MASAI MARA
KENYA
LOCALE
| Area (ha): | 664,000 |
| Altitude (m): | 1500-2170 |
| # Species: | 548 |
| # Excl Vagrants: | 548 |
| # Endemics: | 0 |
| # Near Endemics: | 10 |
| Species/100 ha: | 0.1 |
| Habitat: Grassland, riverine forest, acacia woodland, swamp, escarpments, thickets, scrub |
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. Table also shows species with globally threatened or endangered status according to the IUCN.*
| 1 | Red-winged Francolin | Scleroptera levaillantii | LC | |
| 2 | Blue Quail | Synoicus adansonii | LC | |
| 3 | Red-necked Francolin | Pternistis afer | RR | |
| 4 | Lesser Flamingo | Phoenicoparrus minor | | NT |
| 5 | Blue-spotted Wood-Dove | Turtur afer | RR | |
| 6 | Yellow-throated Sandgrouse | Pterocles gutturalis | RR | |
| 7 | Kori Bustard | Ardeotis kori | | NT |
| 8 | Denham's Bustard | Neotis denhami | RR | NT |
| 9 | Schalow's Turaco | Tauraco schalowi | RR | |
| 10 | Eastern Plantain-eater | Crinifer zonurus | RR | |
| 11 | Blue-headed Coucal | Centropus monachus | RR | |
| 12 | Swamp Nightjar | Caprimulgus natalensis | RR | |
| 13 | Square-tailed Nightjar | Caprimulgus fossii | RR | |
| 14 | Little Swift | Apus affinis | | V |
| 15 | Red-knobbed Coot | Fulica cristata | | EN |
| 16 | African Finfoot | Podica senegalensis | RR | |
| 17 | Gray Crowned-Crane | Balearica regulorum | | EN |
| 18 | Black-winged Lapwing | Vanellus melanopterus | RR | |
| 19 | Eurasian Curlew | Numenius arquata | | NT |
| 20 | Black-tailed Godwit | Limosa limosa | | NT |
| 21 | Curlew Sandpiper | Calidris ferruginea | | NT |
| 22 | Great Snipe | Gallinago media | | NT |
| 23 | Small Buttonquail | Turnix sylvaticus | | CR |
| 24 | Double-banded Courser | Smutsornis africanus | RR | |
| 25 | Black-winged Pratincole | Glareola nordmanni | | NT |
| 26 | Woolly-necked Stork | Ciconia episcopus | | NT |
| 27 | Malagasy Pond-Heron | Ardeola idae | | EN |
| 28 | Rufous-bellied Heron | Ardeola rufiventris | RR | |
| 29 | Secretarybird | Sagittarius serpentarius | | EN |
| 30 | Egyptian Vulture | Neophron percnopterus | | EN |
| 31 | White-headed Vulture | Trigonoceps occipitalis | | CR |
| 32 | Lappet-faced Vulture | Torgos tracheliotos | | EN |
| 33 | Hooded Vulture | Necrosyrtes monachus | | CR |
| 34 | White-backed Vulture | Gyps africanus | | CR |
| 35 | Rueppell's Griffon | Gyps rueppelli | | CR |
| 36 | Bateleur | Terathopius ecaudatus | | EN |
| 37 | Crowned Eagle | Stephanoaetus coronatus | | NT |
| 38 | Martial Eagle | Polemaetus bellicosus | | EN |
| 39 | Greater Spotted Eagle | Clanga clanga | | EN |
| 40 | Ayres's Hawk-Eagle | Hieraaetus ayresii | LC | |
| 41 | Tawny Eagle | Aquila rapax | | V |
| 42 | Steppe Eagle | Aquila nipalensis | | EN |
| 43 | Imperial Eagle | Aquila heliaca | | V |
| 44 | Pallid Harrier | Circus macrourus | | NT |
| 45 | African Grass-Owl | Tyto capensis | LC | |
| 46 | Northern White-faced Owl | Ptilopsis leucotis | LC | |
| 47 | Pel's Fishing-Owl | Scotopelia peli | RR | |
| 48 | Southern Ground-Hornbill | Bucorvus leadbeateri | | V |
| 49 | Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill | Bycanistes subcylindrica | RR | |
| 50 | Pied Kingfisher | Ceryle rudis | | EN |
| 51 | White-fronted Bee-eater | Merops bullockoides | RR | |
| 52 | Abyssinian Roller | Coracias abyssinicus | RR | |
| 53 | Usambiro Barbet** | Trachyphonus usambiro | NE | |
| 54 | Gray-throated Barbet | Gymnobucco bonapartei | RR | |
| 55 | Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird | Pogoniulus bilineatus | RR | |
| 56 | Double-toothed Barbet | Lybius bidentatus | RR | |
