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AFRICA
KENYA

Area (SqMi):224,962
# Species:1126
# Excl Vagrants:1071
# Endemics:10
# Near Endemics:35
Species/1000 SqMi:4.8

OTHER COUNTRIESIN AFRICA

BIRDING LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor131
\\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
CCommon492
FCFairly/Locally Common133
UCUncommon/Scarce211
RRare/Very Scarce39
VRVery Rare20
XAccidental/Vagrant3
?Uncertain184

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

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

48Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusManyC
49&Lesser FlamingolPhoenicoparrus minorManyA

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

50Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisManyC
51Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusLB,LNAI,LNK,MG,MPUC
52Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollisLB,LNAI,LNK,MP,NNPUC

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

53Rock PigeonColumba liviaManyA
54Speckled PigeonColumba guineaManyA
55Rameron PigeonColumba arquatrixManyC
56Delegorgue's PigeonColumba delegorgueiANP,GF,KFR,KV,MKC
57Lemon DoveAplopelia larvataManyUC
58{European Turtle-Dove}Streptopelia turtur X
59Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugensManyFC
60White-winged Collared-DoveStreptopelia reichenowi C
61Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiensManyC
62Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquataManyC
63Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicolaManyC
64Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensisManyA
65Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilosManyC
66Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur aferManyC
67Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistriaManyC
68Namaqua DoveOena capensisManyC
69Bruce's Green-PigeonTreron waalia FC
70African Green-PigeonTreron calvusManyC

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

71Chestnut-bellied SandgrousePterocles exustusBS,LB,OLO,SBNP,SBRFC
72Yellow-throated SandgrousePterocles gutturalisMM,NNP,SBNP,SBRC
73Black-faced SandgrousePterocles decoratusManyC
74Lichtenstein's SandgrousePterocles lichtensteiniiBS,LB,SBNP,SBRUC
75Four-banded SandgrousePterocles quadricinctus UC

 
Bustards: Otididae

76Arabian BustardArdeotis arabs VR
77Kori BustardArdeotis koriManyFC
78Denham's BustardNeotis denhamiMMUC
79Heuglin's BustardNeotis heugliniiBS,SBRUC
80White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensisManyC
81Buff-crested BustardLophotis gindianaBS,LB,OLO,SBNP,SBRC
82Black-bellied BustardLissotis melanogasterManyC
83Hartlaub's BustardLissotis hartlaubiiBS,MM,NNPFC

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

84Great Blue TuracoCorythaeola cristataKFR,KFTC
85Schalow's TuracoTauraco schalowiMMC
86Black-billed TuracoTauraco schuettiiKFRR
87White-crested TuracoTauraco leucolophusManyC
88Fischer's TuracoTauraco fischeri C
89Hartlaub's TuracoTauraco hartlaubiManyFC
90Purple-crested TuracoGallirex porphyreolophus FC
91Ross's TuracoMusophaga rossaeManyFC
92Bare-faced Go-away-birdCrinifer personatusKE,LNK,LV,MM,MPC
93White-bellied Go-away-birdCrinifer leucogasterManyC
94Eastern Plantain-eaterCrinifer zonurusManyFC

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

95Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitariusManyC
96Black CuckooCuculus clamosusManyC
97/Common Cuckoo/Cuculus canorusManyC
98African CuckooCuculus gularisManyUC
99/Lesser Cuckoo/Cuculus poliocephalus FC
100\Madagascar Cuckoo\Cuculus rochiiKIT,LBUC
101Black CoucalCentropus grilliiKFR,LB,MM,NNPC
102Blue-headed CoucalCentropus monachusManyC
103Senegal CoucalCentropus senegalensisBG,SSC
104White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosusManyC
105Blue MalkohaCeuthmochares aereusKFR?
106Green MalkohaCeuthmochares australisKFR,MM?
107Pied CuckooClamator jacobinusManyFC
108Levaillant's CuckooClamator levaillantiiManyFC
109/Great Spotted Cuckoo/Clamator glandariusManyFC
110Thick-billed CuckooPachycoccyx audebertiLNK,MP,NNPUC
111Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaasManyC
112African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreusManyC
113Dideric CuckooChrysococcyx capriusManyC
114\Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo\Cercococcyx montanusGF,KVFC

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

115\Pennant-winged Nightjar\Caprimulgus vexillariusLB,MM,SBNPC
116Standard-winged NightjarCaprimulgus longipennisLBUC
117/Eurasian Nightjar/Caprimulgus europaeusManyC
118Sombre NightjarCaprimulgus fraenatusManyC
119Nubian NightjarCaprimulgus nubicusLB,SBNP,SBR?
120Donaldson Smith's NightjarCaprimulgus donaldsoniBS,LB,OLO,SBNP,SBRC
121Fiery-necked NightjarCaprimulgus pectoralisBG,KEC
122Montane NightjarCaprimulgus poliocephalusManyC
123Swamp NightjarCaprimulgus natalensisKFR,LB,LV,MMC
124/Plain Nightjar/Caprimulgus inornatusBS,LB,MM,NNP,SBNPC
125Star-spotted NightjarCaprimulgus stellatusLBC
126Freckled NightjarCaprimulgus tristigmaManyC
127#Long-tailed Nightjar#Caprimulgus climacurus C
128Slender-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus clarusManyC
129#Square-tailed Nightjar#Caprimulgus fossiiMMC

 
Swifts: Apodidae

130Mottled SpinetailTelacanthura ussheri UC
131Sabine's SpinetailRhaphidura sabiniKFRR
132Bat-like SpinetailNeafrapus boehmi UC
133Scarce SwiftSchoutedenapus myoptilusManyFC
134Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melbaManyUC
135Mottled SwiftTachymarptis aequatorialisManyUC
136|Common Swift|Apus apusMany?
137Nyanza SwiftApus niansaeManyC
138African SwiftApus barbatusManyFC
139{Pallid Swift}Apus pallidusLNKX
140/Forbes-Watson's Swift/Apus berliozi ?
141Little SwiftApus affinisManyC
142/Horus Swift/Apus horusMany?
143White-rumped SwiftApus cafferManyC
144African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvusManyC

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

145African RailRallus caerulescensManyUC
146|Corn Crake|Crex crexBG,KP,MM,NNPUC
147African CrakeCrex egregiaMany?
148/Spotted Crake/Porzana porzanaMM,MPR
149Lesser MoorhenGallinula angulataManyUC
150Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropusManyFC
151Red-knobbed CootFulica cristataManyC
152Allen's GallinulePorphyrio alleniLB,LNAI,LV,MM,NNPUC
153African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensisManyFC
154\Striped Crake\Amaurornis marginalisLB,LNAI,NNPR
155Black CrakeZapornia flavirostraManyC
156Baillon's CrakeZapornia pusillaKIT,LB,MMUC

 
Flufftails: Sarothruridae

157White-spotted FlufftailSarothrura pulchraBG,KFRC
158Buff-spotted FlufftailSarothrura elegansManyUC
159Red-chested FlufftailSarothrura rufaKFR,LV,MG,NNP,SSC
160(Streaky-breasted Flufftail)Sarothrura boehmiNNPVR
161Striped FlufftailSarothrura affinisMKR

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

162African FinfootPodica senegalensisLNAI,MM,NNPUC

 
Cranes: Gruidae

163Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorumManyC
164Black Crowned-CraneBalearica pavoninaKFR,LBUC
165[Demoiselle Crane]Anthropoides virgo X

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

166Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensisManyUC
167Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatusManyC
168/Eurasian Thick-knee/Burhinus oedicnemusManyVR
169Senegal Thick-kneeBurhinus senegalensisLBFC

