↑KENYA
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SPECIALTIES

GATAMAIYU FOREST

KENYALOCALE

Area (ha):4,722
Altitude (m):5900
# Species:218
# Excl Vagrants:218
# Endemics:1
# Near Endemics:4
Species/100 ha:4.6
Habitat: Montane Forest

BIRD CHECKLIST

The table below lists species recorded at this locale but does not indicate frequency of occurrence there. It does indicate whether each species is globally threatened or endangered according to the IUCN and also whether it is migratory, very rare, or accidental in the country. The list is based on available data and may be incomplete.*

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Ducks: Anatidae

1Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
2African Black DuckAnas sparsa

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

3Scaly SpurfowlPternistis squamatus
4Jackson's SpurfowlPternistis jacksoni

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

5Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

6Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
7Rameron PigeonColumba arquatrix
8Delegorgue's PigeonColumba delegorguei
9Lemon DoveAplopelia larvata
10Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugens
11Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
12Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
13Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
14Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistria

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

15Hartlaub's TuracoTauraco hartlaubi

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

16Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitarius
17/Common Cuckoo/Cuculus canorus
18Blue-headed CoucalCentropus monachus
19White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosus
20Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaas
21African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreus
22Dideric CuckooChrysococcyx caprius
23\Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo\Cercococcyx montanus

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

24Montane NightjarCaprimulgus poliocephalus

 
Swifts: Apodidae

25Scarce SwiftSchoutedenapus myoptilus
26Mottled SwiftTachymarptis aequatorialis
27|Common Swift|Apus apus
28Nyanza SwiftApus niansae
29African SwiftApus barbatus
30Little SwiftApus affinis
31/Horus Swift/Apus horus
32White-rumped SwiftApus caffer
33African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus

 
Flufftails: Sarothruridae

34Buff-spotted FlufftailSarothrura elegans

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

35/Abdim's Stork/Ciconia abdimii
36/White Stork/Ciconia ciconia

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

37ShoebillBalaeniceps rex

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

38HamerkopScopus umbretta

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

39Striated HeronButorides striata
40Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

41Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
42Olive IbisBostrychia olivacea
43Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

44Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
45African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typus
46\African Cuckoo-Hawk\Aviceda cuculoides
47Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatus
48Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosus
49Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalis
50Ayres's Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresii
51/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosus
52African GoshawkAccipiter toussenelii
53Little SparrowhawkAccipiter minullus
54Rufous-chested SparrowhawkAccipiter rufiventris
55Black GoshawkAccipiter melanoleucus
56/Black Kite/Milvus migrans
57|Common Buzzard|Buteo buteo
58Mountain BuzzardButeo oreophilus
59Augur BuzzardButeo augur

 
Owls: Strigidae

60African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordii

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

61Speckled MousebirdColius striatus

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

62Narina TrogonApaloderma narina
63Bar-tailed TrogonApaloderma vittatum

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

64/Eurasian Hoopoe/Upupa epops

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

65White-headed WoodhoopoePhoeniculus bollei

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

66Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatus
67Silvery-cheeked HornbillBycanistes brevis

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

68Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
69Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maxima

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

70Cinnamon-chested Bee-eaterMerops oreobates
71\Madagascar Bee-eater\Merops superciliosus
72|European Bee-eater|Merops apiaster

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

73/European Roller/Coracias garrulus
74Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurus

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

75Moustached TinkerbirdPogoniulus leucomystax
76Yellow-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus bilineatus

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

77Green-backed HoneyguideProdotiscus zambesiae
78Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minor
79Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicator

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

80Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescens
81Brown-backed WoodpeckerDendropicos obsoletus
82Mountain Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos spodocephalus
83Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquus
84Fine-banded WoodpeckerCampethera taeniolaema

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

85|Amur Falcon|Falco amurensis
86|Sooty Falcon|Falco concolor
87/Eurasian Hobby/Falco subbuteo
88Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

89Red-fronted ParrotPoicephalus gulielmi

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

90Gray CuckooshrikeCoracina caesia
91Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flava
92Purple-throated CuckooshrikeCampephaga quiscalina

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

93|Eurasian Golden Oriole|Oriolus oriolus
94African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatus
95Black-tailed OrioleOriolus percivali

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

96Black-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira peltata
97Chinspot BatisBatis molitor

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

98Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cubla
99Tropical BoubouLaniarius major
100Black-fronted BushshrikeTelophorus nigrifrons
101Doherty's BushshrikeTelophorus dohertyi

