MASAI MARA
KENYA
LOCALE
| Area (ha): | 664,000 |
| Altitude (m): | 1500-2170 |
| # Species: | 588 |
| # Excl Vagrants: | 588 |
| # 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 excluding vagrants and accidentals. Table also shows species with globally threatened or endangered status according to the IUCN.*
| 1 | White-backed Duck | Thalassornis leuconotus | LC | |
| 2 | Maccoa Duck | Oxyura maccoa | EN | |
| 3 | Eastern Crested Guineafowl | Guttera pucherani | NE | |
| 4 | Red-winged Francolin | Scleroptera levaillantii | LC | |
| 5 | Red-necked Spurfowl | Pternistis afer | RR | |
| 6 | <Lesser Flamingo> | Phoenicoparrus minor | V | |
| 7 | Kori Bustard | Ardeotis kori | NT | |
| 8 | Denham's Bustard | Neotis denhami | NT | |
| 9 | Swamp Nightjar | Caprimulgus natalensis | RR | |
| 10 | #Square-tailed Nightjar# | Caprimulgus fossii | RR | |
| 11 | Gray Crowned-Crane | Balearica regulorum | EN | |
| 12 | /Eurasian Curlew/ | Numenius arquata | NT | |
| 13 | /Black-tailed Godwit/ | Limosa limosa | NT | |
| 14 | /Curlew Sandpiper/ | Calidris ferruginea | NT | |
| 15 | /Great Snipe/ | Gallinago media | NT | |
| 16 | /Black-winged Pratincole/ | Glareola nordmanni | NT | |
| 17 | African Woolly-necked Stork | Ciconia microscelis | NT | |
| 18 | Shoebill | Balaeniceps rex | LC | V |
| 19 | \Malagasy Pond-Heron\ | Ardeola idae | EN | |
| 20 | Secretarybird | Sagittarius serpentarius | EN | |
| 21 | (Scissor-tailed Kite) | Chelictinia riocourii | V | |
| 22 | Egyptian Vulture | Neophron percnopterus | EN | |
| 23 | White-headed Vulture | Trigonoceps occipitalis | CR | |
| 24 | Lappet-faced Vulture | Torgos tracheliotos | EN | |
| 25 | Hooded Vulture | Necrosyrtes monachus | CR | |
| 26 | White-backed Vulture | Gyps africanus | CR | |
| 27 | Rueppell's Griffon | Gyps rueppelli | CR | |
| 28 | Bateleur | Terathopius ecaudatus | EN | |
| 29 | Crowned Eagle | Stephanoaetus coronatus | NT | |
| 30 | Martial Eagle | Polemaetus bellicosus | EN | |
| 31 | /Greater Spotted Eagle/ | Clanga clanga | V | |
| 32 | Ayres's Hawk-Eagle | Hieraaetus ayresii | LC | |
| 33 | Tawny Eagle | Aquila rapax | V | |
| 34 | /Steppe Eagle/ | Aquila nipalensis | EN | |
| 35 | /Imperial Eagle/ | Aquila heliaca | V | |
| 36 | /Pallid Harrier/ | Circus macrourus | NT | |
| 37 | African Grass-Owl | Tyto capensis | LC | |
| 38 | Northern White-faced Owl | Ptilopsis leucotis | LC | |
| 39 | Southern Ground-Hornbill | Bucorvus leadbeateri | LC | V |
| 40 | Usambiro Barbet** | Trachyphonus usambiro | NE | |
| 41 | Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird | Pogoniulus bilineatus | RR | |
| 42 | Double-toothed Barbet | Lybius bidentatus | RR | |
| 43 | Golden-tailed Woodpecker | Campethera abingoni | RR | |
| 44 | |Sooty Falcon| | Falco concolor | V | |
| 45 | Saker Falcon | Falco cherrug | EN | |
| 46 | Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | LC | |
| 47 | Gray-crested Helmetshrike | Prionops poliolophus | NE | NT |
| 48 | Black-headed Gonolek | Laniarius erythrogaster | RR | |
| 49 | Magpie Shrike | Lanius melanoleuca | RR | |
| 50 | /Woodchat Shrike/ | Lanius senator | NT | |
| 51 | Yellow-bellied Hyliota | Hyliota flavigaster | RR | |
| 52 | Red-throated Tit | Melaniparus fringillinus | NE | |
| 53 | Greencap Eremomela | Eremomela scotops | RR | |
| 54 | Karamoja Apalis | Apalis karamojae | RR | V |
| 55 | Rock-loving Cisticola | Cisticola aberrans | LC | |
| 56 | Tabora Cisticola | Cisticola angusticauda | RR | |
| 57 | Black-backed Cisticola | Cisticola eximius | RR | |
| 58 | Rufous-chested Swallow | Cecropis semirufa | RR | |
| 59 | Yellow-throated Greenbul | Atimastillas flavicollis | RR | |
| 60 | Arrow-marked Babbler | Turdoides jardineii | RR | |
| 61 | Hildebrandt's Starling | Lamprotornis hildebrandti | NE | |
| 62 | Familiar Chat | Oenanthe familiaris | LC | |
| 63 | Rufous-tailed Weaver | Histurgops ruficauda | NE | |
| 64 | Little Weaver | Ploceus luteolus | LC | |
| 65 | Jackson's Widowbird | Euplectes jacksoni | NE | NT |
| 66 | Kenya Rufous Sparrow | Passer rufocinctus | NE | |
| 67 | Swahili Sparrow | Passer suahelicus | NE | |
| 68 | Cape Wagtail | Motacilla capensis | LC | |
| 69 | Bush Pipit | Anthus caffer | LC | |
| 70 | Southern Grosbeak-Canary | Crithagra buchanani | NE |
*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 | 35 |
| NE | Near Endemic | 34 |
| RR | Restricted Range | 156 |
STATUS CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| NT | Near Threatened | 13 |
| V | Vulnerable | 9 |
| EN | Endangered | 10 |
| CR | Critically Endangered | 4 |
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.