 
Egyptian Plover: Pluvianidae

170[Egyptian Plover]Pluvianus aegyptius X

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

171Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopusManyC
172Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaManyFC

 
Oystercatchers: Haematopodidae

173/Eurasian Oystercatcher/Haematopus ostralegus UC

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

174/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarolaLB,LNAI,LNK,MM,MPA
175Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaLNK,MP,NNPUC
176/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticulaManyC
177Three-banded PloverCharadrius tricollarisManyC
178/Little Ringed Plover/Charadrius dubiusManyUC
179[Northern Lapwing]Vanellus vanellus X
180Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostrisManyC
181Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatusManyC
182Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosusManyUC
183Black-headed LapwingVanellus tectusKE,LB,SBNPFC
184{White-crowned Lapwing}Vanellus albiceps X
185Senegal LapwingVanellus lugubrisKP,LB,LNAI,MMFC
186Black-winged LapwingVanellus melanopterusManyC
187Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatusManyC
188Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallusManyFC
189{Brown-chested Lapwing}Vanellus superciliosus X
190/Caspian Plover/Anarhynchus asiaticusManyC
191/Tibetan Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus atrifronsManyA
192/Greater Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus leschenaultiiLB,LNAI,LNK,MPA
193Kittlitz's PloverAnarhynchus pecuariusManyC
194Chestnut-banded PloverAnarhynchus pallidusLNK,MP,NNPFC
195White-fronted PloverAnarhynchus marginatus C
196/Kentish Plover/Anarhynchus alexandrinusLNK,MPR

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

197&Greater Painted-SnipelRostratula benghalensisManyUC

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

198Lesser JacanaMicroparra capensisKP,LNAI,MG,MPUC
199African JacanaActophilornis africanusManyC

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

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

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

233Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticusManyC
234Black-rumped ButtonquailTurnix nanus VR
235Quail-ploverOrtyxelos meiffreniiBS,SBRUC

 
Crab Plover: Dromadidae

236Crab-PloverDromas ardeolaLNKFC

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

237Bronze-winged CourserRhinoptilus chalcopterusMM,NNPUC
238Three-banded CourserRhinoptilus cinctusManyFC
239Double-banded CourserSmutsornis africanusLNAI,LNK,MM,MP,OLOFC
240{Cream-colored Courser}Cursorius cursor X
241Somali CourserCursorius somalensisBS,SBNP,SBRC
242Temminck's CourserCursorius temminckiiManyC
243Rock PratincoleGlareola nuchalisBG,KE,LVC
244/Black-winged Pratincole/Glareola nordmanniLB,MM,NNPVR
245Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincolaManyC
246\Madagascar Pratincole\Glareola ocularis C

 
Skuas and Jaegers: Stercorariidae

247[Long-tailed Jaeger]Stercorarius longicaudus X
248/Parasitic Jaeger/Stercorarius parasiticus VR
249/Pomarine Jaeger/Stercorarius pomarinus UC
250{Brown Skua}Stercorarius antarcticus X

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

251{Little Gull}Hydrocoloeus minutusLBX
252/Slender-billed Gull/Chroicocephalus geneiLNK,MPR
253/Black-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus ridibundusMany?
254Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalusManyC
255/Pallas's Gull/Ichthyaetus ichthyaetusLBR
256Sooty GullIchthyaetus hemprichii C
257{White-eyed Gull}Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus X
258[Kelp Gull]Larus dominicanus X
259Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusMany?
260African SkimmerRynchops flavirostrisManyUC
261Brown NoddyAnous stolidus C
262Lesser NoddyAnous tenuirostris UC
263Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatus C
264Bridled TernOnychoprion anaethetus C
265/Little Tern/Sternula albifronsLBVR
266/Saunders's Tern/Sternula saundersiLNK,MPA
267/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon niloticaManyC
268/Caspian Tern/Hydroprogne caspiaLB,LNAI,LNK,LV,MPUC
269Whiskered TernChlidonias hybridaManyFC
270{Black Tern}Chlidonias nigerLB,LNAIX
271/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterusManyA
272&Roseate TernlSterna dougallii C
273/Common Tern/Sterna hirundoLB,LNAIA
274White-cheeked TernSterna repressa UC
275/Lesser Crested Tern/Thalasseus bengalensisLNAIA
276/Sandwich Tern/Thalasseus sandvicensis UC
277#Great Crested Tern#Thalasseus bergii FC

 
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[Cape 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#Audubon's 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

307Long-tailed CormorantMicrocarbo africanusManyC
308Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboManyC

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

309Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalusManyA
310Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescensManyC

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

311ShoebillBalaeniceps rexManyR

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

312HamerkopScopus umbrettaManyFC

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

313Dwarf BitternIxobrychus sturmiiManyUC
314Little BitternIxobrychus minutusManyFC
315Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxManyC
316Black HeronEgretta ardesiacaManyUC
317Little EgretEgretta garzettaManyC
318Western Reef-HeronEgretta gularisLB,LNAI,LNK,MP,NNPR
319White-backed Night HeronCalherodius leuconotusLB,MM,NNPUC
320Striated HeronButorides striataManyC
321Rufous-bellied HeronArdeola rufiventrisLB,LV,MMUC
322Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesManyC
323\Malagasy Pond-Heron\Ardeola idaeManyR
324Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibisManyA
325Great EgretArdea albaManyC
326Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhynchaManyFC
327Gray HeronArdea cinereaManyFC
328Purple HeronArdea purpureaManyUC
329Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephalaManyC
330Goliath HeronArdea goliathManyUC

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

331Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusManyC
332African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicusManyC
333Olive IbisBostrychia olivaceaANP,GF,KV,MKUC
334Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedashManyC
335/Eurasian Spoonbill/Platalea leucorodiaLNAI,NNPX
336African SpoonbillPlatalea albaManyC

 
Secretary-bird: Sagittariidae

337SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentariusManyC

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

338/Osprey/Pandion haliaetusManyFC

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

339Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleusManyC
340#Scissor-tailed Kite#Chelictinia riocouriiManyVR
341African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typusMany?
342Palm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensisManyC
343Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatusMKUC
344Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterusManyUC
345/European Honey-buzzard/Pernis apivorusManyUC
346\African Cuckoo-Hawk\Aviceda cuculoidesManyUC
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
354/Short-toed Snake-Eagle/Circaetus gallicusLBVR
355Beaudouin's Snake-EagleCircaetus beaudouini VR
356Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralisManyFC
357Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereusManyUC
358Fasciated Snake-EagleCircaetus fasciolatus UC
359Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascensManyUC
360Bat HawkMacheiramphus alcinusManyUC
361Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatusManyUC
362Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosusManyUC
363Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalisManyFC
364/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarinaManyUC
365/Greater Spotted Eagle/Clanga clangaMM,MP,NNPX
366Wahlberg's EagleHieraaetus wahlbergiManyC
367/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatusManyFC
368Ayres's Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresiiManyUC
369Tawny EagleAquila rapaxManyUC
370/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensisManyC
371/Imperial Eagle/Aquila heliacaLB,LNAI,LNK,MM,NNPUC
372[Cassin's Hawk-Eagle]Aquila africana X
373Verreaux's EagleAquila verreauxiiManyUC
374African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogasterManyC
375Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicusManyC
376Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabatesManyFC
377Eastern Chanting-GoshawkMelierax poliopterusManyC
378Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabarManyC
379/Grasshopper Buzzard/Butastur rufipennisMany?
380/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosusManyFC
381African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorusManyUC
382/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourusManyC
383Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargusMany?
384African GoshawkAccipiter tousseneliiManyC
385ShikraAccipiter badiusManyC
386/Levant Sparrowhawk/Accipiter brevipesManyX
387Little SparrowhawkAccipiter minullusManyUC
388Ovambo SparrowhawkAccipiter ovampensisLNK,MM,MPR
389/Eurasian Sparrowhawk/Accipiter nisusLBVR
390Rufous-chested SparrowhawkAccipiter rufiventrisManyUC
391Black GoshawkAccipiter melanoleucusManyFC
392/Black Kite/Milvus migransManyUC
393Yellow-billed Kite**Milvus aegyptiusLV,NNPC
394African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vociferManyC
395|Common Buzzard|Buteo buteoManyC
396Mountain BuzzardButeo oreophilusManyFC
397/Long-legged Buzzard/Buteo rufinusLNK,MM,MP,NNPUC
398Augur BuzzardButeo augurManyC

