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LAKE VICTORIA & KISUMU

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Altitude (m):1200
# Species:367
# Excl Vagrants:366
# Endemics:0
# Near Endemics:1
Habitat: Freshwater lake, swamp, cultivated

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

2White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduata
3Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolor
4Knob-billed DuckSarkidiornis melanotos
5Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
6Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensis
7Blue-billed TealSpatula hottentota
8Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulata
9Red-billed DuckAnas erythrorhyncha
10\Southern Pochard\Netta erythrophthalma

 
Guineafowl: Numididae

11Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

12Red-necked SpurfowlPternistis afer

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

13Rock PigeonColumba livia
14Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
15Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiens
16Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
17Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
18Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
19Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilos
20Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur afer
21Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistria
22Namaqua DoveOena capensis
23African Green-PigeonTreron calvus

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

24Bare-faced Go-away-birdCrinifer personatus
25Eastern Plantain-eaterCrinifer zonurus
26Ross's TuracoTauraco rossae

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

27Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitarius
28/Common Cuckoo/Cuculus canorus
29Blue-headed CoucalCentropus monachus
30White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosus
31Pied CuckooClamator jacobinus
32Levaillant's CuckooClamator levaillantii
33/Great Spotted Cuckoo/Clamator glandarius
34Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaas
35Dideric CuckooChrysococcyx caprius

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

36/Eurasian Nightjar/Caprimulgus europaeus
37Swamp NightjarCaprimulgus natalensis

 
Swifts: Apodidae

38Mottled SwiftTachymarptis aequatorialis
39|Common Swift|Apus apus
40Nyanza SwiftApus niansae
41Little SwiftApus affinis
42White-rumped SwiftApus caffer
43African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

44African RailRallus caerulescens
45African CrakeCrecopsis egregia
46Lesser MoorhenGallinula angulata
47Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
48Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata
49Allen's GallinulePorphyrio alleni
50African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensis
51Black CrakeZapornia flavirostra

 
Flufftails: Sarothruridae

52Red-chested FlufftailSarothrura rufa

 
Cranes: Gruidae

53Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorum

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

54Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensis
55Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatus
56/Eurasian Thick-knee/Burhinus oedicnemus

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

57Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

58/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticula
59Three-banded PloverThinornis tricollaris
60/Little Ringed Plover/Thinornis dubius
61Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostris
62Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatus
63Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
64Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatus
65Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallus
66Kittlitz's PloverAnarhynchus pecuarius

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

67African JacanaActophilornis africanus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

68/Eurasian Whimbrel/Numenius phaeopus
69/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosa
70/Great Snipe/Gallinago media
71/Common Snipe/Gallinago gallinago
72/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
73/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropus
74/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilis
75/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareola
76/Spotted Redshank/Tringa erythropus
77/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia
78/Ruff/Calidris pugnax
79/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferruginea
80/Temminck's Stint/Calidris temminckii
81/Little Stint/Calidris minuta

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

82Rock PratincoleGlareola nuchalis
83Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

84/Black-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus ridibundus
85Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalus
86Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
87African SkimmerRynchops flavirostris
88/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon nilotica
89/Caspian Tern/Hydroprogne caspia
90Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
91/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterus

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

92Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

93Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

94African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerus
95/Abdim's Stork/Ciconia abdimii
96/White Stork/Ciconia ciconia
97Saddle-billed StorkEphippiorhynchus senegalensis
98Marabou StorkLeptoptilos crumenifer
99Yellow-billed StorkMycteria ibis

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

100African DarterAnhinga rufa

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

101Reed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
102Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

103Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
104African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
105Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash
106African SpoonbillPlatalea alba

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

107Dwarf BitternBotaurus sturmii
108Little BitternBotaurus minutus
109Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
110Black HeronEgretta ardesiaca
111Little EgretEgretta garzetta
112Little HeronButorides atricapilla
113Rufous-bellied HeronArdeola rufiventris
114Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
115\Malagasy Pond-Heron\Ardeola idae
116Western Cattle-EgretBubulcus ibis
117Great EgretArdea alba
118Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhyncha
119Gray HeronArdea cinerea
120Purple HeronArdea purpurea
121Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala
122Goliath HeronArdea goliath

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

123HamerkopScopus umbretta

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

124ShoebillBalaeniceps rex

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

125Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
126Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescens

