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KERIO VALLEY

KENYALOCALE

# Species:385
# Excl Vagrants:385
# Endemics:1
# Near Endemics:3

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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Ostriches: Struthionidae

1Common OstrichStruthio camelus

 
Ducks: Anatidae

2Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
3African Black DuckAnas sparsa

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

4Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

5Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaena
6Scaly SpurfowlPternistis squamatus
7Yellow-necked SpurfowlPternistis leucoscepus

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

8Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

9Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
10Rameron PigeonColumba arquatrix
11Delegorgue's PigeonColumba delegorguei
12Lemon DoveAplopelia larvata
13Dusky Turtle-DoveStreptopelia lugens
14Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiens
15Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
16Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
17Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
18Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilos
19Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistria
20Namaqua DoveOena capensis
21African Green-PigeonTreron calvus

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

22White-crested TuracoTauraco leucolophus
23Hartlaub's TuracoTauraco hartlaubi
24Ross's TuracoMusophaga rossae
25White-bellied Go-away-birdCrinifer leucogaster

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

26Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitarius
27African CuckooCuculus gularis
28Blue-headed CoucalCentropus monachus
29White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosus
30Pied CuckooClamator jacobinus
31Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaas
32African Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx cupreus
33Dideric CuckooChrysococcyx caprius
34\Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo\Cercococcyx montanus

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

35Montane NightjarCaprimulgus poliocephalus
36Freckled NightjarCaprimulgus tristigma
37Slender-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus clarus

 
Swifts: Apodidae

38Scarce SwiftSchoutedenapus myoptilus
39Mottled SwiftTachymarptis aequatorialis
40|Common Swift|Apus apus
41Nyanza SwiftApus niansae
42African SwiftApus barbatus
43Little SwiftApus affinis
44/Horus Swift/Apus horus
45White-rumped SwiftApus caffer
46African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

47African RailRallus caerulescens
48Black CrakeZapornia flavirostra

 
Flufftails: Sarothruridae

49Buff-spotted FlufftailSarothrura elegans

 
Cranes: Gruidae

50Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorum

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

51Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensis

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

52Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatus

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

53Three-banded CourserRhinoptilus cinctus

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

54/Abdim's Stork/Ciconia abdimii
55African Woolly-necked StorkCiconia microscelis
56/White Stork/Ciconia ciconia
57Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumenifer
58Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibis

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

59ShoebillBalaeniceps rex

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

60HamerkopScopus umbretta

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

61Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
62Great EgretArdea alba
63Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhyncha
64Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

65Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
66African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
67Olive IbisBostrychia olivacea
68Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash
69African SpoonbillPlatalea alba

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

70Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
71African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typus
72\African Cuckoo-Hawk\Aviceda cuculoides
73Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus
74Black-chested Snake-EagleCircaetus pectoralis
75Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereus
76Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascens
77Crowned EagleStephanoaetus coronatus
78Martial EaglePolemaetus bellicosus
79Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalis
80Wahlberg's EagleHieraaetus wahlbergi
81/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatus
82Ayres's Hawk-EagleHieraaetus ayresii
83Tawny EagleAquila rapax
84/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensis
85African Hawk-EagleAquila spilogaster
86Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabates
87Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabar
88/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosus
89African GoshawkAccipiter toussenelii
90ShikraAccipiter badius
91Little SparrowhawkAccipiter minullus
92Rufous-chested SparrowhawkAccipiter rufiventris
93Black GoshawkAccipiter melanoleucus
94/Black Kite/Milvus migrans
95African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vocifer
96|Common Buzzard|Buteo buteo
97Mountain BuzzardButeo oreophilus
98Augur BuzzardButeo augur

 
Owls: Strigidae

99African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensis
100Grayish Eagle-OwlBubo cinerascens
101Pearl-spotted OwletGlaucidium perlatum
102African Wood-OwlStrix woodfordii

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

103Speckled MousebirdColius striatus
104Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourus

