClamator levaillantiiManyFC
104/Great Spotted Cuckoo/Clamator glandariusManyFC
105Thick-billed CuckooPachycoccyx audebertiLNK,MP,NNPUC
106Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaasManyC
107African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreusManyC
108Dideric CuckooChrysococcyx capriusManyC
109\Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo\Cercococcyx montanusGF,KVFC

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

110#Long-tailed Nightjar#Hydropsalis climacurus C
111\Pennant-winged Nightjar\Caprimulgus vexillariusLB,MM,SBNPC
112Standard-winged NightjarCaprimulgus longipennisLBUC
113/Eurasian Nightjar/Caprimulgus europaeusManyC
114Sombre NightjarCaprimulgus fraenatusManyC
115Nubian NightjarCaprimulgus nubicusLB,SBNP,SBR?
116Donaldson Smith's NightjarCaprimulgus donaldsoniBS,LB,OLO,SBNP,SBRC
117Fiery-necked NightjarCaprimulgus pectoralisBG,KEC
118Montane NightjarCaprimulgus poliocephalusManyC
119Swamp NightjarCaprimulgus natalensisKFR,LB,LV,MMC
120/Plain Nightjar/Caprimulgus inornatusBS,LB,MM,NNP,SBNPC
121Star-spotted NightjarCaprimulgus stellatusLBC
122Freckled NightjarCaprimulgus tristigmaManyC
123Slender-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus clarusManyC
124#Square-tailed Nightjar#Caprimulgus fossiiMMC

 
Swifts: Apodidae

125Mottled SpinetailTelacanthura ussheri UC
126Sabine's SpinetailRhaphidura sabiniKFRR
127Bat-like SpinetailNeafrapus boehmi UC
128Scarce SwiftSchoutedenapus myoptilusManyFC
129Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melbaManyUC
130Mottled SwiftTachymarptis aequatorialisManyUC
131|Common Swift|Apus apusMany?
132Nyanza SwiftApus niansaeManyC
133African SwiftApus barbatusManyFC
134{Pallid Swift}Apus pallidusLNKX
135/Forbes-Watson's Swift/Apus berliozi ?
136Little SwiftApus affinisManyC
137/Horus Swift/Apus horusMany?
138White-rumped SwiftApus cafferManyC
139African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvusManyC

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

140African RailRallus caerulescensManyUC
141|Corn Crake|Crex crexBG,KP,MM,NNPUC
142African CrakeCrecopsis egregiaMany?
143/Spotted Crake/Porzana porzanaMM,MPR
144Lesser MoorhenGallinula angulataManyUC
145Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropusManyFC
146Red-knobbed CootFulica cristataManyC
147Allen's GallinulePorphyrio alleniLB,LNAI,LV,MM,NNPUC
148African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensisManyFC
149\Striped Crake\Aenigmatolimnas marginalisLB,LNAI,NNPR
150Black CrakeZapornia flavirostraManyC
151Baillon's CrakeZapornia pusillaKIT,LB,MMUC

 
Flufftails: Sarothruridae

152White-spotted FlufftailSarothrura pulchraBG,KFRC
153Buff-spotted FlufftailSarothrura elegansManyUC
154Red-chested FlufftailSarothrura rufaKFR,LV,MG,NNP,SSC
155(Streaky-breasted Flufftail)Sarothrura boehmiNNPVR
156Striped FlufftailSarothrura affinisMKR

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

157African FinfootPodica senegalensisLNAI,MM,NNPUC

 
Cranes: Gruidae

158Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorumManyC
159Black Crowned-CraneBalearica pavoninaKFR,LBUC
160[Demoiselle Crane]Grus virgo X

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

161Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensisManyUC
162Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatusManyC
163/Eurasian Thick-knee/Burhinus oedicnemusManyVR
164Senegal Thick-kneeBurhinus senegalensisLBFC

 
Egyptian Plover: Pluvianidae

165[Egyptian Plover]Pluvianus aegyptius X

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

166Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopusManyC
167Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaManyFC

 
Oystercatchers: Haematopodidae

168/Eurasian Oystercatcher/Haematopus ostralegus UC

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

169/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarolaLB,LNAI,LNK,MM,MPA
170Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaLNK,MP,NNPUC
171/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticulaManyC
172Three-banded PloverThinornis tricollarisManyC
173/Little Ringed Plover/Thinornis dubiusManyUC
174[Northern Lapwing]Vanellus vanellus X
175Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostrisManyC
176Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatusManyC
177Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosusManyUC
178Black-headed LapwingVanellus tectusKE,LB,SBNPFC
179{White-crowned Lapwing}Vanellus albiceps X
180Senegal LapwingVanellus lugubrisKP,LB,LNAI,MMFC
181Black-winged LapwingVanellus melanopterusManyC
182Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatusManyC
183Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallusManyFC
184{Brown-chested Lapwing}Vanellus superciliosus X
185/Caspian Plover/Anarhynchus asiaticusManyC
186/Tibetan Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus atrifronsManyA
187/Greater Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus leschenaultiiLB,LNAI,LNK,MPA
188Kittlitz's PloverAnarhynchus pecuariusManyC
189Chestnut-banded PloverAnarhynchus pallidusLNK,MP,NNPFC
190White-fronted PloverAnarhynchus marginatus C
191/Kentish Plover/Anarhynchus alexandrinusLNK,MPR

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

192&Greater Painted-SnipelRostratula benghalensisManyUC

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

193Lesser JacanaMicroparra capensisKP,LNAI,MG,MPUC
194African JacanaActophilornis africanusManyC

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

195/Eurasian Whimbrel/Numenius phaeopusLB,LNAI,LNK,LV,MPA
196/Eurasian Curlew/Numenius arquataLNAI,LNK,MM,MPUC
197/Bar-tailed Godwit/Limosa lapponicaLB,LNAI,LNK,MPUC
198/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosaManyFC
199/Jack Snipe/Lymnocryptes minimusLB,LNAIR
200/Great Snipe/Gallinago mediaManyUC
201{Pin-tailed Snipe}Gallinago stenuraLNAIX
202African SnipeGallinago nigripennisManyFC
203/Common Snipe/Gallinago gallinagoManyC
204{Red Phalarope}Phalaropus fulicariusNNPX
205/Red-necked Phalarope/Phalaropus lobatusLNAI,LNK,MPFC
206/Terek Sandpiper/Xenus cinereusLB,LNAI,LNK,MP,NNPC
207/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucosManyA
208[Spotted Sandpiper]Actitis macularius X
209/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropusManyC
210/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilisManyC
211/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareolaManyA
212/Common Redshank/Tringa totanusLB,LNAI,LNK,MPUC
213/Spotted Redshank/Tringa erythropusManyFC
214/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebulariaManyC
215/Ruddy Turnstone/Arenaria interpresLB,LNAI,LNK,MM,MPA
216{Red Knot}Calidris canutus X
217/Ruff/Calidris pugnaxManyA
218/Broad-billed Sandpiper/Calidris falcinellus UC
219/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferrugineaManyA
220/Temminck's Stint/Calidris temminckiiManyR
221{Long-toed Stint}Calidris subminuta X
222{Red-necked Stint}Calidris ruficollis X
223[Buff-breasted Sandpiper]Calidris subruficollis X
224/Sanderling/Calidris albaLB,LNAI,LNK,MP,NNPA
225{Dunlin}Calidris alpinaLNK,MPX
226/Little Stint/Calidris minutaManyA
227[Pectoral Sandpiper]Calidris melanotosNNPX

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

228Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticusManyC
229Black-rumped ButtonquailTurnix nanus VR
230Quail-ploverOrtyxelos meiffreniiBS,SBRUC