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

399African Grass-OwlTyto capensisKFR,LNK,MK,MM,MPUC
400Barn OwlTyto albaManyUC

 
Owls: Strigidae

401Sokoke Scops-OwlOtus ireneae UC
402/Eurasian Scops-Owl/Otus scopsNNP?
403African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensisManyC
404Northern White-faced OwlPtilopsis leucotisManyUC
405Southern White-faced OwlPtilopsis granti UC
406Cape Eagle-OwlBubo capensisManyUC
407Spotted Eagle-OwlBubo africanusManyFC
408Grayish Eagle-OwlBubo cinerascensKV,LB,LV,SBNP?
409Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lacteaManyC
410Pel's Fishing-OwlScotopelia peliMMUC
411Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatumManyC
412Red-chested OwletGlaucidium tephronotumKFRUC
413African Barred OwletGlaucidium capense C
414African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordiiManyC
415Abyssinian OwlAsio abyssinicusMKR
416{Short-eared Owl}Asio flammeusLNAIX
417Marsh OwlAsio capensisLNK,LV,MM,MP,NNPFC

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

418Speckled MousebirdColius striatusManyC
419White-headed MousebirdColius leucocephalusBS,LNK,MP,SBNP,SBRUC
420Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourusManyC

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

421Narina TrogonApaloderma narinaManyFC
422Bar-tailed TrogonApaloderma vittatumGF,KFR,KV,MKUC

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

423/Eurasian Hoopoe/Upupa epopsManyUC
424African Hoopoe**Upupa africanaLNAI,LNK,MMC

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

425Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureusManyC
426Violet WoodhoopoePhoeniculus damarensisManyUC
427Black-billed WoodhoopoePhoeniculus somaliensis FC
428White-headed WoodhoopoePhoeniculus bolleiManyFC
429Forest ScimitarbillRhinopomastus castaneiceps UC
430Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelasManyFC
431Abyssinian ScimitarbillRhinopomastus minorManyC

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

432Abyssinian Ground-HornbillBucorvus abyssinicusLBUC
433Southern Ground-HornbillBucorvus leadbeateriManyUC
434Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatusManyC
435Hemprich's HornbillLophoceros hemprichiiKE,KV,LB,LNK,MPUC
436African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutusManyC
437Northern Red-billed HornbillTockus erythrorhynchusManyC
438Eastern Yellow-billed HornbillTockus flavirostrisManyUC
439Jackson's HornbillTockus jacksoniKE,KV,LBC
440Von der Decken's HornbillTockus deckeniManyC
441Silvery-cheeked HornbillBycanistes brevisManyC
442Black-and-white-casqued HornbillBycanistes subcylindricaManyC
443Trumpeter HornbillBycanistes bucinatorMMC

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

444Half-collared KingfisherAlcedo semitorquata UC
445Shining-blue KingfisherAlcedo quadribrachysKFRVR
446Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatusManyC
447African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina pictaMany?
448Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephalaManyC
449Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensisManyC
450Mangrove KingfisherHalcyon senegaloides FC
451Blue-breasted KingfisherHalcyon malimbica FC
452Brown-hooded KingfisherHalcyon albiventrisManyC
453Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicutiManyC
454Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maximaManyUC
455Pied KingfisherCeryle rudisManyC

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

456Blue-headed Bee-eaterMerops muelleriKFRUC
457White-fronted Bee-eaterMerops bullockoidesManyFC
458Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillusManyC
459Blue-breasted Bee-eaterMerops variegatusBG,LV?
460Cinnamon-chested Bee-eaterMerops oreobatesManyC
461[Swallow-tailed Bee-eater]Merops hirundineus X
462Somali Bee-eaterMerops revoiliiBS,SBNP,SBRUC
463/White-throated Bee-eater/Merops albicollisManyC
464/Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/Merops persicusManyFC
465\Madagascar Bee-eater\Merops superciliosusMany?
466|European Bee-eater|Merops apiasterMany?
467/Northern Carmine Bee-eater/Merops nubicusMany?
468{Southern Carmine Bee-eater}Merops nubicoides X

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

469/European Roller/Coracias garrulusManyC
470Abyssinian RollerCoracias abyssinicusManyC
471Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatusManyC
472Rufous-crowned RollerCoracias naeviusManyUC
473Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurusManyFC

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

474Yellow-billed BarbetTrachyphonus purpuratusKFR,SSFC
475Red-and-yellow BarbetTrachyphonus erythrocephalusManyC
476D'Arnaud's BarbetTrachyphonus darnaudiiManyC
477Usambiro Barbet**Trachyphonus usambiroMM?
478Green BarbetCryptolybia olivacea C
479Gray-throated BarbetGymnobucco bonaparteiKFR,KFT,KIT,MM,SSFC
480White-eared BarbetStactolaema leucotisMKC
481{Speckled Tinkerbird}Pogoniulus scolopaceusKFRX
482Green TinkerbirdPogoniulus simplex UC
483Moustached TinkerbirdPogoniulus leucomystaxManyC
484Yellow-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus bilineatusManyC
485Red-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus pusillusManyC
486Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconusBG,KFR,LVC
487Yellow-spotted BarbetBuccanodon duchailluiKFRC
488Hairy-breasted BarbetTricholaema hirsutaKFRC
489Red-fronted BarbetTricholaema diademataMany?
490Spot-flanked BarbetTricholaema lacrymosaManyFC
491Black-throated BarbetTricholaema melanocephalaMany?
492White-headed BarbetLybius leucocephalusManyC
493Black-billed BarbetLybius guifsobalitoKE,KFR,LVUC
494Black-collared BarbetLybius torquatus ?
495Brown-breasted BarbetPogonornis melanopterus FC
496Double-toothed BarbetPogonornis bidentatusManyC

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

497Cassin's HoneyguideProdotiscus insignisKFRUC
498Green-backed HoneyguideProdotiscus zambesiaeManyUC
499Wahlberg's HoneyguideProdotiscus regulusManyUC
500Pallid HoneyguideIndicator meliphilusManyUC
501Least HoneyguideIndicator exilisKFRUC
502Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minorManyC
503Scaly-throated HoneyguideIndicator variegatusManyFC
504Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicatorManyC

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

505/Eurasian Wryneck/Jynx torquillaManyR
506Rufous-necked WryneckJynx ruficollisManyC
507Speckle-breasted WoodpeckerDendropicos poecilolaemusBG,KFRC
508Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescensManyC
509Brown-backed WoodpeckerDendropicos obsoletusManyUC
510African Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos goertaeManyC
511Mountain Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos spodocephalusManyC
512Golden-crowned WoodpeckerChloropicus xantholophusKFRC
513Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquusMany?
514Brown-eared WoodpeckerPardipicus caroliKFRC
515Buff-spotted WoodpeckerPardipicus nivosaKFRC
516Fine-banded WoodpeckerCampethera taeniolaemaManyC
517Green-backed WoodpeckerCampethera cailliautiiKFR,MMC
518Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubicaManyC
519Golden-tailed WoodpeckerCampethera abingoniKFR,LB,MM,SSR
520Mombasa WoodpeckerCampethera mombassica C