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

127/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

128Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
129African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typus
130Palm-nut VultureGypohierax angolensis
131/European Honey-buzzard/Pernis apivorus
132Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus
133White-backed VultureGyps africanus
134Western Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascens
135Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalis
136/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarina
137Wahlberg's EagleHieraaetus wahlbergi
138Tawny EagleAquila rapax
139Bat HawkMacheiramphus alcinus
140Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabar
141Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabates
142Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicus
143African GoshawkAerospiza toussenelii
144Little SparrowhawkTachyspiza minullus
145ShikraTachyspiza badius
146Black GoshawkAstur melanoleucus
147/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosus
148African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorus
149/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus
150Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
151Black KiteMilvus migrans
152African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vocifer
153|Common Buzzard|Buteo buteo
154Augur BuzzardButeo augur

 
Owls: Strigidae

155African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensis
156Grayish Eagle-OwlBubo cinerascens
157Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lactea
158Marsh OwlAsio capensis

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

159Speckled MousebirdColius striatus
160Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourus

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

161Common HoopoeUpupa epops

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

162Abyssinian ScimitarbillRhinopomastus minor

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

163African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutus

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

164White-fronted Bee-eaterMerops bullockoides
165Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
166Blue-breasted Bee-eaterMerops variegatus
167/White-throated Bee-eater/Merops albicollis
168/Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/Merops persicus
169\Olive Bee-eater\Merops superciliosus
170|European Bee-eater|Merops apiaster

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

171Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
172African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina picta
173Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephala
174Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensis
175Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicuti
176Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maxima
177Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

178Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatus
179Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurus

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

180Yellow-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus bilineatus
181Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconus
182Spot-flanked BarbetTricholaema lacrymosa
183White-headed BarbetLybius leucocephalus
184Black-billed BarbetLybius guifsobalito
185Double-toothed BarbetPogonornis bidentatus

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

186Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minor
187Scaly-throated HoneyguideIndicator variegatus
188Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicator

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

189/Eurasian Wryneck/Jynx torquilla
190Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescens
191African Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos goertae
192Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubica

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

193/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanni
194/Eurasian Kestrel/Falco tinnunculus
195Gray KestrelFalco ardosiaceus
196|Amur Falcon|Falco amurensis
197|Eleonora's Falcon|Falco eleonorae
198|Sooty Falcon|Falco concolor
199/Eurasian Hobby/Falco subbuteo
200African HobbyFalco cuvierii
201Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus
202/Peregrine Falcon/Falco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

203Red-headed LovebirdAgapornis pullarius
204Fischer's LovebirdAgapornis fischeri

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

205Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeri

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

206Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flava

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

207|Eurasian Golden Oriole|Oriolus oriolus

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

208Brown-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira cyanea
209Chinspot BatisBatis molitor

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

210Northern PuffbackDryoscopus gambensis
211Marsh TchagraTchagra minutus
212Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalus
213Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australis
214Tropical BoubouLaniarius major
215Black-headed GonolekLaniarius erythrogaster
216Papyrus GonolekLaniarius mufumbiri
217Slate-colored BoubouLaniarius funebris
218Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeChlorophoneus sulfureopectus

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

219Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

220African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

221/Red-backed Shrike/Lanius collurio
222/Isabelline Shrike/Lanius isabellinus
223|Lesser Gray Shrike|Lanius minor
224Gray-backed FiscalLanius excubitoroides
225Mackinnon's ShrikeLanius mackinnoni
226Northern FiscalLanius humeralis
227/Woodchat Shrike/Lanius senator

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

228Pied CrowCorvus albus

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

229African Blue FlycatcherElminia longicauda

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

230White-bellied TitMelaniparus albiventris

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

231African Penduline-TitAnthoscopus caroli

 
Larks: Alaudidae

232Fischer's Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucopareia

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

233Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytii
234Moustached Grass-WarblerMelocichla mentalis

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

235White-chinned PriniaSchistolais leucopogon
236Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
237Buff-bellied WarblerPhyllolais pulchella
238Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
239Red-winged PriniaPrinia erythroptera
240Gray-capped WarblerEminia lepida
241Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythrops
242Singing CisticolaCisticola cantans
243Rattling CisticolaCisticola chiniana
244Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatus
245Carruthers's CisticolaCisticola carruthersi
246Siffling CisticolaCisticola brachypterus

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

247Papyrus Yellow-WarblerCalamonastides gracilirostris
248/Eastern Olivaceous Warbler/Iduna pallida
249/Sedge Warbler/Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
250/Common Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus scirpaceus
251Lesser Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus gracilirostris
252Greater Swamp WarblerAcrocephalus rufescens
253/Great Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus arundinaceus

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

254White-winged Swamp WarblerBradypterus carpalis
255Highland Rush WarblerBradypterus centralis