 
Crab Plover: Dromadidae

231Crab-PloverDromas ardeolaLNKFC

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

232Double-banded CourserSmutsornis africanusLNAI,LNK,MM,MP,OLOFC
233Bronze-winged CourserRhinoptilus chalcopterusMM,NNPUC
234Three-banded CourserRhinoptilus cinctusManyFC
235{Cream-colored Courser}Cursorius cursor X
236Somali CourserCursorius somalensisBS,SBNP,SBRC
237Temminck's CourserCursorius temminckiiManyC
238Rock PratincoleGlareola nuchalisBG,KE,LVC
239/Black-winged Pratincole/Glareola nordmanniLB,MM,NNPVR
240Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincolaManyC
241\Madagascar Pratincole\Glareola ocularis C

 
Skuas and Jaegers: Stercorariidae

242[Long-tailed Jaeger]Stercorarius longicaudus X
243/Parasitic Jaeger/Stercorarius parasiticus VR
244/Pomarine Jaeger/Stercorarius pomarinus UC
245{Brown Skua}Stercorarius antarcticus X

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

246{Little Gull}Hydrocoloeus minutusLBX
247/Slender-billed Gull/Chroicocephalus geneiLNK,MPR
248/Black-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus ridibundusMany?
249Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalusManyC
250/Pallas's Gull/Ichthyaetus ichthyaetusLBR
251Sooty GullIchthyaetus hemprichii C
252{White-eyed Gull}Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus X
253[Kelp Gull]Larus dominicanus X
254Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusMany?
255African SkimmerRynchops flavirostrisManyUC
256Brown NoddyAnous stolidus C
257Lesser NoddyAnous tenuirostris UC
258Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatus C
259Bridled TernOnychoprion anaethetus C
260/Little Tern/Sternula albifronsLBVR
261/Saunders's Tern/Sternula saundersiLNK,MPA
262/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon niloticaManyC
263/Caspian Tern/Hydroprogne caspiaLB,LNAI,LNK,LV,MPUC
264Whiskered TernChlidonias hybridaManyFC
265{Black Tern}Chlidonias nigerLB,LNAIX
266/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterusManyA
267&Roseate TernlSterna dougallii C
268/Common Tern/Sterna hirundoLB,LNAIA
269White-cheeked TernSterna repressa UC
270/Lesser Crested Tern/Thalasseus bengalensisLNAIA
271/Sandwich Tern/Thalasseus sandvicensis UC
272#Great Crested Tern#Thalasseus bergii FC

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

273Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusManyC
274&Lesser FlamingolPhoenicoparrus minorManyA

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

275Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisManyC
276Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusLB,LNAI,LNK,MG,MPUC
277Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollisLB,LNAI,LNK,MP,NNPUC

 
Tropicbirds: Phaethontidae

278#White-tailed Tropicbird#Phaethon lepturus ?
279#Red-tailed Tropicbird#Phaethon rubricauda R

 
Albatrosses: Diomedeidae

280#White-capped Albatross#Thalassarche cauta ?
281{Black-browed Albatross}Thalassarche melanophris X

 
Southern Storm-Petrels: Oceanitidae

282#Wilson's Storm-Petrel#Oceanites oceanicus ?
283{Black-bellied Storm-Petrel}Fregetta tropica X

 
Northern Storm-Petrels: Hydrobatidae

284{Leach's Storm-Petrel}Hydrobates leucorhoa X
285[Matsudaira's Storm-Petrel]Hydrobates matsudairae X

 
Shearwaters and Petrels: Procellariidae

286[Pintado Petrel]Daption capense X
287{Antarctic Prion}Pachyptila desolata X
288{Slender-billed Prion}Pachyptila belcheri X
289{Jouanin's Petrel}Bulweria fallax X
290[White-chinned Petrel]Procellaria aequinoctialis X
291#Wedge-tailed Shearwater#Ardenna pacificus ?
292#Sargasso Shearwater#Puffinus lherminieri ?

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

293African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerusManyC
294/Black Stork/Ciconia nigraManyUC
295/Abdim's Stork/Ciconia abdimiiManyA
296African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelisManyUC
297/White Stork/Ciconia ciconiaManyC
298Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensisManyUC
299Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumeniferManyC
300Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibisManyC

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

301[Lesser Frigatebird]Fregata ariel X
302/Great Frigatebird/Fregata minor UC

 
Boobies and Gannets: Sulidae

303{Red-footed Booby}Sula sula X
304#Brown Booby#Sula leucogaster ?
305Masked BoobySula dactylatra UC

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

306African DarterAnhinga rufaManyFC

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

307Reed CormorantMicrocarbo africanusManyC
308Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboManyC

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

309Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusManyC
310African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicusManyC
311Olive IbisBostrychia olivaceaANP,GF,KV,MKUC
312Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedashManyC
313/Eurasian Spoonbill/Platalea leucorodiaLNAI,NNPX
314African SpoonbillPlatalea albaManyC

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

315Dwarf BitternBotaurus sturmiiManyUC
316Little BitternBotaurus minutusManyFC
317Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxManyC
318Black HeronEgretta ardesiacaManyUC
319Little EgretEgretta garzettaManyC
320Western Reef-HeronEgretta gularisLB,LNAI,LNK,MP,NNPR
321White-backed Night HeronCalherodius leuconotusLB,MM,NNPUC
322Little HeronButorides atricapillaManyC
323Rufous-bellied HeronArdeola rufiventrisLB,LV,MMUC
324Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesManyC
325\Malagasy Pond-Heron\Ardeola idaeManyR
326Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibisManyA
327Great EgretArdea albaManyC
328Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhynchaManyFC
329Gray HeronArdea cinereaManyFC
330Purple HeronArdea purpureaManyUC
331Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephalaManyC
332Goliath HeronArdea goliathManyUC

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

333HamerkopScopus umbrettaManyFC

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

334ShoebillBalaeniceps rexManyR

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

335Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalusManyA
336Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescensManyC

 
Secretary-bird: Sagittariidae

337SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentariusManyC

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

338/Osprey/Pandion haliaetusManyFC

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

339#Scissor-tailed Kite#Chelictinia riocouriiManyVR
340Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleusManyC
341African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typusMany?
342Palm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensisManyC
343Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatusMKUC
344Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterusManyUC
345\African Cuckoo-Hawk\Aviceda cuculoidesManyUC
346/European Honey-buzzard/Pernis apivorusManyUC
347White-headed VultureTrigonoceps occipitalisManyUC
348Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotosManyFC
349Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachusManyC
350White-backed VultureGyps africanusManyC
351Rueppell's GriffonGyps rueppelliManyFC
352[Eurasian Griffon]Gyps fulvus X
353BateleurTerathopius ecaudatusManyFC
354Western Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascensManyUC
355Southern Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus fasciolatus UC
356Beaudouin's Snake-EagleCircaetus beaudouini VR
357Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralisManyFC
358/Short-toed Snake-Eagle/Circaetus gallicusLBVR
359Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereusManyUC
360Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatusManyUC
361Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosusManyUC
362Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalisManyFC
363/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarinaManyUC
364/Greater Spotted Eagle/Clanga clangaMM,MP,NNPX
365Wahlberg's EagleHieraaetus wahlbergiManyC
366/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatusManyFC
367Ayres's Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresiiManyUC
368Tawny EagleAquila rapaxManyUC
369/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensisManyC
370/Imperial Eagle/Aquila heliacaLB,LNAI,LNK,MM,NNPUC
371[Cassin's Hawk-Eagle]Aquila africana X
372Verreaux's EagleAquila verreauxiiManyUC
373African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogasterManyC
374Bat HawkMacheiramphus alcinusManyUC
375Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabarManyC
376Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabatesManyFC
377Eastern Chanting-GoshawkMelierax poliopterusManyC
378Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicusManyC
379African GoshawkAerospiza tousseneliiManyC
380Little SparrowhawkTachyspiza minullusManyUC
381ShikraTachyspiza badiusManyC
382/Levant Sparrowhawk/Tachyspiza brevipesManyX
383Ovambo SparrowhawkAccipiter ovampensisLNK,MM,MPR
384/Eurasian Sparrowhawk/Accipiter nisusLBVR
385Rufous-breasted SparrowhawkAccipiter rufiventrisManyUC
386Black GoshawkAstur melanoleucusManyFC
387/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosusManyFC
388African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusManyUC
389/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourusManyC
390Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargusMany?
391Black KiteMilvus migransManyC
392African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vociferManyC
393/Grasshopper Buzzard/Butastur rufipennisMany?
394|Common Buzzard|Buteo buteoManyC
395Mountain BuzzardButeo oreophilusManyFC
396/Long-legged Buzzard/Buteo rufinusLNK,MM,MP,NNPUC
397Augur BuzzardButeo augurManyC