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

521Pygmy FalconPolihierax semitorquatusManyFC
522/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanniManyC
523/Eurasian Kestrel/Falco tinnunculusManyC
524Greater KestrelFalco rupicoloidesManyUC
525Fox KestrelFalco alopexKE,LB,LNAI,LNK,MPUC
526Gray KestrelFalco ardosiaceusManyUC
527#Dickinson's Kestrel#Falco dickinsoni VR
528Red-necked FalconFalco chicqueraBS,LB,SBNP,SBRUC
529|Red-footed Falcon|Falco vespertinusMG,NNPVR
530|Amur Falcon|Falco amurensisMany?
531|Eleonora's Falcon|Falco eleonoraeManyR
532|Sooty Falcon|Falco concolorManyR
533/Eurasian Hobby/Falco subbuteoManyC
534African HobbyFalco cuvieriiManyUC
535Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusManyC
536{Saker Falcon}Falco cherrugLNAI,MMX
537Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusManyUC
538/Barbary Falcon**/Falco pelegrinoides VR
539Taita FalconFalco fasciinuchaLBR

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

540Red-headed LovebirdAgapornis pullariusBG,KFR,LVFC
541Fischer's LovebirdAgapornis fischeriLNAI,LV,NNPFC
542Yellow-collared LovebirdAgapornis personatusLNAIUC

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

543Gray ParrotPsittacus erithacusKFR,SBNPR
544Red-fronted ParrotPoicephalus gulielmiManyC
545Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeriManyFC
546Brown-headed ParrotPoicephalus cryptoxanthus FC
547Red-bellied ParrotPoicephalus rufiventrisBS,SBNP,SBRC

 
African and Green Broadbill: Calyptomenidae

548African BroadbillSmithornis capensisKFR,MKUC

 
Pittas: Pittidae

549\African Pitta\Pitta angolensisKEUC

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

550Gray CuckooshrikeCoracina caesiaManyC
551White-breasted CuckooshrikeCoracina pectoralisBG,KFRUC
552Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flavaManyC
553Petit's CuckooshrikeCampephaga petitiKFR,MKC
554Red-shouldered CuckooshrikeCampephaga phoeniceaBG,KFRC
555Purple-throated CuckooshrikeCampephaga quiscalinaManyUC

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

556|Eurasian Golden Oriole|Oriolus oriolusManyC
557#African Golden Oriole#Oriolus auratusManyC
558Green-headed OrioleOriolus chlorocephalus FC
559Western Black-headed OrioleOriolus brachyrhynchusKFRC
560African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatusManyC
561Black-tailed OrioleOriolus percivaliANP,GF,KV,MK,SSC

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

562Brown-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira cyaneaManyC
563Black-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira peltataManyUC
564Chestnut Wattle-eyePlatysteira castaneaKFRFC
565Jameson's Wattle-eyePlatysteira jamesoniKFRFC
566Yellow-bellied Wattle-eyePlatysteira concretaKFRUC
567Short-tailed BatisBatis mixta ?
568Chinspot BatisBatis molitorManyC
569Pale BatisBatis soror ?
570Gray-headed BatisBatis orientalisLBR
571Western Black-headed BatisBatis erlangeriManyC
572Eastern Black-headed BatisBatis minor ?
573Pygmy BatisBatis perkeoManyC

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

574White HelmetshrikePrionops plumatusManyC
575Gray-crested HelmetshrikePrionops poliolophusLNAI,LNK,MPUC
576Retz's HelmetshrikePrionops retzii C
577Chestnut-fronted HelmetshrikePrionops scopifrons C
578African Shrike-flycatcherMegabyas flammulatusKFRUC
579Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcherBias musicus R

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

580BrubruNilaus aferManyC
581Northern PuffbackDryoscopus gambensisManyC
582Pringle's PuffbackDryoscopus pringliiBS,OLO,SBNP,SBR,SS?
583Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cublaManyC
584Pink-footed PuffbackDryoscopus angolensisKFR?
585Marsh TchagraTchagra minutusBG,KFR,LV,MM,SSUC
586Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalusManyC
587Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australisManyC
588Three-streaked TchagraTchagra jamesiBS,LB,SBNP,SBR?
589Red-naped BushshrikeLaniarius ruficeps ?
590Luehder's BushshrikeLaniarius luehderiKFR,KIT,SS?
591Ethiopian BoubouLaniarius aethiopicusLNK?
592Tropical BoubouLaniarius majorManyC
593Zanzibar BoubouLaniarius sublacteus ?
594Black-headed GonolekLaniarius erythrogasterManyC
595Papyrus GonolekLaniarius mufumbiriLVC
596Slate-colored BoubouLaniarius funebrisManyC
597[Lowland Sooty Boubou]Laniarius leucorhynchus X
598Rosy-patched BushshrikeRhodophoneus cruentusManyC
599Gray-green BushshrikeTelophorus bocageiKFR,KITC
600Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeTelophorus sulfureopectusManyC
601Black-fronted BushshrikeTelophorus nigrifronsManyFC
602Four-colored BushshrikeTelophorus viridis ?
603Doherty's BushshrikeTelophorus dohertyiANP,GF,KFR,KVFC
604Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchotiManyC

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

605Sharpe's DrongoDicrurus sharpeiKFR?
606Square-tailed DrongoDicrurus ludwigiiKFR?
607Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilisManyC
608Velvet-mantled DrongoDicrurus modestusKFRUC

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

609African Crested FlycatcherTrochocercus cyanomelas C
610Black-headed Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone rufiventerKFRC
611African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridisManyC

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

612/Red-backed Shrike/Lanius collurioManyC
613/Isabelline Shrike/Lanius isabellinusManyC
614|Lesser Gray Shrike|Lanius minorManyC
615Gray-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroidesManyC
616Long-tailed FiscalLanius cabanisiManyC
617Yellow-billed ShrikeLanius corvinaKE,KFR,KIT,SSC
618Magpie ShrikeLanius melanoleucaMMUC
619Taita FiscalLanius dorsalisManyC
620Somali FiscalLanius somalicusBS,LB,SBNPUC
621Mackinnon's ShrikeLanius mackinnoniKFR,LV,SSUC
622Northern FiscalLanius humeralisManyA
623/Masked Shrike/Lanius nubicusLBR
624/Woodchat Shrike/Lanius senatorBG,KIT,LB,LV,MMUC
625White-rumped ShrikeEurocephalus ruppelliManyC

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

626PiapiacPtilostomus aferBGC
627House CrowCorvus splendens A
628Cape CrowCorvus capensisManyC
629Pied CrowCorvus albusManyC
630Somali CrowCorvus edithaeBS,SBNP,SBRC
631Fan-tailed RavenCorvus rhipidurusManyC
632White-necked RavenCorvus albicollisMany?

 
Hyliotas: Hyliotidae

633Yellow-bellied HyliotaHyliota flavigasterKE,MMFC
634Southern HyliotaHyliota australisKFR?

