KIKUYU ESCARPMENT FOREST
KENYA
LOCALE
| Area (ha): | 37,600 |
| Altitude (m): | 1800-2700 |
| # Species: | 156 |
| # Excl Vagrants: | 156 |
| # Endemics: | 1 |
| # Near Endemics: | 3 |
| Species/100 ha: | 0.4 |
| 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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| 1 | Egyptian Goose | Alopochen aegyptiaca | |
| 2 | Yellow-billed Duck | Anas undulata | |
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| 3 | Common Quail | Coturnix coturnix | |
| 4 | Scaly Spurfowl | Pternistis squamatus | |
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| 5 | Rock Pigeon | Columba livia | |
| 6 | Speckled Pigeon | Columba guinea | |
| 7 | Lemon Dove | Aplopelia larvata | |
| 8 | Dusky Turtle-Dove | Streptopelia lugens | |
| 9 | Red-eyed Dove | Streptopelia semitorquata | |
| 10 | Ring-necked Dove | Streptopelia capicola | |
| 11 | Tambourine Dove | Turtur tympanistria | |
| 12 | African Green-Pigeon | Treron calvus | |
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| 13 | Hartlaub's Turaco | Tauraco hartlaubi | |
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| 14 | Red-chested Cuckoo | Cuculus solitarius | |
| 15 | White-browed Coucal | Centropus superciliosus | |
| 16 | Klaas's Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx klaas | |
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| 17 | Montane Nightjar | Caprimulgus poliocephalus | |
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| 18 | African Swift | Apus barbatus | |
| 19 | Little Swift | Apus affinis | |
| 20 | African Palm Swift | Cypsiurus parvus | |
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| 21 | Gray Crowned-Crane | Balearica regulorum | |
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| 22 | Marabou Stork | Leptoptilos crumenifer | |
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| 23 | Long-tailed Cormorant | Microcarbo africanus | |
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| 24 | Shoebill | Balaeniceps rex | |
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| 25 | Hamerkop | Scopus umbretta | |
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| 26 | Western Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | |
| 27 | Black-headed Heron | Ardea melanocephala | |
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| 28 | African Sacred Ibis | Threskiornis aethiopicus | |
| 29 | Hadada Ibis | Bostrychia hagedash | |
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| 30 | Black-winged Kite | Elanus caeruleus | |
| 31 | African Harrier-Hawk | Polyboroides typus | |
| 32 | Long-crested Eagle | Lophaetus occipitalis | |
| 33 | Ayres's Hawk-Eagle | Hieraaetus ayresii | |
| 34 | African Goshawk | Accipiter toussenelii | |
| 35 | Little Sparrowhawk | Accipiter minullus | |
| 36 | Black Goshawk | Accipiter melanoleucus | |
| 37 | /Black Kite/ | Milvus migrans | |
| 38 | African Fish-Eagle | Icthyophaga vocifer | |
| 39 | |Common Buzzard| | Buteo buteo | |
| 40 | Mountain Buzzard | Buteo oreophilus | |
| 41 | Augur Buzzard | Buteo augur | |
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| 42 | Barn Owl | Tyto alba | |
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| 43 | Spotted Eagle-Owl | Bubo africanus | |
| 44 | African Wood-Owl | Strix woodfordii | |
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| 45 | Speckled Mousebird | Colius striatus | |
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| 46 | Silvery-cheeked Hornbill | Bycanistes brevis | |
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| 47 | White-fronted Bee-eater | Merops bullockoides | |
| 48 | Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater | Merops oreobates | |
| 49 | |European Bee-eater| | Merops apiaster | |
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| 50 | Moustached Tinkerbird | Pogoniulus leucomystax | |