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

398African Grass-OwlTyto capensisKFR,LNK,MK,MM,MPUC
399Western Barn OwlTyto albaManyUC

 
Owls: Strigidae

400Sokoke Scops-OwlOtus ireneae UC
401/Eurasian Scops-Owl/Otus scopsNNP?
402African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensisManyC
403Northern White-faced OwlPtilopsis leucotisManyUC
404Southern White-faced OwlPtilopsis granti UC
405Cape Eagle-OwlBubo capensisManyUC
406Spotted Eagle-OwlBubo africanusManyFC
407Grayish Eagle-OwlBubo cinerascensKV,LB,LV,SBNP?
408Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lacteaManyC
409Pel's Fishing-OwlScotopelia peliMMUC
410Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatumManyC
411Red-chested OwletGlaucidium tephronotumKFRUC
412African Barred OwletGlaucidium capense C
413African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordiiManyC
414Abyssinian OwlAsio abyssinicusMKR
415{Short-eared Owl}Asio flammeusLNAIX
416Marsh OwlAsio capensisLNK,LV,MM,MP,NNPFC

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

417Speckled MousebirdColius striatusManyC
418White-headed MousebirdColius leucocephalusBS,LNK,MP,SBNP,SBRUC
419Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourusManyC

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

420Narina TrogonApaloderma narinaManyFC
421Bar-tailed TrogonApaloderma vittatumGF,KFR,KV,MKUC

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

422Common HoopoeUpupa epopsManyC

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

423Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureusManyC
424Violet WoodhoopoePhoeniculus damarensisManyUC
425Black-billed WoodhoopoePhoeniculus somaliensis FC
426White-headed WoodhoopoePhoeniculus bolleiManyFC
427Forest ScimitarbillRhinopomastus castaneiceps UC
428Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelasManyFC
429Abyssinian ScimitarbillRhinopomastus minorManyC

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

430Abyssinian Ground-HornbillBucorvus abyssinicusLBUC
431Southern Ground-HornbillBucorvus leadbeateriManyUC
432Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatusManyC
433Hemprich's HornbillLophoceros hemprichiiKE,KV,LB,LNK,MPUC
434African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutusManyC
435Northern Red-billed HornbillTockus erythrorhynchusManyC
436Eastern Yellow-billed HornbillTockus flavirostrisManyUC
437Jackson's HornbillTockus jacksoniKE,KV,LBC
438Von der Decken's HornbillTockus deckeniManyC
439Silvery-cheeked HornbillBycanistes brevisManyC
440Black-and-white-casqued HornbillBycanistes subcylindricaManyC
441Trumpeter HornbillBycanistes bucinatorMMC

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

442Blue-headed Bee-eaterMerops muelleriKFRUC
443White-fronted Bee-eaterMerops bullockoidesManyFC
444Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillusManyC
445Blue-breasted Bee-eaterMerops variegatusBG,LV?
446Cinnamon-chested Bee-eaterMerops oreobatesManyC
447[Swallow-tailed Bee-eater]Merops hirundineus X
448Somali Bee-eaterMerops revoiliiBS,SBNP,SBRUC
449/White-throated Bee-eater/Merops albicollisManyC
450/Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/Merops persicusManyFC
451\Olive Bee-eater\Merops superciliosusMany?
452|European Bee-eater|Merops apiasterMany?
453/Northern Carmine Bee-eater/Merops nubicusMany?
454{Southern Carmine Bee-eater}Merops nubicoides X

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

455Half-collared KingfisherAlcedo semitorquata UC
456Shining-blue KingfisherAlcedo quadribrachysKFRVR
457Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatusManyC
458African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina pictaMany?
459Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephalaManyC
460Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensisManyC
461Mangrove KingfisherHalcyon senegaloides FC
462Blue-breasted KingfisherHalcyon malimbica FC
463Brown-hooded KingfisherHalcyon albiventrisManyC
464Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicutiManyC
465Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maximaManyUC
466Pied KingfisherCeryle rudisManyC

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

467/European Roller/Coracias garrulusManyC
468Abyssinian RollerCoracias abyssinicusManyC
469Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatusManyC
470Purple RollerCoracias naeviusManyUC
471Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurusManyFC

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

472Eastern Yellow-billed BarbetTrachylaemus purpuratusKFR,SSFC
473Red-and-yellow BarbetTrachyphonus erythrocephalusManyC
474D'Arnaud's BarbetTrachyphonus darnaudiiManyC
475Green BarbetCryptolybia olivacea C
476Gray-throated BarbetGymnobucco bonaparteiKFR,KFT,KIT,MM,SSFC
477White-eared BarbetStactolaema leucotisMKC
478{Speckled Tinkerbird}Pogoniulus scolopaceusKFRX
479Green TinkerbirdPogoniulus simplex UC
480Moustached TinkerbirdPogoniulus leucomystaxManyC
481Yellow-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus bilineatusManyC
482Northern Red-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus uropygialisManyC
483Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconusBG,KFR,LVC
484Yellow-spotted BarbetBuccanodon duchailluiKFRC
485Hairy-breasted BarbetTricholaema hirsutaKFRC
486Red-fronted BarbetTricholaema diademataMany?
487Spot-flanked BarbetTricholaema lacrymosaManyFC
488Black-throated BarbetTricholaema melanocephalaMany?
489White-headed BarbetLybius leucocephalusManyC
490Black-billed BarbetLybius guifsobalitoKE,KFR,LVUC
491Black-collared BarbetLybius torquatus ?
492Brown-breasted BarbetPogonornis melanopterus FC
493Double-toothed BarbetPogonornis bidentatusManyC

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

494Cassin's HoneybirdProdotiscus insignisKFRUC
495Green-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus zambesiaeManyUC
496Brown-backed HoneybirdProdotiscus regulusManyUC
497Pallid HoneyguideIndicator meliphilusManyUC
498Least HoneyguideIndicator exilisKFRUC
499Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minorManyC
500Scaly-throated HoneyguideIndicator variegatusManyFC
501Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicatorManyC

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

502/Eurasian Wryneck/Jynx torquillaManyR
503Red-throated WryneckJynx ruficollisManyC
504Golden-crowned WoodpeckerChloropicus xantholophusKFRC
505Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquusMany?
506Speckle-breasted WoodpeckerDendropicos poecilolaemusBG,KFRC
507Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescensManyC
508Brown-backed WoodpeckerDendropicos obsoletusManyUC
509African Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos goertaeManyC
510Mountain Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos spodocephalusManyC
511Brown-eared WoodpeckerPardipicus caroliKFRC
512Buff-spotted WoodpeckerPardipicus nivosaKFRC
513Fine-banded WoodpeckerCampethera taeniolaemaManyC
514Green-backed WoodpeckerCampethera cailliautiiKFR,MMC
515Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubicaManyC
516Golden-tailed WoodpeckerCampethera abingoniKFR,LB,MM,SSR
517Mombasa WoodpeckerCampethera mombassica C

