LAKE VICTORIA & KISUMU

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

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 excluding vagrants and accidentals. Table also shows species with globally threatened or endangered status according to the IUCN.*

color codes

1	Red-necked Spurfowl	Pternistis afer	RR
2	Swamp Nightjar	Caprimulgus natalensis	RR
3	Gray Crowned-Crane	Balearica regulorum		EN
4	/Black-tailed Godwit/	Limosa limosa		NT
5	/Great Snipe/	Gallinago media		NT
6	/Curlew Sandpiper/	Calidris ferruginea		NT
7	Rock Pratincole	Glareola nuchalis	RR
8	\Malagasy Pond-Heron\	Ardeola idae		EN
9	Shoebill	Balaeniceps rex	LC	V
10	Hooded Vulture	Necrosyrtes monachus		CR
11	White-backed Vulture	Gyps africanus		CR
12	Tawny Eagle	Aquila rapax		V
13	/Pallid Harrier/	Circus macrourus		NT
14	Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird	Pogoniulus bilineatus	RR
15	Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird	Pogoniulus chrysoconus	RR
16	Double-toothed Barbet	Pogonornis bidentatus	RR
17	\|Sooty Falcon\|	Falco concolor		V
18	Red-headed Lovebird	Agapornis pullarius	RR
19	Fischer's Lovebird	Agapornis fischeri	RR	NT
20	Black-headed Gonolek	Laniarius erythrogaster	RR
21	Papyrus Gonolek	Laniarius mufumbiri	RR	NT
22	Mackinnon's Shrike	Lanius mackinnoni	RR
23	/Woodchat Shrike/	Lanius senator		NT
24	Red-winged Prinia	Prinia erythroptera	RR
25	Carruthers's Cisticola	Cisticola carruthersi	RR
26	Papyrus Yellow-Warbler	Calamonastides gracilirostris	RR	V
27	#Montane Blue Swallow#	Hirundo atrocaerulea		V
28	Rufous-chested Swallow	Cecropis semirufa	RR
29	Pale-throated Greenbul	Atimastillas flavigula	RR
30	Arrow-marked Babbler	Turdoides jardineii	RR
31	Swamp Flycatcher	Muscicapa aquatica	RR
32	Olive-bellied Sunbird	Cinnyris chloropygius	RR
33	Gorgeous Sunbird	Cinnyris melanogastrus	NE
34	Little Weaver	Ploceus luteolus	LC
35	Slender-billed Weaver	Ploceus pelzelni	RR
36	Northern Brown-throated Weaver	Ploceus castanops	RR
37	Red-headed Quelea	Quelea erythrops	RR
38	Black Bishop	Euplectes gierowii	LC
39	Black-crowned Waxbill	Estrilda nonnula	RR
40	Red-headed Bluebill	Spermophaga ruficapilla	RR
41	Papyrus Canary	Crithagra koliensis	RR

*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	16
\\	Austral Visitor	3
\|\|	Transient	2
##	Non-breeding Dispersal	4
<>	Erratic/Irregular	4
()	Breeding Season Only	2
{}	Casual/Vagrant	8
[]	Accidental	5

DISTRIBUTION CODES

Code	Description	##
E	Endemic	10
LC	Local	34
NE	Near Endemic	39
RR	Restricted Range	155

STATUS CODES

Code	Description	##
NT	Near Threatened	7
V	Vulnerable	5
EN	Endangered	2
CR	Critically Endangered	2

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.