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

635African Blue FlycatcherElminia longicaudaManyC
636Dusky Crested FlycatcherElminia nigromitrataKFRC
637White-tailed Crested FlycatcherElminia albonotataGF,KV,MKC

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

638White-shouldered Black-TitMelaniparus guineensis C
639White-bellied TitMelaniparus albiventrisManyC
640Dusky TitMelaniparus funereusKFRFC
641Red-throated TitMelaniparus fringillinusLNAI,LNK,MM,MP,NNPUC
642Somali TitMelaniparus thruppiBS,KV,LB,SBNP,SBRC

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

643Mouse-colored Penduline-TitAnthoscopus musculusManyUC
644African Penduline-TitAnthoscopus caroliManyUC

 
Larks: Alaudidae

645&Chestnut-backed Sparrow-LarklEremopterix leucotisBS,SBNP,SBRC
646Chestnut-headed Sparrow-LarkEremopterix signatusBS,OLO,SBNP,SBRC
647Fischer's Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucopareiaManyC
648Pink-breasted LarkCalendulauda poecilosternaBS,LB,SBNP,SBRC
649Fawn-colored LarkCalendulauda africanoidesManyC
650Singing BushlarkMirafra javanicaManyC
651White-tailed LarkMirafra albicaudaMM,NNPUC
652Williams's LarkMirafra williamsiBS,SBNP,SBR?
653Friedmann's LarkMirafra pulpaBS,SBNP,SBR?
654Red-winged LarkMirafra hypermetraBS,NNP,SBNP,SBR?
655Rufous-naped LarkMirafra africanaManyC
656Flappet LarkMirafra rufocinnamomeaMany?
657Collared LarkMirafra collaris ?
658Gillett's LarkMirafra gilletti ?
659[Greater Short-toed Lark]Calandrella brachydactyla X
660Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinereaManyC
661&Short-tailed LarklPseudalaemon fremantliiNNP,OLO?
662Somali Short-toed LarkAlaudala somalicaManyUC
663Masked LarkSpizocorys personataSBRC
664Crested LarkGalerida cristata C
665Thekla's LarkGalerida theklae A

 
Nicators: Nicatoridae

666Eastern NicatorNicator gularisLNAIC

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

667Green CrombecSylvietta virensBG,KFRC
668White-browed CrombecSylvietta leucophrysMany?
669Northern CrombecSylvietta brachyuraManyC
670Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytiiManyC
671Somali CrombecSylvietta isabellinaBS,SBNP,SBRUC
672Moustached Grass-WarblerMelocichla mentalisMany?
673Kretschmer's LongbillMacrosphenus kretschmeri UC
674Green HyliaHylia prasinaKFRFC

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

675Yellow-vented EremomelaEremomela flavicrissalisBS,SBNP,SBR?
676Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialisMany?
677Green-backed EremomelaEremomela canescensKE,KVFC
678Greencap EremomelaEremomela scotopsMMFC
679Turner's EremomelaEremomela turneriKFRUC
680White-chinned PriniaSchistolais leucopogonBG,KFR,LV,MM,SSC
681Black-collared ApalisOreolais pulcherManyC
682Miombo Wren-WarblerCalamonastes undosusMM?
683Gray Wren-WarblerCalamonastes simplexManyC
684Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyuraMany?
685Olive-green CamaropteraCamaroptera chloronotaKFRC
686Buff-bellied WarblerPhyllolais pulchellaManyC
687Bar-throated ApalisApalis thoracica C
688Taita ApalisApalis fuscigularis ?
689Black-throated ApalisApalis jacksoniManyC
690White-winged ApalisApalis chariessa ?
691Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavidaManyC
692Brown-tailed Apalis**Apalis viridicepsLBC
693Buff-throated ApalisApalis rufogularisKFRFC
694Chestnut-throated ApalisApalis porphyrolaemaManyC
695Black-headed ApalisApalis melanocephalaGF,KEF,KV,MK?
696Gray ApalisApalis cinereaManyC
697Brown-headed ApalisApalis alticola C
698[Karamoja Apalis]Apalis karamojaeMMX
699Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflavaManyA
700Pale PriniaPrinia somalicaBS,LB,SBNP,SBR?
701Banded PriniaPrinia bairdiiKFRC
702Red-winged PriniaPrinia erythropteraLVUC
703Red-fronted WarblerPrinia rufifronsManyC
704Black-capped Rufous-WarblerBathmocercus cerviniventrisKFRC
705Black-faced Rufous-WarblerBathmocercus rufusKFR,KFTC
706Gray-capped WarblerEminia lepidaMany?
707Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythropsManyC
708Singing CisticolaCisticola cantansManyC
709Whistling CisticolaCisticola lateralisBG,KFRFC
710Trilling CisticolaCisticola woosnamiMMR
711Chubb's CisticolaCisticola chubbiKFR,KIT,SS?
712Hunter's CisticolaCisticola hunteriMany?
713Rock-loving CisticolaCisticola aberransMMUC
714Boran CisticolaCisticola bodessaBS,KE,KV,SBNPUC
715Rattling CisticolaCisticola chinianaManyC
716Ashy CisticolaCisticola cinereolusBS,OLO,SBNP,SBRC
717Red-pate CisticolaCisticola ruficeps UC
718Wailing CisticolaCisticola laisKEF,LNAI,LNK,MP
OLO
C
719Tana River CisticolaCisticola restrictus R
720Coastal CisticolaCisticola haematocephala ?
721Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatusManyA
722Carruthers's CisticolaCisticola carruthersiLVC
723Levaillant's CisticolaCisticola tinniensManyC
724Stout CisticolaCisticola robustusManyC
725Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensisKFR,MM,NNPC
726Aberdare CisticolaCisticola aberdareANP,KP,MG?
727Tabora CisticolaCisticola angusticaudaMMUC
728Siffling CisticolaCisticola brachypterusManyC
729Foxy CisticolaCisticola troglodytesKEC
730Tiny CisticolaCisticola nanaBS,NNP,OLO,SBNP?
731Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidisManyC
732Desert CisticolaCisticola aridulusManyC
733Black-backed CisticolaCisticola eximiusMMVR
734Pectoral-patch CisticolaCisticola brunnescensLNAI,LNK,MM,MP,NNPC
735Wing-snapping CisticolaCisticola ayresiiANP,KP,MG,MK,NNPC

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

736Papyrus Yellow-WarblerCalamonastides gracilirostrisLVUC
737/Eastern Olivaceous Warbler/Iduna pallidaManyC
738African Yellow-WarblerIduna natalensisMany?
739Mountain Yellow-WarblerIduna similisManyC
740/Upcher's Warbler/Hippolais languidaManyFC
741|Olive-tree Warbler|Hippolais olivetorumManyUC
742[Melodious Warbler]Hippolais polyglotta X
743/Icterine Warbler/Hippolais icterinaManyUC
744/Sedge Warbler/Acrocephalus schoenobaenusManyC
745/Marsh Warbler/Acrocephalus palustrisManyA
746/Common Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus scirpaceusManyUC
747/Basra Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus griseldisLB,LNAI,NNP,SBR?
748Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostrisManyC
749Greater Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus rufescensBG,LNAI,LV,SSC
750/Great Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus arundinaceusManyUC

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

751|River Warbler|Locustella fluviatilisNNP,SBNPFC
752[Savi's Warbler]Locustella luscinioides X
753[Common Grasshopper Warbler]Locustella naevia X
754Fan-tailed GrassbirdCatriscus brevirostrisBG,KFR,MM,NNP,SS?
755Evergreen-forest WarblerBradypterus lopeziANP,GF,KV,MK?
756Cinnamon Bracken-WarblerBradypterus cinnamomeusManyC
757Little Rush WarblerBradypterus baboecala UC
758White-winged Swamp WarblerBradypterus carpalisLVC
759Highland Rush WarblerBradypterus centralisMany?