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

518Pygmy FalconPolihierax semitorquatusManyFC
519/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanniManyC
520/Eurasian Kestrel/Falco tinnunculusManyC
521Greater KestrelFalco rupicoloidesManyUC
522Fox KestrelFalco alopexKE,LB,LNAI,LNK,MPUC
523Gray KestrelFalco ardosiaceusManyUC
524#Dickinson's Kestrel#Falco dickinsoni VR
525Red-necked FalconFalco chicqueraBS,LB,SBNP,SBRUC
526|Red-footed Falcon|Falco vespertinusMG,NNPVR
527|Amur Falcon|Falco amurensisMany?
528|Eleonora's Falcon|Falco eleonoraeManyR
529|Sooty Falcon|Falco concolorManyR
530/Eurasian Hobby/Falco subbuteoManyC
531African HobbyFalco cuvieriiManyUC
532Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusManyC
533{Saker Falcon}Falco cherrugLNAI,MMX
534/Peregrine Falcon/Falco peregrinusManyVR
535Taita FalconFalco fasciinuchaLBR

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

536Red-headed LovebirdAgapornis pullariusBG,KFR,LVFC
537Fischer's LovebirdAgapornis fischeriLNAI,LV,NNPFC
538Yellow-collared LovebirdAgapornis personatusLNAIUC

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

539Gray ParrotPsittacus erithacusKFR,SBNPR
540Red-fronted ParrotPoicephalus gulielmiManyC
541Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeriManyFC
542Brown-headed ParrotPoicephalus cryptoxanthus FC
543Red-bellied ParrotPoicephalus rufiventrisBS,SBNP,SBRC

 
African and Green Broadbill: Calyptomenidae

544African BroadbillSmithornis capensisKFR,MKUC

 
Pittas: Pittidae

545\African Pitta\Pitta angolensisKEUC

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

546Gray CuckooshrikeCeblepyris caesiaManyC
547White-breasted CuckooshrikeCeblepyris pectoralisBG,KFRUC
548Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flavaManyC
549Petit's CuckooshrikeCampephaga petitiKFR,MKC
550Red-shouldered CuckooshrikeCampephaga phoeniceaBG,KFRC
551Purple-throated CuckooshrikeCampephaga quiscalinaManyUC

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

552|Eurasian Golden Oriole|Oriolus oriolusManyC
553#African Golden Oriole#Oriolus auratusManyC
554Green-headed OrioleOriolus chlorocephalus FC
555Western Black-headed OrioleOriolus brachyrhynchusKFRC
556African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatusManyC
557Black-tailed OrioleOriolus percivaliANP,GF,KV,MK,SSC

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

558Chestnut Wattle-eyeDyaphorophyia castaneaKFRFC
559Brown-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira cyaneaManyC
560Black-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira peltataManyUC
561Jameson's Wattle-eyePlatysteira jamesoniKFRFC
562Yellow-bellied Wattle-eyePlatysteira concretaKFRUC
563Short-tailed BatisBatis mixta ?
564Chinspot BatisBatis molitorManyC
565Pale BatisBatis soror ?
566Gray-headed BatisBatis orientalisLBR
567Western Black-headed BatisBatis erlangeriManyC
568Eastern Black-headed BatisBatis minor ?
569Pygmy BatisBatis perkeoManyC

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

570White-crested HelmetshrikePrionops plumatusManyC
571Gray-crested HelmetshrikePrionops poliolophusLNAI,LNK,MPUC
572Retz's HelmetshrikePrionops retzii C
573Chestnut-fronted HelmetshrikePrionops scopifrons C
574African Shrike-flycatcherMegabyas flammulatusKFRUC
575Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcherBias musicus R

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

576BrubruNilaus aferManyC
577Northern PuffbackDryoscopus gambensisManyC
578Pringle's PuffbackDryoscopus pringliiBS,OLO,SBNP,SBR,SS?
579Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cublaManyC
580Pink-footed PuffbackDryoscopus angolensisKFR?
581Marsh TchagraTchagra minutusBG,KFR,LV,MM,SSUC
582Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalusManyC
583Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australisManyC
584Three-streaked TchagraTchagra jamesiBS,LB,SBNP,SBR?
585Red-naped BushshrikeLaniarius ruficeps ?
586Luehder's BushshrikeLaniarius luehderiKFR,KIT,SS?
587Ethiopian BoubouLaniarius aethiopicusLNK?
588Tropical BoubouLaniarius majorManyC
589Zanzibar BoubouLaniarius sublacteus ?
590Black-headed GonolekLaniarius erythrogasterManyC
591Papyrus GonolekLaniarius mufumbiriLVC
592Slate-colored BoubouLaniarius funebrisManyC
593[Lowland Sooty Boubou]Laniarius leucorhynchus X
594Rosy-patched BushshrikeRhodophoneus cruentusManyC
595Four-colored BushshrikeTelophorus viridis ?
596Doherty's BushshrikeTelophorus dohertyiANP,GF,KFR,KVFC
597Gray-green BushshrikeChlorophoneus bocageiKFR,KITC
598Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeChlorophoneus sulfureopectusManyC
599Black-fronted BushshrikeChlorophoneus nigrifronsManyFC
600Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchotiManyC

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

601Sharpe's DrongoDicrurus sharpeiKFR?
602Square-tailed DrongoDicrurus ludwigiiKFR?
603Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisManyC
604Velvet-mantled DrongoDicrurus modestusKFRUC

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

605African Crested FlycatcherTrochocercus cyanomelas C
606Black-headed Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone rufiventerKFRC
607African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridisManyC

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

608Yellow-billed ShrikeCorvinella corvinaKE,KFR,KIT,SSC
609Magpie ShrikeUrolestes melanoleucaMMUC
610/Red-backed Shrike/Lanius collurioManyC
611/Isabelline Shrike/Lanius isabellinusManyC
612|Lesser Gray Shrike|Lanius minorManyC
613Gray-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroidesManyC
614Long-tailed FiscalLanius cabanisiManyC
615Taita FiscalLanius dorsalisManyC
616Somali FiscalLanius somalicusBS,LB,SBNPUC
617Mackinnon's ShrikeLanius mackinnoniKFR,LV,SSUC
618Northern FiscalLanius humeralisManyA
619/Masked Shrike/Lanius nubicusLBR
620/Woodchat Shrike/Lanius senatorBG,KIT,LB,LV,MMUC
621White-rumped ShrikeEurocephalus ruppelliManyC

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

622PiapiacPtilostomus aferBGC
623House CrowCorvus splendens A
624Cape CrowCorvus capensisManyC
625Pied CrowCorvus albusManyC
626Somali CrowCorvus edithaeBS,SBNP,SBRC
627Fan-tailed RavenCorvus rhipidurusManyC
628White-necked RavenCorvus albicollisMany?

 
Hyliotas: Hyliotidae

629Yellow-bellied HyliotaHyliota flavigasterKE,MMFC
630Southern HyliotaHyliota australisKFR?