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

105Narina TrogonApaloderma narina
106Bar-tailed TrogonApaloderma vittatum

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

107/Eurasian Hoopoe/Upupa epops

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

108Green WoodhoopoePhoeniculus purpureus
109White-headed WoodhoopoePhoeniculus bollei
110Common ScimitarbillRhinopomastus cyanomelas
111Abyssinian ScimitarbillRhinopomastus minor

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

112Crowned HornbillLophoceros alboterminatus
113Hemprich's HornbillLophoceros hemprichii
114African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutus
115Northern Red-billed HornbillTockus erythrorhynchus
116Jackson's HornbillTockus jacksoni
117Von der Decken's HornbillTockus deckeni
118Silvery-cheeked HornbillBycanistes brevis
119Black-and-white-casqued HornbillBycanistes subcylindrica

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

120Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
121African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina picta
122Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephala
123Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensis
124Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maxima
125Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

126White-fronted Bee-eaterMerops bullockoides
127Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
128Cinnamon-chested Bee-eaterMerops oreobates
129/White-throated Bee-eater/Merops albicollis
130\Madagascar Bee-eater\Merops superciliosus
131|European Bee-eater|Merops apiaster

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

132/European Roller/Coracias garrulus
133&Abyssinian RollerlCoracias abyssinicus
134Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatus
135Rufous-crowned RollerCoracias naevius
136Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurus

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

137Red-and-yellow BarbetTrachyphonus erythrocephalus
138D'Arnaud's BarbetTrachyphonus darnaudii
139Moustached TinkerbirdPogoniulus leucomystax
140Yellow-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus bilineatus
141Red-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus pusillus
142Red-fronted BarbetTricholaema diademata
143Spot-flanked BarbetTricholaema lacrymosa
144Black-throated BarbetTricholaema melanocephala
145White-headed BarbetLybius leucocephalus
146Double-toothed BarbetPogonornis bidentatus

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

147Green-backed HoneyguideProdotiscus zambesiae
148Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minor
149Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicator

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

150/Eurasian Wryneck/Jynx torquilla
151Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescens
152Brown-backed WoodpeckerDendropicos obsoletus
153African Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos goertae
154Mountain Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos spodocephalus
155Bearded WoodpeckerChloropicus namaquus
156Fine-banded WoodpeckerCampethera taeniolaema
157Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubica

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

158Pygmy FalconPolihierax semitorquatus
159/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanni
160/Eurasian Kestrel/Falco tinnunculus
161Gray KestrelFalco ardosiaceus
162|Amur Falcon|Falco amurensis
163|Sooty Falcon|Falco concolor
164/Eurasian Hobby/Falco subbuteo
165Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

166Red-fronted ParrotPoicephalus gulielmi
167Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeri

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

168Gray CuckooshrikeCoracina caesia
169Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flava
170Purple-throated CuckooshrikeCampephaga quiscalina

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

171|Eurasian Golden Oriole|Oriolus oriolus
172African Black-headed OrioleOriolus larvatus
173Black-tailed OrioleOriolus percivali

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

174Brown-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira cyanea
175Black-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira peltata
176Chinspot BatisBatis molitor
177Western Black-headed BatisBatis erlangeri
178Pygmy BatisBatis perkeo

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

179White HelmetshrikePrionops plumatus

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

180BrubruNilaus afer
181Northern PuffbackDryoscopus gambensis
182Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cubla
183Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalus
184Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australis
185Tropical BoubouLaniarius major
186Black-headed GonolekLaniarius erythrogaster
187Slate-colored BoubouLaniarius funebris
188Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeTelophorus sulfureopectus
189Black-fronted BushshrikeTelophorus nigrifrons
190Doherty's BushshrikeTelophorus dohertyi
191Gray-headed BushshrikeMalaconotus blanchoti

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

192Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

193African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

194/Isabelline Shrike/Lanius isabellinus
195Gray-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroides
196Northern FiscalLanius humeralis
197White-rumped ShrikeEurocephalus ruppelli

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

198Cape CrowCorvus capensis
199Pied CrowCorvus albus
200Fan-tailed RavenCorvus rhipidurus

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

201African Blue FlycatcherElminia longicauda
202White-tailed Crested FlycatcherElminia albonotata

