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LAKE VICTORIA & KISUMU

KENYALOCALE

Altitude (m):1200
# Species:368
# Excl Vagrants:367
# Endemics:0
# Near Endemics:0
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.*

color codes

 
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

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

13Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

14Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

15Rock PigeonColumba livia
16Speckled PigeonColumba guinea
17Mourning Collared-DoveStreptopelia decipiens
18Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata
19Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola
20Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
21Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilos
22Blue-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur afer
23Tambourine DoveTurtur tympanistria
24Namaqua DoveOena capensis
25African Green-PigeonTreron calvus

 
Turacos: Musophagidae

26Ross's TuracoMusophaga rossae
27Bare-faced Go-away-birdCrinifer personatus
28Eastern Plantain-eaterCrinifer zonurus

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

29Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitarius
30/Common Cuckoo/Cuculus canorus
31Blue-headed CoucalCentropus monachus
32White-browed CoucalCentropus superciliosus
33Pied CuckooClamator jacobinus
34Levaillant's CuckooClamator levaillantii
35/Great Spotted Cuckoo/Clamator glandarius
36Klaas's CuckooChrysococcyx klaas
37Dideric CuckooChrysococcyx caprius

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

38/Eurasian Nightjar/Caprimulgus europaeus
39Swamp NightjarCaprimulgus natalensis

 
Swifts: Apodidae

40Mottled SwiftTachymarptis aequatorialis
41|Common Swift|Apus apus
42Nyanza SwiftApus niansae
43Little SwiftApus affinis
44White-rumped SwiftApus caffer
45African Palm SwiftCypsiurus parvus

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

46African RailRallus caerulescens
47African CrakeCrex egregia
48Lesser MoorhenGallinula angulata
49Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
50Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata
51Allen's GallinulePorphyrio alleni
52African SwamphenPorphyrio madagascariensis
53Black CrakeZapornia flavirostra

 
Flufftails: Sarothruridae

54Red-chested FlufftailSarothrura rufa

 
Cranes: Gruidae

55Gray Crowned-CraneBalearica regulorum

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

56Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensis
57Water Thick-kneeBurhinus vermiculatus
58/Eurasian Thick-knee/Burhinus oedicnemus

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

59Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

60/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticula
61Three-banded PloverCharadrius tricollaris
62/Little Ringed Plover/Charadrius dubius
63Long-toed LapwingVanellus crassirostris
64Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatus
65Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
66Crowned LapwingVanellus coronatus
67Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallus
68Kittlitz's PloverAnarhynchus pecuarius

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

69African JacanaActophilornis africanus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

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

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

84Rock PratincoleGlareola nuchalis
85Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

86/Black-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus ridibundus
87Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalus
88Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
89African SkimmerRynchops flavirostris
90/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon nilotica
91/Caspian Tern/Hydroprogne caspia
92Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
93/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterus

 
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

101Long-tailed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus
102Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

103Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
104Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescens

 
Shoebill: Balaenicipitidae

105ShoebillBalaeniceps rex

 
Hamerkop: Scopidae

106HamerkopScopus umbretta

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

107Dwarf BitternIxobrychus sturmii
108Little BitternIxobrychus minutus
109Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
110Black HeronEgretta ardesiaca
111Little EgretEgretta garzetta
112Striated HeronButorides striata
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

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

123Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
124African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
125Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash
126African SpoonbillPlatalea alba

 
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
134Banded Snake-EagleCircaetus cinerascens
135Bat HawkMacheiramphus alcinus
136Long-crested EagleLophaetus occipitalis
137/Lesser Spotted Eagle/Clanga pomarina
138Wahlberg's EagleHieraaetus wahlbergi
139Tawny EagleAquila rapax
140Lizard BuzzardKaupifalco monogrammicus
141Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabates
142Gabar GoshawkMicronisus gabar
143/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosus
144African Marsh HarrierCircus ranivorus
145/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus
146Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
147African GoshawkAccipiter toussenelii
148ShikraAccipiter badius
149Little SparrowhawkAccipiter minullus
150Black GoshawkAccipiter melanoleucus
151/Black Kite/Milvus migrans
152Yellow-billed Kite**Milvus aegyptius
153African Fish-EagleIcthyophaga vocifer
154|Common Buzzard|Buteo buteo
155Augur BuzzardButeo augur

 
Owls: Strigidae

156African Scops-OwlOtus senegalensis
157Grayish Eagle-OwlBubo cinerascens
158Verreaux's Eagle-OwlKetupa lactea
159Marsh OwlAsio capensis