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

631African Blue FlycatcherElminia longicaudaManyC
632Dusky Crested FlycatcherElminia nigromitrataKFRC
633White-tailed Crested FlycatcherElminia albonotataGF,KV,MKC

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

634White-shouldered Black-TitMelaniparus guineensis C
635White-bellied TitMelaniparus albiventrisManyC
636Dusky TitMelaniparus funereusKFRFC
637Red-throated TitMelaniparus fringillinusLNAI,LNK,MM,MP,NNPUC
638Somali TitMelaniparus thruppiBS,KV,LB,SBNP,SBRC

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

639Mouse-colored Penduline-TitAnthoscopus musculusManyUC
640African Penduline-TitAnthoscopus caroliManyUC

 
Larks: Alaudidae

641&Chestnut-backed Sparrow-LarklEremopterix leucotisBS,SBNP,SBRC
642Chestnut-headed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix signatusBS,OLO,SBNP,SBRC
643Fischer's Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucopareiaManyC
644Gillett's LarkCalendulauda gilletti ?
645Pink-breasted LarkCalendulauda poecilosternaBS,LB,SBNP,SBRC
646Fawn-colored LarkCalendulauda africanoidesManyC
647Singing BushlarkMirafra javanicaManyC
648White-tailed LarkMirafra albicaudaMM,NNPUC
649Williams's LarkMirafra williamsiBS,SBNP,SBR?
650Friedmann's LarkMirafra pulpaBS,SBNP,SBR?
651Collared LarkAmirafra collaris ?
652Flappet LarkAmirafra rufocinnamomeaMany?
653Rufous-naped LarkCorypha africanaKFR,KP,MMC
654Sentinel LarkCorypha athiMany?
655Red-winged LarkCorypha hypermetraBS,NNP,SBNP,SBR?
656Masked LarkSpizocorys personataSBRC
657Crested LarkGalerida cristata C
658Thekla's LarkGalerida theklae A
659&Short-tailed LarklPseudalaemon fremantliiNNP,OLO?
660[Greater Short-toed Lark]Calandrella brachydactyla X
661Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinereaManyC
662Somali Short-toed LarkAlaudala somalicaManyUC

 
Nicators: Nicatoridae

663Eastern NicatorNicator gularisLNAIC

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

664Green CrombecSylvietta virensBG,KFRC
665White-browed CrombecSylvietta leucophrysMany?
666Northern CrombecSylvietta brachyuraManyC
667Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytiiManyC
668Somali CrombecSylvietta isabellinaBS,SBNP,SBRUC
669Moustached Grass-WarblerMelocichla mentalisMany?
670Kretschmer's LongbillMacrosphenus kretschmeri UC

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

671Yellow-vented EremomelaEremomela flavicrissalisBS,SBNP,SBR?
672Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialisMany?
673Green-backed EremomelaEremomela canescensKE,KVFC
674Green-capped EremomelaEremomela scotopsMMFC
675Turner's EremomelaEremomela turneriKFRUC
676White-chinned PriniaSchistolais leucopogonBG,KFR,LV,MM,SSC
677Black-collared ApalisOreolais pulcherManyC
678Miombo Wren-WarblerCalamonastes undosusMM?
679Gray Wren-WarblerCalamonastes simplexManyC
680Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyuraMany?
681Olive-green CamaropteraCamaroptera chloronotaKFRC
682Buff-bellied WarblerPhyllolais pulchellaManyC
683Bar-throated ApalisApalis thoracica C
684Taita ApalisApalis fuscigularis ?
685Black-throated ApalisApalis jacksoniManyC
686White-winged ApalisApalis chariessa ?
687Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavidaManyC
688Buff-throated ApalisApalis rufogularisKFRFC
689Chestnut-throated ApalisApalis porphyrolaemaManyC
690Black-headed ApalisApalis melanocephalaGF,KEF,KV,MK?
691Gray ApalisApalis cinereaManyC
692Brown-headed ApalisApalis alticola C
693[Maasai Apalis]Apalis stronachiMMX
694Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflavaManyA
695Pale PriniaPrinia somalicaBS,LB,SBNP,SBR?
696Banded PriniaPrinia bairdiiKFRC
697Red-winged PriniaPrinia erythropteraLVUC
698Red-fronted WarblerPrinia rufifronsManyC
699Black-capped Rufous-WarblerBathmocercus cerviniventrisKFRC
700Black-faced Rufous-WarblerBathmocercus rufusKFR,KFTC
701Gray-capped WarblerEminia lepidaMany?
702Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythropsManyC
703Singing CisticolaCisticola cantansManyC
704Whistling CisticolaCisticola lateralisBG,KFRFC
705Trilling CisticolaCisticola woosnamiMMR
706Chubb's CisticolaCisticola chubbiKFR,KIT,SS?
707Hunter's CisticolaCisticola hunteriMany?
708Rock-loving CisticolaCisticola aberransMMUC
709Boran CisticolaCisticola bodessaBS,KE,KV,SBNPUC
710Rattling CisticolaCisticola chinianaManyC
711Ashy CisticolaCisticola cinereolusBS,OLO,SBNP,SBRC
712Red-pate CisticolaCisticola ruficeps UC
713Lyne's CisticolaCisticola distinctusKEF,LNAI,LNK,MP
OLO
C
714Tana River CisticolaCisticola restrictus R
715Coastal CisticolaCisticola haematocephala ?
716Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatusManyA
717Carruthers's CisticolaCisticola carruthersiLVC
718Levaillant's CisticolaCisticola tinniensManyC
719Stout CisticolaCisticola robustusManyC
720Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensisKFR,MM,NNPC
721Aberdare CisticolaCisticola aberdareANP,KP,MG?
722Tabora CisticolaCisticola angusticaudaMMUC
723Siffling CisticolaCisticola brachypterusManyC
724Foxy CisticolaCisticola troglodytesKEC
725Tiny CisticolaCisticola nanaBS,NNP,OLO,SBNP?
726Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidisManyC
727Desert CisticolaCisticola aridulusManyC
728Black-backed CisticolaCisticola eximiusMMVR
729Pectoral-patch CisticolaCisticola brunnescensLNAI,LNK,MM,MP,NNPC
730Wing-snapping CisticolaCisticola ayresiiANP,KP,MG,MK,NNPC

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

731Papyrus Yellow-WarblerCalamonastides gracilirostrisLVUC
732/Eastern Olivaceous Warbler/Iduna pallidaManyC
733African Yellow-WarblerIduna natalensisMany?
734Mountain Yellow-WarblerIduna similisManyC
735/Upcher's Warbler/Hippolais languidaManyFC
736|Olive-tree Warbler|Hippolais olivetorumManyUC
737[Melodious Warbler]Hippolais polyglotta X
738/Icterine Warbler/Hippolais icterinaManyUC
739/Sedge Warbler/Acrocephalus schoenobaenusManyC
740/Marsh Warbler/Acrocephalus palustrisManyA
741/Common Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus scirpaceusManyUC
742/Basra Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus griseldisLB,LNAI,NNP,SBR?
743Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostrisManyC
744Greater Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus rufescensBG,LNAI,LV,SSC
745/Great Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus arundinaceusManyUC

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

746|River Warbler|Locustella fluviatilisNNP,SBNPFC
747[Savi's Warbler]Locustella luscinioides X
748[Common Grasshopper Warbler]Locustella naevia X
749Fan-tailed GrassbirdCatriscus brevirostrisBG,KFR,MM,NNP,SS?
750Evergreen-forest WarblerBradypterus lopeziANP,GF,KV,MK?
751Cinnamon Bracken-WarblerBradypterus cinnamomeusManyC
752Little Rush WarblerBradypterus baboecala UC
753White-winged Swamp WarblerBradypterus carpalisLVC
754Highland Rush WarblerBradypterus centralisMany?