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

203White-bellied TitMelaniparus albiventris
204Somali TitMelaniparus thruppi

 
Larks: Alaudidae

205Red-capped LarkCalandrella cinerea

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

206White-browed CrombecSylvietta leucophrys
207Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytii

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

208Yellow-bellied EremomelaEremomela icteropygialis
209Green-backed EremomelaEremomela canescens
210Black-collared ApalisOreolais pulcher
211Gray Wren-WarblerCalamonastes simplex
212Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
213Buff-bellied WarblerPhyllolais pulchella
214Black-throated ApalisApalis jacksoni
215Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavida
216Chestnut-throated ApalisApalis porphyrolaema
217Black-headed ApalisApalis melanocephala
218Gray ApalisApalis cinerea
219Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
220Gray-capped WarblerEminia lepida
221Singing CisticolaCisticola cantans
222Hunter's CisticolaCisticola hunteri
223Boran CisticolaCisticola bodessa
224Rattling CisticolaCisticola chiniana
225Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatus
226Levaillant's CisticolaCisticola tinniens

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

227/Eastern Olivaceous Warbler/Iduna pallida
228Mountain Yellow-WarblerIduna similis
229/Upcher's Warbler/Hippolais languida
230Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostris

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

231Evergreen-forest WarblerBradypterus lopezi
232Cinnamon Bracken-WarblerBradypterus cinnamomeus
233Highland Rush WarblerBradypterus centralis

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

234White-headed SawwingPsalidoprocne albiceps
235Black SawwingPsalidoprocne pristoptera
236Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopyga
237Plain MartinRiparia paludicola
238Rock MartinPtyonoprogne fuligula
239/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
240Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
241/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicum
242Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
243Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica
244Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensis

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

245Slender-billed GreenbulStelgidillas gracilirostris
246Eastern Mountain GreenbulArizelocichla nigriceps
247Yellow-whiskered GreenbulEurillas latirostris
248Northern BrownbulPhyllastrephus strepitans
249Cabanis's GreenbulPhyllastrephus cabanisi
250Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

251/Willow Warbler/Phylloscopus trochilus
252/Common Chiffchaff/Phylloscopus collybita
253Brown Woodland-WarblerPhylloscopus umbrovirens

 
Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, and Allies: Sylviidae

254/Eurasian Blackcap/Sylvia atricapilla
255/Garden Warbler/Sylvia borin
256African Hill BabblerSylvia abyssinica
257Brown ParisomaCurruca lugens
258/Greater Whitethroat/Curruca communis

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

259Kikuyu White-eyeZosterops kikuyuensis
260Northern Yellow White-eyeZosterops senegalensis

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

261Rufous ChattererArgya rubiginosa
262Brown BabblerTurdoides plebejus

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

263Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorynchus

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

264Wattled StarlingCreatophora cinerea
265Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogaster
266Slender-billed StarlingOnychognathus tenuirostris
267Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morio
268Waller's StarlingOnychognathus walleri
269Bristle-crowned StarlingOnychognathus salvadorii
270Magpie StarlingSpeculipastor bicolor
271Sharpe's StarlingPholia sharpii
272Abbott's StarlingPoeoptera femoralis
273Rueppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuroptera
274Superb StarlingLamprotornis superbus
275Lesser Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chloropterus
276Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

277Abyssinian Ground-ThrushGeokichla piaggiae
278Abyssinian ThrushTurdus abyssinicus
279African ThrushTurdus pelios

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

280African Dusky FlycatcherMuscicapa adusta
281|Spotted Flycatcher|Muscicapa striata
282Gambaga FlycatcherMuscicapa gambagae
283African Gray FlycatcherBradornis microrhynchus
284Pale FlycatcherAgricola pallidus
285Gray Tit-FlycatcherFraseria plumbeus
286SilverbirdMelaenornis semipartitus
287Northern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis edolioides
288Southern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis pammelaina
289White-eyed Slaty-FlycatcherMelaenornis fischeri
290Red-backed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas leucophrys
291Cape Robin-ChatCossypha caffra
292Rueppell's Robin-ChatCossypha semirufa
293White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heuglini
294Spotted Morning-ThrushCichladusa guttata
295White-starred RobinPogonocichla stellata
296Brown-chested AletheChamaetylas poliocephala
297|Thrush Nightingale|Luscinia luscinia
298Little Rock-ThrushMonticola rufocinereus
299African StonechatSaxicola torquatus
300Northern Anteater-ChatMyrmecocichla aethiops
301/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenanthe
302/Isabelline Wheatear/Oenanthe isabellina
303Desert WheatearOenanthe deserti
304/Pied Wheatear/Oenanthe pleschanka
305Brown-tailed ChatOenanthe scotocerca