 
Mousebirds: Coliidae

160Speckled MousebirdColius striatus
161Blue-naped MousebirdUrocolius macrourus

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

162/Eurasian Hoopoe/Upupa epops

 
Woodhoopoes and Scimitarbills: Phoeniculidae

163Abyssinian ScimitarbillRhinopomastus minor

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

164African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutus

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

165Malachite KingfisherCorythornis cristatus
166African Pygmy KingfisherIspidina picta
167Gray-headed KingfisherHalcyon leucocephala
168Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensis
169Striped KingfisherHalcyon chelicuti
170Giant KingfisherMegaceryle maxima
171Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

172White-fronted Bee-eaterMerops bullockoides
173Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus
174Blue-breasted Bee-eaterMerops variegatus
175/White-throated Bee-eater/Merops albicollis
176/Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/Merops persicus
177\Madagascar Bee-eater\Merops superciliosus
178|European Bee-eater|Merops apiaster

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

179Lilac-breasted RollerCoracias caudatus
180Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurus

 
African Barbets: Lybiidae

181Yellow-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus bilineatus
182Yellow-fronted TinkerbirdPogoniulus chrysoconus
183Spot-flanked BarbetTricholaema lacrymosa
184White-headed BarbetLybius leucocephalus
185Black-billed BarbetLybius guifsobalito
186Double-toothed BarbetPogonornis bidentatus

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

187Lesser HoneyguideIndicator minor
188Scaly-throated HoneyguideIndicator variegatus
189Greater HoneyguideIndicator indicator

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

190/Eurasian Wryneck/Jynx torquilla
191Cardinal WoodpeckerDendropicos fuscescens
192African Gray WoodpeckerDendropicos goertae
193Nubian WoodpeckerCampethera nubica

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

194/Lesser Kestrel/Falco naumanni
195/Eurasian Kestrel/Falco tinnunculus
196Gray KestrelFalco ardosiaceus
197|Amur Falcon|Falco amurensis
198|Eleonora's Falcon|Falco eleonorae
199|Sooty Falcon|Falco concolor
200/Eurasian Hobby/Falco subbuteo
201African HobbyFalco cuvierii
202Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus
203Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

204Red-headed LovebirdAgapornis pullarius
205Fischer's LovebirdAgapornis fischeri

 
Parrots: Psittacidae

206Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeri

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

207Black CuckooshrikeCampephaga flava

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

208|Eurasian Golden Oriole|Oriolus oriolus

 
Wattle-eyes and Batises: Platysteiridae

209Brown-throated Wattle-eyePlatysteira cyanea
210Chinspot BatisBatis molitor

 
Bushshrikes: Malaconotidae

211Northern PuffbackDryoscopus gambensis
212Marsh TchagraTchagra minutus
213Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalus
214Brown-crowned TchagraTchagra australis
215Tropical BoubouLaniarius major
216Black-headed GonolekLaniarius erythrogaster
217Papyrus GonolekLaniarius mufumbiri
218Slate-colored BoubouLaniarius funebris
219Sulphur-breasted BushshrikeTelophorus sulfureopectus

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

220Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

221African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

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

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

229Pied CrowCorvus albus

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

230African Blue FlycatcherElminia longicauda

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

231White-bellied TitMelaniparus albiventris

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

232African Penduline-TitAnthoscopus caroli

 
Larks: Alaudidae

233Fischer's Sparrow-LarkEremopterix leucopareia

 
African Warblers: Macrosphenidae

234Red-faced CrombecSylvietta whytii
235Moustached Grass-WarblerMelocichla mentalis

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

236White-chinned PriniaSchistolais leucopogon
237Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura
238Buff-bellied WarblerPhyllolais pulchella
239Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava
240Red-winged PriniaPrinia erythroptera
241Gray-capped WarblerEminia lepida
242Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythrops
243Singing CisticolaCisticola cantans
244Rattling CisticolaCisticola chiniana
245Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatus
246Carruthers's CisticolaCisticola carruthersi
247Siffling CisticolaCisticola brachypterus

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

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

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

255White-winged Swamp WarblerBradypterus carpalis
256Highland Rush WarblerBradypterus centralis