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

755White-headed SawwingPsalidoprocne albicepsManyC
756Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristopteraManyC
757Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopygaManyFC
758\Mascarene Martin\Phedina borbonica VR
759Banded MartinNeophedina cinctaManyFC
760Plain MartinRiparia paludicolaManyC
761/Bank Swallow/Riparia ripariaManyC
762Southern Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne fuligulaManyC
763/Montane Blue Swallow/Hirundo atrocaeruleaBG,KFR,LVUC
764/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rusticaManyA
765Ethiopian SwallowHirundo aethiopicaBS,LB,SBNP,SBRC
766Angola SwallowHirundo angolensisManyUC
767Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithiiManyC
768/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicumManyC
769African Red-rumped SwallowCecropis melanocrissusManyC
770Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaManyC
771Rufous-chested SwallowCecropis semirufaKFR,LV,MMUC
772Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensisMany?

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

773Sombre GreenbulAndropadus importunusNNPA
774Slender-billed GreenbulStelgidillas gracilirostrisManyC
775Red-tailed BristlebillBleda syndactylusKFRC
776Pale-throated GreenbulAtimastillas flavigulaManyC
777Joyful GreenbulChlorocichla laetissimaKFR,MM,SSFC
778Yellow-bellied GreenbulChlorocichla flaviventrisMK,NNPC
779Honeyguide GreenbulBaeopogon indicatorKFRFC
780Shelley's GreenbulArizelocichla masukuensisKFRFC
781Kikuyu Mountain GreenbulArizelocichla kikuyuensisANP,GF,KV,MK,SS?
782Black-headed Mountain GreenbulArizelocichla nigriceps C
783Olive-headed GreenbulArizelocichla striifacies C
784Little GreenbulEurillas virensBG,KFRC
785Yellow-whiskered GreenbulEurillas latirostrisManyA
786Plain GreenbulEurillas curvirostrisKFR,SSC
787Gray GreenbulEurillas gracilisBG,KFR?
788Ansorge's GreenbulEurillas ansorgeiKFRC
789Tiny GreenbulPhyllastrephus debilis UC
790Yellow-streaked GreenbulPhyllastrephus flavostriatus VR
791Terrestrial BrownbulPhyllastrephus terrestris UC
792Northern BrownbulPhyllastrephus strepitansManyC
793Gray-olive GreenbulPhyllastrephus cerviniventrisNNPUC
794Fischer's GreenbulPhyllastrephus fischeri C
795Cabanis's GreenbulPhyllastrephus cabanisiMany?
796Toro Olive-GreenbulPhyllastrephus hypochlorisKFRUC
797Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatusManyA

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

798/Wood Warbler/Phylloscopus sibilatrixManyFC
799/Willow Warbler/Phylloscopus trochilusManyA
800/Common Chiffchaff/Phylloscopus collybitaManyR
801Brown Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus umbrovirensManyC
802Yellow-throated Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus ruficapilla C
803Uganda Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus budongoensisKFRUC

 
Hylias: Hyliidae

804Green HyliaHylia prasinaKFRFC

 
Bush Warblers and Allies: Cettiidae

805Yellow FlycatcherErythrocercus holochlorus C

 
Sylviid Warblers and Allies: Sylviidae

806/Eurasian Blackcap/Sylvia atricapillaManyC
807/Garden Warbler/Sylvia borinManyC
808African Hill BabblerSylvia abyssinicaManyC
809/Barred Warbler/Curruca nisoriaManyC
810Banded ParisomaCurruca boehmiMany?
811Brown ParisomaCurruca lugensMany?
812/Greater Whitethroat/Curruca communisManyC

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

813Pale White-eyeZosterops flavilateralisMany?
814Mbulu White-eyeZosterops mbuluensis ?
815Green White-eyeZosterops stuhlmanniKFR,SS?
816Kafa White-eyeZosterops kaffensisLNK?
817Kikuyu White-eyeZosterops kikuyuensisMany?
818Taita White-eyeZosterops silvarnus ?
819Northern Yellow White-eyeZosterops senegalensisManyFC

 
Fulvetta and Ground Babblers: Pellorneidae

820Brown IlladopsisIlladopsis fulvescensKFRC
821Pale-breasted IlladopsisIlladopsis rufipennisKFRUC
822Tanzanian IlladopsisIlladopsis distans ?
823Mountain IlladopsisIlladopsis pyrrhopteraKFR,SSC
824Scaly-breasted IlladopsisIlladopsis albipectusKFRFC

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

825Rufous ChattererArgya rubiginosaManyC
826Scaly ChattererArgya aylmeriBS,NNP,OLO,SBNPUC
827Brown BabblerTurdoides plebejusManyC
828Hinde's Pied-BabblerTurdoides hindeiANP?
829Scaly BabblerTurdoides squamulata ?
830Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineiiLNAI,LNK,LV,MM,MPC
831Black-lored BabblerTurdoides sharpeiManyC
832Northern Pied-BabblerTurdoides hypoleucaManyC

 
Spotted Creepers: Salpornithidae

833African Spotted CreeperSalpornis salvadoriKFR,SSC

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

834Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorynchaManyC
835Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanusManyC

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

836Wattled StarlingCreatophora cinereaManyC
837Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogasterManyC
838Slender-billed StarlingOnychognathus tenuirostrisManyC
839Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morioManyC
840Waller's StarlingOnychognathus walleriManyC
841Bristle-crowned StarlingOnychognathus salvadoriiBS,KV,LB,SBNP,SBRFC
842Magpie StarlingSpeculipastor bicolorBS,KV,LB,SBNP,SBRC
843Sharpe's StarlingPholia sharpiiManyUC
844Abbott's StarlingPoeoptera femoralisANP,GF,KV,MKUC
845Stuhlmann's StarlingPoeoptera stuhlmanniKFR,SSC
846Kenrick's StarlingPoeoptera kenrickiMKFC
847Black-bellied StarlingNotopholia corusca C
848Hildebrandt's StarlingLamprotornis hildebrandtiManyC
849&Shelley's StarlinglLamprotornis shelleyiSBNPUC
850Rueppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuropteraManyC
851Ashy StarlingLamprotornis unicolor ?
852&Splendid StarlinglLamprotornis splendidusKE,KFR,KIT,SSUC
853Golden-breasted StarlingLamprotornis regiusBS,SBNP,SBRC
854Superb StarlingLamprotornis superbusManyC
855White-crowned StarlingLamprotornis albicapillus C
856Fischer's StarlingLamprotornis fischeriBS,SBNP,SBRC
857Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterusManyC
858Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeusManyC
859Purple StarlingLamprotornis purpureusBG,KITUC
860Bronze-tailed StarlingLamprotornis chalcurusKE,SSUC

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

861Red-tailed Ant-ThrushNeocossyphus rufus ?
862White-tailed Ant-ThrushNeocossyphus poensisKFRC
863\Spotted Ground-Thrush\Geokichla guttata UC
864Abyssinian Ground-ThrushGeokichla piaggiaeANP,GF,KV,MK?
865Orange Ground-ThrushGeokichla gurneyiGF,MK?
866African Bare-eyed ThrushTurdus tephronotusManyC
867Abyssinian ThrushTurdus abyssinicusManyC
868Taita ThrushTurdus helleri R
869African ThrushTurdus peliosManyC