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

102Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

103African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

104Northern FiscalLanius humeralis

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

105Cape CrowCorvus capensis
106Pied CrowCorvus albus

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

107White-tailed Crested FlycatcherElminia albonotata

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

108White-bellied TitMelaniparus albiventris

 
Larks: Alaudidae

109Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinerea

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

110White-browed CrombecSylvietta leucophrys

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

111Black-collared ApalisOreolais pulcher
112Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
113Black-throated ApalisApalis jacksoni
114Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavida
115Chestnut-throated ApalisApalis porphyrolaema
116Black-headed ApalisApalis melanocephala
117Gray ApalisApalis cinerea
118Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
119Gray-capped WarblerEminia lepida
120Singing CisticolaCisticola cantans
121Hunter's CisticolaCisticola hunteri
122Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatus

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

123/Eastern Olivaceous Warbler/Iduna pallida
124Mountain Yellow-WarblerIduna similis

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

125Evergreen-forest WarblerBradypterus lopezi
126Cinnamon Bracken-WarblerBradypterus cinnamomeus

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

127Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristoptera
128Plain MartinRiparia paludicola
129Rock MartinPtyonoprogne fuligula
130/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
131Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
132/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicum
133Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
134Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica
135Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensis

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

136Slender-billed GreenbulStelgidillas gracilirostris
137Eastern Mountain GreenbulArizelocichla nigriceps
138Yellow-whiskered GreenbulEurillas latirostris
139Cabanis's GreenbulPhyllastrephus cabanisi
140Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

141/Wood Warbler/Phylloscopus sibilatrix
142/Willow Warbler/Phylloscopus trochilus
143/Common Chiffchaff/Phylloscopus collybita
144Brown Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus umbrovirens

 
Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, and Allies: Sylviidae

145/Eurasian Blackcap/Sylvia atricapilla
146/Garden Warbler/Sylvia borin
147African Hill BabblerSylvia abyssinica
148Brown ParisomaCurruca lugens

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

149Kikuyu White-eyeZosterops kikuyuensis

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

150Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogaster
151Slender-billed StarlingOnychognathus tenuirostris
152Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morio
153Waller's StarlingOnychognathus walleri
154Sharpe's StarlingPholia sharpii
155Abbott's StarlingPoeoptera femoralis
156Superb StarlingLamprotornis superbus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

157Abyssinian Ground-ThrushGeokichla piaggiae
158Orange Ground-ThrushGeokichla gurneyi
159Abyssinian ThrushTurdus abyssinicus

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

160African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adusta
161|Spotted Flycatcher|Muscicapa striata
162White-eyed Slaty-FlycatcherMelaenornis fischeri
163Cape Robin-ChatCossypha caffra
164Rueppell's Robin-ChatCossypha semirufa
165White-starred RobinPogonocichla stellata
166Brown-chested AletheChamaetylas poliocephala
167|Thrush Nightingale|Luscinia luscinia
168African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
169Northern Anteater-ChatMyrmecocichla aethiops

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

170Collared SunbirdHedydipna collaris
171Green-headed SunbirdCyanomitra verticalis
172Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivacea
173Amethyst SunbirdChalcomitra amethystina
174Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
175Tacazze SunbirdNectarinia tacazze
176Bronze SunbirdNectarinia kilimensis
177Golden-winged SunbirdDrepanorhynchus reichenowi
178Northern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris reichenowi
179Eastern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris mediocris
180Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

181Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafecht
182Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis
183Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthops
184Speke's WeaverPloceus spekei
185Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
186Brown-capped WeaverPloceus insignis
187Yellow BishopEuplectes capensis
188Long-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes progne

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

189Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
190Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolor
191Yellow-bellied WaxbillCoccopygia quartinia
192Abyssinian CrimsonwingCryptospiza salvadorii
193Gray-headed NigritaNigrita canicapillus
194Kandt's WaxbillEstrilda kandti
195Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
196Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopyga
197Purple GrenadierGranatina ianthinogaster
198Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalus
199Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

200Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

201House SparrowPasser domesticus
202Kenya Rufous SparrowPasser rufocinctus
203Parrot-billed SparrowPasser gongonensis

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

204Mountain WagtailMotacilla clara
205/Gray Wagtail/Motacilla cinerea
206/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flava
207African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp
208African PipitAnthus cinnamomeus
209Long-billed PipitAnthus similis
210/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialis

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

211Oriole FinchLinurgus olivaceus
212African CitrilCrithagra citrinelloides
213Western CitrilCrithagra frontalis
214Reichenow's SeedeaterCrithagra reichenowi
215Streaky SeedeaterCrithagra striolatus
216Thick-billed SeedeaterCrithagra burtoni
217Yellow-crowned CanarySerinus flavivertex

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

218Golden-breasted BuntingEmberiza flaviventris

 

 *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.

OTHER LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor20
\\Austral Visitor3
||Transient8
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular0
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened2
VVulnerable2
ENEndangered2
CRCritically Endangered0

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.