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

306Eastern Violet-backed SunbirdAnthreptes orientalis
307Collared SunbirdHedydipna collaris
308Green-headed SunbirdCyanomitra verticalis
309Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivacea
310Amethyst SunbirdChalcomitra amethystina
311Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
312Hunter's SunbirdChalcomitra hunteri
313Tacazze SunbirdNectarinia tacazze
314Bronze SunbirdNectarinia kilimensis
315Golden-winged SunbirdDrepanorhynchus reichenowi
316Northern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris reichenowi
317Eastern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris mediocris
318Beautiful SunbirdCinnyris pulchellus
319Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensis
320Shining SunbirdCinnyris habessinicus
321Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

322White-billed Buffalo-WeaverBubalornis albirostris
323White-headed Buffalo-WeaverDinemellia dinemelli
324Speckle-fronted WeaverSporopipes frontalis
325White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahali
326Chestnut-crowned Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser superciliosus
327Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubriceps
328Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafecht
329Little WeaverPloceus luteolus
330Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis
331Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthops
332Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermedius
333Vitelline Masked-WeaverPloceus vitellinus
334Speke's WeaverPloceus spekei
335Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
336&Golden-backed WeaverlPloceus jacksoni
337&Chestnut WeaverlPloceus rubiginosus
338Brown-capped WeaverPloceus insignis
339&Cardinal QuelealQuelea cardinalis
340&Red-billed QuelealQuelea quelea
341Black-winged BishopEuplectes hordeaceus
342Yellow BishopEuplectes capensis
343Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillaris

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

344Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
345Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolor
346Yellow-bellied WaxbillCoccopygia quartinia
347Abyssinian CrimsonwingCryptospiza salvadorii
348Gray-headed NigritaNigrita canicapillus
349Kandt's WaxbillEstrilda kandti
350Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
351Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopyga
352Purple GrenadierGranatina ianthinogaster
353Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalus
354Blue-capped CordonbleuUraeginthus cyanocephalus
355Green-winged PytiliaPytilia melba
356Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala
357African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricata
358Jameson's FirefinchLagonosticta rhodopareia

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

359Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
360Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeata
361Variable IndigobirdVidua funerea

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

362House SparrowPasser domesticus
363Kenya Rufous SparrowPasser rufocinctus
364Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseus
365Parrot-billed SparrowPasser gongonensis
366Yellow-spotted Bush SparrowGymnornis pyrgita

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

367Mountain WagtailMotacilla clara
368/Gray Wagtail/Motacilla cinerea
369/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flava
370African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp
371African PipitAnthus cinnamomeus
372Long-billed PipitAnthus similis
373/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialis

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

374Oriole FinchLinurgus olivaceus
375African CitrilCrithagra citrinelloides
376Southern CitrilCrithagra hypostictus
377Reichenow's SeedeaterCrithagra reichenowi
378White-bellied CanaryCrithagra dorsostriatus
379Brimstone CanaryCrithagra sulphuratus
380Streaky SeedeaterCrithagra striolatus
381Thick-billed SeedeaterCrithagra burtoni
382Reichard's SeedeaterCrithagra reichardi
383Yellow-crowned CanarySerinus flavivertex

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

384Cinnamon-breasted BuntingEmberiza tahapisi
385Golden-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 Visitor30
\\Austral Visitor3
||Transient8
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular4
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant1
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened3
VVulnerable3
ENEndangered4
CRCritically Endangered1

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.