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

870African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adustaManyA
871|Spotted Flycatcher|Muscicapa striataManyC
872Gambaga FlycatcherMuscicapa gambagaeManyUC
873Swamp FlycatcherMuscicapa aquaticaLV,SSC
874African Gray FlycatcherBradornis microrhynchusManyC
875Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidusMany?
876Gray Tit-FlycatcherFraseria plumbeusKE,KV,LBR
877Chapin's FlycatcherFraseria lenduKFRR
878Ashy FlycatcherFraseria caerulescensKFR,LB,LNK,MM,MPFC
879SilverbirdEmpidornis semipartitusManyC
880Northern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis edolioidesManyC
881Southern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelainaManyC
882White-eyed Slaty-FlycatcherMelaenornis fischeriManyC
883Bearded Scrub-RobinTychaedon quadrivirgata ?
884/Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin/Cercotrichas galactotesBS,LB,SBNP,SBRC
885Brown-backed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas hartlaubiManyUC
886White-browed Scrub RobinCercotrichas leucophrysManyC
887Cape Robin-ChatDessonornis caffraManyC
888Blue-shouldered Robin-ChatCossypha cyanocampterKFRUC
889Rueppell's Robin-ChatCossypha semirufaMany?
890White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heugliniManyC
891Red-capped Robin-ChatCossypha natalensisKFR,LNAI,MM,SSC
892Snowy-crowned Robin-ChatCossypha niveicapillaKFR,KIT,SS?
893Collared Palm-ThrushCichladusa arquata C
894Spotted Morning-ThrushCichladusa guttataMany?
895White-starred RobinPogonocichla stellataManyC
896Brown-chested AletheChamaetylas poliocephalaManyC
897Gray-winged Robin-ChatSheppardia poliopteraBG,KFR,KIT,SS?
898Equatorial AkalatSheppardia aequatorialisKFR,SSFC
899East Coast AkalatSheppardia gunningi ?
900/White-throated Robin/Irania gutturalisManyUC
901|Thrush Nightingale|Luscinia lusciniaManyC
902/Common Nightingale/Luscinia megarhynchosManyFC
903/Semicollared Flycatcher/Ficedula semitorquataKFR,KIT,MMC
904{European Pied Flycatcher}Ficedula hypoleucaKFRX
905|Collared Flycatcher|Ficedula albicollisKFR?
906/Common Redstart/Phoenicurus phoenicurusManyFC
907Little Rock-ThrushMonticola rufocinereusMany?
908/Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush/Monticola saxatilisManyC
909/Whinchat/Saxicola rubetraMany?
910African StonechatSaxicola torquatusManyC
911Moorland ChatPinarochroa sordidaANP,KP,MKC
912Mocking Cliff-ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventrisMany?
913Sooty ChatMyrmecocichla nigraMMC
914Northern Anteater-ChatMyrmecocichla aethiopsManyC
915/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenantheManyC
916Capped WheatearOenanthe pileataManyC
917/Isabelline Wheatear/Oenanthe isabellinaManyC
918&Heuglin's WheatearlOenanthe heuglinii FC
919{Desert Wheatear}Oenanthe desertiKVX
920[Eastern Black-eared Wheatear]Oenanthe melanoleucaLB,SBRX
921/Pied Wheatear/Oenanthe pleschankaManyC
922Familiar ChatOenanthe familiarisKE,LB,MM?
923Brown-tailed ChatOenanthe scotocercaBS,KV,LB,SBNP,SBR?
924Abyssinian WheatearOenanthe lugubrisMany?

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

925Plain-backed SunbirdAnthreptes reichenowi UC
926Western Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes longuemareiKE,KFRFC
927Eastern Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes orientalisManyC
928Uluguru Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes neglectus UC
929Gray-chinned SunbirdAnthreptes rectirostrisKFRC
930Collared SunbirdHedydipna collarisManyC
931&Pygmy SunbirdlHedydipna platuraLB,SBRUC
932Amani SunbirdHedydipna pallidigaster UC
933Green-headed SunbirdCyanomitra verticalisManyC
934Blue-throated Brown SunbirdCyanomitra cyanolaemaKFRC
935Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivaceaManyC
936Mouse-colored SunbirdCyanomitra veroxii UC
937Green-throated SunbirdChalcomitra rubescensKFR,SSC
938Amethyst SunbirdChalcomitra amethystinaManyC
939Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensisMany?
940Hunter's SunbirdChalcomitra hunteriManyC
941Tacazze SunbirdNectarinia tacazzeManyC
942Bronze SunbirdNectarinia kilimensisManyC
943Malachite SunbirdNectarinia famosaManyC
944Red-tufted SunbirdNectarinia johnstoniANPC
945Golden-winged SunbirdDrepanorhynchus reichenowiManyC
946Olive-bellied SunbirdCinnyris chloropygiusBG,KFR,LVC
947Northern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris reichenowiManyC
948Eastern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris mediocrisManyC
949Usambara Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris usambaricus ?
950Gorgeous SunbirdCinnyris melanogastrusManyFC
951Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensisManyC
952Red-chested SunbirdCinnyris erythrocercusManyC
953Black-bellied SunbirdCinnyris nectarinioidesBS,SBNP,SBRC
954Purple-banded SunbirdCinnyris bifasciatusKE,LV,MM,NNPC
955Tsavo SunbirdCinnyris tsavoensis ?
956Violet-breasted SunbirdCinnyris chalcomelas UC
957Orange-tufted SunbirdCinnyris bouvieriKFRUC
958Abyssinian SunbirdCinnyris habessinicusMany?
959Superb SunbirdCinnyris superbusBG,KFR?
960Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustusManyC
961Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreusManyC

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

962White-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis albirostrisKE,KV,LB,LNK,MP?
963Red-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis nigerManyC
964White-headed Buffalo-WeaverDinemellia dinemelliManyC
965Speckle-fronted WeaverSporopipes frontalisManyFC
966White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahaliManyA
967Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser superciliosusKE,KV,LBUC
968Donaldson Smith's Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser donaldsoniBS,SBNP,SBRC
969{Rufous-tailed Weaver}Histurgops ruficaudaMMVR
970Gray-capped Social-WeaverPseudonigrita arnaudiManyC
971Black-capped Social-WeaverPseudonigrita cabanisiBS,SBNP,SBR?
972Red-headed MalimbeMalimbus rubricollisKFRUC
973Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubricepsManyC
974Red WeaverAnaplectes jubaensis ?
975Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafechtManyA
976Little WeaverPloceus luteolusManyFC
977Slender-billed WeaverPloceus pelzelniBG,LVC
978Black-necked WeaverPloceus nigricollisManyUC
979Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularisManyC
980Black-billed WeaverPloceus melanogasterKFR,KIT,MK,SSFC
981African Golden-WeaverPloceus subaureusBS,SBNP,SBRC
982Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthopsManyC
983Orange WeaverPloceus aurantius C
984Golden Palm WeaverPloceus bojeriBS,SBNP,SBRC
985Taveta Golden-WeaverPloceus castaneiceps C
986Northern Brown-throated WeaverPloceus castanopsLV,SSC
987Northern Masked-WeaverPloceus taeniopterusLBR
988Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermediusManyC
989Southern Masked-WeaverPloceus velatusLB?
990Vitelline Masked-WeaverPloceus vitellinusMany?
991Heuglin's Masked-WeaverPloceus heugliniKE,KITUC
992&Rueppell's WeaverlPloceus galbula VR
993Speke's WeaverPloceus spekeiManyC
994Vieillot's Black WeaverPloceus nigerrimusKFR,KFTC
995Village WeaverPloceus cucullatusManyA
996Kilifi WeaverPloceus golandi FC
997Juba WeaverPloceus dichrocephalus ?
998Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalusManyC
999&Golden-backed WeaverlPloceus jacksoniManyFC
1000&Chestnut WeaverlPloceus rubiginosusManyA
1001Dark-backed WeaverPloceus bicolorKFR,KITC
1002Brown-capped WeaverPloceus insignisManyFC
1003Compact WeaverPachyphantes superciliosusBG,KFRFC
1004&Cardinal QuelealQuelea cardinalisManyC
1005Red-headed QueleaQuelea erythropsLVFC
1006&Red-billed QuelealQuelea queleaManyC
1007Northern Red BishopEuplectes franciscanusLBC
1008Southern Red BishopEuplectes orixLV,MM,NNPC
1009Zanzibar Red BishopEuplectes nigroventris C
1010Black-winged BishopEuplectes hordeaceusBG,KE,KFR,KV,LVC
1011Black BishopEuplectes gierowiiBG,KFR,LNAI,LVFC
1012&Yellow-crowned BishoplEuplectes aferANP,LB,LNK,MP,NNPUC
1013&Fire-fronted BishoplEuplectes diadematusBS,LB,LV,SBNP,SBRA
1014Yellow BishopEuplectes capensisManyC
1015White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatusManyC
1016Yellow-mantled WidowbirdEuplectes macrouraManyC
1017Red-cowled WidowbirdEuplectes laticaudaMany?
1018Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillarisManyC
1019Marsh WidowbirdEuplectes hartlaubiBG,KE,KFR,SSUC
1020Long-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes progneManyC
1021Jackson's WidowbirdEuplectes jacksoniManyC
1022Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifronsMany?