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

760White-headed SawwingPsalidoprocne albicepsManyC
761Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristopteraManyC
762Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopygaManyFC
763\Mascarene Martin\Phedina borbonica VR
764Banded MartinNeophedina cinctaManyFC
765Plain MartinRiparia paludicolaManyC
766/Bank Swallow/Riparia ripariaManyC
767Rock MartinPtyonoprogne fuligulaManyC
768/Montane Blue Swallow/Hirundo atrocaeruleaBG,KFR,LVUC
769/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rusticaManyA
770Ethiopian SwallowHirundo aethiopicaBS,LB,SBNP,SBRC
771Angola SwallowHirundo angolensisManyUC
772Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithiiManyC
773/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicumManyC
774Red-rumped SwallowCecropis dauricaManyC
775Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinicaManyC
776Rufous-chested SwallowCecropis semirufaKFR,LV,MMUC
777Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensisMany?

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

778Sombre GreenbulAndropadus importunusNNPA
779Slender-billed GreenbulStelgidillas gracilirostrisManyC
780Red-tailed BristlebillBleda syndactylusKFRC
781Yellow-throated GreenbulAtimastillas flavicollisManyC
782Joyful GreenbulChlorocichla laetissimaKFR,MM,SSFC
783Yellow-bellied GreenbulChlorocichla flaviventrisMK,NNPC
784Honeyguide GreenbulBaeopogon indicatorKFRFC
785Shelley's GreenbulArizelocichla masukuensisKFRFC
786Eastern Mountain GreenbulArizelocichla nigricepsANP,GF,KV,MK,SSC
787Stripe-cheeked GreenbulArizelocichla milanjensis C
788Little GreenbulEurillas virensBG,KFRC
789Yellow-whiskered GreenbulEurillas latirostrisManyA
790Plain GreenbulEurillas curvirostrisKFR,SSC
791Gray GreenbulEurillas gracilisBG,KFR?
792Ansorge's GreenbulEurillas ansorgeiKFRC
793Tiny GreenbulPhyllastrephus debilis UC
794Placid Greenbul**Phyllastrephus placidus ?
795Yellow-streaked GreenbulPhyllastrephus flavostriatus VR
796Terrestrial BrownbulPhyllastrephus terrestris UC
797Northern BrownbulPhyllastrephus strepitansManyC
798Gray-olive GreenbulPhyllastrephus cerviniventrisNNPUC
799Fischer's GreenbulPhyllastrephus fischeri C
800Cabanis's GreenbulPhyllastrephus cabanisiMany?
801Toro Olive-GreenbulPhyllastrephus hypochlorisKFRUC
802Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatusManyA

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

803/Wood Warbler/Phylloscopus sibilatrixManyFC
804/Willow Warbler/Phylloscopus trochilusManyA
805/Common Chiffchaff/Phylloscopus collybitaManyR
806Brown Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus umbrovirensManyC
807Yellow-throated Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus ruficapilla C
808Uganda Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus budongoensisKFRUC

 
Bush Warblers and Allies: Scotocercidae

809Yellow FlycatcherErythrocercus holochlorus C

 
Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, and Allies: Sylviidae

810/Eurasian Blackcap/Sylvia atricapillaManyC
811/Garden Warbler/Sylvia borinManyC
812African Hill BabblerSylvia abyssinicaManyC
813/Barred Warbler/Curruca nisoriaManyC
814Banded ParisomaCurruca boehmiMany?
815Brown ParisomaCurruca lugensMany?
816/Greater Whitethroat/Curruca communisManyC

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

817Pale White-eyeZosterops flavilateralisMany?
818Mbulu White-eyeZosterops mbuluensis ?
819Green White-eyeZosterops stuhlmanniKFR,SS?
820Heuglin's White-eyeZosterops poliogastrusLNK?
821Kikuyu White-eyeZosterops kikuyuensisMany?
822Taita White-eyeZosterops silvarnus ?
823Northern Yellow White-eyeZosterops senegalensisManyFC

 
Fulvetta and Ground Babblers: Pellorneidae

824Brown IlladopsisIlladopsis fulvescensKFRC
825Pale-breasted IlladopsisIlladopsis rufipennisKFRUC
826Tanzanian IlladopsisIlladopsis distans ?
827Mountain IlladopsisIlladopsis pyrrhopteraKFR,SSC
828Scaly-breasted IlladopsisIlladopsis albipectusKFRFC

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

829Rufous ChattererArgya rubiginosaManyC
830Scaly ChattererArgya aylmeriBS,NNP,OLO,SBNPUC
831Brown BabblerTurdoides plebejusManyC
832Hinde's Pied-BabblerTurdoides hindeiANP?
833Scaly BabblerTurdoides squamulata ?
834Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineiiLNAI,LNK,LV,MM,MPC
835Black-lored BabblerTurdoides sharpeiManyC
836Northern Pied-BabblerTurdoides hypoleucaManyC

 
Treecreepers: Certhiidae

837African Spotted CreeperSalpornis salvadoriKFR,SSC

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

838Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorynchusManyC
839Yellow-billed OxpeckerBuphagus africanusManyC

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

840Wattled StarlingCreatophora cinereaManyC
841Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogasterManyC
842Slender-billed StarlingOnychognathus tenuirostrisManyC
843Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morioManyC
844Waller's StarlingOnychognathus walleriManyC
845Bristle-crowned StarlingOnychognathus salvadoriiBS,KV,LB,SBNP,SBRFC
846Magpie StarlingSpeculipastor bicolorBS,KV,LB,SBNP,SBRC
847Sharpe's StarlingPholia sharpiiManyUC
848Abbott's StarlingPoeoptera femoralisANP,GF,KV,MKUC
849Stuhlmann's StarlingPoeoptera stuhlmanniKFR,SSC
850Kenrick's StarlingPoeoptera kenrickiMKFC
851Black-bellied StarlingNotopholia corusca C
852Hildebrandt's StarlingLamprotornis hildebrandtiManyC
853&Shelley's StarlinglLamprotornis shelleyiSBNPUC
854Rueppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuropteraManyC
855Ashy StarlingLamprotornis unicolor ?
856&Splendid StarlinglLamprotornis splendidusKE,KFR,KIT,SSUC
857Golden-breasted StarlingLamprotornis regiusBS,SBNP,SBRC
858Superb StarlingLamprotornis superbusManyC
859White-crowned StarlingLamprotornis albicapillus C
860Fischer's StarlingLamprotornis fischeriBS,SBNP,SBRC
861Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterusManyC
862Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeusManyC
863Purple StarlingLamprotornis purpureusBG,KITUC
864Bronze-tailed StarlingLamprotornis chalcurusKE,SSUC

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

865Red-tailed Ant-ThrushNeocossyphus rufus ?
866White-tailed Ant-ThrushNeocossyphus poensisKFRC
867\Spotted Ground-Thrush\Geokichla guttata UC
868Abyssinian Ground-ThrushGeokichla piaggiaeANP,GF,KV,MK?
869Orange Ground-ThrushGeokichla gurneyiGF,MK?
870Abyssinian ThrushTurdus abyssinicusManyC
871Taita ThrushTurdus helleri R
872African Bare-eyed ThrushTurdus tephronotusManyC
873African ThrushTurdus peliosManyC