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

257White-headed SawwingPsalidoprocne albiceps
258Gray-rumped SwallowPseudhirundo griseopyga
259Banded MartinNeophedina cincta
260Plain MartinRiparia paludicola
261/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia
262#Montane Blue Swallow#Hirundo atrocaerulea
263/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
264Angola SwallowHirundo angolensis
265Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
266/Western House-Martin/Delichon urbicum
267Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
268Lesser Striped SwallowCecropis abyssinica
269Rufous-chested SwallowCecropis semirufa
270Mosque SwallowCecropis senegalensis

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

271Yellow-throated GreenbulAtimastillas flavicollis
272Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

273/Willow Warbler/Phylloscopus trochilus

 
Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, and Allies: Sylviidae

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

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

277Northern Yellow White-eyeZosterops senegalensis

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

278Brown BabblerTurdoides plebejus
279Arrow-marked BabblerTurdoides jardineii
280Black-lored BabblerTurdoides sharpei

 
Oxpeckers: Buphagidae

281Red-billed OxpeckerBuphagus erythrorynchus

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

282Violet-backed StarlingCinnyricinclus leucogaster
283Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morio
284Rueppell's StarlingLamprotornis purpuroptera
285Superb StarlingLamprotornis superbus
286Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

287African ThrushTurdus pelios

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

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

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

299Collared SunbirdHedydipna collaris
300Green-headed SunbirdCyanomitra verticalis
301Amethyst SunbirdChalcomitra amethystina
302Scarlet-chested SunbirdChalcomitra senegalensis
303Bronze SunbirdNectarinia kilimensis
304Golden-winged SunbirdDrepanorhynchus reichenowi
305Olive-bellied SunbirdCinnyris chloropygius
306Beautiful SunbirdCinnyris pulchellus
307Marico SunbirdCinnyris mariquensis
308Red-chested SunbirdCinnyris erythrocercus
309Purple-banded SunbirdCinnyris bifasciatus
310Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus
311Copper SunbirdCinnyris cupreus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

312White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahali
313Red-headed WeaverAnaplectes rubriceps
314Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafecht
315Little WeaverPloceus luteolus
316Slender-billed WeaverPloceus pelzelni
317Black-necked WeaverPloceus nigricollis
318Spectacled WeaverPloceus ocularis
319Holub's Golden-WeaverPloceus xanthops
320Northern Brown-throated WeaverPloceus castanops
321Lesser Masked-WeaverPloceus intermedius
322Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
323Black-headed WeaverPloceus melanocephalus
324&Golden-backed WeaverlPloceus jacksoni
325&Chestnut WeaverlPloceus rubiginosus
326&Cardinal QuelealQuelea cardinalis
327Red-headed QueleaQuelea erythrops
328&Red-billed QuelealQuelea quelea
329Southern Red BishopEuplectes orix
330Black-winged BishopEuplectes hordeaceus
331Black BishopEuplectes gierowii
332&Fire-fronted BishoplEuplectes diadematus
333Yellow BishopEuplectes capensis
334White-winged WidowbirdEuplectes albonotatus
335Yellow-mantled WidowbirdEuplectes macroura
336Red-cowled WidowbirdEuplectes laticauda
337Fan-tailed WidowbirdEuplectes axillaris
338Grosbeak WeaverAmblyospiza albifrons

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

339Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullata
340Black-and-white MannikinSpermestes bicolor
341Zebra WaxbillAmandava subflava
342Black-crowned WaxbillEstrilda nonnula
343Common WaxbillEstrilda astrild
344Crimson-rumped WaxbillEstrilda rhodopyga
345Purple GrenadierGranatina ianthinogaster
346Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalus
347Red-headed BluebillSpermophaga ruficapilla
348Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala
349African FirefinchLagonosticta rubricata
350Bar-breasted FirefinchLagonosticta rufopicta

 
Indigobirds: Viduidae

351Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
352Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeata

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

353House SparrowPasser domesticus
354Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseus
355Yellow-spotted Bush SparrowGymnornis pyrgita

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

356/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flava
357African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp
358/White Wagtail/Motacilla alba
359African PipitAnthus cinnamomeus
360Plain-backed PipitAnthus leucophrys
361/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinus
362Yellow-throated LongclawMacronyx croceus

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

363Yellow-fronted CanaryCrithagra mozambicus
364African CitrilCrithagra citrinelloides
365Papyrus CanaryCrithagra koliensis
366Reichenow's SeedeaterCrithagra reichenowi
367White-bellied CanaryCrithagra dorsostriatus
368Brimstone 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 Visitor61
\\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.