GATAMAIYU FOREST
KENYA
LOCALE
Area (ha): | 4,722 |
Altitude (m): | 5900 |
# Species*: | 113 |
# Excl Vagrants*: | 113 |
# Endemics*: | 1 |
# Near Endemics*: | 5 |
Species/100 ha*: | 2.4 |
*Based on partial or incomplete data. |
Habitat: Montane Forest |
SPECIALTY BIRDS LIST
List of species at this locale that are endemic (E), near endemic (NE), have restricted ranges in the country (RR), or that occur only locally (LC) in the country. Table also shows species with globally threatened or endangered status according to the IUCN.*

1 | Jackson's Francolin | Pternistis jacksoni | NE | |
2 | Abyssinian Nightjar | Caprimulgus poliocephalus | RR | |
3 | Mountain Buzzard | Buteo oreophilus | | NT |
4 | Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird | Pogoniulus bilineatus | RR | |
5 | Tullberg's Woodpecker | Campethera tullbergi | RR | |
6 | Red-fronted Parrot | Poicephalus gulielmi | RR | |
7 | Black-tailed Oriole | Oriolus percivali | RR | |
8 | Hunter's Cisticola | Cisticola hunteri | NE | |
9 | Evergreen-forest Warbler | Bradypterus lopezi | RR | |
10 | Slender-billed Greenbul | Stelgidillas gracilirostris | RR | |
11 | Eastern Mountain Greenbul | Arizelocichla nigriceps | RR | |
12 | Wood Warbler | Phylloscopus sibilatrix | RR | |
13 | Kikuyu White-eye | Zosterops kikuyuensis | E | |
14 | Abbott's Starling | Poeoptera femoralis | NE | V |
15 | Orange Ground-Thrush | Geokichla gurneyi | RR | |
16 | Rueppell's Robin-Chat | Cossypha semirufa | RR | |
17 | Brown-chested Alethe | Chamaetylas poliocephala | RR | |
18 | Eastern Double-collared Sunbird | Cinnyris mediocris | NE | |
19 | Speke's Weaver | Ploceus spekei | RR | |
20 | Long-tailed Widowbird | Euplectes progne | RR | |
21 | Kenya Rufous Sparrow | Passer rufocinctus | NE | |
* 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.
PRESENCE CODES
// | Boreal Visitor |
\\ | Austral Visitor |
|| | Transient |
## | Non-breeding Dispersal |
<> | Erratic/Irregular |
() | Breeding Season Only |
{} | Casual/Vagrant |
[] | Accidental |
DISTRIBUTION CODES
E | Endemic |
LC | Local |
NE | Near Endemic |
RR | Range Restricted |
STATUS CODES
NT | Near Threatened |
V | Vulnerable |
EN | Endangered |
CR | Critically Endangered |