| 51 | Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird | Pogoniulus bilineatus | |
| 52 | White-headed Barbet | Lybius leucocephalus | |
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| 53 | Lesser Honeyguide | Indicator minor | |
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| 54 | Cardinal Woodpecker | Dendropicos fuscescens | |
| 55 | Mountain Gray Woodpecker | Dendropicos spodocephalus | |
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| 56 | /Lesser Kestrel/ | Falco naumanni | |
| 57 | Lanner Falcon | Falco biarmicus | |
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| 58 | Black Cuckooshrike | Campephaga flava | |
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| 59 | Chinspot Batis | Batis molitor | |
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| 60 | Black-backed Puffback | Dryoscopus cubla | |
| 61 | Brown-crowned Tchagra | Tchagra australis | |
| 62 | Tropical Boubou | Laniarius major | |
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| 63 | African Paradise-Flycatcher | Terpsiphone viridis | |
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| 64 | /Red-backed Shrike/ | Lanius collurio | |
| 65 | /Isabelline Shrike/ | Lanius isabellinus | |
| 66 | Northern Fiscal | Lanius humeralis | |
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| 67 | Cape Crow | Corvus capensis | |
| 68 | Pied Crow | Corvus albus | |
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| 69 | White-bellied Tit | Melaniparus albiventris | |
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| 70 | Rufous-naped Lark | Mirafra africana | |
| 71 | Red-capped Lark | Calandrella cinerea | |
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| 72 | Black-collared Apalis | Oreolais pulcher | |
| 73 | Green-backed Camaroptera | Camaroptera brachyura | |
| 74 | Yellow-breasted Apalis | Apalis flavida | |
| 75 | Black-headed Apalis | Apalis melanocephala | |
| 76 | Gray Apalis | Apalis cinerea | |
| 77 | Tawny-flanked Prinia | Prinia subflava | |
| 78 | Gray-capped Warbler | Eminia lepida | |
| 79 | Red-faced Cisticola | Cisticola erythrops | |
| 80 | Singing Cisticola | Cisticola cantans | |
| 81 | Hunter's Cisticola | Cisticola hunteri | |
| 82 | Wailing Cisticola | Cisticola lais | |
| 83 | Winding Cisticola | Cisticola marginatus | |
| 84 | Stout Cisticola | Cisticola robustus | |
| 85 | Zitting Cisticola | Cisticola juncidis | |
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| 86 | African Yellow-Warbler | Iduna natalensis | |
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| 87 | Cinnamon Bracken-Warbler | Bradypterus cinnamomeus | |
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| 88 | Black Sawwing | Psalidoprocne pristoptera | |
| 89 | Rock Martin | Ptyonoprogne fuligula | |
| 90 | /Barn Swallow/ | Hirundo rustica | |
| 91 | Wire-tailed Swallow | Hirundo smithii | |
| 92 | Red-rumped Swallow | Cecropis daurica | |
| 93 | Lesser Striped Swallow | Cecropis abyssinica | |
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| 94 | Yellow-whiskered Greenbul | Eurillas latirostris | |
| 95 | Cabanis's Greenbul | Phyllastrephus cabanisi | |
| 96 | Common Bulbul | Pycnonotus barbatus | |
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| 97 | /Willow Warbler/ | Phylloscopus trochilus | |
| 98 | Brown Woodland-Warbler | Phylloscopus umbrovirens | |
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| 99 | /Garden Warbler/ | Sylvia borin | |
| 100 | African Hill Babbler | Sylvia abyssinica | |
| 101 | Brown Parisoma | Curruca lugens | |
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| 102 | Kikuyu White-eye | Zosterops kikuyuensis | |
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| 103 | Abyssinian Thrush | Turdus abyssinicus | |