| 57 | Rufous-necked Wryneck | Jynx ruficollis | RR | |
| 58 | African Gray Woodpecker | Chloropicus goertae | RR | |
| 59 | Tullberg's Woodpecker | Campethera tullbergi | RR | |
| 60 | Green-backed Woodpecker | Campethera cailliautii | RR | |
| 61 | Golden-tailed Woodpecker | Campethera abingoni | RR | |
| 62 | Sooty Falcon | Falco concolor | | V |
| 63 | Lanner Falcon | Falco biarmicus | | EN |
| 64 | Saker Falcon | Falco cherrug | | EN |
| 65 | Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | LC | |
| 66 | African Pitta | Pitta angolensis | RR | |
| 67 | Brown-throated Wattle-eye | Platysteira cyanea | RR | |
| 68 | Gray-crested Helmetshrike | Prionops poliolophus | NE | NT |
| 69 | Black-headed Gonolek | Laniarius erythrogaster | RR | |
| 70 | Magpie Shrike | Lanius melanoleuca | RR | |
| 71 | Yellow-bellied Hyliota | Hyliota flavigaster | RR | |
| 72 | African Blue Flycatcher | Elminia longicauda | RR | |
| 73 | Red-throated Tit | Melaniparus fringillinus | NE | |
| 74 | Red-capped Lark | Calandrella cinerea | RR | |
| 75 | Somali Short-toed Lark | Alaudala somalica | RR | |
| 76 | Moustached Grass-Warbler | Melocichla mentalis | RR | |
| 77 | White-chinned Prinia | Schistolais leucopogon | RR | |
| 78 | Miombo Wren-Warbler | Calamonastes undosus | RR | |
| 79 | Karamoja Apalis | Apalis karamojae | | V |
| 80 | Rock-loving Cisticola | Cisticola aberrans | LC | |
| 81 | Tabora Cisticola | Cisticola angusticauda | RR | |
| 82 | Black-backed Cisticola | Cisticola eximius | RR | |
| 83 | African Yellow-Warbler | Iduna natalensis | NE | |
| 84 | Rufous-chested Swallow | Cecropis semirufa | RR | |
| 85 | Slender-billed Greenbul | Stelgidillas gracilirostris | RR | |
| 86 | Wood Warbler | Phylloscopus sibilatrix | RR | |
| 87 | Common Chiffchaff | Phylloscopus collybita | RR | |
| 88 | Arrow-marked Babbler | Turdoides jardineii | RR | |
| 89 | Hildebrandt's Starling | Lamprotornis hildebrandti | NE | |
| 90 | Brown-backed Scrub-Robin | Cercotrichas hartlaubi | RR | |
| 91 | Sooty Chat | Myrmecocichla nigra | RR | |
| 92 | Northern Anteater-Chat | Myrmecocichla aethiops | RR | |
| 93 | Familiar Chat | Oenanthe familiaris | LC | |
| 94 | Red-chested Sunbird | Cinnyris erythrocercus | RR | |
| 95 | Rufous-tailed Weaver | Histurgops ruficauda | NE | |
| 96 | Little Weaver | Ploceus luteolus | LC | |
| 97 | Speke's Weaver | Ploceus spekei | RR | |
| 98 | Jackson's Widowbird | Euplectes jacksoni | NE | NT |
| 99 | Zebra Waxbill | Amandava subflava | RR | |
| 100 | Black-faced Waxbill | Brunhilda erythronotos | RR | |
| 101 | Quailfinch | Ortygospiza atricollis | RR | |
| 102 | Kenya Rufous Sparrow | Passer rufocinctus | NE | |
| 103 | Swahili Sparrow | Passer suahelicus | NE | |
| 104 | Cape Wagtail | Motacilla capensis | LC | |
| 105 | Bush Pipit | Anthus caffer | LC | |
| 106 | Pangani Longclaw | Macronyx aurantiigula | RR | |
| 107 | Rosy-throated Longclaw | Macronyx ameliae | RR | |
| 108 | Yellow-fronted Canary | Crithagra mozambicus | RR | |
| 109 | Southern Grosbeak-Canary | Crithagra buchanani | NE | |
| 110 | Brimstone Canary | Crithagra sulphuratus | 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.
PRESENCE CODES
| // | Boreal Visitor |
| \\ | Austral Visitor |
| || | Transient |
| ## | Non-breeding Dispersal |
| <> | Erratic/Irregular |
| () | Breeding Season Only |
| {} | Casual/Vagrant |
| [] | Accidental |
DISTRIBUTION CODES
| E | Endemic |
| LC | Local |
| NE | Near Endemic |
| RR | Range Restricted |
STATUS CODES
| NT | Near Threatened |
| V | Vulnerable |
| EN | Endangered |
| CR | Critically Endangered |