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

874African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adustaManyA
875|Spotted Flycatcher|Muscicapa striataManyC
876Gambaga FlycatcherMuscicapa gambagaeManyUC
877Swamp FlycatcherMuscicapa aquaticaLV,SSC
878African Gray FlycatcherBradornis microrhynchusManyC
879Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidusMany?
880Gray Tit-FlycatcherFraseria plumbeusKE,KV,LBR
881Chapin's FlycatcherFraseria lenduKFRR
882Ashy FlycatcherFraseria caerulescensKFR,LB,LNK,MM,MPFC
883SilverbirdMelaenornis semipartitusManyC
884Northern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis edolioidesManyC
885Southern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelainaManyC
886White-eyed Slaty-FlycatcherMelaenornis fischeriManyC
887Bearded Scrub-RobinCercotrichas quadrivirgata ?
888/Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin/Cercotrichas galactotesBS,LB,SBNP,SBRC
889Brown-backed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas hartlaubiManyUC
890Red-backed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas leucophrysManyC
891Cape Robin-ChatCossypha caffraManyC
892Blue-shouldered Robin-ChatCossypha cyanocampterKFRUC
893Rueppell's Robin-ChatCossypha semirufaMany?
894White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heugliniManyC
895Red-capped Robin-ChatCossypha natalensisKFR,LNAI,MM,SSC
896Snowy-crowned Robin-ChatCossypha niveicapillaKFR,KIT,SS?
897Collared Palm-ThrushCichladusa arquata C
898Spotted Morning-ThrushCichladusa guttataMany?
899White-starred RobinPogonocichla stellataManyC
900Brown-chested AletheChamaetylas poliocephalaManyC
901Gray-winged Robin-ChatSheppardia poliopteraBG,KFR,KIT,SS?
902Equatorial AkalatSheppardia aequatorialisKFR,SSFC
903East Coast AkalatSheppardia gunningi ?
904/White-throated Robin/Irania gutturalisManyUC
905|Thrush Nightingale|Luscinia lusciniaManyC
906/Common Nightingale/Luscinia megarhynchosManyFC
907/Semicollared Flycatcher/Ficedula semitorquataKFR,KIT,MMC
908{European Pied Flycatcher}Ficedula hypoleucaKFRX
909|Collared Flycatcher|Ficedula albicollisKFR?
910/Common Redstart/Phoenicurus phoenicurusManyFC
911Little Rock-ThrushMonticola rufocinereusMany?
912/Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush/Monticola saxatilisManyC
913/Whinchat/Saxicola rubetraMany?
914African StonechatSaxicola torquatusManyC
915Moorland ChatPinarochroa sordidaANP,KP,MKC
916Mocking Cliff-ChatThamnolaea cinnamomeiventrisMany?
917Sooty ChatMyrmecocichla nigraMMC
918Northern Anteater-ChatMyrmecocichla aethiopsManyC
919/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenantheManyC
920Capped WheatearOenanthe pileataManyC
921/Isabelline Wheatear/Oenanthe isabellinaManyC
922&Heuglin's WheatearlOenanthe heuglinii FC
923{Desert Wheatear}Oenanthe desertiKVX
924[Eastern Black-eared Wheatear]Oenanthe melanoleucaLB,SBRX
925/Pied Wheatear/Oenanthe pleschankaManyC
926Familiar ChatOenanthe familiarisKE,LB,MM?
927Brown-tailed ChatOenanthe scotocercaBS,KV,LB,SBNP,SBR?
928Abyssinian WheatearOenanthe lugubrisMany?

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

929Plain-backed SunbirdAnthreptes reichenowi UC
930Western Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes longuemareiKE,KFRFC
931Eastern Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes orientalisManyC
932Uluguru Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes neglectus UC
933Green SunbirdAnthreptes rectirostrisKFRC
934Collared SunbirdHedydipna collarisManyC
935&Pygmy SunbirdlHedydipna platuraLB,SBRUC
936Amani SunbirdHedydipna pallidigaster UC
937Green-headed SunbirdCyanomitra verticalisManyC
938Blue-throated Brown SunbirdCyanomitra cyanolaemaKFRC
939Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivaceaManyC
940Mouse-colored SunbirdCyanomitra veroxii UC
941Green-throated SunbirdChalcomitra rubescensKFR,SSC
942Amethyst SunbirdChalcomitra amethystinaManyC
943Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensisMany?
944Hunter's SunbirdChalcomitra hunteriManyC
945Tacazze SunbirdNectarinia tacazzeManyC
946Bronze SunbirdNectarinia kilimensisManyC
947Malachite SunbirdNectarinia famosaManyC
948Red-tufted SunbirdNectarinia johnstoniANPC
949Golden-winged SunbirdDrepanorhynchus reichenowiManyC
950Olive-bellied SunbirdCinnyris chloropygiusBG,KFR,LVC
951Northern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris reichenowiManyC
952Eastern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris mediocrisManyC
953Usambara Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris usambaricus ?
954Beautiful SunbirdCinnyris pulchellusManyFC
955Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensisManyC
956Red-chested SunbirdCinnyris erythrocercusManyC
957Black-bellied SunbirdCinnyris nectarinioidesBS,SBNP,SBRC
958Purple-banded SunbirdCinnyris bifasciatusKE,LV,MM,NNPC
959Tsavo SunbirdCinnyris tsavoensis ?
960Violet-breasted SunbirdCinnyris chalcomelas UC
961Orange-tufted SunbirdCinnyris bouvieriKFRUC
962Shining SunbirdCinnyris habessinicusMany?
963Superb SunbirdCinnyris superbusBG,KFR?
964Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustusManyC
965Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreusManyC

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

966White-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis albirostrisKE,KV,LB,LNK,MP?
967Red-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis nigerManyC
968White-headed Buffalo-WeaverDinemellia dinemelliManyC
969Speckle-fronted WeaverSporopipes frontalisManyFC
970White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahaliManyA
971Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser superciliosusKE,KV,LBUC
972Donaldson Smith's Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser donaldsoniBS,SBNP,SBRC
973{Rufous-tailed Weaver}Histurgops ruficaudaMMVR
974Gray-headed Social-WeaverPseudonigrita arnaudiManyC
975Black-capped Social-WeaverPseudonigrita cabanisiBS,SBNP,SBR?
976Red-headed MalimbeMalimbus rubricollisKFRUC
977Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubricepsManyC
978Red WeaverAnaplectes jubaensis ?
979Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafechtManyA
980Little WeaverPloceus luteolusManyFC
981Slender-billed WeaverPloceus pelzelniBG,LVC
982Black-necked WeaverPloceus nigricollisManyUC
983Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularisManyC
984Black-billed WeaverPloceus melanogasterKFR,KIT,MK,SSFC
985African Golden-WeaverPloceus subaureusBS,SBNP,SBRC
986Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthopsManyC
987Orange WeaverPloceus aurantius C
988Golden Palm WeaverPloceus bojeriBS,SBNP,SBRC
989Taveta Golden-WeaverPloceus castaneiceps C
990Northern Brown-throated WeaverPloceus castanopsLV,SSC
991Northern Masked-WeaverPloceus taeniopterusLBR
992Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermediusManyC
993Southern Masked-WeaverPloceus velatusLB?
994Vitelline Masked-WeaverPloceus vitellinusMany?
995Heuglin's Masked-WeaverPloceus heugliniKE,KITUC
996&Rueppell's WeaverlPloceus galbula VR
997Speke's WeaverPloceus spekeiManyC
998Vieillot's Black WeaverPloceus nigerrimusKFR,KFTC
999Village WeaverPloceus cucullatusManyA
1000Clarke's WeaverPloceus golandi FC
1001Salvadori's WeaverPloceus dichrocephalus ?
1002Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalusManyC
1003&Golden-backed WeaverlPloceus jacksoniManyFC
1004&Chestnut WeaverlPloceus rubiginosusManyA
1005Forest WeaverPloceus bicolorKFR,KITC
1006Brown-capped WeaverPloceus insignisManyFC
1007Compact WeaverPachyphantes superciliosusBG,KFRFC
1008&Cardinal QuelealQuelea cardinalisManyC
1009Red-headed QueleaQuelea erythropsLVFC
1010&Red-billed QuelealQuelea queleaManyC
1011Northern Red BishopEuplectes franciscanusLBC
1012Southern Red BishopEuplectes orixLV,MM,NNPC
1013Zanzibar Red BishopEuplectes nigroventris C
1014Black-winged BishopEuplectes hordeaceusBG,KE,KFR,KV,LVC
1015Black BishopEuplectes gierowiiBG,KFR,LNAI,LVFC
1016&Yellow-crowned BishoplEuplectes aferANP,LB,LNK,MP,NNPUC
1017&Fire-fronted BishoplEuplectes diadematusBS,LB,LV,SBNP,SBRA
1018Yellow BishopEuplectes capensisManyC
1019White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatusManyC
1020Yellow-mantled WidowbirdEuplectes macrouraManyC
1021Red-cowled WidowbirdEuplectes laticaudaMany?
1022Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillarisManyC
1023Marsh WidowbirdEuplectes hartlaubiBG,KE,KFR,SSUC
1024Long-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes progneManyC
1025Jackson's WidowbirdEuplectes jacksoniManyC
1026Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifronsMany?