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

256White-headed SawwingPsalidoprocne albiceps
257Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopyga
258Banded MartinNeophedina cincta
259Plain MartinRiparia paludicola
260/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia
261#Montane Blue Swallow#Hirundo atrocaerulea
262/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
263Angola SwallowHirundo angolensis
264Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
265/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicum
266African Red-rumped SwallowCecropis melanocrissus
267Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica
268Rufous-chested SwallowCecropis semirufa
269Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensis

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

270Pale-throated GreenbulAtimastillas flavigula
271Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

272/Willow Warbler/Phylloscopus trochilus

 
Sylviid Warblers and Allies: Sylviidae

273/Eurasian Blackcap/Sylvia atricapilla
274/Garden Warbler/Sylvia borin
275/Greater Whitethroat/Curruca communis

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

276Northern Yellow White-eyeZosterops senegalensis

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

277Brown BabblerTurdoides plebejus
278Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineii
279Black-lored BabblerTurdoides sharpei

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

280Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythroryncha

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

281Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogaster
282Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morio
283Rueppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuroptera
284Superb StarlingLamprotornis superbus
285Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

286African ThrushTurdus pelios

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

287|Spotted Flycatcher|Muscicapa striata
288Swamp FlycatcherMuscicapa aquatica
289African Gray FlycatcherBradornis microrhynchus
290SilverbirdEmpidornis semipartitus
291Northern Black-FlycatcherMelaenornis edolioides
292White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heuglini
293/Common Redstart/Phoenicurus phoenicurus
294/Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush/Monticola saxatilis
295/Whinchat/Saxicola rubetra
296/Northern Wheatear/Oenanthe oenanthe
297/Isabelline Wheatear/Oenanthe isabellina

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

298Collared SunbirdHedydipna collaris
299Green-headed SunbirdCyanomitra verticalis
300Amethyst SunbirdChalcomitra amethystina
301Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
302Bronze SunbirdNectarinia kilimensis
303Golden-winged SunbirdDrepanorhynchus reichenowi
304Olive-bellied SunbirdCinnyris chloropygius
305Gorgeous SunbirdCinnyris melanogastrus
306Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensis
307Red-chested SunbirdCinnyris erythrocercus
308Purple-banded SunbirdCinnyris bifasciatus
309Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus
310Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

311White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahali
312Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubriceps
313Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafecht
314Little WeaverPloceus luteolus
315Slender-billed WeaverPloceus pelzelni
316Black-necked WeaverPloceus nigricollis
317Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis
318Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthops
319Northern Brown-throated WeaverPloceus castanops
320Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermedius
321Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
322Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalus
323&Golden-backed WeaverlPloceus jacksoni
324&Chestnut WeaverlPloceus rubiginosus
325&Cardinal QuelealQuelea cardinalis
326Red-headed QueleaQuelea erythrops
327&Red-billed QuelealQuelea quelea
328Southern Red BishopEuplectes orix
329Black-winged BishopEuplectes hordeaceus
330Black BishopEuplectes gierowii
331&Fire-fronted BishoplEuplectes diadematus
332Yellow BishopEuplectes capensis
333White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatus
334Yellow-mantled WidowbirdEuplectes macroura
335Red-cowled WidowbirdEuplectes laticauda
336Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillaris
337Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifrons

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

338Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
339Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolor
340Zebra WaxbillAmandava subflava
341Black-crowned WaxbillEstrilda nonnula
342Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
343Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopyga
344Purple GrenadierGranatina ianthinogaster
345Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalus
346Red-headed BluebillSpermophaga ruficapilla
347Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala
348African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricata
349Bar-breasted FirefinchLagonosticta rufopicta

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

350Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
351Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeata

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

352House SparrowPasser domesticus
353Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseus
354Yellow-spotted Bush SparrowGymnornis pyrgita

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

355/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flava
356African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp
357/White Wagtail/Motacilla alba
358African PipitAnthus cinnamomeus
359Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrys
360/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinus
361Yellow-throated LongclawMacronyx croceus

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

362Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicus
363African CitrilCrithagra citrinelloides
364Papyrus CanaryCrithagra koliensis
365Reichenow's SeedeaterCrithagra reichenowi
366White-bellied CanaryCrithagra dorsostriatus
367Brimstone CanaryCrithagra sulphuratus

 

 *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 Visitor60
\\Austral Visitor3
||Transient9
##Non-breeding Dispersal1
<>Erratic/Irregular5
()Breeding Season Only0
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened7
VVulnerable5
ENEndangered2
CRCritically Endangered2

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.