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

1023Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullataManyC
1024Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolorManyC
1025Magpie MannikinSpermestes fringilloides UC
1026African SilverbillEuodice cantansManyC
1027Yellow-bellied WaxbillCoccopygia quartiniaManyC
1028Green-backed TwinspotMandingoa nitidulaKFR,MMUC
1029Zebra WaxbillAmandava subflavaManyC
1030Abyssinian CrimsonwingCryptospiza salvadoriiManyC
1031Gray-headed NigritaNigrita canicapillusManyC
1032White-breasted NigritaNigrita fusconotusKFRFC
1033Black-faced WaxbillBrunhilda erythronotosKE,LB,MM,NNP,OLOC
1034Black-cheeked WaxbillBrunhilda charmosynaBS,KE,LB,SBNP,SBRC
1035Black-crowned WaxbillEstrilda nonnulaManyC
1036Kandt's WaxbillEstrilda kandtiANP,GF,KP,KV,MKC
1037Fawn-breasted WaxbillEstrilda paludicolaBG,KE,KFR,MG,MMC
1038Common WaxbillEstrilda astrildManyA
1039Black-rumped WaxbillEstrilda troglodytesBGFC
1040Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopygaManyC
1041QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollisManyC
1042LocustfinchPaludipasser locustella ?
1043&Cut-throatlAmadina fasciataManyC
1044Purple GrenadierGranatina ianthinogasterManyC
1045Gray-headed SilverbillOdontospiza griseicapillaMany?
1046Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalusManyA
1047Blue-capped CordonbleuUraeginthus cyanocephalusManyFC
1048Red-headed BluebillSpermophaga ruficapillaKFR,LVC
1049Black-bellied SeedcrackerPyrenestes ostrinus ?
1050Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melbaManyC
1051Orange-winged PytiliaPytilia afraKEUC
1052Brown TwinspotClytospiza monteiriBGUC
1053Red-throated TwinspotHypargos niveoguttatus FC
1054Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegalaManyC
1055African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricataMany?
1056Jameson's FirefinchLagonosticta rhodopareiaKE,KV,SBNP?
1057Black-bellied FirefinchLagonosticta raraBG,KFR,SSUC
1058Bar-breasted FirefinchLagonosticta rufopictaBG,KFR,LVC

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

1059Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macrouraManyC
1060Broad-tailed Paradise-WhydahVidua obtusa ?
1061Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaeaManyFC
1062Steel-blue WhydahVidua hypocherinaManyUC
1063Straw-tailed WhydahVidua fischeriMany?
1064Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeataManyC
1065Dusky IndigobirdVidua funereaKV?
1066Purple IndigobirdVidua purpurascensBS,KE,LBUC
1067Parasitic WeaverAnomalospiza imberbisKE,KFR,MM,NNP,SSUC

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

1068House SparrowPasser domesticusManyC
1069Somali SparrowPasser castanopterusBS,SBNPFC
1070Kenya Rufous SparrowPasser rufocinctusManyC
1071Shelley's Rufous SparrowPasser shelleyi R
1072Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseusMany?
1073Swainson's SparrowPasser swainsonii C
1074Parrot-billed SparrowPasser gongonensisManyC
1075Swahili SparrowPasser suahelicusLNAI,LNK,MM,MP,OLOC
1076Chestnut SparrowPasser eminibeyManyC
1077Yellow-spotted Bush SparrowGymnornis pyrgitaManyC

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

1078Cape WagtailMotacilla capensisManyUC
1079Mountain WagtailMotacilla claraMany?
1080/Gray Wagtail/Motacilla cinereaManyUC
1081/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flavaManyA
1082African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimpManyC
1083/White Wagtail/Motacilla albaLB,LNAI,LNK,LV,MPR
1084African PipitAnthus cinnamomeusMany?
1085Long-billed PipitAnthus similisManyUC
1086/Tawny Pipit/Anthus campestrisLBR
1087Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrysManyC
1088Malindi PipitAnthus melindae ?
1089Striped PipitAnthus lineiventris ?
1090/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialisManyC
1091/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinusManyC
1092Bush PipitAnthus cafferMMR
1093Sokoke PipitAnthus sokokensis UC
1094Golden PipitTmetothylacus tenellusBS,LB,SBNP,SBRFC
1095Sharpe's LongclawMacronyx sharpeiManyUC
1096Yellow-throated LongclawMacronyx croceusManyC
1097Pangani LongclawMacronyx aurantiigulaMM,NNP,SBRC
1098Rosy-throated LongclawMacronyx ameliaeManyC

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

1099Oriole FinchLinurgus olivaceusANP,GF,KFR,KV,MK?
1100Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicusManyC
1101African CitrilCrithagra citrinelloidesManyC
1102Western CitrilCrithagra frontalisGF,KE,KITC
1103Southern CitrilCrithagra hypostictusManyC
1104Papyrus CanaryCrithagra koliensisLVUC
1105Black-throated CanaryCrithagra atrogularisKFR,LBR
1106Reichenow's SeedeaterCrithagra reichenowiManyC
1107White-bellied CanaryCrithagra dorsostriatusManyC
1108Northern Grosbeak-CanaryCrithagra donaldsoniLB,SBNPUC
1109Southern Grosbeak-CanaryCrithagra buchananiLNAI,MM,OLO?
1110Brimstone CanaryCrithagra sulphuratusManyC
1111Streaky SeedeaterCrithagra striolatusManyC
1112Thick-billed SeedeaterCrithagra burtoniManyFC
1113West African SeedeaterCrithagra canicapillaKE?
1114Stripe-breasted SeedeaterCrithagra striatipectusKE,KV,LNK,MPUC
1115Yellow-crowned CanarySerinus flavivertexManyC

 
Thrush-Tanager: Rhodinocichlidae

1116Gray-chested BabblerKakamega poliothoraxKFRC

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

1117{Ortolan Bunting}Emberiza hortulanaLB,LNK,MP,SBNPX
1118Striolated BuntingEmberiza striolata C
1119Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisiManyUC
1120Golden-breasted BuntingEmberiza flaviventrisManyC
1121Somali BuntingEmberiza poliopleuraManyC
1122Brown-rumped BuntingEmberiza affinisKER

 

 *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 Reserve428
Busia Grassland129
Gatamaiyu Forest218
Kakamega Forest448
Kakamega Town75
Kerio Valley385
Kikuyu Escarpment Forest156
Kinangop Plateau253
Kitale Vicinity228
Kongelai Escarpment336
Lake Baringo533
Lake Naivasha National Park514
Lake Nakuru National Park540
Lake Victoria & Kisumu367
Manguo Swamp529
Masai Mara586
Mau Narok/Molo Grassland175
Mount Kenya National Park226
Nairobi National Park541
Olorgesailie253
Saiwa Swamp National Park308
Samburu National Park457
Shaba Nature Reserve375
Total Species1122

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.