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

1027Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullataManyC
1028Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolorManyC
1029Magpie MannikinSpermestes fringilloides UC
1030African SilverbillEuodice cantansManyC
1031Yellow-bellied WaxbillCoccopygia quartiniaManyC
1032Green-backed TwinspotMandingoa nitidulaKFR,MMUC
1033Zebra WaxbillAmandava subflavaManyC
1034Abyssinian CrimsonwingCryptospiza salvadoriiManyC
1035Gray-headed NigritaNigrita canicapillusManyC
1036White-breasted NigritaNigrita fusconotusKFRFC
1037Black-faced WaxbillBrunhilda erythronotosKE,LB,MM,NNP,OLOC
1038Black-cheeked WaxbillBrunhilda charmosynaBS,KE,LB,SBNP,SBRC
1039Black-crowned WaxbillEstrilda nonnulaManyC
1040Kandt's WaxbillEstrilda kandtiANP,GF,KP,KV,MKC
1041Fawn-breasted WaxbillEstrilda paludicolaBG,KE,KFR,MG,MMC
1042Common WaxbillEstrilda astrildManyA
1043Black-rumped WaxbillEstrilda troglodytesBGFC
1044Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopygaManyC
1045QuailfinchOrtygospiza atricollisManyC
1046LocustfinchPaludipasser locustella ?
1047&Cut-throatlAmadina fasciataManyC
1048Purple GrenadierGranatina ianthinogasterManyC
1049Gray-headed SilverbillOdontospiza griseicapillaMany?
1050Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalusManyA
1051Blue-capped CordonbleuUraeginthus cyanocephalusManyFC
1052Red-headed BluebillSpermophaga ruficapillaKFR,LVC
1053Black-bellied SeedcrackerPyrenestes ostrinus ?
1054Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melbaManyC
1055Orange-winged PytiliaPytilia afraKEUC
1056Brown TwinspotClytospiza monteiriBGUC
1057Peters's TwinspotHypargos niveoguttatus FC
1058Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegalaManyC
1059African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricataMany?
1060Jameson's FirefinchLagonosticta rhodopareiaKE,KV,SBNP?
1061Black-bellied FirefinchLagonosticta raraBG,KFR,SSUC
1062Bar-breasted FirefinchLagonosticta rufopictaBG,KFR,LVC

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

1063Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macrouraManyC
1064Broad-tailed Paradise-WhydahVidua obtusa ?
1065Eastern Paradise-WhydahVidua paradisaeaManyFC
1066Steel-blue WhydahVidua hypocherinaManyUC
1067Straw-tailed WhydahVidua fischeriMany?
1068Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeataManyC
1069Variable IndigobirdVidua funereaKV?
1070Purple IndigobirdVidua purpurascensBS,KE,LBUC
1071Parasitic WeaverAnomalospiza imberbisKE,KFR,MM,NNP,SSUC

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

1072House SparrowPasser domesticusManyC
1073Somali SparrowPasser castanopterusBS,SBNPFC
1074Kenya Rufous SparrowPasser rufocinctusManyC
1075Shelley's Rufous SparrowPasser shelleyi R
1076Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseusMany?
1077Swainson's SparrowPasser swainsonii C
1078Parrot-billed SparrowPasser gongonensisManyC
1079Swahili SparrowPasser suahelicusLNAI,LNK,MM,MP,OLOC
1080Chestnut SparrowPasser eminibeyManyC
1081Yellow-spotted Bush SparrowGymnornis pyrgitaManyC

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

1082Cape WagtailMotacilla capensisManyUC
1083Mountain WagtailMotacilla claraMany?
1084/Gray Wagtail/Motacilla cinereaManyUC
1085/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flavaManyA
1086African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimpManyC
1087/White Wagtail/Motacilla albaLB,LNAI,LNK,LV,MPR
1088African PipitAnthus cinnamomeusMany?
1089Long-billed PipitAnthus similisManyUC
1090/Tawny Pipit/Anthus campestrisLBR
1091Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrysManyC
1092Malindi PipitAnthus melindae ?
1093Striped PipitAnthus lineiventris ?
1094/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialisManyC
1095/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinusManyC
1096Bush PipitAnthus cafferMMR
1097Sokoke PipitAnthus sokokensis UC
1098Golden PipitTmetothylacus tenellusBS,LB,SBNP,SBRFC
1099Sharpe's LongclawMacronyx sharpeiManyUC
1100Yellow-throated LongclawMacronyx croceusManyC
1101Pangani LongclawMacronyx aurantiigulaMM,NNP,SBRC
1102Rosy-throated LongclawMacronyx ameliaeManyC

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

1103Oriole FinchLinurgus olivaceusANP,GF,KFR,KV,MK?
1104Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicusManyC
1105African CitrilCrithagra citrinelloidesManyC
1106Western CitrilCrithagra frontalisGF,KE,KITC
1107Southern CitrilCrithagra hypostictusManyC
1108Papyrus CanaryCrithagra koliensisLVUC
1109Black-throated CanaryCrithagra atrogularisKFR,LBR
1110Reichenow's SeedeaterCrithagra reichenowiManyC
1111White-bellied CanaryCrithagra dorsostriatusManyC
1112Northern Grosbeak-CanaryCrithagra donaldsoniLB,SBNPUC
1113Southern Grosbeak-CanaryCrithagra buchananiLNAI,MM,OLO?
1114Brimstone CanaryCrithagra sulphuratusManyC
1115Streaky SeedeaterCrithagra striolatusManyC
1116Thick-billed SeedeaterCrithagra burtoniManyFC
1117West African SeedeaterCrithagra canicapillaKE?
1118Reichard's SeedeaterCrithagra reichardiKE,KV,LNK,MPUC
1119Yellow-crowned CanarySerinus flavivertexManyC

 
Thrush-Tanager: Rhodinocichlidae

1120Gray-chested BabblerKakamega poliothoraxKFRC

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

1121{Ortolan Bunting}Emberiza hortulanaLB,LNK,MP,SBNPX
1122Striolated BuntingEmberiza striolata C
1123Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisiManyUC
1124Golden-breasted BuntingEmberiza flaviventrisManyC
1125Somali BuntingEmberiza poliopleuraManyC
1126Brown-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 Species1126

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.