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| 104 | African Dusky Flycatcher | Muscicapa adusta | |
| 105 | |Spotted Flycatcher| | Muscicapa striata | |
| 106 | Pale Flycatcher | Agricola pallidus | |
| 107 | White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher | Melaenornis fischeri | |
| 108 | Cape Robin-Chat | Cossypha caffra | |
| 109 | Rueppell's Robin-Chat | Cossypha semirufa | |
| 110 | White-starred Robin | Pogonocichla stellata | |
| 111 | |Thrush Nightingale| | Luscinia luscinia | |
| 112 | African Stonechat | Saxicola torquatus | |
| 113 | /Northern Wheatear/ | Oenanthe oenanthe | |
| 114 | /Isabelline Wheatear/ | Oenanthe isabellina | |
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| 115 | Collared Sunbird | Hedydipna collaris | |
| 116 | Amethyst Sunbird | Chalcomitra amethystina | |
| 117 | Scarlet-chested Sunbird | Chalcomitra senegalensis | |
| 118 | Bronze Sunbird | Nectarinia kilimensis | |
| 119 | Malachite Sunbird | Nectarinia famosa | |
| 120 | Golden-winged Sunbird | Drepanorhynchus reichenowi | |
| 121 | Northern Double-collared Sunbird | Cinnyris reichenowi | |
| 122 | Eastern Double-collared Sunbird | Cinnyris mediocris | |
| 123 | Variable Sunbird | Cinnyris venustus | |
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| 124 | White-browed Sparrow-Weaver | Plocepasser mahali | |
| 125 | Baglafecht Weaver | Ploceus baglafecht | |
| 126 | Spectacled Weaver | Ploceus ocularis | |
| 127 | Holub's Golden-Weaver | Ploceus xanthops | |
| 128 | Speke's Weaver | Ploceus spekei | |
| 129 | Village Weaver | Ploceus cucullatus | |
| 130 | <Chestnut Weaver> | Ploceus rubiginosus | |
| 131 | <Red-billed Quelea> | Quelea quelea | |
| 132 | Yellow Bishop | Euplectes capensis | |
| 133 | White-winged Widowbird | Euplectes albonotatus | |
| 134 | Red-cowled Widowbird | Euplectes laticauda | |
| 135 | Jackson's Widowbird | Euplectes jacksoni | |
| 136 | Grosbeak Weaver | Amblyospiza albifrons | |
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| 137 | Bronze Mannikin | Spermestes cucullata | |
| 138 | Yellow-bellied Waxbill | Coccopygia quartinia | |
| 139 | Abyssinian Crimsonwing | Cryptospiza salvadorii | |
| 140 | Common Waxbill | Estrilda astrild | |
| 141 | Purple Grenadier | Granatina ianthinogaster | |
| 142 | Red-cheeked Cordonbleu | Uraeginthus bengalus | |
| 143 | Red-billed Firefinch | Lagonosticta senegala | |
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| 144 | Pin-tailed Whydah | Vidua macroura | |
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| 145 | House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | |
| 146 | Kenya Rufous Sparrow | Passer rufocinctus | |
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| 147 | /Western Yellow Wagtail/ | Motacilla flava | |
| 148 | African Pied Wagtail | Motacilla aguimp | |
| 149 | African Pipit | Anthus cinnamomeus | |
| 150 | /Tree Pipit/ | Anthus trivialis | |
| 151 | Yellow-throated Longclaw | Macronyx croceus | |
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| 152 | African Citril | Crithagra citrinelloides | |
| 153 | Brimstone Canary | Crithagra sulphuratus | |
| 154 | Streaky Seedeater | Crithagra striolatus | |
| 155 | Yellow-crowned Canary | Serinus flavivertex | |
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| 156 | Golden-breasted Bunting | Emberiza 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
| Code | Description | ## |
| // | Boreal Visitor | 11 |
| \\ | Austral Visitor | 0 |
| || | Transient | 4 |
| ## | Non-breeding Dispersal | 0 |
| <> | Erratic/Irregular | 2 |
| () | Breeding Season Only | 0 |
| {} | Casual/Vagrant | 0 |
| [] | Accidental | 0 |
STATUS CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| NT | Near Threatened | 2 |
| V | Vulnerable | 1 |
| EN | Endangered | 1 |
| CR | Critically Endangered | 0 |
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.